# List of banks in the Americas

This is a list of the banks in the Americas.

## Argentina
### Central bank

* Central Bank of Argentina

### Government-owned banks

* Banco de la Nación Argentina
* Bank of the Province of Buenos Aires
* Bank of the City of Buenos Aires
* Banco Patagonia
* Banco Santiago del Estero

### Commercial banks

* Grupo Financiero Galicia
* Banco Santander Argentina
* Banco Macro
* BBVA Argentina
* Banco Credicoop
* Citibank Argentina
* Banco Hipotecario
* New Bank of Santa Fe
* Municipal Bank of Rosario

## Bahamas
### Central bank

* Central Bank of The Bahamas

### Government-owned banks

* Bank of The Bahamas International
* Commonwealth Bank of Bahamas

### Commercial banks

* Citibank
* Fidelity Bank
* Finance Corporation of The Bahamas
* CIBC Caribbean
* Royal Bank of Canada
* Scotiabank

## Barbados
### Central bank

* Central Bank of Barbados

### Commercial banks

* CIBC Caribbean
* 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 banks

* Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)

## Belize
### Central bank

* Central Bank of Belize

### Development bank

* National Bank of Belize Limited

### Major privately owned banks

* Belize Bank Ltd.
* Heritage Bank Limited
* Atlantic Bank Limited

## Bermuda

* The Bank of N. T. Butterfield & Son Limited
* HSBC Bank of Bermuda Limited
* Bermuda Commercial Bank Limited
* Clarien Bank

## Bolivia
### Central bank

* Central Bank of Bolivia

### Law-recognized state banks

* Banco Unión [es]

### Second-floor banks

* Banco de Desarrollo Productivo

### Multiple banks

* Banco Mercantil Santa Cruz
* Banco Nacional de Bolivia
* Banco BISA
* Banco de Crédito BCP
* Banco FIE [es]
* BancoSol [es]
* Banco Ganadero [es]
* Banco Económico
* Banco Prodem
* Banco Fortaleza

### Small and Medium Enterprise-focused Banks

* Banco PyME Ecofuturo
* Bancomunidad

### Foreign banks

* Banco de la Nación Argentina

### Defunct banks

* 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 Fassil [es]
* Banco Intenacional de Desarrollo
* Banco Minero de Bolivia
* Banco PyME Los Andes ProCredit
* Banco Santa Cruz
* Banco Sur
* BHN Multibanco
* Citibank

## Brazil
### Central bank

* Central Bank of Brazil

### Development banks

* 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 banks
#### Government-owned banks

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

#### Private-owned banks

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

### Other commercial banks
#### Government-owned banks

* Banco da Amazônia [pt] (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 [pt] (Banese) (State of Sergipe-owned)
* Banco do Nordeste (Federal Government as main shareholder)

#### Private-owned banks

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

#### Online banks

* Agibank [pt]
* Banco Bari
* Banco BS2 [pt]
* C6 Bank [pt]
* Banco Digimais [pt]
* Banco Digio [pt]
* Banco Inter [pt]
* Nubank
* Banco Original [pt]

#### Cooperative banks

* Sistema de Cooperativas de Crédito do Brasil [pt] (Bancoob)
* Sistema de Cooperativas de Crédito Ailos
* Sistema de Cooperativas de Crédito do Brasil [pt] (Sicoob)
* Sistema de Crédito Cooperativo [pt] (Sicred)
* Unicred [pt]

### Investment banks

* Banco BTG Pactual (private)
* Banco Clássico [pt] (private)
* Banco Modal [pt] (private)

### Merged or defunct banks

* 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

## Chile
### Central bank

* Central Bank of Chile

### Government-owned banks

* Banco del Estado de Chile

### Commercial banks

* Banco de Crédito e Inversiones
* Banco de Chile
** Banco Edwards Citi [es]
* Banco Consorcio [es]
* Banco BICE
* Banco Security [es]
* Banco Falabella
* Banco Internacional (Chile) [es]
* Banco Ripley

