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  • MIL-OSI Banking: quantacapital.com.co: BaFin again investigates the company Quanta Capital

    Source: Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – In English

    The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the company Quanta Capital and the services it is offering. BaFin has information that the company is now also offering banking business and/or financial services on a further website – quantacapital.com.co – without the required authorisation. The company is not supervised by BaFin.

    BaFin already published a warning about the services offered by Quanta Capital on 3 June 2024.

    Financial services may only be offered in Germany if the company providing these services has the necessary authorisation from BaFin to do this. However, some companies offer these services without the required authorisation. Information on whether a particular company has been granted authorisation by BaFin can be found in BaFin’s database of companies.

    Theinformation provided by BaFin is based on section 37 (4) of the German Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz – KWG).

    Please be aware:

    BaFin, the German Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt – BKA) and the German state criminal police offices (Landeskriminalämter) recommend that consumers seeking to invest money online should exercise the utmost caution and do the necessary research beforehand in order to identify fraud attempts at an early stage.

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  • MIL-OSI Banking: Fannie Mae Announces Winner of Twenty-Fifth Community Impact Pool of Non-Performing Loans

    Source: Fannie Mae

    WASHINGTON, DC – Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) today announced the winning bidder for its twenty-fifth Community Impact Pool (CIP) of non-performing loans. The transaction is expected to close on December 20, 2024, and includes 29 deeply delinquent loans totaling $7.2 million in unpaid principal balance (UPB). The loans are geographically focused in the New York area, and the winning bidder was RCG Strategic Acquisitions, LLC. The pool was marketed with BofA Securities, Inc. and First Financial Network, Inc. as advisors.

    The CIP awarded in this most recent transaction includes 29 loans with an aggregate UPB of $7,175,159; average loan size of $247,419; and weighted average note rate of 4.93%.

    The cover bid, which was the second highest bid, for the CIP was 90.85% of UPB (27.56% of BPO).

    All purchasers are required to honor any approved or in-process loss mitigation efforts at the time of sale, including forbearance arrangements and loan modifications. In addition, purchasers must offer delinquent borrowers a waterfall of loss mitigation options, including loan modifications, which may include principal forgiveness, prior to initiating foreclosure on any loan.

    Interested bidders can register for ongoing announcements, training, and other information here. Fannie Mae will also post information about specific pools available for purchase on that page.

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  • MIL-OSI Banking: Regional Economic Outlook for Europe: A Recovery Short of Europe’s Full Potential

    Source: International Monetary Fund

    COMING SOON

    Launch of the October 2024 Regional Economic Outlook for Europe

    The Regional Economic Outlook (REO) report provides comprehensive insights into recent economic developments and future prospects specifically for countries in the region. It analyzes the impact of economic policy changes on performance, highlighting key challenges faced by policymakers in navigating complex economic landscapes. 

    RELEASE DATE
    • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 11:30 AM ET | 17:30 CET: Online report with press briefing 

    The full report and the live webcast of the press briefing will be available on this page on October 24 (11:30 AM ET |17:30 CET). 

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  • MIL-OSI Africa: Secretary-General’s video message to the Virtual Launch of the UNEP Emissions Gap Report

    Source: United Nations – English

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    The message of today’s Emissions Gap report is clear:

    We are teetering on a planetary tight rope.

    Either leaders bridge the emissions gap, or we plunge headlong into climate disaster – with the poorest and most vulnerable suffering the most.

    This report shows annual greenhouse gas emissions at an all-time high – rising 1.3 per cent last year.  They must fall 9 per cent each year to 2030 to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius and avoid the very worst of climate change.

    Current policies are taking us towards a catastrophic 3.1 degrees Celsius temperature rise by the end of the century.

    As this report rightly puts it, people and planet cannot afford more hot air.

    The emissions gap is not an abstract notion.  There is a direct link between increasing emissions and increasingly frequent and intense climate disasters. 

    Around the world, people are paying a terrible price.

    Record emissions mean record sea temperatures supercharging monster hurricanes;

    Record heat is turning forests into tinder boxes and cities into saunas;
     
    Record rains are resulting in biblical floods.

    Today’s report shows affordable, existing technologies can achieve the emissions reductions we need to 2030 and 2035 to meet the 1.5 degree limit.

    But only with a surge in ambition and support.

    The upcoming United Nations climate conference – COP29 – must drive progress in two ways. 

    First, COP29 starts the clock for countries to deliver new national climate action plans – or NDCs – by next year. 

    Governments have agreed to align these plans with 1.5 degrees.

    That means they must drive down all greenhouse gas emissions and cover the whole economy – pushing progress in every sector.

    And they must wean us off our fossil fuel addiction: showing how governments will phase them out – fast and fairly; and contributing to global goals to accelerate renewables rollout and halt and reverse deforestation.

    The largest economies – the G20 members, responsible for around 80 per cent of all emissions – must lead. I urge first-movers to come forward.

    Second, finance will be front and centre at COP29. 

    Developing countries urgently need serious support to accelerate the transition to clean energy and deal with the violent weather they are already facing. 

    COP29 must agree a new finance goal that unlocks the trillions of dollars they need. And provides confidence it will be delivered.

    We know the price of climate inaction is far greater.

    This would require a significant increase in concessional public finance, that can be complemented by innovative sources, such as fossil fuel extraction levies.

    The COP29 outcome must also send clear signals, to drive action on debt relief and reform of the Multilateral Development Banks to make them bigger and bolder.

    Today’s Emissions Gap report is clear: we’re playing with fire; but there can be no more playing for time.

    We’re out of time.

    Closing the emissions gap means closing the ambition gap, the implementation gap, and the finance gap.

    Starting at COP29.

    Thank you.
     

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Cassidy Releases Critical Report Outlining National Flood Insurance Program Crisis, Urges Congress to Act

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Louisiana Bill Cassidy

    WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today released a new report detailing the current state of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and the issues that led to skyrocketing premiums for millions of homeowners. The report explains the historical developments that led NFIP to this moment, key findings following a thorough examination of the crisis, and next steps Washington must take.
    “This report confirms what Louisiana homeowners already know—the National Flood Insurance Program is broken,” said Dr. Cassidy. “We must understand the problem to properly diagnose it and address it. This report clearly lays out why flood insurance premiums are out of control, but also why there is reason to hope.”
    For over 50 years, Americans have relied on the NFIP for affordable flood insurance to protect them in case of a natural disaster or major flood. NFIP is often the only flood insurance option for many communities. However, skyrocketing insurance premiums caused by FEMA’s new risk assessment program, Risk Rating 2.0, have left many Louisianans with no way to protect their families and homes. Cassidy’s report found that Risk Rating 2.0 makes flood insurance unaffordable, puts the entire program at financial risk, and runs contrary to Congressional intent. 
    Click here to read the full report and here to read the one-pager.
    Background
    In January, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on NFIP at the request of Cassidy. The hearing highlighted the urgent need for Congress to act and featured a Louisiana witness. Cassidy also participated in a roundtable hosted by GNO, Inc. and the Coalition for Sustainable Flood Insurance before introducing the bill to hear from community leaders and advocates on the issue.
    Cassidy traveled St. Bernard Parish last year to talk with residents about their flood insurance premiums, resulting in the second episode of his series Bill on the Hill.
    Over the last several months, Cassidy has delivered a series of speeches on the Senate floor calling for action on NFIP. Most recently, he demanded that Congress reauthorize and reform the program just before its authorization expired at the end of the fiscal year on September 30th.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with U & I Financial Corp. and UniBank

    Source: US State of New York Federal Reserve

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    October 24, 2024
    Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with U & I Financial Corp. and UniBank
    For release at 11:00 a.m. EDT

    The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below:
    U & I Financial Corp., Lynnwood, Washington and UniBank, Lynnwood, WashingtonWritten Agreement dated October 21, 2024
    Additional enforcement actions can be searched for here.
    For media inquiries, please email [email protected] or call 202-452-2955.

    Last Update: October 24, 2024

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  • MIL-OSI Economics: Directions under Section 35 A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – Indian Mercantile Co-operative Bank Limited (IMCBL), Lucknow – Extension of period

    Source: Reserve Bank of India

    The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, to Indian Mercantile Co-operative Bank Limited (IMCBL), Lucknow vide Directive DOS.CO.OCCD.185569/12.28.007/2021-22 dated January 28, 2022 for a period of six months upto July 27, 2022, as modified from time to time, which were last extended upto October 27, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON/D-36/12.28.007/2024-25 dated July 19, 2024. The Reserve Bank of India is satisfied that in the public interest, it is necessary to further extend the period of operation of the Directive beyond October 27, 2024.

    2. Accordingly, the Reserve Bank of India, in the exercise of powers vested in it under sub-section (1) of Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, hereby extends the Directive for a further period of three months from close of business of October 27, 2024 to close of business of January 27, 2025, subject to review.

    3. Other terms and conditions of the Directives under reference shall remain unchanged.

    (Puneet Pancholy)  
    Chief General Manager

    Press Release: 2024-2025/1365

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  • MIL-OSI: Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. and F&M Bank Announces Updates to Board of Directors

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Kevin Frey Appointed to Board of Directors

    Dr. K. Brad Stamm to Retire from Board of Directors

    ARCHBOLD, Ohio, Oct. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — F&M Bank (“F&M”), an Archbold, Ohio-based bank owned by Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: FMAO), announced updates to its Board of Directors. On October 22, 2024, Kevin Frey was appointed to the Board of Directors of both the Company and the Bank. In addition to this new appointment, F&M announced the retirement of Dr. K. Brad Stamm from the Board of Directors.

    “On behalf of F&M’s Board of Directors, I am thrilled to welcome Kevin to our team. With deep roots in our legacy market and a wealth of experience as Vice President of Frey & Sons, he brings invaluable insights that will strengthen our connection to the communities we serve,” said F&M’s Chairman Andrew Briggs. “We look forward to his contributions as we continue to grow while staying true to the values guiding F&M for generations.”

    Frey is the Vice President of Frey & Sons, Inc., a family-owned real estate brokerage and auction company that was incorporated in 1963 and is headquartered in Archbold, Ohio. Frey is the Principal Broker and lead Auctioneer for Frey & Sons. The company specializes in real estate auctions and sales in Northwest Ohio and heavy equipment auctions across the Midwest. Frey also manages a portfolio of multifamily, commercial, and agricultural properties and is a member of the Board of Directors for Yoder & Frey, Inc., a farm and machinery auction yard. Frey received a Bachelor of Arts in accounting from Goshen College and worked as a Certified Public Accountant from 1996-2003. He is a member of the National Association of Realtors, Ohio Association of Realtors, National Auctions Association, and Ohio Auctioneers Association.

    Dr. Stamm joined the Board in November of 2016 and served with distinction throughout his tenure. He is the President and Educational Consultant of Stamm Management Group. A celebration in honor of Dr. Stamm’s contributions was held on October 22, 2024. His final day as a Board member will be October 25, 2024.

    “Brad has been an instrumental part of our Board for nearly eight years, and his dedication and leadership will be greatly missed,” said President and CEO of F&M, Lars Eller. “We wish him all the best and express our deepest gratitude for his service to F&M.”

    About F&M Bank:
    F&M Bank is a local independent community bank that has been serving its communities since 1897. F&M Bank provides commercial banking, retail banking and other financial services. Our locations are in Butler, Champaign, Fulton, Defiance, Hancock, Henry, Lucas, Shelby, Williams, and Wood counties in Ohio. In Northeast Indiana, we have offices located in Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Jay, Steuben and Wells counties. The Michigan footprint includes Oakland County, and we have Loan Production Offices in West Bloomfield, Michigan; Muncie, Indiana; and Perrysburg and Bryan, Ohio.

    Safe harbor statement
    Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements by F&M, including management’s expectations and comments, may not be based on historical facts and are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21B of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Actual results could vary materially depending on risks and uncertainties inherent in general and local banking conditions, competitive factors specific to markets in which F&M and its subsidiaries operate, future interest rate levels, legislative and regulatory decisions, capital market conditions, or the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and its impacts on our credit quality and business operations, as well as its impact on general economic and financial market conditions. F&M assumes no responsibility to update this information. For more details, please refer to F&M’s SEC filing, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Such filings can be viewed at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov or through F&M’s website www.fm.bank.

    Company Contact: Investor and Media Contact:
    Lars B. Eller
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.
    (419) 446-2501
    leller@fm.bank    		 Andrew M. Berger
    Managing Director
    SM Berger & Company, Inc.
    (216) 464-6400
    andrew@smberger.com

     

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  • MIL-OSI: TAB Bank Powers Major Metal Manufacturer’s Expansion with $4 Million Infusion

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    OGDEN, Utah, Oct. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TAB Bank closed a $4 million working capital facility with a rapidly growing, full-service metal manufacturer serving the aerospace, defense, medical, marine and renewable energy industries. The partnership will help the manufacturer consolidate two newly acquired machine shops and expand its operations to meet increased demand.

    The manufacturer has built a reputation for exceeding customer expectations with high-precision CNC milling and contract manufacturing services. The company serves major aerospace clients, such as Boeing, Blue Origin, the Department of Defense, SpaceX suppliers and other leading contractors. Its recent acquisition of two additional machine shops has positioned the business to scale further.

    “The machine shop consolidation starts a critical growth phase for the company, and we’re excited to be a part of it,” said Ryan Gabriel, TAB’s Business Development Officer covering the Pacific Northwest. “We customized this $4 million working capital facility deal specifically to the manufacturer’s needs so it can continue to streamline operations and optimize performance while delivering innovative solutions to its clients.”

    With $18 million in sales in 2023 and projections of $24 million for 2024, the business is well-positioned for sustained growth.

    TAB Bank provides tailored financial solutions, including working capital facilities, term loans and equipment financing, to help companies like this manufacturer grow and thrive in competitive industries.

    About TAB Bank
    At TAB Bank, our mission is to unlock dreams with bold financial solutions that empower individuals and businesses nationwide. We are committed to making financial success accessible to everyone through our innovative banking products. Our dedication drives us to continuously improve, ensuring that we meet the evolving needs of our clients with excellence and agility. For over 25 years, we have remained steadfast in offering tailored, technology-enabled solutions designed to simplify and enhance the banking experience. 

    Ryan Gabriel is TAB Bank’s Vice President and Business Development Officer based in Seattle. He has over 20 years of experience in structuring asset-based facilities to meet client needs. He can be reached at 206.391.9886 or at ryan.gabriel@tabbank.com.

    Contact Information:
    Trevor Morris
    Director of Marketing
    801-624-5172
    trevor.morris@tabbank.com

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  • MIL-OSI Banking: Website investment-pte.com: BaFin warns about Investment PTE LTD and Performance Investment PTE LTD

    Source: Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – In English

    The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about Investment PTE LTD and Performance Investment PTE LTD and the services they are offering. BaFin suspects these operators of the website investment-pte.com of offering consumers financial and investment services without the required authorisation.

    The operators of the website appeal under the name Investment PTE LTD and Performance Investment PTE LTD. They claim to have their registered office in Singapore and to be regulated in St Vincent and the Grenadines. However, there is no supervision of the operator in this country.

    Anyone conducting banking business or providing financial or investment services in Germany may do so only with authorisation from BaFin. However, some companies offer these services without the necessary authorisation. Information on whether particular companies have been authorised by BaFin can be found in BaFin’s database of companies.

    Theinformation provided by BaFin is based on section 37 (4) of the German Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz – KWG).

    Please be aware:

    BaFin, the German Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt – BKA) and the German state criminal police offices (Landeskriminalämter) recommend that consumers seeking to invest money online should exercise the utmost caution and do the necessary research beforehand in order to identify fraud attempts at an early stage.

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  • MIL-OSI Banking: capital-imc.net: BaFin investigates the company IMC-Capital Ltd

    Source: Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – In English

    The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the company IMC-Capital Ltd and the services it is offering. BaFin has information that the company is offering banking business and/or financial services on its website capital-imc.net without the required authorisation. The company is not supervised by BaFin.

    Financial services may only be offered in Germany if the company providing these services has the necessary authorisation from BaFin to do this. However, some companies offer these services without the required authorisation. Information on whether a particular company has been granted authorisation by BaFin can be found in BaFin’s database of companies.

    Theinformation provided by BaFin is based on section 37 (4) of the German Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz – KWG).

    Please be aware:

    BaFin, the German Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt – BKA) and the German state criminal police offices (Landeskriminalämter) recommend that consumers seeking to invest money online should exercise the utmost caution and do the necessary research beforehand in order to identify fraud attempts at an early stage.

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  • MIL-OSI Banking: Fannie Mae Announces Scheduled Release of Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

    Source: Fannie Mae

    WASHINGTON, DC – Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) today announced plans to report its third quarter 2024 financial results on Thursday morning, October 31, 2024, before the opening of U.S. financial markets.

    Fannie Mae has scheduled a conference call to discuss the company’s results at 8:00 a.m., ET, on October 31, 2024.

    Prior to the call, the company’s third quarter 2024 earnings news release, quarterly report on Form 10-Q, and other supplemental information will be available on the company’s Quarterly and Annual Results webpage at fanniemae.com/financialresults. Following the call, a transcript will be published to the same webpage and will remain available until our next quarterly earnings announcement.

    CONFERENCE CALL PARTICIPATION DETAILS – Fannie Mae Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

    Event day and time
    Thursday, October 31, 2024
    8:00 AM (ET)

    Listen-only webcast:
    https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1691512&tp_key=ce5c202816
    Click on the link above to attend the presentation from your laptop, tablet, or mobile device. Audio will stream through your selected device. If you have difficulty accessing the webcast, please click the “Listen by Phone” button on the webcast player and dial the number provided.

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  • MIL-OSI: Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Announces Third Quarter 2024 Operating Highlights

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (“FHLBNY”) today released its unaudited financial highlights for the quarter ended September 30, 2024.   

    “Throughout the first nine months of 2024, the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York has continued to successfully execute on our mission, meeting the needs of our members and working together to the benefit of the communities we all serve,” said José R. González, president and CEO of the FHLBNY.

    Highlights from the third quarter of 2024 include:

    • Net income for the quarter was $183.4 million, an increase of $1.5 million, or 0.8%, from net income of $181.9 million for the third quarter of 2023. Net interest income for the quarter was $237.2 million, a decrease of $5.3 million, or 2.2%, from $242.4 million in the third quarter last year. Non-interest income increased by $23.3 million in the third quarter of 2024 compared with the prior year’s quarter, mainly due to an increase in unrealized fair value gains on derivatives, hedged items and trading securities. Non-interest expense increased by $16.2 million to $68.4 million in the third quarter of 2024, primarily due to larger voluntary contributions for housing and community development initiatives and increases in headcount.
    • Return on average equity (“ROE”) for the quarter was 8.29% (annualized), compared to ROE of 9.13% for the third quarter of 2023.
    • As of September 30, 2024, total assets were $155.5 billion, a decrease of $2.8 billion, or 1.8%, from total assets of $158.3 billion at December 31, 2023.  As of September 30, 2024, advances were $106.4 billion, a decrease of $2.5 billion, or 2.3%, from $108.9 billion at December 31, 2023.   
    • As of September 30, 2024, total capital was $8.4 billion, an increase of $0.2 billion from total capital of $8.2 billion at December 31, 2023.  The FHLBNY’s retained earnings increased by $0.2 billion to $2.5 billion as of September 30, 2024, of which $1.3 billion was unrestricted retained earnings and $1.2 billion was restricted retained earnings.  At September 30, 2024, the FHLBNY met its regulatory capital ratios and liquidity requirements.
    • The FHLBNY allocated $20.4 million from its third quarter 2024 earnings for its Affordable Housing Program.

    The FHLBNY expects to file its Form 10-Q for the third quarter of 2024 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on or before November 7, 2024.

       
    Selected Balance Sheet Items (dollars in millions)  
      September 30,     December 31,        
      2024     2023     Change  
                     
    Advances $ 106,435     $ 108,890     $ (2,455 )
    Mortgage loans held for portfolio 2,308     2,180     128  
    Mortgage-backed securities 19,736     19,582     154  
    Liquidity assets 24,581     25,340       (759 )
    Total assets $ 155,454     $ 158,333     $ (2,879 )
                     
    Consolidated obligations $ 143,809     $ 145,476     $ (1,667 )
    Capital stock 6,014     6,050       (36 )
    Unrestricted retained earnings 1,309     1,277     32  
    Restricted retained earnings 1,178     1,061     117  
    Accumulated other comprehensive income   (85 )     (143 )   58  
    Total capital $ 8,416     $ 8,245     $ 171  
                     
    Capital-to-assets ratio (GAAP) 5.41 %   5.21 %      
    Capital-to-assets ratio (Regulatory) 5.47 %   5.30 %      
                     
                     
     
    Operating Results (dollars in millions)
      Three Months Ended
    September 30,    		           Nine Months Ended
    September 30,         		        
      2024     2023   Change     2024     2023   Change  
                                       
    Total interest income $ 2,316.6     $ 2,030.7     $ 285.9     $ 6,916.0     $ 6,264.1     $ 651.9  
    Total interest expense 2,079.4     1,788.3     291.1     6,166.1     5,517.2     648.9  
    Net interest income 237.2     242.4     (5.2 )   749.9     746.9     3.0  
    Provision (Reversal) for credit losses 0.1     (0.1 )   0.2     (0.7 )   1.8     (2.5 )
    Net interest income after provision for credit losses 237.1     242.5     (5.4 )   750.6     745.1     5.5  
    Non-interest income (loss) 35.1     11.8     23.3     88.2     70.7     17.5  
    Non-interest expense 68.4     52.2     16.2     188.5     153.3     35.2  
    Affordable Housing Program assessments 20.4     20.2     0.2     65.1     66.3     (1.2 )
    Net income $ 183.4     $ 181.9     $ 1.5     $ 585.2     $ 596.2     $ (11.0 )
                                       
    Return on average equity 8.29 %   9.13 %         9.09 %   9.54 %      
    Return on average assets 0.43 %   0.48 %           0.46 %   0.48 %        
    Net interest margin 0.56 %   0.64 %         0.59 %   0.60 %      
                                       

    Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
    The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York is a Congressionally chartered, wholesale Bank. It is part of the Federal Home Loan Bank System, a national wholesale banking network of 11 regional, stockholder-owned banks. As of September 30, 2024, the FHLBNY serves 338 financial institutions and housing associates in New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The mission of the FHLBNY is to provide members with reliable liquidity in support of housing and local community development.

    Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
    This report may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon our current expectations and speak only as of the date hereof. These statements may use forward-looking terms, such as “projected,” “expects,” “may,” or their negatives or other variations on these terms. The Bank cautions that, by their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk or uncertainty and that actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements or could affect the extent to which a particular objective, projection, estimate, or prediction is realized. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the Risk Factors set forth in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC, as well as regulatory and accounting rule adjustments or requirements, changes in interest rates, changes in projected business volumes, changes in prepayment speeds on mortgage assets, the cost of our funding, changes in our membership profile, the withdrawal of one or more large members, competitive pressures, shifts in demand for our products, and general economic conditions. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.

    CONTACT:
    Brian Finnegan
    (212) 441-6877
    brian.finnegan@fhlbny.com   

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  • MIL-OSI: Northeast Bank Announces Dates for Fiscal 2025 First Quarter Earnings Results and Conference Call

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    PORTLAND, Maine, Oct. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Northeast Bank (the “Bank”) (NASDAQ: NBN), a Maine-based full-service bank, announced today it will release its fiscal 2025 first quarter earnings results on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. Following the release, the Bank will host a conference call with a simultaneous webcast at 10:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. The conference call will be hosted by Rick Wayne, President and Chief Executive Officer, Richard Cohen, Chief Financial Officer, and Pat Dignan, Chief Operating Officer.

    To access the conference call by phone, please go to this link (Phone Registration), and you will be provided with dial in details. The call will be available via a live webcast, which can be viewed by accessing the Bank’s website at www.northeastbank.com and clicking on the Investor Relations section. To listen to the webcast, attendees are encouraged to visit the website at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to register, download and install any necessary audio software. Please note there is a slide presentation that will accompany the webcast. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available online for one year at www.northeastbank.com.

    About Northeast Bank

    Northeast Bank (NASDAQ: NBN) is a full-service bank headquartered in Portland, Maine. We offer personal and business banking services to the Maine market via seven branches. Our National Lending Division purchases and originates commercial loans on a nationwide basis. ableBanking, a division of Northeast Bank, offers online savings products to consumers nationwide. Information regarding Northeast Bank can be found at www.northeastbank.com.

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    For More Information:
    Richard Cohen, Chief Financial Officer
    Northeast Bank
    27 Pearl Street, Portland, ME 04101
    207.786.3245 ext. 3249
    www.northeastbank.com

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  • MIL-OSI: Westamerica Bancorporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Oct. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Board of Directors of Westamerica Bancorporation (NASDAQ: WABC) today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.44 per share on common stock outstanding to shareholders of record at the close of business November 4, 2024. The dividend is payable November 15, 2024.

    Chairman, President and CEO David Payne stated, “This quarterly dividend recognizes Westamerica’s reliable earnings stream, financial strength and conservative risk profile.”

    On October 17, 2024, Westamerica reported $35.1 million in net income for the three months ended September 30, 2024, or $1.31 diluted earnings per common share.

    Westamerica Bancorporation, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Westamerica Bank, operates banking and trust offices throughout Northern and Central California.

    Westamerica Bancorporation Web Address: www.westamerica.com

    For additional information contact:
    Westamerica Bancorporation
    1108 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901
    Robert A. Thorson – SVP & Treasurer
    707-863-6840
    investments@westamerica.com

    FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION:

    The following appears in accordance with the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:

    This press release may contain forward-looking statements about the Company, including descriptions of plans or objectives of its management for future operations, products or services, and forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other measures of economic performance. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” or “may.”

    Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties. A number of factors — many of which are beyond the Company’s control — could cause actual conditions, events or results to differ significantly from those described in the forward-looking statements. The Company’s most recent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the annual report for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed on Form 10-K and quarterly report for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 filed on Form 10-Q, describe some of these factors, including certain credit, interest rate, operational, liquidity and market risks associated with the Company’s business and operations. Other factors described in these reports include changes in business and economic conditions, competition, fiscal and monetary policies, disintermediation, cyber security risks, legislation including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999, and mergers and acquisitions.

    Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. The Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date forward looking statements are made.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: IAEA and Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Strengthen Long-Term Partnership on Ocean Acidification

    Source: International Atomic Energy Agency – IAEA

    Ocean acidification impacts marine life, particularly organisms with calcium-based shells or skeletons, such as corals and molluscs.  (Photo: The Ocean Agency/Ocean Image Bank) 

    A new partnership has been signed which formalizes a long standing collaboration between the IAEA Marine Environment Laboratories, hosted by the Principality of Monaco, and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation on ocean acidification and ocean-based solutions to climate change. The new Partnership falls under the framework of the IAEA’s Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre and the Foundation’s initiative Ocean Acidification and other Ocean Change – Impacts and Solutions and was signed by the Foundation’s Vice President and CEO, Olivier Wenden, and IAEA Deputy Director General Najat Mokhtar.

    Ocean acidification occurs when the ocean absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2) released into the atmosphere by human activities. The ocean absorbs about 25 per cent of human-caused CO2 emissions, leading to a series of changes in seawater chemistry, including an increase in acidity.  Ocean acidification impacts marine life, particularly organisms with calcium-based shells or skeletons, such as corals and molluscs. Along with ocean warming and oxygen depletion, these changes create complex and unpredictable challenges for marine ecosystems.

    Created in 2006, the Prince Albert II of Monaco, Foundation (PA2F) aims to protect the environment and promote sustainable development.  Ocean acidification and ocean change has been a key focus of the PA2F since 2013 when the Ocean Change – Impacts and Solutions (OACIS) Initiative was launched.

    “Ocean acidification is a global problem, but how the effects play out depend on local factors,” said Wenden. “Ocean acidification will hit harder in many regions of the world which do not necessarily have the resources or the capacity to monitor and to adapt. We are thrilled to be teaming up with the IAEA Marine Environment Laboratories to help bring knowledge and capacity to study ocean acidification to scientists across the globe”.

    OACIS brings together the main organizations working on ocean acidification based in the Principality of Monaco (PA2F, the Monaco Government, the Oceanographic Museum, the Centre Scientifique de Monaco and the IAEA Marine Environment Laboratories), as well as the Villefranche Oceanographic Laboratory (French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) /Sorbonne Universités), IDDRI and the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

    Mokhtar said: “The IAEA is delighted and proud to formalize its long-lasting collaboration with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, a key player in marine conservation both in Monaco and internationally, with whom we share the same values and interests. We are excited to continue to work together to make sure that the scientific data and information needed to take action on ocean acidification is available, and to amplify our impact together, enabling lasting progress for IAEA Member States”.

    Olivier Wenden, DDG Najat Mokhtar and Director Florence Descroix Comanducci, Lina Hansson, Jean-Pierre Cayol, Noura El-Haj on the steps of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, 3 October 2024, Monaco (Photo:Ludovic Arneodo/FPA2)

    Ocean acidification is included under the Sustainable Development Goals under Goal 14, and its Target 3, which calls on countries to “minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels”. Addressing ocean acidification is also part of the new Global Biodiversity Framework of the Convention of Biological Diversity, under Target 8. Yet, the capacity to monitor and study the effects of ocean acidification on marine biodiversity is largely insufficient in many parts of the world.

    The IAEA’s Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre (OA-ICC) promotes international collaboration on ocean acidification. The Centre organizes training courses for countries, provides access to data and resources and develops standardized methodologies and best practices. The OA-ICC also works to raise awareness among various stakeholders about the role that nuclear and isotopic techniques can play in assessing ocean acidification’s impacts. Scientists at the IAEA’s Marine Environment Laboratories in Monaco use these techniques to investigate the impacts of ocean acidification and its interaction with other environmental stressors.

    Under the new partnership, the IAEA and the Foundation will co-organize training courses and expert meetings to empower countries to study and act on ocean acidification and ensure that research in this field is inclusive and participatory. They also plan to organize joint events to raise awareness about the latest research on ocean acidification and ocean-based solutions among policymakers, resource managers and other stakeholders at key ocean gatherings, such as the annual Monaco Ocean Week and the United Nations Ocean Conference and related events to be held in Nice and Monaco in June 2025.

    Additionally, the partnership will also explore joint activities related to plastic pollution, another critical area where both the IAEA, through its flagship initiative on plastic pollution (NUTEC Plastics), and the PA2F are actively engaged.

    As part of their joint upcoming activities, the two partners are organizing an international Winter School on Ocean Acidification and Multiple Stressors for researchers new to the field, which will take place at the IAEA Marine Environment Laboratories in Monaco from 18-29 November 2024.

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Philip R. Lane: Underlying inflation: an update

    Source: European Central Bank

    Speech by Philip R. Lane, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the Inflation: Drivers and Dynamics Conference 2024 organised by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and the ECB

    Cleveland, 24 October 2024

    Introduction

    My aim today is to provide an update on underlying inflation in the euro area.[1] The concept of underlying inflation plays a central role in the conduct of the ECB’s monetary policy: our interest rate decisions are based on our assessment of the inflation outlook in light of the incoming economic and financial data, the dynamics of underlying inflation and the strength of monetary policy transmission. This three-pronged reaction function complements the traditional focus on the inflation forecast for inflation-targeting central banks with the signals embodied in underlying inflation measures, while also incorporating the evolving evidence on the strength of monetary policy transmission in the calibration of the monetary stance. This pragmatic approach reflects the value of data dependence under highly atypical macroeconomic conditions.

    Latest developments in euro area underlying inflation

    Underlying inflation is the persistent component of inflation, signalling where headline inflation will settle in the medium term after temporary factors have vanished. In practice, underlying inflation is unobservable and needs to be proxied or estimated. There are two broad categories of measures that aim to capture this concept. Exclusion-based measures omit certain items – such as energy and food – that are typically volatile and more sensitive to global factors than domestic fundamentals. Model-based measures, meanwhile, capture more complex channels and dynamics, subject to the limitations imposed by sensitivity to model estimation. An overview of such measures is shown in Chart 1.

    Model-based measures at the ECB include the Persistent and Common Component of Inflation (PCCI), which is constructed by estimating a dynamic factor model that extracts the persistent and common component of inflation from granular price data at the item-country level, thereby exploiting the relative advantages of both cross-sectional and time series approaches.[2] Another model-based measure is Supercore inflation, which picks out those items that are estimated to co-move with the business cycle. These model-based measures are reduced form in nature and, among other factors, reflect the empirical contribution of monetary policy tightening to delivering disinflation. That is to say, if current inflation is above target, one reason why underlying inflation might run below current inflation is that the projected mean reversion is partly driven by endogenous monetary policy tightening that has historically contributed to the return of inflation to the target over the medium term. In turn, monitoring the evolution of underlying inflation is an important element in diagnosing whether monetary policy is appropriately calibrated.

    Each of the underlying inflation indicators tracked by the ECB has declined significantly since the post-pandemic inflation surges, with the range narrowing towards its historical average. The majority of indicators are hovering around 1.9 per cent to 2.8 per cent, down from a much wider range between 3.4 per cent to 7.5 per cent at its peak (Chart 1). Core inflation is the most prominent exclusion-based measure, defined as HICP inflation excluding energy and food: this edged down to 2.7 per cent in September, continuing the marked decline from 4.5 per cent a year ago.[3]In terms of model-based measures, the PCCI today is at the bottom of the range, standing at 1.9 per cent in September and having hovered around 2.0 per cent since the end of last year. Most other measures that we regularly monitor have also come down over the past year and show signs of continued easing in September.

    One challenge in interpreting standard indicators of underlying inflation is that these were affected by the past extraordinary supply shocks, as well as by temporary mismatches between demand and supply. As I pointed out in my March 2023 speech, it is helpful to think of headline inflation as being driven by three factors: (i) underlying inflation; (ii) a reverting component; and (iii) pure noise.[4] In particular, the major dislocations of recent years induced a substantial reverting component of inflation that was sufficiently long-lasting not to constitute pure noise but that was also expected to fade out over time. These dislocations included the impact of energy inflation and supply bottlenecks. To capture their indirect impact on measures of underlying inflation, we have in parallel monitored adjusted measures of underlying inflation that “partial out” these indirect influences. These adjusted measures had a significantly lower peak rate of underlying inflation than the un-adjusted measures but, by construction, were also less affected by the sharp turnaround in energy prices and easing of supply bottlenecks during 2023 that flattered the speed of progress in the un-adjusted measures. Currently, these adjustments bring down the range to between 2 per cent and 2.5 per cent, as the impact of past supply-side shocks has greatly diminished. In particular, the forward-looking PCCI measures are by now free of such impacts.

    Chart 1

    Euro area underlying inflation measures and their adjusted counterpart

    (annual percentage changes)

    Exclusion-based measures

    Model-based measures

    Sources: Eurostat and ECB calculations.

    Notes: HICPX stands for HICP inflation excluding energy and food; HICPXX for HICP inflation excluding energy, food, travel-related items, clothing and footwear; PCCI is the persistent and common component of inflation, while Supercore aggregates HICPX items sensitive to domestic business cycle. See also Bańbura et al. (2023), “Underlying inflation measures: an analytical guide for the euro area”, Economic Bulletin, Issue 5, ECB. The ‘adjusted’ measures abstract from energy and supply-bottlenecks shocks using a large SVAR, see Bańbura, M., Bobeica, E. and Martínez-Hernández, C. 2023, “What drives core inflation? The role of supply shocks.”, ECB Working Paper No 2875.

    The latest observations are for September 2024.

    Each measure of underlying inflation provides useful information about future headline inflation, although their forecasting performance varies. Chart 2 shows the root mean squared forecast error (RMSFE) for each measure vis-à-vis inflation two years ahead and vis-à-vis a smoothed inflation rate. Forecasting performance is normalised to the predictive power of current headline inflation: that is, a ratio below unity means that the measure does a better job than current headline inflation in forecasting future inflation. Indeed, most measures beat current headline inflation in forecasting future inflation. The PCCI measures have the best predictive power, while most exclusion-based measures perform less well.

    However, in understanding the inflation process and calibrating monetary policy, it is essential to look beyond overall predictive power and also examine how the various underlying inflation measures can shed light on the speed and sequencing of the disinflation process. For instance, external shocks were a prominent feature of the post-pandemic economic landscape.[5] While the PCCI measures provided a powerful signal that these shocks would ultimately fade out, the delayed and lagged adjustment in indicators such as services inflation, domestic inflation and wage growth served to highlight that convergence to the medium-term target would not be immediate.[6] I will focus on these indicators in the next part of my talk.

    Chart 2

    Predictive properties of underlying inflation measures for HICP inflation

    (RMSFE of each measure relative to RMSFE of headline inflation)

    Sources: Eurostat and ECB calculations.

    Notes: RMSFE 24 months and RMSFE smoothed HICP are the root mean squared forecast errors of each measure with respect to headline inflation 24 months ahead and the two-year centred moving average of inflation covering two years of future data, respectively, divided by the RMSFE of headline inflation. A ratio lower than unity indicates that the measure performs better than headline inflation. The sample covers the period from April 2001 to September 2024.

    Services, domestic inflation and wages

    Domestic inflation captures price dynamics in consumption items that are less influenced by external factors, being more determined by domestic economic conditions, including monetary policy. While trends in the relative prices of globally-determined components (mostly in the energy, food and goods categories) mean that the two per cent target for overall inflation is not a target for domestic inflation, domestic inflation cannot remain at an excessive level if the target is to be sustainably achieved.[7] Moreover, assessing the strength of domestic inflation is essential to the calibration of monetary policy, since domestic inflation will be more responsive than global inflation components to the impact of monetary policy via the dampening of domestic demand.

    The domestic inflation indicator monitored at the ECB is an aggregation of HICP items with low import content.[8] As shown in Chart 3, domestic inflation and services inflation co-move closely. This reflects the dominance of services items in the domestic inflation measures, accounting for 97 per cent of the overall index. At the same time, it remains useful to maintain domestic inflation and services inflation as separate measures: while almost 80 per cent of the services items are included in the domestic inflation index, the overall services category also includes highly-traded services items (Chart 4). These internationally-traded services items currently have a lower contribution to services inflation than domestic services items.

    Chart 3

    Services inflation and domestic inflation

    (annual percentage changes)

    Sources: Eurostat and ECB staff calculations.

    Notes: Domestic inflation is an aggregate of HICP items with a relatively low import intensity, as explained in Fröhling, A., O’Brien, D. and Schaefer, S. (2022), “A new indicator of domestic inflation for the euro area”, Economic Bulletin, Issue 4, ECB. 
    The latest observations are for September 2024.

    Chart 4

    Services inflation and domestic inflation

    (percentage point contribution to services inflation)

    Sources: Eurostat and ECB staff calculations.

    Notes: The chart shows all services items and the x axis shows the contribution of each item to total services inflation in September 2024. In weighted terms, 80 per cent of services are in domestic inflation and 97 per cent of domestic inflation is composed of services items. Domestic inflation also includes three good items which are not shown on the chart.

    The large supply-side shocks of the post-pandemic period have been feeding through to domestic inflation with a lag compared with other measures of underlying inflation. Large supply-side shocks have travelled across sectors and consumption items at different speeds, so it is unsurprising that these had differential impacts on the various measures of underlying inflation, depending on their nature and construction.

    Domestic inflation and services inflation tend to lag headline inflation more than other measures, exhibiting a lower frequency of price adjustment compared with the energy, food and goods categories in the HICP.[9] For this reason, many items in services inflation and domestic inflation were late movers that responded with a much longer lag to the latest inflationary shock, such that annual services inflation remains elevated.[10] Chart 5 shows the impact of energy and supply-chain bottlenecks on the PCCIs, domestic inflation and other measures of underlying inflation. Among these measures, PCCIs are more forward-looking and have picked up certain shocks faster, but with the byproduct that the effects of the shocks also faded quicker. Other indicators, like domestic inflation, are more backward-looking, and the currently higher levels also reflect the still ongoing propagation of past shocks. In similar vein, the past shocks took longer to build up in domestic inflation and are also taking longer to dissipate.

    Chart 5

    Impact of energy and supply-side bottlenecks shocks across measures of underlying inflation

    (percentage points)

    Impact of energy-related shocks

    Impact of global supply chain-related shocks

    Sources: Eurostat and ECB calculations

    Notes: The range covers the estimated impact of shocks across all monitored underlying inflation measures. The impact of the energy and supply bottleneck shocks are estimated in a large SVAR, see Bańbura, M. et al. (2023), op. cit..

    The latest observations are for September 2024.

    The PCCI for services indicates that there is currently a sizeable gap between services inflation and its medium-term underlying trend, suggesting there is scope for downward adjustment in services inflation in the coming months. Services PCCI has been around 2.4 per cent since the end of last year, well below the current annual rate for services (Chart 6, left panel).[11] This difference suggests that idiosyncratic and non-persistent factors are currently driving services inflation. Examples of such idiosyncratic factors include the base effect related to the introduction of the cheap travel Deutschland-ticket in Germany in May 2023, rent inflation in the Netherlands, and items that reprice less frequently, such as insurance or other administered prices (like hospital services) in some countries.

    Over time, the fading out of these idiosyncratic and temporary factors should means that services inflation declines towards the underlying rate. Indeed, momentum indicators for services confirm the slight easing of inflation dynamics. While services momentum (i.e. the three-month-on-three-month growth rate of the seasonally-adjusted index) remains high, it has been continuously easing since May (Chart 6, right panel). The month-on-month seasonally-adjusted rate markedly dropped in September. [12]

    Chart 6

    Services inflation

    (annual percentage changes (left panel) and annualised three-month-on-three-month and month-on-month changes (right panel))

    Gap compared with PCCI

    Momentum of services inflation

    Sources: Eurostat and ECB staff calculations.

    Note: The latest observations are for September 2024.

    Services and domestic inflation are closely linked to wage growth: the expected easing of wage growth in 2025, together with the impact of past monetary policy tightening, should contribute to further disinflation. Wages constitute a higher direct share in costs of services than goods and Chart 7 highlights the strong link between domestic inflation, services and wages: their level is normally similar and they closely co-move with each other.[13] Chart 7 also shows how pressures in these three components can take time to moderate following a tightening in policy.

    Chart 7

    Services and domestic inflation and wage growth after episodes of monetary policy tightening

    (annual percentage changes)

    Sources: Eurostat, ECB and ECB calculations.

    Notes: Shaded areas show monetary policy tightening episodes. CPE stands for compensation per employee. The dotted line shows latest Eurostat data up to Q2 2024 for CPE carried forward with quarter-on-quarter rates from the September ECB staff projections. The latest observations are for the second quarter of 2024 for CPE and the third quarter of 2024 for the rest.

    Wage growth is expected to ease from its current high level, with the cumulative increase in nominal wages over 2023-2024 largely restoring the purchasing power that was lost during the inflation surges of 2021-2022. Wage pressures are currently still high: the growth rate of compensation per employee stood at 4.5 per cent in the second quarter of 2024, albeit down from its peak of 5.6 per cent in the second quarter of 2023.

    Recently, the incoming information for 2024 in the ECB wage tracker indicator of latest agreements shows that wage agreements signed in 2024 had substantially lower structural wage growth for the next 12 months if their previous agreement was signed in 2023 or 2022, as compared with 2021 (Chart 8, left panel). Moreover, in the months ahead, there are fewer wage agreements coming up for renegotiation that have not had an agreement since the surge in inflation (Chart 8, right panel). This suggests that the catching up motive in wage negotiations is losing ground as inflation normalises. Forward-looking indicators suggest further diminishing wage pressures into 2025 (Chart 9). The forward-looking wage tracker (dark blue line in Chart 9) shows the wage growth until the end of 2025 in the available contracts that have been agreed and signed.

    One caveat in interpreting developments in the forward- looking wage tracker is that, since it only considers agreements that are active in the future, the contract coverage on which it is based declines as contracts expire (solid grey area in Chart 9). For this reason, scenarios for the expiring contracts (in the grey striped area) can help to assess risks around the outlook for wages. The scenarios illustrated in Chart 9 assume different renegotiated annual wage growth for expired contracts: (i) full pass-through of HICP and real productivity growth top-up to wages; (ii) HICPX and real productivity growth top-up to wages; (iii) wages increase at the same very strong level as contracts signed in the second quarter of 2024 that were still recouping large real wage losses (this is an upper bound scenario). Even this upper-bound scenario points to a slowdown in wage pressures in 2025 compared with 2024. This reflects in part that base effects, for example those related to high one-off payments this year, will dampen future wage growth in year-on-year terms.

    Chart 8

    Euro area wage tracker

    (annual percentage changes (left panel) and millions of workers (right panel))

    12-months-ahead growth for contracts signed in 2024 by its preceding agreement signing year

    Expiring agreements by preceding contract signing

    Sources: Calculated based on micro data on wage agreements provided by the Deutsche Bundesbank, Banco de España, the Dutch employer association (AWVN), Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Bank of Greece, Banca d’Italia, Bank of Ireland and Banque de France.

    Note: The latest observations are for June 2025 for the workers under expiring agreements.

    Chart 9

    Euro area wage tracker – forward-looking scenarios

    (annual percentage changes)

    Sources: ECB staff calculations based on the ECB wage tracker database.

    Notes: The forecast scenarios take sectors with contracts expiring after the current date and assumes that new contracts are concluded with a structural wage increase per year based on a full pass-through of projected (September 2024 ECB staff projections) HICP or HICPX inflation and productivity growth (scenarios HICP+PROD and HICPX+PROD), or at the same rate of wage increase observed for contracts signed in the second quarter of 2024 (forecast scenario Q2 2024). The forward-looking tracker only considers active agreements. All scenarios include one-off payments smoothed over 12 months.

    The latest observations are for December 2025.

    The latest information from surveys reinforces the projection of easing wage growth that will underpin the moderation in services inflation and domestic inflation. Chart 10 presents consecutive rounds of various ECB surveys, which provide a wealth of valuable information that helps us gauge the pulse of the economy in real time. The incoming survey information on wage growth provided by both firms and professional forecasters confirm the narrative embedded in our September 2024 ECB staff projection that wage growth will ease in 2025 compared with 2024, primarily owing to the fading out of the catch-up dynamic that has dominated wage negotiations between 2022 and 2024.

    Chart 10

    Eurosystem and ECB staff macroeconomic projections on wages and survey-based wage expectations

    (annual percentage changes)

    Sources: Survey of Professional Forecasters (SPF), June 2024 Eurosystem Staff Macroeconomic Projections and September 2024 ECB Staff Macroeconomic Projections, September and October 2024 Consensus Economics Forecasts, July and October Corporate Telephone Survey (CTS) and the survey on the access to finance of enterprises (SAFE) for the first and second quarters of 2024. Notes: The SAFE survey asks 12-month-ahead wage growth, while all the other surveys are for calendar years.

    In summary, in analysing services inflation and domestic inflation, it is crucial to distinguish between the underlying persistent component that matters for the medium term and the backward-looking reverting component that takes time to fade out but that ultimately reflects the staggered nature of the adjustment process to the original and extraordinary inflation shocks. This backward-looking component has been substantial: the inflation shocks of 2021-2022 spread across sectors at varying speeds. The slowest-moving sectors were those in which prices adjust more slowly or are most closely tied to wage adjustment. For these indicators, we need patience as the normalisation process takes time.

    Conclusion

    In my remarks today, I have sought to provide an update on the dynamics of underlying inflation. I have emphasised that underlying inflation measures not only serve to extract the persistent component from the latest inflation readings but also provide insights into the nature of disinflation, especially in relation to the staggered nature of the adjustment process. In particular, the analysis of underlying inflation suggests that 2024 is a transition year, in which backward-looking components are still playing out. But the analysis of underlying inflation also indicates that the disinflation process is well on track, and inflation is set to return to target in the course of 2025.

