Following the banking crisis, the market is looking at banks' balance sheets very differently than it used to in order to ensure banks are well positioned in case another curve ball comes their way.

One thing investors are looking at differently are bank capital levels, particularly among the super-regional banks, which don't have to incorporate unrealized bond losses into their regulatory capital ratios. Investors want to make sure banks have adequate capital not only if things go wrong but also because regulators look poised to increase regulatory capital requirements for this group of bank stocks.

Let's look at which super-regional bank is in the best capital position, according to reported numbers at the end of the first quarter.

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Source Fool.com