Top 100 U.S. Commercial Banks in Total Assets

+++ In order of total assets on June 30, 1997, compared with June 30, 1996, with branches and employees (dollar amounts in thousands)

part 1 of 3

Rank Assets

06/97 6/30/97

1 Chase Manhattan Bank NA, New York $280,709,000

2 Citibank NA, New York 254,497,000

3 Bank of America NT&SA, San Francisco 224,342,000

4 Morgan Guaranty Trust Co., New York 188,738,977

5 NationsBank NA, Charlotte, N.C. 159,015,234

6 Bankers Trust Co., New York 98,871,000

7 Wells Fargo Bank NA, San Francisco 91,547,188

8 First Union National Bank, Charlotte, N.C. 83,899,690

9 Keybank NA, Cleveland, Ohio 65,938,033

10 Bank of New York 57,514,958

11 PNC Bank NA, Pittsburgh 57,494,652

12 BankBoston NA 57,450,047

13 First National Bank, Chicago 54,837,423

14 Republic National Bank of New York 49,862,497

15 Fleet National Bank, Springfield, Mass. 49,825,673

16 Wachovia Bank of North Carolina NA, Winston-Sal 47,287,162

17 NationsBank of Texas NA, Dallas 44,208,672

18 CoreStates Bank NA, Philadelphia 44,043,271

19 Barnett Bank NA, Jacksonville, Fla. 42,356,439

20 Mellon Bank NA, Pittsburgh 38,540,807

21 State Street Bank & Trust Co., Boston 36,097,449

22 First Bank NA, Minneapolis, Minn. 35,554,951

23 United States National Bank of Oregon, Portland 33,074,133

24 Marine Midland Bank, Buffalo, N.Y. 32,634,954

25 Union Bank of California, San Francisco 30,153,638

26 Southtrust Bank NA, Birmingham, Ala. 29,081,737

27 Comerica Bank, Detroit 28,854,870

28 First Union National Bank, Avondale, Pa. 27,577,093

29 Chase Manhattan Bank (USA) NA, Wilmington, Del. 26,552,146

30 Bank One NA, Columbus, Ohio 26,197,627

31 Fleet Bank NA, Jersey City, N.J. 24,052,361

32 Texas Commerce Bank NA, Houston 23,063,999

33 Northern Trust Co., Chicago 22,502,924

34 NBD Bank, Detroit 22,374,450

35 Crestar Bank, Richmond 22,252,502

36 Bank One NA, Dallas 22,095,259

37 Huntington National Bank, Columbus, Ohio 21,040,725

38 Summit Bank, Princeton, N.J. 20,940,595

39 Norwest Bank Minnesota NA, Minneapolis 19,039,706

40 AmSouth Bank, Birmingham, Ala. 18,323,779

41 MBNA America Bank NA, Wilmington, Del. 17,976,031

42 Branch Banking & Trust Co., Winston-Salem, N.C. 17,897,697

43 SunTrust Bank, Atlanta 17,047,874

44 Bank of America Illinois, Chicago 16,647,000

45 Harris Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago 15,982,938

46 LaSalle National Bank, Chicago 15,383,920

47 Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, San Juan 15,028,000

48 Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, S.D. 14,476,927

49 Bank One Arizona NA, Phoenix 14,361,890

50 First of America Bank-Michigan NA, Grand Rapids 14,338,768

51 National City Bank of Pittsburgh 13,557,883

52 Greenwood Trust Co., New Castle, Del. 13,378,482

53 Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, N.Y 12,870,027

54 First Tennessee Bank NA, Memphis 12,730,654

55 First Security Bank of Utah NA, Salt Lake City 12,679,675

56 Regions Bank, Birmingham 12,641,559

57 Bank of Hawaii, Honolulu 12,382,878

58 Signet Bank, Richmond 11,870,799

59 Fleet Bank of New York, Albany 11,485,831

60 Old Kent Bank, Grand Rapids, Mich. 11,311,882

61 American Express Centurion, Midvale, Utah 11,206,386

62 National City Bank, Cleveland 10,975,491

63 Citibank NA, Las Vegas 10,675,190

64 Central Fidelity National Bank, Richmond 10,635,652

65 Star Bank NA, Cincinnati 10,538,983

66 Mercantile Bank NA, St. Louis 10,140,423

67 First Union National Bank of Virginia, Roanoke 10,080,762

68 European American Bank, New York 9,920,059

69 First USA Bank, Wilmington, Del. 9,881,007

70 First American National Bank, Nashville, Tenn. 9,738,211

71 NBD Bank NA, Indianapolis 9,671,494

72 First National Bank of Maryland, Baltimore 9,474,044

73 FCC National Bank, Wilmington, Del. 9,364,829

74 Hibernia National Bank, New Orleans 9,335,638

75 Michigan National Bank, Farmington Hills 9,202,420

76 Bank One, Milwaukee, Wis. 8,963,396

77 Bank One NA, Indianapolis 8,933,323

78 Bank of America, Phoenix, Ariz. 8,760,777

79 Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati 8,730,278

80 American National Bank & Trust Co., Chicago 8,664,216

81 Citibank, Pittsford, N.Y. 8,334,382

82 National City Bank, Louisville, Ky. 8,237,559

83 First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co., Raleigh, N.C. 8,123,930

84 Firstar Bank NA, Milwaukee, Wis. 8,075,291

85 Sanwa Bank California, San Francisco 8,069,006

86 Norwest Bank Colorado NA, Denver 7,922,280

87 Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi Trust Co., New York 7,566,930

