Item 1. Financial Statements
Item 1 – Financial Statements
SIERRA BANCORP
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in thousands)
March 31, 2026
December 31, 2025
ASSETS
(unaudited)
(audited)
Cash and due from banks
$
105,735
$
71,414
Interest-bearing deposits in banks
50,637
64,214
Total cash & cash equivalents
156,372
135,628
Investment securities
Available-for-sale, net of zero allowance for credit losses
615,401
625,330
Held-to-maturity, net of allowance for credit losses of $ 14 and $ 15
287,583
290,811
Total investment securities
902,984
916,141
Loans, net:
Gross loans
2,466,891
2,546,880
Deferred loan costs, net
( 97 )
( 35 )
Allowance for credit losses on loans
( 21,250 )
( 21,480 )
Net loans
2,445,544
2,525,365
Foreclosed assets
—
1,565
Premises and equipment, net
14,447
14,974
Goodwill
27,357
27,357
Other intangible assets, net
13
52
Bank-owned life insurance
68,688
69,283
Other assets
139,057
138,914
Total assets
$
3,754,462
$
3,829,279
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing
$
1,028,678
$
995,623
Interest-bearing
1,897,128
1,880,813
Total deposits
2,925,806
2,876,436
Repurchase agreements
127,811
130,853
Other borrowings
185,000
302,700
Long-term debt
49,506
49,483
Subordinated debentures
36,061
36,017
Allowance for credit losses on unfunded loan commitments
660
710
Other liabilities
65,904
68,217
Total liabilities
3,390,748
3,464,416
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 7)
Shareholders' equity
Common stock, no par value; 24,000,000 shares authorized; 13,093,184 and 13,273,788 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, respectively
103,020
103,394
Additional paid-in capital
4,181
4,642
Retained earnings
281,443
280,001
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net
( 24,930 )
( 23,174 )
Total shareholders' equity
363,714
364,863
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
$
3,754,462
$
3,829,279
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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SIERRA BANCORP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2026, and 2025
(dollars in thousands, except per share data, unaudited)
Three months ended March 31,
2026
2025
Interest and dividend income
Loans, including fees
$
31,368
$
30,149
Taxable securities
7,993
9,138
Tax-exempt securities
1,624
1,576
Federal funds sold and other
211
590
Total interest income
41,196
41,453
Interest expense
Deposits
8,322
9,372
Federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements
458
71
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
787
816
Long-term debt
431
430
Subordinated debentures
590
652
Total interest expense
10,588
11,341
Net interest income
30,608
30,112
Credit loss expense - loans
77
1,961
Credit loss (benefit) expense - unfunded commitments
( 50 )
110
Credit loss (benefit) - debt securities held-to-maturity
( 1 )
—
Net interest income after credit loss expense
30,582
28,041
Noninterest income
Service charges and fees on deposit accounts
5,673
5,581
Net gain on sale of securities available-for-sale
—
122
Net gain (loss) on sale of fixed assets
360
( 2 )
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance
419
237
Earnings on separate account life insurance
( 379 )
( 502 )
Other income
1,896
1,206
Total noninterest income
7,969
6,642
Noninterest expense
Salaries and benefits
12,700
13,003
Occupancy and equipment
3,085
2,978
Other
6,039
6,436
Total noninterest expense
21,824
22,417
Income before taxes
16,727
12,266
Provision for income taxes
4,207
3,165
Net income
$
12,520
$
9,101
PER SHARE DATA
Earnings per share basic
$
0.96
$
0.66
Earnings per share diluted
$
0.96
$
0.65
Average shares outstanding, basic
12,988,932
13,820,008
Average shares outstanding, diluted
13,097,176
13,916,341
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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SIERRA BANCORP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2026, and 2025
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)
Three months ended March 31,
2026
2025
Net income
$
12,520
$
9,101
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Unrealized (loss) gain on securities:
Unrealized holding (loss) gain arising during period (2)
( 2,493 )
3,495
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income (1)
—
( 122 )
Tax effect
737
( 997 )
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
( 1,756 )
2,376
Comprehensive income
$
10,764
$
11,477
(1) Amounts are included in net gains on investment securities available-for-sale on the Consolidated Statements of Income in noninterest income. There were income tax expenses of zero and ($ 36 ) associated with the reclassification adjustment for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025, respectively.
(2) Included in the unrealized holding gain arising during the period is the accretion of the net unrealized loss on debt securities transferred to held-to-maturity from available-for-sale of $ 0.5 million for both of the three months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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SIERRA BANCORP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2026, and 2025
(dollars in thousands, except per share data, unaudited)
Accumulated
Additional
Other
Common Stock
Paid In
Retained
Comprehensive
Shareholders'
Shares
Amount
Capital
Earnings
(Loss) Income
Equity
Balance, December 31, 2024
14,223,046
$
108,965
$
4,509
$
275,085
$
( 31,257 )
$
357,302
Net income
—
—
—
9,101
—
9,101
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
—
—
—
—
2,376
2,376
Stock options exercised, net of shares surrendered for cashless exercises
19,407
581
( 99 )
—
—
482
Restricted stock granted
62,692
—
—
—
—
—
Restricted shares withheld for taxes
( 9,605 )
104
—
( 209 )
—
( 105 )
Restricted stock forfeited / cancelled
—
—
—
—
—
—
Restricted stock vested in period
—
483
( 483 )
—
—
—
Stock based compensation - stock options
—
—
3
—
—
3
Stock based compensation - restricted stock
—
—
499
—
—
499
Stock repurchase
( 476,770 )
( 3,656 )
—
( 10,532 )
—
( 14,188 )
Excise tax on stock repurchase
—
( 200 )
—
—
—
( 200 )
Cash dividends - $ 0.25 per share
—
—
—
( 3,514 )
—
( 3,514 )
Balance, March 31, 2025
13,818,770
$
106,277
$
4,429
$
269,931
$
( 28,881 )
$
351,756
Balance, December 31, 2025
13,273,788
$
103,394
$
4,642
$
280,001
$
( 23,174 )
$
364,863
Net income
—
—
—
12,520
—
12,520
Other comprehensive (loss), net of tax
—
—
—
—
( 1,756 )
( 1,756 )
Stock options exercised, net of shares surrendered for cashless exercises
41,200
1,228
( 208 )
—
—
1,020
Restricted stock granted
55,006
—
—
—
—
—
Restricted shares withheld for taxes
( 13,023 )
( 223 )
—
( 238 )
—
( 461 )
Restricted stock forfeited / cancelled
( 155 )
—
—
—
—
—
Restricted stock vested in period
—
747
( 747 )
—
—
—
Stock based compensation - restricted stock
—
—
494
—
—
494
Stock repurchase
( 263,632 )
( 2,055 )
—
( 7,407 )
—
( 9,462 )
Excise tax on stock repurchased
—
( 71 )
—
—
—
( 71 )
Cash dividends - $ 0.26 per share
—
—
—
( 3,433 )
—
( 3,433 )
Balance, March 31, 2026
13,093,184
$
103,020
$
4,181
$
281,443
$
( 24,930 )
$
363,714
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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SIERRA BANCORP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2026, AND 2025
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)
Three months ended March 31,
2026
2025
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income
$
12,520
$
9,101
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Gain on sales of securities
—
( 122 )
(Gain) loss on disposal of fixed assets
( 360 )
2
Stock based compensation expense
494
502
Provision for credit losses on loans
77
1,961
(Benefit) provision for credit losses on held-to-maturity securities
( 1 )
—
(Benefit) provision for credit losses on unfunded commitments
( 50 )
110
Depreciation and amortization
496
521
Net accretion on securities premiums and discounts
( 324 )
( 58 )
Net accretion of premiums/discounts for loans acquired
( 19 )
( 134 )
(Increase) decrease in cash surrender value of life insurance policies
( 40 )
265
Amortization of core deposit intangible
39
162
Decrease (increase) in interest receivable and other assets
643
( 1,268 )
(Decrease) increase in other liabilities
( 2,384 )
28,968
Deferred income tax benefit
( 145 )
( 155 )
Increase in value of restricted bank equity securities
( 602 )
—
Amortization of debt issuance costs
23
23
Net amortization of variable interest entities
698
747
Net cash provided by operating activities
11,065
40,625
Cash flows from investing activities:
Maturities and calls of debt securities available-for-sale
12,000
5,000
Purchases of debt securities available-for-sale
( 13,510 )
( 161,363 )
Principal paydowns on debt securities available-for-sale
9,118
195,428
Principal paydowns on debt securities held-to-maturity
3,381
3,558
Loan (originations) and payments, net
79,763
25,164
Purchases of premises and equipment
( 83 )
( 385 )
Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment
518
—
Proceeds from sales of foreclosed assets
1,565
—
Purchase of bank-owned life insurance
( 47 )
( 101 )
Liquidation of bank-owned life insurance
104
—
Proceeds from BOLI death benefit
578
334
Net cash provided by investing activities
93,387
67,635
Cash flows from financing activities:
Increase (decrease) in deposits
49,370
( 41,784 )
Decrease in Fed funds purchased
( 80,000 )
—
Decrease in short-term Federal Home Loan Bank advances
( 12,700 )
—
Repayments on Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other debt
( 25,000 )
—
(Decrease) increase in customer repurchase agreements
( 3,042 )
9,896
Cash dividends paid
( 3,433 )
( 3,514 )
Repurchase of common stock, net
( 9,923 )
( 14,293 )
Stock options exercised
1,020
482
Net cash used in financing activities
( 83,708 )
( 49,213 )
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
20,744
59,047
Cash and cash equivalents
Beginning of period
135,628
100,664
End of period
$
156,372
$
159,711
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest paid
$
12,950
$
15,212
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:
Loans provided for sales of real estate owned
$
1,000
$
—
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities
$
573
$
88
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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SIERRA BANCORP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2026
(Unaudited)
Note 1 – The Business of Sierra Bancorp
Sierra Bancorp (the “Company”) is a California corporation headquartered in Porterville, California, and is a registered bank holding company under federal banking laws. The Company was formed to serve as the holding company for Bank of the Sierra (the “Bank”) and has been the Company’s sole shareholder since August 2001. The Company exists primarily for the purpose of holding the stock of the Bank and of such other subsidiaries it may acquire or establish. As of March 31, 2026, the Company’s only other subsidiaries were Sierra Statutory Trust II, Sierra Capital Trust III, and Coast Bancorp Statutory Trust II, which were formed solely to facilitate the issuance of capital trust pass-through securities (“TRUPS”). Pursuant to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) standard on the consolidation of variable interest entities, these trusts are not reflected on a consolidated basis in the Company’s financial statements. References herein to the “Company” include Sierra Bancorp and its consolidated subsidiary, the Bank, unless the context indicates otherwise.
