| Global Rank | Bank | Country | Fiscal period | Moody’s Ratings (as of May 2008) | Shareholder equity ($m) | Total assets ($m) | Net income ($m) | RoE, period end (%) | RoA, period end (%) | Loans % Deposits | Tier 1 capital ratio (%) |
| 1 | Bank Of America Corporation | United States | 2006 | Aaa/P-1/A- | 135,271 | 1,463,685 | 21,133 | 15.6% | 1.4% | 104.3% | 8.6% |
| 2 | Citigroup Inc | United States | 2006 | Aa1/P-1/B | 119,783 | 1,884,318 | 21,538 | 18.0% | 1.1% | 101.2% | 8.6% |
| 3 | JP Morgan Chase & Co. | United States | 2006 | Aaa/P-1/B+ | 115,790 | 1,351,520 | 14,444 | 12.5% | 1.1% | 74.4% | 8.7% |
| 4 | HSBC Holdings Plc | United Kingdom | 2006 | Aa1/P-1/B | 114,928 | 1,860,758 | 16,871 | 14.7% | 0.9% | 98.3% | 9.4% |
| 5 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group Inc | Japan | 2006 | Aa2/P-1/C | 81,940 | 1,578,265 | 3,081 | 3.8% | 0.2% | 75.4% | 6.8% |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc | United Kingdom | 2006 | Aaa/P-1/B+ | 78,730 | 1,705,513 | 12,138 | 15.4% | 0.7% | 122.5% | 7.5% |
| 7 | ING Groep NV | Netherlands | 2006 | Aa1/P-1/B | 78,088 | 1,617,073 | 10,143 | 13.0% | 0.6% | 96.1% | 7.6% |
| 8 | Crédit Agricole | France | 2006 | Aa1/P-1/B | 77,462 | 1,820,618 | 9,912 | 12.8% | 0.5% | 127.3% | 7.7% |
| 9 | Wachovia Corporation | United States | 2006 | Aa1/P-1/B+ | 69,716 | 707,121 | 7,791 | 11.2% | 1.1% | 107.1% | 7.4% |
| 10 | BNP Paribas | France | 2006 | Aa1/P-1/B | 67,378 | 1,899,312 | 9,637 | 14.3% | 0.5% | 136.2% | 7.4% |
| 11 | Banco Santander SA | Spain | 2006 | Aa1/P-1/B | 62,072 | 1,099,588 | 10,873 | 17.5% | 1.0% | 148.8% | 7.4% |
| 12 | Industrial & Commercial Bank Of China – ICBC | China | 2006 | A1/P-1/D- | 58,975 | 962,031 | 6,391 | 10.8% | 0.7% | 57.2% | 12.2% |
| 13 | Barclays Plc | United Kingdom | 2006 | Aa1/P-1/B+ | 53,050 | 1,950,295 | 10,287 | 19.4% | 0.5% | 111.2% | 7.5% |
| 14 | Unicredito Italiano Spa | Italy | 2006 | Aa2/P-1/B- | 50,726 | 1,085,626 | 7,184 | 14.2% | 0.7% | 158.7% | 7.0% |
| 15 | Wells Fargo & Company | United States | 2006 | Aaa/P-1/A | 45,814 | 481,996 | 8,420 | 18.4% | 1.7% | 102.9% | 8.9% |
| 16 | Deutsche Bank AG | Germany | 2006 | A1/P-1/B- | 44,142 | 2,089,395 | 8,016 | 18.2% | 0.4% | 40.8% | 8.5% |
| 17 | Bank Of China Limited | China | 2006 | A1/P-1/D- | 44,137 | 682,586 | 6,184 | 14.0% | 0.9% | 59.4% | 8.1% |
| 18 | China Construction Bank Corporation | China | 2006 | A1/P-1/D- | 42,294 | 698,071 | 5,934 | 14.0% | 0.9% | 60.9% | 9.9% |
| 19 | Mizuho Financial Group | Japan | 2006 | Aa2/P-1/C | 40,724 | 1,268,012 | 5,508 | 13.5% | 0.4% | 89.6% | — |
| 20 | UBS AG | Switzerland | 2006 | Aa1/P-1/B | 40,703 | 1,922,145 | 10,041 | 24.7% | 0.5% | 53.8% | 11.9% |
| 21 | Hbos Plc | United Kingdom | 2006 | Aa1/P-1/B | 40,483 | 1,158,260 | 7,592 | 18.8% | 0.7% | 179.3% | 8.1% |
| 22 | Société Générale | France | 2006 | Aa2/P-1/B- | 38,312 | 1,261,741 | 6,885 | 18.0% | 0.5% | 110.8% | 7.8% |
| 23 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc | Japan | 2006 | Aa2/P-1/C | 37,752 | 906,946 | 5,821 | 15.4% | 0.6% | 77.9% | 7.1% |
| 24 | Credit Suisse Group | Switzerland | 2006 | Aa1/P-1/B | 35,706 | 1,028,882 | 9,279 | 26.0% | 0.9% | 54.0% | 13.9% |
| 25 | ABN Amro Holding NV | Netherlands | 2006 | Aa2/P-1/B- | 34,147 | 1,301,594 | 6,303 | 18.5% | 0.5% | 123.3% | 9.5% |
| 26 | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | Spain | 2006 | Aa1/P-1/B | 33,725 | 543,174 | 6,245 | 18.5% | 1.1% | 152.0% | 7.8% |
| 27 | Norinchukin Bank (The) | Japan | 2006 | Aa2/P-1/C | 33,460 | 599,746 | 2,271 | 6.8% | 0.4% | 28.8% | 7.1% |
| 28 | Rabobank Nederland | Netherlands | 2006 | Aaa/P-1/B+ | 33,221 | 733,771 | 3,092 | 9.3% | 0.4% | 165.5% | 10.7% |
| 29 | HSBC North America Holdings Inc. | United States | 2006 | Aa2/P-1/B- | 32,778 | 478,159 | 2,649 | 8.1% | 0.6% | 200.0% | 8.1% |
| 30 | Fortis Bank | Belgium | 2006 | Aa2/P-1/B- | 28,418 | 1,022,258 | 5,819 | 20.5% | 0.6% | 113.6% | 7.1% |
| 31 | Washington Mutual Inc. | United States | 2006 | Baa2/P-1/C- | 26,969 | 346,288 | 3,558 | 13.2% | 1.0% | 105.1% | — |
| 32 | Groupe Caisse D’Epargne | France | 2006 | Aa2/P-1/B- | 26,415 | 711,691 | 5,053 | 19.1% | 0.7% | 113.4% | 8.7% |
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