88 NationsBank NA, Dover, Del. 7,507,189

89 Suntrust Bank Central Florida NA, Orlando 6,930,597

90 Compass Bank, Birmingham, Ala. 6,655,031

91 Provident Bank, Cincinnati 6,590,264

92 Centura Bank, Rocky Mount, N.C. 6,525,815

93 North Fork Bank, Mattituck, N.Y. 6,466,703

94 First Hawaiian Bank, Honolulu 6,406,231

95 National City Bank, Columbus, Ohio 6,369,263

96 Wells Fargo Bank NA, Houston 6,235,234

97 First National Bank of Commerce, New Orleans 6,125,304

98 Norwest Bank Iowa NA, Des Moines 6,067,513

99 First of America Bank-Illinois NA, Bannockburn 6,056,838

100 Zions First National Bank, Salt Lake City 5,875,131

Totals for the top 100 banks ($ billions) 3,131.50

Totals for the top 300 banks ($ billions)* 2,856.70

Totals for all FDIC-insured commercial banks ** 4,771.20

Top 100 banks' share 65.60%

Top 300 banks' share* 59.90%

part 2 of 2

Rank Rank Change 6/30/97***

06/97 6/30/96 Jun-96In Rank Total

1 Chase Manhattan Bank $151,453,000 4 3 868

2 Citibank NA, New York 226,935,000 1 -1 458

3 Bank of America NT&SA 171,840,000 2 -1 1,862

4 Morgan Guaranty Trust 155,427,606 3 -1 22

5 NationsBank NA, Charl 74,960,331 7 2 1,795

6 Bankers Trust Co., Ne 83,337,000 6 18

7 Wells Fargo Bank NA, 91,237,543 5 -2 1,666

8 First Union National 30,364,668 18 10 962

9 Keybank NA, Cleveland 27,082,308 23 14 1,382

10 Bank of New York 42,675,866 14 4 399

11 PNC Bank NA, Pittsbur 43,244,081 13 2 739

12 BankBoston NA 43,376,512 12 551

13 First National Bank, 49,335,206 8 -5 188

14 Republic National Ban 43,921,066 11 -3 109

15 Fleet National Bank, 49,027,615 9 -6 497

16 Wachovia Bank of Nort 26,943,122 24 8 502

17 NationsBank of Texas 44,156,410 10 -7 273

18 CoreStates Bank NA, P 32,362,343 17 -1 660

19 Barnett Bank NA, Jack 34,269,915 16 -3 619

20 Mellon Bank NA, Pitts 37,547,392 15 -5 415

21 State Street Bank & T 28,840,879 20 -1 7

22 First Bank NA, Minnea 16,565,946 32 10 302

23 United States Nationa 13,434,000 42 19 624

24 Marine Midland Bank, 22,554,142 27 3 429

25 Union Bank of Califor 27,881,974 21 -4 274

26 Southtrust Bank NA, B 12,034,904 46 20 525

27 Comerica Bank, Detroi 27,404,208 22 -5 273

28 First Union National 29,676,398 19 -9 585

29 Chase Manhattan Bank 14,389,278 35 6 1

30 Bank One NA, Columbus 8,054,797 70 40 374

31 Fleet Bank NA, Jersey 23,183,259 26 -5 379

32 Texas Commerce Bank N 20,808,100 28 -4 154

33 Northern Trust Co., C 18,648,297 30 -3 17

34 NBD Bank, Detroit 24,645,506 25 -9 326

35 Crestar Bank, Richmon 1,413,319 N/M N/M 451

36 Bank One NA, Dallas 19,839,013 29 -7 220

37 Huntington National B 14,071,608 36 -1 366

38 Summit Bank, Princeto 13,909,188 38 344

39 Norwest Bank Minnesot 16,805,324 31 -8 85

40 AmSouth Bank, Birming 62,885 N/M N/M 278

