The Bank of Greece is the central bank of the country. It was established in 1927 by an Annex to the Geneva Protocol and started operations in May 1928. It was incorporated as a societe anonyme. According to its Statute, its head office is in Athens. It has a nationwide network of 18 branches, 38 agencies and 8 outlets.As from January 2001, the Bank of Greece is an integral part of the Euro system, which consists of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks (NCBs) of the European Union (EU) Member States participating in the euro area.

CBT Financial is the holding company for Clearfield Bank & Trust Company, which operates about a dozen offices in central Pennsylvania. Targeting individuals and local businesses, the bank offers traditional deposit products, credit cards, trust and investment services, and loans. The bulk of the bank's lending portfolio is secured by residential and commercial mortgages. It also offers consumer, construction, and business loans. CBT Financial nearly doubled its operations in 2005 when it acquired six banking locations from First Commonwealth Financial.

First Pioneer Farm Credit helps farmers explore the well charted territory of financing. The financial cooperative is part of the national Farm Credit System founded in 1916 to serve the needs of American farmers. It offers mortgages, seasonal loans, lines of credit, equipment leasing, record keeping, tax planning and preparation, appraisals, business consulting, life insurance, and multi-peril crop insurance to country homeowners and agricultural business owners. Most of its patrons are involved in farming, horticulture, forestry, or commercial fishing. First Pioneer Farm Credit serves some 7,000 customers through 15 offices in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island.

New York Community Bancorp is the holding company for New York Community Bank (one of the largest thrifts in the US) and New York Commercial Bank. In New York, New York Community Bank operates through four divisions: Queens County Savings Bank, Richmond County Savings Bank, Roosevelt Savings Bank, and Roslyn Savings Bank. It also serves customers in New Jersey through its Garden State Community Bank division. Altogether, it has more than 200 branches throughout the two states. Nonbank subsidiaries offer asset management and life insurance. The company expanded into Arizona, Ohio, and Florida with its 2009 FDIC-assisted acquisition of the failed AmTrust Bank.

MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc. operates as a holding company for MetroBank, National Association; and Metro United Bank that provide commercial banking products and services in Texas and California. The company offers retail deposit products and services, including checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, time deposits, individual retirement accounts, noninterest-bearing demand deposit transaction accounts, and interest-bearing NOW accounts. Its loan portfolio includes commercial and industrial loans comprising loans to wholesalers, manufacturers, and business service companies; commercial mortgage loans to finance the purchase of real property; loans for the construction of residential and non-residential properties; loans for commercial properties, such as multi-family, office, industrial, warehouse, and retail centers; and consumer loans comprising automobile loans, lines of credit, and other personal loans. The company also provides government guaranteed lending programs; trade finance loans and letters of credit to facilitate export and import transactions for small and medium-sized businesses; and single-family residential mortgage products through third party mortgage companies, as well as offers ATM cards, debit cards, and online banking services. As of December 31, 2009, it operated 19 branches in the greater Houston, Dallas, San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco metropolitan areas. MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Joyo Bank offers regional banking services for Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture and its surrounding regions. Backed by more than 170 branches, Joyo offers deposits, loans, investment portfolios, international business, and other traditional retail banking products. Subsidiaries and affiliated companies include Joyo Computer Service Co. (calculation software), Joyo Lease Co. (machinery and equipment leasing), Joyo Credit Guarantee Co. (housing loans credit), and Joyo Cash Service Co. (ATM and CD management and maintenance).

Charter Financial is the savings and loan holding company for CharterBank, which operates more than a dozen branches and loan production offices in western Georgia and eastern Alabama. Deposit products include consumer and commercial checking accounts, savings and money market accounts, and CDs. The bank is focused on real estate lending, with residential and commercial mortgages each accounting for more than a third of its loan portfolio. It also makes consumer, business, construction, and land development loans. The bank gives cash awards to high school customers for making straight A's. Mutual holding company First Charter MHC owns more than 80% of Charter Financial.

Vancouver City Savings Credit Union,the largest credit union in Canada, Vancity boasts some 400,000 members and has more than 55 branches in Vancouver, Victoria, and surrounding areas of British Columbia. Actively involved in environmental and community causes, the cooperative credit union offers standard services such as deposit accounts, credit cards, home mortgages, and insurance, in addition to specialized personal loans such as credit for hybrid vehicles and energy-efficient home renovations. Vancity also develops affordable housing.

Provident Financial Holdings is the holding company for Provident Savings Bank, which operates more than a dozen branches in Southern California's Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Catering to individuals and small to midsized businesses, the bank offers such standard retail products as checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, and CDs, as well as retirement planning services. Real estate loans including single-family, multifamily, and commercial mortgages and construction loans make up essentially all of the company's loan portfolio. Single-family residential mortgages make up more than half of all loans.

Star One Credit Union. It has four branches in California's Silicon Valley, but its approximately 80,000 members can access their accounts through a nationwide network of more than 25,000 ATMs and 2,500 shared credit union branches in some 40 states. Star One offers membership to employees of selected companies, including such biggies as Lockheed Martin and Yahoo! Additionally, those who live or work in Santa Clara County, California, are eligibleThe Lockheed Missile Employees Federal Credit Union was chartered in October 1956 to serve employees of the new Lockheed Missiles and Space Division in Sunnyvale, California. Our doors opened in January 1957 when 1,350 member accounts were transferred from the Lockheed Aircraft Employees Federal Credit Union in Burbank.

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