In the following video, Motley Fool financial analysts Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson discuss Citigroup (C +1.40%), and how it gave investors a very pleasant surprise in last night's Dodd-Frank bank stress test results. While the company failed the CCAR stress test results last year, embarrassingly, this year, Citi's capital levels have improved dramatically. Matt tells us about the metric that shows just how much Citigroup's capital levels have improved, and what this means for investors.
The Biggest Surprise From the Banking Stress Tests
By Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson – Mar 8, 2013 at 2:00PM
NYSE: BAC
Bank of America
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Here's what shocked us the most from the banking stress test results.
About the Author
Matt Koppenheffer is the former Head of the Coverage Team at The Motley Fool. He was a full-time Motley Fool employee from 2012-2025 and is a former advisor and analyst for multiple Motley Fool services. Matt's articles and analysis have been published around the world and his views have been cited in worldwide publications from the Financial Times and The New York Times to the Toronto Star and Germany's Focus Money. He has appeared to offer analysis on a variety of outlets including CNBC and NPR. Matt is the co-author of The Astonishing Collapse of MF Global as well as the creator and former co-host of The Motley Fool's Industry Focus podcast.