Sierra Bancorp Reports Financial Results for Second Quarter and First Six Months of 2026

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Sierra Bancorp (Nasdaq: BSRR), parent of Bank of the Sierra, today announced its unaudited financial results for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2026. Sierra Bancorp reported consolidated net income of $9.9 million, or $0.77 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2026, compared to $10.6 million, or $0.78 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2025. Return on average assets was 1.09% and return on average equity was 10.90% for the second quarter of 2026.

For the first six months of 2026, the Company recognized net income of $22.4 million, or $1.72 per diluted share, as compared to $19.7 million, or $1.43 per diluted share, for the same period in 2025. The Company's improved financial performance metrics for the first half of 2026 include a net interest margin of 3.75% and an efficiency ratio of 57.70%, as compared to a net interest margin of 3.71% and efficiency ratio of 60.00% for the same period in 2025.

Highlights for the second quarter and first half of 2026:

  • Strong YTD Earnings and Profitability (first half compared to same period last year)
    • Diluted earnings per share increased by $0.29, or 20%, to $1.72 per diluted share.
    • Return on average assets rose to 1.24%, as compared to 1.09%.
    • Return on average equity expanded to 12.38%, as compared to 11.26%.
    • Net interest margin remained strong at 3.75%, increasing four basis points from 3.71%.
    • Efficiency ratio(1) improved to 57.70%, as compared to 60.00%.
  • Deposit Franchise Strength and Low Cost of Funds
    • Total deposits increased $54.6 million, or 2%, from December 31, 2025.
    • Noninterest-bearing deposits of $1.03 billion at June 30, 2026, represent 35.0% of total deposits.
    • Cost of total deposits declined to 1.11% compared to 1.30% in the second quarter of 2025, while cost of funds decreased to 1.31% from 1.49%.
    • Core non-maturity deposits increased $67.8 million, or 3%, from December 31, 2025.
    • Uninsured deposits, exclusive of public funds, are approximately 25% of total deposit balances.
  • Solid Capital and Liquidity
    • Tangible book value(1) per share increased to $26.19 at June 30, 2026, compared to $23.42 at December 31, 2025.
    • Repurchased 396,429 shares of stock during the first half of 2026.
    • Declared dividend of $0.27 per share, payable on August 10, 2026.
    • Strong regulatory Community Bank Leverage Ratio of 12.25%, at June 30, 2026, for our subsidiary Bank.
    • Tangible common equity ratio(1) of 9.19%, at June 30, 2026, on a consolidated basis.
    • Overall primary and secondary liquidity sources of $1.9 billion at June 30, 2026.

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(1)

See reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the corresponding GAAP measurement in "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

“Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” – Henry Ford

“We are proud to serve the Central Valley and Central Coast of California. Our strong commitment to these communities is reflected in our continued solid deposit growth during 2026,” stated Kevin McPhaill, CEO and President. “I am particularly proud of our ability to pivot, as demonstrated by the surge in loan growth in the last couple of months. This shift reflects the team’s laser focus on both loan and deposit growth. In particular, our loan pipeline increased significantly, and we expect this momentum to result in net loan growth in the second half of 2026. Our expense management strategies resulted in a nearly 2% cost reduction in year-to-date expenses compared to the same period last year. We closed the quarter with contagious optimism throughout our Bank, boosting my confidence in what we can accomplish in the next six months and beyond!” concluded Mr. McPhaill.

Quarterly Income Changes (comparisons to the second quarter of 2025)

  • Net income for the second quarter of 2026 decreased $0.7 million, or 7%, to $9.9 million. Net interest income remained stable, decreasing $0.2 million, while noninterest income increased slightly and noninterest expense decreased by $0.3 million. Noninterest expense in the second quarter of 2026 included approximately $0.5 million of severance and recruitment related charges resulting from a restructuring of the executive team. These changes were offset by a $1.1 million increase in credit loss expense on loans, resulting primarily from a $2.5 million specific reserve on a single agricultural production loan to a borrower in the lumber industry.
  • Noninterest income and noninterest expense changes included a $0.4 million increase in earnings from separate account life insurance and a $0.1 million increase in deferred compensation expense. Separate account life insurance income and deferred compensation expense are designed to offset each other.
  • Pre-tax pre-provision income(1) was $15.5 million, a slight increase over the second quarter of 2025.

Linked Quarter Income Changes (comparisons to the three months ended March 31, 2026)

  • Net income decreased $2.6 million, or 21%, from the prior linked quarter. The decrease was driven primarily by a $2.2 million increase in credit loss expense, due to the $2.5 million specific reserve mentioned above, and a $1.7 million increase in noninterest expense. The large increase in noninterest expense was related to deferred compensation market changes that are offset by similar changes to separate account life insurance, recorded in noninterest income. The changes in deferred compensation, including deferred directors’ fees, were $1.7 million. In addition, we had $0.5 million in severance and recruiting costs related to an executive leadership restructuring during the quarter. These unfavorable changes were partially offset by a $0.6 million increase in noninterest income.
  • Net interest income remained stable, decreasing $0.2 million from the linked quarter. Average interest-earning assets declined $43.0 million, or 1%, primarily due to lower loan and investment securities balances, while net interest margin remained stable at 3.74% compared to 3.75% in the linked quarter. Overall loan production activity increased throughout the quarter and the pipeline at June 30, 2026, is significantly elevated relative to the prior quarter end.
  • Noninterest income changes included a $1.8 million increase in earnings from separate account life insurance associated with deferred compensation arrangements, offset by a $1.7 million increase in related deferred compensation expense, recorded in noninterest expense. Deferred compensation expense increased primarily due to increases in participant account values resulting from favorable market performance during the quarter.
  • Other changes to noninterest income outside of the above mentioned included a $0.3 million increase in service charge income, primarily driven by higher deposit account fees, partially offset by several nonrecurring transactions in the first quarter of 2026, including a $0.4 million gain on the sale of fixed assets, a $0.4 million special FHLB dividend, and a $0.6 million increase in the fair value of bank stocks.

Year-to-Date Income Changes (comparisons to the first six months of 2025)

  • Net income increased $2.7 million, or 14%, to $22.4 million for the first six months of 2026. The increase was driven primarily by a $1.3 million increase in noninterest income, a $1.1 million decrease in provision for credit losses, and a $0.9 million decrease in noninterest expense. Diluted earnings per share increased 20% to $1.72 compared to $1.43 in the comparative period.
  • Net interest income increased $0.3 million due primarily to a four basis point increase in net interest margin to 3.75%, partially offset by slightly lower average earning assets. Funding costs declined meaningfully during the period, with cost of funds decreasing to 1.32% from 1.48% and cost of deposits declining to 1.14% from 1.31%.
  • Noninterest income increased $1.3 million, or 9%, compared to the first six months of 2025. The increase was driven primarily by a $0.5 million increase in earnings on separate account life insurance, a $0.3 million increase in cash surrender value income from life insurance, a $0.2 million increase in service charges and fees, and a $0.4 million gain on sale of fixed assets. These favorable variances were partially offset by lower securities gains.
  • Noninterest expense decreased $0.9 million, or 2%, compared to the first six months of 2025. The reduction was driven primarily by lower other operating expenses and deposit service costs, partially offset by increased occupancy expenses and higher professional service costs.
  • Pre-tax pre-provision income(1) was $32.2 million for the first half of 2026, an increase of $2.4 million, or 8%.

Balance Sheet Changes (comparisons to December 31, 2025, unless otherwise noted)

  • Total assets decreased $108.7 million, or 3%, to $3.72 billion during the first six months of 2026. The decline was primarily attributable to reductions in mortgage warehouse balances of $60.9 million and investment securities of $21.4 million.
  • Gross loans decreased $90.8 million, or 4%, due to a $60.9 million decrease in mortgage warehouse balances, a $13.9 million decrease in residential real estate loans, a $13.4 million decrease in other commercial loans, a $1.2 million decrease in commercial real estate, and a $2.5 million decrease in farmland loans. These decreases were partially offset by an increase of $1.4 million in construction loans.
  • Mortgage warehouse average balances increased $8.0 million during the second quarter of 2026 compared to the linked quarter, while ending balances declined by $21.0 million. Average balances of commercial real estate and commercial and industrial loans decreased during the quarter, and period-end balances remained relatively flat. However, loan production strengthened significantly as the quarter progressed, reflecting a shift in momentum entering the third quarter of 2026 and supporting an increased pipeline of commercial real estate and commercial and industrial lending opportunities.
  • Total deposits increased $54.6 million, or 2%. Growth was concentrated in noninterest-bearing demand deposits and non-maturing interest-bearing deposits. Customer deposits increased $57.5 million, while brokered deposits decreased $2.9 million during the period.
  • Other interest-bearing liabilities declined to $155.0 million at June 30, 2026, from $302.7 million at December 31, 2025. The $147.7 million decline was primarily due to a reduction in overnight borrowings used to fund mortgage warehouse lending activity.

