Abbey International is waiting. A unit of Spanish banking powerhouse Santander, Abbey National International (which does business as Abbey International) serves British expatriates with offshore banking services via telephone and the Internet. Offerings include standard deposit accounts, as well as tax-beneficial interest-bearing products denominated in British sterling, US dollars, and euros. Santander's UK divisions are adopting the parent company's brand.

NewBridge Bancorp shows a marked preference for "lettuce." Formerly LSB Bancshares, the holding company owns NewBridge Bank (formerly Lexington State Bank and FNB Southeast), which operates about 40 branches and a half-dozen loan production offices in North Carolina and Virginia. The bank offers personal and business banking products and services, including checking and savings accounts and loans. Through a partnership with Raymond James Financial, it offers securities and investment advisory services and insurance products.

Automotive Finance Corporation (AFC) is a premier capital funding source for the used car industry. Founded in 1987 and based out of Carmel, Indiana, AFC's commitment to the success of our customers, our employees, and our company has made us one of the largest independent providers of dealer floorplan financing in North America. With more than 85 strategically located branch offices servicing dealers at more than 800 auctions throughout North America, AFC offers outstanding customer service and solutions to the independent dealer's unique business needs. AFC offers innovative products and services designed with the independent dealer in mind, including Vehicle Inventory Protection (VIP) and 24-hour account management through www.afcdealer.com. Additional floorplan programs for salvage vehicles, daily rental operators, and for non-auction purchases are also available.

CITIC International Financial Holdings (CIFH) is the flagship company of state-owned investment congomlerate CITIC Group. It owns stakes in commercial banking, investment banking, private equity, and asset management companies. Primary subsidiary CITIC Ka Wah Bank provides retail and wholesale banking as well treasury services. Focused on business and real estate lending and targeting cross-border investors, operates about 30 branches in Hong Kong, mainland China, and the US. Other CIFH holdings include stakes in CITIC International Assets Management and CITIC Capital Holdings. CIFH was formed in 2002 in the reorganization of Ka Wah Bank; it is 70%-owned by CITIC Group through China CITIC Bank.

Fidelity Bancorp is the holding company for Fidelity Bank, which has faithfully served the Greater Pittsburgh area since 1927. The bank caters to individuals and small business customers from about a dozen branch offices in the city and its northern suburbs in Allegheny and Butler counties. Deposit products include checking and savings accounts, CDs, IRAs, and money market accounts. Real estate loans, including single-family residential mortgages, commercial mortgages, and construction loans, make up about two-thirds of the bank's loan portfolio, which also includes consumer installment loans and business loans and leases.

The regional bank formally BEKB | BCBE (Cantonal Bank of Berne)operates nearly 80 offices in and around Berne, Switzerland, focusing on providing commercial banking and lending products and services to individuals and small and medium-sized businesses. It has about $20 million under management. Key products include mortgages, deposit accounts, asset management, and property advisory services. BEKB | BCBE also offers online banking, as well as investment counseling provided through its private bank based in Soluthurn. BEKB | BCBE, which was formed in 1834, is more than 50% owned by the Canton of Berne (the regional government).

TF Financial Corporation company owns Third Federal Savings Bank, which operates about 15 branches in southeastern Pennsylvania's Buck and Philadelphia counties and neighboring Mercer County, New Jersey. The bank offers standard deposit products, including CDs, IRAs, and savings, checking, NOW, and money market accounts. It also provides insurance and investment products and services. The bank's lending activities mainly consist of issuing one- to four-family residential mortgages (around half of the company's loan portfolio), multifamily and commercial real estate loans (about a quarter), and construction, business, and consumer loans.

Agricultural Bank of Greece S.A, known as ATEbank, provides retail and commercial financial services to individuals and businesses. Pursuant to its original mission, it also offers credit and other services to the agricultural community. ATEbank has about 960 ATMs and some 480 offices in Greece and nearly 30 branches abroad in places such as Romania and Germany. Subsidiaries offer credit cards, insurance, leasing, and investment products. The Greek government owns some 77% of the company's shares. The bank's charter requires that the state own at least 51% of its shares.

The government-owned Banco de la Nación Argentina (or Bank of the Argentine Nation) is the country's largest bank. Under pressure from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to privatize it, the Argentine government moved to sell shares of the bank publicly. Economic chaos slowed that process and even caused the bank to deny that it was nationalizing local subsidiaries it had taken control of after they were abandoned by French bank Crédit Agricole. Banco de la Nación serves Argentina through about 650 branches. The bank provides industrial, agricultural, and export loans with an emphasis on small and midsized businesses.

The Singer Organization can help you join the chorus of companies seeking debt and equity funding. The commercial brokerage company (which does business as The Singer & Bassuk Organization or SBO) provides debt and equity funding and consulting services for commercial real estate firms, primarily in the New York metropolitan area. The Singer Organization's average deal size is in excess of $50 million. Typically the firm arranges financing for high-rise residential buildings, hotels, retail centers, and offices. Big developers such as the Moinian Group, Rockrose Development, and Douglaston Development are among its clients. Executives Andrew Singer and Richard Bassuk lead the firm, which they founded in 1995.

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