-

Mechanics Bancorp Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results

WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mechanics Bancorp (Nasdaq: MCHB):

Fourth Quarter Highlights

$22.4 billion

Total Assets

 

$124.3 million

Net Income

 

14.07%

CET1 Ratio (1)

 

$12.93
Book Value Per Share
$7.81
T
angible Book Value Per Share (2)

Mechanics Bancorp (Nasdaq: MCHB) (“Mechanics” or the “Company”), the financial holding company of Mechanics Bank, today announced its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. Mechanics reported net income of $124.3 million, or $0.54 per diluted share (3), for the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to $55.2 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2025. For 2025, Mechanics reported net income of $265.7 million, or $1.22 per diluted share, compared to $29.0 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, for 2024. Mechanics’ financial results in 2025 were materially impacted by the merger of HomeStreet Bank with and into Mechanics Bank, which was completed on September 2, 2025. Refer to “Presentation of Results – HomeStreet Bank Merger” below for additional information about the presentation of the financial statements following the merger. In addition, financial results for the fourth quarter of 2025 were impacted by the Company’s adoption of new accounting guidance for certain loans acquired in the HomeStreet merger. Refer to “Adoption of Purchased Seasoned Loans Accounting Standard” for additional discussion.

C.J. Johnson, President and CEO of Mechanics, said, “We had a very strong fourth quarter and I’m quite pleased with the progress that’s been made on our merger integration. More hard work remains, but I’m confident we’ll finish the job and be well-positioned for continued success in 2026 and beyond.”

Fourth Quarter and Year End 2025 Highlights:

  • Total assets of $22.4 billion at December 31, 2025, compared with $22.7 billion at September 30, 2025 and $16.5 billion at December 31, 2024.
  • Total loans of $14.2 billion at December 31, 2025, resulting in a loans-to-deposits ratio of 75%, compared with $14.6 billion at September 30, 2025 and $9.6 billion at December 31, 2024.
  • Total deposits of $19.0 billion at December 31, 2025, compared with $19.5 billion at September 30, 2025 and $13.9 billion at December 31, 2024, and noninterest-bearing deposits of $6.7 billion at December 31, 2025, compared with $6.7 billion at September 30, 2025 and $5.6 billion at December 31, 2024.
  • Total cost of deposits was 1.43% for the quarter and 1.40% for the year ended December 31, 2025.
  • Strong capital ratios (1), including an estimated 16.28% Total risk-based capital ratio, 14.07% Tier 1 capital ratio, 14.07% CET1 capital ratio and 8.65% Tier 1 leverage ratio at December 31, 2025.

(1)

Regulatory capital ratios at December 31, 2025 are preliminary.

(2)

Non-GAAP measure. Refer to section “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations” below.

(3)

Unless otherwise specified, refers to diluted earnings per share for Class A common stock.

  • Allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) to total loans of 1.08%, down from 1.16% at the prior quarter-end.
  • No wholesale funding, as all HomeStreet Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) borrowings and brokered deposits have been paid off.
  • Preliminary bargain purchase gain recognized of $145.5 million from the HomeStreet merger, consisting of $55.1 million in the fourth quarter and $90.4 million in the third quarter. The additional bargain purchase gain in the fourth quarter resulted from an updated valuation on Mechanics Bank’s Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (“DUS”) intangible as a result of the agreement announced in the fourth quarter of 2025 to sell our DUS business line to Fifth Third Bank, which is subject to Fannie Mae’s approval and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026.
  • Non-recurring acquisition and integration costs of $3.5 million in the quarter, compared to $63.9 million in the prior quarter. Such costs were $73.4 million in 2025.

Presentation of Results – HomeStreet Bank Merger

On September 2, 2025, the merger of HomeStreet Bank, the wholly owned subsidiary of Mechanics Bancorp (formerly known as HomeStreet, Inc.) with and into Mechanics Bank, was completed. Mechanics Bank is the accounting acquirer (legal acquiree), HomeStreet Bank is the accounting acquiree and Mechanics Bancorp is the legal acquirer. Mechanics’ financial results for all periods ended prior to September 2, 2025 reflect Mechanics Bank’s historical financial results on a standalone basis. In addition, Mechanics’ reported financial results for the year ended December 31, 2025 reflect Mechanics Bank’s financial results on a standalone basis until the closing of the merger on September 2, 2025 and results of the combined company from September 2, 2025 through December 31, 2025. For periods prior to September 2, 2025, the number of shares issued and outstanding, earnings per share, and all references to share quantities or metrics of Mechanics have been retrospectively restated to reflect the equivalent number of shares issued in the merger since the merger was accounted for as a reverse acquisition. As the accounting acquirer, Mechanics Bank remeasured the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the merger as of September 2, 2025 at their acquisition date fair values. The estimates of fair value were recorded based on valuations as of the merger date. These estimates are considered preliminary as of December 31, 2025, are subject to change for up to one year after the merger date, and any changes could be material.

Adoption of Purchased Seasoned Loans Accounting Standard

The Company early adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2025-08, “Financial Instruments–Credit Losses (Topic 326): Purchased Loans,” during the fourth quarter of 2025. This new standard, which the Company elected to early adopt as of January 1, 2025, requires acquired loans that meet certain criteria at acquisition (purchased seasoned loans) to be recognized at their purchase price plus the amount of the allowance for expected credit losses (gross-up approach). As a result, for purchased seasoned loans acquired in the HomeStreet merger, the Company established an allowance for credit losses of $20.3 million at the date of acquisition for these loans and reversed the provision for credit losses recorded in the third quarter. The impact of the adjustments is reflected in the fourth quarter 2025 results presented in this earnings release. Required disclosures regarding the impact of the adoption and its impact on reported third quarter 2025 results will be presented when the Company files its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. In addition, third quarter 2025 results will be retrospectively adjusted when the Company files its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2026.

INCOME STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Summary Income Statement

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

Year Ended

(in thousands)

 

December 31,
2025

 

September 30,
2025

 

December 31,
2024

 

December 31,
2025

 

December 31,
2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total interest income

 

$

255,138

 

 

$

204,888

 

 

$

176,852

 

 

$

811,764

 

 

$

735,718

 

Total interest expense

 

 

73,673

 

 

 

59,218

 

 

 

48,452

 

 

 

226,046

 

 

 

216,549

 

Net interest income

 

 

181,465

 

 

 

145,670

 

 

 

128,400

 

 

 

585,718

 

 

 

519,169

 

Provision (reversal of provision) for credit losses on loans

 

 

(22,160

)

 

 

46,058

 

 

 

(4,243

)

 

 

20,503

 

 

 

(1,559

)

Provision (reversal of provision) for credit losses on unfunded lending commitments

 

 

(1,316

)

 

 

960

 

 

 

(465

)

 

 

(987

)

 

 

52

 

Total provision (reversal of provision) for credit losses

 

 

(23,476

)

 

 

47,018

 

 

 

(4,708

)

 

 

19,516

 

 

 

(1,507

)

Net gain (loss) on sales and calls of investment securities

 

 

276

 

 

 

155

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,568

 

 

 

(207,203

)

Bargain purchase gain

 

 

55,097

 

 

 

90,363

 

 

 

 

 

 

145,460

 

 

 

 

Other noninterest income

 

 

23,148

 

 

 

19,260

 

 

 

18,535

 

 

 

72,877

 

 

 

68,083

 

Total noninterest income (loss)

 

 

78,521

 

 

 

109,778

 

 

 

18,535

 

 

 

222,905

 

 

 

(139,120

)

Acquisition and integration costs

 

 

3,507

 

 

 

63,869

 

 

 

 

 

 

73,365

 

 

 

 

Other noninterest expense

 

 

126,003

 

 

 

99,460

 

 

 

84,449

 

 

 

396,192

 

 

 

345,859

 

Total noninterest expense

 

 

129,510

 

 

 

163,329

 

 

 

84,449

 

 

 

469,557

 

 

 

345,859

 

Income before income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

153,952

 

 

 

45,101

 

 

 

67,194

 

 

 

319,550

 

 

 

35,697

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

29,650

 

 

 

(10,060

)

 

 

15,531

 

 

 

53,811

 

 

 

6,698

 

Net income

 

$

124,302

 

 

$

55,161

 

 

$

51,663

 

 

$

265,739

 

 

$

28,999

 

Net Interest Income

Q4 2025 vs. Q3 2025

Net interest income in the fourth quarter of 2025 was $35.8 million higher than the third quarter of 2025 primarily as a result of the merger with HomeStreet Bank in September 2025. Mechanics’ net interest margin increased from 3.36% to 3.47% primarily due to the full quarter of interest income on the HomeStreet acquired loans and slightly lower cost of deposits.

