Akbank T.A.S. provides banking services in Turkey through more than 715 branches, almost 2,000 ATMs, and more than 250,000 point-of-sale terminals. Internationally Akbank operates branches in Germany and in Malta; it also has a subsidiary bank in the Netherlands. Akbank, which is Turkey's second-largest publicly traded bank after Is Bankasi, also provides private bank and international trade finance services. Subsidiaries provide non-banking financial, capital-market, and investment services. The Sabanci family and its companies control 55% of Akbank.

Cattles offers a herd of financial services to the UK's subprime market. Its primary operating unit, Welcome Finance, makes secured and unsecured personal loans ranging from £2,000 to more than £9,000 to borrowers who may have questionable credit or employment histories. Its Shopacheck unit issues smaller short-term loans (around £300) at higher interest rates, collecting weekly payments at the borrowers' homes. Cattles also finances and sells used automobiles (through Welcome Car Finance) and acquires and services consumer debt (The Lewis Group). In the aftermath of the financial crisis, the debt-laden Cattles will undergo a restructuring, through which it will be acquired by newly created vehicle Bovess.

Standard Chartered PLC provides consumer and wholesale banking products and services to individuals, small and medium enterprises, corporate, and institutional customers. It offers savings accounts, demand drafts, foreign exchange services, safe deposit boxes, and telegraphic transfers; personal loans and mortgages; credit cards; life, savings and retirement planning, health and medical, home, motor, and travel insurance; and investment advisory and international banking services. The company also provides private and priority banking; cash management, treasury services; trade finance and working capital, including import, export, and cross-border financing services; business installment loans and mortgages; transaction banking, financial markets, and corporate finance services; custody services; and Saadiq Islamic banking services, as well as Internet banking services. As of December 31, 2009, it operated approximately 1,700 branches and outlets, and 5,679 ATMs primarily in India, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe, as well as in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. The company was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Access National Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Access National Bank that provides commercial credit, deposit, and mortgage services to middle market businesses and associated professionals primarily in the greater Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area. Its deposit products include time deposits, savings accounts, money market deposits, and certificates of deposit. The company is lending activities comprise commercial loans, commercial real estate loans, commercial and residential real estate construction loans, residential mortgage loans, home equity loans, and consumer loans. It also offers Internet banking, automated clearinghouse transactions, remote deposit capture, and courier services for commercial clients. In addition, the company, through its subsidiary, Access National Capital Trust II, issues redeemable capital securities. It operates from five banking centers in Chantilly, Tysons Corner, Reston, Leesburg, and Manassas, Virginia. Access National Corporation was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

WesBanco would like to be "BesBanco" for its customers. The holding company owns WesBanco Bank, which offers banking services through more than 110 branches in West Virginia, Ohio, and western Pennsylvania. In addition to traditional services such as deposits and loans, the bank also offers trust, discount brokerage, and investment services, including its proprietary WesMark mutual funds. WesBanco Insurance Services is a multiline insurance provider. Commercial real estate loans account for more than 40% of of WesBanco's loan portfolio, while residential mortgages are about 20%. The company sells most of the new residential mortgages that it originates into the secondary market.

Alliance Bancorp, Inc. of Pennsylvania is the holding company for Alliance Bank (formerly Greater Delaware Valley Savings Bank). The bank has about 10 branch offices that serve individuals and local businesses in suburban Philadelphia's Delaware and Chester counties. It offers standard deposit products such as checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, CDs, and IRAs. Commercial real estate loans (more than 45% of the company's loan portfolio) and residential mortgages (more than 40%) comprise most of the bank's lending activities. Alliance Bancorp was formed in 2007 when the bank converted from mutual ownership to a mid-tier stock holding company structure.

Banco di Sardegna operates some 1,300 branches in Sardinia and in 17 regions on the Italian mainland. Banco di Sardegna offers traditional financial products and services, including certificates of deposit; asset management services; finance, including leasing through its Sardaleasing subsidiary; life insurance and other insurance lines; pension management services; and credit and cash cards. The bank also offers a variety of commercial and personal loans. Banco di Sardegna received its charter in 1995, but its roots date back to the 1600s. Banca Popolare dell'Emilia Romagna owns 51% of Banco di Sardegna.

ING Lease Holding provides vendor leasing and general leasing services in about a dozen European nations. It also offers asset-specialized leasing of cars through several ING Car Lease affiliates and through Noord Lease in the Netherlands. Part of the Wholesale Banking group of Dutch financial services giant ING Groep, the company writes leases directly, as well as through brokers, vendors, and ING Bank. ING Lease Holding manages a portfolio of nearly E14 billion. The UK and the Benelux countries are the company's two biggest markets.

Synovus has a nose for community banking. The holding company owns about 30 banks offering deposit accounts and consumer and business loans in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Through more than 325 locations, the banks and other Synovus subsidiaries provide deposits, loans, credit cards, insurance, and asset management services. It has traditionally maintained separate charters and local boards of directors for its subsidiary banks. However, in 2010 Synovus consolidated all of its charters into one. The change was made in order to reduce complexity and improve efficiency.

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.

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