Chicopee Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for Chicopee Savings Bank that provides various financial services to individuals and businesses in Western Massachusetts. The company’s deposit products include non-interest-bearing demand accounts, such as checking accounts; interest-bearing accounts, which include NOW and money market deposit accounts; regular savings accounts, such as passbook accounts; and certificates of deposit. Its loan portfolio comprises one-to four-family; multi-family; commercial real estate; commercial business; construction and development; and consumer loans, including home equity lines of credit and automobile loans. In addition, it offers non-deposit investment products, including mutual funds, debt, equity and government securities, retirement accounts, insurance products, and fixed and variable annuities. As of March 31, 2010, the company operated main office; lending and operations center; and seven branch offices located in Chicopee, Ludlow, South Hadley, Ware, and West Springfield. Chicopee Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1845 and is headquartered in Chicopee, Massachusetts.

Formed in 1992, borrower-owned AgriBank also provides credit to rural electric, water, and telephone systems. AgriBank serves borrowers in 15 states stretching from Ohio to Wyoming and Minnesota to Arkansas. AgriBank puts the "green" in green acres. A financial intermediary, AgriBank provides wholesale lending and business services to Farm Credit System (FCS) associations in America's heartland. Established by Congress in 1916, the FCS is a nationwide network of cooperatives that provides loans and financial services for farmers, ranchers, agribusiness owners, timber producers, and rural homeowners. Farm Credit System's co-ops write loans for homes, land, equipment, and other farm operating costs.

WestLB acts as the central institution for the more than 100 "sparkassen," or savings banks, in Germany's largest state, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Brandenburg. The bank also serves midsized companies, public entities, multinational corporations, and individuals in Germany and abroad. A universal bank, WestLB offers a full range of financial services such as loans, asset management, investment banking, transaction processing, private banking, and real estate finance. It has about a dozen branches in Germany, plus more than a dozen in financial capitals in Europe and around the world. WestLB's savings bank partners collectively operate more than 3,000 branches.

MBT Financial is the holding company for Monroe Bank & Trust, which operates some two dozen branches in southeastern Michigan. Serving residents and businesses in Monroe and Wayne counties, the bank offers a range of services including checking and savings accounts, CDs, retirement accounts, personal trust services, employee benefit plans, and investment management. More than 80% of the loans in MBT Financial's portfolio are secured by commercial or residential real estate. The bank also originates business, agricultural, and personal loans.

Bank of the Philippine Islands is one of that country's largest lenders. The universal bank has more than 800 branches in its homeland, as well as locations in Hong Kong, Italy, and the US. It provides asset management, mutual funds, electronic banking, and brokerage services in addition to standard commercial and consumer deposits, loans, and credit cards. The bank also performs investment banking services such as corporate finance and advisory. Giant Philippine conglomerate Ayala controls the Bank of the Philippine Islands, which sells insurance provided by other Ayala divisions.

One of the most important parts of being a bank is the customers and the community that we work with on a daily basis. Allied First Bank is very unique, as we have a nationwide customer base from our beginnings as a credit union, as well as our local Oswego community that we serve as the only true community bank in town.When we thought to ourselves what defines our local community, we decided it shouldn't be the bank that tells the story, but rather the people that live here should tell us what they think are the best parts of the town, So, we teamed up the Oswego East High School's Broadcasting Department lead by Bill Gutman, and they created their "Top 10 Reasons to Love Oswego":

Emclaire Financial is the holding company for the Farmers National Bank of Emlenton, which operates about a dozen branches in northwestern Pennsylvania. Serving area consumers and businesses, the bank offers standard deposit products and services, including checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, and CDs. The bank is mainly a real estate lender, with commercial mortgages, residential first mortgages, and home equity loans and lines of credit making up most of its loan portfolio. Emclaire Financial also owns title insurance and real estate settlement services provider Emclaire Settlement Services.

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.

Export Development Canada (EDC) is trying to erase borders in a way. EDC provides a variety of financial services, including lending, insurance, and risk management, to help exporters and investors in Canada to expand their international business. It also performs financial reporting and economic analysis. The agency serves more than 8,000 companies annually, a majority of them small businesses. Created in 1944 as an official export credit agency, EDC is wholly owned by the Canadian government. It operates as a self-sustaining commercial entity, but it is accountable to Canada's Minister of International Trade and the Canadian Parliament.

Parke Bancorp is the holding company for Parke Bank, which has three branches in the New Jersey communities of Sewell and Northfield, as well as two loan production offices in the Philadelphia area. The bank provides such traditional products as checking and savings accounts, money market and individual retirement accounts, and certificates of deposit. Parke Bank has a strong focus on business lending -- including operating loans, commercial mortgages, and construction loans -- which accounts for about 90% of the company's loan portfolio. The bank also writes residential real estate and consumer loans.

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