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Hawthorne Financial to Webcast Third Quarter 2003 Conference Call 

Hawthorne Financial Corporation announced it has scheduled an analyst conference call for 1:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, October 23, 2003, to review the Company's third quarter 2003 results. These results will be released before the market opens on October 23, 2003. Representing the Company on the call will be Simone Lagomarsino, President and Chief Executive Officer and David Rosenthal, Chief Financial Officer.

Audio access to the conference call will be available through a live Webcast over the Internet at www.hawthornesavings.com . The Webcast of Hawthorne Financial Corporation's conference call will also be available for replay through November 20, 2003 by accessing the same link.

Source: Hawthorne Financial Corporation
Oct. 15, 2003