Bank Holding Companies with the Most Employees

On Dec. 31, 2016. Dollars in thousands

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Bank Holding Companies with the Most Employees
Rank Company City State Dec. 31 Year earlier Change Assets
1 Wells Fargo & Co. San Francisco Calif. $269,142 $264,671 1.7% $1,930,115,000
2 JPMorgan Chase & Co. New York N.Y. 235,605 227,708 3.5 2,490,972,000
3 Citigroup Inc. New York N.Y. 234,603 249,774 -6.1 1,792,077,000
4 Bank of America Corp. Charlotte N.C. 208,024 213,280 -2.5 2,189,266,000
5 Hy-Vee Inc. West Des Moines Iowa 83,000 81,357 2.0 2,936,776
6 U.S. Bancorp Minneapolis Minn. 71,191 65,433 8.8 445,964,000
7 American Express Co. New York N.Y. 56,383 54,827 2.8 158,885,000
8 Morgan Stanley New York N.Y. 55,311 56,218 -1.6 814,949,000
9 Bank of New York Mellon Corp. New York N.Y. 52,000 51,200 1.6 333,469,000
10 PNC Financial Services Group Inc. Pittsburgh Pa. 51,686 51,974 -0.6 366,872,249
11 Capital One Financial Corp. McLean Va. 51,243 48,672 5.3 357,158,294
12 United Services Automobile Association San Antonio Texas 40,854 36,784 11.1 147,518,802
13 BB&T Corp. Winston-Salem N.C. 37,480 36,059 3.9 219,276,323
14 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. New York N.Y. 34,400 36,800 -6.5 860,185,000
15 State Street Corp. Boston Mass. 33,783 32,356 4.4 242,709,356
16 Synchrony Financial Stamford Conn. 26,810 20,278 32.2 90,244,879
17 SunTrust Banks Inc. Atlanta Ga. 24,375 24,043 1.4 205,214,392
18 Regions Financial Corp. Birmingham Ala. 22,165 23,392 -5.2 126,193,957
19 KeyCorp Cleveland Ohio 19,624 14,222 38.0 136,825,848
20 First American Financial Corp. Santa Ana Calif. 18,704 17,144 9.1 8,831,777
21 Fifth Third Bancorp Cincinnati Ohio 17,844 18,261 -2.3 142,176,830
22 Citizens Financial Group Inc. Providence R.I. 17,639 17,714 -0.4 150,022,885
23 Northern Trust Corp. Chicago Ill. 17,109 16,200 5.6 123,926,854
24 M&T Bank Corp. Buffalo N.Y. 16,593 16,979 -2.3 123,449,206
25 Charles Schwab Corp. San Francisco Calif. 16,156 15,316 5.5 223,383,000
26 Huntington Bancshares Inc. Columbus Ohio 16,020 12,351 29.7 99,714,097
27 Discover Financial Services Riverwoods Ill. 14,453 13,585 6.4 92,307,686
28 Raymond James Financial Inc. St. Petersburg Fla. 10,823 10,155 6.6 31,668,628
29 Zions Bancorp. Salt Lake City Utah 10,057 10,200 -1.4 63,239,165
30 Comerica Inc. Dallas Texas 7,960 8,880 -10.4 73,129,915
31 Popular Inc. Hato Rey Puerto Rico 7,828 7,810 0.2 38,662,000
32 Ally Financial Inc. Detroit Mich. 7,557 7,107 6.3 163,728,000
33 Stifel Financial Corp. St. Louis Mo. 7,194 7,032 2.3 19,129,356
34 First Citizens BancShares Inc. Raleigh N.C. 6,115 5,996 2.0 32,990,836
35 TCF Financial Corp. Wayzata Minn. 6,048 6,281 -3.7 21,454,635
36 Arvest Bank Group Inc. Bentonville Ark. 6,036 5,988 0.8 16,708,319
37 Hilltop Holdings Inc. Dallas Texas 5,406 5,278 2.4 12,738,062
