First Cherokee Bancshares is the holding company for First Cherokee State Bank, which operates three offices in the Georgia communities of Canton, Marietta, and Woodstock, north of Atlanta. Catering to local businesses and consumers, the bank provides checking, savings, and money market accounts, certificates of deposit, and debit cards. Commercial real estate mortgages account for the largest portion of the company's loan portfolio, followed by construction, land development, and residential mortgage loans. To a far lesser extent, the bank writes consumer, business, and farmland loans.

Lake Shore Bancorp is the holding company for Lake Shore Savings Bank, which serves consumers and businesses through about 10 branches in Chautauqua and Erie counties in western New York, near Lake Erie. Founded in 1891, the community oriented savings bank focuses on residential real estate lending, with one- to four-family mortgages accounting for a majority of its loan portfolio. Lake Shore Savings Bank also offers home equity loans and commercial and consumer loans, as well as checking and savings accounts, CDs, and IRAs. Mutual holding company Lake Shore, MHC owns about 60% of Lake Shore Bancorp.

Parkvale Financial is the holding company for Parkvale Savings Bank (aka Parkvale Bank), which operates about 50 branches in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, as well as portions of southeastern Ohio and northern West Virginia. The bank offers such retail products as savings, checking, and money market accounts, CDs, and credit cards. Consumer loans, residential mortgages, business loans, and commercial mortgages comprise the bulk of its lending activities. Parkvale Financial Services sells insurance and offers investments through a partnership with LPL Financial. The bank was originally chartered in 1943 as Park Savings and Loan Association.

AdvanceMe provides working capital to small and midsized businesses with a minimum of $5,000 in credit and debit card sales per month. Its merchant cash advances range from $6,000 to $150,000 and have no fixed time frame; customers, who may not qualify for conventional bank loans because they lack collateral or have spotty credit, repay AdvanceMe by selling the company a predetermined percentage of credit and debit card sales at a discount. The working capital is typically used to cover expenses, acquire equipment or inventory, renovate facilities, and for business expansion.

Hua Nan Financial Holdings is a financial holding company with operations in commercial banking, securities brokerage, venture capital, asset management, fund management, and insurance. Its flagship subsidiary Hua Nan Commercial Bank (HNCB) is one of Taiwan's largest banks. Established in 1919, today the bank serves some 5 million customers from about 200 branches. It has overseas branches in Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam, the UK, and the US. Other major arms of Hua Nan Financial include property/casualty firm South China Insurance, brokerage Hua Nan Securities, and investment manager Hua Nan Investment Trust.

United Financial Bancorp is the holding company for United Bank, which operates about 20 branches serving residents and businesses in western Massachusetts. It offers such standard deposit products as CDs and checking, money market, NOW, retirement, and savings accounts. Deposits are United Bank's primary source of funds for its lending activities, which focus on residential mortgages, commercial real estate loans, and home equity loans. To a lesser extent, the bank provides business, construction, and consumer loans. Its United Wealth Management Group provides investments and financial planning services.

Home Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for Home Bank that provides various banking services in Louisiana. Home Bancorp, Inc. offers various deposit products, including interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing checking accounts, money market, savings, demand deposit, negotiable order of withdrawal, and certificate of deposit accounts. It also provides various loan products, such as single-family residential first mortgage loans, commercial real estate mortgage loans, commercial business loans, home equity loans and lines of credit, construction and land loans, and other loans. In addition, the company offers Internet banking, bank debit cards, corporate cash management, remote deposit recapture, and merchant bank card services. As of March 12, 2010, it had 18 full-service banking offices in the south Louisiana market areas of Lafayette, Baton Rouge, and the Northshore. Home Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Logansport Financial is the holding company for Logansport Savings Bank, which serves customers in Cass County, Indiana. From a single office in Logansport, the bank offers individuals and businesses a variety of financial services, including such deposit products as checking, savings, and NOW accounts, as well as IRAs and certificates of deposit. Logansport Savings Bank uses funds from deposits to originate residential mortgages, which account for almost half of its loan portfolio. The bank, originally chartered in 1925, also offers home equity, home improvement, commercial real estate, business, and consumer loans.

Through a wide network of subsidiaries and affiliates, Arab Bank plc provides financial services in more than 30 countries, not only in the Middle East but also in Europe, Asia, and the Americas as well. Its 500-plus branches offer a long menu of personal, and commercial banking products, including deposit accounts, real estate loans, credit cards, and international trade financing. It also offers a range of investment services, from simple mutual funds to complex investment banking for corporations.

FedFirst Financial Corporation operates as the holding company for the First Federal Savings Bank, which provides various banking and financial services to individuals and businesses in its market area. FedFirst Financial Corporation company provides deposit products, which include noninterest-bearing demand deposits, such as checking accounts; interest-bearing demand accounts, including NOW and money market accounts; statement savings accounts; and certificates of deposit comprising individual retirement accounts. Its loan products include residential mortgage loans, commercial and multi-family real estate loans, construction loans, commercial business loans, and consumer loans, including home equity lines of credit, home equity installment loans, loans on savings accounts, and personal lines of credit and installment loans. FedFirst Financial Corporation also operates as an insurance agent offering property and casualty, commercial liability, surety, and other insurance products. It operates nine banking offices in Fayette, Washington, and Westmoreland counties, Pittsburgh. FedFirst Financial Corporation was founded in 1922 and is based in Monessen, Pennsylvania. FedFirst Financial Corporation is a subsidiary of FedFirst Financial Mutual Holding Company.

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