TCF's Board of Directors Elect Vance Opperman to Board Membership

WAYZATA, Minn.--(Business Wire)--
The Board of Directors of TCF Financial Corporation (TCF) (NYSE: TCB) today
announced the election of Vance K. Opperman to the TCF Board of Directors,
effective June 29, 2009.

Mr. Opperman is President and Chief Executive Officer of Key Investment, Inc., a
private investment company based in Minneapolis. Previously, Mr. Opperman was
President of West Publishing Company until the business was sold to Thomson
Corporation of Canada in 1996. Prior to his career at West Publishing Company,
Mr. Opperman spent 15 years as the founder and former senior partner of Opperman
and Paquin. Mr. Opperman currently serves on the board of Thomson Reuters
Corporation as well as other educational and not-for-profit organizations.

"It is an honor to welcome Vance Opperman to TCF`s Board of Directors. Vance
brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in law and financial services to the
Board, and his passion for community service is unprecedented and commendable,"
said William A. Cooper, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. "We
look forward to his guidance and counsel."

TCF is a Wayzata, Minnesota-based national financial holding company with $18.1
billion in total assets. TCF has 445 banking offices in Minnesota, Illinois,
Michigan, Colorado, Wisconsin, Indiana, Arizona and South Dakota, providing
retail and commercial banking services. TCF also conducts commercial leasing and
equipment finance business in all 50 states and commercial inventory finance
business in the U.S. and Canada. For more information about TCF, please visit
www.tcfbank.com.

TCF Financial Corporation, Wayzata
Jason Korstange, 952-745-2755
www.tcfbank.com

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