1.   Both Metrobank and PCIBank had already increased loan loss provisions earlier in the year.

2.   A number of French companies have been forced to take multi-billion-franc loss provisions to cover the lower value of their real estate loans and assets.

3.   He cited a more conservative forecast for investment banking earnings and additional Asian loss provisions for his downward revision, the paper said.

4.   Loan growth, equity securities gains and effective management of expenses offset an increase in loan loss provisions, resulting in strong fourth-quarter results for the bank.

5.   Schroeder said slight increases in charge-offs and the loan loss provision were in line with loan growth.

6.   Schmidt said it was too early in the year to decide on loan loss provisions.

7.   Tessier expects to see the bank post a much smaller loan loss provision.

8.   The company said earnings fell because of increased loan loss provisions for consumer loans and a one-time charge to replenish a federal deposit insurance fund.

9.   The company said increased loan loss provisions for consumer loans and a one-time charge to replenish a federal deposit insurance fund pushed earnings lower.

10.   The earnings delay stems from accounting changes related to when it took write-offs for bad loans, which required it to increase its loss provisions, Erfert said.