The 77 Bank, Ltd., was founded in 1878 as Japan's 77th national bank.Headquartered in Sendai—the capital of Miyagi Prefecture—the Bank is the largest in the Tohoku region, with a branch network covering the northern part of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Based on its philosophy, The 77 Bank continues to strengthen its business foundation and enhance its management quality in order to be the "Best creative bank" that creates a new era together with the region. As of March 31, 2010, The 77 Bank had capital of ¥24.7 billion, 143 domestic branches and 2,767 employees.

Forget Elsie. S.Y. Bancorp is more interested in a cash cow. It's the holding company of Stock Yards Bank & Trust, which operates about 30 branches primarily in and around Louisville, Kentucky, but also in Indianapolis and Cincinnati. Founded in 1904, the bank targets individuals and regional business customers, offering standard retail services such as checking and savings accounts, credit cards, certificates of deposit, and IRAs. Trust services are also available; brokerage and credit card services are offered through agreements with other banks. Real estate mortgages account for about 50% of the bank's loan portfolio, which also includes commercial (25%), construction, and consumer loans.

Access National Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Access National Bank that provides commercial credit, deposit, and mortgage services to middle market businesses and associated professionals primarily in the greater Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area. Its deposit products include time deposits, savings accounts, money market deposits, and certificates of deposit. The company is lending activities comprise commercial loans, commercial real estate loans, commercial and residential real estate construction loans, residential mortgage loans, home equity loans, and consumer loans. It also offers Internet banking, automated clearinghouse transactions, remote deposit capture, and courier services for commercial clients. In addition, the company, through its subsidiary, Access National Capital Trust II, issues redeemable capital securities. It operates from five banking centers in Chantilly, Tysons Corner, Reston, Leesburg, and Manassas, Virginia. Access National Corporation was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

Ridgewood Savings Bank is a royal member of the financial community. in 1920, a group of fourteen local Ridgewood residents got together with the idea of forming a new mutual savings institution to serve the people of their community. Working purely towards the common good and without regard for personal gain, our founders had high hopes for the success of the bank formed "for the people, by the people."

Banca Antonveneta provides retail, private, and investment banking services from more than 400 locations throughout Italy. For individual and business customers, the bank offers deposit accounts, credit cards and loans, and insurance and investment products. Its private banking offerings include a variety of investment management services including mutual funds and other instruments. About half of the bank's offices are located in northeastern Italy. Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMPS) acquired Antonveneta from Spanish bank Santander in 2008.

United Security Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is based in Thomasville, Alabama. United Security Bancshares, Inc. operates as the holding company for First United Security Bank, which provides commercial banking products and services to businesses and individuals. It generates various deposit products, including non-interest bearing demand deposits, savings accounts, NOW accounts, money market demand accounts, and time deposits. United Security Bancshares, Inc. also provides commercial, financial, and agricultural loans; consumer loans, including credit cards and other related credit plans; real estate loans comprising construction loans for commercial and residential development, commercial buildings, and apartment complexes; and other loans secured by real estate, such as one-to-four family dwellings, including mobile homes, loans on land only, multi-family dwellings, non-farm, non-residential real estate, and home equity loans. In addition, it involves in underwriting credit life, and credit accident and health insurance policies related to loans; the purchase and sale of government securities; and the provision of safe deposit box services. As of December 31, 2009, United Security Bancshares operated and served its customers through 19 banking offices located in Brent, Bucksville, Butler, Calera, Centreville, Coffeeville, Columbiana, Fulton, Gilbertown, Grove Hill, Harpersville, Jackson, Thomasville, Tuscaloosa, and Woodstock, Alabama, as well as provided real estate and consumer loans through 22 branch locations in Alabama and Southeast Mississippi.

United Community Banks is the holding company for 27 community banks united in their quest to provide consumer and business banking services in Georgia, western North Carolina, and eastern Tennessee. Operating mainly under the United Community Bank or UCB banners, the banks collectively have more than 100 branches offering deposit products, mortgages, and other services. Residential construction and land development loans account for the largest segment of United Community Banks' loan portfolio (more than 30%); residential mortgages make up about 25%. The company has been growing through acquisitions.

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.

Mission Community Bancorp has about five offices in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. Its Mission Community Development arm provides financing for small businesses and affordable housing projects. An affiliated not-for-profit group offers training to the community and small businesses. The Carpenter Community BancFund owns about 25% of Mission.Mission Community Bancorp is on a mission to provide traditional community banking services and foster economic revitalization and community development. Subsidiary Mission Community Bank offers standard checking, savings products, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit. It also focuses on agribusiness, commercial, construction, and consumer loans.

Venture Finance, a unit of ABN AMRO, provides business financing through asset-based lending, invoice discounting, and factoring. Venture Finance focuses on small to midsized companies throughout the UK. The firm also has a structured finance unit, which focuses on refinancing, turnaround, management buyouts, and other transactions for midsized firms. Venture Finance, which was founded in 1989, has about a dozen offices throughout the UK.

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