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 TOP 100 BANKS RANKED FROM AN EQUITY PERSPECTIVE
      
  

Overall   Rank Company Name, Headquarters Ticker   Asset   Rank Total Assets   1999
($ Mil.)
Total Equity   1999
($ Mil.)
Adj. Equity   to Median
($ Mil.)
Difference   Equity/ Assets 1999 (%)   Equity  Growth   1996-99 Equity  Growth   Rank Average   ROAE
1996-99 (%)
Adjusted   ROAE
1996-99? (%)
Adjusted   ROAE
Rank
Total  Score
1 Silicon Valley Bancshares, Santa Clara, CA SIVB 85 4,596.4 368.9 349.3 105.6% 8.0 172.4% 5 18.1 19.2 18 23
2 Firstar Corp., Milwaukee, WI FSR 15 72,787.8 6,308.6 5,531.9 114.0% 8.7 637.8% 1 16.1 18.4 23 24
3 National Commerce Bancorp., Memphis, TN NCBC 68 6,806.2 557.4 517.3 107.8% 8.2 77.9% 18 21.0 22.6 8 26
4 Provident Financial Group, Cincinnati, OH PFGI 49 10,537.9 926.2 800.9 115.7% 8.8 80.3% 17 17.8 20.6 10 27
5 Synovus Financial Corp., Columbus, GA SNV 42 12,547.0 1,226.7 953.6 128.6% 9.8 56.5% 25 19.4 25.0 2 27
6 W Holding Company, Mayaguez, PR WBPR 98 3,374.6 223.8 256.5 87.3% 6.6 169.2% 6 20.9 18.3 24 30
7 Zions Bancorp., Salt Lake City, UT ZION 34 20,280.9 1,659.8 1,541.3 107.7% 8.2 191.7% 4 16.1 17.3 34 38
8 U.S. Bancorp, Minneapolis, MN USB 12 81,530.0 7,638.0 6,196.3 123.3% 9.4 32.5% 42 20.0 24.7 4 46
9 Fleet Boston Financial Corp., Boston, MA FBF 8 190,692.0 15,307.0 14,492.6 105.6% 8.0 106.4% 12 16.4 17.3 35 47
10 Marshall & Ilsley Corp., Milwaukee, WI MI 31 24,369.7 2,116.9 1,852.1 114.3% 8.7 67.8% 21 15.7 18.0 26 47
11 Comerica Inc., Detroit, MI CMA 24 38,653.3 3,474.6 2,937.7 118.3% 9.0 32.8% 41 19.3 22.9 6 47
12 M&T Bank Corp., Buffalo, NY MTB 33 22,409.1 1,797.0 1,703.1 105.5% 8.0 98.4% 14 16.3 17.2 36 50
13 U.S. Trust Corp., New York, NY UTC 83 5,023.1 301.8 381.8 79.1% 6.0 41.0% 36 24.7 19.5 15 51
14 Bank One Corp., Chicago, IL ONE 4 269,425.0 20,090.0 20,476.3 98.1% 7.5 103.6% 13 16.5 16.2 41 54
15 Fifth Third Bancorp, Cincinnati, OH FITB 23 41,589.5 4,077.0 3,160.8 129.0% 9.8 30.0% 46 16.2 20.9 9 55
16 City National Corp., Beverly Hills, CA CYN 63 7,213.6 571.6 548.2 104.3% 7.9 42.6% 35 18.0 18.7 21 56
17 Northern Trust Corp., Chicago, IL NTRS 29 28,708.2 2,174.7 2,181.8 99.7% 7.6 40.8% 37 18.9 18.8 20 57
18 BancWest Corp., Honolulu, HI BWE 38 16,681.0 1,842.7 1,267.8 145.4% 11.1 144.7% 7 10.6 15.4 51 58
19 First BanCorp, Santurce, PR FBP 84 4,721.6 294.9 358.8 82.2% 6.3 54.3% 27 21.1 17.3 32 59
20 BB&T Corp., Winston-Salem, NC BBT 19 45,479.1 3,396.4 3,456.4 98.3% 7.5 64.0% 23 17.3 17.0 37 60
21 Valley National Bancorp, Wayne, NJ VLY 73 6,360.4 553.5 483.4 114.5% 8.7 28.6% 49 17.8 20.3 11 60
22 South Financial Group, Greenville, SC TSFG 96 3,561.9 409.8 270.7 151.4% 11.5 290.4% 2 9.4 14.3 62 64
23 Imperial Bancorp, Inglewood, CA IMP 67 6,856.7 473.4 521.1 90.8% 6.9 65.3% 22 17.8 16.2 42 64
