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New Peoples Bankshares, Inc.

(New Peoples, the Company,

we, us or our) is a Virginia financial holding company headquartered in Honaker, Virginia.

Our business is conducted primarily through

New Peoples Bank, Inc., a Virginia banking corporation (the “Bank”).

The Bank has a division doing business as New Peoples

Financial Services which offers investment services through its broker-dealer relationship with Osaic Institutions, Inc.

New Peoples Bankshares,

(“New Peoples,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) is a Virginia financial

holding company headquartered in Honaker, Virginia.

Our business is conducted primarily through New Peoples Bank, Inc., a Virginia banking

corporation (the “Bank”).

The Bank has a division doing business as New Peoples Financial Services which offers investment

services through its broker-dealer relationship with Osaic Institutions, Inc.

NPB Insurance Services, Inc.

(“NPB Insurance”)

Services, Inc.

(“NPB Insurance”) is a subsidiary of the Bank and generates revenue through the referral of insurance services.

The Bank, headquartered in Honaker, Virginia, offers

a range of banking and related financial services focused primarily on serving individuals, small to medium size businesses, and the professional

We strive to serve the banking needs of our customers while developing personal, hometown relationships with them.

of Directors believes that marketing customized banking services enables us to establish a niche in the financial services marketplace

where we do business.

We provide professionals and small to medium size businesses

in our market area with responsive and technologically enabled banking services.

These services include loans that are priced on a deposit

relationship basis, easy access to our decision makers, and quick and innovative action necessary to meet a customer’s banking needs.

Our capitalization and lending limit enable us to satisfy the credit needs of a large portion of the targeted market segment.

When a customer

needs a loan that exceeds our lending limit, we try to find other financial institutions to participate in the loan with us.

The Bank was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth

of Virginia on December 9, 1997 and began operations on October 28, 1998.

On September 27, 2001, the shareholders of the Bank approved

a plan of reorganization under which they exchanged their shares of Bank common stock for shares of New Peoples common stock.

30, 2001, the reorganization was completed and the Bank became New Peoples’ wholly-owned subsidiary.

In June 2003, New Peoples formed two new wholly-owned

subsidiaries, NPB Financial Services, Inc.

is a subsidiary of the Bank and generates revenue through the referral of insurance services.

The Bank, headquartered

in Honaker, Virginia, offers a range of banking and related financial services focused primarily on serving individuals, small to medium

size businesses, and the professional community.

We strive to serve the banking needs of our customers while developing personal, hometown

relationships with them.

Our Board of Directors believes that marketing customized banking services enables us to establish a niche in

the financial services marketplace where we do business.

We provide professionals

and small to medium size businesses in our market area with responsive and technologically enabled banking services.

These services include

loans that are priced on a deposit relationship basis, easy access to our decision makers, and quick and innovative action necessary

to meet a customer’s banking needs.

Our capitalization and lending limit enable us to satisfy the credit needs of a large portion

of the targeted market segment.

When a customer needs a loan that exceeds our lending limit, we try to find other financial institutions

to participate in the loan with us.

The Bank was incorporated

under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia on December 9, 1997, and began operations on October 28, 1998.

On September 27, 2001,

the shareholders of the Bank approved a plan of reorganization under which they exchanged their shares of Bank common stock for shares

of New Peoples common stock.

On November 30, 2001, the reorganization was completed and the Bank became New Peoples’ wholly owned

In June 2003, New

Peoples formed two new wholly owned subsidiaries, NPB Financial Services, Inc.

(renamed NPB Insurance Services, Inc.

in June 2012) and NPB Web Services, Inc., an inactive

web design and hosting company.

The Bank, through its division New Peoples Financial

Services, offers fixed and variable annuities, fee-based asset management and other investment products through a broker/dealer relationship

with Osaic Institutions, Inc.

In July 2004,

NPB Capital Trust I was formed by New Peoples to issue $11.3 million in trust preferred securities.

In September 2006, NPB Capital Trust 2 was formed by

New Peoples to issue $5.2 million in trust preferred securities.

On June 7, 2017, NPB Insurance Services, Inc.

a 39% membership interest in Lonesome Pine Title Agency, LLC, which provides title insurance.

Branch Locations

As of March 24, 2025, we have 17 full-service branches

located in four states:

Virginia - Abingdon, Bluefield, Bristol, Castlewood, Clintwood, Gate City, Grundy, Haysi, Honaker, Lebanon, Pounding

Mill, Tazewell and Wise;

in June 2012) and

NPB Web Services, Inc., an inactive web design and hosting company.

The Bank, through

its division New Peoples Financial Services, offers fixed and variable annuities, fee-based asset management, and other investment products

through a broker/dealer relationship with Osaic Institutions, Inc.

July 2004, NPB Capital Trust I was formed by New Peoples to issue $11.3 million in trust preferred securities.

In September 2006,

NPB Capital Trust 2 was formed by New Peoples to issue $5.2 million in trust preferred securities.

On June 7, 2017,

NPB Insurance Services, Inc.

purchased a 39% membership interest in Lonesome Pine Title Agency, LLC, which provides title insurance.

As of March 24, 2026,

we have 17 full-service branches located in four states:

Virginia - Abingdon, Bluefield, Bristol, Castlewood, Clintwood, Gate City, Grundy,

Haysi, Honaker, Lebanon, Pounding Mill, Tazewell, and Wise;

West Virginia - Princeton (2);

North Carolina – Boone, and Tennessee – Kingsport.

North Carolina – Boone, and Tennessee

Our Market Areas

Our primary market area consists of southwestern Virginia,

southern West Virginia, northeastern Tennessee, and western North Carolina.

Specifically, we operate in the southwestern Virginia counties

of Russell, Scott, Washington, Tazewell, Buchanan, Dickenson, and Wise;

in the southern West Virginia county of Mercer and the northeastern

Tennessee county of Sullivan (collectively, the “Tri-State Area”).

In North Carolina, our loan production office in the county

of Watauga became a full-service branch in March 2024.

The close proximity and mobile nature of individuals and businesses in adjoining

counties and nearby cities in Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina place these markets within our Bank’s targeted

trade area, as well.

Accessibility to Interstates I-77, I-81, I-26, I-64,

I40 and I-75, as well as major state and U.S.

highways including US 19, US 23, US 58, US 460 and US 421, makes the area an ideal location

for businesses to serve markets in the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Midwest.

The area is strategically located midway between Atlanta-Pittsburgh,

Charlotte-Cincinnati, and Richmond-Louisville, and is within a day’s drive of more than half of the U.S.

airport located in Bristol, Tennessee serves the area with commercial flights to and from major cities in the United States.

rail service providers include CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern Railways.

The Tri-State Area has a diversified economy supported

by natural resources, which include coal, natural gas, limestone, and timber;

manufacturing

and services industries.

Predominantly, the market is comprised of locally owned and operated small businesses.

Considerable investments

in high-technology communications, high-speed broadband network and infrastructure have been made which has opened the area to large technology

companies and future business development potential for new and existing businesses.

Businesses are taking advantage of the low cost of

doing business, training opportunities, available workforce and an exceptional quality of life experience for employers and employees

Our primary market

area consists of southwestern Virginia, southern West Virginia, northeastern Tennessee, and western North Carolina.

Specifically, we

operate in the southwestern Virginia counties of Russell, Scott, Washington, Tazewell, Buchanan, Dickenson, and Wise;

in the southern

West Virginia county of Mercer and the northeastern Tennessee county of Sullivan (collectively, the “Tri-State Area”);

Watauga County in western North Carolina.

The close proximity and mobile nature of individuals and businesses in adjoining counties and

nearby cities in Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina place these markets within our Bank’s targeted trade area

Accessibility to

Interstates I-77, I-81, I-26, I-64, I-40 and I-75, as well as major state and U.S.

highways including US 19, US 23, US 58, US 460 and

US 421, makes the area an attractive location for businesses to serve markets in the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Midwest.

strategically located midway between Atlanta-Pittsburgh, Charlotte-Cincinnati, and Richmond-Louisville, and is within a day’s drive

of more than half of the U.S.

A regional airport located in Bristol, Tennessee serves the area with commercial flights to

and from major cities in the United States.

Commercial rail service providers include CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern Railways.

The Tri-State Area

has a diversified economy supported by agriculture, healthcare, education, technology, manufacturing, services industries, and natural

resources including coal, natural gas, limestone, and timber.

Predominantly, the market is comprised of locally owned and operated small

Considerable investments in high-technology communications, high-speed broadband network and infrastructure have been made

which has opened the area to large technology companies and future business development potential for new and existing businesses.

are taking advantage of the low cost of doing business, training opportunities, available workforce, and an exceptional quality of life

experience for employers and employees alike.

Internet Site

Our internet banking site can be accessed at www.newpeoples.bank .

The site includes a customer service area that contains branch and Automated Teller Machine (“ATM”) locations, product descriptions

and current interest rates offered on deposit accounts.

Customers with internet access can apply for credit cards, open deposit accounts

online, access account balances, make transfers between accounts, enter stop payment orders, order checks, and use an optional bill paying

Our internet banking

site can be accessed at www.newpeoples.bank.