38 Woodforest Financial Group Inc. The Woodlands Texas 5,008 4,602 8.8 4,914,172
39 People's United Financial Inc. Bridgeport Conn. 4,979 4,913 1.3 40,611,228
40 BOK Financial Corp. Tulsa Okla. 4,881 4,789 1.9 33,114,873
41 First National of Nebraska Inc. Omaha Neb. 4,851 4,757 2.0 19,046,202
42 Commerce Bancshares Inc. Kansas City Mo. 4,804 4,772 0.7 25,659,294
43 CIT Group Inc. New York N.Y. 4,453 4,900 -9.1 64,170,168
44 Associated Banc-Corp Green Bay Wis. 4,441 4,383 1.3 29,139,315
45 Umpqua Holdings Corp. Portland Ore. 4,330 4,491 -3.6 24,813,147
46 First Horizon National Corp. Memphis Tenn. 4,269 4,269 0.0 28,556,148
47 Synovus Financial Corp. Columbus Ga. 4,269 4,299 -0.7 30,104,002
48 Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. San Antonio Texas 4,217 4,211 0.1 30,236,088
49 BancorpSouth Inc. Tupelo Miss. 3,998 4,002 -0.1 14,728,837
50 Wintrust Financial Corp. Rosemont Ill. 3,878 3,770 2.9 25,672,428
51 Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. Honolulu Hawaii 3,796 3,918 -3.1 12,425,506
52 E-Trade Financial Corp. New York N.Y. 3,735 3,541 5.5 48,999,354
53 Hancock Holding Co. Gulfport Miss. 3,724 3,921 -5.0 23,984,114
54 Scottrade Financial Services Inc. St. Louis Mo. 3,708 3,732 -0.6 24,330,318
55 UMB Financial Corp. Kansas City Mo. 3,688 3,830 -3.7 20,682,532
56 F.N.B. Corp. Pittsburgh Pa. 3,648 3,026 20.6 21,844,817
57 Fulton Financial Corp. Lancaster Pa. 3,499 3,486 0.4 18,888,497
58 New York Community Bancorp Inc. Westbury N.Y. 3,487 3,448 1.1 48,926,555
59 MB Financial Inc. Chicago Ill. 3,486 2,980 17.0 19,302,317
60 Chemical Financial Corp. Midland Mich. 3,261 2,116 54.1 17,355,179
61 International Bancshares Corp. Laredo Texas 3,177 3,169 0.3 11,804,041
62 Webster Financial Corp. Waterbury Conn. 3,168 2,946 7.5 26,083,711
63 Iberiabank Corp. Lafayette La. 3,100 3,151 -1.6 21,659,190
64 Prosperity Bancshares Inc. Houston Texas 3,035 3,037 -0.1 22,333,330
65 EverBank Financial Corp Jacksonville Fla. 2,910 3,049 -4.6 27,838,086
66 Flagstar Bancorp Inc. Troy Mich. 2,886 2,713 6.4 14,053,094
67 First Community Bancshares Inc. Killeen Texas 2,872 2,861 0.4 1,771,643
68 East West Bancorp Inc. Pasadena Calif. 2,838 2,804 1.2 34,796,854
69 Valley National Bancorp Wayne N.J. 2,828 2,929 -3.4 22,864,439
70 Trustmark Corp. Jackson Miss. 2,788 2,941 -5.2 13,352,333
71 Old National Bancorp Evansville Ind. 2,733 2,652 3.1 14,860,359
72 First BanCorp. San Juan Puerto Rico 2,634 2,653 -0.7 11,922,455
73 Central Bancompany Inc. Jefferson City Mo. 2,592 2,589 0.1 12,693,896
74 FirstBank Holding Co. Lakewood Colo. 2,474 2,416 2.4 17,046,125
75 Midland Financial Co. Oklahoma City Okla. 2,445 2,348 4.1 13,299,955
76 HomeStreet Inc. Seattle Wash. 2,431 2,139 13.7 6,243,567
77 Bank of the Ozarks Inc. Little Rock Ark. 2,315 1,642 41.0 18,890,142
78 Cenlar Capital Corp. Ewing N.J. 2,315 1,672 38.5 1,089,839
