Bank Holding Companies with the Most Employees

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Bank Holding Companies with the Most Employees

Bank Holding Companies with the Most EmployeesFull-time equivalent, on Dec. 31, 2007. Dollars in thousands
Published May 23, 2008

Rank   Dec. 31 Year earlier Change Assets
1 Citigroup Inc. New York 409,720 362,894 12.90% $2,187,631,000
2 Bank of America Corp. Charlotte 209,461 203,407 3 1,720,688,423
3 JPMorgan Chase & Co. New York 173,581 167,084 3.9 1,562,147,000
4 Wells Fargo & Co. San Francisco 159,800 158,000 1.1 575,442,000
5 Wachovia Corp. Charlotte 121,890 108,238 12.6 782,896,000
6 U.S. Bancorp Minneapolis 52,277 50,423 3.7 237,615,000
7 MetLife Inc. New York 48,146 45,806 5.1 558,563,489
8 Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 42,100 22,919 83.7 197,839,000
9 Regions Financial Corp. Birmingham, Ala. 33,161 35,598 -6.8 141,043,932
10 SunTrust Banks Inc. Atlanta 32,323 33,599 -3.8 179,573,933
11 National City Corp. Cleveland 32,064 31,479 1.9 150,383,641
12 BB&T Corp. Winston-Salem, N.C. 29,394 29,344 0.2 132,617,601
13 PNC Financial Services Group Inc. Pittsburgh 27,685 23,230 19.2 138,976,249
14 State Street Corp. Boston 27,110 21,685 25 142,936,851
15 Capital One Financial Corp. McLean, Va. 26,612 30,774 -13.5 150,590,369
16 Fifth Third Bancorp Cincinnati 21,683 21,362 1.5 110,961,509
17 KeyCorp Cleveland 18,448 20,161 -8.5 99,567,393
18 Popular Inc. Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 12,303 12,507 -1.6 44,411,000
19 Huntington Bancshares Inc. Columbus, Ohio 11,925 8,081 47.6 54,629,164
20 Zions Bancorp. Salt Lake City 10,933 10,618 3 52,947,444
21 Northern Trust Corp. Chicago 10,918 9,726 12.3 67,611,226
22 Comerica Inc. Dallas 10,782 10,700 0.8 62,756,752
23 First Horizon National Corp. Memphis 9,951 12,131 -18 37,017,239
24 Marshall & Ilsley Corp. Milwaukee 8,957 13,866 -35.4 59,857,466
25 Franklin Resources Inc. San Mateo, Calif. 8,749 8,211 6.6 9,626,705
26 Synovus Financial Corp. Columbus, Ga. 7,090 13,621 -47.9 33,018,452
27 TCF Financial Corp. Wayzata, Minn. 7,060 7,408 -4.7 16,067,612
28 Associated Banc-Corp Green Bay, Wis. 5,106 5,101 0.1 21,592,083
29 Commerce Bancshares Inc. Kansas City, Mo. 5,100 5,029 1.4 16,212,371
30 Arvest Bank Group Inc. Bentonville, Ark. 4,658 4,434 5.1 9,731,046
31 Colonial BancGroup Inc. Montgomery, Ala. 4,646 4,721 -1.6 25,971,125
32 First Citizens BancShares Inc. Raleigh 4,459 4,431 0.6 16,229,958
33 BancorpSouth Inc. Tupelo, Miss. 4,416 4,109 7.5 13,203,849
34 BOK Financial Corp. Tulsa 4,110 3,957 3.9 20,902,545
35 FBOP Corp. Oak Park, Ill. 4,086 3,966 3 14,969,120
36 Fulton Financial Corp. Lancaster, Pa. 3,840 3,984 -3.6 15,923,098
37 Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. San Antonio 3,781 3,652 3.5 13,646,450
38 Woodforest Financial Group Inc. The Woodlands, Tex. 3,615 2,601 39 2,526,114
39 International Bancshares Corp. Laredo, Tex. 3,521 3,242 8.6 11,167,161
40 UMB Financial Corp. Kansas City, Mo. 3,357 3,432 -2.2 9,342,959
41 Webster Financial Corp. Waterbury, Conn. 3,354 3,418 -1.9 17,208,062
42 Susquehanna Bancshares Inc. Lititz, Pa. 3,173 2,254 40.8 13,077,994
43 First BanCorp. San Juan, Puerto Rico 2,920 2,859 2.1 17,186,931
44 City National Corp. Beverly Hills 2,914 2,689 8.4 15,893,886
45 New York Community Bancorp Inc. Westbury 2,834 2,434 16.4 30,599,738
46 Stifel Financial Corp. St. Louis 2,767 NA NA 1,490,571
47 United National Corp. Sioux Falls, S.D. 2,722 2,598 4.8 1,492,440
48 FirstMerit Corp. Akron 2,688 2,755 -2.4 10,407,565
