Largest Banking Companies Ranked by Return on Assets

December 22, 2005, 10:08 a.m. EST 1 Min Read

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Largest Banking Companies Ranked by Return on Assets
Among publicly traded companies in the second quarter of 2005. Dollars in thousands Published December 22, 2005
Rank		Average assets	Net income	ROA
1	MBNA Corp. Wilmington, Del.	$61,296,671	$632,146	4.14%
2	Capital One Financial Corp. Falls Church, Va.	56,963,000	531,118	3.73
3	Fremont General Corp. Santa Monica, Calif.	10,978,437	90,770	3.31
4	Gold Banc Corp. Inc. Leawood, Kan.	4,346,981	25,265	2.33
5	U.S. Bancorp Minneapolis	201,818,000	1,121,000	2.23
6	TCF Financial Corp. Wayzata, Minn.	12,702,033	70,641	2.22
7	Westamerica Bancorp. San Rafael, Calif.	5,170,029	32,588	2.17
8	Corus Bankshares Inc. Chicago	6,054,889	31,185	2.10
9	Synovus Financial Corp. Columbus, Ga.	26,102,816	128,460	1.98
10	Bank of Hawaii Corp. Honolulu	9,969,200	46,429	1.87
11	National City Corp. Cleveland	139,514,000	625,127	1.80
12	Mercantile Bankshares Corp. Baltimore	15,233,571	67,873	1.79
13	Marshall & Ilsley Corp. Milwaukee	42,653,293	188,487	1.77
14	Wells Fargo & Co. San Francisco	435,091,000	1,910,000	1.76
15	Washington Federal Inc. Seattle	7,777,389	34,281	1.76
16	Park National Corp. Newark, Ohio	5,869,584	24,770	1.75
17	Comerica Inc. Detroit	51,635,000	217,000	1.68
18	Wilmington Trust Corp. Del.	9,620,200	40,400	1.68
19	Cathay General Bancorp Los Angeles	6,142,639	25,734	1.68
20	IndyMac Bancorp Inc. Pasadena, Calif.	20,018,700	83,146	1.67
21	Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. San Antonio	9,786,089	40,684	1.67
22	City National Corp. Beverly Hills	14,040,591	57,707	1.65
23	Fifth Third Bancorp Cincinnati	102,765,000	417,000	1.63
24	Charles Schwab Corp. San Francisco	46,440,000	186,000	1.60
25	Westcorp Irvine, Calif.	16,350,261	65,318	1.60
26	Bank of New York Co. Inc.	100,461,000	398,000	1.59
27	North Fork Bancorp. Inc. Melville, N.Y.	61,480,463	242,066	1.58
28	Hudson United Bancorp Mahwah, N.J.	8,899,741	34,732	1.57
29	Commerce Bancshares Inc. Kansas City, Mo.	14,024,246	54,368	1.55
30	East West Bancorp Inc. San Marino, Calif.	6,577,451	25,463	1.55
31	United Bankshares Inc. Charleston, W.Va.	6,360,432	24,514	1.55
32	UnionBanCal Corp. San Francisco	49,465,234	187,182	1.52
33	First Midwest Bancorp Inc. Itasca, Ill.	6,991,812	26,510	1.52
34	Hancock Holding Co. Gulfport, Miss.	4,781,803	18,094	1.52
35	Glacier Bancorp Inc. Kalispell, Mont.	3,456,879	13,090	1.52
36	Downey Financial Corp. Newport Beach, Calif.	16,952,911	64,070	1.51
37	BankAtlantic Bancorp Inc. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.	6,259,993	24,537	1.51
38	BB&T Corp. Winston-Salem, N.C.	103,663,680	386,805	1.50
39	UCBH Holdings Inc. San Francisco	6,744,070	25,364	1.50
40	Central Pacific Financial Corp. Honolulu	4,810,755	17,902	1.49
41	AmSouth Bancorp. Birmingham, Ala.	50,341,297	184,599	1.47
42	Zions Bancorp. Salt Lake City	32,510,692	118,810	1.47
43	Commercial Capital Bancorp Inc. Irvine, Calif.	5,263,307	19,325	1.47
44	CVB Financial Corp. Ontario, Calif.	4,783,332	17,478	1.47
45	M&T Bank Corp. Buffalo	53,935,000	196,834	1.46
46	Investors Financial Services Corp. Boston	12,115,120	44,127	1.46
47	Fulton Financial Corp. Lancaster, Pa.	11,417,079	41,580	1.46
