Wintrust Financial Corporation vs peers
AI and technology compared

Last updated Oct 19, 2026 · 8 peers · 91 sources cited

How does Wintrust Financial Corporation compare with its peers on AI and technology?

Wintrust scores 38.1 on this site's US AI disclosure index (#76 of 120), eighth of the nine similar-sized regional banks in its peer group, ahead only of Popular (32.1) and behind SouthState (70.9), First Horizon (68.7), Old National (66), Columbia (63.3), Associated (56.8), East West (49.2) and UMB (47.9). It describes the fewest AI use cases in the group (9) and has eight independent sources against a peer median of 9.5, though it ranks third on its own disclosures. Three things separate it from named peers. Stance: CEO Tim Crane said on March 3, 2026 that Wintrust put governance first and is 'in the early stages', and that its first AI will come from switching on features in vendor packages such as nCino, Workday, Workiva and FIS; SouthState, by contrast, reports more than 2,500 premium Copilot users and about 90% of credit spreads done by AI (June 2026). Credit: Wintrust Specialty Finance uses AI for credit adjudication and originated more than 4,000 deals worth about $500 million in the first half of 2026 with 34 people, comparable in kind to First Horizon's AI-drafted credit memos. Oversight: the board IT/IS committee is chaired by a former Starbucks CTO and includes Morningstar's CIO, while Associated only created a board technology committee in April 2026. Where Wintrust trails is people: it names no AI executive, while Associated hired a senior director of AI for commercial banking in June 2026.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · Wintrust profile updated Oct 19, 2026 · computed tables recalculate from the 140 bank profiles on this site · Markdown

Where does Wintrust lead its peers on AI?

01

A measured AI result in specialty lending

Equipment Finance News reported on August 6, 2026 that Wintrust Specialty Finance uses AI for credit adjudication and originated more than 4,000 deals worth roughly $500 million in the first half of 2026 with a team of 34, which its CEO said would otherwise likely need two or three times the staff. SouthState reports AI in about 90% of credit spreads and First Horizon AI-drafted credit memos, but neither ties them to a volume or staffing outcome.[4][3][5]

02

Technology veterans overseeing AI on the board

Wintrust's IT/IS Committee, chaired by Deborah Hall Lefevre, Starbucks' CTO until September 2025, reviews the technology strategic plan and data strategy and includes Morningstar CIO Laura Kohl, whom the 2026 proxy credits with guiding Wintrust's AI objectives. Associated created its board technology committee only in April 2026.[6][9][7]

03

Growth on flat headcount, which peers state as a goal

Crane said Wintrust grew 10% to 11% in 2025 with essentially flat headcount; the 10-K shows 5,902 full-time-equivalent employees against 5,903 a year earlier. First Horizon's CFO says AI is part of how its expenses stay flat (March 2026), and Old National stood up an AI centre of excellence in April 2026.[1][10][11][12]

Where does Wintrust trail its peers on AI?

01

The fewest AI use cases described in the group

Wintrust's profile describes nine AI use cases, ninth of nine, against 20 for SouthState and a peer median of 12.5, and seven in production against Columbia's 15. Most of Wintrust's record is governance, vendor features and automation it does not call AI.[2][10][3]

02

AI largely absent from investor calls

Wintrust's October 2025, January 2026 and April 2026 earnings calls contain no AI remarks; in July 2026 Crane named 'the early phases of AI' among drivers of technology expense. SouthState put an 'AI at SouthState' slide in its Q2 2026 deck, and Associated's CEO described 25 AI modules at the RBC conference in March 2026.[13][14][15][16][3][17]

03

No named AI executive

Wintrust names no chief AI, data or analytics officer; technology sits with CIO Mike Ryan. Associated hired Andy Miner from U.S. Bank as senior director of AI for commercial banking in June 2026 and has a chief analytics officer, and SouthState has an AI enablement manager.[18][8][19][20]

04

No employee gen-AI rollout disclosed

Wintrust has not disclosed an enterprise generative-AI assistant or its user count. SouthState reports 95% Copilot adoption and about 200,000 prompts a month (August 2026), and First Horizon's CEO says ChatFHN is in everybody's hands (September 2026).[2][20][5]

Where does Wintrust rank against its peers on AI disclosure?

Scores from the US AI disclosure index of 120 banks (0–100; 45% of the weight on independent coverage). The index measures what each bank has put on the public record and what outside outlets have reported about its AI, not capability or spending; every count is of entries on that bank's profile, each of which cites its sources.

