Higher interest rates and larger card balances set the stage for an 11% jump in revenue from U.S. personal banking in the second quarter. That blunted the impact of a 78% surge in write-offs tied to consumer loans.

Executives now see Wells Fargo's NII rising roughly 14% for the full year, more than the 10% jump they had earlier projected. 

JPMorgan Chase's revenue soared to a record in the second quarter, boosted by the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes and its acquisition of First Republic Bank.

For now, worries about more bank failures have faded. But in the wake of the recent industry turmoil, higher funding costs are expected to weigh on banks' second-quarter results.

To avoid a third straight quarter of disappointing investors on earnings day, Goldman executives have been actively downplaying expectations for results that will be disclosed next week.

California's bid to regulate EWA programs as though they are loans would harm workers, companies and the state's economy.

California regulators are suggesting that programs that allow workers fee-free access to their earnings between pay periods should be treated as loan products. That's wrong and short-sighted.

Both regional banks announced weaker guidance for net interest income than they had foreseen two months ago. The disclosures highlighted pressures that figure to take up a lot of the oxygen during second-quarter earnings season.

As he updated RBC shareholders on a disappointing quarter, CEO Dave McKay cited the U.S. banking crisis and gridlock over the debt ceiling.

Bank of Montreal and Bank of Nova Scotia increased provisions for loan losses in their fiscal second quarters amid a macroeconomic outlook that's continuing to darken.