48	Hibernia Corp. New Orleans	22,084,100	79,435	1.44
49	Texas Regional Bancshares Inc. McAllen	6,138,829	21,914	1.43
50	Compass Bancshares Inc. Birmingham, Ala.	29,110,798	102,451	1.41
51	Chemical Financial Corp. Midland, Mich.	3,760,798	13,215	1.41
52	Prosperity Bancshares Inc. Houston	3,456,361	12,208	1.41
53	FirstMerit Corp. Akron	10,329,167	36,145	1.40
54	Mellon Financial Corp. Pittsburgh	36,489,000	125,000	1.38
55	New York Community Bancorp Inc. Flushing	25,071,666	86,472	1.38
56	Peoples Bank Bridgeport, Conn.	10,894,050	37,000	1.36
57	Chittenden Corp. Burlington, Vt.	6,143,001	20,806	1.36
58	Bank of America Corp. Charlotte	1,277,489,000	4,296,000	1.35
59	Valley National Bancorp Wayne, N.J.	11,583,688	38,991	1.35
60	Citigroup Inc. New York	1,518,840,000	5,073,000	1.34
61	Whitney Holding Corp. New Orleans	8,833,445	29,321	1.33
62	Community Bank System Inc. Dewitt, N.Y.	4,306,863	14,281	1.33
63	Wachovia Corp. Charlotte	503,361,000	1,650,000	1.31
64	Huntington Bancshares Inc. Columbus, Ohio	32,620,000	106,425	1.31
65	BOK Financial Corp. Tulsa	15,394,534	50,465	1.31
66	MB Financial Inc. Chicago	5,497,868	17,987	1.31
67	KeyCorp Cleveland	89,915,000	291,000	1.30
68	International Bancshares Corp. Laredo, Tex.	10,275,682	33,372	1.30
69	PNC Financial Services Group Pittsburgh	87,550,000	282,000	1.29
70	Northern Trust Corp. Chicago	46,730,700	150,000	1.29
71	Sky Financial Group Inc. Bowling Green, Ohio	15,095,049	48,475	1.29
72	Greater Bay Bancorp Palo Alto, Calif.	7,060,502	22,675	1.29
73	Umpqua Holdings Corp. Portland, Ore.	4,980,367	16,006	1.29
74	National Penn Bancshares Inc. Boyertown, Pa.	4,554,114	14,679	1.29
75	Boston Private Financial Holdings Inc.	3,467,628	11,014	1.27
76	PFF Bancorp Inc. Pomona, Calif.	3,927,254	12,358	1.26
77	Golden West Financial Corp. Oakland, Calif.	114,951,805	360,429	1.25
78	First Banks Inc. Clayton, Mo.	8,605,663	26,846	1.25
79	F.N.B. Corp. Hermitage, Pa.	5,649,748	17,541	1.25
80	Sovereign Bancorp Inc. Philadelphia	60,188,334	183,471	1.22
81	First Niagara Financial Group Lockport, N.Y.	7,934,615	24,091	1.22
82	NBT Bancorp Inc. Norwich, N.Y.	4,307,004	13,128	1.22
83	First Interstate BancSystem Inc. Billings, Mont.	4,250,589	12,880	1.22
84	Independence Community Bank Corp. Brooklyn, N.Y.	17,850,936	54,129	1.21
85	W Holding Co. Inc. Mayaguez, Puerto Rico	15,144,813	45,764	1.21
86	TD Banknorth Inc. Portland, Maine	32,008,478	95,595	1.20
87	Regions Financial Corp. Birmingham, Ala.	85,244,360	248,351	1.17
88	Alabama National Bancorp. Birmingham	5,569,778	16,195	1.17
89	Popular Inc. Hato Rey, Puerto Rico	45,598,760	132,360	1.16
90	Republic Bancorp Inc. Owosso, Mich.	6,025,842	17,475	1.16
91	BancWest Corp. Honolulu	51,816,417	149,149	1.15
92	Provident Bankshares Corp. Baltimore	6,421,046	18,438	1.15
93	First Commonwealth Financial Corp. Indiana, Pa.	6,234,924	17,838	1.15
94	First Horizon National Corp. Memphis	36,282,202	102,705	1.14
95	Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin Inc. Madison	4,060,209	11,560	1.14
96	SunTrust Banks Inc. Atlanta	165,253,600	465,700	1.13
97	Colonial BancGroup Inc. Montgomery, Ala.	20,562,702	57,474	1.12
98	Hudson City Bancorp Inc. Paramus, N.J.	23,126,696	64,291	1.11
99	Trustmark Corp. Jackson, Miss.	8,254,597	22,206	1.08
100	Webster Financial Corp. Waterbury, Conn.	1,732,863	46,258	1.07
