E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation Announces Upcoming Speaking Engagement

NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) will present at the
upcoming Lehman Brothers Global Financial Services Conference. A
webcast of the presentation will be accessible through the E*TRADE
FINANCIAL Investor Relations website at
https://investor.etrade.com/investors.cfm.

Lehman Brothers Global Financial Services Conference
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
New York, NY, at 9:45 a.m. EDT
Donald H. Layton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

About E*TRADE FINANCIAL

The E*TRADE FINANCIAL family of companies provides financial
services including trading, investing and banking for retail and
institutional customers. Securities products and services are offered
by E*TRADE Securities LLC (Member FINRA/SIPC). Bank products and
services are offered by E*TRADE Bank, a Federal savings bank, Member
FDIC, or its subsidiaries.

Important Notice

E*TRADE FINANCIAL, E*TRADE and the E*TRADE logo are trademarks or
registered trademarks of E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation. The statements
contained in this news release that are forward-looking are based on
current expectations that are subject to a number of uncertainties and
risks, and actual results may differ materially. The uncertainties and
risks include, but are not limited to, changes in market activity,
anticipated increases in the rate of new customer acquisition, the
conversion of new visitors to the site to customers, the activity of
customers and assets held at the institution, seasonality, macro
trends of the economy in general and the residential real estate
market, instability in the consumer credit markets and credit trends,
rising mortgage interest rates, tighter mortgage lending guidelines
across the industry, increased mortgage loan delinquency and default
rates, portfolio growth, portfolio seasoning and resolution through
collections, sales or charge-offs, the development and enhancement of
products and services, competitive pressures (including price
competition), system failures, economic and political conditions,
changes in consumer behavior and the introduction of competing
products having technological and/or other advantages. Further
information about these risks and uncertainties can be found in the
information included in the annual reports previously filed by E*TRADE
FINANCIAL Corporation with the SEC on Form 10-K (including information
under the caption "Risk Factors") and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

(C) 2008 E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation. All rights reserved.

E*TRADE FINANCIAL
Media Relations Contact
Pam Erickson, 617-296-6080
pam.erickson@etrade.com
or
Investor Relations Contact
Robert Simmons, 646-521-4406
robert.simmons@etrade.com

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