Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.

07/31/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/31/2026 06:31

Quarterly Report for Quarter Ending June 30, 2026 (Form 10-Q)

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Company Background

The Company is a bank holding company headquartered in New York, New York and registered under the BHC Act. Through its wholly owned bank subsidiary, Metropolitan Commercial Bank, a New York state-chartered commercial bank, the Company provides a broad range of business, commercial and retail banking products and services to small businesses, middle-market enterprises, public entities and individuals primarily in the New York metropolitan area. See the "GLOSSARY OF COMMON TERMS AND ACRONYMS" for the definition of certain terms and acronyms used throughout this Form 10-Q.

The Company's primary lending products are CRE, including multi-family loans, and C&I loans. Substantially all loans are secured by specific items of collateral including business and consumer assets, and commercial and residential real estate. Commercial loans are expected to be repaid from cash flows from operations of commercial enterprises. The Company has developed various deposit gathering strategies, which generate the funding necessary to operate without a large branch network. In addition to traditional commercial banking products, the Company offers: corporate cash management and retail banking services; tailored financial solutions for government entities, municipalities, and public institutions; specialized services to facilitate secure and efficient real estate transactions and tax-deferred exchanges for title and escrow and Section 1031 exchanges; and EB-5 Program escrow accounts of foreign investor funds for USCIS approved job-creating projects. The Company's primary deposit products are checking, savings, and term deposit accounts, all of which are insured by the FDIC up to the maximum amounts allowed by law. These activities, together with eight strategically located banking centers, generate a stable source of deposits to support the growth of our diverse loan portfolio and other assets.

The Company is focused on organically growing its position in the New York metropolitan area. Growth in other markets across the country is generally dependent on the business activities of our New York-based customers. Through an experienced team of commercial relationship managers and its integrated, client-centric approach, the Company has grown market share by deepening existing client relationships and continually expanding its client base through referrals and the ability to offer alternatives to traditional retail banking products. The Company has converted many of its commercial lending clients into full retail relationship banking clients. Given the size of the market in which the Company operates and its differentiated approach to client service, there is significant opportunity to further grow its loans and deposits. By combining high-tech service with the relationship-based focus of a community bank with an extensive suite of financial products and services, the Company is well-positioned to continue to capitalize on the significant growth opportunities available in the New York metropolitan area and elsewhere.

Recent Events

On June 6, 2026, William Reinhardt retired from the Board of Directors and the board of directors of the Bank.

On June 19, 2026, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a new share repurchase program pursuant to which the Company is authorized to repurchase up to $50.0 million of its outstanding common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Share Repurchase Program"). Repurchases under the Share Repurchase Program may be conducted from time to time on the open market or by other means in accordance with applicable securities laws and other restrictions, including, in part, under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, which allows stock repurchases when the Company might otherwise be precluded from doing so. The number of shares to be repurchased and the timing of repurchases, if any, will depend on several factors, including market conditions, prevailing share price, corporate and regulatory requirements, and other considerations.

The Share Repurchase Program represents a newly authorized program that replaces and supersedes the previously disclosed program that was authorized by the Company's Board of Directors on July 17, 2025.

The Company intends to fund the Share Repurchase Program with available cash. The Share Repurchase Program has no expiration date, may be discontinued or suspended at any time and does not obligate the Company to acquire any amount of its common stock. The Company records the purchase of treasury stock at cost.

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Critical Accounting Policies

Critical accounting estimates are necessary in the application of certain accounting policies and procedures and are particularly susceptible to significant change. Critical accounting policies are defined as those involving significant judgments and assumptions by management that could have a material impact on the carrying value of certain assets or on income under different assumptions or conditions. Management believes the Company's most critical accounting policy, which involves the most complex or subjective decisions or assessments, is the allowance for credit losses.

