UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 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: 001-35654
NATIONAL BANK HOLDINGS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
27-0563799
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
7800 East Orchard Road, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone, including area code: (303) 892-8715
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class:
Trading Symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered:
Class A Common Stock, Par Value $0.01
NBHC
NYSE
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 (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ⌧ No ◻
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
Large accelerated filer
⌧
Accelerated filer
◻
Non-accelerated filer
Smaller reporting company
☐
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ◻
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
As of October 24, 2025, the registrant had outstanding 37,819,914 shares of Class A voting common stock, each with $0.01 par value per share, excluding 312,144 shares of restricted Class A common stock issued but not yet vested.
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Part I. Financial Information
Item 1.
Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024
7
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024
8
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024
9
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024
10
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
11
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
47
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
79
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
Part II. Other Information
Legal Proceedings
80
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
81
Item 5.
Other Information
Item 6.
Exhibits
82
Table of Contents
GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS, ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMS
2023 Plan
2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan
FTE
Fully taxable equivalent
ACL
Allowance for credit losses
GAAP
Generally accepted accounting principles
AFS
Available-for-sale
GDP
Gross domestic product
AIR
Accrued interest receivable
GNMA
Government National Mortgage Association
AOCI
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
GSE
Government sponsored enterprises
ASC
Accounting Standards Codification
HPI
Home price index
ASU
Accounting Standards Update
HTM
Held-to-maturity
ATM
Automated Teller Machine
ISDA
International Swaps and Derivative Association
Banks
NBH Bank and Bank of Jackson Hole Trust, collectively
MBS
Mortgage-backed securities
BOJH
Bank of Jackson Hole
MSR
Mortgage servicing right
BOJHT
Bank of Jackson Hole Trust
NBHC or the Company
National Bank Holdings Corporation
Cambr
Cambr Solutions, LLC
NCO
Net charge-offs
CECL
Current expected credit loss
OCI
Other Comprehensive Income
CRE
Commercial real estate
OREO
Other real estate owned
DCF
Discounted cash flow
PSU
Performance stock unit
EPS
Earnings Per Share
ROTA
Return on tangible assets
ESPP
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
S&P
Standard and Poor's
FASB
Financial Accounting Standards Board
SBA
Small Business Administration
FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
FHA
Federal Housing Administration
SOFR
Secured overnight financing rate
FHLB
Federal Home Loan Bank
TDMs
Troubled debt modifications
FHLMC
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
Transaction deposits
Demand, savings, and money market deposits
Fintech
Financial technology
TSR
Total shareholder return
FNMA
Federal National Mortgage Association
Vista
Vista Bancshares, Inc.
FRB
Federal Reserve Bank
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements do not discuss historical facts but instead relate to expectations, beliefs, plans, predictions, forecasts, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance. Forward-looking statements are often, but not always, identified by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “can,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may,” “predict,” “seek,” “potential,” “will,” “estimate,” “target,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “intend,” “goal,” “focus,” “maintains,” “future,” “ultimately, ” “likely,” “ensure,” “strategy,” “objective,” and similar words or phrases. For example, our forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding our business plans, expectations, or opportunities for growth; the proposed acquisition of Vista; our anticipated financial performance, expenses, cash requirements and sources of liquidity; and our capital allocation strategies and plans. These statements are only predictions and involve estimates, known and unknown risks, assumptions and uncertainties. We have based these statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, business strategy and growth prospects.
Forward-looking statements involve certain important risks, uncertainties and other factors, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such statements and, therefore, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
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Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or circumstances, except as required by applicable law.
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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
NATIONAL BANK HOLDINGS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
September 30, 2025
December 31, 2024
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
$
555,560
127,848
Investment securities available-for-sale (at fair value)
612,719
527,547
Investment securities held-to-maturity (fair value of $630,802 and $451,386 at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively)
689,486
533,108
Other securities
80,526
76,462
Loans
7,429,501
7,751,143
(88,280)
(94,455)
Loans, net
7,341,221
7,656,688
Loans held for sale
22,252
24,495
658
662
Premises and equipment, net
211,436
196,773
Goodwill
306,043
Intangible assets, net
50,331
58,432
Other assets
282,454
299,635
Total assets
10,152,686
9,807,693
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Liabilities:
Deposits:
Non-interest bearing demand deposits
2,255,495
2,213,685
Interest bearing demand deposits
1,223,602
1,411,860
Savings and money market
3,832,460
3,592,312
Time deposits
1,160,123
1,020,036
Total deposits
8,471,680
8,237,893
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
21,303
18,895
Long-term debt, net
54,743
54,511
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
—
50,000
Other liabilities
230,031
141,319
Total liabilities
8,777,757
8,502,618
Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share: 400,000,000 shares authorized; 51,487,888 and 51,487,888 shares issued; and 37,815,589 and 38,054,482 shares outstanding at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively
515
Additional paid-in capital
1,169,982
1,167,431
Retained earnings
568,276
508,864
Treasury stock of 13,340,349 and 13,141,392 shares at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, at cost
(312,873)
(301,694)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
(50,971)
(70,041)
Total shareholders’ equity
1,374,929
1,305,075
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
See accompanying notes to the consolidated interim financial statements.
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
For the three months ended
For the nine months ended
September 30,
2025
2024
Interest and dividend income:
Interest and fees on loans
120,132
129,566
360,577
377,167
Interest and dividends on investment securities
9,992
7,476
28,563
21,613
Dividends on other securities
409
405
1,355
1,398
Interest on interest bearing bank deposits
1,705
556
2,926
2,004
Total interest and dividend income
132,238
138,003
393,421
402,182
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits
42,886
49,366
125,998
141,580
Interest on borrowings
1,152
984
5,123
5,345
Total interest expense
44,038
50,350
131,121
146,925
Net interest income before provision for credit losses
88,200
87,653
262,300
255,257
Provision (release) for credit loss expense
(1,500)
2,000
8,700
4,776
Net interest income after provision for credit losses
89,700
85,653
253,600
250,481
Non-interest income:
Service charges
4,340
4,912
12,585
13,598
Bank card fees
4,505
4,832
13,431
14,292
Mortgage banking income
2,895
2,981
8,757
8,932
Bank-owned life insurance income
795
759
2,335
2,228
Other non-interest income
8,156
4,905
16,025
11,062
Total non-interest income
20,691
18,389
53,133
50,112
Non-interest expense:
Salaries and benefits
37,779
37,331
109,887
110,784
Occupancy and equipment
12,383
9,697
32,656
29,758
Data processing
4,751
4,398
13,604
12,581
Marketing and business development
948
1,091
2,862
2,836
FDIC deposit insurance
1,041
1,297
3,357
4,073
Bank card expenses
1,033
1,176
3,404
3,916
Professional fees
3,249
2,111
6,352
5,463
Other non-interest expense
4,116
5,084
14,202
14,698
Other intangible assets amortization
1,946
1,977
5,870
5,962
Total non-interest expense
67,246
64,162
192,194
190,071
Income before income taxes
43,145
39,880
114,539
110,522
Income tax expense
7,860
6,775
21,001
19,891
Net income
35,285
33,105
93,538
90,631
Earnings per share—basic
0.92
0.86
2.44
2.37
Earnings per share—diluted
2.43
2.36
Common stock dividend
0.30
0.28
0.89
0.83
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic
37,911,643
38,277,042
38,018,090
38,173,469
Diluted
38,034,473
38,495,091
38,142,300
38,368,011
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
(In thousands)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Securities available-for-sale:
Net unrealized gains arising during the period, net of tax expense of $1,460 and $5,847 for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively; and net of tax expense of $5,714 and $4,632 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively
4,812
16,779
18,440
13,411
Less: amortization of net unrealized holding gains to income, net of tax benefit of $1 and $5 for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively; and net of tax benefit of $5 and $20 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively
(2)
(16)
(15)
(61)
Cash flow hedges:
Net unrealized gains arising during the period, net of tax expense of $54 and $376 for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively; and net of tax expense of $429 and $209 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively
177
1,150
645
Less: reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income, net of tax expense (benefit) of $14 and ($8) for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively; and net of tax expense of $228 and $24 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively
(46)
27
(753)
(79)
Other comprehensive income
4,941
17,940
19,070
13,916
Comprehensive income
40,226
51,045
112,608
104,547
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited)
For the three months ended September 30,
Accumulated
Additional
other
Common
paid-in
Retained
Treasury
comprehensive
stock
capital
earnings
income, net
Total
Balance, June 30, 2024
1,161,804
469,630
(303,880)
(80,425)
1,247,644
Stock-based compensation
2,002
Issuance of stock under purchase and equity compensation plans, including gain on reissuance of treasury stock of $2,173, net
589
1,603
2,192
Cash dividends declared ($0.28 per share)
(10,886)
Balance, September 30, 2024
1,164,395
491,849
(302,277)
(62,485)
1,291,997
Balance, June 30, 2025
1,167,719
544,428
(304,254)
(55,912)
1,352,496
2,145
Issuance of stock under purchase and equity compensation plans, including gain on reissuance of treasury stock of $280, net
118
185
303
Repurchase of 240,000 shares
(8,804)
Cash dividends declared ($0.30 per share)
(11,437)
Balance, September 30, 2025
For the nine months ended September 30,
Balance, December 31, 2023
1,162,269
433,126
(306,702)
(76,401)
1,212,807
5,666
Issuance of stock under purchase and equity compensation plans, including gain on reissuance of treasury stock of $6,163, net
(3,540)
4,425
885
Cash dividends declared ($0.83 per share)
(31,908)
Balance, December 31, 2024
5,840
Issuance of stock under purchase and equity compensation plans, including gain on reissuance of treasury stock of $4,452, net
(3,289)
1,862
(1,427)
Repurchase of 359,300 shares
(13,041)
Cash dividends declared ($0.89 per share)
(34,126)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for credit loss expense
Depreciation and amortization
19,832
17,881
Change in current income tax receivable
(1,710)
634
Change in deferred income taxes
19,451
7,641
Discount accretion, net of premium amortization on securities
(1,994)
(1,200)
Gain on sale of mortgages, net
(7,234)
(7,711)
Origination of loans held for sale, net of repayments
(260,886)
(253,078)
Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale
270,363
261,881
Originations of mortgage servicing rights
(146)
(258)
Proceeds from sales of mortgage servicing rights
2,360
Gain on sale of mortgage servicing rights
(646)
Gain on sale of fixed assets
(1,584)
(637)
Operating lease payments
(4,904)
(4,909)
Change in other assets
(8,988)
(13,761)
Change in other liabilities
(7,630)
1,285
Net cash provided by operating activities
124,362
108,841
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from other securities
48,029
42,559
Proceeds from maturities and paydowns of investment securities available-for-sale
100,403
137,632
Proceeds from maturities and paydowns of investment securities held-to-maturity
104,985
47,385
Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned
269
2,462
Purchases of other securities
(49,949)
(26,238)
Purchases of investment securities available-for-sale
(164,656)
(199,079)
Purchases of investment securities held-to-maturity
(260,257)
Purchases of premises and equipment, net
(21,907)
(26,375)
Net decrease (increase) in loans
380,473
(34,044)
Proceeds from the sale of loans
28,531
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
165,921
(55,698)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net increase in deposits
233,813
306,464
Net increase (decrease) in repurchase agreements and other short-term borrowings
2,408
(110)
Net payments to the Federal Home Loan Bank
(50,000)
(340,000)
Issuance of stock under purchase and equity compensation plans
(1,509)
(1,205)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
2,008
Payment of dividends
(34,252)
(31,830)
Repurchase of common stock
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
137,429
(64,673)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
427,712
(11,530)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year
192,326
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
180,796
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information during the period:
Cash paid for interest
127,638
141,120
Net tax payments
9,176
16,413
Supplemental schedule of non-cash activities:
Increase in loans purchased but not settled
101,661
Loans transferred from loans held for sale to loans
997
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
Note 1 Basis of Presentation
National Bank Holdings Corporation is a bank holding company that has elected financial holding company status and was incorporated in the State of Delaware in 2009. The Company is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado, and its primary operations are conducted through its wholly owned subsidiaries NBH Bank and BOJHT. NBH Bank is a Colorado state-chartered bank and a member of the Federal Reserve System, and BOJHT is a Wyoming state-chartered bank and a member of the Federal Reserve System. The Company provides a variety of banking products to both commercial and consumer clients through a network of over 90 banking centers, as of September 30, 2025, located primarily in Colorado, the greater Kansas City region, Utah, Wyoming, Texas, New Mexico and Idaho, as well as through online and mobile banking products and services.
The accompanying interim unaudited consolidated financial statements serve to update the National Bank Holdings Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, NBH Bank, BOJHT and 2UniFi, LLC. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and, where applicable, with general practices in the banking industry or guidelines prescribed by bank regulatory agencies. However, they may not include all information and notes necessary to constitute a complete set of financial statements under GAAP applicable to annual periods and accordingly should be read in conjunction with the financial information contained in the Company’s most recent Form 10-K. The unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results presented. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain reclassifications of prior years’ amounts are made whenever necessary to conform to current period presentation. The results of operations for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year or any other interim period. All amounts are in thousands, except share data, or as otherwise noted.
GAAP requires management to make estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. By their nature, estimates are based on judgment and available information. Management has made significant estimates in certain areas, such as the fair values of financial instruments, contingent liabilities and the ACL. Because of the inherent uncertainties associated with any estimation process and future changes in market and economic conditions, it is possible that actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
During the current period, the balance sheet caption previously titled ‘Non-marketable securities’ was retitled as ‘Other securities’ without effect to the financial statements beyond the retitle.
The Company’s significant accounting policies followed in the preparation of the unaudited consolidated financial statements are disclosed in note 2 of the audited financial statements and notes for the year ended December 31, 2024 and are contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have been no significant changes to the application of significant accounting policies since December 31, 2024.
Note 2 Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Company has not adopted any recent accounting pronouncements in addition to those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, except for the following:
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The update requires public business entities to disclose specific categories related to rate reconciliation. It also requires more detailed information for reconciling items, provided certain quantitative thresholds are met. The amendments in this update will be applied on a prospective basis and are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The update will not have a material impact on its financial statements apart from the inclusion of additional disclosures.
In March 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-01, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope Application of Profits Interest and Similar Awards. This update improves GAAP by adding an illustrative example that includes four fact patterns to demonstrate how an entity should apply the scope guidance in paragraph 718-10-15-3 to determine whether a profit interest award
should be accounted for in accordance with Topic 718. The amendments in this update are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, and interim periods within those annual periods. The Company adopted ASU 2024-01 on January 1, 2025 with no material impact to its financial statements.
Note 3 Investment Securities
The Company’s investment securities portfolio is comprised of available-for-sale and held-to-maturity investment securities. These investment securities totaled $1.3 billion at September 30, 2025 and included $0.6 billion of available-for-sale securities and $0.7 billion of held-to-maturity securities. At December 31, 2024, investment securities totaled $1.0 billion and included $0.5 billion of available-for-sale securities and $0.5 billion of held-to-maturity securities.
Available-for-sale securities are summarized as follows as of the dates indicated:
Amortized
Gross
cost
unrealized gains
unrealized losses
Fair value
U.S. Treasury securities
72,930
1,032
73,962
Mortgage-backed securities:
Residential mortgage pass-through securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or sponsored enterprises
229,757
1,113
(22,353)
208,517
Other residential MBS issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or sponsored enterprises
373,555
640
(46,668)
327,527
Corporate debt
(10)
1,990
723
Total investment securities available-for-sale
678,965
2,785
(69,031)
24,958
(84)
24,874
164,785
53
(29,793)
135,045
425,476
432
(60,970)
364,938
(38)
1,962
728
617,947
485
(90,885)
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, purchases of available-for-sale securities totaled $164.7 million and $199.1 million, respectively. Maturities and paydowns of available-for-sale securities during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 totaled $100.4 million and $137.6 million, respectively. There were no sales of available-for-sale securities during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 or 2024.
At September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company’s available-for-sale investment portfolio was primarily comprised of U.S. Treasury securities and mortgage-backed securities. All mortgage-backed securities were backed by GSE collateral such as FHLMC and FNMA and the government-owned agency GNMA.
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The tables below summarize the available-for-sale securities with unrealized losses, along with the length of time they have been in an unrealized loss position, as of the dates shown:
Less than 12 months
12 months or more
Fair
Unrealized
value
losses
17,480
(39)
126,521
(22,314)
144,001
6,367
(12)
250,580
(46,656)
256,947
23,847
(51)
379,091
(68,980)
402,938
132,935
41,426
(95)
264,621
(60,875)
306,047
1,963
424,393
(90,790)
465,819
Management regularly monitors the investment securities portfolio in its entirety and further evaluates all of the available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position at each reporting period. The portfolio included 168 securities which were in an unrealized loss position at September 30, 2025, compared to 180 securities at December 31, 2024. The unrealized losses in the Company’s investment portfolio at September 30, 2025 were caused by changes in interest rates. The Company has no intention to sell these securities and believes it will not be required to sell the securities before the recovery of their amortized cost. Management believes that default of the available-for-sale securities is highly unlikely. FHLMC, FNMA and GNMA guaranteed mortgage-backed securities and U.S. Treasury securities have a long history of zero credit losses, an explicit guarantee by the U.S. government (although limited for FNMA and FHLMC securities) and yields that generally trade based on market views of prepayment and liquidity risk rather than credit risk.
Certain securities are pledged as collateral for public deposits, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and to secure borrowing capacity at the FRB, if needed. The fair value of available-for-sale investment securities pledged as collateral totaled $140.8 million and $238.6 million at September 30, 2025 and at December 31, 2024, respectively. The Company may also pledge available-for-sale investment securities as collateral for FHLB advances. No securities were pledged for this purpose at September 30, 2025 or December 31, 2024.
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A summary of the available-for-sale securities by maturity is shown in the following table as of September 30, 2025. Mortgage-backed securities may have actual maturities that differ from contractual maturities depending on the repayment characteristics and experience of the underlying financial instruments and are therefore not included in the table below. The Company holds other available-for-sale securities with an amortized cost and fair value of $0.7 million as of September 30, 2025 that have no stated contractual maturity date.
Weighted
Amortized cost
average yield
After one but within five years
4.35%
9.68%
As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, AIR from available-for-sale investment securities totaled $1.5 million and $1.3 million, respectively, and was included within other assets in the consolidated statements of financial condition.
Held-to-maturity investment securities are summarized as follows as of the dates indicated:
unrealized
gains
24,840
(120)
24,720
244,916
469
(25,682)
219,703
419,730
(35,359)
386,379
Total investment securities held-to-maturity
2,477
(61,161)
630,802
49,639
(480)
49,159
271,105
51
(36,870)
234,286
212,364
(44,423)
167,941
(81,773)
451,386
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, purchases of held-to-maturity securities totaled $260.3 million. There were no purchases of held-to-maturity securities during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Maturities and paydowns of held-to-maturity securities totaled $105.0 million and $47.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
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The held-to-maturity portfolio included 112 securities which were in an unrealized loss position as of September 30, 2025, compared to 160 securities at December 31, 2024. The tables below summarize the held-to-maturity securities with unrealized losses, along with the length of time they have been in an unrealized loss position, as of the dates shown:
10,245
(26)
174,132
(25,656)
184,377
147,427
346,279
(61,135)
356,524
45,427
(880)
185,558
(35,990)
230,985
2,818
165,123
(44,372)
48,245
(931)
399,840
(80,842)
448,085
The Company does not measure expected credit losses on a financial asset, or group of financial assets, in which historical credit loss information adjusted for current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts results in an expectation that nonpayment of the amortized cost basis is zero. Management evaluated held-to-maturity securities noting they are backed by loans guaranteed by either U.S. government agencies or U.S. government sponsored entities, and management believes that default is highly unlikely given this governmental backing and long history without credit losses. Additionally, management notes that yields on which the portfolio generally trades are based upon market views of prepayment and liquidity risk and not credit risk. The Company has no intention to sell any held-to-maturity securities and believes it will not be required to sell any held-to-maturity securities before the recovery of their amortized cost.
