Financial Performance - For the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, net income increased to 25.3million,or2.88 per diluted share, compared to 8.4million,or0.95 per diluted share for the same period in 2023[169]. - Adjusted net income for 2024 was 22.0million,withadjusteddilutedearningspershareat2.51, reflecting a strong performance despite challenges[171]. - For the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, net income decreased by 27.1million,primarilyduetoa22.2 million, or 22.9%, drop in net interest income[174]. - Adjusted net income for 2023 was 16.2million,withadjusteddilutedearningspershareat1.83, indicating a challenging year[175]. - Total revenue for 2024 increased to 134,722,000from101,029,000 in 2023, representing a growth of 33.3%[249]. - Adjusted total revenue for 2024 was 129,989,000,upfrom100,964,000 in 2023, indicating a growth of 28.8%[249]. - Diluted earnings per share (EPS) for 2024 was 2.88,upfrom0.95 in 2023, representing a growth of 203.2%[251]. Income Sources - Noninterest income rose by 21.2million,or81.212.5 million, or 16.7%, contributing to the overall net income growth[170]. - Noninterest income totaled 47.3millionforthetwelvemonthsendedDecember31,2024,representinganincreaseof21.2 million, or 81.2%, compared to 26.1millionforthetwelvemonthsendedDecember31,2023[185].−Theincreaseinnoninterestincomewasdrivenprimarilybya12.8 million increase in gain on sale of loans, reflecting a 48.8% increase in the volume of SBA 7(a) guaranteed loan sales[185]. - Net interest income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 was 87.4million,anincreaseof12.5 million, or 16.7%, compared to 74.9millionforthetwelvemonthsendedDecember31,2023[180].−Totalinterestincomeincreasedby52.4 million, or 21.9%, to 291.9millionforthetwelvemonthsendedDecember31,2024comparedto239.4 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023[180]. Asset and Liability Management - Total assets increased by 570.3million,or11.05.7 billion as of December 31, 2024 compared to 5.2billionasofDecember31,2023[192].−Totaldepositsincreasedby866.2 million, or 21.3%, as of December 31, 2024, which was used to fund loan growth[192]. - Loan balances increased by 330.4million,or8.621.3 million, or 5.9%, to 384.1millionasofDecember31,2024,comparedtothepreviousyear[194].−Totalcontractualobligationsamountedto5.33 billion as of December 31, 2024[243]. Credit Quality - Nonperforming loans increased by 18.5million,or185.328.4 million as of December 31, 2024, primarily due to small business lending and residential mortgage portfolios[209]. - Total nonperforming assets rose by 18.6million,or179.228.9 million as of December 31, 2024[209]. - The ratio of total nonperforming loans to total loans increased to 0.68% as of December 31, 2024, from 0.26% in the previous year[205]. - The allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans was 1.07% as of December 31, 2024, compared to 1.01% as of December 31, 2023[205]. - The allowance for credit losses (ACL) increased to 44.8millionasofDecember31,2024,from38.8 million in 2023, reflecting a growth rate of 25.8%[215]. - The provision for credit losses for loans was 18.8millionforthetwelvemonthsendedDecember31,2024,upfrom15.5 million in 2023, marking a 20.6% increase[216]. Capital and Equity - Book value per common share rose 5.6% to 44.31asofDecember31,2024,drivenbyincreasesintotalshareholders′equity[195].−Tangiblecommonequitytotaled379.4 million as of December 31, 2024, reflecting a 5.9% increase from the previous year[194]. - The ratio of total shareholders' equity to total assets decreased to 6.69% as of December 31, 2024, from 7.02% as of December 31, 2023[194]. - Return on average shareholders' equity improved to 6.70% in 2024 from 2.35% in 2023[248]. - Adjusted return on average shareholders' equity improved to 5.83% in 2024 from 4.54% in 2023, down from 9.98% in 2022[252]. Market and Economic Conditions - The estimated impact on net interest income (NII) for Year 1 under a -200 basis points scenario is an increase of 8.88%[271]. - For Year 2, the NII is projected to increase by 23.01% under a -200 basis points scenario[272]. - The estimated economic value of equity (EVE) is projected to increase by 23.73% under a -200 basis points scenario for Year 1[271].