Financial Performance - Net income applicable to common shares for Q3 2024 was 27.4million,withadjustedoperatingnetincomeof29.8 million[2]. - Earnings per diluted common share (EPS) was 1.82,whileadjusteddilutedEPSwas1.98[2]. - Net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, was 27,622,000,comparedtoalossof16,919,000 in the previous quarter[24]. - The net income applicable to common shares for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was 27,397,000,comparedto4,056,000 in the same period of 2023, reflecting an increase of 576%[15]. - Operating net income for September 30, 2024, was 29,846,000,comparedto24,967,000 for June 30, 2024, reflecting a growth of 11.5%[27]. Revenue and Income Growth - Total revenue (non-GAAP) for September 30, 2024, was 83,795,000,upfrom69,270,000 in the previous quarter, representing a 20.5% increase[24]. - Total revenue for September 30, 2024, reached 118,526,000,upfrom96,097,000 for June 30, 2024, indicating a 23.2% increase[28]. - Total non-interest income for Q3 2024 was 10.6million,anincreaseof1.1 million from Q2 2024[7]. - Non-interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was 10,616,000,comparedto4,289,000 in the same period of 2023, indicating an increase of 148%[15]. Interest Income and Margin - Net interest income for the quarter increased to 73.2million,upfrom59.8 million in Q2 2024[6]. - Total interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was 118,526,000,asignificantincreasefrom37,272,000 in the same period of 2023, representing a growth of 218%[15]. - Net interest income after credit loss expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, reached 131,688,000,comparedto70,491,000 in the same period of 2023, marking an increase of 87%[15]. - The net interest margin on a fully taxable equivalent basis was 4.07% for Q3 2024, slightly up from 4.06% in Q2 2024[6]. - The net interest margin for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was 4.07%, compared to 2.70% in the same period of 2023, showing an improvement in profitability[17]. Assets and Deposits - Total assets as of September 30, 2024, amounted to 7,864,913,000,upfrom3,617,579,000 as of December 31, 2023, reflecting a growth of 117%[16]. - Total deposits increased to 6,600,825,000asofSeptember30,2024,from3,001,881,000 as of December 31, 2023, representing a growth of 120%[16]. - Total gross loans at the end of Q3 2024 were 5.6billion,andtotaldepositswere6.6 billion, resulting in a loan-to-deposit ratio of 84.4%[3]. Credit Losses and Provisions - The allowance for credit losses at the end of Q3 2024 was 67.8million,or1.223,387,000, compared to 964,000inthesameperiodof2023,showingasignificantincreaseincreditlossprovisions[15].−ProvisionforcreditlossesforSeptember30,2024,was147,000, a significant decrease from 23,910,000forJune30,2024[31].OperationalEfficiency−Theefficiencyratioimprovedto60.6650,826,000, a decrease from 64,432,000forJune30,2024,showingareductionof21.1136,423,000, compared to 64,136,000inthesameperiodof2023,indicatinganincreaseof113738,059,000 from 693,126,000,indicatingagrowthof6.5633,265,000, up from $584,035,000 for June 30, 2024, reflecting an increase of 8.4%[32]. Future Plans - The company is focused on planned systems integration in Q4 2024 to enhance efficiencies post-merger with Summit Financial Group[4].