Bank Holding Companies with the Most Employees

February 26, 2018, 2:58 p.m. EST 1 Min Read

Full-time equivalent, as of Sep. 30, 2017. Dollars in thousands.

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Rank	Company	City	State	Sep. 30	Year earlier	Change	Assets
1	Wells Fargo & Company	San Francisco	Calif.	267,995	268,816	-0.31	$1,934,939,000
2	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	New York	N.Y.	243,659	234,661	3.83	2,563,074,000
3	Citigroup Inc.	New York	N.Y.	228,264	235,928	-3.25	1,889,133,000
4	Bank of America Corporation	Charlotte	N.C.	207,029	209,009	-0.95	2,285,062,000
5	Hy-Vee, Inc.	West Des Moines	Iowa	83,000	83,000	0.00	2,908,609
6	U.S. Bancorp	Minneapolis	Minn.	71,646	69,510	3.07	459,227,000
7	Morgan Stanley	New York	N.Y.	57,702	55,256	4.43	853,693,000
8	American Express Company	New York	N.Y.	55,127	56,475	-2.39	168,568,000
9	Capital One Financial Corporation	McLean	Va.	53,782	50,635	6.22	361,401,885
10	Bank of New York Mellon Corporation	New York	N.Y.	52,900	52,300	1.15	354,397,000
11	PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.	Pittsburgh	Pa.	51,893	51,412	0.94	375,255,765
12	United Services Automobile Association	San Antonio	Tex.	45,709	40,715	12.27	155,464,508
13	BB&T Corporation	Winston-Salem	N.C.	37,189	37,662	-1.26	220,340,000
14	State Street Corporation	Boston	Mass.	36,303	33,332	8.91	235,999,818
15	Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	New York	N.Y.	35,800	34,900	2.58	930,161,000
16	Synchrony Financial	Stamford	Conn.	28,172	26,493	6.34	92,547,974
17	SunTrust Banks, Inc.	Atlanta	Ga.	24,215	23,854	1.51	208,366,352
18	Regions Financial Corporation	Birmingham	Ala.	22,101	22,214	-0.51	123,518,484
19	KeyCorp	Cleveland	Ohio	19,409	19,862	-2.28	137,129,912
20	First American Financial Corporation	Santa Ana	Calif.	18,280	18,403	-0.67	9,347,047
21	Northern Trust Corporation	Chicago	Ill.	18,030	16,911	6.62	131,400,245
22	Fifth Third Bancorp	Cincinnati	Ohio	17,797	18,072	-1.52	142,264,097
23	Citizens Financial Group, Inc.	Providence	R.I.	17,696	17,625	0.40	151,763,761
24	Charles Schwab Corporation	San Francisco	Calif.	17,257	16,069	7.39	230,714,000
25	M&T Bank Corporation	Buffalo	N.Y.	16,478	16,709	-1.38	120,401,804
26	Discover Financial Services	Riverwoods	Ill.	15,401	14,208	8.40	97,607,888
27	Huntington Bancshares Incorporated	Columbus	Ohio	15,353	15,976	-3.90	101,988,125
28	Raymond James Financial, Inc.	Saint Petersburg	Fla.	11,408	10,276	11.02	34,883,457
29	Zions Bancorporation	Salt Lake City	Utah	10,041	9,968	0.73	65,563,954
30	Ally Financial Inc.	Detroit	Mich.	8,038	7,545	6.53	164,013,000
31	Comerica Incorporated	Dallas	Tex.	7,974	8,476	-5.92	72,268,506
32	Popular, Inc.	Hato Rey	P.R.	7,787	7,866	-1.00	42,601,000
33	Stifel Financial Corp.	Saint Louis	Mo.	7,237	7,060	2.51	20,484,080
34	First Citizens BancShares, Inc.	Raleigh	N.C.	6,606	6,075	8.74	34,584,154
35	TCF Financial Corporation	Wayzata	Minn.	5,852	6,030	-2.95	23,019,204
36	Arvest Bank Group, Inc.	Bentonville	Ark.	5,754	6,074	-5.27	16,933,213
37	Hilltop Holdings Inc.	Dallas	Tex.	5,433	5,459	-0.48	13,532,800
