Oct 20 (Reuters) - Shares of mid-sized U.S. banks fell on Friday after a string of earnings reports heightened investor concerns that the boost to lenders from the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes was tapering off.
Regions Financial (RF.N) dropped to the lowest level since March, when an industry crisis began following an outflow of deposits that engulfed three banks.
The lender, shares of which were last down 11% at $14.71, said it expects net interest income (NII) in the fourth quarter to decline about 5% from current levels.
Huntington Bancshares' (HBAN.O) stock dipped 1.3%, while Comerica (CMA.N) dropped 6.6%, dragging down the S&P 500 Banks index (.SPXBK) by 2.1%.
Huntington Bancshares posted an 8% drop in third-quarter profit as interest income declined.
Persons:
Wells, Mike Mayo, Mayo, Terry McEvoy, Huntington Bancshares, NII . Huntington Bancshares, Jaiveer Singh, Shilpi Majumdar
Organizations:
Regions, Regions Financial, Reuters, Stephens, Comerica, Third Bancorp, Thomson
Locations:
NII ., Bengaluru