MEXICO CITY, APRIL 18, 2017. CREDITO REAL, S.A.B. DE C.V., SOFOM, E.R. ("CREDITO REAL"), ANNOUNCES THAT, ON APRIL 18, 2017, A DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT WAS CONTRACTED TO FIX THE VARIABLE INTEREST RATE OF A $1,500 MILLION PESOS' DUE 2023. THIS CONTRACT ALLOWS THE COMPANY TO FIX THE INTEREST RATE THUS DECREASING THE FLUCTUATIONRISKS RELATED TO THEIR DEBT SERVICE.

WITH THIS NEW DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT, CREDITO REAL INCREASES THE SHARE OF ITS FIXED RATE DEBT TO40% OF ITS TOTAL CONSOLIDATED DEBT.

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ABOUT CREDITO REALCREDITO REAL IS A LEADING FINANCIAL INSTITUTION IN MEXICO, FOCUSING ON CONSUMER LENDING WITHA DIVERSIFIED BUSINESS PLATFORM IN FIVE MAIN LINES OF BUSINESS: PAYROLL CREDITS, DURABLE GOODS LOANS, SMALL BUSINESSLOANS, GROUP LOANS AND USED CAR LOANS. CREDITO REAL OFFERS ITS PRODUCTS MAINLY TO THE LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATION THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN UNDERSERVED BY OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. CREDITO REAL STOCK IS LISTED ON THE MEXICAN STOCK EXCHANGE UNDER THE TICKER SYMBOL "CREAL*". (BLOOMBERG IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IS CREAL* MM). CREDITO REAL'S INVESTOR RELATIONS:

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