Financial Performance - Net income for the first quarter of 2025 was 8.0million,or1.01 per diluted share, compared to 8.4million,or1.06 per diluted share, in the same quarter last year[1]. - Net income for the quarter was 8,021,representinga97,382 in the same quarter last year[38]. - Basic earnings per share increased to 1.02,up90.94 in the prior year[39]. - Return on assets improved to 1.07% for the quarter, compared to 0.98% in the previous quarter[39]. - The efficiency ratio for the quarter was 69.39%, compared to 66.36% in the same quarter last year[39]. Deposits and Assets - Total deposits increased by 275.7million,or11.82.62 billion at March 31, 2025, driven by a 226.9millionincreaseinbrokereddeposits[4].−Totaldepositsincreasedto2.62 billion at March 31, 2025, reflecting an 11.8% increase from 2.34billionatDecember31,2024[16].−Totalassetsincreasedby36.9 million, or 1.2%, to 3.07billionatMarch31,2025,comparedto3.03 billion at December 31, 2024[8]. - Total assets as of March 31, 2025, were 3,032,512,reflectinga73,965 increase from the previous quarter[44]. - Interest-bearing accounts increased by 14% to 1,938,445thousandasofMarch31,2025,comparedto1,701,260 thousand in the same period last year[36]. Loans and Credit Quality - Loans receivable, net remained virtually unchanged at 2.50billionatMarch31,2025,butincreasedby85.7 million, or 3.5%, from 2.42billionatMarch31,2024[4].−Consumerloansdecreasedby11.3 million, or 1.8%, to 608.9millionatMarch31,2025,comparedto620.2 million in the previous quarter[4]. - Nonperforming loans increased to 14.5millionatMarch31,2025,upfrom13.6 million at December 31, 2024[25]. - Nonperforming loans to total gross loans increased to 0.57%, up from 0.49% in the same quarter last year[39]. - The allowance for credit losses on loans was 31.7million,or1.25298.8 million at March 31, 2025, from 295.8millionatDecember31,2024[22].−Thecompanymaintainedatotalrisk−basedcapitalratioof14.436.96, up from 36.02inthepreviousquarter[48].IncomeandExpenses−Netinterestincomeincreasedby636,000 to 31.0millionforQ12025,drivenbya1.9 million increase in total interest income[27]. - The net interest margin (NIM) increased to 4.32% for Q1 2025, up from 4.26% in the same period last year[28]. - Total noninterest income remained unchanged at 5.1millionforthethreemonthsendedMarch31,2025,whiletotalnoninterestexpenseroseto25.0 million from 23.5millioninthesameperiodlastyear,drivenbya976,000 increase in salaries and benefits[31]. - The company reported a total interest expense of 15,806,a914,534 in the prior year[38]. Market and Economic Conditions - The company anticipates potential adverse impacts from economic conditions, including inflation and changes in interest rates, which could affect revenues and expenses[33]. - Management noted challenges in expanding into new geographic markets and the potential for increased competitive pressures affecting market position[33].