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Harland Financial Solutions and QuestSoft Form Alliance;

Alliance Enables Lenders to More Efficiently Meet Compliance Requirements

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LAGUNA HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)----QuestSoft, a provider of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) and Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) compliance solutions and automated geocoding services, announced a strategic alliance with Lake Mary, Florida-based Harland Financial Solutions, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of John H. Harland Company (NYSE:JH).

The alliance was formed in January 2005 and offers lenders a direct interface between Harland Financial Solutions' Laser Pro(R) System, a compliant loan origination module, and QuestSoft's HMDA RELIEF and CRA RELIEF compliance software. The integration eliminates the need for Laser Pro users to perform data re-entry and manual manipulation of information between fields, enabling them to save time, improve workflow, reduce errors and reallocate resources elsewhere within the organization.

According to QuestSoft officials, the Harland Financial Solutions interface imports on average about 6,000 records per minute versus several hours of processing with other third-party vendors. The average Laser Pro customer can import, geocode and automatically scrub about 90 percent of HMDA or CRA data within minutes, leaving significantly less work and compliance burden for clerical staff.

"Harland Financial Solutions' alliance with QuestSoft enhances both the speed and efficiency with which our users perform their compliance processes," said Lois Roberts, President of Harland Financial Solutions'
Retail & Lending Group. "The interface merges the reporting capabilities and error correction utilities found in QuestSoft's products with Laser Pro's ability to convert raw data into fast decisions that help make users more profitable."

Billings, Montana-based First Interstate Bank implemented QuestSoft's HMDA RELIEF through Laser Pro in January 2005. According to bank officials, the bank no longer has to rely on a cumbersome third-party compliance interface, which was also expensive.

"The Laser Pro/HMDA RELIEF interface not only offers a lower price, but we also have increased scalability and efficiency," said Jeff Moore, Information Systems Manager of First Interstate Bank. "QuestSoft has been far more flexible and responsive to our needs than our prior vendor - a one-stop shop for compliance."

"The HMDA and CRA reporting process is simplified and fully automated by the seamless integration of our software with Harland Financial Solutions'
loan origination module," said Leonard Ryan, founder and president of QuestSoft. "Prior to this alliance, Laser Pro customers could not easily take advantage of the powerful reporting capabilities and robust error correction utilities found in QuestSoft's products. These efficiencies enable us to offer integrated services at a very attractive price to Harland users."

QuestSoft also announced a special introductory price for customers who purchase the interface by April 30, 2005.

About Harland Financial Solutions

Harland Financial Solutions (www.harlandfinancialsolutions.com) supplies software and services to thousands of financial institutions of all sizes, offering its solutions in both an in-house and service bureau environment.
Harland Financial Solutions is a leader in deposit & loan origination, platform, teller, call-center, mortgage, business intelligence, core systems, check imaging, item processing, document management, customer relationship management and compliance training software.

About Harland

Atlanta-based John H. Harland Company (NYSE:JH) (www.harland.net) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "JH." Harland is a leading provider of software and printed products to the financial institution market. Harland's software solutions include deposit & loan origination, platform, teller, call-center, mortgage, business intelligence, core systems and customer relationship management systems. Harland's printed products offerings include checks, direct marketing and financial forms.
Scantron Corporation (www.scantron.com), a wholly owned subsidiary, is a leading provider of software services and systems for the collection, management and interpretation of data to the financial, commercial and educational markets.

About First Interstate Bank

First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. is a $4.2 billion financial holding company headquartered in Billings, Montana. Its principal subsidiary, First Interstate Bank, offers a full range of banking and financial services to individuals, businesses and municipalities throughout Montana and Wyoming.
For more information about First Interstate Bank and its services, visit www.firstinterstatebank.com.

About QuestSoft

Laguna Hills, California-based QuestSoft is a compliance software development firm specializing in the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA), Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), flood determination and other settlement services to more than 1,300 banks, credit unions and mortgage companies nationwide. The company provides software design, compliance-quality geocoding and outsourcing services and since Year 2002 has been the fastest growing provider of these services, converting more than 200 institutions each year. For more information about QuestSoft and its products, visit the company's Web site at www.questsoft.com.

Media Contact for QuestSoft Elizabeth Salter, 678/781-7224 or Chuck Meyers,
678/781-7204

04/19/2005 07:30 ET