Looking Back: The Top 25 Banks in Total Deposits

+++ (Dollar amounts in millions) part 1 of 6 Five Years Ago: Top 25 in 1989 Dep. Dep. Rank Rank Deposits 12/89 12/88 12/89 1 1 Citibank NA, New York 111,487 2 2 Bank of America NT&SA, San Francisco 73,295 3 3 Chase Manhattan Bank NA, New York. 61,720 4 5 Manufacturers Hanover Tr. Co, New York 42,736 5 4 Morgan Guaranty Trust Co., New York 40,953 6 6 Security Pacific Nat'l Bank, Los Angeles 40,597 7 7 Wells Fargo Bank NA, San Francisco 36,463 8 14 Bank of New York 34,411 9 8 Chemical Bank, New York 32,312 10 9 Bankers Trust Co, New York 27,880 11 10 First National Bank, Chicago 26,403 12 11 NCNB Texas National Bank, Dallas 25,623 13 13 First Naitonal Bank, Boston 22,061 14 12 Continental Bank, NA, Chicago 18,178 15 15 Marine Midland Bank NA, Buffalo, N.Y. 18,022 16 16 First Interstate Bank of Calif., Los Angeles 17,850 17 17 Mellon Bank NA, Pittsburgh 15,023 18 20 Republic National Bank, New York 14,250 19 23 National Westminster Bank USA, New York 12,740 20 28 Southeast Bank NA, Miami 12,716 21 21 National Bank of Detroit 12,288 22 22 Union Bank, San Francisco' 11,637 23 27 Wachovia B&T Co. NA, Winston-Salem, N.C.11,344

