Factbox-Wall Street top banks highlight consumer resilience

(Reuters) -Wall Street’s biggest banks kicked off third-quarter earnings by highlighting the resilience of U.S. consumers and added that credit has shown no cracks so far despite higher rates and economic uncertainty.

Large lenders provide a window into consumer health because their lending, credit card activity and deposit flows reflect how households are spending, borrowing and managing debt.

The remarks are especially significant as the U.S. government shutdown delays the release of key data normally used to gauge the health of the economy.

Here is an overview of what Wall Street’s top banking executives said:

JPMORGAN’S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER JEREMY BARNUM IN A CALL WITH ANALYSTS:

“The current facts on the consumer side is that the consumer is resilient, spending is strong, and d