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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended
March 31,
2025
or
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Transition Period From To
Commission File Number:
000-30421
HANMI FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
95-4788120
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
Identification No.)
900 Wilshire Boulevard
,
Suite 1250
Los Angeles
,
California
90017
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(
213
)
382-2200
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, If Changed Since Last Report)
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
HAFC
Nasdaq Global Select Market
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes
☒
No
☐
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files).
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☒
No
☐
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☐
No
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As of April 30, 2025, there were
30,212,095
outstanding shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock.
Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
Securities available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $
991,234
and $
1,004,563
as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively)
907,011
905,798
Loans held for sale, at the lower of cost or fair value
11,831
8,579
Loans receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $
70,597
and $
70,147
as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively
6,211,592
6,181,230
Accrued interest receivable
23,536
22,937
Premises and equipment, net
20,866
21,404
Customers' liability on acceptances
552
1,226
Servicing assets
6,422
6,457
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net
11,031
11,031
Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") stock, at cost
16,385
16,385
Income tax assets
38,058
44,901
Bank-owned life insurance
57,476
57,168
Prepaid expenses and other assets
95,272
96,009
Total assets
$
7,729,035
$
7,677,925
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Liabilities:
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing
$
2,066,659
$
2,096,634
Interest-bearing
4,552,816
4,339,142
Total deposits
6,619,475
6,435,776
Accrued interest payable
29,646
34,824
Bank's liability on acceptances
552
1,226
Borrowings
117,500
262,500
Subordinated debentures
130,799
130,638
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
79,578
80,787
Total liabilities
6,977,550
6,945,751
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $
0.001
par value; authorized
10,000,000
shares;
no
shares issued as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024
—
—
Common stock, $
0.001
par value; authorized
62,500,000
shares; issued
34,265,030
shares (
30,233,514
shares outstanding) and
34,151,464
shares (
30,195,999
shares outstanding) as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively
34
34
Additional paid-in capital
591,942
591,069
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax benefit of $
24,320
and $
28,576
as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively
(
60,002
)
(
70,723
)
Retained earnings
360,289
350,869
Less treasury stock;
4,031,516
shares and
3,955,465
shares as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively
(
140,778
)
(
139,075
)
Total stockholders’ equity
751,485
732,174
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
7,729,035
$
7,677,925
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
3
Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements
of Income (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2025
2024
Interest and dividend income:
Interest and fees on loans receivable
$
90,887
$
91,674
Interest on securities
6,169
4,955
Dividends on FHLB stock
360
361
Interest on deposits in other banks
1,841
2,604
Total interest and dividend income
99,257
99,594
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits
40,559
45,638
Interest on borrowings
2,024
1,655
Interest on subordinated debentures
1,582
1,646
Total interest expense
44,165
48,939
Net interest income before credit loss expense
55,092
50,655
Credit loss expense
2,721
227
Net interest income after credit loss expense
52,371
50,428
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts
2,217
2,450
Trade finance and other service charges and fees
1,396
1,414
Gain on sale of Small Business Administration ("SBA") loans
2,000
1,482
Gain on sale of mortgage loans
175
—
Other operating income
1,938
2,387
Total noninterest income
7,726
7,733
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits
20,972
21,585
Occupancy and equipment
4,450
4,537
Data processing
3,787
3,551
Professional fees
1,468
1,893
Supplies and communications
517
601
Advertising and promotion
585
907
Other operating expenses
3,205
3,371
Total noninterest expense
34,984
36,445
Income before tax
25,113
21,716
Income tax expense
7,441
6,552
Net income
$
17,672
$
15,164
Basic earnings per share
$
0.59
$
0.50
Diluted earnings per share
$
0.58
$
0.50
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic
29,937,660
30,119,646
Diluted
30,058,248
30,119,646
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
4
Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Com
prehensive Income (Unaudited)
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2025
2024
Net income
$
17,672
$
15,164
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized gain (loss):
Unrealized holding gain (loss) on available for sale securities
14,542
(
5,098
)
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges
190
(
2,207
)
Unrealized gain (loss)
14,732
(
7,305
)
Income tax benefit (expense) related to other comprehensive income items
(
4,183
)
2,343
Other comprehensive income (loss)
10,549
(
4,962
)
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income
245
—
Income tax benefit related to reclassification adjustment
(
73
)
—
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income, net of tax
172
—
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
10,721
(
4,962
)
Total comprehensive income
$
28,393
$
10,202
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
5
H
anmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Changes
in Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
(in thousands, except share data)
Common Stock - Number of Shares
Stockholders' Equity
Accumulated
Additional
Other
Treasury
Total
Shares
Treasury
Shares
Common
Paid-in
Comprehensive
Retained
Stock,
Stockholders'
Issued
Shares
Outstanding
Stock
Capital
Loss
Earnings
at Cost
Equity
Balance at January 1, 2024
33,918,035
(
3,549,380
)
30,368,655
$
34
$
586,912
$
(
71,928
)
$
319,048
$
(
132,175
)
$
701,891
Issuance of awards pursuant to equity incentive plans, net of forfeitures
39,249
—
39,249
—
—
—
—
—
—
Share-based compensation expense
—
—
—
—
775
—
—
—
775
Shares surrendered to satisfy tax liability upon vesting of equity awards
—
(
31,546
)
(
31,546
)
—
—
—
—
(
490
)
(
490
)
Repurchase of common stock
—
(
100,000
)
(
100,000
)
—
—
—
—
(
1,592
)
(
1,592
)
Cash dividends paid (common stock, $
0.25
/share)
—
—
—
—
—
—
(
7,686
)
—
(
7,686
)
Net income
—
—
—
—
—
—
15,164
—
15,164
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale, net of income taxes
—
—
—
—
—
(
3,394
)
—
—
(
3,394
)
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedge, net of income taxes
—
—
—
—
—
(
1,568
)
—
—
(
1,568
)
Balance at March 31, 2024
33,957,284
(
3,680,926
)
30,276,358
$
34
$
587,687
$
(
76,890
)
$
326,526
$
(
134,257
)
$
703,100
Balance at January 1, 2025
34,151,464
(
3,955,465
)
30,195,999
$
34
$
591,069
$
(
70,723
)
$
350,869
$
(
139,075
)
$
732,174
Issuance of awards pursuant to equity incentive plans, net of forfeitures
113,566
—
113,566
—
—
—
—
—
—
Share-based compensation expense
—
—
—
—
873
—
—
—
873
Shares surrendered to satisfy tax liability upon vesting of equity awards
—
(
26,051
)
(
26,051
)
—
—
—
—
(
579
)
(
579
)
Repurchase of common stock
—
(
50,000
)
(
50,000
)
—
—
—
—
(
1,124
)
(
1,124
)
Cash dividends paid (common stock, $
0.27
/share)
—
—
—
—
—
—
(
8,252
)
—
(
8,252
)
Net income
—
—
—
—
—
—
17,672
—
17,672
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale, net of income taxes
—
—
—
—
—
10,411
—
—
10,411
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedge, net of income taxes
—
—
—
—
—
310
—
—
310
Balance at March 31, 2025
34,265,030
(
4,031,516
)
30,233,514
$
34
$
591,942
$
(
60,002
)
$
360,289
$
(
140,778
)
$
751,485
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
6
Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements o
f Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income
$
17,672
$
15,164
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
1,592
1,604
Amortization of servicing assets - net
692
694
Share-based compensation expense
873
775
Credit loss expense
2,721
227
(Gain) loss on sales of SBA loans
(
2,000
)
(
1,482
)
Origination of SBA loans held for sale
(
35,420
)
(
17,632
)
Proceeds from sales of loans
43,837
26,555
(Gain) loss on sales of residential loans
(
175
)
(
443
)
Change in bank-owned life insurance
(
308
)
(
304
)
Change in prepaid expenses and other assets
1,160
5,564
Change in income tax assets
2,660
1,707
Change in accrued interest payable and other liabilities
(
7,460
)
(
2,446
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
25,844
29,983
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of securities available for sale
(
32,466
)
(
38,424
)
Proceeds from matured, called and repayment of securities
45,141
26,233
Purchases of loans receivable
(
34,301
)
(
10,198
)
Proceeds from sales of mortgage loans
—
30,427
Purchases of premises and equipment
(
263
)
(
794
)
Proceeds from disposition of premises and equipment
14
—
Change in loans receivable, excluding purchases and sales
(
8,608
)
(
16,729
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(
30,483
)
(
9,485
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Change in deposits
183,699
95,486
Change in open FHLB advances
(
145,000
)
(
152,500
)
Cash paid for employee vested shares surrendered due to employee tax liability
(
579
)
(
490
)
Repurchase of common stock
(
1,125
)
(
1,594
)
Cash dividends paid
(
8,153
)
(
7,686
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
28,842
(
66,784
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and due from banks
24,203
(
46,286
)
Cash and due from banks at beginning of year
304,800
302,324
Cash and due from banks at end of period
$
329,003
$
256,038
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Interest paid
$
49,343
$
50,238
Income taxes paid
$
550
$
175
Non-cash activities:
Income tax benefit (expense) related to other comprehensive income items
$
(
4,256
)
$
2,343
Change in right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for lease liability
$
(
4,442
)
$
(
1,873
)
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
7
Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Finan
cial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 1 — Organization and Basis of Presentation
Hanmi Financial Corporation (“Hanmi Financial,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) is a bank holding company whose primary subsidiary is Hanmi Bank (the “Bank”). Our primary operations are related to traditional banking activities, including the acceptance of deposits and the lending and investing of money by the Bank.
In management’s opinion, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Hanmi Financial and its subsidiaries reflect all adjustments of a normal and recurring nature that are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim period ended March 31, 2025. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. The unaudited consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with GAAP and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Operating results for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2025 or for any other period. The interim information should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the “2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K”).
The preparation of interim unaudited consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. These estimates and assumptions affect the amounts reported in the unaudited financial statements and disclosures provided, and actual results could differ.
Descriptions of our significant accounting policies are included in Note 1
-
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Effective January 1, 2025, the Company changed its methodology for estimating expected credit losses on its loan portfolio in accordance with Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-23, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses. Previously, the Company primarily used a Probability of Default / Loss Given Default (PD/LGD) model to determine the allowance for credit losses. Following a periodic review of its credit loss estimation process, the Company concluded that a historical loss rate approach, adjusted for current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts, more appropriately reflects the expected credit losses for its loan portfolio. This change is considered a change in accounting estimate resulting from a change in methodology and assumptions, and is accounted for prospectively in accordance with ASC 250-10-45-17 through 45-18.
The change in methodology had an immaterial impact to the Company’s operating results and financial condition. The provision for credit losses for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 reflects this change in estimate. Management believes the revised approach enhances the accuracy and relevance of its allowance for credit losses by aligning the methodology more closely with the Company’s historical experience, the nature of its loan portfolio, and expectations for future economic conditions.
Accounting Standards Adopted in 2025
ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740):
Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures:
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09 to enhance the transparency and usefulness of income tax disclosures primarily related to income tax rate reconciliation and income tax information. The amendments in ASU 2023-09 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The adoption of ASU 2023-09 did not have a material effect on the Company’s operating results or financial condition.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Effective
ASU 2024-03, Income Statement Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), as amended by ASU 2025-01, Clarifying the Effective Date:
In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2024-03 to require additional information about specific expense categories in the financial statement notes at interim and annual reporting periods. The amendments in this ASU do not change or remove current expense disclosure requirements. The amendments affect where the information appears in the financial statement notes. ASU 2025-01 amends the changes in ASU 2024-03 to be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026. The adoption of ASU 2024-03 is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s operating results or financial condition.
8
Note 2 — Securities
The following is a summary of securities available for sale as of the dates indicated:
Gross
Gross
Estimated
Amortized
Unrealized
Unrealized
Fair
Cost
Gain
Loss
Value
(in thousands)
March 31, 2025
U.S. Treasury securities
$
89,726
$
281
$
(
376
)
$
89,631
U.S. government agency and sponsored agency obligations:
Mortgage-backed securities - residential
439,368
471
(
52,001
)
387,838
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial
74,491
92
(
12,031
)
62,552
Collateralized mortgage obligations
195,041
1,271
(
7,783
)
188,529
Debt securities
116,783
12
(
2,891
)
113,904
Total U.S. government agency and sponsored agency obligations
825,683
1,846
(
74,706
)
752,823
Municipal bonds-tax exempt
75,825
—
(
11,268
)
64,557
Total securities available for sale
$
991,234
$
2,127
$
(
86,350
)
$
907,011
December 31, 2024
U.S. Treasury securities
$
89,208
$
242
$
(
521
)
$
88,929
U.S. government agency and sponsored agency obligations:
Mortgage-backed securities - residential
453,993
222
(
61,643
)
392,572
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial
75,947
24
(
13,055
)
62,916
Collateralized mortgage obligations
182,553
404
(
9,401
)
173,556
Debt securities
126,776
9
(
3,969
)
122,816
Total U.S. government agency and sponsored agency obligations
839,269
659
(
88,068
)
751,860
Municipal bonds-tax exempt
76,086
—
(
11,077
)
65,009
Total securities available for sale
$
1,004,563
$
901
$
(
99,666
)
$
905,798
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities as of
March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, by contractual or expected maturity, are shown below. Collateralized mortgage obligations are included in the table shown below based on their expected maturities. All other securities are included based on their contractual maturities.
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Available for Sale
Available for Sale
Amortized
Estimated
Amortized
Estimated
Cost
Fair Value
Cost
Fair Value
(in thousands)
Within one year
$
95,434
$
94,924
$
93,251
$
92,646
Over one year through five years
125,499
122,995
133,408
129,556
Over five years through ten years
87,294
77,660
90,772
81,833
Over ten years
683,007
611,432
687,132
601,763
Total
$
991,234
$
907,011
$
1,004,563
$
905,798
9
The following table summarizes debt securities available for sale in an unrealized loss position for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded at
March 31, 2025 or December 31, 2024, aggregated by major security type and length of time in a continuous unrealized loss position:
Holding Period
Less than 12 Months
12 Months or More
Total
Gross
Estimated
Number
Gross
Estimated
Number
Gross
Estimated
Number
Unrealized
Fair
of
Unrealized
Fair
of
Unrealized
Fair
of
Loss
Value
Securities
Loss
Value
Securities
Loss
Value
Securities
(in thousands, except number of securities)
March 31, 2025
U.S. Treasury securities
$
(
17
)
$
8,063
3
$
(
359
)
$
9,876
3
$
(
376
)
$
17,939
6
U.S. government agency and sponsored agency obligations:
Mortgage-backed securities - residential
(
102
)
8,788
5
(
51,899
)
348,252
114
(
52,001
)
357,040
119
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial
(
246
)
14,745
4
(
11,785
)
41,463
14
(
12,031
)
56,208
18
Collateralized mortgage obligations
(
34
)
20,494
5
(
7,749
)
52,260
23
(
7,783
)
72,754
28
Debt securities
—
—
—
(
2,891
)
98,658
19
(
2,891
)
98,658
19
Total U.S. government agency and sponsored agency obligations
(
382
)
44,027
14
(
74,324
)
540,633
170
(
74,706
)
584,660
184
Municipal bonds-tax exempt
—
—
—
(
11,268
)
64,558
19
(
11,268
)
64,558
19
Total
$
(
399
)
$
52,090
17
$
(
85,951
)
$
615,067
192
$
(
86,350
)
$
667,157
209
December 31, 2024
U.S. Treasury securities
$
(
61
)
$
13,603
6
$
(
460
)
$
9,771
3
$
(
521
)
$
23,374
9
U.S. government agency and sponsored agency obligations:
Mortgage-backed securities - residential
(
271
)
23,276
10
(
61,372
)
351,793
114
(
61,643
)
375,069
124
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial
(
447
)
19,092
5
(
12,608
)
41,817
14
(
13,055
)
60,909
19
Collateralized mortgage obligations
(
645
)
76,963
18
(
8,756
)
54,020
24
(
9,401
)
130,983
42
Debt securities
(
23
)
11,712
3
(
3,946
)
107,595
21
(
3,969
)
119,307
24
Total U.S. government agency and sponsored agency obligations
(
1,386
)
131,043
36
(
86,682
)
555,225
173
(
88,068
)
686,268
209
Municipal bonds-tax exempt
—
—
—
(
11,077
)
65,009
19
(
11,077
)
65,009
19
Total
$
(
1,447
)
$
144,646
42
$
(
98,219
)
$
630,005
195
$
(
99,666
)
$
774,651
237
The Company evaluates its available for sale securities portfolio for impairment on a quarterly basis. The Company did
no
t recognize unrealized losses in income because it has the ability and the intent to hold and does not expect to be required to sell these securities until the recovery of their cost basis. The quarterly impairment assessment considers the changes in the credit quality of these debt securities since acquisition and the likelihood of a credit loss occurring over the life of the securities. If a credit loss is expected to occur, an allowance is established and a corresponding credit loss is recognized. Based on its analysis, as of
March 31, 2025, the Company determined that no credit losses were expected to be realized on the tax-exempt municipal bond portfolio. The remainder of the portfolio consists of U.S. Treasury obligations, U.S. government agency securities, and U.S. government sponsored agency securities, all of which have the backing of the U.S. government, and are therefore not expected to incur credit losses.
There were
no
sales of securities during the
three months ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024.
Securities available for sale with market values of
$
28.9
million and
$
29.4
million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, were pledged to secure borrowings from the Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) Discount Window.
At March 31, 2025, there were no holdings of securities of any one issuer, other than the U.S. government and its agencies, in an amount greater than
10
% of stockholders’ equity.
