Financial Performance - The company achieved net income of 5.6million,or0.32 per diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to 5.8million,or0.33 per diluted share, for the same period in 2023[191]. - The increase in net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was primarily due to increased net interest income and noninterest income from various service charges and gains[191]. - Net income for the third quarter of 2024 was 5.6million,comparedto5.8 million for the same period in 2023[203]. Assets and Liabilities - As of September 30, 2024, the company reported total consolidated assets of 3.1billion,totalloansof1.9 billion, total deposits of 2.5billion,andstockholders′equityof276.1 million[191]. - Total assets as of September 30, 2024, were 3,038,947,slightlydownfrom3,058,485 in the same period last year[211]. - The Company's total deposits experienced a minimal decline of 0.78% to 2.52billionatSeptember30,2024,comparedtoDecember31,2023[202].IncomeandExpenses−NoninterestincomeforQ32024was10.1 million, an increase of 364,000,or3.7520.8 million, a decrease of 46,000,or0.2220.8 million, a slight decrease of 0.2% from 20.9millioninQ32023,andfortheninemonths,itdecreasedby3.061.6 million from 63.5million[228].CreditLossesandNonperformingAssets−ProvisionforcreditlossesforthethreemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,was750,000, compared to 1.0millionforthesameperiodin2023[193].−Theallowanceforcreditlossesonloanswas19.7 million, or 1.04% of total loans, at September 30, 2024, up from 18.4million,or0.9812.5 million, or 0.41% of total assets, at September 30, 2024, compared to 10.7million,or0.3518.7 million for Q3 2024 from 19.8millioninQ32023,adeclineof1.1 million[192]. - The net interest margin for the third quarter of 2024 was 2.64%, down from 2.78% in the same period in 2023[207]. - For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, net interest income was 56,114,withanetinterestmarginof2.67809.2 million, or 31.64% of total deposits, compared to 777.8million,or30.22144.9 million at September 30, 2024, from $83.3 million at December 31, 2023, a growth of 73.8%[265]. Capital Ratios - The Company maintained a CET1 risk-based capital ratio of 12.51% as of September 30, 2024, up from 11.66% at December 31, 2023[272]. - The leverage ratio improved to 9.51% as of September 30, 2024, compared to 9.17% at December 31, 2023[272].