Our industry-leading capital position gives us a significant competitive advantage, particularly during these challenging times.
The value of the large government-bond portfolio held by the bank decreased, hurting its capital position, the document says.
The bank said the move would not adversely affect the group's capital position.
They had a regulatory team in place to examine our capital position immediately unless we took the TARP funding.
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"Despite continued hurdles, we have confidence in our strong liquidity, good capital position and solid business model, " Smith said Monday.
Years of narrow gross margins and perhaps a bloated overhead structure had placed MusclePharm in a perilous working capital position.
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Based on its revenue uptrend, capital position and other fundamentals, YCharts Pro calls the stock undervalued, which that makes sense.
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That certainly was the case for BofA which put to rest some questions about its capital position in its year-end earnings.
The authorities claim that the banks are healthier now than they were two years ago because their capital position is so much stronger.
Wells Fargo has also promised more dividend, though it will also likely use its strong capital position to acquire assets as European banks de-lever.
MBIA, which had its ratings affirmed in February, said that no material adverse changes have taken place since then and that its capital position had improved.
Its capital position must remain strong: capable of at least maintaining its lending book, absorbing shocks, and commanding enough confidence to allow borrowing without state guarantees.
Although Citi has said previously that it plans to shed assets to improve its capital position, the magnitude of the potential sales struck some analysts as worrisome.
Strong capital position and cash flows have enabled the company to maintain a cash dividend payout ratio of an average of 57% of net income for years 2003 through 2012.
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Toward that end we've taken steps to strengthen the capital position of our financial institutions, to stabilize the system and to enable them to increase lending to American consumers and businesses.
"We have strengthened our capital position and remain one of the best-capitalised banks in the world, allowing us both to invest in organic growth and grow dividends, " the company said in a statement.
But whether they currently face a capital shortfall or are already in compliance, look for the leaders to act in three critical areas to strengthen their capital position while improving their risk-adjusted returns.
BofA, which has come under fire over concerns about its capital position and ongoing mortgage issues tied to its Countrywide Financial unit, led a rally that expanded to the rest of the financial sector.
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Bank of America is in its strongest capital position ever (thanks in part to timely assistance from the U.S. Treasury and the Fed's interest-lowering activities), but customers in its commercial lending division aren't biting.
"We are very disappointed in the pre-announced results and the about-face by management with respect to its comfort level with asset marks and its capital position, " noted David Trone, an analyst at Fox-Pitt Kelton.
HSBC's unusually detailed pay disclosures showed that in a scorecard measuring various aspects of his performance, he achieved full marks on rebuilding the bank's capital position, hitting dividend payout targets and pursuing stated strategic goals.
It is quite hard to be precise, because none of the banks report their current capital position on the transitional Basel 2.5 basis (ie the rules for measuring balance-sheet strength that will apply in 2015).
Morgan Stanley reported that it was comfortable with it capital position, the results of its stress tests, and that it would dedicate its capital expenditures to capitalize its internal units, while PNC announced it would raise its common stock dividend.
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"The nation's largest bank holding companies have continued to improve their ability to withstand an extremely adverse hypothetical economic scenario and are collectively in a much stronger capital position than before the financial crisis, " the US central bank said in a statement.
"Because the markets are unsettled, and market conditions that affect the company's liquidity may become more severe, the company is continuing to closely monitor its liquidity and is pursuing opportunities to preserve and enhance its liquidity and capital position, " the company said Wednesday.
The company is struggling to hold on to the top financial-strength rating, as its capital position is severely strained by exposure to subprime mortgage securities that have deteriorated in value, triggering the possibility that Ambac and other bond insurers will have to pay out on the policies they wrote.
These have already moved to strengthen their capital and funding position, but will face lower earnings given a slower economy in Europe.
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She replies without flinching and with the quiet confidence of someone who always has clarity on market direction and how to position capital.
Eng of Columbus Hill Capital Management initiated a position at the same time as well.
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