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Note 3 — Loans
Loans Receivable
Loans consisted of the following as of the dates indicated:
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(in thousands)
Real estate loans:
Commercial property
Retail
$
1,109,097
$
1,068,978
Hospitality
845,275
848,134
Office
563,957
568,861
Other
(1)
1,378,746
1,385,051
Total commercial property loans
3,897,075
3,871,024
Construction
78,576
78,598
Residential
(2)
979,536
951,302
Total real estate loans
4,955,187
4,900,924
Commercial and industrial loans
854,406
863,431
Equipment financing agreements
472,596
487,022
Loans receivable
6,282,189
6,251,377
Allowance for credit losses
(
70,597
)
(
70,147
)
Loans receivable, net
$
6,211,592
$
6,181,230
(1)
Includes mixed-use, multifamily, industrial, gas stations, faith-based facilities, and medical; all other property types represent less than one percent of total loans receivable.
(2)
Includes
$
1.2
million and
$
1.3
million of home equity loans and lines, and
$
6.2
million and
$
4.1
million of personal loans at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024
, respectively.
Accrued interest on loans was
$
20.3
million and
$
19.1
million at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, loans with carrying values of
$
2.44
billion and
$
2.46
billion, respectively, were pledged to secure advances from the FHLB.
Loans Held for Sale
The following is the activity for loans held for sale for the following periods:
Real Estate
Commercial and Industrial
Total
(in thousands)
Three months ended March 31, 2025
Balance at beginning of period
$
3,994
$
4,585
$
8,579
Originations and transfers
18,615
16,805
35,420
Sales
(
17,594
)
(
14,570
)
(
32,164
)
Principal paydowns and amortization
—
(
4
)
(
4
)
Balance at end of period
$
5,015
$
6,816
$
11,831
Three months ended March 31, 2024
Balance at beginning of period
$
8,792
$
3,221
$
12,013
Originations and transfers
9,614
8,018
17,632
Sales
(
16,900
)
(
8,687
)
(
25,587
)
Principal paydowns and amortization
(
52
)
(
7
)
(
59
)
Balance at end of period
$
1,454
$
2,545
$
3,999
11
The following table presents loans purchased by portfolio segment for the following periods:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Commercial real estate
$
15,113
$
274
Commercial and industrial
9,203
9,924
Residential real estate
9,985
—
Total
$
34,301
$
10,198
Allowance for Credit Losses
Effective January 1, 2025, we transitioned to a new allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) model to perform our ACL analysis. Part of the transition to the new model, in addition to the factors previously mentioned, includes a change in our methodology on commercial and industrial, commercial real estate, and residential loans. The change in models did not result in a material change in our ACL as of January 1, 2025. The table below includes in credit loss expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025
the effect of the ACL model change of $
1.4
million.
The following table details the information on the allowance for credit losses by portfolio segment for the following periods:
Real Estate
Commercial and Industrial
Equipment Financing Agreements
Total
(in thousands)
Three months ended March 31, 2025
Balance at beginning of period
$
45,099
$
10,006
$
15,042
$
70,147
Charge-offs
(
169
)
(
222
)
(
2,798
)
(
3,189
)
Recoveries
424
36
783
1,243
Credit loss expense (recovery)
5,948
(
3,578
)
26
2,396
Ending balance
$
51,302
$
6,242
$
13,053
$
70,597
Three months ended March 31, 2024
Balance at beginning of period
$
45,499
$
10,257
$
13,706
$
69,462
Charge-offs
—
(
155
)
(
1,968
)
(
2,123
)
Recoveries
46
58
423
527
Credit loss expense (recovery)
(
2,961
)
1,676
1,689
404
Ending balance
$
42,584
$
11,836
$
13,850
$
68,270
The table below presents the allowance for credit losses by portfolio segment as a percentage of the total allowance for credit losses and loans by portfolio segment as a percentage of the aggregate investment of loans receivable as of:
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Allowance Amount
Percentage of Total Allowance
Total Loans
Percentage of Total Loans
Allowance Amount
Percentage of Total Allowance
Total Loans
Percentage of Total Loans
(dollars in thousands)
Real estate loans:
Commercial property
Retail
$
9,404
13.3
%
$
1,109,097
17.7
%
$
10,171
14.5
%
$
1,068,978
17.1
%
Hospitality
7,128
10.1
845,275
13.5
15,302
21.8
848,134
13.6
Office
11,536
16.3
563,957
9.0
3,935
5.6
568,861
9.1
Other
12,278
17.5
1,378,746
21.8
8,243
11.8
1,385,051
22.2
Total commercial property loans
40,346
57.2
3,897,075
62.0
37,651
53.7
3,871,024
62.0
Construction
1,021
1.4
78,576
1.3
1,664
2.4
78,598
1.3
Residential
9,936
14.2
979,536
15.7
5,784
8.2
951,302
15.2
Total real estate loans
51,303
72.8
4,955,187
79.0
45,099
64.3
4,900,924
78.5
Commercial and industrial loans
6,242
8.7
854,406
13.5
10,006
14.3
863,431
13.8
Equipment financing agreements
13,052
18.5
472,596
7.5
15,042
21.4
487,022
7.7
Total
$
70,597
100.0
%
$
6,282,189
100.0
%
$
70,147
100.0
%
$
6,251,377
100.0
%
12
The following table represents the amortized cost basis of collateral-dependent loans by class of loans, for which repayment is expected to be obtained through the sale of the underlying collateral, as of:
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(in thousands)
Real estate loans:
Commercial property
Retail
$
576
$
1,377
Hospitality
2,037
215
Office
20,000
—
Total commercial property loans
22,613
1,592
Residential
2,819
1,875
Total real estate loans
25,432
3,467
Total
$
25,432
$
3,499
Loan Quality Indicators
As part of the on-going monitoring of the quality of our loans portfolio, we utilize an internal loan grading system to identify credit risk and assign an appropriate grade (from 1 to 8) for each loan in our portfolio. Third-party loan reviews are conducted annually on a sample basis. Additional adjustments are made when determined to be necessary. The loan grade definitions are as follows:
Pass and Pass-Watch:
Pass and Pass-Watch loans, grades (1-4), are in compliance with the Bank’s credit policy and regulatory requirements, and do not exhibit any potential or defined weaknesses as defined under “Special Mention”, “Substandard” or “Doubtful.” This category is the strongest level of the Bank’s loan grading system. It consists of all performing loans with no identified credit weaknesses. It includes cash and stock/security secured loans or other investment grade loans.
Special Mention:
A Special Mention loan, grade (5), has potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention. If not corrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment of the debt and result in a Substandard classification. Loans that have significant actual, not potential, weaknesses are considered more severely classified.
Substandard:
A Substandard loan, grade (6), has a well-defined weakness that jeopardizes the liquidation of the debt. A loan graded Substandard is not protected by the sound worth and paying capacity of the borrower, or of the value and type of collateral pledged. With a Substandard loan, there is a distinct possibility that the Bank will sustain some loss if the weaknesses or deficiencies are not corrected.
Doubtful:
A Doubtful loan, grade (7), is one that has critical weaknesses that would make the collection or liquidation of the full amount due improbable. However, there may be pending events which may work to strengthen the loan, and therefore the amount or timing of a possible loss cannot be determined at the current time.
Loss:
A loan classified as Loss, grade (8), is considered uncollectible and of such little value that their continuance as active bank assets is not warranted. This classification does not mean that the loan has absolutely no recovery or salvage value, but rather it is not practical or desirable to defer writing off this asset even though partial recovery may be possible in the future. Loans classified as Loss will be charged off in a timely manner.
Under regulatory guidance, loans graded special mention or worse are considered criticized loans, and loans graded substandard or worse are considered classified loans.
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Loans by Vintage Year and Risk Rating
Term Loans
Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
(1)
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
Prior
Revolving
Loans
Amortized
Cost Basis
Total
(in thousands)
March 31, 2025
Real estate loans:
Commercial property
Risk Rating
`
Pass / Pass-Watch
$
324,165
$
440,685
$
526,730
$
903,055
$
780,169
$
687,369
$
93,960
$
3,756,133
Special Mention
—
29,820
—
148
—
75,959
—
105,927
Classified
111
361
—
24,914
3,131
6,498
—
35,015
Total commercial property
324,276
470,866
526,730
928,117
783,300
769,826
93,960
3,897,075
YTD gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
169
—
169
YTD net charge-offs (recoveries)
(
1
)
—
—
(
274
)
—
21
—
(
254
)
Construction
Risk Rating
Pass / Pass-Watch
15,014
55,564
7,998
—
—
—
—
78,576
Special Mention
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Classified
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total construction
15,014
55,564
7,998
—
—
—
—
78,576
YTD gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
YTD net charge-offs (recoveries)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Residential
Risk Rating
Pass / Pass-Watch
53,928
125,045
185,407
349,962
143,387
113,205
6,583
977,517
Special Mention
—
—
—
—
—
—
251
251
Classified
—
—
—
966
—
802
—
1,768
Total residential
53,928
125,045
185,407
350,928
143,387
114,007
6,834
979,536
YTD gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
YTD net charge-offs (recoveries)
—
—
—
—
—
(
1
)
—
(
1
)
Total real estate loans
Risk Rating
Pass / Pass-Watch
393,107
621,294
720,135
1,253,017
923,556
800,574
100,542
4,812,225
Special Mention
—
29,820
—
148
—
75,959
252
106,179
Classified
111
361
—
25,880
3,131
7,300
—
36,783
Total real estate loans
393,218
651,475
720,135
1,279,045
926,687
883,833
100,794
4,955,187
YTD gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
169
—
169
YTD net charge-offs (recoveries)
(
1
)
—
—
(
274
)
—
20
—
(
255
)
Commercial and industrial loans:
Risk Rating
Pass / Pass-Watch
138,971
211,289
48,519
72,953
31,519
23,118
314,381
840,750
Special Mention
—
—
—
12,201
—
—
—
12,201
Classified
—
131
—
118
82
113
1,011
1,455
Total commercial and industrial loans
138,971
211,420
48,519
85,272
31,601
23,231
315,392
854,406
YTD gross charge-offs
—
—
—
88
—
134
—
222
YTD net charge-offs (recoveries)
—
—
(
5
)
80
—
111
—
186
Equipment financing agreements:
Risk Rating
Pass / Pass-Watch
47,857
126,273
128,890
111,146
42,505
7,644
—
464,315
Special Mention
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Classified
—
271
2,155
3,934
1,681
240
—
8,281
Total equipment financing agreements
47,857
126,544
131,045
115,080
44,186
7,884
—
472,596
YTD gross charge-offs
—
220
760
1,234
506
78
—
2,798
YTD net charge-offs (recoveries)
—
220
604
927
275
(
9
)
(
2
)
2,015
Total loans receivable:
Risk Rating
Pass / Pass-Watch
579,935
958,856
897,544
1,437,116
997,580
831,336
414,923
6,117,290
Special Mention
—
29,820
—
12,349
—
75,959
252
118,380
Classified
111
763
2,155
29,932
4,894
7,653
1,011
46,519
Total loans receivable
$
580,046
$
989,439
$
899,699
$
1,479,397
$
1,002,474
$
914,948
$
416,186
$
6,282,189
YTD gross charge-offs
—
220
760
1,322
506
381
—
3,189
YTD net charge-offs (recoveries)
(
1
)
220
599
733
275
122
(
2
)
1,946
(1)
Includes extensions, renewals, or modifications of credit contracts, which consist of a new credit decision.
14
Term Loans
Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
(1)
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
Prior
Revolving
Loans
Amortized
Cost Basis
Total
December 31, 2024
Real estate loans:
Commercial property
Risk Rating
Pass / Pass-Watch
$
533,989
$
558,271
$
930,190
$
800,938
$
553,490
$
271,209
$
101,277
$
3,749,364
Special Mention
29,935
—
1,009
—
—
76,524
—
107,468
Classified
541
—
5,658
3,151
72
4,770
—
14,192
Total commercial property
564,465
558,271
936,857
804,089
553,562
352,503
101,277
3,871,024
YTD gross charge-offs
—
—
274
—
—
136
—
410
YTD net charge-offs (recoveries)
—
—
274
—
(
21
)
(
704
)
—
(
451
)
Construction
Risk Rating
Pass / Pass-Watch
70,601
7,997
—
—
—
—
—
78,598
Special Mention
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Classified
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total construction
70,601
7,997
—
—
—
—
—
78,598
YTD gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
1,133
—
—
1,133
YTD net charge-offs (recoveries)
—
—
—
—
1,132
(
1,358
)
—
(
226
)
Residential
Risk Rating
Pass / Pass-Watch
127,986
200,316
355,134
145,310
11,164
105,406
4,436
949,752
Special Mention
—
—
—
—
—
—
251
251
Classified
—
—
983
—
316
—
—
1,299
Total residential
127,986
200,316
356,117
145,310
11,480
105,406
4,687
951,302
YTD gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
YTD net charge-offs (recoveries)
—
—
—
—
—
(
3
)
—
(
3
)
Total real estate loans
Risk Rating
Pass / Pass-Watch
732,576
766,584
1,285,324
946,248
564,654
376,615
105,713
4,777,714
Special Mention
29,935
—
1,009
—
—
76,524
251
107,719
Classified
541
—
6,641
3,151
388
4,770
—
15,491
Total real estate loans
763,052
766,584
1,292,974
949,399
565,042
457,909
105,964
4,900,924
YTD gross charge-offs
—
—
274
—
1,133
136
—
1,543
YTD net charge-offs (recoveries)
—
—
274
—
1,111
(
2,065
)
—
(
680
)
Commercial and industrial loans:
Risk Rating
Pass / Pass-Watch
271,655
59,453
94,385
32,226
12,761
13,360
346,001
829,841
Special Mention
19,473
—
12,401
—
—
20
—
31,894
Classified
—
(
5
)
196
102
—
215
1,188
1,696
Total commercial and industrial loans
291,128
59,448
106,982
32,328
12,761
13,595
347,189
863,431
YTD gross charge-offs
19
169
168
—
11
207
2
576
YTD net charge-offs (recoveries)
19
169
160
(
13
)
11
123
(
3,375
)
(
2,906
)
Equipment financing agreements:
Risk Rating
Pass / Pass-Watch
140,143
144,617
129,764
52,354
8,085
3,563
—
478,526
Special Mention
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Classified
431
1,945
3,851
1,934
129
206
—
8,496
Total equipment financing agreements
140,574
146,562
133,615
54,288
8,214
3,769
—
487,022
YTD gross charge-offs
30
1,456
5,128
2,206
354
325
—
9,499
YTD net charge-offs (recoveries)
30
1,299
4,488
1,826
287
(
211
)
—
7,719
Total loans receivable:
Risk Rating
Pass / Pass-Watch
1,144,374
970,654
1,509,473
1,030,828
585,500
393,538
451,714
6,086,081
Special Mention
49,408
—
13,410
—
—
76,544
251
139,613
Classified
972
1,940
10,688
5,187
517
5,191
1,188
25,683
Total loans receivable
$
1,194,754
$
972,594
$
1,533,571
$
1,036,015
$
586,017
$
475,273
$
453,153
$
6,251,377
YTD gross charge-offs
49
1,625
5,570
2,206
1,498
668
2
11,618
YTD net charge-offs (recoveries)
49
1,468
4,922
1,813
1,409
(
2,153
)
(
3,375
)
4,133
(1)
Includes extensions, renewals, or modifications of credit contracts, which consist of a new credit decision.
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Loans by Vintage Year and Payment Performance
Term Loans
Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
(1)
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
Prior
Revolving
Loans
Amortized
Cost Basis
Total
(in thousands)
March 31, 2025
Real estate loans:
Commercial property
Payment performance
Performing
$
324,276
$
470,866
$
526,730
$
908,008
$
783,300
$
766,701
$
93,960
$
3,873,841
Nonperforming
—
—
—
20,109
—
3,125
—
23,234
Total commercial property
324,276
470,866
526,730
928,117
783,300
769,826
93,960
3,897,075
YTD gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
169
—
169
YTD net charge-offs (recoveries)
(
1
)
—
—
(
274
)
—
21
—
(
254
)
Construction
Payment performance
Performing
15,014
55,564
7,998
—
—
—
—
78,576
Nonperforming
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total construction
15,014
55,564
7,998
—
—
—
—
78,576
YTD gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
YTD net charge-offs (recoveries)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Residential
Payment performance
Performing
53,928
125,045
185,407
349,399
143,387
112,721
6,834
976,721
Nonperforming
—
—
—
1,529
—
1,286
—
2,815
Total residential
53,928
125,045
185,407
350,928
143,387
114,007
6,834
979,536
YTD gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
YTD net charge-offs (recoveries)
—
—
—
—
—
(
1
)
—
(
1
)
Total real estate loans
Payment performance
Performing
393,218
651,475
720,135
1,257,407
926,687
879,422
100,794
4,929,138
Nonperforming
—
—
—
21,638
—
4,411
—
26,049
Total real estate loans
393,218
651,475
720,135
1,279,045
926,687
883,833
100,794
4,955,187
YTD gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
169
—
169
YTD net charge-offs (recoveries)
(
1
)
—
—
(
274
)
—
20
—
(
255
)
Commercial and industrial loans:
Payment performance
Performing
138,971
211,289
48,519
85,154
31,601
23,231
314,381
853,146
Nonperforming
—
131
—
118
—
—
1,011
1,260
Total commercial and industrial loans
138,971
211,420
48,519
85,272
31,601
23,231
315,392
854,406
YTD gross charge-offs
—
—
—
88
—
134
—
222
YTD net charge-offs (recoveries)
—
—
(
5
)
80
—
111
—
186
Equipment financing agreements:
Payment performance
Performing
47,857
126,273
128,890
111,166
42,505
7,644
—
464,335
Nonperforming
—
271
2,155
3,914
1,681
240
—
8,261
Total equipment financing agreements
47,857
126,544
131,045
115,080
44,186
7,884
—
472,596
YTD gross charge-offs
—
220
760
1,234
506
78
—
2,798
YTD net charge-offs (recoveries)
—
220
604
927
275
(
9
)
(
2
)
2,015
Total loans receivable:
Payment performance
Performing
580,046
989,037
897,544
1,453,727
1,000,793
910,297
415,175
6,246,619
Nonperforming
—
402
2,155
25,670
1,681
4,651
1,011
35,570
Total loans receivable
$
580,046
$
989,439
$
899,699
$
1,479,397
$
1,002,474
$
914,948
$
416,186
$
6,282,189
YTD gross charge-offs
—
220
760
1,322
506
381
—
3,189
YTD net charge-offs (recoveries)
(
1
)
220
599
733
275
122
(
2
)
1,946
(1)
Includes extensions, renewals, or modifications of credit contracts, which consist of a new credit decision.
