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Bank Holding Companies with the Most Employees

May 21, 2018, 11:45 a.m. EDT 1 Min Read

Full-time equivalent, as of Dec. 31, 2017. Dollars in thousands.

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Bank Holding Companies with the Most Employees
Rank  Company City State Dec. 31 Year earlier Change Assets
1 Wells Fargo & Company San Francisco Calif. 262,722 269,142 -2.39 $1,951,757,000
2 JPMorgan Chase & Co. New York N.Y. 246,337 235,605 4.56 2,533,600,000
3 Citigroup Inc. New York N.Y. 223,495 234,603 -4.73 1,842,465,000
4 Bank of America Corporation Charlotte N.C. 206,986 208,024 -0.50 2,281,477,000
5 Hy-Vee, Inc. West Des Moines Iowa 83,000 83,000 0.00 3,038,251
6 U.S. Bancorp Minneapolis Minn. 72,402 71,191 1.70 462,040,000
7 Morgan Stanley New York N.Y. 57,633 55,311 4.20 851,733,000
8 American Express Company New York N.Y. 54,969 56,383 -2.51 181,148,000
9 Bank of New York Mellon Corporation New York N.Y. 52,500 52,000 0.96 371,758,000
10 PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pittsburgh Pa. 52,408 51,686 1.40 381,450,622
11 Capital One Financial Corporation McLean Va. 52,133 51,243 1.74 365,692,669
12 United Services Automobile Association San Antonio Tex. 45,871 40,854 12.28 155,664,570
13 State Street Corporation Boston Mass. 36,643 33,783 8.47 238,496,136
14 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. New York N.Y. 36,600 34,400 6.40 916,787,000
15 BB&T Corporation Winston-Salem N.C. 36,484 37,480 -2.66 221,642,000
16 Synchrony Financial Stamford Conn. 27,932 26,810 4.19 95,808,381
17 SunTrust Banks, Inc. Atlanta Ga. 23,785 24,375 -2.42 206,633,681
18 Regions Financial Corporation Birmingham Ala. 21,714 22,165 -2.03 124,584,404
19 KeyCorp Cleveland Ohio 19,884 19,624 1.32 138,064,055
20 Fifth Third Bancorp Cincinnati Ohio 18,125 17,844 1.57 142,193,410
21 Northern Trust Corporation Chicago Ill. 18,117 17,109 5.89 138,590,457
22 First American Financial Corporation Santa Ana Calif. 17,831 18,704 -4.67 9,573,222
23 Citizens Financial Group, Inc. Providence R.I. 17,594 17,639 -0.26 152,709,681
24 Charles Schwab Corporation San Francisco Calif. 17,575 16,156 8.78 243,274,000
25 M&T Bank Corporation Buffalo N.Y. 16,456 16,593 -0.83 118,593,487
26 Discover Financial Services Riverwoods Ill. 15,452 14,453 6.91 100,086,645
27 Huntington Bancshares Incorporated Columbus Ohio 15,412 16,020 -3.80 104,184,505
28 Raymond James Financial, Inc. Saint Petersburg Fla. 11,410 10,823 5.42 36,083,916
29 Zions Bancorporation Salt Lake City Utah 10,083 10,057 0.26 66,287,746
30 Comerica Incorporated Dallas Tex. 7,999 7,960 0.49 71,691,612
31 Ally Financial Inc. Detroit Mich. 7,893 7,557 4.45 167,148,000
32 Popular, Inc. Hato Rey P.R. 7,784 7,828 -0.56 44,277,000
33 Stifel Financial Corp. Saint Louis Mo. 7,278 7,194 1.17 21,383,953
34 First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Raleigh N.C. 6,611 6,115 8.11 34,527,512
35 First Horizon National Corporation Memphis Tenn. 5,903 4,269 38.28 41,425,725
