List of banks in the Americas

This is a list of the banks in the Americas.

Largest banks in the AmericasEdit

The 15 largest banks in the Americas by total assets, as of 2019.^[1]

Rank	Bank name	Country	Total assets (billions of US$)
1	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	United States	$2,622.53
2	Bank of America	United States	$2,354.51
3	Citigroup Inc.	United States	$1,917.38
4	Wells Fargo & Co.	United States	$1,895.88
5	Royal Bank of Canada	Canada	$1,039.24
6	Toronto-Dominion Bank	Canada	$1,006.00
7	Goldman Sachs	United States	$931.80
8	Morgan Stanley	United States	$853.53
9	Scotiabank	Canada	$785.44
10	Bank of Montreal	Canada	$613.56
11	Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	Canada	$467.55
12	U.S. Bancorp	United States	$467.37
13	Truist Financial	United States	$441.24
14	Banco Itaú	Brazil	$401.10
15	PNC Financial Services	United States	$382.32

ArgentinaEdit

See Category:Banks of Argentina

BahamasEdit

Central bankEdit

Central Bank of The Bahamas

Government-owned banksEdit

Commercial banksEdit

BarbadosEdit

Central bankEdit

Central Bank of Barbados

Commercial banksEdit

Foreign-owned banksEdit

CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank
First Citizens
- RBTT Bank Barbados limited; subsidiary of RBTT Financial Holdings Limited (RBTT)
RBC Financial Caribbean; branch of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
Scotiabank

Development banksEdit

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)

BelizeEdit

Central bankEdit

Central Bank of Belize

Development bankEdit

National Bank of Belize Limited

Major privately owned banksEdit

Belize Bank Ltd.
Scotiabank (Belize Limited)
Alliance Bank of Belize Limited; now known as Heritage Bank Limited
Atlantic Bank Limited
CIBC First Caribbean International Bank

BermudaEdit

BoliviaEdit

Central bankEdit

Central Bank of Bolivia

Law-recognized state banksEdit

Banco Unión

Second-floor banksEdit

Banco de Desarrollo Productivo

Multiple banksEdit

Banco BISA
Banco de Crédito BCP
Banco Económico
Banco Fassil
Banco FIE
Banco Fortaleza
Banco Ganadero
Banco Mercantil Santa Cruz
Banco Nacional de Bolivia
Banco Prodem
BancoSol

Small and Medium Enterprise-focused BanksEdit

Banco PyME Ecofuturo
Bancomunidad

Foreign banksEdit

Defunct banksEdit

Banco Agrícola de Bolivia
Banco Boliviano Americano
Banco de Credito Oruro
Banco de Cochabamba
Banco de Financiamiento Industrial
Banco de La Paz
Banco de la Vivienda
Banco de Potosí
Banco de San Carlos
Banco del Progreso
Banco Intenacional de Desarrollo
Banco Minero de Bolivia
Banco PyME Los Andes ProCredit
Banco Santa Cruz
Banco Sur
BHN Multibanco
Citibank

BrazilEdit

Central bankEdit

Central Bank of Brazil

Development banksEdit

National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) (Federal Government-owned)
Espírito Santo Development Bank (BANDES) (State of Espírito Santo-owned)
Minas Gerais Development Bank (BDMG) (State of Minas Gerais-owned)
Far South Regional Development Bank (BRDE) (States of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul-owned)

Major commercial banksEdit

Government-owned banksEdit

Banco do Brasil (Federal Government as main shareholder)
Caixa Econômica Federal (Federal Government-owned)

Private-owned banksEdit

Itaú Unibanco
Banco Bradesco
Banco Santander Brasil; (owned by Spanish Banco Santander)

Other commercial banksEdit

Government-owned banksEdit

Banco da Amazônia (Federal Government as main shareholder)
Banco de Brasília (BRB) (Federal District-owned)
Banco do Estado do Espírito Santo (Banestes) (State of Espírito Santo-owned)
Banco do Estado do Pará (Banpará) (State of Pará-owned)
Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (Banrisul) (State of Rio Grande do Sul-owned)
Banco do Estado do Sergipe (Banese) (State of Sergipe-owned)
Banco do Nordeste (Federal Government as main shareholder)