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Term Loans
Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
(1)
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
Prior
Revolving
Loans
Amortized
Cost Basis
Total
December 31, 2024
Real estate loans:
Commercial property
Payment performance
Performing
$
564,465
$
558,271
$
936,140
$
804,089
$
553,562
$
351,042
$
101,277
$
3,868,846
Nonperforming
—
—
717
—
—
1,461
—
2,178
Total commercial property
564,465
558,271
936,857
804,089
553,562
352,503
101,277
3,871,024
YTD gross charge-offs
—
—
274
—
—
136
—
410
YTD net charge-offs (recoveries)
—
—
274
—
(
21
)
(
704
)
—
(
451
)
Construction
Payment performance
Performing
70,601
7,997
—
—
—
—
—
78,598
Nonperforming
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total construction
70,601
7,997
—
—
—
—
—
78,598
YTD gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
1,133
—
—
1,133
YTD net charge-offs (recoveries)
—
—
—
—
1,132
(
1,358
)
—
(
226
)
Residential
Payment performance
Performing
127,986
200,316
354,562
145,310
11,164
105,406
4,687
949,431
Nonperforming
—
—
1,555
—
316
—
—
1,871
Total residential
127,986
200,316
356,117
145,310
11,480
105,406
4,687
951,302
YTD gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
YTD net charge-offs (recoveries)
—
—
—
—
—
(
3
)
—
(
3
)
Total real estate loans
Payment performance
Performing
763,052
766,584
1,290,702
949,399
564,726
456,448
105,964
4,896,875
Nonperforming
—
—
2,272
—
316
1,461
—
4,049
Total real estate loans
763,052
766,584
1,292,974
949,399
565,042
457,909
105,964
4,900,924
YTD gross charge-offs
—
—
274
—
1,133
136
—
1,543
YTD net charge-offs (recoveries)
—
—
274
—
1,111
(
2,065
)
—
(
680
)
Commercial and industrial loans:
Payment performance
Performing
291,128
59,453
106,863
32,328
12,761
13,498
346,001
862,032
Nonperforming
—
(
5
)
119
—
—
97
1,188
1,399
Total commercial and industrial loans
291,128
59,448
106,982
32,328
12,761
13,595
347,189
863,431
YTD gross charge-offs
19
169
168
—
11
207
2
576
YTD net charge-offs (recoveries)
19
169
160
(
13
)
11
123
(
3,375
)
(
2,906
)
Equipment financing agreements:
Payment performance
Performing
140,143
144,617
129,442
52,354
8,079
3,563
—
478,198
Nonperforming
431
1,945
4,173
1,934
135
206
—
8,824
Total equipment financing agreements
140,574
146,562
133,615
54,288
8,214
3,769
—
487,022
YTD gross charge-offs
30
1,456
5,128
2,206
354
325
—
9,499
YTD net charge-offs (recoveries)
30
1,299
4,488
1,826
287
(
211
)
—
7,719
Total loans receivable:
Payment performance
Performing
1,194,323
970,654
1,527,007
1,034,081
585,566
473,509
451,965
6,237,105
Nonperforming
431
1,940
6,564
1,934
451
1,764
1,188
14,272
Total loans receivable
$
1,194,754
$
972,594
$
1,533,571
$
1,036,015
$
586,017
$
475,273
$
453,153
$
6,251,377
YTD gross charge-offs
49
1,625
5,570
2,206
1,498
668
2
11,618
YTD net charge-offs (recoveries)
49
1,468
4,922
1,813
1,409
(
2,153
)
(
3,375
)
4,133
(1)
Includes extensions, renewals, or modifications of credit contracts, which consist of a new credit decision.
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The following is an aging analysis of loans, including loans on nonaccrual status, disaggregated by loan class, as of:
30-59
Days
Past Due
60-89
Days
Past Due
90 Days
or More
Past Due
Total
Past Due
Current
Total
(in thousands)
March 31, 2025
Real estate loans:
Commercial property
Retail
$
1,647
$
—
$
83
$
1,730
$
1,107,367
$
1,109,097
Hospitality
471
1,821
215
2,507
842,768
845,275
Office
—
20,000
—
20,000
543,957
563,957
Other
657
—
—
657
1,378,089
1,378,746
Total commercial property loans
2,775
21,821
298
24,894
3,872,181
3,897,075
Construction
—
—
—
—
78,576
78,576
Residential
5,192
—
1,238
6,430
973,106
979,536
Total real estate loans
7,967
21,821
1,536
31,324
4,923,863
4,955,187
Commercial and industrial loans
2,038
—
1,142
3,180
851,226
854,406
Equipment financing agreements
6,959
2,995
5,300
15,254
457,342
472,596
Total loans receivable
$
16,964
$
24,816
$
7,978
$
49,758
$
6,232,431
$
6,282,189
December 31, 2024
Real estate loans:
Commercial property
Retail
$
975
$
855
$
254
$
2,084
$
1,066,894
$
1,068,978
Hospitality
516
(
50
)
216
682
847,452
848,134
Office
—
212
—
212
568,649
568,861
Other
1,288
—
—
1,288
1,383,763
1,385,051
Total commercial property loans
2,779
1,017
470
4,266
3,866,758
3,871,024
Construction
—
—
—
—
78,598
78,598
Residential
5,129
2,975
980
9,084
942,218
951,302
Total real estate loans
7,908
3,992
1,450
13,350
4,887,574
4,900,924
Commercial and industrial loans
236
132
1,278
1,646
861,785
863,431
Equipment financing agreements
6,154
2,866
5,760
14,780
472,242
487,022
Total loans receivable
$
14,298
$
6,990
$
8,488
$
29,776
$
6,221,601
$
6,251,377
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Nonaccrual Loans and Nonperforming Assets
The following tables represent the amortized cost basis of loans on nonaccrual status and loans past due 90 days and still accruing as of:
March 31, 2025
Nonaccrual Loans
With
No Allowance for
Credit Losses
Nonaccrual Loans
With
Allowance for
Credit Losses
Loans
Past Due
90 Days Still
Accruing
Total
Nonperforming
Loans
(in thousands)
Real estate loans:
Commercial property
Retail
$
576
$
420
$
—
$
996
Hospitality
1,782
449
—
2,231
Office
—
20,000
—
20,000
Other
—
7
—
7
Total commercial property loans
2,358
20,876
—
23,234
Construction
—
—
—
—
Residential
2,815
—
—
2,815
Total real estate loans
5,173
20,876
—
26,049
Commercial and industrial loans
—
1,260
—
1,260
Equipment financing agreements
404
7,745
112
8,261
Total
$
5,577
$
29,881
$
112
$
35,570
December 31, 2024
Nonaccrual Loans
With
No Allowance for
Credit Losses
Nonaccrual Loans
With
Allowance for
Credit Losses
Loans
Past Due
90 Days Still
Accruing
Total
Nonperforming
Loans
(in thousands)
Real estate loans:
Commercial property
Retail
$
1,480
$
277
$
—
$
1,757
Hospitality
165
249
—
414
Other
—
7
—
7
Total commercial property loans
1,645
533
—
2,178
Residential
1,871
—
—
1,871
Total real estate loans
3,516
533
—
4,049
Commercial and industrial loans
—
1,399
—
1,399
Equipment financing agreements
513
8,311
—
8,824
Total
$
4,029
$
10,243
$
—
$
14,272
The Company recognized
$
9,000
of interest income on nonaccrual loans for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
The following table details nonperforming assets as of the dates indicated:
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(in thousands)
Nonaccrual loans
$
35,458
$
14,272
Loans receivable 90 days or more past due and still accruing
112
—
Total nonperforming loans receivable
35,570
14,272
Other real estate owned (“OREO”)
117
117
Total nonperforming assets*
$
35,687
$
14,389
* Excludes repossessed personal property of $
0.7
million and $
0.6
million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
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OREO of
$
0.1
million is included in prepaid expenses and other assets in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
Loan Modifications
The following table presents loan modifications made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty, by type of modification, with related amortized cost balances, respective percentage shares of the total class of loans, and the related financial effect, as of the periods indicated:
Term Extension
Amortized Cost Basis
% of Total Class of Loans
Financial Effect
(in thousands)
March 31, 2025
Commercial and industrial loans
$
22,863
2.7
%
One
loan with term extension of
six years
;
one
loan with term extension of
six months
Interest Only/Principal Deferment
Amortized Cost Basis
% of Total Class of Loans
Financial Effect
(in thousands)
March 31, 2025
Commercial property loans: Retail
$
13,531
1.2
%
Two
loans with
three month
principal and interest deferral
Commercial and industrial loans
19,748
2.3
%
One
loan with
six month
interest only
;
one
loan with
12 month
interest only
The table above includes
two
retail commercial loans with an amortized cost of $
13.5
million that were modified during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Term Extension
Amortized Cost Basis
% of Total Class of Loans
Financial Effect
(in thousands)
December 31, 2024
Commercial and industrial loans
$
24,474
2.8
%
One
loan with term extension of
six years
;
one
loan with term extension of
six months
Interest Only/Principal Deferment
Amortized Cost Basis
% of Total Class of Loans
Financial Effect
(in thousands)
December 31, 2024
Commercial and industrial loans
$
19,748
2.3
%
One
loan with
six month
interest only
;
one
loan with
12 month
interest only
No
loans were modified to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty during the
three months ended March 31, 2024.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025
, there were
no
payment defaults on loans modified within the preceding 12 months.
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Note 4 — Servicing Assets
The activity in servicing assets was as follows for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period
$
6,457
$
7,070
Addition related to sale of loans
657
514
Amortization
(
692
)
(
694
)
Balance at end of period
$
6,422
$
6,890
At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we serviced loans sold to unaffiliated parties of
$
525.4
million and
$
560.1
million, respectively. These represented loans that were sold for which the Bank continues to provide servicing. These loans are maintained off-balance sheet and are not included in the loans receivable balance. At March 31, 2025, all the loans serviced were SBA loans, except for $
35.8
million of residential mortgage loans.
The Company recorded servicing fee income of
$
1.3
million for both the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
. Servicing fee income, net of the amortization of servicing assets, is included in
other operating income
in the consolidated statements of income. Amortization expense was
$
0.7
million for both the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
The fair value of servicing rights was
$
8.2
million at March 31, 2025 and was determined using discount rates ranging from
9.9
% to
17.7
% and prepayment speeds ranging from
10.0
% to
27.3
%, depending on the stratification of the specific right. The fair value of servicing rights was
$
7.9
million at December 31, 2024 and was determined using discount rates ranging from
10.8
% to
27.3
% and prepayment speeds ranging from
15.4
% to
21.2
%, depending on the stratification of the specific right.
Note 5 — Income Taxes
The Company’s income tax expense was
$
7.4
million and
$
6.6
million, representing an effective income tax rate of
29.6
% and
30.2
% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Management concluded that as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, a valuation allowance of
$
1.5
million was appropriate against certain state net operating loss carry forwards. For all other deferred tax assets, management believes it was more likely than not these deferred tax assets will be realized principally through future taxable income and reversal of existing taxable temporary differences. Net deferred tax assets were
$
38.1
million and
$
38.2
as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
As of March 31, 2025, the Company was subject to examination for its federal tax returns for years ending after December 31, 2020 and for state tax returns for the periods ended after December 31, 2019. As of March 31, 2025, the Company is under audit with the state of California for tax years 2020 and 2021. During the quarter ended March 31, 2025
, there was
no
material change to the Company’s uncertain tax positions. The Company does not expect its unrecognized tax positions to change significantly over the next twelve months.
Note 6 — Goodwill
Goodwill of $
11.0
million was recorded as a result of the acquisition of an equipment financing agreements portfolio in 2016.
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Amortization
Period
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Carrying
Amount
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Carrying
Amount
(in thousands)
Goodwill
N/A
11,031
—
11,031
11,031
—
11,031
Total intangible assets
$
11,031
$
—
$
11,031
$
11,031
$
—
$
11,031
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The Company performed an impairment analysis in the first quarter of 2025
and determined there was
no
impairment as of
March 31, 2025
.
No triggering event occurred as of, or subsequent to
March 31, 2025
, that would require a reassessment of goodwill.
Note 7 — Deposits
The scheduled maturities of time deposits are as follows for the periods indicated:
Time
Deposits More
Than $250,000
Other Time
Deposits
Total
(in thousands)
At March 31, 2025
2025
$
905,111
$
988,417
$
1,893,528
2026
204,198
235,674
439,872
2027
—
54,479
54,479
2028
—
9,941
9,941
2029 and thereafter
—
257
257
Total
$
1,109,309
$
1,288,768
$
2,398,077
At December 31, 2024
2025
$
1,002,785
$
1,254,185
$
2,256,970
2026
264
19,112
19,376
2027
—
48,630
48,630
2028
—
130
130
2029 and thereafter
—
177
177
Total
$
1,003,049
$
1,322,234
$
2,325,283
Accrued interest payable on deposits was
$
29.7
million and
$
34.8
million at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Total deposits reclassified to loans due to overdrafts at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were
$
1.8
million and
$
1.2
million, respectively.
Note 8 — Borrowings and Subordinated Debentures
At March 31, 2025, the Bank had
$
80.0
million of open advances and
$
37.5
million of term advances at the FHLB with a weighted average interest rate of
4.65
% and
4.58
%, respectively. At December 31, 2024, the Bank had
$
225.0
million of open advances and
$
37.5
million of term advances at the FHLB with a weighted average rate of
4.78
% and
4.58
%, respectively. Interest expense on borrowings for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was
$
2.0
million and
$
1.7
million, respectively.
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Outstanding
Balance
Weighted
Average Rate
Outstanding
Balance
Weighted
Average Rate
(dollars in thousands)
Open advances
$
80,000
4.65
%
$
225,000
4.78
%
Advances due within 12 months
25,000
4.44
—
—
Advances due over 12 months through 24 months
12,500
4.85
37,500
4.58
Outstanding advances
$
117,500
4.63
%
$
262,500
4.75
%
The following is financial data pertaining to FHLB advances:
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(dollars in thousands)
Weighted-average interest rate at end of period
4.63
%
4.75
%
Weighted-average interest rate during the period
4.57
%
4.37
%
Average balance of FHLB advances
$
179,444
$
154,112
Maximum amount outstanding at any month-end
$
232,500
$
350,000
The Bank maintains a secured credit facility with the FHLB, allowing the Bank to borrow on an overnight, open (no maturity) and a term basis. The Bank had pledged
$
2.44
billion and
$
2.46
billion of loans at carrying values as collateral with the FHLB as of
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March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The remaining available borrowing capacity was
$
1.43
billion and
$
1.69
billion at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
The Bank also had securities pledged with the FRB with market values of
$
28.9
million and
$
29.4
million at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The pledged securities provided
$
27.0
million, and
$
27.6
million in available borrowing capacity through the Fed Discount Window as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
On August 20, 2021, the Company issued $
110.0
million of Fixed-to-Floating Subordinated Notes (“2031 Notes”) with a maturity date of
September 1, 2031
. The 2031 Notes have an initial fixed interest rate of
3.75
% per annum, payable semiannually in arrears on March 1 and September 1 of each year, up to but excluding September 1, 2026. From and including September 1, 2026 and thereafter, the 2031 Notes will bear interest at a floating rate per annum equal to the Three-Month Term SOFR plus
310
basis points, payable quarterly in arrears on March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1 of each year. If the then current three-month term SOFR rate is less than zero, the three-month SOFR will be deemed to be zero. Debt issuance cost was $
2.1
million, which is being amortized through the 2031 Notes’ maturity date. At
March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the balance of the 2031 Notes included in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet, net of issuance cost, was
$
108.6
million and
$
108.5
million, respectively.
The Company assumed Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures (“Subordinated Debentures”) as a result of an acquisition in 2014 with an unpaid principal balance of $
26.8
million and an estimated fair value of $
18.5
million. The $
8.3
million discount is being amortized to interest expense through the debentures’ maturity date of
March 15, 2036
. A trust was formed in 2005 which issued $
26.0
million of Trust Preferred Securities (“TPS”) at a
6.26
% fixed rate for the first
five years
and a variable rate of
three-month LIBOR plus
140
basis points
thereafter and invested the proceeds in the Subordinated Debentures. Beginning September 15, 2023, the variable rate on the TPS changed to three-month SOFR plus
166
basis points, representing the credit spread of
140
basis points and a
26
basis point adjustment to convert three-month LIBOR to three-month SOFR. The rate on the TPS at
March 31, 2025 was
5.96
%. The TPS will be subject to mandatory redemption if the Subordinated Debentures are repaid by the Company. Interest is payable
quarterly
, and the Company has the option to defer interest payments on the Subordinated Debentures from time to time for a period not to exceed
five consecutive years
. At
March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the balance of Subordinated Debentures included in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, net of discount of
$
4.6
million and
$
4.7
million, was
$
22.2
million and
$
22.1
million, respectively. The amortization of discount was
$
112,000
and
$
106,000
for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
, respectively.
