UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the quarterly period ended September 30, 2025
OR
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission
File Number: 001-42889
Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Tennessee 62-1039469
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
6710 Cumberland Gap Parkway
Harrogate , Tennessee
37752
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (423) 869-5151
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share CBK The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule
405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company,
or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller
reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☒ Smaller reporting company ☒
Emerging growth company ☒
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
As
of November 13, 2025, the registrant had 12,239,644 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding.
Page
PART I.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
Item 1.
Financial
Statements.
Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2025 (unaudited) and December 31, 2024
2
Consolidated
Statements of Income (unaudited) for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024
3
Consolidated
Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited) for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024
4
Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (unaudited) for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024
5
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024
6
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
8
Item 2.
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
45
Item 3.
Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
76
Item 4.
Controls
and Procedures.
76
PART
II.
OTHER
INFORMATION
77
Item 1.
Legal
Proceedings.
77
Item 1A.
Risk
Factors.
77
Item 2.
Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
77
Item 3.
Defaults
Upon Senior Securities.
77
Item 4.
Mine
Safety Disclosures.
77
Item 5.
Other
Information.
77
Item 6.
Exhibits.
78
Signatures
79
i
CAUTIONARY
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may include statements relating to the strategies, future operations,
future financial position, future revenue, projected costs, prospects, plans, objectives of management and expected market growth of
Commercial Bancgroup, Inc., a Tennessee corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company,” “we,”
“our,” “us,” or similar terms). These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or
phrases such as “may,” “might,” “should,” “could,” “predict,” “potential,”
“believe,” “expect,” “continue,” “will,” “anticipate,” “seek,”
“estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “strive,” “projection,” “goal,”
“target,” “outlook,” “aim,” “would,” “annualized” and “outlook,”
or the negative version of these words or other similar words or phrases of a future or forward-looking nature.
These
forward-looking statements are not statements of historical facts and are based on assumptions and estimates that we believe to be reasonable
in light of the information available to us at this time. However, these forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks
and uncertainties, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond our control. Accordingly, we caution you that
any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, assumptions and uncertainties
that are difficult to predict. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable
as of the date such statements are made, actual results may prove to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by
the forward-looking statements.
A
number of important factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated in these forward-looking statements,
including the following:
● business
and economic conditions nationally, regionally and in our target markets, particularly in
Kentucky, North Carolina and Tennessee and the particular geographic areas in which we operate;
● the
level of, or changes in the level of, interest rates and inflation, including the effects
thereof on our earnings and financial condition and the market value of our investment and
loan portfolios;
● the
concentration of our loan portfolio in real estate loans and changes in the prices, values
and sales volumes of commercial and residential real estate;
● the
concentration of our business within our geographic areas of operation in Kentucky, North
Carolina and Tennessee and neighboring markets;
● credit
and lending risks associated with our commercial real estate (“CRE”), commercial,
and construction and land development (“C&D”) loan portfolios;
● risks
associated with our focus on lending to small and mid-sized businesses;
● our
ability to maintain important deposit customer relationships, maintain our reputation or
otherwise avoid liquidity risks;
● changes
in demand for our products and services;
● the
failure of assumptions and estimates underlying the establishment of allowances for possible
credit losses and other asset impairments, losses, valuations of assets and liabilities and
other estimates;
● the
sufficiency of our capital, including sources of such capital and the extent to which capital
may be used or required;
ii
● our
inability to secure and maintain a “satisfactory” rating under the Community
Reinvestment Act;
● risks
that our cost of funding could increase in the event we are unable to continue to attract
stable, low-cost deposits and reduce our cost of deposits;
● our
inability to raise necessary capital to fund our growth strategy and operations or to meet
increased required minimum regulatory capital levels;
● our
ability to execute and prudently manage our growth and execute our business strategy, including
expansionary activities;
● the
composition of and changes in our management team and our ability to attract, incentivize
and retain key personnel;
● the
effects of competition from a wide variety of local, regional, national and other providers
of financial, investment, trust and other wealth management services and insurance services,
including the disruption effects of financial technology and other competitors who are not
subject to the same regulations as the Company;
● the
deterioration of our asset quality or the value of collateral securing loans;
● changes
in our accounting standards;
● the
effectiveness of our risk management framework, including internal controls;
● severe
weather, natural disasters, pandemics, epidemics, acts of war, terrorism, or other external
events, such as the transition risk associated with climate change, and other matters beyond
our control;
● changes
in technology or products that may be more difficult or costly, or less effective, than anticipated;
● the
risks of acquisitions and other expansionary activities, including without limitation our
ability to identify and consummate transactions with potential future acquisition candidates,
the time and costs associated with pursuing such transactions, our ability to successfully
integrate operations as part of such transactions and our ability, and possible failures,
to achieve expected gains, revenue growth, expense savings and/or other synergies from such
transactions;
● our
ability to maintain our historical rate of growth;
● failure
to keep pace with technological change or difficulties when implementing new technologies;
● systems
failures or interruptions involving our risk management framework, our information technology
and telecommunications systems or third-party service providers;
● our
ability to identify and address unauthorized data access, cyber-crime and other threats to
data security and customer privacy;
● our
compliance with governmental and regulatory requirements, including the Bank Holding Company
Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHC Act”), and other laws relating to
banking, consumer protection, securities and tax matters, and our ability to maintain licenses
required in connection with mortgage origination, sale and servicing operations;
● compliance
with the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970, Office of Foreign Assets Control rules and anti-money
laundering laws and regulations;
iii
● governmental
monetary and fiscal policies;
● changes
in laws, rules, or regulations, or interpretations thereof, or policies relating to financial
institutions or accounting, tax, trade, monetary or fiscal matters;
● our
ability to receive dividends from our wholly owned subsidiary bank, Commercial Bank (the
“Bank”), and satisfy our obligations as they become due;
● the
institution and outcome of litigation and other legal proceedings against us or to which
we become subject;
● the
limited experience of our management team in managing and operating a public company;
● the
incremental costs of operating as a public company;
● the
effect of the concentrated ownership of our common stock by Robertson Holding Company, L.P.
and Unified Shares, LLC;
● our
ability to meet our obligations as a public company, including our obligations under Section 404
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; and
● other
risks and factors described under the sections titled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Registration
Statement on Form S-1/A (Registration No. 333-289862) filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 22, 2025 (the “Registration
Statement”).
The
foregoing factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read together with the other cautionary statements included in
this Report. If one or more events related to these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our underlying assumptions or
estimates prove to be incorrect, actual results may differ materially from what we anticipate. Accordingly, you should not place undue
reliance on any such forward-looking statements.
Any
forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date it is made, and we do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review
any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. Moreover, we operate in a very
competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to
predict all risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements contained in this Report. In addition,
we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual
results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.
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PART
I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
Page
Consolidated Financial
Statements (Unaudited)
Consolidated
Balance Sheets at September 30, 2025 (unaudited) and December 31, 2024 (audited)
2
Consolidated
Statements of Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 (unaudited)
3
Consolidated
Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 (unaudited)
4
Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 (unaudited)
5
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 (unaudited)
6
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
8
1
Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
(Audited)
September
30,
December 31,
2025
2024
Assets
Cash and
due from banks
$ 44,242,184
$ 18,991,800
Federal funds sold
31,841,525
43,742,762
Interest-bearing
deposits in banks
78,703,235
115,463,354
Cash and cash equivalents
154,786,944
178,197,916
Available-for-sale securities,
at fair value
29,555,603
47,937,616
Held-to-maturity securities,
at amortized cost
131,915,382
128,216,954
Loans, net of allowance for credit losses of $ 17,942,293 and $ 18,205,421 on September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively
1,749,250,647
1,788,791,583
Premises and equipment,
net
50,268,024
50,288,378
Restricted stock, at
cost
8,163,700
8,264,150
Foreclosed assets held
for sale, net
532,953
831,662
Interest receivable
7,096,937
7,187,304
Bank owned life insurance
46,482,172
45,883,124
Core deposits and other
intangibles
4,638,230
5,824,968
Goodwill
8,510,852
8,514,092
Deferred tax asset
1,426,948
1,078,881
Other
21,779,863
30,194,510
Total
assets
$ 2,214,408,255
$ 2,301,211,138
Liabilities and Shareholders’
Equity
Liabilities
Deposits
Demand
$ 928,957,598
$ 976,481,028
Savings, NOW and money
market
382,002,346
385,614,692
Time
469,673,638
576,501,235
Total
deposits
1,780,633,582
1,938,596,955
Short-term borrowings
62,662,527
3,391,566
Long-term debt
100,097,343
105,772,642
Interest payable
3,410,094
4,224,695
Other
liabilities
22,451,383
28,969,497
Total
liabilities
1,969,254,929
2,080,955,355
Shareholders’ equity
Common stock $ 0.01 par value per share; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 12,239,644 shares issued and outstanding at; September 30, 2025; 12,113,144 at December 31, 2024
122,396
121,131
Additional paid-in capital
8,406,116
9,388,181
Retained earnings
237,366,245
212,310,977
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
( 741,431 )
( 1,564,506 )
Total
shareholders’ equity
245,153,326
220,255,783
Total
liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$ 2,214,408,255
$ 2,301,211,138
See
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
2
Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Consolidated
Statements of Income (Unaudited)
Three Months
Ended
Nine Months
Ended
September
30,
September
30,
2025
2024
2025
2024
Interest and Dividend
Income
Loans, including
fees
$ 28,073,755
$ 28,718,458
$ 84,435,068
$ 84,968,617
Debt securities-taxable
929,519
607,232
2,974,335
1,915,455
Debt securities-tax-exempt
102,154
64,595
328,309
276,505
Dividends on restricted
stock
155,591
158,486
464,028
515,747
Interest-bearing
time deposits
759,917
1,072,326
3,443,784
4,203,304
Total
interest and dividend income
30,020,936
30,621,097
91,645,524
91,879,628
Interest
expense
Deposits
8,653,819
10,276,321
28,665,194
29,975,273
Short-term borrowings
55,431
76,284
130,043
164,649
Long-term
debt
1,090,087
1,212,795
3,229,909
3,923,504
Total
interest expense
9,799,337
11,565,400
32,025,146
34,063,426
Net
interest income
20,221,599
19,055,697
59,620,378
57,816,202
Provision
for credit losses
-
323,000
-
1,823,644
Net
interest income after provision for credit losses
20,221,599
18,732,697
59,620,378
55,992,558
Noninterest
Income
Customer service fees
735,353
654,268
2,064,670
2,158,524
Net gains on sales of
premises and equipment
20,500
388,448
24,959
411,542
Net gains on sales of
foreclosed assets
109,720
31,818
113,270
150,913
ATM fees
845,782
883,331
2,536,231
2,432,517
Increase in bank owned
life insurance
306,026
313,393
949,557
876,093
Other
608,564
536,667
1,603,955
1,848,463
Total
noninterest income
2,625,945
2,807,925
7,292,642
7,878,052
Noninterest
Expense
Salaries and employee
benefits
5,728,660
5,604,733
17,011,656
16,851,817
Occupancy
738,481
935,675
2,529,370
2,650,555
Data processing
1,103,542
1,067,417
3,461,901
3,393,223
Deposit insurance premiums
267,221
350,326
738,209
875,138
Professional fees
135,786
328,773
616,727
979,447
Depreciation and amortization
954,748
1,061,939
2,705,755
3,117,152
Other
1,624,003
1,174,235
4,795,031
4,277,314
Total
noninterest expense
10,552,441
10,523,098
31,858,649
32,144,646
Income
before income taxes
12,295,103
11,017,524
35,054,371
31,725,964
Provision
for income taxes
2,828,954
1,810,311
7,997,024
5,650,639
Net
Income
9,466,149
9,207,213
27,057,347
26,075,325
Less:
net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
-
-
-
275,857
Net
income attributable to
Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
$ 9,466,149
$ 9,207,213
$ 27,057,347
$ 25,799,468
Earnings per share:
Basic
$ 0.77
$ 0.75
$ 2.22
$ 2.14
Diluted
$ 0.77
$ 0.74
$ 2.22
$ 2.10
See
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
3
Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Consolidated
Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
Three Months
Ended
Nine Months
Ended
September
30,
September
30,
2025
2024
2025
2024
Net income
attributable to Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
$ 9,466,149
$ 9,207,213
$ 27,057,347
$ 25,799,468
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized
holding gains on securities available for sale arising during the period
535,864
769,789
917,176
491,720
Tax expense
( 159,558 )
( 188,616 )
( 232,227 )
( 107,968 )
Reclassification
adjustment for accretion of unrealized holding gains included in accumulated other comprehensive income from the transfer of securities
from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity
58,417
120,324
186,997
369,061
Tax
expense
( 15,268 )
( 30,475 )
( 48,871 )
( 95,482 )
Other
comprehensive income, net of tax
419,455
671,022
823,075
657,331
Comprehensive
income
$ 9,885,604
$ 9,878,235
$ 27,880,422
$ 26,456,799
See
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
4
Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited)
Other
Additional
Comprehensive
Non-
Common
Paid-In
Retained
Income
Controlling
Stock
Capital
Earnings
(Loss)
Interest
TOTAL
Balance
- January 1, 2024
$ 122,118
$ 9,073,467
$ 182,903,720
$ ( 1,724,275 )
$ 5,402,293
$ 195,777,323
Net
income
-
-
25,799,468
-
275,857
26,075,325
Other
comprehensive income
-
-
-
657,331
-
657,331
Dividends
paid to shareholders
-
-
( 2,002,669 )
-
-
( 2,002,669 )
Repurchase of stock ( 2,813 shares)
( 28 )
( 45,213 )
-
-
-
( 45,241 )
Acquisition
of minority interest
-
-
-
-
( 5,678,150 )
( 5,678,150 )
Balance
– September 30, 2024
$ 122,090
$ 9,028,254
$ 206,700,519
$ ( 1,066,944 )
$ -
$ 214,783,919
Balance
– January 1, 2025
$ 121,131
$ 9,388,181
$ 212,310,977
$ ( 1,564,506 )
$ -
$ 220,255,783
Net
income
-
-
27,057,347
-
-
27,057,347
Other
comprehensive income
-
-
-
823,075
-
823,075
Dividends
paid to shareholders
-
-
( 2,002,079 )
-
-
( 2,002,079 )
Issuance of stock grants ( 179,688 shares)
1,797
( 1,797 )
-
-
-
-
Repurchase of stock ( 53,188 shares)
( 532 )
( 980,268 )
-
-
-
( 980,800 )
Balance
– September 30, 2025
$ 122,396
$ 8,406,116
$ 237,366,245
$ ( 741,431 )
$ -
$ 245,153,326
Balance
- June 30, 2024
$ 122,090
$ 9,028,254
$ 197,493,306
$ ( 1,737,966 )
$ 5,678,150
$ 210,583,834
Net
income
-
-
9,207,213
-
-
9,207,213
Other
comprehensive income
-
-
-
671,022
-
671,022
Acquisition
of minority interest
-
-
-
-
( 5,678,150 )
( 5,678,150 )
Balance
– September 30, 2024
$ 122,090
$ 9,028,254
$ 206,700,519
$ ( 1,066,944 )
$ -
$ 214,783,919
Balance
– June 30, 2025
$ 122,396
$ 8,406,116
$ 227,900,096
$ ( 1,160,886 )
$ -
$ 235,267,722
Net
income
-
-
9,466,149
-
-
9,466,149
Other
comprehensive income
-
-
-
419,455
-
419,455
Balance
– September 30, 2025
$ 122,396
$ 8,406,116
$ 237,366,245
$ ( 741,431 )
$ -
$ 245,153,326
See
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
5
Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
Nine Months
Ended
September
30,
2025
2024
Operating Activities
Net income
$ 27,057,347
$ 26,075,325
Items not requiring
(providing) cash
Depreciation
1,519,018
1,621,255
Amortization and (accretion),
net
( 46,198 )
1,616,030
Provision for credit
losses
-
1,823,644
Provision for losses
on foreclosed assets
4,500
41,750
Net gains on sales of
foreclosed assets
( 113,270 )
( 150,913 )
Net gains on sales of
premises and equipment
( 24,959 )
( 411,542 )
Changes in
Interest receivable
90,367
265,920
Other assets
8,417,887
5,194,118
Other liabilities
( 6,799,212 )
( 8,105,417 )
Increase in bank owned
life insurance
( 949,557 )
( 876,093 )
Deferred income taxes
( 348,067 )
154,289
Interest
payable
( 814,601 )
1,213,471
Net
cash provided by operating activities
27,993,255
28,461,837
Investing
Activities
Purchases of available-for-sale
securities
( 16,929,788 )
( 29,802,659 )
Proceeds from, maturities
and calls of available-for-sale securities
36,586,565
33,119,944
Proceeds from, maturities
and calls of held-to-maturity securities
85,464,673
28,433,168
Purchases of held-to-maturity
securities
( 88,100,756 )
( 2,240,915 )
Net change in loans
39,254,790
( 60,554,058 )
Purchase of premises
and equipment, net
( 1,538,105 )
( 2,558,940 )
Proceeds from sales
of premises and equipment
64,400
577,605
Proceeds from sales
of foreclosed assets
693,625
535,431
Death benefits received
350,509
109,545
Redemption
of restricted stock, at cost
100,450
6,300
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
$ 55,946,363
$ ( 32,374,579 )
(Continued)
See
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
6
Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
Nine Months
Ended
September
30,
2025
2024
Financing Activities
Net (decrease)
increase in deposits
$ ( 157,963,373 )
$ 73,164,732
Proceeds from (repayments
of) short-term borrowings
59,270,961
( 1,143,804 )
Repayments of long-term
borrowings
( 5,675,299 )
( 36,001,179 )
Repurchase of stock
( 980,800 )
( 45,241 )
Payment of dividends
( 2,002,079 )
( 2,002,669 )
Purchase
of minority interest
-
( 5,678,150 )
Net
cash (used in) provided by financing activities
( 107,350,590 )
28,293,689
(Decrease) increase
in cash and cash equivalents
( 23,410,972 )
24,380,947
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
178,197,916
155,940,735
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
$ 154,786,944
$ 180,321,682
Supplemental
Cash Flows Information
Interest paid
$ 32,839,747
$ 32,849,955
Income taxes paid
$ 7,816,000
$ 9,025,117
Supplemental
Disclosures of Noncash Items
Unrealized gain on AFS
securities
$ 917,176
$ 491,720
Transfer of loans to
OREO
$ 286,146
$ 320,367
See
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 1. Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies
Nature
of operations:
The Company is a bank holding company incorporated
in the State of Tennessee whose principal activity is the ownership and management of its wholly owned subsidiary, the Bank. The Bank
is primarily engaged in providing a full range of banking and financial services to individual and corporate customers in Claiborne,
Hamblen, Union, Knox, Sullivan, Washington, Williamson, Cocke and Hamblen Counties in Tennessee and Knox, Bell, Harlan, Laurel and Whitley
Counties in Kentucky. Effective June of 2023, the Company acquired 76.83 % of the stock of AB&T Financial Corporation (“AB&T”),
which owned 100 % of Alliance Bank & Trust Company (“Alliance”). Alliance provided banking and financial services to individual
and corporate customers in Gastonia and Cleveland Counties in North Carolina. The acquisition of AB&T occurred in two steps and was
completed on June 30, 2024, when the Company acquired the remaining minority ( 23.17 %) ownership interest in AB&T. Alliance was merged
into the operations of the Bank on July 1, 2024.
Basis
of presentation:
The
Company’s accounting and reporting policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”)
for interim financial information and to generally accepted practices within the banking industry. Accordingly, they do not include all
the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting
of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the nine month period
ended September 30, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2025. For
further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024
in our Registration Statement.
Change
in presentation due to stock reclassification and stock split:
On September 18, 2025, the Company filed with
the Tennessee Secretary of State an Amended and Restated Charter providing for (i) the automatic reclassification and conversion of each
outstanding share of Class B common stock, $ 10.00 par value per share, into 1.15 shares of common stock, $ 0.01 par value per share (our
“common stock”), and the automatic reclassification and conversion of each outstanding share of Class C common stock, $ 10.00
par value per share, into 1.05 shares of common stock and (ii) effective immediately following the reclassification, a 250-for-1 forward
stock split whereby each holder of common stock received 249 additional shares of common stock for each share owned as of immediately
following the reclassification. All share and per share amounts set forth in the consolidated financial statements of the Company have
been retroactively restated to reflect the reclassification and conversion and stock split as if they had occurred as of the earliest
period presented.
In addition to the reclassification and stock
split, the Company is authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $ 0.01 par value per share. As of September 30, 2025,
no preferred shares have been issued or are outstanding. The board of directors of the Company has the authority to issue preferred stock
in one or more series and to determine the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions of each series, including dividend rights,
conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption, and liquidation preferences.
Principles
of consolidation:
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and the Bank. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions
have been eliminated in consolidation.
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 1. Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued
Use
of estimates:
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the
reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Material
estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change relate to the determination of the allowance for credit losses (“ACL”),
valuation of real estate acquired in connection with foreclosures or in satisfaction of loans, valuation of deferred tax assets and fair
values of financial instruments.
Loans:
Loans
that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity or payoffs are reported at amortized
cost (net of the ACL). Amortized cost is the principal balance outstanding adjusted for unearned income, charge-offs, the ACL, any unamortized
deferred fees or costs on originated loans and unamortized premiums or discounts on purchased loans.
Interest
receivable reported in interest receivable on the consolidated balance sheets totaled to $ 6,438,216
and $ 6,679,881 as of September 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively, and is excluded from the
estimate of credit losses. Interest income is accrued based on the unpaid principal balance. Loan origination fees, net of certain direct
origination costs, as well as premiums and discounts, are deferred and amortized as a level yield adjustment over the respective term
of the loan.
The
accrual of interest on mortgage and commercial loans is discontinued and placed on nonaccrual status at the time the loan is 90 days
delinquent unless the credit is well-secured and in process of collection. Mortgage loans are charged off at 180 days past due, and commercial
loans are charged off to the extent principal or interest is deemed uncollectible. Consumer and credit card loans continue to accrue
interest until they are charged off (no later than 120 days past due) unless the loan is in the process of collection. Past due status
is based on contractual terms of the loan. In all cases, loans are placed on nonaccrual or charged-off at an earlier date if collection
of principal or interest is considered doubtful.
All
interest accrued but not collected for loans that are placed on nonaccrual or charged-off is reversed against interest income. The interest
on these loans is accounted for on the cash-basis or cost-recovery method, until qualifying for return to accrual. Under the cost-recovery
method, interest income is not recognized until the loan balance is reduced to zero. Under the cash-basis method, interest income is
recorded when the payment is received in cash. Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually
due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured.
