First Defiance Financial Corp. operates as the holding company for First Federal Bank of the Midwest that provides financial services to communities based in northwest Ohio, northeast Indiana, and southeastern Michigan. First Defiance Financial Corp. company offers various deposit products, such as checking accounts, money market accounts, regular savings accounts, term certificate accounts, non-interest-bearing demand deposits, interest bearing demand deposits, time deposits, and certificates of deposit. It also provides residential real estate loans, non-residential real estate loans, construction loans, commercial loans, home equity and improvement loans, mobile home loans, and consumer loans. In addition, First Defiance Financial Corp. company offers depository, trust, and wealth management services, as well as online banking services. Additionally, First Defiance Financial Corp., through its other subsidiary, First Insurance & Investments, operates as an insurance agency that offers property and casualty insurance, life insurance, and group health insurance products in the Defiance and Bowling Green areas in Ohio. As of April 12, 2010, it operated 33 full service branches and 45 ATM locations in northwest Ohio; southeast Michigan; and Fort Wayne, Indiana. First Defiance Financial Corp. company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Defiance, Ohio.

Automotive Finance Corporation (AFC) is a premier capital funding source for the used car industry. Founded in 1987 and based out of Carmel, Indiana, AFC's commitment to the success of our customers, our employees, and our company has made us one of the largest independent providers of dealer floorplan financing in North America. With more than 85 strategically located branch offices servicing dealers at more than 800 auctions throughout North America, AFC offers outstanding customer service and solutions to the independent dealer's unique business needs. AFC offers innovative products and services designed with the independent dealer in mind, including Vehicle Inventory Protection (VIP) and 24-hour account management through www.afcdealer.com. Additional floorplan programs for salvage vehicles, daily rental operators, and for non-auction purchases are also available.

American Bancorp provides banking on the bayou. Through subsidiary American Bank and Trust, the company operates six bank offices in southern Louisiana. It offers checking and savings accounts, CDs, and loans to area businesses and consumers. Residential and commercial mortgages dominate the company's lending portfolio. Interest from investments in mortgage-backed securities, US Treasuries, municipal bonds, and other securities are another major source of American Bancorp's revenue. Members of the Diesi family, including company chairman Salvador, his uncle J. C. (a director), and CEO Ronald Lashute (Salvador's cousin) are major shareholders of American Bancorp.

IMH Financial deals in real estate lending and investment mainly in the southwestern US. Although its family of companies historically have focused on acquiring and originating short-term bridge loans to enable commercial real estate development and construction, market conditions -- mainly lack of mortgage capital availability -- are prompting the company to change course. Its focus now is to make investments across a more diverse set of target assets, including interim loans used to pay off construction or property loans and whole commercial real estate mortgage loans. Its primary markets include Arizona, California, and Texas. IMH filed to go public in the latter half of 2010.

Partners Realty Capital, L.L.C. company offers a range of financing options for commercial and residential properties, including hotels, industrial, office, and retail space, as well as multi-family residences and single-family housing tracts. Options include acquisition, bridge, construction, development, and permanent loans, as well as debt and equity lines of credit. Partners Realty Capital also offers litigation support and pre-acquisition finance support. Clients include Fremont Investment & Loan and UBS Warburg. The firm was established in 1994 by Paul Fruchbom.

Center Financial Corporation operates as the holding company of Center Bank, which offers financial services for small to medium sized business customers in Southern California. Its deposit products include demand deposit accounts, money market accounts, and savings accounts, as well as time certificates of deposit and fixed maturity installment savings. The company offers small business administration loans, trade finance loans, commercial and real estate secured loans, commercial loans, working capital lines, automobile loans and other personal loans, and construction loans. It also provides international banking services, such as letters of credit, acceptances and wire transfers, merchant deposit services, cash management services, travelers’ checks, debit cards, and safe deposit boxes; and Internet banking services. The company serves small and medium sized Korean-American businesses, professionals, and other individuals in Los Angeles metropolitan area, including Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, and San Diego counties. As of December 31, 2009, it operated 19 full-service branches and 1 loan production office, 16 of which are located in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, and San Diego counties. Center Financial Corporation was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Eureka Financial Corp. operates as the holding company for Eureka Bank. The bank provides financial services primarily to individuals, families, and small businesses in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It offers various loan products, including one- to four-family residential loans, multifamily real estate loans, commercial real estate loans, and leasing and commercial lines of credit. Eureka Bank also makes consumer loans, including home equity and second mortgage loans. The bank offers various deposit instruments, including passbook accounts, interest and noninterest checking accounts, and certificate of deposit accounts. Its investment portfolio includes U.S. treasury obligations, U.S. federal agency or federally sponsored agency obligations, local municipal obligations, mortgage-backed securities, and investment grade corporate bonds. Eureka Financial was formed in 2003 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Eureka Financial Corp. operates as a subsidiary of Eureka Bancorp, MHC.

Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. operates as a holding company for The Fauquier Bank that provides consumer and commercial banking services to individuals, businesses, and industries in Virginia. Its deposit products include demand deposits, interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing deposits, NOW accounts, money market accounts, savings accounts, time deposits, and direct deposits. The company’s loan portfolio comprises real estate loans, such as one to four family residential loans, construction loans, and commercial real estate loans; consumer loans, including installment loans, credit card loans, and other secured and unsecured credit facilities; and commercial loans comprising loans for working capital, equipment purchases, and various other business purposes. Its loan portfolio also consists of stand-by letters of credit and grants for installments, unsecured and secured personal loans, and residential mortgages and home equity loans, as well as automobile and other types of consumer financing. In addition, Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. offers safe deposit services, credit cards, cash management services, direct deposits, notary services, night depository, travel and gift cards, cashier’s checks, domestic collections, savings bonds, bank drafts, automated teller services, drive-in tellers, Internet banking, telephone banking, and banking by mail services. Further, it provides wealth management services that include investment management, trust, estate settlement, retirement, insurance, brokerage, and title insurance services. Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. has 10 full service branch offices located in the Virginia communities of Warrenton, Catlett, The Plains, Sudley Road-Manassas, Old Town-Manassas, New Baltimore, Bealeton, Bristow, and Haymarket. Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. was founded in 1902 and is based in Warrenton, Virginia.

Community Shores Bank is participating in the FDIC's Transaction Account Guarantee Program. Under that program, through December 31, 2010, all noninterest-bearing transaction accounts are fully guaranteed by the FDIC for the entire amount in the account. Coverage under the Transaction Account Guarantee Program is in addition to and separate from the coverage available under the FDIC's general deposit insurance rules.

First National of Nebraska is a multi-state holding company headquartered in the heart of downtown Omaha, with a strong heritage of banking excellence that dates back more than 150 years. For a century and a half, First National Bank, a subsidiary of First National of Nebraska, has set the standard for outstanding customer service coupled with some of the most innovative financial products in the industry.

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