BankScoreRankIndependent sourcesOwn disclosuresUse cases in productionMoves, last 12 monthsNamed AI platform
SouthState Bank70.9#33 of 120121610 of 2020Copilot at scale, tested models, and Fiserv agentOS agents[20][21][22]
First Horizon68.7#36 of 12017137 of 1622ChatFHN and the Enterprise Data Hub[23][24]
Old National Bancorp66#40 of 12092210 of 1418Vendor-delivered automation on an acquisition-built bank[25][26][27][28]
Columbia Banking System63.3#45 of 120101415 of 1616Integration-built infrastructure, not a disclosed AI platform[29][30][31][32][33][34][35]
Associated Banc-Corp56.8#49 of 12011194 of 1117Line-of-business AI under a chief data officer / CIO[8][36][37][7]
East West Bancorp49.2#59 of 1207158 of 1018In-house US–Hong Kong payments and partner technology[38][39][40]
UMB Financial47.9#61 of 1207149 of 1016Integration first: the Heartland systems conversion[41][42][43]
Wintrust Financial Corporation (this page)38.1#76 of 1208167 of 916Not disclosed
Popular, Inc.32.1#85 of 1205149 of 1116Not disclosed

On which parts of the AI record is Wintrust ahead of or behind its peers?

Each row is one input of the index, counted on the profiles of Wintrust and the 8 peers that are scored on the same basis. "Place" is Wintrust's position in the group of 9 (1st = most).

Component (weight)WintrustPeer medianMost in the groupPlace
Independent sources (45%)89.5First Horizon (17)6th of 9
Use cases in production (10%)79Columbia (15)7th of 9
Own primary disclosures (10%)1614.5Old National (22)3rd of 9
Dated moves, last 12 months (10%)1617.5First Horizon (22)6th of 9
Disclosed numbers (5%)1113.5SouthState (20)8th of 9
Named AI leaders (5%)1011.5First Horizon (13)6th of 9
Use cases described (5%)912.5SouthState (20)9th of 9

What has each bank in Wintrust's peer group disclosed about its AI?

Facts from each bank's profile, cited to the profile's own sources. "Not disclosed" means the bank's public record, as cited on its profile, does not state it.

BankPlatform or assistant, as the profile names itAI leaders namedHeadline AI number disclosedPatents on the recordOpen AI roles
Wintrust Financial CorporationNot disclosed10, incl. Tim Crane (President and Chief Executive Officer)[1][16][9]Wintrust Specialty Finance originations, first half 2026 (with AI credit adjudication): More than 4,000 deals, roughly $500 million; team of 34 (Jun 30, 2026)[4]Not disclosed1 open AI roles (Oct 5, 2026); most in responsible AI & governance
Old National BancorpVendor-delivered automation on an acquisition-built bank[25][26][27][28]12, incl. Jim Ryan (Chairman and CEO)[44][45]Legacy Power BI code clean-up with AI: ≈ 1 week vs ≈ 1 month for top programmers (Apr 22, 2026)[12]None found (the profile's patent search)[46][47]1 open AI roles (Oct 1, 2026); most in AI product & strategy
UMB FinancialIntegration first: the Heartland systems conversion[41][42][43]11, incl. Mariner Kemper (Chairman and CEO)[48][42]Earnings calls that discussed AI, Q3 2025 to Q2 2026: 1 of 4 (Q1 2026 only) (Jul 29, 2026)[49][50][51][52]Not disclosedNot surveyed
Associated Banc-CorpLine-of-business AI under a chief data officer / CIO[8][36][37][7]12, incl. Andy Harmening (President and CEO)[53][54]AI use cases in process: 30 (Sep 15, 2026)[55]1 patent listed on the profile, e.g. US 8,280,813 B2 (Debt protection for a financial overdraft account)[56]2 open AI roles (Sep 24, 2026); most in AI product & strategy
Popular, Inc.Not disclosed8, incl. Javier D. Ferrer (President and CEO, Popular, Inc.)[57][58]Employees using Microsoft 365 Copilot (active): More than 1,000 of more than 9,000 (Sep 15, 2025)[59]Not disclosedNot surveyed
SouthState BankCopilot at scale, tested models, and Fiserv agentOS agents[20][21][22]10, incl. John Corbett (Chief Executive Officer)[60]Copilot users (premium / active basic): 2,500+ / 2,200+ (Jun 30, 2026)[3]None found (the profile's patent search)[61]1 open AI roles (Sep 24, 2026); most in AI engineering
East West BancorpIn-house US–Hong Kong payments and partner technology[38][39][40]9, incl. Dominic Ng (Chairman and CEO)[62][40]2026 expense growth guidance (includes AI, cyber and monitoring investment): 7% to 9% (Apr 21, 2026)[63]Not disclosed6 open AI roles (Oct 1, 2026); most in AI engineering
First HorizonChatFHN and the Enterprise Data Hub[23][24]13, incl. Bryan Jordan (Chairman, President and CEO)[64]AI cost savings assumed in the $100 million incremental PPNR target: None (revenue-driven; expenses guided flat) (Apr 15, 2026)[65]Not disclosedNot surveyed
Columbia Banking SystemIntegration-built infrastructure, not a disclosed AI platform[29][30][31][32][33][34][35]13, incl. Clint Stein (President and CEO, Columbia Banking System)[29][32]Customer-support mix, human calls to AI-assistant chats: 2 : 1 → 1 : 3 (Apr 23, 2026)[33][66]Not disclosed1 open AI roles (Sep 24, 2026); most in ML & data science