79 SVB Financial Group Santa Clara Calif. 2,311 2,089 10.6 44,692,252
80 Northwest Bancshares Inc. Warren Pa. 2,306 2,186 5.5 9,698,968
81 Community Bank System Inc. De Witt N.Y. 2,250 2,179 3.3 8,666,437
82 Glacier Bancorp Inc. Kalispell Mont. 2,222 2,150 3.3 9,450,600
83 Bank of Hawaii Corp. Honolulu Hawaii 2,122 2,154 -1.5 16,492,367
84 Banner Corp. Walla Walla Wash. 2,079 2,065 0.7 9,793,668
85 South State Corp. Columbia S.C. 2,055 2,058 -0.1 8,900,592
86 United National Corp. Sioux Falls S.D. 2,041 1,903 7.3 2,489,646
87 Renasant Corp. Tupelo Miss. 1,965 1,996 -1.6 8,699,851
88 WesBanco Inc. Wheeling W.Va. 1,928 1,633 18.1 9,793,972
89 United Community Banks Inc. Blairsville Ga. 1,910 1,882 1.5 10,715,518
90 First Midwest Bancorp Inc. Itasca Ill. 1,882 1,790 5.1 11,422,555
91 Simmons First National Corp. Pine Bluff Ark. 1,875 1,933 -3.0 8,400,056
92 Heartland Financial USA Inc. Dubuque Iowa 1,864 1,799 3.6 8,247,079
93 Bremer Financial Corp. St. Paul Minn. 1,855 1,779 4.3 11,570,247
94 Investors Bancorp Inc. Short Hills N.J. 1,829 1,734 5.5 23,193,955
95 Columbia Banking System Inc. Tacoma Wash. 1,819 1,868 -2.6 9,509,607
96 Washington Federal Inc. Seattle Wash. 1,813 1,825 -0.7 14,873,654
97 Banc of California Inc. Santa Ana Calif. 1,792 1,710 4.8 11,029,853
98 Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. Omaha Neb. 1,788 1,741 2.7 9,702,396
99 Eastern Bank Corp. Boston Mass. 1,775 1,742 1.9 9,803,122
100 BancFirst Corp. Oklahoma City Okla. 1,773 1,744 1.7 7,018,962
101 Capital Bank Financial Corp. Charlotte N.C. 1,742 1,349 29.1 9,937,050
102 Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc. Pittsfield Mass. 1,731 1,154 50.0 9,165,007
103 Park National Corp. Newark Ohio 1,726 1,793 -3.7 7,467,586
104 First Interstate BancSystem Inc. Billings Mont. 1,721 1,741 -1.1 9,065,354
105 NBT Bancorp Inc. Norwich N.Y. 1,704 1,721 -1.0 8,867,268
106 United Bankshares Inc. Charleston W.Va. 1,701 1,701 0.0 14,508,892
107 State Bankshares Inc. Fargo N.D. 1,685 972 73.4 4,289,053
108 BankUnited Inc. Miami Lakes Fla. 1,664 1,691 -1.6 27,880,151
109 PacWest Bancorp Beverly Hills Calif. 1,662 1,669 -0.4 21,869,767
110 Great Western Bancorp Inc. Sioux Falls S.D. 1,609 1,428 12.7 11,422,617
111 John Deere Capital Corp. Reno Nev. 1,603 1,586 1.1 32,689,769
112 Western Alliance Bancorp. Phoenix Ariz. 1,598 1,471 8.6 17,200,842
113 Home BancShares Inc. Conway Ark. 1,489 1,424 4.6 9,808,465
114 First Merchants Corp. Muncie Ind. 1,449 1,529 -5.2 7,214,483
115 Texas Capital Bancshares Inc. Dallas Texas 1,437 1,324 8.5 21,697,213
116 OFG Bancorp San Juan Puerto Rico 1,422 1,446 -1.7 6,501,824
117 First Financial Bancorp. Cincinnati Ohio 1,420 1,400 1.4 8,437,967
118 Union Bankshares Corp. Richmond Va. 1,416 1,422 -0.4 8,440,514
119 Hope Bancorp Inc. Los Angeles Calif. 1,394 938 48.6 13,441,422
120 Durant Bancorp Inc. Durant Okla. 1,385 859 61.2 5,839,300
