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Best bank: Butterfield Bank Group |
Butterfield Bank Group reported a 2008 first-quarter net income of $36.3 million, the second highest on record for the group and up 1.8% year on year. Total operating revenue grew year on year by $16.2 million, or 14.6%, to $127.1 million. The loan portfolio increased year on year by 11%, or $419 million, to $4.2 billion. This increase reflected increased loan demand across the banking group, in particular in Bermuda, up 15.8%, Barbados, up 11% and the Bahamas, up 104.3%. The group’s balance sheet remains highly liquid, with a loan to customer deposits ratio of 37.8% compared with 39.2% a year ago. Deposits with banks and investments increased year on year by 14% to $8.1