The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago is an $88.1 billion wholesale bank and one of 12 district banks chartered in 1932 by the U.S. Congress to ensure a secure source of mortgage funds to thrifts, insurance companies, and housing finance institutions. In 1989, the charter was expanded to include commercial banks and credit unions through the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (FIRREA). Today, the FHLB System, which is regulated by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is over 8,000 members strong.

Wainwright Bank & Trust serves musical and non-musical customers alike from about a dozen branches in the Boston area. Serving individuals, businesses, municipalities, and not-for-profits, the bank is dedicated to progressive causes; it provides financing to organizations involved in affordable housing, preservation of natural resources, diversity programs, and health care for the homeless, elderly, and mentally disabled. It also originates "green loans" -- reduced-rate home equity loans for solar energy installations. Wainwright Bank & Trust a division of Eastern Bank Corporation, a mutually owned Massachusetts lender with some 90 branches.

Nedbank Group provides commercial and personal financial services in South Africa and other parts of the continent. The company offers a range of wholesale and retail banking services through principal business clusters Nedbank Corporate Banking, Nedbank Retail, Nedbank Business Banking and Nedbank Capital (investment banking). Other services include property finance, private banking, asset management, credit card processing, bancassurance, and foreign exchange and securities trading. Nedbank's 50.1%-owned Imperial Bank subsidiary focuses on motor vehicle finance, but also offers property, professional and supplier asset finance. UK-based insurer Old Mutual owns a controlling stake in Nedbank Group.

STAR Financial Group's flagship subsidiary STAR Financial Bank has about 40 locations in central and northeastern Indiana. It offers a full complement of deposit and lending products and services, including checking and savings accounts, CDs, IRAs, and health savings accounts. Residential mortgage loans account for the largest portion of the bank's loan portfolio, followed by commercial mortgages, business loans, and loans to individuals. The company's STAR Wealth Management unit offers financial planning services, while STAR Insurance Agency sells various types of insurance including homeowners, auto, life, health, and commercial coverage.

State Street Bank provides custody, shareholder services, brokerage, securities finance, research, and other management services for institutional clients around the world. Customers include mutual funds, pension plans, and investment managers. At the top of the custody-services heap, State Street has about $19 trillion in assets under custody. It also has nearly $2 trillion in assets under administration. Other subsidiaries include asset manager State Street Global Advisors and State Street Alternative Investment Solutions.

Monroe Bancorp owns Monroe Bank, which operates about 20 branches in the central part of the state. Founded in 1892, the bank provides standard products such as checking and savings accounts, CDs, and credit cards. Its lending activities consist mainly of real estate loans, including commercial and residential mortgages, construction and home equity loans, and farmland loans. The bank also provides trust, investment advisory, private banking, estate planning, and brokerage services. Old National Bancorp is buying Monroe Bancorp for more than $80 million.

County Bank Corp is the holding company for Lapeer County Bank & Trust (LCBT), which operates about 10 branches in southeastern Michigan's Lapeer County, north of Detroit. Founded in 1902, the bank offers traditional services such as checking and savings accounts, CDs, IRAs, and and trust services. LCBT focuses on real estate lending: Commercial and single-family residential mortgages together make up approximately three-quarters of its loan portfolio.

Midland Capital Holdings Corporation operates as the holding company for Midland Federal Savings and Loan Association, which offers banking services in Illinois. It provides regular passbook accounts, NOW accounts, money market deposit accounts, and fixed interest rate certificates of deposits. The company loan portfolio comprises first mortgage real estate loans secured by owner occupied one- to four-family residential property; multifamily residential loans; consumer loans, including educational loans, automobile loans, and loans secured by savings deposits

The Chiba Bank serves Japan's Chiba prefecture -- located east of Tokyo -- through about 170 branches and sub-branches. The bank, in addition to providing traditional banking services to individuals and businesses, offers investment trusts, credit cards, leasing, financial consulting, annuities, and securities. Its lending focuses on home mortgages, regional businesses, and residential construction companies. The bank has more than 28,000 ATMs nationwide and operates international offices in Hong Kong, London, New York, and Shanghai. In 2008 Chiba Bank joined with banks in Thailand and China to provide financial services in those countries.

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.

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