Bank of the Sierra, a California state-chartered bank headquartered in Porterville, California, offers a wide range of retail and commercial banking services via branch offices located throughout California’s South San Joaquin Valley, the Central Coast, Ventura County, and neighboring communities. The Bank was incorporated in September 1977 and opened for business in January 1978 as a one -branch bank with $ 1.5 million in capital. The Company’s growth in the ensuing years has largely been organic in nature but includes four whole-bank acquisitions: Sierra National Bank in 2000, Santa Clara Valley Bank in 2014, Coast National Bank in 2016, and Ojai Community Bank in October 2017. As of the filing date of this report the Bank operates 34 full-service branches and an online branch and maintains ATMs at all but one branch location as well as at six non-branch locations. Moreover, the Bank has specialized lending units which focus on commercial and industrial, commercial real estate, and mortgage warehouse borrowers. To support organic growth in the commercial lending sectors the Bank opened a loan production office in Templeton, CA in April 2022. The Company had total assets of $ 3.8 billion at March 31, 2026. The Company’s deposit accounts, which totaled $ 2.9 billion at March 31, 2026, are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to maximum insurable amounts.
Note 2 – Basis of Presentation
The accompanying interim unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in a condensed format as allowed under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Therefore, these financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required for complete, audited financial statements as presented in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. The information furnished in these interim statements reflects all adjustments that are, in the opinion of Management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for such periods. Such adjustments can generally be considered as normal and recurring unless otherwise disclosed in this Form 10-Q. In preparing the accompanying financial statements, Management has taken subsequent events into consideration, through April 30, 2026, and recognized them where appropriate. The results of operations in the interim statements are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other quarter, or for the full year. Certain amounts reported for 2025 have been reclassified to be consistent with the reporting for 2026, none of which impacted net income or shareholders’ equity. The interim financial information should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
Segment information
An operating segment is generally defined as a component of business for which discrete financial information is available and whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker. As a community-oriented financial institution, substantially all of the Company’s operations involve the delivery of loan and deposit products to customers.
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The chief operating decision maker makes operating decisions and assesses performance based on an ongoing review of the Company’s community banking activities (loan and deposit products), which constitutes the Company’s only operating segment for financial reporting purposes. The Company’s single segment is managed on a consolidated basis by the chief operating decision maker, which is the Executive Committee, consisting of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer/chief operations officer, chief risk officer, chief credit officer, and chief banking officer. The accounting policies of the community banking segment are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies of the Company. The chief operating decision maker uses consolidated expense information to manage the operations of the segment. The consolidated expense information is the same as is reported on the income statement as consolidated net income. The measure of segment assets is reported on the balance sheet as total consolidated assets.
The chief operating decision maker uses consolidated net income to evaluate income generated from segment assets (return on assets) in deciding whether to reinvest profits into the community banking segment or into other parts of the entity, such as for whole bank or branch acquisitions or to pay dividends.
Net income is used to monitor budget versus actual results. The chief operating decision maker also uses net income in competitive analysis by benchmarking to the Company’s peer banking competitors. The competitive analysis along with the monitoring of budgeted versus actual results are used in assessing performance of the segment and in establishing Management’s compensation.
The Company does not have intra-entity revenues or transfers.
Revisions of Previously Issued Financial Statements
Certain immaterial prior period amounts in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows have been revised and are reflected below. Specifically, cash flows from investing activities related to available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities were combined on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. These have been disaggregated and presented gross by classification. The changes were presentation only and had no impact on previously reported net income, total assets, total liabilities, or shareholders’ equity. The changes also had no impact on net cash provided by (used in) investing activities or total change in cash and cash equivalents.
The effect of the above revision on previously reported financial statements is presented below (dollars in thousands, unaudited):
As previously reported
Impact of Revision
As Revised
Consolidated statement of cash flows for the quarter ended March 31, 2025
Cash flows from investing activities:
Principal paydowns on debt securities available-for-sale
$
198,986
$
( 3,558 )
$
195,428
Principal paydowns on debt securities held-to-maturity
$
—
$
3,558
$
3,558
Note 3 – Current Accounting Developments
On October 9, 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-06, “ Disclosure Improvements: Codification Amendments in Response to the SEC’s Disclosure Update and Simplification of Initiative.” ASU 2023-06 amends the disclosure or presentation requirements related to various subtopics in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (the “Codification”). The ASU was issued in response to the SEC’s August 2018 final rule that updated and simplified disclosure requirements that the SEC believed were “redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated, or superseded.” The new guidance is intended to align U.S. GAAP requirements with those of the SEC and to facilitate the application of U.S. GAAP for all entities. ASU 2023-06 applies to all reporting entities within the scope of the amended subtopics. Note that some of the amendments introduced by the ASU are technical corrections or clarifications of the FASB’s current disclosure or presentation requirements. The effective date for each amendment of ASU 2023-06 will be the date on which the SEC’s removal of that related disclosure
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requirement from Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K becomes effective, with early adoption prohibited. The Company will apply the amendments in ASU 2023-06 prospectively after the effective dates. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a significant effect on the Company’s financial statements.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, “Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40).” ASU 2024-03 requires public business entities to disclose specific information about certain costs and expenses in the notes to its financial statements for interim and annual reporting periods. The objective of the disclosure requirements is to provide disaggregated information about a public business entity's expenses to help investors (a) better understand the entity's performance, (b) better assess the entity's prospects for future cash flows, and (c) compare an entity's performance over time and with that of other entities. The effective date of Update 2024-03 was amended by ASU 2025-01, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Clarifying the Effective Date. Public business entities are required to adopt the guidance in annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption of Update 2024-03 is permitted. ASU 2024-03 is not expected to have a significant impact on our financial statements.
Note 4 – Share Based Compensation
On March 17, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors approved and adopted the 2023 Equity Compensation Plan (the “2023 Plan”), which became effective May 24, 2023, the date approved by the Company’s shareholders. The 2023 Plan replaced the Company’s 2017 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”). Options to purchase 120,200 shares granted under the 2017 Plan and options to purchase 28,000 shares that were granted under the 2007 Plan were still outstanding as of March 31, 2026, and remain unaffected by that plan’s expiration. The 2023 Plan provides for the issuance of various types of equity awards, including options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted share units, performance share awards, dividend equivalents, or any combination thereof. Such awards may be granted to officers and employees as well as non-employee directors, which may be granted on such terms and conditions as are established by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee in its discretion. The total number of shares of the Company’s authorized but unissued stock reserved for issuance pursuant to awards under the 2023 Plan was initially 360,000 shares, and the number remaining available for grant as of March 31, 2026, was 215,498 . Any unexercised, unvested, or undistributed portion of any expired, cancelled, terminated, or forfeited awards under the Company’s 2017 Plan are added to the number of shares available to grant under the 2023 Plan. There were 187,482 unvested Restricted Stock Awards issued under the 2023 Equity Compensation Plan at March 31, 2026, and are included in shares outstanding. The potential dilutive impact of unexercised stock options and unvested restricted stock is discussed below in Note 5, Earnings per Share.
Pursuant to FASB’s standards on stock compensation, the value of each stock option and restricted stock award is reflected in the income statement as employee compensation or directors’ expense by amortizing its grant date fair value over the vesting period of the option or award. The Company utilized a Black-Scholes model to determine grant date fair values for options, while the market price of the Company’s common stock at the date of grant is used for restricted stock awards. Forfeitures are reflected in compensation costs as they occur for both types of awards. A pre-tax charge of $ 0.5 million was reflected in the Company’s income statement during the first quarter of 2026 and $ 0.4 million during the first quarter of 2025, as expense related to stock options and restricted stock awards.
