Retail & Commercial

Third-quarter results at the Minneapolis bank were powered by loan growth and rising interest rates, partially offset by lower noninterest income. Shortly after the company released its earnings report, it received regulatory approval for its acquisition of MUFG Union Bank.

The Pittsburgh company's finance chief expects more gains in interest income, though he conceded rising deposit costs could curb the pace of advances.

The nation's largest bank by assets cited a weakening economic outlook as one reason it added to its allowance for loan losses for the third straight quarter. But its third-quarter results beat analysts' expectations.

For some bankers, net zero is like a new year's resolution — a pledge one makes and often breaks before a year has passed.

While Citigroup's Wall Street operations wrestle with tough markets, the bank is getting a boost from the little guy: consumers leaning on credit cards during the worst inflation in a generation.

The company generated $17.6 billion in third-quarter net interest income. Expenses also came in lower than analysts expected, driving a profit beat. 

The average interest rates that banks pay to commercial clients jumped at the end of the summer, according to survey data. Industry executives are likely to face questions about the outlook for 2023 during upcoming earnings calls.

Huntington Bancshares in Ohio has recruited its new managing director of commercial specialty banking as well as its new corporate treasurer from rival regional banks.

The Southern California branches will be sold to HomeState Bank, a Seattle-based community bank. The Department of Justice required the sale as part of U.S. Bancorp's pending acquisition of MUFG Union Bank.

There were 37 deals announced in the third quarter, well below the 64 announced in the same period of 2021, according to a Raymond James analysis. Uncertainty over the November election is just the latest factor slowing mergers and acquisitions.