Merchants Bancorp operates as a bank holding for MBank that provides various banking services for businesses and individuals in Oregon. It generates demand deposits, fixed term money market and other interest-bearing accounts, time deposits, and certificates of deposit products. The company also provides working capital lines or business loans, short-term financing, and mortgage lending, including home improvements and construction loans.

Sterling Bancorp is the holding company for Sterling National Bank, which operates about a dozen branch locations in and around New York City. The bank offers such standard retail products as checking and savings accounts and CDs. Commercial and industrial loans account for about half of the company's loan portfolio; other offerings include residential mortgages and lease financing. The company also provides a variety of non-traditional banking offerings; its subsidiaries offer factoring (accounts receivable management), outsourced business support services, trust administration, and other services. Sterling National Bank was founded in 1929.

Yakima Federal Savings and Loan Association completed another very successful year. We finished the year 2009 with no Real Estate owned and did not post any additions to loan loss reserves or write down any assets during the year. We originated more loans during 2009 than in 2008. Total assets grew by nearly ten percent during 2009 and we recorded strong profits. We are now the tenth largest FDIC insured financial institution in Washington State.

DBS Group is the holding company for DBS Bank, the largest bank in Singapore and a significant presence throughout Southeast Asia. DBS Bank offers personal and private banking in addition to enterprise services to small and midsized companies through some 80 branches in its home country. The company also has around 60 locations in Hong Kong, plus operations in China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, The Philippines, and Thailand. In addition, DBS Group owns a 20% stake in the Bank of the Philippine Islands (that country's second-largest bank). Other services include treasury, brokerage, and fund management.

CNB Financial is the holding company for CNB Bank (formerly County National Bank), which provides traditional deposit and loan services through more than 20 branches and two loan production offices in northwestern and central Pennsylvania. In 2005 the company opened ERIEBANK, a division of CNB Bank, in Erie, Pennsylvania. Commercial, financial, and agricultural loans make up more than 35% of CNB Financial's loan portfolio, which also includes residential mortgages (about 30%) and commercial mortgages (more than 25%). Other offerings include credit cards, investments, life insurance, wealth management, and merchant credit card processing.

First Community Bank Corporation of America is the holding company for First Community Bank of America, which has about 10 branches in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. Catering to consumers, small to midsized businesses, and property management companies, the thrift offers standard services such as checking and savings accounts, CDs, and credit and debit cards. It typically devotes about half of its loan portfolio to real estate loans, about a third to consumer loans, and the remainder to commercial and industrial loans. Chairman Robert M. Menke owns a majority of First Community Bank Corporation of America.

Banco di Sardegna operates some 1,300 branches in Sardinia and in 17 regions on the Italian mainland. Banco di Sardegna offers traditional financial products and services, including certificates of deposit; asset management services; finance, including leasing through its Sardaleasing subsidiary; life insurance and other insurance lines; pension management services; and credit and cash cards. The bank also offers a variety of commercial and personal loans. Banco di Sardegna received its charter in 1995, but its roots date back to the 1600s. Banca Popolare dell'Emilia Romagna owns 51% of Banco di Sardegna.

DnB NOR ASA, together with its subsidiaries, provides various financial services in Norway and internationally. It operates in four segments: Retail Banking, Large Corporates and International, DnB NOR Markets, and Life and Asset Management. The Retail Banking segment offers various financial products and services, including financing and leasing, and deposit and investment alternatives, as well as insurance, real estate broking, and financial advisory services. It also provides information and communication technology equipment leasing, factoring, vehicle financing, and fleet management services; and credit card and consumer finance services, as well as distributes life and pension insurance, non-life insurance, and banking products. This segment offers its services through Internet bank, mobile banking, SMS services, branch offices, in-store banking outlets, in-store postal outlets, and Norway Post. The Large Corporates and International segment provides various financial products and services, including various types of financing solutions, deposits and investments, insurance, e-commerce products, commercial property brokerage, foreign currency, interest rate products, trade finance, and corporate finance services. The DnB NOR Markets segment offers foreign exchange, interest rate, and commodity products; securities and other investment products; debt and equity financing in capital markets; research; and advisory services, as well as custodial and other securities services to corporate clients and the public sector. The Life and Asset Management segment provides individual and group life insurance, pension savings, mutual funds, and discretionary asset management products and services. DnB NOR ASA also owns 51% ownership interest in Bank DnB NORD AS, which offers various banking products to the retail and corporate markets in Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland. The company was founded in 1822 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

BCA (officially Bank Central Asia) provides commercial and personal banking services through about 850 branches, more than 6,200 ATMs, and via phone, mobile device or the Web. Its lending activities include home loans and refinancing, apartment and car loans, and loans to corporations and small businesses. The bank also offers insurance, treasury, and international banking services. Through FarIndo Investments (Mauritius) Ltd., members of the Hartono family own more than 50% of the stock of BCA, which was placed under government control in 1998 following a rush on the bank. After restructuring, the government gradually sold off its controlling stake in the bank.

North Dallas Bank & Trust Co. opened for business in 1961. As one of the area's largest independent banks, we proudly claim a history with the same name, same ownership and a record of profitability for every year in operation. Our main office is located on the southeast corner of Preston Road and LBJ Freeway (I-635). We have additional banking centers located in Addison, Frisco, Las Colinas and Plano

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