LaPorte Bancorp hopes to be the door to savings. It was formed in 2007 to be the holding company for The LaPorte Savings Bank, which serves individuals and businesses through nearly 10 branches in northwestern Indiana. Founded in 1871, the bank offers standard deposit services such as checking and savings accounts, CDs, and IRAs. Real estate loans, including residential and commercial mortgages, account for about three-quarters of the bank's loan portfolio. Business loans and consumer loans such as home equity and auto loans round out its lending activities. The bank also offers trust and investment services. Mutual holding company LaPorte Savings Bank, MHC owns a majority of LaPorte Bancorp's stock.

Alaska Pacific Bancshares, Inc. operates as the holding company for Alaska Pacific Bank, which provides various financial services to individuals and small businesses in southeast Alaska. The company offers a range of deposit products, including savings accounts, money market deposit accounts, interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing demand deposits, and certificates of deposits. Its loan portfolio comprises one-to-four-family mortgage, multi family, commercial nonresidential, commercial business, consumer, construction, conventional mortgage, commercial real estate, and land loans. The company offers its banking services through offices in Juneau, Ketchikan, and Sitka, Alaska. It operates 11 automated teller machines, including 6 in Juneau, 2 in Sitka, 2 in Ketchikan, and 1 in Hoonah. Alaska Pacific Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Juneau, Alaska.

Bankinter is not the biggest bank in Spain, but it may be the most technologically advanced. The company was founded in 1965 as a joint venture between what is now Grupo Santander and Bank of America. It is among the top six banks in Spain and offers a variety of consumer and business banking services through branches, agents, telephone services, and the Internet. Bankinter provides mutual and pension funds, mortgages, leasing, and securities brokerage. Bankinter pioneered Internet stock trading in Spain. The bank jazzes up operations that could be deemed plain vanilla by focusing on convenient, low-cost delivery and customer service.

Pulaski Financial is the holding company for Pulaski Bank, which provides financial services to residents and businesses from about a dozen branches throughout the St. Louis and Kansas City metropolitan areas. The bank offers standard deposit products, including checking and savings accounts, NOW accounts, and money market accounts. Pulaski's loan portfolio includes primarily commercial and residential mortgages, as well as home equity and construction loans. Through subsidiaries, the bank offers title insurance, annuities and insurance, and fixed-income investment and trading.

Washington Trust Bancorp can utter "Washington" and "trust" in the same breath. The firm owns The Washington Trust Company, one of the oldest banks in Rhode Island. The bank operates nearly 15 branches there, as well as in southeastern Connecticut. It was originally chartered in 1800. The bank offers standard services such as checking, money market, and savings accounts; CDs; and credit cards. Residential mortgages comprise the largest portion of its loan portfolio, followed by commercial mortgages and other loans collateralized by real estate. The bank also offers wealth management services.

UniCredit Bank Austria AG Company Profile UniCredit Bank Austria is one of the largest banks in the country. Part of the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) unit of European banking giant UniCredit, Bank Austria is also among the largest in the region, boasting some 3,700 branch offices and 27 million customers in 20 countries. It serves private customers, small to midsized businesses, and large corporations; offerings include commercial banking services, credit cards, investment advice, real estate lending, and savings products. UniCredit acquired the small percentange of Bank Austria (formerly Bank Austria Creditanstalt) it didn't already control in 2008.

First Pioneer Farm Credit helps farmers explore the well charted territory of financing. The financial cooperative is part of the national Farm Credit System founded in 1916 to serve the needs of American farmers. It offers mortgages, seasonal loans, lines of credit, equipment leasing, record keeping, tax planning and preparation, appraisals, business consulting, life insurance, and multi-peril crop insurance to country homeowners and agricultural business owners. Most of its patrons are involved in farming, horticulture, forestry, or commercial fishing. First Pioneer Farm Credit serves some 7,000 customers through 15 offices in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island.

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk(BRI) focuses on lending and banking services for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through its 5000 office branches and 600 ATMs; it also has agency offices in Hong Kong and New York. One of Indonesia's top three lenders, BRI offers traditional commercial banking products and services. The company is a pioneer in the field of micro loans, or small loans to the very poor designed to encourage entrepreneurship. It keeps its small and midsized business loan levels at about 80% of its total lending portfolio. Indonesia's government owns 60% of the company.

Home Capital Group is a holding company that operates through its Home Trust Company subsidiary. Home Trust is home to Canadians seeking credit -- both to buy homes and to buy anything else with credit cards. The federally regulated trust offers mortgage lending, retail credit and credit issuing services, as well as deposit services. Home Trust owns and operates offices in Alberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec.

State Street Bank provides custody, shareholder services, brokerage, securities finance, research, and other management services for institutional clients around the world. Customers include mutual funds, pension plans, and investment managers. At the top of the custody-services heap, State Street has about $19 trillion in assets under custody. It also has nearly $2 trillion in assets under administration. Other subsidiaries include asset manager State Street Global Advisors and State Street Alternative Investment Solutions.

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