During fourth-quarter earnings calls, bank leaders said they don't expect borrower demand to pick up until the second half of 2025. But to the extent there's optimism, it involves business lending.

In the fourth quarter, UMB Financial's earnings outpaced Wall Street's estimates — but the bank it's acquiring, Heartland Financial, fell short of them.

Executives at the Wilmington Delaware-based bank are optimistic about 2025. Its results in the final three months of last year were hurt by an "isolated" incident in its 26-year-old ATM servicing business.

Synchrony Financial's fourth-quarter earnings results missed analysts' forecasts and investors pummeled the stock due to a jump in charge-offs.

The Raleigh, North Carolina-based company reported a double-digit increase in net income for the fourth quarter and continues to see upside in its Silicon Valley Bank unit.

Just weeks after closing its purchase of Independent Bank Group, SouthState reported higher than expected earnings per share for the fourth quarter.

The Green Bay, Wisconsin bank lost $164 million after selling $2 billion of loans and securities for a loss. Asset quality remains strong while the balance-sheet restructuring tees Associated up for a strong rebound this year, executives say.

Steve Squeri told analysts his firm is prepared to compete with small-business technology providers like Ramp and Brex. He also weighed in on the potential payments behemoth that would result from Capital One's purchase of Discover.

After the tumult of buying PacWest Bancorp, Banc of California is not only profitable again but surpassing Wall Street's expectations.

The Dallas-based bank's fourth-quarter earnings beat analysts' forecasts. Texas Capital raised its estimate for 2025 adjusted fee income to $270 million.