The table below summarizes the credit quality indicators, by amortized cost, of held-to-maturity securities as of the dates shown:
AA+
Certain securities are pledged as collateral for public deposits, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and to secure borrowing capacity at the FRB, if needed. The carrying value of held-to-maturity investment securities pledged as collateral totaled $531.6 million and $500.5 million at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The Company may also pledge held-to-maturity investment securities as collateral for FHLB advances. No held-to-maturity investment securities were pledged for this purpose at September 30, 2025 or December 31, 2024.
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A summary of the held-to-maturity securities by maturity is shown in the following table as of September 30, 2025. Actual maturities of mortgage-backed securities may differ from scheduled maturities depending on the repayment characteristics and experience of the underlying financial instruments and are therefore not included in the table below.
Within one year
3.10%
As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, AIR from held-to-maturity investment securities totaled $1.7 million and $0.9 million, respectively, and was included within other assets in the consolidated statements of financial condition.
Note 4 Other Securities
The carrying balances of other securities are summarized as follows as of the dates indicated:
Federal Reserve Bank stock
24,062
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
573
3,922
Convertible preferred stock
18,508
20,508
Equity method investments
33,270
27,970
Equity securities with readily determinable fair values
4,113
Other securities included FRB stock, FHLB stock, convertible preferred stock, equity method investments and equity securities with readily determinable fair values. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, purchases of other securities totaled $50.0 million, and proceeds from redemptions and sales of other securities totaled $48.0 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, purchases of other securities totaled $26.2 million, and proceeds from redemptions and sales of other securities totaled $42.6 million. Purchases consisted primarily of FHLB stock, and proceeds consisted primarily of redemptions of FHLB stock. Changes in the Company’s FHLB stock holdings directly correlate to FHLB line of credit advances and paydowns.
FRB and FHLB stock
At September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company held FRB stock and FHLB stock for regulatory or debt facility purposes. These are restricted securities which, lacking a market, are carried at cost. There have been no identified events or changes in circumstances that may have an adverse effect on the FRB and FHLB stock carried at cost.
Other securities include convertible preferred stock without a readily determinable fair value. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, there were no purchases of convertible preferred stock. One convertible preferred stock investment underwent an initial public offering and was reclassified as an equity security with a readily determinable fair value during the third quarter of 2025. The Company purchased zero and $0.4 million of convertible preferred stock during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recorded $3.9 million of impairment on convertible preferred stock related to venture capital investments, included in other non-interest income in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The Company also sold convertible preferred stock totaling $1.0 million, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, which generated realized gains of $0.1 million recorded in other non-interest income in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.
Other securities also include equity method investments totaling $33.3 million and $28.0 million at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The increase was primarily due to a $5.0 million investment in Nav, a credit and financial health platform for small business owners. The Company recorded net unrealized gains on equity method investments totaling $1.7 million during the
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three and nine months ended September 30, 2025. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recorded net unrealized gains on equity method investments totaling $0.4 million and $0.7 million, respectively. These gains and losses were recorded in other non-interest income in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The Company recorded no impairment related to equity method investments for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 or the year ended December 31, 2024.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, one convertible preferred stock investment underwent an initial public offering and was reclassified as an equity security with a readily determinable fair value totaling $4.1 million at September 30, 2025. Equity securities with readily determinable fair values are generally traded on an exchange and market prices are readily available. Unrealized gains or losses on equity securities with readily determinable fair values are recognized in other non-interest income in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recorded $2.1 million of unrealized gains from equity securities with readily determinable fair values.
Note 5 Loans
The loan portfolio is comprised of loans originated by the Company and loans that were acquired in connection with the Company’s acquisitions. The tables below show the loan portfolio composition including carrying value by segment as of the dates shown. The carrying value of loans is net of discounts, fees, costs and fair value marks of $22.4 million and $30.1 million as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
Total loans
% of total
Commercial
4,580,318
61.6%
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied
1,639,877
22.1%
Residential real estate
1,196,194
16.1%
Consumer
13,112
0.2%
100.0%
4,670,430
60.2%
1,812,338
23.4%
1,253,838
16.2%
14,537
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Information about delinquent and non-accrual loans is shown in the following tables at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
Greater
30-89 days
than 90 days
Total past
past due and
Non-accrual
due and
accruing
loans
non-accrual
Current
Commercial:
Commercial and industrial
7,113
3,926
14,617
25,656
1,947,004
1,972,660
Municipal and non-profit
1,189,936
Owner occupied commercial real estate
2,384
2,270
5,561
10,215
1,166,061
1,176,276
Food and agribusiness
2,039
5,921
587
8,547
232,899
241,446
Total commercial
11,536
12,117
20,765
44,418
4,535,900
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied:
Construction
205,338
Acquisition/development
337
54,071
54,408
Multifamily
300,250
Non-owner occupied
155
1,079,726
1,079,881
Total commercial real estate non-owner occupied
492
1,639,385
Residential real estate:
Senior lien
1,913
5,136
7,052
1,110,667
1,117,719
Junior lien
537
410
947
77,528
78,475
Total residential real estate
2,450
5,546
7,999
1,188,195
147
67
214
12,898
14,288
12,120
26,715
53,123
7,376,378
Non-accrual loans
with a related
with no related
allowance for
credit loss
8,794
5,823
3,735
1,826
1
586
12,530
8,235
46
291
3,442
1,694
3,852
16,495
10,220
18
20,290
5,492
21,950
47,732
1,948,093
1,995,825
1,107,142
1,611
9,447
195
11,253
1,252,891
1,264,144
302,732
303,319
21,901
14,939
22,732
59,572
4,610,858
250,335
82,862
320,781
158
5,971
6,129
1,152,231
1,158,360
1,806,209
952
6,747
7,699
1,161,568
1,169,267
133
505
638
83,933
84,571
1,085
7,252
8,337
1,245,501
20
39
60
14,477
23,164
14,940
35,994
74,098
7,677,045
12,746
9,204
12,942
9,790
3,319
3,428
3,824
22,776
13,218
Loans are considered past due or delinquent when the contractual principal or interest due in accordance with the terms of the loan agreement remains unpaid after the due date of the scheduled payment. Loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulties may be modified. Modified loans are discussed in more detail below. There was no interest income recognized from non-accrual loans during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2025 or 2024.
The Company’s internal risk rating system uses a series of grades, which reflect our assessment of the credit quality of loans based on an analysis of the borrower’s financial condition, liquidity and ability to meet contractual debt service requirements and are categorized as “Pass,” “Special mention,” “Substandard” and “Doubtful.” For a description of the general characteristics of the risk grades, refer to note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in our audited consolidated financial statements in our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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The amortized cost basis and current period gross charge-offs for all loans as determined by the Company’s internal risk rating system and year of origination are shown in the following tables as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and the year ended December 31, 2024:
Revolving
Origination year
amortized
converted
2023
2022
2021
Prior
cost basis
to term
Commercial and industrial:
Pass
344,691
395,828
106,533
255,475
158,688
110,209
355,690
46,112
1,773,226
Special mention
5,163
690
36,020
16,263
3,013
9,022
33,403
103,574
Substandard
4,002
14,214
28,005
1,216
17,609
3,385
23,974
92,405
Doubtful
1,000
644
122
539
3,455
Total commercial and industrial
353,856
411,882
171,558
273,598
179,432
123,155
413,067
Gross charge-offs: Commercial and industrial
933
3,043
7,075
212
277
941
12,481
Municipal and non-profit:
112,852
115,321
148,797
137,042
211,032
426,443
38,449
Total municipal and non-profit
Owner occupied commercial real estate:
74,362
234,340
146,545
190,212
127,092
284,583
14,360
3,485
1,074,979
19,890
11,209
10,164
4,210
12,529
58,002
11,850
11,448
11,698
6,344
849
42,189
416
1,106
Total owner occupied commercial real estate
266,080
157,754
212,514
143,000
303,872
15,209
Gross charge-offs: Owner occupied commercial real estate
2,266
883
3,452
Food and agribusiness:
374
13,951
11,461
61,836
4,185
33,115
105,191
230,545
3,746
2,374
162
6,282
774
3,845
4,619
Total food and agribusiness
65,582
7,333
37,122
Gross charge-offs: Food and agribusiness
24
541,444
807,234
489,570
688,736
540,797
890,592
571,916
50,029
Gross charge-offs: Commercial
9,365
1,095
1,244
15,957
Construction:
11,196
81,816
36,975
38,357
33,059
3,052
Total construction
Acquisition/development:
3,728
16,565
442
22,591
1,942
8,266
Total acquisition/development
8,603
Multifamily:
1,332
1,243
152,870
64,095
65,813
285,353
6,596
8,301
Total multifamily
7,839
161,171
Non-owner occupied:
44,739
55,185
141,787
259,405
147,437
369,213
11,465
1,029,231
11,779
5,731
17,510
4,787
28,353
33,140
Total non-owner occupied
264,192
159,216
403,297
Gross charge-offs: Non-owner occupied
1,467
59,663
154,898
187,043
486,311
225,253
478,596
45,061
Gross charge-offs: Commercial real estate non-owner occupied
Senior lien:
69,749
65,545
58,143
378,060
259,541
235,549
44,297
672
1,111,556
642
2,402
599
2,277
5,920
231
Total senior lien
58,785
380,693
260,140
237,838
Gross charge-offs: Senior lien
26
28
Junior lien:
1,793
5,864
3,185
4,175
910
5,516
55,965
462
77,870
38
94
169
578
Total junior lien
5,902
4,269
5,820
56,134
71,542
71,447
61,970
384,962
261,050
243,658
100,431
1,134
Gross charge-offs: Residential real estate
Consumer:
3,708
2,165
1,248
729
349
4,349
35
13,045
42
Total consumer
3,719
2,175
733
391
Gross charge-offs: Consumer
547
574
676,368
1,035,754
739,831
1,560,742
1,027,562
1,613,237
721,757
54,250
Gross charge-offs: Total loans
1,480
3,079
9,366
1,745
1,245
18,026
21
2020
445,993
181,920
332,246
215,561
51,902
92,115
468,752
2,614
1,791,103
8,005
32,319
13,753
17,496
12,915
5,552
16,146
651
106,837
13,417
34,320
8,909
21,575
3,011
2,020
8,982
387
92,621
1,250
1,159
1,490
975
373
5,264
468,665
249,718
356,398
254,649
68,803
100,060
493,880
3,652
2,028
156
2,365
116,551
152,183
137,249
217,362
73,399
378,561
29,747
1,105,052
170
1,920
2,090
217,532
75,319
269,810
205,119
225,766
131,547
83,791
232,653
20,912
8,990
1,178,588
430
1,664
13,798
23,482
268
12,744
52,386
7,180
15,266
3,397
4,759
847
32,692
478
270,240
213,963
254,830
158,426
85,302
250,634
21,759
14,727
9,884
68,909
6,587
5,940
33,081
156,113
344
295,585
4,045
2,898
204
7,147
72,954
10,071
33,286
2,704
870,183
625,748
821,431
640,678
235,364
762,541
701,499
12,986
2,860
5,082
55,139
59,137
54,735
33,859
917
46,548
16,645
4,038
31,028
20,412
1,079
8,110
184
81,496
1,072
294
32,100
8,404
1,363
16,470
138,872
70,419
45,700
31,034
853
304,711
4,159
8,091
3,820
16,070
5,522
146,963
74,239
68,192
143,857
303,998
143,085
125,374
304,162
11,018
1,099,686
5,246
1,298
17,272
12,184
16,009
52,009
694
6,210
455
73,438
145,155
321,270
161,240
320,865
293
4,422
4,715
150,744
224,800
555,068
289,750
173,070
360,303
58,603
66,465
77,136
415,279
280,209
100,990
174,830
46,053
583
1,161,545
64
663
3,422
700
394
7,513
172
193
66,529
77,799
418,873
280,909
101,384
177,137
6,870
3,498
4,614
1,789
1,964
5,488
59,331
311
83,865
44
240
89
134
679
6,914
4,854
2,053
5,649
59,503
73,443
81,297
423,727
282,698
103,437
182,786
105,556
894
4,557
1,994
1,443
942
528
4,795
71
14,499
207
877
23
30
48
981
1,098,927
933,839
1,801,669
1,214,068
512,399
1,305,837
870,453
2,051
336
29
7,330
10,778
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Loans evaluated individually
We evaluate loans individually when they no longer share risk characteristics with pooled loans. These loans include loans on non-accrual status, loans in bankruptcy, and modified loans as described below. If a specific allowance is warranted based on the borrower’s overall financial condition, the specific allowance is calculated based on discounted expected cash flows using the loan’s initial contractual effective interest rate or the fair value of the collateral less selling costs for collateral-dependent loans.
A loan is considered collateral-dependent when the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and repayment is expected to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral. Management individually evaluates collateral-dependent loans with an amortized cost basis of $250 thousand or more and includes collateral-dependent loans less than $250 thousand within the general allowance population. The amortized cost basis of collateral-dependent loans over $250 thousand was as follows at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
Total amortized
Real property
Business assets
4,809
11,684
16,493
7,328
8,808
520
66
12,657
13,230
25,887
2,719
15,376
28,606
6,281
4,924
11,205
1,343
8,210
13,134
5,075
222
5,297
19,478
24,402
Loan modifications
The Company’s policy is to review each prospective credit to determine the appropriateness and the adequacy of security or collateral prior to making a loan. In the event of borrower default, the Company seeks recovery in compliance with lending laws, the respective loan agreements, and credit monitoring and remediation procedures that may include modifying a loan to provide a concession by the Company to the borrower from their original terms due to borrower financial difficulties in order to facilitate repayment. The Company considers loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulties, where such a concession is utilized, to be TDMs. TDMs may include principal forgiveness, interest rate reductions, other-than-insignificant-payment delays, term extensions or any combination thereof.
The following schedules present, by loan class, the amortized cost basis for loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty that remain outstanding and were modified within the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025:
As of and for the three months ended September 30, 2025
Payment delay
% of loan
class
2,429
0.1%
0.0%
As of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2025
Term extension
8,047
0.4%
1,704
2,195
3,194
10,242
The following schedules present, by loan class, the amortized cost basis for loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty that remain outstanding and were modified within the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024:
As of and for the three months ended September 30, 2024
Combination - interest rate
reduction and term extension
2,849
45
As of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2024
Combination - term extension
Payment Delay
and payment delay
7,621
4,513
5,435
0.5%
0.3%
854
382
13,056
5,367
The following schedules present, by loan class, the payment status of loans that have been modified in the last twelve months as of the dates presented on an amortized cost basis:
30-89 days past due
90+ days past due
8,736
801
10,931
2,505
September 30, 2024
5,354
167
5,268
404
449
5,534
12,889
5,803
Accrual of interest is resumed on loans that were previously on non-accrual only after the loan has performed sufficiently for a period of time. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company had two TDMs with amortized costs totaling $2.5 million that were modified within the past 12 months, utilizing a payment delay and a term extension, that defaulted on their modified terms. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company had no TDMs that were modified within the past 12 months that defaulted on their modified terms. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company had two TDMs with an amortized cost totaling $5.7 million that were modified within the past 12 months, utilizing a payment delay and a combination of a term extension and a payment delay, that defaulted on their modified terms. For purposes of this disclosure, the Company considers “default” to mean 90 days or more past due on principal or interest. The allowance for credit losses related to TDMs on non-accrual status is determined by individual evaluation, including collateral adequacy, using the same process as loans on non-accrual status which are not classified as TDMs.
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The following schedules present the financial effect of the modifications made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty as of and for the periods indicated:
Financial effect
Extended a weighted average of 0.3 years to the life of loans
Extended a weighted average of 1.0 year to the life of loans
Delayed payments for a weighted average of 0.5 years
Extended a weighted average of 0.7 years to the life of loans
Delayed payments for a weighted average of 0.3 years
Combination - Interest rate reduction and Term extension
Combination - Term extension and Payment delay
Extended a weighted average of 0.5 years to the life of loans
Extended a weighted average of 0.6 years to the life of loans
Extended a weighted average of 0.9 years to the life of loans
Reduced weighted average contractual interest rate by 1.5% and extended a weighted average life of 11 years
Extended a weighted average of 0.7 years to the life of loans and delayed payments for a weighted average of 0.7 years
Reduced weighted average contractual interest rate by 1.1% and extended a weighted average life of 10 years
Note 6 Allowance for Credit Losses
The tables below detail the Company’s allowance for credit losses as of the dates shown:
Three months ended September 30, 2025
Non-owner
occupied
commercial
Residential
real estate
Beginning balance
47,934
22,219
18,429
88,893
Charge-offs
(1,410)
(27)
(180)
(1,617)
Recoveries
2,238
225
2,504
Provision (release) expense for credit losses
(707)
(1,333)
371
Ending balance
48,055
21,111
18,776
338
88,280
Nine months ended September 30, 2025
48,552
26,136
19,426
341
94,455
(15,957)
(1,467)
(28)
(574)
(18,026)
2,401
242
62
107
2,812
Provision expense (release) for credit losses
13,059
(3,800)
(684)
464
9,039
Three months ended September 30, 2024
48,910
27,412
19,759
376
96,457
(2,930)
(293)
(282)
(3,505)
95
Provision expense for credit losses
210
937
636
217
46,250
28,056
20,400
95,047
Nine months ended September 30, 2024
45,304
32,665
19,550
428
97,947
(2,954)
(4,715)
(718)
(8,387)
352
327
781
3,548
99
755
304
4,706
In evaluating the loan portfolio for an appropriate ACL level, excluding loans evaluated individually, loans were grouped into segments based on broad characteristics such as primary use and underlying collateral. Within the segments, the portfolio was further disaggregated into classes of loans with similar attributes and risk characteristics for purposes of developing the underlying data used within the discounted cash flow model including, but not limited to, prepayment and recovery rates as well as loss rates tied to macro-economic conditions within management’s reasonable and supportable forecast. The ACL also includes subjective adjustments based upon qualitative risk factors including asset quality, loss trends, lending management, portfolio growth and loan review/internal audit results.
At September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the allowance for credit losses totaled $88.3 million and $94.5 million, respectively. The decrease during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was primarily driven by the resolution of non-performing loans and changes in the CECL model’s underlying macro-economic forecast. During the three months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recorded provision release for funded loans totaling $1.5 million, primarily driven by the recovery of one previously charged off credit. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recorded provision expense for credit losses totaling $8.7 million, including $9.0 million provision expense for funded loans and $0.3 million of provision release for unfunded loan commitments. Provision expense for credit losses during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was recorded primarily to cover a charge-off on one credit due to suspected fraudulent activity by the borrower. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recorded provision expense for credit losses on funded loans totaling $2.0 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recorded provision expense for credit losses totaling $4.8 million, including $4.7 million of provision expense for funded loans and $0.1 million of provision expense for unfunded loan commitments. Net recoveries on loans during the three months ended September 30, 2025 totaled $0.9 million. Net charge-offs during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 totaled $15.2 million. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, net charge-offs on loans totaled $3.4 million and $7.6 million, respectively.
The Company has elected to exclude AIR from the allowance for credit losses calculation. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, AIR from loans totaled $45.1 million and $41.5 million, respectively.
Note 7 Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill and other intangible assets
In connection with our acquisitions, the Company’s goodwill was $306.0 million as of September 30, 2025. Goodwill is measured as the excess of the fair value of consideration paid over the fair value of net assets acquired. No goodwill impairment was recorded during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2025 or the year ended December 31, 2024.
The gross carrying amounts of other intangible assets and the associated accumulated amortization at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, are presented as follows:
Net
carrying
amount
amortization
Core deposit intangible
91,566
(59,408)
32,158
(55,417)
36,149
Customer relationship intangible
17,000
(5,558)
11,442
(4,024)
12,976
Acquired technology intangible
2,300
(1,035)
1,265
(690)
1,610
110,866
(66,001)
44,865
(60,131)
50,735
The Company is amortizing intangibles from acquisitions over a weighted average period of 9.8 years from the date of the respective acquisitions. The core deposit and customer relationship intangibles are being amortized over a weighted average period of 10 years, and the acquired technology intangible is being amortized over a weighted average period of five years. The Company recognized other intangible assets amortization expense of $1.9 million and $5.9 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recognized other intangible assets amortization expense of $2.0 million and $6.0 million, respectively.
