FLAGSTAR FINANCIAL, INC. REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2025 NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS OF $0.19 PER DILUTED SHARE AND ADJUSTED NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS OF $0.14 PER DILUTED SHARE
ANNOUNCES PLANS TO ELIMINATE BANK HOLDING COMPANY
STRONG C&I MOMENTUM AS NEW LOAN ORIGINATIONS INCREASE 57% AND NEW COMMITMENTS RISE 80% ON A LINKED-QUARTER BASIS
CRITICIZED & CLASSIFIED ASSETS DECLINE 9% FROM PRIOR QUARTER AND 15% OVER FIRST HALF OF YEAR
CREDIT COSTS MODERATING AS PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES DECLINED COMPARED TO FIRST QUARTER
RECORD PAR PAYOFFS INCLUDING 45% IN SUBSTANDARD LOANS DRIVE CRE EXPOSURE LOWER
DISCIPLINED EXPENSE MANAGEMENT PUSHES ADJUSTED OPERATING EXPENSES DOWN 5% COMPARED TO PRIOR QUARTER - ON TRACK TO MEET EXPENSE SAVE GOALS
NET INTEREST MARGIN INCREASED COMPARED TO PRIOR QUARTER
MAINTAINED STRONG CAPITAL AND LIQUIDITY POSITIONS
Second Quarter 2025 Summary
Asset Quality
Loans and Deposits
• Non-accrual loans declined 4% compared to Q1'25
• Criticized loans declined $2.2 billion or 15% since December 31, 2024
• Par pay-offs totaled $1.5 billion, up ~80%, with 45% of them being substandard loans
• Total ACL of $1,162 million or 1.81% of total loans HFI compared to 1.82% last quarter
• Multi-family ACL coverage of 1.68%
• Multi-family ACL coverage for rent-regulated units equal to or greater than 50% of 2.88%
• NCOs to average loans relatively stable at 0.72%
• CRE exposure down $2.4 billion or 5% compared to Q1'25
• Multi-family loans down $1.5 billion or 5%
• CRE loans declined $874 million or 8%
• Continued momentum in C&I lending
• Focus area growth of 12% compared to 4% in Q1'25
• New commitments of $1.9 billion, up 80% vs. Q1'25
• Originations of $1.2 billion, up 57% vs. Q1'25
• Deposit decline reflects $2.2 billion decrease in brokered deposits
Capital
Profitability
• CET1 capital ratio improved to 12.33%, at or above peer group levels
• Book value per common share of $18.28
• Tangible book value per share of $17.24
• PPNR, as adjusted, was a positive $9 million compared to a loss of $23 million in prior quarter
• NIM increased 7 basis points to 1.81% compared to prior quarter
• Non-interest expense of $513 million, down $19 million or 4% over the prior quarter and adjusted operating expenses of $460 million, down $25 million or 5% compared to prior quarter
HICKSVILLE, N.Y., July 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Flagstar Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FLG) ("the Company"), today reported results for the three- and six-months ended June 30, 2025. Second quarter 2025 results, on an operating basis improved significantly compared to both the linked-quarter and year-earlier periods. The second quarter 2025 net loss was $70 million compared to a net loss of $100 million for the first quarter 2025, a 30% improvement and compared to a net loss of $323 million for the second quarter 2024, a $253 million or 78% improvement. The net loss attributable to common stockholders for the second quarter 2025 was $78 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, compared to a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $108 million, or $0.26 per diluted share for the first quarter 2025, a 28% improvement and compared to a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $333 million, or $1.14 per diluted share for the second quarter 2024, a 77% improvement.
The Company's six month results reflect a similar improvement, on an operating basis. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company reported a net loss of $170 million compared to a net loss of $650 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, a $480 million or 74% improvement. The net loss attributable to common stockholders for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was $186 million or $0.45 per diluted share compared to a net loss attributable to common stockholders for the six months ended June 30, 2024 of $668 million or $2.48 per diluted share.
CEO COMMENTARY
Commenting on the Company's second quarter 2025 performance, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Joseph M. Otting stated, "I am very pleased with the progress the Company made during the second quarter across multiple fronts as we continued to execute on our successful strategy of transforming Flagstar into a top-performing, well-diversified regional bank. We made further gains on our C&I and Private Bank growth strategy, our credit quality metrics continue to improve, we continued to lower our operating expenses, reduced our commercial real estate exposure, and we also increased our net interest margin. As a result, our earnings profile during the quarter improved, as the second quarter net loss narrowed significantly compared to both the second quarter of last year and the first quarter of this year, while our net revenues, pre-provision for loan losses, turned positive during the quarter. This bodes well for our expected return to profitability in the fourth quarter of this year.
