Top 10 Financiers

Top 10 financiers trail industry growth — again

With the top 10 financiers accounting for more volume than the next 90 lenders combined, portfolio movements among this elite group are a good gauge of industry direction, especially when analyzed over a five-year period. The average growth rate among the nation’s 10 largest financiers tracked at 2.6% last year, as some lenders made adjustments amid economic and competitive pressures. By comparison, the combined portfolio of the top 100 lenders grew at an average clip of 2.9%. Collectively, the top 10 financiers held $767.9 billion in loans and leases in portfolio last year.