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 Sept. 30, 2004. Dollars in thousands
Published March 17, 2005
Rank   Sept. 30, 2004 Year earlier Change Assets
1 Citigroup Inc. New York 310,613 263,449 17.90% $1,436,554,000
2 Bank of America Corp. Charlotte 175,077 132,749 31.89 1,089,312,372
3 JPMorgan Chase & Co. New York 154,987 92,940 66.76 1,138,469,000
4 Wells Fargo & Co. San Francisco 143,700 139,200 3.23 421,549,000
5 Wachovia Corp. Charlotte 84,503 87,550 -3.48 436,698,000
6 MetLife Inc. New York 53,160 48,461 9.70 346,177,404
7 U.S. Bancorp Minneapolis 48,268 51,164 -5.66 192,844,000
8 Countrywide Financial Corp. Calabasas, Calif. 40,935 34,726 17.88 104,388,452
9 National City Corp. Cleveland 37,383 33,648 11.10 136,372,583
10 SunTrust Banks Inc. Atlanta 27,830 27,650 0.65 127,785,985
11 MBNA Corp. Wilmington, Del. 26,872 25,457 5.56 62,051,861
12 Regions Financial Corp. Birmingham, Ala. 26,382 15,969 65.20 83,630,855
13 BB&T Corp. Winston-Salem, N.C. 26,158 27,140 -3.62 97,880,397
14 PNC Financial Services Group Pittsburgh 23,975 23,337 2.73 77,310,144
15 Bank of New York Co. Inc. 23,034 22,926 0.47 93,692,293
16 Mellon Financial Corp. Pittsburgh 21,269 22,267 -4.48 35,238,854
17 State Street Corp. Boston 20,111 20,129 -0.09 100,526,517
18 KeyCorp Cleveland 19,512 19,899 -1.94 88,086,347
19 Fifth Third Bancorp Cincinnati 19,061 19,770 -3.59 98,293,074
20 Charles Schwab Corp. San Francisco 14,824 16,032 -7.53 45,934,699
21 M&T Bank Corp. Buffalo 12,895 13,512 -4.57 52,886,900
22 Marshall & Ilsley Corp. Milwaukee 12,256 11,360 7.89 39,006,407
23 SouthTrust Corp. Birmingham, Ala. 12,191 12,271 -0.65 53,888,169
24 First Horizon National Corp. Memphis 12,114 11,656 3.93 28,296,534
25 Popular Inc. San Juan, Puerto Rico 12,002 11,393 5.35 42,856,000
26 AmSouth Bancorp. Birmingham, Ala. 11,935 12,321 -3.13 49,892,466
27 Synovus Financial Corp. Columbus, Ga. 11,708 11,624 0.72 24,395,882
28 Comerica Inc. Detroit 10,919 11,302 -3.39 53,273,022
29 Commerce Bancorp Inc. Cherry Hill, N.J. 9,511 7,819 21.64 28,443,362
30 Northern Trust Corp. Chicago 7,980 8,094 -1.41 41,110,020
31 Zions Bancorp. Salt Lake City 7,924 7,875 0.62 30,731,041
32 Huntington Bancshares Inc. Columbus, Ohio 7,906 8,054 -1.84 31,807,491
33 Compass Bancshares Birmingham, Ala. 7,704 7,626 1.02 27,850,306
34 TD Banknorth Inc. Portland, Maine 7,279 6,737 8.05 29,003,190
35 TCF Financial Corp. Wayzata, Minn. 7,101 6,831 3.95 12,114,084
36 Franklin Resources Inc. San Mateo, Calif. 6,548 6,351 3.10 8,220,022
37 Hibernia Corp. New Orleans 6,125 5,311 15.33 21,353,370
38 National Commerce Financial Corp. Memphis 5,400 5,458 -1.06 24,211,357
39 Commerce Bancshares Inc. Kansas City, Mo. 4,821 4,850 -0.60 14,153,299
40 GreenPoint Financial Corp. New York 4,815 4,519 6.55 26,961,949
41 First Citizens Bancshares Raleigh 4,340 4,632 -6.30 13,019,099
42 Colonial BancGroup Inc. Montgomery, Ala. 4,250 3,869 9.85 18,227,235
43 Arvest Bank Group Inc. Bentonville, Ark. 4,153 4,154 -0.02 7,024,166
44 North Fork Bancorp. Melville, N.Y. 3,936 2,933 34.20 27,502,807
45 Associated Banc-Corp Green Bay, Wis. 3,928 4,121 -4.68 16,175,652
46 BancorpSouth Inc. Tupelo, Miss. 3,891 3,888 0.08 10,613,126
47 UMB Financial Corp. Kansas City, Mo. 3,608 3,852 -6.33 6,872,262
48 BOK Financial Corp. Tulsa 3,530 3,457 2.11 14,435,560
49 Sky Financial Group Inc. Bowling Green, Ohio 3,518 3,452 1.91 14,665,158
50 FBOP Corp. Oak Park, Ill. 3,515 3,531 -0.45 12,912,587
51 Mercantile Bankshares Corp. Baltimore 3,418 3,642 -6.15 14,303,019