Allowance for Credit Losses

The ACL has been determined in accordance with GAAP. The Company is responsible for the timely and periodic determination of the amount of the ACL. Management believes that the ACL for loans and loan commitments is adequate to cover expected credit losses over the life of the loan portfolio. Although management evaluates available information to determine the adequacy of the ACL, the level of allowance is an estimate which is subject to significant judgment and short-term change. Because of uncertainties associated with local and national economic forecasts, the operating and regulatory environment, collateral values and future cash flows from the loan portfolio, it is possible that a material change could occur in the ACL. The evaluation of the adequacy of loan collateral is often based upon estimates and appraisals. Because of uncertain economic conditions, the valuations determined from such estimates and appraisals may change. Accordingly, the Company may ultimately incur losses that vary from management's current estimates. Adjustments to the ACL will be reported in the period in which such adjustments become apparent and can be reasonably estimated. All loan losses are charged-off to the ACL when the loss actually occurs or when the collectability of principal is deemed to be unlikely. Recoveries are credited to the allowance at the time of recovery. Various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Company's ACL. As a result of such examinations, the Company may need to recognize additions to the ACL based on the regulators' observations.

In estimating the ACL, the Company relies on models and economic forecasts developed by external parties as the primary driver of the ACL. These external models and forecasts are based on nationwide data sets. Economic forecasts can change significantly over an economic cycle and have a significant level of uncertainty associated with them. The performance of these models is dependent on the variables used in the models being reasonable predictors for the loan portfolio's performance. However, these variables may not capture all sources of risk within the portfolio. As a result, the Company reviews the results and makes qualitative adjustments to capture potential limitations of the external models as necessary. Such qualitative factors may include adjustments to better capture the imprecision associated with the economic forecasts, and the ability of the models to capture emerging risks within the portfolio that may not be represented in the data. These adjustments are evaluated through the Company's review process and revised on a quarterly basis to account for changes in forecasts, facts and circumstances.

The measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at amortized cost is based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The Company continuously monitors current conditions and events and will evaluate potential changes that will enhance the estimation process. During the quarter ended March 31, 2026, the peer group selection process, macroeconomic forecast weightings, and the qualitative factor process were adjusted to reflect current conditions and events. The Company accounted for these revisions prospectively as a change in accounting estimate beginning March 31, 2026, and no prior period amounts were adjusted. The effect of this change in accounting estimate for the three months ended March 31, 2026, was a net decrease in the provision for credit losses of $6.4 million, which is $4.6 million, net of tax, or $0.43 per basic earnings per share and $0.42 per dilutive earnings per share.

One of the more significant judgments involved in estimating the Company's ACL relates to the macroeconomic forecasts used to estimate credit losses and the relative weightings applied to them. To illustrate the impact of changes in these forecasts to the Company's ACL, the Company performed a hypothetical sensitivity analysis that decreased the weight on the baseline scenario by 33% and equally allocated the difference to increase the weighting on the more optimistic and adverse scenarios. All else equal, the impact of this hypothetical forecast would result in a net increase of approximately $2.5 million, or 4.0%, in the Company's total ACL for loans and loan commitments as of June 30, 2026. This hypothetical analysis is intended to illustrate the impact of adverse changes in the macroeconomic forecasts at a point in time and is not intended to reflect the full nature and extent of potential future change in the ACL. It is difficult to estimate how potential

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changes in any one of the quantitative inputs or qualitative factors might affect the overall ACL and the Company's current assessments may not reflect the potential future impact of changes to those inputs or factors.

Discussion of Financial Condition

The Company had total assets of $8.9 billion at June 30, 2026, an increase of $603.0 million, or 7.3%, from December 31, 2025. Total cash and cash equivalents were $239.3 million at June 30, 2026, as compared to $393.6 million at December 31, 2025.

Investments

Total securities were $1.1 billion at June 30, 2026, an increase of $147.3 million or 15.7%, from December 31, 2025. The increase was primarily due to the purchase of $230.7 million of AFS and HTM securities, partially offset by the $76.7 million paydown and maturities of AFS and HTM securities.

