JPMorgan
America’s largest bank.
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As of 5 Oct 2026, 17:07What does JPMorgan do?
New York-based JPMorgan Chase is the largest bank in the US. Under the Chase brand it offers checking accounts, credit cards and loans to millions of people. J.P. Morgan advises big corporations, trades securities and handles stock market listings. It also manages money for wealthy clients and funds. Its EU bank is based in Frankfurt.
From business news, as a provider of funds and ETFs (J.P. Morgan Asset Management), and its office towers in Frankfurt.
How JPMorgan makes money
- Investment & corporate banking42 %
- Consumer banking (Chase)41 %
- Asset & wealth management13 %
- Corporate (mainly investing its own funds)4 %
Strengths
- Size and variety: the bank earns money in good and bad markets.
- A large capital cushion that gives safety in a crisis.
- For years it has been seen as one of the best-run big banks in the world.
Risks
- In a recession more loans go bad and the deal business dries up.
- Falling interest rates can shrink profits from loans and deposits.
- Strict rules for big banks, plus dollar risk for euro investors.
- Founded
- 1799
- Headquarters
- New York
- Employees
- about 319,000
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