38	People's United Financial, Inc.	Bridgeport	Conn.	5,175	4,984	3.83	43,975,251
39	BOK Financial Corporation	Tulsa	Okla.	4,873	4,900	-0.55	33,304,584
40	Commerce Bancshares, Inc.	Kansas City	Mo.	4,822	4,776	0.96	25,004,003
41	Woodforest Financial Group, Inc.	The Woodlands	Tex.	4,743	4,877	-2.75	5,310,562
42	First National of Nebraska, Inc.	Omaha	Neb.	4,741	4,839	-2.03	19,425,800
43	F.N.B. Corporation	Pittsburgh	Pa.	4,579	3,562	28.55	31,123,295
44	Umpqua Holdings Corporation	Portland	Ore.	4,375	4,308	1.56	25,695,663
45	Associated Banc-Corp	Green Bay	Wis.	4,361	4,458	-2.18	30,064,547
46	Synovus Financial Corp.	Columbus	Ga.	4,313	4,187	3.01	31,642,123
47	Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.	San Antonio	Tex.	4,276	4,159	2.81	31,031,511
48	First Horizon National Corporation	Memphis	Tenn.	4,244	4,244	0.00	29,624,384
49	CIT Group Inc.	New York	N.Y.	4,242	4,629	-8.36	49,335,542
50	Wintrust Financial Corporation	Rosemont	Ill.	4,030	3,787	6.42	27,359,794
51	Hancock Holding Company	Gulfport	Miss.	3,979	3,747	6.19	26,824,851
52	Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.	Honolulu	Hawaii	3,874	3,819	1.44	12,742,850
53	IBERIABANK Corporation	Lafayette	La.	3,646	3,129	16.52	27,976,635
54	UMB Financial Corporation	Kansas City	Mo.	3,633	3,727	-2.52	20,279,503
55	E*TRADE Financial Corporation	New York	N.Y.	3,584	3,785	-5.31	60,375,233
56	Fulton Financial Corporation	Lancaster	Pa.	3,568	3,497	2.03	19,979,023
57	Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.	Troy	Mich.	3,495	2,881	21.31	16,880,117
58	MB Financial, Inc.	Chicago	Ill.	3,453	3,438	0.44	20,116,535
59	Webster Financial Corporation	Waterbury	Conn.	3,274	3,096	5.75	26,364,345
60	New York Community Bancorp, Inc.	Westbury	N.Y.	3,270	3,481	-6.06	48,457,891
61	International Bancshares Corporation	Laredo	Tex.	3,215	3,195	0.63	12,173,651
62	Chemical Financial Corporation	Midland	Mich.	3,113	3,282	-5.15	19,354,308
63	Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.	Houston	Tex.	2,993	3,071	-2.54	22,147,651
64	Trustmark Corporation	Jackson	Miss.	2,878	2,787	3.27	13,884,655
65	East West Bancorp, Inc.	Pasadena	Calif.	2,870	2,834	1.27	36,328,931
66	First Community Bancshares, Inc.	Killeen	Tex.	2,856	2,856	0.00	1,959,768
67	Valley National Bancorp	Wayne	N.J.	2,848	2,845	0.11	23,780,661
68	First BanCorp.	San Juan	P.R.	2,618	2,664	-1.73	12,173,648
69	Community Bank System, Inc.	De Witt	N.Y.	2,611	2,268	15.12	10,839,219
70	Central Bancompany, Inc.	Jefferson City	Mo.	2,610	2,615	-0.19	12,600,582
71	Cenlar Capital Corporation	Ewing	N.J.	2,609	2,149	21.41	1,068,345
72	Old National Bancorp	Evansville	Ind.	2,592	2,910	-10.93	15,065,845
73	FirstBank Holding Company	Lakewood	Colo.	2,575	2,462	4.59	17,392,225
74	Midland Financial Co.	Oklahoma City	Okla.	2,479	2,458	0.85	14,882,527
75	HomeStreet, Inc.	Seattle	Wash.	2,463	2,431	1.32	6,796,328
76	United Bankshares, Inc.	Charleston	W.Va.	2,451	1,728	41.84	19,129,978
77	SVB Financial Group	Santa Clara	Calif.	2,433	2,280	6.71	50,756,864
78	Glacier Bancorp, Inc.	Kalispell	Mont.	2,352	2,207	6.57	9,798,602
79	South State Corporation	Columbia	S.C.	2,255	2,039	10.59	11,169,110
