ORRSTOWN FINANCIAL SERVICES INC (ORRF)
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SEC company page: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=826154. Latest filing source: 0001628280-26-017278.
Selected Fundamentals
| Metric | Value | Unit | FY | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 303,734,000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-03-12 |
| Net income | 80,855,000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-03-12 |
| Assets | 5,542,255,000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-03-12 |
Financials
Annual standardized facts from SEC companyfacts as of latest extracted filing date 2026-03-12. Source: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000826154.json. Derived margins, ratios, and free cash flow are computed from the extracted annual SEC facts.
| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 41,962,000 | 51,453,000 | 65,667,000 | 92,994,000 | 99,631,000 | 93,695,000 | 108,654,000 | 149,897,000 | 248,933,000 | 303,734,000 |
| Net income | 6,628,000 | 8,090,000 | 12,805,000 | 16,924,000 | 26,463,000 | 32,881,000 | 22,037,000 | 35,663,000 | 22,050,000 | 80,855,000 |
| Diluted EPS | 0.81 | 0.98 | 1.50 | 1.61 | 2.40 | 2.96 | 2.06 | 3.42 | 1.48 | 4.18 |
| Operating cash flow | 15,587,000 | 16,350,000 | 22,487,000 | 9,090,000 | 30,171,000 | 40,811,000 | 36,192,000 | 43,701,000 | 34,959,000 | 74,734,000 |
| Capital expenditures | 13,369,000 | 2,653,000 | 4,791,000 | 2,911,000 | 1,303,000 | 1,254,000 | 895,000 | 2,293,000 | 1,582,000 | 4,235,000 |
| Dividends paid | 2,898,000 | 3,488,000 | 4,375,000 | 6,150,000 | 7,610,000 | 8,280,000 | 8,264,000 | 8,485,000 | 13,177,000 | 20,643,000 |
| Share buybacks | 631,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,170,000 | 1,869,000 | 14,172,000 | 2,585,000 | 0.00 | 263,000 |
| Assets | 1,414,504,000 | 1,558,849,000 | 1,934,388,000 | 2,383,274,000 | 2,750,572,000 | 2,834,565,000 | 2,922,408,000 | 3,064,240,000 | 5,441,589,000 | 5,542,255,000 |
| Liabilities | 1,279,645,000 | 1,414,084,000 | 1,760,955,000 | 2,160,025,000 | 2,504,323,000 | 2,562,909,000 | 2,693,512,000 | 2,799,184,000 | 4,924,907,000 | 4,950,720,000 |
| Stockholders' equity | 134,859,000 | 144,765,000 | 173,433,000 | 223,249,000 | 246,249,000 | 271,656,000 | 228,896,000 | 265,056,000 | 516,682,000 | 591,535,000 |
| Free cash flow | 2,218,000 | 13,697,000 | 17,696,000 | 6,179,000 | 28,868,000 | 39,557,000 | 35,297,000 | 41,408,000 | 33,377,000 | 70,499,000 |
Ratios
| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 15.80% | 15.72% | 19.50% | 18.20% | 26.56% | 35.09% | 20.28% | 23.79% | 8.86% | 26.62% |
| Return on equity | 4.91% | 5.59% | 7.38% | 7.58% | 10.75% | 12.10% | 9.63% | 13.45% | 4.27% | 13.67% |
| Return on assets | 0.47% | 0.52% | 0.66% | 0.71% | 0.96% | 1.16% | 0.75% | 1.16% | 0.41% | 1.46% |
| Liabilities / equity | 9.49 | 9.77 | 10.15 | 9.68 | 10.17 | 9.43 | 11.77 | 10.56 | 9.53 | 8.37 |
Financial Charts
Quarterly
Quarterly standardized facts from SEC companyfacts as of latest extracted filing date 2026-05-08. Source: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000826154.json.
