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With once-in-a-generation levels of inflation whittling away at their savings, Americans are once again beginning to fall behind on payments, bank earnings show.

After seeing deposit increase over the second half of March, CFO Dermot McDonogh restated the New York custody giant's guidance for a 20% year-over-year jump in spread income, hinting the company might actually overshoot its target.

Headcount at the nation's second-largest bank has fallen by around 1,000 since the end of last month. More job reductions are in the works after noninterest expenses rose by 6% during the first quarter.

As the Wall Street giant continues to scale back its consumer banking ambitions, the point-of-sale loan provider that it purchased in 2022 could be the latest target. And CEO David Solomon said there might be more moves ahead.

The blockchain company is working on a model for central bank digital currencies that it hopes will make it easier to transact across borders.

The FDIC seems poised to let small banks off the hook for replenishing the deposit insurance fund after Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank's failures last month. But regulators should remember that small banks can still pose systemic risks.

Inflation, the allure of higher-yielding products, and the collapse of three regional banks contributed to the decline in deposits.

Dushyant Sengar is the director with the valuation & capital markets analysis team.

A Jane Doe Epstein victim and the U.S. Virgin Islands are both suing JPMorgan over its ties to Epstein, who was a client of the bank from 1998 to 2013.