Financial Performance - Net income for Q3 2024 was 129,000,adecreaseof76.7551,000 in Q3 2023, resulting in earnings per share of 0.04comparedto0.19[1][11] - For the first nine months of 2024, the company reported a net loss of 72,000,downfromanetincomeof1.3 million in the same period of 2023[1][18] - The net income (loss) for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024, was (72,000),comparedtoanetincomeof1.26 million for the same period in 2023[28] - Basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share was (0.02)forthenine−monthperiodendedSeptember30,2024,comparedto0.44 for the same period in 2023[28] Asset and Liability Management - Total assets increased by 13.0million,or3.66368.4 million as of September 30, 2024, compared to 355.4millionayearearlier[7]−Loansincreasedby32.2 million, or 18.41%, to 207.0millionasofSeptember30,2024,whiletotaldepositsdecreasedby600,000, or 0.18%, to 314.2million[7][8]−TotalassetsasofSeptember30,2024,increasedto368,359 thousand from 355,364thousandayearearlier,representingagrowthof0.28314.27 million as of September 30, 2024, compared to 314.84millionasofSeptember30,2023[27]CreditQualityandProvisions−Theprovisionforcreditlossesonloansforthefirstninemonthsof2024was591,000, compared to a release of 68,000inthesameperiodof2023[4]−TheCompanyrecordedaprovisionforcreditlossonloansof773,000 for the nine-month period ending September 30, 2024, compared to a release of 7,000forthesameperiodin2023,reflectinga780,000 increase[23] - The allowance for credit loss on loans was 2.75milliononSeptember30,2024,representing1.332.09 million, or 1.20% of total loans on September 30, 2023[23] - The increase in the reservable balance of the loan portfolio was 32.0million,contributingtotheriseintheprovisionforcreditloss[23]IncomeandExpenseAnalysis−Netinterestincomeforthefirstninemonthsof2024decreasedby1.1 million, or 11.54%, to 8.2million,primarilyduetoa2.4 million increase in interest expense[3][19] - Noninterest expense was 8.8millionforthenine−monthperiodendedSeptember30,2024,comparedto8.7 million for the same period in 2023, with increases in various expense categories[24] - Net interest income after provision for credit loss was 7.41millionforthenine−monthperiodendedSeptember30,2024,downfrom9.25 million for the same period in 2023[28] Capital Ratios and Equity - The bank's tier 1 risk-based capital ratio was approximately 15.47% on September 30, 2024, compared to 17.37% on December 31, 2023[6] - Stockholders' equity rose to 21,160thousandasofSeptember30,2024,comparedto13,161 thousand a year prior, reflecting a 60.5% increase[31] - Common Equity Tier 1 Capital ratio stood at 15.47% as of September 30, 2024, slightly down from 17.12% a year earlier[30] - Total Risk-Based Capital ratio was 16.72% as of September 30, 2024, compared to 18.10% in the same quarter of the previous year[31] Performance Ratios - Return on average assets for Q3 2024 was 0.14%, down from 0.61% in Q3 2023, while return on average equity fell to 2.63% from 12.47%[4] - The annualized return on average assets was 0.14% for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to 0.61% in the same period last year[31] - The net interest margin for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was 3.06%, up from 3.21% in the same period last year[31] Future Outlook - The Company anticipates continued challenges in the market, which may impact future performance[26] - Cash dividends declared per share remained at 0.10forthethreemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,consistentwiththepreviousyear[31]−Thebookvaluepershareincreasedto7.29 as of September 30, 2024, compared to $4.57 a year earlier, marking a significant improvement[31]