Private-owned banksEdit

Banco Alfa
Banco BOCOM BBM (China's Bank of Communications as main shareholder)
Banco BMG
Banco BV (co-owned by Votorantim Group and Banco do Brasil)
Banco Fibra
Banco Industrial do Brasil
Banco Mercantil do Brasil
Banco PAN (formerly Banco Panamericano, now owned by BTG Pactual)
Paraná Banco
Banco Paulista
Banco Safra
Banco Sofisa

Online banksEdit

Cooperative banksEdit

Banco Cooperativo do Brasil (Bancoob)
Sistema de Cooperativas de Crédito Ailos
Sistema de Cooperativas de Crédito do Brasil (Sicoob)
Sistema de Crédito Cooperativo (Sicred)
Unicred

Investment banksEdit

Banco BTG Pactual (private)
Banco Clássico (private)
Banco Modal (private)

Merged or defunct banksEdit

Banco Bamerindus; acquired by HSBC Bank Brasil, now Banco Bradesco
Banco Bandeirantes; acquired by Caixa Geral de Depósitos, later merged with Unibanco, now Banco Itaú
BankBoston Brasil; Brazilian operations acquired by Banco Itaú
Banorte; acquired by Banco Bandeirantes, later merged with Unibanco, now Banco Itaú
BBVA Brasil; Brazilian operations acquired by Banco Bradesco
Banco Boavista; acquired by Banco Bradesco
Citibank Brasil; Brazilian operations acquired by Banco Itaú
Banco Credireal; acquired by BCN, now Banco Bradesco
Banco de Crédito Nacional (BCN); acquired by Banco Bradesco
Banco Econômico; merged with Banco Excel, later acquired by BBVA Brasil, now Banco Bradesco
Banco do Estado do Amazonas (BEA); acquired by Banco Bradesco
Banco do Estado da Bahia (Baneb); acquired by Banco Bradesco
Banco do Estado do Ceará (BEC); acquired by Banco Bradesco
Banco do Estado de Goiás (BEG); acquired by Banco Itaú
Banco do Estado do Maranhão (BEM); acquired by Banco Bradesco
Banco do Estado de Minas Gerais (Bemge); acquired by Banco Itaú
Banco do Estado da Paraíba (Paraiban); acquired by Banco Real, now Santander Brasil
Banco do Estado do Paraná (Banestado); acquired by Banco Itaú
Banco do Estado de Pernambuco (Bandepe); acquired by Banco Real, now Santander Brasil
Banco do Estado do Piauí (BEP); acquired by Banco do Brasil
Banco do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Banerj); acquired by Banco Itaú
Banco do Estado de Santa Catarina (BESC); acquired by Banco do Brasil
Banco do Estado de São Paulo (Banespa); acquired by Santander Brasil
HSBC Bank Brasil; Brazilian operations acquired by Banco Bradesco
Banco Mercantil Finasa; acquired by Banco Bradesco
Banco Meridional; acquired by Banco Bozano Simonsen, later merged with Santander Brasil
Banco Nacional; acquired by Unibanco, now Banco Itaú
Banco Nossa Caixa; acquired by Banco do Brasil
Banco Real; formerly owned by ABN AMRO, later merged with Santander Brasil
Banco Sudameris; acquired by Banco Real, now Santander Brasil
Unibanco; merged with Banco Itaú

CanadaEdit

ChileEdit

Central bankEdit

Central Bank of Chile

Government-owned banksEdit

Banco del Estado de Chile

Commercial banksEdit

Foreign-ownedEdit

Banco Santander Chile (owned by Banco Santander)
Itaú Corpbanca (56,6% owned by Itaú Unibanco)^[2]
Scotiabank Chile (owned by Scotiabank)^[3]

NeobanksEdit

Tenpo^[4]

