Financial Performance - Net income for Q4 2024 was 7.4million,adecreaseof1.534.5 million compared to Q3 2024[1] - Net income available to common shareholders for fiscal year 2024 decreased 3.3% to 27.5millioncomparedto2023[4]−NetincomeattributabletothecompanyforthetwelvemonthsendedDecember31,2024,was27.5 million, down from 28.5millionin2023[21]−ReturnonaverageassetsforthetwelvemonthsendedDecember31,2024,was1.382.14 billion as of December 31, 2024[1] - Total loans grew 4.5% to 1.87billionasofDecember31,2024[1]−Totaldepositsincreased5.01.63 billion as of December 31, 2024[1] - Total borrowings increased by 20.2millionto188.3 million at December 31, 2024, primarily due to a 20.0millionincreaseinFHLBNYadvances[16]−Totalequityincreasedby15.8 million (5.5%) to 300.1millionatDecember31,2024,drivenbyretainedearnings,partiallyoffsetby8.6 million in cash dividends and 4.3millioninstockrepurchases[16]−Totalassetsgrewto2,142.2 million at December 31, 2024, up from 2,023.5millionatDecember31,2023,withnetloansincreasingto1,835.6 million from 1,755.2million[20]NetInterestIncomeandCreditLosses−NetinterestincomeforQ42024increased0.715.6 million compared to Q4 2023[2] - Provision for credit losses increased 0.6millionto0.2 million in Q4 2024 compared to Q4 2023[2] - Net interest income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, was 58.7million,comparedto64.2 million in the same period in 2023[21] - The allowance for credit losses to total loans ratio decreased to 1.74% at December 31, 2024, from 1.80% at December 31, 2023[23] - Non-accrual loans increased to 11.8millionatDecember31,2024,from7.3 million at December 31, 2023[23] Non-Interest Income and Expenses - Non-interest income decreased 23.1% to 1.1millioninQ42024comparedtoQ42023[3]−Non−interestexpenseincreased9.06.9 million in Q4 2024 compared to Q4 2023[3] - The efficiency ratio for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, improved to 41.24% from 48.34% in 2023[22]