Southern Community Financial is the holding company for Southern Community Bank and Trust, which operates more than 20 branches in the Piedmont Triad region and other parts of North Carolina. Serving area individuals, small and midsized businesses, and homebuilders, the bank offers such retail services as checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, and credit cards. The bulk of Southern Community Financial's loan portfolio is made up of commercial mortgages (about 35%), residential mortgages (25%), construction loans (20%), and commercial and industrial loans (more than 15%). The bank also offers insurance products through an agreement with The Phoenix Companies.

The communities served by Community Central Bank Corporation are in the Detroit area -- specifically Mt. Clemens, Grosse Pointe, and Rochester Hills. Founded in 1996, Community Central Bank operates branches that attract consumers, small to midsized businesses, and government entities. Standard services offered include checking, savings, NOW, and money market accounts, and CDs. Commercial real estate loans account for nearly 70% of the company's loan portfolio, followed by residential mortgages (about 20%), business loans, home equity lines, and consumer loans. In 2005 Community Central acquired River Place Financial Corp., a private bank previously owned by the descendants of brewery founder Julius Stroh.

Vestin Group is investin' in commercial real estate. Through subsidiaries, the firm originates, invests in, and services mortgages secured by commercial properties such as apartment complexes, office buildings, shopping centers, and assisted living facilities. Its Vestin Mortgage subsidiary manages two real estate investment trusts (REITs) and a real estate investment fund, all focusing on mortgages and deeds of trust. Vestin Originations issues and services short-term commercial mortgages and construction loans; most are between $2.5 million and $10 million and have one-year terms. The company's portfolio also consists of acquisition, development, land, and bridge loans. CEO Michael Shustek owns Vestin Group.

Bridge Capital Holdings has groups devoted to technology banking and international banking. Its Bridge Capital Finance unit provides factoring and asset-based lending services.Bridge Capital Holdings helps its business clients get from here to there. It is the holding company of Bridge Bank, which caters to small, midsized, and emerging businesses in California's Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay area. The bank has regional branches in Palo Alto and San Jose; it also has Small Business Administration (SBA) loan production offices in Pleasanton and San Francisco. Additional SBA offices are located in Irvine, California; Dallas; and Reston, Virginia.

KBC Group is one of Belgium's largest financial services firms. The company operates more than 850 bank branches in Belgium and another 1,300 in Central and Eastern Europe. It has other operations in Western Europe, the US, and Southeast Asia. KBC caters to individuals, small and midsized businesses, and private banking clients. It also offers insurance, and asset management. The bank is organized into four primary business units: Belgium; Central and Eastern Europe and Russia; Merchant Banking; and European Private Banking. In 2009 KBC received its third government bailout upon reporting losses related to toxic investments.

Idaho Bancorp was formed in 2004 to be the holding company for Idaho Banking Company, which serves residents and businesses of Boise and surrounding areas through four branches and a mortgage and construction loan office. The bank offers standard services such as checking accounts, CDs and savings, IRAs, credit cards, commercial loans, consumer loans, and mortgages. Construction loans and residential loans account for about 25% and 15%, respectively. Other real estate loans account for another 40%.

Public Bank Berhad has about 250 branches throughout Malaysia, where it is one of the top lenders and fund operators. Offerings include deposit accounts, credit cards, home loans, and insurance plans. In addition to retail and commercial services, it provides corporate banking, brokerage, investment banking, wealth management, and Islamic banking. Public Bank has more than 100 overseas branches in countries including Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam. The company was founded in 1966 by chairman Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr. Teh Hong Piow.

Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Patriot National Bank that provides consumer and commercial banking services to individuals, small and medium-sized businesses, and professionals in Connecticut and New York. It offers various consumer and commercial deposit accounts, such as checking accounts, interest-bearing NOW accounts, insured money market accounts, time certificates of deposit, savings accounts, individual retirement accounts, and health savings accounts. The company also provides commercial real estate and construction loans to area businesses and developers; real estate loans, including home mortgages, home improvement loans, bridge loans, home equity loans, and lines of credit to individuals; personal loans, such as lines of credit, installment loans, overdraft protection, and credit cards; and commercial loans, including secured and unsecured loans to service companies, real estate developers, manufacturers, restaurants, wholesalers, retailers, and professionals, as well as to small and medium-sized businesses. In addition, it offers Internet banking, bill paying, remote deposit capture, debit card, money order, travelers checks, and automated teller machine services; and solicits and processes mortgage loan applications from consumers on behalf of permanent investors and originates loans for sale. As of March 16, 2010, the company operated 19 full service branches, including 16 branches in Connecticut and 3 branches in New York, as well as operated a loan production office in Stamford, Connecticut. Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

Established in 1902, First South Bank is a local community bank located throughout Eastern North Carolina. Over the past 103 years, banking products and services have evolved. However, the Bank's commitment to its community has never wavered. We have always believed it is important to be a significant contributing member of our community. We know that, as a community bank, we have a responsibility to make a positive difference in the place we both live and serve, not because it is good for business, but because it is the right thing to do.

Synovus has a nose for community banking. The holding company owns about 30 banks offering deposit accounts and consumer and business loans in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Through more than 325 locations, the banks and other Synovus subsidiaries provide deposits, loans, credit cards, insurance, and asset management services. It has traditionally maintained separate charters and local boards of directors for its subsidiary banks. However, in 2010 Synovus consolidated all of its charters into one. The change was made in order to reduce complexity and improve efficiency.

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