24 First Tennessee National Corp., Memphis, TN FTN 36 18,373.4 1,241.5 1,396.4 88.9% 6.8 30.1% 45 21.5 19.1 19 64
25 National Bancorp of Alaska, Anchorage, AK NBAK 100 3,053.5 451.4 232.1 194.5% 14.8 19.6% 64 13.4 26.1 1 65
26 Centura Banks, Rocky Mount, NC CBC 46 11,386.7 859.7 865.4 99.3% 7.6 80.9% 16 15.5 15.4 50 66
27 Chittenden Corp., Burlington, VT CHZ 93 3,827.3 362.5 290.9 124.6% 9.5 107.8% 11 11.6 14.5 60 71
28 First Security Corp., Salt Lake City, UT FSCO 32 22,992.9 1,769.9 1,747.5 101.3% 7.7 45.3% 31 16.3 16.5 40 71
29 Fulton Financial Corp., Lancaster, PA FULT 75 6,070.0 614.3 461.3 133.2% 10.1 22.8% 57 14.8 19.7 14 71
30 Regions Financial Corp., Birmingham, AL RGBK 22 42,714.4 3,065.1 3,246.3 94.4% 7.2 91.7% 15 15.6 14.7 57 72
31 KeyCorp, Cleveland, OH KEY 11 83,395.0 6,389.0 6,338.0 100.8% 7.7 30.9% 44 17.5 17.7 28 72
32 TCF Financial Corp., Minneapolis, MN TCB 48 10,661.7 809.0 810.3 99.8% 7.6 28.3% 50 18.5 18.4 22 72
33 Mercantile Bankshares Corp., Baltimore, MD MRBK 62 7,895.0 974.0 600.0 162.3% 12.3 16.5% 71 15.2 24.7 3 74
34 Hibernia Corp., New Orleans, LA HIB 39 15,314.2 1,375.5 1,163.9 118.2% 9.0 44.5% 32 13.3 15.8 46 78
35 CCB Financial Corp., Durham, NC CCB 56 8,186.3 720.0 622.2 115.7% 8.8 17.7% 67 17.3 20.1 13 80
36 BancorpSouth, Tupelo, MS BXS 77 5,776.9 497.4 439.0 113.3% 8.6 42.8% 34 13.8 15.6 48 82
37 Wachovia Corp., Winston-Salem, NC WB 16 67,352.5 5,658.5 5,118.8 110.5% 8.4 22.8% 58 16.4 18.1 25 83
38 First Virginia Banks, Falls Church, VA FVB 53 9,451.8 1,030.5 718.3 143.5% 10.9 18.3% 66 13.5 19.3 17 83
39 BOK Financial Corp., Tulsa, OK BOKF 55 8,374.0 557.2 636.4 87.5% 6.7 54.8% 26 16.6 14.5 58 84
40 First Financial Bancorp., Hamilton, OH FFBC 91 3,940.7 372.5 299.5 124.4% 9.5 23.4% 55 14.2 17.7 29 84
41 SouthTrust Corp., Birmingham, AL SOTR 21 43,262.5 2,927.4 3,288.0 89.0% 6.8 68.7% 20 15.5 13.8 66 86
42 Trustmark Corp., Jackson, MS TRMK 69 6,743.4 655.8 512.5 128.0% 9.7 25.1% 53 13.6 17.3 33 86
43 FirstMerit Corp., Akron, OH FMER 50 10,115.5 833.6 768.8 108.4% 8.2 59.2% 24 12.9 14.0 64 88
44 AmSouth Bancorp., Birmingham, AL ASO 20 43,406.6 2,959.2 3,298.9 89.7% 6.8 112.0% 10 13.8 12.4 79 89
45 Citigroup, Inc., New York, NY C 1 716,937.0 49,686.0 54,487.2 91.2% 6.9 29.3% 47 17.7 16.1 43 90
46 First National of Nebraska, Omaha, NE FINN 54 8,560.4 650.5 650.6 100.0% 7.6 33.3% 40 15.3 15.3 52 92
47 Mellon Financial Corp., Pittsburgh, PA MEL 18 47,946.0 4,016.0 3,643.9 110.2% 8.4 7.2% 87 20.8 23.0 5 92
48 One Valley Bancorp, Charleston, WV OV 71 6,583.1 558.7 500.3 111.7% 8.5 36.7% 38 13.5 15.1 55 93
49 Commerce Bancshares, Kansas City, MO CBSH 45 11,400.9 1,079.8 866.5 124.6% 9.5 16.8% 69 14.4 17.9 27 96
50 Bank of New York Co., New York, NY BK 14 74,756.0 5,143.0 5,681.5 90.5% 6.9 0.3% 91 25.0 22.6 7 98
