Citizens First puts the folks of southwestern Kentucky before all else. Founded in 1975 as a small private-investment club, Citizens First is the holding company for Citizens First Bank, which serves consumers and area businesses through about a dozen locations and 20 ATMs. The company's loan portfolio includes primarily commercial and residential mortgages and business loans. The company also provides title insurance services. Through alliances with other firms, it offers its customers trust and investment services as well as insurance products. Fellow Kentucky bank Porter Bancorp withdrew its offer to acquire a controlling stake in Citizens First in late 2009.

Village Bank & Trust is the holding company for Village Bank, which has about a dozen branches in the suburbs of Richmond, Virginia. It offers standard services, including deposit accounts, loans, and credit cards. Deposit funds are used to write loans for consumers and businesses in the area; commercial real estate loans, mainly secured by owner-occupied businesses, account for about half of the bank's lending portfolio, which also includes business, construction, residential mortgage, and consumer loans. In 2008 Village Bank & Trust acquired the three-branch River City Bank in a transaction worth more than $20 million.

Banner Corporation operates as the holding company for Banner Bank and Islanders Bank that provide commercial banking and financial products and services to individuals, businesses, and public sector entities. It generates various deposit instruments, including demand checking accounts, negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, money market deposit accounts, regular savings accounts, certificates of deposit, cash management services, and retirement savings plans. The company also originates commercial business and commercial real estate loans, agricultural business loans, construction and land development loans, one to four-family residential loans, and consumer loans. In addition, it engages in mortgage banking operations primarily through the origination and sale of one to four-family residential loans. As of December 31, 2009, Banner Bank operated 86 branch offices and 7 loan production offices located in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho; and Islanders Bank conducted business from 3 locations in San Juan County, Washington. Banner Corporation was founded in 1890 and is based in Walla Walla, Washington.

VyStar Credit Union has a rich history of financial and community service to people that began in 1952. Because of our members, we have become one of the largest financial institutions in Northeast Florida and among credit unions today. As a sound and forward-thinking organization, VyStar's Board of Directors generously devotes their time and energy to provide your credit union strategic direction, set policy and oversee its management.

Citizens Community Bancorp is the holding company for Citizens Community Federal, a community bank with about two dozen branches in Wisconsin, southern Minnesota, and northern Michigan. Serving consumers and businesses, the bank offers standard deposit services such as savings, checking, money market, and retirement accounts, as well as a variety of loan products. The bank focuses its lending activities on one- to four-family mortgages, which represent more than half of its loan portfolio. The bank also offers consumer loans such as auto and personal loans; it does not routinely make commercial loans. Founded in 1938, Citizens Community was a state-chartered credit union until 2001.

1st Franklin Financial Corporation has been engaged in the consumer finance business since 1941, particularly in direct cash loans and real estate loans. As of September 30, 2010 the business was operated through 106 branch offices in Georgia, 39 in Alabama, 38 in South Carolina, 31 in Mississippi, 23 in Louisiana and 13 in Tennessee. Also on that date, the Company had 1,026 employees. As of September 30, 2010 the resources of the Company were invested principally in loans which comprised 67% of the Company's assets. The majority of the Company's revenues are derived from finance charges earned on loans and other outstanding receivables. Remaining revenues are derived from earnings on investment securities, insurance income and other miscellaneous income.

Riverview Bancorp is the holding company for Riverview Community Bank, which operates about 20 branches located primarily in the Columbia River Gorge area of Washington State and Oregon. Serving consumers and local businesses, the bank offers such standard retail banking services as checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, NOW accounts, and CDs. Commercial construction and commercial real estate loans account for nearly 90% of its lending portfolio, which also includes residential mortgages, residential construction loans, and other consumer loans. Trust and investment services are provided through the company's Riverview Asset Management Corp. Riverview Community Bank was founded in 1923.

Amegy Bank entered the market with a small team who had big goals. Throughout the next two decades, that team grew into a talented family of bankers whose commitment to common-sense solutions and doing the right thing for customers still remains a priority today.Amegy Bank believes in relationship banking, where customers know their bankers’ names and bankers know their customers’. We look at banking from our customers’ perspective and we make it easy for them to bank with us. Through what we call the “Community Banking Partnership,”they bring solutions to customers by being proactive and providing them access to all parts of the bank in their own geographic areas.

Alliance Bancorp, Inc. of Pennsylvania is the holding company for Alliance Bank (formerly Greater Delaware Valley Savings Bank). The bank has about 10 branch offices that serve individuals and local businesses in suburban Philadelphia's Delaware and Chester counties. It offers standard deposit products such as checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, CDs, and IRAs. Commercial real estate loans (more than 45% of the company's loan portfolio) and residential mortgages (more than 40%) comprise most of the bank's lending activities. Alliance Bancorp was formed in 2007 when the bank converted from mutual ownership to a mid-tier stock holding company structure.

Fremont Bancorporation lets freedom ka-ching! It's the holding company for Fremont Bank, which operates more than 20 branches in the San Francisco Bay area. Serving area consumers and businesses, the bank provides traditional banking services such as savings, checking, and money market accounts; check cards; IRAs; and CDs. It uses funds from deposits mainly to originate home mortgages and commercial real estate loans, as well as commercial, industrial, construction, and land development loans. The bank, which was founded in 1964, provides investments, wealth management, retirement planning, and insurance products through an agreement with UVEST (a division of LPL Financial)

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