MIL-OSI: CNB Financial Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results

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CLEARFIELD, Pa., July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —

CNB Financial Corporation (“Corporation”) (NASDAQ: CCNE), the parent company of CNB Bank, today announced its earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025.

Key Financial Trends

Earnings – Net income available to common shareholders (“earnings”) was $12.9 million, or $0.61 per diluted share, and $10.4 million, or $0.50 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025, respectively.
- Excluding after-tax merger costs, earnings were $13.2 million, or $0.63 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2025, reflecting an increase of $1.3 million, or 11.31%, and $0.06 per diluted share, or 10.53%, compared to earnings of $11.9 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2025.¹
Loans – At June 30, 2025, loans totaled $4.7 billion, excluding the balances of syndicated loans, representing a quarterly increase of $113.7 million, or 2.50% (10.04% annualized), compared to March 31, 2025.
Deposits – At June 30, 2025, total deposits were $5.5 billion, reflecting a quarterly increase of $7.0 million, or 0.13% (0.51% annualized), compared to March 31, 2025.
- The second quarter of 2025 included the exits/reductions of higher cost municipal deposits totaling approximately $77.7 million. Excluding the impact of these exits/reductions, total deposits increased approximately $84.7 million or 1.55% (6.22% annualized), compared to the first quarter of 2025.¹
Net Interest Margin – Net interest margin was 3.60% for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to 3.38% for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Net interest margin on a fully tax-equivalent basis, a non-GAAP measure, was 3.59% and 3.37%, for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025, respectively.¹
Credit Quality – Total nonperforming assets were approximately $30.4 million, or 0.48% of total assets, as of June 30, 2025, compared to $56.1 million, or 0.89% of total assets, as of March 31, 2025. The $25.7 million decrease in nonperforming assets for the three months ended June 30, 2025, was primarily due to the resolution of approximately $24.1 million in non-performing assets, as discussed in more detail below.
- Net loan charge-offs were $3.3 million, or 0.28% (annualized) of average total loans and loans held for sale, for the three months ended June 30 2025, compared to $1.4 million, or 0.13% (annualized) of average total loans and loans held for sale, during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Capital – As of June 30, 2025, the Corporation’s ratio of common shareholders’ equity to total assets was 9.17% compared to 9.00% at March 31, 2025. As of June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025, the Corporation’s ratio of tangible common equity to tangible assets, a non-GAAP measure, was 8.53% and 8.36%, respectively.¹

Executive Summary

Net income available to common shareholders (“earnings”) was $12.9 million, or $0.61 per diluted share, and $10.4 million, or $0.50 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025, respectively. Excluding after-tax merger costs, earnings were $13.2 million, or $0.63 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2025, reflecting an increase of $1.3 million, or 11.31%, and $0.06 per diluted share, or 10.53%, compared to earnings of $11.9 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2025.¹ The quarterly increase was a result of an increase in net interest income and non-interest income, and a decrease in non-interest expense, partially offset by an increase in the provision for credit losses, as discussed in more detail below. Excluding after-tax merger costs in the second quarter 2025, earnings and diluted earnings per share when compared to earnings of $11.9 million, or $0.56 per diluted share, in the quarter ended June 30, 2024, increased $1.4 million, or 11.41%, and $0.07 per diluted share, or 12.50%, due to an increase in net interest income and non-interest income, partially offset by increases in non-interest expense and the provision for credit losses.¹
Earnings were $23.3 million, or $1.10 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2025. Excluding after-tax merger costs, earnings were $25.1 million, or $1.19 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2025, reflecting an increase of $1.7 million, or 7.37%, and $0.08 per diluted share, or 7.21%, compared to earnings of $23.4 million, or $1.11 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2024.¹ The year-to-date increase was a result of an increase in net interest income, partially offset by a decrease in non-interest income, and increases in non-interest expense and the provision for credit losses, as discussed in more detail below.
At June 30, 2025, loans totaled $4.7 billion, excluding the balances of syndicated loans. This total of $4.7 billion in loans represented a quarterly increase of $113.7 million, or 2.50% (10.04% annualized), compared to March 31, 2025, and a year-over-year increase of $228.7 million, or 5.17%, compared to June 30, 2024. The increase in loans for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2025, and the year-over-year increase in loans as of June 30, 2025, compared to June 30, 2024, was primarily driven by growth in the ERIEBANK, Ridge View Bank, BankOnBuffalo, and the legacy CNB markets, as well as CNB Bank’s Private Banking division.
- At June 30, 2025, the syndicated loan portfolio totaled $78.9 million, or 1.67% of total loans, compared to $69.2 million, or 1.50% of total loans, at March 31, 2025 and $53.9 million, or 1.20% of total loans, at June 30, 2024. The increase in syndicated lending balances of $9.7 million compared to March 31, 2025 and $25.0 million compared to June 30, 2024 reflects the Corporation’s continued focus on evaluating the level and composition of its syndicated loan portfolio to ensure it continues to provide strong credit quality, profitable use of excess liquidity, and complement the Corporation’s loan growth from its in-market customer relationships.
At June 30, 2025, total deposits were $5.5 billion, reflecting a quarterly increase of $7.0 million, or 0.13% (0.51% annualized), compared to March 31, 2025, and a year-over-year increase of $356.2 million, or 6.97%, compared to total deposits measured as of June 30, 2024. The growth in total deposits in the second quarter of 2025 includes the exit/reductions of higher cost municipal deposits totaling approximately $77.7 million. Excluding the impact of these exit/reductions, total deposits increased approximately $84.7 million or 1.55% (6.22% annualized).¹ The increase in deposit balances for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2025, and the year-over-year increase in deposit balances as of June 30, 2025, was driven primarily by higher Treasury Management sourced business and municipal deposits, coupled with growth in retail accounts, including time deposits. Additional deposit and liquidity profile details were as follows:
- At June 30, 2025, the total estimated uninsured deposits for CNB Bank were approximately $1.6 billion, or approximately 28.62% of total CNB Bank deposits. However, when excluding $103.5 million of affiliate company deposits and $509.0 million of pledged-investment collateralized deposits, the adjusted amount and percentage of total estimated uninsured deposits was approximately $982.0 million, or approximately 17.63% of total CNB Bank deposits as of June 30, 2025.
  - The level of adjusted uninsured deposits at June 30, 2025 remained relatively unchanged, compared to the level at March 31, 2025, when the total estimated uninsured deposits for CNB Bank were approximately $1.6 billion, or approximately 27.94% of total CNB Bank deposits. Excluding $101.9 million of affiliate company deposits and $481.2 million of pledged-investment collateralized deposits, the adjusted amount and percentage of total estimated uninsured deposits were approximately $971.1 million, or approximately 17.46% of total CNB Bank deposits as of March 31, 2025.
- At June 30, 2025, the average deposit balance per account for CNB Bank was approximately $34 thousand, which has remained stable at this level for an extended period.
- At June 30, 2025, the Corporation had $332.2 million of cash equivalents held in CNB Bank’s interest-bearing deposit account at the Federal Reserve. These excess funds, when combined with collective contingent liquidity resources of $4.6 billion including (i) available borrowing capacity from the Federal Home Bank of Pittsburgh (“FHLB”) and the Federal Reserve, and (ii) available unused commitments from brokered deposit sources and other third-party funding channels, including previously established lines of credit from correspondent banks, resulted in the total available liquidity sources for the Corporation as of June 30, 2025 to be approximately 5.1 times the estimated amount of adjusted uninsured deposit balances discussed above.
At June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024, the Corporation had no outstanding short-term borrowings from the FHLB or the Federal Reserve’s Discount Window.
At June 30, 2025, the Corporation’s pre-tax net unrealized losses on the combined portfolios of available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities totaled $55.6 million, or 8.73% of total shareholders’ equity, compared to $61.7 million, or 9.88% of total shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2025, and $84.1 million, or 14.33% of total shareholders’ equity, at June 30, 2024. The change in unrealized losses during the first second quarter 2025 was primarily due to changes in the yield curve compared to the first quarter of 2024 and second quarter of 2024, coupled with the Corporation’s scheduled bond maturities, which were all realized at par. Importantly, all regulatory capital ratios for the Corporation would still exceed regulatory “well-capitalized” levels as of June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024 if the net unrealized losses at the respective dates were fully recognized. Additionally, the Corporation continued to maintain excess liquidity at its holding company totaling approximately $102.2 million of liquid funds at June 30, 2025, which more than covers the $55.6 million in combined available-for-sale and held-to-maturity unrealized losses on investments held primarily in its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, as an immediately available source of contingent capital to be down-streamed to CNB Bank, if necessary.
Total nonperforming assets were approximately $30.4 million, or 0.48% of total assets, as of June 30, 2025, compared to $56.1 million, or 0.89% of total assets, as of March 31, 2025, and $36.5 million, or 0.62% of total assets, as of June 30, 2024. The $25.7 million decrease in nonperforming assets for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily due to paydowns to workout-related efforts on two larger nonaccrual loan relationships, and resulting charge-offs on these workouts and other smaller problem loans. The most significant charge-offs were $1.5 million for an owner-occupied commercial real estate relationship (balance of approximately $3.8 million with a specific reserve balance of $1.4 million) and a $1.1 million charge-off of a multifamily commercial real estate loan (balance of approximately $20.3 million with a specific reserve balance of $885 thousand). The $6.2 million decrease in nonperforming assets at June 30, 2025 compared to June 30, 2024 was due to charge-off of the owner-occupied commercial real estate relationship previously discussed, coupled with paydowns to nonaccrual loans. For the three months ended June 30, 2025, net loan charge-offs were $3.3 million, or 0.28% (annualized) of average total loans and loans held for sale, compared to $1.4 million, or 0.13% (annualized) of average total loans and loans held for sale, during the three months ended March 31, 2025, and $2.8 million, or 0.25% (annualized) of average total loans and loans held for sale, during the three months ended June 30, 2024.
Pre-provision net revenue (“PPNR”), a non-GAAP measure, was $21.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and $15.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.¹ Excluding merger costs, PPNR was $21.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to $17.4 million and $18.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2024, respectively.¹ The second quarter 2025 PPNR, excluding merger costs, when compared to the first quarter of 2025, reflected increases in net interest income and non-interest income and a decrease in non-interest expense. The increase in PPNR for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024 was primarily attributable to higher net interest income, partially offset by an increase in non-interest expenses. PPNR was $37.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025.¹ Excluding merger costs, PPNR was $39.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to $35.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024.¹ The year-to-date 2025 PPNR, excluding merger costs, when compared to the year-to-date 2024 PPNR, reflected increases in net interest income, partially offset by a decrease in non-interest income and an increase in non-interest expense.

¹ This release contains references to certain financial measures that are not defined by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). Management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide a greater understanding of ongoing operations, enhance comparability of results of operations with prior periods and show the effects of significant gains and charges in the periods presented. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures is provided in the “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section.

Michael Peduzzi, President and CEO of both the Corporation and CNB Bank, stated, “Favorably, our second quarter earnings and growth reflected the positive momentum of continued commercial loan growth and demand that we saw at the end of the first quarter with both existing relationships and new prospects. This momentum included realized deposit and relationship growth based in our Treasury Management activities, as evidenced by favorable growth in our noninterest-bearing deposits. These volume increases in our core net interest income components were complemented by increases in our average loan yield and continued decreases in our cost of interest-bearing funds, resulting in a favorable 22 basis point increase in our taxable-equivalent net interest margin compared to the first quarter. We continue to see both a sound loan pipeline and opportunities for further cost-of-fund interest reductions as we enter the third quarter. Importantly, as we release these second quarter earnings, we are ready to close and begin the integration of our acquisition of ESSA Bancorp, Inc. and its subsidiary, ESSA Bank and Trust (collectively, “ESSA”), with legal merger close scheduled to occur at the end of day on July 23, 2025. The addition of this wonderful franchise and related employee team will add significantly to CNB’s earning-asset base and market footprint, allowing us to deliver great banking and wealth management experiences for clients in the Northeastern Pennsylvania markets served by ESSA. In addition to the increased net interest income earning and growth capabilities we expect from our business combination, we look to continue to focus on tightly managing the Corporation’s core overhead, while realizing economies-of-scale cost efficiencies from the ESSA acquisition, as we look to realize both increased positive operating leverage and further accretion to our net interest margin and overall earnings. We are honored to welcome the clients, employees, and investors from ESSA to our CNB family.”

Other Balance Sheet Highlights

Book value per common share was $27.44 and $27.01 at June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025, respectively. Excluding after-tax merger costs, book value per common share was $27.53, reflecting an increase of $0.45, or 6.67% (annualized), from $27.08 at March 31, 2025 and a year-over-year increase of $2.34, or 9.29%, from $25.19 at June 30, 2024.¹ Tangible book value per common share, a non-GAAP measure, was $25.35 and $24.91 as of June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025, respectively. Excluding after-tax merger costs, tangible book value per common share, a non-GAAP measure, was $25.44, reflecting an increase of $0.46, or 7.39% (annualized) from $24.98 as of March 31, 2025 and a year-over-year increase of $2.35, or 10.18%, from $23.09 as of June 30, 2024.¹ The increases in book value per common share and tangible book value per common share, excluding after-tax merger costs, from March 31, 2025 to June 30, 2025 were primarily due to a $9.1 million increase in retained earnings, coupled with a $3.0 million decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss primarily from the after-tax impact of temporary unrealized valuation changes in the Corporation’s available-for-sale investment portfolio for the second quarter of 2025. The increases in book value per common share and tangible book value per common share, excluding after-tax merger costs, from June 30, 2024 to June 30, 2025 were primarily due to a $35.0 million increase in retained earnings over the twelve months ended June 30, 2025 coupled with a $13.9 million decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss primarily from the after-tax impact of temporary unrealized valuation changes in the Corporation’s available-for-sale investment portfolio for the past twelve months.

Loan Portfolio Profile

As part of its lending policy and risk management activities, the Corporation tracks lending exposure by industry classification and type to determine potential risks associated with industry concentrations, and to identify any concentration risk issues that could lead to additional credit loss exposure. An important and recurring part of this process involves the Corporation’s continued measurement and evaluation of its exposure to the office, hospitality, and multifamily industries within its commercial real estate portfolio. Even given the Corporation’s historically sound underwriting protocols and high credit quality standards for borrowers in the commercial real estate industry segments, the Corporation monitors numerous relevant sensitivity elements, including occupancy, loan-to-value, absorption and cap rates, debt service coverage and covenant compliance, and developer/lessor financial strength both in the project and globally. At June 30, 2025, the Corporation had the following key metrics related to its office, hospitality and multifamily portfolios:
- Commercial office loans:
  - There were 113 outstanding loans, totaling $111.1 million, or 2.35% of total Corporation loans outstanding;
  - There were no nonaccrual commercial office loans;
  - There were two past-due commercial office loans that totaled $209 thousand, or 0.19% of total commercial office loans outstanding; and
  - The average outstanding balance per commercial office loan was $983 thousand.
- Commercial hospitality loans:
  - There were 156 outstanding loans, totaling $321.2 million, or 6.79% of total Corporation loans outstanding;
  - There were no nonaccrual commercial hospitality loans;
  - There were no past-due commercial hospitality loans; and
  - The average outstanding balance per commercial hospitality loan was $2.1 million.
- Commercial multifamily loans:
  - There were 223 outstanding loans, totaling $405.4 million, or 8.57% of total Corporation loans outstanding;
  - There was one nonaccrual and past-due commercial multifamily loan that totaled $199 thousand, or 0.05% of total multifamily loans outstanding; and
  - The average outstanding balance per commercial multifamily loan was $1.8 million.

The Corporation had no commercial office, hospitality or multifamily loan relationships considered by the banking regulators to be high volatility commercial real estate (“HVCRE”) credits.

Performance Ratios

Annualized return on average equity was 8.83% and 7.52% for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025, respectively. Excluding after-tax merger costs, annualized return on average equity was 9.06% for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to 8.49% and 8.94% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2024, respectively.¹ Annualized return on average equity was 8.18% for the six months ended June 30, 2025. Excluding after-tax merger costs, annualized return on average equity was 8.78% for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to 8.86% for the six months ended June 30, 2024.¹
Annualized return on average tangible common equity, a non-GAAP measure, was 9.71% and 8.15% for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025, respectively. Excluding after-tax merger costs, annualized return on average tangible common equity was 9.98% for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to 9.32% and 9.93% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2024, respectively.¹ Annualized return on average tangible common equity was 8.95% for the six months ended June 30, 2025. Excluding after-tax merger costs, annualized return on average tangible common equity was 9.66% for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to 9.85% for the six months ended June 30, 2024.¹
The Corporation’s efficiency ratio was 64.73% and 72.07% for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025, respectively, and 64.08% and 71.28%, respectively, on a fully tax-equivalent basis, a non-GAAP measure.¹ Excluding merger costs, the efficiency ratio on a fully tax-equivalent basis, a non-GAAP measure, was 63.50%, compared to 68.62% and 65.20% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2024, respectively.¹ The quarter-over-quarter decrease was primarily driven by higher net interest income and non-interest income and decreased non-interest expense, as further discussed below. The year-over-year decrease was primarily driven by an increase in net interest income, partially offset by an increase in non-interest expense. The Corporation’s efficiency ratio was 68.27% for the six months ended June 30, 2025, and 67.55% on a fully tax-equivalent basis, a non-GAAP measure.¹ Excluding merger costs, the efficiency ratio on a fully tax-equivalent basis, a non-GAAP measure, was 65.97%, compared to 66.74% for the six months ended June 30, 2024.¹ The year-over-year decrease was primarily driven by higher net interest income, partially offset by higher non-interest expense.

