INDIANAPOLIS, April 27, 2006 - Chase Education Finance announces that Tina Lentz has become Chase's Account Manager serving schools in Western and Central Pennsylvania. Lentz joined Chase through Chase's March 2006 acquisition of Collegiate Funding Services (CFS).

With the addition of Collegiate Funding Services, Chase Education Finance has the sales, marketing, origination and servicing capabilities to be a major provider of every type of student loan as it works with schools and their students parents to achieve their educational goals. Chase and CFS originated nearly $12 billion in student loans in 2005.

Tina has 12 years experience in the financial aid industry. Before joining CFS, Tina worked as regional account executive with OPUS Financial and as a regional account executive with Key Bank. She also served in Student Financial Services at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Tina received her B.A. from Connecticut College and is active in a number of state and regional associations for financial aid professionals.

"Tina is a seasoned professional with extensive industry experience and a reputation for excellent service to students, parents and schools," said Stacey MacPhetres, District Manager, Chase Northeast Region. "We are pleased to welcome her to the Chase sales team."

About Chase

Chase is the U.S. consumer and commercial banking brand of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). Chase has 112 million credit cards issued and serves consumers and small businesses through more than 2,600 bank branches, 7,400 ATMs and 280 mortgage offices as well as through relationships with 15,600 auto dealerships and 2,500 schools and universities. It also serves more than 25,000 commercial banking clients, including corporations, municipalities, financial institutions and not-for-profit entities with annual revenues generally ranging from $10 million to $2 billion. More information about Chase is available at www.chase.com.