Founded in 1905, Mechanics Bank provides personal banking, business banking, trust and estate services, brokerage and wealth management services through thirty-three offices across Northern California. After four generations, we remain fiercely independent and deeply committed to the bank's founding values of trust, lasting relationships, teamwork, genuine care and pride in what we do.

Mayflower Bank (formerly Mayflower Co-operative Bank) has been proudly progressing like a pilgrim since 1889. It is the primary subsidiary of bank holding company Mayflower Bancorp and operates nearly 10 branches in southeastern Massachusetts. Serving individuals and local businesses, Mayflower Bank provides standard fare such as checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit. It primarily uses funds from deposits to originate residential mortgages, commercial real estate loans, and home equity loans and lines of credit. To a far lesser extent, Mayflower Bank also originates business, consumer, and construction loans.

Northern Star Financial is the holding company for Northern Star Bank, which has two offices in Mankato and St. Cloud, Minnesota. Serving local consumers and small and midsized businesses, the bank offers standard deposit services, including checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, CDs, and IRAs. Real estate loans, including single-family residential, multifamily residential, commercial mortgage, construction, and land development loans, account for most of the company's portfolio. To a lesser extent, the bank makes business, consumer, municipal, and farm loans.

BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for BankAtlantic that provides retail and commercial banking products and services in Florida. It offers deposit products, including commercial demand deposit accounts, retail demand deposit accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, various negotiable order of withdrawal accounts and individual retirement accounts, and Keogh retirement accounts. The company’s lending portfolio comprises commercial real estate loans, commercial business loans, standby letters of credit and commitments, consumer loans, small business loans, and residential loans. As of December 31, 2009, it offered its services through approximately 100 branches in Florida. BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1952 and is based in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

APLUS was established in 1956 as Osaka Credit Sales, and later changed it name to Daishinpan, and then to APLUS in 1992. With the prices of some goods the way they are in Japan, a line of credit can come in handy. APLUS offers a range of consumer and commercial financing products and services, including credit cards, consumer loans, installment credit, and leasing services, to individuals as well as small and medium-sized buinesses. APLUS company has more than 4 million credit card customers. Shinsei Bank acquired a majority stake in APLUS in 2004; the move diversified the parent company's activities, which had been focused on providing institutional and retail banking services.

Rurban Financial is the holding company for State Bank and Trust, which has more than 20 branches in northwestern Ohio and another in northeastern Indiana. The banks offer products, including checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, credit cards, IRAs, and CDs. Commercial and agricultural loans account for approximately two-thirds of the company's loan portfolio; the bank also writes mortgage and consumer loans. Reliance Financial Services, a unit of State Bank and Trust, offers trust and investment management services, as well as brokerage services through an alliance with Raymond James. Subsidiary RDSI Banking Systems offers commercial bank data processing and item processing services.

National Irish Bank Limited, which is a part of Danske Bank, offers an array of banking services to individuals and businesses. Through a network of more than 60 branches, it provides deposit accounts, personal and mortgage loans, home insurance, private banking, credit cards, and online banking. National Irish also offers business banking through its Corporate & Institutional Banking division. The bank's commercial services include treasury management, leasing, international trade facilitation, and small business loans. The Danish Danske Bank acquired National Irish Bank from National Australia Bank in 2005.

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.

Public Bank Berhad has about 250 branches throughout Malaysia, where it is one of the top lenders and fund operators. Offerings include deposit accounts, credit cards, home loans, and insurance plans. In addition to retail and commercial services, it provides corporate banking, brokerage, investment banking, wealth management, and Islamic banking. Public Bank has more than 100 overseas branches in countries including Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam. The company was founded in 1966 by chairman Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr. Teh Hong Piow.

KBC Group is one of Belgium's largest financial services firms. The company operates more than 850 bank branches in Belgium and another 1,300 in Central and Eastern Europe. It has other operations in Western Europe, the US, and Southeast Asia. KBC caters to individuals, small and midsized businesses, and private banking clients. It also offers insurance, and asset management. The bank is organized into four primary business units: Belgium; Central and Eastern Europe and Russia; Merchant Banking; and European Private Banking. In 2009 KBC received its third government bailout upon reporting losses related to toxic investments.

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