36 TCF Financial Corporation Wayzata Minn. 5,774 6,048 -4.53 23,020,066
37 Arvest Bank Group, Inc. Bentonville Ark. 5,747 6,036 -4.79 16,788,378
38 Hilltop Holdings Inc. Dallas Tex. 5,392 5,406 -0.26 13,365,786
39 People's United Financial, Inc. Bridgeport Conn. 5,160 4,979 3.64 44,448,733
40 BOK Financial Corporation Tulsa Okla. 4,929 4,881 0.98 32,390,365
41 Woodforest Financial Group, Inc. The Woodlands Tex. 4,850 5,008 -3.15 5,453,740
42 Commerce Bancshares, Inc. Kansas City Mo. 4,774 4,804 -0.62 24,870,469
43 First National of Nebraska, Inc. Omaha Neb. 4,759 4,851 -1.90 20,434,754
44 F.N.B. Corporation Pittsburgh Pa. 4,626 3,648 26.81 31,417,635
45 Umpqua Holdings Corporation Portland Ore. 4,411 4,330 1.87 25,741,439
46 Associated Banc-Corp Green Bay Wis. 4,388 4,441 -1.19 30,483,594
47 Synovus Financial Corp. Columbus Ga. 4,352 4,269 1.94 31,221,837
48 Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. San Antonio Tex. 4,270 4,217 1.26 31,799,582
49 CIT Group Inc. New York N.Y. 4,177 4,453 -6.20 49,278,725
50 Wintrust Financial Corporation Rosemont Ill. 4,075 3,878 5.08 27,914,888
51 Hancock Holding Company Gulfport Miss. 3,887 3,724 4.38 27,359,530
52 Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. Honolulu Hawaii 3,880 3,796 2.21 13,099,828
53 E*TRADE Financial Corporation New York N.Y. 3,607 3,735 -3.43 63,364,715
54 Fulton Financial Corporation Lancaster Pa. 3,594 3,499 2.72 19,951,213
55 MB Financial, Inc. Chicago Ill. 3,574 3,486 2.52 20,086,940
56 UMB Financial Corporation Kansas City Mo. 3,570 3,688 -3.20 21,771,583
57 IBERIABANK Corporation Lafayette La. 3,552 3,100 14.58 27,904,129
58 Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. Troy Mich. 3,525 2,886 22.14 16,911,919
59 Webster Financial Corporation Waterbury Conn. 3,302 3,168 4.23 26,504,324
60 International Bancshares Corporation Laredo Tex. 3,194 3,177 0.54 12,184,698
61 New York Community Bancorp, Inc. Westbury N.Y. 3,096 3,487 -11.21 49,124,195
62 Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. Houston Tex. 3,017 3,035 -0.59 22,594,611
63 Chemical Financial Corporation Midland Mich. 3,010 3,261 -7.70 19,280,873
64 East West Bancorp, Inc. Pasadena Calif. 2,933 2,838 3.35 37,150,249
65 Trustmark Corporation Jackson Miss. 2,893 2,788 3.77 13,797,953
66 First Community Bancshares, Inc. Killeen Tex. 2,892 2,872 0.70 1,984,455
67 Valley National Bancorp Wayne N.J. 2,842 2,828 0.50 24,002,306
68 Old National Bancorp Evansville Ind. 2,801 2,733 2.49 17,518,350
69 South State Corporation Columbia S.C. 2,719 2,055 32.31 14,466,589
70 Cenlar Capital Corporation Ewing N.J. 2,684 2,315 15.94 1,155,964
71 Simmons First National Corporation Pine Bluff Ark. 2,640 1,875 40.80 15,064,500
72 FirstBank Holding Company Lakewood Colo. 2,630 2,474 6.31 17,571,047
73 Central Bancompany, Inc. Jefferson City Mo. 2,624 2,592 1.23 12,891,144
74 Community Bank System, Inc. De Witt N.Y. 2,617 2,250 16.31 10,746,198
75 First BanCorp. San Juan P.R. 2,583 2,634 -1.94 12,261,268
76 Midland Financial Co. Oklahoma City Okla. 2,483 2,445 1.55 14,750,650