| Quarter | End Date | Revenue | Net Income | Diluted EPS | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-Q2 | 2022-06-30 | 0.83 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2022-Q3 | 2022-09-30 | -0.47 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2023-Q1 | 2023-03-31 | 0.87 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2023-Q2 | 2023-06-30 | 36,901,000 | 9,838,000 | 0.94 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2023-Q3 | 2023-09-30 | 38,691,000 | 9,026,000 | 0.87 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2023-Q4 | 2023-12-31 | 40,028,000 | 7,643,000 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD | |
| 2024-Q1 | 2024-03-31 | 42,650,000 | 8,531,000 | 0.81 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q2 | 2024-06-30 | 43,281,000 | 7,738,000 | 0.73 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q3 | 2024-09-30 | 82,987,000 | -7,903,000 | -0.41 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q4 | 2024-12-31 | 80,015,000 | 13,684,000 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD | |
| 2025-Q1 | 2025-03-31 | 75,519,000 | 18,051,000 | 0.93 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q2 | 2025-06-30 | 74,833,000 | 19,448,000 | 1.01 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q3 | 2025-09-30 | 77,122,000 | 21,865,000 | 1.13 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q4 | 2025-12-31 | 76,260,000 | 21,491,000 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD | |
| 2026-Q1 | 2026-03-31 | 74,364,000 | 21,809,000 | 1.12 | reported discrete quarter |
Quarterly Charts
Macro Cross-References
- CPIAUCSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items in U.S. City Average
- UNRATE - Unemployment Rate
- FEDFUNDS - Federal Funds Effective Rate
- CES0500000003 - Average Hourly Earnings of All Employees, Total Private
- DFEDTARU - Federal Funds Target Range - Upper Limit
- DFEDTARL - Federal Funds Target Range - Lower Limit
- DGS3MO - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 3-Month Constant Maturity
- DGS2 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 2-Year Constant Maturity
- DGS10 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 10-Year Constant Maturity
- DGS30 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 30-Year Constant Maturity
- T10Y2Y - 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Minus 2-Year Treasury Constant Maturity
- CPILFESL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items Less Food and Energy
- CPIUFDSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food
- CPIENGSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Energy
- CUSR0000SAH1 - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Shelter
- PCEPI - Personal Consumption Expenditures: Chain-type Price Index
- PCEPILFE - Personal Consumption Expenditures Excluding Food and Energy: Chain-type Price Index
- PPIACO - Producer Price Index by Commodity: All Commodities
- T10YIE - 10-Year Breakeven Inflation Rate
- U6RATE - Total Unemployed, Plus All Marginally Attached Workers Plus Total Employed Part Time for Economic Reasons
- PAYEMS - All Employees, Total Nonfarm
- CIVPART - Labor Force Participation Rate
- EMRATIO - Employment-Population Ratio
- UNEMPLOY - Unemployed
- CE16OV - Employment Level
- ICSA - Initial Claims
- JTSJOL - Job Openings: Total Nonfarm
- JTSQUR - Quits: Total Nonfarm
- GDPC1 - Real Gross Domestic Product
- A191RL1Q225SBEA - Real Gross Domestic Product: Percent Change from Preceding Period
- INDPRO - Industrial Production: Total Index
- TCU - Capacity Utilization: Total Index
- HOUST - New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Total Units
- PERMIT - New Privately-Owned Housing Units Authorized in Permit-Issuing Places: Total Units
- RSAFS - Advance Retail Sales: Retail Trade
- PCE - Personal Consumption Expenditures
- DSPIC96 - Real Disposable Personal Income
- PSAVERT - Personal Saving Rate
- M2SL - M2
- BOPGSTB - U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: Balance
- MSPUS - Median Sales Price of Houses Sold for the United States
- HSN1F - New One Family Houses Sold: United States
- RHORUSQ156N - Homeownership Rate in the United States
- TTLCONS - Total Construction Spending: Total Construction in the United States
- RRVRUSQ156N - Rental Vacancy Rate in the United States
- TOTALSL - Total Consumer Credit Owned and Securitized
- REVOLSL - Revolving Consumer Credit Owned and Securitized
- DRCCLACBS - Delinquency Rate on Credit Card Loans, All Commercial Banks
- GDP - Gross Domestic Product
- GPDI - Gross Private Domestic Investment
- GCE - Government Consumption Expenditures and Gross Investment
- PCEC - Personal Consumption Expenditures
- NETEXP - Net Exports of Goods and Services
- GFDEBTN - Federal Debt: Total Public Debt
- GFDEGDQ188S - Federal Debt: Total Public Debt as Percent of Gross Domestic Product
- FYFSD - Federal Surplus or Deficit
- FGRECPT - Federal Government Current Receipts
- FGEXPND - Federal Government: Current Expenditures
- MANEMP - All Employees, Manufacturing
- USCONS - All Employees, Construction
- USTRADE - All Employees, Retail Trade
- USFIRE - All Employees, Financial Activities
- USGOVT - All Employees, Government
- AWHAETP - Average Weekly Hours of All Employees, Total Private
- DGORDER - Manufacturers' New Orders: Durable Goods
- NEWORDER - Manufacturers' New Orders: Nondefense Capital Goods Excluding Aircraft
- BUSINV - Total Business Inventories
- EXPGS - Exports of Goods and Services
- IMPGS - Imports of Goods and Services
- IR - Import Price Index (End Use): All Commodities
- PPIFIS - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Final Demand
Latest quarter (10-Q)
Latest 10-Q source: 0001628280-26-032835.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis is intended to assist readers in understanding the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of Orrstown and should be read in conjunction with the preceding unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2025, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 12, 2026. Throughout this discussion, the yield on earning assets is stated on a fully taxable-equivalent basis and balances represent average daily balances unless otherwise stated. All dollar amounts presented in the tables, except per share amounts, are in thousands.
