MEXICO CITY, FEBRUARY 28TH, 2018. CREDITO REAL, S.A.B. DE C.V., SOFOM, E.R. ("CREDITO REAL"), ANNOUNCES THE RENEWAL OF THE MARKET MAKER SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH CASA DE BOLSA SANTANDER, S.A. DE C.V., GRUPO FINANCIERO SANTANDER MXICO ("SANTANDER"). THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO ALLOW SANTANDER TO INTERVENE IN THE CAPITAL MARKET IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE LIQUIDITY, ESTABLISH REFERENCE PRICES, AND ENCOURAGE THE STABILITY AND PRICES CONTINUITY OF CREDITO REAL'S STOCKS. THE RENEWAL OF SUCHAGREEMENT WAS APPROVED BY BOLSA MEXICANA DE VALORES, S.A.B. DE C.V., ACCORDING TO ITS 2.011.00 INTERNAL REGULATION.

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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).