Fukuoka Financial has more than just a yen to serve the banking needs of Kyushu. The bank operates about 300 branches in southwestern Japan's Kyushu region (including the prefectures of Fukuoka, Jumamoto, and Nagasaki) and a handful of branches in China. Annually the bank makes loans of more than 3 trillion yen (more than $33 billion) to small and midsized companies and loans of more than 1 trillion yen (more than $11 billion) to individuals. The company isn't banking only on banking, though: It also owns 13% of retail chain Iwataya. Bank of Fukuoka bought Kumamoto Family Bank to form Fukuoka Financial in 2007; it then bought Kyushu-Shinwa's Shinwa Bank to create Japan's largest regional banking group.

Tower Bancorp is the holding company for Graystone Tower Bank, which has about 50 branches in central and southeastern Pennsylvania and neighboring portions of Maryland. The bank offers standard retail products, including checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, and credit and debit cards. It uses funds from deposits mainly to write residential and commercial mortgage loans, which account for more than three-quarters of its loan portfolio. Wealth management services are offered through an agreement with UVEST Financial Services, a division of LPL Financial.

Banco de Valencia provides banking and financial services to individuals and businesses in Spain, including credit cards, checking, and savings deposits along with a variety of lending, investment, and insurance products. It also offers foreign currency deposits and fund transfers. Banco de Valencia operates a network of some 400 branches, primarily in the provinces of Alicante, Barcelona, Castellón, Murcia, and Valencia on the eastern coast of Spain. Credit group Bancaja, also headquartered in Valencia, owns some 40% of the company. Banco de Valencia was founded in 1900.

Founded in 1960, Cohen Financial, L.P. has nearly 10 offices in major US markets. Cohen Financial is an investment bank that provides capital and other financial services to those in the commercial real estate industry. Cohen funds loans both directly and indirectly through a cadre of capital sources. Borrowers typically use loans to acquire, construct, or renovate industrial, multifamily, office, and retail properties. The firm spun off its investment management unit into a joint venture, Wrightwood Capital, which manages commercial real estate investments on behalf of foundations and endowments, institutions, private investors, and private and public pension funds.

Established in 1817 as Bank of Montreal, BMO Financial Group (TSX, NYSE: BMO) is a highly diversified financial services organization. With total assets of $397 billion as of July 31, 2010, and more than 38,000 employees, BMO provides a broad range of retail banking, wealth management and investment banking products and solutions.

Established in 1880, National Bank of Romania (NBR) serves as the central bank for Romania and is the only entity in the country authorized to distribute and issue legal tender. (In Romania, the currency is measured with the paper leu and the coin ban). The bank is responsible for overseeing and regulating credit institutions, maintaining the exchange rate, and managing the official reserves. It also closely monitors inflation and financial stability. Operating some 20 branches throughout the country, NBR is controlled by a board of nine directors appointed by Romania's parliament. It was established in 1880.

American Bank Incorporated is the holding company for American Bank, which operates a single branch in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It serves customers throughout the US via its pcbanker.com Web site. The bank's products and services include checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, CDs, credit cards, and discount brokerage. It primarily originates real estate loans; commercial mortgages account for more than 40% of the company's portfolio, while residential mortgages represent approximately one-third. The Jaindl family, including company president and CEO Mark, owns a majority of American Bank Incorporated.

Shenzhen Development Bank (SDB) has international character. It was the first Chinese bank to receive significant foreign investment and its chairman and CEO, Frank Newman, is a former deputy secretary of the US Treasury. SDB has more than 250 bank branches in economic centers including Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin; it has correspondent branches in more than 70 international regions. The bank offers standard deposit and lending services to commercial and individual customers. It also trades in foreign and domestic securities and offers a mix of financial services including trust services and investment banking. Ping An Insurance owns about a third of SDB and plans to double that stake to control the bank.

Hokuhoku Financial Group's core business is banking, primarily through its chief subsidiaries: The Hokuriku Bank and The Hokkaido Bank. Through both banks' more than 250 branches, the financial services group targets the Toyama, Ishikawa, and Fukui Prefectures. In addition to banking, Hokuhoku Financial Group provides credit cards, leasing services, venture capital, and financing products. Hokuriku Bank got its start in 1877 when it was established as The Kanazawa 12th National Bank. Founded in 1951, Hokkaido Bank caters more to small and midsized corporations.

Caisse Regionale de Credit Agricole d'Ile-de-France, also known as CA Ile-de-France, provides banking services to individual and commercial customers from its network of more than 300 branches. CA Ile-de-France is the largest of Credit Agricole's 39 regional banks, or caisses, which collectively account for a quarter of France's consumer banking market. In addition to its services for French citizens, the bank operates a division dedicated to serving English-speaking individuals coming to work or study in France. Credit Agricole controls about one-quarter of CA Ile-de-France.

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