Steven van Wyk

ING Bank FSB has Electric OrangeSM checking, an easy-to-use checking account that also pays a great interest rate. The Orange Savings Account lets you save with no fees, no minimums and a great rate. The Orange Mortgage has low closing costs, a simple, no-hassle application, and great rates that can save the customer thousands on their mortgage. And the firm added ShareBuilder, an online brokerage designed to make investing easy and affordable for everyone. ING DIRECT's CEO of Savings, Arkadi Kuhlmann, inspires Americans to become savers and get their money working for them. The firm's unique approach to banking is backed by ING (NYSE:ING), a global financial institution of Dutch origin offering banking, insurance and asset management to over 85 million private, corporate and institutional clients in more than 50 countries. ING DIRECT is a member of the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation). ING DIRECT (the operating name of ING Bank, fsb) is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware with innovative ING DIRECT Cafés in multiple locations across the U.S. where the customer can experience what Orange is all about! Open an account and the customer will be joining more than 7.5 million Customers who save their money with ING DIRECT in the US, and the 21 million Customers served by ING DIRECT divisions in Canada, Australia, France, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, Austria and Germany.

ING Bank NV engages in the provision of banking, investment, life insurance, and retirement services. It operates through the following segments: Retail Netherlands, Retail Belgium, Retail Germany, Retail Other, Wholesale Banking, and Corporate Line Banking. The Retail Netherlands segment offers current and savings accounts, business lending, mortgages, and other consumer lending in the Netherlands. The Retail Belgium segment focuses in the retail and private banking activities in Belgium and offered services like the Netherland segment. The Retail Germany segment consists of current and savings accounts, mortgages, and other customer lending. The Retail Other segment comprises income from retail banking activities in the rest of the world, including the SME and mid-corporate segments. The Wholesale Banking segment include income from wholesale banking activities (a full range of products is offered from cash management to corporate finance), real estate, and lease. The Corporate Line Banking segment comprises corporate line banking and the run-off portfolio of Real Estate. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

HSBC Bank Plc provides commercial banking and financial services. It operates in four businesses: Retail Banking and Wealth Management, Commercial Banking, Global Banking and Markets, and Global Private Banking. The Retail Banking and Wealth Management business offers personal banking, mortgages, loans, credit cards, savings and investments and insurance services. The Commercial Banking business offers financial products and services to enable them to operate efficiently and meet their business aspirations. The Global Banking and Markets business offers capital financing, transaction and advisory banking services, trade, research, securities services and global liquidity and cash management. The Global Private Banking business offers investment management, incorporating advisory, discretionary and brokerage, private wealth solutions, comprising trusts and estate planning services. The company was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.