Northern States Financial is the holding company for NorStates Bank, which serves individuals and businesses in northeastern Illinois and southeastern Wisconsin through around 10 branches. It provides retail services like savings, checking, money market accounts, CDs, and IRAs. The company uses deposits to originate commercial mortgages (accounting for about half of its portfolio) as well as residential mortgages, commercial loans, construction loans, and consumer loans. NorStates Bank was founded in 2005 when Northern States merged its Bank of Waukegan and First State Bank of Round Lake (founded in 1949 and acquired in 2004) subsidiaries.

Fentura Financial has its hands full. Fentura Financial is the holding company for Michigan community banks The State Bank, Davison State Bank, and West Michigan Community Bank. From about 20 branch locations, the banks provide commercial and consumer banking services and products, including checking and savings accounts and loans. Commercial loans account for some two-thirds of the bank's combined loan portfolio. The State Bank, Fentura's first subsidiary, traces its origins to 1898.

Central Valley Community Bancorp founded in 1979, offers credit card services and originates a variety of loans, including residential and commercial mortgage, Small Business Administration, and agricultural loans. Through Central Valley Community Insurance Services, it markets health, property, and casualty insurance products primarily to business customers.

GrandSouth Bancorporation operates as the bank holding company for GrandSouth Bank that provides commercial banking services to individuals and businesses in South Carolina. Its deposit products include business and personal checking accounts, NOW accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, term certificates of deposit, and IRA accounts. The companys loan portfolio comprises secured and unsecured, short-to-intermediate term loans with floating and fixed interest rates for commercial, consumer, and residential purposes.

Piedmont Federal Savings Bank focuses on offering sound financial solutions that truly fit people’s lives. We believe in getting to know customers by name, and providing a level of personalized service that just can’t be found at other financial institutions. In addition to our commitment to customer service, we have a wide range of financial products for just about any need, whether it’s a home loan, or a savings plan for college, retirement or medical expenses. Rates on all Piedmont Federal products are extremely competitive, and all our savings programs are safe, secure and backed by the FDIC.

North State Bancorp is the holding company for North State Bank, which serves the Raleigh/Durham and Wilmington metropolitan areas of North Carolina through about 10 locations. Targeting professionals, property managers, not-for-profits, community associations, and consumers, the bank offers standard services such as checking and savings accounts, as well as wealth management and brokerage services. It uses funds from deposits mainly to originate commercial real estate and construction loans. Directors and executive officers of North State Bancorp own nearly half of the company, which was established in 2000 by president and CEO Larry Barbour.

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.

Citizens Holding Company has taken the proletariat approach to banking. The firm is the holding company for The Citizens Bank of Philadelphia, Mississippi, which operates some 20 locations in the eastern part of the state. Founded in 1908, the bank targets individuals and local businesses, offering products such as checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, CDs, IRAs, and trust services. Lending activities consist mostly of real estate loans (about 70% of the loan portfolio) and commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans (more than 10%). Citizens Holding offers discount brokerage services through an agreement with First Tennessee Bank. Subsidiary Title Services offers title insurance.

The Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group knows debt, mezzanine, and equity financing from A to Z. It's one of the nation's leading real estate intermediaries, providing developers and investors with expertise in land assemblage, debt and equity financing, net lease negotiations, and major commercial property sales. It's also involved in joint venture Ackman-Ziff Chazen Realty Advisors, which arranges equity capital for real estate owners and developers. Ackman-Ziff started as an Ackman family business in 1926. Simon Ziff joined the firm as an analyst in 1988, then became president in 1996. Today, the firm arranges deals from coast to coast and operates offices in Boston, Los Angeles, Miami, and New York.

First Financial Bankshares, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides commercial banking products and services primarily in Texas. It offers commercial banking services, which include accepting and holding checking, savings, and time deposits, as well as automated teller machines, drive-in and night deposit services, safe deposit facilities, remote deposit capture services, Internet banking, transmitting funds, and other commercial banking services. First Financial Bankshares, Inc. also provides commercial, financial, agricultural, real estate construction, real estate mortgage, and consumer loans to businesses, professionals, individuals, and farm and ranch operations. In addition, it involves in the administration of various types of retirement and employee benefit accounts, which include 401(k) profit sharing plans and IRAs; and offers personal trust services that comprise the administration of estates, testamentary trusts, revocable and irrevocable trusts, and agency accounts. Further, First Financial Bankshares, Inc. offers securities brokerage services. As of December 31, 2009, it operated 48 financial centers in Texas, including 10 locations in Abilene, 2 locations in Cleburne, 3 locations in Stephenville, 3 locations in Granbury, 2 locations in San Angelo, and 3 locations in Weatherford, as well as 1 location each in Mineral Wells, Hereford, Sweetwater, Eastland, Ranger, Rising Star, Southlake, Aledo, Willow Park, Brock, Alvarado, Burleson, Keller, Trophy Club, Boyd, Bridgeport, Decatur, Roby, Trent, Merkel, Clyde, Moran, Albany, Midlothian, and Glen Rose. First Financial Bankshares, Inc. was founded in 1956 and is based in Abilene, Texas.

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