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MCLEAN, Va., October 2, 2001

Online Resources Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCC), a leading outsourcer of e-financial services, today announced the conversion on September 28, 2001 of $2.5 million of its convertible subordinated notes due in 2005.

Carl Blandino, executive vice president and chief financial officer stated, "This initiative further solidifies our balance sheet. We continue to expect that we will meet or exceed our third quarter 2001 operating earnings guidance and comply with the current net tangible asset requirement for Nasdaq national market listing."

The conversion price was negotiated at $2.00 per share versus the $4.00 conversion price that otherwise would have existed under the notes. This conversion results in the issuance of 1,250,000 shares or 625,000 additional shares had the notes been converted at their $4.00 per share conversion price. The dilution from the issuance of the additional shares is negated by the Company's June 2001 repurchase, at a discount, of $3.5 million of notes. Closing price for Online Resources shares on the date of the transaction was $1.17 per share.

The transaction will result in a $2.5 million net increase in the Company's shareholder equity. The Company will account for the transaction in conformance with accounting rules covering induced conversion of convertible debt. The net shareholder equity increase consists of $3.3 million of common stock and additional paid in capital, offset by an $812,000 non-cash debt conversion expense charged to third quarter 2001 earnings. There is no impact on the Company's cash position as a result of the transaction.

Online Resources will further discuss the transaction and its third quarter 2001 financial results on Wednesday, October 24, at 4:45 p.m. EST. The dial-in number for domestic participants is 877-590-4770. Ask the operator to be connected to the Online Resources conference call. The call will be recorded and available for playback at 8:00 p.m. EST on October 24 until midnight on Wednesday, October 31 by dialing 800-642-1687 and entering code 1970376. A live webcast of the conference call is available through the "Investors" section of Online Resources' website at www.orcc.com.

About Online Resources
Online Resources (Nasdaq:ORCC - www.orcc.com) is a leading outsourcer of e-financial services, with over 500 bank and credit union clients. The company's comprehensive QuotienSM suite of services provides Internet banking, electronic bill payment-presentment, and other consumer and small business e-finance applications. The company performs 24x7 customer care and consumer marketing services, giving clients the benefit of a single, integrated solution, backed by a unique end-to-end service guarantee and real-time transaction capabilities. Online Resources processes over 60 million e-finance transactions annually, including $3 billion in consumer bill payments.

This news release contains statements about future events and expectations, which are "forward-looking statements." Any statement in this release that is not a statement of historical fact may be deemed to be a forward-looking statement. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the company's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Specifically factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to: the company's history of losses and anticipation of future losses; the company's dependence on the marketing efforts of third parties; the potential fluctuations in the company's operating results; the company's potential need for additional capital; the company's potential inability to expand the company's services and related products in the event of substantial increases in demand for these services and related products; the company's competition; the company's ability to attract and retain skilled personnel; the company's reliance on the company's patents and other intellectual property; the early stage of market adoption of the services it offers; consolidation of the banking and financial services industry; and those risks and uncertainties discussed in filings made by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those risks and uncertainties contained under the heading "Risk Factors" in the company's Form 10-K, latest 10-Q, and S-3 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These factors should be considered in evaluating the forward-looking statements, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements.