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Popular, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides a range of retail and commercial banking products and services in Puerto Rico, the United States, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, and Costa Rica. It also provides vehicle financing, leasing, and daily rental services; mortgage loans; and insurance agency and brokerage, and reinsurance services, as well as offers financial advisory, investment, and security brokerage services for institutional and retail customers. As of December 31, 2008, the company operated 173 branches and approximately 580 automated teller machines in Puerto Rico, 7 branches in the U.S. Virgin Islands, 1 branch in the British Virgin Islands, and 1 branch in New York. In addition, it provides financial transaction processing and information technology solutions and services in the United States, the Caribbean, and Latin America. Further, the company develops financial processing software applications; sells hardware products, such as ATM, POS, and communication products; and provides ATM switching and driving services. Popular was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.

BCA (officially Bank Central Asia) provides commercial and personal banking services through about 850 branches, more than 6,200 ATMs, and via phone, mobile device or the Web. Its lending activities include home loans and refinancing, apartment and car loans, and loans to corporations and small businesses. The bank also offers insurance, treasury, and international banking services. Through FarIndo Investments (Mauritius) Ltd., members of the Hartono family own more than 50% of the stock of BCA, which was placed under government control in 1998 following a rush on the bank. After restructuring, the government gradually sold off its controlling stake in the bank.

The country's largest commercial bank by assets, Bank Mandiri serves consumers and businesses through more than 900 offices and some 2,800 ATMs throughout Indonesia. Bank Mandiri is also Indonesia's largest lender; other products and services include trade finance, Islamic banking, and investment banking through subsidiary Mandiri Sekuritas. AXA Mandiri Financial Services (a joint venture of Bank Mandiri and insurance titan AXA) offers financial advisory services, including wealth planning and insurance. The government controls two-thirds of Bank Mandiri's stock.

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk(BRI) focuses on lending and banking services for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through its 5000 office branches and 600 ATMs; it also has agency offices in Hong Kong and New York. One of Indonesia's top three lenders, BRI offers traditional commercial banking products and services. The company is a pioneer in the field of micro loans, or small loans to the very poor designed to encourage entrepreneurship. It keeps its small and midsized business loan levels at about 80% of its total lending portfolio. Indonesia's government owns 60% of the company.

Public Bank Berhad has about 250 branches throughout Malaysia, where it is one of the top lenders and fund operators. Offerings include deposit accounts, credit cards, home loans, and insurance plans. In addition to retail and commercial services, it provides corporate banking, brokerage, investment banking, wealth management, and Islamic banking. Public Bank has more than 100 overseas branches in countries including Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam. The company was founded in 1966 by chairman Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr. Teh Hong Piow.

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