Earnings summaries and quarterly performance for HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC /MD/.
Executive leadership at HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC /MD/.
Stephen Steinour
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Amit Dhingra
Chief Enterprise Payments Officer
Brant Standridge
President, Consumer and Regional Banking
Brendan Lawlor
Chief Credit Officer
Donnell White
Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer
Helga Houston
Chief Risk Officer
Kendall Kowalski
Chief Information Officer
Marcy Hingst
General Counsel
Prashant Nateri
Chief Corporate Operations Officer
Sarah Pohmer
Chief Human Resources Officer
Scott Kleinman
President, Commercial Banking
Timothy Miller
Chief Communications Officer
Zachary Wasserman
Chief Financial Officer
Board of directors at HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC /MD/.
Allie Kline
Director
Chris Inglis
Director
David Porteous
Lead Independent Director
Gary Torgow
Director
Jeffrey Tate
Director
Ken Phelan
Director
Rafael Diaz-Granados
Director
Richard Neu
Director
Roger Sit
Director
Tanny Crane
Director
Teresa Shea
Director
Research analysts who have asked questions during HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC /MD/ earnings calls.
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Recent press releases and 8-K filings for HBAN.
- The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency approved the merger of Cadence Bank into The Huntington National Bank, and all required regulatory approvals are now in place.
- The transaction is expected to close on February 1, 2026, pending shareholder approvals and the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions.
- Upon closing, Huntington will have $223 billion in assets and Cadence will contribute $53 billion, creating a significantly larger regional banking franchise.
- The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency approved the proposed merger of Cadence Bank into The Huntington National Bank, with Huntington as the surviving bank.
- The transaction is expected to close on February 1, 2026, pending shareholder approvals and customary closing conditions.
- Huntington is a regional bank with $223 billion in assets and over 1,000 branches, while Cadence Bank holds $53 billion in assets across 390 locations.
- Huntington Bancshares reduces its prime rate from 7.00% to 6.75%, effective December 11, 2025.
- This follows the previous rate change on October 30, 2025, when the prime rate was cut from 7.25% to 7.00%.
- Huntington, a regional bank holding company with $223 billion in assets, operates over 1,000 branches across 14 states.
- The proposed Huntington–Cadence partnership will create a combined bank with $276 B assets, $184 B loans & leases, and $220 B deposits across ~1,450 branches in 21 states.
- Management highlighted four key value-creation pillars: organic growth, a proven integration track record, M&A as a springboard for expansion, and a unique valuation flywheel.
- Medium-term financial targets include 6–9% PPNR CAGR, 18–19% ROTCE by 2027, and sustained positive operating leverage.
- FY25 guidance anticipates standalone loan growth of ~8% (rising to 9–9.5% with Veritex), ~6.5–7% deposit growth, and ~12% net interest income growth.
- Organic growth remains the foundation, with best-in-class loan and deposit expansion driven by a differentiated regional model and specialty banking verticals; Q4 loan and deposit growth tracked at the high end of full-year targets, underpinning momentum into 2026.
- M&A as a springboard for growth: Huntington highlights its playbook for sequenced integrations—Veritex conversion on January 17 and Cadence closing February 1 (conversion June 19)—building on its rapid TCF earn-back experience.
- Pro forma scale gains: Post-acquisitions, Huntington will rank as the 10th largest U.S. bank, with an 8th deposit share in the Texasplex and presence in 12 of the top 25 fastest-growing large MSAs.
- Financial discipline and outlook: Fee income growth guidance of ≈7%, sustained positive operating leverage through $1.2 billion of annual cost re-engineering since 2019, and continued deposit mix optimization drive long-term profitability.
- Organic growth remains the foundation, with best-in-class loan and deposit growth outpacing peers and strong momentum expected to continue into 2026 as Huntington expands de novo in the Carolinas and Texas.
- Two partnered acquisitions—Veritex (conversion mid-January) and Cadence (close Feb 1, conversion Juneteenth)—leveraging Huntington’s integration playbook to drive above-peer growth within a moderate-risk appetite.
- Financial discipline delivered 250 bps of positive operating leverage year-to-date, re-engineering ~$1.2 billion of annual costs and reinvesting at a 20% CAGR in technology, specialty banking, and marketing.
- Early revenue synergies already emerging—capital markets activity picked up the day after the Veritex closing—and Cadence will allow cross-sell of payments, wealth management, and capital markets services to 1.3 million additional customers.
- Total assets reached $53.28 B at September 30, 2025, driven by net loans of $36.31 B and deposits of $43.92 B.
- Net income for Q3 2025 was $129.8 M, translating to diluted EPS of $0.67.
- Nine-month net income stood at $397.7 M, compared with $390.9 M in the same period of 2024.
- Total shareholders’ equity grew to $6.08 B as of September 30, 2025, up from $5.57 B a year earlier.
- The Partner Companies completed a $300+ million total capital raise, including a $100+ million equity investment from Tensile Capital Management and a $200+ million syndicated credit facility led by Huntington Bank to finance growth across its operations.
- The financing will fuel expansion of TPC’s 11 specialized manufacturing brands serving aerospace, defense, medical, energy and technology customers.
- Tensile’s evergreen fund structure provides long-duration capital aligned with TPC’s strategy to invest in technology, capacity expansion and future acquisitions.
- Since 2020, TPC has grown through five strategic acquisitions: L&T Precision (Dec 2020), Photofabrication Engineering (Apr 2021), Pinnacle Precision (May 2022), UPG (Apr 2023) and Precision Eforming (Jul 2025).
- On October 26, 2025, Huntington Bancshares Incorporated and its subsidiary The Huntington National Bank signed a definitive Merger Agreement to combine Cadence Bank with Huntington National Bank, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
- At closing, each share of Cadence common stock will convert into 2.475 shares of Huntington common stock (with cash in lieu of fractional shares), and each share of Cadence’s 5.50% Series A preferred stock will convert into 1/1,000 of a newly created Huntington preferred share series.
- The merger was unanimously approved by the boards of Huntington, Huntington National Bank and Cadence and is intended to qualify as a tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
- Huntington has authorized a new 5.50% Series L Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock with a $25,000 liquidation preference per share, detailing dividend, redemption and ranking terms in its Articles Supplementary.
- Huntington and Cadence to combine via an all-stock transaction, with Cadence shareholders receiving 2.475 Huntington shares per Cadence share, equating to 77% / 23% pro forma ownership and a total consideration of $7.4 billion (1.7× TBV).
- The deal establishes Huntington as the 10th largest U.S. bank, expanding its footprint to 21 states, serving half of the U.S. population, and delivering top-five deposit share in Houston and Dallas.
- Identified $365 million in pre-tax cost synergies (30% of Cadence’s 2027 non-interest expense), with 75% realized in 2026 and full run-rate in 2027, supporting an upgrade of pro forma 2027 ROTCE to 18–19% and 10% EPS accretion.
- Transaction expected to close in Q1 2026, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals, with minimal impact on CET1 capital (est. 9.2% at close).
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