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Fitch Completes Review of Mid-tier Regional Banks
Business Wire - Fri Jan 30, 3:12PM CST
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings and Outlooks for 12 of the mid-tier regional banks which includes: BOK Financial Corp. (BOKF), East West Bancorp, Inc. (EWBC), First Horizon National Corp. (FHN), First National of Nebraska, Inc. (FNNI), First Republic Bank (FRC), Fulton Financial Corp. (FULT), Synovus Financial Corp. (SNV), Webster Financial Corp. (WBS), Wintrust Financial Corp. (WTFC), and UMB Financial Corporation (UMB).
BOKF: 59.26 (+0.19), SNV: 28.12 (-0.02), FRC: 56.41 (-0.38), WTFC: 47.80 (+0.12), FHN: 14.45 (+0.17)

Fitch Affirms First Republic Bank's Ratings at 'A-/F1'; Outlook Stable
Business Wire - Fri Jan 30, 2:45PM CST
Fitch Ratings has affirmed First Republic Bank (FRC) ratings at 'A-/F1'. The Rating Outlook remains Stable. The rating affirmation and Outlook reflects the company's strong franchise, superior asset quality through the cycle, and stable operating performance. These strengths are balanced against FRC's geographically and product-concentrated businesses and limited revenue diversification. FRC's Stable Outlook reflects Fitch's expectation that asset quality, capital and operating performance will not materially change over the medium term.
EWBC: 40.60 (+0.37), BOKF: 59.26 (+0.19), SNV: 28.12 (-0.02), FRC: 56.41 (-0.38), CATY: 26.14 (+0.42), TCB: 15.86 (+0.03), WTFC: 47.80 (+0.12), FULT: 12.12 (+0.02), WBS: 34.26 (+0.22)

Fitch Affirms First National of Nebraska at 'BBB-'/'F3' Following Peer Review; Outlook Stable
Business Wire - Fri Jan 30, 2:42PM CST
Fitch Ratings has affirmed First National of Nebraska, Inc. (FNNI) ratings at 'BBB-/F3'. The Rating Outlook remains Stable. A full list of rating actions is at the end of this rating action commentary.
EWBC: 40.60 (+0.37), BOKF: 59.26 (+0.19), SNV: 28.12 (-0.02), CATY: 26.14 (+0.42), TCB: 15.86 (+0.03), WTFC: 47.80 (+0.12), FULT: 12.12 (+0.02), WBS: 34.26 (+0.22)

Fitch Affirms East West Bancorp's Ratings at 'BBB/F2' Following Mid-Tier Regional Bank Peer Review
Business Wire - Fri Jan 30, 2:42PM CST
Fitch Ratings has affirmed East West Bancorp (EWBC) ratings at 'BBB/F2'. The Rating Outlook remains Stable. The affirmation reflects the bank's strong profitability and solid franchise.
EWBC: 40.60 (+0.37), BOKF: 59.26 (+0.19), SNV: 28.12 (-0.02), FRC: 56.41 (-0.38), CATY: 26.14 (+0.42), TCB: 15.86 (+0.03), WTFC: 47.80 (+0.12), FULT: 12.12 (+0.02), WBS: 34.26 (+0.22), FHN: 14.45 (+0.17)

Fitch Affirms BOK Financial Corp's Ratings at 'A'/'F1' Following Mid-Tier Regional Bank Peer Review
Business Wire - Fri Jan 30, 2:40PM CST
Fitch Ratings has affirmed BOK Financial (BOKF) ratings at 'A/F1'. The Rating Outlook remains Stable. The affirmation reflects BOKF's consistent performance and strong overall financial profile relative to Fitch's mid-tier regional banking peers.
BOKF: 59.26 (+0.19), FRC: 56.41 (-0.38), CATY: 26.14 (+0.42), TCB: 15.86 (+0.03), TRMK: 23.39 (+0.24), WTFC: 47.80 (+0.12), WBS: 34.26 (+0.22), FHN: 14.45 (+0.17)