121 Astoria Financial Corp. Lake Success N.Y. 1,377 1,551 -11.2 14,558,652
122 PrivateBancorp Inc. Chicago Ill. 1,301 1,219 6.7 20,053,773
123 Ameris Bancorp Moultrie Ga. 1,298 1,304 -0.5 6,892,032
124 First Busey Corp. Champaign Ill. 1,295 795 62.9 5,425,170
125 First Financial Bankshares Inc. Abilene Texas 1,287 1,268 1.5 6,809,931
126 Fidelity Southern Corp. Atlanta Ga. 1,284 1,246 3.0 4,388,650
127 First Commonwealth Financial Corp. Indiana Pa. 1,274 1,265 0.7 6,684,018
128 Cadence Bancorp LLC Houston Texas 1,193 1,218 -2.1 9,531,252
129 Johnson Financial Group Inc. Racine Wis. 1,182 1,129 4.7 4,513,958
130 Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc. Nashville Tenn. 1,180 1,059 11.4 11,194,623
131 1st Source Corp. South Bend Ind. 1,148 1,157 -0.8 5,487,314
132 Great Southern Bancorp Inc. Springfield Mo. 1,148 1,166 -1.5 4,555,004
133 Dickinson Financial Corp. II Kansas City Mo. 1,129 1,206 -6.4 2,159,237
134 WSFS Financial Corp. Wilmington Del. 1,116 947 17.8 6,765,270
135 FB Financial Corp. Nashville Tenn. 1,111 981 13.3 3,276,881
136 Independent Bank Corp. Rockland Mass. 1,103 1,051 4.9 7,709,375
137 Cathay General Bancorp Los Angeles Calif. 1,098 1,096 0.2 14,520,769
138 S&T Bancorp Inc. Indiana Pa. 1,080 1,067 1.2 6,943,053
139 First Banks Inc. Clayton Mo. 1,044 1,036 0.8 6,244,585
140 BNC Bancorp High Point N.C. 1,040 850 22.4 7,401,691
141 Tompkins Financial Corp. Ithaca N.Y. 1,032 1,008 2.4 6,236,756
142 Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland MHC Cleveland Ohio 1,016 1,004 1.2 13,189,828
143 MidCountry Financial Corp. Macon Ga. 1,013 1,062 -4.6 1,306,301
144 TriCo Bancshares Chico Calif. 1,013 963 5.2 4,517,968
145 Provident Financial Services Inc. Iselin N.J. 1,001 1,008 -0.7 9,500,465
146 Community Trust Bancorp Inc. Pikeville Ky. 996 984 1.2 3,932,169
147 First Security Bancorp Searcy Ark. 991 967 2.5 5,386,271
148 EB Acquisition Co. LLC Dallas Texas 989 447 121.3 5,593,562
149 Sterling Bancorp Montebello N.Y. 970 1,089 -10.9 14,212,535
150 CenterState Banks Inc. Winter Haven Fla. 952 784 21.4 5,078,559
151 Republic Bancorp Inc. Louisville Ky. 938 785 19.5 4,816,309
152 W.T.B. Financial Corp. Spokane Wash. 926 880 5.2 5,668,953
153 Cass Information Systems Inc. St. Louis Mo. 922 908 1.5 1,504,839
154 Green Dot Corp. Pasadena Calif. 902 1,008 -10.5 1,724,143
155 Bessemer Group, Inc. Woodbridge N.J. 901 873 3.2 4,010,996
156 Waterstone Financial Inc. Wauwatosa Wis. 895 770 16.2 1,790,163
157 Boston Private Financial Holdings Inc. Boston Mass. 890 890 0.0 7,970,733
158 LegacyTexas Financial Group Inc. Plano Texas 885 840 5.4 8,365,390
159 MainSource Financial Group Inc. Greensburg Ind. 880 820 7.3 4,080,257
160 National Bank Holdings Corp. Greenwood Village Colo. 876 937 -6.5 4,573,045
161 City Holding Co. Cross Lanes W.Va. 847 855 -0.9 3,983,476
162 First Financial Corp. Terre Haute Ind. 845 840 0.6 2,990,403
