Wintrust Financial Corporation (NasdaqGS:WTFC) is seeking acquisitions. During the company's second quarter 2022 earnings conference call, Edward Wehmer, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, said that ‘We expect the fourth quarter margin, as Tim said, to be in the 3.50% to 3.60% range, and they still will be growing. Rates continue to move up as we anticipate they will.

We continue to evaluate potential acquisitions, but seller price expectations are still unrealistic in our opinion'.