In the following video, Motley Fool financial analysts Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson discuss the not-so-surprising announcement that Citigroup (C +2.16%) will not be requesting an increase to its dividend after the coming CCAR stress test results next week. After the bank failed the stress test last year embarrassingly, partly due to its request for a dividend increase that it was not prepared for, many were optimistic that the bank would be much more conservative this time around. Matt tells us why this announcement comes as good news, and has shares up today.
No Suspense Here: No Dividend Boost for Citi
By Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson – Mar 8, 2013 at 4:00PM
NYSE: C
Citigroup
Market Cap
$182B
Today's Change
(2.16%) $2.09
Current Price
$98.78
Price as of October 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM ET
Citigroup did not ask for a dividend increase from the Federal Reserve, and no one is surprised.
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Matt is the head of the Coverage Team for The Motely Fool's premium products. Previously, he's been . Matt is a heavy user of AI tools and is working on harnessing them to help Fool members. Previously, Matt was GM of Motley Fool Ascent, led The Motley Fool Deutschland, has been an investor on various Fool services, and co-hosted the podcast "Where the Money Is". He also co-authored the book The Astonishing Collapse of MF Global. Matt started his career in San Francisco as a technology-focused investment banker and also worked at a $15 billion private equity company. When he's thinking about how to make Fools smarter, happier, and richer, you can usually find Matt running trails or making a mess in the kitchen. He's a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, but is a lifelong fan of Penn State football.