Enterprise banksEdit

HSBC Bank Chile

Foreign banks with representationEdit

Merged or defunct banksEdit

Commercial banksEdit

Banco de A. Edwards; merged with Banco de Chile.^[6]
Banco BBVA Chile; merged with Scotiabank Chile.^[7]
Banco del Desarrollo; merged with Scotiabank Chile.^[8]
Banco de Santiago; merged with Banco Santander,^[9] some assets sold to Paris.^[10]
Banco Sud Americano; bought by Scotiabank Chile.
Banco Paris; closed in 2016.^[11]
Banco Penta; assets sold to Banco de Chile.^[12]
BankBoston; Chilean operations bought by Banco Itaú.^[13]
Citibank Chile; operations merged with Banco de Chile.^[14]
Corpbanca; merged with Banco Itaú Chile.^[15]
Citibank Chile; operations merged with Banco de Chile.^[16]
Rabobank; dissolved in 2017, banking assets sold to Banco BICE.^[17]

Enterprise banksEdit

Deutsche Bank; left the Chilean market in 2016.^[18]

ColombiaEdit

Central bankEdit

Banco de la República

Commercial banksEdit

Government-owned banksEdit

Agrarian Bank of Colombia

Defunct banksEdit

Granahorrar Bank

Costa RicaEdit

Central bankEdit

Banco Central de Costa Rica

Government-owned banksEdit

Defunct banksEdit

Banco Crédito Agrícola de Cartago

Commercial banksEdit

CubaEdit

Central bankEdit

Central Bank of Cuba

Commercial banksEdit

Banco de Crédito y Comercio
Banco de Inversiones
Banco Exterior de Cuba
Banco Financiero Internacional
Banco Industrial de Venezuela-Cuba
Banco Internacional de Comercio
Banco Metropolitano
Banco Nacional de Cuba
Banco Popular de Ahorro

DominicaEdit

Dominican RepublicEdit

Central bankEdit

Central Bank of the Dominican Republic

Major banksEdit

EcuadorEdit

Central bankEdit

Central Bank of Ecuador

Major banksEdit

El SalvadorEdit

Central bankEdit

Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador

Major banksEdit

GrenadaEdit

Commercial banksEdit

Grenada Co-operative Bank (only locally owned bank)

Branches of foreign banksEdit

Foreign-owned banksEdit

First Caribbean International Bank (FCIB); subsidiary of CIBC

GuyanaEdit

Central BankEdit

Bank of Guyana

Commercial banksEdit

Republic Bank (Guyana) (Subsidiary of Republic Bank)
Guyana Bank for Trade & Industry Ltd. (GBTI)
Demerara Bank Ltd.
Citizen's Bank Guyana Inc.

Foreign-owned banksEdit

HondurasEdit

Central bankEdit

Banco Central de Honduras

BanksEdit

Foreign BanksEdit

JamaicaEdit

Central bankEdit

The Bank of Jamaica

Commercial banksEdit

Locally owned banksEdit

First Global Bank (Parent -Grace Kennedy)

Subsidiary/branch of foreign entityEdit

The Bank of Nova Scotia (Parent - Scotia Bank)
Citibank Jamaica (Parent - Citibank)
First Caribbean International Bank (Parent - CIBC)
National Commercial of Jamaica (Parent -Portland Holdings)
RBTT Jamaica Limited (Parent - Royal Bank of Trinidad & Tobago)

Merchant banksEdit

Locally owned banksEdit

Capital & Credit Merchant Bank (Parent - Capital & Credit Financial Group)
MF&G Trust & Finance
PanCaribbean Merchant Bank

Subsidiary/branch of foreign entityEdit

Scotia DBG (Parent -The Bank of Nova Scotia)

MexicoEdit

PanamaEdit

Commercial local banksEdit

Government-owned banksEdit

Foreign-owned banksEdit

HSBC (merger between Panama's largest banking group Grupo Banistmo and HSBC Panama)
Citibank (subsidiary of Citigroup which merged with Banco Uno and Banco Cuscatlan)
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Banco Atlantico Panama (subsidiary of Banco Santander)
Scotiabank

