Bank Pembangunan Malaysia, the government-owned bank's primary mandate is to provide financing for infrastructure, maritime, and high-tech projects. Infrastructure loans account for about 85% of the bank's lending activity. Former subsidiary SME Bank, which focuses on lending and other financial services for small and medium-sized enterprises, was separated from Bank Pembangunan in 2008. The demerger allows Bank Pembangunan to focus on core services. Its remaining subsidiary Global Maritime Ventures (GMV) provides venture capital for the maritime industry. Bank Pembangunan, which was founded in 1974, offers conventional and Islamic financing services.

HSBC USA, a subsidiary of British banking behemoth HSBC Holdings, operates HSBC Bank USA. With some 375 offices, the bank has one of the largest branch networks in New York State, plus more than 100 additional locations in about a dozen other states and Washington, DC; California, New Jersey, and Florida are its next largest markets. The bank offers personal, commercial, and mortgage banking services, with a loan portfolio dominated by residential mortgages, commercial loans, and credit card loans. HSBC Bank USA's personal financial services segment also provides mutual funds, investments, and insurance.

First United is the holding company for First United Bank & Trust and other financial services subsidiaries. Founded in 1900, the bank operates about 25 branches in the panhandles of western Maryland and eastern West Virginia, as well as the Morgantown, West Virginia area. The bank provides standard services such as checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, and CDs, as well as retirement and trust services. Commercial loans make up the largest portion of the company's loan portfolio (more than 45%), followed by real estate mortgages (more than 35%), consumer installment loans, and construction loans.

Agricultural Bank of Greece S.A, known as ATEbank, provides retail and commercial financial services to individuals and businesses. Pursuant to its original mission, it also offers credit and other services to the agricultural community. ATEbank has about 960 ATMs and some 480 offices in Greece and nearly 30 branches abroad in places such as Romania and Germany. Subsidiaries offer credit cards, insurance, leasing, and investment products. The Greek government owns some 77% of the company's shares. The bank's charter requires that the state own at least 51% of its shares.

C. Hoare & Co.,established in 1672 by Sir Richard Hoare, the bank began as a goldsmith under the sign of the golden bottle, where the bank's first lending activities were undertaken. The golden bottle remains a symbol of the bank, which has two London locations. C. Hoare & Co. offers a variety of savings and investment services (such as loans, mortgages, individual savings accounts, personal equity plans, and investment advice) as well as a host of services and consultation for tax and estate planning. The private bank, which caters to the very wealthy, is still run by the descendants of the founder.

ASB Financial Corp. ("ASB" or the "Corporation"), a unitary savings and loan holding company incorporated under the laws of the State of Ohio, owns all of the issued and outstanding common shares of American Savings Bank, fsb ("American" or the "Savings Bank"), a federal savings bank. Other than investing excess funds, ASB's activities have been limited primarily to holding the common shares of American.

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.

Red Capital Group supplies the green for commercial real estate development. The company specializes in financing for affordable housing, multifamily residential real estate, assisted living facilities, medical office buildings, and community hospitals. It also finances industrial, and retail properties, hotels, and self-storage facilities. Red Capital Group consists of three firms: lender Red Mortgage Capital; Red Capital Markets, which underwrites housing bonds; and asset manager Red Capital Advisors. Red Capital Group has more than 10 offices in the US. ORIX USA bought the firm in 2010 from PNC Financial Services, which had acquired it in a takeover of Red Capital's previous parent, National City, in 2008.

CommerceFirst Bancorp is the holding company for CommerceFirst Bank, which opened in 2000 and now has five branches in central Maryland. Catering to small to midsized businesses and professional clients, it offers deposit products including checking and savings accounts, NOW and money market accounts, and certificates of deposit. The bank mainly uses funds from deposits to write business loans (including Small Business Administration loans) and mortgages. Executive officers and board members of CommerceFirst Bancorp collectively own more than 20% of the company.

Bridge Capital Holdings has groups devoted to technology banking and international banking. Its Bridge Capital Finance unit provides factoring and asset-based lending services.Bridge Capital Holdings helps its business clients get from here to there. It is the holding company of Bridge Bank, which caters to small, midsized, and emerging businesses in California's Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay area. The bank has regional branches in Palo Alto and San Jose; it also has Small Business Administration (SBA) loan production offices in Pleasanton and San Francisco. Additional SBA offices are located in Irvine, California; Dallas; and Reston, Virginia.

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