17-04-2025
US Bancorp's first-quarter profit jumps on higher fee income
April 16 (Reuters) - US Bancorp (USB.N), opens new tab reported a rise in its first-quarter profit on Wednesday, helped by higher trust and investment management fees, sending its shares up 2% in premarket trading.
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US Bancorp reported a 6.1% rise in trust and investment management fees to $680 million during the quarter ended March 31. It expects fee income to grow in mid-single digits in medium term.
The Minneapolis, Minnesota-based bank's net interest income — the difference between what banks pay customers on deposits and earn as interest on loans — rose 2.7% to $4.09 billion during the period.
US Bancorp in January had appointed Gunjan Kedia as its chief executive officer — the first woman in the bank's history to take up the role. She is a successor to Andy Cecere and started in the position on April 15.
The bank earned $1.03 per share on an adjusted basis during the quarter, compared with 90 cents per share a year earlier.
Its provisions for credit losses for the first quarter stood at $537 million, down from $560 million in the preceding three months and $553 million a year ago.
