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150 Best-Performing Publicly Traded Banking Companies
Based on return on average assets for the quarter ended Dec. 31 2000; dollars in thousands Published May 16, 2001

Rank	Company	Dec. 31 Assets	4Q Net Income	Return on Average Assets 4Q 2000	Return on Average Assets 4Q 1999
1	MBNA Corp., Wilmington, Del.	$38,678,096	$423,826	5.18%	4.56%
2	First Banks America , Houston	2,741,379	18,423	4.7	1.58
3	Corus Bankshares, Chicago	2,598,467	28,900	4.58	1.34
4	Capital One Financial Corp., Falls Church, Va.	18,889,341	155,277	4.21	3.6
5	Essex Bancorp , Norfolk, Va.	307,722	3,101	4.13	2.11
6	United Financial Banking Co., Vienna, Va.	71,854	599	3.7	4.07
7	Premier Community Bankshares , Winchester, Va.	246,315	1,612	3.48	3.88
8	Umpqua Holdings Corp., Roseburg, Ore.	785,648	4,761	3.42	5.04
9	Crusader Holding Corp., Philadelphia	406,349	3,239	3.2	NA
10	Heritage Oaks Bancorp, Paso Robles, Calif.	184,088	1,288	3.11	-0.15
11	Argo Bancorp, Summit, Ill.	463,093	3,361	3.01	2.2
12	Silicon Valley Bancshares, Santa Clara, Calif.	5,626,775	35,739	2.78	2.51
13	North State National Bank, Chico, Calif.	116,515	809	2.76	1.46
14	Tower Bancorp, Greencastle, Pa.	224,512	1,497	2.67	1.86
15	Bank of Granite Corp., Granite Falls, N.C.	661,623	4,092	2.51	2.54
16	Evans Bancorp, Angola, N.Y.	224,549	1,350	2.45	1.08
17	Royal Bancshares of Pa., Narberth, Pa.	630,081	3,566	2.32	2.41
18	Centura Banks, Rocky Mount, N.C.	11,482,009	35,794	2.31	1.44
19	Synovus Financial Corp., Columbus, Ga.	14,908,092	74,682	2.24	2.06
20	Mercantile Bankshares Corp., Baltimore	8,938,030	45,728	2.22	2.15
21	Brookline Bancorp, Brookline, Mass.	1,036,150	5,182	2.22	2.3
22	Mellon Financial Corp., Pittsburgh	50,364,000	255,000	2.17	1.94
23	WestAmerica Bancorp, San Rafael, Calif.	4,031,381	20,741	2.14	2.05
24	American River Holdings, Sacramento, Calif.	284,126	1,232	2.13	2.05
25	Fifth Third Bancorp, Cincinnati	45,857,000	236,402	2.12	1.32
26	Bridge View Bancorp, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.	234,927	1,190	2.1	1.83
27	Bryn Mawr Bank Corp., Bryn Mawr, Pa.	444,425	2,291	2.08	1.99
28	S & T Bancorp, Indiana, Pa.	2,310,290	11,630	2.07	2.02
29	Mid-State Bancshares, Arroyo Grande, Calif.	1,455,878	7,148	2.07	1.94
30	SFSB Holding Co., Pittsburgh	52,516	262	2.06	0.49
31	Brunswick Bancorp, New Brunswick, N.J.	118,499	580	2.06	1.94
32	North Fork Bancorp, Melville, N.Y.	14,840,962	74,151	2.04	1.9
33	Fentura Bancorp, Fenton, Mich.	292,890	1,493	2.02	1.64
34	BWC Financial Corp., Walnut Creek, Calif.	350,513	1,722	2.01	1.66
35	Hanmi Financial Corp., Los Angeles	1,034,610	4,263	2	1.53
36	Tower Financial Corp., Fort Wayne, Ind.	212,413	988	2	NA
37	*U.S. Bancorp,** Minneapolis	87,336,000	418,600	1.99	1.93
38	FNBH Bancorp, Howell, Mich.	348,363	1,522	1.96	1.4
39	Redding Bancorp, Redding, Calif.	255,107	1,182	1.96	2.08
40	Marathon Bancorp, Los Angeles	92,916	445	1.95	1.54
41	Calvin B. Taylor Bancshares, Berlin, Md.	289,048	1,439	1.94	1.76
42	Irwin Financial Corp., Columbus, Ind.	2,422,429	9,552	1.94	1.88
43	PNC Financial Services Group, Pittsburgh	69,844,000	334,000	1.94	1.62
44	Comerica, Detroit	41,985,185	194,218	1.93	1.91
45	Potters Financial Corp., E Liverpool, Ohio	151,435	732	1.93	0.94
46	TCF Financial Corp., Minneapolis	11,197,462	52,165	1.93	1.75
47	Bank of New York Co., New York	77,118,000	372,000	1.93	1.98
48	IndyMac Bancorp, Pasadena, Calif.	5,740,204	22,840	1.92	2.67
49	Frontier Financial Corp., Everett, Wash.	1,690,818	7,908	1.91	1.44
