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Finward Bancorp Announces First Quarter 2026 Results

MUNSTER, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Finward Bancorp (Nasdaq: FNWD) (the “Bancorp”), the holding company for Peoples Bank (the “Bank”), today announced that net income available to common stockholders was $2.2 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, as compared to $2.0 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2025. Selected performance metrics are as follows for the periods presented:

Performance Ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter ended

 

3/31/2026

 

12/31/2025

 

9/30/2025

 

6/30/2025

 

3/31/2025

Return on equity

5.00

%

 

4.66

%

 

8.96

%

 

5.66

%

 

1.17

%

Return on assets

0.44

%

 

0.39

%

 

0.68

%

 

0.42

%

 

0.09

%

Net interest margin, tax-equivalent (non-GAAP)

3.35

%

 

3.32

%

 

3.18

%

 

3.11

%

 

2.95

%

Non-interest income/average assets

0.48

%

 

0.29

%

 

0.57

%

 

0.53

%

 

0.43

%

Non-interest expense/average assets

2.93

%

 

2.90

%

 

2.74

%

 

2.90

%

 

2.81

%

Efficiency ratio

84.45

%

 

89.50

%

 

81.22

%

 

88.92

%

 

93.11

%

“Results for the quarter reflect continued progress in our efforts to improve profitability, and confirm expected improvement to our core earnings trajectory. Our focus on loan originations has built a solid loan pipeline, and along with the repricing of existing loans, is expected to drive net interest margin expansion and further earnings improvement in the coming quarters,” said Benjamin Bochnowski, Chief Executive Officer. “Actions taken over recent quarters are starting to translate into stronger operating performance, and this has allowed for a renewed focus on customer growth and service as the year progresses."

"As part of our efficiency efforts, we announced the planned closure of two branch locations expected to occur early in the second quarter. Credit quality remains healthy, reserves are appropriate, and the organization remains well positioned to continue on our path in the current operating environment.”

Highlights of the current period include:

  • Net Interest Margin - The net interest margin for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 was 3.23% compared to 3.18% for the quarter ended December 31, 2025. Net interest margin on a tax-equivalent basis (a non-GAAP measure) for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 was 3.35%, as compared to 3.32% for the quarter ended December 31, 2025. Net interest margin increased from the prior quarter primarily due to a favorable reduction in funding costs.
  • Funding - As of March 31, 2026, deposits totaled $1.72 billion, a decrease of $7.9 million, or 0.5% compared with December 31, 2025 balances, which totaled $1.73 billion. As of March 31, 2026, non-interest-bearing deposits totaled $278.7 million, an increase of $11.3 million. Core deposits totaled $1.2 billion at both March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025. Core deposits include checking, savings, and money market accounts and represented 71.6% of the Bancorp’s total deposits at March 31, 2026. As of March 31, 2026, balances for certificates of deposit totaled $488.8 million, compared to $499.6 million on December 31, 2025, a decrease of $10.8 million or 2.2%. The decrease in total portfolio deposits is primarily related to cyclical flows and continued adjustments to deposit pricing. In addition, as of March 31, 2026, borrowings, federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements totaled $90.8 million, an increase of $6.1 million or 7.2%, compared to December 31, 2025. The increase in borrowings was primarily attributable to new FHLB advances during the quarter.

    As of March 31, 2026, 72.0% of our deposits are fully FDIC insured, and another 7.5% are further backed by the Indiana Public Deposit Insurance Fund. The Bancorp’s liquidity position remains strong with solid core deposit customer relationships, excess cash, debt securities, contractual loan repayments, and access to diversified borrowing sources. As of March 31, 2026, the Bancorp had available liquidity of $555 million including borrowing capacity from the FHLB and Federal Reserve facilities.
  • Securities Portfolio - Securities available for sale balances decreased by $8.5 million to $307.7 million as of March 31, 2026, compared to $316.2 million as of December 31, 2025. The yield on the securities portfolio decreased to 2.22% for the three months ended March 31, 2026 from 2.29% for the three months ended December 31, 2025. The decrease in securities available for sale was primarily attributable to an increase in the negative fair value adjustment to securities, as well as maturity of certain securities. The Bank did not sell any securities during the quarter.
  • Lending - The Bank’s aggregate loan portfolio totaled $1.45 billion on both March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Bank originated $37.4 million in new commercial loans, compared to $45.8 million during the three months ended December 31, 2025, largely as expected given lending seasonality. At March 31, 2026, the Bancorp’s portfolio loan balances in commercial real estate owner occupied properties totaled $261.7 million or 18.0% of total loan balances and commercial real estate non-owner occupied properties totaled $302.9 million or 20.8% of total loan balances. Of the $302.9 million in commercial real estate non-owner occupied properties balances, loans collateralized by office buildings represented $41.6 million or 2.9% of total loan balances.
  • Asset Quality - At March 31, 2026, non-performing loans totaled $12.4 million, compared to $11.2 million at December 31, 2025, an increase of $1.2 million or 10.7%. The Bank’s ratio of non-performing loans to total loans was 0.85% at March 31, 2026, compared to 0.77% at December 31, 2025. The Bank’s ratio of non-performing assets to total assets was 0.71% at March 31, 2026 and 0.65% at December 31, 2025. Management maintains a vigilant oversight of nonperforming loans through proactive relationship management. The Bank has no known credit exposures to non-depositary financial institutions at this time.

