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Item 1A. Risk Factors

Item 1A. Risk Factors 
 This 
section 
contains 
a 
description 
of 
the 
material 
risk 
and 
uncertainties 
identified 
by 
management 
that 
could, 
 individually or in combination, harm our business, results of 
operations, liquidity and financial condition. The risks described 
 below are not all inclusive. We may face other 
risks that are not presently known, or that we presently 
deem immaterial. 

 Summary of Risk Factors 
 Our business is subject to 
a number of risks 
that could cause actual results 
to differ materially from 
those indicated by 
 forward-looking statements 
made in 
this Form 
10-K or presented 
elsewhere from 
time to 
time. These 
risks are 
discussed 
 more fully in this Item 1A and include, without limitation, the 
following: 
 Risks Related to our Business and Operations 
 • 
Our 
business 
operations 
and 
lending 
activities 
are concentrated 
in 
South 
Florida, 
and 
we 
are more 
sensitive 
to 
 adverse changes in the local economy than our more geographically 
diversified competitors. 
 • 
The small- to medium-sized businesses 
to which we lend may have 
fewer resources to weather adverse 
business 
 developments, which may impair a borrower's ability to 
repay a loan. 
 • 
The continuing 
COVID-19 pandemic 
has, and may 
continue to, 
adversely affect 
our business, 
financial condition, 
 liquidity, capital and 
results of operations. 
 • 
Inflationary pressures and rising prices may affect 
our results of operations and financial condition. 
 • 
Financial challenges 
at other 
banking institutions 
could lead 
to depositor 
concerns that 
spread within 
the banking 
 industry causing disruptive deposit outflows and other destabilizing 
results. 
 • 
Changes in U.S. trade policies and other global political 
factors beyond our control may adversely impact us. 

 • 
Our lending business is subject to credit risk, which could 
lead to unexpected losses. 

 • 
The potential for the replacement or discontinuation of London Inter-bank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, as a benchmark 
 interest rate could present operational problems 
and result in market disruption. 

 • 
Natural disasters and severe weather events in Florida 
could have a material adverse impact on us. 

 • 
Our business is subject to interest rate risk. 
 • 
A failure or the perceived risk 
of a failure to raise the statutory 
debt limit of the U.S. 
could have a material adverse 
 effect on our business, financial condition and results 
of operations. 
 • 
Our allowance for credit losses may not be sufficient 
to absorb potential losses in our loan portfolio. 

 • 
Our commercial loan portfolio may expose us to increased 
credit risk. 

 • 
The imposition of limits by the bank regulators 
on commercial real estate lending 
activities could curtail our growth 
 and adversely affect our earnings. 
 • 
Our SBA lending program depends on our status as a participant in the SBA's Preferred Lenders Program, and we 
 face specific risks associated with originating SBA loans 
and selling the guaranteed portion thereof. 

 • 
The SBA may not honor its guarantees if we do not originate 
loans in compliance with SBA guidelines. 

 • 
Global banking is an important part of our business, which creates 
increased BSA/AML risk. 

 • 
We may not recover all amounts that are contractually 
owed to us by our borrowers. 

 • 
Non-performing assets take significant time to resolve and 
adversely affect us. 

 
 
 

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 • 
We engage in 
lending secured by 
real estate and 
may foreclose on 
the collateral and 
own the underlying 
real estate, 
 subjecting us to the costs and potential risks associated 
with the ownership of real property and other risks. 

 • 
We are subject to certain operational risks, 
such as fraud and data processing system failures and errors. 

 • 
We are subject to liquidity risk, which could adversely 
affect our financial condition and results of 
operations. 

 • 
We have several large depositor relationships, the 
loss of which could adversely affect 
us. 

 • 
The value of our securities in our investment portfolio 
may decline in the future. 

 • 
We may not effectively execute on our expansion 
strategy. 

 • 
New lines of business, products, product enhancements 
or services may subject us to additional risk. 

 • 
Additional capital we need may not be available on terms 
acceptable to us or may dilute our shareholders. 

 • 
Our strategy to grow through mergers or acquisitions may not be 
successful or, if successful, 
may produce risks in 
 successfully integrating and managing the merged companies 
or acquisitions and may dilute our shareholders. 

 • 
We may lose one or more of our key personnel 
or fail to attract and retain other highly qualified personnel. 

 • 
Damage to our reputation could significantly harm our 
businesses. 

 • 
We face strong competition and must respond 
to rapid technological changes to remain competitive. 

 • 
 A 
 failure, interruption, or breach in the security of our or our contracted vendors’ systems could adversely affect us. 

 • 
We rely on other companies to provide key components 
of our business infrastructure. 

 • 
Litigation and regulatory actions could subject us to significant 
liabilities or restrictions. 

 • 
Certain of our directors may have conflicts of interest 
in presenting business opportunities to us. 

 Risks Related to Our Tax, Accounting 
and Regulatory Compliance 

 • 
We may be unable to recognize the benefits of deferred 
tax assets. 
 • 
The accuracy of our financial statements could be affected 
by our judgments, assumptions or estimates. 

 • 
As a new public company, 
we may not create an effective internal control 
environment. 
 • 
We operate in a highly regulated environme 
nt. 
 • 
Our participation in the SBA PPP loan program exposes 
us to noncompliance risk and litigation risk. 

 • 
We face a risk of noncompliance with the Bank 
Secrecy Act and other anti-money laundering laws. 
 • 
We are subject to capital adequacy requirements 
that may become more stringent. 
 • 
We are periodically subject to examination and scrutiny 
by a number of banking agencies. 
 • 
We are subject to numerous laws and regulations 
of certain regulatory agencies designed to protect consumers. 
 • 
Climate change 
and related 
legislative and 
regulatory initiatives 
may materially 
affect our 
business and 
results of 
 operations. 
 Risks Related to Our Class A Common Stock 
 • 
Ability to pay dividends on our common stock 
is subject to restrictions. 

 
 
 

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 • 
The market price and trading volume of our Class A common 
stock may be volatile. 
 • 
There are significant restrictions in our Articles of Incorporation 
that restrict the ability to sell our capital stock. 
 • 
We 
are 
an 
emerging 
growth 
company 
and 
have 
decided 
to 
take 
advantage 
of 
certain 
exemptions 
from 
various 
 reporting and other requirements applicable to emerging growth 
companies. 
 • 
We have existing investors that 
own a significant amount of 
our common stock whose individual 
interests may differ 
 from yours. 

 • 
Provisions in our governing documents and Florida 
law may have an anti-takeover effect 
and there are substantial 
 regulatory limitations on changes of control of the Company.
 Risks Related to our Business and Operations 
 Our business 
operations and 
lending activities 
are concentrated 
in South 
Florida, and 
we are 
more sensitive 
 to adverse changes in the local economy than our 
more geographically diversified competitors. 

 Unlike many of 
our larger competitors 
that maintain significant 
operations located 
outside of our 
market area, most 
of 
 our customers are concentrated in South Florida. In addition, we have 
a high concentration of loans secured by real estate 
 located in 
South Florida. 
Therefore, our 
success depends 
upon the 
general economic 
conditions in 
South Florida, 
which 
 may differ from the economic conditions in other areas 
of the U.S. or the U.S. generally. 
 Our real estate 
collateral provides 
an alternate source 
of repayment in 
the event 
of default by 
the borrower; 
however, 
 the value of the collateral may decline during the time the credit is outstanding. The concentration of our loans in the South 
 Florida area subjects us to 
risk that a downturn in the 
local economy or recession in 
this area could result in 
a decrease in 
 loan originations and increases in delinquencies and foreclosures, which would have a greater negative effect on us than if 
 our lending 
were more 
geographically diversified. 
If we 
are required 
to liquidate 
our real 
estate collateral 
securing a 
loan 
 during 
a 
period 
of 
reduced 
real 
estate 
values 
to 
satisfy 
the 
debt, 
our 
earnings 
and 
capital 
could 
be 
adversely 
affected. 
 Moreover, since 
a large portion 
of our loan 
portfolio is secured 
by properties located 
in South Florida, 
the occurrence of 
a 
 natural disaster, such 
as a hurricane, or a man-made disaster 
could result in a decline in loan originations, 
a decline in the 
 value or 
destruction 
of mortgaged 
properties 
and an 
increase 
in the 
risk 
of delinquencies, 
foreclosures 
or loss 
on loans 
 originated by 
us. We 
may suffer 
further losses 
due to 
the decline 
in the 
value of 
the properties 
underlying our 
mortgage 
 loans, which would have an adverse impact on our results 
of operations and financial condition. 
 A downturn in the local economy generally may lead to loan losses that are not offset by operations in other markets; it 
 may also reduce the ability 
of our customers to grow 
or maintain their deposits with 
us. For these reasons, any 
regional or 
 local economic 
downturn 
that 
affects 
South Florida, 
or existing 
or prospective 
borrowers 
or 
depositors 
in 
South Florida, 
 could have a material adverse effect on our business, 
financial condition and results of operations. 
 In addition, there are 
continuing concerns related 
to, among other things, 
the level of 
U.S. government debt 
and fiscal 
 actions that may 
be taken to 
address that debt, 
price fluctuations of key 
natural resources, inflation, the 
potential resurgence 
 of economic and political tensions with China, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and 
continuing high oil prices due to, among 
 other things, Russian supply disruptions, each of 
which may have a destabilizing effect 
on financial markets and economic 
 activity. 
Economic 
pressure 
on 
consumers 
and 
overall 
economic 
uncertainty 
may 
result 
in 
changes 
in 
consumer 
and 
 business spending, 
borrowing 
and saving 
habits. These 
economic 
conditions and/or 
other negative 
developments 
in the 
 domestic 
or international 
credit markets 
or economies 
may significantly 
affect 
the markets 
in which 
we do 
business, the 
 value of our loans and investments, and our ongoing 
operations, costs and profitability. 
 The 
small- 
to 
medium-sized 
businesses 
to 
which 
we 
lend 
may 
have 
fewer 
resources 
to 
weather 
adverse 
 business developments, which may impair a borrower's 
ability to repay a loan. 
 We 
target our 
business 
development 
and 
marketing 
strategies 
primarily 
to 
serve 
the 
banking 
and 
financial 
services 
 needs of small- to 
medium-sized businesses, or SMBs, and 
the owners and operators of 
those businesses. SMBs generally 
 have fewer financial resources in terms of capital or borrowing capacity than larger entities, frequently have smaller market 
 shares than their competition, may be 
more vulnerable to economic 
downturns, often need substantial additional 
capital to 
 expand 
or 
compete, 
and 
may 
experience 
substantial 
volatility 
in 
operating 
results, 
any 
of 
which, 
individually 
or 
in 
the 
 aggregate, may impair 
their ability as 
a borrower to 
repay a loan. 
These factors may 
impact SMBs significantly 
more as a 
 result of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the success of SMBs often depends on the management skills, 
 talents and efforts of a small group of 
key people, and the death, disability or 
resignation of one or more of these individuals 
 could have 
an adverse 
impact on 
the business 
and its 
ability to 
repay its 
loan. If 
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 impact the markets in which we operate 
or any of our borrowers otherwise are 
affected by adverse business developments, 
 our 
SMB 
borrowers 
may 
be 
disproportionately 
affected 
and 
their 
ability 
to 
repay 
outstanding 
loans 
may 
be 
negatively 
 affected, which could have a material adverse effect 
on our business, financial condition and results of operations. 
 The 
continuing 
COVID-19 
pandemic 
has, 
and 
may 
continue 
to, 
adversely 
affect 
our 
business, 
financial 
 condition, liquidity, capital and results 
of operations. 
 The extent and duration 
to which the 
continuing COVID-19 pandemic 
will affect our 
business in the 
future is unknown 
 and will depend 
on future developments, 
which are highly 
uncertain and outside 
our control. These 
developments include 
 the 
duration 
and 
severity 
of 
the 
pandemic 
(including 
the 
possibility 
of 
further 
surges 
of 
COVID-19 
variants 
of 
concern), 
 supply chain disruptions, decreased demand for our products and services or those of our borrowers, which could increase 
 our credit 
risk, 
rising inflation, 
our ability 
to maintain 
sufficient 
qualified personnel 
due to 
labor shortages, 
talent attrition, 
 employee illness, quarantine, 
willingness to return 
to work, face-coverings 
and other safety 
requirements, or travel 
and other 
 restrictions, and the actions taken 
by governments, businesses and individuals 
to contain the impact of 
COVID-19, as well 
 as 
further 
actions 
taken 
by 
governmental 
authorities 
to 
limit 
the 
resulting 
economic 
impact. 
It 
is 
also 
possible 
that 
the 
 pandemic 
and 
its 
aftermath 
will 
lead 
to 
a 
prolonged 
economic 
slowdown 
in 
sectors 
disproportionately 
affected 
by 
the 
 pandemic or recession in the U.S. economy or the world 
economy in general. 
 Inflationary pressures and rising prices may affect 
our results of operations and financial condition. 
 Inflation 
has 
risen 
sharply 
since 
the 
end 
of 
2021 
to 
levels 
not 
seen 
in 
more 
than 
40 
years. 
Small 
to 
medium-sized 
 businesses may be 
impacted more during 
periods of high 
inflation, as they are 
not able to leverage 
economics of scale 
to 
 mitigate cost pressures compared 
to larger businesses. Consequently, 
the ability of our business 
customers to repay their 
 loans may deteriorate, and in some cases this deterioration may occur quickly, which would adversely impact our results of 
 operations and financial 
condition. Furthermore, 
a prolonged period 
of inflation could 
cause wages 
and other of 
our costs 
 to increase, which could adversely affect our results 
of operations and financial condition. 
 Financial 
challenges 
at 
other 
banking 
institutions 
could 
lead 
to 
depositor 
concerns 
that 
spread 
within 
the 
 banking industry causing disruptive deposit outflows 
and other destabilizing results. 
 In March 2023, certain specialized banking institutions with elevated concentrations of uninsured deposits experienced 
 large deposit outflows, 
resulting in the 
institutions being placed 
into FDIC receiverships. 
In the aftermath, 
there has been 
 substantial 
market 
disruption 
and 
indications 
that 
deposit 
concerns 
could 
spread 
within 
the 
banking 
industry, 
leading 
to 
 deposit outflows 
and other 
destabilizing results. 
U.S. Century 
Bank maintains 
a well-diversified 
deposit base. 
Our top 15 
 depositors only 
hold 12% 
of our 
total portfolio. 
As of 
December 31, 
2022, 39% of 
our deposits 
are estimated 
to be FDIC-
 insured. Our public funds 
are 11% 
of total deposits and 
are partially collateralized. 
The estimated average account 
size of 
 our deposit 
portfolio is 
$95 thousand. In 
addition, the Bank 
was qualified 
as a 
“well capitalized” institution 
as of 
December 31, 
 2022 and 2021. 

 Changes in 
U.S. trade 
policies and 
other global 
political factors 
beyond our 
control, including 
the imposition 
 of tariffs, retaliatory tariffs, or other sanctions, may adversely impact our business, financial condition and results 
 of operations. 
 

 There have 
been, and 
may be 
in the 
future, changes 
with respect 
to U.S. 
and international 
trade policies, 
legislation, 
 treaties and tariffs, embargoes, sanctions and other trade restrictions. Tariffs, 
retaliatory tariffs or other trade restrictions on 
 products 
and 
materials 
that 
customers 
import 
or export, 
or a 
trade 
war or 
other 
related governmental 
actions 
related 
to 
 tariffs, 
international 
trade 
agreements 
or 
policies 
or 
other 
trade 
restrictions 
have 
the 
potential 
to 
negatively 
impact 
our 
 customers' costs, demand 
for our products, 
or the U.S. 
economy or 
certain sectors thereof 
and, thus, could 
adversely impact 
 our business, 
financial condition 
and results 
of operations. 
As a 
result of 
Russia's invasion 
of Ukraine, 
the U.S. 
imposed, 
 and is likely to continue to impose material additional, financial and economic sanctions and export controls against certain 
 Russian organizations and/or individuals, with similar actions either implemented or planned by the European Union ("EU") 
 and 
the 
United 
Kingdom 
(“UK”) and 
other 
jurisdictions. 
The 
U.S., 
the 
UK, 
and 
the 
EU 
have 
each 
imposed 
packages 
of 
 financial 
and 
economic 
sanctions 
that, 
in 
various 
ways, 
constrain 
transactions 
with 
numerous 
Russian 
entities 
and 
 individuals; transactions 
in Russian 
sovereign debt; 
and investment, 
trade, and 
financing to, 
from, or 
in certain regions 
of 
 Ukraine. Moreover, actions by Russia, and any 
further measures taken by the 
U.S. or its allies, 
could have negative impacts 
 on regional and global 
financial markets and economic conditions. 
To the extent changes in the global 
political environment, 
 including Russia's 
invasion of 
Ukraine and 
the escalating 
tensions between 
Russia and 
the U.S., 
NATO, 
the EU 
and the 
 UK, have a negative impact on 
us or on the markets 
in which we operate, our business, 
results of operations and financial 
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 Our lending business is subject to credit risk, which 
could lead to unexpected losses. 

