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CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC) declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.52 per common share, payable on September 1, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 14, 2026.

New role strengthens growth strategy and sales execution for serving the middle market segment CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC) today announced that John Stucker has joined Truist as Middle Market Sales Leader, a newly created role designed to drive growth and elevate sales execution across the company's middle market banking business.

Mineard joins Thomas Wilson in leading the growing industry coverage team ATLANTA, July 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Truist Securities today announced the appointment of Craig Mineard as Managing Director and Co-Head of Technology, Media, and Telecom (TMT) Investment Banking. Mineard joins Co-Head Thomas Wilson in leading the firm's industry coverage team, strengthening its position in the sector.

Sameer to drive growth, investment in wealth management business CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC) today announced Shimna Sameer as head of Truist Wealth.

On CNBC's “Mad Money Lightning Round,” Jim Cramer said that although he likes Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE:TFC), he prefers KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY) to Truist.

Truist Financial delivered strong Q2'26 results, with double-digit growth in Y/Y net earnings as well as non-interest income. TFC's commercial loan book and fee-based businesses, especially capital markets advice, drove robust year-over-year expansion and outperformance versus consensus. The current 1.1x P/B valuation is inadequate, and the bank could re-rate to 1.4x if net interest and fee-based income momentum persists and rate cuts are delayed until 2027.

Truist Financial Corporation released its second quarter 2026 results on Friday, significantly exceeding EPS expectations and reporting solid revenue growth. In this article, I'll provide an in-depth review of Truist's performance so far this year, focusing on operational growth in its core and non-core business segments, profitability, and credit quality. I'll also share my assessment of the results of the Federal Reserve's 2026 stress test and express my opinion on the CEO succession plan at Truist.

Truist Financial Corporation (TFC) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Truist's second quarter displayed a range of puts and takes shaping consumer banking. Customers kept spending, mobile activity rose and credit losses eased, while the movement of cash into higher-yielding accounts continued to raise funding costs.