JP Morgan Chase reported first quarter earnings of $2.4 billion, or 68 cents per share, compared to net income of $4.8 billion, or $1.34 per share, a year earlier.
Net revenue of $16.9 billion was off by 11 percent, due in part to markdowns of $1.2 billion on prime, Alt-A and subprime mortgages, along with $1.1 billion on leveraged lending funded and unfunded commitments.
The provision for credit losses was $5.1 billion, up from $3.5 billion a year ago, reflecting increases in the allowance for credit losses related to home equity and subprime mortgage loans and higher net charge-offs.
The firm had total nonperforming assets of $5.4 billion at March 31, 2008, up from $2.4 billion in 2007.
Mortgage banking net income increased from $84 million a year ago to $132 million, while net revenue climbed $147 million, or 24 percent, to $751 million.
Mortgage loan originations stood at $47.1 billion, up 30 percent from the prior year and 18 percent from the fourth quarter, while total third-party mortgage loans serviced were $627.1 billion, an increase of $81.0 billion, or 15 percent.
Interestingly, wholesale originations of $10.6 billion surpassed the $9.9 billion originated in the first quarter of 2007.
Shares of Chase were up $1.89, or 4.49%, to $44.01 in late afternoon trading on Wall Street.
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