Suncorp-Metway (aka Suncorp Group)wants to be a rising star in Australia's insurance and banking sectors. The group owns Suncorp Insurance, which operates one of the country's largest general insurance companies, as well as a small but growing life insurance and wealth management business. The general insurance business sells personal and commercial property/casualty insurance under its Suncorp, AAMI, GIO, Vero, and Shannons brands. In addition to its insurance business, Suncorp also runs Suncorp Bank, an operator of some 170 branches in eastern Australia. Among other products, the bank offers personal and commercial banking accounts, financial planning, and loans to consumers and small to midsized businesses.

Access Group was founded in 1983 to provide funding to law students. As if paying for Albert's undergraduate degree didn't set you back enough, now your little Einstein wants to attend graduate school. It may be time to contact Access Group, a not-for-profit organization that offers graduate and professional student lending. The company issues and services private student loans for continuing education, part-time, and international students, and their parents. It specializes in financing educations in business, dental, law, medical, engineering, and other professional courses of study. Access Group, Inc. also issues specialized loans for bar and dental board exams and medical and dental residencies.

NASB Financial is the holding company for North American Savings Bank, which operates about 15 branches and loan offices in the Kansas City area. Established in 1927, the bank offers a range of deposit products to retail and commercial customers, including checking, savings, and money market accounts and CDs. Its lending activities are fairly evenly split between mortgages secured by residential, commercial, and development properties. Subsidiary Nor-Am sells annuities, mutual funds, and credit life and disability insurance. Chairman David Hancock and his wife Linda (a board member) own a majority of NASB Financial.

Banco de Credito e Inversiones operates some 275 Bci and Banco Nova de Bci bank branches throughout Chile, located as far south as the southern port city of Quellón. It also has a half-dozen branches and representative offices in the US, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, and Hong Kong. Bci provides portfolio management through Bci Corredor de Bolsa, mutual fund management through Bci Administradora de Fondos Mutuos, and international factoring through Bci Factoring. Other offerings include wholesale mortgages, investment banking, and insurance brokerage. The Yarur family, which includes chairman Luis Enrique Yarur Rey, owns 63% of Bci.

FHL Bank Topeka, a privately owned, federally chartered corporation, promotes housing and home ownership by providing wholesale products and services that help member financial institutions expand the availability of mortgage credit, compete more effectively in their markets and foster strong and vibrant communities. With approximately $38 billion in assets and $1.8 billion in capital, FHLBank serves 837 banks, thrifts, credit unions and insurance companies throughout Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma. FHL Bank employs approximately 200 people and is located in Topeka, Kan. FHLBank Topeka promotes housing and community development in the public interest by serving as an economical source of credit and by providing the services and rate of return necessary to attract and retain borrowing stockholders.

Rabobank Group is an international financial services provider operating on the basis of cooperative principles. Rabobank Group offers retail banking, wholesale banking, asset management, leasing and real estate services, with emphasis on providing a comprehensive package of fi nancial services in the Netherlands. Internationally the Rabobank Group is focussed on the food and agri sector. Rabobank Group is comprised of 143 independent local Rabobanks plus Rabobank Nederland, their umbrella organisation, and a number of subsidiaries.

Somerset Hills Bancorp is the holding company for Somerset Hills Bank, which has more than five branches in northern New Jersey. Founded in 1998, the bank focuses on lending to small and midsized businesses: Commercial real estate loans account for more than 40% of the company's loan portfolio and business loans represent some 25%. The bank also serves consumer clients, offering wealth management services in addition to standard deposit products and personal loans. Its residential mortgage lending activities primarily consist of home equity loans and jumbo loans to high-net-worth individuals. Subsidiary Sullivan Financial Services originates home loans for sale into the secondary market.

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.

Oriental Financial Group Inc. is a financial holding company operating under U.S. and Puerto Rico banking laws and regulations. Now in its 46th year, Oriental is the fourth largest bank based in Puerto Rico.

Caisse Regionale de Credit Agricole d'Ile-de-France, also known as CA Ile-de-France, provides banking services to individual and commercial customers from its network of more than 300 branches. CA Ile-de-France is the largest of Credit Agricole's 39 regional banks, or caisses, which collectively account for a quarter of France's consumer banking market. In addition to its services for French citizens, the bank operates a division dedicated to serving English-speaking individuals coming to work or study in France. Credit Agricole controls about one-quarter of CA Ile-de-France.

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