Scotiabank profit falls as bank sets aside almost $1.3B to cover bad loans
The Bank of Nova Scotia said its profit slumped in the fourth quarter for a variety of reasons, but a major one was a more than doubling in the amount of money the bank sets aside to potentially write off loans that are in danger of not being paid back.
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The Bank of Nova Scotia said its profit slumped in the fourth quarter for a variety of reasons, but a major one was a more than doubling in the amount of money the bank sets aside to potentially write off loans that are in danger of not being paid back.