CONVERGENCE 
BANK HOLDING COMPANIES

Each year Michael White-Symetra benchmarks and ranks the insurance, investment, and mutual fund and annuity fee income programs of banks and bank holding companies, based on data reported to the FDIC and the Federal Reserve. The charts on pages 46-51 show data from institutions with insurance and/or investment operations located within bank holding company (BHC) subsidiaries. The charts on pages 55-59 show data from banks that have generated, either directly or through bank subsidiaries, insurance and investment income and report the data at the bank level.
BANK HOLDING COMPANY INVESTMENT FEE INCOME, 2003-2007 (1)


 

Reporting investment fee income

 

 

 

 Year

Number

Percent

 Investment fee income ($ billions)

 Mean investment fee income

 Median investment fee income
20031,19657.3%$41.96 $35,074,606 $139,500
20041,25655.945.6936,378,205151,000
20051,27856.648.9338,282,635158,000
2006 (2)69072.456.4481,802,288372,500
200767872.462.2091,744,066468,000
(1) Income from investment banking, advisory, brokerage, and underwriting fees and commissions.
(2) Due to a 2006 redefinition of what constitutes a “small” bank, most BHCs with less than $500 million in consolidated assets were exempt from filing detailed noninterest fee income data. The change reduced the number of BHCs that file the data by 1,300. The lower number of these small BHCs drove national means and medians higher, mainly for insurance brokerage fee income.

Source: Michael White-Symetra Bank Holding Company Fee Income Report - 2008.
BANK HOLDING COMPANY INVESTMENT BANKING,
ADVISORY AND UNDERWRITING INCOME, 2007



 

Reporting investment banking, advisory and underwriting income

 

 

 

Year

Number

Percent

Investment banking, advisory and underwriting income
($ billions)

Mean investment banking, advisory and underwriting income

Median investment banking, advisory and underwriting income
200728230.1%$43.70$154,971,830$356,000
Source: Michael White-Symetra Bank Holding Company Fee Income Report - 2008.
BANK HOLDING COMPANY SECURITIES BROKERAGE INCOME, 2007


 

Reporting securities brokerage income

 

 

 

Year

Number

Percent

Securities brokerage income
($ billions)

Mean securities brokerage income

Median securities brokerage income
200754057.7%$16.48 $30,514,404 $320,500
Source: Michael White-Symetra Bank Holding Company Fee Income Report - 2008.
BANK HOLDING COMPANY ANNUITY COMMISSIONS, 2007


 

Reporting annuity commissions

 

 

 

Year

Number

Percent

Annuity commissions
($ billions)

Mean annuity commissions

Median annuity commissions
200739842.5%$2.02$5,082,018$203,000
Source: Michael White-Symetra Bank Holding Company Fee Income Report - 2008.
BANK HOLDING COMPANY MUTUAL FUND AND ANNUITY INCOME, 2003-2007


 

Reporting mutual fund and annuity income

 

 

 

Year

Number

Percent

Mutual fund and annuity income
($ billions)

Mean mutual fund and annuity income

Median mutual fund and annuity income
20031,05450.5%$15.39 $14,597,508 $141,000
20041,10349.117.2215,614,549153,000
20051,10849.119.4617,562,670157,000
2006 (1)60663.619.3331,903,754326,500
200759563.622.8238,353,528385,000
(1) Due to a 2006 redefinition of what constitutes a “small” bank, most BHCs with less than $500 million in consolidated assets were exempt from filing detailed noninterest fee income data. The change reduced the number of BHCs that file the data by 1,300. The lower number of these small BHCs drove national means and medians higher, mainly for insurance brokerage fee income.

Source: Michael White-Symetra Bank Holding Company Fee Income Report - 2008.
BANK HOLDING COMPANY INSURANCE BROKERAGE, UNDERWRITING AND TOTAL INSURANCE FEE INCOME, 2003-2007


 

Insurance brokerage fee income (1)

 

Reporting insurance brokerage fee income 

 

 

 

Year

Number

Percent

Insurance brokerage fee income
($ billions)

Mean insurance brokerage fee income

Median insurance brokerage fee  income 
20031,31963.2%$8.37 $6,338,246 $65,000
20041,40862.79.636,841,73365,000
20051,42363.110.987,714,73965,000
2006  (2)63766.812.1319,047,485209,000
200763267.512.2619,397,464152,500


 

Insurance underwriting fee income (3)    

 

Reporting insurance underwriting fee income  

 

 

 

Year

Number

Percent

Insurance underwriting fee income
($ billions)

