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“Balance sheet growth for the U.S. banking industry continues to struggle amid a tepid economic recovery and flagging demand for consumer credit,” Sterne Agee analysts wrote in a report Wednesday.

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEArca: XLF) was fractionally higher Wednesday.

Financial Select Sector SDPR Fund