Largest Banking Companies Ranked by Return on Equity - Corrected

Published July 21, 2004, 10:08 a.m. EDT

Updated January 02, 1970, 9:08 a.m. EST

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Largest Banking Companies Ranked by Return on Equity - Corrected

Largest Banking Companies Ranked by Return on Equity - Corrected
In the first quarter of 2004. Dollars in thousands Published June 21, 2004
Rank		Average equity	Net income	ROE
1	Fremont General Corp. Santa Monica, Calif.	$708,247	$82,663	46.686%
2	People's Bank Bridgeport, Conn.	1,080,350	119,200	44.134
3	Pacific Capital Bancorp Santa Barbara, Calif.	406,365	42,591	41.924
4	WestAmerica Bancorp. San Rafael, Calif.	320,930	24,314	30.304
5	National City Corp. Cleveland	9,659,000	710,368	29.418
6	Capital One Financial Corp. McLean	6,443,256	450,806	27.986
7	F.N.B. Corp. Hermitage, Pa.	243,738	16,222	26.622
8	North Fork Bancorp. Inc. Melville, N.Y.	1,551,429	102,519	26.432
9	Hudson United Bancorp Mahwah, N.J.	470,068	30,982	26.364
10	Mellon Financial Corp. Pittsburgh	3,742,000	245,000	26.189
11	TCF Financial Corp. Minneapolis	936,989	60,661	25.896
12	Oriental Financial Group Inc. San Juan, Puerto Rico	255,097	16,323	25.595
13	First Horizon National Corp. Memphis	1,871,653	119,271	25.490
14	Doral Financial Corp. San Juan, Puerto Rico	1,644,555	103,577	25.193
15	Trustco Bank Corp.Glenville, N.Y.	230,402	14,133	24.536
16	Investors Financial Services Corp. Boston	572,121	34,975	24.453
17	GreenPoint Financial Corp. New York	1,878,000	112,600	23.983
18	Valley National BancorpWayne, N.J.	662,187	38,432	23.215
19	Sky Financial Group Inc. Bowling Green, Ohio	1,033,599	58,677	22.708
20	Flagstar Bancorp Inc. Troy, Mich.	665,920	36,957	22.199
21	Bank of America Corp. Charlotte	48,686,000	2,681,000	22.027
22	Citigroup Inc. New York	99,949,000	5,273,000	21.103
23	Santander BanCorp Hato Rey, Puerto Rico	482,646	25,215	20.897
24	Washington Mutual Inc. Seattle	20,088,000	1,047,000	20.848
25	U.S. Bancorp Minneapolis	19,584,000	1,008,400	20.596
26	Gold Banc Corp. Inc. Leawood, Kan.	259,900	13,307	20.480
27	Independent Bank Corp. Ionia, Mich.	166,960	8,443	20.228
28	Wells Fargo & Co. San Francisco	35,000,000	1,767,000	20.194
29	R&G Financial Corp. Hato Rey, Puerto Rico	766,442	38,540	20.114
30	Bank of Hawaii Corp. Honolulu	801,200	39,799	19.870
31	Golden West Financial Corp. Oakland	6,095,564	299,724	19.668
32	AmSouth Bancorp. Birmingham, Ala.	3,258,359	160,099	19.654
33	Fifth Third Bancorp (OH) Cincinnati	8,778,556	430,316	19.608
34	W Holding Co. Inc. Mayaguez, Puerto Rico	843,383	40,494	19.206
35	Community First Bankshares Inc. Fargo, N.D.	358,171	16,904	18.878
36	PNC Financial Services Group Pittsburgh	7,009,000	328,000	18.719
37	UCBH Holdings Inc. San Francisco	429,567	19,819	18.455
38	First Midwest Bancorp Inc. Itasca, Ill.	523,335	24,032	18.368
39	Irwin Financial Corp. Columbus, Ind.	443,909	20,341	18.329
40	Huntington Bancshares Inc. Columbus, Ohio	2,278,400	104,173	18.289
41	Compass Bancshares Inc. Birmingham, Ala.	1,905,844	86,247	18.102
42	East West Bancorp Inc. San Marino, Calif.	376,995	16,945	17.979
43	Commerce Bancorp Inc.Cherry Hill, N.J.	1,384,178	61,975	17.910
44	Synovus Financial Corp. Columbus, Ga.	2,327,319	104,162	17.902
45	International Bancshares Corp. Laredo, Tex.	593,990	26,519	17.858
46	Dime Community Bancshares Inc. Brooklyn, N.Y.	278,585	12,340	17.718