Loans

Total loans, net of deferred fees and unamortized costs, were $7.3 billion at June 30, 2026, an increase of $518.7 million, or 7.6%, from December 31, 2025. The increase in total loans from December 31, 2025 was due primarily to an increase of $563.4 million in CRE loans (including owner-occupied). At June 30, 2026, 73.2% of the CRE and C&I loan portfolio was concentrated in the New York metropolitan area, mainly New York City, and Florida.

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As of June 30, 2026, total loans consisted primarily of CRE loans (including multi-family mortgage loans) and C&I loans. The Company's commercial loan portfolio includes loans to the following industries (dollars in thousands)

At June 30, 2026

% of Total

Balance

Loans

CRE (1)

Skilled Nursing Facilities

$

3,073,450

41.8

%

Office

462,601

5.6

Hospitality

425,080

6.3

Multi-family

414,332

4.7

Retail

375,036

5.8

Mixed Use

346,318

5.1

Construction

244,244

3.2

Land

237,681

2.2

Warehouse/Industrial

159,439

3.3

Other

685,299

9.4

Total CRE

$

6,423,480

87.4

%

C&I

Skilled Nursing Facilities

$

209,845

2.9

%

Finance & Insurance

182,863

2.5

Services

107,956

1.4

Individuals

101,291

1.2

Healthcare

85,391

1.5

Other

72,623

0.8

Wholesale

60,205

0.2

Manufacturing

11,262

1.0

Total C&I

$

831,436

11.5

%

(1)CRE, not including one-to four-family loans

The largest concentration in the loan portfolio is to the healthcare industry, which amounted to $3.4 billion, or 45.9% of total loans, at June 30, 2026, including $3.3 billion in loans to skilled nursing facilities.

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Asset Quality

As the Company continues to work diligently toward the resolution of the credits that make up its nonperforming loan portfolio, non-performing loans decreased to $67.0 million at June 30, 2026 compared to $86.9 million at December 31, 2025. The decrease primarily reflects the charge-offs for two out-of-market CRE loan relationships, and two C&I loans, partially offset by the addition of one C&I loan in a non-core private equity portfolio segment that only contains one other loan. The loan portfolio remains fundamentally sound, with pass-rated loans representing approximately 97% of total loans. The table below sets forth key asset quality ratios (dollars in thousands):

At or for the

At or for the

six months ended

year ended

June 30,

​ ​ ​

December 31,

2026

​ ​ ​

2025

Asset Quality Ratios

Non-performing loans

$

66,970

$

86,884

Non-performing loans to total loans

0.91

%

1.28

%

Allowance for credit losses to total loans

0.85

%

1.43

%

Non-performing loans to total assets

0.76

%

1.05

%

Allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans

92.6

%

111.7

%

Ratio of net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans outstanding in aggregate

1.35

%

0.06

%

Allowance for Credit Losses - Loans and Loan Commitments

The ACL for loans was $62.0 million at June 30, 2026, as compared to $97.1 million at December 31, 2025. The $35.1 million decrease in the ACL primarily reflects the charge-offs related to the two aforementioned out-of-market CRE loan relationships that were previously provisioned for, and adjustments made to the Bank's allowance for credit loss estimation process in the first quarter of 2026, partially offset by loan growth. The measurement of the ACL is based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Management believes that the ACL for loans and loan commitments is adequate to cover expected credit losses over the life of the loan portfolio. See "- Critical Accounting Policies" above for more information on the Bank's allowance for credit losses.

Deposits

Total deposits were $7.7 billion at June 30, 2026, an increase of $354.3 million, or 4.8%, from December 31, 2025. The increase in total deposits from December 31, 2025 was broadly distributed across the Bank's various deposit verticals. Non-interest-bearing demand deposits were 20.6% of total deposits at June 30, 2026, compared to 20.1% at December 31, 2025.

