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| We just had a very successful list out of a wealth management team in Southern California and the expansion into the Southeast, but also just adding depth in the existing markets that we operate in |
| As a leading bank for business, with strong wealth management and retail capabilities, our tenured colleagues deliver value-added industry expertise to our blue-chip customer base, while our highly regarded approach to credit has historically outperformed our peers |
| Today, we reported third quarter net income of $251 million, or $1.84 per share -- moderation per share, exceeding expectations |
| Curt Farmer Again, I just would say I'm very proud of our performance for the quarter |
| Our continued focus on fee income produced another robust quarter, and credit quality remained very strong with modest net charge-offs, following three consecutive quarters of net recoveries |
| We're actually in better shape than we actually thought we would be back in the spring with the loan-to-deposit ratio of 80% |
| We do feel really good about the portfolio on a go-forward basis |
| And I'm excited to announce that we exceeded our $5 billion lending goal ahead of our three-year commitment |
| We feel really good about the product set |
| Achievements such as publishing our first financed emissions report, making community development investments and recognition for our volunteer program further underscore the value we place on supporting the communities we serve |
| Advancing our Ameriprise partnership and selective talent acquisition within wealth management, position us to achieve our noninterest income objectives while deepening customer relationships |
| And again, the customer base there and sponsor base, I would consider, exceptionally strong |
| Progress towards these initiatives allow us to balance the strength of our legacy for the future vision to sustainably support our customers as a trusted banking partner |
| One, first and foremost, we are focused on top-line revenue growth, and we believe we've got great momentum there with the things I outlined to you previously, whether it's product expansion and capabilities, treasury management, capital markets, et cetera |
| Curt Farmer Jim, I do think that we have been very successful on the overall pricing side, on the lending side, obviously, taking into account sort of full relationships and doing the right thing by our customers |
| Credit quality remains very strong despite continued expected migration |
| And then, secondly, John, I think you are aware that we've done a good job over the course of the last three or four years of leveraging buybacks |
| Finally, profitability and loan selectivity further enhanced our capital position as we generated an estimated CET1 ratio of 10.79%, above our 10% target |
| The idea of buying back those shares is very attractive |
| We think the share price is a fantastic buy and very attractive |
| I will note that even without share repurchase, we do have one of the stronger common dividends in the industry |
| First of all, maybe just from a backdrop standpoint, as you and others on the call are aware, '21 and '22 were really record years of performance for our company across the board, revenue growth, loan growth, liquidity, really a great performance from a ROE standpoint |
| Slide 6 demonstrates our successful deposit generation |
| We're very well reserved, but again, we have a lot of experience managing through this, and we have a very, very strong customer base that knows how to do this |
| So, the industrial segment is holding up incredibly well |
| We continue to view our deposit mix as a competitive advantage, providing a more stable and cost-effective funding source than our peers |
| We're really proud of the quarter |
| I think as the year has gone on, our customer base and prospects have continued to have a lot of confidence in our name and our success |
| With an even lower percentage of uninsured deposits, the operating nature of our accounts and an enviable customer base, we believe our strong deposit profile is now even more attractive |
| As shown in Slide 7, our effective liquidity strategy and strong deposit growth allowed us to absorb all of our contractual wholesale funding maturities this quarter |
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| For the fourth quarter, noninterest income is expected to decline 3% to 4%, largely driven by a reduction in capital markets income considering market dynamics and increased selectivity |
| I mean, we're also seeing a lot of, I would say, caution in our customer base |
| We forecast full-year and fourth quarter annualized net charge offs to remain below our normal 20 basis point to 40 basis point range |
| There's a lot of headline risk, I think you might say, as we go into next year |
| Softer derivative activity more than offset increased loan syndication fees, pressuring capital markets revenue |
| Lower utilization within general middle market reduced balances, reflecting softening loan demand in this elevated rate environment |
| You had the 2019 tariff, then you had COVID, then you had chip shortages and supply chain disruption |
| And that's, again, expected just given what the right environment has done, just as well as a bit of oversupply in certain markets |
| You are kind of dancer on this in terms of you're talking about betas moderating and we still have this down net interest income sequentially and down margin |
| Short term, that's a bit more challenging as you just outlined for us for all the reasons that we know |
| Competitive deposit pricing, continued deposit mix change, and a modest decline in loans are expected to drive a 5% to 6% reduction in fourth quarter net interest income |
| [indiscernible] optimization and moderation in customer demand drove the decline in average loans to $54 billion |
| But earnings are down 30% |
| Fiduciary income was negatively impacted by annual fees received in the prior quarter |
| Higher rates increased unrealized losses in our securities and swap portfolios, driving a more negative impact than the prior quarter |
| But I do think that if we do stay higher for longer and QT continues, that does have the potential to put pressure on NIM |
| I think we just don't know necessarily what that looks like just yet with the environment, with interest rates where they are, and to the extent that we enter a more challenging economic environment, we'll have to navigate that |
| Steven Alexopoulos I know one of the factors is noninterest-bearing levels, right, which were down again this quarter |
| Yeah, we've got some of our businesses that have kind of continued to drift down this quarter and quite candidly probably will into the fourth quarter and maybe even the first quarter |
| But it is one of the expenses that has applied some additional expense pressure for us sort of longer term |
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