50	Cascade Bancorp, Bend, Ore.	423,293	2,001	1.91	1.92
51	Greater Bay Bancorp, Palo Alto, Calif.	5,130,378	19,932	1.9	NA
52	*U.S. Bancorp,** Minneapolis	164,921,000	1,942,064	1.89	1.86
53	SJNB Financial Corp., San Jose, Calif.	687,777	2,963	1.89	1.11
54	Abigail Adams Natl Bancorp, Washington	160,651	702	1.88	1.69
55	First National of Nebraska, Omaha	9,283,314	42,560	1.85	1.28
56	Wilton Bank, Wilton, Conn.	90,847	367	1.83	NA
57	Summit Bancshares, Fort Worth, Tex.	619,121	2,639	1.82	1.9
58	Centennial Bancorp, Portland, Ore.	852,975	3,824	1.82	1.71
59	MCB Financial Corp., San Rafael, Calif.	209,254	918	1.82	1.4
60	Citigroup Inc., New York	902,210,000	3,836,000	1.8	2.16
61	CVB Financial Corp., Ontario, Calif.	2,307,996	9,242	1.79	1.88
62	J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., New York	715,348,000	2,392,000	1.78	3.02
63	Community Bankshares, Cornelia, Ga.	590,323	2,547	1.77	1.36
64	Borel Bank & Trust Co. San Mateo, Calif.	371,208	1,593	1.77	2.03
65	Bridge Bancorp, Bridgehampton, N.Y.	354,642	1,623	1.76	1.72
66	Cathay Bancorp, Los Angeles	2,206,834	9,694	1.76	1.8
67	Pacific Continental Corp., Eugene, Ore.	294,124	1,296	1.76	2.16
68	National Mercantile Bancorp, Los Angeles	204,843	775	1.76	1.14
69	Union Bankshares, Morrisville, Vt.	303,394	1,307	1.76	1.26
70	Berkshire Bancorp, New York	244,023	901	1.75	5.25
71	Penns Woods Bancorp, Williamsport, Pa.	394,913	1,695	1.74	2.52
72	FleetBoston Financial Corp., Boston	179,519,000	775,000	1.73	1.9
73	Wells Fargo & Co., San Francisco	272,426,000	907,000	1.73	2.32
74	Valley National Bancorp, Wayne, N.J.	6,425,837	26,788	1.72	1.8
75	Trustco Bank Corp., Schenectady, N.Y.	2,456,198	10,174	1.72	1.55
Rank	Company	Dec. 31 Assets	4Q Net Income	Return on Average Assets 4Q 2000	Return on Average Assets 4Q 1999
76	First Community Bancshares, Bluefield, Va.	$1,218,017	$4,771	1.71%	1.86%
77	Sonoma Valley Bancorp, Sonoma, Calif.	140,356	578	1.71	NA
78	Fulton Financial Corp., Lancaster, Pa.	6,571,155	26,462	1.7	1.72
79	Texas Regional Bancsares, McAllen, Tex.	2,426,097	9,492	1.69	1.79
80	Suffolk Bancorp, Riverhead, N.Y.	1,049,580	4,268	1.69	1.37
81	First Financial Bankshares, Abilene, Tex.	1,753,814	7,229	1.68	1.57
82	Commerce Bancshares, Kansas City, Mo.	11,115,117	46,223	1.67	1.6
83	Timberland Bancorp, Hoquiam, Wash.	369,546	1,541	1.67	1.51
84	CNB Corp., Cheboygan, Mich.	217,725	907	1.67	1.55
85	SouthBanc Shares, Anderson, S.C.	668,717	2,794	1.67	1.44
86	MBT Financial Corp., Monroe, Mich.	1,379,386	5,538	1.67	0.86
87	C & F Financial Corp., West Point, Va.	347,472	1,454	1.66	1.51
88	BB&T Corp., Winston-Salem, N.C.	59,340,228	225,456	1.65	1.47
89	American National Bankshares, Danville, Va.	541,389	2,191	1.65	1.75
90	Northern States Financial Corp. Waukegan, Ill.	538,256	2,034	1.65	1.89
91	Peoples Financial Corp., Ford City, Pa.	301,479	1,232	1.64	1.48
92	Wayne Bancorp, Wooster, Ohio	570,193	2,309	1.64	1.39
93	Northern Empire Bancshares, Santa Rosa, Calif.	494,390	1,987	1.63	1.47
94	Laurel Capital Group, Allison Park, Pa.	261,541	1,056	1.63	1.37
95	First Bancorp, Troy, N.C.	915,167	3,743	1.62	1.28
96	Park National Corp., Newark, Ohio	3,211,068	12,987	1.62	1.06
97	MetroWest Bank, Framingham, Mass.	881,952	3,528	1.62	NA
98	Omega Financial Corp., State College, Pa.	1,113,836	4,346	1.62	1.44
99	First Virginia Banks, Falls Church, Va.	9,516,469	38,025	1.61	1.46
100	First of Long Island Corp., Glen Head, N.Y.	625,992	2,400	1.61	1.71
