The lender needs to top up its capital levels, but with larger Chinese banks in the same situation, it could find itself well down the pecking order if left to raise funds on the stock market.
Bank of America was a lead lender to the REIT in 26 of the 39 stock offerings it led, according to analysis of data provided by Dealogic and SNL Financial.
Fifth Third Bancorp dropped 2.7 percent to $14.22. Ohio’s largest lender announced plans to sell $1.7 billion in stock to repay the U.S. Treasury Department’s bailout fund.
美国五三银行（Fifth Third Bancorp）股价下跌2.7%，至14.22美元，这家俄亥俄州最大的银行计划出售价值高达17亿美元的股票，用来偿还美国财政部的救援资金。