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The Dallas-based company, whose earnings per share fell short of consensus by 6 cents, lowered its revenue forecast and raised its expense outlook. Its stock price fell more than 8% on Thursday.

The credit card company sold its student loan business, which long drew the ire of regulators. It also set aside substantial funds to cover looming regulatory penalties.

FactSet, Brightwave and Bloomberg are among those offering generative AI models that do research legwork. But Wall Street firms have lately been taking a harder look at the cost and return of generative AI.

The Georgia-based bank recorded a $257 million hit after unloading a bundle of securities that it expects to redeploy into higher-yielding assets. It also forecast a resumption of loan growth in the second half of the year.

Mixed earnings results at Wells Fargo and the ongoing merger proposal between Discover Financial Services and Capital One Financial are creating added pressure for investors.

The Cleveland-based regional bank continues to benefit from strength in investment banking, though concerns about stalled loan growth emerged as CEO Chris Gorman described demand as tepid.

For at least the fifth consecutive quarter, the Providence, Rhode Island, company increased its allowance for credit losses on general office loans, which continue to be a problem area for banks.

The Detroit-based auto lender has been dealing with an imbalance in deposit costs and loan yield since rates rapidly rose. Now, the bank's fixed-rate loans from before are maturing.

The credit card company is seeing fewer customers fall behind on their payments. But with lower-income consumers still being pinched by inflation, Synchrony isn't loosening its lending standards.

Morgan Stanley became the latest big Wall Street bank to tap the U.S. investment-grade market Wednesday after reporting earnings, as strong investor demand helps lenders borrow at lower yields than would have been possible at the start of the month.

The Minneapolis-based company reported an 18% increase in quarterly net income thanks largely to slimmed-down operating expenses. It also notched modest increases in loans and deposits, while asset quality issues remained manageable.

Two Northeast banks will get new CFOs next month. Webster Financial hired Neal Holland, the former CFO of the failed First Republic Bank, and Eastern Bankshares hired David Rosato, who left Berkshire Hills Bancorp last month.

CEO Ron O'Hanley touted an "encouraging financial performance" at the $326 billion-asset custody giant due to asset inflows and a jump in income from securities and loans.

The Wall Street investment bank saw its profits rebound in the second quarter as last year's decline in mergers continued to thaw. "The game will have to go on because there's just been so much activity that has been suppressed," said CEO Ted Pick.

The Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank saw profits and net interest income dip in the second quarter, but made up lost revenue through investment banking fees.

The Pittsburgh-based superregional bank reported a small quarter-over-quarter advance in net interest income, and it expects loan growth to pick up in the second half of the year. PNC, which announced job cuts last year, also said that it has identified an additional $25 million in cost savings.

The investment banking giant said that it will "moderate" its pace of share repurchases as it continues to talk to the Federal Reserve, which recently increased its stress capital buffer from 5.5% to 6.4%.

With Americans suffering from high housing costs and declining supply, we cannot afford to watch a massive government-sponsored enterprise sit on billions in retained earnings.

Two days after the megabank was hit with $136 million of fines, Citi executives said they aren't changing the company's full-year expense guidance. Citi has 30 days to submit a plan to regulators showing that the bank has allocated enough resources to achieve compliance in a timely and sustainable manner.

Investment banking fees shot up at the nation's largest bank, thanks to rebounds in M&A and the equity capital markets segment. And despite higher credit costs in the company's card business, a top bank executive expressed confidence in the health of U.S. consumers.