Purchased
Credit Deteriorated (“PCD”) loans:
The
Company has purchased loans, some of which have experienced more than insignificant credit deterioration since origination. PCD loans
are recorded at the amount paid. An ACL is determined using the same methodology as other loans held for investment. The initial ACL
determined on a collective basis is allocated to individual loans. The sum of the loan’s purchase price and ACL becomes its initial
amortized cost basis. The difference between initial amortized cost basis and the par value of the loan is a noncredit discount or premium,
which is amortized into interest income over the life of the loan. Subsequent changes to the ACL are recorded through credit loss expense.
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 1. Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued
Allowance
for credit losses (ACL) – loans :
Under
the current expected credit loss model, the ACL on loans is a valuation allowance estimated at each balance sheet date in accordance
with GAAP that is deducted from the loans’ amortized cost basis to present the net amount expected to be collected on the loans.
The
Company estimates the ACL on loans based on the underlying loans’ amortized cost basis, which is the amount at which the financing
receivable is originated or acquired, adjusted for applicable accretion or amortization of premium, discount, and net deferred fees or
costs, collection of cash, and charge-offs. In the event that collection of principal becomes uncertain, the Company has policies in
place to reverse accrued interest in a timely manner. Therefore, the Company has made a policy election to exclude accrued interest from
the measurement of ACL.
Expected
credit losses are reflected in the ACL through a charge to provision for credit losses. The Company measures expected credit losses of
loans on a collective (pool) basis, when the loans share similar risk characteristics. Expected credit losses are estimated over the
contractual term of the loans, adjusted for expected prepayments when appropriate. The contractual term excludes expected extensions,
renewals, and modifications unless the extension or renewal options are included in the original or modified contract at the reporting
date and are not unconditionally cancellable by the Company.
The
Company’s methodologies for estimating the ACL consider available relevant information about the collectability of cash flows,
including information about past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The methodologies apply historical
loss information, adjusted for asset-specific characteristics, economic conditions at the measurement date, and forecasts about future
economic conditions over a period that has been determined to be reasonable and supportable, to the identified pools of loans with similar
risk characteristics for which the historical loss experience was observed.
Weighted
Average Remaining Maturity (“WARM”) Method:
The
Company’s primary methodology for estimating expected credit losses for all loan types is the WARM method. The WARM CECL (Current
Expected Credit Losses) methodology uses average annual loss rate along with a simple but reasonable forecast based on a “regression”
analysis of the loan history dating back 18 years. The dependent variable will be the entity’s loss rate, based on changes in the
Prime Lending Rate over that same period. The Company will utilize the Prime Lending Rate as the independent variable due to that being
the tool most commonly utilized by the Federal Reserve to either accelerate and/or slow down the economy. Additionally, the ACL calculation
includes qualitative adjustments to account for risk factors that may not be incorporated in the quantitatively derived allowance estimate.
Qualitative adjustments may increase or decrease the allowance estimate.
Qualitative
factors considered include: changes in lending policies and procedures, underwriting standards, collection and charge-off and recovery
practices; national, regional and local economic and business conditions and developments that affect the collectability of the portfolio,
including the condition of various market segments; nature and volume of the portfolio and terms of loans; experience, depth and ability
of lending management; volume and severity of past due loans, the volume of non-accrual loans, and the volume and severity of adversely
classified or graded loans; quality of loan review system; underlying collateral values; concentrations of credit and changes in the
level of such concentrations; and the effect of other external factors such as competition and legal and regulatory requirements.
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 1. Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued
Allowance
for credit losses (ACL) – loans, continued:
ACL
on Off-Balance Sheet Credit Exposures:
The
Company estimates expected credit losses over the contractual period in which the Company is exposed to credit risk via a contractual
obligation to extend credit, unless that obligation is unconditionally cancellable by the Company. The ACL on off-balance sheet credit
exposures is adjusted through credit loss expense. The estimate includes consideration of the likelihood that funding will occur and
an estimate of expected credit losses on commitments expected to be funded over its estimated life.
Collateral-Dependent
Loans:
Loans
that do not share risk characteristics are evaluated on an individual basis. For collateral-dependent loans where the Company has determined
that foreclosure of the collateral is probable, or where the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and the Company expects repayment
of the loan to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral, the ACL is measured based on the difference
between the fair value of the collateral and the amortized cost basis of the loan as of the measurement date. When repayment is expected
to be from the operation of the collateral, expected credit losses are calculated as the amount by which the amortized cost basis of
the loan exceeds the present value of expected cash flows from the operation of the collateral. The Company may, in the alternative,
measure the expected credit loss as the amount by which the amortized cost basis of the loan exceeds the estimated fair value of the
collateral. When repayment is expected to be from the sale of the collateral, expected credit losses are calculated as the amount by
which the amortized costs basis of the loan exceeds the fair value of the underlying collateral less estimated cost to sell. The ACL
may be zero if the fair value of the collateral at the measurement date exceeds the amortized cost basis of the loan.
Charge-Offs
and Recoveries:
Loan
losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the collection of a loan’s principal is unlikely. Subsequent
recoveries are credited to the allowance. If the loan is collateral-dependent, the loss is more easily identified and is charged-off
when it is identified, usually based upon receipt of an appraisal. However, when a loan has guarantor support, and the guarantor demonstrates
willingness and capacity to support the debt, the Company may carry the estimated loss as a reserve against the loan while collection
efforts with the guarantor are pursued. If, after collection efforts with the guarantor are complete, the deficiency is still considered
uncollectible, the loss is charged off and any further collections are treated as recoveries.
Loan
commitments and financial instruments:
Financial
instruments include off-balance sheet credit instruments, such as commitments to make loans and commercial letters of credit issued to
meet customer financing needs. The Company’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial
instrument for off-balance sheet loan commitments is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. Such financial instruments
are recorded when they are funded.
The
Company records an ACL on off-balance sheet credit exposures, unless the commitments to extend credit are unconditionally cancelable,
through a charge to provision for unfunded commitments in the Company’s statements of income. The ACL on off-balance sheet credit
exposures is estimated by loan segment at each balance sheet date under the current expected credit loss model using the same methodologies
as portfolio loans, taking into consideration the likelihood that funding will occur as well as any third-party guarantees, and is included
in other liabilities on the Company’s balance sheets.
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 1. Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued
Allowance
for credit losses (ACL) – securities:
Available-for-sale
Securities:
The
Company evaluates available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position to determine if credit losses exist. The Company first
evaluates whether it intends to sell, or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell a security before recovering its
amortized cost basis. If either of these conditions exists, the security’s amortized cost basis is written down to fair value through
income. If either of the aforesaid conditions does not exist, the Company evaluates whether the decline in fair value has resulted from
credit losses or other factors. In making this assessment, management considers the extent to which fair value is less than amortized
cost, any changes to the rating of the security by a rating agency, and adverse conditions specifically related to the security, among
other factors. If credit loss exists, the Company recognizes an ACL, limited to the amount by which the amortized cost basis exceeds
the fair value. Any impairment not recognized through an ACL is recognized in other comprehensive income, net of tax.
Changes
in the allowance for credit losses are recorded as provision for credit loss expense (or reversal). Losses are charged against the allowance
when management believes the collectability of an available-to-sale security is confirmed or when either of the criteria regarding intent
or requirement to sell is met.
Held-to-maturity
Securities:
Management
measures expected credit losses on held-to-maturity debt securities on a collective basis by major security type and any other risk characteristics
used to segment the portfolio. Interest receivable on held-to-maturity debt securities totaled $ 326,202 and $ 230,223 as of September
30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
The
estimate of expected credit losses considers historical credit loss information that is adjusted for current conditions and reasonable
and supportable forecasts.
Securities
borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell, and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase are treated as collateralized
financial transactions. These agreements are recorded at the amount at which the securities were acquired or sold plus accrued interest.
It is the Company’s policy to take possession of securities purchased under resale agreements. The market value of these securities
is monitored, and additional securities are obtained when deemed appropriate to ensure such transactions are adequately collateralized.
The Company also monitors its exposure with respect to securities sold under repurchase agreements, and a request for the return of excess
securities held by the counterparty is made when deemed appropriate.
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 2. Securities
The
amortized cost and approximate fair values, together with gross unrealized gains and losses, of securities are as follows:
September
30, 2025
Gross
Gross
Amortized
unrealized
unrealized
Fair
cost
gains
losses
Value
Available-for-sale securities:
U.S. Government
and federal agency
$ 7,125
$ -
$ ( 17 )
$ 7,108
U.S. Government-sponsored
enterprises (GSEs)
-
-
-
-
Mortgage-backed:
GSE residential
14,122,216
62,089
( 603,248 )
13,581,057
State
and political subdivisions
16,242,394
744
( 275,700 )
15,967,438
$ 30,371,735
$ 62,833
$ ( 878,965 )
$ 29,555,603
December
31, 2024
Gross
Gross
Amortized
unrealized
unrealized
Fair
cost
gains
losses
value
Available-for-sale securities:
U.S. Government
and federal agency
$ 15,276,583
$ -
$ ( 7,938 )
$ 15,268,645
U.S. Government-sponsored
enterprises (GSEs)
55,792
-
( 263 )
55,529
Mortgage-backed:
GSE residential
17,084,785
7,733
( 949,087 )
16,143,431
State
and political subdivisions
17,253,763
144
( 783,896 )
16,470,011
$ 49,670,923
$ 7,877
$ ( 1,741,184 )
$ 47,937,616
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 2. Securities,
Continued
September
30, 2025
Gross
Gross
Amortized
unrealized
unrealized
Fair
cost
Gains
losses
value
Held-to-maturity securities:
U.S. Government
and federal agency
$ 31,764,106
$ -
$ ( 346,764 )
$ 31,417,342
U.S. Government-sponsored
enterprises (GSEs)
57,620,068
-
( 1,244,618 )
56,375,450
Mortgage-backed:
GSE residential
38,613,499
96,187
( 2,327,292 )
36,382,394
State
and political subdivisions
3,917,709
6,012
( 206,787 )
3,716,934
$ 131,915,382
$ 102,199
$ ( 4,125,461 )
$ 127,892,120
December
31, 2024
Gross
Gross
Amortized
unrealized
unrealized
Fair
cost
gains
losses
value
Held-to-maturity securities:
U.S. Government
and federal agency
$ 87,467,213
$ -
$ ( 3,027,363 )
$ 84,439,850
U.S. Government-sponsored
enterprises (GSEs)
19,270,853
-
( 711,256 )
18,559,597
Mortgage-backed:
GSE residential
19,030,532
-
( 3,166,401 )
15,864,131
State
and political subdivisions
2,448,356
-
( 269,776 )
2,178,580
$ 128,216,954
$ -
$ ( 7,174,796 )
$ 121,042,158
The
Company uses a systematic methodology to determine its ACL for debt securities held-to-maturity considering the effects of past events,
current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts on the collectability of the portfolio. The ACL is a valuation account that
is deducted from the amortized cost basis to present the net amount expected to be collected on the held-to-maturity portfolio. The Company
monitors the held-to-maturity portfolio on a quarterly basis to determine whether a valuation account would need to be recorded. Based
on management’s review, the Company’s held-to-maturity securities have no expected credit losses and no related ACL has been
established as of each of September 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024.
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 2. Securities,
Continued
U.S.
Government sponsored enterprises include entities such as the Federal National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,
and Federal Home Loan Banks (“FHLB”).
The
amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale securities and held-to-maturity securities on September 30, 2025 , by contractual
maturity, are shown below. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities of mortgage-backed securities because the mortgages
underlying the securities may be called or repaid without penalty. Therefore, these securities are not included in the maturity categories
in the following summary.
Available
for sale
Held
to maturity
Amortized
Fair
Amortized
Fair
Cost
Value
Cost
Value
Within one year
$ 3,534,355
$ 3,515,508
$ 56,049,962
$ 55,776,053
One to five years
5,997,086
5,938,883
35,771,709
34,289,890
Five to ten years
4,777,605
4,648,763
98,397
100,256
After ten years
1,940,473
1,871,392
1,381,815
1,343,527
Mortgage-backed securities
14,122,216
13,581,057
38,613,499
36,382,394
Totals
$ 30,371,735
$ 29,555,603
$ 131,915,382
$ 127,892,120
The
market value of securities pledged as collateral, to secure public deposits and for other purposes, was $ 111,968,069 and $ 151,890,672
on September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
The
book value of securities sold under agreements to repurchase amounted to $ 2,662,527 and $ 3,391,566 on September 30, 2025 and December
31, 2024, respectively.
There
were no sales of available-for-sale securities during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 2. Securities,
Continued
The
following tables show the Company’s investments’ gross unrealized losses and fair value of the Company’s investments
with unrealized losses aggregated by investment class and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized
loss position as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
September
30, 2025
Less
than 12 months
12
months or more
Total
Fair
Unrealized
Fair
Unrealized
Fair
Unrealized
Value
Loss
Value
Loss
Value
loss
Available-for-sale Securities
U.S. Government
and federal agency
$ 7,108
$ ( 17 )
$ -
$ -
$ 7,108
$ ( 17 )
U.S.
Government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs)
-
-
-
-
-
-
Mortgage-backed:
GSE residential
1,310,070
( 3,682 )
7,956,677
( 599,566 )
9,266,747
( 603,248 )
State and political
subdivisions
1,945,797
( 36,871 )
12,691,894
( 238,829 )
14,637,691
( 275,700 )
Total
$ 3,262,975
$ ( 40,570 )
$ 20,648,571
$ ( 838,395 )
$ 23,911,546
$ ( 878,965 )
December
31, 2024
Less
than 12 months
12
months or more
Total
Fair
Unrealized
Fair
Unrealized
Fair
Unrealized
Value
Loss
Value
Loss
Value
Loss
Available-for-sale Securities
U.S. Government
and federal agency
$ 15,268,645
$ ( 7,938 )
$ -
$ -
$ 15,268,645
$ ( 7,938 )
U.S.
Government sponsored enterprises (GSEs)
40,442
( 175 )
15,087
( 88 )
55,529
( 263 )
Mortgage-backed:
GSE residential
4,146,548
( 34,750 )
9,147,669
( 914,337 )
13,294,217
( 949,087 )
State
and political subdivisions
1,400,048
( 81,299 )
15,034,961
( 702,597 )
16,435,009
( 783,896 )
Total
$ 20,855,604
$ ( 124,162 )
$ 24,197,717
$ ( 1,617,022 )
$ 45,053,321
$ ( 1,741,184 )
As
of September 30, 2025, the Company had 117 securities in an unrealized loss position. No ACL has been recognized on any securities in
an unrealized loss position as management does not believe any of the securities are impaired due to reasons of credit quality. This
is based upon an analysis of the underlying risk characteristics, including credit ratings, and other qualitative factors related to
available-for-sale securities and in consideration of historical credit loss experience and internal forecasts. The issuers of these
securities continue to make timely principal and interest payments under the contractual terms of the securities. Furthermore, the Company
does not have the intent to sell any of the securities classified in the tables above, and believes that it is more likely than not that
the Company will not have to sell any such securities before a recovery of cost. The unrealized losses are due to increases in market
interest rates over the yields available at the time the underlying securities were purchased. The fair value is expected to recover
as the securities approach their maturity dates or repricing dates or if market yields for such investments decline.
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 3. Loans
and Allowance for Credit Losses
Portfolio
segmentation:
On
September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company’s loans consist of the following:
September
30,
December
31,
2025
2024
Real estate secured:
Commercial
$ 1,002,191,761
$ 1,006,206,845
Construction and land
development
201,399,253
199,799,772
Residential
376,768,740
369,308,057
Other
14,830,965
16,815,790
Total real estate secured
1,595,190,719
1,592,130,464
Commercial
154,731,736
201,593,312
Consumer
16,009,130
15,213,998
Other
7,642,452
6,744,117
Total loans
1,773,574,037
1,815,681,891
Less
Net deferred loan fees,
premiums and discounts
6,381,097
8,684,887
Allowance
for credit losses
17,942,293
18,205,421
Net
loans
$ 1,749,250,647
$ 1,788,791,583
For
purposes of disclosure, the loan portfolio was disaggregated into segments and then further disaggregated into classes for certain disclosures.
A portfolio segment is defined as the level at which an entity develops and documents a systematic method for determining its ACL. There
are four loan portfolio segments, including real estate secured, commercial, consumer and other loans. A class is generally determined
based on the initial measurement attribute, risk characteristics of the loan, and an entity’s method for monitoring and assessing
credit risk. Classes within the real estate secured portfolio segment include commercial, construction and land development, residential,
and other. Each of commercial, consumer and other loans is its own class.
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 3. Loans
and Allowance for Credit Losses, Continued
Portfolio
segmentation, continued:
Risk
characteristics relevant to each portfolio segment and class are as follows:
Commercial
real estate: Commercial real estate loans are primarily made based on the identified cash flows of the borrower and secondarily
on the underlying collateral provided by the borrower. Commercial real estate lending typically involves higher loan principal amounts,
and the repayment of these loans is generally largely dependent on the successful operation of the property securing the loan. Commercial
real estate loans may be more adversely affected by conditions in the real estate markets or in the general economy. The properties securing
the Company’s commercial real estate portfolio are diverse in terms of type. This diversity helps reduce the Company’s exposure
to adverse economic events that affect any single market or industry. Management monitors and evaluates commercial real estate loans
based on collateral, geography and risk grade criteria. The Company also utilizes third-party experts to provide insight and guidance
about economic conditions and trends affecting market areas it serves. In addition, management tracks the level of owner-occupied commercial
real estate loans versus non-owner-occupied loans. Non-owner-occupied commercial real estate loans are loans secured by multifamily and
commercial properties where the primary source of repayment is derived from rental income associated with the property (that is, loans
for which 50 % or more of the source of repayment comes from third party, nonaffiliated, rental income) or the proceeds of the sale, refinancing,
or permanent financing of the property. These loans are made to finance income-producing properties such as apartment buildings, office
and industrial buildings, and retail properties. Owner-occupied commercial real estate loans are loans where the primary source of repayment
is the cash flow from the ongoing operations and business activities conducted by the party, or an affiliate of the party, who owns the
property.
Construction
and land development: Loans for non-owner-occupied real estate construction or land development are generally repaid through
cash flow related to the operation, sale or refinance of the property. The Company also finances construction loans for owner-occupied
properties. A portion of the Company’s construction and land development portfolio segment is comprised of loans secured by residential
product types (residential land and single-family construction). With respect to construction loans to developers and builders that are
secured by non-owner-occupied properties that the Company may originate from time to time, the Company generally requires the borrower
to have an existing relationship with the Company and have a proven record of success. Construction and land development loans are underwritten
utilizing feasibility studies, independent appraisal reviews, sensitivity analysis of absorption and lease rates, market sales activity,
and financial analysis of the developers and property owners. Construction loans are generally based upon estimates of costs and value
associated with the complete project. These estimates may be inaccurate. Construction loans often involve the disbursement of substantial
funds with repayment substantially dependent on the success of the ultimate project. Sources of repayment for these types of loans may
be pre-committed permanent loans from approved long-term lenders, sales of developed property or an interim loan commitment from the
Company until permanent financing is obtained. These loans are closely monitored by on-site inspections and are considered to have higher
risks than other real estate loans due to their ultimate repayment being sensitive to interest rate changes, governmental regulation
of real property, general economic conditions and the availability of long-term financing.
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 3. Loans
and Allowance for Credit Losses, Continued
Portfolio
segmentation, continued:
Residential
real estate: Residential real estate loans represent loans to consumers or investors to finance a residence. These loans are
typically financed on 15 to 30 year amortization terms, but generally with shorter maturities of 5 to 15 years. Many of these loans are
extended to borrowers to finance their primary or secondary residence. Loans to an investor secured by a 1-4 family residence will be
repaid from either the rental income from the property or from the sale of the property. This loan segment also includes home equity
loans which are secured by a first or second mortgage on the borrower’s residence. This allows customers to borrow against the
equity in their homes. Loans in this portfolio segment are underwritten and approved based on a number of credit quality criteria including
limits on maximum loan-to-value (“LTV”), minimum credit scores, and a maximum debt to income. Real estate market values as
of the time the loan is made directly affect the amount of credit extended and, in addition, changes in these residential property values
impact the depth of potential losses in this portfolio segment.
Commercial:
The commercial loan portfolio segment includes commercial loans to commercial customers for use in normal business operations to finance
working capital needs, equipment purchases or other expansion projects. Collection risk in this portfolio segment is driven by the creditworthiness
of underlying borrowers, particularly cash flow from customers’ business operations. Commercial loans are primarily made based
on the identified cash flows of the borrower and secondarily on the underlying collateral provided by the borrower. The cash flows of
borrowers, however, may not be as expected and the collateral securing these loans may fluctuate in value. Most commercial loans are
secured by the assets being financed or other business assets such as accounts receivable or inventory and may incorporate a personal
guarantee; however, some short-term loans may be made on an unsecured basis. In the case of loans secured by accounts receivable, the
availability of funds for the repayment of these loans may be substantially dependent on the ability of the borrower to collect amounts
due from its customers.
Consumer:
The consumer loan portfolio segment includes non-real estate secured direct loans to consumers for household, family, and other personal
expenditures. Consumer loans may be secured or unsecured and are usually structured with short- or medium-term maturities. These loans
are underwritten and approved based on a number of consumer credit quality criteria, including limits on maximum LTV on secured consumer
loans, minimum credit scores, and maximum debt to income. Many traditional forms of consumer installment credit have standard monthly
payments and fixed repayment schedules of one to five years. These loans are made with either fixed or variable interest rates that are
based on various indices. Installment loans fill a variety of needs, such as financing the purchase of an automobile, a boat, a recreational
vehicle, or other large personal items, or for consolidating debt. These loans may be unsecured or secured by an assignment of title,
as in an automobile loan, or by money in a bank account. In addition to consumer installment loans, this portfolio segment also includes
secured and unsecured personal lines of credit as well as overdraft protection lines. Loans in this portfolio segment are sensitive to
unemployment and other key consumer economic measures.
Other:
The other loan portfolio segment primarily consists of tax-exempt commercial loans, undisbursed loans of all types, and unpaid
overdrafts on deposit accounts.
19
Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 3. Loans
and Allowance for Credit Losses, Continued
ACL
on loans:
The
ACL represents an allowance for expected losses over the remaining contractual life of the assets. The contractual term does not consider
extensions, renewals or modifications. The Company segregates the loan portfolio by type of loan and utilizes this segregation in evaluating
exposure to risks within the portfolio.
