Financial Performance - Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2025, was 10,964thousand,up19.29,199 thousand for the same period in 2024[12]. - Earnings per share (EPS) increased to 1.38forthethreemonthsendedMarch31,2025,comparedto1.15 for the same period in 2024, representing a growth of 20%[12]. - Noninterest income for the three months ended March 31, 2025, was 4,009thousand,a133,549 thousand in the same period of 2024[12]. - Comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2025, was 15,861thousand,significantlyhigherthan7,080 thousand for the same period in 2024[14]. - Net cash provided by operating activities increased to 12,576,000,upfrom10,323,000, reflecting a growth of 12.1% year-over-year[19]. Asset Growth - Total assets increased to 3,485,453thousandasofMarch31,2025,comparedto3,443,668 thousand at December 31, 2024, reflecting a growth of 1.2%[10]. - Total loans, net of unearned income and allowance for loan losses, rose to 2,713,999thousandasofMarch31,2025,from2,685,269 thousand at December 31, 2024, an increase of 1.1%[10]. - Total deposits increased to 2,827,207thousandasofMarch31,2025,from2,780,696 thousand at December 31, 2024, marking a growth of 1.7%[10]. - Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period were 110,662,000,upfrom90,475,000 at the end of the same period last year[19]. Loan Portfolio - Total loans as of March 31, 2025, amounted to 2,747,277,000,anincreasefrom2,718,185,000 as of December 31, 2024, indicating a growth of 1.07%[41]. - The commercial real estate loans totaled 1,193,364,000asofMarch31,2025,upfrom1,158,781,000 at the end of 2024, indicating an increase of approximately 2.98%[45]. - One- to four-family first mortgage loans stood at 504,356,000asofMarch31,2025,showingaslightincreasefrom501,225,000 at the end of 2024[45]. - The consumer loans increased to 29,998,000asofMarch31,2025,from29,624,000 at the end of 2024, representing a growth of about 1.26%[45]. Loan Loss Provisions - The provision for loan losses was 394thousandforthethreemonthsendedMarch31,2025,comparedto141 thousand for the same period in 2024, indicating a significant increase in provisioning[12]. - The allowance for loan losses stood at 33,278thousandasofMarch31,2025,comparedto32,916 thousand at December 31, 2024, indicating a slight increase[10]. - The allowance for credit losses (ACL) totaled 35,978,000asofMarch31,2025,whichincludes33,278,000 for loan losses and 2,700,000forunfundedlendingcommitments[44].−TheprovisionforcreditlossesforthethreemonthsendedMarch31,2025,was(226,000), while recoveries amounted to 194,000,leadingtoanendingbalanceof35,978,000[48]. Dividend and Shareholder Returns - Cash dividends declared per common share increased to 0.27forthethreemonthsendedMarch31,2025,comparedto0.25 for the same period in 2024, reflecting an 8% increase[12]. - The company paid 2,186,000individendstoshareholders,comparedto2,038,000 in the previous year[19]. Investment Securities - Total available for sale investment securities decreased in fair value to 400,553,000asofMarch31,2025,from402,792,000 at December 31, 2024[30]. - The effective duration of the company's investment securities portfolio was 3.7 years as of March 31, 2025, compared to 3.9 years at December 31, 2024[30]. - The total amortized cost of the Company's held-to-maturity securities was 1,065,000,withnoACLrequiredasofMarch31,2025[35].DerivativeInstruments−TheCompanyestimatesthatanadditional1,607,000 will be reclassified as interest expense over the next twelve months due to cash flow hedges[78]. - Accumulated unrealized gains on derivative instruments decreased from 2,418,000to1,775,000, a decline of 26.6%[83]. - The fair value of interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges was 2,411,000asofMarch31,2025,downfrom3,241,000 on December 31, 2024[81]. Nonperforming Loans - Nonaccrual loans totaled 18,970,000asofMarch31,2025,comparedto13,582,000 as of December 31, 2024, indicating an increase of 39.5%[59]. - Total past due loans reached 24,474,000asofMarch31,2025,upfrom20,601,000 as of December 31, 2024, representing a 19.5% increase[56]. - The company reported 77,000inloansgreaterthan90dayspastdueasofMarch31,2025,comparedto16,000 as of December 31, 2024[58].