77 SVB Financial Group Santa Clara Calif. 2,438 2,311 5.50 51,218,567
78 HomeStreet, Inc. Seattle Wash. 2,419 2,431 -0.49 6,742,041
79 United Bankshares, Inc. Charleston W.Va. 2,381 1,701 39.98 19,058,959
80 Glacier Bancorp, Inc. Kalispell Mont. 2,354 2,222 5.94 9,706,349
81 First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. Billings Mont. 2,208 1,721 28.30 12,215,116
82 First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. Chicago Ill. 2,152 1,882 14.35 14,077,052
83 United Community Banks, Inc. Blairsville Ga. 2,137 1,910 11.88 11,928,639
84 Bank of Hawaii Corporation Honolulu Hawaii 2,132 2,122 0.47 17,089,052
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. Nashville Tenn. 2,132 1,180 80.68 22,205,700
86 Columbia Banking System, Inc. Tacoma Wash. 2,123 1,819 16.71 12,716,886
87 Northwest Bancshares, Inc. Warren Pa. 2,106 2,306 -8.67 9,439,676
88 United National Corporation Sioux Falls S.D. 2,105 2,041 3.14 2,791,894
89 Renasant Corporation Tupelo Miss. 2,102 1,965 6.97 9,829,981
90 Banner Corporation Walla Walla Wash. 2,078 2,079 -0.05 9,763,209
91 Sterling Bancorp Montebello N.Y. 2,076 970 114.02 30,403,892
92 Heartland Financial USA, Inc. Dubuque Iowa 2,008 1,864 7.73 9,810,739
93 Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. Pittsfield Mass. 1,992 1,731 15.08 11,572,825
94 Investors Bancorp, Inc. Short Hills N.J. 1,959 1,829 7.11 25,150,662
95 WesBanco, Inc. Wheeling W.Va. 1,940 1,928 0.62 9,820,667
96 Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc. Omaha Neb. 1,904 1,788 6.49 10,394,487
97 Bremer Financial Corporation Saint Paul Minn. 1,849 1,855 -0.32 11,994,235
98 Washington Federal, Inc. Seattle Wash. 1,829 1,813 0.88 15,584,013
99 PacWest Bancorp Beverly Hills Calif. 1,801 1,662 8.36 24,994,876
100 State Bankshares, Inc. Fargo N.D. 1,796 1,685 6.59 4,878,243
101 BancFirst Corporation Oklahoma City Okla. 1,782 1,773 0.51 7,253,196
102 Eastern Bank Corporation Boston Mass. 1,766 1,775 -0.51 10,874,167
103 Western Alliance Bancorporation Phoenix Ariz. 1,747 1,598 9.32 20,329,085
104 Park National Corporation Newark Ohio 1,746 1,726 1.16 7,538,125
105 Home BancShares, Inc. Conway Ark. 1,745 1,489 17.19 14,449,760
106 NBT Bancorp Inc. Norwich N.Y. 1,733 1,704 1.70 9,136,812
107 BankUnited, Inc. Miami Lakes Fla. 1,731 1,664 4.03 30,346,986
108 First Merchants Corporation Muncie Ind. 1,684 1,449 16.22 9,368,648
109 Great Western Bancorp, Inc. Sioux Falls S.D. 1,661 1,609 3.23 11,806,581
110 John Deere Capital Corporation Reno Nev. 1,618 1,603 0.94 34,982,154
111 Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. Dallas Tex. 1,561 1,437 8.63 25,075,763
112 Hope Bancorp, Inc. Los Angeles Calif. 1,490 1,394 6.89 14,207,688
113 Ameris Bancorp Moultrie Ga. 1,460 1,298 12.48 7,856,203
114 Durant Bancorp, Inc. Durant Okla. 1,452 1,385 4.84 6,312,040
115 OFG Bancorp San Juan P.R. 1,419 1,422 -0.21 6,189,053
Union Bankshares Corporation Richmond Va. 1,419 1,416 0.21 9,327,033
117 Fidelity Southern Corporation Atlanta Ga. 1,394 1,284 8.57 4,576,858
118 FB Financial Corporation Nashville Tenn. 1,384 1,111 24.57 4,727,713
