The First Bancorp (formerly First National Lincoln) is the holding company for The First, a regional bank serving coastal Maine from about 15 branches. The bank offers traditional retail products and services, including checking and savings accounts, CDs, IRAs, and loans. Residential mortgages make up about half of the company's loan portfolio; business loans account for another third. Bank subsidiary First Advisors offers private banking and investment management services. The bank traces its roots to 1864 and has grown through acquisitions and the opening of new branches.

Summit State Bank is a community bank committed to serving our customers and community with the highest standards. In addition to our consistently strong financial stability, our responsive, knowledgeable and friendly staff will change the way you look at what your bank can really do for you.We are more than just your bank- we are your partner. We support our customers by buying their products and using their services in a way that only a community bank can. We attribute our success to making sound financial decisions, having dedicated employees and attracting quality customers. Our Summit Way Service Standards outline our unwavering commitment to the exceptional service our customers receive.As a Sonoma County-based community bank, our customers know that by banking locally, their money is put back into our community to support our local economy, jobs, businesses and nonprofits.

Westpac Banking Corporation provides a range of banking and financial products and services to individuals and corporate customers primarily in Australia and New Zealand. The company offers various financial services, such as lending, deposit taking, payments services, investment portfolio management and advice, unit trust and superannuation fund management, insurance services, leasing, general finance, foreign exchange, and money market services. Its deposit products include day to day accounts, savings accounts, term deposits, business transaction accounts, business savings and investment accounts, and trust accounts. The company also offers advances, overdrafts, home loans, credit card and other personal lending services, term loans, leasing receivables, bill financing,

DFCU Financial (a shortened version of its previous name, Dearborn Federal Credit Union) provides deposit, lending, and investment services to more than 200,000 members. The company operates a network of about two dozen offices and service centers in southern Michigan. Products and services include checking, savings, and money market accounts, IRAs, and various types of loans. The company's DFCU Financial Partners division provides online securities trading and financial planning. Founded in 1950 by a group of Ford employees.

East West Bank offers multilingual service in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, and Spanish.East West Bancorp is the holding company for East West Bank, which operates about 110 branches in California, mainly in and around Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay, Orange County, and Silicon Valley. The bank has more than 25 additional branches in the Atlanta, Boston, Houston, New York, and Seattle metropolitan areas, as well as locations in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. It caters to the Asian-American community and provides international banking and trade financing to importers/exporters doing business in the Asia/Pacific region.

United PanAm Financial flies the choppy skies of subprime lending. Operating through subsidiaries United Auto Credit Corporation (UACC) and United Auto Business Operations (UABO), the specialty finance firm originates, buys, and services auto loan contracts for high-risk customers. The company buys contracts from independent and franchised used car dealers. Most borrowers have less-than-perfect credit histories, which impairs their ability to secure loans. UACC, once heavily localized in California, now has more than 15 offices throughout the country -- a dramatic decrease from what it had only a few years ago. Chairman Guillermo Bron and investment firm Pine Brook Road are buying United PanAm.

1st Colonial Bancorp is the holding company for 1st Colonial National Bank. Founded in 2000, the bank serves Camden County in southern New Jersey through branches in the communities of Cinnaminson, Collingswood, and Westville. With an emphasis on personalized service, it caters to small and midsized businesses, professional practices, and local government entities, as well as consumers. The bank provides traditional deposit products such as checking, savings, and money market accounts and certificates of deposit. Additional services include check cards, online banking, and safe deposit boxes.

Headquartered in Korea's second-largest city, Busan, a port and logistics center, Busan Bank operates more than 200 branches in its domestic network. Most of its borrowers are corporate clients, primarily in businesses in the manufacturing, retail, and wholesaling sectors. The bank has lent some 300 billion won to help companies specifically challenged by high prices for raw materials and the Asian bird flu epidemic. Besides deposits and loans, the bank offers services in wealth management, insurance, and mobile banking. Busan Bank was founded in 1967.

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.

State Street Bank provides custody, shareholder services, brokerage, securities finance, research, and other management services for institutional clients around the world. Customers include mutual funds, pension plans, and investment managers. At the top of the custody-services heap, State Street has about $19 trillion in assets under custody. It also has nearly $2 trillion in assets under administration. Other subsidiaries include asset manager State Street Global Advisors and State Street Alternative Investment Solutions.

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