The First of Long Island wants to be the first thing on Long Islanders' minds. The company owns The First National Bank of Long Island, which offers a variety of lending, investment, and deposit services through about two dozen branches on New York's Long Island and in Manhattan. Loans secured by real estate, including residential and commercial mortgages, home equity loans, and construction loans, make up more than 85% of the bank's loan portfolio. To a lesser extent, the bank also writes business and consumer loans. Other services include checking and savings accounts, IRAs, CDs, and credit cards. Subsidiary The First of Long Island Agency sells mutual funds and annuities.

Peoples Federal Savings and Loan Association has participated with pride in the agricultural, commercial and industrial development that has graced Shelby County and shaped the destiny of its residents. At that time the only two services we were allowed to provide were mortgage loans and savings accounts. Through the years, fast paced expansion generated a growing need for creative financing. The Association experienced tremendous growth and saw a need to expand its physical quarters to more appropriately protect its depositor’s funds and valuable documents.

Tower Financial is the holding company for Tower Bank & Trust, which was formed in 1999 to fill the void in community banking services left in the wake of the consolidation of local banks into national banking companies. Targeting individuals and small to midsized businesses, the bank has some six branches and loan production offices, mainly in and around Fort Wayne. It focuses mainly on commercial lending, with business mortgages and operating loans making up around three-quarters of its loan portfolio. It also issues residential mortgages and personal loans. Deposit products include checking, savings, and money market accounts, and CDs.

Export Development Canada (EDC) is trying to erase borders in a way. EDC provides a variety of financial services, including lending, insurance, and risk management, to help exporters and investors in Canada to expand their international business. It also performs financial reporting and economic analysis. The agency serves more than 8,000 companies annually, a majority of them small businesses. Created in 1944 as an official export credit agency, EDC is wholly owned by the Canadian government. It operates as a self-sustaining commercial entity, but it is accountable to Canada's Minister of International Trade and the Canadian Parliament.

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.

Waterstone Financial, Inc. was founded in 1921 and is based in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Waterstone Financial, Inc. is a subsidiary of Lamplighter Financial, MHC. Waterstone Financial, Inc. operates as the holding company for WaterStone Bank that provides various banking services. It generates various deposit products, including checking accounts, savings accounts, money market deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, demand deposits, and negotiable order of withdrawal accounts. The company’s loan portfolio comprises one- to four-family residential mortgage loans; over four-family real estate loans; residential construction and land loans; commercial real estate loans; home equity loans and home equity lines of credit; commercial loans secured by accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, and real estate; and consumer loans. It operates eight banking offices and nine automated teller machines, including stand-alone automated teller machine facilities in Milwaukee, Washington, and Waukesha counties, Wisconsin. The company was formerly known as Wauwatosa Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Waterstone Financial, Inc. in August 2008.

United PanAm Financial flies the choppy skies of subprime lending. Operating through subsidiaries United Auto Credit Corporation (UACC) and United Auto Business Operations (UABO), the specialty finance firm originates, buys, and services auto loan contracts for high-risk customers. The company buys contracts from independent and franchised used car dealers. Most borrowers have less-than-perfect credit histories, which impairs their ability to secure loans. UACC, once heavily localized in California, now has more than 15 offices throughout the country -- a dramatic decrease from what it had only a few years ago. Chairman Guillermo Bron and investment firm Pine Brook Road are buying United PanAm.

American Bank is able to provide the timely, personalized service so often lacking in today's large commercial banks. In addition to outstanding customer service, we offer a variety of home finance and banking services geared to meeting the individual customer's needs. Our mortgage loan programs for new home purchases or construction offer competitive interest rates and terms. Also, we offer highly competitive rates on our federally insured Certificate of Deposit accounts as well as our savings accounts. At American Bank, our customers are our priority. We look forward to serving you.

Washington Federal, Inc. operates as the holding company for Washington Federal, which provides various financial services in the United States. The company’s deposit products include checking accounts, passbook and statement accounts, insured money market accounts, and time deposits or certificate accounts. Its loan portfolio comprises first lien mortgages on single-family dwellings, construction loans, land acquisition and development loans, loans on multi-family and other income producing properties, home equity loans, and business loans. The company also engages in the real estate investment and insurance brokerage activities. As of March 22, 2010, the company operated 160 offices in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico. Washington Federal, Inc. was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Community Capital Bancshares, Inc. operates as the holding company for Albany Bank & Trust, N.A. and AB&T National Bank that provide various banking services to individual and corporate customers. Its deposit products include demand deposits, checking accounts, savings accounts, money market deposits, certificates of deposits, and individual retirement accounts.

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