80	First Interstate BancSystem, Inc.	Billings	Mont.	2,215	1,727	28.26	12,206,273
81	Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.	Nashville	Tenn.	2,195	1,178	86.33	21,790,371
82	First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.	Itasca	Ill.	2,175	1,896	14.72	14,267,142
83	Northwest Bancshares, Inc.	Warren	Pa.	2,137	2,268	-5.78	9,545,410
84	Bank of Hawaii Corporation	Honolulu	Hawaii	2,120	2,125	-0.24	17,268,302
85	Banner Corporation	Walla Walla	Wash.	2,115	2,078	1.78	10,443,086
86	United National Corporation	Sioux Falls	S.D.	2,107	2,045	3.03	2,607,776
87	Renasant Corporation	Tupelo	Miss.	2,102	1,969	6.75	10,323,687
88	Heartland Financial USA, Inc.	Dubuque	Iowa	2,024	1,846	9.64	9,755,627
89	United Community Banks, Inc.	Blairsville	Ga.	2,020	1,939	4.18	11,130,747
90	Investors Bancorp, Inc.	Short Hills	N.J.	1,973	1,782	10.72	24,795,214
91	WesBanco, Inc.	Wheeling	W.Va.	1,944	1,936	0.41	9,922,646
92	Simmons First National Corporation	Pine Bluff	Ark.	1,921	1,985	-3.22	9,535,818
93	Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc.	Omaha	Neb.	1,893	1,778	6.47	10,126,300
94	Bremer Financial Corporation	Saint Paul	Minn.	1,841	1,858	-0.91	11,774,222
95	Washington Federal, Inc.	Seattle	Wash.	1,818	1,806	0.66	15,253,580
96	Columbia Banking System, Inc.	Tacoma	Wash.	1,810	1,797	0.72	9,814,578
97	BancFirst Corporation	Oklahoma City	Okla.	1,801	1,784	0.95	7,132,179
98	Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.	Pittsfield	Mass.	1,789	1,208	48.10	9,768,284
99	Eastern Bank Corporation	Boston	Mass.	1,762	1,764	-0.11	10,732,783
100	Park National Corporation	Newark	Ohio	1,759	1,733	1.50	7,864,451
101	NBT Bancorp Inc.	Norwich	N.Y.	1,751	1,728	1.33	9,155,396
102	State Bankshares, Inc.	Fargo	N.D.	1,748	1,655	5.62	4,695,030
103	First Merchants Corporation	Muncie	Ind.	1,722	1,443	19.33	9,050,844
104	BankUnited, Inc.	Miami Lakes	Fla.	1,706	1,661	2.71	29,554,831
105	Western Alliance Bancorporation	Phoenix	Ariz.	1,682	1,563	7.61	19,922,221
106	PacWest Bancorp	Beverly Hills	Calif.	1,678	1,673	0.30	22,242,933
107	Home BancShares, Inc.	Conway	Ark.	1,627	1,466	10.98	14,255,967
108	Great Western Bancorp, Inc.	Sioux Falls	S.D.	1,626	1,594	2.01	11,690,011
109	John Deere Capital Corporation	Reno	Nev.	1,616	1,630	-0.86	34,975,668
110	Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.	Dallas	Tex.	1,524	1,419	7.40	24,401,126
111	OFG Bancorp	San Juan	P.R.	1,463	1,420	3.03	6,288,217
112	Hope Bancorp, Inc.	Los Angeles	Calif.	1,447	1,400	3.36	14,150,134
113	Ameris Bancorp	Moultrie	Ga.	1,437	1,270	13.15	7,649,820
114	Durant Bancorp, Inc.	Durant	Okla.	1,431	918	55.88	6,176,820
115	Union Bankshares Corporation	Richmond	Va.	1,427	1,391	2.59	9,043,767
116	FB Financial Corporation	Nashville	Tenn.	1,414	1,071	32.03	4,581,943
117	First Busey Corporation	Champaign	Ill.	1,382	1,320	4.70	6,913,789
118	Fidelity Southern Corporation	Atlanta	Ga.	1,377	1,274	8.08	4,501,907
119	First Commonwealth Financial Corporation	Indiana	Pa.	1,366	1,179	15.86	7,384,339
120	First Financial Bancorp.	Cincinnati	Ohio	1,363	1,402	-2.78	8,761,689
