WORLD’S SAFEST BANKS IN NORTH AMERICA 2012




GLOBAL FINANCE

names theWorld’s Safest Banks 2012 inNorth America

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NEW YORK, August 16, 2012



Global Finance


magazine (

GF

mag.com) has namedthe

Safest Banks in North America

in an exclusive survey to be published in theOctober 2012 issue. Winners were selected through an evaluation of long-term creditratingsfrom Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitchand total assets of the 500 largestbanks worldwide.

Canadian banks continue to dominate this list. They take positions one through six and seven of the top 10 spots.

The full report evaluates the safest banks in Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe,Asia, the Middle East, North America, Latin America and Australasia.

“More than ever, customers around the world are viewing long-term creditworthiness asthe key feature of the banks with which they do business,” says Joseph D. Giarraputo,publisher of

Global Finance

. “These banks have solid capital positions and superior riskmanagement capabilities.”

For editorial information please contact: Andrea Fiano, Editor, email:

afiano@gfmag.com

1.


TD Bank Group


(Canada)

8.


CoBank ACB


(United States)

2.


Bank of Nova Scotia


(Canada)

9.


U.S. Bancorp


(United States)

3.


Caisse centrale Desjardins


(Canada)

10.


National Bank ofCanada


(Canada)

4.


Royal Bank of Canada


(Canada)

11.


Northern Trust


(United States)

5.


Bank of Montreal


(Canada)

12.


Wells Fargo


(United States)

6.


Canadian Imperial Bank ofCommerce


(Canada)

13.


State Street


(United States)

7.


BNY Mellon


(United States)

PR date:

Global Finance

Magazine August 16, 2012 / Ratings current as of July 30, 2012

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