Solera National Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Solera National Bancorp, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SLRK), is pleased to announce a joint marketing agreement and strategic partnership with Countrywide Home Loans whereby Countrywide will establish an office in each of Solera's existing and future branch locations. Countrywide was named America's #1 home lender in 2007. They are a leader in nearly every aspect of residential real estate finance, offering customers a level of expertise, service and product selection that is unmatched in the industry. The relationship is an opportunity for the bank to continue its community efforts of strategically aligning itself with prominent financial services firms.

Countrywide has been one of the best performing financial services companies in the past 25 years and is ranked #91 on the Fortune 500. Like Solera National Bank, Countrywide is very focused on serving the needs of the minority markets. Countrywide is the #1 residential lender to minorities in the country.

Felicitas Gandarilla of Countrywide Home Loans said, "We are proud to be a part of this unique opportunity and excited to participate in the growth of Solera National Bank. This is a great opportunity to further expand the broad scope of services that Solera is offering its clients."

Paul Ferguson, Solera National Bank CEO stated, "Since we opened our doors late last year we have had a significant number of ongoing requests from our customers for residential mortgage products and services. Our relationship with Countrywide Home Loans and their location in our bank lobby will allow Solera National Bank to deepen our relationship with our customers and prospective customers."

Solera National Bank is a traditional, community commercial bank with a core competency in servicing and understanding the culturally diverse and dynamic Hispanic market.

Cautions Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

All information in this news release consists of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The statements contained in this release, which are not historical facts and that relate to future plans or projected results of Solera National Bancorp, Inc. ("Company") and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Solera National Bank ("Bank"), are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated or implied. These risks and uncertainties can include the risks associated with the ability to grow the Bank and the services it provides, the ability to successfully integrate new business lines and expand into new markets, competition in the marketplace, general economic conditions and many other risks described in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The most significant of these uncertainties are described in our 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K all of which any reader of this release is encouraged to study (including all amendments to those reports) and exhibits to those reports, and include (but are not limited to) the following: the Company has a very limited operating history upon which to base an estimate of its future financial performance; the Company expects to incur losses during its initial years of operations; the Bank's failure to implement its business strategies may adversely affect the Company's financial performance; the departures of key personnel or directors may impair the Bank's operations; and general economic and market conditions. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement. Readers of this release are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

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