Sustained Strong Profitability (Adjusted ROTCE)
Adjusted ROTCE of 15.1% for the quarter — third consecutive quarter above 15% and up over 200 basis points year over year, demonstrating improved return on capital.
Net Interest Income and Margin Resilience
Net interest income grew 6% year over year despite rate decreases over the last year; margin expanded 1 basis point quarter over quarter and NIM expected to be in the high 3.40s near term.
Earnings and Return Metrics Improved
Earnings per share of $0.53, up $0.11 year over year; return on average assets of 1.3%, up 19 basis points year over year.
Strong Commercial & Industrial (C&I) Momentum
Core C&I portfolio grew $624 million in the quarter (compared with roughly flat growth in 2025), supporting loan growth and pipeline momentum across regional and specialty businesses.
Fee Income and Trading Upside Year-over-Year
Total fee income up $13 million year over year (despite seasonality vs prior quarter); ADR (broker/dealer trading metric) increased 27% year over year to 742k for the quarter.
Expense Discipline and Efficiency Gains
Adjusted expenses (excluding deferred compensation) decreased $32 million quarter over quarter, including $10 million lower personnel expense and $26 million lower outside services.
Capital Actions and Tangible Book Value Growth
Repurchased ~ $230 million of common stock during the quarter (with ~$765 million authorization remaining); issued $400 million Series H preferred increasing Tier 1 by 44 basis points to 11.95%; tangible book value per share $14.34, up 9% year over year.
Credit Performance and Reserve Positioning
Net charge-offs decreased to $29 million (18 basis points) and provisioning of $15 million for the quarter; ACL-to-loans ratio at 1.28% and management notes reserves are approximately seven times average net charge-offs over the last two years.