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. It has 3,106 branches and 4,842 automated teller machines,primarily in the Western and Midwestern United States. It is ranked 117th 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 122 offices,94 of which are banking offices,located in Pennsylvania (63),Delaware (39),New Jersey (18),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 originally based in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn,New York,operating in the area since 1864. 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 U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is a United States government agency 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 Government. President Barack Obama announced in January 2012 that he would elevate the SBA administrator into the Cabinet,a position it last held during the Clinton administration.
United Community Banks,Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Blairsville,Georgia,with executive offices in Greenville,South Carolina. United is one of the largest full-service financial institutions in the Southeast,with $18.6 billion in assets,and 161 offices in Florida,Georgia,North Carolina,South Carolina and Tennessee. United Community Bank,United's wholly owned bank subsidiary,specializes in personalized community banking services for individuals,small businesses and companies throughout its geographic footprint,including Florida under the brand Seaside Bank and Trust. Services include a full range of consumer and commercial banking products,including mortgage,advisory,treasury management,and wealth management.
Jovita Carranza is an American businesswoman who served as the Administrator of the Small Business Administration from 2020 to 2021. She previously served as the 44th Treasurer of the United States from 2017 to 2020 after being appointed by President Donald Trump. Before that she served as the Deputy Administrator for the United States 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 assets of more than $10 billion,with operations in the Washington,D.C. metropolitan area. EagleBank conducts full service commercial banking through small footprint of 20 branches in Montgomery County,Maryland;Washington,D.C.;and Northern Virginia. EagleBank is primarily known for Commercial Real Estate (CRE) loans with CRE comprising two thirds of the bank's loan portfolio as of September 2019. The bank was founded in 1998 under the holding company Eagle Bancorp Inc,which was established in 1997.
Maria Contreras-Sweet is an American businessperson 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. Kassar's company,MultiFunding,has helped over 700 entrepreneurs across America raise capital for their businesses.
Glacier Bancorp,Inc. is a regional multi-bank holding company headquartered in Kalispell,Montana. It is a successor corporation to the Delaware corporation originally incorporated in 1990. The company provides commercial banking services from locations in Montana,Idaho,Utah,Washington,Wyoming,Colorado,and Arizona through its wholly owned bank subsidiary,Glacier Bank.
Patriot Bank,N.A. (PNBK) is the bank holding company for Stamford,Connecticut-based Patriot Bank NA, which has locations in Connecticut and New York State. Patriot Bank provides retail and commercial banking services to local businesses,nonprofits,municipalities,families,and individuals throughout southern Connecticut and Westchester County,New York. The company is traded on NASDAQ as PNBK.
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.
Ameris Bancorp is a bank holding company headquartered in Atlanta. 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.
LendingClub Bank is an online-focused community bank headquartered in Lehi,Utah. LendingClub Bank is a member of the FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender as well as a member of the NYCE SUM ATM network.
