Security Federal is the holding company for Security Federal Bank, which has about a dozen offices in southwestern South Carolina's Aiken and Lexington counties. It expanded into Columbia, South Carolina and eastern Georgia in 2007. The bank offers checking and savings accounts, credit cards, CDs, IRAs, and other retail products and services. Commercial business and mortgage loans make up more than 60% of the company's lending portfolio, which also includes residential mortgages (about 25%), and consumer loans. Security Federal also offers trust services, investments, and life, home, and auto insurance.

Liberty Bank is the oldest mutual bank in the state of Connecticut and provides customers with best-in-class products, services and rates. Chartered way back in 1825, we have grown with the state, and currently serve more than 190,000 individual and business customers here It offers investment services through an agreement with Raymond James Financial. Liberty Bank writes commercial real estate loans for apartment communities, shopping centers, and office buildings throughout the Northeast, and is also one of the nation's top timeshare lenders. However, one- to four-family mortgages, which account for more than 40% of the bank's loan portfolio, remain its bread and butter, as do loans to local small businesses.

First Busey Corporation sure stays busy. It's the holding company for Busey Bank, which has more than 40 branches in Illinois, Florida, and Indiana. The bank offers standard deposit products and services; it uses funds from deposits to originate loans, primarily real estate loans and mortgage. First Busey also owns nonbanking subsidiaries. Busey Wealth Management provides asset management, trust, brokerage, and related services individuals, businesses, and foundations; it has some $3.4 billion under management. Another subsidiary, FirsTech provides payment processing services. Most of Busey Bank's branches are located in central Illinois.

Lafayette Community Bancorp operates as the holding company for Lafayette Community Bank, which offers commercial banking services primarily in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. The banks deposit activities consist of noninterest bearing and interest bearing demand deposits, savings accounts, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, time deposits, and individual retirement accounts.

Beacon Federal was founded in 1953 as a credit union serving employees of air conditioner manufacturer Carrier Corporation. Beacon Federal Bancorp was created in 2007 to be the holding company for Beacon Federal, a thrift serving selected markets in Massachussetts, New York, Tennessee, and Texas. Beacon Federal Bancorp, Inc. operates about a half-dozen branches that offer standard retail products and loans, primarily residential mortgages, consumer loans, and home equity loans. Subsidiary Beacon Comprehensive Services provides investment products and tax preparation services.

Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin Inc. was founded in 1919 and is based in Madison, Wisconsin. Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin Inc. operates as the holding company for AnchorBank, fsb, which provides various financial products and services in Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and Illinois. Its deposit products include passbook savings accounts, demand deposits, interest bearing checking accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit. The company originates single-family residential, multi-family residential, commercial real estate, construction, and land mortgage loans; consumer loans, including second mortgage and home equity, and education loans; and commercial business loans. It also invests in real estate partnerships. In addition, the company provides credit cards, annuities, and related consumer financial services. As of March 31, 2009, it operated 73 branch offices and 2 loan origination offices.

USE Credit Union was established in 1936 as California State Credit Union #17, with the primary goal of helping employees of the San Diego branch of the Division of Highways. In the 1970's, the Credit Union became known as University & State Employees Credit Union, reflecting USE's expanded legacy of serving the financial needs of university and state employees. And in 1999, when its charter was expanded again to include members of the community at large, the credit union began using the shortened "USE" acronym in most of its business dealings.

Oxford Bank Corporation is the holding company for Oxford Bank, which has provided residents of eastern Michigan a home for their money for more than 125 years. It has nearly 10 branches, as well a lending center and commercial banking office, in communities north of Detroit. Serving consumers and local businesses, the bank offers standard products and services such as checking and savings accounts, CDs, credit cards, and investments. It also offers real estate, construction, and business loans. Its residential mortgage loan portfolio was pounded by the economic downturn, and as a result the company suffered losses. However, Oxford cut costs and began seeing improvements as the market recovered.

In 2010 Wells Fargo announced that it will merge the business of Wells Fargo Financial, which accounts for less than 2% of the company's loan volume, into its banking operations. The consumer finance arm of US banking superpower Wells Fargo, Wells Fargo Financial operates through approximately 1,100 locations throughout the US, as well as in Canada and the Pacific Rim. The company provides credit cards, personal loans, and real estate-secured loans to consumers. It originates indirect auto loans through more than 18,000 franchised dealers. Wells Fargo Financial, Inc. also provides sales financing to retailers and lease financing to health care and agribusiness concerns.

State Bancorp is the holding company for State Bank of Long Island, which serves individuals and local business customers through more than 15 locations in New York's Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties, as well as Manhattan. Emphasizing personalized services, the bank caters to commercial real estate owners and developers, professional service firms, and other small to midsized businesses, as well as municipalities and consumers. It offers standard services such as checking and savings accounts, CDs, and loans. State Bank also provides wealth management and financial planning and sells insurance and investments through agreements with a third-party provider.

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