'Star Trek Finance': Canadian Banks Report Massive Profit Declines

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Some of Canada's banks have vowed no layoffs this year, but next year all bets are off

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The Big Six have collectively allocated about $10.9 billion in provisions for credit losses ― money set aside to account for so-called bad loans. Royal Bank of Canada said earlier this week that its credit-loss provisions amounted to $2.83 billion, up 564 per cent from $426 million in the same quarter last year.

“We’re cautious here. This is not a one-quarter or two-quarter event. The banking sector will be picking up broken eggshells for a number of quarters here.”

 

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No sympathy. Banks have been making massive profits off our backs forever. And are surely now hiring experts to figure out how to make sure we pay to cover these losses despite their incredible earnings.

Credit card rates are still at 28%

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