U.S. Bancorp is an American bank holding company based in Minneapolis,Minnesota,and incorporated in Delaware. It is the parent company of U.S. Bank National Association,and is the fifth largest banking institution in the United States. The company provides banking,investment,mortgage,trust,and payment services products to individuals,businesses,governmental entities,and other financial institutions. As of 2019,it had 3,106 branches and 4,842 automated teller machines,primarily in the Western and Midwestern United States. In 2023 it ranked 149th on the Fortune 500,and it is considered a systemically important bank by the Financial Stability Board. The company also owns Elavon,a processor of credit card transactions for merchants,and Elan Financial Services,a credit card issuer that issues credit card products on behalf of small credit unions and banks across the U.S.
TD Banknorth,formerly Banknorth,was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Toronto-Dominion Bank which conducted banking and insurance activities,primarily serving the northeastern area of the United States,headquartered in Portland,Maine. The bank became TD Bank,N.A. on May 31,2008.
WSFS Financial Corporation is a financial services company. Its primary subsidiary,WSFS Bank,a federal savings bank,is the largest and longest-standing locally managed bank and trust company headquartered in Delaware and the Greater Delaware Valley. WSFS operates from 114 offices,88 of which are banking offices,located in Pennsylvania (57),Delaware (39),New Jersey (14),Florida (2),Virginia (1) and Nevada (1) and provides comprehensive financial services including commercial banking,retail banking,cash management and trust and wealth management.
The Dime Community Bank,originally known as the Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh,is a local,FDIC-insured bank headquartered in Hauppauge,New York. Founded in 1864,the bank was originally based in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn,New York,and continues to operate with a strong market presence in this area. In 2017,Dime moved its headquarters to Brooklyn Heights. On Monday,February 1,2021,Bridge Bancorp Inc. and Dime Community Bancshares successfully closed on a merger of equals. The bank headquarters is currently in Hauppauge,NY.
Northeast Bank is a Maine-based full-service financial institution. Their National Lending group purchases and originates commercial loans on a nationwide basis while the Community Banking group offers personal and business banking services within Maine via nine branches. Additionally,ableBanking,a division of Northeast Bank,offers online savings products to consumers nationwide. Information regarding Northeast Bank can be found at www.northeastbank.com.
The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) is an independent agency of the United States government that provides support to entrepreneurs and small businesses. The mission of the Small Business Administration is "to maintain and strengthen the nation's economy by enabling the establishment and viability of small businesses and by assisting in the economic recovery of communities after disasters." The agency's activities have been summarized as the "3 Cs" of capital,contracts and counseling.
Fred Philip Hochberg is an American businessman and civic leader. After nearly two decades as an executive,including five years as president at the Lillian Vernon Corporation,he then served in various leadership roles at U.S. government agencies,non-profit organizations,and in academia. From 2009 to 2017,he was chairman and president of the Export–Import Bank of the United States,becoming the institution's longest-serving chairman.
Karen Gordon Mills is an American businessperson and former government official who served as the 23rd Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). She was nominated by President-elect Barack Obama on December 19,2008,confirmed unanimously by the Senate on April 2,2009,and sworn in on April 6,2009. During her tenure,her office was elevated to the rank of Cabinet-level officer,expanding her power on policy decisions and granting her inclusion in the President's cabinet meetings. On February 11,2013,she announced her resignation as Administrator and left the post on September 1,2013.
The administrator of the Small Business Administration is the head of the Small Business Administration of the United States. The administrator is responsible for managing and the day-to-day operations of the agency. The administrator is nominated by the president of the United States and must be confirmed by a vote of the Senate.
Hanmi Bank Corporation is a community bank headquartered in Los Angeles,California,with 35 branches and eight loan production offices in California,Texas,Illinois,New York,New Jersey and Virginia.
Jovita Carranza is an American businesswoman who served as the 26th Administrator of the Small Business Administration from 2020 to 2021,having previously served as the 44th Treasurer of the United States from 2017 to 2020. She was appointed to both roles by President Donald Trump. Before that she served as the Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration from December 2006 to January 2009. Appointed by President George W. Bush,Carranza was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Prior to her first appointment to the SBA,Carranza served as Vice President of Air Operations for United Parcel Service (UPS) at its facility in Louisville,Kentucky.
EagleBank is a community bank headquartered in Bethesda,Maryland with operations in the Washington,D.C. metropolitan area including 16 branches and five lending offices in Montgomery County,Maryland;Washington,D.C.;and Northern Virginia. The bank has an above-above average exposure to commercial real estate,with 81% of all loans secured by commercial real estate. The bank owns the naming rights to the EagleBank Arena.
Maria Contreras-Sweet is an American businesswoman and former government official who served as the 24th Administrator of the Small Business Administration from 2014 to 2017. She was the executive chairwoman and founder of ProAmérica Bank,a commercial bank focusing on small to mid-sized businesses with a specialty in the Latino community. Born in Guadalajara,Mexico,Contreras-Sweet immigrated to Los Angeles,California and has since been involved in both the private sector founding a private equity firm and in public service as the California Secretary of Business,Transportation,and Housing under Governor Gray Davis.
Ami Kassar is the founder and CEO of MultiFunding,and the author of The Growth Dilemma. He is a small business advocate and a nationally renowned expert on access to capital for entrepreneurs. In addition,Kassar writes a regular column for Inc.com and is a speaker at universities and business events across the country on topics such as entrepreneurship and access to capital.
PacWest Bancorp is an American bank holding company based in Beverly Hills,California,with one wholly owned banking subsidiary,Pacific Western Bank. It is a subsidiary of Banc of California.
Joseph M. Otting is an American businessman and government official. He served as the 31st Comptroller of the Currency from November 27,2017 to May 29,2020.
Atlantic Coast Financial Corporation was an American publicly traded bank holding company headquartered in Jacksonville,Florida and listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market,which wholly owned Atlantic Coast Bank. In 2018,Ameris Bancorp completed its acquisition of Atlantic Coast Bank. The banks services were focused primarily on personal banking and business banking in the Northeast Florida,Central Florida and Southeast Georgia regions. The company has been recognized by the Jacksonville Business Journal as one of north Florida's "Best Places to Work" in both 2015 and 2016,and was also selected as one of Florida's "Best Companies" by Florida Trend Magazine in July 2016.
Beth Elaine Mooney is an American financial executive who is the first woman to be CEO of a top-20 U.S. bank. On May 1,2011 KeyCorp named Mooney its chairwoman and chief executive officer of the Cleveland,Ohio-based bank. From November 2010 until May 1,2011,she was the president and the chief operating officer at KeyCorp.
Live Oak Bank,a subsidiary of Live Oak Bancshares,Inc.,is an American bank. Headquartered in Wilmington,North Carolina,it serves small business owners in all 50 states and was the leading SBA by dollar volume in 2022.
Ameris Bancorp is a bank holding company headquartered in Atlanta,Georgia. Through its bank subsidiary,Ameris Bank,the company operates full-service branches in Georgia,Alabama,Florida,North Carolina and South Carolina,and mortgage-only locations in Georgia,Alabama,Florida,North Carolina,South Carolina,Virginia,Maryland,and Tennessee.
