Founded in 1882 as Japan's central bank, the Bank of Japan primarily issues banknotes and acts as a treasurer for the government. The bank is responsible for implementing lending rate changes as well as maintaining fluctuations in reserve requirements. It also compiles data and performs research and analysis pertaining to the overall economy. The bank's policy board meets about a dozen times each year to make decisions on monetary policies, which are then carried out by the Bank of Japan's providing and absorbing funds into the market.

Mid-Wisconsin Financial Services likes to stay in the middle of all things financial in the Badger State. The institution is the holding company for Mid-Wisconsin Bank, which offers traditional time deposit and lending services from some 15 branches in central and northern Wisconsin. The bank also provides wealth management services including administration of pension and profit sharing plans, personal trusts, and estates, as well as securities and annuities brokerage. Commercial and residential mortgages each account for about a third of the company's loan portfolio; other offerings include business, construction, and agricultural loans. Mid-Wisconsin Bank was incorporated in 1890.

Suncorp-Metway (aka Suncorp Group)wants to be a rising star in Australia's insurance and banking sectors. The group owns Suncorp Insurance, which operates one of the country's largest general insurance companies, as well as a small but growing life insurance and wealth management business. The general insurance business sells personal and commercial property/casualty insurance under its Suncorp, AAMI, GIO, Vero, and Shannons brands. In addition to its insurance business, Suncorp also runs Suncorp Bank, an operator of some 170 branches in eastern Australia. Among other products, the bank offers personal and commercial banking accounts, financial planning, and loans to consumers and small to midsized businesses.

Established in 1999, Stonebridge Bank offers you the best of both worlds: Traditional brick and mortar service and a state-of-the-art Internet banking site. We have branches in convenient locations where our customers can find all of the conventional banking services. They also have a comprehensive website at www.stonebridgebank.com that allows our customers to do all of their banking quickly and at their own convenience.

Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c., together with its subsidiaries, provides retail and corporate banking, investment banking, and asset management services in the Republic of Ireland and internationally. The company accepts demand deposits, time deposits, and current accounts, as well as provides lending services, such as vehicle, plant, machinery, and equipment leasing; retail and investment property loans; vehicle, plant, machinery, and equipment hire purchase; and personal loans. It also offers wealth management services, as well as a range of life and pension products. In addition, the company provides corporate finance, treasury, risk management, stock broking, and outsourced financial services

Tower Financial is the holding company for Tower Bank & Trust, which was formed in 1999 to fill the void in community banking services left in the wake of the consolidation of local banks into national banking companies. Targeting individuals and small to midsized businesses, the bank has some six branches and loan production offices, mainly in and around Fort Wayne. It focuses mainly on commercial lending, with business mortgages and operating loans making up around three-quarters of its loan portfolio. It also issues residential mortgages and personal loans. Deposit products include checking, savings, and money market accounts, and CDs.

The private company has business interests in both financial services and premium vodka. Its Russian Standard Bank is a leading consumer lender, with more than 380 branches and offices throughout Russia; it holds more than half of the domestic credit card market. The bank's insurance arm offers life and health coverage. The company's Russian Standard Vodka is a growing global spirits brand that is exported to more than 60 countries worldwide. Another subsidiary, Roust, imports and distributes such brands as Campari, Jagermeister, and Remy Martin within Russia.

Banca Popolare dell'Emilia Romagna (known as BPER) owns or has stakes in more than a dozen banks, providing individuals and businesses with a variety of services, including deposit banking, lending, and bancassurance (life insurance). All together, the banks have more than 1,100 branches. Other BPER subsidiaries and affiliates offer such products and services as asset management, factoring, leasing, and private banking.

Westamerica Bank, chartered in 1884, also originates construction, residential mortgage, and consumer loans.Annie get your checkbook? Maybe not as wild as Buffalo Bill's West, but Westamerica Bancorporation still shoots high with its subsidiary Westamerica Bank. The bank operates more than 90 branches in northern and central California. It offers individuals and businesses such standard fare as checking and savings accounts, as well as electronic banking, trust services, and credit cards. It focuses on the banking needs of small businesses; business loans and commercial mortgages together account for more than half of the company's loan portfolio.

Marquette Commercial Finance, Inc. company provides services to middle-market companies including asset-based transfer facilities and inventory lines of credit. Clients include companies in the health care, consumer products, natural gas, and manufacturing industries. It has operations in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, and Texas. Marquette Commercial Finance is part of the Marquette Financial Companies family of businesses.

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