121	First Financial Bankshares, Inc.	Abilene	Tex.	1,299	1,296	0.23	7,009,164
122	Cathay General Bancorp	Los Angeles	Calif.	1,227	1,095	12.05	15,728,417
123	CenterState Bank Corporation	Winter Haven	Fla.	1,192	929	28.31	6,822,861
124	Cadence Bancorp, LLC	Houston	Tex.	1,191	1,204	-1.08	10,503,109
125	Johnson Financial Group, Inc.	Racine	Wis.	1,187	1,188	-0.08	4,771,336
126	1st Source Corporation	South Bend	Ind.	1,131	1,149	-1.57	5,809,141
127	WSFS Financial Corporation	Wilmington	Del.	1,121	1,082	3.60	6,875,344
128	Independent Bank Corp.	Rockland	Mass.	1,117	1,088	2.67	8,054,205
129	Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.	Springfield	Mo.	1,103	1,143	-3.50	4,516,138
130	S&T Bancorp, Inc.	Indiana	Pa.	1,068	1,086	-1.66	7,170,179
131	First Banks, Inc.	Hazelwood	Mo.	1,033	1,040	-0.67	6,176,376
132	Tompkins Financial Corporation	Ithaca	N.Y.	1,032	1,017	1.47	6,524,060
133	Green Dot Corporation	Pasadena	Calif.	1,017	944	7.73	1,892,903
134	Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland, MHC	Cleveland	Ohio	1,013	1,010	0.30	13,692,513
135	First Security Bancorp	Searcy	Ark.	1,010	1,001	0.90	5,515,603
136	First Bancorp	Southern Pines	N.C.	1,009	829	21.71	4,592,365
137	Provident Financial Services, Inc.	Iselin	N.J.	1,003	1,005	-0.20	9,495,146
138	Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.	Pikeville	Ky.	996	991	0.50	4,135,895
	TriCo Bancshares	Chico	Calif.	996	1,023	-2.64	4,656,435
140	Sterling Bancorp	Montebello	N.Y.	992	995	-0.30	16,785,971
141	EB Acquisition Company, LLC	Dallas	Tex.	986	458	115.28	5,702,388
142	Republic Bancorp, Inc.	Louisville	Ky.	984	899	9.45	4,993,174
143	Dickinson Financial Corporation II	Kansas City	Mo.	983	1,182	-16.84	2,358,379
144	Independent Bank Group, Inc.	McKinney	Tex.	975	546	78.57	8,891,114
145	W.T.B. Financial Corporation	Spokane	Wash.	972	933	4.18	6,062,192
146	Cass Information Systems, Inc.	Saint Louis	Mo.	953	936	1.82	1,556,750
147	Waterstone Financial, Inc.	Wauwatosa	Wis.	949	858	10.61	1,851,585
148	MainSource Financial Group, Inc.	Greensburg	Ind.	930	870	6.90	4,601,500
149	Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.	Boston	Mass.	917	897	2.23	8,269,519
	MidCountry Financial Corp.	Macon	Ga.	917	1,015	-9.66	1,271,425
151	Bessemer Group, Incorporated	Woodbridge	N.J.	910	896	1.56	3,106,230
152	Midland States Bancorp, Inc.	Effingham	Ill.	888	711	24.89	4,347,761
153	FirstSun Capital Bancorp	Denver	Colo.	886	508	74.41	3,710,543
154	National Bank Holdings Corporation	Greenwood Village	Colo.	873	1,053	-17.09	4,768,972
155	LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc.	Plano	Tex.	864	873	-1.03	9,071,565
156	Independent Bank Corporation	Grand Rapids	Mich.	858	793	8.20	2,753,446
157	Apple Financial Holdings, Inc.	New York	N.Y.	856	832	2.88	12,808,976
158	Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania	Souderton	Pa.	841	905	-7.07	4,417,363
159	First Financial Corporation	Terre Haute	Ind.	838	841	-0.36	2,982,063
160	City Holding Company	Cross Lanes	W.Va.	835	834	0.12	4,098,418
161	Meta Financial Group, Inc.	Sioux Falls	S.D.	827	672	23.07	5,228,346
