The European Central Bank (ECB) is all about the euro. Established in 1999, ECB and the national central banks of the 16 European Union (EU) member states that use the euro as their primary currency make up the Eurosystem, whose foremost task is to maintain euro price stability. ECB is also responsible for setting the monetary policy of the EU (with the objective of sustained employment and non-inflationary growth), ensuring the smooth operation of payment systems, and managing the foreign reserves of member countries. Its revenue is derived from interest on investments in foreign-reserve assets, money-market instruments, and securities, as well as from the allocation of euro banknotes in the EU.

Caisse centrale Desjardins (CCD) keeps tabs on Canada's largest financial cooperative, the Desjardins Group. CCD is the accounting arm of the Desjardins group, which was founded in 1900 to serve working-class Quebecois. The group serves some 6 million members and has more than 500 local cooperatives (or caisses populaires) and credit unions (caisses d'economie) in Quebec and Ontario. CCD also operates in the US through Desjardins Bank in Florida. The company's offerings include loans, credit cards, and savings accounts, as well as insurance, investment funds, securities brokerage, and asset management.

STEN Corporation is a diversified holding company with operations in automobile financing and contract manufacturing. Its STEN Financial subsidiary operates subprime auto lender and dealership inventory financing business STEN Credit Corporation and the Arizona-based EasyDrive Cars and Credit used car lots. STEN also owns Stencor, which manufactures products including surgical sterilization containers and filters (for STERIS Corporation, its largest customer), air filtration systems, and pest-control systems. CEO Kenneth Brimmer owns about a quarter of the company, as does former director Gary Copperud, who controls former subsidiary Burger Time.

Comerica Bank and is organized into three main segments: The Business Bank division is the largest, offering loans, deposits, and capital markets products to middle-market, large corporate, and government clients. The Retail Bank serves small businesses and consumers. Comerica's Wealth and Institutional Management arm provides private banking, investment management, financial advisory, investment banking, discount brokerage, insurance, and retirement services. Comerica has about 450 branches in about a dozen states across the US; Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan, and Texas are its primary markets.

The Royal Bank of Scotland International is the offshore banking branch of leading financial services provider The Royal Bank of Scotland Group. Established in Jersey in 1996, the bank offers personal and corporate banking services such as property lending, foreign exchange hedging, online banking, portfolio advisement, commercial mortgages, currency loans, investment management, and other related products. The Royal Bank of Scotland International owns and operates facilities in Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man, plus an affiliated office in Gibraltar.

A. J. Smith Federal is the primary operating subsidiary of holding company AJS Bancorp. The bank serves customers in suburban Chicago from three branches in Midlothian and Orland Park, Illinois. Catering to area businesses and residents, A. J. Smith Federal offers checking and savings accounts, insurance and investments, and loans. One- to four-family residential mortgages make up more than two-thirds of the bank's loan portfolio; multifamily and commercial mortgages and home equity and consumer loans round out its lending activities. Arthur J. Smith founded A. J. Smith Federal in 1892 as a building and loan cooperative; it became a federally chartered savings bank in 1984.

The Hokkoku Bank, Ltd,the regional bank is headquartered in Kanazawa (which translates to marsh of gold), a city noted for its production of gold leaf. The bank serves the Ishikawa, Fukui, and Toyama prefectures, which together are known as Hokuriku. It also has offices in Kyoto, Osaka, Nagoya, and Tokyo, as well as overseas operations in Shanghai. In addition to its traditional deposit banking offerings, Hokkoku bank subsidiaries are active in such areas as leasing and credit guarantee.

The Minden Building and Loan Association was chartered by the State of Louisiana in 1910 to service the Minden community and its surrounding areas. The community bank takes great pride in having a local base to better serve all of its customers' loan and deposit needs. In June of 2002, the bank converted its charter to a Mutual Holding Company, in order to provide more and better products and services to our community customers. In 2007, our official name changed to MBL Bank.

The regional bank formally BEKB | BCBE (Cantonal Bank of Berne)operates nearly 80 offices in and around Berne, Switzerland, focusing on providing commercial banking and lending products and services to individuals and small and medium-sized businesses. It has about $20 million under management. Key products include mortgages, deposit accounts, asset management, and property advisory services. BEKB | BCBE also offers online banking, as well as investment counseling provided through its private bank based in Soluthurn. BEKB | BCBE, which was formed in 1834, is more than 50% owned by the Canton of Berne (the regional government).

BankFinancial Corporation was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Burr Ridge, Illinois. BankFinancial Corporation operates as the holding company for BankFinancial, F.S.B., which provides commercial, family, and personal banking services in Illinois. It accepts deposit accounts, such as savings accounts, NOW accounts, checking accounts, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, and IRAs and other qualified plan accounts. The company’s loan portfolio consists of investment and business loans, including multi-family, nonresidential real estate, commercial, construction and land loans, and commercial leases, as well as one-to-four family residential mortgage loans comprising home equity loans, lines of credit, and other second mortgage loans. It also provides financial products and services consisting of cash management, funds transfers, bill payment and other online banking transactions, automated teller machines, safe deposit boxes, wealth management, and general insurance agency services. In addition, the company offers investment, financial planning, and other wealth management services; and sells life insurance, fixed annuities, property and casualty insurance, and other insurance products on an agency basis. It provides its products and services through banking offices and an Internet Branch. As of December 31, 2009, it operated 18 full-service banking offices and 3 express branch facilities in Cook, DuPage, Lake, and Will Counties, Illinois.

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