FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


          BankFinancial Corporation to Host Conference Call on March 3

     Burr  Ridge,  Illinois -  (February  24,  2006)  BankFinancial  Corporation
(Nasdaq - BFIN) will  review  fourth  quarter  and  year-end  2005  results in a
conference call and webcast for  shareholders  and analysts on Friday,  March 3,
2006 at 9:30 a.m. Central time.

     The  conference  call may be  accessed  by calling  866-700-0133  and using
participant  passcode  50155679.  The  conference  call  will be  simultaneously
webcast at  www.bankfinancial.com,  "Stockholder  Information"  page. While this
date was set to accommodate shareholder, analyst and investor commitments during
that week, for those persons  unable to  participate in the conference  call, it
will  be  archived  through  5:00  p.m.  CST  on  March  17,  2006.  A  copy  of
BankFinancial Corporation's fourth quarter and year-end 2005 Earnings Release is
scheduled to be available on our website,  under the  "Stockholder  Information"
section at the end of the day on March 1, 2006.

     BankFinancial Corporation is the holding company for BankFinancial, F.S.B.,
a full-service,  community-oriented savings bank providing financial services to
individuals,  families and businesses  through 16 full-service  banking offices,
located in Cook, DuPage, Lake and Will Counties, Illinois. At December 31, 2005,
BankFinancial  Corporation  had total assets of $1.6 billion,  total deposits of
$1.1 billion and  stockholders'  equity of $329 million.  The  company's  common
stock trades on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol BFIN.





For Further Information
Contact:    Shareholder, Analyst and Investor         Media Inquiries:
            Inquiries:

            Terry Wise, VP - Investor Relations       Gregg Adams, EVP -
            BankFinancial Corporation                 Marketing & Sales
            Telephone: 630-242-7151                   BankFinancial Corporation
                                                      Telephone: 630-242-7234