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☆ Don't ignore threats like inflation, recession, and war, warn Wall Street's biggest bosses
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

If the 10-year bond rate goes up 2%, every asset on the planet, including real estate, is worth 20% less. Advertisement"If things stay where they are, we have the soft landing that seems to be embedded in the marketplace, the real estate will muddle through. They won't muddle through under higher rates with a recession. That would be tough for a lot of folks, not just real estate, if that happens." Jeenah Moon / Reuters"We're in a period that comes after financial repression, where we'll have some inflation and some real rates.

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☆ Wells Fargo CFO: We feel better about the year's forecast than we did in January
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWells Fargo CFO: We feel better about the year's forecast than we did in JanuaryMichael Santomassimo, Wells Fargo CFO, joins 'Money Movers' to discuss why there isn't a higher forecast for net interest income, how the company is looking at commercial real estate, and more.

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☆ Watch CNBC's full interview with Wells Fargo CFO Michael Santomassimo after earnings
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC's full interview with Wells Fargo CFO Michael Santomassimo after earningsMichael Santomassimo, Wells Fargo CFO, joins 'Money Movers' to discuss why there isn't a higher forecast for net interest income, how the company is looking at commercial real estate, and more.

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☆ Wells Fargo kicks off our bank earnings Friday. Rate cuts and dealmaking will be in focus this season
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Club holding Wells Fargo will post quarterly results on Friday, followed by our other financial holding, Morgan Stanley, on Tuesday. In theory, higher borrowing costs mean Wells Fargo can generate more money from those interest-earning assets, but it's not that simple. It's hard to say with the fluid inflation and rate expectations whether Wells Fargo might change its NII outlook when it reports on Friday. Wells Fargo also has a key long-term growth prospect in the potential removal of its $1.9 trillion Fed-imposed asset cap. A woman walks past Wells Fargo bank in New York City, U.S., March 17, 2020.

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☆ Palo Alto rises while Alphabet sinks — plus the latest on Wells Fargo, Broadcom and Apple
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Wells Fargo speaks: Shares of Wells Fargo made a new 52-week high earlier before giving back its gains as part of the broader market dip. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

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☆ When the broker is a chatbot: How AI will shake up commercial real estate.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Brokers, Davies noted, normally "don't play with this" and the high-placed executive was "just really entertained." He believes AI assistants will become a common tool for salespeople and executives across real estate and the wider business world. Even boosters of the new tech's expanded role in the real-estate business acknowledge that chatbots could become viewed as a nuisance, a gimmick, or worse. "This is and always will be a relationship driven business," Dirkschneider said. But "the more advanced AI becomes, the less some of our services are needed, and that's what can get scary."

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☆ What Wall Street bosses from Goldman Sachs to JPMorgan are saying about the jobs outlook for 2024 in investment banking, wealth management, and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | Alex Morrell | Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Last year, banks opened 2023 by forecasting layoffs, including for the investment bankers who suddenly had nothing to do following the pandemic-era M&A and IPO boom. Citigroup kicked off 2024 ominously, warning that it will lay off as many as 20,000 employees by 2026. The bank expects 2024 expenses to increase further to total $90 billion, up $2.8 billion from 2023, and much of that will be focused on hiring. CFO Barnum on Friday said the bank is gearing up for a "rebound in the investment banking wallet." Headcount declined 3% to 80,006 from 82,427, while compensation expenses rose to $24.5 billion from $23 billion.

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☆ Big banks are done reporting earnings. Here’s how our financial names performed against peers
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Morgan Stanley vs. Goldman Sachs MS YTD mountain Morgan Stanely YTD Morgan Stanley reported better-than-expected third-quarter results on Wednesday. GS YTD mountain Goldman Sachs YTD As a point of comparison, outside our portfolio, Goldman Sachs on Tuesday also reported stronger-than-expected quarterly revenue and profits . Wells Fargo vs. JPMorgan WFC YTD mountain Wells Fargo (WFC) year-to-date performance On the money center side, Wells Fargo reported stellar quarterly results on Friday, Oct. 13, topping analysts' expectations for both earnings and revenues. Wells Fargo got a boost from better-than-expected net interest income and non-interest income, along with a decline in non-interest expenses. A combination file photo shows Wells Fargo, Citibank, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs.

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☆ Big banks are quietly cutting thousands of employees, and more layoffs are coming
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe largest American banks have been quietly laying off workers all year — and some of the deepest cuts are yet to come. The moves come after a two-year hiring boom during the pandemic, fueled by a surge in Wall Street activity. "Banks are cutting costs where they can because things are really uncertain next year," Chris Marinac, research director at Janney Montgomery Scott, said in a phone interview. In the coming weeks, the bank will terminate around 1% or 2% of its employees, according to a person with knowledge of the plans. The bank has cut about 2% of its workforce this year amid a protracted slowdown in investment banking activity.

