Wing Lung Bank, founded in 1933, is among the oldest local Chinese banks in Hong Kong. The bank provides comprehensive banking services, including deposits, loans, foreign exchange, credit cards, Internet banking, and wealth management. Through subsidiaries, the bank also provides hire-purchase and leasing, trustee, futures broking, securities broking services, insurance sales, and underwriting. Wing Lung Bank has about 40 banking offices, primarily in China; it also operates through overseas branches in Los Angeles and the Cayman Islands. China Merchants Bank acquired a majority stake in Wing Lung Bank in 2008 and bought the company's remaining outstanding shares later that year.

Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. offers commercial financial services including deposits, lending, foreign exchange, payment, and settlement. It primarily serves large global corporations and other financial institutions. Mizuho Corporate Bank also counts the government of Japan and other public sector organizations among its clientele. The bank has branches and offices throughout Japan and Asia as well as in major cities in Europe and the US. It is a subsidiary of top global financial institution Mizuho Financial Group.

The years following Ashley’s retirement saw rapid growth and expansion as Ashe Federal became AF Bank and opened five additional branch locations in Ashe, Watauga, and Alleghany Counties. A mutual holding company, AsheCo, MHC, was established in 1996. A mid-tier holding company, AF Bankshares, Inc. was created in 1998 and in 2002 the company’s shareholders voted to change its name to AF Financial Group.

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.

American River Bankshares serves area small to midsized businesses and individuals, offering traditional deposit products such as checking and savings accounts and CDs. It offers commercial and residential mortgages, as well as business, construction, and consumer loans, and lease financing for business equipment.

Wilmington Trust Corporation owns Wilmington Trust Company, which has about 50 bank branches in Delaware. Its trust and banking operations elsewhere in the US are carried out through its Wilmington Trust FSB subsidiary, which has about two dozen offices. In addition to standard banking services such as deposits and loans, Wilmington Trust has business segments devoted to Corporate Client Services, primarily for private businesses in the US, the Caribbean, and Europe; and to Wealth Advisory Services, which includes trust, asset management, and family office services. Wilmington Trust also owns money managers Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn and Roxbury Capital Management. M&T Bank is buying Wilmington Trust.

NewBridge Bancorp shows a marked preference for "lettuce." Formerly LSB Bancshares, the holding company owns NewBridge Bank (formerly Lexington State Bank and FNB Southeast), which operates about 40 branches and a half-dozen loan production offices in North Carolina and Virginia. The bank offers personal and business banking products and services, including checking and savings accounts and loans. Through a partnership with Raymond James Financial, it offers securities and investment advisory services and insurance products.

Banca Antonveneta provides retail, private, and investment banking services from more than 400 locations throughout Italy. For individual and business customers, the bank offers deposit accounts, credit cards and loans, and insurance and investment products. Its private banking offerings include a variety of investment management services including mutual funds and other instruments. About half of the bank's offices are located in northeastern Italy. Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMPS) acquired Antonveneta from Spanish bank Santander in 2008.

Bank of East Asia provides retail and commercial banking services in Hong Kong and mainland China. Its offerings include deposit accounts, consumer loans, mortgages, business loans, credit cards, private banking, and investment management. Bank of East Asia has some 130 locations in Hong Kong and more than 60 in mainland China; internationally, it has about 30 offices in the British Virgin Islands, Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, the UK, the US, and Vietnam. The bank's subsidiaries include online securities and futures brokerage provider East Asia Securities, Blue Cross (Asia-Pacific) Insurance, and Tricor, which performs outsourced business services.

BB&T, the banking company that covers the Southeast like kudzu. The company serves consumers, small to midsized businesses, and government entities through more than 1,800 branches. Its flagship subsidiary, Branch Banking and Trust (also known as BB&T), is one of North Carolina's oldest banks and a leading originator of residential mortgages in the Southeast. In addition to deposit accounts and loans, the company offers insurance, mutual funds, discount brokerage, wealth management, and financial planning services. Business services include leasing, factoring, and investment banking (through Scott & Stringfellow).

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