EX-99.1 2 opbk8-kerx2025xq1xex991.htm EX-99.1 Document

Exhibit 99.1
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OP BANCORP REPORTS NET INCOME FOR 2025 FIRST QUARTER
OF $5.6 MILLION AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE OF $0.37

2025 First Quarter Highlights compared with 2024 Fourth Quarter:
Financial Results:
Net income of $5.6 million, compared to $5.0 million
Diluted earnings per share of $0.37, compared to $0.33
Net interest income of $17.4 million, compared to $16.9 million
Net interest margin of 3.01%, compared to 2.96%
Provision for credit losses of $0.7 million, compared to $1.5 million
Total assets of $2.51 billion, compared to $2.37 billion
Gross loans of $2.04 billion, compared to $1.96 billion
Total deposits of $2.19 billion, compared to $2.03 billion
Credit Quality:
Allowance for credit losses to gross loans of 1.24%, compared to 1.27%
Net charge-offs(1) to average gross loans(2) of 0.02%, compared to 0.00%
Loans past due 30-89 days to gross loans of 0.32%, compared to 0.46%
Nonperforming loans to gross loans of 0.51%, compared to 0.40%
Criticized loans(3) to gross loans of 1.13%, compared to 1.00%
Capital Levels:
Remained well-capitalized with a Common Equity Tier 1 (“CET1”) ratio of 11.08%
Book value per common share increased to $14.09, compared to $13.83
Paid quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share for the periods
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(1)    Annualized.
(2)    Includes loans held for sale.
(3)    Includes Special Mention, Substandard, Doubtful, and Loss categories.
LOS ANGELES, April 24, 2025 — OP Bancorp (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: OPBK), the holding company of Open Bank (the “Bank”), today reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2025. Net income for the first quarter of 2025 was $5.6 million, or $0.37 per diluted common share, compared with $5.0 million, or $0.33 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2024, and $5.2 million, or $0.34 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2024.
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Min Kim, President and Chief Executive Officer:

“We continued to grow our loans by 4.4% and deposits by 8.0% in this quarter while improving net interest margin by 5 basis points. This double-digit annualized growth in loans and deposits, combined with the net interest margin expansion, resulted in our strong performance for this quarter, reporting a 12% increase in diluted earnings per share over the previous quarter,” said Min Kim, President and Chief Executive Officer. “While recently heightened uncertainties about economic conditions and interest rate directions are expected to affect the banking environment in the next few quarters, we remain optimistic about our future growth and performance and will continue to focus on executing our strategic goals.”




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SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

($ in thousands, except per share data)As of and For the Quarter% Change 1Q2025 vs.
1Q20254Q20241Q20244Q20241Q2024
Selected Income Statement Data:
Net interest income$17,418 $16,929 $15,979 2.9 %9.0 %
Provision for credit losses736 1,547 145 (52.4)407.6
Noninterest income4,816 4,417 3,586 9.0 34.3 
Noninterest expense13,814 13,133 12,157 5.2 13.6 
Income tax expense2,124 1,695 2,037 25.3 4.3 
Net income5,560 4,971 5,226 11.8 6.4 
Diluted earnings per share0.37 0.33 0.34 12.1 8.8 
Selected Balance Sheet Data:
Gross loans
$2,043,885 $1,956,852 $1,804,987 4.4 %13.2 %
Total deposits2,189,871 2,027,285 1,895,411 8.0 15.5 
Total assets2,512,971 2,366,013 2,234,520 6.2 12.5 
Average loans(1)
2,005,044 1,947,653 1,808,932 2.9 10.8 
Average deposits2,083,890 2,029,855 1,836,331 2.7 13.5 
Credit Quality:
Nonperforming loans$10,412 $7,820 $4,343 33.1 %139.7 %
Nonperforming loans to gross loans0.51 %0.40 %0.24 %0.11 %p0.27 %p
Criticized loans(2) to gross loans
1.13 1.00 0.64 0.13 0.49 
Net charge-offs(3) to average gross loans(1)
0.02 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.01 
Allowance for credit losses to gross loans1.24 1.27 1.23 (0.03)0.01 
Allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans244 317 510 (73)(266)
Financial Ratios:
Return on average assets(3)
0.92 %0.84 %0.96 %0.08 %p(0.04)%p
Return on average equity(3)
10.73 9.75 10.83 0.98 (0.10)
Net interest margin(3)
3.01 2.96 3.06 0.05 (0.05)
Efficiency ratio(4)
62.13 61.52 62.14 0.61 (0.01)
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio11.08 11.35 12.34 (0.27)(1.26)
Leverage ratio9.22 9.27 9.65 (0.05)(0.43)
Book value per common share$14.09 $13.83 $13.00 1.9 %8.4 %
(1)Includes loans held for sale.
(2)Includes Special Mention, Substandard, Doubtful, and Loss categories.
(3)Annualized.
(4)Represents noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income.


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INCOME STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTS
Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

($ in thousands)For the Three Months Ended% Change 1Q2025 vs.
1Q20254Q20241Q20244Q20241Q2024
Interest Income
Interest income$34,859 $35,051 $32,913 (0.5)%5.9 %
Interest expense17,441 18,122 16,934 (3.8)3.0 
Net interest income$17,418 $16,929 $15,979 2.9 %9.0 %

($ in thousands)For the Three Months EndedYield Change 1Q2025 vs.
1Q20254Q20241Q2024
Interest
and Fees
Yield/Rate(1)
Interest
and Fees
Yield/Rate(1)
Interest
and Fees
Yield/Rate(1)
4Q20241Q2024
Interest-earning Assets:
Loans$31,689 6.39 %$31,729 6.49 %$30,142 6.69 %(0.10)%(0.30)%
Total interest-earning assets34,859 6.04 35,051 6.12 32,913 6.32 (0.08)(0.28)
Interest-bearing Liabilities:
Interest-bearing deposits16,608 4.31 17,182 4.60 15,675 4.77 (0.29)(0.46)
Total interest-bearing liabilities17,441 4.31 18,122 4.58 16,934 4.76 (0.27)(0.45)
Ratios:
Net interest income / interest rate spreads17,418 1.73 16,929 1.54 15,979 1.56 0.19 0.17 
Net interest margin3.01 2.96 3.06 0.05 (0.05)
Total deposits / cost of deposits16,608 3.23 17,182 3.37 15,675 3.43 (0.14)(0.20)
Total funding liabilities / cost of funds17,441 3.27 18,122 3.41 16,934 3.50 (0.14)(0.23)
(1)Annualized.

