Suffolk County National Bank, which serves Suffolk County, New York, through about 30 branches. Targeting individuals and small to midsized businesses, the bank offers standard services such as checking, savings, and money market accounts, and trust and asset management. It also provides insurance and investment products, including IRAs, mutual funds, annuities, bonds, and brokerage services. Commercial mortgages account for about a third of the company's loan portfolio; business loans make up another 20%. The portfolio also includes residential mortgages and consumer and construction loans.

First Financial Holding Co., Ltd is the holding company for First Commercial Bank, which provides retail and commercial banking to some five million customers in Taiwan and Asia-Pacific region. Originally founded in 1899, the bank has nearly 200 domestic offices and more than 20 international offices, including one in the US. Taiwanese business loans account for about 70% of its loan portfolio; consumer loans make up the remainder. In 2007 the bank joined with European insurer Aviva to create savings and pension products provider First-Aviva. In addition to First Commercial Bank, the holding company owns First Securities, First Venture Capital, and other financial companies.

Technology Credit Union is one of the nation’s largest credit unions with nine full service branches in the Silicon Valley. With more than $1.4 billion in assets and still growing, Tech CU is a financial leader in the Silicon Valley.personal loans, business loans and lines of credit, insurance, and investment services to more than 75,000 members in California's Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay area. Founded in 1960 by a group of Fairchild Camera and Instrument employees, the credit union has about ten branches. Membership is open to those who live, work, or go to school or church in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz counties.

Peoples Bancorporation owns three community banks: The Peoples National Bank, Bank of Anderson, and Seneca National Bank. The banks serve individuals and small to midsized businesses from about 10 branches in northwestern South Carolina. In addition to checking, savings, and NOW accounts, the banks offer investment products such as stocks and bonds, annuities, and mutual funds. Real estate loans, including mortgages and construction loans, account for some 85% of the banks' lending portfolio, which also includes business loans and consumer loans.

IXE Grupo Financiero has mucho places to stash your dinero. IXE is a financial group whose main subsidiary, Banco Ixe, has more than 100 branches across Mexico. The holding company also owns brokerage firms Ixe Casa de Bolsa and Ixe Securities, mutual fund manager Ixe Fondos, investment advisors IPATI, and pension fund manager Ixe Afore. IXE controls a majority interest in mortgage lender Fincasa Hipotecaria (Deutsche Bank owns the remaining 49%) and auto financing company Ixe Automotriz, which is comprised of Ixe Fleet and Ixe Equipamiento. New York-based private equity firm Brysam Global Partners bought 28% of IXE Grupo Financiero in 2007 for $228 million.

Naugatuck Valley Financial Corporation (NVFC) owns Naugatuck Valley Savings and Loan, a community-based thrift serving southwestern Connecticut. Operating from more than a half-dozen locations, the bank provides traditional retail banking offerings such as checking and savings accounts, CDs, and IRAs. Naugatuck Valley Savings and Loan concentrates on residential lending, in addition to construction, multifamily and commercial real estate loans. NVFC and Southern Connecticut Bancorp called off plans to merge in 2010. Naugatuck Valley Mutual Holding Company owns 58% of NVFC's stock.

First Financial Corporation is the holding company for First Financial Bank, which operates about 50 branches in west-central Indiana and east-central Illinois. With roots dating back to 1834, the banks offer traditional deposit services such as CDs and checking and savings accounts, as well as Internet banking. Residential mortgages account for about half of the company's loan portfolio. First Financial also operates an insurance agency and two investment subsidiaries.

First Clover Leaf Financial Corp. operates as the holding company for First Clover Leaf Bank, a federal savings bank that provides various banking products and services in Illinois. It principally offers retail deposit products and lends loans. First Clover Leaf Financial Corp. company’s deposit products include demand and NOW, money market, savings, and term certificate accounts. Its loan portfolio comprises one-to four-family residential mortgage loans; commercial real estate loans; multifamily mortgage loans; construction and land loans; commercial business loans; and consumer loans, including automobile loans and home equity loans. First Clover Leaf Financial Corp. company also sells credit life and disability insurance policies. It operates through four branch offices located in Edwardsville and Wood River. First Clover Leaf Financial Corp. was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Edwardsville, Illinois.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco helps meet the borrowing needs of communities by providing wholesale credit products and services to member financial institutions. The Bank is privately owned by its members, which include commercial banks, savings institutions, credit unions, thrift and loan companies, and insurance companies headquartered in Arizona, California, and Nevada. We are part of a network of 12 regional Federal Home Loan Banks chartered by Congress in 1932 to provide low-cost credit to residential housing lenders.

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.

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