(Bloomberg) – Rapid action by the Federal Reserve and the United States Government prevented a spike in late loan payments caused by the pandemic. However, the country’s largest banks say the problem is on the way.
JPM), Citigroup (C) y Wells Fargo (WFC). They set aside nearly $ 28 billion for bad loans in the second quarter, a mark only surpassed in the last three months of 2008, during the height of the financial crisis. The total was higher than analysts anticipated. All three lenders said their economic outlook had deteriorated due to the continued spread of the coronavirus in the US.” data-reactid=”33″>JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citigroup (C) y Wells Fargo (WFC). They set aside nearly $ 28 billion for bad loans in the second quarter, a mark only surpassed in the last three months of 2008, during the height of the financial crisis. The total was higher than analysts anticipated. All three lenders said their economic outlook had deteriorated due to the continued spread of the coronavirus in the US.
rising unemployment, stimulus programs have helped people keep up with debts, and many have taken advantage of deferred payment options offered by banks. JPMorgan said delinquencies in its major consumer loan categories had either declined or not changed from the previous year, and most credit card and mortgage customers authorized to defer installments had made the payments. “Data-reactid = “34”> Even with the rising unemployment, stimulus programs have helped people keep up with debts, and many have taken advantage of deferred payment options offered by banks. JPMorgan said delinquencies in its major consumer loan categories had either declined or not changed from the previous year, and most credit card and mortgage clients authorized to defer installments had made the payments.
“This is not a normal recession. We will see the recessive part of this later, ”Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JPMorgan, said Tuesday. “We will see the effect of this recession. We just won’t see it right away because of all the encouragement. “