Revenue

Total revenue (net interest income plus non-interest income) was $61.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, an increase when compared to $56.9 million and $54.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2024, respectively.
- Net interest income was $52.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to $48.4 million and $45.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2024, respectively. When comparing the second quarter of 2025 to the first quarter of 2025, the increase in net interest income of $3.8 million, or 7.78% (31.19% annualized), was primarily due to the change in the earning asset mix from interest-bearing deposits to loans, coupled with changes in the yield curve.
- Net interest margin was 3.60%, 3.38%, and 3.36% for the three months ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024, respectively. Net interest margin on a fully tax-equivalent basis, a non-GAAP measure, was 3.59%, 3.37% and 3.34% for the three months ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024, respectively.¹
  - The yield on earning assets of 5.89% for the three months ended June 30, 2025 increased 16 basis points from March 31, 2025 and was unchanged compared to June 30, 2024. The increase in yield in the second quarter of 2025 compared to quarter ended March 31, 2025 was attributable to quarter-over-quarter increases in the yield on both the loan and securities portfolios.
  - The cost of interest-bearing liabilities was 2.88% for the three months ended June 30, 2025, representing a decrease of 5 basis points from March 31, 2025 and a 29 basis points from June 30, 2024. The decrease in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities is primarily the result of the Corporation’s targeted interest-bearing deposit rate decreases in response to the Federal Reserve rate decreases since mid-September 2024.
Total revenue was $118.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to $108.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024.
- Net interest income was $100.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to $90.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. When comparing the six months ended June 30, 2025 to the six months ended June 30, 2024, the increase in net interest income of $9.7 million, or 10.65% (21.37% annualized), was due to investment and loan growth.
- Net interest margin was 3.49% and 3.38% for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2024, respectively. Net interest margin on a fully tax-equivalent basis, a non-GAAP measure, was 3.48% and 3.36% for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2024, respectively.¹
  - The yield on earning assets of 5.81% for the six months ended June 30, 2025 decreased 4 basis points from June 30, 2024. The decrease in yield compared to June 30, 2024 was attributable to lower loan yields on variable and floating-rate loans following the three Federal Reserve rate decreases totaling 100 basis points since mid-September 2024.
  - The cost of interest-bearing liabilities of 2.90% for the six months ended June 30, 2025 decreased 20 basis points from June 30, 2024, primarily the result of the Corporation’s targeted interest-bearing deposit rate decreases in response to the Federal Reserve rate decreases since mid-September 2024.
Total non-interest income was $9.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to $8.5 million and $8.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2024, respectively. The quarter-over-quarter increase was primarily attributable to an increase in wealth and asset management fees, bank owned life insurance revenue (death benefit), and an improvement in unrealized gains on equity securities, partially offset by lower pass-through income from small business investment companies (“SBICs”). The increase year-over-year in non-interest income was primarily due to increases in bank owned life insurance (death benefit) and an improvement in unrealized gains on equity securities, partially offset by lower other charges and fees, coupled with lower pass-through income from SBICs.
Total non-interest income was $17.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to $17.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. This decrease was primarily due to lower other charges and fees, coupled with lower pass-through income from SBICs, partially offset by an increase in unrealized gains on equity securities, bank owned life insurance revenue (death benefit) and card processing and interchange income.

Non-Interest Expense

For the three months ended June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025 total non-interest expense was $39.6 million and $41.0 million, respectively. Excluding merger costs, total non-interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2025 was $39.3 million, compared to $39.5 million and $36.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2024, respectively.¹ Excluding merger costs, the decrease of $249 thousand, or 0.63%, from the three months ended March 31, 2025, was primarily driven by a decrease in salaries and benefits, due to a decrease in staffing levels, coupled with retirement plan contribution accruals. The Corporation tightly managed its core back-office staffing levels in anticipation of the impact of staffing additions from the planned ESSA acquisition. Excluding merger costs, the $3.3 million increase in non-interest expense compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024 was primarily driven by higher salaries and benefits, reflecting increased incentive compensation accruals and retirement plan contribution accruals. Additionally, occupancy expense increased, primarily due to higher rent expense related to three additional full-service office locations, coupled with an increase in card processing and interchange expenses and other non-interest expenses (timing of business development expenses). The increase in card processing and interchange expenses related to the changes made by the Corporation to its cardholder rewards program during the second quarter 2024.
For the six months ended June 30, 2025 total non-interest expense was $80.7 million. Excluding merger costs, total non-interest expense was $78.8 million, compared to $73.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. Excluding merger costs, the increase of $5.4 million, or 7.30%, from the six months ended June 30, 2024, was primarily driven by higher salaries and benefits, reflecting increased base salaries for inflationary annual increases, higher incentive compensation accruals, and increased retirement plan contribution accruals. Additionally, occupancy expense increased, primarily due to higher rent expense related to three additional full-service office locations, coupled with an increase in card processing and interchange expenses and other non-interest expenses (timing of business development expenses).

Income Taxes

Income tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2025 was $3.3 million, representing a 19.10% effective tax rate, compared to $2.9 million, representing a 19.96% effective tax rate, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and $3.0 million, representing an 19.03% effective tax rate, for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The effective tax rate for the first and second quarters of 2025 was impacted by non-deductible merger costs of $1.3 million and $357 thousand, respectively. Income tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was $6.2 million, representing a 19.49% effective tax rate, compared to $5.9 million, representing a 18.70% effective tax rate, for the six months ended June 30, 2025.

Asset Quality

Total nonperforming assets were approximately $30.4 million, or 0.48% of total assets, as of June 30, 2025, compared to $56.1 million, or 0.89% of total assets, as of March 31, 2025, and $36.5 million, or 0.62% of total assets, as of June 30, 2024, as discussed in more detail above.
The allowance for credit losses measured as a percentage of total loans was 1.02% as of June 30, 2025, compared to 1.03% as of as of March 31, 2025, and 1.02% as of June 30, 2024. In addition, the allowance for credit losses as a percentage of nonaccrual loans was 169.52% as of June 30, 2025, compared to 87.57% and 130.88% as of March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2024, respectively. The change in the allowance for credit losses as a percentage of nonaccrual loans was primarily attributable to the levels of nonperforming assets, as discussed in more detail above.
The provision for credit losses was $4.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to $1.6 million and $2.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2024, respectively. The $2.8 million and $1.7 million increases in the provision expense for the second quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2025 and second quarter 2024, respectively, were primarily a result of increased net loan charge-offs, as discussed in more detail above, coupled with higher loan portfolio growth. The provision for credit losses was $5.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to $3.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The $2.0 million increase in the provision expense for the first six months of 2025 compared to the first six months of 2024 was primarily a result of higher loan portfolio growth for the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024, coupled with increased net loan charge-offs, as discussed above.
As discussed in more detail above, for the three months ended June 30, 2025, net loan charge-offs were $3.3 million, or 0.28% (annualized) of average total loans and loans held for sale, compared to $1.4 million, or 0.13% (annualized) of average total loans and loans held for sale, during the three months ended March 31, 2025, and $2.8 million, or 0.25% (annualized) of average total loans and loans held for sale, during the three months ended June 30, 2024.
For the six months ended June 30, 2025, net loan charge-offs were $4.7 million, or 0.21% (annualized) of average total loans and loans held for sale, compared to $4.1 million, or 0.19% (annualized) of average total loans and loans held for sale, during the six months ended June 30, 2024.

Capital

As of June 30, 2025, the Corporation’s total shareholders’ equity was $637.3 million, representing an increase of $12.8 million, or 2.05% (8.20% annualized), from March 31, 2025, and an increase of $50.6 million, or 8.62%, from June 30, 2024. The changes resulted from an increase in the Corporation’s retained earnings (net income, partially offset by the common and preferred stock dividends paid) and a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss primarily from the after-tax impact of temporary unrealized valuation changes in the Corporation’s available-for-sale investment portfolio.
Regulatory capital ratios for the Corporation continue to exceed regulatory “well-capitalized” levels as of June 30, 2025, consistent with prior periods.
As of June 30, 2025, the Corporation’s ratio of common shareholders’ equity to total assets was 9.17% compared to 9.00% at March 31, 2025 and 8.99% at June 30, 2024. As of June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025, the Corporation’s ratio of tangible common equity to tangible assets, a non-GAAP measure, was 8.53% and 8.36%, respectively. Excluding merger costs, the Corporation’s ratio of tangible common equity to tangible assets, a non-GAAP measure, as of June 30, 2025 was 8.56% compared to 8.38% at March 31, 2025 and 8.30% at June 30, 2024.¹ The increase in the June 30, 2025 ratio of tangible common equity to tangible assets compared to March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2024 was primarily the result of a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss, coupled with an increase in retained earnings, as discussed above.¹

Recent Events

On January 10, 2025, the Corporation announced that the Corporation and CNB Bank entered into a definitive merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) with ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (“ESSA”) and ESSA Bank and Trust in an all-stock transaction. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, each outstanding share of ESSA common stock will be converted into the right to receive 0.8547 shares of the Corporation’s common stock. On June 30, 2025, the Corporation and ESSA announced they have received the requisite bank regulatory approvals and waivers from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia necessary for CNB to complete its acquisition of ESSA and ESSA Bank & Trust. The transaction is currently expected to close July 23, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.

About CNB Financial Corporation

CNB Financial Corporation is a financial holding company with consolidated assets of approximately $6.3 billion. CNB Financial Corporation conducts business primarily through its principal subsidiary, CNB Bank. CNB Bank is a full-service bank engaging in a full range of banking activities and services, including trust and wealth management services, for individual, business, governmental, and institutional customers. CNB Bank operations include a private banking division, one loan production office, one drive-up office, one mobile office, and 55 full-service offices in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, and Virginia. CNB Bank, headquartered in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, with offices in Central and North Central Pennsylvania, serves as the multi-brand parent to various divisions. These divisions include ERIEBANK, based in Erie, Pennsylvania, with offices in Northwest Pennsylvania and Northeast Ohio; FCBank, based in Worthington, Ohio, with offices in Central Ohio; BankOnBuffalo, based in Buffalo, New York, with offices in Western New York; Ridge View Bank, based in Roanoke, Virginia, with offices in the Southwest Virginia region; and Impressia Bank, a division focused on banking opportunities for women, which operates in CNB Bank’s primary market areas. Additional information about CNB Financial Corporation may be found at www.CNBBank.bank.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with respect to the Corporation’s financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, future performance and business. These forward-looking statements are intended to be covered by the safe harbor for “forward-looking statements” provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are those that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, estimates and intentions that are subject to significant risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors (some of which are beyond the Corporation’s control). Forward-looking statements often include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “forecasts,” “intends,” “plans,” “targets,” “potentially,” “probably,” “projects,” “outlook” or similar expressions or future conditional verbs such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “would” and “could.” The Corporation’s actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements, which are neither statements of historical fact nor guarantees or assurances of future performance. Such known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the statements, include, but are not limited to, (i) adverse changes or conditions in capital and financial markets, including actual or potential stresses in the banking industry; (ii) changes in interest rates; (iii) the credit risks of lending activities, including our ability to estimate credit losses and the allowance for credit losses, as well as the effects of changes in the level of, and trends in, loan delinquencies and write-offs; (iv) effectiveness of our data security controls in the face of cyber attacks and any reputational risks following a cybersecurity incident; (v) changes in general business, industry or economic conditions or competition; (vi) changes in any applicable law, rule, regulation, policy, guideline or practice governing or affecting financial holding companies and their subsidiaries or with respect to tax or accounting principles or otherwise; (vii) adverse economic effects from international trade disputes, including threatened or implemented tariffs imposed by the U.S. and threatened or implemented tariffs imposed by foreign countries in retaliation, or similar events impacting economic activity; (viii) the possibility that CNB and ESSA may be unable to achieve expected synergies and operating efficiencies in the merger within the executed timeframes or at all or to successfully integrate ESSA operations and those of CNB; (ix) higher than expected costs or other difficulties related to integration of combined or merged businesses; (x) the effects of business combinations and other acquisition transactions, including the inability to realize our loan and investment portfolios; (xi) changes in the quality or composition of our loan and investment portfolios; (xii) adequacy of loan loss reserves; (xiii) increased competition; (xiv) loss of certain key officers; (xv) deposit attrition; (xvi) rapidly changing technology; (xvii) unanticipated regulatory or judicial proceedings and liabilities and other costs; (xviii) changes in the cost of funds, demand for loan products or demand for financial services; and (xix) other economic, competitive, governmental or technological factors affecting our operations, markets, products, services and prices. Such developments could have an adverse impact on the Corporation’s financial position and results of operations. For more information about factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of and the forward-looking statement disclaimers in the Corporation’s annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The forward-looking statements are based upon management’s beliefs and assumptions and are made as of the date of this press release. Factors or events that could cause the Corporation’s actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Corporation to predict all of them. The Corporation undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements included in this press release or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those contained in such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by law. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this press release might not occur and you should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.

CNB FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
Unaudited
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended									Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2025			March 31, 2025			June 30, 2024			June 30, 2025			June 30, 2024
Income Statement
Interest and fees on loans	$	75,408		$	72,379		$	72,142		$	147,787		$	143,655
Interest and dividends on securities and cash and cash equivalents		10,363			10,000			8,510			20,363			14,902
Interest expense		(33,574	)		(33,948	)		(34,935	)		(67,522	)		(67,618	)
Net interest income		52,197			48,431			45,717			100,628			90,939
Provision for credit losses		4,338			1,556			2,591			5,894			3,911
Net interest income after provision for credit losses		47,859			46,875			43,126			94,734			87,028
Non-interest income
Wealth and asset management fees		2,109			1,796			2,007			3,905			3,809
Service charges on deposit accounts		1,656			1,714			1,794			3,370			3,488
Other service charges and fees		427			510			712			937			1,407
Net realized gains on available-for-sale securities		—			—			—			—			—
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities		567			(249	)		(80	)		318			111
Mortgage banking		172			96			187			268			383
Bank owned life insurance		976			760			784			1,736			1,551
Card processing and interchange income		2,278			2,107			2,187			4,385			4,203
Other non-interest income		823			1,773			1,274			2,596			2,868
Total non-interest income		9,008			8,507			8,865			17,515			17,820
Non-interest expenses
Salaries and benefits		19,348			20,564			17,676			39,912			36,463
Net occupancy expense of premises		4,032			4,038			3,580			8,070			7,220
Technology expense		5,462			5,378			5,573			10,840			10,645
Advertising expense		556			514			553			1,070			1,238
State and local taxes		1,301			1,292			1,237			2,593			2,380
Legal, professional, and examination fees		997			849			1,119			1,846			2,291
FDIC insurance premiums		937			985			1,018			1,922			2,008
Card processing and interchange expenses		1,253			1,160			878			2,413			2,057
Merger costs		357			1,529			—			1,886			—
Other non-interest expense		5,374			4,729			4,355			10,103			9,111
Total non-interest expenses		39,617			41,038			35,989			80,655			73,413
Income before income taxes		17,250			14,344			16,002			31,594			31,435
Income tax expense		3,294			2,863			3,045			6,157			5,878
Net income		13,956			11,481			12,957			25,437			25,557
Preferred stock dividends		1,075			1,075			1,075			2,150			2,150
Net income available to common shareholders	$	12,881		$	10,406		$	11,882		$	23,287		$	23,407

Ending shares outstanding		21,119,894			20,980,245			20,998,117			21,119,894			20,980,245
Average diluted common shares outstanding		20,952,891			20,925,388			20,893,396			20,939,424			20,890,203
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.61		$	0.50		$	0.56		$	1.10		$	1.11
Adjusted diluted earnings per common share, net of merger costs (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾	$	0.63		$	0.57		$	0.56		$	1.19		$	1.11
Cash dividends per common share	$	0.180		$	0.180		$	0.175		$	0.360		$	0.350
Dividend payout ratio		30	%		36	%		31	%		33	%		32	%
Adjusted dividend payout ratio, net of merger costs (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾		29	%		32	%		31	%		30	%		32	%

CNB FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
Unaudited
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended									Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2025			March 31, 2025			June 30, 2024			June 30, 2025			June 30, 2024
Average Balances
Total loans and loans held for sale	$	4,668,051		$	4,591,395		$	4,441,633		$	4,629,956		$	4,435,246
Investment securities		803,082			798,427			734,087			800,722			732,710
Total earning assets		5,817,121			5,803,526			5,465,645			5,810,364			5,407,954
Total assets		6,235,036			6,220,575			5,854,978			6,227,901			5,792,485
Noninterest-bearing deposits		829,328			814,441			761,270			821,927			749,124
Interest-bearing deposits		4,558,732			4,574,700			4,321,678			4,566,673			4,275,406
Shareholders’ equity		633,848			619,409			583,221			626,739			579,991
Tangible common shareholders’ equity (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾		532,005			517,550			481,309			524,888			478,069

Average Yields (annualized)
Total loans and loans held for sale		6.50	%		6.41	%		6.55	%		6.46	%		6.53	%
Investment securities		2.83	%		2.75	%		2.14	%		2.79	%		2.08	%
Total earning assets		5.89	%		5.73	%		5.89	%		5.81	%		5.85	%
Interest-bearing deposits		2.84	%		2.89	%		3.15	%		2.87	%		3.07	%
Interest-bearing liabilities		2.88	%		2.93	%		3.17	%		2.90	%		3.10	%

Performance Ratios (annualized)
Return on average assets		0.90	%		0.75	%		0.89	%		0.82	%		0.89	%
Adjusted return on average assets, net of merger costs (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾		0.92	%		0.85	%		0.89	%		0.88	%		0.89	%
Return on average equity		8.83	%		7.52	%		8.94	%		8.18	%		8.86	%
Adjusted return on average equity, net of merger costs (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾		9.06	%		8.49	%		8.94	%		8.78	%		8.86	%
Return on average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾		9.71	%		8.15	%		9.93	%		8.95	%		9.85	%
Adjusted return on average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾		9.98	%		9.32	%		9.93	%		9.66	%		9.85	%
Net interest margin, fully tax equivalent basis (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾		3.59	%		3.37	%		3.34	%		3.48	%		3.36	%
Efficiency ratio, fully tax equivalent basis (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾		64.08	%		71.28	%		65.20	%		67.55	%		66.74	%
Adjusted efficiency ratio, fully tax equivalent basis (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾		63.50	%		68.62	%		65.20	%		65.97	%		66.74	%

