The Mie Bank caters to the Mie and Aichi Prefectures with its some 75 branches and 8 consolidated subsidiaries, offering the conventional array of banking products such as deposits, securities, loans, and other related offerings. Key subsidiary Miegin Sogo-Lease represents all of the bank's leasing operations while other subsidiaries include Miegin Institute of Research, Miegin Card, Miegin Mortgage Service, and Miegin Office Support. The bank was established in 1895 as the Yokkaichi Bank; it eventually changed its name to its current moniker in 1939.

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.

Citizens Holding Company has taken the proletariat approach to banking. The firm is the holding company for The Citizens Bank of Philadelphia, Mississippi, which operates some 20 locations in the eastern part of the state. Founded in 1908, the bank targets individuals and local businesses, offering products such as checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, CDs, IRAs, and trust services. Lending activities consist mostly of real estate loans (about 70% of the loan portfolio) and commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans (more than 10%). Citizens Holding offers discount brokerage services through an agreement with First Tennessee Bank. Subsidiary Title Services offers title insurance.

Grupo Financiero HSBC, S.A. de C.V is the Mexico arm of international financial giant HSBC Holdings. Primary subsidiary HSBC Mexico is one of Mexico's largest banks, with more than 1,350 branches and some 4 million customers. In addition to retail deposit accounts and related retail services, the group offers insurance products and private banking services. Grupo Financiero HSBC also also offers commercial financing and international trade and treasury services. The group was formed when HSBC Holdings acquired Grupo Financiero Bital 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.

MainStreet BankShares, Inc. serves southern Virginia from about five offices. Chartered in 2002, Franklin offers such deposit products as checking and savings accounts, money markets, and CDs. The bank primarily uses funds from deposits to write real estate loans, including commercial and residential mortgages, construction loans, and home equity loans. Franklin Community's market is centered in the rural communities of Virginia's Franklin County.

Savings bank Caja de Ahorros y Monte de Piedad de Madrid (Caja Madrid) provides services from approximately 2,100 banking offices and some 5,000 ATMs throughout Spain. It offers retail, business, and private banking services and has some 7 million individual, small business, corporate, and institutional customers. As part of an alliance with MAPFRE, Caja Madrid products and services are offered through more than 300 MAPFRE offices, as well as through the insurer's agents. Caja Madrid is merging with smaller rival Bancaja. The deal will create the largest savings bank in Spain (overtaking La Caixa).

Great Southern Bank was founded in 1923 with a $5,000 investment, four employees and 936 customers. Today, it has grown to $3.4 billion in total assets, more than 1,000 dedicated associates serving nearly 150,000 households. Headquartered in Springfield, Mo., the Company operates 75 retail banking centers in Missouri, Arkansas. Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska. Great Southern offers one-stop shopping with a comprehensive line-up of financial services that give customers more choices for their money. Customers can choose from a wide variety of checking accounts, savings accounts and lending options. With the understanding that convenient access to banking services is a top priority, customers can access the bank when, where and how they prefer, whether it’s through a banking center that will have the longest banking hours in town, through an ATM, by telephone or through the Internet.Beyond traditional banking services, customers can also look to Great Southern for help with investment, insurance and travel services through Great Southern Financial Services, Great Southern Insurance and Great Southern Travel. Great Southern’s mission is to build winning relationships with its customers, associates, shareholders and communities. On any given day, we are hard at work helping young families realize the dream of homeownership, helping a business owner expand his or her business, or providing the right product or service to help an individual save for a future goal. We’re also partnering with the community to help make it a better and more prosperous place to live. And, last but not least, we are keeping the interests of our shareholders in mind in every decision we make while also maintaining our commitment to provide a superior long-term return on their investment.

CIMB Group (formerly Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings Berhad) is the second-largest financial services firm in Malaysia, behind Malaysian Banking Berhad. It is holding company for CIMB Bank, CIMB Investment Bank, and CIMB Islamic, which provide banking and financial services throughout Southeast Asia. The group has about 1,150 locations in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore, as well as Thailand, where it operates CIMB Bank Niaga. CIMB Group's offerings include corporate and consumer banking, investment banking, Islamic banking, stock brokerage, asset management, and insurance.

Lakeland Bancorp is shoring up in the Garden State. It's the holding company for Lakeland Bank, which serves northern New Jersey from about 50 branch offices. Targeting individuals and small to midsized businesses, the bank offers standard retail products such as checking and savings accounts, money market and NOW accounts, and CDs. It also offers financial planning and advisory services for consumers. The bank's lending activities primarily consist of commercial loans (about half of the company's loan portfolio) and residential mortgages (about a third of all loans). Its Lakeland Bank Equipment Leasing Division offers commercial equipment lease financing.

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