Financiera Independencia Will Hold Its 3Q13 Conference Call at 11:00 AM ET on October 23rd, 201

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 16, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Financiera Independencia, S.A.B. de C.V., SOFOM, E.N.R. (BMV:FINDEP) (OTC:FNCRY), (FINDEP), a leading Mexican microfinance lender of personal loans to lower income segment individuals and working capital loans through group lending microfinance, will hold its fiscal 2013 third quarter conference call on Wednesday, October 23^rd, 2013 at 11:00 am U.S. ET (10:00 am Mexico City Time). The earnings release for the third quarter ending September 30, 2013 will be issued on Tuesday, October 22^nd, 2013.

The conference call can be accessed by dialing +1 877-314-5894 (U.S./Canada) or +1 631-291-4620 (international) and entering pass code 85827848.

A replay will be available between 2:00 pm ET on October 23^rd and 11:59 pm ET on October 30^th, 2013. The replay is accessible by dialing +1 855-859-2056 (U.S./Canada) or +1 404-537-3406 (international) and entering pass code 85827848.

A simultaneous webcast of the conference call will be available at http://www.findep.mx

About Financiera Independencia:

Financiera Independencia, S.A.B. de C.V., SOFOM, E.N.R. (FINDEP), is a Mexican microfinance lender of personal loans to individuals and working capital loans through group lending microfinance. FINDEP provides microcredit loans on an unsecured basis to individuals in the low-income segments in Mexico in urban and rural areas of both the formal and informal economy. As of June 30^th, 2013, FINDEP had a total outstanding loan balance of Ps.6,585.9 million, operated 546 offices in Mexico, Brazil, and the U.S. and had a total labor force of 12,171 people. The Company listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange on November 1^st, 2007, where it trades under the symbol "FINDEP." On November 30^th, 2009 FINDEP launched a sponsored Level I American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program in the United States. Each ADR represents 15 shares of FINDEP common stock and trades over-the-counter (OTC). More information can be found at www.findep.mx.

CONTACT: In Mexico
         
         Financiera Independencia
         Antonio Jorge, IRO
         +52 55 5229-0237
         ajorgeg@independencia.com.mx
         
         In the US
         
         Breakstone Group
         Susan Borinelli
         646-330-5907
         sborinelli@breakstone-group.com