In the following video, Motley Fool financials analyst David Hanson takes a look forward at the upcoming CCAR banking stress test results, which will be the basis upon which the Fed decides whether to grant permission to the banks to expand their capital allocation programs through dividend increases and share repurchases. He takes a look at three of the biggest banks receiving results tomorrow, JP Morgan (JPM 1.87%), Bank of America (BAC 0.46%), and Citigroup (C 2.24%), and gives investors the most likely scenario for what, if any, new capital allocations they can expect.
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Why Big Banks May Not Pay Shareholders
NYSE: BAC
Bank of America

A breakdown of who in the banking world might up their dividend this week and who definitely won't.
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