Led by BofA, US banks doubled distributions in 2021
Stock buybacks and dividends hit $117.7 billion last year
Source: risk.net
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Stock buybacks and dividends hit $117.7 billion last year
Standardised RWAs have increased for three consecutive quarters, putting pressure on the bank’s CET1 capital ratio
Bank will pause stock buybacks until new year to mitigate new methodology impact and create extra capital headroom
EBA data shows lenders whose capital benefitted most from transitional loan-loss relief also have skinniest CET1 capital ratios
BNY Mellon, Citi and Wells Fargo saw their headroom shrink from a year ago