As one of Portugal's largest banks, CGD(Caixa Geral de Depositos,along with its numerous subsidiaries and affiliates) offers a wide range of products and services in addition to commercial banking, including investment banking, venture capital, asset management, insurance, and credit services. In the retail sector, CGD concentrates on such traditional products as savings accounts, mortgage loans, and credit cards. The bank has more than 800 Portuguese offices, as well as about 370 in other countries (including Cape Verde, East Timor, France, Luxembourg, Macao, Mozambique, South Africa, Spain, the UK, and the US).

Rockville Financial, Inc. is the holding company owns the regional thrift, which serves Connecticut's Hartford, New London, and Tolland counties from 20 branch locations. Rockville Bank offers traditional deposit products and services, including checking, savings, and NOW accounts. One-to-four family residential mortgages account for more than 60% of the bank's lending portfolio, which also includes commercial real estate, business, construction, and consumer loans. Several of the bank's branches are located in supermarkets and operate seven days a week. Mutual holding company Rockville Financial MHC owns 55% of Rockville Financial.

Private & Commercial Finance Group provides financing to individuals for new and used cars, motorcycles, light commercial vehicles, and yes, horseboxes, otherwise known as horse trailers. The commercial segment of Private & Commercial Finance Group's business consists of its equipment finance division, providing commercial loans for businesses primarily needing plant equipment and vehicle financing. The company's e-Quote proposal system connects the company to a network of finance sources; the system generates and efficiently processes the high volume of loan applications central to the company's strategy.

Boxed in by leasing contracts? Balboa Capital smoothes out the rocky process. With leases that feature "plain English" documentation, the company provides equipment leasing and financing to small and midsized businesses throughout the US, including medical and other professional practices. Equipment includes new and used business machines, furniture, software, and vehicles as well as some medical equipment. Lease amounts range from $150,000 to $50 million; many leases can be applied for online, and are often approved in a few hours. Founder and CEO Patrick Byrne owns Balboa Capital.

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.

Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. offers commercial financial services including deposits, lending, foreign exchange, payment, and settlement. It primarily serves large global corporations and other financial institutions. Mizuho Corporate Bank also counts the government of Japan and other public sector organizations among its clientele. The bank has branches and offices throughout Japan and Asia as well as in major cities in Europe and the US. It is a subsidiary of top global financial institution Mizuho Financial Group.

U.S. AgBank, FCB bank provides funding for long-term real estate loans secured by first mortgages on farm or rural land. It also provides shorter-term loans to agricultural producers. The government-sponsored entity does not lend directly to borrowers, but rather through more than two dozen associations (Agricultural Credit Associations, Farm Land Credit Associations, Production Credit Associations) that own U.S. AgBank. The company plans to merge with CoBank, another Farm Credit System member.

Osage Federal Bank, founded in 1918, is a federal stock savings bank located in Oklahoma. The original name was National Building & Loan and was changed to Osage Federal Savings & Loan in 1935 when a federal charter was obtained. The savings and loan charter was changed to a stock savings bank charter in 2004 and the name changed to Osage Federal Bank. Osage Federal Bank has been a leader in mortgage lending, and offers a wide variety of loans for the purchase, refinance or improvement of real estate. Osage Federal Bank also makes commercial real estate loans and consumer loans. Osage Federal Bank serves Oklahoma with a staff of dedicated bankers. A wide array of deposit and savings accounts are offered. Our ATM's offer convenience and service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Osage Federal Bank has seen tremendous growth the past few years, and we attribute that to a strong local economy, great service, and a reputation for dependability and friendliness. Osage Federal Bank also offers telephone banking named "Call Katy". We have a dedicated Board of Directors who provide strategic planning and direction for the bank. We look forward to the future and intend to continue our banking excellence in the communities that we serve.

NCAL Bancorp founded in 1982, the bank offers retail customers checking, savings, and money market accounts, certificates of deposit, and personal lines of credit and loans. For businesses, it provides deposit products, cash management, and real estate, construction, commercial, and Small Business Administration (SBA) loans.NCAL operates in SoCal through its primary subsidiary, National Bank of California. Specifically, NCAL Bancorp is the holding company for National Bank of California which serves professionals, investors, high net-worth individuals, and small to midsized businesses through five branches in Southern California's Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura counties.

Aozora (which means blue sky in Japanese) was the second Japanese credit bank nationalized in the wake of Asia's financial crisis after the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan (now Shinsei Bank). Bad loans and Japan's "Big Bang" financial deregulation added to its troubles. Now a full-service commercial bank, Aozora has some 20 branches in Japan and three offices overseas. In addition to insurance and trust services, Aozora Bank provides a wide range of business loans for medium and large corporations, asset management, investment advisory services and securitization. Aozora and Shinsei called off their plans to merge in 2010.

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