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The subsidiary of German financial services firm Deutsche Bank, like its parent, divides its business into two units: corporate and investment banking, and private clients and asset management. In addition to traditional personal and corporate banking services, the company offers asset and wealth management, insurance, and investment and brokerage services. Its nearly 275 branches are concentrated mostly in Lombardy, Liguria, Campania, and Puglia; customers can also conduct their banking business via the phone or the Internet. Deutsche Bank opened its first Italian office in 1977.

Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for Fox Chase Bank that provides various financial services to consumers and businesses. It accepts various deposit products, including noninterest-bearing demand accounts, such as checking accounts; noninterest-bearing demand accounts, NOW accounts, money market accounts, savings and club accounts, and certificates of deposit. The company also provides loan products, such as one-to four-family residential real estate loans; multi-family and commercial real estate loans; construction loans for commercial development projects, such as apartment buildings, restaurants, shopping centers, and other owner-occupied properties used for businesses; consumer loans comprising home equity loans and lines of credit; and commercial and industrial loans. In addition, it offers cash management services. Fox Chase Bank operates 11 branches in Philadelphia, Richboro, Willow Grove, Warminster, Lahaska, Hatboro, Media and West Chester, Pennsylvania; and Ocean City, Marmora, and Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc. is headquartered in Hatboro, Pennsylvania. Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc. is a subsidiary of Fox Chase MHC.

Provident Community Bancshares (formerly Union Financial Bancshares) is the holding company for Provident Community Bank, which operates about 10 branches in Laurens, Union, Fairfield, Greenville and York counties in northern South Carolina. The bank attracts deposits from local consumers and businesses by offering checking and savings accounts, money market and NOW accounts, CDs, and IRAs. Its lending activities mainly consist of business loans, commercial mortgages, and consumer and installment loans. The bank also offers investments, brokerage services, retirement planning, and credit cards.

UniCredit Bank Austria AG Company Profile UniCredit Bank Austria is one of the largest banks in the country. Part of the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) unit of European banking giant UniCredit, Bank Austria is also among the largest in the region, boasting some 3,700 branch offices and 27 million customers in 20 countries. It serves private customers, small to midsized businesses, and large corporations; offerings include commercial banking services, credit cards, investment advice, real estate lending, and savings products. UniCredit acquired the small percentange of Bank Austria (formerly Bank Austria Creditanstalt) it didn't already control in 2008.

California First National Bancorp (CalFirst) wants to be first on your mind when it comes to meeting your equipment leasing needs. Through subsidiaries Amplicon and California First Leasing (CalFirst Leasing), the firm leases mainly computers and software. It also leases retail point-of-sale systems, ATMs, telecommunications equipment, office furniture, and other equipment. CalFirst also operates California First National Bank (CalFirst Bank), a branchless retail bank that accepts deposits through the mail, by phone, or over the Internet. CEO Patrick Paddon owns 64% of the company.

Alliance Financial Corporation is the holding company for Alliance Bank, which operates about 30 branches in central New York. Targeting individuals and small to midsized businesses, the bank offers such deposit products as checking and savings accounts, IRAs, and CDs. Its loan and lease portfolio mainly contains residential mortgages (about 30%), commercial loans (nearly 25%), and indirect auto loans (around 20%). The company provides commercial equipment leasing in more than 30 states through its Alliance Leasing subsidiary. Alliance Financial also operates a trust department that manages some $1 billion worth of investment assets.

Erste Group Bank is the holding company of Erste Bank which, dating back to 1819, is Austria's oldest and among its largest commercial banks. Together with its Sparkassen subsidiary, Erste Bank has some 1,000 branches and an approximately 20% market share. The company has expanded beyond Austria and owns about 10 banks (approximately 2,000 branches) in Central and Eastern European nations. Erste Group has operating subsidiaries in Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, and Ukraine. Erste switched to the holding company structure in 2008.

CIMB Group (formerly Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings Berhad) is the second-largest financial services firm in Malaysia, behind Malaysian Banking Berhad. It is holding company for CIMB Bank, CIMB Investment Bank, and CIMB Islamic, which provide banking and financial services throughout Southeast Asia. The group has about 1,150 locations in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore, as well as Thailand, where it operates CIMB Bank Niaga. CIMB Group's offerings include corporate and consumer banking, investment banking, Islamic banking, stock brokerage, asset management, and insurance.

Turk Ekonomi Bankasi Anonim Sirketi offers standard retail and commercial services from about 340 branches (it has about triped its locations since 2005) and more than 120 ATMs in Turkey, mostly in Istanbul. Subsidiaries include TEB Investment, TEB Insurance, and The Economy Bank in the Netherlands. Together, the group provides leasing, factoring, insurance, asset management, and investment brokerage services. BNP Paribas owns 50% of TEB Mali Yatirimlar, which in turn owns some 85% of TEB. BNP Paribas is merging the business of Fortis Bank in Turkey with that of TEB, a move that will nearly double TEB's branch network.

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