Wells Fargo & Co. joined other big banks in announcing a big second-quarter profit and tempering the news by reporting it is still contending with losses from failed loans.
The bank also followed its rivals Wednesday in forecasting loan losses would continue in the coming quarters as more consumers are unemployed and can’t make their payments. The company said some of its second-quarter loan losses came from the https://badcreditloanshelp.net/ continuing cleanup of the loan portfolio acquired along with struggling Wachovia Corp. in December.
Wells Fargo said its earnings after payment of preferred dividends came to $2.58 billion, or 57 cents per share, up from $1.75 billion, or 53 cents per share, a year earlier.
The earnings surpassed the 34 cents per share forecast of analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters. Wells Fargo’s revenue of $22.5 billion also beat their forecast.
Wells Fargo’s shares fell 68 cents, or 2.7 percent, to $ in afternoon trading.Continue reading