Call Reports Paint a Picture of Lending to Entrepreneurs

Banks in the central and southeast regions of the country have a way with small business lending.

According to information gleaned from the annual survey of small business loans taken from call reports every June 30, banks in these two regions accounted for 41% of small loans to businesses nationwide. Combined, the two regions accounted for $64.8 billion of the $158.1 billion in loans of less than $1 million to businesses outstanding at June 30, the most recent reporting period for these loans.

Because the June 30 data are in just the second such annual report, bankers are still grappling with what they should include as loans to small companies. As a result, a comparison of data between 1993 and 1994 is not completely reliable.

Despite these shortcomings, the 1994 numbers, shown in the series of graphs and tables on this page, indicate which regions, and which banks, are making the most small loans. Not surprisingly, it was Banc One Corp. in the central region, and NationsBank Corp., in the Southeast, that held the largest dollar volume of these small business loans at June 30. n Questions? Contact Jim Allen at 214-741-1929. +++ New England

No. of Amount

Individual Banks loans (millions)

1 First National Bank of Boston 5,249 $881.90

2 Shawmut Bank (Boston) 5,387 391.3

3 Fleet Bank of Mass. 3,365 329.7

4 Key Bank Maine 11,075 295.7

5 Fleet National Bank (Providence) 1,968 270.9

6 Shawmut Bank Conn. 3,288 248.1

7 Peoples Bank (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1,311 247.8

8 Fleet Bank Maine 5,715 208.7

9 Fleet Bank Conn. 2,000 194.8

10 Peoples Heritage Savings (Maine) 3,712 193.2

No. of Amount

Holding Companies loans (millions)

1 Individual Banks of Boston Corp. 7,800 $1,235.70

2 Fleet Financial Group Inc. 15,247 1,136.60

3 Shawmut National Corp. 9,160 665.6

4 Keycorp 11,075 295.7

5 Peoples Mutual Holdings 1,311 247.8

6 Peoples Heritage Financial Group 4,074 206.1

7 First Fidelity Bancorp. 2,437 168.9

8 UST Corp. 1,513 150.3

9 Citizens Financial Group 1,621 148

10 BayBanks Inc. 2,040 133.5 Middle Atlantic

No. of Amount

Individual Banks loans (millions)

1 PNC Bank 15,932 $1,027.70

2 National Westminster Bank NJ 43,738 1,026.80

3 Midlantic National Bank 14,996 840.3

4 Meridian Bank 15,329 819.2

5 United Jersey Bank 6,786 801.1

6 Fleet Bank of New York 10,770 783.9

7 Citibank 13,141 777.8

8 Individual Banks of New York 10,776 751.7

9 Marine Midland Bank 9,656 722.9

10 CoreStates Bank 4,632 677.1

No. of Amount

Holding Companies loans (millions)

1 National Westminster Bancorp. 49,440 $1,462.20

2 CoreStates Financial Corp. 12,837 1,189.50

3 PNC Bank Corp 24,754 1,161.10

4 UJM Financial Corp. 9,548 1,091.30

5 Citicorp 26,361 1,034.70

6 Meridian Bancorp 17,315 884.6

7 Midlantic Corp. 14,996 840.3

8 Individual Banks of New York Co. 12,819 837.8

9 Fleet Financial Group 10,770 783.9

10 Chemical Banking Corp. 6,207 776.3 Southeast

No. of Amount

Individual Banks loans (millions)

1 NationsBank of Georgia 7,385 $868.00

2 AmSouth Bank of Alabama 12,221 829.5

3 First Union National of Florida 28,093 812.5

4 First Tennessee Bank 8,450 707.1

5 NationsBank of Virginia 6,532 672.3

6 Wachovia Bank of N.C. 12,305 569.5

7 First Union Nat'l (Charlotte, N.C.) 12,464 531.9

8 First American National (Nashville) 8,066 483

9 Branch Banking and Trust Co. 10,559 470.8

10 NationsBank of N.C. 6,964 450.5

No. of Amount

Holding Companies loans (millions)

1 NationsBank Corp. 37,677 $3,074.70

2 First Union Corp. 57,206 1,935.50

3 SouthTrust Corp. 18,563 1,157.30

4 AmSouth Bancorp. 16,103 1,072.10

5 Wachovia Corp. 23,767 1,044.90

6 First Tennessee National Corp. 9,582 761

7 Synovus Financial Corp. 17,628 745.5

8 BB&T Financial Corp. 16,201 590

9 First American Corp. (Nashville) 8,066 483

10 Regions Financial Corp. 8,174 442 Central

No. of Amount

Individual Banks loans (millions)

1 Comerica Bank 8,883 $992.00

2 NBD Bank (Detroit) 14,066 916.8

3 Society National Bank 9,817 852.6

4 Michigan National Bank 8,031 661.3

5 Huntington National Bank 5,806 571.1

6 NBD Bank (Indianapolis) 7,721 505.2

7 American National Bank and Trust 2,918 412.9

8 Star Bank 5,757 401.2

9 First Source Bank 3,195 323.2

10 NBD Bank (Wheaton, Ill.) 3,476 301.9

No. of Amount

Holding Companies loans (millions)