The table below summarizes the Company's deposit composition by segment for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands):

​ ​ ​

At June 30, 2026

​ ​ ​

At December 31, 2025

​ ​ ​

Dollar
Change

​ ​ ​

Percentage
Change

Non-interest-bearing demand deposits

$

1,591,126

$

1,479,420

$

111,706

7.6

%

Money market

5,977,600

5,698,748

278,852

4.9

Savings accounts

9,418

8,886

532

6.0

Time deposits

153,338

190,124

(36,786)

(19.3)

Total

$

7,731,482

$

7,377,178

$

354,304

4.8

%

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At June 30, 2026, the aggregate estimated amount of FDIC uninsured deposits was $2.1 billion, and the aggregate estimated amount of uninsured time deposits was $44.5 million. The following table presents the scheduled maturities of time deposits greater than $250,000 (in thousands):

At June 30, 2026

Three months or less

$

23,272

Over three months through six months

12,421

Over six months through one-year

8,153

Over one-year

685

Total

$

44,531

Borrowings

To support the balance sheet, the Company may at times utilize FHLB advances or other funding sources. At June 30, 2026, and December 31, 2025, the Company had no outstanding Federal funds purchased or FHLBNY advances.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, was $39.0 million at June 30, 2026, a decrease of $0.7 million from December 31, 2025. The decrease from December 31, 2025 was primarily due to unrealized gains on cash flow hedges, as a result of changes in prevailing market interest rates, partially offset by unrealized losses on AFS securities.

Results of Operations

Net Income

Net income was $19.2 million for the second quarter of 2026, an increase of $456,000 as compared to $18.8 million for the second quarter of 2025. This increase was due primarily to a $16.8 million increase in net interest income, and a $1.7 million decrease in FDIC assessments, partially offset by a $6.9 million increase in the provision for credit losses, $5.1 million increase in compensation and benefits, and a $1.8 million one-time accrual for an adverse judgment in a legal matter.

Net income was $50.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, an increase of $15.5 million as compared to $35.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025. This increase was due primarily to a $35.8 million increase in net interest income and a $2.8 million decrease in FDIC assessments, partially offset by a $7.5 million increase in compensation and benefits related to the increase in the number of employees, a $3.5 million increase in deposit related program fees, a $3.0 million increase in technology costs, and a $1.8 million one-time accrual for an adverse judgment in a legal matter.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income is the difference between interest earned on assets and interest incurred on liabilities. The following table presents an analysis of net interest income by each major category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. The table presents the average yield on interest-earning assets and the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities. Yields and costs were derived by dividing income or expense by the average balance of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, respectively, for the periods shown. Average balances were derived from daily balances over the periods indicated. Interest income includes fees that management considers to be adjustments to yields. Yields on tax-exempt obligations were not computed on a tax-equivalent basis. Non-accrual loans were included in the computation of average balances. The yields set forth below include the effect of deferred loan origination fees and costs, and purchase discounts and premiums that are amortized or accreted to interest income.

Net interest margin for the second quarter of 2026 was 4.08% compared to 3.83% for the second quarter of 2025. The 25 basis point increase reflects the decline in short-term interest rates.

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Three Months Ended

June 30, 2026

June 30, 2025

Average

Yield /

Average

Yield /

(dollars in thousands)

Balance

Interest

Rate (1)

Balance

Interest

Rate (1)

Assets:

Interest-earning assets:

Loans (2)

$

7,023,237

$

125,642

7.18

%

$

6,486,667

$

118,774

7.34

%

Available-for-sale securities

727,655

5,984

3.30

607,363

3,884

2.57

Held-to-maturity securities

363,589

1,866

2.06

394,374

1,849

1.88

Equity investments

5,918

45

3.04

5,556

42

3.02

Overnight deposits

750,213

7,010

3.75

184,054

2,078

4.53

Other interest-earning assets

25,331

391

6.19

27,682

416

6.03

Total interest-earning assets

8,895,943

140,938

6.35

7,705,696

127,043

6.61

Non-interest-earning assets

155,960

138,469

Allowance for credit losses

(80,257)

