Access National Declares Quarterly Dividend

RESTON, Va.--(Business Wire)--
Access National Corporation (NASDAQ:ANCX), holding company for
Access National Bank, announced today that its Board of Directors
declared a cash dividend of $0.01 per share for shareholders of record
as of August 6, 2008. The dividend will be paid on August 25, 2008.
Earnings for the second quarter 2008 were released earlier today.

Access National Corporation has a Dividend Reinvestment and Stock
Purchase Plan. The plan documents may be obtained by contacting the
Plan Administrator, Registrar and Transfer Company, at www.RTCO.com or
800-368-5948.

Access National Corporation is the parent company of Access
National Bank, an independent, nationally chartered bank. The Bank,
established in December 1999, serves the business community in the
Washington D.C. Metropolitan area with a full suite of financial
services and an emphasis on electronic banking. Additional information
is available on our website at www.AccessNationalBank.com. The shares
of Access National Corporation are traded on the NASDAQ Global Market
under the symbol "ANCX".

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements may be
identified by the use of words such as "may", "could", "expect",
"believe", anticipate", "intend", "plan" or variations thereof. These
forward-looking statements may contain information related to those
matters such as the Company's intent, belief, or expectation with
respect to matters such as financial performance. Such statements are
necessarily based on assumptions and estimates and are inherently
subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties concerning the
Company's operations and business environment, which are difficult to
predict and beyond control of the company. Such risks and
uncertainties could cause the actual results of the Company to differ
materially from those matters expressed or implied in such
forward-looking statements. For an explanation of certain risks and
uncertainties associated with forward looking statements, please refer
to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and other SEC filings.

Access National Corporation
Michael Clarke, 703-871-2100

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