One reason, as Eric Dash recently explained in The Times, is that profits reported at many banks, including Chase, were boosted by large withdrawals of money from reserves set aside to cover losses.

之所以这样说，原因之一正如恩里克•戴什最近在《时代周刊》上解释的那样，许多银行，包括摩根大通，他们使用了大量的储备资金弥补亏损，才形成这种盈利的局面。

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Eric Lee, who also rents out several homes in the Outer Banks, recalls buying one of three adjacent houses named Stumble Inn, Stagger Inn and Tumble Inn.

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Eric Leenders, of the British Bankers' Association, told the BBC that banks did have a clear idea of how much their services cost, but the industry would welcome a "healthy, open discussion".

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Just last week US Attorney General Eric Holder gave his reasons for the lack of prosecution saying the hesitation to go after big banks is partially out of concern that doing so could hurt the economy.

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