41 MBNA America Bank NA, 12,763,373 44 3 2

42 Branch Banking & Trus 16,244,117 33 -9 293

43 SunTrust Bank, Atlant 13,293,679 43 98

44 Bank of America Illin 15,057,000 34 -10 17

45 Harris Trust & Saving 14,031,454 37 -8 66

46 LaSalle National Bank 12,027,976 47 1 4

47 Banco Popular de Puer 13,610,000 40 -7 35

48 Citibank NA, Sioux Fa 10,700,423 55 7

49 Bank One Arizona NA, 13,602,507 41 -8 215

50 First of America Bank 12,719,908 45 -5 426

51 National City Bank of 13,622,980 39 -12 264

52 Greenwood Trust Co., 10,016,288 61 9 1

53 Manufacturers & Trade 10,780,675 54 1 175

54 First Tennessee Bank 11,981,427 48 -6 182

55 First Security Bank o 10,402,538 58 3 218

56 Regions Bank, Birming 11,078,606 52 -4 191

57 Bank of Hawaii, Honol 11,958,912 49 -8 76

58 Signet Bank, Richmond 11,529,285 51 -7 251

59 Fleet Bank of New Yor 11,639,894 50 -9 265

60 Old Kent Bank, Grand 10,068,565 60 209

61 American Express Cent 220,376 N/M N/M 2

62 National City Bank, C 10,197,836 59 -3 98

63 Citibank NA, Las Vega 9,111,474 67 4 5

64 Central Fidelity Nati 10,443,639 57 -7 245

65 Star Bank NA, Cincinn 9,482,535 63 -2 265

66 Mercantile Bank NA, S 218,123 N/M N/M 67

67 First Union National 11,068,818 53 -14 161

68 European American Ban 8,788,286 68 88

69 First USA Bank, Wilmi 7,325,816 79 10

70 First American Nation 9,224,686 65 -5 155

71 NBD Bank NA, Indianap 9,747,680 62 -9 204

72 First National Bank o 7,655,763 73 1 170

73 FCC National Bank, Wi 10,560,628 56 -17

74 Hibernia National Ban 7,445,586 75 1 178

75 Michigan National Ban 9,195,252 66 -9 208

76 Bank One, Milwaukee, 196,170 N/M N/M 100

77 Bank One NA, Indianap 6,392,887 86 9 123

78 Bank of America, Phoe 7,910,643 71 -7

79 Fifth Third Bank, Cin 9,303,907 64 -15 150

80 American National Ban 7,058,541 81 1 22

81 Citibank, Pittsford, 7,624,019 74 -7 22

82 National City Bank, L 7,410,030 77 -5 123

83 First-Citizens Bank & 7,435,459 76 -7 310

84 Firstar Bank NA, Milw 7,095,588 80 -4 62

85 Sanwa Bank California 7,765,726 72 -13 106

86 Norwest Bank Colorado 7,010,742 82 -4 84

87 Bank of Tokyo Mitsubi 8,619,603 69 -18 2

88 NationsBank NA, Dover 5,856,225 91 3

89 Suntrust Bank Central 5,762,726 93 4 59

90 Compass Bank, Birming 6,058,486 88 -2 86

91 Provident Bank, Cinci 6,169,724 87 -4 62

92 Centura Bank, Rocky M 5,600,979 95 3 168

93 North Fork Bank, Matt 4,101,850 N/M 33 83

94 First Hawaiian Bank, 5,964,514 90 -4 59

95 National City Bank, C 6,049,822 89 -6 123

96 Wells Fargo Bank NA, 6,870,889 84 -12 154

97 First National Bank o 5,212,538 103 6 59

98 Norwest Bank Iowa NA, 5,458,038 98 50

99 First of America Bank 6,812,855 85 -14 127

100 Zions First National 4,576,656 113 13 110

Totals for the top 10 2,339.90 33.80% 27,077

