Established in 1902, First South Bank is a local community bank located throughout Eastern North Carolina. Over the past 103 years, banking products and services have evolved. However, the Bank's commitment to its community has never wavered. We have always believed it is important to be a significant contributing member of our community. We know that, as a community bank, we have a responsibility to make a positive difference in the place we both live and serve, not because it is good for business, but because it is the right thing to do.

First Commerce Bank was founded as Brentwood Square Savings and Loan in 1984. Grandpoint Capital, the parent of Grandpoint Bank, a financial institution formed in 2010, is buying First Commerce Bancorp.First Commerce Bancorp is the holding company for First Commerce Bank, which serves greater Los Angeles from two branch locations. It attracts deposits from consumers and business customers through traditional offerings such as checking, savings, and money market accounts, CDs, and IRAs. Its lending activities mainly consist of writing commercial mortgages, construction and land development loans, and Small Business Administration (SBA) loans. The bank also provides international banking services.

Zions Bancorporation originated as Keystone Insurance and Investment Co., a Utah Corporation, in April 1955. In April 1960, Keystone, together with several individual investors, acquired a 57.5 percent interest in Zions First National Bank from the LDS Church. In 1965, the name of the company was changed to Zions Bancorporation. (However, it operated as Zions Utah Bancorporation from 1966 to 1987.) The first public offering of shares in Zions Bancorporation was made in January 1966. There continued to be some minority shareholders until April 1972, when the company exchanged the remaining minority shares for common shares. Zions Bancorporation's common stock is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol ZION. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ Financial 100 Index.

Cortland Bancorp is the place to keep your bucks in the Buckeye State. Cortland Bancorp is the holding company for Cortland Savings and Banking Company (aka Cortland Banks), a community-oriented institution serving northeastern Ohio from about 15 banking locations. Cortland Banks offers standard banking services including checking and savings accounts, debit cards, and business and consumer loans. More than half of Cortland's loan portfolio is composed of commercial mortgages. Other offerings include discount brokerage and trust services.

BBVA Compass is a leading U.S. banking franchise located in the Sunbelt region. BBVA Compass is the 15th largest U.S. commercial bank based on deposit market share and ranks as the third largest bank in Alabama, fourth largest bank in Texas and fifth largest bank in Arizona. Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, it operates more than 720 branches throughout Texas, Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Colorado and New Mexico.

Consumers Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for Consumers National Bank, which provides various commercial and retail banking services. Consumers Bancorp, Inc. involves in attracting deposits from businesses and individual customers and uses such deposits to originate commercial, mortgage, and consumer loans in its market area, consisting primarily of Stark, Columbiana, Carroll, and contiguous counties in Ohio. Its deposit products include interest and noninterest bearing accounts, such as NOW accounts, savings account, time deposits, and short-term borrowings, as well as federal home loan bank advances. The company’s loan portfolio comprises real estate mortgage and construction loans; commercial, financial, and agricultural loans; and installment loans to individuals. As of June 30, 2009, Consumers Bancorp, Inc. operated 10 branch offices. Consumers Bancorp is headquartered in Minerva, Ohio.

AmeriServ Financial offers up a smorgasbord of banking services for Pennsylvanians. The company owns AmeriServ Financial Bank, which primarily serves the southwestern portion of the state through some 20 branches. Targeting individuals and local businesses, the bank offers standard services such as deposits, credit cards, and loans. Commercial mortgages account for more than half of its loan portfolio; other real estate loans, including residential mortgage and construction loans, make up about 30%. One of a handful of unionized banks in the US, AmeriServ also manages union pension funds through its AmeriServ Trust and Financial Services subsidiary, which provides trust and wealth management services as well.

Northern Trust Corporation has been working hard to keep clients' trusts. Flagship subsidiary The Northern Trust Company and other units bearing the Northern Trust name provide banking and trust services to the affluent and to financial institutions and corporations from 85 offices in nearly 20 states and about a dozen countries. Operating in two segments, Corporate and Institutional Services and Personal Financial Services, the corporation is a leading personal trust manager in the US, in addition to specializing in master trust services and catering to corporate pension plans and institutional clients.

DBS Group is the holding company for DBS Bank, the largest bank in Singapore and a significant presence throughout Southeast Asia. DBS Bank offers personal and private banking in addition to enterprise services to small and midsized companies through some 80 branches in its home country. The company also has around 60 locations in Hong Kong, plus operations in China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, The Philippines, and Thailand. In addition, DBS Group owns a 20% stake in the Bank of the Philippine Islands (that country's second-largest bank). Other services include treasury, brokerage, and fund management.

National Bank of Canada offers personal and commercial banking services through about 450 branches in Canada, primarily in Quebec. The company's offerings include deposits and loans, credit cards, and insurance. Through some 85 locations, its National Bank Financial subsidiary offers financial advisory, brokerage services, pension management, trust services, and more than 80 proprietary mutual funds. The unit manages more than $50 billion of client assets. It also performs investment banking services such as mergers and acquisitions advice, as well as corporate finance.

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