Brookline Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Brookline Bank, which provides various banking products and services. Brookline Bancorp, Inc. offers various deposit products, such as non-interest-bearing checking accounts and interest-bearing NOW accounts, savings accounts, money market savings accounts, certificate of deposit accounts, and other qualified plan accounts. Its loan portfolio comprises first mortgage loans secured by multi-family, commercial, and one-to-four family residential real estate properties; indirect automobile loans; loans to condominium associations and business entities; and commercial lines of credit, as well as loans to finance equipment used by small businesses. It also offers financing for construction and development projects, home equity and second mortgage loans, and other consumer loans. In addition, it offers finance for coin-operated laundry, dry cleaning, and convenience store equipment and businesses. As of December 31, 2009 it operated 18 full-service banking offices in Brookline, Medford, and adjacent communities in Middlesex County and Norfolk County in Massachusetts. Brookline Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1871 and is based in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee. Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Pinnacle National Bank, which provides commercial banking services to individuals, small-to medium-sized businesses, and professional entities in Tennessee. Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. engages in generating deposits and originating loans. It accepts various deposit products, including savings, checking, interest-bearing checking, money market, and certificate of deposit accounts. The company’s loan portfolio comprises commercial, real estate, and consumer loans, as well as secured and unsecured installment and term loans, residential first mortgage loans, home equity loans, and home equity lines of credit to individuals for personal, family, investment, and household purposes. It also offers telephone and Internet banking, debit cards, direct deposit, and cash management services, as well as a range of investment products, including mutual funds, variable annuities, money market instruments, treasury securities, bonds, fixed annuities, stocks, financial planning, asset management accounts, and listed options. Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. also provides insurance products in the property and casualty area. As of December 31, 2009, it provided its services through 34 banking locations.

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.

VSB Bancorp is the holding company for Victory State Bank, which serves New York City's Staten Island from about five offices. It collects deposits from local residents and businesses, offering standard products such as checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, and CDs. Commercial real estate, business, and construction loans make up almost all of the bank's loan portfolio. Victory State Bank generally does not write residential mortgages. Merton Corn, CEO of the bank from its 1997 founding until his 2007 retirement, owns approximately 10% of VSB.

Municipal Mortgage & Equity (MuniMae) invests in tax-free municipal bonds issued by state and local governments. Those bonds are typically used to build multifamily housing, including units for low-income families, students, and the elderly. The disruption in world credit markets, coupled with a deterioration in the tax-exempt bond market hurt MuniMae. The commercial real estate market also tanked, driving down the values of the company's assets. The company was forced to drastically reduce the size of its business, cut its workforce by 80%, and sell off assets at a loss in order to stay afloat. MuniMae continues to look for ways to reduce debt and raise capital.

Westfield Financial is the holding company for Westfield Bank, which serves western Massachusetts' Hampden County and surrounding areas from more than 10 branch locations. Founded in 1853, the bank has traditionally been a community-oriented provider of retail deposit accounts and loans, but it is placing more emphasis on serving commercial and industrial clients. Commercial real estate loans account for approximately 45% of the company's loan portfolio and business loans are more than 25%. The bank also makes a smaller number of consumer and home equity loans.

Export-Import Bank of the United States for not trying to stem the tide. The government agency (Ex-Im Bank for short) provides financing for the export of American goods and services, mainly to developing countries and regions. Ex-Im Bank, which assumes credit and country risks that private-sector lenders cannot or will not stomach, furnishes US businesses (most of them with fewer than 100 employees) with operating credit and export credit insurance, and provides loans and loan guarantees to foreign buyers of US goods. President Franklin D. Roosevelt established Ex-Im Bank as part of the New Deal in 1934.

Plumas Bancorp is the holding company for Plumas Bank, which serves individuals and businesses in the northeastern corner of California, from Lake Tahoe to the Oregon border. Through more than a dozen branches, the bank offers deposit products such as checking, savings, and retirement accounts and certificates of deposit. Loans secured by real estate account for more than half of Plumas Bank's loan portfolio; combined, commercial and agricultural loans make up about a quarter. Plumas Bancorp writes consumer loans, as well. It also provides access to investment products and services such as financial planning, mutual funds, and annuities.

Grupo Financiero HSBC, S.A. de C.V is the Mexico arm of international financial giant HSBC Holdings. Primary subsidiary HSBC Mexico is one of Mexico's largest banks, with more than 1,350 branches and some 4 million customers. In addition to retail deposit accounts and related retail services, the group offers insurance products and private banking services. Grupo Financiero HSBC also also offers commercial financing and international trade and treasury services. The group was formed when HSBC Holdings acquired Grupo Financiero Bital in 2002.

Pacific & Western Credit is the holding company for Pacific & Western Bank of Canada (PWBank), which specializes in providing financing for public sector clients and corporations, including public-private infrastructure projects. The bank is also involved in real estate lending, lease financing, and debt and equity investments. PWBank, which has no branches, funds its lending and investment activities by collecting deposits from consumers and institutional clients through a nationwide network of financial advisors and other brokers. Products include savings accounts, guaranteed investment certificates, and retirement plans.

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