The
following tables detail activity in the ACL by portfolio segment for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2025 and September 30,
2024. Allocation of a portion of the allowance to one category of loans does not preclude its availability to absorb losses in other
categories.
Nine
months ended as of September 30, 2025
(Dollars
are in thousands)
Beginning
balance
Charge
offs
Recoveries
Provision
Ending
balance
Real
estate secured:
Commercial
$ 10,380
$ ( 18 )
$ 151
$ -
$ 10,513
Construction
and land development
2,240
-
202
-
2,442
Residential
3,471
( 121 )
44
-
3,394
Other
1
-
-
-
1
Total
real estate secured
16,092
( 139 )
397
-
16,350
Commercial
1,776
( 314 )
4
-
1,466
Consumer
338
( 237 )
25
-
126
Other
( 1 )
-
1
-
-
Total
$ 18,205
$ ( 690 )
$ 427
$ -
$ 17,942
Nine months ended as of September 30, 2024
(Dollars
are in thousands)
Beginning
balance
Charge
offs
Recoveries
Provision
Ending
balance
Real
estate secured:
Commercial
$ 8,243
$ ( 49 )
$ 58
$ 1,658
$ 9,910
Construction and land
development
2,019
-
-
88
2,107
Residential
3,449
( 53 )
9
-
3,405
Other
56
-
-
-
56
Total
real estate secured
13,767
( 102 )
67
1,746
15,478
Commercial
2,164
( 74 )
54
-
2,144
Consumer
439
( 144 )
27
63
385
Other
265
-
-
15
280
Total
$ 16,635
$ ( 320 )
$ 148
$ 1,824
$ 18,287
20
Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 3. Loans
and Allowance for Credit Losses, Continued
Credit
quality indicators:
The
Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such
as: current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information, and current economic trends,
among other factors. The Company analyzes certain loans individually to classify the loans as to credit risk. This analysis includes
loans with an outstanding balance greater than $ 250,000 and non-homogeneous loans, such as commercial real estate loans. This analysis
is performed on an annual basis.
The
Company uses the following definitions for risk ratings:
Pass
– Loans in this category are considered to have a low likelihood of loss based on relevant information analyzed about the ability
of the borrowers to service their debt and other factors.
Special
Mention – Loans in this category are currently protected but are potentially weak, including the presence of adverse trends
in the borrower’s operations, credit quality or financial strength. Those loans constitute an undue and unwarranted credit risk
but not to the point of justifying a substandard classification. The credit risk may be relatively minor yet constitute an unwarranted
risk considering the circumstances. Special mention loans have potential weaknesses which may, if not checked or corrected, weaken the
loan or inadequately protect the Company’s credit position at some future date.
Substandard
– A substandard loan is inadequately protected by the current sound net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the
collateral pledged, if any. Loans classified as substandard must have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation
of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.
Doubtful
– Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in loans classified as substandard, plus the added characteristic
that the weaknesses make the collection or liquidation in full on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values highly
questionable and improbable.
Loss
– Loans classified as loss are considered uncollectable and of such little value that their continuance as bankable assets
is not warranted. This classification does not mean that the asset has absolutely no recovery or salvage value, but rather that it is
not practical or desirable to defer writing off this worthless loan even though partial recovery may be affected in the future.
21
Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 3. Loans
and Allowance for Credit Losses, Continued
Credit
quality indicators, continued:
The
following table presents the Company’s recorded investment in loans by credit quality indicators by year of origination as of September
30, 2025:
Revolving
Revolving
to
term
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
Prior
loans
loans
Total
Real
estate secured:
Commercial
Pass
$ 42,209,782
$ 88,838,288
$ 130,812,019
$ 283,878,936
$ 192,163,484
$ 249,860,409
$ 12,024,989
$ -
$ 999,787,907
Special
mention
-
-
-
-
222,637
1,552,967
-
-
1,775,604
Substandard
98,496
-
-
-
-
529,754
-
-
628,250
Doubtful
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
Commercial
$ 42,308,278
$ 88,838,288
$ 130,812,019
$ 283,878,936
$ 192,386,121
$ 251,943,130
$ 12,024,989
$ -
$ 1,002,191,761
Current
period gross charge-offs
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 17,534
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 17,534
Construction
and land development
Pass
$ 18,592,099
$ 63,086,889
$ 55,482,964
$ 15,917,253
$ 9,729,395
$ 9,259,561
$ 29,294,597
$ -
$ 201,362,758
Special
mention
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Substandard
-
-
-
-
-
36,495
-
-
36,495
Doubtful
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
construction and land development
$ 18,592,099
$ 63,086,889
$ 55,482,964
$ 15,917,253
$ 9,729,395
$ 9,296,056
$ 29,294,597
$ -
$ 201,399,253
Current
period gross charge-offs
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
Residential
Pass
$ 26,096,837
$ 32,025,808
$ 37,158,786
$ 60,381,719
$ 42,263,245
$ 137,157,994
$ 36,141,494
$ -
$ 371,225,883
Special
mention
-
-
-
-
-
694,599
143,644
-
838,243
Substandard
-
536,709
620,180
393,420
103,108
3,051,197
-
-
4,704,614
Doubtful
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
residential
$ 26,096,837
$ 32,562,517
$ 37,778,966
$ 60,775,139
$ 42,366,353
$ 140,903,790
$ 36,285,138
$ -
$ 376,768,740
Current
period gross charge-offs
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 120,509
$ -
$ -
$ 120,509
Other
Pass
$ 50,625
$ 215,141
$ 2,183,566
$ 1,178,676
$ -
$ 10,951,281
$ 251,676
$ -
$ 14,830,965
Special
mention
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Substandard
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Doubtful
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
other
$ 50,625
$ 215,141
$ 2,183,566
$ 1,178,676
$ -
$ 10,951,281
$ 251,676
$ -
$ 14,830,965
Current
period gross charge-offs
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
Total
real estate loans
$ 87,047,839
$ 184,702,835
$ 226,257,515
$ 361,750,004
$ 244,481,869
$ 413,094,257
$ 77,856,400
$ -
$ 1,595,190,719
Total
real estate loans – current period gross charge-offs
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 17,534
$ -
$ 120,509
$ -
$ -
$ 138,043
Non-real
estate secured
Commercial
Pass
$ 7,972,157
$ 15,756,971
$ 39,278,148
$ 26,512,076
$ 5,375,970
$ 20,902,191
$ 38,020,890
$ -
$ 153,818,403
Special
mention
-
-
485,725
-
-
247,120
-
-
732,845
Substandard
-
-
-
42,288
94,508
43,692
-
-
180,488
Doubtful
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
commercial
$ 7,972,157
$ 15,756,971
$ 39,763,873
$ 26,554,364
$ 5,470,478
$ 21,193,003
$ 38,020,890
$ -
$ 154,731,736
Current
period gross charge-offs
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 306,153
$ 8,000
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 314,153
Consumer
Pass
$ 9,130,646
$ 3,740,325
$ 1,321,982
$ 390,208
$ 409,912
$ 393,114
$ 587,481
$ -
$ 15,973,668
Special
mention
-
-
-
-
-
4,908
-
-
4,908
Substandard
-
10,863
3,958
15,458
-
275
-
-
30,554
Doubtful
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
consumer
$ 9,130,646
$ 3,751,188
$ 1,325,940
$ 405,666
$ 409,912
$ 398,297
$ 587,481
$ -
$ 16,009,130
Current
period gross charge-offs
$ 1,050
$ 28,473
$ 4,071
$ 12,467
$ -
$ 6,336
$ 185,095
$ -
$ 237,492
Other
Pass
$ 238,308
$ 5,067,837
$ 1,172,969
$ -
$ -
$ 135,705
$ 1,027,633
$ -
$ 7,642,452
Special
mention
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Substandard
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Doubtful
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
others
$ 238,308
$ 5,067,837
$ 1,172,969
$ -
$ -
$ 135,705
$ 1,027,633
$ -
$ 7,642,452
Current
period gross charge-offs
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
Total
loans
$ 104,388,950
$ 209,278,831
$ 268,520,297
$ 388,710,034
$ 250,362,259
$ 434,821,262
$ 117,492,404
$ -
$ 1,773,574,037
Total
current period gross charge-offs
$ 1,050
$ 28,473
$ 4,071
$ 336,154
$ 8,000
$ 126,845
$ 185,095
$ -
$ 689,688
22
Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 3. Loans
and Allowance for Credit Losses, Continued
Credit
quality indicators, continued:
The
following table presents the Company’s recorded investment in loans by credit quality indicators by year of origination as of December
31, 2024:
Revolving
Revolving
to
term
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
Prior
loans
loans
Total
Real
estate secured:
Commercial
Pass
$ 74,062,572
$ 134,177,320
$ 281,634,276
$ 200,968,090
$ 48,180,246
$ 251,402,010
$ 11,687,742
$ -
$ 1,002,112,256
Special
mention
-
-
217,387
2,554,211
255,730
578,113
-
-
3,605,441
Substandard
-
-
131,353
-
45,110
312,685
-
-
489,148
Doubtful
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
Commercial
$ 74,062,572
$ 134,177,320
$ 281,983,016
$ 203,522,301
$ 48,481,086
$ 252,292,808
$ 11,687,742
$ -
$ 1,006,206,845
Current
period gross charge-offs
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 48,560
$ -
$ -
$ 48,560
Construction
and land development
Pass
$ 49,718,279
$ 57,789,669
$ 22,765,767
$ 16,986,717
$ 11,053,291
$ 5,665,441
$ 35,118,777
$ -
$ 199,097,941
Special
mention
-
-
-
-
407,846
293,985
-
-
701,831
Substandard
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Doubtful
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
construction and land development
$ 49,718,279
$ 57,789,669
$ 22,765,767
$ 16,986,717
$ 11,461,137
$ 5,959,426
$ 35,118,777
$ -
$ 199,799,772
Current
period gross charge-offs
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
Residential
Pass
$ 26,437,836
$ 36,617,917
$ 64,512,640
$ 44,308,505
$ 40,298,138
$ 112,643,931
$ 39,132,829
$ -
$ 363,951,796
Special
mention
-
-
-
-
-
720,903
144,380
-
865,283
Substandard
491,732
74,062
515,481
-
54,639
3,355,064
-
-
4,490,978
Doubtful
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
residential
$ 26,929,568
$ 36,691,979
$ 65,028,121
$ 44,308,505
$ 40,352,777
$ 116,719,898
$ 39,277,209
$ -
$ 369,308,057
Current
period gross charge-offs
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 4,143
$ -
$ 48,361
$ -
$ -
$ 52,504
Other
Pass
$ 222,509
$ 2,295,430
$ 1,603,658
$ 239,878
$ 299,467
$ 10,861,737
$ 1,293,111
$ -
$ 16,815,790
Special
mention
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Substandard
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Doubtful
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
other
$ 222,509
$ 2,295,430
$ 1,603,658
$ 239,878
$ 299,467
$ 10,861,737
$ 1,293,111
$ -
$ 16,815,790
Current
period gross charge-offs
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
Total
real estate loans
$ 150,932,928
$ 230,954,398
$ 371,380,562
$ 265,057,401
$ 100,594,467
$ 385,833,869
$ 87,376,839
$ -
$ 1,592,130,464
Total
real estate loans –current period gross charge-offs
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 4,143
$ -
$ 96,921
$ -
$ -
$ 101,064
Non-real
estate secured Commercial
Pass
$ 28,531,060
$ 53,548,762
$ 29,932,635
$ 12,926,112
$ 15,174,653
$ 12,004,986
$ 48,857,733
$ -
$ 200,975,951
Special
mention
-
543,282
-
-
-
-
-
-
543,282
Substandard
-
21,458
-
36,405
-
16,216
-
-
74,079
Doubtful
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
commercial
$ 28,531,060
$ 54,113,502
$ 29,932,635
$ 12,962,527
$ 15,174,653
$ 12,021,202
$ 48,857,733
$ -
$ 201,593,312
Current
period gross charge-offs
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 73,978
$ 173
$ 102,504
$ -
$ -
$ 176,655
Consumer
Pass
$ 9,345,126
$ 2,771,310
$ 1,066,679
$ 633,186
$ 387,000
$ 351,779
$ 603,554
$ -
$ 15,158,614
Special
mention
-
-
-
-
7,810
-
-
-
7,810
Substandard
642
17,420
22,641
-
-
6,871
-
-
47,574
Doubtful
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
consumer
$ 9,345,768
$ 2,788,730
$ 1,089,320
$ 633,186
$ 394,810
$ 358,650
$ 603,554
$ -
$ 15,213,998
Current
period gross charge-offs
$ 54,554
$ 16,651
$ 25,950
$ 363
$ 53,298
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 150,816
Other
Pass
$ 5,036,024
$ 1,292,956
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 165,595
$ 249,542
$ -
$ 6,744,117
Special
mention
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Substandard
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Doubtful
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
others
$ 5,036,024
$ 1,292,956
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 165,595
$ 249,542
$ -
$ 6,744,117
Current
period gross charge-offs
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
Total
loans
$ 193,845,779
$ 289,149,586
$ 402,402,517
$ 278,653,114
$ 116,163,930
$ 398,379,316
$ 137,087,648
$ -
$ 1,815,681,890
Total
current period gross charge-offs
$ 54,554
$ 16,651
$ 25,950
$ 78,484
$ 53,471
$ 199,425
$ -
$ -
$ 428,535
There
were no loans classified in the Loss category as of September 30, 2025 or December 31, 2024. There were no revolving loans converted
to term as of September 30, 2025 or December 31, 2024.
23
Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 3. Loans
and Allowance for Credit Losses, Continued
Nonaccrual
and past due loans:
A
loan is placed on nonaccrual status when, in management’s judgment, the collection of the interest income appears doubtful. Interest
receivable that has been accrued and is subsequently determined to have doubtful collectability is charged to interest income. Interest
on loans that are classified as nonaccrual is subsequently applied to principal until the loans are returned to accrual status. The Company’s
loan policy states that a nonaccrual loan may be returned to accrual status when (i) none of its principal and interest is due and unpaid,
and the Company expects repayment of the remaining contractual principal and interest, or (ii) it otherwise becomes well secured and
in the process of collection. Restoration to accrual status on any given loan must be supported by a well-documented credit evaluation
of the borrower’s financial condition and the prospects for full repayment. Past due loans are accruing loans whose principal or
interest is past due 30 days or more.
The
following table is a summary of the Company’s nonaccrual loans by major categories as of the dates indicated:
September
30, 2025
Nonaccrual
Nonaccrual
Total
loans with
loans with
nonaccrual
no
allowance
an
allowance
loans
Real estate secured:
Commercial
$ -
$ 529,754
$ 529,754
Construction and land
development
36,495
-
36,495
Residential
4,322,416
292,514
4,614,930
Other
-
-
-
Total real estate secured
loans
4,358,911
822,268
5,181,179
Commercial
180,489
-
180,489
Consumer
28,166
-
28,166
Other
-
-
-
Total
loans
$ 4,567,566
$ 822,268
$ 5,389,834
December
31, 2024
Nonaccrual
Nonaccrual
Total
loans with
loans with
nonaccrual
no
allowance
an
allowance
loans
Real estate secured:
Commercial
$ 444,038
$ -
$ 444,038
Construction and land
development
6,094
-
6,094
Residential
4,185,489
305,489
4,490,978
Other
-
-
-
Total real estate secured
loans
4,635,621
305,489
4,941,110
Commercial
74,078
-
74,078
Consumer
43,824
-
43,824
Other
-
-
-
Total
loans
$ 4,753,523
$ 305,489
$ 5,059,012
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 3. Loans
and Allowance for Credit Losses, Continued
Nonaccrual
and past due loans, continued:
There
was no interest income recognized on nonaccrual loans for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 or 2024.
Aging
analysis:
The
following table presents an aging analysis of past due loans by category as of period indicated:
As
of September 30, 25
Loans
30-59
days past
due
Loans
60-89
days past
due
Accruing
loans 90
or more
days past
due
Nonaccrual
loans
Total
noncurrent
loans
Current
loans
Total
loans
Real
estate secured: Commercial
$
450,100
$
-
$
-
$
529,754
$
979,854
$
1,001,211,907
$
1,002,191,761
Construction
and land development
662,143
-
-
36,495
698,638
200,700,615
201,399,253
Residential
1,317,238
1,744,431
-
4,614,930
7,676,599
369,092,141
376,768,740
Other
-
-
-
-
-
14,830,965
14,830,965
Total real estate secured
2,429,481
1,744,431
-
5,181,179
9,355,091
1,585,835,628
1,595,190,719
Commercial
4,530
98,054
-
180,489
283,073
154,448,663
154,731,736
Consumer
116,790
7,434
-
28,166
152,390
15,856,740
16,009,130
Other
-
-
-
-
-
7,642,452
7,642,452
Total
loans
$
2,550,801
$
1,849,919
$
-
$
5,389,834
$
9,790,554
$
1,763,783,483
$
1,773,574,037
As
of December 31, 2024
Loans
30-59
days past
due
Loans
60-89
days past
due
Accruing
loans 90
or more
days past
due
Nonaccrual
loans
Total
noncurrent
loans
Current
loans
Total
loans
Real
estate secured: Commercial
$
426,560
$
-
$
-
$
444,038
$
870,598
$
1,005,336,247
$
1,006,206,845
Construction
and land development
211,228
27,149
-
6,094
244,471
199,555,301
199,799,772
Residential
5,346,415
658,875
-
4,490,978
10,496,268
358,811,789
369,308,057
Other
-
-
-
-
-
16,815,790
16,815,790
Total real estate secured
5,984,203
686,024
-
4,941,110
11,611,337
1,580,519,127
1,592,130,464
Commercial
111,514
306,153
-
74,078
491,746
201,101,566
201,593,312
Consumer
114,427
3,118
2,202
43,824
163,570
15,050,427
15,213,998
Other
-
-
-
-
-
6,744,117
6,744,117
Total
loans
$
6,210,144
$
995,295
$
2,202
$
5,059,012
$
12,266,653
$
1,803,415,238
$
1,815,681,891
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 3. Loans
and Allowance for Credit Losses, Continued
Collateral-dependent
loans:
Collateral-dependent
loans are loans where repayment is expected to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral when the borrower
is experiencing financial difficulty. If the Company determines that foreclosure is probable, these loans are written down to the lower
of cost or collateral value less estimated costs to sell. When repayment is expected to be from the operation of the collateral, the
ACL is calculated as the amount by which the amortized cost basis of the financial asset exceeds the present value of expected cash flows
from the operation of the collateral. The Company may, in the alternative, measure the ACL as the amount by which the amortized cost
basis of the financial asset exceeded the estimated fair value of the collateral. The following table provides a summary of collateral-dependent
loans by collateral type as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
September
30,
December 31,
2025
2024
Collateral type
Single Family Residence
$ 1,970,922
$ 1,721,316
Commercial Real Estate
529,754
255,730
Land
-
293,985
$ 2,500,676
$ 2,271,031
The
carrying amount of purchased credit deteriorated loans on September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 are as follows:
September
30,
December 31,
2025
2024
Real estate secured:
Commercial
$ 3,968,511
$ 5,038,501
Construction and land
development
2,326,493
2,383,036
Residential
1,692,865
1,768,090
Other
-
-
Total
real estate secured
7,987,869
9,189,627
Commercial
4,343,776
5,206,784
Consumer
4,908
7,810
Other
-
-
Total
loans
$ 12,336,553
$ 14,404,221
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 3. Loans
and Allowance for Credit Losses, Continued
Modifications
to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty:
The
Company periodically provides modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. These modifications include either payment
deferrals, term extensions, interest rate reductions, principal forgiveness or combinations of modification types. The determination
of whether the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty is made on the date of the modification. When principal forgiveness is provided,
the amount of principal forgiveness is charged off against the ACL with a corresponding reduction in the amortized cost basis of the
loan. A modified loan is tracked for at least 12 months following the modifications granted.
On
September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, loans modified to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty during the year were immaterial.
The Company had no unfunded commitments to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty for which the Company has modified their loans
on September 30, 2025 or December 31, 2024.
Unfunded
commitments:
The
Company maintains an allowance for off-balance sheet credit exposures such as unfunded balances for existing lines of credit, commitments
to extend future credit, and both standby and commercial letters of credit when there is a contractual obligation to extend credit and
when this extension of credit is not unconditionally cancellable (i.e., commitment cannot be cancelled at any time). The allowance for
off-balance sheet credit exposures is adjusted as a provision for credit loss expense. The estimate includes consideration of the likelihood
that funding will occur, which is based on a historical funding study derived from internal information, and an estimate of expected
credit losses on commitments expected to be funded over their estimated life, which are the same loss rates that are used in computing
the ACL on loans. The ACL for unfunded loan commitments of $ 70,000 at both September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, is separately classified
on the consolidated balance sheet within other liabilities.
Note 4. Premises
and Equipment
September
30,
December 31,
2025
2024
Land and land improvements
$ 17,199,368
$ 17,350,753
Buildings and improvements
48,220,458
47,159,512
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
13,550,016
13,557,620
Construction in progress
389,757
459,288
79,359,599
78,527,173
Less: Accumulated depreciation
( 29,091,575 )
( 28,238,795 )
Total
$ 50,268,024
$ 50,288,378
Depreciation
expense, included in depreciation and amortization on the consolidated statements of income, for the nine months ended September 30,
2025, and 2024 amounted to $ 1,519,018 and $ 1,621,255 , respectively.
Construction
in progress includes capital expenditures for branch renovations and construction of a new branch. Branch renovations are substantially
complete and estimated costs to complete are insignificant. Estimated costs to complete the new branch cannot be reasonably estimated
as construction has not been started as information necessary for construction bids has not been completed.
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 5. Other
Intangible Assets
Goodwill :
FASB
ASC No. 2021-03, “Goodwill and Other (Topic 350),” regarding testing goodwill for impairment, provides an entity the
option to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit
is less than its carrying amount. The Company performs its annual goodwill impairment test as of December 31 of each year. As of the
latest impairment analysis at December 31, 2024, management determined there was no goodwill impairment. The carrying amount of goodwill
on September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was approximately $ 8,511,000 and $ 8,514,000 , respectively.
