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Investors question financial sector rebound



By IEVA M. AUGSTUMS, AP
22 July 2008 @ 06:02 pm EST


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In this July 10, 2008 file photo, Wachovia CEO Robert Steel speaks during a news conference in Charlotte, N.C.. Steel on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 said he plans to cut $2 billion of expenses by the end of next year and sell parts of the fourth-biggest U.S. bank. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, file)
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WaMu's loan loss reserves increased by $3.74 billion to $8.46 billion. The company set aside a total of $5.9 billion during the quarter to cover bad loans, compared with $372 million in the same quarter of last year.

Total net charge offs rose to $2.17 billion, while nonperforming assets grew to 3.62 percent of total assets as of June 30, from 2.87 percent at the end of the first quarter.

Regional bank KeyCorp posted a second-quarter loss of $1.13 billion as it set-asides to cover bad loans swelled. Atlanta-based SunTrust Banks Inc. also posted worse results in the second quarter than the year-ago period as it ramped up loan-loss provisions.

Profit at Regions Financial Corp. fell 55 percent. The Birmingham, Ala.-based bank set aside $309 million for loan losses, compared with $60 million during the year-ago period.

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