Full Year 2025 vs. Full Year 2024

Net interest income in 2025 increased $66.5 million as compared to 2024 due primarily to an increase in net interest margin from 3.31% in 2024 to 3.43% in 2025. The increase in net interest margin is primarily due to a 15 basis point reduction in the rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities and a 7 basis point increase on interest-earning asset yields. The decrease in rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities was primarily driven by the payoff of $750 million of Bank Term Funding Program (“BTFP”) borrowings in September 2024, partially offset by higher borrowing costs on acquired debt from the HomeStreet merger. The increase in earning asset yields was primarily driven by higher yields on the investment securities portfolio as a result of higher yields on purchases in 2025.

Provision for Credit Losses

Q4 2025 vs. Q3 2025

The provision for credit losses in the fourth quarter of 2025, which consists of the provision for credit losses on loans and provision for unfunded commitments, was a reversal of provision of $23.5 million, compared to a provision of $47.0 million for the third quarter of 2025. The reversal of provision in the fourth quarter of 2025 was primarily the result of the adoption of ASU 2025-08, which eliminated the double count of the credit mark and the allowance for credit losses on the non-PCD HomeStreet purchased seasoned loans, in addition to lower loan balances due to repayments during the quarter.

Full Year 2025 vs. Full Year 2024

The provision for credit losses for loans and unfunded commitments was $19.5 million in 2025, compared to a $1.5 million reversal of provision in 2024. The increase in provision for 2025 was primarily driven by updates to ACL factors that were driven by a re-evaluation of future economic conditions and interest rate repricing risk.

Noninterest Income

Q4 2025 vs. Q3 2025

Noninterest income in the fourth quarter of 2025 decreased from the third quarter of 2025 primarily due to the bargain purchase gain from the HomeStreet merger, which was $90.4 million in the third quarter and $55.1 million in the fourth quarter.

Full Year 2025 vs. Full Year 2024

Noninterest income for 2025 increased from 2024 primarily due to the bargain purchase gain of $145.5 million from the HomeStreet merger in 2025 and the $207.2 million loss on the sale of lower yielding AFS investment securities as part of a balance sheet restructure in 2024.

Nathan Duda added, “With the updated valuation on the DUS intangible, our bargain purchase gain recognized on the HomeStreet acquisition has increased to a total of $145.5 million, which significantly exceeds our original expectations.”

Noninterest Expense

Q4 2025 vs. Q3 2025

Noninterest expense decreased $33.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to the third quarter of 2025, primarily due to non-recurring acquisition and integration related costs of $63.9 million recognized with the HomeStreet merger in the third quarter, partially offset by a full quarter of legacy HomeStreet operating expenses in the fourth quarter.

Full Year 2025 vs. Full Year 2024

Noninterest expense increased $123.7 million for 2025 compared to 2024 primarily due to acquisition and integration related costs of $73.4 million, increases in salaries and employee benefits expense, and four months of legacy HomeStreet operating expenses after the merger.

C.J. Johnson said, “We continue to make progress eliminating redundant costs from the combined banks and are well on our way to achieving our expected cost saves by the fourth quarter of 2026.”

Income Taxes

Q4 2025 vs. Q3 2025

Our effective tax rate during the fourth quarter of 2025 was 19.3% as compared to (22.3)% in the third quarter of 2025 and our federal statutory rate was 21.0%. The bargain purchase gain from the merger with HomeStreet, which is an after-tax item, was $55.1 million in the fourth quarter and $90.4 million in the third quarter. The bargain purchase gain was the primary reason for the low effective tax rate in the fourth quarter and the negative effective tax rate in the third quarter.

Full Year 2025 vs. Full Year 2024

Our effective tax rate for 2025 was 16.8% as compared to 18.8% for 2024 and our federal statutory rate was 21.0%. The $145.5 million bargain purchase gain was the primary reason for the low effective tax rate in 2025.

BALANCE SHEET HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Balance Sheet Items

 

(in thousands)

 

December 31,
2025

 

September 30,
2025

 

June 30,
2025

 

March 31,
2025

 

December 31,
2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

1,029,983

 

$

1,442,647

 

$

2,078,960

 

$

798,309

 

$

999,711

Trading securities

 

 

49,518

 

 

50,357

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities available-for-sale

 

 

3,993,385

 

 

3,490,478

 

 

2,562,438

 

 

3,586,322

 

 

3,065,251

Securities held-to-maturity

 

 

1,336,632

 

 

1,363,636

 

 

1,391,211

 

 

1,416,914

 

 

1,440,494

Loans held for investment (before ACL)

 

 

14,176,936

 

 

14,568,795

 

 

9,239,834

 

 

9,416,024

 

 

9,643,497

Total assets

 

 

22,351,475

 

 

22,708,820

 

 

16,571,173

 

 

16,540,317

 

 

16,490,112

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

 

$

6,744,082

 

$

6,748,479

 

$

5,453,890

 

$

5,495,994

 

$

5,616,116

Total deposits

 

 

19,024,997

 

 

19,452,819

 

 

13,968,863

 

 

13,986,226

 

 

13,941,804

Long-term debt

 

 

192,014

 

 

190,123

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

19,489,100

 

 

19,934,686

 

 

14,154,556

 

 

14,166,227

 

 

14,188,244

Total shareholders’ equity

 

 

2,862,375

 

 

2,774,134

 

 

2,416,617

 

 

2,374,090

 

 

2,301,868

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Securities

Trading securities totaled $49.5 million at December 31, 2025, compared to $50.4 million at September 30, 2025 and were acquired in the HomeStreet merger. Securities available-for-sale increased by $502.9 million during the fourth quarter to $4.0 billion at December 31, 2025. Securities held-to-maturity decreased by $27.0 million in the fourth quarter and totaled $1.3 billion at December 31, 2025. The net increase in investment securities was primarily due to securities purchased during the quarter.

Loans

Total loans at December 31, 2025 were $14.2 billion, a decrease of $391.9 million from $14.6 billion at September 30, 2025, due primarily to loan repayments during the quarter.

Deposits

Total deposits decreased by $427.8 million during the fourth quarter of 2025 to $19.0 billion at December 31, 2025, due primarily to maturities of certificates of deposits acquired in the HomeStreet merger.

Noninterest-bearing accounts totaled $6.7 billion and represented 35% of total deposits at December 31, 2025, compared to $6.7 billion, or 35% of total deposits, at September 30, 2025.

Insured deposits of $12.2 billion represented 64% of total deposits at December 31, 2025, compared to insured deposits of $12.8 billion, or 66% of total deposits at September 30, 2025.