47	Wilmington Trust Corp. Wilmington, Del.	811,741	35,700	17.592
48	SunTrust Banks Inc. Atlanta	8,194,570	358,477	17.498
49	Marshall & Ilsley Corp. Milwaukee	3,374,000	146,109	17.322
50	MBNA Corp. Wilmington, Del.	12,018,019	519,708	17.298
51	Associated Banc-Corp. Green Bay, Wis.	1,378,804	59,560	17.279
52	Glacier Bancorp Inc. Kalispell, Mont.	246,955	10,610	17.185
53	Republic Bancorp Inc. Owosso, Mich.	380,085	16,299	17.153
54	Bank of New York Co. Inc. New York, N.Y.	8,522,000	364,000	17.085
55	Popular Inc. Hato Rey, Puerto Rico	2,776,307	118,504	17.074
56	U.S.B. Holding Co. Inc. Orangeburg, N.Y.	173,656	7,357	16.946
57	J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. New York	45,818,000	1,930,000	16.849
58	Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. San Antonio	783,585	32,905	16.797
59	Hudson City Bancorp Inc. Bridgeport, Conn.	1,342,563	56,229	16.753
60	HSBC USA Inc. New York	7,627,000	318,333	16.695
61	Park National Corp. Newark, Ohio	550,709	22,978	16.690
62	City National Corp.Beverly Hills	1,222,017	50,898	16.660
63	Northern Trust Corp. Chicago	3,062,500	127,500	16.653
64	SouthTrust Corp. Birmingham, Ala.	4,438,412	182,957	16.489
65	Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin Inc. Madison	297,609	12,138	16.314
66	IndyMac Bancorp Inc. Pasadena, Calif.	1,043,322	41,930	16.076
67	New York Community Bancorp Inc. Westbury, N.Y.	3,266,829	130,023	15.920
68	NBT Bancorp Inc. Norwich, N.Y.	316,064	12,371	15.656
69	Provident Bankshares Corp. Baltimore	332,423	12,875	15.492
70	Zions Bancorp. Salt Lake City	2,578,879	99,669	15.459
71	Harleysville National Corp. Harleysville, Pa.	232,386	8,907	15.331
72	Wachovia Corp. Charlotte	32,737,000	1,251,000	15.285
73	First Financial Holdings Inc. Charleston, S.C.	167,321	6,390	15.276
74	Westcorp Irvine, Calif.	1,139,832	43,365	15.218
75	National Penn Bancshares Inc. Boyertown, Pa.	299,338	11,368	15.191
76	Trustmark Corp. Jackson, Miss.	704,561	26,751	15.187
77	MB Financial Inc. Chicago	384,609	14,588	15.172
78	Independent Bank Corp.Rockland, Mass.	176,707	6,700	15.166
79	S & T Bancorp Inc. Indiana, Pa.	341,835	12,956	15.161
80	United Bankshares Inc. Charleston, W.Va.	622,433	23,504	15.105
81	Fulton Financial Corp. Lancaster, Pa.	949,725	35,846	15.097
82	Astoria Financial Corp. Lake Success, N.Y.	1,419,602	53,413	15.050
83	Independence Community Bank Corp. Brooklyn, N.Y.	1,018,127	38,143	14.986
84	Harbor Florida Bancshares Inc. Fort Pierce	270,278	10,071	14.905
85	State Street Corp. Boston	5,844,500	217,000	14.852
86	PFF Bancorp Inc. Pomona, Calif.	297,294	10,930	14.706
87	Hibernia Corp. New Orleans	1,801,500	66,021	14.659
88	First BanCorpSanturce, Puerto Rico	1,104,490	40,205	14.561
89	Prosperity Bancshares Inc. Houston	223,363	8,063	14.439
90	KeyCorp Cleveland	6,947,000	250,000	14.395
91	United Community Banks Inc. Blairsville, Ga.	304,926	10,938	14.348
92	Webster Financial Corp. Waterbury, Conn.	1,185,370	42,323	14.282
93	Texas Regional Bancshares Inc. McAllen	482,911	17,157	14.211
94	First Interstate BancSystem Inc. Billings, Mont.	274,701	9,718	14.151
95	Charles Schwab Corp. San Francisco	4,561,500	161,000	14.118
96	Banknorth Group Inc. Portland, Maine	2,571,905	90,237	14.034
97	Commerce Bancshares Inc. Kansas City, Mo.	1,464,915	51,324	14.014
98	UnionBanCal Corp. San Francisco	3,874,293	135,517	13.991