($ in thousands)For the Three Months EndedYield Change 1Q2025 vs.
1Q20254Q20241Q2024
Interest
& Fees
Yield(1)
Interest
& Fees
Yield(1)
Interest
& Fees
Yield(1)
4Q20241Q2024
Loan Yield Component:
Contractual interest rate$31,240 6.30 %$31,406 6.42 %$28,877 6.41 %(0.12)%(0.11)%
Accretion of SBA loan discount(2)
683 0.14 813 0.17 881 0.20 (0.03)(0.06)
Amortization of net deferred fees(106)(0.02)(47)(0.01)54 0.01 (0.01)(0.03)
Amortization of premium(490)(0.10)(363)(0.07)(428)(0.10)(0.03)— 
Net interest recognized on nonaccrual loans43 0.01 (232)(0.05)492 0.11 0.06 (0.10)
Prepayment penalty income and other fees(3)
319 0.06 152 0.03 266 0.06 0.03 — 
Yield on loans$31,689 6.39 %$31,729 6.49 %$30,142 6.69 %(0.10)%(0.30)%
(1)Annualized.
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(2)Includes discount accretion from SBA loan payoffs of $329 thousand, $329 thousand and $345 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively.
(3)Includes prepayment penalty income of $45 thousand, $45 thousand and $115 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively, from Commercial Real Estate (“CRE”) loans.

First Quarter 2025 vs. Fourth Quarter 2024
Net interest income increased $489 thousand, or 2.9%, primarily due to lower interest expense on interest-bearing deposits, partially offset by lower interest income on loans as our deposit costs repriced faster than our loan yields following the Federal Reserve’s rate cuts from September 2024 through December 2024. Net interest margin was 3.01%, an increase of 5 basis points from 2.96%.
A $574 thousand decrease in interest expense on interest-bearing deposits was primarily due to a 29 basis point decrease in average cost of interest-bearing deposits.
A $40 thousand decrease in interest income on loans was primarily due to a 10 basis point decrease in average yield on loans.

First Quarter 2025 vs. First Quarter 2024
Net interest income increased $1.4 million, or 9.0%, as higher interest income from a $240.6 million, or 11.5%, increase in average earning assets (loans and interest-bearing deposits in other banks) surpassed higher interest expense from a $210.3 million, or 14.7%, increase in average interest-bearing liabilities (deposits and borrowings). Net interest margin, however, decreased 5 basis points to 3.01% from 3.06%, primarily due to a faster increase in average interest-bearing liabilities over average earnings assets and a faster repricing in deposits costs over loan yields.
A $1.5 million increase in interest income on loans was primarily due to a $196.1 million, or 10.8%, increase in average balance, partially offset by a 30 basis point decrease in average yield.
A $383 thousand increase in interest income on interest-bearing deposits in other banks was primarily due to a $51.0 million increase in average balance, partially offset by a 93 basis point decrease in average yield.
A $933 thousand increase in interest expense on interest-bearing deposits was primarily due to a $240.0 million, or 18.2%, increase in average balance, partially offset by a 46 basis point decrease in average cost.
A $426 thousand decrease in interest expense on borrowings was primarily due to a $30 million, or 27.4%, decrease in average balance and a 38 basis point decrease in average cost.
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Provision for Credit Losses
($ in thousands)For the Three Months Ended
1Q20254Q20241Q2024
Provision for credit losses on loans$687 $1,859 $193 
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses on off-balance sheet exposure49 (312)(48)
Total provision for credit losses$736 $1,547 $145 

First Quarter 2025 vs. Fourth Quarter 2024

The Company recorded $736 thousand in total provision for credit losses, a decrease of $811 thousand, compared with $1.5 million. Provision for credit losses on loans decreased $1.2 million and provision for credit losses on off-balance sheet exposure increased $361 thousand.
Provision for credit losses on loans of $687 thousand was primarily due to an $87.0 million, or 4.4%, increase in loan balances. Home mortgage and CRE loans increased $43.0 million, or 4.4%, and $50.0 million, or 9.8%, respectively, in the first quarter of 2025.
Provision of credit losses on off-balance sheet exposure of $49 thousand was primarily due to an increase in unfunded balance of loans.

First Quarter 2025 vs. First Quarter 2024
The Company recorded $736 thousand in total provision for credit losses, an increase of $591 thousand, compared with $145 thousand. Provision for credit losses on loans increased $494 thousand and provision for credit losses on off-balance sheet exposure increased $97 thousand.

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Noninterest Income

($ in thousands)For the Three Months Ended% Change 1Q2025 vs.
1Q20254Q20241Q20244Q20241Q2024
Noninterest Income
Service charges on deposits$1,000 $967 $612 3.4 %63.4 %
Loan servicing fees, net of amortization1,007 858 772 17.4 30.4 
Gain on sale of loans2,019 2,197 1,703 (8.1)18.6 
Other income790 395 499 100.0 58.3 
Total noninterest income$4,816 $4,417 $3,586 9.0 %34.3 %

First Quarter 2025 vs. Fourth Quarter 2024
Noninterest income increased $399 thousand, or 9.0%, primarily due to higher other income and loan servicing fees, partially offset by lower gain on sale of loans.

