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Stellar Bancorp, Inc.

STEL

Financial Services

3w

Return to Organic Loan Growth Driven by Market Conditions and M&A Activity

Loan originations nearly doubled in Q2 2025 compared to Q1, reaching $640 million, marking the highest level since 2022.
Pipeline remains healthy, supporting continued growth.
Market dynamics, including increased M&A activity in Texas, are creating opportunities for customer acquisition and talent recruitment amid some disruption.

Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.

IIPR

Financial Services

1w

Financial Performance Summary

Adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) for Q2 2025 were $48.4 million or $1.71 per share, down 12% from the previous quarter.
Balance sheet remains strong with $2.6 billion in primarily unencumbered gross assets and only $291 million in fixed rate debt.
Liquidity is robust with over $190 million in cash and undrawn revolver, supporting future growth and investments.
Repurchased 367,000 shares at an average price of $53.98 for $19.8 million, funded by cash and preferred stock issuance.
Total revenues for Q2 2025 were $62.9 million, a 12% decrease from Q1 2025, primarily due to tenant defaults.

Newmark Group, Inc.

NMRK

Financial Services

2w

Financial Performance Summary

Adjusted EBITDA rose 32.1% to $114 million, with an improved margin of 15%, up 139 basis points.
Adjusted EPS increased by 40.9% to $0.31 from $0.22, demonstrating strong operating leverage.
Capital Markets revenues surged 37.9%, reflecting a 135% increase in total debt volumes compared to 38% industry growth, and investment sales volumes rose 26% versus 11% industry growth.
Cash and cash equivalents ended at $195.8 million with net leverage of 1.4x; cash generated by the business was $133.9 million.
Introduced adjusted free cash flow metric showing $228 million for the 12 months ended June 2025, a 121.4% year-over-year improvement.
Leasing revenues increased 13.8%, led by double-digit growth in retail volumes and improving office activity in key gateway markets.
Management services, servicing and other revenues grew 13.6%, driven by 30% growth in Valuation and Advisory and improvements in servicing and asset management.
Newmark delivered strong revenue growth of 19.9% in Q2 2025, with total revenues reaching $759.1 million compared to $633.4 million a year earlier.
The company repurchased approximately 10.8 million shares for $125.5 million at $11.58 per share, reducing fully diluted weighted average share count by 1.2% to 252.6 million.

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

OCFC

Financial Services

3w

Strategic Investment in Commercial Banking and Growth Initiatives

OceanFirst added C&I bankers, launched the Premier Bank, and opened a new commercial banking office in Melville, NY, and a full-service branch in Perth Amboy, NJ, all of which increased expenses as guided.
The company views this quarter as a trough in EPS, with expectations of organic growth momentum continuing and improved profitability in subsequent quarters.
Commercial pipeline reached a record high of $791 million, with strong early success in gathering deposits and expanding lending opportunities.

Bank of Hawaii Corporation

BOH

Financial Services

2w

Sustained Net Interest Margin (NIM) Expansion and Future Path

Bank of Hawaii's NIM has expanded for five consecutive quarters, with management confident in achieving a 250 basis point NIM by year-end.
The margin expansion is driven by fixed asset repricing and deposit remix, with expectations of continued improvement assuming stable rates.
Repricing opportunities on CDs could add 15-25 basis points, with beta increasing to over 30%, supporting margin growth.

MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.

MOFG

Financial Services

3w

Isolated CRE Credit Event and Asset Resolution

A $24 million nonowner-occupied office loan in Twin Cities moved to nonaccrual, with receiver appointed and resolution actions underway.
The loan was originated in June 2022, with 85% occupancy, but faced rollover risk in 2025, potentially dropping to 65%.
The bank has taken legal control and expects to reflect a charge-off in Q3 after detailed asset evaluation.
Other large CRE assets include a $12 million downtown Minneapolis property with good cash flow and an $8.2 million substandard asset supported by a sponsor.

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.

LendingTree, Inc.

TREE

Financial Services

2w

Financial Performance Summary

Adjusted EBITDA rose 35% to $31.8 million compared to last year.
Consumer segment revenue grew 12% with segment profit up 19%.
Home segment revenue increased 25%, driven by a 38% rise in home equity revenue.
Insurance segment showed 21% year-over-year growth, with higher bids and budgets.
LendingTree reported Q2 revenue of $250 million, a 19% year-over-year increase.
Small business loan revenue surged 61%, and personal loan revenue increased 14%.
The company achieved profitability for the fifth consecutive period of year-over-year revenue growth.

AIZ

Financial Services

1w

Global Housing 25% EBITDA Growth Excluding Cats Driven by Market Demand and Technology Investments

Global Housing adjusted EBITDA increased 25% in first 6 months, excluding reportable catastrophes.
Growth driven by increased demand for lender-placed insurance amid a hardening market.
Significant expense leverage of over 700 basis points over 2 years.
Addition of approximately 300,000 loans from new mortgage servicing partner in Q3.
Ongoing technology investments enhance efficiency, including digitization of millions of documents.
Growth in renters segment supported by tech-enabled services and platform expansion.
Achieved a year-to-date combined ratio of 87% excluding cats, on track for mid-80s full-year ratio.

Fifth Third Bancorp

FITB

Financial Services

4w

Strategic Focus on Organic Growth and Market Density

Tim Spence emphasized that Fifth Third prioritizes organic growth over M&A, focusing on building density in key regions to gain competitive advantage.
The company believes that expanding branch networks and customer relationships in specific markets is more effective than broad geographic expansion.
Management highlighted their strategy of increasing branch count in Southeast markets, aiming for nearly 400 branches by year-end.
The focus on dense regional presence is likened to military tactics, where leveraging terrain and local advantage is prioritized over sheer scale.
This approach is driven by the belief that relationship banking and local market expertise are key to winning in the U.S. banking landscape.
The company is investing heavily in sophisticated direct marketing to support rapid branch expansion and customer acquisition.