The following table shows the estimated future amortization expense during the next five years for other intangible assets as of the periods presented:
Years ending December 31,
Amount
For the three months ended December 31, 2025
1,916
2026
7,664
2027
7,542
2028
6,142
2029
5,790
Servicing Rights
Mortgage servicing rights
MSRs represent rights to service loans originated by the Company and sold to government-sponsored enterprises including FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA and FHLB and are included in other assets in the consolidated statements of financial condition. Mortgage loans serviced for others were $0.3 billion and $0.5 billion at September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Below are the changes in the MSRs for the periods presented:
4,835
4,911
Originations
146
258
Sales
(1,811)
Impairment
(13)
Amortization
(314)
(356)
2,856
4,800
Fair value of mortgage servicing rights
4,286
6,925
During the first quarter of 2025, the Company sold rights to service loans totaling $203.7 million in unpaid principal balances from our mortgage servicing rights portfolio. As a result of the sale, the book value of our mortgage servicing rights intangible decreased $1.8 million and generated a pre-tax gain of $0.6 million included in mortgage banking income in the consolidated statements of operations.
The fair value of MSRs was determined based upon a discounted cash flow analysis. The cash flow analysis included assumptions for discount rates and prepayment speeds. Discount rates ranged from 9.5% to 10.0% and the constant prepayment speed ranged from 6.6% to 12.4% for the September 30, 2025 valuation. The discount rate ranged from 10.0% to 10.5%, and the constant prepayment speed ranged from 6.9% to 17.6% for the September 30, 2024 valuation. Included in mortgage banking income in the consolidated statements of operations was servicing income of $0.2 million and $0.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, and $0.3 million and $1.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively.
MSRs are evaluated and impairment is recognized to the extent fair value is less than the carrying amount. The Company evaluates impairment by stratifying MSRs based on the predominant risk characteristics of the underlying loans, including loan type and loan term. The Company is amortizing the MSRs in proportion to and over the period of the estimated net servicing income of the underlying loans.
The following table shows the estimated future amortization expense during the next five years for the MSRs as of the periods presented:
85
331
292
257
226
SBA servicing asset
The SBA servicing asset represents the value associated with servicing small business real estate loans that have been sold to outside investors with servicing retained. The SBA servicing asset is evaluated and impairment is recognized to the extent fair value is less than the carrying amount. The Company evaluates impairment by stratifying the SBA servicing asset based on the predominant risk characteristics of the underlying loans, including loan type and loan term. The Company is amortizing the SBA servicing asset in proportion to and over the period of the estimated net servicing income of the underlying loans. The Company serviced $131.8 million and $132.0 million of SBA loans that have been sold into the secondary market, as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recognized SBA servicing asset fee income totaling $0.2 million and $0.5 million, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recognized SBA servicing asset fee income totaling $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively.
Below are the changes in the SBA servicing asset for the periods presented:
2,440
474
Disposals
(433)
(440)
(Impairment) recovery
(41)
103
(251)
(177)
2,611
2,878
Fair value of SBA servicing asset
The Company uses assumptions and estimates in determining the fair value of SBA loan servicing rights. These assumptions include prepayment speeds, discount rates, and other assumptions. The assumptions used in the valuation were based on input from buyers, brokers and other qualified personnel, as well as market knowledge. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the key assumptions used to determine the fair value of the Company’s SBA loan servicing rights included weighted average lifetime constant prepayment rates equal to 16.1% and 15.6%, respectively, and weighted average discount rates equal to 10.8% and 9.7%, respectively.
The following table shows the estimated future amortization expense during the next five years for the SBA servicing asset as of the periods presented:
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236
Note 8 Borrowings
Borrowings consist of securities sold under agreements to repurchase, long-term debt and FHLB advances.
The Company enters into repurchase agreements to facilitate the needs of its clients. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company sold securities under agreements to repurchase totaling $21.3 million and $18.9 million, respectively. The Company pledged mortgage-backed securities with a fair value of approximately $28.4 million and $31.3 million as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, for these agreements. The Company monitors collateral levels on a continuous basis and may be required to provide additional collateral based on the fair value of the underlying securities. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had $7.1 million and $12.4 million, respectively, of excess collateral pledged for repurchase agreements.
As a member of the FHLB, the Banks have access to a line of credit and term financing from the FHLB with total available credit of $1.6 billion at September 30, 2025. The Company may utilize the FHLB line of credit as a funding mechanism for originated loans and loans held for sale. At September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Banks had zero and $50.0 million, respectively, of outstanding borrowings from the FHLB. The Banks may pledge investment securities and loans as collateral for FHLB advances. There were no investment securities pledged for FHLB advances at September 30, 2025 or December 31, 2024. Loans pledged were $2.5 billion and $2.6 billion at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The Company incurred $0.4 million and $2.7 million of interest expense related to FHLB advances and other short-term borrowings for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2025, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company incurred $0.5 million and $3.8 million, respectively, of interest expense related to FHLB advances and other short-term borrowings.
Long-term debt
The Company holds a subordinated note purchase agreement to issue and sell a fixed-to-floating rate note totaling $40.0 million. The balance on the note at September 30, 2025, net of long-term debt issuance costs of $0.1 million, totaled $39.9 million. At December 31, 2024, the balance on the note, net of long-term debt issuance costs of $0.2 million, totaled $39.8 million. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 interest expense totaling $0.3 million and $0.9 million, respectively, was recorded in the consolidated statements of operations.
The note is subordinated, unsecured and matures on November 15, 2031. Payments consist of interest only. Interest expense on the note is payable semi-annually in arrears and will bear interest at 3.00% per annum until November 15, 2026 (or any earlier redemption date). From November 15, 2026 until November 15, 2031 (or any earlier redemption date) payments will be made quarterly in arrears, and the interest rate shall reset quarterly to an interest rate per annum equal to the then current three-month term SOFR plus 203 basis points. The Company deployed the net proceeds from the sale of the note for general corporate purposes. Prior to November 5, 2026, the Company may redeem the note only under certain limited circumstances. Beginning on November 5, 2026 through maturity, the note may be redeemed, at the Company’s option, on any scheduled interest payment date. Any redemption by the Company would be at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the note being redeemed, together with any accrued and unpaid interest on the note being redeemed up to but excluding the date of redemption. The note is not subject to redemption at the option of the holder.
As part of the acquisition of BOJH on October 1, 2022, the Company assumed three subordinate note purchase agreements to issue and sell fixed-to-floating rate notes totaling $15.0 million. The balance on the notes at September 30, 2025, net of the fair value adjustment from the acquisition of $0.1 million, totaled $14.9 million. At December 31, 2024, the balance on the notes, net of the fair value adjustment from the acquisition of $0.3 million, totaled $14.7 million. Interest expense related to the notes totaling $0.1 million and $0.4 million was recorded in the consolidated statements of operations during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, interest expense related to the notes totaling $0.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively, was recorded in the consolidated statements of operations.
The three notes, containing similar terms, are subordinated, unsecured and mature on June 15, 2031. Payments consist of interest only. Interest expense on the notes is payable semi-annually in arrears and will bear interest at 3.75% per annum until June 15, 2026 (or any earlier redemption date). From June 15, 2026 until June 15, 2031 (or any earlier redemption date) payments will be made quarterly in arrears, and the interest rate shall reset quarterly to an interest rate per annum equal to the then current three-month term SOFR plus 306 basis points. Prior to June 15, 2026, the Company may redeem the notes only under certain limited circumstances. Beginning on June 15, 2026 through maturity, the notes may be redeemed, at the Company’s option, on any scheduled interest payment date. Any redemption by the Company would be at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes being redeemed, together with any accrued and unpaid interest on the notes being redeemed up to but excluding the date of redemption. The notes are not subject to redemption at the option of the holder.
Note 9 Regulatory Capital
As a bank holding company that has elected to be treated as a financial holding company, the Company, NBH Bank and BOJHT are subject to regulatory capital adequacy requirements implemented by the Federal Reserve, in addition to those implemented by the FDIC for NBH Bank and BOJHT, including maintaining capital positions at the “well-capitalized” level. The federal banking agencies have risk based capital adequacy regulations intended to provide a measure of capital adequacy that reflects the degree of risk associated with a banking organization’s operations. Under these regulations, assets are assigned to one of several risk categories, and nominal dollar amounts of assets and credit equivalent amounts of off-balance-sheet items are multiplied by a risk adjustment percentage for the category. Regulatory authorities can initiate certain mandatory actions if the Company, NBH Bank or BOJHT fail to meet the minimum capital requirements, which could have a material effect on our financial statements and business generally.
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Under the Basel III requirements, at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company and the Banks met all capital requirements, including the capital conservation buffer of 2.5%. The Company and the Banks had regulatory capital ratios in excess of the levels established for well-capitalized institutions, as detailed in the tables below:
Required to be
well capitalized under
considered
prompt corrective
adequately
Actual
action provisions
capitalized(1)
Ratio
Tier 1 leverage ratio:
Consolidated
11.5%
1,095,345
N/A
4.0%
381,378
NBH Bank
10.5%
1,000,996
5.0%
474,795
379,836
33.9%
13,070
1,928
1,542
Common equity tier 1 risk based capital:
14.7%
7.0%
521,824
13.5%
6.5%
481,436
518,469
76.8%
1,107
1,192
Tier 1 risk based capital ratio:
8.5%
633,643
8.0%
592,536
629,570
1,362
1,447
Total risk based capital ratio:
16.6%
1,239,582
782,736
1,090,204
10.0%
740,670
777,704
76.9%
13,099
1,703
1,788
10.7%
1,037,550
388,278
9.5%
921,509
483,533
386,826
31.0%
12,461
2,013
13.2%
550,074
11.8%
508,418
547,528
77.2%
1,049
1,129
667,947
625,746
664,855
1,291
1,371
15.1%
1,187,514
825,111
13.0%
1,016,471
782,182
821,291
77.3%
12,462
1,613
(1)
Includes the capital conservation buffer of 2.5%.
Note 10 Revenue from Contracts with Clients
Revenue is recognized when obligations under the terms of a contract with clients are satisfied. Below is the detail of the Company’s revenue from contracts with clients, including service charges and other deposit account related fees, bank card fees and other non-interest income. Other non-interest income includes trust and wealth management fees and Cambr fee income.
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Service charges and other account-related fees
Service charge fees are primarily comprised of monthly service fees, check orders and other deposit account related fees. Other fees include revenue from processing wire transfers, bill pay service, cashier’s checks and other services. The Company’s performance obligation for account analysis fees and monthly service fees is generally satisfied, and the related revenue recognized, over the period in which the service is provided. Check orders and other deposit account-related fees are largely transactional based, and therefore, the Company’s performance obligation is satisfied, and related revenue recognized, at a point in time. Payment for service charges on deposit accounts is primarily received immediately or in the following month through a direct charge to clients’ accounts.
Bank card fees are primarily comprised of debit card income, ATM fees, merchant services income and other fees. Debit card income is primarily comprised of interchange fees earned whenever the Company’s debit cards are processed through card payment networks such as Visa. ATM fees are primarily generated when a Bank cardholder uses a non-Bank ATM or a non-Bank cardholder uses a Bank ATM. Merchant services income mainly represents fees charged to merchants to process their debit card transactions. The Company’s performance obligation for bank card fees is largely satisfied, and related revenue recognized, when the services are rendered or upon completion. Payment is typically received immediately or in the following month.
Trust and wealth management fees
The trust and wealth management business offers separately managed investment account solutions and trustee services to clients.
Services may include custody of assets, trustee services, wealth management, and directed trusts. The Company charges an asset-based fee earned for personal and corporate accounts. Additional fees may include minimum annual fees, fees for additional tax reporting and preparation for irrevocable trust returns or annual flat fees for certain trusts. The performance obligations related to this revenue include items such as performing investment advisory services, custody and record-keeping services, and fund administrative and accounting services. The performance obligations are satisfied upon completion of service and fees are generally a fixed flat rate or based on a percentage of the account’s market value per the contract with the client. These fees are recorded within other non-interest income in the consolidated statements of operations.
Cambr fee income
Cambr operates a deposit acquisition and processing platform that generates core deposits from accounts offered through third-party embedded finance companies. Cambr’s platform facilitates the movement of embedded finance companies’ client deposits into FDIC-insured accounts at banks within Cambr’s network. Cambr generates fee income by charging a percentage-based fee of the deposit balance placed into the Cambr network. The performance obligation is satisfied upon completion of service, and Cambr fee income is recorded within other non-interest income in the consolidated statements of operations.
Included within other non-interest expense are gains and losses from OREO sales, which are recognized when the Company meets its performance obligation to transfer title to the buyer. The gain or loss is measured as the excess of the proceeds received compared to the OREO carrying value. Sales proceeds are received in cash at the time of transfer.
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The following table presents non-interest income, segregated by revenue streams in-scope and out-of-scope of FASB ASC Topic 606 (“Topic 606”), and non-interest expense in-scope of Topic 606 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
Non-interest income
In-scope of Topic 606:
5,323
15,504
16,251
1,448
1,442
4,280
4,216
Non-interest income (in-scope of Topic 606)
11,276
12,064
33,215
34,759
Non-interest income (out-of-scope of Topic 606)
9,415
6,325
19,918
15,353
Non-interest expense
Other non-interest expense(1)
(144)
Total revenue in-scope of Topic 606
12,112
33,177
34,615
Other non-interest expense includes net gains (losses) from sales of OREO.
Contract acquisition costs
The Company utilizes the practical expedient which allows entities to expense immediately contract acquisition costs when the asset that would have resulted from capitalizing these costs would have been amortized in one year or less. The Company has not capitalized any contract acquisition costs.
Note 11 Stock-based Compensation and Benefits
The Company provides stock-based compensation in accordance with shareholder-approved plans.
To date, the Company has issued stock options, restricted stock and PSUs under the plans. The Compensation Committee sets the option exercise price at the time of grant, but in no case is the exercise price less than the fair market value of a share of company common stock at the date of grant.
Stock options
At September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company had 546,546 and 625,115 stock options outstanding, respectively, at a weighted average exercise price of $32.96 and $32.60, respectively. No stock options were granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2025. Stock option expense is a component of salaries and benefits in the consolidated statements of operations and totaled $15.3 thousand and $68.7 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, stock option expense totaled $57.1 thousand and $263.8 thousand, respectively. At September 30, 2025, there was $35.2 thousand of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options granted under the plans. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.6 years.
Restricted stock awards
The Company issues time-based restricted stock awards that generally vest over a range of a 1-3 year period. Restricted stock with time-based vesting was valued at the fair value of the shares on the date of grant as they are assumed to be held beyond the vesting period.
Performance stock units
The Company grants PSUs whereby the recorded fair value represents the value of the award at the initial target performance and does not reflect potential increases or decreases resulting from the final performance results, which are to be determined at the end of the three-year performance period (vesting date). The actual number of shares to be awarded at the end of the performance period will range from 0% - 150% of the initial target awards. For PSU components granted in 2025, one-third of the award is based on the Company’s cumulative earnings per share (EPS target), one-third is based on the Company’s relative ROTA, and one-third is based on the Company’s cumulative TSR during the performance period. On the vesting date, the Company’s annual ROTA will be compared
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to the respective ROTAs of companies comprising the S&P 600 Regional Banks group. The Company’s ranking will be averaged over the measurement period to determine the shares awarded. The fair value of the ROTA award was determined based on the closing stock price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. On the vesting date, the Company’s TSR will be compared to the respective TSRs of the companies comprising the S&P 600 Regional Banks group at the grant date to determine the shares awarded. The fair value of the TSR target portion of the award was determined using a Monte Carlo Simulation at the grant date. The fair value of the EPS target portion of the award was determined based on the closing stock price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date.
For the awards granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the weighted-average grant date fair value per unit of the EPS target portion, ROTA target portion and TSR target portion was $38.44, $38.44, and $32.19, respectively. The initial weighted-average performance price for the TSR target portion granted during 2025 was $45.14. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company awarded an additional 3,723 PSUs due to final performance results related to PSUs granted in 2022.
The following table summarizes restricted stock and PSU activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2025:
Restricted
average grant-
Performance
stock shares
date fair value
stock units
Unvested at December 31, 2024
292,014
34.43
198,264
34.31
Granted
169,687
38.07
74,628
36.10
Adjustment due to performance
3,723
55.54
Vested
(103,216)
35.69
(51,658)
39.63
Forfeited
(26,535)
35.80
(8,712)
33.41
Unvested at September 30, 2025
331,950
35.79
216,245
34.06
As of September 30, 2025, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to the non-vested restricted stock awards and PSUs totaled $6.5 million and $4.1 million, respectively, and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.1 years and 2.0 years, respectively. Expense related to non-vested restricted stock awards totaled $1.6 million and $4.2 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, and $1.4 million and $3.8 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. Expense related to non-vested PSUs totaled $0.5 million and $1.6 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, and $0.6 million and $1.6 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. Expense related to non-vested restricted stock awards and PSUs is a component of salaries and benefits expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.
Employee stock purchase plan
The 2014 ESPP is intended to be a qualified plan within the meaning of Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and allows eligible employees to purchase shares of common stock through payroll deductions up to a limit of $25,000 per calendar year and 2,000 shares per offering period. The price an employee pays for shares is 90.0% of the fair market value of Company common stock on the last day of the offering period. The offering periods are the six-month periods commencing on March 1 and September 1 of each year and ending on August 31 and February 28 (or February 29 in the case of a leap year) of each year. There are no vesting or other restrictions on the stock purchased by employees under the ESPP. Under the ESPP, the total number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance totaled 400,000 shares, of which 196,759 was available for issuance at September 30, 2025.
Under the ESPP, employees purchased 17,771 shares and 21,389 shares during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Note 12 Common Stock
The Company had 37,815,589 and 38,054,482 shares of Class A common stock outstanding at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Additionally, the Company had 331,950 and 292,014 shares outstanding at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, of restricted Class A common stock issued but not yet vested under the 2023 Plan that are not included in shares outstanding until such time that they are vested; however, these shares do have voting and certain dividend rights during the vesting period.
On May 9, 2023, the Company announced a program to repurchase up to $50.0 million of the Company’s stock from time to time either in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions in accordance with applicable regulations of the SEC, as authorized by the Board of Directors. During the three months ended September 30, 2025, the Company repurchased 240,000 shares of common stock for $8.8 million at a weighted average price per share of $36.66. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company repurchased 359,300 shares of common stock for $13.0 million at a weighted average price per share of $36.28. The remaining authorization under the current program as of September 30, 2025 was $37.0 million. No time limit has been set for completion of the program.
Note 13 Earnings Per Share
The Company calculates earnings per share under the two-class method, as certain non-vested share awards contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends. As such, these awards are considered securities that participate in the earnings of the Company. Non-vested shares are discussed further in note 11.
The Company had 37,815,589 and 37,988,364 shares of Class A common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, exclusive of issued non-vested restricted shares. Certain stock options and non-vested restricted shares are potentially dilutive securities, but are not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share because to do so would have been anti-dilutive for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.
The following table illustrates the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
Less: income allocated to participating securities
(307)
(89)
(796)
(242)
Income allocated to common shareholders
34,978
33,016
92,742
90,389
Weighted average shares outstanding for basic earnings per common share
Dilutive effect of equity awards
122,830
218,049
124,210
194,542
Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted earnings per common share
Basic earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share
The Company had 546,546 and 625,115 outstanding stock options to purchase common stock at weighted average exercise prices of $32.96 and $32.60 per share at September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which have time-vesting criteria. As such, any dilution is derived only for the timeframe in which the vesting criteria had been met and where the inclusion of those stock options is dilutive. The Company had 216,245 and 200,400 unvested PSUs issued as of September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which have performance, market and/or time-vesting criteria, and as such, any dilution is derived only for the timeframe in which the vesting criteria had been met and where the inclusion of those units is dilutive.
