The US banking arm of Bank of Montreal (BMO), Harris Bankcorp offers personal and commercial banking and other financial services through Harris Bank and other subsidiaries. The company has more than 300 bank branches in the Chicago area, Indiana, and Wisconsin; it also has locations in Arizona, Florida, New York, and a handful of other states. In addition to Harris Bank, the company owns Harris Investment Management, middle-market investment bank BMO Capital Markets, and private bank and wealth management unit Harris Private Bank. Harris Bank added more than 50 branches in the Midwest when it acquired the failed AMCORE Bank in an FDIC-assisted deal in 2010.

Banco Popolare was formed in 2007 when Banco Popolare di Verona e Novara wooed and wed Banca Popolare Italiana for some $10 billion. The resulting bank has a branch network of more than 2,000 offices throughout Italy, with a heavy presence in the northern regions of Lombardy, Veneto, Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna, and Piedmont. In addition to retail banking, Banco Popolare focuses on consumer credit, asset management, and corporate finance services. The bank has a foreign branch in London; representative branches in India, China, and Russia; and subsidiaries in a half-dozen European nations.

Center Financial Corporation operates as the holding company of Center Bank, which offers financial services for small to medium sized business customers in Southern California. Its deposit products include demand deposit accounts, money market accounts, and savings accounts, as well as time certificates of deposit and fixed maturity installment savings. The company offers small business administration loans, trade finance loans, commercial and real estate secured loans, commercial loans, working capital lines, automobile loans and other personal loans, and construction loans. It also provides international banking services, such as letters of credit, acceptances and wire transfers, merchant deposit services, cash management services, travelers’ checks, debit cards, and safe deposit boxes; and Internet banking services. The company serves small and medium sized Korean-American businesses, professionals, and other individuals in Los Angeles metropolitan area, including Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, and San Diego counties. As of December 31, 2009, it operated 19 full-service branches and 1 loan production office, 16 of which are located in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, and San Diego counties. Center Financial Corporation was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Sierra Bancorp was formed in November 2000 and operates primarily through Bank of the Sierra (the Bank), which it acquired in August 2001. The Bank is a California state-chartered bank headquartered in Porterville, California. It opened for business in January 1978, and has since grown to be the largest independent bank head-quartered in the South San Joaquin Valley. Our growth has primarily been organic, but includes the acquisition of Sierra National Bank in 2000. The Bank is a multi-community financial institution that offers a full range of retail and commercial banking services, primarily in the central and southern sections of the San Joaquin Valley. On the southern end, our footprint extends east through the Tehachapi plateau and into the northwestern tip of the Mojave Desert. At the present time, the Company’s only other direct subsidiaries are Sierra Statutory Trust II and Sierra Capital Trust III, which were formed in March 2004 and June 2006, respectively, solely to facilitate the issuance of capital trust pass-through securities (“TRUPS”).

In 1961 Tri-County Financial Corporation opened our first stand alone branch in Leonardtown, with Lexington Park opening 11 years later. The Dunkirk branch opened in 1991, followed by La Plata, Bryans Road, and St. Patrick’s. In 2005, we opened our ninth branch in Prince Frederick and our tenth branch in Lusby in 2008.In 1986, the bank went public and again our name changed; this time to Tri-County Federal Savings Bank. We acquired our current name, Community Bank of Tri-County, in March 1997 when the bank converted to a state-chartered Federal Reserve member bank.Over the past six decades, a lot has changed at CBTC. Our name has changed three times and we have opened nine branches. But many things have remained constant over the years. To be a locally-owned financial institution that is involved in its communities has been a constant business model for the bank. In addition, we have always relied on exceptional customer service to be that which differentiates us from the competition.

Priority Leasing will help you get your equipment priorities straightened out. Doing business as Priority Capital, the company provides commercial financing for businesses throughout the US. It offers a variety of flexible programs including seasonal skip-payment leasing, quarterly payments, and refinancing. The company offers direct financing to its customers and provides in-house leasing options for equipment vendors and franchises. Priority Capital was founded in 1997 and has provided financing services for thousands of companies.

The Wilber Corporation is the holding company for Wilber National Bank, which has about 20 branches in the Catskill Mountains area of upstate New York. It also operates loan production and insurance sales offices. The bank offers traditional deposit products, including checking, savings, and NOW accounts; it also offers trust and investment services and insurance. Commercial real estate loans (about 35%) and residential mortgages (about 30%) dominate a loan portfolio that also includes business and consumer loans. New York-based Community Bank System is buying The Wilber Corporation for some $101 million.

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.

NASB Financial is the holding company for North American Savings Bank, which operates about 15 branches and loan offices in the Kansas City area. Established in 1927, the bank offers a range of deposit products to retail and commercial customers, including checking, savings, and money market accounts and CDs. Its lending activities are fairly evenly split between mortgages secured by residential, commercial, and development properties. Subsidiary Nor-Am sells annuities, mutual funds, and credit life and disability insurance. Chairman David Hancock and his wife Linda (a board member) own a majority of NASB Financial.

GE Commercial Distribution Finance provides specialized financing to manufacturers, distributors, and retailers in the US and Canada. A division of international conglomerate General Electric through its GE Capital unit, GE Commercial Distribution Finance specializes in inventory financing, asset-based lending, accounts receivable financing, rental and purchase order financing, and equipment financing for small to midsized businesses. Industries served include office and technology products, foodservice, electronics and appliances, HVAC equipment, and agricultural equipment.

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