Largest Banking Companies Ranked by Return on Assets

September 14, 2005, 10:08 a.m. EDT 1 Min Read

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Largest Banking Companies Ranked by Return on Assets
Among largest publicly traded companies in the first quarter of 2005. Dollars in thousands Published September 14, 2005
Rank		Average assets	Net income	ROA
1	Pacific Capital Bancorp Santa Barbara, Calif.	$6,532,852	$59,406	3.69%
2	Capital One Financial Corp. Falls Church, Va.	56,287,734	506,562	3.60
3	Fremont General Corp. Santa Monica, Calif.	10,531,798	90,102	3.42
4	Mellon Financial Corp. Pittsburgh	36,869,000	255,000	2.41
5	U.S. Bancorp Minneapolis	196,935,000	1,071,000	2.21
6	Corus Bankshares Inc. Chicago	5,322,121	28,120	2.10
7	TCF Financial Corp. Minneapolis	12,493,976	63,465	2.03
8	Washington Federal Inc. Seattle	7,565,881	40,961	1.92
9	Commercial Capital Bancorp Inc. Irvine, Calif.	5,182,523	23,087	1.92
10	SVB Financial Group Santa Clara, Calif.	5,124,647	24,150	1.91
11	Synovus Financial Corp. Columbus, Ga.	25,392,540	116,734	1.90
12	Westamerica Bancorp. San Rafael, Calif.	4,864,633	22,733	1.90
13	Bank of Hawaii Corp. Honolulu	9,845,800	45,522	1.88
14	Wells Fargo & Co. San Francisco	430,990,000	1,856,000	1.75
15	Mercantile Bankshares Corp. Baltimore	14,508,344	62,627	1.75
16	North Fork Bancorp. Inc. Melville, N.Y.	60,206,882	259,035	1.74
17	PNC Financial Services Group Pittsburgh	83,362,000	354,000	1.72
18	Wilmington Trust Corp. Del.	9,469,400	40,100	1.72
19	Park National Corp. Newark, Ohio	5,544,713	23,342	1.70
20	Marshall & Ilsley Corp. Milwaukee	41,041,000	169,580	1.68
21	Cathay General Bancorp Los Angeles	6,149,260	24,960	1.65
22	Fifth Third Bancorp Cincinnati	101,008,000	405,000	1.62
23	City National Corp. Beverly Hills	13,873,392	55,461	1.62
24	BB&T Corp. Winston-Salem, N.C.	100,478,992	395,384	1.60
25	Texas Regional Bancshares Inc. McAllen	6,031,200	23,799	1.60
26	Bank of America Corp. Charlotte	1,200,883,000	4,695,000	1.59
27	United Bankshares Inc. Charleston, W.Va.	6,363,293	24,760	1.58
28	CVB Financial Corp. Ontario, Calif.	4,549,704	17,701	1.58
29	Comerica Inc. Detroit	50,750,000	199,000	1.57
30	Bank of New York Co. Inc.	99,242,000	379,000	1.55
31	Hibernia Corp. New Orleans	22,278,500	85,776	1.54
32	Associated Banc-Corp. Green Bay, Wis.	20,467,698	77,470	1.54
33	Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. San Antonio	9,839,862	37,367	1.54
34	Westcorp Irvine, Calif.	15,850,814	60,682	1.53
35	UnionBanCal Corp. San Francisco	48,277,736	181,977	1.53
36	East West Bancorp Inc. San Marino, Calif.	6,180,502	23,519	1.52
37	New York Community Bancorp Inc.	24,252,148	91,082	1.50
38	Fulton Financial Corp. Lancaster, Pa.	11,210,219	41,531	1.50
39	International Bancshares Corp. Laredo, Tex.	10,097,673	37,660	1.49
40	First Midwest Bancorp Inc. Itasca, Ill.	6,886,932	25,207	1.49
41	Commerce Bancshares Inc. Kansas City, Mo.	14,070,385	49,846	1.48
42	Citigroup Inc. New York	1,486,996,000	5,441,000	1.46
43	Central Pacific Financial Corp. Honolulu	4,697,835	17,205	1.46
44	M&T Bank Corp. Buffalo	53,306,000	189,290	1.44
45	AmSouth Bancorp. Birmingham, Ala.	50,296,110	178,645	1.44
46	Popular Inc. Hato Rey, Puerto Rico	45,438,817	162,879	1.43
47	IndyMac Bancorp Inc. Pasadena, Calif.	18,568,193	65,476	1.43