Note 14 Derivatives
Risk management objective of using derivatives
The Company is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Company has established policies stipulating that neither carrying value nor fair value at risk should exceed established guidelines. The Company has designed strategies to confine these risks within the established limits and identify appropriate trade-offs in the financial structure of its balance sheet. These strategies include the use of derivative financial instruments to help achieve the desired balance sheet repricing structure while meeting the desired objectives of its clients. Currently, the Company employs certain interest rate swaps that are designated as fair value hedges, cash flow hedges and economic hedges. The Company manages a matched book with respect to its derivative instruments in order to minimize its net risk exposure resulting from such transactions.
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Fair values of derivative instruments on the balance sheet
The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification in the consolidated statements of financial condition as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Information about the valuation methods used to measure fair value is provided in note 16.
Asset derivatives fair value
Liability derivatives fair value
Balance Sheet
December 31,
location
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate products
20,575
31,864
3,352
1,296
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
7,961
7,773
7,970
7,780
Interest rate lock commitments
377
282
2
Forward contracts
104
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
8,373
8,159
7,984
7,790
Cash flow hedges
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 floors and collars as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate floors designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty if interest rates fall below the strike rate on the contract in exchange for an up-front premium. Interest rate collars designated as cash flow hedges involve the payments of variable-rate amounts if interest rates rise above the cap strike rate on the contract and receipt of variable-rate amounts if interest rates fall below the floor strike rate on the contract.
For derivatives that qualify and are designated 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 periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Gains and losses on the derivative representing hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized over the life of the hedge on a systematic and rational basis. The earnings recognition of excluded components is included in interest income. 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 assets. As of September 30, 2025, the Company had cash flow hedges with a notional amount of $100.0 million. The Company expects to reclassify $0.5 million from AOCI as a reduction to interest income during the next 12 months.
Fair value hedges
Interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without the exchange of the underlying notional amount. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had interest rate swaps with a notional amount of $352.1 million and $348.5 million, respectively, which were designated as fair value hedges of interest rate risk.
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For derivatives designated and that qualify as fair value hedges, the gain or loss on the derivative as well as the offsetting loss or gain on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in earnings. The Company includes the gain or loss on the hedged items in the same line item as the offsetting loss or gain on the related derivatives. The following table presents the Company’s fixed-rate loans associated with the interest rate swaps and the loss included in loans receivable in the statements of financial condition as of the dates shown:
Cumulative amount of fair value
hedging adjustment included in the
Carrying amount of hedged assets
carrying amount of hedged assets(1)
Line item in the consolidated statements of financial
condition in which the hedged item is included
Loans receivable
456,646
456,098
(17,504)
(28,698)
Fair value hedge adjustments included basis adjustments on terminated positions to be amortized through the contractual maturity date of each respective hedged item. Excluding those terminated positions, the fair value hedge adjustments consisted of losses totaling $19.5 million and $31.2 million as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
Non-designated hedges
Derivatives not designated as hedges are not speculative and consist of interest rate swaps with commercial banking clients that facilitate their respective risk management strategies. Interest rate swaps are simultaneously hedged by offsetting interest rate swaps that the Company executes with a third party, such that the Company minimizes its net risk exposure resulting from such transactions. As the interest rate swaps associated with this program do not meet the strict hedge accounting requirements, changes in the fair value of both the client swaps and the offsetting swaps are recognized directly in earnings. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had matched interest rate swap transactions with an aggregate notional amount of $761.4 million and $840.9 million, respectively, related to this program. Derivative fee income from non-designated hedges totaled $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, derivative fee income from non-designated hedges totaled $0.3 million and $1.2 million, respectively.
As part of its mortgage banking activities, the Company enters into interest rate lock commitments, which are commitments to originate loans where the interest rate on the loan is determined prior to funding and the clients have locked into that interest rate. The Company then locks in the loan and interest rate with an investor and commits to deliver the loan if settlement occurs (“best efforts”) or commits to deliver the locked loan in a binding (“mandatory”) delivery program with an investor. Fair value changes of certain loans under interest rate lock commitments are hedged with forward sales contracts of MBS. Forward sales contracts of MBS are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in non-interest income. Interest rate lock commitments and commitments to deliver loans to investors are considered derivatives. The market value of interest rate lock commitments and best efforts contracts are not readily ascertainable with precision because they are not actively traded in stand-alone markets. The Company determines the fair value of interest rate lock commitments and delivery contracts by measuring the fair value of the underlying assets. The fair value of the underlying assets is impacted by current interest rates, remaining origination fees, costs of production to be incurred and the probability that the interest rate lock commitments will close or will be funded.
Certain additional risks arise from these forward delivery contracts in that the counterparties to the contracts may not be able to meet the terms of the contracts. The Company does not expect any counterparty to any MBS contract to fail to meet its obligation. Additional risks inherent in mandatory delivery programs include the risk that, if the Company fails to deliver the loans subject to interest rate risk lock commitments, it will still be obligated to “pair off” MBS to the counterparty. Should this be required, the Company could incur significant costs in acquiring replacement loans and such costs could have an adverse effect on the consolidated financial statements.
The fair value of the mortgage banking derivative is recorded as a freestanding asset or liability with the change in value being recognized in current earnings during the period of change.
The Company had interest rate lock commitments with a notional value of $30.3 million and forward contracts with a notional value of $35.8 million at September 30, 2025. At December 31, 2024, the Company had interest rate lock commitments with a notional value of $20.0 million and forward contracts with a notional value of $29.2 million.
Effect of derivative instruments on the consolidated statements of operations and accumulated other comprehensive income
The tables below present the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on the consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
Location of gain (loss)
Amount of (loss) gain recognized in income on derivatives
recognized in income on
Derivatives in hedging relationships
derivatives
Fair value hedging relationships - Interest rate products
(595)
(11,452)
(6,702)
1,096
Cash flow hedging relationships - Interest rate products
(306)
(548)
(1,027)
(1,575)
(901)
(12,000)
(7,729)
(479)
Amount of gain recognized in income on derivatives
Hedged items
hedged items
2,109
13,945
11,194
6,451
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income on derivatives
Derivatives not designated
as hedging instruments
(6)
(179)
188
181
459
272
(48)
(70)
77
110
530
The tables below present the effect of cash flow hedge accounting on AOCI as of the dates presented.
For the three months ended September 30, 2025
Loss recognized in OCI on derivatives
Loss recognized in OCI included component
Loss recognized in OCI excluded component
Location of loss recognized from AOCI into income
Loss reclassified from AOCI into income
Loss reclassified from AOCI into income included component
Loss reclassified from AOCI into income excluded component
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:
(135)
(8)
(127)
Interest income
(187)
(119)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2025
(181)
(44)
(137)
(674)
(353)
For the three months ended September 30, 2024
Gain recognized in OCI on derivatives
Gain recognized in OCI included component
Gain recognized in OCI excluded component
1,011
890
121
(429)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024
(824)
(368)
(456)
(1,220)
(355)
Credit-risk-related contingent features
The Company has agreements with its derivative counterparties that contain a provision where if the Company defaults on any of its indebtedness for reasons other than an error or omission of an administrative or operational nature, including default where repayment of the indebtedness has not been accelerated by the lender, then the Company could also be declared in default on its derivative obligations.
The Company also has agreements with certain of its derivative counterparties that contain a provision where if the Company fails to maintain its status as a well/adequately capitalized institution, then the counterparty has the right to terminate the derivative positions and the Company would be required to settle its obligations under the agreements.
As of September 30, 2025, the termination value of derivatives in a net liability position related to these agreements was zero. The Company has minimum collateral posting thresholds with certain of its derivative counterparties and, as of September 30, 2025, the Company had met these thresholds. If the Company had breached any of these provisions at September 30, 2025, it could have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements at the termination value.
Note 15 Commitments and Contingencies
In the normal course of business, the Company enters into various off-balance sheet commitments to help meet the financing needs of clients. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, commercial and consumer lines of credit and standby letters of credit. The same credit policies are applied to these commitments as the loans in the consolidated statements of financial condition; however, these commitments involve varying degrees of credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated statements of financial condition. The total amounts of unused commitments do not necessarily represent future credit exposure or cash requirements, as commitments often expire without being drawn upon. However, the contractual amount of these commitments, offset by any additional collateral pledged, represents the Company’s potential credit loss exposure.
Total unfunded commitments at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:
Commitments to fund loans
521,429
663,859
Unfunded commitments under lines of credit
695,780
752,861
Commercial and standby letters of credit
9,534
10,760
Total unfunded commitments
1,226,743
1,427,480
Commitments to fund loans—Commitments to fund loans are legally binding agreements to lend to clients in accordance with predetermined contractual provisions provided there have been no violations of any conditions specified in the contract. These commitments are generally at variable interest rates and are for specific periods or contain termination clauses and may require the payment of a fee. The total amounts of unused commitments are not necessarily representative of future credit exposure or cash requirements, as commitments often expire without being drawn upon.
Unfunded commitments under lines of credit—In the ordinary course of business, the Company extends revolving credit to its clients. These arrangements may require the payment of a fee.
Commercial and standby letters of credit—The Company routinely issues commercial and standby letters of credit, which may be financial standby letters of credit or performance standby letters of credit. These are various forms of “back-up” commitments to guarantee the performance of a client to a third party. While these arrangements represent a potential cash outlay for the Company, the majority of these letters of credit will expire without being drawn upon. Letters of credit are subject to the same underwriting and credit approval process as traditional loans, and as such, many of them have various forms of collateral securing the commitment, which may include real estate, personal property, receivables or marketable securities.
Contingencies
Mortgage loans sold to investors may be subject to repurchase or indemnification in the event of specific default by the borrower or subsequent discovery that underwriting standards were not met. The Company established a reserve liability for expected losses related to these representations and warranties based upon management’s evaluation of actual and historical loss history, delinquency
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trends or other documentation or deficiency findings in the portfolio and economic conditions. Charges against the reserve during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 totaling $51 thousand and $117 thousand, respectively, were primarily driven by early payoffs and repurchases. Charges against the reserve during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 totaling $20 thousand and $56 thousand, respectively, were primarily driven by early payoffs and repurchases. The repurchase reserve is included in other liabilities in the consolidated statements of financial condition.
The following table summarizes mortgage repurchase reserve activity for the periods presented:
724
1,089
1,198
Provision released from operating expense, net
(50)
(260)
(73)
(20)
(117)
(56)
623
1,069
In the ordinary course of business, the Company and NBH Bank may be subject to litigation. Based upon the available information and advice from the Company’s legal counsel, management does not believe that any potential, threatened or pending litigation to which it is, or reasonably would become, a party will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s liquidity, financial condition or results of operations.
Note 16 Fair Value Measurements
The Company uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to disclose the fair value of its financial instruments. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. For disclosure purposes, the Company groups its financial and non-financial assets and liabilities into three different levels based on the nature of the instrument and the availability and reliability of the information that is used to determine fair value. The three levels are defined as follows:
Level 1 inputs are considered to be the most transparent and reliable and level 3 inputs are considered to be the least transparent and reliable. The Company assumes the use of the principal market to conduct a transaction of each particular asset or liability being measured and then considers the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. Whenever possible, the Company first looks for quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets (level 1 inputs) to value each asset or liability. However, when inputs from identical assets or liabilities on active markets are not available, the Company utilizes market observable data for similar assets and liabilities. The Company maximizes the use of observable inputs and limits the use of unobservable inputs to occasions when observable inputs are not available. The need to use unobservable inputs generally results from the lack of market liquidity of the actual financial instrument or of the underlying collateral. While third-party price indications may be available in those cases, limited trading activity can challenge the observability of those inputs.
Changes in the valuation inputs used for measuring the fair value of financial instruments may occur due to changes in current market conditions or other factors. Such changes may necessitate a transfer of the financial instruments to another level in the hierarchy based on the new inputs used. The Company recognizes these transfers at the end of the reporting period that the transfer occurs. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, there were no transfers of financial instruments between the hierarchy levels.
The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of each instrument under the valuation hierarchy:
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments Measured on a Recurring Basis
Investment securities available-for-sale—Investment securities available-for-sale are carried at fair value on a recurring basis. To the extent possible, observable quoted prices in an active market are used to determine fair value and, as such, these securities are classified as level 1. When quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities are not available, quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics, discounted cash flows or other pricing characteristics are used to estimate fair values and the securities are then classified as level 2.
Equity securities with readily determinable fair values—Equity securities with readily determinable fair values are generally traded on an exchange and market prices are readily available. These securities are carried at fair value on a recurring basis based on quoted market prices and are classified as level 1.
Loans held for sale—The Company has elected to record loans originated and intended for sale in the secondary market at estimated fair value. The portfolio consists primarily of fixed rate residential mortgage loans that are sold within 45 days. The Company estimates fair value based on quoted market prices for similar loans in the secondary market and are classified as level 2.
Interest rate swap derivatives—The Company’s derivative instruments are limited to interest rate swaps that may be accounted for as fair value hedges or non-designated hedges. The fair values of the swaps incorporate credit valuation adjustments in order to appropriately reflect nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements. The credit valuation adjustment is the dollar amount of the fair value adjustment related to credit risk and utilizes a probability weighted calculation to quantify the potential loss over the life of the trade. The credit valuation adjustments are calculated by determining the total expected exposure of the derivatives (which incorporates both the current and potential future exposure) and then applying the respective counterparties’ credit spreads to the exposure offset by marketable collateral posted, if any. Certain derivative transactions are executed with counterparties who are large financial institutions, or dealers. ISDA Master Agreements are employed for all contracts with dealers. These contracts contain bilateral collateral arrangements. The fair value inputs of these financial instruments are determined using discounted cash flow analysis through the use of third-party models whose significant inputs are readily observable market parameters, primarily yield curves, with appropriate adjustments for liquidity and credit risk, and are classified as level 2.
Mortgage banking derivatives—The Company relies on a third-party pricing service to value its mortgage banking derivative financial assets and liabilities, which the Company classifies as a level 3 valuation. The external valuation model to estimate the fair value of its interest rate lock commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale includes grouping the interest rate lock commitments by interest rate and terms, applying an average 88.1% estimated pull-through rate based on historical experience, and then multiplying by quoted investor prices determined to be reasonably applicable to the loan commitment groups based on interest rate, terms and rate lock expiration dates of the loan commitment groups. The Company also relies on an external valuation model to estimate the fair value of its forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans (i.e., an estimate of what the Company would receive or pay to terminate the forward delivery contract based on market prices for similar financial instruments), which includes matching specific terms and maturities of the forward commitments against applicable investor pricing.
The tables below present the financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 in the consolidated statements of financial condition utilizing the hierarchy structure described above:
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Assets:
Investment securities available-for-sale
U.S. Treasuries
Interest rate swap derivatives
28,536
Mortgage banking derivatives
412
Total assets at fair value
78,075
588,822
667,309
11,322
Total liabilities at fair value
11,336
39,637
386
566,077
591,337
9,076
9,086
The table below details the changes in level 3 financial instruments during the nine months ended September 30, 2025:
Mortgage banking
derivatives, net
Balance at December 31, 2024
Gain included in earnings, net
111
Fees and (costs) included in earnings, net
Balance at September 30, 2025
398
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments Measured on a Non-recurring Basis
Certain assets may be recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis as conditions warrant. These non-recurring fair value measurements typically result from the application of lower of cost or fair value accounting or a write-down occurring during the period.
Individually evaluated loans—The Company records individually evaluated loans based on the fair value of the collateral when it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all contractual amounts due in accordance with the terms of the loan agreement. The Company relies on third-party appraisals and internal assessments, utilizing a discount rate in the range of 6% - 32% with a weighted average discount rate of 9.9%, in determining the estimated fair values of these loans. The inputs used to determine the fair values of loans are considered level 3 inputs in the fair value hierarchy. At September 30, 2025, the Company recorded a specific reserve of $4.8 million related to 14 loans with a carrying balance of $16.9 million. At September 30, 2024, the Company recorded a specific reserve of $4.7 million related to 11 loans with a carrying balance of $19.5 million.
Mortgage servicing rights—MSRs represent the value associated with servicing residential real estate loans that have been sold to outside investors with servicing retained. The fair value for servicing assets is determined through discounted cash flow analysis and utilizes a discount rate and weighted average rate ranging from 9.5% to 10.0% at September 30, 2025 and prepayment speed assumption ranges of 6.6% to 12.4% with a weighted average rate of 6.9% at September 30, 2025. The weighted average MSRs are subject to impairment testing. The carrying values of these MSRs are reviewed quarterly for impairment based upon the calculation of fair value. For purposes of measuring impairment, the MSRs are stratified into certain risk characteristics including note type and note term. If the valuation model reflects a value less than the carrying value, MSRs are adjusted to fair value through a valuation allowance and the adjustment is included in mortgage banking income in the consolidated statements of operations. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded impairments totaling zero and $13 thousand, respectively. The inputs used to determine the fair values of MSRs are considered level 3 inputs in the fair value hierarchy.
SBA servicing asset—The SBA servicing asset represents the value associated with servicing small business real estate loans that have been sold to outside investors with servicing retained. The fair value for the SBA servicing asset is determined through a discounted cash flow analysis and utilizes a weighted average discount rate of 10.8% and a weighted average lifetime constant prepayment rate of 16.1%. The SBA servicing asset is amortized over the period of the estimated future net servicing life of the underlying assets, and it is evaluated quarterly for impairment based upon the fair value of the rights as compared to their amortized cost. Impairment is recognized on the income statement to the extent the fair value is less than the capitalized amount of the SBA servicing asset. The Company recorded $41.0 thousand of net impairment and no impairment for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
The Company may be required to record fair value adjustments on other available-for-sale and municipal securities valued at par on a non-recurring basis.
The tables below provide information regarding losses from assets recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
Losses from fair value changes
Individually evaluated loans
40,395
17,140
SBA servicing rights
43,006
17,181
43,684
8,387
48,484
8,400
The Company did not record any liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 or 2024.
Note 17 Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be exchanged between willing parties, other than in a forced liquidation. Fair value is determined based upon quoted market prices to the extent possible; however, in many instances, there are no quoted market prices for the Company’s various financial instruments. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques that may be significantly impacted by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows. Changes in any of these assumptions could significantly affect the fair value estimates. The fair value of the financial instruments listed below does not reflect a premium or discount that could result from offering all of the Company’s holdings of financial instruments at one time, nor does it reflect the underlying value of the Company, as ASC Topic 825 excludes certain financial instruments and all non-financial instruments from its disclosure requirements. The estimated fair value amounts have been determined by the Company using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies and are based on the exit price concept within ASC Topic 825 and applied to this disclosure on a prospective basis. Considerable judgment is required to interpret market data in order to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company could realize in a current market exchange.
The fair value of financial instruments at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 are set forth below:
Level in fair value
measurement
Carrying
Estimated
hierarchy
fair value
U.S. Treasury securities - AFS
U.S. Treasury securities - HTM
Mortgage-backed securities—residential mortgage pass-through securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or sponsored enterprises available-for-sale
Mortgage-backed securities—other residential mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or sponsored enterprises available-for-sale
Corporate debt available-for-sale
Other available-for-sale securities
Mortgage-backed securities—residential mortgage pass-through securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or sponsored enterprises held-to-maturity
Mortgage-backed securities—other residential mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or sponsored enterprises held-to-maturity
FHLB and FRB stock
24,635
27,984
7,291,655
7,535,875
49,171
43,469
LIABILITIES
Deposit transaction accounts
7,311,557
7,217,857
1,162,530
1,021,763
55,000
52,796
49,168
Accrued interest payable
18,629
15,146
Note 18 Business Segment
The Company has aligned its operations into one reportable segment. Key metrics used to evaluate the segment include consolidated net income and its major components. Revenue and expenses are consistent with the consolidated statement of operations, and the measure of segment assets is consistent with total consolidated assets on the balance sheet.
