Big Six banks ride a profit wave amid flatlining loan growth - The Logic
Canada’s Big Six banks closed out the fourth quarter with hefty profits despite tariff pressure and economic uncertainty weighing on consumer borrowing. Yet lenders continue to sit on billions in excess capital that could be deployed into the economy, with sluggish loan growth and CET1 ratios—a measure of a lender’s ability to absorb losses—holding well above regulatory minimums.