Restricted Stock Grants
The Company’s Restricted Stock Awards are awards of either time-vested or performance-based shares. The Restricted Stock Awards are non-transferable shares of common stock and are available to be granted to the Company’s employees and directors. The vesting period of Restricted Stock Awards is determined at the time the awards are issued, and different awards may have different vesting terms or performance measures, provided, however, that no installment of any Restricted Stock Award shall become vested less than one year from the grant date. Restricted Stock Awards are valued utilizing the fair value of the Company’s stock at the grant date. These awards are expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period and consider the probability of meeting the performance criteria. There were 55,006 shares granted to employees of the Company during the first three months of 2026. As of March 31, 2026, there was $ 4.1 million of unamortized compensation cost related to unvested Restricted Stock Awards granted under the 2017 and 2023 plans. That cost is expected to be amortized over a weighted average period of 2.6 years.
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The Company’s restricted stock award activity for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, is summarized below (unaudited):
Three months ended March 31,
2026
2025
Shares
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Shares
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Unvested shares, January 1,
161,467
$
26.02
173,970
$
20.75
Granted
55,006
37.05
62,692
30.94
Vested
( 28,836 )
25.87
( 23,273 )
20.77
Forfeited
( 155 )
21.50
—
—
Unvested shares, March 31,
187,482
$
29.45
213,389
$
24.00
Stock Option Grants
The Company has issued equity instruments in the form of Incentive Stock Options and Nonqualified Stock Options to certain officers and directors. No options have been granted since 2020, but the Company could elect to issue under the 2023 Plan. The exercise price of each stock option is determined at the time of the grant and may be no less than 100 % of the fair market value of such stock at the time the option is granted.
The Company’s stock option activity during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, are summarized below (dollars in thousands, except per share data, unaudited):
Three months ended March 31,
2026
2025
Shares
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value (1)
Shares
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value (1)
Outstanding at January 1,
189,400
$
26.85
$
1,104
239,600
$
26.50
$
580
Exercised
( 41,200 )
$
24.83
$
509
( 19,407 )
$
24.84
$
137
Forfeited/Expired
—
$
—
$
—
—
$
—
$
—
Outstanding at March 31,
148,200
$
27.41
2.86
$
964
220,193
$
26.65
3.54
$
285
Exercisable at March 31,
148,200
$
27.41
2.86
$
964
220,193
$
26.65
3.54
$
285
(1) The aggregate intrinsic value of stock option in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the amount by which the current market value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the option that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options on the last day of the period. This amount changes based on changes in the market value of the Company's stock.
Note 5 – Earnings per Share
The computation of earnings per share, as presented in the Consolidated Statements of Income, is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during each period, excluding unvested restricted stock awards. There were 12,988,932 weighted average shares outstanding during the first three months of 2026 and 13,820,008 during the first three months of 2025.
Diluted earnings per share calculations include the effect of the potential issuance of common shares, which for the Company is limited to shares that would be issued on the exercise of “in-the-money” stock options, and unvested restricted stock awards. For the first quarter of 2026, calculations under the treasury stock method resulted in the equivalent of 108,244 shares being added to basic weighted average shares outstanding for purposes of determining diluted earnings per share, while 29,383 shares were excluded from the calculation due to being underwater and thus anti-dilutive. For the first quarter of 2025, the equivalent of 96,333 shares was added in calculating diluted earnings per share, while 32,739 shares were excluded from the calculation due to being underwater and thus anti-dilutive.
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Note 6 – Comprehensive Income
As presented in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, comprehensive (loss) income includes net income and other comprehensive (loss) income. The Company’s only source of other comprehensive (loss) income is unrealized gains and losses derived from available-for-sale investment securities, including those securities that were transferred to held-to-maturity. See Note 9 for additional details. Investment gains or losses that were realized and reflected in net income of the current period, which had previously been included in other comprehensive (loss) income as unrealized holding gains or losses in the period in which they arose, are considered to be reclassification adjustments that are excluded from other comprehensive (loss) income in the current period.
Note 7 – Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business. Those financial instruments currently consist of unused commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. They involve, to varying degrees, elements of risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheet. The Company’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by counterparties for commitments to extend credit and letters of credit is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments and issuing letters of credit as it does for originating loans included on the consolidated balance sheet. The following financial instruments represent off-balance-sheet credit risk (dollars in thousands):
March 31, 2026
December 31, 2025
Commitments to extend credit
$
547,750
$
547,424
Standby letters of credit
$
5,817
$
5,708
Commitments to extend credit consist primarily of the unused or unfunded portions of the following: mortgage warehouse lines; home equity lines of credit; commercial real estate construction loans, where disbursements are made over the course of construction; commercial revolving lines of credit; unsecured personal lines of credit; and formalized (disclosed) deposit account overdraft lines. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since many commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the unused portions of committed amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Standby letters of credit are issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party, and the credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as the risk involved in extending loans to customers. Included in unused commitments are mortgage warehouse lines which are in the form of repo lines and are unconditionally cancellable. Unused commitments on mortgage warehouse lines were $ 319.5 million at March 31, 2026, and $ 247.7 million at December 31, 2025.
The allowance for credit losses (ACL) on unfunded commitments is estimated using the same reserve or coverage rates calculated on collectively evaluated loans following the application of a funding rate to the amount of the unfunded commitment. The funding rate represents Management’s estimate of the amount of the current unfunded commitment that will be funded over the remaining contractual life of the commitment and is based on historical data. The ACL on unfunded loan commitments is located within liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet while any related provision (benefit) expense is recorded as a provision (benefit) for credit losses.
At March 31, 2026, the Company was also utilizing a letter of credit in the amount of $ 127.9 million issued by the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) on the Company’s behalf as security for certain deposits and to facilitate certain credit arrangements with the Company’s customers. That letter of credit is backed by loans which are pledged to the FHLB by the Company.
The Company is subject to loss contingencies, including claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, which are recorded as liabilities when the likelihood of loss is probable, and an amount or range of loss can be reasonably estimated. Management does not believe there are such matters that will have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.
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Note 8 – Fair Value Disclosures and Reporting and Fair Value Measurements
FASB’s standards on financial instruments, and on fair value measurements and disclosures, require public business entities to disclose in their financial statement footnotes the estimated fair values of financial instruments. In addition to disclosure requirements, FASB’s standard on investments requires that debt securities classified as available-for-sale and equity securities with readily determinable fair values be measured and reported at fair value in the statement of financial position. Certain collateral-dependent, individually-evaluated loans are also reported at fair value, as explained in greater detail below, and foreclosed assets are carried at the lower of cost or fair value. FASB’s standard on financial instruments permits companies to report certain other financial assets and liabilities at fair value, but the Company has not elected the fair value option for any of those financial instruments.
Fair value measurement and disclosure standards also establish a framework for measuring fair values. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Further, the standards establish a fair value hierarchy that encourages an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and limit the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair values. The standards describe three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair values:
● Level 1 : Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.
● Level 2 : Significant observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, and other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
● Level 3 : Significant unobservable inputs that reflect a company’s own assumptions about the factors that market participants would likely consider in pricing an asset or liability.
Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time based on relevant market data and information about the financial instruments. Fair value disclosures for deposits include demand deposits, which are, by definition, equal to the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. Fair value calculations for loans reflect exit pricing and incorporate Management’s assumptions with regard to the impact of prepayments on future cash flows and credit quality adjustments based on risk characteristics of various financial instruments, among other things. Since the estimates are subjective and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment they cannot be determined with precision, and changes in assumptions could significantly alter the fair values presented.
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)
March 31, 2026
Fair Value Measurements
Carrying
Amount
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Total
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
156,372
$
156,372
$
—
$
—
$
156,372
Securities available-for-sale
$
615,401
$
—
$
614,055
$
1,346
$
615,401
Securities held-to-maturity, net
$
287,583
$
—
$
280,735
$
—
$
280,735
Loans held for investment, net
$
2,445,544
$
—
$
—
$
2,347,449
$
2,347,449
Financial liabilities:
Deposits
$
2,925,806
$
1,028,678
$
1,705,972
$
—
$
2,734,650
Repurchase agreements
$
127,811
$
—
$
103,226
$
—
$
103,226
Other borrowings
$
185,000
$
—
$
184,778
$
—
$
184,778
Long-term debt, net
$
49,506
$
—
$
49,487
$
—
$
49,487
Subordinated debentures
$
36,061
$
—
$
36,372
$
—
$
36,372
December 31, 2025
Fair Value Measurements
Carrying
Amount
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Total
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
135,628
$
135,628
$
—
$
—
$
135,628
Securities available-for-sale
$
625,330
$
—
$
624,017
$
1,313
$
625,330
Securities held-to-maturity, net
$
290,811
$
—
$
286,461
$
—
$
286,461
Loans held for investment, net
$
2,525,365
$
—
$
—
$
2,428,691
$
2,428,691
Financial liabilities:
Deposits
$
2,876,436
$
995,623
$
1,992,616
$
—
$
2,988,239
Repurchase agreements
$
130,853
$
—
$
107,084
$
—
$
107,084
Other borrowings
$
302,700
$
—
$
302,629
$
—
$
302,629
Long-term debt, net
$
49,483
$
—
$
49,472
$
—
$
49,472
Subordinated debentures
$
36,017
$
—
$
36,276
$
—
$
36,276
For financial asset categories carried on the consolidated balance sheet at fair value and measured on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, the Company used the following methods and significant assumptions:
● Investment securities : Fair values are determined by obtaining quoted prices on nationally recognized securities exchanges or by matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique used widely in the industry to value debt securities by relying on their relationship to other benchmark quoted securities. For securities where quoted prices or market prices of similar securities are not available, fair values are estimated using broker expertise and other market indicators (Level 3). For bonds that are hand priced, actual recent trades for the exact bond are used in determining the price, adjusted for changes in market conditions since the time of the observable trade. For bonds, where no recent observable trades have occurred, our brokers consider recent trades made for similar bonds, issued by banks with similar financial position or credit and adjusted for changes in conditions since the time of the observable trades. Significant changes in any of those inputs in isolation would have resulted in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement.
