Cornerstone Bancorp has laid the groundwork for three banking branches in northwestern South Carolina. The institution is the holding company for Cornerstone National Bank, which offers traditional products and services, including checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, CDs, and credit cards. Commercial real estate loans comprise the largest portion of its lending portfolio; other offerings include residential mortgages, business and industrial loans, real estate construction, and consumer loans. Cornerstone National Bank has three offices in Easley, Greenville, and Powdersville, South Carolina. Cornerstone Bancorp also has an insurance agency that operates as Crescent Financial Services.

Banco di Sardegna operates some 1,300 branches in Sardinia and in 17 regions on the Italian mainland. Banco di Sardegna offers traditional financial products and services, including certificates of deposit; asset management services; finance, including leasing through its Sardaleasing subsidiary; life insurance and other insurance lines; pension management services; and credit and cash cards. The bank also offers a variety of commercial and personal loans. Banco di Sardegna received its charter in 1995, but its roots date back to the 1600s. Banca Popolare dell'Emilia Romagna owns 51% of Banco di Sardegna.

The Co-operative Bank provides individuals and business with traditional services (checking and savings accounts, mortgages, loans, and credit cards), along with such ethical financial services products as credit cards that benefit charities. The bank also offers insurance (offered through sister firm Co-operative Insurance Society) and investments such as ISAs, unit trusts, pensions, and trust funds. The institution, which has more than 100 branches throughout the UK, also operates Internet banking business smile. Founded in 1872 by what is now Co-operative Group, the bank was incorporated in 1970.

The banking services group includes Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking (retail trust, banking, real estate, and stock transfer services) and Chuo Mitsui Asset (pension and securities trusts). Chuo Mitsui Asset owns investment trust and private equity managers Chuo Mitsui Asset Management and Chuo Mitsui Capital. The group has units in the US, the UK, Singapore, the Cayman Islands, and China. Chuo Mitsui Trust and Sumitomo Trust & Banking plan to merge, with Chuo Mitsui as the surviving entity. Renamed Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, the combined company will be Japan's largest asset management group.

ING Lease Holding provides vendor leasing and general leasing services in about a dozen European nations. It also offers asset-specialized leasing of cars through several ING Car Lease affiliates and through Noord Lease in the Netherlands. Part of the Wholesale Banking group of Dutch financial services giant ING Groep, the company writes leases directly, as well as through brokers, vendors, and ING Bank. ING Lease Holding manages a portfolio of nearly E14 billion. The UK and the Benelux countries are the company's two biggest markets.

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi (Garanti Bank Turkey) provides retail, corporate, and commercial banking services from about 725 domestic branches and more than 2,500 ATMs. Subsidiaries and branches can also be found in Germany, Luxembourg, Romania, and Russia. In addition to traditional deposit products, Garanti Bank provides brokerage, factoring, insurance, leasing, personal pension plans, portfolio management, and other services. The bank serves about 8 million customers. GE Consumer Finance has acquired some 20% of the bank once owned by the Dou Group through the formation of an equitable partnership. Turkiye Garanti Bankasi was founded in 1946.

Alliance Bankshares has enjoyed a healthy partnership with mortgages since 1996. The financial institution is the holding company for Alliance Bank and its home funding subsidiary, Alliance Mortgage Division. Alliance Bankshares operates branches and loan production offices in the DC suburbs of northern Virginia. The bank offers such services as checking and savings accounts, CDs, corporate credit cards, and cash management. Its lending activities mainly consist of residential and commercial mortgages, with business and consumer loans rounding out its portfolio.

UCO Bank provides commercial banking services to India. Established in 1943, UCO has 35 regional offices and nearly 2,000 branches throughout the country. The bank also operates two major international financial centers in Hong Kong and Singapore. It also has offices in China and Malaysia. In addition to offering commercial banking, UCO handles foreign exchange business in more than 50 different locations throughout the country and offers foreign exchange dealing at four specialized centers. UCO has been particularly involved in financing activities in the agricultural, industrial, trade and commerce, service, and infrastructure sectors. The Indian government controls nearly 75% of the bank's listed shares.

Landesbank Berlin Holding (LBB Holding) provides comprehensive banking services to its core market of Berlin and adjoining areas. Formerly Bankgesellschaft Berlin, LBB Holding operates through several subsidiaries, namely Berliner Sparkasse, a leading German savings bank for retail customers with about 150 branches, and Landesbank Berlin AG, a regional corporate banking center for small and medium-sized businesses. LBB Holding also offers services in capital markets, which help private investors with trading and sales, and commercial real estate financing, which support institutional investors and residential developers. Erwerbsgesellschaft der S-Finanzgruppe mbH & Co. KG owns 88% of LBB Holding.

The Royal Bank of Scotland International is the offshore banking branch of leading financial services provider The Royal Bank of Scotland Group. Established in Jersey in 1996, the bank offers personal and corporate banking services such as property lending, foreign exchange hedging, online banking, portfolio advisement, commercial mortgages, currency loans, investment management, and other related products. The Royal Bank of Scotland International owns and operates facilities in Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man, plus an affiliated office in Gibraltar.

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