Net Income and Profitability - Net income for Q4 2024 was 115.7million,or0.20 per diluted share, compared to 97.9millioninQ32024and71.6 million in Q4 2023[2] - Net income available to common stockholders for Q4 2024 was 108.7million,up18.591.7 million in Q3 2024[31] - Net income (GAAP) for Q4 2024 was 115.71million,a61.771.55 million in Q4 2023[40] - Adjusted net income available to common shareholders (non-GAAP) for Q4 2024 was 68.69million,comparedto112.19 million in Q4 2023[40] - Net income available to common shareholders (non-GAAP) for full year 2024 was 322.19million,a40.1538.14 million in 2023[40] - Net income available to common shareholders was 358.90millionin2024,downfrom482.38 million in 2023[51] Net Interest Income and Margin - Net interest income increased to 424.3millioninQ42024,up12.5 million from Q3 2024 and 25.7millionfromQ42023[4]−Netinterestmarginroseto2.92424.3 million, up 3.0% from 411.8millioninQ32024[31]−NetinterestmarginforQ42024improvedto2.91422.98 million in Q4 2024, compared to 410.50millioninQ32024and397.28 million in Q4 2023[52] - Net interest margin improved to 2.92% in Q4 2024 on a fully tax equivalent basis, up from 2.86% in Q3 2024 and 2.82% in Q4 2023[52] Loans and Credit Quality - Total loans decreased by 555.6million(4.548.8 billion in Q4 2024, primarily due to repayments in CRE and multifamily loans[11] - CRE loan concentration ratio declined to 362% at December 31, 2024 from 421% at September 30, 2024[6] - Total Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) increased by 68.2millionto373.3 million at December 31, 2024, compared to 305.1millionatSeptember30,2024[15]−Non−accrualloansincreasedby63.2 million to 359.5millionatDecember31,2024,representing0.7475.5 million to 99.2million,or0.20174.7 million, or 0.35% of total loans, at September 30, 2024[16] - Loans 30 to 59 days past due decreased by 58.0millionto57.1 million at December 31, 2024, mainly due to a 55.5milliondecreaseinCREloans[16]−Loans90daysormorepastdueincreasedby1.1 million to 5.9millionatDecember31,2024,comparedto4.8 million at September 30, 2024[17] - The allowance for credit losses for loans as a percentage of total loans was 1.17% at December 31, 2024, up from 1.14% at September 30, 2024 and 0.93% at December 31, 2023[18] - Net loan charge-offs totaled 98.3millionforthefourthquarter2024,comparedto42.9 million and 17.5millionforthethirdquarter2024andthefourthquarter2023,respectively[18]−Valley′sloanportfoliototaled48.8 billion at December 31, 2024, with gross loan charge-offs of 103.7millionforthefourthquarter2024[18]−TotalloansasofDecember31,2024,decreasedto48.8 billion from 49.4billioninSeptember2024[33]−Allowanceforcreditlossesforloansincreasedto573,328 thousand as of December 31, 2024, up from 465,550thousandinDecember2023[35]−Totalnetcharge−offsforloansin2024were201,610 thousand, compared to 61,962thousandin2023[35]−Provisionforcreditlossesforloansin2024was309,388 thousand, significantly higher than 45,625thousandin2023[35]−Annualizedratiooftotalnetcharge−offstoaverageloansincreasedto0.407.87 million, up from 5.79millioninQ32024[40]−Netloansdecreasedto48.24 billion in 2024 from 49.76billionin2023,withacorrespondingincreaseintheallowanceforloanlossesto558.85 million[50] - Loans averaged 49,730.13millioninQ42024,slightlydownfrom50,126.96 million in Q3 2024 but up from 50,039.43millioninQ42023[52]DepositsandFunding−Non−interestbearingdepositsincreasedby274.9 million to 11.4billionatDecember31,2024[6]−Totaldepositsdecreasedby320.1 million to 50.1billionatDecember31,2024,witha1.8 billion decline in time deposits partially offset by increases in other deposit categories[13] - Deposits as of December 31, 2024, stood at 50.1billion,slightlydownfrom50.4 