What are the latest dated moves on the AI record of Wintrust and its peers?

The two newest dated entries of each bank since Oct 16, 2025, from the timelines of the profiles (which also log filings, results and deals that bear on the AI record), newest first.

DateBankMove
Oct 2, 2026SouthStateQ3 2026 results scheduled[67]
Oct 1, 2026First HorizonThe 2025 contest's winning entry: an automated CRE documentation platform[68]
Oct 1, 2026First HorizonAI file-organisation tool saves hundreds of hours in three months[69]
Oct 1, 2026SouthStateEdmonds profiled for tokenized-deposit and instant-payments work[70]
Sep 15, 2026ColumbiaBarclays conference: AI answers most client messages[71]
Sep 15, 2026AssociatedBarclays conference: 30 AI use cases in process[55]
Sep 14, 2026East WestBarclays conference: CFO describes everyday AI use[72]
Sep 8, 2026WintrustEquipment-finance unit writes on financing the AI boom[73]
Sep 1, 2026PopularGarcía takes over as CEO[74]
Aug 26, 2026WintrustWintrust insurance banking note: automated credit assessments, AI governance watch[75]
Aug 24, 2026East WestThird among top-performing banks over $50 billion[40]
Aug 20, 2026UMB'Playing with the big boys'[76]
Aug 7, 2026PopularQ2 2026 Form 10-Q: technology and software expenses $91.0 million[77]
Aug 5, 2026AssociatedGuide on AI-powered social engineering[78]
Aug 4, 2026ColumbiaSecond-quarter 10-Q names AI as a competitive technology and reports the MOVEit litigation[79]
Jul 30, 2026UMBQ2 2026 10-Q has no AI language[80]
Jul 29, 2026Old NationalQ2 2026 10-Q has no AI language[81][82][44]
Jul 22, 2026Old NationalQ2 2026 call: AI for scalability[83]

How does Wintrust's credit AI compare with its peers'?

What each bank has said about AI in underwriting and credit work. Results are the banks' own figures, measured differently.

BankCredit AIResult disclosedDate
WintrustAI credit adjudication at Wintrust Specialty Finance (equipment lending); premium finance described as 'very automated', not as AIMore than 4,000 deals, about $500 million, first half 2026, with 34 staffAugust 2026[4][2]
SouthStateAI credit spreadingAbout 90% of credit spreads done by AI; automated spreading up 57% since January 2026April-July 2026[3][84]
First HorizonAI spreads financial statements and tax returns towards a credit memo with a human in the loopNot quantifiedSeptember 2026[5]
Old NationalAI centre of excellence; first-line risk management named as the next targetNot quantifiedApril 2026[12]
AssociatedAI run by business line; a senior director of AI for commercial banking30 AI use cases in process (September 2026)June-September 2026[8][55]

How does Wintrust's internal AI compare with its peers'?

Named tools and reach as each bank has disclosed them.

BankApproachReach disclosedDate
WintrustGovernance first; 'dozens of robotics-type, efficiency-type plays'; AI features switched on inside vendor packages (Workiva, Workday, nCino, FIS)Not publishedMarch 2026[1][2]
SouthStateMicrosoft Copilot and ChatGPT, tested before approval; a GenAI Knowledge Assistant2,500-plus premium Copilot users; 95% adoptionJune-August 2026[3][20]
First HorizonChatFHN, an in-house generative-AI toolIn everybody's handsSeptember 2026[5]
Associated25 AI modules launched; workforce AI trainingNot publishedMarch 2026[17]
UMBCEO: 'machine learning is being deployed across the whole organization'; calls 'AI' overusedNot publishedApril 2026[51]
East WestAI in email, documents and presentations; Power BI dashboards built in daysNot publishedSeptember 2026[72]

Who oversees AI at Wintrust compared with its peers?