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A Citi sign is seen at the Citigroup stall on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, October 16, 2012. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Big bank executives warned a number of products and services could become uneconomical if new proposed bank capital hikes are adopted as written, but said they were hopeful they could win some changes. Citi Chief Financial Officer Mark Mason said the proposal would lead to a 16% to 20% increase in the bank's capital. The bank is reviewing products and operations, he said, highlighting equity investments, which will also be deemed much riskier under the rules. Citi is also reviewing credit products and where they may need to reprice those, and whether they need to restructure any of their markets positions.

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☆ Interest rates take center stage with banks set to report quarterly results
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Like other big banks, Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley have been caught in the throes of the central bank's interest-rate-hiking campaign over the past 18 months. Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley are down on the year amid the difficult backdrop, falling 4.3% and 8.6%, respectively. Wells Fargo is set to report third-quarter results before the opening bell on Friday, while Morgan Stanley is slated to post results next Wednesday. Out of the major U.S. banks, Wells Fargo has the largest exposure to the ailing commercial real estate market, an industry troubled by higher rates and near-record office vacancy levels. Morgan Stanley MS YTD mountain Morgan Stanley (MS) year-to-date performance For the three months ended Sept. 30, analysts expect Morgan Stanley to report revenue of $13.2 billion, up from $12.9 billion during the same period last year, according to Refinitiv.

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☆ Options traders see larger-than-usual stock swings as banks report results
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Saqib Iqbal Ahmed | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Options traders are braced for larger-than-usual post-earnings stock price swings for some U.S. banks, despite signs of cooling volatility in broader markets, options data showed. Big banks, including JPMorgan (JPM.N), Wells Fargo (WFC.N) and Citigroup Inc (C.N) are set to report financial results on Friday, with others, including Goldman Sachs (GS.N) and Morgan Stanley (MS.N), due next week. The biggest U.S. consumer lenders are set to post higher third-quarter profits, in contrast with investment banks still facing a dealmaking slump, analysts said. Options data shows traders braced for a larger-than-usual post-earnings move from Wells Fargo in particular. The options-implied earnings move for Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America (BAC.N) and Citigroup also signal a larger-than-usual post-earnings swing, data from Trade Alert showed.

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☆ Wells Fargo sells $2 billion of private equity investments
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A Wells Fargo logo is seen in New York City, U.S. January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 29 (Reuters) - Wells Fargo (WFC.N) said on Friday it had sold about $2 billion of its private equity investments as the bank aims to sharpen focus on its core businesses. "With this transaction, we are continuing with our strategic efforts to focus on Wells Fargo's core businesses and customers," Wells Fargo CFO Mike Santomassimo said. The investments were in certain funds managed by Norwest Equity Partners and Norwest Mezzanine Partners. They were sold to a group of buyers that included private equity firm Carlyle Group's (CG.O) unit AlpInvest Partners, Atalaya Capital Management, Lexington Partners and Pantheon, according to Wells Fargo.

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☆ What a stressed commercial real estate market means for these exposed bank stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Banks are facing mounting uncertainty as the commercial real estate (CRE) sector continues to struggle. Commercial real estate landscape Higher interest rates, tightening credit conditions and elevated office vacancies are weighing down the estimated $21 trillion commercial real estate sector . A lagging commercial real estate market can strain a bank's capital reserves while a stronger market can boost incomes from lending and fees. While there's reason for concern in the broader commercial real estate market, we see the most pronounced challenges unfolding in offices. CEO Charlie Scharf said the bank sustained "higher losses in commercial real estate, primarily in the office portfolio."

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☆ Banks scramble to find leaders equipped for today’s economic realities
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

That means most current executives, who came up in the era of easy money, are unfamiliar with the complexities of running a bank under today’s conditions. Some CEOs are deciding that they need to make drastic, expensive and often unpopular institutional changes to help them keep up. Banks currently have strong managers, but not a lot of strong leaders, said David Schiff, senior partner at West Monroe. Prior to the current interest rate hikes, banks had been operating with low-interest, stable rates for nearly two decades, he said. It has not had a strike in its Canadian operations since 1990 and had not had a US strike since 1978.

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☆ Bank stocks show more signs of life after a tumultuous year. Here's what's causing the run and why we’re optimistic on these financial names
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Key Points Club names Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley still have room to run higher. Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo were up 6.2% and 5% in the past five days, respectively, as of Monday's close. WFC YTD mountain Wells Fargo YTD Wells Fargo doesn't stand to benefit quite as much as Morgan Stanley on a pickup in investment banking. Wells Fargo Chief Financial Officer Michael Santomassimo said the macroeconomic picture is "much better than people would have expected at this point." A combination file photo shows Wells Fargo, Citibank, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs.

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☆ Wall Street banks shed jobs to ease cost pressures
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Morning commuters walk on Wall Street in New York's financial district October 30, 2014. Others, like Citigroup (C.N), are preparing to cut jobs as part of a structural revamp targeted to remove complexity. It also laid off nearly 1,000 employees from First Republic Bank, the collapsed lender it had acquired from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. The bank laid off about 3,200 people earlier this year in its biggest headcount reduction since the 2008 financial crisis. Lazard (LAZ.N) -The New York-based investment bank said it would cut around 10% of its workforce in 2023.

