Expense management remained a key priority throughout the company, with year-over-year expenses down nearly 8%, even in the face of inflationary pressures in wages, contracts, and increasing assessments and professional fees.

Oct 26, 2023 / receipt, needs a key / Katie Lawrenson, CEO | earnings call 2023-10-26 | transcript ea1c28fc-a21d-417b-8d4f-a153db430463 | chars 4585-4810 | segment 4

Expense management is a priority of the team, and solid cost controls were evident again this quarter as expenses excluding merger-related and unfunded commitments tied to loan growth were down for the quarter even while we added on the Metro team.

Oct 27, 2022 / receipt, needs a key / Katie Lawrenson, CEO | earnings call 2022-10-27 | transcript 44e3c2d3-d344-4cb2-ba2f-41cf6da745f0 | chars 2598-2846 | segment 2

Expense management remains a key focus with core expenses flat to the previous quarter and down nearly 6.5% compared to the second quarter of 2021.

Jul 28, 2022 / receipt, needs a key / Katie Larson, CEO | earnings call 2022-07-28 | transcript 63e5e623-f50f-465f-9054-ae7063145187 | chars 4743-4890 | segment 4

In addition to growth, we are also concentrating on expense management, process improvement, and driving efficiencies in our organizations.

Jul 29, 2021 / receipt, needs a key / Randy Newman, CEO | earnings call 2021-07-29 | transcript 75d24a62-0308-4e60-8e8e-0d580841a30f | chars 2525-2664 | segment 2