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, 2008. Dollars in thousands
Published May 7, 2009

Rank   Dec. 31 Year earlier Change Assets
1 Citigroup Inc. New York 344,177 409,720 -16.0% $1,938,470,000
2 Wells Fargo & Co. San Francisco 270,816 159,800 69.5 1,309,639,000
3 Bank of America Corp. Charlotte 240,202 209,461 14.7 1,822,068,028
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. New York 217,965 173,581 25.6 2,175,052,000
5 U.S. Bancorp Minneapolis 57,904 52,277 10.8 267,032,000
6 PNC Financial Services Group Inc. Pittsburgh 57,391 27,685 107.3 291,092,876
7 MetLife Inc. New York 54,818 48,146 13.9 501,678,258
8 Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 42,900 42,100 1.9 237,652,000
9 Regions Financial Corp. Birmingham, Ala. 30,784 33,161 -7.2 146,253,935
10 BB&T Corp. Winston-Salem, N.C. 29,633 29,394 0.8 152,015,025
11 SunTrust Banks Inc. Atlanta 29,333 32,323 -9.3 189,137,961
12 State Street Corp. Boston 28,475 27,110 5.0 176,632,334
13 Capital One Financial Corp. McLean, Va. 23,724 26,612 -10.9 165,913,451
14 Fifth Third Bancorp Cincinnati 21,476 21,683 -1.0 119,763,812
15 KeyCorp Cleveland 17,638 18,448 -4.4 105,231,004
16 Northern Trust Corp. Chicago 12,180 10,918 11.6 82,053,626
17 Zions Bancorp. Salt Lake City 11,011 10,933 0.7 55,339,951
18 Huntington Bancshares Inc. Columbus, Ohio 10,951 11,925 -8.2 54,355,998
19 Popular Inc. Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 10,587 12,303 -13.9 38,883,000
20 Comerica Inc. Dallas 10,186 10,782 -5.5 67,912,580
21 Marshall & Ilsley Corp. Milwaukee 9,499 8,957 6.1 62,517,618
22 Franklin Resources Inc. San Mateo, Calif. 8,608 8,749 -1.6 8,962,111
23 TCF Financial Corp. Wayzata, Minn. 6,856 7,060 -2.9 16,782,760
24 Synovus Financial Corp. Columbus, Ga. 6,630 7,090 -6.5 35,786,269
25 First Horizon National Corp. Memphis 6,095 9,951 -38.7 31,022,768
26 Commerce Bancshares Inc. Kansas City, Mo. 5,261 5,100 3.2 17,545,887
27 Associated Banc-Corp Green Bay, Wis. 5,139 5,106 0.6 24,198,697
28 Arvest Bank Group Inc. Bentonville, Ark. 4,899 4,658 5.2 10,226,011
29 Colonial BancGroup Inc. Montgomery, Ala. 4,808 4,646 3.5 25,816,306
30 Woodforest Financial Group Inc. The Woodlands, Tex. 4,719 3,615 30.5 2,987,421
31 BancorpSouth Inc. Tupelo, Miss. 4,542 4,416 2.9 13,499,414
32 First Citizens BancShares Inc. Raleigh 4,525 4,459 1.5 16,745,662
33 BOK Financial Corp. Tulsa 4,300 4,110 4.6 22,840,287
34 FBOP Corp. Oak Park, Ill. 4,118 4,086 0.8 17,346,706
35 Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. San Antonio 3,892 3,781 2.9 15,131,905
36 International Bancshares Corp. Laredo, Tex. 3,664 3,521 4.1 12,439,341
37 Fulton Financial Corp. Lancaster, Pa. 3,633 3,840 -5.4 16,185,106
38 UMB Financial Corp. Kansas City, Mo. 3,274 3,357 -2.5 10,971,391
39 Stifel Financial Corp. St. Louis 3,135 2,767 13.3 1,558,145
40 City National Corp. Beverly Hills 2,989 2,914 2.6 16,458,765
41 Susquehanna Bancshares Inc. Lititz, Pa. 2,988 3,173 -5.8 13,682,988
42 Wilmington Trust Corp. Del. 2,946 2,672 10.3 12,586,360
43 Webster Financial Corp. Waterbury, Conn. 2,935 3,354 -12.5 17,600,122
44 First BanCorp. San Juan, Puerto Rico 2,882 2,920 -1.3 19,491,268
45 Valley National Bancorp Wayne, N.J. 2,783 2,562 8.6 14,718,129
46 New York Community Bancorp Inc. Westbury 2,699 2,834 -4.8 32,488,105
47 Whitney Holding Corp. New Orleans 2,665 2,474 7.7 12,384,751
48 Trustmark Corp. Jackson, Miss. 2,607 2,612 -0.2 9,790,909