163 Fremont Bancorp. Fremont Calif. 842 779 8.1 3,671,887
164 Apple Financial Holdings Inc. New York N.Y. 840 815 3.1 12,907,412
165 Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania Souderton Pa. 840 750 12.0 4,230,528
166 Independent Bank Corp. Grand Rapids Mich. 837 792 5.7 2,548,950
167 First Bancorp Southern Pines N.C. 827 812 1.8 3,615,663
168 Capital City Bank Group Inc. Tallahassee Fla. 825 869 -5.1 2,831,143
169 TrustCo Bank Corp NY Glenville N.Y. 808 787 2.7 4,867,040
170 Intrust Financial Corp. Wichita Kan. 802 835 -4.0 4,651,918
171 Bridgeview Bancorp Inc. Bridgeview Ill. 801 681 17.6 1,099,320
172 Byline Bancorp Inc. Chicago Ill. 801 772 3.8 3,295,830
173 Alerus Financial Corp. Grand Forks N.D. 787 660 19.2 2,050,269
174 Westamerica Bancorp. San Rafael Calif. 783 813 -3.7 5,369,104
175 Peoples Bancorp Inc. Marietta Ohio 782 817 -4.3 3,432,348
176 Central Pacific Financial Corp. Honolulu Hawaii 778 812 -4.2 5,384,236
177 CVB Financial Corp. Ontario Calif. 778 747 4.1 8,073,707
178 Beneficial Bancorp Inc. Philadelphia Pa. 773 782 -1.2 5,742,747
179 Heritage Financial Corp. Olympia Wash. 762 717 6.3 3,878,981
180 BancPlus Corp. Ridgeland Miss. 761 792 -3.9 2,706,565
181 Meta Financial Group Inc. Sioux Falls S.D. 747 634 17.8 4,213,386
182 OceanFirst Financial Corp. Toms River N.J. 744 370 101.1 5,196,395
183 Customers Bancorp Inc. Wyomissing Pa. 739 517 42.9 9,382,736
184 Farmers & Merchants Investment Inc. Lincoln Neb. 736 730 0.8 3,646,580
185 Bangor Bancorp MHC Bangor Maine 735 693 6.1 3,633,393
186 Heartland Bancorp Inc. Bloomington Ill. 732 825 -11.3 2,971,569
187 First Bancshares Inc. Merrillville Ind. 731 698 4.7 3,486,109
188 State Bank Financial Corp. Atlanta Ga. 731 664 10.1 4,225,265
189 Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc. Olney Md. 728 737 -1.2 5,091,383
190 Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida Stuart Fla. 725 665 9.0 4,680,932
191 Brookline Bancorp Inc. Boston Mass. 722 701 3.0 6,452,875
192 Community Bancshares of Mississippi Inc. Brandon Miss. 721 696 3.6 2,820,237
193 United Financial Bancorp Inc. Glastonbury Conn. 718 697 3.0 6,603,987
194 First Western Mortgage Corp. Fort Worth Texas 716 703 1.8 1,186,653
195 Midland States Bancorp Inc. Effingham Ill. 710 701 1.3 3,233,723
196 RCB Holding Co. Inc. Claremore Okla. 708 627 12.9 2,789,509
197 Triumph Bancorp Inc. Dallas Texas 704 501 40.5 2,641,067
198 Origin Bancorp Inc. Ruston La. 692 691 0.1 4,072,217
199 Landrum Co. Columbia Mo. 682 690 -1.2 2,568,898
200 Ocean Bankshares Inc. Miami Fla. 681 677 0.6 3,408,278

Note: Includes employees of holding companies and subsidiaries. Based on Y9C filings for top tier bank holding companies.
Figures for prior periods are not adjusted for mergers and acquisitions. Rankings include only companies current as of May 12, 2017.
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