Other income was $790 thousand, an increase of $395 thousand from $395 thousand, primarily due to an increase in credit related fees collected and a decrease in unrealized loss of CRA-qualified mutual funds driven by market interest rate changes.
Loan servicing fees, net of amortization, were $1.0 million, an increase of $149 thousand from $858 thousand, primarily due to a decrease in servicing fee amortization driven by lower loan payoffs in loan servicing portfolio.
Gain on sale of loans was $2.0 million, a decrease of $178 thousand from $2.2 million, primarily due to a lower sold amount partially offset by a higher average premium on sales. The Bank sold $31.1 million in SBA loans at an average premium rate of 8.08%, compared to the sale of $34.7 million at an average premium rate of 7.82%.

First Quarter 2025 vs. First Quarter 2024
Noninterest income increased $1.2 million, or 34.3%, primarily due to higher service charges on deposits, loan servicing fees, gain on sale of loans, and other income.
Service charges on deposits were $1.0 million, an increase of $388 thousand from $612 thousand, primarily due to an increase in deposit analysis fees from an increase in the number of analysis accounts.
Loan servicing fees were $1.0 million, an increase of $235 thousand from $772 thousand, primarily due to a decrease in servicing fee amortization driven by lower loan payoffs in loan servicing portfolio.
Gain on sale of loans was $2.0 million, an increase of $316 thousand from $1.7 million, primarily due to a higher sold amount partially offset by a lower average premium rate. The Bank sold $31.1 million in SBA loans at an average premium rate of 8.08%, compared to the sale of $24.8 million at an average premium rate of 8.33%.
Other income was $790 thousand, an increase of $291 thousand from $499 thousand, primarily due to an increase in credit related fees collected and a decrease in unrealized loss of CRA-qualified mutual fund driven by market interest rate changes.
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Noninterest Expense

($ in thousands)For the Three Months Ended% Change 1Q2025 vs.
1Q20254Q20241Q20244Q20241Q2024
Noninterest Expense
Salaries and employee benefits$8,776 $8,277 $7,841 6.0 %11.9 %
Occupancy and equipment1,581 1,682 1,655 (6.0)(4.5)
Data processing and communication296 594 487 (50.2)(39.2)
Professional fees407 388 395 4.9 3.0 
FDIC insurance and regulatory assessments487 529 374 (7.9)30.2 
Promotion and advertising156 82 149 90.2 4.7 
Directors’ fees180 151 157 19.2 14.6 
Foundation donation and other contributions556 480 540 15.8 3.0 
Other expenses1,375 950 559 44.7 146.0 
Total noninterest expense$13,814 $13,133 $12,157 5.2 %13.6 %

First Quarter 2025 vs. Fourth Quarter 2024
Noninterest expense increased $681 thousand, or 5.2%, primarily due to higher salaries and employee benefits and other expenses, partially offset by lower data processing and communication.
Salaries and employee benefits increased $499 thousand, primarily due to an increase in employee salaries as a result of an increase in our employee headcount to 240 from 231.
Other expenses increased $425 thousand, primarily due to an increase in credit related expenses.
Data processing and communication decreased $298 thousand, primarily due to a reduction in data processing expenses following our core banking system change completed in the fourth quarter of 2024.

First Quarter 2025 vs. First Quarter 2024
Noninterest expense increased $1.7 million, or 13.6%, primarily due to higher salaries and employee benefits and other expenses, partially offset by lower data processing and communication.
Salaries and employee benefits increased $935 thousand, primarily due to increases in salaries and employee benefits as our employee headcount increased to 240 from 228.
Other expenses increased $816 thousand, primarily due to an increase in credit related expenses and an increase in customer services expenses related to the increase in the number of analysis accounts.
Data processing and communication decreased $191 thousand, primarily due to a reduction in data processing expenses following our core banking system change completed in the fourth quarter of 2024.
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Income Tax Expense

First Quarter 2025 vs. Fourth Quarter 2024
Income tax expense was $2.1 million, or an effective tax rate of 27.6%, compared to income tax expense of $1.7 million, or an effective tax rate of 25.4%. The increase in effective tax rate was primarily due to the absence of additional tax benefits from year-end tax provision adjustments in the fourth quarter of 2024.

First Quarter 2025 vs. First Quarter 2024
Income tax expense was $2.1 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of 27.6%, compared to income tax expense of $2.0 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of 28.0%. The decrease in effective tax rate was primarily due to tax benefits recognized from restricted stock awards vested in the first quarter of 2025.

BALANCE SHEET HIGHLIGHTS

Loans

($ in thousands)As of% Change 1Q2025 vs.
1Q20254Q20241Q20244Q20241Q2024
CRE loans$1,023,278 $980,247 $905,534 4.4 %13.0 %
SBA loans258,778 253,710 247,550 2.0 4.5 
C&I loans202,250 213,097 147,508 (5.1)37.1 
Home mortgage loans559,543 509,524 502,995 9.8 11.2 
Consumer & other loans36 274 1,400 (86.9)(97.4)
Gross loans$2,043,885 $1,956,852 $1,804,987 4.4 %13.2 %

The following table presents new loan originations based on loan commitment amounts for the periods indicated:

($ in thousands)For the Three Months Ended% Change 1Q2025 vs.
1Q20254Q20241Q20244Q20241Q2024
CRE loans$58,105 $64,827 $44,595 (10.4)%30.3 %
SBA loans
45,899 36,810 52,379 24.7 (12.4)
C&I loans28,197 7,783 22,124 262.3 27.4 
Home mortgage loans73,375 17,937 2,478 309.1 2861.1 
Consumer & other loans200 — — — 
Gross loans$205,776 $127,357 $121,576 61.6 %69.3 %

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The following table presents changes in gross loans by loan activity for the periods indicated:

($ in thousands)For the Three Months Ended
1Q20254Q20241Q2024
Loan Activities:
Gross loans, beginning$1,956,852 $1,931,007 $1,765,845 
New originations205,776 127,357 121,576 
Purchases— — — 
Sales(31,068)(34,715)(24,820)
Payoffs & paydowns(87,701)(70,375)(43,334)
Decrease (increase) in loans held for sale26 3,578 (14,280)
Total87,033 25,845 39,142 
Gross loans, ending$2,043,885 $1,956,852 $1,804,987 
As of March 31, 2025 vs. December 31, 2024
Gross loans were $2.04 billion as of March 31, 2025, an increase of $87.0 million, or 4.4%, from December 31, 2024, primarily due to new loan originations, partially offset by loan sales, payoffs and paydowns. New loan originations, loan sales, and loan payoffs and paydowns were $205.8 million, $31.1 million, and $87.7 million, respectively, for the first quarter of 2025, compared with $127.4 million, $34.7 million, and $70.4 million, respectively, for the fourth quarter of 2024.

