🔸US BANK PROFITS DECLINE BY 3.4% TO $68.4B IN Q3 2023 – FDIC
🔸BANK PROFITS YEAR-OVER-YEAR DOWN 4.6%, AS PROVISION EXPENSES JUMP 33.2%
🔸BANKS’ UNREALIZED LOSSES ON SECURITIES CLIMB 22.5% IN Q3 2023 TO $683.9B, PRIMARILY DUE TO REDUCED VALUE IN MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES