Senior bankers say that some institutions, such as JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley, are looking to deploy part of the government funds to plug strategic holes by acquiring rivals, assets or people.
Others, like Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo and Bank of America are expected not to enter the takeover fray immediately and use the cash infusion to increase their lending capacity and bolster their balance sheets instead.
The moves are likely to be welcomed by the US Treasury, which has been urging institutions to use the funds to break the standstill in credit markets and prevent further bank failures by buying weaker rivals.
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