Financial Performance - Net income for March 2023 was 14,189,000,adecreasefrom21,623,000 in March 2022, representing a decline of approximately 34.4%[187]. - For the quarter ended March 31, 2023, the company reported net income of 14,189thousand,comparedto21,623 thousand for the same period in 2022, reflecting a decrease of 34.3%[216]. - The company reported total non-interest expense of 28,631thousandforthequarterendedMarch31,2023,comparedto27,960 thousand for the same period in 2022, an increase of 2.4%[216]. - The company experienced a decrease in salaries and employee benefits primarily due to a reduction in incentive compensation[99]. - The company experienced a significant decrease in unrealized losses on AFS securities, with an ending balance of (71,776)thousandforthesixmonthsendedMarch31,2022[239].AssetandLiabilityManagement−Totalassetsincreasedto10.09 billion as of March 31, 2023, representing a 6.3% increase from 9.93billionasofDecember31,2022[46].−Totalliabilitiesincreasedto9,013,736 thousand as of March 31, 2023, up from 8,528,398thousandasofSeptember30,2022,reflectingagrowthof5.71,072,034, a decrease from 1,096,499asofDecember31,2022[203].−TheBank′sborrowingcapacityfromtheFHLBwaslimitedto506.14 billion at March 31, 2023, a decline of 50.4millionfromSeptember30,2022,mainlydrivenbya284.5 million decrease in money market account balances[241]. Loan Portfolio - Total loans receivable increased to 7,966,125thousandasofMarch31,2023,upfrom7,471,670 thousand as of September 30, 2022, representing an increase of approximately 6.6%[211]. - The total amount of commercial loans reached 1,181,603thousandwithaweightedaveragerateof4.89881,081, with "Pass" loans at 366,794[227].−Loansreceivable,netroseto7.96 billion, a 9.0% increase from 7.78billionasofDecember31,2022[46].−Thetotalamountofnon−accrualloanswasreportedwithnoloans90ormoredaysdelinquentaccruinginterest[83].CreditQuality−Theprovisionforcreditlosseswas427 million for the six months ended March 31, 2023, with an ending balance of 19.889billionintheallowanceforcreditlosses[63].−Theratioofnetcharge−offs(NCOs)toaveragenon−performingassetswas0.204.6 million, compared to a release of provision of 6.6millionduringtheprioryearperiod,reflectinggrowthinthecommercialloanportfolio[161].−Theallowanceforcreditlosses(ACL)increasedto19,889 thousand as of March 31, 2023, from 16,371thousandasofSeptember30,2022,indicatingariseof21.589.5 million, a decrease of 2.0% from 91.3millioninthepriorquarter[96].−Thenetinterestmargindecreasedby24basispoints,from1.8393.099 million, an increase of 59.126millionor174.033.973 million in the prior year[160]. - The company anticipates continued net interest margin compression due to the current yield curve dynamics and the pace of liability repricing[1]. - The efficiency ratio for the current quarter was 60.86%, compared to 54.27% for the prior quarter, indicating increased costs relative to revenue generation[131]. Dividends and Shareholder Returns - Cash dividends paid totaled 60.53millionforthesixmonthsendedMarch31,2023,comparedto52.92 million for the same period in 2022[50]. - The company announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of 0.085pershare,totalingapproximately11.3 million, payable on May 19, 2023[92]. - The company’s total dividends paid year-to-date reached 22,640,000,comparedto110,955,000 in the previous year, indicating a significant decrease in total dividends paid[196]. - The average number of basic and diluted shares outstanding decreased by 4.4% to 133,150 as of March 31, 2023[46]. - There remains 22.5millionauthorizedundertheexistingstockrepurchaseplanforadditionalpurchasesofthecompany′scommonstock[124].StrategicInitiatives−Managementanticipatesanincreaseininformationtechnologyandrelatedexpensesinfiscalyear2023duetotheongoingdigitaltransformationinitiative[75].−ManagementisimplementinganewcoreprocessingsystemexpectedtoenhanceproductofferingsandcustomerexperiencebySeptember2023[75].−ThecompanyplanstoimplementanewcoreprocessingsystembySeptember2023aspartofitsdigitaltransformationstrategy[165].−Theaveragebalanceofcashandcashequivalentsrelatedtotheleveragestrategywas935.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, down from $1.79 billion in the previous quarter[5]. - The company experienced an increase in interest expense on borrowings due to a higher average balance and weighted average rate, alongside a reduction in deposits[149].