State Street Bank provides custody, shareholder services, brokerage, securities finance, research, and other management services for institutional clients around the world. Customers include mutual funds, pension plans, and investment managers. At the top of the custody-services heap, State Street has about $19 trillion in assets under custody. It also has nearly $2 trillion in assets under administration. Other subsidiaries include asset manager State Street Global Advisors and State Street Alternative Investment Solutions.

The Farm Credit Bank of Texas is owned by the lending cooperatives it serves. Part of the federal Farm Credit System, the Farm Credit Bank of Texas provides loans and financial services to more than 20 lending cooperatives and financial institutions in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas. The co-ops include federal land credit associations, which offer real estate loans on farms, ranches, and other rural property, and agricultural credit associations, which provide agricultural production loans, agribusiness financing, and rural mortgage financing. Its Capital Markets Group partners with banks and other institutions to provide capital to food, energy, agribusiness, and telecom companies.

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, through its subsidiaries, offers banking and financial services to personal, commercial, corporate, and institutional customers in the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. It provides private banking and investment services, and offshore banking services; and debt and equity financing and risk management services, as well as money markets, rates flow trading, currencies and commodities, equities, credit markets and portfolio management and origination services. The company also offers global payments, cash and liquidity management, and trade finance and commercial card products and services; sells and underwrites retail and SME insurance over the telephone and Internet, as well as through brokers and partnerships; and offers general insurance, including motor insurance under the brands of Direct Line, Churchill, Privilege, Green Flag, and NIG. In addition, it provides operational technology, customer support in telephony, account management, lending and money transmission, global purchasing, property, and other services. The company was founded in 1727 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom. The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc operates as a subsidiary of HM Treasury.

Flatbush Federal Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for Flatbush Federal Savings & Loan Association, which provides various banking products and services primarily in Brooklyn, New York. Flatbush Federal Bancorp, Inc. offers various deposit products, including demand deposits comprising non-interest bearing and NOW accounts, passbook savings and club accounts, and fixed-term certificates of deposit. Its loan portfolio comprises one-to-four family residential loans, multi-family real estate loans, commercial real estate loans, construction loans, loans secured by deposits, home equity loans, credit cards secured by deposit accounts, unsecured credit cards, and business loans. Flatbush Federal Bancorp offers its services to middle-income households and low-to-moderate-income households through its three locations located in Brooklyn. Flatbush Federal Bancorp, Inc. is based in Brooklyn, New York. Flatbush Federal Bancorp, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Flatbush Federal Bancorp, MHC.

MidCarolina Financial likes to stay in the middle of all things financial in the Tar Heel State. The institution is the holding company for MidCarolina Bank, which has eight bank branches -- including two located in health care and long-term care facilities -- in Alamance and Guilford Counties. The bank offers standard retail products and services, such as checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, and credit and debit cards. It uses funds from deposits primarily to write real estate loans; it also writes business and consumer loans. American National Bankshares is buying MidCarolina Financial for nearly $40 million.

One of India's largest banks, Canara Bank (also known as CanBank) has a network of more than 2,700 branches throughout India, in addition to branches in Hong Kong and London. All of Canara Bank's branches including those located in rural areas are computerized, in a country where that is not a given. The modernization of all branches allows the bank to offer its customers networked ATMs, telebanking, internet banking, and debit card services. Canara Bank's lending focus is on agriculture, retail, housing, and infrastructure loans. Other services include asset management and factoring. The financial institution is 73% owned by India's government.

Founded in 1993, Gemini is a Massachusetts based private equity firm that provides capital and strategic resources to lower middle market companies. Since its inception, we have invested $350 million in more than 75 companies throughout the U.S., typically investing $3 – $8 million per transaction in either control or minority positions. In 2010, we opened our Texas office to expand Gemini’s presence in the southern region of the country. Gemini offers a flexible investment approach. We provide a wide range of financing structures, which include subordinated debt with warrants, preferred stock, and common equity. We have extensive experience leading transactions, as well as co-investing with other private equity firms and independent sponsors.Currently investing Gemini Investors V, L.P., we are seeking established businesses and experienced management teams that have a solid operating history and significant growth potential. Our target portfolio company has revenues of $10 to $50 million and EBITDA of at least $1 million. We have a diversified approach to investing, with and a proven track record in consumer products and services, healthcare services, manufacturing, distribution, for-profit education, restaurants, waste and recycling, retail, hardware and software technologies, and business services.In 2009, the U.S. Small Business Administration selected Gemini from among 300 current Small Business Investment Companies (SBIC) funds as the inaugural winner of the SBIC of the Year Award. We received this honor during National Small Business Week in Washington, D.C. in May 2009. Over the last fourteen years, Gemini has built an experienced and cohesive team of investment professionals. The firm’s five general partners have all worked together for more than a decade, and collectively bring 120+ years of experience in management, strategy consulting, investment banking, venture capital, and private equity.

TCF Banks are affiliated with TCF Financial Corporation, a financial holding corporation based in Minnesota.TCF has 440 banking offices in Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan, Colorado, Wisconsin, Indiana, Arizona and South Dakota.TCF is now the 11th largest U.S. Visa® Classic debit card issuer ranked by sales volume.

West Suburban Bank has offered a level of service and responsiveness that the mega-banks, despite their posturing, can never hope to attain. Our employees, from our tellers to our key decision makers, live in the communities we serve, so we understand the needs of our communities and our customers. And, because decisions are made locally, not at some far removed corporate headquarters, we can react quickly when those needs change.

Established in 1817 as Bank of Montreal, BMO Financial Group (TSX, NYSE: BMO) is a highly diversified financial services organization. With total assets of $397 billion as of July 31, 2010, and more than 38,000 employees, BMO provides a broad range of retail banking, wealth management and investment banking products and solutions.

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