Community Shores Bank Corporation is the holding company for Community Shores Bank, which has about five branches that serve western Michigan's Muskegon and Ottawa counties. The bank provides deposit services such as checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, health savings accounts, CDs, and IRAs. Commercial operating and real estate loans to area businesses make up approximately three-quarters of the company's loan portfolio, which also includes residential real estate, consumer, and construction loans. The bank also offers investment products and services through an agreement with a third-party provider.

CFS Bancorp is the holding company for Citizens Financial Bank, a savings and loan serving residents and businesses of northwestern Indiana and northeastern Illinois, including parts of the Chicago metropolitan area, through about two dozen branches. The bank offers standard deposit products such as checking, savings, NOW, and money market accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. It uses the funds primarily to originate commercial loans (mortgages, construction and land development loans, and business loans), which account for some two-thirds of its loan portfolio. The bank also originates residential mortgages, home equity lines of credit, and other consumer loans.

Green Bankshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for GreenBank that provides commercial banking services primarily in Tennessee. Green Bankshares, Inc offers a range of deposit products, such as non-interest bearing and interest-bearing demand deposits, savings deposits, brokered deposits, time deposits, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, interest-bearing checking accounts, and retirement savings plans. It also provides a portfolio of loan products, including commercial real estate loans; residential real estate loans, such as one-to-four family, owner-occupied residential mortgage loans; commercial loans for various business purposes, including working capital, inventory and equipment, and capital expansion; and consumer loans for personal, family, or household purposes. In addition, Green Bankshares, Inc, through its other subsidiaries, provides consumer finance, sub-prime automobile loans, and title insurance services. As of December 31, 2009, it had 63 Tennessee-based full-service banking offices located in Greene, Blount, Cocke, Hamblen, Hawkins, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Monroe, Sullivan, Washington, Davidson, Lawrence, Macon, Montgomery, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, and Williamson Counties; and 2 full service branches located in Madison County, North Carolina; and Bristol, Virginia, as well as a mortgage banking location in Knox County, Tennessee. Green Bankshares, Inc was founded in 1890 and is based in Greeneville, Tennessee.

Citizens Bancshares is the holding company for Citizens Trust Bank, which serves the Atlanta and Columbus, Georgia and Birmingham and Eutaw, Alabama communities from about 10 branch offices. The bank provides standard services such as checking and savings accounts, CDs, IRAs, credit cards, financial planning, and investments. Its lending portfolio mainly consists of loans secured by one- to four-family residences, multifamily dwellings, or commercial or industrial real estate. Former chairman and Atlanta-area entrepreneur and philanthropist Herman J. Russell owns about 30% of Citizens Bancshares' stock.

UPS Capital Business Credit specializes in providing financing to small businesses. A subsidiary of UPS Capital, the company is a preferred Small Business Administration lender and also provides loans through government-guaranteed programs offered by the US Department of Agriculture and the Export-Import Bank of the United States. Its loans are used to finance such business-related functions as acquisitions, franchises, and real estate. The company operates through nearly 50 UPS Capital offices in the US and through international locations and representative agents in emerging markets. Formerly known as First International Bank, the company was bought by shipping giant United Parcel Service in 2001.

Wayne Savings Bancshares, Inc. operates as the holding company for Wayne Savings Community Bank, a community-oriented institution that provides consumer and business financial services in northeast Ohio. It accepts various consumer and commercial deposits, which include checking accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, term certificate of deposit accounts, commercial repurchase agreements, and individual retirement accounts. The company originates one-to four-family residential, multi-family residential, construction, non-residential real estate and land, commercial business, and consumer loans. It also invests in mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by the United States government or agencies. The company offers its services to individuals, business, and other organizations through its main banking office located in Wooster, and other 10 additional full service branch offices in Wayne, Holmes, Ashland, Medina, and Stark counties, as well as the surrounding localities in northeastern Ohio. Wayne Savings Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Wooster, Ohio.

Founded in 1937 for employees of the Lockheed Aircraft Company (now Lockheed Martin), Lockheed Federal Credit Union (LFCU) serves employees of more than 600 companies, with a focus on the aerospace, technology, and insurance industries. The member-owned credit union has about 10 offices in Southern California and one in New Hampshire, plus two others in Maryland and Virginia that are accessible only to Lockheed Martin employees and their families. LFCU provides standard services such as checking and savings accounts, home mortgages, vehicle loans, and credit cards, as well as investments and insurance. It has approximately 100,000 members.

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.

Key Equipment Finance gives business owners access to lease-based financing. The division of KeyCorp advises clients and provides funding for office and medical equipment, vehicles, machinery, aircraft, and more. It serves businesses of all sizes, as well as equipment manufacturers and distributors; nonprofits; local and state municipalities; and the US federal government. Key Equipment Finance manages a portfolio of nearly $15 billion, making one of the nation's largest bank-owned equipment financing companies. Key Equipment Finance conducts business in more than two dozen countries in North America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific.

First Franchise Capital is a subsidiary of First Financial Bancorp, which assumed ownership of the company after acquiring the operations of the failed Irwin Financial in an FDIC-facilitated transaction in 2009. Going loco trying to finance your El Pollo? First Franchise Capital can help ease the franchise-operation crazies. Formerly Irwin Franchise Capital, the company provides conventional and Small Business Administration-backed loans of at least $100,000 to restaurant franchisees to acquire, build, remodel, or refinance new stores. It also offers financing for equipment and real estate. First Franchise Capital Corporation works with more than 50 restaurant brands and deals with franchisees of all sizes throughout the US.

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