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  • MIL-OSI: Origin Bancorp, Inc. Reports Earnings For Third Quarter 2024

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    RUSTON, La., Oct. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Origin Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: OBK) (“Origin,” “we,” “our” or the “Company”), the holding company for Origin Bank (the “Bank”), today announced net income of $18.6 million, or $0.60 diluted earnings per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to net income of $21.0 million, or $0.67 diluted earnings per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. Pre-tax, pre-provision (“PTPP”)(1) earnings was $28.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to $32.0 million for the linked quarter.

    “I am pleased with the balance sheet trends we showed in the third quarter,” said Drake Mills, chairman, president and CEO of Origin Bancorp, Inc. “I am confident these trends will continue and our bankers will capitalize on opportunities throughout our markets.”

    (1) PTPP earnings is a non-GAAP financial measure, please see the last few pages of this document for a reconciliation of this alternative financial measure to its most directly comparable GAAP measure.

    Financial Highlights

    • Total loans held for investment (“LHFI”) were $7.96 billion at both September 30, 2024, and June 30, 2024. LHFI, excluding mortgage warehouse lines of credit (“MW LOC”), were $7.46 billion at September 30, 2024, reflecting an increase of $8.9 million, or 0.12%, compared to June 30, 2024.
    • Noninterest-bearing deposits were $1.89 billion at September 30, 2024, reflecting an increase of $27.1 million, or 1.5%, compared to June 30, 2024.
    • Net interest income was $74.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, reflecting an increase of $914,000, or 1.2%, compared to the linked quarter.
    • Our book value per common share was $36.76 as of September 30, 2024, reflecting an increase of $1.53, or 4.3%, compared to June 30, 2024. Tangible book value per common share(1) was $31.37 at September 30, 2024, reflecting an increase of $1.60, or 5.4%, compared to June 30, 2024.
    • Stockholders’ equity was $1.15 billion at September 30, 2024, reflecting an increase of $49.8 million, or 4.5%, compared to June 30, 2024.
    • At September 30, 2024, and June 30, 2024, the ratio of Company-level common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets was 12.46%, and 12.15%, respectively, the Tier 1 leverage ratio was 10.93% and 10.70%, respectively, and the total capital ratio was 15.45% and 15.16%, respectively. The ratio of tangible common equity to tangible assets(1) was 9.98% at September 30, 2024, compared to 9.47% at June 30, 2024.

    (1) Tangible book value per common share and tangible common equity to tangible assets are non-GAAP financial measures. Please see the last few pages of this document for a reconciliation of these alternative financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures.

    Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024

    Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

    Net interest income for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, was $74.8 million, an increase of $914,000, or 1.2%, compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2024, $813,000 of which was driven by one additional day in the current quarter. Higher interest rates drove a net increase of $147,000 in net interest income, which was reflected in a $1.2 million increase in interest income earned on interest-earnings assets offset by a $1.1 million increase in interest expense paid on interest-bearing liabilities.

    Higher interest rates on LHFI drove a $2.0 million increase in the yield for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2024, $1.5 million of which was driven by real estate-based loans. The average rate on LHFI increased to 6.67% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to 6.58% for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. Higher interest rates on savings and interest-bearing transaction accounts drove a $1.1 million increase in interest expense, compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2024. The average rate on interest-bearing deposits increased to 4.01% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to 3.95% for the quarter ended June 30, 2024.

    The Federal Reserve Board sets various benchmark rates, including the federal funds rate, and thereby influences the general market rates of interest, including the loan and deposit rates offered by financial institutions. The federal funds target rate range was reduced by 50 basis points on September 18, 2024, to a range of 4.75% to 5.00%, the first rate reduction since early 2020.

    The NIM-FTE was 3.18% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, representing a one- and a four-basis-point increase compared to the linked quarter and the prior year same quarter, respectively. The yield earned on interest-earning assets for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, was 6.09%, an increase of five and 40 basis points compared to the linked quarter and the prior year same quarter, respectively. The average rate paid on total interest-bearing liabilities for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, was 4.04%, representing a six- and 45-basis point increase compared to the linked quarter and the prior year same quarter, respectively.

    As discussed in our June 30, 2024, Origin Bancorp, Inc. Earnings Release, we reversed $1.2 million of accrued loan interest during the quarter ended June 30, 2024, due to certain questioned activity involving a single banker, who has since been terminated, in our East Texas market. This reversal of accrued loan interest income negatively impacted the fully tax equivalent net interest margin (“NIM-FTE”) by five basis points for the linked quarter. Had we not experienced the reversal of the $1.2 million of accrued interest income during the quarter ended June 30, 2024, our NIM-FTE would have been 3.22% for the linked quarter, and we would have experienced a four-basis point decrease in our current NIM-FTE compared to the linked quarter. There was no equivalent interest income reversal during the current quarter and these loans remain on non-accrual.

    Credit Quality

    The table below includes key credit quality information:

      At and For the Three Months Ended   Change   % Change
    (Dollars in thousands, unaudited) September 30,
    2024    		   June 30,
    2024    		   September 30,
    2023    		   Linked
    Quarter    		   Linked
    Quarter
    Past due LHFI $ 38,838     $ 66,276     $ 20,347     $ (27,438 )   (41.4)%
    Allowance for loan credit losses (“ALCL”)   95,989       100,865       95,177       (4,876 )   (4.8 )
    Classified loans   107,486       118,254       64,021       (10,768 )   (9.1 )
    Total nonperforming LHFI   64,273       75,812       31,608       (11,539 )   (15.2 )
    Provision for credit losses   4,603       5,231       3,515       (628 )   (12.0 )
    Net charge-offs   9,520       2,946       2,686       6,574     223.2  
    Credit quality ratios(1):                  
    ALCL to nonperforming LHFI   149.35 %     133.05 %     301.12 %     16.30 %   N/A
    ALCL to total LHFI   1.21       1.27       1.26       (0.06 )   N/A
    ALCL to total LHFI, adjusted(2)   1.28       1.34       1.30       (0.06 )   N/A
    Classified loans to total LHFI   1.35       1.49       0.85       (0.14 )   N/A
    Nonperforming LHFI to LHFI   0.81       0.95       0.42       (0.14 )   N/A
    Net charge-offs to total average LHFI (annualized)   0.48       0.15       0.14       0.33     N/A

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    (1) Please see the Loan Data schedule at the back of this document for additional information.
    (2)  The ALCL to total LHFI, adjusted, is calculated by excluding the ALCL for MW LOC loans from the total LHFI ALCL in the numerator and excluding the MW LOC loans from the LHFI in the denominator. Due to their low-risk profile, MW LOC loans require a disproportionately low allocation of the ALCL.
       

    As discussed in our June 30, 2024, Origin Bancorp, Inc. Earnings Release, our credit metrics were negatively impacted by certain questioned activity involving a single banker, who has since been terminated, in our East Texas market. Our investigation of this activity remains ongoing and is not final; however, as a result of a forbearance agreement with one of our impacted customer relationships, our past due LHFI declined $26.4 million when compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2024. There was no material change in the level of our nonperforming or classified LHFI principal balances between the current quarter and the linked quarter as a result of the questioned activity. We continue to work with an outside forensic accounting firm to confirm the bank’s identification and reconciliation of the activity, targeting a conclusion of this analysis by the end of this year. At this time, we believe that any ultimate loss arising from the situation will not be material to our financial position.

    Past due LHFI were $38.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to $66.3 million at June 30, 2024. Of the $27.4 million decrease, $26.4 million were impacted by or related to the questioned activity. The remaining net decrease in past due LHFI was primarily due to charge-offs or payoffs in commercial and industrial past due loans during the quarter ended September 30, 2024.

    Nonperforming LHFI decreased $11.5 million for the quarter reflecting a decrease in the percentage of nonperforming LHFI to LHFI to 0.81% compared to 0.95% for the linked quarter. The decrease in nonperforming loans was primarily driven by three commercial and industrial loan relationships totaling $14.6 million at June 30, 2024, $10.4 million of which were charged-off and $4.2 million were paid down during the current quarter.

    Classified loans decreased $10.8 million to $107.5 million at September 30, 2024, reflecting 1.35% as a percentage of total LHFI, down 14 basis points from the linked quarter. The decrease in classified loans was primarily driven by the same three commercial and industrial loan relationships mentioned in the nonperforming loan paragraph directly above.

    Noninterest Income

    Noninterest income for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, was $16.0 million, a decrease of $6.5 million, or 28.8%, from the linked quarter. The decrease from the linked quarter was primarily driven by decreases of $5.2 million, $725,000 and $621,000 in the change in fair value of equity investments, mortgage banking revenue and other income, respectively.

    The decrease in change in fair value of equity investments was due to a $5.2 million positive valuation adjustment on a non-marketable equity security recognized during the linked quarter with no comparable amount recognized during the current quarter.

    The decrease in mortgage banking revenue was primarily due to an $833,000 combined decrease in the pipeline and interest rate lock commitment fair values during the current quarter compared to the linked quarter.

    The decrease in other income was primarily due to an $818,000 gain on sale of bank property recognized in the linked quarter with no comparable amount recognized in the current quarter.

    Noninterest Expense

    Noninterest expense for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, was $62.5 million, a decrease of $1.9 million, or 2.9% from the linked quarter. The decrease was primarily driven by a decrease of $1.6 million and in other noninterest expense.

    The decrease in other expenses resulted from recognizing contingent liabilities totaling approximately $1.2 million related to certain questioned activity involving a single banker, who has since been terminated, in our East Texas market, as described previously, in the linked quarter with no comparable liability incurred in the current quarter. Also, contributing to the quarter over quarter decline was a $357,000 decrease in corporate membership fees.

    Financial Condition

    Loans

    • Total LHFI were $7.96 billion at both September 30, 2024, and June 30, 2024, and reflected an increase of $388.7 million, or 5.1%, compared to September 30, 2023.
    • Total LHFI, excluding MW LOC, were $7.46 billion at September 30, 2024, representing an increase of $8.9 million, or 0.1%, from June 30, 2024, and an increase of $179.8 million, or 2.5%, from September 30, 2023.
    • During the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to the linked quarter, we experienced declines in construction/land/land development loans and MW LOC of $25.8 million and $11.3 million, respectively, partially offset by growth in multi-family real estate loans of $36.1 million.

    Securities

    • Total securities were $1.18 billion at both September 30, 2024, and June 30, 2024, and reflected a decrease of $129.8 million, or 9.9%, compared to September 30, 2023.
    • Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes, primarily associated with the available for sale (“AFS”) portfolio, was $94.2 million at September 30, 2024, an improvement of $32.9 million, or 25.9%, from the linked quarter.
    • The weighted average effective duration for the total securities portfolio was 4.21 years as of September 30, 2024, compared to 4.28 years as of June 30, 2024.

    Deposits

    • Total deposits at September 30, 2024, were $8.49 billion, a decrease of $24.3 million, or 0.3%, compared to the linked quarter, and represented an increase of $112.1 million, or 1.3%, from September 30, 2023. The decrease in the current quarter compared to the linked quarter was primarily due to a decrease of $205.2 million in brokered (which includes both brokered time and brokered interest-bearing demand) deposits. The decrease in brokered deposits was primarily replaced with customer deposits.
    • Excluding brokered deposits, total deposit increased $180.9 million, or 2.3%, to $8.05 billion, primarily due to increases of $87.0 million, $64.4 million and $27.1 million in money market deposits, interest-bearing demand deposits and noninterest-bearing demand deposits, respectively.
    • At September 30, 2024, noninterest-bearing deposits as a percentage of total deposits were 22.3%, compared to 21.9% and 24.0% at June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2023, respectively. Excluding brokered deposits, noninterest-bearing deposits as a percentage of total deposits were 23.5%, compared to 23.7% and 26.1% at June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2023, respectively.

    Borrowings

    • FHLB advances and other borrowings at September 30, 2024, were $30.4 million, a decrease of $10.3 million, or 25.3%, compared to the linked quarter and represented an increase of $18.2 million, or 149.3%, from September 30, 2023.

    Stockholders’ Equity

    • Stockholders’ equity was $1.15 billion at September 30, 2024, an increase of $49.8 million, or 4.5%, compared to $1.10 billion at June 30, 2024, and an increase of $146.7 million, or 14.7%, compared to September 30, 2023.
    • The increase in stockholders’ equity from the linked quarter is primarily due to a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss of $32.9 million and net income of $18.6 million, partially offset by dividends declared of $4.8 million during the current quarter.

    Conference Call

    Origin will hold a conference call to discuss its third quarter 2024 results on Thursday, October 24, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. Central Time (9:00 a.m. Eastern Time). To participate in the live conference call, please dial +1 (929) 272-1574 (U.S. Local / International 1); +1 (857) 999-3259 (U.S. Local / International 2); +1 (800) 528-1066 (U.S. Toll Free), enter Conference ID: 84865 and request to be joined into the Origin Bancorp, Inc. (OBK) call. A simultaneous audio-only webcast may be accessed via Origin’s website at www.origin.bank under the investor relations, News & Events, Events & Presentations link or directly by visiting https://dealroadshow.com/e/ORIGINQ324.

    If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the webcast will be archived on the Investor Relations section of Origin’s website at www.origin.bank, under Investor Relations, News & Events, Events & Presentations.

    About Origin

    Origin Bancorp, Inc. is a financial holding company headquartered in Ruston, Louisiana. Origin’s wholly owned bank subsidiary, Origin Bank, was founded in 1912 in Choudrant, Louisiana. Deeply rooted in Origin’s history is a culture committed to providing personalized relationship banking to businesses, municipalities, and personal clients to enrich the lives of the people in the communities it serves. Origin provides a broad range of financial services and currently operates more than 60 locations from Dallas/Fort Worth, East Texas, Houston, North Louisiana, Mississippi, South Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. For more information, visit www.origin.bank.

    Non-GAAP Financial Measures

    Origin reports its results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). However, management believes that certain supplemental non-GAAP financial measures may provide meaningful information to investors that is useful in understanding Origin’s results of operations and underlying trends in its business. However, non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental and should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, Origin’s reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. The following are the non-GAAP measures used in this release: PTPP earnings, adjusted NIM-FTE, PTPP ROAA, tangible book value per common share, adjusted tangible book value per common share, tangible common equity to tangible assets, ROATCE, and core efficiency ratio.

    Please see the last few pages of this release for reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

    Forward-Looking Statements

    This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include information regarding Origin’s future financial performance, business and growth strategies, projected plans and objectives, and any expected purchases of its outstanding common stock, and related transactions and other projections based on macroeconomic and industry trends, including changes to interest rates by the Federal Reserve and the resulting impact on Origin’s results of operations, estimated forbearance amounts and expectations regarding the Company’s liquidity, including in connection with advances obtained from the FHLB, which are all subject to change and may be inherently unreliable due to the multiple factors that impact broader economic and industry trends, and any such changes may be material. Such forward-looking statements are based on various facts and derived utilizing important assumptions and current expectations, estimates and projections about Origin and its subsidiaries, any of which may change over time and some of which may be beyond Origin’s control. Statements or statistics preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words “assumes,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “foresees,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “could,” “may,” “might,” “should,” “will,” and “would” and variations of such terms are generally forward-looking in nature and not historical facts, although not all forward-looking statements include the foregoing words. Further, certain factors that could affect Origin’s future results and cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the impact of current and future economic conditions generally and in the financial services industry, nationally and within Origin’s primary market areas, including the effects of declines in the real estate market, high-profile bank failures, high unemployment rates, inflationary pressures, elevated interest rates and slowdowns in economic growth, as well as the financial stress on borrowers and changes to customer and client behavior as a result of the foregoing; changes in benchmark interest rates and the resulting impacts on net interest income; deterioration of Origin’s asset quality; factors that can impact the performance of Origin’s loan portfolio, including real estate values and liquidity in Origin’s primary market areas; the financial health of Origin’s commercial borrowers and the success of construction projects that Origin finances; changes in the value of collateral securing Origin’s loans; developments in our mortgage banking business, including loan modifications, general demand, and the effects of judicial or regulatory requirements or guidance; Origin’s ability to anticipate interest rate changes and manage interest rate risk (including the impact of higher interest rates on macroeconomic conditions, competition, and the cost of doing business and the impact of prolonged elevated interest rates on our financial projections, models and guidance); the effectiveness of Origin’s risk management framework and quantitative models; Origin’s inability to receive dividends from Origin Bank and to service debt, pay dividends to Origin’s common stockholders, repurchase Origin’s shares of common stock and satisfy obligations as they become due; the impact of labor pressures; changes in Origin’s operation or expansion strategy or Origin’s ability to prudently manage its growth and execute its strategy; changes in management personnel; Origin’s ability to maintain important customer relationships, reputation or otherwise avoid liquidity risks; increasing costs as Origin grows deposits; operational risks associated with Origin’s business; significant turbulence or a disruption in the capital or financial markets and the effect of market disruption and interest rate volatility on our investment securities; increased competition in the financial services industry, particularly from regional and national institutions, as well as from fintech companies; difficult market conditions and unfavorable economic trends in the United States generally, and particularly in the market areas in which Origin operates and in which its loans are concentrated; Origin’s level of nonperforming assets and the costs associated with resolving any problem loans including litigation and other costs; the credit risk associated with the substantial amount of commercial real estate, construction and land development, and commercial loans in Origin’s loan portfolio; changes in laws, rules, regulations, interpretations or policies relating to financial institutions, and potential expenses associated with complying with such regulations; periodic changes to the extensive body of accounting rules and best practices; further government intervention in the U.S. financial system; a deterioration of the credit rating for U.S. long-term sovereign debt or actions that the U.S. government may take to avoid exceeding the debt ceiling; a potential U.S. federal government shutdown and the resulting impacts; compliance with governmental and regulatory requirements, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and others relating to banking, consumer protection, securities, and tax matters; Origin’s ability to comply with applicable capital and liquidity requirements, including its ability to generate liquidity internally or raise capital on favorable terms, including continued access to the debt and equity capital markets; changes in the utility of Origin’s non-GAAP liquidity measurements and its underlying assumptions or estimates; possible changes in trade, monetary and fiscal policies, laws and regulations and other activities of governments, agencies and similar organizations; natural disasters and adverse weather events, acts of terrorism, an outbreak of hostilities (including the impacts related to or resulting from Russia’s military action in Ukraine or the conflict in Israel and surrounding areas, including the imposition of additional sanctions and export controls, as well as the broader impacts to financial markets and the global macroeconomic and geopolitical environments), regional or national protests and civil unrest (including any resulting branch closures or property damage), widespread illness or public health outbreaks or other international or domestic calamities, and other matters beyond Origin’s control; the impact of generative artificial intelligence; fraud or misconduct by internal or external actors (including Origin employees) which Origin may not be able to prevent, detect or mitigate, system failures, cybersecurity threats or security breaches and the cost of defending against them; Origin’s ability to maintain adequate internal controls over financial and non-financial reporting; and potential claims, damages, penalties, fines, costs and reputational damage resulting from pending or future litigation, regulatory proceedings and enforcement actions. For a discussion of these and other risks that may cause actual results to differ from expectations, please refer to the sections titled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in Origin’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any updates to those sections set forth in Origin’s subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. If one or more events related to these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if Origin’s underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may differ materially from what Origin anticipates. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and Origin does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

    New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is not possible for Origin to predict those events or how they may affect Origin. In addition, Origin cannot assess the impact of each factor on Origin’s business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements, expressed or implied, included in this communication are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. This cautionary statement should also be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that Origin or persons acting on Origin’s behalf may issue. Annualized, pro forma, adjusted, projected, and estimated numbers are used for illustrative purposes only, are not forecasts, and may not reflect actual results.

    Contact:

    Investor Relations
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    318-497-3177
    chris@origin.bank

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    Origin Bancorp, Inc.
    Selected Quarterly Financial Data
    (Unaudited)

      Three Months Ended
      September 30,
    2024    		   June 30,
    2024    		   March 31,
    2024    		   December 31,
    2023    		   September 30,
    2023
                       
    Income statement and share amounts (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
    Net interest income $ 74,804     $ 73,890     $ 73,323     $ 72,989     $ 74,130  
    Provision for credit losses   4,603       5,231       3,012       2,735       3,515  
    Noninterest income   15,989       22,465       17,255       8,196       18,119  
    Noninterest expense   62,521       64,388       58,707       60,906       58,663  
    Income before income tax expense   23,669       26,736       28,859       17,544       30,071  
    Income tax expense   5,068       5,747       6,227       4,119       5,758  
    Net income $ 18,601     $ 20,989     $ 22,632     $ 13,425     $ 24,313  
    PTPP earnings(1) $ 28,272     $ 31,967     $ 31,871     $ 20,279     $ 33,586  
    Basic earnings per common share   0.60       0.68       0.73       0.43       0.79  
    Diluted earnings per common share   0.60       0.67       0.73       0.43       0.79  
    Dividends declared per common share   0.15       0.15       0.15       0.15       0.15  
    Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic   31,130,293       31,042,527       30,981,333       30,898,941       30,856,649  
    Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted   31,239,877       31,131,829       31,078,910       30,995,354       30,943,860  
                       
    Balance sheet data                  
    Total LHFI $ 7,956,790     $ 7,959,171     $ 7,900,027     $ 7,660,944     $ 7,568,063  
    Total LHFI excluding MW LOC   7,461,602       7,452,666       7,499,032       7,330,978       7,281,770  
    Total assets   9,965,986       9,947,182       9,892,379       9,722,584       9,733,303  
    Total deposits   8,486,568       8,510,842       8,505,464       8,251,125       8,374,488  
    Total stockholders’ equity   1,145,673       1,095,894       1,078,853       1,062,905       998,945  
                       
    Performance metrics and capital ratios                  
    Yield on LHFI   6.67 %     6.58 %     6.58 %     6.46 %     6.35 %
    Yield on interest-earnings assets   6.09       6.04       5.99       5.86       5.69  
    Cost of interest-bearing deposits   4.01       3.95       3.85       3.71       3.47  
    Cost of total deposits   3.14       3.08       2.99       2.84       2.61  
    NIM – fully tax equivalent (“FTE”)   3.18       3.17       3.19       3.19       3.14  
    Return on average assets (annualized) (“ROAA”)   0.74       0.84       0.92       0.55       0.96  
    PTPP ROAA (annualized)(1)   1.13       1.28       1.30       0.82       1.33  
    Return on average stockholders’ equity (annualized) (“ROAE”)   6.57       7.79       8.57       5.26       9.52  
    Book value per common share $ 36.76     $ 35.23     $ 34.79     $ 34.30     $ 32.32  
    Tangible book value per common share(1)   31.37       29.77       29.24       28.68       26.78  
    Adjusted tangible book value per common share(1)   34.39       33.86       33.27       32.59       32.37  
    Return on average tangible common equity (annualized) (“ROATCE”)(1)   7.74 %     9.25 %     10.24 %     6.36 %     11.48 %
    Efficiency ratio(2)   68.86       66.82       64.81       75.02       63.59  
    Core efficiency ratio(1)   67.48       65.55       65.24       70.55       60.49  
    Common equity tier 1 to risk-weighted assets(3)   12.46       12.15       11.97       11.83       11.46  
    Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets(3)   12.64       12.33       12.15       12.01       11.64  
    Total capital to risk-weighted assets(3)   15.45       15.16       14.98       15.02       14.61  
    Tier 1 leverage ratio(3)   10.93       10.70       10.66       10.50       10.00  

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    (1) PTPP earnings, PTPP ROAA, tangible book value per common share, adjusted tangible book value per common share, ROATCE, and core efficiency ratio are either non-GAAP financial measures or use a non-GAAP contributor in the formula. For a reconciliation of these alternative financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures, please see the last few pages of this release.
    (2) Calculated by dividing noninterest expense by the sum of net interest income plus noninterest income.
    (3) September 30, 2024, ratios are estimated and calculated at the Company level, which is subject to the capital adequacy requirements of the Federal Reserve Board.
       

    Origin Bancorp, Inc.
    Selected Year-To-Date Financial Data
    (Unaudited)

      Nine Months Ended September 30,
    (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)   2024       2023  
           
    Income statement and share amounts  
    Net interest income $ 222,017     $ 226,568  
    Provision for credit losses   12,846       14,018  
    Noninterest income   55,709       50,139  
    Noninterest expense   185,616       174,310  
    Income before income tax expense   79,264       88,379  
    Income tax expense   17,042       18,004  
    Net income $ 62,222     $ 70,375  
    PTPP earnings(1) $ 92,110     $ 102,397  
    Basic earnings per common share   2.00       2.29  
    Diluted earnings per common share   2.00       2.28  
    Dividends declared per common share   0.45       0.45  
    Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic   31,051,672       30,797,399  
    Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted   31,160,867       30,903,222  
           
    Performance metrics      
    Yield on LHFI   6.61 %     6.19 %
    Yield on interest-earning assets   6.04       5.50  
    Cost of interest-bearing deposits   3.94       3.03  
    Cost of total deposits   3.07       2.22  
    NIM-FTE   3.18       3.24  
    Adjusted NIM-FTE(2)   3.18       3.21  
    ROAA (annualized)   0.84       0.94  
    PTPP ROAA (annualized)(1)   1.24       1.37  
    ROAE (annualized)   7.62       9.45  
    ROATCE (annualized)(1)   9.04       11.47  
    Efficiency ratio(3)   66.83       62.99  
    Core efficiency ratio(1)   66.09       59.94  

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    (1) PTPP earnings, PTPP ROAA, ROATCE, and core efficiency ratio are either non-GAAP financial measures or use a non-GAAP contributor in the formula. For a reconciliation of these alternative financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures, please see the last few pages of this release.
    (2) Adjusted NIM-FTE is a non-GAAP financial measure and is calculated for nine months ended September 30, 2024, by removing the $20,000 net purchase accounting amortization from net interest income. And, for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, by removing the $2.2 million net purchase accounting accretion from net interest income.
    (3) Calculated by dividing noninterest expense by the sum of net interest income plus noninterest income.
       

    Origin Bancorp, Inc.
    Consolidated Quarterly Statements of Income
    (Unaudited)

      Three Months Ended
      September 30,
    2024    		   June 30,
    2024    		   March 31,
    2024    		   December 31,
    2023    		   September 30,
    2023
                       
    Interest and dividend income (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
    Interest and fees on loans $ 133,195   $ 129,879   $ 127,186     $ 123,673     $ 121,204  
    Investment securities-taxable   6,536     6,606     6,849       7,024       8,194  
    Investment securities-nontaxable   905     893     910       1,124       1,281  
    Interest and dividend income on assets held in other financial institutions   3,621     4,416     3,756       3,664       4,772  
    Total interest and dividend income   144,257     141,794     138,701       135,485       135,451  
    Interest expense                  
    Interest-bearing deposits   67,051     65,469     62,842       59,771       55,599  
    FHLB advances and other borrowings   482     514     518       220       3,207  
    Subordinated indebtedness   1,920     1,921     2,018       2,505       2,515  
    Total interest expense   69,453     67,904     65,378       62,496       61,321  
    Net interest income   74,804     73,890     73,323       72,989       74,130  
    Provision for credit losses   4,603     5,231     3,012       2,735       3,515  
    Net interest income after provision for credit losses   70,201     68,659     70,311       70,254       70,615  
    Noninterest income                  
    Insurance commission and fee income   6,928     6,665     7,725       5,446       6,443  
    Service charges and fees   4,664     4,862     4,688       4,889       4,621  
    Other fee income   2,114     2,404     2,247       2,118       2,006  
    Mortgage banking revenue (loss)   1,153     1,878     2,398       (719 )     892  
    Swap fee income   106     44     57       196       366  
    Gain (loss) on sales of securities, net   221     —     (403 )     (4,606 )     (7,173 )
    Change in fair value of equity investments   —     5,188     —       —       10,096  
    Other income   803     1,424     543       872       868  
    Total noninterest income   15,989     22,465     17,255       8,196       18,119  
    Noninterest expense                  
    Salaries and employee benefits   38,491     38,109     35,818       35,931       34,624  
    Occupancy and equipment, net   6,298     7,009     6,645       6,912       6,790  
    Data processing   3,470     3,468     3,145       3,062       2,775  
    Office and operations   2,984     3,072     2,502       2,947       2,868  
    Intangible asset amortization   1,905     2,137     2,137       2,259       2,264  
    Regulatory assessments   1,791     1,842     1,734       1,860       1,913  
    Advertising and marketing   1,449     1,328     1,444       1,690       1,371  
    Professional services   2,012     1,303     1,231       1,440       1,409  
    Loan-related expenses   751     1,077     905       1,094       1,220  
    Electronic banking   1,308     1,238     1,239       1,103       1,384  
    Franchise tax expense   721     815     477       942       520  
    Other expenses   1,341     2,990     1,430       1,666       1,525  
    Total noninterest expense   62,521     64,388     58,707       60,906       58,663  
    Income before income tax expense   23,669     26,736     28,859       17,544       30,071  
    Income tax expense   5,068     5,747     6,227       4,119       5,758  
    Net income $ 18,601   $ 20,989   $ 22,632     $ 13,425     $ 24,313  
    Basic earnings per common share $ 0.60   $ 0.68   $ 0.73     $ 0.43     $ 0.79  
    Diluted earnings per common share   0.60     0.67     0.73       0.43       0.79  
                                       

    Origin Bancorp, Inc.
    Consolidated Balance Sheets
    (Unaudited)

    (Dollars in thousands) September 30,
    2024    		   June 30,
    2024    		   March 31,
    2024    		   December 31,
    2023    		   September 30,
    2023
    Assets                  
    Cash and due from banks $ 159,337     $ 137,615     $ 98,147     $ 127,278     $ 141,705  
    Interest-bearing deposits in banks   161,854       150,435       193,365       153,163       163,573  
    Total cash and cash equivalents   321,191       288,050       291,512       280,441       305,278  
    Securities:                  
    AFS   1,160,965       1,160,048       1,190,922       1,253,631       1,290,839  
    Held to maturity, net of allowance for credit losses   11,096       11,616       11,651       11,615       10,790  
    Securities carried at fair value through income   6,533       6,499       6,755       6,808       6,772  
    Total securities   1,178,594       1,178,163       1,209,328       1,272,054       1,308,401  
    Non-marketable equity securities held in other financial institutions   67,068       64,010       53,870       55,190       63,842  
    Loans held for sale   7,631       18,291       14,975       16,852       14,944  
    Loans   7,956,790       7,959,171       7,900,027       7,660,944       7,568,063  
    Less: ALCL   95,989       100,865       98,375       96,868       95,177  
    Loans, net of ALCL   7,860,801       7,858,306       7,801,652       7,564,076       7,472,886  
    Premises and equipment, net   126,751       121,562       120,931       118,978       111,700  
    Mortgage servicing rights   —       —       —       15,637       19,189  
    Cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance   40,602       40,365       40,134       39,905       39,688  
    Goodwill   128,679       128,679       128,679       128,679       128,679  
    Other intangible assets, net   39,272       41,177       43,314       45,452       42,460  
    Accrued interest receivable and other assets   195,397       208,579       187,984       185,320       226,236  
    Total assets $ 9,965,986     $ 9,947,182     $ 9,892,379     $ 9,722,584     $ 9,733,303  
    Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity                  
    Noninterest-bearing deposits $ 1,893,767     $ 1,866,622     $ 1,887,066     $ 1,919,638     $ 2,008,671  
    Interest-bearing deposits excluding brokered interest-bearing deposits   5,137,940       4,984,817       4,990,632       4,918,597       4,728,263  
    Time deposits   1,023,252       1,022,589       1,030,656       967,901       968,352  
    Brokered deposits   431,609       636,814       597,110       444,989       669,202  
    Total deposits   8,486,568       8,510,842       8,505,464       8,251,125       8,374,488  
    FHLB advances and other borrowings   30,446       40,737       13,158       83,598       12,213  
    Subordinated indebtedness   159,861       159,779       160,684       194,279       196,825  
    Accrued expenses and other liabilities   143,438       139,930       134,220       130,677       150,832  
    Total liabilities   8,820,313       8,851,288       8,813,526       8,659,679       8,734,358  
    Stockholders’ equity:                  
    Common stock   155,837       155,543       155,057       154,931       154,534  
    Additional paid-in capital   535,662       532,950       530,380       528,578       525,434  
    Retained earnings   548,419       534,585       518,325       500,419       491,706  
    Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (94,245 )     (127,184 )     (124,909 )     (121,023 )     (172,729 )
    Total stockholders’ equity   1,145,673       1,095,894       1,078,853       1,062,905       998,945  
    Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 9,965,986     $ 9,947,182     $ 9,892,379     $ 9,722,584     $ 9,733,303  
                                           

    Origin Bancorp, Inc.
    Loan Data
    (Unaudited)

      At and For the Three Months Ended
      September 30,
    2024    		   June 30,
    2024    		   March 31,
    2024    		   December 31,
    2023    		   September 30,
    2023
                       
    LHFI (Dollars in thousands)
    Owner occupied commercial real estate $ 991,671     $ 959,850     $ 948,624     $ 953,822     $ 932,109  
    Non-owner occupied commercial real estate   1,533,093       1,563,152       1,472,164       1,488,912       1,503,782  
    Construction/land/land development   991,545       1,017,389       1,168,597       1,070,225       1,076,756  
    Residential real estate – single family   1,414,013       1,421,027       1,373,532       1,373,696       1,338,382  
    Multi-family real estate   434,317       398,202       359,765       361,239       349,787  
    Total real estate loans   5,364,639       5,359,620       5,322,682       5,247,894       5,200,816  
    Commercial and industrial   2,074,037       2,070,947       2,154,151       2,059,460       2,058,073  
    MW LOC   495,188       506,505       400,995       329,966       286,293  
    Consumer   22,926       22,099       22,199       23,624       22,881  
    Total LHFI   7,956,790       7,959,171       7,900,027       7,660,944       7,568,063  
    Less: ALCL   95,989       100,865       98,375       96,868       95,177  
    LHFI, net $ 7,860,801     $ 7,858,306     $ 7,801,652     $ 7,564,076     $ 7,472,886  
                       
    Nonperforming assets(1)                  
    Nonperforming LHFI                  
    Commercial real estate $ 2,776     $ 2,196     $ 4,474     $ 786     $ 942  
    Construction/land/land development   26,291       26,336       383       305       235  
    Residential real estate(2)   14,313       13,493       14,918       13,037       13,236  
    Commercial and industrial   20,486       33,608       20,560       15,897       17,072  
    Consumer   407       179       104       90       123  
    Total nonperforming loans   64,273       75,812       40,439       30,115       31,608  
    Repossessed assets   6,043       6,827       3,935       3,929       3,939  
    Total nonperforming assets $ 70,316     $ 82,639     $ 44,374     $ 34,044     $ 35,547  
    Classified assets $ 113,529     $ 125,081     $ 88,152     $ 84,474     $ 67,960  
    Past due LHFI(3)   38,838       66,276       32,835       26,043       20,347  
                       
    Allowance for loan credit losses                  
    Balance at beginning of period $ 100,865     $ 98,375     $ 96,868     $ 95,177     $ 94,353  
    Provision for loan credit losses   4,644       5,436       4,089       3,582       3,510  
    Loans charged off   11,226       3,706       6,683       3,803       3,202  
    Loan recoveries   1,706       760       4,101       1,912       516  
    Net charge-offs   9,520       2,946       2,582       1,891       2,686  
    Balance at end of period $ 95,989     $ 100,865     $ 98,375     $ 96,868     $ 95,177  
                       
    Credit quality ratios                  
    Total nonperforming assets to total assets   0.71 %     0.83 %     0.45 %     0.35 %     0.37 %
    Nonperforming LHFI to LHFI   0.81       0.95       0.51       0.39       0.42  
    Past due LHFI to LHFI   0.49       0.83       0.42       0.34       0.27  
    ALCL to nonperforming LHFI   149.35       133.05       243.27       321.66       301.12  
    ALCL to total LHFI   1.21       1.27       1.25       1.26       1.26  
    ALCL to total LHFI, adjusted(4)   1.28       1.34       1.30       1.31       1.30  
    Net charge-offs to total average LHFI (annualized)   0.48       0.15       0.13       0.10       0.14  

    ____________________________

    (1) Nonperforming assets consist of nonperforming/nonaccrual loans and property acquired through foreclosures or repossession, as well as bank-owned property not in use and listed for sale.
    (2) Includes multi-family real estate.
    (3) Past due LHFI are defined as loans 30 days or more past due.
    (4) The ALCL to total LHFI, adjusted is calculated by excluding the ALCL for MW LOC loans from the total LHFI ALCL in the numerator and excluding the MW LOC loans from the LHFI in the denominator. Due to their low-risk profile, MW LOC loans require a disproportionately low allocation of the ALCL.
       

    Origin Bancorp, Inc.
    Average Balances and Yields/Rates
    (Unaudited)

      Three Months Ended
      September 30, 2024   June 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
      Average Balance   Yield/Rate   Average Balance   Yield/Rate   Average Balance   Yield/Rate
                           
    Assets (Dollars in thousands)
    Commercial real estate $ 2,507,566   5.93 %   $ 2,497,490   5.91 %   $ 2,428,969   5.73 %
    Construction/land/land development   1,019,302   7.37       1,058,972   6.98       1,044,180   7.04  
    Residential real estate(1)   1,824,725   5.56       1,787,829   5.48       1,663,291   5.06  
    Commercial and industrial (“C&I”)   2,071,984   7.96       2,128,486   7.87       2,024,675   7.62  
    MW LOC   484,680   7.64       430,885   7.57       376,275   7.21  
    Consumer   22,739   7.93       22,396   8.06       23,704   7.74  
    LHFI   7,930,996   6.67       7,926,058   6.58       7,561,094   6.35  
    Loans held for sale   14,645   6.28       14,702   6.84       11,829   5.81  
    Loans receivable   7,945,641   6.67       7,940,760   6.58       7,572,923   6.35  
    Investment securities-taxable   1,038,634   2.50       1,046,301   2.54       1,310,459   2.48  
    Investment securities-nontaxable   146,619   2.46       143,232   2.51       216,700   2.35  
    Non-marketable equity securities held in other financial institutions   66,409   2.85       56,270   6.53       58,421   6.47  
    Interest-bearing balances due from banks   229,224   5.46       254,627   5.53       279,383   5.42  
    Total interest-earning assets   9,426,527   6.09       9,441,190   6.04       9,437,886   5.69  
    Noninterest-earning assets   559,309         567,035         597,678    
    Total assets $ 9,985,836       $ 10,008,225       $ 10,035,564    
                           
    Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity                    
    Liabilities                      
    Interest-bearing liabilities                      
    Savings and interest-bearing transaction accounts $ 5,177,522   3.88 %   $ 5,130,224   3.80 %   $ 4,728,211   3.28 %
    Time deposits   1,469,849   4.47       1,534,679   4.46       1,626,935   4.04  
    Total interest-bearing deposits   6,647,371   4.01       6,664,903   3.95       6,355,146   3.47  
    FHLB advances and other borrowings   40,331   4.75       41,666   4.96       230,815   5.51  
    Subordinated indebtedness   159,826   4.78       159,973   4.83       196,792   5.07  
    Total interest-bearing liabilities   6,847,528   4.04       6,866,542   3.98       6,782,753   3.59  
    Noninterest-bearing liabilities                      
    Noninterest-bearing deposits   1,850,046         1,894,141         2,088,183    
    Other liabilities   162,565         163,273         151,716    
    Total liabilities   8,860,139         8,923,956         9,022,652    
    Stockholders’ Equity   1,125,697         1,084,269         1,012,912    
    Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 9,985,836       $ 10,008,225       $ 10,035,564    
    Net interest spread     2.05 %       2.06 %       2.10 %
    NIM     3.16         3.15         3.12  
    NIM-FTE(2)     3.18         3.17         3.14  

    ____________________________

    (1) Includes multi-family real estate.
    (2) In order to present pre-tax income and resulting yields on tax-exempt investments comparable to those on taxable investments, a tax-equivalent adjustment has been computed. This adjustment also includes income tax credits received on Qualified School Construction Bonds.
       

    Origin Bancorp, Inc.
    Notable Items
    (Unaudited)

      At and For the Three Months Ended
      September 30,
    2024    		   June 30,
    2024    		   March 31,
    2024    		   December 31,
    2023    		   September 30,
    2023
      $ Impact   EPS
    Impact(1)    		   $ Impact   EPS
    Impact(1)    		   $ Impact   EPS
    Impact(1)    		   $ Impact   EPS
    Impact(1)    		   $ Impact   EPS
    Impact(1)
                                           
      (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
    Notable interest income items:                                    
    Interest income reversal on relationships impacted by questioned banker activity $ —     $ —     $ (1,206 )   $ (0.03 )   $ —     $ —     $ —     $ —     $ —     $ —  
    Notable provision expense items:                                    
    Provision expense related to questioned banker activity   —       —       (3,212 )     (0.08 )     —       —       —       —       —       —  
    Provision expense on relationships impacted by questioned banker activity   —       —       (4,131 )     (0.10 )     —       —       —       —       —       —  
    Notable noninterest income items:                                    
    MSR gain (impairment)   —       —       —       —       410       0.01       (1,769 )     (0.05 )     —       —  
    Gain (loss) on sales of securities, net   221       0.01       —       —       (403 )     (0.01 )     (4,606 )     (0.12 )     (7,173 )     (0.18 )
    Gain on sub-debt repurchase   —       —       81       —       —       —       —       —       —       —  
    Positive valuation adjustment on non-marketable equity securities   —       —       5,188       0.13       —       —       —       —       10,096       0.26  
    Gain on bank property sale   —       —       800       0.02       —       —       —       —       —       —  
    Notable noninterest expense items:                                    
    Operating expense related to questioned banker activity   (848 )     (0.02 )     (1,452 )     (0.04 )     —       —       —       —       —       —  
    Total notable items $ (627 )     (0.02 )   $ (3,932 )     (0.10 )   $ 7       —     $ (6,375 )     (0.16 )   $ 2,923       0.07  

    ____________________________

    (1) The diluted EPS impact is calculated using a 21% effective tax rate. The total of the diluted EPS impact of each individual line item may not equal the calculated diluted EPS impact on the total notable items due to rounding.
       

    Origin Bancorp, Inc.
    Notable Items – Continued
    (Unaudited)

      Nine Months Ended September 30,
        2024       2023  
      $ Impact   EPS Impact(1)   $ Impact   EPS Impact(1)
                   
      (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
    Notable interest income items:              
    Interest income reversal on relationships impacted by questioned banker activity $ (1,206 )   $ (0.03 )   $ —     $ —  
    Notable provision expense items:              
    Provision expense related to questioned banker activity   (3,212 )     (0.08 )     —       —  
    Provision expense on relationships impacted by questioned banker activity   (4,131 )     (0.10 )     —       —  
    Notable noninterest income items:              
    MSR gain   410       0.01       —       —  
    Loss on sales of securities, net   (182 )     —       (7,029 )     (0.18 )
    Gain on sub-debt repurchase   81       —       471       0.01  
    Positive valuation adjustment on non-marketable equity securities   5,188       0.13       10,096       0.26  
    Gain on bank property sale   800       0.02       —       —  
    Notable noninterest expense items:        
    Operating expense related to questioned banker activity   (2,300 )     (0.06 )     —       —  
    Total notable items $ (4,552 )     (0.12 )   $ 3,538       0.09  

    ____________________________

    (1) The diluted EPS impact is calculated using a 21% effective tax rate. The total of the diluted EPS impact of each individual line item may not equal the calculated diluted EPS impact on the total notable items due to rounding.
       

    Origin Bancorp, Inc.
    Non-GAAP Financial Measures
    (Unaudited)

      At and For the Three Months Ended
      September 30,
    2024    		   June 30,
    2024    		   March 31,
    2024    		   December 31,
    2023    		   September 30,
    2023
                       
      (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
    Calculation of PTPP earnings:                  
    Net income $ 18,601     $ 20,989     $ 22,632     $ 13,425     $ 24,313  
    Provision for credit losses   4,603       5,231       3,012       2,735       3,515  
    Income tax expense   5,068       5,747       6,227       4,119       5,758  
    PTPP earnings (non-GAAP) $ 28,272     $ 31,967     $ 31,871     $ 20,279     $ 33,586  
                       
    Calculation of PTPP ROAA:                  
    PTPP earnings $ 28,272     $ 31,967     $ 31,871     $ 20,279     $ 33,586  
    Divided by number of days in the quarter   92       91       91       92       92  
    Multiplied by the number of days in the year   366       366       366       365       365  
    PTPP earnings, annualized $ 112,473     $ 128,571     $ 128,184     $ 80,455     $ 133,249  
                       
    Divided by total average assets $ 9,985,836     $ 10,008,225     $ 9,861,236     $ 9,753,847     $ 10,035,564  
    ROAA (annualized) (GAAP)   0.74 %     0.84 %     0.92 %     0.55 %     0.96 %
    PTPP ROAA (annualized) (non-GAAP)   1.13       1.28       1.30       0.82       1.33  
                       
    Calculation of tangible common equity to tangible common assets, book value per common share and adjusted tangible book value per common share:
    Total assets $ 9,965,986     $ 9,947,182     $ 9,892,379     $ 9,722,584     $ 9,733,303  
    Goodwill   (128,679 )     (128,679 )     (128,679 )     (128,679 )     (128,679 )
    Other intangible assets, net   (39,272 )     (41,177 )     (43,314 )     (45,452 )     (42,460 )
    Tangible assets   9,798,035       9,777,326       9,720,386       9,548,453       9,562,164  
                       
    Total common stockholders’ equity $ 1,145,673     $ 1,095,894     $ 1,078,853     $ 1,062,905     $ 998,945  
    Goodwill   (128,679 )     (128,679 )     (128,679 )     (128,679 )     (128,679 )
    Other intangible assets, net   (39,272 )     (41,177 )     (43,314 )     (45,452 )     (42,460 )
    Tangible common equity   977,722       926,038       906,860       888,774       827,806  
    Accumulated other comprehensive loss   94,245       127,184       124,909       121,023       172,729  
    Adjusted tangible common equity   1,071,967       1,053,222       1,031,769       1,009,797       1,000,535  
    Divided by common shares outstanding at the end of the period   31,167,410       31,108,667       31,011,304       30,986,109       30,906,716  
    Book value per common share (GAAP) $ 36.76     $ 35.23     $ 34.79     $ 34.30     $ 32.32  
    Tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP)   31.37       29.77       29.24       28.68       26.78  
    Adjusted tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP)   34.39       33.86       33.27       32.59       32.37  
    Tangible common equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP)   9.98 %     9.47 %     9.33 %     9.31 %     8.66 %
                                           
    Calculation of ROATCE:                
    Net income $ 18,601     $ 20,989     $ 22,632     $ 13,425     $ 24,313  
    Divided by number of days in the quarter   92       91       91       92       92  
    Multiplied by number of days in the year   366       366       366       365       365  
    Annualized net income $ 74,000     $ 84,417     $ 91,025     $ 53,262     $ 96,459  
                       
    Total average common stockholders’ equity $ 1,125,697     $ 1,084,269     $ 1,062,705     $ 1,013,286     $ 1,012,912  
    Average goodwill   (128,679 )     (128,679 )     (128,679 )     (128,679 )     (128,679 )
    Average other intangible assets, net   (40,487 )     (42,563 )     (44,700 )     (46,825 )     (43,901 )
    Average tangible common equity   956,531       913,027       889,326       837,782       840,332  
                       
    ROATCE (non-GAAP)   7.74 %     9.25 %     10.24 %     6.36 %     11.48 %
                       
    Calculation of core efficiency ratio:                  
    Total noninterest expense $ 62,521     $ 64,388     $ 58,707     $ 60,906     $ 58,663  
    Insurance and mortgage noninterest expense   (8,448 )     (8,402 )     (8,045 )     (8,581 )     (8,579 )
    Adjusted total noninterest expense   54,073       55,986       50,662       52,325       50,084  
                       
    Net interest income $ 74,804     $ 73,890     $ 73,323     $ 72,989     $ 74,130  
    Insurance and mortgage net interest income   (2,578 )     (2,407 )     (2,795 )     (2,294 )     (2,120 )
    Total noninterest income   15,989       22,465       17,255       8,196       18,119  
    Insurance and mortgage noninterest income   (8,081 )     (8,543 )     (10,123 )     (4,727 )     (7,335 )
    Adjusted total revenue   80,134       85,405       77,660       74,164       82,794  
                       
    Efficiency ratio (GAAP)   68.86 %     66.82 %     64.81 %     75.02 %     63.59 %
    Core efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)   67.48       65.55       65.24       70.55       60.49  
                                           

    Origin Bancorp, Inc.
    Non-GAAP Financial Measures – Continued
    (Unaudited)

      Nine Months Ended September 30,
        2024       2023  
           
      (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
    Calculation of PTPP earnings:      
    Net income $ 62,222     $ 70,375  
    Provision for credit losses   12,846       14,018  
    Income tax expense   17,042       18,004  
    PTPP earnings (non-GAAP) $ 92,110     $ 102,397  
           
    Calculation of PTPP ROAA:      
    PTPP Earnings $ 92,110     $ 102,397  
    Divided by the year-to-date number of days   274       273  
    Multiplied by number of days in the year   366       365  
    Annualized PTPP Earnings $ 123,037     $ 136,904  
           
    Divided by total average assets $ 9,951,890     $ 10,004,097  
    ROAA (annualized) (GAAP)   0.84 %     0.94 %
    PTPP ROAA (annualized) (non-GAAP)   1.24       1.37  
           
    Calculation of ROATCE:    
    Net income $ 62,222     $ 70,375  
    Divided by the year-to-date number of days   274       273  
    Multiplied by number of days in the year   366       365  
    Annualized net income $ 83,114     $ 94,091  
           
    Total average common stockholders’ equity $ 1,091,018     $ 995,395  
    Average goodwill   (128,679 )     (128,679 )
    Average other intangible assets, net   (42,576 )     (46,391 )
    Average tangible common equity   919,763       820,325  
           
    ROATCE   9.04 %     11.47 %
           
    Calculation of core efficiency ratio:      
    Total noninterest expense $ 185,616     $ 174,310  
    Insurance and mortgage noninterest expense   (24,895 )     (25,768 )
    Adjusted total noninterest expense   160,721       148,542  
           
    Net interest income $ 222,017     $ 226,568  
    Insurance and mortgage net interest income   (7,780 )     (5,187 )
    Total noninterest income   55,709       50,139  
    Insurance and mortgage noninterest income   (26,747 )     (23,714 )
    Adjusted total revenue   243,199       247,806  
           
    Efficiency ratio   66.83 %     62.99 %
    Core efficiency ratio   66.09       59.94  

    The MIL Network –

  • MIL-OSI: TowneBank Reports Third Quarter 2024 Earnings

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    SUFFOLK, Va., Oct. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TowneBank (the “Company” or “Towne”) (NASDAQ: TOWN) today reported earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 of $42.95 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, compared to $44.86 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2023.   Excluding certain items affecting comparability, core earnings (non-GAAP) were $43.39 million, or $0.58 per diluted share, in the current quarter compared to $44.88 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2023.