The site includes a customer service area that contains branch and Automated Teller Machine

(“ATM”) locations, product descriptions and current interest rates offered on deposit accounts.

Customers with internet access

can apply for credit cards, open deposit accounts online, access account balances, make transfers between accounts, enter stop payment

orders, order checks, and use an optional bill paying service.

Available Information

We file annual, quarterly, and current reports,

proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

The SEC maintains an internet site

that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers, like us, that file electronically

with the SEC.

Our SEC filings are filed electronically and are available to the public online at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov.

We also provide a link to our filings on the SEC website, free of charge, through our internet website

https://newpeoples.bank/about-us under "New Peoples Bankshares" “SEC Filings.” Information on the websites of

the Company and the Bank is not a part of, and is not incorporated into, this report or any other filings the Company makes with the

Banking Services

We accept deposits, make consumer and

commercial loans, issue drafts, and provide other services customarily offered by a commercial bank, such as business and personal checking

and savings accounts, walk-up tellers, drive-in windows, and 24-hour ATMs.

The Bank is a member of the Federal Reserve System and its

deposits are insured under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (the FDIA) to the maximum limit.

Generally, we offer a full range of short-,

medium- and longer-term commercial, 1-4 family residential mortgages and personal loans.

Commercial loans include both secured and unsecured

loans for working capital (including inventory and receivables), business expansion (including acquisition of real estate and improvements)

and purchase of equipment and machinery.

Consumer loans may include secured and unsecured loans for financing automobiles, home improvements,

education, personal investments and other purposes.

Our lending activities are subject to a variety of

lending limits imposed by state law.

While differing limits may apply in certain circumstances based on the type of loan or the nature

of the borrower (including the borrower’s relationship to the Bank), the Bank generally is subject to a loans-to-one-borrower limit

of an amount equal to 15% of its capital and surplus plus the allowance for credit losses.

The Bank voluntarily may choose to impose a

policy limit on loans to a single borrower that is less than the legal lending limit.

We obtain short-, medium- and longer-term commercial

and personal loans through direct solicitation of business owners and continued business from existing customers.

Completed loan applications

are reviewed by our loan officers.

As part of the application process, information is obtained concerning the income, financial condition,

employment and credit history of the applicant.

If commercial real estate is involved, information is also obtained concerning cash flow

after debt service.

Loan quality is analyzed based on the Bank’s experience and its credit underwriting guidelines.

We file annual, quarterly,

and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

SEC filings are filed electronically and are available to the public online at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov.

We also provide

a link to our filings on the SEC website, free of charge, through our internet website https://newpeoples.bank/ about-us under "New

Peoples Bankshares" “SEC Filings”.

Information on the websites of the Company and the Bank is not a part of, and is

not incorporated into, this report or any other filings the Company makes with the SEC.

accept deposits, make consumer and commercial loans, issue drafts, and provide other services customarily offered by a commercial bank,

such as business and personal checking and savings accounts, walk-up tellers, drive-in windows, and 24-hour ATMs.

The Bank is a member

of the Federal Reserve System and its deposits are insured under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (the “FDIA”) to the maximum

offer a full range of short-, medium- and longer-term commercial, 1-4 family residential mortgages and personal loans.

Commercial loans

We make commercial loans to

qualified businesses in our market area.

Our commercial lending consists primarily of commercial and industrial loans to finance accounts

receivable, inventory, property, plant and equipment.

Commercial business loans generally have a higher degree of risk than residential

mortgage loans but have commensurately higher yields.

Residential mortgage loans are generally made on the basis of the borrower’s

ability to make repayment from employment and other income and are secured by real estate whose value tends to be easily ascertainable.

In contrast, commercial business loans typically are made on the basis of the borrower’s ability to make repayment from cash flow

from its business and are secured by business assets, such as commercial real estate, accounts receivable, equipment and inventory.

a result, the availability of funds for the repayment of commercial business loans may be substantially dependent on the success of the

business itself.

Further, the collateral for commercial business loans

may depreciate over time and cannot be appraised with as much precision as residential real estate.

To manage these risks, our underwriting

guidelines generally require us to secure commercial loans with both the assets of the borrowing business and other additional collateral

and guarantees that may be available.

In addition, we actively monitor certain measures of the borrower, including advance rate, cash

flow, collateral value and other appropriate credit factors.

Residential Mortgage Loans .

Our residential

mortgage loans consist of residential first and second mortgage loans, residential construction loans, home equity lines of credit and

term loans secured by first and second mortgages on the residences of borrowers for home improvements, education and other personal expenditures.

We make mortgage loans with a variety of terms, including fixed and floating or variable rates and a variety of maturities.

Under our underwriting guidelines, residential mortgage

loans are generally made on the basis of the borrower’s ability to make repayment from employment and other income and are secured

by real estate whose value tends to be easily ascertainable.

These loans are made consistent with our appraisal policies and real estate

lending policies, which detail maximum loan-to-value ratios and maturities.

include both secured and unsecured loans for working capital (including inventory and receivables), business expansion (including acquisition

of real estate and improvements) and purchase of equipment and machinery.

Consumer loans may include secured and unsecured loans for

financing automobiles, home improvements, education, personal investments, and other purposes.

Our lending activities

are subject to a variety of lending limits imposed by state law.

While differing limits may apply in certain circumstances based on the

type of loan or the nature of the borrower (including the borrower’s relationship to the Bank), the Bank generally is subject to

a loans-to-one-borrower limit of an amount equal to 15% of its capital and surplus plus the allowance for credit losses.

The Bank voluntarily

may choose to impose a policy limit on loans to a single borrower that is less than the legal lending limit.

We obtain short-,

medium- and longer-term commercial and personal loans through direct solicitation of business owners and continued business from existing

As part of the application process, information is obtained concerning the income, financial condition, employment, and credit

history of the applicant.

Completed loan applications are reviewed by our loan officers.

If commercial real estate is involved, information

is also obtained concerning cash flow after debt service.

Loan quality is analyzed based on the Bank’s experience and its credit

underwriting guidelines.

Commercial Loans.

We make commercial loans to qualified businesses in our market area.

Our commercial lending consists primarily of commercial and industrial

loans to finance accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant, and equipment.

Commercial business loans generally have a higher degree

of risk than residential mortgage loans but have commensurately higher yields.

Residential mortgage loans are generally made on the basis

of the borrower’s ability to make repayment from employment and other income and are secured by real estate whose value tends to

be more easily ascertainable.

In contrast, commercial business loans typically are made on the basis of the borrower’s ability

to make repayment from cash flows from its business and are secured by business assets, such as commercial real estate, accounts receivable,

equipment and inventory.

As a result, the availability of funds for the repayment of commercial business loans may be substantially dependent

on the success of the business itself.

Further, the collateral

for commercial business loans may depreciate over time and cannot be appraised with as much precision as residential real estate.

manage these risks, our underwriting guidelines generally require us to secure commercial loans with both the assets of the borrowing

business and other additional collateral and guarantees that may be available.

In addition, we actively monitor certain measures of the

borrower, including advance rate, cash flow, collateral value, and other appropriate credit factors.

Residential Mortgage

Our residential mortgage loans consist of residential first and second mortgage loans, residential construction loans, home

equity lines of credit and term loans secured by first and second mortgages on the residences of borrowers for home improvements, education,

and other personal expenditures.

We make mortgage loans with a variety of terms, including fixed and floating or variable rates and a

variety of maturities.

Under our underwriting

guidelines, residential mortgage loans are generally made on the basis of the borrower’s ability to make repayment from employment

and other income and are secured by real estate whose value tends to be easily ascertainable.

These loans are made consistent with our

appraisal policies and real estate lending policies, which detail maximum loan-to-value ratios and maturities.

Construction Loans.

Construction lending entails

significant additional risks compared to residential mortgage lending.

Construction loans often involve larger loan balances concentrated

with single borrowers or groups of related borrowers.

Construction loans also involve additional risks attributable to the fact that loan

funds are advanced upon the security of property under construction, which is of uncertain value prior to the completion of construction.

Thus, it is more difficult to evaluate the total loan funds required to complete a project and related loan-to-value ratios accurately.

To minimize the risks associated with construction lending, loan-to-value limitations for residential, multi-family and non-residential

construction loans are in place.

Construction lending entails significant additional risks compared to residential mortgage lending.

Construction loans often involve

larger loan balances concentrated with single borrowers or groups of related borrowers.

Construction loans also involve additional risks

attributable to the fact that loan funds are advanced upon the security of property under construction, which is of uncertain value prior

to the completion of construction.

Thus, it is more difficult to evaluate the total loan funds required to complete a project and related

loan-to-value ratios accurately.

To minimize the risks associated with construction lending, loan-to-value limitations for residential,

multi-family and non-residential construction loans are in place.

These are in addition to the usual credit analyses of borrowers.

Management feels that the loan-to-value

ratios help to minimize the risk of loss and to compensate for normal fluctuations in the real estate market.

Maturities for construction

loans generally range from 4 to 12 months for residential property and from 6 to 18 months for non-residential and multi-family properties.

feels that the loan-to-value ratios help to minimize the risk of loss and to compensate for normal fluctuations in the real estate market.

