STAR Financial Group's flagship subsidiary STAR Financial Bank has about 40 locations in central and northeastern Indiana. It offers a full complement of deposit and lending products and services, including checking and savings accounts, CDs, IRAs, and health savings accounts. Residential mortgage loans account for the largest portion of the bank's loan portfolio, followed by commercial mortgages, business loans, and loans to individuals. The company's STAR Wealth Management unit offers financial planning services, while STAR Insurance Agency sells various types of insurance including homeowners, auto, life, health, and commercial coverage.

FirstRand's FirstRand Bank Holdings operates FirstRand Bank and First National Bank in southern Africa, as well as asset financing firm WesBank and investment bank Rand Merchant Bank. FirstRand Limited owns and operates more than 750 branches and approximately 6,000 ATMs in South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, and Zambia. It also has a presence on every continent except Antarctica, with an international focus on Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and the UK. The company's activities encompass retail and private banking, corporate and investment banking, insurance, and asset management.

SI Financial Group is the holding company for Savings Institute Bank and Trust Company, a community savings bank serving eastern Connecticut from around 20 locations, including branches within retail stores. In addition to traditional deposit services like checking and savings accounts and CDs, the bank and its subsidiaries offer financial services such as trust services, investment management, retirement planning, and life insurance. Residential and commercial mortgages dominate Savings Institute's lending portfolio, which also includes commercial business and consumer loans. Mutual holding company SI Bancorp owns more than 60% of SI Financial Group.

Lloyds Banking Group plc provides various banking and financial services to personal and corporate customers primarily in the United Kingdom. It operates through four segments: Retail, Wholesale, Wealth and International, and Insurance. The Retail segment provides banking, mortgages, and other financial services to personal customers. Its products include current and savings accounts, personal loans, credit cards, and mortgages. This segment also operates as a general insurance and bancassurance distributor and sells a range of long-term savings, investment, and general insurance products. The Wholesale provides banking and related services for multinational corporates and financial institutions, and small and medium-sized businesses.

Oritani Financial could give an oratory on local banking in New Jersey. The holding company owns Oritani Bank (formerly Oritani Savings Bank), which offers retail and commercial deposit and loan banking services from about 20 locations in three Garden State counties. Oritani Financial specializes in multi-family and commercial real estate lending, which make up more than half of its loan portfolio. Oritani Financial also writes one- to four-family and second mortgages, as well as equity and construction loans. It invests in real property through its Hampshire Financial, Oritani LLC, and Ormon divisions; Oritani Asset is a real estate investment trust (REIT).

BGL BNP Paribas covers both general and specific banking needs for customers in the grand duchy and beyond. The bank offers a wide variety of financial services to individuals, businesses, and government institutions. For private consumers, it operates about 35 retail branches throughout Luxembourg and also offers Internet-based banking. For businesses, the bank offers such services as foreign-exchange transactions and international trade financing. It also engages in private banking for wealthy clients. In 2009 BNP Paribas acquired a 67% stake in BGL and 75% of its previous parent, Fortis.

People's United Financial is the holding company for People's United Bank (formerly People's Bank). Founded in 1842, the bank has more than 300 locations (including traditional branches, supermarket branches, commercial banking offices, investment and brokerage offices, and equipment leasing offices) in New England and New York. In addition to retail and commercial banking services, the bank offers trust, wealth management, brokerage, and insurance services. Its lending activities mainly consist of commercial mortgages (more than a third of its loan portfolio), commercial and industrial loans, equipment financing, and consumer loans.

Mound City Bank began operations as a state-chartered bank on February 18, 1915 in Platteville, Wisconsin. The founders of the bank mirrored the 4,500 residents of the City of Platteville, representing both farming and business interests. Their fierce independence and commitment to community remains the cornerstone of the bank's philosophy even today. In 1935, Mound City Bank established a branch in Belmont, WI in order to expand the bank's credit and deposit service area. Full financial services are still provided today through the Belmont office.

Lyons Bancorp is king of the financial jungle. It's the holding company for The Lyons National Bank, which serves individuals and businesses from nine locations. Chartered in 1852 as the Lyons Bank of Palmyra, it offers standard retail products and services, including checking and savings accounts, CDs, and IRAs. Residential and commercial mortgages together account for more than half of the bank's loan portfolio; other offerings include agricultural, business, and consumer loans. Subsidiary Lyons Realty is a real estate investment trust that holds a portfolio of mortgages. Subsidiary LNB Life Agency provides financial products and services to bank customers.

The Bank of Okinawa, Ltd.,the regional financial institution serves businesses, consumers, and visitors through its 62 offices located throughout the Okinawa island prefecture, which lies at the southwesternmost end of the Japanese archipelago. The Bank of Okinawa and its subsidiaries provide a wide range of traditional commercial banking services, along with other financial products and services, including credit cards, factoring, financing, international business services, leasing, and trust services.

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