Mean insurance underwriting fee income
($ millions)

Median insurance underwriting fee income
20031095.1%$25.13 $230.5 $484,000
2004964.327.43 $285.7 499,500
2005944.233.08 $351.9 467,500
2006 (2)828.631.35 $382.3 504,000
2007747.931.42 $424.6 609,500

 

Total insurance fee income    

 

Reporting total insurance fee income  

 

 

 

Year

Number

Percent

Total insurance fee income
($ billions)

Mean total insurance fee income
($ millions)

Median total insurance fee income
20031,36764.3%$33.50 $24.51 $69,000
20041,42263.337.0626.0667,000
20051,42863.344.0630.8567,000
2006 (2)64267.443.4867.72235,500
200763768.143.6868.57179,000
(1) Income from nonunderwriting activities, mostly from insurance product sales and referrals, service charges and commissions, and fees earned from insurance and annuity sales.
(2) Due to a 2006 redefinition of what constitutes a “small” bank, most BHCs with less than $500 million in consolidated assets were exempt from filing detailed noninterest fee income data. The change reduced the number of BHCs that file the data by 1,300. The lower number of these small BHCs drove national means and medians higher, mainly for insurance brokerage fee income.
(3) Income from underwriting activities.

Source: Michael White-Symetra Bank Holding Company Fee Income Report - 2008.
LEADING BANK HOLDING COMPANIES

TOP TEN BANK HOLDING COMPANIES, 2007

($ millions)


Rank

Company

Assets
1Citigroup Inc.$2,187,631,000
2Bank of America Corporation1,720,688,423
3JPMorgan Chase & Co.1,562,147,000
4Wachovia Corporation782,896,000
5Taunus Corporation (1)668,199,000
6Wells Fargo & Company575,442,000
7HSBC North America Holdings Inc. (2)487,754,828
8U.S. Bancorp237,615,000
9The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation197,839,000
10Suntrust Banks, Inc.179,573,933
(1) Taunus' holder, Deutsche Bank, is an FHC.
(2) HSBC N.A. Holdings Inc.'s holder, HSBC Holding PLC, is an FHC.

Source:  Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

  • The top 10 BHCs or their parents all have FHC status, allowing them to engage in expanded financial services activities.

  • To qualify for the Federal Reserve’s ranking of top bank holding companies, the BHC must qualify by asset size, meet specified data filing requirements and be engaged in significant banking activities.

TOP TEN BANK HOLDING COMPANIES IN
TOTAL INSURANCE PREMIUMS UNDERWRITTEN, 2007


($000)


 

 

 

Total insurance premiums  

 

 

Rank

Bank holding company

State

2006

2007

Percent change

 2007 Assets
1MetLife, Inc.NY$26,412,139 $27,894,694 5.61%$558,563,489
2Citigroup Inc.NY1,479,000 1,518,000 2.642,187,631,000
3HSBC North America Holdings Inc.IL991,386 680,151 -31.39487,754,828
4Bank of America CorporationNC201,852 312,537 54.831,720,688,423
5JPMorgan Chase & Co.NY399,000 286,000 -28.321,562,147,000
6Wells Fargo & CompanyCA251,000 258,000 2.79575,442,000
7National City CorporationOH103,705 97,650 -5.84150,383,641
8Wachovia CorporationNC62,000 93,000 50.00782,896,000
9SunTrust Banks, Inc.GA37,114 43,288 16.64179,573,933
10U.S. BancorpMN37,000 36,000 -2.73237,615,000
Source: Michael White-Symetra Bank Holding Company Fee Income Report - 2008.
TOP TEN BANK HOLDING COMPANIES
IN INSURANCE UNDERWRITING NET INCOME, 2007


($000)


Rank

Bank holding company

State

Total insurance underwriting net income

Total net income/loss

Insurance net income as a percent of total net income 

2007 Assets
1MetLife, Inc.NY$4,010,000 $4,316,856 92.89%$558,563,489
2Citigroup Inc.NY849,000 3,617,000 23.472,187,631,000
3Wells Fargo & CompanyCA818,000 8,057,000 10.15575,442,000
4HSBC North America Holdings Inc.IL145,131 -5,934,533 -2.45487,754,828
5JPMorgan Chase & Co.NY136,000 15,365,000 0.891,562,147,000
6Bank of America CorporationNC131,560 14,981,646 0.881,720,688,423
7Wachovia CorporationNC74,000 6,312,000 1.17782,896,000
8Old National BancorpIN41,289 74,890 55.137,847,799
9SunTrust Banks, Inc.GA30,146 1,634,015 1.84179,573,933
10National City CorporationOH24,749 313,975 7.88150,383,641
Source: Michael White-Symetra Bank Holding Company Fee Income Report - 2008.
TOP TEN BANK HOLDING COMPANIES IN
INSURANCE BROKERAGE FEE INCOME, 2007 (1)