Maturities for construction loans generally range from 4 to 12 months for residential property and from 6 to 18 months for non-residential

and multi-family properties.

Consumer Loans .

Our consumer loans consist primarily

of installment loans to individuals for personal, family and household purposes.

The specific types of consumer loans that we make include

home improvement loans, debt consolidation loans and general consumer lending.

Consumer loans entail greater risk than residential mortgage

loans, particularly in the case of consumer loans that are unsecured, such as lines of credit, or secured by rapidly depreciating assets

such as automobiles.

In such cases, any repossessed collateral for a defaulted consumer loan may not provide an adequate source of repayment

of the outstanding loan balance due to the greater likelihood of damage, loss or depreciation.

The remaining deficiency often does not

warrant further substantial collection efforts against the borrower.

In addition, consumer loan collections are dependent on the borrower’s

continuing financial stability, and thus are more likely to be adversely affected by job loss, divorce, illness or personal bankruptcy.

Furthermore, the application of various federal and state laws, including federal and state bankruptcy and insolvency laws, may limit

the amount which can be recovered on such loans.

A borrower may also be able to assert against the Bank as an assignee any claims and

defenses that it has against the seller of the underlying collateral.

Our underwriting policy for consumer loans seeks to

limit risk and minimize losses, primarily through a careful analysis of the borrower’s creditworthiness.

In evaluating consumer

loans, we require our lending officers to review the borrower’s level and stability of income, past credit history and the impact

of these factors on the ability of the borrower to repay the loan in a timely manner.

In addition, we maintain an appropriate margin between

the loan amount and collateral value.

We offer a variety of deposit products

for both individual and business customers.

These include demand deposit, interest-bearing demand deposit, savings deposit, money market,

health savings and individual retirement (IRA) deposit accounts.

In addition, we offer certificates of deposit with terms ranging from

7 days to 60 months, including IRAs with terms ranging from 12 months to 60 months.

Our consumer loans consist primarily of installment loans to individuals for personal, family and household purposes.

The specific types

of consumer loans that we make include home improvement loans, debt consolidation loans, and general consumer lending.

Consumer loans

entail greater risk than residential mortgage loans, particularly in the case of consumer loans that are unsecured, such as lines of

credit, or secured by rapidly depreciating assets such as automobiles.

In such cases, any repossessed collateral for a defaulted consumer

loan may not provide an adequate source of repayment of the outstanding loan balance due to the greater likelihood of damage, loss, or

depreciation.

The remaining deficiency often does not warrant further substantial collection efforts against the borrower.

consumer loan collections are dependent on the borrower’s continuing financial stability and thus are more likely to be adversely

affected by job loss, divorce, illness, or personal bankruptcy.

Furthermore, the application of various federal and state laws, including

federal and state bankruptcy and insolvency laws, may limit the amount which can be recovered on such loans.

A borrower may also be able

to assert against the Bank as an assignee any claims and defenses that it has against the seller of the underlying collateral.

Our underwriting

policy for consumer loans seeks to limit risk and minimize losses, primarily through careful analysis of the borrower’s creditworthiness.

In evaluating consumer loans, we require our lending officers to review the borrower’s level and stability of income, past credit

history, and the impact of these factors on the ability of the borrower to repay the loan in a timely manner.

In addition, we maintain

an appropriate margin between the loan amount and collateral value.

We offer a variety of deposit products for both individual and business customers.

These include demand deposit, interest-bearing demand

deposit, savings deposit, money market, health savings, and individual retirement (“IRA”) deposit accounts.

we offer certificates of deposit with terms ranging from 7 days to 60 months, including IRAs with terms ranging from 12 months to 60

Investment Services .

We offer a variety of investment

services for both individual and business customers.

These services include fixed income products, variable annuities, mutual funds, indexed

certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, long term care insurance, employee group benefit plans, college savings plans,

financial planning, managed money accounts, and estate planning.

We offer these services through our broker-dealer relationship with Osaic

Institutions, Inc.

We offer a variety of investment services for both individual and business customers.

These services include fixed income products, variable

annuities, mutual funds, indexed certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, long term care insurance, employee group benefit

plans, college savings plans, financial planning, managed money accounts, and estate planning.

We offer these services through our broker-dealer

relationship with Osaic Institutions, Inc.

Other Bank Services.

Other bank services include

safe deposit boxes, cashier’s checks, positive pay fraud detection for commercial customers, and certain cash management services,

direct deposit of payroll and social security checks and automatic drafts for various accounts.

We offer ATM and debit card services that

can be used by our customers throughout our service area and other regions.

We also offer consumer and commercial VISA credit card services.

Electronic banking services include debit cards, internet banking, telephone banking, mobile banking, remote deposit capture, merchant

transaction processing and wire transfers.

We do not presently anticipate obtaining trust powers,

but we are able to provide similar services through our affiliation with Osaic Institutions, Inc.

Additionally, we offer programs of differentiator

presentations focusing on such issues as financial literacy and elder abuse.

We believe that these types of programs assist our local

communities and highlight the skills of our financial service providers.

The financial services business is highly competitive.

We compete as a financial intermediary with other commercial banks, credit unions, mortgage banking firms, consumer finance companies,

securities brokerage firms, insurance companies, money market mutual funds and other financial institutions operating in the southwestern

Virginia, southern West Virginia, eastern Tennessee, and western North Carolina market areas and elsewhere, including online financial

services providers.

Other bank services include safe deposit boxes, cashier’s checks, positive pay fraud detection for commercial customers, and certain

cash management services, direct deposit of payroll and social security checks and automatic drafts for various accounts.

and debit card services that can be used by our customers throughout our service area and other regions.

We also offer consumer and commercial

VISA credit card services.

Electronic banking services include debit cards, internet banking, telephone banking, mobile banking, remote

deposit capture, merchant transaction processing, and wire transfers.

We do not presently

anticipate obtaining trust powers, but we are able to provide similar services through our affiliation with Osaic Institutions, Inc.

Additionally, we offer programs of differentiator presentations focusing on such issues as financial literacy and elder abuse.

that these types of programs assist our local communities and highlight the skills of our financial service providers.

The financial services

business is highly competitive.

We compete as a financial intermediary with other commercial banks, credit unions, mortgage banking firms,

consumer finance companies, securities brokerage firms, insurance companies, money market mutual funds and other financial institutions

operating in southwestern Virginia, southern West Virginia, eastern Tennessee, and western North Carolina market areas and elsewhere,

including online financial services providers.

Our market area is a highly competitive banking market.

Competition in the market area for loans to small businesses

and professionals, the Bank’s target market, is intense, and pricing is important.

Many of our larger competitors have substantially

greater resources and lending limits than we have.

They offer certain services, such as extensive and established branch networks and

trust services, that we do not provide or do not expect to provide in the near future.

Moreover, larger institutions operating in the

market area have access to borrowed funds at lower costs than are available to us.

Deposit competition among institutions in our market

area is strong, resulting in the possibility of our paying above-market rates to attract or retain deposits.

While pricing is important, our principal method of

countering the competition is service.

As a community banking organization, we strive to serve the banking needs of our customers while

developing personal, hometown relationships with them.

Additionally, we continue to add and enhance digital banking services.

we provide a significant amount of service and a range of products through multiple channels at reasonable fees.

According to a market share report prepared by the Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation (the “FDIC”), as of June 30, 2024, the most recent date for which market share information is available, the Bank’s

deposits as a percentage of total deposits in its major market areas were as follows:

Competition in the

market area for loans to small businesses and professionals, the Bank’s target market, is intense, and pricing is important.

of our larger competitors have substantially greater resources and lending limits than we have.

They offer certain services, such as

extensive and established branch networks and trust services, that we do not provide or do not expect to provide in the near future.

Moreover, larger institutions operating in the market area have access to borrowed funds at lower costs than are available to us.

competition among institutions in our market area is strong, resulting in the possibility of our paying above-market rates to attract

or retain deposits.

In addition, the

financial services industry continues to undergo rapid technological change, with increased competition from non-banks offering products

and services traditionally offered by banks as well as new technologies and services, including new ways that customers can make payments

or manage their accounts, the use of stablecoins and other forms of cryptocurrency, tokens, and other digital assets or alternative payment

While pricing is

important, our principal method of countering the competition is service.

As a community banking organization, we strive to serve the

banking needs of our customers while developing personal, hometown relationships with them.

Additionally, we continue to add and enhance

digital banking services.

As a result, we provide a significant amount of service and a range of products through multiple channels at

reasonable fees.

According to a market share report prepared

by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”), as of June 30, 2025, the most recent date for which market share

information is available, the Bank’s deposits as a percentage of total deposits in its major market areas were as follows:

of Bristol, VA

of Kingsport, TN

As of December 31, 2024, we had 177 full-time equivalent

None of our employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement, and we consider relations with employees to be excellent.

As of December 31,

2025, we had 177 full-time equivalent employees.

None of our employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement.

relations with employees to be excellent.

Supervision and Regulation

As a financial holding company, we

are subject to regulation under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (“BHCA”), and the examination and reporting

requirements of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Federal Reserve).

