These are the Minnesota banks with the biggest profits, and the deepest losses, for 2011:*HIGHEST NET INCOME
NameCityNet income (000s)Assets (000s)
Stearns BankSt. Cloud$32,895$1,174,734
Ameriprise BankMinneapolis$29,021$5,152,186
Bremer BankSouth St. Paul$20,456$2,725,454
Central BankStillwater$18,602$1,120,112
Merchants BankWinona$13,073$1,241,069
BIGGEST LOSSES
**Home Savings of AmericaLittle Falls-$26,279$434,111
Home Federal Savings BankRochester-$10,511$790,137
First Commercial BankBloomington-$9,779$227,194
American Bank of the NorthNashwauk-$8,550$622,857
Crown BankEdina-$6,879$234,313
*excludes banks chartered elsewhere, such as Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank, TCF Financial and BMO Harris
**shut down Feb. 24, 2012
Source: FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile
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