Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Hancock Whitney Corporation's second quarter 2026 earnings conference call. At this time, all participants are in listen only mode. Later, we will conduct a question and answer session and instructions will follow at that time. As a reminder, this call may be recorded. I would now like to introduce your host for today's conference, Ashley Wilshire, head of investor relations. You may begin. Thank you and good afternoon. During today's call, we may make forward-looking statements. We would like to remind everyone to carefully review the Safe Harbor language that was published with the earnings release and presentation and in the company's most recent 10-K and 10-Q, including the risks and uncertainties identified therein. You should keep in mind that any forward-looking statements made by Hancock Whitney speak only as of the date on which they were made. As everyone understands, the current economic environment is rapidly evolving and changing. Thank you for joining us. Thank you for joining us. are also posted with the conference call webcast link on the investor relations website. We will reference some of these slides in today's call. Participating in today's call are John Hairston, President and CEO, Mike Achary, CFO, Chris Ziluca, Chief Credit Officer, and Shane Loper, Chief Operating Officer. I will now turn the call over to John Hairston. Thank you, Ashley, and thanks everyone for joining us today. The second quarter of 2026 was another strong quarter of profitability, efficiency, and return of capital to shareholders. We were pleased to add solid balance sheet growth on both sides of the ledger to an already excellent quarter. Focusing on the second quarter, on a linked quarter annualized basis, loans grew 10% and...