We are also subject to the provisions of the

Code of Virginia governing bank holding companies.

As a state-chartered commercial bank, the Bank is subject to regulation, supervision

and examination by the Virginia State Corporation Commission’s Bureau of Financial Institutions (“BFI”).

of the Federal Reserve System, the Bank is also subject to regulation, supervision and examination by the Federal Reserve.

Other federal

and state laws, including various consumer protection and compliance laws, also govern the activities of the Bank.

The following paragraphs summarize the most significant

federal and state laws applicable to New Peoples and its subsidiaries.

To the extent that statutory or regulatory provisions are described,

the description is qualified in its entirety by reference to that particular statutory or regulatory provision.

The Bank Holding Company Act.

Under the BHCA,

the Federal Reserve examines New Peoples periodically.

New Peoples is also required to file periodic reports and provide any additional

information that the Federal Reserve may require.

Activities at the bank holding company level are generally limited to:

a financial holding company, we are subject to regulation under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (“BHCA”),

and the examination and reporting requirements of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”).

We are also subject to the provisions of the Code of Virginia governing bank holding companies.

As a state-chartered commercial bank,

the Bank is subject to regulation, supervision, and examination by the Virginia State Corporation Commission’s Bureau of Financial

Institutions (“BFI”).

As a member of the Federal Reserve System, the Bank is also subject to regulation, supervision, and

examination by the Federal Reserve.

Other federal and state laws, including various consumer protection and compliance laws, also govern

the activities of the Bank.

The following paragraphs

summarize the most significant federal and state laws applicable to New Peoples and its subsidiaries.

To the extent that statutory or

regulatory provisions are described, the description is qualified in its entirety by reference to that particular statutory or regulatory

The Bank Holding

Company Act .

Under the BHCA, the Federal Reserve examines New Peoples periodically.

New Peoples is also required to file periodic

reports and provide any additional information that the Federal Reserve may require.

Activities at the bank holding company level are

generally limited to:

managing, or controlling banks;

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proper incident to these activities.

Thus, the activities we can engage in are restricted

as a matter of law.

With some limited exceptions, the BHCA requires every

bank holding company to obtain the prior approval of the Federal Reserve before:

Thus, the activities

we can engage in are restricted as a matter of law.

With some limited

exceptions, the BHCA requires every bank holding company to obtain the prior approval of the Federal Reserve before:

substantially all the assets of any bank;

direct or indirect ownership or control of any voting shares of any bank if after such acquisition it would own or control more than

5% of the voting shares of such bank (unless it already owns or controls the majority of such shares);

direct or indirect ownership or control of any voting shares of any bank if after such acquisition

it would own or control more than 5% of the voting shares of such bank (unless it already

owns or controls the majority of such shares);

or consolidating with another bank holding company.

As a result, our ability to engage in certain strategic

activities is conditioned on regulatory approval.

In addition, and subject to some exceptions, the BHCA

and the Change in Bank Control Act require Federal Reserve approval prior to any person or company acquiring “control” of

a bank holding company as defined in the statutes and regulations.

These requirements make it more difficult for control of our company

to change or for us to acquire substantial investments.

Financial Holding Company.

As of March 4, 2016,

the Company elected to become qualified as a financial holding company (FHC).

The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) created this category

of bank holding companies.

FHC’s may directly or indirectly through subsidiaries engage in financial activities and activities “incidental”

or “complementary” to financial activities.

Generally, an FHC need not give prior notice of such activities but must notify

the Federal Reserve within 30 days after an event.

The BHCA provides a long list of “financial”

activities that may be engaged in by FHCs such as underwriting, brokering or selling insurance;

providing financial or investment advice

or underwriting, dealing in or making a market in securities.

There are other potential “financial” activities

in which the Federal Reserve is permitted to designate as permitted financial, or incidental to financial, activities.

We do not currently undertake activities specifically

permitted to us as an FHC that are not otherwise permissible for bank holding companies not qualified as FHCs.

Bureau of Financial Institutions.

holding company registered with the BFI, we must provide the BFI with information concerning our financial condition, operations and management,

among other reports required by the BFI.

New Peoples is also examined by the BFI in addition to its Federal Reserve examinations.

to the BHCA, the Code of Virginia requires that the BFI approve the acquisition of direct or indirect ownership or control of more than

5% of the voting shares of any Virginia bank or bank holding company.

As a result, our

ability to engage in certain strategic activities is conditioned on regulatory approval.

In addition, and

subject to some exceptions, the BHCA and the Change in Bank Control Act require Federal Reserve approval prior to any person or company

acquiring “control” of a bank holding company as defined in the statutes and regulations.

These requirements make it more

difficult for control of our company to change.

Financial Holding

As of March 4, 2016, the Company elected to become qualified as a financial holding company (“FHC”).

The Gramm-Leach-Bliley

Act (“GLBA”) created this category of bank holding companies.

FHC’s may directly or indirectly through subsidiaries

engage in financial activities and activities “incidental” or “complementary” to financial activities.

an FHC need not give prior notice of such activities but must notify the Federal Reserve within 30 days after commencing such activities.

The BHCA provides

a long list of “financial” activities that may be engaged in by FHCs such as underwriting, brokering or selling insurance;

providing financial or investment advice or underwriting, dealing in or making a market in securities.

There are other potential

“financial” activities which the Federal Reserve is permitted to designate as permitted financial, or incidental to financial,

We do not currently

undertake activities specifically permitted to us as an FHC that are not otherwise permissible for bank holding companies not qualified

Bureau of Financial

Institutions.

As a bank holding company registered with the BFI, we must provide the BFI with information concerning our financial

condition, operations, and management, among other reports required by the BFI.

We are also examined by the BFI in addition to our Federal

Reserve examinations.

Similar to the BHCA, the Code of Virginia requires that the BFI approve the acquisition of direct or indirect ownership

or control of more than 5% of the voting shares of any Virginia bank or bank holding company.

Payment of Dividends .

New Peoples is a separate

legal entity that derives the majority of its revenues from the earnings of, and dividends paid to it by, its subsidiaries.

subject to laws and regulations that limit the amount of dividends it can pay.

In addition, both New Peoples and the Bank are subject

to various regulatory restrictions relating to the payment of dividends, including requirements to maintain capital at or above regulatory

Banking regulators have indicated that banking organizations should generally pay dividends only if the organization’s

net income available to common shareholders over the past year has been sufficient to fully fund the dividends and the prospective rate

of earnings retention appears consistent with the organization’s capital needs, asset quality and overall financial condition.

FDIC has the general authority to limit the dividends paid by FDIC insured banks if the FDIC deems the payment to be an unsafe and unsound

The FDIC has indicated that paying dividends that deplete a bank’s capital base to an inadequate level would be an unsound

and unsafe banking practice.

New Peoples is a separate legal entity that derives the majority of its revenues from the earnings of, and dividends paid to it by, its

subsidiaries.

The Bank is subject to laws and regulations that limit the amount of dividends it can pay.

In addition, both New Peoples

and the Bank are subject to various regulatory restrictions relating to the payment of dividends, including requirements to maintain

capital at or above regulatory minimums.

Banking regulators have indicated that banking organizations should generally pay dividends

only if the organization’s net income available to common shareholders over the past year has been sufficient to fully fund the

dividends and the prospective rate of earnings retention appears consistent with the organization’s capital needs, asset quality,

and overall financial condition.

The FDIC has the general authority to limit the dividends paid by FDIC insured banks if the FDIC deems

the payment to be an unsafe and unsound practice.

The FDIC has indicated that paying dividends that deplete a bank’s capital base

to an inadequate level would be an unsound and unsafe banking practice.

Capital Adequacy .

The federal banking regulators

have issued substantially similar capital requirements applicable to all banks and bank holding companies.

In addition, those regulators

may from time to time require that a banking organization maintain capital above the minimum levels because of its financial condition

or actual or anticipated growth.

The Company meets the eligibility criteria to be

considered a small bank holding company in accordance with the Federal Reserve’s Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement and

does not report consolidated regulatory capital.

With respect to the Bank, the “prompt corrective actio n”

regulations pursuant to Section 38 of the FDIA are set forth in the following table:

The federal banking regulators have issued substantially similar capital requirements applicable to all banks and bank holding companies.

In addition, those regulators may from time to time require that a banking organization maintain capital above the minimum levels because

of its financial condition or actual or anticipated growth.

New Peoples meets

the eligibility criteria to be considered a small bank holding company in accordance with the Federal Reserve’s Small Bank Holding

Company Policy Statement and does not report consolidated regulatory capital.

With respect to the Bank, the “prompt corrective

action” regulations pursuant to Section 38 of the FDIA are set forth in the following table:

Undercapitalized

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equity to total assets ≤ 2.00%

The FDIA requires the federal banking regulators to

take “prompt corrective action” if a depository institution does not meet minimum capital requirements as set forth above.

Generally, a receiver or conservator for a bank that is “critically undercapitalized” must be appointed within specific time

The regulations also provide that a capital restoration plan must be filed within 45 days of the date a bank is deemed to have

received notice that it is “undercapitalized,” “significantly undercapitalized” or “critically undercapitalized.”