Overview
The Company, headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is a one-bank holding company that has elected status as a financial holding company. The consolidated financial information presented herein reflects the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, the Bank. At March 31, 2026, the Company had total assets of $5.6 billion, total liabilities of $5.0 billion and total shareholders’ equity of $603.2 million as reported in the unaudited consolidated balance sheets.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company had net income of $21.8 million and $18.1 million, respectively. Diluted earnings per share were $1.12 and $0.93 for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company incurred merger-related expenses of zero and $1.6 million, respectively. The merger-related expenses are included in non-interest expenses in the unaudited consolidated statements of income.
Cautionary Note About Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements appearing herein, which are not historical in nature, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act and are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In addition, we may make other written and oral communications, from time to time, that contain such statements. Such forward-looking statements reflect the current views of the Company's management with respect to, among other things, future events and the Company's financial performance. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “predict,” “potential,” “believe,” “will likely result,” “expect,” “continue,” “will,” “anticipate,” “seek,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “goal,” “target,” “would” and “outlook,” or the negative variations of those words or other comparable words of a future or forward-looking nature. Forward-looking statements are statements that include projections, predictions, expectations, estimates or beliefs about events or results or otherwise are not statements of historical facts, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond the Company's control, and include, but are not limited to, statements related to new business development, new loan opportunities, growth in the balance sheet and fee-based revenue lines of business, merger and acquisition activity, cost savings initiatives, reducing risk assets, and mitigating losses in the future. Accordingly, the Company cautions you that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, assumptions and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, actual results may prove to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements and there can be no assurances that the Company will achieve the desired level of new business development and new loans, growth in the balance sheet and fee-based revenue lines of business, cost savings initiatives, and continued reductions in risk assets or mitigate losses in the future. Factors which could cause the actual results to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: interest rate changes or volatility; general economic conditions (including inflation and concerns about liquidity) on a national basis or in the local markets in which the Company operates; ineffectiveness of the Company’s strategic growth plan due to changes in current or future market conditions; the effects of competition and how it may impact our community banking model, including industry consolidation and development of competing financial products and services; changes in consumer behavior due to changing political, business and economic conditions, or legislative or regulatory initiatives; changes in, and evolving interpretations of, existing and future laws and regulations; changes in credit quality; inability to raise capital, if necessary, under favorable conditions; volatility in the securities markets; the demand for our products and services; deteriorating economic conditions; the impact of tariffs; geopolitical tensions; operational risks including, but not limited to, cybersecurity incidents, fraud, natural disasters and future pandemics; expenses associated with litigation and legal proceedings; and other risks and uncertainties, including those detailed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q under the sections titled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and in other filings made with the SEC. The statements are valid only as of the date hereof and we disclaim any obligation to update this information.
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Economic Climate, Inflation and Interest Rates
Preliminary real GDP increased at a rate of 2.0% on an annualized basis for the first quarter of 2026, which was an increase from 1.4% during the fourth quarter of 2025 and an increase from contraction of 0.3% during the first quarter of 2025. The increase during the first quarter of 2026 was primarily due to the rise in investment, which includes business spending and inventories, in addition to consumer spending and government spending, following the government shutdown at the end of 2025. Key contributors to investment presently are intellectual property and information processing equipment. An offsetting factor influencing the GDP rate was the increase in imports, which includes parts for information processing.
