Fee income also surged as the San Francisco bank reached the $100 billion mark in wealth management assets.

The Pittsburgh company benefited from loan growth and higher interest rates, though fee income fell and expense rose in the third quarter.

Wells Fargo took a surprise $1 billion charge in the third quarter for previously disclosed pre-crisis, mortgage-related regulatory investigations. It contributed to a 19% fall in profits.

JPMorgan Chase reported a rise in value of its mortgage servicing rights despite lower originations in this year's third quarter.

A 38% increase in new loan originations led to another quarter of record earnings.

Demand for commercial loans has been weak for much of the past year and among the big questions bank executives will face this earnings season is when they can expect the pace to finally pick up.

The Louisiana company also set aside funds to cover efforts to settle litigation tied to its mortgage business.

Higher net interest income and modest growth in expenses helped boost bank earnings by 10.7%, the FDIC said in its Quarterly Banking Profile.

There is substantial doubt about Walter Investment Management Corp.'s ability to continue as a going concern if a restructuring plan is not approved and it needed to file a prepackaged bankruptcy plan.

Farmer Mac's second-quarter net earnings increased 46% year-over-year, driven by a boost in net interest income that was enhanced by its growing loan and securities portfolio.

PHH Corp. lost $46 million in the second quarter as it continues efforts to exit mortgage origination and servicing and instead focus on subservicing.

Essent Group reported second-quarter net income of $72.1 million, an improvement from the $52.3 million of the same period last year.

The government-sponsored enterprise is still looking for the right balance between offering a product that's attractive to investors and a cost-effective way to reduce risk.

Ocwen Financial Corp. recorded a $44.4 million net loss in the second quarter related to its court battles and other expenditures, including costs related to its exit from correspondent lending.

Genworth Financial's U.S. private mortgage insurance business had an almost 50% increase in adjusted operating income, benefiting from lower-than-expected claim rates.

Freddie Mac is on track to double the number of low down payment mortgages it will buy in 2017, while continuing to see its serious delinquency rate fall to record lows.

Freddie Mac said it earned enough in the second quarter to send a $2 billion dividend to the U.S. Treasury, but the press release announcing the company’s financial results includes new language suggesting uncertainty as to whether the payment will be made as scheduled.

Arch Capital Group's mortgage insurance business had second-quarter underwriting income of $184 million, up 343% from the $41.4 million for the same period last year.

The Salt Lake City company also benefited from increases in investment securities and several large loan recoveries during the quarter.

The New York company, which is preparing to buy Astoria Financial, reported year-over-year increases in commercial-and-industrial and commercial real estate loans.