Financial Performance - Net income for Q4 2024 was 8.9million,or0.21 per diluted share, a 126.5% increase from 3.9million,or0.10 per diluted share in Q3 2024[1] - Total revenue for Q4 2024 was 45,516,000,upfrom38,597,000 in Q4 2023, marking an increase of 18.0%[25] - Net income for Q4 2024 was 8,887,000,comparedtoalossof7,111,000 in Q4 2023, indicating a significant turnaround[25] - Basic earnings per share increased to 0.66fortheyearendedDecember31,2024,comparedto0.37 in 2023, reflecting an increase of 78.4%[29] - Net income for the year ended December 31, 2024, was 27,407thousand,significantlyhigherthanthe16,077 thousand reported in 2023, representing a growth of 70.5%[29] Asset Quality - Total nonperforming assets were 29.5million,representing0.5156,101,000 in Q4 2024 from 47,972,000inQ42023,showingaproactiveapproachtomanagingcreditrisk[25]−Totaldelinquentloansincreasedto37,427,000 in Q4 2024 from 19,603,000inQ42023,reflectingchallengesinloanperformance[33]IncomeandExpenses−Noninterestincomeroseby3.1 million, or 29.5%, to 13.7millioncomparedto10.6 million in the previous quarter[6] - Total noninterest expenses decreased to 130,035thousandfortheyearendedDecember31,2024,downfrom138,320 thousand in 2023, a reduction of 6.0%[29] - Total noninterest expenses for Q4 2024 were 32,873,000,adecreasefrom43,214,000 in Q4 2023, showing effective cost management[31] Deposits and Loans - Total deposits increased by 14.6millionto4.55 billion, with brokered deposits rising by 27.8milliontosupportBTFPborrowingpayoff[12]−Averagedeposits,excludingbrokereddeposits,increasedby62.9 million, or 6.1% annualized, on a linked-quarter basis[4] - Total loans stood at 4,852,499,000inQ42024,aslightdecreasefrom4,879,503,000 in Q3 2024, reflecting a cautious lending strategy[25] - Total loans increased to 4,824,206thousandin2024,comparedto4,669,898 thousand in 2023, reflecting a growth of 3.3%[39] Capital and Equity - Total stockholders' equity decreased by 1.6% to 575.0million,impactedbyunrealizedlossesonavailable−for−salesecuritiesandsharerepurchases[12]−Thecommonequitytier1ratio(CET1)wasreportedat11.79515,212 million, down from 524,213millioninthepriorquarter[49]EfficiencyandRatios−Theefficiencyratioimprovedto71.8167,519,000, an increase from 64,385,000inQ42023,representingayear−over−yeargrowthof3.331,827 thousand, reflecting an increase from $29,693 thousand in the same quarter last year[35]