Pentagon Federal Credit Union serves over 999,658 members in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, defense-related companies, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. We were federally chartered in 1935 and serve our members worldwide.

Sterling Financial is doing what it can to prevent its reputation from being tarnished. It is the holding company for Sterling Savings Bank, which provides standard banking and lending services in the Pacific Northwest. Sterling Savings operates about 180 branch locations in California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Its wealth management division markets stocks, bonds, mutual funds, annuities, and other investments to bank customers. Mortgage and construction loans account for more than half of the company's portfolio. Bank subsidiary INTERVEST issues commercial mortgages throughout the West. Under orders from regulators, Sterling Financial is working to raise its capital levels.

Tidelands Bancshares does its work at the intersection of Southern charm and Coastal cool. The holding company operates Tidelands Bank, which has seven branches along the coast of South Carolina. The bank offers traditional retail services and products such as checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, and commercial and consumer loans. Tidelands Bank grows by opening loan production offices and then, when they prove successful, converting them into full service locations. The company specializes in services for small businesses and entrepreneurs, of which there are plenty in the tourist-laden beachfront locales it calls home. About 75% of its loan activity is in Charleston.

Wescom, you're welcome. Through about 30th branches in Southern California, Wescom Credit Union provides checking, savings, and money market accounts, IRAs, savings certificates, home loans, reverse mortgages, auto loans, and Visa credit cards to more than 250,000 member-owners in seven counties. Its Wescom Financial Services division offers trust, investment, and financial planning services, while Wescom Insurance Services sells auto, and home coverage. Wescom’s service is just one of the many things that make us different from the typical banking experience. Whether you go to there branches, call there Member Service Center, or visit them online, we go above and beyond to make sure they’re meeting your needs.

Hudson Valley Holding is the parent company of Hudson Valley Bank, which serves individuals, businesses, municipalities, and not-for-profit organizations from more than 35 locations throughout metropolitan New York and lower Connecticut. The bank's focus is on real estate lending, which accounts for more than 80% of the company's loan portfolio. Other products and services include savings, checking, and money market accounts; commercial and industrial loans; consumer loans; credit cards; CDs; and IRAs. Bank subsidiary A.R. Schmeidler & Co. offers money management services.

Caixa D'Estalvis | Pensions De Barcelona (in Spanish, Caja de Ahorros y Pensiones de Barcelona, but better known as La Caixa) strives for ubiquity, providing banking services to consumers and small to midsize businesses through some 5,500 branches and more than 8,100 ATMs; it offers Internet banking service through its Linea Abierta to some 5 million customers. La Caixa also serves business customers through a network of nearly 70 dedicated business centers under the CaixaEmpresa brand. The savings bank reinvests a sizable portion of its profits (some 25%) in programs and projects that provide societal benefit or improve welfare.

The Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group knows debt, mezzanine, and equity financing from A to Z. It's one of the nation's leading real estate intermediaries, providing developers and investors with expertise in land assemblage, debt and equity financing, net lease negotiations, and major commercial property sales. It's also involved in joint venture Ackman-Ziff Chazen Realty Advisors, which arranges equity capital for real estate owners and developers. Ackman-Ziff started as an Ackman family business in 1926. Simon Ziff joined the firm as an analyst in 1988, then became president in 1996. Today, the firm arranges deals from coast to coast and operates offices in Boston, Los Angeles, Miami, and New York.

Waterstone Financial, Inc. was founded in 1921 and is based in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Waterstone Financial, Inc. is a subsidiary of Lamplighter Financial, MHC. Waterstone Financial, Inc. operates as the holding company for WaterStone Bank that provides various banking services. It generates various deposit products, including checking accounts, savings accounts, money market deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, demand deposits, and negotiable order of withdrawal accounts. The company’s loan portfolio comprises one- to four-family residential mortgage loans; over four-family real estate loans; residential construction and land loans; commercial real estate loans; home equity loans and home equity lines of credit; commercial loans secured by accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, and real estate; and consumer loans. It operates eight banking offices and nine automated teller machines, including stand-alone automated teller machine facilities in Milwaukee, Washington, and Waukesha counties, Wisconsin. The company was formerly known as Wauwatosa Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Waterstone Financial, Inc. in August 2008.

Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. operates as the holding company for Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires S.A. that provides financial products and services to large corporations, small and medium-sized companies, and individuals. The company’s Wholesale Banking division provides personalized advise; commercial banking and investment banking products; working capital loans; finance to middle and long term investment projects; transactional services, such as deposit accounts, commercial credit cards, collection and payment services, cash management, international trade services, direct payroll deposit, alternatives in the capital markets, foreign trade solutions, and e-banking services; corporate banking; international factoring; and corporate and real estate business development services to various companies. Its Retail Banking division offers financial products and services, transaction solutions, such as checking and savings accounts, credit and debit cards, and payroll direct deposit; investment products, including certificates of deposit, mutual funds, and life insurance products; Internet banking; personal loans, credit-card loans, overdraft loans, and residential mortgages; securities and foreign exchange brokerage, securities custody, and safety boxes; and private banking services to individuals, businesses, small retailers, and professionals. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides brand credit cards and consumer finance services; property and casualty insurance products; and financial related products. As of December 31, 2008, it had 238 full service banking branches; and 620 automated teller machines and 754 self-service terminals. Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. was founded in 1905 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

1st Franklin Financial Corporation has been engaged in the consumer finance business since 1941, particularly in direct cash loans and real estate loans. As of September 30, 2010 the business was operated through 106 branch offices in Georgia, 39 in Alabama, 38 in South Carolina, 31 in Mississippi, 23 in Louisiana and 13 in Tennessee. Also on that date, the Company had 1,026 employees. As of September 30, 2010 the resources of the Company were invested principally in loans which comprised 67% of the Company's assets. The majority of the Company's revenues are derived from finance charges earned on loans and other outstanding receivables. Remaining revenues are derived from earnings on investment securities, insurance income and other miscellaneous income.

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