Northern States Financial is the holding company for NorStates Bank, which serves individuals and businesses in northeastern Illinois and southeastern Wisconsin through around 10 branches. It provides retail services like savings, checking, money market accounts, CDs, and IRAs. The company uses deposits to originate commercial mortgages (accounting for about half of its portfolio) as well as residential mortgages, commercial loans, construction loans, and consumer loans. NorStates Bank was founded in 2005 when Northern States merged its Bank of Waukegan and First State Bank of Round Lake (founded in 1949 and acquired in 2004) subsidiaries.

Kish Bancorp, Inc. is an independent, locally-owned and managed financial holding company operating 12 banking offices and financial centers in Mifflin, Centre, and Huntingdon Counties in Central Pennsylvania. Kish Bancorp and its principal banking subsidiary, Kish Bank, have earned a long-standing reputation for providing unmatched personal service and exceptional value to its individual and business customers. Through our bank and non-bank subsidiaries, including Kish Bank, Kish Insurance, Kish Financial Solutions, and Kish Travel, Kish Bancorp employs over 170 people and offers a full range of banking, insurance, and financial services for individuals, professionals, businesses, and farmers.

Sydbank serves some 345,000 retail banking customers and small-to-medium businesses, primarily in Denmark (where it is the fourth-largest bank, with about 105 branches). Sydbank's core geographical regions are Aarhus, Funen, and southern Jutland; it also has branches in Copenhagen, and its 2008 acquisition of bankTrelleborg boosted its operations in Zealand. In addition, the company has a handful of branches in Germany and Switzerland. Sydbank, which offers a range of private banking services and asset management, is part of the Sydbank Group, which holds DMK-Holding, SBK-Invest, Ejendomsselskabet, and Sydbank (Schweiz) AG. Sydbank was formed in 1970 after the merger of four local banks in southern Jutland.

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.

Marshall & Ilsley (M&I) marshals the material means for managing money. The holding company owns flagship subsidiary M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank, M&I Bank, and Southwest Bank, which have more than 275 bank branches in the Midwest, plus some 90 more in Arizona, Florida, and Las Vegas. It is the largest bank in Wisconsin; Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Kansas City, and St. Louis are other key markets. Focusing on retail and commercial banking and wealth management, M&I offers standard services such as deposits, credit cards, mortgages, and business and consumer loans, as well as trust, financial advisory, private banking, mutual funds, and brokerage services. Bank of Montreal is buying M&I for some $4.1 billion.

Wainwright Bank & Trust serves musical and non-musical customers alike from about a dozen branches in the Boston area. Serving individuals, businesses, municipalities, and not-for-profits, the bank is dedicated to progressive causes; it provides financing to organizations involved in affordable housing, preservation of natural resources, diversity programs, and health care for the homeless, elderly, and mentally disabled. It also originates "green loans" -- reduced-rate home equity loans for solar energy installations. Wainwright Bank & Trust a division of Eastern Bank Corporation, a mutually owned Massachusetts lender with some 90 branches.

With some 400 branches, Siam City Bank is a leading provider of banking and financial services in Thailand. Among the bank's retail offerings are checking and savings accounts, home and personal loans, credit cards, insurance, and investments. Its commercial banking services include these, as well as trade finance, cash management, and foreign exchange. Government officials and members of Thailand's royal family established Siam City Bank in 1941 and took it public in 2003. Thanachart Bank, which is partially owned by Bank of Nova Scotia, bought the remaining shares of Siam City Bank that it already didn't own in 2010. As a result, Siam City will merge with Thanachart.

The Export-Import Bank of China, also known as China Eximbank, was established in 1994 by the Chinese government to handle banking and lending activities related to national policy. China Eximbank provides financing mainly for development projects intended to boost the export of China's industrial and electronic goods. The bank also manages the construction fund of the national budget and trades currency on foreign exchanges. China Eximbank operates more than 10 branches and business offices throughout China as well as representative locations in Paris, Johannesburg, and St. Petersburg.

United Overseas Bank Limited provides financial products and services. The company’s Personal Financial Services segment offers deposits, loans, investments, credit and debit cards, life assurance products, wealth management services, and personal financial and consultation services; and structured notes, funds of hedge funds, and high net worth insurance plans. Its Institutional Financial Services segment offers commercial and corporate banking products and services comprising current accounts, deposits, lending, asset finance, trade finance, structured finance, cash management, and cross-border payments to small enterprises, corporations, and government linked companies and agencies. This segment also provides lead managing and underwriting equity offerings, and corporate advisory services; solution-based structures to meet clients’ financing requirements in the area of structuring, underwriting and arranging syndicated loans, leveraged buy-outs, project and structured finance, and underwriting and lead managing bond issues, as well as manages, advises, and invests in private equity funds on behalf of the company and third-party investors. The company’s Global Markets and Investment Management segment provides a range of treasury products and services, including foreign exchange, money market, fixed income, derivatives, margin trading, futures broking, and gold products, as well as structured products. This segment also offers bank note, asset management, and proprietary investment services, as well as manages excess liquidity and capital funds. Its Other segment engages in property-related activities and insurance businesses. United Overseas Bank has a network of 500 offices in 19 countries and territories in the Asia Pacific, western Europe, and North America. The company was formerly known as United Chinese Bank and changed its name to United Overseas Bank Limited in 1965. United Overseas Bank was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Singapore, Singapore.

Banco Guipuzcoano (BG) offers a variety of financial services to individuals and businesses, including savings, checking, and credit card services. Financial consultation, asset management, retirement planning, insurance, and investment products are also available; in addition, the bank is active in international business and real estate. Its ASPRO division handles corporate finance. BG, which was founded in 1899, operates nearly 260 branches in the region. The company is merging with larger rival Banco de Sabadell.

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