Medallion loans

A New York banker who mastered the art of buying low and selling high, broke industry norms and learned from his mistakes in commercial real estate, Kanas became a model regional bank builder and a central figure in the post-crisis recovery.

Provision costs surged to $44.5 million from $1.2 million. The company attributed that increase to higher chargeoffs in its taxi book.

With the first half of 2017 drawing to a close, bank executives gathered this week at the Morgan Stanley Financial Services conference to discuss their companies’ performance thus far and, more important, outline their priorities for the rest of the year and beyond. Here are some of the highlights.

Double-digit growth in earning assets more than offset higher expenses and a decline in the net interest margin.