JPMorgan Tells Banks to Partner Up as U.S. Deposit Drain Looms
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Crunch may be felt this December as Fed’s policy reverses
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Midsize-bank deals already underway in quest for deposits
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has some advice for regional banks: A deposit drain is coming, so merge while you can.
The company’s investment bankers are warning depository clients that they may begin feeling the crunch in December, thanks to a byproduct of how the U.S. Federal Reservepropped up the economy after the financial crisis, according to a copy of a confidential presentation obtained by Bloomberg News and confirmed by a JPMorgan spokesman.
JPMorgan argues that some midsize U.S. banks — those with $50 billion in assets or less — could face a funding problem in coming years as the Fed goes about shrinking its massive balance sheet, according to the 19-page report the New York-based bank has begun sharing with clients…
JPMorgan Tells Banks to Partner Up as U.S. Deposit Drain Looms
