In accordance with Board of Trustees Regulation Section V.G.2., the following financial institutions or securities firms have been approved to provide consulting services and/or engage in securities transactions with the University:

Bank of America, NA
Barclays Plc.
BMO Financial Group
Citigroup
Deutsche Bank
Fifth Third Bancorp
First Horizon National Corporation
HSBC Holdings Plc.
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Keycorp
Loop Capital Markets
Mischler Financial Group
Mizuho Financial Group
Morgan Stanley/Dean Witter
Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.
Regions Financial Corporation
Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc.
Stifel Financial Corporation
SWS Group, Inc.
UBS AG
Vining-Sparks
Wachovia Bank
Wells Fargo & Company

Commercial paper issuers are approved if they meet the guidelines specified in the Illinois Public Funds Investment Act 30 ILCS 235.