Borrowings

Total borrowings were $192.0 million at December 31, 2025, compared to $190.1 million at September 30, 2025, and includes subordinated notes, senior notes and trust preferred debt acquired in the HomeStreet merger.

Equity

During the fourth quarter of 2025, total shareholders’ equity increased by $88.2 million to $2.9 billion and tangible common equity (1) increased by $19.0 million to $1.8 billion at December 31, 2025. The increase in total shareholders’ equity for the fourth quarter resulted from net income in the fourth quarter of 2025, less dividends paid to common shareholders.

At December 31, 2025, book value per common share increased to $12.93, compared to $12.54 at September 30, 2025. At December 31, 2025, tangible book value per common share (1) increased to $7.81, compared to $7.73 at September 30, 2025.

(1)

Non-GAAP measure. Refer to section “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations” below.

CAPITAL AND LIQUIDITY

Capital ratios remain strong with Total risk-based capital at 16.28% and a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 8.65% at December 31, 2025. The following table presents our regulatory capital ratios as of the dates indicated:

 

December 31,
2025

 

September 30,
2025

 

June 30,
2025

 

March 31,
2025

 

December 31,
2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mechanics Bancorp (1),(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1 leverage capital (to average assets)

8.65

%

 

10.34

%

 

n/a

 

 

n/a

 

 

n/a

 

Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

14.07

%

 

13.42

%

 

n/a

 

 

n/a

 

 

n/a

 

Tier 1 risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets)

14.07

%

 

13.42

%

 

n/a

 

 

n/a

 

 

n/a

 

Total risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets)

16.28

%

 

15.57

%

 

n/a

 

 

n/a

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mechanics Bank (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1 leverage capital (to average assets)

9.58

%

 

11.46

%

 

10.16

%

 

9.91

%

 

9.66

%

Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

15.59

%

 

14.87

%

 

18.27

%

 

16.89

%

 

16.14

%

Tier 1 risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets)

15.59

%

 

14.87

%

 

18.27

%

 

16.89

%

 

16.14

%

Total risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets)

16.88

%

 

16.13

%

 

19.10

%

 

17.77

%

 

17.14

%

(1)

On September 2, 2025, HomeStreet Bank merged with and into Mechanics Bank, with Mechanics Bank surviving the merger and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mechanics Bancorp. As a result, for periods prior to September 30, 2025, regulatory capital ratios are only presented for Mechanics Bank.

(2)

Regulatory capital ratios at December 31, 2025 are preliminary.

At December 31, 2025, Mechanics had available borrowing capacity of $6.2 billion from the FHLB, $4.4 billion from the Federal Reserve and $5.3 billion under borrowing lines established with other financial institutions.

CREDIT QUALITY

Asset Quality Information and Ratios

 

(dollars in thousands)

December 31, 2025

 

September 30,
2025

 

June 30,
2025

 

March 31, 2025

 

December 31,
2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delinquent loans held for investment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-89 days past due

$

58,459

 

 

$

55,883

 

 

$

106,710

 

 

$

100,225

 

 

$

91,337

 

90+ days past due

 

34,686

 

 

 

38,316

 

 

 

10,660

 

 

 

5,248

 

 

 

6,082

 

Total delinquent loans

$

93,145

 

 

$

94,199

 

 

$

117,370

 

 

$

105,473

 

 

$

97,419

 

Total delinquent loans to loans held for investment

 

0.66

%

 

 

0.65

%

 

 

1.27

%

 

 

1.12

%

 

 

1.01

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonperforming assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonaccrual loans

$

42,863

 

 

$

60,586

 

 

$

18,606

 

 

$

9,905

 

 

$

10,693

 

90+ days past due and accruing

 

3,943

 

 

 

2,653

 

 

 

717

 

 

 

211

 

 

 

211

 

Total nonperforming loans

 

46,806

 

 

 

63,239

 

 

 

19,323

 

 

 

10,116

 

 

 

10,904

 

Foreclosed assets

 

4,990

 

 

 

1,675

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,400

 

 

 

15,600

 

Total nonperforming assets

$

51,796

 

 

$

64,914

 

 

$

19,323

 

 

$

23,516

 

 

$

26,504

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses on loans

$

153,319

 

 

$

168,959

 

 

$

68,334

 

 

$

75,515

 

 

$

88,558

 

Allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans held for investment

 

1.08

%

 

 

1.16

%

 

 

0.74

%

 

 

0.80

%

 

 

0.92

%

Allowance for credit losses on loans to nonaccrual loans

 

357.70

%

 

 

278.88

%

 

 

367.27

%

 

 

762.38

%

 

 

828.22

%

Nonaccrual loans to total loans held for investment

 

0.30

%

 

 

0.42

%

 

 

0.20

%

 

 

0.11

%

 

 

0.11

%

Nonperforming assets to total assets

 

0.23

%

 

 

0.29

%

 

 

0.12

%

 

 

0.14

%

 

 

0.16

%

At December 31, 2025, total delinquent loans were $93.1 million, compared to $94.2 million at September 30, 2025. Total delinquent loans as a percentage of total loans were 0.66% at December 31, 2025, as compared to 0.65% at September 30, 2025.

At December 31, 2025, nonperforming assets were $51.8 million, compared to $64.9 million at September 30, 2025. The decrease was mostly due to loan charge-offs and repayments. Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets decreased to 0.23% at December 31, 2025 as compared to 0.29% at September 30, 2025.

Allowance for Credit Losses

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

Year Ended

(dollars in thousands)

 

December 31,
2025

 

September 30,
2025

 

December 31,
2024

 

December 31,
2025

 

December 31,
2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses on loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 

$

168,959

 

 

$

68,334

 

 

$

103,481

 

 

$

88,558

 

 

$

133,778

 

Initial allowance on acquired purchased credit deteriorated (“PCD”) loans

 

 

 

 

 

63,494

 

 

 

 

 

 

63,494

 

 

 

 

Initial allowance on acquired purchased seasoned loans (“PSL”) (1)

 

 

20,252

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,252

 

 

 

 

Provision (reversal of provision) for credit losses (1)

 

 

(22,160

)

 

 

46,058

 

 

 

(4,243

)

 

 

20,503

 

 

 

(1,559

)

Loans charged off

 

 

(17,052

)

 

 

(12,803

)

 

 

(13,512

)

 

 

(52,021

)

 

 

(59,546

)

Recoveries

 

 

3,320

 

 

 

3,876

 

 

 

2,832

 

 

 

12,533

 

 

 

15,885

 

Ending balance

 

$

153,319

 

 

$

168,959

 

 

$

88,558

 

 

$

153,319

 

 

$

88,558

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses on unfunded lending commitments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 

$

8,431

 

 

$

3,735

 

 

$

4,831

 

 

$

4,366

 

 

$

4,314

 

Initial allowance on acquired loans

 

 

 

 

 

3,736

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,736

 

 

 

 

Provision (reversal of provision) for credit losses

 

 

(1,316

)

 

 

960

 

 

 

(465

)

 

 

(987

)

 

 

52

 

Ending balance

 

$

7,115

 

 

$

8,431

 

 

$

4,366

 

 

$

7,115

 

 

$

4,366

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net charge-offs to average loans (2)

 

 

0.38

%

 

 

0.32

%

 

 

0.43

%

 

 

0.36

%

 

 

0.43

%

(1)

The third quarter of 2025 included a provision for credit losses of $20.2 million for non-PCD loans, which are also considered purchased seasoned loans, acquired in the HomeStreet merger. As discussed in “Adoption of Purchased Seasoned Loans Accounting Standard,” in the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company established an allowance for credit losses of $20.3 million at the date of acquisition for these loans and reversed the provision for credit losses recorded in the third quarter. Required disclosures regarding the impact of the adoption and its impact on reported third quarter 2025 results will be presented when the Company files its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. In addition, third quarter 2025 results will be retrospectively adjusted when the Company files its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2026.

