United PanAm Financial flies the choppy skies of subprime lending. Operating through subsidiaries United Auto Credit Corporation (UACC) and United Auto Business Operations (UABO), the specialty finance firm originates, buys, and services auto loan contracts for high-risk customers. The company buys contracts from independent and franchised used car dealers. Most borrowers have less-than-perfect credit histories, which impairs their ability to secure loans. UACC, once heavily localized in California, now has more than 15 offices throughout the country -- a dramatic decrease from what it had only a few years ago. Chairman Guillermo Bron and investment firm Pine Brook Road are buying United PanAm.

Heritage Oaks Bancorp acts as a bank holding company of Heritage Oaks Bank. Other than holding the shares of the Bank, the Company conducts no significant activities, although it is authorized, with the prior approval of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, to engage in a variety of activities that are deemed closely related to the business of banking. The Bank offers traditional banking products, such as checking, savings and certificates of deposit, as well as mortgage loans and commercial and consumer loans to customers who are predominately small to medium-sized businesses and individuals.

GE Commercial Distribution Finance provides specialized financing to manufacturers, distributors, and retailers in the US and Canada. A division of international conglomerate General Electric through its GE Capital unit, GE Commercial Distribution Finance specializes in inventory financing, asset-based lending, accounts receivable financing, rental and purchase order financing, and equipment financing for small to midsized businesses. Industries served include office and technology products, foodservice, electronics and appliances, HVAC equipment, and agricultural equipment.

LSB Financial is the holding company for Lafayette Savings Bank, which has been serving northern Indiana since 1869. Today the bank has a handful of branches in the communities of Lafayette and West Lafayette, offering checking, savings, and money market accounts, NOW accounts, and CDs. It primarily writes real estate loans, with residential mortgages making up about half of the company's loan portfolio. It also writes commercial and multifamily residential mortgages, real estate construction loans, and land development loans.

In 1911, legislation established the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. In 1959, this original body corporate was preserved as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) in legislation, specifically to carry on the central banking functions; at that same time, the commercial and savings banking functions were transferred into a new institution, which carried on the old name of Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

British Arab Commercial Bank plc provides trade and project financing for Arab markets, offering such services as project lending, trade financing, bonding and guarantees, and cross-border leasing. Its trade services operations represent the company's largest business segment, generating about one-third of sales. BACB also has offices in Algeria and Libya. The Libyan Foreign Bank (LFB) controls the company after boosting its ownership to more than 80% in 2010.

TMB Bank provides commercial banking services to customers in Thailand. Formerly known as the Thai Military Bank, TMB began operations in 1957 and has since broadened its services to include deposits, personal loans, credit cards, life insurance, and currency exchange. Hundreds of TMB Bank branches operate throughout the country alongside currency exchange centers, while the bank also boasts overseas branches in Hong Kong and Vietnam. Thai Military Bank, Thai Danu Bank, and the Industrial Finance Corporation of Finance merged in 2004 to form the latest incarnation of TMB Bank.

American Airlines Federal Credit Union (AA Credit Union) was founded in 1936 by a small group of American Airlines employees with the goal of creating a member-owned, co-operative financial institution where employees could help each other. Today, AA Credit Union welcomes employees of the Air Transportation Industry. We’ve grown to more than 218,00 members with a net worth of over $492 million and assets surpassing $5.0 billion*. We’re ready to help at branches located throughout the U.S. including Hawaii and Puerto Rico.

Emporiki Bank of Greece offers traditional financing and banking services, including investment banking, housing loans, asset management, securities portfolio management, leasing, venture capital, and insurance products. Founded in 1907, Emporiki has about 370 branches in Greece, plus nearly 90 in Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, London, Frankfurt, and Romania. About a dozen subsidiary companies (Emporiki Bank Group) offer a wide array of financial services -- from real estate development and management to consumer credit, insurance, and vehicle leasing -- to customers both private and corporate. France's #1 bank, Credit Agricole, owns more than 80% of Emporiki.

C. Hoare & Co.,established in 1672 by Sir Richard Hoare, the bank began as a goldsmith under the sign of the golden bottle, where the bank's first lending activities were undertaken. The golden bottle remains a symbol of the bank, which has two London locations. C. Hoare & Co. offers a variety of savings and investment services (such as loans, mortgages, individual savings accounts, personal equity plans, and investment advice) as well as a host of services and consultation for tax and estate planning. The private bank, which caters to the very wealthy, is still run by the descendants of the founder.

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