Automotive Finance Corporation (AFC) is a premier capital funding source for the used car industry. Founded in 1987 and based out of Carmel, Indiana, AFC's commitment to the success of our customers, our employees, and our company has made us one of the largest independent providers of dealer floorplan financing in North America. With more than 85 strategically located branch offices servicing dealers at more than 800 auctions throughout North America, AFC offers outstanding customer service and solutions to the independent dealer's unique business needs. AFC offers innovative products and services designed with the independent dealer in mind, including Vehicle Inventory Protection (VIP) and 24-hour account management through www.afcdealer.com. Additional floorplan programs for salvage vehicles, daily rental operators, and for non-auction purchases are also available.

Peoples Bancorporation owns three community banks: The Peoples National Bank, Bank of Anderson, and Seneca National Bank. The banks serve individuals and small to midsized businesses from about 10 branches in northwestern South Carolina. In addition to checking, savings, and NOW accounts, the banks offer investment products such as stocks and bonds, annuities, and mutual funds. Real estate loans, including mortgages and construction loans, account for some 85% of the banks' lending portfolio, which also includes business loans and consumer loans.

University of Texas at Austin, University Federal Credit Union (UFCU) has about 10 branches in Austin, with other locations in the Texas communities of Galveston, Round Rock, and Taylor. Serving UT students, alumni, and employees, as well as other residents around Texas' capital city, the credit union provides such financial services as checking and savings accounts, IRAs, money market accounts, home and consumer loans, credit and debit cards, financial planning, brokerage, and insurance.

Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. operates as a holding company for The Fauquier Bank that provides consumer and commercial banking services to individuals, businesses, and industries in Virginia. Its deposit products include demand deposits, interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing deposits, NOW accounts, money market accounts, savings accounts, time deposits, and direct deposits. The company’s loan portfolio comprises real estate loans, such as one to four family residential loans, construction loans, and commercial real estate loans; consumer loans, including installment loans, credit card loans, and other secured and unsecured credit facilities; and commercial loans comprising loans for working capital, equipment purchases, and various other business purposes. Its loan portfolio also consists of stand-by letters of credit and grants for installments, unsecured and secured personal loans, and residential mortgages and home equity loans, as well as automobile and other types of consumer financing. In addition, Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. offers safe deposit services, credit cards, cash management services, direct deposits, notary services, night depository, travel and gift cards, cashier’s checks, domestic collections, savings bonds, bank drafts, automated teller services, drive-in tellers, Internet banking, telephone banking, and banking by mail services. Further, it provides wealth management services that include investment management, trust, estate settlement, retirement, insurance, brokerage, and title insurance services. Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. has 10 full service branch offices located in the Virginia communities of Warrenton, Catlett, The Plains, Sudley Road-Manassas, Old Town-Manassas, New Baltimore, Bealeton, Bristow, and Haymarket. Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. was founded in 1902 and is based in Warrenton, Virginia.

The year was 1910 when the men in the photograph at left gathered at the Strawberry Market in Mount Olive, North Carolina. Their local bank, The Bank of Mount Olive, was nine years old at the time, and reflected the values of the day. It was a place where their money was safe and earned good interest. A place where they were treated as friends and respected as individuals.

First Hawaiian Bank is Hawaii’s largest and oldest bank offering our customers service, solutions and security for over 152 years. Consistently ranked in the top tier of all U.S. banks, First Hawaiian is a full-service bank providing personal, private and business banking services including equipment leasing, automobile financing, mortgage and commercial lending, merchant services, trust, insurance, wealth management and retirement planning. For generations, customers have come to rely on First Hawaiian for all of their financial needs.

Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) is Korea's largest foreign exchange bank, providing trades in approximately 40 global currencies. The consumer-oriented bank also offers loans and deposits, credit cards, insurance, investments, and private banking services. Its corporate banking services include futures trading, lease financing, and lending. KEB has some more than 300 domestic branches, plus more than 30 locations abroad. Founded in 1967 as a government-owned institution, the bank is controlled by US-based Lone Star Funds, which acquired a majority stake in 2003. Lone Star, which had been thwarted in two previous attempts, is selling its interest to another Korean financial institution, Hana Bank.

AdvanceMe provides working capital to small and midsized businesses with a minimum of $5,000 in credit and debit card sales per month. Its merchant cash advances range from $6,000 to $150,000 and have no fixed time frame; customers, who may not qualify for conventional bank loans because they lack collateral or have spotty credit, repay AdvanceMe by selling the company a predetermined percentage of credit and debit card sales at a discount. The working capital is typically used to cover expenses, acquire equipment or inventory, renovate facilities, and for business expansion.

One of the largest independent bank holding companies based in Texas, Cullen/Frost Bankers owns Frost National Bank through a second-tier holding company, the New Galveston Company. The community-oriented bank serves individuals and local businesses, as well as clients in neighboring parts of Mexico, through more than 100 branches in Texas metropolitan areas. It offers commercial and consumer deposit products and loans, trust and investment management services, mutual funds, insurance, capital markets and brokerage services, and correspondent banking. Subsidiaries include Frost Insurance Agency, Frost Brokerage Services, Frost Investment Advisors, and investment banking arm Frost Securities.

IKB Deutsche Industriebank supplies long-term financing and consulting services to established small and middle-market businesses. IKB's products and services include funding for infrastructure investment projects, restructuring consultancy, derivatives, capital markets services, and mergers and acquisitions. The company also furnishes lease financing toward machinery, vehicles, and other assets. It operates primarily in Germany, but also has a presence in France, England, and Spain. In 2008 the global economic crisis took a toll on IKB Deutsche Industriebank and the bank was bailed out by Germany's financial sector. US-based private equity firm Lone Star Funds subsequently acquired the bank.

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