UCO Bank provides commercial banking services to India. Established in 1943, UCO has 35 regional offices and nearly 2,000 branches throughout the country. The bank also operates two major international financial centers in Hong Kong and Singapore. It also has offices in China and Malaysia. In addition to offering commercial banking, UCO handles foreign exchange business in more than 50 different locations throughout the country and offers foreign exchange dealing at four specialized centers. UCO has been particularly involved in financing activities in the agricultural, industrial, trade and commerce, service, and infrastructure sectors. The Indian government controls nearly 75% of the bank's listed shares.

Danvers Bancorp is the holding company for Danversbank, which serves eastern Massachusetts from about 30 branches. Founded in 1850, the bank offers deposit services such as checking and savings accounts, in addition to loan services targeted to both consumers and businesses. Commercial and industrial loans dominate its loan portfolio, followed by commercial mortgages, residential mortgages, and construction loans. Wealth management services are offered through an arrangement with Raymond James Financial. In 2009, Danvers Bancorp acquired Beverly National Bancorp and its eight Beverly National Bank locations in a $62 million stock swap. Beverly National was merged into Danversbank in early 2010.

In the late 1880's and early 1900's several associations were organized to make loans on homes and business property and to accept people's savings. Some of the names of these associations were Home Building and Loan Association, Johnson County Building and Loan Association and Buffalo Building and Loan Association. None of these associations were insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, and many were short lived.

Fidelity Bancorp is the holding company for Fidelity Bank, which has faithfully served the Greater Pittsburgh area since 1927. The bank caters to individuals and small business customers from about a dozen branch offices in the city and its northern suburbs in Allegheny and Butler counties. Deposit products include checking and savings accounts, CDs, IRAs, and money market accounts. Real estate loans, including single-family residential mortgages, commercial mortgages, and construction loans, make up about two-thirds of the bank's loan portfolio, which also includes consumer installment loans and business loans and leases.

Magyar Bancorp is the holding company for Magyar Bank, which serves central New Jersey individuals and businesses through about a half-dozen offices. The bank offers standard deposit products including checking and savings accounts, NOW accounts, and CDs. It uses these funds to originate loans and invest in securities. Magyar Bank focuses on real estate lending, including construction loans, residential and commercial mortgages, and home equity loans, which altogether account for about 90% of its loan portfolio. Mutual holding company Magyar Bancorp, MHC, owns 56% of Magyar Bancorp.

Sterling Financial is doing what it can to prevent its reputation from being tarnished. It is the holding company for Sterling Savings Bank, which provides standard banking and lending services in the Pacific Northwest. Sterling Savings operates about 180 branch locations in California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Its wealth management division markets stocks, bonds, mutual funds, annuities, and other investments to bank customers. Mortgage and construction loans account for more than half of the company's portfolio. Bank subsidiary INTERVEST issues commercial mortgages throughout the West. Under orders from regulators, Sterling Financial is working to raise its capital levels.

Crescent Financial is the holding company for Crescent State Bank, which operates some 15 branches in central North Carolina. The community bank offers standard products and services, including checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and credit cards. Commercial mortgages make up about half of its loan portfolio; construction loans make up more than a quarter. The company, which was founded in 1998, also writes business loans, home equity loans, and residential mortgages. Its Crescent Investment Services division offers financial planning products and services, including retirement plans, mutual funds, insurance, and other investments.

Erste Group Bank is the holding company of Erste Bank which, dating back to 1819, is Austria's oldest and among its largest commercial banks. Together with its Sparkassen subsidiary, Erste Bank has some 1,000 branches and an approximately 20% market share. The company has expanded beyond Austria and owns about 10 banks (approximately 2,000 branches) in Central and Eastern European nations. Erste Group has operating subsidiaries in Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, and Ukraine. Erste switched to the holding company structure in 2008.

Community Bank of the Bay is a community bank that was founded in 1996 with offices in Oakland, Danville and San Jose, California. We believe that business starts with an idea; a dream, a vision of what you want to be. Running a business means you need a smart, capable partner in a bank. We believe our approach works best. Outstanding personal service and forward thinking bank professionals who understand business -- because we are entrepreneurs too.To that end, we've created a bank that is going to change the way you look at banks and banking. It's an unprecedented way to look at the customer/banker relationship. It's a bank where outstanding service isn't just a promise. And we know we have one thing in common -- the desire to achieve success.

Brunswick Bancorp is the holding company for Brunswick Bank and Trust, which serves central New Jersey's Monmouth and Middlesex counties through six branches. The bank attracts customers by offering standard deposit products such as checking and savings accounts in addition to investment options like CDs, IRAs, and 401(k) plans. It mainly originates commercial real estate loans (more than half of its loan portfolio). To a lesser extent, the bank also writes construction, land development, consumer, farm, and residential mortgage loans. In 2007 Brunswick Bancorp voluntarily delisted its stock from the NYSE Amex to save regulatory costs.

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