U.S. Bancorp Reports Lower 1Q Profit as Loss Provisions Grow

By Matt Grossman

U.S. Bancorp reported a first-quarter profit that declined from last year's result but beat analysts' expectations, as the bank boosted its provision for credit losses by $600 million.

The Minneapolis-based bank reported a profit of $1.17 billion, or 72 cents a share, compared with the $1.7 billion, or $1 a share, that the bank earned in the first quarter of 2019.

The bank's earnings beat analysts' expectations, which had forecast a 61-cents-a-share profit.

Total net revenue was $5.77 billion for the first quarter, a 3.5% increase over last year's result of $5.58 billion.

Wall Street anticipated revenue of $5.57 billion.

Net interest income was $3.25 billion, while noninterest income was $2.53 billion.

The $600 million jump in provisions for credit losses amounted to a 152% increase in the first quarter. Credit-loss provisions now stand at $993 million.

U.S. Bancorp said that the greater credit-loss provisions were the primary reason for its year-over-year net-income drop and that the new loss provisions were prompted by the Covid-19 outbreak.

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April 15, 2020 07:28 ET (11:28 GMT)

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