Corporate finance

After soured loans rose above the private student lender's expectations in 2022, its stock price fell 16% on Thursday. One analyst wrote that "persistent credit issues have damaged management's credibility."

The bank, which is beleaguered by digital-asset portfolio forced loan charge-offs that led to a loss in the third quarter and for the full year, climbed to a net income of $2.7 million for the fourth quarter.

The Long Island company is closing 69% of the retail home lending offices previously operated by Flagstar Bancorp. New York Community recently acquired Flagstar for $2.6 billion.

The company reported its seventh consecutive quarter of record adjusted net revenue.

Uncertainty surrounding the regulatory approval process and overall economic conditions will act as a brake on bank mergers and acquisitions in 2023, says John Corbett, CEO of Florida-based SouthState.

Goldman Sachs Group cut Chief Executive David Solomon's compensation by about 30% to $25 million for 2022, a year in which the share price and profit tumbled and the firm retreated from a highly public effort to create a consumer bank.

CEO Steve Squeri says many of these companies still employ more people than before the pandemic.

While not committing to any specific strategy, the card network may find opportunity in the merger and acquisition market, CEO Al Kelly said.

The San Antonio bank reported an 89% spike in net income, aided by rising interest rates and the company's expansion into Dallas and Houston.

The company formerly known as Alliance Data Systems produced strong fourth-quarter sales, but was unable to report a profit due to factors such larger loan-loss reserves for its acquisition of the American Automobile Association's credit card portfolio.