52 Irwin Financial Corp. Columbus, Ind. 3,286 3,650 -9.97 5,388,754
53 FirstMerit Corp. Akron 3,244 3,140 3.31 10,164,483
54 Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. San Antonio 3,220 3,120 3.21 9,898,804
55 Fulton Financial Corp. Lancaster, Pa. 3,168 2,997 5.71 10,568,816
56 Webster Financial Corp Waterbury, Conn. 3,044 2,688 13.24 17,810,522
57 International Bancshares Corp. Laredo, Tex. 2,896 1,990 45.53 9,440,641
58 Old National Bancorp Evansville, Ind. 2,759 3,021 -8.67 8,982,402
59 People’s Mutual Holdings Bridgeport, Conn. 2,687 3,305 -18.70 10,564,705
60 Investors Financial Services Boston 2,676 2,396 11.69 10,793,385
61 Bank of Hawaii Corp. Honolulu 2,655 2,764 -3.94 9,602,512
62 Doral Financial Corp. San Juan, Puerto Rico 2,561 2,318 10.48 14,983,396
63 R&G Financial Corp. Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 2,491 2,342 6.36 9,188,847
64 Trustmark Corp. Jackson, Miss. 2,444 2,365 3.34 8,150,627
65 Whitney Holding Corp. New Orleans 2,387 2,341 1.96 8,075,765
66 Wilmington Trust Corp. Del. 2,375 2,302 3.17 9,667,497
67 City National Corp. Beverly Hills 2,348 2,333 0.64 13,982,607
68 South Financial Group Greenville, S.C. 2,320 1,729 34.18 13,649,519
69 Valley National Bancorp Wayne, N.J. 2,287 2,214 3.30 10,630,850
70 Citizens Banking Corp. Flint, Mich. 2,260 2,403 -5.95 7,658,675
71 Central Bancompany Jefferson City, Mo. 2,210 2,163 2.17 6,527,139
72 Susquehanna Bancshares Inc. Lititz, Pa. 2,111 1,881 12.23 7,449,856
73 First Bancorp San Juan, Puerto Rico 2,088 1,944 7.41 15,177,661
74 United National Corp. Sioux Falls, S.D. 2,045 2,163 -5.46 1,043,417
75 Community First Bankshares Fargo, N.D. 2,044 2,155 -5.15 5,477,721
76 First Banks Inc. St. Louis 2,028 2,018 0.50 7,566,410
77 New York Community Bancorp Inc. Westbury, N.Y. 1,990 1,406 41.54 23,671,324
78 First Community Bancshares Inc. Houston 1,934 1,271 52.16 695,673
79 Texas Regional Bancshares McAllen 1,914 1,269 50.83 5,619,282
80 Provident Bankshares Corp. Baltimore 1,862 1,601 16.30 6,397,841
81 Hudson United Bancorp Mahwah, N.J. 1,832 1,896 -3.38 8,833,764
82 Southwest Bancorp of Texas Houston 1,832 1,728 6.02 6,633,484
83 Chittenden Corp. Burlington, Vt. 1,818 2,082 -12.68 6,051,504
84 FirstBank Holding Co. Lakewood, Colo. 1,772 1,756 0.91 7,274,521
85 Greater Bay Bancorp Palo Alto, Calif. 1,739 1,721 1.05 7,126,500
86 Hancock Holding Co. Gulfport, Miss. 1,731 1,751 -1.14 4,494,175
87 Dickinson Financial Corp II Kansas City, Mo. 1,705 1,684 1.25 3,401,325
88 Park National Corp. Newark, Ohio 1,705 1,650 3.33 5,135,570
89 First National Bank Holding Scottsdale, Ariz. 1,692 1,256 34.71 2,549,350
90 F.N.B. Corp. Hermitage, Pa. 1,670 3,017 -44.65 4,733,542
91 First Midwest Bancorp Inc. Itasca, Ill. 1,653 1,564 5.69 6,934,568
92 First Commonwealth Financial Corp. Indiana, Pa. 1,641 1,430 14.76 6,258,711
93 First Interstate BancSystem Billings, Mont. 1,580 1,626 -2.83 4,062,007
94 First Financial Bancorp Hamilton, Ohio 1,578 1,604 -1.62 3,964,333
95 Amcore Financial Inc. Rockford, Ill. 1,507 1,444 4.36 4,878,732
96 First Citizens Bancorp Inc. Columbia, S.C. 1,506 1,541 -2.27 4,478,206
97 Alabama National Bancorp. Birmingham 1,478 1,271 16.29 5,125,764
98 First National Bankshares of Florida Inc. Naples 1,461 NA NA 5,503,520
99 United Community Banks Inc. Blairsville, Ga. 1,402 1,268 10.57 4,592,655
100 United Bankshares Inc. Charleston, W.Va. 1,393 1,545 -9.84 6,289,651
101 Chemical Financial Corp. Midland, Mich. 1,392 1,399 -0.50 3,872,950
