Nara Bank is committed to bringing positive change to the diverse communities we serve, consistent with the requirements of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). When it became apparent that low-income communities and individuals were being overlooked by financial institutions, Congress established CRA in 1977 to encourage banks to meet the needs of the entire communities they serve, including low and moderate-income areas. Nara Bank embraces the spirit and intent of CRA and maintains a "Satisfactory" CRA rating issued by the Federal Reserve Bank.Our business strategy is to promote economic growth and create a positive change within the underserved and low-to-moderate income communities we serve. Nara Bank, designated as a "Preferred Lender" by the Small Business Administration, provides SBA 504 and 7a loans in addition to its own lending programs targeted to small and minority-owned businesses. Investments and grants are extended to meet a variety of needs within our communities, including affordable housing, education, financial literacy, and social services. In 2001 Nara Bank made a $1,000,000 ten year commitment to the Nara Scholarship Foundation, whose mission is to provide scholarships to high school seniors demonstrating financial need as well as academic excellence. Working to be an integral part of our community, Nara Bank employees enthusiastically volunteer their time and expertise at bank-sponsored seminars for small businesses, financial literacy workshops, and other local area events

Peapack-Gladstone Financial hopes its customers are happy as peas in a pod. The company is the parent of Peapack-Gladstone Bank, which operates more than 20 branches serving New Jersey's Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, and Union counties. Founded in 1921, the bank serves area individuals and small businesses by providing such traditional services as checking, savings, and money market accounts; CDs; IRAs; and credit cards. It offers trust and investment management services through its PGB Trust and Investments unit. Mortgages secured by residential properties represent about half of the company's loan portfolio. The bank also originates commercial real estate, construction, consumer, and business loans.

Inter-American Development Bank support efforts by Latin America and the Caribbean countries to reduce poverty and inequality. We aim to bring about development in a sustainable, climate-friendly way.Established in 1959, we are the largest source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean, with a strong commitment to achieve measurable results, increased integrity, transparency and accountability. We have an evolving reform agenda that seeks to increase our development impact in the region.

Merchants Bank provides community banking services to the residents of Vermont via about 35 branches throughout the state. Organized in 1849, the bank provides standard retail products including checking, money market, and savings accounts; IRAs; CDs; and ATM and debit cards. Residential mortgages account for nearly 50% of the company's loan portfolio; commercial real estate mortgages account for more than 30%. Merchants Bank also offers business, construction, agricultural, and consumer loans.

The Chiba Bank serves Japan's Chiba prefecture -- located east of Tokyo -- through about 170 branches and sub-branches. The bank, in addition to providing traditional banking services to individuals and businesses, offers investment trusts, credit cards, leasing, financial consulting, annuities, and securities. Its lending focuses on home mortgages, regional businesses, and residential construction companies. The bank has more than 28,000 ATMs nationwide and operates international offices in Hong Kong, London, New York, and Shanghai. In 2008 Chiba Bank joined with banks in Thailand and China to provide financial services in those countries.

Established in 1921, the Michinoku Bank is a regional bank offering financial services in the Aamori Prefecture in Japan. With about 120 branches and eight consolidated subsidiaries, Michinoku Bank offers traditional banking products, as well as real estate management and staffing supply services. With its "family bank" business approach, the company targets individual retail customers, as well as small-to-medium-sized businesses. It has key subsidiaries in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Michinoku Bank was also the first Japanese bank to open a subsidiary in Russia when it launched The Michinoku Bank (Moscow) Ltd. in 1999; it is now selling that operation to Mizuho Financial.

The Commerce Bank of Oregon has one branch in Portland that caters to small businesses, entrepreneurs, and professionals. It serves local residents too. The bank offers standard services, including savings accounts and credit cards. Investment products such as certificates of deposit and money market accounts are provided through affiliate Zions Bank and third-party provider Fidelity. Commercial and industrial loans account for a majority of The Commerce Bank of Oregon's loan portfolio.

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is an international organization which fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for central banks The head office is in Basel, Switzerland and there are two representative offices: in the HongKong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and in Mexico City. Established on 17 May 1930, the BIS is the world's oldest international financial organization.As its customers are central banks and international organizations, the BIS does not accept deposits from, or provide financial services to, private individuals or corporate entities.

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.

UniCredit S.p.A. provides various banking and financial services primarily in central and eastern Europe, Italy, Germany, Austria, Poland, and Ukraine. Its Retail segment offers financial services to mass market, affluent and small business customers. This segment provides consumer credit, residential mortgages, and asset gathering services. The company’s Corporate & Investment Banking segment offers financing and advisory services that include investment banking products, such as corporate finance and advisory, syndicated loans, leveraged buy-outs, project and commodity finance, real estate financing, and principal investments. This segment also provides cash management and e-banking solutions; and trade finance products and services, including letters of credit, guarantees and documentary credits, and forfeiting, as well as trade management solutions. Its Private banking segment offers advisory services and solutions for private banking. The company’s Asset Management segment provides a range of financial solutions, including mutual funds, hedge funds, and assets administration, as well as portfolios for institutional investors and structured products. UniCredit S.p.A. operates approximately 9800 branches. The company is based in Milan, Italy.

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