Core
Deposit Intangibles (CDI):
The
carrying basis and accumulated amortization of CDIs on September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were:
September
30,
December 31,
2025
2024
Gross balance
$ 13,061,936
$ 13,061,936
Accumulated amortization
( 8,423,706 )
( 7,236,968 )
Carrying amount
$ 4,638,230
$ 5,824,968
The
change in CDIs during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows:
September
30,
December 31,
2025
2024
Beginning of year
$ 5,824,968
$ 7,632,399
Amortization
( 1,186,738 )
( 1,807,431 )
End of year
$ 4,638,230
$ 5,824,968
As
of September 30, 2025, the estimated amortization expense of CDI for future periods is as follows:
Remainder of 2025
$ 386,494
2026
1,412,133
2027
963,171
2028
784,729
2029
435,744
Thereafter
655,959
Total
$ 4,638,230
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note
6. Short-Term
Borrowings
Short-term
borrowings included the following on September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
September
30,
December 31,
2025
2024
Securities sold under repurchase
agreements
$ 2,662,527
$ 3,391,566
FHLB cash management advance
35,000,000
-
Federal funds purchased
25,000,000
-
Total
short-term borrowings
$ 62,662,527
$ 3,391,566
As
of September 30, 2025, the Company had federal funds purchased totaling $ 25,000,000 . These borrowings had a weighted average interest
rate of 4.43 % and a maturity of 14 days.
As
of September 30, 2025, the Company had a short-term FHLB cash management advance totaling $ 35,000,000 . This borrowing had an interest
rate of 4.26 % and matures on December 29, 2025 .
Securities
sold under agreements to repurchase consist of obligations of the Company to other parties. The obligations are typically secured by
investment securities with fair values exceeding the total balance of the agreement and such collateral is held by the Company. The weighted
average rate on these arrangements as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was 2.45 % and 3.27 %, respectively. The maximum amount
of outstanding agreements at any month end during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024
totaled $ 6,632,284 and $ 6,046,056 , respectively, and the monthly average of such agreements totaled $ 5,182,756 and $ 4,519,370 for September
30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, with an average rate paid of 2.76 % and 3.53 %, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025
and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, respectively.
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note
7. Long-Term
Debt
FHLB
advances and notes payable consisted of the following components as of the dates indicated:
September
30,
December 31,
2025
2024
FHLB advances, principal and interest payments of at fixed interest rates from 0.69 % to 5.33 %
$ 61,628,245
$ 65,580,576
Notes payable to Community Trust, principal and interest payments of $ 667,000 due quarterly beginning January 27, 2020, at the prime rate, with the balance due January 30, 2035, secured by Commercial Bank stock
20,256,416
21,451,660
Trust Preferred Securities, interest payments due quarterly at SOFR plus 2.4 %
5,559,493
5,507,284
PBD Promissory Note, payments due quarterly at 3.75 %, maturing September 2026
12,653,189
13,233,122
Total
$ 100,097,343
$ 105,772,642
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 7. Long-Term
Debt, Continued
The
FHLB advances were secured by mortgage loans totaling $ 642,663,000 on September 30, 2025. The advances, requiring monthly principal and
interest payments at fixed interest rates from 0.69 % to 5.33 %, are subject to restrictions or penalties in the event of prepayment. These
advances mature at various dates between 2025 and 2041.
On January 27, 2020, the Company executed a Loan
Agreement with Community Trust Bank, Inc., Pikeville, Kentucky (the “Community Trust Loan Agreement” and the loan thereunder,
the “CTB Loan”), to refinance then existing holding company debt. This loan was for $ 28,500,000 and is repayable in quarterly
principal and interest payments based on a 15 -year amortization and interest of the Prime Rate, daily adjustable.
The CTB Loan requires the Company and the Bank
to meet certain covenants on an annual basis. The Company and the Bank were in compliance with all the covenants for the nine months ended
September 30, 2025.
With the acquisition of Citizens Bancorp,
Inc. (“Citizens Bancorp”) and its bank subsidiary, Citizens Bank, on January 2, 2018, the Company assumed Citizens Bank
Capital Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust was formed during 2004 as a statutory trust formed under the laws of the State of
Delaware and is wholly owned by the Company. In September 2004, the Trust issued variable rate preferred securities (the
“Trust Preferred Securities”) with an aggregate liquidation amount of $ 6,000,000 ($ 1,000 per Trust Preferred Security)
to a third-party investor. Citizens Bancorp then issued variable rate junior debentures aggregating $ 6,186,000 to the Trust (the
“Subordinated Debentures”). The Subordinated Debentures are the sole assets of the Trust. The Subordinated Debentures
and the Trust Preferred Securities pay interest and dividends, respectively, on a quarterly basis, at a variable interest rate equal
to the three-month SOFR plus 2.40 % adjusted quarterly which was 6.75 % and 6.89 % on September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024,
respectively. These Subordinated Debentures will mature in 2034, at which time the Trust Preferred Securities are to be redeemed.
The Subordinated Debentures and Trust Preferred Securities can be redeemed prior to maturity, in whole or in part, beginning October
7, 2009, at a redemption price of $ 1,000 per preferred security. The Company (as successor to Citizens Bancorp) has provided a full,
irrevocable, and unconditional guarantee on a subordinated basis of the obligations of the Trust under the Trust Preferred
Securities in the event of the occurrence of an event of default, as fined in such guarantee. The trust agreement contains
provisions that enable the Company to defer making interest payments for a period of up to five years . However, the Company would be
restricted from paying dividends on or redeeming its common stock during any deferral.
The face amount of the Subordinated Debentures
was $ 6,186,000 on both September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Unamortized discount was $ 626,507 and $ 678,716 on September 30, 2025
and December 31, 2024, respectively.
Aggregate
annual maturities of long-term debt on September 30, 2025, are:
Debt
Remainder of 2025
$ 11,728,026
2026
24,377,433
2027
10,595,051
2028
9,201,560
2029
8,061,728
Thereafter
36,133,545
$ 100,097,343
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 8. Regulatory
Matters
The
Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital
requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have
a direct material effect on the Company’s financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework
for prompt corrective action, banks must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of a bank’s assets,
liabilities and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Bank’s capital amounts
and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors.
Quantitative
measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require banks to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the
table below) of total and Tier I capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined in the regulations) and of Tier I capital
to average assets (as defined in the regulations). Management believes as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Bank met
all capital adequacy requirements to which is subject. In addition to these requirements, the Bank is subject to an institution
specific capital conservation buffer, which must exceed 2.50 %, to avoid limitations on distributions and discretionary bonus
payments.
As
of September 30, 2025, the most recent notification from the FDIC categorized the Bank as well capitalized under the regulatory framework
for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as well capitalized, the Bank must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier I risk-based
and Tier I leverage ratios as set forth in the table below. There are no conditions or events since that notification that management
believes have changed the Bank’s capitalization.
The
Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 are presented in the tables below (dollars
in thousands).
Minimum
to be well
Minimum
capitalized
under
for capital
prompt corrective
Actual
adequacy
purposes
action
provisions
Amount
Ratio
Amount
Ratio
Amount
Ratio
As of September 30, 2025:
Total
capital (to risk-weighted assets)
$ 275,898
15.2 %
$ 145,629
8.0 %
$ 182,037
10.0 %
Tier
I capital (to risk-weighted assets)
$ 257,886
14.2 %
$ 109,222
6.0 %
$ 145,629
8.0 %
Common
equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)
$ 257,886
14.2 %
$ 81,917
4.5 %
$ 118,324
6.5 %
Tier 1 capital (to
average assets)
$ 257,886
12.0 %
$ 85,742
4.0 %
$ 107,177
5.0 %
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 8. Regulatory
Matters, Continued
Minimum
to be well
Minimum
capitalized
under
for capital
prompt corrective
Actual
adequacy
purposes
action
provisions
Amount
Ratio
Amount
Ratio
Amount
Ratio
As of December 31, 2024:
Total
capital (to risk-weighted assets)
$ 253,949
13.5 %
$ 150,920
8.0 %
$ 188,650
10.0 %
Tier
I capital (to risk-weighted assets)
$ 235,674
12.5 %
$ 113,190
6.0 %
$ 150,920
8.0 %
Common
equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)
$ 235,674
12.5 %
$ 84,892
4.5 %
$ 122,622
6.5 %
Tier
1 capital (to average assets)
$ 235,674
10.6 %
$ 89,209
4.0 %
$ 111,511
5.0 %
Note 9. Restricted
Stock Units (“RSUs”)
The
Company may grant RSUs to directors, employees and executives under its 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan. RSUs represent the right to receive
shares of the Company’s common stock upon satisfaction of vesting conditions, which are generally based on continued service over
a three-year period. RSUs do not carry voting rights or dividend entitlements until vested and settled in shares of common stock.
The
fair value of RSUs is determined based on the market price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. Compensation expense
related to RSUs is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, adjusted for estimated forfeitures. The Company
accounts for forfeitures as they occur.
On
September 28, 2025, the Company granted 42,500 RSUs with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $ 24.00 per share. As of September
30, 2025, there was $ 1.02 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSUs, which is expected to be recognized over
a weighted-average period of 3 years. For the quarter ended September 30, 2025, management determined compensation expense was immaterial.
Upon
RSUs vesting, the Company may withhold shares to satisfy employee tax obligations. These shares are recorded as treasury stock at the
fair market value on the vesting date.
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 10. Disclosures
About Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
ASC
820, Fair Value Measurements, defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability
in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC 820 also specifies a fair value hierarchy which requires
an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard
describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level
1: Quoted
prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level
2: Observable
inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities,
quoted prices in markets that are not active or other inputs that are observable or can be
corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level
3 : Unobservable
inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the
fair value of the assets or liabilities.
Following
is a description of the valuation methodologies and inputs used for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
and recognized in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, as well as the general classification of such assets and liabilities
pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note
10. Disclosures About Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities, Continued
Available-for-sale
securities:
Where
quoted market prices are available in an active market, securities are classified within Level l of the valuation hierarchy. If quoted
market prices are not available, then fair values are estimated by using pricing models, quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics
or discounted cash flows. Level 2 securities include all of the Company’s available-for-sale securities, consisting of U.S. Treasury,
government agencies, municipals and mortgage-backed securities. Inputs used to estimate the fair value of Level 2 securities when pricing
models are used include the security’s call date, maturity date, interest rate and current market interest rates. In certain cases
where Level 1 and Level 2 inputs are not available, securities are classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy.
Interest
rate swap agreements:
The
fair value of interest rate swap agreements is estimated using inputs including the remaining term of the agreement and current market
interest rates, that are observable or that can be corroborated by observable marked data and, therefore, are classified within Level
2 of the valuation hierarchy.
The
following tables present the fair value measurements of assets and liabilities recognized in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets
measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fell on
September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
September
30, 2025
Quoted prices
Significant
in active
other
Significant
markets for
observable
unobservable
Fair
identical
assets
inputs
inputs
value
(Level
1)
(Level
2)
(Level
3)
Assets
U.S. Government
and federal agency
$ 7,108
$ -
$ 7,108
$ -
Mortgage-backed:
GSE residential
13,581,057
-
13,581,057
-
State and political
subdivision securities
15,967,438
-
15,967,438
-
Interest rate swaps
14,328,164
-
14,328,164
-
Liabilities
Interest rate swaps
14,328,164
-
14,328,164
-
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Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 10. Disclosures
About Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities, Continued
December
31, 2024
Quoted prices
Significant
in active
other
Significant
markets for
observable
unobservable
Fair
identical
assets
inputs
inputs
value
(Level
1)
(Level
2)
(Level
3)
Assets
U.S. Government
and federal agency
$ 15,268,645
$ -
$ 15,268,645
$ -
U.S. Government-sponsored
enterprises (GSEs)
55,929
-
55,929
-
Mortgage-backed:
GSE residential
16,143,431
-
16,143,431
-
State and political
subdivision securities
16,470,010
-
16,470,010
-
Interest rate swaps
22,178,477
-
22,178,477
-
Liabilities
Interest rate swaps
22,178,477
-
22,178,477
-
The
Company has no assets or liabilities whose fair values are measured using Level 3 inputs on a recurring basis.
Following
is a description of the valuation methodologies and inputs used for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
and recognized in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, as well as the general classification of such assets and liabilities
pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.
Collateral-dependent
and individually evaluated:
The
fair value of collateral-dependent loans was primarily measured based on the value of the collateral securing these loans and classified
within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Collateral may be real estate and/or business assets, including equipment, inventory, and/or
accounts receivable. The Company determines the value of the collateral based on independent appraisals performed by qualified licensed
appraisers. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches, including comparable sales and the
income approach. Appraised values are discounted for costs to sell and may be discounted further based on management’s historical
knowledge, changes in market conditions from the date of the most recent appraisal, and/or management’s expertise and knowledge
of the customer and the customer’s business. Such discounts by management are subjective and are typically significant unobservable
inputs for determining fair value. These loans are reviewed and evaluated on at least a quarterly basis for additional impairment and
adjusted accordingly, based on the same factors discussed above.
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 10. Disclosures
About Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities, Continued
Foreclosed
assets held for sale:
The
fair value of foreclosed assets held for sale is estimated using the fair value method of measuring the amount of impairment. This method
requires obtaining a current independent appraisal of the collateral and applying a discount factor to the value. The fair value method
is classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
The
following tables present the fair value measurement of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and the
level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fell on September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
September
30, 2025
Fair
Value Measurements Using
Fair
value
(Level
1)
(Level
2)
(Level
3)
Foreclosed assets
held for sale
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
Collateral-dependent loans
$ 483,000
$ -
$ -
$ 483,000
December
31, 2024
Fair
Value Measurements Using
Fair
value
(Level
1)
(Level
2)
(Level
3)
Foreclosed assets
held for sale
$ 73,020
$ -
$ -
$ 73,020
Collateral-dependent loans
$ 230,000
$ -
$ -
$ 230,000
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 10. Disclosures
About Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities, Continued
The
following tables present additional quantitative information about assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and for which
we have utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value on September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
September 30, 2025
Fair Valuation Significant Weighted
value techniques (1) unobservable inputs average
Foreclosed assets held for sale $ - Appraisal Estimated costs to sell -
Collateral-dependent loans $ 483,000 Appraisal Estimated costs to sell 8 %
December 31, 2024
Fair Valuation Significant Weighted
value techniques (1) unobservable inputs average
Foreclosed assets held for sale $ 73,020 Appraisal Estimated costs to sell 25 %
Collateral-dependent loans $ 230,000 Appraisal Estimated costs to sell 8 %
(1) The fair value is generally determined through independent appraisals of the underlying collateral, which may include Level 3 inputs that are not identifiable, or by using the discounted cash flow method if the loan is not collateral-dependent.
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 10. Disclosures
About Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities, Continued
Fair
values of financial instruments:
The
carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments not carried at fair value, on September 30, 2025 and December 31,
2024, are as follows:
September
30, 2025
Carrying
Fair
value measurements
amount
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Financial assets
Cash
and cash equivalents
$ 154,786,944
$ 154,786,944
$ -
$ -
$ 154,786,944
Held-to-maturity
securities
U.S. Government and
federal agency
31,764,106
-
31,417,342
-
31,417,342
U.S.
Government- sponsored enterprises (GSEs)
57,620,068
-
56,375,450
-
56,375,450
Mortgage-backed: GSE
residential
38,613,499
-
36,382,394
-
36,382,394
State
and political subdivisions
3,917,710
-
3,716,934
-
3,716,934
131,915,382
-
127,982,120
-
127,982,120
Loans Receivable
1,749,250,647
-
-
1,712,338,792
1,712,338,792
Financial Liabilities
Time Deposits
469,673,638
-
467,065,165
-
467,065,165
Long-Term borrowings
100,097,343
-
105,596,778
-
105,596,778
Short-Term borrowings
62,662,527
62,662,527
-
-
62,662,527
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 10. Disclosures
About Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities, Continued
Fair
values of financial instruments, continued:
December
31, 2024
Carrying
Fair
value measurements
amount
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Financial assets
Cash
and cash equivalents
$ 178,197,916
$ 178,197,916
$ -
$ -
$ 178,197,916
Held-to-maturity
securities
U.S. Government and
federal agency
87,467,213
-
84,439,850
-
84,439,850
U.S.
Government- sponsored enterprises (GSEs)
19,270,853
-
18,559,597
-
18,559,597
Mortgage-backed: GSE
residential
19,030,532
-
15,864,131
-
15,864,131
State
and political subdivisions
2,448,356
-
2,178,581
-
2,178,581
128,216,954
-
121,042,159
-
121,042,159
Loans Receivable
1,788,791,583
-
-
1,742,200,000
1,742,200,000
Financial Liabilities
Time Deposits
576,501,235
-
574,604,000
-
574,604,000
Long-Term borrowings
105,772,642
-
109,165,065
-
109,165,065
Short-Term borrowings
3,391,566
3,391,566
-
-
3,391,566
Note 11. Significant
Estimates and Concentrations
The
Company originates primarily real estate, commercial, and consumer loans to customers primarily in Claiborne County, Tennessee and surrounding
counties. The ability of the majority of the Company’s customers to honor their contractual loan obligations is dependent on the
economy in the local area.
On
September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, 90 % and 88 %, respectively, of the Company’s loan portfolio is concentrated in loans secured
by real estate, of which a substantial portion is secured by real estate in the Company’s primary market area. Accordingly, the
ultimate collectability of the loan portfolio and recovery of the carrying amount of foreclosed assets is susceptible to changes in real
estate conditions in the Company’s primary market area. The other concentrations of credit by type of loan are set forth in Note
3.
Current
economic conditions:
Management
is confident that current underwriting standards have achieved sufficient loan-to-value and operating margins to meet potential changes
in the economic environments in the markets we serve.
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared using values and information currently available to the Company.
Given
the volatility of current economic conditions, the values of assets and liabilities recorded in the financial statements could change
rapidly, resulting in material future adjustments in asset values, the ACL and capital that could negatively impact the Company’s
ability to meet regulatory capital requirements and maintain sufficient liquidity.
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 12. Commitments
and Contingencies
Standby
letters of credit:
Standby
letters of credit are irrevocable conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third
party. Financial standby letters of credit are primarily issued to support public and private borrowing arrangements, including commercial
paper, bond financing and similar transactions. Performance standby letters of credit are issued to guarantee performance of certain
customers under nonfinancial contractual obligations. The credit risk involved in issuing standby letters of credit is essentially the
same as that involved in extending loans to customers. Should the Company be obligated to perform under the standby letters of credit,
the Company may seek recourse from the customer for reimbursement of amounts paid.
The
Company had total outstanding standby letters of credit amounting to approximately $ 23,349,000 and $ 45,505,000 on September 30, 2025
and December 31, 2024, respectively, with terms ranging from 30 days to five years. On September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the
Company’s deferred revenue under standby letter of credit agreements was $ 0 .
Lines
of credit:
Lines
of credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any conditions established in the contract. Lines
of credit generally have fixed expiration dates. Because a portion of the line may expire without being drawn upon, the total unused
lines do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Each customer’s creditworthiness is evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the counterparty. Collateral
held varies but may include accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant and equipment, commercial real estate and residential real
estate. Management uses the same credit policies in granting lines of credit as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments.
On
September 30, 2025, the Company had granted unused lines of credit to borrowers aggregating approximately $ 280,792,000 for commercial
lines and open-end consumer lines. On December 31, 2024, unused lines of credit to borrowers aggregated approximately $ 354,509,000 for
commercial lines and open-end consumer lines.
Contingencies:
From
time to time, the Company is party to litigation and other legal matters incidental to the conduct of its business. Such matters are
subject to many uncertainties and outcomes are not predictable with assurance. The Company accrues liabilities for such matters when
it is probable that future expenditures will be made and such expenditures can be reasonably estimated. As of September 30, 2025, the
Company was not involved in any such matters, individually or in the aggregate, which management believes would have a material adverse
effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 13. Derivatives
Not Designated as Hedges
The
Company enters into interest rate swaps with certain loan customers. The Company then enters into corresponding offsetting derivatives
with third parties, which results in offsetting revenues and expenses within interest income. While these derivatives represent economic
hedges, they do not qualify as hedges for accounting purposes.
The
Company presents derivative positions gross on its consolidated balance sheets. The derivatives recorded on the consolidated balance
sheets as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, were as follows:
September
30, 2025
December
31, 2024
Notional
Fair
Notional
Fair
amount
value
amount
value
Included in other assets:
Interest
rate swaps related to customer loans
$ 281,143,360
$ 14,328,164
$ 262,864,970
$ 22,178,477
Included in other liabilities:
Interest rate swaps
related to customer loans
$ 281,143,360
$ 14,328,164
$ 262,864,970
$ 22,178,477
Note 14. Dividend
Restrictions
The
Company’s principal source of funds for dividend payments is dividends received from the Bank. Banking regulations limit the amount
of dividends that may be paid without prior approval of regulatory agencies. As of September 30, 2025, approximately $ 51,241,000 of retained
earnings is available to pay dividends.
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 15. Earnings
Per Share
The
factors used in the earnings per share computation follow:
Three Months
Ended
Nine Months Ended
September
30,
September
30,
2025
2024
2025
2024
Basic
Net income
$ 9,466,149
$ 9,207,213
$ 27,057,347
$ 26,075,325
Weighted average
common shares outstanding
12,239,644
12,208,881
12,205,817
12,210,006
Basic earnings per
share
$ 0.77
$ 0.75
$ 2.22
$ 2.14
Diluted
Net income
$ 9,466,149
$ 9,207,213
$ 27,057,347
$ 26,075,325
Weighted average common
shares Outstanding for basic EPS
12,239,644
12,208,881
12,205,817
12,210,006
Add: Dilutive effects
of assumed exercise of stock grants
924
179,688
311
179,688
Average dilutive
common shares
12,240,568
12,388,569
12,206,128
12,389,694
Diluted earnings
per common share
$ 0.77
$ 0.74
$ 2.22
$ 2.10
Dilutive
common shares represent shares that had been awarded but had not been issued to the recipien
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Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 16. Subsequent
Events
Initial
Public Offering:
On
October 3, 2025, the Company completed its initial public offering (“IPO”) of 7,173,092 shares of its common stock, 1,458,334
of which were sold by the Company and 5,714,758 of which were sold by certain selling shareholders, at a price to the public of $ 24.00
per share. The Company received from the IPO net proceeds after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering
expenses of approximately $ 30.6 million.
Our
common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “CBK” on October 2, 2025.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from
the IPO to repay the CTB Loan and redeem the Company’s outstanding Subordinated Debentures and related Trust Preferred Securities,
and to use the remaining proceeds, if any, for general corporate purposes.
