Included in bank earnings is a provision for loan losses.
In a perfect world, management would know exactly which loans would go bad and how much money they would lose on those loans.
In reality, estimates are required. Like insurance companies, banks typically apply a statistical model based on the risk rating classification of their loan book plus any specific reserves.
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