Financial Performance - First quarter 2025 net income available to common stockholders was 19.6million,or0.45 per diluted common share, compared to a net loss of 22.2million,or(0.54) per diluted common share in the previous quarter[1]. - Adjusted net income available to common stockholders for Q1 2025 was 24.7million,a429.6 million, a significant recovery from a loss of 33.9millioninthepreviousquarter[20].−ReportednetincomeavailabletocommonstockholdersforQ12025was19,636 thousand, a significant recovery from a loss of 22,234thousandinQ42024[56].−Adjustednetincomeavailabletocommonstockholders(non−GAAP)roseto24,688 thousand for Q1 2025, up from 17,417thousandinQ42024,representinga42.014,097,682, a decrease of 1.77% from 14,353,258onDecember31,2024[38].−Totalliabilitiesdecreasedto12,685,669 as of March 31, 2025, down from 12,956,741onDecember31,2024,adeclineof2.091,412,013 as of March 31, 2025, compared to 1,396,517onDecember31,2024,reflectingagrowthof1.1113,759,002[49]. Loan and Deposit Trends - Total deposits increased by 717.0millionyear−over−year,withcoredepositsrisingby1.35 billion[7]. - Non-interest-bearing checking deposits decreased to 3,245,409asofMarch31,2025,downfrom3,355,829 on December 31, 2024, representing a decline of 3.27%[38]. - Business loans reached 2,788,848asofMarch31,2025,upfrom2,726,602 on December 31, 2024, marking a growth of 2.29%[38]. - The loan-to-deposit ratio at the end of Q1 2025 was 93.6%, up from 93.0% in Q4 2024[45]. Efficiency and Profitability Metrics - The efficiency ratio improved to 63.1% in Q1 2025, compared to 105.9% in the previous quarter[23]. - The adjusted return on average assets improved to 0.77% in Q1 2025, compared to 0.56% in Q4 2024[56]. - The efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) improved to 55.8% in Q1 2025 from 58.0% in Q4 2024, indicating enhanced operational efficiency[58]. - Cash dividends paid per common share remained stable at 0.25forQ12025,consistentwithQ42024[45].CreditQualityandRiskManagement−Non−performingloansincreasedto58.0 million at March 31, 2025, compared to 49.5millionatDecember31,2024[25].−Theallowanceforcreditlossesstoodat90,455 as of March 31, 2025, compared to 88,751onDecember31,2024,indicatingaslightincreaseinprovisions[38].−Netcharge−offs(NCOs)forQ12025were7,058 thousand, down from 10,611thousandinQ42024,reflectingadecreaseof33.514 billion in assets and holds the number one deposit market share among community banks on Greater Long Island[34]. - The company hired several key executives to strengthen its leadership team and market presence, including Tom Geisel and Robert Rowe[7].