“I am pleased to report the Company’s second quarter 2025 operating results, which demonstrated continued improvement in net interest margin, net income growth, and tangible book value per share growth compared to the first quarter of 2025,” reported Julia Beattie, President and CEO.   

 

The Company’s net interest margin increased to 3.76% during the second quarter from 3.63% in the first quarter of 2025, primarily driven by the improved yield on new and renewed loans during the quarter.  The yield on the loan portfolio increased to 6.23% during the second quarter of 2025 compared to 6.13% in the first quarter of 2025, an increase of 10 basis points.  The Bank also continued to focus on managing the cost of deposits, which decreased to 1.46% in the second quarter from 1.50% in the first quarter of 2025.

 

The Bank’s loan portfolio increased to $553.9 million, or an increase of 0.5% over the prior quarter. “The loan portfolio has trended positively in 2025, although at a slower pace than expected at the start of the year due to a large loan prepayment in late first quarter,” noted Beattie.  

 

The investment portfolio decreased 3.1% to $127.9 million during the second quarter of 2025 from $132.3 million at the end of the first quarter of 2025.  Due to lower market rates on investments over the year and reductions in the investment portfolio as investments were called or matured, the AOCI decreased to $8.8 million at the end of the second quarter of 2025 compared to $10.1 million at the end of the first quarter of 2025.  

 

Credit quality remains strong, with a decrease in non-performing loans during the quarter as a result of payoffs.  The allowance for credit losses as a percentage of loans increased to 1.08% from the prior.  During the quarter, the provision for credit losses was $278 thousand.

 

“The Company experienced solid improvement in its return on average assets during the second quarter, increasing by 5 basis points to 1.01% from 0.96% in the first quarter of 2025,” commented Beattie.  “The improvement in return on average assets was directly attributed to the increase in net interest income of $356 thousand over first quarter of 2025, as well as a $146 thousand increase in non-interest income during the quarter, both of which outpaced the growth in non-interest expense,” added Beattie.  During the second quarter of 2025, revenue from Steelhead, the Bank’s factoring division, was up $77 thousand, while other non-interest income was up $68 thousand as a result of gains on sale of SBA loans.  Non-interest expenses totaled $5.9 million in the second quarter, up $126 thousand from the first quarter of 2025.  The increase was not materially impacted by any one expense category.  

 

The Bank’s leverage ratio was 14.03% as of June 30, 2025, compared to 13.80% as of March 31, 2025.  The Company’s tangible common equity was $89.7 million as of June 30, 2025, compared to $86.8 million as of March 31, 2025.  During the quarter, the Company executed on its stock repurchase plan and successfully repurchased 39,057 shares at a weighted average price of $14.42 per share.

 

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