Any holding company for a bank required to submit a capital restoration plan must guarantee the lesser of (i) an amount equal to 5% of

the bank’s assets at the time it was notified or deemed to be undercapitalized by a regulator, or (ii) the amount necessary to restore

the bank to adequately capitalized status.

This guarantee remains in place until the bank is notified that it has maintained adequately

capitalized status for specified time periods.

Additional measures with respect to undercapitalized institutions include a prohibition

on capital distributions, growth limits and restrictions on activities.

The Bank is also subject to the rules implementing

the Basel III capital framework and certain related provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of

2010 (the Dodd-Frank Act).

The final rules established minimum capital ratios plus a “capital conservation buffer” designed

to absorb losses during periods of economic stress.

final provisions for banks with $250.0 billion or less in total assets, such as the Bank, are set forth in the following table:

Minimum Leverage Ratio

Minimum CET1 Risk Based Capital Ratio

Capital Conservation Buffer (1)

Minimum CET1 Risk Based Capital Ratio with Capital Conservation Buffer

Minimum Tier 1 Risk Based Capital Ratio

Minimum Tier 1 Risk Based Capital Ratio with Capital Conservation Buffer

Minimum Total Risk Based Capital Ratio

Minimum Total Risk Based Capital Ratio with Capital Conservation Buffer

(1) The capital conservation buffer must be maintained in order

for a banking organization to avoid being subject to limitations on capital distributions, including dividend payments, and discretionary

The FDIA requires

the federal banking regulators to take “prompt corrective action” if a depository institution does not meet minimum capital

requirements as set forth above.

Generally, a receiver or conservator for a bank that is “critically undercapitalized” must

be appointed within specific time frames.

The regulations also provide that a capital restoration plan must be filed within 45 days of

the date a bank is deemed to have received notice that it is “undercapitalized,” “significantly undercapitalized”

or “critically undercapitalized.” Any holding company for a bank required to submit a capital restoration plan must guarantee

the lesser of (i) an amount equal to 5% of the bank’s assets at the time it was notified or deemed to be undercapitalized by a

regulator, or (ii) the amount necessary to restore the bank to adequately capitalized status.

This guarantee remains in place until the

bank is notified that it has maintained adequately capitalized status for specified time periods.

Additional measures with respect to

undercapitalized institutions include a prohibition on capital distributions, growth limits, and restrictions on activities.

The Bank is also

subject to the rules implementing the Basel III capital framework and certain related provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform

and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the Dodd-Frank Act).

The final rules established minimum capital ratios plus a “capital conservation

buffer” designed to absorb losses during periods of economic stress.

The final provisions for banks with $250.0 billion or less

in total assets, such as the Bank, are set forth in the following table:

Leverage Ratio

CET1 Risk Based Capital Ratio

Conservation Buffer (1)

CET1 Risk Based Capital Ratio with Capital Conservation Buffer

Tier 1 Risk Based Capital Ratio

Tier 1 Risk Based Capital Ratio with Capital Conservation Buffer

Total Risk Based Capital Ratio

Total Risk Based Capital Ratio with Capital Conservation Buffer

capital conservation buffer must be maintained in order for a banking organization to avoid

being subject to limitations on capital distributions, including dividend payments, and discretionary

bonus payments to executive officers.

The final rules include comprehensive guidance with

respect to the measurement of risk-weighted assets.

For residential mortgages, Basel III retains the risk-weights contained in the

prior capital rules, which assign a risk-weight of 50% to most first-lien exposures and 100% to other residential mortgage exposures.

The final rule increased the risk-weights associated with certain on-balance sheet assets, such as high volatility commercial real estate

loans, and loans that are more than 90 days past due or in nonaccrual status.

Capital requirements also increased for certain off-balance

sheet exposures including, for example, loan commitments with an original maturity of one year or less.

Under the final rules, certain banking organizations,

including the Company and the Bank, were permitted to make a one-time election to continue the prior treatment of excluding from regulatory

capital most accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) components, including amounts relating to unrealized gains and

losses on available-for-sale debt securities and amounts attributable to defined benefit post-retirement plans.

Institutions that

elected to exclude most AOCI components from regulatory capital under Basel III will be able to avoid volatility that would otherwise

be caused by things such as the impact of fluctuations in interest rates on the fair value of available-for-sale debt securities.

The final rules include

comprehensive guidance with respect to the measurement of risk-weighted assets.

For residential mortgages, Basel III retains the

risk-weights contained in the prior capital rules, which assign a risk-weight of 50% to most first-lien exposures and 100% to other residential

mortgage exposures.

The final rule increased the risk-weights associated with certain on-balance sheet assets, such as high volatility

commercial real estate loans, and loans that are more than 90 days past due or in nonaccrual status.

Capital requirements also increased

for certain off-balance sheet exposures including, for example, loan commitments with an original maturity of one year or less.

Under the final rules,

certain banking organizations, including the Company and the Bank, were permitted to make a one-time election to continue the prior treatment

of excluding from regulatory capital most accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) components, including amounts relating

to unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale debt securities and amounts attributable to defined benefit post-retirement plans.

Institutions that elected to exclude most AOCI components from regulatory capital under Basel III will be able to avoid volatility that

would otherwise be caused by things such as the impact of fluctuations in interest rates on the fair value of available-for-sale debt

The Company and the Bank elected to exclude AOCI components from regulatory capital under Basel III.

Failure to meet capital guidelines could subject a

bank to a variety of enforcement remedies, including issuance of a capital directive, the termination of deposit insurance by the FDIC,

a prohibition on taking brokered deposits and certain other restrictions on its business.

As described below, the FDIC can impose substantial

additional restrictions upon FDIC-insured depository institutions that fail to meet applicable capital requirements as set forth above.

For further detail on capital and capital ratios, see

discussion contained in Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,”

sections “Capital Resources” and “Liquidity,” and in Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data,”

“Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes,” Note 22, “Capital.”

Other Safety and Soundness Regulations .

are a number of obligations and restrictions imposed on banks and financial or bank holding companies and their bank subsidiaries by federal

law and regulatory policy that are designed to reduce potential loss exposure to the depositors of such depository institutions and to

the FDIC insurance funds in the event that the depository institution is insolvent or is in danger of becoming insolvent.

the Federal Reserve requires a bank or financial or bank holding company to serve as a source of financial strength to its subsidiary

depository institutions and to commit resources to support such institutions in circumstances where it might not do so otherwise.

requirements can restrict the ability of bank holding companies to deploy their capital as they otherwise might.

Interstate Banking and Branching.

Banks in Virginia

may branch without geographic restriction.

Current federal law authorizes interstate acquisitions of banks and bank holding companies

without geographic limitation.

Bank holding companies may acquire banks in any state without regard to state law except for state laws

requiring a minimum time a bank must be in existence to be acquired.

The Code of Virginia generally permits out of state bank holding

companies or banks to acquire Virginia banks or bank holding companies subject to regulatory approval.

These laws have the effect of increasing

competition in banking markets.

Failure to meet capital

guidelines could subject a bank to a variety of enforcement remedies, including issuance of a capital directive, the termination of deposit

insurance by the FDIC, a prohibition on taking brokered deposits and certain other restrictions on its business.

As described below,

the FDIC can impose substantial additional restrictions upon FDIC-insured depository institutions that fail to meet applicable capital

requirements as set forth above.

For further detail

on capital and capital ratios, see discussion contained in Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition

and Results of Operations,” sections “Capital Resources” and “Liquidity,” and in Item 8, “Financial

Statements and Supplementary Data,” “Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes,” Note 23, “Capital.”

Other Safety and

Soundness Regulations .

There are a number of obligations and restrictions imposed on banks and financial or bank holding companies

and their bank subsidiaries by federal law and regulatory policy that are designed to reduce potential loss exposure to the depositors

of such depository institutions and to the FDIC insurance funds in the event that the depository institution is insolvent or is in danger

of becoming insolvent.

For example, the Federal Reserve requires a bank or financial or bank holding company to serve as a source of

financial strength to its subsidiary depository institutions and to commit resources to support such institutions in circumstances where

it might not do so otherwise.

These requirements can restrict the ability of bank holding companies to deploy their capital as they otherwise

Interstate Banking

and Branching.

Banks in Virginia may branch without geographic restriction.

Current federal law authorizes interstate acquisitions

of banks and bank holding companies without geographic limitation.

Bank holding companies may acquire banks in any state without regard

to state law except for state laws requiring a minimum time a bank must be in existence to be acquired.

The Code of Virginia generally

permits out of state bank holding companies or banks to acquire Virginia banks or bank holding companies subject to regulatory approval.

These laws have the effect of increasing competition in banking markets.

Monetary Policy .

The commercial banking business

is affected not only by general economic conditions but also by the monetary policies of the Federal Reserve.

The Federal Reserve’s

monetary policies have had a significant effect on the operating results of commercial banks in the past and are expected to continue

to do so in the future.

In view of unsettled conditions in the national and international political environment, economy and money markets,

as well as governmental fiscal and monetary policies, their impact

on interest rates, deposit levels, loan demand or the business and earnings of the Bank is unpredictable.

Transactions with Affiliates.

between banks and their affiliates are governed by Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act.