#### Foreign-owned

* Banco Santander (Chile) [es] (owned by Banco Santander)
* Itaú (Chile) (56,6% owned by Itaú Unibanco)
* Scotiabank (Chile) [es] (owned by Scotiabank)

#### Neobanks

* Tenpo

### Enterprise banks

* Citibank Chile

### Foreign banks with representation

* Banco de la Nación Argentina
* Banco do Brasil
* DnB NOR Bank ASA
* JP Morgan Chase Bank
* The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ

### Merged or defunct banks
#### Commercial banks

* Banco de A. Edwards; merged with Banco de Chile.
* BBVA (Chile) [es]; merged with Scotiabank Chile.
* Banco Desarrollo de Scotiabank [es]; merged with Scotiabank Chile.
* Banco de Santiago [es]; merged with Banco Santander, some assets sold to Paris.
* Banco Sud Americano; bought by Scotiabank Chile.
* Banco Paris; closed in 2016.
* Banco Penta; assets sold to Banco de Chile.
* BankBoston; Chilean operations bought by Banco Itaú.
* Corpbanca; merged with Banco Itaú Chile.
* HSBC Bank Chile; operations merged with Banco de Chile.
* Rabobank; dissolved in 2017, banking assets sold to Banco BICE.

#### Enterprise banks

* Deutsche Bank; left the Chilean market in 2016.

## Colombia
### Central bank

* Banco de la República

### Second floor

* Bancóldex

### Commercial banks

* Bancolombia
* Davivienda
* Banco de Bogotá
* BBVA Colombia
* Banco de Occidente Credencial
* GNB Sudameris [es]
* Colpatria [es]
* Itaú Colombia
* Banco Popular (Colombia) [es]
* Banco Caja Social [es]
* Banco AV Villas
* Bancoomeva [es]
* Banco Finandina [es]
* Banco Mundo Mujer [es]
* Banco Pichincha
* Banco W
* Bancamía

### Government-owned banks

* Banco Agrario de Colombia [es]

### Defunct banks

* Granahorrar Bank
* Citibank assets sold to Scotiabank.

## Costa Rica
### Central bank

* Banco Central de Costa Rica

### Government-owned banks

* Banco de Costa Rica
* Banco Nacional de Costa Rica
* Banco Popular (Costa Rica) [es]

### Commercial banks

* BAC Credomatic
* Davivienda
* Scotiabank
* Grupo Promerica [es]
* Banco CMB
* Banco Lafise
* Banco BCT
* Banco Improsa
* Banco General (Panamá) [es]
* Banco Cathay de Costa Rica
* Prival Bank

### Defunct banks

* Banco Crédito Agrícola de Cartago [es] merged to Banco de Costa Rica

## Cuba
### Central bank

* Central Bank of Cuba

### Commercial banks

* 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 [es]

## Dominica
### Commercial banks

* National Bank of Dominica (NBD)

### Branches of foreign banks

* Republic Bank

### Foreign-owned banks

* CIBC Caribbean

### Offshore banks

* Griffon Bank

## Dominican Republic
### Central bank

* Central Bank of the Dominican Republic

### Government-owned banks

* BanReservas [es]

### Major banks

* Banco Popular
* Banco BHD [es]
* Scotiabank
* Grupo Promerica [es]
* Banesco

## Ecuador
### Central bank

* Central Bank of Ecuador

### Government-owned banks

* Banco de Desarrollo del Ecuador [es]
* BanEcuador
* Banco Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social [es]

### Major banks

* Banco Pichincha
* Produbanco
* Banco de Guayaquil [es]
* Banco del Pacífico
* Banco Bolivariano [es]
* Banco Internacional [es]
* Banco del Austro [es]
* Banco de Machala [es]

