JPMorgan Chase and different giant US banks on Friday reported bumper income within the first three months of 2023 as they raked in billions of {dollars} in deposits from prospects fleeing smaller lenders following Silicon Valley Financial institution’s collapse in March.

The upbeat first-quarter earnings from JPMorgan, Citigroup and Wells Fargo spotlight how greater US banks have benefited at a time of broader fears over the soundness of regional banks after the failure of SVB and Signature Financial institution.

The upper income additionally underscored how banks are making hay after a 12 months of rate of interest rises from the Federal Reserve, which lenders have used to bolster earnings slightly than considerably rising charges for depositors.

JPMorgan led the pack on Friday, with income within the first three months of 2023 up greater than 50 per cent on the again of upper earnings from lending, often known as web curiosity revenue. The financial institution additionally lifted its outlook for web curiosity revenue for the remainder of 2023 by nearly 10 per cent to about $81bn.

The most important US financial institution by property added $37bn in new deposits throughout the first three months of 2023, bringing complete deposits to $2.38tn, defying analyst expectations of a decline.

Wells Fargo analyst Mike Mayo wrote in a analysis word that the outcomes confirmed “no proof of a banking disaster . . . plainly JPM has been a port within the storm”.

JPMorgan shares have been up 7 per cent in early-afternoon buying and selling in New York.

Earlier than the collapse of SVB, JPMorgan and different giant banks had been steadily shedding deposits as prospects transferred their money to higher-yielding merchandise akin to cash market funds so as to profit from the Fed’s price rises.

In the meantime, Citigroup additionally mentioned it had seen roughly $30bn of deposit inflows in March, serving to it to report a modest decline of two.5 per cent to $1.33tn for the quarter total, which barely beat analyst expectations.

“We did see a pick-up from March 7 to the tip of the quarter,” mentioned Citi chief monetary officer Mark Mason mentioned on a name with reporters. “It was related to the sector turmoil.”

Citi reported larger income than anticipated on the again of robust shopper spending and company exercise.

Wells reported larger than anticipated first-quarter earnings too however warned of potential losses in business actual property lending. Deposits fell 2 per cent quarter on quarter to $1.36tn.

“We did see some reasonable inflows from the few particular banks which have been highlighted within the press however these inflows have abated,” mentioned chief government Charles Scharf.

Citi shares have been up 4.3 per whereas Wells inventory was 0.4 per cent decrease, having rallied earlier within the buying and selling session.

Pittsburgh-based PNC, a so-called superregional US financial institution, additionally reported earnings on Friday that confirmed common deposits had edged barely larger within the quarter to $436bn.

Regardless of the upbeat earnings, the big banks struck a cautious tone for the 12 months forward.

JPMorgan chief government Jamie Dimon advised analysts that “the short-term learn is larger recessionary danger” and that “folks must be ready for the potential of upper charges for longer”.

Jeremy Barnum, JPMorgan chief monetary officer, mentioned the lender didn’t anticipate to carry on to the entire current deposit inflows provided that they have been “considerably flighty”.

JPMorgan additionally reported a web reserve of $1.1bn for credit score losses, an indication that the financial institution is making ready for losses on loans to creep up.

Citi put aside $2bn for mortgage losses within the quarter, which was larger than anticipated. Mason mentioned the financial institution’s comparatively robust outcomes had not modified his view that the economic system was more likely to enter a recession within the second half of the 12 months.

Financial institution of America stories outcomes on Tuesday whereas Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, which have companies that skew extra in direction of funding banking, buying and selling and asset administration, report earnings on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.

A lot of regional banks whose share costs have been hit following SVB’s collapse additionally report outcomes subsequent week.

Dimon mentioned “you’re going to see subsequent week, [that] regional banks have fairly good numbers”.