51 Bay View Capital Corp., San Mateo, CA BVC 72 6,498.7 631.2 493.9 127.8% 9.7 215.5% 3 6.4 8.2 96 99
52 Huntington Bancshares, Columbus, OH HBAN 28 29,037.0 2,182.4 2,206.8 98.9% 7.5 22.2% 60 16.7 16.5 39 99
53 Republic Bancorp, Owosso, MI RBNC 90 4,301.6 266.4 326.9 81.5% 6.2 118.7% 9 12.2 9.9 92 101
54 UnionBanCal Corp., San Francisco, CA UB 26 33,684.8 2,987.5 2,560.0 116.7% 8.9 19.7% 63 14.3 16.7 38 101
55 Wilmington Trust Corp., Wilmington, DE WL 64 7,201.9 498.2 547.3 91.0% 6.9 7.2% 86 21.4 19.4 16 102
56 PNC Financial Services Group, Pittsburgh, PA PNC 13 75,413.0 5,946.0 5,731.4 103.7% 7.9 1.3% 90 19.4 20.2 12 102
57 Commerce Bancorp, Cherry Hill, NJ CBH 70 6,635.8 356.8 504.3 70.7% 5.4 74.9% 19 16.6 11.8 84 103
58 Cullen/Frost Bankers, San Antonio, TX CFR 65 6,996.7 509.3 531.7 95.8% 7.3 19.9% 62 16.5 15.8 45 107
59 Republic Security Financial Corp.,
West Palm Beach, FL
RSFC 99 3,192.2 200.7 242.6 82.7% 6.3 129.8% 8 5.8 4.8 100 108
60 Summit Bancorp, Princeton, NJ SUB 25 36,379.0 2,802.2 2,764.8 101.4% 7.7 22.3% 59 15.4 15.6 49 108
61 Community First Bankshares, Inc., Fargo, ND CFBX 74 6,302.2 407.3 479.0 85.0% 6.5 35.9% 39 15.8 13.5 70 109
62 State Street Corp., Boston, MA STT 17 60,896.0 2,652.0 4,628.1 57.3% 4.4 49.4% 29 21.0 12.0 81 110
63 Compass Bancshares, Inc., Birmingham, AL CBSS 37 18,150.8 1,196.2 1,379.5 86.7% 6.6 25.6% 52 16.7 14.5 59 111
64 Wells Fargo & Co., San Francisco, CA WFC 7 218,102.0 22,131.0 16,575.8 133.5% 10.2 10.4% 82 13.1 17.5 30 112
65 Sky Financial Group Inc., Bowling Green, OH SKYF 59 8,063.8 566.3 612.8 92.4% 7.0 50.1% 28 12.4 11.5 86 114
66 International Bancshares Corp., Laredo, TX IBOC 80 5,421.8 353.4 412.1 85.8% 6.5 24.6% 54 16.8 14.4 61 115
67 Colonial BancGroup, Montgomery, AL CNB 47 10,854.1 695.2 824.9 84.3% 6.4 43.7% 33 14.1 11.9 83 116
68 Popular, Inc., San Juan, PR BPOP 30 25,460.5 1,661.0 1,935.0 85.8% 6.5 31.6% 43 15.2 13.0 73 116
69 First Union Corp., Charlotte, NC FTU 6 253,024.0 16,709.0 19,229.8 86.9% 6.6 14.2% 74 18.4 16.0 44 118
70 F.N.B. Corp., Hermitage, PA FBAN 94 3,706.2 290.3 281.7 103.1% 7.8 28.7% 48 12.7 13.1 72 120
71 Susquehanna Bancshares, Lititz, PA SUSQ 89 4,310.6 404.4 327.6 123.4% 9.4 23.2% 56 11.2 13.8 65 121
72 Old National Bancorp, Evansville, IN OLDB 58 8,086.0 585.0 614.5 95.2% 7.2 27.6% 51 13.5 12.8 74 125
73 First Republic Bank, San Francisco, CA FRC 95 3,598.7 185.2 273.5 67.7% 5.2 46.5% 30 11.6 7.8 97 127
74 Westamerica Bancorp., San Rafael, CA WABC 92 3,893.2 300.6 295.9 101.6% 7.7 -20.7% 100 17.2 17.5 31 131
75 SunTrust Banks, Atlanta, GA STI 9 95,390.0 7,626.9 7,249.6 105.2% 8.0 13.6% 77 14.0 14.7 56 133
76 Bank of America Corp., Charlotte, NC BAC 2 632,574.0 44,432.0 48,075.6 92.4% 7.0 17.6% 68 14.8 13.7 67 135
