Cardinal Financial can help you keep out of the red. The holding company owns Cardinal Bank, which operates about two dozen branches in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Serving commercial and retail customers, it offers such deposit options as checking, savings, and money market accounts; IRAs; and CDs, as well as trust services. Commercial real estate loans make up more than 40% of Cardinal Financial's loan portfolio; residential mortgages, construction loans, business loans, and home equity lines of credit round out the bank's lending activities. Subsidiary Cardinal Wealth Services provides brokerage and investment services through an alliance with Raymond James Financial.

Habersham Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for Habersham Bank that provides commercial banking services to businesses and individuals in Habersham, White, Cherokee, Warren, Stephens, Forsyth, and Hall Counties in Georgia. It offers various deposit products, including checking and savings accounts, various time deposits, money market accounts, and NOW accounts, individual retirement accounts, and certificates of deposit. The company also provides commercial real estate loans comprising land development loans, construction loans, and loans secured by multifamily property, and nonfarm, nonresidential real property loans; 1-4 family residential loans; and consumer loans.

Westfield Financial is the holding company for Westfield Bank, which serves western Massachusetts' Hampden County and surrounding areas from more than 10 branch locations. Founded in 1853, the bank has traditionally been a community-oriented provider of retail deposit accounts and loans, but it is placing more emphasis on serving commercial and industrial clients. Commercial real estate loans account for approximately 45% of the company's loan portfolio and business loans are more than 25%. The bank also makes a smaller number of consumer and home equity loans.

Established on 26 January 1959 under the Central Bank of Malaysia Act 1958 (CBA 1958).The CBA 1958 has been repealed by the Central Bank of Malaysia Act 2009 which became effective on 25 November 2009. It is a statutory body wholly owned by the Government of Malaysia with the paid-up capital progressively increased, currently at RM100 million. The Bank reports to the Minister of Finance, Malaysia and keeps the Minister informed of matters pertaining to monetary and financial sector policies.

Arbuthnot Banking Group consists of three divisions that provide a variety of services ranging from personal financial services to investment banking. Secure Trust Bank provides banking and insurance through retail branches in the West Midlands region of the UK. Arbuthnot Latham offers private banking, financial planning, and investment management, while Arbuthnot Securities is an investment bank whose services include corporate finance, brokerage, and market making. Chairman and chief executive Henry Angest owns a majority stake in Arbuthnot Banking Group.

Suncorp-Metway (aka Suncorp Group)wants to be a rising star in Australia's insurance and banking sectors. The group owns Suncorp Insurance, which operates one of the country's largest general insurance companies, as well as a small but growing life insurance and wealth management business. The general insurance business sells personal and commercial property/casualty insurance under its Suncorp, AAMI, GIO, Vero, and Shannons brands. In addition to its insurance business, Suncorp also runs Suncorp Bank, an operator of some 170 branches in eastern Australia. Among other products, the bank offers personal and commercial banking accounts, financial planning, and loans to consumers and small to midsized businesses.

Capital One hopes it's a car financed through Capital One Auto Finance. A subsidiary of Capital One Financial, the company found its niche in the e-loan market. From its origins of selling loans only through direct mail and auto dealerships, the company has evolved into one of the largest Internet auto lenders in the US. An online decision usually comes within minutes, after which the buyer receives a "blank check" for up to the approved loan amount, thus providing the negotiating power of cash to let the borrower purchase or refinance a new or used vehicle.

Serving approximately 12 million customers, Absa Group operates some 700 branches and about 9,000 ATMs, primarily in South Africa. The company's Absa Bank is one of that nation's largest retail banks and mortgage lenders. The bank and other subsidiaries offer deposits, loans, credit cards, insurance, investments, financial planning, and asset management services. Beyond South Africa, Absa Group owns some 80% of Barclays Bank Mozambique and a majority of National Bank of Commerce in Tanzania. British bank Barclays owns about 55% of Absa Group, making it one of South Africa's largest single foreign investors since apartheid ended in 1994.

Philippine National Bank(PNB) offers financial services to corporate, middle market, and retail customers; Filipino government agencies; and government-owned and controlled corporations. It has some 325 domestic branches and 105 overseas locations through which it offers deposit products, lending, bills discounting, foreign exchange dealing, investment banking, funds transfer, remittance servicing, retail banking, and trust services. Subsidiaries are engaged in merchant banking, small business financing, insurance, leasing, stock brokerage, and financial advisory services.

One of India's largest banks, Canara Bank (also known as CanBank) has a network of more than 2,700 branches throughout India, in addition to branches in Hong Kong and London. All of Canara Bank's branches including those located in rural areas are computerized, in a country where that is not a given. The modernization of all branches allows the bank to offer its customers networked ATMs, telebanking, internet banking, and debit card services. Canara Bank's lending focus is on agriculture, retail, housing, and infrastructure loans. Other services include asset management and factoring. The financial institution is 73% owned by India's government.

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