As of March 31, 2025 vs. March 31, 2024
Gross loans were $2.04 billion as of March 31, 2025, an increase of $238.9 million, or 13.2%, from March 31, 2024, primarily due to an increase in new loan originations of $587.0 million, partially offset by loan sales of $133.5 million and loan payoffs and paydowns of $232.5 million.

The following table presents the composition of gross loans by interest rate type accompanied with the weighted average contractual rates as of the periods indicated:

($ in thousands)As of
1Q20254Q20241Q2024
%Rate%Rate%Rate
Fixed rate32.8 %5.55 %33.2 %5.44 %35.1 %5.17 %
Hybrid rate37.4 5.71 37.0 5.66 32.8 5.22 
Variable rate29.8 8.20 29.8 8.47 32.1 9.16 
Gross loans100.0 %6.40 %100.0 %6.43 %100.0 %6.47 %

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The following table presents the maturity of gross loans by interest rate type accompanied with the weighted average contractual rates for the periods indicated:

($ in thousands)As of March 31, 2025
Within One YearOne Year Through Five YearsAfter Five YearsTotal
AmountRateAmountRateAmountRateAmountRate
Fixed rate$172,311 5.89 %$297,273 5.69 %$201,461 5.06 %$671,045 5.55 %
Hybrid rate— — 206,392 4.44 556,909 6.18 763,301 5.71 
Variable rate85,532 7.90 151,942 7.87 372,065 8.40 609,539 8.20 
Gross loans$257,843 6.55 %$655,607 5.80 %$1,130,435 6.71 %$2,043,885 6.40 %

Allowance for Credit Losses

The following table presents allowance for credit losses and provision for credit losses as of and for the periods presented:

($ in thousands)As of and For the Three Months EndedChange 1Q2025 vs.
1Q20254Q20241Q20244Q20241Q2024
Allowance for credit losses on loans, beginning$24,796 $22,960 $21,993 $1,836 $2,803 
Provision for credit losses
687 1,859 193 (1,172)494 
Gross charge-offs(130)(29)(68)(101)(62)
Gross recoveries15 11 
Net charge-offs(115)(23)(57)(92)(58)
Allowance for credit losses on loans, ending
$25,368 $24,796 $22,129 $572 $3,239 
Allowance for credit losses on off-balance sheet exposure, beginning$360 $672 $516 $(312)$(156)
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses
49 (312)(48)361 97 
Allowance for credit losses on off-balance sheet exposure, ending
$409 $360 $468 $49 $(59)
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Asset Quality

($ in thousands)As of and For the Three Months EndedChange 1Q2025 vs.
1Q20254Q20241Q20244Q20241Q2024
Loans 30-89 days past due and still accruing$6,452 $8,964 $3,904 (28.0)%65.3 %
As a % of gross loans0.32 %0.46 %0.22 %(0.14)%p0.10 %p
Nonperforming loans(1)
$10,412 $7,820 $4,343 33.1 %139.7 %
Nonperforming assets(1)
11,649 9,057 5,580 28.6 108.8 
Nonperforming loans to gross loans0.51 %0.40 %0.24 %0.11 %p0.27 %p
Nonperforming assets to total assets0.46 0.38 0.25 0.08 0.21 
Criticized loans(2)(3)
$23,055 $19,570 $11,564 17.8 %99.4 %
Criticized loans to gross loans1.13 %1.00 %0.64 %0.13 %p0.49 %p
Allowance for credit losses ratios:
As a % of gross loans1.24 %1.27 %1.23 %(0.03)%p0.01 %p
As a % of nonperforming loans244 317 510 (73)(266)
As a % of nonperforming assets218 274 397 (56)(179)
As a % of criticized loans110 127 191 (17)(81)
Net charge-offs(4) to average gross loans(5)
0.02 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.01 
(1)Excludes the guaranteed portion of loans that are in liquidation totaling $14.3 million, $16.3 million and $3.1 million as of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively.
(2)Excludes the guaranteed portion of loans that are in liquidation totaling $17.2 million, $16.3 million and $3.1 million as of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively.
(3)Consists of Special Mention, Substandard, Doubtful and Loss categories.
(4)Annualized.
(5)Includes loans held for sale.
Overall, the Bank’s nonperforming loans and net charge-offs remained relatively low. Our allowance remained adequate with an allowance to gross loans ratio of 1.24%.
Loans 30-89 days past due and still accruing were $6.5 million or 0.32% of gross loans as of March 31, 2025, compared with $9.0 million or 0.46% as of December 31, 2024.
Nonperforming loans were $10.4 million or 0.51% of gross loans as of March 31, 2025, compared with $7.8 million or 0.40% as of December 31, 2024. The increase of $2.6 million was primarily due to two home mortgage loans totaling $2.1 million. No loss is expected from the loans owing to sufficient equity in the collateral properties. One of the properties is currently in escrow for sale, and the other is listed on the market for sale.
Nonperforming assets were $11.6 million or 0.46% of total assets as of March 31, 2025, compared with $9.1 million or 0.38% as of December 31, 2024. OREO remained the same at $1.2 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, which is secured by a mix-use property in Los Angeles Koreatown.
Criticized loans were $23.1 million or 1.13% of gross loans as of March 31, 2025, compared with $19.6 million or 1.00% as of December 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to the aforementioned two home mortgage loans and an SBA loan extended to finance construction of a full-service restaurant in Santa Monica, CA, by an experienced multi-store restaurant
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owner/operator. The SBA loan is performing, but it was downgraded to Special Mention to account for a longer period needed to complete the construction.
Net charge-offs were $115 thousand or 0.02% of average loans in the first quarter of 2025, compared to net charge-offs of $23 thousand, or 0.00% of average loans in the fourth quarter of 2024 and net charge-offs of $57 thousand, or 0.01% of average loans in the first quarter of 2024.

