Founded in 1845 in Pittsburgh, PA with a Main Street banking model, PNC Financial Services Group, Inc — the American bank holding company and financial services corporation of subsidiary PNC Bank — is one of the largest banks in the U.S. by assets; one of the largest banks by number of branches, deposits & number of ATMs; one of the largest Small Business Administration (SBA) lenders; one of the largest credit card issuers; one of the largest diversified financial services institutions in the U.S; operates one of the largest treasury management businesses & is the 2nd largest lead arranger of asset–based loan syndications in the nation. It serves individuals, small business, corporate & institutional clients with operations in 27 states & the District of Columbia with more than 2,500 branches & nearly 10,000 ATMs. PNC also offers asset & wealth management, estate planning, loan servicing & information processing.