FLORAL PARK, NY—October 26, 2000—CreditRiskMonitor.com, Inc. (Symbol: CRMZ) has appointed Arthur Andersen LLP as its independent accountants.

Jerry Flum, Chairman and CEO, commented that, “Our financial results now allow us to consider the positive impact of partnering with other companies and attracting Wall Street's broad array of services to grow our company. Having Arthur Andersen, a well-respected “Big 5” accounting firm, is an important signal announcing this next stage of our growth.”

CreditRiskMonitor.com is an Internet-based financial information analysis and news service designed for corporate credit professionals whose portal web site is www.creditriskmonitor.com. CRM competes with The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (NYSE: DNB) and eCredit.com (an Internet Capital Group (NASD: ICGE) portfolio company) for business credit reporting services.

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