NB&T Financial Group, Inc. operates as a bank holding company for The National Bank and Trust Company that provides commercial banking and financial services to individuals and corporate customers in southwestern Ohio. The company offers various deposit products, including checking accounts, savings accounts, money market deposit accounts, and term certificate accounts. Its loan portfolio includes commercial and industrial loans, such as loans to automobile dealers and loans guaranteed by the small business administration; loans secured by commercial real estate; real estate construction loans for constructing commercial and residential buildings; agricultural loans, including loans to finance farm operations, equipment purchases, and land acquisition; loans secured by one- to four-family residential real estate and multifamily real estate; and consumer installment loans, such as home equity loans, automobile loans, recreational vehicle loans, and overdraft protection. The company also offers credit card services; and trust services that consist of trust administration, investment purchase and management, estate planning and administration, tax and financial planning, and employee benefit plan administration. As of December 31, 2009, it operated a main office in Wilmington, as well as 25 full-service branch offices and 1 automated teller machine facility in Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Highland, Montgomery, and Warren Counties in Ohio. NB and T Financial Group, Inc. was founded in 1859 and is based in Wilmington, Ohio.

Ridgestone Bank was founded in 1995. Current management and shareholders acquired the bank in September of 2006. Ridgestone operates in the Southeastern Wisconsin and Greater Chicagoland markets. We have the focus of providing custom tailored solutions for each customer. Given our focus, the customer should expect a different approach to banking. Our solutions won't always be the standard "yes" or "no" that you might expect from a bank. Let us show you how we can succeed together through innovative thinking and solutions! Expect a new approach to banking at Ridgestone. Let us show you how we can succeed together through innovative thinking and tailored solutions.

Jefferson Bancshares is the holding company for Jefferson Federal Bank, which has about a dozen locations in eastern parts of the Volunteer State. Founded in 1963, the bank serves individuals and businesses in Hamblen, Knox, Sullivan, and Washington counties, offering standard services such as checking and savings accounts, CDs, and IRAs. Lending activities primarily consist of commercial real estate loans and one- to four-family residential mortgages, which together account for a majority of the company's loan portfolio. In 2008 Jefferson Bancshares acquired State of Franklin Bancshares, a community bank hurt by the national mortgage crisis.

Finansbank has nearly 450 branches throughout the country offering financial services for both commercial and retail banking consumers. Finansbank also offers a network of ATMs, as well as online banking services. The number of credit cards issued by Finansbank grew from 2.3 million in 2005 to more than 3.5 million in 2008. The rapidly expanding bank, founded in 1987 as a four-branch institution by Hüsnü Özyegin, is controlled by the National Bank of Greece. The Greek bank bought more than 45% of Finansbank's stock in 2006, then raised its stake to more than 77% in 2009.

NASB Financial is the holding company for North American Savings Bank, which operates about 15 branches and loan offices in the Kansas City area. Established in 1927, the bank offers a range of deposit products to retail and commercial customers, including checking, savings, and money market accounts and CDs. Its lending activities are fairly evenly split between mortgages secured by residential, commercial, and development properties. Subsidiary Nor-Am sells annuities, mutual funds, and credit life and disability insurance. Chairman David Hancock and his wife Linda (a board member) own a majority of NASB Financial.

First Community Corporation operates as the holding company for First Community Bank, N.A. that provides commercial and retail banking services to small to medium-sized businesses, professional concerns, and individuals primarily in Richland, Lexington, Kershaw, and Newberry Counties of South Carolina and the surrounding areas. It offers various deposit products, including checking, NOW, savings, money market, and individual retirement accounts, as well as time deposits and certificates of deposit. The company also provides various loan products, such as commercial loans for working capital, business expansion, and the purchase of equipment and machinery; consumer loans, which include secured and unsecured loans for financing automobiles, home improvements, education, and personal investments; real estate construction and acquisition loans; and mortgage loans. In addition, it offers various other bank services, which comprise Internet banking, cash management services, safe deposit boxes, travelers’ checks, direct deposit of payroll and social security checks, and automatic drafts for various accounts. Further, the company provides non-deposit investment products and other investment brokerage services, VISA and MasterCard credit card services, and insurance services, as well as involves in issuing trust preferred securities. First Community Corporation operates its main office in Lexington, South Carolina; and 11 full-service offices located in Lexington, Forest Acres, Irmo, Cayce-West Columbia, Gilbert, Chapin, Northeast Columbia, Prosperity, Newberry, and Camden. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Lexington, South Carolina.

Bar Harbor Bankshares is a Maine-stay for communities in the Pine Tree State's Hancock, Knox, and Washington counties. Through about a dozen branches, subsidiary Bar Harbor Bank & Trust offers such deposit products as checking, savings, and money market accounts; NOW accounts; IRAs; and CDs. Real estate mortgages make up some 80% of the bank's loan portfolio, which also includes consumer, commercial, and agricultural loans. About 10% of the bank's lending is focused on the tourist industry associated with nearby Acadia National Park. Bar Harbor Trust Services, a subsidiary of the bank, offers trust and estate planning services.

Itaúsa is an umbrella organization for financial services, real estate, building products, chemicals and electronics, and IT firms. The company's financial services arm its largest sector includes Itaú Unibanco, one of Brazil's largest banks. The bank operates more than branches 3,700 branches in Brazil and also has a presence in major markets in Europe, Asia, the US, and elsewhere in Latin America. Itaúsa's other operations include Duratex, which makes medium-density fiberboard and ceramic and metal bathroom fixtures; high-tech company Itautec; and chemical company Elekeiroz. Members of the Egydio de Souza Aranha family own a controlling stake in the company.

Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.,operating through several subsidiaries, its palette includes insurance (responsible for the largest portion of its revenues), retail banking, corporate and investment banking, investment consulting, brokerage, consumer finance, asset management, pension management, and venture capital. The company has operations in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, and the US. It is expanding into China. Fubon Financial was founded in 1961 as an insurance provider.

SVB Financial Group provides diversified financial services to emerging, growth and established technology companies and the life science, venture capital and premium wine markets. Through its focus on specialized markets and extensive knowledge of the people and business issues driving them, SVB Financial Group provides a level of service and partnership that measurably impacts its clients' success.Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., the company offers its clients commercial, investment, merchant and private banking, as well as value-added services using its knowledge and networks. Founded in 1983, SVB Financial Group serves clients around the world through 26 domestic offices, and international subsidiaries in the U.K., Israel, India and China, and an extensive network of relationships with venture capitalists in Asia, Australia, Europe, India, and Israel.With solid understanding of the true risks and rewards faced by companies in dynamic markets, the company is widely recognized for its ability to develop innovative approaches to meet the unique financial needs of its clients. SVB Financial Group began serving the technology and life science markets at a time when they were not well-understood by the financial services industry and when many of the leading companies in these industries were just getting started. At that time, many of these companies had yet to show profits and were not considered creditworthy by local community or regional banks.Over the last two decades, SVB Financial Group has become one of the most respected names in the financial services industry. The company has created innovative solutions for some of the world's most successful technology and life sciences companies. These companies face unique challenges and require special services, such as finding the right venture capitalist or angel investor, securing capital to support rapid growth, or driving overseas expansion. SVB Financial Group offers products and services specifically tailored to meet our clients' needs at every stage of corporate growth.

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