billion in September 2024[33] - Total deposits grew to 50.08billionin2024from49.24 billion in 2023, driven by an increase in interest-bearing deposits[50] - Interest bearing deposits with banks increased to 1,414.67millioninQ42024,comparedto974.42 million in Q3 2024 and 885.69millioninQ42023[52]CapitalandLiquidity−Valley′stotalrisk−basedcapitalratioincreasedto13.877.4 billion as of December 31, 2024, from 7.0billioninSeptember2024[33]−Tier1leveragecapitalratioasofDecember31,2024,increasedto9.169.10, up from 8.79inDecember2023[49]−Tangiblecommonequitytotangibleassetsratiowas8.407,255.16 million in Q4 2024, up from 6,862.56millioninQ32024and6,639.91 million in Q4 2023[52] Efficiency and Expense Management - Efficiency ratio improved to 57.21% in Q4 2024, compared to 56.13% in Q3 2024 and 60.70% in Q4 2023[8] - Efficiency ratio for Q4 2024 was 57.21%, slightly higher than 56.13% in Q3 2024[31] - Efficiency ratio for Q4 2024 was 57.21%, compared to 60.70% in Q4 2023[47] - Non-interest expense for Q4 2024 was 275.76million,comparedto272.58 million in Q4 2023[47] - Total non-interest expense decreased to 1.11billionin2024from1.16 billion in 2023, primarily due to reductions in FDIC insurance assessments and professional fees[51] Revenue and Interest Income - Total revenue for Q4 2024 reached 474.2million,aslightincreasefrom471.2 million in Q3 2024[31] - Gross operating income for Q4 2024 was 482.05million,upfrom449.09 million in Q4 2023[47] - Net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2024, was 1.63billion,comparedto1.67 billion in 2023[51] - Non-interest income for 2024 was 224.50million,slightlylowerthan225.73 million in 2023[51] - Interest income from loans and fees was 3.08billionin2024,upfrom2.89 billion in 2023[51] - Total interest expense rose to 1.73billionin2024from1.47 billion in 2023, driven by higher interest on deposits and borrowings[51] - Total interest earning assets increased to 58,214.78millioninQ42024,upfrom57,651.65 million in Q3 2024 and 56,469.47millioninQ42023[52]−Taxableinvestmentsgrewto6,504.11 million in Q4 2024, up from 5,977.21millioninQ32024and4,950.77 million in Q4 2023[52] - Total interest bearing liabilities stood at 42,765.95millioninQ42024,slightlyupfrom42,656.96 million in Q3 2024 and 40,753.31millioninQ42023[52]AssetandLiabilityManagement−Totalassetsincreasedto62.49 billion in 2024 from 60.93billionin2023,reflectinggrowthincash,interest−bearingdeposits,andinvestmentsecurities[50]ProvisionforCreditLosses−Provisionforcreditlossesincreasedto107.0 million in Q4 2024, compared to 75.0millioninQ32024and20.7 million in Q4 2023[6] - The provision for credit losses for loans totaled 107.0millionforthefourthquarter2024,comparedto75.0 million for the third quarter 2024 and 20.7millionforthefourthquarter2023[19]−Provisionforcreditlossesforloansin2024was309,388 thousand, significantly higher than 45,625thousandin2023[35]OtherFinancialMetrics−Annualizedreturnonaverageassets(ROA)was0.740.13, down from 0.22inQ42023[47]−Dividendsonpreferredstockforfullyear2024were21.37 million, a 32.4% increase from 16.14millionin2023[40]−Totalnon−GAAPadjustmentstonetincomeforQ42024were(37.48) million, primarily due to a (46.43)millionincometaxbenefit[40]−FDICspecialassessmentinQ42023was50.30 million, significantly higher than the 8.76millionforthefullyear2024[40]−RestructuringchargesinQ42024were1.09 million, compared to (538)thousandinQ42023[40]−Merger−relatedexpensesinQ42023were10.00 million, with no such expenses in 2024[40] - Litigation reserve in Q4 2023 was $3.54 million, with no similar reserve in 2024[40] - Average number of shares outstanding for Q4 2024 was 536.16 million, up from 507.68 million in Q4 2023[47]