Top 25 Bank Holding Companies in Small Business Loans

+++ Based on commercial and industrial loans with original amount less than 1 million combined for all commercial bank subsidiaries on June 30, 1994, compared with June 30, 1993 (dollar amounts in thousands) +++ Set 1 of 3 SBL Rank 6/94 6/93

1 2 NationsBank Corp., Charlotte, N.C.

3 1 Banc One Corp., Columbus, Ohio

4 3 KeyCorp, Cleveland

5 9 Norwest Corp., Minneapolis

6 6 BankAmerica Corp., San Francisco

7 4 First Union Corp., Charlotte, N.C.

8 11 Fleet Financial Group, Inc., Providence, R.I.

9 12 NBD Bancorp, Inc., Detroit

10 5 Comerica, Inc., Detroit

11 14 National City Corp., Cleveland

12 18 First Bank System, Inc., Minneapolis

13 13 Chemical Banking Corp., New York

14 16 PNC Bank Corp., Pittsburgh

15 17 National Westminster Bancorp, Inc., Jersey City, N.J.

16 7 SunTrust Banks, Inc., Atlanta

17 19 Wells Fargo & Co., San Francisco

18 8 Citicorp, New York

19 10 U.S. Bancorp., Portland, Ore.

20 15 First Interstate Bancorp, Los Angeles

21 21 Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc., St. Louis

22 33 Bank of Boston Corp.

23 27 SouthTrust Corp., Birmingham, Ala.

24 23 Firstar Corp., Milwaukee

25 28 UJB Financial Corp., Princeton, N.J.

30 AmSouth Bancorp., Birmingham, Ala.

Totals for the top 25 Set 2 of 3

Number of SBL Rank Small Business Loans Outstanding Small Bus. Loans 6/94 6/93 6/30/94 6/30/93 % Change 6/30/94 % Change

1 2 NationsBank Cor 4,160,279 3,273,317 27.1 54,705 37.3

3 1 Banc One Corp., 3,361,297 4,319,938 -22.2 71,557 -8.9

4 3 KeyCorp, Clevel 3,325,747 3,265,824 1.8 75,978 10.3

5 9 Norwest Corp., 2,732,297 2,237,182 22.1 63,347 20.8

6 6 BankAmerica Cor 2,374,193 2,364,814 0.4 93,228 8.9

7 4 First Union Cor 2,007,268 2,486,003 -19.3 59,030 -19.7

8 11 Fleet Financial 1,920,544 2,103,581 -8.7 26,017 -59.8

9 12 NBD Bancorp, In 1,830,111 1,816,173 0.8 26,639 37.6

10 5 Comerica, Inc., 1,645,701 2,482,276 -33.7 14,714 -19.8

11 14 National City C 1,612,732 1,673,107 -3.6 25,630 -2.6

12 18 First Bank Syst 1,574,657 1,419,322 10.9 50,033 50.8

13 13 Chemical Bankin 1,512,119 1,786,821 -15.4 19,769 -10.4

14 16 PNC Bank Corp., 1,476,677 1,523,060 -3 22,443 14.4

15 17 National Westmi 1,462,166 1,462,822 0 49,440 -1.5

16 7 SunTrust Banks, 1,444,743 2,360,632 -38.8 26,536 -50.4

17 19 Wells Fargo & C 1,439,822 1,383,426 4.1 84,670 6.2

18 8 Citicorp, New Y 1,415,052 2,262,424 -37.5 107,677 -92.5

19 10 U.S. Bancorp., 1,323,104 2,203,181 -39.9 31,657 4.8

20 15 First Interstat 1,310,257 1,630,502 -19.6 43,225 39.4

21 21 Boatmen's Bancs 1,262,874 1,286,561 -1.8 37,799 31.4

22 33 Bank of Boston 1,235,678 802,985 53.9 7,800 -17

23 27 SouthTrust Corp 1,150,862 1,032,168 11.5 18,293 3.7

24 23 Firstar Corp., 1,091,977 1,110,280 -1.6 38,575 8.7

25 28 UJB Financial C 1,091,281 1,024,223 6.5 9,548 -7.8

30 AmSouth Bancorp 1,072,064 984,453 8.9 16,103 3.6

Totals for the 44,833,502 48,295,075 -7.2 1,074,41 -56.4 Set 3 of 3

Small as SBL Rank Total Domestic Business Loans % of Total 6/94 6/93 6/30/94 % Change 6/30/94

1 2 NationsBank Cor 28,553,414 1.5 14.6

3 1 Banc One Corp., 10,266,737 8.2 32.7

4 3 KeyCorp, Clevel 8,128,428 4.1 40.9

5 9 Norwest Corp., 5,712,513 17.5 47.8

6 6 BankAmerica Cor 15,658,645 6.9 15.2

7 4 First Union Cor 8,944,550 16.5 22.4

8 11 Fleet Financial 7,650,416 0.9 25.1

9 12 NBD Bancorp, In 8,756,062 13.3 20.9

10 5 Comerica, Inc., 8,875,585 8.4 18.5

11 14 National City C 6,541,914 4.8 24.7

12 18 First Bank Syst 5,642,277 22 27.9

13 13 Chemical Bankin 14,875,156 -16.7 10.2

14 16 PNC Bank Corp., 10,551,422 31.5 14

15 17 National Westmi 6,972,898 -11.2 21

16 7 SunTrust Banks, 7,112,150 14.8 20.3

17 19 Wells Fargo & C 6,045,680 -2.5 23.8

18 8 Citicorp, New Y 11,071,117 -4.2 12.8

19 10 U.S. Bancorp., 5,040,424 11.7 26.2

20 15 First Interstat 6,075,682 9.9 21.6

21 21 Boatmen's Bancs 3,946,327 9.1 32

22 33 Bank of Boston 11,411,688 15.4 10.8

23 27 SouthTrust Corp 2,438,379 24.6 47.2

24 23 Firstar Corp., 2,523,303 6.5 43.3

25 28 UJB Financial C 3,028,560 8 36

30 AmSouth Bancorp 2,265,523 15.3 47.3

Totals for the 208,088,850 5.5 21.5 === Data source: Compiled by American Banker from data provided by Sheshunoff Information Services Inc., Austin, Texas, from its federal regulatory commercial bank data base.Data for 1993 have been restated for mergers on a pooling of interest basis but have not been restated for any subsequent revisions made to the small business loan data by the banks or the federal regulators. The data are combined for all commercial bank subsidiaries making small business loans. American Banker identified the top 25 banking companies in the field by combining the small business loan data for all bank subsidiaries of the top 50 bank holding companies in assets on June 30. SBL Rank is the bank's rank based on small business loans outstanding.Small business loans outstanding are business loans with an original amount of $1 million or less. Total domestic business loans are all business loans booked in domestic offices. Small as a % of Total is business loans with an original amount of $1 million or less as a percentage of total domestic business loans. - American Banker, 1994.

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