Deposits

($ in thousands)As of% Change 1Q2025 vs.
1Q20254Q20241Q2024
Amount%Amount%Amount%4Q20241Q2024
Noninterest-bearing deposits$552,797 25.2 %$504,928 24.9 %$539,396 28.5 %9.5 %2.5 %
Money market deposits and others385,080 17.6 329,095 16.2 327,718 17.3 17.0 17.5 
Time deposits1,251,994 57.2 1,193,262 58.9 1,028,297 54.2 4.9 21.8 
Total deposits$2,189,871 100.0 %$2,027,285 100.0 %$1,895,411 100.0 %8.0 %15.5 %
Estimated uninsured deposits$1,072,753 49.0 %$961,687 47.4 %$805,523 42.5 %11.5 %33.2 %
As of March 31, 2025 vs. December 31, 2024
Total deposits were $2.19 billion as of March 31, 2025, reflecting an increase of $162.6 million or 8.0% from December 31, 2024, primarily due to increases of $47.9 million in noninterest-bearing deposits, $56.0 million in money market deposits, and $58.7 million in time deposits. Customers’ preference for high-rate deposit products continued to drive the increase in time deposits and money market deposits. Even with the elevated uncertainty on economic and business outlook in the first quarter of 2025, noninterest-bearing deposits recovered fully from the temporary low balance as of December 31, 2024 continuing the upward trend started from January 2024.
As of March 31, 2025 vs. March 31, 2024
Total deposits were $2.19 billion as of March 31, 2025, an increase of $294.5 million from March 31, 2024, primarily driven by a $223.7 million increase in time deposits and a $57.4 million increase in money market deposits, and a $13.4 million increase in noninterest-bearing deposits. Noninterest-bearing deposits, as a percentage of total deposits, decreased to 25.2% from 28.5%. The composition shift to time deposits was primarily due to customers’ continued preference for high-rate time deposit products in anticipation of the Federal Reserve’s rate cuts in the next few years.

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The following table sets forth the maturity of time deposits as of March 31, 2025:

As of March 31, 2025
($ in thousands)Within Three
Months
Three to
Six Months
Six to Nine MonthsNine to Twelve
Months
After
Twelve Months
Total
Time deposits (greater than $250)$178,030 $158,269 $130,971 $143,513 $— $610,783 
Time deposits ($250 or less)206,734 172,099 143,847 116,009 2,522 641,211 
Total time deposits$384,764 $330,368 $274,818 $259,522 $2,522 $1,251,994 
Weighted average rate4.68 %4.60 %4.26 %4.24 %2.83 %4.47 %


OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

Liquidity

The Company maintains ample access to liquidity, including highly liquid assets on our balance sheet and available unused borrowings from other financial institutions. The following table presents the Company's liquid assets and available borrowings as of dates presented:

($ in thousands)1Q20254Q20241Q2024
Liquidity Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$198,861 $134,943 $139,246 
Available-for-sale debt securities182,480 185,909 187,225 
Liquid assets$381,341 $320,852 $326,471 
Liquid assets to total assets15.2 %13.6 %14.6 %
Available Borrowings:
Federal Home Loan Bank—San Francisco$381,456 $401,900 $331,917 
Federal Reserve Bank217,563 215,115 185,913 
Pacific Coast Bankers Bank50,000 50,000 50,000 
Zions Bank25,000 25,000 25,000 
First Horizon Bank25,000 25,000 25,000 
Total available borrowings$699,019 $717,015 $617,830 
Total available borrowings to total assets27.8 %30.3 %27.6 %
Liquid assets and available borrowings to total deposits49.3 %51.2 %49.8 %

Capital and Capital Ratios

On April 24, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share of its common stock. The cash dividend is payable on or about May 22, 2025 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 8, 2025. The payment of the dividend is based primarily on dividends from the Bank to the Company, and future dividends will depend on the Board’s assessment of
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the availability of capital levels to support the ongoing operating capital needs of both the Company and the Bank.

The Company did not repurchase share of its common stock during the first quarter of 2025. Since the announcement of the stock repurchase program in August 2023, the Company has repurchased a total of 428,628 shares of our common stock at an average repurchase price of $9.37 per share through March 31, 2025.

OP Bancorp(1)
Open BankMinimum Well
Capitalized
Ratio
Minimum
Capital Ratio+
Conservation
Buffer(2)
Risk-Based Capital Ratios:
Total risk-based capital ratio12.33 %12.24 %10.00 %10.50 %
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio11.08 10.99 8.00 8.50 
Common equity tier 1 ratio11.08 10.99 6.50 7.00 
Leverage ratio9.22 9.15 5.00 4.00 
(1)The capital requirements are only applicable to the Bank, and the Company's ratios are included for comparison purpose.
(2)An additional 2.5% capital conservation buffer above the minimum capital ratios are required in order to avoid limitations on distributions, including dividend payments and certain discretionary bonuses to executive officers. This buffer does not apply and is not included in the leverage ratio.