119 First Commonwealth Financial Corporation Indiana Pa. 1,372 1,274 7.69 7,308,539
120 First Busey Corporation Champaign Ill. 1,347 1,295 4.02 7,860,640
121 First Financial Bancorp. Cincinnati Ohio 1,304 1,420 -8.17 8,896,923
122 First Financial Bankshares, Inc. Abilene Tex. 1,276 1,287 -0.85 7,254,715
123 Cathay General Bancorp Los Angeles Calif. 1,236 1,098 12.57 15,640,186
124 Cadence Bancorp, LLC Houston Tex. 1,206 1,193 1.09 10,949,338
125 CenterState Bank Corporation Winter Haven Fla. 1,200 952 26.05 7,123,975
126 Johnson Financial Group, Inc. Racine Wis. 1,181 1,182 -0.08 4,783,395
127 WSFS Financial Corporation Wilmington Del. 1,159 1,116 3.85 6,999,540
128 First Bancorp Southern Pines N.C. 1,140 827 37.85 5,547,872
129 1st Source Corporation South Bend Ind. 1,133 1,148 -1.31 5,888,980
130 Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. Springfield Mo. 1,112 1,148 -3.14 4,418,246
131 Independent Bank Corp. Rockland Mass. 1,108 1,103 0.45 8,084,228
132 S&T Bancorp, Inc. Indiana Pa. 1,080 1,080 0.00 7,060,255
133 Green Dot Corporation Pasadena Calif. 1,062 902 17.74 2,187,643
134 Tompkins Financial Corporation Ithaca N.Y. 1,041 1,032 0.87 6,648,290
135 FB Corporation Hazelwood Mo. 1,034 1,044 -0.96 6,157,554
136 Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland, MHC Cleveland Ohio 1,027 1,016 1.08 13,887,830
137 First Security Bancorp Searcy Ark. 1,012 991 2.12 5,513,473
138 Provident Financial Services, Inc. Iselin N.J. 1,006 1,001 0.50 9,845,274
139 Republic Bancorp, Inc. Louisville Ky. 997 938 6.29 5,085,362
140 Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. Pikeville Ky. 990 996 -0.60 4,136,231
141 TriCo Bancshares Chico Calif. 988 1,013 -2.47 4,761,315
142 EB Acquisition Company, LLC Dallas Tex. 975 989 -1.42 5,637,565
143 Cass Information Systems, Inc. Saint Louis Mo. 965 922 4.66 1,603,209
144 W.T.B. Financial Corporation Spokane Wash. 961 926 3.78 6,246,093
145 Dickinson Financial Corporation II Kansas City Mo. 960 1,129 -14.97 2,352,705
146 Bessemer Group, Incorporated Woodbridge N.J. 938 901 4.11 3,413,062
147 Waterstone Financial, Inc. Wauwatosa Wis. 927 895 3.58 1,804,261
148 Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. Boston Mass. 921 890 3.48 8,305,067
149 Independent Bank Group, Inc. McKinney Tex. 901 554 62.64 8,684,463
150 Meta Financial Group, Inc. Sioux Falls S.D. 878 747 17.54 5,417,989
151 Southside Bancshares, Inc. Tyler Tex. 873 680 28.38 6,498,097
152 MidCountry Financial Corp. Macon Ga. 868 1,013 -14.31 1,279,936
153 Apple Financial Holdings, Inc. New York N.Y. 865 840 2.98 12,808,959
154 National Bank Holdings Corporation Greenwood Village Colo. 863 876 -1.48 4,843,465
155 LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. Plano Tex. 853 885 -3.62 9,089,435
156 TrustCo Bank Corp NY Glenville N.Y. 849 808 5.07 4,909,102
Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania Souderton Pa. 849 840 1.07 4,554,862
158 Independent Bank Corporation Grand Rapids Mich. 848 837 1.31 2,789,355
