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Bank of America Takes 32% Third-Quarter Dive

Investment division, big write downs, sink quarter

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 18, 2007 8:25 AM CDT

(Newser) – Bank of America today reported a whopping 32% drop in third-quarter net income, thanks to steep trading losses, write-downs to cover loan defaults, and larger set-asides to cover credit losses. Unlike many competitors, the nation's second-largest bank hadn’t issued loss guidance.

The bank posted $607 million in trading losses, $247 million in write-downs, and $2.03 billion in reserves to cover credit losses, compared to $1.17 billion a year earlier, the Wall Street Journal reports. The next couple of quarters will be messy for Bank of America,'' an analyst told Bloomberg. You are only seeing the beginning. The banks will be putting up a lot of money for reserves.''

FILE PHOTO Bank Of America posts disappointing third quarter results
FILE PHOTO Bank Of America posts disappointing third quarter results   (Getty Images)
The Bank of America Corporate Center is shown in this file photo from January 2002.
The Bank of America Corporate Center is shown in this file photo from January 2002.   (KRT Photos)
FILE PHOTO Bank Of America Posts Earnings For Third Quarter
FILE PHOTO Bank Of America Posts Earnings For Third Quarter   (Getty Images)
(FILE PHOTO) Bank of America 1Q Profit Up 14 Percent
(FILE PHOTO) Bank of America 1Q Profit Up 14 Percent   (Getty Images)
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