Financial Performance - Net income for Q1 2025 was 9.6million,or0.31 per diluted common share, compared to 8.2millioninQ42024and7.8 million in Q1 2024[3] - Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2025, was 9,633,000,up17.58,204,000 in the previous quarter[34] - Basic earnings per share increased to 0.31from0.26 in the previous quarter, reflecting a 19.2% growth[34] - Net income available to common shareholders for Q1 2025 was 9,050,000,upfrom7,571,000 in Q4 2024, representing a 19.5% increase[47] Revenue and Income - Pre-provision net revenue increased by 1.5million,or11.53.2 million, or 12.0%, from Q4 2024, totaling 30.2millionforQ12025[8]−NoninterestincomeforQ12025was2,079,000, a decrease of 17.9% from 2,533,000inQ42024[45]−Adjustedoperatingrevenueforthesameperiodwas32,286,000, compared to 29,500,000inthepriorquarter,reflectingagrowthof9.1151.6 million, or 15.9% annualized, from Q4 2024[2] - Total gross loans at March 31, 2025, were 4.02billion,anincreaseof151.6 million, or 15.9% annualized, from 3.87billionatDecember31,2024[19]−Averageloansincreasedto3,899,258,000 in Q1 2025, a rise of 4.5% from 3,730,532,000inQ42024[45]DepositGrowth−Totaldepositsincreasedby75.7 million, or 7.5% annualized, with core deposits up by 63.7million,or8.34.16 billion, an increase of 75.7million,or7.54.09 billion at December 31, 2024[21] - Total deposits reached 4,162,457thousand,upfrom4,086,767 thousand, reflecting a growth of 1.9%[38] Efficiency and Ratios - Efficiency ratio improved to 55.5%, down from 56.8% in Q4 2024; adjusted efficiency ratio was 53.7%, down from 55.2%[2] - The efficiency ratio for the first quarter of 2025 was 55.5%, compared to 56.8% for the fourth quarter of 2024, indicating improved operational efficiency[18] - The adjusted efficiency ratio improved to 53.7% in Q1 2025 from 55.2% in Q4 2024, indicating better cost management[46] Credit Quality - The provision for credit losses on loans was 1.5millionforQ12025,unchangedfromQ42024[14]−Nonperformingassetstototalassetsratiowas0.2010,290, compared to 301inthepreviousquarter,showingasignificantrise[43]−Theallowanceforcreditlossesonloanstototalloanswas1.34469.0 million, an increase of 11.0million,or2.4457.9 million at December 31, 2024[24] - Tangible book value per share increased by 12.2% annualized to 13.89atMarch31,2025[2]−Thetotalcommonshareholders′equitywas402,461,000 as of March 31, 2025, up from 391,421,000inthepreviousquarter[46]CapitalRatios−TheCommonEquityTier1Risk−BasedCapitalRatiowas9.035,136,808,000, up from 5,066,242,000attheendofthepreviousquarter[34]−Cashandcashequivalentsdecreasedto166,205 thousand from 229,760thousand,adeclineof27.735,500,000, a slight decrease from $36,357,000 in the previous quarter[39]