It analyzed the largest bank holding companies in terms of total assets according to the National Information Center, a repository of financial data and institution characteristics collected by the Federal Reserve System.

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We only assessed the 20 largest bank holding companies in terms of total assets, as of December 2012, according to the National Information Center, a repository of financial data and institution characteristics collected by the Federal Reserve System.

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