Bank of America (NYSE: BAC)
Bank of America Corporation, a holding company, provides banking and nonbanking financial services and products in the United States and internationally. They serve the financial needs of 98 percent of the U.S. Fortune 500 and one in three midsized to large companies across the United States and in more than 20 countries.Bank of America was founded in 1874 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Branch Bank and Trust (NYSE: BBT)
BB&T Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides various banking and financial services in the United States. The company's lending activities include small business, commercial middle market, real estate, retail, home equity, sales finance, home mortgage, and commercial mortgage lending. BB&T was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Capital Bank (NYSE: CBKN)
Capital Bank Corporation operates as the holding company for Capital Bank, which provides general commercial banking services in North Carolina. Its loan portfolio includes real estate, construction, businesses, agriculture, personal uses, home improvement, and automobiles loans, as well as equity lines of credit, credit loans, and consumer loans. Capital Bank Corporation was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Capmark
Formerly known as the GMAC Commercial Mortgage family of companies, Capmark is a leading real estate financial company with three core businesses: lending and mortgage banking, investments and funds management, and services. Capmark operates in North America, Europe and Asia.

Cardinal State Bank (NYSE: CSNC)
Cardinal State Bank is a North Carolina-chartered banking corporation that offers a full array of commercial and retail banking services. Cardinal State Bank offers retail and commercial deposit services, retail and commercial loans, trust and estate planning services, mortgage loans, construction loans, safe deposit boxes, online banking and online cash management. The Bank operates for the primary purpose of serving the banking needs of individuals and small to medium-sized businesses in its market area.

CICNC - Community Investment Corporation of NC
In December of 1990, in an effort to address the shortage of affordable housing in North Carolina, the North Carolina Bankers Association formed Community Investment Corporation of North Carolina (CICNC). CICNC is an affordable housing loan consortium whose sole purpose is to provide long term, permanent financing for the development of low-moderate income multifamily and elderly housing.

First Citizens Bank (NYSE: FCNCA)
First Citizens BancShares, Inc. operates as the holding company for First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company (FCB) which provides full-service banking services for retail and commercial customers. One of the largest family-controlled banks in the United States, the company offers commercial and consumer lending; deposit and cash management products; cardholder, merchant, and wealth management services; and various other products; as well as services incidental to commercial banking. First Citizens Bank was founded in 1898 and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

First National Bank and Trust
Headquartered in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, the bank was established in 1956. From its inception, First National Bank & Trust has been committed to remaining a locally owned and operated so that it can continue to serve the local communities and their interests.

Gateway (NYSE: GBTS)
The Bank is a chartered commercial bank with banking and insurance agency offices in eastern and central North Carolina and eastern Virginia. The Bank serves its customers from 24 offices: 13 in Virginia, 11 in North Carolina and a private banking center in Raleigh.

Harrington Bank
In June of 1999, Harrington Financial Group, a holding company based in Richmond, Indiana, opened an independent operating unit in the Europa Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. This new bank opened its doors with the mission to bring true community banking back to the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area by establishing a high level of customer service not seen in other local banks.

Mechanics and Farmers Bank (NYSE: MFBP)
A full-service commercial bank offering business and consumer loans, checking accounts, certificates of deposit, money market investment and savings accounts, Internet banking and other products and services. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.

Paragon Bank
An affiliate of Capitol Bancorp Limited (NYSE: CBC), Paragon Bank & Trust was established in 1990 to offer highly personalized service to individuals, executives, professionals, and small businesses

RBC Centura
As a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE: RY) since 2001, RBC Centura is part of one the largest financial services companies in North America. RBC Centura offers a wide range of financial advice and services including business and personal loans, insurance, small business and commercial products, Knowledge-Based Industries specialty banking, and residential and commercial mortgages.

SunTrust Bank (NYSE: STI)
SunTrust Banks, Inc., with total assets of $182.2 billion on December 31, 2006, is one of the nation's largest and strongest financial holding companies. Through its banking subsidiaries, the company provides deposit, credit, trust, and investment services to a broad range of retail, business, and institutional clients. SunTrust Banks was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Wachovia Bank (NYSE: WB)
Wachovia Corporation operates as a bank holding company. It engages in capital management, the general bank, wealth management, and the corporate and investment bank businesses. Wachovia was founded in 1879 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.