Net Loan Charge-Offs
CNB Bank net loan charge-offs	$	2,848		$	926		$	2,348		$	3,774		$	3,226
Holiday Financial net loan charge-offs		455			513			456			968			922
Total Corporation net loan charge-offs	$	3,303		$	1,439		$	2,804		$	4,742		$	4,148
Annualized net loan charge-offs / average total loans and loans held for sale		0.28	%		0.13	%		0.25	%		0.21	%		0.19	%

CNB FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
Unaudited
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

	June 30, 2025			March 31, 2025			June 30, 2024
Ending Balance Sheet
Cash and due from banks	$	88,721		$	68,745		$	56,031
Interest-bearing deposits with Federal Reserve		332,214			447,053			271,943
Interest-bearing deposits with other financial institutions		4,476			4,359			3,171
Total cash and cash equivalents		425,411			520,157			331,145
Debt securities available-for-sale, at fair value		523,198			516,412			359,900
Debt securities held-to-maturity, at amortized cost		270,032			282,159			354,569
Equity securities		10,937			10,293			9,654
Loans held for sale		833			860			642
Loans receivable
Syndicated loans		78,936			69,189			53,938
Loans		4,654,484			4,540,820			4,425,754
Total loans receivable		4,733,420			4,610,009			4,479,692
Less: allowance for credit losses		(48,329	)		(47,357	)		(45,532	)
Net loans receivable		4,685,091			4,562,652			4,434,160
Goodwill and other intangibles		43,874			43,874			43,874
Core deposit intangible		173			190			241
Other assets		358,928			358,911			352,386
Total Assets	$	6,318,477		$	6,295,508		$	5,886,571

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits	$	855,788		$	842,398		$	762,918
Interest-bearing demand deposits		698,902			719,460			693,074
Savings		3,162,515			3,160,618			3,140,505
Certificates of deposit		749,877			737,602			514,348
Total deposits		5,467,082			5,460,078			5,110,845
Subordinated debentures		20,620			20,620			20,620
Subordinated notes, net of issuance costs		84,722			84,646			84,419
Other liabilities		108,772			105,656			83,987
Total liabilities		5,681,196			5,671,000			5,299,871
Common stock		—			—			—
Preferred stock		57,785			57,785			57,785
Additional paid in capital		218,375			220,254			218,756
Retained earnings		397,004			387,925			361,987
Treasury stock		(2,420	)		(4,944	)		(4,438	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(33,463	)		(36,512	)		(47,390	)
Total shareholders’ equity		637,281			624,508			586,700
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	6,318,477		$	6,295,508		$	5,886,571

Book value per common share	$	27.44		$	27.01		$	25.19
Adjusted book value per common share (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾	$	27.53		$	27.08		$	25.19
Tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾	$	25.35		$	24.91		$	23.09
Adjusted tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾	$	25.44		$	24.98		$	23.09

CNB FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
Unaudited
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

	June 30, 2025			March 31, 2025			June 30, 2024
Capital Ratios
Tangible common equity / tangible assets (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾		8.53	%		8.36	%		8.30	%
Adjusted tangible common equity / tangible assets (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾		8.56	%		8.38	%		8.30	%
Tier 1 leverage ratio⁽²⁾		10.42	%		10.27	%		10.56	%
Common equity tier 1 ratio⁽²⁾		11.78	%		11.85	%		11.71	%
Tier 1 risk-based ratio⁽²⁾		13.38	%		13.50	%		13.41	%
Total risk-based ratio⁽²⁾		16.14	%		16.30	%		16.20	%

Asset Quality Detail
Nonaccrual loans	$	28,509		$	54,079		$	34,788
Loans 90+ days past due and accruing		256			308			112
Total nonperforming loans		28,765			54,387			34,900
Other real estate owned		1,624			1,664			1,641
Total nonperforming assets	$	30,389		$	56,051		$	36,541

Asset Quality Ratios
Nonperforming assets / Total loans + OREO		0.64	%		1.22	%		0.82	%
Nonperforming assets / Total assets		0.48	%		0.89	%		0.62	%
Ratio of allowance for credit losses on loans to nonaccrual loans		169.52	%		87.57	%		130.88	%
Allowance for credit losses / Total loans		1.02	%		1.03	%		1.02	%


Consolidated Financial Data Notes:
⁽¹⁾Management uses non-GAAP financial information in its analysis of the Corporation’s performance. Management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide a greater understanding of ongoing operations, enhance comparability of results of operations with prior periods and show the effects of significant gains and charges in the periods presented. The Corporation’s management believes that investors may use these non-GAAP measures to analyze the Corporation’s financial performance without the impact of unusual items or events that may obscure trends in the Corporation’s underlying performance. This non-GAAP data should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, and is not a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP results. Limitations associated with non-GAAP financial measures include the risks that persons might disagree as to the appropriateness of items included in these measures and that different companies might calculate these measures differently. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures is provided below (dollars in thousands, except per share data).
⁽²⁾ Capital ratios as of June 30, 2025 are estimated pending final regulatory filings.

CNB FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
Unaudited
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

	Average Balances, Income and Interest Rates on a Taxable Equivalent Basis
	Three Months Ended,
	June 30, 2025							March 31, 2025							June 30, 2024
	Average Balance			Annual Rate		Interest Inc./Exp.		Average Balance			Annual Rate		Interest Inc./Exp.		Average Balance			Annual Rate		Interest Inc./Exp.
ASSETS:
Securities:
Taxable^{(1) (4)}	$	771,152		2.82	%	$	5,696	$	765,654		2.73	%	$	5,461	$	702,036		2.09	%	$	3,941
Tax-exempt^{(1) (2) (4)}		24,260		2.64			174		25,345		2.69			181		25,088		2.59			178
Equity securities^{(1) (2)}		7,670		5.44			104		7,428		5.84			107		6,963		5.72			99
Total securities⁽⁴⁾		803,082		2.83			5,974		798,427		2.75			5,749		734,087		2.14			4,218
Loans receivable:
Commercial^{(2) (3)}		1,473,560		6.71			24,664		1,466,323		6.74			24,369		1,416,476		6.85			24,133
Commercial & residential mortgages and loans held for sale^{(2) (3)}		3,068,519		6.18			47,295		3,001,317		6.02			44,572		2,897,473		6.15			44,331
Consumer⁽³⁾		125,972		11.72			3,681		123,755		12.01			3,665		127,684		12.17			3,863
Total loans receivable⁽³⁾		4,668,051		6.50			75,640		4,591,395		6.41			72,606		4,441,633		6.55			72,327
Interest-bearing deposits with the Federal Reserve and other financial institutions		345,988		5.13			4,422		413,704		4.20			4,284		289,925		5.99			4,321
Total earning assets		5,817,121		5.89		$	86,036		5,803,526		5.73		$	82,639		5,465,645		5.89		$	80,866
Noninterest-bearing assets:
Cash and due from banks		58,530							58,152							53,710
Premises and equipment		129,093							129,188							112,386
Other assets		277,241							277,051							268,930
Allowance for credit losses		(46,949	)						(47,342	)						(45,693	)
Total non interest-bearing assets		417,915							417,049							389,333
TOTAL ASSETS	$	6,235,036						$	6,220,575						$	5,854,978
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Demand—interest-bearing	$	707,932		0.97	%	$	1,719	$	704,874		0.88	%	$	1,527	$	713,431		0.76	%	$	1,342
Savings		3,107,520		3.01			23,286		3,131,697		3.09			23,840		3,097,598		3.57			27,464
Time		743,280		3.92			7,271		738,129		3.99			7,267		510,649		3.93			4,988
Total interest-bearing deposits		4,558,732		2.84			32,276		4,574,700		2.89			32,634		4,321,678		3.15			33,794
Short-term borrowings		—		—			—		—		—			—		—		0.00			—
Finance lease liabilities		16,861		5.28			222		15,143		6.32			236		259		4.66			3
Subordinated notes and debentures		105,304		4.10			1,076		105,228		4.15			1,078		105,001		4.36			1,138
Total interest-bearing liabilities		4,680,897		2.88		$	33,574		4,695,071		2.93		$	33,948		4,426,938		3.17		$	34,935
Demand—noninterest-bearing		829,328							814,441							761,270
Other liabilities		90,963							91,654							83,549
Total Liabilities		5,601,188							5,601,166							5,271,757
Shareholders’ equity		633,848							619,409							583,221
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	6,235,036						$	6,220,575						$	5,854,978
Interest income/Earning assets				5.89	%	$	86,036				5.73	%	$	82,639				5.89	%	$	80,866
Interest expense/Interest-bearing liabilities				2.88			33,574				2.93			33,948				3.17			34,935
Net interest spread				3.01	%	$	52,462				2.80	%	$	48,691				2.72	%	$	45,931
Interest income/Earning assets				5.89	%		86,036				5.73	%		82,639				5.89	%		80,866
Interest expense/Earning assets				2.30			33,574				2.36			33,948				2.55			34,935
Net interest margin (fully tax-equivalent)				3.59	%	$	52,462				3.37	%	$	48,691				3.34	%	$	45,931

⁽¹	⁾	Includes unamortized discounts and premiums.
⁽²	⁾	Average yields are stated on a fully taxable equivalent basis (calculated using statutory rates of 21%) resulting from tax-free municipal securities in the investment portfolio and tax-free municipal loans in the commercial loan portfolio. The taxable equivalent adjustment to net interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2024 was $265 thousand, $260 thousand and $214 thousand, respectively.
⁽³	⁾	Average loans receivable outstanding includes the average balance outstanding of all nonaccrual loans. Loans receivable consist of the average of total loans receivable less average unearned income. In addition, loans receivable interest income consists of loans receivable fees, including PPP deferred processing fees.
⁽⁴	⁾	Average balance is computed using the fair value of AFS securities and amortized cost of HTM securities. Average yield has been computed using amortized cost average balance for AFS and HTM securities. The adjustment to the average balance for securities in the calculation of average yield for the three months ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2024 was $(42.6) million, $(48.1) million and $(59.2) million, respectively.

CNB FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
Unaudited
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

	Average Balances, Income and Interest Rates on a Taxable Equivalent Basis
	Six Months Ended,
	June 30, 2025							June 30, 2024
	Average Balance			Annual Rate		Interest Inc./Exp.		Average Balance			Annual Rate		Interest Inc./Exp.
ASSETS:
Securities:
Taxable^{(1) (4)}	$	768,379		2.77	%	$	11,157	$	699,431		2.02	%	$	7,592
Tax-exempt^{(1) (2) (4)}		24,800		2.66			354		26,415		2.59			369
Equity securities^{(1) (2)}		7,543		5.64			211		6,864		5.68			194
Total securities⁽⁴⁾		800,722		2.79			11,722		732,710		2.08			8,155
Loans receivable:
Commercial^{(2) (3)}		1,469,962		6.73			49,033		1,423,097		6.88			48,652
Commercial & residential mortgages and loans held for sale^{(2) (3)}		3,035,103		6.10			91,868		2,883,824		6.12			87,734
Consumer⁽³⁾		124,891		11.86			7,346		128,325		11.97			7,641
Total loans receivable⁽³⁾		4,629,956		6.46			148,247		4,435,246		6.53			144,027
Interest-bearing deposits with the Federal Reserve and other financial institutions		379,686		4.62			8,706		239,998		5.70			6,806
Total earning assets		5,810,364		5.81		$	168,675		5,407,954		5.85		$	158,988
Noninterest-bearing assets:
Cash and due from banks		58,337							53,611
Premises and equipment		129,141							111,199
Other assets		277,203							265,453
Allowance for credit losses		(47,144	)						(45,732	)
Total non interest-bearing assets		417,537							384,531
TOTAL ASSETS	$	6,227,901						$	5,792,485
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Demand—interest-bearing	$	706,412		0.93	%	$	3,246	$	726,681		0.70	%	$	2,537
Savings		3,119,542		3.05			47,126		3,031,438		3.52			53,075
Time		740,719		3.96			14,538		517,287		3.78			9,730
Total interest-bearing deposits		4,566,673		2.87			64,910		4,275,406		3.07			65,342
Short-term borrowings		—		—			—		—		—			—
Finance lease liabilities		16,005		5.77			458		271		4.45			6
Subordinated notes and debentures		105,266		4.13			2,154		104,963		4.35			2,270
Total interest-bearing liabilities		4,687,944		2.90		$	67,522		4,380,640		3.10		$	67,618
Demand—noninterest-bearing		821,927							749,124
Other liabilities		91,291							82,730
Total Liabilities		5,601,162							5,212,494
Shareholders’ equity		626,739							579,991
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	6,227,901						$	5,792,485
Interest income/Earning assets				5.81	%	$	168,675				5.85	%	$	158,988
Interest expense/Interest-bearing liabilities				2.90			67,522				3.10			67,618
Net interest spread				2.91	%	$	101,153				2.75	%	$	91,370
Interest income/Earning assets				5.81	%		168,675				5.85	%		158,988
Interest expense/Earning assets				2.33			67,522				2.49			67,618
Net interest margin (fully tax-equivalent)				3.48	%	$	101,153				3.36	%	$	91,370

⁽¹	⁾	Includes unamortized discounts and premiums.
⁽²	⁾	Average yields are stated on a fully taxable equivalent basis (calculated using statutory rates of 21%) resulting from tax-free municipal securities in the investment portfolio and tax-free municipal loans in the commercial loan portfolio. The taxable equivalent adjustment to net interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, was $525 thousand and $431 thousand, respectively.
⁽³	⁾	Average loans receivable outstanding includes the average balance outstanding of all nonaccrual loans. Loans receivable consist of the average of total loans receivable less average unearned income. In addition, loans receivable interest income consists of loans receivable fees, including PPP deferred processing fees.
⁽⁴	⁾	Average balance is computed using the fair value of AFS securities and amortized cost of HTM securities. Average yield has been computed using amortized cost average balance for AFS and HTM securities. The adjustment to the average balance for securities in the calculation of average yield for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 was $(45.3) million and $(57.2) million, respectively.

CNB FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
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(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

	Three Months Ended									Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2025			March 31, 2025			June 30, 2024			June 30, 2025			June 30, 2024
Calculation of merger costs, net of tax (non-GAAP):
Merger costs – non deductible	$	357		$	1,327		$	—		$	1,684		$	—

Merger costs – deductible		—			202			—			202			—
Statutory federal tax rate		21	%		21	%		21	%		21	%		21	%
Tax benefit of merger costs (non-GAAP)		—			42			—			42			—
Merger costs – deductible, net of tax		—			160			—			160			—

Merger costs, net of tax (non-GAAP)	$	357		$	1,487		$	—		$	1,844		$	—

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2025		March 31, 2025		June 30, 2024		June 30, 2025		June 30, 2024
Calculation of net income available to common (GAAP):
Net income	$	13,956	$	11,481	$	12,957	$	25,437	$	25,557
Less: preferred stock dividends		1,075		1,075		1,075		2,150		2,150
Net income available to common shareholders	$	12,881	$	10,406	$	11,882	$	23,287	$	23,407

Adjusted calculation of net income available to common (non-GAAP):
Net income available to common shareholders	$	12,881	$	10,406	$	11,882	$	23,287	$	23,407
Add: Merger costs, net of tax (non-GAAP)		357		1,487		—		1,844		—
Adjusted net income available to common shareholders (non-GAAP)	$	13,238	$	11,893	$	11,882	$	25,131	$	23,407

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2025		March 31, 2025		June 30, 2024		June 30, 2025		June 30, 2024
Calculation of PPNR (non-GAAP):⁽¹⁾
Net interest income	$	52,197	$	48,431	$	45,717	$	100,628	$	90,939
Add: Non-interest income		9,008		8,507		8,865		17,515		17,820
Less: Non-interest expense		39,617		41,038		35,989		80,655		73,413
PPNR (non-GAAP)	$	21,588	$	15,900	$	18,593	$	37,488	$	35,346

Adjusted calculation of PPNR (non-GAAP):⁽¹⁾
Net interest income	$	52,197	$	48,431	$	45,717	$	100,628	$	90,939
Add: Non-interest income		9,008		8,507		8,865		17,515		17,820
Less: Non-interest expense		39,617		41,038		35,989		80,655		73,413
Add: Merger costs		357		1,529		—		1,886		—
Adjusted PPNR (non-GAAP)	$	21,945	$	17,429	$	18,593	$	39,374	$	35,346

⁽¹⁾Management believes that this is an important metric as it illustrates the underlying performance of the Corporation, it enables investors and others to assess the Corporation’s ability to generate capital to cover credit losses through the credit cycle and provides consistent reporting with a key metric used by bank regulatory agencies.

