The banking industry is expected to win big as former President Donald Trump returns to the White House, ushering in Republican regulators who are expected to ease capital rules and merger approvals, industry experts and analysts said.
The regulatory shift could bring some relief to investors after a year in which some bank stocks were weighed down by concerns over deteriorating loans. Other planned rules requiring banks to hold more debt, as well as changes to liquidity regulations, may also be in doubt. But Meg Tahyar, head of the financial institutions group at law firm Davis Polk, tempered expectations for a radical change.
"The M&A landscape for banks may benefit with shorter approval timeframes," Morningstar DBRS wrote in a note.
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