48	Chemical Financial Corp. Midland, Mich.	3,585,659	13,504	1.43
49	Investors Financial Services Corp. Boston	11,485,959	40,948	1.42
50	National City Corp. Cleveland	138,377,000	484,142	1.42
51	Valley National Bancorp Wayne, N.J.	10,758,412	38,268	1.42
52	Whitney Holding Corp. New Orleans	8,225,375	28,756	1.42
53	Prosperity Bancshares Inc. Houston	2,976,774	10,554	1.42
54	Zions Bancorp. Salt Lake City	31,850,979	110,234	1.40
55	Compass Bancshares Inc. Birmingham, Ala.	28,522,588	98,756	1.40
56	First Bancorp Santurce, Puerto Rico	15,227,710	53,431	1.40
57	UCBH Holdings Inc. San Francisco	6,345,493	21,806	1.37
58	BOK Financial Corp. Tulsa	14,552,914	52,055	1.35
59	Independence Community Bank Corp. Brooklyn, N.Y.	17,813,478	59,761	1.34
60	Hudson United Bancorp Mahwah, N.J.	9,016,140	29,731	1.34
61	Trustmark Corp. Jackson, Miss.	8,138,801	26,781	1.33
62	W Holding Co. Inc. Mayaguez, Puerto Rico	14,677,122	48,601	1.32
63	Hancock Holding Co. Gulfport, Miss.	4,730,794	15,438	1.32
64	Wachovia Corp. Charlotte	500,486,000	1,621,000	1.31
65	MB Financial Inc. Chicago	5,305,507	17,177	1.31
66	First Horizon National Corp. Memphis	34,091,441	109,209	1.30
67	Dime Community Bancshares Inc. New York	3,357,138	10,871	1.30
68	Northern Trust Corp. Chicago	43,587,600	139,100	1.29
69	Downey Financial Corp. Newport Beach, Calif.	16,206,557	51,739	1.28
70	Chittenden Corp. Burlington, Vt.	6,060,177	19,082	1.28
71	Golden West Financial Corp. Oakland, Calif.	109,807,456	348,250	1.27
72	BankAtlantic Bancorp Inc. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.	6,059,586	19,878	1.27
73	Greater Bay Bancorp Palo Alto, Calif.	6,948,017	21,510	1.26
74	National Penn Bancshares Inc. Boyertown, Pa.	4,520,577	14,010	1.26
75	Santander BanCorp Hato Rey, Puerto Rico	8,264,620	25,509	1.25
76	Oriental Financial Group Inc. San Juan, Puerto Rico	4,191,728	13,050	1.25
77	PFF Bancorp Inc. Pomona, Calif.	3,812,222	12,219	1.25
78	Charles Schwab Corp. San Francisco	46,769,000	145,000	1.24
79	SunTrust Banks Inc. Atlanta	161,218,200	492,294	1.24
80	Umpqua Holdings Corp. Roseburg, Ore.	4,908,401	15,019	1.24
81	Community Bank System Inc. Dewitt, N.Y.	4,380,012	13,334	1.23
82	NBT Bancorp Inc. Norwich, N.Y.	4,237,627	12,789	1.23
83	Hudson City Bancorp Inc. Paramus, N.J.	20,541,251	61,929	1.21
84	Huntington Bancshares Inc. Columbus, Ohio	32,581,000	96,519	1.20
85	FirstMerit Corp. Akron	10,226,765	30,088	1.19
86	Republic Bancorp Inc. Owosso, Mich.	5,819,880	17,307	1.19
87	KeyCorp Cleveland	90,946,000	264,000	1.18
88	BancorpSouth Inc. Tupelo, Miss.	10,878,800	31,744	1.18
89	Washington Mutual Inc. Seattle	308,172,000	902,000	1.17
90	Peoples Bank Bridgeport, Conn.	10,078,600	31,400	1.17
91	Alabama National Bancorp. Birmingham	5,365,706	15,480	1.17
92	Regions Financial Corp. Birmingham, Ala.	84,317,324	241,641	1.16
93	First Niagara Financial Group Lockport, N.Y.	7,452,984	21,095	1.15
94	F.N.B. Corp. Hermitage, Pa.	5,259,752	14,910	1.15
95	First Interstate BancSystem Inc. Billings, Mont.	4,160,025	11,959	1.15
96	Provident Bankshares Corp. Baltimore	6,425,350	18,108	1.14
97	First Financial Bancorp Hamilton, Ohio	3,853,336	10,726	1.13
98	Countrywide Financial Corp. Calabasas, Calif.	132,764,373	688,852	1.12
99	Webster Financial Corp. Waterbury, Conn.	17,078,233	47,495	1.11
