Financial Performance - Net income for Q1 2024 was 6.1million,adecreaseof5.0 million or 44.8% compared to Q1 2023[2] - Net income available to common shareholders declined to 6,145thousandinQ12024from11,123 thousand in Q1 2023, with diluted earnings per share dropping to 0.51from0.92[20] - Return on average assets decreased to 1.27% in Q1 2024 from 2.31% in Q1 2023, indicating lower profitability[22] - Return on average common equity fell to 8.60% in Q1 2024 from 16.65% in Q1 2023, reflecting reduced shareholder returns[22] Interest Income and Expenses - Net interest income decreased by 18.0% to 14.1millionforQ12024comparedtoQ12023[2]−Totalinterestincomeincreasedto29,477 thousand in Q1 2024 from 26,024thousandinQ12023,reflectinggrowthininterestandfeesonloans[20]−Netinterestincomedecreasedto14,054 thousand in Q1 2024 from 17,149thousandinQ12023,primarilyduetohigherinterestexpenses[20]−Netinterestmargindeclinedto3.212.01 billion at March 31, 2024, compared to December 31, 2023[1] - Total loans decreased by 0.1% to 1.79billionatMarch31,2024,comparedtoDecember31,2023[1]−Nonperformingloansdecreasedby3.87.0 million at March 31, 2024, representing 0.39% of total loans[10] - Non-accrual loans decreased to 6,988thousandinQ12024from7,261 thousand in Q4 2023, with the allowance for credit losses to non-accrual loans ratio improving to 456.75%[23] Credit Losses and Allowances - Provision for credit losses was 0.2millionforQ12024,comparedtoarecoveryof2.4 million for Q1 2023[6] - The allowance for credit losses to total loans ratio was 1.79% at March 31, 2024, compared to 1.80% at December 31, 2023[10] - Allowance for credit losses on loans slightly decreased to 31,918thousandinQ12024from32,131 thousand in Q4 2023, with the allowance to total loans ratio at 1.79%[23] Deposit Trends - Total deposits increased by 0.7% to 1.56billionatMarch31,2024,comparedtoDecember31,2023[1]Non−InterestIncomeandExpenses−Non−interestincomedecreasedby40.41.1 million for Q1 2024 compared to Q1 2023[7] - Non-interest expense decreased by 3.3% to $6.5 million for Q1 2024 compared to Q1 2023[8] - Efficiency ratio worsened to 43.23% in Q1 2024 from 35.71% in Q1 2023, indicating higher operating costs relative to income[22]