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Prudential Financial, Inc.

PRU

Financial Services

2w

Financial Performance Summary

Alternative investment income was $60 million below expectations due to lower private equity and real estate returns and a $50 million unfavorable impact from the annual assumption update process.
Capital position remains strong with cash and liquid assets at $3.9 billion, above the $3 billion minimum liquidity target.
Group insurance had one of its best earnings quarters recently with strong underwriting results and a benefit ratio improved to 80.9%.
Individual Life sales grew 10% year-over-year with improved earnings results.
Institutional Retirement delivered $9 billion in sales, including robust Longevity Risk Transfer transactions.
International businesses sales were up 4%, driven by retirement and savings products in Japan despite surrender headwinds.
PGIM's assets under management increased by 8% to $1.4 trillion, with total net flows of $400 million including $2.6 billion institutional inflows and $2.8 billion retail outflows.
Pretax adjusted operating income was $1.7 billion or $3.58 per share, up 9% from the prior year quarter.
Year-to-date return on equity was over 14%.

W. R. Berkley Corporation

WRB

Financial Services

3w

Financial Performance Summary

Catastrophe losses were $99 million, slightly higher than the prior year's $90 million, but the impact on the combined ratio remained flat.
Financial leverage remained low at 23.4%, and after-tax unrealized investment losses improved by $120 million to $249 million.
Net income per diluted share increased 8.7% year-over-year to $1.00 or $401 million, with an annualized return on beginning of year equity of 19.1%.
Net premiums earned reached a quarterly record of $3.1 billion, and net premiums written hit a record $3.4 billion, with growth across all lines and segments.
Operating earnings were $420 million or $1.05 per share, yielding a 20% annualized return on beginning of year equity, excluding after-tax foreign currency gains and losses.
Ordinary and special dividends totaled $224 million, with book value per share growth before dividends at 6.8% for the quarter and 14.3% year-to-date.
Record net investment income of $379 million was driven by growth in invested assets and higher new money rates on fixed maturity securities, with a book yield increase to 4.7%.
Stockholders' equity increased by over $380 million or 4.3% to a record $9.3 billion.
The accident year combined ratio before catastrophe losses was 88.4%, with a loss ratio excluding cats of 59.9% and an expense ratio of 28.5%.
The effective tax rate was 23.2%, above the U.S. statutory rate due to foreign and state taxes.

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

COLB

Financial Services

3w

Financial Performance Summary

Net interest margin expanded by 15 basis points to 3.75%, supported by higher investment securities yields, higher loan yields, and lower funding costs.
Noninterest income was $64.5 million, with operating noninterest income up 14% quarter-over-quarter due to strong core fee income growth.
Operating EPS was $0.76, excluding merger and restructuring expenses, with an operating return on average tangible equity of 16.85%.
Operating PPNR increased 14% from the first quarter to $242 million, reflecting rising earning asset yields and lower cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
Provision for credit loss was $29 million, with allowance for credit losses robust at 1.17% of total loans.
Second quarter operating results were up 14% from the year ago quarter, driven by profitability focus, balance sheet optimization, and operational efficiency initiatives.
Total GAAP expenses were $278 million, with operating expenses flat at $269 million compared to Q1, reflecting offsetting changes in compensation, services, marketing, and amortization.

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.

BFH

Financial Services

3w

Financial Performance Summary

Average loans decreased 1% to $17.7 billion due to macroeconomic challenges and elevated gross credit losses impacting loan growth.
Bread Financial reported adjusted net income of $149 million and adjusted EPS of $3.15 for Q2 2025, excluding $10 million post-tax debt repurchase expenses.
Credit reserve rate improved to 11.9%, a 30 basis point improvement year-over-year and sequentially.
Credit sales grew 4% year-over-year to $6.8 billion, driven by new partner growth and higher general purpose spending.
Delinquency rate improved to 5.7%, down 30 basis points year-over-year; net loss rate improved to 7.9%, down 70 basis points year-over-year despite hurricane impacts.
Direct-to-consumer deposits grew 12% year-over-year to $8.1 billion, accounting for 45% of average total funding, improving funding mix.
Net interest income decreased 1% year-over-year due to lower billed late fees and a shift in risk and product mix, partially offset by lower interest expense and pricing changes.
Net interest margin was 17.7%, down 30 basis points year-over-year, impacted by elevated cash mix and lower loan yields.
Noninterest income increased $3 million, mainly from paper statement pricing changes, offset by lower net interchange revenue.
Return on average tangible common equity was 22.7% for the quarter.
Revenue was $929 million, down 1% year-over-year, primarily due to lower finance charges and late fees, partially offset by lower interest expense.
Total noninterest expenses increased 3% year-over-year to $12 million higher, mainly due to $13 million debt extinguishment costs; adjusted expenses were nearly flat.

