Financial Performance - Net income for Q3 2024 was 30.7million,or0.36 per average diluted share, a 1% increase from the prior quarter [136]. - Adjusted net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was 91.9million,comparedto101.9 million for the same period in 2023 [141]. - Net income for Q3 2024 was 30,651,000,aslightincreasefrom30,244,000 in Q2 2024 but a decrease from 31,414,000inQ32023[181].−AdjustednetincomeforQ32024was30,511,000, compared to 30,277,000inQ22024and34,170,000 in Q3 2023, reflecting a decrease of 10.3% year-over-year [181]. - Earnings per diluted share remained stable at 0.36inQ32024,consistentwithQ22024,butdownfrom0.37 in Q3 2023 [181]. Loan and Deposit Growth - Loans grew 6.6% on an annualized basis to 10.2billion,withastrongloanpipelineof831.1 million [137]. - Customer deposits increased by 195.9million,or6.6123.7 million, or 1%, in Q3 2024 compared to Q2 2024, and by 85.2million,or1466.7 million, or 4.0%, to 12.2billionatSeptember30,2024,comparedtoDecember31,2023[234].−Theloanportfoliototaled10.2 billion, reflecting an increase of 142.3million,or1.4106.7 million, a 2% increase from Q2 2024, but an 11% decrease from Q3 2023 [143]. - Net interest margin was 3.17%, nearly flat compared to 3.18% in the prior quarter [138]. - The yield on loans increased to 5.94% in Q3 2024, unchanged from Q2 2024 and Q3 2023 [144]. - Net interest income for Q3 2024 was 107.0million,a223.7 million, representing a 33% year-over-year increase compared to Q3 2023 [138]. - Noninterest income totaled 23.7millionforQ32024,a75.4 million in Q3 2024, up 17% from 4.6millioninQ32023[160].−Wealthmanagementincomeroseto3.8 million in Q3 2024, a 22.6% increase from 3.1millioninQ32023,withassetsundermanagementgrowingby276.5 million to 2.0billion[162].−Otherincomereached7.5 million in Q3 2024, a 74% increase from 4.3millioninQ32023[165].ExpensesandEfficiency−NoninterestexpensesforQ32024totaled84.8 million, a 3% increase from Q2 2024, but a 10% decrease from Q3 2023 [169]. - The efficiency ratio improved to 59.84% in Q3 2024 from 62.60% in Q3 2023 [142]. - Salaries and wages in Q3 2024 were 40.7million,a1446.4 million in Q3 2023, reflecting a workforce reduction [170]. - Total noninterest expense was 84,818,000inQ32024,upfrom82,537,000 in Q2 2024 but down from 93,915,000inQ32023,showingayear−over−yeardecreaseof9.72,168,444 thousand, reflecting a solid capital position [157]. - The allowance for credit losses decreased to 141,974thousandfrom146,380 thousand in the previous quarter [157]. - The ratio of nonperforming loans to total loans outstanding increased to 0.79% at September 30, 2024, up from 0.65% at December 31, 2023 [215]. - The allowance for credit losses to total loans ratio was 1.38% at September 30, 2024, down from 1.47% at December 31, 2023 [223]. Risk Management - Interest rate risk is the primary market risk for the Company, managed through simulation modeling and regular reviews by senior management [263]. - The ALCO regularly reviews the interest rate sensitivity position and establishes policies to monitor and limit exposure to interest rate risk [263]. - The Economic Value of Equity (EVE) is sensitive to interest rate changes, with a +2.00% change resulting in a decrease of 14.3% in equity [268]. - The company reassesses assumptions regarding the indeterminate lives of core deposits using independent third-party resources [265]. - Legal proceedings currently faced by the company are not expected to materially affect its consolidated financial position or operating results [272].