OP BancorpChange 1Q2025 vs.
1Q20254Q20241Q20244Q20241Q2024
Risk-Based Capital Ratios:
Total risk-based capital ratio12.33 %12.60 %13.59 %(0.27)%p(1.26)%p
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio11.08 11.35 12.34 (0.27)(1.26)
Common equity tier 1 ratio11.08 11.35 12.34 (0.27)(1.26)
Leverage ratio9.22 9.27 9.65 (0.05)(0.43)
Risk-weighted Assets ($ in thousands)$2,014,615 $1,941,549 $1,715,186 3.76 %17.46 %


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ABOUT OP BANCORP
OP Bancorp, the holding company for Open Bank (the “Bank”), is a California corporation whose common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol, “OPBK.” The Bank is engaged in the general commercial banking business in Los Angeles, Orange, and Santa Clara Counties in California, the Dallas metropolitan area in Texas, and Clark County in Nevada and is focused on serving the banking needs of small- and medium-sized businesses, professionals, and residents with a particular emphasis on Korean and other ethnic minority communities. The Bank currently operates eleven full-service branch offices in Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles Fashion District, Los Angeles Koreatown, Cerritos, Gardena, Buena Park, and Santa Clara, California, Carrollton, Texas and Las Vegas, Nevada. The Bank also has five loan production offices in Pleasanton, California, Atlanta, Georgia, Aurora, Colorado, Lynnwood, Washington, and Fairfax, Virginia. The Bank commenced its operations on June 10, 2005 as First Standard Bank and changed its name to Open Bank in October 2010. Its headquarters is located at 1000 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Los Angeles, California 90017. Phone 213.892.9999; www.myopenbank.com.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain matters set forth herein constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including forward-looking statements relating to the Company’s current business plans and expectations regarding future operating results. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those projected. These risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control, include, but are not limited to: the impacts of recent wildfires affecting the Los Angeles Basin, which have dramatically affected our customers, communities and employees, and which will have as-yet-unquantified effects upon the value of our loans, the adequacy of our loan loss reserves, and the value of the associated collateral; the effects of substantial fluctuations in, and continuing elevated levels of, interest rates on our borrowers’ ability to perform in accordance with the terms of their loans and on our deposit customers’ expectation for higher rates on deposit products; cybersecurity risks, including the potential for the occurrence of successful cyberattacks and our ability to prevent and to mitigate the harms resulting from any such attacks; the geographic concentration of our customer base and our earning assets; infrastructure risks and similar circumstances that affect our and our customers’ ability to communicate and to engage in routine online banking activities; business and economic conditions, particularly those affecting the financial services industry and our primary market areas; risks of international conflict, terrorism, civil unrest and domestic instability; the continuing effects of inflation and monetary policies, particularly those relating to the decisions and indicators of intent expressed by the Federal Reserve Open Markets Committee, as those circumstances impact our operations and our current and prospective borrowers and depositors; our ability to balance deposit liabilities and liquidity sources (including our ability to reprice those instruments and balancing our borrowings and investments to keep pace with changing market conditions) so as to meet current and expected withdrawals while promoting strong earning capacity; our ability to manage our credit risk successfully and to assess, adjust and monitor the sufficiency of our allowance for credit losses; factors that can impact the performance of our loan portfolio, including real estate values and liquidity in our primary market areas, the financial health of our commercial borrowers, the success of construction projects that we finance, including any loans acquired in acquisition transactions; the impacts of credit quality on our earnings and the related effects of increases to the reserve on our net income; our ability effectively to execute our strategic plan and manage our growth; interest rate fluctuations, which could have an adverse effect on our profitability; external economic and/or market factors, such as changes in monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including inflation or deflation, changes in the demand for loans, and fluctuations in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits, which may have an adverse impact on our financial condition; continued or increasing competition from other banks and from credit unions
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and non-bank financial services companies, many of which are subject to less restrictive or less costly regulations than we are; challenges arising from unsuccessful attempts to expand into new geographic markets, products, or services; practical and regulatory constraints on the ability of Open Bank to pay dividends to us; our ability to protect and to use our trademarks and related intellectual property; increased capital requirements imposed by banking regulators, which may require us to raise capital at a time when capital is not available on favorable terms or at all; a failure in the internal controls we have implemented to address the risks inherent to the business of banking; including internal controls that affect the reliability of our publicly reported financial statements; inaccuracies in our assumptions about future events, which could result in material differences between our financial projections and actual financial performance, particularly with respect to the effects of predictions of future economic conditions as those circumstances affect our estimates for the adequacy of our allowance for credit losses and the related provision expense; changes in our management personnel or our inability to retain motivate and hire qualified management personnel; disruptions, security breaches, or other adverse events, failures or interruptions in, or attacks on, our information technology systems; disruptions, security breaches, or other adverse events affecting the third-party vendors who perform several of our critical processing functions; an inability to keep pace with the rate of technological advances due to a lack of resources to invest in new technologies; risks related to potential acquisitions; political developments, uncertainties or instability, catastrophic events, or natural disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, drought, pandemic diseases (such as the coronavirus) or extreme weather events (including but not limited to the above-described wildfires affecting the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area), any of which may affect services we use or affect our customers, employees or third parties with which we conduct business; incremental costs and obligations associated with operating as a public company; the impact of any claims or legal actions to which we may be subject, including any effect on our reputation; compliance with governmental and regulatory requirements, including the Dodd-Frank Act and others relating to banking, consumer protection, securities and tax matters, and our ability to maintain licenses required in connection with commercial mortgage origination, sale and servicing operations; changes in federal tax law or policy; and our ability the manage the foregoing and other factors set forth in the Company’s public reports. We describe these and other risks that could affect our results in Item 1A. “Risk Factors,” of our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and in our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contact
Investor Relations
OP Bancorp
Jaehyun Park
EVP & CFO
213.593.4865
jaehyun.park@myopenbank.com

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)

