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Laurentian Bank of Canada TSE: LB reported a second-quarter loss on a reported basis as transaction-related charges and a loss tied to the sale of a syndicated loan portfolio weighed on results, while management said the bank remains on track with previously announced transactions involving National Bank and Fairstone.

Canada's largest banks head into fiscal Q2 2026 earnings facing a more complex macro backdrop than they did just three months ago. Visible Alpha consensus expectations show Canada's major banks are still poised to deliver resilient fiscal Q2 2026 results for the April quarter. Consensus expectations point to healthy year-over-year growth in revenue and earnings across most banks, although profitability metrics such…