Totals for the top 30 2,193.20 30.30% 35,281

Totals for all FDIC-i 4,396.80 59,171

Top 100 banks' share 53.20% 45.80%

Top 300 banks' share* 49.90% 59.60%

part 3 of 3

Numbers of Branches

Rank 6/30/96Total No. of Employees

06/97 Fgn Total Fgn 6/30/97 6/30/96

1 Chase Manhattan 137 448 46 41,720 22,486

2 Citibank NA, New 283 573 314 71,990 67,555

3 Bank of America 87 1,932 33 64,916 51,403

4 Morgan Guaranty 17 23 19 10,364 10,374

5 NationsBank NA, 12 844 5 39,338 21,320

6 Bankers Trust Co 14 13 13 11,872 11,204

7 Wells Fargo Bank 11 1,835 34,352 27,353

8 First Union Nati 4 577 1 24,283 11,131

9 Keybank NA, Clev 3 424 1 21,264 5,724

10 Bank of New York 12 289 12 14,694 13,649

11 PNC Bank NA, Pit 6 461 19,105 12,092

12 BankBoston NA 90 301 105 17,706 13,478

13 First National B 26 117 7 11,916 9,965

14 Republic Nationa 11 95 8 4,644 4,116

15 Fleet National B 10 486 6 11,191 9,852

16 Wachovia Bank of 4 219 1 9,728 4,592

17 NationsBank of T 6 324 1 24,798 21,687

18 CoreStates Bank 6 489 11 15,700 4,543

19 Barnett Bank NA, Jackson 51 19,149 14,599

20 Mellon Bank NA, 4 456 4 19,549 19,370

21 State Street Ban 2 12 6 12,929 11,047

22 First Bank NA, M 3 149 1 6,989 3,706

23 United States National B 187 12,723 6,820

24 Marine Midland B 8 326 9,481 8,037

25 Union Bank of Ca 6 279 16 9,381 9,958

26 Southtrust Bank 1 175 8,929 4,684

27 Comerica Bank, D 2 268 6,917 6,340

28 First Union Nati 5 N/A N/A 7,718 9,410

29 Chase Manhattan Bank (US 1 10,636 3,290

30 Bank One NA, Col 2 1 8,404 3,508

31 Fleet Bank NA, J 1 373 1 4,099 7,681

32 Texas Commerce B 5 118 1 8,921 8,754

33 Northern Trust C 2 16 2 5,354 4,903

34 NBD Bank, Detroi 4 323 9,138 9,536

35 Crestar Bank, Ri 1 247 1 7,960 300

36 Bank One NA, Dal 6 240 1 4,763 4,272

37 Huntington Natio 2 203 6,916 4,095

38 Summit Bank, Pri 1 N/A N/A 5,227 3,956

39 Norwest Bank Min 3 92 13 5,248 6,066

40 AmSouth Bank, Bi 1 124 1 6,098 15

41 MBNA America Bank NA, Wi 3 1 16,114 12,358

42 Branch Banking & 1 312 6,163 6,171

43 SunTrust Bank, A 1 93 3,082 2,773

44 Bank of America 17 3 3 2,387 2,731

45 Harris Trust & S 2 58 2 4,922 4,151

46 LaSalle National 2 4 1 1,380 929

47 Banco Popular de Puerto 208 1 7,178 6,963

48 Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, S.D. 4,044 4,042

49 Bank One Arizona NA, Pho 256 4,370 5,029

50 First of America Bank-Mi N/A N/A 4,582 4,786

51 National City Bank of Pi 261 3,816 4,452

52 Greenwood Trust Co., New Castle, Del. 1,644 1,728

53 Manufacturers & 1 144 1 4,821 4,558

54 First Tennessee 1 237 7,553 7,443

55 First Security Bank of U N/A N/A 4,605 4,102

56 Regions Bank, Bi 1 N/A N/A 5,284 5,107

57 Bank of Hawaii, 4 101 25 4,586 3,874

58 Signet Bank, Ric 2 241 3,772 4,434

59 Fleet Bank of New York, 260 1 1,634 1,932

