JPMorgan, the biggest U.S. lender, plans to increase its quarterly stock dividend to $1.05 per share from a current $1.00. Wells Fargo will boost its dividend to 35 cents a share from 30 cents, the companies said. Goldman Sachs' dividend will rise to $2.75 a share from $2.50, while Morgan Stanley's will increase to 85 cents a share from the current 77.5 cents. Citigroup's stress capital buffer (SCB) requirement rose to 4.3%, from a current 4.0%, contrasting with large peers whose SCB dropped. "While we would have clearly preferred not to see an increase in our stress capital buffer, these results still demonstrate Citi’s financial resilience through all economic environments," Fraser said.

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Persons: Morgan Chase, Mike Segar, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Wells, Morgan Stanley's, Jane Fraser, Fraser, Saeed Azhar, Nupur Anand, Tatiana Bautzer, Michelle Price, Lananh Nguyen, Richard Chang, Diane Craft, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Co, New York City, REUTERS, JPMorgan Chase, Federal, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Moody's Investors Service, Citigroup repurchased, Thomson Locations: New York, Wells Fargo, U.S