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Bank of America Loses $2.2B as Loans Sour

Investment revenues up, but consumers default on nearly $10B

By the Associated Press

Posted Oct 16, 2009 8:02 AM CDT

(AP) – Bank of America Corp. lost more $2.24 billion in the third quarter, the company announced today, as loan losses kept rising. Those losses amounted to nearly $10 billion, providing further evidence that consumers are still struggling to pay their bills. The bank also added $2.1 billion to its reserves to cover bad loans, bringing its total reserves to $11.7 billion. The 26 cents-per-share loss was 5 cents worse than analysts expected.

Bank of America's results were aided by profit from investment bank Merrill Lynch, including income from bond, stock and currency trading. The banks total revenue actually increased 33% to $26.04 billion. Its earnings follow the pattern set this week by Citigroup Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co., which also reported more loan losses during the third quarter, though JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs managed big profits anyway thanks to trading operation gains.

In this photo made Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, a branch office of Bank of America is shown in New York.
In this photo made Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, a branch office of Bank of America is shown in New York.   (Mark Lennihan)
In this April 19, 2007 file photo, pedestrians walk past a Bank of America branch  in San Francisco.
In this April 19, 2007 file photo, pedestrians walk past a Bank of America branch in San Francisco.   (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, file)
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divetrader
Oct 16, 2009 5:14 AM CDT
The banks will grab easy money where they can find it. ATM and overdraft fees are a gold mine for them. Plus the enormous interest they can charge. Sooner or later Congress needs to put citizens ahead of banks.
plstyle
Oct 16, 2009 4:23 AM CDT
I think we all know what this means.. More Fuct up fees for its banking customers.
godawgs
Oct 16, 2009 3:05 AM CDT
he doesn't have to try this hard though. the country is more then likely going to re-elect him if he can deliver half of what he promised. he is being nice to a fault.

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