FNBH Bancorp is the holding company for First National Bank of Howell, which serves individuals and local businesses through nearly ten branches in Livingston County, Michigan, west of Detroit. The bank offers traditional deposit products such as checking and savings accounts, in addition to trust, investment, and wealth management services. Commercial loans, including loans for land development, new home construction, and business leasing, comprise about 85% of the company's loan portfolio. Founded in 1934, the bank has traditionally served rural communities, but has seen its market become increasingly suburban.

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.

Abbey International is waiting. A unit of Spanish banking powerhouse Santander, Abbey National International (which does business as Abbey International) serves British expatriates with offshore banking services via telephone and the Internet. Offerings include standard deposit accounts, as well as tax-beneficial interest-bearing products denominated in British sterling, US dollars, and euros. Santander's UK divisions are adopting the parent company's brand.

Monarch Community Bancorp emerged from its chrysalis in 2002 when it was organized to be the holding company for Monarch Community Bank (formerly Branch County Federal Savings and Loan Association). The bank operates more than five branches in southern Michigan's Branch, Calhoun, and Hillsdale counties. Its lending activities mainly consist of one- to four-family residential mortgages (about half of its loan portfolio), commercial mortgages, and home equity loans. To fund its lending, the bank offers such deposit products as checking, savings, and money market accounts, CDs, and IRAs. It provides insurance, mutual funds, annuities, and financial planning services through an agreement with Prudential Financial.

Accord Financial Corp., through its subsidiaries, offers superior financial services to small and medium-sized companies, providing the capital these firms need to grow and succeed. Accord’s services include factoring and other asset-based financial services, including financing, collection services, credit investigation, guarantees and record-keeping. Incorporated in 1978, Accord Financial Ltd. operates as an "old-line" factor specializing in credit protection and collection services. Offices and representatives are located in Toronto and Montreal. Major industries served are apparel, floor covering, furniture, footwear and sporting goods. Clients are mostly Canadian and U.S. companies; approximately 30% of total business is international in nature.Formed in 1990 and acquired by Accord in 1992, Accord Financial Inc. offers factoring services through the purchase of receivables, as well as asset-based lending and purchase order financing. All clients are in Canada. A wide variety of industries are served including automotive, oilfield services, electronics, medical equipment, food processing, furniture manufacturing, logistics, industrial products, telecommunications, apparel and textiles. Factoring for small and medium-sized businesses is one of the fastest growing areas in financial services. Accord Financial Inc. has offices in Montreal and Toronto. Started as a predecessor company in 1977 and acquired by Accord in 1992, Accord Financial, Inc. specializes in factoring services by purchasing receivables for cash from small and medium-sized U.S. companies. Major clients are wholesale distributors, staffing agencies, telecommunication providers, furniture, electronics and chemical manufacturers, and other commercial enterprises. Its head office is located in Greenville, SC, with representative offices in St. Petersburg, FL and Charlotte, NC.

Oberbank, which has more than 130 locations, has operations throughout Austria, as well as in the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, and Slovakia. The bank serves individual clients, but caters to business, particularly the industrial sector and small and midsized firms. Oberbank units are involved in such activities as investment, leasing, and real estate lending. A unit of Unicredit Bank Austria owns about one-third of Oberbank, which has minority cross-ownership alliances with Bank für Kärnten und Steiermark (BKS) and Bank für Tirol and Vorarlberg (BTV).

U.S. AgBank, FCB bank provides funding for long-term real estate loans secured by first mortgages on farm or rural land. It also provides shorter-term loans to agricultural producers. The government-sponsored entity does not lend directly to borrowers, but rather through more than two dozen associations (Agricultural Credit Associations, Farm Land Credit Associations, Production Credit Associations) that own U.S. AgBank. The company plans to merge with CoBank, another Farm Credit System member.

Natixis specializes in corporate banking, asset management, receivables management, and private equity. Its typical customers are corporations and banks in Asia, Europe, the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East. Other business activities include real estate finance, bond underwriting, brokerage, employee benefits planning, and payment processing services. Subsidiary Coface provides credit insurance and credit management services. The company is majority-owned by banking giant Groupe BPCE, which was formed in 2009 through the merger of Banques Populaires (GBP) and Caisses d'Epargne (CNCE).

Xenith Bankshares, formerly First Bankshares, is the holding company of SuffolkFirst Bank, a community bank with three offices in southeastern Virginia. The bank targets commercial customers, wealthy individuals, and investors. It offers traditional products and services including checking and savings accounts, CDs, debit cards, and merchant card processing. Its lending portfolio is primarily made up of real estate loans, namely residential and commercial mortgages. Xenith Bankshares was created in late 2009 through the merger of the six-year-old First Bankshares and Xenith Corporation, which had originally been established to open a new banking institution.

Camden National Corporation is the holding company for Camden National Bank, which was founded in 1875 and once issued its own US currency. With about 40 branches in 10 Maine counties, the bank provides checking and savings accounts, CDs, and IRAs. Residential mortgages make up more than 40% of its loan portfolio; business loans, including commercial mortgages, make up another 40%; and consumer loans constitute the remainder. Subsidiary Union Trust operates nine branches in the coastal counties of Hancock and Washington, while Acadia Trust provides trust, fiduciary, investment management, and retirement plan administration services and Acadia Financial Consultants offers brokerage and insurance services.

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