99	CVB Financial Corp. Ontario, Calif.	293,708	10,072	13.717
100	FirstFed Financial Corp. Santa Monica, Calif.	444,372	14,977	13.481
101	BankAtlantic Bancorp Inc. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.	496,179	16,647	13.420
102	Bremer Financial Corp. St. Paul	435,676	14,398	13.219
103	First Banks Inc.Clayton, Mo.	558,522	18,269	13.084
104	Corus Bankshares Inc. Chicago	548,708	17,935	13.074
105	Wintrust Financial Corp. Lake Forest, Ill.	355,841	11,594	13.033
106	Colonial BancGroup Inc. Montgomery, Ala.	1,200,660	39,114	13.031
107	Alabama National Bancorp. Birmingham, Ala.	347,175	11,307	13.027
108	National Commerce Financial Corp. Memphis	2,782,955	90,244	12.971
109	Greater Bay Bancorp Palo Alto, Calif.	766,721	24,852	12.965
110	South Financial Group Inc. Greenville, S.C.	996,494	32,293	12.963
111	Hancock Holding Co. Gulfport, Miss.	437,272	14,144	12.938
112	Community Trust Bancorp Inc. Pikeville, Ky.	225,769	7,280	12.898
113	BB&T Corp. Winston-Salem, N.C.	10,218,527	328,500	12.859
114	Comerica Inc. Detroit, Mich.	5,096,000	162,000	12.716
115	Cathay General Bancorp Los Angeles	629,996	19,903	12.637
116	BOK Financial Corp. Tulsa	1,250,868	39,152	12.520
117	BancorpSouth Inc. Tupelo, Miss.	867,994	27,165	12.519
118	Hudson River Bancorp Inc. Hudson, N.Y.	267,640	8,290	12.390
119	Whitney Holding Corp. New Orleans	855,476	26,158	12.231
120	Chemical Financial Corp. Midland, Mich.	463,268	14,119	12.191
121	WesBanco Inc. Wheeling, W.Va.	320,832	9,759	12.167
122	BancFirst Corp. Oklahoma City,	270,230	8,191	12.124
123	Silicon Valley Bancshares Santa Clara, Calif.	463,807	14,010	12.083
124	First Commonwealth Financial Corp. Indiana, Pa.	442,021	13,323	12.056
125	Mercantile Bankshares Corp. Baltimore	1,848,461	55,697	12.053
126	Washington Federal Inc. Seattle	1,080,210	32,520	12.042
127	Fidelity Bankshares Inc. West Palm Beach, Fla.	189,084	5,687	12.031
128	Southwest Bancorp. of Texas Inc. Houston	510,692	15,287	11.974
129	Sterling Financial Corp. Spokane	401,792	11,984	11.931
130	Chittenden CorpBurlington, Vt.	586,788	17,467	11.907
131	First Charter Corp. Charlotte	311,988	9,240	11.847
132	Susquehanna Bancshares Inc. Lititz, Pa.	550,526	15,926	11.571
133	First Federal Capital Corp. La Crosse, Wis.	280,430	8,041	11.470
134	Sovereign Bancorp Inc. Philadelphia	3,599,930	102,227	11.359
135	M&T Bank Corp. Buffalo	5,732,000	159,490	11.130
136	First National Bankshares of Florida Naples	371,984	10,349	11.128
137	Boston Private Financial Holdings Inc.	262,963	7,233	11.002
138	Northwest Bancorp Inc. Warren, Pa.	495,635	13,476	10.876
139	Community Bank System Inc. Dewitt, N.Y.	410,816	11,155	10.861
140	Citizens Banking Corp. Flint, Mich.	644,165	17,443	10.831
141	MAF Bancorp Inc. Clarendon Hills, Ill.	915,680	24,794	10.831
142	First Financial BancorpHamilton, Ohio	367,628	9,948	10.824
143	Amcore Financial Inc. Rockford, Ill.	372,055	10,018	10.770
144	Old National Bancorp Evansville, Ind.	728,176	19,509	10.717
145	Yardville National Bancorp Hamilton, N.J.	148,029	3,878	10.479
146	BancWest Corp. Honolulu	4,326,926	113,052	10.451
147	First Republic Bank San Francisco	379,749	9,871	10.397
148	Umpqua Holdings Corp. Portland, Ore.	324,191	8,398	10.362
149	BankUnited Financial Corp. Coral Gables, Fla.	466,077	12,038	10.331
150	First Citizens Bancorp. Inc. Columbia, S.C.	345,647	8,324	9.633

Source: Highline Banking Data Services (877-299-9424)