 Our 
primary 
business 
involves 
making 
loans 
to 
customers. 
The 
business 
of 
lending 
is 
inherently 
risky 
because 
the 
 principal or 
interest on 
the loan 
may not 
be repaid 
timely or 
at all 
or the 
value of 
any collateral 
securing the 
loan may 
be 
 insufficient to 
cover our 
outstanding exposure. 
These risks 
may be affected 
by the 
strength or 
weakness of 
the particular 
 borrower's business sector 
and local, regional and 
national market and 
economic conditions. Many 
of our loans are 
made 
 to SMBs that may be 
less able to withstand 
competitive, economic and financial 
pressures than larger borrowers. 
Our risk 
 management practices, 
such as 
monitoring the 
concentration of 
our loans 
within specific 
industries in 
which we 
lend and 
 concentrations with individual borrowers 
or related borrowers, and 
our credit approval 
practices, may not adequately 
reduce 
 credit risk. In addition, there are risks inherent in making any loan, including 
risks relating to proper loan underwriting, risks 
 resulting from 
changes in 
economic and 
industry conditions, 
risks 
inherent in 
dealing with 
individual borrowers, 
including 
 the risk that a borrower may not provide 
information to us about their business 
in a timely manner, 
may present inaccurate 
 or incomplete information to us, may lack a U.S. credit history, 
or may leave the U.S. without fulfilling their loan obligations, 
 leaving us 
with little recourse 
to them 
personally, 
and/or risks 
relating to the 
value of 
collateral. In 
order to 
manage credit 
 risk successfully, 
we must, 
among other 
things, maintain 
disciplined and 
prudent underwriting 
standards and 
ensure that 
 our lenders follow those standards. The weakening of 
these standards for any reason, such as an 
attempt to attract higher 
 yielding loans, 
a lack 
of discipline 
or diligence 
by our 
employees in 
underwriting and 
monitoring loans, 
the inability 
of our 
 employees to adequately adapt 
policies and procedures to 
changes in economic or 
any other conditions affecting borrowers 
 and the quality 
of our loan portfolio, 
may result in loan 
defaults, foreclosures and additional 
charge-offs and may necessitate 
 that we significantly increase our allowance for credit losses, each of which could adversely affect our net income. A failure 
 to effectively 
manage 
credit risk 
associated 
with our 
loan portfolio 
could 
lead to 
unexpected 
losses and 
have a 
material 
 adverse effect on our business, financial condition 
and results of operations. 
 The 
potential 
for 
the 
replacement 
or 
discontinuation 
of 
London 
Inter-bank 
Offered 
Rate, 
or 
LIBOR, 
as 
a 
 benchmark 
interest 
rate 
and 
a 
transition 
to 
an 
alternative 
reference 
interest 
rate 
could 
present 
operational 
 problems and result in market disruption. 
 In 2017, the 
Financial Conduct 
Authority announced 
that after 2021 
it will no 
longer compel banks 
to submit the 
rates 
 required to 
calculate 
LIBOR. 
In November 
2020, the 
administrator 
of LIBOR 
announced 
it will 
consult 
on its 
intention to 
 extend the retirement 
date of certain offered 
rates whereby the publication 
of the one week 
and two month LIBOR 
offered 
 rates will cease after December 31, 2021; but, the publication of 
the remaining LIBOR offered rates will continue until June 
 30, 
2023. 
Given 
consumer 
protection, 
litigation, 
and 
reputation 
risks, 
the 
bank 
regulatory 
agencies 
have 
indicated 
that 
 entering into new 
contracts that use 
LIBOR as a 
reference rate after 
December 31, 2021 
would create safety 
and soundness 
 risks and that 
they will examine 
bank practices accordingly. 
Therefore, the 
agencies encouraged banks 
to cease entering 
 into new contracts that use LIBOR as a reference rate 
as soon as practicable and in any event by December 
31, 2021. 
 Regulators, industry groups 
and certain communities 
(e.g., the Alternative 
Reference Rates Committee) 
have, among 
 other 
things, 
published 
recommended 
fallback 
language 
LIBOR-linked 
financial 
instruments, 
identified 
recommended 
 alternatives for certain LIBOR rates (e.g., 
the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) as the 
recommended alternative 
 to U.S. Dollar LIBOR), and proposed implementations of the recommended alternatives in floating rate instruments. 
At this 
 time, while it appears that 
these recommendations and proposals 
have been broadly accepted, it 
is not possible to predict 
 whether they 
will continue 
to evolve, 
and what 
the effect 
of their 
implementation 
may be 
on the 
markets 
for floating 
rate 
 financial instruments. 
The uncertainty 
surrounding potential 
reforms, 
including the 
use of 
alternative reference 
rates and 
 changes 
to 
the 
methods 
and 
processes 
used 
to 
calculate 
rates, 
may 
have 
an 
adverse 
effect 
on 
the 
trading 
market 
for 
 LIBOR-based 
securities, 
loan 
yields, 
and 
the 
amount 
received 
and 
paid 
on 
derivative 
contracts 
and 
other 
financial 
 instruments. 
In addition, 
the implementation of 
LIBOR reform proposals 
may result in 
increased compliance and 
operational 
 costs. 
 Certain of our financial products are 
tied to LIBOR. Inconsistent approaches to 
a transition from LIBOR to 
an alternative 
 rate among 
different market 
participants and 
for different 
financial products 
may cause 
market disruption 
and operational 
 problems, which 
could adversely 
affect 
us, including 
by exposing 
us to 
increased interest 
rate risk 
and associated 
costs, 
 including, but not limited to, creating the possibility of 
disagreements with counterparties. 
 Natural disasters and severe weather events in Florida 
could have a material adverse impact on our 
business, 
 financial condition and operations. 

 Our 
operations 
and 
our 
customer 
base 
are 
primarily 
located 
in 
South 
Florida. 
This 
region 
is 
vulnerable 
to 
natural 
 disasters 
and 
severe 
weather 
events 
or 
acts 
of 
God, 
such 
as 
hurricanes 
or 
tropical 
storms, 
which 
can 
have 
a 
material 
 adverse impact 
on our 
loan portfolio, 
our overall 
business, financial 
condition and 
operations, cause 
widespread property 
 damage and have 
the potential to 
significantly depress 
the local economies 
in which we 
operate. Future adverse 
weather 
 events in 
Florida could 
potentially result 
in extensive 
and costly 
property damage 
to businesses 
and residences, 
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 the value of property serving as collateral for our loans, force the relocation of residents, and 
significantly disrupt economic 
 activity in the region. 

 We 
cannot predict 
the extent 
of damage 
that may 
result from 
such adverse 
weather events, 
which will 
depend on 
a 
 variety of factors that are beyond our control, 
including, but not limited to, the 
severity and duration of the event, 
the timing 
 and level 
of government 
responsiveness, the 
pace of 
economic recovery 
and availability 
of insurance 
to cover 
losses. In 
 addition, 
the 
nature, 
frequency 
and 
severity 
of 
these 
adverse 
weather 
events 
and 
other 
natural 
disasters 
may 
be 
 exacerbated by climate change. If a significant adverse weather event or other natural disaster were to occur, it could have 
 a materially adverse impact 
on our financial 
condition, results of operations 
and our business, as 
well as potentially 
increase 
 our exposure to credit and liquidity risks. 
 Our business is subject to 
interest rate risk, and variations in 
interest rates may materially and adversely 
affect 
 our financial performance. 

 Changes in the interest 
rate environment may reduce 
our profits. It is 
expected that we 
will continue to realize 
income 
 from the differential or "spread" between the interest earned on loans, securities 
and other interest-earning assets, and the 
 interest paid on deposits, borrowings 
and other interest-bearing 
liabilities. Net interest spreads 
are affected, in part, 
by the 
 difference 
between 
the 
maturities 
and 
repricing 
characteristics 
of 
interest-earning 
assets 
and 
interest-bearing 
liabilities. 
 Changes 
in 
market 
interest 
rates 
generally 
affect 
loan 
volume, 
loan 
yields, 
funding 
sources 
and 
funding 
costs. 
Our 
net 
 interest 
spread 
depends 
on 
many 
factors 
that 
are 
partly 
or completely 
out 
of 
our 
control, 
including 
competition, 
general 
 economic 
conditions, 
and 
federal 
economic 
monetary 
and fiscal 
policies, 
and 
in 
particular, 
the 
Federal 
Reserve's 
policy 
 determinations with respect to interest rates. 
 It is currently expected that during 2023, 
the Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal 
Reserve (the “FOMC”) will 
 increase interest rates 
to reduce the 
rate of 
inflation to the 
extent necessary 
to reduce 
inflation to the 
rate that the 
FOMC 
 believes is appropriate. Since March 2022, the FOMC has increased the federal funds rate by 
450 basis points. All of these 
 increases were expressly 
made in response 
to inflationary pressures, 
which are currently 
expected to continue. 
However, 
 there can be no assurances as to any future FOMC action. 

 While an increase 
in interest rates 
may increase our 
loan yield, it 
may adversely 
affect the ability 
of certain borrowers 
 with variable rate 
loans to pay 
the contractual 
interest and principal 
due to us. 
Following an increase 
in interest rates, 
our 
 ability to maintain a positive net interest spread is 
dependent on our ability to increase our loan offering rates, replace loans 
 that mature and 
repay or 
that prepay before 
maturity with new 
originations at higher 
rates, minimize increases 
on our 
deposit 
 rates, and maintain an acceptable 
level and composition of 
funding. We cannot provide 
assurances that we will 
be able to 
 increase 
our 
loan 
offering 
rates 
and 
continue 
to 
originate 
loans 
due 
to 
the 
competitive 
landscape 
in 
which 
we 
operate. 
 Additionally, 
we cannot 
provide assurances 
that we 
can minimize 
the increases 
in our 
deposit rates 
while maintaining 
an 
 acceptable 
level 
of 
deposits. 
Finally, 
we 
cannot 
provide 
any 
assurances 
that 
we 
can 
maintain 
our 
current 
levels 
of 
 noninterest-bearing deposits as customers may seek 
higher-yielding products when interest rates increase. 
 Accordingly, 
changes 
in 
levels 
of 
interest 
rates 
could 
materially 
and 
adversely 
affect 
our 
net 
interest 
margin, 
asset 
 quality, loan origination 
volume, average loan portfolio balance, liquidity, 
and overall profitability. 
 A 
failure 
or 
the 
perceived 
risk of 
a 
failure 
to 
raise 
the 
statutory 
debt 
limit 
of 
the 
U.S. 
could 
have 
a 
material 
 adverse effect on our business, financial condition 
and results of operations
 . 
 U.S. debt ceiling and budget deficit 
concerns have increased the 
possibility of additional credit-rating 
downgrades and 
 economic slowdowns, or a recession in 
the United States. Although U.S. 
lawmakers passed legislation to 
raise the federal 
 debt ceiling on multiple occasions, including the most recent increase in December 2021, ratings agencies have lowered or 
 threatened to lower the long-term sovereign 
credit rating on the United 
States. The impact of this 
or any further downgrades 
 to the U.S. government’s sovereign credit rating or its 
perceived creditworthiness could adversely affect the U.S. and global 
 financial markets and economic conditions. Absent further 
quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve, 
these developments 
 could cause interest rates 
and borrowing costs to rise, 
which may negatively impact 
our ability to access 
the debt markets 
 on favorable terms. In 
addition, disagreement over 
the federal budget has 
caused the U.S. 
federal government to shut 
down 
 for 
periods 
of 
time. 
Continued 
adverse 
political 
and 
economic 
conditions 
could 
have 
a 
material 
adverse 
effect 
on 
our 
 business, financial condition and results of operations. 
 Our allowance for credit losses may not be sufficient 
to absorb potential losses in our loan portfolio. 

 We 
maintain 
an 
allowance 
for 
credit 
losses 
that 
represents 
management's 
judgment 
of 
probable 
losses 
and 
risks 
 inherent in our loan portfolio. 
The level of the allowance 
reflects management's continuing 
evaluation of general economic 
 conditions, 
present 
political 
and 
regulatory 
conditions, 
diversification 
and 
seasoning 
of 
the 
loan 
portfolio, 
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 experience, identified credit 
problems, delinquency levels 
and adequacy of 
collateral. Determining the 
appropriate level of 
 our 
allowance 
for 
credit 
losses 
involves 
a 
degree 
of 
subjective 
judgment 
and 
requires 
management 
to 
make 
significant 
 estimates of and assumptions regarding current credit risks 
and future trends, all of which may undergo material changes. 
 Inaccurate 
management 
assumptions, 
deterioration 
of 
economic 
conditions 
affecting 
borrowers, 
new 
negative 
 information 
regarding 
existing 
loans, 
identification 
of 
additional 
problem 
loans or 
deterioration 
of existing 
problem 
loans, 
 and 
other 
factors 
(including 
third-party 
review 
and 
analysis), 
both 
within 
and 
outside 
of 
our 
control, 
may 
require 
us 
to 
 increase our allowance for 
credit losses. In addition, 
our regulators, as an 
integral part of their 
periodic examinations, review 
 our methodology for calculating, and 
the adequacy of, our allowance 
for credit losses and may 
direct us to make additions 
 to the allowance 
based on their 
judgments about 
information available to 
them at the 
time of their 
examination. Further, 
if 
 actual charge-offs in future 
periods exceed the 
amounts allocated to 
our allowance for 
credit losses, we 
may need additional 
 provisions for credit losses to restore 
the adequacy of our allowance for credit 
losses. Finally, the measure of our allowance 
 for credit losses depends on the 
adoption and interpretation of accounting 
standards. The Financial Accounting 
Standards 
 Board, or FASB, issued a new credit 
impairment model, the Current Expected Credit Loss, or 
CECL model, which became 
 applicable 
to 
us 
on 
January 
1, 
2023. 
CECL 
requires 
financial 
institutions 
to 
estimate 
and 
develop 
a 
provision 
for 
credit 
 losses over the lifetime of the loan at origination, as opposed to reserving for incurred or probable 
losses up to the balance 
 sheet date. Under the CECL 
model, expected credit deterioration 
would be reflected in the income 
statement in the period 
 of 
origination 
or 
acquisition 
of 
a 
loan, 
with 
changes 
in 
expected 
credit 
losses 
due 
to 
further 
credit 
deterioration 
or 
 improvement reflected 
in the 
periods in 
which the 
expectation changes. 
Accordingly, 
implementation of 
the CECL 
model 
 could 
require 
financial 
institutions, 
like 
us, 
to 
increase 
our 
allowances 
for 
credit 
losses 
from 
levels 
in 
place 
prior 
to 
the 
 implementation of CECL. 
Moreover, the 
CECL model may create 
more volatility in our 
level of allowance for 
credit losses. 
 If we 
are required 
to materially 
increase our 
level of 
allowance for 
credit losses 
for any 
reason, such increase 
could adversely 
 affect our business, prospects, cash flow, 
liquidity, financial 
condition and results of operations. 

