Woodforest Financial Group Inc. family of companies includes both Woodforest National Bank and Woodforest Bank. Each bank plays an important role in the continued growth and strength of Woodforest.Woodforest Financial Group purchased Olympic Savings, a State Savings Bank out of Refugio, Texas in April 2007. Olympic soon had a new name, Woodforest Bank, and was converted to a Federal Savings Bank. Woodforest Bank currently has over 160 branches now open. With this new charter, Woodforest Financial Group brings the expertise and innovation of 30 years of banking success to all new Woodforest markets around the country.

Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union (RBFCU) provides deposit and lending services, including checking and savings accounts and loans for homes, cars, education, and consumer goods. Serving more than 280,000 members, RBFCU has about 30 Texas locations in San Antonio, Austin, and nearby communities. Other products offered by the credit union include business loans, MasterCard credit cards, and term certificates. Through its Randolph Brooks Services Group subsidiary, the credit union offers investment and insurance products such as mutual funds, IRAs, annuities, dental benefits, home warranties, roadside assistance programs, and financial planning services.

Killbuck Bancshares is the holding company for The Killbuck Savings Bank, which operates about 10 branches in northeast Ohio. It offers traditional retail products to individuals and small to midsized businesses, including checking and savings accounts, credit cards, and IRAs. Residential and commercial mortgages make up about two-thirds of its loan portfolio, which also includes business loans and consumer loans. Killbuck Bancshares is the #1 financial institution in Holmes County, where most of its offices are located. It also has branches in Knox and Tuscarawas counties.

American Bank Incorporated is the holding company for American Bank, which operates a single branch in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It serves customers throughout the US via its pcbanker.com Web site. The bank's products and services include checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, CDs, credit cards, and discount brokerage. It primarily originates real estate loans; commercial mortgages account for more than 40% of the company's portfolio, while residential mortgages represent approximately one-third. The Jaindl family, including company president and CEO Mark, owns a majority of American Bank Incorporated.

Sberbank is one of the largest banking institutions in Russia. It has more than 20,000 branches throughout the country (crossing 11 time zones) offering banking services ranging from savings to private and investment banking, and a complete range of lending and credit services to more than 1 million corporate and 250 million retail customers. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation, also known as The Bank of Russia, is a majority shareholder of Sberbank, owning about 60% of its ordinary shares.

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) serves as the central bank for the country. Tracing its roots back to 1939, BOT serves in a variety of central banking functions, including promoting monetary stability and policies, supervising financial institutions, providing banking facilities to the government and financial organizations, managing national reserves, and printing and issuing banknotes. Headquartered in Bangkok, BOT operates three regional offices which manage banking facilities, supervise foreign exchange control, and monitor economic conditions in their respective regional areas. BOT also has international representation in New York and London.

LaPorte Bancorp hopes to be the door to savings. It was formed in 2007 to be the holding company for The LaPorte Savings Bank, which serves individuals and businesses through nearly 10 branches in northwestern Indiana. Founded in 1871, the bank offers standard deposit services such as checking and savings accounts, CDs, and IRAs. Real estate loans, including residential and commercial mortgages, account for about three-quarters of the bank's loan portfolio. Business loans and consumer loans such as home equity and auto loans round out its lending activities. The bank also offers trust and investment services. Mutual holding company LaPorte Savings Bank, MHC owns a majority of LaPorte Bancorp's stock.

FHL Bank Topeka, a privately owned, federally chartered corporation, promotes housing and home ownership by providing wholesale products and services that help member financial institutions expand the availability of mortgage credit, compete more effectively in their markets and foster strong and vibrant communities. With approximately $38 billion in assets and $1.8 billion in capital, FHLBank serves 837 banks, thrifts, credit unions and insurance companies throughout Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma. FHL Bank employs approximately 200 people and is located in Topeka, Kan. FHLBank Topeka promotes housing and community development in the public interest by serving as an economical source of credit and by providing the services and rate of return necessary to attract and retain borrowing stockholders.

F.N.B. Corporation is the holding company for First National Bank of Pennsylvania, which operates about 225 bank branches in Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio. The company also has more than 50 consumer finance offices in those states and Tennessee, plus a handful of loan production offices in Florida. It operates in four segments, providing community banking, wealth management, insurance, and consumer finance products and services to retail clients and small businesses. It also offers leasing and merchant banking services. F.N.B. plans to expand in northeastern Pennsylvania through the acquisition of Comm Bancorp in a deal worth some $70 million.

Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad, Malaysia's second Islamic bank, has a full range of financial services in compliance with Shariah (Islamic law). It offers consumer and business lending, savings accounts, remittance, and investment services as well as trade financing, offshore banking, and foreign exchange products. Bank Muamalat also helps Muslims meet their zakat (charitable giving) obligations by setting up accounts and providing calculators for that purpose. The bank was formed in 1999 from the Islamic banking components of the then Bank Bumiputra, Bank of Commerce Malaysia, and BBMB Kewangan. Bukhary Capital now owns 70% while Khazanah Nasional owns 30%.

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