APLUS was established in 1956 as Osaka Credit Sales, and later changed it name to Daishinpan, and then to APLUS in 1992. With the prices of some goods the way they are in Japan, a line of credit can come in handy. APLUS offers a range of consumer and commercial financing products and services, including credit cards, consumer loans, installment credit, and leasing services, to individuals as well as small and medium-sized buinesses. APLUS company has more than 4 million credit card customers. Shinsei Bank acquired a majority stake in APLUS in 2004; the move diversified the parent company's activities, which had been focused on providing institutional and retail banking services.

Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin Inc. was founded in 1919 and is based in Madison, Wisconsin. Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin Inc. operates as the holding company for AnchorBank, fsb, which provides various financial products and services in Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and Illinois. Its deposit products include passbook savings accounts, demand deposits, interest bearing checking accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit. The company originates single-family residential, multi-family residential, commercial real estate, construction, and land mortgage loans; consumer loans, including second mortgage and home equity, and education loans; and commercial business loans. It also invests in real estate partnerships. In addition, the company provides credit cards, annuities, and related consumer financial services. As of March 31, 2009, it operated 73 branch offices and 2 loan origination offices.

Northern Bank has a network of nearly 100 branches and about a dozen banking centers. The bank offers services including financial planning, personal and business loans, automobile financing, insurance, and international services. Founded in 1809 as Northern Banking Partnership, Northern Bank was acquired by Danske Bank, Denmark's largest bank, in early 2005.

BancTrust Financial Group, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for BankTrust, which provides various financial services to individuals, small businesses, and other organizations in southern Alabama and northwest Florida. Its deposit products include checking accounts, commercial accounts, and savings accounts, as well as other time deposits, such as daily money market accounts and certificates of deposit. The company’s loan portfolio comprises commercial, commercial real estate, individual and commercial construction, and consumer loans, as well as real estate mortgage loans. It also offers cash management services comprising lock-box, sweep accounts, and remote deposits. In addition, BancTrust Financial Group provides drive-in banking and night deposit facilities, safe deposit boxes, traveler’s checks, direct deposit, automated teller machines, Internet banking, debit and credit card, and telephone banking services. As of January 29, 2010, it operated 42 bank offices in the southern two-thirds of Alabama and 9 bank offices in northwest Florida. BancTrust Financial Group, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Mobile, Alabama.

Surrey Bancorp is the holding company for Surrey Bank & Trust, which serves northwestern North Carolina's Surry County and neighboring portions of Virginia through about five offices and a lending center. The bank offers standard retail services, including checking and savings accounts, CDs, IRAs, and credit and debit cards. Surrey Bank & Trust writes mostly commercial and industrial loans (more than two-thirds of its portfolio), followed by residential mortgages (about 20%). Subsidiary SB&T Insurance sells property/casualty coverage. The bank offers investment services through a third-party provider, UVEST, which is part of LPL Financial.

Clarkston Financial, the holding company for Clarkston State Bank, threw its hat into the ring of retail banking in 1998. The community bank serves area consumers and small to midsized businesses from about five locations in Oakland County, Michigan, north of Detroit. The bank offers standard deposit services, including checking, savings, and money market accounts, certificates of deposit, and IRAs. Clarkston Savings Bank uses these funds primarily to originate real estate loans; commercial mortgages account for the largest portion of its portfolio, followed by residential mortgages and construction and land development loans.

The First of Long Island wants to be the first thing on Long Islanders' minds. The company owns The First National Bank of Long Island, which offers a variety of lending, investment, and deposit services through about two dozen branches on New York's Long Island and in Manhattan. Loans secured by real estate, including residential and commercial mortgages, home equity loans, and construction loans, make up more than 85% of the bank's loan portfolio. To a lesser extent, the bank also writes business and consumer loans. Other services include checking and savings accounts, IRAs, CDs, and credit cards. Subsidiary The First of Long Island Agency sells mutual funds and annuities.

LNB Bancorp is the holding company for The Lorain National Bank, which operates more than 20 branches in Ohio's Cuyahoga, Erie, Lorain, and Summit counties. The bank serves local businesses and individuals, offering such deposit products as checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, CDs, and IRAs. It also offers trust services and credit cards. The bank's lending activities primarily consist of commercial loans (approximately 60% of its portfolio) and real estate mortgages, as well as installment and home equity loans. The Lorain National Bank offers brokerage and investment services to customers through an agreement with Investment Centers of America.

Whitney Holding Corporation was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana. Whitney Holding Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Whitney National Bank that provides community banking services to commercial, small business, and retail customers. Whitney Holding Corporation offers various deposit products, such as non interest bearing demand deposits, interest-bearing deposits, NOW account, money market, savings, and other time deposits. Its loan portfolio includes commercial and industrial; commercial real estate; construction, land, and land development; residential mortgage; and consumer loans, as well as secured and unsecured loan products, such as revolving credit facilities. The company also offers letters of credit, financial guarantees, and financing for the development of housing. In addition, it provides treasury management services; trust and investment management services to retirement plans; investment brokerage services; and annuity products, as well as personal and business lines of insurance to customers in northwest Florida and the New Orleans metropolitan area. Whitney Holding Corporation offers its services in Texas, southern Louisiana, coastal region of Mississippi, central and south Alabama, and the western panhandle and the Tampa Bay metropolitan area of Florida, as well as in Grand Cayman in the British West Indies.

The Eighteenth Bank, Limited,the bank has more than 90 offices in its home prefecture, as well as about a dozen more in the nearby prefectures of Fukuoka, Kumamoto, and Yamaguchi; it also has a presence in both Osaka and Tokyo. In addition to offering traditional deposit banking services, the Eighteenth Bank and its subsidiaries are active in such business areas as leasing, credit cards, and economic research.

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