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Fair Value Measurements – Recurring
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)
Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2026, using
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Total
Realized
Gain/(Loss)
(Level 3)
Securities:
U.S. government agencies
$
—
$
22,240
$
—
$
22,240
$
—
Mortgage-backed securities
—
258,463
—
258,463
—
State and political subdivisions
—
49,463
—
49,463
—
Corporate bonds
—
85,463
1,346
86,809
—
Collateralized loan obligations
—
198,426
—
198,426
—
Total available-for-sale securities
$
—
$
614,055
$
1,346
$
615,401
$
—
Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2025, using
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Total
Realized
Gain/(Loss)
(Level 3)
Securities:
U.S. government agencies
$
—
$
32,901
$
—
$
32,901
$
—
Mortgage-backed securities
—
259,760
—
259,760
—
State and political subdivisions
—
46,921
—
46,921
—
Corporate bonds
—
85,154
1,313
86,467
—
Collateralized loan obligations
—
199,281
—
199,281
—
Total available-for-sale securities
$
—
$
624,017
$
1,313
$
625,330
$
—
The following tables present quantitative information about recurring Level 3 fair value measurements at March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025 (dollars in thousands):
Range
Fair
Valuation
Unobservable
Weighted
March 31, 2026
Value
Technique(s)
Input(s)
Min
Max
Average
Corporate Bonds
$
1,346
Broker estimate
Discount rate
N/A
N/A
N/A
Range
Fair
Valuation
Unobservable
Weighted
December 31, 2025
Value
Technique(s)
Input(s)
Min
Max
Average
Corporate Bonds
$
1,313
Broker estimate
Discount rate
N/A
N/A
N/A
The significant unobservable inputs utilized in the fair value measurement of the Company’s corporate bonds included risk profile and market conditions, and are not quantifiable inputs. Differing unobservable input assumptions, for example a change in market conditions, may have resulted in reduced or increased fair value.
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The table below presents a reconciliation of all assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:
Fair Value Measurements - Level 3 Recurring
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)
Corporate Bonds
2026
2025
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets at January 1,
$
1,313
$
55,653
Total gains or losses for the period:
Included in other comprehensive income
33
1,685
Purchases
—
8,263
Transfers into Level 3
—
2,909
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets at March 31,
$
1,346
$
68,510
Corporate bonds with a fair value of $ 54.5 million as of December 31, 2024, were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 in the third quarter of 2025 because observable market data became available for the securities.
For financial asset categories carried on the consolidated balance sheet at fair value and measured on a nonrecurring basis as of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, the Company used the following methods and significant assumptions:
● Individually evaluated collateral dependent loans : Measured based on the fair value of collateral when foreclosure is probable, or repayment is expected through the sale or operation of collateral and borrower is experiencing financial difficulty. For real estate loans, fair value of the loan’s collateral is determined by third party appraisals, which are then adjusted for the estimated selling and closing costs related to liquidation of the collateral. For this asset class, the actual valuation methods (income, sales comparable, or cost) vary based on the status of the project or property. For example, land is generally based on the sales comparable method while construction is based on the income and/or sales comparable methods. The unobservable inputs may vary depending on the individual assets with no one of the three methods being the predominant approach. The Company reviews the third-party appraisal for appropriateness and adjusts the value downward to consider selling and closing costs, which typically range from 5 % to 10 % of the appraised value. Non-real estate collateral may be valued using an appraisal, net book value per the borrower’s financial statements, or aging reports, adjusted or discounted based on Management’s historical knowledge, changes in market conditions from the time of the valuation, and Management’s expertise and knowledge of the client and client’s business, resulting in a Level 3 fair value classification. Collateral-dependent loans are evaluated on a quarterly basis and adjusted in accordance with the allowance for credit losses policy.
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Fair Value Measurements – Nonrecurring
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)
Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2025, using
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
Total
Individually evaluated collateral dependent loans
Real estate:
Farmland
$
—
$
—
$
1,699
$
1,699
Total real estate
—
—
1,699
1,699
Other commercial
—
—
1,183
1,183
Total collateral dependent loans
—
—
2,882
2,882
Foreclosed assets
—
—
1,565
1,565
Total assets measured on a nonrecurring basis
$
$
$
4,447
$
4,447
The table above includes collateral dependent loan balances for which a specific reserve has been established. There were no collateral dependent loans for which a specific reserve had been established as of March 31, 2026. Information on the Company’s total collateral dependent loan balances and specific loss reserves associated with those balances is included in Note 10 below.
The unobservable inputs are based on Management’s best estimates of appropriate discounts in arriving at fair market value. Adjusting any of those inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.
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Note 9 – Investments
Investment Securities
Pursuant to FASB’s guidance on accounting for debt securities, available-for-sale securities are carried on the Company’s financial statements at their estimated fair market values, with monthly tax-effected “mark-to-market” adjustments reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in shareholders’ equity. Held-to-maturity securities are carried on the Company’s financial statements at their amortized cost, net of the allowance for credit losses. Amortized cost is adjusted to the fair value of the security upon transfer to held-to-maturity.
Amortized Cost and Estimated Fair Value
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)
March 31, 2026
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Allowance for Credit Losses
Estimated Fair
Value
Available-for-sale
U.S. government agencies
$
22,500
$
2
$
( 262 )
$
—
$
22,240
Mortgage-backed securities
259,955
1,385
( 2,877 )
—
258,463
State and political subdivisions
55,657
37
( 6,231 )
—
49,463
Corporate bonds
90,501
318
( 4,010 )
—
86,809
Collateralized loan obligations
198,503
166
( 243 )
—
198,426
Total available-for-sale securities
$
627,116
$
1,908
$
( 13,623 )
$
—
$
615,401
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrecognized
Gains
Gross
Unrecognized
Losses
Estimated Fair
Value
Allowance for Credit Losses
Held-to-maturity
U.S. government agencies
$
4,340
$
—
$
( 410 )
$
3,930
$
—
Mortgage-backed securities
112,254
8
( 7,867 )
104,395
—
State and political subdivisions
171,003
1,407
—
172,410
( 14 )
Total held-to-maturity securities
$
287,597
$
1,415
$
( 8,277 )
$
280,735
$
( 14 )
December 31, 2025
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Allowance for Credit Losses
Estimated Fair
Value
Available-for-sale
U.S. government agencies
$
33,000
$
35
$
( 134 )
$
—
$
32,901
Mortgage-backed securities
259,386
2,491
( 2,117 )
—
259,760
State and political subdivisions
52,610
68
( 5,757 )
—
46,921
Corporate bonds
90,114
293
( 3,940 )
—
86,467
Collateralized loan obligations
198,968
364
( 51 )
—
199,281
Total available-for-sale securities
$
634,078
$
3,251
$
( 11,999 )
$
—
$
625,330
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrecognized
Gains
Gross
Unrecognized
Losses
Estimated Fair
Value
Allowance for Credit Losses
Held-to-maturity
U.S. government agencies
$
4,523
$
—
$
( 413 )
$
4,110
$
—
Mortgage-backed securities
115,228
20
( 7,002 )
108,246
—
State and political subdivisions
171,075
3,030
—
174,105
( 15 )
Total held-to-maturity securities
$
290,826
$
3,050
$
( 7,415 )
$
286,461
$
( 15 )
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An unrealized loss of $ 23.7 million and $ 24.2 million on securities transferred from the available-for-sale to held-to-maturity categorization, remains as of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, respectively, and is included in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax. The remaining unrealized loss on the securities transferred from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity will be accreted over the remaining term of the securities, with the amortized-cost basis of these securities and accumulated comprehensive income (loss) each increasing over time.
The Company elected the practical expedient available under the current expected credit losses (“CECL”) accounting standard to exclude accrued interest receivable from the amortized cost basis of all categorizations of investment securities, and resultingly did not estimate reserves on accrued interest receivable balances, as any past due interest income is reversed no later than 90 days past due. Accrued interest receivable is included in other assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet and as of March 31, 2026, measured at $ 4.5 million and $ 1.6 million for available-for-sale securities and held-to-maturity securities, respectively. Accrued interest receivable as of December 31, 2025, on these same classes of investment securities measured at $ 4.8 million and $ 2.4 million, respectively. During the three-month periods ending March 31, 2026 and 2025, no interest receivable on available-for-sale or held-to-maturity securities was reversed against interest income and the Company did not have any held-to-maturity debt securities past due.
A discounted cash-flow reserve calculation is performed on securities designated as held-to-maturity on a quarterly basis. As of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, an allowance for credit losses of $ 14 thousand and $ 15 thousand, respectively had been established on the Company’s held-to-maturity portfolio. Because of the implicit and explicit guarantees of the U.S. government on the agency and mortgage-backed securities there is no expectation of future losses and no allowance for credit losses has been established for these securities.
