America's 10 Best & Worst Banks For 2021

Fellow Investor,

For America's biggest banks, the past 12 months have been one of the biggest tests of their resilience in history.

The coronavirus pandemic all but shuttered the U.S. economy for months, spurring enormous shifts in business and consumer habits.

The good news is, lenders big and small, from America's four megabanks to small regional firms, have passed their test with flying colors.

Bank stocks may not be at the top of your list if you're looking for growth stocks or minimizing taxable events, but if you're looking for value and income, they're definitely worth a look.

With a number of bank stocks yielding higher than the 10–year Treasurys, patient, long–term investors may be well rewarded.

But not all banks are created equal. How can you tell the good from the bad?

Forbes has sorted everything out. We've been ranking banks for more than 12 years now and today, you can get our special report on America's 10 best and worst banks for 2021.

We worked rigorously with the highly respected S&P Global Market Intelligence for data regarding the growth, credit quality and profitability of the largest banks and thrifts by assets.

Download this exclusive report and find out which banks are best at making loans…and the ones that manage to make bad loans far too often.

Forbes' exclusive ranking metrics include:

• Net interest margin
• Return on average assets
• Efficiency Ratio
• Percentage of nonperforming assets
• Reserves as a percentage of nonperforming assets
• Operating revenue growth

These rankings are a Forbes exclusive…you'll be surprised what you'll find. For one, discover how…

America's 10 strongest banks are NOT the nation's 10 largest.

You might think the Big Four of U.S. banking—JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo—with their combined $10 trillion in assets, would be on the top 10. Guess again.

In fact, NOT ONE made it to the top 20.

However, a modest $14 billion bank based in California is #1 on the list.

To find out which bank this could be, get your free copy of America's 10 Best & Worst Banks For 2021.

Sincerely,

Charles Morgan
Associate Publisher
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