First Banks keeps it in the family. The holding company for its namesake First Bank, it is owned by chairman James Dierberg and his family; many of the bank's branches and ATMs are located in Dierbergs Markets, a Missouri-based grocery chain owned by relatives of the chairman. First Bank has about 160 branches in California, Florida, Illinois, and Missouri, with a concentration in metropolitan markets (e.g. Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Tampa, and St. Louis). The bank offers standard services like deposits, mortgages, and business and consumer loans. Additional services include brokerage, insurance, trust, and private banking, as well as commercial treasury management and international trade services.

American Business bank's commercial lending services include commercial real estate loans (more than half of its portfolio), asset-based lending, equipment finance, construction loans, and revolving lines of credit. Its deposit products consist of checking, savings, and money market accounts, and CDs.What's a middle-market, closely held, owner-managed business gotta do to get FORTUNE 500 treatment from a bank? American Business Bank caters to private companies in Southern California with annual sales between $5 million and $200 million, with an emphasis on wholesalers, manufacturers, service businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and professionals. It has offices in Irvine, Los Angeles, Ontario, Torrance, and Woodland Hills.

AMC is a unique organisation. We stand out in a world where it’s increasingly difficult to distinguish one financial services provider from another.What separates us from virtually all the others is that we specialise in providing long-term funds only for all things relating to agriculture, horticulture, equine pursuits, and more or less any other land based commercial business.With over 80 years’ experience to draw upon, you can be confident that we really do understand rural businesses and the rural way of life. We know how tough it can be at times, and we think you’ll appreciate our straight-talking, no-nonsense approach.

First Mariner Bancorp helps customers navigate banking seas (and fees). It's the holding company for First Mariner Bank, which operates more than two-dozen branches along the Baltimore/Washington, DC, corridor. Targeting individuals and businesses, First Mariner Bank offers standard deposit products such as checking, savings, and money market accounts. Lending activities consist of commercial mortgages (more than 30% of all loans), as well as consumer, residential construction and mortgage, and business loans. Subsidiary First Mariner Mortgage originates mortgages for sale to secondary markets. First Mariner Bancorp sold consumer finance subsidiary Mariner Finance in 2009.

First Investors Financial Services Group, Inc. through its wholly-owned subsidiaries (“First Investors”) is an independent consumer finance company which originates automobile loans indirectly through relationships with franchised automobile dealers in the United States. The Company’s indirect lending business operates in 28 states through relationships with hundreds of automobile dealerships. First Investors specializes in providing financing solutions to consumers who typically do not have access to traditional financing sources. In addition to its automobile finance operations, the Company also engages in the purchase of portfolios of automobile loans from other lenders and the servicing of pools of loans for affiliated and non-affiliated investors. First Investors was founded in 1988 in Houston, Texas by its current President and Chief Executive Officer, Tommy Moore. In October 1995 the Company completed an initial public offering of common stock and trades on the Nasdaq/OTC market under the symbol “FIFS-OB”. First Investors has over 40,000 customers, approximately $600 million in managed auto receivables.

Security Finance Corporation of Spartanburg. Founded in 1955, the consumer loan company provides personal loans typically ranging from $100 to $600 (some states, however, allow loan amounts as high as $3,000). Customers can also turn to Security Finance for credit reports and tax preparation services. The company has approximately 800 offices in about 15 states operating mainly under the Security Finance, Sunbelt Credit, and PFS banners. It also has locations operating as Security Financial Services and Longhorn Finance in North Carolina and Texas, respectively.

Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, one of the country's top holders and servicers of student loans. The not-for-profit organization helps borrowers obtain education financing such as Federal Stafford, alternative or supplemental, and consolidation loans through lending institutions such as Bank of America and U.S. Bancorp. It also offers a "Rate Relief" program that can lower a borrower's interest rate by up to 3%, as well as deferment and forbearance options that either postpone or reduce a borrower's monthly payment. The authority also manages loan servicing for lending institutions nationwide.

Sainsbury's Bank is a 50-50 joint venture between UK supermarket operator J Sainsbury and Lloyds Banking Group, Sainsbury's Bank is more than a place to borrow money to buy groceries. Also doing business as Sainsbury Finance, the financial supermarket offers personal loans, MasterCard credit cards, many types of insurance (car, home, life, travel, and pet), and savings and investment accounts. Sainsbury's Bank operates hundreds of banking centers and ATMs inside Sainsbury supermarkets. It also has online operations.

Canadian Western Bank offers banking products and services to businesses and individuals through about 40 branch offices in western Canada; more than 80% of its loans are made in British Columbia and Alberta. The bank's consumer services include residential mortgages, consumer loans, and deposit products. Its Canadian Direct Insurance unit offers home, auto, and travel coverage. Canadian Western Trust provides investment and trust services, while Valiant Trust performs corporate trust, stock transfer, and employee benefit plan services.

Vestin Group is investin' in commercial real estate. Through subsidiaries, the firm originates, invests in, and services mortgages secured by commercial properties such as apartment complexes, office buildings, shopping centers, and assisted living facilities. Its Vestin Mortgage subsidiary manages two real estate investment trusts (REITs) and a real estate investment fund, all focusing on mortgages and deeds of trust. Vestin Originations issues and services short-term commercial mortgages and construction loans; most are between $2.5 million and $10 million and have one-year terms. The company's portfolio also consists of acquisition, development, land, and bridge loans. CEO Michael Shustek owns Vestin Group.

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