Today, we’ll pay special attention to the banks which had their Tier 1 Capital (which is the core measure of a bank’s financial strength) grown most rapidly this year

Top 10 fastest growing banks of 2021. Source: shutterstock.com

As global economies continue to recover, the banking sector is gradually returning to more sustainable levels of profitability. Moreover, most banks have managed the Covid-19 crisis remarkably well.

The data is provided by the Bankrate Top 1000 World Banks ranking 2021.

1. Eastern Bank Corporation (US)

Tier 1 capital change: 136.51%

2. Banco Provincia (Argentina)

Tier 1 capital change: 114.39%

3. South State Corporation (US)

Tier 1 capital change: 109.18%

4. Banque Postale (France)

Tier 1 capital change: 97.15%

5. Union Bank of India (India)

Tier 1 capital change: 84.22%

6. Banque Misr (Egypt)

Tier 1 capital change: 84.15%

7. KakaoBank (South Korea)

Tier 1 capital change: 81.40%

8. Banco Credicoop (Argentina)

Tier 1 capital change: 80.43%

9. FirstBank (US)

Tier 1 capital change: 80.41%

10. First Horizon National Corp (US)

Tier 1 capital change: 80.37%

Eastern Bank Corporation

Eastern Bank provides banking, investment and insurance products and services for consumers and businesses of all sizes, including through its Eastern Wealth Management division and its Eastern Insurance Group LLC subsidiary.

Before 2020, Eastern Bank was the oldest and largest mutual bank in the US. As it de-mutualized and became a publicly traded corporation, the bank increased its assets by 37.3%. Eastern Bankshares, Inc., the stock holding company of Eastern Bank, reported having total assets of $17.5 billion as of September 30, 2021.

Deposits totaled $13.6 billion, representing an increase of $399.5 million, or 3%, from June 30, 2021. The book value per share in the third quarter was $18.36 and tangible book value per share was $16.33.

Banco Provincia

The Bank of the Province of Buenos Aires (Spanish: Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires), better known as Banco Provincia, is?a publicly owned bank offering a comprehensive range of banking and financial services. It also owns local financial services holding company Grupo Bapro, which operates in the insurance, finance, services and brokerage businesses.

Despite Argentina ’s challenging economic environment, Banco Provincia managed to increase its core capital over 100%. It is the second-largest bank in Argentina in terms of assets and deposits. Its total assets for 2020 (latest annual report available) showed a 19.1% y/y growth equivalent to $161,314 million. Net income for the year 2020 was $4,259 million, accounting for a 17.7% increase (+$639 million) since previous year.

South State Corporation

The bank achieved quick capital growth due to the merger with CenterState. Together they created one of the largest banks headquartered in the US south-east. Its total assets grew to $40.9 billion in the third quarter of 2021. Total revenue for the Q1-Q3 equals $1.2B which is already over 30% more than the bank got in 2020 altogether.

The bank has also recently announced the upcoming merger with Atlantic Capital which is supposed to take place in the first quarter of 2022. The transaction will bring the combined company total assets of $44 billion, deposits of $36 billion, gross loans of $26 billion, and a market capitalization of approximately $5.7 billion.

Banque Postale

La Banque Postale?(LBP) is a French?bank, created in 2006 as a subsidiary of?La Poste, the national postal service. The institution provides retail banking services, corporate and investment banking, insurance, asset management and crowdfunding services.

Its net banking income in the first half of 2021 reached €3.9B compared to €3.7 in H1 2020. Retail Banking income grew 8.3%. As of Q2 2021, the bank had €314B in total assets. Its Tier 1 capital equaled €18.5B.

LBP’s current financial targets are ambitious. Its revised business plan focuses on increased cross-selling, and full digitisation of front-to-back processes with the goal for up to 70% of bank and insurance sales to be run on a self-service basis by 2025. In addition, the bank committed for zero net emissions by 2040 and having close to €75 billion in asset under management in ESG-compliant funds. LBP claims to have a complete exit from oil and gas, both conventional and unconventional, by 2030. The bank will also suspend its provision of financial services to companies contributing to oil and gas expansion.

Union Bank of India

Union Bank of India is one of the leading public sector banks in the country.?It’s owned by the Indian government and has functioned for over 100 years. The bank provides personal and corporate banking services, loans, NRI, wealth management, insurance, underwriting and restructuring debt.

The bank has total assets of $140B, operating income of $2.6B, and revenue of $11B as of FY21.

Banque Misr

According to its latest annual report, the government-owned Banque Misr had approximately $78B in total assets and $701,8 million of net profit. The bank deals with investment finance, venture capital, real estate, portfolio management, and other non-traditional services besides usual banking offers. The largest?credit card?issuer in Egypt, it was also the first bank in the country to provide?contactless payments.

KakaoBank

KakaoBank is a South Korean neobank which launched its app-based services in 2017. This year, the challenger went public with shares surging 78.97% from its issue price on the first trading day. The public listing made Kakao Bank South Korea’s most-valued financial firm by market capitalization. Its revenues are growing?about 50% each quarter, while total assets reached

$15.3B in Q3 2021. Kakao’s net profit in the same period increased 503% year-over-year and 174% quarter-on-quarter.

Banco Credicoop

Banco Credicoop is the largest cooperatively-owned bank in?Argentina. The institution is organized as a?credit union, and operates as a?non-profit?cooperative. The credit union provides personal and business financial and accounting services. As of the fiscal 2020 year, the bank had $4.2B in total assets, and $70 million of net income.

FirstBank

FirstBank (aka 1STBank) is Colorado-based and privately held?bank?and?financial services?company. The bank has over $19 billion in assets and over 100 locations throughout Colorado, Arizona, and California. It serves both individuals and businesses. Owned by FirstBank Holding Company, the financial institution offers retail banking services as well as specialized business services such as merchant card processing, construction loans, lines of credit, and commercial mortgages.

In 2020, FirstBank achieved $20 billion in deposits for the first time in its corporate history. In 2021, the bank reached new milestones. It closed the first quarter of 2021 with double-digit growth in deposits, assets and net loans from the same period last year, including a 29.1% increase in total deposits to $23.5 billion. The bank’s total assets grew by 28% to $25.9 billion and net loans were up by 16.3% from last year to $13.4 billion.

First Horizon National Corp

The Corporation?is a?bank holding company?based in?Memphis, Tennessee. Its banking subsidiary,?First Horizon is the largest bank in the?state?and the fourth largest regional banking company in the Southeast. The company provides financial services including banking, wealth management, insurance, and trading services. First Horizon National Corp has total assets of $88.5 billion and total deposits of $74,3 billion. Its net income is $781 million.

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