Note 9 — Earnings Per Share
Earnings per share (“EPS”) is calculated on both a basic and a diluted basis. Basic EPS excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted from the issuance of common stock that then shared in earnings, excluding common shares in treasury. For diluted EPS, the weighted-average number of common shares includes the impact of unvested performance stock units (“PSUs”) under the treasury method.
Unvested restricted stock containing rights to non-forfeitable dividends are considered participating securities prior to vesting and have been included in the earnings allocation in computing basic and diluted EPS under the two-class method.
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The following table is a reconciliation of the components used to derive basic and diluted EPS for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2025
2024
(dollars in thousands, except per share and unit amounts)
Basic EPS
Net income
$
17,672
$
15,164
Less: income allocated to unvested restricted stock
148
92
Income allocated to common shares
$
17,524
$
15,072
Weighted-average shares for basic EPS
29,937,660
30,119,646
Basic EPS
(1)
$
0.59
$
0.50
Effect of dilutive PSUs
120,588
—
Diluted EPS
Income allocated to common shares
$
17,524
$
15,072
Weighted-average shares for diluted EPS
30,058,248
30,119,646
Diluted EPS
(1)
$
0.58
$
0.50
(1)
Per share amounts may not be able to be recalculated using net income and weighted-average shares presented above due to rounding.
On a weighted-average basis, options to purchase
3,000
and
61,000
shares of common stock were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, because their effect would have been anti-dilutive. There were
no
anti-dilutive unvested PSUs outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and
91,732
anti-dilutive unvested PSUs outstanding for the
three months ended March 31, 2024.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025
,
52,526
PSUs were awarded to executive officers from the 2021 Equity Compensation Plan, with a fair value of $
1.2
million on the grant date of March 26, 2025. These units have a three-year cliff vesting period and include dividend equivalent rights.
No
PSUs were awarded to executive officers during the three months ended
March 31, 2024. Total PSUs outstanding as of March 31, 2025 were
194,820
with an aggregate grant fair value of
$
3.6
million. Total PSUs outstanding as of March 31, 2024 were
91,732
with an aggregate grant fair value of
$
2.1
million.
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Note 10 — Regulatory Matters
Federal bank regulatory agencies require bank holding companies and banks to maintain a minimum ratio of qualifying total capital to risk-weighted assets of
8.0
% and a minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of
6.0
%. In addition to the risk-based guidelines, federal bank regulatory agencies require bank holding companies and banks to maintain a minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to average assets, referred to as the leverage ratio, of
4.0
%.
In order for banks to be considered “well capitalized,” federal bank regulatory agencies require a minimum ratio of qualifying total capital to risk-weighted assets of
10.0
% and a minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of
8.0
%. In addition to the risk-based guidelines, federal bank regulatory agencies require depository institutions to maintain a minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to average assets, referred to as the leverage ratio, of
5.0
%.
At March 31, 2025, the Bank’s capital ratios exceeded the minimum requirements for the Bank to be considered “well capitalized” and the Company exceeded all of its applicable minimum regulatory capital ratio requirements.
A capital conservation buffer of
2.5
% must be met to avoid limitations on the ability of the Bank and the Company to pay dividends, repurchase shares or pay discretionary bonuses. The Bank's capital conservation buffer was
6.47
% and
6.43
% and the Company's capital conservation buffer was
6.46
% and
6.46
% as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
In March 2020, federal banking agencies announced an interim final rule to delay the impact on regulatory capital arising from the implementation of the Current Expected Credit Loss ("CECL") methodology contained in ASU 2016-13. The interim final rule maintains the three-year transition option in the previous rule and provides banks the option to delay for two years an estimate of CECL’s effect on regulatory capital, relative to the incurred loss methodology’s effect on regulatory capital, followed by a three-year transition period (five-year transition option). The Company and the Bank adopted the capital transition relief over the permissible five-year period. Effective January 1, 2025, the capital transition relief period terminated.
The capital ratios of Hanmi Financial and the Bank as of
March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:
Minimum
Minimum to Be
Regulatory
Categorized as
Actual
Requirement
“Well Capitalized”
Amount
Ratio
Amount
Ratio
Amount
Ratio
(dollars in thousands)
March 31, 2025
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets):
Hanmi Financial
$
994,327
15.28
%
$
520,255
8.00
%
N/A
N/A
Hanmi Bank
$
941,548
14.47
%
$
520,218
8.00
%
$
650,273
10.00
%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):
Hanmi Financial
$
810,836
12.46
%
$
390,191
6.00
%
N/A
N/A
Hanmi Bank
$
868,057
13.34
%
$
390,164
6.00
%
$
520,218
8.00
%
Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)
Hanmi Financial
$
788,625
12.12
%
$
292,643
4.50
%
N/A
N/A
Hanmi Bank
$
868,057
13.34
%
$
292,623
4.50
%
$
422,677
6.50
%
Tier 1 capital (to average assets):
Hanmi Financial
$
810,836
10.67
%
$
303,867
4.00
%
N/A
N/A
Hanmi Bank
$
868,057
11.49
%
$
302,158
4.00
%
$
377,697
5.00
%
December 31, 2024
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets):
Hanmi Financial
$
979,843
15.24
%
$
514,455
8.00
%
N/A
N/A
Hanmi Bank
$
927,882
14.43
%
$
514,406
8.00
%
$
643,007
10.00
%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):
Hanmi Financial
$
801,040
12.46
%
$
385,841
6.00
%
N/A
N/A
Hanmi Bank
$
859,079
13.36
%
$
385,804
6.00
%
$
514,406
8.00
%
Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)
Hanmi Financial
$
778,941
12.11
%
$
289,381
4.50
%
N/A
N/A
Hanmi Bank
$
859,079
13.36
%
$
289,353
4.50
%
$
417,955
6.50
%
Tier 1 capital (to average assets):
Hanmi Financial
$
801,040
10.63
%
$
301,346
4.00
%
N/A
N/A
Hanmi Bank
$
859,079
11.47
%
$
299,771
4.00
%
$
374,714
5.00
%
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Note 11 — Fair Value Measurements
Fair Value Measurements
ASC 820,
Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures
, defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value including a three-level valuation hierarchy, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The three-level fair value hierarchy requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value are defined as follows:
•
Level 1 - Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.
•
Level 2 - Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, and other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
•
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs that reflect a company’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.
Fair value is used on a recurring basis for certain assets and liabilities in which fair value is the primary basis of accounting. Additionally, fair value is used on a non-recurring basis to evaluate assets or liabilities for impairment or for disclosure purposes.
We record securities available for sale at fair value on a recurring basis. Certain other assets, such as loans held for sale, impaired loans, OREO, and core deposit intangible, are recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis. Non-recurring fair value measurements typically involve assets that are periodically evaluated for impairment and for which any impairment is recorded in the period in which the re-measurement is performed.
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument below:
Securities available for sale - The fair values of securities available for sale are determined by obtaining quoted prices on nationally recognized securities exchanges. If quoted prices are not available, fair values are measured using matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique used widely in the industry to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities but rather by relying on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted securities, or other model-based valuation techniques requiring observable inputs other than quoted prices such as yield curve, prepayment speeds, and default rates. Level 1 securities include U.S. Treasury securities that are traded on an active exchange or by dealers or brokers in active over-the-counter markets. The fair value of these securities is determined by quoted prices on an active exchange or over-the-counter market. Level 2 securities primarily include U.S. government agency and sponsored agency mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and debt securities as well as municipal bonds in markets that are active. In determining the fair value of the securities categorized as Level 2, we obtain reports from nationally recognized broker-dealers detailing the fair value of each investment security held as of each reporting date. The broker-dealers use prices obtained from nationally recognized pricing services to value our fixed income securities. The fair value of the municipal securities is determined based on pricing data provided by nationally recognized pricing services. We review the prices obtained for reasonableness based on our understanding of the marketplace, and also consider any credit issues related to the bonds. As we have not made any adjustments to the market quotes provided to us and as they are based on observable market data, they have been categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. Level 3 securities are instruments that are not traded in the market. As such, no observable market data for the instrument is available, which necessitates the use of significant unobservable inputs.
Derivatives – The fair values of derivatives are based on valuation models using observable market data as of the measurement date (Level 2). Our derivatives are traded in an over-the-counter market where quoted market prices are not always available. Therefore, the fair values of derivatives are determined using quantitative models that utilize multiple market inputs. The inputs will vary based on the type of derivative, but could include interest rates, prices and indices to generate continuous yield or pricing curves, prepayment rates, and volatility factors to value the position. The majority of market inputs are actively quoted and can be validated through external sources, including brokers, market transactions and third-party pricing services.
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Loans held for sale - Loans held for sale includes the guaranteed portion of SBA 7(a) loans carried at the lower of cost or fair value. Management obtains quotes, bids or pricing indication sheets on all or part of the loans directly from the purchasing financial institutions. Premiums received or to be received on the quotes, bids or pricing indication sheets are indicative of the fact that cost is lower than fair value. At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the SBA 7(a) loans held for sale were recorded at its cost. We record SBA 7(a) loans held for sale on a nonrecurring basis with Level 2 inputs.
Nonperforming loans – Nonaccrual loans receivable and loans 90-days past due and still accruing interest are considered nonperforming for reporting purposes. All nonperforming loans with a carrying balance over $
250,000
are individually evaluated for the amount of impairment, if any. Nonperforming loans with a carrying balance of $
250,000
or less are evaluated collectively. However, from time to time, nonrecurring fair value adjustments to collateral dependent nonperforming loans, for which repayment is expected to be obtained through the sale of the underlying collateral, are recorded based on either the current appraised value of the collateral, or management’s judgment, that are then adjusted based on recent market trends. When the fair value of the collateral is less than the book value, a valuation allowance is established to carry the loan at the fair value of the collateral, and results in a Level 3 measurement.
OREO - Fair value of OREO is based primarily on third party appraisals, less costs to sell and result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value. Appraisals are required annually and may be updated more frequently as circumstances require and the fair value adjustments are made to OREO based on the updated appraised value of the property.
Servicing assets - On a quarterly basis, the Company utilizes a third party service to evaluate servicing assets related to loans sold to unaffiliated parties with servicing retained, and result in a Level 3 classification. Servicing assets are assessed for impairment or increased obligation based on fair value at each reporting date.
Other repossessed assets – Fair value of equipment from equipment financing agreements is based primarily on a third party valuation service, less costs to sell and result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value. Valuations are required at the time the asset is repossessed and may be subsequently updated periodically due to the Company’s short-term possession of the asset prior to sale or as circumstances require and the fair value adjustments are made to the asset based on its value prior to sale.
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Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
As of
March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are as follows:
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Significant
Observable
Quoted Prices in
Inputs with No
Active Markets
Active Market
Significant
for Identical
with Identical
Unobservable
Assets
Characteristics
Inputs
Total Fair Value
(in thousands)
March 31, 2025
Assets:
Securities available for sale:
U.S. Treasury securities
$
89,631
$
—
$
—
$
89,631
U.S. government agency and sponsored agency obligations:
Mortgage-backed securities - residential
—
387,838
—
387,838
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial
—
62,552
—
62,552
Collateralized mortgage obligations
—
188,529
—
188,529
Debt securities
—
113,904
—
113,904
Total U.S. government agency and sponsored agency obligations
—
752,823
—
752,823
Municipal bonds-tax exempt
—
64,557
—
64,557
Total securities available for sale
$
89,631
$
817,380
$
—
$
907,011
Derivative financial instruments
$
—
$
3,725
$
—
$
3,725
Liabilities:
Derivative financial instruments
$
—
$
3,878
$
—
$
3,878
December 31, 2024
Assets:
Securities available for sale:
U.S. Treasury securities
$
88,929
$
—
$
—
$
88,929
U.S. government agency and sponsored agency obligations:
Mortgage-backed securities - residential
—
392,572
—
392,572
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial
—
62,916
—
62,916
Collateralized mortgage obligations
—
173,556
—
173,556
Debt securities
—
122,816
—
122,816
Total U.S. government agency and sponsored agency obligations
—
751,860
—
751,860
Municipal bonds-tax exempt
—
65,009
—
65,009
Total securities available for sale
$
88,929
$
816,869
$
—
$
905,798
Derivative financial instruments
$
—
$
4,690
$
—
$
4,690
Liabilities:
Derivative financial instruments
$
—
$
5,292
$
—
$
5,292
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Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis
As of
March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis are as follows:
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Significant
Observable
Quoted Prices in
Inputs With No
Active Markets
Active Market
Significant
for Identical
With Identical
Unobservable
Total
Assets
Characteristics
Inputs
(in thousands)
March 31, 2025
Assets:
Collateral dependent loans
(1)
$
19,240
$
—
$
—
$
19,240
Other real estate owned
117
—
—
117
Repossessed personal property
738
—
—
738
December 31, 2024
Assets:
Collateral dependent loans
(2)
$
3,467
$
—
$
—
$
3,467
Other real estate owned
117
—
—
117
Repossessed personal property
568
—
—
568
(1)
Consisted of real estate loans of
$
19.2
million.
(2)
Consisted of real estate loans of
$
3.5
million.
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The following table represents quantitative information about Level 3 fair value assumptions for assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis at
March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
Fair Value
Valuation
Techniques
Unobservable
Input(s)
Range (Weighted
Average)
(in thousands)
March 31, 2025
Collateral dependent loans:
Real estate loans:
Commercial property
Retail
$
576
Market approach
Adjustments to market data
(
45
%) to
30
% / (
13
)%
(1)
Hospitality
2,029
Market approach
Adjustments to market data
(
20
)% to
20
% / (
3
)%
(1)
Office
13,816
Market approach
Adjustments to market data
(
26
)% to (
4
)% / (
14
)%
(1)
Residential
2,819
Market approach
Adjustments to market data
(
11
) to
17
% / (
1
)%
(1)
Total real estate loans
19,240
Total
$
19,240
Other real estate owned
$
117
Market approach
Adjustments to market data
0
% to
10
% /
3
%
(1)
Repossessed personal property
738
Market approach
Adjustments to market data
N/A
(2)
December 31, 2024
Collateral dependent loans:
Real estate loans:
Commercial property
Retail
$
1,377
Market approach
Adjustments to market data
(
45
)% to
30
% / (
10
)%
(1)
Hospitality
215
Market approach
Adjustments to market data
(
11
)% to
17
% /
5
%
(1)
Residential
1,875
Market approach
Adjustments to market data
(
11
)% to
8
% / (
2
)%
(1)
Total real estate loans
3,467
Total
$
3,467
Other real estate owned
$
117
Market approach
Adjustments to market data
0
% to
5
% /
4
%
(1)
Repossessed personal property
568
Market approach
Adjustments to market data
N/A
(2)
(1)
Appraisal reports utilize a combination of valuation techniques including a market approach, where prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving similar or comparable properties are used to determine the appraised value. Appraisals may include an ‘as is’ and ‘upon completion’ valuation scenarios. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by third-party appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data. Adjustments also result from the consideration of relevant economic and demographic factors with the potential to affect property values. Also, prospective values are based on the market conditions which exist at the date of inspection combined with informed forecasts based on current trends in supply and demand for the property types under appraisal. Positive adjustments disclosed in this table represent increases to the sales comparison and negative adjustments represent decreases.
(2)
The equipment is usually too small in value to use a professional appraisal service. The values are determined internally using a combination of auction values, vendor recommendations and sales comparisons depending on the equipment type. Some highly commoditized equipment, such as commercial trucks have services that provide industry values.
ASC 825,
Financial Instruments
, requires disclosure of the fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities, including those financial assets and financial liabilities that are not measured and reported at fair value on a recurring basis or non-recurring basis. The methodologies for estimating the fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities that are measured on a recurring basis or non-recurring basis are discussed above.
The estimated fair value of financial instruments has been determined by using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. However, considerable judgment is required to interpret market data to develop estimates of fair value.
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Accordingly, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that we could realize in a current market exchange. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.
Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (Topic 825),
among other provisions, requires public business entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes. Other than certain financial instruments for which we had concluded that the carrying amounts approximate fair value, the fair value estimates shown below were based on an exit price notion as of March 31, 2025
, as required by ASU 2016-01. The financial instruments for which we had concluded that the carrying amounts approximate fair value include cash and due from banks, accrued interest receivable and payable, and noninterest-bearing deposits.
The estimated fair values of financial instruments were as follows:
March 31, 2025
Carrying
Fair Value
Amount
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
(in thousands)
Financial assets:
Cash and due from banks
$
329,003
$
329,003
$
—
$
—
Securities available for sale
907,011
89,631
817,380
—
Loans held for sale
11,831
—
12,749
—
Loans receivable, net of allowance for credit losses
6,211,592
—
—
6,170,232
Accrued interest receivable
23,536
23,536
—
—
Derivative financial instruments
3,725
—
3,725
—
Financial liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing deposits
2,066,659
—
2,066,659
—
Interest-bearing deposits
4,552,816
—
—
4,550,896
Borrowings and subordinated debentures
248,299
—
117,533
132,410
Accrued interest payable
29,646
29,646
—
—
Derivative financial instruments
3,878
—
3,878
—
December 31, 2024
Carrying
Fair Value
Amount
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
(in thousands)
Financial assets:
Cash and due from banks
$
304,800
$
304,800
$
—
$
—
Securities available for sale
905,798
88,929
816,869
—
Loans held for sale
8,579
—
9,229
—
Loans receivable, net of allowance for credit losses
6,181,230
—
—
6,078,567
Accrued interest receivable
22,937
22,937
—
—
Financial liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing deposits
2,096,634
—
2,096,634
—
Interest-bearing deposits
4,339,142
—
—
4,336,429
Borrowings and subordinated debentures
393,138
—
262,183
129,226
Accrued interest payable
34,824
34,824
—
—
The methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it was practicable to estimate that value are explained below:
Cash and due from banks – The carrying amounts of cash and due from banks approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments (Level 1).