"During the second quarter, we made tremendous progress in our C&I business, funding $1.2 billion of new loans, up nearly 57% compared to our first quarter funding levels. Importantly, we grew C&I loans in our two focus areas - Specialized Industries and Corporate/Regional Commercial Banking - by a combined $422 million, up about 12% compared to the previous quarter. In addition, we added 47 bankers and credit staff during the quarter, all from large regional banks, and plan to hire an additional 40 to 50 bankers during the second half of the year.
"We also made further headway on reducing the level of our multi-family and commercial real estate exposure, due to record par payoffs of $1.5 billion. This is a primary reason why our total CRE balances are down 5% compared to the first quarter and 16% since the end of 2023. In addition, we continued to improve our credit quality. Overall, non-accrual loans were down slightly compared to the previous quarter - the first quarter in over a year that non-accrual loans have been stable or down. More importantly, criticized assets decreased $1.3 billion or 9% quarter over quarter and are down 15% or $2.2 billion for the first six months of the year.
"In addition to the progress made on the financial front this quarter, yesterday afternoon we announced plans to enhance our corporate structure by merging the holding company into the Bank with Flagstar Bank, N.A. becoming the surviving entity. In addition to simplifying our corporate structure, this action is expected to further reduce costs, streamline various functions across the organization, and eliminate redundant corporate activities and duplicative supervision and regulation.
"We have made great strides during the first half of the year and anticipate further progress over the remainder of the year. As always, I would like to thank all of our teammates for their efforts and collaboration. It's a team effort and together we will transform Flagstar into one of the best performing regional banks in the country."
BALANCE SHEET SUMMARY AS OF JUNE 30, 2025
At June 30, 2025, total assets were $92.2 billion, down $5.4 billion or 6% versus March 31, 2025 and down $7.9 billion or 8% versus December 31, 2024. Both the linked-quarter decline and the decline from year-end 2024 were driven by a decrease in total loans and leases held for investment ("HFI") and in cash balances, offset by growth in available-for-sale ("AFS") investment securities, as the Company continues to redeploy excess cash into higher earning assets. Accordingly, AFS investment securities rose $2.0 billion or 16% to $14.8 billion on a linked-quarter basis and up $4.4 billion or 43% since year-end 2024.
Total loans and leases HFI at June 30, 2025 were $64.1 billion, down $2.5 billion or 4% on a linked-quarter basis and down $4.2 billion or 6% versus December 31, 2024. The multi-family loan portfolio declined $1.5 billion or 5% to $31.9 billion on a linked-quarter basis and declined $2.2 billion or 6% versus December 31, 2024. The CRE portfolio decreased $874 million or 8% on a linked-quarter basis to $10.6 billion and declined $1.2 billion or 10% versus December 31, 2024. The linked-quarter decrease was primarily the result of par payoffs and maturities of $1.5 billion during the second quarter; the decline since year-end 2024 was also primarily due to par payoffs of $2.3 billion. The decrease in both of these portfolios is in line with the Company's ongoing strategy to reduce its overall exposure to multi-family and CRE loans to diversify the loan portfolio.
Our new C&I lending teams had another strong quarter of production. During the second quarter, new credit commitments increased to $1.9 billion, up 80% compared to $1.0 billion in the first quarter and up 139% compared to $789 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Of these amounts, we funded $1.2 billion during the second quarter, up 57% compared to $769 million in the first quarter and up 123% compared to $542 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Our primary focus areas of Specialized Industries and Corporate/Regional Commercial Banking grew $422 million or 12% compared to the first quarter.
Overall, however, total C&I loans declined $316 million or 2% on a linked-quarter basis to $14.4 billion and declined $950 million or 6% versus December 31, 2024. During the first six months of the year, the Company had pay-offs in several legacy C&I businesses, as it took deliberate steps to de-risk certain outsized credits by reducing hold limits and exiting lower risk rated and less profitable credits.
Total deposits at June 30, 2025 were $69.7 billion, a $4.2 billion or 6% linked-quarter decrease and $6.1 billion or 8% decrease versus December 31, 2024. Both declines were primarily the result of the Company's disciplined deposit pricing approach, which led to a reduction in high-cost certificates of deposit ("CDs") and mortgage escrow-related deposits.
