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Bank capital raising in the U.S. is down 35.7% YOY!
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- The Banker Next Door
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- May 7, 2026
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- 910
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Summary
U.S. bank capital offerings were down 35.7% from the same period one year ago but increased 125.7% compared to the previous quarter. On the equity side, there was a surge in preferred equity offerings, but this was mainly attributed to a large offering from Wells Fargo. Common equity offerings continued to be subdued. On the debt side, senior debt issuance was the largest component at $23.88B. However, this was the lowest issuance for senior debt in three years. Senior debt issuance increased 147% quarter over quarter but was down 38% year over year. Subordinated debt issuance declined 26% quarter over quarter and 72% year over year. Still debt issuance remains the largest component of U.S. bank’s capital stacks over the last few years. Additionally, we reviewed recent examples of a capital raise from BayFirst Financial Corp. and subordinated debt offerings from Fulton Financial and Renasant Bank. This episode reviewed multiple articles from S&P Global Market Intelligence (subscription required).