(2)

For periods less than a year, ratios are annualized.

The allowance for credit losses on loans totaled $153.3 million, or 1.08% of total loans at December 31, 2025, compared to $169.0 million, or 1.16% of total loans at September 30, 2025. The allowance decreased due to repayments in the auto portfolio, which has a higher level of reserves, and the charge off of a specific reserve associated with an acquired syndicated loan.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its fourth quarter 2025 financial results at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Friday, January 30, 2026. Investors and analysts interested in participating in the call are invited to dial 1-833-470-1428 (international callers please dial 1-646-844-6383) and use access code 763176 approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company’s website at https://ir.mechanicsbank.com. The earnings presentation for the call will also be available on the Company’s Investor Relations website prior to the call.

A replay of the conference call will be available within two hours of the conclusion of the call and can be accessed through the News & Events tab of the Company’s website as well as by dialing 1-866-813-9403 (international callers please dial 1-929-458-6194). The pin to access the telephone replay is 196939. The replay will be available until 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on February 6, 2026.

About Mechanics Bancorp

Mechanics Bancorp (NASDAQ: MCHB) is headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., and is the financial holding company of Mechanics Bank, a full-service bank with $22.4 billion in assets as of December 31, 2025, and 166 branches across California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii. Founded in 1905 to help families, businesses and communities prosper, Mechanics Bank offers a wide range of products and services in consumer and business banking, commercial lending, cash management services, private banking, and comprehensive wealth management and trust services.

To learn more, visit www.MechanicsBank.com.

Cautionary Note

The information contained herein is preliminary and based on Company data available at the time of this earnings release. It speaks only as of the particular date or dates included in the earnings release. Except as required by law, Mechanics does not undertake an obligation to, and disclaims any duty to, update any of the information herein.

Forward-Looking Statements

This earnings release, including information incorporated by reference herein, contains, and future oral and written statements of the Company and its management may contain, forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, contained or incorporated by reference in this Annual Report, including statements regarding our plans, objectives, expectations, strategies, beliefs, or future performance or events, are forward-looking statements. Generally, forward-looking statements include the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “look,” “may,” “optimistic,” “plan,” “potential,” “projection,” “should,” “will,” and “would” and similar expressions (or the negative of these terms), although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, estimates, and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from any results, performance or events expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Furthermore, the following factors, among others, may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations in the forward-looking statements, including those set forth in this earnings release:

  • substantial non-recurring and integration costs, which may be greater than anticipated due to unexpected events;
  • failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the HomeStreet merger;
  • our ability to effectively manage our expanded operations;
  • negative developments and events impacting the financial services industry;
  • the soundness of other financial institutions;
  • our ability to maintain sufficient liquidity, or an increase in the cost of liquidity;
  • unpredictable economic, market and business conditions;
  • interest rate risk, and fluctuations in interest rates;
  • inflationary pressures and rising prices;
  • adverse changes in real estate market values;
  • the impact of climate change, including indirectly through impacts on our customers;
  • the adequacy of our allowances for credit losses for loans and debt securities;
  • incurring losses in our loan portfolio despite strict adherence to our underwriting practices;
  • fluctuations in our mortgage origination business based upon seasonal and other factors;
  • our geographic concentration, which may magnify the adverse effects and consequences of any regional or local economic downturn;
  • the accuracy of independent appraisals to determine the value of the real estate that secures a substantial portion of our loans;
  • the ability of our small- to medium-sized borrowers to weather adverse business developments;
  • our ability to fully identify and mitigate exposure to the various risks that we face, including interest rate, credit, liquidity and market risk;
  • our ability to mitigate our exposure to interest rate risk;
  • negative publicity regarding us, or financial institutions in general;
  • environmental liability risk associated with our lending activities;
  • our ability to adapt our services to changes in the marketplace related to mortgage servicing or origination, technology or in changes in the requirements of governmental authorities and customers;
  • our ability to develop, implement and maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting;
  • the potential that we may identify material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting in the future, which may result in material misstatements of our financial statements;
  • the potential that we may write off goodwill and other intangible assets resulting from business combinations;
  • dependence on our management team;
  • exposure to fraudulent and negligent acts by our customers and the parties they do business with, as well as from employees, contractors and vendors;
  • legal claims and litigation, including potential securities law liabilities;
  • employee class action lawsuits or other legal proceedings;
  • our ability to raise additional capital, if needed;
  • competition from other financial institutions and financial service companies;
  • regulatory restrictions that may delay, impede or prohibit our ability to consider certain acquisitions and opportunities;
  • extensive supervision and regulation that could restrict our activities and impose financial requirements or limitations on the conduct of our business and limit our ability to generate income;
  • our ability to comply with stringent capital requirements;
  • the impact of federal and state regulators’ examination of our business;
  • our ability to comply with the Bank Secrecy Act and other anti-money laundering statutes and regulations;
  • our reliance on dividends from Mechanics Bank;
  • our ability to raise debt or capital to pay off our debts upon maturity;
  • our level of indebtedness following the completion of the HomeStreet merger;
  • increasing and continually evolving cybersecurity and other technological risks;
  • our ability to adapt to rapid technological change;
  • our ability to effectively implement new technological solutions or enhancements to existing systems or platforms;
  • our dependence on our computer and communications systems;
  • Ford Financial Funds and their controlled affiliates control approximately 77% of the voting power of Mechanics, and have the ability to elect all of our directors and control most other matters submitted to our shareholders for approval;
  • we are a “controlled company” within the meaning of the rules of NASDAQ and, as a result, we qualify for, and rely on, exemptions from certain corporate governance standards;
  • future sales of shares by existing shareholders could cause our stock price to decline;
  • our reliance on certain entities affiliated with the Ford Financial Funds for services;
  • reduced disclosure requirements as a smaller reporting company; and
  • certain of our shareholders have registration rights, the exercise of which could adversely affect the trading price of our common stock.

A discussion of the factors, risks and uncertainties that could affect our financial results, business goals and operational and financial objectives is also contained in the Risk Factors included on Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 2, 2025. We strongly recommend readers review those disclosures in conjunction with the discussions herein. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified, and should not be relied upon as a prediction of actual results or future events.