CDs decreased $1.7 billion or 6% to $24.2 billion on a linked-quarter basis and decreased $3.1 billion or 11% versus December 31, 2024. Both the linked-quarter and year-to-date declines in CDs were primarily driven by a decline in brokered CDs, as part of the Company's strategy to reduce higher cost funding. The decline in brokered CDs was partially offset by growth in short-term retail CDs with rates in the low 4% range. During the second quarter, the Company paid off $2.2 billion in brokered CDs at a weighted average cost of 4.92%. On a year-to-date basis, the Company reduced brokered deposits by $4.1 billion with a weighted average cost of 4.97%. These various declines led to an 11 basis point quarter-over-quarter improvement in the second quarter cost of deposits.
At June 30, 2025, wholesale borrowings totaled $12.2 billion, down $1.0 billion or 8% on a linked-quarter basis and down $1.3 billion or 9% versus December 31, 2024. After rebuilding our liquidity position over the course of 2024 through deposit growth and asset sales, we paid down wholesale borrowings, primarily Federal Home Loan Bank of New York ("FHLB-NY") advances, in the second half of 2024. This continued in the second quarter 2025, as the Company paid off $1 billion of FHLB-NY advances that matured during the quarter.
NET INCOME (LOSS) | NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS - AS ADJUSTED
In addition to $14 million of merger-related expenses, second quarter 2025 results included several notable items including $2 million in severance costs related to branch closures, $7 million in lease cost acceleration related to previously disclosed branch closures, and $3 million in trailing costs related to the sale of our mortgage servicing/sub-servicing and third-party origination business.
Adjusted for these items, the net loss for second quarter 2025 was $52 million and the net loss attributable to common stockholders was $60 million or $0.14 per diluted share. This compares to a first quarter 2025 net loss, as adjusted, of $86 million and a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $94 million or $0.23 per diluted share. Second quarter 2024 net loss and net loss attributable to common stockholders, as adjusted for merger-related expenses, was $298 million and $308 million or $1.05 per diluted share, respectively.
For the first six months of 2025, the Company also had several notable items, including $22 million in merger-related expenses, $12 million in lease cost acceleration related to branch closures, $8 million in trailing costs related to the sale of our mortgage servicing/sub-servicing business, and $2 million in severance costs related to branch closures and employee reduction actions. As adjusted for these items, the Company reported a net loss of $138 million and a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $154 million or $0.37 per diluted share.
For the first six months of 2024, the Company reported a net loss of $472 million and a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $490 million or $1.82 per diluted share. Included in the six month 2024 results were $77 million of merger-related expenses and a $121 million reduction in the bargain purchase gain arising from the Signature transaction.
EARNINGS SUMMARY FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025
Net Interest Income, Net Interest Margin, and Average Balance Sheet
Net Interest Income
Net interest income for the second quarter 2025 totaled $419 million, up $9 million, or 2%, compared to first quarter 2025 but down $138 million or 25% on a year-over-year basis. The linked-quarter increase was driven by a lower cost of funds along with a lower level of average interest-bearing liabilities, partially offset by lower average interest-earning assets and a modest improvement in the average yield. The year-over-year decline was driven by a smaller balance sheet partially offset by lower funding costs. The smaller balance sheet reflects the Company's strategic actions over the past year to reduce its focus on multi-family and CRE loans through loan sales and par payoffs, along with the sale of our mortgage warehouse business and mortgage servicing/sub-servicing and third-party origination businesses.
In addition, balances were impacted by a lower level of C&I loan balances as growth in our focus businesses (Specialized Industries and Corporate/Regional Commercial Banking) was offset by payoffs in other non-core, non-relationship businesses. As with the first quarter 2025, during the second quarter, the Company reinvested a portion of its cash position into higher yielding investment securities. The decrease in average loan balances was partially offset by a lower level of average deposits and average borrowed funds as the Company paid off brokered deposits and FHLB-NY advances during the quarter.
For the first six months of 2025, net interest income decreased $352 million or 30% to $829 million compared to $1.2 billion for the first six months of 2024. The year-over-year decline is due to the significant decline in average interest-earning assets along with a concurrent decline in the average yield. The decrease in average interest-earning assets was primarily driven by a decline in average loan balances due to the Company's strategy to reduce its exposure to multi-family and CRE loans and the sale of the mortgage warehouse business and the mortgage servicing/sub-servicing and third-party origination business during full-year 2024. This was partially offset by a decline in average interest-bearing liabilities, mainly the result of the Company paying off a substantial amount of wholesale borrowings and brokered deposits during 2024 and the first half of 2025.
