Regional lender PNC Financial (PNC +0.53%) reports earnings on Jan. 17. In the following video, Motley Fool contributing writer John Maxfield discusses the four most important metrics investors should watch for when it does.

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What investors need to know when PNC reports earnings on Jan. 17.