The
IPO occurred after the balance sheet date and does not impact the financial position as of September 30, 2025, but is disclosed as a
subsequent event in accordance with ASC 855, Subsequent Events, due to its significance in the Company’s capital structure.
Repayment of CTB Loan:
On October 7, 2025, subsequent to the balance
sheet date of September 30, 2025, the Company repaid in full the CTB Loan in the amount of $ 20,256,416 . The repayment was funded through
proceeds from the IPO.
This
transaction does not affect the financial position as of September 30, 2025, but is disclosed as a subsequent event in accordance with
ASC 855, Subsequent Events, due to its significance in the Company’s capital structure.
Besides
the above, there were no subsequent events requiring disclosure or recognition in the Company’s unaudited consolidated financial
statements, other than those included elsewhere in this Report.
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The
following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with our unaudited consolidated
financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Report and our audited consolidated financial statements and the related
notes and the discussion under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”
for the year ended December 31, 2024 included in the Registration Statement. In addition to historical information, this discussion and
analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ
materially from our expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include those discussed below and elsewhere
in this Report, particularly in the section entitled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” as well as the
section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Registration Statement. We assume no obligation to update any of these forward-looking
statements except to the extent required by law.
Overview
The
Company is a bank holding company headquartered in Harrogate, Tennessee that has elected under the BHC Act to become a financial holding
company. We were incorporated in Tennessee in 1975, and we operate primarily through our wholly owned subsidiary, the Bank, a Tennessee-chartered
banking corporation organized in 1976. We provide banking services from 34 offices in select markets in Kentucky, North Carolina, and
Tennessee, and we also operate one loan production office in Lincolnton, North Carolina. The Bank is a full-service community banking
institution that offers traditional consumer and commercial products and services to serve businesses and individuals in our markets.
Our
management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is intended to provide the reader with information
that will assist in the understanding of our business, results of operations, financial condition and financial statements; changes in
certain key items in our financial statements from period to period; and the primary factors that we use to evaluate our business.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our consolidated financial statements are prepared
in accordance with GAAP and follow general practices within the banking industry. The application of these principles requires management
to make estimates, assumptions and complex judgements that affect amounts presented in our consolidated financial statements. These estimates,
assumptions and judgements are based on information available as of the date of the financial statements; accordingly, as this information
changes, the consolidated financial statements could reflect different estimates, assumptions, and judgements. Management has identified
ACL as a critical accounting policy as included in Note 1 of our consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2024 included in the Registration Statement to be an accounting area that requires the most complex and subjective
judgements and, as such, could be most subject to revision as new and additional information becomes available or circumstances change,
including changes in the economic climate and interest rate changes. These policies, along with the disclosures presented in the other
notes to the consolidated financial statements and in this analysis and discussion, provide information on how significant assets and
liabilities are valued in the financial statements and how those values are determined. There have been no significant changes to the
accounting policies, estimates, and assumptions, or the judgments affecting the application of these policies, estimates, and assumptions,
from those disclosed in the Registration Statement.
Emerging
Growth Company
Pursuant
to the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), as an emerging growth company, we can elect to opt out
of the extended transition period for adopting any new or revised accounting standards. We have elected to take advantage of the extended
transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private
companies, we may adopt the standard on the application date for private companies. We have elected to take advantage of the scaled disclosures
and other relief under the JOBS Act, and we may take advantage of some or all of the reduced regulatory and reporting requirements that
will be available to us under the JOBS Act, so long as we qualify as an emerging growth company.
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Nine Months
ended September 30, 2025 Highlights
Results
of Operations
● We
had net income less non-controlling interest of $27.1 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2025, an increase of $1.3 million, or 4.9%, as compared to the nine months
ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily the result of an increase in net interest
income after provision for credit losses offset by an increase in the provision for income
taxes.
● We
had net income before income taxes of $35.1 million for the nine months ended September
30, 2025, an increase of $3.3 million, or 10.5%, as compared to the nine months ended
September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily the result of an increase in net interest
income after provision for credit losses.
● Net
interest income was $59.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, an increase
of $1.8 million, or 3.1%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The
increase was primarily attributable to increased loan volume and a reduction in long-term
debt interest expense.
● Noninterest
income was $7.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, a decrease of
$0.6 million, or 7.4%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The
decrease was primarily the result of decreases in customer service charges due to normal
fluctuations in our letters of credit fees.
● Noninterest
expense was $31.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, a decrease of
$0.3 million, or 0.9%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The
decrease was primarily the result of efficiencies realized from the acquisition of AB&T.
Three
Months ended September 30, 2025 Highlights
Financial
Condition
● Total
assets were $2.2 billion as of September 30, 2025, a decrease of $48.1 million,
or 2.1%, from June 30, 2025.
● Net
loans were $1.7 billion as of September 30, 2025, a decrease of $24.2 million,
or 1.4%, from June 30, 2025.
● Total
deposits were $1.8 billion as of September 30, 2025, a decrease of $70.6 million,
or 3.8%, from June 30, 2025. This decrease was primarily driven by a $71.9 million reduction
in time deposits to $469.7 million at September 30, 2025, from $541.6 million at June
30, 2025. Noninterest bearing demand deposits decreased $18.2 million, or 4.4%, to $398.8 million
as of September 30, 2025, from $417.0 million as of June 30, 2025. Brokered deposits
decreased $77.2 million or 61.7%, to $48.0 million as of September 30, 2025 from $125.2 million
as of June 30, 2025.
● Non-brokered
deposits were $1.7 billion as of September 30, 2025, an increase of $6.6 million, or 0.4%,
from June 30, 2025. This increase was primarily driven by normal customer business cycles.
● Asset
quality increased slightly with nonperforming assets to total assets of 0.26% as of September
30, 2025, a decrease of 0.04% from June 30, 2025. The ACL to total loans remained flat at
1.01% for the same periods of time.
● Book
value per share increased $0.81, or 4.2%, to $20.03 at September 30, 2025, from $19.22 at
June 30, 2025.
Results
of Operations
● We
had net income less non-controlling interest of $9.5 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2025, an increase of $0.3 million, or 2.8%, from the three months ended
September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily the result of an increase in net interest
income after provision for credit losses offset by an increase in the provision for income
taxes.
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● We
had net income before income taxes of $12.3 million for the three months ended September
30, 2025, an increase of $1.3 million, or 11.6%, from the three months ended September
30, 2024. The increase was primarily the result of an increase in net interest income after
provision for credit losses.
● Net
interest income was $20.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, an
increase of $1.2 million, or 6.1%, from the three months ended September 30, 2024. The
increase was primarily attributable to increased loan volume and reduction in long-term debt
interest expense.
● Noninterest
income was $2.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, a decrease of
$0.2 million, or 6.5%, from the three months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease
was primarily the result of decreases in customer service charges due to normal fluctuations
in our letters of credit fees.
● Noninterest
expense was $10.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, a slight increase
of $0.1 million, or 0.3%, from the three months ended September 30, 2024.
Primary
Factors Used to Evaluate Our Business
Results
of Operations
The
most significant factors we use to evaluate our business and results of operations are net income, return on average assets (“ROAA”)
and return on average equity (“ROAE”). We also use net interest income, noninterest income, noninterest expense and efficiency
ratio.
Net
Income
Our
net income depends substantially on net interest income, which is the difference between interest earned on interest-earning assets (usually
interest-bearing cash, investment securities and loans) and the interest expense incurred in connection with interest-bearing liabilities
(usually interest-bearing deposits and borrowings). Our net income also depends on noninterest income, which is income generated other
than by our interest-earning assets. Other factors that influence our net income include our provisions for credit losses, income taxes,
and noninterest expenses, which include our fixed and variable overhead costs and other miscellaneous operating expenses.
Return
on Average Assets
We
monitor ROAA to measure our operating performance and to determine how efficiently our assets are being used to generate net income.
In determining ROAA for a given period, net income is divided by the average total assets for that period.
Return
on Average Equity
We
use ROAE to assess our effectiveness in utilizing shareholders’ equity to generate net income. In determining ROAE for a given
period, net income is divided by the average shareholders’ equity for that period.
Net
Interest Income
Net interest income is our principal source of
net income and represents the difference between interest income and interest expense. We generate interest income from interest-earning
assets that we own, including loans and investment securities. We incur interest expense from interest-bearing liabilities, including
interest-bearing deposits and other borrowings, notably FHLB advances, the CTB Loan and the Subordinated Debentures.
To evaluate net interest income, we measure and monitor: (i) yields on our loans and other interest-earning assets; (ii) the
cost of our deposits and other funding sources; (iii) our net interest spread; and (iv) our net interest margin. Net interest
spread is the difference between rates earned on interest-earning assets and rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest
margin is a ratio of net interest income to average interest earning assets for the same period.
Changes
in market interest rates and interest rates we earn on interest-earning assets or pay on interest-bearing liabilities, as well as the
volume and types of interest-earning assets, interest-bearing liabilities and noninterest-bearing liabilities, are usually the largest
drivers of periodic changes in net interest spread, net interest margin and net interest income.
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Noninterest
Income
Noninterest
income primarily consists of: (i) service charges on deposit accounts; (ii) net realized gains on the sale of premises and
equipment; (iii) net realized gains on the sale of foreclosed assets; (iv) automated teller machine (“ATM”) and
debit card fees; (v) benefits from changes in the cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”); and (vi) other
miscellaneous fees and income.
Our
income from service charges on deposit accounts, which includes nonsufficient funds fees, is impacted by several factors, including number
of accounts, products utilized and account holder cash management behaviors. These are further impacted by deposit products utilized
by customers, marketing of new products and other factors. Net realized gains on the sale of premises and equipment reflects non-recurring
gains from sales of property and equipment no longer needed for operations. Net realized gains on the sale of foreclosed assets reflects
net gains from the sale of real estate classified as other real estate owned (“OREO”). ATM and debit card fees includes ATM
transaction fees charged to non-bank customers for the use of our ATMs and interchange income. Income on BOLI, which is non-taxable,
reflects changes in the cash surrender value of our BOLI policies, which is the amount that the Bank may realize under these insurance
policies. Our other miscellaneous fees and income can include items such as other service fees and other nonrecurring items. All of these
can vary based on customer activity and other factors.
Noninterest
Expense
Noninterest
expense primarily consists of: (i) salaries and employee benefits; (ii) occupancy expenses; (iii) professional fees; (iv) data
processing expenses; (v) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) deposit insurance premiums; (vi) depreciation
and amortization; and (vii) other operating expenses.
Salaries
and employee benefits include compensation, employee benefits and employer tax expenses for our personnel. Occupancy expenses include
utility expenses, property taxes, lease expense, and property maintenance related items. Professional fees include expenses for legal,
accounting, consulting, and third-party internal audit and review services. Data processing expenses include expenses paid to our primary
third-party data processor and other ancillary providers as well as telecommunication and data services expenses. Other operating expenses
include marketing, telephone, supplies, travel and entertainment expenses, armored carrier services fees and director fees.
Efficiency
Ratio
The
efficiency ratio is defined as operating expenses divided by fee income plus tax equivalent net interest income. As a general rule, the
lower a financial institution’s efficiency ratio, the better the performance.
Primary
Factors Used to Evaluate Our Financial Condition
The
most significant factors we use to evaluate and manage our financial condition include asset quality, capital, liquidity, net income
growth and profitability versus peer group banks.
Asset
Quality
We
monitor the quality of our assets based upon various factors, including level and severity of deterioration in borrower cash flows and
asset quality. Problem assets are assessed and reported as delinquent, classified, nonperforming, nonaccrual or troubled debt restructurings.
We also monitor credit concentrations. We manage the ACL to reflect loan volumes, identified credit and collateral conditions, economic
conditions and other qualitative factors.
Capital
We
monitor capital using regulatory capital ratios. Factors other than regulatory capital rules used include overall financial condition,
including the trend and volume of problem assets, reserves, risks, level and quality of earnings, and anticipated growth, including acquisitions.
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Liquidity
Deposits
primarily consist of commercial and personal accounts maintained by businesses and individuals in our primary market areas. We also utilize
brokered deposits (Multi-Bank Securities, Inc. and LPL Financial) and non-brokered deposits (National CD Rateline), certificates
of deposits and reciprocal deposits through a third-party network that effectively allows depositors to receive insurance on amounts
greater than the FDIC insurance limit, which is currently $250,000 per depositor, per FDIC-insured bank for each account ownership category.
We manage liquidity based on factors that include liquid assets to loans, cash flow projections, short-term funding needs and sources,
and the availability of unused funding sources. As of September 30, 2025, approximately $305.0 million was available for borrowing
on committed lines with the FHLB and $77.5 million was available for purchases of federal funds from correspondents on an overnight
uncommitted basis.
Net
Income Growth
We
monitor net income growth monthly, quarterly and annually. Net income growth is compared to prior month, prior year to date, and budget.
Profitability
Versus Peer Group Banks
We
monitor the Bank’s profitability metrics compared to those of peer banks with comparable size and markets. Profitability metrics
include ROAA, ROAE, net interest spread, and overhead efficiency ratio. Specific peer bank comparisons are provided to the board of directors
of the Bank quarterly.
Results
of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024
The
following table shows the average outstanding balance of each principal category of our assets, liabilities and shareholders’ equity,
together with the average yields on our assets and average costs of our liabilities, for the periods indicated. Yields and costs are
calculated by dividing the annualized income or expense by the average daily balances of the corresponding assets or liabilities for
the same period.
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Three Months
Ended
September 30, 2025
Three Months
Ended
September 30, 2024
Average
Balance
Interest
Yield/Rate
Average
Balance
Interest
Yield/Rate
(Dollars
in thousands)
Assets:
Interest-earnings
assets:
Gross
loans, net of unearned income (1)
$ 1,767,379
$ 28,074
6.4 %
$ 1,751,689
$ 28,719
6.6 %
Investment
securities
169,679
1,187
2.8 %
184,653
830
1.8 %
Other
interest-earning assets
76,746
760
4.0 %
104,949
1,072
4.1 %
Total
interest-earning assets
$ 2,013,804
$ 30,021
6.0 %
$ 2,041,291
$ 30,621
6.0 %
Allowance
for credit losses
(17,971 )
—
(18,318 )
Noninterest-earning
assets
175,035
—
186,879
Total
Assets:
$ 2,170,869
$ 2,209,852
Liabilities
and Shareholders’ Equity:
Interest-bearing
liabilities:
Interest-bearing
demand
deposits
$ 509,726
$ 2,806
2.2 %
$ 482,703
$ 2,932
2.4 %
NOW,
savings and money market deposits
380,421
1,396
1.5 %
410,769
1,594
1.6 %
Time
deposits
486,555
4,452
3.7 %
555,669
5,748
4.1 %
Short-term
borrowings
7,354
55
3.0 %
5,368
77
5.7 %
FHLB
advances
61,827
455
2.9 %
68,315
455
2.7 %
Other
borrowings
38,580
635
6.6 %
40,718
759
7.5 %
Total
interest-bearing
liabilities
$ 1,484,463
$ 9,799
2.6 %
$ 1,563,542
$ 11,565
3.0 %
Noninterest-bearing
liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing
deposits
$ 413,376
—
$ 410,042
Other
liabilities
33,557
—
28,855
Total
noninterest-bearing
liabilities
$ 446,933
—
$ 438,897
Shareholders’
equity
$ 239,473
—
$ 207,413
Total
liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$ 2,170,869
—
$ 2,209,852
Net
Interest Income
$ 20,222
$ 19,056
Net
Interest Spread (2)
3.3 %
3.0 %
Net
Interest Margin (3)
4.0 %
3.7 %
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Nine Months
Ended
September 30, 2025
Nine Months
Ended
September 30, 2024
Average
Balance
Interest
Yield/Rate
Average
Balance
Interest
Yield/Rate
(Dollars
in thousands)
Assets:
Interest-earnings
assets:
Gross
loans, net of unearned income (1)
$ 1,786,357
$ 84,435
6.3 %
$ 1,722,635
$ 84,969
6.6 %
Investment
securities
180,975
3,767
2.8 %
197,404
2,708
1.8 %
Other
interest-earning assets
111,265
3,444
4.1 %
120,400
4,203
4.7 %
Total
interest-earning assets
$ 2,078,597
$ 91,646
5.9 %
$ 2,040,439
$ 91,880
6.0 %
Allowance
for credit losses
(18,151 )
—
(17,418 )
Noninterest-earning
assets
175,750
—
180,746
Total
Assets:
$ 2,236,196
$ 2,203,767
Liabilities
and Shareholders’ Equity:
Interest-bearing
liabilities:
Interest-bearing
demand
deposits
$ 538,268
$ 9,083
2.3 %
$ 486,417
$ 8,785
2.4 %
NOW,
savings and money market deposits
385,694
4,318
1.5 %
408,388
5,097
1.7 %
Time
deposits
533,863
15,264
3.8 %
537,509
16,092
4.0 %
Short-term
borrowings
5,981
130
2.9 %
5,534
165
4.0 %
FHLB
advances
462,965
1,334
2.8 %
75,015
1,547
2.8 %
Other
borrowings
39,179
1,896
6.5 %
42,935
2,377
7.4 %
Total
interest-bearing
liabilities
$ 1,565,950
$ 32,025
2.7 %
$ 1,555,798
$ 34,063
2.9 %
Noninterest-bearing
liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing
deposits
$ 405,749
—
$ 410,710
Other
liabilities
35,398
—
35,188
Total
noninterest-bearing
liabilities
$ 441,147
—
$ 445,898
Shareholders’
equity
$ 229,099
—
$ 202,071
Total
liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$ 2,236,196
—
$ 2,203,767
Net
Interest Income
$ 59,621
$ 57,817
Net
Interest Spread (2)
3.2 %
3.1 %
Net
Interest Margin (3)
3.9 %
3.8 %
(1) Includes
nonaccrual loans.
(2) Net
interest spread is the difference between interest rates earned on interest-earning assets
and interest rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities.
(3) Net
interest margin is a ratio of net interest income to average interest-earning assets for
the same period.
Increases
and decreases in interest income and interest expense result from changes in average balances (volume) of interest-earning assets and
interest-bearing liabilities, as well as changes in average interest rates.
The
following table sets forth the effects of changing rates and volumes on our net interest income during the periods shown. Information
is provided with respect to: (i) effects on interest income attributable to changes in volume (change in volume multiplied by prior
rate), and (ii) effects on interest income attributable to changes in rate (changes in rate multiplied by prior volume). For purposes
of this table, changes attributable to both rate and volume that cannot be segregated have been proportionately allocated to both volume
and rate.
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Three
Months Ended September 30,
2025 over 2024
Changes
due to:
Total
Volume
Rate
Variance
(Dollars
in thousands)
Interest-Earning
Assets:
Loans
$ 257
$ (902 )
$ (645 )
Investment
securities
(67 )
424
357
Other
interest earning assets
(288 )
(24 )
(312 )
Total
increase (decrease) in interest income
98
(502 )
(600 )
Interest-Bearing
Liabilities:
NOW,
savings, MMDA deposits, interest-bearing demand
46
(370 )
(324 )
Time
deposits
(715 )
(581 )
(1,296 )
Short-term
borrowings
28
(50 )
(22 )
FHLB
advances
(43 )
43
0
Other
borrowings
(40 )
(84 )
(124 )
Total
increase (decrease) in interest expense
(723 )
(1,043 )
(1,766 )
Increase
(decrease) in net interest income
$ 625
$ 541
$ 1,166
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
2025 over 2024
Changes
due to:
Total
Volume
Rate
Variance
(Dollars
in thousands)
Interest-Earning
Assets:
Loans
$ 3,143
$ (3,677 )
$ (534 )
Investment
securities
(225 )
1,284
1,059
Other
interest-earning assets
(319 )
(440 )
(759 )
Total
increase (decrease) in interest income
2,599
(2,833 )
(234 )
Interest-Bearing
Liabilities:
NOW,
savings, MMDA deposits, interest-bearing demand
653
(1,134 )
(481 )
Time
deposits
(109 )
(719 )
(828 )
Short-term
borrowings
13
(48 )
(35 )
FHLB
advances
(249 )
36
(213 )
Other
borrowings
(208 )
(273 )
(481 )
Total
increase (decrease) in interest expense
100
(2,138 )
(2,038 )
Increase
(decrease) in net interest income
$ 2,499
$ (695 )
$ 1,804
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Net
interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2025 was $20.2 million compared to $19.1 million for the three months
ended September 30, 2024, an increase of $1.2 million, or 6.1%. The increase in net interest income was comprised of an approximately
$0.6 million, or 2.0%, decrease in interest income and dividend income, and an approximately $1.8 million, or 15.3%, decrease
in interest expense. The $1.8 million decrease in interest expense for the three month period ended September 30, 2025, was primarily
related to a 0.4% decrease in the rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities and a decrease of $79.1 million, or 5.1%, in average
interest-bearing liabilities as of September 30, 2025, compared to September 30, 2024. The decrease in average interest-bearing liabilities
from September 30, 2024 to September 30, 2025 was due to decreases in our time deposit balances. For the three months ended September
30, 2025, net interest margin and net interest spread were 4.0% and 3.3%, respectively, compared to 3.7% and 3.0%, respectively, for
the same period in 2024, which reflects the decrease in interest income discussed above relative to the slight decrease in interest expense.
Net
interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was $59.6 million compared to $57.8 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2024, an increase of $1.8 million, or 3.1%. The increase in net interest income was comprised of an approximately
$0.2 million, or 0.3%, decrease in interest income and dividend income, and an approximately $2.0 million, or 6.0%, decrease
in interest expense. The $2.0 million decrease in interest expense for the nine month period ended September 30, 2025, was primarily
related to a 0.2% decrease in the rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities and an increase of $10.2 million, or 0.7%, in average interest-bearing
liabilities as of September 30, 2025, compared to September 30, 2024. The increase in average interest-bearing liabilities from September
30, 2024 to September 30, 2025 was due to increases in our large depositor accounts. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025,
net interest margin and net interest spread were 3.8% and 3.2%, respectively, compared to 3.8% and 3.1%, respectively, for the same period
in 2024, which reflects the decrease in interest income discussed above in addition to decreases in interest expense.
The
decrease in interest income was attributable to a $63.7 million, or 3.7%, increase in average gross loans outstanding as of September
30, 2025, compared to September 30, 2024, and a 0.3% decrease in the yield on gross total loans. The increase in average gross loans
outstanding was primarily due to organic loan growth in the Nashville-Davidson — Murfreesboro — Franklin,
Tennessee MSA (the “Nashville MSA”), the Knoxville, Tennessee MSA (the “Knoxville MSA”) and the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
North Carolina-South Carolina MSA (the “Charlotte MSA”). In addition to the decrease in interest income on loans, the
decrease in interest income was attributable to a $9.1 million, or 7.6%, decrease in average other interest-earning assets as of September
30, 2025, as compared to September 30, 2024, and a 0.6% decrease in the yield on other interest-earning assets compared to the same period
in 2024.