60 Old Kent Bank, G 2 189 1 4,753 3,978

61 American Express Centuri 1 1 1,042 102

62 National City Ba 1 99 4,507 4,109

63 Citibank NA, Las Vegas 5 1,658 1,542

64 Central Fidelity Nationa 242 3,932 3,722

65 Star Bank NA, Ci 1 254 4,103 3,883

66 Mercantile Bank 1 N/A N/A 3,347 80

67 First Union National Ban 153 3,285 3,408

68 European America 1 86 1 1,740 1,712

69 First USA Bank, Wilmingt 1 3,400 2,663

70 First American N 1 151 1 3,565 3,533

71 NBD Bank NA, Indianapoli 206 4,226 4,299

72 First National B 2 146 1 3,842 3,442

73 FCC National Bank, Wilmington, Del. 3,448 3,325

74 Hibernia Nationa 1 150 4,396 3,667

75 Michigan Nationa 2 199 3,204 3,253

76 Bank One, Milwau 1 N/A N/A 2,166 169

77 Bank One NA, Indianapolis 1 1,745 1,419

78 Bank of America, Phoenix, Ariz. 2,620 2,648

79 Fifth Third Bank 1 119 3,374 3,655

80 American Nationa 1 21 1 2,311 1,975

81 Citibank, Pittsford, N.Y 23 1,942 1,836

82 National City Ba 1 126 2,155 2,281

83 First-Citizens Bank & Tr 315 4,083 3,999

84 Firstar Bank NA, 2 68 1 3,403 3,503

85 Sanwa Bank Calif 1 105 2,726 2,816

86 Norwest Bank Col 1 86 1 2,686 3,465

87 Bank of Tokyo Mi 1 2 1 193 229

88 NationsBank NA, Dover, Del. 441 410

89 Suntrust Bank Ce 1 60 1,608 1,560

90 Compass Bank, Birmingham 87 3,091 2,908

91 Provident Bank, Cincinna 62 2,008 1,704

92 Centura Bank, Rocky Moun 154 2,224 2,181

93 North Fork Bank, Mattitu 69 1,266 1,016

94 First Hawaiian B 2 61 3 2,788 2,681

95 National City Ba 1 128 1 2,698 3,075

96 Wells Fargo Bank NA, Hou N/A N/A 1,464 1,935

97 First National B 1 51 1 1,661 1,508

98 Norwest Bank Iowa NA, De 47 2,275 2,718

99 First of America Bank-Il 136 1,710 1,930

100 Zions First Nati 1 96 1 2,208 2,057

Totals for the t 857 18,969 682 847,341 660,830

Totals for the t 890 25,249 7071,037,21 832,015

Totals for all FDIC-insu 56,386 1,513,671,475,218

Top 100 banks' share 33.60% 56.00% 44.80%

Top 300 banks' share* 44.80% 68.50% 56.4%

Source: Sheshunoff Information Services, Austin, Tex. N/A not available. N/M - Information is not meaningful.* The data in today's American Banker cover only a portion of the information tabulated. Additional rankings can be found in Ranking the Banks and Ranking the Banks-Update,a two volume series published semi annually. For more information, please contact American Banker at 1-800.367.3989.*** Due to an omission of a line item , "branch data", the total branch column reflects March 31, numbers. The data has been combined with mergers that have occurred in the second quarter and combined with the acquirer's branch data. The FDIC numbers reflect June 30th. Compiled by American Banker, 1997 ===

For reprint and licensing requests for this article, click here.
MORE FROM AMERICAN BANKER