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| Our TOP programs are essential to improving returns over the medium term and we are ready to launch on top 9, looking for efficiency opportunities driven by further automation and the use of AI to better serve our customers |
| But the TOP program, I think, has been a real consistent contributor to our ability to deliver positive operating leverage |
| We are very constructive and feel very good about a gradual decline in rates where the short end gets down to 3% to 3.5% over, call it, a quarterly period of time |
| But then rate cuts is also positive |
| I mean, I'd say, first off, I mean, I think when you look at our performance from a deposit beta standpoint, we feel like we're basically in the pack with what you're seeing across the industry, which is a really positive results compared to where we were last cycle, which is part of the ongoing investments we've been making in primacy and product capabilities and delivering the entire bank for our customers |
| So feeling very good about that trajectory |
| While the balance sheet has been a principal focus, we continue to execute well on our strategic initiatives, which should drive strong medium-term performance |
| We're executing well on our New York City Metro push, our deposit strategies, our TOP programs, our ESG initiatives and our payment strategy |
| The good news here is that the pipelines remain strong and we continue to maintain and grow our market share |
| And I think that, that's the environment where we would be performing in a very good way |
| The Private Bank should turn positive by mid-'24 and be nicely accretive in 2025 and Non-Core will dramatically run down over the next several quarters |
| This dynamic will help offset the drag from forward starting swaps and help propel results higher over time |
| So we're performing exceptionally well on the DDA side |
| Expenses and credit costs should be stable, and we should buy in a modest amount of stock given continued solid earnings and loan runoff |
| So we feel the current coverage of 9.5% is very strong |
| We're navigating the current turbulence well, and we're taking the actions to position us well for the medium term |
| What I do feel really confident in is that our relative performance to peers will be strong and we'll continue to outperform on the consumer side and the stability of our low-cost book |
| Our legacy core bank delivered a solid underwriting ROTCE of 15.3% |
| Similarly, while Non-Core is currently a sizable drag to revenues, it will run off quickly, further bolstering our overall performance and partially mitigating the expected impact of forward starting swaps |
| Deposits were up slightly in the quarter, reflecting the ongoing resilience of the franchise |
| And with long range being where they are, asset front book, back book is will contribute positively |
| Our period-end LDR improved to 84%, while our credit metrics remained solid with net charge-offs of 40 basis points, stable linked quarter |
| Our balance sheet strength also positions us to take advantage of opportunities through our strategic priorities as we continue to strengthen the franchise for the future and deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns |
| We repurchased $250 million of common shares in the third quarter and delivered a strong CET1 ratio of 10.4%, up from 10.3% in the second quarter |
| A small increase in rates is actually positive to our platform |
| Importantly, we made good progress positioning the company with a strong capital, liquidity and funding position, which will serve us well as regulatory requirements are finalized and if the environment becomes more challenging |
| So we feel pretty good |
| We feel good about our reserve coverage around the current level and the ACL level will continue to benefit from loan runoff |
| So we do believe we've got a distinctive amount of levers for the franchise to continue to outperform in the medium-term outlook on low-cost deposits |
| And so working our way through '24, we get some really nice tailwinds |
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| Our underlying EPS for the quarter missed the mark slightly at $0.89 as several capital markets deals slipped from Q3 to Q4, given late quarter market volatility |
| Linked-quarter results were down 4% as expected, primarily reflecting a lower net interest margin, which was down 14 basis points to 3.03% |
| You can see some of the key assumptions driving the General Office reserve coverage level, which we feel represent a fairly adverse scenario that is much worse than we've seen in historical downturns |
| Total net interest income was down 4% linked quarter, and our margin was 3.03%, down 14 basis points, both in line with expectations |
| This has clearly been a challenging year for regional banks like Citizens |
| And our tangible book value per share decreased 3% linked quarter, reflecting AOCI impacts associated with higher rates |
| In setting the General Office reserve, we are factoring in a very severe peak to trough decline in office values of about 68% with remaining 18% to 20% default rate and a loss severity of about 50% |
| Fees were down 3% linked quarter, driven primarily by lower capital markets and card fees, partly offset by the increase in mortgage banking fees |
| So I'd say that if you look at overall net interest margin, I'd say that we're going to see another, call it, mid-single-digit sort of headwind into the fourth quarter just on the entire balance sheet outside of liquidity build |
| This was the weakest capital markets quarter since the third quarter of 2020, three years ago and prior to several acquisitions like JMP and DH Capital |
| And just on the uninsured and insured deposit front, we saw a little bit of a blip on the uninsured in March |
| We expect NII to be down approximately 2% next quarter, given the impact from noninterest-bearing and low-cost deposits migrating to higher cost categories, albeit at a decelerating rate, more than offsetting the benefit of higher asset yields, Non-Core runoff and day count |
| Average core loans are down 1%, largely driven by generally lower loan demand in commercial, along with exits of lower returning relationships and our highly selective approach to new lending in this environment |
| But one of your large peers noted last week that banks may still be overearning on NII |
| We have Bloomberg economist consensus are probably 50 basis points lower than where the forwards are |
| Average commercial line utilization was down slightly this quarter as clients look to deleverage given the environment and higher rates |
| We've there about 10 basis points -- 10% lower than they were a couple of quarters ago |
| I think large moves either way is where we would say it starts to kind of create potential headwinds |
| We saw less M&A financing activity in the face of an uncertain economic environment |
| On Slide 10, average loans are down 2% and period end loans are down 1% linked quarter |
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