Customers Bancorp Inc

Current report

Significantly heightened regulatory and supervisory expectations and scrutiny in the U.S. have increased our compliance, regulatory and other risks and costs and subject us to legal and regulatory examinations, investigations and enforcement actions.

Current report

The regulatory and political environment has generally been challenging for U.S. financial institutions, which have been subject to increased regulatory scrutiny, including in the wake of the failures of several regional banks and other banking stresses in the first half of 2023. The general heightened scrutiny and expectations from regulators could lead to a more stringent regulatory posture by the regulators, investigations and other inquiries, as well as remediation requirements, regulatory and operational restrictions, more regulatory or other enforcement proceedings, civil litigation and substantial compliance, regulatory and other risks and costs. Customers’ regulators have broad powers and discretion under their supervisory authority. A failure to comply with regulators’ expectations and requirements, even if inadvertent, or to resolve any identified deficiencies in a timely and sufficiently satisfactory manner to regulators, could result in increased regulatory oversight; material restrictions, including, among others, imposition of limitations on capital distributions or other business activities or operations; enforcement proceedings; penalties; and fines. Responding to regulatory inquiries and proceedings can be time consuming and costly and divert management attention from Customers’ other business activities. As a result of these regulatory efforts and pressures, like many other financial institutions, from time to time, Customers is subject to public and non-public written agreements, cease and desist orders, consent orders, memoranda of understanding or other enforcement or supervisory actions by its regulators.

Current report

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Current report

On June 26, 2024, the Board of Directors of Customers Bancorp authorized a new common stock repurchase program, the 2024 Share Repurchase Program, to repurchase up to 497,509 shares of the Company’s common stock. The term of the 2024 Share Repurchase Program will extend for one year from June 26, 2024, unless earlier terminated. Purchases of shares under the 2024 Share Repurchase Program may be executed through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, through the use of Rule 10b5-1 plans, or otherwise. The exact number of shares, timing for such purchases, and the price and terms at and on which such purchases are to be made will be at the discretion of the Company and will comply with all applicable regulatory limitations. The common shares repurchased during the three months ended June 30, 2024 pursuant to the 2024 Share Repurchase Program were as follows:

Previous report

Climate change and related legislative and regulatory initiatives may result in operational changes and expenditures that could significantly impact our business.

Previous report

On March 6, 2024, the SEC adopted a final rule to require registrants to disclose certain climate-related information in their registration statements and annual reports. Subsequent to adoption, a number of businesses and business groups filed petitions seeking a judicial review of the final rule, asserting that the SEC does not have the authority to promulgate it. On April 4, 2024, the SEC exercised its discretion to stay the final rule pending completion of the judicial review of certain petitions consolidated in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The SEC’s final rule regarding the disclosure of certain climate-related information may result in the implementation of significant operational changes and new reporting obligations, each of which may require Customers to incur compliance costs. We will continue to monitor the outcome of this judicial review.