Switzerland's second biggest bank posted a net loss in the fourth quarter of 1.39 billion Swiss francs ($1.51 billion), in line with an analyst consensus estimate of 1.34 billion francs compiled by the lender.

The bank had flagged in November a hefty quarterly loss.

The result compares with a 2 billion franc loss in the same quarter a year earlier, and brings Credit Suisse's total net loss in 2022 to 7.29 billion francs, marking its second straight year in the red.

($1 = 0.9195 Swiss francs)

(Reporting by Noele Illien; editing by John Stonestreet and Edwina Gibbs)