Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm ( Baker Tilly US, LLP , Everett, Washington , PCAOB ID: 23 )
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Consolidated Balance Sheets, December 31, 2025 and 2024
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Consolidated Statements of Operations For the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) For the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity For the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows For the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of
First Northwest Bancorp and Subsidiary
Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of First Northwest Bancorp and Subsidiary (the "Company") as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), shareholders' equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "consolidated financial statements"). We also have audited the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.
Basis for Opinions
The Company's management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's consolidated financial statements and an opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures to respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal
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control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans
Critical Audit Matter Description
As described in Notes 1 and 4 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company’s consolidated allowance for credit losses on loans (ACLL) balance was $17 million as of December 31, 2025. The ACLL is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost of loans receivable to present the net amount expected to be collected. Management's estimate of the ACLL uses relevant available information, from internal and external sources, relating to past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts.
We identified management's application of historical losses including reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions in the discounted cash flow model, and management's estimation of qualitative risk factors, which are both components of the ACLL calculation, as a critical audit matter. Baseline loss rates are calculated using peer institution data related to historical losses.
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Historical losses are adjusted for management’s consideration of the forecasted direction of the economic and business environment. The Company also considers other qualitative risk factors to adjust the estimated ACLL.
How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit
Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. Our audit procedures related to the critical audit matter included the following, among others:
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Evaluating the design and tested the operating effectiveness of controls related to management's calculation of the ACLL, including controls over the reasonableness of historical losses and forecasted economic conditions related to national gross domestic product and unemployment figures, as well as the application of qualitative and environmental adjustments.
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Testing the completeness and accuracy of the data used in the calculation, application of historical loss rates and forecasted economic conditions, and application of qualitative risk factors, and assessed the appropriateness for the peer groups used to determine historical loss rates.
● Obtaining management’s analysis and supporting documentation related to the forecasted economic conditions and qualitative risk factors and testing whether the forecasted economic conditions and qualitative risk factors used in the calculation of the ACLL were supported by the analysis provided by management.
● Performing an independent sensitivity analysis to evaluate the reasonableness of the qualitative risk factors used by management.
/s/ Baker Tilly US, LLP
Everett, Washington
March 12, 2026
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2002.
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FIRST NORTHWEST BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in thousands, except share data)
December 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks
$ 15,530 $ 16,811
Interest-bearing deposits in banks
69,587 55,637
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $ 295,849 and $ 376,265 , respectively)
270,310 340,344
Loans held for sale
1,063 472
Loans receivable (net of allowance for credit losses on loans of $ 16,987 and $ 20,449 )
1,612,028 1,675,186
Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") stock, at cost
13,105 14,435
Accrued interest receivable
6,498 8,159
Premises and equipment, net
8,464 10,129
Servicing rights on sold loans, at fair value
3,014 3,281
Bank-owned life insurance ("BOLI"), net
42,382 41,150
Equity and partnership investments
15,489 13,229
Goodwill and other intangible assets
1,062 1,082
Deferred tax asset, net
13,638 13,738
Right-of-use ("ROU") asset, net
15,596 17,001
Prepaid expenses and other assets
20,129 21,352
Total assets
$ 2,107,895 $ 2,232,006
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Deposits
$ 1,599,101 $ 1,688,026
Borrowings, net
308,143 336,014
Accrued interest payable
1,223 3,295
Lease liability, net
16,439 17,535
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
24,301 31,770
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance
1,424 1,484
Total liabilities
1,950,631 2,078,124
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 14)
Shareholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $ 0.01 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding
— —
Common stock, $ 0.01 par value; 75,000,000 shares authorized; 9,467,925 and 9,353,348 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively
95 93
Additional paid-in capital
93,803 93,357
Retained earnings
91,699 97,198
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
( 22,398 ) ( 30,172 )
Unearned employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) shares
( 5,935 ) ( 6,594 )
Total shareholders' equity
157,264 153,882
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
$ 2,107,895 $ 2,232,006
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
For the Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
INTEREST INCOME
Interest and fees on loans receivable
$ 90,290 $ 93,752
Interest on investment securities
13,484 15,025
Interest-bearing deposits and other
2,045 2,348
FHLB dividends
1,182 1,215
Total interest income
107,001 112,340
INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits
37,020 42,427
Borrowings
12,682 13,593
Total interest expense
49,702 56,020
Net interest income
57,299 56,320
PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Provision for credit losses on loans
7,320 16,716
Recapture of provision for credit losses on unfunded commitments
( 5 ) ( 218 )
Provision for credit losses
7,315 16,498
Net interest income after provision for credit losses
49,984 39,822
NONINTEREST INCOME
Loan and deposit fees
4,359 4,291
Sold loan servicing fees and servicing rights mark-to-market
429 188
Net gain on sale of loans
112 312
Net loss on sale of investment securities
— ( 2,117 )
Net gain on sale of premises and equipment
— 7,919
Increase in BOLI cash surrender value, net
1,889 1,179
Income from BOLI death benefit, net
1,059 1,536
Other income (loss)
3,791 ( 694 )
Total noninterest income
11,639 12,614
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Compensation and benefits
28,808 32,665
Data processing
7,868 8,102
Occupancy and equipment
6,143 6,151
Supplies, postage, and telephone
1,320 1,266
Regulatory assessments and state taxes
2,226 1,978
Advertising
1,136 1,457
Professional fees
6,851 3,105
FDIC insurance premium
1,732 1,883
Legal settlement paid
5,740 —
Other expense
5,233 3,386
Total noninterest expense
67,057 59,993
Loss before benefit from provision for income taxes
( 5,434 ) ( 7,557 )
Benefit from provision for income taxes
( 1,243 ) ( 944 )
Net loss
$ ( 4,191 ) $ ( 6,613 )
Basic and diluted loss per common share
$ ( 0.48 ) $ ( 0.75 )
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(dollars in thousands)
For the Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
Net loss
$ ( 4,191 ) $ ( 6,613 )
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized holding gains on investments available for sale arising during the period
10,382 289
Tax effect
( 2,230 ) ( 63 )
Net actuarial gains (losses) on defined benefit ("DB") plan assets
126 ( 252 )
Tax effect
( 27 ) 54
Amortization of unrecognized DB plan prior service cost
150 150
Tax effect
( 31 ) ( 32 )
Reclassification adjustment for change in fair value of hedged items
( 760 ) 834
Tax effect
164 ( 179 )
Reclassification adjustment for net losses on sales of securities realized in income
— 2,117
Tax effect
— ( 454 )
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
7,774 2,464
Comprehensive income (loss)
$ 3,583 $ ( 4,149 )
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(dollars in thousands, except share data)
Common Stock
Additional Paid-in
Retained
Unearned ESOP
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Total Shareholders'
Shares
Amount
Capital
Earnings
Shares
Net of Tax
Equity
Balance at December 31, 2023
9,611,876 $ 96 $ 95,784 $ 107,349 $ ( 7,253 ) $ ( 32,636 ) $ 163,340
Net loss
( 6,613 ) ( 6,613 )
Common stock repurchased
( 312,288 ) ( 3 ) ( 3,160 ) ( 894 ) ( 4,057 )
Restricted stock award grants, net of forfeitures
66,924 — — —
Restricted stock awards canceled
( 13,164 ) — ( 187 ) ( 187 )
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
2,464 2,464
Share-based compensation
957 957
ESOP shares committed to be released
( 37 ) 659 622
Cash dividends declared and paid ($ 0.28 per share)
( 2,644 ) (2,644 )
Balance at December 31, 2024
9,353,348 $ 93 $ 93,357 $ 97,198 $ ( 6,594 ) $ ( 30,172 ) $ 153,882
Net loss
( 4,191 ) ( 4,191 )
Restricted stock award grants, net of forfeitures
125,798 2 — 2
Restricted stock awards canceled
( 11,221 ) — ( 113 ) ( 113 )
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
7,774 7,774
Share-based compensation
733 733
ESOP shares committed to be released
( 174 ) 659 485
Cash dividends declared and paid ($ 0.14 per share)
( 1,308 ) (1,308 )
Balance at December 31, 2025
9,467,925 $ 95 $ 93,803 $ 91,699 $ ( 5,935 ) $ ( 22,398 ) $ 157,264
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(dollars in thousands)
For the Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss
$ ( 4,191 ) $ ( 6,613 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
1,248 1,412
Amortization of core deposit intangible
20 3
Amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on investments, net
( 25 ) 611
Accretion of deferred loan fees and purchased premiums, net
( 1,784 ) ( 1,535 )
Amortization of debt issuance costs
72 78
Change in fair value of sold loan servicing rights
280 550
Additions to servicing rights on sold loans, net
( 13 ) ( 38 )
Provision for credit losses on loans
7,320 16,716
Recapture of provision for credit losses on unfunded commitments
( 5 ) ( 218 )
Deferred income taxes, net
( 2,014 ) ( 1,409 )
Allocation of ESOP shares
485 622
Share-based compensation expense
733 957
Gain on sale of loans, net
( 112 ) ( 312 )
Loss on sale of securities available for sale, net
— 2,117
Gain on extinguishment of subordinated debt
( 848 ) —
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance, net
( 1,889 ) ( 1,179 )
Income from death benefit on bank-owned life insurance, net
( 1,059 ) ( 1,536 )
Origination of loans held for sale
( 25,166 ) ( 22,197 )
Proceeds from loans held for sale
31,168 22,790
Legal settlement paid
( 5,740 ) —
Insurance reimbursement
1,681 —
Change in assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in accrued interest receivable
1,661 ( 265 )
Decrease (increase) in ROU asset
1,405 ( 10,954 )
Decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets
476 2,380
Decrease in accrued interest payable
( 2,072 ) ( 101 )
(Decrease) increase in lease liabilities
( 1,096 ) 11,107
(Decrease) increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities
( 3,293 ) 3,890
Net cash (used) provided by operating activities
( 2,758 ) 16,876
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of securities available for sale
( 5,534 ) ( 99,963 )
Proceeds from maturities, calls, and principal repayments of securities available for sale
85,976 33,874
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale
— 21,048
Redemption (purchase) of FHLB stock
1,330 ( 771 )
Early surrender of bank-owned life insurance policy
9,375 14,616
Purchase of bank-owned life insurance
( 9,109 ) ( 14,616 )
Proceeds from bank-owned life insurance death benefit
1,968 1,602
Net decrease (increase) in loans receivable
49,762 ( 47,849 )
Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment
417 6,508
Capital contributions to partnership investments
( 990 ) ( 6,502 )
Redemption of partnership investment
— 5,931
Capital disbursements from partnership agreements
794 1,067
Capital contributions to low-income housing tax credit partnerships
( 1,051 ) ( 2,011 )
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities
132,938 ( 87,066 )
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(dollars in thousands)
For the Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net (decrease) increase in deposits
$ ( 88,925 ) $ 11,134
Proceeds from long-term FHLB advances
30,000 105,000
Repayment of long-term FHLB advances
( 30,000 ) ( 25,000 )
Net decrease in short-term FHLB advances
( 30,000 ) ( 65,000 )
Redemption of subordinated debt, net
( 4,095 ) —
Net increase in line of credit
7,000 —
Net (decrease) increase in advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance
( 60 ) 224
Payment of dividends
( 1,318 ) ( 2,645 )
Restricted stock awards canceled
( 113 ) ( 187 )
Repurchase of common stock
— ( 4,057 )
Net cash (used) provided by financing activities
( 117,511 ) 19,469
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
12,669 ( 50,721 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
72,448 123,169
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
$ 85,117 $ 72,448
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest on deposits and borrowings
$ 51,832 $ 56,121
Cash paid for income taxes
12 83
Supplemental disclosures of noncash investing activities:
Change in unrealized loss on securities available for sale
$ 10,382 $ 2,406
Change in unrealized (loss) gain on fair value hedge
( 760 ) 834
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on DB Plan
126 ( 252 )
Amortization of unrecognized DB plan prior service cost
150 150
Loan principal transferred from held-for-investment to held-for-sale
6,480 —
Loan principal transferred to real estate owned and repossessed assets, net
1,380 —
Lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets
1,264 12,158
Series A equity investment acquired upon conversion of commercial business loan
1,260 —
Write-down of equity investment
— ( 1,762 )
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Nature of operations - First Northwest Bancorp, a Washington corporation ("First Northwest"), became the holding company of First Fed Bank ("First Fed" or the "Bank") on January 29, 2015, upon completion of the Bank's conversion from a mutual to stock form of organization (the "Conversion"). First Northwest and the Bank are collectively referred to as the "Company." On August 5, 2022, First Northwest's election to be treated as a financial holding company became effective, allowing the Company to engage in non-banking activities that are financial in nature or incidental to financial activities. First Northwest's business activities generally are limited to passive investment activities and oversight of its investment in First Fed. Accordingly, the information set forth in this report, including the consolidated financial statements and related data, relates primarily to the Bank.
The Bank is a community-oriented financial institution providing commercial and consumer banking services to individuals and businesses primarily in western Washington State with offices in Clallam, Jefferson, Kitsap, King, Snohomish and Whatcom counties. These services include deposit and lending transactions that are supplemented with borrowing and investing activities. On October 31, 2021, the Bank converted from a State Savings Bank Charter to a State Commercial Bank Charter and was simultaneously renamed First Fed Bank from First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Port Angeles.
Use of estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make assumptions. These assumptions result in estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to a determination of the allowance for credit losses, fair value of financial instruments, deferred tax assets and liabilities, and the valuation of collateral-dependent loans.
Principles of consolidation - The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of First Northwest and its wholly owned subsidiary, First Fed. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Subsequent events - The Company has evaluated subsequent events for potential recognition and disclosure.
Cash and cash equivalents - Cash and cash equivalents consist of currency on hand, due from banks, and interest-bearing deposits with financial institutions with an original maturity of three months or less. The amounts on deposit fluctuate and, at times, exceed the insured limit by the FDIC, which potentially subjects First Fed to credit risk. First Fed has not experienced any losses due to balances exceeding FDIC insurance limits.
Restricted assets - Federal Reserve Board regulations require maintenance of certain minimum reserve balances on deposit with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. The deposit requirement was zero at both December 31, 2025 and 2024 . First Fed was in compliance with its reserve requirements at December 31, 2025 and 2024 .
Investment securities - Investments in debt securities are classified into one of three categories: ( 1 ) held-to-maturity, ( 2 ) available-for-sale, or ( 3 ) trading. Investment securities are categorized as held-to-maturity when First Fed has the positive intent and ability to hold those securities to maturity. First Fed had no held-to-maturity or trading securities at December 31, 2025 and 2024 .
Securities that are held-to-maturity are stated at cost and adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, which are recognized as adjustments to interest income.
Investment securities categorized as available for sale are generally held for investment purposes (to maturity), although unanticipated future events may result in the sale of some securities. Available-for-sale securities are recorded at fair value, with the unrealized holding gain or loss reported in other comprehensive income, net of tax, as a separate component of shareholders' equity. Realized gains or losses are determined using the amortized cost basis of securities sold using the specific identification method and are included in earnings. Dividend and interest income on investments are recognized when earned. Premiums and discounts on securities without call features are recognized in interest income using the level yield method over the period to maturity. Premiums on securities with call features are amortized to the earliest call date.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company reviews the need for an allowance for credit losses on investment securities ("ACLI") on at least a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market conditions warrant such an evaluation. For investment securities available for sale in an unrealized loss position, the Company first assesses whether it intends to sell, or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell the security before the recovery of its amortized cost basis. If either of the criteria regarding intent or requirement to sell is met, the security’s amortized cost basis is written down to fair value through income. For investment securities available for sale that do not meet the aforementioned criteria, 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. The credit loss is defined as the difference between the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected and the amortized cost basis. If the present value of cash flows expected to be collected is less than the amortized cost basis, a credit loss exists and an ACLI is recorded for the credit loss, limited by the amount that the fair value is less than the amortized cost basis. Any decline in fair value that has not been recorded through an ACLI is recognized in other comprehensive income (loss). Changes in the ACLI are recorded as provision, or recapture of provision, for credit losses expense. Losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the uncollectibility of an investment security available for sale is confirmed or when either of the criteria regarding intent or requirement to sell is met. Accrued interest receivable on investment securities available for sale is excluded from the estimate of credit losses as interest accrued, but not received, is reversed timely in accordance with the policy for investment securities above.
Federal Home Loan Bank stock - First Fed’s investment in Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (FHLB) stock is carried at cost, which approximates fair value. As a member of the FHLB system, First Fed is required to maintain a minimum investment in FHLB stock based on specific percentages of its outstanding mortgages, total assets, or FHLB advances. At December 31, 2025 and 2024 , First Fed’s minimum investment requirement was approximately $ 13.1 million and $ 14.4 million, respectively. First Fed was in compliance with the FHLB minimum investment requirement at December 31, 2025 and 2024 . First Fed may request redemption at par value of any stock in excess of the amount First Fed is required to hold. Stock redemptions are granted at the discretion of the FHLB.
