New York Fed: 'How Do Banks Build Equity Capital?'
December 23, 2025
December 23, 2025
NEW YORK, Dec. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following staff report (No. 1174) in December 2025 by Lily Gordon and Beverly Hirtle entitled "How Do Banks Build Equity Capital?"
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We examine the evolution of equity capital in the U.S. banking industry over the past thirty-five years. Earnings are the major driver of increases in equity capital in the banking industry. While common stock issuan . . .
Here are excerpts:
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We examine the evolution of equity capital in the U.S. banking industry over the past thirty-five years. Earnings are the major driver of increases in equity capital in the banking industry. While common stock issuan . . .