Financial Performance - Net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, was 11.6million,a0.811.5 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2024[1]. - Net income for the period was 11,598,000,reflectingaslightincreaseof0.811,505,000 in the previous quarter and a significant increase of 21.0% from 9,586,000year−over−year[12].−NetincomeforQ12025was11,598,000, slightly up from 11,505,000inQ42024,representinganincreaseof0.811.15, unchanged from the previous quarter and up from 0.95year−over−year[12].InterestIncomeandMargin−Netinterestincomeincreasedto27.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, up from 26.5million,withanetinterestmarginof4.4640,801,000, an increase of 1.3% compared to 40,264,000forthepreviousquarteranda7.537,937,000 year-over-year[12]. - Net interest income after provision for credit losses was 25,934,000,up3.025,190,000 in the previous quarter and 11.8% from 23,198,000year−over−year[12].−ThecompanyreportedanetinterestmarginforthequarterendedMarch31,2025,indicatingafocusonmaintainingprofitabilitythroughinterestincomestrategies[14].−Thenetinterestmarginimprovedto4.4684.5 million, or 3.7%, from December 31, 2024, primarily due to growth in commercial and mortgage loans[2]. - Total loans increased to 2,345,130,000inQ12025from2,260,657,000 in Q4 2024, marking a growth of 3.73%[22]. - Total deposits increased by 75.1million,or3.62,175,398,000 in Q1 2025 from 2,100,313,000inQ42024,reflectingagrowthof3.572,767,943,000 compared to 2,654,017,000inthepreviousquarter[10].−Totalassetsincreasedto2,565,324,000 as of March 31, 2025, compared to 2,436,735,000onMarch31,2024,reflectingagrowthof5.3306.1 million as of March 31, 2025, compared to 295.6millionattheendofthepreviousquarter[2].−Totalshareholders′equitygrewby3.6306,142,000 compared to 295,583,000[10].−Retainedearningsincreasedby4.5237,518,000 from 227,331,000[10].−Totalshareholders′equityincreasedto302,292,000 as of March 31, 2025, up from 266,148,000ayearearlier,reflectingagrowthof13.62.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, compared to 1.9millionforthepreviousquarter,drivenbyincreasedserviceandloanfeeincome[2].−Totalnoninterestincomeroseto2,101,000, a 9.7% increase from 1,916,000inthepreviousquarteranda22.31,718,000 year-over-year[12]. - Total noninterest expense remained stable at 12,611,000,aslightdecreasefrom12,617,000 in the previous quarter but an increase of 3.9% from 12,132,000year−over−year[12].CreditQuality−Theallowanceforcreditlossesasapercentageofgrossloanswas1.1818.0 million as of March 31, 2025, compared to 15.0millionasofDecember31,2024[6].−Provisionforcreditlossesonloanswas1,358,000, a significant increase of 188.9% compared to 470,000inthepreviousquarterandup111.9641,000 year-over-year[12]. - Nonaccrual loans to total loans ratio increased to 0.72% in Q1 2025 from 0.58% in Q4 2024, showing a deterioration in loan quality[22]. - The allowance for credit losses increased by 3.2% to 27,651,000from26,788,000[10]. Ratings and Recognition - Unity Bank received a 5-Star Superior rating from BauerFinancial in March 2025, indicating strong performance in capital, loan quality, and profitability[4].