Management evaluates FHLB stock for impairment based on its assessment of the ultimate recoverability of cost rather than by recognizing temporary declines in value. The determination of whether a decline affects the ultimate recoverability of cost is influenced by criteria such as ( 1 ) the significance of any decline in net assets of the FHLB compared with the capital stock amount for the FHLB and the length of time this situation has persisted, ( 2 ) commitments by the FHLB to make payments required by law or regulation and the level of such payments in relation to the operating performance of the FHLB, ( 3 ) the impact of legislative and regulatory changes on institutions and, accordingly, the customer base of the FHLB, and ( 4 ) the liquidity position of the FHLB. Based on its evaluation, First Fed did not recognize a loss on its FHLB stock at December 31, 2025 and 2024 .
Loans held for sale - Mortgage loans originated and intended for sale in the secondary market are carried at the lower of aggregate cost or fair value. Fair value is determined based upon market prices from third -party purchasers and brokers. Net unrealized losses, if any, are recognized through a valuation allowance by charges to earnings. Gains or losses on the sale of loans are recognized at the time of sale and determined by the difference between net sale proceeds and the net book value of the loan less the estimated fair value of any retained mortgage servicing rights.
Loans receivable - Loans are stated at the amount of unpaid principal, net of charge-offs, unearned income, allowance for credit losses on loans ("ACLL") and any deferred fees or costs. Interest on loans is calculated using the simple interest method based on the month end balance of the principal amount outstanding and is credited to income as earned. The estimated life is adjusted for prepayments.
Each loan segment and class inherently contains differing credit risk profiles depending on the unique aspects of that segment or class of loans. For example, borrowers tend to consider their primary residence and access to transportation for employment-related purposes as basic requirements; accordingly, many consumers prioritize making payments on real estate first -mortgage loans and vehicle loans. Conversely, second -mortgage real estate loans or unsecured loans may not be supported by sufficient collateral; thus, in the event of financial hardship, borrowers may tend to place less importance on maintaining these loans as current and the Bank may not have adequate collateral to provide a secondary source of repayment in the event of default. Notwithstanding the various risk profiles unique to each class of loan, management believes that the credit risk for all loans is similarly dependent on essentially the same factors, including the financial strength of the borrower, the cash flow available to service maturing debt obligations, the condition and value of underlying collateral, the financial strength of any guarantors, and other factors.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Problem loans are monitored and a portion or all of the balance is charged off when collectability is sufficiently questionable that the Bank can no longer justify showing the loan as an asset on the balance sheet. To determine if a loan should be charged off, all possible sources of repayment are analyzed. Possible sources of repayment include the potential for future cash flow, the value of the Bank’s collateral, and the strength of co-makers or guarantors. When these sources do not add up to a reasonable probability that the loan can be collected, charge off is processed.
The accrual of interest on loans is discontinued at the time the loan is 90 days delinquent, unless the credit is well secured and in process of collection. 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. Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured. For those loans placed on non-accrual status due to payment delinquency, return to accrual status will generally not occur until the borrower demonstrates repayment ability over a period of not less than six months.
Loan fees and purchased premiums - Loan origination fees and certain direct origination costs are deferred and amortized as an adjustment to the yield of the loan over the contractual life using the effective interest method. In the event a loan is sold, the remaining deferred loan origination fees and/or costs are recognized as a component of gains or losses on the sale of loans. We may pay a purchase premium or receive a purchase discount on fully originated loans that we purchase. Premiums and discounts are capitalized at the time of purchase and amortized as an adjustment to the yield over the contractual life using the effective interest method and included in interest income.
Allowance for credit losses - On January 1, 2023, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") ASU 2016 - 13 Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326 ): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments , as amended, which replaces the incurred loss methodology with a current expected credit loss ("CECL") methodology. The ACLL is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost of loans receivable to present the net amount expected to be collected. Loans are charged against the allowance when management believes the collectability of a loan balance is unlikely. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance. The Bank records the changes in the ACLL through earnings, as a provision for credit losses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Accrued interest receivable on loans receivable is excluded from the estimate of credit losses. Instead, interest accrued, but not received, is reversed timely in accordance with the policy for loans receivable above.
The Company has identified segments of loans with similar risk characteristics for which it then applies one of two loss methodologies. Management has adopted a discounted cash flow ("DCF") methodology for most of its segments to calculate the ACLL. For certain segments with smaller portfolios or where data is prohibitive to running a DCF calculation, management has elected to use a remaining life methodology. The Company will evaluate individual loans for expected credit losses when those loans do not share similar risk characteristics with loans evaluated using a collective (pooled) basis. The allowance for individually evaluated loans is calculated using the collateral value method, which considers the likely source of repayment as the value of the collateral, less estimated costs to sell, or another method such as the cash flow method, which considers the contractual principal and interest terms and estimated cash flows available from the borrower to satisfy the debt. When the cash flow method is used, cash flows are discounted back by the effective interest rate and compared to the total recorded investment. If the present value of cash flows is less than the total recorded investment, a reserve is calculated.
For each loan segment collectively measured, the baseline loss rates are calculated using peer institution data from Federal Financial Institutions Examinations Council ("FFIEC") Call Report filings. The Bank evaluates the historical period on a quarterly basis. The baseline loss rates are applied to each loan's estimated cash flows over the life of the loan to determine the baseline loss estimate for each loan. Estimated cashflows consider the principal and interest in accordance with the contractual term of the loan and estimated prepayments. Contractual cashflows are based on the amortized cost, as adjusted for balances guaranteed by governmental entities, such as the SBA or the United States Department of Agriculture, or the unguaranteed amortized cost. The contractual term excludes expected extensions, renewals, and modifications unless either of the following applies: 1 ) management has a reasonable expectation at the reporting date that a modification agreement will be executed with an individual borrower or 2 ) 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. Prepayments are established for each segment based on historical averages for the segments, which management believes is an accurate representation of future prepayment activity. Management reviews the adequacy of the prepayment period assumption on a quarterly basis.
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The CECL methodology includes consideration of the forecasted direction of the economic and business environment and its likely impact to the estimated allowance as compared to the historical losses over the reasonable and supportable time frame. Economic forecast models for the current period are uploaded to the model, which targets two forecasted macroeconomic factors, which are national gross domestic product and unemployment figures. Each of the forecasted DCF segments is impacted by these macroeconomic factors. Further, each of the macroeconomic factors is utilized differently by segment, including the application of lagged factors and various transformations such as percent change year over year.
The Bank uses the Federal Open Market Committee ("FOMC") forecast via an application programming interface with our CECL software. FOMC provides various forecast scenarios used to determine the loan portfolio’s expected credit loss. Based on known/knowable information at the measurement date, management has determined that the FOMC scenarios and the underlying assumptions most closely align with current and expected conditions. The Bank has elected to forecast the first four quarters of the credit loss estimate and revert on a straight-line basis as permitted in ASC 326 - 20 - 30 - 9. The Bank also considers other qualitative risk factors to adjust the estimated ACLL calculated by the above-mentioned model. While there are many factors available to incorporate into the quantitative model, the Bank has selected to use the most critical factors. Additional metrics will be included only if internal or external factors outside those considered in its historical losses or macroeconomic forecast indicate otherwise. The Bank has established metrics to estimate the qualitative risk factor by segment based on the identified risk.
In general, management's estimate of the ACLL uses relevant available information, from internal and external sources, relating to past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The allowance for credit losses on loans evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available. While management utilizes its best judgment and information available to recognize losses on loans, future additions to the allowance may be necessary based on further declines in local and national economic conditions. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Bank’s ACLL. Such agencies may require the Bank to make adjustments to the allowance based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examinations. The Company believes the ACLL at December 31, 2025 , is appropriate given the above considerations.
Allowance for credit losses on unfunded commitments - The Bank estimates expected credit losses on unfunded, off-balance sheet commitments over the contractual period in which the Bank is exposed to credit risk from a contractual obligation to extend credit, unless the obligation is unconditionally cancellable by the Company. The Bank has determined that no allowance is necessary for its home equity line of credit portfolio as it has the ability to unconditionally cancel the available lines of credit. The allowance methodology is similar to the ACLL, but additionally includes an estimate of the future utilization of the commitment as determined by historical commitment utilization. The credit risks associated with the unfunded commitments are consistent with the risks outlined for each loan class. The allowance is recognized in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and is adjusted as a provision (reversal of provision) for credit losses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Real estate owned and repossessed assets - Real estate owned and repossessed assets include real estate and personal property acquired through foreclosure or repossession and may include in-substance foreclosed properties. These properties are initially recorded at the fair market value of the property less selling costs. Properties are subsequently evaluated for impairment. In-substance foreclosed properties are those properties for which the Bank has taken physical possession, regardless of whether formal foreclosure proceedings have taken place. At December 31, 2025 , there was $ 1.4 million of one -to- four family residential real estate included in other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets which was acquired during the year.
Loan servicing rights - Loan servicing rights are recorded at fair value when loans are originated and subsequently sold with the servicing rights retained. Management assesses the fair value of loan servicing rights based on recalculations of the present value of remaining future cash flows using updated market discount rates and prepayment speeds. Subsequent loan prepayments and changes in prepayment assumptions in excess of those forecasted can adversely impact the carrying value of the servicing rights. The servicing rights are stratified based on the predominant risk characteristics of the underlying loans: fixed-rate loans and adjustable-rate loans. The effect of changes in market interest rates on estimated rates of loan prepayments is the predominant risk characteristic for loan servicing rights. The valuation model incorporates assumptions that market participants would use in estimating future net servicing income, such as the cost to service, the discount rate, the custodial earnings rate, an inflation rate, ancillary income, prepayment speeds, and default rates and losses.
Sold loan servicing income represents fees earned for servicing loans. Fees for servicing sold loans are generally based upon a percentage of the principal balance of the loans serviced, as well as related ancillary income such as late charges. Servicing income is recognized as earned unless collection is doubtful. The caption in the Consolidated Statements of Operations "Sold loan servicing fees and servicing rights mark-to-market" includes sold loan servicing income and changes in fair value.
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Premises and equipment - Premises and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is recognized and computed on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives as follows:
Years
Buildings
37.5 - 50
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment
3 - 10
Software
3
Automobiles
5
Bank-owned life insurance - The carrying amount of life insurance approximates fair value. Fair value of life insurance is estimated using the cash surrender value, less applicable surrender charges. The change in cash surrender value is included in noninterest income.
Equity and partnership investments - Equity investments include amounts invested in non-publicly traded stock. Investments in non-publicly traded stock are measured at cost, less impairment, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in ordinary transactions for the identical or similar investment of the same issuer. The recorded balance of these equity investments was $ 1.8 million and $ 500,000 at December 31, 2025 and 2024 , respectively.
Partnership investments include limited partnerships in investment funds and other business ventures. Partnership investments that do not result in consolidation of the investee are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The Company's allocated share of earnings or losses are recorded in other noninterest income. The recorded balance of these partnership investments was $ 13.7 million and $ 12.7 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024 , respectively.
We assess whether impairment indicators exist to trigger the performance of an impairment analysis on equity and partnership investments throughout the year.
Goodwill - Goodwill is recorded from a business combination as the difference in the purchase price and fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Goodwill has an indefinite useful life, and as such, is not amortized. The Company reviews goodwill for impairment annually, or more frequently if an indication of impairment exists between annual tests. Any impairment will be recorded as noninterest expense and corresponding reduction in intangible asset on the consolidated financial statements.
Core deposit intangible - A core deposit intangible ("CDI") asset is recognized from the assumption of core deposit liabilities in connection with the acquisition of deposits from another financial institution. The asset is valued by a third party and is amortized into noninterest expense over its estimated useful life. The CDI is evaluated for impairment annually with any additional decline recorded as noninterest expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Income taxes - First Fed accounts for income taxes in accordance with the provisions of ASC 740 - 10, Income Taxes , which requires the use of the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for their future tax consequences, attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.
Leases - Operating lease right-of-use ("ROU") assets represent the Company's right to use the underlying asset during the lease term and operating lease liabilities represent the Company's obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized at lease commencement based on the present value of the future lease payments using the Company's incremental borrowing rate. The discount rate used in determining the present value was the Company's incremental borrowing rate using the FHLB fixed advance rate based on the remaining lease term as of January 1, 2019, or the commencement date for subsequent leases. The Company utilized Provident Financial Services, Inc.'s 10 year fixed-to-floating rate on subordinated notes issued in May 2024 for the incremental borrowing rate to calculate the ROU asset for the six leases generated in the May 2024 sale-leaseback transaction as that more closely aligned with the economic environment at that time. The Company does not capitalize short-term leases, which are leases with terms of twelve months or less. ROU assets and related operating lease liabilities are remeasured when lease terms are amended, extended, or when management intends to exercise available extension options. We have lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, which are generally accounted for separately for real estate leases.
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Historic Tax Credit Investment - The Company holds an interest in an Historic Tax Credit investment ("HTC") partnership, also referred to as the Rehabilitation Credit, which met the National Park Service's requirements to qualify for a tax incentive on the rehabilitation of a certified historic structure. As a limited liability investor in this partnership, the Company receives a tax benefit in the form of a tax deduction from partnership operating losses and a federal income tax credit. The federal income tax credit is earned over a 5 -year period upon the qualified rehabilitated building being placed in service and having met all the requirements.
The Company uses the deferral method to amortize the initial cost of the investment over the life of the related tax credit and other tax benefits received and recognizes the net investment performance on the Consolidated Statements of Operations as a component of income tax expense. The Company reports the carrying value of the equity investment in the unconsolidated HTC in "Prepaid expenses and other assets" on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The maximum exposure to loss in the HTC is the amount of equity invested by the Company. The Company has evaluated the variable interests held by the Company in the HTC investment and determined that the Company does not have controlling financial interests in such investment and is not the primary beneficiary.
Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Investment - The Company has an equity investment in a Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Investment ("LIHTC") partnership which is an indirect federal subsidy that finances low-income housing projects. As a limited liability investor in this partnership, the Company receives a tax benefit in the form of a tax deduction from partnership operating losses and a federal income tax credit. The federal income tax credit is earned over a 10 -year period as a result of the investment properties meeting certain criteria and is subject to recapture for noncompliance with such criteria over a 15 -year period.
The Company accounts for the LIHTC under the proportional amortization method and amortizes the initial cost of the investment in proportion to the tax credits and other tax benefits received and recognizes the net investment performance on the Consolidated Statements of Operations as a component of income tax expense. The Company reports the carrying value of the equity investment in the unconsolidated LIHTC in "Prepaid expenses and other assets" on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The maximum exposure to loss in the LIHTC is the amount of equity invested and credit extended by the Company. The Company has evaluated the variable interests held by the Company in the LIHTC investment and determined that the Company does not have controlling financial interests in such investment and is not the primary beneficiary.
Transfers of financial assets - Transfers of an entire financial asset, a group of financial assets, or a participating interest in an entire financial asset are accounted for as sales when control over the assets has been relinquished. Control over transferred assets is deemed to be surrendered when: ( 1 ) the assets have been isolated from First Fed, ( 2 ) the transferee obtains the right (free of conditions that constrain it from taking advantage of that right) to pledge or exchange the transferred assets, and ( 3 ) First Fed does not maintain effective control over the transferred assets through an agreement to repurchase them before their maturity. The mortgage loans that are sold with recourse provisions are accounted for as sales until such time as the loan defaults.
First Fed sold mortgage loans in the past with "life of the loan" recourse provisions, requiring First Fed to repurchase the loan at any time if it defaults. The remaining balance of such loans at December 31, 2025 and 2024 , was approximately $ 1.2 million and $ 1.5 million, respectively. Of these loans, no loans were repurchased during the years ended December 31, 2025 or 2024 . No reserve is recorded for these loans in other liabilities.
Off-balance-sheet credit-related financial instruments - In the ordinary course of business, First Fed has entered into commitments to extend credit, including commitments under lines of credit, commercial letters of credit, and standby letters of credit. Such financial instruments are recorded when they are funded.
Comprehensive income (loss) - Accounting principles generally require that recognized revenue, expenses, and gains and losses be included in net income (loss). Although certain changes in assets and liabilities, such as unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities, are reported as a separate component of the equity section of the consolidated balance sheets, such items, along with net income (loss), are components of comprehensive income (loss).
Dividend restriction - Banking regulations require maintaining certain capital levels and may limit the dividends paid by the Bank to the Company or by the Company to shareholders.
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Components of noninterest income evaluated under Revenue Recognition (Topic 606 ) - The Company recognizes revenue as it is earned and noted no impact to its revenue recognition policies as a result of the adoption of ASU 2014 - 09. The following is a discussion of key revenues within the scope of the new revenue guidance.