49 Bank of Hawaii Corp. Honolulu 2,581 2,594 -0.5 10,763,475
50 FirstMerit Corp. Akron 2,575 2,688 -4.2 11,101,201
51 Old National Bancorp Evansville, Ind. 2,507 2,494 0.5 7,874,853
52 South Financial Group Inc. Greenville, S.C. 2,505 2,473 1.3 13,600,077
53 Sterling Financial Corp. Spokane 2,481 2,571 -3.5 12,793,531
54 Central Bancompany Inc. Jefferson City, Mo. 2,472 2,654 -6.9 8,962,338
55 United National Corp. Sioux Falls, S.D. 2,374 2,722 -12.8 1,540,915
56 F.N.B. Corp. Hermitage, Pa. 2,350 1,762 33.4 8,364,811
First Community Bancshares Inc. Houston 2,350 2,209 6.4 1,015,212
58 Wintrust Financial Corp. Lake Forest, Ill. 2,326 1,964 18.4 10,658,326
59 Dickinson Financial Corp. II Kansas City, Mo. 2,257 2,210 2.1 6,095,996
60 Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc. Flint, Mich. 2,232 2,502 -10.8 13,093,861
61 First Banks Inc. Clayton, Mo. 2,201 2,444 -9.9 10,771,034
62 Park National Corp. Newark, Ohio 2,051 2,066 -0.7 7,070,720
63 Hancock Holding Co. Gulfport, Miss. 1,952 1,888 3.4 7,188,678
64 FirstBank Holding Co. Lakewood, Colo. 1,939 1,890 2.6 9,278,304
65 Plains Capital Corp. Dallas 1,920 1,313 46.2 3,958,496
66 United Community Banks Inc. Blairsville, Ga. 1,919 1,944 -1.3 8,520,765
67 First Citizens Bancorp. Inc. Columbia, S.C. 1,836 1,653 11.1 7,022,963
68 First Midwest Bancorp Inc. Itasca, Ill. 1,809 1,856 -2.5 8,530,940
69 National Penn Bancshares Inc. Boyertown, Pa. 1,783 1,172 52.1 9,395,588
70 Bremer Financial Corp. St. Paul 1,714 1,702 0.7 7,719,803
71 Provident Bankshares Corp. Baltimore 1,701 1,635 4.0 6,560,925
72 First Interstate BancSystem Inc. Billings, Mont. 1,700 1,637 3.8 6,627,161
Umpqua Holdings Corp. Portland, Ore. 1,700 1,744 -2.5 8,605,203
74 Community Bank System Inc. De Witt, N.Y. 1,615 1,453 11.1 5,174,570
75 Eastern Bank Corp. Boston 1,613 1,469 9.8 6,617,081
76 First Commonwealth Financial Corp. Indiana, Pa. 1,610 1,568 2.7 6,427,271
77 R&G Financial Corp. Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 1,583 1,831 -13.5 7,446,483
78 Glacier Bancorp Inc. Kalispell, Mont. 1,580 1,480 6.8 5,553,970
79 Capitol Bancorp Ltd. Lansing, Mich. 1,569 1,611 -2.6 5,653,885
80 United Bankshares Inc. Charleston, W.Va. 1,531 1,537 -0.4 8,102,091
81 UCBH Holdings Inc. San Francisco 1,522 1,450 5.0 13,526,809
82 WesBanco Inc. Wheeling, W.Va. 1,501 1,562 -3.9 5,224,412
83 BancFirst Corp. Oklahoma City 1,448 1,443 0.3 3,871,150
84 W Holding Co. Inc. Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 1,445 1,595 -9.4 15,317,974
85 Chemical Financial Corp. Midland, Mich. 1,416 1,368 3.5 3,874,313
86 Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. Central City, Neb. 1,415 1,274 11.1 5,162,792
87 NBT Bancorp Inc. Norwich, N.Y. 1,411 1,253 12.6 5,336,088
88 Doral GP Ltd. San Juan, Puerto Rico 1,406 1,379 2.0 10,355,717
89 Pacific Capital Bancorp Santa Barbara, Calif. 1,372 1,383 -0.8 9,574,291
90 First Merchants Corp. Muncie, Ind. 1,367 1,116 22.5 4,784,155
91 Johnson Financial Group Inc. Racine, Wis. 1,357 1,323 2.6 5,731,675
92 Prosperity Bancshares Inc. Houston 1,350 1,359 -0.7 9,081,436
93 MB Financial Inc. Chicago 1,342 1,282 4.7 8,819,763
94 East West Bancorp Inc. Pasadena, Calif. 1,316 1,445 -8.9 12,423,491
95 Iberiabank Corp. Lafayette, La. 1,312 1,294 1.4 5,583,226
96 Amcore Financial Inc. Rockford, Ill. 1,277 1,385 -7.8 5,060,123
97 1st Source Corp. South Bend, Ind. 1,254 1,306 -4.0 4,464,320
98 Independent Bank Corp. Ionia, Mich. 1,222 1,210 1.0 2,962,357
