Financials

Bank of America earmarks $4B for coronavirus loan defaults

Net income of $3.5 billion, or 37 cents a share, still topped the 27-cent average estimate from analysts surveyed by Refinitiv. Both JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup posted double-digit profit declines earlier this week after shoring up reserves.

Wells Fargo posts first loss in more than a decade

The San Francisco-based bank lost $2.38 billion in the second quarter as the novel coronavirus continued to pummel the economy. It was the bank’s first loss since the fourth quarter of 2008.

Chinese banks must brace for surge in bad loans, regulator says

China’s banks should brace for a big jump in bad loans due to coronavirus-induced economic pain, the financial regulator said on Saturday, noting the deterioration of asset quality at some small and mid-sized financial institutions was accelerating.

5 biggest US banks

JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America are among the five biggest U.S. banks.