More Impressive Today: Bank of America or Wells Fargo?

By Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson – Mar 15, 2013 at 4:20PM

NYSE: BAC

Bank of America

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$291B

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Which big bank is a better buy today, Bank of America or Wells Fargo?

In the following video, Motley Fool financial analysts Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson discuss the CCAR banking stress test results that came out last night, and which of the two biggest banks they think performed better, Bank of America (BAC 1.00%) or Wells Fargo (WFC 0.18%). Matt makes a strong case for Bank of America, but did investors have two different sets of expectations for these banks going into the tests?

David Hanson has no position in any stocks mentioned. Matt Koppenheffer owns shares of Bank of America. The Motley Fool recommends Wells Fargo. The Motley Fool owns shares of Bank of America and Wells Fargo. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.