The 'Fast Money' traders talk the state of the Big Bank sector heading into 2026.

C clears internal hurdle to sell AO Citibank, advancing its multi-year exit from Russia with a deal set to close in the first half of 2026.

Bank stocks surge in 2025. With the Fed easing and earnings tailwinds, the sector shows no signs of slowing in 2026.

Diversified Trust Co cut its holdings in shares of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) by 9.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 76,095 shares of the company's stock after selling 7,600 shares during the quarter. Diversified Trust Co's

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) approved a plan to sell AO Citibank, completing its exit from Russia. Expected Q4 loss of $1.2B.

Apella Capital LLC bought a new stake in Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) during the undefined quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 4,378 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $421,000. Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or

Entering the last trading week of the year, investors are certainly pondering where to put their money to work in 2026, and the financial sector may be at the forefront with the stock market near all-time highs.

Citigroup said on Monday its board has approved a plan to sell AO Citibank, its remaining business in Russia, to investment bank Renaissance Capital, a move that will result in a pre-tax loss of about $1.2 billion in the current quarter.

Citigroup is expecting to take a pretax loss on the sale of about $1.2 billion in the fourth quarter of this year.

2025 was a good year for the big banks. The six titans of US banking are up by an average of more than 45% this year, while the stocks of the top four public alternative asset managers are collectively down.