Banking Analytics: Lower Asset Yields Squeeze Bank Interest Margins in Q1

Julianne Baer

On the Economy from Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Abstract: U.S. banks’ net interest margin declined to 3.22% in the first quarter of 2026 from 3.30% in the fourth quarter of 2025. Learn what’s behind the decrease.

Keywords: banking metrics; net interest margins (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-06-18
Note: This series is part of ongoing work by the Supervisory Policy and Risk Analysis team to highlight key banking metrics in monitoring the health of the banking system, a function of the St. Louis Fed’s Supervision, Credit and Learning Division.
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