    The allowance for credit losses (ACL) on loans totaled $17.3 million at March 31, 2026, or 1.19% of total loans receivable, compared to $17.5 million at December 31, 2025, or 1.21% of total loans receivable, a decrease of $221 thousand or 1.26%. The Bank's unused commitment reserve, included in other liabilities, totaled $2.0 million at March 31, 2026, compared to $1.8 million at December 31, 2025, an increase of $279 thousand or 16.0%.

    For the quarter ended March 31, 2026, the Bank recorded a net provision for credit loss totaling $55 thousand based on the reduction of certain loan segment balances and other factors within the Bank's ACL modeling. The first quarter's provision consisted of a $224 thousand reversal for credit losses on loans, and a $279 thousand provision of credit losses on unused commitments. For the quarter ended March 31, 2026, net loan recoveries totaled $3 thousand, compared to net loan charge-offs of $301 thousand for the quarter ended December 31, 2025. The allowance for credit losses as a percentage of non-performing loans, or coverage ratio, was 139.7% at March 31, 2026, compared to 156.8% at December 31, 2025.
  • Operating Income and Expenses - Non-interest income as a percentage of average assets was 0.48% for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, as compared to 0.29% for the quarter ended December 31, 2025. The increase in non-interest income quarter over quarter was primarily attributable to the $1.6 million in realized losses on the sale of investment securities during December 2025. Total non-interest expense decreased slightly from the prior quarter, while non-interest expense as a percentage of average assets was 2.93% for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, as compared to 2.90% for the quarter ended December 31, 2025. The decrease in non-interest expense quarter over quarter was primarily attributable to lower data processing and technology expenses as well as lower occupancy and equipment costs. The Bank remains focused on identifying additional operating efficiencies and third-party expense reductions.
  • Capital Adequacy - The Bank’s tier 1 leverage ratio was 9.24% as of March 31, 2026 and 8.93% as of December 31, 2025. The Bank’s capital continues to exceed all applicable regulatory capital requirements as set forth in 12 C.F.R. § 324. The Bancorp’s tangible book value per share (non-GAAP) was $34.39 at March 31, 2026, down from $34.92 as of December 31, 2025. Tangible common equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP) was 7.48% at March 31, 2026, down from 7.56% as of December 31, 2025.

Disclosures Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Reported amounts are presented in accordance with GAAP. In this press release, the Bancorp also provides certain financial measures identified as non-GAAP. The Bancorp’s management believes that the non-GAAP information, which consists of tangible common equity, tangible book value per share, tangible common equity/tangible assets, net interest margin on a tax-equivalent basis, and efficiency ratio which can vary from period to period, provides a better comparison of period to period operating performance. The net interest income and net interest margin on a tax-equivalent basis measures recognize the income tax savings when comparing taxable and tax-exempt assets. Interest income and yields on tax-exempt securities and loans are presented using the current federal corporate income tax rate of 21%. Management believes that it is standard practice in the banking industry to present net interest income and net interest margin on a fully tax-equivalent basis and that it may enhance comparability for peer comparison purposes. Additionally, the Bancorp believes this information is utilized by regulators and market analysts to evaluate a company’s financial condition and, therefore, such information is useful to investors. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for financial results in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures which may be presented by other companies. Refer to the "Reconciliation of non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for more information.

About Finward Bancorp

Finward Bancorp is a locally managed and independent financial holding company headquartered in Munster, Indiana, whose activities are primarily limited to holding the stock of Peoples Bank. Peoples Bank provides a wide range of personal, business, electronic and wealth management financial services from its 25 locations in Lake and Porter Counties in Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland. Finward Bancorp’s common stock is quoted on The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC under the symbol FNWD. The website ibankpeoples.com provides information on Peoples Bank’s products and services, and Finward Bancorp’s investor relations.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements regarding the financial performance, business prospects, growth and operating strategies of the Bancorp. For these statements, the Bancorp claims the protections of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements in this communication should be considered in conjunction with the other information available about the Bancorp, including the information in the filings the Bancorp makes with the SEC. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations or forecasts of future events and are not guarantees of future performance. The forward-looking statements are based on management’s expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by using words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “will” and similar expressions in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance.

