Servicing was strong relative to some analysts' estimates, but thin margins and higher-than-expected expenses in originations reduced earnings for the fiscal period.

Industry headwinds led numbers at the software and data provider downward at the end of the year, but company leaders said the unit is positioned well for a market snapback.

The Long Island company is closing 69% of the retail home lending offices previously operated by Flagstar Bancorp. New York Community recently acquired Flagstar for $2.6 billion.

The company reported its seventh consecutive quarter of record adjusted net revenue.

The bank holding company is taking the business purpose lender into the corporate fold and out of its own silo, executives said.

The Pittsburgh bank posted a solid profit and said that it expects continued loan growth. But the pace of business expansion could slow alongside an economic downturn.

Signature Bank of New York is pulling back from crypto deposits and has increased borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York.

Analysts questioned whether the reductions could have a negative impact in terms of scale, but executives said the move has financial advantages — more so than its correspondent exit.

The impact of a weakening economy on quarterly performance will become clearer by the second week of January as banks begin to report fourth-quarter earnings.

Proceeds from the sales, which might not be the last, will pay down a personal loan secured by Nima Ghamsari's holdings.