New England Bancshares is the holding company for New England Bank, a thrift serving central and north-central Connecticut from about 20 branches. It offers standard deposit products and services, including checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, CDs, and IRAs. New England Bank primarily originates residential and commercial real estate loans, as well as business, construction, and consumer loans. In 2009 New England Bancshares merged its former Enfield Federal Savings and Valley Banks subsidiaries to create New England Bank. It then acquired the three-branch Apple Valley Bank & Trust.

Deere & Company, founded in 1837 (collectively called John Deere), has grown from a one-man blacksmith shop into a corporation that today does business around the world and employs more than 50,000 people. Deere Credit Services, Inc. continues to be guided, as it has been since its beginning, by the core values exhibited by its founder: integrity, quality, commitment and innovation.

The private company has business interests in both financial services and premium vodka. Its Russian Standard Bank is a leading consumer lender, with more than 380 branches and offices throughout Russia; it holds more than half of the domestic credit card market. The bank's insurance arm offers life and health coverage. The company's Russian Standard Vodka is a growing global spirits brand that is exported to more than 60 countries worldwide. Another subsidiary, Roust, imports and distributes such brands as Campari, Jagermeister, and Remy Martin within Russia.

M&F Bank has deep roots. Since 1890, M&F Bank has served a growing community of clients encompassing parts of four states. From 48 locations and the connected world M&F is delivering a wide array of financial products and services to individuals, businesses, organizations, governments and churches. From our base in Mississippi M&F now serves in Tennessee, Alabama and Florida. Our markets are diverse; our financial services are adapted to the needs of the client. Our mission is built on integrity and focused on exceeding the expectation of our customer. We believe in the basics of traditional banking. We also believe in a menu of related services including insurance, wealth management, investments, mortgage banking and specialized applications of the financial system. M&F is as relational as your best friend and neighbor while being as technologically adept as you require. Stewardship is the means and the end of our mission. As we grow shareholder value through exceptional service we are better able to do good and perpetuate the multiplication of value to customer, community and associate. Our calling is high, our commitment is unswerving and our mission is clear. At M&F Bank the focus is on results.

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.

Sterling Financial is doing what it can to prevent its reputation from being tarnished. It is the holding company for Sterling Savings Bank, which provides standard banking and lending services in the Pacific Northwest. Sterling Savings operates about 180 branch locations in California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Its wealth management division markets stocks, bonds, mutual funds, annuities, and other investments to bank customers. Mortgage and construction loans account for more than half of the company's portfolio. Bank subsidiary INTERVEST issues commercial mortgages throughout the West. Under orders from regulators, Sterling Financial is working to raise its capital levels.

Tidelands Bancshares does its work at the intersection of Southern charm and Coastal cool. The holding company operates Tidelands Bank, which has seven branches along the coast of South Carolina. The bank offers traditional retail services and products such as checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, and commercial and consumer loans. Tidelands Bank grows by opening loan production offices and then, when they prove successful, converting them into full service locations. The company specializes in services for small businesses and entrepreneurs, of which there are plenty in the tourist-laden beachfront locales it calls home. About 75% of its loan activity is in Charleston.

Cortland Bancorp is the place to keep your bucks in the Buckeye State. Cortland Bancorp is the holding company for Cortland Savings and Banking Company (aka Cortland Banks), a community-oriented institution serving northeastern Ohio from about 15 banking locations. Cortland Banks offers standard banking services including checking and savings accounts, debit cards, and business and consumer loans. More than half of Cortland's loan portfolio is composed of commercial mortgages. Other offerings include discount brokerage and trust services.

Marquette National Corporation (MNAT) based in Chicago, Illinois is a diversified bank holding company for Marquette Bank which has 24 branches in Chicago and its suburbs. Marquette National Corporation has total assets of more than $1.8 billion. Serving area consumers and businesses, it provides deposit accounts, residential and commercial mortgages, home equity and apartment loans, investment management, and trust services. Marquette Bank was founded in 1945 by John McCarthy whose son, Paul McCarthy, is now chairman and CEO.

Founded in 1946, Emkay has 10 US offices and is active in Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. It operates Unico CarLease in Europe. Emkay is an ehiclevay easerlay. Or for the Pig Latin challenged: Emkay is a vehicle leaser. One of the oldest and largest fleet leasing and management companies in the nation, it leases and manages some 75,000 cars, trucks, and electric vehicles to more than 500 corporate clients. The employee-owned company offers open- and closed-end leasing programs, as well as assistance with fleet purchase and disposal. Other services include maintenance and fuel management, It also operates Emkay Motors, a retail used vehicle outlet in Illinois.

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