Provision
for Credit Losses
Credit
risk is inherent in the business of making loans. We establish an ACL through charges to earnings, which are shown in the statements
of income as the provision for credit losses. Specifically identifiable and quantifiable known losses are promptly charged off against
the allowance. The provision for credit losses is determined by conducting a quarterly evaluation of the adequacy of our ACL and charging
the shortfall or excess, if any, to the current quarter’s expense. This has the effect of creating variability in the amount and
frequency of charges to our earnings. The provision for credit losses and level of allowance for each period are dependent upon many
factors, including loan growth, net charge offs, changes in the composition of the loan portfolio, delinquencies, management’s
assessment of the quality of the loan portfolio, the valuation of problem loans and the general economic conditions in our market areas.
The
provision for credit losses for the three months ended September 30, 2025, was $0 compared to $0.3 million for the three months
ended September 30, 2024. The provision recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was based on an increase in the number
of loans outstanding. There were no significant net charge-offs in the three months ended September 30, 2025.
The
provision for credit losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, was $0 compared to $1.8 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2024. The provision recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was based on an increase in the number
of loans outstanding. There were no significant net charge-offs in the nine months ended September 30, 2025.
The
ACL as a percentage of total loans was 1.01% at September 30, 2025, and 1.00% at December 31, 2024.
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Noninterest
Income
While
interest income remains the largest single component of total revenues, noninterest income is an important contributing component. Our
most significant sources of noninterest income include customer service fees, which include overdraft program fees, and bank card services
and interchange fees.
Noninterest
income for the three months ended September 30, 2025, was $2.6 million compared to $2.8 million for the three months
ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of $0.2 million, or 7.1%. The following table sets forth the major components of our noninterest
income for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
Three Months
Ended September 30,
2025
2024
Increase
(Decrease)
(Dollars
in thousands)
Noninterest income:
Customer
service fees
$ 735
$ 654
$ 81
Net
realized gains (losses) on sales of available-for-sale securities
—
—
—
Net
gains (losses) on sales of premises and equipment
21
388
(368 )
Net
gains (losses) on sales of foreclosed assets
110
32
78
Net
gains on sales of loans
—
—
—
ATM
and debit card fees
846
883
(38 )
Increase
in BOLI
306
313
(7 )
Other
income and fees (1)
609
537
72
Total
noninterest income
$ 2,627
$ 2,807
$ (182 )
Noninterest
income for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, was $7.3 million compared to $7.9 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of $0.6 million, or 7.6%. The following table sets forth the major components of our noninterest
income for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
2025
2024
Increase
(Decrease)
(Dollars
in thousands)
Noninterest income:
Customer
service fees
$ 2,065
$ 2,159
$ (94 )
Net realized gains (losses)
on sales of available-for-sale securities
—
—
—
Net gains (losses) on
sales of premises and equipment
25
412
(387 )
Net gains (losses) on
sales of foreclosed assets
113
151
(38 )
Net gains on sales of
loans
—
—
—
ATM and debit card fees
2,536
2,433
104
Increase in BOLI
950
876
73
Other
income and fees (1)
1,604
1,848
(245 )
Total
noninterest income
$ 7,293
$ 7,879
$ (587 )
(1) Other
income and fees includes income and fees associated with miscellaneous services.
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Customer
service fees includes fees for overdraft privilege charges, insufficient funds charges, account analysis service fees on commercial accounts,
and monthly account service fees. These fees increased $81 thousand, or 12.4%, to $735 thousand for the three months ended September
30, 2025, from $654 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2024. This increase was primarily the result of normal
fluctuations in our operations. Customer service fees decreased $0.1 million, or 4.3%, to $2.1 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2025, from $2.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. This decrease was primarily the result
of normal fluctuations in our operations.
ATM
and debit card fees decreased $0.04 million, or 4.3%, to $0.85 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, from
$0.88 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease was primarily the result of changes in transactional volume
that generates interchange fees. These fees increased $0.1 million, or 4.3%, to $2.5 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2025, from $2.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily the result of changes
in transactional volume that generates interchange fees.
The
income on BOLI decreased $7 thousand, or 2.4%, to $306 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2025, from $313 thousand
for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease was primarily the result of a gain on a policy due to a death benefit
and an increase in earnings rates. The income on BOLI increased $0.1 million, or 8.4%, to $0.95 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2025, from $0.88 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily the result of a
gain on a policy due to a death benefit and an increase in earnings rates.
Other
income and fees increased $0.07 million, or 13.4%, to $0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 from $0.5 million
for the three months ended September 30, 2024. This increase was primarily due to normal fluctuations in our operations. Other income
and fees decreased $0.2 million, or 13.2%, to $1.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 from $1.8 million
for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. This decrease was primarily due to normal fluctuations in our operations.
Noninterest
Expense
Noninterest
expense for the three months ended September 30, 2025 was $10.6 million compared to $10.5 million for the three months
ended September 30, 2024, an increase of $0.03 million, or 0.3%, which was primarily a result of efficiencies realized from the
acquisition of AB&T. The following table sets forth the major components of our noninterest expense for the three months ended
September 30, 2025 and 2024:
Three Months
Ended September 30,
2025
2024
Increase
(Decrease)
(Dollars
in thousands)
Noninterest expense:
Salaries
and employee benefits
$ 5,729
$ 5,605
$ 124
Occupancy
expenses
738
936
198
Data
processing
1,104
1,067
36
Deposit
insurance premiums
267
350
(83 )
Professional
Fees
136
329
(193 )
Depreciation
and amortization
955
1,062
(107 )
Other
expenses (1)
1,624
1,174
450
Total
noninterest expense
$ 10,553
$ 10,523
$ 29
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Noninterest
expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was $31.9 million compared to $32.1 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2024, a decrease of $0.3 million, or 0.9%, which was primarily a result of efficiencies realized from the acquisition
of AB&T. The following table sets forth the major components of our noninterest expense for the nine months ended September
30, 2025 and 2024:
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
2025
2024
Increase
(Decrease)
(Dollars
in thousands)
Noninterest
expense:
Salaries
and employee benefits
$ 17,012
$ 16,852
$ 160
Occupancy
expenses
2,529
2,651
(121 )
Data
processing
3,462
3,393
69
Deposit
insurance premiums
738
875
(137 )
Professional
Fees
617
979
(363 )
Depreciation
and amortization
2,706
3,117
(411 )
Other
expenses (1)
4,795
4,277
518
Total
noninterest expense
$ 31,859
$ 32,144
$ (285 )
(1) Other
expenses include items such as telephone expenses, marketing and advertising expenses, debit
card expenses, courier fees, directors’ fees, and insurance.
Salaries
and employee benefits primarily include: (i) amounts paid to employees for base pay, incentive compensation, and bonuses; (ii) health
and other related insurance paid by the Bank on behalf of our employees; and (iii) the annual cost for any increases in the liability
for non-qualified plans maintained for certain key employees. Salaries and employee benefits for the three months ended September 30,
2025 were $5.7 million, an increase of $0.1 million, or 2.2%, compared to $5.6 million for the three months ended September
30, 2024. This slight increase was primarily due to pay increases net of turnover. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, salaries
and employee benefits were $17.0 million, an increase of $0.2 million, or 0.9%, compared to $16.9 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2024. This slight increase was primarily due to pay increases net of turnover.
Occupancy
expenses consist of depreciation on property, premises, equipment and software, rent expense for leased facilities, maintenance agreements
on equipment, property taxes, and other expenses related to maintaining owned or leased assets. Occupancy expenses for the three months
ended September 30, 2025 were $0.7 million compared to $0.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, a decrease
of $0.2 million, or 21.2%. The decrease was primarily attributable to normal fluctuations. Occupancy expenses for the nine months
ended September 30, 2025 were $2.5 million compared to $2.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, a decrease
of $0.12 million, or 4.6%. The decrease was primarily attributable to normal fluctuations.
Data
processing expenses, which primarily consist of expenses for data processing services for core processing, increased $36 thousand, or
3.4%, to $1,104 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2025 from $1,067 thousand for the three months ended September 30,
2024. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, data processing expenses increased $0.07 million, or 2.0%, to $3.5 million
from $3.4 million for same period in 2024.
Professional
fees expenses, which include legal fees, audit and accounting fees, and consulting fees, decreased $0.2 million, or 58.7%, to $0.1 million
for the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. This decrease was
primarily the result of the higher audit costs associated with the acquisition of AB&T in 2024. Professional fees expenses decreased
$0.4 million, or 13.2%, to $0.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to $1.0 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2024. This decrease was primarily the result of the higher appraisal fees and legal and audit costs associated with the
acquisition of AB&T in 2024.
Depreciation
and amortization for the three months ended September 30, 2025 was $1.0 million compared to $1.1 million for the three months
ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of approximately $0.1 million, or 10.1%. The decrease was primarily attributable to the sale
of a closed bank office and the decrease in core deposit intangibles from previous acquisitions. Depreciation and amortization for the
nine months ended September 30, 2025 was $2.7 million compared to $3.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024,
a decrease of approximately $0.4 million, or 13.2%. The decrease was primarily attributable to the sale of a closed bank office
and the decrease in core deposit intangibles from previous acquisitions.
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Other
expenses increased $0.04 million, or 38.3%, to 1.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $1.2 million
for the three months ended September 30, 2024. This increase was primarily due to increases in marketing, insurance and education expenses
related to the acquisition of AB&T. Other expenses increased $0.5 million, or 12.1%, to 4.8 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2025, compared to $4.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. This increase was primarily due
to increases in marketing, insurance and education expenses related to the acquisition of AB&T.
Financial
Condition
Total
assets were $2.2 billion as of September 30, 2025, a decrease of $86.8 million, or 3.8%, from December 31, 2024. This
slight decrease was primarily the result of a decrease in cash due to a reduction of brokered deposit balances of $126.9 million
and a reduction of gross loans of $39.5 million.
Loan
Portfolio
Loans
represent the largest portion of our earning assets, greater than the securities portfolio or any other asset category, and the quality
and diversification of the loan portfolio is an important consideration when reviewing our financial condition.
We
have four loan portfolio segments: (i) real estate (which is divided into four classes), (ii) commercial, (iii) consumer
and (iv) other. A segment is generally determined based on the initial measurement attribute, risk characteristics of the loan,
and method for monitoring and assessing credit risk. Classes within the real estate portfolio segment include (i) CRE, (ii) C&D,
(iii) residential, and (iv) other.
Our
loan clients primarily consist of small to medium-sized business, the owners and operators of these businesses, and other professionals,
entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals. We believe owner-occupied and investment CRE loans, residential construction loans and
commercial business loans provide us with higher risk-adjusted returns, shorter maturities and more sensitivity to interest rate fluctuations,
and are complemented by our relatively lower risk residential real estate loans to individuals.
The
following describes risk characteristics relevant to each of the loan portfolio segments:
Real
estate — We offer various types of real estate loan products, which are divided into the classes described below.
All loans within this portfolio segment are particularly sensitive to the valuation of real estate.
● C&D
loans include extensions of credit to real estate developers or investors where repayment
is dependent on the sale of the real estate or income generated from the real estate collateral.
● Residential
loans include one-to-four-family first mortgage loans, which are repaid by various means
such as a borrower’s income, the sale of the property, or rental income derived from
the property. These also include second lien or open-end residential real estate loans, such
as home equity lines, which are typically repaid by the same means as one-to-four-family
first mortgages.
● CRE
loans include both owner-occupied CRE loans and other CRE loans, such as commercial loans
secured by income producing properties. Owner-occupied CRE loans made to operating businesses
are long-term financings of land and buildings and are repaid by cash flows generated from
business operations. Real estate loans for income-producing properties such as apartment
buildings, office and industrial buildings, and retail shopping centers are repaid from rent
income derived from the properties.
● Other
real estate loans include loans collateralized by farmland.
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Commercial — This
loan portfolio segment includes loans to commercial customers for use in normal business operations to finance working capital needs,
equipment purchases, leases, or expansion projects. Loans are repaid by business cash flows. Collection risk in this portfolio is driven
by the creditworthiness of the underlying borrower, particularly cash flows from the borrower’s business operations.
Consumer — This
loan portfolio segment includes non-real estate secured direct loans to consumers for household, family, and other personal expenditures.
In addition to consumer installment loans, this portfolio segment also includes secured and unsecured personal lines of credit as well
as overdraft protection lines. Loans in this portfolio segment are sensitive to unemployment and other key consumer economic measures.
Other — This
loan portfolio segment primarily consists of tax-exempt commercial loans, undisbursed loans of all types, and unpaid overdrafts on deposit
accounts.
The
following table presents our balances and associated percentages of the composition of loans by loan portfolio segment, excluding loans
held for sale, on the dates indicated:
Loan
Portfolio Segments
As
of September 30, 2025
As
of December 31, 2024
Amount
%
of
Total
Amount
%
of
Total
(Dollars
in thousands)
Real Estate Loans:
Commercial
$ 1,002,192
57 %
$ 1,006,207
56 %
Construction and land
development
201,399
11 %
199,800
11 %
Residential
376,769
21 %
369,308
20 %
Other
14,831
1 %
16,816
1 %
Commercial
154,732
9 %
201,593
11 %
Consumer
16,009
1 %
15,214
1 %
Other
7,642
0 %
6,744
0 %
Total loans
$ 1,773,574
100 %
$ 1,815,682
100 %
Deferred loan fees and discounts
6,381
8,685
Allowance for credit
losses
17,942
18,205
Loans, net
$ 1,749,251
$ 1,788,792
Net
loans were $1.7 billion as of September 30, 2025, a decrease of $39.5 million, or 2.2%, from December 31, 2024. This decrease
was primarily the result of a few large loan payoffs from long-term borrowers selling their businesses.
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The
following tables show the contractual maturities of our total loan principal balances, excluding loan discounts, The following table
shows the contractual maturities of the Company’s loans as of September 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively:
As
of September 30, 2025
Due
in One Year or Less
Due
after One Year
Through Five Years
Due
after Five Years
Fixed
Rate
Adjustable
Rate
Fixed
Rate
Adjustable
Rate
Fixed
Rate
Adjustable
Rate
Total
(Dollars
in thousands)
Real Estate:
Construction and
land development
$ 18,825
$ 23,744
$ 8,057
$ 125,869
$ 13,081
$ 11,823
$ 201,399
Residential
9,258
8,147
22,618
35,346
53,443
247,956
376,769
Commercial real estate
126,648
34,019
374,657
163,784
22,516
280,567
1,002,192
Other
33
219
3,317
9,985
252
1,025
14,831
Commercial
21,763
39,239
31,141
30,763
1,185
30,640
154,732
Consumer and other
6,020
3,327
11,727
602
1,593
383
23,652
Total
Loans
$ 182,548
$ 108,696
$ 451,516
$ 366,350
$ 92,070
$ 572,394
$ 1,773,574
As
of December 31, 2024
Due
in One Year or Less
Due
after One Year
Through Five Years
Due
after Five Years
Fixed
Rate
Adjustable
Rate
Fixed
Rate
Adjustable
Rate
Fixed
Rate
Adjustable
Rate
Total
(Dollars
in thousands)
Real Estate:
Construction and
land development
$ 41,606
$ 57,676
$ 22,821
$ 70,396
$ 1,530
$ 5,770
$ 199,800
Residential
5,453
8,897
30,075
26,906
57,764
240,213
369,308
Commercial real estate
44,743
36,720
450,711
174,953
22,664
276,415
1,006,206
Other
1,280
1
3,060
10,706
749
1,020
16,816
Commercial
10,613
68,649
52,911
34,237
1,341
33,843
201,593
Consumer and other
6,613
316
12,465
556
1724
286
21,958
Total
Loans
$ 110,308
$ 172,259
$ 572,043
$ 317,754
$ 85,772
$ 557,546
$ 1,815,682
The
majority of our loans are priced with a fixed rate and a one-to-five-year maturity. This type of loan has historically been about 43.0%
of total loans over the past two years because the majority of our commercial loans are priced with five-year balloons.
We
are primarily involved in real estate, commercial, and consumer lending activities with customers throughout our markets in Kentucky,
North Carolina, and Tennessee. About 89.9% and 87.7% of our total loans were secured by real property as of September 30, 2025 and
December 31, 2024, respectively. We believe that these loans are not concentrated in any one single property type and that they
are geographically dispersed throughout our markets. Our debtors’ ability to repay their loans is substantially dependent upon
the economic conditions of the markets in which we operate, which consist primarily of the Nashville MSA, Knoxville MSA, Chattanooga,
and Kingsport in Tennessee and the Charlotte MSA in North Carolina.
CRE
loans were 56.5% of total loans as of September 30, 2025, and represented 55.4% of total loans as of December 31, 2024. C&D
loans were 11.4% of total loans as of September 30, 2025, and represented 11.0% of total loans as of December 31, 2024. The ratio
of our CRE loans to total risk-based bank capital was 363% as of September 30, 2025 and 304% as of December 31, 2024. C&D loans
represented 73.0% of total risk-based bank capital as of September 30, 2025 as compared to 78.7% as of December 31, 2024.
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We
have established concentration limits in our loan portfolio for CRE loans by loan type, including collateral and industry, among others.
All loan types are within established limits other than our hotels/motels category, which has occasionally exceeded our limit of 50%
of total risk-based capital. For further information on the risks associated with the concentration of our loan portfolio in certain
industries, please see the risk factor titled “We have a concentration of credit exposure to borrowers in certain industries, and
we also target small to medium-sized businesses and make other loans that may carry increased levels of credit risk” in the section
titled “Risk Factors” in the Registration Statement. Despite this category being outside of our established limits, we believe
lending risk in this category is mitigated by a significant portion of the financed properties being owner-occupied hotels/motels, meaning
that the properties are run by their owners. All but one of the hotel/motel projects currently in our loan portfolio are “flag”
hotels. Further, our exposure to the hotels/motels category is geographically dispersed throughout the states of Florida, Kentucky, North
Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. We have restricted lending on lodging projects to existing clients only for the foreseeable future.
Our lending concentration in the hotels/motels sector is actively managed by our senior management team, including our President and
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Credit Officer.
We
require all business purpose loans to be underwritten by a centralized underwriting department located in Harrogate, Tennessee. Industry-tested
underwriting guidelines are used to assess a borrower’s historical cash flow to determine debt service, and we further stress test
the debt service under higher interest rate scenarios. Financial and performance covenants are used in commercial lending to allow us
to react to a borrower’s deteriorating financial condition, should that occur.
Construction
and Land Development. Loans for residential construction are for single-family properties and to developers
or investors. These loans are underwritten based on estimates of costs and the completed value of the project. Funds are advanced based
on estimated percentage of completion for the project. Performance of these loans is affected by economic conditions as well as the ability
to control the costs of the projects. This category also includes commercial construction projects.
C&D
loans increased $1.6 million, or 0.8%, to $201.4 million as of September 30, 2025, from $199.8 million as of December 31,
2024. The majority of this increase was due to new loan volume. Residential C&D loans were relatively flat.
Residential. We
offer one-to-four family mortgage loans on both owner-occupied primary residences and investor-owned residences, which made up approximately
89.0% of our residential loan portfolio as of September 30, 2025. Our residential loans also include home equity lines of credit, which
totaled $37.0 million, or approximately 9.8% of our residential portfolio, as of September 30, 2025. By offering a full line of residential
loan products, the owners of the small to medium-sized businesses that we lend to are able to use us, instead of a competitor, for financing
a personal residence.
Commercial
Real Estate. Our CRE loan portfolio includes loans for commercial property that is owned by real estate investors,
construction loans to build owner-occupied properties, and loans to developers of CRE investment properties and residential developments.
CRE loans are subject to underwriting standards and processes similar to our commercial loans. These loans are underwritten primarily
based on projected cash flows for income-producing properties and collateral values for non-income-producing properties. The repayment
of these loans is generally dependent on the successful operation of the properties securing the loans or the sale or refinancing of
the property. Real estate loans may be adversely affected by conditions in the real estate markets or in the general economy. The properties
securing our real estate portfolio are diversified by type and geographic location. We believe this diversity helps reduce our exposure
to adverse economic events that may affect any single market or industry. CRE loans were $1.0 billion as of September 30, 2025,
a decrease of $4.0 million, or 0.4%, compared to December 31, 2024. This decrease was primarily driven by customer payoffs.
As of September 30, 2025, our CRE portfolio was comprised of $357.4 million in non-owner occupied CRE loans and $432.5 million in
owner-occupied properties and $212.1 million in multi-family properties.
Commercial. Commercial
loans are underwritten after evaluating and understanding the borrower’s ability to operate profitably. Underwriting standards
have been designed to determine whether the borrower possesses sound business ethics and practices, to evaluate current and projected
cash flows to determine the ability of the borrower to repay its obligations, and to ensure appropriate collateral is obtained to secure
the loan. Commercial loans are primarily made based on the identified cash flows of the borrower and, secondarily, on the underlying
collateral provided by the borrower. Most commercial loans are secured by the assets being financed or other business assets, such as
real estate, accounts receivable, or inventory, and typically include personal guarantees. Owner-occupied real estate is included in
commercial loans, as the repayment of these loans is generally dependent on the operations of the commercial borrower’s business
rather than on income-producing properties or the sale of the properties.
Commercial
loans decreased $46.9 million, or 23.2%, to $154.7 million as of September 30, 2025, from $201.6 million as of December 31,
2024.
Consumer
and Other. We utilize our central underwriting department for all consumer loans over $200,000 in total credit
exposure regardless of collateral type. Loans below this threshold are underwritten by the responsible loan officer in accordance with
our consumer loan policy. The loan policy addresses types of consumer loans that may be originated and the requisite collateral, if any,
which must be perfected. We believe relatively smaller individual dollar amounts of consumer loans that are spread over numerous individual
borrowers helps minimize risk.
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Consumer
and other loans (non-real estate loans) increased $1.7 million, or 7.7%, to $23.7 million as of September 30, 2025, from $22.0 million
as of December 31, 2024.
Loan
Participations
In
the normal course of business, we periodically sell participating interests in loans to other banks and investors. All participations
are sold on a proportionate basis with all cash flows divided proportionately among the participants and no party has the right to pledge
or exchange the entire financial asset without the consent of all the participants. Other than standard 90-day prepayment provisions
and standard representations and warranties, participating interests are sold without recourse. We also purchase loan participations
from time to time.
