Net Income and Profitability - Net income for Q4 2024 was 16.3million,withareturnonaverageassetsof1.0316.330 million, compared to a loss of 95.707millioninQ32024anda498.22.730 million in Q4 2023[39] - Return on average assets for Q4 2024 improved to 1.03%, compared to -5.78% in Q3 2024 and 0.17% in Q4 2023[39] - Return on average tangible equity was 14.80% for Q4 2024, a significant improvement from (82.78)% in Q3 2024 and 3.57% in Q4 2023[55] - Adjusted earnings per common share were 0.77inQ42024,upfrom0.58 in Q3 2024 and 0.46inQ42023[64]NetInterestIncomeandMargin−NetinterestincomeforQ42024increasedby11.4 million from Q3 2024, reaching 48.9million[9]−Corenetinterestmarginexpandedby85bpsto3.2648.938 million, up 30.4% from 37.521millioninQ32024and50.332.559 million in Q4 2023[39] - Net interest margin (tax equivalent) increased to 3.43% in Q4 2024, up from 2.51% in Q3 2024 and 2.22% in Q4 2023[58] - Core net interest margin improved to 3.26% in Q4 2024, compared to 2.41% in Q3 2024 and 2.17% in Q4 2023[58] - Net interest income (tax equivalent) grew to 50.1millioninQ42024,upfrom38.8 million in Q3 2024 and 33.8millioninQ42023[58]−NetinterestincomeforthethreemonthsendedDecember31,2024,was50.091 million, with a net interest margin of 3.43%[40] - Net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2024, was 157,537thousand,comparedto144,172 thousand in 2023[38] - Net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2024, was 162.693million,withanetinterestmarginof2.66188.7 million (4.6%) to 4.32billioninDecember2024comparedtoDecember2023,drivenbytheDNVBacquisitionandorganicloangrowth[21]−Totaldepositsincreasedby109.3 million (2.0%) to 5.48billioninDecember2024fromSeptember2024,withcoredepositsincreasingby111.5 million[23] - Loans held for investment, net of unearned income, increased from 4,126,947thousandinDecember2023to4,315,627 thousand in December 2024[37] - Total deposits increased from 5,395,673thousandinDecember2023to5,477,982 thousand in December 2024[37] - Loans held for investment remained stable at 4.316billionasofDecember31,2024,comparedto4.329 billion in September 2024 and 4.127billioninDecember2023[39]−Totaldepositsincreasedto5.478 billion as of December 31, 2024, from 5.369billioninSeptember2024and5.396 billion in December 2023[39] - Total deposits for the year ended December 31, 2024, were 5.466billion,withacostoffundsat2.3163.443 million in interest income with an average yield of 5.86% for the three months ended December 31, 2024[40] - Loans, including fees, for the year ended December 31, 2024, generated 248.409millionininterestincomewithanaverageyieldof5.734.31 billion in Q4 2024, compared to 4.08billioninQ42023[60]CreditQualityandLoanPerformance−Classifiedloanratioimprovedby54bpsto2.5728.8 million, or 16%, from September 30, 2024, to December 31, 2024[28] - Allowance for credit losses increased to 55.2millionasofDecember31,2024,withanallowanceratioof1.2854.0 million and 1.25% as of September 30, 2024[29] - Credit loss expense related to loans was 1.891millionforQ42024,comparedto1.835 million in Q3 2024 and 1.968millioninQ42023[28]−Nonperformingloansratiodecreasedto0.512.5 million from September 30, 2024, to December 31, 2024, primarily due to an increase in accumulated other comprehensive loss, partially offset by an increase in retained earnings[25] - Total shareholders' equity increased by 35.3millionfromDecember31,2023,toDecember31,2024,drivenbyincreasesincommonstockandadditionalpaid−in−capitalfromacommonequitycapitalraiseinQ32024[25]−Tier1leveragetoaverageassetsratioincreasedto9.15559.7 million as of December 31, 2024, compared to 524.4millioninDecember2023[53]NoninterestIncomeandExpense−Investmentservicesandtrustactivitiesrevenueincreasedby15.914.2 million in 2024[6] - Noninterest income for Q4 2024 increased by 141.2millionfromQ32024,primarilyduetoasecuritiesimpairmentof140.4 million recognized in Q3 2024[12] - Noninterest expense increased by 1.6millionin4Q24comparedto3Q24,drivenbya0.7 million increase in compensation and employee benefits and a 0.3millionincreaseinoccupancyexpense[15]−Noninterestexpenseincreasedby5.2 million in 4Q24 compared to 4Q23, with compensation and employee benefits, other expense, and occupancy expense contributing 2.8million,1.0 million, and 0.5millionrespectively[16]−Totalnoninterestincome(loss)fortheyearendedDecember31,2024,was(88,247) thousand, compared to 18,423thousandin2023[38]−TotalnoninterestexpensefortheyearendedDecember31,2024,was144,496 thousand, compared to 131,913thousandin2023[38]AssetandLiabilityManagement−Totalearningassetsyieldincreasedby60bpsinQ42024comparedtoQ32024,primarilyduetoa171bpsincreaseintotalinvestmentsecuritiesyields[10]−Totalassetsdecreasedto6.24 billion in December 2024 from 6.55billioninSeptember2024,primarilyduetolowersecuritiesbalancesfrombalancesheetrepositioning[18]−Investmentsecuritiesdecreasedby294.7 million to 1.33billioninDecember2024fromSeptember2024,andby541.9 million from December 2023, due to the sale of debt securities[22] - Borrowed funds decreased by 409.1millionto116.6 million in December 2024 from September 2024, primarily due to the payoff of BTFP borrowings[24] - Total assets decreased from 6,748,015thousandinMarch2024to6,236,329 thousand in December 2024[37] - Total assets as of December 31, 2024, decreased to 6.236billionfrom6.552 billion in September 2024 and 6.428billioninDecember2023[39]−Totalinterest−earningassetsamountedto5.807 billion, yielding 79.420millionininterestincomeatanaverageyieldof5.446.117 billion, yielding 299.430millionininterestincomeatanaverageyieldof4.890.2425 per common share, payable on March 17, 2025, to shareholders of record as of March 3, 2025[26] Share Repurchase - No common shares were repurchased during the period from September 30, 2024, through January 23, 2025, with 15.0millionremainingavailableunderthesharerepurchaseprogram[27]EfficiencyandYieldMetrics−Efficiencyratioimprovedto59.0638.787 million in interest income with an average yield of 2.75% for the year ended December 31, 2024[46] - Total interest-bearing deposits for the year ended December 31, 2024, were 4.529billion,withaninterestexpenseof113.109 million and an average cost of 2.50%[46] - Long-term debt for the year ended December 31, 2024, had an interest expense of 8.086millionwithanaveragecostof6.80152.6 million from Q3 2024, driven by higher net interest income and noninterest income[8] - Total revenue for Q4 2024 was 59.775million,asignificantrecoveryfromalossof92.867 million in Q3 2024 and a 64.1% increase from 36.421millioninQ42023[39]−TotalinterestincomefortheyearendedDecember31,2024,was294,274 thousand, compared to $249,613 thousand in 2023[38]