Ames National (ATLO) had the highest return between 1998 and 2000 by a US stock in the Banking Industry, returning 198.9%.

ASSET	YEARS	% RETURN
Ames National (ATLO)	1998-2000	198.95%
East West Bancorp (EWBC)	1998-2000	154.39%
Hope Bancorp (HOPE)	1998-2000	152.18%
Prosperity Bancshares (PB)	1998-2000	142.55%
CF Bankshares (CFBK)	1998-2000	99.01%
ING Group NV ADR (ING)	1998-2000	97.73%
Citigroup (C)	1998-2000	95.44%
Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp Common Stock (BHRB)	1998-2000	90.35%
Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN)	1998-2000	85.06%
Toronto Dominion Bank (TD)	1998-2000	72.48%
Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB)	1998-2000	72.35%
Cathay General Bancorp (CATY)	1998-2000	69.27%
Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF)	1998-2000	61.7%
ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB)	1998-2000	58.57%
First Busey (BUSE)	1998-2000	55.51%
Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria SA ADR (BBVA)	1998-2000	55.02%
Wells Fargo (WFC)	1998-2000	54.55%
Fidelity D&D Bancorp (FDBC)	1998-2000	53.97%
Flagstar Financial (FLG)	1998-2000	53.94%
M&T Bank (MTB)	1998-2000	51.74%
Central Pacific Financial (CPF)	1998-2000	49.18%
Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR)	1998-2000	49%
Oak Valley Bancorp (OVLY)	1998-2000	48.69%
OceanFirst Financial (OCFC)	1998-2000	47.44%
First Bancorp (FBP)	1998-2000	46.04%