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January 16th, 2008

Bank of NY Mellon 4Q Profit Falls

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.’s fourth-quarter profit tumbled 68 percent due to its exposure to assets backed by mortgages.

The trust bank runs funds for companies and wealthy individuals rather than mass-market retail banking. It has not been exposed to the consumer problems other banks have, but was at risk for mortgage defaults through products called collateralized debt obligations, or CDOs. The bank’s exposure to those pools of mortgage-backed debt resulted in a $118 million write-down in the latest quarter. Read more



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