Wells Fargo and Citigroup have room to buy a big bank. These 5 regionals fit the bill

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The article identifies a narrow window for megabank consolidation, specifically highlighting Wells Fargo and Citigroup as the only players with regulatory room to acquire large regionals. While this creates speculative upside for named targets like Fifth Third and Regions, the market remains skeptical of Citigroup's appetite given its internal simplification efforts, whereas Wells Fargo's leadership has explicitly signaled openness to such deals.

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