Citigroup Inc Capital Plan Rejection A Big Surprise: Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse analysts were surprised at the Fed’s objection to Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C)’s plan on qualitative factors despite stressed capital ratios coming in well above the minimums

Moshe Orenbuch and team at Credit Suisse in their Equity Research report dated March 27, 2014, however, note the Fed’s 2014 CCAR results reveal dividend and total payout ratios came in roughly in line with the analysts’ estimates.

Fed rejecting Citigroup’s capital plans

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve announced it has approved the capital plans of 25 bank holding companies participating in the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR). The Federal Reserve objected to the plans of other five participating firms–four based on...