Ranking announced by Economatica was based on data from the third quarter of 2008. It lists the most profitable banks in the U.S and Latin America.

Profitability Ranking – Banks in the U.S and Latin America

Ranking

Bank

Country

Profits (US$ millions)

1

Wells Fargo

USA

 1.637,0

2

BankAmerica

USA

 1.177,0

3

Bradesco

Brazil

 997,9

4

Banco do Brasil

Brazil

 975,3

5

Itau

Brazil

 965,2

6

Goldman Sachs

USA

 845,0

7

US Bankcorp

USA

 576,2

8

JP Morgan Chase

USA

 527,0

9

State Street Corp

USA

 477,0

10

Unibanco

Brazil

 367,5

18

GFBanorte

Mexico

 209,1

19

Bsantander

Chile

 174,7

20

Chile

Chile

 168,6

Source: Economatica