($ in thousands)As of% Change 1Q2025 vs.
1Q20254Q20241Q20244Q20241Q2024
Assets  
Cash and due from banks$12,575 $12,268 $20,513 2.5 %(38.7)%
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks186,286 122,675 118,733 51.9 56.9 
Cash and cash equivalents198,861 134,943 139,246 47.4 42.8 
Available-for-sale debt securities, at fair value182,480 185,909 187,225 (1.8)(2.5)
Other investments16,517 16,437 16,264 0.5 1.6 
Loans held for sale4,555 4,581 16,075 (0.6)(71.7)
CRE loans1,023,278 980,247 905,534 4.4 13.0 
SBA loans258,778 253,710 247,550 2.0 4.5 
C&I loans202,250 213,097 147,508 (5.1)37.1 
Home mortgage loans559,543 509,524 502,995 9.8 11.2 
Consumer loans36 274 1,400 (86.9)(97.4)
Gross loans receivable2,043,885 1,956,852 1,804,987 4.4 13.2 
Allowance for credit losses(25,368)(24,796)(22,129)2.3 14.6 
Net loans receivable2,018,517 1,932,056 1,782,858 4.5 13.2 
Premises and equipment, net6,526 5,449 4,971 19.8 31.3 
Accrued interest receivable, net9,871 9,188 8,370 7.4 17.9 
Servicing assets10,848 10,834 11,405 0.1 (4.9)
Company owned life insurance23,084 22,912 22,399 0.8 3.1 
Deferred tax assets, net13,183 14,893 13,802 (11.5)(4.5)
Other real estate owned1,237 1,237 1,237 — 
Operating right-of-use assets6,930 7,415 8,864 (6.5)(21.8)
Other assets20,362 20,159 21,804 1.0 (6.6)
Total assets$2,512,971 $2,366,013 $2,234,520 6.2 %12.5 %
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing$552,797 $504,928 $539,396 9.5 %2.5 %
Money market and others385,080 329,095 327,718 17.0 17.5 
Time deposits greater than $250610,783 565,813 451,497 7.9 35.3 
Other time deposits641,211 627,449 576,800 2.2 11.2 
Total deposits2,189,871 2,027,285 1,895,411 8.0 15.5 
Federal Home Loan Bank advances75,000 95,000 105,000 (21.1)(28.6)
Accrued interest payable14,994 16,067 12,270 (6.7)22.2 
Operating lease liabilities9,193 7,857 9,614 17.0 (4.4)
Other liabilities13,824 14,811 17,500 (6.7)(21.0)
Total liabilities2,302,882 2,161,020 2,039,795 6.6 12.9 
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock73,697 73,697 75,957 — (3.0)
Additional paid-in capital11,371 11,928 11,240 (4.7)1.2 
Retained earnings138,563 134,781 124,280 2.8 11.5 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(13,542)(15,413)(16,752)(12.1)(19.2)
Total shareholders’ equity210,089 204,993 194,725 2.5 7.9 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity$2,512,971 $2,366,013 $2,234,520 6.2 %12.5 %

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (unaudited)

($ in thousands, except share and per share data)For the Three Months Ended% Change 1Q2025 vs.
1Q20254Q20241Q20244Q20241Q2024
Interest income
Interest and fees on loans$31,689 $31,729 $30,142 (0.1)%5.1 %
Interest on available-for-sale debt securities1,496 1,551 1,460 (3.5)2.5 
Other interest income1,674 1,771 1,311 (5.5)27.7 
Total interest income34,859 35,051 32,913 (0.5)5.9 
Interest expense
Interest on deposits16,608 17,182 15,675 (3.3)6.0 
Interest on borrowings833 940 1,259 (11.4)(33.8)%
Total interest expense17,441 18,122 16,934 (3.8)3.0 
Net interest income17,418 16,929 15,979 2.9 9.0 
Provision for credit losses736 1,547 145 (52.4)407.6 
Net interest income after provision for credit losses16,682 15,382 15,834 8.5 5.4 
Noninterest income
Service charges on deposits1,000 967 612 3.4 63.4 
Loan servicing fees, net of amortization1,007 858 772 17.4 30.4 
Gain on sale of loans2,019 2,197 1,703 (8.1)18.6 
Other income790 395 499 100.0 58.3 
Total noninterest income4,816 4,417 3,586 9.0 34.3 
Noninterest expense
Salaries and employee benefits8,776 8,277 7,841 6.0 11.9 
Occupancy and equipment1,581 1,682 1,655 (6.0)(4.5)
Data processing and communication296 594 487 (50.2)(39.2)
Professional fees407 388 395 4.9 3.0 
FDIC insurance and regulatory assessments487 529 374 (7.9)30.2 
Promotion and advertising156 82 149 90.2 4.7 
Directors’ fees180 151 157 19.2 14.6 
Foundation donation and other contributions556 480 540 15.8 3.0 
Other expenses1,375 950 559 44.7 146.0 
Total noninterest expense13,814 13,133 12,157 5.2 13.6 
Income before income tax expense7,684 6,666 7,263 15.3 5.8 
Income tax expense2,124 1,695 2,037 25.3 4.3 
Net income$5,560 $4,971 $5,226 11.8 %6.4 %
Book value per share$14.09 $13.83 $13.00 1.9 %8.4 %
Earnings per share - basic0.37 0.33 0.34 12.1 8.8 
Earnings per share - diluted0.37 0.33 0.34 12.1 8.8 
Shares of common stock outstanding, at period end14,914,26114,819,86614,982,5550.6 %(0.5)%
Weighted average shares:
- Basic14,857,23414,816,41614,991,8350.3 %(0.9)%
- Diluted14,857,23414,816,41614,991,8350.3 (0.9)





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KEY RATIOS

For the Three Months EndedChange 1Q2025 vs.
1Q20254Q20241Q20244Q20241Q2024
Return on average assets (ROA)(1)
0.92 %0.84 %0.96 %0.08 %p(0.04)%p
Return on average equity (ROE)(1)
10.73 9.75 10.83 0.98 (0.10)
Net interest margin(1)
3.01 2.96 3.06 0.05 (0.05)
Efficiency ratio62.13 61.52 62.14 0.61 (0.01)
Total risk-based capital ratio12.33 %12.60 %13.59 %(0.27)%p(1.26)%p
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio11.08 11.35 12.34 (0.27)(1.26)
Common equity tier 1 ratio11.08 11.35 12.34 (0.27)(1.26)
Leverage ratio9.22 9.27 9.65 (0.05)(0.43)
(1)Annualized.

