BBVA Compass Awarded 2009 Innovation in Banking Technology Award by The Banker

BBVA Compass Virtual Banker(SM) recognized for Innovation in Delivery Channel
Project

HOUSTON, June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BBVA Compass announced today that
The Banker magazine has awarded the company an Innovation in Banking
Technology Award. The BBVA Compass Virtual Banker(SM) project was presented
the award for "Innovation in Delivery Channel Technology." The Banker noted
that the BBVA Compass Virtual Banker project, "reflected the growing need to
service customers in a globalized marketplace, characterized by vast distances
that may only be practically bridged through the deployment of increasingly
sophisticated and, in the case of BBVA Compass, increasingly personal,
distributed technology."

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"BBVA Compass is honored to receive this award," said Alvaro Aguilar, BBVA
Compass Director of Innovation and Office of the Chairman. "This award
acknowledges the commitment and strategic importance across the BBVA Group to
constantly innovate - even in today's complex environment."

The BBVA Compass Virtual Banker is a custom made, fully interactive high-end
video conference platform that will allow the bank to offer specialized
one-on-one services, such as mortgages and investment advice, regardless of
the banker's geographic location, directly to any branch. Integrated document
sharing functionality allows the banker to simultaneously exchange documents
and brochures on screen with the customer, send documents to the local printer
at the customer's station at the branch, and retrieve signed documents from
customers using an integrated scanner.

A pilot program of the Virtual Banker is under development and will be
launched by end of Summer 2009 for the Wealth Management Group and mortgage
banking areas.

Shelaghmichael Brown, BBVA Compass, Head of Retail Banking said, "We are
excited about the rollout of the Virtual Banker pilot in Houston. The BBVA
Compass Virtual Banker will eventually bring an additional portfolio of
products to every branch, which will enhance the customer experience and is
aligned with achieving a customer centric, universal banking model."

"The BBVA Compass Virtual Banker(SM) was developed in collaboration with
Atento, one of the world's most important Contact Center companies, utilizing
their core APV platform and Hewlett Packard's TouchSmart PC technology. The
experience is almost like having the customer and the banker interacting face
to face in the same office," according to Alejandro E. Carriles, BBVA Compass
Director of Research & Development.

The Banker Innovation in Technology Awards (www.thebankertechawards.com) seek
to identify and celebrate innovation and excellence in all areas of banking
technology. Presided over by a panel of respected industry experts, the Awards
provide an invaluable insight into the tireless work of banking IT departments
globally, serving as a vital benchmark for IT services, products, and
projects, in the financial services industry at large. Marking the 7th year of
the awards, The Banker received more than 200 submissions from financial
services organizations, including retail, commercial and investment banks,
brokers, multilateral trading facilities and asset managers scattered across
the globe - from Mexico to Kuwait.

ABOUT BBVA Compass
BBVA Compass is a Sunbelt-based financial institution that operates 578
branches including 306 in Texas, 92 in Alabama, 77 in Arizona, 45 in Florida,
36 in Colorado and 22 in New Mexico. BBVA Compass is among the top 25 largest
banks in the U.S. based on deposit market share and ranks among the largest
banks in Texas (4th) and Alabama (3rd). Additional information concerning BBVA
Compass can be found on our website www.bbvacompass.com.

BBVA Compass is a subsidiary of Compass Bancshares, Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of BBVA (NYSE: BBV) (MAD: BBVA). BBVA is a financial services group
with more than $750 billion in total assets, 48 million clients, 8,000
branches and approximately 105,000 employees in more than 30 countries. BBVA
provides its customers around the world with a full range of financial
services, including commercial and wholesale banking, retail banking services,
consumer loans, mortgages, credit cards, securities brokerage, wealth
management, pension plan management and insurance. The BBVA Group maintains a
leadership position in Spain, Mexico, Latin America and the Sunbelt Region of
the United States as well as operations in China, France, Germany, Hong Kong,
Italy, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Editor's Note:
BBVA Compass is the trade name of Compass Bank.

SOURCE BBVA Compass

Ed Bilek, External Communications of BBVA Compass, +1-205-297-3331,
ed.bilek@bbvacompass.com