49 Wilmington Trust Corp. Del. 2,672 2,562 4.3 11,622,601
50 Central Bancompany Inc. Jefferson City, Mo. 2,654 2,318 14.5 8,501,816
51 Trustmark Corp. Jackson, Miss. 2,612 2,707 -3.5 8,966,802
52 Bank of Hawaii Corp. Honolulu 2,594 2,586 0.3 10,472,942
53 Sterling Financial Corp. Spokane 2,571 2,405 6.9 12,151,312
54 Valley National Bancorp Wayne, N.J. 2,562 2,489 2.9 12,748,959
55 Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc. Flint, Mich. 2,502 2,920 -14.3 13,524,021
56 Old National Bancorp Evansville, Ind. 2,494 2,568 -2.9 7,847,799
57 Whitney Holding Corp. New Orleans 2,474 2,484 -0.4 11,029,846
58 South Financial Group Inc. Greenville, S.C. 2,473 2,618 -5.5 13,871,556
59 First Banks Inc. Clayton, Mo. 2,444 2,631 -7.1 10,882,718
60 Dickinson Financial Corp. II Kansas City, Mo. 2,210 2,030 8.9 5,582,293
61 First Community Bancshares Inc. Houston 2,209 2,455 -10 948,537
62 Park National Corp. Newark, Ohio 2,066 1,892 9.2 6,501,102
63 Wintrust Financial Corp. Lake Forest, Ill. 1,964 1,897 3.5 9,368,859
64 United Community Banks Inc. Blairsville, Ga. 1,944 1,866 4.2 8,207,302
65 FirstBank Holding Co. Lakewood, Colo. 1,890 1,901 -0.6 8,690,219
66 Hancock Holding Co. Gulfport, Miss. 1,888 1,848 2.2 6,104,172
67 First Midwest Bancorp Inc. Itasca, Ill. 1,856 1,892 -1.9 8,095,585
68 R & G Financial Corp. Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 1,831 2,540 -27.9 8,011,488
69 F.N.B. Corp. Hermitage, Pa. 1,762 1,734 1.6 6,088,021
70 Umpqua Holdings Corp. Portland, Ore. 1,744 1,530 14 8,352,779
71 Bremer Financial Corp. St. Paul 1,702 1,703 -0.1 7,249,650
72 First Citizens Bancorp. Inc. Columbia, S.C. 1,653 1,636 1 6,079,228
73 First Interstate BancSystem Inc. Billings, Mont. 1,637 1,608 1.8 5,213,051
74 Provident Bankshares Corp. Baltimore 1,635 1,922 -14.9 6,466,798
75 Capitol Bancorp Ltd. Lansing, Mich. 1,611 1,354 19 4,900,384
76 W Holding Co. Inc. Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 1,595 1,433 11.30 18,001,639
77 First Commonwealth Financial Corp. Indiana, Pa. 1,568 1,579 -0.7 5,885,381
78 WesBanco Inc. Wheeling, W.Va. 1,562 1,168 33.7 5,384,340
79 United Bankshares Inc. Charleston, W.Va. 1,537 1,367 12.4 7,994,739
80 Glacier Bancorp Inc. Kalispell, Mont. 1,480 1,367 8.3 4,817,326
81 Eastern Bank Corp. Boston 1,469 1,459 0.7 6,797,403
82 Community Bank System Inc. De Witt, N.Y. 1,453 1,352 7.5 4,697,502
83 UCBH Holdings Inc. San Francisco 1,450 1,288 12.6 11,803,566
84 East West Bancorp Inc. Pasadena, Calif. 1,445 1,308 10.5 11,852,332
85 BancFirst Corp. Oklahoma City 1,443 1,365 5.7 3,743,006
86 Amcore Financial Inc. Rockford, Ill. 1,385 1,541 -10.1 5,195,225
87 Pacific Capital Bancorp Santa Barbara, Calif. 1,383 1,444 -4.2 7,386,696
88 Doral GP Ltd. San Juan, Puerto Rico 1,379 NA NA 9,262,702
89 Chemical Financial Corp. Midland, Mich. 1,368 1,478 -7.4 3,754,313
90 Prosperity Bancshares Inc. Houston 1,359 908 49.7 6,381,996
91 Johnson Financial Group Inc. Racine, Wis. 1,323 1,258 5.2 4,959,212
92 Plains Capital Corp. Dallas 1,313 1,377 -4.6 3,181,754
93 1st Source Corp. South Bend, Ind. 1,306 1,177 11 4,446,941
94 IberiaBank Corp. Lafayette, La. 1,294 752 72.1 4,916,958
95 MB Financial Inc. Chicago 1,282 1,380 -7.1 7,834,703
96 Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. Central City, Neb. 1,274 1,256 1.4 4,669,666
97 NBT Bancorp Inc. Norwich, N.Y. 1,253 1,314 -4.6 5,201,776
98 First National Bank Holding Co. Scottsdale, Ariz. 1,232 2,097 -41.2 4,113,870
99 New York Private Bank and Trust Corp. 1,230 1,211 1.6 14,357,765
100 Irwin Financial Corp. Columbus, Ind. 1,216 1,495 -18.7 6,170,889