(68,966)

Total assets

$

8,971,646

$

7,775,199

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Money market and savings accounts

$

6,110,436

48,800

3.20

$

5,125,850

48,454

3.79

Certificates of deposit

152,062

1,394

3.68

133,495

1,369

4.11

Total interest-bearing deposits

6,262,498

50,194

3.21

5,259,345

49,823

3.80

Borrowed funds

20,620

296

5.76

298,843

3,573

4.79

Total interest-bearing liabilities

6,283,118

50,490

3.22

5,558,188

53,396

3.85

Non-interest-bearing liabilities:

Non-interest-bearing deposits

1,583,067

1,358,029

Other non-interest-bearing liabilities

140,438

135,008

Total liabilities

8,006,623

7,051,225

Stockholders' equity

965,023

723,974

Total liabilities and equity

$

8,971,646

$

7,775,199

Net interest income

$

90,448

$

73,647

Net interest rate spread (3)

3.13

%

2.76

%

Net interest margin (4)

4.08

%

3.83

%

Total cost of deposits (5)

2.57

%

3.02

%

Total cost of funds (6)

2.57

%

3.10

%

(1)

Annualized.

(2)

Amount includes deferred loan fees and non-performing loans.

(3)

Determined by subtracting the annualized average cost of total interest-bearing liabilities from the annualized average yield on total interest-earning assets.

(4)

Determined by dividing annualized net interest income by total average interest-earning assets.

(5)

Determined by dividing annualized interest expense on deposits by total average interest-bearing and non-interest bearing deposits.

(6)

Determined by dividing annualized interest expense by the sum of total average interest-bearing liabilities and total average non-interest-bearing deposits.

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Six Months Ended

June 30, 2026

June 30, 2025

Average

Yield /

Average

Yield /

(dollars in thousands)

Balance

Interest

Rate (1)

Balance

Interest

Rate (1)

Assets:

Interest-earning assets:

Loans (2)

$

6,975,376

$

248,236

7.18

%

$

6,345,274

$

229,639

7.30

%

Available-for-sale securities

690,000

10,967

3.21

592,357

7,299

2.48

Held-to-maturity securities

358,292

3,529

1.99

405,787

3,792

1.88

Equity investments - non-trading

5,896

89

3.04

5,536

81

2.96

Overnight deposits

664,766

12,339

3.74

169,287

4,003

4.77

Other interest-earning assets

23,025

710

6.22

29,291

999

6.88

Total interest-earning assets

8,717,355

275,870

6.38

7,547,532

245,813

6.57

Non-interest-earning assets

138,963

132,675

Allowance for credit losses

(88,974)

(66,787)

Total assets

$

8,767,344

$

7,613,420

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Money market and savings accounts

$

6,036,129

95,798

3.20

$

4,937,693

94,298

3.85

Certificates of deposit

168,254

3,126

3.75

130,002

2,703

4.19

Total interest-bearing deposits

6,204,383

98,924

3.22

5,067,695

97,001

3.86

Borrowed funds

21,624

589

5.49

345,982

8,213

4.79

Total interest-bearing liabilities

6,226,007

99,513

3.22

5,413,677

105,214

3.92

Non-interest-bearing liabilities:

Non-interest-bearing deposits

1,521,475

1,338,964

Other non-interest-bearing liabilities

122,933

130,644

Total liabilities

7,870,415

6,883,285

Stockholders' equity

896,929

730,135

Total liabilities and equity

$

8,767,344

$

7,613,420

Net interest income

$

176,357

$

140,599

Net interest rate spread (3)

3.16

%

2.65

%

Net interest margin (4)

4.08

%

3.76

%

Total cost of deposits (5)

2.58

%

3.05

%

Total cost of funds (6)

2.59

%

3.14

%

(1)

Annualized.

