Financial Position - Total assets increased by 10.1million,or1.1921.9 million at March 31, 2025, from 911.8millionatDecember31,2024[168].−Totalliabilitiesincreasedby7.6 million, or 1.1%, to 723.9millionatMarch31,2025,primarilyduetoa6.4 million increase in total deposits[173]. - Stockholders' equity increased by 2.6million,or1.3198.1 million at March 31, 2025, primarily due to 2.1millionnetincome[175].−Cashandcashequivalentsincreasedby320,000, or 0.5%, to 70.8millionatMarch31,2025[169].−AtMarch31,2025,thecompanyhada165.6 million line of credit with the FHLB of Atlanta, with 15.0millioninadvancesoutstandingagainstthisline[195].−AsofMarch31,2025,theCompanyhad50.0 million in brokered deposits, an increase from 10.0millionatMarch31,2024[197].−TheCompanyhad57.0 million in municipal deposits, representing 8.7% of total deposits as of March 31, 2025[197]. - Uninsured deposits totaled 179.1million,or26.050.1 million secured by collateral or letters of credit[197]. - The Bank exceeded all regulatory capital requirements and was categorized as well capitalized as of March 31, 2025[198]. Loan and Credit Quality - Net loans receivable rose by 12.0million,or1.65741.3 million at March 31, 2025, driven by increases in commercial loans and investor commercial real estate loans[170]. - The allowance for credit losses increased by 366,000to8.9 million at March 31, 2025, with a ratio of 1.18% to total loans[171]. - The ratio of allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans was 183.87% at March 31, 2025, down from 212.51% at December 31, 2024[171]. - Provision for credit losses was 297,000forthethreemonthsendedMarch31,2025,comparedto18,000 in 2024, with an allowance for credit losses of 8.9million[190].−Non−performingassetstotaled5.0 million at March 31, 2025, compared to 4.2millionatDecember31,2024,withanincreaseinnon−performingloans[194].IncomeStatementHighlights−NetincomeforthethreemonthsendedMarch31,2025,was2.1 million, or 0.21perdilutedshare,comparedto2.6 million, or 0.24perdilutedshare,forthesameperiodin2024[183].−Interestincomeincreasedby877,000, or 8.0%, to 11.9millionforthethreemonthsendedMarch31,2025,from11.0 million in 2024, primarily due to a 959,000increaseinloaninterestincome[184].−Netinterestincomewas8.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to 8.0millioninthesameperiodin2024,withanetinterestmarginof4.12530,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, down from 578,000inthesameperiodin2024[191].−Non−interestexpenseincreasedto6.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, from 4.9millionin2024,withcompensationandbenefitsexpensesrisingby1.4 million, or 44.6%[192]. - The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2025, was 22.2%, down from 28.5% in 2024, due to an accrual adjustment[193]. Asset Management - Securities available for sale decreased by 2.1million,or5.635.2 million at March 31, 2025, due to new purchases not fully replacing maturities[172]. - The average balance of loans increased by 31.3million,or4.4739.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $708.4 million in 2024[184]. - The company performed its 2024 goodwill impairment qualitative assessment and determined its goodwill was not considered impaired[166].