Bank Holding Companies with the Most Employees

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Bank Holding Companies with the Most Employees

Bank Holding Companies with the Most Employees
Full-time equivalent, on Dec. 31, 2005. Dollars in thousands
Published June 1, 2006
    Dec. 31 Year earlier Change Assets
1 Citigroup Inc. New York 331,235 315,434 5.01% $1,494,037,000
2 Bank of America Corp. Charlotte 176,634 176,362 0.15 1,294,312,241
3 JPMorgan Chase & Co. New York 161,916 155,000 4.46 1,198,942,000
4 Wells Fargo & Co. San Francisco 153,500 145,500 5.5 481,741,000
5 Wachovia Corp. Charlotte 93,980 96,030 -2.13 520,755,000
6 MetLife Inc. New York 65,539 53,920 21.55 481,645,114
7 Countrywide Financial Corp. Calabasas, Calif. 54,456 42,141 29.22 175,085,370
8 U.S. Bancorp Minneapolis 49,684 48,831 1.75 209,465,000
9 National City Corp. Cleveland 34,593 35,460 -2.45 142,410,520
10 SunTrust Banks Inc. Atlanta 33,406 33,156 0.75 179,712,841
11 BB&T Corp. Winston-Salem, N.C. 27,745 26,148 6.11 109,169,759
12 Regions Financial Corp. Birmingham, Ala. 25,206 26,192 -3.76 84,786,331
13 MBNA Corp. Wilmington, Del. 24,671 26,292 -6.17 61,862,462
14 PNC Financial Services Group Inc. Pittsburgh 24,162 24,103 0.24 91,992,332
15 Bank of New York Co. Inc. 23,451 23,363 0.38 102,157,000
16 Fifth Third Bancorp Cincinnati 21,681 19,659 10.29 105,225,054
17 State Street Corp. Boston 21,521 20,305 5.99 97,995,766
18 Capital One Financial Corp. McLean, Va. 19,974 14,030 42.37 88,701,411
19 KeyCorp Cleveland 19,619 19,751 -0.67 92,844,997
20 Mellon Financial Corp. Pittsburgh 17,184 20,777 -17.29 38,773,216
21 Charles Schwab Corp. San Francisco 14,024 14,229 -1.44 47,351,142
22 Popular Inc. Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 13,210 12,142 8.8 48,624,000
23 First Horizon National Corp. Memphis 13,175 12,470 5.65 36,581,677
24 Marshall & Ilsley Corp. Milwaukee 13,139 12,488 5.21 46,295,972
25 Synovus Financial Corp. Columbus, Ga. 12,993 11,793 10.18 27,634,551
26 AmSouth Bancorp. Birmingham, Ala. 11,669 11,962 -2.45 52,619,315
27 Commerce Bancorp Inc. Cherry Hill, N.J. 10,878 10,100 7.7 38,496,335
28 Comerica Inc. Detroit 10,816 10,968 -1.39 53,682,457
29 Zions Bancorp. Salt Lake City 10,102 8,026 25.87 42,762,673
30 Northern Trust Corp. Chicago 9,008 8,022 12.29 53,413,797
31 North Fork Bancorp. Inc. Melville, N.Y. 8,236 7,927 3.9 57,616,871
32 Compass Bancshares Inc. Birmingham, Ala. 8,049 7,832 2.77 30,858,429
33 Huntington Bancshares Inc. Columbus, Ohio 7,602 7,812 -2.69 32,758,006
34 TCF Financial Corp. Wayzata, Minn. 7,338 7,189 2.07 13,484,335
35 Franklin Resources Inc. San Mateo, Calif. 7,097 6,724 5.55 8,891,541
36 Associated Banc-Corp Green Bay, Wis. 5,146 5,158 -0.23 22,117,591
37 Commerce Bancshares Inc. Kansas City, Mo. 4,875 4,822 1.1 13,900,459
38 Colonial BancGroup Inc. Montgomery, Ala. 4,607 4,303 7.06 21,440,300
39 First Citizens BancShares Inc. Raleigh, N.C. 4,428 4,405 0.52 14,639,392
40 Arvest Bank Group Inc. Bentonville, Ark. 4,280 4,224 1.33 8,185,571
41 BancorpSouth Inc. Tupelo, Miss. 4,081 3,919 4.13 11,782,738
42 Sky Financial Group Inc. Bowling Green, Ohio 4,044 4,001 1.07 15,688,573
43 BOK Financial Corp. Tulsa 3,825 3,548 7.81 16,273,288
44 FBOP Corp. Oak Park, Ill. 3,757 3,467 8.36 13,724,559
45 Mercantile Bankshares Corp. Baltimore 3,606 3,479 3.65 16,421,729
46 Fulton Financial Corp. Lancaster, Pa. 3,591 3,183 12.82 12,407,481
47 UMB Financial Corp. Kansas City, Mo. 3,433 3,573 -3.92 8,247,790
48 Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. San Antonio 3,386 3,234 4.7 11,830,329
