Citigroup Inc reported a nearly 73 per cent plunge in quarterly profit on Tuesday as the bank set aside US$5.6 billion to brace itself for a ...
Citigroup Inc reported a nearly 73 per cent plunge in quarterly profit on Tuesday as the bank set aside US$5.6 billion to brace itself for a potential surge in loan defaults stemming from the coronavirus outbreak.
The New York-based bank reported a profit of US$1.32 billion, or 50 cents per share, for the second quarter ended June 30, down from US$4.8 billion, or US$1.95 per share, a year earlier.Analysts on average had forecast US$19.12 billion in revenue and earnings of 28 cents per share, according to Refinitiv data. It was not immediately clear whether estimates were comparable with the figures reported by the bank.
The largest U.S. lenders have so far stashed away more than US$52 billion to prepare for potential losses this year after government ordered shutdowns triggered historic unemployment and a slowdown in spending. As the third largest credit card issuer in the United States, Citi is especially susceptible to any jump in credit card delinquencies, which tend to track rises in unemployment closely.So far, Citi has offered forbearance on 2 million credit card accounts representing 6 per cent of balances, the bank said.End of period deposits surged 18 per cent to US$1.
Fixed income jumped 68 per cent from a year earlier, overshadowing a 3 per cent decline in equities trading.
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