Fitch Affirms Cathay's Ratings at 'BB+/B'; Outlook Stable
Business Wire - Fri Jan 30, 2:39PM CST
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Cathay General Bancorp's ratings at 'BB+/B'. The Rating Outlook remains Stable. The affirmation and Stable Outlook reflect improving asset quality and improving earnings.
EWBC: 40.60 (+0.37), BOKF: 59.26 (+0.19), SNV: 28.12 (-0.02), CATY: 26.14 (+0.42), TCB: 15.86 (+0.03), WTFC: 47.80 (+0.12), FULT: 12.12 (+0.02), WBS: 34.26 (+0.22)

Fitch Affirms TCF Financial at 'BBB-'/'F3' Following Mid-Tier Regional Peer Review; Outlook Stable
Business Wire - Fri Jan 30, 2:39PM CST
Fitch Ratings has affirmed TCF Financial Corp.'s (TCB) ratings at 'BBB-/F3'. The Rating Outlook has been revised to Stable from Negative. A full list of rating actions is provided at the end of this rating action commentary.
EWBC: 40.60 (+0.37), BOKF: 59.26 (+0.19), SNV: 28.12 (-0.02), CATY: 26.14 (+0.42), TCB: 15.86 (+0.03), WTFC: 47.80 (+0.12), FULT: 12.12 (+0.02), WBS: 34.26 (+0.22)

Fitch Affirms UMB Financial's Ratings Following Mid-Tier Regional Bank Peer Review; Outlook Stable
Business Wire - Fri Jan 30, 2:37PM CST
Fitch Ratings has affirmed UMB Financial Corp.'s (UMBF) ratings at 'A+/F1'. The Rating Outlook remains Stable. A full list of rating actions follows at the end of this press release.
EWBC: 40.60 (+0.37), BOKF: 59.26 (+0.19), UMBF: 52.81 (+0.02), SNV: 28.12 (-0.02), CATY: 26.14 (+0.42), TCB: 15.86 (+0.03), WTFC: 47.80 (+0.12), FULT: 12.12 (+0.02), WBS: 34.26 (+0.22)

Fitch Affirms Wintrust Financial at 'BBB/F2' Following Mid-Tier Regional Peer Review; Outlook Stable
Business Wire - Fri Jan 30, 2:35PM CST
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Wintrust Financial Corp.'s (WTFC) ratings at 'BBB/F2'. The Rating Outlook remains Stable. A full list of rating actions is provided at the end of this rating action commentary.
EWBC: 40.60 (+0.37), BOKF: 59.26 (+0.19), SNV: 28.12 (-0.02), CATY: 26.14 (+0.42), TCB: 15.86 (+0.03), WTFC: 47.80 (+0.12), FULT: 12.12 (+0.02), WBS: 34.26 (+0.22)

Fitch Affirms Webster Financial's Ratings at 'BBB/F2'; Outlook Stable
Business Wire - Fri Jan 30, 2:34PM CST
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Webster Financial Corp.'s (WBS) ratings at 'BBB/F2'. The Rating Outlook remains Stable. The affirmation and stable outlook reflects its solid franchise and operating performance in line with its rating category. The Stable Outlook reflects Fitch's view that WBS' financial profile will remain relatively unchanged over the intermediate term.
EWBC: 40.60 (+0.37), BOKF: 59.26 (+0.19), SNV: 28.12 (-0.02), CATY: 26.14 (+0.42), TCB: 15.86 (+0.03), WTFC: 47.80 (+0.12), FULT: 12.12 (+0.02), WBS: 34.26 (+0.22)

Fitch Affirms Synovus Financial at 'BB+/B' Following Mid-Tier Regional Peer Review; Outlook Positive
Business Wire - Fri Jan 30, 2:32PM CST
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Synovus Financial Corp.'s (SNV) and its primary bank subsidiary, Synovus Bank ratings, at 'BB+/B'. The Rating Outlook remains Positive. A complete list of ratings follows at the end of this release.
EWBC: 40.60 (+0.37), BOKF: 59.26 (+0.19), SNV: 28.12 (-0.02), CATY: 26.14 (+0.42), TCB: 15.86 (+0.03), WTFC: 47.80 (+0.12), FULT: 12.12 (+0.02), WBS: 34.26 (+0.22)