Although management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially include: changes in domestic and international trade policies, including tariffs and other non-tariff barriers, and the effects of such changes on the Bank and its customers; risks related to the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI); the Bank’s ability to demonstrate compliance with the terms of the previously disclosed memorandum of understanding entered into between the Bank and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and Indiana Department of Financial Institutions (“DFI”), or to demonstrate compliance to the satisfaction of the FDIC and/or DFI within prescribed time frames; the Bank’s agreement under the memorandum of understanding to refrain from paying cash dividends without prior regulatory approval; changes in asset quality and credit risk; the inability to sustain revenue and earnings growth; changes in interest rates, market liquidity, and capital markets, as well as the magnitude of such changes, which may reduce net interest margins; inflation; further deterioration in the market value of securities held in the Bancorp’s investment securities portfolio, whether as a result of macroeconomic factors or otherwise; customer acceptance of the Bancorp’s products and services; customer borrowing, repayment, investment, and deposit practices; customer disintermediation; the introduction, withdrawal, success, and timing of business initiatives; competitive conditions; the inability to realize cost savings or revenues or to implement integration plans and other consequences associated with mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures; economic conditions; and the impact, extent, and timing of technological changes, capital management activities, regulatory actions by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Indiana Department of Financial Institutions, and other actions of the Federal Reserve Board and legislative and regulatory actions and reforms. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements are discussed in the Bancorp’s reports (such as the Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K) filed with the SEC and available at the SEC’s Internet website (www.sec.gov). All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning matters attributable to the Bancorp or any person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. Except as required by law, The Bancorp does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statement is made.

In addition to the above factors, we also caution that the actual amounts and timing of any future common stock dividends or share repurchases will be subject to various factors, including our capital position, financial performance, capital impacts of strategic initiatives, market conditions, and regulatory and accounting considerations, as well as any other factors that our Board of Directors deems relevant in making such a determination. Therefore, there can be no assurance that we will repurchase shares or pay any dividends to holders of our common stock, or as to the amount of any such repurchases or dividends.

Performance Ratios

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

3/31/2026

 

12/31/2025

 

9/30/2025

 

6/30/2025

 

3/31/2025

Return on equity

 

5.00

%

 

 

4.66

%

 

 

8.96

%

 

 

5.66

%

 

 

1.17

%

Return on assets

 

0.44

%

 

 

0.39

%

 

 

0.68

%

 

 

0.42

%

 

 

0.09

%

Yield on loans

 

5.50

%

 

 

5.64

%

 

 

5.49

%

 

 

5.36

%

 

 

5.25

%

Yield on security investments

 

2.22

%

 

 

2.29

%

 

 

2.40

%

 

 

2.42

%

 

 

2.38

%

Total yield on earning assets

 

4.86

%

 

 

4.96

%

 

 

4.91

%

 

 

4.82

%

 

 

4.71

%

Cost of interest-bearing deposits

 

1.92

%

 

 

2.09

%

 

 

2.16

%

 

 

2.12

%

 

 

2.17

%

Cost of federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements

 

2.85

%

 

 

3.12

%

 

 

3.37

%

 

 

3.32

%

 

 

3.35

%

Cost of borrowed funds

 

3.70

%

 

 

3.70

%

 

 

3.64

%

 

 

3.91

%

 

 

4.12

%

Total cost of interest-bearing liabilities

 

2.00

%

 

 

2.16

%

 

 

2.25

%

 

 

2.22

%

 

 

2.28

%

Net interest margin

 

3.23

%

 

 

3.18

%

 

 

3.04

%

 

 

2.97

%

 

 

2.81

%

Net interest margin, tax-equivalent (non-GAAP) (1)

 

3.35

%

 

 

3.32

%

 

 

3.18

%

 

 

3.11

%

 

 

2.95

%

Non-interest income/average assets

 

0.48

%

 

 

0.29

%

 

 

0.57

%

 

 

0.53

%

 

 

0.43

%

Non-interest expense/average assets

 

2.93

%

 

 

2.90

%

 

 

2.74

%

 

 

2.90

%

 

 

2.81

%

Efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) (1)

 

84.45

%

 

 

89.50

%

 

 

81.22

%

 

 

88.92

%

 

 

93.11

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-performing assets to total assets

 

0.71

%

 

 

0.65

%

 

 

0.76

%

 

 

0.74

%

 

 

0.69

%

Non-performing loans to total loans

 

0.85

%

 

 

0.77

%

 

 

0.94

%

 

 

0.91

%

 

 

0.84

%

Allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans

 

139.72

%

 

 

156.84

%

 

 

129.41

%

 

 

133.01

%

 

 

143.84

%

Allowance for credit losses to loans receivable

 

1.19

%

 

 

1.21

%

 

 

1.22

%

 

 

1.22

%

 

 

1.20

%

Net charge-offs (recoveries) as a percentage of average loans receivable

 

0.00

%

 

 

0.08

%

 

 

0.07

%

 

 

(0.11

%)

 

 

0.01

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

$

0.52

 

 

$

0.46

 

 

$

0.82

 

 

$

0.50

 

 

$

0.11

 