Securities – The fair value of securities, consisting of securities available for sale, is generally obtained from market bids
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for similar or identical securities, from independent securities brokers or dealers, or from other model-based valuation techniques described above (Level 1 and 2).
Loans held for sale – Loans held for sale are carried at the lower of aggregate cost or fair market value, as determined based upon quotes, bids or sales contract prices (Levels 1 and 2).
Loans receivable, net of allowance for credit losses – The fair value of loans receivable is estimated based on the discounted cash flow approach. To estimate the fair value of the loans, certain loan characteristics such as account types, remaining terms, annual interest rates or coupons, interest types, past delinquencies, timing of principal and interest payments, current market rates, loan-to-value ratios, loss exposures, and remaining balances are considered. Additionally, the Company’s prior charge-off rates and loss ratios as well as various other assumptions relating to credit, interest, and prepayment risks are used as part of valuing the loan portfolio. Subsequently, the loans were individually evaluated by sorting and pooling them based on loan types, credit risk grades, and payment types. Consistent with the requirements of ASU 2016-01, the fair value of the Company's loans receivable is considered to be an exit price notion as of March 31, 2025 (Level 3).
The fair value of collateral dependent loans is estimated based on the net realizable fair value of the collateral or the observable market price of the most recent sale or quoted price from loans held for sale. The Company does not record loans at fair value on a recurring basis. Nonrecurring fair value adjustments to collateral dependent loans are recorded based on the current appraised value of the collateral (Level 3).
Accrued interest receivable – The carrying amount of accrued interest receivable approximates its fair value (Level 1).
Noninterest-bearing deposits – The fair value of noninterest-bearing deposits is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date (Level 2).
Interest-bearing deposits – The fair value of interest-bearing deposits, such as savings accounts, money market checking, and certificates of deposit, is estimated based on discounted cash flows. The cash flows for non-maturity deposits, including savings accounts and money market checking, are estimated based on their historical decaying experiences. The discount rate used for fair valuation is based on interest rates currently being offered by the Bank on comparable deposits as to amount and term (Level 3).
Borrowings and subordinated debentures – Borrowings consist of FHLB advances, subordinated debentures and other borrowings. Discounted cash flows based on current market rates for borrowings with similar remaining maturities are used to estimate the fair value of borrowings (Level 2 and 3).
Accrued interest payable – The carrying amount of accrued interest payable approximates its fair value (Level 1).
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Note 12 — Off-Balance Sheet Commitments
The Bank is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk similar to the risk involved with on-balance sheet items.
The Bank’s exposure to losses in the event of non-performance by the other party to commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual notional amount of those instruments. The Bank uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for extending loan facilities to customers. The Bank evaluates each customer’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Bank upon an extension of credit, was based on management’s credit evaluation of the counterparty. Collateral held varies but may include accounts receivable, inventory, premises and equipment, and income-producing or borrower-occupied properties.
Some of the commitments to fund existing loans, lines of credit and letters of credit are expected to expire without being drawn upon. Therefore, the total commitments do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. As of March 31, 2025, the Bank was obligated on
$
150.0
million of letters of credit to the FHLB of San Francisco, which were being used as collateral for
$
150.0
million in public fund deposits from the State of California.
The following table shows the distribution of total loan commitments as of the dates indicated:
March 31,
December 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Unused commitments to extend credit
$
896,282
$
782,291
Standby letters of credit
99,278
97,463
Commercial letters of credit
23,487
18,324
Total commitments
$
1,019,047
$
898,078
The allowance for credit losses related to off-balance sheet items was maintained at a level believed to be sufficient to absorb current expected lifetime losses related to these unfunded credit facilities. The determination of the allowance adequacy was based on periodic evaluations of the unfunded credit facilities including an assessment of the probability of commitment usage, credit risk factors for loans outstanding to these same customers, and the terms and expiration dates of the unfunded credit facilities.
Activity in the allowance for credit losses related to off-balance sheet items was as follows for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period
$
2,074
$
2,474
Credit loss expense (recovery)
325
(
177
)
Balance at end of period
$
2,399
$
2,297
Note 13 — Leases
The Company enters into leases in the normal course of business primarily for bank branch offices, back-office operations locations, business development offices, information technology data centers and information technology equipment. The Company’s leases have remaining terms ranging from one month to nine years, some of which include renewal or termination options to extend the lease for up to ten years.
The Company includes lease extension and termination options in the lease term if, after considering relevant economic factors, it is reasonably certain the Company will exercise the option. In addition, the Company has elected to account for any non-lease components in its real estate leases as part of the associated lease component. The Company has also elected not to recognize leases with original lease terms of 12 months or less (short-term leases) on the Company’s balance sheet.
Leases are classified as operating or finance leases at the lease commencement date. Lease expense for operating leases and short-term leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. Right-of-use assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease.
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Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the estimated present value of the lease payments over the lease term.
As of March 31, 2025
, the outstanding balances for our right-of-use
asset
and
lease liability
were
$
36.3
million and
$
40.5
million, respectively. The outstanding balances of the right-of-use asset and lease liability were
$
35.6
million and
$
39.8
million, respectively, as of December 31, 2024. The right-of-use asset is reported in prepaid expenses and other assets line item and lease liability is reported in accrued expenses and other liabilities line item on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
In determining the discount rates, since most of our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we used our incremental borrowing rate provided by the FHLB of San Francisco based on the information available at the commencement date to calculate the present value of lease payments.
At
March 31, 2025, future minimum rental commitments under these non-cancelable operating leases, with initial or remaining terms of one year or more, were as follows:
Amount
(in thousands)
2025
$
6,473
2026
7,514
2027
7,298
2028
6,854
2029
6,171
Thereafter
10,602
Remaining lease commitments
44,912
Interest
(
4,426
)
Present value of lease liability
$
40,486
Net lease expense recognized and operating lease costs for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were
$
2.1
million and
$
2.2
million, respectively. Sublease income for operating leases was immaterial for both the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
Weighted average remaining lease terms for the Company's operating leases were
6.11
years and
6.35
years as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Weighted average discount rates used for the Company's operating leases were
3.37
% and
3.30
% as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
Cash paid and included in cash flows from operating activities for amounts used in the measurement of the lease liability of the Company's operating leases was
$
2.2
million for both the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
.
Note 14 — Liquidity
Hanmi Financial
As of March 31, 2025, Hanmi Financial had
$
6.6
million in cash on deposit with its bank subsidiary and
$
42.9
million of U.S. Treasury securities at fair value. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had
$
11.4
million in cash on deposit with its bank subsidiary and
$
38.8
million of U.S. Treasury securities at fair value. Management believes that Hanmi Financial, on a stand-alone basis, had adequate liquid assets to meet its current debt obligations.
Hanmi Bank
The principal objective of our liquidity management program is to maintain the Bank’s ability to meet the day-to-day cash flow requirements of its customers who wish either to withdraw funds or to draw upon credit facilities to meet their cash needs. Management believes that the Bank, on a stand-alone basis, has adequate liquid assets to meet its current obligations. The Bank’s primary funding source will continue to be deposits originating from its branch platform. The Bank’s wholesale funds historically consisted of FHLB advances, brokered deposits, as well as State of California time deposits. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Bank had
$
117.5
million and
$
262.5
million of FHLB advances, and
$
76.0
million and
$
60.7
million of brokered deposits, respectively. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Bank had
$
150.0
million and
$
120.0
million of State of California time deposits, respectively.
We monitor the sources and uses of funds on a regular basis to maintain an acceptable liquidity position. The Bank’s primary source of borrowings is the FHLB, from which the Bank is eligible to borrow up to
30
% of its assets. As of March 31, 2025 and
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December 31, 2024, the total borrowing capacity available, based on pledged collateral was
$
1.70
billion and
$
1.69
billion, respectively. The remaining available borrowing capacity was
$
1.43
billion and
$
1.30
billion as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
The amount that the FHLB is willing to advance differs based on the quality and character of qualifying collateral pledged by the Bank, and the FHLB may adjust the advance rates for qualifying collateral upwards or downwards from time to time. To the extent deposit renewals and deposit growth are not sufficient to fund maturing and withdrawable deposits, repay maturing borrowings, fund existing and future loans, equipment financing agreements and securities, and otherwise fund working capital needs and capital expenditures, the Bank may utilize the remaining borrowing capacity from its FHLB borrowing arrangement.
As a means of augmenting its liquidity, the Bank also had an available borrowing source of
$
27.0
million from the Federal Reserve Discount Window, to which the Bank pledged securities with a carrying value of
$
28.9
million, with
no
borrowings outstanding as of March 31, 2025. At December 31, 2024, the available borrowing capacity through the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Discount Window was
$
27.6
million on pledged securities with market values of
$
29.4
million, with
no
borrowings outstanding. The Bank also maintains a line of credit for repurchase agreements up to
$
100.0
million. The Bank also had three unsecured federal funds lines of credit totaling
$
140.0
million with
no
outstanding balances as of March 31, 2025 or December 31, 2024
.
Note 15 — Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Risk Management Objective of Using Derivative
The Company is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Company principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk, primarily by managing the amount, sources, and duration of its assets and liabilities and through the use of derivative financial instruments. Specifically, the Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities that result in the receipt or payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates.
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments - Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk
The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest income and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of fixed-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making variable-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. Such derivatives were used to hedge the variable cash flows associated with existing variable-rate assets. During the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company entered into a $
100.0
million notional interest rate swap designated as a cash flow hedge, with an effective date of May 1, 2024 and a maturity date of May 1, 2026, to hedge a pool of Prime-indexed loans against falling rates. The principal balance of the loan pool designated for the Prime-indexed loans was
$
130.0
million as of March 31, 2025
. During the first quarter of 2024, the Company entered into a $
75.0
million notional interest rate swap designated as a cash flow hedge, with an effective date of May 1, 2024 and a maturity date of May 1, 2026, to hedge a pool of
one-month SOFR
-indexed loans against falling rates. The principal balance of the loan pool designated for the SOFR-indexed loans was
$
101.9
million as of March 31, 2025.
For derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk, the gain or loss on the derivative is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income and subsequently reclassified into interest income in the same period(s) during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Management evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s derivatives designated as cash flow hedges at inception and at the balance sheet date and determined they are effective. Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive income related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest income as interest payments are received on the Company’s variable-rate asset. During the next 12 months, the Company estimates that an additional
$
0.1
million will be reclassified as a decrease to interest income.
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
The Company also enters into interest rate swap agreements between the Company and its customers and other third-party counterparties. The Company enters into “back to back swap” arrangements whereby the Company executes interest rate swap agreements with its customers and acquires an offsetting swap position from a third-party counterparty. These derivative financial statements are accounted for at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.
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The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the Balance Sheet as of
March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
As of March 31, 2025
Derivative Assets
Derivative Liabilities
Notional Amount
Balance Sheet Location
Fair Value
Notional Amount
Balance Sheet Location
Fair Value
(in thousands)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate products
$
101,198
Other Assets
$
3,725
$
101,198
Other Liabilities
$
3,700
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
$
3,725
$
3,700
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate products
$
—
Other Assets
$
—
$
175,000
Other Liabilities
$
178
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments
$
—
$
178
As of December 31, 2024
Derivative Assets
Derivative Liabilities
Notional Amount
Balance Sheet Location
Fair Value
Notional Amount
Balance Sheet Location
Fair Value
(in thousands)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate products
$
101,892
Other Assets
$
4,690
$
101,892
Other Liabilities
$
4,650
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
$
4,690
$
4,650
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate products
$
—
Other Assets
$
—
$
175,000
Other Liabilities
$
642
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments
$
—
$
642
The table below presents the effect of cash flow hedge accounting on Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income for the
three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Derivatives in Subtopic 815-20 Hedging Relationships
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative
Amount of Gain or (Loss)
Recognized in OCI Included
Component
Amount of Gain or (Loss)
Recognized in OCI Excluded
Component
Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Income
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income Included Component
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income Excluded Component
(in thousands)
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
Interest Rate Products
$
191
$
191
$
—
Interest Income
$
(
245
)
$
(
245
)
$
—
Total
$
191
$
191
$
—
$
(
245
)
$
(
245
)
$
—
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Derivatives in Subtopic 815-20 Hedging Relationships
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative
Amount of Gain or (Loss)
Recognized in OCI Included
Component
Amount of Gain or (Loss)
Recognized in OCI Excluded
Component
Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Income
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income Included Component
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income Excluded Component
(in thousands)
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
Interest Rate Products
$
(
2,207
)
$
(
2,207
)
$
—
Interest Income
$
—
$
—
$
—
Total
$
(
2,207
)
$
(
2,207
)
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
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The table below presents the effect of cash flow hedge accounting on the Income Statement for the
three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
Location and Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Cash Flow Hedging Relationship
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2025
2024
Interest Income
Interest Expense
Interest Income
Interest Expense
(in thousands)
Gain or (loss) on cash flow hedging relationships in Subtopic 815-20
Interest contracts
Amount of gain or (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into income
$
(
245
)
$
—
$
—
$
—
Amount of gain or (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into income - included component
(
245
)
—
—
—
The table below presents the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments that are not designated as hedging instruments on the Income Statement for the
three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging
Instruments under Subtopic 815-20
Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
Amount of Gain or (Loss)
Recognized in Income on Derivative
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Interest rate products
Other income
$
(
15
)
$
23
Total
$
(
15
)
$
23
No
fee income was recognized from its derivative financial instruments for the three months ended March 31, 2025 or 2024.
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The table below presents a gross presentation, the effects of offsetting, and a net presentation of the Company’s derivatives as of
March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. The net amounts of derivative assets or liabilities can be reconciled to the tabular disclosure of fair value. The derivative assets are located within the prepaid and other assets line item on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and the derivative liabilities are located within the accrued expenses and other liabilities line item on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Offsetting of Derivative Assets
As of March 31, 2025
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets
Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Net Amounts of Assets presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Financial Instruments
Cash Collateral Received
Net Amount
(in thousands)
Derivatives
$
3,725
$
—
$
3,725
$
338
$
3,230
$
157
Offsetting of Derivative Liabilities
As of March 31, 2025
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities
Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Net Amounts of Liabilities presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Financial Instruments
Cash Collateral Provided
Net Amount
(in thousands)
Derivatives
$
3,878
$
—
$
3,878
$
338
$
—
$
3,540
Offsetting of Derivative Assets
As of December 31, 2024
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets
Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Net Amounts of Assets presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Financial Instruments
Cash Collateral Received
Net Amount
(in thousands)
Derivatives
$
4,690
$
—
$
4,690
$
642
$
4,048
$
—
Offsetting of Derivative Liabilities
As of December 31, 2024
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities
Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Net Amounts of Liabilities presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Financial Instruments
Cash Collateral Provided
Net Amount
(in thousands)
Derivatives
$
5,292
$
—
$
5,292
$
642
$
—
$
4,650
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The Company has agreements with each of its derivative counterparties that contain a provision stating if the Company either defaults or is capable of being declared in default on any of its indebtedness, then the Company could also be declared in default on its derivative obligations. In addition, these agreements may also require the Company to post additional collateral should it fail to maintain its status as a well- or adequately- capitalized institution.
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the fair value of derivatives in a net liability position, which includes accrued interest but excludes any adjustment for nonperformance risk, related to these agreements was
$
0
. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024
, no collateral was provided related to these agreements.
Note 16 — Segment Reporting
The Company has one reportable segment, Banking, as determined by the
Chief Financial Officer
, who is designated the chief operating decision maker, based upon information provided about the Company's products and services offered, which are primarily banking operations. The Banking segment is also distinguished by the level of information provided to the chief operating decision maker, who uses such information to review performance of various components of the business. The chief operating decision maker uses net interest income, net interest margin, non-interest income, non-interest expense, credit loss expense, and net income to assess performance and in the determination of allocating resources. These metrics, coupled with monitoring of budget to actual results, are used in assessment performance and in establishing compensation. Loans, investments, and deposits provide the revenues in our banking operations. Interest expense, provisions for credit losses, and salaries and benefits provide the significant expenses in our banking operations.
The following table presents information reported internally for performance assessment by the chief operating decision maker for the following periods:
Banking Segment
Quarter Ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Net interest income
$
55,092
$
50,655
Noninterest income
7,726
7,733
Segment revenues
62,818
58,388
Other revenues
—
—
Total consolidated revenues
62,818
58,388
Less:
Credit loss expense
2,721
227
Noninterest expenses
34,984
36,445
Income tax expense
7,441
6,552
Segment net income
17,672
15,164
Reconciliation of profit:
Adjustments and reconciling items
—
—
Consolidated net income
17,672
15,164
Segment assets
7,729,035
7,512,046
Other assets
—
—
Consolidated assets
$
7,729,035
$
7,512,046
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Note 17 — Subsequent Events
Cash Dividend
On
April 24, 2025
, the Company announced that the Board of Directors of the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of
$
0.27
per share to be paid on
May 21, 2025
to stockholders of record as of the close of business on
May 5, 2025
.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis o
f Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following is management’s discussion and analysis of our results of operations and financial condition as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2025. This analysis should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the “2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K”) and with the unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2025 (this “Report”).
Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements contained in this Report are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements in this Report other than statements of historical fact are “forward–looking statements” for purposes of federal and state securities laws, including, but not limited to, statements about anticipated future operating and financial performance, financial condition and liquidity, business strategies, regulatory and competitive outlook, investment and expenditure plans, capital and financing needs and availability, plans and objectives of management for future operations, developments regarding our capital and strategic plans and other similar forecasts and statements of expectation and statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” or “continue,” or the negative of such terms and other comparable terminology. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, financial condition, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These factors include the following:
•
a failure to maintain adequate levels of capital and liquidity to support our operations;
•
general economic and business conditions internationally, nationally and in those areas in which we operate, including potential recessionary conditions;
•
volatility and deterioration in the credit and equity markets;
•
changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits;
•
availability of capital from private and government sources;
•
demographic changes;
•
competition for loans and deposits and failure to attract or retain loans and deposits;
•
inflation and fluctuations in interest rates that reduce our margins and yields, the fair value of financial instruments, the level of loan originations or prepayments on loans we have made and make, the level of loan sales and the cost we pay to retain and attract deposits and secure other types of funding;
•
our ability to enter new markets successfully and capitalize on growth opportunities;
•
the current or anticipated impact of military conflict, terrorism or other geopolitical events;
•
the effect of potential future supervisory action against us or Hanmi Bank and our ability to address any issues raised in our regulatory exams;
•
risks of natural disasters;
•
legal proceedings and litigation brought against us;
•
a failure in or breach of our operational or security systems or infrastructure, including cyberattacks;
•
the failure to maintain current technologies;
•
risks associated with Small Business Administration loans;
•
failure to attract or retain key employees;
•
our ability to access cost-effective funding;
•
the imposition of tariffs or other domestic or international governmental policies;
•
changes in liquidity, including the size and composition of our deposit portfolio and the percentage of uninsured deposits in the portfolio;
•
fluctuations in real estate values;
•
changes in accounting policies and practices;
•
changes in governmental regulation, including, but not limited to, any increase in FDIC insurance premiums and changes in the monetary policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;
•
the ability of Hanmi Bank to make distributions to Hanmi Financial Corporation, which is restricted by certain factors, including Hanmi Bank’s retained earnings, net income, prior distributions made, and certain other financial considerations;
•
strategic transactions we may enter into;
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•
the adequacy of and changes in the methodology for computing our allowance for credit losses;
•
our credit quality and the effect of credit quality on our credit losses expense and allowance for credit losses;
•
changes in the financial performance and/or condition of our borrowers and the ability of our borrowers to perform under the terms of their loans and other terms of credit agreements;
•
our ability to control expenses; and
•
cyber security and fraud risks against our information technology and those of our third-party providers and vendors.
For additional information concerning risks we face, see “Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Report and “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in Part I of the 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K. We undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date on which such statements were made, except as required by law.
Critical Accounting Policies
We have established various accounting policies that govern the application of GAAP in the preparation of our financial statements. Our significant accounting policies are described in the Notes to the consolidated financial statements in our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K. We had no significant changes in what constituted our accounting policies since the filing of our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Certain accounting policies require us to make significant estimates and assumptions that have a material impact on the carrying value of certain assets and liabilities, and we consider these to be critical accounting policies. For a description of these critical accounting policies, see “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Critical Accounting Policies” in our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Actual results could differ significantly from these estimates and assumptions, which could have a material impact on the carrying value of assets and liabilities at the balance sheet dates and our results of operations for the reporting periods. Management has discussed the development and selection of these critical accounting policies with the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors.
We adopted the CECL methodology, as detailed in ASU 2016-13, on January 1, 2020. Effective January 1, 2025 we changed our ACL methodology. We have transitioned certain qualitative factors considered prior to January 1, 2025, to quantitative factors. The transition from qualitative factors to quantitative factors was based upon the availability of certain data relative to the ACL model previously used. Qualitative factors transitioned to quantitative factors effective January 1, 2025 included market and industry specific data, trends relating to credit quality, delinquency, and nonperforming and adversely rated loans.
In addition, the Company previously used a Probability of Default /Loss Given Default (PD/LGD) methodology to determine the allowance for credit losses. Following a periodic review of its credit loss estimation process, the Company concluded that a historical loss rate approach, adjusted for current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts, more appropriately reflects the expected credit losses for its loan portfolio. This change is considered a change in accounting estimate resulting from a change in methodology and assumptions, and is accounted for prospectively in accordance with ASC 250-10-45-17 through 45-18.
The change in methodology did not have a material impact to the Company’s operating results and financial condition. The provision for credit losses for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 reflects this change in estimate.
Allowance for credit losses and Allowance for credit losses related to off-balance sheet items
Our allowance for credit losses incorporates a variety of risk considerations, both quantitative and qualitative, that management believes is appropriate to estimate lifetime credit losses at each reporting date. Quantitative factors include the general economic forecast in our markets, risk ratings, delinquency trends, collateral values, changes in nonperforming loans, and other factors.
We use qualitative factors to adjust the allowance calculation for risks not considered by the quantitative calculations. Qualitative factors considered in our methodologies include, concentrations of credit, changes in lending management and staff, and quality of the loan review system.
The Company reviews baseline and alternative economic scenarios from Moody’s (previously known as Moody’s Analytics, a subsidiary of Moody’s Corporation) for consideration in the quantitative portion of our analysis of the allowance for credit losses. Moody’s publishes a baseline forecast that represents the estimate of the most likely path for the United States economy through the current business cycle (50% probability that economic conditions will be worse and 50% probability that economic conditions will be better) as well as alternative scenarios to examine how different types of shocks will affect the future performance of the United States economy.
The Company utilizes a midpoint approach of multiple forward-looking scenarios to incorporate losses from a baseline, upside (stronger near-term growth) and downside (slower near-term growth) economy. As a result, the upside and downside scenarios each receive a weight of 30%, and the baseline receives a weight of 40%.
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Certain quantitative and qualitative factors used to estimate credit losses and establish an allowance for credit losses are subject to uncertainty. The adequacy of our allowance for credit losses is sensitive to changes in current and forecasted economic conditions that may affect the ability of borrowers to make contractual payments as well as the value of the collateral securing such payments.
Although management believes it uses the best information available to establish the allowance for credit losses, future adjustments to the allowance for credit losses may be necessary and the Company’s results of operations could be adversely affected if circumstances differ substantially from the assumptions used in making the determinations.
In addition, because future events affecting borrowers and collateral cannot be predicted without uncertainty, the existing allowance for credit losses may not be adequate or increases may be necessary should the quality of any loans deteriorate as a result of the factors discussed. Any material increase in the allowance for credit losses would adversely impact the Company's financial condition and results of operations.
Allowance Attribution Analysis
Allowance for credit losses
(in thousands)
December 31, 2024
$
70,147
Effect of change in ACL model
$
(1,430
)
Charge-offs
(3,189
)
Recoveries
1,243
Provision (recovery) attributed to qualitative considerations
(3,018
)
Provision (recovery) attributed to quantitative considerations
(704
)
Provision attributed to individually evaluated loans
7,548
March 31, 2025
$
70,597
The following are the key macroeconomic variable inputs employed in the determination of the allowance for credit losses at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
Economic Factors
3/31/2025
12/31/2024
Description of Economic Factors
Unemployment rate
4.54
%
4.10
%
Average of four forward-looking quarters; Midpoint approach
(1)
, Baseline
(2)
Gross domestic product
1.48
%
(0.25
)%
Average growth rate year over year percentage of four forward-looking quarters; Midpoint approach
(1)
, Alternate Scenarios 2 and 3
(3)
CRE Price Index
(1.21
)%
N/A
Average growth rate year over year percentage of four forward-looking quarters; Midpoint approach
(1)
(1)
The midpoint approach of the Moody's baseline, upside, and downside scenarios was used for the unemployment rate, GDP growth rate, and CRE price index forecasts for the period ended March 31, 2025.
(2)
The Moody's Baseline scenario was used for the unemployment rate forecast for period ended December 31, 2024.
(3)
The Moody's alternative scenarios 2 and 3 (equally weighted) were used for the GDP growth rate forecast for the period ended December 31, 2024.
Sensitivity Analysis
Adverse changes in management’s assessment of the assumptions and key inputs used to determine the allowance for credit losses could lead to increases in the allowance through additional provisions for credit losses. If actual losses and conditions differ materially from the assumptions used to determine the allowance for credit losses, our actual credit losses could differ materially from management’s estimates.
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A sensitivity analysis of our allowance for credit losses was performed by estimating credit losses allocating more weight on the Moody’s S2 scenario, which has a more negative outlook on the economy, compared with the Moody’s baseline and S1 scenarios. The S2 scenario assumes elevated market interest rates, which weakens credit sensitive spending more than anticipated. In addition, the combination of tariffs, rising inflation, deportations, global political unrest and tensions, and reduced credit availability could cause the economy to fall into a mild recession in 2025. Incorporating key macroeconomic inputs from Moody’s S2 projected scenario in our calculation resulted in additional allowance for credit losses of approximately $2.4 million, compared with the results using the midpoint approach of Moody’s baseline, upside, and downside scenarios as of March 31, 2025.
Management's reviews consider the results of each sensitivity analysis when evaluating the qualitative factor adjustments. While management believes that it has established adequate allowances for lifetime credit losses on loans, actual results may prove different, and could be material. Management monitors the performance of the assumptions, key inputs and various scenarios on an ongoing basis to ensure their effective application in the estimate of the allowance for credit losses.
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Executive Overview
Net income was $17.7 million, or $0.58 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to $15.2 million, or $0.50 per diluted share, for the same period a year ago. The increase in net income was driven by a $4.4 million increase in net interest income and a $1.5 million decrease in noninterest expense, offset by an increase in credit loss expense of $2.5 million and income tax expense of $0.9 million. Credit loss expense for the first quarter of 2025 was $2.7 million compared to a $0.2 million expense for the first quarter of 2024.
Loans receivable increased by $30.4 million, or 0.5%, to $6.21 billion as of March 31, 2025, compared with $6.18 billion as of December 31, 2024. The net increase was due to loan production of $345.9 million, offset by payoffs, loan sales, and prepayments of $315.1 million.
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Deposits were $6.62 billion at March 31, 2025 compared with $6.44 billion at December 31, 2024 as money market and savings deposits and time deposits increased by $140.4 million and $72.8 million, respectively, while non-interest bearing demand deposits decreased by $30.0 million.
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Return on average assets and return on average stockholders’ equity for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 were 0.94% and 8.92%, respectively, as compared with 0.81% and 7.90%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.
Results of Operations
Net Interest Income
Our primary source of revenue is net interest income, which is the difference between interest derived from earning assets, and interest paid on liabilities obtained to fund those assets. Our net interest income is affected by changes in the level and mix of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, referred to as volume changes. Net interest income is also affected by changes in the yields earned on assets and rates paid on liabilities, referred to as rate changes. Interest rates charged on loans receivable are affected principally by changes to market interest rates, the demand for loans receivable, the supply of money available for lending purposes, and other competitive factors. Those factors are, in turn, affected by general economic conditions and other factors beyond our control, such as federal economic policies, the general supply of money in the economy, legislative tax policies, governmental budgetary matters, and the actions of the Federal Reserve.
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The following table shows the average balance of assets, liabilities and stockholders’ equity; the amount of interest income, and interest expense; the average yield or rate for each category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities; and the net interest spread and the net interest margin on a taxable-equivalent basis for the periods indicated. All average balances are daily average balances.
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2025
March 31, 2024
Interest
Average
Interest
Average
Average
Income /
Yield /
Average
Income /
Yield /
Balance
Expense
Rate
Balance
Expense
Rate
Assets
(dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Loans receivable
(1)
$
6,189,531
$
90,887
5.95
%
$
6,137,888
$
91,674
6.00
%
Securities
(2)
1,001,499
6,169
2.49
%
969,520
4,955
2.07
%
FHLB stock
16,385
360
8.92
%
16,385
361
8.87
%
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
176,028
1,841
4.24
%
201,724
2,604
5.19
%
Total interest-earning assets
7,383,443
99,257
5.45
%
7,325,517
99,594
5.47
%
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks
53,670
58,382
Allowance for credit losses
(69,648
)
(69,106
)
Other assets
249,148
244,700
Total assets
$
7,616,613
$
7,559,493
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits:
Demand: interest-bearing
$
79,369
$
27
0.14
%
$
86,401
$
30
0.14
%
Money market and savings
2,037,224
16,437
3.27
%
1,815,085
16,553
3.67
%
Time deposits
2,345,346
24,095
4.17
%
2,507,830
29,055
4.66
%
Total interest-bearing deposits
4,461,939
40,559
3.69
%
4,409,316
45,638
4.16
%
Borrowings
179,444
2,024
4.57
%
162,418
1,655
4.10
%
Subordinated debentures
130,718
1,582
4.84
%
130,088
1,646
5.06
%
Total interest-bearing liabilities
4,772,101
44,165
3.75
%
4,701,822
48,939
4.19
%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities and equity:
Demand deposits: noninterest-bearing
1,895,953
1,921,189
Other liabilities
144,654
164,524
Stockholders’ equity
803,905
771,958
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
7,616,613
$
7,559,493
Net interest income
$
55,092
$
50,655
Cost of deposits
(3)
2.59
%
2.90
%
Net interest spread (taxable equivalent basis)
(4)
1.70
%
1.28
%
Net interest margin (taxable equivalent basis)
(5)
3.02
%
2.78
%
(1)
Loans receivable include loans held for sale and exclude the allowance for credit losses. Nonaccrual loans receivable are included in the average loans receivable balance.
(2)
Securities average yield is calculated on a fully taxable equivalent basis using the current statutory federal tax rate of 21%.
(3)
Represents interest expense on deposits as a percentage of all interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing deposits.
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(4)
Represents the average yield earned on interest-earning assets less the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities.
(5)
Represents net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.
The table below shows changes in interest income and interest expense and the amounts attributable to variations in interest rates and volumes for the periods indicated. The variances attributable to simultaneous volume and rate changes have been allocated to the change due to volume and the change due to rate categories in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amount attributable solely to the change in volume and to the change in rate.
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2025 vs March 31, 2024
Increases (Decreases) Due to Change In
Volume
Rate
Total
(in thousands)
Interest and dividend income:
Loans receivable
(1)
$
6
$
(793
)
$
(787
)
Securities
(2)
163
1,051
1,214
FHLB stock
(3
)
2
(1
)
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
(351
)
(412
)
(763
)
Total interest and dividend income
(185
)
(152
)
(337
)
Interest expense:
Demand: interest-bearing
$
(3
)
$
—
$
(3
)
Money market and savings
1,972
(2,088
)
(116
)
Time deposits
(2,107
)
(2,853
)
(4,960
)
Borrowings
159
210
369
Subordinated debentures
8
(72
)
(64
)
Total interest expense
29
(4,803
)
(4,774
)
Change in net interest income
$
(214
)
$
4,651
$
4,437
(1)
Loans receivable include loans held for sale and exclude the allowance for credit losses. Nonaccrual loans receivable are included in the average loans receivable balance.
(2)
Securities average yield is calculated on a fully taxable equivalent basis using the current statutory federal tax rate of 21%.
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, net interest income was $55.1 million and $50.7 million, respectively. The increase of $4.4 million was primarily due to a decrease in interest expense. The net interest spread and net interest margin, on a taxable equivalent basis, for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, were 1.70% and 3.02%, respectively, compared to 1.28% and 2.78%, respectively, for the same period in 2024. Interest and dividend income decreased $0.3 million, or 0.3%, to $99.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 from $99.6 million for the same period in 2024. Interest expense decreased $4.8 million, or 9.8%, to $44.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 from $48.9 million for the same period in 2024 primarily due to decreases in deposit rates.
The average balance of interest earning assets increased $57.9 million, or 0.8%, to $7.38 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2025, from $7.33 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The average balance of loans increased $51.6 million, or 0.8%, to $6.19 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2025, from $6.14 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The average balance of securities was $1.0 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. The average balance of interest-bearing deposits at other banks decreased $25.7 million, or 12.7%, to $176.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, from $201.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
The average yield on interest-earning assets, on a taxable equivalent basis, decreased two basis points to 5.45% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, from 5.47% for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The average yield on loans decreased to 5.95% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, from 6.00% for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The average yield on securities, on a taxable equivalent basis, increased to 2.49% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, from 2.07% for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The increase in the average yield on securities was primarily due to the Company using the proceeds from lower-coupon rate maturing securities to reinvest into higher-coupon rate securities.
The average balance of interest-bearing liabilities increased $70.3 million, or 1.5%, to $4.77 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared with $4.70 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The average balances of money market and savings accounts and borrowings increased by $222.1 million and $17.0 million, respectively, offset partially by decreases in interest-bearing demand deposits and time deposits of $7.0 million and $162.5 million, respectively. The increase in average
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balances of money market and savings accounts was due to an increase in new commercial accounts. The decrease in the average balance of time deposits was due to the shift to money market and savings accounts as market rates decreased.
The average cost of interest-bearing liabilities was 3.75% and 4.19% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The average cost of interest-bearing deposits decreased 47 basis points to 3.69% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared with 4.16% for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The average cost of time deposits decreased 49 basis points to 4.17% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared with 4.66% for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The average cost of money market and savings accounts decreased 40 basis points to 3.27% for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with 3.67% for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The decrease in the cost of deposits was due to a decrease in deposit market rates. The average cost of borrowings increased to 4.57% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared with 4.10% for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Credit Loss Expense
For the first quarter of 2025, the Company recorded $2.7 million of credit loss expense, comprised of a $2.4 million provision for loan losses and a $0.3 million provision recorded for off-balance sheet items. For the same period in 2024, the Company recorded $0.2 million of credit loss expense, comprised of a $0.4 million provision for loan losses, partially offset by a $0.2 million recovery for off-balance sheet items. The $2.0 million increase in provision for loan losses is the result of a $3.7 million increase in specific reserves and a $0.4 million increase net charge-offs, partially offset by a $2.1 million decrease resulting from quantitative and qualitative considerations.
