Suncorp-Metway (aka Suncorp Group)wants to be a rising star in Australia's insurance and banking sectors. The group owns Suncorp Insurance, which operates one of the country's largest general insurance companies, as well as a small but growing life insurance and wealth management business. The general insurance business sells personal and commercial property/casualty insurance under its Suncorp, AAMI, GIO, Vero, and Shannons brands. In addition to its insurance business, Suncorp also runs Suncorp Bank, an operator of some 170 branches in eastern Australia. Among other products, the bank offers personal and commercial banking accounts, financial planning, and loans to consumers and small to midsized businesses.

In 1960, a group of Whidbey Island business leaders felt the time had come to create an independent community bank — one that would serve the unique banking needs of local businesses and residents of Whidbey Island.Their vision was simple: To build a bank based on strong community values — one that would invest its financial capital locally. One that believed its employees are its most valuable asset. Most importantly, this bank would provide an exceptional level of service, simply by treating people for who they are — our friends and neighbors. We call this style of banking The Whidbey Way and, in spite of our island roots, it doesn’t end at the Clinton ferry terminal or at Deception Pass.Experience the Whidbey Way of banking at 30 branches, throughout 6 counties in Northwest Washington.

Wells Fargo & Company, through its subsidiaries, provides retail, commercial, and corporate banking services principally in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Community Banking; Wholesale Banking; and Wealth, Brokerage, and Retirement. The Community Banking segment offers deposit products, including checking accounts, savings deposits, market rate accounts, individual retirement accounts, time deposits, and debit cards. Its loan products include lines of credit, equity lines and loans, equipment and transportation loans, education loans, residential mortgage loans, and credit cards.

Bank of the Ryukyus, which serves consumers, as well as small and medium-sized businesses in the tourism-dependent prefecture of Okinawa. The regional financial institution has nearly 70 banking offices, including one in Tokyo. Bank of the Ryukyus and its subsidiaries offer such financial products and services as credit cards, financing, home loans, leasing, securities, and trust banking. It was established in 1948 under a US Navy ordinance for economic development in Okinawa while it was under US control, which ended in 1972.

In 2010 Wells Fargo announced that it will merge the business of Wells Fargo Financial, which accounts for less than 2% of the company's loan volume, into its banking operations. The consumer finance arm of US banking superpower Wells Fargo, Wells Fargo Financial operates through approximately 1,100 locations throughout the US, as well as in Canada and the Pacific Rim. The company provides credit cards, personal loans, and real estate-secured loans to consumers. It originates indirect auto loans through more than 18,000 franchised dealers. Wells Fargo Financial, Inc. also provides sales financing to retailers and lease financing to health care and agribusiness concerns.

This Treasure State bank wants to be your treasury. First Interstate BancSystem is the holding company for First Interstate Bank, which has more than 70 branches in Montana, western South Dakota, and Wyoming. It offers individuals, businesses, and municipalities traditional banking services, including deposit accounts, insurance, wealth management, and agricultural, consumer, commercial, and mortgage loan products. It also offers trust and wealth management services. Commercial loans, including real estate loans, make up about 50% of the bank's loan portfolio; other loans include farm and home loans. First Interstate went public in 2010.

BancWest Corporation is a financial services holding company which was formed in 1998 as a result of a merger between holding companies for Bank of the West, San Francisco and First Hawaiian Bank, Honolulu. In 2001, the public entity became a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas (www.bnpparibas.com). As of December 31, 2009, BancWest Corporation had total assets of nearly $74 billion, more than 2 million customer accounts, 727 retail branch banking locations and dozens of commercial banking office locations in 20 states and overseas, an offshore branch in Grand Cayman, British West Indies as well as representative offices in New York, Tokyo, Japan and Taipei, Taiwan.

Beacon Federal was founded in 1953 as a credit union serving employees of air conditioner manufacturer Carrier Corporation. Beacon Federal Bancorp was created in 2007 to be the holding company for Beacon Federal, a thrift serving selected markets in Massachussetts, New York, Tennessee, and Texas. Beacon Federal Bancorp, Inc. operates about a half-dozen branches that offer standard retail products and loans, primarily residential mortgages, consumer loans, and home equity loans. Subsidiary Beacon Comprehensive Services provides investment products and tax preparation services.

Established in 2002 to consolidate the operations of E.Sun Bank and other subsidiaries, E.Sun provides commercial banking, venture capital, securities trading, and other financial services to businesses and individuals throughout the country. The group depends on commercial banking services for its bread and butter (90% of annual revenues) and carries out additional financial operations through six subsidiaries. An attempt to acquire Taiwan Business Bank in 2005 broke down amid union protests. A year later the group allied with Singapore's Temasek which would eventually control 6% through Fullerton Financial Holdings.

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.

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