The personal consumption expenditures ("PCE") price index increased by 4.5% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to an increase of 2.9% for the fourth quarter of 2025 and 2.3% during the first quarter of 2025. Excluding food and energy prices, the PCE price index increased by 4.3% in the first quarter of 2026, 2.7% in the fourth quarter of 2025 and 2.3% in the first quarter of 2025. The increase in the PCE price index reflects rising service sector costs and inflationary pressures. Rising costs include energy prices, which have been impacted by the geopolitical conflict in the Middle East, and pass-through costs on goods impacted by tariffs.
The national unemployment rate was 4.3% in March 2026 compared to 4.4% in December 2025. During the first quarter of 2026, there were job gains reported in healthcare, construction, transportation and warehousing. Within the Company's geographic footprint, the unemployment rate in Pennsylvania was 4.3% in March 2026 compared to 3.7% in December 2025. The unemployment rate in Maryland increased from 4.2% in December 2025 to 4.3% in March 2026. The unemployment rates in Pennsylvania and Maryland both remain aligned with the national level. These state-wide unemployment rates are consistent with those experienced by the counties in which the Company operates branches and other corporate offices.
Following a 25 basis point increase in July 2023, the Federal Funds rate remained unchanged until September 2024, when the FOMC cut the Federal Funds rate by 50 basis points. The FOMC subsequently implemented additional rate cuts of 25 basis points in December 2024, September 2025, October 2025 and December 2025. These changes were based on the FOMC's assessment of inflation, the unemployment rate and jobs report.
At March 31, 2026, the 10-year Treasury bond yield was 4.30%, an increase from 4.14% at December 31, 2025. Contributing factors for the increase include geopolitical conflict, which has caused energy prices to rise and created concerns with inflationary pressure. Despite the recent FOMC rate cuts, the current geopolitical conflict could result in a pause or increase in the Federal Funds rate.
The majority of the assets and liabilities of a financial institution are monetary in nature and, therefore, differ greatly from most commercial and industrial companies that have significant investments in fixed assets or inventories. However, inflation does have an impact on the Company, particularly with respect to the growth of total assets and noninterest expenses, which tend to rise during periods of general inflation. Risks also exist due to supply and demand imbalances, the interest rate environment, geopolitical tensions, uncertainty related to the impact of tariffs, the scope and timing of changes to fiscal, regulatory and trade policies.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The Company’s accounting and reporting policies are in accordance with GAAP and follow accounting and reporting guidelines prescribed by bank regulatory authorities and general practices within the financial services industry in which it operates. Our financial position and results of operations are affected by management's application of accounting policies, including estimates, and assumptions and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates, assumptions, and judgments are based on information available as of the balance sheet date and through the date the financial statements are filed with the SEC. Different assumptions in the application of these policies could result in material changes in the consolidated financial position and/or consolidated results of operations and related disclosures. The more critical accounting estimates include accounting for business combinations, accounting for credit losses and accounting for income taxes.
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Business Combinations
The Company accounts for its mergers and acquisitions using the acquisition method of accounting under the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 805 ("ASC 805"), Business Combinations. Under ASC 805, the assets acquired, including identified intangible assets such as core deposit intangibles and customer relationship intangibles, and liabilities assumed in a business combination are recognized at their acquisition-date fair value, while transaction costs and restructuring costs associated with the business combination are expensed as incurred. The excess of the merger consideration over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, if any, is allocated to goodwill.
The valuations are based upon management’s assumptions of future growth rates, future attrition, discount rates and other relevant factors, which involves a significant level of estimation and uncertainty. In addition, management engaged independent third-party specialists to assist in the development of the fair values of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities. The preliminary estimates of fair values may be adjusted for a period of time subsequent to the acquisition date if new information is obtained about facts and circumsta
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Latest 10-K MD&A
ITEM 7 – MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis is intended to assist readers in understanding the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of the Company and should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain prior period amounts presented in this discussion and analysis have been reclassified to conform to current period classifications. These reclassifications did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated balance sheets, statements of income or statement of consolidated cash flows.
Overview
The Company, headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is a one-bank holding company that has elected status as a financial holding company. The consolidated financial information presented herein reflects the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, the Bank. At December 31, 2025, the Company had total assets of $5.5 billion, total liabilities of $5.0 billion and total shareholders' equity of $591.5 million as reported in the consolidated balance sheets.
