Says committed to "smart, accretive" acquisitions. Says focused on managing expenses to attain positive operating leverage for the year. Says "optimistic" about ongoing economic improvement in footprint, on national level. Says loan pipelines are strong, will be selective in growing commercial real estate portfolio. Says execution of goals not dependent on interest rate increase. Says NIM pressure to remain headwind until interest rates start moving up. Comments made on the Q1 earnings conference call. Huntington Bancshares is down 1.88% to $10.96 in morning trading.

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Sees FY24 average loans up 3%-5%. Sees FY24 average deposits up 2%-4%. Sees FY24 noninterest income up 5%-7%. Sees FY24 noninterest expense up 4.5%. Sees FY24 net charge-offs 25-35 basis points. Sees FY24 effective tax rate 19%. Says believes there will eventually be rate cuts. Sees Q1 as trough for net interest income. Comments and guidance taken from Q1 earnings conference call.