Item 2: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
The following management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, and with our annual report on Form 10-K (file number 001-35654), which includes our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes as of and for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022. This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may cause actual results to differ materially from management’s expectations. Factors that could cause such differences are discussed in the section entitled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” in Item 1A “Risk Factors” located elsewhere in this quarterly report and in Item 1A“Risk Factors” in the annual report on Form 10-K, referenced above, and should be read herewith.
All amounts are in thousands, except share and per share data, or as otherwise noted.
Overview
Our focus is on building relationships by creating a win-win scenario for our clients and our Company. We believe in providing solutions and services to our clients that are based on fairness and simplicity. We have established a solid financial services franchise with a sizable presence for deposit gathering and building client relationships necessary for growth. We have executed on strategic acquisition opportunities to expand our presence in attractive markets and to diversify our revenue streams. Additionally, we are innovating and building strategic fintech partnerships with the goal of delivering a comprehensive digital financial ecosystem for our clients. We are focused on providing small- and medium-sized businesses with alternative digital access to address borrowing, depository and cash management needs, while also providing information management and access to digital payment tools, under the safety of a regulated bank. We believe that our established presence in our core markets of Colorado, the greater Kansas City region, Utah, Wyoming, Texas, New Mexico and Idaho, as well as our ongoing investment in digital solutions and strategic acquisitions, position us well for growth opportunities. As of September 30, 2025, we had $10.2 billion in assets, $7.4 billion in loans, $8.5 billion in deposits, $1.4 billion in equity and $1.1 billion in assets under management in our trust and wealth management business.
Operating Highlights
Strategic execution
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On September 15, 2025, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “merger agreement”) with Vista and Bryan Wick, solely in his capacity as the shareholders’ representative. The merger agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, (a) Vista will merge with and into NBHC, with NBHC as the surviving corporation (the “merger”) and (b) contemplates that immediately following the completion of the merger, Vista Bank, the primary subsidiary of Vista, will merge with and into NBH Bank, with NBH Bank as the surviving bank. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Vista shareholders will receive approximately $84.8 million of cash consideration, subject to certain potential adjustments, inclusive of estimated cash payments to holders of Vista options and warrants, and approximately 7.4 million shares of NBHC common stock. The transaction will have an approximate value of $365.4 million based upon NBHC’s closing price of $37.96 on September 15, 2025. Vista has operations in Dallas-Ft. Worth, Austin, and Lubbock, Texas, as well as Palm Beach, Florida. Upon completion of the transaction and on a pro forma basis, the combined company will have approximately $12.4 billion in assets and $10.4 billion in deposits. NBHC expects to close the proposed transaction in Q1 2026, subject to regulatory approval, Vista shareholder approval and other customary closing conditions.
The Company continued to invest in digital solutions for our clients, through our financial ecosystem 2UniFi, that launched in July 2025. We believe 2UniFi will increase access to financial services while reducing the costs of banking for small- and medium-sized businesses. In conjunction with the continued investment in the 2UniFi buildout, the Company incurred $14.3 million and $9.5 million of non-interest expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, primarily within salaries and benefits, occupancy and equipment, and professional fees.
In July 2025, the Company announced a strategic partnership and investment with Nav, a leading credit and financial health platform for small business owners offering a suite of tools to help entrepreneurs access, monitor, and build their business credit. Nav will support 2UniFi through integration within the Nav marketplace for small business deposit and lending solutions. With a shared vision to support the success of small- and medium-sized businesses in the U.S., Nav and 2UniFi will leverage their unique capabilities to bring robust solutions to market.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company repurchased 359,300 shares of common stock for $13.0 million at a weighted average price per share of $36.28 as part of our capital strategy.
The Company prudently manages liquidity and maintains a profile focused on core deposits and stable, long-term and diversified funding sources, including access to Cambr platform deposits. The Company maintains an investment portfolio with a short average duration and targets a neutral interest rate position.
Profitability and returns
Net income increased $2.9 million to $93.5 million, or $2.43 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to net income of $90.6 million, or $2.36 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Adjusting for $1.3 million of acquisition-related expenses, after tax, net income increased $4.2 million to $94.9 million, or $2.47 per diluted share, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
Pre-provision net revenue increased $7.9 million, or 6.89%, to $123.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the same period in the prior year. Pre-provision net revenue FTE increased $8.5 million, or 7.1%, to $129.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the same period in the prior year.
The return on average assets increased 11 basis points to 1.43% for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2024. Adjusting for acquisition-related expenses, the return on average tangible assets for the three months ended September 30, 2025 increased 17 basis points to 1.60%, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2024.
The return on average equity was 10.25% for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to 10.33% for the three months ended September 30, 2024. Adjusting for acquisition-related expenses, the return on average tangible common equity for the three months ended September 30, 2025 was 14.72%, compared to 14.84% for the three months ended September 30, 2024.
Loan portfolio
Total loans at September 30, 2025 totaled $7.4 billion, compared to $7.8 billion at December 31, 2024. During 2025, quarterly loan fundings have increased each quarter.
The Company generated loan fundings totaling $1.0 billion, during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, with a weighted average new loan origination rate of 7.2%.
The Company maintained a conservatively structured loan portfolio represented by diverse industries and concentrations with industry sector concentrations at 15% or less of total loans, and all concentration levels remain well below our self-imposed limits.
Non-owner occupied CRE loans, which are comprised of multiple industry sectors, were 132.3% of the Company’s risk based capital, or 22.1% of total loans, and no specific property type comprised more than 10.0% of total loans at September 30, 2025.
The Company maintains little exposure to non-owner occupied CRE retail properties and office properties, comprising 2.1% and 1.1% of total loans, respectively, at September 30, 2025.
Multifamily loans totaled $301.2 million, or 4.1% of total loans at September 30, 2025.
We do not originate high-dollar non-amortizing or balloon payment mortgage loans to our clients.
Credit quality
Allowance for credit losses totaled 1.19% of total loans at September 30, 2025, compared to 1.22% at December 31, 2024.
The Company recorded provision expense for credit losses totaling $8.7 million and $4.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Non-performing loans improved 10 basis points to 0.36% of total loans at September 30, 2025, compared to 0.46% at December 31, 2024.
Net charge-offs of $15.2 million and $7.6 million were recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and annualized net charge-offs to average total loans totaled 0.27% and 0.13% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Client deposit funded balance sheet
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Average total deposits for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 totaled $8.2 billion, and $8.3 billion, respectively.
Average transaction deposits for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 totaled $7.1 billion and $7.3 billion, respectively.
The mix of transaction deposits to total deposits was 86.3% and 87.8% at September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Cost of deposits totaled 2.05% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to 2.27% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, as a result of our disciplined deposit pricing over the last 12 months as the FRB lowered rates.
Approximately 77% of our deposits were FDIC insured as of September 30, 2025.
Liquidity
On-balance sheet liquidity totaled $1.2 billion at September 30, 2025 and was comprised of $555.6 million of cash and $620.4 million of unencumbered investments.
Liquidity is monitored and managed to ensure that sufficient funds are available on-demand to meet our business needs. At September 30, 2025, the Company’s available secured and committed borrowing capacity at the FHLB and FRB totaled $3.2 billion. The Company also accesses a variety of other short-term and long-term unsecured funding sources, which include access to Cambr platform deposits, multiple brokered deposit platform options and lines of credit.
Our investment securities portfolio has a short average duration and is largely backed by U.S. government or government sponsored entities, which we believe mitigates the risk of material losses. Regarding the fair value of investment securities, our accumulated other comprehensive loss does not have a material impact on our capital position. The ratio of total shareholders’ equity to total assets was 13.5% at September 30, 2025, compared to 13.3% at December 31, 2024. Our tangible common equity capital ratio, which includes the accumulated other comprehensive loss, totaled 10.6% at September 30, 2025, compared to 10.2% at December 31, 2024.
Revenues
Net interest income FTE increased $7.6 million to $268.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
The net interest margin FTE widened 15 basis points to 3.95% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024, driven by a 22 basis point improvement in the cost of funds and partially offset by a seven basis point decrease in earning asset yields. The cost of funds was 2.09% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to 2.31% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, non-interest income increased $3.0 million to $53.1 million, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to $3.3 million of unrealized gains on partnership investments, a $0.9 million increase in the gains on sales of previously consolidated banking center properties, and a $0.7 million increase in trust income.
Expenses
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, non-interest expense increased $2.1 million to $192.2 million, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Excluding $1.7 million of acquisition-related expenses, non-interest expense totaled $190.5 million. When adjusting for the impact of acquisition-related expenses and $1.7 million increase in 2UniFi expenses impacting the quarter, the Company remains on track to deliver the results expected from the expense reduction actions taken during the second quarter.
The efficiency ratio improved 1.31% to 60.93% during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The adjusted FTE efficiency ratio, excluding other intangible assets amortization, improved 1.82% to 57.46% during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to 59.28% during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
Income tax expense totaled $21.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $19.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was 18.3%, compared to 18.2% for the full year 2024.
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Strong capital position
Capital ratios continue to be well in excess of federal bank regulatory agency “well capitalized” thresholds. At September 30, 2025, our consolidated tier 1 leverage ratio was 11.49%, and our consolidated common equity tier 1 and tier 1 risk based capital ratios were 14.69%.
At September 30, 2025, common book value per share was $36.36. Tangible common book value per share increased $2.17 to $27.45, during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, driven by earnings after covering quarterly dividends and a $0.51 improvement in accumulated other comprehensive loss due to changes in the interest rate environment. These increases were partially offset $0.11 by the impact of share buybacks.
Key Challenges
Macroeconomic pressures, including uncertainty in tariff policies, have resulted in volatility and uncertainty in the banking industry and many other industries. The sustained higher-interest rate environment and wait-and-see attitudes of clients are drawing increased scrutiny on financial institutions. Liquidity within the financial services sector has tightened, and we expect the intense competition for deposits throughout our markets to continue. While these are widespread challenges for the banking industry, the Company has not experienced a material impact to our financial condition, operations, client base, liquidity, capital position or risk profile.
Additionally, we face continual challenges implementing our business strategy. These include growing our assets, particularly loans, and deposits amidst intense competition, changing interest rates, adhering to changes in the regulatory environment and identifying and consummating disciplined acquisition and other expansionary opportunities in a very competitive and inflationary environment. In connection with our digital growth strategy and our digital financial ecosystem 2UniFi, we have made and will continue to make investments in and also partner with third-party fintech companies. The innovations these companies develop for utilization by 2UniFi may prove difficult to successfully integrate into our existing operations and may require additional operational and control systems to manage fraud, cybersecurity, operational, legal and compliance risks.
Future growth in our interest income will ultimately be dependent on our ability to originate high-quality loans and source other high-quality earning assets such as investment securities as well as our ability to access liquidity and manage our cost of funds. During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Federal Reserve increased prevailing interest rates by a total of 100 and 425 basis points, respectively. In the second half of 2024, the Federal Reserve decreased the prevailing interest rates by a total of 100 basis points, and during the third quarter of 2025 the Federal Reserve decreased the prevailing interest rates by 25 basis points. While further cuts in 2025 remain unclear, our future earnings will be impacted by the Federal Reserve’s future interest rate policy decisions. Management employs risk management policies to monitor and limit exposure to changes in market rates, which is discussed in more detail in the Asset/Liability Management and Interest Rate Risk section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis.
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Performance Overview
In evaluating our consolidated statements of financial condition and results of operations financial statement line items, we evaluate and manage our performance based on key earnings indicators, balance sheet ratios, asset quality metrics and regulatory capital ratios, among others. The table below presents some of the primary performance indicators that we use to analyze our business on a regular basis for the periods indicated:
Key Metrics(1)
As of and for the three months ended
As of and for the nine months ended
Return on average assets
1.43%
1.13%
1.32%
1.27%
1.22%
Return on average tangible assets(2)
1.54%
1.23%
1.38%
1.33%
Return on average tangible assets, adjusted(2)(3)
1.60%
1.44%
1.40%
Return on average equity
10.25%
8.59%
10.33%
9.30%
9.70%
Return on average tangible common equity(2)
14.21%
12.31%
14.84%
13.05%
14.14%
Return on average tangible common equity, adjusted(2)(3)
14.72%
14.40%
13.23%
Loan to deposit ratio (end of period)(4)
87.70%
94.09%
90.79%
Non-interest bearing deposits to total deposits (end of period)
26.62%
26.87%
26.70%
Net interest margin(5)
3.89%
3.91%
3.79%
3.87%
3.73%
Net interest margin FTE(2)(5)(6)
3.98%
3.99%
3.95%
3.80%
Interest rate spread FTE(2)(6)(7)
3.09%
3.06%
2.86%
2.81%
Yield on earning assets(8)
5.83%
5.90%
5.97%
5.80%
5.87%
Yield on earning assets FTE(2)(6)(8)
5.92%
5.98%
6.05%
5.88%
5.95%
Cost of funds
2.10%
2.15%
2.36%
2.09%
2.31%
Cost of deposits
2.08%
2.12%
2.34%
2.05%
2.27%
Non-interest income to total revenue FTE(2)(6)(9)
18.66%
10.78%
17.05%
16.54%
16.13%
Efficiency ratio
61.76%
63.75%
60.51%
60.93%
62.24%
Efficiency ratio excluding other intangible assets amortization, adjusted FTE(2)(3)(6)
57.32%
57.03%
57.65%
57.46%
59.28%
Pre-provision net revenue
41,645
36,704
41,880
123,239
115,298
Pre-provision net revenue FTE(2)(6)
43,630
38,578
43,696
129,046
120,518
Pre-provision net revenue FTE, adjusted(2)(3)(6)
45,374
45,160
130,790
Total Loans Asset Quality Data(4)(10)(11)
Non-performing loans to total loans
0.36%
0.46%
0.31%
Non-performing assets to total loans and OREO
0.37%
0.47%
0.32%
Allowance for credit losses to total loans
1.19%
Allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans
330.45%
262.42%
403.68%
Net (recoveries) charge-offs to average loans
(0.05)%
0.11%
0.18%
0.27%
0.13%
Ratios are annualized.
Represents a non-GAAP financial measure. See non-GAAP reconciliations below.
(3)
Ratios are adjusted for acquisition-related expenses during 2025 and loss on security sales in Q4 2024. See non-GAAP reconciliation below.
(4)
Total loans are net of unearned discounts and fees.
(5)
Net interest margin represents net interest income, including accretion income on interest earning assets, as a percentage of average interest earning assets.
Presented on an FTE basis using the statutory rate of 21% for all periods presented. The taxable equivalent adjustments included above are $1,985, $1,874 and $1,816 for the three months ended September 30, 2025, December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, taxable equivalent adjustments included above are $5,807 and $5,220, respectively.
(7)
Interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted average yield on interest earning assets, including FTE income, and the weighted average cost of interest bearing liabilities. Ratio represents non-GAAP financial measure.
Interest earning assets include assets that earn interest/accretion or dividends. Any market value adjustments on investment securities or loans are excluded from interest earning assets.
(9)
Non-interest income to total revenue represents non-interest income divided by the sum of net interest income FTE and non-interest income.
Non-performing loans consist of non-accruing loans.
(11)
Non-performing assets include non-performing loans and OREO.
About Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Certain financial measures and ratios presented in the tables within this About Non-GAAP Financial Measures section are supplemental measures that are not required by, or are not presented in accordance with, U.S. GAAP. We refer to these financial measures and ratios as “non-GAAP financial measures.” We consider the use of select non-GAAP financial measures and ratios to be useful for financial and operational decision making and useful in evaluating period-to-period comparisons. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance by excluding certain expenditures or assets that we believe are not indicative of our primary business operating results or by presenting certain metrics on an FTE basis. We believe that management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance and when planning, forecasting, analyzing and comparing past, present and future periods.
These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP and you should not rely on non-GAAP financial measures alone as measures of our performance. The non-GAAP financial measures we present may differ from non-GAAP financial measures used by our peers or other companies. We compensate for these differences by providing the equivalent GAAP measures whenever we present the non-GAAP financial measures and by including a reconciliation of the impact of the components adjusted for in the non-GAAP financial measure so that both measures and the individual components may be considered when analyzing our performance.
A reconciliation of our GAAP financial measures to the comparable non-GAAP financial measures is as follows:
Tangible Common Book Value Ratios
Less: goodwill and other intangible assets, net (non-GAAP)
(350,907)
(356,777)
(358,754)
Add: deferred tax liability related to goodwill (non-GAAP)
13,844
13,535
13,203
Tangible common equity (non-GAAP)
1,037,866
961,833
946,446
9,993,283
Tangible assets (non-GAAP)
9,815,623
9,464,451
9,647,732
Tangible common equity to tangible assets calculations:
Total shareholders’ equity to total assets
13.54%
13.31%
12.93%
Less: impact of goodwill and other intangible assets, net (non-GAAP)
(2.97)%
(3.15)%
(3.12)%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP)
10.57%
10.16%
9.81%
Tangible common book value per share calculations:
Divided by: ending shares outstanding
37,815,589
38,054,482
37,988,364
Tangible common book value per share (non-GAAP)
27.45
25.28
24.91
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Return on Average Tangible Assets and Return on Average Tangible Equity
28,184
Add: adjustments, after tax (non-GAAP)(1)
1,336
5,048
Net income adjusted for acquisition-related expenses and loss on security sales, after tax (non-GAAP)(1)
36,621
33,232
94,874
Add: impact of other intangible assets amortization expense, after tax (non-GAAP)
1,491
1,516
1,517
4,497
4,575
Net income excluding the impact of other intangible assets amortization expense, after tax (non-GAAP)
36,776
29,700
34,622
98,035
95,206
Net income excluding the impact of other intangible assets amortization expense, adjusted for acquisition-related expenses and loss on security sales, after tax (non-GAAP)(1)
38,112
34,748
99,371
Average assets
9,796,514
9,957,195
9,960,730
9,861,453
9,913,724
Less: average goodwill and other intangible assets, net of deferred tax liability related to goodwill (non-GAAP)
(338,294)
(344,417)
(346,757)
(340,231)
(348,717)
Average tangible assets (non-GAAP)
9,458,220
9,612,778
9,613,973
9,521,222
9,565,007
Average shareholders’ equity
1,365,311
1,304,629
1,274,873
1,344,816
1,248,202
Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)
1,027,017
960,212
928,116
1,004,585
899,485
Adjusted return on average assets (non-GAAP)
1.48%
1.29%
Return on average tangible assets (non-GAAP)
Adjusted return on average tangible assets (non-GAAP)(1)
Adjusted return on average equity (non-GAAP)
10.64%
10.13%
9.43%
Return on average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)
Adjusted return on average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)(1)
(1) Adjustments:
Non-interest income adjustments:
Loss on security sales (non-GAAP)
6,582
Non-interest expense adjustments:
Acquisition-related expenses (non-GAAP)
1,744
Total adjustments before tax (non-GAAP)
Tax benefit impact
(408)
(1,534)
Total adjustments after tax (non-GAAP)
Fully Taxable Equivalent Yield on Earning Assets and Net Interest Margin
136,086
Add: impact of taxable equivalent adjustment (non-GAAP)
1,985
1,874
1,816
5,807
5,220
Interest income FTE (non-GAAP)
134,223
137,960
139,819
399,228
407,402
Net interest income
90,131
Net interest income FTE (non-GAAP)
90,185
92,005
89,469
268,107
260,477
Average earning assets
8,999,831
9,177,840
9,192,454
9,071,081
9,146,020
Yield on earning assets
Yield on earning assets FTE (non-GAAP)
Net interest margin
Net interest margin FTE (non-GAAP)
Efficiency Ratio and Pre-Provision Net Revenue
11,119
Add: loss on security sales (non-GAAP)
Non-interest income adjusted for loss on security sales (non-GAAP)
17,701
64,546
Less: other intangible assets amortization (non-GAAP)
(1,946)
(1,977)
(5,870)
(5,962)
Less: acquisition-related expenses (non-GAAP)
(1,744)
Non-interest expense excluding other intangible assets amortization, adjusted for acquisition-related expenses (non-GAAP)
63,556
62,569
62,185
184,580
184,109
Efficiency ratio excluding other intangible assets amortization, adjusted for acquisition-related expenses and loss on security sales FTE (non-GAAP)
Pre-provision net revenue (non-GAAP)
Pre-provision net revenue, FTE (non-GAAP)
Pre-provision net revenue FTE, adjusted for acquisition-related expenses and loss on security sales (non-GAAP)
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Adjusted Net Income and Earnings Per Share
Adjustments to net income:
Add: acquisition-related expenses, after tax (non-GAAP)
Add: loss on security sales, after tax (non-GAAP)
Adjusted net income (non-GAAP)
Adjustments to earnings per share:
Earnings per share - diluted
0.73
Add: acquisition-related expenses and loss on security sales, after tax (non-GAAP)
0.04
0.13
Adjusted earnings per share - diluted (non-GAAP)
0.96
2.47
Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Estimates
We use accounting principles and methods that conform to GAAP and general banking practices. We are required to apply significant judgment and make material estimates in the preparation of our financial statements and with regard to various accounting, reporting and disclosure matters. Assumptions and estimates are required to apply these principles where actual measurement is not possible or practical. The most significant of these estimates relate to the determination of the ACL.
