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BrightSpire Capital, Inc.

BRSP

Financial Services

2w

Progress in Reducing Watch List Loans and Portfolio Derisking

Reduced watch list exposure by 50% during the quarter, primarily through foreclosure of the San Jose Hotel loan, which is now owned free and clear.
Made significant headway in derisking the portfolio, including upgrades of two risk-ranked 4 loans due to borrower support and equity contributions.
Current watch list loan exposure decreased from $396 million to $202 million, representing 9% of the loan portfolio.

Horizon Bancorp, Inc.

HBNC

Financial Services

3w

Consistent Loan Growth Driven by Existing Customer Expansion and Referral Network

Loan growth of $75.5 million (1.5% quarterly, 6.2% annualized) primarily driven by existing customer expansion and referrals.
Focus on core commercial banking relationships, with a stable pipeline and disciplined underwriting.
Commercial loans increased by $117 million (14.8% quarter-over-quarter), with a focus on C&I portfolio expansion.

Univest Financial Corporation

UVSP

Financial Services

3w

Impact of Early Payoffs and Paydowns on Loan Outstandings

Loan outstandings contracted by $31.9 million during the quarter, impacted by early payoffs and paydowns.
Year-to-date, loan outstandings decreased by $25.4 million, contrasting with $117.6 million growth in the previous year.
Management emphasizes ongoing active situation with a suspicious credit involving $16.4 million, with fraud suspected, and no further comments at this time.

Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc.

BWB

Financial Services

3w

Financial Performance Summary

Asset quality remained strong with no net charge-offs, nonperforming assets steady at 0.19%, and classified loans showing a modest uptick.
Bridgewater reported strong revenue and balance sheet growth trends in Q2 2025, with net interest margin expanding by 11 basis points to 2.62%.
Expenses were well controlled with a slight increase due to FDIC insurance, charitable contributions, and marketing, resulting in an adjusted efficiency ratio of 51.5%.
Fee income reached record levels excluding one-time gains, including nearly $1 million in swap fee income and over $200,000 in investment advisory fees from the First Minnetonka City Bank acquisition.
Net interest income grew by $2.2 million during the quarter, driven by loan portfolio repricing and strong loan growth at a 12.5% annualized rate.
Noninterest income increased $773,000 or 37% excluding securities gain and FHLB prepayment income.
Tangible book value per share grew nearly 11% annualized year-to-date, with $1.6 million of common stock repurchased in Q2.

Open Lending Corporation

LPRO

Financial Services

1w

Market Conditions and Credit Union Sector Outlook

Credit union assets increased by $79 billion (3.5%) to $2.3 trillion in Q2 2025, reflecting sector resilience despite macroeconomic headwinds.
Loan and share growth in credit unions also improved, with 3.6% and 4% year-over-year increases, respectively.
Management sees increased refinancing activity driven by Federal Reserve rate cuts and stabilizing inflation, positioning Open Lending to capitalize on favorable market conditions.

Banc of California, Inc.

BANC

Financial Services

3w

Strategic Loan Sales and Balance Sheet Optimization

Opportunistic sale of approximately $507 million of commercial real estate loans with expected net proceeds of 95%.
Loan sales aimed at optimizing balance sheet and driving high-quality, sustainable earnings growth.
Proactive management of credit risk by selling loans exhibiting credit migration characteristics, despite being well collateralized.
Expected $243 million of loan sales to close in Q3, with remaining $233 million over subsequent quarters.
Loan sales primarily rate-driven rather than credit-driven, with a focus on reducing overhang and improving credit quality metrics.

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.

BHF

Financial Services

1w

Financial Performance Summary

Brighthouse Financial reported second quarter 2025 adjusted earnings of $198 million or $3.43 per share, down from $245 million in Q1 2025 and $346 million in Q2 2024.
Corporate expenses were $202 million pretax, down from $239 million in Q1 2025 but slightly higher than $200 million in Q2 2024.
Estimated combined risk-based capital (RBC) ratio was between 405% and 425%, within the target range of 400% to 450%.
Holding company liquid assets exceeded $900 million as of June 30, 2025.
Life insurance sales reached $33 million in Q2, contributing to a record $69 million year-to-date, up 21% year-over-year.
Total annuity sales increased 16% sequentially to $2.6 billion, with Shield sales contributing $1.9 billion and fixed annuities $500 million.

Rithm Property Trust Inc.

RPT

Financial Services

3w

Use of Securities Portfolio as Funding Source

The company has a sizable book of CMBS securities, primarily floating rate and high-quality assets.
Spreads on securities have tightened, prompting consideration of selling securities to fund direct investments.
Management sees potential to realize gains from securities and redeploy capital into higher-yielding opportunities.
The securities portfolio is viewed as a flexible funding source to support growth without excessive leverage.

Associated Banc-Corp

ASB

Financial Services

3w

Strategic Focus on Balance Sheet Remixing and Loan Composition Shift

The company is actively shifting its asset base from lower-yielding residential mortgages to higher-yielding commercial and C&I loans, with over $700 million in C&I growth in H1 2025.
This mix shift is driving record net interest income of $300 million in Q2, the strongest in company history.
The ongoing asset remixing is expected to support profitability and margin expansion, with net interest margin climbing above 3%.

Synovus Financial Corp.

SNV

Financial Services

4w

Financial Performance Summary

Adjusted noninterest expense rose 1% sequentially and 3% year-over-year, with disciplined expense control and higher employment costs.
Adjusted noninterest revenue increased 12% sequentially and 3% year-over-year, driven by capital markets fees rebound and wealth management income growth.
Adjusted pre-provision net revenue rose 5% sequentially and 7% year-over-year.
Capital ratios strengthened, with CET1 ratio at 10.91%, the highest in company history, supported by earnings and share repurchases.
Core deposits declined 2% sequentially, driven by public funds and broker deposits, but deposit costs improved with a 4 basis point decline in average cost of deposits to 2.22%.
Credit quality improved with net charge-offs at $18 million (17 basis points), better than guidance, and nonperforming loans decreased to 0.59% of total loans.
Loan balances increased by $888 million or 2% sequentially, with strong growth in high-growth verticals and specialty lending.
Net interest margin expanded modestly to 3.37%, with net interest income growing 6% year-over-year.
Synovus reported GAAP and adjusted earnings per share of $1.48, a 14% increase from the first quarter and 28% year-over-year.

First Citizens BancShares, Inc.

FCNCA

Financial Services

3w

Financial Performance Summary

Adjusted earnings per share were $44.78 with an adjusted ROE of 11.00% and ROA of 1.07%.
Adjusted net income was $607 million, exceeding expectations, driven by better-than-expected net interest income growth, lower credit costs, and expenses at the low end of guidance.
Allowance ratio decreased 1 basis point to 1.18%, with strong reserve coverage and risk management framework.
Deposits grew by $610 million or 0.4% sequentially, led by the Direct Bank and SVB Commercial segments.
Loans declined modestly by $89 million or 0.1% sequentially, with growth in Global Fund Banking and General and Commercial Bank segments offset by declines in tech and healthcare portfolios.
Net charge-offs declined by 8 basis points sequentially and were below guidance, concentrated in general office, investor-dependent, and equipment finance portfolios.
Net interest income increased 2% sequentially, with headline NIM at 3.26% and NIM ex accretion up 2 basis points to 3.14%.
Share repurchases totaled $613 million in the quarter, with a new $4 billion share repurchase plan approved to commence after the current plan.