Atlantic Southern Financial Group is Serving central and southeastern Georgia and northern Florida, Atlantic Southern Financial is the holding company for Atlantic Southern Bank, a community bank that offers deposit services such as checking and savings accounts, as well as loan services, to consumers and small to midsized businesses. Its primary lending services include real estate loans for construction and land development (about 40%), as well as commercial real estate loans (30%). To a lesser extent, Atlantic Southern provides consumer and residential real estate loans. The bank operates more than a dozen branches.

Arab Banking Corporation (ABC) provides banking and financial services to a predominately Muslim clientele in the Middle East and North Africa. Offerings include retail and commercial banking, investment banking, portfolio management, and Islamic banking. The company also provides project finance, foreign exchange, derivatives, financial advisory services. ABC operates in about 20 countries, with representative and affiliate offices in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. The Central Bank of Libya now owns a majority of ABC after acquiring about a third of the bank in two separate deals in 2010. The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Kuwait Investment Authority also hold stakes.

NEC Financial Services can loan you cold hard cash for hardware. A subsidiary of NEC Corporation of America and a member of the Tokyo-based NEC Corporation family, NEC Financial Services provides lease financing for stateside businesses and municipal customers to buy technology equipment such as software, computers, peripherals, and other IT and telecommunications products manufactured by its parent company. Lease terms typically range from 12 months to six years and often include options to purchase the leased equipment for as little as $1 once all payments are made.

First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas, Inc. operates as the holding company for First Federal Bank, which provides various financial products to individuals and small- to medium-sized businesses in north central and northwest Arkansas. First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas, Inc. offers a range of retail and business deposit accounts, including noninterest bearing and interest bearing checking accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, certificates of deposits, and individual retirement accounts. Its loan portfolio comprises residential real estate, consumer, construction, lines of credit, commercial real estate, and commercial non-real estate loans. In addition, First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas, Inc. offers investment products; automated teller machines; telephone banking services; Internet banking services, including account access, bill payment, e-statements, and online loan applications; Bounce Protection overdraft services; debit cards; and safe deposit boxes. It operates 19 full service branch offices in Benton, Marion, Washington, Carroll, Baxter, and Boone counties. First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas, Inc. was founded in 1934 and is based in Harrison, Arkansas.

Community Bank Shares of Indiana is the holding company for Your Community Bank and Scott County State Bank. The banks serve customers from about 20 locations in southern Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky. Both banks offer deposit products such as checking, money market, and savings accounts, as well as IRAs and CDs. Their lending activities center on commercial mortgages and residential real estate loans (each around 25% of the company's loan portfolio), but also include business, construction, and consumer (including home equity, home improvement and auto) loans and credit cards. Community Bank Shares of Indiana is focused on organic growth within existing markets.

The Ohio State Bank was founded in 1988 as The Marion Bank. Its mission was “To be a leader in providing quality banking services to all customers, at a fair price, with superior service and profitable growth.” The foundation of the Bank was to provide hometown banking, personalized service, and values you can bank on.

Firstbank Corporation is the holding company for six separately chartered subsidiary banks offering services under the Firstbank banner; it also owns Keystone Community Bank, which it acquired in 2005. Through more than 50 branches in Michigan's Lower Peninsula, the banks attract deposits from area residents and businesses by providing standard services such as checking and savings accounts and CDs. The company also owns subsidiaries that provide real estate appraisal services, armored car services, and title insurance. Firstbank bought another Michigan-based bank holding company, ICNB Financial, parent of Ionia County Community Bank (now Firstbank - West Michigan), in 2007.

Bank of the Philippine Islands is one of that country's largest lenders. The universal bank has more than 800 branches in its homeland, as well as locations in Hong Kong, Italy, and the US. It provides asset management, mutual funds, electronic banking, and brokerage services in addition to standard commercial and consumer deposits, loans, and credit cards. The bank also performs investment banking services such as corporate finance and advisory. Giant Philippine conglomerate Ayala controls the Bank of the Philippine Islands, which sells insurance provided by other Ayala divisions.

Hokuhoku Financial Group's core business is banking, primarily through its chief subsidiaries: The Hokuriku Bank and The Hokkaido Bank. Through both banks' more than 250 branches, the financial services group targets the Toyama, Ishikawa, and Fukui Prefectures. In addition to banking, Hokuhoku Financial Group provides credit cards, leasing services, venture capital, and financing products. Hokuriku Bank got its start in 1877 when it was established as The Kanazawa 12th National Bank. Founded in 1951, Hokkaido Bank caters more to small and midsized corporations.

WesBanco would like to be "BesBanco" for its customers. The holding company owns WesBanco Bank, which offers banking services through more than 110 branches in West Virginia, Ohio, and western Pennsylvania. In addition to traditional services such as deposits and loans, the bank also offers trust, discount brokerage, and investment services, including its proprietary WesMark mutual funds. WesBanco Insurance Services is a multiline insurance provider. Commercial real estate loans account for more than 40% of of WesBanco's loan portfolio, while residential mortgages are about 20%. The company sells most of the new residential mortgages that it originates into the secondary market.

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