Performance reports

Webster Financial in Waterbury, Conn., reported a higher third-quarter profit on growth in deposit and loan fees related to its acquisition of health savings accounts.

Comerica in Dallas reported lower third-quarter profit that reflected higher expenses. The $71 billion-asset company said in a press release Friday that its net income fell 12% from a year earlier, to $134 million, or 74 cents a share.

First Horizon National Corp. reported a sharp increase in its third-quarter profit as an increase in average loans, lower overhead and a decrease in income tax payments helped to offset a 9% decline in total revenue.

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SunTrust Banks in Atlanta reported a lower third-quarter profit, citing negative effects from the low interest rate environment.

PacWest Bancorp in Los Angeles reported a higher third-quarter profit, citing new lending and lower expenses.

The most international of the megabanks surprised analysts with a strong quarter Thursday, despite unrest in some of its distant markets. Citi execs see a slowdown coming in its emerging markets but say there is no reason to panic yet.

Profits fell at Commerce Bancshares in Kansas City, Mo., in the third quarter, as expenses rose and income from fees and certain securities holdings declined.

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Profits at First Republic Bank fell slightly in the third quarter as increased salary and benefits costs and a decline in noninterest income could not offset strong growth in loans, deposits and wealth management assets.

KeyCorp in Cleveland posted higher third-quarter profits as revenue soared on growth in fee income from its investment banking business.

U.S. Bancorp reported third-quarter profit that matched analysts’ estimates as expenses rose.

BB&T in Winston-Salem, N.C., posted solid third-quarter results that reflected organic loan growth and its purchase of Susquehanna Bancshares in Lititz, Pa.

Citigroup boosted profit more than analysts estimated after a drop in legal costs helped it cut expenses faster than revenue fell.

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Bank of America's long effort to become a slimmer, more profitable retail bank could be starting to pay off. In a tough quarter for revenue growth, its consumer banking division gained traction thanks to branch consolidation, investments in mobile banking and other factors.

As the interest-rate can gets kicked down the road once again, PNC Financial Services Group's Bill Demchak plans to play along.

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PrivateBancorp in Chicago reported higher third-quarter profit on loan growth.

Wells Fargo posted a third-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates on gains in interest income from asset purchases and new loans.