Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston is banking on the continued support of other banks. The bank provides funds for residential mortgages and community development loans to its members, which consist of about 450 financial institutions in New England, including banks, thrifts, credit unions, and insurance companies. The bank also lends to nonmember institutions such as state housing finance agencies, primarily to promote the funding of low to moderate income housing in the region. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston is one of 12 regional wholesale banks in the Federal Home Loan Bank System. Its region includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Shore Bancshares sits on the edge of the banking ocean. The institution is the holding company for three bank subsidiaries: The Centreville National Bank of Maryland; The Talbot Bank of Easton, Maryland; and The Felton Bank. Combined, the banks operate about 20 branches serving individuals and businesses in the Maryland counties of Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne, and Talbot, as well as in Kent County, Delaware. The company sells insurance through subsidiaries The Avon-Dixon Agency and Elliott Wilson Insurance. Jack Martin & Associates, acquired in 2007, offers marine insurance products.

Space Coast Credit Union (SCCU) takes deposits in dollars and moon money. The bank became Florida's third-largest credit union after taking over Eastern Financial Florida Credit Union in 2009. SCCU offers checking and savings accounts, CDs, IRAs, money market accounts, Visa credit cards, mortgages, loans, and investment products to individuals and small businesses. The member-owned cooperative has more than 65 branches and 145 ATMs in eight counties across Central Florida, along the East Coast. SCCU's 360,000 members boast assets of more than $3.2 billion. The credit union was founded in 1951.

Lakeland Financial is the holding company for Lake City Bank, which serves area business customers and individuals through more than 40 branches scattered across about a dozen northern Indiana counties. Founded in 1872 in Warsaw, Indiana, the bank offers such standard retail services as checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, and CDs. Commercial loans, including agricultural loans and mortgages, make up about 80% of the bank's loan portfolio. Lake City Bank also offers investment products and services such as corporate and personal trust, brokerage, employee benefit plans, and estate planning.

University Bank is an FDIC insured, locally owned and locally managed Community Bank primarily serving the cities of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti of Washtenaw County, Michigan. The Community Banking operation focuses on local businesses, local residents, minorities and non-profit organizations. Other Community Banking specialties include highly competitive deposit products, residential and commercial real estate mortgage lending and business loans. Insurance and stock, bond and mutual fund investments are also avaliable to our customers through our wholly owned subsidiary University Insurance & Investments, Inc.

Citizens Bancshares is the holding company for Citizens Trust Bank, which serves the Atlanta and Columbus, Georgia and Birmingham and Eutaw, Alabama communities from about 10 branch offices. The bank provides standard services such as checking and savings accounts, CDs, IRAs, credit cards, financial planning, and investments. Its lending portfolio mainly consists of loans secured by one- to four-family residences, multifamily dwellings, or commercial or industrial real estate. Former chairman and Atlanta-area entrepreneur and philanthropist Herman J. Russell owns about 30% of Citizens Bancshares' stock.

Grupo Financieros Interacciones offers financial services to customers in Mexico through its banking, brokerage firm, and insurance business units. Its commercial bank operations serve individuals, corporations, government, and agribusinesses; it specializes in financing construction, energy, and public infrastructure projects, including more than half of Mexico's motorways. Its Casa de Bolsa brokerage unit offers brokerage, investment, and portfolio management services, while its insurance arm offers protection on automobiles, health, life, and property. The family of company president Carlos Hank Rhon is a main shareholder of Grupo Financieros Interacciones.

Commercial banking, securities dealing, asset management, and insurance all find a home beneath Shin Kong's umbrella. Also known as SKFH, the holding company offers an array of banking and financial services through subsidiaries Shin Kong Life Insurance (SKL), Shin Kong Investment Trust (SKIT), Taiwan Shin Kong Insurance Brokers (SKIB), and Taiwan Shin Kong Commercial Bank (SKB). The company has expanded its product offerings and market presence, with a focus on mainland China for growth opportunities. SKFH was established in 2002.

Barclays PLC provides financial services in Europe, the United States, Africa, and Asia. It offers retail and commercial banking, credit cards, investment banking, and wealth management services. The companys products include current account and savings products, Woolwich branded mortgages, general insurance, unsecured loan and protection products, commercial loans, installment finance, credit cards, and bancassurance products. It also offers money transmission, asset financing and leasing, wealth management, international and private banking, fiduciary, investment management, brokerage, and investment advisory services.

Sovereign Bank offers a broad array of financial services, including retail, business, and corporate banking; cash management; capital markets; private wealth management; and insurance. Its roots reach back to 1902, when it was established as a building and loan association helping Pennsylvania textile workers become homeowners.

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