Largest Banking Companies Ranked by Return on Equity

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

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Largest Banking Companies Ranked by Return on Equity
Among publicly traded companies in the second quarter of 2005. Dollars in thousands Published December 22, 2005
Rank		Average equity	Net income	ROE
1	Gold Banc Corp. Inc. Leawood, Kan.	$269,311	$25,265	38.55%
2	Fremont General Corp. Santa Monica, Calif.	1,148,916	90,770	31.60
3	TCF Financial Corp. Wayzata, Minn.	934,776	70,641	30.23
4	Hudson United Bancorp Mahwah, N.J.	531,987	34,732	26.19
5	Westamerica Bancorp San Rafael, Calif.	430,796	32,588	25.99
6	Bank of Hawaii Corp. Honolulu	716,800	46,429	25.98
7	IndyMac Bancorp Inc. Pasadena, Calif.	1,320,687	83,146	25.25
8	BankAtlantic Bancorp Inc. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.	537,558	24,537	23.89
9	Capital One Financial Corp. Falls Church, Va.	8,925,000	531,118	23.80
10	W Holding Co. Inc. Mayaguez, Puerto Rico	1,147,961	45,764	23.71
11	Downey Financial Corp. Newport Beach, Calif.	1,084,897	64,070	23.62
12	Investors Financial Services Corp. Boston	764,861	44,127	23.08
13	U.S. Bancorp Minneapolis	19,820,000	1,121,000	22.70
14	CVB Financial Corp. Ontario, Calif.	329,072	17,478	21.30
15	AmSouth Bancorp. Birmingham, Ala.	3,540,078	184,599	20.92
16	Corus Bankshares Inc. Chicago	610,820	31,185	20.40
17	Countrywide Financial Corp. Calabasas, Calif.	11,303,841	566,458	20.04
18	First Midwest Bancorp Inc. Itasca, Ill.	528,124	26,510	19.90
19	E-Trade Financial Corp. New York	1,258,817	101,567	19.86
20	Wells Fargo & Co. San Francisco	38,718,000	1,910,000	19.76
21	UCBH Holdings Inc. San Francisco	514,046	25,364	19.74
22	National City Corp. Cleveland	12,752,000	625,127	19.66
23	MBNA Corp. Wilmington, Del.	12,905,151	632,146	19.65
24	First Horizon National Corp. Memphis	2,099,692	102,705	19.60
25	Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. San Antonio	843,517	40,684	19.35
26	Compass Bancshares Inc. Birmingham, Ala.	2,136,798	102,451	19.23
27	East West Bancorp Inc. San Marino, Calif.	543,376	25,463	18.74
28	Synovus Financial Corp. Columbus, Ga.	2,755,510	128,460	18.70
29	Golden West Financial Corp. Oakland, Calif.	7,756,555	360,429	18.59
30	Valley National Bancorp Wayne, N.J.	847,214	38,991	18.41
31	Citigroup Inc. New York	111,786,500	5,073,000	18.40
32	Marshall & Ilsley Corp. Milwaukee	4,141,789	188,487	18.25
33	UnionBanCal Corp. San Francisco	4,145,150	187,182	18.11
34	Fifth Third Bancorp Cincinnati	9,224,000	417,000	18.10
35	Glacier Bancorp Inc. Kalispell, Mont.	291,243	13,090	18.03
36	Westcorp Irvine, Calif.	1,430,758	65,318	17.88
37	Northern Trust Corp. Chicago	3,373,800	150,000	17.84
38	Park National Corp. Newark, Ohio	557,708	24,770	17.81
39	Commerce Bancorp Inc. Cherry Hill, N.J.	1,796,282	79,409	17.68
40	Bank of America Corp. Charlotte	98,417,000	4,296,000	17.54
41	Wilmington Trust Corp. Wilmington, Del.	929,000	40,400	17.44
42	First Banks Inc. Clayton, Mo.	617,876	26,846	17.43
43	International Bancshares Corp. Laredo, Tex.	770,049	33,372	17.34
44	FirstFed Financial Corp. Santa Monica, Calif.	505,792	21,685	17.15
45	Bank of New York Co. Inc.	9,325,000	398,000	17.12
46	Popular Inc. Hato Rey, Puerto Rico	3,229,654	132,360	17.06
