After a steep sell-off early in 2023, the sector has recovered ground in summer trading as recession worries ease. But investors remain wary because loan demand is light, deposit costs are high, and net interest margins are under pressure.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s second-quarter report on the state of banking noted that while banks are enjoying strong profits, they face declining deposits, rising unrealized losses and shrinking net interest margins.

The Canadian bank is deemphasizing American office loans amid rising loss provisions. The decision could lead to decelerating growth in the U.S. market.

The bank attributed the surge to impairments in the U.S. office loan portfolio and appeared to signal that higher provisions from commercial real estate may persist.

UBS Group outlined major targets for its integration of former rival Credit Suisse, including 3,000 domestic job cuts and more than $10 billion in cost savings, as it posted the biggest ever quarterly profit for a bank on the back of the bargain acquisition in June.

The Canadian bank initially told investors the acquisition would result in more than $350 million in cost savings. But a recent analysis suggests that number could be even higher.

The regional bank's stock price is down 38% this year, and it recently got downgraded by S&P Global. While there's light at the end of the tunnel — as Key looks to rebound from the negative impact of soaring interest rates — analysts question whether the improvement will take too long to materialize.

Half of the transactions on the buy now/pay later lender's new plastic card become interest-bearing loans.

After terminating a $13.4 billion acquisition of First Horizon in May, TD Bank disclosed a federal investigation of its anti-money laundering controls during the bank's third-quarter earnings.

The company's U.S. banking unit, which focuses on wealth management, reported a $38 million quarterly loss. Executives said they're cutting staff in an effort to right the ship, but analysts questioned whether the expense cuts are aggressive enough.