162	Byline Bancorp, Inc.	Chicago	Ill.	824	682	20.82	3,305,442
163	State Bank Financial Corporation	Atlanta	Ga.	821	673	21.99	5,148,483
164	TrustCo Bank Corp NY	Glenville	N.Y.	815	791	3.03	4,871,816
165	CVB Financial Corp.	Ontario	Calif.	809	771	4.93	8,304,012
166	Capital City Bank Group, Inc.	Tallahassee	Fla.	804	835	-3.71	2,777,087
	Fremont Bancorporation	Fremont	Calif.	804	841	-4.40	3,870,011
	INTRUST Financial Corporation	Wichita	Kan.	804	827	-2.78	4,987,383
169	Central Pacific Financial Corp.	Honolulu	Hawaii	796	788	1.02	5,569,230
170	Peoples Bancorp Inc.	Marietta	Ohio	778	799	-2.63	3,552,412
171	Alerus Financial Corporation	Grand Forks	N.D.	776	791	-1.90	2,065,210
172	First Bancshares, Inc.	Merrillville	Ind.	772	728	6.04	3,774,639
	Westamerica Bancorporation	San Rafael	Calif.	772	800	-3.50	5,447,200
174	Customers Bancorp, Inc.	Wyomissing	Pa.	771	757	1.85	10,471,927
175	Farmers & Merchants Investment, Inc.	Lincoln	Neb.	770	723	6.50	3,764,640
176	Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.	Philadelphia	Pa.	769	763	0.79	5,821,303
177	Bangor Bancorp, MHC	Bangor	Maine	765	717	6.69	3,765,032
178	Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida	Stuart	Fla.	762	731	4.24	5,340,299
179	Brookline Bancorp, Inc.	Boston	Mass.	754	720	4.72	6,703,647
180	Heritage Financial Corporation	Olympia	Wash.	746	742	0.54	4,050,056
181	United Financial Bancorp, Inc.	Hartford	Conn.	745	695	7.19	6,989,048
182	BancPlus Corporation	Ridgeland	Miss.	733	762	-3.81	2,739,855
183	Community Bancshares of Mississippi, Inc.	Brandon	Miss.	730	715	2.10	2,969,956
184	Bridgeview Bancorp, Inc.	Bridgeview	Ill.	728	833	-12.61	1,145,439
185	Banc of California, Inc.	Santa Ana	Calif.	725	1,734	-58.19	10,280,028
186	Heartland Bancorp, Inc.	Bloomington	Ill.	722	736	-1.90	2,934,122
	Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.	Olney	Md.	722	728	-0.82	5,334,788
188	Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.	Irvine	Calif.	714	448	59.38	6,532,334
189	First Western Mortgage Corporation	Fort Worth	Tex.	713	718	-0.70	1,106,206
190	Triumph Bancorp, Inc.	Dallas	Tex.	711	709	0.28	2,906,161
191	BofI Holding, Inc.	San Diego	Calif.	708	626	13.10	8,581,628
192	RCB Holding Company, Inc.	Claremore	Okla.	707	685	3.21	2,749,968
193	First Command Financial Services, Inc.	Fort Worth	Tex.	705	623	13.16	1,057,511
194	Ocean Bankshares, Inc.	Miami	Fla.	697	700	-0.43	3,844,856
195	FCB Financial Holdings, Inc.	Weston	Fla.	685	656	4.42	10,229,332
196	Origin Bancorp, Inc.	Ruston	La.	681	681	0.00	4,089,063
197	Happy Bancshares, Inc.	Canyon	Tex.	678	631	7.45	3,317,207
	Landrum Company	Columbia	Mo.	678	666	1.80	2,689,327
199	Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.	Topeka	Kan.	666	639	4.23	9,211,858
200	Stockman Financial Corporation	Miles City	Mont.	664	640	3.75	3,395,027

Note: Includes employees of holding companies and subsidiaries. Based on Y9C filings for top tier bank holding companies.
Figures for prior periods are not adjusted for mergers and acquisitions. Rankings include only companies current as of Feb. 16, 2018.
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