47	City National Corp. Beverly Hills	1,358,941	57,707	17.03
48	Charles Schwab Corp. San Francisco	4,296,500	186,000	17.00
49	Republic Bancorp Inc. Owosso, Mich.	411,176	17,475	17.00
50	Comerica Inc. Detroit	5,100,000	217,000	16.99
51	Astoria Financial Corp. Lake Success, N.Y.	1,378,431	57,396	16.66
52	Zions Bancorp. Salt Lake City	2,877,374	118,810	16.56
53	First Interstate BancSystem Inc. Billings, Mont.	312,917	12,880	16.51
54	Huntington Bancshares Inc. Columbus, Ohio	2,619,000	106,425	16.30
55	NBT Bancorp Inc. Norwich, N.Y.	324,801	13,128	16.21
56	KeyCorp Cleveland	7,228,000	291,000	16.15
57	Commerce Bancshares Inc. Kansas City, Mo.	1,381,560	54,368	15.78
58	Hibernia Corp. New Orleans	2,031,100	79,435	15.64
59	United Bankshares Inc. Charleston, W.Va.	634,213	24,514	15.50
60	F.N.B. Corp. Hermitage, Pa.	457,280	17,541	15.39
61	Washington Mutual Inc. Seattle	22,014,000	844,000	15.33
62	Hancock Holding Co. Gulfport, Miss.	475,134	18,094	15.27
63	FirstMerit Corp. Akron	962,239	36,145	15.07
64	MB Financial Inc. Chicago	482,291	17,987	14.96
65	Flagstar Bancorp Inc. Bloomfield Hills, Mich.	747,452	27,800	14.88
66	Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin Inc. Madison	314,471	11,560	14.70
67	PFF Bancorp Inc. Pomona, Calif.	339,709	12,358	14.55
68	State Street Corp. Boston	6,136,500	220,000	14.40
69	PNC Financial Services Group Pittsburgh	7,893,000	282,000	14.34
70	Texas Regional Bancshares Inc. McAllen	616,244	21,914	14.26
71	First Charter Corp. Concord, N.C.	320,412	11,280	14.12
72	Cathay General Bancorp Los Angeles	733,666	25,734	14.07
73	BOK Financial Corp. Tulsa	1,440,258	50,465	14.05
74	Wachovia Corp. Charlotte	47,114,000	1,650,000	14.04
75	BB&T Corp. Winston-Salem, N.C.	11,050,089	386,805	14.04
76	Fulton Financial Corp. Lancaster, Pa.	1,195,455	41,580	13.95
77	M&T Bank Corp. Buffalo	5,749,000	196,834	13.73
78	National Penn Bancshares Inc. Boyertown, Pa.	432,955	14,679	13.60
79	First Commonwealth Financial Corp. Indiana, Pa.	528,210	17,838	13.55
80	Sky Financial Group Inc. Bowling Green, Ohio	1,438,443	48,475	13.52
81	United Community Banks Inc. Blairsville, Ga.	408,352	13,773	13.46
82	Sterling Financial Corp. Spokane	478,378	16,008	13.40
83	Mercantile Bankshares Corp. Baltimore	2,042,104	67,873	13.33
84	Chittenden Corp. Burlington, Vt.	629,042	20,806	13.27
85	Old National Bancorp Evansville, Ind.	694,000	22,875	13.18
86	Bremer Financial Corp. St. Paul	476,647	16,782	12.99
87	Boston Private Financial Holdings Inc.	340,249	11,014	12.95
88	Colonial BancGroup Inc. Montgomery, Ala.	1,783,403	57,474	12.93
89	Fidelity Bankshares Inc. West Palm Beach, Fla.	267,856	8,647	12.91
90	Sovereign Bancorp Inc. Philadelphia	5,697,656	183,471	12.88
91	Amegy Bancorp Houston	596,527	19,158	12.88
92	Capitol Bancorp Ltd. Lansing, Mich.	259,248	8,297	12.80
93	Citizens Banking Corp. Flint, Mich.	653,690	20,565	12.62
94	Whitney Holding Corp. New Orleans	933,976	29,321	12.59
95	Santander BanCorp Hato Rey, Puerto Rico	614,325	19,255	12.57
96	Amcore Financial Inc. Rockford, Ill.	389,646	12,157	12.51
97	First Republic Bank San Francisco	527,212	14,616	12.37
98	Mellon Financial Corp. Pittsburgh	4,121,000	125,000	12.30
99	Community Bank System Inc. Dewitt, N.Y.	468,352	14,281	12.23
100	People's Bank Bridgeport, Conn.	1,233,400	37,000	12.00