    “Our third quarter results continued to deliver increased net interest income and noninterest income contributions from our diverse business model which were in line with expectations. We remain committed to prudent balance sheet management strategies. We were also excited to announce our partnership with Village Bank which will meaningfully enhance our Richmond presence, which is core to our franchise future growth. Lastly, the recently released FDIC Deposit Market Share Report for 2024 continues to demonstrate the strength of our Main Street banking model and core deposit franchise, resulting in the #1 market share, or 30%, in our legacy Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA,” said G. Robert Aston, Jr., Executive Chairman.

    Highlights for Third Quarter 2024:

    • Total revenues were $174.52 million, an increase of $1.65 million, or 0.96%, compared to third quarter 2023. Noninterest income increased $2.43 million, driven by growth in residential mortgage banking income and insurance commissions. Partially offsetting the increase in noninterest income was a $0.78 million decline in net interest income.
    • Total deposits were $14.36 billion, an increase of $482.37 million, or 3.48%, compared to third quarter 2023. Total deposits increased 0.63%, or $90.58 million, in comparison to June 30, 2024, 2.52% on an annualized basis.
    • Noninterest-bearing deposits decreased 3.99%, to $4.27 billion, compared to third quarter 2023 and represented 29.71% of total deposits. Compared to the linked quarter, noninterest-bearing deposits decreased 0.84%.
    • Loans held for investment were $11.41 billion, an increase of $239.55 million, or 2.14%, compared to September 30, 2023, but a decrease of $39.23 million, or 0.34%, compared to June 30, 2024.
    • Annualized return on common shareholders’ equity was 8.18% compared to 9.04% in third quarter 2023. Annualized return on average tangible common shareholders’ equity (non-GAAP) was 11.54% compared to 13.11% in third quarter 2023.
    • Net interest margin was 2.90% for the quarter and tax-equivalent net interest margin (non-GAAP) was 2.93%, including purchase accounting accretion of 3 basis points, compared to the prior year quarter net interest margin of 2.95% and tax-equivalent net interest margin (non-GAAP) of 2.98%, including purchase accounting accretion of 5 basis points.
    • Compared to the linked quarter, net interest margin increased 4 bp and spread increased 6 bp.  
    • The effective tax rate was 11.52% in the quarter compared to 17.34% in third quarter 2023 and 15.93% in the linked quarter. The lower effective tax rate in the current quarter was primarily due to the impact on state and federal taxes from the increase in credits and losses related to LIHTC investment properties placed in service during the period.

    “Growth has certainly been challenging in the current environment but we believe our balance sheet is well positioned to support mid-single digit growth rates as we look ahead to next year. We plan to aggressively expand Towne Insurance and evaluate other opportunities to enhance our fee-based lines of business to further drive our differentiated business model,” stated William I. Foster III, President and Chief Executive Officer.

    Quarterly Net Interest Income:

    • Net interest income was $112.28 million compared to $113.06 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. The decrease was driven by increased deposit costs, which were mostly offset by higher yields on earning assets.
    • On an average basis, loans held for investment, with a yield of 5.46%, represented 74.16% of earning assets at September 30, 2024 compared to a yield of 5.13% and 73.45% of earning assets in the third quarter of 2023.
    • The cost of interest-bearing deposits was 3.28% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to 2.77% in second quarter 2023. Interest expense on deposits increased $17.96 million, or 27.98%, over the prior year quarter driven by the increase in rate and growth in interest-bearing deposits.
    • Our total cost of deposits increased to 2.29% from 1.84% for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 due to a combination of higher interest-bearing deposit balances coupled with higher rates.   The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee lowered the overnight funds rate late in the third quarter. Management is expecting the decrease to have favorable impact on deposit costs in the fourth quarter of 2024.
    • Average interest-earning assets totaled $15.40 billion at September 30, 2024 compared to $15.21 billion at September 30, 2023, an increase of 1.26%. The Company anticipates approximately $604 million of cash flows from its securities portfolio to be available for reinvestment in the next twenty-four months.
    • Average interest-bearing liabilities totaled $10.25 billion, an increase of $493.95 million, or 5.06%, from prior year, driven by deposit growth. Borrowings have declined between periods. There were no short term FHLB borrowings in the third quarter of 2024, compared to an average of $248.91 million in the prior year quarter.

    Quarterly Provision for Credit Losses:

    • The quarterly provision for credit losses was a benefit of $1.10 million compared to an expense of $1.01 million in the prior year quarter and a benefit of $177 thousand in the linked quarter.
    • The allowance for credit losses on loans decreased $2.36 million in third quarter 2024, compared to the linked quarter. The decrease in the allowance was driven by a modest decline in the loan portfolio, primarily in higher-risk real estate construction and development loans, combined with continued strength in credit quality, and improvements in macroeconomic forecast scenarios utilized in our model.
    • Net loan charge-offs were $0.68 million in the quarter compared to net recoveries of $1.07 million in the prior year quarter and $19 thousand in the linked quarter.   Year-to-date 2024, net loan charge-offs were $1.18 million compared to net loan charge-offs of $2.81 million in first nine months of 2023.
    • The ratio of net charge-offs to average loans on an annualized basis was 0.02% in third quarter 2024, compared to (0.04)% in third quarter 2023 and 0.00% in the linked quarter.
    • The allowance for credit losses on loans represented 1.08% of total loans at September 30, 2024, compared to 1.12% at September 30, 2023, and 1.10% at June 30, 2024. The allowance for credit losses on loans was 18.70 times nonperforming loans compared to 17.60 times at September 30, 2023 and 19.08 times at June 30, 2024.

    Quarterly Noninterest Income:

    • Total noninterest income was $62.24 million compared to $59.81 million in 2023, an increase of $2.43 million, or 4.06%.
    • Residential mortgage banking income was $11.79 million compared to $10.65 million in third quarter 2023. Loan volume increased to $598.18 million in third quarter 2024 from $520.41 million in third quarter 2023. Both, the number of loans originated and the per-loan average balance increased in third quarter 2024 compared to third quarter 2023. Refinance activities increased in the quarter after more than a year of low activity. Residential purchase activity was 91.49% of production volume in the third quarter of 2024 compared to 95.96% in third quarter 2023.   Management expects mortgage production volumes to be positively impacted by any additional reductions in the Federal Reserve overnight rate.
    • While level with the linked quarter at 3.28%, gross margins on residential mortgage sales increased 11 basis points from 3.17% in third quarter 2023.
    • Total net insurance commissions increased $1.95 million, or 8.20%, to $25.73 million in third quarter 2024 compared to 2023. This increase was primarily attributable to increases in property and casualty commissions, which were driven by organic growth.
    • Property management fee revenue decreased 12.34%, or $1.58 million, to $11.22 million in third quarter 2024 compared to 2023. Reservation levels declined compared to the prior year.

    Quarterly Noninterest Expense:

    • Total noninterest expense was $126.90 million compared to $117.70 million in 2023, an increase of $9.20 million, or 7.81%. This increase was primarily attributable to growth in salaries and employee benefits of $4.87 million, professional fees of $1.95 million, software of $0.66 million, data processing of $0.56 million, and advertising and marketing of $0.51 million.
    • Salaries and benefits expense increases were driven by an increase in banking personnel and production incentives.
    • Investment in technology related to banking services and information monitoring continued to drive both direct and indirect costs. Professional fees increased due to consulting and outside services.   Software costs increased due to higher core system costs, while data processing increased due to higher processing costs and merchant fee increases.
    • Advertising and marketing increased, driven by business development.

    Consolidated Balance Sheet Highlights:

    • Management is focused on strategic balance sheet management with a concentration on controlled loan growth and maintaining strong levels of liquidity.
    • Total assets were $17.19 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, a $119.18 million increase compared to $17.07 billion at June 30, 2024. Total assets increased $507.66 million, or 3.04%, from $16.68 billion at September 30, 2023.
    • Loans held for investment declined $39.23 million, or 0.34%, compared to the linked quarter but increased $239.55 million, or 2.14%, compared to prior year. There were declines in several loan categories from the linked quarter, with the most significant decline in the real estate construction and development category.   The Company continued to maintain strong credit discipline throughout the period.
    • Mortgage loans held for sale increased $76.27 million, or 40.56%, compared to prior year and $63.56 million, or 31.66%, compared to the linked quarter, driven by the increase in production.
    • Total deposits increased $482.37 million, or 3.48%, primarily in interest-bearing demand and time deposits, compared to prior year. In the linked quarter comparison, total deposits increased $90.58 million, or 2.52% on an annualized basis.
    • Noninterest-bearing deposits decreased $177.23 million, or 3.99%, compared to prior year and $36.15 million, or 0.84%, compared to the linked quarter, primarily in commercial and escrow accounts.
    • Total borrowings decreased $116.22 million, or 28.55%, compared to third quarter 2023 and $4.35 million, or 1.47%, compared to the linked quarter. Short-term FHLB advances were zero at each of September 30, 2024, and the linked quarter end, compared to $100 million at September 30, 2023.

    Investment Securities:

    • Total investment securities were $2.60 billion compared to $2.49 billion at June 30, 2024 and $2.54 billion at September 30, 2023. The weighted average duration of the portfolio at September 30, 2024 was 3.1 years. The carrying value of the available-for-sale debt securities portfolio included net unrealized losses of $110.62 million at September 30, 2024, compared to $172.93 million at June 30, 2024 and $238.52 million at September 30, 2023, with the changes in fair value due to the change in interest rates.

    Loans and Asset Quality:

    • Total loans held for investment were $11.41 billion at September 30, 2024, $11.45 billion June 30, 2024, and $11.17 billion at September 30, 2023.
    • Nonperforming assets were $7.47 million, or 0.04% of total assets, compared to $7.88 million, or 0.05%, at September 30, 2023, and $7.16 million, or 0.04%, in the linked quarter end.
    • Nonperforming loans were 0.06% of period end loans at September 30, 2024, September 30, 2023, and the linked quarter end.
    • Foreclosed property consisted of $884 thousand in repossessed autos at September 30, 2024, compared to $276 thousand in other real estate owned and $490 thousand in repossessed autos, for a total of $766 thousand in foreclosed property at September 30, 2023.

    Deposits and Borrowings:

    • Total deposits were $14.36 billion compared to $14.27 billion at June 30, 2024 and $13.88 billion at September 30, 2023.
    • The ratio of period end loans held for investment to deposits was 79.46% compared to 80.24% at June 30, 2024 and 80.49% at September 30, 2023.
    • Noninterest-bearing deposits were 29.71% of total deposits at September 30, 2024 compared to 30.15% at June 30, 2024 and 32.02% at September 30, 2023. Noninterest-bearing deposits declined $177.23 million, or 3.99%, compared to September 30, 2023, and $36.15 million, or 0.84%, compared to the linked quarter.
    • Total borrowings were $290.82 million compared to $295.17 million at June 30, 2024 and $407.03 million at September 30, 2023.

    Capital:

    • Common equity tier 1 capital ratio of 12.63%(1).
    • Tier 1 leverage capital ratio of 10.38%(1).
    • Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 12.75%(1).
    • Total risk-based capital ratio of 15.53% (1) .
    • Book value per common share was $28.59 compared to $27.62 at June 30, 2024 and $26.28 at September 30, 2023.
    • Tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP) was $21.65 compared to $20.65 at June 30, 2024 and $19.28 at September 30, 2023.

    (1) Preliminary.

    About TowneBank:
    Founded in 1999, TowneBank is a company built on relationships, offering a full range of banking and other financial services, with a focus of serving others and enriching lives. Dedicated to a culture of caring, Towne values all employees and members by embracing their diverse talents, perspectives, and experiences.

    Now celebrating 25 years, TowneBank operates 50 banking offices throughout Hampton Roads and Central Virginia, as well as Northeastern and Central North Carolina – serving as a local leader in promoting the social, cultural, and economic growth in each community. Towne offers a competitive array of business and personal banking solutions, delivered with only the highest ethical standards. Experienced local bankers providing a higher level of expertise and personal attention with local decision-making are key to the TowneBank strategy. TowneBank has grown its capabilities beyond banking to provide expertise through its affiliated companies that include Towne Wealth Management, Towne Insurance Agency, Towne Benefits, TowneBank Mortgage, TowneBank Commercial Mortgage, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices RW Towne Realty, Towne 1031 Exchange, LLC, and Towne Vacations. With total assets of $17.19 billion as of September 30, 2024, TowneBank is one of the largest banks headquartered in Virginia.

    Non-GAAP Financial Measures:
    This press release contains certain financial measures determined by methods other than in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Such non-GAAP financial measures include the following: fully tax-equivalent net interest margin, core operating earnings, core net income, tangible book value per common share, total risk-based capital ratio, tier one leverage ratio, tier one capital ratio, and the tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to assess the performance of TowneBank’s core business and the strength of its capital position. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful additional information about TowneBank to assist investors in evaluating operating results, financial strength, and capitalization. The non-GAAP financial measures should be considered as additional views of the way our financial measures are affected by significant charges for credit costs and other factors. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as a substitute for operating results determined in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. The computations of the non-GAAP financial measures used in this presentation are referenced in a footnote or in the appendix to this presentation.

    Forward-Looking Statements:
    This press release contains certain forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but instead represent only the beliefs, expectations, or opinions of TowneBank and its management regarding future events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of such words as: “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional terms, such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may,” “likely,” “probably,” or “possibly.” These statements may address issues that involve significant risks, uncertainties, estimates, and assumptions made by management. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include among others, competitive pressures in the banking industry that may increase significantly; changes in the interest rate environment that may reduce margins and/or the volumes and values of loans made or held as well as the value of other financial assets held; an unforeseen outflow of cash or deposits or an inability to access the capital markets, which could jeopardize our overall liquidity or capitalization; changes in the creditworthiness of customers and the possible impairment of the collectability of loans; insufficiency of our allowance for credit losses due to market conditions, inflation, changing interest rates or other factors; adverse developments in the financial industry generally, such as the recent bank failures, responsive measures to mitigate and manage such developments, related supervisory and regulatory actions and costs, and related impacts on customer and client behavior; general economic conditions, either nationally or regionally, that may be less favorable than expected, resulting in, among other things, a deterioration in credit quality and/or a reduced demand for credit or other services; geopolitical instability, including wars, conflicts, civil unrest, and terrorist attacks and the potential impact, directly or indirectly, on our business; the effects of weather-related or natural disasters, which may negatively affect our operations and/or our loan portfolio and increase our cost of conducting business; public health events (such as the COVID-19 pandemic) and governmental and societal responses to them; changes in the legislative or regulatory environment, including changes in accounting standards and tax laws, that may adversely affect our business; our ability to close the transaction with Village Bank when expected or at all because required approvals and other conditions to closing are not received or satisfied on the proposed terms or on the anticipated schedule; our integration of Village Bank’s business to the extent that it may take longer or be more difficult, time-consuming or costly to accomplish than expected; deposit attrition, operating costs, customer losses and business disruption following the Village Bank transaction, including adverse effects on relationships with employees and customers; costs or difficulties related to the integration of the businesses we have acquired may be greater than expected; expected growth opportunities or cost savings associated with pending or recently completed acquisitions may not be fully realized or realized within the expected time frame; cybersecurity threats or attacks, whether directed at us or at vendors or other third parties with which we interact, the implementation of new technologies, and the ability to develop and maintain reliable electronic systems; our competitors may have greater financial resources and develop products that enable them to compete more successfully; changes in business conditions; changes in the securities market; and changes in our local economy with regard to our market area. Any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf speak only as of the date they are made or as of the date indicated, and we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. For additional information on factors that could materially influence forward-looking statements included in this report, see the “Risk Factors” in TowneBank’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and related disclosures in other filings that have been, or will be, filed by TowneBank with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

    Media contact:
    G. Robert Aston, Jr., Executive Chairman, 757-638-6780
    William I. Foster III, President and Chief Executive Officer, 757-417-6482

    Investor contact:
    William B. Littreal, Chief Financial Officer, 757-638-6813

     
    TOWNEBANK
    Selected Financial Highlights (unaudited)
    (dollars in thousands, except per share data)
         
        Three Months Ended
        September 30,   June 30,   March 31,   December 31,   September 30,
        2024       2024       2024       2023       2023  
    Income and Performance Ratios:                  
      Total revenue $ 174,518     $ 174,970     $ 167,102     $ 155,546     $ 172,864  
      Net income   43,126       43,039       35,127       28,545       44,745  
      Net income available to common shareholders   42,949       42,856       34,687       28,804       44,862  
      Net income per common share – diluted   0.57       0.57       0.46       0.39       0.60  
      Book value per common share   28.59       27.62       27.33       27.24       26.28  
      Book value per common share – tangible (non-GAAP)   21.65       20.65       20.31       20.28       19.28  
      Return on average assets   1.00 %     1.01 %     0.83 %     0.68 %     1.06 %
      Return on average assets – tangible (non-GAAP)   1.09 %     1.11 %     0.92 %     0.77 %     1.17 %
      Return on average equity   8.12 %     8.43 %     6.84 %     5.75 %     8.96 %
      Return on average equity – tangible (non-GAAP)   11.42 %     12.03 %     9.87 %     8.53 %     12.97 %
      Return on average common equity   8.18 %     8.49 %     6.89 %     5.79 %     9.04 %
      Return on average common equity – tangible (non-GAAP)   11.54 %     12.16 %     9.98 %     8.62 %     13.11 %
      Noninterest income as a percentage of total revenue   35.66 %     37.68 %     38.23 %     30.74 %     34.60 %
    Regulatory Capital Ratios (1):                  
      Common equity tier 1   12.63 %     12.43 %     12.20 %     12.18 %     12.19 %
      Tier 1   12.75 %     12.55 %     12.32 %     12.29 %     12.31 %
      Total   15.53 %     15.34 %     15.10 %     15.06 %     15.09 %
      Tier 1 leverage ratio   10.38 %     10.25 %     10.15 %     10.17 %     10.06 %
    Asset Quality:                  
      Allowance for credit losses on loans to nonperforming loans 18.70x   19.08x   18.01x   18.48x   17.60x
      Allowance for credit losses on loans to period end loans   1.08 %     1.10 %     1.10 %     1.12 %     1.12 %
      Nonperforming loans to period end loans   0.06 %     0.06 %     0.06 %     0.06 %     0.06 %
      Nonperforming assets to period end assets   0.04 %     0.04 %     0.05 %     0.05 %     0.05 %
      Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans (annualized)   0.02 %     — %     0.02 %     — %   (0.04 )%
      Net charge-offs (recoveries) $ 677     $ (19 )   $ 520     $ 68     $ (1,074 )
                         
      Nonperforming loans $ 6,588     $ 6,582     $ 6,987     $ 6,843     $ 7,110  
      Foreclosed property   884       581       780       908       766  
      Total nonperforming assets $ 7,472     $ 7,163     $ 7,767     $ 7,751     $ 7,876  
      Loans past due 90 days and still accruing interest $ 510     $ 368     $ 323     $ 735     $ 970  
      Allowance for credit losses on loans $ 123,191     $ 125,552     $ 125,835     $ 126,461     $ 125,159  
    Mortgage Banking:                  
      Loans originated, mortgage $ 421,571     $ 430,398     $ 289,191     $ 302,616     $ 348,387  
      Loans originated, joint venture   176,612       196,583       135,197       126,332       172,021  
      Total loans originated $ 598,182     $ 626,981     $ 424,388     $ 428,948     $ 520,408  
      Number of loans originated   1,637       1,700       1,247       1,237       1,487  
      Number of originators   159       169       176       181       192  
      Purchase %   91.49 %     94.85 %     95.66 %     95.06 %     95.96 %
      Loans sold $ 526,998     $ 605,134     $ 410,895     $ 468,014     $ 567,291  
      Rate lock asset $ 1,548     $ 1,930     $ 1,681     $ 895     $ 1,348  
      Gross realized gain on sales and fees as a % of loans originated   3.28 %     3.28 %     3.34 %     3.06 %     3.17 %
    Other Ratios:                  
      Net interest margin   2.90 %     2.86 %     2.72 %     2.83 %     2.95 %
      Net interest margin-fully tax-equivalent (non-GAAP)   2.93 %     2.89 %     2.75 %     2.86 %     2.98 %
      Average earning assets/total average assets   90.43 %     90.36 %     90.52 %     90.48 %     90.73 %
      Average loans/average deposits   80.07 %     80.80 %     81.48 %     80.72 %     80.75 %
      Average noninterest deposits/total average deposits   30.19 %     30.06 %     30.25 %     31.69 %     33.50 %
      Period end equity/period end total assets   12.58 %     12.24 %     12.24 %     12.21 %     11.90 %
      Efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)   70.93 %     68.98 %     73.25 %     76.17 %     66.21 %
      (1) Current reporting period regulatory capital ratios are preliminary.            
     
    TOWNEBANK
    Selected Data (unaudited)
    (dollars in thousands)
     
    Investment Securities             % Change
      Q3   Q3   Q2   Q3 24 vs.   Q3 24 vs.
    Available-for-sale securities, at fair value   2024       2023       2024     Q3 23   Q2 24
    U.S. agency securities $ 291,814     $ 300,161     $ 281,934     (2.78 )%   3.50 %
    U.S. Treasury notes   28,655       26,721       27,701     7.24 %   3.44 %
    Municipal securities   455,722       484,587       442,474     (5.96 )%   2.99 %
    Trust preferred and other corporate securities   91,525       74,024       88,228     23.64 %   3.74 %
    Mortgage-backed securities issued by GSEs and GNMA   1,496,631       1,079,303       1,411,883     38.67 %   6.00 %
    Allowance for credit losses   (1,171 )     (1,343 )     (1,541 )   (12.81 )%   (24.01 )%
    Total $ 2,363,176     $ 1,963,453     $ 2,250,679     20.36 %   5.00 %
    Gross unrealized gains (losses) reflected in financial statements            
    Total gross unrealized gains $ 6,703     $ 475     $ 1,983     1,311.16 %   238.02 %
    Total gross unrealized losses   (117,319 )     (238,993 )     (174,911 )   (50.91 )%   (32.93 )%
    Net unrealized gains (losses) and other adjustments on AFS securities $ (110,616 )   $ (238,518 )   $ (172,928 )   (53.62 )%   (36.03 )%
    Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost                  
    U.S. agency securities $ 102,428     $ 101,659     $ 102,234     0.76 %   0.19 %
    U.S. Treasury notes   96,942       433,015       97,171     (77.61 )%   (0.24 )%
    Municipal securities   5,342       5,249       5,318     1.77 %   0.45 %
    Trust preferred corporate securities   2,133       2,185       2,147     (2.38 )%   (0.65 )%
    Mortgage-backed securities issued by GSEs   5,577       5,746       5,618     (2.94 )%   (0.73 )%
    Allowance for credit losses   (77 )     (85 )     (79 )   (9.41 )%   (2.53 )%
    Total $ 212,345     $ 547,769     $ 212,409     (61.23 )%   (0.03 )%
                       
    Total gross unrealized gains $ 323     $ 82     $ 175     293.90 %   84.57 %
    Total gross unrealized losses   (7,929 )     (23,505 )     (12,880 )   (66.27 )%   (38.44 )%
    Net unrealized gains (losses) in HTM securities $ (7,606 )   $ (23,423 )   $ (12,705 )   (67.53 )%   (40.13 )%
    Total unrealized gains (losses) on AFS and HTM securities $ (118,222 )   $ (261,941 )   $ (185,633 )   (54.87 )%   (36.31 )%
                  % Change
    Loans Held For Investment Q3   Q3   Q2   Q3 24 vs.   Q3 24 vs.
        2024       2023       2024     Q3 23   Q2 24
    Real estate – construction and development $ 1,118,669     $ 1,325,976     $ 1,190,768     (15.63 )%   (6.05 )%
    Commercial real estate – owner occupied   1,655,345       1,686,888       1,673,582     (1.87 )%   (1.09 )%
    Commercial real estate – non owner occupied   3,179,699       3,025,985       3,155,958     5.08 %   0.75 %
    Real estate – multifamily   750,906       542,611       682,537     38.39 %   10.02 %
    Residential 1-4 family   1,891,216       1,818,843       1,887,420     3.98 %   0.20 %
    HELOC   408,565       371,861       408,273     9.87 %   0.07 %
    Commercial and industrial business (C&I)   1,256,511       1,237,524       1,297,538     1.53 %   (3.16 )%
    Government   521,681       523,456       517,954     (0.34 )%   0.72 %
    Indirect   546,887       548,621       558,216     (0.32 )%   (2.03 )%
    Consumer loans and other   83,039       91,206       79,501     (8.95 )%   4.45 %
    Total $ 11,412,518     $ 11,172,971     $ 11,451,747     2.14 %   (0.34 )%
                       
                  % Change
    Deposits Q3   Q3   Q2   Q3 24 vs.   Q3 24 vs.
        2024       2023       2024     Q3 23   Q2 24
    Noninterest-bearing demand $ 4,267,628     $ 4,444,861     $ 4,303,773     (3.99 )%   (0.84 )%
    Interest-bearing:                  
    Demand and money market accounts   6,990,103       6,764,415       6,940,086     3.34 %   0.72 %
    Savings   319,970       350,031       312,881     (8.59 )%   2.27 %
    Certificates of deposits   2,785,469       2,321,498       2,715,848     19.99 %   2.56 %
    Total   14,363,170       13,880,805       14,272,588     3.48 %   0.63 %
     
    TOWNEBANK
    Average Balances, Yields and Rate Paid (unaudited)
    (dollars in thousands)
     
      Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended
      September 30, 2024   June 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
          Interest   Average       Interest   Average       Interest   Average
      Average   Income/   Yield/   Average   Income/   Yield/   Average   Income/   Yield/
      Balance   Expense   Rate (1)   Balance   Expense   Rate (1)   Balance   Expense   Rate (1)
    Assets:                                  
    Loans (net of unearned income
    and deferred costs)    		 $ 11,419,428     $ 156,610     5.46 %   $ 11,471,669     $ 155,374     5.45 %   $ 11,169,924     $ 144,457     5.13 %
    Taxable investment securities   2,376,102       20,940     3.53 %     2,368,476       21,671     3.66 %     2,373,731       18,645     3.14 %
    Tax-exempt investment securities   168,768       1,686     4.00 %     156,503       1,521     3.89 %     206,639       1,993     3.86 %
    Total securities   2,544,870       22,626     3.56 %     2,524,979       23,192     3.67 %     2,580,370       20,638     3.20 %
    Interest-bearing deposits   1,226,445       15,249     4.95 %     1,182,816       14,512     4.93 %     1,230,582       15,031     4.85 %
    Mortgage loans held for sale   208,513       3,247     6.23 %     165,392       2,945     7.12 %     227,426       3,928     6.91 %
    Total earning assets   15,399,256       197,732     5.11 %     15,344,856       196,023     5.14 %     15,208,302       184,054     4.80 %
    Less: allowance for loan losses   (125,331 )             (126,792 )             (125,553 )        
    Total nonearning assets   1,754,216               1,764,418               1,680,110          
    Total assets $ 17,028,141             $ 16,982,482             $ 16,762,859          
    Liabilities and Equity:                                  
    Interest-bearing deposits                                  
    Demand and money market $ 6,917,622     $ 48,896     2.81 %   $ 6,896,176     $ 48,161     2.81 %   $ 6,605,853     $ 41,381     2.49 %
    Savings   315,338       842     1.06 %     317,774       845     1.07 %     356,116       938     1.05 %
    Certificates of deposit   2,723,437       32,390     4.73 %     2,715,615       33,017     4.89 %     2,236,102       21,852     3.88 %
    Total interest-bearing deposits   9,956,397       82,128     3.28 %     9,929,565       82,023     3.32 %     9,198,071       64,171     2.77 %
    Borrowings   33,867       (25 )   (0.29 )%     100,165       1,627     6.43 %     299,105       3,382     4.42 %
    Subordinated debt, net   256,309       2,237     3.49 %     256,093       2,236     3.49 %     255,446       2,245     3.52 %
    Total interest-bearing liabilities   10,246,573       84,340     3.27 %     10,285,823       85,886     3.36 %     9,752,622       69,798     2.84 %
    Demand deposits   4,305,783               4,267,590               4,633,856          
    Other noninterest-bearing liabilities   370,736               383,447               389,912          
    Total liabilities   14,923,092               14,936,860               14,776,390          
    Shareholders’ equity   2,105,049               2,045,622               1,986,469          
    Total liabilities and equity $ 17,028,141             $ 16,982,482             $ 16,762,859          
    Net interest income (tax-equivalent basis) (4)     $ 113,392             $ 110,137             $ 114,256      
    Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures                                
    Tax-equivalent basis adjustment       (1,110 )             (1,089 )             (1,198 )    
    Net interest income (GAAP)     $ 112,282             $ 109,048             $ 113,058      
                                       
    Interest rate spread (2)(4)         1.84 %           1.78 %           1.96 %
    Interest expense as a percent of average earning assets       2.18 %           2.25 %           1.82 %
    Net interest margin (tax-equivalent basis) (3)(4)       2.93 %           2.89 %           2.98 %
    Total cost of deposits         2.29 %           2.32 %           1.84 %
                                       
    (1) Yields and interest income are presented on a tax-equivalent basis using the federal statutory tax rate of 21%.
    (2) Interest spread is the average yield earned on earning assets less the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities. Fully tax-equivalent.
    (3) Net interest margin is net interest income expressed as a percentage of average earning assets. Fully tax-equivalent.
    (4) Non-GAAP.
     
    TOWNEBANK
    Average Balances, Yields and Rate Paid (unaudited)
    (dollars in thousands)
     
      Nine Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
      September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
          Interest   Average       Interest   Average
      Average   Income/   Yield/   Average   Income/   Yield/
      Balance   Expense   Rate (1)   Balance   Expense   Rate (1)
    Assets:                      
    Loans (net of unearned income and deferred costs) $ 11,423,458     $ 463,794     5.42 %   $ 11,159,329     $ 417,808     5.01 %
    Taxable investment securities   2,395,007       61,327     3.41 %     2,420,634       52,656     2.90 %
    Tax-exempt investment securities   162,294       4,756     3.91 %     201,535       5,883     3.89 %
    Total securities   2,557,301       66,083     3.45 %     2,622,169       58,539     2.98 %
    Interest-bearing deposits   1,192,319       43,995     4.93 %     1,179,952       40,168     4.55 %
    Mortgage loans held for sale   163,755       7,908     6.44 %     168,822       8,079     6.38 %
    Total earning assets   15,336,833       581,780     5.07 %     15,130,272       524,594     4.64 %
    Less: allowance for loan losses   (126,508 )             (120,420 )        
    Total nonearning assets   1,748,215               1,637,952          
    Total assets $ 16,958,540             $ 16,647,804          
    Liabilities and Equity:                      
    Interest-bearing deposits                      
    Demand and money market $ 6,880,752     $ 145,042     2.82 %   $ 6,349,422     $ 96,742     2.04 %
    Savings   320,696       2,569     1.07 %     376,282       2,676     0.95 %
    Certificates of deposit   2,674,509       94,928     4.74 %     1,964,718       47,358     3.22 %
    Total interest-bearing deposits   9,875,957       242,539     3.28 %     8,690,422       146,776     2.26 %
    Borrowings   115,171       4,679     5.34 %     505,856       17,644     4.60 %
    Subordinated debt, net   256,094       6,710     3.49 %     253,612       6,650     3.50 %
    Total interest-bearing liabilities   10,247,222       253,928     3.31 %     9,449,890       171,070     2.42 %
    Demand deposits   4,265,971               4,873,945          
    Other noninterest-bearing liabilities   381,547               353,459          
    Total liabilities   14,894,740               14,677,294          
    Shareholders’ equity   2,063,800               1,970,510          
    Total liabilities and equity $ 16,958,540             $ 16,647,804          
    Net interest income (tax-equivalent basis)(4)     $ 327,852             $ 353,524      
    Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures                    
    Tax-equivalent basis adjustment       (3,304 )             (3,477 )    
    Net interest income (GAAP)     $ 324,548             $ 350,047      
                           
    Interest rate spread (2)(4)         1.76 %           2.22 %
    Interest expense as a percent of average earning assets       2.21 %           1.51 %
    Net interest margin (tax-equivalent basis) (3)(4)       2.86 %           3.12 %
    Total cost of deposits         2.29 %           1.45 %
                           
    (1) Yields and interest income are presented on a tax-equivalent basis using the federal statutory rate of 21%.
    (2) Interest spread is the average yield earned on earning assets less the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities. Fully tax-equivalent.
    (3) Net interest margin is net interest income expressed as a percentage of average earning assets. Fully tax-equivalent.
    (4) Non-GAAP.
     
    TOWNEBANK
    Consolidated Balance Sheets
    (dollars in thousands, except share data)
       
         
      September 30,   December 31,
        2024       2023  
      (unaudited)   (audited)
    ASSETS      
    Cash and due from banks $ 131,068     $ 85,584  
    Interest-bearing deposits at FRB   1,061,596       939,356  
    Interest-bearing deposits in financial institutions   103,400       103,417  
    Total Cash and Cash Equivalents   1,296,064       1,128,357  
    Securities available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $2,474,963 and $2,292,963, and allowance for credit losses of $1,171 and $1,498 at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively)   2,363,176       2,129,342  
    Securities held to maturity, at amortized cost (fair value $204,816 and $462,656 at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively)   212,422       477,592  
    Less: Allowance for credit losses   (77 )     (84 )
    Securities held to maturity, net of allowance for credit losses   212,345       477,508  
    Other equity securities   12,681       13,792  
    FHLB stock   12,134       21,372  
    Total Securities   2,600,336       2,642,014  
    Mortgage loans held for sale   264,320       149,987  
    Loans, net of unearned income and deferred costs   11,412,518       11,329,021  
    Less: allowance for credit losses   (123,191 )     (126,461 )
    Net Loans   11,289,327       11,202,560  
    Premises and equipment, net   365,764       337,598  
    Goodwill   457,619       456,335  
    Other intangible assets, net   63,265       64,634  
    BOLI   279,325       277,445  
    Other assets   572,000       576,109  
    TOTAL ASSETS $ 17,188,020     $ 16,835,039  
           
    LIABILITIES AND EQUITY      
    Deposits:      
    Noninterest-bearing demand $ 4,267,628     $ 4,342,701  
    Interest-bearing:      
    Demand and money market accounts   6,990,103       6,757,619  
    Savings   319,970       336,492  
    Certificates of deposit   2,785,469       2,456,394  
    Total Deposits   14,363,170       13,893,206  
    Advances from the FHLB   3,405       203,958  
    Subordinated debt, net   256,444       255,796  
    Repurchase agreements and other borrowings   30,970       32,826  
    Total Borrowings   290,819       492,580  
    Other liabilities   371,316       393,375  
    TOTAL LIABILITIES   15,025,305       14,779,161  
    Preferred stock, authorized and unissued shares – 2,000,000   —       —  
    Common stock, $1.667 par value: 150,000,000 shares authorized;      
    75,068,662 and 74,893,462 shares issued at      
    September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively   125,139       124,847  
    Capital surplus   1,117,279       1,112,761  
    Retained earnings   985,343       921,126  
    Common stock issued to deferred compensation trust, at cost:      
    1,056,823 and 1,004,717 shares at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively   (22,224 )     (20,813 )
    Deferred compensation trust   22,224       20,813  
    Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)   (81,482 )     (118,762 )
    TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY   2,146,279       2,039,972  
    Noncontrolling interest   16,436       15,906  
    TOTAL EQUITY   2,162,715       2,055,878  
    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $ 17,188,020     $ 16,835,039  
     
    TOWNEBANK
    Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)
    (dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                   
                   
      Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
      September 30,   September 30,
        2024       2023       2024       2023  
    INTEREST INCOME:              
    Loans, including fees $ 155,792     $ 143,605     $ 461,316     $ 415,351  
    Investment securities   22,334       20,292       65,257       57,519  
    Interest-bearing deposits in financial institutions and federal funds sold   15,249       15,031       43,995       40,168  
    Mortgage loans held for sale   3,247       3,928       7,908       8,079  
    Total interest income   196,622       182,856       578,476       521,117  
    INTEREST EXPENSE:              
    Deposits   82,128       64,171       242,539       146,776  
    Advances from the FHLB   29       3,438       3,408       16,838  
    Subordinated debt, net   2,237       2,245       6,710       6,650  
    Repurchase agreements and other borrowings   (54 )     (56 )     1,271       806  
    Total interest expense   84,340       69,798       253,928       171,070  
    Net interest income   112,282       113,058       324,548       350,047  
    PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES   (1,100 )     1,007       (2,154 )     16,232  
    Net interest income after provision for credit losses   113,382       112,051       326,702       333,815  
    NONINTEREST INCOME:              
    Residential mortgage banking income, net   11,786       10,648       35,685       31,380  
    Insurance commissions and related income, net   25,727       23,777       75,297       69,098  
    Property management income, net   11,221       12,800       42,306       40,433  
    Real estate brokerage income, net   —       (63 )     —       3,562  
    Service charges on deposit accounts   3,117       2,823       9,548       8,577  
    Credit card merchant fees, net   1,830       2,006       5,042       5,232  
    Investment commissions, net   2,835       2,363       7,759       6,581  
    BOLI   1,886       1,814       6,966       5,196  
    Gain on sale of equity investment   20       554       20       9,386  
    Other income   3,814       3,084       9,345       9,083  
    Net gain/(loss) on investment securities   —       —       74       —  
    Total noninterest income   62,236       59,806       192,042       188,528  
    NONINTEREST EXPENSE:              
    Salaries and employee benefits   72,123       67,258       214,849       204,124  
    Occupancy   9,351       9,027       28,490       27,579  
    Furniture and equipment   4,657       4,100       13,769       12,733  
    Amortization – intangibles   3,130       3,610       9,675       10,744  
    Software   6,790       6,130       19,947       17,922  
    Data processing   4,701       4,140       13,223       11,504  
    Professional fees   4,720       2,770       11,689       8,948  
    Advertising and marketing   4,162       3,653       12,268       12,012  
    Other expenses   17,266       17,014       52,565       61,762  
    Total noninterest expense   126,900       117,702       376,475       367,328  
    Income before income tax expense and noncontrolling interest   48,718       54,155       142,269       155,015  
    Provision for income tax expense   5,592       9,410       20,977       28,424  
    Net income $ 43,126     $ 44,745     $ 121,292     $ 126,591  
    Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest   (177 )     117       (800 )     (1,680 )
    Net income attributable to TowneBank $ 42,949     $ 44,862     $ 120,492     $ 124,911  
    Per common share information              
    Basic earnings $ 0.57     $ 0.60     $ 1.61     $ 1.67  
    Diluted earnings $ 0.57     $ 0.60     $ 1.61     $ 1.67  
    Cash dividends declared $ 0.25     $ 0.25     $ 0.75     $ 0.73  
     
    TOWNEBANK
    Consolidated Balance Sheets – Five Quarter Trend
    (dollars in thousands, except share data)
     
                       
      September 30,   June 30,   March 31,   December 31,   September 30,
        2024       2024       2024       2023       2023  
      (unaudited)   (unaudited)   (unaudited)   (audited)   (unaudited)
    ASSETS                  
    Cash and due from banks $ 131,068     $ 140,028     $ 75,802     $ 85,584     $ 83,949  
    Interest-bearing deposits at FRB   1,061,596       1,062,115       926,635       939,356       1,029,276  
    Interest-bearing deposits in financial institutions   103,400       99,303       98,673       103,417       102,527  
    Total Cash and Cash Equivalents   1,296,064       1,301,446       1,101,110       1,128,357       1,215,752  
    Securities available for sale   2,363,176       2,250,679       2,204,101       2,129,342       1,963,453  
    Securities held to maturity   212,422       212,488       312,510       477,592       547,854  
    Less: allowance for credit losses   (77 )     (79 )     (82 )     (84 )     (85 )
    Securities held to maturity, net of allowance for credit losses   212,345       212,409       312,428       477,508       547,769  
    Other equity securities   12,681       13,566       13,661       13,792       14,062  
    FHLB stock   12,134       12,134       12,139       21,372       16,634  
    Total Securities   2,600,336       2,488,788       2,542,329       2,642,014       2,541,918  
    Mortgage loans held for sale   264,320       200,762       150,727       149,987       188,048  
    Loans, net of unearned income and deferred costs   11,412,518       11,451,747       11,452,343       11,329,021       11,172,971  
    Less: Allowance for credit losses   (123,191 )     (125,552 )     (125,835 )     (126,461 )     (125,159 )
    Net Loans   11,289,327       11,326,195       11,326,508       11,202,560       11,047,812  
    Premises and equipment, net   365,764       340,348       342,569       337,598       335,522  
    Goodwill   457,619       457,619       457,619       456,335       456,684  
    Other intangible assets, net   63,265       65,460       68,758       64,634       67,496  
    BOLI   279,325       277,434       279,293       277,445       275,240  
    Other assets   572,000       610,791       615,324       576,109       551,884  
    TOTAL ASSETS $ 17,188,020     $ 17,068,843     $ 16,884,237     $ 16,835,039     $ 16,680,356  
    LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                  
    Deposits:                  
    Noninterest-bearing demand $ 4,267,628     $ 4,303,773     $ 4,194,132     $ 4,342,701     $ 4,444,861  
    Interest-bearing:                  
    Demand and money market accounts   6,990,103       6,940,086       6,916,701       6,757,619       6,764,415  
    Savings   319,970       312,881       326,179       336,492       350,031  
    Certificates of deposit   2,785,469       2,715,848       2,689,062       2,456,394       2,321,498  
    Total Deposits   14,363,170       14,272,588       14,126,074       13,893,206       13,880,805  
    Advances from the FHLB   3,405       3,591       3,775       203,958       104,139  
    Subordinated debt, net   256,444       256,227       256,011       255,796       255,580  
    Repurchase agreements and other borrowings   30,970       35,351       31,198       32,826       47,315  
    Total Borrowings   290,819       295,169       290,984       492,580       407,034  
    Other liabilities   371,316       411,770       401,307       393,375       408,305  
    TOTAL LIABILITIES   15,025,305       14,979,527       14,818,365       14,779,161       14,696,144  
                       
    Preferred stock   —       —       —       —       —  
    Common stock, $1.667 par value   125,139       125,090       125,009       124,847       124,837  
    Capital surplus   1,117,279       1,115,759       1,114,038       1,112,761       1,111,152  
    Retained earnings   985,343       961,162       937,065       921,126       911,042  
    Common stock issued to deferred compensation trust, at cost   (22,224 )     (22,756 )     (20,915 )     (20,813 )     (20,740 )
    Deferred compensation trust   22,224       22,756       20,915       20,813       20,740  
    Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)   (81,482 )     (129,224 )     (126,586 )     (118,762 )     (179,043 )
    TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY   2,146,279       2,072,787       2,049,526       2,039,972       1,967,988  
    Noncontrolling interest   16,436       16,529       16,346       15,906       16,224  
    TOTAL EQUITY   2,162,715       2,089,316       2,065,872       2,055,878       1,984,212  
    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $ 17,188,020     $ 17,068,843     $ 16,884,237     $ 16,835,039     $ 16,680,356  
     
    TOWNEBANK
    Consolidated Statements of Income – Five Quarter Trend (unaudited)
    (dollars in thousands, except share data)
       
