MEXICO CITY, DECEMBER 21ST, 2017. CREDITO REAL, S.A.B. DE C.V., SOFOM, E.R. ("CREDITO REAL"), ANNOUNCES THAT IT HAS COMPLETED THE AMORTIZATION OF ITS $200'000,000.00 (TWO HUNDRED MILLION PESOS 00/100 MXN) SHORT-TERM UNSECURED NOTES WITH TICKER SYMBOL CREAL 00517 AND OF ITS $200'000,000.00 (TWO HUNDRED MILLION PESOS 00/100 MXN) SHORT-TERM UNSECURED NOTES WITH TICKER SYMBOL CREAL 00617. THE CREAL 00517 DEBT INSTRUMENTS WERE ISSUED ON JULY 6TH, 2017 WITH AN INTEREST RATE OF TIIE + 90 BPS AND THE CREAL 00617 DEBT INSTRUMENTS WERE ISSUED ON AUGUST 3RD, 2017 WITH AN INTEREST RATE OF TIIE +85 BPS. BOTH ARE DUE TODAY. * * * * * * * * *ABOUT CREDITO REAL

CREDITO REAL IS A LEADING FINANCIALINSTITUTION IN MEXICO, WITH PRESENCE IN THE UNITED STATES, COSTA RICA, PANAMA AND NICARAGUA, FOCUSING ON CONSUMER LENDING WITH A DIVERSIFIED BUSINESS PLATFORMIN THE FOLLOWING MAIN LINES OF BUSINESS: PAYROLL LOANS, SMALL BUSINESS LOANS, GROUP LOANS, USED CAR LOANS AND PERSONAL LOANS THROUGH INSTACREDIT. CREDITO REAL OFFERS ITS PRODUCTS MAINLY TO 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).