| Latin America Top 100 | ||||||||||||
| Ranking (pro forma) 2001 | Ranking (pro forma) 2000 | Bank | Country | Fiscal period | Shareholder equity ($mn) | Equity growth (%) | Total assets ($mn) | Asset growth (%) | Net income ($mn) | Income growth (%) | RoE, period end (%) | Moody's Ratings (6 Aug 01) |
| 1 | 2 | Banco Bradesco | Brazil | 2000 | 4,139 | 9.4 | 48,531 | 8.1 | 890 | 44.1 | 21.5 | B2/NP/C+ |
| 2 | 1 | Banco do Brasil | Brazil | 2000 | 4,074 | 0.2 | 70,774 | 0.1 | 498 | 5.7 | 12.2 | B2/NP/E |
| 3 | 3 | Banco Itaú | Brazil | 2000 | 3,397 | 2.9 | 35,578 | 22.6 | 941 | -9.9 | 27.7 | B2/NP/C+ |
| 4 | 5 | Unibanco-União de Bancos Brasileiros | Brazil | 2000 | 2,815 | 25.9 | 26,341 | 30.9 | 378 | 14.5 | 13.4 | B2/NP/C |
| 5 | 8 | Banco Inbursa, | Mexico | 2000 | 1,971 | 26.6 | ||||||