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PNC Financial Services Group in Pittsburgh reported higher third-quarter profit on an increase in fee income and loan growth.
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KeyCorp in Cleveland reported lower third-quarter earnings as revenue slumped and its net interest margin fell.
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Bank of America, which agreed to a record $16.7 billion settlement of government mortgage probes in August, posted a surprise third-quarter profit as investment-banking revenue rose.
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Commerce Bancshares in Kansas City, Mo.,
The $22.7 billion-asset company said in a press release Wednesday that it earned $68.2 million, which was slightly less than a year earlier. Earnings per share were 72 cents a share, or a penny higher than the average estimate of analysts polled by Bloomberg. The results excluded $1.8 million in dividends on preferred stock.
Income from interest-bearing assets held steady from a year earlier, at $154.7 million, even as total loans grew nearly 9%, to $11.3 billion. The net interest margin compressed by 12 basis points to 2.99%.
Credit quality dipped slightly from last year. Net chargeoffs rose 15%, to $7.7 million. The company's loan-loss provision jumped 85%, to $7.7 million.
Profits were boosted, in part, by fees from trusts and bank cards. Noninterest income rose 6%, to $112.3 million.
Higher fee-based income helped offset a rise in operating expenses, which climbed 4%, to $162 million.
