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.

Piedmont Federal Savings Bank focuses on offering sound financial solutions that truly fit people’s lives. We believe in getting to know customers by name, and providing a level of personalized service that just can’t be found at other financial institutions. In addition to our commitment to customer service, we have a wide range of financial products for just about any need, whether it’s a home loan, or a savings plan for college, retirement or medical expenses. Rates on all Piedmont Federal products are extremely competitive, and all our savings programs are safe, secure and backed by the FDIC.

BCSB Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for Baltimore County Savings Bank, F.S.B. that provides various banking and financial services for consumers and businesses in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area. The company’s deposit products include checking accounts, money market accounts, statement and passbook savings accounts, individual retirement accounts, and certificates of deposit. Its loan portfolio comprises single-family residential mortgage loans; real estate loans comprising construction, single-family rental property, and commercial real estate loans; consumer loans, including automobile loans and home equity lines of credit; and commercial lines of credit. BCSB Bancorp, Inc. also offers life and annuity insurance products. As of September 30, 2009, it operated 18 branch offices in Baltimore County, Harford County, Howard County, and Baltimore City, Maryland. BCSB Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1955 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland.

Carolina Bank Holdings owns Carolina Bank, which serves individuals and small to midsized businesses through some 10 branches in northern portions of North Carolina. The community-oriented financial institution offers standard services such as checking and savings accounts, money market and individual retirement accounts, CDs, ATM and debit cards, and online banking and bill payment. Loans secured by commercial properties account for about 40% of the company's portfolio, followed by residential mortgages, construction and land development loans, commercial and industrial loans, and consumer loans.

The US banking arm of Bank of Montreal (BMO), Harris Bankcorp offers personal and commercial banking and other financial services through Harris Bank and other subsidiaries. The company has more than 300 bank branches in the Chicago area, Indiana, and Wisconsin; it also has locations in Arizona, Florida, New York, and a handful of other states. In addition to Harris Bank, the company owns Harris Investment Management, middle-market investment bank BMO Capital Markets, and private bank and wealth management unit Harris Private Bank. Harris Bank added more than 50 branches in the Midwest when it acquired the failed AMCORE Bank in an FDIC-assisted deal in 2010.

Sun Bancorp revolves around New Jersey. The holding company for Sun National Bank, Sun Bancorp targets individuals and local businesses in central and southern New Jersey through about 70 branch locations. Sun National Bank offers standard retail services, including savings accounts, CDs, and IRAs. The company's primary lending focus is originating industrial and commercial loans (including Small Business Administration (SBA) loans and lines of credit), which account for some 85% of its portfolio. Sun National Bank also makes home equity, residential mortgage, and other consumer loans. The company offers investment services through Sun Financial Services.

Dexia provides retail, commercial, and private banking services in Europe, primarily Belgium, Luxembourg, and Turkey (through DenizBank). The company is a leader in European public and semi-public finance, with a majority of the market in Belgium and about half in France. It funds municipal buildings, social housing, and infrastructure projects and is active in Europe and North America. Dexia also provides asset management and investment services through its RBC Dexia Investor Services joint venture with Royal Bank of Canada; the unit has some $2.3 billion in assets under administration. Dexia was founded in 1996 through the merger of public finance institutions in Belgium and France.

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.

Brookline Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Brookline Bank, which provides various banking products and services. Brookline Bancorp, Inc. offers various deposit products, such as non-interest-bearing checking accounts and interest-bearing NOW accounts, savings accounts, money market savings accounts, certificate of deposit accounts, and other qualified plan accounts. Its loan portfolio comprises first mortgage loans secured by multi-family, commercial, and one-to-four family residential real estate properties; indirect automobile loans; loans to condominium associations and business entities; and commercial lines of credit, as well as loans to finance equipment used by small businesses. It also offers financing for construction and development projects, home equity and second mortgage loans, and other consumer loans. In addition, it offers finance for coin-operated laundry, dry cleaning, and convenience store equipment and businesses. As of December 31, 2009 it operated 18 full-service banking offices in Brookline, Medford, and adjacent communities in Middlesex County and Norfolk County in Massachusetts. Brookline Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1871 and is based in Brookline, Massachusetts.

First Community Bank Corporation of America is the holding company for First Community Bank of America, which has about 10 branches in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. Catering to consumers, small to midsized businesses, and property management companies, the thrift offers standard services such as checking and savings accounts, CDs, and credit and debit cards. It typically devotes about half of its loan portfolio to real estate loans, about a third to consumer loans, and the remainder to commercial and industrial loans. Chairman Robert M. Menke owns a majority of First Community Bank Corporation of America.

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