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 JPMorgan Chase (JPM +0.62%). The question this week is whether the Fed will allow JPMorgan 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.
JPMorgan: The Stress Test and Dividends
By John Maxfield – Mar 14, 2013 at 12:38PM
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On Thursday, banks learn whether or not they'll be allowed to increase capital distributions to shareholders. In JPMorgan's case, there seems to be little question that it will be.
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