03/10/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/10/2026 12:51
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
Interest Sensitivity and Market Risk
Interest Sensitivity
We monitor and manage the pricing and maturity of our assets and liabilities in order to diminish the potential adverse impact that changes in interest rates could have on net interest income. The principal monitoring technique we employ is simulation analysis and this technique is augmented by "gap" analysis.
In simulation analysis, we review each individual asset and liability category and their projected behavior in various different interest rate environments. These projected behaviors are based upon management's past experiences and upon current competitive environments, including the various environments in the different markets in which we compete. Using this projected behavior and differing rate scenarios as inputs, the simulation analysis generates as output projections of net interest income. We also periodically verify the validity of this approach by comparing actual results with those that were projected in previous models.
Another technique used in interest rate management, but to a lesser degree than simulation analysis, is the measurement of the interest sensitivity "gap," which is the positive or negative dollar difference between assets and liabilities that are subject to interest rate repricing within a given period of time. Interest rate sensitivity can be managed by repricing assets and liabilities, selling securities available for sale or trading securities, replacing an asset or liability at maturity, or by adjusting the interest rate during the life of an asset or liability.
We evaluate interest rate sensitivity risk and then formulate guidelines regarding asset generation and repricing and sources and prices of off-balance sheet commitments in order to decrease interest sensitivity risk. We use computer simulations to measure the net income effect of various interest rate scenarios. The modeling reflects interest rate changes and the related impact on net income over specified periods of time.
The following table illustrates our interest rate sensitivity at December 31, 2025, assuming that the relevant assets and liabilities are collected and paid, respectively, based upon historical experience rather than their stated maturities.
INTEREST SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
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0-1 Mos |
1-3 Mos |
3-12 Mos |
1-2 Yrs |
2-3 Yrs |
>3 Yrs |
Total |
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Interest earning assets |
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Loans |
$ |
648,008 |
$ |
149,022 |
$ |
484,270 |
$ |
414,328 |
$ |
308,671 |
$ |
709,217 |
$ |
2,713,516 |
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Securities |
62,095 |
12,275 |
77,220 |
59,211 |
56,457 |
478,575 |
745,833 |
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Certificates of deposit in banks |
- |
- |
2,500 |
- |
250 |
218 |
2,968 |
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Interest bearing deposits in banks |
89,295 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
89,295 |
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Federal funds sold |
10,000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
10,000 |
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Total interest earning assets |
$ |
809,398 |
$ |
161,297 |
$ |
563,990 |
$ |
473,539 |
$ |
365,378 |
$ |
1,188,010 |
$ |
3,561,612 |
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Interest bearing liabilities |
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Interest bearing transaction accounts |
$ |
189,960 |
$ |
14,470 |
$ |
65,112 |
$ |
86,815 |
$ |
86,815 |
$ |
387,240 |
$ |
830,412 |
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Savings and money market accounts |
183,641 |
16,300 |
73,353 |
97,804 |
97,804 |
560,871 |
1,029,773 |
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Time deposits |
84,453 |
240,413 |
430,966 |
39,425 |
3,506 |
1,560 |
800,323 |
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Securities sold under agreements to repurchase |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Federal Home Loan Bank Advances |
- |
- |
- |
- |
40,000 |
60,000 |
100,000 |
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Subordinated debt, net of loan costs |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
39,633 |
39,633 |
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Total interest bearing liabilities |
$ |
458,054 |
$ |
271,183 |
$ |
569,431 |
$ |
224,044 |
$ |
228,125 |
$ |
1,049,304 |
$ |
2,800,141 |
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Interest sensitive gap |
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Period gap |
$ |
351,344 |
$ |
(109,886 |
) |
$ |
(5,441 |
) |
$ |
249,495 |
$ |
137,253 |
$ |
138,706 |
$ |
761,471 |
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Cumulative gap |
$ |
351,344 |
$ |
241,458 |
$ |
236,017 |
$ |
485,512 |
$ |
622,765 |
$ |
761,471 |
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Cumulative gap - Rate Sensitive Assets/ Rate |
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Sensitive Liabilities |
9.9 |
% |
6.8 |
% |
6.6 |
% |
13.6 |
% |
17.5 |
% |
21.4 |
% |
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We generally benefit from increasing market rates of interest when we have an asset-sensitive gap (a positive number) and generally benefit from decreasing market interest rates when we are liability-sensitive (a negative number). As shown in the table above, we are asset-sensitive on a cumulative basis through three years. The interest sensitivity analysis presents only a static view of the timing and repricing opportunities, without taking into consideration that changes in interest rates do not affect all assets and liabilities equally. For example, rates paid on a substantial portion of core deposits may change contractually within a relatively short time frame, but those are viewed by management as significantly less interest-sensitive than market- based rates such as those paid on non-core deposits. For this and other reasons, management relies more upon the simulation analysis (as noted above) in managing interest rate risk. Net interest income may be impacted by other significant factors in a given interest rate environment, including changes in the volume and mix of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.
Market Risk
Our earnings are dependent, to a large degree, on our net interest income, which is the difference between interest income earned on all earning assets, primarily loans and securities, and interest paid on all interest bearing-liabilities, primarily deposits. Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and interest rates. Our market risk arises primarily from inherent interest rate risk in our lending, investing, and deposit gathering activities. We seek to reduce our exposure to market risk through actively monitoring and managing interest rate risk. Management relies upon static "gap" analysis to determine the degree of mismatch in the maturity and repricing distribution of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities which quantifies, to a large extent, the degree of market risk inherent in our balance sheet. Gap analysis is further augmented by simulation analysis to evaluate the impact of varying levels of prevailing interest rates and the sensitivity of specific earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities to changes in those prevailing rates. Simulation analysis consists of evaluating the impact on net interest income given changes from 400 basis points below the current prevailing rates to 400 basis points above the current prevailing rates. Management makes certain assumptions as to the effect that varying levels of interest rates have on certain earning assets and interest bearing-liabilities, which assumptions consider both historical experience and consensus estimates of outside sources.
The following table illustrates the results of our simulation analysis to determine the extent to which market risk would affect net interest margin for the next 12 months if prevailing interest rates increased or decreased by the specified amounts from current rates. As noted above, this model uses estimates and assumptions in asset and liability account rate reactions to changes in prevailing interest rates. However, to isolate the market risk inherent in the balance sheet, the model assumes that no growth in the balance sheet occurs during the projection period. This model also assumes an immediate and parallel shift in interest rates, which would result in no change in the shape or slope of the interest rate yield curve. Because of the inherent use of these estimates and assumptions in the simulation model to derive this market risk information, the actual results of the future impact of market risk on our net interest margin may (and most likely will) differ from that found in the table.
MARKET RISK
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Impact on net interest income |
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As of |
As of |
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Change in prevailing rates: |
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+ 400 basis points |
(8.32)% |
(12.99)% |
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+ 300 basis points |
(5.75)% |
(9.20)% |
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+ 200 basis points |
(3.35)% |
(5.35)% |
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+ 100 basis points |
(0.98)% |
(1.62)% |
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+ 0 basis points |
- |
- |
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- 100 basis points |
(2.49)% |
(2.13)% |
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- 200 basis points |
(2.87)% |
(3.85)% |
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- 300 basis points |
(2.59)% |
(4.96)% |
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- 400 basis points |
(1.89)% |
(5.16)% |
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