In response to the dire state of Italy’s largest banks, the question is “What are the top 5 biggest and safest banks in the world?”

Here are the global banks with assets of $4 billion or more that earn our highest Weiss Safety Ratings:

Or, if you prefer banks that are even larger ($200 billion or more in assets), our Weiss Safety Ratings are a tad lower, but still in the “excellent” category:

Want to restrict your banking to U.S. institutions? No problem. We have recently released our Weiss Safety Ratings for the highest-rated largest banks in the U.S. based on their financial data of June 30, 2016:

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