Largest Banking Companies Ranked by Return on Equity - Corrected
July 21, 2004, 10:08 a.m. EDT 1 Min Read
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Largest Banking Companies Ranked by Return on Equity - Corrected
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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)
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