The following table summarizes the amortized cost of held-to-maturity municipal bonds aggregated by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (“NRSRO”) credit rating:
Held-To-Maturity by Credit Rating
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)
Held-To-Maturity
March 31, 2026
December 31, 2025
State and political subdivisions
AAA/Aaa
$
59,352
$
59,367
AA/Aa
109,236
110,255
A/A2
1,487
523
Not rated
928
930
Total
$
171,003
$
171,075
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For available-for-sale debt securities in an unrealized loss position for which Management has an intent to sell the security or considers it more likely-than-not that the security in question will be sold prior to a recovery of its amortized cost basis, the security will be written down to fair value through a direct charge to income. For the remainder of available-for-sale debt securities in an unrealized loss position, which do not meet the previously outlined criteria, Management evaluates whether the decline in fair value is a reflection of credit deterioration or other factors. In performing this evaluation, Management considers the extent to which fair value has fallen below amortized cost, changes in ratings by rating agencies, and other information indicating a deterioration in repayment capacity of either the underlying issuer or the borrowers providing repayment capacity in a securitization. If Management’s evaluation indicates that a credit loss exists, then a present value of the expected cash flows is calculated and compared to the amortized cost basis of the security in question and to the degree that the amortized cost basis exceeds the present value an ACL is established, with the caveat that the maximum amount of the reserve on any individual security is the difference between the fair value and amortized cost balance of the security in question. Any unrealized loss that has not been recorded through an ACL is recognized in other comprehensive income (loss).
The following table summarizes available-for-sale debt securities in an unrealized loss position for which an ACL has not been recorded:
Investment Portfolio - Unrealized Losses
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)
March 31, 2026
Less than twelve months
Twelve months or more
Total
Number of Securities
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Value
Available-for-sale
U.S. government agencies
4
$
( 192 )
$
7,308
$
( 70 )
$
9,930
$
( 262 )
$
17,238
Mortgage-backed securities
88
( 1,432 )
26,241
( 1,445 )
121,890
( 2,877 )
148,131
State and political subdivisions
52
( 6,187 )
35,360
( 44 )
4,519
( 6,231 )
39,879
Corporate bonds
73
( 3,476 )
45,067
( 534 )
22,125
( 4,010 )
67,192
Collateralized loan obligations
15
( 45 )
9,955
( 198 )
121,522
( 243 )
131,477
Total available-for-sale
232
$
( 11,332 )
$
123,931
$
( 2,291 )
$
279,986
$
( 13,623 )
$
403,917
December 31, 2025
Less than twelve months
Twelve months or more
Total
Number of Securities
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Value
Available-for-sale
U.S. government agencies
5
$
( 10 )
$
5,990
$
($ 124 )
$
14,375
$
( 134 )
$
20,365
Mortgage-backed securities
72
( 755 )
92,185
( 1,362 )
28,712
( 2,117 )
120,897
State and political subdivisions
51
( 14 )
1,481
( 5,743 )
37,029
( 5,757 )
38,510
Corporate bonds
70
( 483 )
25,381
( 3,457 )
41,993
( 3,940 )
67,374
Collateralized loan obligations
7
( 51 )
59,209
—
—
( 51 )
59,209
Total available-for-sale
205
$
( 1,313 )
$
184,246
$
( 10,686 )
$
122,109
$
( 11,999 )
$
306,355
Investment Portfolio - Realized Gains/(Losses)
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)
Three months ended March 31,
2026
2025
Proceeds from sales, calls and maturities of securities available for sale
$
12,000
$
5,000
Gross gains on sales, calls and maturities of securities available for sale
—
122
Gross losses on sales, calls and maturities of securities available for sale
—
—
Net gain (loss) on sale of securities available for sale
$
—
$
122
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The amortized cost and estimated fair value of investment securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity at March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025 (dollars in thousands), are shown below, grouped by the remaining time to contractual maturity dates. The expected life of investment securities may not be consistent with contractual maturity dates since the issuers of the securities might have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without penalties.
March 31, 2026
Available-for-Sale
Held-to-Maturity
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Maturing within one year
$
285
$
285
$
1,342
$
1,344
Maturing after one year through five years
20,538
20,781
4,829
4,722
Maturing after five years through ten years
88,243
83,874
18,444
17,596
Maturing after ten years
59,592
53,572
150,728
152,678
Securities not due at a single maturity date:
Mortgage-backed securities
259,955
258,463
112,254
104,395
Collateralized loan obligations
198,503
198,426
—
—
Total
$
627,116
$
615,401
$
287,597
$
280,735
December 31, 2025
Available-for-Sale
Held-to-Maturity
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Maturing within one year
$
10,285
$
10,320
$
824
$
825
Maturing after one year through five years
19,667
19,907
5,014
4,902
Maturing after five years through ten years
82,725
78,553
17,806
17,020
Maturing after ten years
63,047
57,509
151,954
155,468
Securities not due at a single maturity date:
Mortgage-backed securities
259,386
259,760
115,228
108,246
Collateralized loan obligations
198,968
199,281
—
—
Total
$
634,078
$
625,330
$
290,826
$
286,461
Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (“LIHTC”) Fund Investments
The Company has the ability to invest in limited partnerships which own housing projects that qualify for federal and/or California state tax credits by mandating a specified percentage of low-income tenants for each project. The primary investment return comes from tax credits that flow through to investors. Because rent levels are lower than standard market rents and the projects are generally highly leveraged, each project also typically generates tax-deductible operating losses allocated to the limited partners for tax purposes.
The Company currently has investments in eight different LIHTC fund limited partnerships made in 2014, 2015, two in 2022, one in 2023, and three in 2024, all of which were California-focused funds that help the Company meet its obligations under the Community Reinvestment Act. The Company utilized the cost method of accounting for LIHTC fund investments, which were initially recorded on the consolidated balance sheet as an asset representing the total cash expected to be invested over the life of the partnership. Any commitments or contingent commitments for future investment are reflected as a liability. The income statement reflects tax credits and any other tax benefits from these investments “below the line” within income tax provision, while the initial book value of the investment is amortized on the proportional amortization method as a “below the line” expense, over the time period in which the tax credits and tax benefits are expected to be received.
As of March 31, 2026, the Company’s total LIHTC investment book balance was $ 21.9 million, which is included in “Other Assets” on the consolidated balance sheet. This investment is offset by $ 5.8 million in remaining commitments for additional capital contributions, which is included in “Other Liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheet. There were approximately $ 0.8 million in tax credits derived from the Company’s LIHTC investments that were recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2026, and “below the line” amortization expense of $ 0.7 million associated with those investments was recorded for the same time period. LIHTC investments are evaluated annually for potential impairment, and the Company concluded the carrying value of the investments is stated fairly and is not impaired.
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As of December 31, 2025, the Company’s total LIHTC investment book balance was $ 22.6 million, which includes $ 6.6 million in remaining commitments for additional capital contributions. There were $ 2.9 million in tax credits derived from LIHTC investments recognized during the year ended December 31, 2025; “below the line” amortization expense of $ 3.0 million associated with those investments was netted against pre-tax noninterest income for the same time period.
The Company’s investments in qualified affordable housing projects and small business investment companies meet the definition of a variable interest entity, as the entities are structured such that the limited partner investors lack substantive voting rights. Pursuant to the FASB standard on the consolidation of variable interest entities, these investments are not reflected on a consolidated basis in the Company’s financial statements.
Note 10 – Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses
The ACL on the loan portfolio is a valuation allowance deducted from the recorded balance in loans. Under CECL, the ACL represents principal which is not expected to be collected over the contractual life of the loans, adjusted for expected prepayments. The ACL is increased by a provision for credit losses charged to expense and by principal recovered on charged-off balances. It is reduced by principal charge-offs. The amount of the allowance is based on Management’s evaluation of the collectability of the loan portfolio, using information from internal and external sources, relating to past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Adjustments are also made for changes in risk profile, credit concentrations, historical trends, and other economic conditions.
The Company elected the practical expedient available under CECL to exclude accrued interest receivable from the amortized cost basis of all categorizations of loans and, as a result, did not estimate reserves on accrued interest receivable balances, as any past due interest income is reversed on a timely basis. Accrued interest receivable on loans of $ 7.4 million and $ 7.0 million at March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, respectively, is included in other assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.
The majority of the disclosures in this footnote are prepared at the class level, which is equivalent to the call report or call code classification. The final table in this section separates a roll forward of the ACL at the portfolio segment level. Unless specifically noted otherwise, the disclosures in this footnote are prepared on an amortized cost basis.
Loan Distribution
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)
March 31, 2026
December 31, 2025
Real estate:
Residential real estate
$
348,801
$
358,454
Commercial real estate
1,384,012
1,393,183
Other construction/land
15,324
14,497
Farmland
66,073
68,157
Total real estate
1,814,210
1,834,291
Other commercial
171,678
191,500
Mortgage warehouse lines
478,454
518,333
Consumer
2,549
2,756
Subtotal
2,466,891
2,546,880
Net deferred loan (fees)
( 97 )
( 35 )
Loans, amortized cost basis
2,466,794
2,546,845
Allowance for credit losses
( 21,250 )
( 21,480 )
Net loans
$
2,445,544
$
2,525,365
The Company places a loan on nonaccrual status when Management has determined full repayment of principal and collection of contractually agreed upon interest is unlikely or the loan in question has become delinquent more than 90 days. The Company may decide it is appropriate to continue to accrue interest on certain loans more than 90 days delinquent if they are well-secured by collateral and collection is in process. When a loan is placed on nonaccrual status,
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any accrued but uncollected interest for the loan is reversed out of interest income in the period in which the loan’s status changed. For loans with an interest reserve (i.e., loan proceeds are advanced to the borrower to make interest payments) all interest recognized from the inception of the loan is reversed when the loan is placed on nonaccrual. Once a loan is on nonaccrual status, subsequent payments received from the customer are applied to principal, and no further interest income is recognized until the principal has been paid in full or until circumstances have changed such that payments are again consistently received as contractually required. Generally, loans are not restored to accrual status until the obligation is brought current, has performed in accordance with the contractual terms for a reasonable period of time, and the ultimate collectability of the total contractual principal and interest is no longer in doubt.
