Financial Performance - Net income for Q1 2024 was 29million,or0.23 per diluted share, a decrease of 13% from 34million,or0.26 per diluted share in Q1 2023[3]. - Net income for Q1 2024 was 29,163thousand,downfrom33,679 thousand in Q1 2023, representing a decline of 13.5%[24]. - Net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, was 29,163thousand,slightlyupfrom29,014 thousand in the previous quarter[31]. - Basic earnings per share remained stable at 0.23forQ12024,unchangedfromQ42023[24].−TheannualizedreturnonaverageequityforQ12024was7.57160.24 million, while interest expense surged by 153.6% to 57.00million,leadingtoanetinterestmargindecreaseto3.1027.96 million, primarily due to higher service charges and fees, and a significant gain on the sale of SBA loans[14][15]. - Total noninterest expense increased by 2.9% to 90.02million,drivenbyariseinpersonnelexpensesrelatedtotheexpansionofthecommercialbusiness[16].−TotalnoninterestincomeforQ12024was29,169 thousand, compared to 23,969thousandinQ12023,markinganincreaseof21.511.35 billion, driven by a 553milliongrowthincommercialloans[7][8].−TotalloansasofMarch31,2024,amountedto11,501,246, an increase from 11,414,809asofDecember31,2023,representingagrowthof0.7612,071,644 thousand, an increase of 4.63% from 11,537,179thousandinthesamequarterlastyear[22].−Averagedepositsgrewby4.211.89 billion, with a 1.404billionincreaseinaveragetimedeposits[9].−Theaveragedepositaccountbalancewas17,000 as of March 31, 2024[35]. Credit Quality - The provision for credit losses decreased by 31.2% to 3.44million,reflectingimprovementsineconomicforecastsandadeclineinreservesforunfundedcommitments[13].−Thecompanyreportedaprovisionforcreditlossesof4,234 thousand for Q1 2024, compared to 4,870thousandinQ12023,indicatingimprovedcreditquality[24].−Theallowanceforcreditlossestototalloanswas1.0995,060,000 as of March 31, 2024, reflecting an increase from 94,384,000inthepreviousquarter[49].−Thetotaldelinquentloansdecreasedto90,308, or 0.8% of total loans, as of March 31, 2024, compared to 93,270,or0.814,510,263 thousand as of March 31, 2024, compared to 14,193,816thousandayearearlier,reflectingagrowthof2.231,552,449 thousand as of March 31, 2024, compared to 1,513,275thousandayearearlier,reflectingagrowthof2.581,298,108,000, with gross unrealized holding losses of 204,300,000[42].−Thetotalmarketablesecuritiesheld−to−maturitywerevaluedat801,107,000, with gross unrealized holding losses of 120,755,000[42].Borrowings−Averageborrowedfundsdecreasedsignificantlyby36.5469.70 million, attributed to a strategic pay down of wholesale borrowings[10]. - The total borrowed funds as of March 31, 2024, were 644,698,000,withanaverageinterestrateof5.583.3 billion of additional borrowing capacity available with the FHLB of Pittsburgh as of March 31, 2024[45]. Future Outlook - The company plans to continue focusing on expanding its commercial loan portfolio and enhancing its interest-earning asset base in the upcoming quarters[62].