Earnings Sentiment

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Bullish Statements during Earnings call

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Our quarterly results were highlighted by organic capital growth, sound asset quality metrics, improved core deposit flows, and solid expense control
And I think that's something that this management team is very, very proud of
They've been a very effective and the market has been excellent for us to use that in certain times and in certain circumstances and will very effectively
And I think that would, that will be a significant positive for us
We manage all risk areas prudently and are proud in our ability to insulate tangible capital from this headwind
We continue to closely monitor pools of maturing and resetting loans and believe that our borrowers are well-positioned to absorb the pass through of higher rates
Inflows were particularly strong in our national deposits business and through our online channel
during the quarter, we benefited from stability in our branch-based deposits and strong growth in our specialized verticals
Our bankers now have a more robust infrastructure and we expect to see significant opportunities to leverage these new technologies and drive additional growth as the environment normalizes
This reflects consistent underwriting discipline at conservative cap rates and significant stress testing efforts at origination
So that said, there is tremendous internal opportunities that we have today as we focused organically on, like I mentioned earlier, change in the core here is something that's been significant to us
Our successful conversion was yet another example of our discipline and proven ability to execute
Our balance sheet positioning has enabled us to avoid the significant challenges that other peers have faced related to the OCI impact associated with available for sale securities
The following slide illustrates the continued strong metrics and granular composition of our diverse office portfolio
To support this mindset, we continuously strengthen and develop our capabilities to bring us more in line with the largest players in our industry
The growth that we're seeing in C&I has been phenomenal here
As we enter 2024, we anticipate generating both expense efficiencies and revenue scale resulting from our common core platform
We continue to prioritize organic capital growth in this challenging environment and are prudently managing our balance to incrementally strengthen our position
We are more nimble today than we were a month ago and the opportunities ahead of us remain significant
And that will have, continue to have a positive impact on how we think about what those marginal funding costs are
We are seeing continued growth in those markets
We're still getting higher percent growth in the Florida market and stable growth here in the Northeast
When you add in the dividends that we pay it out, $2.86 during that same period, we have effectively doubled the tangible book value is a five and a half year period
These efforts continue to result in higher new origination yields
And we were able to grow both consumer and commercial
We experienced strong growth in interest bearing transaction account and retail CDs, which offset non-interest bearing deposit declines and indirect CD maturities
And then just as a follow-up to that, in terms of the brokered balances, it looks like you guys have had some really good success, raising customer deposits and so you let these, roll off
We also continued to reduce our adjusted uninsured deposit exposure and have significant coverage with cash and high quality liquidity
On Slide 14, you can see that tangible book value increased approximately 1.4% for the quarter and is up nearly 10% from a year ago
Our consumer business is strong down there but probably half of what it was in the earlier part of this year
       

Bearish Statements during earnings call

Statement
The sequential $7 million decline in net interest income was less than half of the reduction experienced in the second quarter of the year
Annualized loan growth on a year-to-date basis has slowed consistently as the year has progressed
The current interest rate environment reflective of an inverted curve has challenged traditional banking models, and we have not been insulated from these pressures
Our net interest income declined at a much slower pace than in recent quarters, and we believe that NII is near the bottom of its decline, all else equal
And for all our employees and clients, it's been a very difficult time
On the resi side, I just want to point out, our 2Q levels were abnormally low
The decline was primarily related to lower capital markets fees associated with our slower loan growth
So, -- but that's definitely difficult for a lot of people
Obviously, intensity of the events from March have subsided, but doesn't feel like we're quite out of the woods yet
The pace of non-interest bearing deposit runoff has flowed, but mix shift to interest bearing products has continued to weigh on our total deposit costs
Originations declined meaningfully during the quarter as we require wider spreads on new loan
You know obviously based on sort of the sensitivity that we have, there was a decline in the NIM maybe earlier than what some of our peers were
And, to have a deal of work in this environment becomes very, very challenging
We are still below where we were a year ago at this point
On slide 11, you show the fee income numbers in capital markets being down, and you tied it to loan growth
Has slowed down their activity
There are obviously headwinds from an inflation perspective, FDIC cost, regulatory perspective on top of that
Our fully tax equivalent net interest margin declined a modest three basis points on a linked quarter basis versus 22 basis points in the second quarter of 2023 and has been generally stable over the last few months
To retaliate, our focus is on controlling expenses in a face of revenue pressures, which have resulted from the inverted yield curve
yes, the loan growth, the fact is slowing it down, really customer related, the uncertainty of the rate market as well as widening spreads
   

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