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US banks turn to investors for cash after stress test findings
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 08 - 05 - 2009


Major US banks turned to private investors
today in the hopes of finding 75 billion dollars that the government
said is needed for the financial sector to survive the continuing
recession, according to dpa.
Wells Fargo & Co, Morgan Stanley and Bank Of America Corp were
launching new stock offerings to raise the capital they need to
comply with the government's demands.
US markets made gains of more than 1 per cent in opening trading
on Wall Street Friday on the results of the so-called stress test
review as well as a better-than-expected monthly jobs report.
Wells Fargo raised 7.5 billion dollars in its stock offering after
being told it needed to find 13.7 billion dollars in fresh capital.
Morgan Stanley, which was told to raise 1.8 billion dollars, sold 3.5
billion dollars in stock.
Government regulators on Thursday said a total of 10 of the 19 top
banks reviewed would need to raise 75 billion dollars to survive
another dip in the US economy. The capital shortages revealed by the
stress tests were lower than many outside analysts had expected.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said much of that could be
raised from private investors, and many banks would be able to meet
the government's demands by simply converting preferred shares into
common equity.
Bank of America Corp faces the largest task, needing to raise 33.9
billion dollars in extra capital. While the bank was hoping to sell
new shares Friday, it could be forced to make the government a major
stakeholder in exchange for extra support.
Other top banks that were asked to raise more money: Citigroup Inc
needs 5.5 billion dollars and GMAC LLC, the former financing arm of
ailing carmaker General Motors Corp, must raise 11.5 billion dollars.
Major banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co, Goldman Sachs Group Inc
and American Express Co passed the stress tests. The government has
already invested hundreds of billions of dollars in Wall Street since
the financial sector was brought to the brink of collapse in
September.
The stress tests lie at the centre of President Barack Obama's
effort to nurse the US financial system back to health, which is
considered the only means of pulling the United States out of a wider
economic downturn, considered one of the worst since the Great
Depression.
Geithner said the results would help markets get a better sense of
the state of the US financial system. Most banks still had a long way
to go to restore their balance sheets, which have been damaged by
losses related to the housing market downturn, he said.
"I think there is reassurance in clarity," Geithner told
reporters. "We are at the early stages of repair and recovery of the
financial system."
Banks facing capital shortfalls will have until June 8 to present
plans and until November 9 to meet the demands. Some are expected to
make up the difference from private investors, while others will have
to look for more government support.


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