Perella Weinberg Partners

PWP

Financial Services

2w

Financial Performance Summary

Adjusted compensation margin remained at 67% of revenues for the second quarter.
Adjusted non-compensation expenses were $36 million for the quarter, down from prior year and quarter, driven by lower litigation costs.
Adjusted tax rate for the first half was 30%, in line with expectations.
Capital returned to equity holders totaled $24 million in the second quarter and 1.7 million shares repurchased in the first half.
Declared a quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share.
In 2025, revenue composition broadened by industry, product, and geography with a higher average fee per engagement.
Non-compensation expenses for the first half were $86 million, up 9.5% year-over-year, with a mid-single-digit increase expected for the full year.
Second quarter revenues were $155 million, with first half revenues totaling $367 million, flat year-over-year.
The company ended the quarter with $145 million in cash, no debt, 63 million Class A shares, and 25 million partnership units outstanding.
The first half of 2024 included 2 transactions accounting for over 35% of revenue, contributing to a record second quarter last year.

TrustCo Bank Corp NY

TRST

Financial Services

3w

Financial Performance Summary

Average loans grew 2.3% year-over-year to $5.1 billion, led by home equity lines of credit (+17.8%) and commercial loans (+9.2%).
Capital ratios remained strong with consolidated equity to assets at 10.91% and book value per share up 6.6% to $36.75.
Net income for Q2 2025 was $15 million, a 19.8% increase over Q2 2024, with year-to-date net income nearly $30 million.
Net income for Q2 2025 was $15 million, up 19.8% year-over-year, with year-to-date net income nearly $30 million.
Net interest income increased 10.5% to $41.7 million, driven by margin expansion and loan growth.
Noninterest expenses decreased by $600,000 year-over-year, with ORE expenses at $522,000 for the quarter.
Noninterest expenses decreased by $600,000 year-over-year, with ORE expenses controlled at $522,000 for the quarter.
Noninterest income from wealth management increased 13% to $1.8 million, representing 37.5% of total noninterest income.
Return on average assets was 0.96% and return on average equity was 8.73% for Q2 2025, both showing double-digit improvement from prior year.
Return on average assets was 0.96% and return on average equity was 8.73% for Q2 2025, both showing double-digit improvement year-over-year.
Total deposits increased by $213 million to $5.5 billion, reflecting strong customer confidence.

Orrstown Financial Services, Inc.

ORRF

Financial Services

3w

Financial Performance Summary

Capital ratios increased quarter-over-quarter and the company remains well capitalized by all measures.
Cost of deposits declined by 12 basis points to 2.01%, and loan yields were impacted by lower purchase loan accretion.
Efficiency ratio improved to 58.7% in Q2 2025 from 60.5% in Q1 2025, excluding merger-related expenses.
Fee income increased by $1.3 million quarter-over-quarter, representing 21% of operating revenue, led by wealth management fees.
GAAP earnings were strong despite lingering merger-related expenses, with core earnings increasing.
Net interest margin (NIM) increased to 4.07% in Q2 2025 from 4.00% in Q1 2025, with potential for further upside.
Noninterest expense declined by approximately $600,000 in the quarter, including merger-related expenses and severance costs.
Normalized EPS reached 1.04, adjusted ROA was 1.51%, and adjusted ROE was 15.1%, placing the company near the top of its peer group.
Return on average assets was 1.51% and return on average equity was 15.12% for Q2 2025, up from 1.45% and 14.97% in Q1 2025 respectively.
Total loans grew to $3.93 billion with commercial loans growing 2% annualized; deposits declined by $117 million.

South Plains Financial, Inc.

SPFI

Financial Services

1mo

Financial Performance Summary

Allowance for credit losses ratio increased slightly to 1.45%, with a $2.5 million provision driven by specific reserves and net charge-offs.
Capital ratios remain strong with CET1 at 13.86% and Tier 1 leverage at 12.12%, tangible common equity to tangible assets at 9.98%, and tangible book value per share increased to $26.70.
Deposits decreased by $53.6 million to $3.74 billion, with a shift toward more noninterest-bearing deposits, increasing their ratio to 26.7%.
Loans held for investment grew by $23.1 million or 3% annualized to $3.1 billion, despite higher loan payoffs totaling $49.1 million in multifamily loans.
Net interest income increased to $42.5 million from $38.5 million sequentially, with net interest margin (NIM) rising to 4.07% from 3.81%, partly due to the onetime interest recovery.
Noninterest expense increased slightly to $33.5 million, driven by higher personnel and professional service costs.
Noninterest income rose to $12.2 million from $10.6 million, mainly due to mortgage banking revenue increases and fair value adjustments.
Second quarter diluted EPS was $0.86, up from $0.72 in the linked quarter, boosted by a $1.6 million onetime interest recovery related to a fully repaid nonaccrual loan.