LARGEST WIS. BANK HAVING PROBLEMS
Thursday, October 16th, 2008 -- 9:45 AM
Third-quarter net income at 'Wisconsin's' biggest bank fell 52%.M&I?s third-quarter net income fell to $83.1 million, or 32 cents a share, from 65 cents, in the third quarter of 2007.
The bank said it continued to experience stress on its construction and development portfolio due to the ongoing deterioration in the housing market. The bank set aside $155 million to cover loan losses.
For the nine months, M&I reported a loss of $164.4 million, or 63 cents a share, compared to profit of $1.97 a share, for the year-ago period
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