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(1)

See reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the corresponding GAAP measurement in "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

Other financial highlights are reflected in the following table.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data, Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of or for the

 

 

As of or for the

 

 

 

three months ended

 

 

six months ended

 

 

 

6/30/2026

 

 

3/31/2026

 

 

6/30/2025

 

 

6/30/2026

 

 

6/30/2025

Net income

 

$

9,919

 

 

$

12,520

 

 

$

10,633

 

 

$

22,439

 

 

$

19,734

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.77

 

 

$

0.96

 

 

$

0.78

 

 

$

1.72

 

 

$

1.43

 

Return on average assets

 

 

1.09

%

 

 

1.39

%

 

 

1.16

%

 

 

1.24

%

 

 

1.09

%

Return on average equity

 

 

10.90

%

 

 

13.88

%

 

 

12.08

%

 

 

12.38

%

 

 

11.26

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest margin (tax-equivalent) (1)

 

 

3.74

%

 

 

3.75

%

 

 

3.68

%

 

 

3.75

%

 

 

3.71

%

Yield on average loans

 

 

5.22

%

 

 

5.26

%

 

 

5.27

%

 

 

5.24

%

 

 

5.27

%

Yield on investments

 

 

4.48

%

 

 

4.44

%

 

 

4.68

%

 

 

4.46

%

 

 

4.75

%

Cost of average total deposits (3)

 

 

1.11

%

 

 

1.17

%

 

 

1.30

%

 

 

1.14

%

 

 

1.31

%

Cost of funds (3)

 

 

1.31

%

 

 

1.33

%

 

 

1.49

%

 

 

1.32

%

 

 

1.48

%

Efficiency ratio (tax-equivalent) (1) (2)

 

 

58.91

%

 

 

56.45

%

 

 

59.43

%

 

 

57.70

%

 

 

60.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

3,720,611

 

 

$

3,754,462

 

 

$

3,770,302

 

 

$

3,720,611

 

 

$

3,770,302

 

Gross loans, amortized cost

 

$

2,456,060

 

 

$

2,466,794

 

 

$

2,434,609

 

 

$

2,456,060

 

 

$

2,434,609

 

Noninterest demand deposits

 

$

1,026,319

 

 

$

1,028,678

 

 

$

1,065,742

 

 

$

1,026,319

 

 

$

1,065,742

 

Total deposits

 

$

2,930,991

 

 

$

2,925,806

 

 

$

2,974,469

 

 

$

2,930,991

 

 

$

2,974,469

 

Noninterest-bearing deposits over total deposits

 

 

35.0

%

 

 

35.2

%

 

 

35.8

%

 

 

35.0

%

 

 

35.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' equity / total assets

 

 

9.86

%

 

 

9.69

%

 

 

9.43

%

 

 

9.86

%

 

 

9.43

%

Tangible common equity ratio (2)

 

 

9.19

%

 

 

9.02

%

 

 

8.77

%

 

 

9.19

%

 

 

8.77

%

Book value per share

 

$

28.30

 

 

$

27.78

 

 

$

26.00

 

 

$

28.30

 

 

$

26.00

 

Tangible book value per share (2)

 

$

26.19

 

 

$

25.69

 

 

$

23.98

 

 

$

26.19

 

 

$

23.98

 

Community bank leverage ratio (subsidiary bank)

 

 

12.25

%

 

 

12.05

%

 

 

11.75

%

 

 

12.25

%

 

 

11.75

%

Tangible common equity ratio (subsidiary bank) (2)

 

 

11.37

%

 

 

11.07

%

 

 

10.77

%

 

 

11.37

%

 

 

10.77

%

(1)

Computed on a tax equivalent basis utilizing a federal income tax rate of 21%.

(2)

See reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the corresponding GAAP measurement in "Non-GAAP Financial Measures".

(3)

Includes noninterest bearing deposits.

INCOME STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Net Interest Income

Net interest income was $30.4 million for the second quarter of 2026, a decrease of $0.2 million, or 1%, compared to the second quarter of 2025. The decrease was primarily attributable to lower average interest-earning asset balances and yields, substantially offset by lower funding costs. Interest expense declined $1.5 million, or 13%, from the prior-year quarter, reflecting the benefits of lower deposit and wholesale funding costs.

For the second quarter of 2026, average interest-earning assets decreased $81.2 million, or 2%, from the same period in 2025, while the yield on those assets declined eight basis points to 5.02%. The decline in average earning assets was driven primarily by lower investment securities balances and decreases in real estate loans and agricultural production loans.

Average interest-bearing liabilities decreased $23.7 million in the second quarter of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025, while the cost of those liabilities declined 26 basis points to 1.92%. The quarterly decrease in cost was primarily attributable to a 28 basis point reduction in the cost of interest-bearing deposits and a 23 basis point reduction in the cost of borrowed funds. Average interest-bearing deposit balances declined $42.8 million from the prior-year quarter, comprised primarily of a decline in higher-cost customer time deposits which decreased $62.7 million and brokered deposits which declined $16.2 million. These changes were partially offset by higher average balances of federal funds purchased, which increased to fund mortgage warehouse lending activity.

The reduction in funding costs more than offset the modest decline in earning asset yields, resulting in a six basis point increase in the net interest margin to 3.74% from 3.68% in the second quarter of 2025.

Compared to the linked first quarter of 2026, net interest income decreased $0.2 million. Average interest-earning assets declined $43.0 million, or 1%, while yields on earning assets decreased two basis points. Average interest-bearing liabilities declined $16.0 million and the cost of those liabilities decreased two basis points to 1.92%. As a result, interest margin was essentially stable at 3.74% for the second quarter of 2026, compared to 3.75% for the first quarter of 2026.

Net interest income for the first six months of 2026 increased $0.3 million to $61.0 million, compared to the same period in 2025. The increase resulted primarily from an improved net interest margin, driven by lower funding costs and partially offset by a modest decline in average earning assets. Average interest-earning assets decreased $19.6 million, or 1%, and the yield on those assets decreased nine basis points to 5.03%.

For the first six months of 2026, interest expense decreased $2.3 million to $21.1 million, compared to $23.4 million during the same period in 2025. The decrease was driven by a 23 basis point reduction in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities to 1.93%, partially offset by a $25.1 million increase in average interest-bearing liabilities. The reduction in funding costs contributed to a four basis point increase in net interest margin to 3.75% for the first six months of 2026, compared to 3.71% for the same period in 2025.

At June 30, 2026, approximately $457.5 million, or 19%, of the Company's loan portfolio consisted of mortgage warehouse facilities, which generally reprice immediately as interest rates change. In addition, approximately $214.4 million of collateralized loan obligations and other floating-rate securities within the available-for-sale portfolio continue to provide asset sensitivity through periodic rate resets.

Credit Loss Expense

The credit loss expense on loans was $2.3 million for the second quarter of 2026, compared to $1.2 million for the second quarter of 2025. For the first six months of 2026, the provision for credit losses on loans was $2.4 million, compared to $3.2 million for the same period in 2025. A $2.5 million specific reserve established on an agricultural production loan during the second quarter of 2026 was the primary driver of the increase in credit loss expense for the quarterly comparison. Despite this reserve build, year-to-date credit loss expense benefited from a $6.1 million reduction in net charge-offs compared to the first six months of 2025.

The Company recorded a benefit for credit losses on unfunded commitments of $0.1 million during the second quarter of 2026 and a benefit of $0.1 million for the first six months of 2026, compared to a benefit of less than $0.1 million for the second quarter of 2025 and a provision of $0.1 million for the first six months of 2025.

The Company also recorded an immaterial benefit related to credit losses on held-to-maturity debt securities during the first six months of 2026. No provision for credit losses was recorded on available-for-sale debt securities during the periods presented. Although certain debt securities remained in an unrealized loss position, the declines in fair value were primarily attributable to changes in market interest rates and not to expected credit losses.

Noninterest Income

Total noninterest income increased $0.6 million, or 8%, to $8.6 million in the second quarter of 2026 from $8.0 million in the linked quarter. The increase was driven primarily by a $1.8 million favorable change in earnings on separate account life insurance and an increase of $0.3 million in service charges and fees on deposits. This increase was partially offset by the absence of several non-recurring income items recognized during the first quarter of 2026, including a $0.4 million gain on the sale of fixed assets, a $0.4 million special FHLB dividend, and a $0.6 million increase in the fair value of bank stocks.

Compared to the second quarter of 2025, total noninterest income was unchanged at $8.6 million. Favorable variances included a $0.4 million increase in earnings on separate account BOLI, a $0.1 million increase in service charges and fees on deposit accounts, and a modest increase in cash surrender value income from life insurance. These improvements were largely offset by a $0.6 million decrease in other income, mainly due to a decrease in gain on life insurance proceeds.

For the first six months of 2026, noninterest income increased $1.3 million, or 9%, to $16.5 million compared to $15.2 million for the same period in 2025. The increase was driven primarily by a $0.5 million increase in earnings on separate account life insurance, a $0.3 million increase in cash surrender value income from life insurance, a $0.2 million increase in service charges and fees on deposit accounts, and a $0.4 million favorable variance from gains on sales of fixed assets. These favorable changes were partially offset by lower gains on sale of investment securities.