1 Banc One Corp.* 44,479 $2,465.40

2 NBD Bancorp 26,639 1,830.10

3 National City Corp. 25,630 1,612.70

4 Comerica Inc. 9,876 1,106.50

5 Keycorp 12,754 1,047.70

6 First of America Bank Corp. 21,634 1,034.00

7 Huntington Bancshares 9,620 824.6

8 Marshall & Ilsley Corp. 11,135 762

9 Michigan National Corp. 8,205 679.5

10 First Chicago Corp. 5,202 621.7 *Includes Liberty National (Ky.), acquired in September Midwest

No. of Amount

Individual Banks loans (millions)

1 Norwest Bank Minnesota 9,536 $958.80

2 First Bank 14,281 891.6

3 Citibank South Dakota 81,249 378

4 Individual Banks IV Kansas 6,658 304.7

5 Boatmen's National (St. Louis) 4,136 262.8

6 Norwest Bank Iowa 6,526 246

7 United Missouri Bank 2,284 195.3

8 Boatmen's First Nat'l (Kansas City) 2,375 182.9

9 Norwest Bank South Dakota 9,518 165.9

10 Mark Twain Bank 1,941 136.9

No. of Amount

Holding Companies loans (millions)

1 Norwest Corp. 37,885 $1,800.60

2 First Bank System 38,916 1,093.80

3 Boatmen's Bancshares 17,583 721

4 Firstar Corp. 9,255 401.9

5 Citicorp 81,249 378

6 Commerce Bancshares 10,009 374.6

7 UMB Financial Corp. 4,886 336.5

8 Mercantile Bancorp. 7,410 329.9

9 Fourth Financial Corp. 6,658 304.7

10 Central Bancompany 5,524 252.2 Southwest

No. of Amount

Individual Banks loans (millions)

1 Texas Commerce Bank 13,347 $724.80

2 NationsBank of Texas 10,941 589.4

3 Individual Banks One Texas 7,154 474.5

4 Individual Banks IV Oklahoma 4,327 245.3

5 Comerica Bank Texas 2,219 242.6

6 Premier Bank (Baton Rouge) 4,836 235.9

7 Individual Banks of Oklahoma 1,464 233

8 First Interstate Bank of Texas 3,087 177.8

9 Whitney National Bank 3,289 171.6

10 Hibernia National Bank 2,543 131.2

No. of Amount

Holding Companies loans (millions)

1 Chemical Banking Corp. 13,562 $735.90

2 NationsBank Corp. 10,941 589.4

3 Banc One Corp. 9,524 507.6

4 Boatmen's Bancshares 18,173 442.5

5 First Commercial Corp. 8,223 307.5

6 Worthen Banking Corp. 6,083 289.4

7 Norwest Corp. 7,308 287.6

8 Comerica Inc. 3,853 286.8

9 Fourth Financial Corp. 4,327 245.3

10 Premier Bancorp 4,836 235.9 Rocky Mountain

No. of Amount

Individual Banks loans (millions)

1 West One Bank Idaho 8,289 $332.30

2 First Security Bank Idaho 5,260 303.1

3 First Security Bank of Utah 6,423 291.7

4 First Interstate Bank of Arizona 10,582 268.5

5 Individual Banks One Arizona 13,752 235.2

6 Colorado National Bank 4,161 196.7

7 Zions First National Bank 8,847 167.7

8 Individual Banks of America Nevada 2,446 144.9

9 Individual Banks of America Arizona 1,841 144.1

10 Key Bank of Idaho 6,130 133.2

No. of Amount

Holding Companies loans (millions)

1 First Security Corp. 12,902 $668.30

2 Norwest Corp. 14,527 562

3 First Interstate Bancorp 24,747 525.9

4 Banc One Corp. 19,179 453.9

5 West One Bancorp 11,310 388.2

6 Keycorp 13,270 356.1

7 Individual BanksAmerica Corp. 10,670 320.9

8 Zions Bancorp. 11,689 294.8

9 First Bank System 7,462 289.6

10 First Interstate BancSystem 5,747 178.4 Pacific Coast

No. of Amount

Individual Banks loans (millions)

1 Wells Fargo Bank 84,670$1,439.80

2 Individual Banks of America 41,041 1,032.00

3 Seattle-First National Bank 39,148 953

4 Union Bank 7,704 882.4

5 United States National Bank 13,189 678

6 Key Bank of Washington 14,340 646

7 US Bank of Washington 9,340 513.2

8 Individual Banks of California 2,537 306.3

9 Comerica Bank California 2,619 296.6

10 First Interstate Bank of Calif. 10,516 265.4

No. of Amount

Holding Companies loans (millions)

1 Individual BanksAmerica Corp. 82,114 $2,038.40

2 Wells Fargo & Co. 84,670 1,439.80

3 U.S. Bancorp 23,352 1,224.30

4 Keycorp 21,792 943.2

5 Union Bank 7,704 882.4

6 First Interstate Bancorp 15,254 601.9

7 West One Bancorp 5,602 330.9

8 Bancal Tri-State Corp. 2,537 306.3

9 Comerica Inc. 2,619 296.6

10 Sanwa Bank California 1,854 258 ===

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