An advantage in partnering with U.S. Bank Institutional Trust & Custody is access to the resources of one of the largest and most respected financial institutions in the nation. Some of the accolades earned by U.S. Bank include:

2009

• U.S. Bancorp garnered high honors on Barron's list of the worlds Top 100 most respected companies. U.S. Bank placed 29th on the magazine's list, which asks professional money managers to rate the 100 largest companies in the world (as measured by total market value on December 31, 2008). The "Most Respected Companies Survey" gathered responses from 82 investors across the country.

2008

• The Ponemon Institute named U.S. Bank as the most trusted bank in the United States in their 2008 Privacy Trust Study for Retail Banking. It was a distinction also awarded to U.S. Bank in 2006 and 2007.
• The November 2008 issue of Institutional Investor said U.S. Bank is, "the most cost efficient of the big banks spending less than 48 cents for every dollar in revenue, compared with a peer average of about 60 cents."
• Bank Director has ranked U.S. Bancorp the #1 or #2 top performing bank in the country for two straight years (2007 and 2008) in their annual Bank Performance Scorecard.
• As of the Fourth Quarter 2008, U.S. Bank ranked number one among our peer banks in a number of performance metrics, including: return on assets, return on equity and efficiency ratio according to SNL Financial.

Past Accolades

• Global Finance named U.S. Bancorp one of the World's Safest Banks in 2006 based on long-term foreign currency ratings from Fitch Ratings and Standard and Poor's, as well as the long term bank deposit ratings from Moody's Investor Service.
• A survey of institutional investors published in the September 12, 2005 issue of Barron's named U.S. Bank the second most respected banking company in the United States and 50th most respected company in the world.
• The July 25, 2005 issue of Fortune named U.S. Bank the second-best company in the world when it comes to return on revenue.