See also “Allowance for Credit Losses and Allowance for Credit Losses Related to Off-Balance Sheet Items” for further details.
Noninterest Income
The following table sets forth the various components of noninterest income for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended March 31,
Increase
(Decrease)
Increase
(Decrease)
2025
2024
Amount
Percent
(in thousands)
Service charges on deposit accounts
$
2,217
$
2,450
$
(233
)
(9.51
)%
Trade finance and other service charges and fees
1,396
1,414
(18
)
(1.27
)
Servicing income
732
712
20
2.81
Bank-owned life insurance income
309
304
5
1.64
All other operating income
897
928
(31
)
(3.34
)
Service charges, fees & other
5,551
5,808
(257
)
(4.42
)
Gain on sale of SBA loans
2,000
1,482
518
34.95
Gain on sale of mortgage loans
175
443
(268
)
(60.50
)
Total noninterest income
$
7,726
$
7,733
$
(7
)
(0.09
)%
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, noninterest income was $7.7 million. The $0.5 million increase in gain on sale of SBA loans was offset by a $0.3 million decrease in gain on sale of mortgage loans and $0.2 million decrease in service charges on deposit accounts.
During the first quarter of 2025, the Company sold $10.0 million of residential loans, recognizing a net gain of $0.2 million, and sold $32.2 million of SBA loans, recognizing a net gain of $2.0 million. During the first quarter of 2024, the Company sold $29.7 million of residential loans, recognizing a net gain of $0.4 million, and sold $25.6 million of SBA loans, recognizing a net gain of $1.5 million. Trade premiums on SBA loan sales were 7.82% and 7.23% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
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Noninterest Expense
The following table sets forth the components of noninterest expense for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended March 31,
Increase
(Decrease)
Increase
(Decrease)
2025
2024
Amount
Percent
(in thousands)
Salaries and employee benefits
$
20,972
$
21,585
$
(613
)
(2.84
)%
Occupancy and equipment
4,450
4,537
(87
)
(1.92
)
Data processing
3,787
3,551
236
6.65
Professional fees
1,468
1,893
(425
)
(22.45
)
Supplies and communications
517
601
(84
)
(13.98
)
Advertising and promotion
585
907
(322
)
(35.50
)
All other operating expenses
3,175
3,160
15
0.47
Subtotal
34,954
36,234
(1,280
)
(3.53
)
Other real estate owned expense
41
22
19
86.36
Repossessed personal property expense (income)
(11
)
189
(200
)
(105.82
)
Total noninterest expense
$
34,984
$
36,445
$
(1,461
)
(4.01
)%
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, noninterest expense was $35.0 million, a decrease of $1.4 million, or 4.0%, compared with $36.4 million for the same period in 2024. The decrease was mainly attributed to a $0.6 million decrease in salaries and employee benefits, a $0.4 million decrease in professional fees, and a $0.3 million decrease in advertising and promotion. The decrease in salaries and employee benefits was mainly attributed to an increase in capitalized loan origination costs resulting from an increase in loan originations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. Professional fees decreased $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 due to the completion of a loan system implementation in 2024. Advertising and promotion decreased $0.3 million due to a decrease in deposit marketing campaign expenses.
Income Tax Expense
Income tax expense was $7.4 million and $6.6 million, representing an effective income tax rate of 29.6% and 30.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Financial Condition
Securities
As of March 31, 2025, our securities portfolio consisted of U.S. government agency and sponsored agency mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and debt securities, tax-exempt municipal bonds and U.S. Treasury securities. Most of these securities carry fixed interest rates. Other than holdings of U.S. government agency and sponsored agency obligations, there were no securities of any one issuer exceeding 10% of stockholders’ equity as of March 31, 2025 or December 31, 2024.
Securities increased $1.2 million to $907.0 million at March 31, 2025 from $905.8 million at December 31, 2024, mainly attributed to $32.5 million in securities purchases and a decrease in unrealized securities losses of $14.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025, partially offset by $45.1 million in payments and maturities.
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The following table summarizes the contractual maturity schedule for securities, at amortized cost, and their cost weighted average yield, which is calculated using amortized cost as the weight, as of March 31, 2025:
After One
Year But
After Five
Years But
Within One
Year
Within Five
Years
Within Ten
Years
After Ten
Years
Total
Amount
Yield
Amount
Yield
Amount
Yield
Amount
Yield
Amount
Yield
(dollars in thousands)
Securities available for sale:
U.S. Treasury securities
$
46,241
4.62
%
$
43,485
3.68
%
$
—
0.00
%
$
—
0.00
%
$
89,726
4.16
%
U.S. government agency and sponsored agency obligations:
Mortgage-backed securities - residential
1
2.56
—
—
16,747
3.32
422,620
1.79
439,368
1.85
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial
604
0.52
4,851
2.62
—
—
69,036
2.48
74,491
2.47
Collateralized mortgage obligations
—
—
94
1.30
95
2.59
194,852
4.24
195,041
4.24
Debt securities
48,493
1.04
68,290
2.01
—
—
—
—
116,783
1.61
Total U.S. government agency and sponsored agency obligations
49,098
1.03
73,235
2.05
16,842
3.32
686,508
2.55
825,683
2.44
Municipal bonds-tax exempt
—
—
—
—
47,023
1.35
28,802
1.32
75,825
1.34
Total securities available for sale
$
95,339
2.77
%
$
116,720
2.65
%
$
63,865
1.87
%
$
715,310
2.51
%
$
991,234
2.51
%
Loans Receivable
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, loans receivable (excluding loans held for sale), net of deferred loan fees and costs, discounts and allowance for credit losses, were $6.21 billion and $6.18 billion, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, there was $345.9 million in new loan production, which included $11.0 million in SBA loan purchases, offset partially by $167.2 million in loan sales and payoffs, and amortization and other reductions of $144.6 million. Loan production consisted of commercial real estate loans of $146.6 million, residential mortgages of $55.0 million, commercial and industrial loans of $42.3 million, equipment financing agreements of $46.7 million and SBA loans of $55.2 million.
The table below shows the maturity distribution of outstanding loans, before the allowance for credit losses as of March 31, 2025. In addition, the table shows the distribution of such loans between those with floating or variable interest rates and those with fixed or predetermined interest rates.
Within One
Year
After One
Year but
Within
Three
Years
After Three
Years but
Within
Five
Years
After Five
Years but
Within
Fifteen
Years
After
Fifteen
Years
Total
(in thousands)
Real estate loans:
Commercial property
Retail
$
164,861
$
311,358
$
419,769
$
139,602
$
73,507
$
1,109,097
Hospitality
161,280
294,662
326,853
45,392
17,088
845,275
Office
236,716
268,414
41,235
11,885
5,707
563,957
Other
305,131
509,855
393,206
130,277
40,277
1,378,746
Total commercial property loans
867,988
1,384,289
1,181,063
327,156
136,579
3,897,075
Construction
74,582
3,994
—
—
—
78,576
Residential
6,137
23
223
4,354
968,799
979,536
Total real estate loans
948,707
1,388,306
1,181,286
331,510
1,105,378
4,955,187
Commercial and industrial loans
330,782
199,166
145,498
178,960
—
854,406
Equipment financing agreements
32,589
227,601
197,539
14,867
—
472,596
Loans receivable
$
1,312,078
$
1,815,073
$
1,524,323
$
525,337
$
1,105,378
$
6,282,189
Loans with predetermined interest rates
693,056
1,216,833
649,049
30,374
265,735
2,855,047
Loans with variable interest rates
619,022
598,240
875,274
494,963
839,643
3,427,142
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The table below shows the maturity distribution of outstanding loans, before the allowance for credit losses, with fixed or predetermined interest rates, as of March 31, 2025.
Within One
Year
After One
Year but
Within Three
Years
After Three
Years but
Within Five
Years
After Five
Years but
Within
Fifteen
Years
After
Fifteen
Years
Total
(in thousands)
Real estate loans:
Commercial property
Retail
$
138,188
$
263,738
$
191,794
$
25
$
576
$
594,321
Hospitality
48,844
161,542
104,587
—
215
315,188
Office
129,078
215,531
14,039
—
—
358,648
Other
234,666
337,801
128,910
7,647
3,268
712,292
Total commercial property loans
550,776
978,612
439,330
7,672
4,059
1,980,449
Construction
—
—
—
—
—
—
Residential
1,467
23
21
2,255
261,676
265,442
Total real estate loans
552,243
978,635
439,351
9,927
265,735
2,245,891
Commercial and industrial loans
108,223
10,597
12,159
5,580
—
136,559
Equipment financing agreements
32,590
227,601
197,539
14,867
—
472,597
Loans receivable
$
693,056
$
1,216,833
$
649,049
$
30,374
$
265,735
$
2,855,047
The table below shows the maturity distribution of outstanding loans, before the allowance for credit losses, with floating or variable interest rates (including floating, adjustable and hybrids), as of March 31, 2025.
Within One
Year
After One
Year but
Within Three
Years
After Three
Years but
Within Five
Years
After Five
Years but
Within
Fifteen
Years
After
Fifteen
Years
Total
(in thousands)
Real estate loans:
Commercial property
Retail
$
26,672
$
47,620
$
227,975
$
139,577
$
72,932
$
514,776
Hospitality
112,436
133,120
222,266
45,392
16,873
530,087
Office
107,638
52,883
27,196
11,885
5,707
205,309
Other
70,465
172,054
264,296
122,631
37,009
666,455
Total commercial property loans
317,211
405,677
741,733
319,485
132,521
1,916,627
Construction
74,582
3,993
—
—
—
78,575
Residential
4,670
—
201
2,099
707,122
714,092
Total real estate loans
396,463
409,670
741,934
321,584
839,643
2,709,294
Commercial and industrial loans
222,559
188,570
133,340
173,379
—
717,848
Loans receivable
$
619,022
$
598,240
$
875,274
$
494,963
$
839,643
$
3,427,142
Industry
As of March 31, 2025, the loan portfolio included the following concentrations of loan types to borrowers in industries that represented greater than 10.0% of loans receivable outstanding:
Percentage of
Balance as of
Loans Receivable
March 31, 2025
Outstanding
(in millions)
Lessor of nonresidential buildings
$
1,632
26.0
%
Hospitality
843
13.4
%
Loan Quality Indicators
Loans 30 to 89 days past due and still accruing were $17.3 million at March 31, 2025, compared with $18.5 million at December 31, 2024.
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Activity in criticized loans was as follows for the periods indicated:
Special Mention
Classified
(in thousands)
Three months ended March 31, 2025
Balance at beginning of period
$
139,613
$
25,683
Additions
148
26,169
Reductions
(21,381
)
(5,333
)
Ending balance
$
118,380
$
46,519
Three months ended March 31, 2024
Balance at beginning of period
$
65,315
$
31,367
Additions
671
3,631
Reductions
(3,670
)
(11,329
)
Ending balance
$
62,316
$
23,669
Special mention loans were $118.4 million and $139.6 million at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The $21.2 million decrease in the first quarter of 2025 included loan upgrades of $20.5 million and amortization/paydowns of $0.9 million, offset by additions of $0.2 million. The increase in loan upgrades was primarily attributable to a $18.9 million loan upgrade of a commercial and industrial loan. The $3.0 million decrease in the first quarter of 2024 included upgrades to pass loans of $1.5 million, downgrades to classified loans of $0.8 million, and paydowns and payoffs of $1.4 million, offset by downgrades from pass loans of $0.7 million. The upgrades to pass loans were primarily attributable to a $1.5 million retail loan and downgrades to classified consisted of two SBA commercial real estate retail loans for $0.8 million.
Classified loans were $46.5 million and $25.7 million at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The $20.8 million increase in classified loans for the three months ended March 31, 2025 resulted from $22.8 million of loan downgrades and $3.4 million of equipment financing downgrades. The increase in loan downgrades was primarily the result of a $20.0 million commercial real estate office loan designated as nonaccrual. Additions were offset by $2.7 million of equipment financing charge-offs, $1.1 million of payoffs, $1.0 million of amortization and paydowns, $0.3 million of loan charge-offs and $0.3 million of loan upgrades. The $7.7 million decrease in the first quarter of 2024 was primarily driven by paydowns and payoffs of $9.4 million, and charge-offs of $1.9 million, offset by new downgrades to classified loans of $3.6 million. The paydowns and payoffs during the three months ended March 31, 2024 were mainly attributed to payoffs of a $4.7 million commercial real estate industrial loan and a $1.2 million commercial real estate office loan, and a $0.9 million paydown on a previously mentioned nonperforming commercial and industrial loan in the health-care industry.
Nonperforming Assets
Nonperforming loans consist of nonaccrual loans and loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing interest. Nonperforming assets consist of nonperforming loans and OREO. Loans are placed on nonaccrual status when, in the opinion of management, the full timely collection of principal or interest is in doubt. Generally, the accrual of interest is discontinued when principal or interest payments become more than 90 days past due, unless we believe the loan is adequately collateralized and in the process of collection. However, in certain instances, we may place a particular loan on nonaccrual status earlier, depending upon the individual circumstances surrounding the loan’s delinquency. When a loan is placed on nonaccrual status, previously accrued but unpaid interest is reversed against current income. Subsequent collections of cash are applied as principal reductions when received, except when the ultimate collectability of principal is probable, in which case interest payments are credited to income. Nonaccrual loans may be restored to accrual status when principal and interest become current and full repayment is expected, which generally occurs after sustained payment of six months. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis for loans not meeting the criteria for nonaccrual. OREO consists of properties acquired by foreclosure or similar means.
Except for nonaccrual loans, management is not aware of any other loans as of March 31, 2025 for which known credit problems of the borrower would cause serious doubts as to the ability of such borrowers to comply with their present loan repayment terms, or any known events that would result in a loan being designated as nonperforming at some future date.
Nonaccrual loans were $35.5 million and $14.3 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, representing an increase of $21.3 million, or 149.1%. The increase was due to the previously mentioned $20.0 million commercial real estate office loan designated as nonaccrual during the first quarter of 2025. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, 1.72% and 1.81% of equipment financing agreements were on nonaccrual status, respectively. At March 31, 2025 there were $112,000 of
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loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing interest. At December 31, 2024, all loans 90 days or more past due were classified as nonaccrual.
The $35.5 million of nonperforming loans as of March 31, 2025 had individually evaluated allowances of $11.8 million, compared to $14.3 million of nonperforming loans with individually evaluated allowances of $6.2 million as of December 31, 2024.
Nonperforming assets were $35.7 million at March 31, 2025, or 0.46% of total assets, compared to $14.4 million, or 0.19%, at December 31, 2024. Additionally, not included in nonperforming assets were repossessed personal property assets associated with equipment finance agreements of $0.7 million and $0.6 million at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
Individually Evaluated Loans
The Company reviews loans on an individual basis when the loan does not share similar risk characteristics with loan pools. Individually evaluated loans are measured for expected credit losses based on the present value of expected cash flows discounted at the effective interest rate, the observable market price, or the fair value of collateral.
Individually evaluated loans were $33.1 million and $14.3 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, representing a increase of $18.8 million, or 131.5%. Specific allowances associated with individually evaluated loans increased $5.6 million to $11.8 million as of March 31, 2025 compared with $6.2 million as of December 31, 2024.
A borrower is experiencing financial difficulties when there is a probability that the borrower will be in payment default on any of its debt in the foreseeable future without the modification. The Company may modify loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulties by providing principal forgiveness, a term extension, an other-than-insignificant payment delay, or an interest rate reduction.
The following table presents loan modifications made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty by type of modification, with related amortized cost balances, respective percentage shares of the total class of loans, and the related financial effect, as of the periods indicated:
Term Extension
Amortized Cost Basis
% of Total Class of Loans
Financial Effect
(in thousands)
March 31, 2025
Commercial and industrial loans
$22,863
2.7%
One loan with term extension of six years; one loan with term extension of six months
Interest Only/Principal Deferment
Amortized Cost Basis
% of Total Class of Loans
Financial Effect
(in thousands)
March 31, 2025
Commercial property loans: Retail
$13,531
1.2%
Two loans with three month principal and interest deferral
Commercial and industrial loans
19,748
2.3%
One loan with six month interest only; one loan with 12 month interest only
The modified loans above were current at March 31, 2025.
The table above includes two retail commercial loans with an amortized cost of $13.5 million that were modified during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
No loans were modified to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty during the three months ended March 31, 2024.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, there were no payment defaults on loans modified within the preceding 12 months.
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Allowance for Credit Losses and Allowance for Credit Losses Related to Off-Balance Sheet Items
As previously mentioned, effective January 1, 2025, the Company changed its methodology for estimating expected credit losses on its loan portfolio. The Company’s estimate of the allowance for credit losses at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 reflected losses expected over the remaining contractual life of assets based on historical, current, and forward-looking information. The contractual term does not consider extensions, renewals or modifications.
Our allowance for credit losses incorporate a variety of risk considerations, both quantitative and qualitative, that management believes is appropriate to absorb lifetime credit losses at each reporting date. Quantitative factors include the general economic forecast in our markets, risk ratings, delinquency trends, collateral values, changes in nonperforming loans, and other factors.
We use qualitative factors to adjust the allowance calculation for risks not considered by the quantitative calculations. Qualitative factors considered in our methodologies include concentrations of credit, changes in lending management and staff, and quality of the loan review system.