CNB FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
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(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2025		March 31, 2025		June 30, 2024		June 30, 2025		June 30, 2024
Basic earnings per common share computation:
Net income available to common shareholders	$	12,881	$	10,406	$	11,882	$	23,287	$	23,407
Less: net income available to common shareholders allocated to participating securities		120		57		101		199		192
Net income available to common shareholders allocated to common stock	$	12,761	$	10,349	$	11,781	$	23,088	$	23,215

Weighted average common shares outstanding, including shares considered participating securities		21,053		20,981		21,005		21,018		20,992
Less: Average participating securities		172		114		174		144		165
Weighted average shares		20,881		20,867		20,831		20,874		20,827
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.61	$	0.50	$	0.57	$	1.11	$	1.12

Diluted earnings per common share computation:
Net income available to common shareholders allocated to common stock	$	12,761	$	10,349	$	11,781	$	23,088	$	23,215

Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic earnings per common share		20,881		20,867		20,831		20,874		20,827
Add: Dilutive effect of stock compensation		72		58		62		65		63
Weighted average shares and dilutive potential common shares		20,953		20,925		20,893		20,939		20,890
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.61	$	0.50	$	0.56	$	1.10	$	1.11

Adjusted basic earnings per common share computation (non-GAAP):
Net income available to common shareholders	$	12,881	$	10,406	$	11,882	$	23,287	$	23,407
Add: Merger costs, net of tax (non-GAAP)		357		1,487		—		1,844		—
Less: net income available to common shareholders allocated to participating securities		120		57		101		199		192
Less: Adjustment to net income available to common shareholders allocated to participating securities for merger cost impact, net of tax (non-GAAP)		3		8		—		12		—
Adjusted net income available to common shareholders allocated to common stock (non-GAAP)	$	13,115	$	11,828	$	11,781	$	24,920	$	23,215

Weighted average common shares outstanding, including shares considered participating securities		21,053		20,981		21,005		21,018		20,992
Less: Average participating securities		172		114		174		144		165
Weighted average shares		20,881		20,867		20,831		20,874		20,827
Adjusted basic earnings per common share (non-GAAP)	$	0.63	$	0.57	$	0.57	$	1.19	$	1.12

Adjusted diluted earnings per common share computation (non-GAAP):
Adjusted net income available to common shareholders allocated to common stock (non-GAAP)	$	13,115	$	11,828	$	11,781	$	24,920	$	23,215

Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic earnings per common share		20,881		20,867		20,831		20,874		20,827
Add: Dilutive effect of stock compensation		72		58		62		65		63
Weighted average shares and dilutive potential common shares		20,953		20,925		20,893		20,939		20,890
Adjusted diluted earnings per common share (non-GAAP)	$	0.63	$	0.57	$	0.56	$	1.19	$	1.11

CNB FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
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(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

	Three Months Ended									Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2025			March 31, 2025			June 30, 2024			June 30, 2025			June 30, 2024
Calculation of dividend payout ratio:
Cash dividends per common share	$	0.180		$	0.180		$	0.175		$	0.360		$	0.350
Diluted earnings per common share		0.61			0.50			0.56			1.10			1.11
Dividend payout ratio		30	%		36	%		31	%		33	%		32	%

Adjusted calculation of dividend payout ratio (non-GAAP):
Cash dividends per common share	$	0.180		$	0.180		$	0.175		$	0.360		$	0.350
Adjusted diluted earnings per common share (non-GAAP)		0.63			0.57			0.56			1.19			1.11
Adjusted dividend payout ratio (non-GAAP)		29	%		32	%		31	%		30	%		32	%

	Three Months Ended									Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2025			March 31, 2025			June 30, 2024			June 30, 2025			June 30, 2024
Calculation of net interest margin:
Interest income	$	85,771		$	82,379		$	80,652		$	168,150		$	158,557
Interest expense		33,574			33,948			34,935			67,522			67,618
Net interest income	$	52,197		$	48,431		$	45,717		$	100,628		$	90,939

Average total earning assets	$	5,817,121		$	5,803,526		$	5,465,645		$	5,810,364		$	5,407,954

Net interest margin (GAAP) (annualized)		3.60	%		3.38	%		3.36	%		3.49	%		3.38	%

Calculation of net interest margin (fully tax equivalent basis) (non-GAAP):
Interest income	$	85,771		$	82,379		$	80,652		$	168,150		$	158,557
Tax equivalent adjustment (non-GAAP)		265			260			214			525			431
Adjusted interest income (fully tax equivalent basis) (non-GAAP)		86,036			82,639			80,866			168,675			158,988
Interest expense		33,574			33,948			34,935			67,522			67,618
Net interest income (fully tax equivalent basis) (non-GAAP)	$	52,462		$	48,691		$	45,931		$	101,153		$	91,370

Average total earning assets	$	5,817,121		$	5,803,526		$	5,465,645		$	5,810,364		$	5,407,954
Less: average mark to market adjustment on investments (non-GAAP)		(42,592	)		(48,070	)		(59,225	)		(45,317	)		(57,186	)
Adjusted average total earning assets, net of mark to market (non-GAAP)	$	5,859,713		$	5,851,596		$	5,524,870		$	5,855,681		$	5,465,140

Net interest margin, fully tax equivalent basis (non-GAAP) (annualized)		3.59	%		3.37	%		3.34	%		3.48	%		3.36	%

CNB FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
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(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

	June 30, 2025			March 31, 2025			June 30, 2024
Calculation of tangible book value per common share and tangible common equity / tangible assets (non-GAAP):
Shareholders’ equity	$	637,281		$	624,508		$	586,700
Less: preferred equity		57,785			57,785			57,785
Common shareholders’ equity		579,496			566,723			528,915
Less: goodwill and other intangibles		43,874			43,874			43,874
Less: core deposit intangible		173			190			241
Tangible common equity (non-GAAP)	$	535,449		$	522,659		$	484,800

Total assets	$	6,318,477		$	6,295,508		$	5,886,571
Less: goodwill and other intangibles		43,874			43,874			43,874
Less: core deposit intangible		173			190			241
Tangible assets (non-GAAP)	$	6,274,430		$	6,251,444		$	5,842,456

Ending shares outstanding		21,119,894			20,980,245			20,998,117

Book value per common share (GAAP)	$	27.44		$	27.01		$	25.19
Tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP)	$	25.35		$	24.91		$	23.09

Common shareholders’ equity / Total assets (GAAP)		9.17	%		9.00	%		8.99	%
Tangible common equity / Tangible assets (non-GAAP)		8.53	%		8.36	%		8.30	%

Adjusted calculation of book value per common share (non-GAAP):
Common shareholders’ equity	$	579,496		$	566,723		$	528,915
Add: Merger costs, net of tax (non-GAAP)		1,844			1,487			—
Adjusted common shareholders’ equity (non-GAAP)	$	581,340		$	568,210		$	528,915

Ending shares outstanding		21,119,894			20,980,245			20,998,117

Adjusted book value per common share (non-GAAP)	$	27.53		$	27.08		$	25.19

Adjusted calculation of tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP):
Tangible common equity (non-GAAP)	$	535,449		$	522,659		$	484,800
Add: Merger costs, net of tax (non-GAAP)		1,844			1,487			—
Adjusted tangible common equity (non-GAAP)	$	537,293		$	524,146		$	484,800

Ending shares outstanding		21,119,894			20,980,245			20,998,117

Adjusted tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP)	$	25.44		$	24.98		$	23.09

Adjusted calculation of tangible common equity / tangible assets (non-GAAP):
Adjusted common shareholders’ equity (non-GAAP)	$	537,293		$	524,146		$	484,800

Tangible assets (non-GAAP)	$	6,274,430		$	6,251,444		$	5,842,456
Add: Merger costs (non-GAAP)		1,886			1,529			—
Adjusted tangible assets (non-GAAP)	$	6,276,316		$	6,252,973		$	5,842,456

Adjusted tangible common equity / Adjusted tangible assets (non-GAAP)		8.56	%		8.38	%		8.30	%

CNB FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
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(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

	Three Months Ended									Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2025			March 31, 2025			June 30, 2024			June 30, 2025			June 30, 2024
Calculation of efficiency ratio:
Non-interest expense	$	39,617		$	41,038		$	35,989		$	80,655		$	73,413

Non-interest income	$	9,008		$	8,507		$	8,865		$	17,515		$	17,820
Net interest income		52,197			48,431			45,717			100,628			90,939
Total revenue	$	61,205		$	56,938		$	54,582		$	118,143		$	108,759
Efficiency ratio		64.73	%		72.07	%		65.94	%		68.27	%		67.50	%

Calculation of efficiency ratio (fully tax equivalent basis) (non-GAAP):
Non-interest expense	$	39,617		$	41,038		$	35,989		$	80,655		$	73,413
Less: core deposit intangible amortization		16			17			19			33			39
Adjusted non-interest expense (non-GAAP)	$	39,601		$	41,021		$	35,970		$	80,622		$	73,374

Non-interest income	$	9,008		$	8,507		$	8,865		$	17,515		$	17,820

Net interest income	$	52,197		$	48,431		$	45,717		$	100,628		$	90,939
Less: tax exempt investment and loan income, net of TEFRA (non-GAAP)		1,451			1,464			1,318			2,915			2,655
Add: tax exempt investment and loan income (fully tax equivalent basis) (non-GAAP)		2,046			2,076			1,902			4,122			3,834
Adjusted net interest income (fully tax equivalent basis) (non-GAAP)		52,792			49,043			46,301			101,835			92,118
Adjusted net revenue (fully tax equivalent basis) (non-GAAP)	$	61,800		$	57,550		$	55,166		$	119,350		$	109,938

Efficiency ratio (fully tax equivalent basis) (non-GAAP)		64.08	%		71.28	%		65.20	%		67.55	%		66.74	%

Adjusted calculation of efficiency ratio (fully tax equivalent basis) (non-GAAP):
Adjusted non-interest expense (non-GAAP)	$	39,601		$	41,021		$	35,970		$	80,622		$	73,374
Less: Merger costs (non-GAAP)		357			1,529			—			1,886			—
Adjusted non-interest expense (non-GAAP)	$	39,244		$	39,492		$	35,970		$	78,736		$	73,374

Adjusted net revenue (fully tax equivalent basis) (non-GAAP)	$	61,800		$	57,550		$	55,166		$	119,350		$	109,938

Adjusted efficiency ratio (fully tax equivalent basis) (non-GAAP)		63.50	%		68.62	%		65.20	%		65.97	%		66.74	%

CNB FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
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(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

	Three Months Ended									Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2025			March 31, 2025			June 30, 2024			June 30, 2025			June 30, 2024
Calculation of return on average assets:
Net income	$	13,956		$	11,481		$	12,957		$	25,437		$	25,557
Average total assets	$	6,235,036		$	6,220,575		$	5,854,978		$	6,227,901		$	5,792,485

Return on average assets (GAAP) (annualized)		0.90	%		0.75	%		0.89	%		0.82	%		0.89	%

Adjusted calculation of return on average assets (non-GAAP):
Net income	$	13,956		$	11,481		$	12,957		$	25,437		$	25,557
Add: Merger costs, net of tax (non-GAAP)		357			1,487			—			1,844			—
Adjusted net income	$	14,313		$	12,968		$	12,957		$	27,281		$	25,557
Average total assets	$	6,235,036		$	6,220,575		$	5,854,978		$	6,227,901		$	5,792,485

Adjusted return on average assets (non-GAAP) (annualized)		0.92	%		0.85	%		0.89	%		0.88	%		0.89	%

	June 30, 2025		March 31, 2025		June 30, 2024
Calculation of total deposits
Total deposits	$	5,467,082	$	5,460,078	$	5,110,845

Adjusted calculation of total deposits (non-GAAP):
Total deposits	$	5,467,082	$	5,460,078	$	5,110,845
Add: High cost municipal deposits		77,690		—		—
Adjusted total deposits (non-GAAP)	$	5,544,772	$	5,460,078	$	5,110,845

CNB FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
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(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

	Three Months Ended									Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2025			March 31, 2025			June 30, 2024			June 30, 2025			June 30, 2024
Calculation of return on average tangible common equity (non-GAAP):
Net income	$	13,956		$	11,481		$	12,957		$	25,437		$	25,557
Less: preferred stock dividends		1,075			1,075			1,075			2,150			2,150
Net income available to common shareholders	$	12,881		$	10,406		$	11,882		$	23,287		$	23,407

Average shareholders’ equity	$	633,848		$	619,409		$	583,221		$	626,739		$	579,991
Less: average goodwill & intangibles		44,058			44,074			44,127			44,066			44,137
Less: average preferred equity		57,785			57,785			57,785			57,785			57,785
Average tangible common shareholders’ equity (non-GAAP)	$	532,005		$	517,550		$	481,309		$	524,888		$	478,069

Return on average equity (GAAP) (annualized)		8.83	%		7.52	%		8.94	%		8.18	%		8.86	%
Return on average common equity (GAAP) (annualized)		8.97	%		7.51	%		9.10	%		8.25	%		9.01	%
Return on average tangible common equity (non-GAAP) (annualized)		9.71	%		8.15	%		9.93	%		8.95	%		9.85	%

Adjusted calculation of return on average equity (non-GAAP):
Net income	$	13,956		$	11,481		$	12,957		$	25,437		$	25,557
Add: Merger costs, net of tax (non-GAAP)		357			1,487			—			1,844			—
Adjusted net income (non-GAAP)	$	14,313		$	12,968		$	12,957		$	27,281		$	25,557

Average shareholders’ equity	$	633,848		$	619,409		$	583,221		$	626,739		$	579,991

Adjusted return on average equity (non-GAAP) (annualized)		9.06	%		8.49	%		8.94	%		8.78	%		8.86	%

Adjusted calculation of return on average tangible common equity (non-GAAP):
Net income available to common shareholders	$	12,881		$	10,406		$	11,882		$	23,287		$	23,407
Add: Merger costs, net of tax (non-GAAP)		357			1,487			—			1,844			—
Adjusted net income available to common shareholders	$	13,238		$	11,893		$	11,882		$	25,131		$	23,407

Average tangible common shareholders’ equity (non-GAAP)	$	532,005		$	517,550		$	481,309		$	524,888		$	478,069

Adjusted return on average tangible common equity (non-GAAP) (annualized)		9.98	%		9.32	%		9.93	%		9.66	%		9.85	%

The MIL Network –

July 23, 2025

MIL-OSI: Western New England Bancorp, Inc. Reports Results for Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 and Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

WESTFIELD, Mass., July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Western New England Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company” or “WNEB”) (NasdaqGS: WNEB), the holding company for Westfield Bank (the “Bank”), announced today the unaudited results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. For the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company reported net income of $4.6 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, compared to net income of $3.5 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2024. On a linked quarter basis, net income was $4.6 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, as compared to net income of $2.3 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2025. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, net income was $6.9 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, compared to net income of $6.5 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2024.

The Company also announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.07 per share on the Company’s common stock. The dividend will be payable on or about August 20, 2025 to shareholders of record on August 6, 2025.

James C. Hagan, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are pleased to report solid earnings for the second quarter of 2025, along with strong overall loan growth and core deposit growth. Core deposits increased $81.4 million, or 5.2%, since year-end, which will be beneficial as we continue to lower deposit costs and reduce our reliance on time deposits. We are also pleased to report that our commercial and industrial loan portfolio increased $22.8 million, or 10.8%, during the six months ended June 30, 2025, and our residential real estate portfolio increased $29.7 million, or 3.8%, during the same period. Growth in commercial and industrial loans is a strategic priority for the Company as we remain focused on meeting the needs of our business and commercial customers.

We believe our balance sheet structure will continue to have a positive impact on earnings in the current interest rate environment. Net interest income increased $2.1 million, or 13.6%, from the three months ended March 31, 2025 to the three months ended June 30, 2025, while the net interest margin increased 31 basis points from 2.49% to 2.80% during the same period. Our loan growth and disciplined approach to managing funding costs have allowed us to expand our net interest margin as we continue to decrease the cost of interest-bearing liabilities and our reliance on time deposits. Our asset quality remains solid, with nonperforming assets to total assets of 0.21%, and total delinquency as a percentage of total loans of 0.18%.”

Hagan concluded, “Our capital position continues to remain strong, and the Company is considered to be well-capitalized as defined by the regulators. We remain disciplined in our capital management strategies and during the six months ended June 30, 2025, we repurchased 497,318 shares of common stock with an average price per share of $9.31. We continue to believe that buying back shares, at current prices, represents a prudent use of the Company’s capital. On April 22, 2025, we announced a new repurchase plan (the “2025 Plan”) which commenced upon the completion of the 2024 Repurchase Plan (the “2024 Plan”). On June 3, 2025, we announced the completion of the 2024 Plan, under which the Company repurchased a total of 1.0 million shares at an average price per share of $8.79. We are pleased with our second quarter results and are committed to delivering long-term value to shareholders through capital management strategies, which include continued loan growth, share repurchases and quarterly cash dividends.”

Key Highlights:

Loans and Deposits

Total gross loans increased $22.1 million, or 1.1%, from $2.1 billion, or 77.9% of total assets, at December 31, 2024 to $2.1 billion, or 77.1% of total assets, at June 30, 2025. The increase in total gross loans was primarily driven by an increase in residential real estate loans, including home equity loans, of $29.7 million, or 3.8%, and an increase in commercial and industrial loans of $22.8 million, or 10.8%. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in commercial real estate loans of $29.5 million, or 2.7%, and a decrease in consumer loans of $879,000, or 20.0%.

At June 30, 2025, total deposits of $2.3 billion increased $67.5 million, or 3.0%, from December 31, 2024. Core deposits, which the Company defines as all deposits except time deposits, increased $81.4 million, or 5.2%, from $1.6 billion, or 68.9% of total deposits, at December 31, 2024, to $1.6 billion, or 70.4% of total deposits, at June 30, 2025. Time deposits decreased $13.9 million, or 2.0%, from $703.6 million at December 31, 2024 to $689.7 million at June 30, 2025. Brokered time deposits, which are included in time deposits, totaled $1.7 million at December 31, 2024. The Company did not have brokered time deposits at June 30, 2025. The loan-to-deposit ratio decreased from 91.5% at December 31, 2024 to 89.8% at June 30, 2025.

Allowance for Loan Losses and Credit Quality

At June 30, 2025, the allowance for credit losses was $19.7 million, or 0.94% of total loans, compared to $19.5 million, or 0.94% of total loans, at December 31, 2024. The allowance for loan losses, as a percentage of nonaccrual loans, was 343.1% and 362.9% at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. At June 30, 2025, nonaccrual loans totaled $5.8 million, or 0.27% of total loans, compared to $5.4 million, or 0.26% of total loans, at December 31, 2024. Total delinquent loans decreased from $5.0 million, or 0.24% of total loans, at December 31, 2024 to $3.9 million, or 0.18% of total loans, at June 30, 2025. At June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company did not have any other real estate owned.

Net Interest Margin

The net interest margin increased 31 basis points, from 2.49% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 to 2.80% for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The net interest margin, on a tax-equivalent basis, increased 31 basis points from 2.51% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 to 2.82%, for the three months ended June 30, 2025.

Stock Repurchase Program

On April 22, 2025, the Board of Directors authorized the 2025 Plan, pursuant to which the Company may repurchase up to 1.0 million shares of its common stock, or approximately 4.8%, of the Company’s then-outstanding shares of common stock, upon the completion of the 2024 Plan. On June 3, 2025, the Company announced the completion of its 2024 Plan under which the Company repurchased a total of 1.0 million shares at an average price per share of $8.79.

