Wintrust Financial Corporation (WTFC) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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Welcome to Wintrust Financial Corporation's first quarter 2026 earnings conference call. A review of the results will be made by Tim Crane, President and Chief Executive Officer, David Dykstra, Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, and Richard Murphy, Vice Chairman and Chief Lending Officer. As part of their reviews, the presenters may make reference to both earnings press release And the earnings release presentation. Following their presentations, there will be a formal question and answer session. During the course of today's call, when trust management may make statements that constitute projections, expectations, beliefs, or similar forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from the results anticipated or projected in any such forward-looking statement. The company's forward-looking assumptions that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the information discussed during this call are detailed in our earnings press release and in the company's most recent Form 10-K. Also, our remarks may reference certain non-GAAP financial measures. Our earnings press release and earnings release presentation include a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the nearest comparable GAAP fund financial measure. As a reminder, this conference call is being recorded. I will now turn the conference call over to Mr. Tim Crane. Good morning and thank you for joining us for Wintrust first quarter 2026 earnings call. In addition to the introductions that Lateef made, I'm joined by our Chief Financial Officer Dave Starr, our Chief Legal Officer Kate Bogey. We'll follow our usual format this morning. I'll begin with a few highlights. Dave Dykstra will review the financial results. Rich will share some thoughts on loan activity an...