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.

ESB Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ESBF), a publicly traded financial services company, provides a wide range of retail and commercial financial products and services to customers in Western Pennsylvania though its wholly owned subsidiary, ESB Bank. ESB Financial Corporation was founded in 1915 as the Ellwood Federal Savings and Loan Association with a single location in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. In 1990, the Company became a Public Company through its Initial Public Offering. Growth through acquisition began with the acquisition of ESB Bancorp, Inc in 1994 and continued with Troy Hill Bancorp, Inc. in 1996, SHS Bancorp, Inc. in 1999, WSB Holding Company in 2001 and PHSB Financial Corporation in 2004. Today, ESB Bank conducts business through 24 offices in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler and Lawrence counties, Pennsylvania.

Santa Lucia Bancorp is home on the range. The Santa Lucia Range, that is. Santa Lucia Bancorp is parent to Santa Lucia Bank, which has four offices that serve San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties along the scenic central coast of California. The bank offers such standard services as checking and savings accounts and credit cards. Commercial mortgages and operating loans, including loans for the development or purchase of vineyards, make up the bulk of its lending activities. One of the company's founding directors, vice chairman Doug Filipponi, owns Filipponi and Thompson Drilling Company, Filipponi and Thompson Vineyards, and Santa Margarita Cattle Company.

Bank of Ayudhya Public Company Limited has more than 550 branches throughout Thailand; almost half are in the Bangkok area. It also operates overseas branches in Hong Kong, Laos, and the Cayman Islands. Serving individuals and small to midsized businesses, the bank offers deposit, lending, insurance, and investment services. For corporations, it performs investment banking and trading services as well. The bank also provides deposit, trade, and investment services to other financial institutions. Bank of Ayudhya was founded in 1945 in Thailand's Ayudhya province. General Electric Capital owns about a third of the bank; Thai NVDR Co., owned by The Stock Exchange of Thailand, holds some 15%.

Arab Banking Corporation (ABC) provides banking and financial services to a predominately Muslim clientele in the Middle East and North Africa. Offerings include retail and commercial banking, investment banking, portfolio management, and Islamic banking. The company also provides project finance, foreign exchange, derivatives, financial advisory services. ABC operates in about 20 countries, with representative and affiliate offices in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. The Central Bank of Libya now owns a majority of ABC after acquiring about a third of the bank in two separate deals in 2010. The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Kuwait Investment Authority also hold stakes.

China Minsheng Banking Corporation (CMBC) provides standard corporate and personal banking services as well as a broader range of financial services including international financing, wealth management, settlement, factoring, and bond underwriting. The company has some 350 main branches and outlet locations throughout China, including a representative office in Hong Kong. It has relationships with about 750 foreign banks worldwide. CMBC was founded in 1996 and was China's first commercial bank to be owned by mostly non-government entities.

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.

Serving the Shizuoka Prefecture with its more than 75 branches, Shimizu Bank offers the typical assortment of wholesale and retail banking products and chiefly targets the Shimizu Port, which is a substantial area in regards to international trade. Key subsidiaries and affiliated companies include The Shimizu Business Service Co. (ATM transporting and maintenance), The Shimizu Carriere Co. (staff delegation), and The Shimizu General Maintenance (real estate). Shimizu Bank did some schmoozing in 1928 when it was forged from the merger of six banks.

PlainsCapital Corporation is an independent Texas bank holding company and diversified financial services company comprised of three separate operating businesses: PlainsCapital Bank, FirstSouthwest and PrimeLending. PlainsCapital Bank,with $5 billion in assets, is the financial and strategic foundation of this family of companies.

Desert Schools Federal Credit Union operates more than 50 locations in the Phoenix area, serving more than 370,000 members. Established in 1939 by a group of 15 teachers, the credit union offers traditional banking products and services, including checking, savings, and money market accounts, certificates of deposit, and credit cards. Its lending activities include home mortgage, vehicle, personal, and student loans, as well as business loans and lines of credit. Subsidiary Desert Schools Financial Services provides investment advisory, retirement, insurance, and tax planning services.

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