99 Boston Private Financial Holdings Inc. 1,220 1,166 4.6 7,339,476
100 SVB Financial Group Santa Clara, Calif. 1,218 1,128 8.0 9,751,359
101 New York Private Bank and Trust Corp. 1,187 1,230 -3.5 14,744,507
102 Harleysville National Corp. Pa. 1,169 820 42.6 5,490,509
103 Simmons First National Corp. Pine Bluff, Ark. 1,123 1,128 -0.4 2,923,109
104 Sterling Bancshares Inc. Houston 1,116 1,042 7.1 5,084,973
105 NewAlliance Bancshares Inc. New Haven 1,113 1,120 -0.6 8,300,243
106 Banner Corp. Walla Walla, Wash. 1,095 1,139 -3.9 4,584,368
107 First Financial Bancorp. Cincinnati 1,061 1,057 0.4 3,699,142
108 Western Alliance Bancorp. Las Vegas 1,057 992 6.6 5,243,763
109 Ocean Bankshares Inc. Miami 1,042 1,109 -6.0 4,767,411
110 Capital City Bank Group Inc. Tallahassee, Fla. 1,036 1,061 -2.4 2,478,092
111 Central Pacific Financial Corp. Honolulu 1,034 1,018 1.6 5,432,361
112 Heartland Financial USA Inc. Dubuque, Iowa 1,006 981 2.5 3,630,268
113 Cathay General Bancorp El Monte, Calif. 999 1,048 -4.7 11,582,639
114 Intrust Financial Corp. Wichita 987 979 0.8 3,492,400
115 Community Trust Bancorp Inc. Pikeville, Ky. 986 1,011 -2.5 2,954,531
First Busey Corp. Urbana, Ill. 986 1,023 -3.6 4,482,694
117 First Mariner Bancorp Baltimore 975 821 18.8 1,307,188
118 First Financial Bankshares Inc. Abilene, Tex. 967 966 0.1 3,212,385
119 Pennsylvania Commerce Bancorp Inc. Harrisburg 966 866 11.5 2,140,792
120 S&T Bancorp Inc. Indiana, Pa. 963 806 19.5 4,438,368
121 Provident Financial Services Inc. Jersey City 954 942 1.3 6,548,748
122 Riverside Banking Co. Fort Pierce, Fla. 953 1,004 -5.1 3,975,501
123 Irwin Financial Corp. Columbus, Ind. 948 1,216 -22.0 4,934,916
124 First Security Bancorp Searcy, Ark. 946 916 3.3 2,743,351
125 First National Bank Group Inc. Edinburg, Tex. 940 1,116 -15.8 4,195,312
126 PacWest Bancorp San Diego 914 887 3.0 4,497,183
127 Marquette Financial Cos. Minneapolis 897 979 -8.4 2,839,145
128 Westamerica Bancorp. San Rafael, Calif. 881 874 0.8 4,044,273
129 Integra Bank Corp. Evansville, Ind. 870 848 2.6 3,357,100
130 Renasant Corp. Tupelo, Miss. 866 880 -1.6 3,715,981
131 MainSource Financial Group Inc. Greensburg, Ind. 847 806 5.1 2,899,835
132 StellarOne Corp. Charlottesville, Va. 846 496 70.6 2,956,792
133 Metropolitan Bank Group Inc. Chicago 842 840 0.2 3,093,468
134 Cass Information Systems Inc. Bridgeton, Mo. 833 844 -1.3 885,228
135 Independent Bank Corp. Rockland, Mass. 827 742 11.5 3,628,469
136 City Holding Co. Charleston, W.Va. 826 811 1.8 2,582,406
137 First State Bancorp. Albuquerque 813 903 -10.0 3,444,674
138 West Coast Bancorp Lake Oswego, Ore. 801 790 1.4 2,516,140
139 Frontier Financial Corp. Everett, Wash. 799 785 1.8 4,104,296
140 BancPlus Corp. Belzoni, Miss. 781 748 4.4 2,152,345
141 Sturm Financial Group Inc. Denver 774 781 -0.9 2,183,435
142 PrivateBancorp Inc. Chicago 773 597 29.5 10,040,342
143 First Financial Corp. Terre Haute, Ind. 767 789 -2.8 2,304,922
144 Valley View Bancshares Inc. Overland Park, Kan. 766 757 1.2 3,024,688
145 W.T.B. Financial Corp. Spokane 755 723 4.4 4,088,909
146 Green Bankshares Inc. Greeneville, Tenn. 737 789 -6.6 2,944,671
147 Columbia Banking System Inc. Tacoma 735 848 -13.3 3,097,250
148 ANB Corp. Terrell, Tex. 727 633 14.8 2,026,857
149 Republic Bancorp Inc. Louisville 724 727 -0.4 3,939,368
Sun Bancorp Inc. Vineland, N.J. 724 750 -3.5 3,622,126


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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