During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company repurchased 290,609 shares of its common stock at an average price per share of $9.45. During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company repurchased 497,318 shares of its common stock at an average price per share of $9.31. As of June 30, 2025, there were 975,000 shares of common stock available for repurchase under the 2025 Plan.

The repurchase of shares under our 2025 Plan is administered through an independent broker. The shares of common stock repurchased under the 2025 Plan have been and will continue to be purchased from time to time at prevailing market prices, through open market or privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise, depending upon market conditions. There is no guarantee as to the exact number, or value, of shares that will be repurchased by the Company, and the Company may discontinue repurchases at any time that the Company’s management (“Management”) determines additional repurchases are not warranted. The timing and amount of additional share repurchases under the 2025 Plan will depend on a number of factors, including the Company’s stock price performance, ongoing capital planning considerations, general market conditions, and applicable legal requirements.

Book Value and Tangible Book Value

The Company’s book value per share was $11.68 at June 30, 2025 compared to $11.30 at December 31, 2024, while tangible book value per share, a non-GAAP financial measure, increased $0.38, or 3.6%, from $10.63 at December 31, 2024 to $11.01 at June 30, 2025. See pages 19-21 for the related tangible book value calculation and a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures.

Net Income for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025

For the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company reported an increase in net income of $2.3 million, or 99.3%, from $2.3 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, to $4.6 million, or $0.23 per diluted share. Net interest income increased $2.1 million, or 13.6%, the provision for credit losses decreased $757,000, non-interest income increased $652,000, or 23.6%, and non-interest expense increased $472,000, or 3.1%. Return on average assets and return on average equity were 0.69% and 7.76%, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to 0.35% and 3.94%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

On a sequential quarter basis, net interest income, our primary driver of revenues, increased $2.1 million, or 13.6%, to $17.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, from $15.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase in net interest income was primarily due to an increase in interest income of $1.2 million, or 4.1%, and a decrease in interest expense of $933,000, or 7.2%. During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recorded $425,000 in prepayment penalties related to payoffs in the commercial portfolio. The $933,000, or 7.2%, decrease in interest expense was primarily due to a decrease in average rates paid on interest-bearing deposits during the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025.

The net interest margin was 2.80% for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to 2.49% for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The net interest margin, on a tax-equivalent basis, was 2.82% for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to 2.51% for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Excluding the prepayment penalties discussed above, the net interest margin increased 24 basis points from 2.49% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 to 2.73% for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The increase in the net interest margin was primarily due to an increase in the yield on average interest-earning assets and a decrease in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.

The average yield on interest-earning assets, without the impact of tax-equivalent adjustments, increased 13 basis points from 4.56%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 to 4.69% for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The average loan yield, without the impact of tax-equivalent adjustments, increased 16 basis points from 4.89%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, to 5.05% for the three months ended June 30, 2025. During the same period, average loans increased $7.8 million, or 0.4%, and average securities increased $9.7 million, or 2.7%, while average short-term investments decreased $17.4 million, or 22.9%.

The average cost of total funds, including non-interest bearing accounts and borrowings, decreased 18 basis points from 2.16% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 to 1.98% for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The average cost of core deposits, which the Company defines as all deposits except time deposits, decreased seven basis points to 1.01% for the three months ended June 30, 2025, from 1.08% for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The average cost of time deposits decreased 42 basis points from 4.11% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, to 3.69% for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The average cost of borrowings, including subordinated debt, was 5.04% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and for the three months ended June 30, 2025. Average demand deposits, an interest-free source of funds, increased $3.2 million, or 0.6%, from $569.6 million, or 24.8%, of total average deposits, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, to $572.8 million, or 24.9% of total average deposits, for the three months ended June 30, 2025.

(Reversal of) Provision for Credit Losses

During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recorded a reversal of credit losses of $615,000, compared to a provision for credit losses of $142,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2025. The reversal of credit losses was a result of a recovery in the amount of $624,000 on a previously charged-off commercial relationship acquired on October 21, 2016 from Chicopee Bancorp, Inc. As of June 30, 2025, the relationship has been paid in full and the Company does not expect to charge-off or recover any additional funds from the borrower. The provision for credit losses was determined by a number of factors: the continued strong credit performance of the Company’s loan portfolio, changes in the loan portfolio mix and Management’s consideration of existing economic conditions and the economic outlook from the Federal Reserve’s actions to control inflation. Management continues to monitor macroeconomic variables related to increasing interest rates, tariffs, inflation and concerns of an economic downturn, and believes it is appropriately reserved for the current economic environment.

During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recorded net recoveries of $585,000 compared to net charge-offs of $29,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

Non-Interest Income

On a sequential quarter basis, non-interest income increased $652,000, or 23.6%, to $3.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, from $2.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. During the three months ended June 30, 2025, service charges and fees on deposits increased $244,000, or 10.7%, to $2.5 million from the three months ended March 31, 2025. Income from bank-owned life insurance (“BOLI”) increased $43,000, or 9.1%, from the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $516,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2025.

During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company reported a gain of $4,000 from mortgage banking activities, compared to a gain of $7,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2025. During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company reported unrealized gains on marketable equity securities of $25,000, compared to unrealized losses of $5,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2025. During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company reported gains on non-marketable equity investments of $243,000 and did not have comparable income during the three months ended March 31, 2025. During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company reported $95,000 in other income from loan-level swap fees on commercial loans and did not have comparable income during the three months ended March 31, 2025.

Non-Interest Expense

For the three months ended June 30, 2025, non-interest expense increased $472,000, or 3.1%, to $15.7 million from $15.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Salaries and related benefits increased $418,000, or 5.0%, due to an increase in deferred compensation expense to reflect updated performance award estimates and a full quarter of annual salary merit increases. Debit card processing and ATM network costs increased $97,000, or 16.8%, professional fees increased $77,000, or 14.1%, data processing expense increased $51,000, or 5.8%, advertising expense increased $14,000, or 3.3%, furniture and equipment expense increased $4,000, or 0.8%, and other non-interest expense increased $4,000, or 0.3%. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in occupancy expense of $147,000, or 10.4%, primarily due to a decrease in snow removal costs of $140,000. FDIC insurance expense decreased $32,000, or 7.4%, and software related expenses decreased $14,000, or 2.1%.

For the three months ended June 30, 2025 and the three months ended March 31, 2025, the efficiency ratio was 74.4% and 83.0%, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2025, the adjusted efficiency ratio, a non-GAAP financial measure, was 75.3% compared to 83.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The decreases in the efficiency ratio and the adjusted efficiency ratio were driven by higher revenues during the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. The Company’s detailed reconciliation between the non-GAAP measure and the comparable GAAP amount are included at the end of this document. See pages 19-21 for the related adjusted efficiency ratio calculation and a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures.

Income Tax Provision

Income tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2025 was $1.4 million, with an effective tax rate of 23.7%, compared to $664,000, with an effective tax rate of 22.4%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase in tax expense is due to higher projected pre-tax income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2025.

Net Income for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2024

The Company reported an increase in net income of $1.1 million, or 30.7%, from $3.5 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2024 to $4.6 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2025. Net interest income increased $3.2 million, or 21.9%, provision for credit losses decreased $321,000, non-interest income decreased $423,000, or 11.0%, and non-interest expense increased $1.3 million, or 9.4%, during the same period. Return on average assets and return on average equity were 0.69% and 7.76%, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to 0.55% and 6.03%, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2024.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income increased $3.2 million, or 21.9%, to $17.6 million, for the three months ended June 30, 2025, from $14.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The increase in net interest income was due to an increase in interest and dividend income of $2.8 million, or 10.5%, and a decrease in interest expense of $362,000, or 2.9%. During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recorded $425,000 in prepayment penalties related to payoffs in the commercial portfolio. The increase in interest income was primarily due to a $129.4 million, or 5.4%, increase in average interest-earning assets and a 20 basis point increase in the average yield on interest-earning assets, from the three months ended June 30, 2024 to the three months ended June 30, 2025.

The net interest margin increased 38 basis points from 2.42% for the three months ended June 30, 2024 to 2.80% for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The net interest margin, on a tax-equivalent basis, was 2.82% for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to 2.44% for the three months ended June 30, 2024. Excluding the prepayment penalties discussed above, the net interest margin increased 31 basis points from 2.42%, for the three months ended June 30, 2024 to 2.73%, for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The increase in the net interest margin was primarily due to an increase in the average yield on interest-earning assets and a decrease in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.

The average yield on interest-earning assets, without the impact of tax-equivalent adjustments, increased 20 basis points from 4.49% for the three months ended June 30, 2024 to 4.69%, for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The average loan yield, without the impact of tax-equivalent adjustments, increased 20 basis points from 4.85% for the three months ended June 30, 2024 to 5.05%, for the three months ended June 30, 2025. During the three months ended June 30, 2025, average interest-earning assets increased $129.4 million, or 5.4% to $2.5 billion, primarily due to an increase in average loans of $64.2 million, or 3.2%, an increase in average short-term investments, consisting of cash and cash equivalents, of $44.3 million, or 309.1%, and an increase in average securities of $20.2 million, or 5.7%.

The average cost of total funds, including non-interest bearing accounts and borrowings, decreased 18 basis points from 2.16% for the three months ended June 30, 2024 to 1.98% for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The average cost of core deposits, which the Company defines as all deposits except time deposits, increased 14 basis points from 0.87% for the three months ended June 30, 2024 to 1.01% for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The average cost of time deposits decreased 70 basis points from 4.39% for the three months ended June 30, 2024 to 3.69% for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The average cost of borrowings, including subordinated debt, increased four basis points from 5.00% for the three months ended June 30, 2024 to 5.04%, for the three months ended June 30, 2025. Average demand deposits, an interest-free source of funds, increased $24.1 million, or 4.4%, from $548.8 million, or 25.7% of total average deposits, for the three months ended June 30, 2024, to $572.8 million, or 24.9% of total average deposits, for the three months ended June 30, 2025.

Reversal of Credit Losses

During the three months ended June, 30, 2025, the Company recorded a reversal of credit losses of $615,000, compared to a reversal of credit losses of $294,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2024. The reversal of credit losses recorded during the three months ended June 30, 2025 was a result of a recovery in the amount of $624,000 on a previously charged-off commercial relationship acquired on October 21, 2016 from Chicopee Bancorp, Inc. As of June 30, 2025, the relationship has been paid in full and the Company does not expect to charge-off or recover any additional funds from the borrower. The provision for credit losses was determined by a number of factors: the continued strong credit performance of the Company’s loan portfolio, changes in the loan portfolio mix and Management’s consideration of existing economic conditions and the economic outlook from the Federal Reserve’s actions to control inflation. Management continues to monitor macroeconomic variables related to increasing interest rates, tariffs, inflation and concerns of an economic downturn, and believes it is appropriately reserved for the current economic environment.

The Company recorded net recoveries of $585,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2025, as compared to net charge-offs of $10,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2024.

Non-Interest Income

Non-interest income decreased $423,000, or 11.0%, to $3.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, from $3.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024. During the three months ended June 30, 2025, service charges and fees on deposits increased $187,000, or 8.0%, income from BOLI increased $14,000, or 2.8%, from $502,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 to $516,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2025.

During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company reported an unrealized gain on marketable equity securities of $25,000, compared to unrealized gain on marketable equity securities of $4,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2024. During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company reported a gain of $243,000 on non-marketable equity investments, compared to a gain of $987,000 on non-marketable equity investments during the three months ended June 30, 2024. During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company reported $95,000 in other income from loan-level swap fees on commercial loans and did not have comparable income during the three months ended June 30, 2024. During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company reported $4,000 in gains from mortgage banking activities and did not have comparable income during the three months ended June 30, 2024.

Non-Interest Expense

For the three months ended June 30, 2025, non-interest expense increased $1.3 million, or 9.4%, to $15.7 million from $14.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The increase in non-interest expense was due to an increase in salaries and benefits of $930,000, or 11.8%, an increase in advertising and marketing expense of $104,000, or 30.7%, an increase in data processing expense of $87,000, or 10.3%, an increase in software related expense of $79,000, or 14.0%, an increase in FDIC insurance expense of $76,000, or 23.5%, an increase in occupancy expense of $47,000, or 3.9%, an increase in professional fees of $42,000, or 7.2%, an increase in debit card and ATM processing fees of $31,000, or 4.8%, an increase in furniture and equipment expense of $8,000, or 1.7%, and a decrease in other non-interest expense of $62,000, or 4.4%.

For the three months ended June 30, 2025, the efficiency ratio was 74.4%, compared to 78.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2024. For the three months ended June 30, 2025, the adjusted efficiency ratio, a non-GAAP financial measure, was 75.3% compared to 82.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The decreases in the efficiency ratio and the adjusted efficiency ratio were driven by an increase in total revenues, defined as the sum of net interest income and non-interest income, during the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024. See pages 19-21 for the related ratio calculation and a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures.

Income Tax Provision

Income tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2025 was $1.4 million, or an effective tax rate of 23.7%, compared to $771,000, or an effective tax rate of 18.0%, for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The increase is due to higher projected pre-tax income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2025.

Net Income for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024

For the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company reported net income of $6.9 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, compared to $6.5 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2024. Return on average assets and return on average equity were 0.52% and 5.87% for the six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, compared to 0.51% and 5.53% for the six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

During the six months ended June 30, 2025, net interest income increased $3.4 million, or 11.3%, to $33.2 million, compared to $29.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The increase in net interest income was due to an increase in interest income of $4.6 million, or 8.7%, partially offset by an increase in interest expense of $1.3 million, or 5.4%.

For the six months ended June 30, 2025, the net interest margin increased 14 basis points from 2.50% for the six months ended June 30, 2024 to 2.64%. The net interest margin, on a tax-equivalent basis, was 2.66% for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to 2.52% for the six months ended June 30, 2024. During the six months ended June 30, 2025 and the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recorded $425,000 and $8,000, respectively, in prepayment penalties related to payoffs in the commercial portfolio. Excluding the prepayment penalties, the net interest margin increased 11 basis points from 2.50% for the six months ended June 30, 2024 to 2.61% for the six months ended June 30, 2025.

The average yield on interest-earning assets, without the impact of tax-equivalent adjustments, was 4.63% for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to 4.47% for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The average loan yield, without the impact of tax-equivalent adjustments, was 4.97% for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to 4.84% for the six months ended June 30, 2024. During the six months ended June 30, 2025, average interest-earning assets increased $128.0 million, or 5.3%, to $2.5 billion, from the same period in 2024. The increase was primarily due to an increase in average loans of $58.0 million, or 2.9%, an increase in average short-term investments, consisting of cash and cash equivalents, of $55.4 million, or 467.4%, and an increase in average securities of $13.1 million, or 3.7%.

The average cost of total funds, including non-interest bearing accounts and borrowings, was 2.07% for each of the six months ended June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2024. The average cost of core deposits, which the Company defines as all deposits except time deposits, increased 23 basis points to 1.05% for the six months ended June 30, 2025, from 0.82% for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The average cost of time deposits decreased 36 basis points from 4.26% for the six months ended June 30, 2024 to 3.90% for the six months ended June 30, 2025. The average cost of borrowings, including subordinated debt, increased eight basis points from 4.96% for the six months ended June 30, 2024 to 5.04% for the six months ended June 30, 2025. Average demand deposits, an interest-free source of funds, increased $18.0 million, or 3.3%, from $553.2 million, or 25.9% of total average deposits, for the six months ended June 30, 2024 to $571.2 million, or 24.8% of total average deposits, for the six months ended June 30, 2025.

Reversal of Credit Losses

During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recorded a reversal of credit losses of $473,000, compared to a reversal of credit losses of $844,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease was primarily due to changes in the loan mix as well as economic environment and related adjustments to the quantitative components of the CECL methodology. The provision for credit losses was determined by a number of factors: the continued strong credit performance of the Company’s loan portfolio, changes in the loan portfolio mix and Management’s consideration of existing economic conditions and the economic outlook from the Federal Reserve’s actions to control inflation. Management continues to monitor macroeconomic variables related to increasing interest rates, tariffs, inflation and concerns of an economic downturn, and believes it is appropriately reserved for the current economic environment.

The Company recorded net recoveries of $556,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2025, as compared to net recoveries of $57,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2024. During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recorded a recovery of $624,000 on a previously charged-off commercial relationship acquired on October 21, 2016 from Chicopee Bancorp, Inc. As of June 30, 2025, the relationship has been paid in full and the Company does not expect to charge-off or recover any additional funds from the borrower.

Non-Interest Income

For the six months ended June 30, 2025, non-interest income decreased $338,000, or 5.2%, from $6.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2024 to $6.2 million. During the same period, service charges and fees on deposits increased $252,000, or 5.5%, and income from BOLI increased $34,000, or 3.6%. During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company reported a gain of $243,000 on non-marketable equity investments, compared to a gain of $987,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2024. During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company reported $95,000 in other income from loan-level swap fees on commercial loans and did not have comparable income during the six months ended June 30, 2024. During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company reported unrealized gains on marketable equity securities of $20,000, compared to unrealized gains on marketable equity securities of $12,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2024. Gains and losses from the investment portfolio vary from quarter to quarter based on market conditions, as well as the related yield curve and valuation changes. During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company reported $11,000 in gains from mortgage banking activities and did not have comparable gains or losses during the six months ended June 30, 2024. In addition, during the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company reported a loss on the disposal of premises and equipment of $6,000 and did not have a comparable gain or loss during the six months ended June 30, 2025.

Non-Interest Expense

For the six months ended June 30, 2025, non-interest expense increased $1.7 million, or 6.0%, to $30.8 million, compared to $29.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The increase in non-interest expense was primarily due to an increase in salaries and employee benefits of $1.1 million, or 6.8%, due to an increase in deferred compensation expense to reflect updated performance award estimates. Advertising expense increased $184,000, or 26.7%, data processing increased $107,000, or 6.3%, FDIC insurance expense increased $97,000, or 13.2%, occupancy expense increased $96,000, or 3.7%, debit card and ATM processing fees increased $56,000, or 4.7%, software related expenses increased $39,000, or 3.1%, professional fees increased $19,000, or 1.7%, furniture and equipment expense increased $11,000, or 1.1%, and other non-interest expense increased $36,000, or 1.4%.

