The Principal Financial Group® (The Principal®) is a leading global financial company offering businesses, individuals and institutional clients a wide range of financial products and services.Our range of products and services includes retirement solutions, life and health insurance, wellness programs, and investment and banking products through our diverse family of financial services companies and national network of financial professionals.

Croghan Bancshares is helping to share the wealth in the Buckeye state. The firm is the holding company for Croghan Colonial Bank, which has about 10 branches in northern Ohio. Founded in 1888, the bank provides standard products and services, including checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, and credit cards, Its lending activities primarily consist of residential and commercial mortgages and, to a lesser extent, agricultural, business, construction, and consumer loans. In addition, the bank offers wealth management, investments, estate planning, private banking, and trust services.

Credito Bergamasco S.p.A (also known as CreBerg) offers standard deposit banking products and services to individuals and businesses from about 250 branch locations. In addition to commercial banking, the company offers related financial services including asset management, merchant banking, leasing, and insurance coverage. Banca Popolare, which has more than 2,000 branches throughout Italy, owns more than 85% of the company. Credito Bergamasco was established in 1891.

The Norinchukin Bank (Nochu for short) acts as the de facto central bank for nearly 5,000 agricultural, forestry and fishery cooperative systems in Japan. Most of the bank's deposits come from these agricultural and fishery cooperatives, which the bank uses for investments. It then disburses the profits and offers services such as loans to its members. The bank has 35 branches in Japan with domestic and foreign offices in Tokyo, London, New York, and Singapore. The bank, with mutual insurer Zenkyoren, controls Norinchukin-Zenkyoren Asset Management, which provides pension plans.

Triodos Bank NV performs traditional banking functions by offering savings, loan, and investment products, but it also touts its socially conscious investing policy. The company lends only to "ethical" organizations and businesses (read: environmental charities and liberal political causes). Founded in 1980, Triodos Bank counts Amnesty International, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, The Soil Association, and the Quaker Housing Trust among its business partners. Triodos has offices in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK. The bank was established in 1973.

The Bank of Greece is the central bank of the country. It was established in 1927 by an Annex to the Geneva Protocol and started operations in May 1928. It was incorporated as a societe anonyme. According to its Statute, its head office is in Athens. It has a nationwide network of 18 branches, 38 agencies and 8 outlets.As from January 2001, the Bank of Greece is an integral part of the Euro system, which consists of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks (NCBs) of the European Union (EU) Member States participating in the euro area.

Birch Financial Inc. commenced business in August 1994 with the primary intent of providing premium financing to the landscape industry. In July 1995, Automatic Installment Services (AIS) was contracted to administer the loans of their clients with financial oversight resting in the hands of Nelson Colvin, President of Birch Financial, Inc. Birch Financial, Inc. operates with a line of credit from First Bank in St. Louis, MO. The company has over $25,000,000 in Premium Financing Loans and $1,200,000 in Equipment Loans. Birch Financial, Inc. is also doing business in Nevada, Arizona and Utah, providing premium financing primarily to landscape contractors. The company is planning to enter the Texas and Florida markets in the near future. Birch Financial, Inc. has a captive market with a familiar database of clients and a known credit history. It has the advantage of working through affiliated companies that guarantee the loan return.

Oneida Savings Bank, which operates about a dozen branches in upstate New York. Founded in 1866, the bank offers savings, checking, NOW, and money market accounts, as well as IRAs and CDs. It specializes in real estate lending. Oneida Savings also owns insurance agency and investment manager Bailey & Haskell Associates. The company's Bank of Chittenango unit accepts municipal deposits. Formerly mutually owned, Oneida Financial Corp. coverted to stock holding company structure in 2010 by selling shares of itself to the public.

Turkiye Bankas A.. is banking in Turkey. The company, known as Isbank, is the country's largest publicly traded bank. It provides standard banking services, including commercial lending and retail banking, at more than 1,000 domestic branches, as well as nearly 20 more overseas. It additionally provides service through about 3,400 ATMs, more than 1,000 kiosks, and 65-plus Cash Receiving System machines. Isbank was founded in 1924 by mandate of the Turkish Republic's founding father, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Employees own more than 41% of Isbank through the Private Pension Fund of Employees. Some 28% of the bank is owned in the name of Ataturk by the Republican People's Party.

Macatawa Bank Corporation is the holding company for Macatawa Bank. Since its 1997 founding, the company has grown into a network of about 25 branches serving western Michigan's Allegan, Kent, and Ottawa counties. The bank provides standard services, including checking and savings accounts, CDs, safe deposit boxes, and ATM cards. It also offers investment services and products through an agreement with a third-party provider. With deposit funds, the bank primarily originates commercial mortgages and business loans, which account for approximately 50% and 25% of its loan book, respectively. Macatawa Bank also originates residential mortgages and consumer loans.

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