Nonaccrual Loans
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)
March 31, 2026
Nonaccrual Loans
With no allowance for credit loss
With an allowance for credit loss
Total
Loans Past Due 90+ Accruing
Real estate:
Residential real estate
$
505
$
—
$
505
$
—
Farmland
3,105
—
3,105
—
Total real estate
3,610
—
3,610
—
Other commercial
6,329
471
6,800
—
Total
$
9,939
$
471
$
10,410
$
—
December 31, 2025
Nonaccrual Loans
With no allowance for credit loss
With an allowance for credit loss
Total
Loans Past Due 90+ Accruing
Real estate:
Residential real estate
$
210
$
—
$
210
$
—
Farmland
—
1,717
1,717
—
Total real estate
210
1,717
1,927
—
Other commercial
11,304
—
11,304
—
Total
$
11,514
$
1,717
$
13,231
$
—
The Company did not recognize any interest on nonaccrual loans during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, and would have recognized an additional $ 0.02 million and $ 0.1 million in interest income on nonaccrual loans during the first quarter of 2026 and 2025, respectively, had those loans not been designated as nonaccrual. Due to loans being placed on nonaccrual status, during the first quarter of 2026, $ 0.1 million of interest receivable on loans was reversed against interest income, as compared to an immaterial amount during the first quarter of 2025.
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The following table presents the amortized cost basis of collateral-dependent loans by class as of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025:
Collateral Dependent Loans
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)
March 31, 2026
December 31, 2025
Amortized Cost
Individual Reserves
Amortized Cost
Individual Reserves
Real estate:
Residential real estate
$
505
$
—
$
210
$
—
Farmland
3,105
—
1,717
11
Total real estate
3,610
—
1,927
11
Other commercial (1)
6,329
—
11,297
—
Total Loans
$
9,939
$
—
$
13,224
$
11
(1) The collateral type on this loan category is primarily agricultural assets.
During the first three months of 2026 the amortized cost balance of collateral-dependent loans decreased by $ 3.3 million due primarily to a $ 4.2 million paydown on one agricultural production loan during the first quarter of 2026. The weighted average loan-to-value ratio of collateral-dependent loans was 63.8 % at March 31, 2026. There were no consumer mortgage loans secured by residential real estate properties for which formal foreclosure proceedings were in process as of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025.
Past Due Loans
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)
March 31, 2026
30-59 Days Past Due
60-89 Days Past Due
Loans Past Due 90+ Days
Total Past Due
Loans not Past Due
Total Loans
Real estate:
Residential real estate
$
366
$
203
$
—
$
569
$
349,291
$
349,860
Commercial real estate
183
426
—
609
1,381,161
1,381,770
Other construction/land
—
—
—
—
15,242
15,242
Farmland
284
—
2,394
2,678
63,540
66,218
Total real estate
833
629
2,394
3,856
1,809,234
1,813,090
Other commercial
406
701
5,923
7,030
165,623
172,653
Mortgage warehouse lines
—
—
—
—
478,454
478,454
Consumer
2
2
—
4
2,593
2,597
Total Loans
$
1,241
$
1,332
$
8,317
$
10,890
$
2,455,904
$
2,466,794
December 31, 2025
30-59 Days Past Due
60-89 Days Past Due
Loans Past Due 90+ Days
Total Past Due
Loans not Past Due
Total Loans
Real estate:
Residential real estate
$
18
$
—
$
192
$
210
$
359,304
$
359,514
Commercial real estate
4,657
—
—
4,657
1,386,233
1,390,890
Other construction/land
—
—
—
—
14,414
14,414
Farmland
2,037
—
1,717
3,754
64,553
68,307
Total real estate
6,712
—
1,909
8,621
1,824,504
1,833,125
Other commercial
131
—
11,304
11,435
181,142
192,577
Mortgage warehouse lines
—
—
—
—
518,333
518,333
Consumer
11
—
—
11
2,799
2,810
Total Loans
$
6,854
$
—
$
13,213
$
20,067
$
2,526,778
$
2,546,845
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Loan Modifications
Occasionally, the Company modifies loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty by providing principal forgiveness, rate reduction, payment deferral, or term extension. When principal forgiveness is provided, the amount of forgiveness is charged off against the allowance for credit losses.
In certain cases, the Company provides multiple types of concessions on a single loan. Typically, one type of concession, such as a term extension, is granted initially. If the borrower continues to experience financial difficulty, another concession, such as principal forgiveness, may be granted. For the loans included in the “combination” columns below, multiple types of modifications have been made on the same loan within the current reporting period. The combination is at least two of the following: principal forgiveness, rate reduction, payment deferral, and/or term extension.
The following tables present the amortized cost basis of loans at March 31, 2026 and 2025, that were both experiencing financial difficulty by class and by type of modification. The percentage of the amortized cost basis of loans that were modified to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty as compared to the amortized cost basis of each class of financing receivable is also presented below (dollars in thousands, unaudited):
Three months ended March 31, 2026
Principal Forgiveness
Payment Delay
Term Extension
Combination Term Extension Interest Rate Reduction
Total Class of Financing Receivable
Other commercial
$
—
$
—
$
559
$
—
0.32%
Total
$
—
$
—
$
559
$
—
0.02%
Three months ended March 31, 2025
Principal Forgiveness
Payment Delay
Term Extension
Combination Term Extension Interest Rate Reduction
Total Class of Financing Receivable
Other commercial
—
—
14
—
0.01 %
Total
$
—
$
—
$
14
$
—
—
The following tables present the financial effect of the loan modifications presented above to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025 (dollars in thousands, unaudited):
Three months ended March 31, 2026
Principal Forgiveness
Weighted-Average Interest Rate Reduction
Weighted-Average Term Extension (years)
Other commercial
$
—
0.00 %
1.53
Three months ended March 31, 2025
Principal Forgiveness
Weighted-Average Interest Rate Reduction
Weighted-Average Term Extension (years)
Other commercial
$
—
—
0.33
There were no payment defaults on loans previously modified in the preceding 12 months for either of the periods ending March 31, 2026 and 2025. For the purpose of this disclosure, the Company defines a payment default as 90 days past due.
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The Company had no additional funds committed on loans which have been modified to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty as of both March 31, 2026, and March 31, 2025.
The Company monitors the credit quality of loans on a continuous basis using the regulatory and accounting classifications of pass, special mention, and substandard to characterize and qualify the associated credit risk. Loans classified as “loss” are immediately charged off. The Company uses the following definitions of risk classifications:
● Pass: Includes larger, non-homogeneous loans not meeting the risk rating definitions below and smaller, homogeneous loans not assessed on an individual basis.
● Special Mention: Includes loans with a potential weakness that deserves Management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or of the Company’s credit position at some future date.
● Substandard: Includes loans with clear and well-defined weaknesses, such as a highly leveraged position, unfavorable financial operating results and/or trends, uncertain repayment sources, or poor financial condition, which may jeopardize ultimate recoverability of the debt.
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Loan Credit Quality by Vintage
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)
March 31, 2026
Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
Prior
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans
Total Loans
Residential real estate
Pass
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
86,626
$
250,313
$
8,240
$
2,768
$
347,947
Special mention
—
—
—
—
—
516
—
702
1,218
Substandard
—
—
—
—
—
516
34
145
695
Subtotal
—
—
—
—
86,626
251,345
8,274
3,615
349,860
Current period gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Commercial real estate
Pass
7,193
145,354
139,199
97,790
206,957
709,844
17,936
6,880
1,331,153
Special mention
—
65
—
—
2,792
26,442
3,581
—
32,880
Substandard
—
—
—
—
—
17,737
—
—
17,737
Subtotal
7,193
145,419
139,199
97,790
209,749
754,023
21,517
6,880
1,381,770
Current period gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
90
90
Other construction/land
Pass
—
1,224
9,762
—
—
2,678
—
—
13,664
Special mention
—
—
—
—
—
1,578
—
—
1,578
Subtotal
—
1,224
9,762
—
—
4,256
—
—
15,242
Current period gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Farmland
Pass
—
3,403
4,711
4,923
8,413
21,225
4,437
598
47,710
Special mention
—
—
8,543
—
—
—
6,833
—
15,376
Substandard
—
—
976
1,417
—
739
—
—
3,132
Subtotal
—
3,403
14,230
6,340
8,413
21,964
11,270
598
66,218
Current period gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Other commercial
Pass
1,089
6,448
5,694
5,290
2,294
12,751
123,478
2,042
159,086
Special mention
—
140
10
—
—
—
460
2,929
3,539
Substandard
—
178
—
229
—
—
6,218
3,403
10,028
Subtotal
1,089
6,766
5,704
5,519
2,294
12,751
130,156
8,374
172,653
Current period gross charge-offs (1)
—
—
—
10
—
—
30
48
88
Mortgage warehouse lines
Pass
—
—
—
—
—
—
478,454
—
478,454
Subtotal
—
—
—
—
—
—
478,454
—
478,454
Current period gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Consumer
Pass
—
—
32
193
44
89
2,235
—
2,593
Special mention
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
2
Substandard
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
2
Subtotal
—
—
32
193
44
91
2,237
—
2,597
Current period gross charge-offs (1)
—
—
—
—
—
—
168
48
216
Total
$
8,282
$
156,812
$
168,927
$
109,842
$
307,126
$
1,044,430
$
651,908
$
19,467
$
2,466,794
(1) Consumer overdrafts are included in consumer loans and commercial overdrafts are included in other commercial and make up the majority of the gross charge-offs of loans originated in the revolving loans category for these loan classes.