The Company’s non‑qualified deferred compensation plan for officers and directors allows participants to defer a portion of their earnings and select from various hypothetical investment alternatives to determine their individual returns. The Company economically offsets this liability with separate account life insurance policies that are invested in similar underlying fund types within the life insurance policy. Because the deferred compensation liability and the separate account life insurance asset are not contractually linked, differences in balances, fund performance, and insurance costs can result in temporary timing mismatches between changes in separate account life insurance income and the related deferred compensation expense.

Earnings on separate account life insurance were $1.4 million for the second quarter of 2026, compared to a loss of $0.4 million in the linked quarter and earnings of $1.0 million in the second quarter of 2025. For the first six months of 2026, earnings on separate account life insurance totaled $1.0 million, compared to $0.5 million for the same period in 2025. These changes reflect market-driven fluctuations in the value of the underlying investment alternatives and do not represent changes in the operating performance or credit quality of the Company.

The majority of the related deferred compensation expense or benefit is reported within professional services expense under deferred directors' fees, as it primarily relates to directors' deferred compensation elections. Deferred directors' fee expense was $1.0 million during the second quarter of 2026, compared to a benefit of $0.6 million in the linked quarter and expense of $0.9 million in the second quarter of 2025. For the first six months of 2026, deferred directors' fee expense totaled $0.5 million, compared to $0.5 million during the same period in 2025.

Noninterest Expense

Total noninterest expense increased $1.7 million, or 8%, to $23.5 million during the second quarter of 2026 from $21.8 million in the linked first quarter of 2026 primarily due to deferred compensation expense described above.

Compared to the second quarter of 2025, total noninterest expense decreased $0.3 million, or 1%. Salaries and benefits expense remained essentially unchanged from the prior year quarter. Other noninterest expense decreased $0.3 million, primarily due to lower deposit service costs and other operating expenses. These favorable variances were partially offset by higher deferred compensation expense, legal and accounting costs, and directors' fees.

For the first six months of 2026, noninterest expense decreased $0.9 million, or 2%, to $45.3 million from $46.2 million for the same period in 2025. Salaries and benefits decreased $0.3 million, while other noninterest expense declined $0.7 million. The improvement was primarily attributable to lower deposit service costs, lower operating expenses, and reduced sundry and teller expenses, partially offset by higher occupancy costs, legal and accounting expenses, and director-related costs. These results reflect management's continued focus on maintaining a relatively flat expense base while selectively investing in strategic growth initiatives, technology enhancements, regulatory compliance, and customer service capabilities.

Overall full-time equivalent employees were 452 at June 30, 2026, as compared to 465 at December 31, 2025, and 494 at June 30, 2025.

The Company's effective tax rate was 25.3% for the second quarter of 2026, unchanged from the second quarter of 2025 and as compared to 25.2% in the linked first quarter of 2026. For the first six months of 2026, the effective tax rate was 25.2%, compared to 25.5% for the same period in 2025. The lower year-to-date effective tax rate reflects the continued benefit of tax-exempt income and tax credit investments as a percentage of pre-tax earnings.

Balance Sheet Summary

Total assets decreased $108.7 million, or 3%, during the first six months of 2026 to $3.72 billion at June 30, 2026. The decline was primarily attributable to a $90.8 million decrease in gross loans and a $21.4 million decrease in investment securities, partially offset by a $7.1 million increase in cash and cash equivalents.

The decrease in gross loan balances compared to December 31, 2025, was primarily driven by a $60.9 million reduction in mortgage warehouse balances, reflecting normal fluctuations in mortgage origination activity and secondary market demand. Other changes in loan balances were primarily attributable to scheduled paydowns, payoffs, and normal customer activity. Despite the decline in period-end balances, mortgage warehouse average balances increased $8.0 million during the second quarter of 2026 compared to the linked quarter. Average balances of commercial real estate and commercial and industrial loans declined modestly during the quarter, while period-end balances remained relatively stable. As the quarter progressed, however, loan production strengthened significantly, reflecting a shift in momentum entering the third quarter of 2026. This improvement was particularly evident within the commercial real estate and commercial and industrial portfolios and resulted in an enhanced pipeline of lending opportunities entering the second half of the year.

The Company's loan portfolio remains diversified, with commercial real estate representing 57% of total loans, mortgage warehouse balances representing 19%, residential real estate comprising 14%, and other commercial loans representing 7% of the portfolio at June 30, 2026. Commercial real estate balances remained relatively stable during the first six months of the year despite elevated payoff activity, reflecting continued success in replacing runoff with new production.

As indicated in the loan rollforward table below, new credit extended for the second quarter of 2026 increased $41.6 million over the linked quarter to $49.4 million and increased $1.2 million over the same period in 2025. The Company also had $59.6 million in loan paydowns and maturities, a $27.4 million decline in line of credit utilization, and a decrease of $60.9 million in mortgage warehouse facility utilization for the first half of 2026.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOAN ROLLFORWARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended:

 

For the six months ended:

 

 

6/30/2026

 

3/31/2026

 

6/30/2025

 

6/30/2026

 

6/30/2025

Gross loans beginning balance

 

$

2,466,891

 

 

$

2,546,880

 

 

$

2,306,762

 

 

$

2,546,880

 

 

$

2,331,341

 

New credit extended

 

 

49,370

 

 

 

7,811

 

 

 

48,147

 

 

 

57,181

 

 

 

114,517

 

Changes in line of credit utilization (1)

 

 

(4,841

)

 

 

(22,592

)

 

 

2,587

 

 

 

(27,433

)

 

 

(9,542

)

Change in mortgage warehouse

 

 

(20,997

)

 

 

(39,880

)

 

 

118,665

 

 

 

(60,877

)

 

 

75,496

 

Pay-downs, maturities, charge-offs and amortization

 

 

(34,217

)

 

 

(25,328

)

 

 

(41,556

)

 

 

(59,545

)

 

 

(77,207

)

Gross loans ending balance

 

 

2,456,206

 

 

 

2,466,891

 

 

 

2,434,605

 

 

$

2,456,206

 

 

$

2,434,605

 

Deferred costs and (fees), net

 

 

(146

)

 

 

(97

)

 

 

4

 

 

 

(146

)

 

 

4

 

Gross loans, amortized cost

 

$

2,456,060

 

 

$

2,466,794

 

 

$

2,434,609

 

 

$

2,456,060

 

 

$

2,434,609

 

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(1)

Change does not include new balances on lines of credit extended during the respective periods as such balances are included as part of “New credit extended” line above.

A summary of the Company’s unfunded commitments and utilization is presented below (dollars in thousands, unaudited):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2026

 

December 31, 2025

 

June 30, 2025

 

 

Line
Available (2)

 

Utilization %

 

Line
Available (2)

 

Utilization %

 

Line
Available (2)

 

Utilization %

Real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential real estate

 

$

12,457

 

 

48.15

%

 

$

15,726

 

 

44.50

%

 

$

18,792

 

 

40.69

%

Commercial real estate

 

 

20,230

 

 

87.59

%

 

 

23,203

 

 

86.93

%

 

 

29,150

 

 

84.50

%

Other construction/land

 

 

985

 

 

92.15

%

 

 

2,634

 

 

79.10

%

 

 

5,781

 

 

54.22

%

Farmland

 

 

3,372

 

 

79.32

%

 

 

3,126

 

 

80.20

%

 

 

4,968

 

 

66.73

%

Total real estate

 

 

37,044

 

 

82.84

%

 

 

44,689

 

 

80.92

%

 

 

58,691

 

 

76.27

%

Other commercial

 

 

172,504

 

 

48.94

%

 

 

187,084

 

 

48.81

%

 

 

202,473

 

 

44.39

%

Consumer

 

 

4,461

 

 

22.62

%

 

 

4,580

 

 

24.29

%

 

 

4,789

 

 

23.81

%

Subtotal (1)

 

 

214,009

 

 

61.75

%

 

 

236,353

 

 

61.00

%

 

 

265,953

 

 

56.94

%

Mortgage warehouse facilities

 

 

336,543

 

 

57.61

%

 

 

247,667

 

 

67.67

%

 

 

334,604

 

 

54.57

%

Overdrafts - Commercial and Consumer

 

 

66,452

 

 

1.46

%

 

 

69,112

 

 

1.40

%

 

 

69,944

 

 

1.24

%

Total

 

$

617,004

 

 

56.58

%

 

$

553,132

 

 

61.64

%

 

$

670,501

 

 

52.95

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unused commitment as a percent of gross loans, amortized cost

 

 

25.12

%

 

 

 

 

21.72

%

 

 

 

 

27.54

%

 

 

Unused mortgage warehouse facilities as percent of gross loans, amortized cost

 

 

13.70

%

 

 

 

 

9.72

%

 

 

 

 

13.74

%

 

 

_______________________________

(1)

Excludes mortgage warehouse facilities and overdraft lines, both of which are unconditionally cancellable.

(2)

Represents unfunded loan commitments available to customers.

