Taiwan Cooperative Bank, Ltd. was founded in 1946 during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan to foster the country's burgeoning cooperative system. Today the bank still provides financing for economic development, particularly for cooperative enterprises and small and middle-market businesses, with a focus on the fishing and farming sectors. It also provides standard banking services such as deposits and financial management to businesses and consumers. TCB has more than 300 branches in its home country, plus six offices in the US, China, Belgium, and Philippines. The Taiwanese government owns nearly 40% of the bank.

Nordea Bank is one of the largest financial services groups in the Nordic and Baltic Sea regions. Sweden is its home but Nordea also is active in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Russia. The bank splits its operations into three main divisions: Nordic banking, private banking and institutional and international banking. The bank also provides life and pension products. It operates through a network of about 1,400 branches and serves some 10 million customers, including about 700,000 corporate clients a key customer segment for Nordea. About 60% of its lending activity is to corporations. Its Internet bank claims nearly 6 million users.

The bank specializes in corporate lending and other finance products for companies in the aviation, shipping, land transport, and transport infrastructure sectors. It finances passenger and freight vessels, including rail rolling stock, crude tankers, and container carriers, and serves aviation clients such as Swiss International and Air Canada. Products and services include structured asset financing, equity sourcing, advisory services, and loan participations. DZ BANK owns 95% of DVB Bank.

German American Bancorp is the holding company for German American Bank, which operates some 30 branches in 10 southwestern Indiana counties and offers such standard retail products as checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and IRAs. German American Bank was founded in 1910. Commercial and industrial loans make up about half of the bank's loan portfolio; agricultural loans account for about 20%. Other offerings include residential mortgages and consumer loans. German American Bancorp also operates insurance and trust, financial planning, and brokerage subsidiaries. The company is buying American Community Bancorp, the holding company for Bank of Evansville.

National Bank of Canada offers personal and commercial banking services through about 450 branches in Canada, primarily in Quebec. The company's offerings include deposits and loans, credit cards, and insurance. Through some 85 locations, its National Bank Financial subsidiary offers financial advisory, brokerage services, pension management, trust services, and more than 80 proprietary mutual funds. The unit manages more than $50 billion of client assets. It also performs investment banking services such as mergers and acquisitions advice, as well as corporate finance.

1N Bank is a true Chester County community bank. With local decision making and dedicated and highly knowledgeable staff, we are able to understand and anticipate the complete needs of our clients and deliver personalized solutions. Our comprehensive menu of services includes personal banking, business banking, and wealth management.

The Toho Bank is a regional bank serving the Fukushima Prefecture in Japan. Armed with more than 115 branches and ATMs installed at more than 230 locations, the bank offers local customers, businesses, and public institutions the traditional array of banking services including savings, lending, real estate, venture firm support and financing, and foreign and domestic exchange products. Toho Bank was established in 1941 and owns subsidiaries and affiliated companies such as The Toho Real Estate Service Co., The Toho Card Co., and The Toho Staff Service Co.

Chartered in the 1950s as a credit union to serve its hometown Marine base, HeritageBank of the South has remained "always faithful" to its local customers. The flagship subsidiary of Heritage Financial Group operates some 15 branches that provide traditional deposit and loan products and services to individuals and small to midsized businesses in southwestern Georgia and Ocala, Florida. Consumer loans and residential mortgages each account for about a quarter of the company's loan portfolio, which also includes business loans and commercial property loans. The bank also offers investment and insurance products and services. Mutual holding company Heritage MHC owns more than 70% of Heritage Financial.

Valley National is high on its New Jersey and New York business banking customers. The holding company owns Valley National Bank, which provides commercial and retail banking services through more than 205 branch offices in northern and central New Jersey and in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. The bank offers checking and savings accounts, CDs, and trust services. About 60% of the bank's loan portfolio is dedicated to mortgages, split about evenly between residential and commercial property; consumer loans add another 20%. Subsidiaries offer such services as asset-based lending, asset management, mortgage services, title insurance, auto lending, aircraft financing, equipment leasing, insurance products, and title services.

Red Capital Group supplies the green for commercial real estate development. The company specializes in financing for affordable housing, multifamily residential real estate, assisted living facilities, medical office buildings, and community hospitals. It also finances industrial, and retail properties, hotels, and self-storage facilities. Red Capital Group consists of three firms: lender Red Mortgage Capital; Red Capital Markets, which underwrites housing bonds; and asset manager Red Capital Advisors. Red Capital Group has more than 10 offices in the US. ORIX USA bought the firm in 2010 from PNC Financial Services, which had acquired it in a takeover of Red Capital's previous parent, National City, in 2008.

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