Net Interest Income
June 30, 2025
For the Three Months Ended
compared to (%):
(dollars in millions)
June 30, 2025
March 31, 2025
June 30, 2024
March 31,2025
June 30, 2024
Net interest income
$ 419
$ 410
$ 557
2 %
-25 %
Net Interest Income
For the Six Months Ended
(dollars in millions)
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2024
% Change
Net interest income
$ 829
$ 1,181
-30 %
Net Interest Margin
During second quarter 2025, the Company's net interest margin ("NIM") increased compared to first quarter 2025. Second quarter 2025 NIM was 1.81%, up 7 basis points compared to first quarter 2025, but down 17 basis points compared to second quarter 2024. The linked-quarter improvement resulted from a 10 basis point decrease in the cost of average interest-bearing liabilities along with a 3 basis point improvement in the average interest-earning asset yield. Average interest-bearing deposits declined $1.7 billion or 3% to $60 billion along with an 11 basis point improvement in the average cost of interest-bearing deposits to 3.74%.
Average loan balances declined $2.4 billion or 3.50% to $65.8 billion on a linked-quarter basis, while the average loan yield increased 6 basis points to 5.12% due to loan yield resets. Average cash balances decreased $2.3 billion or 15.96% to $12.1 billion as cash was used to purchase investment securities and reduce higher cost funding. Average securities balances rose $2.1 billion or 16.09% to $15.2 billion and the average yield improved to 4.48%, down 11 basis point compared to first quarter 2025.
The year-over-year decline in the NIM was driven by several items including lower average loan balances, due to the Company's strategic actions to reduce its CRE concentration and sell certain non-core businesses. This was partially offset by the redeployment of cash into higher-yielding investment securities and a significant reduction in average wholesale borrowings, along with a lower cost of funds, as we proactively managed retail deposit costs lower and paid off higher cost brokered deposits and wholesale borrowings.
Average loans declined $17.4 billion or 21% to $65.8 billion, while the average yield declined 50 basis points to 5.12%. Average securities balances increased $3.1 billion or 25% to $15.2 billion, while the average yield decreased 20 basis points to 4.48%. Average wholesale borrowings dropped $14.5 billion or 51% to $14.1 billion while their average cost declined 58 basis points to 4.70%. Average deposits of $60.0 billion were unchanged on a year-over-year basis, however, the average cost of deposits declined 41 basis points to 3.74%.
For the first six months of 2025, the NIM was 1.77%, down 36 basis points compared to the first six months of 2024. The year-over-year decrease was largely the result of a smaller balance sheet driven by lower average loan balances offset partially by higher average securities balances and lower average borrowed funds. Average loan balances during the first six months of 2025 declined $16.7 billion or 20% to $67.0 billion compared to the first six months of 2024, while average securities balances increased $2.3 billion or 19% to $14.1 billion, while the average securities yield increased 4 basis points to 4.50%. The Company utilized a portion of its cash position to fund the securities purchases. Accordingly, average cash balances declined $2.9 billion or 18% to $13.2 billion, while the average yield decreased 106 basis points to 4.42%. Average borrowed funds declined $12.9 billion or 48% to $14.2 billion as the Company paid down FHLB-NY advances throughout 2024 and continuing into 2025. At the same time the average cost of borrowed funds decreased 61 basis points to 4.71%.
June 30, 2025
For the Three Months Ended
compared to (bp):
Yield/Cost
June 30, 2025
March 31, 2025
June 30, 2024
March 31, 2025
June 30, 2024
Total loans and leases (1)
5.12 %
5.06 %
5.62 %
6
-50
Securities
4.48 %
4.59 %
4.68 %
-11
-20
Interest-earning cash and cash equivalents
4.42 %
4.42 %
5.44 %
0
-102
Total interest-earning assets
4.93 %
4.90 %
5.48 %
3
-55
Total interest-bearing deposits
3.74 %
3.85 %
4.15 %
-11
-41
Borrowed funds
4.70 %
4.71 %
5.28 %
-1
-58
Total interest-bearing liabilities
3.92 %
4.02 %
4.52 %
-10
-60
Net interest margin
1.81 %
1.74 %
1.98 %
7
-17
(1)
Comprised of Loans and leases held for investment, net and Loans held for sale.
