WFS Financial's Parent Company to Present at Investor Conference

    IRVINE, Calif.--Jan. 24, 2003--WFS Financial Inc , today announced its parent company, Westcorp , will be presenting at the Salomon Smith Barney Financial Services Conference in New York on Jan. 29 at 8:15 a.m. EST.
    Ernest Rady, chairman and chief executive officer, and Lee Whatcott, chief financial officer and chief operating officer, will be presenting on behalf of Westcorp.
    This presentation can be accessed by visiting Westcorp's Web site, http://www.westcorpinc.com. This event will be broadcast live and available for replay.
    WFS is one of the nation's largest independent automobile finance companies. WFS specializes in originating, securitizing and servicing new and pre-owned prime and non-prime credit quality automobile contracts through its nationwide relationships with automobile dealers.