Fitch Affirms Fulton Financial's Ratings at 'BBB+/F2'; Outlook Stable
Business Wire - Fri Jan 30, 2:27PM CST
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Fulton Financial Corp. (FULT) ratings at 'BBB+/F2'. The Rating and Outlook remains Stable. The affirmation reflects it solid earnings, asset quality and capital levels in line with its current rating.
EWBC: 40.60 (+0.37), BOKF: 59.26 (+0.19), SNV: 28.12 (-0.02), CATY: 26.14 (+0.42), TCB: 15.86 (+0.03), WTFC: 47.80 (+0.12), FULT: 12.12 (+0.02), WBS: 34.26 (+0.22)

Fitch Downgrades People's United Financial's Ratings to 'BBB+/F2'; Outlook Stable
Business Wire - Fri Jan 30, 2:25PM CST
Fitch Ratings has downgraded People's United Financial's (PBCT) ratings to 'BBB+/F2'. The Rating Outlook is revised to Stable from Negative. The downgrade reflects PBCT's declining capital levels, elevated commercial loan growth and profitability well below its rated peers.
EWBC: 40.60 (+0.37), BOKF: 59.26 (+0.19), SNV: 28.12 (-0.02), CATY: 26.14 (+0.42), TCB: 15.86 (+0.03), WTFC: 47.80 (+0.12), FULT: 12.12 (+0.02), WBS: 34.26 (+0.22)

Fitch Affirms First Horizon at 'BBB-/F3' Following Peer Review; Outlook Stable
Business Wire - Fri Jan 30, 2:19PM CST
Fitch Ratings has affirmed First Horizon National Corp.'s (FHN) ratings at 'BBB-/F3'. The Rating Outlook remains Stable. A full list of rating actions follows at the end of this press release.
EWBC: 40.60 (+0.37), BOKF: 59.26 (+0.19), SNV: 28.12 (-0.02), CATY: 26.14 (+0.42), TCB: 15.86 (+0.03), WTFC: 47.80 (+0.12), FULT: 12.12 (+0.02), WBS: 34.26 (+0.22), FHN: 14.45 (+0.17)

Wintrust Financial declares $0.11 dividend
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 22, 3:36PM CST

WTFC: 47.80 (+0.12)

Wintrust Financial Corporation Announces Cash Dividend
GlobeNewswire - Thu Jan 22, 3:34PM CST
Wintrust Financial Corporation ("Wintrust" or the "Company" (Nasdaq:WTFC) today announced that the Company's Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per share of outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on February 19, 2015 to shareholders of record as of February 5, 2015. This represents an increase from the $0.10 quarterly cash dividend paid in each of the quarters of 2014. As previously announced, subject to ongoing Board of Director approval, future dividend payments will be made on a quarterly basis rather than the Company's practice prior to 2014 of paying dividends on a semi-annual basis.
WTFC: 47.80 (+0.12)

Wintrust Misses on Earnings, Shares Gain on Revenue Growth - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Jan 19, 9:09AM CST
Wintrust Financial Corporation (WTFC) reported earnings per share of 75 cents in fourth-quarter 2014, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. However, results compared favorably with the prior-year quarter figure of 70 cents.
PEBO: 23.81 (+0.12), ASB: 18.59 (+0.12), EFSC: 20.24 (-0.07), WTFC: 47.80 (+0.12)

Wintrust Financial's (WTFC) CEO Edward Wehmer on Q4 2014 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
SA Transcripts - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 16, 5:55PM CST

WTFC: 47.80 (+0.12)

Wintrust Financial Corporation Announces the Closing of the Acquisition of Delavan Bancshares, Inc.
GlobeNewswire - Fri Jan 16, 3:07PM CST
Wintrust Financial Corporation ("Wintrust" (Nasdaq:WTFC) today announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Delavan Bancshares, Inc. ("Delavan" . Delavan is the parent company of Community Bank CBD ("CBD" , a Wisconsin state chartered bank, which operates four banking locations in southeastern Wisconsin. Following the transaction, CBD will be merged into Wintrust's wholly-owned Wisconsin banking subsidiary, Town Bank. CBD's banking locations will operate as branches of Town Bank.
WTFC: 47.80 (+0.12)

Wintrust Financial (WTFC) Stock Flat in After-Hours Trading Following Quarterly Earnings Beat
at The Street - Thu Jan 15, 4:12PM CST
Wintrust Financial (WTFC) shares are flat in after-hours trading today despite an earnings beat.
WTFC: 47.80 (+0.12)




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