First Pulaski National Corporation is the holding company for First National Bank of Pulaski, which has about ten branches in Giles, Lincoln, and Marshall counties in south-central Tennessee. The thrift opened its first two branches in Alabama in 2008. It offers traditional deposit products such as checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, CDs, and IRAs. With these funds, the bank mainly writes real estate loans, including residential mortgages, commercial mortgages, and farmland loans. It also originates business, consumer, construction, land development, and agricultural loans.

First Financial Holding Co., Ltd is the holding company for First Commercial Bank, which provides retail and commercial banking to some five million customers in Taiwan and Asia-Pacific region. Originally founded in 1899, the bank has nearly 200 domestic offices and more than 20 international offices, including one in the US. Taiwanese business loans account for about 70% of its loan portfolio; consumer loans make up the remainder. In 2007 the bank joined with European insurer Aviva to create savings and pension products provider First-Aviva. In addition to First Commercial Bank, the holding company owns First Securities, First Venture Capital, and other financial companies.

New Century Bancorp is the holding company for the aptly named New Century Bank, which opened for business in 2000. The bank has about 10 branches in central North Carolina's Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, and Sampson counties. Targeting individuals and small to midsized businesses, New Century Bank offers such services as checking and savings accounts, CDs, IRAs, and loans. Its loan book largely comprises real estate loans (75% of the portfolio); the remaining quarter includes business and consumer loans. The company merged its New Century Bank South subsidiary into New Century Bank in 2008.

CommerceFirst Bancorp is the holding company for CommerceFirst Bank, which opened in 2000 and now has five branches in central Maryland. Catering to small to midsized businesses and professional clients, it offers deposit products including checking and savings accounts, NOW and money market accounts, and certificates of deposit. The bank mainly uses funds from deposits to write business loans (including Small Business Administration loans) and mortgages. Executive officers and board members of CommerceFirst Bancorp collectively own more than 20% of the company.

Surrey Bancorp is the holding company for Surrey Bank & Trust, which serves northwestern North Carolina's Surry County and neighboring portions of Virginia through about five offices and a lending center. The bank offers standard retail services, including checking and savings accounts, CDs, IRAs, and credit and debit cards. Surrey Bank & Trust writes mostly commercial and industrial loans (more than two-thirds of its portfolio), followed by residential mortgages (about 20%). Subsidiary SB&T Insurance sells property/casualty coverage. The bank offers investment services through a third-party provider, UVEST, which is part of LPL Financial.

Enterprise Financial Services Corp operates as a financial holding company for the Enterprise Bank & Trust, which provides banking and wealth management services to individuals and business customers in the St. Louis and Kansas City metropolitan markets. It offers deposits products, such as demand deposits, interest-bearing transaction accounts, money market accounts, and savings deposits; and lending services, including commercial, commercial real estate, financial and industrial development, real estate construction and development, residential real estate, and consumer loans. Enterprise Financial Services Corp also provides financial planning, advisory, and trust services; personal advisory services that include estate planning, business succession planning, and retirement planning services; and investment management and fiduciary services for individuals, businesses, institutions, and nonprofit organizations. As of December 31, 2009, it operated four banking facilities in the St. Louis metropolitan area and seven banking facilities in the Kansas City Market. Enterprise Financial Services Corp was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Clayton, Missouri.

Citizens of the Republic! Citizens Republic Bancorp is the holding company for Citizens Bank, which operates about 220 branches primarily in Michigan, but also in Wisconsin, Ohio, and Indiana. In addition to consumer and commercial banking, Citizens Republic Bancorp also offers wealth management, brokerage services, mutual funds, annuities, and trust services. Commercial loans, including real estate, construction, and industrial loans, make up approximately 60% of the company's portfolio; consumer loans represent about 25%. Citizens sold its F&M Bank-Iowa subsidiary to Great Western Bank, a unit of National Australia Bank, in 2010.

C. Hoare & Co.,established in 1672 by Sir Richard Hoare, the bank began as a goldsmith under the sign of the golden bottle, where the bank's first lending activities were undertaken. The golden bottle remains a symbol of the bank, which has two London locations. C. Hoare & Co. offers a variety of savings and investment services (such as loans, mortgages, individual savings accounts, personal equity plans, and investment advice) as well as a host of services and consultation for tax and estate planning. The private bank, which caters to the very wealthy, is still run by the descendants of the founder.

CKF Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for Central Kentucky Federal Savings Bank that provides various banking and financial products and services to individuals and corporate customers. It offers various deposit products, including non-interest bearing demand deposit accounts, NOW accounts, savings accounts, money market deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, passbook and statement savings accounts, and individual retirement accounts. The company also provides real estate mortgage loans, which comprise one-to-four family residential loans, multifamily residential loans, and nonresidential and land loans; construction loans; commercial non-mortgage loans; and consumer loans. In addition, it provides account inquiries, account transfers, after hour depository services, automated teller machine (ATM) services, automatic funds transfers, cashier’s checks, coin processing, credit card cash advances, debit cards/ATM cards, deposit bags, direct deposits, merchant services, money orders, notary services, safe deposit boxes, stop payment services, temporary checks, and wire transfer services. Further, the company offers check reordering, Internet banking, and VoiceMaster telebanking services. It operates three full-service offices and ATM locations in Danville and Lancaster, Kentucky. CKF Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is based in Danville, Kentucky.

Swedbank AB offers various financial products and services to private individuals, corporates, organizations, and municipalities. The company’s corporate banking services include cash management, financing, corporate finance, securities, capital market, asset management, and life and pension services; and banks and financial institutions services comprise transaction, custody, correspondent banking, trade finance, and relationship management services. It also offers loan and mortgage, savings and investing, payment, and insurance services for private customers; private banking services, including financial planning, investment advice, individual investment solutions, and ownership and generation shifting services; and single Euro payments area services for paying and receiving electronic payments in Euro. As of March 22, 2010, the company operated 381 branches in Sweden, 226 branches in the Baltic countries, and 156 branches in Ukraine. Swedbank AB offers its services in Sweden, Luxembourg, Spain, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Russia, Norway, Denmark, Finland, the United States, China, and Japan. The company was founded in 1820 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

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