Loan Portfolio and Credit Quality - The total loan portfolio amounts to 3,858,940,000,withasignificantdecreasefrom6,358,660,000 in the previous period[47] - Current period charge-offs total 308,000,showinganincreasefrom470,000 in the previous period[47] - The pass-rated loans in commercial real estate owner-occupied category decreased to 35,994,000from93,047,000[47] - The total commercial real estate non-owner-occupied loans pass rating is 114,663,000,downfrom143,443,000[47] - The commercial and industrial loans pass rating stands at 55,028,000,adecreasefrom64,558,000[47] - The residential mortgages pass rating decreased to 52,699,000from80,896,000[47] - Home equity loans pass rating is 356,000,downfrom457,000[47] - Consumer loans pass rating increased to 3,285,000from2,197,000[47] - The total current period charge-offs for consumer loans is 59,000,upfrom3,000[47] - The company continues to monitor internal credit quality indicators to minimize credit losses[45] - Total loans amounted to 3,567,631thousand,adecreasefrom4,000,000 thousand in the previous year, reflecting a decline of approximately 10.8%[48] - The total amortized cost basis of adversely classified loans was 54.8million,or1.4256.7 million, or 1.59% of total loans, at December 31, 2023[48] - Current period charge-offs for total loans were 50thousand,downfrom248 thousand in the previous year, indicating a reduction of approximately 79.8%[48] - The total past due loans reached 6,732thousand,with3,184 thousand past due for 30-59 days and 2,708thousandpastduefor90daysormore[50]−Non−accrualloanstotaled25,946 thousand, with 14,773thousandclassifiedundercommercialconstruction[52]−Thebalanceofcommercialrealestateowner−occupiedloanswas82,531 thousand, a decrease from 84,677thousandyear−over−year[48]−Residentialmortgagestotaled393,142 thousand, down from 421,202thousand,reflectingadeclineofapproximately6.7430,749 thousand, a decrease from 585,113thousand,indicatingadeclineofapproximately26.47,906 million as of September 30, 2024, with no subsequent defaults on modified loans[64] - The company modified loans for borrowers experiencing financial difficulty, with various concessions including principal forgiveness and interest rate reductions[59] - The company closely monitors the performance of modified loans to assess the effectiveness of its modification efforts[63] - The ratio of non-accrual loans to total loans was 0.32% at December 31, 2023[53] - The provision for credit losses on loans was 1.332millionforthethreemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,comparedto1.752 million for the same period in 2023, reflecting a decrease of 24%[65] - The allowance for credit losses (ACL) for loans increased to 63.7millionatSeptember30,2024,from59.0 million at December 31, 2023, representing a growth of 4.7%[66] Deposits and Borrowings - The total deposits amounted to 4.189billionasofSeptember30,2024,upfrom3.978 billion at December 31, 2023, indicating an increase of 5.3%[75] - The reserve for unfunded commitments decreased to 4.6millionatSeptember30,2024,downfrom7.1 million at December 31, 2023, a reduction of 35.2%[69] - The total borrowed funds increased to 59.949millionatSeptember30,2024,comparedto25.768 million at December 31, 2023, marking a significant rise of 132.8%[77] - The company had 875.3millioninreciprocaldepositsatSeptember30,2024,comparedto835.0 million at December 31, 2023, reflecting an increase of 4.9%[76] - The outstanding subordinated debt was 59.7millionatSeptember30,2024,slightlyupfrom59.5 million at December 31, 2023[78] Capital and Equity - The Company had a total capital to risk-weighted assets ratio of 13.07% as of September 30, 2024, exceeding the minimum requirement of 8.00%[96] - The Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets ratio was 10.36% as of September 30, 2024, above the minimum requirement of 6.00%[96] - Total shareholders' equity increased by 39.0million,or1219.1 million rise in retained earnings[139] - The balance of shareholders' equity increased to 368,109,000asofSeptember30,2024,comparedto299,699,000 as of September 30, 2023[12] - Total stockholders' equity increased to 368,109thousandasofSeptember30,2024,upfrom329,117 thousand at the end of 2023, reflecting a growth of 11.9%[15] Income and Expenses - Net income for Q3 2024 was 10.0million,or0.80 per diluted share, up from 9.7million,or0.79 per diluted share in Q3 2023, reflecting a 288thousandincreaseprimarilyduetoa1.7 million rise in non-interest income[135] - For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, net income decreased to 28.0million,or2.26 per diluted share, from 30.2million,or2.46 per diluted share in the same period of 2023, a decline of 2.1millionattributedtoa7.2 million drop in net interest income[136] - Net interest income decreased by 482thousand,or138.0 million, primarily due to a 7.7millionincreaseindepositinterestexpense[143]−Netinterestmarginwas3.226.1 million, an increase of 1.7millioncomparedtotheprioryearperiod[156]−Non−interestexpenseforthethreemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,amountedto29.4 million, an increase of 1.0million,or41,332 million, a decrease of 420thousandcomparedtotheprioryearperiod[153]AssetsandSecurities−TotalassetsfortheCompanyasofSeptember30,2024,amountedto511.7 million, with a capital adequacy ratio of 13.12%[98] - Total assets increased to 4.74billionasofSeptember30,2024,ariseof276.8 million, or 6%, driven by an 291.3millionincreaseintotalloans,primarilyincommercialrealestateandconstructionloans[137]−Thefairvalueofdebtsecuritiesis622,527,000, a decrease from 661,113,000asofDecember31,2023,representingadeclineofapproximately5.811,181,000 as of September 30, 2024, compared to 1,595,000atDecember31,2023,indicatingasignificantincreaseof6008,000,000 at September 30, 2024, up from 2,800,000atDecember31,2023,reflectinga185.79,448,000 as of September 30, 2024, from 7,058,000atDecember31,2023,reflectinganincreaseof33.88.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024[202] - The Company granted a total of 122,042 restricted stock awards during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to 73,904 in the same period of 2023[106] - Total stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was 622thousand,comparedto584 thousand for the same period in 2023[102] - The average grant date fair value of restricted stock awards decreased from 32.04in2023to24.68 in 2024[106]