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| I am so impressed with our client base and their loyalty to PacWest |
| We've been pretty successful at bringing back $700 million |
| Adjusting for these unusual items, our earnings would have been $89.4 million or $0.66 per diluted share which demonstrates the strength of our underlying business |
| But I mean, I'm very impressed with the credit process and our Chief Credit Officer |
| We here are very excited about PacWest |
| So that focus continues very strongly going forward |
| So we're very proud of that and happy with that |
| We continue to see a positive loan beta trend with loan yields increasing 41 basis points to 6.14% in the quarter |
| Despite these challenges, we are pleased with our adjusted financial results of EPS of $0.66 that exceed analyst estimates and we are continuing to leverage the core strength of our balance sheet |
| Our total capital ratio is actually very strong at 14.22% and you'll see that's actually above a number of our peers |
| So we're very happy with what we've done so far, especially after we will -- after we sell the portfolios |
| Very impressed with that approach, it is very favorable |
| With our solid underlying earnings this quarter, the CET1 ratio already increased 52 basis points to 9.22% at quarter end |
| We see it as a -- as a great opportunity for both the right and left side of the balance sheet |
| Very good experience there in terms of the worst recessions in multifamily performance |
| And we've been successful as of, I think, the 24th we've brought back somewhere around $700 million in deposits |
| So there's going to be some stress out there for sure, but as we sit here today, we were in pretty good shape |
| We went out with a high rate to get everybody's attention, which worked, and now, we've been lowering the rate, but we're still having that continued growth, so very encouraged by the amount of deposit growth |
| Once completed, these steps will significantly de-lever the balance sheet, further enhance our liquidity position and accelerate our strategy to increase the CET1 ratio to over 10% |
| As we navigate the challenging industry dynamics, PacWest will continue to prioritize our customer relationships which have been the bedrock of our success for more than 20 years |
| So I think there's a huge opportunity there |
| Deposits stabilized in the latter part of March and have rebounded nicely in April, increasing approximately $600 million subsequent to quarter end with over 80% of that in our community bank |
| So that could also benefit our balance sheet in terms of lower borrowings |
| We were already engaged in an operational efficiency strategy and we are now expediting these efforts to reduce facilities and vendors, optimize business processes and execute on other cost savings across the business in order to improve our profitability |
| We -- at the time when this event first happened, is the positive event first happened in the banking industry |
| As Kevin mentioned, he called a white glove service, but our guys out in the field in the community bank, they're great at producing business, they're great at taking care of customers |
| Our premium finance business, our lender finance business, fund finance, this is 50% of our portfolio, they've great history through recessions |
| We have a white glove treatment of our clients, a great reciprocal relationship |
| Deposit growth has benefited from deposit campaigns in the community bank focused on savings accounts and CDs as well as over 140 new business accounts opened in the Venture Bank since March 9 |
| So we're very aggressively attacking those, but you will continue to see throughout the remainder of this year, significant expense reductions |
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| As you mentioned, the market volatility in the quarter resulted in a significant decline in regional bank stocks |
| So we've seen a decline in demand as we've moved into this year |
| So I think you're going to see the margin in the second quarter will be below the mid-2s and somewhere between the lower 2s and mid-2s |
| The market dynamics during the quarter caused a significant decline in regional bank stocks, ours included |
| I was -- as I read people's press releases, I was pretty shocked at how pervasive it was |
| So we'll see some pressure into the next quarter |
| The resulting net interest margin decreased to 2.89% |
| So I just don't see any change, I mean clearly with interest rates rising, there's going to be some stress out there |
| In total, this resulted in a net loss of $1.21 billion or $10.22 per diluted share |
| And then if you factor in the loan sales, it could go down further from there |
| The unfunded commitments, Kevin, there -- Kevin Thompson They dropped from above $11 billion to just about $9 billion in the quarter |
| I know this is difficult |
| Are you seeing anything changing? I know you've been asked this a lot, but anything that you're concerned about or worried about, at least in the very near term on credit? Paul Taylor Credit has really held up |
| I think that over the year, I mean, it's probably going to be a few billion dollars, we hope, but we'll have to see |
| Like many other banks, PacWest had an outflow of deposits immediately following the closure of the two large regional banks in early March |
| We may be a little more conservative going forward in various ways |
| We do not plan to grow going forward as we kind of get through the recession, get our balance sheet restructured |
| It's a pretty costly thing |
| But it's sort of difficult to forecast that right now, the market is settling down, but it's still got some settling to do, our balance sheet needs to settle down and get through these sales and everything, but we're not releasing guidance on that at this point in time |
| We anticipate that coming down over time |
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