Deposit fees - The Company earns fees from its deposit customers for account maintenance, transaction-based activity and overdraft services. Account maintenance fees consist primarily of account fees and analyzed account fees charged on deposit accounts on a monthly basis. The performance obligation is satisfied and the fees are recognized on a monthly basis as the service period is completed. Transaction-based fees on deposit accounts are charged to deposit customers for specific services provided to the customer, such as non-sufficient funds fees, overdraft fees, and wire fees. The performance obligation is completed as the transaction occurs and the fees are recognized at the time each specific service is provided to the customer. Deposit fees are included in Service Fees on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Debit card interchange income - Debit and Automated Teller Machine ("ATM") interchange income represent fees earned when a debit card issued by the Company is used. The Company earns interchange fees from debit cardholder transactions through card networks. In addition, the Company earns interchange fees for use of its ATMs by customers of other banking institutions. Interchange fees are based on purchase volumes and other factors and are recognized as transactions occur. The performance obligation is satisfied and the fees are earned when the cost of the transaction is charged to the cardholder's debit card. Certain expenses directly associated with the credit and debit card are netted against interchange income. Debit card interchange income is included in Service Fees on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Third-party credit card interchange income - Third-party credit card interchange income represents fees earned when a credit card issued by the Bank through a third -party vendor is used. Similar to the debit card interchange, the Bank earns an interchange fee for each transaction made with a Bank-branded credit card. The performance obligation is satisfied and the fees are earned when the cost of the transaction is charged to the cardholder's credit card. Certain expenses directly related to the third -party credit card interchange contract are netted against interchange income. Third-party credit card interchange income is included in Service Fees on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Gains/losses on the sale of real estate owned are included in noninterest income or expense, respectively, and are generally recognized when the performance obligation is complete. This accounting treatment is typically at delivery of control over the property to the buyer at the time of each real estate closing.
Advertising costs - First Fed expenses advertising costs as they are incurred.
Fair value measurements - Fair values of financial instruments are estimated using relevant market information and other assumptions (Note 15 ). Fair value estimates involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment regarding interest rates, credit risk, prepayments, and other factors, especially in the absence of broad markets for particular items. Changes in assumptions or in market conditions could significantly affect these estimates.
Derivative instruments and hedging activities - FASB ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging ("ASC 815" ), provides the disclosure requirements for derivatives and hedging activities with the intent to provide users of financial statements with an enhanced understanding of: (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how the entity accounts for derivative instruments and related hedged items, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. Further, qualitative disclosures are required that explain the Company’s objectives and strategies for using derivatives, as well as quantitative disclosures about the fair value of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative instruments.
As required by ASC 815, the Company records all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use of the derivative, whether the Company has elected to designate a derivative in a hedging relationship and apply hedge accounting and whether the hedging relationship has satisfied the criteria necessary to apply hedge accounting. Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to changes in the fair value of an asset, liability, or firm commitment attributable to a particular risk, such as interest rate risk, are considered fair value hedges. Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows, or other types of forecasted transactions, are considered cash flow hedges. Derivatives may also be designated as hedges of the foreign currency exposure of a net investment in a foreign operation.
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Hedge accounting generally provides for the matching of the timing of gain or loss recognition on the hedging instrument with the recognition of the changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk in a fair value hedge or the earnings effect of the hedged forecasted transactions in a cash flow hedge. The Company may enter into derivative contracts that are intended to economically hedge certain of its risk, even though hedge accounting does not apply, or the Company elects not to apply hedge accounting.
In accordance with the FASB’s fair value measurement guidance in ASU 2011 - 04, the Company made an accounting policy election to measure the credit risk of its derivative financial instruments that are subject to master netting agreements on a net basis by counterparty portfolio.
Segment information - First Fed is engaged in the business of attracting deposits and providing lending services. Substantially all income is derived from a diverse base of commercial, mortgage, and consumer lending activities and investments. The Company’s activities are a single industry segment for financial reporting purposes based on our operations. See Note 19 for additional information.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan - The cost of shares issued to the ESOP but not yet allocated to participants is shown as a reduction of shareholders' equity. Compensation expense is based on the market price of shares as they are committed to be released to participants' accounts. Dividends on allocated and unallocated ESOP shares reduce debt and accrued interest.
Earnings per Common Share - Earn ings per share ("EPS") is computed using the two -class method. The two -class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for each class of common stock and participating security according to dividends declared or accumulated and participation rights in undistributed earnings. Under the two -class method, basic EPS is computed by dividing earnings allocated to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Earnings allocated to common shareholders represents net income reduced by earnings allocated to participating securities. ESOP shares that are committed to be released are outstanding for EPS calculation purposes, while unallocated ESOP shares are not considered outstanding for basic or diluted EPS calculations. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average common shares outstanding plus the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if unvested restricted stock awards were included unless those additional shares would have been anti-dilutive. For the diluted EPS computation, the treasury stock method is applied and compared to the two -class method and whichever method results in a more dilutive impact is utilized to calculate diluted EPS.
Recently adopted accounting pronouncements
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023 - 09, Income Taxes (Topic 740 ): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures . This ASU requires that public business entities disclose, on an annual basis, specific categories in the rate reconciliation and provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold. The ASU requires all entities to disclose on an annual basis ( 1 ) the amount of income taxes paid, disaggregated by federal, state and foreign taxes and ( 2 ) the amount of income taxes paid disaggregated by individual jurisdictions in which income taxes paid is equal or greater than 5 percent of total income taxes paid. The ASU also requires that all entities disclose income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense (or benefit) disaggregated between domestic or foreign and income tax expense (or benefit) from continuing operations disaggregated by federal (national), state and foreign. This ASU is effective for public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The adoption of this ASU is reflected in the presentation of Note 10 of the Company's consolidated financial statements.
In March 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024 - 01, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718 ): Scope Application of Profits Interest and Similar Awards . ASU 2024 - 01 added an illustrative example to demonstrate how an entity should apply the scope guidance in paragraph 718 - 10 - 15 - 3 to determine whether a profits interest award should be accounted for in accordance with Topic 718. Awards not meeting the criteria should be accounted for in accordance with Topic 710. The illustrative example provides four fact patterns which are intended to reduce complexity in determining whether a profits interest award is subject to the guidance in Topic 718 and reduce existing diversity in practice. ASU 2024 - 01 is effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
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Recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024 - 03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220 - 40 ): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses . ASU 2024 - 03 requires additional disclosure of the nature of expenses included in the income statement in response to requests from investors for more information to better understand an entity's performance and potential future cash flows. The new standard requires disclosures about specific types of expenses included in the expense captions presented on the face of the income statement as well as disclosures about selling expenses. ASU 2024 - 03 is effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024 - 04, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470 - 20 ): Induced Conversions of Convertible Debt Instruments . ASU 202404 clarifies the requirements for determining whether certain settlements of convertible debt instruments should be accounted for as an induced conversion. The amendments do not change the accounting for conversions that include the issuance of all equity securities upon conversion. ASU 2024 - 04 is effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025 - 06, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350 - 40 ): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software which clarifies the accounting for costs related to internal-use software. The new guidance clarifies the threshold entities apply to begin capitalizing costs and removes all references to project stages in ASC Subtopic 350 - 40. ASU 2025 - 06 is effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company does not anticipate this ASU will have a material impact on its financial statements.
In November 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025 - 08, Financial instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326 ): Purchased Loans , which amends the guidance in ASC 326 on the accounting for certain purchased loans. Under the ASU, entities must account for acquired loans (excluding credit cards) that meet certain criteria at acquisition ("purchased seasoned loans") by recognizing them at their purchase price plus an allowance for expected credit losses (the "gross-up approach"). ASU 2025 - 08 also introduces an accounting policy election related to the subsequent measurement of expected credit losses for entities that use a method other than a discounted cash flow analysis to estimate credit losses on purchased seasoned loans. If this accounting policy is elected, entities can use the amortized cost basis of the asset to subsequently measure their credit loss allowance. ASU 2025 - 08 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted in an interim or annual reporting period in which financial statements have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2025 - 08 on its consolidated financial statements.
Reclassifications - Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current audited financial statement presentation with no effect on net income or shareholders' equity.
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Note 2 - Securities
The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and estimated fair value of securities classified as available-for-sale at December 31, 2025 , are summarized as follows:
December 31, 2025
(dollars in thousands)
Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses Estimated Fair Value Allowance for Credit Losses
Available for Sale
Municipal bonds
$ 92,148 $ — $ ( 11,896 ) $ 80,252 $ —
U.S. government agency issued asset-backed securities (ABS agency)
11,927 28 ( 12 ) 11,943 —
Corporate issued asset-backed securities (ABS corporate)
7,963 2 ( 4 ) 7,961 —
Corporate issued debt securities (Corporate debt)
39,772 251 ( 1,222 ) 38,801 —
U.S. Small Business Administration securities (SBA)
6,293 18 ( 18 ) 6,293 —
Mortgage-Backed Securities:
U.S. government agency issued mortgage-backed securities (MBS agency)
101,618 379 ( 10,341 ) 91,656 —
Non-agency issued mortgage-backed securities (MBS non-agency)
36,128 4 ( 2,728 ) 33,404 —
Total securities available for sale
$ 295,849 $ 682 $ ( 26,221 ) $ 270,310 $ —
The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and estimated fair value of securities classified as available-for-sale at December 31, 2024 , are summarized as follows:
December 31, 2024
(dollars in thousands)
Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses Estimated Fair Value Allowance for Credit Losses
Available for Sale
Municipal bonds
$ 93,212 $ — $ ( 15,336 ) $ 77,876 $ —
ABS agency
12,944 16 ( 84 ) 12,876 —
ABS corporate
16,065 62 ( 5 ) 16,122 —
Corporate debt
58,106 55 ( 3,670 ) 54,491 —
SBA
8,664 18 ( 16 ) 8,666 —
Mortgage-Backed Securities
MBS agency
111,372 83 ( 12,758 ) 98,697 —
MBS non-agency
75,902 4 ( 4,290 ) 71,616 —
Total securities available for sale
$ 376,265 $ 238 $ ( 36,159 ) $ 340,344 $ —
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There were no securities classified as held-to-maturity at December 31, 2025 and 2024 . There was no allowance for credit losses on investment securities recorded at December 31, 2025 and 2024 , based on analysis performed by the Company.
Accrued interest receivable on available-for-sale debt securities totaled $ 1.5 million and $ 2.0 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 , respectively. Accrued interest receivable on securities is reported in accrued interest receivable on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and is excluded from the calculation of the allowance for credit losses on investment securities.
The following table shows the unrealized gross losses and fair value of the investment portfolio by length of time that individual securities in each category have been in a continuous loss position as of December 31, 2025 :
Less Than Twelve Months
Twelve Months or Longer
Total
(dollars in thousands)
Gross Unrealized Losses Estimated Fair Value Gross Unrealized Losses Estimated Fair Value Gross Unrealized Losses Estimated Fair Value
Available for Sale
Municipal bonds
$ — $ — $ ( 11,896 ) $ 80,252 $ ( 11,896 ) $ 80,252
ABS agency
— — ( 12 ) 4,116 ( 12 ) 4,116
ABS corporate
— — ( 4 ) 958 ( 4 ) 958
Corporate debt
( 8 ) 993 ( 1,214 ) 27,570 ( 1,222 ) 28,563
SBA
( 5 ) 643 ( 13 ) 2,380 ( 18 ) 3,023
Mortgage-Backed Securities
MBS agency
( 31 ) 3,871 ( 10,310 ) 57,375 ( 10,341 ) 61,246
MBS non-agency
— — ( 2,728 ) 31,154 ( 2,728 ) 31,154
Total
$ ( 44 ) $ 5,507 $ ( 26,177 ) $ 203,805 $ ( 26,221 ) $ 209,312
The following table shows the unrealized gross losses and fair value of the investment portfolio by length of time that individual securities in each category have been in a continuous loss position as of December 31, 2024 :
Less Than Twelve Months
Twelve Months or Longer
Total
(dollars in thousands)
Gross Unrealized Losses Estimated Fair Value Gross Unrealized Losses Estimated Fair Value Gross Unrealized Losses Estimated Fair Value
Available for Sale
Municipal bonds
$ — $ — $ ( 15,336 ) $ 77,876 $ ( 15,336 ) $ 77,876
ABS Agency
( 21 ) 2,957 ( 63 ) 6,311 ( 84 ) 9,268
ABS Corporate
— — ( 5 ) 2,798 ( 5 ) 2,798
Corporate debt
— — ( 3,670 ) 46,355 ( 3,670 ) 46,355
SBA
( 16 ) 3,093 — — ( 16 ) 3,093
Mortgage-Backed Securities
MBS agency
( 545 ) 26,531 ( 12,213 ) 51,181 ( 12,758 ) 77,712
MBS non-agency
( 71 ) 9,352 ( 4,219 ) 57,470 ( 4,290 ) 66,822
Total
$ ( 653 ) $ 41,933 $ ( 35,506 ) $ 241,991 $ ( 36,159 ) $ 283,924
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There were 4 available-for-sale securities with unrealized losses of less than one year, and 131 available-for-sale securities with an unrealized loss of more than one year at December 31, 2025 . There were 22 available-for-sale securities with unrealized losses of less than one year, and 144 available-for-sale securities with an unrealized loss of more than one year at December 31, 2024 . Management believes that the unrealized losses on our investment securities relate principally to the general change in interest rates, market liquidity and demand, and market volatility that has occurred since the initial purchase, and such unrecognized losses or gains will continue to vary with general interest rate level and market fluctuations in the future. Management does not believe the unrealized losses on our securities are related to a deterioration in credit quality. Certain investments in a loss position are guaranteed by government entities or government sponsored entities. The Company does not intend to sell the securities in an unrealized loss position and believes that it is unlikely that we will be required to sell these investments prior to a market price recovery or maturity. Based on the Company’s evaluation of these securities, no credit impairment was recorded at December 31, 2025 or December 31, 2024 .
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of investment securities by contractual maturity are shown in the following tables at the dates indicated. Expected maturities of MBS may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties; therefore, these securities are shown separately.
December 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(dollars in thousands)
Amortized Cost Estimated Fair Value Amortized Cost Estimated Fair Value
Mortgage-backed securities:
Due within one year
$ 4,602 $ 4,603 $ 26,690 $ 26,509
Due after one through five years
6,912 6,856 11,564 11,539
Due after five through ten years
7,215 7,012 8,080 7,609
Due after ten years
119,017 106,589 140,940 124,656
Total mortgage-backed securities
137,746 125,060 187,274 170,313
All other investment securities:
Due within one year
1,000 959 — —
Due after one through five years
24,082 23,620 21,559 20,751
Due after five through ten years
45,356 41,453 58,535 53,321
Due after ten years
87,665 79,218 108,897 95,959
Total all other investment securities
158,103 145,250 188,991 170,031
Total investment securities
$ 295,849 $ 270,310 $ 376,265 $ 340,344
Sales of available-for-sale securities were as follows:
For the Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)
2025 2024
Proceeds from sales
$ — $ 21,048
Gross realized gains
— —
Gross realized losses
— ( 2,117 )
Note 3 - Loans Receivable
The loan portfolio is comprised of three portfolio segments that reflect the Company’s lending strategy and risk management practices. These segments include Real Estate Loans, Consumer Loans, and Commercial Business Loans. Each portfolio segment is further disaggregated into classes of loans with similar attributes and risk characteristics. Management uses these segment and class groupings to evaluate portfolio performance and determine the allowance for credit losses.
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Loan amounts are presented at amortized cost which is comprised of the loan balance net of unearned loan fees in excess of unamortized costs and unamortized purchase premiums of $ 21.5 million and $ 19.1 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 , respectively. The amortized cost reflected in total loans receivable does not include accrued interest receivable. Accrued interest receivable on loans was $ 5.0 million and $ 6.0 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 , respectively, and was reported in accrued interest receivable on the consolidated balance sheets and is excluded from the calculation of the allowance for credit losses on loans.
The amortized cost of loans receivable, net of derivative basis adjustment and ACLL, consisted of the following at the dates indicated:
(dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2025 December 31, 2024
Real Estate:
One-to-four family
$ 376,731 $ 395,315
Multi-family
288,529 332,596
Commercial real estate
402,683 390,379
Construction and land
61,268 78,110
Total real estate loans
1,129,211 1,196,400
Consumer:
Home equity
85,088 79,054
Auto and other consumer
283,502 268,876
Total consumer loans
368,590 347,930
Commercial business loans
130,311 151,493
Total loans receivable
1,628,112 1,695,823
Less:
Derivative basis adjustment
( 903 ) 188
Allowance for credit losses on loans
16,987 20,449
Total loans receivable, net
$ 1,612,028 $ 1,675,186
Loans receivable by the earliest of next repricing date or maturity, at the dates indicated:
(dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2025 December 31, 2024
Adjustable-rate loans
Due within one year
$ 412,034 $ 391,843
After one but within five years
312,494 323,885
After five but within ten years
28,341 50,004
After ten years
41 —
Total adjustable-rate loans
752,910 765,732
Fixed-rate loans
Due within one year
$ 72,026 $ 77,600
After one but within five years
133,589 148,388
After five but within ten years
157,870 180,519
After ten years
511,717 523,584
Total fixed-rate loans
875,202 930,091
Total loans receivable
$ 1,628,112 $ 1,695,823
The adjustable-rate loans have interest rate adjustment limitations and are generally indexed to multiple indices. Future market factors may affect the correlation of adjustable loan interest rates with the rates First Fed pays on the short-term deposits that have been primarily used to fund such loans.