These provisions restrict the amount

of, and provide conditions with respect to, loans, investments, transfers of assets and other transactions between New Peoples and the

The commercial banking business is affected not only by general economic conditions but also by the monetary policies of the Federal

The Federal Reserve’s monetary policies have had a significant effect on the operating results of commercial banks in

the past and are expected to continue to do so in the future.

In view of unsettled conditions in the national and international political

environment, economy, and money markets, as well as governmental fiscal and monetary policies, their impact on interest rates, deposit

levels, loan demand or the business and earnings of the Bank is unpredictable.

Transactions with

Transactions between banks and their affiliates are governed by Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act.

provisions restrict the amount of, and provide conditions with respect to, loans, investments, transfers of assets and other transactions

between New Peoples and the Bank.

Loans to Insiders.

The Bank is subject to rules

on the amount, terms and risks associated with loans to executive officers, directors, principal shareholders and their related interests.

Community Reinvestment Act.

Under the Community

Reinvestment Act, depository institutions have an affirmative obligation to assist in meeting the credit needs of their market areas,

including low and moderate-income areas, consistent with safe and sound banking practices.

The Community Reinvestment Act emphasizes the

delivery of bank products and services through branch locations in a bank’s market areas and requires banks to keep data reflecting

their efforts to assist in its community’s credit needs.

Depository institutions are periodically examined for compliance with the

Community Reinvestment Act and are assigned ratings in this regard.

Banking regulators consider a depository institution’s Community

Reinvestment Act rating when reviewing applications to establish new branches, undertake new lines of business, and/or acquire part or

all of another depository institution.

An unsatisfactory rating can significantly delay or even prohibit regulatory approval of a proposed

transaction by a bank holding company or its depository institution subsidiaries.

A bank holding company will not be permitted to become

a financial holding company and no new activities authorized under the GLBA (see below) may be commenced by a holding company or by a

bank financial subsidiary if any of its bank subsidiaries received less than a “Satisfactory” rating in its latest Community

Reinvestment Act examination.

The Bank received a rating of “Satisfactory” at its last Community Reinvestment Act performance

evaluation, as of August 1, 2022.

In October 2023, the federal bank regulatory agencies

jointly issued a final rule intended to strengthen and modernize the Community Reinvestment Act regulatory framework.

When implemented,

the rule would, among other things, (i) expand access to credit, investment and basic banking services in low- and moderate-income communities,

(ii) adapt to changes in the banking industry, including internet and mobile banking, (iii) provide greater clarity, consistency and transparency

in the application of the regulations and (iv) tailor performance standards to account for differences in bank size, business model, and

local conditions.

Most of the final rule’s new requirements are applicable beginning January 1, 2026.

The remaining new requirements,

including data reporting requirements, are applicable on January 1, 2027.

The final rule has been subject to an injunction since March

29, 2024, and the effective dates will be extended pending resolution of the lawsuit.

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999.

The GLBA covers

a broad range of issues, including a repeal of most of the restrictions on affiliations among depository institutions, securities firms

and insurance companies.

For example, the GLBA permits unrestricted affiliations between banks and securities firms.

It also permits bank

holding companies to elect to become FHCs, which can engage in a broad range of financial services as described above.

In order to become

an FHC, a bank holding company and all of its affiliated depository institutions must be well-capitalized, well-managed and have at least

a satisfactory Community Reinvestment Act rating.

On March 4, 2016, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond approved New Peoples’ election

to become an FHC.

The GLBA also provides that the states continue to

have the authority to regulate insurance activities, but prohibits the states, in most instances, from preventing or significantly interfering

with the ability of a bank, directly or through an affiliate, to engage in insurance sales, solicitations or cross-marketing activities.

Anti-Money Laundering Legislation .

is subject to the Bank Secrecy Act and other anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including the Money Laundering Control Act of

1986, the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, and the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020.

Among other things, these laws and regulations require New

Peoples to take steps to prevent the use of New Peoples for facilitating the flow of illegal or illicit money, to report large currency

transactions, and to file suspicious activity reports.

The Company is also required to carry out a comprehensive anti-money laundering

compliance program.

The Bank is subject to rules on the amount, terms and risks associated with loans to executive officers, directors, principal shareholders,

and their related interests.

Community Reinvestment

Under the Community Reinvestment Act, depository institutions have an affirmative obligation to assist in meeting the credit

needs of their market areas, including low and moderate-income areas, consistent with safe and sound banking practices.

The Community

Reinvestment Act emphasizes the delivery of bank products and services through branch locations in a bank’s market areas and requires

banks to keep data reflecting their efforts to assist in its community’s credit needs.

Depository institutions are periodically

examined for compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act and are assigned ratings in this regard.

Banking regulators consider a depository

institution’s Community Reinvestment Act rating when reviewing applications to establish new branches, undertake new lines of business,

and/or acquire part or all of another depository institution.

An unsatisfactory rating can significantly delay or even prohibit regulatory

approval of a proposed transaction by a bank holding company or its depository institution subsidiaries.

A bank holding company will

not be permitted to become a financial holding company and no new activities authorized under the GLBA (see below) may be commenced by

a holding company if any of its bank subsidiaries received less than a “Satisfactory” rating in its latest Community Reinvestment

Act examination.

The Bank received a rating of “Satisfactory” at its last Community Reinvestment Act performance evaluation,

as of August 1, 2022.

In October 2023,

the federal bank regulatory agencies issued a final rule intended to strengthen and modernize the Community Reinvestment Act regulatory

However, in March 2024, a federal court issued a preliminary injunction that has prevented the rule from taking effect.

July 2025, the federal bank regulatory agencies issued a joint proposal to rescind the 2023 final rule and replace it with the Community

Reinvestment Act framework that existed prior to its issuance.

The agencies continue to apply the Community Reinvestment Act rules as

they existed before the 2023 modernization, considering the injunction and pending finalization of the rescission of the modernization

Gramm-Leach-Bliley

The GLBA covers a broad range of issues, including a repeal of most of the restrictions on affiliations among depository

institutions, securities firms, and insurance companies.

For example, the GLBA permits unrestricted affiliations between banks and securities

It also permits bank holding companies to elect to become FHCs, which can engage in a broad range of financial services as described

In order to become an FHC, a bank holding company and all of its affiliated depository institutions must be well-capitalized,

well-managed and have at least a satisfactory Community Reinvestment Act rating.

On March 4, 2016, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

approved New Peoples’ election to become an FHC.

The GLBA also provides

that the states continue to have the authority to regulate insurance activities, but prohibits the states, in most instances, from preventing

or significantly interfering with the ability of a bank, directly or through an affiliate, to engage in insurance sales, solicitations

or cross-marketing activities.

Anti-Money Laundering

New Peoples is subject to the Bank Secrecy Act and other anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including the Money

Laundering Control Act of 1986, the USA Patriot Act of 2001, and the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020.

Among other things, these laws

and regulations require New Peoples to take steps to prevent the use of New Peoples for facilitating the flow of illegal or illicit money,

to report large currency transactions, and to file suspicious activity reports.

The Company is also required to carry out a comprehensive

anti-money laundering compliance program.

Violations can result in substantial civil and criminal sanctions.

In addition, provisions of the USA Patriot Act

require the federal bank regulatory agencies to consider the effectiveness of a financial institution’s anti-money laundering activities

when reviewing bank mergers and bank holding company acquisitions.

Privacy and Fair Credit Reporting.

Financial institutions, such as the Bank, are required to disclose their privacy policies to customers and consumers and require

that such customers or consumers be given a choice (through an opt-out notice) to forbid the sharing of nonpublic personal

In addition, provisions

of the USA Patriot Act require the federal bank regulatory agencies to consider the effectiveness of a financial institution’s

anti-money laundering activities when reviewing bank mergers and bank holding company acquisitions.

Privacy and Fair

Credit Reporting .

Financial institutions, such as the Bank, are required to disclose their privacy policies to customers and consumers

and require that such customers or consumers be given a choice (through an opt-out notice) to forbid the sharing of nonpublic personal

information about them with nonaffiliated third persons.

The Bank also requires business partners with whom it shares such

information to assure the Bank that they have adequate security safeguards and to abide by the redisclosure

and reuse provisions of applicable law.

In addition to adopting federal requirements regarding privacy, individual states are authorized

to enact more stringent laws relating to the use of customer information.

The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act, passed in 2021, became

effective January 1, 2023.

These privacy laws create compliance obligations and potential liability for the Bank.

Mortgage Banking Regulation .

The Bank is subject

to rules and regulations related to mortgage loans that, among other things, establish standards for loan origination, prohibit discrimination,

provide for inspections and appraisals of property, require credit reports on prospective borrowers, in some cases restrict certain loan

features and fix maximum interest rates and fees, require the disclosure of certain basic information to mortgagors concerning credit

and settlement costs, limit payment for settlement services to the reasonable value of the services rendered and require the maintenance

and disclosure of information regarding the disposition of mortgage applications based on race, gender, geographical distribution and

income level.

The Bank is also subject to rules and regulations that require the collection and reporting of significant amounts of information

with respect to mortgage loans and borrowers.

