In the midst of the coronavirus crisis, a strange thing happened: America’s largest bank made lower profits than it did a year ago, before the epidemic hit the economy. Taken together, the third quarter results of both banks show that business and consumers have been surprisingly good in the month, …
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Citigroup was fined by federal banking regulators on Wednesday Inc. C 0.97% Million 400 million and ordered the country’s third-largest bank to improve its risk-management systems, citing “significant ongoing shortcomings.” The consent order, approved by the board of New York Bank, blamed Citigroup for a reduction in “various areas of …
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Text size Peter Foley / Bloomberg Bigger banks have reported profits, and investors can be forgiven if they are unsure where the opportunities are now. The answer may lie in how much uncertainty they are willing to accept. Analysts warned that the quarter would be “sloppy” and “confusing,” and banks …
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The potential cost of bad debt loans from the coronavirus for the country’s largest banks has reached 12 figures. The country’s five largest lenders – Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, US Bancorp, and Wells Fargo – say the financial stress caused by the pandemic could cause borrowers to default …
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Text size The Goldman Sachs building is seen in lower Manhattan Photograph by Spencer Platt / Getty Images Goldman Sachs Group has just reported an explosive quarter, thanks to an increase in trade and subscription, but Wall Street wonders how long the good times will last. The investment bank’s shares …
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