List of banks in the Americas

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This is a list of the banks in the Americas.

Argentina

Central bank

Central Bank of Argentina

Government-owned banks

Commercial banks

Bahamas

Central bank

Central Bank of The Bahamas

Government-owned banks

Commercial banks

Barbados

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

Bolivia

Central bank

Central Bank of Bolivia

Law-recognized state banks

Banco Unión [es]

Second-floor banks

Banco de Desarrollo Productivo

Multiple banks

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

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

Canada

Main article: List of banks and credit unions in Canada

Chile

Central bank

Central Bank of Chile

Government-owned banks

Banco del Estado de Chile

Commercial banks

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

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

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

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

Main article: List of banks in 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

Main article: Banks of the Dominican Republic

Central bank

Central Bank of the Dominican Republic

Government-owned banks

BanReservas [es]

Major banks

Ecuador

Main article: List of banks in 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

El Salvador

Central bank

Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador

Major banks

Grenada

Commercial banks

Grenada Co-operative Bank (only locally owned bank)

Branches of foreign banks

Foreign-owned banks

CIBC Caribbean

Guatemala

Central bank

Bank of Guatemala

Commercial banks

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

Foreign Banks

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)

Mexico

Main article: List of banks in Mexico

Nicaragua

Central bank

Central Bank of Nicaragua

Commercial banks

Panama

Government-owned banks

Commercial local banks

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

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

Development banks

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

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

Offshore banks

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

United States

Main article: List of largest banks in the United States

Uruguay

Central Bank

Banco Central del Uruguay

State-owned

Private

Defunct banks

Venezuela

Main article: List of banks in Venezuela

Central bank

Central Bank of Venezuela

Government-owned banks

Commercial banks

Defunct banks

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

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