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ASSET QUALITY

($ in thousands)As of and For the Three Months Ended
1Q20254Q20241Q2024
Nonaccrual loans(1)
$10,412 $7,820 $4,343 
Loans 90 days or more past due, accruing— — — 
Nonperforming loans10,412 7,820 4,343 
OREO1,237 1,237 1,237 
Nonperforming assets$11,649 $9,057 $5,580 
Criticized loans(2) by risk categories:
Special mention loans$7,190 $6,309 $1,415 
Classified loans(3)
15,865 13,261 10,149 
Total criticized loans$23,055 $19,570 $11,564 
Nonperforming loans / gross loans0.51 %0.40 %0.24 %
Nonperforming assets / gross loans plus OREO0.57 0.46 0.31 
Nonperforming assets / total assets0.46 0.38 0.25 
Classified loans / gross loans0.78 0.68 0.56 
Criticized loans / gross loans1.13 1.00 0.64 
Allowance for credit losses ratios:
As a % of gross loans1.24 %1.27 %1.23 %
As a % of nonperforming loans244 317 510 
As a % of nonperforming assets218 274 397 
As a % of classified loans160 187 218 
As a % of criticized loans110 127 191 
Net charge-offs$115 $23 $57 
Net charge-offs(4) to average gross loans(5)
0.02 %0.00 %0.01 %
(1)Excludes the guaranteed portion of loans that are in liquidation totaling $14.3 million, $16.3 million and $3.1 million as of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively.
(2)Excludes the guaranteed portion of loans that are in liquidation totaling $17.2 million, $16.3 million and $3.1 million as of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively.
(3)Consists of Substandard, Doubtful and Loss categories.
(4)Annualized.
(5)Includes loans held for sale.

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($ in thousands)1Q20254Q20241Q2024
Accruing delinquent loans 30-89 days past due by loan type:
CRE loans$— $— $— 
SBA loans2,483 370 801 
C&I loans— 15 — 
Home mortgage loans3,969 2,774 — 
Total 30-59 days6,452 3,159 801 
CRE loans— — — 
SBA loans— 211 211 
C&I loans— — — 
Home mortgage loans— 5,594 2,892 
Total 60-89 days— 5,805 3,103 
CRE loans— — — 
SBA loans2,483 581 1,012 
C&I loans— 15 — 
Home mortgage loans3,969 8,368 2,892 
Total accruing delinquent loans 30-89 days past due$6,452 $8,964 $3,904 
Nonaccrual loans(1) by loan type:
CRE loans$1,937 $1,943 $319 
SBA loans6,371 5,877 3,807 
C&I loans— — — 
Home mortgage loans2,104 — 217 
Total nonaccrual loans$10,412 $7,820 $4,343 
Criticized loans(2) by loan type:
CRE loans$8,988 $9,042 $5,292 
SBA loans11,574 10,128 6,055 
C&I loans389 400 — 
Home mortgage loans2,104 — 217 
Total criticized loans$23,055 $19,570 $11,564 
(1)Excludes the guaranteed portion of loans that are in liquidation totaling $14.3 million, $16.3 million and $3.1 million as of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively.
(2)Excludes the guaranteed portion of loans that are in liquidation totaling $17.2 million, $16.3 million and $3.1 million as of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively.
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AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET, INTEREST AND YIELD/RATE ANALYSIS

For the Three Months Ended
1Q20254Q20241Q2024
($ in thousands)Average
Balance
Interest
and Fees
Yield/
Rate(1)
Average
Balance
Interest
and Fees
Yield/
Rate(1)
Average
Balance
Interest
and Fees
Yield/
Rate(1)
Interest-earning assets:
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks$124,069 $1,372 4.42 %$120,170 $1,456 4.74 %$73,047 $989 5.35 %
Federal funds sold and other investments16,469 302 7.33 16,478 315 7.63 16,265 322 7.92 
Available-for-sale debt securities, at fair value184,649 1,496 3.24 193,738 1,551 3.20 191,383 1,460 3.05 
CRE loans1,000,426 14,980 6.07 960,639 14,653 6.07 901,262 13,729 6.13 
SBA loans265,953 6,207 9.47 269,842 6,542 9.65 259,368 7,213 11.19 
C&I loans212,106 3,778 7.22 217,816 4,086 7.46 134,893 2,670 7.96 
Home mortgage loans526,326 6,718 5.11 499,151 6,441 5.16 512,023 6,495 5.07 
Consumer loans233 9.75 205 13.55 1,386 35 10.10 
Loans(2)
2,005,044 31,689 6.39 1,947,653 31,729 6.49 1,808,932 30,142 6.69 
Total interest-earning assets2,330,231 34,859 6.04 2,278,039 35,051 6.12 2,089,627 32,913 6.32 
Noninterest-earning assets77,823 85,218 87,586 
Total assets$2,408,054 $2,363,257 $2,177,213 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Money market deposits and others$353,804 $3,085 3.54 %$335,197 $3,100 3.68 %$367,386 $3,940 4.31 %
Time deposits1,208,032 13,523 4.54 1,151,112 14,082 4.87 954,442 11,735 4.94 
Total interest-bearing deposits1,561,836 16,608 4.31 1,486,309 17,182 4.60 1,321,828 15,675 4.77 
Borrowings78,944 833 4.28 86,525 940 4.32 108,681 1,259 4.66 
Total interest-bearing liabilities1,640,780 17,441 4.31 1,572,834 18,122 4.58 1,430,509 16,934 4.76 
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing deposits522,054 543,546 514,503 
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities38,014 42,925 39,207 
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities560,068 586,471 553,710 
Shareholders’ equity207,206 203,952 192,994 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$2,408,054 2,363,257 2,177,213 
Net interest income / interest rate spreads$17,418 1.73 %$16,929 1.54 %$15,979 1.56 %
Net interest margin3.01 %2.96 %3.06 %
Cost of deposits & cost of funds:
Total deposits / cost of deposits$2,083,890 $16,608 3.23 %$2,029,855 $17,182 3.37 %$1,836,331 $15,675 3.43 %
Total funding liabilities / cost of funds2,162,834 17,441 3.27 2,116,380 18,122 3.41 1,945,012 16,934 3.50 
(1)Annualized.
(2)Includes loans held for sale.


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