1886 was a year that saw an emergence of new ideas and a growth of new concepts. It had been only twenty-three years since Confederate General John Hunt Morgan and his Raiders had invaded and burned buildings in Salem. Grover Cleveland, the 22nd President of the United States, dedicated the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor and also became the first president to marry while in office. Baseball player Ty Cobb was born. The novel, Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde had been published and was fast becoming a classic.

The Bank of Iwate, established in 1932, as a key financial institution in Iwate Prefecture, the largest prefecture on Japan's main island of Honshu. The prefecture, which is the Bank's business base, boasts a wide range of activity, from traditional industries to advanced technology. The Bank is committed to offering all manner of products and services with an eye to the new financial age, and is boldly stepping forward together with Iwate Prefecture into the 21st century.

First Franchise Capital is a subsidiary of First Financial Bancorp, which assumed ownership of the company after acquiring the operations of the failed Irwin Financial in an FDIC-facilitated transaction in 2009. Going loco trying to finance your El Pollo? First Franchise Capital can help ease the franchise-operation crazies. Formerly Irwin Franchise Capital, the company provides conventional and Small Business Administration-backed loans of at least $100,000 to restaurant franchisees to acquire, build, remodel, or refinance new stores. It also offers financing for equipment and real estate. First Franchise Capital Corporation works with more than 50 restaurant brands and deals with franchisees of all sizes throughout the US.

Alliance Financial Corporation is the holding company for Alliance Bank, which operates about 30 branches in central New York. Targeting individuals and small to midsized businesses, the bank offers such deposit products as checking and savings accounts, IRAs, and CDs. Its loan and lease portfolio mainly contains residential mortgages (about 30%), commercial loans (nearly 25%), and indirect auto loans (around 20%). The company provides commercial equipment leasing in more than 30 states through its Alliance Leasing subsidiary. Alliance Financial also operates a trust department that manages some $1 billion worth of investment assets.

The Toho Bank is a regional bank serving the Fukushima Prefecture in Japan. Armed with more than 115 branches and ATMs installed at more than 230 locations, the bank offers local customers, businesses, and public institutions the traditional array of banking services including savings, lending, real estate, venture firm support and financing, and foreign and domestic exchange products. Toho Bank was established in 1941 and owns subsidiaries and affiliated companies such as The Toho Real Estate Service Co., The Toho Card Co., and The Toho Staff Service Co.

United Overseas Bank Limited provides financial products and services. The company’s Personal Financial Services segment offers deposits, loans, investments, credit and debit cards, life assurance products, wealth management services, and personal financial and consultation services; and structured notes, funds of hedge funds, and high net worth insurance plans. Its Institutional Financial Services segment offers commercial and corporate banking products and services comprising current accounts, deposits, lending, asset finance, trade finance, structured finance, cash management, and cross-border payments to small enterprises, corporations, and government linked companies and agencies. This segment also provides lead managing and underwriting equity offerings, and corporate advisory services; solution-based structures to meet clients’ financing requirements in the area of structuring, underwriting and arranging syndicated loans, leveraged buy-outs, project and structured finance, and underwriting and lead managing bond issues, as well as manages, advises, and invests in private equity funds on behalf of the company and third-party investors. The company’s Global Markets and Investment Management segment provides a range of treasury products and services, including foreign exchange, money market, fixed income, derivatives, margin trading, futures broking, and gold products, as well as structured products. This segment also offers bank note, asset management, and proprietary investment services, as well as manages excess liquidity and capital funds. Its Other segment engages in property-related activities and insurance businesses. United Overseas Bank has a network of 500 offices in 19 countries and territories in the Asia Pacific, western Europe, and North America. The company was formerly known as United Chinese Bank and changed its name to United Overseas Bank Limited in 1965. United Overseas Bank was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Singapore, Singapore.

Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) is one of India's largest state-controlled banks and provides banking and financial services throughout the country. Established with a focus on foreign exchange and overseas banking, IOB has some 1,800 domestic branches and about a half-dozen international branches. It provides deposit, lending, mortgage, currency transfer, agri-business consultation, and credit card services. Specialized branches offer services related to such concerns as commercial and industrial credit, industrial finance, and high-tech agriculture.

BancTrust Financial Group, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for BankTrust, which provides various financial services to individuals, small businesses, and other organizations in southern Alabama and northwest Florida. Its deposit products include checking accounts, commercial accounts, and savings accounts, as well as other time deposits, such as daily money market accounts and certificates of deposit. The company’s loan portfolio comprises commercial, commercial real estate, individual and commercial construction, and consumer loans, as well as real estate mortgage loans. It also offers cash management services comprising lock-box, sweep accounts, and remote deposits. In addition, BancTrust Financial Group provides drive-in banking and night deposit facilities, safe deposit boxes, traveler’s checks, direct deposit, automated teller machines, Internet banking, debit and credit card, and telephone banking services. As of January 29, 2010, it operated 42 bank offices in the southern two-thirds of Alabama and 9 bank offices in northwest Florida. BancTrust Financial Group, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Mobile, Alabama.

The country's largest commercial bank by assets, Bank Mandiri serves consumers and businesses through more than 900 offices and some 2,800 ATMs throughout Indonesia. Bank Mandiri is also Indonesia's largest lender; other products and services include trade finance, Islamic banking, and investment banking through subsidiary Mandiri Sekuritas. AXA Mandiri Financial Services (a joint venture of Bank Mandiri and insurance titan AXA) offers financial advisory services, including wealth planning and insurance. The government controls two-thirds of Bank Mandiri's stock.

Dwinn-Shaffer & Company wants to match you a match, find you a find, catch you a catch. For some 40 years, this Chicago-based mortgage broker has been in the business of matching borrowers, such as real estate developers, with lenders, including insurance companies, pension funds, banks, and credit companies. It provides funding for first and second mortgages, corporate financing, joint venture financing, equity lending, securitizations, and equipment leasing. Dwinn-Shaffer is also a Fannie Mae Prior Approval lender. Affiliates Dwinn-Shaffer Development Company and BNG Management Company augment the firm's mortgage banking business with real estate development and property management services.

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