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NEW YORK -- The American Banker today for the first time publishes a survey of what it calls the Rainbow Banks in America. These are the 105 commercial banks that [...]

NEW YORK -- Asset growth of the top 200 bank holding companies in the United States was almost halved in 1983, despite the fact that more than 100 of these [...]

NEW YORK -- Citicorp, the largest bank holding company in the nation, also has the largest foreign banking network of any U.S. banking company, with 1,031 overseas offices. Four other [...]

NEW YORK -- Although individual retirement accounts were up significantly at banks and thrifts in 1984, the total share of the IRA market was down for deposit taking institutions. This [...]

NEW YORK -- Half of the top 250 banking companies offer discount brokerage services; and the trading of over half of these 125 companies is handled by two independent discount [...]

NEW YORK -- Sometimes small is indeed beautiful. Consider, for instance, the 100 smallest insured commercial banks in the United States. Located, for the most part, in rural areas in [...]

According to an American Banker survey, international banking activity has increased in the Caribbean area and in South America while declining in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Central America. The top five holding companies in terms of foreign offices are Citicorp, BankAmerica Corp., Chase Manhattan Corp., Bank of Boston Corp. and Manufacturers Hanover Trust. International operations are considered a vital part of overall banking operations.

NEW YORK -- Executive remuneration for the two highest-paid officers at each of the top 50 bank holding companies increased an average of 9.6% in 1984, up substantially from the [...]

NEW YORK--The average banking company that offers discount brokerage services has opened nearly 12,000 accounts, has a total dollar volume per year of $230 million, and generates almost $2 million [...]

A survey of the 200 largest bank holding companies shows that gains for 1982 were greatest in Texas and the Southeast, particularly Georgia. A major factor in the increase of assets was merger activity in these states. In Texas, for example, 70 banks were acquired by 12 holding companies during the year. Mercantile Texas Corp. of Dallas alone acquired 15 banks in 1982.

NEW YORK -- For the fourth year in a row, the number of foreign offices operating in the United States has increased. However, despite the impressive gains in 1984, the [...]

NEW YORK -- Minority-owned thrift institutions may be small, but they posted whopping aggregate gains in assets, deposits, and net income from yearend 1982 to yearend 1983. The top 300 [...]