The determination of the ACL, which represents management’s estimate of lifetime credit losses inherent in our loan portfolio at the balance sheet date, involves a high degree of judgment and complexity. The Company estimates the ACL by first disaggregating the loan portfolio into segments based upon broad characteristics such as primary use and underlying collateral. Within these segments, the portfolio is further disaggregated into classes of loans with similar attributes and risk characteristics. The ACL is determined at the class level, analyzing loss history based upon specific loss drivers and risk factors affecting each loan class. The Company utilizes a DCF model developed within a third-party software tool that incorporates forecasts of certain national macroeconomic factors (reasonable and supportable forecasts) which drive the losses predicted in establishing the Company’s ACL. Management accounts for the inherent uncertainty of the underlying economic forecast by reviewing and weighting alternate forecast scenarios. For periods beyond the reasonable and supportable forecast period, the Company reverts to historical long-term average loss rates on a straight-line basis. Additionally, the ACL calculation includes subjective adjustments for qualitative risk factors that are likely to cause estimated credit losses to differ from historical experience. Changes in these assumptions, estimates or the conditions surrounding them may have a material impact on our financial condition.
Future Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Topic 350): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software. The update will eliminate the accounting consideration of software project development stages and enhance the guidance around the threshold for cost capitalization. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027 and can be applied using a prospective transition approach, a modified transition approach or a retrospective transition approach. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact from ASU 2025-06.
In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets. The update is related to the estimation of expected credit losses for current accounts receivable and current contract assets that arise from transactions accounted for under ASC Topic 606. It allows all entities to elect a practical expedient that assumes current conditions as of the balance sheet date do not change for the remaining life of the asset. The update also allows for an accounting policy election, which is not applicable to public business entities. Entities are required to disclose whether they have elected to use the practical expedient and, if applicable, the accounting policy election. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2025 and are to be applied on a
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prospective basis. Early adoption is permitted. The Company has evaluated the impact from ASU 2025-05 and does not expect the adoption of this pronouncement to have a material impact on its financial statements.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Topic 220): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. The update requires public business entities to disclose specific components of certain expense categories. This includes expense categories such as employee compensation, depreciation, and intangible asset amortization. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 and are to be applied on a prospective basis with an option for retrospective application. Early adoption is permitted. The Company has evaluated the impact from ASU 2024-03 and does not expect the adoption of this pronouncement to have a material impact on its financial statements apart from the inclusion of additional disclosures.
Financial Condition
Total assets were $10.2 billion at September 30, 2025, increasing $345.0 million, or 3.5%, from December 31, 2024. Cash and cash equivalents increased $427.7 million from December 31, 2024, and investment securities increased $245.6 million. Loans totaled $7.4 billion and $7.8 billion at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, and the allowance for credit losses totaled $88.3 million and $94.5 million at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Lower-cost transaction deposits totaled $7.3 billion and $7.2 billion at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Total deposits increased $233.8 million to $8.5 billion at September 30, 2025, compared to December 31, 2024.
Investment securities
Total investment securities available-for-sale were $612.7 million at September 30, 2025, compared to $527.5 million at December 31, 2024. Purchases of available-for-sale securities during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 totaled $164.7 million and $199.1 million, respectively. Paydowns and maturities totaled $100.4 million and $137.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Available-for-sale investment securities are summarized in the following table as of the dates indicated. The weighted average yield was calculated based on amortized cost. Yields on tax exempt securities have not been adjusted for tax exempt status.
Percent of
average
portfolio
yield
Treasury securities
12.1%
4.7%
2.55%
34.0%
2.61%
25.6%
53.5%
2.40%
69.2%
2.52%
5.86%
0.00%
2.71%
2.25%
As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, nearly all the available-for-sale investment portfolio was backed by mortgages. The residential mortgage pass-through securities portfolio is comprised of both fixed rate and adjustable rate FHLMC, FNMA and GNMA securities. The other mortgage-backed securities are comprised of securities backed by FHLMC, FNMA and GNMA securities.
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Mortgage-backed securities may have actual maturities that differ from contractual maturities depending on the repayment characteristics and experience of the underlying financial instruments. The estimated weighted average life of the available-for-sale mortgage-backed securities portfolio was 4.6 years and 5.3 years at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. This estimate is based on assumptions and actual results may differ. At September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the duration of the total available-for-sale investment portfolio was 3.9 years and 4.3 years, respectively.
At September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, adjustable rate securities comprised 13.6% and 5.9%, respectively, of the available-for-sale MBS portfolio. The remainder of the portfolio was comprised of fixed rate amortizing securities with 10- to 30-year contractual maturities, with a weighted average coupon of 2.42% per annum and 2.31% per annum at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
The available-for-sale investment portfolio included $69.0 million of unrealized losses and $2.8 million of unrealized gains at September 30, 2025. At December 31, 2024, the available-for-sale investment portfolio included $90.9 million of unrealized losses and $0.5 million of unrealized gains. We believe any unrealized losses are a result of prevailing interest rates, and as such, we do not believe that any of the securities with unrealized losses were impaired. Management believes that default of the available-for-sale securities is highly unlikely. FHLMC, FNMA and GNMA guaranteed mortgage-backed securities and U.S. Treasury securities have a long history of zero credit losses, an explicit guarantee by the U.S. government (although limited for FNMA and FHLMC securities) and yields that generally trade based on market views of prepayment and liquidity risk rather than credit risk.
Our investment security portfolio consists of high-quality securities, which are largely backed by either U.S. government agencies or U.S. government sponsored entities. We regularly model liquidity stress scenarios to assess potential liquidity issues.
Held-to-maturity investment securities totaled $689.5 million at September 30, 2025, compared to $533.1 million at December 31, 2024, an increase of $156.4 million, or 29.3%. Purchases during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 totaled $260.3 million. There were no purchases of held-to-maturity securities during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Paydowns and maturities totaled $105.0 million and $47.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
3.6%
9.3%
3.14%
35.5%
2.29%
50.9%
60.9%
3.47%
39.8%
1.58%
3.04%
The residential mortgage pass-through and other residential MBS held-to-maturity investment portfolios are comprised of fixed rate FHLMC, FNMA and GNMA securities.
The fair value of the held-to-maturity investment portfolio included $61.2 million of unrealized losses and $2.5 million of unrealized gains at September 30, 2025. At December 31, 2024, the held-to-maturity investment portfolio included $81.8 million of unrealized losses and $51 thousand of unrealized gains.
The Company does not measure expected credit losses on a financial asset, or groups of financial assets, in which historical credit loss information adjusted for current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts results in an expectation that nonpayment of the amortized cost basis is zero. Management evaluated held-to-maturity securities noting they are backed by loans guaranteed by either U.S. government agencies or U.S. government sponsored entities, and management believes that default is highly unlikely given this governmental backing and long history without credit losses. Additionally, management notes that yields on which the portfolio
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generally trades are based upon market views of prepayment and liquidity risk and not credit risk. The Company has no intention to sell the securities and believes it will not be required to sell the securities before the recovery of their amortized cost.
Mortgage-backed securities may have actual maturities that differ from contractual maturities depending on the repayment characteristics and experience of the underlying financial instruments. The estimated weighted average expected life of the held-to-maturity mortgage-backed securities portfolio as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was 4.6 years and 5.6 years, respectively. This estimate is based on assumptions and actual results may differ. The duration of the total held-to-maturity investment portfolio was 3.8 years and 4.4 years as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
Other securities included FRB stock, FHLB stock, convertible preferred stock, equity method investments and equity securities with readily determinable fair values. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, purchases of other securities totaled $50.0 million, and proceeds from redemptions and sales of other securities totaled $48.0 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, purchases of other securities totaled $26.2 million, and proceeds from other securities totaled $42.6 million. Purchases consisted primarily of FHLB stock, and proceeds consisted primarily of redemptions of FHLB stock. Changes in the Company’s FHLB stock holdings directly correlated to FHLB line of credit advances and paydowns.
Other securities also include equity method investments totaling $33.3 million and $28.0 million at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The increase was primarily due to a $5.0 million investment in Nav, a credit and financial health platform for small business owners. The Company recorded net unrealized gains on equity method investments totaling $1.7 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recorded net unrealized gains on equity method investments totaling $0.4 million and $0.7 million, respectively. These gains and losses were recorded in other non-interest income in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The Company recorded no
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impairment related to equity method investments for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 or the year ended December 31, 2024.
Loans overview
At September 30, 2025, our loan portfolio was comprised of loans originated by the Company and loans that were acquired in connection with the Company’s acquisitions.
The table below shows the loan portfolio composition at the respective dates:
September 30, 2025 vs.
% Change
Originated:
1,877,645
1,881,570
(0.2)%
1,189,677
1,106,865
7.5%
Owner-occupied commercial real estate
986,868
1,048,481
(5.9)%
211,940
266,332
(20.4)%
4,266,130
4,303,248
(0.9)%
1,069,815
1,123,718
(4.8)%
914,168
922,328
12,757
12,773
(0.1)%
Total originated
6,262,870
6,362,067
(1.6)%
Acquired:
95,015
114,255
(16.8)%
259
(6.5)%
189,408
215,663
(12.2)%
29,506
36,987
(20.2)%
314,188
367,182
(14.4)%
570,062
688,620
(17.2)%
282,026
331,510
(14.9)%
355
1,764
(79.9)%
Total acquired
1,166,631
1,389,076
(16.0)%
(4.1)%
The Company maintains a granular and well-diversified loan portfolio with self-imposed concentration limits. At September 30, 2025, loans totaled $7.4 billion, compared to $7.8 billion at December 31, 2024.
Our commercial and industrial loan portfolio is highly diversified across industry sectors and geography. At September 30, 2025, there were no industry sectors representing more than 15.0% of our total loan portfolio. Key sectors included government/non-profit loans of $907.6 million, or 12.2% of total loans, and health care/hospital loans of $501.6 million, or 6.8% of total loans. The commercial and industrial portfolio also includes loans to companies that operate in the transportation industry. The transportation industry, trucking in particular, has experienced recent economic challenges. As a result of these industry challenges, some of the transportation loans may be subject to higher credit risk. The Company’s exposure to this industry is small, consisting of $151.4 million, or 2.0% of total loans, at September 30, 2025.
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Non-owner occupied CRE loans were 132.3% of the Company’s risk based capital, or 22.1% of total loans, and no specific property type comprised more than 10.0% of total loans. The Company maintains little exposure to non-owner occupied CRE retail properties and office properties, comprising 2.1% and 1.1% of total loans, respectively. Multifamily loans totaled $301.2 million, or 4.1% of total loans, at September 30, 2025.
The agriculture industry continues to be impacted by volatile commodity prices and generally by higher input costs, combining to stress margins. Our food and agribusiness portfolio is 3.2% of total loans and is well-diversified across food production, crop and livestock types. Crop and livestock loans represent 1.2% of total loans. We have maintained relationships with food and agribusiness clients that generally possess low leverage and, correspondingly, low bank debt to assets, minimizing any potential credit losses in the future.
New loan origination is a direct result of our ability to recruit and retain top banking talent, connect with clients in our markets and provide needed services at competitive rates. Loan fundings totaled $1.5 billion over the trailing 12 months, led by commercial loan fundings of $997.3 million. Fundings are defined as closed-end funded loans and revolving lines of credit advances, net of any current period paydowns. Management utilizes this more conservative definition of fundings to better approximate the impact of fundings on loans outstanding and ultimately net interest income.
The following table represents new loan fundings for the periods presented:
Third quarter
Second quarter
First quarter
Fourth quarter
159,250
133,402
108,594
146,600
93,711
81,418
34,393
12,506
49,175
35,677
42,362
47,233
37,762
117,850
70,517
5,015
4,576
1,338
15,796
19,205
288,045
219,604
160,200
329,421
219,110
81,136
56,770
65,254
119,132
91,809
49,877
44,470
29,300
30,750
47,322
2,142
1,823
970
726
1,010
421,200
322,667
255,724
480,029
359,251
Included in fundings are net (paydowns) fundings under revolving lines of credit totaling ($1,591), $15,490, $21,752, $64,375 and $16,302 for the dates noted in the table above, respectively.
The tables below show the contractual maturities of our total loans for the dates indicated:
Due within
Due after 1 but
Due after 5 but
Due after
1 year
within 5 years
within 15 years
15 years
294,232
1,305,921
362,700
9,807
39,690
210,735
637,073
302,438
206,147
427,237
461,803
81,089
44,882
97,775
83,806
14,983
584,951
2,041,668
1,545,382
408,317
504,544
748,029
377,828
9,476
42,947
189,446
239,354
724,447
3,811
7,728
1,573
1,136,253
2,986,871
2,164,137
1,142,240
252,560
1,415,682
316,882
10,701
37,020
150,070
619,109
300,943
117,650
571,133
483,754
91,607
156,834
41,751
90,363
14,371
564,064
2,178,636
1,510,108
417,622
501,501
860,890
437,674
12,273
23,654
199,339
291,077
739,768
4,967
7,418
2,152
1,094,186
3,246,283
2,241,011
1,169,663
The stated interest rate (which excludes the effects of non-refundable loan origination and commitment fees, net of costs and the accretion of fair value marks) of total loans with maturities over one year is as follows at the dates indicated:
Fixed
Variable
Balance
average rate
451,857
6.00%
1,226,570
7.09%
1,678,427
6.80%
Municipal and non-profit(1)
1,148,712
4.18%
19,039
5.31%
1,167,751
4.26%
249,441
4.28%
720,688
7.18%
970,129
6.64%
24,823
6.73%
171,741
7.55%
196,564
7.45%
1,874,833
4.77%
2,138,038
7.14%
4,012,871
6.06%
436,405
4.74%
698,928
6.34%
1,135,333
5.73%
438,072
715,175
5.53%
1,153,247
5.06%
6,084
6.93%
3,218
7.38%
9,302
Total loans with > 1 year maturity
2,755,394
4.69%
3,555,359
6.66%
6,310,753
5.82%
513,847
5.62%
1,229,419
7.40%
1,743,266
6.88%
1,079,285
4.05%
19,535
5.42%
1,098,820
4.19%
336,279
4.98%
810,215
7.34%
1,146,494
6.77%
31,291
6.65%
115,193
8.49%
146,484
8.10%
1,960,702
4.73%
2,174,362
7.42%
4,135,064
6.19%
476,661
4.71%
834,175
6.29%
1,310,836
5.71%
501,738
4.27%
728,446
5.32%
1,230,184
4.89%
6,917
6.49%
2,654
7.39%
9,571
6.74%
2,946,018
4.65%
3,739,637
6.76%
6,685,655
Included in municipal and non-profit fixed rate loans are loans totaling $352,144 and $348,473 that have been swapped to variable rates at current market pricing at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Included in the municipal and non-profit segment are tax exempt loans totaling $943,442 and $920,425 with an FTE weighted average rate of 4.79% and 4.68% at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
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Asset quality
Asset quality is fundamental to our success and remains a strong point, driven by our disciplined adherence to our self-imposed concentration limits across industry sector and real estate property type. Accordingly, for the origination of loans, we have established a credit policy that allows for responsive, yet controlled lending with credit approval requirements that are scaled to loan size. Within the scope of the credit policy, each prospective loan is reviewed in order to determine the appropriateness and the adequacy of the loan characteristics and the security or collateral prior to making a loan. We have established underwriting standards and loan origination procedures that require appropriate documentation, including financial data and credit reports. For loans secured by real property, we require property appraisals, title insurance or a title opinion, hazard insurance and flood insurance, in each case where appropriate.
Additionally, we have implemented procedures to timely identify loans that may become problematic in order to ensure the most beneficial resolution for the Company. Asset quality is monitored by our credit risk management department and evaluated based on quantitative and subjective factors such as the timeliness of contractual payments received. Additional factors that are considered, particularly with commercial loans over $500,000, include the financial condition and liquidity of individual borrowers and guarantors, if any, and the value of our collateral. To facilitate the oversight of asset quality, loans are categorized based on the number of days past due and on an internal risk rating system, and both are discussed in more detail below.
The Company’s policy is to review each prospective credit to determine the appropriateness and the adequacy of security or collateral prior to making a loan. In the event of borrower default, the Company seeks recovery in compliance with lending laws, the respective loan agreements, and credit monitoring and remediation procedures that may include modifying a loan to provide a concession by the Company to the borrower from their original terms due to borrower financial difficulties in order to facilitate repayment. Such modified loans are considered TDMs. TDMs may include principal forgiveness, interest rate reductions, other-than-insignificant-payment delays, term extensions or any combination thereof. TDMs are discussed further in note 5 of our consolidated financial statements. Assets that have been foreclosed on or acquired through deed-in-lieu of foreclosure are classified as OREO until sold, and are carried at the fair value of the collateral less estimated costs to sell, with any initial valuation adjustments charged to the ACL and any subsequent declines in carrying value charged to impairments on OREO.
Non-performing assets and past due loans
Non-performing assets consist of non-accrual loans and OREO. Interest income that would have been recorded had non-accrual loans performed in accordance with their original contract terms during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 was $0.5 million and $1.8 million, respectively, and $0.4 million and $1.4 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively.
Past due status is monitored as an indicator of credit deterioration. Loans are considered past due or delinquent when the contractual principal or interest due in accordance with the terms of the loan agreement remains unpaid after the due date of the scheduled payment. Loans that are 90 days or more past due are put on non-accrual status unless the loan is well secured and in the process of collection.
The following table sets forth the non-performing assets and past due loans as of the dates presented:
Non-performing loans
Total non-performing assets
27,373
36,656
Loans 30-89 days past due and still accruing interest
Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing interest
Total past due and non-accrual loans
Accruing modified loans
13,405
15,282
Total 90 days past due and still accruing interest and non-accrual loans to total loans
0.52%
0.66%
Total non-performing assets to total loans and OREO
ACL to non-performing loans
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, total non-performing loans decreased $9.3 million, or 25.8%, from December 31, 2024. Loans 30-89 days past due and still accruing interest improved 11 basis points to 0.19% of total loans at September 30, 2025, compared to December 31, 2024. Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing interest improved three basis points to 0.16% of total loans at September 30, 2025, compared to December 31, 2024.
The ACL represents the amount that we believe is necessary to absorb estimated lifetime credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio at the balance sheet date and involves a high degree of judgment and complexity. The Company utilizes a DCF model developed within a third-party software tool to establish expected lifetime credit losses for the loan portfolio. The ACL is calculated as the difference between the amortized cost basis and the projections from the DCF analysis. The DCF model allows for individual lifetime loan cash flow modeling, excluding extensions and renewals, using loan-specific interest rates and repayment schedules including estimated prepayment rates and loss recovery timing delays. The model incorporates forecasts of certain national macro-economic factors, including unemployment rates, HPI, retail sales and GDP, which drive correlated loss rates. The determination and application of the ACL accounting policy involves judgments, estimates and uncertainties that are subject to change. For periods beyond the reasonable and supportable forecast period, the Company reverts to historical long-term average loss rates on a straight-line basis.
