SinoPac is packing away financial services in Asia and on the US west coast. The holding company owns Bank SinoPac, which has about 130 branches in Taiwan. Bank SinoPac was created in 2006 after the merger of a bank by that name and International Bank of Taipei, or IBT. In the US, SinoPac Bancorp owns Far East National Bank, which serves California's Asian-American community through more than a dozen branches. Other holdings include SinoPac Securities, which offers brokerage services, corporate financing, and underwriting. The company's SinoPac Credit Cards unit has issued more than 1.7 million cards. SinoPac Holdings' subsidiaries also have operations in China, Hong Kong, Macao, the UK, and Vietnam.

Birch Financial Inc. commenced business in August 1994 with the primary intent of providing premium financing to the landscape industry. In July 1995, Automatic Installment Services (AIS) was contracted to administer the loans of their clients with financial oversight resting in the hands of Nelson Colvin, President of Birch Financial, Inc. Birch Financial, Inc. operates with a line of credit from First Bank in St. Louis, MO. The company has over $25,000,000 in Premium Financing Loans and $1,200,000 in Equipment Loans. Birch Financial, Inc. is also doing business in Nevada, Arizona and Utah, providing premium financing primarily to landscape contractors. The company is planning to enter the Texas and Florida markets in the near future. Birch Financial, Inc. has a captive market with a familiar database of clients and a known credit history. It has the advantage of working through affiliated companies that guarantee the loan return.

Liberty Bell Bank provides commercial banking products and services to mid-sized businesses, professionals, and consumers in New Jersey. It offers a range of deposit and loan products, including consumer and commercial checking deposits, Internet banking, remote deposit capture, savings accounts, certificate of deposit accounts, commercial and residential mortgages, construction mortgages, land development loans, equipment financing, term loans, lines of credit, letters of credit, home equity loans, automobile loans, and overdraft protection, as well as various commercial and consumer products. The company serves customers in Camden and Burlington Counties, as well as surrounding counties in New Jersey and Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Union Bank of India has more than 600 branches and a network of more than 1,100 ATMs. In addition to serving consumers, small to medium-sized businesses, and government clients in India, the bank also caters to non-resident Indians living abroad. Its standard offerings include checking and savings accounts, credit and debit cards, and home, education, and business loans. Union Bank of India also provides cash management, life and health insurance, brokerage services, and mutual funds. The government of India owns approximately 55% of the institution.

Banca Popolare dell'Emilia Romagna (known as BPER) owns or has stakes in more than a dozen banks, providing individuals and businesses with a variety of services, including deposit banking, lending, and bancassurance (life insurance). All together, the banks have more than 1,100 branches. Other BPER subsidiaries and affiliates offer such products and services as asset management, factoring, leasing, and private banking.

Bankinter is not the biggest bank in Spain, but it may be the most technologically advanced. The company was founded in 1965 as a joint venture between what is now Grupo Santander and Bank of America. It is among the top six banks in Spain and offers a variety of consumer and business banking services through branches, agents, telephone services, and the Internet. Bankinter provides mutual and pension funds, mortgages, leasing, and securities brokerage. Bankinter pioneered Internet stock trading in Spain. The bank jazzes up operations that could be deemed plain vanilla by focusing on convenient, low-cost delivery and customer service.

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki, better known as Bank Pekao (from its initials P.K.O.), offers retail, corporate, and investment banking services, primarily in Poland. It also provides leasing and asset management services. Branches can also be found in France and the Ukraine. In addition to traditional deposit products, Bank Pekao offers loans, leasing and factoring services, custodial services, currency exchange, and foreign trade facilitation. Originally founded as a state-owned bank to provide banking services to Polish emigrants, Bank Pekao is now controlled by Italian bank UniCredit, which holds approximately 53% of its shares.

Triodos Bank NV performs traditional banking functions by offering savings, loan, and investment products, but it also touts its socially conscious investing policy. The company lends only to "ethical" organizations and businesses (read: environmental charities and liberal political causes). Founded in 1980, Triodos Bank counts Amnesty International, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, The Soil Association, and the Quaker Housing Trust among its business partners. Triodos has offices in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK. The bank was established in 1973.

QC Holdings runs about 550 payday loan stores operating mostly as Quik Cash or National Quik Cash, but also under about a half-dozen other brands, including California Budget Finance, Express Check Advance of South Carolina, First Payday Loans, Nationwide Budget Finance, and QC Financial Services. Targeting working-class individuals, its stores provide short-term loans, typically ranging from $100 to $500, for a fee typically between 15% to 20% per each $100 of the loan. The company also offers check cashing services, title loans, and Western Union money orders and transfers.

Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Hudson City Savings Bank that provides a range of retail banking services. It offers a range of deposit accounts, including passbook and statement savings accounts, interest-bearing transaction accounts, checking accounts, money market accounts, and time deposits, as well as IRA accounts and qualified retirement plans. The company’s loan portfolio primarily comprises one-to four-family first mortgage loans for residential properties; multi-family and commercial mortgage loans; construction loans; and consumer loans, such as fixed-rate second mortgage loans and home equity credit line loans, as well as collateralized passbook loans, overdraft protection loans, automobile loans, and secured and unsecured commercial lines of credit. As of December 31, 2009, it operated 95 branches located in 17 counties throughout the State of New Jersey; 10 branch offices in Westchester County, 9 branch offices in Suffolk County, 1 branch office each in Putnam and Rockland Counties, and 6 branch offices in Richmond County; and 9 branch offices in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1868 and is based in Paramus, New Jersey.

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