First Savings Financial Group could have bailed out of SBA lending after the departures of key executives and loan officers. Instead it retooled the unit, and it's now reaping the benefits.

The top five banks saw an average rise in their assets of almost 31% between 2023 and 2024.

The online consumer lender beat revenue expectations in the first quarter, but its net income was dragged down by larger provisions that the company attributed to tariff "uncertainty."

The top five banks and thrifts had combined assets of more than $13 trillion as of Dec. 31.

The challenger bank exceeded analysts' expectations in income, revenue and earnings per share.

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The all-cash deal would solidify the $50 billion-asset regional bank's position in the fast-growing Lone Star State and offer double-digit earnings accretion.

The acquisition of the $5.7 billion-asset HarborOne Bancorp would be Eastern's third purchase of a Boston-area bank in the last five years.

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For too long, banks have outsourced innovation, placing their future in the hands of outside vendors. That's no longer a viable strategy. Banks need to bring innovation in-house again.