       
      Three Months Ended
      September 30,   June 30,   March 31,   December 31,   September 30,
        2024       2024       2024       2023       2023  
    INTEREST INCOME:                  
    Loans, including fees $ 155,792     $ 154,549     $ 150,974     $ 146,810     $ 143,605  
    Investment securities   22,334       22,928       19,996       20,464       20,292  
    Interest-bearing deposits in financial institutions and federal funds sold   15,249       14,512       14,234       13,967       15,031  
    Mortgage loans held for sale   3,247       2,945       1,716       2,886       3,928  
    Total interest income   196,622       194,934       186,920       184,127       182,856  
    INTEREST EXPENSE:                  
    Deposits   82,128       82,023       78,388       73,200       64,171  
    Advances from the FHLB   29       942       2,438       917       3,438  
    Subordinated debt, net   2,237       2,236       2,236       2,236       2,245  
    Repurchase agreements and other borrowings   (54 )     685       640       41       (56 )
    Total interest expense   84,340       85,886       83,702       76,394       69,798  
    Net interest income   112,282       109,048       103,218       107,733       113,058  
    PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES   (1,100 )     (177 )     (877 )     2,446       1,007  
    Net interest income after provision for credit losses   113,382       109,225       104,095       105,287       112,051  
    NONINTEREST INCOME:                  
    Residential mortgage banking income, net   11,786       13,422       10,477       8,035       10,648  
    Insurance commissions and related income, net   25,727       24,031       25,539       21,207       23,777  
    Property management income, net   11,221       14,312       16,773       7,358       12,800  
    Real estate brokerage income, net   —       —       —       (32 )     (63 )
    Service charges on deposit accounts   3,117       3,353       3,079       3,056       2,823  
    Credit card merchant fees, net   1,830       1,662       1,551       1,476       2,006  
    Investment commissions, net   2,835       2,580       2,343       2,380       2,363  
    BOLI   1,886       3,238       1,842       2,206       1,814  
    Other income   3,834       3,324       2,206       2,127       3,638  
    Net gain/(loss) on investment securities   —       —       74       —       —  
    Total noninterest income   62,236       65,922       63,884       47,813       59,806  
    NONINTEREST EXPENSE:                  
    Salaries and employee benefits   72,123       71,349       71,377       66,035       67,258  
    Occupancy   9,351       9,717       9,422       9,308       9,027  
    Furniture and equipment   4,657       4,634       4,478       4,445       4,100  
    Amortization – intangibles   3,130       3,298       3,246       3,411       3,610  
    Software   6,790       7,056       6,100       6,743       6,130  
    Data processing   4,701       4,606       3,916       3,529       4,140  
    Professional fees   4,720       3,788       3,180       3,339       2,770  
    Advertising and marketing   4,162       3,524       4,582       3,377       3,653  
    Other expenses   17,266       16,012       19,290       21,708       17,014  
    Total noninterest expense   126,900       123,984       125,591       121,895       117,702  
    Income before income tax expense and noncontrolling interest   48,718       51,163       42,388       31,205       54,155  
    Provision for income tax expense   5,592       8,124       7,261       2,660       9,410  
    Net income   43,126       43,039       35,127       28,545       44,745  
    Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest   (177 )     (183 )     (440 )     259       117  
    Net income attributable to TowneBank $ 42,949     $ 42,856     $ 34,687     $ 28,804     $ 44,862  
    Per common share information                  
    Basic earnings $ 0.57     $ 0.57     $ 0.46     $ 0.39     $ 0.60  
    Diluted earnings $ 0.57     $ 0.57     $ 0.46     $ 0.39     $ 0.60  
    Basic weighted average shares outstanding   74,940,827       74,925,877       74,816,420       74,773,335       74,750,294  
    Diluted weighted average shares outstanding   75,141,661       75,037,955       74,979,501       74,793,557       74,765,515  
    Cash dividends declared $ 0.25     $ 0.25     $ 0.25     $ 0.25     $ 0.25  
                       
    TOWNEBANK
    Banking Segment Financial Information (unaudited)
    (dollars in thousands)
     
                       
      Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended   Increase/(Decrease)
      September 30,   June 30,   September 30,   YTD 2024 over 2023
        2024       2023       2024       2024       2023     Amount   Percent
    Revenue                          
    Net interest income $ 111,569     $ 112,189     $ 108,029     $ 322,280     $ 349,165     $ (26,885 )   (7.70 )%
    Service charges on deposit accounts   3,117       2,823       3,352       9,548       8,577       971     11.32 %
    Credit card merchant fees   1,830       2,006       1,662       5,042       5,232       (190 )   (3.63 )%
    Investment commissions, net   2,835       2,363       2,580       7,759       6,581       1,178     17.90 %
    Other income   4,828       4,224       4,840       13,096       12,012       1,084     9.02 %
    Subtotal   12,610       11,416       12,434       35,445       32,402       3,043     9.39 %
    Net gain/(loss) on investment securities   —       —       —       74       —       74     N/M
    Total noninterest income   12,610       11,416       12,434       35,519       32,402       3,117     9.62 %
    Total revenue   124,179       123,605       120,463       357,799       381,567       (23,768 )   (6.23 )%
                               
    Provision for credit losses   (1,043 )     1,206       (170 )     (2,189 )     16,442       (18,631 )   (113.31 )%
                               
    Expenses                          
    Salaries and employee benefits   47,148       42,727       46,640       140,261       128,161       12,100     9.44 %
    Occupancy   6,963       6,637       7,194       21,217       19,717       1,500     7.61 %
    Furniture and equipment   3,878       3,273       3,810       11,336       10,150       1,186     11.68 %
    Amortization of intangible assets   1,072       1,296       1,117       3,352       3,918       (566 )   (14.45 )%
    Other expenses   26,674       22,595       23,587       77,215       80,215       (3,000 )   (3.74 )%
    Total expenses   85,735       76,528       82,348       253,381       242,161       11,220     4.63 %
    Income before income tax, corporate allocation and noncontrolling interest   39,487       45,871       38,285       106,607       122,964       (16,357 )   (13.30 )%
    Corporate allocation   1,223       1,291       1,232       3,524       3,763       (239 )   (6.35 )%
    Income before income tax provision and noncontrolling interest   40,710       47,162       39,517       110,131       126,727       (16,596 )   (13.10 )%
    Provision for income tax expense   3,495       7,440       5,130       12,731       21,204       (8,473 )   (39.96 )%
    Net income   37,215       39,722       34,387       97,400       105,523       (8,123 )   (7.70 )%
    Noncontrolling interest   (29 )     —       (58 )     34       —       34     N/M
    Net income attributable to TowneBank $ 37,186     $ 39,722     $ 34,329     $ 97,434     $ 105,523     $ (8,089 )   (7.67 )%
                               
    Efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)   68.18 %     60.86 %     67.43 %     69.89 %     62.44 %     7.45 %   11.93 %
     
    TOWNEBANK
    Realty Segment Financial Information (unaudited)
    (dollars in thousands)
     
           
      Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended   Increase/(Decrease)
      September 30,   June 30,   September 30,   YTD 2024 over 2023
        2024       2023       2024       2024       2023     Amount   Percent
    Revenue                          
    Residential mortgage brokerage income, net $ 12,211     $ 10,955     $ 13,996     $ 37,006     $ 32,964     $ 4,042     12.26 %
    Real estate brokerage income, net   —       (63 )     —       —       3,562       (3,562 )   (100.00 )%
    Title insurance and settlement fees   —       —       —       —       443       (443 )   (100.00 )%
    Property management fees, net   11,221       12,800       14,312       42,306       40,433       1,873     4.63 %
    Income (loss) from unconsolidated subsidiary   51       (63 )     67       148       (884 )     1,032     116.74 %
    Gain on equity investment   —       —       —       —       8,833       (8,833 )   (100.00 )%
    Net interest and other income   906       1,163       1,317       3,007       1,984       1,023     51.56 %
    Total revenue   24,389       24,792       29,692       82,467       87,335       (4,868 )   (5.57 )%
                               
    Provision for credit losses   (57 )     (199 )     (7 )     35       (210 )     245     116.67 %
                               
    Expenses                          
    Salaries and employee benefits   12,355       12,881       12,370       36,913       41,670       (4,757 )   (11.42 )%
    Occupancy   1,638       1,669       1,811       5,019       5,559       (540 )   (9.71 )%
    Furniture and equipment   604       600       596       1,794       1,933       (139 )   (7.19 )%
    Amortization of intangible assets   637       742       781       2,094       2,166       (72 )   (3.32 )%
    Other expenses   8,839       9,544       9,136       26,174       27,319       (1,145 )   (4.19 )%
    Total expenses   24,073       25,436       24,694       71,994       78,647       (6,653 )   (8.46 )%
                               
    Income before income tax, corporate allocation and noncontrolling interest   373       (445 )     5,005       10,438       8,898       1,540     17.31 %
    Corporate allocation   (484 )     (600 )     (490 )     (1,322 )     (1,800 )     478     (26.56 )%
    Income before income tax provision and noncontrolling interest   (111 )     (1,045 )     4,515       9,116       7,098       2,018     28.43 %
    Provision for income tax expense   18       (99 )     1,163       2,336       1,769       567     32.05 %
    Net income   (129 )     (946 )     3,352       6,780       5,329       1,451     27.23 %
    Noncontrolling interest   (148 )     117       (125 )     (834 )     (1,680 )     846     (50.36 )%
    Net income attributable to TowneBank $ (277 )   $ (829 )   $ 3,227     $ 5,946     $ 3,649     $ 2,297     62.95 %
                               
    Efficiency ratio excluding gain on equity investment (non-GAAP)   96.09 %     99.61 %     80.54 %     84.76 %     97.43 %   (12.67 )%   (13.00 )%
                               
    TOWNEBANK
    Insurance Segment Financial Information (unaudited)
    (dollars in thousands)
     
                       
      Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended   Increase/(Decrease)
      September 30,   June 30,   September 30,   YTD 2024 over 2023
        2024       2023       2024       2024       2023     Amount   Percent
    Commission and fee income                          
    Property and casualty $ 23,157     $ 22,103     $ 22,225     $ 66,104     $ 60,259     $ 5,845     9.70 %
    Employee benefits   4,483       4,245       4,404       13,712       13,393       319     2.38 %
    Specialized benefit services   —       133       —       10       445       (435 )   (97.75 )%
    Total commissions and fees   27,640       26,481       26,629       79,826       74,097       5,729     7.73 %
                               
    Contingency and bonus revenue   2,731       2,335       2,951       10,185       9,343       842     9.01 %
    Other income   25       557       6       41       573       (532 )   (92.84 )%
    Total revenue   30,396       29,373       29,586       90,052       84,013       6,039     7.19 %
                               
    Employee commission expense   4,446       4,906       4,771       13,728       14,340       (612 )   (4.27 )%
    Revenue, net of commission expense   25,950       24,467       24,815       76,324       69,673       6,651     9.55 %
                               
    Salaries and employee benefits   12,620       11,650       12,339       37,675       34,293       3,382     9.86 %
    Occupancy   750       721       712       2,254       2,303       (49 )   (2.13 )%
    Furniture and equipment   175       227       228       639       650       (11 )   (1.69 )%
    Amortization of intangible assets   1,421       1,572       1,400       4,229       4,660       (431 )   (9.25 )%
    Other expenses   2,126       1,568       2,263       6,303       4,614       1,689     36.61 %
    Total operating expenses   17,092       15,738       16,942       51,100       46,520       4,580     9.85 %
    Income before income tax, corporate allocation and noncontrolling interest   8,858       8,729       7,873       25,224       23,153       2,071     8.94 %
    Corporate allocation   (739 )     (691 )     (742 )     (2,202 )     (1,963 )     (239 )   12.18 %
    Income before income tax provision and noncontrolling interest   8,119       8,038       7,131       23,022       21,190       1,832     8.65 %
    Provision for income tax expense   2,079       2,069       1,831       5,910       5,451       459     8.42 %
    Net income   6,040       5,969       5,300       17,112       15,739       1,373     8.72 %
    Noncontrolling interest   —       —       —       —       —       —     — %
    Net income attributable to TowneBank $ 6,040     $ 5,969     $ 5,300     $ 17,112     $ 15,739     $ 1,373     8.72 %
                               
    Provision for income taxes   2,079       2,069       1,831       5,910       5,451       459     8.42 %
    Depreciation, amortization and interest expense   1,550       1,726       1,529       4,632       5,115       (483 )   (9.44 )%
    EBITDA (non-GAAP) $ 9,669     $ 9,764     $ 8,660     $ 27,654     $ 26,305     $ 1,349     5.13 %
                               
    Efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)   60.44 %     59.21 %     62.63 %     61.43 %     60.55 %     0.88 %   1.45 %
     
    TOWNEBANK
    Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
    (dollars in thousands)
             
      Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
      September 30,   September 30,   June 30,   September 30,   September 30,
        2024       2023       2024       2024       2023  
                       
    Return on average assets (GAAP)   1.00 %     1.06 %     1.01 %     0.95 %     1.00 %
    Impact of excluding average goodwill and other intangibles and amortization   0.09 %     0.11 %     0.10 %     0.09 %     0.11 %
    Return on average tangible assets (non-GAAP)   1.09 %     1.17 %     1.11 %     1.04 %     1.11 %
                       
    Return on average equity (GAAP)   8.12 %     8.96 %     8.43 %     7.80 %     8.48 %
    Impact of excluding average goodwill and other intangibles and amortization   3.30 %     4.01 %     3.60 %     3.31 %     3.87 %
    Return on average tangible equity (non-GAAP)   11.42 %     12.97 %     12.03 %     11.11 %     12.35 %
                       
    Return on average common equity (GAAP)   8.18 %     9.04 %     8.49 %     7.86 %     8.54 %
    Impact of excluding average goodwill and other intangibles and amortization   3.36 %     4.07 %     3.67 %     3.37 %     3.95 %
    Return on average tangible common equity
    (non-GAAP)    		   11.54 %     13.11 %     12.16 %     11.23 %     12.49 %
                       
    Book value (GAAP) $ 28.59     $ 26.28     $ 27.62     $ 28.59     $ 26.28  
    Impact of excluding average goodwill and other intangibles and amortization   (6.94 )     (7.00 )     (6.97 )     (6.94 )     (7.00 )
    Tangible book value (non-GAAP) $ 21.65     $ 19.28     $ 20.65     $ 21.65     $ 19.28  
                       
    Efficiency ratio (GAAP)   72.71 %     68.09 %     70.86 %     72.88 %     68.20 %
    Impact of exclusions (1.78 )%   (1.88 )%   (1.88 )%   (1.86 )%   (0.82 )%
    Efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)   70.93 %     66.21 %     68.98 %     71.02 %     67.38 %
                       
    Average assets (GAAP) $ 17,028,141     $ 16,762,859     $ 16,982,482     $ 16,958,540     $ 16,647,804  
    Less: average goodwill and intangible assets   522,219       526,445       525,122       523,335       526,375  
    Average tangible assets (non-GAAP) $ 16,505,922     $ 16,236,414     $ 16,457,360     $ 16,435,205     $ 16,121,429  
                       
    Average equity (GAAP) $ 2,105,049     $ 1,986,469     $ 2,045,622     $ 2,063,800     $ 1,970,510  
    Less: average goodwill and intangible assets   522,219       526,445       525,122       523,335       526,375  
    Average tangible equity (non-GAAP) $ 1,582,830     $ 1,460,024     $ 1,520,500     $ 1,540,465     $ 1,444,135  
                       
    Average common equity (GAAP) $ 2,088,674     $ 1,969,898     $ 2,029,150     $ 2,047,482     $ 1,954,850  
    Less: average goodwill and intangible assets   522,219       526,445       525,122       523,335       526,375  
    Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP) $ 1,566,455     $ 1,443,453     $ 1,504,028     $ 1,524,147     $ 1,428,475  
                       
    Net income (GAAP) $ 42,949     $ 44,862     $ 42,856     $ 120,492     $ 124,911  
    Amortization of intangibles, net of tax   2,473       2,852       2,605       7,643       8,488  
    Tangible net income (non-GAAP) $ 45,422     $ 47,714     $ 45,461     $ 128,135     $ 133,399  
                       
    Total revenue (GAAP) $ 174,518     $ 172,864     $ 174,970     $ 516,590     $ 538,575  
    Net (gain)/loss on investment securities   —       —       —       (74 )     —  
    Other nonrecurring (income) loss   (20 )     (554 )     —       (20 )     (9,386 )
    Total Revenue for efficiency calculation (non-GAAP) $ 174,498     $ 172,310     $ 174,970     $ 516,496     $ 529,189  
                       
    Noninterest expense (GAAP) $ 126,900     $ 117,702     $ 123,984     $ 376,475     $ 367,328  
    Less: amortization of intangibles   3,130       3,610       3,298       9,675       10,744  
    Noninterest expense net of amortization (non-GAAP) $ 123,770     $ 114,092     $ 120,686     $ 366,800     $ 356,584  
     
    TOWNEBANK
    Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
    (dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                         
                         
    Reconciliation of GAAP Earnings to Operating Earnings Excluding Certain Items Affecting Comparability   Three Months Ended
        September 30,   June 30,   March 31,   December 31,   September 30,
          2024       2024       2023       2023       2023  
    Net income (GAAP)   $ 42,949     $ 42,856     $ 34,687     $ 28,804     $ 44,862  
                         
    Adjustments                    
    Plus: Acquisition-related expenses, net of tax     460       18       564       56       458  
    Plus: FDIC special assessment, net of tax     —       (310 )     1,021       4,083       —  
    Less: Gain on sale of equity investments, net of noncontrolling interest     (16 )     —       —       (1,846 )     (438 )
    Core operating earnings, excluding certain items affecting comparability (non-GAAP)   $ 43,393     $ 42,564     $ 36,272     $ 31,097     $ 44,882  
    Weighted average diluted shares     75,141,661       75,037,955       74,979,501       74,793,557       74,765,515  
    Diluted EPS (GAAP)   $ 0.57     $ 0.57     $ 0.46     $ 0.39     $ 0.60  
    Diluted EPS, excluding certain items affecting comparability (non-GAAP)   $ 0.58     $ 0.57     $ 0.48     $ 0.42     $ 0.60  
    Average assets   $ 17,028,141     $ 16,982,482     $ 16,864,235     $ 16,683,041     $ 16,762,859  
    Average tangible equity   $ 1,582,830     $ 1,520,500       1,517,600     $ 1,465,216     $ 1,460,024  
    Average common tangible equity   $ 1,566,455     $ 1,504,028     $ 1,501,494     $ 1,449,052     $ 1,443,453  
    Return on average assets, excluding certain items affecting comparability (non-GAAP)     1.01 %     1.01 %     0.87 %     0.74 %     1.06 %
    Return on average tangible equity, excluding certain items affecting comparability (non-GAAP)     11.53 %     11.95 %     10.29 %     9.15 %     12.97 %
    Return on average common tangible equity, excluding certain items affecting comparability (non-GAAP)     11.65 %     12.08 %     10.40 %     9.25 %     13.13 %
    Efficiency ratio, excluding certain items affecting comparability (non-GAAP)     72.45 %     70.85 %     74.84 %     78.33 %     67.76 %
                         
    TOWNEBANK
    Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
    (dollars in thousands, except per share data)
             
             
    Reconciliation of GAAP Earnings to Operating Earnings Excluding Certain Items Affecting Comparability   Nine Months Ended
        September 30,   September 30,
          2024       2023  
    Net income (GAAP)   $ 120,492     $ 124,911  
             
    Adjustments        
    Plus: Acquisition-related expenses, net of tax     1,040       7,718  
    Plus: FDIC special assessment, net of tax     711       —  
    Plus: Initial provision for acquired loans, net of tax     —       3,166  
    Less: Gain on sale of equity investments, net of noncontrolling interest and tax     (16 )     (5,951 )
    Core operating earnings, excluding certain items affecting comparability (non-GAAP)   $ 122,227     $ 129,844  
    Weighted average diluted shares     75,043,848       74,618,743  
    Diluted EPS (GAAP)   $ 1.61     $ 1.67  
    Diluted EPS, excluding certain items affecting comparability (non-GAAP)   $ 1.63     $ 1.74  
    Average assets   $ 16,958,540     $ 16,647,804  
    Average tangible equity   $ 1,540,465     $ 1,444,135  
    Average tangible common equity   $ 1,524,147     $ 1,428,475  
    Return on average assets, excluding certain items affecting comparability (non-GAAP)     0.96 %     1.04 %
    Return on average tangible equity, excluding certain items affecting comparability (non-GAAP)     11.26 %     12.81 %
    Return on average common tangible equity, excluding certain items affecting comparability (non-GAAP)     11.38 %     12.95 %
    Efficiency ratio, excluding certain items affecting comparability (non-GAAP)     72.68 %     67.61 %

    The MIL Network –

  • MIL-OSI: Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    WILMINGTON, N.C., Oct. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. (NYSE: LOB) (“Live Oak” or “the Company”) today reported third quarter of 2024 net income of $13.0 million, or $0.28 per diluted share.

    “Live Oak delivered historic production levels this quarter as our teams continue to put capital into the hands of business owners across the country,” said Live Oak Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James S. (Chip) Mahan III. “We believe our business momentum is in an exciting place and our conservative approach to growth is driving positive operating leverage, revenue, and deeper customer relationships.”

    Third Quarter 2024 Key Measures

    (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)       Increase (Decrease)    
      3Q 2024   2Q 2024   Dollars   Percent   3Q 2023
    Total revenue(1) $ 129,932     $ 125,479     $ 4,453       3.5 %   $ 127,301  
    Total noninterest expense   77,589       77,656       (67 )     (0.1 )     74,262  
    Income before taxes   17,841       36,058       (18,217 )     (50.5 )     42,760  
    Effective tax rate   27.0 %     25.2 %     n/a       n/a       6.9 %
    Net income $ 13,025     $ 26,963     $ (13,938 )     (51.7 )%   $ 39,793  
    Diluted earnings per share   0.28       0.59       (0.31 )     (52.5 )     0.88  
    Loan and lease production:                  
    Loans and leases originated $ 1,757,856     $ 1,171,141     $ 586,715       50.1 %   $ 1,073,255  
    % Fully funded   42.4 %     38.2 %     n/a       n/a       52.2 %
    Total loans and leases: $ 10,191,868     $ 9,535,766     $ 656,102       6.9 %   $ 8,775,235  
    Total assets:   12,607,346       11,868,570       738,776       6.2       10,950,460  
    Total deposits:   11,400,547       10,707,031       693,516       6.5       10,003,642  

    (1) Total revenue consists of net interest income and total noninterest income.

    Loans and Leases

    As of September 30, 2024, the total loan and lease portfolio was $10.19 billion, 6.9% above its level at June 30, 2024, and 16.1% above its level a year ago. Excluding historical Paycheck Protection Program loans, the third quarter of 2024 was the Company’s highest loan production quarter of all time. Compared to the second quarter of 2024, loans and leases held for investment increased $659.8 million, or 7.2%, to $9.83 billion while loans held for sale decreased $3.7 million, or 1.0%, to $360.0 million. Average loans and leases were $9.76 billion during the third quarter of 2024 compared to $9.38 billion during the second quarter of 2024. 

    The total loan and lease portfolio at September 30, 2024, and June 30, 2024, was comprised of 34.5% and 36.4% of guaranteed loans, respectively.

    Loan and lease originations totaled $1.76 billion during the third quarter of 2024, an increase of $586.7 million, or 50.1%, from the second quarter of 2024. Loan and lease originations increased $684.6 million, or 63.8%, from the third quarter of 2023.

    Deposits

    Total deposits increased to $11.40 billion at September 30, 2024, an increase of $693.5 million compared to June 30, 2024, and an increase of $1.40 billion compared to September 30, 2023. The increase in total deposits from prior periods was to support growth in the loan and lease portfolio as well as the Company’s targeted liquidity levels.

    Average total interest-bearing deposits for the third quarter of 2024 increased $287.5 million, or 2.8%, to $10.56 billion, compared to $10.27 billion for the second quarter of 2024. The ratio of average total loans and leases to average interest-bearing deposits was 92.5% for the third quarter of 2024, compared to 91.4% for the second quarter of 2024.

    Borrowings

    Borrowings totaled $115.4 million at September 30, 2024 compared to $117.7 million and $25.8 million at June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2023, respectively. During the first quarter of 2024, the Company increased long-term borrowings by $100.0 million through an unsecured 5.95% fixed rate 60-month term loan with a third party correspondent bank. This increase in borrowings was to strategically enhance capital levels in order to accommodate future growth expectations.

    Net Interest Income

    Net interest income for the third quarter of 2024 was $97.0 million compared to $91.3 million for the second quarter of 2024 and $89.4 million for the third quarter of 2023. The net interest margin for the third quarter of 2024 and second quarter of 2024 was 3.33% and 3.28%, respectively, an increase of five basis points quarter over quarter. During the third quarter of 2024, the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased by two basis points, while the average yield on interest-earning assets increased by six basis points.

    The increase in net interest income for the third quarter of 2024 compared to the third quarter of 2023 was largely driven by growth in average loans and leases held for investment. Partially mitigating this increase was a decrease in the net interest margin by four basis points arising from an increase in deposits and borrowings, combined with the increase in average cost of funds, outpacing the increase in average yield on interest-earning assets.

    Noninterest Income

    Noninterest income for the third quarter of 2024 was $32.9 million, a decrease of $1.2 million compared to the second quarter of 2024, and a decrease of $5.0 million compared to the third quarter of 2023. The primary drivers in noninterest income changes are outlined below.

    The loan servicing asset revaluation resulted in a loss of $4.2 million for the third quarter of 2024 compared to a $11.3 million gain for the third quarter of 2023. This decrease between periods was principally due to the third quarter of 2023 change in valuation techniques used to estimate the fair value of servicing rights which resulted in a nonrecurring gain of $13.7 million during that period.

    Net gains on sales of loans was $16.6 million, a $2.3 million increase compared to the second quarter of 2024 and a $4.0 million increase compared to the third quarter of 2023. The increase in net gains on sales of loans for both compared periods was the result of higher levels of market premiums combined with increased loan sale volumes. The average guaranteed loan sale premium was 107%, 106% and 105% for the third and second quarters of 2024 and third quarter of 2023, respectively. The volume of guaranteed loans sold was $266.3 million for the third quarter of 2024 compared to $250.5 million sold in the second quarter of 2024 and $225.6 million sold in the third quarter of 2023.

    Loans accounted for under the fair value option had a net gain of $2.3 million for the third quarter of 2024, compared to a net gain of $172 thousand for the second quarter of 2024 and a net loss of $568 thousand for the third quarter of 2023. The increased levels of net gains arising from the valuation of loans accounted for under the fair value option compared to the second quarter of 2024 was largely associated with lower market interest rates. The increase in net gains when compared to the third quarter of 2023 was principally due to the third quarter of 2023 change in valuation techniques used to estimate the fair value of loans measured at fair value, which resulted in a nonrecurring gain of $1.3 million during that period.

    Management fee income decreased by $2.2 million, as compared to both the second quarter of 2024 and third quarter of 2023. This decrease was the result of a restructuring of the Canapi Funds in the third quarter of 2024. In connection with that restructuring, the Company’s subsidiary Canapi Advisors voluntarily withdrew as an advisor to the funds. The Company remains an investor in the Canapi Funds and continues its focus on new and emerging financial technology companies.

    Other noninterest income for the third quarter of 2024 totaled $7.1 million compared to $11.0 million for the second quarter of 2024 and $3.5 million for the third quarter of 2023. The quarter over quarter decrease of $3.9 million was largely related to a $6.7 million gain arising from the sale of one of the Company’s aircraft in the second quarter of 2024, partially offset by a $2.4 million gain from the sale of a building in the third quarter of 2024. The $3.6 million increase compared to the third quarter of 2023 was largely related to the above mentioned $2.4 million gain from the sale of an idle building and accompanying land that was determined earlier in 2024 not to be best suited to serve the Company’s future expansion plans.

    Noninterest Expense

    Noninterest expense for the third quarter of 2024 totaled $77.6 million compared to $77.7 million for the second quarter of 2024 and $74.3 million for the third quarter of 2023. Compared to the third quarter of 2023, the increase in noninterest expense was principally impacted by smaller balance increases in various expense categories, partially offset by $2.2 million in decreased levels of FDIC insurance expense. The decrease in FDIC insurance expense was the product of favorable changes in the Company’s FDIC assessment rates.

    Asset Quality

    During the third quarter of 2024, the Company recognized net charge-offs for loans carried at historical cost of $1.7 million, compared to $8.3 million in the second quarter of 2024 and $9.1 million in the third quarter of 2023. Net charge-offs as a percentage of average held for investment loans and leases carried at historical cost, annualized, for the quarters ended September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2023, was 0.08%, 0.38% and 0.48%, respectively.

    Unguaranteed nonperforming (nonaccrual) loans and leases, excluding $8.7 million and $9.6 million accounted for under the fair value option at September 30, 2024, and June 30, 2024, respectively, increased to $49.4 million, or 0.52% of loans and leases held for investment which are carried at historical cost, at September 30, 2024, compared to $37.3 million, or 0.42%, at June 30, 2024.

    Provision for Credit Losses

    The provision for credit losses for the third quarter of 2024 totaled $34.5 million compared to $11.8 million for the second quarter of 2024 and $10.3 million for the third quarter of 2023. The level of provision expense in the third quarter of 2024 was primarily the result of specific reserve increases on individually evaluated loans and continued growth of the loan and lease portfolio. Provision expense for three individually evaluated loan relationships amounted to $13.6 million, or 60.0% and 56.3% of the increase in the total provision for loan and lease losses when compared to the second quarter of 2024 and third quarter of 2023, respectively.

    The allowance for credit losses on loans and leases totaled $168.7 million at September 30, 2024, compared to $137.9 million at June 30, 2024. The allowance for credit losses on loans and leases as a percentage of total loans and leases held for investment carried at historical cost was 1.78% and 1.57% at September 30, 2024, and June 30, 2024, respectively.

    Income Tax

    Income tax expense and related effective tax rate was $4.8 million and 27.0% for the third quarter of 2024, $9.1 million and 25.2% for the second quarter of 2024 and $3.0 million and 6.9% for the third quarter of 2023, respectively. The lower level of income tax expense for the third quarter of 2024 compared to the second quarter of 2024 was primarily the result of the decreased level of pretax income. The higher level of income tax expense for the third quarter of 2024 as compared to the third quarter of 2023 was primarily the result of lower levels of anticipated investment tax credits in 2024 as compared to the prior year.

    Conference Call

    Live Oak will host a conference call to discuss the Company’s financial results and business outlook tomorrow, October 24, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. ET. The call will be accessible by telephone and webcast using Conference ID: 04478. A supplementary slide presentation will be posted to the website prior to the event, and a replay will be available for 12 months following the event. The conference call details are as follows:

    Live Telephone Dial-In

    U.S.: 800.549.8228
    International: +1 646.564.2877
    Pass Code: None Required

    Live Webcast Log-In

    Webcast Link: investor.liveoakbank.com
    Registration: Name and Email Required
    Multi-Factor Code: Provided After Registration

    Important Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

    Statements in this press release that are based on other than historical data or that express the Company’s plans or expectations regarding future events or determinations are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements based on historical data are not intended and should not be understood to indicate the Company’s expectations regarding future events. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations or forecasts of future events or determinations. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or determinations, nor should they be relied upon as representing management’s views as of any subsequent date. Forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those presented, either expressed or implied, in this press release. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements include changes in Small Business Administration (“SBA”) rules, regulations or loan products, including the Section 7(a) program, changes in SBA standard operating procedures or changes in Live Oak Banking Company’s status as an SBA Preferred Lender; changes in rules, regulations or procedures for other government loan programs, including those of the United States Department of Agriculture; the impacts of global health crises and pandemics, such as the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, on trade (including supply chains and export levels), travel, employee productivity and other economic activities that may have a destabilizing and negative effect on financial markets, economic activity and customer behavior; adverse developments in the banking industry highlighted by high-profile bank failures and the potential impact of such developments on customer confidence, liquidity, and regulatory responses to these developments; a reduction in or the termination of the Company’s ability to use the technology-based platform that is critical to the success of its business model, including a failure in or a breach of operational or security systems or those of its third-party service providers; technological risks and developments, including cyber threats, attacks, or events; competition from other lenders; the Company’s ability to attract and retain key personnel; market and economic conditions and the associated impact on the Company; operational, liquidity and credit risks associated with the Company’s business; changes in political and economic conditions, including any prolonged U.S. government shutdown; the impact of heightened regulatory scrutiny of financial products and services and the Company’s ability to comply with regulatory requirements and expectations; a deterioration of the credit rating for U.S. long-term sovereign debt, actions that the U.S. government may take to avoid exceeding the debt ceiling, and uncertainties surrounding the debt ceiling and the federal budget; adverse results, including related fees and expenses, from pending or future lawsuits, government investigations or private actions; and the other factors discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and available at the SEC’s Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). Except as required by law, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update any factors or to publicly announce the result of revisions to any of the forward-looking statements included herein to reflect future events or developments.

    About Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.

    Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. (NYSE: LOB) is a financial holding company and the parent company of Live Oak Bank. Live Oak Bancshares and its subsidiaries partner with businesses that share a groundbreaking focus on service and technology to redefine banking. To learn more, visit www.liveoakbank.com.

    Contacts:

    Walter J. Phifer | CFO | Investor Relations | 910.202.6926
    Claire Parker | Corporate Communications | Media Relations | 910.597.1592

    Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.
    Quarterly Statements of Income (unaudited)
    (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

      Three Months Ended   3Q 2024 Change vs.
      3Q 2024   2Q 2024   1Q 2024   4Q 2023   3Q 2023   2Q 2024   3Q 2023
    Interest income                     %   %
    Loans and fees on loans $ 192,170     $ 181,840     $ 176,010     $ 169,531     $ 162,722       5.7       18.1  
    Investment securities, taxable   9,750       9,219       8,954       8,746       8,701       5.8       12.1  
    Other interest earning assets   7,016       7,389       7,456       8,259       9,188       (5.0 )     (23.6 )
    Total interest income   208,936       198,448       192,420       186,536       180,611       5.3       15.7  
    Interest expense                          
    Deposits   110,174       105,358       101,998       96,695       90,914       4.6       21.2  
    Borrowings   1,762       1,770       311       265       287       (0.5 )     513.9  
    Total interest expense   111,936       107,128       102,309       96,960       91,201       4.5       22.7  
    Net interest income   97,000       91,320       90,111       89,576       89,410       6.2       8.5  
    Provision for credit losses   34,502       11,765       16,364       8,995       10,279       193.3       235.7  
    Net interest income after provision for credit losses   62,498       79,555       73,747       80,581       79,131       (21.4 )     (21.0 )
    Noninterest income                          
    Loan servicing revenue   8,040       7,347       7,624       7,342       6,990       9.4       15.0  
    Loan servicing asset revaluation   (4,207 )     (2,878 )     (2,744 )     (3,974 )     11,335       (46.2 )     (137.1 )
    Net gains on sales of loans   16,646       14,395       11,502       12,891       12,675       15.6       31.3  
    Net gain (loss) on loans accounted for under the fair value option   2,255       172       (219 )     (170 )     (568 )     1211.0       497.0  
    Equity method investments (loss) income   (1,393 )     (1,767 )     (5,022 )     47       (1,034 )     21.2       (34.7 )
    Equity security investments gains (losses), net   909       161       (529 )     (384 )     (783 )     464.6       216.1  
    Lease income   2,424       2,423       2,453       2,439       2,498       —       (3.0 )
    Management fee income   1,116       3,271       3,271       3,309       3,277       (65.9 )     (65.9 )
    Other noninterest income   7,142       11,035       9,761       8,607       3,501       (35.3 )     104.0  
    Total noninterest income   32,932       34,159       26,097       30,107       37,891       (3.6 )     (13.1 )
    Noninterest expense                          
    Salaries and employee benefits   44,524       46,255       47,275       44,274       42,947       (3.7 )     3.7  
    Travel expense   2,344       2,328       2,438       1,544       2,197       0.7       6.7  
    Professional services expense   3,287       3,061       1,878       3,052       1,762       7.4       86.5  
    Advertising and marketing expense   2,473       3,004       3,692       2,501       3,446       (17.7 )     (28.2 )
    Occupancy expense   2,807       2,388       2,247       2,231       2,129       17.5       31.8  
    Technology expense   9,081       7,996       7,723       8,402       7,722       13.6       17.6  
    Equipment expense   3,472       3,511       3,074       3,480       3,676       (1.1 )     (5.5 )
    Other loan origination and maintenance expense   4,872       3,659       3,911       3,937       3,498       33.2       39.3  
    Renewable energy tax credit investment impairment (recovery)   115       170       (927 )     14,575       —       (32.4 )     100.0  
    FDIC insurance   1,933       2,649       3,200       4,091       4,115       (27.0 )     (53.0 )
    Other expense   2,681       2,635       3,226       5,117       2,770       1.7       (3.2 )
    Total noninterest expense   77,589       77,656       77,737       93,204       74,262       (0.1 )     4.5  
    Income before taxes   17,841       36,058       22,107       17,484       42,760       (50.5 )     (58.3 )
    Income tax expense (benefit)   4,816       9,095       (5,479 )     1,321       2,967       (47.0 )     62.3  
    Net income $ 13,025     $ 26,963     $ 27,586     $ 16,163     $ 39,793       (51.7 )     (67.3 )
    Earnings per share                          
    Basic $ 0.28     $ 0.60     $ 0.62     $ 0.36     $ 0.89       (53.3 )     (68.5 )
    Diluted $ 0.28     $ 0.59     $ 0.60     $ 0.36     $ 0.88       (52.5 )     (68.2 )
    Weighted average shares outstanding                          
    Basic   45,073,482       44,974,942       44,762,308       44,516,646       44,408,997          
    Diluted   45,953,947       45,525,082       45,641,210       45,306,506       45,268,745          

    Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.
    Quarterly Balance Sheets (unaudited)
    (Dollars in thousands)

      As of the quarter ended   3Q 2024 Change vs.
      3Q 2024   2Q 2024   1Q 2024   4Q 2023   3Q 2023   2Q 2024   3Q 2023
    Assets                     %   %
    Cash and due from banks $ 666,585     $ 615,449     $ 597,394     $ 582,540     $ 534,774       8.3       24.6  
    Certificates of deposit with other banks   250       250       250       250       3,750       —       (93.3 )
    Investment securities available-for-sale   1,233,466       1,151,195       1,120,622       1,126,160       1,099,878       7.1       12.1  
    Loans held for sale   359,977       363,632       310,749       387,037       572,604       (1.0 )     (37.1 )
    Loans and leases held for investment(1)   9,831,891       9,172,134       8,912,561       8,633,847       8,202,631       7.2       19.9  
    Allowance for credit losses on loans and leases   (168,737 )     (137,867 )     (139,041 )     (125,840 )     (121,273 )     (22.4 )     (39.1 )
    Net loans and leases   9,663,154       9,034,267       8,773,520       8,508,007       8,081,358       7.0       19.6  
    Premises and equipment, net   267,032       267,864       258,071       257,881       258,041       (0.3 )     3.5  
    Foreclosed assets   8,015       8,015       8,561       6,481       6,701       —       19.6  
    Servicing assets   52,553       51,528       49,343       48,591       47,127       2.0       11.5  
    Other assets   356,314       376,370       387,059       354,476       346,227       (5.3 )     2.9  
    Total assets $ 12,607,346     $ 11,868,570     $ 11,505,569     $ 11,271,423     $ 10,950,460       6.2       15.1  
    Liabilities and shareholders’ equity                          
    Liabilities                          
    Deposits:                          
    Noninterest-bearing $ 258,844     $ 264,013     $ 226,668     $ 259,270     $ 239,536       (2.0 )     8.1  
    Interest-bearing   11,141,703       10,443,018       10,156,693       10,015,749       9,764,106       6.7       14.1  
    Total deposits   11,400,547       10,707,031       10,383,361       10,275,019       10,003,642       6.5       14.0  
    Borrowings   115,371       117,745       120,242       23,354       25,847       (2.0 )     346.4  
    Other liabilities   83,672       82,745       74,248       70,384       70,603       1.1       18.5  
    Total liabilities   11,599,590       10,907,521       10,577,851       10,368,757       10,100,092       6.3       14.8  
    Shareholders’ equity                          
    Preferred stock, no par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding   —       —       —       —       —       —       —  
    Class A common stock (voting)   361,925       356,381       349,648       344,568       340,929       1.6       6.2  
    Class B common stock (non-voting)   —       —       —       —       —       —       —  
    Retained earnings   707,026       695,172       669,307       642,817       627,759       1.7       12.6  
    Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (61,195 )     (90,504 )     (91,237 )     (84,719 )     (118,320 )     32.4       48.3  
    Total shareholders’ equity   1,007,756       961,049       927,718       902,666       850,368       4.9       18.5  
    Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 12,607,346     $ 11,868,570     $ 11,505,569     $ 11,271,423     $ 10,950,460       6.2       15.1  

    (1) Includes $343.4 million, $363.0 million, $379.2 million, $388.0 million and $410.1 million measured at fair value for the quarters ended September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, and September 30, 2023, respectively.

     

    Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.
    Statements of Income (unaudited)
    (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

      Nine Months Ended
      September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
    Interest income      
    Loans and fees on loans $ 550,020     $ 454,136  
    Investment securities, taxable   27,923       24,751  
    Other interest earning assets   21,861       22,852  
    Total interest income   599,804       501,739  
    Interest expense      
    Deposits   317,530       243,512  
    Borrowings   3,843       2,498  
    Total interest expense   321,373       246,010  
    Net interest income   278,431       255,729  
    Provision for credit losses   62,631       42,328  
    Net interest income after provision for credit losses   215,800       213,401  
    Noninterest income      
    Loan servicing revenue   23,011       20,057  
    Loan servicing asset revaluation   (9,829 )     8,860  
    Net gains on sales of loans   42,543       33,654  
    Net gain (loss) on loans accounted for under the fair value option   2,208       (3,369 )
    Equity method investments (loss) income   (8,182 )     (6,041 )
    Equity security investments gain (losses), net   541       (585 )
    Lease income   7,300       7,568  
    Management fee income   7,658       10,015  
    Other noninterest income   27,938       11,467  
    Total noninterest income   93,188       81,626  
    Noninterest expense      
    Salaries and employee benefits   138,054       130,778  
    Travel expense   7,110       7,378  
    Professional services expense   8,226       4,685  
    Advertising and marketing expense   9,169       10,058  
    Occupancy expense   7,442       6,259  
    Technology expense   24,800       23,456  
    Equipment expense   10,057       11,517  
    Other loan origination and maintenance expense   12,442       10,867  
    Renewable energy tax credit investment (recovery) impairment   (642 )     69  
    FDIC insurance   7,782       12,579  
    Other expense   8,542       12,035  
    Total noninterest expense   232,982       229,681  
    Income before taxes   76,006       65,346  
    Income tax expense   8,432       7,611  
    Net income $ 67,574     $ 57,735  
    Earnings per share      
    Basic $ 1.50     $ 1.30  
    Diluted $ 1.48     $ 1.28  
    Weighted average shares outstanding      
    Basic   44,937,409       44,298,798  
    Diluted   45,707,245       45,023,739  

    Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.
    Quarterly Selected Financial Data
    (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

      As of and for the three months ended
      3Q 2024   2Q 2024   1Q 2024   4Q 2023   3Q 2023
    Income Statement Data                  
    Net income $ 13,025     $ 26,963     $ 27,586     $ 16,163     $ 39,793  
    Per Common Share                  
    Net income, diluted $ 0.28     $ 0.59     $ 0.60     $ 0.36     $ 0.88  
    Dividends declared   0.03       0.03       0.03       0.03       0.03  
    Book value   22.32       21.35       20.64       20.23       19.12  
    Tangible book value(1)   22.24       21.28       20.57       20.15       19.04  
    Performance Ratios                  
    Return on average assets (annualized)   0.43 %     0.93 %     0.98 %     0.58 %     1.46 %
    Return on average equity (annualized)   5.21       11.39       11.93       7.36       18.68  
    Net interest margin   3.33       3.28       3.33       3.32       3.37  
    Efficiency ratio(1)   59.72       61.89       66.89       77.88       58.34  
    Noninterest income to total revenue   25.35       27.22       22.46       25.16       29.76  
    Selected Loan Metrics                  
    Loans and leases originated $ 1,757,856     $ 1,171,141     $ 805,129     $ 981,703     $ 1,073,255  
    Outstanding balance of sold loans serviced   4,452,750       4,292,857       4,329,097       4,238,328       4,028,575  
    Asset Quality Ratios                  
    Allowance for credit losses to loans and leases held for investment(3)   1.78 %     1.57 %     1.63 %     1.53 %     1.56 %
    Net charge-offs(3) $ 1,710     $ 8,253     $ 3,163     $ 4,428     $ 9,122  
    Net charge-offs to average loans and leases held for investment(2) (3)   0.08 %     0.38 %     0.15 %     0.22 %     0.48 %
                       
    Nonperforming loans and leases at historical cost(3)                  
    Unguaranteed $ 49,398     $ 37,340     $ 43,117     $ 39,285     $ 33,255  
    Guaranteed   166,177       122,752       105,351       95,678       65,837  
    Total   215,575       160,092       148,468       134,963       99,092  
    Unguaranteed nonperforming historical cost loans and leases, to loans and leases held for investment(3)   0.52 %     0.42 %     0.51 %     0.48 %     0.43 %
                       
    Nonperforming loans at fair value(4)                  
    Unguaranteed $ 8,672     $ 9,590     $ 7,942     $ 7,230     $ 6,518  
    Guaranteed   49,822       51,570       47,620       41,244       39,378  
    Total   58,494       61,160       55,562       48,474       45,896  
    Unguaranteed nonperforming fair value loans to fair value loans held for investment(4)   2.53 %     2.64 %     2.09 %     1.86 %     1.59 %
                       
    Capital Ratios                  
    Common equity tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)   11.19 %     11.85 %     11.89 %     11.73 %     11.63 %
    Tier 1 leverage capital (to average assets)   8.60       8.71       8.69       8.58       8.56  

    Notes to Quarterly Selected Financial Data
    (1) See accompanying GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation.
    (2) Quarterly net charge-offs as a percentage of quarterly average loans and leases held for investment, annualized.
    (3) Loans and leases at historical cost only (excludes loans measured at fair value).
    (4) Loans accounted for under the fair value option only (excludes loans and leases carried at historical cost).

    Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.
    Quarterly Average Balances and Net Interest Margin
    (Dollars in thousands)

      Three Months Ended
    September 30, 2024    		   Three Months Ended
    June 30, 2024
      Average Balance   Interest   Average Yield/Rate   Average Balance   Interest   Average Yield/Rate
    Interest-earning assets:                      
    Interest-earning balances in other banks $ 519,340     $ 7,016       5.37 %   $ 555,570     $ 7,389       5.35 %
    Investment securities   1,287,410       9,750       3.01       1,263,675       9,219       2.93  
    Loans held for sale   409,902       9,859       9.57       387,824       9,329       9.67  
    Loans and leases held for investment(1)   9,354,522       182,311       7.75       8,997,164       172,511       7.71  
    Total interest-earning assets   11,571,174       208,936       7.18       11,204,233       198,448       7.12  
    Less: Allowance for credit losses on loans and leases   (137,285 )             (136,668 )        
    Noninterest-earning assets   567,098               562,488          
    Total assets $ 12,000,987             $ 11,630,053          
    Interest-bearing liabilities:                      
    Interest-bearing checking $ 350,239     $ 4,892       5.56 %   $ 304,505     $ 4,267       5.64 %
    Savings   5,043,930       51,516       4.06       4,804,037       48,617       4.07  
    Money market accounts   134,481       190       0.56       128,625       186       0.58  
    Certificates of deposit   5,028,830       53,576       4.24       5,032,856       52,288       4.18  
    Total deposits   10,557,480       110,174       4.15       10,270,023       105,358       4.13  
    Borrowings   116,925       1,762       6.00       119,321       1,770       5.97  
    Total interest-bearing liabilities   10,674,405       111,936       4.17       10,389,344       107,128       4.15  
    Noninterest-bearing deposits   237,387               223,026          
    Noninterest-bearing liabilities   90,079               70,667          
    Shareholders’ equity   999,116               947,016          
    Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 12,000,987             $ 11,630,053          
    Net interest income and interest rate spread     $ 97,000       3.01 %       $ 91,320       2.97 %
    Net interest margin           3.33               3.28  
    Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities           108.40 %             107.84 %

    (1) Average loan and lease balances include non-accruing loans and leases.

    Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.
    GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation
    (Dollars in thousands)

      As of and for the three months ended
      3Q 2024   2Q 2024   1Q 2024   4Q 2023   3Q 2023
    Total shareholders’ equity $ 1,007,756     $ 961,049     $ 927,718     $ 902,666     $ 850,368  
    Less:                  
    Goodwill   1,797       1,797       1,797       1,797       1,797  
    Other intangible assets   1,606       1,644       1,682       1,721       1,759  
    Tangible shareholders’ equity (a) $ 1,004,353     $ 957,608     $ 924,239     $ 899,148     $ 846,812  
    Shares outstanding (c)   45,151,691       45,003,856       44,938,673       44,617,673       44,480,215  
    Total assets $ 12,607,346     $ 11,868,570     $ 11,505,569     $ 11,271,423     $ 10,950,460  
    Less:                  
    Goodwill   1,797       1,797       1,797       1,797       1,797  
    Other intangible assets   1,606       1,644       1,682       1,721       1,759  
    Tangible assets (b) $ 12,603,943     $ 11,865,129     $ 11,502,090     $ 11,267,905     $ 10,946,904  
    Tangible shareholders’ equity to tangible assets (a/b)   7.97 %     8.07 %     8.04 %     7.98 %     7.74 %
    Tangible book value per share (a/c) $ 22.24     $ 21.28     $ 20.57     $ 20.15     $ 19.04  
    Efficiency ratio:                  
    Noninterest expense (d) $ 77,589     $ 77,656     $ 77,737     $ 93,204     $ 74,262  
    Net interest income   97,000       91,320       90,111       89,576       89,410  
    Noninterest income   32,932       34,159       26,097       30,107       37,891  
    Total revenue (e) $ 129,932     $ 125,479     $ 116,208     $ 119,683     $ 127,301  
    Efficiency ratio (d/e)   59.72 %     61.89 %     66.89 %     77.88 %     58.34 %
    Pre-provision net revenue (e-d) $ 52,343     $ 47,823     $ 38,471     $ 26,479     $ 53,039  
                                           

    This press release presents non-GAAP financial measures. The adjustments to reconcile from the non-GAAP financial measures to the applicable GAAP financial measure are included where applicable in financial results presented in accordance with GAAP. The Company considers these adjustments to be relevant to ongoing operating results. The Company believes that excluding the amounts associated with these adjustments to present the non-GAAP financial measures provides a meaningful base for period-to-period comparisons, which will assist regulators, investors, and analysts in analyzing the operating results or financial position of the Company. The non-GAAP financial measures are used by management to assess the performance of the Company’s business, for presentations of Company performance to investors, and for other reasons as may be requested by investors and analysts. The Company further believes that presenting the non-GAAP financial measures will permit investors and analysts to assess the performance of the Company on the same basis as that applied by management. Non-GAAP financial measures have inherent limitations, are not required to be uniformly applied, and are not audited. Although non-GAAP financial measures are frequently used by shareholders to evaluate a company, they have limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of results reported under GAAP.

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  • MIL-OSI: First Bank Announces Third Quarter 2024 Net Income of $8.2 Million

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Results reflect strong loan and deposit growth, solid asset quality, and balance sheet optimization initiatives

    HAMILTON, N.J., Oct. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — First Bank (Nasdaq Global Market: FRBA) (the Bank) today announced results for the third quarter of 2024. Net income for the third quarter of 2024 was $8.2 million, or $0.32 per diluted share. Return on average assets, return on average equity and return on average tangible equity[i] for the third quarter of 2024 were 0.88%, 8.15% and 9.42%, respectively. The Bank recorded a net loss of $1.3 million, or a loss of $0.05 per diluted share, and losses on average assets, equity, and tangible equityi of 0.14%, 1.43%, and 1.66%, respectively, for the third quarter of 2023. Financial results for the third quarter of 2023 were negatively impacted by the Malvern Bancorp acquisition, completed in July 2023, primarily due to the merger-related expenses and the initial credit loss expense on acquired loans.

    Third Quarter 2024 Performance Highlights:

    • Total loans of $3.09 billion at September 30, 2024 grew $89.5 million, or 11.9%, annualized, from the linked quarter ended June 30, 2024. Loan growth occurred late in the quarter, which is reflected in average loan balance increase of only $12.2 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2024. The growth was primarily driven by $56.9 million expansion within the Commercial and Industrial and Owner-occupied commercial real estate loan categories.
    • Total deposits of $3.05 billion at September 30, 2024 grew $82.4 million, or 11.1%, annualized, from the linked quarter. Growth occurred across all deposit categories, as non-interest bearing demand, interest bearing demand, money market and savings, and time deposits increased $19.3 million, $23.3 million, $36.3 million, and $3.6 million, respectively, from the second quarter of 2024.
    • Tangible book value per share[ii] grew to $13.84 at September 30, 2024, increasing 11.2%, annualized, from $13.46 at June 30, 2024.
    • The Bank continued to prioritize balance sheet efficiency, selling approximately $11.7 million of investment securities during the quarter ended September 30, 2024 which resulted in a $555,000 net loss on the sale of investments during the quarter. The Bank also completed a restructuring of its bank-owned life insurance (BOLI) portfolio during the quarter which resulted in approximately $24 million in terminated policies and the acquisition of approximately $20 million in new policies. As a result of the restructure, the Bank recorded a $1.1 million enhancement to the cash surrender value and recognized additional income tax expense totaling $1.2 million.
    • Strong asset quality continued, with nonperforming assets decreasing by 9 basis points to 0.47% of total assets at September 30, 2024 from 0.56% at June 30, 2024.

    Patrick L. Ryan, President and CEO of First Bank, reflected on the Bank’s performance, stating, “First Bank’s outstanding third quarter growth is an outcome of a well-executed long-term strategy. We have worked to build teams, products, and operating structures that promote quality growth over the long term, and the results are evident. Our teams added high-quality loans and deposits across all categories. We also continued to optimize the Bank’s efficiency as our efficiency ratio[iii] remained below 60% for the 21st consecutive quarter. We continued to enact strategies to enhance future profitability and complement our organic growth efforts including ongoing balance sheet restructuring through the sale of certain lower-yielding investment securities, and we opportunistically restructured our BOLI policies during the quarter, an initiative that will be accretive to future earnings. The current quarter highlighted our efforts to build our core community banking customer base while we expand our specialty banking teams and continued investment in technology to improve the customer experience.”   

    Mr. Ryan added, “We are pleased with our ability to generate solid returns for our shareholders, including this quarter’s 11% annualized growth in tangible book value per share. We continue to explore a variety of opportunities to drive future earnings. Our recent receipt of regulatory approval to initiate stock repurchases also adds to our toolkit of options to support continued and growing returns for our shareholders.”

    Income Statement

    In the third quarter of 2024, the Bank’s net interest income increased to $30.1 million, growing $1.5 million, or 5.2%, compared to the same period in 2023. The increase was primarily due to net interest margin expansion in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the third quarter of 2023. Net interest income decreased $446,000, or 1.5%, from the linked second quarter of 2024. The modest decrease was primarily due to net interest margin compression and the timing of our loan growth, which occurred late in the third quarter, limiting interest income received during the quarter. During the third quarter, a $606,000 increase in interest income compared to the second quarter of 2024 was primarily related to higher earning asset balances, which was offset by a $1.1 million increase in interest expense, resulting from increased deposit costs and a higher level of average borrowings.

    The Bank’s tax equivalent net interest margin of 3.49% for the third quarter of 2024 represented an increase of 13 basis points from the quarter ended September 30, 2023 and a decrease of 13 basis points from the linked quarter ended June 30, 2024. The Bank’s tax equivalent net interest margin includes the impact of amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts from fair value measurements of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in acquisitions. Amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts from fair value measurements of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in acquisitions totaled $3.4 million during the third quarter of 2024, compared to $2.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 and $3.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. The Bank’s net interest margin declined compared to the linked second quarter due to lower acquisition accounting accretion income, increased levels of average borrowings, lower average loan yields, and higher interest bearing deposit costs.

    The Bank recorded a credit loss expense totaling $1.6 million during the third quarter of 2024, compared to $63,000 recorded during the second quarter of 2024 and $6.7 million recorded for the third quarter of 2023. The Bank’s credit loss expense for the third quarter of 2024 was commensurate with robust organic loan growth during the quarter and continued to reflect strong and stable asset quality. Credit loss expense for the third quarter of 2023 included a $5.5 million credit loss recorded to establish the allowance for credit losses on the acquired Malvern loan portfolio.

    In the third quarter of 2024, the Bank recorded non-interest income of $2.5 million, compared to $193,000 during the same period in 2023 and $689,000 in the second quarter of 2024. The increase in non-interest income was primarily related to approximately $1.1 million in one-time enhancement to the cash surrender value of BOLI that resulted from the aforementioned BOLI restructuring transaction during the quarter, as well as higher yields earned on the new BOLI policies purchased during the quarter. Additionally, the Bank recorded $135,000 in net gains on the sale of loans during third quarter 2024, compared to net losses on the sale of loans totaling $900,000 and $704,000 in the linked and prior year quarters, respectively. This was partially offset by $555,000 in net losses on the sale of investment securities during third quarter 2024, while no investment securities sales were executed in the linked quarter, and $527,000 in net losses were recognized during the third quarter of 2023.

    Non-interest expense for the third quarter of 2024 was $18.6 million, a decrease of $4.8 million, or 20.6%, compared to $23.4 million for the prior year quarter. Lower non-interest expense was largely due to $7.0 million in merger-related expenses recorded during the third quarter of 2023. Excluding merger-related expenses, non-interest expense grew $2.2 million, or 13.3%, including an increase of $849,000 in salaries and employee benefits due to merit increases and a larger employee base. Other real estate owned (OREO) expense totaled $662,000 during third quarter 2024, with no similar expense recorded in third quarter 2023. The increase reflects a $363,000 impairment of an OREO asset along with other legal and real estate tax expenses recorded during the quarter. Additionally, other professional fees increased $312,000 primarily related to increases in personnel placement costs, consulting fees, and tax services.

    On a linked quarter basis, non-interest expense increased $691,000, or 3.8%, from $18.0 million for the second quarter of 2024. The largest impact on expenses compared to the linked quarter is the aforementioned $363,000 OREO impairment expense during third quarter 2024. Salaries and employee benefits expense increased by $207,000 primarily due to a larger employee base. These were partially offset by modest decreases in marketing and advertising costs, as well as travel and entertainment expenses.

    Income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was $4.2 million with an effective tax rate of 33.9%, compared to an income tax benefit of $78,000 for the third quarter of 2023 and an income tax expense of $2.1 million with an effective tax rate of 16.2% for the second quarter of 2024. The effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2024 included approximately $1.2 million of tax expense recorded related to the BOLI restructuring. Excluding this impact, the effective tax rate would have been approximately 24% for the third quarter of 2024. The effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2024 was lower compared to the first quarter due to the recently enacted New Jersey Corporate Transit Fee, which resulted in a change in tax rate and a revaluation of the Bank’s deferred tax assets. A tax benefit of $1.1 million was booked as a discrete item in the second quarter for this change in tax rate.  With the expected negative ongoing impact of the New Jersey Corporate Transit Fee, we anticipate our future effective tax rate will range between 24% and 25%.

    Balance Sheet

    Total assets increased $148.3 million, or 4.1%, from December 31, 2023 to September 30, 2024. Total loans increased $66.0 million, or 2.2%, from December 31, 2023 to September 30, 2024. Growth totaling $116.3 million across the owner-occupied commercial real estate and commercial and industrial loan portfolios was partially offset by a decline of commercial investor real estate loans totaling $47.8 million, including multi-family and construction and development, during the first nine months of 2024. The Bank continues to prioritize relationship-based commercial and industrial lending while actively managing our exposure in investor real estate lending.

    Total assets grew $141.9 million, or 15.6% annualized, during the quarter ended September 30, 2024. Growth included an increase of $71.5 million in cash and cash equivalents related to the opportunistic addition of FHLB advances when interest rates declined during the quarter. Total loans increased by $89.5 million, or 11.9%, annualized, during the quarter ended September 30, 2024. Growth across the owner-occupied commercial real estate and commercial and industrial loan portfolios totaled $56.9 million, while commercial investor real estate loans, including multi-family and construction and development, grew $27.5 million, and consumer and residential real estate loans grew $5.2 million.

    Total deposits increased by $82.4 million, or 11.1% annualized, during the quarter ended September 30, 2024. Growth occurred across all categories, with non-interest bearing demand, interest bearing demand, money market and savings, and time deposits increasing $19.3 million, $23.3 million, $36.3 million, and $3.6 million, respectively, from the second quarter of 2024. Our team continued to focus on attracting new deposit relationships while maintaining existing core balances.

    Nearly all of the Bank’s deposit growth for the first nine months of 2024 occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2024. We also experienced a slight shift in the mix of customer balances over the nine-month period. The Bank grew non-interest bearing demand deposits by $17.3 million in a challenging interest rate environment, while total interest-bearing deposits experienced a shift toward higher-costing deposits. During the first nine months of 2024, increases in money market and savings deposits and time deposits totaled $64.2 million and $32.3 million, respectively, partially offset by a decline in interest bearing demand deposits totaling $31.3 million.

    During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, stockholders’ equity increased by $31.2 million, primarily due to net income, partially offset by dividends.

    As of September 30, 2024, the Bank continued to exceed all regulatory capital requirements to be considered well-capitalized, with a Tier 1 Leverage ratio of 9.53%, a Tier 1 Risk-Based capital ratio of 9.65%, a Common Equity Tier 1 Capital ratio of 9.65%, and a Total Risk-Based capital ratio of 11.55%. The tangible stockholders’ equity to tangible assets ratio[IV] increased to 9.41% as of September 30, 2024 compared to 8.89% at December 31, 2023.

    Asset Quality

    First Bank’s asset quality metrics for the third quarter of 2024 remained favorable. Total nonperforming loans declined from $25.0 million at December 31, 2023 to $12.0 million at September 30, 2024, while total nonperforming assets declined from $25.0 million to $17.7 million during the same period. 

    The Bank recorded net charge-offs of $386,000 during the third quarter of 2024, compared to net charge-offs of $175,000 during the second quarter of 2024 and net charge-offs of $1.1 million in the third quarter of 2023. The allowance for credit losses on loans as a percentage of total loans measured 1.21% at September 30, 2024, compared to 1.21% at June 30, 2024 and 1.40% at December 31, 2023.  The decline from December 31, 2023 to September 30, 2024 reflected the $5.5 million charge-off and elimination of the Bank’s reserves on a purchase credit deteriorated loan transferred to OREO during the first quarter of 2024.

    Liquidity and Borrowings

    The Bank increased its liquidity position in the third quarter of 2024. Total cash and cash equivalents increased by $71.5 million to $312.3 million at September 30, 2024. Borrowings increased by $49.9 million compared to June 30, 2024, as the Bank increased its FHLB borrowings.

    Management believes the Bank’s current liquidity position, coupled with our various contingent funding sources, provides us with a strong liquidity base and a diverse source of funding options.    

    Cash Dividend Declared

    On October 15, 2024, the Bank’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share to common stockholders of record at the close of business on November 8, 2024, payable on November 22, 2024.

    Share Repurchase Program

    The Board of Directors has authorized and the Bank has received regulatory approvals for a new share repurchase program. The program provides for the repurchase of up to 1.0 million shares of First Bank common stock for an aggregate repurchase amount of up to $16.0 million. The timing, price and volume of repurchases will be based on market conditions, relevant securities laws and other factors. The stock repurchases may be made from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The stock repurchase program does not require First Bank to repurchase any specific number of shares, and First Bank may terminate the repurchase program at any time. The share repurchase program will expire on September 30, 2025.

    Conference Call and Earnings Release Supplement

    Additional details on the quarterly results and the Bank are included in the attached earnings release supplement. http://ml.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/8c344bfa-6975-4f79-872b-2307433b1520

    First Bank will host its earnings call on Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 9:00 AM Eastern Time. The direct dial toll free number for the live call is 1-800-715-9871 and the access code is 1578641. For those unable to participate in the call, a replay will be available by dialing 1-800-770-2030 (access code 8550862) from one hour after the end of the conference call until January 22, 2025. Replay information will also be available on First Bank’s website at www.firstbanknj.com under the “About Us” tab. Click on “Investor Relations” to access the replay of the conference call.

    About First Bank

    First Bank is a New Jersey state-chartered bank with 26 full-service branches in Cinnaminson, Delanco, Denville, Ewing, Fairfield, Flemington (2), Hamilton, Lawrence, Monroe, Morristown, Pennington, Randolph, Somerset and Williamstown, New Jersey; and Coventry, Devon, Doylestown, Glenn Mills, Lionville, Malvern, Paoli, Trevose, Warminster and West Chester, Pennsylvania; and Palm Beach, Florida. With $3.76 billion in assets as of September 30, 2024, First Bank offers a full range of deposit and loan products to individuals and businesses throughout the New York City to Philadelphia corridor. First Bank’s common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “FRBA.”

    Forward Looking Statements

    This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, either express or implied, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include information regarding First Bank’s future financial performance, business and growth strategy, projected plans and objectives, and related transactions, integration of acquired businesses, ability to recognize anticipated operational efficiencies, and other projections based on macroeconomic and industry trends, which are inherently unreliable due to the multiple factors that impact economic trends, and any such variations may be material. Such forward-looking statements are based on various facts and derived utilizing important assumptions, current expectations, estimates and projections about First Bank, any of which may change over time and some of which may be beyond First Bank’s control. Statements preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “projects,” “estimates,” “plans” and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would,” “may” and “could” are generally forward-looking in nature and not historical facts, although not all forward-looking statements include the foregoing. Further, certain factors that could affect our future results and cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes in market interest rates on funding costs, yield on interest earning assets, credit quality and strength of underlying collateral and the effect of such changes on the market value of First Bank’s investment securities portfolio; whether First Bank can: successfully implement its growth strategy, including identifying acquisition targets and consummating suitable acquisitions, integrate acquired entities and realize anticipated efficiencies, sustain its internal growth rate, and provide competitive products and services that appeal to its customers and target markets; difficult market conditions and unfavorable economic trends in the United States generally, and particularly in the market areas in which First Bank operates and in which its loans are concentrated, including the effects of declines in housing market values; the effects of the recent turmoil in the banking industry (including the failures of two financial institutions in early 2023); the impact of public health emergencies, such as COVID-19, on First Bank, its operations and its customers and employees; an increase in unemployment levels and slowdowns in economic growth; First Bank’s level of nonperforming assets and the costs associated with resolving any problem loans including litigation and other costs; the extensive federal and state regulation, supervision and examination governing almost every aspect of First Bank’s operations, including changes in regulations affecting financial institutions and expenses associated with complying with such regulations; uncertainties in tax estimates and valuations, including due to changes in state and federal tax law; First Bank’s ability to comply with applicable capital and liquidity requirements, including First Bank’s ability to generate liquidity internally or raise capital on favorable terms, including continued access to the debt and equity capital markets; and possible changes in trade, monetary and fiscal policies, laws and regulations and other activities of governments, agencies, and similar organizations. For discussion of these and other risks that may cause actual results to differ from expectations, please refer to “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in First Bank’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and any updates to those risk factors set forth in First Bank’s proxy statement, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K. If one or more events related to these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if First Bank’s underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may differ materially from what First Bank anticipates. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and First Bank does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. All forward-looking statements, expressed or implied, included in this communication are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. This cautionary statement should also be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that First Bank or persons acting on First Bank’s behalf may issue.

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    i Return on average tangible equity is a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure and is calculated by dividing net income by average tangible equity (average equity minus average goodwill and other intangible assets).  For a reconciliation of this non-U.S. GAAP financial measure, along with the other non-U.S. GAAP financial measures in this press release, to their comparable U.S. GAAP measures, see the financial reconciliations at the end of this press release.

    ii Tangible book value per share is a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure and is calculated by dividing common shares outstanding by tangible equity (equity minus goodwill and other intangible assets).  For a reconciliation of this non-U.S. GAAP financial measure, along with the other non-U.S. GAAP financial measures in this press release, to their comparable U.S. GAAP measures, see the financial reconciliations at the end of this press release.

    iii The efficiency ratio is a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure and is calculated by dividing non-interest expense less merger-related expenses by adjusted total revenue (net interest income plus non-interest income).  For a reconciliation of this non-U.S. GAAP financial measure, along with the other non-U.S. GAAP financial measures in this press release, to their comparable U.S. GAAP measures, see the financial reconciliations at the end of this press release.

    iv Tangible stockholders’ equity to tangible assets ratio is a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure and is calculated by dividing tangible equity (equity minus goodwill and other intangible assets) by tangible assets (total assets minus goodwill and other intangible assets).  For a reconciliation of this non-U.S. GAAP financial measure, along with the other non-U.S. GAAP financial measures in this press release, to their comparable U.S. GAAP measures, see the financial reconciliations at the end of this press release.

    FIRST BANK
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
    (in thousands, except for share data, unaudited)
     
      September 30,
    2024    		   December 31,
    2023
    Assets          
    Cash and due from banks $ 35,456     $ 25,652  
    Restricted cash   9,200       13,770  
    Interest bearing deposits with banks   267,643       188,529  
    Cash and cash equivalents   312,299       227,951  
    Interest bearing time deposits with banks   743       996  
    Investment securities available for sale, at fair value   74,549       94,142  
    Investment securities held to maturity, net of allowance for credit losses of $206 at September 30, 2024 and $200 at December 31, 2023 (fair value of $39,049 and $38,486 at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively)   43,659       44,059  
    Equity securities, at fair value   1,860       1,888  
    Restricted investment in bank stocks   13,845       10,469  
    Other investments   11,141       9,841  
    Loans, net of deferred fees and costs   3,087,488       3,021,501  
    Less: Allowance for credit losses   (37,434 )     (42,397 )
    Net loans   3,050,054       2,979,104  
    Premises and equipment, net   20,331       21,627  
    Other real estate owned, net   5,637       –  
    Accrued interest receivable   13,502       14,763  
    Bank-owned life insurance   84,727       86,435  
    Goodwill   44,166       44,166  
    Other intangible assets, net   9,318       10,812  
    Deferred income taxes, net   31,448       30,875  
    Other assets   40,374       32,199  
    Total assets $ 3,757,653     $ 3,609,327  
               
    Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity          
    Liabilities:          
    Non-interest bearing deposits $ 519,079     $ 501,763  
    Interest bearing deposits   2,530,991       2,465,806  
    Total deposits   3,050,070       2,967,569  
    Borrowings   236,999       179,140  
    Subordinated debentures   29,926       55,261  
    Accrued interest payable   5,078       2,813  
    Other liabilities   33,510       33,644  
    Total liabilities   3,355,583       3,238,427  
    Stockholders’ Equity:          
    Preferred stock, par value $2 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding   –       –  
    Common stock, par value $5 per share; 40,000,000 shares authorized; 27,367,984 shares issued and 25,186,920 shares outstanding at September 30, 2024 and 27,149,186 shares issued and 24,968,122 shares outstanding at December 31, 2023   135,415       134,552  
    Additional paid-in capital   124,014       122,881  
    Retained earnings   167,792       140,563  
    Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (3,773 )     (5,718 )
    Treasury stock, 2,181,064 shares at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023   (21,378 )     (21,378 )
    Total stockholders’ equity   402,070       370,900  
    Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 3,757,653     $ 3,609,327  
                   
    FIRST BANK
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)
    (in thousands, except for share data, unaudited)
     
      Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
      September 30,   September 30,
      2024   2023   2024   2023
    Interest and Dividend Income                      
    Investment securities—taxable $ 1,201     $ 1,151     $ 3,661     $ 3,128  
    Investment securities—tax-exempt   35       86       109       158  
    Interest bearing deposits with banks, Federal funds sold and other   3,972       2,593       10,479       6,029  
    Loans, including fees   50,957       46,088       151,039       111,536  
    Total interest and dividend income   56,165       49,918       165,288       120,851  
                           
    Interest Expense                      
    Deposits   23,081       18,470       66,253       40,574  
    Borrowings   2,550       1,914       6,859       4,939  
    Subordinated debentures   440       940       1,224       1,821  
    Total interest expense   26,071       21,324       74,336       47,334  
    Net interest income   30,094       28,594       90,952       73,517  
    Credit loss expense   1,579       6,650       944       8,237  
    Net interest income after credit loss expense   28,515       21,944       90,008       65,280  
                           
    Non-Interest Income                      
    Service fees on deposit accounts   362       280       1,056       741  
    Loan fees   218       152       437       259  
    Income from bank-owned life insurance   1,819       544       3,213       1,291  
    Losses on sale of investment securities, net   (555 )     (527 )     (555 )     (734 )
    Gains (losses) on sale of loans, net   135       (704 )     (536 )     (393 )
    Gains on recovery of acquired loans   35       24       209       95  
    Other non-interest income   465       424       1,308       1,026  
    Total non-interest income   2,479       193       5,132       2,285  
                           
    Non-Interest Expense                      
    Salaries and employee benefits   10,175       9,326       30,181       25,320  
    Occupancy and equipment   2,080       1,915       6,188       5,107  
    Legal fees   245       270       801       671  
    Other professional fees   943       631       2,628       1,880  
    Regulatory fees   728       595       1,970       1,345  
    Directors’ fees   272       224       784       631  
    Data processing   800       907       2,355       2,206  
    Marketing and advertising   310       220       983       693  
    Travel and entertainment   233       140       762       519  
    Insurance   245       272       740       624  
    Other real estate owned expense, net   662       –       879       38  
    Merger-related expenses   –       7,028       –       7,710  
    Other expense   1,951       1,958       6,136       4,020  
    Total non-interest expense   18,644       23,486       54,407       50,764  
    Income Before Income Taxes   12,350       (1,349 )     40,733       16,801  
    Income tax expense   4,188       (78 )     8,986       4,284  
    Net Income (loss) $ 8,162     $ (1,271 )   $ 31,747     $ 12,517  
                           
    Basic earnings (loss) per common share $ 0.32     $ (0.05 )   $ 1.26     $ 0.60  
    Diluted earnings (loss) per common share $ 0.32     $ (0.05 )   $ 1.26     $ 0.59  
                           
    Basic weighted average common shares outstanding   25,172,927       23,902,478       25,114,685       20,928,847  
    Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding   25,342,462       23,902,478       25,265,250       21,057,655  
                                   
    FIRST BANK
    AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS WITH INTEREST AND AVERAGE RATES
    (dollars in thousands, unaudited)
     
      Three Months Ended September 30,
      2024   2023
      Average         Average   Average         Average
      Balance   Interest   Rate(5)   Balance   Interest   Rate(5)
    Interest earning assets                                
    Investment securities (1) (2) $ 137,216     $ 1,244     3.61 %   $ 169,244     $ 1,255       2.94 %
    Loans (3)   3,010,116       50,957     6.73 %     3,003,703       46,088       6.09 %
    Interest bearing deposits with banks,                                
    Federal funds sold and other   265,474       3,593     5.38 %     182,128       2,395       5.22 %
    Restricted investment in bank stocks   12,768       257     8.01 %     10,284       196       7.56 %
    Other investments   12,776       122     3.80 %     9,162       2       0.09 %
    Total interest earning assets (2)   3,438,350       56,173     6.50 %     3,374,521       49,936       5.87 %
    Allowance for credit losses   (36,612 )               (41,216 )            
    Non-interest earning assets   271,105                 232,045              
    Total assets $ 3,672,843               $ 3,565,350              
                                     
    Interest bearing liabilities                                
    Interest bearing demand deposits $ 587,045     $ 3,974     2.69 %   $ 674,417     $ 4,038       2.38 %
    Money market deposits   1,064,045       10,573     3.95 %     952,042       8,386       3.49 %
    Savings deposits   149,057       563     1.50 %     174,412       490       1.11 %
    Time deposits   690,723       7,902     4.55 %     655,288       5,556       3.36 %
    Total interest bearing deposits   2,490,870       23,012     3.68 %     2,456,159       18,470       2.98 %
    Borrowings   206,588       2,550     4.91 %     163,746       1,914       4.64 %
    Subordinated debentures   29,908       440     5.88 %     51,101       940       7.36 %
    Total interest bearing liabilities   2,727,366       26,002     3.79 %     2,671,006       21,324       3.17 %
    Non-interest bearing deposits   506,084                 507,866              
    Other liabilities   40,858                 33,106              
    Stockholders’ equity   398,535                 353,372              
    Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 3,672,843               $ 3,565,350              
    Net interest income/interest rate spread (2)         30,171     2.71 %           28,612       2.70 %
    Net interest margin (2) (4)             3.49 %                 3.36 %
    Tax equivalent adjustment (2)         (8 )               (18 )      
    Net interest income       $ 30,163               $ 28,594        
                                         

    (1) Average balance of investment securities available for sale is based on amortized cost. 
    (2) Interest and average rates are presented on a tax equivalent basis using a federal income tax rate of 21%. 
    (3) Average balances of loans include loans on nonaccrual status. 
    (4) Net interest income divided by average total interest earning assets. 
    (5) Annualized.

    FIRST BANK
    AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS WITH INTEREST AND AVERAGE RATES
    (dollars in thousands, unaudited)
     
      Nine Months Ended September 30,
      2024   2023
      Average         Average   Average         Average
      Balance   Interest   Rate(5)   Balance   Interest   Rate(5)
    Interest earning assets                              
    Investment securities (1) (2) $ 143,528     $ 3,793     3.53 %   $ 155,128     $ 3,319     2.86 %
    Loans (3)   2,995,895       151,039     6.73 %     2,590,409       111,536     5.76 %
    Interest bearing deposits with banks,                              
    Federal funds sold and other   231,171       9,404     5.43 %     143,922       5,403     5.02 %
    Restricted investment in bank stocks   11,461       699     8.15 %     9,327       454     6.51 %
    Other investments   12,262       376     4.10 %     8,902       172     2.58 %
    Total interest earning assets (2)   3,394,317       165,311     6.51 %     2,907,688       120,884     5.56 %
    Allowance for credit losses   (37,000 )               (33,664 )          
    Non-interest earning assets   265,368                 174,246            
    Total assets $ 3,622,685               $ 3,048,270            
                                   
    Interest bearing liabilities                              
    Interest bearing demand deposits $ 599,025     $ 11,453     2.55 %   $ 445,318     $ 6,492     1.95 %
    Money market deposits   1,046,911       30,921     3.95 %     840,688       20,177     3.21 %
    Savings deposits   156,416       1,756     1.50 %     155,370       1,202     1.03 %
    Time deposits   680,194       22,054     4.33 %     586,827       12,703     2.89 %
    Total interest bearing deposits   2,482,546       66,184     3.56 %     2,028,203       40,574     2.67 %
    Borrowings   181,844       6,859     5.04 %     149,042       4,939     4.43 %
    Subordinated debentures   34,071       1,224     4.79 %     36,949       1,821     6.57 %
    Total interest bearing liabilities   2,698,461       74,267     3.68 %     2,214,194       47,334     2.86 %
    Non-interest bearing deposits   494,971                 490,211            
    Other liabilities   41,971                 29,939            
    Stockholders’ equity   387,282                 313,926            
    Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 3,622,685               $ 3,048,270            
    Net interest income/interest rate spread (2)         91,044     2.83 %           73,550     2.70 %
    Net interest margin (2) (4)             3.58 %               3.38 %
    Tax equivalent adjustment (2)         (23 )               (33 )    
    Net interest income       $ 91,021               $ 73,517      
                                       

    (1) Average balance of investment securities available for sale is based on amortized cost.
    (2) Interest and average rates are presented on a tax equivalent basis using a federal income tax rate of 21%.
    (3) Average balances of loans include loans on nonaccrual status.
    (4) Net interest income divided by average total interest earning assets.
    (5) Annualized.

    FIRST BANK
    QUARTERLY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
    (in thousands, except for share and employee data, unaudited)
     
      As of or For the Quarter Ended
      9/30/2024   6/30/2024   3/31/2024   12/31/2023   9/30/2023
    EARNINGS                            
    Net interest income $ 30,094     $ 30,540     $ 30,318     $ 30,999     $ 28,594  
    Credit loss (benefit) expense   1,579       63       (698 )     (294 )     6,650  
    Non-interest income   2,479       689       1,964       (3,000 )     193  
    Non-interest expense   18,644       17,953       17,810       17,936       23,486  
    Income tax expense   4,188       2,140       2,658       1,977       (78 )
    Net income   8,162       11,073       12,512       8,380       (1,271 )
                                 
    PERFORMANCE RATIOS                            
    Return on average assets (1)   0.88 %     1.23 %     1.41 %     0.93 %     (0.14 %)
    Adjusted return on average assets (1) (2)   0.93 %     1.31 %     1.39 %     1.38 %     1.07 %
    Return on average equity (1)   8.15 %     11.52 %     13.36 %     9.06 %     (1.43 %)
    Adjusted return on average equity (1) (2)   8.56 %     12.26 %     13.17 %     13.38 %     10.75 %
    Return on average tangible equity (1) (2)   9.42 %     13.40 %     15.64 %     10.67 %     (1.66 %)
    Adjusted return on average tangible equity (1) (2)   9.89 %     14.26 %     15.41 %     15.75 %     12.50 %
    Net interest margin (1) (3)   3.49 %     3.62 %     3.64 %     3.68 %     3.36 %
    Yield on loans (1)   6.73 %     6.81 %     6.66 %     6.49 %     6.09 %
    Total cost of deposits (1)   3.05 %     3.01 %     2.83 %     2.63 %     2.47 %
    Efficiency ratio (2)   58.49 %     55.88 %     55.56 %     53.79 %     54.83 %
                                 
    SHARE DATA                            
    Common shares outstanding   25,186,920       25,144,983       25,096,449       24,968,122       24,926,919  
    Basic earnings per share $ 0.32     $ 0.44     $ 0.50     $ 0.34     $ (0.05 )
    Diluted earnings per share   0.32       0.44       0.50       0.33       (0.05 )
    Adjusted diluted earnings per share (2)   0.34       0.47       0.49       0.49       0.40  
    Book value per share   15.96       15.61       15.23       14.85       14.48  
    Tangible book value per share (2)   13.84       13.46       13.06       12.65       12.26  
                                 
    MARKET DATA                            
    Market value per share $ 15.20     $ 12.74     $ 13.74     $ 14.70     $ 10.78  
    Market value / Tangible book value   109.83 %     94.65 %     105.20 %     116.18 %     87.96 %
    Market capitalization $ 382,841     $ 320,347     $ 344,825     $ 367,031     $ 268,712  
                                 
    CAPITAL & LIQUIDITY                            
    Stockholders’ equity / assets   10.70 %     10.86 %     10.64 %     10.28 %     10.15 %
    Tangible stockholders’ equity / tangible assets (2)   9.41 %     9.50 %     9.27 %     8.89 %     8.72 %
    Loans / deposits   101.23 %     101.02 %     100.75 %     101.82 %     101.80 %
                                 
    ASSET QUALITY                            
    Net charge-offs $ 386     $ 175     $ 5,293     $ 209     $ 1,122  
    Net charge-offs (recoveries), excluding PCD loan charge-off (4)   386       175       (201 )     209       1,122  
    Nonperforming loans   12,014       14,227       17,054       24,989       24,158  
    Nonperforming assets   17,651       20,226       23,053       24,989       24,158  
    Net charge offs / average loans (1)   0.05 %     0.02 %     0.72 %     0.03 %     0.15 %
    Net charge offs (recoveries), excluding PCD loan charge-off / average loans (1) (4)   0.05 %     0.02 %     (0.03 %)     0.03 %     0.15 %
    Nonperforming loans / total loans   0.39 %     0.47 %     0.57 %     0.83 %     0.80 %
    Nonperforming assets / total assets   0.47 %     0.56 %     0.64 %     0.69 %     0.68 %
    Allowance for credit losses on loans / total loans   1.21 %     1.21 %     1.22 %     1.40 %     1.42 %
    Allowance for credit losses on loans / nonperforming loans   311.59 %     254.81 %     213.42 %     169.66 %     177.50 %
                                 
    OTHER DATA                            
    Total assets $ 3,757,653     $ 3,615,731     $ 3,591,398     $ 3,609,327     $ 3,558,426  
    Total loans   3,087,488       2,998,029       2,992,423       3,021,501       3,020,778  
    Total deposits   3,050,070       2,967,634       2,970,262       2,967,569       2,967,455  
    Total stockholders’ equity   402,070       392,489       382,254       370,900       361,037  
    Number of full-time equivalent employees   313       294       288       286       286  
                                           

    (1) Annualized.
    (2) Non-U.S. GAAP financial measure that we believe provides management and investors with information that is useful in understanding our financial performance and condition.  See accompanying table, “Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Measures,” for calculation and reconciliation.
    (3) Tax equivalent using a federal income tax rate of 21%.
    (4) Excludes $5.5 million in a PCD loan charge-off in first quarter of 2024, which was reserved for through purchase accounting marks at the time of the Malvern acquisition.

    FIRST BANK
    QUARTERLY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
    (dollars in thousands, unaudited)
     
      As of the Quarter Ended
      9/30/2024   6/30/2024   3/31/2024   12/31/2023   9/30/2023
    LOAN COMPOSITION                            
    Commercial and industrial $ 546,541     $ 530,996     $ 508,911     $ 506,849     $ 478,120  
    Commercial real estate:                            
    Owner-occupied   688,988       647,625       625,643       612,352       607,888  
    Investor   1,170,508       1,143,954       1,172,311       1,221,702       1,269,134  
    Construction and development   193,460       190,108       184,816       186,829       168,192  
    Multi-family   267,861       270,238       279,668       271,058       275,825  
    Total commercial real estate   2,320,817       2,251,925       2,262,438       2,291,941       2,321,039  
    Residential real estate:                            
    Residential mortgage and first lien home equity loans   143,953       144,978       154,704       156,024       158,487  
    Home equity–second lien loans and revolving lines of credit   49,891       46,882       45,869       44,698       46,239  
    Total residential real estate   193,844       191,860       200,573       200,722       204,726  
    Consumer and other   29,518       26,321       23,702       25,343       20,208  
    Total loans prior to deferred loan fees and costs   3,090,720       3,001,102       2,995,624       3,024,855       3,024,093  
    Net deferred loan fees and costs   (3,232 )     (3,073 )     (3,201 )     (3,354 )     (3,315 )
    Total loans $ 3,087,488     $ 2,998,029     $ 2,992,423     $ 3,021,501     $ 3,020,778  
                                 
    LOAN MIX                            
    Commercial and industrial   17.7 %     17.7 %     17.0 %     16.8 %     15.8 %
    Commercial real estate:                            
    Owner-occupied   22.3 %     21.6 %     20.9 %     20.3 %     20.1 %
    Investor   37.9 %     38.2 %     39.2 %     40.4 %     42.0 %
    Construction and development   6.3 %     6.3 %     6.2 %     6.2 %     5.6 %
    Multi-family   8.7 %     9.0 %     9.3 %     9.0 %     9.1 %
    Total commercial real estate   75.2 %     75.1 %     75.6 %     75.9 %     76.8 %
    Residential real estate:                            
    Residential mortgage and first lien home equity loans   4.7 %     4.8 %     5.2 %     5.1 %     5.3 %
    Home equity–second lien loans and revolving lines of credit   1.6 %     1.6 %     1.5 %     1.5 %     1.5 %
    Total residential real estate   6.3 %     6.4 %     6.7 %     6.6 %     6.8 %
    Consumer and other   0.9 %     0.9 %     0.8 %     0.8 %     0.7 %
    Net deferred loan fees and costs   (0.1 %)     (0.1 %)     (0.1 %)     (0.1 %)     (0.1 %)
    Total loans   100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %
                                           
    FIRST BANK
    QUARTERLY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
    (dollars in thousands, unaudited)
     
      As of the Quarter Ended
      9/30/2024   6/30/2024   3/31/2024   12/31/2023   9/30/2023
    DEPOSIT COMPOSITION                            
    Non-interest bearing demand deposits $ 519,079     $ 499,765     $ 470,749     $ 501,763     $ 493,703  
    Interest bearing demand deposits   597,802       574,515       580,864       629,110       623,338  
    Money market and savings deposits   1,235,637       1,199,382       1,219,634       1,171,440       1,228,832  
    Time deposits   697,552       693,972       699,015       665,256       621,582  
    Total Deposits $ 3,050,070     $ 2,967,634     $ 2,970,262     $ 2,967,569     $ 2,967,455  
                                 
    DEPOSIT MIX                            
    Non-interest bearing demand deposits   17.0 %     16.8 %     15.8 %     16.9 %     16.6 %
    Interest bearing demand deposits   19.6 %     19.4 %     19.6 %     21.2 %     21.0 %
    Money market and savings deposits   40.5 %     40.4 %     41.1 %     39.5 %     41.4 %
    Time deposits   22.9 %     23.4 %     23.5 %     22.4 %     21.0 %
    Total Deposits   100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %
                                           
    FIRST BANK
    NON-U.S. GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
    (in thousands, except for share data, unaudited)
     
      As of or For the Quarter Ended
      9/30/2024   6/30/2024   3/31/2024   12/31/2023   9/30/2023
    Return on Average Tangible Equity                            
    Net income (numerator) $ 8,162     $ 11,073     $ 12,512     $ 8,380     $ (1,271 )
                                 
    Average stockholders’ equity $ 398,535     $ 386,644     $ 376,542     $ 366,950     $ 353,372  
    Less: Average Goodwill and other intangible assets, net   53,823       54,347       54,790       55,324       49,491  
    Average Tangible stockholders’ equity (denominator) $ 344,712     $ 332,297     $ 321,752     $ 311,626     $ 303,881  
                                 
    Return on Average Tangible equity (1)   9.42 %     13.40 %     15.64 %     10.67 %     -1.66 %
                                 
    Tangible Book Value Per Share                            
    Stockholders’ equity $ 402,070     $ 392,489     $ 382,254     $ 370,900     $ 361,037  
    Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets, net   53,484       54,026       54,483       54,978       55,554  
    Tangible stockholders’ equity (numerator) $ 348,586     $ 338,463     $ 327,771     $ 315,922     $ 305,483  
                                 
    Common shares outstanding (denominator)   25,186,920       25,144,983       25,096,449       24,968,122       24,926,919  
                                 
    Tangible book value per share $ 13.84     $ 13.46     $ 13.06     $ 12.65     $ 12.26  
                                 
    Tangible Equity / Tangible Assets                            
    Stockholders’ equity $ 402,070     $ 392,489     $ 382,254     $ 370,900     $ 361,037  
    Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets, net   53,484       54,026       54,483       54,978       55,554  
    Tangible stockholders’ equity (numerator) $ 348,586     $ 338,463     $ 327,771     $ 315,922     $ 305,483  
                                 
    Total assets $ 3,757,653     $ 3,615,731     $ 3,591,398     $ 3,609,327     $ 3,558,426  
    Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets, net   53,484       54,026       54,483       54,978       55,554  
    Tangible total assets (denominator) $ 3,704,169     $ 3,561,705     $ 3,536,915     $ 3,554,349     $ 3,502,872  
                                 
    Tangible stockholders’ equity / tangible assets   9.41 %     9.50 %     9.27 %     8.89 %     8.72 %
                                 
    Efficiency Ratio                            
    Non-interest expense $ 18,644     $ 17,953     $ 17,810     $ 17,936     $ 23,486  
    Less: Merger-related expenses   –       –       –       338       7,028  
    Adjusted non-interest expense (numerator) $ 18,644     $ 17,953     $ 17,810     $ 17,598     $ 16,458  
                                 
    Net interest income $ 30,094     $ 30,540     $ 30,318     $ 30,999     $ 28,594  
    Non-interest income   2,479       689       1,964       (3,000 )     193  
    Total revenue   32,573       31,229       32,282       27,999       28,787  
    Add: Losses on sale of investment securities, net   555       –       –       916       527  
    (Subtract) Add: (Gains) losses on sale of loans, net   (135 )     900       (229 )     3,799       704  
    Less: Bank Owned Life Insurance Enhancement   (1,116 )     –       –       –       –  
    Adjusted total revenue (denominator) $ 31,877     $ 32,129     $ 32,053     $ 32,714     $ 30,018  
                                 
    Efficiency ratio   58.49 %     55.88 %     55.56 %     53.79 %     54.83 %
                                           

    (1) Annualized.

    FIRST BANK
    NON-U.S. GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
    (dollars in thousands, except for share data, unaudited)
     
      For the Quarter Ended
      9/30/2024   6/30/2024   3/31/2024   12/31/2023   9/30/2023
                                 
    Adjusted diluted earnings per share,                            
    Adjusted return on average assets, and                            
    Adjusted return on average equity                            
                                 
    Net income $ 8,162     $ 11,073     $ 12,512     $ 8,380     $ (1,271 )
    Add: Merger-related expenses(1)   –       –       –       267       5,552  
    Add: Credit loss expense on acquired loan portfolio(1)   –       –       –       –       4,323  
    Add (subtract): Losses (gains) on sale of loans, net(1)   (107 )     711       (181 )     3,001       556  
    Add: Losses on sale of investment securities, net(1)   438       –       –       724       416  
    Add: Net Impact of Bank Owned Life Insurance Restructuring(2)   79       –       –       –       –  
    Adjusted net income $ 8,572     $ 11,784     $ 12,331     $ 12,372     $ 9,576  
                                 
    Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding   25,342,462       25,258,785       25,199,381       25,089,495       24,029,910  
    Average assets $ 3,672,843     $ 3,618,912     $ 3,575,748     $ 3,561,261     $ 3,565,350  
    Average equity $ 398,535     $ 386,644     $ 376,542     $ 366,950     $ 353,372  
    Average Tangible Equity $ 344,712     $ 332,297     $ 321,752     $ 311,626     $ 303,881  
                                 
    Adjusted diluted earnings per share $ 0.34     $ 0.47     $ 0.49     $ 0.49     $ 0.40  
    Adjusted return on average assets(3)   0.93 %     1.31 %     1.39 %     1.38 %     1.07 %
    Adjusted return on average equity(3)   8.56 %     12.26 %     13.17 %     13.38 %     10.75 %
    Adjusted return on average tangible equity(3)   9.89 %     14.26 %     15.41 %     15.75 %     12.50 %
                                           

    (1) Items are tax-effected using a federal income tax rate of 21%.
    (2) Includes the net impact of the new Bank Owned Life Insurance enhancement and the increased tax expense on the terminated policies.
    (3) Annualized.

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  • MIL-OSI: STOCKHOLDER INVESTIGATION: The M&A Class Action Firm Investigates the Merger of Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp. – AUB

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    NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Monteverde & Associates PC (the “M&A Class Action Firm”), has recovered money for shareholders and is recognized as a Top 50 Firm in the 2018-2022 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report. We are headquartered at the Empire State Building in New York City and are investigating Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp. (NYSE: AUB), relating to a proposed merger with Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, all Sandy Spring shares will automatically be converted into the right to receive 0.900 shares of AUB, and cash in lieu of fractional shares.

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  • MIL-OSI: Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    DUNKIRK, N.Y., Oct. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: LSBK), the holding company for Lake Shore Savings Bank (the “Bank”), reported unaudited net income of $1.3 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2024 compared to net income of $1.1 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2024, and $1.6 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2023. The increase in net income during the third quarter of 2024 was primarily driven by an increase in net interest income and a reduction in non-interest expenses when compared to the previous quarter. For the first nine months of 2024, the Company reported unaudited net income of $3.5 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, as compared to $4.1 million, or $0.69 per diluted share, for the first nine months of 2023. During the first nine months of 2024, the Company repaid Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (“FHLBNY”) borrowings of $25.0 million and did not renew $16.0 million of brokered certificates of deposit (“CDs”) while growing organic deposits by 2.2%.

    “I am pleased to report a solid quarter of financial results, marked by quarterly earnings growth and an uptick in the net interest margin for the first time in well over a year,” stated Kim C. Liddell, President, CEO, and Director. “These earnings reflect the Company’s ongoing focus on managing its financial performance amid challenging market conditions.”

