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Wells Fargo warns energy loan losses will grow

May 25, 2016

Via: CNBC

Wells Fargo is telling investors to brace for more losses on loans to energy companies.

That, in turn, increases the likelihood that the bank will continue to bolster its reserves to offset those losses, the bank said at its investor day presentation Tuesday in California.

“We built our reserve in the first quarter” correlated with rising stress in the energy sector, Chief Financial Officer John Shrewsberry said.

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