List of banks in the Americas

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This is a list of the banks in the Americas.

Argentina

See Category:Banks of Argentina

Bahamas

Central bank

Government-owned banks

Commercial banks

Barbados

Central bank

Commercial banks

Foreign-owned banks

Development banks

Belize

Central bank

Development bank

Major privately owned banks

Bermuda

Bolivia

Central bank

Law-recognized state banks

Second-floor banks

Multiple banks

Small and Medium Enterprise-focused Banks

Foreign banks

Defunct banks

Brazil

Central bank

Development banks

Major commercial banks

Government-owned banks

Private-owned banks

Other commercial banks

Government-owned banks

Private-owned banks

Online banks

Cooperative banks

Investment banks

Merged or defunct banks

Canada

Chile

Central bank

Government-owned banks

Commercial banks

Foreign-owned

Neobanks

Enterprise banks

Foreign banks with representation

Merged or defunct banks

Commercial banks

Enterprise banks

Colombia

Central bank

Commercial banks

Government-owned banks

Defunct banks

Costa Rica

Central bank

Government-owned banks

Defunct banks

Commercial banks

Cuba

Central bank

Commercial banks

Dominica

Commercial banks

Branches of foreign banks

Foreign-owned banks

Offshore banks

Dominican Republic

Central bank

Major banks

Ecuador

Central bank

Major banks

El Salvador

Central bank

Major banks

Grenada

Commercial banks

Branches of foreign banks

Foreign-owned banks

Guyana

Central Bank

Commercial banks

Foreign-owned banks

Honduras

Central bank

Banks

Foreign Banks

Jamaica

Central bank

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)

Mexico

Panama

Commercial local banks

Government-owned banks

Foreign-owned banks

Paraguay

Central bank

Other banks

Peru

Central bank

Commercial banks

Development banks

Defunct banks

Saint Lucia

Commercial banks

Branches of foreign banks

Foreign-owned banks

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Central bank

Commercial banks [17]

Offshore banks

Suriname

Central bank

Commercial banks

Foreign-owned banks

Trinidad and Tobago

Central Bank

Other Banks

United States

Uruguay

Central Bank

State-owned

Private

Venezuela

Central bank

Government-owned banks

Commercial banks

Defunct banks

Largest banks in the Americas

The 15 largest banks in the Americas by total assets, as of 2019. [18]

Contents

RankBank nameCountryTotal assets
(billions of US$)
1 JPMorgan Chase & Co. Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States $2,622.53
2 Bank of America Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States $2,354.51
3 Citigroup Inc. Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States $1,917.38
4 Wells Fargo & Co. Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States $1,895.88
5 Royal Bank of Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada $1,039.24
6 Toronto-Dominion Bank Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada $1,006.00
7 Goldman Sachs Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States $931.80
8 Morgan Stanley Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States $853.53
9 Scotiabank Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada $785.44
10 Bank of Montreal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada $613.56
11 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada $467.55
12 U.S. Bancorp Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States $467.37
13 Truist Financial Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States $441.24
14 Banco Itaú Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil $401.10
15 PNC Financial Services Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States $382.32

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