| When considering what bank to do business with, it is | | | | 9. BNP Paribas - 835 billion |
| helpful to know which banks are the market leaders. | | | | 10. Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group - 832 billion |
| Market leaders in the banking world can be | | | | The list below ranks the top ten bank holding |
| distinguished by the amount of tier-one capital, the | | | | companies in the world ranked by profit in 2003 (U.S. |
| amount of assets, the amount of profit, and the | | | | Dollars): |
| amount of deposits. The following lists display this | | | | 1. Citigroup - 20 billion |
| information, for the benefit of the consumer and/or | | | | 2. Bank of America - 15 billion |
| businessperson. | | | | 3. HSBC - 10 billion |
| The first list, below, represents the top ten banking | | | | 4. Royal Bank of Scotland - 8 billion |
| groups in the world ranked by tier-one capital in 2004 | | | | 5. Wells Fargo - 7 billion |
| (U.S. Dollars): | | | | 6. JP Morgan Chase - 7 billion |
| 1. Citigroup - 73 billion | | | | 7. UBS AG - 6 billion |
| 2. JP Morgan Chase - 69 billion | | | | 8. Wachovia - 5 billion |
| 3. HSBC - 67 billion | | | | 9. Morgan Stanley - 5 billion |
| 4. Bank of America - 64 billion | | | | 10. Merrill Lynch - 4 billion |
| 5. Credit Agricole Group - 63 billion | | | | The following list displays the top nine bank holding |
| 6. Royal Bank of Scotland - 43 billion | | | | companies in the U.S. ranked by deposits as of June |
| 7. Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group - 40 billion | | | | 30, 2004. These are U.S. deposits only. |
| 8. Mizuho Financial Group - 39 billion | | | | 1. Bank of America Corp. - 526 billion |
| 9. HBOS - 36 billion | | | | 2. Wells Fargo & Co. - 256 billion |
| 10. BNP Paribas - 35 billion | | | | 3. Wachovia Corp. - 238 billion |
| The next list, below, shows the top ten banking | | | | 4. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. - 377 billion |
| groups in the world ranked by assets in 2003 (U.S. | | | | 5. Citigroup Inc. - 193 billion |
| Dollars): | | | | 6. U.S. Bancorp - 112 billion |
| 1. Mizuho Financial Group - 1,265 billion | | | | 7. SunTrust Banks, Inc. - 78 billion |
| 2. Citigroup - 1,097 billion | | | | 8. BB&T Corporation - 67 billion |
| 3. Allianz - 1,002 billion | | | | 9. National City Corp. - 64 billion |
| 4. UBS - 907 billion | | | | The consumer and/or businessperson would be |
| 5. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group - 903 billion | | | | well-advised to take such rankings into consideration |
| 6. Deutsche Bank - 892 billion | | | | when deciding which financial institution, among many, |
| 7. Fannie Mae - 888 billion | | | | he or she should establish a banking relationship with. |
| 8. ING Group - 843 billion | | | | |