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The following table presents the amortized cost of nonaccrual loans by loan class at the dates indicated:
December 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(dollars in thousands)
Nonaccrual Loans with ACLL Nonaccrual Loans with No ACLL Total Nonaccrual Loans Nonaccrual Loans with ACLL Nonaccrual Loans with No ACLL Total Nonaccrual Loans
One-to-four family
$ 91 $ 2,181 $ 2,272 $ 364 $ 1,113 $ 1,477
Commercial real estate
5 9,740 9,745 4 5,594 5,598
Construction and land
7 5,139 5,146 10 19,534 19,544
Home equity
53 — 53 55 — 55
Auto and other consumer
25 1,061 1,086 — 700 700
Commercial business loans
303 3,990 4,293 2,537 604 3,141
Total nonaccrual loans
$ 484 $ 22,111 $ 22,595 $ 2,970 $ 27,545 $ 30,515
Interest income recognized on a cash basis on nonaccrual loans for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 , was $ 132,000 and $ 201,000 , respectively.
Past due loans. Loans are considered past due if the required principal and interest payments have not been received as of the date such payments were due. There were no loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest at December 31, 2025 and 2024 .
The following table presents the amortized cost of past due loans (including both accruing and nonaccruing loans) by segment and class as of December 31, 2025 :
(dollars in thousands)
30-59 Days Past Due 60-89 Days Past Due 90 Days or More Past Due Total Past Due Current Total loans receivable
Real Estate:
One-to-four family
$ 867 $ 1,288 $ 523 $ 2,678 $ 374,053 $ 376,731
Multi-family
— — — — 288,529 288,529
Commercial real estate
3,435 — — 3,435 399,248 402,683
Construction and land
1 — 5,146 5,147 56,121 61,268
Total real estate loans
4,303 1,288 5,669 11,260 1,117,951 1,129,211
Consumer:
Home equity
— — 53 53 85,035 85,088
Auto and other consumer
3,565 528 1,062 5,155 278,347 283,502
Total consumer loans
3,565 528 1,115 5,208 363,382 368,590
Commercial business loans
19 2,686 270 2,975 127,336 130,311
Total loans receivable
$ 7,887 $ 4,502 $ 7,054 $ 19,443 $ 1,608,669 $ 1,628,112
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The following table presents the amortized cost of past due loans (including both accruing and nonaccruing loans) by segment and class as of December 31, 2024 :
(dollars in thousands)
30-59 Days Past Due 60-89 Days Past Due 90 Days or More Past Due Total Past Due Current Total loans receivable
Real Estate:
One-to-four family
$ 333 $ 321 $ 839 $ 1,493 $ 393,822 $ 395,315
Multi-family
876 — — 876 331,720 332,596
Commercial real estate
— — 5,594 5,594 384,785 390,379
Construction and land
17 8,150 11,384 19,551 58,559 78,110
Total real estate loans
1,226 8,471 17,817 27,514 1,168,886 1,196,400
Consumer:
Home equity
53 — — 53 79,001 79,054
Auto and other consumer
2,905 437 700 4,042 264,834 268,876
Total consumer loans
2,958 437 700 4,095 343,835 347,930
Commercial business loans
676 — 604 1,280 150,213 151,493
Total loans receivable
$ 4,860 $ 8,908 $ 19,121 $ 32,889 $ 1,662,934 $ 1,695,823
Credit quality indicator. Federal regulations provide for the classification of lower quality loans and other assets, such as debt and equity securities, as substandard, doubtful, or loss; risk ratings 6, 7, and 8 in our 8 -point risk rating system, respectively. An asset is considered substandard if it is inadequately protected by the current net worth and pay capacity of the borrower or of any collateral pledged. Substandard assets include those characterized by the distinct possibility that First Fed will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. Assets classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses present make collection or liquidation in full highly questionable and improbable, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values. Assets classified as loss are those considered uncollectible and of such little value that their continuance as assets without the establishment of a credit loss reserve is not warranted.
When First Fed classifies problem assets as either substandard or doubtful, it may choose to individually evaluate the expected credit loss or may determine that the characteristics are not significantly different from those in pooled loan analysis. The Company will evaluate individual loans for expected credit losses when those loans do not share similar risk characteristics with loans evaluated using a collective (pooled) basis. When an insured institution classifies problem assets as a loss, it is required to charge off such assets in the period in which they are deemed uncollectible. Assets that do not currently expose First Fed to sufficient risk to warrant classification as substandard or doubtful but possess identified weaknesses are designated as either watch or special mention assets; risk ratings 4 and 5 in our risk rating system, respectively. Loans not otherwise classified are considered pass graded loans and are rated 1 - 3 in our risk rating system.
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The following table presents the amortized cost of loans receivable by internally assigned risk grade and class of loans as of December 31, 2025 , as well as gross charge-off activity for the year ended December 31, 2025 . Term loans that are renewed or extended for periods longer than 90 days are presented as a new origination in the year of most recent renewal or extension.
Term Loans by Year of Origination (1)
Revolving
Total
(dollars in thousands)
2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 Prior Loans Loans
One-to-four family
Pass (Grades 1-3)
$ 7,571 $ 4,066 $ 8,065 $ 128,413 $ 109,134 $ 113,570 $ — $ 370,819
Watch (Grade 4)
— 387 — 292 — 2,355 — 3,034
Special Mention (Grade 5)
— — — 529 — 43 — 572
Substandard (Grade 6)
— — — 259 — 2,047 — 2,306
Total one-to-four family
7,571 4,453 8,065 129,493 109,134 118,015 — 376,731
Gross charge-offs
— — — — — — — —
Multi-family
Pass (Grades 1-3)
8,081 17,738 17,820 80,638 51,091 37,775 — 213,143
Watch (Grade 4)
5,825 9,732 — 22,204 24,889 4,902 — 67,552
Special Mention (Grade 5)
4,531 — 3,303 — — — — 7,834
Total multi-family
18,437 27,470 21,123 102,842 75,980 42,677 — 288,529
Gross charge-offs
— — — — — — — —
Commercial Real Estate
Pass (Grades 1-3)
61,864 21,177 44,009 50,828 70,765 89,639 — 338,282
Watch (Grade 4)
3,671 7,572 — 12,118 6,204 3,120 — 32,685
Special Mention (Grade 5)
— — — 4,251 3,419 1,771 — 9,441
Substandard (Grade 6)
9,740 — — 5 12,530 — — 22,275
Total commercial real estate
75,275 28,749 44,009 67,202 92,918 94,530 — 402,683
Gross charge-offs
985 — — — 5,586 — — 6,571
Construction and Land
Pass (Grades 1-3)
26,259 24,510 351 1,571 1,477 422 — 54,590
Watch (Grade 4)
— 1,532 — — — — — 1,532
Substandard (Grade 6)
— — 5,139 — — 7 — 5,146
Total construction and land
26,259 26,042 5,490 1,571 1,477 429 — 61,268
Gross charge-offs
— — 1,884 — — — — 1,884
Home Equity
Pass (Grades 1-3)
6,552 4,290 4,257 4,841 3,641 6,138 54,422 84,141
Watch (Grade 4)
— 117 182 132 — 23 280 734
Special Mention (Grade 5)
— — — — — 9 101 110
Substandard (Grade 6)
— — — — — 50 53 103
Total home equity
6,552 4,407 4,439 4,973 3,641 6,220 54,856 85,088
Gross charge-offs
— — — — — — — —
Auto and Other Consumer
Pass (Grades 1-3)
65,818 54,755 30,871 41,590 50,744 32,830 822 277,430
Watch (Grade 4)
— 1,023 1,167 1,522 386 146 1 4,245
Special Mention (Grade 5)
79 126 393 43 24 76 — 741
Substandard (Grade 6)
— 85 640 262 — 99 — 1,086
Total auto and other consumer
65,897 55,989 33,071 43,417 51,154 33,151 823 283,502
Gross charge-offs
— 22 228 313 13 32 137 745
Commercial business
Pass (Grades 1-3)
11,921 21,923 12,145 5,452 2,889 19,955 41,274 115,559
Watch (Grade 4)
3,447 1,638 565 251 13 250 1,280 7,444
Special Mention (Grade 5)
— 1,457 99 910 211 112 130 2,919
Substandard (Grade 6)
334 96 169 3,514 276 — — 4,389
Total commercial business
15,702 25,114 12,978 10,127 3,389 20,317 42,684 130,311
Gross charge-offs
692 434 — 2,478 2,015 686 — 6,305
Total loans
Pass (Grades 1-3)
188,066 148,459 117,518 313,333 289,741 300,329 96,518 1,453,964
Watch (Grade 4)
12,943 22,001 1,914 36,519 31,492 10,796 1,561 117,226
Special Mention (Grade 5)
4,610 1,583 3,795 5,733 3,654 2,011 231 21,617
Substandard (Grade 6)
10,074 181 5,948 4,040 12,806 2,203 53 35,305
Total loans receivable
$ 215,693 $ 172,224 $ 129,175 $ 359,625 $ 337,693 $ 315,339 $ 98,363 $ 1,628,112
Total gross charge-offs
$ 1,677 $ 456 $ 2,112 $ 2,791 $ 7,614 $ 718 $ 137 $ 15,505
( 1 ) Term loans that are renewed or extended for periods longer than 90 days are presented as a new origination in the year of the most recent renewal or extension.
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The following table presents the amortized cost of loans receivable by internally assigned risk grade and class of loans as of December 31, 2024 , as well as gross charge-off activity for the year ended December 31, 2024 . Term loans that are renewed or extended for periods longer than 90 days are presented as a new origination in the year of most recent renewal or extension.
Term Loans by Year of Origination (1)
Revolving
Total
(dollars in thousands)
2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 Prior Loans Loans
One-to-four family
Pass (Grades 1-3)
$ 1,596 $ 10,315 $ 130,021 $ 116,245 $ 64,869 $ 65,927 $ — $ 388,973
Watch (Grade 4)
— — 297 1,305 1,006 2,141 — 4,749
Special Mention (Grade 5)
— — — — — 78 — 78
Substandard (Grade 6)
— — 273 — 840 402 — 1,515
Total one-to-four family
1,596 10,315 130,591 117,550 66,715 68,548 — 395,315
Gross charge-offs
— — — — — — — —
Multi-family
Pass (Grades 1-3)
19,871 31,334 105,919 74,679 49,885 11,299 — 292,987
Watch (Grade 4)
8,755 — 1,764 23,051 1,278 976 — 35,824
Special Mention (Grade 5)
— 3,785 — — — — — 3,785
Total multi-family
28,626 35,119 107,683 97,730 51,163 12,275 — 332,596
Gross charge-offs
— — — — — — — —
Commercial Real Estate
Pass (Grades 1-3)
35,011 51,514 72,064 97,421 74,182 28,762 — 358,954
Watch (Grade 4)
552 3,779 10,371 — — 767 — 15,469
Special Mention (Grade 5)
— — — — 1,255 2,702 — 3,957
Substandard (Grade 6)
— — 4 11,995 — — — 11,999
Total commercial real estate
35,563 55,293 82,439 109,416 75,437 32,231 — 390,379
Gross charge-offs
— — — — — — — —
Construction and Land
Pass (Grades 1-3)
20,870 15,874 13,638 1,357 504 327 — 52,570
Watch (Grade 4)
213 5,531 — 222 — 30 — 5,996
Substandard (Grade 6)
8,150 11,384 — — — 10 — 19,544
Total construction and land
29,233 32,789 13,638 1,579 504 367 — 78,110
Gross charge-offs
— 4,389 — — — — — 4,389
Home Equity
Pass (Grades 1-3)
5,779 5,860 5,868 4,117 2,571 4,620 49,531 78,346
Watch (Grade 4)
122 — 65 — 35 61 326 609
Substandard (Grade 6)
— — — — 55 11 33 99
Total home equity
5,901 5,860 5,933 4,117 2,661 4,692 49,890 79,054
Gross charge-offs
— — — — — — — —
Auto and Other Consumer
Pass (Grades 1-3)
55,699 46,719 65,193 36,235 12,268 47,728 518 264,360
Watch (Grade 4)
848 786 980 52 217 496 — 3,379
Special Mention (Grade 5)
228 14 — 157 — 38 — 437
Substandard (Grade 6)
240 243 31 — 133 53 — 700
Total auto and other consumer
57,015 47,762 66,204 36,444 12,618 48,315 518 268,876
Gross charge-offs
— 505 1,536 92 17 237 107 2,494
Commercial business
Pass (Grades 1-3)
29,228 19,478 8,744 3,633 1,495 40,670 35,209 138,457
Watch (Grade 4)
— 136 1,064 314 — — 3 1,517
Special Mention (Grade 5)
— — 1,279 1,552 — 2 — 2,833
Substandard (Grade 6)
47 252 3,752 1,818 611 — 2,206 8,686
Total commercial business
29,275 19,866 14,839 7,317 2,106 40,672 37,418 151,493
Gross charge-offs
2,105 259 2,771 2,022 139 — — 7,296
Total loans
Pass (Grades 1-3)
168,054 181,094 401,447 333,687 205,774 199,333 85,258 1,574,647
Watch (Grade 4)
10,490 10,232 14,541 24,944 2,536 4,471 329 67,543
Special Mention (Grade 5)
228 3,799 1,279 1,709 1,255 2,820 — 11,090
Substandard (Grade 6)
8,437 11,879 4,060 13,813 1,639 476 2,239 42,543
Total loans receivable
$ 187,209 $ 207,004 $ 421,327 $ 374,153 $ 211,204 $ 207,100 $ 87,826 $ 1,695,823
Total gross charge-offs
$ 2,105 $ 5,153 $ 4,307 $ 2,114 $ 156 $ 237 $ 107 $ 14,179
( 1 ) Term loans that are renewed or extended for periods longer than 90 days are presented as a new origination in the year of the most recent renewal or extension.
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Individually Evaluated Loans. The Company evaluates loans collectively for purposes of determining the ACLL in accordance with ASC 326 by aggregating loans deemed to possess similar risk characteristics and individually evaluates loans that it believes no longer possess risk characteristics similar to other loans in the portfolio. These loans are typically identified from a substandard or worse internal risk grade, since the specific attributes and risks associated with such loans tend to become unique as the credit deteriorates. Such loans are typically nonperforming, modified loans made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty, and/or are deemed collateral dependent, where the ultimate repayment of the loan is expected to come from the operation of or eventual sale of the collateral.
Loans that are deemed by management to possess unique risk characteristics are evaluated individually for purposes of determining an appropriate lifetime ACLL. The Company uses a discounted cash flow approach, using the loan’s effective interest rate, for determining the ACL on individually evaluated loans, unless the loan is deemed collateral dependent. Collateral-dependent loans are evaluated based on the estimated fair value of the underlying collateral, less estimated costs to sell. The Company may increase or decrease the ACLL for collateral-dependent individually evaluated loans based on changes in the estimated expected fair value of the collateral. In cases where the loan is well-secured and the estimated value of the collateral exceeds the amortized cost of the loan, no ACLL is recorded. Changes in the ACLL for all other individually evaluated loans is based substantially on the Company’s evaluation of cash flows expected to be received from such loans.
As of December 31, 2025 , $ 25.9 million of loans were individually evaluated with $ 151,000 of ACLL attributed to such loans. At December 31, 2025 , two individually evaluated loans with recorded investments totaling $ 303,000 were evaluated using a discounted cash flow approach and the remaining loans totaling $ 25.6 million were evaluated based on the underlying value of the collateral. One $ 4.5 million commercial real estate loan was accruing interest at year end, while all other individually evaluated loans were on nonaccrual status at December 31, 2025 .
As of December 31, 2024 , $ 35.8 million of loans were individually evaluated with $ 2.5 million of ACLL attributed to such loans. At December 31, 2024 , three individually evaluated loans with recorded investments totaling $ 2.5 million were evaluated using a discounted cash flow approach and the remaining loans totaling $ 33.2 million were evaluated based on the underlying value of the collateral. One $ 6.4 million commercial real estate loan was accruing interest at year end, while the remaining individually evaluated loans were all on nonaccrual status at December 31, 2024 .
Collateral-Dependent Loans. Loans that have been classified as collateral dependent are loans where substantially all repayment of the loan is expected to come from the operation of or eventual liquidation of the collateral.
