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	Sallie Mae Sallie Mae is the largest provider of student loans and banking products for students, graduates, and their families in the United States.
	Falcon Private Bank Falcon Private Bank is a Swiss private bank with about $12 billion in assets under management. The Bank operates in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
	Credit One Bank Credit One Bank is one of the largest issuers of VISA credit cards in America. Credit One’s cards are even available to those who have had credit problems in the past and those who may have little credit history.
	Ally Bank Ally Bank is a direct bank in the US that offers online savings, interest checking, money market accounts and CDs. Ally Bank's accounts have no minimum balance requirement and no monthly service charges. Ally Bank was named Best Online Bank by MONEY Magazine in 2012.
	American Express American Express is the largest card issuer by purchase volume in the world. The company offers personal charge & credit cards, small business charge & credit cards, corporate cards, gift cards, prepaid cards, rewards, travel, savings, business services, insurance and more.
	Forex Bank Forex Bank AB provides currency exchange, savings and loans, credit cards, cashier and money transfer services. It is one of the world’s largest foreign exchange bureaus.
	HSBC USA HSBC Bank USA is the American subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc. With total assets of $184 billion as of March 2013, the Bank serves about 4 million customers through a network of more than 250 branches across the United States.
	Sterling Savings Bank Sterling Savings Bank is the largest commercial bank based in Washington state and one of the largest regional community banks in the Western United States.
	Heritage Bank Heritage is the largest member-owned bank in Australia. The principal activity of Heritage is the provision of financial services to its members.
	Banco Azteca Banco Azteca is one the largest banks in Mexico in terms of coverage. The Bank operates a network of over 1400 branches throughout the country.
	Caixa Econômica Federal (CEF) CAIXA is the biggest public bank in Latin America. The customer base was expanded by 42% over the past years, rising from 23.1 million to 33.6 million people.
	Zenith Bank Zenith Bank is the largest bank in Nigeria and in all of West Africa, with total assets of 15.22 billion US dollars at June 30, 2012. The bank was established in May 1990 and started operations in July same year as a commercial bank.
	Banorte Banorte is one of Mexico's largest and oldest financial institutions. It provides a full range of services, serving more than 15 million clients. Banorte is the last remaining large bank in Mexico controlled by local shareholders.
	Bradesco Banco Bradesco is one of the biggest banks in Brazil along with Banco do Brasil, Itaú Unibanco and Santander Brasil. It has the most extensive private-sector branch and service network in the country. As of April 5, 2013, Bradesco had a market capitalization of about US$70.6 billion
	Laurentian Bank of Canada Laurentian Bank of Canada is a Canadian based bank operating through a network of about 160 branches located primarily in Quebec and western Canada.
	National Bank of Canada National Bank of Canada is one of the top banks in Canada and the leading bank in Quebec with 184.783 billion in total assets as of April 30, 2013. It has branches throughout Canada as well as numerous offices around the world.
	Commonwealth Bank Commonwealth Bank is the largest bank by market capitalization in Australia, with businesses across New Zealand, Fiji, Asia, USA and the United Kingdom. It is Australia’s leading provider of integrated financial services including retail banking, premium banking, business banking, etc.
	National Australia Bank National Australia Bank is one of the 'big four' Australian banks, with ANZ, Westpac, and Commonwealth Bank. It operates across 10 countries serving over 8.4 million consumer and business banking customers.
	la Caixa "la Caixa" is the leading savings bank in Spain and the third largest Spanish financial group. It serves about 11 million customers.
	Mizuho Financial Group Mizuho Financial Group (MHFG) is one of the largest financial institutions in Japan. As of June 30, 2011, the company had total assets of over US$1.94 trillion.
	Westpac Westpac is the largest bank in Australia by market capitalisation and the second-largest bank in New Zealand. The Bank serves some 10 million customers through more than 1,200 branches.
	Bank of New Zealand Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) is one of largest banks in New Zealand and provides various financial services to individuals, corporate companies, and agribusiness clients in New Zealand and Singapore. BNZ is now owned by National Australia Bank.
	OCBC OCBC is one of the largest local banks in Singapore and the second largest financial institution in Southeast Asia in terms of assets.
	Public Bank Berhad (PBB) Public Bank Berhad (PBB) is a leading provider of financial services in Malaysia with banking operations in Hong Kong and China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Sri Lanka.
	DZ BANK is the fifth largest bank in Germany and is acting as central bank for approximately 1,000 cooperative banks, which serve 30 million customers from a combined 12,000 branch offices across Germany.
	National Commercial Bank National Commercial Bank (Alahli Bank) is the largest Bank in terms of capital in the Arab world. NCB is the most prominent of Saudi banks and was the first bank established in Saudi Arabia. Bank provides the highest standards in Islamic banking, with a customer-focused approach that emphasizes service, quality convenience, and innovation.
	Samba Financial Group Samba Financial Group is the third largest banking group in Saudi Arabia. Samba was established on February 12, 1980 with the takeover of Citibank branches in Jeddah and Riyadh in accordance with a Saudi nostrification program.
	First National Bank First National Bank (FNB) is the oldest bank in South Africa, and can be traced back to the Eastern Province Bank formed in Grahamstown in 1838. Today, FNB trades as a division of FirstRand Bank.
	First Bank of Nigeria FBN is one of the largest banks operating in Nigeria. The company was named the Best Bank in Nigeria by Global Finance magazine in March 2011.
	Scotiabank Scotiabank (Bank of Nova Scotia) is the third largest bank in Canada by deposits and market capitalization. Scotiabank is Canada's most international bank with about 3,000 branches in more than 55 countries.
	Toronto-Dominion Bank Toronto-Dominion Bank was created in 1955 through the merger of the Bank of Toronto and Dominion Bank. In Canada, the bank operates as TD Canada Trust and serves more than 11 million customers. Toronto-Dominion Bank is the second largest bank in Canada by market capitalization and deposits and the 6th largest bank in North America.
	Bank of America Bank of America (BoA) is the second largest bank in the United States by assets, deposits and market capitalization after J.P.Morgan Chase. BoA also boasts one of the country's most extensive branch networks with more than 5,900 locations covering some 40 states from coast to coast.
	Wells Fargo Wells Fargo is a diversified financial services company providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgages and other services through more than 10,000 branches and over 12,000 ATMs worldwide.
	Swedbank Swedbank is a leading Nordic-Baltic banking group with 9.5 million private customers and 650,000 corporate customers. In June 2010, the balance sheet amounted to SEK 1,905 billion and the number of employees totaled about 17,500.
	Barclays Barclays is a major global financial institution providing financial services to approximately 50 million customers around the globe. Currently, Barclays is the second largest bank in the UK based on asset size.