Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (HBAN) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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Greetings and welcome to the Huntington Bank Shares first quarter 2026 earnings call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question and answer session will follow the formal presentation. If anyone should require operator assistance during the conference, please press star zero on your telephone keypad. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to your host, Eric Wasserstrom, Director of Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Thank you, Operator, and good morning, everyone. Welcome to our first quarter call. Our presenters today are Steve Steinauer, Chairman, President, and CEO, and Zach Wasserman, Chief Financial Officer. Brant Stanridge, President of Consumer and Regional Banking, and Brendan Lawler, Chief Credit Officer, will join us for the Q&A. Earnings documents, which include our forward-looking statements disclaimer and non-gap information, and copies of the slides we'll be reviewing, are available on the Investor Relations section of our website, which is www.ir.huntington.com. As a reminder, this call is being recorded and a replay will be available starting about one hour after the close of the call. With that, let me now turn it over to Steve. Thanks, Eric. Good morning, and thank you for joining us. We delivered an outstanding first quarter by all measures, driven by disciplined execution across the franchise that is translating into strong profitability and returns. The essential question that we, our peers across the industry, and our customers all face in this moment is about the outlook for the economy. So let me open with our perspective. We're operating in a dynamic global environment, with geopolitical developments adding complexity to the outlook. We're watching these facto...