 Our commercial loan portfolio may expose us to increased 
credit risk. 
 Commercial business 
and real 
estate loans 
generally have 
a higher 
risk 
of loss 
because loan 
balances 
are typically 
 larger 
than 
residential 
real 
estate 
and 
consumer 
loans 
and 
repayment 
is 
usually 
dependent 
on 
cash 
flows 
from 
the 
 borrower’s business or the 
property securing the loan. Our 
commercial business loans are primarily 
made to small business 
 and middle market customers. These loans typically 
involve repayment that depends upon income 
generated, or expected 
 to be generated, by the property securing the loan 
and/or by the cash flow generated by the business borrower and 
may be 
 adversely affected by changes in the economy or 
local market conditions. These loans expose a 
lender to the risk of having 
 to liquidate the collateral securing 
these loans at times when there 
may be significant fluctuation of 
commercial real estate 
 values or to the 
risk of inadequate cash flows to 
service the commercial loans. Unexpected deterioration in 
the credit quality 
 of our 
commercial business 
and/or real 
estate loan 
portfolio could 
require us 
to increase 
our allowance 
for credit 
losses, 
 which would 
reduce our 
profitability and 
could have 
an adverse 
effect 
on our 
business, financial 
condition, and 
results of 
 operations. 
 Commercial construction loans generally 
have a higher risk 
of loss due to the assumptions 
used to estimate the 
value 
 of property 
at completion 
and the 
cost of 
the project, 
including interest. 
It can 
be difficult 
to accurately 
evaluate the 
total 
 funds required 
to complete 
a project, 
and construction 
lending often 
involves the 
disbursement 
of substantial 
funds 
with 
 repayment dependent, in large part, on the success of the ultimate project rather than the ability of a borrower or guarantor 
 to repay the loan from sources other than the subject project. If the assumptions and estimates are inaccurate, the value of 
 completed property 
may fall 
below the 
related loan 
amount. If 
we are forced 
to foreclose 
on a 
project prior 
to completion, 
 we may 
be 
unable 
to 
recover 
the 
entire 
unpaid 
portion 
of 
the 
loan, 
which 
would 
lead 
to 
losses. 
In 
addition, 
we may 
be 
 required to fund additional amounts to complete a project, 
incur taxes, maintenance and compliance costs for 
a foreclosed 
 property and 
may have 
to hold 
the property 
for an 
indeterminate 
period of 
time, any 
of which 
could adversely 
affect 
our 
 business, prospects, cash flow, 
liquidity, financial 
condition and results of operations. 
 The imposition 
of limits 
by the 
bank regulators 
on commercial 
real estate 
lending activities 
could curtail 
our 
 growth and adversely affect our earnings. 

 The 
FDIC, 
the 
Federal 
Reserve 
Board 
and 
the 
Office 
of 
the 
Comptroller 
of 
the 
Currency 
have 
promulgated 
joint 
 guidance 
on 
sound 
risk 
management 
practices 
for 
financial 
institutions 
with 
concentrations 
in 
commercial 
real 
estate 
 lending. Under this guidance, a financial 
institution that, like us, is actively 
involved in commercial real estate lending should 
 perform 
a 
risk 
assessment 
to 
identify 
concentrations. 
Regulatory 
guidance 
on 
concentrations 
in 
commercial 
real 
estate 
 lending provides that a bank’s commercial real estate lending exposure 
could receive increased supervisory scrutiny where 
 total 
commercial 
real 
estate 
loans, 
including 
loans 
secured 
by 
multi-family 
residential 
properties, 
owner-occupied 
and 
 nonowner-occupied investor 
real estate, and 
construction and 
land loans, 
represent 300% 
or more of 
an institution’s 
total 
 risk-based capital, and the outstanding 
balance of the commercial real estate 
loan portfolio has increased by 50% 
or more 
 during the 
preceding 
36 months. 
At December 
31, 2022, 
our total 
commercial investor 
real estate 
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 secured by apartment buildings, 
commercial real estate, 
and construction and land 
loans represented 390% of 
the Bank’s 
 total risk-based capital and the growth in the 
commercial real estate portfolio exceeded 50% over the preceding 36 
months. 
 The particular 
focus of 
the guidance 
is on 
exposure to 
commercial real 
estate loans 
that are 
dependent on 
the cash 
flow 
 from the 
real estate 
held as 
collateral and 
that are 
likely to 
be at 
greater risk 
to conditions 
in the 
commercial 
real estate 
 market (as opposed to real estate collateral held as a secondary source of repayment or as an abundance of caution). The 
 purpose of the guidance is 
to guide institutions in developing 
risk management practices and 
capital levels commensurate 
 with the 
level and 
nature of 
real estate 
concentrations. 
Management has 
established an 
commercial real 
estate lending 
 framework to 
monitor specific exposures 
and limits by 
types within the 
commercial real estate 
portfolio and 
takes appropriate 
 actions, as necessary. While we believe we have implemented policies and procedures with respect to our commercial real 
 estate loan portfolio 
consistent with 
this guidance, 
the FDIC, U.S. 
Century Bank’s 
primary federal 
regulator, 
could require 
 us 
to 
implement 
additional 
policies 
and 
procedures 
pursuant 
to 
their 
interpretation 
of 
the 
guidance 
that 
may 
result 
in 
 additional costs to us. In addition, If the FDIC were 
to impose restrictions on the amount of commercial real estate loans we 
 can hold in our portfolio, our earnings would be adversely 
affected. 
 Our 
SBA 
lending 
program 
is dependent 
upon 
the 
federal 
government 
and 
our status 
as 
a participant 
in the 
 SBA's Preferred 
Lenders Program, 
and we 
face specific 
risks associated 
with originating 
SBA loans 
and selling 
 the guaranteed portion thereof. 
 We 
have been 
approved 
by 
the 
SBA 
to 
participate 
in 
the 
SBA's 
Preferred 
Lenders 
Program. 
As 
an 
SBA 
Preferred 
 Lender, 
we enable 
our clients 
to obtain 
SBA loans 
without being 
subject to 
the potentially 
lengthy SBA 
approval process 
 necessary 
for 
lenders 
that 
are 
not 
SBA 
Preferred 
Lenders. 
The 
SBA 
periodically 
reviews 
the 
lending 
operations 
of 
 participating 
lenders 
to 
assess, 
among 
other 
things, 
whether 
the 
lender 
exhibits 
prudent 
risk 
management. 
When 
 weaknesses are identified, the SBA may request corrective actions 
or impose enforcement actions, including revocation of 
 the lender's 
Preferred Lender 
status. If 
we lose 
our status 
as an 
SBA Preferred 
Lender, 
we may 
lose some 
or all 
of our 
 customers to 
lenders who 
are SBA 
Preferred Lenders, 
which could 
adversely affect 
our business, 
financial condition 
and 
 results of operations. 
 We generally sell the guaranteed 
portion of our SBA 7(a) loans 
in the secondary market. These 
sales have resulted in 
 both premium income for us 
at the time of sale 
and created a stream of 
future servicing income. There can be 
no assurance 
 that we will be able to continue originating these loans, that a secondary market for these loans will continue to exist or that 
 we will continue to realize 
premiums upon the sale 
of the guaranteed portion of 
these loans. When we sell 
the guaranteed 
 portion of our SBA 7(a) loans, we incur credit risk on the non-guaranteed portion of the loans, and if a customer defaults on 
 the non-guaranteed portion of a loan, we share any loss 
and recovery related to the loan pro-rata with the SBA. 
 The laws, regulations and 
standard operating procedures 
that are applicable to 
SBA loan products may 
change in the 
 future. We 
cannot predict 
the effects 
of these 
changes on 
our business 
and profitability. 
Because government 
regulation 
 greatly 
affects 
the 
business 
and 
financial 
results 
of 
all 
commercial 
banks 
and 
bank 
holding 
companies, 
especially 
our 
 organization, changes in the laws, regulations 
and procedures applicable to SBA loans 
could adversely affect our 
ability to 
 operate profitably. 
In addition, the 
aggregate amount of 
SBA 7(a) and 504 
loan guarantees by the 
SBA must be approved 
 each fiscal year by the federal 
government. We cannot predict 
the amount of SBA 7(a) 
loan guarantees in any given 
fiscal 
 year. If the federal government were to reduce the amount of SBA loan guarantees, such reduction could 
adversely impact 
 our SBA lending 
program, including making and 
selling the guaranteed portion 
of fewer SBA 
7(a) and 504 
loans. In addition, 
 any default by 
the U.S. government 
on its obligations 
or any prolonged 
government shutdown 
could, among 
other things, 
 impede our ability to originate 
SBA loans or sell such loans 
in the secondary market, which 
could materially and adversely 
 affect our business, financial condition and results 
of operations. 
 The SBA may not honor its guarantees if we do not originate 
loans in compliance with SBA guidelines
 . 

 SBA lending programs 
typically guarantee 
75.0% of the 
principal on 
an underlying 
loan. If the 
SBA establishes 
that a 
 loss on 
an 
SBA guaranteed 
loan 
is attributable 
to significant 
technical 
deficiencies 
in the 
manner 
in 
which 
the loan 
was 
 originated, 
funded 
or serviced 
by us, 
the 
SBA may 
seek 
recovery 
of 
the 
principal 
loss 
related 
to 
the 
deficiency 
from 
us 
 notwithstanding that a portion of the loan 
was guaranteed by the SBA, which could adversely 
affect our business, financial 
 condition and results of 
operations. While we follow 
the SBA's underwriting 
guidelines, our ability to 
do so depends on the 
 knowledge and diligence of our employees 
and the effectiveness of 
controls we have established. If our 
employees do not 
 follow 
the 
SBA 
guidelines 
in 
originating 
loans 
and 
if 
our 
loan 
review 
and 
audit 
programs 
fail 
to 
identify 
and 
rectify 
such 
 failures, the 
SBA may 
reduce or, 
in some 
cases, refuse 
to honor 
its guarantee 
obligations and 
we may 
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 Global banking is an important part of our business, which 
creates increased BSA/AML risk. 
 As our 
business 
model 
includes 
correspondent 
services 
to banks 
in Latin 
America 
and the 
Caribbean, 
these 
cross-
 border 
correspondent 
banking 
relationships 
pose 
unique 
risks 
because 
they 
create 
situations 
in 
which 
a 
U.S. 
financial 
 institution will be 
handling funds from 
a financial institution 
in Latin America 
and the Caribbean 
whose customers may 
not 
 be transparent to us. Moreover, many foreign financial institutions, including 
in Latin America and the Caribbean where our 
 correspondent banking 
services 
are located, 
are not 
subject to 
the same 
or similar 
regulatory 
guidelines 
as U.S. 
banks. 
 Accordingly, 
these 
foreign 
institutions 
may 
pose 
higher 
money 
laundering 
risk 
to 
their 
respective 
U.S. 
bank 
 correspondent(s). Because 
of the 
large amount 
of funds, 
multiple transactions, 
and our 
potential lack 
of familiarity 
with a 
 foreign correspondent financial institution's customers, these customers may 
be able to more 
easily conceal the source and 
 use of 
illicit funds. 
Consequently, 
we may 
have a 
higher 
risk 
of non-compliance 
with the 
BSA 
and 
other 
AML rules 
and 
 regulations 
due 
to 
our 
correspondent 
banking 
relationships 
with 
foreign 
financial 
institutions. 
Additionally, 
international 
 private banking 
places additional 
pressure on 
our policies, 
procedures and 
systems for 
complying with 
the Bank 
Secrecy 
 Act of 1970, as amended, or BSA, and other anti-money laundering, or AML, statutes and regulations. Our failure to strictly 
 adhere to the terms and 
requirements of our OFAC 
license or our failure 
to adequately manage our 
BSA/AML compliance 
 risk 
in light 
of 
our correspondent 
banking 
relationship 
with 
foreign 
financial 
institutions 
and 
international 
private 
banking 
 could result 
in regulatory or 
other actions 
being taken 
against us, 
which could significantly 
increase our compliance 
costs 
 and materially and adversely affect our results of 
operations. 
 We may not recover all amounts that are contractually 
owed to us by our borrowers. 

 We are 
dependent on 
the collection 
of loan 
principal, interest, 
and fees 
to partially 
fund our 
operations. A 
shortfall in 
 collections and proceeds may impair our ability to fund 
our operations or to repay our existing debt. 
 When 
we 
lend 
funds, 
commit 
to 
fund 
a 
loan 
or 
enter 
into 
a 
letter 
of 
credit 
or 
other 
credit-related 
contract 
with 
a 
 counterparty, we incur credit risk. The 
credit quality of our 
portfolio can have a 
significant impact on our 
earnings. We expect 
 to experience charge-offs and delinquencies on our loans 
in the future. Many borrowers have been negatively impacted by 
 the COVID-19 pandemic and related 
economic consequences, and may continue 
to be similarly or more severely 
affected 
 in the future. Our 
customers' actual operating results may be 
worse than our underwriting contemplated when 
we originated 
 the loans, and in these 
circumstances, we could incur 
substantial impairment or 
loss of the value on 
these loans. We 
may 
 fail to identify problems because our customer did not report them in 
a timely manner or, even if the customer did report the 
 problem, we may fail to address it quickly enough or at all, or some loans, due 
to market circumstances, may not be able to 
 be fully rehabilitated. 
Even if customers 
provide us with 
full and accurate 
disclosure of 
all material information 
concerning 
 their businesses, we may misinterpret or incorrectly analyze 
this information. Mistakes may cause us to 
make loans that we 
 otherwise would not have made or to fund 
advances that we otherwise would not 
have funded, either of which could result 
 in losses 
on loans, 
or necessitate 
that we 
significantly 
increase our 
allowance for 
loan and 
lease losses. 
As a 
result, we 
 could suffer 
loan losses 
and have 
non-performing loans, 
which could 
have a 
material adverse 
effect 
on our 
net earnings 
 and results of operations and financial condition, to the extent 
the losses exceed our allowance for loan and lease losses. 
 Some of our 
loans are 
secured by a 
lien on specified 
collateral of the 
borrower and we 
may not obtain 
or properly perfect 
 our liens or the value of the collateral securing any particular loan may not be sufficient to protect us from suffering a partial 
 or complete 
loss 
if the 
loan becomes 
non-performing 
and 
we proceed 
to foreclose 
on or 
repossess 
the collateral. 
With 
 respect 
to 
loans 
that 
we 
originate 
for 
condominium 
or 
homeowners' 
associations, 
or 
the 
Associations, 
these 
loans 
are 
 primarily secured by and rely 
upon the cash flow received 
by the Associations from 
payments received from their property 
 owners, as well 
as cash on 
hand. These Associations 
rely upon payments 
received from 
their property owners 
in order to 
 perform 
on 
these 
loans 
and 
for 
the 
loan collateral. 
Accordingly, 
our 
ability 
to 
recover 
amounts 
on 
non-performing 
loans 
 made to Associations 
is dependent 
upon the Association 
having sufficient 
cash on hand 
for repayment 
of the loan 
and/or 
 having 
the 
ability 
to 
impose 
assessments 
on 
its 
property 
owners, 
some 
of 
whom 
may 
not 
have 
the 
ability 
to 
pay 
such 
 assessments. In such events, we could suffer 
loan losses, which could have a material adverse effect 
on our net earnings, 
 allowance for loan and lease losses, financial condition, 
and results of operations. 
 Non-performing 
assets 
take 
significant 
time 
to 
resolve 
and 
adversely 
affect 
our 
results 
of 
operations 
and 
 financial condition, and could result in further losses in 
the future. 
 Non-performing assets adversely 
affect our net 
income in various 
ways. We do 
not record 
interest income on 
nonaccrual 
 loans or other 
real estate 
owned (“OREO”), 
thereby adversely 
affecting our 
net income 
and returns on 
assets and 
equity, 
 increasing our loan administration costs and adversely 
affecting our efficiency ratio. When 
we take collateral in foreclosure 
 and similar proceedings, we are 
required to mark the collateral to 
its then-fair market value, which may 
result in a loss. Non-
 performing loans 
and OREO 
also increase our 
risk profile 
and the level 
of capital 
our regulators 
believe is 
appropriate for 
 us to 
maintain in 
light of 
such risks. 
The resolution 
of non-performing 
assets requires 
significant time 
commitments from 
 management and can 
be detrimental to 
the performance 
of their other 
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 performing 
loans 
and 
non-performing 
assets, 
our 
net 
interest 
income 
may 
be 
negatively 
impacted 
and 
our 
loan 
 administration costs could increase, each of which could have an adverse effect on our net income and related ratios, such 
 as return on assets and equity. 
 We engage in 
lending secured by 
real estate and 
may foreclose on 
the collateral and 
own the underlying 
real 
 estate, subjecting us to the costs 
and potential risks associated with the 
ownership of real property, 
or consumer 
 protection initiatives 
or changes in 
state or federal 
law may substantially 
raise the cost 
of foreclosure 
or prevent 
 us from foreclosing at all. 