Diluted earnings per share

$

0.52

 

 

$

0.46

 

 

$

0.81

 

 

$

0.50

 

 

$

0.11

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic

 

4,276,530

 

 

 

4,273,421

 

 

 

4,273,022

 

 

 

4,271,952

 

 

 

4,266,976

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted

 

4,302,206

 

 

 

4,301,462

 

 

 

4,299,007

 

 

 

4,291,319

 

 

 

4,284,496

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity to total assets

 

8.56

%

 

 

8.64

%

 

 

8.06

%

 

 

7.48

%

 

 

7.44

%

Tangible common equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP) (1)

 

7.48

%

 

 

7.56

%

 

 

6.99

%

 

 

6.41

%

 

 

6.34

%

Book value per share

$

39.81

 

 

$

40.37

 

 

$

38.24

 

 

$

35.67

 

 

$

35.10

 

Tangible common book value per share (non-GAAP) (1)

$

34.39

 

 

$

34.92

 

 

$

32.77

 

 

$

30.16

 

 

$

29.55

 

Closing stock price

$

36.30

 

 

$

35.19

 

 

$

32.09

 

 

$

27.62

 

 

$

29.10

 

Dividends declared per common share

$

0.12

 

 

$

0.12

 

 

$

0.12

 

 

$

0.12

 

 

$

 

 
(1) See the reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures on pg 12.

Average Balances, Interest, Rates

 

Quarter Ended

 

 

March 31, 2026

 

December 31, 2025

 

September 30, 2025

(Dollars in thousands)

Average

Balance

 

Interest

 

Yield/

Rate

 

Average

Balance

 

Interest

 

Yield/

Rate

 

Average

Balance

 

Interest

 

Yield/

Rate

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest bearing deposits in other financial institutions

$

96,250

 

 

$

949

 

3.94

%

 

$

100,035

 

 

$

903

 

3.61

%

 

$

90,880

 

 

$

991

 

4.36

%

Federal funds sold

 

1,523

 

 

 

11

 

2.89

%

 

 

1,113

 

 

 

10

 

3.59

%

 

 

1,285

 

 

 

12

 

3.74

%

Securities available-for-sale

 

318,670

 

 

 

1,771

 

2.22

%

 

 

327,747

 

 

 

1,877

 

2.29

%

 

 

327,030

 

 

 

1,965

 

2.40

%

Loans receivable

 

1,445,921

 

 

 

19,871

 

5.50

%

 

 

1,454,174

 

 

 

20,496

 

5.64

%

 

 

1,474,324

 

 

 

20,246

 

5.49

%

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

 

6,547

 

 

 

119

 

7.27

%

 

 

6,547

 

 

 

126

 

7.70

%

 

 

6,547

 

 

 

126

 

7.70

%

Total interest earning assets

 

1,868,911

 

 

$

22,721

 

4.86

%

 

 

1,889,616

 

 

$

23,412

 

4.96

%

 

 

1,900,066

 

 

$

23,340

 

4.91

%

Cash and non-interest bearing deposits in other financial institutions

 

21,331

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,385

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,882

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

(17,608

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(18,049

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(18,243

)

 

 

 

 

Other non-interest bearing assets

 

143,452

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

146,675

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

152,135

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

$

2,016,086

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,041,627

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,058,840

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits

$

1,447,994

 

 

$

6,959

 

1.92

%

 

$

1,458,748

 

 

$

7,605

 

2.09

%

 

$

1,478,543

 

 

$

7,996

 

2.16

%

Federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements

 

38,113

 

 

 

272

 

2.85

%

 

 

40,968

 

 

 

317

 

3.10

%

 

 

46,498

 

 

 

392

 

3.37

%

Borrowed funds

 

45,334

 

 

 

419

 

3.70

%

 

 

48,089

 

 

 

448

 

3.73

%

 

 

55,904

 

 

 

509

 

3.64

%

Total interest bearing liabilities

 

1,531,441

 

 

$

7,650

 

2.00

%

 

 

1,547,805

 

 

$

8,370

 

2.16

%

 

 

1,580,945

 

 

$

8,897

 

2.25

%

Non-interest bearing deposits

 

270,626

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

288,073

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

285,347

 

 

 

 

 

Other non-interest bearing liabilities

 

34,588

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,588

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36,397

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

1,836,655

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,871,466

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,902,689

 

 

 

 

 

Total stockholders' equity

 

179,431

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

170,161

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

156,151

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

2,016,086

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,041,627

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,058,840

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

$

15,071

 

 

 

 

 

$

15,042

 

 

 

 

 

$

14,443

 

 

Return on average assets

 

0.44

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.39

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.68

%

 

 

 

 

Return on average equity

 

5.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.66

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.96

%

 

 

 

 

Net interest margin

 

3.23

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.18

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.04

%

 

 

 

 

Net interest margin, tax-equivalent (non-GAAP)(1)

