Financial Performance - Net income for Q1 2025 was 10.4million,anincreaseof1.0 million, or 11.2%, from Q4 2024, and up 2.2million,or26.410,352,000, an increase of 11.25% from 9,306,000inthepreviousquarterand26.568,188,000 in the same quarter last year[52] - Earnings per share (diluted) increased to 1.52,upfrom1.37 in the previous quarter and 1.16inthesamequarterlastyear,representingayear−over−yeargrowthof30.3424.6 million, which was 923,000,or3.95.3 million for Q1 2025, an increase of 277,000,or5.524,610,000, up from 23,687,000inthepreviousquarterand21,363,000 in the same quarter last year, reflecting a year-over-year increase of 15.66%[52] - Net interest income rose to 24,610thousandforthethreemonthsendedMarch31,2025,upfrom23,687 thousand in the previous quarter, representing an increase of 3.89%[54] Assets and Liabilities - As of March 31, 2025, total assets were 3.19billion,anincreaseof36.8 million, or 1.2%, from December 31, 2024[23] - Total assets reached 3,186,432,000,a1.173,149,594,000 at the end of the previous quarter and a 2.74% increase from 3,101,750,000ayearago[50]−Totaldepositstotaled2.83 billion as of March 31, 2025, an increase of 20.6million,or0.72,825,676,000, a 0.25% increase from 2,805,106,000inthepreviousquarteranda2.852,747,125,000 a year ago[50] Loans and Credit Quality - Loans held for investment increased by 39.7million,or1.92.11 billion as of March 31, 2025[23] - Nonperforming loans to loans held for investment ratio increased to 0.24%, compared to 0.16% in the previous quarter and 0.12% a year ago, suggesting a slight deterioration in credit quality[52] - The provision for credit losses was 450,000forQ12025,anincreaseof150,000 from the prior quarter[14] - The company reported a provision for credit losses of 450,000,anincreasefrom300,000 in both the previous quarter and the same quarter last year, indicating a cautious approach to potential credit risks[52] Stockholders' Equity - Total stockholders' equity increased by 13.6million,or4.2333.3 million as of March 31, 2025, driven by 10.4millionofnetincome[40]−Stockholders′equityincreasedto326,707 thousand as of March 31, 2025, compared to 323,029thousandattheendofthepreviousquarter,showingagrowthof0.83331,770 thousand as of March 31, 2025, up from 318,193thousandinthepreviousquarter,indicatingasolidcapitalposition[59]−Thetotalstockholders′equitytoassetsratioimprovedto10.460.12 per share for Q1 2025, up from 0.09pershareforeachquarterin2024[3]−Cashdividendspershareincreasedto0.12, up from 0.09inthepreviousquarterandthesameasthepreviousyear,indicatingastabledividendpolicy[52]OtherMetrics−ThenetinterestmarginFTEincreasedby13basispointsto3.225.2 million as of March 31, 2025, an increase of $1.9 million, or 58.6%, from December 31, 2024[32]