101	Bremer Financial Corp. St. Paul	6,306,311	16,782	1.07
102	Citizens Banking Corp. Flint, Mich.	7,807,389	20,565	1.06
103	Washington Mutual Inc. Seattle	320,845,000	844,000	1.05
104	Old National Bancorp Evansville, Ind.	8,721,000	22,875	1.05
105	Susquehanna Bancshares Inc. Lititz, Pa.	7,312,639	18,706	1.03
106	United Community Banks Inc. Blairsville, Ga.	5,338,398	13,773	1.03
107	First Financial Bancorp Hamilton, Ohio	3,852,422	9,889	1.03
108	MAF Bancorp Inc. Clarendon Hills, Ill.	9,849,133	25,059	1.02
109	Capitol Bancorp Ltd. Lansing, Mich.	3,280,894	8,297	1.01
110	Astoria Financial Corp. Lake Success, N.Y.	23,049,394	57,396	1.00
111	Amegy Bancorp Houston	7,656,959	19,158	1.00
112	First Charter Corp. Concord, N.C.	4,543,846	11,280	1.00
113	Countrywide Financial Corp. Calabasas, Calif.	147,825,431	566,458	0.99
114	WesBanco Inc. Wheeling, W.Va.	4,551,596	11,258	0.99
115	FirstFed Financial Corp. Santa Monica, Calif.	8,849,686	21,685	0.98
116	1st Source Corp. South Bend, Ind.	3,359,880	8,227	0.98
117	Commerce Bancorp Inc. Cherry Hill, N.J.	32,763,128	79,409	0.97
118	Sterling Bancshares Inc. Houston	3,526,235	8,516	0.97
119	BancorpSouth Inc. Tupelo, Miss.	10,788,265	25,790	0.96
120	Amcore Financial Inc. Rockford, Ill.	5,063,296	12,157	0.96
121	Santander BanCorp Hato Rey, Puerto Rico	8,138,599	19,255	0.95
122	Pacific Capital Bancorp Santa Barbara, Calif.	6,138,282	14,443	0.94
123	Fidelity Bankshares Inc. West Palm Beach, Fla.	3,685,764	8,647	0.94
124	Sterling Financial Corp. Spokane	6,972,385	16,008	0.92
125	Wintrust Financial Corp. Lake Forest, Ill.	7,539,331	17,172	0.91
126	First Citizens Bancorp. Inc. Columbia, S.C.	4,957,747	11,198	0.91
127	E-Trade Financial Corp. New York	27,689,784	101,567	0.90
128	First Citizens Bancshares Inc. Raleigh	13,618,161	30,076	0.89
129	NewAlliance Bancshares Inc. New Haven	6,501,180	14,510	0.89
130	Northwest Bancorp Inc. Warren, Pa.	6,345,969	14,107	0.89
131	Provident Financial Services Inc. Jersey City	6,274,548	13,769	0.88
132	Dime Community Bancshares Inc. Brooklyn, N.Y.	3,335,107	7,258	0.87
133	State Street Corp. Boston	102,174,000	220,000	0.86
134	Bank Mutual Corp. Brown Deer, Wis.	3,507,026	7,198	0.82
135	UMB Financial Corp. Kansas City, Mo.	6,888,482	13,613	0.79
136	Flagstar Bancorp Inc. Bloomfield Hills, Mich.	14,527,031	27,800	0.78
137	South Financial Group Inc. Greenville, S.C.	14,890,608	28,373	0.76
138	Capitol Federal Financial Topeka, Kan.	8,454,738	16,160	0.76
139	Partners Trust Financial Group Inc. Utica, N.Y.	3,674,554	6,944	0.76
140	First Republic Bank San Francisco	8,025,784	14,616	0.73
141	Oriental Financial Group Inc. San Juan, Puerto Rico	4,232,969	7,639	0.73
142	Franklin Bank Corp. Houston	4,137,439	6,729	0.65
143	HSBC USA Inc. Buffalo	145,295,000	213,000	0.59
144	Commercial Federal Corp. Omaha	10,316,781	13,967	0.54
145	JPMorgan Chase & Co. New York	1,176,033,000	994,000	0.34
146	NetBank Inc. Alpharetta, Ga.	4,854,891	2,325	0.19
147	BFC Financial Corp. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.	6,259,993	2,731	0.17
148	Irwin Financial Corp. Columbus, Ind.	5,831,149	-1,144	-0.10
149	Signature Bank New York	3,576,785	-3,675	-0.41
150	BankUnited Financial Corp. Coral Gables, Fla.	9,553,882	-14,809	-0.62

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