BankFinancial Corporation to Host Conference Call and Webcast on October 29, 2009

BURR RIDGE, Ill., Oct. 26, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BankFinancial Corporation
(Nasdaq:BFIN) will review third quarter 2009 results in a conference call and
webcast for stockholders and analysts on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 9:30 a.m.
Chicago Time.

The conference call may be accessed by calling (866) 713-8565 and using
participant passcode 13207362. The conference call will be simultaneously
webcast at www.bankfinancial.com, "Stockholder Information" page. For those
persons unable to participate in the conference call, the webcast will be
archived through 5:00 p.m. Chicago Time November 12, 2009 on our website. Copies
of BankFinancial Corporation's Third Quarter 2009 Financial Review and our
Earnings Release are scheduled to be available on our website, under the
"Stockholder Information" section on October 27, 2009.

BankFinancial Corporation is the holding company for BankFinancial, F.S.B., a
full-service, community-oriented bank providing financial services to
individuals, families and businesses through 18 full-service banking offices,
located in Cook, DuPage, Lake and Will Counties, Illinois. At June 30, 2009,
BankFinancial Corporation had total assets of $1.573 billion, total loans of
$1.269 billion, total deposits of $1.212 billion and stockholders' equity of
$264 million. The company's common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select
Market under the symbol BFIN. Additional information may be found at the
company's web site, www.bankfinancial.com.

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CONTACT: BankFinancial Corporation
Shareholder, Analyst and Investor Inquiries:
Elizabeth A. Doolan, Senior Vice President - Finance
630-242-7151

BankFinancial F.S.B.
Media Inquiries:
Gregg T. Adams, Executive Vice President - Marketing & Sales
630-242-7234