## El Salvador
### Central bank

* Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador

### Major banks

* Banco Agricola
* Banco Azul [es]
* Banco Davivienda El Salvador
* Banco Cuscatlán [es]
* Banco Hipotecario de El Salvador [es]

## Grenada
### Commercial banks

* Grenada Co-operative Bank (only locally owned bank)

### Branches of foreign banks

* Scotiabank
* RBTT Bank Grenada Limited
* Republic Bank(Grenada) Limited

### Foreign-owned banks

* CIBC Caribbean

## Guatemala
### Central bank

* Bank of Guatemala

### Commercial banks

* Banco Industrial Guatemala [es]
* Banrural [es]
* Banco G&T Continental [es]
* Banco Agromercantil [es]
* BANTRAB

## Guyana
### Central Bank

* Bank of Guyana

### Commercial banks

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

### Foreign-owned banks

* Bank of Baroda

## Honduras
### Central bank

* Banco Central de Honduras

### Government-owned banks

* Banadesa [es]

### Banks

* Banco Atlántida [es]
* Banco Ficohsa [es]
* Banco de Occidente
* BAC Credomatic
* Grupo Promerica [es]
* Banco de Los Trabajadores

### Foreign Banks

* Banco Azteca
* Davivienda

## Jamaica
### Central bank

* The Bank of Jamaica

### Commercial banks
#### Locally owned banks

* First Global Bank (Parent -Grace Kennedy)
* National Commercial Bank (NCB)
* Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB)
* Sagicor Bank

#### Subsidiary/branch of foreign entity

* The Bank of Nova Scotia (Parent - Scotia Bank)
* Citibank Jamaica (Parent - Citibank)
* CIBC Caribbean (Parent - CIBC)
* National Commercial of Jamaica (Parent -Portland Holdings)

### Merchant banks
#### Locally owned banks

* Cornerstone Trust & Merchant Bank

#### Subsidiary/branch of foreign entity

* Scotia Investments (Parent -The Bank of Nova Scotia)

## Nicaragua
### Central bank

* Central Bank of Nicaragua

### Commercial banks

* BAC Credomatic
* Grupo Promerica [es]
* Banco LAFISE

## Panama
### Government-owned banks

* Banco Nacional de Panama
* Caja de Ahorros de Panamá
* Banco de Desarrollo Agropecuario

### Commercial local banks

* Banco General (Panamá) [es]
* Banistmo
* Banesco
* Global Bank
* Multibank
* Metrobank
* Banco Universal
* Banco Aliado
* Credicorp Bank

### Foreign-owned banks

* Citibank (subsidiary of Citigroup which merged with Banco Uno and Banco Cuscatlan)
* Banco Atlantico Panama (subsidiary of Banco Santander)
* Scotiabank

## Paraguay
### Central bank

* Banco Central del Paraguay

### Commercial banks

* Sudameris [es]
* Banco Itaú (Paraguay) [es]
* Banco Continental (Paraguay) [es]
* Banco GNB (Paraguay) [es]
* Banco Atlas-Familiar [es]
* Banco Nacional de Fomento [es]
* Banco BASA
* Banco Río
* Interfisa Banco
* Citibank
* Banco do Brasil
* Banco de la Nación Argentina
* Crédito Agrícola de Habilitación

### Defunct banks

* Banco Regional
* Visión Banco

## Peru
### Central bank

* Banco Central de Reserva del Perú

### Government-owned banks

* Bank of the Nation (Peru)

### Commercial banks

* Banco de Crédito del Perú
* BBVA Perú
* Interbank
* Scotiabank
* BanBif [es]
* Mibanco
* Grupo Santander
* Citibank
* Banco Falabella
* Banco de Comercio
* Banco Azteca
* Caja Trujillo
* Standard Chartered
* Deutsche Bank
* Banco Interamericano de Finanzas
* Banco Financiero
* Banco Ripley
* Banco del Trabajo