102 Umpqua Holdings Corp. Portland, Ore. 1,389 979 41.88 4,948,023
103 Riggs National Corp. Washington 1,358 1,475 -7.93 5,896,849
104 Wintrust Financial Corp Lake Forest, Ill. 1,357 858 58.16 5,817,286
105 Pacific Capital Bancorp Santa Barbara, Calif. 1,352 1,247 8.42 5,805,040
106 BancFirst Corp. Oklahoma City 1,350 1,306 3.37 3,036,738
107 NBT Bancorp Inc. Norwich, N.Y. 1,340 1,295 3.47 4,201,089
108 Eastern Bank Corp. Boston 1,308 1,042 25.53 5,055,849
109 Community Bank System Inc. Dewitt, N.Y. 1,295 1,167 10.97 4,427,910
110 ESB Acquisition Corp. New York 1,276 NA NA 9,634,618
111 Woodforest Financial Group Inc. The Woodlands, Tex. 1,275 1,105 15.38 1,513,637
112 Independent Bank Corp. Ionia, Mich. 1,231 1,128 9.13 2,984,941
113 WesBanco Inc. Wheeling, W.Va. 1,229 1,122 9.54 3,902,651
114 1st Source Corp. South Bend, Ind. 1,180 1,275 -7.45 3,394,652
115 Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. Central City, Neb. 1,146 1,107 3.52 3,599,645
116 Republic Bancorp Inc. Owosso, Mich. 1,144 1,228 -6.84 5,802,510
117 W Holding Co. Inc. Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 1,141 1,071 6.54 13,478,858
118 First Merchants Corp. Muncie, Ind. 1,139 1,108 2.80 3,181,362
119 Simmons First National Corp. Pine Bluff, Ark. 1,097 1,000 9.70 2,418,283
120 National Penn Bancshares Boyertown, Pa. 1,075 906 18.65 4,339,256
121 MB Financial Inc. Chicago 1,031 937 10.03 5,069,411
122 Silicon Valley Bancshares Santa Clara, Calif. 1,019 957 6.48 4,894,159
123 Johnson Financial Group Inc. Racine, Wis. 1,019 997 2.21 3,241,973
124 New alliance Bancshares Inc. New Haven 1,009 NA NA 6,283,304
125 Sterling Bancshares Inc. Houston 994 985 0.91 3,248,609
126 First Charter Corp. Charlotte 991 1,035 -4.25 4,409,161
127 Riverside Banking Co. Fort Pierce, Fla. 979 847 15.58 2,313,596
128 Westamerica Bancorp. San Rafael, Calif. 975 1,022 -4.60 4,642,245
129 Provident Financial Services Jersey City 961 698 37.68 6,541,453
130 Intrust Financial Corp Wichita 956 970 -1.44 2,727,689
131 Community Trust Bancorp Inc. Pikeville, Ky. 939 892 5.27 2,654,927
132 Central Pacific Financial Honolulu 932 496 87.90 4,612,624
133 Ocean Bankshares Inc. Miami 925 961 -3.75 4,537,855
134 Capitol Bancorp Ltd. Lansing, Mich. 872 777 12.23 3,058,425
135 East West Bancorp Inc. San Marino, Calif. 859 687 25.04 5,567,842
136 Integra Bank Corp. Evansville, Ind. 855 881 -2.95 2,684,355
137 Glacier Bancorp Inc. Kalispell, Mont. 840 775 8.39 3,002,699
138 Heartland Financial USA Inc. Dubuque, Iowa 838 667 25.64 2,567,097
139 Capital City Bank Group Inc. Tallahassee, Fla. 825 799 3.25 1,952,221
140 Sun Bancorp Inc. Vineland, N.J. 816 670 21.79 3,013,256
141 Cathay General Bancorp Los Angeles 814 533 52.72 5,893,043
142 First Financial Corp. Terre Haute, Ind. 805 823 -2.19 2,180,683
143 UCBH Holdings Inc. San Francisco 802 655 22.44 6,125,527
144 First Financial Bankshares Inc. Abilene, Tex. 801 765 4.71 2,205,752
145 First Security Bancorp Searcy, Ark. 792 630 25.71 1,872,507
146 Mid-State Bancshares Arroyo Grande, Calif. 786 749 4.94 2,309,543
147 First Indiana Corp. Indianapolis 783 740 5.81 2,033,935
148 Gold Banc Corp. Inc. Leawood, Kan. 783 889 -11.92 4,262,968
149 Great Western Bancorp. Omaha 778 704 10.51 2,506,060
150 S&T Bancorp Inc. Indiana, Pa. 773 768 0.65 2,995,684

Note: Includes employees of holding company and subsidiaries. Numbers are for U.S. only. Data from consolidated Y-9C reports with the Fed

Source: Highline Banking Data Services (877-305-6657)

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