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Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides cash access products and related services to the gaming industry in the United States and internationally. Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. cash access products and services include Casino Cash Plus 3-in-1 ATM that enables patrons to access cash through ATM cash withdrawals, point-of-sale (POS) debit card transactions, and credit card cash advances; QuikCash, a non-ATM cash advance kiosk for the casino gaming industry; money transfer services; check verification and warranty services that allow gaming establishments to manage and reduce risks on patron checks that they cash; and full service kiosks, a multi-function patron kiosk for cash access into self-service kiosks for slot ticket redemption services.Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. also provides information services, such as central credit, a gaming patron credit bureau that assists gaming establishments in credit making decisions; QuikCash Plus Web, a cash access transaction processing system for cashier operations that run on a gaming establishment's own computer hardware; QuikReports, which provide access to information on patron cash access activity; and QuikMarketing, a patron transaction database. In addition, it offers cashless gaming products comprising Powercash, a product that leverages a player’s loyalty card to enable that player to load funds on that card from their checking accounts, credit cards, or debit cards. Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. offers its products and services through a direct sales force to traditional land-based casinos, gaming establishments operated on Native American lands, casinos, riverboats, cruise ships with gaming operations, pari-mutuel wagering facilities, and card rooms. Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

HSBC Card Services is the US consumer credit card segment of gigantic British bank HSBC Holdings. One of the top credit card issuers and servicers in the country, HSBC Card Services offers HSBC- and Household Bank-branded plastic from Visa, MasterCard, and American Express with a variety of annual percentage rates and rewards programs. HSBC Card Services Inc. Orchard Bank unit issues cards to consumers looking to establish or re-establish their credit. HSBC Card Services also offers branded cards from General Motors, Sak's Fifth Avenue, and Best Buy, among others.

Informative Research Inc. is an information provider for lenders, brokers, and agents involved in the mortgage lending business. Informative Research helps mitigate the financial risk involved with mortgage lending by providing clients with credit reports on potential customers, and identifying fraudulent or invalid loan applications. Informative Research Inc. also offers flood zone determinations, including life of loan reports and portfolio monitoring, as well as automated valuation modeling, including property valuation reports and physical appraisal audits. Informative Research was founded in 1946.

Intervest Bancshares is the holding company for Intervest National Bank, which operates one branch in New York City and six other branches in Pinellas County, Florida. Most of the company's lending activities are real estate-related: Commercial mortgages make up more than half of its loan portfolio, while multifamily residential mortgages account for another 40%. Some of the company's lending has historically been carried out by its Intervest Mortgage Corporation arm. However, the subsidiary drastically scaled back its lending practices as market conditions deteriorated in 2008. The family of chairman and CEO Lowell Dansker controls Intervest Bancshares.

iStar Financial Inc. operates as a finance company focusing on the commercial real estate industry. iStar Financial Inc. provides custom-tailored financing to high-end private and corporate owners of real estate. iStar Financial Inc. financing products include senior and mezzanine real estate debt, senior and mezzanine corporate capital, corporate net lease financing, and equity. iStar Financial Inc. also involves in corporate tenant leasing business, which provides capital to corporations and others who control facilities leased primarily to single creditworthy customers. As of December 31, 2008, iStar Financial owned 362 office, industrial, entertainment, hotel, and retail facilities in 39 states. iStar Financial Inc. qualifies as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. As a REIT, it generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. iStar Financial Inc. was founded in 1993 and is based in New York, New York.

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