 Since we 
originate 
loans secured 
by real 
estate, 
we may 
have to 
foreclose 
on the 
collateral 
property 
to recover 
our 
 investment and may thereafter own and operate such property, 
in which case we would be exposed to the risks inherent in 
 the 
ownership 
of 
real 
estate. 
The 
amount 
that 
we, 
as 
a 
mortgagee, 
may 
realize 
after 
a 
foreclosure 
depends 
on 
factors 
 outside of our 
control, including, 
but not limited 
to, general or 
local economic 
conditions, environmental 
cleanup liabilities, 
 various assessments 
relating to the 
ownership of 
the property, 
interest rates, real 
estate tax rates, 
operating expenses 
of 
 the 
mortgaged 
properties, 
our 
ability 
to 
obtain 
and 
maintain 
adequate 
occupancy 
of 
the 
properties, 
zoning 
laws, 
 governmental and 
regulatory rules, 
and natural 
disasters. Our 
inability to manage 
the amount 
of costs 
or size of 
the risks 
 associated with 
the ownership 
of real 
estate, or 
write-downs in 
the value 
of OREO, 
could have 
an adverse 
effect 
on our 
 business, financial condition, and results of operations. 
 Additionally, 
consumer protection initiatives 
or changes in state 
or federal law may 
substantially increase the 
time and 
 expenses associated 
with the 
residential foreclosure 
process or 
prevent us 
from foreclosing 
at all. 
A number 
of states 
in 
 recent 
years 
have 
either 
considered 
or 
adopted 
foreclosure 
reform 
laws 
that 
make 
it 
substantially 
more 
difficult 
and 
 expensive for 
lenders to 
foreclose on 
residential properties 
in default. 
Furthermore, federal 
regulators have 
prosecuted a 
 number of 
mortgage servicing 
companies for 
alleged consumer 
law violations. 
If new 
state or 
federal laws 
or regulations 
 are ultimately enacted 
that significantly raise 
the cost of 
residential foreclosures 
or raise outright barriers, 
they could have 
 an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, 
and results of operations. 
 We are exposed to risk of environmental liability 
when we take title to property. 

 A 
significant 
portion 
of 
our 
loan 
portfolio 
is 
secured 
by 
real 
estate, 
and 
we 
could 
become 
subject 
to 
environmental 
 liabilities with respect 
to one or 
more of these 
properties, or with 
respect to properties that 
we own in 
operating our business. 
 During the ordinary course of 
business, we may foreclose on and take 
title to properties securing defaulted loans. 
In doing 
 so, there is 
a risk that 
hazardous or toxic 
substances could 
be found on 
these properties. If 
hazardous conditions 
or toxic 
 substances are found 
on these properties, 
we may be 
liable for remediation 
costs, as well 
as for personal 
injury and property 
 damage, civil 
fines and 
criminal penalties 
regardless 
of when 
the hazardous 
conditions or 
toxic substances 
first affected 
 any particular property. 
The costs associated with investigation or 
remediation activities could be substantial. 
In addition, if 
 we are the owner or former owner 
of a contaminated site, we may be 
subject to common law claims 
by third parties based 
 on damages and 
costs resulting 
from environmental 
contamination emanating 
from the 
property. 
If we become 
subject to 
 significant environmental liabilities, our business, financial condition 
and results of operations could be adversely affecte 
d. 
 We 
are 
subject 
to 
certain 
operational 
risks, 
including, 
but 
not 
limited 
to, 
customer, 
employee 
or 
third-party 
 fraud and data processing system failures and errors. 

 Employee errors and employee or 
customer misconduct could subject us 
to financial losses or 
regulatory sanctions and 
 seriously harm our reputation. Misconduct by our employees could include hiding unauthorized 
activities from us, improper 
 or unauthorized activities on behalf of our customers or improper use of confidential information. It is not always possible to 
 prevent employee 
errors and 
misconduct, and 
the precautions we 
take to 
prevent and 
detect this 
activity may 
not be 
effective 
 in all cases. Employee errors could also subject us to financial 
claims for negligence. 
 We have 
implemented a 
system of 
internal controls 
designed to 
mitigate operational 
risks, including 
data processing 
 system failures 
and errors 
and customer 
or employee 
fraud, as 
well as 
insurance 
coverage 
designed to 
protect us 
from 
 material 
losses 
associated 
with 
these 
risks, 
including 
losses 
resulting 
from 
any 
associated 
business 
interruption. 
If 
our 
 internal controls fail 
to prevent or 
detect an 
occurrence, or if 
any resulting loss 
is not 
insured or exceeds 
applicable insurance 
 limits, it could adversely affect our business, 
prospects, cash flow, liquidity, 
financial condition and results of operations. 
 When we originate loans, we rely 
heavily upon information supplied by third parties, 
including the information contained 
 in credit 
applications, property 
appraisals, title 
information, equipment 
pricing and 
valuation and 
employment and 
income 
 documentation, in deciding which loans we will originate, as well as the terms of those loans. If any of the information upon 
 which 
we 
rely 
is 
misrepresented, 
either 
fraudulently 
or 
inadvertently, 
and 
the 
misrepresentation 
is 
not 
detected 
prior 
to 
 funding, 
the 
value of 
the 
loan may 
be significantly 
lower 
than expected, 
or we 
may fund 
a 
loan that 
we 
would not 
have 
 funded or 
on terms 
that do not 
comply with 
our general 
underwriting standards. 
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 the applicant, the borrower, 
one of our employees or another 
third party, 
we generally bear the risk of 
loss associated with 
 the misrepresentation. A loan 
subject to a material 
misrepresentation is typically 
unsellable or subject 
to repurchase if 
it is 
 sold prior to detection of the 
misrepresentation. The sources of 
the misrepresentations are often difficult 
to locate, and it is 
 often difficult 
to recover 
any of 
the 
resulting monetary 
losses 
we may 
suffer, 
which could 
adversely 
affect 
our business, 
 financial condition and results of operations. 
 We are subject to liquidity risk, which could adversely 
affect our financial condition and results 
of operations. 

 Effective liquidity management is essential for the operation of our business. Although we 
have implemented strategies 
 to maintain 
sufficient 
and 
diverse 
sources of 
funding 
to accommodate 
planned, 
as well 
as unanticipated, 
liquidity 
needs 
 (including changes in assets, 
liabilities, and off-balance sheet 
commitments under various economic conditions), 
an inability 
 to 
raise 
funds 
through 
deposits, 
borrowings, 
the 
sale 
of 
investment 
securities 
and 
other 
sources 
could 
have 
a 
material 
 adverse effect on 
our liquidity. Our 
access to 
funding sources in 
amounts adequate to 
finance our 
activities could 
be impaired 
 by factors that affect us specifically or the financial services 
industry in general. Factors that could detrimentally impact 
our 
 access to liquidity sources include a decrease in the level of our business activity due to a market disruption, a decrease in 
 the borrowing capacity assigned to 
our pledged assets by 
our secured creditors, competition from other 
financial institutions 
 which could drive up the 
costs of deposits or adverse 
regulatory action against us. Deterioration in 
economic conditions and 
 the loss of 
confidence in financial 
institutions may increase 
our cost of 
funding and limit 
our access to 
some of our 
customary 
 sources of liquidity, 
including, but not 
limited to, inter-bank 
borrowings and borrowings 
from the Federal 
Home Loan Bank 
 of Atlanta, or 
the FHLB, and 
the Federal Reserve 
Bank of 
Atlanta. Our ability 
to acquire 
deposits or borrow 
could also be 
 impaired by factors 
that are 
not specific 
to us, such 
as a 
severe disruption 
of the 
financial markets 
or negative views 
and 
 expectations 
about the 
prospects 
for 
the financial 
services 
industry 
generally 
as 
a result 
of 
conditions 
faced 
by banking 
 organizations 
in 
the 
domestic 
and 
international 
credit 
markets. 
Any decline 
in 
available 
funding 
or cost 
of 
liquidity could 
 adversely impact our ability to originate loans, invest in securities, meet our expenses 
or fulfill obligations such as repaying 
 our borrowings or 
meeting deposit withdrawal demands, 
any of which 
could, in turn, 
have an adverse 
effect on our 
business, 
 financial condition, and results of operations. 
 We have several 
large depositor relationships, 
the loss of which 
could force us to 
fund our business 
through 
 more expensive and less stable sources. 

 Withdrawals of deposits by any 
one of our largest depositors 
could force us to 
rely more heavily on more 
expensive and 
 less stable funding sources. 
Consequently, 
the occurrence of any 
of these events could 
have a material adverse 
effect on 
 our business, financial condition and results of operations. 
 The value of our securities in our investment portfolio 
may decline in the future. 

 The 
fair 
market 
value 
of 
our 
investment 
securities 
may 
be 
adversely 
affected 
by 
general 
economic 
and 
market 
 conditions, including 
changes 
in interest 
rates, 
credit 
spreads, and 
the 
occurrence 
of any 
events 
adversely 
affecting 
the 
 issuer of particular securities in our investments portfolio 
or any given market segment or industry in 
which we are invested. 
 Any of these factors, among others, could cause OTTI and realized and/or unrealized losses in future periods and declines 
 in 
other 
comprehensive 
income, 
which could 
have 
an 
adverse 
effect 
on 
our 
business, 
financial 
condition 
and 
results 
of 
 operations. 
The 
process 
for 
determining 
whether 
impairment 
of 
a 
security 
is 
OTTI 
usually 
requires 
complex, 
subjective 
 judgments about the 
future financial performance 
and liquidity of 
the issuer, 
any collateral underlying 
the security and 
our 
 intent and ability to hold the security for a sufficient period of time to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value, in order 
 to assess the probability of receiving 
all contractual principal and interest 
payments on the security. 
Our failure to correctly 
 and timely assess 
any impairments or 
losses with respect 
to our securities 
could have an 
adverse effect 
on our business, 
 financial condition and results of operations. 
 We may not 
effectively execute 
on our expansion 
strategy, which 
may adversely affect 
our ability to 
maintain 
 our historical growth and earnings trends. 

 Our 
primary 
expansion 
strategy 
focuses 
on 
organic 
growth, 
supplemented 
by 
potential 
acquisitions 
of 
financial 
 institutions and 
banking teams; 
however, 
we may 
not be 
able to 
successfully execute 
on these 
aspects of 
our expansion 
 strategy, 
which 
may 
cause 
our 
future 
growth 
rate 
to 
decline 
below 
our 
recent 
historical 
levels, 
or 
may 
prevent 
us 
from 
 growing at 
all. More 
specifically, 
we may not 
be able 
to generate 
sufficient new 
loans and 
deposits within 
acceptable risk 
 and 
expense 
tolerances 
or 
obtain 
the 
personnel 
or 
funding 
necessary 
for 
additional 
growth. 
Various 
factors, 
such 
as 
 economic conditions 
and competition 
with other financial 
institutions, may impede 
or restrict the 
growth of 
our operations. 
 Further, we may be unable to attract 
and retain experienced bankers, which could 
adversely affect our growth. The success 
 of our strategy also depends on our ability to manage our growth effectively, 
which in turn depends on a number of factors, 
 including 
our 
ability 
to 
adapt 
our 
credit, 
operational, 
technology, 
risk 
management, 
internal 
controls 
and 
governance 
 infrastructure to accommodate expanded operations. 
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 not offer the 
same levels of 
potential profitability, 
and we may not 
be successful in 
controlling costs and maintaining 
asset 
 quality in the 
face of 
that growth. Accordingly, 
our inability to 
maintain growth 
or to 
effectively manage 
growth could 
have 
 an adverse effect on our business, financial condition 
and results of operations. 
 New lines of business, products, product enhancements 
or services may subject us to additional risk. 

 From time to time, 
we may implement new 
lines of business or 
offer new products 
and product enhancements 
as well 
 as new 
services within 
our existing 
lines of 
business. There 
are substantial 
risks and 
uncertainties associated 
with these 
 efforts. In 
developing, implementing 
or marketing new 
lines of business, 
products, product 
enhancements or 
services, we 
 may invest significant time and 
resources. We may underestimate the appropriate level 
of resources or expertise necessary 
 to 
make 
new 
lines 
of 
business 
or 
products 
successful 
or 
to 
realize 
their 
expected 
benefits. 
We 
may 
not 
achieve 
the 
 milestones 
set 
in 
initial 
timetables 
for 
the 
development 
and 
introduction 
of 
new 
lines 
of 
business, 
products, 
product 
 enhancements or services, and price 
and profitability targets may not 
prove feasible. External factors, such 
as compliance 
 with regulations, competitive 
alternatives and shifting 
market preferences, may 
also impact the 
ultimate implementation of 
 a new line of business or offerings of new products, product 
enhancements or services. Any new line of business, 
product, 
 product enhancement or service could have a significant impact on the effectiveness of our system of internal controls. We 
 may also 
decide to 
discontinue 
businesses 
or products, 
due to 
lack 
of customer 
acceptance 
or unprofitability. 
Failure to 
 successfully develop and implement new lines of business or offerings of new products, product enhancements or services 
 could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results 
of operations and could subject us to new and 
 unanticipated operational, credit, regulatory and reputational risks, 
among other risks. 
 Our business 
needs and 
future growth 
may require 
us to 
raise additional 
capital and 
that capital 
may not 
be 
 available on terms acceptable to us or may be dilutive to 
existing shareholders. 

 We believe that 
we have sufficient capital 
to meet our capital 
needs for our current 
growth plans. However, 
we expect 
 that we 
will need 
to raise 
additional capital, 
in the 
form of 
debt or 
equity securities, 
in the 
future to 
have sufficient 
capital 
 resources 
to 
meet 
our 
longer-term 
growth 
plans, 
and/or 
if 
the 
quality 
of 
our 
assets 
or 
earnings 
were 
to 
deteriorate 
 significantly. 
In addition, we 
are required by federal 
regulatory authorities to 
maintain adequate levels 
of capital to support 
 our operations. 
 Our ability 
to raise 
capital will 
depend on, 
among other 
things, conditions 
in the 
capital markets, 
which are 
outside of 
 our control, and our financial performance. Accordingly, 
we cannot provide assurance that such capital 
will be available on 
 terms acceptable to us or at all. Any occurrence 
that limits our access to capital may adversely 
affect our capital costs and 
 our ability to raise capital. Further, if we need to raise capital in the future, we may have to do so when many other financial 
 institutions are also 
seeking to 
raise capital and 
would then 
have to 
compete with those 
institutions for investors. 
Any inability 
 to raise capital on acceptable terms when needed may cause us to 
either issue additional shares of common stock or other 
 securities on less than 
desirable terms or 
reduce our rate of 
growth until market conditions 
become more favorable. If 
any 
 of such 
events occur, they could 
have a material 
adverse effect on 
our business, financial 
condition and results 
of operations 
 and could be dilutive to both tangible book value and our 
share price. 
 In 
addition, 
an 
inability 
to 
raise 
capital 
when 
needed 
may 
subject 
us 
to 
increased 
regulatory 
supervision 
and 
the 
 imposition of 
restrictions 
on 
our growth 
and 
business. 
These 
restrictions 
could 
negatively 
affect 
our ability 
to operate 
or 
 further 
expand 
our 
operations 
through 
loan 
growth, 
acquisitions 
or 
the 
establishment 
of 
additional 
branches. 
These 
 restrictions 
may 
also 
result 
in 
increases 
in 
operating 
expenses 
and 
reductions 
in 
revenues 
that 
could 
have 
a 
material 
 adverse effect on our financial condition, results 
of operations and our share price. 
 We may 
grow through 
mergers or 
acquisitions, 
a strategy 
that may 
not be 
successful or, 
if successful, 
may 
 produce risks in successfully integrating and managing the merged companies or acquisitions and may dilute our 
 shareholders. 

