Banks Likely to Report Slowing Growth

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12 September 2006 at 10:19 a.m. ET

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Many large U.S. banks are expected to report smaller gains in quarterly profit this month as consumer lending growth slows, lending margins narrow and trading revenue weakens.

But analysts say increased borrowing by businesses energized by an improving economy may pick up some of the slack as banks move to pare costs and boost efficiency.

“I’ll be looking for margin pressures, loan growth and signs banks are generating positive operating leverage,” or increasing revenue faster than expenses, said Thane Bublitz, an analyst at Thrivent Financial for Lutherans in Appleton, Wisconsin, which invests $65 billion.

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