Growing Competition Shrinking Bank Profits
Increased competition is forcing banks to keep rates they offer on loans at near-record lows and could result in a 40% drop in profit from the preceding quarter, according to Compass Point Research and Trading. Contributing to the shrinking margin is the fact that banks are absorbing most of the costs of falling bond prices.
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