Tuesday, July 17, 2007

U.S. Bancorp 2nd-qtr profit misses forecasts

(Reuters) - NEW YORK, July 17 - U.S. Bancorp , the sixth-largest U.S. bank, posted a bigger-than-expected drop in profit on Tuesday as lower lending income and rising expenses and credit losses more than offset an increase in fees.



Second-quarter net income for the Minneapolis-based company fell to $1.16 billion, or 65 cents per share, from $1.2 billion, or 66 cents, a year earlier. Revenue rose 1.5 percent to $3.51 billion.


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