Explore the banking institutions serving the Denver commercial real estate market. The rankings below use FDIC data to compare institutions by assets, deposits, branch presence, and CRE lending — not by CRE lending activity itself, which FDIC data can only establish for banks actually headquartered here.
Largest Banking Institutions in Denver, by Assets
Institutions headquartered in the Denver metro. Ranked by total (bank-wide) assets — not a measure of Denver-specific size, which FDIC data can't establish (see Sources).
| # | Institution | Total assets |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NBH Bank | $12.54bn |
| 2 | First Western Trust Bank | $3.24bn |
| 3 | ANB Bank | $2.85bn |
| 4 | Colorado Federal Savings Bank | $2.31bn |
| 5 | Solera National Bank | $1.55bn |
| 6 | Fortis Bank | $1.35bn |
| 7 | Bankers' Bank of the West | $0.43bn |
| 8 | Native American Bank, National Association | $0.36bn |
| 9 | Redstone Bank | $0.30bn |
| 10 | First American State Bank | $0.28bn |
| 11 | North Valley Bank | $0.27bn |
| 12 | Evergreen National Bank | $0.14bn |
| 13 | Champion Bank | $0.04bn |
| 14 | Young Americans Bank | $0.02bn |
| 15 | Transact Bank, National Association | $0.01bn |
Largest CRE Books, Headquartered in Denver
Same population as the assets table above — not branch presence, which would seat a national bank's entire balance sheet here on the strength of a single branch. Ranked by current-quarter investor CRE loans (construction, multifamily, non-owner-occupied commercial), $100 million floor.
| # | Institution | CRE book |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NBH Bank | $2.87bn |
| 2 | First Western Trust Bank | $0.96bn |
| 3 | Colorado Federal Savings Bank | $0.48bn |
| 4 | ANB Bank | $0.48bn |
| 5 | Fortis Bank | $0.35bn |
| 6 | Solera National Bank | $0.32bn |
| 7 | Bankers' Bank of the West | $0.18bn |
9 money-center/specialty charters excluded from population, same list as the state CRE-size pages.
Largest Banks in Denver, by Deposits
Institutions with at least one Denver branch. Ranked by deposits actually booked at a Denver office — real local presence, unlike the assets table above.
| # | Institution | Denver deposits | Denver branches | Largest office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | $22.68bn | 64 | 38% |
| 2 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | $15.83bn | 68 | 36% |
| 3 | FirstBanknow PNC Bank, National Association | $15.66bn | 52 | 10% |
| 4 | U.S. Bank National Association | $13.74bn | 55 | 49% |
| 5 | UMB Bank, National Association | $4.54bn | 20 | 63% |
| 6 | KeyBank National Association | $4.28bn | 43 | 63% |
| 7 | Bank of America, National Association | $3.77bn | 22 | 75% |
| 8 | BOKF, National Association | $2.93bn | 13 | 66% |
| 9 | BMO Bank National Association | $2.87bn | 40 | 28% |
| 10 | NBH Bank | $2.22bn | 7 | 80% |
| 11 | Zions Bancorporation, N.A. | $1.88bn | 15 | 43% |
| 12 | SouthState Bank, National Association | $1.66bn | 13 | 26% |
| 13 | Colorado Federal Savings Bank | $1.50bn | 1 | 100% |
| 14 | PNC Bank, National Association | $1.45bn | 28 | 45% |
| 15 | First Western Trust Bank | $1.43bn | 4 | 80% |
UMB Bank, National Association: $2.9B of its Denver deposits are booked at a single Denver office; its other 19 Denver branches hold $1.7B. KeyBank National Association: $2.7B of its Denver deposits are booked at a single Denver office; its other 42 Denver branches hold $1.6B. Bank of America, National Association: $2.8B of its Denver deposits are booked at a single Denver office; its other 21 Denver branches hold $1.0B. BOKF, National Association: $1.9B of its Denver deposits are booked at a single Denver office; its other 12 Denver branches hold $1.0B. FirstBank became part of PNC Bank, National Association in June 2026; combined they held $17.10B of Denver deposits at June 2025. Deposits are as FDIC reports them, by the office where they are booked - not necessarily where the underlying relationship or customer is.
Banks With the Most Denver Branches
Same population as the deposits table above, ranked by branch count.
| # | Institution | Denver branches | Denver deposits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 68 | $15.83bn |
| 2 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 64 | $22.68bn |
| 3 | U.S. Bank National Association | 55 | $13.74bn |
| 4 | FirstBanknow PNC Bank, National Association | 52 | $15.66bn |
| 5 | KeyBank National Association | 43 | $4.28bn |
| 6 | BMO Bank National Association | 40 | $2.87bn |
| 7 | PNC Bank, National Association | 28 | $1.45bn |
| 8 | The Huntington National Bank | 27 | $0.83bn |
| 9 | Bank of America, National Association | 22 | $3.77bn |
| 10 | UMB Bank, National Association | 20 | $4.54bn |
| 11 | Zions Bancorporation, N.A. | 15 | $1.88bn |
| 12 | Academy Bank, National Association | 13 | $0.47bn |
| 13 | SouthState Bank, National Association | 13 | $1.66bn |
| 14 | BOKF, National Association | 13 | $2.93bn |
| 15 | Bank of Colorado | 7 | $0.73bn |
FirstBank became part of PNC Bank, National Association in June 2026; combined they held 80 Denver branches at June 2025.
What does this mean for CRE borrowers?
Bank size, deposits, and local branch presence are useful indicators of an institution's scale and footprint in Denver, but they don't tell you a bank's CRE lending appetite, property-type focus, or how it prices a deal like yours. A bank near the top of these lists may not lend on your property type at all; a bank you've never heard of may be exactly the right fit. Use Lender Compass to identify lenders based on property type, loan type, geography, and other deal characteristics — not bank size alone.
Sources & methodology
Geography: the Denver-Aurora-Centennial MSA (FDIC MSA code 19740) — not statewide, not a hand-assembled county list. Every branch and institution figure above is scoped to this MSA using FDIC's own MSA classification.
Assets and CRE book tables use institutions whose main office is registered in the Denver MSA, not merely a branch — a bank's total assets or CRE book has no geographic allocation to a single branch, so a branch-presence population would seat a national bank's entire balance sheet here on the strength of one office. Active institutions only, checked against FDIC's current status, not a fixed list — a bank that merges away next quarter drops out automatically.
Deposits and branch-count tables use any institution with a Denver branch, since FDIC's Summary of Deposits survey specifically allocates deposits to the office where they're booked — the one figure that genuinely reflects local presence. Recently-merged institutions are shown under their prior charter with the successor named, since the historical Denver presence is real regardless of what happened to the charter since; when the successor also lands in the same table, a note states the combined figure.
CRE book means investor commercial real estate loans — construction & land development, multifamily (5+ unit residential), and non-owner-occupied commercial property — per FDIC Call Report Schedule RC-C. It excludes owner-occupied CRE, which is reported separately and generally reflects a business's own real estate rather than third-party lending.