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Columbia Banking System, Inc.

COLB

Financial Services

3w

Strategic Focus on Profitability and Balance Sheet Optimization

The company emphasized its focus on profitability, balance sheet optimization, and operational efficiency, which has been evident over the past 6 quarters.
Net interest margin (NIM) expanded by 15 basis points, driven by higher asset yields and lower funding costs.
The company maintained disciplined expense management and healthy credit metrics, with a loan portfolio that is slightly up and well remixing.

WSFS Financial Corporation

WSFS

Financial Services

3w

Financial Performance Summary

Core fee revenue grew 9% quarter-over-quarter, led by wealth (17% YoY growth), capital markets, and mortgage businesses.
Core net interest margin expanded by 1 basis point to 3.89%, driven by a 9 basis point reduction in total funding costs and a deposit beta of 43%.
Gross loans were flat quarter-over-quarter, with strong commercial fundings, especially in C&I loans growing 2% linked quarter, and consumer residential mortgage and HELOCs growing 2% and 8% respectively.
Net credit costs were $14.3 million with net charge-offs at 30 basis points, half attributable to the Upstart sale; excluding Upstart, net charge-offs were 14 basis points.
Nonperforming assets declined to 51 basis points of total assets due to payoffs, despite a slight uptick in delinquencies that resolved in July.
Total client deposits increased 1% linked quarter and 5% year-over-year, with noninterest deposits growing 11% YoY to over 30% of total deposits.
WSFS reported core earnings per share of $1.27 for Q2 2025, with core return on assets at 1.3% and core return on tangible common equity at 18.03%, all improved from Q1.
WSFS returned $87.3 million in capital during Q2, including $77.7 million in share buybacks representing 2.7% of outstanding shares; year-to-date buybacks total 4.4% of shares.

The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited

NTB

Financial Services

2w

Strategic Capital Return Rebalancing with Increased Dividend and M&A Focus

The bank increased quarterly dividend to $0.50 per share, a 14% rise, reflecting strong business performance.
New share repurchase authorization of 1.5 million shares was announced, following the completion of the current program.
Management emphasized a shift towards balancing capital return strategies, prioritizing dividends over aggressive buybacks.
Discussions on potential M&A activity are ongoing, with a disciplined approach to pricing and private equity competition.
The rebalancing aims to maintain a payout ratio around 108-110%, supporting long-term shareholder value.

LendingClub Corporation

LC

Financial Services

2w

Financial Performance Summary

Diluted EPS was $0.33 and tangible book value per share was $11.53.
Effective tax rate was 29% due to a California tax law change, with a long-term statutory tax rate expectation reduced to 25.5%.
GAAP net income more than doubled to $38 million from $15 million last year, achieving an ROTCE of nearly 12%, surpassing the 8% target set at the beginning of the year.
LendingClub delivered 32% year-on-year growth in originations and 33% growth in revenue in Q2 2025.
Net charge-off ratio improved to 3% from 6.2% last year, though expected to rise modestly as newer vintages season.
Net interest margin improved to 6.1%, benefiting from repricing of deposit portfolios.
Noninterest expense was $155 million, up 17%, mainly due to a 26% increase in marketing spend.
Originations reached $2.4 billion, driven by paid marketing initiatives and product enhancements.
Pre-provision net revenue (PPNR) was $94 million, up 70% year-over-year and above guidance.
Provision for credit losses was $40 million, modestly up from $36 million last year, with a provision benefit of approximately $9 million due to credit outperformance.
Total revenue was $248 million, up 33% year-over-year, with noninterest income at $94 million (up 60%) and net interest income at $154 million (up 20%).

The Carlyle Group Inc.

