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A warning sign from the Big Banks of a possible recession

The Decibel

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The Importance of Net Interest Margin in Banking

Stephanie Coontz: When we talk about bank earnings, what are we talking about exactly? Like how exactly do banks make money? She says there's two main ways that the banks make money. One is through fees that they charge customers. The other side of this is what the banks call their net interest margins.coontz: That margin is getting squeezed and eating into the profits at the big six banks.

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