Wells Fargo Expects to Repay TARP Soon Without New Share Sale
By Erik Schatzker and Dakin Campbell
Sept. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Wells Fargo & Co. plans to repay funds obtained from the government’s bank bailout program in the near future without raising equity.
John Stumpf, president and chief executive officer of the San Francisco-based lender, discussed the bank’s plans for paying back $25 billion obtained from the Troubled Asset Relief Program during an interview today on Bloomberg Television.
“We will pay it back, but we’re going to pay it back in a shareholder-friendly way,” Stumpf said in the interview. “We are now earning capital so quickly, organically, we don’t want to dilute our existing shareholders.”
To contact the reporter on this story: Erik Schatzker in New York at eschatzker@bloomberg.net Last Updated: September 1, 2009 15:55 EDT
Bilibala comments
Based on 2q09 results, if Wells Fargo re-pay the TRAP, the tier 1 capital ratio will drop significantly, may be below 8.0%. Even if the corp can generate another $3-4B in 3q, the ratio will still look too low compare to peers. Although we all know, 8.0% is fine given Wells Fargo's assets based are quite strong from an risk weighted point of view.
9.01.2009
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