    Third Quarter 2024 and Year-to-Date Financial Highlights:

    • Net income increased to $1.3 million during the third quarter of 2024, an increase of $216,000, or 19.4%, when compared to the second quarter of 2024. Net income was positively impacted by an increase in net interest income of $177,000, or 3.4%, and a decrease in non-interest expenses of $84,000, or 1.7%;
    • Net interest margin increased to 3.28% during the third quarter of 2024, an increase of 14 basis points when compared to a net interest margin of 3.14% during the second quarter of 2024;
    • Efficiency ratio improved to 77.96% for the third quarter of 2024 when compared to 82.39% for the second quarter of 2024;
    • Did not renew $16.0 million of brokered CDs and $25.0 million of FHLBNY borrowings through organic deposit growth of 2.2% during the first nine months of 2024;
    • At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company’s percentage of uninsured deposits to total deposits was 13.4% and 12.8%, respectively; and
    • The Bank’s capital position remains “well capitalized” with a Tier 1 Leverage ratio of 13.37% and a Total Risk-Based capital ratio of 18.85% at September 30, 2024.

    Net Interest Income

    Net interest income for the third quarter of 2024 increased $177,000, or 3.4%, to $5.4 million as compared to $5.2 million for the second quarter of 2024 and decreased $912,000, or 14.5%, as compared to $6.3 million for the third quarter of 2023. Net interest margin and interest rate spread were 3.28% and 2.67%, respectively, for the third quarter of 2024 as compared to 3.14% and 2.56%, respectively, for the second quarter of 2024 and 3.74% and 3.32%, respectively, for the third quarter of 2023.

    Net interest income for the first nine months of 2024 decreased $3.1 million, or 16.4%, to $15.7 million as compared to $18.8 million for the first nine months of 2023. Net interest margin and interest rate spread were 3.17% and 2.59%, respectively, for the first nine months of 2024 as compared to 3.72% and 3.36%, respectively, for the first nine months of 2023.

    Interest income for the third quarter of 2024 was $8.9 million, an increase of $97,000, or 1.1%, compared to $8.8 million for the second quarter of 2024, and an increase of $130,000, or 1.5%, compared to $8.7 million for the third quarter of 2023. The increase from the prior quarter was primarily due to an 11 basis points increase in the average yield on interest-earning assets, partially offset by a decrease in the average balance of interest-earning assets of $6.0 million, or 0.9%. The increase from the prior year quarter was primarily due to a 21 basis points increase in the average yield on interest-earning assets, partially offset by a decrease in the average balance of interest-earning assets of $16.7 million, or 2.5%.

    Interest income for the first nine months of 2024 was $26.2 million, an increase of $1.1 million, or 4.3%, compared to $25.1 million for the first nine months of 2023. The increase was primarily due to a 32 basis point increase in the average yield on interest-earning assets, partially offset by a decrease in the average balance of interest-earning assets of $14.0 million, or 2.1%.

    Interest expense for the third quarter of 2024 was $3.5 million, a decrease of $80,000, or 2.3%, from the second quarter of 2024, and an increase of $1.0 million, or 43.0%, from $2.4 million for the third quarter of 2023. 

    The decrease in interest expense when compared to the previous quarter was primarily due to a decrease in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities of $12.0 million, or 2.3%. During the third quarter of 2024, there was a $52,000 decrease in interest expense on total deposit accounts when compared to the second quarter of 2024, due to a decrease in the average balance of total deposit accounts of $7.2 million, or 1.4% and a one basis point decrease in the average interest rate paid on total deposits. Additionally, interest expense on borrowed funds and other interest-bearing liabilities decreased by $28,000, or 15.8% during the third quarter of 2024 when compared to the second quarter of 2024, due to a decrease in the average balance of borrowed funds and other interest-bearing liabilities of $4.8 million, or 19.1%, as we reduced our FHLB borrowings.

    The increase in interest expense when compared to the third quarter of 2023 was primarily due to an 86 basis points increase in the average interest rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities, partially offset by a decrease in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities of $10.9 million, or 2.1%. During the third quarter of 2024, there was a $1.2 million increase in interest expense on total deposit accounts when compared to the third quarter of 2023 due to a 97 basis points increase in the average interest rate paid on total deposits along with an increase in average total deposit balances of $5.5 million, or 1.1%. The increase in the average interest rate paid on deposit accounts was primarily due to the increase in market interest rates and deposit competition. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in interest expense on borrowed funds and other interest-bearing liabilities of $173,000, or 53.7%, in the third quarter of 2024 when compared to the third quarter of 2023, primarily due to a $16.5 million decrease in the average balance of borrowed funds and other interest-bearing liabilities outstanding as we reduced our FHLBNY borrowings, and the average rate paid declined by 58 basis points.

    Interest expense for the first nine months of 2024 was $10.5 million, an increase of $4.2 million, or 65.4%, from $6.3 million for the first nine months of 2023. The increase in interest expense was primarily due to a 109 basis points increase in average interest rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities, partially offset by a decrease in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities of $8.0 million, or 1.5%. During the first nine months of 2024, there was a $4.6 million increase in interest expense on total deposit accounts when compared to the first nine months of 2023 due to a 122 basis points increase in the average interest rate paid on total deposits along with an increase in average total deposit balances of $6.3 million, or 1.3%. The increase in the average interest rate paid on deposit accounts was primarily due to the increase in market interest rates and deposit competition. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in interest expense on borrowed funds and other interest-bearing liabilities of $452,000, or 44.8%, during the first nine months of 2024 when compared to the first nine months of 2023, primarily due to a $14.4 million decrease in the average balance of borrowed funds and other interest-bearing liabilities outstanding along with a 45 basis points decrease in the average interest rate paid on borrowed funds and other interest bearing liabilities as we reduced our FHLBNY borrowings.

    Non-Interest Income

    Non-interest income was $791,000 for the third quarter of 2024, an increase of $53,000, or 7.2%, as compared to $738,000 for the second quarter of 2024, and an increase of $186,000, or 30.7%, as compared to $605,000 for the third quarter of 2023. The increase from the prior quarter was primarily due to a $67,000 increase in earnings on bank-owned life insurance during the third quarter of 2024 as the result of the recognition of a death benefit. The increase from the prior year quarter was primarily due to a $173,000 increase in earnings on bank-owned life insurance in connection with the restructuring of bank-owned life insurance during the fourth quarter of 2023 as well as an increase in service charges and fees of $28,000, or 10.9%.  

    Non-interest income was $2.2 million for the first nine months of 2024, an increase of $524,000, or 30.6%, as compared to the first nine months of 2023. The increase was primarily due to a $394,000 increase in earnings on bank-owned life insurance in connection with the restructuring of bank-owned life insurance during the fourth quarter of 2023 and the recognition of a death benefit in the third quarter of 2024, a favorable variance of $58,000 related to interest rate swaps during the first nine months of 2024 as a result of unwinding the swaps during 2023, and a $52,000 increase related to the loss on the sale of securities available for sale that occurred during the first nine months of 2023 as part of a balance sheet restructuring.

    Non-Interest Expense

    Non-interest expense was $4.8 million for the third quarter of 2024, a decrease of $84,000, or 1.7%, as compared to $4.9 million for the second quarter of 2024, and a decrease of $383,000, or 7.4%, as compared to $5.2 million for the third quarter of 2023. 

    The decrease from the prior quarter was primarily related to a decrease in FDIC insurance expense of $154,000, or 54.2% and a decrease in professional services expense of $36,000, or 9.1%. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in salaries and employee benefit costs and other expenses.

    The decrease from the prior year quarter was primarily related to a decrease in FDIC insurance expense of $165,000, or 55.9%, and a decrease in advertising expense of $146,000, or 93.0%, as a result of a decrease in marketing spending. As a result of management’s efforts to rationalize staffing and optimize operating expenses, salaries and employee benefits decreased by $31,000, or 1.1%.

    Non-interest expense was $14.7 million for the first nine months of 2024, a decrease of $1.9 million, or 11.5%, as compared to $16.6 million for the first nine months of 2023. The decrease related primarily to a decline in professional services expense of $1.0 million, or 48.0%, as a result of a decrease in the use of external consultants. Additionally, advertising costs decreased by $435,000, or 84.6%, due to a decrease in marketing spending, and FDIC insurance costs decreased by $133,000, or 16.1%. As a result of management’s efforts to rationalize staffing and optimize operating expenses, salaries and employee benefits decreased by $208,000, or 2.5% and occupancy and equipment expenses decreased by $148,000, or 6.7%. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in data processing costs of $51,000, or 4.0%.

    Credit Quality

    The Company’s allowance for credit losses on loans was $5.5 million at September 30, 2024 as compared to $6.5 million at December 31, 2023. The Company’s allowance for credit losses on unfunded commitments was $574,000 at September 30, 2024 as compared to $485,000 at December 31, 2023.

    Non-performing assets as a percentage of total assets increased to 0.57% at September 30, 2024 as compared to 0.47% at December 31, 2023 as a result of a decrease in total assets of $27.5 million and an increase in non-performing assets of $628,000. The Company’s allowance for credit losses on loans as a percent of net loans was 1.01% at September 30, 2024 and 1.16% at December 31, 2023. The decline in the allowance for credit losses to net loans and the corresponding credit to the provision for credit losses recognized was primarily due to a decrease in the quantitative loss factors derived from historical loss rates calculated in the vintage model as well as a decrease in the qualitative loss factor derived from forecasting economic trends.

    Balance Sheet Summary

    Total assets at September 30, 2024 were $697.6 million, a $27.5 million decrease, or 3.8%, as compared to $725.1 million at December 31, 2023. Cash and cash equivalents decreased by $3.7 million, or 7.0%, from $53.7 million at December 31, 2023 to $50.0 million at September 30, 2024. The decrease was primarily due to the repayment of $25.0 million of FHLBNY borrowings and the nonrenewal of $16.0 million of brokered CDs, partially offset by organic deposit growth of $12.6 million, or 2.2%, and loan repayments, net of originations, of $16.8 million, or 3.0%. Securities available for sale were $58.8 million at September 30, 2024 as compared to $60.4 million at December 31, 2023.  Loans receivable, net at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were $539.0 million and $555.8 million, respectively.  

    Total deposits, excluding brokered CDs, at September 30, 2024 were $587.6 million, an increase of $12.6 million, or 2.2%, compared to $574.9 million at December 31, 2023. Total deposits at September 30, 2024 were $587.6 million, a decrease of $3.4 million, or 0.6%, due to the nonrenewal of $16.0 million in brokered CDs, compared to $590.9 million at December 31, 2023. Total borrowings decreased to $10.3 million at September 30, 2024, a decrease of $25.0 million, or 70.9% as compared to $35.3 million as of December 31, 2023 as we reduced our FHLBNY borrowings. 

    Stockholders’ equity at September 30, 2024 was $89.9 million, a $3.6 million increase, or 4.2%, as compared to $86.3 million at December 31, 2023. The increase in stockholders’ equity was primarily attributed to $3.5 million in net income earned during the first nine months of 2024. 

    About Lake Shore

    Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ Global Market: LSBK) is the mid-tier holding company of Lake Shore Savings Bank, a federally chartered, community-oriented financial institution headquartered in Dunkirk, New York. The Bank has ten full-service branch locations in Western New York, including four in Chautauqua County and six in Erie County. The Bank offers a broad range of retail and commercial lending and deposit services. The Company’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market as “LSBK”. Additional information about the Company is available at www.lakeshoresavings.com.

    Safe-Harbor

    This release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company’s and the Bank’s industry, and management’s beliefs and assumptions. Words such as anticipates, expects, intends, plans, believes, estimates and variations of such words and expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect management’s current views of future events and operations. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to the Company as of the date of this release. It is important to note that these forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve and are subject to significant risks, contingencies, and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond our control including, but not limited to, compliance with the Bank’s Consent Order and an Individual Minimum Capital Requirement both issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, compliance with the Written Agreement with the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, data loss or other security breaches, including a breach of our operational or security systems, policies or procedures, including cyber-attacks on us or on our third party vendors or service providers, economic conditions, the effect of changes in monetary and fiscal policy, inflation, unanticipated changes in our liquidity position, climate change, geopolitical conflicts, public health issues, increased unemployment, deterioration in the credit quality of the loan portfolio and/or the value of the collateral securing repayment of loans, reduction in the value of investment securities, the cost and ability to attract and retain key employees, regulatory or legal developments, tax policy changes, dividend policy changes, and our ability to implement and execute our business plan and strategy and expand our operations. These factors should be considered in evaluating forward looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements, as our financial performance could differ materially due to various risks or uncertainties. We do not undertake to publicly update or revise our forward-looking statements if future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied therein will not be realized.

    Source: Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc.
    Category: Financial

    Investor Relations/Media Contact
    Taylor M. Gilden
    Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
    Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc.
    31 East Fourth Street
    Dunkirk, New York 14048
    (716) 366-4070 ext. 1065

    Selected Financial Condition Data   As of       As of  
        September 30,       December 31,  
        2024       2023  
        (Unaudited)  
        (Dollars in thousands)  
                   
    Total assets   $ 697,596       $ 725,118  
    Cash and cash equivalents     49,981         53,730  
    Securities available for sale, at fair value     58,782         60,442  
    Loans receivable, net     539,005         555,828  
    Deposits     587,563         590,924  
    Long-term debt     10,250         35,250  
    Stockholders’ equity     89,877         86,273  
    Condensed Statements of Income                  
        Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
        September 30,     September 30,  
        2024       2023       2024       2023  
      (Unaudited)  
      (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)  
                                   
    Interest income $   8,851     $   8,721     $   26,215     $   25,142  
    Interest expense     3,468         2,426         10,492         6,342  
    Net interest income     5,383         6,295         15,723         18,800  
    (Credit) provision for credit losses     (229 )       (199 )       (866 )       (1,011 )
    Net interest income after (credit) provision for credit losses     5,612         6,494         16,589         19,811  
    Total non-interest income     791         605         2,236         1,712  
    Total non-interest expense     4,813         5,196         14,706         16,614  
    Income before income taxes     1,590         1,903         4,119         4,909  
    Income tax expense     258         332         657         838  
    Net income $   1,332     $   1,571     $   3,462     $   4,071  
    Basic and diluted earnings per share $   0.24     $   0.27     $   0.62     $   0.69  
        Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended  
        September 30, 2024     September 30, 2023  
        Average     Interest Income/     Yield/     Average     Interest Income/     Yield/  
        Balance     Expense     Rate(2)     Balance     Expense     Rate(2)  
        (Dollars in thousands)  
    Interest-earning assets:                                            
    Interest-earning deposits & federal funds sold   $   54,527     $   716       5.25 %   $   43,374     $   559       5.16 %
    Securities(1)       59,536         405       2.72 %       65,019         463       2.85 %
    Loans, including fees       542,612         7,730       5.70 %       565,011         7,699       5.45 %
    Total interest-earning assets       656,675         8,851       5.39 %       673,404         8,721       5.18 %
    Other assets       48,797                       45,506                
    Total assets   $   705,472                   $   718,910                
                                                 
    Interest-bearing liabilities                                            
    Demand & NOW accounts   $   66,739     $   15       0.09 %   $   76,171     $   19       0.10 %
    Money market accounts       145,641         986       2.71 %       123,998         405       1.31 %
    Savings accounts       57,772         10       0.07 %       69,327         13       0.08 %
    Time deposits       219,166         2,308       4.21 %       214,282         1,667       3.11 %
    Total deposits       489,318         3,319       2.71 %       483,778         2,104       1.74 %
    Borrowed funds & other interest-bearing liabilities       20,479         149       2.91 %       36,953         322       3.49 %
    Total interest-bearing liabilities       509,797         3,468       2.72 %       520,731         2,426       1.86 %
    Other non-interest bearing liabilities       107,327                       114,152                
    Stockholders’ equity       88,348                       84,027                
    Total liabilities & stockholders’ equity   $   705,472                   $   718,910                
    Net interest income           $   5,383                   $   6,295        
    Interest rate spread                     2.67 %                     3.32 %
    Net interest margin                     3.28 %                     3.74 %

    (1) The tax equivalent adjustment for bank qualified tax exempt municipal securities results in rates of 3.11% and 3.24% for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
    (2) Annualized.

        Nine Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
        September 30, 2024     September 30, 2023  
        Average     Interest Income/     Yield/     Average     Interest Income/     Yield/  
        Balance     Expense     Rate(2)     Balance     Expense     Rate(2)  
        (Dollars in thousands)  
    Interest-earning assets:                                            
    Interest-earning deposits & federal funds sold   $   50,409     $   1,962       5.19 %   $   34,214     $   1,214       4.73 %
    Securities(1)       60,082         1,243       2.76 %       70,268         1,502       2.85 %
    Loans, including fees       549,925         23,010       5.58 %       569,977         22,426       5.25 %
    Total interest-earning assets       660,416         26,215       5.29 %       674,459         25,142       4.97 %
    Other assets       49,771                       45,690                
    Total assets   $   710,187                   $   720,149                
                                                 
    Interest-bearing liabilities                                            
    Demand & NOW accounts   $   67,882     $   48       0.09 %   $   77,948     $   57       0.10 %
    Money market accounts       142,078         2,899       2.72 %       133,491         1,091       1.09 %
    Savings accounts       60,319         31       0.07 %       72,111         35       0.06 %
    Time deposits       223,108         6,956       4.16 %       203,527         4,149       2.72 %
    Total deposits       493,387         9,934       2.68 %       487,077         5,332       1.46 %
    Borrowed funds & other interest-bearing liabilities       25,099         558       2.96 %       39,451         1,010       3.41 %
    Total interest-bearing liabilities       518,486         10,492       2.70 %       526,528         6,342       1.61 %
    Other non-interest bearing liabilities       104,728                       110,108                
    Stockholders’ equity       86,973                       83,513                
    Total liabilities & stockholders’ equity   $   710,187                   $   720,149                
    Net interest income           $   15,723                   $   18,800        
    Interest rate spread                     2.59 %                     3.36 %
    Net interest margin                     3.17 %                     3.72 %

    (1) The tax equivalent adjustment for bank qualified tax exempt municipal securities results in rates of 3.14% and 3.26% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
    (2) Annualized.

                       
      Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
      September 30,     September 30,  
      2024   2023     2024   2023  
      (Unaudited)  
    Selected Financial Ratios:          
    Return on average assets   0.76 %   0.87 %     0.65 %   0.75 %
    Return on average equity   6.03 %   7.48 %     5.31 %   6.50 %
    Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities   128.81 %   129.32 %     127.37 %   128.10 %
    Interest rate spread   2.67 %   3.32 %     2.59 %   3.36 %
    Net interest margin   3.28 %   3.74 %     3.17 %   3.72 %
    Efficiency ratio   77.96 %   75.30 %     81.89 %   81.00 %
      As of   As of  
      September 30,   December 31,  
      2024   2023  
      (Unaudited)  
             
    Asset Quality Ratios:        
    Non-performing loans as a percentage of net loans   0.74 %   0.60 %
    Non-performing assets as a percentage of total assets   0.57 %   0.47 %
    Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of net loans   1.01 %   1.16 %
    Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of non-performing loans   137.03 %   193.09 %
      As of     As of  
      September 30,     December 31,  
      2024     2023  
        (Unaudited)  
                   
    Share and Capital Information:              
    Common stock, number of shares outstanding     5,737,036         5,686,288  
    Treasury stock, number of shares held     1,099,478         1,150,226  
    Book value per share $   15.67     $   15.17  
    Tier 1 leverage ratio     13.37 %       12.68 %
    Total risk-based capital ratio     18.85 %       17.77 %

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  • MIL-OSI: CVB Financial Corp. Reports Earnings for the Third Quarter 2024

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Third Quarter 2024

    • Net Earnings of $51 million, or $0.37 per share
    • Return on Average Assets of 1.23%
    • Return on Average Tangible Common Equity of 14.93%
    • Net Interest Margin of 3.05%

    Ontario, CA, Oct. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CVB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CVBF) and its subsidiary, Citizens Business Bank (the “Company”), announced earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2024.

    CVB Financial Corp. reported net income of $51.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared with $50.0 million for the second quarter of 2024 and $57.9 million for the third quarter of 2023. Diluted earnings per share were $0.37 for the third quarter, compared to $0.36 for the prior quarter and $0.42 for the same period last year. Net income of $51.2 million for the third quarter of 2024 produced an annualized return on average equity (“ROAE”) of 9.40%, an annualized return on average tangible common equity (“ROATCE”) of 14.93%, and an annualized return on average assets (“ROAA”) of 1.23%.

    David Brager, President and Chief Executive Officer of Citizens Business Bank, commented, “We are pleased with our third quarter results. The Bank continues to execute on our strategy of banking the best small to medium sized businesses in the markets we serve. The results in the third quarter represent our 190th consecutive quarter of profitability. I am very proud of the commitment of our associates to our mission and the loyalty of our customers to our shared vision of success.“

    Highlights for the Third Quarter of 2024

    • Net interest margin of 3.05%
    • Efficiency Ratio of 46.5%
    • TCE Ratio = 9.7% & CET1 Ratio > 15%
    • Net income grew by 2.4%, compared to the second quarter of 2024
    • Deposits and customer repurchase agreements increased $408 million compared to the end of the second quarter of 2024
    • Noninterest-bearing deposits were 59% of total deposits
    • Early redemption of $1.3 billion of Bank Term Funding Program borrowings
    • Sold $312 million in AFS securities for a loss of $11.6 million
    • Executed the sale and leaseback of two buildings generating gains of $9.1 million
    • Loans declined by $109 million, or 1.3% from the end of the second quarter of 2024
    • Net recoveries were $156,000 for the third quarter of 2024

    INCOME STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTS

      Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended  
      September 30,
    2024
    		     June 30,
    2024
    		     September 30,
    2023
    		     September 30,
    2024
    		     September 30,
    2023
    		    
      (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
    Net interest income $ 113,619     $ 110,849     $ 123,371     $ 336,929     $ 368,634    
    Recapure of (provision for) credit losses   –       –       (2,000 )     –       (4,000 )  
    Noninterest income   12,834       14,424       14,309       41,371       40,167    
    Noninterest expense   (58,835 )     (56,497 )     (55,058 )     (175,103 )     (163,956 )  
    Income taxes   (16,394 )     (18,741 )     (22,735 )     (53,339 )     (67,918 )  
    Net earnings $ 51,224     $ 50,035     $ 57,887     $ 149,858     $ 172,927    
    Earnings per common share:                  
    Basic $ 0.37     $ 0.36     $ 0.42     $ 1.07     $ 1.24    
    Diluted $ 0.37     $ 0.36     $ 0.42     $ 1.07     $ 1.24    
                       
    NIM   3.05 %     3.05 %     3.31 %     3.06 %     3.32 %  
    ROAA   1.23 %     1.24 %     1.40 %     1.23 %     1.41 %  
    ROAE   9.40 %     9.57 %     11.33 %     9.43 %     11.50 %  
    ROATCE   14.93 %     15.51 %     18.82 %     15.19 %     19.24 %  
    Efficiency ratio   46.53 %     45.10 %     39.99 %     46.29 %     40.11 %  

    Net Interest Income
    Net interest income was $113.6 million for the third quarter of 2024. This represented a $2.8 million, or 2.50%, increase from the second quarter of 2024, and a $9.8 million, or 7.90%, decrease from the third quarter of 2023. The quarter-over-quarter increase in net interest income was primarily due to a $7.0 million increase in interest income resulting from a $513 million average increase in our interest-earning balances due from the Federal Reserve, partially offset by a $3.8 million increase in interest on deposits. The decline in net interest income compared to the third quarter of 2023 was primarily due to a 26 basis point decline in net interest margin.

    Net Interest Margin
    Our tax equivalent net interest margin was 3.05% for both the second and third quarters of 2024, compared to 3.31% for the third quarter of 2023. Our cost of funds compared to the second quarter of 2024 increased nine basis points, which was offset by a six basis point increase in our interest-earning asset yield. The six basis point increase in our interest-earning asset yield was due to a five basis point increase in loan yields and funds on deposit at the Federal Reserve increasing as a percentage of earnings assets to 8.2%, from 4.8% in the prior quarter. Average funds held at the Federal Reserve of $1.22 billion, grew by $513 million from the second quarter of 2024, earning 5.4% on average for the third quarter. Our cost of funds increased in the third quarter to 1.47%, as our cost of deposits and customer repurchase agreements increased by 14 basis points to 1.01%. The cost of interest-bearing non-maturity deposits increased from the prior quarter by 22 basis points. On average, borrowings decreased by $121 million compared to the second quarter, while continuing to have an average cost of 4.77%. The 26 basis point decrease in net interest margin compared to the third quarter of 2023, was primarily the result of a 55 basis point increase in cost of funds. This increase in cost of funds from the prior year quarter was the result of a 46 basis point increase in the cost of deposits and an increase in the level of borrowings, which grew on average by $411 million. A 25 basis point increase in earning asset yields over the prior year quarter partially offset the increase in funding costs. The higher earning asset yields, included higher loan yields, which grew from 5.07% for the third quarter of 2023 to 5.31% for the third quarter of 2024. The higher earning asset yield was also the result of the increase in average funds held at the Federal Reserve, which grew from 3.1% of earning assets in the third quarter of 2023 to 8.2% in the third quarter of 2024.

    Earning Assets and Deposits
    On average, total earning assets grew by $262 million, or 1.79%, quarter-over-quarter. This growth includes the $513 million increase in average funds on deposit at the Federal Reserve. Investment securities and loans declined on average by $126.9 million and $126.3 million, respectively, when compared to the second quarter of 2024. The decline in investment securities includes the impact of selling approximately $300 million of AFS securities during the third quarter. Compared to the third quarter of 2023, the mix of assets changed modestly, with the average balance of investment securities decreasing by $462.6 million, declining from 37% to 34% of total earning assets. Conversely, the average amount of funds held at the Federal Reserve increased by $748.8 million, growing from 3.1% of total earning assets in the third quarter of 2023 to 8.2% for the third quarter of 2024. Noninterest-bearing deposits declined on average by $28.4 million, or 0.40%, from the second quarter of 2024 and interest-bearing deposits and customer repurchase agreements increased on average by $279.2 million. Compared to the third quarter of 2023, total deposits and customer repurchase agreements declined on average by $503.7 million, or 3.90%, including a decline of $688 million, or 8.8%, in noninterest-bearing deposits. Non-maturity interest-bearing deposits and customer repurchase agreements decreased by $247.5 million on average, while time deposits grew on average by $431.9 million. On average, noninterest-bearing deposits were 59.10% of total deposits during the most recent quarter, compared to 60.20% for the second quarter of 2024 and 62.09% for the third quarter of 2023.

        Three Months Ended  
    SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS September 30, 2024   June 30, 2024   September 30, 2023  
        (Dollars in thousands)  
    Yield on average investment securities (TE)   2.67 %     2.71 %     2.64 %  
    Yield on average loans   5.31 %     5.26 %     5.07 %  
    Yield on average earning assets (TE)   4.43 %     4.37 %     4.18 %  
    Cost of deposits   0.98 %     0.88 %     0.52 %  
    Cost of funds   1.47 %     1.38 %     0.92 %  
    Net interest margin (TE)   3.05 %     3.05 %     3.31 %  
                               
    Average Earning Asset Mix Avg   % of Total   Avg   % of Total   Avg   % of Total
      Total investment securities $ 5,080,033   34.01 %   $ 5,206,959   35.49 %   $ 5,542,590   37.20 %  
      Interest-earning deposits with other institutions   1,232,551   8.25 %     716,916   4.89 %     473,391   3.18 %  
      Loans   8,605,270   57.61 %     8,731,587   59.51 %     8,862,462   59.48 %  
      Total interest-earning assets   14,935,866         14,673,474         14,900,003      

    Provision for Credit Losses
    There was no provision for credit losses in the third and second quarter of 2024, compared to $2.0 million in provision in the third quarter of 2023. Net recoveries for the third quarter of 2024 were $156,000, compared to net charge-offs $31,000 in the prior quarter. Allowance for credit losses represented 0.97% of gross loans at September 30, 2024, compared to 0.95% at June 30, 2024.

    Noninterest Income
    Noninterest income was $12.8 million for the third quarter of 2024, compared with $14.4 million for the second quarter of 2024 and $14.3 million for the third quarter of 2023. During the third quarter of 2024, the Bank executed sale-leaseback transactions with the sale of two buildings, which operate as Banking Centers, and were simultaneously leased back, resulting in a pre-tax net gain of $9.1 million. The gains on selling the buildings were offset by realizing a pre-tax net loss of $11.6 million on the sale of $312 million of AFS securities. Third quarter income from Bank Owned Life Insurance (“BOLI”) increased by $557,000 from the second quarter of 2024 and increased by $2 million compared to the third quarter of 2023. We experienced $320,000 in death benefits that exceeded the asset value on certain policies in the third quarter of 2024, compared to no death benefits in the second quarter of 2024 and no death benefits in the third quarter of 2023. The year-over-year increase of $2 million in BOLI income was primarily due to the restructuring and enhancements in BOLI policies during the fourth quarter of 2023. Trust and investment service fees grew by 4.0% or $137,000 compared to the prior quarter and by 9.8% or $319,000 compared to the third quarter of 2023.  

    Noninterest Expense
    Noninterest expense for the third quarter of 2024 was $58.8 million, compared to $56.5 million for the second quarter of 2024 and $55.0 million for the third quarter of 2023. The $2.3 million quarter-over-quarter increase included a $1.2 million increase in staff related expense, as annual salary increases took effect in July. The $690,000 quarter-over-quarter increase in regulatory assessments was due to the $700,000 accrual adjustment in the second quarter of 2024 related the FDIC special assessment. There was a $750,000 recapture of provision for unfunded loan commitments in the third quarter of 2024, compared to a $500,000 recapture of provision in the second quarter of 2024 and $900,000 recaptured in the third quarter of 2023. Occupancy and equipment expense grew by $432,000 or 7%, compared to the prior quarter, including the impact of the two buildings that were sold and leased back during the third quarter.

    The $3.8 million increase in noninterest expense year-over-year included increased staff related expenses of $1.9 million, or 5.48%. Professional services increased $738,000, including a $627,000 increase in legal expense year-over-year. Occupancy and equipment expense increased by $586,000, or 10.43% and software expense increased $258,000, or 7% year-over-year. As a percentage of average assets, noninterest expense was 1.42% for the third quarter of 2024, compared to 1.40% for the second quarter of 2024 and 1.33% for the third quarter of 2023. The efficiency ratio for the third quarter of 2024 was 46.53%, compared to 45.10% for the second quarter of 2024 and 39.99% for the third quarter of 2023.  

    Income Taxes
    Our effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was 26.25%, compared with 28.20% for the same period of 2023. Our estimated annual effective tax rate can vary depending upon the level of tax-advantaged income from municipal securities and BOLI, as well as available tax credits.

    BALANCE SHEET HIGHLIGHTS

    Assets
    The Company reported total assets of $15.4 billion at September 30, 2024. This represented a decrease of $748.3 million, or 4.63%, from total assets of $16.15 billion at June 30, 2024. The decrease in assets included a $416.9 million decrease in interest-earning balances due from the Federal Reserve, a $304.8 million decrease in investment securities, and a $109.4 million decrease in net loans.

    Total assets decreased by $617.8 million, or 3.86%, from total assets of $16.02 billion at December 31, 2023. The decrease in assets included a $549.9 million decrease in investment securities, and a $328.4 million decrease in net loans, partially offset by a $142.9 million increase in interest-earning balances due from the Federal Reserve.

    Total assets at September 30, 2024 decreased by $499.8 million, or 3.14%, from total assets of $15.90 billion at September 30, 2023. The decrease in assets was primarily due to a $491.8 million decrease in investment securities and a $299.0 million decrease in net loans, partially offset by an increase of $188.6 million in interest-earning balances due from the Federal Reserve and a $57.1 million increase in the cash surrender value of BOLI.

    Sale-Leaseback Transaction
    During the third quarter of 2024, the Bank executed sale-leaseback transactions and sold two buildings, that are utilized as Banking Centers, for an aggregate sale price of $17 million. The Bank simultaneously entered into lease agreements with the respective purchasers for initial terms of 15 and 18 years. These sale-leaseback transactions resulted in a pre-tax net gain of $9.1 million for the third quarter of 2024. The Bank also recorded Right of Use (“ROU”) assets and corresponding operating lease liabilities each totaling $11.2 million.

    Investment Securities and BOLI
    Total investment securities were $4.87 billion at September 30, 2024, a decrease of $549.9 million, or 10.14% from December 31, 2023, and a decrease of $491.8 million, or 9.17%, from $5.36 billion at September 30, 2023.  

    At September 30, 2024, investment securities available-for-sale (“AFS”) totaled $2.47 billion, inclusive of a pre-tax net unrealized loss of $367.7 million. AFS securities decreased by $280.2 million from the prior quarter end, by $490.5 million, or 16.59%, from December 31, 2023 and decreased by $407.6 million, or 14.19%, from $2.87 billion at September 30, 2023. Pre-tax unrealized loss decreased by $120.2 million from the end of the prior quarter, and declined by $82.1 million from December 31, 2023 and by $260.7 million from September 30, 2023.

    Concurrent with the sale-leaseback transactions during the third quarter of 2024, the Bank sold AFS securities with a book value of $312 million, resulting in a net pre-tax loss of $11.6 million.

    At September 30, 2024, investment securities held-to-maturity (“HTM”) totaled $2.41 billion, a decrease of $24.6 million from the prior quarter end, a $59.4 million, or 2.41% decline from December 31, 2023, and a decrease of $84.2 million, or 3.38%, from September 30, 2023.

    Combined, the AFS and HTM investments in mortgage backed securities (“MBS”) and collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMO”) totaled $3.82 billion or approximately 78% of the total investment securities at September 30, 2024. Virtually all of our MBS and CMO are issued or guaranteed by government or government sponsored enterprises, which have the implied guarantee of the U.S. Government. In addition, at September 30, 2024, we had $552.6 million of Government Agency securities that represent approximately 11.3% of the total investment securities.

    Our combined AFS and HTM municipal securities totaled $485.7 million as of September 30, 2024, or 10% of our total investment portfolio. These securities are located in 35 states. Our largest concentrations of holdings by state, as a percentage of total municipal bonds, are located in Texas at 16.09%, Minnesota at 11.07%, and California at 9.71%.

    At September 30, 2024, the Company had $316.6 million of Bank Owned Life insurance (“BOLI”), compared to $308.7 million at December 31, 2023 and $259.5 million at September 30, 2023. The $57.1 million increase in value of BOLI, when compared to September 30, 2023, was primarily due to a restructuring of the Company’s life insurance policies at the end of 2023, including a $4.5 million write-down in value on surrender policies that was offset by a $10.9 million enhancement to cash surrender values, as well as additional policy purchases totaling $41 million. This restructuring has increased returns on our BOLI policies resulting in additional non-taxable noninterest income in 2024.

    Loans
    Total loans and leases, at amortized cost, of $8.57 billion at September 30, 2024 decreased by $109.3 million, or 1.26%, from June 30, 2024. The quarter-over quarter decrease in loans included decreases of $46.3 million in commercial real estate loans, $37.5 million in construction loans, $19.7 million in commercial and industrial loans, and $8.1 million in dairy & livestock and agribusiness loans.

    Total loans and leases, at amortized cost, decreased by $332.3 million, or 3.73%, from December 31, 2023. The decrease in total loans included decreases of $165.9 million in commercial real estate loans, $70.5 million in dairy & livestock and agribusiness loans, $52.0 million in construction loans, and $33.4 million in commercial and industrial loans.

    Total loans and leases, at amortized cost, decreased by $305.1 million, or 3.44%, from September 30, 2023. The $305.1 million decrease included decreases of $224.4 million in commercial real estate loans, $48.3 million in construction loans, $13.1 million in SBA loans, $9.0 million in dairy & livestock and agribusiness loans, and $8.0 million in municipal lease financings.

    Asset Quality
    During the third quarter of 2024, we experienced credit charge-offs of $26,000 and total recoveries of $182,000, resulting in net recoveries of $156,000. The allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) totaled $82.9 million at September 30, 2024, compared to $82.8 million at June 30, 2024 and $89.0 million at September 30, 2023. At September 30, 2024, ACL as a percentage of total loans and leases outstanding was 0.97%. This compares to 0.95% at June 30, 2024 and 0.98% at December 31, 2023 and 1.00% at September 30, 2023.

    Nonperforming loans, defined as nonaccrual loans, including modified loans on nonaccrual, plus loans 90 days past due and accruing interest, and nonperforming assets, defined as nonperforming plus OREO, are highlighted below.

    Nonperforming Assets and Delinquency Trends September 30,
    2024    		   June 30,
    2024    		   September 30,
    2023    		    
               
    Nonperforming loans   (Dollars in thousands)    
    Commercial real estate   $ 18,794     $ 21,908     $ 3,655      
    SBA     151       337       1,050      
    Commercial and industrial     2,825       2,712       4,672      
    Dairy & livestock and agribusiness     143       –       243      
    SFR mortgage     –       –       339      
    Consumer and other loans     –       –       4      
    Total   $ 21,913     $ 24,957     $ 9,963   [1]  
    % of Total loans     0.26 %     0.29 %     0.11 %    
    OREO                
    Commercial real estate   $ –     $ –     $ –      
    Commercial and industrial     647       647       –      
    SFR mortgage     –       –       –      
    Total   $ 647     $ 647     $ –      
                     
    Total nonperforming assets   $ 22,560     $ 25,604     $ 9,963      
    % of Nonperforming assets to total assets     0.15 %     0.16 %     0.06 %    
                     
    Past due 30-89 days (accruing)                
    Commercial real estate   $ 30,701     $ 43     $ 136      
    SBA     –       –       –      
    Commercial and industrial     64       103       –      
    Dairy & livestock and agribusiness     –       –       –      
    SFR mortgage     –       –       –      
    Consumer and other loans     –       –       –      
    Total   $ 30,765     $ 146     $ 136      
    % of Total loans     0.36 %     0.00 %     0.00 %    
                     
    Classified Loans   $ 124,606     $ 124,728     $ 92,246      
         
    [1] Includes $2.6 million of nonaccrual loans past due 30-89 days.    

    The $3.0 million decrease in nonperforming loans from June 30, 2024 was primarily due to the payoff of one nonperforming commercial real estate loans totaling $2.3 million and $1.4 million in paydowns of nonperforming commercial real estate loans associated with two relationships. Past due loans grew to more than $30 million on September 30, 2024. Classified loans are loans that are graded “substandard” or worse. Classified loans decreased $122,000 quarter-over-quarter, primarily due to a $668,000 net decrease in classified commercial real estate loans, which included the payoff of 4 loans totaling $11.5 million that were partially offset by the addition of six classified commercial real estate loans in the third quarter of 2024. Classified dairy & livestock and agribusiness loans declined by $3.5 million due to paydowns and classified commercial and industrial loans increased $3.5 million primarily due to the addition of one classified commercial and industrial loan.

    Deposits & Customer Repurchase Agreements
    Deposits of $12.07 billion and customer repurchase agreements of $394.5 million totaled $12.47 billion at September 30, 2024. This represented a net increase of $407.9 million compared to June 30, 2024. Total deposits at September 30, 2024 included $400 million in brokered time deposits. Total deposits and customer repurchase agreements increased $761.7 million, or 6.51%, when compared to $11.71 billion at December 31, 2023 partially due to the growth in brokered deposits, and decreased $161.3 million, or 1.28% when compared to $12.63 billion at September 30, 2023.

    Noninterest-bearing deposits were $7.14 billion at September 30, 2024, an increase of $46.7 million, or 0.66%, when compared to $7.09 billion at June 30, 2024. Noninterest-bearing deposits decreased by $69.4 million, or 0.96% when compared to $7.21 billion at December 31, 2023, and decreased by $449.8 million, or 5.93% when compared to $7.59 billion at September 30, 2023. At September 30, 2024, noninterest-bearing deposits were 59.12% of total deposits, compared to 60.13% at June 30, 2024, 63.03% at December 31, 2023, and 61.39% at September 30, 2023.

    Borrowings
    As of September 30, 2024, total borrowings consisted of $500 million of FHLB advances. The FHLB advances include maturities of $300 million, at an average cost of approximately 4.73%, maturing in May of 2026, and $200 million, at a cost of 4.27% maturing in May of 2027. During the third quarter of 2024, we repaid the $1.3 billion of borrowings from the Federal Reserve’s Bank Term Funding Program, with a cost of 4.76%, that were scheduled to mature in January of 2025.

    Capital
    The Company’s total equity was $2.20 billion at September 30, 2024. This represented an overall increase of $119.9 million from total equity of $2.08 billion at December 31, 2023. Increases to equity included $149.9 million in net earnings and a $48.7 million increase in other comprehensive income, that were partially offset by $83.9 million in cash dividends. We engaged in no stock repurchases during the first nine months of 2024. Our tangible book value per share at September 30, 2024 was $10.17.

    Our capital ratios under the revised capital framework referred to as Basel III remain well-above regulatory standards. 

            CVB Financial Corp. Consolidated  
    Capital Ratios   Minimum Required Plus Capital Conservation Buffer   September 30, 2024   December 31, 2023   September 30, 2023  
                       
    Tier 1 leverage capital ratio   4.0 %   10.6 %   10.3 %   10.0 %  
    Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio   7.0 %   15.8 %   14.6 %   14.4 %  
    Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio   8.5 %   15.8 %   14.6 %   14.4 %  
    Total risk-based capital ratio   10.5 %   16.6 %   15.5 %   15.3 %  
                       
    Tangible common equity ratio       9.7 %   8.5 %   7.7 %  
                       

    CitizensTrust

    As of September 30, 2024, CitizensTrust had approximately $4.7 billion in assets under management and administration, including $3.3 billion in assets under management. Revenues were $3.6 million for the third quarter of 2024, compared to $3.2 million for the same period of 2023. CitizensTrust provides trust, investment and brokerage related services, as well as financial, estate and business succession planning.

    Corporate Overview
    CVB Financial Corp. (“CVBF”) is the holding company for Citizens Business Bank. CVBF is one of the 10 largest bank holding companies headquartered in California with more than $15 billion in total assets. Citizens Business Bank is consistently recognized as one of the top performing banks in the nation and offers a wide array of banking, lending and investing services with more than 60 banking centers and three trust office locations serving California.

    Shares of CVB Financial Corp. common stock are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol “CVBF”. For investor information on CVB Financial Corp., visit our Citizens Business Bank website at www.cbbank.com and click on the “Investors” tab.

    Conference Call
    Management will hold a conference call at 7:30 a.m. PDT/10:30 a.m. EDT on Thursday, October 24, 2024 to discuss the Company’s third quarter 2024 financial results. The conference call can be accessed live by registering at: https://register.vevent.com/register/BI6b56a1a5e9bf45efa402c04252b87308

    The conference call will also be simultaneously webcast over the Internet; please visit our Citizens Business Bank website at www.cbbank.com and click on the “Investors” tab to access the call from the site. Please access the website 15 minutes prior to the call to download any necessary audio software. This webcast will be recorded and available for replay on the Company’s website approximately two hours after the conclusion of the conference call and will be available on the website for approximately 12 months.

    Safe Harbor
    Certain statements set forth herein constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “will likely result”, “aims”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “could”, “estimates”, “expects”, “hopes”, “intends”, “may”, “plans”, “projects”, “seeks”, “should”, “will,” “strategy”, “possibility”, and variations of these words and similar expressions help to identify these forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or performance to differ materially from those projected. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on the Company including, without limitation, plans, strategies, goals and statements about the Company’s outlook regarding revenue and asset growth, financial performance and profitability, capital and liquidity levels, loan and deposit levels, growth and retention, yields and returns, loan diversification and credit management, stockholder value creation, tax rates, the impact of economic developments, and the impact of acquisitions we have made or may make. Such statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond the control of the Company, and there can be no assurance that future developments affecting the Company will be the same as those anticipated by management. The Company cautions readers that a number of important factors, in addition to those set forth below, could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, such forward-looking statements.

    General risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: the strength of the United States economy in general and the strength of the local economies in which we conduct business; the effects of, and changes in, trade, monetary, and fiscal policies and laws, including interest rate policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; inflation/deflation, interest rate, market and monetary fluctuations; the effect of acquisitions we have made or may make, including, without limitation, the failure to obtain the necessary regulatory approvals, the failure to achieve the expected revenue growth and/or expense savings from such acquisitions, and/or the failure to effectively integrate an acquisition target, key personnel and customers into our operations; the timely development of competitive products and services and the acceptance of these products and services by new and existing customers; the impact of changes in financial services policies, laws, and regulations, including those concerning banking, taxes, securities, and insurance, and the application thereof by regulatory agencies; the effectiveness of our risk management framework and quantitative models; changes in the level of our nonperforming assets and charge-offs; the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices or accounting standards, as may be adopted from time-to-time by bank regulatory agencies, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other accounting standards setters; possible credit related impairments or declines in the fair value of loans and securities held by us; possible impairment charges to goodwill on our balance sheet; changes in customer spending, borrowing, and savings habits; the effects of our lack of a diversified loan portfolio, including the risks of geographic and industry concentrations; periodic fluctuations in commercial or residential real estate prices or values; our ability to attract or retain deposits (including low cost deposits) or to access government or private lending facilities and other sources of liquidity; the possibility that we may reduce or discontinue the payment of dividends on our common stock; changes in the financial performance and/or condition of our borrowers; changes in the competitive environment among financial and bank holding companies and other financial service providers; technological changes in banking and financial services; systemic or non-systemic bank failures or crises; geopolitical conditions, including acts or threats of terrorism, actions taken by the United States or other governments in response to acts or threats of terrorism, and/or military conflicts, which could impact business and economic conditions in the United States and abroad; catastrophic events or natural disasters, including earthquakes, drought, climate change or extreme weather events that may affect our assets, communications or computer services, customers, employees or third party vendors; public health crises and pandemics, and their effects on our asset credit quality, business operations, and employees, as well as the impact on general economic and financial market conditions; cybersecurity threats and fraud and the costs of defending against them, including the costs of compliance with legislation or regulations to combat fraud and cybersecurity threats; our ability to recruit and retain key executives, board members and other employees, and our ability to comply with federal and state employment laws and regulations; ongoing or unanticipated regulatory or legal proceedings or outcomes; and our ability to manage the risks involved in the foregoing. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements are discussed in the Company’s 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC and available at the SEC’s Internet site (http://www.sec.gov).

    The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements to reflect occurrences or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements, except as required by law. Any statements about future operating results, such as those concerning accretion and dilution to the Company’s earnings or shareholders, are for illustrative purposes only, are not forecasts, and actual results may differ.