49 Investors Financial Services Corp. Boston 3,252 2,778 17.06 12,103,390
50 Webster Financial Corp. Waterbury, Conn. 3,180 3,059 3.96 17,839,831
51 International Bancshares Corp. Laredo, Tex. 3,101 2,888 7.38 10,391,852
52 FirstMerit Corp. Akron 3,057 3,126 -2.21 10,168,441
53 R and G Financial Corp. Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 2,942 2,536 16.01 11,714,436
54 People's Mutual Holdings Bridgeport, Conn. 2,655 2,689 -1.26 10,954,414
55 South Financial Group Inc. Greenville, S.C. 2,606 2,308 12.91 14,328,524
56 Bank of Hawaii Corp. Honolulu 2,585 2,623 -1.45 10,187,462
57 Trustmark Corp. Jackson, Miss. 2,582 2,598 -0.62 8,389,750
58 First BanCorp San Juan, Puerto Rico 2,574 2,115 21.7 19,888,691
59 Old National Bancorp Evansville, Ind. 2,572 2,743 -6.23 8,492,623
60 City National Corp. Beverly Hills 2,539 2,397 5.92 14,586,336
61 Doral Financial Corp. San Juan, Puerto Rico 2,522 2,598 -2.93 17,608,277
62 Wilmington Trust Corp. Del. 2,469 2,388 3.39 10,272,262
63 Valley National Bancorp Wayne, N.J. 2,416 2,345 3.03 12,434,005
64 First Community Bancshares Inc. Houston 2,366 2,047 15.58 793,198
65 Whitney Holding Corp. New Orleans 2,340 2,373 -1.39 10,111,589
66 First Banks Inc. Clayton, Mo. 2,288 2,172 5.34 9,166,274
67 Irwin Financial Corp. Columbus, Ind. 2,280 3,079 -25.95 6,654,053
68 Central Bancompany Jefferson City, Mo. 2,262 2,202 2.72 6,925,183
69 United National Corp. Sioux Falls, S.D. 2,232 2,134 4.59 1,153,152
70 New York Community Bancorp Inc. Westbury 2,202 2,029 8.53 26,285,042
71 Citizens Banking Corp. Flint, Mich. 2,124 2,215 -4.11 7,754,062
72 First National Bank Holding Co. Scottsdale, Ariz. 2,056 1,816 13.22 3,647,565
73 Susquehanna Bancshares Inc. Lititz, Pa. 2,039 2,106 -3.18 7,466,007
74 Texas Regional Bancshares Inc. McAllen 1,954 1,997 -2.15 6,588,319
75 Provident Bankshares Corp. Baltimore, Md. 1,934 1,854 4.31 6,356,987
76 Dickinson Financial Corp. II Kansas City, Mo. 1,928 1,749 10.23 4,031,356
77 Chittenden Corp. Burlington, Vt. 1,905 1,818 4.79 6,561,893
78 Greater Bay Bancorp Palo Alto, Calif. 1,860 1,746 6.53 7,125,412
79 Park National Corp. Newark, Ohio 1,824 1,749 4.29 5,436,048
80 Sterling Financial Corp. Spokane 1,789 NA NA 7,562,234
81 Hudson United Bancorp Mahwah, N.J. 1,780 1,833 -2.89 8,808,500
82 FirstBank Holding Co. Lakewood, Colo. 1,773 1,762 0.62 7,245,166
83 Woodforest Financial Group Inc. The Woodlands, Tex. 1,750 1,324 32.18 1,863,709
84 Hancock Holding Co. Gulfport, Miss. 1,736 1,767 -1.75 5,962,063
85 Eastern Bank Corp. Boston 1,720 1,462 17.65 6,262,014
86 Wintrust Financial Corp. Lake Forest, Ill. 1,678 1,414 18.67 8,177,042
87 F.N.B. Corp. Hermitage, Pa. 1,676 1,808 -7.3 5,590,326
88 Bremer Financial Corp. St. Paul 1,657 1,618 2.41 6,555,895
89 United Community Banks Inc. Blairsville, Ga. 1,643 1,463 12.3 5,865,756
90 First Midwest Bancorp Inc. Itasca, Ill. 1,635 1,630 0.31 7,213,404
91 Amcore Financial Inc. Rockford, Ill. 1,609 1,531 5.09 5,345,344
92 First Commonwealth Financial Corp. Indiana, Pa. 1,598 1,634 -2.2 6,026,722
93 First Interstate BancSystem Inc. Billings, Mont. 1,576 1,574 0.13 4,559,490
94 Alabama National BanCorp. Birmingham 1,524 1,176 29.59 5,926,757
95 First Citizens Bancorp. Inc. Columbia, S.C. 1,517 1,528 -0.72 5,430,900
96 Pacific Capital Bancorp Santa Barbara, Calif. 1,505 1,369 9.93 6,876,159
97 First Financial Bancorp. Hamilton, Ohio 1,447 1,571 -7.89 3,690,808
98 PlainsCapital Corp. Dallas 1,405 1,420 -1.06 2,690,305
99 BancFirst Corp. Oklahoma City, Okla. 1,403 1,349 4 3,222,820
100 Umpqua Holdings Corp. Portland, Ore. 1,396 1,029 35.67 5,369,817
