Abbey International is waiting. A unit of Spanish banking powerhouse Santander, Abbey National International (which does business as Abbey International) serves British expatriates with offshore banking services via telephone and the Internet. Offerings include standard deposit accounts, as well as tax-beneficial interest-bearing products denominated in British sterling, US dollars, and euros. Santander's UK divisions are adopting the parent company's brand.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago is an $88.1 billion wholesale bank and one of 12 district banks chartered in 1932 by the U.S. Congress to ensure a secure source of mortgage funds to thrifts, insurance companies, and housing finance institutions. In 1989, the charter was expanded to include commercial banks and credit unions through the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (FIRREA). Today, the FHLB System, which is regulated by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is over 8,000 members strong.

The government-owned Banco de la Nación Argentina (or Bank of the Argentine Nation) is the country's largest bank. Under pressure from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to privatize it, the Argentine government moved to sell shares of the bank publicly. Economic chaos slowed that process and even caused the bank to deny that it was nationalizing local subsidiaries it had taken control of after they were abandoned by French bank Crédit Agricole. Banco de la Nación serves Argentina through about 650 branches. The bank provides industrial, agricultural, and export loans with an emphasis on small and midsized businesses.

Landesbank Baden-Wurttemberg (LBBW) acts as the central bank to savings banks in the German states of Baden-Wurttemberg, Rhineland Palatinate, and Saxony. The bank handles large transactions (wholesale banking, financial securities, foreign exchange) too costly for the smaller state savings banks. Through its regional banks, Baden Wurttembergische Bank, and Sachsen Bank and Rheinland-Pfalz Bank, LBBW also provides traditional retail banking services such as real estate and commercial loans, and portfolio management at more than 200 branches. Other subsidiaries provide leasing, factoring, venture capital, and equity financing services.

Established in 2001, Tokyo Star provides a range of retail banking and corporate finance services. Its retail operations boast about 35 domestic branches and more than 2,300 ATMs throughout the country. Non-recourse loans and mortgages, as well as loans to the health care, environmental, and shipping markets, are among its most popular offerings. Japan-based buyout outfit Advantage Partners bought Tokyo Star Bank, including the nearly 70% stake held by US-based Lone Star Funds, in 2008.

Westfield Financial is the holding company for Westfield Bank, which serves western Massachusetts' Hampden County and surrounding areas from more than 10 branch locations. Founded in 1853, the bank has traditionally been a community-oriented provider of retail deposit accounts and loans, but it is placing more emphasis on serving commercial and industrial clients. Commercial real estate loans account for approximately 45% of the company's loan portfolio and business loans are more than 25%. The bank also makes a smaller number of consumer and home equity loans.

Established on 26 January 1959 under the Central Bank of Malaysia Act 1958 (CBA 1958).The CBA 1958 has been repealed by the Central Bank of Malaysia Act 2009 which became effective on 25 November 2009. It is a statutory body wholly owned by the Government of Malaysia with the paid-up capital progressively increased, currently at RM100 million. The Bank reports to the Minister of Finance, Malaysia and keeps the Minister informed of matters pertaining to monetary and financial sector policies.

Citizens South Banking Corporation operates as the holding company for Citizens South Bank that provides savings bank services to local customers in the United States. The company offers various deposit products, including demand deposits, money market deposits, savings accounts, and certificates of deposit. Its loan portfolio comprises residential and nonresidential real estate loans, construction loans, commercial business loans, consumer loans, investment securities, and mortgage-backed securities. In addition, the company acts as a broker in the origination of loans secured by one-to-four family dwellings and in the sale of uninsured financial products. As of May 17, 2010, it operated a network of 21 branch offices. Citizens South Banking Corporation was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Gastonia, North Carolina.

Star One Credit Union. It has four branches in California's Silicon Valley, but its approximately 80,000 members can access their accounts through a nationwide network of more than 25,000 ATMs and 2,500 shared credit union branches in some 40 states. Star One offers membership to employees of selected companies, including such biggies as Lockheed Martin and Yahoo! Additionally, those who live or work in Santa Clara County, California, are eligibleThe Lockheed Missile Employees Federal Credit Union was chartered in October 1956 to serve employees of the new Lockheed Missiles and Space Division in Sunnyvale, California. Our doors opened in January 1957 when 1,350 member accounts were transferred from the Lockheed Aircraft Employees Federal Credit Union in Burbank.

Cornerstone Bancshares is the holding company for Cornerstone Community Bank, which operates about five locations in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and surrounding communities, in addition to two loan production offices in Knoxville, Tennessee, and Dalton, Georgia. The bank offers standard retail and commercial services, including checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, and CDs. Its lending activities primarily consist of commercial real estate loans, residential mortgages, real estate construction loans, and business and agricultural loans. Another subsidiary of Cornerstone Bancshares, Eagle Financial, purchases accounts receivable and acts as a conduit lender.

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