The Company reviews baseline and alternative economic scenarios from Moody’s (previously known as Moody’s Analytics, a subsidiary of Moody’s Corporation) for consideration in the quantitative portion of our analysis of the allowance for credit losses. Moody’s publishes a baseline forecast that represents the estimate of the most likely path for the United States economy through the current business cycle (50% probability that economic conditions will be worse and 50% probability that economic conditions will be better) as well as alternative scenarios to examine how different types of shocks will affect the future performance of the United States economy.
The Company utilizes a midpoint approach of multiple forward-looking scenarios to incorporate losses from a baseline, upside (stronger near-term growth) and downside (slower near-term growth) economy. As a result, the upside and downside scenarios each receive a weight of 30%, and the baseline receives a weight of 40%.
Certain quantitative and qualitative factors used to estimate credit losses and establish an allowance for credit losses are subject to uncertainty. The adequacy of our allowance for credit losses is sensitive to changes in current and forecasted economic conditions that may affect the ability of borrowers to make contractual payments as well as the value of the collateral securing such payments.
Although management believes it uses the best information available to establish the allowance for credit losses, future adjustments to the allowance for credit losses may be necessary and the Company’s results of operations could be adversely affected if circumstances differ substantially from the assumptions used in making the determinations.
In addition, because future events affecting borrowers and collateral cannot be predicted without uncertainty, the existing allowance for credit losses may not be adequate or increases may be necessary should the quality of any loans deteriorate as a result of the factors discussed. Any material increase in the allowance for credit losses would adversely impact the Company's financial condition and results of operations.
The following table reflects our allocation of the allowance for credit losses by loan category as well as the amount of loans in each loan category, including related percentages:
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Allowance Amount
Percentage of Total Allowance
Total Loans
Percentage of Total Loans
Allowance Amount
Percentage of Total Allowance
Total Loans
Percentage of Total Loans
(dollars in thousands)
Real estate loans:
Commercial property
Retail
$
9,404
13.3
%
$
1,109,097
17.7
%
$
10,171
14.5
%
$
1,068,978
17.1
%
Hospitality
7,128
10.1
845,275
13.5
15,302
21.8
848,134
13.6
Office
11,536
16.3
563,957
9.0
3,935
5.6
568,861
9.1
Other
12,278
17.5
1,378,746
21.8
8,243
11.8
1,385,051
22.2
Total commercial property loans
40,346
57.2
3,897,075
62.0
37,651
53.7
3,871,024
62.0
Construction
1,021
1.4
78,576
1.3
1,664
2.4
78,598
1.3
Residential
9,936
14.2
979,536
15.7
5,784
8.2
951,302
15.2
Total real estate loans
51,303
72.8
4,955,187
79.0
45,099
64.3
4,900,924
78.5
Commercial and industrial loans
6,242
8.7
854,406
13.5
10,006
14.3
863,431
13.8
Equipment financing agreements
13,052
18.5
472,596
7.5
15,042
21.4
487,022
7.7
Total
$
70,597
100.0
%
$
6,282,189
100.0
%
$
70,147
100.0
%
$
6,251,377
100.0
%
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The following table sets forth certain ratios related to our allowance for credit losses at the dates presented:
As of
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(dollars in thousands)
Ratios:
Allowance for credit losses to loans receivable
1.12
%
1.12
%
Nonaccrual loans to loans
0.56
%
0.23
%
Allowance for credit losses to nonaccrual loans
199.10
%
491.50
%
Balance:
Nonaccrual loans at end of period
$
35,458
$
14,272
Nonperforming loans at end of period
$
35,570
$
14,272
The allowance for credit losses was $70.6 million and $70.1 million at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The allowance attributed to individually evaluated loans was $11.8 million and $6.2 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The allowance attributed to collectively evaluated loans was $58.8 million and $64.0 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The decrease in the allowance attributed to collectively evaluated loans was primarily due to the change in ACL methodology.
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the allowance for credit losses related to off-balance sheet items, primarily unfunded loan commitments, was $2.4 million and $2.1 million, respectively. The Bank closely monitors the borrower’s repayment capabilities, while funding existing commitments to ensure losses are minimized. Based on management’s evaluation and analysis of portfolio credit quality, prevailing economic conditions and economic forecasts, we believe these allowances were adequate for current expected lifetime losses in the loan portfolio and off-balance sheet exposure as of March 31, 2025.
The following table presents a summary of gross charge-offs and recoveries for the loan portfolio:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Gross charge-offs
$
(3,189
)
$
(2,123
)
Gross recoveries
1,243
527
Net (charge-offs) recoveries
$
(1,946
)
$
(1,596
)
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, gross charge-offs increased $1.1 million from the same period in 2024. Gross recoveries for the three months ended March 31, 2025 increased $0.7 million from the same period in 2024. Gross charge-offs for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 primarily consisted of $2.8 million and $2.0 million of equipment financing agreements charge-offs, respectively. Gross recoveries for the three months ended March 31, 2025 primarily consisted of $0.8 million of recoveries on equipment financing agreements.
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The following table presents a summary of net (charge-offs) recoveries for the loan portfolio:
Three Months Ended
Average Loans
Net (Charge-Offs) Recoveries
Net (Charge-Offs) Recoveries to Average Loans
(1)
(dollars in thousands)
March 31, 2025
Commercial real estate loans
$
3,938,099
$
—
—
%
Residential loans
967,755
255
0.11
Commercial and industrial loans
797,524
(186
)
(0.09
)
Equipment financing agreements
486,153
(2,015
)
(1.66
)
Total
$
6,189,531
$
(1,946
)
(0.13
)%
March 31, 2024
Commercial real estate loans
$
3,875,439
$
46
0.00
%
Residential loans
978,908
—
—
Commercial and industrial loans
710,440
(97
)
(0.05
)
Equipment financing agreements
573,101
(1,545
)
(1.08
)
Total
$
6,137,888
$
(1,596
)
(0.10
)%
(1)
Annualized
Net loan charge-offs were $1.9 million, or 0.13% of average loans and $1.6 million, or 0.10% of average loans for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Deposits
The following table shows the composition of deposits by type as of the dates indicated:
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Balance
Percent
Balance
Percent
(dollars in thousands)
Demand – noninterest-bearing
$
2,066,659
31.2
%
$
2,096,634
32.6
%
Interest-bearing:
Demand
80,790
1.2
80,323
1.2
Money market and savings
2,073,943
31.3
1,933,535
30.0
Uninsured amount of time deposits more than $250,000:
Three months or less
199,651
3.0
225,015
3.5
Over three months through six months
254,841
3.9
219,304
3.4
Over six months through twelve months
192,708
2.9
202,966
3.2
Over twelve months
4,215
0.1
14
—
All other insured time deposits
1,746,668
26.4
1,677,985
26.1
Total deposits
$
6,619,475
100.0
%
$
6,435,776
100.0
%
Total deposits were $6.62 billion and $6.44 billion as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, representing an increase of $183.7 million, or 2.9%. The increase in deposits was primarily driven by a $140.4 million increase in money market and savings deposits and a $72.8 million increase in time deposits, partially offset by a $30.0 million decrease in noninterest-bearing demand deposits. At March 31, 2025, the loan-to-deposit ratio was 94.9% compared to 97.1% at December 31, 2024.
As of March 31, 2025, the aggregate amount of uninsured deposits (deposits in amounts greater than $250,000, which is the maximum amount for federal deposit insurance) was $2.67 billion. The aggregate amount of uninsured time deposits was $651.4 million. Other uninsured deposits, such as demand and money market and savings deposits were $2.02 billion. At March 31, 2025, $1.17 billion of total uninsured deposits were in accounts with balances of $5.0 million or more. As of December 31, 2024, the aggregate amount of uninsured deposits was $2.72 billion. The aggregate amount of uninsured time deposits was $647.3 million. Other uninsured deposits, such as demand, money market and savings deposits were $2.07 billion. At December 31, 2024, $1.21 billion of total uninsured deposits were in accounts with balances of $5.0 million or more.
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The Bank’s wholesale funds historically consisted of FHLB advances, brokered deposits as well as State of California time deposits. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Bank had $117.5 million and $262.5 million of FHLB advances, and $76.0 million and $60.7 million of brokered deposits, respectively. The Bank had $150.0 million and $120.0 million of State of California time deposits, as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
Borrowings and Subordinated Debentures
Borrowings mostly take the form of FHLB advances. At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, FHLB advances were $117.5 million and $262.5 million, respectively. FHLB open advances were $80.0 million and $225.0 million at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. For the same periods, term advances were $37.5 million and $37.5 million, respectively. Funds from deposit growth not used to fund loan production were used to pay off borrowings.
The weighted-average interest rate of all FHLB advances at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was 4.63% and 4.75%, respectively.
The FHLB maximum amount outstanding at any month end during each of the year-to-date periods ended March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was $232.5 million and $350.0 million, respectively.
The following is a summary of contractual maturities of FHLB advances greater than twelve months:
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
FHLB of San Francisco
Outstanding
Balance
Weighted
Average
Rate
Outstanding
Balance
Weighted
Average
Rate
(dollars in thousands)
Advances due over 12 months through 24 months
$
12,500
4.85
%
$
37,500
4.58
%
Outstanding advances over 12 months
$
12,500
4.85
%
$
37,500
4.58
%
Subordinated debentures were $130.8 million and $130.6 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Subordinated debentures are comprised of fixed-to-floating subordinated notes of $108.6 million and $108.5 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, and junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures of $22.2 million and $22.1 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. See “Note 8 – Borrowings and Subordinated Debentures” to the consolidated financial statements for more details.
Stockholders' Equity
Stockholders’ equity was $751.5 million and $732.2 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Net income, net of $8.3 million of dividends paid, added $9.4 million to stockholders' equity for the period, as did $0.9 million of share-based compensation, a $10.4 million decrease in unrealized after-tax losses on securities available for sale and a $0.3 million decrease in unrealized after-tax losses on cash flow hedges due to changes in interest rates. In addition, the Company repurchased 50,000 shares of common stock during the period at an average share price of $22.49 for a total cost of $1.1 million. At March 31, 2025, 1,180,500 shares remain under the Company's share repurchase program.
Interest Rate Risk Management
The spread between interest income on interest-earning assets and interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities is the principal component of net interest income, and interest rate changes substantially affect our financial performance. We emphasize capital protection through stable earnings. In order to achieve stable earnings, we prudently manage our assets and liabilities and closely monitor the percentage changes in net interest income and equity value in relation to limits established within our guidelines.
The Company performs simulation modeling to estimate the potential effects of interest rate changes. The following table summarizes one of the stress simulations performed to forecast the impact of changing interest rates on net interest income and the value of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities reflected on our balance sheet (i.e., an instantaneous parallel shift in the yield curve of the magnitude indicated below) as of March 31, 2025. The Company compares this stress simulation to policy
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limits, which specify the maximum tolerance level for net interest income exposure over a 1- to 12-month and a 13- to 24- month horizon, given the basis point adjustment in interest rates reflected below.
Net Interest Income Simulation
1- to 12-Month Horizon
13- to 24-Month Horizon
Change in Interest
Dollar
Percentage
Dollar
Percentage
Rates (Basis Points)
Change
Change
Change
Change
(dollars in thousands)
300
$
21,484
8.30
%
$
43,533
14.91
%
200
$
14,292
5.52
%
$
28,884
9.90
%
100
$
7,708
2.98
%
$
15,625
5.35
%
(100)
$
(9,254
)
(3.57
%)
$
(19,198
)
(6.58
%)
(200)
$
(18,719
)
(7.23
%)
$
(41,033
)
(14.06
%)
(300)
$
(27,131
)
(10.48
%)
$
(63,165
)
(21.64
%)
Economic Value of Equity (EVE)
Change in Interest
Dollar
Percentage
Rates (Basis Points)
Change
Change
(dollars in thousands)
300
$
85,319
10.31
%
200
$
64,121
7.75
%
100
$
39,956
4.83
%
(100)
$
(63,530
)
(7.68
%)
(200)
$
(147,128
)
(17.79
%)
(300)
$
(246,092
)
(29.75
%)
The estimated sensitivity does not necessarily represent our forecast, and the results may not be indicative of actual changes to our net interest income. These estimates are based upon a number of assumptions, including the timing and magnitude of interest rate changes, prepayments on loans receivable and securities, pricing strategies on loans receivable and deposits, and replacement of asset and liability cash flows.
The key assumptions, based upon loans receivable, securities and deposits, are as follows:
Conditional prepayment rates*:
Loans receivable
15
%
Securities
6
%
Deposit rate betas*:
NOW, savings, money market demand
48
%
Time deposits, retail and wholesale
76
%
* Balance-weighted average
While the assumptions used are based on current economic and local market conditions, there is no assurance as to the predictive nature of these conditions, including how customer preferences or competitor influences might change.
Capital Resources and Liquidity
Capital Resources
Historically, our primary source of capital has been the retention of operating earnings. In order to ensure adequate capital levels, the Board regularly assesses projected sources and uses of capital, expected loan growth, anticipated strategic actions (such as stock repurchases and dividends), and projected capital thresholds under adverse and severely adverse economic conditions. In addition, the Board considers the Company’s access to capital from financial markets through the issuance of additional debt and securities, including common stock or notes, to meet its capital needs.
The Company’s ability to pay dividends to stockholders depends in part upon dividends it receives from the Bank. California law restricts the amount available for cash dividends to the lesser of a bank’s retained earnings or net income for its last three fiscal years (less any distributions to stockholders made during such period). Where the above test is not met, cash dividends may still be paid, with the prior approval of the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (“DFPI”), in an amount not exceeding the
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greater of: (1) retained earnings of the Bank; (2) net income of the Bank for its last fiscal year; or (3) the net income of the Bank for its current fiscal year. The Company paid dividends of $8.3 million ($0.27 per share) for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and $30.4 million ($1.00 per share) for the year 2024. As of April 1, 2025, the Bank has the ability to pay dividends of approximately $95.6 million, after giving effect to the $0.27 dividend declared on April 24, 2025, for the second quarter of 2025, without the prior approval of the Commissioner of the DFPI.
At March 31, 2025, the Bank’s total risk-based capital ratio of 14.47%, Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 13.34%, common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 13.34% and Tier 1 leverage capital ratio of 11.49% placed the Bank in the “well capitalized” category pursuant to capital rules, which is defined as institutions with total risk-based capital ratio equal to or greater than 10.00%, Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio equal to or greater than 8.00%, common equity Tier 1 capital ratios equal to or greater than 6.50%, and Tier 1 leverage capital ratio equal to or greater than 5.00%.
At March 31, 2025, the Company's total risk-based capital ratio was 15.28%, Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio was 12.46%, common equity Tier 1 capital ratio was 12.12% and Tier 1 leverage capital ratio was 10.67%.
For a discussion of the applicable capital adequacy framework, see "Regulation and Supervision - Capital Adequacy Requirements" in our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Liquidity
For a discussion of liquidity for the Company, see Note 14 - Liquidity included in the notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements in this Report and Note 22 – Liquidity in our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
For a discussion of off-balance sheet arrangements, see Note 12 - Off-Balance Sheet Commitments included in the notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements in this Report and “Item 1. Business - Off-Balance Sheet Commitments” in our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitati
ve Disclosures about Market Risk
For quantitative and qualitative disclosures regarding market risks, see “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Interest Rate Risk Management” in this Report.
Item 4. Controls
and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Management is responsible for the disclosure controls and procedures of the Corporation. Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods required by the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. As of the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Corporation’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2025.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in the Corporation's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f)) during the quarter ended March 31, 2025 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting. The CECL model methodology change effective January 1, 2025 did not affect the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2025.
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Part II — Othe
r Information
Item 1. Legal
Proceedings
From time to time, Hanmi Financial and its subsidiaries are parties to litigation that arises in the ordinary course of business, such as claims to enforce liens, claims involving the origination and servicing of loans, and other issues related to the business of Hanmi Financial and its subsidiaries. In the opinion of management, the resolution of any such issues would not have a material adverse impact on the financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity of Hanmi Financial or its subsidiaries.
Item 1A. Ri
sk Factors
There have been no material changes in risk factors applicable to the Corporation from those described in “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, Use of Proceeds, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
On April 25, 2024, the Company announced that the Board of Directors has adopted a stock repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to 5% of its outstanding shares, or approximately 1.5 million shares of its common stock. As of March 31, 2025, 1,180,500 shares remained available for future purchases under that stock repurchase program. The program has no scheduled expiration date and the Board of Directors has the right to suspend or discontinue the program at any time.
The following table represents information with respect to repurchases of common stock made by the Company during the three months ended March 31, 2025:
Purchase Date:
Average Price Paid Per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program
Maximum Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program
January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025
$
—
—
1,230,500
February 1, 2025 - February 28, 2025
$
—
—
1,230,500
March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025
$
22.49
50,000
1,180,500
Total
$
22.49
50,000
1,180,500
The Company acquired 26,051 shares from employees in connection with the satisfaction of employee tax withholding obligations incurred through the vesting of Company stock awards for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Shares withheld to cover income taxes upon the vesting of stock awards are repurchased pursuant to the terms of the applicable plan and not under the Company's repurchase program.
Item 3. Defaults Upo
n Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Saf
ety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other
Information
Securities Trading Plans of Directors and Executive Officers
During the three months ended March 31, 2025
, none of our directors or executive officers
adopted
or
terminated
any contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of Hanmi securities that was intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) or any “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement.”
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema With Embedded Linkbase Documents *
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The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, formatted in Inline XBRL
* Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are documents formatted in Inline XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language).
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Signa
tures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Hanmi Financial Corporation
Date:
May 9, 2025
By:
/s/
Bonita I. Lee
Bonita I. Lee
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Date:
May 9, 2025
By:
/s/
Romolo C. Santarosa
Romolo C. Santarosa
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
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