The following table summarizes individually evaluated collateral-dependent loans by class and collateral type as of December 31, 2025 :
Collateral Type
(dollars in thousands)
Single Family Residence Condominium Multi-family Office Building Gas Station Business Assets Total
One-to-four family
$ 2,181 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 2,181
Multi-family
— — 4,531 — — — 4,531
Commercial real estate
— — — 6,306 3,435 — 9,741
Construction and land
— 5,139 — — — — 5,139
Commercial business
2,875 7 — — — 1,108 3,990
Total collateral-dependent loans
$ 5,056 $ 5,146 $ 4,531 $ 6,306 $ 3,435 $ 1,108 $ 25,582
The following table summarizes individually evaluated collateral dependent loans by class and collateral type as of December 31, 2024 :
Collateral Type
(dollars in thousands)
Single Family Residence Warehouse Condominium Automobile Business Assets Total
One-to-four family
$ 1,113 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 1,113
Commercial real estate
— 11,995 — — — 11,995
Construction and land
8,150 — 11,384 — — 19,534
Commercial business
— — — — 604 604
Total collateral-dependent loans
$ 9,263 $ 11,995 $ 11,384 $ — $ 604 $ 33,246
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Modified Loans to Troubled Borrowers. On January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2022 - 02, which introduced new reporting requirements for modifications of loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. The Company refers to these loans as modified loans to troubled borrowers ("MLTB"). A MLTB arises from a modification made to a loan in order to alleviate temporary difficulties in the borrower’s financial condition and/or constraints on the borrower’s ability to repay the loan, and to minimize potential losses to the Company. GAAP requires that certain types of modifications be reported, which consist of the following: (i) principal forgiveness, (ii) interest rate reduction, (iii) other-than-insignificant payment delay, (iv) term extension, or any combination of the foregoing. The ACLL for a MLTB is measured on a collective basis, as with other loans in the loan portfolio, unless management determines that such loans no longer possess risk characteristics similar to others in the loan portfolio. In those instances, the ACLL for a MLTB is determined through individual evaluation.
During the year ended December 31, 2025 , there were three new MLTB. The Bank agreed to modify the rate, extend the interest-only payment period and extend the term for a commercial real estate loan which had a recorded investment of $ 5.5 million at the time of modification. This commercial real estate loan was in compliance with the modified terms at December 31, 2025 . The Bank also agreed to defer payments on a commercial real estate loan with a recorded investment of $ 4.1 million at the time of modification. This commercial real estate loan was not in compliance with the modified terms at year end and was placed on nonaccrual status. A previously charged-off commercial business loan was reinstated with term and rate modifications. The commercial business loan was not in compliance with the modified terms at December 31, 2025 , and was placed on nonaccrual status.
During the year ended December 31, 2024 , there were two new MLTB. A commercial business loan with a recorded investment of $ 17,000 at the time of modification for which the Bank agreed to deferred principal payments and the borrower agreed to resume both principal and interest payments at the end of the deferral period. The commercial business loan was not in compliance with the modified terms at December 31, 2024 , and the balance was charged-off. The Bank also agreed to defer payments on a commercial real estate loan with a recorded investment of $ 6.4 million. The commercial real estate loan was in compliance with the modified terms at December 31, 2024 .
Note 4 - Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans ("ACLL")
The Company maintains an ACLL in accordance with ASC 326: Financial Instruments - Credit Losses . ASC 326 requires the Company to recognize estimates for lifetime credit losses on loans at the time of origination or acquisition. The recognition of credit losses at origination or acquisition represents the Company’s best estimate of lifetime expected credit losses, given the facts and circumstances associated with a particular loan or group of loans with similar risk characteristics. The ACLL is recognized in loans receivable on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and is adjusted as a provision (recapture of provision) for credit losses on loans on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company adopted ASU 2016 - 13 effective January 1, 2023, as discussed in Note 1.
The following tables detail activity in the allowance for credit losses on loans by class for the periods shown:
At or For the Year Ended December 31, 2025
(dollars in thousands)
Beginning Balance Charge-offs Recoveries (Recapture of) Provision for Credit Losses Ending Balance
One-to-four family
$ 4,757 $ — $ — $ ( 968 ) $ 3,789
Multi-family
2,493 — — ( 35 ) 2,458
Commercial real estate
2,410 ( 6,571 ) 32 7,534 3,405
Construction and land
576 ( 1,884 ) 5 1,964 661
Home equity
1,322 — — 7 1,329
Auto and other consumer
2,687 ( 745 ) 198 ( 184 ) 1,956
Commercial business
6,204 ( 6,305 ) 4,488 ( 998 ) 3,389
Total
$ 20,449 $ ( 15,505 ) $ 4,723 $ 7,320 $ 16,987
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At or For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
(dollars in thousands)
Beginning Balance Charge-offs Recoveries Provision for (Recapture of) Credit Losses Ending Balance
One-to-four family
$ 2,975 $ — $ 44 $ 1,738 $ 4,757
Multi-family
1,154 — — 1,339 2,493
Commercial real estate
3,671 — 2 ( 1,263 ) 2,410
Construction and land
1,889 ( 4,389 ) — 3,076 576
Home equity
1,077 — — 245 1,322
Auto and other consumer
4,409 ( 2,494 ) 320 452 2,687
Commercial business
2,335 ( 7,296 ) 36 11,129 6,204
Total
$ 17,510 $ ( 14,179 ) $ 402 $ 16,716 $ 20,449
Allowance for Credit Losses on Unfunded Loan Commitments ("ACLUC"). The Company maintains an ACLUC in accordance with ASC 326: Financial Instruments - Credit Losses , as discussed in Note 1. The Company estimates expected credit losses on unfunded, off-balance sheet commitments over the contractual period in which the Company is exposed to credit risk from a contractual obligation to extend credit, unless the obligation is unconditionally cancellable by the Company. The allowance is recognized in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and is adjusted as a provision, or recapture of provision, for credit losses on unfunded commitments on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The allowance for unfunded commitments was $ 594,000 and $ 599,000 at December 31, 2025 and 2024 , respectively.
Note 5 - Premises and Equipment
Premises and equipment consist of the following as of:
(dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2025 December 31, 2024
Land
$ 676 $ 676
Buildings
3,652 3,652
Building improvements
10,450 11,235
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment
6,447 7,483
Software
549 592
Automobiles
12 66
Construction in progress
392 6
Total premises and equipment
22,178 23,710
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
( 13,714 ) ( 13,581 )
Premises and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization
$ 8,464 $ 10,129
Depreciation expense was $ 1.2 million and $ 1.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 , respectively.
During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recorded a $ 358,000 impairment loss on its Bellevue branch leasehold improvements and equipment related to the announced closure of the branch in April 2026. These charges were recorded in other noninterest expense.
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Note 6 - Leases
The Bank has lease agreements with unaffiliated parties for fifteen locations, comprised of eleven full-service branches, three business centers, and a parking easement. Lease expirations range from one to twenty years, with additional renewal options on certain leases ranging from two to ten years. If the exercise of a renewal option is considered to be reasonably certain, the Company includes the extended term in the calculation of the right-of-use asset and lease liability. At December 31, 2025 , the Company's ROU assets and lease liabilities were $ 15.6 million and $ 16.4 million, respectively.
Total costs incurred by the Company, as a lessee, were $ 2.7 million and $ 2.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 , respectively, and principally related to contractual lease payments on operating leases. The Company's leases do not impose significant covenants or other restrictions on the Company. In the second quarter of 2025, the Bank consolidated its Bellevue and Fremont business centers into a new location. As a result, the ROU asset and lease liability balances decreased $ 1.9 million for the terminated leases and increased $ 1.3 million related to the lease for the new Seattle business center. An additional decrease of $ 185,000 was recorded in the fourth quarter of 2025 related to the announced closure of the Bellevue branch in April 2026.
The following table presents amounts relevant to the Company's assets leased for use in its operations for the years ended:
(dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2025 December 31, 2024
Operating cash flows from operating leases
$ 2,704 $ 2,256
Right of use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities
1,264 12,158
The following table presents the weighted-average remaining lease terms and discount rates of the Company's assets leased for use in its operations at:
December 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Weighted-average remaining lease term of operating leases (in years)
12.0 12.4
Weighted-average discount rate of operating leases
7.8 % 7.3 %
All lease agreements require the Bank to pay its pro-rata share of building operating expenses. The minimum annual lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or more through the initial lease term are as follows:
(dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2025
Twelve-month period ending:
2026
$ 2,125
2027
2,197
2028
2,124
2029
2,102
2030
2,143
Thereafter
16,447
Total minimum payments required
$ 27,138
Less imputed interest
10,699
Present value of lease liabilities
$ 16,439
Note 7 - Servicing Rights on Sold Loans
Mortgage loans serviced for FHLB, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac are not included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Selected commercial loan balances have also been sold in whole or in part to various participants, including the Main Street Lending Program, with servicing retained by First Fed and are not included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The unpaid principal balances of serviced loans, primarily mortgage loans, were $ 301.6 million and $ 329.3 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024 , respectively.
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Loan servicing rights for the periods shown are as follows:
For the Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)
2025 2024
Balance at beginning of period
$ 3,281 $ 3,793
Additions
13 38
Change in fair value
( 280 ) ( 550 )
Balance at end of period
$ 3,014 $ 3,281
The key economic assumptions used in determining the fair value of loan servicing rights for the periods shown are as follows:
For the Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
Constant prepayment rate
5.9 % 6.8 %
Weighted-average life (years)
6.3 6.4
Yield to maturity discount
11.0 % 11.8 %
The fair values of loan servicing rights were approximately $ 3.0 million and $ 3.3 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024 , respectively. See Note 15 Fair Value Measurement for additional information.
The following represents servicing and late fees earned in connection with loan servicing rights and is included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements as a component of noninterest income for the periods shown:
For the Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)
2025 2024
Servicing fees
$ 705 $ 736
Late fees
8 11
The following table represents the hypothetical effect on the fair value of the Company's loan servicing rights using unfavorable shock analyses of certain key valuation assumptions as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 . This analysis is presented for hypothetical purposes only. As the amounts indicate, changes in fair value based on changes in assumptions generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in assumptions to the change in fair value may not be linear.
For the Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)
2025 2024
Servicing right fair value
$ 3,014 $ 3,281
Constant prepayment rate assumption (weighted-average)
5.9 % 6.8 %
Impact on fair value with a 10% adverse change in prepayment speed
$ ( 104 ) $ ( 129 )
Impact on fair value with a 20% adverse change in prepayment speed
$ ( 194 ) $ ( 176 )
Yield to maturity discount assumption (weighted-average)
11.0 % 11.8 %
Impact on fair value with a 10% adverse change in discount rate
$ ( 144 ) $ ( 184 )
Impact on fair value with a 20% adverse change in discount rate
$ ( 260 ) $ ( 312 )
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Note 8 - Deposits
Deposits and weighted-average interest rates at the dates indicated are as follows:
December 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(dollars in thousands)
Amount Weighted- Average Interest Rate Amount Weighted- Average Interest Rate
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits
$ 245,760 — % $ 256,416 — %
Interest-bearing demand deposits
143,166 0.19 164,891 0.44
Money market accounts
451,143 2.12 413,822 2.26
Savings accounts
239,258 1.39 205,055 1.35
Certificates of deposit, customer
433,264 3.63 464,928 4.18
Certificates of deposit, brokered
86,510 4.22 182,914 4.73
Total deposits
$ 1,599,101 2.04 $ 1,688,026 2.42
The aggregate amount of time deposits issued in excess of the FDIC insured limit, currently $250,000, at December 31, 2025 and 2024 , were $ 164.2 million and $ 174.4 million, respectively.
Maturities of certificates of deposit at the dates indicated are as follows:
(dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2025
Within one year or less
$ 450,819
After one year through two years
59,588
After two years through three years
5,483
After three years through four years
2,211
After four years through five years
1,673
Total certificates of deposit
$ 519,774
At December 31, 2025 and 2024 , deposits included $ 113.6 million and $ 100.8 million, respectively, in public fund deposits. The Bank had an outstanding letter of credit from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines ("FHLB") with a notional amount of $ 60.0 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024 , to secure public deposits. The notional amount exceeds the minimum collateral requirements established by the Washington Public Deposit Protection Commission. Also included in deposits at December 31, 2025 and 2024 , were funds held by federally recognized tribes totaling $ 31.3 million and $ 20.1 million, respectively. Investment securities with a carrying value of $ 40.7 million and $ 22.8 million were pledged as collateral for these deposits at December 31, 2025 and 2024 , respectively. The pledged carrying value exceeds the minimum collateral requirements established by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Interest on deposits by type for the periods shown was as follows:
For the Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)
2025 2024
Demand deposits
$ 615 $ 777
Money market accounts
10,462 10,017
Savings accounts
3,465 3,512
Certificates of deposit, customer
17,172 17,838
Certificates of deposit, brokered
5,306 10,283
Total deposit interest expense
$ 37,020 $ 42,427
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Note 9 - Borrowings
First Fed is a member of the FHLB. As a member, First Fed has a committed line of credit of up to 25 % of total assets, subject to the amount of FHLB stock ownership and certain collateral requirements.
First Fed maintains borrowing arrangements with the FHLB to borrow funds under long-term, fixed-rate advance agreements. First Fed also has overnight borrowings through FHLB which renew daily until paid. First Fed periodically uses fixed-rate advances maturing in less than one year as an alternative source of funds. All borrowings are secured by collateral consisting of single-family, home equity, commercial real estate, and multi-family loans receivable in the amounts of $ 871.3 million and $ 951.8 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024 , respectively. The Bank had outstanding letters of credit from the FHLB with notional amounts of $ 60.0 million to secure public deposits and $ 772,000 to secure the Bellevue, Washington branch lease at December 31, 2025 .
First Fed also has an established borrowing arrangement with the Federal Reserve Board of San Francisco ("FRB") to utilize the discount window for short-term borrowing. Available borrowing capacity was $ 17.3 million and $ 17.9 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024 , respectively. A borrowing test was performed in June 2025. Investment securities with a carrying value of $ 18.0 million and $ 18.6 million were pledged to the FRB at December 31, 2025 and 2024 , respectively.
On March 25, 2021, the Company completed a private placement of $ 40.0 million of 3.75 % fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2031 (the "Notes") to certain qualified institutional buyers and institutional accredited investors. The net proceeds to the Company from the sale of the Notes were approximately $ 39.3 million after deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses. The Notes have been structured to qualify as Tier 2 capital for the Company for regulatory capital purposes. The Company used the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes. Beginning in April 2026, the interest rate will reset quarterly to the three -month SOFR plus 300 -basis points. In March 2025, the Company redeemed $ 5.0 million of the Notes at a discount, resulting in a reduction to the outstanding balance and a $ 905,000 gain on extinguishment of debt recorded in noninterest income.
On May 20, 2022, First Northwest began a borrowing arrangement with NexBank for a revolving line of credit. The agreement was modified in 2025 and the new terms allow a maximum extension of credit of $ 15.0 million. Borrowings are secured by a blanket lien on First Northwest's personal property assets (with certain exclusions), including all the outstanding shares of First Fed, cash, loans receivable, and limited partnership investments. The Company was in compliance with all covenants at December 31, 2025 , including fixed coverage, Tier 1 leverage, and risk-based capital ratio minimum requirements and classified assets to Tier 1 capital and Texas ratio maximum requirements. The line of credit matures on November 16, 2026 .
In October 2023, PCBB extended a $ 50.0 million unsecured Fed Funds Borrowing Facility to the Bank. The Bank must maintain a minimum demand deposit account average balance of $ 250,000 with PCBB. Availability of funds are not guaranteed and facility usage is generally limited to ten consecutive days. Available borrowing capacity was $ 50.0 million at December 31, 2025 . A borrowing test was performed in June 2025. This credit facility is authorized for use through December 2027.
