Banks: The Final Countdown? -- Seeking Alpha

Something strange is happening - or about to happen. Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C), and JPMorgan Chase (JPM) all moved up their quarterly reports to this week. None have offered any coherent explanation for doing so. What are they trying to get ahead of?

Meanwhile, yesterday BAC received a $138 billion federal bailout to cover both its own losses and those of newly acquired Merrill Lynch. Citigroup announced a new plan to dismember itself into Good Citi and Bad Citi. Bloomberg also reported that the Obama team is considering even more dramatic measures to resolve the banking crisis. The new president himself has spoken about the need to have “ammunition” on his first days in office. It appears he will get it, with Congress likely to approve the $350 billion second tranche of TARP money.

Banks: The Final Countdown? -- Seeking Alpha