More on Citigroup (C) Q1 earnings: Loan loss release of $784M (about $0.25/share) vs. $1B a year ago. Allowance for loan losses drops to 3.4% of total loans from 4.3% a year ago. Roughly $600M (about $0.19/share) of DTA used, bringing total used YTD to $1.3B (DTA is about $55B). Citi Holdings assets cut by $60B to $131B, now 7% of total assets. Global consumer banking revenue up 2%, with North America off 1%. In line with JPMorgan and Wells, company expects retail banking to take a hit from slower mortgage business. Tier 1 Capital Ratio up 20 bps to 13.3%. Book value/share up $0.51 to $63.02. "Banker To The World," Citigroup made the Barron's cover over the weekend. CC at 10 ET. Shares +1.7% premarket.
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