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Regional Banks Post Q2 Gains as Huntington Reports $727 Million Profit After Cadence Conversion

Higher interest margins plus acquisition-driven balance-sheet growth improved regional banks' profits.

Overview

  • Huntington reported second-quarter net income of $727 million, with average loans up $15.0 billion and average deposits up $18.8 billion following the mid-June Cadence systems conversion.
  • Huntington said net interest income rose sharply and repurchased $159 million of stock in the quarter while reporting a CET1 ratio of 10.0% and a 0.85% nonperforming asset ratio.
  • Oak Valley published Q2 net income of $5.114 million and the board declared a $0.375 per share cash dividend payable August 14, after a $1.735 million charge-off that left $2.63 million in nonperforming assets.
  • Valley National posted $170.9 million of profit and $0.29 EPS, a result that beat revenue forecasts but narrowly missed Wall Street earnings expectations.
  • Across regional banks, rising net interest margins and redeployment of liquidity into loans and securities drove earnings growth, while managements warn that integration expenses, higher operating costs, deposit-cost trends and evolving credit metrics will shape capital returns and future dividend or buyback decisions.