November 19, 2007
Dear TINA,
ShareBuilder has some exciting news. As of November 15, ShareBuilder has been acquired by ING DIRECT, the nation's largest direct bank with over 5.5 million customers and $75 billion in U.S. assets (part of Netherlands-based ING, NYSE: ING). ING DIRECT shares our vision of helping Americans increase their savings.
ING DIRECT is widely recognized for offering some of the most popular and easy-to-use savings products. Joining the ING DIRECT family will benefit you by providing simple and innovative products and services that can help you meet your saving and investing goals including savings, checking and mortgages.
Rest assured there have been no changes made to your ShareBuilder account. You can continue to use the same account number, login and password, and can access your account anytime at sharebuilder.com. Over the next few weeks, you'll begin to see ShareBuilder adopt ING DIRECT's signature Orange color. Also, get ready to see some innovative new products, services and additional value as ShareBuilder becomes part of ING DIRECT.
We look forward to sharing more information with you over the coming months. If you have any questions, we invite you to contact us at 1-800-747-2537.
The ShareBuilder team is really excited by what this news means for you!
Best regards,
Dan Greenshields
President
ShareBuilder Securities Corporation
