The Top 25 World Banking Companies

+++ Based on total assets at yearend 1995, or latest fiscal yearend, for bank holding companies and commercial and savings banks (dollar amounts in millions)

Rank Total Assets

Dec-95 12/31/95

1 Deutsche Bank, AG, Frankfurt, Germany $502,279

2 Sanwa Bank Ltd., Osaka, Japan (a) 500,026

3 Sumitomo Bank Ltd., Osaka, Japan 498,917

4 Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Ltd., Tokyo, Japan 497,612

5 Fuji Bank, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan 486,351

6 Sakura Bank, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan 477,079

7 Mitsubishi Bank Ltd., Tokyo, Japan (b) 474,045

8 Norinchukin Bank, Tokyo, Japan 428,644

9 Credit Agricole Mutuel, Paris, France 384,340

10 HSBC Holdings, Plc., London, United Kingdom 351,568

11 ABN-AMRO Bank, N.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands 339,393

12 Credit Lyonnais, Paris, France 337,595

13 Industrial Bank of Japan, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan (c) 337,576

14 Union Bank of Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland 335,303

15 Dresdner Bank, Frankfurt, Germany 332,148

16 Mitsubishi Trust & Banking Corp., Tokyo, Japan 330,076

17 Societe Generale, Paris, France 324,776

18 Banque Nationale de Paris, France 323,526

19 Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan 299,209

20 Tokai Bank Ltd., Nagoya, Japan 297,705

21 Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan Ltd., Tokyo, Japan 297,430

22 Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, Duesseldorf, Ge 290,648

23 Mitsui Trust & Banking Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan 283,711

24 Commerzbank, Frankfurt, Germany 280,743

25 Compagnie Financiere de Paribas, Paris, France 270,771

Totals for the top 25 world banks 9,281,471

Dropping out of the top 25

26 Asahi Bank, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan 265,969

31 Daiwa Bank, Ltd., Osaka, Japan 248,274

34 Bank of Tokyo, Ltd., Japan (b) 237,255

36 Yasuda Trust & Banking Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan 224,186

Largest U.S. Banks in the world rankings

28 Citicorp, New York, United States 255,311

35 BankAmerica Corp., San Francisco, United States 230,151

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Rank Percent Rank Change

Dec-95 12/31/94 Change Dec-94 in Rank

1 Deutsche Bank, AG, Frankf $367,883 36.5 11 10

2 Sanwa Bank Ltd., Osaka, J 588,349 -15 1 -1

3 Sumitomo Bank Ltd., Osaka 571,942 -12.8 4 1

4 Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Ltd. 587,773 -15.3 2 -2

5 Fuji Bank, Ltd., Tokyo, J 577,107 -15.7 3 -2

6 Sakura Bank, Ltd., Tokyo, 565,381 -15.6 5 -1

7 Mitsubishi Bank Ltd., Tok 553,515 -14.4 6 -1

8 Norinchukin Bank, Tokyo, 500,434 -14.3 7 -1

9 Credit Agricole Mutuel, P 328,054 17.2 15 6

10 HSBC Holdings, Plc., Lond 314,368 11.8 18 8

11 ABN-AMRO Bank, N.V., Amst 290,666 16.8 20 9

12 Credit Lyonnais, Paris, F 327,806 3 16 4

13 Industrial Bank of Japan, 437,853 -22.9 8 -5

14 Union Bank of Switzerland 226,966 47.7 32 18

15 Dresdner Bank, Frankfurt, 258,079 28.7 25 10

16 Mitsubishi Trust & Bankin 394,001 -16.2 9 -7

17 Societe Generale, Paris, 277,923 16.9 21 4

18 Banque Nationale de Paris 271,561 19.1 24 6

19 Sumitomo Trust & Banking 355,984 -15.9 12 -7

20 Tokai Bank Ltd., Nagoya, 351,637 -15.3 13 -7

21 Long-Term Credit Bank of 375,515 -20.8 10 -11

22 Westdeutsche Landesbank G 237,292 22.5 30 8

23 Mitsui Trust & Banking Co 331,209 -14.3 14 -9

24 Commerzbank, Frankfurt, G 220,478 27.3 33 9

25 Compagnie Financiere de P 242,146 11.8 29 4

Totals for the top 25 wor9,553,924 -2.9

Dropping out of the top 25

26 Asahi Bank, Ltd., Tokyo, 317,472 -16.2 17 -9

31 Daiwa Bank, Ltd., Osaka, 304,716 -18.5 19 -12

34 Bank of Tokyo, Ltd., Japa 274,075 -13.4 22 -12

36 Yasuda Trust & Banking Co 271,580 -17.5 23 -13

Largest U.S. Banks in the world rankings

28 Citicorp, New York, Unite 249,049 2.5 26 -2

35 BankAmerica Corp., San Fr 214,406 7.3 34 -1

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Rank % Change in Total Deposits Percent

