Bank of Communications (BoCom) is one of the largest commercial banks in China, based on total assets. The company offers services in corporate banking, personal banking, and treasury operations; offerings include personal savings accounts, personal loans, corporate loans, trade financing, wealth management, e-banking, and credit card services. BoCom has a network of some 2,700 branches in more than 80 major cities -- including overseas branches in New York, Tokyo, and Singapore, and representative offices in London and Frankfurt. The bank is also one of the oldest in China. HSBC Holdings holds close to a 20% interest in BoCom.

KAS Bank provides a variety of banking services across Europe, including securities and management information services for institutional investors (pension and investment funds, asset management, insurance companies) and for other banks and brokers. KAS's core activities, which are mostly automated, include custody, clearing, and settlement services. Founded in 1806, KAS has offices in Amsterdam, London, and Germany, and it connects directly to stock exchanges in Dubai, Hong Kong, and the US. The company has been growing its valued-added services, and in 2008 it began offering complete back-office outsourcing services. The next year it bought the fund administration business of Deutsche Postbank.

Newport Bancorp provides a big spread of financial services to the tiniest US state. It is the holding company for Newport Federal Savings Bank, which offers traditional deposit services like savings and checking accounts to both consumers and business owners through branches in Newport, Middletown, Wakefield, and Westerly, Rhode Island. The bank's lending portfolio includes auto and other personal loans and lines of credit, as well as real estate-related home equity, construction, commercial mortgage, and one- to four-family residential loans (the bank's largest segment). The bank's roots date back to 1888.

GE Commercial Distribution Finance provides specialized financing to manufacturers, distributors, and retailers in the US and Canada. A division of international conglomerate General Electric through its GE Capital unit, GE Commercial Distribution Finance specializes in inventory financing, asset-based lending, accounts receivable financing, rental and purchase order financing, and equipment financing for small to midsized businesses. Industries served include office and technology products, foodservice, electronics and appliances, HVAC equipment, and agricultural equipment.

Porter Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. Porter Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for PBI Bank that provides commercial and personal banking products and services in Kentucky. The company’s deposit products include checking accounts, savings accounts, term certificate accounts, time deposits, money market deposit accounts, NOW accounts, and certificates of deposit. Its loan portfolio comprises residential mortgage, commercial, consumer, and agriculture loans; and real estate loans, including commercial, construction, residential, and home equity loans. The company also provides drive-through banking facilities, automatic teller machines, night depository, personalized checks, credit cards, debit cards, Internet banking, electronic funds transfers, domestic and foreign wire transfers, travelers’ checks, cash management, vault services, loan and deposit sweep accounts, and lock box services. In addition, Porter Bancorp offers personal trust services, employer retirement plan services, and personal financial and retirement planning services. As of May 20, 2010, it operated 18 full service banking offices in 12 counties in Kentucky.

Rurban Financial is the holding company for State Bank and Trust, which has more than 20 branches in northwestern Ohio and another in northeastern Indiana. The banks offer products, including checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, credit cards, IRAs, and CDs. Commercial and agricultural loans account for approximately two-thirds of the company's loan portfolio; the bank also writes mortgage and consumer loans. Reliance Financial Services, a unit of State Bank and Trust, offers trust and investment management services, as well as brokerage services through an alliance with Raymond James. Subsidiary RDSI Banking Systems offers commercial bank data processing and item processing services.

Kish Bancorp, Inc. is an independent, locally-owned and managed financial holding company operating 12 banking offices and financial centers in Mifflin, Centre, and Huntingdon Counties in Central Pennsylvania. Kish Bancorp and its principal banking subsidiary, Kish Bank, have earned a long-standing reputation for providing unmatched personal service and exceptional value to its individual and business customers. Through our bank and non-bank subsidiaries, including Kish Bank, Kish Insurance, Kish Financial Solutions, and Kish Travel, Kish Bancorp employs over 170 people and offers a full range of banking, insurance, and financial services for individuals, professionals, businesses, and farmers.

Uwharrie Capital Corp operates as the holding company for the Bank of Stanly that provides retail and commercial banking services to individuals and small to medium-sized businesses in North Carolina. It offers various deposit products, including personal and commercial checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts. The company also provides various loans, such as commercial loans and various consumer-type loans to individuals, including installment loans, mortgage loans, equity lines of credit, and overdraft checking credit.

Parke Bancorp is the holding company for Parke Bank, which has three branches in the New Jersey communities of Sewell and Northfield, as well as two loan production offices in the Philadelphia area. The bank provides such traditional products as checking and savings accounts, money market and individual retirement accounts, and certificates of deposit. Parke Bank has a strong focus on business lending -- including operating loans, commercial mortgages, and construction loans -- which accounts for about 90% of the company's loan portfolio. The bank also writes residential real estate and consumer loans.

HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world. HSBC's international network comprises around 8,000 offices in 87 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa.With listings on the London, Hong Kong, New York, Paris and Bermuda stock exchanges, shares in HSBC Holdings plc are held by around 220,000 shareholders in 124 countries and territories. The shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange in the form of American Depositary Receipts.

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