    Non-GAAP Financial Measures — Certain financial information provided in this earnings release has not been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and is presented on a non-GAAP basis. Investors and analysts should refer to the reconciliations included in this earnings release and should consider the Company’s non-GAAP measures in addition to, not as a substitute for or as superior to, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. These measures may or may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

    CVB FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
    (Unaudited)
    (Dollars in thousands)
                 
                 
        September 30,
    2024    		   December 31,
    2023    		   September 30,
    2023
     
    Cash and due from banks   $ 200,651     $ 171,396     $ 176,488  
    Interest-earning balances due from Federal Reserve     252,809       109,889       64,207  
    Total cash and cash equivalents     453,460       281,285       240,695  
    Interest-earning balances due from depository institutions     24,338       8,216       4,108  
    Investment securities available-for-sale     2,465,585       2,956,125       2,873,163  
    Investment securities held-to-maturity     2,405,254       2,464,610       2,489,441  
    Total investment securities     4,870,839       5,420,735       5,362,604  
    Investment in stock of Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)     18,012       18,012       18,012  
    Loans and lease finance receivables     8,572,565       8,904,910       8,877,632  
    Allowance for credit losses     (82,942 )     (86,842 )     (88,995 )
    Net loans and lease finance receivables     8,489,623       8,818,068       8,788,637  
    Premises and equipment, net     36,275       44,709       44,561  
    Bank owned life insurance (BOLI)     316,553       308,706       259,468  
    Intangibles     11,130       15,291       16,736  
    Goodwill     765,822       765,822       765,822  
    Other assets     417,164       340,149       402,372  
    Total assets   $ 15,403,216     $ 16,020,993     $ 15,903,015  
    Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity            
    Liabilities:            
    Deposits:            
    Noninterest-bearing   $ 7,136,824     $ 7,206,175     $ 7,586,649  
    Investment checking     504,028       552,408       560,223  
    Savings and money market     3,745,707       3,278,664       3,906,187  
    Time deposits     685,930       396,395       305,727  
    Total deposits     12,072,489       11,433,642       12,358,786  
    Customer repurchase agreements     394,515       271,642       269,552  
    Other borrowings     500,000       2,070,000       1,120,000  
    Other liabilities     238,381       167,737       203,276  
    Total liabilities     13,205,385       13,943,021       13,951,614  
    Stockholders’ Equity            
    Stockholders’ equity     2,472,660       2,401,541       2,378,539  
    Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax     (274,829 )     (323,569 )     (427,138 )
    Total stockholders’ equity     2,197,831       2,077,972       1,951,401  
    Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity   $ 15,403,216     $ 16,020,993     $ 15,903,015  
                 
    CVB FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS
    (Unaudited)
    (Dollars in thousands)
                         
                         
          Three Months Ended
    		    Nine Months Ended
        September 30,
    2024    		   June 30,
    2024    		   September 30,
    2023    		   September 30,
    2024    		   September 30,
    2023
    Assets                    
    Cash and due from banks   $ 162,383     $ 162,724     $ 176,133     $ 162,385     $ 176,559  
    Interest-earning balances due from Federal Reserve     1,216,671       704,023       467,873       786,282       285,573  
    Total cash and cash equivalents     1,379,054       866,747       644,006       948,667       462,132  
    Interest-earning balances due from depository institutions     15,880       12,893       5,518       13,161       7,630  
    Investment securities available-for-sale     2,661,990       2,764,096       3,040,965       2,774,981       3,139,369  
    Investment securities held-to-maturity     2,418,043       2,442,863       2,501,625       2,439,427       2,524,799  
    Total investment securities     5,080,033       5,206,959       5,542,590       5,214,408       5,664,168  
    Investment in stock of FHLB     18,012       18,012       21,560       18,012       27,460  
    Loans and lease finance receivables     8,605,270       8,731,587       8,862,462       8,720,058       8,905,697  
    Allowance for credit losses     (82,810 )     (82,815 )     (86,986 )     (83,788 )     (86,222 )
    Net loans and lease finance receivables     8,522,460       8,648,772       8,775,476       8,636,270       8,819,475  
    Premises and equipment, net     38,906       43,624       45,315       42,291       45,731  
    Bank owned life insurance (BOLI)     315,435       312,645       258,485       312,574       257,358  
    Intangibles     11,819       13,258       17,526       13,216       19,256  
    Goodwill     765,822       765,822       765,822       765,822       765,822  
    Other assets     365,740       390,834       357,280       368,951       343,782  
    Total assets   $ 16,513,161     $ 16,279,566     $ 16,433,578     $ 16,333,372     $ 16,412,814  
    Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity                    
    Liabilities:                    
    Deposits:                    
    Noninterest-bearing   $ 7,124,952     $ 7,153,315     $ 7,813,120     $ 7,153,557     $ 7,908,749  
    Interest-bearing     4,931,220       4,728,864       4,769,897       4,705,566       4,624,848  
    Total deposits     12,056,172       11,882,179       12,583,017       11,859,123       12,533,597  
    Customer repurchase agreements     363,959       287,128       340,809       320,280       461,478  
    Other borrowings     1,729,405       1,850,330       1,318,098       1,856,771       1,273,521  
    Other liabilities     196,832       157,463       164,624       174,328       133,046  
    Total liabilities     14,346,368       14,177,100       14,406,548       14,210,502       14,401,642  
    Stockholders’ Equity                    
    Stockholders’ equity     2,479,766       2,456,945       2,383,922       2,456,348       2,357,028  
    Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax     (312,973 )     (354,479 )     (356,892 )     (333,478 )     (345,856 )
    Total stockholders’ equity     2,166,793       2,102,466       2,027,030       2,122,870       2,011,172  
    Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity   $ 16,513,161     $ 16,279,566     $ 16,433,578     $ 16,333,372     $ 16,412,814  
                         
    CVB FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
    (Unaudited)
    (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
                         
                         
          Three Months Ended
    		        Nine Months Ended
        September 30,
    2024    		   June 30,
    2024    		   September 30,
    2023    		   September 30,
    2024    		   September 30,
    2023
    Interest income:                    
    Loans and leases, including fees   $ 114,929     $ 114,200     $ 113,190     $ 345,478     $ 332,574
    Investment securities:                    
    Investment securities available-for-sale     20,178       21,225       22,441       62,849       61,393
    Investment securities held-to-maturity     13,284       13,445       13,576       40,131       41,272
    Total investment income     33,462       34,670       36,017       102,980       102,665
    Dividends from FHLB stock     375       377       598       1,171       1,430
    Interest-earning deposits with other institutions     16,986       9,825       6,422       32,884       11,583
    Total interest income     165,752       159,072       156,227       482,513       448,252
    Interest expense:                    
    Deposits     29,821       25,979       16,517       77,166       32,647
    Borrowings and customer repurchase agreements     22,312       22,244       16,339       68,418       46,971
    Total interest expense     52,133       48,223       32,856       145,584       79,618
    Net interest income before provision for (recapture of) credit losses     113,619       110,849       123,371       336,929       368,634
    Provision for (recapture of) credit losses     –       –       2,000       –       4,000
    Net interest income after provision for (recapture of) credit losses     113,619       110,849       121,371       336,929       364,634
    Noninterest income:                    
    Service charges on deposit accounts     5,120       5,117       5,062       15,273       15,244
    Trust and investment services     3,565       3,428       3,246       10,217       9,475
    Loss on sale of AFS investment securities     (11,582 )     –       –       (11,582 )     –
    Gain on sale leaseback transactions     9,106       –       –       9,106       –
    Other     6,625       5,879       6,001       18,357       15,448
    Total noninterest income     12,834       14,424       14,309       41,371       40,167
    Noninterest expense:                    
    Salaries and employee benefits     36,647       35,426       34,744       108,474       103,539
    Occupancy and equipment     6,204       5,772       5,618       17,541       16,585
    Professional services     2,855       2,726       2,117       7,836       6,375
    Computer software expense     3,906       3,949       3,648       11,380       10,372
    Marketing and promotion     1,964       1,956       1,628       5,550       4,664
    Amortization of intangible assets     1,286       1,437       1,567       4,161       5,006
    (Recapture of) provision for unfunded loan commitments     (750 )     (500 )     (900 )     (1,250 )     –
    Other     6,723       5,731       6,636       21,411       17,415
    Total noninterest expense     58,835       56,497       55,058       175,103       163,956
    Earnings before income taxes     67,618       68,776       80,622       203,197       240,845
    Income taxes     16,394       18,741       22,735       53,339       67,918
    Net earnings   $ 51,224     $ 50,035     $ 57,887     $ 149,858     $ 172,927
                         
    Basic earnings per common share   $ 0.37     $ 0.36     $ 0.42     $ 1.07     $ 1.24
    Diluted earnings per common share   $ 0.37     $ 0.36     $ 0.42     $ 1.07     $ 1.24
    Cash dividends declared per common share   $ 0.20     $ 0.20     $ 0.20     $ 0.60     $ 0.60
                         
    CVB FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
    (Unaudited)
    (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
                         
        Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
        September 30,
    2024    		   June 30,
    2024    		   September 30,
    2023    		   September 30,
    2024    		   September 30,
    2023
    Interest income – tax equivalent (TE)   $ 166,285     $ 159,607     $ 156,771     $ 484,120     $ 449,888  
    Interest expense     52,133       48,223       32,856       145,584       79,618  
    Net interest income – (TE)   $ 114,152     $ 111,384     $ 123,915     $ 338,536     $ 370,270  
                         
    Return on average assets, annualized     1.23 %     1.24 %     1.40 %     1.23 %     1.41 %
    Return on average equity, annualized     9.40 %     9.57 %     11.33 %     9.43 %     11.50 %
    Efficiency ratio [1]     46.53 %     45.10 %     39.99 %     46.29 %     40.11 %
    Noninterest expense to average assets, annualized     1.42 %     1.40 %     1.33 %     1.43 %     1.34 %
    Yield on average loans     5.31 %     5.26 %     5.07 %     5.29 %     4.99 %
    Yield on average earning assets (TE)     4.43 %     4.37 %     4.18 %     4.38 %     4.04 %
    Cost of deposits     0.98 %     0.88 %     0.52 %     0.87 %     0.35 %
    Cost of deposits and customer repurchase agreements     1.01 %     0.87 %     0.51 %     0.87 %     0.34 %
    Cost of funds     1.47 %     1.38 %     0.92 %     1.39 %     0.75 %
    Net interest margin (TE)     3.05 %     3.05 %     3.31 %     3.06 %     3.32 %
    [1] Noninterest expense divided by net interest income before provision for credit losses plus noninterest income.        
                         
    Tangible Common Equity Ratio (TCE) [2]                    
      CVB Financial Corp. Consolidated     9.71 %     8.68 %     7.73 %        
      Citizens Business Bank     9.59 %     8.57 %     7.63 %        
    [2] (Capital – [GW+Intangibles])/(Total Assets – [GW+Intangibles])        
                         
    Weighted average shares outstanding                    
    Basic     138,649,763       138,583,510       138,345,000       138,415,424       138,360,531  
    Diluted     138,839,499       138,669,058       138,480,633       138,548,651       138,481,462  
    Dividends declared   $ 27,977     $ 28,018     $ 27,901     $ 83,881     $ 83,695  
    Dividend payout ratio [3]     54.62 %     56.00 %     48.20 %     55.97 %     48.40 %
    [3] Dividends declared on common stock divided by net earnings.        
                         
    Number of shares outstanding – (end of period)     139,678,314       139,677,162       139,337,699          
    Book value per share   $ 15.73     $ 15.12     $ 14.00          
    Tangible book value per share   $ 10.17     $ 9.55     $ 8.39          
                         
        September 30,
    2024    		   December 31,
    2023    		   September 30,
    2023    		        
                   
    Nonperforming assets:                    
    Nonaccrual loans   $ 21,913     $ 21,302     $ 9,963          
    Other real estate owned (OREO), net     647       –       –          
    Total nonperforming assets   $ 22,560     $ 21,302     $ 9,963          
    Modified loans/performing troubled debt restructured loans (TDR) [4]   $ 15,769     $ 9,460     $ 7,304          
                         
    [4] Effective January 1, 2023, performing and nonperforming TDRs are reflected as Loan Modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty.        
                         
    Percentage of nonperforming assets to total loans outstanding and OREO     0.26 %     0.24 %     0.11 %        
    Percentage of nonperforming assets to total assets     0.15 %     0.13 %     0.06 %        
    Allowance for credit losses to nonperforming assets     367.65 %     407.67 %     893.26 %        
                         
        Three Months Ended    Nine Months Ended
        September 30,
    2024    		   June 30,
    2024    		   September 30,
    2023    		   September 30,
    2024    		   September 30,
    2023
    Allowance for credit losses:                    
     Beginning balance   $ 82,786     $ 82,817     $ 86,967     $ 86,842     $ 85,117  
    Total charge-offs     (26 )     (51 )     (26 )     (4,344 )     (224 )
    Total recoveries on loans previously charged-off     182       20       54       444       102  
    Net recoveries (charge-offs)     156       (31 )     28       (3,900 )     (122 )
    Provision for (recapture of) credit losses     –       –       2,000       –       4,000  
    Allowance for credit losses at end of period   $ 82,942     $ 82,786     $ 88,995     $ 82,942     $ 88,995  
                         
    Net recoveries (charge-offs) to average loans     0.002 %     -0.000 %     0.000 %     -0.045 %     -0.001 %
                         
    CVB FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES  
    SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  
    (Unaudited)  
    (Dollars in millions)  
                                             
    Allowance for Credit Losses by Loan Type                                    
                                             
        September 30, 2024   December 31, 2023   September 30, 2023    
        Allowance
    For Credit
    Losses    		   Allowance
    as a % of
    Total Loans
    by Respective
    Loan Type    		   Allowance
    For Credit
    Losses    		   Allowance
    as a % of
    Total Loans
    by Respective
    Loan Type    		   Allowance
    For Credit
    Losses    		   Allowance
    as a % of
    Total Loans
    by Respective
    Loan Type    		    
                                             
    Commercial real estate   $ 69.7     1.05 %     $ 69.5     1.02 %     $ 70.9     1.04 %      
    Construction     0.5     3.07 %       1.3     1.91 %       1.0     1.59 %      
    SBA     2.5     0.92 %       2.7     0.99 %       3.0     1.08 %      
    Commercial and industrial     5.3     0.56 %       9.1     0.94 %       9.3     0.99 %      
    Dairy & livestock and agribusiness     3.8     1.12 %       3.1     0.75 %       3.6     1.01 %      
    Municipal lease finance receivables     0.2     0.28 %       0.2     0.29 %       0.3     0.33 %      
    SFR mortgage     0.4     0.16 %       0.5     0.20 %       0.5     0.20 %      
    Consumer and other loans     0.5     0.99 %       0.4     0.85 %       0.4     0.82 %      
                                             
    Total   $ 82.9     0.97 %     $ 86.8     0.98 %     $ 89.0     1.00 %      
                                             
    CVB FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES  
    SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  
    (Unaudited)  
    (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)  
                               
    Quarterly Common Stock Price  
                               
          2024       2023       2022    
    Quarter End   High   Low   High   Low   High   Low  
    March 31,   $ 20.45   $ 15.95     $ 25.98     $ 16.34     $ 24.37     $ 21.36    
    June 30,   $ 17.91   $ 15.71     $ 16.89     $ 10.66     $ 25.59     $ 22.37    
    September 30,   $ 20.29   $ 16.08     $ 19.66     $ 12.89     $ 28.14     $ 22.63    
    December 31,   $ –   $ –     $ 21.77     $ 14.62     $ 29.25     $ 25.26    
                               
    Quarterly Consolidated Statements of Earnings  
                               
            Q3   Q2   Q1   Q4   Q3  
              2024       2024       2024       2023       2023    
    Interest income                          
    Loans and leases, including fees       $ 114,929     $ 114,200     $ 116,349     $ 115,721     $ 113,190    
    Investment securities and other         50,823       44,872       41,340       42,357       43,037    
    Total interest income         165,752       159,072       157,689       158,078       156,227    
    Interest expense                          
    Deposits         29,821       25,979       21,366       18,888       16,517    
    Borrowings and customer repurchase agreements     22,312       22,244       23,862       19,834       16,339    
    Total interest expense         52,133       48,223       45,228       38,722       32,856    
    Net interest income before (recapture of)                      
    provision for credit losses         113,619       110,849       112,461       119,356       123,371    
    (Recapture of) provision for credit losses     –       –       –       (2,000 )     2,000    
    Net interest income after (recapture of)                      
    provision for credit losses         113,619       110,849       112,461       121,356       121,371    
                               
    Noninterest income         12,834       14,424       14,113       19,163       14,309    
    Noninterest expense         58,835       56,497       59,771       65,930       55,058    
    Earnings before income taxes         67,618       68,776       66,803       74,589       80,622    
    Income taxes         16,394       18,741       18,204       26,081       22,735    
    Net earnings       $ 51,224     $ 50,035     $ 48,599     $ 48,508     $ 57,887    
                               
    Effective tax rate         24.25 %     27.25 %     27.25 %     34.97 %     28.20 %  
                               
    Basic earnings per common share       $ 0.37     $ 0.36     $ 0.35     $ 0.35     $ 0.42    
    Diluted earnings per common share     $ 0.37     $ 0.36     $ 0.35     $ 0.35     $ 0.42    
                               
    Cash dividends declared per common share   $ 0.20     $ 0.20     $ 0.20     $ 0.20     $ 0.20    
                               
    Cash dividends declared       $ 27,977     $ 28,018     $ 27,886     $ 27,945     $ 27,901    
                               
    CVB FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
    (Unaudited)
    (Dollars in thousands)
                         
    Loan Portfolio by Type
        September 30, June 30,   March 31,   December 31,   September 30,
          2024       2024       2024       2023       2023  
                         
    Commercial and industrial   $ 6,618,637     $ 6,664,925     $ 6,720,538     $ 6,784,505     $ 6,843,059  
    Construction     14,755       52,227       58,806       66,734       63,022  
    SBA     272,001       267,938       268,320       270,619       283,124  
    SBA – PPP     1,255       1,757       2,249       2,736       3,233  
    Commercial and industrial     936,489       956,184       963,120       969,895       938,064  
    Dairy & livestock and agribusiness     342,445       350,562       351,624       412,891       351,463  
    Municipal lease finance receivables     67,585       70,889       72,032       73,590       75,621  
    SFR mortgage     267,181       267,593       276,475       269,868       268,171  
    Consumer and other loans     52,217       49,771       57,549       54,072       51,875  
    Gross loans, at amortized cost     8,572,565       8,681,846       8,770,713       8,904,910       8,877,632  
    Allowance for credit losses     (82,942 )     (82,786 )     (82,817 )     (86,842 )     (88,995 )
    Net loans   $ 8,489,623     $ 8,599,060     $ 8,687,896     $ 8,818,068     $ 8,788,637  
                         
                         
                         
    Deposit Composition by Type and Customer Repurchase Agreements
                         
        September 30, June 30,   March 31,   December 31,   September 30,
          2024       2024       2024       2023       2023  
                         
    Noninterest-bearing   $ 7,136,824     $ 7,090,095     $ 7,112,789     $ 7,206,175     $ 7,586,649  
    Investment checking     504,028       515,930       545,066       552,408       560,223  
    Savings and money market     3,745,707       3,409,320       3,561,512       3,278,664       3,906,187  
    Time deposits     685,930       774,980       675,554       396,395       305,727  
    Total deposits     12,072,489       11,790,325       11,894,921       11,433,642       12,358,786  
                         
    Customer repurchase agreements     394,515       268,826       275,720       271,642       269,552  
    Total deposits and customer repurchase agreements   $ 12,467,004     $ 12,059,151     $ 12,170,641     $ 11,705,284     $ 12,628,338  
                         
    CVB FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES  
    SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  
    (Unaudited)  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
                           
    Nonperforming Assets and Delinquency Trends  
        September 30, June 30,   March 31,   December 31,   September 30,
    		  
          2024       2024       2024       2023       2023    
    Nonperforming loans:                      
    Commercial real estate   $ 18,794     $ 21,908     $ 10,661     $ 15,440     $ 3,655    
    Construction     –       –       –       –       –    
    SBA     151       337       54       969       1,050    
    Commercial and industrial     2,825       2,712       2,727       4,509       4,672    
    Dairy & livestock and agribusiness     143       –       60       60       243    
    SFR mortgage     –       –       308       324       339    
    Consumer and other loans     –       –       –       –       4    
    Total   $ 21,913     $ 24,957     $ 13,810     $ 21,302     $ 9,963   [1]
    % of Total loans     0.26 %     0.29 %     0.16 %     0.24 %     0.11 %  
                           
    Past due 30-89 days (accruing):                      
    Commercial real estate   $ 30,701     $ 43     $ 19,781     $ 300     $ 136    
    Construction     –       –       –       –       –    
    SBA     –       –       408       108       –    
    Commercial and industrial     64       103       6       12       –    
    Dairy & livestock and agribusiness     –       –       –       –       –    
    SFR mortgage     –       –       –       201       –    
    Consumer and other loans     –       –       –       18       –    
    Total   $ 30,765     $ 146     $ 20,195     $ 639     $ 136    
    % of Total loans     0.36 %     0.00 %     0.23 %     0.01 %     0.00 %  
                           
    OREO:                      
    Commercial real estate   $ –     $ –     $ –     $ –     $ –    
    SBA     –       –       –       –       –    
    Commercial and industrial     647       647       647       –       –    
    SFR mortgage     –       –       –       –       –    
    Total   $ 647     $ 647     $ 647     $ –     $ –    
    Total nonperforming, past due, and OREO   $ 53,325     $ 25,750     $ 34,652     $ 21,941     $ 10,099    
    % of Total loans     0.62 %     0.30 %     0.40 %     0.25 %     0.11 %  
                           
      [1] Includes $2.6 million of nonaccrual loans past due 30-89 days.                
                           
       
    CVB FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES  
    SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  
    (Unaudited)  
                       
    Regulatory Capital Ratios  
                       
                       
                       
            CVB Financial Corp. Consolidated  
    Capital Ratios   Minimum Required Plus
    Capital Conservation Buffer    		   September 30,
    2024    		   December 31,
    2023    		   September 30,
    2023    		  
                       
    Tier 1 leverage capital ratio   4.0 %   10.6 %   10.3 %   10.0 %  
    Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio   7.0 %   15.8 %   14.6 %   14.4 %  
    Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio   8.5 %   15.8 %   14.6 %   14.4 %  
    Total risk-based capital ratio   10.5 %   16.6 %   15.5 %   15.3 %  
                       
    Tangible common equity ratio       9.7 %   8.5 %   7.7 %  
                       
    Tangible Book Value Reconciliations (Non-GAAP)
     
    The tangible book value per share is a Non-GAAP disclosure. The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to provide supplemental information regarding the Company’s performance. The following is a reconciliation of tangible book value to the Company stockholders’ equity computed in accordance with GAAP, as well as a calculation of tangible book value per share as of September 30, 2024, December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023.   
     
                   
          September 30,
    2024    		   December 31,
    2023    		   September 30,
    2023    		  
          (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)  
                 
    Stockholders’ equity   $ 2,197,831     $ 2,077,972     $ 1,951,401  
    Less: Goodwill     (765,822 )     (765,822 )     (765,822 )
    Less: Intangible assets     (11,130 )     (15,291 )     (16,736 )
    Tangible book value   $ 1,420,879     $ 1,296,859     $ 1,168,843  
    Common shares issued and outstanding     139,678,314       139,344,981       139,337,699  
    Tangible book value per share   $ 10.17     $ 9.31     $ 8.39  
                 
    Return on Average Tangible Common Equity Reconciliations (Non-GAAP)
                             
    The return on average tangible common equity is a non-GAAP disclosure. The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to provide supplemental information regarding the Company’s performance. The following is a reconciliation of net income, adjusted for tax-effected amortization of intangibles, to net income computed in accordance with GAAP; a reconciliation of average tangible common equity to the Company’s average stockholders’ equity computed in accordance with GAAP; as well as a calculation of return on average tangible common equity.
     
          Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended
          September 30, June 30,   September 30, September 30, September 30,
            2024       2024       2023       2024       2023    
          (Dollars in thousands)  
                             
      Net Income   $ 51,224     $ 50,035     $ 57,887     $ 149,858     $ 172,927    
      Add: Amortization of intangible assets     1,286       1,437       1,567       4,161       5,006    
      Less: Tax effect of amortization of intangible assets [1]     (380 )     (425 )     (463 )     (1,230 )     (1,480 )  
      Tangible net income   $ 52,130     $ 51,047     $ 58,991     $ 152,789     $ 176,453    
                             
      Average stockholders’ equity   $ 2,166,793     $ 2,102,466     $ 2,027,030     $ 2,122,870     $ 2,011,172    
      Less: Average goodwill     (765,822 )     (765,822 )     (765,822 )     (765,822 )     (765,822 )  
      Less: Average intangible assets     (11,819 )     (13,258 )     (17,526 )     (13,216 )     (19,256 )  
      Average tangible common equity   $ 1,389,152     $ 1,323,386     $ 1,243,682     $ 1,343,832     $ 1,226,094    
                             
      Return on average equity, annualized [2]     9.40 %     9.57 %     11.33 %     9.43 %     11.50 %  
      Return on average tangible common equity, annualized [2]     14.93 %     15.51 %     18.82 %     15.19 %     19.24 %  
                             
                             
      [1] Tax effected at respective statutory rates.                      
      [2] Annualized where applicable.                      
                             

    Contact:        
    David A. Brager        
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    (909) 980-4030

    The MIL Network –

  • MIL-OSI: Update: Eagle Bancorp, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2024 Results

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (“Eagle”, the “Company”) (NASDAQ: EGBN), the Bethesda-based holding company for EagleBank, one of the largest community banks in the Washington D.C. area, reported its unaudited results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024.

    Eagle reported net income of $21.8 million or $0.72 per share for the third quarter 2024, compared to a net loss of $83.8 million during the second quarter in which the Company recorded a $104.2 million impairment in the value of goodwill. Operating net income1 in the second quarter, adjusted to exclude the impairment charge on goodwill, was $20.4 million or $0.67 per share per diluted share. Pre-provision net revenue (“PPNR”)1 in the third quarter was $35.2 million compared to a pre-provision net loss of $69.8 million for the prior quarter, or $34.4 million of PPNR when adjusted to exclude the impairment charge on goodwill1.

    The $1.4 million increase in operating net income1 over the prior quarter is attributed to a positive variance of $2.2 million related to the change in provision for unfunded commitments; $1.6 million increase in non-interest income; and a $490 thousand increase in net interest income, offset by a $1.3 million increase in operating non-interest expense, adjusted to exclude the impairment charge on goodwill, and a $1.1 million increase in provision for credit losses.

    “We continue to strategically position the Company for future growth as evidenced by actions taken during the quarter with the refinancing of our maturing subordinated debt and the recalibration of our common dividend strategy,” said Susan G. Riel, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. “We announced the addition of Evelyn Lee to our senior leadership as our Chief Lending Officer for our commercial lending team. As a 25 year banker in the Washington D.C. market, I am excited about accomplishing our strategic goal of continuing to build out our commercial banker group and pursuing diversification of the loan portfolio and growing our relationship deposits,” added Ms. Riel.

    Eric R. Newell, Chief Financial Officer of the Company said, “Raising senior debt in the third quarter demonstrates the confidence debt investors have in our vision and the future of the Company. Operating performance was stable from last quarter evidenced by operating net income1 increasing $1.4 million to $21.8 million in the third quarter. We continued to build our reserve for credit losses, with coverage as a percentage of total held for investment loans at 1.40% increasing 7 basis points from last quarter. Common equity tier one capital increased to 14.5% and our tangible common equity1 ratio exceeds 10%.”

    Ms. Riel added, “I thank all of our employees for their hard work and their commitment to a culture of respect, diversity and inclusion in both the workplace and the communities we serve.”

    Third Quarter 2024 Highlights

    • The Company repaid $70 million of maturing subordinated debt and issued $77.7 million of 10% unsecured senior debt maturing September 30, 2029.
    • During the quarter, the Company announced a recalibration of the common stock dividend to $0.165 per share from $0.45 per share in the second quarter an action estimated to retain an additional $32 million of capital annually to meet growth and investment objectives.
    • The ACL as a percentage of total loans held for investment was 1.40% at quarter-end; up from 1.33% at the prior quarter-end. Performing office coverage2 was 4.55% at quarter-end; as compared to 4.05% at the prior quarter-end.
    • Nonperforming assets increased $38.2 million to $137.1 million as of September 30, 2024 and were 1.22% of total assets compared to 0.88% as of June 30, 2024. Inflows to non-performing loans in the quarter totaled $45.5 million offset by $9 million of outflows, of which $5 million was the loan held for sale at June 30, 2024 and an increase of other real estate owned of $2.0 million. The inflows were predominantly associated with $27.3 million in mixed use land loans and $17.9 million in an assisted living facility loan.
    • Substandard loans declined $17.0 million to $391.3 million and special mention loans increased $57.1 million to $365.0 million at September 30, 2024.
    • Net charge-offs for the third quarter were 0.26% compared to 0.11% for the second quarter 2024. Of the total $5.3 million of net charge offs in the quarter, $3.8 million is associated with a senior living property that has not stabilized.
    • The net interest margin (“NIM”) decreased slightly to 2.37% for the third quarter 2024, compared to 2.40% for the prior quarter, primarily due to continued decline in average non-interest bearing deposits. Net interest income increased $490 thousand from the second quarter to $71.8 million in the third quarter.
    • At quarter-end, the common equity ratio, tangible common equity ratio1, and common equity tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) ratio were 10.86%, 10.86%, and 14.54%, respectively.
    • Total estimated insured deposits at quarter-end were $6.4 billion, or 74.5% of deposits, stable from the second quarter total of 72.5% of deposits.
    • Total on-balance sheet liquidity and available capacity was $4.6 billion at quarter-end compared to $4.0 billion at June 30, 2024.

    Income Statement

    • Net interest income was $71.8 million for the third quarter 2024, compared to $71.4 million for the prior quarter. The increase in net interest income was primarily driven by an increase in the average balances of deposits held with other banks and average loans partially offset by higher average interest-bearing deposits and higher rates paid on those deposits in the third quarter from the prior quarter.
    • Provision for credit losses was $10.1 million for the third quarter 2024, compared to $9.0 million for the prior quarter. The increase in the provision quarter over quarter reflects higher net charge-offs in the third quarter from the prior quarter. Reserve for unfunded commitments was a reversal of $1.6 million due to lower unfunded commitments in our construction portfolio. This compared to a reserve for unfunded commitments in the prior quarter of $0.6 million.
    • Noninterest income was $6.95 million for the third quarter 2024, compared to $5.33 million for the prior quarter. The primary driver for the increase was higher swap fee income.
    • Noninterest expense was $43.6 million for the third quarter 2024, compared to $146.5 million for the prior quarter. The decrease over the comparative quarters was primarily due to a goodwill impairment charge of $104.2 million in the second quarter 2024. When excluding the goodwill impairment charge, the increase quarter over quarter was associated with increased FDIC insurance expense.

    Loans and Funding

    • Total loans were $8.0 billion at September 30, 2024, down 0.4% from the prior quarter-end. The decrease in total loans was driven by a reduction in commercial loans and income producing commercial real estate loans from the prior quarter-end, partially offset by increased fundings of ongoing construction projects for commercial and residential properties.

      At September 30, 2024, income-producing commercial real estate loans secured by office properties other than owner-occupied properties were 10.8% of the total loan portfolio, down from 11.3% at the prior quarter-end.

    • Total deposits at quarter-end were $8.5 billion, up $273.5 million, or 3.3%, from the prior quarter-end. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in time deposits from the company’s digital acquisition channel. Period end deposits have increased $165 million when compared to prior year comparable period end of September 30, 2023.
    • Other short-term borrowings were $1.2 billion at September 30, 2024, down 25.3% from the prior quarter-end as maturing FHLB borrowings were paid down with increased cash from deposits.

    Asset Quality

    • Allowance for credit losses was 1.40% of total loans held for investment at September 30, 2024, compared to 1.33% at the prior quarter-end. Performing office coverage was 4.55% at quarter-end; as compared to 4.05% at the prior quarter-end.
    • Net charge-offs were $5.3 million for the quarter compared to $2.3 million in the second quarter of 2024.
    • Nonperforming assets were $137.1 million at September 30, 2024.
      • NPAs as a percentage of assets were 1.22% at September 30, 2024, compared to 0.88% at the prior quarter-end. At September 30, 2024, other real estate owned consisted of four properties with an aggregate carrying value of $2.7 million. The increase in NPAs was predominantly associated with $27.3 million in mixed use land loans and $17.9 million in an assisted living facility loan.
      • Loans 30-89 days past due were $56.3 million at September 30, 2024, compared to $8.4 million at the prior quarter-end. Of the total increase, $25 million was brought current subsequent to quarter-end.

    Capital

    • Total shareholders’ equity was $1.2 billion at September 30, 2024, up 4.8% from the prior quarter-end. The increase in shareholders’ equity of $56.0 million was primarily due to increased valuations of available-for-sale securities and an increase in retained earnings.
    • Book value per share and Tangible book value per share3 was $40.61, up $1.86 from the prior quarter-end.

    Additional financial information: The financial information that follows provides more detail on the Company’s financial performance for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, as well as eight quarters of trend data. Persons wishing additional information should refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and other reports filed with the SEC.

    About Eagle Bancorp: The Company is the holding company for EagleBank, which commenced operations in 1998. The Bank is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, and operates through twelve banking offices and four lending offices located in Suburban Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia. The Company focuses on building relationships with businesses, professionals and individuals in its marketplace, and is committed to a culture of respect, diversity, equity and inclusion in both its workplace and the communities in which it operates.

    Conference call: Eagle Bancorp will host a conference call to discuss its third quarter 2024 financial results on Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

    The listen-only webcast can be accessed at:

    • https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/79xpxyi2
    • For analysts who wish to participate in the conference call, please register at the following URL:

      https://register.vevent.com/register/BI6cdce3c45a9f49219ea94a6f7c9fa083

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    Forward-looking statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements of goals, intentions, and expectations as to future trends, plans, events or results of Company operations and policies and regarding general economic conditions. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by use of words such as “may,” “will,” “can,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “plans,” “estimates,” “potential,” “continue,” “should,” “could,” “strive,” “feel” and similar words or phrases. These statements are based upon current and anticipated economic conditions, nationally and in the Company’s market (including volatility in interest rates and interest rate policy; the current inflationary environment; competitive factors) and other conditions (such as the impact of bank failures or adverse developments at other banks and related negative press about the banking industry in general on investor and depositor sentiment regarding the stability and liquidity of banks), which by their nature are not susceptible to accurate forecast and are subject to significant uncertainty. Because of these uncertainties and the assumptions on which this discussion and the forward-looking statements are based, actual future operations and results in the future may differ materially from those indicated herein. For details on factors that could affect these expectations, see the risk factors and other cautionary language included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and in other periodic and current reports filed with the SEC. Readers are cautioned against placing undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. The Company’s past results are not necessarily indicative of future performance, and nothing contained herein is meant to or should be considered and treated as earnings guidance of future quarters’ performance projections. All information is as of the date of this press release. Any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company speak only as to the date they are made. Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, the Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statement for any reason.

    Eagle Bancorp, Inc.
    Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
    (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
               
      Three Months Ended
      September 30,   June 30,   September 30,
        2024       2024       2023  
    Interest Income          
    Interest and fees on loans $ 139,836     $ 137,616     $ 132,273  
    Interest and dividends on investment securities   12,578       12,405       13,732  
    Interest on balances with other banks and short-term investments   21,296       19,568       15,067  
    Interest on federal funds sold   103       142       77  
    Total interest income   173,813       169,731       161,149  
    Interest Expense          
    Interest on deposits   81,190       76,846       70,929  
    Interest on customer repurchase agreements   332       330       311  
    Interest on other short-term borrowings   20,448       21,202       18,152  
    Interest on long-term borrowings $ —       —       1,038  
    Total interest expense   101,970       98,378       90,430  
    Net Interest Income   71,843       71,353       70,719  
    Provision for Credit Losses   10,094       8,959       5,644  
    Provision (Reversal) for Credit Losses for Unfunded Commitments   (1,593 )     608       (839 )
    Net Interest Income After Provision for Credit Losses   63,342       61,786       65,914  
               
    Noninterest Income          
    Service charges on deposits   1,747       1,653       1,631  
    Gain on sale of loans   20       37       (5 )
    Net gain on sale of investment securities   3       3       5  
    Increase in cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance   731       709       669  
    Other income   4,450       2,930       4,047  
    Total noninterest income   6,951       5,332       6,347  
    Noninterest Expense          
    Salaries and employee benefits   21,675       21,770       21,549  
    Premises and equipment expenses   2,794       2,894       3,095  
    Marketing and advertising   1,588       1,662       768  
    Data processing   3,435       3,495       3,194  
    Legal, accounting and professional fees   3,433       2,705       2,162  
    FDIC insurance   7,399       5,917       3,342  
    Goodwill impairment   —       104,168       —  
    Other expenses   3,290       3,880       3,523  
    Total noninterest expense   43,614       146,491       37,633  
    (Loss) Income Before Income Tax Expense   26,679       (79,373 )     34,628  
    Income Tax Expense   4,864       4,429       7,245  
    Net (Loss) Income $ 21,815     $ (83,802 )   $ 27,383  
               
    (Loss) Earnings Per Common Share          
    Basic $ 0.72     $ (2.78 )   $ 0.91  
    Diluted $ 0.72     $ (2.78 )   $ 0.91  
                           

            

    Eagle Bancorp, Inc.
    Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
    (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
      September 30,   June 30,   September 30,
        2024       2024       2023  
    Assets          
    Cash and due from banks $ 16,383     $ 10,803     $ 8,625  
    Federal funds sold   9,610       5,802       13,611  
    Interest-bearing deposits with banks and other short-term investments   584,491       526,228       235,819  
    Investment securities available-for-sale at fair value (amortized cost of $1,550,038, $1,613,659, and $1,732,722, respectively, and allowance for credit losses of $17, $17 and $17, respectively)   1,433,006       1,584,435       1,474,945  
    Investment securities held-to-maturity at amortized cost, net of allowance for credit losses of $1,237, $2,012 and $2,010, respectively (fair value of $868,425, $856,275 and $923,313, respectively)   961,925       982,955       1,032,485  
    Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank stock   37,728       54,274       25,689  
    Loans held for sale   —       5,000       —  
    Loans   7,970,269       8,001,739       7,916,391  
    Less: allowance for credit losses   (111,867 )     (106,301 )     (83,332 )
    Loans, net   7,858,402       7,895,438       7,833,059  
    Premises and equipment, net   8,291       8,788       11,216  
    Operating lease right-of-use assets   15,167       16,250       20,151  
    Deferred income taxes   74,381       86,236       98,987  
    Bank-owned life insurance   115,064       114,333       112,234  
    Goodwill and intangible assets, net   21       129       105,239  
    Other real estate owned   2,743       773       1,487  
    Other assets   167,840       174,396       190,667  
    Total Assets $ 11,285,052     $ 11,465,840     $ 11,164,214  
    Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity          
    Liabilities          
    Deposits:          
    Noninterest-bearing demand $ 1,609,823     $ 1,693,955     $ 2,072,665  
    Interest-bearing transaction   903,300       1,123,980       932,779  
    Savings and money market   3,316,819       3,165,314       3,129,773  
    Time deposits   2,710,908       2,284,099       2,241,089  
    Total deposits   8,540,850       8,267,348       8,376,306  
    Customer repurchase agreements   32,040       39,220       25,689  
    Other short-term borrowings   1,240,000       1,659,979       1,300,001  
    Long-term borrowings   75,812       —       69,887  
    Operating lease liabilities   18,755       20,016       24,422  
    Reserve for unfunded commitments   5,060       6,653       6,183  
    Other liabilities   147,111       139,348       145,842  
    Total Liabilities   10,059,628       10,132,564       9,948,330  
    Shareholders’ Equity          
    Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; shares authorized 100,000,000, shares issued and outstanding 30,173,200 30,180,482, and 30,185,732, respectively   298       297       296  
    Additional paid-in capital   382,284       380,142       372,394  
    Retained earnings   967,019       949,863       1,054,699  
    Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (124,177 )     (160,843 )     (211,505 )
    Total Shareholders’ Equity   1,225,424       1,169,459       1,215,884  
    Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity $ 11,285,052     $ 11,302,023     $ 11,164,214  
                           

     

    Loan Mix and Asset Quality
    (Dollars in thousands)
     
      September 30,   June 30,   September 30,
        2024       2024       2023  
      Amount %   Amount %   Amount %
    Loan Balances – Period End:                
    Commercial $ 1,154,349     14 %   $ 1,238,261     15 %   $ 1,418,760     18 %
    PPP loans   348     — %     407     — %     588     — %
    Income producing – commercial real estate   4,155,120     52 %     4,217,525     53 %     4,147,301     52 %
    Owner occupied – commercial real estate   1,276,240     16 %     1,263,714     16 %     1,182,959     15 %
    Real estate mortgage – residential   57,223     1 %     61,338     1 %     76,511     1 %
    Construction – commercial and residential   1,174,591     15 %     1,063,764     13 %     904,282     11 %
    Construction – C&I (owner occupied)   100,662     1 %     99,526     1 %     129,616     2 %
    Home equity   51,567     1 %     52,773     1 %     53,917     1 %
    Other consumer   169     — %     4,431     — %     2,457     — %
    Total loans $ 7,970,269     100 %   $ 8,001,739     100 %   $ 7,916,391     100 %
                                             
      Three Months Ended or As Of
      September 30,   June 30,   September 30,
        2024       2024       2023  
    Asset Quality:          
    Net charge-offs $ 5,303     $ 2,285     $ 340  
    Nonperforming loans $ 134,371     $ 98,169     $ 70,148  
    Other real estate owned $ 2,743     $ 773     $ 1,757  
    Nonperforming assets $ 137,114     $ 98,942     $ 71,905  
    Special mention $ 364,983     $ 307,906     $ 158,182  
    Substandard $ 391,301     $ 408,311     $ 219,001  
                           
    Eagle Bancorp, Inc.
    Consolidated Average Balances, Interest Yields And Rates vs. Prior Quarter (Unaudited)
    (Dollars in thousands)
                           
      Three Months Ended
      September 30, 2024   June 30, 2024
      Average Balance   Interest   Average
    Yield/Rate    		   Average Balance   Interest   Average
    Yield/Rate
    ASSETS                      
    Interest earning assets:                      
    Interest-bearing deposits with other banks and other short-term investments $ 1,577,464     $ 21,296       5.37 %   $ 1,455,007     $ 19,568       5.41 %
    Loans held for sale (1)   4,936       1       0.08 %     8,045       100       5.00 %
    Loans (1) (2) $ 8,026,524       139,835       6.93 %     8,003,206       137,516       6.91 %
    Investment securities available-for-sale (2)   1,479,598       7,336       1.97 %     1,478,856       7,048       1.92 %
    Investment securities held-to-maturity (2)   974,366       5,242       2.14 %     995,274       5,357       2.16 %
    Federal funds sold   10,003       103       4.10 %     13,058       142       4.37 %
    Total interest earning assets   12,072,891     $ 173,813       5.73 %     11,953,446     $ 169,731       5.71 %
    Total noninterest earning assets   397,006               510,725          
    Less: allowance for credit losses   (108,998 )             (102,671 )        
    Total noninterest earning assets   288,008               408,054          
    TOTAL ASSETS $ 12,360,899             $ 12,361,500          
                           
    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                    
    Interest bearing liabilities:                      
    Interest-bearing transaction $ 1,656,676     $ 14,596       3.51 %   $ 1,636,795     $ 16,100       3.96 %
    Savings and money market   3,254,128       34,896       4.27 %     3,321,001       33,451       4.05 %
    Time deposits   2,517,944       31,698       5.01 %     2,215,693       27,295       4.95 %
    Total interest bearing deposits   7,428,748       81,190       4.35 %     7,173,489       76,846       4.31 %
    Customer repurchase agreements   38,045       332       3.47 %     38,599       330       3.44 %
    Other short-term borrowings   1,615,867       20,448       5.03 %     1,682,684       21,202       5.07 %
    Long-term borrowings   824       —       — %     —       —       — %
    Total interest bearing liabilities   9,083,484     $ 101,970       4.47 %     8,894,772     $ 98,378       4.45 %
    Noninterest bearing liabilities:                      
    Noninterest bearing demand   1,915,666               2,051,777          
    Other liabilities   160,272               151,324          
    Total noninterest bearing liabilities   2,075,938               2,203,101          
    Shareholders’ equity   1,201,477               1,263,627          
    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY $ 12,360,899             $ 12,361,500          
    Net interest income     $ 71,843             $ 71,353      
    Net interest spread           1.26 %             1.26 %
    Net interest margin           2.37 %             2.40 %
    Cost of funds           3.69 %             3.61 %

    (1) Loans placed on nonaccrual status are included in average balances. Net loan fees and late charges included in interest income on loans totaled $3.9 million and $4.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively.
    (2) Interest and fees on loans and investments exclude tax equivalent adjustments.

    Eagle Bancorp, Inc.
    Consolidated Average Balances, Interest Yields And Rates vs. Year Ago Quarter (Unaudited)
    (Dollars in thousands)
                           
      Three Months Ended September 30,
        2024       2023  
      Average Balance   Interest   Average
    Yield/Rate    		   Average Balance   Interest   Average
    Yield/Rate
    ASSETS                      
    Interest earning assets:                      
    Interest bearing deposits with other banks and other short-term investments $ 1,577,464     $ 21,296       5.37 %   $ 1,127,451     $ 15,067       5.30 %
    Loans held for sale (1)   4,936       1       0.08 %     —       —       — %
    Loans (1) (2)   8,026,524       139,835       6.93 %     7,795,144       132,273       6.73 %
    Investment securities available-for-sale (2)   1,479,598       7,336       1.97 %     1,554,348       8,126       2.07 %
    Investment securities held-to-maturity (2)   974,366       5,242       2.14 %     1,047,515       5,606       2.12 %
    Federal funds sold   10,003       103       4.10 %     7,728       77       3.95 %
    Total interest earning assets   12,072,891     $ 173,813       5.73 %     11,532,186     $ 161,149       5.54 %
    Total noninterest earning assets   397,006               489,683          
    Less: allowance for credit losses   (108,998 )             (78,964 )        
    Total noninterest earning assets   288,008               410,719          
    TOTAL ASSETS $ 12,360,899             $ 11,942,905          
                           
    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                    
    Interest bearing liabilities:                      
    Interest bearing transaction $ 1,656,676     $ 14,596       3.51 %   $ 1,421,522     $ 12,785       3.57 %
    Savings and money market   3,254,128       34,896       4.27 %     3,113,755       32,855       4.19 %
    Time deposits   2,517,944       31,698       5.01 %     2,162,582       25,289       4.64 %
    Total interest bearing deposits   7,428,748       81,190       4.35 %     6,697,859       70,929       4.20 %
    Customer repurchase agreements   38,045       332       3.47 %     36,082       311       3.42 %
    Other short-term borrowings   1,615,867       20,448       5.03 %     1,610,097       19,190       4.73 %
    Long-term borrowings   824       —       — %     —       —       — %
    Total interest bearing liabilities   9,083,484     $ 101,970       4.47 %     8,344,038     $ 90,430       4.30 %
    Noninterest bearing liabilities:                      
    Noninterest bearing demand   1,915,666               2,248,782          
    Other liabilities   160,272               114,923          
    Total noninterest bearing liabilities   2,075,938               2,363,705          
    Shareholders’ equity   1,201,477               1,235,162          
    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY $ 12,360,899             $ 11,942,905          
    Net interest income     $ 71,843             $ 70,719      
    Net interest spread           1.26 %             1.24 %
    Net interest margin           2.37 %             2.43 %
    Cost of funds           3.69 %             3.39 %

    (1) Loans placed on nonaccrual status are included in average balances. Net loan fees and late charges included in interest income on loans totaled $3.9 million and $4.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
    (2) Interest and fees on loans and investments exclude tax equivalent adjustments.

