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To see the full ranking of the 10 biggest U.S. banks by assets, headlined as usual by JPMorgan Chase, simply scroll through the brief slideshow below. Chart data from the earnings releases of JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, US Bancorp, PNC Financial, Capital One, BB&T, SunTrust Banks, and Fifth Third Bancorp.
The United States has the most banks in the world in terms of institutions (7,085 at the end of 2008) and possibly branches (82,000). This is an indicator of the geography and regulatory structure of the USA, resulting in a large number of small to medium-sized institutions in its banking system.