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Charles Schwab Corp. gets over 'hump' after furious bond rally takes bite out Schwab Bank's $19.6 billion in unrealized losses, though debt overhang could still take a decade to erase

The Westlake, Texas, brokerage's stock plunged 33% last Spring, but has clawed back as unrealized losses fall $4 billion on possibility of Fed rate cut in 2024.

Author Oisin Breen December 28, 2023 at 2:01 AM
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In March 2023, Charles 'Chuck' Schwab (left) and Walt Bettinger penned an unprecedented letter to assure investors.
Brooke Southall and Keith Girard contributed to the editing of this article.

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Dana

Dana

April 20, 2024 — 4:37 AM
This sounds like the Schwab Yield Plus fiasco in 2008. Schwab told advisors and clients they had everything under control, until they found out they didn’t. They paid millions of dollars in SEC fines, more in client restitution and ended up closing the fund altogether. High rates, selling at losses to generate liquidity, some people never learn.

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