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Moody’s reviewed it’s listings of 17 banks from the US which have a major stack in the international markets as well. Though it is not the first time that Moody’s has revised its ratings, the results for 2012 are less than stellar for most of the 17 banks. One bank however, made it through with […]
Federal Reserve picked the brain of a wise man when they started taking the US banking system seriously. Oh! Or was it the 2008 economic crisis that forced them to think straight? Whatever the case was, the US central bank has taken a serious notice of the US banks and late in 2011, laid out […]
Bank of America BofA cleared the stress test with 5.9% capital ratio. It is not believed to have proposed any additional capital returns after proposed dividend hike was rejected in 2011. Capital One Financial The institute passed stress test with 7.8% capital ratio. Regions Financial The bank passed stress test with 6.6% capital ratio, announced […]
JPMorgan Chase One of the too big to fail, passed stress test with 5.4% capital ratio under stressed scenario, including proposed captal actions through 2013. Increased its dividend 20% to 30 cents per share, from 25 cents, authorized a $15 billion stock buyback. US Bancorp With a margin US Bancorp passed stress test with 5.4% […]
Texas showed a steady and firm performance in the last three years. It was among the last US states who fell victim to the 2008 recession and was the first one to get out of the ordeal. Prosperity did not show an upward performance this year only, but it has been in the thick of […]
The list of top 100 banks is out, based on a recent survey that combed through the data of this year’s financial statements and the recent submissions by these banks on December 1. The banks in the list range from $4.6 Billion Beneficial Mutual Bancorp to goliaths like $2.3 Trillion worth JP Morgan Chase. The […]