CG

Financial Services

1w

Financial Performance Summary

Assets under management (AUM) reached a record $465 billion at quarter-end, with $51 billion of organic inflows over the past 12 months.
Carlyle delivered record fee-related earnings (FRE) of $323 million in Q2 2025, up 18% year-over-year, with year-to-date FRE at $634 million and a 48% margin.
Corporate private equity returned nearly $15 billion to investors over the last 12 months, triple the industry average, with strong portfolio realizations and performance.
Global Credit and Carlyle AlpInvest accounted for 55% of firm-wide FRE, up from less than 30% two years ago, reflecting diversification and growth.
Management fees increased 7% to $590 million in Q2 and $1.1 billion year-to-date, while capital markets fees more than doubled to $48 million in Q2 and $126 million year-to-date.

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated

HBAN

Financial Services

4w

Financial Performance Summary

Adjusted CET1 capital ratio was 9%, at the lower bound of the target range of 9% to 10%.
Average deposits increased by $1.8 billion (1.1%) sequentially and nearly $10 billion year-over-year, with disciplined deposit pricing.
Average loans grew by $2.3 billion (1.8%) sequentially and 7.9% year-over-year, driven by commercial loans and new initiatives.
Credit quality remains strong with net charge-offs at 20 basis points and allowance for credit losses at 1.86%.
Earnings per common share were $0.34, including a $0.04 impact from securities repositioning and notable items, with adjusted EPS growing 27% year-over-year.
Net interest income grew 2.9% sequentially and 12% year-over-year, with net interest margin at 3.11%, up 1 basis point sequentially.
Noninterest expense was $1.2 billion, in line with guidance, with growth driven by incentive compensation and volume-related costs.
Noninterest income increased 7% year-over-year, with payments, wealth, and capital markets fees growing 11%.
Return on tangible common equity (ROTCE) was 16.1% reported, 17.6% adjusted for notable items.
Tangible book value per share increased 16% year-over-year, illustrating strong capital growth and value creation.

Independent Bank Corporation

IBCP

Financial Services

3w

Financial Performance Summary

Allowance for credit losses was 1.47% of total loans with net charge-offs at 2 basis points annualized.
Independent Bank Corporation reported second quarter 2025 net income of $16.9 million or $0.81 per diluted share versus net income of $18.5 million or $0.88 per diluted share in the prior year period.
Loans increased by 9% annualized, while core deposits were down 1.4% annualized due to seasonality.
Net interest income increased $3.3 million from the year ago period with a tax equivalent net interest margin of 3.58% during Q2 2025, compared to 3.40% in Q2 2024, and up 9 basis points from Q1 2025.
Noninterest expense was $33.8 million in Q2 2025, slightly higher than $33.3 million in the prior year quarter but below the first quarter of 2025.
Noninterest income totaled $11.3 million in Q2 2025, down from $15.2 million in the year ago quarter.
Return on average assets was 1.27% and return on average equity was 14.66%.

Independent Bank Corporation

IBCP

Financial Services

3w

Strategic Focus on Organic and Inorganic Growth in Michigan

The company emphasizes organic growth as the primary driver but remains open to inorganic acquisitions where strategic fit, culture, size, geography, and price align.
Active M&A discussions are ongoing in Michigan, with about 80 chartered banks remaining in the state.
Interest in complementing organic growth with targeted acquisitions to enhance market position.

Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.

WASH

Financial Services

3w

Financial Performance Summary

Credit quality remained solid with nonaccruing loans at 51 basis points and past due loans at 27 basis points; provision for credit losses was $600,000 and net charge-offs were $647,000.
In-market deposits increased 1% quarter-over-quarter and 9% year-over-year, while brokered deposits declined $25 million and FHLB borrowings rose $151 million.
Net income for Q2 2025 was $13.2 million or $0.68 per share, up from $12.2 million and $0.63 per share in Q1 2025.
Net interest income increased 2% quarter-over-quarter to $37.2 million with a margin of 2.36%, up 7 basis points.
Noninterest income was $17.1 million, excluding a $7 million sale leaseback gain in Q1, adjusted noninterest income rose 9%.
Total loans grew by $44 million (1%), with commercial loans up 2% and residential loans down 1%.
Wealth management revenue increased 2% to $10.1 million, mortgage banking revenue rose 32% to $3 million.