77 Whitney Holding Corp., New Orleans, LA WTNY 79 5,454.4 557.1 414.5 134.4% 10.2 15.3% 72 10.6 14.2 63 135
78 Old Kent Financial Corp., Grand Rapids, MI OK 35 18,939.4 1,298.4 1,439.4 90.2% 6.9 10.0% 83 17.0 15.3 53 136
79 National City Corp., Cleveland, MI NCC 10 87,121.5 5,727.7 6,621.2 86.5% 6.6 -7.9% 95 18.2 15.7 47 142
80 Santander BanCorp, Hato Rey, PR SBP 60 8,038.4 546.6 610.9 89.5% 6.8 21.3% 61 13.4 12.0 82 143
81 North Fork Bancorp., Melville, NY NFB 44 12,108.1 618.7 920.2 67.2% 5.1 1.5% 89 22.4 15.1 54 143
82 Banknorth Group, Burlington, VT BKNG 86 4,588.7 341.3 348.7 97.9% 7.4 16.8% 70 13.1 12.8 75 145
83 Associated Banc-Corp, Green Bay, WI ASBC 43 12,519.9 909.8 951.5 95.6% 7.3 13.2% 78 14.1 13.5 69 147
84 Chase Manhattan Corp., New York, NY CMB 3 406,105.0 23,617.0 30,864.0 76.5% 5.8 12.5% 79 17.5 13.4 71 150
85 First Citizens BancShares, Raleigh, NC FCNCA 51 9,717.1 728.8 738.5 98.7% 7.5 18.4% 65 11.4 11.2 87 152
86 United Bankshares, Charleston, WV UBSI 82 5,069.2 395.9 385.3 102.8% 7.8 9.1% 84 13.1 13.5 68 152
87 Pacific Century Financial Corp., Honolulu, HI BOH 40 14,440.3 1,212.3 1,097.5 110.5% 8.4 13.7% 76 11.3 12.5 78 154
88 Union Planters Corp., Memphis, TN UPC 27 33,280.4 2,776.1 2,529.3 109.8% 8.3 8.6% 85 11.5 12.6 77 162
89 AMCORE Financial, Rockford, IL AMFI 87 4,347.6 293.7 330.4 88.9% 6.8 14.1% 75 12.4 11.0 88 163
90 Citizens Banking Corp., Flint, MI CBCF 61 7,899.4 633.7 600.4 105.5% 8.0 12.1% 81 11.0 11.6 85 166
91 Provident Bankshares Corp., Maryland, MD PBKS 81 5,094.5 274.6 387.2 70.9% 5.4 15.0% 73 12.5 8.9 95 168
92 UMB Financial Corp., Kansas City, MO UMBF 57 8,131.3 655.0 618.0 106.0% 8.1 12.4% 80 9.6 10.2 91 171
93 Keystone Financial, Harrisburg, PA KSTN 66 6,887.5 550.0 523.5 105.1% 8.0 -16.7% 98 12.1 12.7 76 174
94 First Midwest Bancorp, Itasca, IL FMBI 78 5,511.6 369.3 418.9 88.2% 6.7 -11.7% 96 14.0 12.3 80 176
95 Peoples Heritage Financial Group, Portland, ME BKNG 41 13,919.5 851.0 1,057.9 80.4% 6.1 6.9% 88 13.6 11.0 89 177
96 First Commonwealth Financial Corp., Indiana, PA   FCF 88 4,340.8 286.7 329.9 86.9% 6.6 -16.1% 97 11.7 10.2 90 187
97 Trust Company of New Jersey, Jersey City, NJ TCNJ 97 3,433.5 164.0 260.9 62.9% 4.8 -6.4% 94 14.9 9.4 94 188
98 J.P. Morgan & Co., New York, NY JPM 5 260,898.0 11,439.0 19,828.2 57.7% 4.4 0.1% 92 13.3 7.7 98 190
99 Hudson United Bancorp, Mahwah, NJ HU 52 9,686.3 519.2 736.2 70.5% 5.4 -2.7% 93 9.2 6.5 99 192
100 Riggs National Corp., Washington, DC RIGS 76 5,830.1 337.7 443.1 76.2% 5.8 -20.7% 99 12.7 9.7 93 192

Notes: In the case of tied scores, companies with higher equity growth were ranked higher.
Source: Raw data provided by SNL Securities LLC, Charlottesville, VA. Calculations and ranking by U.S. Banker.

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