Best finance companies in Saint Petersburg, FL

Republic Bancorp Inc. is a Michigan bank holding company that provides commercial, retail and mortgage banking products and specializes in personal service. They are the 3rd largest bank holding company headquartered in Michigan and the 84th largest bank holding company in the country. Through their banking subsidiary, Republic Bank and its 102 banking and mortgage loan offices located throughout Michigan, the greater Cleveland, Ohio area, and Indianapolis, Indiana, they provide traditional banking products and services to consumers and small- to medium-size businesses. Their primary focus is on real estate-secured lending, including commercial loans, Small Business Association, or SBA, loans, mortgage loans and home equity loans and lines of credit.

United Community Banks, Inc. is the third-largest traditional bank holding company in Georgia. Headquartered in Blairsville, GA, United Community Bank operates over 100 locations throughout north Georgia, metro Atlanta, coastal Georgia, western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. Based on feedback over the past year, United Community Bank has rated an average 95%* in customer satisfaction each month-the best in the U.S. banking industry. To achieve this high level of satisfaction, our bankers must provide extraordinary service to every customer during every transaction. And they do.

FIS, founded in 1968, is a global leader in financial services technology. It focuses on retail and institutional banking, payments, asset and wealth management, risk and compliance, and outsourcing solutions. Headquarted in Jacksonville, FL, FIS currently has more than 55,000 worldwide employees, and more than 20,000 clients in over 130 countries. After acquiring financial technology firms, such as Certegy in 2006, eFunds in 2007 and Metavante in 2009, FIS broadened its reach worldwide and earned a place on the fortune 500 listing.

Advance America, Cash Advance Centers Inc. provides cash advance services primarily in the United States. The company offers cash advance services comprising cash advances and installment loans to middle-income working individuals; check-cashing services; pre-paid debit cards; and money orders and money transfer, and bill payment services as an agent of a licensed third-party money transmitter. As of December 31, 2011, it operated 2,541 centers in 29 states in the United States, 33 centers in the United Kingdom, and 10 centers in Canada, as well as had 13 limited licensees in the United Kingdom. The company operates its centers under the Advance America, National Cash Advance, Check Advance, First American Cash Advance, First American Cash Loans, First American Loans, Purpose Financial, and Purpose Money brands. Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Spartanburg, South Carolina. As of April 23, 2012, Advance America, Cash Advance Centers Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Grupo Elektra SA de CV.