Financial Performance - Net income for Q1 2024 was 3,000,adecreasefrom435,000 in Q1 2023, primarily due to a 726,000increaseininterestexpenseanda211,000 increase in provision for credit loss [109]. - Comprehensive loss for the first quarter of 2024 totaled 0.9million,comparedtoincomeof2.4 million for the same period in 2023, due to increased unrealized losses on securities [130]. - Noninterest income decreased to 229,000,down16,000 or 6.53% from 245,000intheprioryear[127].−Noninterestexpensesdecreasedby83,000 or 2.82% to 2.86millionfrom2.94 million year-over-year, driven by lower salary and employee benefits [128]. - The company recorded an income tax benefit of 232,000,comparedtoanexpenseof86,000 in the same period last year, resulting in an effective tax rate of 101.31% [129]. Interest Income and Expense - Total interest income increased by 120,000,or3.653.4 million in Q1 2024, driven by a 128,000increaseinloaninterestincome[111][119].−Interestexpensesurgedby726,000, or 678.50%, to 833,000inQ12024,attributedtohigherratesonmoneymarketdepositsandshort−termborrowings[120].−Netinterestincomedecreasedby606,000, or 19.07%, to 2.6millioninQ12024comparedtoQ12023[118].AssetsandDeposits−Totalassetsroseto369.9 million, an increase of 18.1millionfromDecember31,2023[112].−Totaldepositsincreasedby9.2 million, or 3.05%, during the first three months of 2024 [112]. - Total deposits as of March 31, 2024, totaled 309.2million,anincreaseof9.1 million or 3.05% from 300.1millionattheendof2023[136].−Cashandcashequivalentstotaled42.6 million, an increase of 27.4million,or179.6915.2 million at December 31, 2023 [159]. - Nonperforming assets to total assets decreased to 0.10% from 0.15% year-over-year, with nonaccrual loans decreasing to 371,000from527,000 [136]. Credit Losses - The allowance for credit losses decreased by 122,000,or5.662.04 million as of March 31, 2024 [112]. - Provision for credit losses on loans was recognized at 169,000comparedtoa42,000 release in the same period last year, reflecting a 5.8milliondecreaseinthereservablebalanceoftheloanportfolio[126].CapitalRatios−TheBank′sTier1leverageratiowas10.4310.919 million, or 5.96%, from 183.145millionto194.064 million [137]. - Money market deposits saw a significant increase of 19.845million,or73.9526.836 million to 46.681million[137].−Noninterest−bearingdepositsdecreasedby1.755 million, or 1.50%, from 116.922millionto115.167 million [137]. Risk Management - The Bank's interest rate risk management policy includes limits on risk, with measures of net interest income at risk remaining within prescribed policy limits [146]. - The regulations impose minimum leverage rules and risk-based capital rules, ensuring the Bank maintains specified minimum ratios of capital to total assets and risk-weighted assets [169]. - The Bank's capital amounts and ratios are subject to qualitative judgments by regulators regarding components and risk weightings [164].