July 21 (Reuters) - Huntington Bancshares (HBAN.O) beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Friday, as it earned more from rising interest rates and saw strong demand for its commercial loans.
"There is increasing optimism around a very modest slowdown, (or) recession," the bank's CEO Stephen Steinour said, citing stimulus spending from the government.
"The interest rate outlook has continued to change," said Steinour, adding there are expectations that rates will remain higher for a longer period.
Huntington earned $0.35 per share in the second quarter versus analysts' average estimate of $0.34 per share, according to Refinitiv IBES data.
Total deposits at Huntington were $148 billion, up nearly 2% from the first quarter.
Persons:
Huntington, Stephen Steinour, NII, Niket, Saeed Azhar, Shweta Agarwal, Deepa Babington
Organizations:
U.S . Federal Reserve, Comerica, Fifth Third Bancorp, Thomson
Locations:
U.S, Columbus , Ohio, Huntington, Bengaluru, New York