We measure expected credit losses for groups of loans included in segments with similar risk characteristics. We have identified four primary loan segments within the ACL model that are further stratified into 11 loan classes to provide more granularity in analyzing loss history and to allow for more definitive qualitative adjustments based upon specific risk factors affecting each loan class. Generally, the underlying risk of loss for each of these loan segments will follow certain norms/trends in various economic environments. Loans that do not share risk characteristics are evaluated on an individual basis and are not included in the collective evaluation. Following are the loan classes within each of the four primary loan segments:
commercial real estate
Acquisition and development
Loans on non-accrual, in bankruptcy and TDMs with a balance greater than $250 thousand are excluded from the pooled analysis and are evaluated individually. If management determines that foreclosure is probable, expected credit losses are evaluated based on the criteria listed below, adjusted for selling costs as appropriate. Typically, these loans consist of commercial, commercial real estate and
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agriculture loans and exclude homogeneous loans such as residential real estate and consumer loans. Specific allowances are determined by collectively analyzing:
the borrower’s resources, ability and willingness to repay in accordance with the terms of the loan agreement;
the likelihood of receiving financial support from any guarantors;
the adequacy and present value of future cash flows, less disposal costs, of any collateral; and
the impact current economic conditions may have on the borrower’s financial condition and liquidity or the value of the collateral.
The resulting ACL for loans is calculated as the sum of the general reserves, specific reserves on individually evaluated loans, and qualitative factor adjustments. While these amounts are calculated by individual loan or by segment and class, the entire ACL is available for any loan that, in our judgment, should be charged off. The determination and application of the ACL accounting policy involves judgments, estimates, and uncertainties that are subject to change. Changes in these assumptions, estimates or the conditions surrounding them may have a material impact on our financial condition, liquidity or results of operations.
At September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the allowance for credit losses totaled $88.3 million and $94.5 million, respectively. The decrease during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was primarily driven by the resolution of non-performing loans and changes in the CECL model’s underlying macro-economic forecast. Specific reserves on loans totaled $4.8 million at September 30, 2025, compared to $6.4 million at December 31, 2024.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, net recoveries totaled $0.9 million and net charge-offs totaled $15.2 million, respectively. Charge-offs were elevated during the first quarter of 2025 due to an $8.9 million charge-off from one credit due to suspected fraud by the borrower, which the Company believes is an isolated circumstance within the loan portfolio. The ratio of annualized net recoveries to average total loans totaled 0.05% for the three months ended September 30, 2025, and the ratio of annualized net charge-offs to average total loans totaled 0.27% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. Net charge-offs on loans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 totaled $3.4 million and $7.6 million, respectively, and the ratio of annualized net charge-offs to average total loans totaled 0.18% and 0.13%, respectively.
The Company has elected to exclude AIR from the ACL calculation. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, AIR from loans totaled $45.1 million and $41.5 million, respectively. When a loan is placed on non-accrual, any recorded AIR is reversed against interest income.
Total ACL
After considering the above-mentioned factors, we believe that the ACL of $88.3 million is adequate to cover estimated lifetime losses inherent in the loan portfolio at September 30, 2025. However, it is likely that future adjustments to the ACL will be necessary. Any changes to the underlying assumptions, circumstances or estimates, including but not limited to changes in the underlying macro-economic forecast, used in determining the ACL, could negatively or positively affect the Company’s results of operations, liquidity or financial condition.
The following schedules present, by class stratification, the changes in the ACL during the periods listed:
% NCOs(1)
Beginning allowance for credit losses
Charge-offs:
0.15%
Commercial real estate non owner-occupied
0.02%
0.01%
Total charge-offs
Net recoveries (charge-offs)
887
(3,410)
Ending allowance for credit losses
Average total loans outstanding during the period
7,376,685
7,714,765
0.24%
0.05%
0.08%
(15,214)
(7,606)
Ratio of ACL to total loans outstanding at period end
Ratio of ACL to total non-performing loans at period end
7,714,495
7,521,773
7,643,563
23,545
Ratio of annualized net charge-offs to average total loans.
During the three months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recorded provision release for funded loans totaling $1.5 million, primarily driven by the recovery of one previously charged off credit. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recorded provision expense for credit losses totaling $8.7 million, including $9.0 million provision expense for funded loans and $0.3 million of provision release for unfunded loan commitments. Provision expense for credit losses during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was recorded primarily to cover a charge-off on one credit due to suspected fraudulent activity by the borrower. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recorded provision expense for credit losses on funded loans totaling $2.0 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recorded provision expense for credit losses totaling $4.8 million, including $4.7 million of provision expense for funded loans and $0.1 million of provision expense for unfunded loan commitments.
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The following tables present the allocation of the ACL and the percentage of the total amount of loans in each loan category listed as of the dates presented:
ACL as a %
% of total loans
Related ACL
of total ACL
54.4%
23.9%
21.3%
51.4%
27.7%
20.5%
Deposits
Deposits from banking clients serve as a primary funding source for our banking operations, and our ability to gather and manage deposit levels is critical to our success. Deposits not only provide a lower-cost funding source for our loans, but also provide a foundation for the client relationships that are critical to future loan growth. We maintain a granular and well diversified deposit base with no exposure to venture capital or crypto deposits. The following table presents information regarding our deposit composition at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
Increase (decrease)
26.6%
26.9%
41,810
1.9%
14.5%
17.1%
(188,258)
(13.3)%
Savings accounts
593,147
619,365
(26,218)
(4.2)%
Money market accounts
3,239,313
38.2%
2,972,947
36.1%
266,366
9.0%
Total transaction deposits
86.3%
87.6%
93,700
1.3%
Time deposits < $250,000
836,458
9.9%
731,710
8.9%
104,748
14.3%
Time deposits ≥ $250,000
323,665
3.8%
288,326
3.5%
35,339
12.3%
Total time deposits
13.7%
12.4%
140,087
233,787
2.8%
The following table shows uninsured time deposits by scheduled maturity as of September 30, 2025:
Three months or less
75,392
Over 3 months through 6 months
63,746
Over 6 months through 12 months
76,084
Thereafter
43,412
Total uninsured time deposits
258,634
At September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, time deposits that were scheduled to mature within 12 months totaled $950.6 million and $822.6 million, respectively. Of the time deposits scheduled to mature within 12 months at September 30, 2025, $282.5 million were in denominations of $250 thousand or more, and $668.1 million were in denominations less than $250 thousand. Approximately 77% of our total deposits were FDIC insured at September 30, 2025. Additionally, the Company participates in the IntraFi Cash
Service program, which allows depositors to receive reciprocal FDIC insurance coverage. The Company had $0.8 billion and $1.0 billion of deposits in the program at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
The Company holds a subordinated note purchase agreement to issue and sell a fixed-to-floating rate note totaling $40.0 million. The balance on the note at September 30, 2025, net of long-term debt issuance costs of $0.1 million, totaled $39.9 million. At December 31, 2024, the balance on the note, net of long-term debt issuance costs of $0.2 million, totaled $39.8 million. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, interest expense totaling $0.3 million and $0.9 million, respectively, was recorded in the consolidated statements of operations.
As part of the acquisition of BOJH on October 1, 2022, the Company assumed three subordinated note purchase agreements to issue and sell fixed-to-floating rate notes totaling $15.0 million. The balance on the notes at September 30, 2025, net of a fair value adjustment related to the acquisition totaling $0.1 million, totaled $14.9 million. At December 31, 2024, the balance on the notes, net of a fair value adjustment related to the acquisition totaling $0.3 million, totaled $14.7 million. Interest expense related to the notes totaling $0.1 million and $0.4 million was recorded in the consolidated statements of operations during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Other borrowings
At September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company sold securities under agreements to repurchase totaling $21.3 million and $18.9 million, respectively. In addition, as a member of the FHLB, the Company has access to a line of credit and term financing from the FHLB with total available credit of $1.6 billion at September 30, 2025. The Company may utilize the FHLB line of credit as a funding mechanism for originated loans and loans held for sale. At September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, NBH Bank had zero and $50.0 million, respectively, of outstanding borrowings with the FHLB. The Company may pledge investment securities and loans as collateral for FHLB advances. There were no investment securities pledged at September 30, 2025 or December 31, 2024. Loans pledged were $2.5 billion and $2.6 billion at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The Company incurred $0.4 million and $2.7 million of interest expense related to FHLB advances or other short-term borrowings for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company incurred $0.5 million and $3.8 million, respectively, of interest expense related to FHLB advances or other short-term borrowings.
Regulatory Capital
Our subsidiary banks and the holding company are subject to the regulatory capital adequacy requirements of the Federal Reserve Board and the FDIC, as applicable. Failure to meet the minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly further discretionary actions by regulators that could have a material adverse effect on us. At September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, our subsidiary banks and the consolidated holding company exceeded all capital ratio requirements under prompt corrective action and other regulatory requirements, as further detailed in note 9 of our consolidated financial statements.
Results of Operations
Our net income depends largely on net interest income, which is the difference between interest income from interest earning assets and interest expense on interest bearing liabilities. Our results of operations are also affected by provisions for credit losses and non-interest income, such as service charges, bank card income, swap fee income, and gain on sale of mortgages. Our primary operating expenses, aside from interest expense, consist of salaries and benefits, occupancy costs, telecommunications data processing expense, FDIC deposit insurance and intangible assets amortization. Any expenses related to the resolution of problem assets are also included in non-interest expense.
Overview of results of operations
Net income totaled $35.3 million and $93.5 million, or $0.92 and $2.43 per diluted share, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, net income totaled $33.1 million and $90.6 million, or $0.86 and $2.36 per diluted share, respectively. Pre-provision net revenue FTE increased $8.5 million, or 7.1%, to $129.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the same period in the prior year. The return on average tangible assets was 1.54% and 1.38% during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, and the return on average tangible common equity was 14.21% and 13.05%, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the return on average tangible assets was 1.43% and 1.33%, respectively, and the return on average tangible common equity was 14.84% and 14.14%, respectively.
Adjusting for pre-tax acquisition-related expenses totaling $1.7 million, net income totaled $36.6 million and $94.9 million, or $0.96 and $2.47 per diluted share, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively. The adjusted return on average tangible assets was 1.60% and 1.40% during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, and the adjusted return on average tangible common equity was 14.72% and 13.23%, respectively.
We regularly review net interest income metrics to provide us with indicators of how the various components of net interest income are performing. We regularly review: (i) our loan mix and the yield on loans; (ii) the investment portfolio and the related yields; (iii) our deposit mix and the cost of deposits; and (iv) net interest income simulations for various forecast periods.
The effects of trade-date accounting of investment securities for which the cash had not settled are not considered interest earning assets and are excluded from this presentation for timeframes prior to their cash settlement, as are the market value adjustments on the investment securities available-for-sale and loans.
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The table below presents the components of net interest income on an FTE basis for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.
Average balance
Interest
Average rate
Interest earning assets:
Originated loans FTE(1)(2)(3)
6,213,268
103,600
6.62%
6,251,827
108,403
6.90%
Acquired loans
1,183,171
18,151
6.09%
1,487,002
22,660
21,964
366
6.61%
18,078
319
7.02%
693,173
4,679
2.70%
790,268
5,132
2.60%
Investment securities held-to-maturity
705,927
5,313
3.01%
548,120
2,344
1.71%
32,461
5.04%
26,213
6.18%
Interest earning deposits
149,867
4.51%
70,946
3.12%
Total interest earning assets FTE(2)
Cash and due from banks
78,598
86,887
806,872
777,758
(88,787)
(96,369)
Interest bearing liabilities:
Interest bearing demand, savings and money market deposits
4,929,785
33,095
2.66%
5,134,650
40,146
3.11%
1,111,958
9,791
3.49%
1,039,563
9,220
3.53%
33,682
4.61%
32,641
460
5.61%
Other borrowings(4)
34,429
2.79%
17,146
0.12%
54,471
519
3.78%
54,383
Total interest bearing liabilities
6,164,325
2.83%
6,278,383
3.19%
Demand deposits
2,150,330
2,226,807
116,548
180,667
8,431,203
8,685,857
Shareholders’ equity
Net interest income FTE(2)
Interest rate spread FTE(2)
Net interest earning assets
2,835,506
2,914,071
Net interest margin FTE(2)
Average transaction deposits
7,080,115
7,361,457
Average total deposits
8,192,073
8,401,020
Ratio of average interest earning assets to average interest bearing liabilities
146.00%
146.41%
Originated loans are net of deferred loan fees, less costs, which are included in interest income over the life of the loan.
Presented on an FTE basis using the statutory tax rate of 21% for all periods presented. The taxable equivalent adjustments included above are $1,985 and $1,816 for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Represents a non-GAAP financial measure. See “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and reconciliation of GAAP financial measures to non-GAAP financial measures starting on page 52.
Loan fees included in interest income totaled $3,353 and $3,647 for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Other borrowings includes securities sold under agreements to repurchase and cash collateral received from counterparties in connection with derivative swap agreements.
Net interest income increased $0.5 million to $88.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2024. Net interest income on an FTE basis increased $0.7 million to $90.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2024. During the three months ended September 30, 2025, the FTE net interest margin widened 11 basis points to 3.98%, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2024. The yield on earning assets decreased 13 basis points, driven by a decrease in loan yields during the three months ended September 30, 2025, and the cost of funds decreased 26 basis points to 2.10%, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2024.
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Average loans comprised $7.4 billion, or 82.2%, of total average interest earning assets during the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $7.7 billion, or 84.2%, during the three months ended September 30, 2024.
Average investment securities comprised 15.5% and 14.6% of total interest earning assets during the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Average interest bearing cash balances totaled $149.9 million during the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $70.9 million for the same period in the prior year, as a result of holding higher levels of on-balance sheet liquidity.
Average interest bearing liabilities decreased $114.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease was driven by lower interest bearing demand, savings and money market deposits totaling $204.9 million. The decrease was partially offset by higher time deposits totaling $72.4 million, other borrowings totaling $17.3 million and FHLB advances totaling $1.0 million.
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The table below presents the components of net interest income on an FTE basis for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
6,279,001
308,220
6.56%
6,124,757
311,112
6.79%
1,265,326
57,095
6.03%
1,546,482
70,413
6.08%
20,953
6.82%
15,661
862
7.35%
703,442
13,957
2.65%
781,454
14,336
2.45%
685,278
14,606
2.84%
563,975
7,277
1.72%
31,473
5.74%
28,771
6.48%
85,608
4.57%
84,920
3.15%
78,327
96,510
803,544
768,521
(91,499)
(97,327)
4,980,629
98,364
2.64%
5,064,386
116,240
3.07%
1,070,419
27,634
3.45%
1,015,081
25,340
3.33%
77,900
2,666
4.58%
89,918
3,774
41,944
902
2.88%
17,839
54,528
1,555
3.81%
54,307
3.82%
6,225,420
2.82%
6,241,531
2,166,671
2,253,986
124,546
170,005
8,516,637
8,665,522
2,845,661
2,904,489
7,147,300
7,318,372
8,217,719
8,333,453
145.71%
146.53%
Presented on an FTE basis using the statutory tax rate of 21% for all periods presented. The taxable equivalent adjustments included above are $5,807 and $5,220 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Represents a non-GAAP financial measure. See “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and reconciliations of GAAP financial measures to non-GAAP financial measures starting on page 52.
Loan fees included in interest income totaled $9,724 and $9,859 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Net interest income increased $7.0 million to $262.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Net interest income on an FTE basis increased $7.6 million to $268.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the FTE net interest margin widened 15 basis points to 3.95%, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The cost of funds improved 22 basis points to 2.09%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, partially offset by a seven basis point decrease in earning asset yields, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
Average loans comprised $7.5 billion, or 83.2%, of total average interest earning assets during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $7.7 billion, or 83.9%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
Average investment securities comprised 15.3% and 14.7% of total interest earning assets during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Average interest bearing cash balances totaled $85.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $84.9 million for the same period in the prior year.
Average interest bearing liabilities decreased $16.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease was primarily driven by lower interest bearing demand, savings and money market deposits totaling $83.8 million and FHLB advances totaling $12.0 million. The decrease was partially offset by higher time deposits totaling $55.3 million, and other borrowings totaling $24.1 million.
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The following table summarizes the changes in net interest income on an FTE basis by major category of interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities, identifying changes related to volume and changes related to rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024:
compared to
three months ended September 30, 2024
nine months ended September 30, 2024
(Decrease) increase due to
Increase (decrease) due to
Volume
Rate
Interest income:
(643)
(4,160)
(4,803)
7,571
(10,463)
(2,892)
(4,661)
152
(4,509)
(12,687)
(631)
(13,318)
(18)
270
(63)
(655)
202
(453)
(1,548)
1,169
(379)
1,188
1,781
2,969
2,585
4,744
7,329
(75)
116
(159)
(43)
898
251
1,149
922
Total interest income
(3,729)
(1,867)
(5,596)
(3,669)
(4,505)
(8,174)
(1,375)
(5,676)
(7,051)
(1,654)
(16,222)
(17,876)
637
(66)
571
1,429
865
2,294
(81)
(69)
(411)
(697)
(1,108)
237
518
368
886
(604)
(5,708)
(6,312)
(112)
(15,692)
(15,804)
Net change in net interest income
(3,125)
3,841
716
(3,557)
11,187
7,630
Presented on an FTE basis using the statutory tax rate of 21% for all periods presented. The taxable equivalent adjustments included above are $1,985 and $1,816 for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The taxable equivalent adjustments included above are $5,807 and $5,220 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Represents a non-GAAP financial measure. See “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and reconciliations of GAAP financial measures to non-GAAP financial measures starting on page 52.
Loan fees included in interest income totaled $3,353 and $3,647 for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Loan fees included in interest income totaled $9,724 and $9,859 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Below is a breakdown of average deposits and the average rates paid during the periods indicated:
Average
rate
balance
paid
Non-interest bearing demand
Interest bearing demand
1,210,126
1,340,770
1,290,170
2.37%
1,394,962
2.96%
3,117,618
3,177,041
3.62%
3,077,321
3,034,221
3.56%
602,041
1.09%
616,839
1.03%
613,138
1.06%
635,203
0.95%
Total average deposits
Provision for credit losses
The provision for credit losses represents the amount of expense that is necessary to bring the ACL to a level that we deem appropriate to absorb estimated lifetime losses inherent in the loan portfolio and estimated losses inherent in unfunded loans as of the balance sheet date. The determination of the ACL, and the resultant provision for credit losses, is subjective and involves significant estimates and assumptions.
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During the three months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recorded provision release for funded loans totaling $1.5 million, primarily driven by the recovery of one previously charged off credit. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recorded provision expense for credit losses totaling $8.7 million, including $9.0 million provision expense for funded loans and $0.3 million of provision release for unfunded loan commitments. Provision expense for credit losses during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was recorded primarily to cover a charge-off on one credit due to suspected fraudulent activity by the borrower. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recorded provision expense for credit losses on funded loans totaling $2.0 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recorded provision expense for credit losses totaling $4.8 million, including $4.7 million of provision expense for funded loans and $0.1 million of provision expense for unfunded loan commitments. The allowance for credit losses totaled 1.19% and 1.23% of total loans at September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
The table below details the components of non-interest income for the periods presented:
Three months
Nine months
(572)
(11.6)%
(1,013)
(7.4)%
(327)
(6.8)%
(861)
(6.0)%
(86)
(2.9)%
(175)
(2.0)%
4.8%
3,251
66.3%
4,963
44.9%
2,302
12.5%
3,021
6.0%
Non-interest income totaled $20.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, increasing 12.5% compared to the three months ended September 30, 2024. Other non-interest income increased $3.3 million due to unrealized gains on partnership investments. Partially offsetting the increase was a combined decrease from service charges and bank card fees totaling $0.9 million.
Non-interest income increased $3.0 million, or 6%, to $53.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Other non-interest income increased $5.0 million, primarily driven by $3.3 million of unrealized gains on partnership investments, a $0.9 million increase in gains on sales of previously consolidated banking center properties, and a $0.7 million increase in trust income during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the same period in the prior year.