 As 
part 
of 
our 
growth 
strategy, 
we 
may 
pursue 
mergers 
and 
acquisitions 
of 
banks 
and 
non-bank 
financial 
services 
 companies within or outside our principal market areas that fit within the mission-driven values of our franchise and that we 
 believe support our business and make financial and strategic 
sense. We may have difficulty identifying suitable acquisition 
 candidates or executing on acquisitions that we pursue, and we may 
not realize the anticipated benefits of any transactions 
 we complete. Additionally, 
for any opportunistic 
acquisition we 
were to consider, 
we expect to 
face significant 
competition 
 from 
numerous 
other 
financial 
services 
institutions, 
many 
of 
which 
will 
have 
greater 
financial 
resources 
than 
we 
do. 
 Accordingly, 
attractive opportunistic 
acquisitions 
may 
not be 
available to 
us. There 
can be 
no assurance 
that 
we will 
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 Mergers and acquisitions involve numerous risks, 
any of which could harm our business, including: 
 • 
the possibility that expected benefits 
may not materialize in the 
time frame expected or at 
all, or may be more 
costly 
 to achieve, or that the acquired business will not perform 
to our expectations; 
 • 
time, 
expense 
and 
difficulties 
in 
integrating 
the 
operations, 
management, 
products 
and 
services, 
technologies, 
 existing contracts, accounting processes 
and personnel of the target 
and realizing the anticipated synergies 
of the 
 combined businesses; 
 • 
incurring the 
time and 
expense associated with 
identifying and 
evaluating potential acquisitions 
and merger partners 
 and negotiating potential transactions, resulting in management’s attention being diverted from the operation of our 
 existing business; 
 • 
difficulties in supporting and transitioning customers 
of the target and disruption of our ongoing banking business; 
 • 
the price we 
pay or other 
resources that 
we devote may 
exceed the value 
we realize, or 
the value we 
could have 
 realized if we had allocated the purchase consideration 
or other resources to another opportunity; 
 • 
entering new markets or areas in which we have limited 
or no experience; 
 • 
the possibility that our culture is disrupted as a result of 
an acquisition; 
 • 
potential loss of key personnel and customers from 
either our business or the target’s business; 
 • 
assumption of unanticipated problems, claims or other liabilities 
of the acquired business; 
 • 
an inability to realize expected synergies or returns on 
investment; 
 • 
the possibility of regulatory approval for the acquisition being delayed, 
impeded, restrictively conditioned, including 
 the requirement to divest 
various activities, or denied 
due to existing or 
new regulatory issues surrounding 
us, the 
 target institution or the proposed combined entity and 
the possibility that any such issues associated with 
the target 
 institution, of which we 
may or may 
not be aware 
at the time 
of the acquisition, 
could adversely impact the 
combined 
 entity after completion of the acquisition; 
 • 
the possibility that the acquisition may not be timely completed, 
if at all; 
 • 
the need to raise capital; and 
 • 
inability to generate sufficient revenue to offset 
acquisition costs. 
 Our acquisition 
activities could 
require us 
to use 
a substantial 
amount of 
cash, other 
liquid assets, 
and/or incur 
debt. 
 Also, 
if 
we finance 
acquisitions 
by issuing 
equity 
securities, 
our 
existing 
shareholders’ 
ownership 
may 
be 
diluted, 
which 
 could negatively 
affect the 
market price of 
our Class A 
common stock. 
Additionally, 
if the goodwill 
recorded in 
connection 
 with our 
potential future 
acquisitions 
were determined 
to be 
impaired, 
then 
we would 
be required 
to recognize 
a charge 
 against our 
earnings, which 
could materially 
and adversely 
affect 
our results 
of operations 
during the 
period in 
which the 
 impairment was 
recognized. Acquisitions 
may also 
involve the 
payment of 
a premium 
over book 
and market 
values and, 
 therefore, some 
dilution of 
our tangible 
book value 
and net 
income per 
common share 
may occur 
in connection 
with any 
 future transaction. 

 As a result, we 
may not achieve the 
anticipated benefits of 
any such merger or 
acquisition, and we may 
incur costs in 
 excess 
of 
what 
we 
anticipate. 
Our 
failure 
to 
successfully 
evaluate 
and 
execute 
mergers, 
acquisitions 
or 
investments 
or 
 otherwise adequately address and 
manage the risks associated with 
such transactions could have 
a material adverse effect 
 on our business, results of operations and financial condition, 
including short-term and long-term liquidity. 
 The loss of 
one or more 
of our key 
personnel, or our 
failure to attract 
and retain other 
highly qualified personnel 
 in the future, could harm our business. 

 Our future success will, to some extent, depend on the continued service of our directors, executive officers and senior 
 management 
team. 
The 
loss 
of 
the 
services 
of 
any 
of 
these 
individuals 
could 
have 
a 
significant 
adverse 
effect 
on 
our 
 business. 
In 
particular, 
we 
believe 
that 
retaining 
Luis 
de 
la 
Aguilera, 
our 
President 
and 
Chief 
Executive 
Officer, 
Robert 
 Anderson, our Chief Financial Officer, 
and Benigno Pazos, our Chief Credit Officer, 
is important to our continuing success. 
 Although 
we 
have 
entered 
into 
employment 
and 
other 
agreements 
with 
certain 
members 
of 
our 
executive 
and 
senior 
 management team, 
including Mr. 
de la 
Aguilera and 
Mr. 
Anderson, no 
assurance can 
be given 
that these 
individuals will 
 continue to be employed by us. The loss of any of these individuals could negatively affect our ability to achieve our growth 
 strategy and could have a material adverse effect 
on our business and results of operations. 
 We also need to continue 
to attract and retain other senior 
management and to recruit qualified 
individuals to succeed 
 existing 
key 
personnel 
to 
ensure 
the continued 
growth 
and successful 
operation 
of 
our business. 
We 
may be 
unable 
to 
 attract or 
retain qualified 
management 
and other 
key 
personnel 
in the 
future 
due 
to the 
intense competition 
for 
qualified 
 personnel 
among 
companies 
in 
the 
financial 
services 
business 
and 
related 
businesses. 
The 
loss 
of 
the 
services 
of 
any 
 senior management personnel, or the inability to recruit 
and retain qualified personnel in the future, could 
have an adverse 
 effect on our business, results of 
operations, financial condition and prospects. 
Additionally, 
to attract and retain personnel 
 with appropriate skills and 
knowledge to support our 
business, we may offer 
a variety of benefits, including 
equity awards, 
 which may reduce our earnings or adversely affect 
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 Damage to our reputation could significantly harm 
our businesses. 
 Our ability to attract 
and retain customers and 
highly-skilled management and employees is impacted 
by our reputation. 
 A negative public 
opinion of us 
and our business 
can result from 
any number of 
activities, including our 
lending practices, 
 corporate 
governance 
and 
regulatory 
compliance, 
acquisitions, 
customer 
complaints 
and 
actions 
taken 
by 
community 
 organizations in 
response to 
these activities. 
Furthermore, negative 
publicity regarding 
us as 
an employer 
could have 
an 
 adverse 
impact 
on our 
reputation, 
especially 
with respect 
to matters 
of diversity, 
pay equity 
and 
workplace 
harassment. 
 Significant 
harm 
to 
our 
reputation 
could 
also 
arise 
as 
a 
result 
of 
regulatory 
or 
governmental 
actions, 
litigation 
and 
the 
 activities of our customers, other 
participants in the financial services 
industry or our contractual counterparties, such 
as our 
 service providers 
and 
vendors. 
The potential 
harm 
is heightened 
given 
increased attention 
to how 
corporations 
address 
 environmental, social 
and governance 
issues. In 
addition, a cybersecurity 
event affecting 
us or our 
customers' data 
could 
 have a negative 
impact on our 
reputation and 
customer confidence 
in us and 
our cybersecurity 
practices. Damage 
to our 
 reputation could also 
adversely affect 
our credit ratings 
and access to 
the capital markets. 
Additionally, 
whereas negative 
 public opinion once was 
primarily driven by adverse 
news coverage in traditional 
media, the widespread use 
of social media 
 platforms 
by virtually 
every segment 
of society 
facilitates 
the rapid 
dissemination 
of information 
or misinformation, 
which 
 magnifies the potential harm to our reputation. 
 We 
face 
strong 
competition 
from 
financial 
services 
companies 
and 
other 
companies 
that 
offer 
banking 
 services, which could materially and adversely affect 
our business. 

 The financial 
services industry has 
become even 
more competitive as 
a result 
of legislative, 
regulatory and technological 
 changes and 
continued 
banking consolidation, 
which may 
increase as 
a result 
of 
current economic, 
market and 
political 
 conditions. We 
face substantial 
competition 
in all 
phases 
of our 
operations 
from 
a variety 
of competitors, 
including local 
 banks, 
regional 
banks, 
community 
banks 
and, 
more 
recently, 
financial 
technology, 
or 
"fintech" 
companies. 
Many 
of 
our 
 competitors offer the same banking services 
that we offer and our 
success depends on our ability to 
adapt our products and 
 services 
to 
evolving 
industry 
standards 
and 
customer 
requirements. 
Increased 
competition 
in 
our 
market 
may 
result 
in 
 reduced new 
loan and 
lease production 
and/or decreased 
deposit balances 
or less 
favorable terms 
on loans 
and leases 
 and/or deposit 
accounts. We also 
face competition 
from many 
other types 
of financial 
institutions, including without 
limitation, 
 non-bank 
specialty 
lenders, 
insurance 
companies, 
private 
investment 
funds, 
investment 
banks, 
and 
other 
financial 
 intermediaries. Should competition in 
the financial services industry 
intensify, our ability to market our 
products and services 
 may be adversely affected. If we are unable to attract and retain banking customers, we may 
be unable to grow or maintain 
 the levels 
of our 
loans and 
deposits and 
our results 
of operations 
and financial 
condition may 
be adversely 
affected as 
a 
 result. Ultimately, 
we may not be able to compete successfully against current 
and future competitors. 
 We must respond to rapid technological changes 
to remain competitive. 

 We will 
have to respond 
to future 
technological changes, 
which are occurring 
at a rapid 
pace in the 
financial services 
 industry. 
We 
expect 
that 
new 
technologies 
and 
business 
processes 
applicable 
to 
the 
banking 
industry 
will 
continue 
to 
 emerge, and these 
new technologies and business 
processes may be 
better than those we 
currently use. Because the 
pace 
 of technological change 
is high and our 
industry is intensely 
competitive, our future 
success will depend, 
in part, upon our 
 ability to address 
the needs of our 
customers by using technology 
to provide products and 
services that will satisfy 
customer 
 demands for convenience, 
as well as to 
create additional efficiencies 
in our operations. We 
may not be able 
to implement 
 new technology-driven 
products and services 
effectively or 
be successful in 
marketing these 
products and services 
to our 
 customers. Failure to keep pace successfully with technological change affecting the financial services industry could harm 
 our 
ability 
to 
compete 
effectively 
and 
could 
have 
an 
adverse 
effect 
on 
our 
business, 
financial 
condition 
and 
results 
of 
 operations. As 
these 
technologies 
improve 
in the 
future, 
we may 
be required 
to make 
significant capital 
expenditures 
in 
 order to remain 
competitive, which may increase 
our overall expenses 
and have an 
adverse effect on our 
business, financial 
 condition and results of operations. 
 A 
failure, 
interruption, 
or 
breach 
in 
the 
security 
of 
our 
systems, 
or 
those 
of 
our 
contracted 
vendors, 
could 
 disrupt 
our 
business, 
result 
in 
the 
disclosure 
of 
confidential 
information, 
damage 
our 
reputation, 
and 
create 
 significant financial and legal exposure. 
 Although we 
devote significant 
resources to 
maintain and regularly 
update our 
systems and processes 
that are designed 
 to 
protect 
the 
security 
of 
our 
computer 
systems, 
software, 
networks 
and 
other 
technology 
assets, 
as 
well 
as 
the 
 confidentiality, 
integrity and availability 
of information belonging 
to us and 
our customers, 
there is no 
assurance that 
all of 
 our 
security 
measures 
will 
provide 
absolute 
security. 
Many 
financial 
institutions, 
including 
us, 
have 
been 
subjected 
to 
 attempts 
to 
infiltrate 
the 
security 
of 
their 
websites 
or 
other 
systems, 
some 
involving 
sophisticated 
and 
targeted 
attacks 
 intended 
to 
obtain 
unauthorized 
access 
to 
confidential 
information, 
destroy 
data, 
disrupt 
or 
degrade 
service, 
sabotage 
 systems or cause 
other damage, including 
through the introduction of 
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 means. We 
have been 
targeted by 
individuals and 
groups using 
phishing campaigns, 
pretext calling, 
malicious code 
and 
 viruses and expect to 
be subject to such 
attacks in the future. 
While we have 
not experienced a material 
cyber-incident or 
 security breach that has 
been successful in compromising 
our data or systems 
to date, we can 
never be certain that 
all of 
 our systems are entirely free from vulnerability to breaches 
of security or other technological difficulties or 
failures. 
 Despite efforts to 
ensure the integrity 
and security of 
our systems, it 
is possible that 
we may not be 
able to anticipate, 
 detect or recognize 
threats to our 
systems or 
to implement effective 
preventive measures 
against all efforts 
to breach our 
 security inside or outside our business, especially because the techniques used to attack our 
systems change frequently or 
 are 
not 
recognized 
until 
launched, 
and 
because 
cyber-attacks 
can 
originate 
from 
a 
wide 
variety 
of 
sources, 
including 
 individuals or groups who are associated 
with external service providers or who are or 
may be involved in organized crime 
 or linked 
to terrorist 
organizations or 
hostile foreign 
governments. Those 
parties may 
also attempt 
to fraudulently 
induce 
 employees, customers, third-party service providers or other users of our systems to disclose sensitive information in order 
 to gain access 
to our data or 
that of our customers 
or clients. Similar to 
other companies, our 
risks and exposures 
related 
 to cybersecurity 
attacks have 
increased as 
a result 
of the COVID 
-19 pandemic, 
the related 
increased reliance 
on remote 
 working and increase in digital operations. Such 
risks and exposures are expected to remain high 
for the foreseeable future 
 due to 
the rapidly 
evolving nature 
and sophistication 
of these 
threats and 
the expanding 
use of 
technology, 
as our 
web-
 based product offerings grow and we expand internal 
usage of web-based applications. 
 A successful 
penetration or 
circumvention 
of 
the security 
of 
our systems, 
including those 
of 
our third-party 
vendors, 
 could 
cause 
serious 
negative 
consequences, 
including 
significant 
disruption 
of 
our 
operations, 
misappropriation 
of 
 confidential information, 
or damage 
to computers 
or systems, 
and may result 
in violations 
of applicable 
privacy and 
other 
 laws, financial loss, 
loss of confidence 
in our security measures, 
customer dissatisfaction, increased 
insurance premiums, 
 significant litigation exposure and harm to our reputation, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, 
 financial condition, results of operations, and future prospects. 
 We 
rely 
on 
other 
companies 
to 
provide 
key 
components 
of 
our 
business 
infrastructure 
and 
our 
operations 
 could 
be 
interrupted 
if 
our 
third-party 
service 
providers 
experience 
difficulty, 
terminate 
their 
services 
or 
fail 
to 
 comply with banking regulations. 