ParaguayEdit

Central bankEdit

Banco Central del Paraguay

Other banksEdit

PeruEdit

Central bankEdit

Banco Central de Reserva del Perú

Commercial banksEdit

Development banksEdit

Defunct banksEdit

Banco Wiese Sudameris
Sold to and rebranded as Scotiabank in 2006
Banco Sudamericano
Sold to and rebranded as Scotiabank in 2006
Banco Santander
Operations in Peru acquired by Banco de Credito del Peru (Santander returns to Peru in 2007)
BankBoston
Peruvian operations acquired by Banco de Credito del Peru
Banco de Lima Sudameris
Merged with Banco Wiese and rebranded as Banco Wiese Sudameris
NBK Bank
Banco del Pais
Banco Republica
Bancosur
Merged with Banco Santander and rebranded as Banco Santander Central Hispano
Banco Solventa
Serbanco
Banco Latino
Operations acquired by Interbank
Banco Interandino
Acquired by Banco Santander
Banco Mercantil
Acquired by Banco Santander
Banco del Progreso
Banco de Desarrollo
Banco Popular del Peru
Banco CCC
Surmeban top Gen
Banpeco
Bancoop
Banco Agrario
Banco Hipotecario
Banco Industrial del Peru
Banco Minero
Banco Comercial del Peru

Saint LuciaEdit

Commercial banksEdit

Branches of foreign banksEdit

Republic Bank
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)

Foreign-owned banksEdit

FirstCaribbean International Bank (FCIB); Subsidiary of CIBC

Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesEdit

Central bankEdit

Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

Commercial banks^[19]Edit

Offshore banksEdit

SurinameEdit

Central bankEdit

Central Bank of Suriname

Commercial banksEdit

De Surinaamsche Bank
Hakrinbank
Surinaamse Volkscredietbank
Surinaamse Postspaarbank
Landbouwbank
Surichangebank
Finabank
Cooperatieve spaar- en kredietbank Godo

Foreign-owned banksEdit

RBC Suriname; former subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
Southern Commercial Bank Suriname

Trinidad and TobagoEdit

Central Bank

The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago

Other Banks

Bank of Baroda Trinidad and Tobago Limited
Citicorp Merchant Bank Ltd
First Citizens Bank (Trinidad and Tobago)
Intercommercial Bank Limited
Royal Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (RBTT)
Republic Bank
Scotiabank Trinidad and Tobago Limited

United StatesEdit

UruguayEdit

Central BankEdit

Banco Central del Uruguay

State-ownedEdit

PrivateEdit

Banco Bandes Uruguay S.A.
Banco Itaú Uruguay S.A.
Scotiabank Uruguay S.A. (ex. Nuevo Banco Comercial S.A.)
Discount Bank (Latin America) S.A.
Banco Santander S.A.
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Uruguay S.A.
HSBC Bank (Uruguay) S.A.
Banco Surinvest S.A.
Citibank N.A. Sucursal Uruguay
Lloyds TSB Bank plc
Banco de la Nación Argentina

VenezuelaEdit

Central bankEdit

Central Bank of Venezuela

Government-owned banksEdit

Commercial banksEdit

Defunct banksEdit

ReferencesEdit

^ "The world's 100 largest banks". www.spglobal.com.
^ Vera, Vicente (2022-03-10). "Itaú Unibanco se prepara para salida de CorpGroup y busca evitar una OPA sobre el banco en Chile". Diario Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-28.
^ "Bank of Nova Scotia llega a acuerdo con Grupo Said para comprar la totalidad de acciones de Scotiabank Chile". Diario Financiero (in Spanish). 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
^ Arenas, Vanessa (2022-04-06). "Tenpo: el camino del neobanco que llegó a Chile para expandirse en plena pandemia". Forbes Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-28.
^ "DNB in Chile - Banking the Norwegian way - DNB".
^ "Banco Edwards and Banco de Chile Announce Intention to Merge". Quiñenco. 2001-08-08. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
^ Rojas, Ingrid (2020-02-11). "Scotiabank Chile se consolida tras fusión con BBVA". LexLatin (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-28.
^ "Fusión entre Scotiabank y Banco del Desarrollo registra 70% de avance". Diario Financiero (in Spanish). 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
^ "Banco Santiago (1997). Se concede autorización para fusión con Banco Santander-Chile". CMF (in Spanish). 2002-05-16. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
^ "Banco Santander-Chile (2002). Venta, cesión y transferencia a Empresas Almacenes Paris S.A., sociedad matriz del nuevo Banco Paris, de activos financieros e intangibles de la División Santiago-Express". CMF (in Spanish). 2001-12-06. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
^ Zúñiga, Christian (2016-01-11). "Cencosud inicia cierre de Banco Paris y enfoca negocio financiero en Scotiabank". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-28.
^ Catrón, Jimena (2015-07-08). "Banco Penta cierra venta con el Banco de Chile e informa operación a SBIF". Diario Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-28.
^ Keller, Nicole (2006-05-03). "Banco Itaú dice que la compra del Boston en Chile está "99% segura"". Economía y Negocios (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-28.
^ "Banco de Chile y Citibank se fusionan en Chile". El Economista (in Spanish). 2007-07-20. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
^ "BCorpBanca y Banco Itaú Chile concretan su fusión definitiva". T13 (in Spanish). 2006-05-03. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
^ "Banco de Chile y Citibank se fusionan en Chile". El Economista (in Spanish). 2007-07-20. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
^ "Financista acuícola-pesquero: Rabobank deja de ser banco en Chile". Aqua (in Spanish). 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
^ Vera, Vicente (2020-09-22). "Las huellas que dejó el Deutsche Bank en su paso por Chile". Diario Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-28.
^ "Saint Vincent and The Grenadines | Eastern Caribbean Central Bank". www.eccb-centralbank.org. Retrieved 2021-11-17.

