Financial Performance - For the third quarter 2024, net income was 7.0million,or0.80 diluted earnings per share, representing an increase of 105.0% in net income compared to 3.4million,or0.39 diluted earnings per share in the third quarter 2023[232]. - During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, net income was 17.9million,or2.05 diluted earnings per share, an increase of 319.9% compared to 4.3million,or0.48 per diluted share in the same period of 2023[232]. - The increase in net income for the third quarter 2024 was primarily due to a 4.6million,or62.44.4 million, or 25.2%, increase in net interest income[233]. - The Company recognized 0.5millioninITterminationfeesand0.1 million in anniversary expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, leading to an adjusted net income of 18.4million[236].−AdjustednetincomefortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2023,excludingtheimpactofexitingconsumermortgage,was12.1 million, with adjusted diluted earnings per share of 1.35[239].−NetincomeforSeptember30,2024,was6,990,000, an increase of 21.5% from 5,775,000inJune2024[327].−AdjusteddilutedearningspershareforSeptember30,2024,was0.80, up from 0.72inJune2024,reflectingagrowthof11.15.8 billion, consolidated deposits of 4.8billion,andstockholders′equityof385.1 million[230]. - Total assets reached 5,523,910asofSeptember30,2024,comparedto5,332,776 in the previous quarter[242]. - Total liabilities were 5,143,849asofSeptember30,2024,comparedto4,962,951 in the previous quarter[242]. - Shareholders' equity totaled 380,061asofSeptember30,2024,comparedto369,825 in the previous quarter[242]. - Total assets as of September 30, 2024, were 5,823,259,000,anincreasefrom5,169,023,000 as of September 30, 2023, representing a growth of 12.6%[323]. - Tangible common equity as of September 30, 2024, was 380,442,000,upfrom343,057,000 a year earlier, marking an increase of 10.9%[323]. Income and Expenses - Total interest income for Q3 2024 increased by 12.0million,or19.075.0 million from 63.0millioninQ32023[248].−TotalinterestexpenseforQ32024roseby7.6 million, or 16.6%, to 53.2millionfrom45.6 million in Q3 2023[248]. - Total noninterest expense for Q3 2024 was 22.8million,up15.419.8 million in Q3 2023, mainly due to higher salaries and employee benefits[265]. - Noninterest income for Q3 2024 was 12.0million,a62.47.4 million in Q3 2023, primarily driven by gains on loan sales[260]. - The increase in salaries and employee benefits for Q3 2024 was primarily due to higher small business lending incentive compensation and staff additions[265]. - Noninterest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was 22,794,000,ariseof15.419,756,000 in the same quarter of 2023[326]. Loans and Credit Quality - Loans increased to 4.0billionasofSeptember30,2024,comparedto3.7 billion as of September 30, 2023[269]. - Total nonperforming loans increased by 12.5million,or125.622.5 million as of September 30, 2024, compared to 10.0millionasofDecember31,2023[282].−Theallowanceforcreditlosses−loanstototalloansratiowas1.135,462,000[327]. Deposits and Funding - Total deposits increased by 730.7million,or18.04.8 billion as of September 30, 2024, compared to 4.1billionasofDecember31,2023[299].−Certificatesofdepositsroseby505.5 million, or 31.5%, driven by strong consumer and small business demand throughout 2024[299]. - Interest-bearing demand deposits increased by 135.5million,or33.61.4 billion from various funding sources, totaling 2.1billioninliquidity,whichis2300.06 per share, payable on October 15, 2024, to shareholders of record as of September 30, 2024[310]. - The company repurchased 559,522 shares of common stock at an average price of 19.06,totalinganinvestmentof10.7 million under a $25.0 million stock repurchase program[313]. - The total capital to risk-weighted assets ratio for the consolidated entity was 13.23%, well above the minimum required ratio of 10.50%[309]. - The leverage ratio for the consolidated entity was 7.33%, significantly higher than the minimum requirement of 4.00%[309]. Future Outlook and Strategy - Future outlook includes continued focus on revenue growth and cost management strategies to enhance profitability[326]. - The company believes it has sufficient liquidity and capital resources to meet its cash and capital expenditure requirements for the next twelve months[312].