Forward-looking statements in this earnings release are based on management’s expectations at the time such statements are made and speak only as of the date made. The Company does not assume any obligation or undertake to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this earnings release as a result of new information, future events or developments, except as required by federal securities or other applicable laws, although the Company may do so from time to time. All future written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or any person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to above. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and factors that the Company currently deems immaterial may become material, and it is impossible for the Company to predict these events or how they may affect the Company.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

 

(dollars in thousands)

December 31, 2025

 

September 30,
2025

 

June 30,
2025

 

March 31,
2025

 

December 31,
2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

1,029,983

 

 

$

1,442,647

 

 

$

2,078,960

 

 

$

798,309

 

 

$

999,711

 

Trading securities

 

49,518

 

 

 

50,357

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities available-for-sale

 

3,993,385

 

 

 

3,490,478

 

 

 

2,562,438

 

 

 

3,586,322

 

 

 

3,065,251

 

Securities held-to-maturity

 

1,336,632

 

 

 

1,363,636

 

 

 

1,391,211

 

 

 

1,416,914

 

 

 

1,440,494

 

Loans held for sale

 

5,967

 

 

 

54,985

 

 

 

415

 

 

 

219

 

 

 

543

 

Loan receivables

 

14,176,936

 

 

 

14,568,795

 

 

 

9,239,834

 

 

 

9,416,024

 

 

 

9,643,497

 

Allowance for credit losses on loans

 

(153,319

)

 

 

(168,959

)

 

 

(68,334

)

 

 

(75,515

)

 

 

(88,558

)

Net loan receivables

 

14,023,617

 

 

 

14,399,836

 

 

 

9,171,500

 

 

 

9,340,509

 

 

 

9,554,939

 

Mortgage servicing rights

 

85,832

 

 

 

88,595

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other real estate owned

 

4,990

 

 

 

1,675

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,400

 

 

 

15,600

 

Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost

 

17,292

 

 

 

17,294

 

 

 

17,250

 

 

 

17,250

 

 

 

17,250

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

143,895

 

 

 

143,917

 

 

 

114,715

 

 

 

115,509

 

 

 

117,362

 

Bank-owned life insurance

 

170,339

 

 

 

169,163

 

 

 

84,786

 

 

 

84,300

 

 

 

83,741

 

Goodwill

 

843,305

 

 

 

843,305

 

 

 

843,305

 

 

 

843,305

 

 

 

843,305

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

212,491

 

 

 

143,264

 

 

 

33,309

 

 

 

35,975

 

 

 

38,744

 

Right-of-use asset

 

82,076

 

 

 

85,657

 

 

 

56,696

 

 

 

56,268

 

 

 

53,545

 

Interest receivable and other assets

 

352,153

 

 

 

414,011

 

 

 

216,588

 

 

 

232,037

 

 

 

259,627

 

TOTAL ASSETS

$

22,351,475

 

 

$

22,708,820

 

 

$

16,571,173

 

 

$

16,540,317

 

 

$

16,490,112

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

$

6,744,082

 

 

$

6,748,479

 

 

$

5,453,890

 

 

$

5,495,994

 

 

$

5,616,116

 

Interest-bearing transaction accounts

 

8,128,832

 

 

 

7,918,670

 

 

 

6,359,590

 

 

 

6,357,909

 

 

 

6,138,909

 

Savings and time deposits

 

4,152,083

 

 

 

4,785,670

 

 

 

2,155,383

 

 

 

2,132,323

 

 

 

2,186,779

 

Total deposits

 

19,024,997

 

 

 

19,452,819

 

 

 

13,968,863

 

 

 

13,986,226

 

 

 

13,941,804

 

Long-term debt

 

192,014

 

 

 

190,123

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease liability

 

86,794

 

 

 

90,796

 

 

 

59,233

 

 

 

58,914

 

 

 

56,094

 

Interest payable and other liabilities

 

185,295

 

 

 

200,948

 

 

 

126,460

 

 

 

121,087

 

 

 

190,346

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

19,489,100

 

 

 

19,934,686

 

 

 

14,154,556

 

 

 

14,166,227

 

 

 

14,188,244

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

2,402,193

 

 

 

2,401,989

 

 

 

2,122,374

 

 

 

2,122,117

 

 

 

2,122,117

 

Retained earnings

 

456,695

 

 

 

380,954

 

 

 

325,793

 

 

 

283,308

 

 

 

239,517

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

 

3,487

 

 

 

(8,809

)

 

 

(31,550

)

 

 

(31,335

)

 

 

(59,766

)

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

2,862,375

 

 

 

2,774,134

 

 

 

2,416,617

 

 

 

2,374,090

 

 

 

2,301,868

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

$

22,351,475

 

 

$

22,708,820

 

 

$

16,571,173

 

 

$

16,540,317

 

 

$

16,490,112

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares outstanding-Class A and B

 

221,305,009

 

 

 

221,203,135

 

 

 

202,015,832

 

 

 

201,999,328

 

 

 

201,999,328

 

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

Year Ended

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

December 31, 2025

 

September 30, 2025

 

December 31, 2024

 

December 31, 2025

 

December 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTEREST INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans interest and fees

$

192,591

 

 

$

141,773

 

 

$

124,504

 

 

$

572,272

 

 

$

528,514

 

Investment securities

 

49,529

 

 

 

40,266

 

 

 

40,572

 

 

 

179,393

 

 

 

131,810

 

Interest-bearing cash and other

 

13,018

 

 

 

22,849

 

 

 

11,776

 

 

 

60,099

 

 

 

75,394

 

Total interest income

 

255,138

 

 

 

204,888

 

 

 

176,852

 

 

 

811,764

 

 

 

735,718

 

INTEREST EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

68,967

 

 

 

57,496

 

 

 

48,399

 

 

 

219,618

 

 

 

189,258

 

Borrowed funds

 

 

 

 

124

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

124

 

 

 

26,429

 

Long-term debt

 

4,706

 

 

 

1,598

 

 

 

52

 

 

 

6,304

 

 

 

862

 

Total interest expense

 

73,673

 

 

 

59,218

 

 

 

48,452

 

 

 

226,046

 

 

 

216,549

 

Net interest income

 

181,465

 

 

 

145,670

 

 

 

128,400

 

 

 

585,718

 

 

 

519,169

 

Provision (reversal of provision) for credit losses on loans

 

(22,160

)

 

 

46,058

 

 

 

(4,243

)

 

 

20,503

 

 

 

(1,559

)

Provision (reversal of provision) for credit losses on unfunded lending commitments

 

(1,316

)

 

 

960

 

 

 

(465

)

 

 

(987

)

 

 

52

 

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

 

204,941

 

 

 

98,652

 

 

 

133,108

 

 

 

566,202

 

 

 

520,676

 

NONINTEREST INCOME (LOSS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service charges on deposit accounts

 

6,360

 

 

 

5,875

 

 

 

5,796

 

 

 

23,221

 

 

 

23,650

 

Trust fees and commissions

 

3,565

 

 

 

3,117

 

 

 

3,478

 

 

 

13,017

 

 

 

12,319

 

ATM network fee income

 

4,137

 

 

 

3,425

 

 

 

3,074

 

 

 

13,490

 

 

 

12,158

 

Loan servicing income

 

1,873

 

 

 

680

 

 

 

182

 

 

 

2,898

 

 

 

968

 

Net gain (loss) on sales and calls of investment securities

 

276

 

 

 

155

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,568

 

 

 

(207,203

)

Income from bank-owned life insurance

 

1,699

 

 

 

2,120

 

 

 

456

 

 

 

4,848

 

 

 

2,600

 

Bargain purchase gain

 

55,097

 

 

 

90,363

 

 

 

 

 

 

145,460

 

 

 

 

Other

 

5,514

 

 

 

4,043

 

 

 

5,549

 

 

 

15,403

 

 

 

16,388

 

Total noninterest income (loss)

 

78,521

 

 

 

109,778

 

 

 

18,535

 

 

 

222,905

 

 

 

(139,120

)

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

68,566

 

 

 

54,168

 

 

 

43,456

 

 

 

219,319

 

 

 

191,173

 

Occupancy

 

11,967

 

 

 

9,566

 

 

 

8,200

 

 

 

37,842

 

 

 

32,313

 

Equipment

 

9,826

 

 

 

7,288

 

 

 

5,771

 

 

 

29,271

 

 

 

23,414

 

Professional services

 

6,816

 

 

 

5,560

 

 

 

5,976

 

 

 

23,199

 

 

 

21,374

 

FDIC assessments and regulatory fees

 

1,851

 

 

 

2,722

 

 

 

5,946

 

 

 

8,999

 

 

 

