Citigroup, Inc., a global financial services company, provides consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a range of financial products and services, including consumer banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management. The company has two primary segments, Citicorp and Citi Holdings. The Citicorp segment operates as a global bank for businesses and consumers with two primary businesses, Regional Consumer Banking and Institutional Clients Group. The Regional Consumer Banking business provides traditional banking services, including retail banking, branded cards, and small commercial banking in North America, Asia, Latin America, and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The Institutional Clients Group business provides securities and banking services, including investment banking and advisory services, lending, debt and equity sales and trading, institutional brokerage, foreign exchange, structured products, cash instruments and related derivatives, and private banking; and transaction services consisting of treasury and trade solutions, and securities and fund services. The Citi Holdings segment has three businesses: Brokerage and Asset Management, Local Consumer Lending, and Special Asset Pool. The Brokerage and Asset Management business, through its 49% stake in Morgan Stanley Smith Barney joint venture and Nikko Cordial Securities, offers retail brokerage and asset management services. The Local Consumer Lending business provides residential mortgage loans, retail partner card loans, student loans, personal loans, auto loans, commercial real estate, and other consumer loans, as well as western European cards and retail banking services. The Special Asset Pool business is a portfolio of securities, loans, and other assets. Citigroup Inc. has approximately 200 million customer accounts and operates in approximately 140 countries. The company was founded in 1812 and is based in New York, New York.

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. operates as a diversified financial services company. It offers retail banking, corporate and institutional banking, asset management, and residential mortgage banking services. Its retail banking products and services comprise deposit, lending, brokerage, trust, investment management, and cash management services. The company also offers corporate and institutional banking products and services, including lending products, such as secured and unsecured loans, letters of credit and equipment leases; treasury management services comprising cash and investment management, receivables management, disbursement, funds transfer, information reporting, and global trade services; and capital markets-related services, such as foreign exchange, derivatives, loan syndications, mergers and acquisitions advisory and related services for mid-sized corporations, government, not-for-profit entities, and large corporations, as well as offers commercial loan servicing, real estate advisory, and technology solutions for the commercial real estate finance industry. In addition, it manages assets on behalf of institutional and individual investors through equity, fixed income, alternative and cash management separate accounts, and funds, as well as offers market risk management, financial markets advisory, and enterprise investment system services worldwide. Further, the company offers distressed assets, such as commercial residential development loans, cross-border leases, consumer brokered home equity loans, retail and non-prime mortgages, and residential construction loans. It primarily operates in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Michigan, Maryland, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Florida, Missouri, Virginia, Delaware, Washington, D.C., and Wisconsin. As of December 31, 2009, the company operated 2,512 retail banking branches and 6,473 ATMs. The PNC Financial Services Group was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.