Margin, cost, capital and fee income set the tone for Columbia Banking System’s COLB 2026 plan following the Pacific Premier deal completion in August. The company’s Western scale, healthier margin ...

Core Banking is the computer system (software) used to process and manage bank and financial institutions’ operations. It includes different modules: account management, payments, loans, accounting, ...

Accounting for unrealized market-value losses on banks’ securities and loan investments caused by the secular increase in interest rates that began in early 2022, I estimate that, as of September 30, ...

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Earnings Call Insights: Columbia Banking System, Inc. (COLB) Q2 2025 Stein reiterated, "We remain laser-focused on optimizing our financial performance and enhancing long-term tangible book value. We ...