Intesa Sanpaolo is the result of the mega-merger of the former Banca Intesa and Sanpaolo IMI, which joined forces at the beginning of 2007. The combined institution provides retail and commercial banking services through its Banca dei Territori division. The company operates from approximately 6,300 branches throughout Italy, plus more than 1,900 locations in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as the Mediterranean basin. Intesa Sanpaolo also performs investment banking, public and infrastructure finance, factoring, and trade financing services. The company's Eurizon Financial Group unit includes life insurer Eurizon Vita, asset manager Eurizon Capital, and financial planner Banca Fideuram.

River Valley Bancorp is the holding company for River Valley Financial Bank, a thrift serving southeast Indiana and neighboring communities in Kentucky from about 10 branches. The bank offers standard deposit products including checking and savings accounts, CDs, NOW accounts, and IRAs. It uses funds from deposits to write a variety of commercial and consumer loans; single-family mortgages make up about half of its loan portfolio. River Valley Financial also invests in government bonds, municipal securities, and mortgage-backed securities. The bank's wealth management arm offers brokerage, trust, and advisory services.

Popular, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides a range of retail and commercial banking products and services in Puerto Rico, the United States, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, and Costa Rica. It also provides vehicle financing, leasing, and daily rental services; mortgage loans; and insurance agency and brokerage, and reinsurance services, as well as offers financial advisory, investment, and security brokerage services for institutional and retail customers. As of December 31, 2008, the company operated 173 branches and approximately 580 automated teller machines in Puerto Rico, 7 branches in the U.S. Virgin Islands, 1 branch in the British Virgin Islands, and 1 branch in New York. In addition, it provides financial transaction processing and information technology solutions and services in the United States, the Caribbean, and Latin America. Further, the company develops financial processing software applications; sells hardware products, such as ATM, POS, and communication products; and provides ATM switching and driving services. Popular was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.

CKF Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for Central Kentucky Federal Savings Bank that provides various banking and financial products and services to individuals and corporate customers. It offers various deposit products, including non-interest bearing demand deposit accounts, NOW accounts, savings accounts, money market deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, passbook and statement savings accounts, and individual retirement accounts. The company also provides real estate mortgage loans, which comprise one-to-four family residential loans, multifamily residential loans, and nonresidential and land loans; construction loans; commercial non-mortgage loans; and consumer loans. In addition, it provides account inquiries, account transfers, after hour depository services, automated teller machine (ATM) services, automatic funds transfers, cashier’s checks, coin processing, credit card cash advances, debit cards/ATM cards, deposit bags, direct deposits, merchant services, money orders, notary services, safe deposit boxes, stop payment services, temporary checks, and wire transfer services. Further, the company offers check reordering, Internet banking, and VoiceMaster telebanking services. It operates three full-service offices and ATM locations in Danville and Lancaster, Kentucky. CKF Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is based in Danville, Kentucky.

Ohio Valley Banc Corp. (OVBC) knows when you go to buy groceries, you'll probably need some cabbage. That's why this holding company likes to operate its Ohio Valley Bank branches inside supermarkets. The bank has some 15 branches in Ohio and West Virginia, about half of which are in Wal-Marts and other stores. The bank accepts deposits in checking, savings, time, and money market accounts, and offers standard banking services, such as safe deposit boxes and wire transfers. Commercial and residential real estate loans combine to make up almost three-quarters of the bank's loan portfolio. Business and consumer loans make up the remainder. Also part of OVBC is life insurance agency Ohio Valley Financial Services.

alWest Bancorp is the holding company for South County Bank. Serving Southern California, the bank has branches in Irvine and Rancho Santa MargaritaSouth County Bank is headquartered in Irvine, California with branches in Rancho Santa Margarita, Irvine, Huntington Beach, Moreno Valley and Redlands. Deeply committed to the communities served, the Bank has established divisions with products and services to respond to the culture and development of each unique market.

Credit Industriel et Commercial, commonly known as CIC, is made up of seven banks that serve Paris and five other regions of France. The company offers savings accounts, mortgages, and loans; it also owns stakes in specialized entities involved in private banking, asset management, leasing, securities brokerage, and property/casualty insurance. CIC serves more than 3 million retail customers and 100,000 business clients through about 1,900 offices in France. The bank also has representative offices in some 35 countries around the world. Entities affiliated with French banking group Credit Mutuel own more than 90% of CIC.

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk(BRI) focuses on lending and banking services for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through its 5000 office branches and 600 ATMs; it also has agency offices in Hong Kong and New York. One of Indonesia's top three lenders, BRI offers traditional commercial banking products and services. The company is a pioneer in the field of micro loans, or small loans to the very poor designed to encourage entrepreneurship. It keeps its small and midsized business loan levels at about 80% of its total lending portfolio. Indonesia's government owns 60% of the company.

TMB Bank provides commercial banking services to customers in Thailand. Formerly known as the Thai Military Bank, TMB began operations in 1957 and has since broadened its services to include deposits, personal loans, credit cards, life insurance, and currency exchange. Hundreds of TMB Bank branches operate throughout the country alongside currency exchange centers, while the bank also boasts overseas branches in Hong Kong and Vietnam. Thai Military Bank, Thai Danu Bank, and the Industrial Finance Corporation of Finance merged in 2004 to form the latest incarnation of TMB Bank.

APLUS was established in 1956 as Osaka Credit Sales, and later changed it name to Daishinpan, and then to APLUS in 1992. With the prices of some goods the way they are in Japan, a line of credit can come in handy. APLUS offers a range of consumer and commercial financing products and services, including credit cards, consumer loans, installment credit, and leasing services, to individuals as well as small and medium-sized buinesses. APLUS company has more than 4 million credit card customers. Shinsei Bank acquired a majority stake in APLUS in 2004; the move diversified the parent company's activities, which had been focused on providing institutional and retail banking services.

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