First Horizon posts Q3 net loss of $94 million on $4.5 billion mortgage sale charge
First Horizon reported a third-quarter 2026 net loss available to common shareholders of $(94) million, or $(0.20) per diluted share, driven by $347 million in after-tax notable items tied to a pending sale of about $4.5 billion of consumer mortgages agreed in early October. Excluding notable items, adjusted diluted EPS was $0.53, down $0.01 from the second quarter, and the sale is expected to settle early in the fourth quarter.
Key points
- Notable items totaled $0.73 per share, or $347 million after tax, mainly from reclassifying targeted mortgage loans to held for sale.
- Adjusted diluted EPS was $0.53, down $0.01 from second quarter 2026.
- CET1 capital ratio was a preliminary 10.3%, down from 10.5% in second quarter 2026.
- Average client deposit balances rose $1.3 billion in the quarter.
The filing
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