The Bank’s mortgage origination activities are subject to the Federal Reserve’s

Regulation Z, which implements the Truth in Lending Act.

Certain provisions of Regulation Z require creditors to make a reasonable and

good faith determination based on verified and documented information that a consumer applying for a mortgage loan has a reasonable ability

to repay the loan according to its terms.

To the extent that we make mortgage loans, we are required to comply with these rules, subject

to available exceptions.

Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of

2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) is intended to increase corporate responsibility, provide enhanced penalties for accounting

and auditing improprieties by publicly traded companies and to protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate

disclosures made pursuant to the securities law.

The changes required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and its implementing regulations are intended

to allow shareholders to monitor the performance of companies and their directors more easily and effectively.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act generally applies to all domestic

companies, such as New Peoples, that file periodic reports with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

The Bank also requires business partners with whom it shares such information

to assure the Bank that they have adequate security safeguards and to abide by the redisclosure and reuse provisions of applicable law.

In addition to adopting federal requirements regarding privacy, individual states are authorized to enact more stringent laws relating

to the use of customer information.

The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act, passed in 2021, became effective January 1, 2023.

privacy laws create compliance obligations and potential liability for the Bank.

Mortgage Banking

The Bank is subject to rules and regulations related to mortgage loans that, among other things, establish standards

for loan origination, prohibit discrimination, provide for inspections and appraisals of property, require credit reports on prospective

borrowers, in some cases restrict certain loan features and fix maximum interest rates and fees, require the disclosure of certain basic

information to mortgagors concerning credit and settlement costs, limit payment for settlement services to the reasonable value of the

services rendered and require the maintenance and disclosure of information regarding the disposition of mortgage applications based

on race, gender, geographical distribution and income level.

The Bank is also subject to rules and regulations that require the collection

and reporting of significant amounts of information with respect to mortgage loans and borrowers.

The Bank’s mortgage origination

activities are subject to the Federal Reserve’s Regulation Z, which implements the Truth in Lending Act.

Certain provisions of

Regulation Z require creditors to make a reasonable and good faith determination based on verified and documented information that a

consumer applying for a mortgage loan has a reasonable ability to repay the loan according to its terms.

To the extent that we make mortgage

loans, we are required to comply with these rules, subject to available exceptions.

Sarbanes-Oxley

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) is intended to increase corporate responsibility, provide

enhanced penalties for accounting and auditing improprieties by publicly traded companies and to protect investors by improving the accuracy

and reliability of corporate disclosures made pursuant to the securities law.

The changes required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and its

implementing regulations are intended to allow shareholders to monitor the performance of companies and their directors more easily and

The Sarbanes-Oxley

Act includes significant additional disclosure requirements and expanded corporate governance rules and the SEC has adopted extensive

additional disclosures, corporate governance provisions and other related rules pursuant to it.

New Peoples has expended, and will continue

to expend, considerable time and money in complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

deposits are insured by the Deposit Insurance Fund, as administered by the FDIC, to the maximum amount permitted by law, which is $250,000

per depositor.

The FDIC uses a “financial ratios method” based on “CAMELS” composite ratings to determine deposit

insurance assessment rates for small established institutions with less than $10 billion in assets, such as the Bank.

rating system is a supervisory rating system designed to take into account and reflect all financial and operational risks that a bank

may face, including capital adequacy, asset quality, management capability, earnings, liquidity and sensitivity to market risk (“CAMELS”).

CAMELS composite ratings set a maximum assessment for banks rated CAMELS 1 and 2 and set minimum assessments for lower rated institutions.

Effective for the first quarterly assessment period of 2023, the FDIC increased the deposit insurance assessment by 2 basis points for

all insured institutions.

In 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded expense of $386,000 and $360,000, respectively, for FDIC insurance premiums.

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection

Act generally applies to all domestic companies, such as New Peoples, that file periodic reports with the SEC under the Securities Exchange

Act of 1934, as amended.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act includes significant additional disclosure requirements and expanded corporate governance

rules and the SEC has adopted extensive additional disclosures, corporate governance provisions, and other related rules pursuant to

New Peoples has expended, and will continue to expend, considerable time and money in complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Federal Deposit

Insurance Corporation.

The Bank’s deposits are insured by the Deposit Insurance Fund, as administered by the FDIC, to the maximum

amount permitted by law, which is $250,000 per depositor.

The FDIC uses a “financial ratios method” based on “CAMELS”

composite ratings to determine deposit insurance assessment rates for small established institutions with less than $10 billion

in assets, such as the Bank.

The CAMELS rating system is a supervisory rating system designed to take into account and reflect all financial

and operational risks that a bank may face, including capital adequacy, asset quality, management capability, earnings, liquidity, and

sensitivity to market risk (“CAMELS”).

CAMELS composite ratings set a maximum assessment for banks rated CAMELS 1 and 2 and

set minimum assessments for lower rated institutions.

In 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded expense of approximately $404,000 and $386,000,

respectively, for FDIC insurance premiums.

Dodd-Frank Wall

Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

The Dodd-Frank Act was signed into law on July 21, 2010.

Its wide-ranging provisions affect all federal financial regulatory

agencies and nearly every aspect of the American financial services industry.

Among the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act that directly

impacted the Company was the creation of an independent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which has the ability to write rules

for consumer protections governing all financial institutions.

All consumer protection responsibility formerly handled by other banking

regulators is consolidated in the CFPB.

It also oversees the enforcement of all federal laws intended to ensure fair access to credit.

Smaller financial institutions, such as the Company and the Bank, continued to be examined primarily by their primary regulators.

In February 2025, the Trump administration halted the

CFPB’s operations, and its employees were instructed to cease all supervision and examination activity.

As a result, the future

of the CFPB and its impact on the Company’s business are uncertain.

The Dodd-Frank Act has had, and may in the future have,

a material impact on New Peoples’ operations, particularly through increased compliance costs resulting from new and possible future

consumer and fair lending regulations.

Any future changes resulting from the Dodd-Frank Act may affect the profitability of business activities,

require changes to certain business practices, impose more stringent regulatory requirements or otherwise adversely affect the business

and financial condition of New Peoples and the Bank.

These changes may also require New Peoples to invest significant management attention and resources

to evaluate and make necessary changes to comply with new statutory and regulatory requirements.

The Economic Growth, Regulatory Reform and Consumer

Protection Act of 2018 (EGRRCPA).

The EGRRCPA, which became effective in May 2018, amended provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act and other

statutes administered by banking regulators.

Among these amendments are provisions exempting insured depository institutions (and their

parent companies) with less than $10 billion in consolidated assets and meeting certain other asset and liabilities trading tests from

the Volker Rule, which prohibits banks from conducting certain investment activities with their own accounts.

The EGRRCPA increased the

asset threshold from $1 billion to $3 billion for financial institutions to qualify for a less burdensome 18-month on-site examination

The EGRRCPA made numerous other changes in regulatory requirements based on the size and complexity of financial institutions,

particularly benefiting smaller institutions like the Company.

Its wide-ranging provisions affect

all federal financial regulatory agencies and nearly every aspect of the American financial services industry.

Among the provisions of

the Dodd-Frank Act that directly impacted the Company was the creation of an independent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”),

which has the ability to write rules for consumer protections governing all financial institutions.

It also oversees the enforcement

of all federal laws intended to ensure fair access to credit.

Smaller financial institutions, such as the Company and the Bank, continue

to be examined primarily by their primary regulators.

During 2025, the

CFPB reduced its staff by over 80%.

The reduction in force is the subject of litigation, and the staffing cuts are currently stayed pending

the federal circuit court’s rehearing of the case.

The impact of these developments on banking organizations is uncertain.

and state attorneys general may increase regulatory, investigative and enforcement activity with respect to consumer protection in response

to changes in regulation, supervision and enforcement of consumer protection laws by federal regulators.

Notwithstanding ongoing,

legal, budgetary and structural challenges affecting the CFPB, the CFPB remains an active federal regulatory agency with continuing supervisory

and enforcement authority and retains its broad authority to pursue enforcement actions, including investigations, civil actions and

cease and desist proceedings.

The Bank is also subject to other federal and state consumer protection laws and regulations that, among

other things, prohibit unfair, deceptive and abusive, corrupt or fraudulent business practices, untrue or misleading advertising and

unfair competition.

The Dodd-Frank Act

has had, and may in the future have, a material impact on New Peoples’ operations, particularly through increased compliance costs

resulting from new and possible future consumer and fair lending regulations.

Any future changes resulting from the Dodd-Frank Act may

affect the profitability of business activities, require changes to certain business practices, impose more stringent regulatory requirements,

or otherwise adversely affect the business and financial condition of New Peoples and the Bank.

These changes may also require New Peoples

to invest significant management attention and resources to evaluate and make necessary changes to comply with new statutory and regulatory

requirements.

Cybersecurity.

Federal regulators expect that

financial institutions design multiple layers of security controls to establish lines of defense and to ensure that their risk management

processes also address the risk posed by compromised customer credentials, including security measures to reliably authenticate customers

accessing internet-based services of the financial institution.