For the Six Months Ended
Yield/Cost
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2024
(bp) Change
Total loans and leases (1)
5.12 %
5.65 %
-53
Securities
4.50 %
4.46 %
4
Interest-earning cash and cash equivalents
4.42 %
5.48 %
-106
Total interest-earning assets
4.93 %
5.50 %
-57
Total interest-bearing deposits
3.80 %
4.00 %
-20
Borrowed funds
4.71 %
5.32 %
-61
Total interest-bearing liabilities
3.97 %
4.36 %
-39
Net interest margin
1.77 %
2.13 %
-36
(1)
Comprised of Loans and leases held for investment, net and Loans held for sale.
Average Balance Sheet
June 30, 2025
For the Three Months Ended
compared to:
(dollars in millions)
June 30, 2025
March 31, 2025
June 30, 2024
March 31, 2025
June 30, 2024
Total loans and leases (1)
$65,824
$68,212
$83,235
-4 %
-21 %
Securities
15,169
13,067
12,094
16 %
25 %
Interest-earning cash and cash equivalents
12,054
14,344
17,883
-16 %
-33 %
Total interest-earning assets
93,047
95,623
113,212
-3 %
-18 %
Total interest-bearing deposits
59,989
61,727
59,607
-3 %
1 %
Borrowed funds
14,105
14,377
28,612
-2 %
-51 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities
74,094
76,104
88,219
-3 %
-16 %
Non-interest-bearing deposits
$12,903
$13,068
$18,632
-1 %
-31 %
(1)
Comprised of Loans and leases held for investment, net and Loans held for sale.
For the Six Months Ended
(dollars in millions)
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2024
% Change
Total loans and leases (1)
$67,011
$83,679
-20 %
Securities
14,124
11,835
19 %
Interest-earning cash and cash equivalents
13,193
16,114
-18 %
Total interest-earning assets
94,328
111,628
-15 %
Total interest-bearing deposits
60,853
59,573
2 %
Borrowed funds
14,240
27,171
-48 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities
75,093
86,744
-13 %
Non-interest-bearing deposits
$12,985
$18,994
-32 %
(1)
Comprised of Loans and leases held for investment, net and Loans held for sale.
Provision for Credit Losses
For the second quarter 2025, the provision for credit losses decreased $15 million compared to the first quarter 2025. The decrease in the provision for credit losses is due to the strategic reduction in multi-family and CRE loan balances, non-core C&I loan portfolio, a reduction in criticized assets, recent appraisals, and ongoing credit reviews.
Net charge-offs for the second quarter 2025 totaled $117 million, relatively unchanged compared to first quarter 2025, but were down $232 million or 66% compared to second quarter 2024. Net charge-offs on an annualized basis represented 0.72% of average loans outstanding, compared to 0.68% of first quarter 2025 and compared to 1.68% during second quarter 2024.
For the first six months of 2025, the provision for credit losses totaled $143 million compared to $705 million for the first six months of 2024, down $562 million or 80%. The year-over-year decrease was mainly the result of a significant decrease in net charge-offs primarily related to our multi-family and CRE portfolios, and stabilization in the allowance for credit losses.
For the first six months of 2025, net charge-offs totaled $232 million compared to $431 million for the first six months of 2024. Net charge-offs for the first six months of 2025 represented 0.70% of average loans outstanding compared to 1.06% of average loans outstanding for the first six months of 2024. The decrease was due to normalizing credit trends, including stabilizing property values and borrower financials.
Pre-Provision Net Revenue
The table below details the Company's PPNR and PPNR, as adjusted, which are non-GAAP measures, for the periods noted:
June 30, 2025
For the Three Months Ended
compared to:
(dollars in millions)
June 30, 2025
March 31, 2025
June 30, 2024
March 31, 2025
June 30, 2024
Net interest income
$ 419
$ 410
$ 557
2 %
-25 %
Non-interest income
77
80
114
-4 %
-32 %
Total revenues
$ 496
$ 490
$ 671
1 %
-26 %
Total non-interest expense
513
532
705
-4 %
-27 %
Pre - provision net loss (non-GAAP)
$ (17)
$ (42)
$ (34)
NM
NM
Merger-related expenses
14
8
34
75 %
-59 %
Severance costs
2
—
—
NM
NM
Lease cost acceleration related to closing branches
7
6
—
17 %
NM
Trailing mortgage sale costs with Mr. Cooper
3
5
—
-40 %
NM
Pre - provision net (loss)/revenue, as adjusted (non-GAAP)
$ 9
$ (23)
$ ,
NM
NM
For the second quarter 2025, pre-provision net loss totaled $17 million compared to a pre-provision net loss of $42 million for first quarter 2025 and a pre-provision net loss of $34 million for second quarter 2024. Second quarter 2025 pre-provision net loss included $2 million in severance costs, $7 million in lease cost acceleration related to branch closures, and $3 million in trailing mortgage sale costs related to the sale of the mortgage servicing/sub-servicing and third-party origination business. As adjusted for these items and for $14 million in merger-related expenses, second quarter 2025 results would reflect PPNR of $9 million compared to a pre-provision net loss of $23 million for first quarter 2025 and PPNR of zero for second quarter 2024.
