Adrienne Bell Receives Regions’ Top Associate Honor

Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE: RF) today announced that Adrienne Bell, senior vice president and area credit officer at Regions Bank in Orlando, Fla., is the October recipient of the Better Life Award. The Better Life Award is the top award given at Regions to associates for outstanding dedication and job performance, as well as exemplary involvement and commitment to the community.

Bell was recognized for her outstanding commitment to customer service. She is also noted as being an exceptional leader at Regions and in the community. "Adrienne’s sound credit management and dedication to helping serve our business clients in a difficult economic environment have been outstanding,” said Tony Stiffler, Central Florida area president for Regions. "She maintains an active role in the community and is respected by her peers for the values she exemplifies on a daily basis.”

Bell, 40, joined Regions in 2001 and has worked in commercial banking for 18 years. She is a member of UNCF’s Central Florida Advisory Board and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., a service organization.

The Better Life Award is presented monthly to a Regions associate who clearly lives the company’s mission to make life better for customers, associates and the communities it serves, and who is an example of the company’s values:

• Put People First
• Do What Is Right
• Focus On Your Customer
• Reach Higher
• Enjoy Life

Regions associates are nominated by their managers and peers for the award. Regions Chairman, President and CEO Dowd Ritter honors recipients at the company’s headquarters in Birmingham, Ala., at a meeting broadcast live to offices and branches in the 16 states Regions serves. In addition to the recognition, associates earning the Better Life Award will receive an additional week of vacation and a crystal award.

About Regions Financial Corporation

Regions Financial Corporation, with $143 billion in assets, is a member of the S&P 100 Index and one of the nation's largest full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, trust, securities brokerage, mortgage and insurance products and services. Regions serves customers in 16 states across the South, Midwest and Texas, and through its subsidiary, Regions Bank, operates 1,900 banking offices and approximately 2,300 ATMs. Its investment and securities brokerage trust and asset management division, Morgan Keegan & Company Inc., provides services from over 300 offices. Additional information about Regions and its full line of products and services can be found at www.regions.com.