The Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank provides banking and other financial services in the Gifu prefecture in central Japan. The bank serves consumers and businesses from more than 140 domestic branch locations and from 3 international offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and New York. Services include banking, credit cards, credit guaranty, and leasing. Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank was established in 1896.

Malvern Federal Bancorp was formed in 2008 to be the holding company for Malvern Federal Savings Bank, which has been in business since 1887. The bank operates seven financial centers in Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania, west of Philadelphia. It offers standard deposit services such as checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and retirement plans. The community-oriented institution has traditionally been a leading originator of residential home loans in Chester County, but has been shifting its focus toward issuing more commercial real estate, construction, and consumer loans.

United Community Banks is the holding company for 27 community banks united in their quest to provide consumer and business banking services in Georgia, western North Carolina, and eastern Tennessee. Operating mainly under the United Community Bank or UCB banners, the banks collectively have more than 100 branches offering deposit products, mortgages, and other services. Residential construction and land development loans account for the largest segment of United Community Banks' loan portfolio (more than 30%); residential mortgages make up about 25%. The company has been growing through acquisitions.

Tompkins Financial, formerly Tompkins Trustco, is the holding company for Tompkins Trust Company, The Bank of Castile, and The Mahopac National Bank, which all offer traditional banking products and services through some 45 offices in upstate New York. Deposit products include checking, savings, and money market accounts. The company offers investment management services through Tompkins Investment Services, and financial planning and wealth management through subsidiary AM&M Financial Services. Tompkins Insurance Agencies sells property/casualty coverage to consumers and businesses in central and western New York.

Heritage Bankshares, Inc. is headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia. Heritage Bankshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Heritage Bank that offers commercial and retail banking services to individuals and small to medium sized businesses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach, Virginia. Heritage Bankshares, Inc. accepts various deposits, which include noninterest-bearing checking accounts, interest-bearing checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts. Its loan portfolio consists of construction and real estate loans; loans to individuals for personal, household, and family purposes; working capital loans, financing of facilities, and equipment purchase loans for businesses; commercial business loans; land acquisition and development loans; and home equity, consumer, and residential mortgage loans. In addition, Heritage Bankshares, Inc. offers insurance and investment services. As of December 31, 2009, it operated from seven locations.

Banca Antonveneta provides retail, private, and investment banking services from more than 400 locations throughout Italy. For individual and business customers, the bank offers deposit accounts, credit cards and loans, and insurance and investment products. Its private banking offerings include a variety of investment management services including mutual funds and other instruments. About half of the bank's offices are located in northeastern Italy. Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMPS) acquired Antonveneta from Spanish bank Santander in 2008.

Heritage Oaks Bancorp acts as a bank holding company of Heritage Oaks Bank. Other than holding the shares of the Bank, the Company conducts no significant activities, although it is authorized, with the prior approval of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, to engage in a variety of activities that are deemed closely related to the business of banking. The Bank offers traditional banking products, such as checking, savings and certificates of deposit, as well as mortgage loans and commercial and consumer loans to customers who are predominately small to medium-sized businesses and individuals.

Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston is banking on the continued support of other banks. The bank provides funds for residential mortgages and community development loans to its members, which consist of about 450 financial institutions in New England, including banks, thrifts, credit unions, and insurance companies. The bank also lends to nonmember institutions such as state housing finance agencies, primarily to promote the funding of low to moderate income housing in the region. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston is one of 12 regional wholesale banks in the Federal Home Loan Bank System. Its region includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Serving approximately 12 million customers, Absa Group operates some 700 branches and about 9,000 ATMs, primarily in South Africa. The company's Absa Bank is one of that nation's largest retail banks and mortgage lenders. The bank and other subsidiaries offer deposits, loans, credit cards, insurance, investments, financial planning, and asset management services. Beyond South Africa, Absa Group owns some 80% of Barclays Bank Mozambique and a majority of National Bank of Commerce in Tanzania. British bank Barclays owns about 55% of Absa Group, making it one of South Africa's largest single foreign investors since apartheid ended in 1994.

At CoBiz Financial, we believe success lies in having vision while not losing sight of the small things. Our approach is to provide the right mix of services that address the needs of our customers; to build a long-term relationship that grows and changes as they do; and to free them from financial worries so they can be fully invested in their careers and lives. We started small – with two bank locations and $100 million in assets in 1994 – but always thought big. As we've grown, we haven't forgotten that no detail is unimportant when it comes to taking care of our customers. CoBiz Financial seeks to deliver banking, insurance, investment banking and investment advisory services that meet and anticipate the changing needs of businesses, business owners and professionals. Our focus is on serving the needs of our clients at all stages of their lives, from planning (loans and depository services, or capital planning) through preservation (trust, investment management and wealth transfer services). We continue to look for new and exciting opportunities to grow our company and introduce our services to new customers and audiences.

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