Dec-95 Exch. Rate 12/31/95 12/31/94 Change

1 Deutsche Bank, AG, Fra 7.9 $418,265 $324,430 28.9

2 Sanwa Bank Ltd., Osaka -17 381,235 456,563 -16.5

3 Sumitomo Bank Ltd., Os -17 376,683 435,781 -13.6

4 Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank L -17 370,682 444,639 -16.6

5 Fuji Bank, Ltd., Tokyo -17 350,063 420,871 -16.8

6 Sakura Bank, Ltd., Tok -17 364,870 421,858 -13.5

7 Mitsubishi Bank Ltd., -17 341,039 424,624 -19.7

8 Norinchukin Bank, Toky -17 391,801 446,046 -12.2

9 Credit Agricole Mutuel 8.6 270,338 243,869 10.9

10 HSBC Holdings, Plc., L -0.6 252,362 230,621 9.4

11 ABN-AMRO Bank, N.V., A 7.8 282,525 243,900 15.8

12 Credit Lyonnais, Paris 8.6 230,747 235,145 -1.9

13 Industrial Bank of Jap -17 280,490 349,832 -19.8

14 Union Bank of Switzerl 13.5 264,553 142,831 85.2

15 Dresdner Bank, Frankfu 7.9 307,757 177,246 73.6

16 Mitsubishi Trust & Ban -17.6 300,296 346,106 -13.2

17 Societe Generale, Pari 8.6 213,751 138,919 53.9

18 Banque Nationale de Pa 8.6 239,707 134,229 78.6

19 Sumitomo Trust & Banki -17 276,076 331,553 -16.7

20 Tokai Bank Ltd., Nagoy -17 210,501 251,853 -16.4

21 Long-Term Credit Bank -17 218,758 287,381 -23.9

22 Westdeutsche Landesban 7.9 272,810 142,498 91.4

23 Mitsui Trust & Banking -17 261,409 307,401 -15

24 Commerzbank, Frankfurt 7.9 258,445 202,870 27.4

25 Compagnie Financiere d 8.6 112,324 101,930 10.2

Totals for the top 25 world bank7,247,4877,242,997 0.1

Dropping out of the top 25

26 Asahi Bank, Ltd., Toky -17 202,798 247,045 -17.9

31 Daiwa Bank, Ltd., Osak -17 227,259 275,032 -17.4

34 Bank of Tokyo, Ltd., J -17 163,283 204,890 -20.3

36 Yasuda Trust & Banking -17 208,559 256,843 -18.8

Largest U.S. Banks in the world rankings

28 Citicorp, New York, United State 167,131 155,726 7.3

35 BankAmerica Corp., San Francisco 160,494 154,394 4

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Rank No. of Bank Brances No. of Employees

Dec-95 12/31/95 12/31/94 12/31/95 12/31/94

1 Deutsche Bank, AG, Fra 2,494 2,483 74,119 73,450

2 Sanwa Bank Ltd., Osaka 405 396 14,403 14,909

3 Sumitomo Bank Ltd., Os 419 387 16,422 17,247

4 Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank L 373 375 18,069 19,061

5 Fuji Bank, Ltd., Tokyo 389 374 15,780 16,252

6 Sakura Bank, Ltd., Tok 551 569 20,261 21,600

7 Mitsubishi Bank Ltd., 361 393 14,977 15,701

8 Norinchukin Bank, Toky 43 43 3,040 3,054

9 Credit Agricole Mutuel 8,164 8,342 74,380 72,022

10 HSBC Holdings, Plc., L 3,000 3,000 101,070 101,737

11 ABN-AMRO Bank, N.V., A 1,670 1,703 61,035 59,184

12 Credit Lyonnais, Paris 4,183 4,491 59,018 68,291

13 Industrial Bank of Jap 49 47 5,342 5,433

14 Union Bank of Switzerl 393 399 25,071 28,882

15 Dresdner Bank, Frankfu 1,629 1,583 46,890 44,884

16 Mitsubishi Trust & Ban 68 68 6,280 6,537

17 Societe Generale, Pari 2,007 1,990 45,374 44,964

18 Banque Nationale de Pa 2,575 2,511 53,600 54,469

19 Sumitomo Trust & Banki 67 66 6,667 7,070

20 Tokai Bank Ltd., Nagoy 305 302 11,607 11,971

21 Long-Term Credit Bank 41 39 3,830 3,877

22 Westdeutsche Landesban 11 11 9,670 7,040

23 Mitsui Trust & Banking 67 69 5,917 5,524

24 Commerzbank, Frankfurt 1,060 1,027 29,615 28,706

25 Compagnie Financiere dNA NA 25,841 25,690

Totals for the top 25 30,324 30,668 748,278 757,555

Dropping out of the top 25

26 Asahi Bank, Ltd., Toky 439 444 12,262 12,426

31 Daiwa Bank, Ltd., Osak 224 243 9,158 9,604

34 Bank of Tokyo, Ltd., J 110 401 4,890 17,538

36 Yasuda Trust & Banking 68 67 5,011 5,128

Largest U.S. Banks in the world rankings

28 Citicorp, New York, Un 535 835 85,300 82,600

35 BankAmerica Corp., San 1,929 1,965 79,900 82,100 ===

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