Board and executive ownership of AI as disclosed in proxies, filings and announcements.

BankBoard oversightExecutive ownerDate
WintrustIT/IS Committee chaired by former Starbucks CTO Deborah Hall Lefevre; Morningstar CIO Laura Kohl guides AI objectivesCIO Mike Ryan; no chief AI or data officerApril 2026 proxy[6][18]
AssociatedBoard technology committee created April 2026Senior director of AI for commercial banking (June 2026); chief analytics officer (September 2025)2025-2026[7][8][19]
UMBBoard Risk Committee oversees emerging technology including AIAI under the Technology, Operations, Privacy and Security Committee within enterprise riskMarch 2026[85][86]
SouthStateRisk committee chaired by a former Southern Company CIOAI Enablement Manager2026[87][20]
PopularTechnology Committee chaired by the CEO of a data and AI services firmChief information and digital strategy officer2026[88][74]

Which banks are Wintrust's peers, and why these?

Wintrust Financial Corporation is compared here with Old National Bancorp, UMB Financial, Associated Banc-Corp, Popular, Inc., SouthState Bank, East West Bancorp, First Horizon and Columbia Banking System: the US banks on this site nearest to it in business model (regional or retail-commercial bank) and assets on the Federal Reserve's large-bank list, with a preference for its home region (Midwest). Wintrust Financial Corporation is classed as a regional or retail-commercial bank in the Midwest.

Is Wintrust behind other banks on AI?

On what it discloses, yes: this site's index scores Wintrust 38.1, eighth of nine similar-sized regionals. The CEO says Wintrust chose governance first and is in the early stages, starting with AI features inside vendor packages. Its one measured AI result is in equipment lending, where Wintrust Specialty Finance's AI credit adjudication supported more than 4,000 deals in the first half of 2026 with 34 people.[1][2][4]

How does Wintrust's AI compare with Old National's?

Old National scores 66 on this site's index against Wintrust's 38.1 and has said more on calls: it stood up an AI centre of excellence and cut a legacy Power BI clean-up from about a month to a week (April 2026). Wintrust's record centres on governance, vendor features and AI credit adjudication in specialty finance. Both lean on vendors rather than building their own models.[12][2][4]

How does Wintrust's AI compare with Associated Banc-Corp's?

Associated has put more on the record, 56.8 against 38.1 on this site's index: 25 AI modules (March 2026), 30 use cases in process (September 2026), a senior director of AI for commercial banking hired in June 2026 and a board technology committee created in April 2026. Wintrust has had a board IT/IS committee overseeing technology strategy for longer, but names no AI executive.[17][55][8][7][6]

How does Wintrust's technology spending compare with its peers'?

Wintrust reports software and equipment expense of $142.4 million for 2025, up 16%, and $74.9 million for the first half of 2026, with no separate AI budget. Old National reports technology expense of $58.7 million for the same half-year. The figures use different definitions; Crane names better data management and the early phases of AI among the drivers.[10][89][44][16]

Does Wintrust use AI in fraud detection like other banks?

Its 10-K says Wintrust may selectively use AI in fraud detection, but no filing or interview says which fraud models do. Its fraud teams describe AI mainly as a threat that makes criminals' scripts better. Western Alliance, by contrast, describes AI-based claim validation inside its Digital Disbursements fraud screening.[10][90][91]

Why does Wintrust rank eighth in its peer group on this site's index?

The index weighs independent coverage at 45%, and Wintrust has eight independent sources against a peer median of 9.5; it also describes the fewest AI use cases (9) and discloses few figures. It ranks third on its own disclosures. The score measures what is on the public record about AI, not how well Wintrust uses it.[4][10]

Does Wintrust use generative AI tools like Copilot or ChatGPT?

Wintrust has not named an enterprise generative-AI assistant. Its 2025 10-K says it has policies governing the use of AI applications and websites on its network and warns that employees could breach them by entering client data into AI tools; management says early AI use means turning on features in vendor packages such as Workiva, Workday, nCino and FIS. SouthState, by contrast, approved only Copilot and ChatGPT after testing and reports 95% Copilot adoption.[10][2][21][20]

How does Wintrust's AI compare with First Horizon's?

First Horizon has put far more on the record, 68.7 against 38.1 on this site's index. It built ChatFHN, an in-house generative-AI tool now in everybody's hands, ran a contest that produced 100 AI ideas and uses AI to draft credit memos (September 2026). Wintrust's comparable credit use is AI adjudication at Wintrust Specialty Finance; elsewhere it describes automation and vendor features rather than its own AI tools.[5][23][4][1]

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