The Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group knows debt, mezzanine, and equity financing from A to Z. It's one of the nation's leading real estate intermediaries, providing developers and investors with expertise in land assemblage, debt and equity financing, net lease negotiations, and major commercial property sales. It's also involved in joint venture Ackman-Ziff Chazen Realty Advisors, which arranges equity capital for real estate owners and developers. Ackman-Ziff started as an Ackman family business in 1926. Simon Ziff joined the firm as an analyst in 1988, then became president in 1996. Today, the firm arranges deals from coast to coast and operates offices in Boston, Los Angeles, Miami, and New York.

Security Federal is the holding company for Security Federal Bank, which has about a dozen offices in southwestern South Carolina's Aiken and Lexington counties. It expanded into Columbia, South Carolina and eastern Georgia in 2007. The bank offers checking and savings accounts, credit cards, CDs, IRAs, and other retail products and services. Commercial business and mortgage loans make up more than 60% of the company's lending portfolio, which also includes residential mortgages (about 25%), and consumer loans. Security Federal also offers trust services, investments, and life, home, and auto insurance.

1st Source Corporation, parent of 1st Source Bank, which provides commercial and consumer banking services through more than 75 branches in northern Indiana and southwestern Michigan. The bank offers deposit accounts; business, agricultural, and consumer loans; residential and commercial mortgages; credit cards; and trust services. Its specialty finance group provides financing for aircraft, automobile fleets, trucks, and construction and environmental equipment through about two-dozen offices nationwide; such loans account for approximately half of 1st Source's portfolio. Subsidiaries offer insurance and investment advisory services.

Financial Pacific Leasing, LLC is a direct provider of small-ticket commercial equipment leases. We originate our business through partnering with third party originators and lessors nationwide. For many years these partners have relied on Financial Pacific to provide them with innovative financing solutions for their customers. Financial Pacific Leasing Company originates and services a portfolio of equipment leases that generally range from $5,000 to $50,000. We help companies grow by financing their acquisition of new and used equipment. Financial Pacific Leasing was established in 1975 and is located in Federal Way, Washington. Over the years we have expanded our services to become an industry leader in providing commercial equipment financing nationwide. Our growth and success is supported by a staff of over 120 highly qualified and experienced employees. The financial strength and stability of Financial Pacific has resulted in our being a trusted funding source that our partners have relied on year after year.

If Old McDonald's farm is in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, or Tennessee, he might have a loan-loan-here and a loan-loan-there from Farm Credit Services of Mid-America. The cooperative association, one of the largest in the National Farm Credit System, provides lending and other financial services to these states' farmers and rural homeowners. Borrowers use Farm Credit's products to purchase real estate, homes, livestock, and farming equipment, to fund capital improvements, and to cover operating and living expenses. It has a loan volume of about $12 billion and serves some 85,000 customers through nearly 100 offices located throughout its service area.

Union Bank & Trust, part of financial services holding company Farmers & Merchants Investment, operates some 40 branch locations and loan offices throughout Nebraska and in Kansas. The bank offers traditional deposit products and real estate, business, agricultural, and consumer loans in addition to insurance, equipment finance, investment advice, and the Stratus family of mutual funds. Through another Farmers & Merchants affiliate, Nelnet Capital, the bank offers brokerage services. Originally founded in 1917 as Farmer's State Bank, it took on the Union Bank name in 1935 and became Union Bank & Trust in 1959. The company has been controlled by the Dunlap family since 1965.

KAS Bank provides a variety of banking services across Europe, including securities and management information services for institutional investors (pension and investment funds, asset management, insurance companies) and for other banks and brokers. KAS's core activities, which are mostly automated, include custody, clearing, and settlement services. Founded in 1806, KAS has offices in Amsterdam, London, and Germany, and it connects directly to stock exchanges in Dubai, Hong Kong, and the US. The company has been growing its valued-added services, and in 2008 it began offering complete back-office outsourcing services. The next year it bought the fund administration business of Deutsche Postbank.

Pacific Premier Bank is a state-chartered commercial bank headquartered in Costa Mesa, California. We serve businesses from six locations throughout Southern California including six depository branches in Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Los Alamitos, Newport Beach, San Bernardino, and Seal Beach as well as an SBA loan production office in Costa Mesa. Through our branches and our web site we offer a full complement of deposit and loan products and services for commercial businesses, non-profit organizations, and consumers. We offer our customers an alternative to the impersonal service experienced at the large regional and national banks.

Danvers Bancorp is the holding company for Danversbank, which serves eastern Massachusetts from about 30 branches. Founded in 1850, the bank offers deposit services such as checking and savings accounts, in addition to loan services targeted to both consumers and businesses. Commercial and industrial loans dominate its loan portfolio, followed by commercial mortgages, residential mortgages, and construction loans. Wealth management services are offered through an arrangement with Raymond James Financial. In 2009, Danvers Bancorp acquired Beverly National Bancorp and its eight Beverly National Bank locations in a $62 million stock swap. Beverly National was merged into Danversbank in early 2010.

Southern Connecticut Bancorp is the holding company for The Bank of Southern Connecticut, which serves greater New Haven from about five locations. The bank offers standard deposit products, such as checking and savings accounts, CDs, and IRAs. It is mainly a business lender, with operating loans and commercial loans secured by real estate comprising about 90% of the company's loan portfolio. Construction, consumer installment, and home equity loans round out its lending activities. Southern Connecticut Bancorp and Naugatuck Valley Financial called off plans to merge in 2010.

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