Exhibit 99.01

       Brooke Corporation Releases Subsidiary Results for October 2004

    OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Robert D. Orr, CEO
of Brooke Corporation (Amex: BXX), announced selected October results for the
Company's franchise and finance subsidiaries.
    Orr announced that the Company's franchise subsidiary, Brooke Franchise
Corporation, consulted with franchisees and others in the acquisition of
businesses in the states of California, Kansas, and Colorado.  Orr stated, "As
a result of converting these acquisitions into franchises and the start up of
new franchises, Brooke Franchise Corporation added five new franchise
locations and received more than $1,500,000 in consulting fees from these new
franchisees."
    To help observers put the October expansion into perspective, Orr noted
that a total of twenty-one new franchise locations were added in September
resulting in over $2,600,000 in consulting fees. Eight new franchise locations
were added in August resulting in over $1,400,000 in consulting fees.
Consulting fees exclude fees paid by sister companies.
    Orr also announced that loan portfolio balances of the Company's finance
subsidiary, Brooke Credit Corporation, totaled over $174,000,000 on October
31, 2004, as compared to loan portfolio balances of approximately $168,000,000
on September 30, 2004, and approximately $148,000,000 on August 31, 2004.
Portfolio balances exclude loan balances of sister companies.

    About our company ...  Brooke Corporation is listed on the American Stock
Exchange under the symbol of BXX.  Brooke Corporation is a holding company
with three primary subsidiaries.  Brooke Franchise Corporation is a subsidiary
that distributes insurance and financial services through a network of more
than 362 franchise locations.  The Brooke organization was founded on the
belief that local business owners distribute insurance and financial services
more efficiently than others if supported by a franchise system. Brooke Credit
Corporation is a subsidiary that originates loans to insurance agencies,
financial services practices, funeral homes and other local businesses,
including Brooke franchises.  Loan portfolio balances currently exceed
$174,000,000 and have been mostly sold as individual loans to participating
lenders or as pooled loans to investors through asset backed securitizations.
CJD & Associates, LLC is a subsidiary that sells insurance on a wholesale
basis primarily through locally owned insurance agencies, including Brooke
franchises. Through Bermuda based subsidiaries, underwriting risks are shared
by CJD & Associates with insurance companies on selected policies.

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    This press release may contain forward-looking statements.  Investors are
cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties,
and several factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those
in the forward-looking statements.  The following factors, among others, could
cause actual results to differ from those indicated in the forward-looking
statements: uncertainties associated with market acceptance of and demand for
the Company's products and services, impact of competitive products and
pricing, dependence on third party suppliers and their pricing, ability to
meet product demand, exposure to market risks, uncertainties associated with
the development of technology, changes in the law and in economic, political
and regulatory environments, the dependence on intellectual property rights,
and the effectiveness of internal controls.  Investors are directed to the
Company's most recent annual and quarterly reports, which are available from
the Company without charge or at http://www.sec.gov , for a more complete
description of the Company's business.

SOURCE  Brooke Corporation
    -0-                             11/24/2004
    /CONTACT:  Anita Larson of Brooke Corporation, +1-913-661-0123,
larsa@brookecorp.com /
    /Web site:  http://www.brookecorp.com /
    (BXX)

CO:  Brooke Corporation; Brooke Franchise Corporation; Brooke Credit
     Corporation; CJD & Associates, LLC
ST:  California, Kansas, Colorado
IN:  FIN
SU:  ERN