Financial Performance - Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was 8.2million,a12.17.3 million in the same period of 2023[119] - Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was 14.8million,a13.417.1 million in the same period of 2023[122] - Total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2024, was 43,947,000,comparedto42,027,000 for the same period in 2023, reflecting an increase of 4.3%[232] - The return on average assets, as adjusted, was 1.41% for the three months ended June 30, 2024, up from 1.34% in the same period of 2023, reflecting improved profitability[232] - The return on average equity, as adjusted, was 12.62% for the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to 12.30% in the same period of 2023, indicating enhanced shareholder returns[232] Interest Income and Expenses - Net interest income increased by 1.7million,or4.937.1 million, primarily due to increased average balances of 190.0millioninportfolioloans[119]−NetinterestincomeforthesixmonthsendedJune30,2024increasedby2.2 million, or 3.2%, to 72.1million[122]−Averageinterest−earningassetsincreasedby170.1 million, or 8.0%, to 2.3billionforthethreemonthsendedJune30,2024,comparedtothesameperiodin2023[130]−Averageyieldoninterest−earningassetsroseto8.826.9 million, a 3.0% increase from 6.7millionintheprioryear[120]−Noninterestexpenseswere29.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, slightly down from 29.6millioninthesameperiodof2023[121]−NoninterestincomeforthesixmonthsendedJune30,2024was12.9 million, a 1.2% increase from 12.7millionintheprioryear[123]−NoninterestexpensesforthesixmonthsendedJune30,2024were59.0 million, an increase of 5.7% from 55.8millioninthesameperiodof2023[124]CreditLossesandAssetQuality−ProvisionforcreditlossesforthethreemonthsendedJune30,2024was3.4 million, an increase of 0.6millionfromthesameperiodin2023[119]−ProvisionforcreditlossesforthesixmonthsendedJune30,2024was6.1 million, an increase of 35.9% from the prior year[123] - The allowance for credit losses to total portfolio loans increased to 1.53% as of June 30, 2024, compared to 1.50% as of December 31, 2023, indicating a slight increase in risk provisioning[238] - Nonperforming assets to total assets decreased to 0.58% as of June 30, 2024, down from 0.72% as of December 31, 2023, showing improvement in asset quality[239] - Net charge-offs to average portfolio loans increased to 0.39% for the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to 0.35% in the same period of 2023, indicating a rise in loan losses[241] Balance Sheet and Capital - Total assets increased to 2,353.868millionasofJune30,2024,from2,184.351 million in the prior year[130] - Stockholders' equity rose to 263.425millionasofJune30,2024,comparedto238.684 million in the previous year[130] - Total liabilities increased by 199.4millionfromDecember31,2023,primarilyduetoagrowthinthedepositportfolioof204.4 million[193] - Total interest-bearing deposits reached 1,415.9millionasofJune30,2024,anincreasefrom1,278.6 million at December 31, 2023[194] - The Company reported a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 11.93% and a total capital ratio of 16.98%[219] Loan Portfolio and Credit Risk - Net portfolio loans totaled 2.0billionasofJune30,2024,anincreaseof118.3 million, or 6.2%, from 1.9billionattheendof2023[155]−Theallowanceforcreditlossesincreasedby2.2 million, or 7.8%, to 30.8millionasofJune30,2024[155]−Thetotalgrossloanportfolioamountedto2,028.4 million, with residential loans at 601.3million,commercialloansat752.7 million, and construction loans at $294.5 million[171] - The company maintains a strong credit review function and risk rating process to manage problem loans effectively[182] - The total allowance for credit losses is allocated among various loan categories, ensuring flexibility to absorb losses from any category[190] Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management - The Bank was classified as "well capitalized" and in compliance with all applicable regulatory capital requirements as of June 30, 2024[216] - The Company intends to monitor and control growth relative to earnings to remain compliant with regulatory capital standards[216] - The Company maintains a reserve for unfunded commitments and certain off-balance sheet credit risks, recorded in other liabilities[221] - The company performs annual stress tests on the construction loan portfolio to monitor underlying real estate conditions and borrower progress[166] - The company monitors trends in sales outcomes versus underwriting valuations as part of ongoing risk management efforts[166]