Total deposits increased $54.6 million, or 2%, during the first six months of 2026. Core non-maturity deposits increased $67.8 million, or 3%, while customer time deposits decreased $10.3 million, or 2%. Wholesale brokered deposits decreased $2.9 million during the period due to growth in core deposits. Noninterest-bearing deposits increased $30.7 million during the first six months of 2026 and represented 35.0% of total deposits at June 30, 2026, compared to 34.6% at December 31, 2025, and 35.8% at June 30, 2025. The Company's strong base of noninterest-bearing deposits continued to support a favorable funding mix and contributed to lower funding costs.

Total borrowed funds totaled $363.0 million at June 30, 2026, consisting of $122.4 million in customer repurchase agreements, $120.0 million in overnight borrowings, $35.0 million in FHLB term advances, $49.5 million in long-term debt, and $36.1 million in subordinated debentures. Compared to December 31, 2025, total borrowed funds decreased $156.1 million, primarily due to a reduction in overnight borrowings and FHLB term advances as mortgage warehouse balances declined.

Overall uninsured deposits are estimated to be approximately $734.2 million, or 25% of total deposit balances, excluding public agency deposits that are subject to collateralization through a letter of credit issued by the FHLB. In addition, uninsured deposits of the Bank’s customers are eligible for FDIC pass-through insurance if the customer opens an IntraFi Insured Cash Sweep (ICS) account or a time deposit through the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry System (CDARS). IntraFi allows for up to $285 million per customer of pass-through FDIC insurance, which would more than cover each of the Bank’s deposit customers if such a customer desired to have such pass-through insurance. The Bank maintains a diversified deposit base with no significant customer concentrations and does not bank any cryptocurrency companies. At June 30, 2026, the Company had approximately 114,000 accounts and the 25 largest deposit balance customers had balances of approximately 11% of overall deposits. During the second quarter of 2026, there were seasonality fluctuations in the normal course of business, and one new customer addition to the composition of our 25 largest deposit balance customers.

The Company continues to have substantial liquidity which is managed daily. At June 30, 2026, and December 31, 2025, the Company had the following sources of primary and secondary liquidity (Dollars in Thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primary and secondary liquidity sources

 

 

6/30/2026

 

12/31/2025

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

142,695

 

$

135,628

Unpledged investment securities

 

 

528,091

 

 

551,406

Excess pledged securities

 

 

52,540

 

 

35,620

FHLB borrowing availability

 

 

611,578

 

 

629,481

Unsecured lines of credit

 

 

366,785

 

 

250,785

Funds available through fed discount window

 

 

243,782

 

 

254,908

Totals

 

$

1,945,471

 

$

1,857,828

Total capital was $366.9 million at June 30, 2026, reflecting an increase of $2.0 million compared to $364.9 million at December 31, 2025. The increase in equity during the first six months of 2026 was primarily attributable to $22.4 million in net income, partially offset by $14.4 million in share repurchases, $6.8 million in cash dividends declared, and a $1.0 million increase in accumulated other comprehensive loss, primarily related to changes in the fair value of investment securities. The remaining difference was related to activity from stock options and restricted stock during the year.

Asset Quality

Total nonperforming assets, comprised of nonperforming loans and foreclosed assets, decreased $4.3 million to $10.5 million at June 30, 2026, from $14.8 million at December 31, 2025. The Company's ratio of nonperforming loans to gross loans improved to 0.43% at June 30, 2026, compared to 0.52% at December 31, 2025. The decline in nonperforming assets was primarily attributable to reductions in nonperforming commercial and agricultural credits, as well as the timely resolution and sale of an OREO asset in March 2026. Management individually evaluates all nonperforming loans for expected credit losses on a quarterly basis and believes the allowance for credit losses established for such loans is appropriate.

At June 30, 2026, loans past due 30 to 89 days and still accruing totaled $5.4 million compared to $6.8 million at December 31, 2025. Approximately $4.6 million of this balance related to a single commercial real estate loan that became 30 days past due near the end of the second quarter. Management believes the loan is well secured, with an estimated current loan-to-value ratio of approximately 51%, and therefore does not consider the credit to present a significant loss exposure.

The allowance for credit losses on loans increased $2.1 million to $23.6 million at June 30, 2026, compared to $21.5 million at December 31, 2025. The increase was primarily attributable to a $2.5 million reserve on a single agricultural loan, described earlier. Despite the higher allowance balance, asset quality metrics remained strong, with net charge-offs totaling $0.2 million during the first six months of 2026 compared to $6.3 million during the same period in 2025. The allowance for credit losses represented 0.96% of gross loans at June 30, 2026, compared to 0.84% at December 31, 2025.

The following tables highlight the coverage ratios by loan category at June 30, 2026, March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans by Category

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2026

 

 

Balance

 

Total
Allowance

 

Percent of
Portfolio

 

Coverage Ratio
(1)

Real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate

 

$

1,389,730

 

$

15,913

 

56.58

%

 

1.15

%

Other construction/land

 

 

15,851

 

 

307

 

0.65

%

 

1.94

%

Farmland

 

 

65,759

 

 

532

 

2.68

%

 

0.81

%

Total real estate (2)

 

 

1,471,340

 

 

16,752

 

59.91

%

 

1.14

%

Other Commercial

 

 

179,164

 

 

4,895

 

7.29

%

 

2.73

%

Consumer loans (including overdrafts)

 

 

2,524

 

 

108

 

0.10

%

 

4.28

%

Subtotal (2) (3)

 

 

1,653,028

 

 

21,755

 

67.30

%

 

1.32

%

Residential real estate

 

 

345,575

 

 

1,320

 

14.07

%

 

0.38

%

Mortgage warehouse facilities

 

 

457,457

 

 

525

 

18.63

%

 

0.11

%

Gross loans, amortized cost

 

$

2,456,060

 

$

23,600

 

100.00

%

 

0.96

%

 

 

As of March 31, 2026

 

 

Balance

 

Total
Allowance

 

Percent of
Portfolio

 

Coverage Ratio
(1)

Real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate

 

$

1,381,770

 

$

15,977

 

56.01

%

 

1.16

%

Other construction/land

 

 

15,242

 

 

299

 

0.62

%

 

1.96

%

Farmland

 

 

66,218

 

 

542

 

2.68

%

 

0.82

%

Total real estate (2)

 

 

1,463,230

 

 

16,818

 

59.32

%

 

1.15

%

Other Commercial

 

 

172,653

 

 

2,351

 

7.00

%

 

1.36

%

Consumer loans (including overdrafts)

 

 

2,597

 

 

109

 

0.11

%

 

4.20

%

Subtotal (2) (3)

 

 

1,638,480

 

 

19,278

 

66.42

%

 

1.18

%

Residential real estate

 

 

349,860

 

 

1,368

 

14.18

%

 

0.39

%

Mortgage warehouse facilities

 

 

478,454

 

 

604

 

19.40

%

 

0.13

%

Gross loans, amortized cost

 

$

2,466,794

 

$

21,250

 

100.00

%

 

0.86

%

 

 

As of December 31, 2025

 

 

Balance

 

Total
Allowance

 

Percent of
Portfolio

 

Coverage Ratio
(1)

Real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate

 

$

1,390,890

 

$

16,354

 

54.61

%

 

1.18

%

Other construction/land

 

 

14,414

 

 

296

 

0.57

%

 

2.05

%

Farmland

 

 

68,307

 

 

496

 

2.68

%

 

0.73

%

Total real estate (2)

 

 

1,473,611

 

 

17,146

 

57.86

%

 

1.16

%

Other Commercial

 

 

192,577

 

 

2,146

 

7.56

%

 

1.11

%

Consumer loans (including overdrafts)

 

 

2,810

 

 

112

 

0.11

%

 

3.99

%

Subtotal (2) (3)

 

 

1,668,998

 

 

19,404

 

65.53

%

 

1.16

%

Residential real estate

 

 

359,514

 

 

1,411

 

14.12

%

 

0.39

%

Mortgage warehouse facilities

 

 

518,333

 

 

665

 

20.35

%

 

0.13

%

Gross loans, amortized cost

 

$

2,546,845

 

$

21,480

 

100.00

%

 

0.84

%

_______________________________

(1)

Coverage ratio equals allowance for credit losses on loans divided by amortized cost.

(2)

Does not include residential real estate.

(3)

Does not include mortgage warehouse facilities.

Mortgage warehouse balances historically have incurred nominal losses and therefore carry a significantly lower reserve than other loan categories. At June 30, 2026, mortgage warehouse balances totaled $457.5 million and represented approximately 19% of the loan portfolio, while the related allowance was $0.5 million, or 0.11% of outstanding balances. Excluding mortgage warehouse balances and residential real estate loans, the allowance for credit losses as a percentage of gross loans was 1.32% at June 30, 2026, compared to 1.18% at March 31, 2026, and 1.16% at December 31, 2025.

The Company's largest loan segment, commercial real estate, continues to maintain a strong reserve coverage ratio of 1.15% at June 30, 2026. The most significant change in reserve levels occurred within the other commercial loan portfolio, where the allowance increased to $4.9 million, or 2.73% of loans, compared to $2.4 million, or 1.36%, at March 31, 2026. The increase primarily reflects an increase in specific reserves discussed above as well as changes in portfolio composition and management's assessment of credit risk within the segment.

