provision

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While Wells Fargo’s provision for credit losses is up 22% from a year ago, it said the shift partly reflected higher commercial and industrial and auto loan balances.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Earnings per share grew to $5.94 from $5.07, above the FactSet consensus of $5.45, while provision for credit losses dropped 24.1% to $2.5 billion, well below expectations of $3 billion.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

"The provision of social contacts, both with other dogs and with humans, is essential and should be considered the most important form of environmental enrichment for confined dogs."

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Warner approved a provision to pay up to $335 million to reimburse Zaslav for excise taxes he will owe once he cashes out.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The statute does contain an opt-out provision, but as of 2010 only thirteen states and the District of Columbia had opted out entirely.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander