First US Bancshares Inc.
11/06/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/06/2025 12:48
Quarterly Report for Quarter Ending September 30, 2025 (Form 10-Q)
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OFFINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS
First US Bancshares, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Bancshares" and, together with its subsidiary, the "Company"), is a bank holding company formed in 1983 registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the "BHCA"). Bancshares operates one wholly owned banking subsidiary, First US Bank, an Alabama banking corporation (the "Bank"). Bancshares and the Bank are headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.
The Bank conducts a general commercial banking business and offers banking services such as demand, savings, individual retirement account and time deposits, personal and commercial loans, safe deposit box services and remote deposit capture. The Bank operates and serves its customers through 15 full-service banking offices located in Birmingham, Butler, Calera, Centreville, Gilbertown, Grove Hill, Harpersville, Jackson, Thomasville, Tuscaloosa and Woodstock, Alabama; Knoxville and Powell, Tennessee; and Rose Hill, Virginia; as well as loan production offices in Mobile, Alabama and the Chattanooga, Tennessee area. The Bank provides a wide range of commercial banking services to small- and medium-sized businesses, property managers, business executives, professionals and other individuals. The Bank also performs indirect lending through third-party retailers and currently conducts this lending in 17 states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. The Bank is the Company's only reportable operating segment upon which management makes decisions regarding how to allocate resources and assess performance.
Delivery of the best possible financial services to customers remains an overall operational focus of the Company. The Company recognizes that attention to detail and responsiveness to customers' desires are critical to customer satisfaction. The Company continues to upgrade technology, both in its financial services and in the training of its 151 full-time equivalent employees (as of September 30, 2025), to ensure customer satisfaction and convenience.
The preparation of the Company's consolidated financial statements requires management to make subjective judgments associated with critical accounting estimates. These estimates are necessary to comply with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and general banking practices. A description of the Company's critical accounting estimates, which significantly affect the determination of the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows, is set forth in Part II, Item 7 - Critical Accounting Estimatesin the Company's 2024 Form 10-K.
The emphasis of this discussion is a comparison of assets, liabilities and shareholders' equity as of September 30, 2025 to December 31, 2024, while comparing income and expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. All yields and ratios presented and discussed herein are recorded and presented on the accrual basis and not on the tax-equivalent basis, unless otherwise indicated.
This information should be read in conjunction with the Company's unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this report and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations appearing in the Company's 2024 Form 10-K. As used in the following discussion, the words "we," "us," "our" and the "Company" refer to Bancshares and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.
RECENT MARKET CONDITIONS
Economic volatility persisted during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 due to a number of factors, including continued growth in U.S. gross domestic product ("GDP"), as well as rising inflation and unemployment levels, during the third quarter of 2025. As of September 30, 2025, uncertainty continued related to the ultimate impact of trade tariffs introduced by the Trump administration, ongoing geopolitical unrest, and more recently, the Congressional shutdown of "nonessential" portions of the U.S. government. Estimates of second quarter 2025 U.S. GDP were revised upward to 3.8%, rebounding from a 0.5% contraction in the first quarter of 2025. An October 2025 estimate by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta put third quarter 2025 GDP at 3.9%. The U.S. inflation rate, as measured by the consumer price index, rose to 3.0% in September 2025, the highest level since January 2025, but slightly below consensus forecasts. The U.S. unemployment rate increased to 4.3% in August 2025, and while unemployment for September 2025 was not released in accordance with the typical time-frame due to the government shutdown, consensus expectations are that September unemployment will hold steady with the August number. Through most of the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Open Market Committee of the FRB did not change the federal funds rate; however, in both September and October 2025, the federal funds rate was reduced by 25 basis points. Although volatile at times, Treasury rates trended lower during the first nine months of 2025, indicating continued sentiment for further rate reductions in the coming year. The combination of continued GDP growth, inflation levels above the FRB's 2% target, and rising unemployment levels provides a difficult environment in which to predict future movement in interest rates.
Additionally, the impacts of new trade and other economic policies in the U.S., including tariffs and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, along with the threat to implement additional tariffs, have created economic uncertainty which will continue to evolve and impact our business in future periods. There is a risk that these policy changes could have a negative impact on certain of our customers, causing increased difficulty in repaying their loans or other obligations which could result in a higher level of credit losses in our loan portfolios with a corresponding impact on our results of operations. In the Company's local markets, competition for deposits has remained at elevated levels causing difficulty in lowering funding costs amid a declining interest rate environment. Uncertainty has continued with respect to commercial lending as business firms assess the potential impact of trade tariffs and the interest rate environment on their activities. However, while consumer spending has generally slowed on a macro-basis, the Company has experienced significant growth in consumer indirect lending at the higher end of the credit spectrum during the first nine months of 2025. The competitive environment, combined with ongoing economic uncertainty, provides a challenging environment in which to maintain and increase the Company's net interest margin. Should economic conditions worsen, the Company is exposed to increased credit risk from both commercial and consumer borrowers. Furthermore, should market interest rates or the federal funds rate increase or decrease at significant levels, particularly over a short period of time, the Company's net interest margin and net interest income could be negatively impacted.
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
The Company earned net income of $1.9 million, or $0.32 per diluted common share, during the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $2.2 million, or $0.36 per diluted common share, for the three months ended September 30, 2024. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, net income totaled $3.9 million, or $0.64 per diluted share, compared to $6.5 million, or $1.04 per diluted share for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease in net income during both the three months and the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the previous periods, resulted primarily from increases in the Company's provision for credit losses on loans and leases and non-interest expense, partially offset by increases in net interest income.
Summarized condensed consolidated statements of operations are included below for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.
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Three Months Ended |
Nine Months Ended |
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September 30, |
September 30, |
September 30, |
September 30, |
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2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
2024 |
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(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data) |
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Interest income |
$ |
15,281 |
$ |
15,017 |
$ |
44,153 |
$ |
43,840 |
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|
Interest expense |
5,619 |
5,832 |
16,118 |
16,439 |
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Net interest income |
9,662 |
9,185 |
28,035 |
27,401 |
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Provision for credit losses |
566 |
152 |
3,811 |
152 |
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Net interest income after provision for credit losses |
9,096 |
9,033 |
24,224 |
27,249 |
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Non-interest income |
860 |
901 |
2,584 |
2,601 |
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Non-interest expense |
7,437 |
6,990 |
21,799 |
21,409 |
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Income before income taxes |
2,519 |
2,944 |
5,009 |
8,441 |
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Provision for income taxes |
583 |
722 |
1,146 |
1,985 |
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Net income |
$ |
1,936 |
$ |
2,222 |
$ |
3,863 |
$ |
6,456 |
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Basic net income per share |
$ |
0.33 |
$ |
0.38 |
$ |
0.66 |
$ |
1.10 |
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Diluted net income per share |
$ |
0.32 |
$ |
0.36 |
$ |
0.64 |
$ |
1.04 |
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Dividends per share |
$ |
0.07 |
$ |
0.05 |
$ |
0.21 |
$ |
0.15 |
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The discussion that follows summarizes the most significant activity that drove changes in the Company's operating results during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
Net Interest Income and Margin
Net interest income increased by $0.6 million, or 2.3%, comparing the nine months ended September 30, 2025 to the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase resulted from a combination of increased average interest-earning asset balances and decreased average rates on deposits. Average interest-earning assets increased by $45.3 million during the first nine months of 2025, driven by growth in consumer indirect loans and, to a lesser extent, investment securities. While decreases in deposit costs were favorable to the Company's net interest income, net interest margin decreased as the average yield on interest-earnings assets declined at a faster pace than the average rate on interest-bearing liabilities amid the declining interest rate environment. Net interest margin was 3.57% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to 3.65% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
Provision for Credit Losses
For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $3.8 million, compared to $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Of the total provision recorded in the 2025 period, $2.8 million was associated with the consumer indirect loan portfolio, $1.1 million with the commercial and industrial portfolio ("C&I"), $0.1 million with the non-residential commercial real estate portfolio ("CRE") and $0.1 million with the multi-family real estate category. These provisions were partially offset by a net of $0.3 million in reductions of credit losses in other loan categories. The increased provision associated with the consumer indirect portfolio was attributable to significant growth in the portfolio during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, as well as an increase in net charge-offs, particularly in the second quarter of 2025. The provisions recorded for C&I and CRE were primarily the result of credit allowances on two individually evaluated loans. During the third quarter of 2025, charge-offs associated with the indirect portfolio decreased relative to the second quarter and credit issues associated with the two individually evaluated loans were substantially resolved. As of September 30, 2025, the Company's allowance for credit losses ("ACL") on loans and leases as a percentage of total loans was 1.23%, compared to 1.24% as of December 31, 2024.
Non-interest Income
Non-interest income remained relatively consistent, totaling $2.6 million for both the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.
Non-interest Expense
Non-interest expense increased to $21.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $21.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, an increase of $0.4 million, or 1.8%. The increase comparing the 2025 period to the 2024 period resulted from increases in a number of expense categories, including collection and other real estate/foreclosure expense, as well as increases related to check fraud recoveries that occurred in 2024, but were not repeated in 2025. The increase in non-interest expense during the nine months ended
September 30, 2025 compared to the corresponding period of 2024 was partially offset by a decrease in salaries and benefits, and to a lesser extent, various other expense categories.
Total Assets
As of September 30, 2025, the Company's assets totaled $1,147.2 million, compared to $1,101.1 million as of December 31, 2024, an increase of 4.2%.
Loans
Total loans increased by $44.5 million, or 5.4%, as of September 30, 2025, compared to December 31, 2024. The increase was driven primarily by growth of $75.9 million in consumer indirect loans during the nine months ended September 30, 2025. The indirect lending platform focuses on consumer lending on the higher end of the credit spectrum. Collateral financed in the indirect portfolio primarily includes boats, recreational vehicles/campers, horse trailers and cargo trailers. The weighted average credit score of new indirect loans financed during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was 798, while the weighted average credit score for the entire portfolio was 782. In addition to the indirect portfolio, the Company also grew its multi-family residential real estate and commercial and industrial lending categories during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 by $11.7 million and $2.3 million, respectively. Loan growth during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was partially offset by net reductions of $45.4 million in other lending categories, primarily construction and non-residential commercial real estate. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, average loan balances increased by $30.6 million, or 3.7%, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
Asset Quality
Nonperforming assets, including loans in non-accrual status and other real estate owned, totaled $2.2 million as of September 30, 2025, compared to $5.5 million as of December 31, 2024. As a percentage of total assets, nonperforming assets totaled 0.19% as of September 30, 2025, compared to 0.50% as of December 31, 2024. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, annualized net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans totaled 0.52% compared to 0.10% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Net charge-offs over the nine months ended September 30, 2025 totaled $3.3 million, of which $2.2 million was associated with individually evaluated commercial loans and $1.3 million was associated with the consumer indirect portfolio, partially offset by $0.2 million in net recoveries in other portfolios.
Deposits
Total deposits increased by $29.9 million, or 3.1%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, due primarily to increases in interest-bearing demand deposit accounts, as well as the addition of brokered certificates of deposit obtained to assist in the management of deposit costs. Core deposits, which exclude time deposits of $250 thousand or more and all wholesale brokered deposits, totaled $838.4 million, or 83.6% of total deposits, as of September 30, 2025, compared to $837.7 million, or 86.1% of total deposits, as of December 31, 2024.
Short-term Borrowings
As of September 30, 2025, the Company had $20.0 million in short-term borrowings outstanding compared to $10.0 million outstanding as of December 31, 2024. The short-term borrowings were held as part of the Company's efforts to maintain on-balance sheet liquidity levels while repricing deposits at lower rates. As of both September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, all outstanding short-term borrowings had remaining maturities of less than 30 days. The amount outstanding as of September 30, 2025 included $10.0 million borrowed from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta ("FHLB") and $10.0 million borrowed from the Federal Reserve Bank's ("FRB") discount window. As of December 31, 2024, all short-term borrowings outstanding were borrowed exclusively from the FHLB.
Deployment of Funds
As of September 30, 2025, the Company held cash, federal funds sold and securities purchased under reverse repurchase agreements totaling $59.5 million, or 5.2% of total assets, compared to $52.9 million, or 4.8% of total assets, as of December 31, 2024. Investment securities, including both the available-for-sale and held-to-maturity portfolios, totaled $164.5 million as of September 30, 2025 compared to $168.6 million as of December 31, 2024. As of September 30, 2025, the expected average life of securities in the investment portfolio was 4.2 years compared to 3.6 years as of December 31, 2024. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company purchased $34.0 million and $27.5 million, respectively, of investment securities at market rates at the time of purchase. These purchases, combined with the maturity and paydown of investment securities at lower rates have led to continued improvement in yield on the portfolio. The yield on the investment securities, including both available-for-sale and held to maturity securities, totaled 3.52% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to 2.93% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
Shareholders' Equity
Shareholders' equity increased by $5.6 million, or 5.7%, as of September 30, 2025, compared to December 31, 2024. The increase in shareholders' equity during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 resulted primarily from earnings, net of dividends paid and repurchases of shares of the Company's common stock. In addition, shareholders' equity was positively impacted during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 by reductions in the Company's accumulated other comprehensive loss resulting from changes in market interest rates, as well as the maturity of lower yielding investment securities.
Cash Dividends
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company declared cash dividends totaling $0.21 per share on its common stock, compared to cash dividends totaling $0.15 per share on its common stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
Share Repurchases
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company completed the repurchase of 40,000 shares of its common stock at a weighted average price of $13.38 per share. The repurchases were completed under the Company's previously announced share repurchase program. As of September 30, 2025, 872,813 shares remained available for repurchase under the program.
Regulatory Capital
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Bank continued to maintain capital ratios at higher levels than required to be considered a "well-capitalized" institution under applicable banking regulations. As of September 30, 2025, the Bank's common equity Tier 1 capital and Tier 1 risk-based capital ratios were each 10.77%. Its total capital ratio was 11.92%, and its Tier 1 leverage ratio was 9.19%.
Liquidity
As of September 30, 2025, the Company continued to maintain funding capacity sufficient to provide adequate liquidity for loan growth, capital expenditures and ongoing operations. The Company benefits from a strong core deposit base, a liquid investment securities portfolio and access to funding from a variety of sources, including federal funds lines with other banking institutions, FHLB advances, the FRB's discount window, and brokered deposits.
Banking Center Growth
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company continued its renovation of a banking center office in Daphne, Alabama that was purchased from another financial institution. This location is expected to serve as the Bank's initial deposit gathering facility in the Daphne/Mobile area. It is currently anticipated that the location will open to the public during the first half of 2026. In addition, in October 2025, the Company opened a new automated banking facility in Mountain Brook, Alabama.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Net Interest Income
Net interest income is calculated as the difference between interest and fee income generated from earning assets and the interest expense paid on deposits and borrowed funds. Fluctuations in interest rates, as well as volume and mix changes in earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, can materially impact net interest income. The Company's earning assets consist of loans, investment securities, Federal Home Loan Bank stock, federal funds sold by the Bank, securities purchased under reverse repurchase agreements and interest-bearing deposits in banks. Interest-bearing liabilities consist of interest-bearing demand deposits and savings and time deposits, as well as short- and long-term borrowings.
The following tables show the average balances of each principal category of assets, liabilities and shareholders' equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. Additionally, the tables provide an analysis of interest revenue or expense associated with each category, along with the accompanying yield or rate percentage. Net interest margin is calculated for each period presented as net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.
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Three Months Ended |
Three Months Ended |
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September 30, 2025 |
September 30, 2024 |
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Average |
Interest |
Annualized |
Average |
Interest |
Annualized |
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ASSETS |
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Interest-earning assets: |
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Loans (1) |
$ |
871,926 |
$ |
13,413 |
6.10 |
% |
$ |
821,444 |
$ |
13,206 |
6.40 |
% |
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Investment securities |
151,303 |
1,391 |
3.65 |
% |
144,821 |
1,121 |
3.08 |
% |
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|
Federal Home Loan Bank stock |
1,328 |
21 |
6.27 |
% |
825 |
16 |
7.72 |
% |
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Federal funds sold and securities purchased under reverse repurchase agreements |
4,850 |
54 |
4.42 |
% |
5,285 |
71 |
5.34 |
% |
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Interest-bearing deposits in banks |
36,087 |
402 |
4.42 |
% |
43,191 |
603 |
5.55 |
% |
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|
Total interest-earning assets |
1,065,494 |
15,281 |
5.69 |
% |
1,015,566 |
15,017 |
5.88 |
% |
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Noninterest-earning assets |
64,765 |
64,632 |
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Total assets |
$ |
1,130,259 |
$ |
1,080,198 |
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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Interest-bearing deposits: |
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Demand deposits |
$ |
195,955 |
$ |
386 |
0.78 |
% |
$ |
209,322 |
$ |
566 |
1.08 |
% |
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Money market/savings deposits |
300,736 |
2,068 |
2.73 |
% |
244,022 |
1,650 |
2.69 |
% |
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Time deposits |
345,916 |
2,914 |
3.34 |
% |
355,819 |
3,493 |
3.91 |
% |
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Total interest-bearing deposits |
842,607 |
5,368 |
2.53 |
% |
809,163 |
5,709 |
2.81 |
% |
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Noninterest-bearing demand deposits |
152,474 |
- |
- |
153,171 |
- |
- |
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|
Total deposits |
995,081 |
5,368 |
2.14 |
% |
962,334 |
5,709 |
2.36 |
% |
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|
Borrowings |
22,472 |
251 |
4.43 |
% |
11,769 |
123 |
4.16 |
% |
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Total funding liabilities |
1,017,553 |
5,619 |
2.19 |
% |
974,103 |
5,832 |
2.38 |
% |
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Other noninterest-bearing liabilities |
9,969 |
10,095 |
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Shareholders' equity |
102,737 |
96,000 |
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity |
$ |
1,130,259 |
$ |
1,080,198 |
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Net interest income (2) |
$ |
9,662 |
$ |
9,185 |
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Net interest margin |
3.60 |
% |
3.60 |
% |
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(1) |
For the purpose of these computations, non-accruing loans are included in the average loan amounts outstanding. These loans averaged $1.6 million and $3.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. |
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(2) |
Loan fees are included in interest amounts presented. Loan fees totaled $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. |
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Nine Months Ended |
Nine Months Ended |
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September 30, 2025 |
September 30, 2024 |
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Average |
Interest |
Annualized |
Average |
Interest |
Annualized |
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ASSETS |
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Interest-earning assets: |
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Loans (1) |
$ |
851,561 |
$ |
38,643 |
6.07 |
% |
$ |
821,008 |
$ |
38,989 |
6.34 |
% |
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Investment securities |
157,319 |
4,138 |
3.52 |
% |
140,898 |
3,094 |
2.93 |
% |
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|
Federal Home Loan Bank stock |
1,330 |
71 |
7.14 |
% |
902 |
53 |
7.85 |
% |
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|
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under reverse repurchase agreements |
4,850 |
160 |
4.41 |
% |
5,580 |
226 |
5.41 |
% |
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|
Interest-bearing deposits in banks |
34,375 |
1,141 |
4.44 |
% |
35,748 |
1,478 |
5.52 |
% |
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|
Total interest-earning assets |
1,049,435 |
44,153 |
5.63 |
% |
1,004,136 |
43,840 |
5.83 |
% |
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|
Noninterest-earning assets |
64,034 |
66,076 |
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|
Total assets |
$ |
1,113,469 |
$ |
1,070,212 |
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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Interest-bearing deposits: |
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|
Demand deposits |
$ |
203,880 |
$ |
1,317 |
0.86 |
% |
$ |
204,805 |
$ |
1,242 |
0.81 |
% |
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|
Money market/savings deposits |
277,149 |
5,355 |
2.58 |
% |
250,528 |
5,161 |
2.75 |
% |
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|
Time deposits |
344,310 |
8,690 |
3.37 |
% |
346,584 |
9,615 |
3.71 |
% |
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|
Total interest-bearing deposits |
825,339 |
15,362 |
2.49 |
% |
801,917 |
16,018 |
2.67 |
% |
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|
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits |
154,390 |
- |
- |
151,317 |
- |
- |
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|
Total deposits |
979,729 |
15,362 |
2.10 |
% |
953,234 |
16,018 |
2.24 |
% |
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|
Borrowings |
22,944 |
756 |
4.41 |
% |
13,710 |
421 |
4.10 |
% |
||||||||||||||||
|
Total funding liabilities |
1,002,673 |
16,118 |
2.15 |
% |
966,944 |
16,439 |
2.27 |
% |
||||||||||||||||
|
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities |
9,521 |
9,816 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Shareholders' equity |
101,275 |
93,452 |
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|
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity |
$ |
1,113,469 |
$ |
1,070,212 |
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Net interest income (2) |
$ |
28,035 |
$ |
27,401 |
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|
Net interest margin |
3.57 |
% |
3.65 |
% |
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(1) |
For the purpose of these computations, non-accruing loans are included in the average loan amounts outstanding. These loans averaged $2.9 million and $2.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. |
|
(2) |
Loan fees are included in interest amounts presented. Loan fees totaled $0.5 million for both the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. |
The following tables summarize the impact of variances in volume and rate of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities on components of net interest income.
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 |
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|
Compared to |
Compared to |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Increase (Decrease) |
Increase (Decrease) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Due to Change In: |
Due to Change In: |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Volume |
Average |
Net |
Volume |
Average |
Net |
|||||||||||||||||||
|
(Dollars in Thousands) |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Interest earned on: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Total loans |
$ |
812 |
$ |
(605 |
) |
$ |
207 |
$ |
1,451 |
$ |
(1,797 |
) |
$ |
(346 |
) |
|||||||||
|
Investment securities |
50 |
220 |
270 |
361 |
683 |
1,044 |
||||||||||||||||||
|
Federal Home Loan Bank stock |
10 |
(5 |
) |
5 |
25 |
(7 |
) |
18 |
||||||||||||||||
|
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under reverse repurchase agreements |
(6 |
) |
(11 |
) |
(17 |
) |
(30 |
) |
(36 |
) |
(66 |
) |
||||||||||||
|
Interest-bearing deposits in banks |
(99 |
) |
(102 |
) |
(201 |
) |
(57 |
) |
(280 |
) |
(337 |
) |
||||||||||||
|
Total interest-earning assets |
767 |
(503 |
) |
264 |
1,750 |
(1,437 |
) |
313 |
||||||||||||||||
|
Interest expense on: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Demand deposits |
(36 |
) |
(144 |
) |
(180 |
) |
(6 |
) |
81 |
75 |
||||||||||||||
|
Money market/savings deposits |
383 |
35 |
418 |
548 |
(354 |
) |
194 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Time deposits |
(97 |
) |
(482 |
) |
(579 |
) |
(63 |
) |
(862 |
) |
(925 |
) |
||||||||||||
|
Borrowings |
112 |
16 |
128 |
284 |
51 |
335 |
||||||||||||||||||
|
Total interest-bearing liabilities |
362 |
(575 |
) |
(213 |
) |
763 |
(1,084 |
) |
(321 |
) |
||||||||||||||
|
Increase (decrease) in net interest income |
$ |
405 |
$ |
72 |
$ |
477 |
$ |
987 |
$ |
(353 |
) |
$ |
634 |
|||||||||||
Interest income increased by $0.3 million, comparing the nine months ended September 30, 2025 to the nine months ended September 30, 2024. While increased average interest-earning asset balances contributed $1.8 million in interest income growth, this growth was offset by reductions in average yield. Amid a declining interest rate environment, average yields decreased in all interest-earning categories, except investment securities which provided the majority of interest income growth comparing the two nine-month periods.
Interest expense decreased by $0.3 million, comparing the nine months ended September 30, 2025 to the nine months ended September 30, 2024. While a decrease in average rates paid on deposits contributed $1.1 million to the decrease in interest expense, these savings were partially offset by the impact of growth in average deposits and borrowings which increased interest expense by $0.8 million comparing the two nine-month periods.
The Company's net interest income and net interest margin during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 continued to be impacted by changes in the interest rate environment that began during the latter months of 2024. Notably, between September and December 2024, the federal funds rate was reduced by 100 basis points, and generally, the Company's interest-earning assets repriced more quickly than interest-bearing liabilities during the latter part of 2024, reducing the Company's net interest margin to 3.41% during the three months ended December 31 2024. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, management continued efforts to both maximize earning asset growth and reduce interest expense, resulting in an improvement in net interest margin by 19 basis points, comparing the third quarter of 2025 to the fourth quarter of 2024. While net interest margin improved for three consecutive quarters, it remained below the levels recorded during the earlier periods of 2024. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, net interest margin was 3.57%, compared to 3.65% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. In September 2025, the federal funds rate was reduced by 25 basis points, marking the first reduction in the rate since December 2024. In October 2025, the federal funds rate was reduced by an additional 25 basis points. While management is continuing efforts to improve net interest margin, the results of these efforts cannot be fully predicted. Should market interest rates increase or decrease at significant levels, particularly over a short period of time, the Company's net interest margin and net interest income could be negatively impacted.
Provision for Credit Losses
For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $3.8 million, compared to $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Of the total provision in the 2025 period, $2.8 million was associated with the consumer indirect loan portfolio, $1.1 million with the C&I portfolio, $0.1 million with the non-residential CRE portfolio and $0.1 million with the multi-family real estate category. These provisions were partially offset by a $0.3 million net reduction of credit losses in other loan categories. The increased provision associated with the consumer indirect portfolio was attributable to significant growth in the portfolio during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, as well as an increase in net charge-offs, particularly in the second quarter of 2025. The provisions recorded for C&I and CRE were primarily the result of credit allowances on two individually evaluated loans.
Net charge-offs totaled $3.3 million and $0.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Of the net charge-offs recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, $2.2 million was associated with one individually evaluated commercial loan and $1.3 million was associated with the consumer indirect loan portfolio. The individually evaluated commercial loan had been partially reserved during 2024. These amounts were partially offset by $0.2 million in net recoveries associated with other loan categories. Of the net charge-offs recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, $0.8 million was associated with the consumer indirect portfolio, partially offset by $0.2 million in net recoveries in the consumer direct portfolio.
As of September 30, 2025, the Company's ACL as a percentage of total loans and leases was 1.23%, compared to 1.24% as of December 31, 2024. While we believe that the methodologies and calculations that have been used in the determination of the ACL are adequate, the determination of the appropriateness of the ACL is complex and requires judgment by management about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain. Factors beyond our control, such as changes in economic forecasts related to the national economy, changes in consumer behavior, or economic deterioration in service areas in which the Company operates, may negatively and materially affect asset quality and the adequacy of the ACL, as well as the resulting provision for credit losses.
Non-Interest Income
Non-interest income represents fees and income derived from sources other than interest-earning assets. The following table presents the major components of non-interest income for the periods indicated:
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2025 |
2024 |
$ Change |
% Change |
2025 |
2024 |
$ Change |
% Change |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
(Dollars in Thousands) |
(Dollars in Thousands) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Service charges and other fees on deposit accounts |
$ |
289 |
$ |
312 |
$ |
(23 |
) |
(7.4 |
)% |
$ |
855 |
$ |
909 |
$ |
(54 |
) |
(5.9 |
)% |
||||||||||||||
|
Bank-owned life insurance |
141 |
136 |
5 |
3.7 |
% |
416 |
400 |
16 |
4.0 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Lease income |
262 |
260 |
2 |
0.8 |
% |
815 |
770 |
45 |
5.8 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
ATM fee income |
89 |
90 |
(1 |
) |
(1.1 |
)% |
271 |
272 |
(1 |
) |
(0.4 |
)% |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Other income |
79 |
103 |
(24 |
) |
(23.3 |
)% |
227 |
250 |
(23 |
) |
(9.2 |
)% |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Total non-interest income |
$ |
860 |
$ |
901 |
$ |
(41 |
) |
(4.6 |
)% |
$ |
2,584 |
$ |
2,601 |
$ |
(17 |
) |
(0.7 |
)% |
||||||||||||||
The Company's non-interest income remained relatively consistent, totaling $2.6 million for both the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. Management continues to evaluate opportunities to add non-interest revenue streams and grow existing streams; however, significant variation in non-interest income is not expected in the near term.
Non-Interest Expense
Non-interest expense represents expenses incurred from sources other than interest-bearing liabilities. The following table presents the major components of non-interest expense for the periods indicated:
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2025 |
2024 |
$ Change |
% Change |
2025 |
2024 |
$ Change |
% Change |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
(Dollars in Thousands) |
(Dollars in Thousands) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Salaries and employee benefits |
$ |
3,759 |
$ |
3,837 |
$ |
(78 |
) |
(2.0 |
)% |
$ |
11,440 |
$ |
11,815 |
$ |
(375 |
) |
(3.2 |
)% |
||||||||||||||
|
Net occupancy and equipment |
987 |
958 |
29 |
3.0 |
% |
2,799 |
2,806 |
(7 |
) |
(0.2 |
)% |
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
Computer services |
431 |
449 |
(18 |
) |
(4.0 |
)% |
1,264 |
1,336 |
(72 |
) |
(5.4 |
)% |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Insurance expense and assessments |
348 |
348 |
- |
- |
1,098 |
1,153 |
(55 |
) |
(4.8 |
)% |
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Fees for professional services |
363 |
299 |
64 |
21.4 |
% |
1,048 |
1,004 |
44 |
4.4 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Postage, stationery and supplies |
132 |
106 |
26 |
24.5 |
% |
421 |
420 |
1 |
0.2 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Telephone/data communications |
191 |
197 |
(6 |
) |
(3.0 |
)% |
576 |
582 |
(6 |
) |
(1.0 |
)% |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Collection and recoveries |
69 |
47 |
22 |
46.8 |
% |
235 |
107 |
128 |
119.6 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Directors fees |
103 |
81 |
22 |
27.2 |
% |
297 |
262 |
35 |
13.4 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Software amortization |
115 |
62 |
53 |
85.5 |
% |
330 |
239 |
91 |
38.1 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Other real estate/foreclosure expense, net |
153 |
31 |
122 |
393.5 |
% |
197 |
92 |
105 |
114.1 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Other expense |
786 |
575 |
211 |
36.7 |
% |
2,094 |
1,593 |
501 |
31.5 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Total non-interest expense |
$ |
7,437 |
$ |
6,990 |
$ |
447 |
6.4 |
% |
$ |
21,799 |
$ |
21,409 |
$ |
390 |
1.8 |
% |
||||||||||||||||
Non-interest expense totaled $21.8 million and $21.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The increase comparing the 2025 period to the 2024 period resulted from an increase in a number of expense categories, including collection and other real estate/foreclosure expense, as well as increases related to check fraud recoveries that occurred in 2024, but were not repeated in 2025. The increase in non-interest expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the corresponding nine month period of 2024 was partially offset by a decrease in salaries and benefits, and to a lesser extent, decreases in various other expense categories.
Provision for Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes was $1.1 million and $2.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The Company's effective tax rate was 22.9% and 23.5%, respectively, for the same periods.
The effective tax rate is impacted by recurring items, such as changes in tax-exempt interest income earned from bank-qualified municipal bonds and loans and the cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance. Management makes decisions about whether to invest in tax-exempt instruments on a case-by-case basis after considering a number of factors, including investment return, credit quality and the consistency of such investments with the Company's overall strategy. The Company's effective tax rate is expected to fluctuate commensurate with the level of these investments as compared to total pre-tax income.
In July 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the "OBBBA") was signed into law, which includes a broad range of tax reform provisions affecting businesses, including extending and modifying certain key provisions from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and expanding certain incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 while accelerating the phase-out of others. We do not anticipate a material impact on our income tax expense and taxes payable from the tax provisions of the OBBBA
BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS
Investment Securities
The investment securities portfolio is used by management to provide liquidity, to generate interest income and for use as collateral for public deposits and wholesale funding. Risk and return can be adjusted by altering the duration, composition and/or balance of the portfolio. The expected average life of securities in the investment portfolio was 4.2 years and 3.6 years as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
Available-for-sale securities are recorded at estimated fair value, with unrealized gains or losses recognized, net of taxes, in accumulated other comprehensive loss, a separate component of shareholders' equity. As of September 30, 2025, available-for-sale securities totaled $164.0 million, or 99.7% of the total investment portfolio, compared to $167.9 million, or 99.6% of the total investment portfolio, as of December 31,
2024. Available-for-sale securities consisted of residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, U.S. Treasury securities, corporate bonds, obligations of U.S. government-sponsored agencies, and obligations of state and political subdivisions.
Held-to-maturity securities are recorded at amortized cost and represent securities that the Company both intends and has the ability to hold to maturity. As of September 30, 2025, held-to-maturity securities totaled $0.5 million, or 0.3% of the total investment portfolio, compared to $0.7 million, or 0.4% of the total investment portfolio, as of December 31, 2024. Held-to-maturity securities consisted of commercial mortgage-backed securities, obligations of U.S. government-sponsored agencies, and obligations of state and political subdivisions.
Net unrealized losses in the available-for-sale portfolio totaled $2.0 million as of September 30, 2025, compared to $6.7 million as of December 31, 2024. Net unrealized losses within the available-for-sale portfolio were recognized, net of tax, in accumulated other comprehensive loss.
As of September 30, 2025, the Company evaluated both the available-for-sale and held-to-maturity portfolios for credit losses and concluded that no credit losses were included in either portfolio and that the unrealized losses in both portfolios resulted from the prevailing interest rate environment.
Loans and Leases
The Company's total loan portfolio increased by $44.5 million, or 5.4%, as of September 30, 2025, compared to December 31, 2024. The tables below summarize loan balances by portfolio category, as well as the ACL, as of the end of each of the most recent five quarters as of September 30, 2025:
|
Quarter Ended |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
2025 |
2024 |
|||||||||||||||||||
|
September |
June |
March |
December |
September |
||||||||||||||||
|
(Dollars in Thousands) |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Real estate loans: |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Construction, land development and other land loans |
$ |
38,560 |
$ |
48,101 |
$ |
58,572 |
$ |
65,537 |
$ |
53,098 |
||||||||||
|
Secured by 1-4 family residential properties |
67,620 |
67,587 |
68,523 |
69,999 |
70,067 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Secured by multi-family residential properties |
112,763 |
118,807 |
106,374 |
101,057 |
100,627 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Secured by non-residential commercial real estate |
211,400 |
215,035 |
214,065 |
227,751 |
224,611 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Commercial and industrial loans |
46,562 |
40,986 |
45,166 |
44,238 |
44,872 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Consumer loans: |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Direct |
4,999 |
4,836 |
4,610 |
4,774 |
5,018 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Indirect |
385,616 |
376,079 |
351,025 |
309,683 |
305,015 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Total loans |
867,520 |
871,431 |
848,335 |
823,039 |
803,308 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Allowance for credit losses on loans and leases |
10,700 |
11,388 |
10,405 |
10,184 |
10,116 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Net loans |
$ |
856,820 |
$ |
860,043 |
$ |
837,930 |
$ |
812,855 |
$ |
793,192 |
||||||||||
As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the composition of the non-residential commercial real estate loan portfolio was as follows:
|
September 30, 2025 |
December 31, 2024 |
||||||||||||||||||
|
Owner Occupied |
Non-Owner Occupied |
Total |
Owner Occupied |
Non-Owner Occupied |
Total |
||||||||||||||
|
(Dollars in Thousands) |
|||||||||||||||||||
|
Office |
$ |
7,256 |
$ |
34,051 |
$ |
41,307 |
$ |
10,093 |
$ |
36,811 |
$ |
46,904 |
|||||||
|
Retail single credit tenant |
608 |
39,488 |
40,096 |
- |
41,357 |
41,357 |
|||||||||||||
|
Industrial |
5,494 |
49,449 |
54,943 |
5,696 |
45,477 |
51,173 |
|||||||||||||
|
Storage |
741 |
15,751 |
16,492 |
780 |
14,835 |
15,615 |
|||||||||||||
|
Retail services |
14,542 |
- |
14,542 |
15,031 |
- |
15,031 |
|||||||||||||
|
Retail with anchor |
2,645 |
3,534 |
6,179 |
3,075 |
13,628 |
16,703 |
|||||||||||||
|
Nursing homes |
17,964 |
- |
17,964 |
17,961 |
- |
17,961 |
|||||||||||||
|
Other |
11,473 |
8,404 |
19,877 |
11,989 |
11,018 |
23,007 |
|||||||||||||
|
Total loans |
$ |
60,723 |
$ |
150,677 |
$ |
211,400 |
$ |
64,625 |
$ |
163,126 |
$ |
227,751 |
|||||||
As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the composition of the construction, land development, and other land loans loan portfolio was as follows:
|
September 30, 2025 |
December 31, 2024 |
||||||||||||||||||
|
Owner Occupied |
Non-Owner Occupied |
Total |
Owner Occupied |
Non-Owner Occupied |
Total |
||||||||||||||
|
(Dollars in Thousands) |
|||||||||||||||||||
|
Apartments |
$ |
- |
$ |
31,096 |
$ |
31,096 |
$ |
- |
$ |
61,118 |
$ |
61,118 |
|||||||
|
Farmland |
2,748 |
- |
2,748 |
3,057 |
- |
3,057 |
|||||||||||||
|
Other |
260 |
4,456 |
4,716 |
440 |
922 |
1,362 |
|||||||||||||
|
Total loans |
$ |
3,008 |
$ |
35,552 |
$ |
38,560 |
$ |
3,497 |
$ |
62,040 |
$ |
65,537 |
|||||||
The following table classifies the Company's fixed and variable rate loans as of September 30, 2025 according to contractual maturities of: (1) one year or less, (2) after one year through five years, (3) after five years through fifteen years, and (4) after fifteen years:
|
September 30, 2025 |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
One Year or Less |
After One Year Through Five Years |
After Five Years Through Fifteen Years |
After Fifteen Years |
Total |
||||||||||||||||
|
(Dollars in Thousands) |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Total loans: |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Real estate loans: |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Construction, land development and other land loans |
$ |
7,787 |
$ |
30,773 |
$ |
- |
$ |
- |
$ |
38,560 |
||||||||||
|
Secured by 1-4 family residential properties |
2,323 |
12,489 |
24,301 |
28,507 |
67,620 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Secured by multi-family residential properties |
47,268 |
63,398 |
447 |
1,650 |
112,763 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Secured by non-residential commercial real estate |
33,457 |
125,584 |
52,359 |
- |
211,400 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Commercial and industrial loans |
9,855 |
29,430 |
7,277 |
- |
46,562 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Consumer loans: |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Direct |
1,912 |
3,071 |
16 |
- |
4,999 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Indirect |
3,899 |
17,384 |
364,333 |
- |
385,616 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Total loans |
$ |
106,501 |
$ |
282,129 |
$ |
448,733 |
$ |
30,157 |
$ |
867,520 |
||||||||||
|
Loans with fixed interest rates: |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Real estate loans: |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Construction, land development and other land loans |
$ |
335 |
$ |
2,713 |
$ |
- |
$ |
- |
$ |
3,048 |
||||||||||
|
Secured by 1-4 family residential properties |
1,204 |
5,428 |
4,287 |
13,468 |
24,387 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Secured by multi-family residential properties |
2,602 |
32,456 |
447 |
554 |
36,059 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Secured by non-residential commercial real estate |
17,641 |
64,702 |
43,772 |
- |
126,115 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Commercial and industrial loans |
4,675 |
14,473 |
7,080 |
- |
26,228 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Consumer loans: |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Direct |
1,899 |
3,071 |
16 |
- |
4,986 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Indirect |
3,899 |
17,384 |
364,333 |
- |
385,616 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Total loans with fixed interest rates |
$ |
32,255 |
$ |
140,227 |
$ |
419,935 |
$ |
14,022 |
$ |
606,439 |
||||||||||
|
Loans with variable interest rates: |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Real estate loans: |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Construction, land development and other land loans |
$ |
7,452 |
$ |
28,060 |
$ |
- |
$ |
- |
$ |
35,512 |
||||||||||
|
Secured by 1-4 family residential properties |
1,119 |
7,061 |
20,014 |
15,039 |
43,233 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Secured by multi-family residential properties |
44,666 |
30,942 |
- |
1,096 |
76,704 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Secured by non-residential commercial real estate |
15,816 |
60,882 |
8,587 |
- |
85,285 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Commercial and industrial loans |
5,180 |
14,957 |
197 |
- |
20,334 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Consumer loans: |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Direct |
13 |
- |
- |
- |
13 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Indirect |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||||
|
Total loans with variable interest rates |
$ |
74,246 |
$ |
141,902 |
$ |
28,798 |
$ |
16,135 |
$ |
261,081 |
||||||||||
Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans and Leases
The tables below summarize changes in the ACL on loans and leases for each of the most recent five quarters as of September 30, 2025:
|
Quarter Ended |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
2025 |
2024 |
|||||||||||||||||||
|
September |
June |
March |
December |
September |
||||||||||||||||
|
(Dollars in Thousands) |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance at beginning of period |
$ |
11,388 |
$ |
10,405 |
$ |
10,184 |
$ |
10,116 |
$ |
10,227 |
||||||||||
|
Charge-offs: |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Real estate loans: |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Construction, land development and other land loans |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||||
|
Secured by 1-4 family residential properties |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||||
|
Secured by multi-family residential properties |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||||
|
Secured by non-residential commercial real estate |
- |
- |
- |
(248 |
) |
- |
||||||||||||||
|
Commercial and industrial loans |
(1,024 |
) |
(1,191 |
) |
- |
(8 |
) |
(16 |
) |
|||||||||||
|
Consumer loans: |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Direct |
- |
(5 |
) |
- |
(9 |
) |
(25 |
) |
||||||||||||
|
Indirect |
(411 |
) |
(595 |
) |
(422 |
) |
(332 |
) |
(370 |
) |
||||||||||
|
Total charge-offs |
(1,435 |
) |
(1,791 |
) |
(422 |
) |
(597 |
) |
(411 |
) |
||||||||||
|
Recoveries: |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Real estate loans: |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Construction, land development and other land loans |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||||
|
Secured by 1-4 family residential properties |
10 |
5 |
6 |
10 |
11 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Secured by multi-family residential properties |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||||
|
Secured by non-residential commercial real estate |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||||
|
Commercial and industrial loans |
- |
- |
16 |
2 |
- |
|||||||||||||||
|
Consumer loans: |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Direct |
42 |
50 |
57 |
51 |
71 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Indirect |
45 |
44 |
74 |
39 |
78 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Total recoveries |
97 |
99 |
153 |
102 |
160 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Net charge-offs |
(1,338 |
) |
(1,692 |
) |
(269 |
) |
(495 |
) |
(251 |
) |
||||||||||
|
Provision for credit losses on loans and leases |
650 |
2,675 |
490 |
563 |
140 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Ending balance |
$ |
10,700 |
$ |
11,388 |
$ |
10,405 |
$ |
10,184 |
$ |
10,116 |
||||||||||
|
Ending balance as a percentage of loans |
1.23 |
% |
1.31 |
% |
1.23 |
% |
1.24 |
% |
1.26 |
% |
||||||||||
|
Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans |
0.61 |
% |
0.79 |
% |
0.13 |
% |
0.24 |
% |
0.12 |
% |
||||||||||
Allowance for Credit Losses on Unfunded Lending Commitments
The Company records an ACL on unfunded lending commitments in which the Company is exposed to credit risk via a present contractual obligation to extend credit unless the obligation is unconditionally cancellable. Unconditional lending commitments generally include unfunded term loan agreements, home equity lines of credit, lines of credit, and demand deposit account overdraft protection.
As of both September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company's reserve for unfunded commitments, which is recorded in other liabilities in the Company's consolidated balance sheets, totaled $0.4 million.
Nonperforming Assets
Nonperforming assets at the end of the five most recent quarters as of September 30, 2025 were as follows:
|
Quarter Ended |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
2025 |
2024 |
|||||||||||||||||||
|
September |
June |
March |
December |
September |
||||||||||||||||
|
(Dollars in Thousands) |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Non-accrual loans |
$ |
1,066 |
$ |
2,447 |
$ |
3,668 |
$ |
3,949 |
$ |
6,051 |
||||||||||
|
Other real estate owned |
1,158 |
1,298 |
1,328 |
1,509 |
538 |
|||||||||||||||
|
Total |
$ |
2,224 |
$ |
3,745 |
$ |
4,996 |
$ |
5,458 |
$ |
6,589 |
||||||||||
|
Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total loans and other real estate |
0.26 |
% |
0.43 |
% |
0.59 |
% |
0.66 |
% |
0.83 |
% |
||||||||||
|
Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets |
0.19 |
% |
0.33 |
% |
0.44 |
% |
0.50 |
% |
0.60 |
% |
||||||||||
|
Non-accrual loans as a percentage of total loans |
0.12 |
% |
0.28 |
% |
0.43 |
% |
0.48 |
% |
0.75 |
% |
||||||||||
|
ACL as a percentage of non-accrual loans |
1003.75 |
% |
465.39 |
% |
283.67 |
% |
257.89 |
% |
167.18 |
% |
||||||||||
Allocation of Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans and Leases
While no portion of the ACL is in any way restricted to any individual loan or group of loans and the entire allowance is available to absorb losses from any and all loans, the following table shows an allocation of the ACL for the periods indicated:
|
As of and for the Nine Months Ended |
As of and for the Year Ended |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
September 30, 2025 |
December 31, 2024 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Allowance Allocation |
Allowance as Percentage of Total Loans |
Net Charge-offs as a Percentage of Average Loans |
Allowance Allocation |
Allowance as Percentage of Total Loans |
Net Charge-offs as a Percentage of Average Loans |
|||||||||||||||||||
|
(Dollars in Thousands) |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Real estate loans: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Construction, land development and other land loans |
$ |
262 |
0.68 |
% |
- |
$ |
352 |
0.54 |
% |
-0.03 |
% |
|||||||||||||
|
Secured by 1-4 family residential properties |
386 |
0.57 |
% |
-0.04 |
% |
406 |
0.58 |
% |
-0.07 |
% |
||||||||||||||
|
Secured by multi-family residential properties |
643 |
0.57 |
% |
- |
546 |
0.54 |
% |
- |
||||||||||||||||
|
Secured by non-residential commercial real estate |
1,570 |
0.74 |
% |
- |
1,428 |
0.63 |
% |
0.11 |
% |
|||||||||||||||
|
Commercial and industrial loans |
404 |
0.87 |
% |
6.63 |
% |
1,531 |
3.46 |
% |
0.22 |
% |
||||||||||||||
|
Consumer loans: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Direct |
58 |
1.16 |
% |
-3.97 |
% |
49 |
1.03 |
% |
-4.09 |
% |
||||||||||||||
|
Indirect |
7,377 |
1.91 |
% |
0.50 |
% |
5,872 |
1.90 |
% |
0.35 |
% |
||||||||||||||
|
Total |
$ |
10,700 |
1.23 |
% |
0.52 |
% |
$ |
10,184 |
1.24 |
% |
0.14 |
% |
||||||||||||
Deposits
Total deposits increased to $1,002.5 million as of September 30, 2025, from $972.6 million as of December 31, 2024, an increase of 3.1%. The increase was due primarily to increases in interest-bearing money market accounts, as well as the addition of brokered certificates of deposit obtained to assist in the management of deposit costs over specific terms. Core deposits, which exclude time deposits of $250 thousand or more and all brokered deposits, provide a relatively stable funding source that supports earning assets. Core deposits totaled $838.4 million, or 83.6% of total deposits, as of September 30, 2025, compared to $837.7 million, or 86.1% of total deposits, as of December 31, 2024.
Core deposits have historically been the Company's primary source of funding and have enabled the Company to successfully meet both short-term and long-term liquidity needs. Management anticipates that core deposits will continue to be the Company's primary source of funding in the future. Management will continue to monitor deposit levels closely to help ensure an adequate level of funding for the Company's activities. However, various economic and competitive factors could affect this funding source in the future, including increased competition from other financial institutions in deposit gathering, national and local economic conditions and interest rate policies adopted by the FRB and other central banks.
The following tables present details on the composition of the Company's deposits for the periods indicated:
|
As of and for the Nine Months Ended |
||||||||||||||||
|
September 30, 2025 |
||||||||||||||||
|
Number of Accounts |
Average Balance Per Account |
Dollars |
Percentage of Total Deposits |
|||||||||||||
|
(Dollars in Thousands) |
||||||||||||||||
|
Non-interest-bearing demand deposits |
8,851 |
$ |
18 |
$ |
155,941 |
15.6 |
% |
|||||||||
|
Interest-bearing demand deposits |
6,167 |
32 |
198,096 |
19.8 |
% |
|||||||||||
|
Money market and savings |
8,003 |
38 |
306,661 |
30.6 |
% |
|||||||||||
|
Certificates of deposits >$250 thousand |
114 |
459 |
52,346 |
5.2 |
% |
|||||||||||
|
Certificates of deposits $100-$250 thousand |
574 |
143 |
82,052 |
8.2 |
% |
|||||||||||
|
Certificates of deposits <$100 thousand |
3,957 |
24 |
95,635 |
9.5 |
% |
|||||||||||
|
Total (excluding brokered certificates of deposit) |
27,666 |
32 |
890,731 |
88.9 |
% |
|||||||||||
|
Brokered deposits |
12 |
9,312 |
111,741 |
11.1 |
% |
|||||||||||
|
Total |
27,678 |
$ |
36 |
$ |
1,002,472 |
100.0 |
% |
|||||||||
|
As of and for the Year Ended |
||||||||||||||||
|
December 31, 2024 |
||||||||||||||||
|
Number of Accounts |
Average Balance Per Account |
Dollars |
Percentage of Total Deposits |
|||||||||||||
|
(Dollars in Thousands) |
||||||||||||||||
|
Non-interest-bearing demand deposits |
9,050 |
$ |
17 |
$ |
155,945 |
16.0 |
% |
|||||||||
|
Interest-bearing demand deposits |
6,317 |
36 |
228,853 |
23.6 |
% |
|||||||||||
|
Money market and savings |
8,462 |
30 |
252,674 |
26.0 |
% |
|||||||||||
|
Certificates of deposits >$250 thousand |
143 |
437 |
62,495 |
6.4 |
% |
|||||||||||
|
Certificates of deposits $100-$250 thousand |
674 |
142 |
95,374 |
9.8 |
% |
|||||||||||
|
Certificates of deposits <$100 thousand |
4,398 |
24 |
104,820 |
10.8 |
% |
|||||||||||
|
Total (excluding brokered certificates of deposit) |
29,044 |
31 |
900,161 |
92.6 |
% |
|||||||||||
|
Brokered deposits |
12 |
6,033 |
72,396 |
7.4 |
% |
|||||||||||
|
Total |
29,056 |
$ |
33 |
$ |
972,557 |
100.0 |
% |
|||||||||
Other Interest-Bearing Liabilities
Other interest-bearing liabilities that are used by the Company as an alternative source of funds consist of federal funds purchased, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, FHLB advances, and subordinated debt. As of September 30, 2025, other interest-bearing liabilities totaled 3.5% of total interest-bearing liabilities, compared to 2.5% as of December 31, 2024.
