Wintrust Financial Corporation reported a strong third quarter in 2022, with net income of $143.0 million or $2.21 per diluted common share, a 48% increase compared to the second quarter of 2022. The company benefited from rising interest rates, substantial growth in net interest income and net interest margin, and strong loan growth.
Net interest income increased by $63.6 million or by 19% as compared to the second quarter of 2022 primarily due to improvement in net interest margin and loan growth.
Net interest margin increased by 42 basis points as the upward repricing of earning assets significantly outpaced increases in deposit costs.
Total loans increased by $1.1 billion, or 12% on an annualized basis.
Total assets increased by $1.4 billion totaling $52.4 billion as of September 30, 2022 and total deposits increased by $204 million.
Wintrust expects to leverage its diversified loan portfolio to outperform peers in loan growth and expand net interest income. The company is focused on deploying liquidity into earning assets while maintaining an interest rate sensitive asset portfolio. Wintrust is closely watching expenses and believes its efficiency ratio will continue to improve. The company is opportunistically evaluating the acquisition market for both banks and business lines.