The Bank of Italy is the central bank of the Republic of Italy and part of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) and the Eurosystem. It is a public-law institution and pursues aims of general interest in monetary and financial matters: price stability, the primary objective of the Eurosystem under the Treaty establishing the European Community (the EC Treaty); the stability and efficiency of the financial system, thus implementing the principle of the protection of savings embodied in the Constitution (Article 47(1) “The Republic encourages and protects saving in all its forms, it regulates, coordinates and controls the provision of credit”); and the other duties entrusted to it by Italian law.

Deutsche Bank PBC (DB PBC) is the company's personal banking counterpart to investment arm Deutsche Bank Polska. Its personal and small business services include savings and checking accounts, credit cards, loans, foreign exchange, investments, and asset management. Customers can access their accounts at about 80 branches throughout Poland, by phone, and online. Another 100 shops display the db kredyt name, which is the company's consumer loan brand. DB PBC was formed in 2001 when the parent combined its previous operations with Bank Wspólpracy Regionalnej.

Bank of the Ryukyus, which serves consumers, as well as small and medium-sized businesses in the tourism-dependent prefecture of Okinawa. The regional financial institution has nearly 70 banking offices, including one in Tokyo. Bank of the Ryukyus and its subsidiaries offer such financial products and services as credit cards, financing, home loans, leasing, securities, and trust banking. It was established in 1948 under a US Navy ordinance for economic development in Okinawa while it was under US control, which ended in 1972.

American Bancorp provides banking on the bayou. Through subsidiary American Bank and Trust, the company operates six bank offices in southern Louisiana. It offers checking and savings accounts, CDs, and loans to area businesses and consumers. Residential and commercial mortgages dominate the company's lending portfolio. Interest from investments in mortgage-backed securities, US Treasuries, municipal bonds, and other securities are another major source of American Bancorp's revenue. Members of the Diesi family, including company chairman Salvador, his uncle J. C. (a director), and CEO Ronald Lashute (Salvador's cousin) are major shareholders of American Bancorp.

Bankinter is not the biggest bank in Spain, but it may be the most technologically advanced. The company was founded in 1965 as a joint venture between what is now Grupo Santander and Bank of America. It is among the top six banks in Spain and offers a variety of consumer and business banking services through branches, agents, telephone services, and the Internet. Bankinter provides mutual and pension funds, mortgages, leasing, and securities brokerage. Bankinter pioneered Internet stock trading in Spain. The bank jazzes up operations that could be deemed plain vanilla by focusing on convenient, low-cost delivery and customer service.

Hills Bank and Trust Company is closed for holidays according to the Federal Reserve holiday schedule. Please keep in mind files cannot be effective or originated on these dates when we are closed. View our Holiday Schedule for a list of closings in 2010.Offerings include deposit accounts, loans, and debit and credit cards. Hills Bank and Trust also administers estates, personal trusts, and pension plans, and provides farm management and investment advisory and custodial services. The bank traces its roots to 1904.

The country's largest commercial bank by assets, Bank Mandiri serves consumers and businesses through more than 900 offices and some 2,800 ATMs throughout Indonesia. Bank Mandiri is also Indonesia's largest lender; other products and services include trade finance, Islamic banking, and investment banking through subsidiary Mandiri Sekuritas. AXA Mandiri Financial Services (a joint venture of Bank Mandiri and insurance titan AXA) offers financial advisory services, including wealth planning and insurance. The government controls two-thirds of Bank Mandiri's stock.

Marquette National Corporation (MNAT) based in Chicago, Illinois is a diversified bank holding company for Marquette Bank which has 24 branches in Chicago and its suburbs. Marquette National Corporation has total assets of more than $1.8 billion. Serving area consumers and businesses, it provides deposit accounts, residential and commercial mortgages, home equity and apartment loans, investment management, and trust services. Marquette Bank was founded in 1945 by John McCarthy whose son, Paul McCarthy, is now chairman and CEO.

VTB Bank offers a smorgasbord of financial services for corporate, financial, and retail clients in Russia, Western Europe, Africa, and Asia. VTB retail services, conducted through VTB 24, include deposit banking, credit and lending services, and money transfers serving individuals and small businesses through a network of some 500 branches in large Russian cities. The company also provides investment banking and services for financial institutions that include foreign exchange trading, Inter-bank lending, and securities trading. The Russian government owns some 85% of VTB, but plans to reduce its stake by about half by 2014.

Betcha banking's big business for BB Holdings. The company operates The Belize Bank, the largest commercial and retail bank located in the nation of Belize, with about a dozen branches. About half of the bank's loan portfolio consists of corporate loans that support the tourism, agriculture, and distribution industries. The bank also has operations in the Turks and Caicos Islands, where it is the largest issuer of loans. BB Holdings has a 25% stake in Numar, a Costa Rican palm seed and edible oil operation, which processes margarine and animal feed. BB Holdings is controlled by chairman Michael Ashcroft, a UK billionaire and Conservative party officer, who holds dual citizenship in the UK and Belize.

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