10,518 24 24 NCNB National Bk of N. Carolina, Charlotte 10,5 11,055 25 32 First Union National Bank, Charlotte, N.C. 10,508 part 2 of 6 Dep. Dep. Rank Rank Deposits 12/89 12/88 12/88 1 1 Citibank NA, New York 104,996 2 2 Bank of America NT&SA, San Francisco 69,640 3 3 Chase Manhattan Bank NA, New York. 58,241 4 5 Manufacturers Hanover Tr. Co, New York 42,876 5 4 Morgan Guaranty Trust Co., New York 45,472 6 6 Security Pacific Nat'l Bank, Los Angeles 36,095 7 7 Wells Fargo Bank NA, San Francisco 35,109 8 14 Bank of New York 16,666 9 8 Chemical Bank, New York 33,298 10 9 Bankers Trust Co, New York 33,261 11 10 First National Bank, Chicago 27,372 12 11 NCNB Texas National Bank, Dallas 20,474 13 13 First Naitonal Bank, Boston 17,688 14 12 Continental Bank, NA, Chicago 17,763 15 15 Marine Midland Bank NA, Buffalo, N.Y. 16,659 16 16 First Interstate Bank of Calif., Los Angeles 16,614 17 17 Mellon Bank NA, Pittsburgh 15,603 18 20 Republic National Bank, New York 13,897 19 23 National Westminster Bank USA, New York 11,389 20 28 Southeast Bank NA, Miami 10,287 21 21 National Bank of Detroit 11,989 22 22 Union Bank, San Francisco' 11,911 23 27 Wachovia B&T Co. NA, Winston-Salem, N.C. 11,344 24 24 NCNB National Bk of N. Carolina, Charlotte 10,585 25 32 First Union National Bank, Charlotte, N.C. 8,785 part 3 of 6 Ten Years Ago: Top 25 in 1984 Dep. Dep. Rank Rank Deposits 12/84 12/83 12/84 1 1 Bank of America NT&SA, San Francisco 88,167 2 2 Citibank NA, New York 79,551 3 3 Chase Manhattan Bank NA, New York. 59,400 4 4 Manufacturers Hanover Tr. Co., New York 45,201 5 5 Morgan Guaranty Trust Co., New York 39,996 6 6 Chemical Bank, New York 35,068 7 9 Security Pacific Nat'l Bank, Los Angeles 30,902 8 10 Bankers Trust Co., New York 27,883 9 8 First National Bank, Chicago 25,904 10 11 Wells Fargo Bank NA, San Francisco 20,308 11 12 Crocker National Bank, San Francisco 18,089 12 13 Marine Midland Bank, NA, Buffalo, N.Y. 15,924 13 7 Continental Illinois NB&T Co., Chicago 15,599 14 14 First Interstate Bank of Calif., Los Angeles 15,473 15 15 Mellon Bank NA, Pittsburgh 15,002 16 16 First National Bank, Boston 13,069 17 17 Irving Trust Co., New York 11,145 18 18 Bank of New York 10,501 19 19 RepublicBank Dallas NA 9,758 20 23 Reoublic National Bank, New York 8,274 21 21 National Bank of Detroit 8,092 22 26 Southeast Bank NA, Miami 7,589 23 25 Valley National Bank, Phoenix 7,416 24 24 NCNB National Bk of N. Carolina, Charlotte 7,293 25 22 InterFirst Bank Dallas NA 7,106 part 4 of 6 Dep. Dep. Rank Rank Deposits 12/84 12/83 12/83 1 1 Bank of America NT&SA, San Francisco 90,250 2 2 Citibank NA, New York 78,392 3 3 Chase Manhattan Bank NA, New York. 59,825 4 4 Manufacturers Hanover Tr. Co., New York 42,186 5 5 Morgan Guaranty Trust Co., New York 39,419 6 6 Chemical Bank, New York 33,356 7 9 Security Pacific Nat'l Bank, Los Angeles 27,763 8 10 Bankers Trust Co., New York 24,507 9 8 First National Bank, Chicago 27,855 10 11 Wells Fargo Bank NA, San Francisco 20,554 11 12 Crocker National Bank, San Francisco 19,045 12 13 Marine Midland Bank, NA, Buffalo, N.Y. 16,410 13 7 Continental Illinois NB&T Co., Chicago 30,082 14 14 First Interstate Bank of Calif., Los Angeles 15,266 15 15 Mellon Bank NA, Pittsburgh 12,925 16 16 First National Bank, Boston 11,180 17 17 Irving Trust Co., New York 10,701 18 18 Bank of New York 9,564 19 19 RepublicBank Dallas NA 8,755 20 23 Reoublic National Bank, New York 7,263 21 21 National Bank of Detroit 7,638 22 26 Southeast Bank NA, Miami 6,435 23 25 Valley National Bank, Phoenix 6,568 24 24 NCNB National Bk of N. Carolina, Charlotte 6,609 25 22 InterFirst Bank Dallas NA 7,577 part 5 of 6 Twenty Years Ago: Top 25 in 1974 Dep. Dep. Rank Rank Deposits 12/74 12/73 12/74 1 1 Bank of America NT&SA, San Francisco 51,192 2 2 First National City Bank, New York 44,989 3 3 Chase Manhattan Bank NA, New York 34,521 4 4 Manufacturers Hanover Tr. Co., New York 21,249 5 5 Morgan Guaranty Trust Co., New York 19,792 6 6 Chemical Bank, New York 17,642 7 7 Bankers Trust Co., New York 16,176 8 8 Continental Illinois NB&T Co., Chicago 15,143 9 9 First National Bank, Chicago 15,319 10 10 Security Pacific Nat'l Bank, Los Angeles 12,985 11 11 Wells Fargo Bank NA., San Francisco 9,752 12 12 Crocker National Bank, San Francisco 8,611 13 14 Irving Trust Co., New York 8,509 14 15 United California Bank, Los Angeles 7,753 15 13 Mellon Bank NA, Pittsburgh 7,372 16 17 First National Bank, Boston 6,628 17 16 Marine Midland Bank-New York 6,377 18 18 National Bank of Detroit 6,160 19 19 First Pennsylvania Bank NA, Philadelphia 4,211 20 26 Seattle-First National Bank 3,430 21 22 First National Bank, Dallas 3,293 22 23 Harris Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago 3,180 23 24 Republic National Bank, Dallas 3,160 24 21 Union Bank, Los Angeles 3,142 25 29 Northern Trust Co., Chicago 3,010 part 6 of 6 Dep. Dep. Rank Rank Deposits 12/74 12/73 12/73 1 1 Bank of America NT&SA, San Francisco 41,844 2 2 First National City Bank, New York 34,951 3 3 Chase Manhattan Bank NA, New York 29,818 4 4 Manufacturers Hanover Tr. Co., New York 16,977 5 5 Morgan Guaranty Trust Co., New York 15,367 6 6 Chemical Bank, New York 14,226 7 7 Bankers Trust Co., New York 14,022 8 8 Continental Illinois NB&T Co., Chicago 12,367 9 9 First National Bank, Chicago 12,084 10 10 Security Pacific Nat'l Bank, Los Angeles 11,404 11 11 Wells Fargo Bank NA., San Francisco 9,034 12 12 Crocker National Bank, San Francisco 8,016 13 14 Irving Trust Co., New York 6,970 14 15 United California Bank, Los Angeles 6,855 15 13 Mellon Bank NA, Pittsburgh 7,351 16 17 First National Bank, Boston 6,103 17 16 Marine Midland Bank-New York 6,655 18 18 National Bank of Detroit 5,423 19 19 First Pennsylvania Bank NA, Philadelphia 3,926 20 26 Seattle-First National Bank 2,920 21 22 First National Bank, Dallas 3,094 22 23 Harris Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago 2,982 23 24 Republic National Bank, Dallas 2,969 24 21 Union Bank, Los Angeles 3,616 25 29 Northern Trust Co., Chicago 2,766 ===

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