The recent conversion marked one of the final steps in the $8 billion acquisition, first announced in 2021. U.S. Bank still anticipates up to $900 million in cost savings and a breadth of opportunities to expand revenue from the transaction.

Several community banks noted an uptick in problem loans in second-quarter earnings reports. Small lenders should brace for more of this, industry observers noted.

The regional bank said dozens of new hires give it a major presence on both coasts, and it plans to build out its team of advisors and its private banking products.

Some credit unions and banks are taking a step back from the U.S. auto lending market, but Ally CEO Jeffrey Brown said the overall sector remains healthy. Though credit is weakening, the loans that the company is making are bringing large returns.

The Wall Street giant has more than $14 billion of real estate investments, and it took a $1.15 billion hit during the second quarter from writedowns of those bets.

After the Tennessee bank's canceled sale to TD Bank, it launched a marketing campaign that attracted tens of thousands of new customers. The next step is expanding these relationships, executives said during the company's second-quarter earnings call.

The nation's second-largest bank has weathered the Federal Reserve's rate hikes better than many others, but it's still at the central bank's mercy as deposit pressures continue.

Executives say Bank of New York Mellon can maintain its upbeat forecasts on net interest income and perhaps beat its expense-control goals. However, they warn deposits could shrink in the second half.

Outgoing CEO James Gorman, who is set to become the investment bank's executive chairman, said he has no plans to ditch virtual annual meetings. He also argued that earnings should be reported twice each year, rather than quarterly.

U.S. regulators are examining how consumers finance health care spending, looking at practices used by Synchrony Financial's CareCredit unit and its competitors. But Synchrony CEO Brian Doubles said he's "very proud" of CareCredit, while downplaying the unit's involvement in the medical sector.

The Pittsburgh superregional reported lower second-quarter earnings as net interest income tapered and deposits fell from the previous quarter. CEO William Demchak predicted further weakening of loan demand and NII through the current quarter.

The brokerage firm reported that during the second quarter bank deposits fell 31% from a year earlier. But executives suggested that the worst is now over.

Bank of America's second-quarter profit soared after its core Wall Street businesses exceeded analysts' expectations.

The companies are both tapping the U.S. investment-grade primary market, kicking off a potential deluge of fresh bank bonds in the wake of second-quarter earnings.

The New York megabank benefited duing the second quarter from strong revenue growth in its giant credit card business, which helped overcome headwinds in wealth management and investment banking. But executives indicated that the script could soon flip.

If regulators push forward with plans to strengthen capital requirements for banks with more than $100 billion of assets, the nation's largest bank says, the cost of credit would rise and more consumers could seek out nontraditional lenders.

The bank's allowance for losses on commercial real estate loans jumped to $3.6 billion in the second quarter — up 64% from a year earlier. The negative forecast could portend trouble for smaller banks that have bigger exposure to the office sector.

Higher interest rates and larger card balances set the stage for an 11% jump in revenue from U.S. personal banking in the second quarter. That blunted the impact of a 78% surge in write-offs tied to consumer loans.

Executives now see Wells Fargo's NII rising roughly 14% for the full year, more than the 10% jump they had earlier projected. 

JPMorgan Chase's revenue soared to a record in the second quarter, boosted by the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes and its acquisition of First Republic Bank.