U.S. Banks: Updating Model Estimates

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U.S. Banks: Updating Model Estimates

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

Gerard Cassidy (Co-Head of

Global Financials Research)

(207) 780-1554,

gerard.cassidy@rbccm.com

Thomas Leddy (AVP)

thomas.leddy@rbccm.com

June 22, 2026

U.S. Banks: Updating Model EstimatesRESEARCH Recent Outlook Updates Primarily Drive Model Revisions

Our view: We have revised our company models to reflect our recent outlook for the companies,

updated guidance from investor conferences, updated preferred dividend payments and Form 10-Q

data. The "Key Drivers of Earnings Revisions" (below) were gleaned from management commentaries

at investor conferences in the 2Q26. Please see page two for a summary of price targets and ratings and

see each company page for earnings revisions.

Key Drivers of Earnings RevisionsEQUITY

• Stronger Capital Markets – The banks that have capital markets businesses all guided to stronger than

our expected growth in investment banking and markets revenues.

• Loan Growth – Better than our expected loan growth was cited by a number of banks, led by stronger

C&I (commercial & industrial) loan demand.

• Net Interest Income Growth – Stronger loan growth is expected to lead to better than expected or to

“higher end of the guidance range” growth in net interest income.

• Benign Credit Environment – Nearly all the banks commented on the resiliency of credit. Any

increases in loan loss provisions will likely be driven by loan growth rather than a structural weakness

in credit, in our view.

• Operating Expense Growth – We believe, incentive-based compensation and transaction (primarily

in the Markets business) related expenses will lead to higher operating expense growth for selected

banks.

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