Non-Performing Assets are Rising--The Top 40 Most Exposed Banks?



Recession? Growth? Don’t ask us. We at Calcbench can’t predict the future; what we can do is analyze real-time, accurate financial data, which helps us uncover trends that may not be noticed elsewhere.

Today, we are looking at non-performing assets. As we posted yesterday, they are rising on a relative basis, and hit a three-year high at the end of 2024. It’s not a great look, yet as a percentage of overall assets, they remain low, at 0.5%. 


But some banks have a lot more exposure than others. Today's research shows that if just 25% of nonperforming assets are ultimately charged off, the 40 banks listed below will see the largest (negative) impact on earnings. 


For a deeper dive click here.  (Banks with negative EPS in 2024 in red)



















 






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