 Third parties 
provide key 
components of 
our business 
operations such 
as data 
processing, recording 
and monitoring 
 transactions, 
online 
banking 
interfaces 
and services, 
Internet 
connections 
and 
network 
access. While 
we have 
selected 
 these third-party 
vendors carefully, 
performing upfront 
due diligence 
and ongoing 
monitoring activities, 
we do 
not control 
 their actions. Any problems caused by these third parties, including those resulting from disruptions in services provided by 
 a 
vendor 
(including 
as 
a 
result 
of 
a 
cyber-attack, 
other 
information 
security 
event 
or 
a 
natural 
disaster), 
financial 
or 
 operational difficulties 
for the vendor, 
issues at third-party 
vendors to our 
vendors, failure of 
a vendor to 
handle current or 
 higher volumes, failure of a vendor to provide services for any reason, 
poor performance of services, failure to comply with 
 applicable laws 
and regulations, 
or fraud 
or misconduct 
on the 
part of 
employees of 
any of 
our vendors, 
could adversely 
 affect our 
ability to deliver 
products and services 
to our customers, 
our reputation and 
our ability to 
conduct our business, 
 which could 
adversely affect 
our business, 
prospects, cash 
flow, 
liquidity, 
financial condition 
and results 
of operations. 
In 
 certain 
situations, 
replacing 
these 
third-party 
vendors 
could 
also 
create 
significant 
delay, 
expense, 
and 
operational 
 difficulties, which 
could also 
adversely affect 
our business. 
Accordingly, 
use of 
such third 
parties creates 
an unavoidable 
 and 
inherent 
risk 
to 
our 
business 
operations. 
Such 
risk 
is 
generally 
expected 
to 
remain 
elevated 
until 
the 
COVID-19 
 pandemic 
subsides 
and 
may 
remain 
elevated 
thereafter, 
as 
many 
of 
our 
vendors 
have 
also 
been, 
and 
may 
further 
be, 
 affected by increased 
reliance on remote 
work environments, market 
volatility and other factors 
that increase their risks 
of 
 business disruption or 
that may otherwise 
affect their ability 
to perform under 
the terms of 
any agreements with 
us or provide 
 essential services. 
 Our operations could be interrupted or 
materially impacted if any of our 
third-party service providers fail to comply 
with 
 banking regulations 
and other 
applicable laws. 
The Federal 
Reserve, FDIC, 
the Florida 
Office of 
Financial Regulation, 
or 
 the FOFR, and other regulators expect financial institutions to be responsible for all aspects of their performance, including 
 aspects that they delegate 
to third parties. Accordingly, 
we will be responsible 
for deficiencies in 
our oversight and control 
 of our third party relationships 
and in the performance 
of the parties with 
which we have these 
relationships. As a result, 
if 
 our regulators 
conclude that 
we have 
not exercised 
adequate oversight 
and control 
over our 
third party 
vendors or 
other 
 ongoing third party business 
relationships or that such 
third parties have not performed 
appropriately, 
we could be subject 
 to remedial and/or enforcement 
actions, including civil money penalties 
or other administrative or judicial 
penalties or fines 
 as well as requirements for customer remediation, any 
of which could have a material 
adverse effect our business, financial 
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 Litigation and regulatory actions, 
including possible enforcement actions, could subject 
us to significant fines, 
 penalties, 
judgments 
or 
other 
requirements 
resulting 
in 
increased 
expenses 
or 
restrictions 
on 
our 
business 
 activities. 

 In the normal course of business, 
from time to time, we 
have in the past and 
may in the future be 
named as a defendant 
 in various 
legal actions 
arising in 
connection 
with our 
current and/or 
prior business 
activities. Legal 
actions could 
include 
 claims for substantial compensatory 
or punitive damages 
or claims for 
indeterminate amounts of 
damages. Further, 
in the 
 future 
our 
regulators 
may 
impose 
consent 
orders, 
civil 
money 
penalties, 
matters 
requiring 
attention, 
or 
similar 
types 
of 
 supervisory penalties 
or criticism. 
We may 
also, from 
time to time, 
be the subject 
of subpoenas, 
requests for 
information, 
 reviews, investigations and proceedings (both formal and informal) by governmental agencies 
regarding our current and/or 
 prior 
business 
activities. 
Any 
such 
legal 
or 
regulatory 
actions 
may 
subject 
us 
to 
substantial 
compensatory 
or 
punitive 
 damages, 
significant 
fines, 
penalties, 
obligations 
to 
change 
our 
business 
practices 
or 
other 
requirements 
resulting 
in 
 increased 
expenses, 
diminished 
income 
and 
damage 
to 
our 
reputation. 
Our 
involvement 
in 
any 
such 
matters, 
whether 
 tangential or otherwise and 
even if the matters are 
ultimately determined in our 
favor, could 
also cause significant harm 
to 
 our reputation and divert management attention away from 
the operation of our business. Further, any 
settlement, consent 
 order or adverse 
judgment in 
connection with 
any formal 
or informal 
proceeding or 
investigation by 
government agencies 
 may result in 
litigation, investigations or proceedings 
as other litigants 
and government agencies begin 
independent reviews 
 of the same 
activities. As a 
result, the outcome of 
legal and regulatory 
actions could have 
an adverse effect on 
our business, 
 results of operations and results of operations. 
 Certain of 
our directors may 
have conflicts 
of interest in 
determining whether to 
present business 
opportunities 
 to us or another entity with which they are, or may 
become, affiliated. 

 Certain of our directors 
are or may 
become subject to fiduciary 
obligations in connection with 
their service on the 
boards 
 of 
directors 
of 
other 
corporations, 
including 
financial 
institutions. 
A 
director's 
association 
with 
other 
financial 
institutions, 
 which give rise to 
fiduciary or contractual obligations to such other 
institutions, may create conflicts of interest. To the extent 
 that any of our directors 
become aware of acquisition 
opportunities that may be 
suitable for entities other 
than us to which 
 they have fiduciary or contractual obligations, or they are 
presented with such opportunities in their capacities as fiduciaries 
 to such 
entities, they 
may honor 
such obligations 
to such 
other entities. 
You 
should assume 
that to 
the extent 
any of 
our 
 directors become 
aware of an 
opportunity that may 
be suitable both 
for us and 
another entity to 
which such person 
has a 
 fiduciary obligation 
or contractual 
obligation 
to present 
such 
opportunity as 
set forth 
above, 
he or 
she may 
first give 
the 
 opportunity to such other entity 
or entities and may give 
such opportunity to us only 
to the extent such other 
entity or entities 
 reject 
or 
are 
unable 
to 
pursue 
such 
opportunity. 
In 
addition, 
you 
should 
assume 
that 
to 
the 
extent 
any 
of 
our 
directors 
 become 
aware 
of 
an 
acquisition 
opportunity 
that 
does 
not 
fall 
within 
the 
above 
parameters, 
but 
that 
may 
otherwise 
be 
 suitable for us, he or she may not present such opportunity to 
us. 
 Pursuant to an agreement between us and each of our Significant Investors 
(as defined below), each of the Significant 
 Investors has the right 
to nominate one 
director to serve 
on our Board, including 
Board committees, and 
to designate one 
 non-voting Board 
observer. 
The directors 
and Board 
observers designated 
by the 
Significant Investors 
have the 
right to, 
 and have 
no duty 
not to, 
engage in 
the same 
or similar 
business activities 
or lines 
of business 
as us. 
In the 
event that 
a 
 director or Board observer designated by a Significant Investor acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter that 
 may be 
a corporate opportunity 
for us, 
such person 
shall have 
no duty 
to communicate or 
present such corporate 
opportunity 
 to us 
and shall 
not be 
liable to 
us or 
our shareholders 
for breach 
of any 
duty by 
reason of 
the fact 
that such 
person or 
a 
 related investment fund 
thereof, directly or 
indirectly, pursues or acquires such opportunity 
for itself, directs such 
opportunity 
 to another person, or does not present such opportunity to 
us. 

 Risks Related to Our Tax, 
Accounting and Regulatory Compliance 
 Our 
ability 
to 
recognize 
the 
benefits 
of 
deferred 
tax 
assets 
is 
dependent 
on 
future 
cash 
flows 
and 
taxable 
 income and may be materially impaired upon significant 
changes in ownership of our common stock. 
 We recognize the expected future tax benefit 
from deferred tax assets when it 
is more likely than not 
that the tax benefit 
 will be realized. Otherwise, a valuation allowance is applied against deferred tax assets, reducing the value of such assets. 
 Assessing 
the 
recoverability 
of 
deferred 
tax 
assets 
requires 
management 
to 
make 
significant 
estimates 
related 
to 
 expectations 
of 
future 
taxable 
income 
from 
all 
sources, 
including 
reversal 
of 
taxable 
temporary 
differences, 
forecasted 
 operating 
earnings 
and 
available 
tax 
planning 
strategies. 
Estimates 
of 
future 
taxable 
income 
are 
based 
on 
forecasted 
 income from operations and the application of existing tax laws in each jurisdiction. The improved risk profile of the Bank is 
 a key component 
used in the 
determination of 
our ability 
to realize the 
expected future 
benefit of 
our deferred 
tax assets. 
 To 
the extent that future taxable income differs 
significantly from estimates as a result of 
the interest rate environment and 
 loan growth capabilities or other factors, our ability to realize 
the net deferred tax assets could be negatively 
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 Subject to certain exceptions, our Class A common stock is subject 
to transfer restrictions as set forth in our Articles of 
 Incorporation that are 
designed to preserve 
our deferred tax 
assets. Notwithstanding these 
protective provisions, the 
Articles 
 of Incorporation include 
an exception that 
allows our Significant 
Investors the right 
to effect any 
transfer that would 
otherwise 
 be prohibited, which transfer could result in the loss of the deferred 
tax assets. 
 Additionally, 
significant future 
issuances of 
common 
stock or 
common stock 
equivalents, or 
changes in 
the 
direct or 
 indirect ownership 
of our 
common stock 
or common 
stock equivalents, 
could cause 
an ownership 
change and 
could limit 
 our ability to 
utilize our net 
operating loss carryforwards 
and other tax 
attributes pursuant 
to Section 382 
and Section 383 
 of the Internal Revenue Code. 
Future changes in tax law 
or changes in ownership structure 
could limit our ability to utilize 
 our recorded net deferred tax assets. 

 The 
accuracy 
of 
our 
financial 
statements 
and 
related 
disclosures 
could 
be 
affected 
if 
the 
judgments, 
 assumptions or estimates used in our critical accounting 
policies are inaccurate. 
 The 
preparation 
of 
our 
financial 
statements 
and 
related 
disclosures 
in 
conformity 
with 
GAAP 
requires 
us 
to 
make 
 judgments, 
assumptions 
and 
estimates 
that 
affect 
the 
amounts 
reported 
in 
our 
consolidated 
financial 
statements 
and 
 accompanying notes. In some cases, management 
must select the accounting policy or method 
to apply from two or more 
 alternatives, 
any of 
which 
may be 
reasonable 
under 
the circumstances, 
yet which 
may result 
in 
our 
reporting 
materially 
 different 
results 
than 
would 
have 
been 
reported 
under 
a 
different 
alternative. 
Certain 
accounting 
policies 
are 
critical 
or 
 significant to presenting our financial 
condition and results of operations. 
Our critical accounting policies, which 
are included 
 in the section captioned 
"Management's Discussion and 
Analysis of Financial Condition 
and Results of 
Operations" in this 
 Annual Report 
on Form 
10-K, describe 
those significant 
accounting 
policies and 
methods used 
in the 
preparation of 
our 
 consolidated financial statements that we 
consider critical because they 
require judgments, assumptions and estimates that 
 materially affect 
our consolidated 
financial 
statements 
and related 
disclosures. 
As a 
result, 
if future 
events 
or regulatory 
 views concerning such 
analyses differ significantly from 
the judgments, assumptions and 
estimates in our 
critical accounting 
 policies, those 
events or 
assumptions could 
have a 
material impact 
on our 
consolidated financial 
statements and 
related 
 disclosures, in each 
case resulting in 
our need to 
revise or restate 
prior period financial 
statements, cause 
damage to our 
 reputation and 
the price 
of our 
Class A 
common 
stock and 
adversely affect 
our business, 
prospects, cash 
flow, 
liquidity, 
 financial condition and results of operations. 
 As a new public 
company, we may not efficiently or effectively create an 
effective internal control environment, 
 and any 
future failure 
to maintain 
effective internal 
control over 
financial reporting 
could impair 
the reliability 
of 
 our financial 
statements, which 
in turn could 
harm our business, 
impair investor 
confidence in the 
accuracy and 
 completeness of 
our financial 
reports and 
our access 
to the 
capital markets, 
cause the 
price of 
our Class 
A common 
 stock to decline and subject us to regulatory penalt 
ies. 
 Our management is responsible for establishing 
and maintaining adequate internal control over financial 
reporting and 
 for 
evaluating 
and 
reporting 
on 
that 
system 
of 
internal 
control. 
Our 
internal 
control 
over 
financial 
reporting 
consists 
of 
a 
 process 
designed 
to 
provide 
reasonable 
assurance 
regarding 
the 
reliability 
of 
financial 
reporting 
and 
the 
preparation 
of 
 financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. 
As a public company, 
we are required to comply with 
 SEC regulations, including 
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 
and other rules 
that govern public 
companies that we 
previously were 
 not required to comply with 
as a private company. 
In particular, 
we are required to certify 
our compliance with Section 
404 
 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 
beginning with this Annual 
Report on Form 10-K, 
which requires us to annually 
furnish a report 
 by management on 
the effectiveness 
of our internal 
control over financial 
reporting. When 
evaluating our internal 
controls 
 over financial 
reporting, we 
may identify 
material 
weaknesses 
that we 
may not 
be able 
to remediate 
in time 
to meet 
the 
 applicable deadline imposed upon 
us for compliance with 
the requirements of Section 
404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley 
Act. We 
 are 
in 
the 
process 
of 
reviewing 
our 
formal 
policies, 
processes 
and 
practices 
related 
to 
financial 
reporting 
and 
to 
the 
 identification of key financial reporting 
risks, assessment of their potential impact 
and linkage of those 
risks to specific areas 
 and controls within our organization. 
 If we fail to achieve and maintain the adequacy of 
our internal controls, as such standards are modified, supplemented, 
 or amended from time 
to time, we may not 
be able to ensure 
that we will be able 
to conclude on an ongoing 
basis that we 
 have 
effective 
internal 
controls 
over 
financial 
reporting 
in 
accordance 
with 
Section 
404 
of 
the 
Sarbanes-Oxley 
Act. 
We 
 cannot be certain as to the timing of completion of our evaluation, testing, 
and any remediation actions or the impact of the 
 same on 
our operations. 
If we fail 
to adequately 
comply with 
the requirements 
of Section 404 
of the Sarbanes 
-Oxley Act, 
 we may be subject to adverse regulatory consequences and 
there could be a negative reaction in the 
financial markets due 
 to a loss of investor confidence in us and the 
reliability of our financial statements. 
In addition, we may be required to incur 
 costs in improving 
our internal control 
system and 
hiring additional 
personnel. Any such 
action could negatively 
affect our 
 business, financial condition, results of operations, and the price 
of our Class A common stock may decline. 

