Business Wire, May 11, 1999

Business Wire, July 10, 2000

Business Editors

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2000

Sonoma Financial Corporation/Victormaxx Technologies, Inc. (VMAX) one of the largest payday advance operations in the greater Chicago area, announces today that they have filed their annual 10K for 1999 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

"Our staff, accountants, legal counsel and auditors have worked diligently to file all the necessary documents and we have completed our filing on our 10K. We will file our first quarter financial information shortly and move to be reinstated as a bulletin board listed stock," states Terrence L. Donati, President Sonoma Financial Corporation.

A complete investor package for Sonoma Financial is available at http://www.e-relations.com/vmax.

About Sonoma Financial Corporation:

Sonoma Financial Corporation operates three subsidiaries, two of which focus on consumer lending and one is a collection agency. Payday Check Advance, Inc. and Money Market, Inc. are financial service companies that operate a chain of stores devoted to providing low documentation, short-term consumer loans. Sonoma intends to become the national leader in the "Payday Loan" market by strategic acquisition and penetrating new markets. E-Star Systems, Inc., is an industry specific collection service addressing the needs of the short-term loan industry. Sonoma Financial is currently the only publicly traded company with a sole focus on `payday advances'. Ace (NASDAQ:AACE), First Cash Financial Services (NASDAQ:FCFS) and Pinnacle Business Management (OTCBB:PCBM), have proven the viability of the concept in other markets, but are not specifically focused in this area. American Nortel Communications (OTCBB:ARTM) a shareholder.

Safe Harbor Disclaimer:

This release may contain certain forward-looking statements regarding the Company's expected performance for future periods, and actual results for such periods may materially differ. Such forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to risks of changing market conditions in the overall economy and the industry, consumer demand, additional financing requirements, the opening of new stores, the success of the Company's acquisition strategy and other uncertainties detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.