Stocks end trading down amid bank fears (credit card, investor, loans)

[Bjorn_Ironside32]

NEW YORK - Investors are back to worrying about banks.

Long-present unease about soured loans bubbled over on Monday after Bank of America Corp. said it set aside $13.4 billion to cover lending losses, even as it posted a profit for the first quarter, and as anxiety grew about the results of the government’s “stress tests” to determine if banks will need more government bailout money.

While Bank of America and other big banks like Citigroup Inc. have fared better so far this year than many believed they would, nervousness is growing now over the massive losses from defaulting loans that are yet to come. On Sunday, White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel said some banks will need help.

Stocks end trading down amid bank fears - Stocks & economy- msnbc.com

[killer2021]

Only going to get worse as high unemployment ripples through the economy.

You can't make a credit card or car payment if you don't have a job!

Investors are realizing (too late) that most major banks are insolvent and sitting on a mountain of unrealized loses.