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	Name	Number of ratings	Checkbook's top rating for quality ()	What percent of customers rated firm "superior" on our survey for "overall quality"	Areas in which the bank has branches (see key at bottom)	Approximate number of branches in area
1.	1st United Services Credit Union	29 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
2.	Alliance Credit Union	16 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
3.	Bank of Alameda	17 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
4.	Bank of America	943 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
5.	Bank of Marin	24 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
6.	Bank of the West	292 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
7.	Bay Federal Credit Union	36 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
8.	Borel Private Bank & Trust Company	22 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
9.	California Bank & Trust	33 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
10.	Charles Schwab Bank	22 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
11.	Chase	197 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
12.	Chevron Federal Credit Union	27 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
13.	Citibank	252 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
14.	Coast Commercial Bank		Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
15.	Comerica Bank	39 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
16.	CommonWealth Central Credit Union	18 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
17.	Contra Costa Federal Credit Union	18 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
18.	Downey Savings		Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
19.	Exchange Bank	11 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
20.	First Bank	10 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
21.	First National Bank of Northern California	11 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
22.	First Republic Bank	93 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
23.	First Tech Federal Credit Union	31 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
24.	Fremont Bank	42 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
25.	Heritage Bank of Commerce	17 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
26.	KeyPoint Credit Union	17 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
27.	Mechanics Bank	148 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
28.	Meriwest Credit Union	67 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
29.	Mount Diablo National Bank		Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
30.	National 1st Credit Union		Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
31.	Pacific Postal Credit Union		Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
32.	Pacific Service Credit Union	19 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
33.	Patelco Credit Union	118 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
34.	Provident Credit Union	81 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
35.	Redwood Credit Union	36 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
36.	SafeAmerica Federal Credit Union		Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
37.	San Francisco Federal Credit Union	21 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
38.	San Francisco Fire Credit Union	18 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
39.	San Mateo Credit Union	24 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
40.	Santa Clara County Federal Credit Union	20 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
41.	Sonoma Valley Bank		Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
42.	Stanford Federal Credit Union	35 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
43.	Star One Credit Union	109 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
44.	Sterling Bank & Trust	10 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
45.	Technology Credit Union	41 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
46.	The Golden 1 Credit Union	20 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
47.	Travis Credit Union	26 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
48.	UNCLE Credit Union	36 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
49.	Union Bank	81 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
50.	US Bank	183 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 46 local banks. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.

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