 

3.35

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.32

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.18

%

 

 

 

 

Net interest spread

 

2.86

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.80

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.66

%

 

 

 

 

Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities

1.22x

 

 

 

 

 

1.22x

 

 

 

 

 

1.20x

 

 

 

 

 
(1) See the reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures on pg 12.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

As of

(Dollars in thousands)

3/31/2026

 

12/31/2025

 

9/30/2025

 

6/30/2025

 

3/31/2025

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and non-interest bearing deposits in other financial institutions

$

15,758

 

 

$

18,265

 

 

$

19,458

 

 

$

23,027

 

 

$

18,563

 

Interest bearing deposits in other financial institutions

 

102,997

 

 

 

101,382

 

 

 

84,157

 

 

 

79,976

 

 

 

52,829

 

Federal funds sold

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

563

 

 

 

411

 

 

 

975

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

118,755

 

 

 

119,647

 

 

 

104,178

 

 

 

103,414

 

 

 

72,367

 

Securities available-for-sale

 

307,686

 

 

 

316,227

 

 

 

335,150

 

 

 

327,845

 

 

 

330,127

 

Loans held-for-sale

 

-

 

 

 

1,096

 

 

 

2,641

 

 

 

834

 

 

 

2,849

 

Loans receivable, net of deferred fees and costs

 

1,455,118

 

 

 

1,450,387

 

 

 

1,473,774

 

 

 

1,484,278

 

 

 

1,491,696

 

Less: allowance for credit losses

 

(17,285

)

 

 

(17,506

)

 

 

(17,977

)

 

 

(18,184

)

 

 

(17,955

)

Net loans receivable

 

1,437,833

 

 

 

1,432,881

 

 

 

1,455,797

 

 

 

1,466,094

 

 

 

1,473,741

 

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

 

6,547

 

 

 

6,547

 

 

 

6,547

 

 

 

6,547

 

 

 

6,547

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

7,700

 

 

 

7,781

 

 

 

7,585

 

 

 

7,651

 

 

 

7,821

 

Premises and equipment

 

44,315

 

 

 

44,976

 

 

 

45,544

 

 

 

46,179

 

 

 

46,680

 

Cash value of bank owned life insurance

 

33,786

 

 

 

33,586

 

 

 

33,843

 

 

 

33,932

 

 

 

33,712

 

Goodwill

 

22,395

 

 

 

22,395

 

 

 

22,395

 

 

 

22,395

 

 

 

22,395

 

Other intangible assets

 

1,076

 

 

 

1,172

 

 

 

1,273

 

 

 

1,414

 

 

 

1,635

 

Other assets

 

35,063

 

 

 

34,873

 

 

 

37,771

 

 

 

41,606

 

 

 

41,840

 

Total assets

$

2,015,156

 

 

$

2,021,181

 

 

$

2,052,724

 

 

$

2,057,911

 

 

$

2,039,714

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest bearing

$

278,705

 

 

$

267,441

 

 

$

280,296

 

 

$

271,172

 

 

$

281,461

 

Interest bearing

 

1,440,366

 

 

 

1,459,530

 

 

 

1,470,350

 

 

 

1,483,678

 

 

 

1,468,923

 

Total

 

1,719,071

 

 

 

1,726,971

 

 

 

1,750,646

 

 

 

1,754,850

 

 

 

1,750,384

 

Federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements

 

40,815

 

 

 

39,703

 

 

 

48,426

 

 

 

48,331

 

 

 

45,053

 

Borrowed funds

 

50,000

 

 

 

45,000

 

 

 

55,000

 

 

 

65,000

 

 

 

56,657

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

32,870

 

 

 

34,844

 

 

 

33,157

 

 

 

35,477

 

 

 

35,813

 

Total liabilities

 

1,842,756

 

 

 

1,846,518

 

 

 

1,887,229

 

 

 

1,903,658

 

 

 

1,887,907

 

Stockholders' Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, no par or stated value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Common stock, no par or stated value; 10,000,000 shares authorized(1)

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

70,397

 

 

 

70,331

 

 

 

70,233

 

 

 

70,263

 

 

 

70,132

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(45,713

)

 

 

(41,662

)

 

 

(49,266

)

 

 

(57,560

)

 

 

(58,244

)

Retained earnings

 

147,716

 

 

 

145,994

 

 

 

144,528

 

 

 

141,550

 

 

 

139,919

 

Total stockholders' equity

 

172,400

 

 

 

174,663

 

 

 

165,495

 

 

 

154,253

 

 

 

151,807

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

2,015,156

 

 

$

2,021,181

 

 

$

2,052,724

 

 

$

2,057,911

 

 

$

2,039,714

 

 

(1) Shares of common stock issued and outstanding were 4,330,486 at 3/31/2026; 4,326,747 at 12/31/2025; 4,327,511 at 9/30/2025; 4,324,889 at 6/30/2025; and 4,324,485 at 3/31/2025.