    Eagle Bancorp, Inc.
    Statements of Operations and Highlights Quarterly Trends (Unaudited)
    (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                                   
      Three Months Ended
      September 30,   June 30,   March 31,   December 31,   September 30,   June 30,   March 31,   December 31,
    Income Statements:   2024       2024       2024       2023       2023       2023       2023       2022  
    Total interest income $ 173,813     $ 169,731     $ 175,602     $ 167,421     $ 161,149     $ 156,510     $ 140,247     $ 129,130  
    Total interest expense   101,970       98,378       100,904       94,429       90,430       84,699       65,223       43,530  
    Net interest income   71,843       71,353       74,698       72,992       70,719       71,811       75,024       85,600  
    Provision (reversal) for credit losses   10,094       8,959       35,175       14,490       5,644       5,238       6,164       (464 )
    Provision (reversal) for credit losses for unfunded commitments   (1,593 )     608       456       (594 )     (839 )     318       848       161  
    Net interest income after provision for (reversal of) credit losses   63,342       61,786       39,067       59,096       65,914       66,255       68,012       85,903  
    Noninterest income before investment gain (loss)   6,948       5,329       3,585       2,891       6,342       8,593       3,721       5,326  
    Net gain (loss) on sale of investment securities   3       3       4       3       5       2       (21 )     3  
    Total noninterest income   6,951       5,332       3,589       2,894       6,347       8,595       3,700       5,329  
    Salaries and employee benefits   21,675       21,770       21,726       18,416       21,549       21,957       24,174       23,691  
    Premises and equipment expenses   2,794       2,894       3,059       2,967       3,095       3,227       3,317       3,292  
    Marketing and advertising   1,588       1,662       859       1,071       768       884       636       1,290  
    Goodwill impairment   —       104,168       —       —       —       —       —       —  
    Other expenses   17,557       15,997       14,353       14,644       12,221       11,910       12,457       10,645  
    Total noninterest expense   43,614       146,491       39,997       37,098       37,633       37,978       40,584       38,918  
    (Loss) income before income tax expense   26,679       (79,373 )     2,659       24,892       34,628       36,872       31,128       52,314  
    Income tax expense   4,864       4,429       2,997       4,667       7,245       8,180       6,894       10,121  
    Net (loss) income $ 21,815     $ (83,802 )   $ (338 )   $ 20,225     $ 27,383     $ 28,692     $ 24,234     $ 42,193  
    Per Share Data:                              
    (Loss) earnings per weighted average common share, basic $ 0.72     $ (2.78 )   $ (0.01 )   $ 0.68     $ 0.91     $ 0.94     $ 0.78     $ 1.32  
    (Loss) earnings per weighted average common share, diluted $ 0.72     $ (2.78 )   $ (0.01 )   $ 0.67     $ 0.91     $ 0.94     $ 0.78     $ 1.32  
    Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic   30,173,852       30,185,609       30,068,173       29,925,557       29,910,218       30,454,766       31,109,267       31,819,631  
    Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted   30,241,699       30,185,609       30,068,173       29,966,962       29,944,692       30,505,468       31,180,346       31,898,619  
    Actual shares outstanding at period end   30,173,200       30,180,482       30,185,732       29,925,612       29,917,982       29,912,082       31,111,647       31,346,903  
    Book value per common share at period end $ 40.61     $ 38.75     $ 41.72     $ 42.58     $ 40.64     $ 40.78     $ 39.92     $ 39.18  
    Tangible book value per common share at period end (1) $ 40.61     $ 38.74     $ 38.26     $ 39.08     $ 37.12     $ 37.29     $ 36.57     $ 35.86  
    Dividend per common share $ 0.165     $ 0.45     $ 0.45     $ 0.45     $ 0.45     $ 0.45     $ 0.45     $ 0.45  
    Performance Ratios (annualized):                              
    Return on average assets   0.70 %     (2.73 )%     (0.01 )%     0.65 %     0.91 %     0.96 %     0.86 %     1.49 %
    Return on average common equity   7.22 %     (26.67 )%     (0.11 )%     6.48 %     8.80 %     9.24 %     7.92 %     13.57 %
    Return on average tangible common equity (1)   7.22 %     (28.96 )%     (0.11 )%     7.08 %     9.61 %     10.08 %     8.65 %     14.82 %
    Net interest margin   2.37 %     2.40 %     2.43 %     2.45 %     2.43 %     2.49 %     2.77 %     3.14 %
    Efficiency ratio (2)   55.4 %     191.0 %     51.1 %     48.9 %     48.8 %     47.2 %     51.6 %     42.8 %
    Other Ratios:                              
    Allowance for credit losses to total loans (3)   1.40 %     1.33 %     1.25 %     1.08 %     1.05 %     1.00 %     1.01 %     0.97 %
    Allowance for credit losses to total nonperforming loans   83 %     110 %     109 %     131 %     119 %     268 %     1,160 %     1,151 %
    Nonperforming assets to total assets   1.22 %     0.88 %     0.79 %     0.57 %     0.64 %     0.28 %     0.08 %     0.08 %
    Net charge-offs (recoveries) (annualized) to average total loans (3)   0.26 %     0.11 %     1.07 %     0.60 %     0.02 %     0.29 %     0.05 %     0.05 %
    Tier 1 capital (to average assets)   10.94 %     10.58 %     10.26 %     10.73 %     10.96 %     10.84 %     11.42 %     11.63 %
    Total capital (to risk weighted assets)   15.74 %     15.07 %     14.87 %     14.79 %     14.54 %     14.51 %     14.74 %     14.94 %
    Common equity tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)   14.54 %     13.92 %     13.80 %     13.90 %     13.68 %     13.55 %     13.75 %     14.03 %
    Tangible common equity ratio (1)   10.86 %     10.35 %     10.03 %     10.12 %     10.04 %     10.21 %     10.36 %     10.18 %
    Average Balances (in thousands):                              
    Total assets $ 12,360,899     $ 12,361,500     $ 12,784,470     $ 12,283,303     $ 11,942,905     $ 11,960,111     $ 11,426,056     $ 11,255,956  
    Total earning assets $ 12,072,891     $ 11,953,446     $ 12,365,497     $ 11,837,722     $ 11,532,186     $ 11,546,050     $ 11,004,817     $ 10,829,703  
    Total loans (3) $ 8,026,524     $ 8,003,206     $ 7,988,941     $ 7,963,074     $ 7,795,144     $ 7,790,555     $ 7,712,023     $ 7,379,198  
    Total deposits $ 9,344,414     $ 9,225,266     $ 9,501,661     $ 9,471,369     $ 8,946,641     $ 8,514,938     $ 8,734,125     $ 9,524,139  
    Total borrowings $ 1,654,736     $ 1,721,283     $ 1,832,947     $ 1,401,917     $ 1,646,179     $ 2,102,507     $ 1,359,463     $ 411,060  
    Total shareholders’ equity $ 1,201,477     $ 1,263,627     $ 1,289,656     $ 1,238,763     $ 1,235,162     $ 1,245,647     $ 1,240,978     $ 1,233,705  

    (1) A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest GAAP measure is provided in the tables that accompany this document.
    (2) Computed by dividing noninterest expense by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income.
    (3) Excludes loans held for sale.

    GAAP Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (unaudited)
    (dollars in thousands, except per share data)
               
      September 30,   June 30,   September 30,
        2024       2024       2023  
    Tangible common equity          
    Common shareholders’ equity $ 1,225,424     $ 1,169,459     $ 1,215,884  
    Less: Intangible assets   (21 )     (129 )     (105,239 )
    Tangible common equity $ 1,225,403     $ 1,169,330     $ 1,110,645  
               
    Tangible common equity ratio          
    Total assets $ 11,285,052     $ 11,302,023     $ 11,164,214  
    Less: Intangible assets   (21 )     (129 )     (105,239 )
    Tangible assets $ 11,285,031     $ 11,301,894     $ 11,058,975  
               
    Tangible common equity ratio   10.86 %     10.35 %     10.04 %
               
    Per share calculations          
    Book value per common share $ 40.61     $ 38.75     $ 40.64  
    Less: Intangible book value per common share   —       (0.01 )     (3.52 )
    Tangible book value per common share $ 40.61     $ 38.74     $ 37.12  
               
    Shares outstanding at period end   30,173,200       30,180,482       29,917,982  
                           
        Three Months Ended
        September 30,   June 30,   September 30,
          2024       2024       2023  
    Average tangible common equity            
    Average common shareholders’ equity   $ 1,201,477     $ 1,263,627     $ 1,235,162  
    Less: Average intangible assets     (24 )     (99,827 )     (104,639 )
    Average tangible common equity   $ 1,201,453     $ 1,163,800     $ 1,130,523  
                 
    Return on average tangible common equity            
    Net (loss) income   $ 21,815     $ (83,802 )   $ 27,383  
    Return on average tangible common equity     7.22 %   (28.96)%     9.61 %
                 
    Net (loss) income   $ 21,815     $ (83,802 )   $ 27,383  
    Add back of goodwill impairment   $ —       104,168       —  
    Operating net (loss) income (Non-GAAP)     21,815       20,366       27,383  
    Operating Return on average tangible common equity (Non-GAAP)     7.22 %     7.04 %     9.61 %
                 
    Efficiency ratio            
    Net interest income   $ 71,843     $ 71,353     $ 70,719  
    Noninterest income     6,951       5,332       6,347  
    Operating revenue   $ 78,794     $ 76,685     $ 77,066  
    Noninterest expense   $ 43,614     $ 146,491     $ 37,633  
    Add back of goodwill impairment     —       (104,168 )     —  
    Operating Noninterest expense (Non-GAAP)     43,614       42,323       37,633  
                 
    Efficiency ratio     55.35 %     191.03 %     48.83 %
    Operating Efficiency ratio (Non-GAAP)     55.35 %     55.19 %     48.83 %
                 
    Pre-provision net revenue            
    Net interest income   $ 71,843     $ 71,353     $ 70,719  
    Noninterest income     6,951       5,332       6,347  
    Less: Noninterest expense     (43,614 )     (146,491 )     (37,633 )
    Pre-provision net revenue   $ 35,180     $ (69,806 )   $ 39,433  
                 
    Pre-provision net revenue   $ 35,180     $ (69,806 )   $ 39,433  
    Add back of goodwill impairment   $ —     $ 104,168     $ —  
    Operating Pre-provision net revenue (Non-GAAP)   $ 35,180     $ 34,362     $ 39,433  
                 

    Tangible common equity, tangible common equity to tangible assets (the “tangible common equity ratio”), tangible book value per common share, average tangible common equity, annualized return on average tangible common equity, and the operating annualized return on average tangible common equity are non-GAAP financial measures derived from GAAP based amounts. The Company calculates the tangible common equity ratio by excluding the balance of intangible assets from common shareholders’ equity, or tangible common equity, and dividing by tangible assets. The Company calculates tangible book value per common share by dividing tangible common equity by common shares outstanding, as compared to book value per common share, which the Company calculates by dividing common shareholders’ equity by common shares outstanding. The Company calculates the annualized return on average tangible common equity ratio by dividing net income available to common shareholders by average tangible common equity, which is calculated by excluding the average balance of intangible assets from the average common shareholders’ equity. The Company calculates the operating annualized return on average tangible common equity ratio by dividing operating net income available to common shareholders, which adds back the goodwill impairment, by average tangible common equity, which is calculated by excluding the average balance of intangible assets from the average common shareholders’ equity. The Company considers this information important to shareholders as the significant impact of the goodwill impairment is a one-time event that obscures the operating performance of the company. Further related to other measures, tangible equity is a measure that is consistent with the calculation of capital for bank regulatory purposes, which excludes intangible assets from the calculation of risk based ratios, and as such is useful for investors, regulators, management and others to evaluate capital adequacy and to compare against other financial institutions.

    The efficiency ratio is a non-GAAP measure calculated by dividing GAAP noninterest expense by the sum of GAAP net interest income and GAAP noninterest income. The efficiency ratio measures a bank’s overhead as a percentage of its revenue. The Company believes that reporting the non-GAAP efficiency ratio more closely measures its effectiveness of controlling operational activities. Further, the operating efficiency ratio is measured by dividing non-GAAP noninterest expense, which excludes the goodwill impairment, by the sum of GAAP net interest income and GAAP noninterest income. The Company considers this information important to shareholders as the significant impact of the goodwill impairment is a one-time event that obscures the operating performance of the company.

    Pre-provision net revenue is a non-GAAP financial measure calculated by subtracting noninterest expenses from the sum of net interest income and noninterest income. The Company considers this information important to shareholders because it illustrates revenue excluding the impact of provisions and reversals to the allowance for credit losses on loans. Operating pre-provision net revenue is a non-GAAP financial measure calculated by subtracting noninterest expenses with the impact of the goodwill impairment added back from the sum of net interest income and noninterest income. The Company considers this information important to shareholders as the significant impact of the goodwill impairment is a one-time event that obscures the operating performance of the company.

        Three Months Ended
        September 30,   June 30,   September 30,
          2024       2024       2023  
    Net (loss) income   $ 21,815     $ (83,802 )   $ 27,383  
    Add back of goodwill impairment     —       104,168       —  
    Operating Net (loss) income (Non-GAAP)   $ 21,815     $ 20,366     $ 27,383  
                 
    (Loss) earnings per share (diluted)4   $ 0.72     $ (2.78 )   $ 0.91  
    Add back of goodwill impairment per share (diluted)     —       3.45       —  
    Operating earnings (loss) per share (diluted) (Non-GAAP)   $ 0.72     $ 0.67     $ 0.91  
                 

    Operating net (loss) income and operating (loss) earnings per share (diluted) are non-GAAP financial measures derived from GAAP based amounts. The Company calculates operating net (loss) income by excluding from net (loss) income the one-time goodwill impairment of $104.2 million. During the second quarter of 2024, the Company performed an annual impairment test as a result of management’s evaluation of current economic conditions, and concluded that goodwill had become impaired, which resulted in an impairment charge of $104.2 million to reduce the carrying value of the Company’s goodwill to zero. The Company calculates operating earnings (loss) per share (diluted) by dividing the one-time goodwill impairment of $104.2 million by the weighted average shares outstanding (diluted) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024. The Company considers this information important to shareholders because operating net (loss) income and operating (loss) earnings per share (diluted) provides investors insight into how Company earnings changed exclusive of the impairment charge to allow investors to better compare the Company’s performance against historical periods. The table above provides a reconciliation of operating net income (loss) and operating earnings (loss) per share (diluted) to the nearest GAAP measure.

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    1     A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures and the nearest GAAP measures is provided in the GAAP Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Financial Measure that accompany this document.
    2 Calculated as the ACL attributable to loans collateralized by performing office properties as a percentage of total loans.
    3 A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures and the nearest GAAP measures is provided in the GAAP Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Financial Measure that accompany this document.
    4 For periods ended with a net loss, anti-dilutive financial instruments have been excluded from the calculation of GAAP diluted EPS. Operating diluted EPS calculations include the impact of outstanding equity-based awards for all periods.

    EAGLE BANCORP, INC.
    CONTACT:
    Eric R. Newell
    240.497.1796

    For the September 30, 2024 Earnings Presentation, click http://ml.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/d55e221f-6ef9-45bd-8784-011bf19dce58

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  • MIL-OSI Banking: Charting the course: prudential regulation and supervision for smooth sailing

    Source: Bank for International Settlements

    Introduction

    Good afternoon, and thank you for inviting me to speak at this conference today.

    It is a privilege to be speaking today as the Chair of the Basel Committee, following my appointment by the Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS) in May of this year.1 This is a position that has been previously enjoyed by only 11 people during the Committee’s 50 years. As a Reserve Officer in the Royal Swedish Navy, I would liken this honour as akin to taking the helm of a well steered vessel by seasoned captains. 

    As you know, the work of the Basel Committee since the Great Financial Crisis (GFC) – under the leadership of Nout Wellink, Stefan Ingves and, more recently, Pablo Hernández de Cos – has fundamentally reshaped the regulatory landscape for internationally active banks. The Basel Framework is the cornerstone of the international community’s response to the GFC. Since 2011, banks’ Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) risk-based capital ratio has increased by over 70% and now stands at around 13.8%.2 Global banking system leverage has almost halved during this period, with an average Tier 1 leverage ratio of just over 6%.3 And banks’ holdings of high-quality liquid assets have more than doubled to over €12.5 trillion, with a corresponding Liquidity Coverage Ratio of over 135%.4

    The Basel III reforms have brought tangible benefits. In sailing, no matter how skilled you are, you can’t control the weather. However, you can prepare your boat with safety protocols and solid equipment. The Committee helps ensure that the global banking system is prepared for the unexpected. There is now an extensive empirical literature that suggests that the Basel III reforms have had an unambiguously positive net macroeconomic effect.5 The reforms have clearly strengthened bank resilience at both the bank and system-wide level, which in turn will help reduce the likelihood and impact of future banking crises. At the same time, banks, particularly strongly capitalised ones, have continued to meet the demand for lending from households and businesses.6

    Just as important as the effects of Basel III is the process by which the reforms were finalised. The Committee consulted extensively when developing Basel III – we do not operate in a vacuum or opaquely. It published no fewer than 10 consultation papers, which collectively spanned a consultation period of almost three years. It engaged extensively with a wide range of external stakeholders. Each consultation was accompanied by a rigorous quantitative impact study, which was supplemented by a half-yearly public Basel III monitoring exercise. So it is reassuring and appropriate to find that a recent academic study concluded that the Committee’s consultation approach is “one of the most procedurally sophisticated” processes among policymaking bodies.7 Moreover, member jurisdictions have undertaken their own rigorous domestic rule-making processes to transpose these standards.

    But the work to fix the banking system fault lines exposed by the GFC is not done. We need to lock in the financial stability benefits of implementing the outstanding Basel III standards in full and consistently, and as soon as possible. I take comfort in the recent unanimous reaffirmation by the GHOS to achieve such an outcome.8 The Committee has been actively monitoring and assessing the full and consistent implementation of Basel III and will continue to do so.

    As this is my maiden speech as Committee Chair, I will outline some high-level principles that I will be relying upon to help guide how I view the work of the Committee. I will also offer a few personal reflections on some topical issues. As a keen sailor, I should apologise in advance for my continued use of maritime language!

    Principle 1: Sail forward but always glance back

    My starting point is that we cannot afford to ignore, or forget, the lessons of history. This time is not different. There have been no fewer than 150 systemic banking crises since 1970.9 Just last year, we saw the most significant system-wide banking stress since the GFC, including the distress of five banks with total assets exceeding one trillion US dollars. While each banking crisis may have had its unique characteristics, the common thread throughout history is that we simply cannot predict when or from where the next crisis will emerge. We therefore need to ensure robust and durable resilience for the global banking system to withstand a range of potential shocks.    

    Banking crises have a profound impact on our economies and social welfare. In my home country of Sweden, the 1990s banking crisis and the GFC resulted in output losses of over 30% and 25%, respectively.10 These are not just numbers, but reflect economic hardships endured by citizens, including job losses and foregone growth potential. We must always remember this stark reality when regulating and supervising banks.

    And yet, despite the painful effects of banking crises, history suggests that the lessons from such events are often forgotten as part of a “regulatory cycle”.11 Memories fade over time, and a view takes hold that this time really is different. As the cycle turns, policymakers, supervisors and risk managers at banks sometimes become complacent and give in to pressures to dilute regulatory safeguards. Such a journey never ends well: it is only a matter of time until stormy waters reveal banks’ stress points and fractures.

    This is not a course that I intend to chart. The reality is that a banking system built upon leverage and maturity transformation will inevitably face episodes of distress. Misconduct, governance failures and imprudent risk management practices further increase the likelihood and impact of crises.

    To be clear, the first and most important source of resilience comes from banks’ own risk management practices and governance arrangements. The boards and management of banks should be the first port of call in managing and overseeing risks; they cannot outsource these functions to supervisors. Yet history suggests that some banks’ boards and senior management occasionally fail in their most elementary responsibilities. So it is critical that bankers, policymakers and supervisors do not forget the lessons from the past and take a medium-term perspective. Consider, for example, the recent growth in the use of so-called synthetic risk transfers (SRTs) by banks across several regions.12 Such transactions are intended to reduce banks’ capital requirements by “transferring” the risks associated with some exposures to a third party – often a non-bank financial intermediary (NBFI) – which provides credit protection or insurance. The Basel Framework allows for such transactions to take place subject to meeting certain criteria, and they may in instances be an effective risk management technique. However, I personally believe that we should not lose sight of the bigger picture and lessons from the GFC. In particular, we should ask ourselves: are there system-wide risks that warrant closer attention? For example, what are the risks if NBFI investors of SRTs are in turn borrowing from other banks? Is there sufficient transparency about the interconnections and potential spillover of risks between banks and NBFIs in these – and other – markets? A natural starting point to help answer these questions is to remind ourselves of the lessons from the GFC. 

    Just like a sailor needs steady winds, strong sails and safety gear for times of stress to ensure a smooth voyage, a bank requires strong prudential regulation and supervision to ensure stability. And its board and senior management should display the leadership and competency of a veteran captain. In addition, it is critical that the Committee remains vigilant and pursues a forward-looking approach to assessing risks and vulnerabilities to help reduce the risk of the global banking system being blown off course into financial storms.

    The Committee’s work should also continue to be anchored by rigorous empirical analysis and not succumb to short-term or specific interests of some external stakeholders. And the GHOS agreed to mark a clear end to the Basel III policy agenda in 2020 when it noted that any further potential adjustments to Basel III “will be limited in nature and consistent with the Committee’s evaluation work”.13 This is why the Committee is pursuing analytical work based on empirical evidence to assess whether specific features of the Basel Framework performed as intended during the 2023 banking turmoil, such as liquidity risk and interest rate risk in the banking book.14 On this note, we recently provided a progress report to the G20 which outlines the progress we have made in the area of liquidity risk.15 This is a good start, but there is still more work to be done. Structural changes affecting the financial system, such as the ongoing digitalisation of finance and role of social media, require policymakers and supervisors to remain alert and be open-minded as to whether any additional regulatory and supervisory measures are needed.

    Principle 2: All hands on deck

    My second guiding principle is the need for global and transparent engagement with a wide range of stakeholders.

    Financial stability is a global public good that requires cross-border cooperation. An open global financial system requires global prudential standards. Failure on this count could result in regulatory fragmentation, regulatory arbitrage and a potential “race to the bottom” leading to a dilution of banks’ resilience.16

    So I will strive to build on the strong track record of Committee members to cooperate and collaborate in tackling cross-border financial stability challenges and shoring up the resilience of the global banking system. We have witnessed the benefits of global cooperation throughout the Committee’s history, including with the Concordat, Basel I, II and III, and the Basel Core Principles, and of course more recently during the Covid-19 period and last year’s banking turmoil. And in a world facing major geopolitical uncertainty, and where the merits of multilateralism are sometimes questioned, it is even more critical for the Committee to remind all stakeholders of the necessity of cross-border cooperation.

    The need for cooperation is not just among Committee members themselves. Given the increasingly cross-sectoral and cross-cutting nature of developments affecting the global financial system – such as the ongoing digitalisation of finance, the growing role of NBFIs, the increasing nodes of interconnections among banks, central counterparties and NBFIs, or climate-related financial risks – the Committee will need to increasingly liaise with a wide range of authorities. This includes ongoing cooperation with central banks and supervisory authorities outside the Basel Committee’s membership, but also financial sector authorities in charge of overseeing conduct, resolution, deposit insurance, payment systems, securities and other NBFIs. In fact, for certain topics there may also be a need to go beyond the financial sector sphere and liaise with authorities with responsibility for accounting, competition, data privacy and security, just to mention a few.

    To this end, it is critical that the Committee continues to seek the views of a wide range of stakeholders, including academics, civil society, legislators, market participants and the general public. Even if we may have different views on specific elements of the Committee’s work, these engagements unquestionably enhance the Committee’s outputs by bringing in different perspectives.

    Principle 3: Keep your heading steady

    My third principle is the importance for the Committee to act as a lighthouse, cutting through the fog and stormy conditions.

    Bank regulation and financial supervision are an anchor to help prevent banks from drifting into risky waters that could endanger the entire economy. A resilient and healthy banking system is one that can best support households and businesses through the robust provision of key financial services across the financial cycle.17

    Let me give you an example from my home country. Before the pandemic, the initial set of Basel III standards were fully implemented in Sweden. These reforms significantly increased Swedish banks’ resilience to shocks. In addition, the Swedish authorities activated the Basel III countercyclical buffer and set it at 2.5%, with the aim to further enhance Swedish banks’ resilience. Doing so allowed us to release this buffer in response to the Covid-19 crisis, which in turn helped Swedish banks to absorb shocks and to lend to creditworthy households and companies throughout the pandemic. The releasability of this buffer facilitated its drawdown by banks in a way that made it genuinely usable.

    It may be tempting for some to argue that regulations should be watered down and that supervision should be less intrusive, in order to promote lending to specific sectors or to “unlock” economic growth. But, as with other areas of economic policymaking, any perceived short-term gains are usually more than offset by longer-term pain. Shaving off a few basis points of capital will not unlock a wave of new lending, but it will weaken your resilience. More generally, being well capitalised is a competitive advantage for banks and their shareholders, as it ensures that they can continue to grow and invest in profitable projects across the financial cycle. The Committee’s work should therefore continue to be centred around its mandate.

    To be clear, this is entirely compatible with stable and healthy earnings that are fundamental to banking and financial stability. So it is reassuring that the sample of banks for which we regularly collect data – many of which are represented here today – have over time been able to both meet new regulatory requirements, make healthy profits and pay out significant dividends. For example, in 2011 banks faced a CET1 capital shortfall from Basel III of about €485 billion. Since then, their profits have exceeded €4 trillion and banks have paid out over €1.3 trillion of common share dividends, while at the same time building capital and liquidity buffers to meet the new requirements.18

    More generally, the Committee will continue to focus its work on those prudential areas that require a global and coordinated response. Its outputs will continue to take the form of global minimum standards to provide a common financial stability baseline across jurisdictions. Jurisdictions are, of course, free to go beyond this baseline if the size and structure of their banking system and the associated risks warrant additional measures. Such measures only reinforce global financial stability. Just as importantly, we will continue to promote strong supervision, including by sharing supervisory experiences and, when needed, developing additional guidance to assist supervisors worldwide.

    In that regard, I am sure all of us can agree that it is in our collective best interest to have global standards. We may have different opinions about Basel III, but I think we can all agree that having a globally consistent level playing field is preferable to a patchwork of disparate regulations. A global compromise – however imperfect it may appear to some – is preferable to a free-for-all framework. Internationally active banks then have a common minimum regulatory baseline which they can manage their business around. Supervisors are able to better assess the relative resilience of their banks across jurisdictions. The scope for regulatory arbitrage is reduced. Level playing fields are enhanced. Now compare this with a fragmented bank regulatory world, where banks would have to comply with completely different rules across borders with no common minimum baseline. Such a scenario could also trigger a race to the bottom across jurisdictions, resulting in a frail regulatory framework that would threaten global financial stability and banks’ own viability. We would all be worse off in such a situation. It is therefore in your own interest to avoid such a scenario and to promote a common and consistent implementation of Basel III.

    Finally, we should keep the fundamentals of bank regulation and supervision in mind. While it may be tempting to focus on the “newest” trends affecting the banking system, we should not lose sight of the more traditional risks, such as credit risk and liquidity risk. Regarding the former, despite repeated headwinds over the past few years, the feared wave of financial problems for households and corporate defaults has yet to appear. Yet I am personally concerned about some stakeholders’ seeming complacency in assuming that the worst is over and that the seas are calm. It is a universal truth that a calm sea does not make a clever sailor.

    With continued uncertainty about interest rate trajectories and the economic outlook, hidden currents and unseen reefs could still pose a challenge. Banks and supervisors must remain vigilant to such risks.

    Principle 4: Sailing to simplicity

    My last principle is to ensure that the Committee continues to adequately balance risk sensitivity with simplicity and comparability. Finance and banking are complex activities, so there is perhaps an understandable temptation to match that complexity in the regulatory framework.

    Yet one does not always fight fire with fire. Undue complexity in prudential regulation can undermine the ability for a bank’s board and senior management to fully understand the risk profile of their bank. It can also impede supervisors’ ability to effectively assess the resilience of banks and create opaque opportunities for arbitrage. And while complex rules may sound conceptually appealing, they may also prove to be challenging to operationalise in practice.

    Banking is as much about risk as it is about uncertainty.19 In such a world, simpler approaches can sometimes be more robust and outperform more complex ones.20 So I personally think that policymaking initiatives should ensure that sufficient attention is placed at striking the right balance between risk sensitivity, simplicity and comparability.

    Conclusion

    In conclusion, the Committee will continue to be guided by its mandate of strengthening the regulation, supervision and practices of banks worldwide. In the near term, when it comes to Basel III, all GHOS members have unanimously reaffirmed their expectation of implementing all aspects of the framework in full, consistently and as soon as possible.21

    More generally, fulfilling our mandate requires us all to remember that:

    • Banks’ boards and senior management are the captains of their ships. You have both the primary and ultimate responsibility for overseeing and managing risks. Regulation and supervision can provide safeguards, but cannot and should not be a substitute for your role in managing your risks prudently.
    • Global bank prudential standards are a public good. We are collectively all better off in a world with global standards than in an autarkic one. Lobbying for deviations at a national level can perhaps provide short-term (private) gains but will ultimately threaten global financial stability. As internationally active banks, it is not in your interest to sail in such an environment.
    • We cannot forget the lessons from past banking crises to prepare effectively for the future. In a financial system undergoing profound structural transformations, such as the digitalisation of finance, the Committee should keep an open mind as to whether additional adjustments to the Basel Framework are warranted over the medium term. And we will focus on global financial stability issues that require a global response.

    As Chair, I am fully committed to leading the Committee in that direction.

    References

    Aikman, D, M Glaesic, G Gigerenzer, S Kapadia, K Kastikopoulos, A Kothiyal, E Murphy and T Neumann (2021): “Taking uncertainty seriously: simplicity versus complexity in financial regulation”, Industrial and Corporate Change, vol 30, no 2, April.

    Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) (2020): “Governors and Heads of Supervision commit to ongoing coordinated approach to mitigate Covid-19 risks to the global banking system and endorse future direction of Basel Committee work”, press release, 30 November.

    — (2022a): Evaluation of the impact and efficacy of the Basel III reforms, December.

    — (2022b): Evaluation of the impact and efficacy of the Basel III reforms – Annex, December.

    — (2023): Report on the 2023 banking turmoil, October.

    — (2024a): “Erik Thedéen appointed as Chair of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision”, press release, 13 May.

    — (2024b): “Governors and Heads of Supervision reiterate commitment to Basel III implementation and provide update on cryptoasset standard”, press release, 13 May.

    — (2024c): “BCBS dashboards”, September.

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    Carstens, A (2019): “The role of regulation, implementation and research in promoting financial stability”, keynote address at the Bank of Spain and CEMFI Second Conference on Financial Stability, Madrid, 3 June.

    Hernández de Cos, P (2019): “The future path of the Basel Committee: some guiding principles”, keynote speech at the Institute for International Finance Annual Membership Meeting, Washington DC, 17 October.

    — (2022): “A resilient transition to net zero”, remarks at the International Economic Forum of the Americas, 28th edition of the Conference of Montreal, 11 July.

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    Knight, F (1921): Risk, uncertainty and profit, Houghton Mifflin.

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    This speech and the views expressed are those of the individual and do not necessarily reflect the views and/or position of the BIS or CPMI.

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  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: Economy – Navigating monetary policy through the unknown: A speech by RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr

    Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand

    24 October 2024 – RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr

    Low and stable inflation is again in sight, as we navigate monetary policy. In New Zealand, consumer price inflation is now at 2.2%, converging on the midpoint of our 1 to 3% target range, Governor Adrian Orr says.  

    “That’s something to celebrate,” he says in a speech delivered at the Peterson Institute in Washington DC, while attending the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings, where policymakers are discussing monetary policy.

    “Navigating monetary policy, with a 1 to 2-year lag between policy action and ultimate outcome, is akin to ocean circumnavigation,” Mr Orr says.  

    “When setting monetary policy, we have a clear – unmovable – destination in mind. However, we only have a reasonable sense of where we are currently located, and only partial knowledge of the sturdiness of the economy and the effectiveness of policy instruments.  

    “We must also be cognisant of unanticipated risks ahead, and at times act swiftly to avoid perils. First, stay afloat. For monetary policy makers, peril includes a long and persistent downturn, with monetary policy stuck at the effective lower bound, or an inflationary spiral. Over recent years, global monetary policy navigators have had to act fast to avoid both perils.”

    “It is now pleasing to be able to ease monetary policy in New Zealand, but it’s still at a level we think is restrictive, so as to work against any remaining inflationary tendencies that may linger.”

    A key question now is how long it will take for any lingering inflationary pressures to dissipate?  “The sooner this happens, the sooner we will be able to claim that the inflation caused by COVID-19 – amongst other severe shocks — is behind us.”

    “We are in a situation where we can provide the perspective of an economy returning to low and stable inflation, interest rates becoming less restrictive, and economic activity being revitalised. But that is just the most recent navigational plot on the ocean chart,” he says.

    More information

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    https://govt.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd316aa7ee4f5679c56377819&id=86f4fb4d8a&e=f3c68946f8

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  • MIL-OSI: SHAREHOLDER ALERT: The M&A Class Action Firm Investigates the Merger of Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. – SASR

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Monteverde & Associates PC (the “M&A Class Action Firm”), has recovered money for shareholders and is recognized as a Top 50 Firm in the 2018-2022 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report. We are headquartered at the Empire State Building in New York City and are investigating Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: SASR), relating to a proposed merger with Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp. Under the terms of the agreement, all Sandy Spring shares will automatically be converted into the right to receive 0.900 Atlantic Union shares, and cash in lieu of fractional shares.

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  • MIL-OSI: Bold Eagle Acquisition Corp., Led by Eagle Equity Partners’ Harry Sloan, Jeff Sagansky and Eli Baker, Announces Pricing of $250 million IPO

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Bold Eagle Will Feature a Warrantless Structure

    Each Unit Includes One Class A Ordinary Share and
    One Eagle Share Right to Receive 1/20th of a Class A Ordinary Share

    Sponsor to Reduce Founder Shares in an Amount Equal to the Shares Underlying the Eagle Share Rights

    NEW YORK, NY, Oct. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bold Eagle Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”), the ninth public acquisition vehicle sponsored by Eagle Equity Partners, which is led by Harry Sloan, Jeff Sagansky and Eli Baker, today announced the pricing on October 23, 2024 of its initial public offering of 25,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one Eagle Share Right to receive one twentieth of one Class A ordinary share upon the consummation of an initial business combination. There are no warrants issued publicly or privately in connection with this offering and, after the closing of the initial public offering, the Company’s sponsor will reduce its founder shares in an amount equal to the Class A ordinary shares underlying the Eagle Share Rights. An amount equal to $10.00 per unit will be deposited into a trust account upon the closing of the offering. The units will be listed on the Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) and trade under the ticker symbol “BEAGU” beginning on October 24, 2024. After the securities comprising the units begin separate trading, the Class A ordinary shares and Eagle Share Rights are expected to be listed on Nasdaq under the symbols “BEAG” and “BEAGR,” respectively. The offering is expected to close on October 25, 2024.

    Bold Eagle Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company whose business purpose is to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The Company’s efforts to identify a prospective initial business combination target will not be limited to a particular industry, sector or geographic region. While the Company may pursue an initial business combination opportunity in any industry or sector, it intends to capitalize on the ability of its management team to identify and combine with a business or businesses that can benefit from its management team’s established global relationships and operating experience.

    The Company’s sponsor is Eagle Equity Partners IV, LLC, of which Harry Sloan, Jeff Sagansky and Eli Baker are Managing Members. Harry Sloan and Jeff Sagansky are the Co-Chairmen of the Company. Joining Mr. Sloan and Mr. Sagansky in the management of the Company is Eli Baker, the Chief Executive Officer, who has served in various capacities in seven of Eagle Equity’s prior public acquisition vehicles, most recently as Chief Executive Officer of Screaming Eagle Acquisition Corp. Also joining Mr. Sloan, Mr. Sagansky and Mr. Baker in the management of the Company is Ryan O’Connor, the Chief Financial Officer, who previously served as the Vice President of Finance of Screaming Eagle Acquisition Corp.

    UBS Investment Bank and Jefferies are acting as the representatives of the underwriters for the offering. The Company has granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 3,750,000 units at the initial public offering price to cover over-allotments, if any.

    The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus. When available, copies of the prospectus may be obtained from UBS Securities LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, by telephone at (888) 827-7275 or by email at ol-prospectusrequest@ubs.com or from Jefferies LLC, Attn: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10022, by telephone: 877-821-7388 or by email: Prospectus_Department@Jefferies.com.

    A registration statement relating to these securities has been declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 23, 2024. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any State or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such State or jurisdiction.

    Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

    This press release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements,” including with respect to the initial public offering and search for an initial business combination. No assurance can be given that the offering discussed above will be completed on the terms described, or at all, or that the proceeds of the offering will be used as indicated. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company’s registration statement for the initial public offering filed with the SEC. Copies are available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.

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    INVESTOR AND MEDIA CONTACT:

    Ryan O’Connor
    t. (424) 284-3519 
    e. roconnor@eaglesinvest.com

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  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: Speech to Institute of Public Administration New Zealand

    Source: New Zealand Government

    Good morning, kia ora koutou. 

    Thank you, Liz, for your introduction, and to you all for the opportunity to speak to you today. 

    It’s a pleasure to be here. And it’s a particular pleasure to continue a tradition that was started by one of my predecessors Sir Bill English. I’m told the finance minister has presented this address every year since 2009. 

    I would like to acknowledge the role the institute plays in promoting excellence in the public sector. 

    I also want to take the opportunity to voice my appreciation for the work public servants do to keep New Zealanders safe and ensure people receive the public services on which they depend. 

    I respect your enduring commitment to public service and the integrity with which you approach your work, remaining focused on the New Zealanders we each serve, evolving and adapting as the political tides come and go.

    As a – still – proud Wellingtonian, I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with a broad spectrum of public servants throughout my career. I admire the thoughtfulness, tenacity, and earnestness I have seen in so many of you.

    I am grateful that while our Government is facing into a particularly challenging set of economic circumstances, we do so with wise and experienced public servants at our back and by our side.  

    This is not as easy time for our country.  A sustained cost of living crisis has left New Zealand with highly constrained government finances, recessionary conditions, rising unemployment and a range of new pressures for everyday Kiwis, both in their family and working lives.  

    That’s not a political observation, so much as a statement of reality.  

    Nor is it a reflection on the professionalism, skill or commitment of New Zealand’s public service. 

    The nation’s position today is a consequence of a global pandemic and of choices made by the previous Government.   

    This is not the forum for politics, and it is not my intention to make a political speech. The facts speak for themselves. In the past six years, there has been an 82 per cent increase in government spending and an additional $118 billion of debt added to the government books. As a country we have been living beyond our means. And now, we must correct course. 

    The good news is that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Inflation has returned to the Reserve Bank’s target range of 1 to 3 per cent for the first time in more than three years, interest rates are coming down and business and public confidence is increasing. 

    There is no escaping the reality, however, that many families and businesses are doing it tough. Inflation has increased household costs and squeezed business margins. 

    Partly for that reason, and also because it is good practice, our Government’s focus on fiscal discipline is going to continue. It is not a one-off, one-Budget affair. It is an ongoing state of mind. 

    As a government we are committed to getting the books back in order and bringing debt down, but our aspirations go far beyond changing the colour of the ink in the government’s accounts. We want to do more than simply deliver better value for money. And we are interested in far more than simply ticking off actions or delivering to targets.  

    We are intent on improving lives. 

    You and your colleagues in the public service have a critical role to play in this because, frankly, what we’ve been doing in recent years hasn’t worked for too many New Zealanders. Some of those who most need help haven’t been getting it. 

    That comes at an economic cost to the country, but more importantly it comes at a human cost. People are our greatest asset and delivering for people is our greatest purpose. In recent times, New Zealand has failed too many of its people: both economically and socially. Falling levels of educational achievement, poor housing, rising welfare dependency and an economy that is not growing quickly enough have denied opportunity to those who most need it. 

    I’ve said this a couple of times before to particular groups of public servants. Now, I’ll say it to a broader group. 

    Now is the time for your best and boldest ideas. As a government we are not interested in treading the same path that has denied opportunity to some of our most vulnerable. We want to make a difference to lives. 

    That’s the reason the Government has brought back public service targets: to focus the public sector on driving better results in health, education, law and order, work, housing and the environment. We understand targets aren’t a perfect mechanism, but past experience has shown they do help to focus attention on the things that make a difference.

    It’s also why this Government is determined to scale up the efforts that have gone into social investment so far.  

    The philosophy underlying social investment makes sense to everybody. 

    Given the choice, what New Zealander would choose to pay for an ambulance at the bottom of the cliff when we could instead build a fence to prevent the fall? They key is working out where the fences are needed and for who, ascertaining who is best placed to build those fences, and then rigorously testing whether they’re actually preventing the fall.

    This is a moral imperative, and it’s also a fiscal one.

    The difference to the taxpayer between a life in and out of the prison system and a life spent in productive activity is in excess of a million dollars. More importantly, for the individuals concerned, and their families, it can be the difference between a life of fulfilment and a life of misery. 

    Thanks to the work started by Bill English we now have a very good idea of where to direct our efforts.  

    For example, Stats NZ’s Integrated Data Infrastructure research database enables us to identify common factors in the lives of those who interact most frequently with state agencies. The factors themselves won’t come as a surprise to anyone. They include poor education, benefit dependency, multiple admissions to hospital emergency departments, being victims of violence and being perpetrators of violence. 

    But put the data together and you get a compelling case for targeted intervention. The IDI tells us that a 22-year-old with eight to 10 of these factors is, by the age of 27, 116 times more likely to have a child placed in care, 69 times more likely to have served a prison sentence, 22 times more likely to have been the victim of family violence and five-and-a-half times more likely to have been hospitalised for attempted suicide.       

    The data is not determinative. Many outstanding New Zealanders have emerged from extremely challenging circumstances and some of those who end up falling foul of our justice system and dependent on welfare come from privileged backgrounds. 

    But the data does give us a good sense of where to direct the scarce resources of the government. No country can afford to fund every good thing. Every dollar spent comes at the opportunity cost of a dollar spent elsewhere. We must always be working to focus funds where they can have the most profound and enduring impact. The prize for that effort is the most important prize of all: it is a child fulfilling the full human potential with which they entered this world. 

    There is no shortage of data in government. The challenge we must now address is how we use this this data to practically make a difference to lives.

    Social investment approach

    In July this year, the Government established the Social Investment Agency to lead, build, and demonstrate a social investment approach. 

    As a mark of the importance we attach to this work, the agency was established as a central agency. That is because the Government wants to see system change across the public service.

    To this end we are asking the public service to think about service delivery in a different way. We are asking for more purposeful thought about how we invest for the New Zealanders in most need. Going beyond the easy platitudes of good intentions and instead moving towards a world of far greater accountability for what results are delivered. 

    This demands us to think much more purposefully not just about what we want to change but how best to make it happen. We want to see more devolution of power, more clarity about what works for who, and much more space for innovation. In accountant-speak, our focus is shifting from outputs to outcomes. That means asking ourselves the right questions.

    First: what are the outcomes we want to achieve? That is a different question from the question that is often asked by governments – ‘what can we give people’. And it is a question that leads to different outcomes. 

    Second: who needs help? Not ‘how shall we distribute these services that we already have?’ That means putting the needs of the people who need help ahead of the needs of organisations providing services.

    Third: what services should be prioritised? Not ‘what shall we add to the service mix?’ That means identifying what is working and, just as importantly, what is not working. 

    This is one of the most challenging issues governments face because stopping programmes that are not performing well affects the people involved and can be interpreted as an admission of failure. 

    But, if we are serious about making a difference to the lives of our most vulnerable, we have to be rigorous about directing resources away from initiatives that are not making a difference towards initiatives that are. 

    Fourth: how do we enable providers to achieve the outcomes we want? Not, ‘how do we manage providers so they do what we want’ but how do we empower them to achieve the outcomes we all want to see?

    And fifth and finally: ‘How will we know if what we are doing is working?’ This is a question that is not asked often enough and the failure to do so is at the root of too much inefficiency in our social system.  

    Drawing on evidence and being clear about the answers to these questions, gives us the best chance of changing lives. It also ensures we get value for the money we spend.  

    Social outcomes contracts

    Another important aspect of social investment is recognising that not all the answers to the challenges we face can be found in Wellington office blocks, or the Beehive, for that matter. 

    Communities often know what the best solutions for their people are. We need and want to foster genuine partnership between the public service and proven community-based providers. 

    I’ve heard time and time again from those working with communities that the way the government contracts and commissions programmes is broken.

    I know that you too will have received feedback from service users, non-government organisations, iwi, and communities that current contracting arrangements fail to focus on the thing that really matters – whether the service makes a difference for people.

    When I talk to and visit providers, they tell me about the multiple overlapping contracts that they have with different agencies who do not seem to be talking to each other.

    They tell me about how government ties their hands by requiring specific outputs that prevent them from innovating to provide services more effectively. 

    They tell me about the time they waste producing reports that don’t seem to inform future conversations and contracting decisions, and the teams of people they have to employ to produce reports that aren’t read.

    They tell me about being forced to ‘contract farm’ to secure piecemeal funding across multiple contracts in order to ensure they can stay afloat and serve their communities.

    All of this is a drain on their resources which means they have less time to deliver outcomes for vulnerable New Zealanders. They have less time to think creatively and less ability to adapt and flex how they deliver. 

    Social investment suggests that one of the solutions to these problems is contracting with providers to deliver outcomes rather than outputs. 

    That means that once contracts have been negotiated, providers can choose how best to achieve the outcomes everyone wants. Outcomes-based contracts allow providers to flex their services around the needs of the people they are working with and to develop new solutions. To move away from a focus on serving the needs of a government department and instead take radical accountability for the results they deliver for the people they serve. 

    Outcomes-contracting also creates data-rich feedback loops to inform ongoing improvements to service delivery and future contracts. 

    It requires a conversation and agreement between funders and providers about data. What outcomes will be measured? How will those outcomes be measured? How will providers demonstrate that they are learning what works and doing more of it? How will funders use this data to inform decisions about future investments? 

    It’s not about elaborate evaluations and literature reviews – it’s about real-time insights into what’s working, what’s not working and what to do next to get the result that matter for the people we serve.  

    Changing the way that social services are commissioned will be a critical component of the social investment approach.

    Therefore, I have asked the Social Investment Agency to lead work with other agencies to develop prototype outcomes contracts to replace the current set of criss-crossing and overlapping outputs-focused contracts. This will provide a blueprint for other commissioners and providers of services to follow. 

    Contracting in this way has the potential to raise the bar for investment decisions across the public service. Not only does it require agencies to understand the needs of different groups, it requires them to assess the impact of the services they have delivered by measuring and comparing results.

    The Government is also progressing work to establish a Social Investment Fund that will directly commission outcomes for vulnerable New Zealanders and work with community, non-government organisations and iwi providers. 

    The fund will be managed by the Social Investment Agency and will serve as a testing ground for innovation which – when successful – can be applied more broadly to the social sector.

    Initially the fund will be small and targeted, but I anticipate it will grow over time and become an increasingly important vehicle for empowering innovation and testing new approaches. My ambition is that the fund will eventually be an effective vehicle not just for Government investment in changing people’s lives, but also as a home for funding from philanthropists, investors and anyone who wants to deploy their money in service of social good.  

    Not every initiative it funds will be successful, but that is the point of a testing ground, to identify what works and, just as importantly, what does not. Better to fail fast in a test environment and learn from the results than to keep doing the same thing that history has shown does not deliver results. 

    Conclusion

    In conclusion, this is a government that is intent on making a difference. We are not going to keep doing things simply because that is the way they have always been done. We want to make New Zealand a better place for everyone, particularly our most vulnerable citizens.

    We know change can be unsettling and we know we are asking a lot of you and your colleagues in the public service. 

    At the same time that we’re making savings across the public sector, we’re not just asking you to deliver business as usual, we’re challenging you to think and operate differently. For me, wrestling with that reality conjures up a phrase attributed to that great New Zealand pioneer, Ernest Rutherford: We haven’t got the money, so we’ll have to think.

    I am confident in your ability to rise to the challenge. 

    What I am hearing from many public servants is that you welcome the opportunity to think differently about how we tackle some of our biggest and most entrenched challenges. 

    That does not surprise me. I know the reason most, if not all of you, joined the public service is to serve your fellow New Zealanders and contribute to making New Zealand a better place. 

    I encourage you to be bold and put forward your best advice. I also encourage you to work as closely and openly as you can with those you are seeking to serve – local decision makers, iwi and Māori providers, as well as the private sector. Central government does not have a monopoly on good ideas. 

    Together, we have an opportunity to reduce welfare dependency, improve health, raise educational achievement, lower rates of offending and address increasing rates of inequality. Without adding to the spaghetti of bureaucracy.

    Let’s seize that opportunity with both hands. Thank you.

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