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JPMorgan Chase & Company said first quarter revenue jumped 25% to $38.3 billion and net income soared 52% to $12.6 billion from $8.28 billion and diluted earnings per share increased to $4.10 from $2.63 a year ago.

Provision for credit losses rose to $2.27 billion from $1.46 billion a year ago. Return on equity jumped to 18% in the first quarter of 2023 from 13% and return on assets increased to 1.38% from 0.86% a year ago.

Loans net of allowances increased 5% to $1.1 trillion from $1.05 trillion, deposits fell 7% to $2.37 trillion and total assets fell 5% to $3.74 trillion from $3.95 trillion a year ago. Assets under management increased 2% to $3.0 trillion.

JPMorgan repurchased $1.9 billion of its own stock and paid a dividend of $3.0 billion or $1.0 a share in the first quarter.

Wells Fargo & Company said total revenue in the first quarter increased 17% to $20.7 billion and net income soared 32% to $4.99 billion from $3.79 billion and diluted earnings per share rose to $1.23 from 91 cents a year ago.

Net interest margin increased to 3.20% in the first quarter 2023 from 3.14% in the fourth quarter 2022 and 2.16% a year ago. Average deposits in the quarter declined 7% from a year ago to $1.356 trillion from $1.464 trillion, loans increased 6% to $948.7 billion and assets fell 3% to $1.863 trillion.

Return on assets in the first quarter increased to 1.09% from 0.8% and return on equity rose to 11.7% from 8.7% a year ago.

Citigroup Inc said revenue in the first quarter increased 12% to $21.4 billion and net income rose to $4.6 billion from $4.3 billion and diluted earnings per share increased to $2.19 from $2.02 a year ago.

Deposits at the end of the quarter were nearly unchanged at $1.3 trillion and loans declined 1% from a year ago to $652 billion. Cost of credit increased to $2.0 billion in the first quarter from $0.8 billion a year ago, primarily driven by higher credit balances and weakening of macroeconomic conditions.

BlackRock Inc said revenue in the first quarter declined 10% to $4.2 billion and net income dropped 19% to $1.2 billion from $1.14 billion and diluted earnings per share fell to $7.64 from $9.35 a year ago.

Average assets under management decreased 8% to $8.9 trillion from $9.6 trillion and total net assets inflow in the quarter increased to $110.3 billion from $86.4 billion a year ago.

In the quarter, the company repurchased $375 million of its own stock and increased dividend by 2.5% to $5.0 a share.

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc said total revenue in the first quarter increased 19% to $5.6 billion and net income rose to $1.7 billion from $1.4 billion and diluted earnings per share increased to $3.98 from $3.23 a year ago.

Net interest rate margin in the first quarter decreased to 2.82% from 2.92% in the fourth quarter of 2022 but rose from 2.28% in the quarter a year ago. Average deposits in the quarter dropped to $436.2 billion from $453.3 billion but average loans increased to $325. 5 billion from $290.7 billion a year ago.

Provision for credit losses in the first quarter of 2023 declined to $235 million from $408 million in the fourth quarter 2022.