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Financial Performance - Sierra Bancorp declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.26 per share, marking a 4% increase from the previous quarter's dividend of $0.25 per share [1] - The dividend will be paid on February 17, 2026, to shareholders of record as of February 9, 2026 [1] - The company has paid regular cash dividends every year since 1987, with the current announcement representing the 108th consecutive quarterly cash dividend [1] Company Overview - Sierra Bancorp is the parent company of Bank of the Sierra, which is one of the largest independent banks in the South San Joaquin Valley [2] - Bank of the Sierra offers a wide range of retail and commercial banking services through full-service branches in several counties, including Tulare, Kern, Kings, Fresno, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara [2] - In 2025, Bank of the Sierra was recognized as one of the strongest community banks in the country, receiving a 5-star rating from Bauer Financial [2]

Financial Performance - Bank OZK's net income available to common stockholders for 3M25 was $167.9 million, a decrease of 2.1% from 3M24 [12] - Net interest income for 3M25 was $374.5 million, a decrease of 0.6% from 3M24 [12] - The net interest margin for 3M25 was 4.31%, a decrease of 40 bps from 3M24 [7, 29] - The efficiency ratio for 3M25 was 35.6% [7, 12] - Return on average assets for 3M25 was 1.77% [7, 12] - Return on average tangible common equity for 3M25 was 14.25% [7] Balance Sheet - Total assets were $39.2 billion as of March 31, 2025 [7] - Total loans outstanding were a record $31.11 billion as of March 31, 2025, an increase of $1.14 billion, or 3.8% (not annualized), from December 31, 2024 [7, 12, 16] - Total deposits were a record $31.93 billion as of March 31, 2025, an increase of $0.88 billion, or 2.8% (not annualized), from December 31, 2024 [7, 12, 25] - The bank's investment securities were $2.97 billion as of March 31, 2025, an increase of $0.13 billion, or 4.7% (not annualized), from December 31, 2024 [22] Asset Quality and Capital - The annualized net charge-off ratio for 3M25 was 0.25% [7, 12] - The allowance for credit losses (ACL) increased to $639 million, or 1.28% of loans and unfunded loan commitments as of March 31, 2025 [12, 92]