101	Wintrust Financial Corp. Lake Forest, Ill.	576,899	17,172	11.94
102	Alabama National Bancorp. Birmingham, Ala.	544,665	16,195	11.93
103	Provident Bankshares Corp. Baltimore	625,693	18,438	11.91
104	Trustmark Corp. Jackson, Miss.	752,273	22,206	11.84
105	Greater Bay Bancorp Palo Alto, Calif.	768,183	22,675	11.84
106	Washington Federal Inc. Seattle	1,161,845	34,281	11.82
107	First Citizens Bancorp. Inc. Columbia, S.C.	384,870	11,198	11.67
108	Commercial Capital Bancorp Inc. Irvine, Calif.	665,072	19,325	11.62
109	Webster Financial Corp. Waterbury, Conn.	1,599,880	46,258	11.57
110	Pacific Capital Bancorp Santa Barbara, Calif.	503,624	14,443	11.50
111	SunTrust Banks Inc. Atlanta	16,275,600	465,700	11.48
112	Prosperity Bancshares Inc. Houston	431,689	12,208	11.31
113	BancorpSouth Inc. Tupelo, Miss.	924,661	25,790	11.19
114	Central Pacific Financial Corp. Honolulu	654,118	17,902	10.95
115	Chemical Financial Corp. Midland, Mich.	490,813	13,215	10.80
116	First Citizens Bancshares Inc. Raleigh	1,118,122	30,076	10.79
117	New York Community Bancorp Inc. Flushing	3,210,938	86,472	10.77
118	First Financial Bancorp Hamilton, Ohio	369,477	9,889	10.74
119	WesBanco Inc. Wheeling, W.Va.	423,500	11,258	10.66
120	MAF Bancorp Inc. Clarendon Hills, Ill.	943,886	25,059	10.62
121	North Fork Bancorp. Inc. Melville, N.Y.	9,170,671	242,066	10.59
122	Sterling Bancshares Inc. Houston	323,761	8,516	10.55
123	Hudson City Bancorp Inc. Paramus, N.J.	2,505,828	64,291	10.26
124	Dime Community Bancshares Inc. Brooklyn, N.Y.	285,103	7,258	10.18
125	BancWest Corp. Honolulu	5,906,844	149,149	10.13
126	1st Source Corp. South Bend, Ind.	328,347	8,227	10.05
127	Susquehanna Bancshares Inc. Lititz, Pa.	749,430	18,706	10.01
128	Northwest Bancorp Inc. Warren, Pa.	560,974	14,107	9.82
129	Oriental Financial Group Inc. San Juan, Puerto Rico	339,929	7,639	9.49
130	Independence Community Bank Corp. Brooklyn, N.Y.	2,301,813	54,129	9.41
131	Regions Financial Corp. Birmingham, Ala.	10,752,562	248,351	9.26
132	Umpqua Holdings Corp. Portland, Ore.	704,466	16,006	9.11
133	Franklin Bank Corp. Houston	297,921	6,729	9.07
134	South Financial Group Inc. Greenville, S.C.	1,463,449	28,373	7.78
135	Capitol Federal Financial Topeka, Kan.	861,371	16,160	7.50
136	Commercial Federal Corp. Omaha	748,618	13,967	7.46
137	HSBC USA Inc. Buffalo	11,481,000	213,000	7.42
138	First Niagara Financial Group Lockport, N.Y.	1,389,899	24,091	6.95
139	UMB Financial Corp. Kansas City, Mo.	828,622	13,613	6.59
140	TD Banknorth Inc. Portland, Maine	6,415,590	95,595	5.98
141	Partners Trust Financial Group Inc. Utica, N.Y.	543,796	6,944	5.12
142	Bank Mutual Corp. Brown Deer, Wis.	567,163	7,198	5.08
143	Provident Financial Services Inc. Jersey City	1,106,380	13,769	4.98
144	NewAlliance Bancshares Inc. New Haven	1,417,333	14,510	4.10
145	JPMorgan Chase & Co. New York	105,485,000	994,000	4.00
146	NetBank Inc. Alpharetta, Ga.	405,675	2,325	2.29
147	BFC Financial Corp. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.	537,558	2,731	2.03
148	Irwin Financial Corp. Columbus, Ind.	502,160	-1,144	-0.90
149	Signature Bank New York	359,187	-3,675	-4.32
150	BankUnited Financial Corp. Coral Gables, Fla.	512,505	-14,809	-12.49

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