101 Chemical Financial Corp. Midland, Mich. 1,376 1,366 0.73 3,749,316
102 United Bankshares Inc. Charleston, W.Va. 1,374 1,319 4.17 6,728,492
103 W Holding Co. Inc. Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 1,311 1,175 11.57 16,149,557
104 New York Private Bank and Trust Corp. 1,300 1,289 0.85 14,642,982
105 Community Bank System Inc. DeWitt, N.Y. 1,298 1,386 -6.35 4,152,734
106 Independent Bank Corp. Ionia, Mich. 1,279 1,266 1.03 3,356,568
107 1st Source Corp. South Bend, Ind. 1,207 1,201 0.5 3,511,204
108 WesBanco Inc. Wheeling, W.Va. 1,200 1,209 -0.74 4,422,137
109 Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. Central City, Neb. 1,187 1,161 2.24 3,971,468
110 NBT Bancorp Inc. Norwich, N.Y. 1,184 1,343 -11.84 4,426,773
111 National Penn Bancshares Inc. Boyertown, Pa. 1,141 1,098 3.92 4,600,609
112 Glacier Bancorp Inc. Kalispell, Mont. 1,130 851 32.78 3,706,869
113 East West Bancorp Inc. Pasadena, Calif. 1,123 894 25.62 8,278,286
113 MB Financial Inc. Chicago, Ill. 1,123 1,030 9.03 5,714,131
115 Simmons First National Corp. Pine Bluff, Ark. 1,110 1,086 2.21 2,523,768
116 First Merchants Corp. Muncie, Ind. 1,109 1,100 0.82 3,237,079
117 Capitol Bancorp Ltd. Lansing, Mich. 1,100 864 27.31 3,475,721
118 UCBH Holdings Inc. San Francisco 1,080 828 30.43 7,967,103
119 Republic Bancorp Inc. Owosso, Mich. 1,073 1,119 -4.11 6,081,766
120 First Charter Corp. Charlotte 1,064 1,010 5.35 4,232,534
121 SVB Financial Group Santa Clara, Calif. 1,033 1,027 0.58 5,405,318
122 Johnson Financial Group Inc. Racine, Wis. 1,020 1,024 -0.39 3,647,312
123 Sterling Bancshares Inc. Houston 1,014 961 5.52 3,748,466
124 Sterling Financial Corp. Lancaster, Pa. 1,008 1,002 0.6 2,965,736
125 Community Trust Bancorp Inc. Pikeville, Ky. 1,003 954 5.14 2,849,213
126 Riverside Banking Co. Fort Pierce, Fla. 1,002 998 0.4 3,291,243
127 NewAlliance Bancshares Inc. New Haven 991 949 4.43 6,571,567
128 First Financial Bankshares Inc. Abilene, Tex. 988 836 18.18 2,733,828
129 Ocean Bankshares Inc. Miami 974 935 4.17 5,676,460
130 Intrust Financial Corp. Wichita 973 973 0 3,085,909
131 Westamerica Bancorp. San Rafael, Calif. 946 957 -1.15 5,153,560
132 Capital City Bank Group Inc. Tallahassee 938 895 4.8 2,618,875
133 Community Banks Inc. Harrisburg, Pa. 933 634 47.16 3,332,430
134 Central Pacific Financial Corp. Honolulu 927 899 3.11 5,239,139
135 Heartland Financial USA Inc. Dubuque, Iowa 909 853 6.57 2,818,306
136 Boston Private Financial Holdings Inc. 892 592 50.68 5,114,504
136 Provident Financial Services Inc. Jersey City 892 926 -3.67 6,055,052
138 Prosperity Bancshares Inc. Houston 859 653 31.55 3,593,056
139 Cathay General Bancorp Inc. Los Angeles 854 814 4.91 6,373,313
140 Great Western Bancorp. Inc. Omaha 847 837 1.19 2,797,774
141 Integra Bank Corp. Evansville, Ind. 843 839 0.48 2,708,142
142 Banner Corp. Walla Walla, Wash. 837 752 11.3 3,040,555
143 First Security Bancorp Searcy, Ark. 829 792 4.67 2,064,074
144 Mid-State Bancshares Arroyo Grande, Calif. 823 794 3.65 2,391,499
145 Sun Bancorp Inc. Vineland, N.J. 817 826 -1.09 3,102,489
146 First National Bank Group Inc. Edinburg, Tex. 815 693 17.6 3,136,731
147 First Financial Corp. Terre Haute, Ind. 808 807 0.12 2,139,024
148 Marquette Financial Cos. Minneapolis 807 665 21.35 1,898,961
149 S&T Bancorp Inc. Indiana, Pa. 789 774 1.94 3,178,791
150 Pennsylvania Commerce Bancorp Inc. Camp Hill, Pa. 787 576 36.63 1,641,121


Note: Includes employees of holding companies and subsidiaries. Domestic subsidiaries of foreign holding companies were excluded.
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