For the Six Months Ended
(dollars in millions)
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2024
% Change
Net interest income
$ 829
$ 1,181
-30 %
Non-interest income
157
123
28 %
Total revenues
$ 986
$ 1,304
-24 %
Total non-interest expense
1,045
1,404
-26 %
Pre - provision net revenue / (loss) (non-GAAP)
$ (59)
$ (100)
-41 %
Bargain purchase gain
—
121
NM
Merger-related expenses
22
77
-71 %
Severance costs
2
—
NM
Lease cost acceleration related to closing branches
12
—
NM
Trailing mortgage sale costs with Mr. Cooper
8
—
NM
Pre - provision net revenue, as adjusted (non-GAAP)
$ (15)
$ 98
-115 %
For the first six months of 2025, pre-provision net loss was $59 million compared to pre-provision net loss of $100 million for the first six months of 2024. The first six months of 2025 pre-provision net loss included several notable items including $2 million in severance costs, $12 million in lease cost acceleration, and $8 million in trailing mortgage sale costs. As adjusted for these items and for $22 million in merger-related expenses, the pre-provision net loss was $15 million compared to PPNR of $98 million for the first six months of 2024, which included a $121 million partial reversal of the bargain purchase gain arising from the Signature transaction, along with $77 million of merger-related expenses.
Non-Interest Income
Non-interest income in second quarter 2025 was $77 million, relatively unchanged compared to $80 million in the first quarter 2025 but down $37 million or 32% compared to second quarter 2024. On a linked-quarter basis, net gain on loan sales and securitizations declined $7 million or 54% to $6 million due to lower transaction volumes. This was offset by a $7 million or 23% increase in other income to $38 million. The year-over-year decline was largely due to the sale of our mortgage servicing/sub-servicing business which impacted loan origination income (within the fee income category), the net return on mortgage servicing rights ("MSRs") and loan administration income. Accordingly, the net return on MSRs was zero in second quarter 2025 compared to $19 million in the year-ago second quarter, while net loan administration income in second quarter 2025 was $1 million compared to a $5 million loss in the year-ago second quarter, and fee income was down $19 million or 46% to $22 million, largely due to a decline in loan origination income. This was partially offset by a $9 million or 31% year-over-year increase in other income to $38 million.
June 30, 2025
For the Three Months Ended
compared to:
(dollars in millions)
June 30, 2025
March 31, 2025
June 30, 2024
March 31, 2025
June 30, 2024
Fee income
$22
$22
$41
— %
-46 %
Bank-owned life insurance
10
10
12
— %
-17 %
Net return on mortgage servicing rights
—
0
19
NM
NM
Net gain on loan sales and securitizations
6
13
18
-54 %
-67 %
Net loan administration income (loss)
1
4
(5)
-75 %
-120 %
Other income
38
31
29
23 %
31 %
Total non-interest income
$77
$80
$114
-4 %
-32 %
For the first six months of 2025, non-interest income totaled $157 million compared to $123 million for the first six months of 2024. Included in first six months of 2024 non-interest income was a partial reversal of the bargain purchase gain of $121 million related to the Signature transaction. As adjusted for these items, non-interest income for the first six months of 2025 was $157 million compared to $244 million for the first six months of 2024, a $87 million or 36% decline.
The year-over-year decline was driven by a $40 million decrease in the net return on MSRs to zero for the first six months of 2025, a $19 million or 50% decline in the net gain on loan sales and securitizations, a $6 million or 55% drop in net loan administration income, and a $31 million or 41% decline in fee income largely driven by the decline in loan origination income. Each of these decreases was due to the sale of our mortgage servicing/sub-servicing and third-party origination business. This was partially offset by an $11 million or 19% increase in other income.
