Top Largest Banks in Hawaii

The top largest banks in Hawaii include First Hawaiian Bank, American Savings Bank, Bank of Hawaii, Central Pacific Bank, among others.

Founded in 1858, First Hawaiian Bank is Hawaii’s largest and oldest bank. Consistently ranked in the top tier of all U.S. banks, First Hawaiian is a full-service bank providing personal, private and business banking services including equipment leasing, mortgage and commercial lending, automobile financing, merchant services, trust, insurance, wealth management and retirement planning.

American Savings Bank is one of Hawaii's largest financial institutions with a network of branch offices and ATM's all over the islands. It offers a range of services that includes commercial and personal banking, insurance and investments, and more.

Every year, Forbes Magazine reviews the financial performance of America’s 100 largest banks. And for the second year in a row, Forbes named Bank of Hawaii “America’s Best Bank” for its strength and financial health. In May 2009, American Bankers Association Banking Journal announced its annual performance rankings of the largest publicly traded financial institutions in the U.S., Bank of Hawaii Corporation gained the No. 1 spot as the Top Performing Bank in the country for 2008. An article published in MSN Money in September 2008 named Bank of Hawaii as one of the five “most stable” banks in the United States.

Central Pacific Bank is the fourth-largest financial institution in Hawaii. The Bank offers a broad range of bank services such as commercial banking, business banking, and personal banking including mortgage and loans.

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