Top 27 Savings Banks in the Philippines — or Top 27 Thrift Banks

Here are the top 27 savings banks or thrift banks in the Philippines, based on number

of offices or full-service branches, as reported to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) or Central Bank of the Philippines. Included are their telephone numbers and number of offices.

Savings banks cater to individuals or small businesses and organizations. They have lower deposit requirements, maintaining balances and lower fees, compared to commercial or universal banks.

While commercial banks provide big business, construction and development loans, savings banks offer primarily personal loans, housing loans and small business loans.

Ranked based on number of offices/branches:

1.  Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank)
885-8208; 885-8203; 843-5003; 885-8219 — 175 offices

2.  BPI Family Savings Bank
754-6908; 845-6995; 754-6743 — 138 offices

3.  RCBC Savings Bank, Inc.
634-7008; 633-9850; 687-5430; 687-0827 — 117 offices

4.  Planters Development Bank
(02) 884-7600; 884-7800 — 70

5.  Banco Filipino Savings and Mortgage Bank
818-5151 to 71; 830-2260; 818-6637 — 62

Note: Banco Filipino closed on March 15, 2011 because of lack of cash to fund withdrawals. This bank also closed from 1985 to 1992.

6.  Producers Savings Bank Corporation
(02) 667-3021; 667-3022; 667-3811; 667-3812 — 56

7.  Philippine Business Bank, Inc., A Savings Bank
363-2129; 363-3333 — 55

8.  Robinsons Savings Bank Corporation
638-3173 to 86; 635-2381; 702-9500 — 53

9.  First Consolidated Bank, Inc. (A Private Dev’t. Bank)
(038)411-5445; 411-5058 — 51

10.  Citibank Savings, Inc.
423-6600; 423-6732; 995-9440 — 38

11.  Premiere Development Bank
852-3526 to 29 — 38

12.  Luzon Development Bank
(049) 531-2353; 531-2498; 531-7295 — 35

13.  UCPB Savings Bank
819-1922; 892-6810; 892-6567; 811-7231 — 33

14.  Asiatrust Development Bank
373-4101 to 20; 373-3409/2422/2421; 324-5623; 373-2421 — 28

Note on Asiatrust here.

15.  Philippine Postal Savings Bank
525-9392; 525-9394; 527-0053 — 25

16.  Citystate Savings Bank, Inc.
637-8397 to 98; 637-4189; 636-3333; 637-8743; 470-3333; 706-5860; 706-5849
24 offices

17.  The Real Bank (A Thrift Bank), Inc.
927-8984; 413-7429; 928-5545 loc. 201 — 24

18.  Opportunity Kauswagan Bank, Inc. (A Microfinance TB)
(033) 329-3628; 320-4038 Loc.204 — 23

19.  Sterling Bank of Asia, Inc. (A Savings Bank)
Direct Line: 535-6100; Trunkline 535-6168 — 23

20.  Allied Savings Bank
816-3311 loc 3142; 814-0596; 812-8352 — 22

21.  GSIS Family Bank, A Thrift Bank
(02) 706-0487 to 89; 706-0490 — 22

22.  Equicom Savings Bank, Inc.
815-1049 to 53; 856-0108; 828-3784 loc 201; +63918-9445128
17 offices

23.  HSBC Savings Bank (Phils), Inc.
817-1002; 840-7000 loc 7896; 830-5198 — 16

24.  Malayan Bank Savings and Mortgage Bank
814-0884 to 89 —14

25.  Queen City Development Bank
(033) 729-3144; 336-8055 loc. 120 — 14

26.  Legazpi Savings Bank, Inc.
(052)480-7008; 480-7758; 820-2970 — 11

27.  Wealth Bank – A Development Bank
(032) 415-8261 to 64 — 11

Based on total assets as of June 2010, the top four savings banks or thrift banks are:

1.  BPI Family Savings Bank
124.1 billion pesos in total assets and 10.73 billion pesos in total stockholders’ equity

2.  Philippine Savings Bank
89.15 bilion pesos in total assets and 9.56 billion pesos in stockholders’ equity

3.  Planters Development Bank
48.72 billion pesos in total assets and 3.6 billion pesos in stockholders’ equity

4.  RCBC Savings Bank, Inc.
47.22 billion in total assets and 6.24 billion in stockholders’ equity

Asset data for 5th-placer and 6th-placer in number of offices were not provided:
5th – Banco Filipino Savings and Mortgage Bank
6th – Producers Savings Bank Corporation

PSBank is a subsidiary of Metrobank while BPI Family is a subsidiary of BPI.

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  1. Christie August 3, 2015

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