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Finally moving beyond a trading debacle that has stained his once-stellar reputation, JPMorgan Chase’s chief executive trumpeted a strong quarter of earnings stemming from a surge in mortgage lending.
The latest quarter’s profit, up 34 percent, to $5.71 billion, helped do that.
He pointed to the bank’s robust growth across its business units, especially in its mortgage banking unit, which reported a profit increase of 57 percent from a year earlier.
“We believe the housing market has turned the corner”.
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/10/12/jpmorgan-quarterly-profit-rises-34/
Wells Fargo posted record earnings in the third quarter thanks to its booming mortgage business… The company posted a 22 percent rise in net income to $4.94 billion (88 cents per share) from $4.06 billion (72 cents) a year earlier.
Wells' booming mortgage business accounted for much of its strength in the quarter. Mortgage originations rose to $139 billion from $89 billion in last year's third quarter.
"Real estate is getting better," Wells Fargo chairman and CEO John Stumpf said. "We saw it in housing, and every quarter we have more confidence."
http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Wells-Fargo-posts-record-earnings-3944173.php#ixzz298iQa95l
The latest quarter’s profit, up 34 percent, to $5.71 billion, helped do that.
He pointed to the bank’s robust growth across its business units, especially in its mortgage banking unit, which reported a profit increase of 57 percent from a year earlier.
“We believe the housing market has turned the corner”.
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/10/12/jpmorgan-quarterly-profit-rises-34/
Wells Fargo posted record earnings in the third quarter thanks to its booming mortgage business… The company posted a 22 percent rise in net income to $4.94 billion (88 cents per share) from $4.06 billion (72 cents) a year earlier.
Wells' booming mortgage business accounted for much of its strength in the quarter. Mortgage originations rose to $139 billion from $89 billion in last year's third quarter.
"Real estate is getting better," Wells Fargo chairman and CEO John Stumpf said. "We saw it in housing, and every quarter we have more confidence."
http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Wells-Fargo-posts-record-earnings-3944173.php#ixzz298iQa95l