Shareholders' Equity
As of September 30, 2025, shareholders' equity totaled $104.2 million, or 9.1% of total assets, compared to $98.6 million, or 9.0% of total assets, as of December 31, 2024. The increase in shareholders' equity during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 resulted primarily from earnings, net of dividends paid and repurchases of shares of the Company's common stock. In addition, shareholders' equity was positively impacted during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 by reductions in the Company's accumulated other comprehensive loss resulting from changes in market interest rates, as well as the maturity of lower yielding investment securities.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company declared cash dividends totaling $0.21 per share on its common stock, compared to cash dividends totaling $0.15 per share on its common stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company completed the repurchase of 40,000 shares of its common stock at a weighted average price of $13.38 per share. The repurchases were completed under the Company's previously announced share repurchase program. As of September 30, 2025, 872,813 shares remained available for repurchase under the program. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company repurchased 106,500 shares of its common stock at a weighted average price of $10.67 per share.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The asset portion of the balance sheet provides liquidity primarily from the following sources: (1) excess cash and interest-bearing deposits in banks, (2) federal funds sold and securities purchased under reverse repurchase agreements, (3) principal payments and maturities of loans and (4) principal payments and maturities from the investment portfolio. Loans maturing or repricing in one year or less amounted to $266.2 million as of September 30, 2025 and $279.0 million as of December 31, 2024. Investment securities forecasted to mature or reprice in one year or less were estimated to be $21.7 million and $29.6 million as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
Although some securities in the investment portfolio have final maturities exceeding 10 years, a substantial percentage of the portfolio provides monthly principal and interest payments and consists of securities that are readily marketable and easily convertible into cash on short notice. The investment securities portfolio had an estimated average life of 4.2 years and 3.6 years as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. However, management does not rely solely upon the investment portfolio to generate cash flows to fund loans, capital expenditures, dividends, debt repayment and other cash requirements. These activities are also funded by cash flows from loan payments, as well as increases in deposits and short-term borrowings.
The liability portion of the balance sheet provides liquidity through interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing deposit accounts, which represent the Company's primary sources of funds. In addition, federal funds purchased, FHLB advances, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and short-term and long-term borrowings are additional sources of available liquidity. Liquidity management involves the continual monitoring of the sources and uses of funds to maintain an acceptable cash position. Long-term liquidity management focuses on considerations related to the total balance sheet structure. The Bank manages the pricing of its deposits to maintain a desired deposit balance.
The Company had $10.0 million of outstanding borrowings under FHLB advances as of both September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. The Company's use of FHLB advances varies depending on fluctuations in deposits and other funding sources, as well as their use in interest rate hedging strategies. The Company had up to $313.0 million and $319.9 million in remaining unused credit from the FHLB (subject to available collateral, which may include eligible investment securities and loans) as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
The Company also has access to the FRB's discount window. The discount window allows borrowing on pledged collateral that includes eligible investment securities and loans. The Company maintains pledges of its consumer indirect loan portfolio and selected investment securities with the FRB as collateral to provide immediate access to funding through the discount window. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 the Company had $200.9 and $165.1 million, respectively, in unused borrowing capacity with the FRB's discount window. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Bank had $10.0 million and zero, respectively, in outstanding federal funds purchased from the FRB's discount window.
In addition to collateralized funding sources through the FHLB and FRB, the Company had $48.0 million in unused established unsecured lines of credit with banks as of both September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
On October 1, 2021, the Company completed a private placement of $11.0 million in aggregate principal amount of fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes that will mature on October 1, 2031. Net of unamortized debt issuance costs, the subordinated notes were recorded as long-term borrowings totaling $10.9 million as of both September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
The table below provides information on the Company's on-balance sheet liquidity, as well as readily available off-balance sheet sources of liquidity, as of both September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
|
September 30, |
December 31, |
||||||
|
(Dollars in Thousands) |
|||||||
|
(Unaudited) |
(Unaudited) |
||||||
|
Liquidity from cash, federal funds sold and securities purchased under reverse repurchase agreements: |
|||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
54,690 |
$ |
47,216 |
|||
|
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under reverse repurchase agreements |
4,850 |
5,727 |
|||||
|
Total liquidity from cash, federal funds sold and securities purchased under reverse repurchase agreements |
59,540 |
52,943 |
|||||
|
Liquidity from pledgable investment securities: |
|||||||
|
Investment securities available-for sale, at fair value |
163,969 |
167,888 |
|||||
|
Investment securities held-to-maturity, at amortized cost |
524 |
682 |
|||||
|
Less: securities pledged |
(59,255 |
) |
(72,110 |
) |
|||
|
Less: estimated collateral value discounts |
(10,585 |
) |
(10,164 |
) |
|||
|
Liquidity from pledgable investment securities |
94,653 |
86,296 |
|||||
|
Liquidity from unused lendable collateral (loans) at FHLB |
20,785 |
45,388 |
|||||
|
Liquidity from unused lendable collateral (loans and securities) at FRB |
200,895 |
165,061 |
|||||
|
Unsecured lines of credit with banks |
48,000 |
48,000 |
|||||
|
Total readily available liquidity |
$ |
423,873 |
$ |
397,688 |
|||
The table above calculates readily available liquidity by combining cash and cash equivalents, federal funds sold, securities purchased under reverse repurchase agreements and unencumbered investment security values on the Company's consolidated balance sheet with off-balance sheet liquidity that is readily available through unused collateral pledged to the FHLB and FRB, as well as unsecured lines of credit with other banks. Liquidity from pledgable investment securities and total readily available liquidity are non-GAAP measures used by management and regulators to analyze a portion of the Company's liquidity. Management uses these measures to evaluate the Company's liquidity position.
Pledgable investment securities are considered by management as a readily available source of liquidity since the Company has the ability to pledge the securities with the FHLB or FRB to obtain immediate funding. Both available-for-sale and held-for-maturity securities may be pledged at fair value with the FHLB and through the FRB discount window. The amounts shown as liquidity from pledgable investment securities represent total investment securities as recorded on the consolidated balance sheet, less reductions for securities already pledged and discounts expected to be taken by the lender to determine collateral value.
The unused lendable collateral value at the FHLB presented in the table represents only the amount immediately available to the Company from loans already pledged by the Company to the FHLB as of each consolidated balance sheet date presented. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company's total remaining credit availability with the FHLB was $313.0 million and $319.9 million, respectively, subject to the pledging of additional collateral which may include eligible investment securities and loans. In addition, the Company has access to additional sources of liquidity that generally could be obtained over a period of time. For example, the Company has access to unsecured brokered deposits through the wholesale funding markets. Management believes the Company's on-balance sheet and other readily available liquidity provide strong indicators of the Company's ability to fund obligations in a stressed liquidity environment.
Excluding wholesale brokered deposits, as of September 30, 2025, the Company had approximately 28 thousand deposit accounts with an average balance of approximately $32.2 thousand per account. Estimated uninsured deposits (calculated as deposit amounts per deposit holder in excess of $250 thousand, the maximum amount of federal deposit insurance, and excluding deposits secured by pledged assets) totaled $220.2 million, or 22.0% of total deposits, as of September 30, 2025. As of December 31, 2024, estimated uninsured deposits totaled $216.8 million, or 22.2% of total deposits.
Management believes that the Company has adequate sources of liquidity to cover its contractual obligations and commitments over the next twelve months.
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