Consolidated Statements of Income

 

 

Quarter Ended

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

3/31/2026

 

12/31/2025

 

9/30/2025

 

6/30/2025

 

3/31/2025

Interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

$

19,871

 

$

20,496

 

 

$

20,246

 

 

$

19,940

 

 

$

19,655

Securities & short-term investments

 

2,850

 

 

2,916

 

 

 

3,094

 

 

 

2,730

 

 

 

2,686

Total interest income

 

22,721

 

 

23,412

 

 

 

23,340

 

 

 

22,670

 

 

 

22,341

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

6,959

 

 

7,605

 

 

 

7,996

 

 

 

7,780

 

 

 

8,045

Borrowings

 

691

 

 

765

 

 

 

901

 

 

 

945

 

 

 

983

Total interest expense

 

7,650

 

 

8,370

 

 

 

8,897

 

 

 

8,725

 

 

 

9,028

Net interest income

 

15,071

 

 

15,042

 

 

 

14,443

 

 

 

13,945

 

 

 

13,313

Provision for (benefit from) credit losses

 

55

 

 

(84

)

 

 

(301

)

 

 

(274

)

 

 

454

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

 

15,016

 

 

15,126

 

 

 

14,744

 

 

 

14,219

 

 

 

12,859

Non-interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fees and service charges

 

1,295

 

 

1,485

 

 

 

1,463

 

 

 

1,330

 

 

 

1,109

Wealth management operations

 

661

 

 

659

 

 

 

759

 

 

 

696

 

 

 

619

Gain (loss) on tax credit investment

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

67

Gain (loss) on sale of loans held-for-sale, net

 

257

 

 

346

 

 

 

265

 

 

 

378

 

 

 

230

Gain (loss) on sale of securities, net

 

-

 

 

(1,577

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

Bank owned life insurance

 

201

 

 

522

 

 

 

439

 

 

 

220

 

 

 

198

Gain (loss) on sale of property and equipment

 

-

 

 

1

 

 

 

(56

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

Other

 

3

 

 

37

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

59

 

 

 

6

Total non-interest income

 

2,417

 

 

1,473

 

 

 

2,913

 

 

 

2,683

 

 

 

2,229

Non-interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

 

7,591

 

 

7,573

 

 

 

7,330

 

 

 

7,313

 

 

 

7,372

Occupancy and equipment

 

1,991

 

 

2,111

 

 

 

2,004

 

 

 

1,935

 

 

 

2,111

Data processing

 

1,105

 

 

1,465

 

 

 

1,116

 

 

 

1,341

 

 

 

1,039

Marketing

 

587

 

 

230

 

 

 

257

 

 

 

214

 

 

 

86

Federal deposit insurance premiums

 

381

 

 

417

 

 

 

399

 

 

 

471

 

 

 

433

Professional and outside services

 

1,169

 

 

906

 

 

 

945

 

 

 

1,115

 

 

 

1,260

Technology

 

508

 

 

521

 

 

 

549

 

 

 

545

 

 

 

454

Other

 

1,436

 

 

1,558

 

 

 

1,497

 

 

 

1,852

 

 

 

1,717

Total non-interest expense

 

14,768

 

 

14,781

 

 

 

14,097

 

 

 

14,786

 

 

 

14,472

Income before income taxes

 

2,665

 

 

1,818

 

 

 

3,560

 

 

 

2,116

 

 

 

616

Income tax expenses (benefit)

 

423

 

 

(166

)

 

 

63

 

 

 

(35

)

 

 

161

Net income

$

2,242

 

$

1,984

 

 

$

3,497

 

 

$

2,151

 

 

$

455

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

0.52

 

$

0.46

 

 

$

0.82

 

 

$

0.50

 

 

$

0.11

Diluted

$

0.52

 

$

0.46

 

 

$

0.81

 

 

$

0.50

 

 

$

0.11

Loans

 

 

As of

(Dollars in thousands)

3/31/2026

 

12/31/2025

 

9/30/2025

 

6/30/2025

 

3/31/2025

 

3/31/2026 vs

12/31/2025

 

3/31/2026 vs

3/31/2025

Residential real estate

$

445,097

 

 

$

442,443

 

 

$

450,007

 

$

457,248

 

 

$

458,424

 

 

$

2,654

 

 

0.6

%

 

$

(13,327

)

 

(2.9

)%

Home equity

 

53,855

 

 

 

53,497

 

 

 

51,813

 

 

51,112

 

 

 

49,752

 

 

 

358

 

 

0.7

%

 

 

4,103

 

 

8.2

%

Commercial real estate

 

564,613

 

 

 

555,594

 

 

 

564,558

 

 

551,091

 

 

 

554,866

 

 

 

9,019

 

 

1.6

%

 

 

9,747

 

 

1.8

%

Construction and land development

 

76,582

 

 

 

77,208

 

 

 

79,678

 

 