On
September 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, loan participations sold to third parties (which are not included in the accompanying
consolidated balance sheets) totaled $38.7 million and $46.3 million, respectively. We sell participations to manage our credit
exposures to borrowers. On September 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, loan participations purchased totaled $7.6 million and
$7.7 million, respectively. The variances come from purchases and sales of participations in the ordinary course of business.
Allowance
for Credit Losses
The
ACL is funded as losses are estimated through a provision for credit losses charged to expense. Credit losses are charged against the
allowance when management believes the collectability of a loan balance is confirmed. Confirmed losses are charged off immediately. Subsequent
recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance.
The
allowance for credit losses is an amount that management believes will be adequate to absorb estimated losses relating to specifically
identified loans, as well as probable credit losses inherent in the balance of the loan portfolio. The ACL is evaluated on a regular
basis by management and is based upon management’s periodic review of the collectability of loans in light of historical experience,
the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, the overall portfolio quality, specific problem loans, current economic conditions that
may affect borrowers’ ability to pay, the estimated value of any underlying collateral and prevailing economic conditions. This
evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes
available. This evaluation does not include the effects of expected losses on specific loans or groups of loans that are related to future
events or expected changes in economic conditions.
The
Company estimates the ACL on loans based on the underlying loans’ amortized cost basis, which is the amount at which the financing
receivable is originated or acquired, adjusted for applicable accretion or amortization of premium, discount, and net deferred fees or
costs, collection of cash, and charge-offs. In the event that collection of principal becomes uncertain, the Company has policies in
place to reverse accrued interest in a timely manner. Therefore, the Company has made a policy election to exclude accrued interest from
the measurement of the ACL.
Expected
credit losses are reflected in the ACL through a charge to provision for credit losses. The Company measures expected credit losses on
loans on a collective (pool) basis when the loans share similar risk characteristics. Expected credit losses are estimated over the contractual
term of the loans, adjusted for expected prepayments when appropriate. The contractual term excludes expected extensions, renewals, and
modifications unless the extension or renewal options are included in the original or modified contract at the reporting date and are
not unconditionally cancellable by the Company.
The
Company’s methodologies for estimating the ACL consider available relevant information about the collectability of cash flows,
including information about past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The methodologies apply historical
loss information, adjusted for asset-specific characteristics, economic conditions at the measurement date, and forecasts about future
economic conditions over a period that has been determined to be reasonable and supportable, to the identified pools of loans with similar
risk characteristics for which the historical loss experience was observed.
The Company’s primary methodology for estimating
expected credit losses for all loan types is the WARM method. The WARM current expected credit losses methodology uses average annual
loss rate along with a simple but reasonable forecast based on a “regression” analysis of loan history dating back 18 years.
The dependent variable is an entity’s loss rate, based on changes in the NY Prime Lending Rate over the same period. The Company
utilizes the NY Prime Lending Rate as the independent variable due to it being the tool most commonly utilized by the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”) to either accelerate and/or slow down the economy. Additionally, the
ACL calculation includes qualitative adjustments to account for risk factors that may not be incorporated in the quantitatively derived
allowance estimate. Qualitative adjustments may increase or decrease the allowance estimate.
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Qualitative
factors considered include: changes in lending policies and procedures, including underwriting standards, and collection, charge-off
and recovery practices; national, regional and local economic and business conditions and developments that affect the collectability
of the loan portfolio, including the condition of various market segments; nature and volume of the loan portfolio and terms of loans;
experience, depth and ability of lending management; volume and severity of past due loans, the volume of non-accrual loans, and the
volume and severity of adversely classified or graded loans; quality of the loan review system; underlying collateral values; concentrations
of credit and changes in the level of such concentrations; and the effect of other external factors such as competition and legal and
regulatory requirements.
Our
ACL was $17.9 million at September 30, 2025 compared to $18.2 million at December 31, 2024, a decrease of $0.3 million,
or 1.4%. No additional provisions were recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2025.
The following
table provides an analysis of the ACL at the dates indicated.
As
of
September 30,
2025
As
of
December 31,
2024
(Dollars in
thousands)
Average loans outstanding
$ 1,767,406
$ 1,738,433
Total loans outstanding at end of period
$ 1,773,574
$ 1,815,682
Allowance for credit losses at beginning of
period
$ 18,205
$ 16,635
Charge-offs:
Commercial real estate
(18 )
(49 )
Construction
and land development
—
—
Residential real estate
(121 )
(52 )
Commercial
(314 )
(177 )
Consumer and
other
(237 )
(151 )
Total
charge-offs
(690 )
(429 )
Recoveries:
Commercial real estate
151
75
Construction
and land development
202
—
Residential real estate
44
9
Commercial
4
54
Consumer and
other
26
32
Total
recoveries
427
170
Net
(charge-offs) recoveries
$ (263 )
$ (259 )
Provision for credit
losses
$ 0
$ 1,829
Balance at end of period
$ 17,942
$ 18,205
Ratio
of allowance to end of period loans
1.01 %
1.00 %
Ratio
of net (charge-offs) recoveries to average loans
(0.015 )%
(0.015 )%
Net
charge-offs for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 totaled $0.3 million. Net charge-offs for the year ended December 31,
2024 totaled $0.3 million.
Nonperforming
Loans
Loans
are considered delinquent when principal or interest payments are past due 30 days or more. Delinquent loans may remain on accrual
status between 30 days and 90 days past due. Loans on which the accrual of interest has been discontinued are designated as
nonaccrual loans. Typically, the accrual of interest on loans is discontinued when principal or interest payments are past due 90 days
or when, in the opinion of management, there is a reasonable doubt as to collectability in the normal course of business. When loans
are placed on nonaccrual status, all interest previously accrued but not collected is reversed against current period interest income.
Income on nonaccrual loans is subsequently recognized only to the extent that cash is received and the loan’s principal balance
is deemed collectible. Loans are restored to accrual status when the loans become well-secured and management believes full collectability
of principal and interest is probable.
Loans
that do not share risk characteristics are evaluated on an individual basis. For collateral-dependent loans where the Company has determined
that foreclosure of the collateral is probable, or where the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and the Company expects repayment
of the loan to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral, the ACL is measured based on the difference
between the fair value of the collateral and the amortized cost basis of the loan as of the measurement date. When repayment is expected
to be from the operation of the collateral, expected credit losses are calculated as the amount by which the amortized cost basis of
the loan exceeds the present value of expected cash flows from the operation of the collateral. The Company may, in the alternative,
measure the expected credit loss as the amount by which the amortized cost basis of the loan exceeds the estimated fair value of the
collateral. When repayment is expected to be from the sale of the collateral, expected credit losses are calculated as the amount by
which the amortized costs basis of the loan exceeds the fair value of the underlying collateral less estimated costs to sell. The ACL
may be zero if the fair value of the collateral at the measurement date exceeds the amortized cost basis of the loan.
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Assets
acquired through, or in lieu of, loan foreclosure are held for sale and are initially recorded at fair value less estimated selling costs.
Any write-down to fair value at the time of transfer to OREO is charged to the ACL. Subsequent to foreclosure, valuations are periodically
performed by management and the assets are carried at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less estimated costs to sell. Costs
of improvements are capitalized, whereas costs related to holding OREO and subsequent write-downs to the value thereof are expensed.
Any gains and losses realized at the time of disposal are reflected in income.
Real
estate that we acquire as a result of foreclosure or by deed-in-lieu of foreclosure is classified as foreclosed assets held for sale
(OREO) until sold and is initially recorded at fair value less costs to sell when acquired, establishing a new carrying value. OREO totaled
approximately $0.5 million at September 30, 2025, and $0.8 million at December 31, 2024.
Nonperforming
loans include nonaccrual loans and loans past due 90 days or more. Nonperforming assets consist of nonperforming loans plus OREO
and collateral taken in foreclosure or similar proceedings.
Nonaccrual
loans were $5.4 million at September 30, 2025. We had no loans 90 days past due and still accruing at September 30, 2025.
Total
nonperforming loans increased approximately $0.3 million from December 31, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The increase was primarily
the result of normal fluctuations.
The
following tables present the contractual aging of the recorded investment and loan discount in current and past due loans by class of
loans as of September 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024:
Contractual
Aging of Recorded Investments
As of September
30, 2025
Current
30 – 89 Days
Past Due
90+ Days
Past Due
Nonaccrual
Total
(Dollars
in thousands)
Real estate mortgages:
Commercial
real estate
$ 1,001,212
$ 450
$ —
$ 530
$ 1,002,192
Construction and land
development
200,701
662
—
36
201,399
Residential real estate
369,092
3,062
—
4,615
376,769
Other
14,831
0
—
0
14,831
Commercial
154,449
103
—
180
154,732
Consumer and other
23,499
124
—
28
23,652
Total
loans
$ 1,763,783
$ 4,401
$ —
$ 5,390
$ 1,773,574
Contractual
Aging of Recorded Investments
As of December 31,
2024
Current
30 – 89 Days
Past Due
90+ Days
Past Due
Nonaccrual
Total
(Dollars
in thousands)
Real estate mortgages:
Commercial
real estate
$ 1,005,336
$ 427
$ —
$ 444
$ 1,006,207
Construction and land
development
199,555
238
—
6
199,800
Residential real estate
358,812
6,005
—
4,491
369,308
Other
16,816
—
—
—
16,816
Commercial
201,101
418
—
74
201,593
Consumer and other
21,794
118
2
44
21,958
Total
loans
$ 1,803,415
$ 7,206
$ 2
$ 5,059
$ 1,815,682
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Nonperforming
Assets
The
following table sets forth the allocation of our nonperforming assets among different asset categories as of the dates indicated. Nonperforming
assets consist of nonperforming loans plus OREO and repossessed property. Nonperforming loans include nonaccrual loans and loans past
due 90 days or more.
As
of
September 30,
2025
As
of
December 31,
2024
(Dollars in
Thousands)
Nonaccrual loans
$ 5,390
$ 5,059
Loans past due 90 days or more and still
accruing
—
2
Total nonperforming
loans
5,390
5,061
OREO
533
832
Repossessed property
—
—
Total nonperforming
assets
$ 5,923
$ 5,893
Modified loans –
nonaccrual (1)
$ —
$ —
Modified loans – accruing
$ —
$ —
Allowance for credit
losses
$ 17,942
$ 18,205
Total loans outstanding at end of period
$ 1,773,574
$ 1,815,682
Nonperforming loans
to total loans
0.30 %
0.28 %
Nonperforming assets
to total loans and OREO
0.33 %
0.32 %
Allowance for credit losses to nonperforming
loans
333 %
360 %
Allowance for credit losses to total loans
1.01 %
1.00 %
Nonaccrual loans by category:
Real estate:
Commercial real estate
$ 530
$ 444
Construction and land
development
36
6
Residential and other
4,615
4,491
Commercial
180
74
Consumer and other
28
44
Total
$ 5,390
$ 5,059
(1) Troubled
debt restructured loans are excluded from nonperforming loans unless they otherwise meet
the definition of nonaccrual loans or are more than 90 days past due.
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Modifications
to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty
On
occasion, the Bank modifies loans to borrowers in financial distress by providing principal forgiveness, term extensions, interest rate
reductions, or payment delays. When principal forgiveness is provided, the amount of forgiveness is charged-off against the ACL. In some
cases, the Bank provides multiple types of concessions on one loan.
On
January 1, 2023, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-02— Financial Instruments — Credit
Losses (Topic 326): Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures (ASU 2023-02). ASU 2023-02 eliminates the troubled
debt restructuring (TDR) measurement and recognition guidance and requires that entities evaluate whether a modification represents a
new loan or a continuation of an existing loan consistent with the accounting for other loan modifications. Additional disclosures relating
to modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty are required under ASU 2023-02. The Company adopted this ASU on
a prospective basis.
These
loans are excluded from our nonperforming loans unless they otherwise meet the definition of nonaccrual loans or are past due 90 days
or more after the restructuring. The balance of these loans as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, was immaterial.
Credit
Quality
Credit
quality and trends in the loan portfolio segments are measured and monitored regularly. Detailed reports, by product, collateral, accrual
status, and other applicable criteria, are reviewed by our Chief Credit Officer.
In
addition to the past due and nonaccrual criteria, we also evaluate loans according to an internal risk grading system. Loans are segregated
between pass, special mention, substandard, doubtful, and loss categories, which conform to regulatory definitions. A description of
the general characteristics of the risk categories and definitions of those segregations follows:
Pass — Loans
in this category are considered to have a low likelihood of loss based on relevant information analyzed about the ability of the borrowers
to service their debt and other factors.
Special
Mention — Loans in this category are currently protected but are potentially weak, including, for example, as a result
of adverse trends in the borrower’s operations, credit quality or financial strength. These loans constitute an undue and unwarranted
credit risk but not to the point of justifying a substandard classification. The credit risk may be relatively minor yet constitute an
unwarranted risk in light of the circumstances. Special mention loans have potential weaknesses which may, if not checked or corrected,
weaken the loan or inadequately protect the Bank’s credit position at some future date.
Substandard — A
substandard loan is inadequately protected by the current sound net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged,
if any. Loans classified as substandard must have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt,
and they are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Bank will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.
Doubtful — Loans
classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in loans classified as substandard, plus the added characteristic that the weaknesses
make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable.
Loss — Loans
classified as loss are considered uncollectable and of such little value that their continuance as bankable assets is not warranted.
This classification does not mean that the asset has absolutely no recovery or salvage value, but rather that it is not practical or
desirable to defer writing off the asset even though partial recovery may be effected in the future.
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The
following tables summarize the risk categories of our loan portfolio based upon the most recent analysis performed as of September 30,
2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively:
Outstanding
Loan Balance by Internal Risk Grades
As of September
30, 2025
Pass
Special
Mention
Substandard
Doubtful
Total
(Dollars
in thousands)
Real estate:
Commercial
real estate
$ 999,788
$ 1,776
$ 628
$ —
$ 1,002,192
Construction and land
development
201,363
—
36
—
201,399
Residential
371,226
838
4,705
—
376,769
Other
14,831
—
—
—
14,831
Commercial
153,818
733
180
—
154,732
Consumer and other
23,616
5
31
—
23,652
Total
loans
$ 1,764,642
$ 3,352
$ 5,580
$ —
$ 1,773,574
Outstanding
Loan Balance by Internal Risk Grades
As of December
31, 2024
Pass
Special
Mention
Substandard
Doubtful
Total
(Dollars
in thousands)
Real estate:
Commercial
real estate
$ 1,002,112
$ 3,605
$ 489
$ —
$ 1,006,207
Construction and
land development
199,098
701
—
—
199,800
Residential
363,952
865
4,491
—
369,308
Other
16,816
—
—
—
16,816
Commercial
200,976
543
74
—
201,593
Consumer and other
21,902
8
48
—
21,958
Total
loans
$ 1,804,857
$ 5,722
$ 5,102
$ —
$ 1,815,682
Securities
Portfolio
Our
securities portfolio serves the following purposes: (i) it provides liquidity to supplement cash flows from the loan and deposit
activities of customers; (ii) it can be used as an interest rate risk management tool because it provides a large base of assets
and we can change the maturity and interest rate characteristics more easily than those of the loan portfolio to better match changes
in the deposit base and other Company funding sources; (iii) it is an alternative interest-earning asset when loan demand is weak
or when deposits grow more rapidly than loans; and (iv) it provides a source of pledged assets for securing certain deposits and
borrowed funds, as may be required by law or by specific agreement with a depositor or lender.
Our
securities portfolio consists of securities classified as available-for-sale or held-to-maturity. In determining such classification,
securities that the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as “held-to-maturity”
and are carried at amortized cost. Securities not classified as held-to-maturity are classified as “available-for-sale” and
recorded at fair value with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported in other comprehensive income (loss) net
of tax. Our securities portfolio consists of U.S. government and federal agency securities, U.S. government sponsored enterprise
securities, mortgage-backed securities, and state and political subdivisions obligations. We determine the appropriate classification
at the time of purchase. The following tables summarize the fair value of our securities portfolio as of the dates presented.
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September
30, 2025
December 31,
2024
Amortized
Cost
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
Amortized
Cost
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
Available-for-Sale
U.S.
government and federal agency
$ 7
$ 7
$ —
$ 15,277
$ 15,269
$ (8 )
U.S.
government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs)
—
—
—
56
56
—
Mortgage-backed securities
14,122
13,581
(541 )
17,085
16,143
(942 )
State
and political subdivisions
16,243
15,968
275
17,253
16,470
(783 )
Total
Available-for-Sale
$ 30,372
$ 29,556
$ (816 )
$ 49,671
$ 47,938
$ (1,733 )
September
30, 2025
December
31, 2024
Amortized
Cost
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
Amortized
Cost
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
(Dollars
in thousands)
Held-to-Maturity
U.S.
government and federal agency
$ 31,764
$ 31,417
(347 )
$ 87,467
$ 84,440
$ (3,027 )
U.S.
government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs)
57,620
56,375
(1,245 )
19,271
18,560
(711 )
Mortgage-backed
securities
38,613
36,382
(2,231 )
19,031
15,864
(3,167 )
State
and political subdivisions
3,918
3,717
(201 )
2,448
2,179
(269 )
Total
Held-to-Maturity
$ 131,915
$ 127,892
$ (4,023 )
$ 128,217
$ 121,043
$ (7,174 )
Certain
securities have fair values less than amortized cost and, therefore, contain unrealized losses. At September 30, 2025, we evaluated the
securities that had an unrealized loss for other-than-temporary impairment and determined all declines in value to be temporary. We anticipate
full recovery of amortized cost with respect to these securities by maturity, or sooner in the event of a more favorable market interest
rate environment. We do not intend to sell these securities, and it is not probable that we will be required to sell them before recovery
of the amortized cost basis, which may be at maturity.
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The
following tables set forth certain information regarding contractual maturities and the weighted average yields of our investment securities
as of September 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities if borrowers have the
right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
As
of September 30, 2025
Due
in One Year
or Less
Due
after One Year
through Five Years
Due
after Five Years
through Ten Years
Due
after
Ten Years
Amortized
Cost
Weighted
Average
Yield
Amortized
Cost
Weighted
Average
Yield
Amortized
Cost
Weighted
Average
Yield
Amortized
Cost
Weighted
Average
Yield
(Dollars
in thousands)
Available-for-Sale
U.S. treasury securities
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
U.S.
government and federal agencies
—
—
7
—
—
—
—
—
State and political subdivisions
3,534
2.53 %
5,990
2.10 %
4,778
2.07 %
1,940
0.99 %
Mortgage-backed
securities
62
0.06 %
2,221
0.91 %
4,290
1.16 %
7,550
2.83 %
Total
Available-for-Sale
$ 3,596
2.59 %
$ 8,218
3.02 %
$ 9,067
3.23 %
$ 9,491
3.83 %
As
of December 31, 2024
Due
in One Year
or Less
Due
after One Year
through Five Years
Due
after Five Years
through Ten Years
Due
after
Ten Years
Amortized
Cost
Weighted
Average
Yield
Amortized
Cost
Weighted
Average
Yield
Amortized
Cost
Weighted
Average
Yield
Amortized
Cost
Weighted
Average
Yield
(Dollars
in thousands)
Available-for-Sale
U.S.
government and federal agencies
$ 15,277
4.7 %
—
—
—
—
—
—
U.S.
government sponsored enterprises (GSEs)
18
3.1 %
38
8.7 %
—
—
—
—
State
and political subdivisions
2,753
2.4 %
8,704
2.7 %
4,913
3.6 %
884
4.5 %
Mortgage-backed
securities
9
3.3 %
2,337
4.0 %
6,140
2.8 %
8,598
3.5 %
Total Available-for-Sale
$ 18,057
4.3 %
$ 11,078
3.0 %
$ 11,053
3.1 %
$ 9,482
3.8 %
As
of September 30, 2025
Due
in One Year
or less
Due
after One Year
through Five Years
Due
after Five Years
through Ten Years
Due
after
Ten Years
Amortized
Cost
Weighted
Average
Yield
Amortized
Cost
Weighted
Average
Yield
Amortized
Cost
Weighted
Average
Yield
Amortized
Cost
Weighted
Average
Yield
(Dollars
in thousands)
Held-to-Maturity
U.S.
government and federal agencies
$ 26,069
1.71 %
$ 5,695
1.6 %
$ —
— %
$ —
— %
U.S. government-sponsored
enterprises (GSEs)
29,981
0.36 %
27,639
0.9 %
—
— %
—
— %
State
and political subdivisions
—
— %
2,437
1.5 %
98
4.37 %
1,382
0.17 %
Mortgage-backed
securities
—
— %
—
— %
—
— %
38,613
3.54 %
Total
Held-to-Maturity
$ 56,050
2.07 %
$ 35,771
1.0 %
$ 98
4.37 %
$ 39,995
3.72 %
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As
of December 31, 2024
Due
in One Year
or less
Due
after One Year
through Five Years
Due
after Five Years
through Ten Years
Due
after
Ten Years
Amortized
Cost
Weighted
Average
Yield
Amortized
Cost
Weighted
Average
Yield
Amortized
Cost
Weighted
Average
Yield
Amortized
Cost
Weighted
Average
Yield
(Dollars
in thousands)
Held-to-Maturity
U.S.
government and federal agencies
$ 59,722
4.7 %
$ 27,745
0.9 %
$ —
— %
$ —
— %
U.S. government-sponsored
enterprises (GSEs)
5,926
3.1 %
13,345
2.5 %
—
— %
—
— %
State
and political subdivisions
—
— %
2,448
1.5 %
—
— %
—
— %
Mortgage-backed securities
—
— %
—
— %
—
— %
19,031
1.8 %
Total
Held-to-Maturity
$ 65,648
4.6 %
$ 43,538
1.4 %
$ —
— %
$ 19,031
1.8 %
Allowance
for Credit Losses — Available-For-Sale Securities: The Company evaluates available-for-sale
securities in an unrealized loss position to determine if credit losses exist. The Company first evaluates whether it intends to sell,
or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell, a security before recovering its amortized cost basis. If either condition
exists, the security’s amortized cost basis is written down to fair value through income. If either aforesaid condition does not
exist, the Company evaluates whether the decline in fair value has resulted from credit losses or other factors. In making this assessment,
management considers the extent to which fair value is less than amortized cost, any changes to the rating of the security by a rating
agency, and adverse conditions specifically related to the security, among other factors. If credit loss exists, the Company recognizes
an ACL, limited to the amount by which the amortized cost basis exceeds the fair value. Any impairment not recognized through an ACL
is recognized in other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax.
