Bad Credit Can Cause Lower Revenues for Banks

Posted by The Popular News Today on Wednesday, March 21, 2012

By Samantha Jones


In the quarterly review made by FDIC, banking institutions are currently working to absorb increasing amount of loan defaults in mortgages, credit cards as well as other loans. Although earnings are beginning to pick up, the decreasing revenues are negative signs on the country's banking industry in 2011.

The main reason for the increase in profit in the banking market is due to the decrease in loan-loss conditions. This is the result of the assessment of the FDIC according to an experienced and independent analyst in the banking industry Mr. Bert Ely.

Loan-loss provisions are specific amount of money schedule by banks to protect the industry from poor loans. During the past year, the net profit improved because of the lower amount of cash set aside for the loan-loss conditions.

Based on Martin Gruenberg, the acting chairman of FDIC, the net profit is constantly on the boost due to reductions in loan-loss conditions. He explained that the budget for quarter four's loan-loss conditions was reduced by $13.1 billion when compared to the year before that.

Within the last 4 years, the banking industry has charged off an important amount for bad loans. The estimated amount was over $100 billion each year. During this time period, $660 billion was put aside by banking institutions for provisions in case of loan loss.

In typical situations, banks derive their revenue from broadened lending. However the bank income decreased for the whole year of 2011. This was reported by the FDIC. The money banks made profits through the interest obtained from assets. But mortgages, credit card loans and car financing fell for the whole year of 2011. This was a complete loss of the entire year since 1971 when Richard Nixon was the president.

For the past 2 years, the quantity of loans that were not paid out on time steadily rejected according to FDIC. Even so, the "noncurrent" rate has remained higher as compared to any point during the 1980's and 1990's. 87% of overdue loans include things like property loans.

According to FDIC loaning looks brighter for commercial and industrial loans. In fact, these financing options have grown within the last six quarters.

James Chessen, American Bankers Association chief economist asserted that banks are trying to find more business borrowers because of the enhancement in the economy. Business financing has risen by 13.6% during the same period last year.

But for real estate investment and construction and development loans, there's a drop by 5.8% in the last months of 2011.




About the Author:



{ 0 comments... read them below or add one }

Post a Comment