(2)

Amount includes deferred loan fees and non-performing loans.

(3)

Determined by subtracting the annualized average cost of total interest-bearing liabilities from the annualized average yield on total interest-earning assets.

(4)

Determined by dividing annualized net interest income by total average interest-earning assets.

(5)

Determined by dividing annualized interest expense on deposits by total average interest-bearing and non-interest bearing deposits.

(6)

Determined by dividing annualized interest expense by the sum of total average interest-bearing liabilities and total average non-interest-bearing deposits.

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The following table presents the effects of changing rates and volumes on net interest income for the periods indicated. The rate column shows the effects attributable to changes in rate (changes in rate multiplied by prior volume). The volume column shows the effects attributable to changes in volume (changes in volume multiplied by prior rate). For purposes of this table, changes attributable to both rate and volume, which cannot be segregated, have been allocated proportionately, based on the changes due to rate and the changes due to volume (in thousands).

Three Months Ended June 30,

2026 over 2025

Increase (Decrease)

Total

Due to

Increase

​ ​ ​

Volume

​ ​ ​

Rate

​ ​ ​

(Decrease)

​ ​ ​

Interest-earning assets:

Loans

$

9,648

$

(2,781)

$

6,867

Available-for-sale securities

859

1,241

2,100

Held-to-maturity securities

(150)

167

17

Equity investments

3

-

3

Overnight deposits

5,348

(416)

4,932

Other interest-earning assets

(36)

11

(25)

Total interest-earning assets

$

15,672

$

(1,778)

$

13,894

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Money market and savings accounts

$

8,508

$

(8,161)

$

347

Certificates of deposit

179

(154)

25

Total deposits

8,687

(8,315)

372

Borrowed funds

(3,878)

601

(3,277)

Total interest-bearing liabilities

4,809

(7,714)

(2,905)

Change in net interest income

$

10,863

$

5,936

$

16,799

Six Months Ended June 30,

2026 over 2025

Increase (Decrease)

Total

Due to

Increase

​ ​ ​

Volume

​ ​ ​

Rate

​ ​ ​

(Decrease)

​ ​ ​

Interest-earning assets:

Loans

$

22,531

$

(3,934)

$

18,597

Available-for-sale securities

1,323

2,345

3,668

Held-to-maturity securities

(466)

203

(263)

Equity investments

6

2

8

Overnight deposits

9,371

(1,035)

8,336

Other interest-earning assets

(200)

(89)

(289)

Total interest-earning assets

$

32,565

$

(2,508)

$

30,057

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Money market and savings accounts

$

18,942

$

(17,442)

$

1,500

Certificates of deposit

732

(309)

423

Total deposits

19,674

(17,751)

1,923

Borrowed funds

(8,680)

1,056

(7,624)

Total interest-bearing liabilities

10,994

(16,695)

(5,701)

Change in net interest income

$

21,571

$

14,187

$

35,758

Interest Income

Interest income increased $13.9 million to $140.9 million for the second quarter of 2026 compared to $127.0 million for the second quarter of 2025, primarily due to the $536.6 million increase in the average balance of loans, the $566.2 million increase in the average balance of overnight deposits, and the $89.5 million increase in the average balance of securities.

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Interest income increased $30.1 million to $275.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to $245.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, primarily due to the $630.1 million increase in the average balance of loans and the $495.5 million increase in the average balance of overnight deposits.

Interest Expense

Interest expense decreased $2.9 million to $50.5 million for the second quarter of 2026 as compared to $53.4 million for the second quarter of 2025 due primarily to the 53 basis point decrease in the total cost of funds that reflects the reduction in short-term interest rates.

Interest expense decreased $5.7 million to $99.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to $105.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, due primarily to a 55 basis point decrease in the total cost of funds reflecting the reduction in short-term interest rates and the $324.4 million decrease in the average balance of borrowed funds.

