Huntington, Wintrust and Eagle reported extremely low quarterly chargeoff ratios, and their CEOs say they remain confident about the future. But, as one observer says, "ultimately some sector is going to get overextended."

Opus Bank has added Paul Greig, who was CEO of FirstMerit until its sale in July, as a director.

Andy Harmening will succeed longtime retail banking chief Mary Navarro, who is retiring in June.

Huntington Bancshares says it is especially well positioned to benefit from a commercial lending boom that could accompany a revival of U.S. heavy industry, but other lenders also say they are upbeat.

Acquisition pushes quarterly revenues past $1 billion for first time ever.