The year was 1910 when the men in the photograph at left gathered at the Strawberry Market in Mount Olive, North Carolina. Their local bank, The Bank of Mount Olive, was nine years old at the time, and reflected the values of the day. It was a place where their money was safe and earned good interest. A place where they were treated as friends and respected as individuals.

United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU) is a member-owned, not-for-profit cooperative institution that serves the financial needs of the United Nations staff, UN Specialized Agencies, former international civil servants and their families globally. With members located in over 205 countries and territories, they take great pride in living and breathing there mission, Serving the People Who Serve the World

MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc. operates as a holding company for MetroBank, National Association; and Metro United Bank that provide commercial banking products and services in Texas and California. The company offers retail deposit products and services, including checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, time deposits, individual retirement accounts, noninterest-bearing demand deposit transaction accounts, and interest-bearing NOW accounts. Its loan portfolio includes commercial and industrial loans comprising loans to wholesalers, manufacturers, and business service companies; commercial mortgage loans to finance the purchase of real property; loans for the construction of residential and non-residential properties; loans for commercial properties, such as multi-family, office, industrial, warehouse, and retail centers; and consumer loans comprising automobile loans, lines of credit, and other personal loans. The company also provides government guaranteed lending programs; trade finance loans and letters of credit to facilitate export and import transactions for small and medium-sized businesses; and single-family residential mortgage products through third party mortgage companies, as well as offers ATM cards, debit cards, and online banking services. As of December 31, 2009, it operated 19 branches in the greater Houston, Dallas, San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco metropolitan areas. MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Central Federal Corporation is the holding company for CFBank. Traditionally a retail-focused savings and loan, CFBank has added business banking, commercial real estate, and business lending to its foundation. It now serves not only local individuals, but also businesses through five branches in eastern Ohio and the state capital, Columbus. Its deposit products include checking, savings, NOW, and money market accounts, as well as CDs. Commercial, commercial real estate, and multifamily residential mortgages represent nearly 80% of the company's loan portfolio. Single-family mortgages make up about 13% of loans. CFBank traces its roots to 1892.

New Century Bancorp is the holding company for the aptly named New Century Bank, which opened for business in 2000. The bank has about 10 branches in central North Carolina's Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, and Sampson counties. Targeting individuals and small to midsized businesses, New Century Bank offers such services as checking and savings accounts, CDs, IRAs, and loans. Its loan book largely comprises real estate loans (75% of the portfolio); the remaining quarter includes business and consumer loans. The company merged its New Century Bank South subsidiary into New Century Bank in 2008.

Sandy Spring Bancorp is the holding company for Sandy Spring Bank, which operates more than 40 branches in the Baltimore and Washington, DC, metropolitan areas. One of the largest and oldest banks headquartered in Maryland (it was founded in 1868), Sandy Spring Bank provides standard deposit services, including checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, and CDs. Commercial mortgages account for the largest portion of the company's loan portfolio (about 40%); the remainder is a mix of residential mortgage, consumer, construction, and business loans, as well as equipment leases. The company also offers personal investing services, wealth management, trust services, insurance, and retirement planning.

Established in 1880, National Bank of Romania (NBR) serves as the central bank for Romania and is the only entity in the country authorized to distribute and issue legal tender. (In Romania, the currency is measured with the paper leu and the coin ban). The bank is responsible for overseeing and regulating credit institutions, maintaining the exchange rate, and managing the official reserves. It also closely monitors inflation and financial stability. Operating some 20 branches throughout the country, NBR is controlled by a board of nine directors appointed by Romania's parliament. It was established in 1880.

BCA (officially Bank Central Asia) provides commercial and personal banking services through about 850 branches, more than 6,200 ATMs, and via phone, mobile device or the Web. Its lending activities include home loans and refinancing, apartment and car loans, and loans to corporations and small businesses. The bank also offers insurance, treasury, and international banking services. Through FarIndo Investments (Mauritius) Ltd., members of the Hartono family own more than 50% of the stock of BCA, which was placed under government control in 1998 following a rush on the bank. After restructuring, the government gradually sold off its controlling stake in the bank.

First Federal Savings & Loan Association was federally chartered January of 1935. First Federal grew in the tradition of the building and loan association and served the savings and loan needs of our area for 60 years.On June 10, 1995, First Federal Savings & Loan changed its savings and loan charter to a state commercial bank charter and our new name became FIRST SOUTHERN BANK. Today, First Southern Bank provides full service banking to individuals, families and businesses through our five offices in Lauderdale and Colbert counties of Alabam

Bank Leumi USA, operating in the U.S. for more than fifty years, is an FDIC-insured, full-service commercial bank that provides financial services to middle- to upper-middle market firms, and international businesses through offices in New York, Illinois, California, Florida, and an offshore office in the Cayman Islands.

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