Provision for Credit Losses - Loans and Loan Commitments

The provision for credit losses for the three months ended June 30, 2026 was $13.3 million, as compared to $6.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The increase in the provision for credit losses was driven primarily by a single C&I loan in a non-core portfolio segment.

The provision for credit losses for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was $11.0 million, as compared to $10.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025. The provision reflects $19.3 million of credit losses related to the aforementioned single C&I loan in a non-core portfolio segment as well as one C&I and two CRE loans that were provisioned and subsequently charged-off in the first quarter of 2026. The provision for the six months ended June 30, 2026 also reflects a decrease of $6.4 million due to the adjustments made to the Bank's allowance for credit loss estimation process. See "-Critical Accounting Policies" above for more information on the adjustments made to the Bank's allowance for credit loss estimation process.

Non-Interest Income

Non-interest income decreased $61,000 to $2.6 million for the second quarter of 2026, as compared to $2.6 million for the second quarter of 2025, driven primarily by a decrease in loan production fees, partially offset by an increase in service charges on deposit accounts.

Non-interest income decreased $1.1 million to $5.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, as compared to $6.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 driven primarily by a $1.2 million decrease in loan production fees.

Non-Interest Expense

Non-interest expense increased $8.7 million to $51.8 million for the second quarter of 2026, compared to the second quarter of 2025 due primarily to a $5.1 million increase in compensation and benefits, a $1.8 million one-time accrual for an adverse judgment in a legal matter, and $1.1 million increase in technology costs, partially offset by a $1.7 million decrease in the FDIC assessment.

Non-interest expense increased $12.4 million to $98.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2025, due primarily to an increase of $7.5 million in compensation and benefits due to the increase in the number of employees, a $3.5 million increase in deposit program related fees, a $3.0 million increase in technology costs, and a $1.8 million one-time legal accrual for an adverse judgment in legal matter, partially offset by a decrease of $2.8 million in FDIC assessment.

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Income Tax Expense

The estimated effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2026 was 31.1% as compared to 29.9% for the second quarter of 2025. The effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was 29.9% compared to 30.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2025.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, which involve elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated statements of financial condition. Exposure to credit loss is represented by the contractual amount of the instruments. The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments as it does for on-balance sheet instruments.

At June 30, 2026, the Company had $586.3 million in unused loan commitments and $34.6 million in standby and commercial letters of credit. At December 31, 2025, the Company had $600.0 million in unused commitments and $26.4 million in standby and commercial letters of credit.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity

Liquidity is the ability to economically meet current and future financial obligations. The Company's primary sources of funds consist of deposit inflows, loan repayments and maturities, securities cash flows and borrowings. While maturities and scheduled amortization of loans, securities, and borrowings are predictable sources of funds, deposit flows, mortgage prepayments and securities cash flows may be greatly influenced by the general level of interest rates and changes thereto, economic conditions and competition.

The Company regularly reviews the need to adjust investments in liquid assets based upon its assessment of: (1) expected loan demand, (2) expected deposit flows, (3) yields available on interest-earning deposits and securities, and (4) the objectives of its asset/liability program. Excess liquidity is generally invested in interest earning deposits and short- and intermediate-term securities.

The Company's most liquid assets are cash and cash equivalents. The levels of these assets are dependent on the Company's operating, financing, lending and investing activities during any given period. At June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, cash and cash equivalents totaled $239.3 million and $393.6 million, respectively. Securities, which provide an additional source of liquidity, totaled $1.1 billion at June 30, 2026 and $941.2 million at December 31, 2025. At June 30, 2026, there were $960.4 million of securities pledged to support wholesale funding, and to a lesser extent certain other types of deposits, of which $127.0 million were encumbered. At December 31, 2025, there were $807.5 million of securities pledged to support wholesale funding, and to a lesser extent certain other types of deposits, of which $118.2 million were encumbered.

