Top 25 Bank Holding Compaines

+++ Ranked by total assets on March 31, 1995 compared with December 31, 1994; includes first quarter-to-first quarter comparisons of net income, return on average assets, and net interest margin, (dollar amounts in millions) part 1 of 1 Asset Rank

Mar-95 Dec-94

1 1 Citicorp, New York

2 2 BankAmerica Corp., San Francisco

3 3 Chemical Banking Corp., New York

4 4 NationsBank Corp., Charlotte

5 5 J.P. Morgan & Co. Inc., New York

6 6 Chase Manhattan Corp., New York

7 7 Bankers Trust New York Corp., New York

8 8 Banc One Corp., Columbus (r)

9 9 First Union Corp., Charlotte

10 11 First Chicago Corp., Chicago

11 10 KeyCorp, Cleveland

12 12 PNC Bank Corp., Pittsburgh

13 13 Norwest Corp., Minneapolis

14 14 First Interstate Bancorp, Los Angeles

15 15 Wells Fargo & Co., San Francisco

16 16 Bank of New York Co. Inc.

17 17 Fleet Financial Group, Inc., Providence, R.I. (r)

18 18 NBD Bancorp, Inc., Detroit

19 19 Bank of Boston Corp., Boston

20 20 SunTrust Banks, Inc., Atlanta

21 22 Republic New York Corp., New York

22 21 Barnett Banks, Inc., Jacksonville

23 23 Wachovia Corp., Winston-Salem

24 24 Mellon Bank Corp., Pittsburgh (r)

25 25 First Fidelity Bancorp., Newark

Totals and averages for top 25

Pro forma Ranking: Merger in Progress

9 9 Fleet Financial Group/Shawmut National Corp. part 2 of 2 Asset RanK Total Assets Net Income

Mar-95 Dec-94 3/31/95 % Change 1Q95

1 1 Citicorp, New Y 269,013 7.4 829

2 2 BankAmerica Cor 223,188 3.58 611

3 3 Chemical Bankin 185,281 8.08 385

4 4 NationsBank Cor 183,854 8.4 443

5 5 J.P. Morgan & C 167,077 7.85 255

6 6 Chase Manhattan 120,722 5.86 260

7 7 Bankers Trust N 107,362 10.66 -157

8 8 Banc One Corp., 87,830 -1.23 302.5

9 9 First Union Cor 77,855 0.7 236.9

10 11 First Chicago C 72,378 9.83 195.1

11 10 KeyCorp, Clevel 67,709 1.36 209.7

12 12 PNC Bank Corp., 62,094 -3.2 125.7

13 13 Norwest Corp., 61,845 4.26 216.8

14 14 First Interstat 56,956 2.05 212

15 15 Wells Fargo & C 52,324 -1.97 233

16 16 Bank of New Yor 52,280 6.95 213

17 17 Fleet Financial 47,814 -1.93 164.1

18 18 NBD Bancorp, In 47,756 1.37 140.9

19 19 Bank of Boston 43,462 -2.62 125.3

20 20 SunTrust Banks, 42,760 0.12 136

21 22 Republic New Yo 42,348 3.12 87.5

22 21 Barnett Banks, 41,735 1.11 128.7

23 23 Wachovia Corp., 40,223 2.64 142.2

24 24 Mellon Bank Cor 39,619 2.52 170

25 25 First Fidelity 35,400 -2.25 112.9

Totals and aver 2,228,885 4.49 5,778.30

Pro forma Ranki

9 9 Fleet Financial 82,004 1.04 226.7 part 3 of 4 Asset Rank Net Income Return on Net Interest

Avg. Assets Margin

Mar-95 Dec-94 1Q94 1Q95 1Q94 1Q95

1 1 Citicorp, New Y 553 1.23 0.87 4.15

2 2 BankAmerica Cor 513 1.12 1.05 4.53

3 3 Chemical Bankin 319 0.88 0.78 3.43

4 4 NationsBank Cor 417 1 1.03 3.38

5 5 J.P. Morgan & C 345 0.58 0.79 1.48

6 6 Chase Manhattan 364 0.84 1.26 3.49

7 7 Bankers Trust N 164 -0.6 0.6 1.01

8 8 Banc One Corp., 327 1.4 1.55 5.2

9 9 First Union Cor 222.5 1.22 1.26 4.59

10 11 First Chicago C 193.8 1.12 1.26 2.56

11 10 KeyCorp, Clevel 208.6 1.26 1.39 4.37

12 12 PNC Bank Corp., 205.7 0.81 1.4 2.73

13 13 Norwest Corp., 190.5 1.44 1.43 5.51

14 14 First Interstat 184.1 1.5 1.44 5.27

15 15 Wells Fargo & C 202 1.78 1.58 5.63

16 16 Bank of New Yor 178 1.63 1.47 4.43

17 17 Fleet Financial 135.6 1.41 1.12 4.79

18 18 NBD Bancorp, In 107.3 1.18 1.05 4

19 19 Bank of Boston 96.1 1.18 0.93 4.5

20 20 SunTrust Banks, 127.1 1.3 1.26 4.51

21 22 Republic New Yo 79.8 0.87 0.78 2.8

22 21 Barnett Banks, 118 1.26 1.26 4.75

23 23 Wachovia Corp., 124.8 1.46 1.4 4.31

24 24 Mellon Bank Cor 156 1.75 1.64 4.74

25 25 First Fidelity 108.9 1.3 1.3 4.59

Totals and aver5,640.60 1.16 1.2 4.03

Pro forma Ranki

9 9 Fleet Financial 212.8 1.13 1.08 N.A. part 4 of 4 Asset Rank Net Interest Margin

Mar-95 Dec-94 1Q95

1 1 Citicorp, New Y 3.96

2 2 BankAmerica Cor 4.43

3 3 Chemical Bankin 3.54

4 4 NationsBank Cor 3.65

5 5 J.P. Morgan & C 1.25

6 6 Chase Manhattan 4.12

7 7 Bankers Trust N 1.93

8 8 Banc One Corp., 5.89

9 9 First Union Cor 4.77

10 11 First Chicago C 2.71

11 10 KeyCorp, Clevel 5.01

12 12 PNC Bank Corp., 3.67

13 13 Norwest Corp., 5.44

14 14 First Interstat 4.91

15 15 Wells Fargo & C 5.54

16 16 Bank of New Yor 3.84

17 17 Fleet Financial 4.71

18 18 NBD Bancorp, In 4.29

19 19 Bank of Boston 3.75

20 20 SunTrust Banks, 4.54

21 22 Republic New Yo 2.5

22 21 Barnett Banks, 4.91

23 23 Wachovia Corp., 4.31

24 24 Mellon Bank Cor 4.58

25 25 First Fidelity 4.75

Totals and aver 4.12

Pro forma Ranking: Merger in Progress

9 9 Fleet Financial N.A. === Data sources: Data provided by SNL Securities, Charlottesville, Va. and first quarter earnings releases. Unless otherwise noted, the 1994 data have not been restated for mergers. Net Income is income after taxes. Return on avg. assets is the annualized return on average total assets for the first quarters of 1995 and 1994, respectively. Net interest margin is tax adjusted net interest income as a percentage of gross interest bearing financial assets. Total and averages for top 25: Totals are shown for assets and net income. Unweighted averages are shown for net interest margin and the return on avg. assets. (r)- The first quarter 1994 data are restated. N.A.- Not available. Compiled by American Banker, 1995.

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