 
 
 

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 While we remain an 
emerging growth company or a 
non-accelerated smaller reporting company, we will not be 
required 
 to 
include 
an 
attestation 
report 
on 
internal 
control 
over 
financial 
reporting 
issued 
by 
our 
independent 
registered 
public 
 accounting firm. 
To 
prepare for 
eventual compliance 
with the auditor 
attestation requirement 
of Section 
404 of 
Sarbanes-
 Oxley once we no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, we are currently engaged in a process to document 
and 
 evaluate our 
internal control 
over financial 
reporting, which 
is both 
costly and 
challenging. In 
this regard, 
we will 
need to 
 dedicate internal resources, potentially engage outside consultants 
and adopt a detailed work 
plan to assess and 
document 
 the adequacy 
of internal 
control over 
financial reporting, continue 
steps to 
improve control 
processes as 
appropriate, validate 
 through testing that controls are functioning 
as documented and continue to refine 
our reporting and improvement process 
 for internal control over financial reporting. Despite our efforts, there is a risk that we will not be able to conclude, within the 
 prescribed time 
frame or 
at all, 
that our 
internal control 
over financial 
reporting is 
effective as 
required by 
Section 404 
of 
 Sarbanes-Oxley. 
If 
we 
identify 
one 
or 
more 
material 
weaknesses, 
it 
could 
result 
in 
an 
adverse 
reaction 
in 
the 
financial 
 markets due to a loss of confidence in the reliability of 
our financial statements. 
 We 
operate 
in 
a 
highly 
regulated 
environment, 
and 
the 
laws 
and 
regulations 
that 
govern 
our 
operations, 
 corporate governance, 
executive compensation 
and accounting 
principles, or 
changes in 
them, or 
our failure 
to 
 comply with them, could adversely affect us. 
 We operate in a 
highly regulated industry and 
we are subject 
to examination, supervision and 
comprehensive regulation 
 by various federal and state agencies, 
including the Federal Reserve, the 
FDIC and the FOFR. As 
such, we are subject to 
 extensive regulation, supervision and 
legal requirements that govern almost 
all aspects of our operations. 
These laws and 
 regulations 
are 
not 
intended 
to 
protect 
our 
shareholders. 
Rather, 
these 
laws 
and 
regulations 
are 
intended 
to 
protect 
 customers, depositors, the Deposit Insurance 
Fund, or DIF, and the overall financial health and 
stability of the United States 
 banking 
system. 
These 
laws 
and 
regulations, 
among 
other 
matters, 
prescribe 
minimum 
capital 
requirements, 
impose 
 limitations on the 
business activities 
and investments 
in which we 
can engage, regulate 
and restrict our 
lending activities, 
 require us to provide certain banking services broadly within the communities in which 
we operate, determine the locations 
 of our branch 
offices and impose certain 
specific accounting requirements on us 
that may be more 
restrictive and may 
result 
 in 
greater 
or 
earlier 
charges 
to 
earnings 
or 
reductions 
in 
our 
capital 
than 
GAAP 
would 
require. 
We 
are 
also 
subject 
to 
 capitalization 
guidelines 
established 
by 
our 
regulators, 
which 
require 
us 
to 
maintain 
adequate 
capital 
to 
support 
our 
 business. 
Compliance 
with 
laws 
and 
regulations 
can 
be 
difficult 
and 
costly, 
and 
changes 
to 
laws 
and 
regulations 
often 
 impose additional operating costs. Further, we must obtain approval from our regulators 
before engaging in many activities, 
 and 
our 
regulators 
have 
the 
ability 
to 
compel 
us 
to, 
or 
restrict 
us 
from, 
taking 
certain 
actions 
entirely. 
There 
can 
be 
no 
 assurance that any regulatory approvals we may require 
or otherwise seek will be obtained. 
 Regulations affecting 
banks and 
other financial 
institutions are 
undergoing continuous 
review and 
frequently change, 
 and the ultimate effect of such changes cannot be predicted. Changes to the legal and regulatory framework governing our 
 operations, including 
the Dodd-Frank 
Wall 
Street Reform 
and Consumer 
Protection Act, 
or the 
Dodd-Frank 
Act, and 
the 
 Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer 
Protection Act, or the Regulatory Relief Act, 
have significantly revised 
 the laws and regulations under which we operate. Such regulations and laws may be modified or repealed at any time, and 
 new legislation may be enacted that will affect 
us and our subsidiaries. 
 Our failure to comply with these laws and regulations, even if the failure follows good faith effort 
or reflects a difference 
 in 
interpretation, 
could 
subject 
us 
to 
restrictions 
on 
our 
business 
activities, 
enforcement 
actions 
and 
fines 
and 
other 
 penalties, 
any 
of 
which 
could 
adversely 
affect 
our 
results 
of 
operations, 
regulatory 
capital 
levels 
and 
the 
price 
of 
our 
 securities. Further, any new laws, rules and 
regulations, such as were imposed 
under the Dodd-Frank Act or 
the Regulatory 
 Relief Act, could make 
compliance more difficult 
or expensive or otherwise 
adversely affect 
our business, prospects, cash 
 flow, liquidity, 
financial condition and results of operations. 
 Our participation in the SBA PPP loan program exposes us to risks related to noncompliance 
with the PPP, 
as 
 well as litigation 
risk related to 
our administration of 
the PPP loan 
program, which 
could have a 
material adverse 
 impact on our business, financial condition, and results 
of operations. 

 We are a 
participating lender in 
the PPP, a loan program administered 
through the SBA, 
that was created 
to help eligible 
 businesses, organizations 
and self-employed persons 
fund their operational 
costs during the 
COVID-19 pandemic. 
Under 
 this program, the SBA guarantees 100% of the amounts 
loaned under the PPP. 
 The PPP opened on April 3, 2020; however, 
because of the short window between 
the passing of the CARES Act and 
 the opening 
of the 
PPP, 
there was 
some 
ambiguity in 
the laws, 
rules and 
guidance 
regarding the 
operation 
of the 
PPP. 
 Subsequent rounds of 
legislation and associated 
agency guidance have 
not provided needed 
clarity and in 
certain instances 
 have 
potentially 
created 
additional 
inconsistencies 
and 
ambiguities. 
Accordingly, 
we 
are 
exposed 
to 
risks 
relating 
to 
 noncompliance with the PPP. 

 
 
 