($000)


 

 

 

Insurance brokerage fee income    

 

Rank

Bank holding company

State

2006

2007

Percent change

Percent of noninterest income, 2007

2007 Assets
1MetLife, Inc.NY$5,084,652 $5,616,982 10.47%15.57%$558,563,489
2Citigroup Inc.NY1,723,000 2,016,000 17.016.012,187,631,000
3Wells Fargo & CompanyCA1,071,000 1,272,000 18.777.21575,442,000
4BB&T CorporationNC805,869 842,087 4.4930.33132,617,601
5Bank of America CorporationNC340,381 317,948 -6.591.101,720,688,423
6HSBC North America HoldingsIL51,273 170,026 231.612.35487,754,828
7Wachovia CorporationNC386,000 156,000 -59.591.16782,896,000
8JPMorgan Chase & Co.NY401,000 138,000 -65.590.311,562,147,000
9Regions Financial Corp.AL83,406 97,176 16.513.52141,043,932
10Commerce Bancorp, Inc.NJ83,084 84,624 1.8511.8949,372,382
(1) Income from nonunderwriting activities, insurance product sales and referrals, service charges and commissions, and fees earned from insurance and annuity sales. 

Source: Michael White-Symetra Bank Holding Company Fee Income Report - 2008.
TOP TEN BANK HOLDING COMPANIES IN INVESTMENT FEE INCOME, 2007

($000)


 

 

 

Investment fee income    

 

Rank

Bank holding company

State

2006

2007

Percent change

Percent of noninterest income, 2007

2007 Assets
1Citigroup Inc.NY$14,309,000 $16,464,000 15.06%49.04%$2,187,631,000
2JPMorgan Chase & Co.NY8,455,000 10,831,000 28.1024.041,562,147,000
3Wachovia CorporationNC4,622,000 7,538,000 63.0955.85782,896,000
4Bank of America CorporationNC6,021,395 6,876,276 14.2023.731,720,688,423
5Franklin Resources, Inc.CA5,103,886 6,270,861 22.8696.909,626,705
6Taunus CorporationNY2,781,000 2,509,000 -9.78109.85668,199,000
7Wells Fargo & CompanyCA1,723,000 1,985,000 15.2111.25575,442,000
8Barclays Group US Inc.DE381,912 976,274 155.63147.98343,735,670
9PNC Financial Services GroupPA1,437,717 899,920 -37.4123.71138,976,249
10Regions Financial Corp.AL637,651 822,092 28.9329.76141,043,932
Source: Michael White-Symetra Bank Holding Company Fee Income Report - 2008.
TOP TEN BANK HOLDING COMPANIES IN INVESTMENT BANKING, ADVISORY AND UNDERWRITING INCOME, 2007 (1)

($000)


 

 

 

Investment banking, advisory and underwriting income       

 

Rank

Bank holding company

State

2007

Percent of noninterest income, 2007

2007 Assets
1Citigroup Inc.NY$16,278,000 48.49%$2,187,631,000
2JPMorgan Chase & Co.NY7,965,000 17.681,562,147,000
3Franklin Resources, Inc.CA6,270,861 96.909,626,705
4Wachovia CorporationNC4,942,000 36.62782,896,000
5Bank of America CorporationNC2,915,766 10.061,720,688,423
6Taunus CorporationNY1,345,000 58.89668,199,000
7PNC Financial Services GroupPA621,504 16.37138,976,249
8Barclays Group US Inc.DE400,696 60.74343,735,670
9Wells Fargo & CompanyCA391,000 2.22575,442,000
10HSBC North America HoldingsIL364,223 5.04487,754,828
(1) Data not compiled prior to 2007.

Source: Michael White-Symetra Bank Holding Company Fee Income Report - 2008.
TOP TEN BANK HOLDING COMPANIES IN SECURITIES BROKERAGE INCOME, 2007 (1)

($000)


 

 

 

Securities brokerage income 

 

Rank

Bank holding company

State

2007

Percent of noninterest income, 2007

 2007 Assets
1Bank of America CorporationNC$3,834,979 13.24%$1,720,688,423
2JPMorgan Chase & Co.NY2,703,000 6.001,562,147,000
3Wachovia CorporationNC2,113,000 15.66782,896,000
4Wells Fargo & CompanyCA1,478,000 8.37575,442,000
5Taunus CorporationNY1,164,000 50.96668,199,000
6The Bank of New York Mellon CorporationNY792,000 8.55197,839,000
7Regions Financial Corp.AL680,773 24.64141,043,932
8Barclays Group US Inc.DE575,578 87.24343,735,670
9Stifel Financial Corp.MO430,897 58.711,490,571
10BB&T CorporationNC237,972 8.57132,617,601
(1) Data not compiled prior to 2007.

