Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) reported Q2 EPS of $1.25, $0.07 better than the analyst estimate of $1.18. Revenue for the quarter came in at $20.53 billion versus the consensus estimate of $20.1 billion.

Chief Executive Officer Charlie Scharf commented, “We reported solid results in the second quarter, with net income of $4.9 billion and revenue of $20.5 billion. Our strong net interest income continued to benefit from higher interest rates, and we remained focused on controlling expenses. As expected, net loan charge-offs increased from the first quarter. Consumer charge-offs continued to deteriorate modestly. Commercial charge-offs increased driven by a small number of borrowers in Commercial Banking, with little signs of systemic weakness across the portfolio, and higher losses in commercial real estate, primarily in the office portfolio. We had a $949 million increase in the allowance for credit losses, primarily for commercial real estate office loans, as well as for higher credit card loan balances. While we haven’t seen significant losses in our office portfolio to-date, we are reserving for the weakness that we expect to play out in that market over time.”
“The recent Federal Reserve stress test affirmed that Wells Fargo remains in a strong capital position, reflecting the value of our franchise and the benefits of our operating model. We repurchased $4 billion of common stock in the second quarter while maintaining our strong capital position. Our CET1 ratio was 10.7%, 1.5 percentage points above our current regulatory minimum plus buffers, and 1.8 percentage points above our expected new regulatory minimum plus buffers starting in the fourth quarter of this year. While we expect to repurchase more common stock this year, we believe continuing to maintain significant excess capital is prudent until there is more specificity on the new bank capital requirements,” Scharf added.
“Our company remains strong and we have significant opportunities to continue to improve how we serve our customers. The U.S. economy continues to perform better than many had expected, and although there will likely be continued economic slowing and uncertainty remains, it is quite possible the range of scenarios will narrow over the next few quarters. We remain prepared for a variety of scenarios and our steadfast commitment to our risk and control buildout coupled with our continued focus on financial and credit risk management allows us to support our customers throughout economic cycles,” Scharf concluded.

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