20 banks and thrifts with the most assets

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The top five banks and thrifts in the ranking had combined assets of more than $13 trillion as of December 31, 2023. Fourteen of the top 20 increased their assets over the previous year, with one seeing a significant rise of 95.6%.

Scroll through to see which banks and thrifts are in the top 20 and how they fared in the 12 months ending December 2023.

Chart of banks and thrifts with the most assets where First Citizens Bank ranked 20th with total assets of $213,766,628,000.jpg
First Citizens Bank ranked 20th with total assets of $213,766,628,000.
Chart of banks and thrifts with the most assets where Fifth Third Bank ranked 19th with total assets of $214,574,000,000.jpg
Fifth Third Bank ranked 19th with total assets of $214,574,000,000.
Chart of banks and thrifts with the most assets where HSBC ranked 18th with total assets of $219,645,444,000.jpg
HSBC ranked 18th with total assets of $219,645,444,000.
Chart of banks and thrifts with the most assets where Citizens Bank ranked 17th with total assets of $222,411,872,000.jpg
Citizens Bank ranked 17th with total assets of $222,411,872,000.
Chart of banks and thrifts with the most assets where American Express ranked 16th with total assets of $261,108,000,000.jpg
American Express ranked 16th with total assets of $261,108,000,000.
Chart of banks and thrifts with the most assets where BMO ranked 15th with total assets of $292,738,456,000.jpg
BMO ranked 15th with total assets of $292,738,456,000.
Chart of banks and thrifts with the most assets where State Street Bank ranked 14th with total assets of $297,258,000,000.jpg
State Street Bank ranked 14th with total assets of $297,258,000,000.
Chart of banks and thrifts with the most assets where BNY Mellon ranked 13th with total assets of $409,982,000,000.jpg
BNY Mellon ranked 13th with total assets of $409,982,000,000.
Chart of banks and thrifts with the most assets where Capital One ranked 12th with total assets of $478,464,223,000.jpg
Capital One ranked 12th with total assets of $478,464,223,000.
Chart of banks and thrifts with the most assets where Charles Schwab ranked 11th with total assets of $493,178,000,000.jpg
Charles Schwab ranked 11th with total assets of $493,178,000,000.
Chart of banks and thrifts with the most assets where TD Bank ranked 10th with total assets of $523,282,432,000.jpg
TD Bank ranked 10th with total assets of $523,282,432,000.
Chart of banks and thrifts with the most assets where Truist Bank ranked 9th with total assets of $535,349,000,000.jpg
Truist Bank ranked 9th with total assets of $535,349,000,000.
Chart of banks and thrifts with the most assets where PNC Bank ranked 8th with total assets of $561,599,813,000.jpg
PNC Bank ranked 8th with total assets of $561,599,813,000.
Chart of banks and thrifts with the most assets where U.S. Bank ranked 7th with total assets of $663,491,000,000.jpg
U.S. Bank ranked 7th with total assets of $663,491,000,000.
Chart of banks and thrifts with the most assets where Morgan Stanley ranked 6th with total assets of $1,193,693,000,000.jpg
Morgan Stanley ranked 6th with total assets of $1,193,693,000,000.
Chart of banks and thrifts with the most assets where Goldman Sachs ranked 5th with total assets of $1,641,594,000,000.jpg
Goldman Sachs ranked 5th with total assets of $1,641,594,000,000.
Chart of banks and thrifts with the most assets where Wells Fargo ranked 4th with total assets of $1,932,472,000,000.jpg
Wells Fargo ranked 4th with total assets of $1,932,472,000,000.
Chart of banks and thrifts with the most assets where Citibank ranked 3rd with total assets of $2,411,834,000,000.jpg
Citibank ranked 3rd with total assets of $2,411,834,000,000.
Chart of banks and thrifts with the most assets where Bank of America ranked 2nd with total assets of $3,180,151,000,000.jpg
Bank of America ranked 2nd with total assets of $3,180,151,000,000.
Chart of banks and thrifts with the most assets where JPMorgan Chase ranked 1st with total assets of $3,875,393,000,000.jpg
JPMorgan Chase ranked 1st with total assets of $3,875,393,000,000.
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