FHLB advances, line of credit, and subordinated debt outstanding by type of advance were as follows:
(dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2025 December 31, 2024
Long-term advances
$ 160,000 $ 160,000
Overnight variable-rate advances
100,000 130,000
Line of credit
13,500 6,500
Subordinated debt, net
34,643 39,514
The maximum and average outstanding balances and average interest rates on FHLB overnight variable-rate advances were as follows:
For the Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)
2025 2024
Maximum outstanding at any month-end
$ 130,000 $ 270,000
Monthly average outstanding
87,500 137,750
Weighted-average daily interest rates
Annual
4.18 % 5.38 %
Period End
4.00 % 4.64 %
Interest expense during the period
3,832 6,937
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The maximum and average outstanding balances and average interest rates on FHLB long-term, fixed-rate advances were as follows:
For the Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)
2025 2024
Maximum outstanding at any month-end
$ 170,000 $ 170,000
Monthly average outstanding
167,083 136,250
Weighted-average interest rates
Annual
3.86 % 3.35 %
Period End
4.03 % 3.63 %
Interest expense during the period
6,527 4,455
The amounts by year of maturity and weighted-average interest rate of FHLB long-term, fixed-rate advances are as follows:
December 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(dollars in thousands)
Amount Weighted- Average Interest Rate Amount Weighted- Average Interest Rate
Within one year or less
$ 75,000 3.92 % $ 30,000 1.93 %
After one year through two years
60,000 3.97 55,000 3.86
After two years through three years
25,000 4.50 50,000 3.96
After three years through four years
— — 25,000 4.50
Total FHLB long-term, fixed rate advances
$ 160,000 4.03 $ 160,000 3.63
The maximum and average outstanding balances and average interest rates on the line of credit were as follows:
For the Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)
2025 2024
Maximum outstanding at any month-end
$ 15,000 $ 10,000
Monthly average outstanding
11,192 6,635
Weighted-average interest rates
Annual
8.07 % 9.41 %
Period End
7.25 % 8.00 %
Interest expense during the period
904 623
The maximum and average outstanding balances and average interest rates on subordinated debt were as follows:
For the Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)
2025 2024
Maximum outstanding at any month-end
$ 39,527 $ 39,514
Monthly average outstanding
35,542 39,475
Weighted-average interest yields
Annual
3.99 % 4.00 %
Period End
4.10 % 3.99 %
Interest expense during the period
1,419 1,578
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Note 10 - Income Taxes
Income tax expense is substantially due to Federal income taxes. The Company accrues a provision for income tax for certain states in which we have both employees and collateral for loans, thereby creating nexus in those states for income tax purposes. The provision for income taxes for the periods shown is summarized as follows:
For the Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)
2025 2024
Current
Federal
$ 789 $ 437
State and local
( 18 ) 28
Total current
771 465
Deferred
Federal
( 2,057 ) ( 1,335 )
State and local
43 ( 74 )
Total deferred
( 2,014 ) ( 1,409 )
Total benefit for income tax
$ ( 1,243 ) $ ( 944 )
A reconciliation of the tax provision (benefit) based on statutory corporate tax rates, estimated to be 21 % for the year ended December 31, 2025 , on pre-tax income and the provision (benefit) shown in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations for the periods shown is summarized as follows:
For the Year Ended
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(dollars in thousands)
Amount
Rate
Amount
Rate
Federal income tax computed at statutory rates
$ ( 1,141 ) 21.00 % $ ( 1,587 ) 21.00 %
State taxes (1)
18 ( 0.33 ) ( 37 ) 0.49
Nondeductible or nontaxable items:
Tax-exempt income, net of amount disallowed
( 9 ) 0.17 39 ( 0.52 )
Bank-owned life insurance income
( 609 ) 11.20 ( 568 ) 7.52
Bank-owned life insurance early surrender of contract
— — 1,172 ( 15.51 )
Bank-owned life insurance penalty for early surrender of contract
266 ( 4.90 ) 261 ( 3.46 )
Other nondeductible
( 28 ) 0.52 ( 44 ) 0.58
Other adjustments:
Low-income housing tax credits, net (2)
( 69 ) 1.26 ( 43 ) 0.57
Other, net
329 ( 6.05 ) ( 137 ) 1.82
Total benefit for income tax
$ ( 1,243 ) 22.87 % $ ( 944 ) 12.49 %
(1) California made up the majority of the state tax expense.
(2) Policy election to present all LIHTC components as one item using the proportional amortization method.
The following table presents income taxes paid (net of refunds) by jurisdiction for the periods shown:
For the Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)
2025 2024
Federal
$ — $ —
States
12 83
Total taxes paid
$ 12 $ 83
As a result of the bad debt deductions taken in years prior to 1988, retained earnings include accumulated earnings of approximately $ 6.4 million, on which federal income taxes have not been provided. If, in the future, this portion of retained earnings is used for any purpose other than to absorb losses on loans or on property acquired through foreclosure, federal income taxes may be imposed at the then-prevailing corporate tax rates. The Company does not contemplate that such amounts will be used for any purpose that would create a federal income tax liability; therefore, no provision has been made.
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Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. These calculations are based on many complex factors including estimates of the timing of reversals of temporary differences, the interpretation of federal income tax laws, and a determination of the differences between the tax and the financial reporting basis of assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ significantly from the estimates and interpretations used in determining the current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities.
As of December 31, 2025 , the Company has a cumulative Federal net operating loss of $ 19.9 million. This net operating loss is not subject to expiration and is able to offset 80% of taxable income in each future year. We believe there will be sufficient income in future years to utilize the loss and, therefore, a valuation allowance is not necessary. In 2023, the Company wrote off its investment in Quin Ventures. The $ 8.4 million tax loss as a result of the investment being written off contributed to an overall Federal net operating loss carryforward of $ 8.0 million which was included in the Company's consolidated tax provision for the year ended December 31, 2024 .
The Company applies the provisions of FASB ASC 740 that require the application of a more-likely-than- not recognition criterion for the reporting of uncertain tax positions on its financial statements. The Company had no unrecognized tax assets at December 31, 2025 and 2024 . Interest and penalties are recognized in income tax expense. The Company recognized no interest or penalties during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 . The Company files consolidated income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and is no longer subject to tax examinations for years ending before December 31, 2022 .
The components of net deferred tax assets and liabilities at the periods shown are summarized as follows:
(dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2025 December 31, 2024
Deferred tax assets
Allowance for credit losses on loans
$ 3,755 $ 4,517
Unrealized loss on securities available for sale
5,455 7,750
Unrealized loss on defined benefit plan
424 485
Unrealized loss on hedge
209 5
Accrued compensation
166 116
Deferred compensation
350 394
Nonaccrual loans
86 2
ESOP timing differences
174 173
Restricted stock awards
114 302
Deferred lease liabilities
3,511 3,763
Net operating loss carryforward
4,250 1,710
Tax credits carryforward
542 207
Other assets
513 1,103
Total deferred tax assets
19,549 20,527
Deferred tax liabilities
Deferred loan fees
1,116 1,029
Bank-owned life insurance early surrender of contract
— 568
Accumulated depreciation
316 459
Outside basis differences in pass-through entity investments
389 545
Defined benefit plan
489 540
Right of use assets
3,331 3,648
Other liabilities
270 —
Total deferred tax liabilities
5,911 6,789
Deferred tax asset, net
$ 13,638 $ 13,738
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Note 11 - Benefit Plans
Single-employer Pension Plan
Effective March 23, 2021, the Company established the First Federal Defined Benefit Plan ("Bank DB Plan"), a single-employer plan. On March 23, 2021, all assets and liabilities were transferred from the prior Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan for Financial Institutions to the newly established Bank DB Plan.
The Bank DB Plan is a defined benefit pension plan covering current and former employees. Benefits available under the plan are frozen. As a result, no new participants are allowed. The plan provides defined benefits based on years of service and final average salary prior to the freeze. The measurement date for this plan is December 31.
A related prior service cost of $ 1.2 million and $ 1.3 million, net of tax, was included in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the Company's balance sheet at December 31, 2025 and 2024 , respectively. The prior service cost is expected to be amortized over 15 years.
The following table summarizes the changes in benefit obligations and plan assets for the periods shown:
(dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2025 December 31, 2024
Change in fair value of plan assets
Fair value at beginning of period
$ 10,217 $ 10,923
Actual return on plan assets
801 38
Company contributions
— 27
Benefits paid
( 843 ) ( 771 )
Fair value at end of period
$ 10,175 $ 10,217
Change in projected benefit obligation
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of period
$ 9,957 $ 10,398
Interest cost
487 461
Actuarial loss
267 ( 131 )
Benefits paid
( 843 ) ( 771 )
Projected benefit obligation at end of period
$ 9,868 $ 9,957
Funded status at period end
$ 307 $ 260
Amounts recognized on Consolidated Balance Sheet
Other assets
$ 307 $ 260
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
( 1,571 ) ( 1,788 )
Net amount recognized
$ 1,878 $ 2,048
Other changes recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)
Net (gain) loss
$ ( 126 ) $ 252
Amortization of prior service cost credit
( 150 ) ( 150 )
Net periodic benefit cost (income)
$ ( 276 ) $ 102
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine projected obligation
Discount rate
5.35 % 5.45 %
Rate of compensation increase
N/A N/A
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The Company does not expect to make a contribution to the Bank DB Plan in 2026 . It is the policy of the Company to fund no less than the minimum funding amount required by ERISA. The following table sets forth the components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss for the periods shown:
For the Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)
2025 2024
Components of net periodic benefit cost
Interest cost
$ 487 $ 461
Expected return on plan assets
( 408 ) ( 421 )
Amortization of prior service cost
150 150
Net periodic benefit cost
$ 229 $ 190
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net cost
Discount rate
5.45 % 4.90 %
Expected long-term return on plan assets
5.60 % 5.30 %
Rate of compensation increase
N/A N/A
The expected long-term return on plan assets assumption was developed as a weighted average rate based on the target asset allocation of the plan and the Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions for the corresponding fiscal year end. Gains and losses are recognized in accordance with the standard amortization provisions of the applicable accounting guidance. The Company's net periodic benefit income recognized for the Bank DB Plan is sensitive to the discount rate and expected return on plan assets.
From initial funding in the first quarter of 2021 through December 31, 2025 , the Bank DB Plan assets have been invested primarily in fixed income and large U.S. equity funds, with additional investments in international equity, real estate, and small/mid-range U.S. equity funds. The target allocations for 2026 by asset category are presented in the table below.
Asset Category
Fixed Income
80 % - 100 %
U.S. Equities
0 % - 30 %
Non-U.S. Equities
0 % - 20 %
Real Assets
0 % - 10 %
Benefit payments projected to be made from the Bank DB Plan are as follows:
(dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2025
Estimated future benefit payments
2026
$ 2,110
2027
730
2028
670
2029
620
2030
880
Years 2031-2035
3,340
Thereafter
1,518
Projected benefit obligation
$ 9,868
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Fair value measurements, including descriptions of Level 1, 2, and 3 of the fair value hierarchy and the valuation methods employed by the Company are provided in Note 15 - Fair Value Measurements. Plan investment assets measured at fair value by level and in total are as follows:
December 31, 2025
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities
Significant Other Observable Inputs
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(dollars in thousands)
(Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3) Total
Large U.S. Equity
$ 1,584 $ — $ — $ 1,584
Small/Mid U.S. Equity
139 — — 139
International Equity
440 — — 440
Fixed Income
8,012 — — 8,012
Total DB plan investments
$ 10,175 $ — $ — $ 10,175
December 31, 2024
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities
Significant Other Observable Inputs
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(dollars in thousands)
(Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3) Total
Large U.S. Equity
$ 1,516 $ — $ — $ 1,516
Small/Mid U.S. Equity
130 — — 130
International Equity
410 — — 410
Fixed Income
8,161 — — 8,161
Total DB plan investments
$ 10,217 $ — $ — $ 10,217
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan
First Fed also sponsors a nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan ("DCP") for members of the Board of Directors and eligible officer-level employees. This plan, approved by the Board on February 1, 2012, allows eligible participants to defer and invest a portion of their earnings in a selection of investment options identified in the plan at no expense to First Fed. All deferrals are remitted to Principal, the Plan Administrator, and held in a trust. The aggregate balance held in trust at December 31, 2025 , was $ 1.4 million. The Company's obligation to make payments under the DCP is a general obligation of the Company and is to be paid from the Company's general assets. As such, participants are general unsecured creditors of the Company with respect to their participation of the plan. The market value of the DCP assets is recorded in "other assets" and the related liability to participants is recorded in "other liabilities" on the Balance Sheet.
The Company also has agreements with certain key officers that provide for potential payments upon retirement, disability, termination, change in control and death.
401 (k) Plan
First Fed maintains a single-employer 401 (k) plan. Employees may contribute up to 100 % of their pre-tax compensation to the 401 (k) plan, subject to regulatory limits. First Fed provides matching funds of 50 % limited to the first 6 % of salary contributed. First Fed's contributions were $ 554,000 and $ 543,000 during the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 , respectively.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
In connection with the mutual to stock conversion, the Company established an ESOP for eligible employees of the Company and the Bank. Employees of the Company who have been credited with at least 1,000 hours of service during a 12 -month period are eligible to participate in the ESOP.
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Pursuant to the Plan, the ESOP purchased in the open market 8 % of the common stock originally issued in the mutual to stock conversion. As of December 31, 2025 , 1,048,029 shares, or 100 % of the total, have been purchased in the open market at an average price of $ 12.45 per share with funds borrowed from First Northwest. The Bank will make contributions to the ESOP in amounts necessary to amortize the ESOP loan payable to First Northwest over a period of 20 years, bearing estimated interest at 2.46 %.
Shares purchased by the ESOP with the loan proceeds are held in a suspense account and allocated to ESOP participants on a pro rata basis as principal and interest payments are made by the ESOP to the Company. The loan is secured by shares purchased with the loan proceeds and will be repaid by the ESOP with funds from the Bank's discretionary contributions to the ESOP and earnings on the ESOP assets. Annual principal and interest payments of $ 835,000 and $ 837,000 were made by the ESOP during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 , respectively.
As shares are committed to be released from collateral, the Company reports compensation expense equal to the average daily market prices of the shares and the shares become outstanding for EPS computations. The compensation expense is accrued monthly throughout the year. Dividends on allocated and unallocated ESOP shares will be recorded as a reduction of debt and accrued interest.
Compensation expense related to the ESOP for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 , was $ 376,000 and $ 353,000 , respectively.
Shares issued to the ESOP as of the dates indicated are as follows:
(dollars in thousands, except share data)
December 31, 2025 December 31, 2024
Allocated shares
545,097 492,208
Committed-to-be-released shares
26,442 26,442
Unallocated shares
476,490 529,379
Total ESOP shares issued
1,048,029 1,048,029
Fair value of unallocated shares
$ 4,469 $ 5,400
Stock-based Compensation
In May 2020, the Company's shareholders approved the First Northwest Bancorp 2020 Equity Incentive Plan ( "2020 EIP"), which provides for the grant of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock shares or restricted stock units, and performance share awards to eligible participants through May 2030. The cost of awards under the 2020 EIP generally is based on the fair value of the awards on their grant date. The maximum number of shares that may be utilized for awards under the 2020 EIP is 520,000 . At December 31, 2025 , there were 95,789 total shares available for grant under the 2020 EIP, all of which are available to be granted as restricted shares, performance shares, options or stock appreciation rights.
As a result of the approval of the 2020 EIP, the First Northwest Bancorp 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2015 EIP") was frozen and no additional awards will be made. As of December 31, 2025, there were no shares available for grant under the 2015 EIP. The final shares granted under the 2015 EIP vested in the second quarter of 2025.
There were 151,650 and 81,181 shares of restricted stock awarded, respectively, during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 . Restricted share awards vest ratably over periods ranging from one to five years from the date of grant provided the eligible participant remains in service to the Company. The Company recognizes compensation expense for the restricted stock awards based on the fair value of the shares at the grant date amortized over the vesting period.
In addition, there were 33,251 and no performance shares awarded, respectively, during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 . Performance share awards vest in accordance with the terms outlined in each award agreement. The Company recognizes compensation expense for the performance share awards based on the fair value of the shares at the grant date amortized over the performance period.
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 , total stock compensation expense for the 2015 and 2020 EIPs was $ 733,000 and $ 957,000 , respectively.
Included in the above stock compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 , was directors' stock compensation of $ 248,000 and $ 242,000 , respectively.
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The following tables provide a summary of changes in non-vested restricted awards for the year ended December 31, 2025 :
Shares
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested at January 1, 2025
97,064 $ 14.46
Granted
184,901 9.43
Vested
( 49,544 ) 14.65
Canceled (1)
( 11,221 ) 14.65
Forfeited
( 59,103 ) 12.06
Non-vested at December 31, 2025
162,097 9.53
( 1 ) A surrender of vested stock awards by a participant surrendering the number of shares valued at the current stock price at the vesting date to cover the participant's tax obligation of the vested shares. The surrendered shares are canceled and are unavailable for reissue.
As of December 31, 2025 , there was $ 1.1 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested restricted shares. The cost is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted-average vesting period which is approximately 2.20 years.
Note 12 - Regulatory Capital Requirements
Under Federal regulations, pre-conversion retained earnings are restricted for the protection of pre-conversion depositors. The Company is a financial holding company under the supervision of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Financial holding companies are subject to capital adequacy requirements of the Federal Reserve Board under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and the regulations of the Federal Reserve Board. The Bank is a federally insured institution and thereby is subject to the capital requirements established by the FDIC. The Federal Reserve Board capital requirements generally parallel the FDIC requirements. 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, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the 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. Prompt corrective action provisions are not applicable to financial holding companies.
The minimum requirements are a ratio of common equity Tier 1 capital ( "CET1 capital") to total risk-weighted assets the ( "CET1 risk-based ratio") of 4.5 %, a Tier 1 capital ratio of 6.0 %, a total capital ratio of 8.0 %, and a leverage ratio of 4.0 %. In addition to the minimum regulatory capital ratios, First Northwest and First Fed must maintain a capital conservation buffer consisting of additional CET1 capital greater than 2.5 % of risk-weighted assets in order to avoid limitations on paying dividends, engaging in share repurchases, and paying discretionary bonuses based on percentages of retained income that could be utilized for such actions. At December 31, 2025 , the Bank's CETI capital exceeded the required capital conservation buffer.
