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:

The Bank of Italy is the central bank of the Republic of Italy and part of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) and the Eurosystem. It is a public-law institution and pursues aims of general interest in monetary and financial matters: price stability, the primary objective of the Eurosystem under the Treaty establishing the European Community (the EC Treaty); the stability and efficiency of the financial system, thus implementing the principle of the protection of savings embodied in the Constitution (Article 47(1) “The Republic encourages and protects saving in all its forms, it regulates, coordinates and controls the provision of credit”); and the other duties entrusted to it by Italian law.

MainStreet BankShares, Inc. serves southern Virginia from about five offices. Chartered in 2002, Franklin offers such deposit products as checking and savings accounts, money markets, and CDs. The bank primarily uses funds from deposits to write real estate loans, including commercial and residential mortgages, construction loans, and home equity loans. Franklin Community's market is centered in the rural communities of Virginia's Franklin County.

As one of Portugal's largest banks, CGD(Caixa Geral de Depositos,along with its numerous subsidiaries and affiliates) offers a wide range of products and services in addition to commercial banking, including investment banking, venture capital, asset management, insurance, and credit services. In the retail sector, CGD concentrates on such traditional products as savings accounts, mortgage loans, and credit cards. The bank has more than 800 Portuguese offices, as well as about 370 in other countries (including Cape Verde, East Timor, France, Luxembourg, Macao, Mozambique, South Africa, Spain, the UK, and the US).

State Bancorp is the holding company for State Bank of Long Island, which serves individuals and local business customers through more than 15 locations in New York's Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties, as well as Manhattan. Emphasizing personalized services, the bank caters to commercial real estate owners and developers, professional service firms, and other small to midsized businesses, as well as municipalities and consumers. It offers standard services such as checking and savings accounts, CDs, and loans. State Bank also provides wealth management and financial planning and sells insurance and investments through agreements with a third-party provider.

Danske Bank A/S provides various personal finance, corporate banking, and institutional products and services in Denmark and internationally. It also offers various financial services comprising mortgage finance, insurance, leasing, real estate brokerage, and asset management services. The company’s personal finance products and services include eBanking; current accounts, debit cards, and credit cards; consumer loans, car loans, home equity loans, and mortgage loans; investing services; and annuity pensions, capital pensions, unit linked schemes, investment pools, annuities, and group life insurance. Its personal financing solutions also comprise insurance services, such as home and property, life and critical illness, car, accident, travel, and repayment protection; and private banking services, including advisory services for investment management, portfolio management agreements, insurance, pensions, private companies, and trusts and foundations. Danske Bank’s corporate banking services comprise cash management services, liquidity and interest management, collection services, and cross border payments; business systems for online banking; financing services, such as bilateral loans, working capital financing, Capex financing, leasing, debt issues, and export financing; corporate finance for mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets, and risk advisory; trade and export finance services, including documentary credits and collections, guarantees, export finance, and correspondent banks. The company’s institutional services include equity trading and research, international payment processing, and custody services. It primarily operates in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Ireland, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, London, Hamburg, Warsaw, and Luxembourg. It operates approximately 734 branches. The company was formerly known as Den Danske Bank and changed its name to Danske Bank A/S in 2001. Danske Bank A/S was founded in 1871 and is based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Patelco Credit Union has evolved as well. Founded in 1936, it has grown from a five-member organization with $500 in assets serving employees of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph to a nearly 300,000-member credit union serving employees from more than 1,100 organizations, as well as other residents of California who qualify for membership. A telephone company credit union until 1983, Patelco Credit Union now operates about 40 offices in Northern California and one in the Chicago area. It provides deposit, lending, insurance, and investment services, as well as credit cards, debit cards, and online banking.

OmniAmerican Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for OmniAmerican Bank that provides banking and financial services to individuals and business customers in north central Texas. The company’s deposit products include savings accounts, noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing demand accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit. Its loan portfolio comprises one to four family residential mortgage loans, home equity loans and lines of credit, commercial real estate loans, real estate construction loans, consumer loans, and commercial business loans. The company also offers various insurance and investment products, as well provides wealth management services. It provides services from its main office in Fort Worth, Texas, and 15 full-service branches located in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and Hood County, Texas. OmniAmerican Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1956 and is headquartered Fort Worth, Texas.

Parke Bancorp is the holding company for Parke Bank, which has three branches in the New Jersey communities of Sewell and Northfield, as well as two loan production offices in the Philadelphia area. The bank provides such traditional products as checking and savings accounts, money market and individual retirement accounts, and certificates of deposit. Parke Bank has a strong focus on business lending -- including operating loans, commercial mortgages, and construction loans -- which accounts for about 90% of the company's loan portfolio. The bank also writes residential real estate and consumer loans.

Sainsbury's Bank is a 50-50 joint venture between UK supermarket operator J Sainsbury and Lloyds Banking Group, Sainsbury's Bank is more than a place to borrow money to buy groceries. Also doing business as Sainsbury Finance, the financial supermarket offers personal loans, MasterCard credit cards, many types of insurance (car, home, life, travel, and pet), and savings and investment accounts. Sainsbury's Bank operates hundreds of banking centers and ATMs inside Sainsbury supermarkets. It also has online operations.

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