Management's detailed analysis indicates that the Company's allowance for credit losses on loans should be sufficient to cover credit losses for the life of the loans outstanding as of June 30, 2026, but no assurance can be given that the Company will not experience substantial future losses relative to the size of the loan and lease loss allowance. The Company calculates the allowance for credit losses using a combination of quantitative and qualitative factors by call report category.

About Sierra Bancorp

Sierra Bancorp is the holding Company for Bank of the Sierra (www.bankofthesierra.com), which is in its 49th year of operations and strives to be the preeminent bank headquartered in the South San Joaquin Valley.

Bank of the Sierra offers a broad range of retail and commercial banking services through its 34 full-service branches located within the counties of Tulare, Kern, Kings, Fresno, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara. The Bank also maintains an online branch and provides specialized lending services through its mortgage warehouse division. Bank of the Sierra is recognized as one of the strongest and top-performing community banks in the country, with a 5-star rating from Bauer Financial.

Forward-Looking Statements

The statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements based on management's current expectations and beliefs concerning future de­velopments and their potential effects on the Company. Readers are cautioned not to unduly rely on forward looking statements. Actual results may differ from those projected. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including but not limited to the health of the national and local economies, loan portfolio performance, the Company's ability to attract and retain skilled employees, customers' service expectations, the Company's ability to successfully de­ploy new technology, the success of acquisitions and branch expansion, changes in interest rates, and other factors detailed in the Company's SEC filings, including the "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of the Company's most recent Form 10‑K and Form 10‑Q.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF CONDITION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

6/30/2026

3/31/2026

 

12/31/2025

9/30/2025

 

6/30/2025

Cash and due from banks

 

$

142,695

 

 

$

156,372

 

 

$

135,628

 

 

$

95,501

 

 

$

130,012

 

Investment securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale, at fair value

 

 

611,822

 

 

 

615,401

 

 

 

625,330

 

 

 

596,933

 

 

 

668,834

 

Held-to-maturity, amortized cost, net of allowance for credit losses

 

 

282,880

 

 

 

287,583

 

 

 

290,811

 

 

 

294,511

 

 

 

298,484

 

Total investment securities

 

 

894,702

 

 

 

902,984

 

 

 

916,141

 

 

 

891,444

 

 

 

967,318

 

Real estate loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential real estate

 

 

345,575

 

 

 

349,860

 

 

 

359,514

 

 

 

364,277

 

 

 

371,415

 

Commercial real estate

 

 

1,389,730

 

 

 

1,381,770

 

 

 

1,390,890

 

 

 

1,404,681

 

 

 

1,392,075

 

Other construction/land

 

 

15,851

 

 

 

15,242

 

 

 

14,414

 

 

 

13,420

 

 

 

11,662

 

Farmland

 

 

65,759

 

 

 

66,218

 

 

 

68,307

 

 

 

67,860

 

 

 

67,967

 

Total real estate loans

 

 

1,816,915

 

 

 

1,813,090

 

 

 

1,833,125

 

 

 

1,850,238

 

 

 

1,843,119

 

Other commercial

 

 

179,164

 

 

 

172,653

 

 

 

192,577

 

 

 

185,958

 

 

 

186,620

 

Mortgage warehouse facilities

 

 

457,457

 

 

 

478,454

 

 

 

518,333

 

 

 

452,683

 

 

 

401,896

 

Consumer loans

 

 

2,524

 

 

 

2,597

 

 

 

2,810

 

 

 

2,909

 

 

 

2,974

 

Gross loans, amortized cost

 

 

2,456,060

 

 

 

2,466,794

 

 

 

2,546,845

 

 

 

2,491,788

 

 

 

2,434,609

 

Allowance for credit losses on loans

 

 

(23,600

)

 

 

(21,250

)

 

 

(21,480

)

 

 

(25,180

)

 

 

(21,680

)

Net loans

 

 

2,432,460

 

 

 

2,445,544

 

 

 

2,525,365

 

 

 

2,466,608

 

 

 

2,412,929

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank premises and equipment

 

 

14,053

 

 

 

14,447

 

 

 

14,974

 

 

 

15,056

 

 

 

15,285

 

Other assets

 

 

236,701

 

 

 

235,115

 

 

 

237,171

 

 

 

240,768

 

 

 

244,758

 

Total assets

 

$

3,720,611

 

 

$

3,754,462

 

 

$

3,829,279

 

 

$

3,709,377

 

 

$

3,770,302

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest demand deposits

 

$

1,026,319

 

 

$

1,028,678

 

 

$

995,623

 

 

$

1,072,927

 

 

$

1,065,742

 

Interest-bearing transaction accounts

 

 

591,515

 

 

 

604,016

 

 

 

581,746

 

 

 

635,279

 

 

 

603,294

 

Savings deposits

 

 

364,455

 

 

 

364,830

 

 

 

365,064

 

 

 

357,107

 

 

 

352,803

 

Money market deposits

 

 

179,706

 

 

 

153,438

 

 

 

151,760

 

 

 

156,255

 

 

 

148,084

 

Customer time deposits

 

 

451,819

 

 

 

454,459

 

 

 

462,153

 

 

 

476,242

 

 

 

514,596

 

Brokered deposits

 

 

317,177

 

 

 

320,385

 

 

 

320,090

 

 

 

234,950

 

 

 

289,950

 

Total deposits

 

 

2,930,991

 

 

 

2,925,806

 

 

 

2,876,436

 

 

 

2,932,760

 

 

 

2,974,469

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase agreements

 

 

122,364

 

 

 

127,811

 

 

 

130,853

 

 

 

125,749

 

 

 

126,509

 

Long-term debt

 

 

49,528

 

 

 

49,506

 

 

 

49,483

 

 

 

49,461

 

 

 

49,438

 

Subordinated debentures

 

 

36,106

 

 

 

36,061

 

 

 

36,017

 

 

 

35,972

 

 

 

35,928

 

Other interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

155,000

 

 

 

185,000

 

 

 

302,700

 

 

 

135,000

 

 

 

154,400

 

Total deposits and interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

3,293,989

 

 

 

3,324,184

 

 

 

3,395,489

 

 

 

3,278,942

 

 

 

3,340,744

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses on unfunded loan commitments

 

 

570

 

 

 

660

 

 

 

710

 

 

 

790

 

 

 

810

 

Other liabilities

 

 

59,155

 

 

 

65,904

 

 

 

68,217

 

 

 

69,562

 

 

 

73,041

 

Total capital

 

 

366,897

 

 

 

363,714

 

 

 

364,863

 

 

 

360,083

 

 

 

355,707

��

Total liabilities and capital

 

$

3,720,611

 

 

$

3,754,462

 

 

$

3,829,279

 

 

$

3,709,377

 

 

$

3,770,302

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6/30/2026

 

 

3/31/2026

 

 

12/31/2025

 

 

9/30/2025

 

 

6/30/2025

Goodwill

 

$

27,357

 

 

$

27,357

 

 

$

27,357

 

 

$

27,357

 

 

$

27,357

 

Core deposit intangible

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

52

 

 

 

132

 

 

 

294

 

Total intangible assets

 

$

27,357

 

 

$

27,370

 

 

$

27,409

 

 

$

27,489

 

 

$

27,651

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CREDIT QUALITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6/30/2026

 

 

3/31/2026

 

 

12/31/2025

 

 

9/30/2025

 

 

6/30/2025

Nonperforming loans

 

$

10,544

 

 

$

10,410

 

 

$

13,231

 

 

$

14,006

 

 

$

14,981

 

Foreclosed assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,565

 

 

 

1,839

 

 

 

 

Total nonperforming assets

 

$

10,544

 

 

$

10,410

 

 

$

14,796

 

 

$

15,845

 

 

$

14,981

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarterly net (recoveries) charge offs

 

$

(67

)

 

$

307

 

 

$

2,915

 

 

$

209

 

 

$

6,580

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Past due and still accruing (30-89)

 

$

5,424

 

 

$

907

 

 

$

6,835

 

 

$

187

 

 

$

3,033

 

Classified loans

 

$

29,304

 

 

$

31,595

 

 

$

31,433

 

 

$

32,111

 

 

$

35,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonperforming loans / gross loans, amortized cost

 

 

0.43

%

 

 

0.42

%

 

 

0.52

%

 

 

0.56

%

 

 

0.62

%

NPA's / loans plus foreclosed assets

 

 

0.43

%

 

 

0.42

%

 

 

0.58

%

 

 

0.64

%

 

 

0.62

%

Allowance for credit losses on loans / gross loans, amortized cost

 

 

0.96

%

 

 

0.86

%

 

 

0.84

%

 

 

1.01

%

 

 

0.89

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SELECT PERIOD-END STATISTICS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6/30/2026

 

 

3/31/2026

 

 

12/31/2025

 

 

9/30/2025

 

 

6/30/2025

Shareholders' equity / total assets

 

 

9.86

%

 

 

9.69

%

 

 

9.53

%

 

 

9.71

%

 

 

