Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is considering a sale of its U.S. consumer bank, The Wall Street Journal reports. JPMorgan Chase has been appointed as the adviser for the possible sale.
The retail bank’s potential buyers include BB&T, U.S. Bancorp and PNC Financial Services Group. RBC’s U.S. retail operation has about 420 bank branches located in six southeast states.
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