74,795

 

 

 

86,728

 

 

 

(626

)

 

(0.8

)%

 

 

(10,146

)

 

(11.7

)%

Multifamily

 

185,824

 

 

 

183,902

 

 

 

192,698

 

 

200,440

 

 

 

204,964

 

 

 

1,922

 

 

1.0

%

 

 

(19,140

)

 

(9.3

)%

Commercial business

 

94,160

 

 

 

99,304

 

 

 

96,192

 

 

105,636

 

 

 

99,519

 

 

 

(5,144

)

 

(5.2

)%

 

 

(5,359

)

 

(5.4

)%

Consumer

 

310

 

 

 

870

 

 

 

348

 

 

2,347

 

 

 

504

 

 

 

(560

)

 

(64.4

)%

 

 

(194

)

 

(38.5

)%

Manufactured homes

 

22,981

 

 

 

23,708

 

 

 

24,372

 

 

25,146

 

 

 

25,762

 

 

 

(727

)

 

(3.1

)%

 

 

(2,781

)

 

(10.8

)%

Government

 

9,998

 

 

 

12,298

 

 

 

12,298

 

 

14,628

 

 

 

9,279

 

 

 

(2,300

)

 

(18.7

)%

 

 

719

 

 

7.7

%

Loans receivable

 

1,453,420

 

 

 

1,448,824

 

 

 

1,471,964

 

 

1,482,443

 

 

 

1,489,798

 

 

 

4,596

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

(36,378

)

 

(2.4

)%

Net deferred loan origination costs

 

1,723

 

 

 

1,606

 

 

 

1,719

 

 

2,012

 

 

 

2,209

 

 

 

117

 

 

7.3

%

 

 

(486

)

 

(22.0

)%

Loan clearing funds

 

(25

)

 

 

(43

)

 

 

91

 

 

(177

)

 

 

(311

)

 

 

18

 

 

(41.9

)%

 

 

286

 

 

(92.0

)%

Loans receivable, net

$

1,455,118

 

 

$

1,450,387

 

 

$

1,473,774

 

$

1,484,278

 

 

$

1,491,696

 

 

$

4,731

 

 

0.3

%

 

$

(36,578

)

 

(2.5

)%

Deposits

 

 

As of

(Dollars in thousands)

3/31/2026

 

12/31/2025

 

9/30/2025

 

6/30/2025

 

3/31/2025

 

3/31/2026 vs

12/31/2025

 

3/31/2026 vs

3/31/2025

Checking

$

587,575

 

$

592,214

 

$

579,760

 

$

593,471

 

$

589,403

 

$

(4,639

)

 

(0.8

)%

 

$

(1,828

)

 

(0.3

)%

Savings

 

253,408

 

 

254,055

 

 

257,058

 

 

266,070

 

 

274,028

 

 

(647

)

 

(0.3

)%

 

 

(20,620

)

 

(7.5

)%

Money market

 

389,274

 

 

381,111

 

 

377,155

 

 

352,616

 

 

342,106

 

 

8,163

 

 

2.1

%

 

 

47,168

 

 

13.8

%

Certificates of deposit

 

488,814

 

 

499,591

 

 

536,673

 

 

542,693

 

 

544,847

 

 

(10,777

)

 

(2.2

)%

 

 

(56,033

)

 

(10.3

)%

Total deposits

$

1,719,071

 

$

1,726,971

 

$

1,750,646

 

$

1,754,850

 

$

1,750,384

 

$

(7,900

)

 

(0.5

)%

 

$

(31,313

)

 

(1.8

)%

Asset Quality

 

 

As of and for the Quarter Ended

(Dollars in thousands)

3/31/2026

 

12/31/2025

 

9/30/2025

 

6/30/2025

 

3/31/2025

Non-accruing loans

$

12,371

 

$

11,162

 

$

13,892

 

$

13,526

 

$

12,483

Accruing loans delinquent more than 90 days

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

145

 

 

-

Securities in non-accrual

 

1,891

 

 

1,882

 

 

1,616

 

 

1,616

 

 

1,630

Total nonperforming assets

$

14,262

 

$

13,044

 

$

15,508

 

$

15,287

 

$

14,113

Allowance for Credit Losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of and for the Quarter Ended

(Dollars in thousands)

3/31/2026

 

12/31/2025

 

9/30/2025

 

6/30/2025

 

3/31/2025

Beginning allowance for credit losses

$

17,506

 

 

$

17,977

 

 

$

18,184

 

 

$

17,955

 

 

$

16,911

 

Provision for (benefit from) loan losses

 

(224

)

 

 

(170

)

 

 

61

 

 

 

(185

)

 

 

1,077

 

Net (charge-offs) recoveries

 

3

 

 

 

(301

)

 

 

(268

)

 

 

414

 

 

 

(33

)

Ending allowance for credit losses

$

17,285

 

 

$

17,506

 

 

$

17,977

 

 

