FinanceUS banks become involved in Tokyo's $550bn American funding initiative for 1st timeCitigroup and JPMorgan Chase will participate in financing gas-powered plant projects in the U.S. states of Pennsylvania and Texas. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)SHIKO UEDA, YASUHA MINAMI and YUMIKO OSHIMAAugust 15, 2026 00:40 JSTTOKYO -- Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase Bank will join Japan in co-financing a pair of U.S. power plant projects to the tune of $4.61 billion, it was announced Friday.