At periodic intervals, banking regulators routinely examine First Northwest and First Fed as part of their legally prescribed oversight of the banking industry. A future examination could include a review of certain transactions or other amounts reported in the Company's consolidated financial statements. Based on these examinations, the regulators can direct that the Company's consolidated financial statements be adjusted in accordance with their findings. In view of the uncertain regulatory environment in which First Northwest and First Fed operate, the extent, if any, to which a forthcoming regulatory examination may ultimately result in adjustments to the accompanying consolidated financial statements cannot presently be determined.
At December 31, 2025 , First Fed exceeded all regulatory capital requirements. As of December 31, 2025 , the most recent regulatory notifications categorized First Fed 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, CET1 risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based, and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the following table. There are no conditions or events since that notification that management believes have changed First Fed’s category.
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Actual and required capital amounts and ratios are presented for First Fed in the following table:
Actual
For Capital Adequacy Purposes
To Be Categorized As Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provision
(dollars in thousands)
Amount Ratio Amount Ratio Amount Ratio
As of December 31, 2025
Common equity tier 1 capital
$ 198,895 12.49 % $ 71,656 4.50 % $ 103,504 6.50 %
Tier 1 risk-based capital
198,895 12.49 95,542 6.00 127,389 8.00
Total risk-based capital
215,737 13.55 127,389 8.00 159,236 10.00
Tier 1 leverage capital
198,895 9.51 83,639 4.00 104,549 5.00
As of December 31, 2024
Common equity tier 1 capital
$ 208,836 12.44 % $ 75,515 4.50 % $ 109,077 6.50 %
Tier 1 risk-based capital
208,836 12.44 100,686 6.00 134,248 8.00
Total risk-based capital
228,409 13.61 134,248 8.00 167,810 10.00
Tier 1 leverage capital
208,836 9.39 88,930 4.00 111,163 5.00
Note 13 - Related Party Transactions
Certain directors and executive officers are also customers who transact business with First Fed. All loans and commitments included in such transactions were made in compliance with applicable laws on substantially the same terms (including interest rates and collateral) as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other persons and do not involve more than the normal risk of collectability or present any other unfavorable features.
The following table presents the activity in loans to directors and executive officers for the periods shown:
For the Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)
2025 2024
Beginning balance
$ 9,808 $ 236
Loan advances
— 525
Loan repayments
( 157 ) ( 676 )
Reclassifications (1)
( 6,597 ) 9,723
Ending balance
$ 3,054 $ 9,808
(1) Represents loans that were once considered related party but are no longer considered related party and loans that were not related party that subsequently became related party loans.
Deposits and certificates from related parties totaled $ 8.4 million and $ 7.0 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024 , respectively.
Note 14 - Commitments and Contingencies
First Fed is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments generally represent a commitment to extend credit in the form of loans. The instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets.
First Fed’s exposure to credit loss, in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit, is represented by the contractual notional amount of those instruments. First Fed uses the same credit policies in making commitments as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments. Management does not anticipate any material loss as a result of these transactions.
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Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established by the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since many of these commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. First Fed evaluates each customer’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. First Fed did not incur any significant losses on its commitments for the years ended December 31, 2025 , and 2024 .
The following financial instruments were outstanding whose contract amounts represent credit risk at:
(dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2025 December 31, 2024
Commitments to grant loans
$ 747 $ —
Standby letters of credit
408 2,017
Unfunded commitments under lines of credit or existing loans
167,489 163,827
The Company has future funding obligations related to partnership investments, with remaining off‑balance sheet commitments totaling $ 2.3 million.
Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Investments - The carrying value of the unconsolidated LIHTC investment was $ 4.1 million and $ 4.5 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024 , respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 , the Company re cognized tax benefits of $ 14,000 and $ 292,000 and proportional amortization of $ 13,000 and $ 251,000 , respectively.
Total unfunded contingent commitments related to the Company’s LIHTC investment totaled $ 1.4 million and $ 2.4 million, at December 31, 2025 and 2024 , respectively. The Company expects to fund LIHTC commitments of $ 1.3 million during the year ending December 31, 2026 , with the remaining commitment of $ 24,000 funded prior to December 31, 2027 . There were no impairment losses on the Company’s LIHTC investment during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 .
Legal contingencies - In the normal course of business, the Company may have various legal claims and other similar contingent matters outstanding for which a loss may be realized. For these claims, the Company establishes a liability for contingent losses when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. For claims determined to be reasonably possible but not probable of resulting in a loss, a liability will not be reserved but the amount of loss or a range of possible losses may be disclosed if the amount can be reasonably estimated.
Water Station Management Litigation
As the Company previously disclosed, on August 27, 2024, involuntary bankruptcy proceedings were commenced against Creative Technologies, LLC, Water Station Management, LLC ("Water Station Management") and Refreshing USA, LLC (collectively the "OpCo Debtors"), certain of which were borrowers of the Bank. In addition, on September 5, 2024, Ideal Property Investments LLC ("Ideal" and, together with the OpCo Debtors, the "Debtors"), also a borrower of the Bank, filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Washington. On November 8, 2024, Ideal commenced an adversary proceeding in such bankruptcy proceedings against the Bank, seeking to avoid certain transactions with the Bank under a theory of constructive fraudulent transfer or, in the alternative, to recharacterize them (the "Adversary Proceeding").
On July 17, 2025, the Bank, the OpCo Debtors, Ideal and the Joint Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of the Debtors entered into a Settlement Agreement, Plan Support Agreement and Release (the "Settlement Agreement") to resolve the Adversary Proceeding and any other claims of the parties. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the Bank agreed, in exchange for, among other things, a release of all claims of the parties to the Settlement Agreement, to (i) release certain liens against the property of the Debtors and (ii) make certain cash payments of not less than $ 2.87 million and not more than $ 5.74 million, with the amount within that range to be determined by the percentage of certain unsecured creditors of the OpCo Debtors that enter into a mutual release of all claims related to the Debtors with the Bank and the Company under the OpCo Debtors’ Chapter 11 plan of liquidation. The OpCo Debtors' Chapter 11 plan of liquidation was confirmed on September 9, 2025, with more than the 80 % threshold of eligible creditors opting in to a mutual release under which they released claims against the Company in exchange for a reciprocal release, and the remainder of eligible creditors choosing not to release claims against the Company or obtain a reciprocal release.
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The Bank subsequently paid the amounts required under the Settlement Agreement, utilizing $ 5.74 million of the $ 5.75 million previously reserved in the first quarter of 2025 as a noninterest expense. The Bank pursued reimbursement from its insurance carrier. The insurance carrier paid $ 3.3 million of legal and settlement fees directly to third parties. In addition, the Bank received a $ 1.7 million insurance reimbursement in October 2025 to offset costs associated with the litigation described above, which is included in other income.
Pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement, the Bank maintains an unsecured creditors' claim in the amount of $ 30.6 million. The Bank is uncertain about the total amount that may be recovered from this claim through the bankruptcy proceeding and, therefore, has not established a receivable or income for this matter.
3|5|2 Capital Litigation
On June 10, 2025, 3|5|2 Capital GP LLC, on behalf of 3|5|2 Capital ABS Master Fund LP (collectively, "3|5|2 Capital"), filed a complaint (the "3|5|2 Complaint") against First Fed, in the Superior Court of the State of Washington for King County, arising from 3|5|2 Capital’s alleged investment in bonds of Water Station Management. The 3|5|2 Complaint alleges that Water Station Management and certain affiliated individuals and entities misappropriated over $ 100 million by using the proceeds from a bond offering to repay earlier investors and creditors, including the Bank, rather than for the disclosed purpose of expanding Water Station Management’s business. The 3|5|2 Complaint asserts claims against the Bank for aiding and abetting the alleged fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud, unjust enrichment, and constructive trust, and seeks various forms of relief, including not less than $ 106.9 million in compensatory damages plus interest, unspecified punitive damages, and attorneys' fees and costs. The Company strongly disputes the allegations contained in the 3|5|2 Complaint and is vigorously defending against the claims. On September 30, 2025, First Fed filed its Answer, Affirmative Defenses, and Counterclaims, which include a counterclaim alleging that 3|5|2 Capital aided and abetted a fraudulent scheme perpetrated by Ryan Wear, Water Station, and certain affiliated entities, causing damage to the Bank.
On January 30, 2026, First Fed filed its Amended Answer, Affirmative Defenses, and Counterclaims adding Leucadia Asset Management, LLC to the litigation with 3|5|2 Capital. The Bank is now waiting for a response.
Socotra REIT I Litigation
On October 17, 2025, Socotra REIT I, LLC filed a complaint (the "Socotra Complaint") against First Fed, in the Superior Court of the State of Washington for King County. The Socotra Complaint alleges that First Fed made misrepresentations, committed fraudulent acts, converted funds, and violated Washington’s Consumer Protection Act in connection with a $ 7.7 million commercial loan from Socotra to Ideal that paid down $ 4.0 million in First Fed secured obligations, and seeks unspecified damages including restitution, statutory penalties, and attorneys' fees and costs. The Company strongly disputes the allegations contained in the Socotra Complaint and intends to vigorously defend against the claims made therein. On December 8, 2025, First Fed filed its Answer and Affirmative Defenses. The Bank is now waiting for a response.
Significant group concentrations of credit risk - Concentration of credit risk is the risk associated with a lack of diversification, such as having substantial loan concentrations in a specific type of loan within First Fed’s loan portfolio, thereby exposing First Fed to greater risks resulting from adverse economic, political, regulatory, geographic, industrial, or credit developments. Loans to one borrower are subject to the state banking regulations general limitation of 20 percent of First Fed’s equity, excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). At December 31, 2025 and 2024 , First Fed’s most significant concentration of credit risk was in loans secured by real estate. These loans totaled approximately $ 1.25 billion and $ 1.33 billion, or 76.9 % and 78.3 %, of First Fed’s total loan portfolio at December 31, 2025 and 2024 , respectively. Real estate construction, including land acquisition and land development, commercial real estate, multi-family, home equity, and one -to- four family residential loans, are included in the total loans secured by real estate for purposes of this calculation.
At December 31, 2025 and 2024 , First Fed’s most significant investment portfolio exposure was with U.S. Government, its agencies, and Government-Sponsored Enterprises ("GSEs"). First Fed’s exposure, which results from positions in securities issued by the U.S. Government, its agencies, and securities guaranteed by GSEs, was $ 123.0 million and $ 134.7 million, or 43.4 % and 38.0 % of First Fed’s total investment portfolio (including FHLB stock), at December 31, 2025 and 2024 , respectively. At December 31, 2025 and 2024 , First Fed's second most significant investment concentration of credit risk was from municipal bonds totaling $ 80.3 million and $ 77.9 million, or 28.3 % and 22.0 % of the total investment portfolio, respectively.
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Note 15 - Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is the price to sell an asset or transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the Company’s principal market. The Company has established and documented its process for determining the fair values of its assets and liabilities, where applicable. Fair value is based on quoted market prices, when available, for identical or similar assets or liabilities. In the absence of quoted market prices, management determines the fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities using valuation models or third -party pricing services, both of which rely on market-based parameters when available, such as interest rate yield curves, option volatilities and credit spreads, or unobservable inputs. Unobservable inputs may be based on management’s judgment, assumptions, and estimates related to credit quality, liquidity, interest rates, and other relevant inputs.
Any changes to valuation methodologies are reviewed by management to ensure they are relevant and justified. Valuation methodologies are refined as more market-based data becomes available.
A three -level valuation hierarchy is used in determining fair value that is based on the transparency of the inputs used in the valuation process. The inputs used in determining fair value in each of the three levels of the hierarchy are as follows:
Level 1 - Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 - Either: (i) quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; (ii) observable inputs, such as interest rates or yield curves; or (iii) inputs derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs.
The hierarchy gives the highest ranking to Level 1 inputs and the lowest ranking to Level 3 inputs. The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the overall fair value measurement.
The Company used the following methods to measure fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis.
Securities available for sale : Where quoted prices are available in an active market, securities are classified as Level 1. Level 1 instruments include highly liquid government bonds, securities issued by the U.S. Treasury, and exchange-traded equity securities. If quoted prices are not available, management determines fair value using pricing models, quoted prices of similar securities, which are considered Level 2, or discounted cash flows. In certain cases, where there is limited activity in the market for an instrument, assumptions must be made to determine their fair value. Such instruments are classified as Level 3.
Sold loan servicing rights, at fair value : The fair value of sold loan servicing rights is determined through a discounted cash flow analysis, which uses interest rates, prepayment speeds, discount rates, and delinquency rate assumptions as inputs. Servicing rights are classified as Level 3 due to reliance on assumptions used in the valuation.
Loans receivable, net : The fair value of loans is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the current rate at which similar loans and leases would be made to borrowers with similar credit and for the same remaining maturities. Additionally, to be consistent with the requirements under FASB ASC Topic 820 for Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, the loans were valued at a price that represents the Company’s exit price or the price at which these instruments would be sold or transferred.
Interest rate swap derivative : The fair values of interest rate swap agreements are based on valuation models using observable market data as of the measurement date (Level 2 ). The Company’s derivatives are traded in an over-the-counter market where quoted market prices are not always available. Therefore, the fair values of derivatives are determined using quantitative models that utilize multiple market inputs. The inputs will vary based on the type of derivative, but could include interest rates, prices and indices to generate continuous yield or pricing curves, prepayment rates, and volatility factors to value the position. The majority of market inputs are actively quoted and can be validated through external sources, including market transactions and third -party pricing services. The fair values of all interest rate swaps are determined from third -party pricing services without adjustment.
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Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis - Assets and liabilities are considered to be fair valued on a recurring basis if fair value is measured regularly (i.e., daily, weekly, monthly, or quarterly). The following tables show the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at the dates indicated:
December 31, 2025
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities
Significant Other Observable Inputs
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(dollars in thousands)
(Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3) Total
Financial Assets
Securities available for sale
Municipal bonds
$ 11,908 $ 68,344 $ — $ 80,252
ABS agency
— 11,943 — 11,943
ABS corporate
— 7,961 — 7,961
SBA
— 6,293 — 6,293
Corporate debt
1,977 36,824 — 38,801
MBS agency
— 91,656 — 91,656
MBS non-agency
— 26,805 6,599 33,404
Sold loan servicing rights
— — 3,014 3,014
Total assets measured at fair value
$ 13,885 $ 249,826 $ 9,613 $ 273,324
Financial Liabilities
Interest rate swap derivative
$ — $ 1,703 $ — $ 1,703
December 31, 2024
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities
Significant Other Observable Inputs
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(dollars in thousands)
(Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3) Total
Financial Assets
Securities available for sale
Municipal bonds
$ 12,059 $ 65,817 $ — $ 77,876
ABS agency
— 12,876 — 12,876
ABS corporate
— 16,122 — 16,122
SBA
— 8,666 — 8,666
Corporate debt
1,917 52,574 — 54,491
MBS agency
— 98,697 — 98,697
MBS non-agency
— 39,735 31,881 71,616
Sold loan servicing rights
— — 3,281 3,281
Interest rate swap derivative
— 267 — 267
Total assets measured at fair value
$ 13,976 $ 294,754 $ 35,162 $ 343,892
Financial Liabilities
Interest rate swap derivative
$ — $ 123 $ — $ 123
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The following table provides a description of the valuation technique, unobservable input, and qualitative information about the unobservable inputs for the Company's assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 and measured at fair value on a recurring basis at the date indicated:
December 31, 2025
Fair Value (dollars in thousands)
Valuation Technique
Unobservable Input
Range (Weighted Average) (1)
Sold loan servicing rights
$ 3,014 Discounted cash flow
Constant prepayment rate
4.31% - 31.02% (5.88%)
Discount rate
10.38% - 12.52% (10.99%)
MBS non-agency
$ 6,599 Consensus pricing
Offered quotes
99.0 - 100.4
(1) Unobservable inputs were weighted by the relative fair value of the instruments.
The following tables summarize the changes in Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis, at the dates indicated:
As of or For the Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)
2025 2024
Sold loan servicing rights:
Balance at beginning of period
$ 3,281 $ 3,793
Servicing rights that result from transfers and sale of financial assets
13 38
Changes in fair value due to changes in model inputs or assumptions (1)
( 280 ) ( 550 )
Balance at end of period
$ 3,014 $ 3,281
(1) Represents changes due to collection/realization of expected cash flows and curtailments.
As of or For the Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)
2025 2024
Securities available for sale:
MBS non-agency
Balance at beginning of period
$ 31,881 $ 27,469
Purchases
— 22,683
Principal payments and maturities
( 25,460 ) ( 18,410 )
Unrealized Gains
178 139
Balance at end of period
$ 6,599 $ 31,881
Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis - Assets are considered to be fair valued on a nonrecurring basis if the fair value measurement of the instrument does not necessarily result in a change in the amount recorded on the consolidated balance sheets. Generally, nonrecurring valuation is the result of the application of other accounting pronouncements that require assets or liabilities to be assessed for impairment or recorded at the lower of cost or fair value.
