Commercial banking

Williams, who died this week at age 90, was CEO of SunTrust — one of the banks that would become Truist — for many years. He also served on the boards of several organizations in Atlanta, including Coca-Cola.

The Oklahoma-based regional bank expects 6%-7% loan growth in the year ahead. Executives are also projecting that net interest income will start to improve after the metric hits a trough early this year.

After California was hit hard by the banking crisis of 2023, tens of thousands of commercial and consumer customers turned to East West, helping the company achieve record full-year revenue, its CEO says.

The next few years will mark the transition of sustainable finance in Latin America through its adolescence and towards maturity.

The Salt Lake City bank says that it doesn't expect major losses, even though its problem loans grew at the end of 2023.

Several regional banks have projected minimal growth or even a decline in lending this year. But Connecticut-based Webster is bullish based on its pipeline of nonoffice commercial real estate, public finance and other credits, CEO John Ciulla says.

The top five banks and thrifts have combined total assets of nearly $13 trillion as of September 30, 2023.

The Columbus, Ohio-based bank expects to hike expenses by about 4.5% this year as it ramps up investments in geographic areas and specialty banking verticals where it sees growth opportunities.

The Alabama bank's executives said commercial borrowers remain cautious amid high rates and economic uncertainty. During the fourth quarter, flat lending and higher deposit costs weighed down the company's net interest income.