Financial Performance - Net income available to common shareholders for Q4 2024 was 6.7million,or0.46 per diluted common share, a decrease of 10.5% from the previous quarter and an increase of 13.1% year-over-year[1]. - For the full year 2024, net income available to common shareholders was 25.0million,or1.74 per diluted common share, down 18.7% from 30.7millionin2023[1].−TotalnoninterestincomeforQ42024was3,043,000, an increase of 16.1% from Q3 2024 and 21.6% from Q4 2023[15]. - Gain on sale of loans reached 1,161,000inQ42024,up54.87,030 thousand, reflecting a 10.0% decrease from the previous quarter but a 19.0% increase year-over-year[44]. - Return on average assets was reported at 0.94%, with a year-over-year increase from 0.89%[44]. - Return on average tangible common equity (TCE) for the year ended December 31, 2024, was 8.72%, compared to 11.31% for the previous year[53]. Credit Losses - Provision for credit losses increased to 2.0millioninQ42024from50 thousand in Q3 2024, and 1.7millioninQ42023[3].−Theprovisionforcreditlossessawasignificantincreaseto2,002 thousand, a 3,904.0% rise compared to the previous quarter[44]. - The allowance for credit losses (ACL) on loans increased by 5.9% to 30.63millionasofDecember31,2024,comparedto28.93 million on September 30, 2024[28]. - Non-performing loans (NPLs) decreased by 29.0% to 4.69millionasofDecember31,2024,from6.61 million on September 30, 2024[27]. Assets and Liabilities - Total assets reached 3.06billionatDecember31,2024,reflectinga6.02.89 billion at September 30, 2024, and a 9.8% increase from 2.79billionatDecember31,2023[4].−Totalliabilitiesincreasedto2,616,813 thousand, up from 2,509,331thousand[46].−Totalfundingincreasedto2,548,818,000, a 4.3% increase from the previous quarter and a 13.3% increase year-over-year[7]. - Total assets grew to 2,877,886asofDecember31,2024,comparedto2,549,759 at the end of 2023[49]. Loans and Deposits - Loans held-for-investment grew to 2.63billion,up6.62.47 billion at September 30, 2024, and up 13.2% from 2.32billionatDecember31,2023[4].−Totaldepositsincreasedto2.62 billion, a rise of 6.3% from 2.46billionatSeptember30,2024,andan11.22.35 billion at December 31, 2023[4]. - Retail time deposits increased by 94.7millionduetonewaccountsinthecurrentquarter[31].−Noninterest−bearingdemanddepositsdecreasedto20.923.2 million, a 2.0% increase from the previous quarter and a 5.7% increase year-over-year[4]. - Total interest income reached 46,319thousand,reflectinga4.913,894,000 in Q4 2024, down 4.8% from Q3 2024 and 4.0% from Q4 2023[16]. - Salaries and employee benefits for Q4 2024 were 8,417,000,adecreaseof4.41,886,000[16]. Shareholder Information - Shareholders' equity rose to 363.8million,reflectinga4.3348.9 million at December 31, 2023[33]. - The company repurchased 14,947 shares of common stock in 2024 at a weighted-average price of 14.88,totaling222 thousand[34]. - The company began paying quarterly dividends on Series C Preferred Stock at an annualized rate of 2% in Q2 2024, totaling $346 thousand for the current quarter[37]. - The company is authorized to purchase an additional 577,777 shares under its current stock repurchase program, which expires on August 2, 2025[34].