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BOK Financial touts a bright 2024 lending outlook

American Banker

The Oklahoma-based regional bank expects 6%-7% loan growth in the year ahead. Executives are also projecting that net interest income will start to improve after the metric hits a trough early this year.

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Regional Banks Need to Prepare Now for More Earnings Pressure in 2024

The Financial Brand

This article Regional Banks Need to Prepare Now for More Earnings Pressure in 2024 appeared first on The Financial Brand. Players like Citizens, PNC and Huntington will see stiffer conditions on both the lending and deposit sides.

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Regions Bank says loan demand will stay muted in first half of 2024

American Banker

During the fourth quarter, flat lending and higher deposit costs weighed down the company's net interest income. The Alabama bank's executives said commercial borrowers remain cautious amid high rates and economic uncertainty.

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Webster Financial predicts loan growth of 5%-7% in 2024

American Banker

Several regional banks have projected minimal growth or even a decline in lending this year. But Connecticut-based Webster is bullish based on its pipeline of nonoffice commercial real estate, public finance and other credits, CEO John Ciulla says.

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The Great M&A Debate: Regional Bankers Argue the Need to Buy Scale in 2024

The Financial Brand

This article The Great M&A Debate: Regional Bankers Argue the Need to Buy Scale in 2024 appeared first on The Financial Brand. Do regionals have to consolidate to thrive? This article The Great M&A Debate: Regional Bankers Argue the Need to Buy Scale in 2024 appeared first on The Financial Brand.

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Unrelenting interest income pressure weighs down PNC's earnings

American Banker

The Pittsburgh-based regional bank also emphasized expense control for the first quarter and throughout 2024 as it manages credit quality vulnerabilities and higher charge-offs, particularly among office loans.

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Zions, Comerica foresee turnaround on loan growth in late 2024

American Banker

The two regional banks are anticipating that borrower demand will increase in the back half of the year. High interest rates and economic uncertainty have been muting the appetite for borrowing.