1st Bank is locally owned and operated by Tri-State 1st Banc (TSEO.OB), a holding company. Tri-State also owns MDH Investment Management, Inc., and Gateminder Corporation, a provider of ATM services.In 1986, 1st Bank was conceived by persons concerned about changes that had taken place in the local banking community. Several key banking and business leaders who represented and influenced public opinion in the community were approached to determine whether there was a need for a new community bank dedicated to providing quality banking services at a fair price. The response was overwhelming. Six persons were selected to serve as organizers of the new bank:

Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c., together with its subsidiaries, provides retail and corporate banking, investment banking, and asset management services in the Republic of Ireland and internationally. The company accepts demand deposits, time deposits, and current accounts, as well as provides lending services, such as vehicle, plant, machinery, and equipment leasing; retail and investment property loans; vehicle, plant, machinery, and equipment hire purchase; and personal loans. It also offers wealth management services, as well as a range of life and pension products. In addition, the company provides corporate finance, treasury, risk management, stock broking, and outsourced financial services

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago is an $88.1 billion wholesale bank and one of 12 district banks chartered in 1932 by the U.S. Congress to ensure a secure source of mortgage funds to thrifts, insurance companies, and housing finance institutions. In 1989, the charter was expanded to include commercial banks and credit unions through the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (FIRREA). Today, the FHLB System, which is regulated by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is over 8,000 members strong.

Founded in 1917, Bankers Trust is Iowa’s oldest and largest independently owned bank, with assets of $2.4 billion and more than 400 employees. Based in Des Moines, Bankers Trust has 11 offices throughout the Greater Des Moines area, as well as branches or operations in Ames, Iowa; Phoenix, Ariz.; Omaha, Neb.; and Sioux Falls, S.D. Bankers Trust Cedar Rapids, operating under a separate banking charter, has assets approaching $400 million and more than 40 employees.

Grupo Financieros Interacciones offers financial services to customers in Mexico through its banking, brokerage firm, and insurance business units. Its commercial bank operations serve individuals, corporations, government, and agribusinesses; it specializes in financing construction, energy, and public infrastructure projects, including more than half of Mexico's motorways. Its Casa de Bolsa brokerage unit offers brokerage, investment, and portfolio management services, while its insurance arm offers protection on automobiles, health, life, and property. The family of company president Carlos Hank Rhon is a main shareholder of Grupo Financieros Interacciones.

DZ BANK is the central institution for some 1,000 local cooperative banks, which serve 30 million customers from a combined 12,000 branch offices across Germany. It provides administrative services for its member banks, which are also the company's owners. Additionally, DZ BANK provides corporate banking services including commercial lending for small to midsized businesses, investment banking, structured financing, and private banking. GZ-Bank and DG Bank -- Germany's primary central institutions for cooperative lenders merged in 2001 to create today's DZ BANK.

Caisse Regionale de Credit Agricole d'Ile-de-France, also known as CA Ile-de-France, provides banking services to individual and commercial customers from its network of more than 300 branches. CA Ile-de-France is the largest of Credit Agricole's 39 regional banks, or caisses, which collectively account for a quarter of France's consumer banking market. In addition to its services for French citizens, the bank operates a division dedicated to serving English-speaking individuals coming to work or study in France. Credit Agricole controls about one-quarter of CA Ile-de-France.

National Bank of Arizona has been there for its customers, continually searching for new ways to help build Arizona business. As a locally managed bank with the resources of a major financial institution, we deliver industry leading product solutions, award-winning service and innovative technology to help Arizona businesses grow.

Erste & Steiermarkische Bank (ESB) is banking on the fiduciary habits of native Croatians. The Croatia-based bank caters to individuals and small- and medium-sized businesses through more than 120 branches; services include Internet banking for retail and corporate clients. When the bank first opened in 2002, it had few direct competitors, but today as the competitive landscape has changed, the bank's clientele have had more banking choices and have asserted their loyalty to ESB. The company has a more than 10% market share. Erste Bank owns 555% of Erste & Steiermarkische; Steiermarkische Bank und Sparkassen owns about 40%.

Timberland Bancorp is the holding company for Timberland Savings Bank, which operates more than 20 branches in western Washington. The bank targets individuals and regional businesses, offering checking, savings, and money market accounts, and CDs. The bank concentrates on real estate lending, including commercial and residential mortgages, multifamily residential loans, and land develoment loans; it also writes business loans and other types of loans. Timberland Savings Bank was founded in 1915 as a savings and loan.

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