Exhibit 99.1

Harrington West to Present at RBC Capital Markets Financial Institutions
      Conference on September 20, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time

    SOLVANG, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 2006--Harrington West
Financial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:HWFG), the holding company for Los
Padres Bank, FSB and its division Harrington Bank, today announced
that Craig J. Cerny, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will be
making a presentation on HWFG's strategic initiatives and financial
performance at the RBC Capital Markets Financial Institutions
Conference to be held at the Four Seasons Hotel, Boston on Wednesday,
September 20, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. This 30 minute
presentation will be webcast via
http://www.wsw.com/webcast/rbc55/hwfg/ or please go to
Harringtonwest.com and click on the URL listed for the presentation's
webcast.
    Harrington West Financial Group, Inc. is a $1.1 billion,
diversified, financial institution holding company for Los Padres Bank
and its division Harrington Bank. HWFG operates 16 full service
banking offices on the central coast of California, Scottsdale,
Arizona, and the Kansas City metro. The Company also owns Harrington
Wealth Management Company, a trust and investment management company
with $149 million in assets under management or custody.

    CONTACT: Harrington West Financial Group, Inc.
             Craig J. Cerny, 480-596-6555
             Lisa F. Watkins, 805-688-6644