MFSF Selected to Participate in Voluntary Capital Purchase ProgramFriday, December 05, 2008MutualFirst Financial, Inc. Selected to Participate in the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Voluntary Capital Purchase Program MUNCIE, INDIANA - MutualFirst Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:MFSF), the holding company of MutualBank, was notified by the U.S. Department of the Treasury that it has received preliminary approval to participate in the Treasury Capital Purchase Program. This program is available to healthy institutions. While MutualFirst has not entered into an agreement with the Treasury Department to participate in this voluntary program, the Company is considering the possibility and is examining and evaluating the program details at this time. David W. Heeter, President and CEO of MutualFirst, commented, "We are pleased to have received preliminary approval from the U.S. Treasury for participation in this program. MutualFirst already has strong capital ratios. Additional capital will enhance funding to meet the needs of our customers and local communities." MutualFirst Financial, Inc. and MutualBank offers financial services through the Internet at www.bankwithmutual.com and a network of thirty-three retail financial centers, spanning nine Indiana counties which include Delaware, Randolph, Kosciusko, Grant, Wabash, Elkhart, St. Joseph, and Hamilton Counties. MutualBank also has a trust office in |