Adjusted non-interest expense was $1.3 billion, down 4% sequentially and 2% year over year, with controllable expenses down for the seventh consecutive quarter.
Ally Financial delivered adjusted earnings per share of $0.99 and core pre-tax income of $480 million in Q2 2025, showing double-digit year-over-year growth.
Consolidated net charge-off rate declined 40 basis points sequentially to 1.10%, with retail auto NCO rate down 37 basis points sequentially to 1.75%.
Core ROTCE was 13.6% in the quarter, or 10% excluding AOCI effects.
Corporate finance delivered a 31% ROE with core pre-tax income of $96 million and loan balances up $1.3 billion year over year.
GAAP earnings per share were $1.04 for the quarter, with adjusted EPS at $0.99.
Insurance business recorded a core pre-tax loss of $2 million due to higher losses despite premium growth.
Net interest margin excluding core OID expanded 10 basis points quarter over quarter to 3.45%, offsetting a 20 basis point drag from the credit card business sale.
Retail auto originations reached $11 billion with 3.9 million applications, the highest quarterly volume ever for the second consecutive quarter.
Adjusted EBITDA grew 20% this quarter, outpacing the 13% growth in cash collections.
Cash collections grew 13% year-over-year to $536 million, driven by recent portfolio purchases and investments in the U.S. legal channel.
Ending ERC reached a record $8.3 billion, up 22% year-over-year and 6% sequentially.
Net income attributable to PRA was $42 million or $1.08 diluted EPS, including a $30 million after-tax gain from the sale of equity interest in Brazil's RCB; excluding this gain, net income was $13 million or $0.32 EPS.
Net interest expense increased by $7 million to $62 million due to higher debt balances.
Net leverage (net debt to adjusted EBITDA) was 2.81x, within the long-term target range of 2x to 3x.
Operating expenses were $203 million, up 4%, mainly due to higher professional services and legal collection costs.
Overall business overperformed by 7%, with Europe exceeding expectations by 14% and Americas by 3%.
PRA Group purchased $347 million of portfolios in Q2 2025, with $199 million in the Americas and $147 million in Europe.
Q2 U.S. legal cash collections increased 24% year-over-year to $119 million.
The 2025 purchase price multiple was 2.14x for Americas Core and 1.82x for Europe Core, continuing an upward trend over recent years.
The company repurchased $10 million of stock during the quarter, limited by debt covenant constraints.
Total portfolio revenue was $284 million, up 1%, with portfolio income up 20% to $251 million reflecting higher portfolio investments at elevated multiples.
Adjusted EBITDA grew 5%, exceeding the top end of the outlook, with margins improving 200 basis points sequentially.
Adjusted EPS was $1.36, meeting expectations despite higher depreciation and amortization expenses.
Banking EBITDA margin contracted 70 basis points due to an $8 million bad debt charge; Capital Markets margin contracted 50 basis points due to acquisition-related dilution.
Banking revenue grew 6%, above the high end of guidance, driven by commercial excellence and strong client retention.
Capital Markets revenue grew 5%, slightly below expectations due to temporary slowdown in loan syndication activity.
FIS delivered 5% revenue growth in Q2 2025, accelerating from 4% in Q1, driven primarily by momentum in the Banking segment.
Free cash flow was $292 million with a cash conversion rate of 52% in Q2, and 61% year-to-date, improving from 53% prior year.
Leverage increased modestly to 3x, or 2.9x excluding currency impacts, with a long-term target of 2.8x.
Recurring revenue represented 81% of total revenue, growing 6% overall with 7% growth in Banking recurring revenue.
Core bank ROA was approximately 1.38%, supported by a low cost of deposits around 1.75%.
Core expenses normalized to approximately $21 million, with expected reductions from technology savings and amortization ending.
Net interest income would have been $27.5 million excluding interest reversals, up from $26.4 million in Q1 and $24.9 million a year ago.
Net interest margin (NIM) excluding consumer program effects was 3.15%, up from 3.13% last quarter and 2.80% a year ago.
Noninterest income was $10.6 million, driven primarily by increased mortgage revenue.
Pretax pre-provision earnings were about $8.4 million after adjustments for mortgage support costs and interest write-offs.
Primis Financial Corp. reported $8.4 million in net income or $0.34 per share for Q2 2025, including a $7.5 million pretax gain on a portion of its interest in PFH.
Provision expense was $1.2 million, with no provision required for the consumer program this quarter.
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