So to answer my own question to you all of some years ago ...who invented CDS? and who has been most adventureous in grabbing "market share"?
You will please note (below) that the list only includes bank holding companies and not "investment banks" such as Goldman are not included.
Holding Company Credit Default Swaps (CDS), Notional Amounts
See: ibanknet.com
Following is a list of Holding Company Credit Default Swaps (CDS), Notional Amounts by guarantor.
This list can be sequenced by name, federal regulatory agency, guarantor amount or beneficiary amount by clicking on the label at the head of the column. Detailed information for an institution can be retrieved by clicking on the institution name.
Reporting Period - quarter ended 2008 09 30 :
Name Regulator Guarantor Beneficiary
(USD, in thousands) Regulator Guarantor Beneficiary JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. FED 4,512,659,000 4,685,907,000 CITIGROUP INC. FED 1,575,754,000 1,672,042,000 BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FED 1,225,476,794 1,221,113,390 HSBC NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS INC. FED 576,476,698 541,969,067 WACHOVIA CORPORATION FED 145,509,000 155,234,000 KEYCORP FED 3,435,839 4,069,364 TAUNUS CORPORATION FED 1,745,000 8,034,000 METLIFE, INC. FED 1,475,000 2,902,504 PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC., THE FED 1,406,000 3,388,500 NATIONAL CITY CORPORATION FED 1,095,644 1,197,588 WELLS FARGO & COMPANY FED 712,000 2,108,000 REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION FED 355,351 83,261 SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. FED 218,419 609,133 ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP FED 120,645 7,500 TD BANKNORTH INC. FED 52,273 0 COMMERCE BANCSHARES, INC. FED 31,046 17,865 CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. FED 21,421 2,996 COMERICA INCORPORATED FED 19,104 4,815 JOHNSON FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. FED 17,470 0 MERCANTIL COMMERCEBANK HOLDING CORPORATION FED 12,000 22,500 BANK LEUMI LE-ISRAEL CORPORATION FED 10,000 0 FBOP CORPORATION FED 10,000 0 BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION, THE FED 2,000 1,260,000 ZIONS BANCORPORATION FED 533 0 BARCLAYS GROUP US INC. FED 0 302,000 NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION FED 0 269,250 STATE STREET CORPORATION FED 0 145,000 U.S. BANCORP FED 0 51,000 UTRECHT-AMERICA HOLDINGS, INC. FED 0 1,874,300 |