$

18,184

 

 

$

17,955

 

Bank-Level Regulatory Capital Requirements

 

 

 

March 31, 2026

 

 

Actual (1)

 

Minimum Required For

Capital Adequacy Purposes

 

Minimum Required To Be

Well Capitalized Under Prompt

Corrective Action Regulations

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

Common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets

 

$

188,161

 

11.78

%

 

$

71,907

 

4.50

%

 

$

103,865

 

6.50

%

Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets

 

$

188,161

 

11.78

%

 

$

95,875

 

6.00

%

 

$

127,834

 

8.00

%

Total capital to risk-weighted assets

 

$

207,477

 

13.00

%

 

$

127,834

 

8.00

%

 

$

159,792

 

10.00

%

Tier 1 leverage ratio

 

$

188,161

 

9.24

%

 

$

81,448

 

4.00

%

 

$

101,810

 

5.00

%

 

(1) Current quarter ratios are estimated.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Performance Measures

 

 

Quarter Ended

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

3/31/2026

 

12/31/2025

 

9/30/2025

 

6/30/2025

 

3/31/2025

Tangible Common Ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholder's equity (GAAP)

$

172,400

 

 

$

174,663

 

 

$

165,495

 

 

$

154,253

 

 

$

151,807

 

Less: Goodwill (GAAP)

 

(22,395

)

 

 

(22,395

)

 

 

(22,395

)

 

 

(22,395

)

 

 

(22,395

)

Less: Other intangibles (GAAP)

 

(1,076

)

 

 

(1,172

)

 

 

(1,273

)

 

 

(1,414

)

 

 

(1,635

)

Tangible common equity (non-GAAP)

$

148,929

 

 

$

151,096

 

 

$

141,827

 

 

$

130,444

 

 

$

127,777

 

Total assets (GAAP)

$

2,015,156

 

 

$

2,021,181

 

 

$

2,052,724

 

 

$

2,057,911

 

 

$

2,039,714

 

Less: Goodwill (GAAP)

 

(22,395

)

 

 

(22,395

)

 

 

(22,395

)

 

 

(22,395

)

 

 

(22,395

)

Less: Other intangibles (GAAP)

 

(1,076

)

 

 

(1,172

)

 

 

(1,273

)

 

 

(1,414

)

 

 

(1,635

)

Tangible assets (non-GAAP)

$

1,991,685

 

 

$

1,997,614

 

 

$

2,029,056

 

 

$

2,034,102

 

 

$

2,015,684

 

Shares outstanding - end of quarter

 

4,330,486

 

 

 

4,326,747

 

 

 

4,327,511

 

 

 

4,324,889

 

 

 

4,324,485

 

Common book value per share (GAAP)

$

39.81

 

 

$

40.37

 

 

$

38.24

 

 

$

35.67

 

 

$

35.10

 

Tangible common book value per share (non-GAAP)

$

34.39

 

 

$

34.92

 

 

$

32.77

 

 

$

30.16

 

 

$

29.55

 

Total equity to total assets (GAAP)

 

8.56

%

 

 

8.64

%

 

 

8.06

%

 

 

7.50

%

 

 

7.44

%

Tangible common equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP)

 

7.48

%

 

 

7.56

%

 

 

6.99

%

 

 

6.41

%

 

 

6.34

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calculation of net interest margin, taxable-equivalent basis

Net interest income (GAAP)

$

15,071

 

 

$

15,042

 

 

$

14,443

 

 

$

13,945

 

 

$

13,313

 

Tax-equivalent adjustment on securities and loans (1)

 

582

 

 

 

629

 

 

 

663

 

 

 

674

 

 

 

670

 

Net interest income (tax-equivalent basis)

$

15,653

 

 

$

15,671

 

 

$

15,106

 

 

$

14,619

 

 

$

13,983

 

Total average earning assets

$

1,868,911

 

 

$

1,889,616

 

 

$

1,900,066

 

 

$

1,879,892

 

 

$

1,895,847

 

Net interest margin

 

3.23

%

 

 

3.18

%

 

 

3.04

%

 

 

2.97

%

 

 

2.81

%

Net interest margin (tax-equivalent basis)

 

3.35

%

 

 

3.32

%

 

 

3.18

%

 

 

3.11

%

 

 

2.95

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Efficiency ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total non-interest expense

$

14,768

 

 

$

14,781

 

 

$

14,097

 

 

$

14,786

 

 

$

14,472

 

Total revenue

 

17,488

 

 

 

16,515

 

 

 

17,356

 

 

 

16,628

 

 

 

15,542

 

Efficiency ratio

 

84.45

%

 

 

89.50

%

 

 

81.22

%

 

 

88.92

%

 

 

93.11

%

 

(1) The tax equivalent adjustment represents the increase in net interest income needed to reflect the tax-exempt income from certain investment securities and loans on tax-equivalent basis using a federal statutory corporate rate of 21%.

 

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