For the six months ended June 30, 2025, the efficiency ratio was 78.4%, compared to 80.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2024. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, the adjusted efficiency ratio, a non-GAAP financial measure, was 78.9%, compared to 82.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The decreases in the efficiency ratio and the adjusted efficiency ratio were driven by higher revenues, defined as the sum of net interest income and non-interest income, during the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024. The adjusted efficiency ratio is a non-GAAP measure. See pages 19-21 for the related efficiency ratio calculation and a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures.

Income Tax Provision

Income tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was $2.1 million, representing an effective tax rate of 23.2%, compared to $1.6 million, representing an effective tax rate of 19.8%, for six months ended June 30, 2024. The increase is due to higher projected pre-tax income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2025.

Balance Sheet

At June 30, 2025, total assets were $2.7 billion, an increase of $58.1 million, or 2.2%, from December 31, 2024. The increase in total assets was primarily due to an increase in total gross loans of $22.1 million, or 1.1%, an increase in cash and cash equivalents of $26.9 million, or 40.4%, and an increase in investment securities of $10.8 million, or 2.9%.

Investments

At June 30, 2025, the investment securities portfolio totaled $376.9 million, or 13.9% of total assets, compared to $366.1 million, or 13.8% of total assets, at December 31, 2024. At June 30, 2025, the Company’s available-for-sale securities portfolio, recorded at fair market value, increased $18.1 million, or 11.3%, from $160.7 million at December 31, 2024 to $178.8 million. The held-to-maturity securities portfolio, recorded at amortized cost, decreased $7.4 million, or 3.6%, from $205.0 million at December 31, 2024 to $197.7 million at June 30, 2025.

At June 30, 2025, the Company reported unrealized losses on the available-for-sale securities portfolio of $26.6 million, or 12.9% of the amortized cost basis of the available-for-sale securities portfolio, compared to unrealized losses of $31.2 million, or 16.2% of the amortized cost basis of the available-for-sale securities at December 31, 2024. At June 30, 2025, the Company reported unrealized losses on the held-to-maturity securities portfolio of $35.4 million, or 17.8% of the amortized cost basis of the held-to-maturity securities portfolio, compared to $39.4 million, or 19.2% of the amortized cost basis of the held-to-maturity securities portfolio at December 31, 2024.

The securities in which the Company may invest are limited by regulation. Federally chartered savings banks have authority to invest in various types of assets, including U.S. Treasury obligations, securities of various government-sponsored enterprises, mortgage-backed securities, certain certificates of deposit of insured financial institutions, repurchase agreements, overnight and short-term loans to other banks, corporate debt instruments and marketable equity securities. The securities, with the exception of $8.7 million in corporate bonds, are issued by the United States government or government-sponsored enterprises and are therefore either explicitly or implicitly guaranteed as to the timely payment of contractual principal and interest. These positions are deemed to have no credit impairment, therefore, the disclosed unrealized losses with the securities portfolio relate primarily to changes in prevailing interest rates. In all cases, price improvement in future periods will be realized as the issuances approach maturity.

Management regularly reviews the portfolio for securities in an unrealized loss position. At June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company did not record any credit impairment charges on its securities portfolio and attributed the unrealized losses primarily due to fluctuations in general interest rates or changes in expected prepayments and not due to credit quality. The primary objective of the Company’s investment portfolio is to provide liquidity and to secure municipal deposit accounts while preserving the safety of principal. The available-for-sale and held-to-maturity portfolios are both eligible for pledging to the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) and Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) as collateral for borrowings. The portfolios are comprised of high-credit quality investments and both portfolios generated cash flows monthly from interest, principal amortization and payoffs, which support’s the Bank’s objective to provide liquidity.

Total Loans

Total gross loans increased $22.1 million, or 1.1%, from $2.1 billion, or 77.9% of total assets, at December 31, 2024 to $2.1 billion, or 77.1% of total assets, at June 30, 2025. The increase in total gross loans was primarily driven by an increase in residential real estate loans, including home equity loans, of $29.7 million, or 3.8%, and an increase in commercial and industrial loans of $22.8 million, or 10.8%. The increase in commercial and industrial loans was partially due to an increase in line of credit utilization, from 21.9% at December 31, 2024 to 26.1% at June 30, 2025. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in commercial real estate loans of $29.5 million, or 2.7%, and a decrease in consumer loans of $879,000, or 20.0%.

The following table presents a summary of the loan portfolio by the major classification of loans at the periods indicated:

	June 30, 2025		December 31, 2024
	(Dollars in thousands)

Commercial real estate loans:
Non-owner occupied	$	859,162	$	880,828
Owner occupied		187,043		194,904
Total commercial real estate loans		1,046,205		1,075,732

Residential real estate loans:
Residential		677,356		653,802
Home equity		128,003		121,857
Total residential real estate loans		805,359		775,659

Commercial and industrial loans		234,505		211,656

Consumer loans		3,512		4,391
Total gross loans		2,089,581		2,067,438
Unamortized premiums and net deferred loans fees and costs		3,050		2,751
Total loans	$	2,092,631	$	2,070,189

Credit Quality

Management continues to closely monitor the loan portfolio for any signs of deterioration in borrowers’ financial condition and also in light of speculation that commercial real estate values may deteriorate as the market continues to adjust to higher vacancies and interest rates. We continue to proactively take steps to mitigate risk in our loan portfolio.

Total delinquency was $3.9 million, or 0.18% of total loans, at June 30, 2025, compared to $5.0 million, or 0.24% of total loans at December 31, 2024. At June 30, 2025, nonaccrual loans totaled $5.8 million, or 0.27% of total loans, compared to $5.4 million, or 0.26% of total loans, at December 31, 2024. At June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there were no loans 90 or more days past due and still accruing interest. Total nonaccrual assets totaled $5.8 million, or 0.21% of total assets, at June 30, 2025, compared to $5.4 million, or 0.20% of total assets, at December 31, 2024. At June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company did not have any other real estate owned.

At June 30, 2025, the allowance for credit losses was $19.7 million, or 0.94% of total loans and 343.1% of nonaccrual loans, compared to $19.5 million, or 0.94% of total loans and 362.9% of nonaccrual loans, at December 31, 2024. Total criticized loans, defined as special mention and substandard loans, decreased $12.3 million, or 32.0%, from $38.4 million, or 1.9% of total loans, at December 31, 2024 to $26.1 million, or 1.2% of total gross loans, at June 30, 2025.

Our commercial real estate portfolio is comprised of diversified property types and primarily within our geographic footprint. At June 30, 2025, the commercial real estate portfolio totaled $1.0 billion, and represented 50.1% of total gross loans. Of the $1.0 billion, $859.2 million, or 82.1%, was categorized as non-owner occupied commercial real estate and represented 316.9% of the Bank’s total risk-based capital. More details on the diversification of the loan portfolio are available in the supplementary earnings presentation.

Deposits

At June 30, 2025, total deposits were $2.3 billion and increased $67.5 million, or 3.0%, from December 31, 2024. Core deposits, which the Company defines as all deposits except time deposits, increased $81.4 million, or 5.2%, from $1.6 billion, or 68.9% of total deposits, at December 31, 2024, to $1.6 billion, or 70.4% of total deposits, at June 30, 2025. Non-interest-bearing deposits increased $29.6 million, or 5.2%, to $595.3 million, and represent 25.5% of total deposits, money market accounts increased $25.3 million, or 3.8%, to $686.8 million, interest-bearing checking accounts increased $18.3 million, or 12.2%, to $168.7 million, and savings accounts increased $8.1 million, or 4.5%, to $189.7 million.

Time deposits decreased $13.9 million, or 2.0%, from $703.6 million at December 31, 2024 to $689.7 million at June 30, 2025. Brokered time deposits, which are included in time deposits, totaled $1.7 million at December 31, 2024. The Company did not have brokered time deposits at June 30, 2025. We continue our disciplined and focused approach to core relationship management and customer outreach to meet funding requirements and liquidity needs, with an emphasis on retaining a long-term core customer relationship base by competing for and retaining deposits in our local market. At June 30, 2025, the Bank’s uninsured deposits totaled $688.4 million, or 29.5% of total deposits, compared to $643.6 million, or 28.4% of total deposits, at December 31, 2024.

The table below is a summary of our deposit balances for the periods noted:


	June 30, 2025		December 31, 2024		June 30, 2024
	(Dollars in thousands)
Core Deposits:
Demand accounts	$	595,263	$	565,620	$	553,329
Interest-bearing accounts		168,679		150,348		149,100
Savings accounts		189,716		181,618		186,171
Money market accounts		686,774		661,478		611,501
Total Core Deposits	$	1,640,432	$	1,559,064	$	1,500,101
Time Deposits:		689,681		703,583		671,708
Total Deposits:	$	2,330,113	$	2,262,647	$	2,171,809

FHLB and Subordinated Debt

At June 30, 2025, total borrowings decreased $1.3 million, or 1.1%, from $123.1 million at December 31, 2024 to $121.8 million. At June 30, 2025, short-term borrowings decreased $1.4 million, or 25.1%, to $4.0 million, compared to $5.4 million at December 31, 2024. Long-term borrowings were $98.0 million at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. At June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, borrowings also consisted of $19.8 million in fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes.

As of June 30, 2025, the Company had $452.7 million of additional borrowing capacity at the FHLB, $383.8 million of additional borrowing capacity under the FRB Discount Window and $25.0 million of other unsecured lines of credit with correspondent banks.

Capital

At June 30, 2025, shareholders’ equity was $239.4 million, or 8.8% of total assets, compared to $235.9 million, or 8.9% of total assets, at December 31, 2024. The change was primarily attributable to a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss of $3.5 million, cash dividends paid of $2.9 million, repurchase of shares at a cost of $4.7 million, partially offset by net income of $6.9 million. At June 30, 2025, total shares outstanding were 20,494,501. The Company’s regulatory capital ratios continue to be strong and in excess of regulatory minimum requirements to be considered well-capitalized as defined by regulators and internal Company targets.

	June 30, 2025				December 31, 2024
	Company		Bank		Company		Bank
Total Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets)	14.42	%	13.69	%	14.38	%	13.65	%
Tier 1 Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets)	12.40	%	12.67	%	12.37	%	12.64	%
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets)	12.40	%	12.67	%	12.37	%	12.64	%
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio (to Adjusted Average Assets)	9.10	%	9.29	%	9.14	%	9.34	%

Dividends

Although the Company has historically paid quarterly dividends on its common stock and currently intends to continue to pay such dividends, the Company’s ability to pay such dividends depends on a number of factors, including restrictions under federal laws and regulations on the Company’s ability to pay dividends, and as a result, there can be no assurance that dividends will continue to be paid in the future.

About Western New England Bancorp, Inc.

Western New England Bancorp, Inc. is a Massachusetts-chartered stock holding company and the parent company of Westfield Bank, CSB Colts, Inc., Elm Street Securities Corporation, WFD Securities, Inc. and WB Real Estate Holdings, LLC. Western New England Bancorp, Inc. and its subsidiaries are headquartered in Westfield, Massachusetts and operate 25 banking offices throughout western Massachusetts and northern Connecticut. To learn more, visit our website at www.westfieldbank.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with respect to the Company’s financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, future performance, and business. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of such words as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “planned,” “estimated,” and “potential.” Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, estimates with respect to our financial condition, results of operations and business that are subject to various factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from these estimates. These factors include, but are not limited to:

unpredictable changes in general economic or political conditions, financial markets, fiscal, monetary and regulatory policies, including actual or potential stress in the banking industry;
unstable political and economic conditions, including changes in tariff policies, which could materially impact credit quality trends and the ability to generate loans and gather deposits;
inflation and governmental responses to inflation, including recent sustained increases and potential future increases in interest rates that reduce margins;
the effect on our operations of governmental legislation and regulation, including changes in accounting regulation or standards, the nature and timing of the adoption and effectiveness of new requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, Basel guidelines, capital requirements and other applicable laws and regulations;
significant changes in accounting, tax or regulatory practices or requirements;
new legal obligations or liabilities or unfavorable resolutions of litigation;
disruptive technologies in payment systems and other services traditionally provided by banks;
the highly competitive industry and market area in which we operate;
operational risks or risk management failures by us or critical third parties, including without limitation with respect to data processing, information systems, cybersecurity, technological changes, vendor issues, business interruption, and fraud risks;
failure or circumvention of our internal controls or procedures;
changes in the securities markets which affect investment management revenues;
increases in Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation deposit insurance premiums and assessments;
the soundness of other financial services institutions which may adversely affect our credit risk;
certain of our intangible assets may become impaired in the future;
the duration and scope of potential pandemics, including the emergence of new variants and the response thereto;
new lines of business or new products and services, which may subject us to additional risks;
changes in key management personnel which may adversely impact our operations;
severe weather, natural disasters, acts of war or terrorism and other external events which could significantly impact our business; and
other risk factors detailed from time to time in our SEC filings.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in these forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We do not undertake any obligation to republish revised forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except to the extent required by law.

WESTERN NEW ENGLAND BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Statements of Net Income and Other Data (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended															Six Months Ended
	June 30,			March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			June 30,
		2025			2025			2024			2024			2024			2025			2024
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME:
Loans	$	26,214		$	24,984		$	25,183		$	25,134		$	24,340		$	51,198		$	48,581
Securities		2,588			2,422			2,273			2,121			2,141			5,010			4,255
Other investments		169			191			214			189			148			360			284
Short-term investments		641			840			916			396			173			1,481			286
Total interest and dividend income		29,612			28,437			28,586			27,840			26,802			58,049			53,406

INTEREST EXPENSE:
Deposits		10,437			11,376			11,443			11,165			10,335			21,813			19,628
Short-term borrowings		47			54			60			71			186			101			469
Long-term debt		1,232			1,219			1,557			1,622			1,557			2,451			2,985
Subordinated debt		254			254			253			254			254			508			508
Total interest expense		11,970			12,903			13,313			13,112			12,332			24,873			23,590

Net interest and dividend income		17,642			15,534			15,273			14,728			14,470			33,176			29,816

(REVERSAL OF) PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES		(615	)		142			(762	)		941			(294	)		(473	)		(844	)

Net interest and dividend income after (reversal of) provision for credit losses		18,257			15,392			16,035			13,787			14,764			33,649			30,660

NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Service charges and fees on deposits		2,528			2,284			2,301			2,341			2,341			4,812			4,560
Income from bank-owned life insurance		516			473			486			470			502			989			955
Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable equity securities		25			(5	)		(9	)		10			4			20			12
Gain (loss) on sale of mortgages		4			7			(11	)		246			–			11			–
Gain on non-marketable equity investments		243			–			300			–			987			243			987
Loss on disposal of premises and equipment		–			–			–			–			–			–			(6	)
Other income		95			–			187			74			–			95			–
Total non-interest income		3,411			2,759			3,254			3,141			3,834			6,170			6,508

NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:
Salaries and employees benefits		8,831			8,413			8,429			8,112			7,901			17,244			16,145
Occupancy		1,265			1,412			1,256			1,217			1,218			2,677			2,581
Furniture and equipment		491			487			505			483			483			978			967
Data processing		933			882			900			869			846			1,815			1,708
Software		645			659			642			612			566			1,304			1,265
Debit/ATM card processing expense		674			577			593			649			643			1,251			1,195
Professional fees		623			546			471			540			581			1,169			1,150
FDIC insurance		399			431			389			338			323			830			733
Advertising		443			429			310			271			339			872			688
Other		1,352			1,348			1,431			1,315			1,414			2,700			2,664
Total non-interest expense		15,656			15,184			14,926			14,406			14,314			30,840			29,096

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES		6,012			2,967			4,363			2,522			4,284			8,979			8,072

INCOME TAX PROVISION		1,422			664			1,075			618			771			2,086			1,598
NET INCOME	$	4,590		$	2,303		$	3,288		$	1,904		$	3,513		$	6,893		$	6,474

Basic earnings per share	$	0.23		$	0.11		$	0.16		$	0.09		$	0.17		$	0.34		$	0.31
Weighted average shares outstanding		20,210,650			20,385,481			20,561,749			20,804,162			21,056,173			20,297,582			21,118,571
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.23		$	0.11		$	0.16		$	0.09		$	0.17		$	0.34		$	0.31
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding		20,312,881			20,514,098			20,701,276			20,933,833			21,163,762			20,413,006			21,217,543

Other Data:
Return on average assets (1)		0.69	%		0.35	%		0.49	%		0.29	%		0.55	%		0.52	%		0.51	%
Return on average equity (1)		7.76	%		3.94	%		5.48	%		3.19	%		6.03	%		5.87	%		5.53	%
Efficiency ratio		74.36	%		83.00	%		80.56	%		80.62	%		78.20	%		78.38	%		80.10	%
Adjusted efficiency ratio (2)		75.32	%		82.98	%		81.85	%		80.67	%		82.68	%		78.91	%		82.35	%
Net interest margin		2.80	%		2.49	%		2.41	%		2.40	%		2.42	%		2.64	%		2.50	%
Net interest margin, on a fully tax-equivalent basis		2.82	%		2.51	%		2.43	%		2.42	%		2.44	%		2.66	%		2.52	%
(1) Annualized.
(2) The adjusted efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) represents the ratio of operating expenses divided by the sum of net interest and dividend income and non-interest income, excluding realized and unrealized gains and losses on securities, gain on non-marketable equity investments, and loss on disposal of premises and equipment.

