Banque Cantonale de Geneve (BCGE) offers a range of consumer and business banking services through approximately 25 branches in the Swiss canton of Geneva. It operates in France and other parts of Switzerland, as well. The regional bank offers retail services such as deposit accounts and loans; its corporate banking division specializes in financing for real estate developments and construction. In 2008 BCGE merged subsidiaries Anker Bank and Synchrony Asset Management into the main organization. Together, the canton of Geneva and the city of Geneva control more than three-quarters of BCGE's stock.

Barclays Bank is the flagship subsidiary of financial services group Barclays PLC. The bank is primarily active in the UK, where it has some 1,700 branches, but also has significant retail and commercial operations in 50 countries throughout Europe and in several African nations, as well as the Middle East. It offers standard retail services such as current accounts, savings and investments, mortgages and other loans, insurance (it owns 59% of bancassurance provider Absa Group), credit cards (the Barclaycard), and online banking. Barclays Bank traces its roots to the late 17th century.

EFG Eurobank Ergasias SA operates some 500 branches, business centers, and ATMs in its home country Greece and about 1,250 more in about half-a-dozen other central and southeastern European countries. In addition to traditional retail banking and consumer lending, EFG Eurobank Ergasias offers business banking, factoring, insurance, leasing, investment banking, and wealth management services. The bank was founded in 1990 as Euromerchant Bank. Swiss-based EFG Bank European Financial Group owns about 44% of EFG Eurobank Ergasias.

First National Bank was organized and chartered by the State of West Virginia in 1888 as The Bank of Ronceverte. This was a result of a meeting of the Board of Directors on April 24, 1888. A resolution was adopted and members were instructed to locate a place of business for the bank in Ronceverte. On April 30, 1900, the bank received a national charter from the Comptroller of the Currency and the name was changed to First National Bank of Ronceverte. It was reorganized after the Great Depression and, with the implementation of the National Banking Act of 1933, became FDIC insured. From 1933 until January 1996, the bank was known as The First National Bank in Ronceverte and is now known as First National Bank.

Southcoast Financial Corporation, headquartered in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, is the holding company of Southcoast Community Bank. The Bank, which opened for business July 20, 1998, is a state chartered commercial bank operating from its main office at 534 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard in Mt. Pleasant, SC. Southcoast is a locally owned and operated business and has been recognized as one of the top 25 fastest growing companies in South Carolina. Southcoast Financial Corporation's common stock trades on NASDAQ under the symbol SOCB.Southcoast has ten locations in the Greater Charleston market, including offices in Charleston, North Charleston, Mt. Pleasant, Johns Island, Moncks Corner, Summerville, and Goose Creek. The Company's strategic focus is to serve the banking needs of small businesses in the Tri-County area. In addition to traditional consumer and commercial services, Southcoast offers mortgage loan origination services, tax deposits, as well as a variety of other services. Southcoast has also established a 24-hour automated teller network throughout the Tri-County area.

CITIC International Financial Holdings (CIFH) is the flagship company of state-owned investment congomlerate CITIC Group. It owns stakes in commercial banking, investment banking, private equity, and asset management companies. Primary subsidiary CITIC Ka Wah Bank provides retail and wholesale banking as well treasury services. Focused on business and real estate lending and targeting cross-border investors, operates about 30 branches in Hong Kong, mainland China, and the US. Other CIFH holdings include stakes in CITIC International Assets Management and CITIC Capital Holdings. CIFH was formed in 2002 in the reorganization of Ka Wah Bank; it is 70%-owned by CITIC Group through China CITIC Bank.

Founded two centuries ago by Maharaja Sayajirao III, the Bank of Baroda today operates about 3,000 domestic and another 75 international branches. About a third of its branches are located in rural areas; Bank of Baroda also operates in semi-urban, urban, and metropolitan regions. Offerings include corporate and personal loans, card services, shipping and export financing, and offshore banking. Subsidiaries are active in card issuing, asset management, and capital markets; Bank of Baroda has also sponsored five regional rural banks. The company operates in Europe, the Caribbean, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas.

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) operates through four divisions: merchant banking, retail banking, asset management, and life insurance (Trygg Liv) through some 670 offices in a dozen countries, primarily nations in Northern Europe. SEB also has offices in such money centers as London, Paris, Shanghai, and Singapore. SEB's merchant banking division targets large corporations and other financial institutions. Business offerings include cash management, financing, foreign exchange, leases, credit card services, and payroll administration. SEB offers individuals mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, and other products.

Ridgewood Savings Bank is a royal member of the financial community. in 1920, a group of fourteen local Ridgewood residents got together with the idea of forming a new mutual savings institution to serve the people of their community. Working purely towards the common good and without regard for personal gain, our founders had high hopes for the success of the bank formed "for the people, by the people."

Citizens Bank, with $239 million in assets, is a locally owned community bank which provides a comprehensive line of banking, trust and investment products to consumers and businesses. CNB is headquartered in Elkins, WV with branch offices in Parsons, Beverly, and Snowshoe.

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