List of banks in Ecuador explained

This is a list of all the banks currently incorporated in Ecuador and some defunct banks.^[1]

Central bank

• Central Bank of Ecuador

Private-sector banks

• Banco Amazonas
• Banco Bolivariano
• Banco Cofiec
• Banco Comercial de Manabí
• Banco de Guayaquil
• Banco de Loja
• Banco de Machala
• Banco del Austro
• Banco del Litoral
• Banco del Pacífico
• Banco Pichincha
• Banco Delbank
• Banco General Rumiñahui
• Banco Internacional
• Banco Finca
• ProCredit Bank
• Produbanco
• Banco Solidario
• Banco Sudamericano
• Citibank Ecuador
• Banco Promérica
• Banco Coopnacional
• Banco D-Miro
• Banco Capital

Most profitable banks

According to the Ecuadorian Superintendency of Banks, as of 2012, the ten most profitable banks in Ecuador were (ordered by profit): Banco Pichincha, Banco del Pacífico, Banco de Guayaquil, Produbanco, Banco Internacional and Banco Bolivariano, Banco del Austro, Banco Solidario, Citibank Ecuador and Unibanco (now merged with Banco Solidario).^[2]

Preference polls

A poll conducted by Advance Consultora in 2012 found that clients considered the best banks in the country were (ordered by preference): Banco Internacional, Produbanco, Banco del Pacífico, Banco Pichincha, Banco de Machala and Banco de Guayaquil.^[3]

Defunct banks

• Filanbanco (closed in 2001, when it was Ecuador's biggest bank)^[4]
• Banco Comercial y Agrícola de Guayaquil^[5] (closed in 1925)
• Banco de la Previsora (closed in 1999)
• Banco de Préstamos (closed in 1998)^[6]
• Banco del Progreso (closed in 1999)^[7]
• Banco Territorial (closed in 2013)^[8]
• Unibanco (merged with Banco Solidario in 2013)^[9]

See also

• Banking in Ecuador

Notes and References

1. Superintendencia de Bancos y Seguros de Ecuador. 'Calificaciones de Riesgo Inst. Financieras 2013'. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
2. [El Universo]
3. [El Telégrafo (Ecuador)|El Telégrafo]
4. [El Universo]
5. [El Comercio (Ecuador)|El Comercio]
6. [Hoy (Ecuadorian newspaper)|Hoy]
7. [Hoy (Ecuadorian newspaper)|Hoy]
8. [El Comercio (Ecuador)|El Comercio]
9. América Economía. Ecuador: Banco Solidario y Unibanco terminan proceso de fusión. Retrieved 6 October 2013.