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If Trump Unlocks $2 Trillion at Banks, Here’s Who May Get It
- Treasury predicts more lending, but investor payouts may soar
- ‘These are shareholder-driven entities, first and foremost’
Here's Who Wins From Trump's Regulatory Reform Plan
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If Donald Trump gets his way in overhauling banking regulation, it would free up some of the billions of dollars in capital that banks were forced to amass after the financial crisis. Less clear is what they’ll do with it.
After the administration released a highly anticipated 150-page report this week, Wall Street analysts spent two days churning out notes digesting its proposals. Researchers at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. calculated the five largest banks, excluding their own employer, have $96 billion in excess capital. Bank of America Corp. said the plan might unleash as much as $2 trillion in additional lending.