Ridgewood Savings Bank is a royal member of the financial community. in 1920, a group of fourteen local Ridgewood residents got together with the idea of forming a new mutual savings institution to serve the people of their community. Working purely towards the common good and without regard for personal gain, our founders had high hopes for the success of the bank formed "for the people, by the people."

TFS Financial is the holding company for Third Federal Savings and Loan, a thrift with some 45 branches and loan production offices in northeastern Ohio and in southern Florida. The bank offers such deposit products as checking, savings, and retirement accounts and CDs. It uses funds from deposits to originate a variety of consumer loans, primarily residential mortgages. Third Federal also offers IRAs, annuities, and mutual funds, as well as retirement and college savings plans. TFS subsidiary Third Capital owns stakes in commercial real estate, private equity funds, and similar investments. Mutual holding company Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland owns some three-fourths of TFS Financial.

Abbey International is waiting. A unit of Spanish banking powerhouse Santander, Abbey National International (which does business as Abbey International) serves British expatriates with offshore banking services via telephone and the Internet. Offerings include standard deposit accounts, as well as tax-beneficial interest-bearing products denominated in British sterling, US dollars, and euros. Santander's UK divisions are adopting the parent company's brand.

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.

A financial group with international aspirations, Bank of Cyprus provides banking and financial services on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus (about 145 branches), in Greece (some 160 branches), and through its 80%-owned Uniastrum Bank, in Russia (more than 200 branches). The company also operates in the UK, the Ukraine, Romania, Canada, South Africa, the Channel Islands, and Australia. In addition to retail and commercial banking services, Bank of Cyprus and its subsidiaries offer asset management, investment banking, factoring, leasing, credit card processing, property investment, and insurance services. The bank was founded in 1899.

ICICI Bank Limited provides banking products and financial services in the areas of investment banking, life and non-life insurance, venture capital, and asset management to corporate and retail customers. It offers savings accounts, fixed deposits, recurring deposits, and salary accounts; and consumer and commercial cards. The company also provides home loans, commercial vehicle loans, personal loans, car loans, and loans against securities. In addition, it offers tax saving bonds, government of India bonds, mutual funds, initial public offers, foreign exchange services, and senior citizens savings schemes; and health, overseas travel, student medical, motor, and home, insurance products, as well as invests in gold. Further, it provides cash management services and global trade services; mergers and acquisitions advisory services and private equity syndication services; financial institution, capital market, and custodial services; and structured and project finance products. Additionally, the company offers business advantage loans, vendor/dealer finance, and industry specific loans; transaction banking and CMS services; trade services; and private equity placement services. It also provides NRI banking, international banking, rural and agri banking, Internet banking, mobile banking, and phone banking services, as well as dematerialization services. As of May 3, 2010, the company had a network of 2,000 branches and extension counters, and 5,219 ATMs in India and internationally. ICICI Bank Limited was founded in 1955 and is based in Mumbai, India.

Deutsche Bank PBC (DB PBC) is the company's personal banking counterpart to investment arm Deutsche Bank Polska. Its personal and small business services include savings and checking accounts, credit cards, loans, foreign exchange, investments, and asset management. Customers can access their accounts at about 80 branches throughout Poland, by phone, and online. Another 100 shops display the db kredyt name, which is the company's consumer loan brand. DB PBC was formed in 2001 when the parent combined its previous operations with Bank Wspólpracy Regionalnej.

Meta Financial Group is the holding company for MetaBank, a thrift with about a dozen branches in Iowa and South Dakota. MetaBank offers standard deposit products and services including checking and savings accounts. Its lending and investment activities are weighted towards real estate and real estate-related assets; the bank also writes consumer and agriculture loans. MetaBank division Meta Payment Systems (MPS), the company's fastest-growing segment, provides prepaid cards and electronic payment services nationwide. Meta Financial also owns Meta Trust Company, which provides a full range of trust services.

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.

Mercantile Bancorp, Inc. company has six wholly owned bank subsidiaries in Florida, Illinois, and Missouri (the largest is Mercantile Trust & Savings Bank based in Quincy, Illinois), and a majority-owned bank subsidiary in Kansas. With a total of more than 25 offices, the community-oriented banks offer deposit and loan products, asset management, retail brokerage services, and agricultural business management. The majority of the company's loan portfolio is related to real estate, including farmland, construction, and commercial and residential mortgage loans.

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