### Development banks

* Banco de Materiales
* Agrobanco

### Defunct banks

* 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 Lucia
### Commercial banks

* 1st National Bank of St Lucia
* Bank of Saint Lucia

### Branches of foreign banks

* Republic Bank
* Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)

### Foreign-owned banks

* CIBC Caribbean

## Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
### Central bank

* Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

### Commercial banks

Source:
* Bank of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
* CIBC Caribbean
* First St. Vincent Bank
* 1st National Bank
* Republic Bank
* St. Vincent Co-operative Bank

### Offshore banks

* Loyal Bank Limited
* United Bank Limited
* European Commerce Bank
* Safe Harbor Bank Ltd.
* Trend Bank Ltd.
* Millennium Bank Inc.

## Suriname
### Central bank

* Central Bank of Suriname

### Commercial banks

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

### Foreign-owned banks

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

## Trinidad and Tobago

Central Bank
* 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

## Uruguay
### Central Bank

* Banco Central del Uruguay

### State-owned

* Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay
* Banco Hipotecario del Uruguay

### Private

* Banco Santander (Uruguay) [es]
* Banco Itaú (Uruguay) [es]
* BBVA (Uruguay) [es]
* Scotiabank (Uruguay) [es]
* Banque Heritage (Uruguay) [es]
* Banco de la Nación Argentina
* BANDES

### Defunct banks

* Discount Bank (Latin America) S.A.
* HSBC Bank (Uruguay) S.A.
* Banco Surinvest S.A.
* Citibank N.A. Sucursal Uruguay
* Lloyds TSB Bank plc

## Venezuela
### Central bank

* Central Bank of Venezuela

### Government-owned banks

* Banco de Venezuela
* BANDES
* Banco Bicentenario

### Commercial banks

* Banco Nacional de Crédito
* BBVA Provincial
* Banesco
* Banco Mercantil
* Banco del Tesoro [es]
* Bancamiga [es]
* Banplus [es]
* Bancaribe
* Banco Venezolano de Crédito
* Banco Plaza [es]
* Fondo Común
* Banco DELSUR [es]
* Banco Exterior (Venezuela) [es]
* Bancrecer
* Banco Caroní [es]
* Banco Activo [es]
* 100% Banco
* Sofitasa
* Iran-Venezuela Bi-National Bank

### Defunct banks

* Banco Occidental de Descuento
* Banco Federal
* Banco Latino
* Stanford Bank Venezuela
* Banco Industrial de Venezuela
* Women's Development Bank

## Largest banks in the Americas

The 20 largest banks in the Americas by total assets, as of 2023.
| Rank | Bank name | Country | Total assets (billions of US$) |
| 1 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | United States | $3,875.39 |
| 2 | Bank of America | United States | $3,180.15 |
| 3 | Citigroup Inc. | United States | $2,200.83 |
| 4 | Wells Fargo & Co. | United States | $1,932.47 |
| 5 | Goldman Sachs | United States | $1,641.59 |
| 6 | Royal Bank of Canada | Canada | $1,566.41 |
| 7 | Toronto-Dominion Bank | Canada | $1,428.29 |
| 8 | Morgan Stanley | United States | $1,193.69 |
| 9 | Scotiabank | Canada | $1,041.11 |
| 10 | Bank of Montreal | Canada | $990.19 |
| 11 | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | Canada | $726.27 |
| 12 | U.S. Bancorp | United States | $663.49 |
| 13 | Capital One | United States | $629.99 |
| 14 | PNC Financial Services | United States | $561.58 |
| 15 | Banco Itaú | Brazil | $555.72 |
| 16 | Truist Financial Corp | United States | $535.35 |
| 17 | Charles Schwab Corporation | United States | $493.18 |
| 18 | Banco do Brasil | Brazil | $447.72 |
| 19 | BNY Mellon | United States | $409.88 |
| 20 | Banco Bradesco | Brazil | $394.76 |