Financial Position - Total assets increased by 11.9million,or1.4897.2 million at June 30, 2024, from 885.3millionatDecember31,2023[148]−Totalliabilitiesincreasedby5.5 million, or 0.8%, to 691.7millionatJune30,2024,primarilyduetoa6.2 million increase in deposits[151] - Stockholders' equity increased by 6.4million,or3.2205.5 million at June 30, 2024, primarily due to net income of 7.0million[152]−Totalassetsroseto891,857 thousand in 2024, up from 876,605thousandin2023,markingagrowthof1.4202,853 thousand in 2024, compared to 102,366thousandin2023,indicatingsignificantgrowthinshareholdervalue[154]CashandDeposits−Cashandcashequivalentsroseby16.9 million, or 22.9%, to 90.6millionatJune30,2024,primarilyduetoincreaseddepositsandlowerloanoriginations[148]−Totaldepositsincreasedby6.2 million, or 1.0%, to 640.3millionatJune30,2024,withinterest−bearingdepositsrisingby7.2 million, or 1.5%[152] - The company replaced 10.0millioninretailcertificatesofdepositwithbrokereddepositsatalowercostduringthefirstquarterof2024[152]−Thecompanyhad10.0 million in brokered deposits at June 30, 2024, compared to none at June 30, 2023[178] - The company had 57.4millioninmunicipaldepositsatJune30,2024,representing9.0198.3 million, or 29.0% of total deposits, with 50.6millionsecuredusingpledgedcollateralorlettersofcreditissuedbyFHLB[178]LoansandCreditQuality−Loansreceivabledecreasedby2.4 million, or 0.34%, to 702.4millionatJune30,2024,withsignificantdecreasesinone−tofour−familyrealestateloansandowner−occupiedcommercialrealestateloans[149]−Theallowanceforcreditlossesremainedrelativelyunchangedat8.5 million, with a ratio of allowance for credit losses to total loans at 1.22% at June 30, 2024, compared to 1.16% at June 30, 2023[150] - Non-performing assets decreased to 8.4millionatJune30,2024,downfrom10.9 million at December 31, 2023, reflecting improved asset quality[175] Income and Expenses - Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was 3.4million,or0.32 per diluted share, a decrease from 3.9million,or0.49 per diluted share, for the same period in 2023[162] - Interest income increased by 1.1million,or10.211.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, primarily due to increases in interest income on loans and cash equivalents[163] - Interest income on loans rose by 850,000,or9.110.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, driven by a 3.9% increase in the average balance of loans[163] - Interest expense increased by 406,000,or17.72.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, mainly due to a 976,000increaseininterestexpenseondeposits[165]−Non−interestincometotaled596,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2024, a significant decrease from 1.4millionforthesameperiodin2023duetotheabsenceofgainsfromthesaleofforeclosedrealestate[170]−Non−interestexpenseincreasedto4.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, up from 4.5millioninthesameperiodin2023,drivenbyhighercompensationandbenefits[171]InterestandMargins−NetinterestincomeforthethreemonthsendedJune30,2024,was8,909 thousand, compared to 8,237thousandforthesameperiodin2023,representinganincreaseof8.2162.5 million available under a line of credit with the FHLB of Atlanta, with an additional borrowing availability of 137.5million[176]Securities−Securitiesavailableforsaledecreasedby1.9 million, or 5.5%, to $32.9 million at June 30, 2024, due to new purchases not fully replacing maturities[150]