101 Independent Bank Corp. Ionia, Mich. 1,210 1,273 -4.9 3,278,203
102 National Penn Bancshares Inc. Boyertown, Pa. 1,172 1,198 -2.2 5,824,421
103 Boston Private Financial Holdings Inc. 1,166 1,031 13.1 6,835,657
104 Banner Corp. Walla Walla, Wash. 1,139 898 26.8 4,495,141
105 Simmons First National Corp. Pine Bluff, Ark. 1,128 1,134 -0.5 2,692,447
106 SVB Financial Group Santa Clara, Calif. 1,128 1,140 -1.1 6,454,369
107 NewAlliance Bancshares Inc. New Haven 1,120 1,013 10.6 8,226,717
108 First Merchants Corp. Muncie, Ind. 1,116 1,124 -0.7 3,782,087
109 First National Bank Group Inc. Edinburg, Tex. 1,116 921 21.2 4,384,034
110 Ocean Bankshares Inc. Miami 1,109 1,019 8.8 5,595,129
111 First Charter Corp. Charlotte 1,085 1,154 -6 4,862,530
112 Capital City Bank Group Inc. Tallahassee, Fla. 1,061 1,052 0.9 2,606,255
113 First Financial Bancorp. Cincinnati 1,057 1,214 -12.9 3,369,316
114 Cathay General Bancorp Los Angeles 1,048 997 5.1 10,402,532
115 Sterling Bancshares Inc. Houston 1,042 1,074 -3 4,541,980
116 First Busey Corp. Urbana, Ill. 1,023 640 59.8 4,192,925
117 Central Pacific Financial Corp. Honolulu 1,018 970 4.9 5,728,386
118 Community Trust Bancorp Inc. Pikeville, Ky. 1,011 1,021 -1 2,902,684
119 Riverside Banking Co. Fort Pierce, Fla. 1,004 1,063 -5.6 4,805,174
120 Western Alliance Bancorp. Las Vegas 992 786 26.2 5,016,096
121 Heartland Financial USA Inc. Dubuque, Iowa 981 959 2.3 3,264,126
122 Intrust Financial Corp. Wichita, Kan. 979 947 3.4 3,473,539
123 Marquette Financial Cos. Minneapolis 979 965 1.5 2,828,648
124 First Financial Bankshares Inc. Abilene, Tex. 966 968 -0.2 3,070,309
125 Provident Financial Services Inc. Jersey City, N.J. 942 877 7.4 6,359,391
126 First Security Bancorp Searcy, Ark. 916 1,091 -16 2,343,605
127 First State Bancorp. Albuquerque 903 864 4.5 3,424,774
128 First Community Bancorp San Diego 887 997 -11 5,185,627
129 Renasant Corp. Tupelo, Miss. 880 813 8.2 3,612,287
130 Westamerica Bancorp. San Rafael, Calif. 874 891 -1.9 4,566,337
131 Pennsylvania Commerce Bancorp Inc. Harrisburg 866 781 10.9 1,979,468
132 Integra Bank Corp. Evansville, Ind. 848 802 5.7 3,350,126
133 Columbia Banking System Inc. Tacoma 848 657 29.1 3,178,969
134 Cass Information Systems Inc. Bridgeton, Mo. 844 775 8.9 903,040
135 Metropolitan Bank Group Inc. Chicago 840 783 7.3 3,068,165
136 First Mariner Bancorp Baltimore 821 917 -10.5 1,248,097
137 Harleysville National Corp. Pa. 820 740 10.8 3,903,001
138 Great Western Bancorp. Inc. Omaha 812 884 -8.1 3,549,220
139 City Holding Co. Charleston, W.Va. 811 779 4.1 2,482,704
140 S&T Bancorp Inc. Indiana, Pa. 806 790 2 3,407,903
141 MainSource Financial Group Inc. Greensburg, Ind. 806 829 -2.8 2,536,437
142 West Coast Bancorp Lake Oswego, Ore. 790 789 0.1 2,646,614
143 First Financial Corp. Terre Haute, Ind. 789 798 -1.1 2,231,868
144 Green Bankshares Inc. Greeneville, Tenn. 789 609 29.6 2,947,741
145 Frontier Financial Corp. Everett, Wash. 785 712 10.3 3,995,690
146 Sturm Financial Group Inc. Denver 781 783 -0.3 2,191,602
147 Valley View Bancshares Inc. Overland Park, Kan. 757 715 5.9 2,822,501
148 Sun Bancorp Inc. Vineland, N.J. 750 769 -2.5 3,338,392
149 BancPlus Corp. Belzoni, Miss. 748 699 7 2,026,678
150 Independent Bank Corp. Rockland, Mass. 742 708 4.8 2,768,413


Note: Includes employees of holding companies and subsidiaries. Domestic subsidiaries of foreign holding companies were excluded. Based on Y9C filings for top tier bank holding companies.
Source:

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