14,625

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

7,479

 

 

 

4,251

 

 

 

2,742

 

 

 

17,134

 

 

 

13,447

 

Data processing

 

4,876

 

 

 

3,315

 

 

 

2,167

 

 

 

11,741

 

 

 

8,901

 

Loan related

 

3,802

 

 

 

4,439

 

 

 

1,559

 

 

 

13,038

 

 

 

6,975

 

Marketing and advertising

 

1,123

 

 

 

680

 

 

 

666

 

 

 

3,131

 

 

 

3,269

 

Other real estate owned related

 

(221

)

 

 

(103

)

 

 

617

 

 

 

2,464

 

 

 

2,505

 

Acquisition and integration costs

 

3,507

 

 

 

63,869

 

 

 

 

 

 

73,365

 

 

 

 

Other

 

9,918

 

 

 

7,574

 

 

 

7,349

 

 

 

30,054

 

 

 

27,863

 

Total noninterest expense

 

129,510

 

 

 

163,329

 

 

 

84,449

 

 

 

469,557

 

 

 

345,859

 

Income before income tax expense (benefit)

 

153,952

 

 

 

45,101

 

 

 

67,194

 

 

 

319,550

 

 

 

35,697

 

INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT)

 

29,650

 

 

 

(10,060

)

 

 

15,531

 

 

 

53,811

 

 

 

6,698

 

NET INCOME

$

124,302

 

 

$

55,161

 

 

$

51,663

 

 

$

265,739

 

 

$

28,999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A common stock

$

0.54

 

 

$

0.25

 

 

$

0.24

 

 

$

1.22

 

 

$

0.14

 

Class B common stock

$

5.36

 

 

$

2.53

 

 

$

2.44

 

 

$

12.03

 

 

$

1.37

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A common stock

$

0.54

 

 

$

0.25

 

 

$

0.24

 

 

$

1.22

 

 

$

0.14

 

Class B common stock

$

5.36

 

 

$

2.53

 

 

$

2.44

 

 

$

12.03

 

 

$

1.37

 

Basic weighted-average shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A common stock

 

220,865,980

 

 

 

207,189,764

 

 

 

200,884,880

 

 

 

207,512,468

 

 

 

200,878,747

 

Class B common stock

 

1,114,448

 

 

 

1,114,448

 

 

 

1,114,448

 

 

 

1,114,448

 

 

 

1,114,448

 

Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A common stock

 

221,095,493

 

 

 

207,258,678

 

 

 

200,977,311

 

 

 

207,617,154

 

 

 

200,938,167

 

Class B common stock

 

1,114,448

 

 

 

1,114,448

 

 

 

1,114,448

 

 

 

1,114,448

 

 

 

1,114,448

 

LOANS HELD FOR INVESTMENT

 

(in thousands)

 

December 31,
2025

 

September 30,
2025

 

June 30,
2025

 

March 31,
2025

 

December 31,
2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

$

482,170

 

$

547,311

 

$

280,551

 

$

352,267

 

$

410,040

Commercial real estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multifamily

 

 

5,355,252

 

 

5,448,374

 

 

2,826,750

 

 

2,833,328

 

 

2,794,581

Non-owner occupied

 

 

1,740,277

 

 

1,864,040

 

 

1,551,617

 

 

1,618,001

 

 

1,657,597

Owner occupied

 

 

689,079

 

 

709,239

 

 

323,419

 

 

341,446

 

 

360,100

Construction and land development

 

 

493,992

 

 

535,776

 

 

135,013

 

 

119,089

 

 

104,430

Residential real estate

 

 

3,970,803

 

 

3,907,101

 

 

2,438,271

 

 

2,336,268

 

 

2,280,963

Auto

 

 

791,012

 

 

954,615

 

 

1,147,967

 

 

1,363,084

 

 

1,596,935

Other consumer

 

 

654,351

 

 

602,339

 

 

536,246

 

 

452,541

 

 

438,851

Total LHFI

 

$

14,176,936

 

$

14,568,795

 

$

9,239,834

 

$

9,416,024

 

$

9,643,497

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPOSITION OF DEPOSITS

 

(in thousands)

 

December 31,
2025

 

September 30,
2025

 

June 30,
2025

 

March 31,
2025

 

December 31,
2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits by product:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

 

$

6,744,082

 

$

6,748,479

 

$

5,453,890

 

$

5,495,994

 

$

5,616,116

Interest-bearing:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing demand deposits

 

 

1,878,468

 

 

1,733,215

 

 

1,331,785

 

 

1,384,081

 

 

1,435,266

Savings

 

 

1,367,475

 

 

1,398,430

 

 

1,173,943

 

 

1,201,988

 

 

1,216,900

Money market

 

 

6,250,364

 

 

6,185,455

 

 

5,027,805

 

 

4,973,828

 

 

4,703,643

Certificates of deposit

 

 

2,784,608

 

 

3,387,240

 

 

981,440

 

 

930,335

 

 

969,879

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

 

12,280,915

 

 

12,704,340

 

 

8,514,973

 

 

8,490,232

 

 

8,325,688

Total deposits

 

$

19,024,997

 

$

19,452,819

 

$

13,968,863

 

$

13,986,226

 

$

13,941,804

SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

Year Ended

 

December 31,
2025

 

September 30,
2025

 

December 31,
2024

 

December 31,
2025

 

December 31,
2024

Select performance ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average equity (1)

17.66

%

 

8.61

%

 

8.95

%

 

10.57

%

 

1.29

%

Return on average tangible equity (1) , (2)

28.47

%

 

14.17

%

 

15.09

%

 

17.37

%

 

2.83

%

Return on average assets (1)

2.20

%

 

1.18

%

 

1.25

%

 

1.44

%

 

0.17

%

Efficiency ratio

49.8

%

 

63.9

%

 

57.5

%

 

58.1

%

 

91.0

%

Efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) (2)

46.9

%

 

62.3

%

 

55.6

%

 

55.9

%

 

87.5

%

Net interest margin (1)

3.47

%

 

3.36

%

 

3.38

%

 

3.43

%

 

3.31

%

 

As of

 

December 31, 2025

 

September 30,
2025

 

June 30,
2025

 

March 31, 2025

 

December 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book value per share

$

12.93

 

 

$

12.54

 

 

$

11.96

 

 

$

11.75

 

 

$

11.40

 

Tangible book value per share (2)

$

7.81

 

 

$

7.73

 

 

$

7.26

 

 

$

7.05

 

 

$

6.70

 

Common equity ratio

 

12.81

%

 

 

12.22

%

 

 

14.58

%

 

 

14.35

%

 

 

13.96

%

Tangible common equity ratio (2)

 

8.48

%

 

 

8.23

%

 

 

9.81

%

 

 

9.54

%

 

 

9.10

%

Loans to deposit ratio

 

74.52

%

 

 

74.89

%

 

 

66.15

%

 

 

67.32

%

 

 

69.17

%

Full time equivalent employees

 

1,921

 

 

 

2,036

 

 

 

1,303

 

 

 

1,426

 

 

 

1,439

 

(1)

For periods less than a year, ratios are annualized.

(2)

Return on average tangible equity, efficiency ratio (excluding the impact of intangible amortization), tangible book value per share, and tangible common equity ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. For a reconciliation of these measures to the comparable GAAP financial measure or the computation of the measure, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations” below.

