Financial Performance - Net income available to common shareholders for 2023 was 28.4million,adecreaseof32.011.4 million increase in non-interest expenses[152] - Net interest income decreased by 9.1million(12.464.2 million in 2023, driven by a 34.3millionincreaseininterestexpense,partiallyoffsetbya25.2 million increase in interest income[155] - Non-interest income decreased by 1.7million(20.26.7 million in 2023, primarily due to lower fee income from commercial deposit accounts and other loan fees[166] - Fee income from commercial deposit accounts in the cannabis industry totaled 3.4millionin2023,downfrom4.4 million in 2022[167] - Income tax expense decreased by 5.0millionto9.2 million in 2023, with an effective tax rate of 24.5%, down from 25.4% in 2022[170] Balance Sheet and Capital - Total assets as of December 31, 2023, were 2.02billion,withtotalliabilitiesof1.74 billion and total shareholders' equity of 284.3million[152]−Totalassetsincreasedby38.6 million (1.9%) to 2.02billionin2023,drivenbya35.9 million increase in total loans outstanding[171] - Total liabilities increased by 20.3million(1.21.74 billion in 2023, primarily due to a 42.0millionincreaseinborrowings,partiallyoffsetbya23.2 million decrease in deposits[172] - Total equity increased by 18.3million(6.9284.3 million in 2023, primarily due to retained earnings, partially offset by 8.6millionincashdividends[181]−Therisk−basedtier1capitalratiowas20.835.9 million (2.0%) to 1.79billionin2023,drivenbyincreasesinresidentialandcommercialloans,partiallyoffsetbya34.8 million decrease in construction loans[176] - Total deposits decreased by 23.2million(1.51.55 billion in 2023, with cannabis-related deposits dropping by 80.6millionto96.7 million due to increased competition and industry consolidation[179] - Borrowings increased by 42.0millionto168.1 million in 2023, primarily due to a 41.9millionincreaseinFHLBNYadvances[180]−Unusedcommitmentstoextendcreditdecreasedfrom159.0 million in 2022 to 93.8millionin2023[197]−Standbylettersofcreditremainedstableat1.5 million in both 2022 and 2023[198] Interest and Credit - Interest income on loans increased by 23.2million(27.9106.1 million in 2023, driven by higher average outstanding loan balances and market interest rates[155] - Interest expense increased by 34.3million(242.548.5 million in 2023, primarily due to higher market interest rates on deposit accounts and changes in the deposit mix[155] - The provision for credit losses decreased by 3.9millionin2023,witharecoveryof2.1 million compared to a provision of 1.8millionin2022[162]−Thecompany′sallowanceforcreditlossesisbasedonperiodicevaluationsoftheloanandleaseportfolios,usinghistoricaldataandqualitativefactors[205]−Theallowanceforcreditlossesincludesaspecificallowanceforcollateral−dependentloansandageneralallowanceforloanswithexpectedcreditlosses[206]CashandInvestments−Thecompany′scashpositionwas180.4 million at the end of 2023, with a 944.4millionlineofcreditfromFHLBNY,ofwhich125.0 million was outstanding[182][184] - The company's investment securities portfolio classified as available for sale was 7.1millionattheendof2023,primarilyconsistingofmortgage−backedsecurities[185]−Totalinterest−earningassetsasofDecember31,2023,amountedto1,969,639 thousand, with loans constituting the largest portion at 1,777,414thousand[193]RiskandSensitivity−Theratioofrate−sensitiveassetstorate−sensitiveliabilitieswas132.38.6 million of capital to common shareholders through dividends in 2023[152] Non-Interest Expenses - Non-interest expense increased by 11.4millionto35.3 million in 2023, primarily due to a 9.1millionincreaseinotheroperatingexpenses,includingaone−time9.5 million contingent loss related to stolen cash[169]