Dexia provides retail, commercial, and private banking services in Europe, primarily Belgium, Luxembourg, and Turkey (through DenizBank). The company is a leader in European public and semi-public finance, with a majority of the market in Belgium and about half in France. It funds municipal buildings, social housing, and infrastructure projects and is active in Europe and North America. Dexia also provides asset management and investment services through its RBC Dexia Investor Services joint venture with Royal Bank of Canada; the unit has some $2.3 billion in assets under administration. Dexia was founded in 1996 through the merger of public finance institutions in Belgium and France.

Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides financial products and services to corporations, governments, institutions, and individuals in Korea and internationally. The company’s deposit products include demand, savings, mutual installment, time, and housing subscription installment savings deposits; certificates of deposit; and time deposits, such as tax savings accounts for high net worth customers, savings accounts for household financing, and foreign currency deposits. Its portfolio of loans comprises mortgage and home equity loans; other consumer loans; working capital loans, which include discounted notes and trade financing; and facilities loans to finance the purchase of equipment and construction of manufacturing plants. The company also offers investment banking services, including initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions advisory services, bond issuances, underwriting, capital increase, asset-backed securitizations, issuance of convertible bonds and bonds with warrants, structured financing, and issuance of asset-backed commercial papers, as well as project financings involving infrastructure, real estate, and shipbuilding. In addition, it provides leasing and equipment financing services; and brokerage services, including brokerage of stocks, corporate bonds, futures, and options. Further, the company offers treasury and securities investment, trust account management, credit card services, loan collection and credit reporting, asset management, life and non-life insurance, and regional banking services. As of December 31, 2009, it had a network of 925 branches, 942 cash dispensers, and 6,264 ATMs in Korea. The company also operates a network of 52 branches in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, the People’s Republic of China, Germany, India, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, and Singapore. Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Seoul, Korea.

KB Financial Group, holding company for Kookmin Bank, provides commercial and consumer banking services in South Korea. It offers asset management and life insurance through alliances with Netherlands-based ING Groep. The bank's lending activities mainly entail residential mortgages, home equity loans, consumer loans, and corporate loans. Kookmin Bank has more than 1,200 branches in its home country, where it claims some 26 million customers, or about half of the population of South Korea. The bank provides corporate services such as foreign exchange and securities trading from offices at home and abroad in New York, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Auckland, New Zealand.

Sun Bancorp revolves around New Jersey. The holding company for Sun National Bank, Sun Bancorp targets individuals and local businesses in central and southern New Jersey through about 70 branch locations. Sun National Bank offers standard retail services, including savings accounts, CDs, and IRAs. The company's primary lending focus is originating industrial and commercial loans (including Small Business Administration (SBA) loans and lines of credit), which account for some 85% of its portfolio. Sun National Bank also makes home equity, residential mortgage, and other consumer loans. The company offers investment services through Sun Financial Services.

Standard Bank was incorporated as Standard State Bank in 1947. It served the southwest metropolitan Chicago community at 79th Street and Ashland Avenue. In 1970, the Bank moved to 95th Street and Western Avenue in the Evergreen Park community. In 1980, the Bank’s first branch was opened in the Oak Lawn community and, in 1986, a second branch began to serve the community of Palos Park. Throughout the 1980’s and 1990’s Standard Bank & Trust Co. continued to expand into the communities of Orland Park, Hickory Hills and Naperville, Illinois. Standard Bank and Trust’s corporate headquarters are now located in Hickory Hills.

The Bank of Okinawa, Ltd.,the regional financial institution serves businesses, consumers, and visitors through its 62 offices located throughout the Okinawa island prefecture, which lies at the southwesternmost end of the Japanese archipelago. The Bank of Okinawa and its subsidiaries provide a wide range of traditional commercial banking services, along with other financial products and services, including credit cards, factoring, financing, international business services, leasing, and trust services.

Woodforest Financial Group Inc. family of companies includes both Woodforest National Bank and Woodforest Bank. Each bank plays an important role in the continued growth and strength of Woodforest.Woodforest Financial Group purchased Olympic Savings, a State Savings Bank out of Refugio, Texas in April 2007. Olympic soon had a new name, Woodforest Bank, and was converted to a Federal Savings Bank. Woodforest Bank currently has over 160 branches now open. With this new charter, Woodforest Financial Group brings the expertise and innovation of 30 years of banking success to all new Woodforest markets around the country.

Lexington B & L Financial Corp. operates as the holding company for B & L Bank, which provides commercial banking services. It accepts various deposit products, including checking accounts, NOW accounts, saving accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit. Its loan portfolio consists of residential mortgage, commercial, agriculture, and consumer loans, as well as other loans, such as home equity, savings loans, and automobile loans. The bank offers its services in Lexington, Wellington, Odessa, and Callao. The company was founded in 1887 and is based in Lexington, Missouri.

Middlesex Savings Bank, with assets of nearly $4 billion, 31 branches, and 5 business-lending centers, is one of the largest and strongest banks in Massachusetts. We are also a mutual form of institution, that is, one without stockholders. We cannot be acquired and are firmly committed to remaining independent.

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.

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