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Loan Credit Quality by Vintage
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)
December 31, 2025
Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
Prior
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans
Total Loans
Residential real estate
Pass
$
1,144
$
—
$
—
$
89,643
$
205,789
$
47,613
$
9,113
$
3,741
$
357,043
Special mention
—
—
—
—
1,384
522
—
—
1,906
Substandard
—
—
—
—
—
384
34
147
565
Subtotal
1,144
—
—
89,643
207,173
48,519
9,147
3,888
359,514
Current period gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Commercial real estate
Pass
145,537
140,079
98,341
191,505
43,829
676,260
21,803
7,517
1,324,871
Special mention
83
—
—
19,356
—
28,727
60
—
48,226
Substandard
—
—
—
—
—
17,793
—
—
17,793
Subtotal
145,620
140,079
98,341
210,861
43,829
722,780
21,863
7,517
1,390,890
Current period gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
274
—
1,147
1,421
Other construction/land
Pass
482
9,616
—
—
—
3,262
—
—
13,360
Special mention
—
—
—
—
—
1,054
—
—
1,054
Subtotal
482
9,616
—
—
—
4,316
—
—
14,414
Current period gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Farmland
Pass
3,439
14,361
4,946
8,501
10,752
11,660
11,934
611
66,204
Special mention
—
—
—
—
—
355
—
—
355
Substandard
—
—
1,717
—
—
31
—
—
1,748
Subtotal
3,439
14,361
6,663
8,501
10,752
12,046
11,934
611
68,307
Current period gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Other commercial
Pass
7,162
5,995
5,863
2,658
429
13,229
137,208
2,150
174,694
Special mention
197
11
—
13
—
—
3,710
2,636
6,567
Substandard
—
12
7
—
—
—
10,116
1,181
11,316
Subtotal
7,359
6,018
5,870
2,671
429
13,229
151,034
5,967
192,577
Current period gross charge-offs (1)
121
25
2,292
—
7
1
276
5,300
8,022
Mortgage warehouse lines
Pass
—
—
—
—
—
—
518,333
—
518,333
Subtotal
—
—
—
—
—
—
518,333
—
518,333
Current period gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Consumer
Pass
768
38
212
49
27
80
1,614
—
2,788
Special mention
—
—
—
—
—
3
8
—
11
Substandard
—
—
11
—
—
—
—
—
11
Subtotal
768
38
223
49
27
83
1,622
—
2,810
Current period gross charge-offs (1)
826
6
1
1
—
31
42
—
907
Total
$
158,812
$
170,112
$
111,097
$
311,725
$
262,210
$
800,973
$
713,933
$
17,983
$
2,546,845
(1) Consumer overdrafts are included in consumer loans and commercial overdrafts are included in other commercial and make up the majority of the gross charge-offs of loans originated in the revolving loans category for these loan classes.
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CECL replaced the legacy accounting for loans designated as purchased credit impaired (“PCI”) with loans designated as purchased credit deteriorated (“PCD”). PCD loans are loans acquired or purchased, which as of acquisition, had evidence of more than insignificant credit deterioration since origination. Due to the immaterial balance in the Company’s PCI loans at the CECL implementation date, management elected not to transition these loans into the PCD designation. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had no loans categorized as PCD.
Management calculates the quantitative portion of collectively evaluated reserves for all loan categories, with the exception of Farmland, Agricultural Production and Consumer loans, using a discounted cash flow (“DCF”) methodology. For purposes of calculating the quantitative portion of collectively evaluated reserves on Farmland, Agricultural Production, and Consumer categories a Remaining Life methodology is utilized.
The model used for calculating the Company’s ACL is reviewed and revised periodically; most recently a full review with modifications in the third quarter of 2024, with a partial review and minimal modifications completed in the third quarter of 2025. In the most recent full review, the Company changed to a Multi-Factor Regression Model from a Single-Factor Regression Model used in previous periods. Additionally, legacy peer groups were expanded to include California banks with an asset size between $ 1.5 billion to $ 10 billion. The Company’s ACL is calculated quarterly, with any difference in the calculated ACL and the recorded ACL adjusted through an entry to the provision (benefit) for credit losses. For purposes of estimating the Company’s ACL, Management generally evaluates collectively evaluated loans by call code in order to group loans with similar risk characteristics together; however, Management has grouped loans in selected call codes together in determining portfolio segments, due to similar risk characteristics and reserve methodologies used for certain call code classifications.
The DCF quantitative reserve methodology incorporates the consideration of probability of default (“PD”) and loss given default (“LGD”) estimates to estimate periodic losses. The PD estimates are derived through the application of reasonable and supportable economic forecasts to call code specific regression models, derived from the consideration of historical bank-specific and peer loss-rate data. The loss-rate data has been regressed against benchmark economic indicators, for which reasonable and supportable forecasts exist, in the development of the call-code specific regression models. Regression models are updated periodically, in order to pull in more recent loss-rate data. Reasonable and supportable forecasts of the selected economic metric are then input into the regression model to calculate an expected default rate. The expected default rates are then applied to expected monthly loan balances estimated through the consideration of contractual repayment terms and expected prepayments. The Company utilizes a four-quarter forecast period, after which the expected default rates revert to the historical average for each call code, over a four-quarter reversion period, on a straight-line basis. The prepayment assumptions applied to expected cash flow over the contractual life of the loans are estimated based on historical, bank-specific experience, peer data, and the consideration of current and expected conditions and circumstances including the level of interest rates. Management may update prepayment assumptions when changing conditions impact Management’s estimate or additional historical data indicates a reevaluation is warranted. LGD utilized in the DCF is derived from the application of the Frye-Jacobs theory, which relates LGD to PD based on historical peer data, as calculated by a third-party. Economic forecasts are considered over a four-quarter forecast period, with reversion to mean occurring on a straight-line basis over four quarters. The call code multiple factor regression models utilized as of March 31, 2026, for Residential Real Estate loans relied upon reasonable and supportable forecasts of the National Unemployment Rate and House Price Index (HPI). The call code multiple factor regression models utilized as of March 31, 2026, for Commercial Real Estate and Other Construction loans relied upon reasonable and supportable forecasts of the National Unemployment Rate and Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Management selected the National Unemployment Rate, HPI, and GDP as the drivers of quantitative portion of collectively evaluated reserves on loan classes reliant upon the DCF methodology, primarily as a result of high correlation coefficients identified in regression modeling, the availability of forecasts including the quarterly Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) forecast and given the widespread familiarity of stakeholders with these economic metrics.
The quantitative reserves for Farmland, Agricultural Production, and Consumer loans are calculated using a Remaining Life methodology where the Company’s average historical loss-rates are applied to expected loan balances over an estimated remaining life of loans in calculation of the quantitative portion of collectively evaluated loans in these classes. The estimated remaining life is calculated using historical peer data. For the Farmland,
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Agricultural Production and Consumer classes of loans, reasonable and supportable forecasts of the National Unemployment Rate, real GDP and the housing price index are considered through estimation of qualitative reserves.
Management recognizes there are additional factors impacting risk of loss in the loan portfolio beyond what is captured in the quantitative portion of reserves on collectively evaluated loans. As current and expected conditions may vary compared with conditions over the historical lookback period, which is utilized in the calculation of quantitative reserves, Management considers whether additional or reduced reserve levels on collectively evaluated loans may be warranted given the consideration of a variety of qualitative factors. Several of the following qualitative factors (“Q-factors”) considered by Management reflect the legacy regulatory guidance on Q-factors, whereas several others represent factors unique to the Company or unique to the current time period.
● Changes in lending policies and procedures, including changes in underwriting standards and collection, charge-off, and recovery practices
● Changes in international, regional, and local economic and business conditions, and developments that affect the collectability of the portfolio, as reflected in forecasts of the Housing Price Index, Real GDP, and the National Unemployment Rate (Farmland & Agricultural Production and Consumer segments only)
● Changes in the nature and volume of the loan portfolio
● Changes in the experience, ability, and depth of lending Management and other relevant staff
● Changes in the volume and severity of past due, nonaccruals loans, and adversely classified loans, as reflected in changes of the relative level of loans classified as substandard and special mention
● Changes in the quality of the Company’s loan review processes
● Changes in the value of underlying collateral for loans not identified as collateral-dependent
● Changes in loan categorization concentrations
● Other external factors, which include the influence of peer data on estimated quantitative reserves, residual COVID-19 related risk, expected impact of current and expected inflationary environment, reliance on the National Unemployment rate as opposed to the California unemployment rate in the calculation of quantitative reserves, the expected impact of current and expected geo-political conditions
The qualitative portion of the Company’s reserves on collectively evaluated loans are calculated using a combination of numeric frameworks and Management judgment to determine risk categorizations in each of the Q-factors presented above. The amount of qualitative reserves is also contingent upon the historical peer, life-of-loan-equivalent, loss-rate ranges, and the relative weighting of Q-factors according to Management’s judgment.