WESTERN NEW ENGLAND BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Balance Sheets (Dollars in thousands) (Unaudited)
	June 30,			March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,
		2025			2025			2024			2024			2024
Cash and cash equivalents	$	93,308		$	110,579		$	66,450		$	72,802		$	53,458
Securities available-for-sale, at fair value		178,785			167,800			160,704			155,889			135,089
Securities held to maturity, at amortized cost		197,671			201,557			205,036			213,266			217,632
Marketable equity securities, at fair value		444			414			397			252			233
Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston and other restricted stock – at cost		5,818			5,818			5,818			7,143			7,143

Loans		2,092,631			2,079,561			2,070,189			2,049,002			2,026,226
Allowance for credit losses		(19,733	)		(19,669	)		(19,529	)		(19,955	)		(19,444	)
Net loans		2,072,898			2,059,892			2,050,660			2,029,047			2,006,782

Bank-owned life insurance		78,045			77,529			77,056			76,570			76,100
Goodwill		12,487			12,487			12,487			12,487			12,487
Core deposit intangible		1,250			1,344			1,438			1,531			1,625
Other assets		70,443			71,864			73,044			71,492			75,521
TOTAL ASSETS	$	2,711,149		$	2,709,284		$	2,653,090		$	2,640,479		$	2,586,070

Total deposits	$	2,330,113		$	2,328,593		$	2,262,647		$	2,224,206		$	2,171,809
Short-term borrowings		4,040			4,520			5,390			4,390			6,570
Long-term debt		98,000			98,000			98,000			128,277			128,277
Subordinated debt		19,771			19,761			19,751			19,741			19,731
Securities pending settlement		–			2,093			8,622			2,513			102
Other liabilities		19,797			18,641			22,770			20,697			23,104
TOTAL LIABILITIES		2,471,721			2,471,608			2,417,180			2,399,824			2,349,593

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY		239,428			237,676			235,910			240,655			236,477
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	2,711,149		$	2,709,284		$	2,653,090		$	2,640,479		$	2,586,070

WESTERN NEW ENGLAND BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Other Data (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended
	June 30,		March 31,		December 31,		September 30,		June 30,
	2025		2025		2024		2024		2024
Shares outstanding at end of period	20,494,501		20,774,319		20,875,713		21,113,408		21,357,849

Operating results:
Net interest income	$	17,642	$	15,534	$	15,273	$	14,728	$	14,470
(Reversal of) provision for credit losses	(615)		142		(762)		941		(294)
Non-interest income	3,411		2,759		3,254		3,141		3,834
Non-interest expense	15,656		15,184		14,926		14,406		14,314
Income before income provision for income taxes	6,012		2,967		4,363		2,522		4,284
Income tax provision	1,422		664		1,075		618		771
Net income	4,590		2,303		3,288		1,904		3,513

Performance Ratios:
Net interest margin	2.80%		2.49%		2.41%		2.40%		2.42%
Net interest margin, on a fully tax-equivalent basis	2.82%		2.51%		2.43%		2.42%		2.44%
Interest rate spread	2.10%		1.74%		1.63%		1.60%		1.66%
Interest rate spread, on a fully tax-equivalent basis	2.12%		1.76%		1.65%		1.62%		1.67%
Return on average assets	0.69%		0.35%		0.49%		0.29%		0.55%
Return on average equity	7.76%		3.94%		5.48%		3.19%		6.03%
Efficiency ratio (GAAP)	74.36%		83.00%		80.56%		80.62%		78.20%
Adjusted efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) ⁽¹⁾	75.32%		82.98%		81.85%		80.67%		82.68%

Per Common Share Data:
Basic earnings per share	$	0.23	$	0.11	$	0.16	$	0.09	$	0.17
Earnings per diluted share	0.23		0.11		0.16		0.09		0.17
Cash dividend declared	0.07		0.07		0.07		0.07		0.07
Book value per share	11.68		11.44		11.30		11.40		11.07
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP) ⁽²⁾	11.01		10.78		10.63		10.73		10.41

Asset Quality:
30-89 day delinquent loans	$	2,525	$	2,459	$	3,694	$	3,059	$	3,270
90 days or more delinquent loans	1,328		2,027		1,301		1,253		2,280
Total delinquent loans	3,853		4,486		4,995		4,312		5,550
Total delinquent loans as a percentage of total loans	0.18%		0.22%		0.24%		0.21%		0.27%
Nonaccrual loans	$	5,752	$	6,014	$	5,381	$	4,873	$	5,845
Nonaccrual loans as a percentage of total loans	0.27%		0.29%		0.26%		0.24%		0.29%
Nonaccrual assets as a percentage of total assets	0.21%		0.22%		0.20%		0.18%		0.23%
Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of nonaccrual loans	343.06%		327.05%		362.93%		409.50%		332.66%
Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total loans	0.94%		0.95%		0.94%		0.97%		0.96%
Net loan (recoveries) charge-offs	$	(585)	$	29	$	(128)	$	98	$	10
Net loan (recoveries) charge-offs as a percentage of average loans	(0.03)%		0.00%		(0.01)%		0.00%		0.00%
(1) The adjusted efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) represents the ratio of operating expenses divided by the sum of net interest and dividend income and non-interest income, excluding realized and unrealized gains and losses on securities, gains on non-marketable equity investments, and loss on disposal of premises and equipment.
(2) Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP) represents the value of the Company’s tangible assets divided by its current outstanding shares.

The following table sets forth the information relating to our average balances and net interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2024 and reflects the average yield on interest-earning assets and average cost of interest-bearing liabilities for the periods indicated.

	Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2025								March 31, 2025							June 30, 2024
	Average						Average Yield/		Average					Average Yield/		Average					Average Yield/
	Balance		Interest				Cost⁽⁸⁾		Balance		Interest			Cost⁽⁸⁾		Balance		Interest			Cost⁽⁸⁾
	(Dollars in thousands)
ASSETS:
Interest-earning assets
Loans(1)(2)	$	2,081,319		$	26,335		5.08	%	$	2,073,486	$	25,105		4.91	%	$	2,017,127	$	24,454		4.88	%
Securities(2)		375,074			2,588		2.77			365,371		2,422		2.69			354,850		2,141		2.43
Other investments		15,062			169		4.50			14,819		191		5.23			14,328		148		4.15
Short-term investments(3)		58,622			641		4.39			76,039		840		4.48			14,328		173		4.86
Total interest-earning assets		2,530,077			29,733		4.71			2,529,715		28,558		4.58			2,400,633		26,916		4.51
Total non-interest-earning assets		156,247								156,733							156,701
Total assets	$	2,686,324							$	2,686,448						$	2,557,334

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY:
Interest-bearing liabilities
Interest-bearing checking accounts	$	165,329			424		1.03		$	140,960		250		0.72		$	131,449		253		0.77
Savings accounts		188,498			55		0.12			183,869		40		0.09			185,690		51		0.11
Money market accounts		687,621			3,600		2.10			704,215		3,968		2.29			622,062		2,930		1.89
Time deposit accounts		690,555			6,358		3.69			702,748		7,118		4.11			650,054		7,101		4.39
Total interest-bearing deposits		1,732,003			10,437		2.42			1,731,792		11,376		2.66			1,589,255		10,335		2.62
Borrowings		122,070			1,533		5.04			122,786		1,527		5.04			160,484		1,997		5.00
Interest-bearing liabilities		1,854,073			11,970		2.59			1,854,578		12,903		2.82			1,749,739		12,332		2.83
Non-interest-bearing deposits		572,833								569,638							548,781
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities		22,207								25,464							24,453
Total non-interest-bearing liabilities		595,040								595,102							573,234
Total liabilities		2,449,113								2,449,680							2,322,973
Total equity		237,211								236,768							234,361
Total liabilities and equity	$	2,686,324							$	2,686,448						$	2,557,334
Less: Tax-equivalent adjustment(2)					(121	)						(121	)						(114	)
Net interest and dividend income				$	17,642						$	15,534						$	14,470
Net interest rate spread(4)							2.10	%						1.74	%						1.66	%
Net interest rate spread, on a tax-equivalent basis(5)							2.12	%						1.76	%						1.67	%
Net interest margin(6)							2.80	%						2.49	%						2.42	%
Net interest margin, on a tax-equivalent basis(7)							2.82	%						2.51	%						2.44	%
Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities							136.46	%						136.40	%						137.20	%

The following tables set forth the information relating to our average balances and net interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 and reflect the average yield on interest-earning assets and average cost of interest-bearing liabilities for the periods indicated.

	Six Months Ended June 30,
		2025							2024
	Average Balance		Interest			Average Yield/ Cost⁽⁸⁾		Average Balance		Interest			Average Yield/ Cost⁽⁸⁾
	Average Balance		Interest			Average Yield/ Cost⁽⁸⁾		Average Balance		Interest			Average Yield/ Cost⁽⁸⁾
	(Dollars in thousands)
ASSETS:
Interest-earning assets
Loans(1)(2)	$	2,077,424	$	51,440		4.99	%	$	2,019,420	$	48,805		4.86	%
Securities(2)		370,249		5,010		2.73			357,171		4,255		2.40
Other investments		14,941		360		4.86			13,411		284		4.26
Short-term investments(3)		67,282		1,481		4.44			11,857		286		4.85
Total interest-earning assets		2,529,896		58,291		4.65			2,401,859		53,630		4.49
Total non-interest-earning assets		156,489							155,555
Total assets	$	2,686,385						$	2,557,414

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY:
Interest-bearing liabilities
Interest-bearing checking accounts	$	153,212		674		0.89	%	$	133,504		488		0.74	%
Savings accounts		186,196		95		0.10			185,907		90		0.10
Money market accounts		695,872		7,569		2.19			624,164		5,517		1.78
Time deposit accounts		696,618		13,475		3.90			638,970		13,533		4.26
Total interest-bearing deposits		1,731,898		21,813		2.54			1,582,545		19,628		2.49
Short-term borrowings and long-term debt		122,426		3,060		5.04			160,643		3,962		4.96
Total interest-bearing liabilities		1,854,324		24,873		2.70			1,743,188		23,590		2.72
Non-interest-bearing deposits		571,245							553,246
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities		23,826							25,672
Total non-interest-bearing liabilities		595,071							578,918

Total liabilities		2,449,395							2,322,106
Total equity		236,990							235,308
Total liabilities and equity	$	2,686,385						$	2,557,414
Less: Tax-equivalent adjustment (2)				(242	)						(224	)
Net interest and dividend income			$	33,176						$	29,816
Net interest rate spread (4)						1.92	%						1.75	%
Net interest rate spread, on a tax-equivalent basis (5)						1.95	%						1.77	%
Net interest margin (6)						2.64	%						2.50	%
Net interest margin, on a tax-equivalent basis (7)						2.66	%						2.52	%
Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities						136.43	%						137.79	%

(1) Loans, including nonaccrual loans, are net of deferred loan origination costs and unadvanced funds.
(2) Loan and securities income are presented on a tax-equivalent basis using a tax rate of 21%. The tax-equivalent adjustment is deducted from tax-equivalent net interest and dividend income to agree to the amount reported on the consolidated statements of net income.
(3) Short-term investments include federal funds sold.
(4) Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
(5) Net interest rate spread, on a tax-equivalent basis, represents the difference between the tax-equivalent weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
(6) Net interest margin represents net interest and dividend income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.
(7) Net interest margin, on a tax-equivalent basis, represents tax-equivalent net interest and dividend income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.
(8) Annualized.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP to GAAP Financial Measures

The Company believes that certain non-GAAP financial measures provide information to investors that is useful in understanding its results of operations and financial condition. Because not all companies use the same calculation, this presentation may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures calculated by other companies. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures is provided below.

	For the quarter ended
	6/30/2025			3/31/2025			12/31/2024			9/30/2024			6/30/2024
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Loan interest (no tax adjustment)	$	26,214		$	24,984		$	25,183		$	25,134		$	24,340
Tax-equivalent adjustment		121			121			128			119			114
Loan interest (tax-equivalent basis)	$	26,335		$	25,105		$	25,311		$	25,253		$	24,454

Net interest income (no tax adjustment)	$	17,642		$	15,534		$	15,273		$	14,728		$	14,470
Tax equivalent adjustment		121			121			128			119			114
Net interest income (tax-equivalent basis)	$	17,763		$	15,655		$	15,401		$	14,847		$	14,584

Net interest income (no tax adjustment)	$	17,642		$	15,534		$	15,273		$	14,728		$	14,470
Less:
Prepayment penalties and fees		425			–			–			–			8
Adjusted net interest income (non-GAAP)	$	17,217		$	15,534		$	15,273		$	14,728		$	14,462

Average interest-earning assets	$	2,530,077		$	2,529,715		$	2,517,017		$	2,441,236		$	2,400,633
Net interest margin (no tax adjustment)		2.80	%		2.49	%		2.41	%		2.40	%		2.42	%
Net interest margin, tax-equivalent		2.82	%		2.51	%		2.43	%		2.42	%		2.44	%
Net interest margin, excluding prepayment penalties and fees (non-GAAP)		2.73	%		2.49	%		2.41	%		2.40	%		2.42	%

Book Value per Share (GAAP)	$	11.68		$	11.44		$	11.30		$	11.40		$	11.07
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Goodwill		(0.61	)		(0.60	)		(0.60	)		(0.59	)		(0.58	)
Core deposit intangible		(0.06	)		(0.06	)		(0.07	)		(0.08	)		(0.08	)
Tangible Book Value per Share (non-GAAP)	$	11.01		$	10.78		$	10.63		$	10.73		$	10.41

	For the quarter ended
	6/30/2025			3/31/2025			12/31/2024			9/30/2024			6/30/2024
	(Dollars in thousands)

Efficiency Ratio:
Non-interest Expense (GAAP)	$	15,656		$	15,184		$	14,926		$	14,406		$	14,314

Net Interest Income (GAAP)	$	17,642		$	15,534		$	15,273		$	14,728		$	14,470

Non-interest Income (GAAP)	$	3,411		$	2,759		$	3,254		$	3,141		$	3,834
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Unrealized (gains) losses on marketable equity securities		(25	)		5			9			(10	)		(4	)
Gain on non-marketable equity investments		(243	)		–			(300	)		–			(987	)
Non-interest Income for Adjusted Efficiency Ratio (non-GAAP)	$	3,143		$	2,764		$	2,963		$	3,131		$	2,843
Total Revenue for Adjusted Efficiency Ratio (non-GAAP)	$	20,785		$	18,298		$	18,236		$	17,859		$	17,313

Efficiency Ratio (GAAP)		74.36	%		83.00	%		80.56	%		80.62	%		78.20	%

Adjusted Efficiency Ratio (Non-interest Expense (GAAP)/Total Revenue for Adjusted Efficiency Ratio (non-GAAP))		75.32	%		82.98	%		81.85	%		80.67	%		82.68	%

	For the six months ended
	6/30/2025	6/30/2024
	(Dollars in thousands)

Loan income (no tax adjustment)	$ 51,198	$ 48,581
Tax-equivalent adjustment	242	224
Loan income (tax-equivalent basis)	$ 51,440	$ 48,805

Net interest income (no tax adjustment)	$ 33,176	$ 29,816
Tax equivalent adjustment	242	224
Net interest income (tax-equivalent basis)	$ 33,418	$ 30,040

Net interest income (no tax adjustment)	$ 33,176	$ 29,816
Less:
Prepayment penalties and fees	425	8
Adjusted net interest income (non-GAAP)	$ 32,751	$ 29,808

Average interest-earning assets	$ 2,529,896	$ 2,401,859
Net interest margin (no tax adjustment)	2.64%	2.50%
Net interest margin, tax-equivalent	2.66%	2.52%
Net interest margin, excluding prepayment penalties and fees (non-GAAP)	2.61%	2.50%

Adjusted Efficiency Ratio:
Non-interest Expense (GAAP)	$ 30,840	$ 29,096

Net Interest Income (GAAP)	$ 33,176	$ 29,816

Non-interest Income (GAAP)	$ 6,170	$ 6,508
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Unrealized gains on marketable equity securities	(20)	(12)
Loss on disposal of premises and equipment, net	–	6
Gain on non-marketable equity investments	(243)	(987)
Non-interest Income for Adjusted Efficiency Ratio (non-GAAP)	$ 5,907	$ 5,515
Total Revenue for Adjusted Efficiency Ratio (non-GAAP)	$ 39,083	$ 35,331

Efficiency Ratio (GAAP)	78.38%	80.10%

Adjusted Efficiency Ratio (Non-interest Expense (GAAP)/Total Revenue for Adjusted Efficiency Ratio (non-GAAP))	78.91%	82.35%

For further information contact:
James C. Hagan, President and CEO
Guida R. Sajdak, Executive Vice President and CFO
Meghan Hibner, First Vice President and Investor Relations Officer
413-568-1911

The MIL Network –

July 23, 2025

MIL-Evening Report: Do countries have a duty to prevent climate harm? The world’s highest court is about to answer this crucial question

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Cooper, Associate Professor of Law, University of Waikato

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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will issue a highly anticipated advisory opinion overnight to clarify state obligations related to climate change.

It will answer two urgent questions: what are the obligations of states under international law to protect the climate and environment from greenhouse gas emissions, and what are the legal consequences for states that have caused significant harm to Earth’s atmosphere and environment?

ICJ advisory opinions are not legally binding. But coming from the world’s highest court, they provide an authoritative opinion on serious issues that can be highly persuasive.

This advisory opinion marks the culmination of a campaign that began in 2019 when students and youth organisations in Vanuatu – one of the most vulnerable nations to climate-related impacts – persuaded their government to seek clarification on what states should be doing to protect them.

Led by Vanuatu and co-sponsored by 132 member states, including New Zealand and Australia, the United Nations General Assembly formally requested the advisory opinion in March 2023.

More than two years of public consultation and deliberation ensued, leading to this week’s announcement.

What to expect

Looking at the specific questions to be addressed, at least three aspects stand out.

First, the sources and areas of international law under scrutiny are not confined to the UN’s climate change framework. This invites the ICJ to consider a broad range of law – including trans-boundary environmental law, human rights law, international investment law, humanitarian law, trade law and beyond – and to draw on both treaty-related obligations and customary international law.

Such an encyclopaedic examination could produce a complex and integrated opinion on states’ obligations to protect the environment and climate system.

Second, the opinion will address what obligations exist, not just to those present today, but to future generations. This follows acknowledgement of the so-called “intertemporal characteristics” of climate change in recent climate-related court decisions and the need to respond effectively to both the current climate crisis and its likely ongoing consequences.

Third, the opinion won’t just address what obligations states have, but also what the consequences should be for nations:

where they, by their acts and omissions have caused significant harm to the climate system and other parts of the environment.