NET INTEREST MARGIN

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

September 30, 2025

 

December 31, 2024

(dollars in thousands)

 

Average

Balance

 

Interest

 

Average

Yield/Cost (1)

 

Average

Balance

 

Interest

 

Average

Yield/Cost (1)

 

Average

Balance

 

Interest

 

Average

Yield/Cost (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

1,094,743

 

$

10,262

 

3.72

%

 

$

1,851,414

 

$

19,858

 

4.26

%

 

$

935,774

 

$

10,348

 

4.40

%

Investment securities

 

 

5,090,812

 

 

49,529

 

3.86

%

 

 

4,248,163

 

 

40,266

 

3.76

%

 

 

4,319,572

 

 

40,572

 

3.74

%

Loans (2)

 

 

14,412,244

 

 

192,591

 

5.30

%

 

 

10,959,795

 

 

141,773

 

5.13

%

 

 

9,777,388

 

 

124,504

 

5.07

%

FHLB stock and other investments

 

 

149,275

 

 

2,756

 

7.33

%

 

 

119,880

 

 

2,991

 

9.90

%

 

 

98,779

 

 

1,428

 

5.75

%

Total interest-earning assets

 

 

20,747,074

 

 

255,138

 

4.88

%

 

 

17,179,252

 

 

204,888

 

4.73

%

 

 

15,131,513

 

 

176,852

 

4.65

%

Noninterest-earning assets

 

 

1,686,765

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,418,197

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,300,345

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

22,433,839

 

 

 

 

 

$

18,597,449

 

 

 

 

 

$

16,431,858

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand deposits

 

$

1,789,672

 

$

2,815

 

0.62

%

 

$

1,480,835

 

$

1,196

 

0.32

%

 

$

1,389,096

 

$

1,575

 

0.45

%

Money market and savings

 

 

7,637,068

 

 

40,636

 

2.11

%

 

 

6,701,690

 

 

42,382

 

2.51

%

 

 

6,012,678

 

 

39,718

 

2.63

%

Certificates of deposit

 

 

3,089,704

 

 

25,516

 

3.28

%

 

 

1,758,659

 

 

13,918

 

3.14

%

 

 

1,021,815

 

 

7,106

 

2.77

%

Total

 

 

12,516,444

 

 

68,967

 

2.19

%

 

 

9,941,184

 

 

57,496

 

2.29

%

 

 

8,423,589

 

 

48,399

 

2.29

%

Borrowings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

%

 

 

10,939

 

 

124

 

4.48

%

 

 

 

 

 

%

Long-term debt

 

 

190,783

 

 

4,706

 

9.79

%

 

 

63,034

 

 

1,598

 

10.06

%

 

 

3,545

 

 

53

 

5.88

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

12,707,227

 

 

73,673

 

2.30

%

 

 

10,015,157

 

 

59,218

 

2.35

%

 

 

8,427,134

 

 

48,452

 

2.29

%

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand deposits (3)

 

 

6,634,915

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,823,539

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,503,664

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

299,387

 

 

 

 

 

 

216,836

 

 

 

 

 

 

203,884

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

19,641,529

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,055,532

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,134,682

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

2,792,310

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,541,917

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,297,176

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

22,433,839

 

 

 

 

 

$

18,597,449

 

 

 

 

 

$

16,431,858

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

$

181,465

 

 

 

 

 

$

145,670

 

 

 

 

 

$

128,400

 

 

Net interest rate spread

 

 

 

 

 

2.58

%

 

 

 

 

 

2.38

%

 

 

 

 

 

2.36

%

Net interest margin

 

 

 

 

 

3.47

%

 

 

 

 

 

3.36

%

 

 

 

 

 

3.38

%

(1)

For periods less than a year, ratios are annualized.

(2)

Includes loans held for sale.

(3)

Cost of all deposits, including noninterest-bearing demand deposits, was 1.43%, 1.45% and 1.38% for the quarters ended December 31, 2025, September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

2025

 

2024

(dollars in thousands)

Average

Balance

 

Interest

 

Average

Yield/Cost

 

Average

Balance

 

Interest

 

Average

Yield/Cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

1,270,348

 

$

51,975

 

4.09

%

 

$

1,377,338

 

$

69,662

 

5.06

%

Investment securities

 

4,615,697

 

 

179,393

 

3.89

%

 

 

4,016,215

 

 

131,810

 

3.28

%

Loans (1)

 

11,063,647

 

 

572,272

 

5.17

%

 

 

10,177,692

 

 

528,514

 

5.19

%

FHLB stock and other investments

 

118,599

 

 

8,124

 

6.85

%

 

 

101,598

 

 

5,732

 

5.64

%

Total interest-earning assets

 

17,068,291

 

 

811,764

 

4.76

%

 

 

15,672,843

 

 

735,718

 

4.69

%

Noninterest-earning assets

 

1,426,002

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,330,445

 

 

 

 

Total assets

$

18,494,293

 

 

 

 

 

$

17,003,288

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand deposits

$

1,505,484

 

$

6,354

 

0.42

%

 

$

1,474,428

 

$

9,177

 

0.62

%

Money market and savings

 

6,660,081

 

 

162,114

 

2.43

%

 

 

5,835,061

 

 

151,689

 

2.60

%

Certificates of deposit

 

1,693,105

 

 

51,150

 

3.02

%

 

 

1,021,679

 

 

28,392

 

2.78

%

Total

 

9,858,670

 

 

219,618

 

2.23

%

 

 

8,331,168

 

 

189,258

 

2.27

%

Borrowings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings

 

2,760

 

 

124

 

4.48

%

 

 

553,284

 

 

26,429

 

4.78

%

Long-term debt

 

63,976

 

 

6,304

 

9.85

%

 

 

15,809

 

 

862

 

5.45

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

9,925,406

 

 

226,046

 

2.28

%

 

 

8,900,261

 

 

216,549

 

2.43

%

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand deposits (2)

 

5,817,264

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,640,938

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

236,997

 

 

 

 

 

 

206,823

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

15,979,667

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,748,022

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

2,514,626

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,255,266

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

18,494,293

 

 

 

 

 

$

17,003,288

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

$

585,718

 

 

 

 

 

$

519,169

 

 

Net interest spread

 

 

 

 

2.48

%

 

 

 

 

 

2.26

%

Net interest margin

 

 

 

 

3.43

%

 

 

 

 

 

3.31

%

(1)

Includes loans held for sale.

(2)

Cost of deposits including noninterest-bearing deposits, was 1.40% and 1.35% for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES AND RECONCILIATIONS

This document contains non-GAAP financial measures of our financial performance, including return on average tangible equity, efficiency ratio (excluding the impact of intangible amortization), tangible book value per share and tangible common equity ratio. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information because they are used by management to evaluate our operating performance, without the impact of goodwill and other intangible assets. However, these financial measures are not intended to be considered in isolation of or as a substitute for, or superior to, financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP and should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative to, its GAAP results. The non-GAAP financial measures Mechanics presents may differ from similarly captioned measures presented by other companies.

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Quarter Ended

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Average Equity and Return on Average Tangible Equity

 

Ref.