External linksEdit

[1] "The world's 100 largest banks". www.spglobal.com.

[2] Vera, Vicente (2022-03-10). "Itaú Unibanco se prepara para salida de CorpGroup y busca evitar una OPA sobre el banco en Chile". Diario Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-28.

[3] "Bank of Nova Scotia llega a acuerdo con Grupo Said para comprar la totalidad de acciones de Scotiabank Chile". Diario Financiero (in Spanish). 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2022-10-28.

[4] Arenas, Vanessa (2022-04-06). "Tenpo: el camino del neobanco que llegó a Chile para expandirse en plena pandemia". Forbes Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-28.

[5] "DNB in Chile - Banking the Norwegian way - DNB".

[6] "Banco Edwards and Banco de Chile Announce Intention to Merge". Quiñenco. 2001-08-08. Retrieved 2022-10-28.

[7] Rojas, Ingrid (2020-02-11). "Scotiabank Chile se consolida tras fusión con BBVA". LexLatin (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-28.

[8] "Fusión entre Scotiabank y Banco del Desarrollo registra 70% de avance". Diario Financiero (in Spanish). 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2022-10-28.

[9] "Banco Santiago (1997). Se concede autorización para fusión con Banco Santander-Chile". CMF (in Spanish). 2002-05-16. Retrieved 2022-10-28.

[10] "Banco Santander-Chile (2002). Venta, cesión y transferencia a Empresas Almacenes Paris S.A., sociedad matriz del nuevo Banco Paris, de activos financieros e intangibles de la División Santiago-Express". CMF (in Spanish). 2001-12-06. Retrieved 2022-10-28.

[11] Zúñiga, Christian (2016-01-11). "Cencosud inicia cierre de Banco Paris y enfoca negocio financiero en Scotiabank". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-28.

[12] Catrón, Jimena (2015-07-08). "Banco Penta cierra venta con el Banco de Chile e informa operación a SBIF". Diario Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-28.

[13] Keller, Nicole (2006-05-03). "Banco Itaú dice que la compra del Boston en Chile está "99% segura"". Economía y Negocios (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-28.

[14] "Banco de Chile y Citibank se fusionan en Chile". El Economista (in Spanish). 2007-07-20. Retrieved 2022-10-28.

[15] "BCorpBanca y Banco Itaú Chile concretan su fusión definitiva". T13 (in Spanish). 2006-05-03. Retrieved 2016-04-01.

[16] "Banco de Chile y Citibank se fusionan en Chile". El Economista (in Spanish). 2007-07-20. Retrieved 2022-10-28.

[17] "Financista acuícola-pesquero: Rabobank deja de ser banco en Chile". Aqua (in Spanish). 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2022-10-28.

[18] Vera, Vicente (2020-09-22). "Las huellas que dejó el Deutsche Bank en su paso por Chile". Diario Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-28.

[19] "Saint Vincent and The Grenadines | Eastern Caribbean Central Bank". www.eccb-centralbank.org. Retrieved 2021-11-17.

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