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Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Berkshire Bank that provides commercial and consumer banking services to individuals, businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and municipalities in western Massachusetts, southern Vermont, and northeastern New York. The company generates various deposit products, including interest-bearing checking, non interest-bearing checking, regular savings, money market savings, time certificates of deposit, and checking and NOW accounts. Its loan portfolio comprises fixed-rate and adjustable-rate residential mortgage loans; commercial mortgages on properties used for business purposes, such as small office buildings, industrial, healthcare, lodging, recreation, and retail facilities; commercial business loans, including revolving loans, lines of credit, letters of credit, time notes, and small business administration guaranteed loans; and consumer loans comprising prime indirect automobile loans and home equity loans. The company also offers electronic banking, cash management, and other transaction and reporting services; and interest rate swap contracts to commercial customers.In addition, it provides wealth management services, including trust, financial planning, and investment services, as well as operates as an agent for lines of property and casualty, life, disability, and health insurance. As of December 31, 2009, the company operated a total of 45 financial centers, including 40 bank branches, as well as insurance offices. Berkshire Hills Bancorp was founded in 1846 and is headquartered in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Birch Financial Inc. commenced business in August 1994 with the primary intent of providing premium financing to the landscape industry. In July 1995, Automatic Installment Services (AIS) was contracted to administer the loans of their clients with financial oversight resting in the hands of Nelson Colvin, President of Birch Financial, Inc. Birch Financial, Inc. operates with a line of credit from First Bank in St. Louis, MO. The company has over $25,000,000 in Premium Financing Loans and $1,200,000 in Equipment Loans. Birch Financial, Inc. is also doing business in Nevada, Arizona and Utah, providing premium financing primarily to landscape contractors. The company is planning to enter the Texas and Florida markets in the near future. Birch Financial, Inc. has a captive market with a familiar database of clients and a known credit history. It has the advantage of working through affiliated companies that guarantee the loan return.

Blackhawk Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company of Blackhawk State Bank, a commercial bank operating in Wisconsin and Illinois in the United States. The bank provides various consumer banking, business banking, and related financial services. Consumer banking services to individuals include demand, savings, and time deposits. Consumer lending services include installment loans, mortgage loans, overdraft protection, personal lines of credit, and credit cards. The business banking services, which are provided to small business, commercial, and governmental organizations, include commercial and commercial real estate lending, deposits, cash management, and letters of credit. The bank’s investment portfolio consists primarily of U.S. government and agency securities, mutual funds, corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, and municipal bonds or repurchase agreements backed by similar securities. The bank’s deposits are divided between interest bearing and noninterest bearing. Noninterest bearing deposits consist of checking accounts of individuals, businesses, and governmental organizations. The interest-bearing deposits include savings accounts, money market deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, and NOW accounts. As of December 31, 2003, the bank operated 11 branches in Wisconsin and Illinois. Blackhawk Bancorp was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Beloit, Wisconsin.

Blue River Bancshares was founded in 1937 and is based in Shelbyville, Indiana. Blue River Bancshares, Inc. operates as the holding company for Shelby County Bank and Paramount Bank, which provide community banking services for individuals and businesses in south central Indiana. Its deposits products include checking, NOW, savings, and time deposits. The company also offers real estate loans for single-family and multi-family properties and medium and short-term loans for commercial, agricultural, and industrial properties, as well as consumer and commercial lines of credit secured by real estate; commercial loans for the purpose of financing equipment, working capital, expansion, and other general business purposes; consumer loans, including automobile loans and equity lines of credit; and agricultural loans. As of March 31, 2007, it operated three full service branches in Shelbyville, Morristown, and St. Paul, Indiana; a loan production office in Fishers, Indiana; and one office in Lexington, Kentucky.

BNP Paribas Lease Group (BNPLG) provides lease financing for commercial equipment ranging from copiers to tractors. Its offerings include equipment outsourcing, flexible leases, and wholesale financing, as well as insurance, repairs, and other support. The group is part of European banking giant BNP Paribas' equipment solutions business. It partners with sister firms Arius, Artegy, and Arval to offer financing options for computers and other office equipment, heavy equipment and vehicles, and corporate and ultra-light vehicles. The group operates throughout Europe and is expanding its presence in the US. BNPLG was created in 2000.

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