Last week, the Federal Reserve reported that 17 of the nation's 18 largest banks passed this year's round of stress tests. Among those making the grade was Bank of America (BAC 0.94%). The question this week is whether the Fed will allow B of A to return more capital to shareholders by means of a higher dividend or share buyback program. In the video below, Motley Fool contributor John Maxfield discusses why he thinks the chances of this are good.
Bank of America: The Stress Test and Dividends
By John Maxfield – Mar 14, 2013 at 12:24PM
NYSE: BAC
Bank of America
Market Cap
$382B
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(-0.94%) $0.48
Current Price
$51.03
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On Thursday, banks learn whether or not they'll be allowed to increase capital distributions to shareholders. In B of A's case, there seems to be little question that it will be.
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