Retail & Commercial

The Providence, Rhode Island, expects NII to decline 3% for the second consecutive quarter now that it's paying more to prevent a further slide in deposits and tightening lending standards in anticipation of a mild recession.

Reacting to a sharp uptick in charge-offs, Synchrony more than doubled its provision for credit losses during the first quarter to account for further shocks along with healthy loan-portfolio growth as more consumers revolve credit card balances.

During its first-quarter earnings call, the Detroit-based company's CEO said it is seeking to "protect the house" by dialing back the pace of car-loan originations and seeking to attract more super-prime borrowers.

Executives at the Minneapolis bank responded to a research report that highlighted the decline in a key capital ratio after an acquisition last year. They don't plan to raise capital but aim to generate more of it from earnings in coming quarters.

The Phoenix bank provided behind-the-scenes details of the fallout from March's banking crisis, when it lost $8 billion of deposits in a single day. The company's share price closed up 24% on Wednesday after executives vowed to reassess its capital and liquidity strategy.

Home loan applications dropped for the second time in three weeks, with the 30-year conforming interest rate ticking up 13 basis points, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The head of the Council of Federal Home Loan Banks argues that the special lien status of Home Loan bank advances, created by legislation in the 1980s, is largely irrelevant in today's marketplace.

The Dallas-based bank, whose shares have slumped 19% this year, laid off the staff last week, according to a spokesperson.

Morgan Stanley's investment bank and its giant wealth unit surpassed analysts' expectations in the first quarter even as profits fell from a year earlier, dragged down by a drop-off in dealmaking and a jump in loan-loss provisions.

With once-in-a-generation levels of inflation whittling away at their savings, Americans are once again beginning to fall behind on payments, bank earnings show.