Sapporo Hokuyo Holdings, Inc was formed in 2001 to serve as the holding company for North Pacific Bank and The Sapporo Bank; together the regional banks have some 230 offices in Hokkaido, as well as an office in Tokyo and two offices in China. North Pacific Bank, which is the largest bank in Hokkaido, accounts for most of the holding company's sales; the bank traces its roots to 1917. The company also has subsidiaries active in credit cards and leasing; bank subsidiaries engage in such activities as financing.

SinoPac is packing away financial services in Asia and on the US west coast. The holding company owns Bank SinoPac, which has about 130 branches in Taiwan. Bank SinoPac was created in 2006 after the merger of a bank by that name and International Bank of Taipei, or IBT. In the US, SinoPac Bancorp owns Far East National Bank, which serves California's Asian-American community through more than a dozen branches. Other holdings include SinoPac Securities, which offers brokerage services, corporate financing, and underwriting. The company's SinoPac Credit Cards unit has issued more than 1.7 million cards. SinoPac Holdings' subsidiaries also have operations in China, Hong Kong, Macao, the UK, and Vietnam.

Manx Financial Group (MFG), formerly Conister Financial Group. The Isle of Man, being neither part of the UK nor a member of the EU, is a center for offshore banking. In the past few years, the company has evolved from an asset finance firm to a full-service financial institution, and in 2008 transitioned to a holding company structure. It owns Conister Bank (formerly Consiter Trust) which offers deposits, loans, and wealth management services to personal and business clients. Another subsidiary, TransSend, issues prepaid MasterCards. MFG hasn't neglected its roots, however; in 2010 it bought ECF Asset Finance.

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1st Colonial Bancorp is the holding company for 1st Colonial National Bank. Founded in 2000, the bank serves Camden County in southern New Jersey through branches in the communities of Cinnaminson, Collingswood, and Westville. With an emphasis on personalized service, it caters to small and midsized businesses, professional practices, and local government entities, as well as consumers. The bank provides traditional deposit products such as checking, savings, and money market accounts and certificates of deposit. Additional services include check cards, online banking, and safe deposit boxes.

Capital Bank Corporation is the holding company for Capital Bank, which capitalizes on the bustling Research Triangle area it serves. Founded in 1997, the bank has about 30 offices in central and western North Carolina. It provides a range of consumer and commercial banking services, including savings, checking, and health savings accounts, as well as CDs, IRAs, and credit cards. Commercial real estate loans, made primarily to small and midsized businesses, make up more than 60% of the bank's loan portfolio; residential mortgages are around 20%. The bank also issues business and consumer loans. It offers investments and insurance through unaffiliated third-party provider Capital Investment Group.

Clarkston Financial, the holding company for Clarkston State Bank, threw its hat into the ring of retail banking in 1998. The community bank serves area consumers and small to midsized businesses from about five locations in Oakland County, Michigan, north of Detroit. The bank offers standard deposit services, including checking, savings, and money market accounts, certificates of deposit, and IRAs. Clarkston Savings Bank uses these funds primarily to originate real estate loans; commercial mortgages account for the largest portion of its portfolio, followed by residential mortgages and construction and land development loans.

Alaska Pacific Bancshares, Inc. operates as the holding company for Alaska Pacific Bank, which provides various financial services to individuals and small businesses in southeast Alaska. The company offers a range of deposit products, including savings accounts, money market deposit accounts, interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing demand deposits, and certificates of deposits. Its loan portfolio comprises one-to-four-family mortgage, multi family, commercial nonresidential, commercial business, consumer, construction, conventional mortgage, commercial real estate, and land loans. The company offers its banking services through offices in Juneau, Ketchikan, and Sitka, Alaska. It operates 11 automated teller machines, including 6 in Juneau, 2 in Sitka, 2 in Ketchikan, and 1 in Hoonah. Alaska Pacific Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Juneau, Alaska.

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) is the parent of Bank of China (Hong Kong), which has about 300 branches in Hong Kong as well as on mainland China. The bank serves local businesses and consumers, providing loans, deposit accounts, and other standard services, as well as securities brokerage, wealth management, and project financing and syndication. It also prints currency. In addition, Bank of China (Hong Kong) owns Nanyang Commercial Bank and some 70% of Chiyu Banking Corporation (both are also based in Hong Kong), as well as BOC Credit Card (International). Bank of China, which is controlled by the Chinese government, owns about two-thirds of BOC Hong Kong.

PremierWest Bancorp strives to be the principal financial institution on the West Coast. The firm is the holding company for PremierWest Bank, which operates 40 branches generally located along the Interstate 5 corridor in southern Oregon and northern California. The community bank serves local businesses and consumers, using funds from deposit accounts mainly to originate loans secured by commercial and residential real estate. Bank subsidiary PremierWest Investment Services provides investment brokerage services. Consumer lender Premier Finance Company is another subsidiary of the bank; mortgage service provider PremierWest Mortgage is a division of the bank.

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