Addressing consequences as well as obligations should cause states to pay closer attention and make the ICJ’s advisory more relevant to domestic climate litigation and policy discussions.

Representatives from Pacific island nations gathered outside the International Court of Justice during the hearings.
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Global judicial direction

Two recent court findings may offer clues as to the potential scope of the ICJ’s findings.

Earlier this month, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights published its own advisory opinion on state obligations in response to climate change.

Explicitly connecting fundamental human rights with a healthy ecosystem, this opinion affirmed states have an imperative duty to prevent irreversible harm to the climate system. Moreover, the duty to safeguard the common ecosystem must be understood as a fundamental principle of international law to which states must adhere.

Meanwhile last week, an Australian federal court dismissed a landmark climate case, determining that the Australian government does not owe a duty of care to Torres Strait Islanders to protect them from the consequences of climate change.

The court accepted the claimants face significant loss and damage from climate impacts and that previous Australian government policies on greenhouse gas emissions were not aligned with the best science to limit climate change. But it nevertheless determined that “matters of high or core government policy” are not subject to common law duties of care.

Whether the ICJ will complement the Inter-American court’s bold approach or opt for a more constrained and conservative response is not certain. But now is the time for clear and ambitious judicial direction with global scope.

Implications for New Zealand

Aotearoa New Zealand aspires to climate leadership through its Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act 2019. This set 2050 targets of reducing emissions of long-lived greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide) to net zero, and biogenic methane by 25-47%.

However, actions to date are likely insufficient to meet this target. Transport emissions continue to rise and agriculture – responsible for nearly half of the country’s emissions – is lightly regulated.

Although the government plans to double renewable energy by 2050, it is also in the process of lifting a 2018 ban on offshore gas exploration and has pledged $200 million to co-invest in the development of new fields.

Critics also point out the government has made little progress towards its promise to install 10,000 EV charging stations by 2030 while axing a clean-investment fund.

Although a final decision is yet to be made, the government is also considering to lower the target for cuts to methane emissions from livestock, against advice from the Climate Change Commission.

With the next global climate summit coming up in November, the ICJ opinion may offer timely encouragement for states to reconsider their emissions targets and the ambition of climate policies.

Most countries have yet to submit their latest emissions reduction pledges (known as nationally determined contributions) under the Paris Agreement. New Zealand has made its pledge, but it has been described as “underwhelming”. This may present a chance to adjust ambition upwards.

If the ICJ affirms that states have binding obligations to prevent climate harm, including trans-boundary impacts, New Zealand’s climate change policies and progress to date could face increased legal scrutiny.

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

– ref. Do countries have a duty to prevent climate harm? The world’s highest court is about to answer this crucial question – https://theconversation.com/do-countries-have-a-duty-to-prevent-climate-harm-the-worlds-highest-court-is-about-to-answer-this-crucial-question-261396

MIL OSI Analysis – EveningReport.nz –

July 23, 2025

MIL-OSI USA: Crapo Statement at Executive Session to Consider USTR, Treasury Nominations

US Senate News:

Source: United States Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at an executive session to consider the nominations of Joseph Barloon to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative (USTR) and Brian Morrissey, Jr. to be General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury.
As prepared for delivery:
“We meet today to consider favorably reporting the nominations of Joe Barloon, who is nominated to serve as Deputy USTR and Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Brian Morrissey, who is nominated to serve as the General Counsel of the Treasury Department.
“The meeting this morning will provide members with the opportunity to make remarks on the nominees. Following statements, we will recess briefly then proceed to our nominations hearing this morning. Later today, we will notify members of the time and location of the vote on Mr. Barloon and Mr. Morrissey.
“During his hearing, Mr. Barloon discussed his plan to work in good faith with WTO Members to advance the interests of the United States. Importantly, based on his prior tenure as General Counsel to the U.S. Trade Representative, Mr. Barloon understands the critical role the WTO plays in ensuring market access for our farmers and businesses of all types. If confirmed, Mr. Barloon will work to restore U.S. leadership at the WTO.
“Building on prior Treasury Department experience, Mr. Morrissey is well-suited to provide critical legal and policy advice to the Secretary and other senior Department officials. He is exceptionally qualified for the position, and his nomination received bipartisan support from Treasury General Counsels dating back to 1977. I was encouraged to hear that he will prioritize a close working relationship with Congress to ensure that the Department effectively implements all laws Congress sends to it.
“I will vote in favor of both nominations and I encourage all of my colleagues on the Committee to do the same.”

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July 23, 2025

MIL-OSI USA: Finance Committee Advances USTR, Treasury Nominations

US Senate News:

Source: United States Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo

Washington, D.C.–The U.S. Senate Finance Committee today advanced the nominations of Joseph Barloon to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative (USTR) and Brian Morrissey, Jr., to be General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury, each by a vote of 14-13. Following the vote, Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the statement below:
“Each of the nominees advanced by the Committee today will bring vital experience to their respective roles. Mr. Barloon will work to advance the Unites States’ trade interests at the World Trade Organization as the Administration reestablishes U.S. leadership and will be an incredible advocate for American businesses and farmers. Mr. Morrissey is well-suited to provide critical legal and policy advice to the Secretary and other Treasury officials, and has made it clear he will work closely with Congress to ensure the Department effectively implements all laws. I look forward to each nominee’s confirmation by the full Senate.”
Executive session information can be found here.
Read Chairman Crapo’s full statement at the nomination hearing here, and his statement at the executive session here.

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July 23, 2025

MIL-OSI USA: Crapo Statement at Treasury, HHS Nominations Hearing

US Senate News:

Source: United States Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at a nomination hearing to consider Jonathan McKernan to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury and Alex Adams of Idaho to be Assistant Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary for Family Support.
As prepared for delivery:
“Thank you to our nominees, Mr. McKernan and Dr. Adams, for being here today. Congratulations on your nominations and thank you both for your willingness to serve.
“Today, we will first hear from Jonathan McKernan who is nominated to serve as the Under Secretary for Domestic Finance at the Treasury Department.
“The Domestic Finance office develops policies and guidance for Treasury Department activities in areas involving financial institutions, federal debt finance, financial regulation and capital markets. Sensible guidance in these areas better ensures financial stability and the growth and resilience of our economy.
“Mr. McKernan has a demonstrated track record of support for sound and balanced regulation. As a member of the Board of Directors at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Mr. McKernan opposed burdensome rulemakings, such as the Basel III Endgame Proposal, which would have hindered economic growth and reduced lending to households and businesses.
“He also served in senior advisory roles on the staff of the Senate Banking Committee, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the Treasury Department.
“Mr. McKernan, I look forward to working with you, if confirmed, to bolster and protect our domestic financial system.
“We will also hear from Dr. Alex Adams–from Eagle, Idaho–who is nominated to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Family Support, which oversees the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
“ACF plays a vital role in supporting some of America’s most vulnerable populations, including foster care and adoption assistance, both of which have garnered bipartisan interest from this Committee. It is imperative that this agency is led by someone with a deep understanding of these complex issues, a commitment to sound fiscal management, and a proven track record of delivering results.
“Dr. Adams’ service as the Director of Idaho’s Department of Health and Welfare has prepared him to lead ACF. He has overseen a staff of nearly 3,000 individuals and an annual budget of $5.5 billion and delivered clear results for Idahoans.
“As Director, Dr. Adams placed a strong emphasis on child welfare, working with the Idaho State Legislature to enact laws to extend foster care to age 23, allow kin-specific licensing standards, and enhance time to permanency.
“Dr. Adams also has a strong record on budget and efficiency, having served as Governor Little’s budget and regulatory director. He has demonstrated a keen eye toward fiscal responsibility, reducing regulatory burden and maximizing the impact of taxpayer dollars. This experience will be invaluable as he oversees the varied programs under ACF’s purview.
“His nomination has also received letters of support from a broad range of different stakeholders, which I request to be entered into the record.
“Thank you again to our nominees for their time today.”

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July 23, 2025

MIL-OSI USA: Indianapolis CPA Sentenced for Participation in Illegal Tax Shelter

Source: US State of North Dakota

Defendant Helped Clients in Mississippi and Elsewhere File Returns Claiming False Business Deductions

An Indiana CPA was sentenced yesterday to three years in prison for assisting in the preparation of false tax returns on behalf of clients who participated in an illegal tax shelter.

The following is according to court documents and statements made in court: between 2013 and 2022, Jason L. Crace prepared income tax returns for clients that claimed millions of dollars in false deductions for so-called “royalty payments.” However, as Crace knew, these “royalty payments” were merely circular flows of money designed to give the appearance of genuine business expenses. Typically, a client would send money to bank accounts controlled by scheme promoters who then sent the money — minus a fee — back to a different bank account controlled by the client. In this way, tax shelter participants retained control of the money they transferred, while falsely deducting the transfers as business expenses on their tax returns. One of the scheme’s promoters, Stephen T. Mellinger III, previously pleaded guilty and was sentenced to eight years in prison for his role promoting the scheme.

In total, Crace’s preparation of false tax returns claiming fraudulent “royalty” deductions caused a loss to the IRS of more than $2.5 million.

In addition to his prison sentence, the court sentenced Crace to serve one year of supervised release and to pay restitution of $2,532,936.

Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Karen E. Kelly of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Patrick Lemon for the Southern District of Mississippi made the announcement.

IRS Criminal Investigation is investigating the case.

Trial Attorneys Richard J. Hagerman, William M. Montague, and Matthew C. Hicks of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles W. Kirkham for the Southern District of Mississippi are prosecuting the case.

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July 23, 2025

MIL-OSI USA: Five Defendants Sentenced in Connection with Operating One of the Largest Illegal Television Show Streaming Services in the United States

Source: US State of North Dakota

Yesterday, the final judgments were issued for five Nevada men, including a citizen of Germany, who were sentenced on May 29 and 30 to terms of up to 84 months in prison for running Jetflicks, one of the largest illegal television streaming services in the United States.

“The defendants operated Jetflicks, an illegal paid streaming service that made available more television episodes than any licensed streaming service on the market,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew R. Galeotti of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “This scheme generated millions of dollars in criminal profits, and hurt thousands of U.S. companies and individuals who owned the copyrights to these shows but never received a penny in compensation from Jetflicks. The sentences issued in this case demonstrate the Criminal Division’s commitment to protect American creativity and to ensure that large-scale infringers are brought to justice and punished for their crimes.”

“Digital crimes are not victimless crimes,” said U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of Nevada. “The copyright owners lost millions of dollars as a result of the illegal paid streaming service. These sentences underscore our joint commitment with the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section and FBI to deter and disrupt intellectual property crime via thorough investigation and prosecution of those who violate federal intellectual property laws.”

“By building and running one of the largest unauthorized streaming services in the U.S., these individuals not only stole from content creators and legitimate streaming services, they undermined the integrity of our economy and the rule of law,” said Assistant Director Jose A. Perez of the FBI Criminal Investigative Division. “These sentencings are a reminder that illegal actions have consequences. The FBI and our partners are unwavering in our commitment to protect intellectual property rights and hold criminals accountable.”

After a 14-day trial that ended in June 2024, a federal jury in the District of Nevada convicted Kristopher Lee Dallmann, 42; Peter H. Huber, 67; Jared Edward Jaurequi, also known as Jared Edwards, 44; Felipe Garcia, 43; and Douglas M. Courson, 65, all of Las Vegas, of conspiracy to commit copyright infringement. The jury also convicted Dallmann of criminal copyright infringement by distribution, criminal copyright infringement by public performance, and money laundering. Subsequently, the court sentenced Dallmann to 84 months in prison; Huber to 18 months in prison; Jaurequi to time served (almost 5 months in prison), 180 days of home confinement, and 500 hours of community service; Garcia to three years probation with 49 days in prison and 1000 hours of community service; and Courson to three years probation with 48 days in prison.

According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, the defendants ran a site called Jetflicks, an online subscription-based service headquartered in Las Vegas, that permitted users to stream and at times download copyrighted television programs without the permission of the relevant copyright owners. At one point, Jetflicks claimed to have 183,285 different television episodes, significantly more than Netflix, Hulu, Vudu, Amazon Prime, or any other licensed streaming service. This was the largest internet piracy case — as measured by the estimated total infringement amount and total number of infringements — ever to go to trial as well as the first illegal streaming case ever to go to trial. The defendants’ conduct harmed every major copyright owner of a television program in the United States. Copyright owners lost millions of dollars from the operation.

Evidence presented at trial showed that the defendants used automated software and computer scripts that ran constantly to scour sites around the world hosting pirated content. The software and scripts would download, process, and store illegal content, and then make it immediately available on servers in the United States and Canada to tens of thousands of paid subscribers located throughout the United States for streaming and/or downloading. The defendants often delivered episodes to subscribers the day after the shows originally aired on television. The service was not only available to subscribers over the internet but specifically designed to work on many different types of devices, platforms, and software.

Each defendant performed at least one and often multiple roles at Jetflicks including management, computer programming and coding, design of the website, applications, and customer interface, technical assistance, content acquisition, subscriptions and revenue, and customer support.

Dallmann reaped millions of dollars in profit from the operation. The government conservatively estimated the value of the copyright infringement in the case at $37.5 million. This included the approximate retail value of the defendants’ reproduction of infringing works to create the Jetflicks inventory as well as the approximate retail value of the streams of pirated television episodes that the defendants provided to subscribers.

The five defendants sentenced were among eight defendants originally indicted in the Eastern District of Virginia in connection with operating Jetflicks. In addition to the defendants just sentenced in Nevada, defendant Darryl Polo previously pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of Virginia to four counts of criminal copyright infringement and one count of money laundering for his involvement with Jetflicks as well as an equally large illegal streaming site he ran called iStreamItAll. Similarly, defendant Luis Villarino also previously pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of Virginia to conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement. In May 2021, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Virginia sentenced Polo and Villarino to, respectively, 57 months in prison and 12 months and a day in prison.

After the case was transferred to the District of Nevada for trial, defendant Yoany Vaillant was tried separately from the other five remaining defendants. In November 2024, after an eight-day trial, a federal jury convicted Vaillant of conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement. Vaillant is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 4.

The FBI Washington Field Office investigated the case, with assistance from the FBI Las Vegas Field Office.

Senior Counsel Matthew A. Lamberti, Trial Attorney Michael Christin, and Acting Deputy Chief Christopher S. Merriam of the Criminal Division’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jessica Oliva and Edward G. Veronda for the District of Nevada are prosecuting the case. The CCIPS Cybercrime Lab, the Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Canada provided significant assistance.

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July 23, 2025

MIL-OSI Security: Former Real Estate Podcaster Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison for Orchestrating $7 Million Ponzi Scheme

Source: US FBI

CLEVELAND – A popular former podcaster was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for orchestrating a real estate Ponzi scheme that took in over $7.3 million from at least 63 victims from across the United States, involving a wide range of income levels and ages.

According to court documents, from October 2017 to March 2022, Matthew Motil, 45, of North Olmsted, was a licensed real estate agent in Ohio who owned and operated several companies. He devised a scheme to defraud investors by using his podcast and other marketing tools to position himself as an expert in the field. Branding himself as the “Cash Flow King,” Motil produced and hosted programs which he promoted through social media and his websites. He also authored a book, “Man on Fire,” to further his credibility with investors. Using a combination of marketing tactics, he solicited prospective investors to invest their money with him and his real estate companies as a lucrative way to generate passive income. Motil provided the victim investors with promissory notes he said were secured by mortgages on properties located throughout Northeast Ohio. Unbeknownst to them, he used the same properties over and over to obtain money from one victim after another, each time providing them with a promissory note purportedly secured by a mortgage. Each victim believed that they were the sole mortgage holder of the investment property and that they would be able to recover their investment through foreclosure if Motil failed to make the payments he promised.

Motil deflected mortgage questions from investors by saying that there were long processing times. As he convinced more people to invest with him, he used those new funds to pay earlier investors to keep the scheme going.

“These victims were deceived and manipulated into handing over their hard-earned money to a shameless and selfish individual for his own benefit,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Carol M. Skutnik for the Northern District of Ohio. “Our office will take action to prosecute anyone who preys on the trusting nature of others.”

Motil also used the victim investors’ money to fund his lifestyle. He funded personal expenses such as leasing a large home on Lake Erie and securing courtside seats to Cleveland Cavaliers home games. He also used the funds to pay his credit cards and financially sustain his fitness businesses.

“The 63 victims of this investment/Ponzi scheme are at the forefront of our work, and this conviction reflects our steadfast commitment to justice on their behalf,” said U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Blaine M. Forschen for the Cleveland Field Office. “Together with our federal, state, and local partners on the Secret Service Money Laundering Task Force, we will continue to protect our communities from those who exploit trust and inflict financial harm.”

Motil pleaded guilty to securities fraud and wire fraud on Sept. 5, 2024. U.S. District Court Judge Donald C. Nugent imposed the sentence July 18, 2025. Motil was also sentenced to serve three years of supervised release after imprisonment and pay $5,085,247.08 in restitution.

The investigation was conducted by the United States Secret Service Money Laundering Task Force* with significant assistance from the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office and the former Major Crime Task Force hosted by the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department. The Office of the United States Trustee for Region 9 – Cleveland, Ohio, also significantly contributed to the case.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Erica D. Barnhill for the Northern District of Ohio.

*The United Secret Service Task Force consists of the following agencies: Social Security-OIG, US Postal-OIG, US Postal Inspection Service, USDA-OIG, HUD-OIG, FBI, TIGTA-OIG, IRS-CI, Ohio BCI, Westlake PD, Parma PD, Amherst PD, North Olmsted PD, Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office, Ohio Investigative Unit, Lorain County Sheriff’s Department, Stark County Prosecutor’s Office, Geauga County Prosecutor’s Office, Lorain County Prosecutor’s Office, Ohio Casino Commission, Richfield PD and North Ridgeville PD.

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July 23, 2025

MIL-OSI Security: Five Defendants Sentenced in Connection with Operating One of the Largest Illegal Television Show Streaming Services in the United States

Source: United States Attorneys General