Although collectively evaluated reserves are generally calculated separately at the call code or loan class level, Management has grouped loan classes with similar risk characteristics into the following portfolio segments:
● 1-4 Family Real Estate
● Commercial Real Estate
● Farmland & Agricultural Production
● Commercial & Industrial
● Mortgage Warehouse
● Consumer
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Loans secured by Residential Real Estate have a different profile from those secured by Commercial Real Estate. Generally, the borrowers for Residential Real Estate loans are consumers, whereas borrowers for Commercial Real Estate are often businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic illustrated how these different categories of real estate loans were subject to different risks, which was exacerbated by the widespread work-from-home model adopted by many companies during and since the pandemic. Farmland and Agricultural Production loans are included in a single segment as these loans are oftentimes to the same borrowers, facing the same risks relating to commodity prices, water supply and drought conditions, in addition to other environmental concerns. Commercial & Industrial loans are separated into a separate segment given the uniqueness of these loans, which are often revolving and secured by business assets other than real estate. Mortgage Warehouse loans warrant presentation as an individual portfolio segment given the specific nature of these constantly revolving lines to mortgage originators and due to a very limited loss history, even after consideration of peer data. Finally, Consumer loans are split out as a result of the small balance, homogeneous terms that characterize these loans.
Management individually evaluates loans that do not share risk characteristics with other loans when estimating reserves. As of March 31, 2026 and 2025, the only loans Management considered to have different risk characteristics from other loans sharing the same call report code included loans designated as nonaccrual, as well as one loan that remained on accrual status and was individually evaluated due to its unique risk characteristics.
The following tables present the activity in the allowance for credit losses by portfolio segment for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:
Allowance for Credit Losses
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)
Residential Real Estate
Commercial Real Estate
Farmland & Agricultural Production
Commercial & Industrial
Mortgage Warehouse Lines
Consumer
Total
Allowance for credit losses:
Balance December 31, 2025
$
1,411
$
16,650
$
1,146
$
1,496
$
665
$
112
$
21,480
Charge-offs
—
( 90 )
—
( 88 )
—
( 216 )
( 394 )
Recoveries
—
—
20
22
—
45
87
(Benefit) provision for credit losses
( 43 )
( 283 )
461
( 165 )
( 61 )
168
77
Balance March 31, 2026
$
1,368
$
16,277
$
1,627
$
1,265
$
604
$
109
$
21,250
Residential Real Estate
Commercial Real Estate
Farmland & Agricultural Production
Commercial & Industrial
Mortgage Warehouse Lines
Consumer
Total
Allowance for credit losses:
Balance December 31, 2024
$
1,808
$
17,143
$
3,827
$
1,282
$
398
$
372
$
24,830
Charge-offs
—
—
—
( 57 )
—
( 329 )
( 386 )
Recoveries
—
—
410
14
—
221
645
(Benefit) provision for credit losses
( 62 )
144
1,795
267
( 59 )
( 124 )
1,961
Balance March 31, 2025
$
1,746
$
17,287
$
6,032
$
1,506
$
339
$
140
$
27,050
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Note 11 – Goodwill
The balance of goodwill at the three months beginning and ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was $ 27.4 million. There was no acquired goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
The Company performs its annual goodwill impairment tests annually, or more often if events or circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. The annual assessment date was changed to October 1 in 2023 to allow more time for evaluation of impairment.
The Company performed its annual quantitative goodwill impairment assessment effective as of October 1, 2025, using a market approach. Based on the results of the Company’s goodwill impairment assessment, the Company determined that the fair value of its reporting unit, which was at the consolidated level, exceeded the carrying value. Management continues to evaluate whether or not a triggering event occurs, or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the Company below its carrying amount before the next annual test in 2026 and has concluded no such events have occurred. Therefore, goodwill was not impaired as of March 31, 2026, and there were no impairment charges related to the Company’s goodwill recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
Note 12 – Borrowings and Other Arrangements
Repurchase Agreements – Repurchase agreements represent “sweep accounts,” where commercial deposit balances above a specified threshold are transferred at the close of each business day into separate non-deposit accounts. Customers use balances of the non-deposit accounts to purchase government bonds from the Company daily, subject to an agreement from the Company to repurchase such securities the next business day. Repurchase agreements totaled $ 127.8 million at March 31, 2026, relative to a balance of $ 130.9 million at December 31, 2025.
Long-Term Debt – The Company has long-term debt in the form of fixed to floating rate subordinated debentures with a fixed rate of 3.25 % until September 30, 2026, then floating rate at 253.5 basis points over 3-month term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) until maturity on October 1, 2031. The balance of the Company’s long-term debt, net of unamortized issuance costs, was $ 49.5 million at March 31, 2026, and $ 49.5 million at December 31, 2025.
Subordinated Debentures – Sierra Statutory Trust II (“Trust II”), Sierra Capital Trust III (“Trust III”), and Coast Bancorp Statutory Trust II (“Trust IV”), (collectively, the “Trusts”) exist solely for the purpose of issuing trust preferred securities fully and are unconditionally guaranteed by the Company. For financial reporting purposes, the Trusts are not consolidated, and the Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures (the “Subordinated Debentures”) held by the Trusts and issued and guaranteed by the Company are reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet in accordance with provisions of ASC Topic 810. Trust preferred securities are variable rate instruments which were benchmarked against the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus a spread until LIBOR was phased out on June 30, 2023. These instruments are benchmarked against the SOFR, effective June 30, 2023. At March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, the Company’s trust preferred securities totaled $ 36.1 million and $ 36.0 million, respectively.
The following table summarizes the Company’s other borrowings as of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025:
March 31, 2026
December 31, 2025
Weighted
Weighted
Average
Average
Balance
Rate
Balance
Rate
Overnight Fed funds purchased
$
130,000
3.73 %
$
210,000
4.19 %
Short-term FHLB advance
—
4.01 %
12,700
4.50 %
Long-term FHLB advance
55,000
3.91 %
80,000
3.91 %
Total other borrowings
$
185,000
3.85 %
$
302,700
4.05 %
The Company has established secured and unsecured lines of credit under which it may borrow funds from time to time on a term or overnight basis from the FHLB, FRB, and other correspondent banks.
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Federal Funds Purchased – The Company had lines of credit with its correspondent banks which, in the aggregate, amounted to $ 331.8 million unsecured and $ 25.0 million secured at March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, at fixed interest rates which vary with market conditions. There was $ 130.0 million in outstanding overnight balances under these lines of credit at March 31, 2026, and $ 210.0 million at December 31, 2025.
Secured FHLB Borrowings – At March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, the Company had secured available lines of credit with the FHLB totaling $ 657.0 million and $ 629.5 million, respectively, based on eligible collateral of certain loans and investment securities.
Federal Reserve Line of Credit – The Company has an available line of credit with the FRB of San Francisco secured by certain loans and investments. At March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, the Company had borrowing capacity under this line totaling $ 244.0 million and $ 254.9 million, respectively. The Company had outstanding borrowings of zero and $ 210.0 million on this line of credit as of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025.
Note 13 – Revenue Recognition
The Company utilizes the guidance found in ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606), when accounting for certain noninterest income. The core principle of this guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Sufficient information should be provided to enable users of financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The Company’s revenue streams that are within the scope of and accounted for under Topic 606 include service charges on deposit accounts, debit card interchange fees, and fees levied for other services the Company provides its customers. The guidance does not apply to revenue associated with financial instruments such as loans and investments, and other noninterest income such as loan servicing fees and earnings on bank-owned life insurance, which are accounted for on an accrual basis under other provisions of GAAP.
All of the Company’s revenue from contracts within the scope of ASC 606 is recognized as noninterest income. Due to the short-term nature of the Company’s contracts with customers, an insignificant amount of receivables related to such revenue was recorded at March 31, 2026 and 2025. The following table presents the Company’s sources of noninterest income. Items outside the scope of ASC 606 are noted as such (dollars in thousands, unaudited).
Three months ended March 31,
2026
2025
Noninterest income
Service charges on deposits
Returned item and overdraft fees
$
1,324
$
1,245
Other service charges on deposits
2,408
2,383
Debit card interchange income
1,941
1,953
Dividends on equity investments (1)
796
375
Unrealized losses recognized on equity investments (1)
602
—
Net gain on sale of securities (1)
—
122
Other (1)
898
564
Total noninterest income
$
7,969
$
6,642
Percentage of noninterest income not within scope of ASC 606.
28.81 %
15.97 %
(1) Not within scope of ASC 606. Revenue streams are not related to contracts with customers and are accounted for under other provisions of GAAP.
With regard to noninterest income associated with customer contracts, the Company has determined that transaction prices are fixed, and performance obligations are satisfied as services are rendered, thus there is little or no judgment involved in the timing of revenue recognition under contracts that are within the scope of ASC 606.
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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