9.43

%

Gross loans, amortized cost / deposits

 

 

83.80

%

 

 

84.31

%

 

 

88.54

%

 

 

84.96

%

 

 

81.85

%

Noninterest-bearing deposits / total deposits

 

 

35.02

%

 

 

35.16

%

 

 

34.61

%

 

 

36.58

%

 

 

35.83

%

Core non-maturity deposits

 

$

2,161,995

 

 

$

2,150,962

 

 

$

2,094,193

 

 

$

2,221,568

 

 

$

2,169,923

 

Deferred loan (costs)/fees

 

$

(146

)

 

$

(97

)

 

$

(35

)

 

$

9

 

 

$

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)

 

 

For the three months ended:

 

 

For the six months ended:

 

 

 

6/30/2026

 

 

3/31/2026

 

 

6/30/2025

 

 

6/30/2026

 

 

6/30/2025

Interest income

 

$

40,939

 

 

$

41,196

 

 

$

42,717

 

 

$

82,135

 

 

$

84,170

 

Interest expense

 

 

10,527

 

 

 

10,588

 

 

 

12,064

 

 

 

21,115

 

 

 

23,405

 

Net interest income

 

 

30,412

 

 

 

30,608

 

 

 

30,653

 

 

 

61,020

 

 

 

60,765

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit loss expense - loans

 

 

2,283

 

 

 

77

 

 

 

1,210

 

 

 

2,360

 

 

 

3,171

 

Credit loss (benefit) expense - unfunded commitments

 

 

(90

)

 

 

(50

)

 

 

(10

)

 

 

(140

)

 

 

100

 

Credit loss (benefit) - debt securities held-to-maturity

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

-

 

Net interest income after credit loss (benefit)

 

 

28,219

 

 

 

30,582

 

 

 

29,453

 

 

 

58,801

 

 

 

57,494

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service charges and fees on deposit accounts

 

 

5,987

 

 

 

5,673

 

 

 

5,855

 

 

 

11,660

 

 

 

11,436

 

Net gain on sale of securities available-for-sale

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

124

 

Net gain (loss) on sale of fixed assets

 

 

-

 

 

 

360

 

 

 

(19

)

 

 

360

 

 

 

(22

)

Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance

 

 

416

 

 

 

419

 

 

 

343

 

 

 

835

 

 

 

581

 

Earnings (loss) on separate account life insurance

 

 

1,386

 

 

 

(379

)

 

 

973

 

 

 

1,006

 

 

 

470

 

Other income

 

 

781

 

 

 

1,896

 

 

 

1,400

 

 

 

2,678

 

 

 

2,606

 

Total noninterest income

 

 

8,570

 

 

 

7,969

 

 

 

8,553

 

 

 

16,539

 

 

 

15,195

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and benefits

 

 

12,548

 

 

 

12,700

 

 

 

12,544

 

 

 

25,247

 

 

 

25,547

 

Occupancy expense

 

 

3,204

 

 

 

3,085

 

 

 

3,142

 

 

 

6,289

 

 

 

6,120

 

Other noninterest expenses

 

 

7,758

 

 

 

6,039

 

 

 

8,081

 

 

 

13,798

 

 

 

14,517

 

Total noninterest expense

 

 

23,510

 

 

 

21,824

 

 

 

23,767

 

 

 

45,334

 

 

 

46,184

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before taxes

 

 

13,279

 

 

 

16,727

 

 

 

14,239

 

 

 

30,006

 

 

 

26,505

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

3,360

 

 

 

4,207

 

 

 

3,606

 

 

 

7,567

 

 

 

6,771

 

Net income

 

$

9,919

 

 

$

12,520

 

 

$

10,633

 

 

$

22,439

 

 

$

19,734

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAX DATA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax-exempt muni income

 

$

1,678

 

 

$

1,624

 

 

$

1,577

 

 

$

3,302

 

 

$

3,153

 

Interest income - fully tax equivalent

 

$

41,385

 

 

$

41,628

 

 

$

43,136

 

 

$

83,013

 

 

$

85,008 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PER SHARE DATA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

For the three months ended:

 

 

For the six months ended:

 

 

 

6/30/2026

 

 

3/31/2026

 

 

6/30/2025

 

 

6/30/2026

 

 

6/30/2025

Basic earnings per share

 

$

0.77

 

$

0.96

 

$

0.78

 

$

1.74

 

$

1.44

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.77

 

$

0.96

 

$

0.78

 

$

1.72

 

$

1.43

Common dividends

 

$

0.26

 

$

0.26

 

$

0.25

 

$

0.52

 

$

0.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

12,848,133

 

 

12,988,932

 

 

13,563,910

 

 

12,917,542

 

 

13,692,003

Weighted average diluted shares

 

 

12,959,127

 

 

13,097,176

 

 

13,637,252

 

 

13,027,893

 

 

13,777,006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book value per basic share (EOP)

 

$

28.30

 

$

27.78

 

$

26.00

 

$

28.30

 

$

26.00

Tangible book value per share (EOP) (1)

 

$

26.19

 

$

25.69

 

$

23.98

 

$

26.19

 

$

23.98

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares outstanding (EOP)

 

 

12,963,397

 

 

13,093,184

 

 

13,681,828

 

 

12,963,397

 

 

13,681,828

(1)

See reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the corresponding GAAP measurement in "Non-GAAP Financial Measures".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KEY FINANCIAL RATIOS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

For the three months ended:

 

 

For the six months ended:

 

 

 

6/30/2026

 

 

3/31/2026

 

 

6/30/2025

 

 

6/30/2026

 

 

6/30/2025

Return on average equity

 

 

10.90

%

 

 

13.88

%

 

 

12.08

%

 

 

12.38

%

 

 

11.26

%

Return on average assets

 

 

1.09

%

 

 

1.39

%

 

 

1.16

%

 

 

1.24

%

 

 

1.09

%

Net interest margin (tax-equivalent) (1)

 

 

3.74

%

 

 

3.75

%

 

 

3.68

%

 

 

3.75

%

 

 

3.71

%

Efficiency ratio (tax-equivalent) (1) (2)

 

 

58.91

%

 

 

56.45

%

 

 

59.43

%

 

 

57.70

%

 

 

60.00

%

Net charge-offs (recoveries) / average loans (not annualized)

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

0.01

%

 

 

0.27

%

 

 

0.01

%

 

 

0.27

%

(1)

Computed on a tax equivalent basis utilizing a federal income tax rate of 21%.

(2)

See reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the corresponding GAAP measurement in "Non-GAAP Financial Measures".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)

 

As of:

 

 

 

6/30/2026

 

 

3/31/2026

 

 

6/30/2025

Total stockholders' equity

 

$

366,897

 

 

$

363,714

 

 

$

355,707

 

Less: goodwill and other intangible assets

 

 

27,357

 

 

 

27,370

 

 

 

27,651

 

Tangible common equity

 

$

339,540

 

 

$

336,344

 

 

$

328,056

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

3,720,611

 

 

$

3,754,462

 

 

$

3,770,302

 

Less: goodwill and other intangible assets

 

 

27,357

 

 

 

27,370

 

 

 

27,651

 

Tangible assets

 

$

3,693,254

 

 

$

3,727,092

 

 

$

3,742,651

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total stockholders' equity (bank only)

 

$

447,070

 

 

$

439,623

 

 

$

430,250

 

Less: goodwill and other intangible assets (bank only)

 

 

27,357

 

 

 

27,370

 

 

 

27,651

 

Tangible common equity (bank only)

 

$

419,713

 

 

$

412,253

 

 

$

402,599

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets (bank only)

 

$

3,718,414

 

 

$

3,751,904

 

 

$

3,766,071

 

Less: goodwill and other intangible assets (bank only)

 

 

27,357

 

 

 

27,370

 

 

 

27,651

 

Tangible assets (bank only)

 

$

3,691,057

 

 

$

3,724,534

 

 

$

3,738,420

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares outstanding

 

 

12,963,397

 

 

 

13,093,184

 

 

 

13,681,828

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book value per common share (total stockholders' equity / shares outstanding)

 

$

28.30

 

 

$

27.78

 

 

$

26.00

 

Tangible book value per common share (tangible common equity / shares outstanding)

 

$

26.19

 

 

$

25.69

 

 

$

23.98

 

Equity ratio - GAAP (total stockholders' equity / total assets

 

 

9.86

%

 

 

9.69

%

 

 

9.43

%

Tangible common equity ratio (tangible common equity / tangible assets)

 

 

9.19

%

 

 

9.02

%

 

 

8.77

%

Tangible common equity ratio (bank only) (tangible common equity / tangible assets)

 

 

11.37

%

 

 

11.07

%

 

 

10.77

%

 

 

For the three months ended:

 

For the six months ended:

Efficiency Ratio:

 

6/30/2026

 

3/31/2026

 

6/30/2025

 

6/30/2026

 

6/30/2025

Noninterest expense

 

$

23,510

 

 

$

21,824

 

 

$

23,767

 

 

$

45,334

 

 

 

46,184

 

Divided by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

30,412

 

 

 

30,608

 

 

 

