Overview
- Renasant said adjusted earnings per share rose 41% to $0.93 with a sharper 55.7% efficiency ratio, even as it booked an $8.1 million credit-loss provision and kept its capital ratios above well-capitalized levels.
- Norwood posted record net interest income of $24.6 million and a 3.68% net interest margin after integrating Presence Bank, rolled out an AI-driven commercial credit system, and recorded about $5 million in merger charges.
- Cornerstone reported net income of $2.4 million and a 3.86% net interest margin as loans grew 17% year over year and deposits edged higher, with a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 10.03%.
- Pacific West recorded net income of $155,000 that would have been about $455,000 excluding $425,000 in expenses tied to its pending First Security Bank of Washington merger, while deposits and assets grew and the bank managed loan risk by shrinking balances.
- Northeast Indiana’s returns improved but nonperforming loans rose to $10.7 million and it added a modest provision, while Southern Michigan reached record loans, deposits, and assets with a 3.26% margin and higher charge-offs, underscoring mixed credit trends even as margins widen.