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Severn Bancorp is the holding company for Severn Savings Bank, which operates about five bank branches in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The thrift provides traditional retail products, including checking and savings accounts, CDs, and IRAs. Severn uses funds from deposits to originate loans and mortgages, primarily residential and commercial mortgages, construction loans, and business loans. The holding company also owns SBI Mortgage, which originates riskier loans than Severn Savings Bank does; it also invests in real estate on its own behalf. Severn is working towards recovery after suffering real estate- and mortgage-related losses in the economic recession.

Shore Bancshares sits on the edge of the banking ocean. The institution is the holding company for three bank subsidiaries: The Centreville National Bank of Maryland; The Talbot Bank of Easton, Maryland; and The Felton Bank. Combined, the banks operate about 20 branches serving individuals and businesses in the Maryland counties of Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne, and Talbot, as well as in Kent County, Delaware. The company sells insurance through subsidiaries The Avon-Dixon Agency and Elliott Wilson Insurance. Jack Martin & Associates, acquired in 2007, offers marine insurance products.

Southern Community Financial is the holding company for Southern Community Bank and Trust, which operates more than 20 branches in the Piedmont Triad region and other parts of North Carolina. Serving area individuals, small and midsized businesses, and homebuilders, the bank offers such retail services as checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, and credit cards. The bulk of Southern Community Financial's loan portfolio is made up of commercial mortgages (about 35%), residential mortgages (25%), construction loans (20%), and commercial and industrial loans (more than 15%). The bank also offers insurance products through an agreement with The Phoenix Companies.

Southern First Bancshares operates in two markets: Greenville, South Carolina, where it operates under the Greenville First Bank moniker, and in Columbia, South Carolina as Southern First Bank. Selling itself as a local alternative to larger institutions, the company, which has more than five bank branches, targets individuals and small to midsized businesses. It offers traditional deposit services and products, including checking accounts, savings accounts, and CDs. The banks use funds from deposits mainly to write commercial mortgages, residential mortgages, and commercial business loans.

Southside Bancshares operates deep in the heart of Texas. It's the holding company for Southside Bank, which serves East Texas through about 35 branches, with a concentration in the cities of Tyler and Longview. About half of its branches are located in supermarkets (including Albertsons and Brookshire stores), and many offer extended hours. The bank provides traditional services such as savings, money market, and checking accounts, CDs, and other deposit products, as well as trust and investment services. Real estate loans make up more than half of the company's loan portfolio, which also includes business, consumer, and municipal loans.

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