30,653

 

 

 

61,020

 

 

 

60,765

 

Tax-equivalent interest income adjustments

 

 

446

 

 

 

432

 

 

 

419

 

 

 

878

 

 

 

838

 

Net interest income, adjusted

 

 

30,858

 

 

 

31,040

 

 

 

31,072

 

 

 

61,898

 

 

 

61,603

 

Noninterest income

 

 

8,570

 

 

 

7,969

 

 

 

8,553

 

 

 

16,539

 

 

 

15,195

 

Less gain (loss) on sale of securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

124

 

Less (loss) gain on sale of fixed assets

 

 

-

 

 

 

360

 

 

 

(19

)

 

 

360

 

 

 

(22

)

Tax-equivalent noninterest income adjustments

 

 

479

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

350

 

 

 

489

 

 

 

279

 

Noninterest income, adjusted

 

 

9,049

 

 

 

7,620

 

 

 

8,921

 

 

 

16,668

 

 

 

15,372

 

Net interest income plus noninterest income, adjusted

 

$

39,907

 

 

$

38,660

 

 

$

39,993

 

 

$

78,566

 

 

$

76,975

 

Efficiency Ratio (tax-equivalent)

 

 

58.91

%

 

 

56.45

%

 

 

59.43

%

 

 

57.70

%

 

 

60.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended:

 

For the six months ended:

Pre-tax pre-provision income:

 

6/30/2026

 

3/31/2026

 

6/30/2025

 

6/30/2026

 

6/30/2025

Net income

 

$

9,919

 

 

$

12,520

 

 

$

10,633

 

 

$

22,439

 

 

$

19,734

 

Add: Provision for income taxes

 

 

3,360

 

 

 

4,207

 

 

 

3,606

 

 

 

7,567

 

 

 

6,771

 

Add: Provision for credit losses

 

 

2,193

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

1,200

 

 

 

2,219

 

 

 

3,271

 

Pre-tax pre-provision income

 

$

15,472

 

 

$

16,753

 

 

$

15,439

 

 

$

32,225

 

 

$

29,776 

 

NONINTEREST INCOME/EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended:

 

For the six months ended:

Noninterest income:

 

6/30/2026

 

3/31/2026

 

6/30/2025

 

6/30/2026

 

6/30/2025

Service charges and fees on deposit accounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interchange income on debit cards

 

$

2,077

 

 

$

1,941

 

 

$

2,056

 

 

$

4,018

 

 

$

4,008

 

Business analysis fees

 

 

1,174

 

 

 

1,030

 

 

 

1,123

 

 

 

2,204

 

 

 

2,157

 

Overdraft fee income

 

 

1,313

 

 

 

1,324

 

 

 

1,255

 

 

 

2,637

 

 

 

2,500

 

Other service charges and fees

 

 

1,423

 

 

 

1,378

 

 

 

1,421

 

 

 

2,801

 

 

 

2,771

 

Net (loss) gain on sale of securities available-for-sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

124

 

Gain (loss) on sale of fixed assets

 

 

 

 

 

360

 

 

 

(19

)

 

 

360

 

 

 

(22

)

Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance

 

 

416

 

 

 

419

 

 

 

343

 

 

 

835

 

 

 

581

 

(Loss) earnings on separate account life insurance

 

 

1,386

 

 

 

(379

)

 

 

973

 

 

 

1,006

 

 

 

470

 

Other

 

 

781

 

 

 

1,896

 

 

 

1,400

 

 

 

2,678

 

 

 

2,606

 

Total noninterest income

 

$

8,570

 

 

$

7,969

 

 

$

8,553

 

 

$

16,539

 

 

$

15,195

 

As a % of average interest-earning assets (1)

 

 

1.04

%

 

 

0.96

%

 

 

1.01

%

 

 

1.00

%

 

 

0.91

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salary and incentives

 

$

10,403

 

 

$

10,409

 

 

$

10,463

 

 

$

20,811

 

 

$

21,150

 

Employee benefits

 

 

2,009

 

 

 

2,288

 

 

 

1,953

 

 

 

4,297

 

 

 

4,253

 

Deferred compensation

 

 

136

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

128

 

 

 

139

 

 

 

144

 

Occupancy costs

 

 

3,204

 

 

 

3,085

 

 

 

3,142

 

 

 

6,289

 

 

 

6,120

 

Advertising and marketing costs

 

 

338

 

 

 

333

 

 

 

405

 

 

 

670

 

 

 

753

 

Data processing costs

 

 

1,657

 

 

 

1,583

 

 

 

1,566

 

 

 

3,240

 

 

 

3,064

 

Deposit services costs

 

 

1,983

 

 

 

1,948

 

 

 

2,118

 

 

 

3,931

 

 

 

4,109

 

Loan services costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan processing

 

 

117

 

 

 

113

 

 

 

113

 

 

 

231

 

 

 

251

 

Foreclosed assets

 

 

1

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

18

 

 

 

2

 

Other operating costs

 

 

772

 

 

 

779

 

 

 

1,078

 

 

 

1,551

 

 

 

2,006

 

Professional services costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legal and accounting services

 

 

572

 

 

 

557

 

 

 

419

 

 

 

1,129

 

 

 

1,070

 

Director's costs

 

 

337

 

 

 

356

 

 

 

309

 

 

 

692

 

 

 

619

 

Deferred directors' fees cost/(benefit)

 

 

1,039

 

 

 

(572

)

 

 

948

 

 

 

467

 

 

 

504

 

Other professional services

 

 

694

 

 

 

698

 

 

 

711

 

 

 

1,394

 

 

 

1,417

 

Stationery and supply costs

 

 

100

 

 

 

97

 

 

 

132

 

 

 

197

 

 

 

233

 

Sundry and tellers

 

 

148

 

 

 

130

 

 

 

284

 

 

 

278

 

 

 

489

 

Total noninterest expense

 

$

23,510

 

 

$

21,824

 

 

$

23,767

 

 

$

45,334

 

 

$

46,184

 

As a % of average interest-earning assets (1)

 

 

2.85

%

 

 

2.64

%

 

 

2.81

%

 

 

2.74

%

 

 

2.78

%

Efficiency ratio (tax-equivalent) (2)(3)

 

 

58.91

%

 

 

56.45

%

 

 

59.43

%

 

 

57.70

%

 

 

60.00

%

_______________________________

(1)

Annualized

(2)

Computed on a tax equivalent basis utilizing a federal income tax rate of 21%.

(3)

See reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the corresponding GAAP measurement in "Non-GAAP Financial Measures".

AVERAGE BALANCES AND RATES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the quarter ended

 

For the quarter ended

 

For the quarter ended

 

 

6/30/2026

 

3/31/2026

 

6/30/2025

 

 

Average
Balance (1)

Income/
Expense

Yield/
Rate (2)

 

Average
Balance (1)

Income/
Expense

Yield/
Rate (2)

 

Average
Balance (1)

Income/
Expense

Yield/
Rate (2)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning due from banks

 

$

11,265

$

112

3.99

%

 

$

23,411

$

211

3.66

%

 

$

18,122

$

211

4.67

%

Taxable

 

 

695,359

 

7,965

4.59

%

 

 

709,417

 

7,993

4.57

%

 

 

770,413

 

9,295

4.84

%

Non-taxable

 

 

207,513

 

1,678

4.11

%

 

 

203,801

 

1,624

4.09

%

 

 

196,364

 

1,577

4.08

%

Total investments

 

 

914,137

 

9,755

4.48

%

 

 

936,629

 

9,828

4.44

%

 

 

984,899

 

11,083

4.68

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans: (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate

 

 

1,803,504

 

22,250

4.95

%

 

 

1,822,696

 

22,391

4.98

%

 

 

1,849,725

 

22,589

4.90

%

Agricultural production

 

 

58,703

 

723

4.94

%

 

 

62,795

 

724

4.68

%

 

 

72,933

 

915

5.03

%

Commercial

 

 

106,435

 

1,531

5.77

%

 

 

111,734

 

1,597

5.80

%

 

 

109,407

 

1,612

5.91

%

Consumer

 

 

2,445

 

54

8.86

%

 

 

2,601

 

55

8.58

%

 

 

3,214

 

64

7.99

%

Mortgage warehouse facilities

 

 

422,257

 

6,608

6.28

%

 

 

414,272

 

6,589

6.45

%

 

 

368,592

 

6,440

7.01

%

Other

 

 

2,393

 

18

3.02

%

 

 

2,146

 

12

2.27

%

 

 

2,351

 

14

2.39

%

Total loans

 

 

2,395,737

 

31,184

5.22

%

 

 

2,416,244

 

31,368

5.26

%

 

 

2,406,222

 

31,634

5.27

%

Total interest-earning assets (4)

 

 

3,309,874

 

40,939

5.02

%

 

 

3,352,873

 

41,196

5.04

%

 

 

3,391,121

 

42,717

5.10

%

Other earning assets

 

 

17,935

 

 

 

 

17,069

 

 

 

 

17,062

 

 

Non-earning assets

 

 

318,610

 

 

 

 

283,935

 

 

