Peoples Bancorporation owns three community banks: The Peoples National Bank, Bank of Anderson, and Seneca National Bank. The banks serve individuals and small to midsized businesses from about 10 branches in northwestern South Carolina. In addition to checking, savings, and NOW accounts, the banks offer investment products such as stocks and bonds, annuities, and mutual funds. Real estate loans, including mortgages and construction loans, account for some 85% of the banks' lending portfolio, which also includes business loans and consumer loans.

Bank of South Carolina Corporation is the holding company for The Bank of South Carolina, which was founded in 1987. It operates four branches in and around Charleston. Targeting individuals and small to midsized business customers, the bank offers such standard retail services as checking and savings accounts, credit cards, and money market and NOW accounts. Real estate loans make up more than 70% of the The Bank of South Carolina's loan portfolio, which also includes commercial loans (around 20%) and to a lesser extent, personal loans. President and CEO Hugh Lane and his family control about 12% of the company.

BTMU Capital is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (BTMU), which is part of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), and a member of its Global Business Unit. We are a leading provider of leasing and structured asset-based financing and related financial services to U.S. and international organizations. We provide our operating lease services for modern aircraft engines through our subsidiary, Engine Lease Finance Corporation, located in Shannon, Ireland; for marine containers through our subsidiary, Beacon Intermodal Leasing, LLC, located in Boston, MA; and for UK and European based rail equipment through our subsidiary, Beacon Rail Leasing Limited, located in London, England. We have more than $4 billion in total assets under management, and we have arranged approximately $15 billion of financings in the last 5 years. BTMU Capital leverages the power of MUFG and the experience and creativity of its people to develop financial products that meet the specialized needs of its clients for leasing and asset-based financing.

The Chinese economy would be nothing without the People's Bank of China. The central bank controls monetary policy, sets the exchange rate, regulates the gold market, manages the state treasury, and oversees other financial institutions. Like the Federal Reserve System in the US, the People's Bank of China lends money to commercial banks as necessary. It also issues currency. In mainland China, the reminbi is the name of the currency, and the yuan is the base unit (like the dollar). The People's Bank of China operates nine regional branches in addition to its headquarters in Beijing. The bank was established in 1948, and until 1978 it was the only bank in China. It became the country's central bank in 1983.

Serving approximately 12 million customers, Absa Group operates some 700 branches and about 9,000 ATMs, primarily in South Africa. The company's Absa Bank is one of that nation's largest retail banks and mortgage lenders. The bank and other subsidiaries offer deposits, loans, credit cards, insurance, investments, financial planning, and asset management services. Beyond South Africa, Absa Group owns some 80% of Barclays Bank Mozambique and a majority of National Bank of Commerce in Tanzania. British bank Barclays owns about 55% of Absa Group, making it one of South Africa's largest single foreign investors since apartheid ended in 1994.

ABN AMRO got a fresh start with the Dutch government. In 2010 the bank, one of the largest in the Netherlands, separated from Royal Bank of Scotland and was transferred to a new holding company, ABN AMRO Group, which is wholly owned by the government. The new ABN AMRO Bank serves commercial, consumer, and private clients in the Netherlands, and nearly 30 other countries. In 2010, the Dutch banking operations of state-owned insurer ageas (formerly Fortis) were merged with ABN AMRO Bank. ABN AMRO announced plans to cut up to 5,000 jobs in the Netherlands in relation to the merger. The cuts represent about 17% of the combined workforce of the banks.

Akbank T.A.S. provides banking services in Turkey through more than 715 branches, almost 2,000 ATMs, and more than 250,000 point-of-sale terminals. Internationally Akbank operates branches in Germany and in Malta; it also has a subsidiary bank in the Netherlands. Akbank, which is Turkey's second-largest publicly traded bank after Is Bankasi, also provides private bank and international trade finance services. Subsidiaries provide non-banking financial, capital-market, and investment services. The Sabanci family and its companies control 55% of Akbank.

One of the largest associations in the Farm Credit System, GreenStone offers FARM CREDIT SERVICES (FCS) provides short, intermediate, and long-term loans; equipment and building leases; appraisal services; and life and crop insurance to farmers in Michigan and Wisconsin. It serves about 15,000 members and has nearly 40 locations. Through an alliance with AgriSolutions, a farm software and consulting company, Greenstone provides income tax planning and preparation services, farm business consulting, and educational seminars. FCS Mortgage provides residential loans for rural properties, as well as loans for home improvement, construction, and refinancing.

ESB Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ESBF), a publicly traded financial services company, provides a wide range of retail and commercial financial products and services to customers in Western Pennsylvania though its wholly owned subsidiary, ESB Bank. ESB Financial Corporation was founded in 1915 as the Ellwood Federal Savings and Loan Association with a single location in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. In 1990, the Company became a Public Company through its Initial Public Offering. Growth through acquisition began with the acquisition of ESB Bancorp, Inc in 1994 and continued with Troy Hill Bancorp, Inc. in 1996, SHS Bancorp, Inc. in 1999, WSB Holding Company in 2001 and PHSB Financial Corporation in 2004. Today, ESB Bank conducts business through 24 offices in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler and Lawrence counties, Pennsylvania.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago is an $88.1 billion wholesale bank and one of 12 district banks chartered in 1932 by the U.S. Congress to ensure a secure source of mortgage funds to thrifts, insurance companies, and housing finance institutions. In 1989, the charter was expanded to include commercial banks and credit unions through the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (FIRREA). Today, the FHLB System, which is regulated by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is over 8,000 members strong.

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