In the following video, Motley Fool financial analyst Matt Koppenheffer tells investors what they need to be watching when BB&T (BBT 0.02%) reports earnings this Thursday. Like we saw when Wells Fargo reported last week, a number of banks are going to be experiencing compressing net interest margins, the amount the bank keeps as profit between the rate at which they borrow and the rate at which they lend. We will want to see if these margins are also compressing at BB&T, by how much, and what the bank is doing to combat that in its other sectors where it charges banking fees.
1-Minute Earnings Preview: BB&T
By Matt Koppenheffer – Jan 16, 2013 at 2:32PM
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What investors need to be watching as BB&T reports earnings this week.
About the Author
Matt Koppenheffer is the former Head of the Coverage Team at The Motley Fool. He was a full-time Motley Fool employee from 2012-2025 and is a former advisor and analyst for multiple Motley Fool services. Matt's articles and analysis have been published around the world and his views have been cited in worldwide publications from the Financial Times and The New York Times to the Toronto Star and Germany's Focus Money. He has appeared to offer analysis on a variety of outlets including CNBC and NPR. Matt is the co-author of The Astonishing Collapse of MF Global as well as the creator and former co-host of The Motley Fool's Industry Focus podcast.




