Apollo Bancorp is the holding company for Apollo Trust Company, a community bank serving Western Pennsylvania's Kiski Valley, northeast of Pittsburgh. Through about five branches, the bank offers checking, savings, and investment accounts to individuals and local businesses. It also offers trust services. One- to four-family residential mortgages and commercial real estate loans make up most of the bank's loan portfolio. It also offers construction and land development loans, consumer loans, and farm loans, in addition to lending to area municipalities. Apollo Trust Company opened in 1871.

Cortland Bancorp is the place to keep your bucks in the Buckeye State. Cortland Bancorp is the holding company for Cortland Savings and Banking Company (aka Cortland Banks), a community-oriented institution serving northeastern Ohio from about 15 banking locations. Cortland Banks offers standard banking services including checking and savings accounts, debit cards, and business and consumer loans. More than half of Cortland's loan portfolio is composed of commercial mortgages. Other offerings include discount brokerage and trust services.

Waterstone Financial, Inc. was founded in 1921 and is based in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Waterstone Financial, Inc. is a subsidiary of Lamplighter Financial, MHC. Waterstone Financial, Inc. operates as the holding company for WaterStone Bank that provides various banking services. It generates various deposit products, including checking accounts, savings accounts, money market deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, demand deposits, and negotiable order of withdrawal accounts. The company’s loan portfolio comprises one- to four-family residential mortgage loans; over four-family real estate loans; residential construction and land loans; commercial real estate loans; home equity loans and home equity lines of credit; commercial loans secured by accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, and real estate; and consumer loans. It operates eight banking offices and nine automated teller machines, including stand-alone automated teller machine facilities in Milwaukee, Washington, and Waukesha counties, Wisconsin. The company was formerly known as Wauwatosa Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Waterstone Financial, Inc. in August 2008.

STEN Corporation is a diversified holding company with operations in automobile financing and contract manufacturing. Its STEN Financial subsidiary operates subprime auto lender and dealership inventory financing business STEN Credit Corporation and the Arizona-based EasyDrive Cars and Credit used car lots. STEN also owns Stencor, which manufactures products including surgical sterilization containers and filters (for STERIS Corporation, its largest customer), air filtration systems, and pest-control systems. CEO Kenneth Brimmer owns about a quarter of the company, as does former director Gary Copperud, who controls former subsidiary Burger Time.

ESL Federal Credit Union was known as Eastman Savings and Loan until 1996 when it changed its charter from a thrift to a credit union. The company has about 20 branches in upstate New York that offer deposit accounts, credit cards, insurance, and investment products. It originates consumer loans and mortgages, including automobile, boat, and home improvement loans. The credit union has some 290,000 members; membership is available to employees and retirees of Eastman Kodak and its subsidiaries as well as a handful of other employer groups and residents of Rochester, New York.

SVB Financial Group provides diversified financial services to emerging, growth and established technology companies and the life science, venture capital and premium wine markets. Through its focus on specialized markets and extensive knowledge of the people and business issues driving them, SVB Financial Group provides a level of service and partnership that measurably impacts its clients' success.Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., the company offers its clients commercial, investment, merchant and private banking, as well as value-added services using its knowledge and networks. Founded in 1983, SVB Financial Group serves clients around the world through 26 domestic offices, and international subsidiaries in the U.K., Israel, India and China, and an extensive network of relationships with venture capitalists in Asia, Australia, Europe, India, and Israel.With solid understanding of the true risks and rewards faced by companies in dynamic markets, the company is widely recognized for its ability to develop innovative approaches to meet the unique financial needs of its clients. SVB Financial Group began serving the technology and life science markets at a time when they were not well-understood by the financial services industry and when many of the leading companies in these industries were just getting started. At that time, many of these companies had yet to show profits and were not considered creditworthy by local community or regional banks.Over the last two decades, SVB Financial Group has become one of the most respected names in the financial services industry. The company has created innovative solutions for some of the world's most successful technology and life sciences companies. These companies face unique challenges and require special services, such as finding the right venture capitalist or angel investor, securing capital to support rapid growth, or driving overseas expansion. SVB Financial Group offers products and services specifically tailored to meet our clients' needs at every stage of corporate growth.

Aries Capital is a full-service mortgage banker specializing in structured financing for commercial projects including hotels, office buildings, and apartment buildings. Its offerings include fixed and adjustable rate mortgages, typically ranging from $3 million to $100 million, as well interim funds and smaller multifamily residential loans. Through Aries Real Estate Fund, Aries Capital, LLC provides mezzanine and bridge financing; Urban Development Fund finances projects that will benefit underserved communities. Aries Capital, LLC operates nationwide through offices in Chicago, Denver, Houston, and Phoenix. Aries Capital has funded more than $3 billion in real estate developments in the past decade.

Southern First Bancshares operates in two markets: Greenville, South Carolina, where it operates under the Greenville First Bank moniker, and in Columbia, South Carolina as Southern First Bank. Selling itself as a local alternative to larger institutions, the company, which has more than five bank branches, targets individuals and small to midsized businesses. It offers traditional deposit services and products, including checking accounts, savings accounts, and CDs. The banks use funds from deposits mainly to write commercial mortgages, residential mortgages, and commercial business loans.

WSFS Financial is the holding company for Wilmington Savings Fund Society (WSFS Bank), a thrift with about 35 branches in Delaware and a handful of locations in Pennsylvania and Virginia. Founded in 1832, WSFS Bank attracts deposits from individuals and local businesses through such standard retail services as checking and savings accounts, CDs, and IRAs. The bank primarily lends to businesses: Commercial loans and mortgages account for about 75% of its loan portfolio. Bank subsidiary Cypress Capital Management provides trust and advisory services to wealthy clients and institutional investors.

Emclaire Financial is the holding company for the Farmers National Bank of Emlenton, which operates about a dozen branches in northwestern Pennsylvania. Serving area consumers and businesses, the bank offers standard deposit products and services, including checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, and CDs. The bank is mainly a real estate lender, with commercial mortgages, residential first mortgages, and home equity loans and lines of credit making up most of its loan portfolio. Emclaire Financial also owns title insurance and real estate settlement services provider Emclaire Settlement Services.

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