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 Additionally, since the launch of the PPP, several larger banks have been 
subject to litigation regarding 
the process and 
 procedures 
that 
such 
banks 
used 
in 
processing 
applications 
for 
the 
PPP, 
as 
well 
as 
litigation 
regarding 
the 
alleged 
 nonpayment of 
fees that 
may be 
due to 
certain agents 
who facilitated 
PPP loan 
applications. We 
may be 
exposed to 
the 
 risk of PPP-related litigation, from 
both customers 
and non-customers that approached us 
regarding PPP loans, regarding 
 our process and procedures used in processing 
applications for the PPP. 
If any such litigation is filed against 
us and is not 
 resolved 
in 
a 
manner 
favorable 
to 
us, 
it 
may 
result 
in 
significant 
financial 
liability 
or 
adversely 
affect 
our 
reputation. 
 Regardless of outcome, litigation can be costly and distracting. Any financial liability, litigation costs or reputational damage 
 caused by 
PPP-related litigation 
could have 
a material 
adverse impact 
on our 
business, financial 
condition and 
results of 
 operations. 
 PPP loans are fixed, 
low interest rate loans 
that are guaranteed by 
the SBA and subject 
to numerous other regulatory 
 requirements, and a borrower may apply to have all 
or a portion of the loan forgiven. If PPP 
borrowers fail to qualify for loan 
 forgiveness, we face 
a heightened risk 
of holding these loans 
at unfavorable interest 
rates for an extended 
period of time. 
 While the PPP loans are guaranteed 
by the SBA, various regulatory 
requirements will apply to 
our ability to seek 
recourse 
 under the guarantees, and related procedures are currently subject 
to uncertainty. 
 In 
addition, 
we 
may 
be 
exposed 
to 
credit 
risk 
on 
PPP 
loans 
if 
a 
determination 
is 
made 
by 
the 
SBA 
that 
there 
is 
a 
 deficiency 
in 
the 
manner 
in 
which 
the 
loan 
was 
originated, 
funded, 
or 
serviced, 
such 
as 
an 
issue 
with 
the 
eligibility 
of 
 borrower to receive a PPP 
loan, which may or may 
not be related to the 
ambiguity in the laws, rules 
and guidance regarding 
 the operations of the PPP. If 
a deficiency is identified, the SBA may deny its liability under the guaranty, reduce the amount 
 of the guaranty, 
or, if it has already paid 
under the guaranty, 
seek recovery of any loss related to the deficiency from 
us. 
 We 
face 
a 
risk 
of 
noncompliance 
with 
the 
Bank 
Secrecy 
Act 
and 
other 
anti-money 
laundering 
statutes 
and 
 regulations and corresponding enforcement proceedings. 
 The 
federal 
Bank 
Secrecy 
Act, 
the 
Uniting 
and 
Strengthening 
America 
by 
Providing 
Appropriate 
Tools 
Required 
to 
 Intercept and 
Obstruct Terrorism 
Act of 
2001, or 
the USA 
PATRIOT 
Act, and 
other laws 
and regulations 
require financial 
 institutions, among 
other duties, 
to institute 
and maintain 
effective anti-money 
laundering programs 
and to file 
suspicious 
 activity and 
currency transaction 
reports, as 
appropriate. The 
federal Financial 
Crimes Enforcement 
Network, or 
FinCEN, 
 established by the 
U.S. Treasury 
Department to 
administer the 
Bank Secrecy 
Act, is authorized 
to impose 
significant civil 
 money penalties for 
violations of those 
requirements and has engaged 
in coordinated enforcement efforts with 
the individual 
 federal 
banking 
regulators, 
as 
well 
as 
the 
U.S. 
Department 
of 
Justice, 
Drug 
Enforcement 
Administration 
and 
Internal 
 Revenue Service. 
Additionally, 
South Florida 
has been 
designated as 
a “High 
Intensity Financial 
Crime Area,” 
or HIFCA, 
 by FinCEN and a 
“High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area,” or HIDTA, by the Office of 
National Drug Control Policy. The HIFCA 
 program is intended to concentrate law enforcement efforts 
to combat money laundering efforts in higher-risk 
areas. There 
 is also increased scrutiny of 
compliance with the rules enforced by the 
Office of Foreign Assets Control, 
or OFAC. Federal 
 and state bank 
regulators have for 
many years focused 
on compliance with 
Bank Secrecy 
Act and anti-money 
laundering 
 regulations. In 
order to 
comply 
with regulations, 
guidelines and 
examination 
procedures 
in this 
area, 
we have 
dedicated 
 significant resources 
to our 
anti-money laundering 
program, 
especially due 
to the 
regulatory focus 
on financial 
and other 
 institutions located in South 
Florida. Our business includes 
supporting our customers, including foreign 
financial institutions, 
 with respect to their international banking needs and our policies, procedures and systems have been designed to address 
 federal and 
state anti-money 
laundering compliance. 
If our 
policies, procedures 
and systems 
are deemed 
deficient or the 
 policies, 
procedures 
and 
systems 
of 
the 
financial 
institutions 
that 
we may 
acquire 
are 
deficient, 
we 
would 
be 
subject 
to 
 liability, 
including 
fines, 
and 
regulatory 
actions 
that 
are 
deemed 
necessary 
in 
order 
to 
remediate 
such 
deficiencies 
and 
 prevent the recurrence 
thereof. In recent 
years, sanctions that 
the regulators have 
imposed on banks 
that have not 
complied 
 with 
all 
anti-money 
laundering 
requirements 
have 
been 
especially 
severe. 
Failure 
to 
maintain 
and 
implement 
adequate 
 programs to 
combat money 
laundering and 
terrorist financing 
could also 
have serious 
reputational consequences 
for us, 
 which could have a material adverse effect 
on our business, financial condition and results of operations. 
 We 
are 
subject 
to 
capital 
adequacy 
requirements 
and 
may 
become 
subject 
to 
more 
stringent 
capital 
 requirements, which could adversely affect our 
financial condition and operations. 
 In July 2013, the federal banking agencies published new regulatory capital rules based on 
the international standards, 
 known as 
Basel III, 
that were 
developed by 
the Basel 
Committee on 
Banking Supervision. 
The new 
rules raised 
the risk-
 based capital 
requirements 
and revised 
the methods 
for calculating 
risk-weighted 
assets, usually 
resulting 
in higher 
risk 
 weights. The new rules now apply to us. 
 The Basel III rules increased 
capital requirements and included 
two new capital measurements, 
a risk-based common 
 equity Tier 1 ratio 
and a capital conservation buffer. 
Common Equity Tier 
1 (CET1) capital is a subset 
of Tier 1 capital 
and 
 is limited to common 
equity (plus related surplus), retained 
earnings, accumulated other comprehensive income and 
certain 
 other 
items. 
Other 
instruments 
that 
have 
historically 
qualified 
for 
Tier 
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 preferred stock, 
are consigned 
to a 
category known 
as Additional 
Tier 
1 capital 
and must 
be phased 
out of 
CETI over 
a 
 period of 
nine years 
beginning in 
2014. In 
order to 
be a 
“well-capitalized” depository 
institution under 
the new 
regime, an 
 institution must maintain a 
CET1 capital ratio of 7.0% 
or more; a Tier 
1 capital ratio of 8.5% or 
more; a total capital ratio 
of 
 10.5% or more; and a leverage ratio of 4% or more. 
Institutions must also maintain a capital conservation 
buffer consisting 
 of common equity Tier 
1 capital. In 
addition to the 
higher required capital 
ratios and the 
new deductions and 
adjustments, 
 the final 
rules increased 
the risk 
weights for 
certain assets, 
meaning that 
we will 
have to 
hold more 
capital against 
these 
 assets. We will also be required to hold capital 
against short-term commitments that are not unconditionally 
cancellable. 
 While we currently meet these new 
requirements of the Basel III-based capital requirements, we may 
fail to do so in 
the 
 future. The failure 
to meet applicable 
regulatory capital 
requirements could result 
in one or 
more of 
our regulators placing 
 limitations or conditions on our activities, including our growth initiatives, or restricting the commencement of new activities, 
 and could affect customer and investor confidence, our costs of funds and level of required deposit insurance 
assessments 
 to the FDIC, 
our ability to 
pay dividends on 
our capital 
stock, our ability 
to make acquisitions, 
and our business, 
results of 
 operations and financial condition, generally. 
 In addition, 
in the 
current economic 
and regulatory 
environment, including 
the COVID-19 
pandemic, bank 
regulators 
 may 
impose 
capital 
requirements 
that 
are 
more 
stringent 
than 
those 
required 
by 
applicable 
existing 
regulations. 
The 
 application of more stringent capital requirements for us 
could, among other things, result in 
lower returns on equity, require 
 the raising of additional 
capital, and result 
in regulatory actions if 
we were to be unable 
to comply with such 
requirements. 
 Implementation 
of 
changes 
to 
asset 
risk 
weightings 
for 
risk-based 
capital 
calculations, 
items 
included 
or 
deducted 
in 
 calculating regulatory capital or additional capital conservation buffers, could result in management modifying our business 
 strategy and could limit our ability to make distributions, 
including paying dividends. 
 We are periodically subject 
to examination and 
scrutiny by a 
number of banking agencies 
and, depending upon 
 the findings and determinations 
of these agencies, we may 
be required to make adjustments 
to our business that 
 could adversely affect us. 
 As part of 
the bank regulatory 
process, the Federal Reserve, 
the FDIC and 
the FOFR periodically conduct 
examinations 
 of our business, 
including compliance 
with applicable laws 
and regulations. If, 
as a result 
of an examination, 
one of these 
 banking 
agencies 
were 
to 
determine 
that 
the 
financial 
condition, 
capital 
resources, 
asset 
quality, 
asset 
concentration, 
 earnings prospects, management, liquidity sensitivity 
to market risk, risk 
management and internal controls 
or other aspects 
 of any of our operations has become unsatisfactory, or that we or our management are in violation of any law or regulation, 
 the banking 
agency could 
take a 
number of 
different remedial 
or punitive 
actions as 
it deems 
appropriate. These 
actions 
 include the power to prohibit the continuation of 
"unsafe or unsound" practices, to require affirmative 
actions to correct any 
 conditions 
resulting 
from 
any violation 
or practice, 
to 
issue an 
administrative 
order 
or enforcement 
that can 
be judicially 
 enforced, to direct an increase 
in our capital, to restrict our 
growth, to change the asset composition 
of our loan or securities 
 portfolios 
or 
balance 
sheet, 
to 
assess 
civil 
monetary 
penalties 
against 
our 
officers 
or 
directors, 
to 
remove 
officers 
and 
 directors and, if 
it is concluded 
that such conditions 
cannot be corrected 
or there is 
an imminent risk 
of loss to depositors, 
 to 
terminate 
our 
deposit 
insurance 
and 
force 
us 
to 
terminate 
our 
business 
operations. 
If 
we 
become 
subject 
to 
such 
 regulatory actions, our business, financial condition, results 
of operations and reputation may be negatively impacted. 
 We 
are 
subject 
to 
numerous 
laws 
and 
regulations 
of 
certain 
regulatory 
agencies 
designed 
to 
protect 
 consumers, including the Community Reinvestment 
Act, or CRA, and fair lending laws, and failure 
to comply with 
 these laws could lead to a wide variety of sanctions. 
 The CRA directs all insured depository institutions to help meet the credit needs of 
the local communities in which they 
 operate 
branches, 
including 
low- 
and 
moderate-income 
neighborhoods. 
Each 
institution 
is 
examined 
periodically 
by 
its 
 primary federal 
regulator, 
which assesses 
the institution’s 
CRA performance. 
The Equal 
Credit Opportunity 
Act, the 
Fair 
 Housing 
Act 
and 
other 
fair 
lending 
laws 
and 
regulations 
impose 
nondiscriminatory 
lending 
requirements 
on 
financial 
 institutions. The U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Reserve, and other federal agencies are responsible for enforcing 
 these laws and regulations. A successful regulatory challenge to our performance under the CRA, fair lending or consumer 
 lending 
laws 
and 
regulations 
could 
result 
in 
a 
wide 
variety 
of 
sanctions, 
including 
damages 
and 
civil 
money 
penalties, 
 injunctive 
relief, 
customer 
restitution, 
restrictions 
on 
mergers 
and 
acquisitions 
activity, 
restrictions 
on 
expansion, 
and 
 restrictions 
on 
entering 
new 
business 
lines. 
Private 
parties 
may 
also 
have 
the 
ability 
to 
challenge 
an 
institution’s 
 performance 
under 
fair 
lending 
laws 
in 
private 
class 
action 
litigation. 
Such 
actions 
could 
have 
an 
adverse 
effect 
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 Climate change and related legislative and regulatory initiatives may materially affect the Company’s business 
 and results of operations.
 The effects 
of climate change 
continue to 
create an 
alarming level 
of concern for 
the state of 
the global 
environment. 
 As a result, the global business community has 
increased its political and social awareness surrounding 
the issue, and the 
 United States 
has entered 
into international 
agreements in 
an attempt 
to reduce 
global temperatures, 
such as 
reentering 
 the Paris Agreement. 
Further, 
the U.S. Congress, 
state legislatures 
and federal and 
state regulatory agencies 
continue to 
 propose numerous 
initiatives to supplement 
the global effort 
to combat climate 
change. Similar and 
even more expansive 
 initiatives 
are 
expected 
under 
the 
current 
administration, 
including 
potentially 
increasing 
supervisory 
expectations 
with 
 respect to banks’ 
risk management 
practices, accounting 
for the effects 
of climate change 
in stress testing 
scenarios and 
 systemic 
risk assessments, 
revising expectations 
for credit 
portfolio concentrations 
based on 
climate-related 
factors 
and 
 encouraging investment 
by banks 
in climate-related initiatives 
and lending 
to communities 
disproportionately impacted 
by 
 the effects 
of climate change. 
The lack 
of empirical data 
surrounding the 
credit and 
other financial 
risks posed 
by climate 
 change render it difficult, or 
even impossible, to predict how climate 
change may impact our financial 
condition and results 
 of operations; however, 
the physical effects 
of climate change may 
also directly impact 
us. Specifically, 
unpredictable and 
 more frequent weather disasters may adversely impact the real property, and/or the value of the real property, 
securing the 
 loans in our 
portfolios. Additionally, 
if insurance 
obtained by 
our borrowers 
is insufficient 
to cover any 
losses sustained 
to 
 the collateral, or if 
insurance coverage is 
otherwise unavailable to 
our borrowers, the 
collateral securing our 
loans may be 
 negatively impacted by climate change, natural disasters and 
related events, which could impact our 
financial condition and 
 results 
of 
operations. Further, 
the effects 
of climate 
change may 
negatively 
impact 
regional 
and 
local economic 
activity, 
 which could adversely 
affect our customers 
and the communities 
in which we 
operate. Overall, climate 
change, its effects 
 and the resulting, unknown impact could have a material adverse effect on our 
financial condition and results of operations. 
 Risks Related to Our Class A Common Stock 
 Our ability to pay dividends is subject to restrictions. 
 Holders of our Class A common stock are only 
entitled to receive cash dividends when, as and 
if declared by our Board 
 out of funds 
legally available 
for dividends. 
The Company 
is a bank 
holding company 
that conducts 
substantially all 
of its 
 operations through the Bank, 
which is a legal entity separate 
and distinct from the 
Company. 
As a result, our ability 
to pay 
 dividends 
on 
our 
common 
stock 
will substantially 
depend 
upon 
the 
receipt 
of 
dividends 
and 
other 
distributions 
from 
the 
 Bank, 
the 
profitability 
of 
which 
is 
subject 
to 
the 
fluctuating 
cost 
and 
availability 
of 
money, 
changes 
in 
interest 
rates 
and 
 economic conditions in general. There 
are numerous laws and banking 
regulations and guidance that limit the 
Bank's ability 
 to pay dividends to us and our ability to pay dividends on our 
common stock. 
 The market price and trading volume of our Class A 
common stock may be volatile, which could result in rapid 
 and substantial losses for our shareholders. 
 The market 
price of 
our 
Class 
A common 
stock may 
be highly 
volatile 
and 
could 
be 
subject 
to 
wide fluctuations. 
In 
 addition, the trading volume on 
our Class A common stock may 
fluctuate and cause significant price variations to 
occur. We 
 cannot assure you that the market price of our Class A common stock will not fluctuate or decline significantly in the future. 
 Some, but 
certainly not 
all, of 
the factors 
that could 
negatively affect 
the price 
of our 
Class A 
common stock, 
or result 
in 
 fluctuations in the price or trading volume of our Class 
A common stock, include: 
 • 
general market conditions; 
 • 
domestic and international economic factors unrelated 
to our performance; 
 • 
variations in our quarterly operating results or failure to 
meet the market’s earnings expectations; 
 • 
publication of research reports about us or the financial services 
industry in general; 
 • 
the failure of securities analysts to cover our Class 
A common stock after this offering; 
 • 
additions or departures of our key personnel; 
 • 
future sales of our Class A common stock; 
 • 
adverse market reactions to any indebtedness we may incur 
or securities we may issue in the future; 
 • 
actions by our shareholders; 
 • 
the expiration of contractual lock-up agreements; 
 • 
the operating and securities price performance of 
companies that investors consider to be comparable to us; 
 • 
changes or proposed changes in laws or regulations affecting 
our business; and 
 • 
actual or potential litigation and governmental investigations. 
 In 
addition, 
if 
the 
market 
for 
stocks 
in 
our 
industry, 
or 
the 
stock 
market 
in 
general, 
experiences 
a 
loss 
of 
investor 
 confidence, the 
trading price 
of the 
Class A 
common stock 
could decline 
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 condition or results of operations. If 
any of the foregoing occurs, it could 
cause our Class A common 
stock price to fall and 
 may expose us to lawsuits that, even if unsuccessful, 
could be costly to defend and a distraction to management. 
 There are significant restrictions in our Articles of Incorporation that restrict the 
ability to sell our capital stock 
 to shareholders that would own 4.95% or more of 
our stock, excluding our Significant Investors. 
 Because the 
continued availability 
of our 
"deferred tax 
assets" depends, 
in part, 
on the 
value of 
our stock 
owned by 
 shareholders owning 
5% or more 
of our stock, 
our Articles of 
Incorporation, except 
as otherwise 
may be approved 
by the 
 Board 
or 
except 
for 
transfers 
by 
our 
Significant 
Investors, 
prohibits 
any 
direct 
or 
indirect 
transfer 
of 
stock 
or 
options 
to 
 acquire stock to any 
person who, as a 
result of the transfer, would own 4.95% 
or more of our 
stock, as long as the 
Company 
 continues to have "deferred tax assets." Such restrictions may 
limit the ability to transfer our stock. 
 Because 
we 
are 
an 
emerging 
growth 
company 
and 
because 
we 
have 
decided 
to 
take 
advantage 
of 
certain 
 exemptions from 
various reporting 
and other 
requirements applicable 
to emerging 
growth companies, 
our Class 
 A common stock could be less attractive to investors. 
 We 
are an 
“emerging growth 
company,” 
as defined 
in the 
JOBS Act. 
For as 
long as 
we remain 
an emerging 
growth 
 company, 
we will have 
the option 
to take advantage 
of certain 
exemptions from 
various reporting and 
other requirements 
 that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging 
growth companies, including: 
 • 
we 
may 
present 
only 
two 
years 
of 
audited 
financial 
statements 
and 
only 
two 
years 
of 
related 
management’s 
 discussion and analysis of financial condition and results 
of operations 
 • 
we 
are 
exempt 
from 
the 
requirements 
to 
obtain 
an 
attestation 
and 
report 
from 
our 
auditors 
on 
management’s 
 assessment of our internal control over financial reporting 
under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; 
 • 
we are permitted to have less extensive disclosure about our 
executive compensation arrangements; and 
 • 
we 
are 
not 
required 
to 
give 
our 
shareholders 
non-binding 
advisory 
votes 
on 
executive 
compensation 
or 
golden 
 parachute arrangements. 
 We may 
continue to 
take advantage 
of some 
or all 
of the 
reduced regulatory 
and reporting 
requirements 
that will 
be 
 available to 
us as 
long as 
we continue 
to 
qualify 
as an 
emerging 
growth 
company. 
We 
will remain 
an emerging 
growth 
 company until the earliest of 
(i) the last day of the first fiscal year 
in which our annual gross revenues 
exceed $1.07 billion, 
 (ii) the date that the market value of our Class A common stock 
that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of 
the 
 last business day of 
June 30 of that 
year, (iii) the date on 
which we have, during 
the previous three-year period, issued 
more 
 than $1 billion 
in non-convertible 
debt, or 
(iv) the end 
of fiscal 
year following the 
fifth anniversary 
of the 
completion of 
our 
 IPO. 
 It is 
possible that 
some 
investors could 
find our 
Class 
A common 
stock less 
attractive if 
we choose 
to rely 
on these 
 exemptions. If some investors find our Class A common 
stock less attractive, there may be a less 
active trading market for 
 our Class A common stock and our stock price may be 
more volatile. 
 Because we have elected 
to use the extended 
transition period for complying 
with new or revised 
accounting 
 standards for an “emerging growth company,” our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that 
 comply with these accounting standards as of the public 
company effective dates. 
 We have elected 
to use the 
extended transition 
period for complying 
with new or 
revised accounting standards 
under 
 Section 7(a)(2)(B) of 
the Securities Act. 
This election allows 
us to delay 
the adoption of 
new or revised 
accounting standards 
 that have different 
effective dates for 
public and private companies 
until those standards apply 
to private companies. 
As a 
 result of 
this election, 
our financial 
statements 
may not 
be comparable 
to companies 
that 
comply 
with these 
accounting 
 standards as of the 
public company effective dates. Because 
our financial statements may 
not be comparable to 
companies 
 that 
comply 
with 
public 
company 
effective 
dates, 
investors 
may 
have 
difficulty 
evaluating 
or 
comparing 
our 
business, 
 performance or 
prospects in 
comparison to 
other public 
companies, which 
may have 
a negative 
impact on 
the value 
and 
 liquidity of 
our Class 
A common 
stock. We 
cannot predict 
if investors 
will find 
our Class 
A common 
stock less 
attractive 
 because we 
plan to 
rely on 
this exemption. 
If some 
investors find 
our Class 
A common 
stock less 
attractive as 
a result, 
 there may be a less active trading market for our Class A common 
stock and our stock price may be more volatile. 
 We have existing investors that own 
a significant amount of our 
common stock whose individual interests may 
 differ from yours. 

 A significant percentage of our Class A common stock is currently held by a few institutional investors, including Patriot 
 Financial Partners II, 
L.P. 
and Patriot Financial 
Partners Parallel II, L.P. 
(collectively, 
"Patriot"), and Priam 
Capital Fund II, 
 LP 
("Priam," 
and 
together 
with 
Patriot, 
the 
"Significant 
Investors"). 
As 
of 
February 
28, 
2023 
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 approximately 22.71
 %
 
and 22.71
 %
 1
 , respectively, of our outstanding Class A common stock. In addition, Patriot and Priam 
 are each entitled to nominate a director to our Board and have certain subscription rights to purchase new equity securities 
 that we issued in the future, 
in each case as long as certain equity 
ownership criteria are met. Patriot and 
Priam also have 
 certain 
registration 
rights, 
including 
demand 
registration 
rights, 
and 
information 
rights. 
Although 
Patriot 
and 
Priam 
are 
 independent of each other, these institutional investors will continue to have a significant level of influence over us 
because 
 of their level of 
Class A common 
stock ownership and their 
right to representation 
on our Board. For 
example, Patriot and 
 Priam will have a greater ability than our other shareholders to influence the election of directors and the potential outcome 
 of other matters submitted 
to a vote of 
our shareholders, including mergers and 
other acquisition transactions, amendments 
 to our Articles 
of Incorporation and 
Amended and Restated 
Bylaws, and other 
extraordinary corporate matters. The 
interests 
 of these 
investors could 
conflict with 
the interests 
of our 
other shareholders, 
and any future 
transfer by 
these investors 
of 
 their shares of Class A common 
stock to other investors who have 
different business objectives 
could adversely affect 
our 
 business, results of operations, financial condition, prospects 
or the market value of our Class A common 
stock. 
 Provisions 
in 
our 
governing 
documents 
and 
Florida 
law 
may 
have 
an 
anti-takeover 
effect 
and 
there 
are 
 substantial regulatory limitations on changes of control 
of the Company. 
 Our corporate organizational documents and provisions of federal 
and state law to which we 
are subject contain certain 
 provisions that could 
have an anti-takeover 
effect and 
may delay, 
make more 
difficult or prevent 
an attempted 
acquisition 
 that you may favor or an attempted replacement of our Board 
or management. 
 Our governing documents include provisions that: 
 • 
empower our Board, without shareholder 
approval, to issue our preferred 
stock, the terms of which, 
including voting 
 power, are to be set by our 
Board; 
 • 
provide that directors may be removed from office only for cause and only upon a majority vote 
of the shares of our 
 Bank with voting power; 
 • 
prohibit holders of our Class A common stock 
to take action by written consent in lieu of a shareholder meeting; 

 • 
require holders of at least 10% of our Class A common 
stock to call a special meeting; 
 • 
do not provide for cumulative voting in elections of our 
directors; 
 • 
provide that our Board has the authority to amend our Amended 
and Restated Bylaws; 
 • 
require shareholders that wish to bring business before annual or special meetings of shareholders, or to nominate 
 candidates for election as directors at our annual meeting of shareholders, to provide 
timely notice of their intent in 
 writing and satisfy disclosure requirements; and 
 • 
enable our Board to increase, between 
annual meetings, the number of 
persons serving as directors and to 
fill the 
 vacancies created 
as a 
result of 
the increase 
until the 
next meeting of 
shareholders by 
a majority 
vote of 
the directors 
 present at a meeting of directors. 
 In addition, 
certain provisions 
of Florida 
law may 
delay, 
discourage, or 
prevent an 
attempted acquisition 
or change 
in 
 control. Furthermore, 
banking laws 
impose notice, 
approval, and 
ongoing regulatory 
requirements 
on any 
shareholder or 
 other party that seeks to acquire direct or indirect "control" of 
a bank holding company, 
which includes the Change in Bank 
 Control 
Act. 
These 
laws 
could 
delay 
or 
prevent 
an 
acquisition. 
Also, 
for 
preservation 
and 
continued 
availability 
of 
our 
 "deferred tax assets," our Articles 
of Incorporation prohibits any direct 
or indirect transfer of stock 
or options to acquire 
stock 
 to any 
person 
who, as 
a result 
of 
the 
transfer, 
would own 
4.95% 
or more 
of 
our stock, 
as long 
as 
we continue 
to 
have 
 "deferred tax assets," subject to 
limited exceptions as provided in 
our Articles of Incorporation. Because 
of the requirements 
 to overcome this restriction, this provision of the Articles of Incorporation could have an anti-takeover effect and may delay, 
 make more difficult or prevent an attempted acquisition 
that you may favor. 
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Adjust as necessary due to Class A common stock 
repurchases. 

 
 
 

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Item 1A. Risk Factors
