Established in 1957, Hitachi Capital also provides payment and collection services through its outsourcing business and issues credit cards and non-life insurance. Hitachi Capital Corporation, which has nearly 220 locations in Japan, serves some 2 million customers in the medical, agricultural, logistics, and industrial manufacturing sectors, among others. In need of a car, tractor, or personal computer? Hitachi Capital can help. A subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Capital Corporation provides a variety of financial services through its group of companies around the globe. The firm's offerings include financing for the lease and rental of industrial machinery and information equipment, as well as for auto and home loans.

Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M., whose name translates as National Bank of Israel, offers retail banking (for consumers and small businesses), commercial banking (middle-market businesses), corporate banking (large companies), and private banking (wealthy clients) through deposits, mortgages and other loans, credit cards, trust services, and investments. It has about 235 branches in Israel and more than 80 locations (including branches, agencies, and representative offices) in some 20 countries, including the US. Subsidiary Leumi Partners provides corporate investment banking services and makes direct investments in nonbanking businesses.

Union Bank & Trust, part of financial services holding company Farmers & Merchants Investment, operates some 40 branch locations and loan offices throughout Nebraska and in Kansas. The bank offers traditional deposit products and real estate, business, agricultural, and consumer loans in addition to insurance, equipment finance, investment advice, and the Stratus family of mutual funds. Through another Farmers & Merchants affiliate, Nelnet Capital, the bank offers brokerage services. Originally founded in 1917 as Farmer's State Bank, it took on the Union Bank name in 1935 and became Union Bank & Trust in 1959. The company has been controlled by the Dunlap family since 1965.

Credit Agricole Nord de France provides banking services in the north of France as one of the nearly 40 regional banks that make up the Credit Agricole system. Credit Agricole Nord, which is approximately 25%-owned by Credit Agricole, offers a variety of consumer- and business-oriented services, such as savings accounts, loans, mortgages, credit and debit cards, real estate brokerage, and property and auto insurance. The bank is also active in private equity, taking stakes in local entities such as bottled water firm Eaux de Saint Amand and real estate appraiser Ex'Im Expertises, as well as area real estate projects.

Hudson Valley Holding is the parent company of Hudson Valley Bank, which serves individuals, businesses, municipalities, and not-for-profit organizations from more than 35 locations throughout metropolitan New York and lower Connecticut. The bank's focus is on real estate lending, which accounts for more than 80% of the company's loan portfolio. Other products and services include savings, checking, and money market accounts; commercial and industrial loans; consumer loans; credit cards; CDs; and IRAs. Bank subsidiary A.R. Schmeidler & Co. offers money management services.

Princeton National Bancorp is the holding company for Citizens First National Bank in north-central Illinois. Founded in 1865, the bank serves area residents and businesses through more than 20 branches in nearly as many communities. It offers traditional services such as checking and savings accounts, CDs, IRAs, and credit cards. Business loans account for the largest portion of the company's loan portfolio, followed by commercial and residential mortgages. The bank also writes agricultural, construction, and consumer installment loans. Through Citizens Financial Advisors, it offers insurance, investments, farm management, and fiduciary services.

AdvanceMe provides working capital to small and midsized businesses with a minimum of $5,000 in credit and debit card sales per month. Its merchant cash advances range from $6,000 to $150,000 and have no fixed time frame; customers, who may not qualify for conventional bank loans because they lack collateral or have spotty credit, repay AdvanceMe by selling the company a predetermined percentage of credit and debit card sales at a discount. The working capital is typically used to cover expenses, acquire equipment or inventory, renovate facilities, and for business expansion.

Saehan Bancorp is the holding company for Saehan Bank, which serves the Korean-American community in Southern California's Los Angeles and Orange counties through seven branches. Serving both individuals and businesses, the bank offers standard deposit products such as checking, savings, and money market accounts and certificates of deposit. Its lending activities mainly consist of commercial mortgages and business loans, with residential mortgage, construction and land development, and consumer loans rounding out its portfolio. Ancillary services include online banking, wire transfers, and debit cards.

Fukuoka Financial has more than just a yen to serve the banking needs of Kyushu. The bank operates about 300 branches in southwestern Japan's Kyushu region (including the prefectures of Fukuoka, Jumamoto, and Nagasaki) and a handful of branches in China. Annually the bank makes loans of more than 3 trillion yen (more than $33 billion) to small and midsized companies and loans of more than 1 trillion yen (more than $11 billion) to individuals. The company isn't banking only on banking, though: It also owns 13% of retail chain Iwataya. Bank of Fukuoka bought Kumamoto Family Bank to form Fukuoka Financial in 2007; it then bought Kyushu-Shinwa's Shinwa Bank to create Japan's largest regional banking group.

Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union was chartered January 31,1934 as Hillsborough County Teachers Credit Union based on assets. It serves public and private school employees, municipal workers, students, and those working for a select group of more than 1,000 employers (and their families) in about 15 western Florida counties. The credit union offers standard services such as checking and savings accounts, residential mortgages, credit cards, and consumer loans, in addition to insurance, investment, trust, and real estate services. Founded in 1934 as Hillsborough County Teachers Credit Union, the not-for-profit, member-owned cooperative has about 50 locations and some 500,000 members.

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