A. J. Smith Federal is the primary operating subsidiary of holding company AJS Bancorp. The bank serves customers in suburban Chicago from three branches in Midlothian and Orland Park, Illinois. Catering to area businesses and residents, A. J. Smith Federal offers checking and savings accounts, insurance and investments, and loans. One- to four-family residential mortgages make up more than two-thirds of the bank's loan portfolio; multifamily and commercial mortgages and home equity and consumer loans round out its lending activities. Arthur J. Smith founded A. J. Smith Federal in 1892 as a building and loan cooperative; it became a federally chartered savings bank in 1984.

CIB Marine Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company with its principal executive offices in Waukesha, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee. CIB Marine Bancshares, Inc. was originally incorporated in the State of Illinois in 1985 as Sidney Bancorporation, Inc., a one-bank holding company headquartered in Sidney, Illinois. In September 1987, a group of investors acquired Sidney Bancorporation and subsequently changed its name to Central Illinois Bancorp, Inc. On August 27, 1999, Central Illinois Bancorp reincorporated as a Wisconsin corporation and changed its name to CIB Marine Bancshares, Inc.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago is an $88.1 billion wholesale bank and one of 12 district banks chartered in 1932 by the U.S. Congress to ensure a secure source of mortgage funds to thrifts, insurance companies, and housing finance institutions. In 1989, the charter was expanded to include commercial banks and credit unions through the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (FIRREA). Today, the FHLB System, which is regulated by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is over 8,000 members strong.

First Clover Leaf Financial Corp. operates as the holding company for First Clover Leaf Bank, a federal savings bank that provides various banking products and services in Illinois. It principally offers retail deposit products and lends loans. First Clover Leaf Financial Corp. company’s deposit products include demand and NOW, money market, savings, and term certificate accounts. Its loan portfolio comprises one-to four-family residential mortgage loans; commercial real estate loans; multifamily mortgage loans; construction and land loans; commercial business loans; and consumer loans, including automobile loans and home equity loans. First Clover Leaf Financial Corp. company also sells credit life and disability insurance policies. It operates through four branch offices located in Edwardsville and Wood River. First Clover Leaf Financial Corp. was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Edwardsville, Illinois.

Home Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for Home Bank that provides various banking services in Louisiana. Home Bancorp, Inc. offers various deposit products, including interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing checking accounts, money market, savings, demand deposit, negotiable order of withdrawal, and certificate of deposit accounts. It also provides various loan products, such as single-family residential first mortgage loans, commercial real estate mortgage loans, commercial business loans, home equity loans and lines of credit, construction and land loans, and other loans. In addition, the company offers Internet banking, bank debit cards, corporate cash management, remote deposit recapture, and merchant bank card services. As of March 12, 2010, it had 18 full-service banking offices in the south Louisiana market areas of Lafayette, Baton Rouge, and the Northshore. Home Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Marquette Commercial Finance, Inc. company provides services to middle-market companies including asset-based transfer facilities and inventory lines of credit. Clients include companies in the health care, consumer products, natural gas, and manufacturing industries. It has operations in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, and Texas. Marquette Commercial Finance is part of the Marquette Financial Companies family of businesses.

WGNB Corp. operates as the holding company for First National Bank, which provides banking services to individuals and small to medium-sized businesses in Georgia. The company’s deposits products primarily include checking accounts, NOW accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit. Its loan portfolio comprises commercial real estate loans, construction and development loans, residential real estate loans, home equity loans, commercial loans, financial loans, and agricultural loans, as well as consumer loans for personal and household purposes, including secured and unsecured installment and term loans, and lines of credit.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) provides various consumer, commercial, corporate banking, and other financial services in Japan. The company offers deposit taking, lending, securities retail sales and trading, securities investment, fund transfer, foreign exchange, insourcing of financial futures transactions, corporate bond trustee and custody, trust bank, investment trust sales, and securities intermediary services, as well as engages in retail sale of insurance products. It also provides credit card, credit finance, sales promotion, and payment collection agency services; and operational services, including card issuance, invoicing cardholders, and settlement of accounts of other cards.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for Home Federal Bank that provides financial products and services to consumers and businesses. The company’s deposit product line includes checking accounts, savings accounts, money market deposit accounts, and certificates of deposits with various rates and terms to maturity. It also offers mortgages on owner-occupied and one-to four-family residences, and construction of one-to four-family residences. In addition, the company provides commercial real estate loans, multi-family loans, consumer loans, home equity and automobile loans, and commercial business loans. Home Federal Bancorp offers its products and services in the Treasure Valley region of southwestern Idaho, including Ada, Canyon, Elmore, and Gem counties; and Tri-County region of central Oregon comprising the counties of Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson. As of September 30, 2009, it operated 23 branches, 1 loan center, and 24 automated teller machines. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Nampa, Idaho.

The First Bancorp (formerly First National Lincoln) is the holding company for The First, a regional bank serving coastal Maine from about 15 branches. The bank offers traditional retail products and services, including checking and savings accounts, CDs, IRAs, and loans. Residential mortgages make up about half of the company's loan portfolio; business loans account for another third. Bank subsidiary First Advisors offers private banking and investment management services. The bank traces its roots to 1864 and has grown through acquisitions and the opening of new branches.

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