 

 

280,045

 

 

Total assets

 

$

3,646,419

 

 

 

$

3,653,877

 

 

 

$

3,688,228

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders' equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand deposits

 

$

237,488

$

1,263

2.13

%

 

$

224,131

$

1,104

2.00

%

 

$

224,649

$

1,420

2.54

%

NOW

 

 

361,845

 

97

0.11

%

 

 

356,648

 

75

0.09

%

 

 

375,695

 

140

0.15

%

Savings accounts

 

 

366,475

 

111

0.12

%

 

 

363,512

 

105

0.12

%

 

 

354,798

 

97

0.11

%

Money market

 

 

171,583

 

772

1.80

%

 

 

154,469

 

616

1.62

%

 

 

146,193

 

608

1.67

%

Time deposits

 

 

454,295

 

3,216

2.84

%

 

 

459,482

 

3,203

2.83

%

 

 

516,970

 

4,283

3.32

%

Brokered Deposits

 

 

228,210

 

2,402

4.22

%

 

 

319,199

 

3,219

4.09

%

 

 

244,401

 

2,778

4.56

%

Total interest bearing deposits

 

 

1,819,896

 

7,861

1.73

%

 

 

1,877,441

 

8,322

1.80

%

 

 

1,862,706

 

9,326

2.01

%

Borrowed funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal funds purchased

 

 

125,005

 

1,171

3.76

%

 

 

42,782

 

395

3.74

%

 

 

46,214

 

517

4.49

%

Repurchase agreements

 

 

125,120

 

45

0.14

%

 

 

128,430

 

63

0.20

%

 

 

124,636

 

79

0.25

%

Short term borrowings

 

 

3,606

 

34

3.78

%

 

 

3,988

 

38

3.86

%

 

 

24,716

 

277

4.50

%

Long term FHLB Advances

 

 

40,714

 

389

3.83

%

 

 

77,778

 

749

3.91

%

 

 

80,000

 

780

3.91

%

Long term debt

 

 

49,514

 

430

3.48

%

 

 

49,492

 

431

3.53

%

 

 

49,424

 

430

3.49

%

Subordinated debentures

 

 

36,078

 

597

6.64

%

 

 

36,034

 

590

6.64

%

 

 

35,899

 

655

7.32

%

Total borrowed funds

 

 

380,037

 

2,666

2.81

%

 

 

338,504

 

2,266

2.71

%

 

 

360,889

 

2,738

3.04

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

2,199,933

 

10,527

1.92

%

 

 

2,215,945

 

10,588

1.94

%

 

 

2,223,595

 

12,064

2.18

%

Demand deposits - noninterest bearing

 

 

1,018,453

 

 

 

 

1,005,769

 

 

 

 

1,020,374

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

63,077

 

 

 

 

66,346

 

 

 

 

91,191

 

 

Shareholders' equity

 

 

364,956

 

 

 

 

365,817

 

 

 

 

353,068

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 

$

3,646,419

 

 

 

$

3,653,877

 

 

 

$

3,688,228

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income/interest earning assets

 

 

 

5.02

%

 

 

 

5.04

%

 

 

 

5.10

%

Interest expense/interest earning assets

 

 

 

1.28

%

 

 

 

1.28

%

 

 

 

1.42

%

Net interest income and margin (5)

 

 

$

30,412

3.74

%

 

 

$

30,608

3.75

%

 

 

$

30,653

3.68

%

 

_______________________________

(1)

Average balances are obtained from the best available daily or monthly data and are net of deferred fees and related direct costs.

(2)

Yields and net interest margin have been computed on a tax equivalent basis utilizing a 21% effective federal tax rate.

(3)

Loans are gross of the allowance for possible loan losses. Loan fees have been included in the calculation of interest income. Net loan fees and loan acquisition FMV amortization were $(0.3) million and $(0.4) million for the quarters ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $(0.3) million for the quarter ended March 31, 2026.

(4)

Non-accrual loans have been included in total loans for purposes of computing total earning assets.

(5)

Net interest margin represents net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.

AVERAGE BALANCES AND RATES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended

 

 

For the six months ended

 

 

6/30/2026

 

 

6/30/2025

 

 

Average
Balance (1)

 

Income/
Expense

 

Yield/
Rate (2)

 

Average
Balance (1)

 

Income/
Expense

 

Yield/
Rate (2)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning due from banks

 

$

17,305

 

$

323

 

3.76

%

 

$

36,281

 

$

799

 

4.44

%

Taxable

 

 

702,349

 

 

15,957

 

4.58

%

 

 

752,903

 

 

18,435

 

4.94

%

Non-taxable

 

 

205,667

 

 

3,302

 

4.10

%

 

 

196,957

 

 

3,153

 

4.09

%

Total investments

 

 

925,321

 

 

19,582

 

4.46

%

 

 

986,141

 

 

22,387

 

4.75

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans:(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate

 

$

1,813,047

 

$

44,642

 

4.97

%

 

$

1,837,146

 

$

44,576

 

4.89

%

Agricultural

 

 

60,738

 

 

1,447

 

4.80

%

 

 

74,615

 

 

1,945

 

5.26

%

Commercial

 

 

109,070

 

 

3,128

 

5.78

%

 

 

106,296

 

 

3,127

 

5.93

%

Consumer

 

 

2,522

 

 

109

 

8.72

%

 

 

3,250

 

 

133

 

8.25

%

Mortgage warehouse facilities

 

 

418,286

 

 

13,197

 

6.36

%

 

 

341,075

 

 

11,970

 

7.08

%

Other

 

 

2,270

 

 

30

 

2.67

%

 

 

2,356

 

 

32

 

2.74

%

Total loans

 

 

2,405,933

 

 

62,553

 

5.24

%

 

 

2,364,738

 

 

61,783

 

5.27

%

Total interest-earning assets (4)

 

 

3,331,254

 

 

82,135

 

5.03

%

 

 

3,350,879

 

 

84,170

 

5.12

%

Other earning assets

 

 

17,504

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,062

 

 

 

 

 

Non-earning assets

 

 

301,369

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

277,002

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

3,650,127

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,644,943

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders' equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand deposits

 

$

230,847

 

$

2,366

 

2.07

%

 

$

216,258

 

$

2,712

 

2.53

%

NOW

 

 

359,261

 

 

173

 

0.10

%

 

 

377,009

 

 

259

 

0.14

%

Savings accounts

 

 

365,002

 

 

216

 

0.12

%

 

 

353,727

 

 

187

 

0.11

%

Money market

 

 

163,073

 

 

1,387

 

1.72

%

 

 

145,646

 

 

1,180

 

1.63

%

Time deposits

 

 

456,874

 

 

6,421

 

2.83

%

 

 

524,095

 

 

8,694

 

3.35

%

Brokered deposits

 

 

273,453

 

 

5,621

 

4.15

%

 

 

244,480

 

 

5,665

 

4.67

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

 

1,848,510

 

 

16,184

 

1.77

%

 

 

1,861,215

 

 

18,697

 

2.03

%

Borrowed funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal funds purchased

84,121

 

 

1,565

 

3.75

%

 

23,325

 

 

519

 

4.49

%

Repurchase agreements

126,765

 

 

107

 

0.17

%

 

118,533

 

 

148

 

0.25

%

Short term borrowings

 

 

3,796

 

 

72

 

3.82

%

 

 

14,437

 

 

323

 

4.51

%

Long term FHLB Advances

 

 

59,144

 

 

1,138

 

3.88

%

 

 

80,000

 

 

1,550

 

3.91

%

Long-term debt

 

 

49,503

 

 

861

 

3.51

%

 

 

49,413

 

 

860

 

3.51

%

Subordinated debentures

 

 

36,056

 

 

1,188

 

6.64

%

 

 

35,877

 

 

1,308

 

7.35

%

Total borrowed funds

 

 

359,385

 

 

4,931

 

2.77

%

 

 

321,585

 

 

4,708

 

2.95

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

2,207,895

 

 

21,115

 

1.93

%

 

 

2,182,800

 

 

23,405

 

2.16

%

Demand deposits - noninterest-bearing

 

 

1,012,146

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,011,895

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

64,702

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

96,967

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' equity

 

 

365,384

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

353,281

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 

$

3,650,127

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,644,943

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income/interest-earning assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.03

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.12

%

Interest expense/interest-earning assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.28

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.41

%

Net interest income and margin(5)

 

 

 

 

$

61,020

 

3.75

%

 

 

 

 

$

60,765

 

3.71

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_______________________________

(1)

Average balances are obtained from the best available daily or monthly data and are net of deferred fees and related direct costs.

(2)

Yields and net interest margin have been computed on a tax equivalent basis utilizing a 21% effective federal tax rate.

(3)

Loans are gross of the allowance for possible loan losses. Loan fees have been included in the calculation of interest income. Net loan fees and loan acquisition FMV amortization were $(0.6) million and $(0.7) million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, and 2025, respectively.

(4)

Non-accrual loans have been included in total loans for purposes of computing total earning assets.

(5)

Net interest margin represents net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.

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Source: Sierra Bancorp

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