Capital One hopes it's a car financed through Capital One Auto Finance. A subsidiary of Capital One Financial, the company found its niche in the e-loan market. From its origins of selling loans only through direct mail and auto dealerships, the company has evolved into one of the largest Internet auto lenders in the US. An online decision usually comes within minutes, after which the buyer receives a "blank check" for up to the approved loan amount, thus providing the negotiating power of cash to let the borrower purchase or refinance a new or used vehicle.

American National Bankshares is the holding company for American National Bank and Trust. Founded in 1909, the bank operates about 20 locations serving southern and central Virginia and north central North Carolina. It offers checking and savings accounts, CDs, IRAs, and insurance. Its lending activities primarily consist of real estate loans: Commercial mortgages account for about one-third of the company's loan portfolio; residential mortgages are about, another quarter. The bank's trust and investment services division manages some $475 million in assets. American National Bankshares is acquiring bank holding company MidCarolina Financial to expand its presence in North Carolina.

Rome Bancorp is the holding company for The Rome Savings Bank. Originally chartered in 1851, the bank serves residents and businesses of central New York's Oneida County through about five branches. One- to four-family mortgages make up more than half of the company's loan portfolio; commercial real estate, consumer, home equity, and business loans round out the bank's lending activities. Rome Savings' deposit products include checking, money market, and savings accounts; certificates of deposit; and IRAs. Rome Bancorp is being acquired by Massachusetts-based Berkshire Hills Bancorp (which is also buying Legacy Bancorp in a separate transaction) for $74 million.

Banque Audi sal provides a range of private, retail, and commercial banking services to customers in Lebanon and the wider Middle East; it offers private banking services through subsidiaries in Europe and the Americas. Banque Audi has more than 130 retail branches, and also serves as a market maker for Lebanese treasury bills. The bank traces its lineage to 1830, when it began as an outgrowth of the Audi family exchange business in the Lebanese city of Sidon; the firm is still headed by members of the Audi family. Egyptian firm EFG-Hermes holds more than a quarter of Banque Audi.

A. J. Smith Federal is the primary operating subsidiary of holding company AJS Bancorp. The bank serves customers in suburban Chicago from three branches in Midlothian and Orland Park, Illinois. Catering to area businesses and residents, A. J. Smith Federal offers checking and savings accounts, insurance and investments, and loans. One- to four-family residential mortgages make up more than two-thirds of the bank's loan portfolio; multifamily and commercial mortgages and home equity and consumer loans round out its lending activities. Arthur J. Smith founded A. J. Smith Federal in 1892 as a building and loan cooperative; it became a federally chartered savings bank in 1984.

Pacific Premier Bank is a state-chartered commercial bank headquartered in Costa Mesa, California. We serve businesses from six locations throughout Southern California including six depository branches in Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Los Alamitos, Newport Beach, San Bernardino, and Seal Beach as well as an SBA loan production office in Costa Mesa. Through our branches and our web site we offer a full complement of deposit and loan products and services for commercial businesses, non-profit organizations, and consumers. We offer our customers an alternative to the impersonal service experienced at the large regional and national banks.

Firstrust Savings Bank serves individuals and businesses from about two dozen branches in eastern Pennsylvania's Delaware and Lehigh valleys, and a single branch in southwestern New Jersey. It offers traditional products such as checking, savings, and money market accounts; CDs; and credit cards. Commercial and industrial loans make up the largest portion of its loan portfolio, which also includes commercial mortgages, residential mortgages, construction loans, consumer loans, and lease financing receivables. The bank's Firstrust Financial Resources unit provides investments, retirement and estate planning, 401(k) and pension plans, employee benefits, and insurance through an agreement with AXA Advisors.

Heritage Bankshares, Inc. is headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia. Heritage Bankshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Heritage Bank that offers commercial and retail banking services to individuals and small to medium sized businesses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach, Virginia. Heritage Bankshares, Inc. accepts various deposits, which include noninterest-bearing checking accounts, interest-bearing checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts. Its loan portfolio consists of construction and real estate loans; loans to individuals for personal, household, and family purposes; working capital loans, financing of facilities, and equipment purchase loans for businesses; commercial business loans; land acquisition and development loans; and home equity, consumer, and residential mortgage loans. In addition, Heritage Bankshares, Inc. offers insurance and investment services. As of December 31, 2009, it operated from seven locations.

Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Wilshire State Bank that offers a range of financial products and services. It accepts various deposit products, including certificates of deposit, regular savings accounts, money market accounts, checking and negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, installment savings accounts, and individual retirement accounts. The company’s loan portfolio comprises commercial real estate loans and home mortgage lending, commercial business loans and trade finance, small business administration loans, consumer loans, and construction loans. It also provides trade finance products that include the issuance and negotiation of commercial and standby letters of credit, as well as handling of documentary collections. In addition, the company offers Internet banking, automatic teller machines, and armored carrier services. As of December 31, 2009, it operated 23 branch offices in California, Texas, New Jersey, and New York; and 5 loan production offices in Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Denver, and Annandale. Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Serving approximately 12 million customers, Absa Group operates some 700 branches and about 9,000 ATMs, primarily in South Africa. The company's Absa Bank is one of that nation's largest retail banks and mortgage lenders. The bank and other subsidiaries offer deposits, loans, credit cards, insurance, investments, financial planning, and asset management services. Beyond South Africa, Absa Group owns some 80% of Barclays Bank Mozambique and a majority of National Bank of Commerce in Tanzania. British bank Barclays owns about 55% of Absa Group, making it one of South Africa's largest single foreign investors since apartheid ended in 1994.

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