101	Bancorp Connecticut, Southington, Conn.	634,021	2,341	1.61	1.37
102	First SecurityFed Financial, Chicago	403,663	1,604	1.61	1.8
103	Commercial National Financial Corp., Latrobe, Pa.	329,865	1,364	1.6	NA
104	American Financial Holdings, New Britain, Conn.	1,873,458	7,534	1.6	NA
105	County Bank Corp., Lapeer, Mich.	225,258	882	1.6	1.67
106	Bank of South Carolina Corp., Charleston, S.C.	159,776	629	1.6	1.4
107	Cullen/Frost Bankers, San Antonio, Tex.	7,660,372	28,273	1.59	1.45
108	Smithtown Bancorp, Smithtown, N.Y.	314,581	1,244	1.59	1.67
109	Chemical Financial Corp., Midland, Mich.	1,973,424	7,831	1.59	1.6
110	Harbor Florida Bancshares, Fort Pierce, Fla.	1,617,369	6,324	1.59	1.39
111	Financial Institutions Inc., Warsaw, N.Y.	1,289,327	4,692	1.58	1.51
112	City National Corp., Beverly Hills	9,096,669	33,047	1.58	1.75
113	WGNB Corp., Carrollton, Ga.	289,112	1,133	1.58	1.53
114	Wilmington Trust Corp., Wilmington, Del.	7,321,616	28,805	1.58	0.98
115	Redwood Empire Bancorp, Santa Rosa, Calif.	453,439	1,719	1.57	1.45
116	Civic Bancorp, Oakland, Calif.	498,295	1,950	1.57	1.57
117	Dearborn Bancorp, Dearborn, Mich.	193,878	354	1.57	0.72
118	National City Bancorp., Minneapolis	1,192,606	4,468	1.56	1.47
119	Southwest Bancorporation of Texas, Houston	3,940,342	14,019	1.56	1.31
120	Chittenden Corp., Burlington, Vt.	3,769,861	14,878	1.56	1.37
121	Main Street Banks, Kennesaw, Ga.	1,008,801	3,860	1.55	1.64
122	Sterling Bancorp, New York	1,270,749	4,496	1.55	1.54
123	First Citizens Banc Corp., Sandusky, Ohio	489,259	1,887	1.55	1.55
124	FirstMerit Corp., Akron, Ohio	10,215,203	40,047	1.54	1.66
125	Citizens Holding Co., Philadelphia, Miss.	382,800	1,437	1.54	1.47
126	Americorp, Ventura, Calif.	266,495	1,015	1.54	2.23
127	First Keystone Corp., Berwick, Pa.	360,342	1,364	1.54	1.54
128	Benchmark Bankshares, Kenbridge, Va.	205,252	788	1.53	1.25
129	ITLA Capital Corp., La Jolla, Calif.	1,415,143	4,679	1.53	1.61
130	Old Kent Financial Corp., Grand Rapids, Mich.	23,842,289	82,908	1.52	1.6
131	Honat Bancorp, Honesdale, Pa.	214,452	803	1.51	1.42
132	Columbia Bancorp, The Dalles, Ore.	416,859	1,579	1.51	1.51
133	First Northern Community Bancorp, Dixon, Calif.	391,628	1,449	1.51	NA
134	Charles Schwab Corp., San Francisco	38,153,969	138,705	1.51	NA
135	First Financial Bancorp, Hamilton, Ohio	3,932,512	14,834	1.5	1.53
136	R&G Financial Corp., Hato Rey, P.R.	3,539,444	12,076	1.5	1.19
137	Central Coast Bancorp, Salinas, Calif.	706,693	2,355	1.5	1.67
138	Castle BancGroup, De Kalb, Ill.	536,702	2,016	1.49	-1.58
139	Northern Trust Corp., Chicago	36,022,300	125,500	1.49	1.36
140	Perpetual Federal Savings Bank, Urbana, Ohio	272,126	990	1.49	1.64
141	Hingham Institution for Savings, Hingham, Mass.	337,881	1,151	1.48	1.28
142	First Tennessee National Corp., Memphis	18,555,086	71,688	1.48	1.38
143	Boston Private Financial Holdings, Boston	921,510	3,259	1.47	1.98
144	Bourbon Bancshares, Paris, Ky.	371,847	1,336	1.47	1.29
145	West Suburban Bancorp, Lombard, Ill.	1,431,958	5,222	1.47	1.14
146	Orrstown Financial Services, Shippensburg, Pa.	311,903	1,122	1.47	1.41
147	Capital Directions, Mason, Mich.	115,023	413	1.46	1.52
148	Merchants Bancshares, Burlington, Vt.	746,347	2,733	1.46	1.67
149	Industrial Bancorp, Bellevue, Ohio	427,297	1,541	1.46	1.51
150	S.Y. Bancorp, Louisville, Ky.	852,260	2,987	1.46	1.45

*U.S. Bancorp is listed twice. #37 refers to the company acquired in February 2001 by Firstar Corp., which took its name. #52 refers to the combined operation.