The table below details the components of non-interest expense for the periods presented:
448
1.2%
(897)
(0.8)%
2,686
9.7%
353
1,023
8.1%
(143)
(13.1)%
0.9%
(256)
(19.7)%
(716)
(17.6)%
(512)
1,138
53.9%
889
16.3%
(968)
(19.0)%
(496)
(3.4)%
(31)
(92)
(1.5)%
3,084
2,123
1.1%
During the three months ended September 30, 2025, non-interest expense increased $3.1 million, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2024. The third quarter of 2025 included $1.7 million of acquisition-related expenses included in professional fees and salaries and benefits. Occupancy and equipment expenses increased $2.7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2025,
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compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily driven by 2UniFi’s software asset depreciation as a result of the recent launch of 2UniFi in the third quarter of 2025.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, non-interest expense increased $2.1 million to $192.2 million, compared to the same period during the prior year due to acquisition-related expenses from the proposed merger totaling $1.7 million, primarily included in professional fees and salaries and benefits. Occupancy and equipment expense increased $2.9 million primarily driven by the depreciation of the 2UniFi software asset noted above. Data processing increased $1.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
Income taxes
Income tax expense totaled $7.9 million and $21.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively. Income tax expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 totaled $6.8 million and $19.9 million, respectively. Changes between periods were primarily driven by changes in pre-tax income. The effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 was 18.2% and 18.3%, respectively, compared to 17.0% and 18.0% for the same periods in the prior year.
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law. Provisions of the bill allowed companies to take an immediate deduction of domestic research and experimentation expenditures effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2024. For unamortized domestic research and experimentation expenses capitalized from 2022 to 2024, the bill also allows companies to elect to deduct the remaining costs either fully in 2025 or ratably over two years. The Company elected to fully deduct the remaining costs in 2025. The bill also permanently reinstated 100% bonus depreciation for assets placed in service after January 19, 2025. As a result of these provisions, the company recorded a deferred tax expense of $8.9 million during the third quarter of 2025 related to the remeasurement and decrease in its deferred tax balances.
Additional information regarding income taxes can be found in note 19 of our audited consolidated financial statements in our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity risk management is an important element in our asset/liability management. The Company maintains a robust liquidity profile at its holding company and the Banks, collectively as well as separately. The Company is prudently managing liquidity in the current environment and maintains a liquidity profile focused on core deposits and stable long-term funding sources. Liquidity is supplemented with a variety of secured and unsecured wholesale funding sources across the maturity spectrum, which allows for the effective management of concentration and rollover risk. The Company’s corporate treasury team measures liquidity needs through daily cash monitoring, weekly cash projections and monthly liquidity measures reviewed in conjunction with Board-approved liquidity policy limits. The Company also regularly conducts stress tests to its Board-approved contingency funding plan to assess potential liquidity outflows or funding concerns resulting from economic disruptions, volatility in the financial markets, unexpected credit events or other significant occurrences deemed problematic by management. These scenarios are incorporated into the contingency funding plan, which provides the basis for the identification of our liquidity needs and are monitored monthly by our Asset and Liability Committee.
The Company’s primary sources of funds include revenue from interest income and noninterest income, as well as cash flows from loan repayments, payments from securities related to maturities and amortization, the sale of loans, and funds generated by deposits, in addition to the use of funds from private debt offerings.
On-balance sheet liquidity is represented by our cash and cash equivalents, and unencumbered investment securities, and is detailed in the table below as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
Unencumbered investment securities, at fair value
620,363
319,949
1,175,923
447,797
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Total on-balance sheet liquidity increased $728.1 million at September 30, 2025 compared to December 31, 2024, due to higher cash and due from banks of $427.7 million and higher unencumbered investment securities of $300.4 million. As of September 30, 2025, approximately $622.4 million of investment securities were pledged to the FRB and to secure client deposits and repurchase agreements.
The Company’s investment portfolio remains positioned in liquid and readily marketable instruments and is a significant source of on-balance sheet collateral to secure borrowing capacity. Our investment securities portfolio is evaluated under established Asset and Liability Committee objectives and is structured as a liquidity portfolio, and only security fair values are used for the liquidity assessment. The fair value of total investment securities was $1.3 billion at September 30, 2025, compared to $1.0 billion at December 31, 2024. As of September 30, 2025, the fair value was inclusive of pre-tax net unrealized losses of $66.2 million on the available-for-sale securities portfolio. Additionally, our held-to-maturity securities portfolio had $58.7 million of pre-tax net unrealized losses. The gross unrealized gains and losses are detailed in note 3 of our consolidated financial statements. As of September 30, 2025, our investment securities portfolio consisted primarily of MBS, all of which were issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or sponsored enterprises. The anticipated repayments and marketability of these securities offer substantial resources and flexibility to meet new loan demand, reinvest in the investment securities portfolio, or provide optionality for reductions in our deposit funding base. At September 30, 2025, the duration of the investment securities portfolio was 3.8 years and the weighted average life was 4.5 years.
As part of its liquidity management activities, the Company pledges collateral at its secured funding providers to ensure immediate availability of funding, which includes maintaining borrowing capacity at both the FHLB and the Federal Reserve. The Company does not consider borrowing capacity at the Federal Reserve a primary source of funding; however, it could be used as a potential source of funds in a stressed environment or during a market disruption. The amount of available contingent secured borrowing capacity may fluctuate based on the level of borrowings outstanding and level of assets pledged. The table below details those amounts as of the dates shown:
Available FHLB borrowing capacity
1,624,608
1,697,259
Federal Reserve Bank discount window
1,561,504
880,892
Total off-balance sheet funds available
3,186,112
2,578,151
The Company had pledged $2.5 billion and $2.6 billion of loans as collateral to the FHLB at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. FHLB borrowing capacity totaled $1.6 billion and $1.7 billion at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. At September 30, 2025, there were no outstanding borrowings with the FHLB, leaving undrawn borrowing capacity of $1.6 billion. At December 31, 2024, the Company had $50.0 million of outstanding borrowings with the FHLB, leaving undrawn borrowing capacity of $1.7 billion. At September 30, 2025, the Company’s available secured and committed borrowing capacity at the FHLB and Federal Reserve totaled $3.2 billion, compared to $2.6 billion at December 31, 2024.
In addition to core deposit and secured funding, the Company also accesses a variety of other short-term and long-term unsecured funding sources, which includes access to Cambr platform deposits, multiple brokered deposit platform options and lines of credit. Management does not rely on any one source of liquidity and manages availability in response to changing balance sheet needs, as well as within prudently defined concentration and policy limits. The Company executes periodic test trades to assess the level of access and operational processes associated with its secured and unsecured funding sources.
We anticipate that the sources of funds discussed above will provide adequate funding and liquidity for at least a 12-month period and the foreseeable future, and we may utilize any combination of these funding sources for long-term liquidity needs if deemed prudent.
Our primary uses of funds are loan fundings, investment security purchases, withdrawals of deposits, capital expenditures, operating expenses, and share repurchases. Additionally, approximately $84.8 million will be paid as consideration in connection with the Vista merger.
At present, financing activities primarily consist of changes in deposits and repurchase agreements, and advances from the FHLB, in addition to the payment of dividends and the repurchase of our common stock. Maturing time deposits represent a potential use of funds. As of September 30, 2025, $950.6 million of time deposits were scheduled to mature within 12 months. Based on the current
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interest rate environment and market conditions, our consumer banking strategy is to focus on attracting and maintaining both lower-cost transaction accounts and time deposits.
During 2021, the Company entered into a subordinated note purchase agreement to issue and sell a fixed-to-floating note. The Company deployed the net proceeds from the sale of the note for general corporate purposes. The note is not subject to redemption at the option of the holder. Additionally, as part of the acquisition of BOJH on October 1, 2022, the Company assumed three subordinated note purchase agreements to issue and sell fixed-to-floating rate notes. The balance on all subordinated notes totaled $54.7 million and $54.5 million at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
Capital
Under the Basel III requirements, at September 30, 2025, the Company, NBH Bank and BOJHT met all capital adequacy requirements, and the Banks had regulatory capital ratios in excess of the levels established for well-capitalized institutions. For more information on regulatory capital, see note 9 in our consolidated financial statements.
Our shareholders’ equity is impacted by earnings, changes in unrealized gains and losses on securities, net of tax, stock-based compensation activity, share repurchases, shares issued in connection with acquisitions and the payment of dividends.
The Board of Directors has from time to time authorized multiple programs to repurchase shares of the Company’s common stock from time to time either in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions in accordance with applicable regulations of the SEC. On May 9, 2023, the Company announced a program to repurchase up to $50.0 million of the Company’s stock, as approved by the Board of Directors. During the three months ended September 30, 2025, the Company repurchased 240,000 shares of common stock for $8.8 million at a weighted average price per share of $36.66. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company repurchased 359,300 shares of common stock for $13.0 million at a weighted average price per share of $36.28. The remaining authorization under the current program as of September 30, 2025 was $37.0 million. No time limit has been set for completion of the program.
On October 29, 2025, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per common share, payable on December 15, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 28, 2025.
Asset/Liability Management and Interest Rate Risk
The Board of Directors meets as often as necessary, but no less than quarterly, to review financial statements, public filings, significant accounting policy changes, liquidity, interest rate risk and asset and liability management. The Board also oversees the performance of our internal audit function as well as serves as an independent and objective body to monitor and assess our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements as well as internal control systems. Management and the Board of Directors are responsible for managing interest rate risk and employing risk management policies that monitor and limit this exposure. Interest rate risk is measured using net interest income simulations and market value of portfolio equity analyses. These analyses use various assumptions, including the nature and timing of interest rate changes, yield curve shape, prepayments on loans and securities, deposit decay rates, pricing decisions on loans and deposits, and reinvestment/replacement of asset and liability cash flows.
Interest rate risk results from the following:
Repricing risk — timing differences in the repricing and maturity of interest-earning assets and interest bearing liabilities;
Option risk — changes in the expected maturities of assets and liabilities, such as borrowers’ ability to prepay loans at any time and depositors’ ability to redeem certificates of deposit before maturity;
Yield curve risk — changes in the yield curve where interest rates increase or decrease in a nonparallel fashion; and
Basis risk — changes in spread relationships between different yield curves.
The Asset Liability Committee, a cross-functional committee comprised of executive management and senior leaders, meets monthly to review, among other things, the sensitivity of the Company’s assets and liabilities to interest rate changes, local and national market conditions and interest rates. The Asset Liability Committee also reviews the liquidity, capital, deposit mix, loan mix and investment positions of the Company. The Company’s principal objective regarding asset and liability management is to evaluate interest rate risk within the balance sheet and pursue a controlled assumption of interest rate risk while preserving adequate levels of liquidity and capital.
Instantaneous parallel rate shift scenarios are modeled and utilized to evaluate risk and establish exposure limits for acceptable changes in net interest margin. These scenarios, known as rate shocks, simulate an instantaneous change in interest rates and utilize various assumptions, including, but not limited to, prepayments on loans and securities, deposit decay rates, pricing decisions on loans and deposits, reinvestment and replacement of asset and liability cash flows.
We also analyze the economic value of equity as a secondary measure of interest rate risk. This is a complementary measure to net interest income where the calculated value is the result of the market value of assets less the market value of liabilities. The economic value of equity is a longer term view of interest rate risk because it measures the present value of the future cash flows. The impact of changes in interest rates on this calculation is analyzed for the risk to our future earnings and is used in conjunction with the analyses on net interest income.
Our interest rate risk model indicated that the Company was in an asset sensitive position in terms of interest rate sensitivity at September 30, 2025. The table below illustrates the impact of an immediate and sustained 200 and 100 basis point increase and a 100 and 200 basis point decrease in interest rates on net interest income based on the interest rate risk model at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
Hypothetical
shift in interest
% change in projected net interest income
rates (in bps)
200
100
1.93%
0.87%
(100)
(2.29)%
(1.05)%
(200)
(4.33)%
(2.11)%
Many assumptions are used to calculate the impact of interest rate fluctuations. Actual results may be significantly different than our projections due to several factors, including the timing and frequency of rate changes, market conditions and the shape of the yield curve. The computations of interest rate risk shown above do not include actions that management may undertake to manage the risks in response to anticipated changes in interest rates and actual results may also differ due to any actions taken in response to the changing rates.
As part of the asset/liability management strategy to manage primary market risk exposures expected to be in effect in future reporting periods, management has executed interest rate derivatives primarily using floors and collars. For further discussion of the Company’s derivative contracts refer to note 14. The strategy with respect to liabilities has been to continue to emphasize transaction deposit growth, particularly non-interest or low interest bearing non-maturing deposit accounts while building long-term client relationships. Non-maturing deposit accounts totaled 86.3% of total deposits at September 30, 2025, compared to 87.6% at December 31, 2024.
Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices
An inflationary environment may impact our financial performance and may impact our clients, including but not limited to impacts on assets, earnings, capital levels and growth opportunities. While we plan to continue our disciplined approach to expense management, an inflationary environment may cause wage pressures and general increases in our cost of doing business, which may increase our non-interest expense.
Unlike most industrial companies, virtually all of our assets and liabilities are monetary in nature. As a result, changes in interest rates have a more significant impact on our performance than do changes in the general rate of inflation and changes in prices. Interest rate changes do not necessarily move in the same direction, nor have the same magnitude, as changes in the prices of goods and services.
Off-Balance Sheet Activities
In the normal course of business, we are a party to various contractual obligations, commitments and other off-balance sheet activities that contain credit, market, and operational risk that are not required to be reflected in our consolidated financial statements. The most significant of these are the loan commitments that we enter into to meet the financing needs of clients, including commitments to extend credit, commercial and consumer lines of credit and standby letters of credit. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had loan commitments totaling $1.2 billion and $1.4 billion, respectively, and standby letters of credit totaling $9.5 million and $10.8 million, respectively. Unused commitments do not necessarily represent future credit exposure or cash requirements, as commitments often expire without being drawn upon.
Item 3: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
The information called for by this item is provided under the caption Asset/Liability Management and Interest Rate Risk in Part I, Item 2: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 4: CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as of September 30, 2025. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2025.
During the most recently completed fiscal quarter, there were no changes made to our internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II: OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
From time to time, we are a party to various litigation matters incidental to the conduct of our business. We are not presently party to any material pending legal proceedings the resolution of which we believe would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, liquidity, results of operation, cash flows or capital levels. However, given the nature, scope, and complexity of the extensive legal and regulatory landscape applicable to our business (including laws and regulations governing consumer protection, fair lending, fair labor, privacy, information security, anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism laws), we, like all banking organizations, are subject to heightened legal and regulatory compliance and litigation risk.
Item 1A. RISK FACTORS.
Except as presented below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
We are expecting to incur substantial costs related to our transaction with Vista and integration of Vista into NBHC. If the transaction is not completed, we will have incurred substantial expenses without realizing the expected benefits of the transaction.
On September 15, 2025, we announced our entry into a definitive agreement (the “merger agreement”) pursuant to which Vista will merge with and into the Company (the “merger”). NBHC expects to close the proposed transaction in the three months ended March 31, 2026, subject to regulatory approval, Vista shareholder approval and other customary closing conditions. An extended period of shutdown of portions of the U.S. federal government or other factors beyond NBHC’s or Vista’s control could negatively impact NBHC’s ability to timely complete the merger. We have incurred and will incur substantial expenses in connection with the negotiation and completion of the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement. These costs include legal, financial advisory, accounting, consulting and other advisory fees, severance/employee benefit-related costs, filing fees and other regulatory fees, printing costs and other related costs. Some of these costs are payable by us regardless of whether or not the merger is completed. If the merger is not completed, we would have to recognize these expenses without realizing the expected benefits of the merger.
Combining with Vista may be more difficult, costly or time consuming than expected, and we may fail to realize the anticipated benefits and cost savings of the merger.
The success of the merger will depend, in part, on the ability to realize the anticipated cost savings from combining our business with Vista’s. To realize the anticipated benefits and cost savings from the merger, we must successfully integrate and combine our businesses in a manner that permits those cost savings to be realized. If we are not able to successfully achieve these objectives, the anticipated benefits of the merger may not be realized fully or at all or may take longer to realize than expected. In addition, the actual cost savings and anticipated benefits of the merger could be less than anticipated, and integration may result in additional unforeseen expenses.
We have operated and, until the completion of the merger, must continue to operate, independently. It is possible that the integration process could result in the loss of key employees, the disruption of our ongoing business or inconsistencies in standards, controls, procedures and policies that adversely affect our ability to maintain relationships with clients, customers, depositors and employees or to achieve the anticipated benefits and cost savings of the merger. Integration efforts between the two companies may also divert management attention and resources. These integration matters could have an adverse effect on us during this transition period and for an undetermined period after completion of the merger.
We will be subject to business uncertainties and contractual restrictions while the merger is pending.
Whether or not the merger is ultimately consummated, uncertainty about the effect of the merger on employees and customers may have an adverse effect on us. These uncertainties may impair our ability to attract, retain and motivate key personnel until the merger is completed, and could cause customers and others that deal with us to seek to change existing business relationships with us. In addition, subject to certain exceptions, we have agreed to a limited set of restrictions on our business activities prior to the effective time of the merger. The restrictions on us could prevent us from pursuing certain business opportunities that arise or taking certain corporate actions prior to the effective time of the merger.
The continuation of the U.S. federal government shutdown could adversely affect the U.S. and global economy and our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Disagreement over the U.S. federal budget has caused the U.S. federal government to shut down in recent weeks, which may continue for an indeterminate period of time. We originate, sell and service loans under various programs sponsored by the U.S. federal government, including the FHA and SBA. Any inability to engage in our commercial FHA or SBA origination and servicing business would lead to a decrease in our net income. Additionally, an extended period of shutdown of portions of the U.S. federal government could negatively impact the financial performance of certain clients and could negatively impact our clients’ access to certain loan and guaranty programs. Prolonged adverse political and economic conditions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
Maximum
Total number of
approximate dollar
shares purchased
value of shares
as part of publicly
that may yet be
Total number
Average price
announced plans
purchased under the
Period
of shares purchased
paid per share
or programs
plans or programs(1)
August 1 - August 31, 2025
240,000
36.66
36,965,883
On May 9, 2023, the Company announced a program to repurchase up to $50.0 million of the Company’s stock from time to time either in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions in accordance with applicable regulations of the SEC, as authorized by the Board of Directors. During the three months ended September 30, 2025, the Company repurchased 240,000 shares of common stock for $8.8 million at a weighted average price per share of $36.66. The remaining authorization under the current program as of September 30, 2025 was $37.0 million. No time limit has been set for completion of the program.
Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION.
(a) None.
(b) None.
(c) Trading Arrangements
During the three months ended September 30, 2025, no director or officer (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act) of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K.
Item 6. EXHIBITS.
2.1
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 15, 2025, by and among Vista Bancshares, Inc., National Bank Holdings Corporation and Bryan Wick, solely in his capacity as Shareholders’ Representative* (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to our Form 8-K dated September 12, 2025 and filed on September 18, 2025)
3.1
Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our Form S-1 Registration Statement (Registration No. 333-177971), filed August 22, 2012)
3.2
Second Amended and Restated By-Laws (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014, filed November 7, 2014)
10.1
Form of Voting and Lock-up Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2025, among National Bank Holdings Corporation and each of the holders of common stock of Vista Bancshares, Inc. listed on the signature pages therein * (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Form 8-K dated September 12, 2025 and filed on September 18, 2025)
31.1
Certification of CEO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2
Certification of CFO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Certifications of CEO and CFO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS
XBRL Instance - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
* Schedules and similar attachments have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule or similar attachment will be furnished to the SEC upon request; provided, however, that NBHC may request confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for any document so furnished.
SIGNATURES
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.
By
/s/ Nicole Van Denabeele
Nicole Van Denabeele
Chief Financial Officer
(duly authorized officer and principal financial officer)
Date: October 29, 2025
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