Net Income and Earnings - Net income for Q3 2024 was 2.2million,adecreasefrom2.9 million in Q3 2023, primarily due to increased credit loss expense and consultant fees[2] - Net income for the three months ended September 2024 was 2.22million,downfrom2.92 million in the same period in 2023[24] - Basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended September 2024 were 0.25,downfrom0.33 in the same period in 2023[24] Net Interest Income - Net interest income for Q3 2024 increased by 0.4million(3.611.1 million compared to Q3 2023, driven by higher loan interest income[7] - Net interest income for the three months ended September 2024 was 11.08million,comparedto10.69 million in the same period in 2023[24] - Total interest and dividend income for the three months ended September 2024 was 20.71million,upfrom18.76 million in the same period in 2023[24] Credit Loss Expense - Credit loss expense for Q3 2024 was 371thousand,comparedtoacreditlossbenefitof274 thousand in Q3 2023, mainly due to increased specific reserves in the commercial loan portfolio[8] Noninterest Income and Expense - Noninterest income for Q3 2024 increased by 2.2% to 2.41millioncomparedtoQ32023,drivenbyhigherwealthmanagementincome[8]−TotalnoninterestincomeforthethreemonthsendedSeptember2024was2.41 million, compared to 2.36millioninthesameperiodin2023[24]−TotalnoninterestexpenseforthethreemonthsendedSeptember2024was10.51 million, up from 9.80millioninthesameperiodin2023[24]−TheefficiencyratioforQ32024was77.8730.9 million to 2.1billioncomparedtoSeptember30,2023,primarilyduetoadecreaseininterest−bearingdepositsandsecuritiesavailable−for−sale[13]−Netloansincreasedby5.21.30 billion as of September 30, 2024, compared to 1.23billionin2023,drivenbygrowthinagriculture,residential,andcommercialrealestateloanportfolios[14]−Totalassetsdecreasedto2,123.17 million in September 2024 from 2,154.05millioninSeptember2023[22]−Loansreceivable,netincreasedto1,295.77 million in September 2024 from 1,231.89millioninSeptember2023[22]Deposits−Depositsdecreasedby1.51.80 billion as of September 30, 2024, compared to 1.83billionin2023,duetocustomersshiftingtohigher−ratedepositproducts[16]−Totaldepositsdecreasedto1,801.72 million in September 2024 from 1,828.68millioninSeptember2023[22]Stockholders′EquityandDividends−Stockholders′equityincreasedby36.8 million to 183.4millionasofSeptember30,2024,primarilyduetoadecreaseinunrealizedlossesontheinvestmentportfolio[17]−Thecompanydeclaredaquarterlycashdividendof0.20 per share, payable on November 15, 2024[18] - Dividends declared per share for the three months ended September 2024 were 0.20,comparedto0.27 in the same period in 2023[24]