 

December 31, 2025

 

September 30,
2025

 

December 31, 2024

 

December 31, 2025

 

December 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

(a)

 

$

124,302

 

 

$

55,161

 

 

$

51,663

 

 

$

265,739

 

 

$

28,999

 

Add: intangibles amortization, net of tax (1)

 

 

 

 

5,442

 

 

 

3,040

 

 

 

1,961

 

 

 

12,305

 

 

 

9,615

 

Net income, excluding the impact of intangible amortization, net of tax

 

(b)

 

$

129,744

 

 

$

58,201

 

 

$

53,624

 

 

$

278,044

 

 

$

38,614

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average shareholders’ equity

 

(c)

 

$

2,792,310

 

 

$

2,541,917

 

 

$

2,297,176

 

 

$

2,514,626

 

 

$

2,255,266

 

Less: average goodwill and other intangible assets

 

 

 

 

984,105

 

 

 

912,679

 

 

 

883,522

 

 

 

914,226

 

 

 

888,462

 

Average tangible shareholders’ equity

 

(d)

 

$

1,808,205

 

 

$

1,629,238

 

 

$

1,413,654

 

 

$

1,600,400

 

 

$

1,366,804

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average equity (2)

 

(a) / (c)

 

 

17.66

%

 

 

8.61

%

 

 

8.95

%

 

 

10.57

%

 

 

1.29

%

Return on average tangible equity (non-GAAP) (2)

 

(b) / (d)

 

 

28.47

%

 

 

14.17

%

 

 

15.09

%

 

 

17.37

%

 

 

2.83

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Estimated statutory tax rate of 27.25% and 28.19% for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2025, respectively, and 28.50% for all other periods presented.

(2) For periods less than a year, ratios are annualized.

 

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

Year Ended

Efficiency Ratio

 

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

September 30,
2025

 

December 31, 2024

 

December 31, 2025

 

December 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest expense

 

(e)

 

$

129,510

 

 

$

163,329

 

 

$

84,449

 

 

$

469,557

 

 

$

345,859

 

Less: intangibles amortization

 

 

 

 

7,479

 

 

 

4,251

 

 

 

2,742

 

 

 

17,134

 

 

 

13,447

 

Noninterest expense, excluding the impact of intangible amortization

 

(f)

 

 

122,031

 

 

 

159,078

 

 

 

81,707

 

 

 

452,423

 

 

 

332,412

 

Net interest income

 

(g)

 

 

181,465

 

 

 

145,670

 

 

 

128,400

 

 

 

585,718

 

 

 

519,169

 

Noninterest income (loss)

 

(h)

 

 

78,521

 

 

 

109,778

 

 

 

18,535

 

 

 

222,905

 

 

 

(139,120

)

Efficiency ratio

 

(e) / (g+h)

 

 

49.8

%

 

 

63.9

%

 

 

57.5

%

 

 

58.1

%

 

 

91.0

%

Efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)

 

(f) / (g+h)

 

 

46.9

%

 

 

62.3

%

 

 

55.6

%

 

 

55.9

%

 

 

87.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of

Book Value per Share and Tangible Book Value per Share

 

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

September 30,
2025

 

June 30,
2025

 

March 31, 2025

 

December 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

(i)

 

$

2,862,375

 

 

$

2,774,134

 

 

$

2,416,617

 

 

$

2,374,090

 

 

$

2,301,868

 

Less: goodwill and other intangible assets

 

 

 

 

1,055,796

 

 

 

986,569

 

 

 

876,614

 

 

 

879,280

 

 

 

882,049

 

Total tangible shareholders’ equity

 

(j)

 

$

1,806,579

 

 

$

1,787,565

 

 

$

1,540,003

 

 

$

1,494,810

 

 

$

1,419,819

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares outstanding-Class A and B

 

(k)

 

 

221,305,009

 

 

 

221,203,135

 

 

 

202,015,832

 

 

 

201,999,328

 

 

 

201,999,328

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares outstanding-Class A

 

 

 

 

220,190,561

 

 

 

220,088,687

 

 

 

200,901,384

 

 

 

200,884,880

 

 

 

200,884,880

 

Common shares outstanding-Class B-adjusted

 

 

 

 

11,144,480

 

 

 

11,144,480

 

 

 

11,144,480

 

 

 

11,144,480

 

 

 

11,144,480

 

Shares outstanding at period end-adjusted (3)

 

(l)

 

 

231,335,041

 

 

 

231,233,167

 

 

 

212,045,864

 

 

 

212,029,360

 

 

 

212,029,360

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book value per share

 

(i) / (k)

 

$

12.93

 

 

$

12.54

 

 

$

11.96

 

 

$

11.75

 

 

$

11.40

 

Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)

 

(j) / (l)

 

$

7.81

 

 

$

7.73

 

 

$

7.26

 

 

$

7.05

 

 

$

6.70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3) Includes 11,144,480 Class A Shares issuable upon the conversion of 1,114,448 Class B Shares outstanding. Class B Shares also are treated as if such share had been converted into ten Class A Shares for purposes of calculating the economic rights of the Class B Shares, including upon liquidation of the Company or the declaration of dividends or distributions by the Company.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of

Common Equity Ratio and Tangible Common Equity Ratio

 

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

September 30,
2025

 

June 30,
2025

 

March 31, 2025

 

December 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

(m)

 

$

2,862,375

 

 

$

2,774,134

 

 

$

2,416,617

 

 

$

2,374,090

 

 

$

2,301,868

 

Less: goodwill and other intangible assets

 

 

 

 

1,055,796

 

 

 

986,569

 

 

 

876,614

 

 

 

879,280

 

 

 

882,049

 

Total tangible shareholders’ equity

 

(n)

 

$

1,806,579

 

 

$

1,787,565

 

 

$

1,540,003

 

 

$

1,494,810

 

 

$

1,419,819

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

(o)

 

$

22,351,475

 

 

$

22,708,820

 

 

$

16,571,173

 

 

$

16,540,317

 

 

$

16,490,112

 

Less: goodwill and other intangible assets

 

 

 

 

1,055,796

 

 

 

986,569

 

 

 

876,614

 

 

 

879,280

 

 

 

882,049

 

Total tangible assets

 

(p)

 

$

21,295,679

 

 

$

21,722,251

 

 

$

15,694,559

 

 

$

15,661,037

 

 

$

15,608,063

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common equity ratio

 

(m) / (o)

 

 

12.81

%

 

 

12.22

%

 

 

14.58

%

 

 

14.35

%

 

 

13.96

%

Tangible common equity ratio (non-GAAP)

 

(n) / (p)

 

 

8.48

%

 

 

8.23

%

 

 

9.81

%

 

 

9.54

%

 

 

9.10

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contacts

Investor Relations Inquiries:

Mechanics Bancorp
Nathan Duda
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
ir@mechanicsbank.com

Mechanics Bancorp

NASDAQ:MCHB

Release Versions

Contacts

Investor Relations Inquiries:

Mechanics Bancorp
Nathan Duda
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
ir@mechanicsbank.com

More News From Mechanics Bancorp

Mechanics Bancorp Announces Date of Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call

WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mechanics Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHB), the holding company of Mechanics Bank, today announced that its fourth quarter 2025 financial results will be released before the market opens on Friday, January 30, 2026. The Company will host a conference call and webcast at 11:00 a.m. ET the same day. Investors and analysts interested in participating in the call are invited to dial 1-833-470-1428 (international callers please dial 1-646-844-6383) approximately 10...

Mechanics Bank Agrees to Sell Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing Business Line to Fifth Third

WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mechanics Bancorp (“Mechanics”) (NASDAQ: MCHB) announced today that its subsidiary Mechanics Bank has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (“DUS”) business line (“DUS Business”) to Fifth Third Bancorp (“Fifth Third”) (NASDAQ: FITB) in an all-cash transaction. Completion of the transaction is subject to Fannie Mae’s approval of Fifth Third as an authorized DUS lender. The DUS Business comprises a sp...

Mechanics Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend

WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mechanics Bancorp (Nasdaq: MCHB) today announced that it has declared a cash dividend of $0.21 per share of Class A common stock and $2.10 per share of Class B common stock, each payable on December 15, 2025, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 8, 2025. “Our integration of HomeStreet Bank is progressing smoothly and our regulatory capital ratios are stronger than initially anticipated,” said C.J. Johnson, President and CEO of...
Back to Newsroom