Steven James Didion

Founded in 1915, Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett is a full-service brokerage firm headquartered in Chicago. The firm provides sales, trading, research and corporate finance services for community banks and thrifts. Their equity capital markets department specializes in sales, trading, research and investment banking services for community banks and thrifts. Through their private client services department, the firm provides investment advice and products to both individual and institutional customers. Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett is the exclusive provider of capital markets services for the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA). Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett offers fixed-income products and services through a strategic initiative with Memphis, Tennessee-based Sparks IBG. A majority of the financial institutions followed by Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett's research analysts on the Nasdaq National Market although some are closely-held and are traded in the pink sheets or on the OTC bulletin board. The firm is a member of FINRA and the SICP. Clearing services are provided through First Clearing LLC.

Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. operates as a bank holding company, which through its subsidiary, Wilshire State Bank, provides financial products and services. It offers various deposit products, including certificates of deposit, regular savings accounts, money market accounts, checking and negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, instalment savings accounts, and individual retirement accounts. Its loan portfolio comprises of commercial real estate and home mortgage lending, commercial business lending and trade finance, small business administration lending and construction lending, as well as consumer loans, such as personal loans, auto loans, and other loans. The company was founded in December 2003 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Wilshire Bank operated as a commercial bank, which focused on commercial real estate lending and general commercial banking, with its primary market encompassing the multi-ethnic populations of the Los Angeles. The company was founded in 1980 and was headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Rock Bancshares, Inc. operates as a bank holding company which provides personal and commercial banking services. The company was founded on January 12, 2004 and is headquartered in Little Rock, AR.

JCSD Capital LLC (JCSD) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Walnut Creek, California. Founded in 2004, JCSD serves as general partner and investment adviser to two private investment funds.

Heartland Bank (Arkansas) , part of Rock Bancshares, Inc., is an American company located in Bryant, AR, involved in state commercial banks.