For the Six Months Ended
(dollars in millions)
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2024
% Change
Fee income
$44
$75
-41 %
Bank-owned life insurance
20
22
-9 %
Net return on mortgage servicing rights
0
40
NM
Net gain on loan sales and securitizations
19
38
-50 %
Net loan administration income
5
11
-55 %
Bargain purchase gain
0
(121)
NM
Other income
69
58
19 %
Total non-interest income
$157
$123
28 %
Impact of Notable Item:
Bargain purchase gain
0
121
NM
Adjusted noninterest income (non-GAAP)
$157
$244
-36 %
Non-Interest Expense
Second quarter 2025 non-interest expense totaled $513 million, down $19 million or 4% on a linked-quarter basis and down $192 million or 27% on a year-over-year basis. Both the second and first quarters of 2025 include a number of notable items compared to no such items in second quarter 2024. Second quarter 2025 included $2 million of severance costs, $7 million of lease cost acceleration, and $3 million of trailing mortgage sale costs. As adjusted, for these items and excluding intangible amortization and merger-related expenses, second quarter 2025 operating expenses totaled $460 million, down $25 million or 5% on a linked-quarter basis and down $178 million or 28% on a year-over-year basis.
The linked-quarter decreases were mainly driven by a $7 million or 3% decline in compensation and benefits expense, and a $14 million or 10% decline in general and administrative expenses. The year-over-year decline was the result of a $75 million or 24% decrease in compensation and benefits expense, a $50 million or 27% decline in general and administrative expenses, and a $42 million or 46% decline in FDIC insurance expense.
June 30, 2025
For the Three Months Ended
compared to:
(dollars in millions)
June 30, 2025
March 31, 2025
June 30, 2024
March 31, 2025
June 30, 2024
Operating expenses:
Compensation and benefits
$237
$244
$312
-3 %
-24 %
FDIC insurance
49
50
91
-2 %
-46 %
Occupancy and equipment
53
55
52
-4 %
2 %
General and administrative
133
147
183
-10 %
-27 %
Total operating expenses
472
496
638
-5 %
-26 %
Intangible asset amortization
27
28
33
-4 %
-18 %
Merger-related expenses
14
8
34
75 %
-59 %
Total non-interest expense
$513
$532
$705
-4 %
-27 %
Impact of Adjustments:
Total operating expenses
$472
$496
$638
-5 %
-26 %
Severance costs
(2)
—
—
NM
NM
Lease cost acceleration related to closing branches.
(7)
(6)
—
NM
NM
Trailing mortgage sale costs with Mr. Cooper
(3)
(5)
—
NM
NM
Adjusted operating expenses (non-GAAP)
$460
$485
$638
-5 %
-28 %
For the first six months of 2025, total non-interest expense was $1,045 million, down $359 million or 26% compared to the first six months of 2024. First half results include a number of notable items, such as $2 million in severance costs, $12 million of lease cost acceleration, and $8 million in trailing mortgage sale costs. As adjusted for these items and excluding intangible asset amortization and merger expenses, first six months of 2025 operating expenses were $946 million compared to $1.3 billion for first six months of 2024, down $313 million or 25%. The improvement was broad-based with declines in compensation and benefits, FDIC insurance expense, and general and administrative expense. Compensation and benefits expense decreased $164 million or 25% to $481 million; FDIC insurance expense declined $42 million or 30% to $99 million, and general and administrative expense declined $89 million or 24% to $280 million. Additionally, merger-related expenses decreased $55 million or 71% to $22 million.
For the Six Months Ended
(dollars in millions)
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2024
% Change
Operating expenses:
Compensation and benefits
$481
$645
-25 %
FDIC insurance
99
141
-30 %
Occupancy and equipment
108
104
4 %
General and administrative
280
369
-24 %
Total operating expenses
968
1,259
-23 %
Intangible asset amortization
55
68
-19 %
Merger-related expenses
22
77
-71 %
Total non-interest expense
$1,045
$1,404
-26 %
Impact of Notable Items:
Total operating expenses
$968
$1,259
-23 %
Severance costs
(2)
—
NM
Lease cost acceleration related to closing branches
(12)
—
NM
Trailing mortgage sale costs with Mr. Cooper
(8)
—
NM
Adjusted operating expenses (non-GAAP)
