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- Less Stressful Tests Seen Boosting U.S. Bank Payouts $30 Billion
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- Fed Stress Tests Clear 31 of 33 Big U.S. Banks to Boost Returns to Investors; Deutsche, Santander Flunk
- U.S. bailout panel: more bank stress tests needed
2013-03-06 — bloomberg.com
Regulators are allowing payouts to climb to pre-crisis levels even as some analysts and investors question whether capital is high enough to prevent a future taxpayer rescue. Citigroup and Bank of America, each the recipient of a $45 billion bailout that has since been repaid, will have the biggest increase in returns, estimates show. Higher dividends may lift share prices, some of which still trade below book value, and offer a signal of bank-growth outlook.
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