Additionally, a financial institution’s management is expected to

maintain sufficient business continuity planning processes to ensure the rapid recovery, resumption and maintenance of the institution’s

operations after a cyber-attack involving destructive malware.

A financial institution is expected to maintain appropriate processes to

enable recovery of data and business operations and address rebuilding network capabilities and restoring data if the institution or any

of its critical service providers fall victim to this type of cyber-attack.

If the Company fails to observe the regulatory guidance, it

could be subject to various regulatory sanctions, including financial penalties.

Federal bank regulators issued a joint rule, effective

in 2022, establishing computer-security incident notification requirements for banking organizations and their bank service providers.

The rule requires a banking organization to notify its primary federal regulator of any significant computer-security incident as soon

as possible and no later than 36 hours after the banking organization determines that a cyber incident has occurred.

In addition, the

final rule requires a bank service provider to notify affected banking organization customers as soon as possible when the provider determines

that it has experienced a computer-security incident that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect banking

organization customers for four or more hours.

The rule defines computer-security incident as an occurrence that results in actual harm

to the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an information system or the information that the system processes, stores, or transmits.

In July 2023, the SEC issued a final rule to enhance and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance,

and incident reporting by public companies that are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.

Specifically, the final

rule requires current reporting about material cybersecurity incidents, periodic disclosures about a registrant’s policies and procedures

to identify and manage cybersecurity risk, management’s role in implementing cybersecurity policies and procedures, and the board

of directors’ cybersecurity expertise, if any, and its oversight of cybersecurity risk.

Cybersecurity of this Form

10-K for a discussion of the Company’s cybersecurity risk management, strategy and governance.

Limitations on Incentive Compensation .

bank regulatory agencies have issued comprehensive final guidance on incentive compensation policies intended to ensure that the incentive

compensation policies of financial institutions do not undermine the safety and soundness of such institutions by encouraging excessive

The Interagency Guidance on Sound Incentive Compensation Policies, which covers all employees that have the ability to materially

affect the risk profile of financial institutions, either individually or as part of a group, is based upon the key principles that a

financial institution’s incentive compensation arrangements should (i) provide incentives that do not encourage risk-taking beyond

the institution’s ability to effectively identify and manage risks, (ii) be compatible with effective internal controls and risk

management, and (iii) be supported by strong corporate governance, including active and effective oversight by the financial institution’s

board of directors.

The Federal Reserve will review, as part of the regular,

risk-focused examination process, the incentive compensation arrangements of financial institutions, such as the Company and the Bank,

that are not “large, complex banking organizations.” These reviews will be tailored to each financial institution based on

the scope and complexity of the institution’s activities and the prevalence of incentive compensation arrangements.

of the supervisory initiatives will be included in reports of examination.

Deficiencies will be incorporated into the institution’s

supervisory ratings, which can affect the institution’s ability to make acquisitions and take other actions.

Enforcement actions

may be taken against a financial institution if its incentive compensation arrangements or related risk-management control or governance

processes pose a risk to the institution’s safety and soundness, and the financial institution is not taking prompt and effective

measures to correct the deficiencies.

As of December 31, 2024, the Company and the Bank have not been made aware of any instances of noncompliance

with this guidance.

Banks and other depository institutions

also are subject to other numerous consumer-oriented laws and regulations.

These laws, which include the Truth in Lending Act, the Truth

in Savings Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the Electronic Funds Transfer Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair

and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 and the Fair Housing Act, require compliance by depository institutions with various disclosure

and consumer information handling requirements.

These and other similar laws result in significant costs and create potential liability

for financial institutions, including the imposition of regulatory penalties for inadequate compliance.

Future Regulatory Uncertainty.

Because federal

and state regulation of financial institutions changes regularly and is the subject of constant legislative debate, New Peoples cannot

forecast how regulation of financial institutions may change in the future and impact its operations.

New Peoples fully expects that the

financial institution industry will remain heavily regulated notwithstanding the regulatory relief that has been recently adopted.

Federal regulators expect that financial institutions design multiple layers of security controls to establish lines of defense and to

ensure that their risk management processes also address the risk posed by compromised customer credentials, including security measures

to reliably authenticate customers accessing internet-based services of the financial institution.

Additionally, a financial institution’s

management is expected to maintain sufficient business continuity planning processes to ensure the rapid recovery, resumption, and maintenance

of the institution’s operations after a cyber-attack involving destructive malware.

A financial institution is expected to maintain

appropriate processes to enable recovery of data and business operations and address rebuilding network capabilities and restoring data

if the institution or any of its critical service providers fall victim to this type of cyber-attack.

If the Company fails to observe

the regulatory guidance, it could be subject to various regulatory sanctions, including financial penalties.

Federal bank regulators

issued a joint rule, effective in 2022, establishing computer-security incident notification requirements for banking organizations and

their bank service providers.

The rule requires a banking organization to notify its primary federal regulator of any significant computer-security

incident as soon as possible and no later than 36 hours after the banking organization determines that a cyber incident has occurred.

In addition, the final rule requires a bank service provider to notify affected banking organization customers as soon as possible when

the provider determines that it has experienced a computer-security incident that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to

materially affect banking organization customers for four or more hours.

The rule defines computer-security incident as an occurrence

that results in actual harm to the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an information system or the information that the system

processes, stores, or transmits.

In July 2023, the SEC issued a final rule to enhance and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity

risk management, strategy, governance, and incident reporting by public companies that are subject to the reporting requirements of the

Exchange Act.

Specifically, the final rule requires current reporting about material cybersecurity incidents, periodic disclosures about

a registrant’s policies and procedures to identify and manage cybersecurity risk, management’s role in implementing cybersecurity

policies and procedures, and the board of directors’ cybersecurity expertise, if any, and its oversight of cybersecurity risk.

Cybersecurity of this Form 10-K for a discussion of the Company’s cybersecurity risk management, strategy, and governance.

Limitations on

Incentive Compensation.

The federal bank regulatory agencies have issued comprehensive final guidance on incentive compensation policies

intended to ensure that the incentive compensation policies of financial institutions do not undermine the safety and soundness of such

institutions by encouraging excessive risk-taking.

The Interagency Guidance on Sound Incentive Compensation Policies, which covers all

employees that have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of financial institutions, either individually or as part of a

group, is based upon the key principles that a financial institution’s incentive compensation arrangements should (i) provide incentives

that do not encourage risk-taking beyond the institution’s ability to effectively identify and manage risks, (ii) be compatible

with effective internal controls and risk management, and (iii) be supported by strong corporate governance, including active and effective

oversight by the financial institution’s board of directors.

The Federal Reserve

will review, as part of the regular, risk-focused examination process, the incentive compensation arrangements of financial institutions,

such as the Company and the Bank, that are not “large, complex banking organizations.” These reviews will be tailored to

each financial institution based on the scope and complexity of the institution’s activities and the prevalence of incentive compensation

arrangements.

The findings of the supervisory initiatives will be included in reports of examination.

Deficiencies will be incorporated

into the institution’s supervisory ratings, which can affect the institution’s ability to make acquisitions and take other

Enforcement actions may be taken against a financial institution if its incentive compensation arrangements or related risk-management

control or governance processes pose a risk to the institution’s safety and soundness, and the financial institution is not taking

prompt and effective measures to correct the deficiencies.

As of December 31, 2025, New Peoples and the Bank have not been made aware

of any instances of noncompliance with this guidance.

Fair Access to

Financial Services.

In August 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14331, “Guaranteeing Fair Banking Access for All

Americans,” which states that it is the policy of the United States that no American should be denied access to financial services

because of their constitutionally or statutorily protected beliefs, affiliations, or political views.

The Executive Order directs the

Treasury Secretary and federal banking regulators to address politicized or unlawful debanking activities.

In recent years, certain states

have also enacted, or have proposed to enact, statutes, regulations or policies that prohibit financial institutions from denying or

canceling products or services to a person or business, or otherwise discriminating against a person or business in making available

products or services, on the basis of certain social or political factors or other activities.

Artificial Intelligence.

CFPB and other federal regulatory guidance reiterates that creditors are not excused from the adverse action notice requirements under

the Equal Credit Opportunity Act if they rely on complex algorithmic underwriting models.

States have also started to regulate the use

of artificial intelligence technologies.

In July 2024, the federal banking agencies issued a final rule that requires, among other things,

financial institutions to ensure that their automated valuation models for property valuation follow certain quality control standards,

including a requirement that such valuation models comply with nondiscrimination laws.

Banks and other depository institutions also are subject to other numerous consumer-oriented laws and regulations.

These laws, which

include the Truth in Lending Act, the Truth in Savings Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the Electronic Funds Transfer

Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 and the Fair Housing Act, require compliance

by depository institutions with various disclosure and consumer information handling requirements.

These and other similar laws result

in significant costs and create potential liability for financial institutions, including the imposition of regulatory penalties for

inadequate compliance.

Future Regulatory

Uncertainty .

Because federal and state regulation of financial institutions changes regularly and is the subject of constant legislative

debate, New Peoples cannot forecast how regulation of financial institutions may change in the future and impact its operations.

Peoples fully expects that the financial institution industry will remain heavily regulated notwithstanding the regulatory relief that

has been recently adopted.

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