Financial Performance - For the quarter ended June 30, 2019, the Company recognized net income of 22.9million,or0.17 per share, compared to 22.4million,or0.17 per share for the same quarter in 2018, reflecting a 525thousandincreaseinnetincome[79].−Forthenine−monthperiodendedJune30,2019,netincomewas71.8 million, or 0.52pershare,adecreaseof5.7 million, or 7.4%, from the same period in 2018, primarily due to increased non-interest expenses [79]. - The company reported net income of 71.8millionforthenine−monthperiodendingJune30,2019[136].−Thecompanyreportednetincomeof22.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, a decrease from 24.6millioninthepreviousquarter,reflectingadeclineof6.751.2 million, down from 52.6millioninthepreviousquarter,indicatingadecreaseof2.69.29 billion, a decrease of 163.3millionfromSeptember30,2018,largelyduetoreductionsinoperatingcashandthesecuritiesportfolio[82].−Totalassetsdecreasedto9.29 billion at June 30, 2019, down from 9.53billionatMarch31,2019,adecreaseof248.3 million [91]. - Total liabilities and stockholders' equity were 9,286,275thousandasofJune30,2019[155].−Thetotalamountoftermborrowingswas990 million with a repricing rate of 2.40% as of June 30, 2020 [134]. - The Bank had total borrowings of 2.24billion,representingapproximately24798.7 million at June 30, 2019, compared to 569.6millionatSeptember30,2018,with77229.1 million, while the commercial loan portfolio increased by the same amount during the fiscal year [91]. - Total loans receivable amounted to 7,548,313thousandwithayieldof3.787.51 billion as of June 30, 2019, showing a slight decrease from 7.51billionatMarch31,2019[93].−Thecommercialloanportfolioincreasedto798.7 million as of June 30, 2019, up from 729.7millionatMarch31,2019[105].InterestIncomeandExpense−Thenetinterestmarginincreasedby43basispoints,from1.8790.1 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2019, down from 95.9millionintheprioryear[144].−Theaverageyieldontotalinterest−earningassetsremainedunchangedat3.64646 thousand [179]. - The average rate paid on FHLB line of credit borrowings during the nine-month period was 2.58% [136]. Non-Interest Income and Expenses - Non-interest income increased to 5.7millionfrom5.0 million in the previous quarter, representing a growth of 13.5% [139]. - Total non-interest income decreased by 116thousand,or0.716,099 thousand for the current year nine-month period [148]. - Total non-interest expense increased by 10,469thousand,or14.980,614 thousand for the current year nine-month period [149]. - The efficiency ratio rose to 48.28% from 45.38% in the previous quarter, indicating a decline in operational efficiency [139]. - The increase in salaries and employee benefits was primarily due to expenses related to former CCB employees, contributing to the overall rise in non-interest expenses [171]. Capital and Equity - Stockholders' equity was 1.33billionatJune30,2019,down64.5 million from September 30, 2018, primarily due to 123.2millionincashdividendspaid[82].−Theratioofstockholders′equitytototalassetswas12.670.0 million, with no shares repurchased to date [136]. Credit Quality - The Bank's traditional underwriting guidelines have resulted in low delinquency rates, with loans 30 to 89 days delinquent at 0.21% as of June 30, 2019, compared to 0.23% in March 2019 [111]. - As of June 30, 2019, the total non-performing loans amounted to 10,013,000,adecreasefrom12,926,000 in March 2019 [113]. - Non-performing loans as a percentage of total loans were 0.13% in June 2019, down from 0.17% in March 2019 [113]. - The allowance for credit losses (ACL) ending balance is 9,036thousand,reflectingaprovisionforcreditlossesof450 thousand during the current quarter [119]. - The overall ACL is considered adequate for the loan portfolio as of June 30, 2019 [119]. Securities and Investments - The balance of Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) decreased by 57.7million,from1.04 billion at September 30, 2018, to 979.3millionatJune30,2019[124].−Totalfixed−ratesecuritiesamountedto921.4 million with a yield of 2.42% and a weighted average life (WAL) of 2.4 years as of June 30, 2019 [122]. - The total securities portfolio was valued at 1.24billionwithayieldof2.60149.8 million at a yield of 2.65% during the nine months ended June 30, 2019 [125]. - The total carrying value of MBS held by the company was 979.3million,reflectingadecreasefromthepreviousperiod[124].DepositsandFunding−Thedepositportfoliodecreasedby120.2 million during the current quarter, primarily due to a 57.2milliondecreaseinpublicunitcertificatesofdeposit[91].−Totaldepositsamountedto5,580,871 thousand as of June 30, 2019, with a weighted average rate of 1.24% [129]. - The bank plans to reduce the balance of public unit certificates of deposit to approximately $300 million by September 30, 2019 [129]. - The weighted average rate for retail/business certificates of deposit was 2.05% as of June 30, 2019 [130]. - The bank's strategy includes pricing short-term certificates of deposit more aggressively to manage interest rate expectations [129].