There's nothing half way about HLF, or Hong Leong Finance. The company, with some 30 branches across Singapore, offers personal and business loans, insurance, wealth management, foreign exchange, and corporate financing services. The largest finance company in the country by assets, HLF specializes in financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and it sponsors an annual forum for budding entrepreneurs. Hong Leong Finance Limited company also provides investment banking services including handling IPOs and other public offerings and M&A consulting. Investment firm Hong Leong Group Malaysia owns 73% of HLF.

Entrepreneurs who want to put a tiger in their customers' tanks, give them the Midas touch, or help them make a run for the border are saying, "Oh, thank heaven for GE Franchise Finance." The General Electric Capital subsidiary provides real estate and other financing for more than 6,000 franchise operators at some 21,000 locations in the US and Canada. The firm finances restaurants, hotels and other hospitality providers, and auto service and parts retailers. It also offers credit for buying equipment or acquiring new or expanding locations.

State Bank of Countryside (SBC) was founded by a group of local businessmen who saw a need for a community-focused, local bank. They implemented their idea of high-quality, personalized service in a warm, inviting atmosphere by opening State Bank of Countryside in 1975. The first office was made up of a few desks in a small, cozy storefront location—our focused growth and vision over the past three decades have moved us a long way from that humble beginning.

Tidelands Bancshares does its work at the intersection of Southern charm and Coastal cool. The holding company operates Tidelands Bank, which has seven branches along the coast of South Carolina. The bank offers traditional retail services and products such as checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, and commercial and consumer loans. Tidelands Bank grows by opening loan production offices and then, when they prove successful, converting them into full service locations. The company specializes in services for small businesses and entrepreneurs, of which there are plenty in the tourist-laden beachfront locales it calls home. About 75% of its loan activity is in Charleston.

The Cummins focus on innovation began with the company's creation in 1887. Much has changed since those early days, but our dedication to providing top quality products, backed by great service, remains the cornerstone of our company. Cummins is more than a company. It's a community -- a dynamic, global network of talented people, loyal customers and progressive leaders -- all dedicated to setting new standards of excellence in the handling and processing of money.

Millennium Bankshares Corporation operates as the holding company for Millennium Bank National Association that provides commercial and consumer banking services to individuals, small and medium sized businesses, and professional communities. It accepts a range of short-term and long-term deposits, including statement savings accounts, NOW accounts, money market deposit accounts, checking accounts, fixed-rate certificates with varying maturities, and individual retirement accounts.

RBS Invoice Finance can help them find the cash. A subsidiary of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, the company offers products that enable businesses to turn their own sales invoices and inventories into instant cash. Key offerings include invoice discounting (RBS lends cash to a client against the client's own sales invoices), factoring (RBS buys unpaid/defaulted invoices at a discount), and asset-based lending. It uses a customer-facing data management system (FacFlow) to manage its invoice discounting and factoring services. RBS Invoice Finance caters to companies in the manufacturing, recruitment, pharmaceutical, and other sectors.

The subsidiary of German financial services firm Deutsche Bank, like its parent, divides its business into two units: corporate and investment banking, and private clients and asset management. In addition to traditional personal and corporate banking services, the company offers asset and wealth management, insurance, and investment and brokerage services. Its nearly 275 branches are concentrated mostly in Lombardy, Liguria, Campania, and Puglia; customers can also conduct their banking business via the phone or the Internet. Deutsche Bank opened its first Italian office in 1977.

Bank of India is one of the nation's largest private banks. The bank has around 2,900 branches in India and about 30 foreign offices in the Channel Islands, China, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Singapore, the UK, US, West Indies, and Vietnam. International operations account for about 20% of the bank's business. Besides savings, checking, credit cards, and ATM services, the bank offers personal loan services including mortgage, car, and vacation loans. The bank's branches specialize in different areas: corporate banking (credit) overseas branches (foreign exchange), NRI offices (expat Indians). Other branches offer capital markets operations, asset recovery, and agriculture and lease financing.

Allstate Bank is a wholly-owned subsidary of The Allstate Corporation, the nation's largest publicly held personal lines insurance company. The Allstate Corporation owns Allstate Insurance Company and Allstate Financial Group, which is comprised of America’s 17th largest life insurance business as well as businesses that market annuities, savings and financial services products through licensed financial professionals.

Inviting Real Estate Agents, Job Placements Agents, Educational Institutes, Software Service Providers, Real Estate Builders, Marriage Bureaus, Travel Agents, Restaurant Owners, Health & Fitness Centers and other Local Businesses to Post a FREE Classified Advertisement on Cootera.com Classifieds Website.