Finance

The danger for the central bankers is that "they go too fast or too slow and that risk is higher now than it was six months ago," BofA Chief Executive Brian Moynihan said.

John "Johnny" Allison, the outspoken chairman and CEO of Arkansas-based Home BancShares, used the company's third-quarter earnings call to endorse the Republican presidential nominee. When asked about that decision, he got confrontational.

As new hires generate low-cost deposits and higher-yielding business loans, the New York company's net interest margin is widening. Dime executives signaled the hiring will resume in 2025.

Other acquisitive executives, however, say that interest rate cuts have hastened already-active deal discussions, as more banks seek scale and business line diversity.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency issued a proposed rule for the Federal Home Loan Bank System that allows the FHFA director to set "reasonable" board compensation.

The Detroit company's charge-offs on consumer auto loans rose sharply last quarter. Its CEO said he's confident losses will decline, but the next few quarters "will be choppy."

The Arkansas bank said CRE is no longer its principal growth driver, yet it is still the bank's most prominent business and a big part of its robust lending activity.

The credit card lender's earnings beat analyst expectations, but it also reported weakness in spending and higher late payments. Amex boss Steve Squeri said consumers are "resilient" and credit remains strong.

Executives at the Alabama-based bank said the aftermath of Nov. 5 will hopefully provide a sense of certainty that coaxes companies into jump-starting their strategic plans.

The Cincinnati-based bank aimed for consistency in the third quarter as it built on strategic initiatives. Executives expect "record" net interest income next year.

Though still feeling the effects of margin compression, the Columbus, Ohio-based company reported solid growth in loans and fee income and is projecting record spread income next year.

The Dallas bank has spent the last three years building itself into a new company. Now, it has to prove the investments will pay off.

The North Carolina-based company expects its revenue to outpace expenses next year — a goal that has proven elusive over the five years of Truist's existence.

The Buffalo, New York-based bank said its commercial real estate portfolio continued to shrink, but this was more than offset by business and consumer lending.

The Cleveland-based bank took a hit from a large bond sale, leading to a quarterly loss. But net interest income rose, and the company expects that metric to hit a key milestone in the fourth quarter.

During Thursday's earnings call, Chief Financial Officer John Greene told analysts that "everyday living expenses" are a challenge.

The Minneapolis-based company said third-quarter average total loans slipped 1% from a year earlier. Still, it remains focused on organic expansion and averse to bank acquisitions.

The New York-based investment bank reported higher revenues across all business lines, with double-digit increases in wealth management and investment banking.

The regional bank's earnings were impacted by challenges in its office loan portfolio, though its overall results were a mixed bag, with its nascent private bank showing momentum.

Purchases on the company's credit cards fell 4% as some customers traded down to cheaper goods or skipped discretionary spending. But CEO Brian Doubles said consumers remain in "pretty good shape" as they manage their budgets.