Dexia provides retail, commercial, and private banking services in Europe, primarily Belgium, Luxembourg, and Turkey (through DenizBank). The company is a leader in European public and semi-public finance, with a majority of the market in Belgium and about half in France. It funds municipal buildings, social housing, and infrastructure projects and is active in Europe and North America. Dexia also provides asset management and investment services through its RBC Dexia Investor Services joint venture with Royal Bank of Canada; the unit has some $2.3 billion in assets under administration. Dexia was founded in 1996 through the merger of public finance institutions in Belgium and France.

Orrstown Financial Services keeps both paddles in the money pool. The institution is the holding company for Orrstown Bank, which operates some 20 branches in Pennsylvania's Cumberland, Perry, and Franklin counties as well as in Maryland's Washington County. In addition to traditional retail deposit offerings, Orrstown also provides investment management services including retirement planning and investment analysis. Real estate mortgages account for about 40% of the bank's lending portfolio, followed by commercial, construction, and consumer loans. Orrstown is growing its mortgage lending capabilities. It launched an online application system in order to increase mortgage origination sales.

BPI Family Savings Bank, which has some 140 branches, traces much of its growth to remittances from Filipinos working abroad. The overseas foreign workers (OFWs) take higher-paying jobs outside of the island nation and send funds back home. (About 10% of Filipinos are OFWs.) The bank was formed in a 1985 merger between parent Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) and the Family Savings Bank.

CNB Financial is the holding company for CNB Bank (formerly County National Bank), which provides traditional deposit and loan services through more than 20 branches and two loan production offices in northwestern and central Pennsylvania. In 2005 the company opened ERIEBANK, a division of CNB Bank, in Erie, Pennsylvania. Commercial, financial, and agricultural loans make up more than 35% of CNB Financial's loan portfolio, which also includes residential mortgages (about 30%) and commercial mortgages (more than 25%). Other offerings include credit cards, investments, life insurance, wealth management, and merchant credit card processing.

Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) strikes a balance in serving rural and urban clientele. As one of India's largest banks, the financial institution manages more than 1,400 branches. The bank also operates nearly 1,000 ATMs around the country. OBC offers home loans, vehicle loans, and other consumer loans, as well as business and agriculture loans, cash management, savings accounts, life insurance, and internet banking. In addition to rapidly modernizing its services, Oriental Bank of Commerce also runs a number of programs aimed at assisting women and the poor. The state-run company was founded in 1943.

Sandy Spring Bancorp is the holding company for Sandy Spring Bank, which operates more than 40 branches in the Baltimore and Washington, DC, metropolitan areas. One of the largest and oldest banks headquartered in Maryland (it was founded in 1868), Sandy Spring Bank provides standard deposit services, including checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, and CDs. Commercial mortgages account for the largest portion of the company's loan portfolio (about 40%); the remainder is a mix of residential mortgage, consumer, construction, and business loans, as well as equipment leases. The company also offers personal investing services, wealth management, trust services, insurance, and retirement planning.

Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) is one of India's largest state-controlled banks and provides banking and financial services throughout the country. Established with a focus on foreign exchange and overseas banking, IOB has some 1,800 domestic branches and about a half-dozen international branches. It provides deposit, lending, mortgage, currency transfer, agri-business consultation, and credit card services. Specialized branches offer services related to such concerns as commercial and industrial credit, industrial finance, and high-tech agriculture.

The Reserve Bank of India serves as the Asian nation's central bank. Its primary function is to ensure the country's monetary stability. The bank creates monetary policy and assists in regulating its financial system. The central board of directors, appointed by the government, leads the bank. The Reserve Bank of India was founded as a privately owned bank in 1935; it became government-owned following nationalization in 1949. The bank is headquartered in Mumbai and has 22 regional offices. Its subsidiaries include the National Housing Bank, Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation of India, and the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development.

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMPS), which provides consumer, business, and other banking services to 6 million clients through more than 3,000 branches throughout the country. BMPS also has limited operations in several other nations. The bank, which claims to be the oldest in the world, was founded in 1472 to help the poor. It is split into a public institution (chiefly active in benevolent works, grants, and public assistance) and the incorporated banking arm (focused on profits). The Fondazione Monte dei Paschi owns about 49% of the bank, but controls some 60% of it.

Thomasville Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Thomasville National Bank, which provides commercial banking products and services to customers primarily in Thomas County, Georgia. It accepts a range of deposit products, such as commercial and retail checking accounts, money market accounts, individual retirement and Keogh accounts, regular interest-bearing statement savings accounts, and certificates of deposits. The company offers commercial, financial, and agricultural loans for individual, partnership, or corporate borrowers;

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