The Company's primary investing activities are the origination and, to a lesser extent, purchase of loans and securities. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company's loan production was $718.9 million and $1.1 billion as compared to $492.0 million and $901.8 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company purchased $44.5 million and $153.5 million of AFS securities. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company purchased $20.9 million and $85.1 million of AFS securities.

Financing activities consisted primarily of activity in deposit accounts and borrowings. The Company gathers deposits from businesses and individuals through client referrals and other relationships and through its retail presence. The Company has established deposit concentration thresholds to avoid the possibility of dependence on any single depositor

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base for funds. Total deposits were $7.7 billion at June 30, 2026, an increase of $354.3 million, or 4.8%, from December 31, 2025.

At June 30, 2026, interest-bearing deposits were comprised of $6.0 billion of money market accounts and $153.3 million of time deposits. Time deposits due within one year of June 30, 2026 totaled $150.0 million, or 1.9%, of total deposits. At June 30, 2026, the aggregate estimated amount of FDIC uninsured deposits was $2.1 billion. At December 31, 2025, interest-bearing deposits were comprised of $5.7 billion of money market accounts and $190.1 million of time deposits. Time deposits due within one year of December 31, 2025 totaled $186.3 million or 2.5% of total deposits. Non-interest-bearing deposits were 20.6% of total deposits at June 30, 2026, as compared to 20.1% at December 31, 2025. At December 31, 2025, the aggregate estimated amount of FDIC uninsured deposits was $2.0 billion.

The Company has no material commitments or demands that are likely to affect its liquidity other than as set forth below. In the event loan demand were to increase faster than expected, or any other unforeseen demand or commitment were to occur, the Company could access its borrowing capacity with the FHLB or obtain additional funds through alternative funding sources, including the brokered deposit market. At June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had cash on deposit with the FRBNY and available secured wholesale funding borrowing capacity of $3.1 billion and $3.3 billion, respectively.

Capital Resources

The Company and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. At June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Bank met all applicable regulatory capital requirements to be considered "well capitalized" under regulatory guidelines. The Company and the Bank manage their capital to comply with their internal planning targets and regulatory capital standards administered by federal banking agencies. The Company and the Bank review capital levels on a monthly basis. Below is a table of the Company's and Bank's capital ratios for the periods indicated:

Minimum

Minimum Ratio

Minimum

At

At

Ratio to be

Required for

Capital

June 30,

December 31,

"Well

Capital Adequacy

Conservation

​ ​ ​

2026

2025

Capitalized"

​ ​ ​

Purposes

​ ​ ​

Buffer(1)

​ ​ ​

The Company

Tier 1 leverage ratio

11.3

%

9.5

%

N/A

4.0

%

-

%

Common equity tier 1

12.9

%

10.7

%

N/A

4.5

%

2.5

%

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

13.2

%

11.0

%

N/A

6.0

%

2.5

%

Total risk-based capital ratio

14.0

%

12.3

%

N/A

8.0

%

2.5

%

The Bank

Tier 1 leverage ratio

11.1

%

9.1

%

5.00

%

4.0

%

-

%

Common equity tier 1

12.9

%

10.5

%

6.50

%

4.5

%

2.5

%

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

12.9

%

10.5

%

8.00

%

6.0

%

2.5

%

Total risk-based capital ratio

13.7

%

11.7

%

10.00

%

8.0

%

2.5

%

(1) As of June 30, 2026, the capital conservation buffer for the Company and the Bank was 6.01% and 5.73%, respectively, which exceeded the minimum requirement of 2.5% required to be held by banking institutions.

At June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, total non-owner-occupied CRE loans were 304.1% and 376.5% of risk-based capital, respectively. The decrease in the CRE loan concentration ratio is primarily due to the increase in the Bank's total capital as a result of the completion of the Company's follow-on public equity offering of common stock in the first quarter of 2026.

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