Jim Dobbs

First Horizon and Iberiabank solidified their resolve after BB&T and SunTrust announced their merger. Bryan Jordan, First Horizon's CEO, says he's convinced the earlier deal is having a similar influence at other regional banks.

Shares in the lender fell after it reported lower third-quarter profits, said nonperforming assets rose and cautioned that it had lost multifamily loan deals to competitors offering easier terms.

The credit they received in the third quarter is helping to soften the blow from falling net interest margins and weakening loan demand.

Executives at banks in California say there's only so much they can do until the flames subside.

Midsize players like BankUnited, BOK and Fulton Financial plan to rely on selective M&A, catering to niches overlooked by big banks, aggressive recruitment of commercial lenders and other strategies to stimulate revenue growth.

Executives say they are passing on more loans as bank and nonbank competitors cut rates and forgo traditional safeguards.

Amid concern that an economic downturn is approaching, Greg Carmichael said that banks need to focus on credit quality and not worry about expanding their balance sheets.

Tom Lopp will succeed Gary Judd at the end of November.

Slowdowns in new factory orders and production, largely tied to the trade war with China, could translate to more defaults among industrial clients.

The Wisconsin company will have 15 branches in its home state on completing the acquisition.