Bank capital: US banks capitalize on stress test results

Banks moved quickly to sell equity last month; After reducing their underweight position, investors will get choosier

Ken Lewis, Bank of America

“Our game plan is designed to get the government out of our bank as quickly as possible”

Ken Lewis, Bank of America

Told by the Federal Reserve last month to come up with a plan to raise $33.9 billion in common equity before November, Ken Lewis, chief executive of Bank of America, did not bat an eyelid. “We do not need new government money and we do not intend to convert the existing Tarp money we have,” he told investors.

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