Source: Michael White-Symetra Bank Holding Company Fee Income Report - 2008.
TOP TEN BANK HOLDING COMPANIES IN ANNUITY COMMISSIONS, 2007 (1)

($000)


 

 

 

Annuity commissions     

 

Rank

Bank holding company

State

2007

Percent of noninterest income, 2007

2007 Assets
1Wachovia CorporationNC$483,000 3.58%$782,896,000
2JPMorgan Chase & Co.NY163,000 0.361,562,147,000
3Bank of America CorporationNC125,531 0.431,720,688,423
4Wells Fargo & CompanyCA116,000 0.66575,442,000
5SunTrust Banks, Inc.GA114,903 3.63179,573,933
6Citigroup Inc.NY106,000 0.322,187,631,000
7U.S. BancorpMN91,000 1.27237,615,000
8PNC Financial Services GroupPA68,446 1.80138,976,249
9HSBC North America HoldingsIL58,025 0.80487,754,828
10BancWest CorporationHI46,804 6.4874,209,491
(1) Data not compiled prior to 2007.

Source: Michael White-Symetra Bank Holding Company Fee Income Report - 2008.
TOP TEN BANK HOLDING COMPANIES IN MUTUAL FUND AND ANNUITY
FEE INCOME, 2007


($000)


 

 

 

Mutual fund and annuity fee income 

 

Rank

Bank holding company

State

2006

2007

Percent change

Percent of noninterest income, 2007

 2007 Assets
1Franklin Resources, Inc.CA$2,325,129 $5,789,149 148.98%89.46%$9,626,705
2MetLife, Inc.NY2,931,4693,542,355 20.849.82558,563,489
3Wachovia CorporationNC1,858,0002,567,000 38.1619.02782,896,000
4Bank of America CorporationNC1,786,7832,116,594 18.467.311,720,688,423
5JPMorgan Chase & Co.NY1,746,0001,890,000 8.254.191,562,147,000
6Citigroup Inc.NY1,533,0001,752,000 14.295.222,187,631,000
7Wells Fargo & CompanyCA384,0001,429,000 272.148.10575,442,000
8Taunus CorporationNY486,000513,000 5.5622.46668,199,000
9U.S. BancorpMN327,000385,000 17.745.38237,615,000
10The Bank of New York Mellon CorporationNY1,111,852 (1)360,000 -67.623.89197,839,000
(1) Represents the sum of the proprietary mutual fund and annuity income earned by both The Bank of New York Company, Inc. and Mellon Financial Corporation in 2006 and prior to their merger on July 1, 2007.

Source: Michael White-Symetra Bank Holding Company Fee Income Report - 2008.
TOP TEN BANK HOLDING COMPANIES IN PROPRIETARY
MUTUAL FUND AND ANNUITIES ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT, 2007


($000)




 

 

 

Proprietary mutual fund and annuities assets under management   

 

Rank

Bank holding company

State

2006

2007

Percent change

2007 Assets
1Franklin Resources, Inc.CA$396,509,433 $643,745,115 62.35%$9,626,705
2JPMorgan Chase & Co.NY248,178,000608,517,000145.191,562,147,000
3MetLife, Inc.NY527,733,795558,563,4895.84558,563,489
4The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (1)NY221,637,000300,691,00035.67197,839,000
5Bank of America CorporationNC257,732,649290,074,30512.551,720,688,423
6Wells Fargo & CompanyCA126,140,000154,892,00022.79575,442,000
7Taunus CorporationNY127,855,000132,260,0003.45668,199,000
8Citigroup Inc.NY5,022,000117,678,0002,243.252,187,631,000
9Wachovia CorporationNC108,038,000113,600,0005.15782,896,000
10U.S. BancorpMN72,937,00088,108,00020.80237,615,000
(1) Represents the sum of the proprietary mutual fund and annuity assets under management held by both The Bank of New York Company, Inc. and Mellon Financial Corporation at the end of 2006 and prior to their merger on July 1, 2007.

Source: Michael White-Symetra Bank Holding Company Fee Income Report - 2008.