The government-owned Banco de la Nación Argentina (or Bank of the Argentine Nation) is the country's largest bank. Under pressure from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to privatize it, the Argentine government moved to sell shares of the bank publicly. Economic chaos slowed that process and even caused the bank to deny that it was nationalizing local subsidiaries it had taken control of after they were abandoned by French bank Crédit Agricole. Banco de la Nación serves Argentina through about 650 branches. The bank provides industrial, agricultural, and export loans with an emphasis on small and midsized businesses.

Tidelands Bancshares does its work at the intersection of Southern charm and Coastal cool. The holding company operates Tidelands Bank, which has seven branches along the coast of South Carolina. The bank offers traditional retail services and products such as checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, and commercial and consumer loans. Tidelands Bank grows by opening loan production offices and then, when they prove successful, converting them into full service locations. The company specializes in services for small businesses and entrepreneurs, of which there are plenty in the tourist-laden beachfront locales it calls home. About 75% of its loan activity is in Charleston.

DFCU Financial (a shortened version of its previous name, Dearborn Federal Credit Union) provides deposit, lending, and investment services to more than 200,000 members. The company operates a network of about two dozen offices and service centers in southern Michigan. Products and services include checking, savings, and money market accounts, IRAs, and various types of loans. The company's DFCU Financial Partners division provides online securities trading and financial planning. Founded in 1950 by a group of Ford employees.

High Country Bancorp are a full-service financial institution delivering banking and investment solutions for both consumers and businesses alike. Chartered in 1886, we have insight based on experience; however, we continue to embrace new opportunities for building futures together. High Country Bank is a state chartered commercial bank. We continue to serve the Chaffee and Fremont counties of Colorado with offices in Salida, Buena Vista, and Canon City.

Bar Harbor Bankshares is a Maine-stay for communities in the Pine Tree State's Hancock, Knox, and Washington counties. Through about a dozen branches, subsidiary Bar Harbor Bank & Trust offers such deposit products as checking, savings, and money market accounts; NOW accounts; IRAs; and CDs. Real estate mortgages make up some 80% of the bank's loan portfolio, which also includes consumer, commercial, and agricultural loans. About 10% of the bank's lending is focused on the tourist industry associated with nearby Acadia National Park. Bar Harbor Trust Services, a subsidiary of the bank, offers trust and estate planning services.

The Commerce Bank of Washington has enriched local businesses with highly personalized banking from local, experienced bankers dedicated to long-term relationships.Founders James Hawkanson and Robert Richards joined forces to create a local bank to serve businesses in the Greater Seattle area. They were joined shortly afterwards by Dave Friedenberg who worked to help extend our vision of a bank with strong community ties.

Hometown Banking Returns to Oak Ridge"-this announcement was made in 1995 when 21 organizers and many local citizens combined their efforts to open the first locally owned commercial bank in Oak Ridge since 1953. That effort has evolved into a local business with more than 700 shareholders, almost $7 million dollars in capital and earnings of over one half million for 2001. Total assets exceeded $122 Million as of October 31st, 2004. As the bank continues to bring Hometown Banking to new customers each year. TNBANK is fortunate to have dedicated employees, a strong board of directors, and the trust and support of its community. Our growth and increasing profitability has enabled us to expand our services and our geographic coverage. TNBANK wants to help people expand businesses and own homes.

Signature Bank marks the spot where some professional New Yorkers bank. The institution provides customized banking and financial services to smaller private businesses, their owners, and their top executives through more than 20 locations in the metropolitan area. It attracts deposits by offering money market, savings, and NOW accounts, as well as CDs. Business loans, including commercial mortgages, commercial and industrial loans, and Small Business Administration-guaranteed loans, comprise the bulk of the bank's lending activities. Asset management, financial planning, life and disability insurance, and brokerage services are offered through affiliate Signature Securities Group.

People's United Financial is the holding company for People's United Bank (formerly People's Bank). Founded in 1842, the bank has more than 300 locations (including traditional branches, supermarket branches, commercial banking offices, investment and brokerage offices, and equipment leasing offices) in New England and New York. In addition to retail and commercial banking services, the bank offers trust, wealth management, brokerage, and insurance services. Its lending activities mainly consist of commercial mortgages (more than a third of its loan portfolio), commercial and industrial loans, equipment financing, and consumer loans.

IKB Deutsche Industriebank supplies long-term financing and consulting services to established small and middle-market businesses. IKB's products and services include funding for infrastructure investment projects, restructuring consultancy, derivatives, capital markets services, and mergers and acquisitions. The company also furnishes lease financing toward machinery, vehicles, and other assets. It operates primarily in Germany, but also has a presence in France, England, and Spain. In 2008 the global economic crisis took a toll on IKB Deutsche Industriebank and the bank was bailed out by Germany's financial sector. US-based private equity firm Lone Star Funds subsequently acquired the bank.

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