Earnings

Regionals finding fee income a less reliable Plan B

10/23/18

The pressure is on for banks to lean more heavily on capital markets, wealth management and other nonmortgage sources of fee income. That could get tougher in upcoming quarters.

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Capital One's profits surge even as lending weakens

10/23/18

A smaller provision for loan losses helped counteract declining loan volume and higher expenses during the third quarter.

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Flagstar's move to diversify beyond mortgages pays off

10/23/18

Despite an overall weak mortgage originations market, Flagstar Bancorp's third-quarter earnings grew 20%, due in large part to its ongoing efforts to diversify operations.

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Record revenue, lower expenses push Huntington profit higher

10/23/18

The Ohio company touted a strong pipeline for loans but warned that noninterest costs will likely rise in the fourth quarter when it records charges tied to branch closings.

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Improved business lending and higher fees lead the way at Regions

10/23/18

Increased third-quarter revenue outweighed higher operating expenses at the Alabama regional.

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Fee income, profits fall at Fifth Third

10/23/18

Though consumer lending and C&I lending improved at the Cincinnati company, its corporate and mortgage banking revenues fell in the third quarter. Last year Fifth Third also posted a one-time gain of $1B associated with its sale of shares in Vantiv, complicating the comparison.

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Consumer, C&I lending drive Synovus' 3Q profits

10/23/18

The Columbus, Ga., company ramped up its business and consumer lending even as it scaled back lending on construction and commercial real estate projects.

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Solid 3Q lending growth at Zions

10/22/18

The Salt Lake City bank said consumer loans rose 7% from a year earlier. That was one of its several quarterly highlights.

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Higher yields, equipment finance fees boost TCF's 3Q earnings

10/22/18

The $22.9 billion-asset TCF also highlighted improvements in credit quality in the third quarter as it continued to exit the auto finance business.

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Netspend breakdown, Warren chides Comerica, FDIC's deposit rules: Top stories of the week

10/19/18

Netspend customers kept from accessing paychecks; Sen. Elizabeth Warren rebukes Comerica over fraud in benefits program; FDIC poised to revamp deposit rules (about time, say banks); and more from this week's most-read stories.

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