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Curomax Enhances Marine and RV Portal Capabilities Through Agreement With Bankers Systems, Inc.; Dealers Can Now Access Bankers Systems Contracts

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--Dec. 1, 2004--Curomax Limited, a leader in dealer finance e-commerce solutions and the originator of the premier multi-asset finance portal in North America, will announce today at the 42nd Annual National RV Trade Show an agreement with St. Cloud, Minn.-based Bankers Systems, Inc., a leading national provider of compliance tools, technology, and services for financial organizations and their legal counsel.

This agreement enables Curomax's recreational vehicle (RV) and marine dealer customers throughout the United States to process loan contracts faster and more efficiently by accessing Bankers Systems contracts through the Curomax platform on a lender specific basis. The agreement could enable lenders to reach more potential loan customers through improved access to dealers via the Curomax application.

"Bankers Systems' documents are based on our extensive compliance knowledge base, Expere(R), and industry best practices," John Bryant, vice president for Bankers Systems, said. "Our documents are compliant for each of 51 jurisdictions and updated by Bankers Systems' compliance staff, which monitors new state and federal legislation, regulations, and case law for 50 states, Washington DC, and the U.S. government. We look forward to playing our role in helping Curomax make the lending process more efficient for RV and marine dealers."

"Together, Curomax and Bankers Systems are going to bring RV and marine dealers and lenders in the United States convenience and savings by increasing operating efficiencies, decreasing costs, and eliminating inventory," said Michael Collins, executive vice-president and COO of Curomax Limited. "Supporting a lenders choice of using Bankers Systems standard indirect lending contracts enables Curomax to continue to enhance speed, accuracy and ease of use for dealers."

Curomax facilitates on-line relationships between dealerships and lenders by providing an Internet solution that allows the dealer to access multiple credit providers. Specifically, dealers use Curomax at the transaction level to contact the lender, obtain on-line, real-time credit decisioning and produce all necessary loan or lease documentation. Dealer and lender personnel can efficiently resolve deals that require additional information to be completed with the use of Curomax's industry-leading communication feature.

About Bankers Systems

Established in 1952, Bankers Systems, Inc., a Wolters Kluwer company, is a leading national provider of compliance tools, technology, and services for financial organizations and their legal counsel. The company's lending, deposit, individual retirement account, customer identification, and anti-money laundering solutions are used by more than 12,000 financial organizations, including more than 80 percent of banks in the United States. Bankers Systems' software, documents, training, and support services help organizations be more productive, work more efficiently, and grow their businesses. Bankers Systems is the sponsor of ComplianceHeadquarters.com, a web site designed to provide valuable compliance information and tools to financial industry professionals.

Wolters Kluwer is a leading multinational publisher and information services company. The company's core markets are spread across the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory, and education sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2003) of EUR 3.4 billion, employs approximately 18,750 people worldwide, and maintains operations across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its depositary receipts of shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. For more information about Bankers Systems, visit www.bankerssystems.com or call 800.552.9410.

About Curomax

Curomax and its industry leading on-line finance platform connects dealers across North America to provide access to financial institutions and other aftermarket suppliers through a single application over the Internet. Lenders originating business through Curomax are dramatically improving their operational efficiencies, reducing their business costs and improving their product offerings to dealers across the United States and Canada.

More than 5,500 automotive, recreational, marine, power sport and home improvement retailers are secure in the knowledge that the loan or lease structuring information provided through Curomax is precise and designed to maximize rapid response from the selected lender. For additional information about Curomax, visit the company's Web site at www.curomax.com.