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Wells Fargo Bank branch is seen in New York City, U.S., March 17, 2020. Wells Fargo had 233,834 employees at the end of the June quarter compared to 243,674 in the second quarter last year. Even though there is systematic stress in office real estate, the other portfolios are performing well, Santomassimo said. In the June quarter, Wells Fargo increased its allowances for credit losses by $949 million to account for potential losses in office loans. Wells Fargo is still operating under an asset cap that prevents it from growing until regulators deem that it has fixed problems from a fake accounts scandal.

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☆ Commercial real estate loans are the next big risk for lenders. See the top 20 banks with the most property debt exposure, from JPMorgan to Wells Fargo.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Alex Nicoll | Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rising interest rates and remote work have put commercial real estate in the hot seat. With the help of Trepp, we've compiled a list of the top bank lenders for commercial real estate. The rising property losses are the result of rising interest rates, which have dramatically increased the cost of borrowing for highly leveraged commercial real estate investors. Office property owners are most at risk thanks to the remote-work phenomenon, which has been emptying out offices for three years now. Big names like Blackstone, Brookfield, and Starwood all have defaulted on properties and real estate securities in recent months.

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July 14 (Reuters) - Wells Fargo (WFC.N) raised its annual forecast for net interest income (NII) after its profit surged 57% in the second quarter, sending its shares modestly higher. Wells Fargo reported profit of $1.25 per share for the three months ended June 30, beating analysts' average estimate of $1.16 per share, according to Refinitiv data. Shares of Wells Fargo rose 1% to $44.17 in midday trading. Wells Fargo is still operating under an asset cap that prevents it from growing until regulators deem that it has fixed problems from a fake accounts scandal. In January, Wells Fargo said it will slim down its home lending business by reducing its mortgage servicing portfolio and exiting the correspondent lending business.

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July 14 (Reuters) - Wells Fargo (WFC.N) raised its annual forecast for net interest income (NII) after its profit surged 57% in the second quarter, sending shares up 4% in premarket trading. NII climbed 29% to $13.16 billion, benefiting from higher interest rates as Wells Fargo and other banks raised their borrowing costs following a series of rate hikes by the Federal Reserve to tame inflation. Wells Fargo reported profit of $1.25 per share for the three months ended June 30, beating analysts' average estimate of $1.16 per share, according to Refinitiv data. REAL ESTATE WOESThe provision for credit losses included a $949 million increase in the allowance for potential losses in commercial real estate (CRE) office loans, as well as for higher credit card loan balances. Wells Fargo is still operating under an asset cap that prevents it from growing until regulators deem that it has fixed problems from a fake accounts scandal.

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☆ Watch CNBC's full interview with Wells Fargo CFO Michael Santomassimo
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC's full interview with Wells Fargo CFO Michael SantomassimoMichael Santomassimo, Wells Fargo CFO, joins ‘Squawk on the Street’ to discuss its latest earnings as the bank topped Wall Street estimates on the top and bottom lines.

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☆ Wells Fargo shares rise after second-quarter results beat estimates
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Wells Fargo beat Wall Street estimates on the top and bottom lines for the second quarter, sending its stock higher in premarket trading Friday. $1.25 in earnings per share vs $1.16 expected$20.53 billion in revenue vs $20.12 billion expectedShares of Wells Fargo rose more than 3% before the bell. Wells Fargo hiked its full-year guidance for net interest income, saying it expected the metric to rise 14% in 2023 instead of the previous projection for 10%. "When you talk about commercial real estate, you're really talking about the office part of commercial real estate, because the rest of the commerical real estate portfolio is performing quite well," Santomassimo said on a media call. Wells Fargo said it spent $4 billion buying back 100.2 million shares during the quarter.

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At JPMorgan, the nation's largest bank, average deposits fell 6% in the second quarter to $2.4 trillion from a year earlier. The central bank reported total bank deposits fell 1.2% to $17.26 trillion through the week ended June 28 versus $17.47 trillion at the end of March. For large banks, deposits fell 1.3% to $10.80 trillion from $10.95 trillion during same period, the Fed data showed. And for small banks, deposits fell 0.9% to $5.18 trillion from $5.23 trillion. The declines were notably smaller than the first-quarter drops of 2.4% for large banks and 3.3% for small banks.

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☆ Wells Fargo Beats Expectations but Sets Aside Money for Loan Losses
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Stacy Cowley | More About Stacy Cowley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Why It MattersWells Fargo is one of the nation’s largest mortgage lenders, and analysts watch its results for signs of economic stress. The bank’s soured loans in its commercial business grew, but its consumer business held fairly steady, with a slight rise in credit-card defaults offset by a drop in losses on auto loans. Commercial real estate, especially loans on office space, are a pain point, and the bank set aside nearly $1 billion more for losses. Commercial deposits have stabilized, while on the consumer side, “what’s driving the decline is, largely, people spending their money,” said Michael P. Santomassimo, the bank’s chief financial officer. What’s NextLike the other big banks, Wells Fargo keeps bracing for a recession — but not seeing one just yet.

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