20 banks and thrifts with the most assets

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The top five companies in the ranking had combined assets of more than $13 trillion as of Sept. 30. Seventeen of the top 20 increased their assets over the previous year, with one seeing a rise of 19%. Of the companies that saw their assets shrink, the year-on-year declines ranged from 1.9% to 3.6%.

Scroll through to see which banks and thrifts are in the top 20 and how they fared in the 12 months ended on September 30.

Source: S&P

Banks and thrifts ranked by assets in Q3

Rank Company name Total assets 2024 Q3 Total assets 2023 Q3 YOY change 
20 Citizens Bank $220,309,167,000 $225,635,456,000 -2.4%
19 First Citizens Bank $220,567,000,000 $213,766,300,000 3.2%
18 USAA $221,838,000,000 $208,052,000,000 6.6%
17 HSBC $233,747,630,000 $224,496,230,000 4.1%
16 American Express $270,979,000,000 $250,587,000,000 8.1%
15 BMO $297,929,924,000 $291,182,212,000 2.3%
14 State Street Bank $338,481,000,000 $284,415,000,000 19.0%
13 BNY $427,461,000,000 $405,248,000,000 5.5%
12 Charles Schwab $466,055,000,000 $475,204,000,000 -1.9%
11 Capital One $486,432,796,000 $471,434,737,000 3.2%
10 Truist Bank $523,434,000,000 $542,966,000,000 -3.6%
9 TD Bank $560,480,560,000 $511,769,848,000 9.5%
8 PNC Bank $565,085,257,000 $557,355,743,000 1.4%
7 U.S. Bank $686,469,000,000 $668,039,000,000 2.8%
6 Morgan Stanley $1,258,027,000,000 $1,169,013,000,000 7.6%
5 Goldman Sachs $1,728,080,000,000 $1,577,153,000,000 9.6%
4 Wells Fargo $1,922,125,000,000 $1,909,261,000,000 0.7%
3 Citibank $2,430,663,000,000 $2,368,477,000,000 2.6%
2 Bank of America $3,324,293,000,000 $3,153,090,000,000 5.4%
1 JPMorgan Chase $4,210,048,000,000 $3,898,333,000,000 8.0%
Chart showing banks and thrifts with the most assets in the third quarter where Citizens Bank ranked 20th.
Citizens Bank ranked 20th with $220,309,167,000 in total assets in the third quarter.
Chart showing banks and thrifts with the most assets in the third quarter where First Citizens Bank ranked 19th.
First Citizens Bank ranked 19th with $220,567,000,000 in total assets in the third quarter.
Chart showing banks and thrifts with the most assets in the third quarter where USAA ranked 18th.
USAA ranked 18th with $221,838,000,000 in total assets in the third quarter.
Chart showing banks and thrifts with the most assets in the third quarter where HSBC ranked 17th.
HSBC ranked 17th with $233,747,630,000 in total assets in the third quarter.
Chart showing banks and thrifts with the most assets in the third quarter where American Express ranked 16th.
American Express ranked 16th with $270,979,000,000 in total assets in the third quarter.
Chart showing banks and thrifts with the most assets in the third quarter where BMO ranked 15th.
BMO ranked 15th with $297,929,924,000 in total assets in the third quarter.
Chart showing banks and thrifts with the most assets in the third quarter where State Street Bank ranked 14th.
State Street Bank ranked 14th with $338,481,000,000 in total assets in the third quarter.
Chart showing banks and thrifts with the most assets in the third quarter where BNY ranked 13th.
BNY ranked 13th with $427,461,000,000 in total assets in the third quarter.
Chart showing banks and thrifts with the most assets in the third quarter where Charles Schwab ranked 12th.
Charles Schwab ranked 12th with $466,055,000,000 in total assets in the third quarter.
Chart showing banks and thrifts with the most assets in the third quarter where Capital One ranked 11th.
Capital One ranked 11th with $486,432,796,000 in total assets in the third quarter.
Chart showing banks and thrifts with the most assets in the third quarter where Truist Bank ranked 10th.
Truist Bank ranked 10th with $523,434,000,000 in total assets in the third quarter.
Chart showing banks and thrifts with the most assets in the third quarter where TD Bank ranked 9th.
TD Bank ranked 9th with $560,480,560,000 in total assets in the third quarter.
Chart showing banks and thrifts with the most assets in the third quarter where PNC Bank ranked 8th.
PNC Bank ranked 8th with $565,085,257,000 in total assets in the third quarter.
Chart showing banks and thrifts with the most assets in the third quarter where U.S. Bank ranked 7th.
U.S. Bank ranked 7th with $686,469,000,000 in total assets in the third quarter.
Chart showing banks and thrifts with the most assets in the third quarter where Morgan Stanley ranked 6th.
Morgan Stanley ranked 6th with $1,258,027,000,000 in total assets in the third quarter.
Chart showing banks and thrifts with the most assets in the third quarter where Goldman Sachs ranked 5th.
Goldman Sachs ranked 5th with $1,728,080,000,000 in total assets in the third quarter.
Chart showing banks and thrifts with the most assets in the third quarter where Wells Fargo ranked 4th.
Wells Fargo ranked 4th with $1,922,125,000,000 in total assets in the third quarter.
Chart showing banks and thrifts with the most assets in the third quarter where Citibank ranked 3rd.
Citibank ranked 3rd with $2,430,663,000,000 in total assets in the third quarter.
Chart showing banks and thrifts with the most assets in the third quarter where Bank of America ranked 2nd.
Bank of America ranked 2nd with $3,324,293,000,000 in total assets in the third quarter.
Chart showing banks and thrifts with the most assets in the third quarter where JPMorgan Chase ranked 1st.
JPMorgan Chase ranked 1st with $4,210,048,000,000 in total assets in the third quarter.
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