The following tables present the Company’s assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis at the dates indicated:
December 31, 2025
(dollars in thousands)
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Collateral-dependent loans
$ — $ — $ 25,582 $ 25,582
Real estate owned and repossessed assets
— — 1,380 1,380
December 31, 2024
(dollars in thousands)
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Collateral-dependent loans
$ — $ — $ 33,246 $ 33,246
At December 31, 2025 and 2024 , there were no collateral-dependent loans with discounts to appraisal disposition value or other unobservable inputs.
December 31, 2025
Fair Value (dollars in thousands)
Valuation Technique
Unobservable Input
Range (Weighted-Average) (1)
Real estate owned and repossessed assets
$ 1,380 Market comparable
Discount to appraisal
0% - 10% (5%)
( 1 ) Discount to appraisal disposition value.
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The following tables present the carrying value and estimated fair value of financial instruments at the dates indicated:
December 31, 2025
Carrying
Estimated Fair
Fair Value Measurements Using:
(dollars in thousands)
Amount Value Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 85,117 $ 85,117 $ 85,117 $ — $ —
Investment securities available for sale
270,310 270,310 13,885 249,826 6,599
Loans held for sale
1,063 1,063 — 1,063 —
Loans receivable, net
1,612,028 1,504,219 — — 1,504,219
FHLB stock
13,105 13,105 — 13,105 —
Accrued interest receivable
6,498 6,498 — 6,498 —
Servicing rights on sold loans, at fair value
3,014 3,014 — — 3,014
Financial liabilities
Demand deposits
$ 1,079,327 $ 1,079,327 $ 1,079,327 $ — $ —
Time deposits
519,774 520,033 — — 520,033
FHLB borrowings
260,000 260,510 — — 260,510
Line of credit
13,500 13,589 — — 13,589
Subordinated debt, net
34,643 35,973 — — 35,973
Accrued interest payable
1,223 1,223 — 1,223 —
Interest rate swap derivative
1,703 1,703 — 1,703 —
December 31, 2024
Carrying
Estimated Fair
Fair Value Measurements Using:
(dollars in thousands)
Amount Value Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 72,448 $ 72,448 $ 72,448 $ — $ —
Investment securities available for sale
340,344 340,344 13,976 294,487 31,881
Loans held for sale
472 472 — 472 —
Loans receivable, net
1,675,186 1,536,748 — — 1,536,748
FHLB stock
14,435 14,435 — 14,435 —
Accrued interest receivable
8,159 8,159 — 8,159 —
Servicing rights on sold loans, at fair value
3,281 3,281 — — 3,281
Interest rate swap derivative
267 267 — 267 —
Financial liabilities
Demand deposits
$ 1,040,184 $ 1,040,184 $ 1,040,184 $ — $ —
Time deposits
647,842 648,232 — — 648,232
FHLB Borrowings
290,000 288,512 — — 288,512
Line of credit
6,500 6,526 — — 6,526
Subordinated debt, net
39,514 39,974 — — 39,974
Accrued interest payable
3,295 3,295 — 3,295 —
Interest rate swap derivative
123 123 — 123 —
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Note 16 - Earnings per Common Share
The two -class method is used for computing basic and diluted earnings per share. Under the two -class method, EPS is determined for each class of common stock and participating security according to dividends declared and participating rights in undistributed earnings. The Company has issued restricted shares under share-based compensation plans which qualify as participating securities.
The following table presents a reconciliation of the components used to compute basic and diluted earnings per share for the periods shown.
For the Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands, except share data)
2025 2024
Net loss:
Net loss available to common shareholders
$ ( 4,191 ) $ ( 6,613 )
Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities
— ( 4 )
Loss allocated to common shareholders
$ ( 4,191 ) $ ( 6,617 )
Basic:
Weighted average common shares outstanding
9,426,374 9,443,885
Weighted average unvested restricted stock awards
( 135,101 ) ( 105,460 )
Weighted average unallocated ESOP shares
( 500,554 ) ( 553,576 )
Total basic weighted average common shares outstanding
8,790,719 8,784,849
Diluted:
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding
8,790,719 8,784,849
Dilutive restricted stock awards
— —
Total diluted weighted average common shares outstanding
8,790,719 8,784,849
Basic loss per common share
$ ( 0.48 ) $ ( 0.75 )
Diluted loss per common share
$ ( 0.48 ) $ ( 0.75 )
Potentially dilutive shares are excluded from the computation of EPS if their effect is anti-dilutive. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 , anti-dilutive shares as calculated under the treasury stock method totaled 27,365 and 20,468 , respectively. All potentially dilutive shares are anti-dilutive when a loss per share is recorded and, as a result, are excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation.
Note 17 - Derivatives and Hedging Activities
The Company is exposed to certain risk arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Company principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk primarily by managing the amount, sources, and duration of its assets and liabilities and the use of derivative financial instruments. Specifically, the Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities that result in the receipt or payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates.
Fair Value Hedges of Interest Rate Risk
The Company is exposed to changes in the fair value of certain of its fixed-rate assets due to changes in benchmark interest rates. The Company uses interest rate swaps to manage its exposure to changes in fair value on these instruments attributable to changes in the designated benchmark interest rate. Interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges involve the payment of fixed-rate amounts to a counterparty in exchange for the Company receiving variable-rate payments over the life of the agreement without the exchange of the underlying notional amount.
For derivatives designated and that qualify as fair value hedges, the gain or loss on the derivative as well as the offsetting loss or gain on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in interest income.
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At December 31, 2025 and 2024 , the following amounts were recorded on the balance sheet related to cumulative basis adjustment for fair value hedges.
(dollars in thousands)
Carrying Amount of the Hedged Assets Cumulative Amount of Fair Value Hedging Adjustment Included in the Carrying Amount of the Hedged Assets
Line item in the Consolidated Balance Sheets where the hedged item is included:
December 31, 2025
Investment securities (1)
$ 50,980 $ 980
Loans receivable (2)
100,903 903
Total
$ 151,883 $ 1,883
December 31, 2024
Investment securities (1)
$ 50,220 $ 220
Loans receivable (2)
99,812 ( 188 )
Total
$ 150,032 $ 32
( 1 ) These amounts include the amortized cost basis of a closed portfolio of AFS securities used to designate hedging relationships in which the hedged item is the stated amount of assets in the closed portfolio anticipated to be outstanding for the designated hedged period. At December 31, 2025 and 2024 , the amortized cost basis of the closed portfolio used in this hedging relationship was $ 56.1 million, and $ 56.7 million, respectively; the cumulative basis adjustments associated with this hedging relationship was $ 980,000 and $ 220,000 , respectively; and the amount of the designated hedged items was $ 50.0 million for both periods.
( 2 ) These amounts include the amortized cost basis of a closed portfolio of loans receivable used to designate hedging relationships in which the hedged item is the stated amount of assets in the closed portfolio anticipated to be outstanding for the designated hedged period. At December 31, 2025 and 2024 , the amortized cost basis of the closed portfolio used in this hedging relationship was $ 213.3 million and $ 258.1 million, respectively; the cumulative basis adjustments associated with this hedging relationship was $ 903,000 and $ 188,000 , respectively; and the amount of the designated hedged items was $ 100.0 million for both periods.
The following table summarizes the Company’s derivative instruments at the date indicated. The Company has master netting agreements with derivative dealers with which it does business, but reflects gross assets and liabilities as "Other assets" and "Other liabilities," respectively, on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, as follows:
Fair Value
(dollars in thousands)
Notional Amount Other Assets Other Liabilities
December 31, 2025
Fair value hedges:
Interest rate swaps - securities
$ 50,000 $ — $ 860
Interest rate swaps - loans
100,000 — 843
December 31, 2024
Fair value hedges:
Interest rate swaps - securities
$ 50,000 $ — $ 123
Interest rate swaps - loans
100,000 267 —
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The following table summarizes the effect of fair value accounting on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the periods shown:
Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)
2025 2024
Total amounts recognized in interest on investment securities
$ 13,484 $ 15,025
Total amounts recognized in interest and fees on loans receivable
90,290 93,752
Net gains (losses) on fair value hedging relationships
Interest rate swaps - securities
Recognized on hedged items
$ ( 760 ) $ 220
Recognized on derivatives designated as hedging instruments
706 ( 142 )
Interest rate swaps - loans
Recognized on hedged items
( 1,091 ) ( 188 )
Recognized on derivatives designated as hedging instruments
1,046 211
Net (expense) income recognized on fair value
$ ( 99 ) $ 101
Credit Risk-related Contingent Features
The Company is exposed to credit-related losses in the event of nonperformance by counterparties to hedging instruments. The counterparties to all derivative transactions are major financial institutions with investment grade credit ratings. However, this does not eliminate the Company’s exposure to credit risk with these institutions. This credit risk is limited to the unrealized gains in such contracts should any of these counterparties fail to perform as contracted.
The Company has interest rate swap agreements with its derivative counterparty that contain provisions where if the Company either defaults or fails to maintain its status as a well or adequately capitalized institution, then the Company could be required to terminate the contract or post additional collateral. At December 31, 2025 , the Company had derivatives in a net liability position related to this agreement. The Company has minimum collateral posting thresholds with its derivative counterparty and has posted cash of $ 3.5 million at December 31, 2025 , to secure the interest rate swap agreements as needed. In certain cases, the Company will have posted excess collateral compared to total exposure due to initial margin requirements or day-to-day rate volatility.
As of December 31, 2025 , the Company was in compliance with all credit risk-related contingent features. Given the considerations described above, the Company considers the impact of the risk of counterparty default to be immaterial.
Note 18 - Change in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss ("AOCI")
AOCI includes unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities, defined benefit plan assets and derivatives as well as an unrecognized defined benefit plan prior service cost. The following table presents changes to accumulated other comprehensive loss after-tax for the periods shown:
(dollars in thousands)
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Available-for-Sale Securities Net Actuarial Gains (Losses) on Defined Benefit Plan Assets Unrecognized Defined Benefit Plan Prior Service Cost, Net of Amortization Unrealized Losses on Fair Value of Hedged Items Total
Balance at December 31, 2023
$ ( 30,099 ) $ ( 288 ) $ ( 1,421 ) $ ( 828 ) $ ( 32,636 )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification
226 ( 198 ) — — 28
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss
1,663 — 118 655 2,436
Net other comprehensive income (loss)
1,889 ( 198 ) 118 655 2,464
Balance at December 31, 2024
$ ( 28,210 ) $ ( 486 ) $ ( 1,303 ) $ ( 173 ) $ ( 30,172 )
Balance at December 31, 2024
$ ( 28,210 ) $ ( 486 ) $ ( 1,303 ) $ ( 173 ) $ ( 30,172 )
Other comprehensive income before reclassification
8,152 99 — — 8,251
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss
— — 119 ( 596 ) ( 477 )
Net other comprehensive income (loss)
8,152 99 119 ( 596 ) 7,774
Balance at December 31, 2025
$ ( 20,058 ) $ ( 387 ) $ ( 1,184 ) $ ( 769 ) $ ( 22,398 )
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Note 19 - Segment Reporting
First Fed is engaged in the business of attracting deposits and providing lending services. Substantially all income is derived from a diverse base of commercial, mortgage, and consumer lending activities and investments. The Company’s activities are considered to be a single industry segment for financial reporting purposes. The chief operating decision maker ("CODM") is comprised of the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer.
The accounting policies of the Bank are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies in Note 1. The CODM assesses performance for the Bank and decides how to allocate resources based on net income that is reported on the income statement as consolidated net income. The measurement of segment assets is reported on the balance sheet as total consolidated assets.
The CODM uses net income to evaluate income generated from the segment assets (return on assets) in deciding whether to reinvest profits into the Bank or into other parts of the entity, such as to pay dividends or a share repurchase plan. Net income is used to monitor budget versus actual results and assess the performance of the Bank.
The Company generates revenue from interest income, fee income and other noninterest income from investments and services. All operations are based in Washington State. No single customer accounts for more than 10% of total revenue.
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Note 20 - Parent Company Only Financial Statements
Presented below are the condensed balance sheets, statements of operations, and statements of cash flows for First Northwest.
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Condensed Balance Sheets
(dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks
$ 7,587 $ 441
Investment in bank
179,586 178,693
Equity and partnership investments
8,233 6,424
ESOP loan receivable
7,067 7,718
Commercial business loans receivable, net
— 4,000
Accrued interest receivable
87 631
Prepaid expenses and other assets
3,559 2,851
Total assets
$ 206,119 $ 200,758
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Subordinated debt, net
$ 34,643 $ 39,514
Line of credit
13,500 6,500
Interest payable
334 375
Payable to subsidiary
225 333
Other liabilities
153 154
Total liabilities
48,855 46,876
Shareholders' equity
157,264 153,882
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
$ 206,119 $ 200,758
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Condensed Statements of Operations
(dollars in thousands)
For the Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
Operating income:
Interest and fees on loans receivable
$ 284 $ 402
Interest-bearing deposits
42 —
Unrealized gain (loss) on equity and partnership investments
994 ( 1,201 )
Dividends from Bank
6,000 3,000
Total operating income
7,320 2,201
Operating expenses:
Interest paid on subordinated debt, net
1,419 1,578
Interest paid on line of credit
904 623
Other expenses
1,811 1,427
Total operating expenses
4,134 3,628
Income (loss) before benefit for income taxes and equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiary
3,186 ( 1,427 )
Benefit for income taxes
( 723 ) ( 930 )
Income (loss) before equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiary
3,909 ( 497 )
Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiary
( 8,100 ) ( 6,116 )
Net loss
$ ( 4,191 ) $ ( 6,613 )
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Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(dollars in thousands)
For the Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss
$ ( 4,191 ) $ ( 6,613 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiary
8,100 6,116
Amortization of debt issuance costs
72 78
Gain on extinguishment of subordinated debt
( 848 ) —
Change in payable to subsidiary
( 108 ) 159
Change in accrued interest receivable and other assets
( 1,555 ) ( 68 )
Change in accrued interest payable and other liabilities
( 42 ) 93
Net cash from operating activities
1,428 ( 235 )
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net decrease in loans receivable
4,000 —
ESOP loan repayment
651 636
Capital contributions to partnership investments
( 546 ) ( 398 )
Redemption of partnership investment
— 5,931
Capital disbursements from partnership agreements
129 895
Net cash from investing activities
4,234 7,064
Cash flows from financing activities:
Redemption of subordinated debt, net
( 4,095 ) —
Net increase in line of credit
7,000 —
Repurchase of common stock
— ( 4,057 )
Restricted stock awards canceled
( 113 ) ( 187 )
Payment of dividends
( 1,308 ) ( 2,644 )
Net cash from financing activities
1,484 ( 6,888 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash
7,146 ( 59 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
441 500
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
$ 7,587 $ 441
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the year for income taxes
$ — $ 80
Cash paid during the year for interest on borrowings
2,323 2,097
Supplemental disclosures of noncash investing activities:
Series A equity investment acquired upon conversion of commercial business loan
1,260 —
Write-down of equity investment
— ( 1,762 )
Note 21 - Subsequent Events
Subsequent to December 31, 2025, the Bank announced the closure of its Bellevue branch, with operations scheduled to cease on April 30, 2026. The decision followed management’s evaluation of branch performance, customer migration to digital channels, and alignment of the Company’s long‑term strategic objectives. The Company recorded $ 631,000 in other noninterest expense and $ 50,000 in compensation expense for the year ended December 31,2025, which included one‑time closure‑related expenses for anticipated lease termination costs, severance, and equipment decommissioning. Additional costs may be recognized in future periods. The branch’s deposits and customer relationships will continue to be serviced through the Bank's online and mobile platforms, ATM network and branches with minimal service disruption.
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Also subsequent to December 31, 2025, the Company signed an agreement to redeem its general partnership interest in MWGC in full at par and received the cash distribution of $ 150,000 in February 2026. No gain or loss was recorded as a result of this redemption. At the same time, the Bank signed a redemption agreement which sets forth the path to unwind its $ 6.0 million limited partnership investment in the Hero Fund through capital distributions beginning in April 2026. The Bank anticipates receiving the full amount invested, with no gain or loss recorded, as a result of the future redemption.
On March 10, 2026, the Company became aware that its $ 2.0 million investment in subordinated debt may be approaching payment default. The issuer has requested a loan modification in advance of the interest payment due on March 15, 2026. If a modification agreement is not reached, there is a strong likelihood that the issuer will not be able to meet the scheduled interest payment due no later than March 25, 2026, including the 10 -day grace period, which would place the subordinated debt in default. Management is actively monitoring the situation. Management is also assessing the likelihood and timing of recovery, including possible legal actions. No adjustments have been made to the December 31, 2025, financial statements as this event occurred after the balance sheet date.
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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.