Wells Fargo & Co Reports Q2 EPS $0.82 vs $0.81 Est
* Wells Fargo Had a $400 Million Pretax Reserve Release
*MW Wells Fargo Q2 revenue $21.3 bln vs. $20.4 bln
*MW Wells Fargo cites housing market 'stabilization'
*MW Wells Fargo says recovery remains 'uneven'
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Wells Fargo (WFC) reports Q2 EPS of $0.82, up 17% from the year ago period and ahead of the analyst consensus of $0.81 per share on Capital IQ. Revenue was $21.3 bln, up from $20.4 bln a year ago. The analyst view was $21.4 bln.
Price: 32.50, Change: -0.35, Percent Change: -1
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Wells Fargo & Co.'s  (WFC) second-quarter profit rose 17% as the nation's fourth-largest bank by assets saw mortgage banking income climb and its provision for credit losses fall.
With a smaller capital markets business than its big bank peers, the  West Coast -based bank is more closely watched in the investment community for its mortgage banking results. In May,  Wells Fargo --the nation's largest mortgage originator--turned over hundreds of emails and other documents related to its mortgage-backed securities business to the  Securities and Exchange Commission  after being taken to court.

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