159 First Financial Corporation Terre Haute Ind. 847 845 0.24 3,000,195
160 FirstSun Capital Bancorp Denver Colo. 846 504 67.86 3,688,804
161 Byline Bancorp, Inc. Chicago Ill. 844 801 5.37 3,366,130
162 Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. Irvine Calif. 842 446 88.79 8,024,501
163 Midland States Bancorp, Inc. Effingham Ill. 841 710 18.45 4,412,701
164 City Holding Company Cross Lanes W.Va. 839 847 -0.94 4,131,348
165 State Bank Financial Corporation Atlanta Ga. 829 731 13.41 4,958,582
166 Triumph Bancorp, Inc. Dallas Tex. 821 704 16.62 3,499,032
167 INTRUST Financial Corporation Wichita Kan. 814 802 1.50 5,137,201
168 Fremont Bancorporation Fremont Calif. 812 842 -3.56 3,981,648
169 Central Pacific Financial Corp. Honolulu Hawaii 808 778 3.86 5,623,708
170 Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida Stuart Fla. 805 725 11.03 5,810,129
171 CVB Financial Corp. Ontario Calif. 804 778 3.34 8,270,586
172 Capital City Bank Group, Inc. Tallahassee Fla. 789 825 -4.36 2,889,575
173 Westamerica Bancorporation San Rafael Calif. 785 783 0.26 5,519,781
174 Farmers & Merchants Investment, Inc. Lincoln Neb. 777 736 5.57 3,891,967
175 First Bancshares, Inc. Merrillville Ind. 776 731 6.16 3,951,273
176 Peoples Bancorp Inc. Marietta Ohio 774 782 -1.02 3,581,686
United Financial Bancorp, Inc. Hartford Conn. 774 718 7.80 7,136,461
178 Bangor Bancorp, MHC Bangor Maine 769 735 4.63 3,770,005
179 Beneficial Bancorp, Inc. Philadelphia Pa. 768 773 -0.65 5,802,006
180 Alerus Financial Corporation Grand Forks N.D. 766 787 -2.67 2,137,058
181 Customers Bancorp, Inc. Wyomissing Pa. 765 739 3.52 9,839,653
182 Carolina Financial Corporation Charleston S.C. 754 436 72.94 3,521,446
183 Bridgeview Bancorp, Inc. Bridgeview Ill. 751 801 -6.24 1,178,887
184 Brookline Bancorp, Inc. Boston Mass. 745 722 3.19 6,800,158
185 Banc of California, Inc. Santa Ana Calif. 738 1,792 -58.82 10,327,852
186 Community Bancshares of Mississippi, Inc. Brandon Miss. 735 721 1.94 3,083,475
Heritage Financial Corporation Olympia Wash. 735 762 -3.54 4,113,270
188 BancPlus Corporation Ridgeland Miss. 730 761 -4.07 2,714,204
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. Olney Md. 730 728 0.27 5,446,675
190 RCB Holding Company, Inc. Claremore Okla. 713 708 0.71 2,794,861
191 BofI Holding, Inc. San Diego Calif. 711 631 12.68 8,915,959
192 First Western Mortgage Corporation Fort Worth Tex. 709 716 -0.98 969,633
193 FCB Financial Holdings, Inc. Weston Fla. 708 644 9.94 10,677,079
194 Ocean Bankshares, Inc. Miami Fla. 703 681 3.23 3,722,008
195 Heartland Bancorp, Inc. Bloomington Ill. 701 732 -4.23 2,968,375
Horizon Bancorp, Inc. Michigan City Ind. 701 592 18.41 3,964,303
197 Stockman Financial Corporation Miles City Mont. 691 644 7.30 3,534,013
198 Landrum Company Columbia Mo. 688 682 0.88 2,798,878
199 Origin Bancorp, Inc. Ruston La. 687 692 -0.72 4,154,498
200 First Command Financial Services, Inc. Fort Worth Tex. 685 635 7.87 1,044,973

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 May. 18, 2018.
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