Question 6 Do loan losses (charge-offs for unrecoverable loans) necessarily reduce a bank's reported Net Income? A. Banks don't have losses on loans OB. Yes, this will always reduce net income OC. It depends on whether the bank has a national or state charter. OD. None of the other responses are correct. OE. Not necessarily, as bank regulators already require banks to set aside the Allowance for Loan Losses in order to charge off expected loan losses when they occur