Lake Shore Bancorp is the holding company for Lake Shore Savings Bank, which serves consumers and businesses through about 10 branches in Chautauqua and Erie counties in western New York, near Lake Erie. Founded in 1891, the community oriented savings bank focuses on residential real estate lending, with one- to four-family mortgages accounting for a majority of its loan portfolio. Lake Shore Savings Bank also offers home equity loans and commercial and consumer loans, as well as checking and savings accounts, CDs, and IRAs. Mutual holding company Lake Shore, MHC owns about 60% of Lake Shore Bancorp.

Logansport Financial is the holding company for Logansport Savings Bank, which serves customers in Cass County, Indiana. From a single office in Logansport, the bank offers individuals and businesses a variety of financial services, including such deposit products as checking, savings, and NOW accounts, as well as IRAs and certificates of deposit. Logansport Savings Bank uses funds from deposits to originate residential mortgages, which account for almost half of its loan portfolio. The bank, originally chartered in 1925, also offers home equity, home improvement, commercial real estate, business, and consumer loans.

LSB Financial is the holding company for Lafayette Savings Bank, which has been serving northern Indiana since 1869. Today the bank has a handful of branches in the communities of Lafayette and West Lafayette, offering checking, savings, and money market accounts, NOW accounts, and CDs. It primarily writes real estate loans, with residential mortgages making up about half of the company's loan portfolio. It also writes commercial and multifamily residential mortgages, real estate construction loans, and land development loans.

Malvern Federal Bancorp was formed in 2008 to be the holding company for Malvern Federal Savings Bank, which has been in business since 1887. The bank operates seven financial centers in Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania, west of Philadelphia. It offers standard deposit services such as checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and retirement plans. The community-oriented institution has traditionally been a leading originator of residential home loans in Chester County, but has been shifting its focus toward issuing more commercial real estate, construction, and consumer loans.

Manx Financial Group (MFG), formerly Conister Financial Group. The Isle of Man, being neither part of the UK nor a member of the EU, is a center for offshore banking. In the past few years, the company has evolved from an asset finance firm to a full-service financial institution, and in 2008 transitioned to a holding company structure. It owns Conister Bank (formerly Consiter Trust) which offers deposits, loans, and wealth management services to personal and business clients. Another subsidiary, TransSend, issues prepaid MasterCards. MFG hasn't neglected its roots, however; in 2010 it bought ECF Asset Finance.

Marquette Commercial Finance, Inc. company provides services to middle-market companies including asset-based transfer facilities and inventory lines of credit. Clients include companies in the health care, consumer products, natural gas, and manufacturing industries. It has operations in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, and Texas. Marquette Commercial Finance is part of the Marquette Financial Companies family of businesses.

Marquette Financial Companies to finance their companies. Marquette Financial comprises about a dozen subsidiaries that provide financial services such as commercial banking and lending services to small and midsized enterprises. The company's commercial finance activities include asset-based lending, accounts receivable financing, and equipment leasing, as well as niche lending services such as factoring for the trucking industry and leveraged finance for small businesses that are being acquired by private equity firms. Marquette Financial has two units devoted to providing real estate construction lending to builders, developers, contractors, and investors.

Meridian runs circles around other commercial brokerages. One of the top commercial mortgage brokers in the US based on volume and transaction numbers, Meridian Capital offers products including fixed- and floating-rate bridge, construction, and mezzanine loans. Typically ranging from $500,000 to more than $500 million, the loans are used to finance projects including multifamily residential, commercial, retail, mixed-use, and industrial properties. Meridian's capital markets group works closely with life insurance companies and key commercial mortgage conduits, typically taking the lead role in placing all company transactions that exceed $50 million. Meridian Capital was founded in 1991.

Meta Financial Group is the holding company for MetaBank, a thrift with about a dozen branches in Iowa and South Dakota. MetaBank offers standard deposit products and services including checking and savings accounts. Its lending and investment activities are weighted towards real estate and real estate-related assets; the bank also writes consumer and agriculture loans. MetaBank division Meta Payment Systems (MPS), the company's fastest-growing segment, provides prepaid cards and electronic payment services nationwide. Meta Financial also owns Meta Trust Company, which provides a full range of trust services.

Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, one of the country's top holders and servicers of student loans. The not-for-profit organization helps borrowers obtain education financing such as Federal Stafford, alternative or supplemental, and consolidation loans through lending institutions such as Bank of America and U.S. Bancorp. It also offers a "Rate Relief" program that can lower a borrower's interest rate by up to 3%, as well as deferment and forbearance options that either postpone or reduce a borrower's monthly payment. The authority also manages loan servicing for lending institutions nationwide.

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