100	Boston Private Financial Holdings Inc.	3,445,076	9,301	1.11
101	BancWest Corp. Honolulu	50,340,726	136,604	1.10
102	Colonial BancGroup Inc. Montgomery, Ala.	19,593,936	52,491	1.09
103	Bremer Financial Corp. St. Paul	6,141,582	16,182	1.07
104	United Community Banks Inc. Blairsville, Ga.	5,164,464	13,441	1.06
105	Citizens Banking Corp. Flint, Mich.	7,728,462	20,080	1.05
106	First Banks Inc. Clayton, Mo.	8,663,757	22,127	1.04
107	Astoria Financial Corp. Lake Success, N.Y.	23,432,462	59,479	1.02
108	Sovereign Bancorp Inc. Philadelphia	57,543,087	146,151	1.02
109	E-Trade Financial Corp. New York	25,780,676	91,994	1.00
110	MAF Bancorp Inc. Clarendon Hills, Ill.	9,658,497	24,177	1.00
111	First Commonwealth Financial Corp. Indiana, Pa.	6,198,839	15,219	1.00
112	Commerce Bancorp Inc. Cherry Hill, N.J.	31,096,724	77,137	0.99
113	Amcore Financial Inc. Rockford, Ill.	4,943,929	12,050	0.99
114	WesBanco Inc. Wheeling, W.Va.	4,549,678	11,080	0.99
115	South Financial Group Inc. Greenville, S.C.	14,290,435	34,559	0.98
116	Provident Financial Services Inc. Jersey City	6,339,184	15,022	0.95
117	First Charter Corp. Concord, N.C.	4,439,768	10,309	0.94
118	FirstFed Financial Corp. Santa Monica, Calif.	7,944,843	18,492	0.93
119	Sterling Bancshares Inc. Houston	3,383,850	7,758	0.93
120	State Street Corp. Boston	97,636,000	226,000	0.93
121	Amegy Bancorp Houston	7,560,395	16,944	0.91
122	Sterling Financial Corp. Spokane	7,065,612	15,891	0.91
123	Bank Mutual Corp. Brown Deer, Wis.	3,455,653	7,889	0.91
124	HSBC USA Inc. Buffalo	142,084,000	316,000	0.90
125	Northwest Bancorp Inc. Warren, Pa.	6,342,153	14,263	0.90
126	Wintrust Financial Corp. Lake Forest, Ill.	6,998,515	15,012	0.87
127	Sky Financial Group Inc. Bowling Green, Ohio	14,926,701	31,471	0.86
128	NewAlliance Bancshares Inc. New Haven	6,332,719	13,694	0.86
129	First Citizens Bancorp. Inc. Columbia, S.C.	4,717,644	9,956	0.86
130	Old National Bancorp Evansville, Ind.	8,817,009	19,440	0.84
131	Susquehanna Bancshares Inc. Lititz, Pa.	7,486,675	15,403	0.83
132	Capitol Federal Financial Topeka, Kan.	8,536,321	17,482	0.82
133	JPMorgan Chase & Co. New York	1,162,818,000	2,264,000	0.79
134	Fidelity Bankshares Inc. West Palm Beach	3,489,916	6,816	0.78
135	First Citizens Bancshares Inc. Raleigh	13,309,802	24,997	0.76
136	Franklin Bank Corp. Houston	3,707,944	6,912	0.76
137	Gold Banc Corp. Inc. Leawood, Kan.	4,395,031	8,123	0.75
138	First Republic Bank San Francisco	7,465,202	13,793	0.74
139	Partners Trust Financial Group Inc. Utica, N.Y.	3,642,155	6,193	0.69
140	Signature Bank New York	3,464,989	5,727	0.67
141	UMB Financial Corp. Kansas City, Mo.	7,168,286	11,580	0.66
142	BankUnited Financial Corp. Coral Gables, Fla.	9,087,666	13,556	0.59
143	Flagstar Bancorp Inc. Bloomfield Hills, Mich.	13,790,188	19,778	0.57
144	TD Banknorth Inc. Portland, Maine	30,705,504	34,075	0.45
145	Irwin Financial Corp. Columbus, Ind.	5,417,242	3,625	0.30
146	BFC Financial Corp. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.	6,059,586	4,400	0.29
147	MBNA Corp. Wilmington, Del.	61,456,462	31,730	0.21
148	Net.Bank Inc. Alpharetta, Ga.	4,688,598	-2,029	-0.17
149	Commercial Federal Corp. Omaha	11,375,436	-53,212	-1.87
150	Riggs National Corp. Washington	5,889,090	-28,656	-1.97

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