Changes
in the ACL are recorded as provision for credit loss expense (or reversal). Losses are charged against the allowance when management
believes the uncollectability of an available-for-sale security is confirmed or when either of the criteria regarding intent or requirement
to sell is met.
Allowance
for Credit Losses — Held-to-Maturity Securities: Management measures expected credit losses
on held-to-maturity debt securities on a collective basis by major security type and any other risk characteristics used to segment the
portfolio. Accrued interest receivable on held-to-maturity debt securities totaled $326,202 and $230,223 as of September 30, 2025, and
December 31, 2024, respectively.
The
estimate of expected credit losses considers historical credit loss information that is adjusted for current conditions and reasonable
and supportable forecasts.
Securities
borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase are treated as collateralized
financial transactions. These agreements are recorded at the amount at which the securities were acquired or sold plus accrued interest.
It is the Company’s policy to take possession of securities purchased under resale agreements. The market value of these securities
is monitored, and additional securities are obtained when deemed appropriate to ensure such transactions are adequately collateralized.
The Company also monitors its exposure with respect to securities sold under repurchase agreements, and a request for the return of excess
securities held by the counterparty is made when deemed appropriate.
The
Company sold no held-to-maturity securities prior to maturity during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 or the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2024.
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Bank-Owned
Life Insurance
We
maintain investments in BOLI policies to help control employee benefit costs, as a protection against loss of certain employees and as
a tax planning strategy. We are the sole owner and beneficiary of these BOLI policies. At September 30, 2025, BOLI policies totaled $46.5 million
compared to $45.8 million at December 31, 2024. The increase represents increases in the cash surrender values of the policies
net of a slight reduction in the policies’ total value due to an insured’s death.
Deposits
Deposits
represent our primary and most vital source of funds. We offer a variety of deposit products including demand deposits accounts, interest-bearing
products, savings accounts and certificates of deposit. The Bank also acquires brokered deposits, QwickRate internet certificates of
deposit, and reciprocal deposits through the Promontory network. The reciprocal deposits include both the Certificate of Deposit Account
Registry Service (CDARS) and Insured Cash Sweep programs. We are a member of the Promontory network, which effectively allows depositors
to receive FDIC insurance on amounts greater than the FDIC insurance limit, which is currently $250,000 per depositor, per issued bank
for each account ownership category. The Promontory network allows institutions to break large deposits into smaller amounts and place
them in a network of other Promontory institutions to ensure full FDIC insurance is gained on the entire deposit. Generally, internet
and reciprocal deposits are not brokered deposits for regulatory purposes.
Our
strong asset growth requires us to place a greater emphasis on both interest and noninterest-bearing deposits. Deposit accounts are added
by loan production cross-selling, customer referrals, marketing advertisements, mobile and online banking and our involvement within
our communities.
Total
deposits were $1.8 billion at September 30, 2025 and $ 1.9 billion at December 31, 2024. As of September 30, 2025, 22.4% of
total deposits was comprised of noninterest-bearing demand deposits, 51.2% of total deposits was comprised of interest-bearing non-maturity
accounts and 26.4% of total deposits was comprised of time deposits. As of December 31, 2024, 20.5% of total deposits was comprised
of noninterest-bearing demand deposits, 49.8% of total deposits was comprised of interest-bearing non-maturity accounts and 29.7% of
total deposits was comprised of time deposits.
The following
table summarizes our deposit balances as of September 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024:
As
of September 30,
As
of December 31,
2025
2024
Balance
%
of
Total
Balance
%
of
Total
(Dollars in
thousands)
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits
$ 398,715
22.4 %
$ 397,240
20.5 %
Interest-bearing deposits:
Interest-bearing demand
deposits
530,243
29.8 %
579,240
29.9 %
NOW, savings and money
market
382,002
21.5 %
385,615
20.0 %
Time
deposits
469,674
26.4 %
576,501
29.7 %
Total
interest-bearing deposits
1,381,919
77.6 %
1,541,356
79.5 %
Total
deposits
$ 1,780,634
100 %
$ 1,938,596
100 %
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The following
tables set forth the maturity of time deposits as of September 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024:
As
of September 30, 2025 Maturity Within:
Three
Months
Three Months
Through
12 Months
Over
12 Months
Through
3 Years
Over
3 Years
Total
(Dollars
in thousands)
Time deposits ($250,000 or less)
$ 58,758
$ 282,091
$ 19,268
$ 7,791
$ 367,908
Time deposits (greater
than $250,000)
26,670
68,861
6,236
—
101,766
Total
time deposits
$ 85,428
$ 350,952
$ 25,504
$ 7,791
$ 469,674
As
of December 31, 2024 Maturity Within:
Three
Months
Three Months
Through
12 Months
Over
12 Months
Through
3 Years
Over
3 Years
Total
(Dollars
in thousands)
Time deposits ($250,000 or less)
$ 84,785
$ 315,751
$ 73,074
$ 8,150
$ 481,760
Time deposits (greater
than $250,000)
17,909
68,975
7,566
291
94,741
Total
time deposits
$ 102,694
$ 384,726
$ 80,640
$ 8,441
$ 576,501
Time deposits issued in amounts of greater than
$250,000 represent the type of deposit most likely to affect our future earnings because of interest rate sensitivity. The effective
cost of these funds is generally higher than other time deposits because the funds are usually obtained at premium rates of interest.
Borrowed
Funds
In addition
to deposits, we utilize advances from the FHLB and other borrowings as a supplementary funding source to finance our operations.
FHLB
Advances. The FHLB allows us to borrow, on both a short and long-term basis, collateralized by a blanket floating lien on first mortgage
loans and CRE loans as well as FHLB stock. At September 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, we had borrowing capacity from the FHLB
of $305.0 million and $175.1 million, respectively. The increase in capacity is due to adding new collateral. We had $35 million
cash management advance FHLB borrowings as of September 30, 2025 and none as of December 31, 2024. We had long-term FHLB borrowings
of $61.6 million and $65.6 million as of September 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively. All of our outstanding FHLB
advances have fixed rates of interest.
The following
table sets forth our FHLB borrowings as of September 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024:
As
of
September 30,
2025
As
of
December 31,
2024
(Dollars
in thousands)
Long-term FHLB borrowings outstanding
at end of period
$ 61,628
$ 65,581
Weighted average interest rate at end of period
2.91 %
2.72 %
Maximum month-end balance
$ 66,202
$ 97,799
Average balance outstanding during the period
$ 62,760
$ 72,572
Weighted average interest rate during the period
2.83 %
2.73 %
Lines
of Credit. The Bank has uncollateralized, uncommitted federal funds lines of credit with multiple banks as
a source of funding for liquidity management. The total amount of the lines of credit was $102.5 million as of September 30, 2025,
of which $77.5 million was available. The total amount of the lines of credit was $102.5 million as of December 31, 2024,
all of which was available.
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Federal
Reserve Discount Window. The Bank has a line of credit with the Federal Reserve Discount Window collateralized
with CRE loans. There were no amounts outstanding under this line of credit as of September 30, 2025, or December 31, 2024.
Community Trust Bank Loan Agreement. In
April 2015, we executed the Community Trust Loan Agreement, which was later amended and restated on January 27, 2020, providing
for the CTB Loan. The CTB Loan is collateralized by all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Bank. The Community Trust Loan Agreement
includes various financial and nonfinancial covenants. The CTB Loan is repayable in quarterly principal and interest payments based on
a variable rate per annum equal to the prime rate as reported in The Wall Street Journal, adjustable daily. The balance outstanding on
the CTB Loan as of September 30, 2025 was $20.5 million. On October 7, 2025, the CTB loan was paid in full.
Trust Preferred Securities. With
the acquisition of Citizens Bancorp and its bank subsidiary, Citizens Bank, in 2018, we also acquired the Trust. In September 2004,
the Trust issued the Trust Preferred Securities with an aggregate liquidation amount of $6,000,000 ($1,000 per Trust Preferred Security)
to a third-party investor. Citizens Bancorp then issued the Subordinated Debentures aggregating $6,186,000 to the Trust. The Subordinated
Debentures are the sole assets of the Trust. The Subordinated Debentures and the Trust Preferred Securities pay interest and dividends,
respectively, on a quarterly basis, at a variable interest rate equal to three-month SOFR plus 2.40% adjusted quarterly, which was 6.75%
and 6.89% on September 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively. These Subordinated Debentures will mature in 2034, at which
time the Trust Preferred Securities are to be redeemed. The Subordinated Debentures and the Trust Preferred Securities can be redeemed
prior to maturity, in whole or in part, at a redemption price of $1,000 per Trust Preferred Security. The Company (as successor to Citizens
Bancorp) has provided a full, irrevocable, and unconditional guarantee on a subordinated basis of the obligations of the Trust under
the Trust Preferred Securities in the event of the occurrence of an event of default, as defined in such guarantee. The trust agreement
contains provisions that enable the Company to defer making interest payments for a period of up to five years. However, the Company
would be restricted from paying dividends on or redeeming its common stock during any deferral. The Company has received approval from
the Federal Reserve Bank to pay the Trust Preferred Securities in full. The Company plans to notify the Trust and pay the Trust Preferred
Securities full on the next distribution date on January 7, 2026.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Liquidity
Liquidity
refers to the measure of our ability to meet the cash flow requirements of depositors and borrowers, while at the same time meeting our
operating, capital and strategic cash flow needs, all at a reasonable cost. We continuously monitor our liquidity position to ensure
that assets and liabilities are managed in a manner that will meet all of our short-term and long-term cash requirements. We manage our
liquidity position to meet the daily cash flow needs of customers while maintaining an appropriate balance between assets and liabilities
to meet the return on investment objectives of our shareholders.
Interest
rate sensitivity involves the relationships between rate-sensitive assets and liabilities and is an indication of the probable effects
of interest rate fluctuations on our net interest income. Interest rate-sensitive assets and liabilities are those with yields or rates
that are subject to change within a future time period due to maturity or changes in market rates. A model is used to project future
net interest income under a set of possible interest rate movements. The Bank’s Asset/Liability Committee reviews this information
to determine if the projected future net interest income levels would be acceptable. We attempt to stay within acceptable net interest
income levels.
Our
liquidity position is supported by management of liquid assets and access to alternative sources of funds. Our liquid assets include
cash, interest-bearing deposits in correspondent banks, federal funds sold, and the fair value of unpledged investment securities. Other
available sources of liquidity include wholesale deposits and additional borrowings from correspondent banks, FHLB advances, and the
Federal Reserve Discount Window.
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Our
short-term and long-term liquidity requirements are primarily met through cash flow from operations, redeployment of prepaying and maturing
balances in our loan and investment securities portfolios and increases in customer deposits. Other alternative sources of funds will
supplement these primary sources to the extent necessary to meet additional liquidity requirements on either a short-term or long-term
basis.
The
Company and the Bank are separate corporate entities. The Company’s liquidity depends primarily upon dividends received from the
Bank and capital and debt instruments issued by the Company. Statutory and regulatory limitations apply to the Bank’s payment of
dividends to the Company. See the sections titled “Dividend Policy — Dividend Restrictions” and “Supervision
and Regulation — Payment of Dividends and Repurchases of Capital Instruments” in the Registration Statement. The
Company relies on its liquidity to pay interest and principal on Company indebtedness, company operating expenses, and dividends to Company
shareholders.
As of September
30, 2025
Current On-Balance Sheet
(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 154,787
Unpledged available-for-sale
and held-to-maturity securities
49,250
Total
on-balance sheet
$ 204,037
As
of September 30, 2025
Available Sources of Liquidity
(in thousands)
Federal Reserve & FHLB
remaining borrowing capacity
$ 305,017
Correspondent banks borrowing capacity
77,500
Brokered CDs capacity
218,786
Total
available sources
$ 601,304
Capital
Requirements
We
are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal and state banking regulators. Failure to meet applicable
regulatory capital requirements may result in certain mandatory and possible additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if
undertaken, could have a direct material effect on our financial statements. Under regulatory capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory
framework for “prompt corrective action” (described below), we must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative
measures of our assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting policies. The capital
amounts and classifications are subject to qualitative judgments by the federal banking regulators about components, risk weightings
and other factors. Because the Company has total consolidated assets of less than $3 billion and otherwise qualifies for the application
of the Federal Reserve’s Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement, the Company currently is not subject to federal capital adequacy
guidelines on a consolidated basis. Rather, the regulatory capital requirements are applied to and assessed at the Bank. See the section
titled “Supervision and Regulation” in the Registration Statement.
The
tables below summarize the capital requirements applicable to the Bank in order for the Bank to satisfy the minimum capital requirements
of the capital adequacy guidelines and to be considered “well-capitalized” from a regulatory perspective under the prompt
corrective action framework, as well as the Company’s and the Bank’s capital ratios as of September 30, 2025, and December 31,
2024. The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (“FDIA”) requires, among other things, that the federal banking regulators take prompt
corrective action with respect to FDIC-insured depository institutions that do not meet certain minimum capital requirements. Under the
FDIA, insured depository institutions are divided into five capital categories: well capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized,
significantly undercapitalized, and critically undercapitalized. Under applicable FDIA regulations, an institution is considered to be
well capitalized if it has a common equity Tier 1 capital ratio (“CET1 capital”) of at least 6.5%, a leverage ratio of at
least 5%, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of at least 8%, and a total risk-based capital ratio of at least 10%, and it is not subject
to a directive, order or written agreement to meet and maintain specific capital levels.
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The
Bank exceeded all the minimum regulatory capital requirements under the federal capital adequacy guidelines (Basel III), and the
Bank met all the minimum capital requirements to be considered “well-capitalized” under the prompt corrective action framework,
as of the dates reflected in the tables below.
Actual
Required
Minimum
Under Capital Adequacy
Guidelines
Minimum
to be
Considered “Well
Capitalized” Under PCA
Amount
Ratio
Amount
Ratio
Amount
Ratio
(Dollars
in thousands)
As
of September 30, 2025:
Tier 1 capital
(to average assets) (leverage)
Company
$ 239,495
10.8 %
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Bank
$ 257,886
12.0 %
$ 85,742
4.0 %
$ 107,777
5.0 %
CET1
capital (to risk-weighted assets)
Company
$ 239,495
12.8 %
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Bank
$ 257,886
14.2 %
$ 81,917
4.5 %
$ 118,324
6.5 %
Tier
1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)
Company
$ 239,495
13.7 %
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Bank
$ 257,886
14.2 %
$ 109,222
6.0 %
$ 145,629
8.0 %
Total
capital (to risk-weighted assets)
Company
$ 257,886
14.1 %
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Bank
$ 275,898
15.2 %
$ 145,629
8.0 %
$ 182,037
10.0 %
Actual
Required
Minimum
Under Capital Adequacy
Guidelines
Minimum
to be
Considered “Well
Capitalized” Under PCA
Amount
Ratio
Amount
Ratio
Amount
Ratio
(Dollars
in thousands)
As of December 31, 2024:
Tier 1 capital
(to average assets) (leverage)
Company
$ 214,414
9.6 %
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Bank
$ 235,674
10.6 %
$ 89,209
4.0 %
$ 111,511
5.0 %
CET1
capital (to risk-weighted assets)
Company
$ 208,976
11.0 %
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Bank
$ 235,674
12.5 %
$ 84,892
4.5 %
$ 122,622
6.5 %
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)
Company
$ 214,414
11.3 %
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Bank
$ 235,674
12.5 %
$ 113,190
6.0 %
$ 150,920
8.0 %
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)
Company
$ 232,619
12.2 %
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Bank
$ 253,949
13.5 %
$ 150,920
8.0 %
$ 188,650
10.0 %
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Contractual
Obligations
The following
tables contain supplemental information regarding our total contractual obligations at September 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024:
Payments
Due at September 30, 2025
Within
One Year
One
to
Five Years
After
Five Years
Total
(Dollars
in thousands)
Time deposits
$ 432,194
$ 34,610
$ 2,870
$ 469,674
Short-term borrowings
62,663
—
—
62,663
Long-term borrowings
11,728
52,235
30,575
94,538
Subordinated debt securities
—
—
5,559
5,559
Total
contractual obligations
$ 506,585
$ 86,845
$ 39,004
$ 632,434
Payments
Due at December 31, 2024
Within
One Year
One
to
Five Years
After
Five Years
Total
(Dollars
in thousands)
Time deposits
$ 480,868
$ 92,188
$ 3,446
$ 576,501
Short-term borrowings
3,392
—
—
3,392
Long-term borrowings
16,385
51,815
32,066
100,266
Subordinated debt securities
—
—
5,507
5,507
Total
contractual obligations
$ 500,644
$ 144,003
$ 41,019
$ 685,666
We
believe that we will be able to meet our contractual obligations as they come due through the maintenance of adequate cash levels. We
expect to maintain adequate cash levels through profitability, loan and securities repayment and maturity activity and continued deposit
gathering activities. We have in place various borrowing mechanisms for both short-term and long-term liquidity needs.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements We are a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course
of business to meet the financing needs of our customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby
letters of credit. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized
in our consolidated balance sheets. Our exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument
for commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit to our customers is represented by the contractual or notional amount
of those instruments. Commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit are not recorded as an asset or liability by us until
the instrument is exercised. The contractual or notional amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of involvement we have in particular
classes of financial instruments.
Commitments
to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract.
Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require the payment of a fee. Since many of the
commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.
We use the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as we do for on-balance sheet instruments. The amount
and nature of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by us upon extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation
of the potential borrower.
Standby
letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by us to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. These guarantees
are primarily issued to support public and private short-term borrowing arrangements. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of
credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers. We hold collateral supporting such commitments
for which collateral is deemed necessary.
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The following
table summarizes commitments we had made as of the dates presented.
As of
September 30,
As of
December 31,
2025
2024
(Dollars in
thousands)
Commitments
to grant loans and unfunded commitments under lines of credit
$ 280,792
$ 354,509
Standby letters of credit
23,225
45,505
Total
$ 304,017
$ 400,014
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Not
required.
Item
4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The
Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness
of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of September 30, 2025. The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures
are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange
Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such
information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30,
2025.
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
During
the quarter ended September 30, 2025, there was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting identified
in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15 of the Exchange Act that has materially affected,
or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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PART
II—OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal Proceedings.
From
time to time, the Company and the Bank are parties to various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of their respective businesses,
including proceedings to collect loans or enforce security interests. In the opinion of management, none of these legal proceedings currently
pending will, when resolved, have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company
or the Bank.
Item
1A. Risk Factors.
In
addition to the other information set forth in this Report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed under the section titled
“Risk Factors” in the Registration Statement. These factors could materially and adversely affect our business, financial
condition, liquidity, results of operations and capital position, and could cause our actual results to differ materially from our historical
results or the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this Report. Please be aware that these risks may
change over time and other risks may prove to be important in the future.
There
have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in the Registration Statement.
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Recent
Sales of Unregistered Securities
We entered into a three-year employment agreement with Terry L.
Lee, our President and Chief Executive Officer, effective as of September 29, 2025 (the “Lee Employment Agreement”). Pursuant
to the Lee Employment Agreement, Terry L. Lee was granted an award of RSUs under and subject to the Commercial Bancgroup, Inc. 2025 Omnibus
Incentive Plan having a grant date value of $1,020,000 and to be settled in shares of common stock. The award will generally vest in three
equal annual installments, subject to continued employment through the applicable vesting date. The issuance of these RSUs to Terry L.
Lee pursuant to the Lee Employment Agreement was deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Securities Act”), in reliance upon Rule 701 under the Securities Act (“Rule 701”) because
the issuance was pursuant to a contract relating to compensation as provided under Rule 701.
Use
of Proceeds
On October 3, 2025, we completed our IPO of 7,173,000
shares of our common stock at an IPO price of $24.00 per share, with 1,458,334 shares sold by us and 5,714,758 shares sold by certain
selling shareholders. We received net proceeds of approximately $30.6 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions
of approximately $2.3 million and estimated offering expenses, including legal, accounting, and other expenses, of approximately $2.1
million. There has been no material change in the planned use of proceeds from our IPO from that disclosed in our final prospectus dated
September 30, 2025 and filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) under the Securities Act, on October 2, 2025. On October 7, 2025,
the Company used $20.5 million of its net proceeds from the IPO to fully repay the outstanding indebtedness under the Community Trust
Loan Agreement.
All
of the shares of our common stock issued and sold in our IPO were registered under the Securities Act pursuant to the Registration Statement,
which was declared effective by the SEC on September 30, 2025. Hovde Group, LLC acted as sole book-running manager for the IPO. The IPO
terminated after the sale of all securities registered pursuant to the Registration Statement.
None
of the expenses associated with the IPO were paid directly or indirectly to (i) any of our officers or directors or their associates,
(ii) any persons owning 10% or more of any class of our equity securities, or (iii) any of our affiliates.
Item
3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item
4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
None.
Item
5. Other Information.
Insider
Trading Arrangements
During
the three months ended September 30, 2025, none of the Company’s directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange
Act) adopted , terminated or modified a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as such terms are defined
in Item 408 of Regulation S-K).
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Item
6. Exhibits.
List
of Exhibits
Number
Description
3.1*
Amended
and Restated Charter of Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
3.2*
Amended
and Restated Bylaws of Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
10.1*
Employment
Agreement, by and among Commercial Bancgroup, Inc., Commercial Bank, and Terry L. Lee.
10.2*
Employment
Agreement, by and among Commercial Bancgroup, Inc., Commercial Bank, and Philip J. Metheny.
10.3*
Employment
Agreement, by and between Commercial Bank and Richard C. Sprinkle, Jr.
10.4
Form
of Director and Executive Officer Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to Commercial Bancgroup Inc.’s
Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the SEC on September 22, 2025).
10.5*
Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc. 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
10.6*
Form
of Employee Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement.
31.1*
Certification
of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant
to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*
Certification
of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant
to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1**
Certification
of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
32.2**
Certification
of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
101.INS
Inline
XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because XBRL tags are embedded
within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema with Embedded Linkbase Documents
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Cover
Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
* Filed
herewith
** This
exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange
Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated
by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, whether made before
or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any filings.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Date:
November 14, 2025
By:
/s/
Terry L. Lee
Name:
Terry L. Lee
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
Commercial
Bancgroup, Inc.
Date:
November 14, 2025
By:
/s/
Philip J. Metheny
Name:
Philip J. Metheny
Title:
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
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