The Company acquired Codorus Valley and its wholly-owned bank subsidiary PeoplesBank, A Codorus Valley Company on July 1, 2024. The merger and acquisition method of accounting was used to account for the transaction with the Company as the acquirer. The Company recorded the assets and liabilities of Codorus Valley at their respective fair values as of July 1, 2024. The transaction was valued at $233.4 million and expanded the Bank’s footprint into the York, Pennsylvania market while increasing its market penetration in its existing markets.
The Company incurred merger-related expenses of $2.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2025. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company incurred merger-related expenses of $22.7 million, a provision for non-PCD loans of $15.5 million, expenses for the retirement of an executive of $4.8 million and a provision for legal settlement of $478 thousand. The merger-related and other non-recurring expenses are included in non-interest expenses in the consolidated statements of income under Part II, Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplemental Data."
Critical Accounting Estimates
The Company’s accounting and reporting policies are in accordance with GAAP and follow accounting and reporting guidelines prescribed by bank regulatory authorities and general practices within the financial services industry in which it operates. Our financial position and results of operations are affected by management's application of accounting policies, including estimates, and assumptions and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The most significant accounting policies followed by the Company are presented in Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, to the Consolidated Financial Statements under Part II, Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data." These estimates, assumptions, and judgments are based on information available as of the balance sheet date and through the date the financial statements are filed with the SEC. In applying those accounting policies, the Company's management is required to exercise judgment in determining many of the methodologies, assumptions and estimates to be utilized. Certain of the critical accounting estimates are more dependent on such judgment and, in some cases, may contribute to volatility in our reported financial performance should the assumptions and estimates used change over time due to changes in circumstances. The more critical accounting estimates include accounting for credit losses, income tax methodologies and accounting for business combinations.
Business Combinations
The Company accounts for its mergers and acquisitions using the acquisition method of accounting under the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 805 ("ASC 805"), Business Combinations. Under ASC 805, the assets acquired, including identified intangible assets such as core deposit intangibles and customer relationship intangibles, and liabilities assumed in a business combination are recognized at their acquisition-date fair value, while transaction costs and restructuring costs associated with the business combination are expensed as incurred. The excess of the merger consideration over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, if any, is allocated to goodwill.
The valuations are based upon management’s assumptions of future growth rates, future attrition, discount rates and other relevant factors, which involves a significant level of estimation and uncertainty. In addition, management engaged independent third-party specialists to assist in the development of the fair values of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities. The preliminary estimates of fair values may be adjusted for a period of time subsequent to the acquisition date if new information is obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the merger date that, if known, would have affected the measurement of the amounts recognized as of that date. Adjustments would be recorded to goodwill during the current reporting period.
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Examples of the impacted acquired loans and assumed liabilities includes loans, deposits, identifiable intangible assets, borrowings and certain other assets and liabilities.
For acquired loans at the merger date, management evaluated and classified loans based upon whether the loans had experienced a more-than-insignificant amount of credit deteriorating since origination. To determine the fair value of the loans, significant estimates and assumptions were applied, including projected cash flows, discount rates, repayment speeds, credit loss severity rates, default rates and realizable collateral values. At acquisition, the allowance on PCD loans is booked directly to the ACL using the Company’s existing ACL methodology, but there is no initial impact to net income. Subsequent to acquisition, future changes in estimates of expected credit losses on PCD loans are recognized as provision expense (or reversal of provision expense). The ACL for non-PCD loans is recognized as a provision for credit losses in the same reporting period as the business acquisition, using the Company’s existing ACL methodology.
These critical accounting estimates are discussed in detail in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. Significant accounting policies and any changes in accounting principles and effects of new accounting pronouncements are discussed in Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, to the Consolidated Financial Statements under Part II, Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data," in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Accounting for Credit Losses - Loans
The ACL represents the amount that, in management’s judgment, appropriately reflects credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio at the balance sheet date. A provision for credit losses is recorded to adjust the level of the ACL as determined by management. In accordance with ASU 2016-13, the CECL methodology requires an organization to measure all expected credit losses over the contractual term for financial assets measured at amortized cost based on historical credit loss experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts.
Determining the ACL inherently involves a high degree of subjectivity and requires the Company to make significant estimates of current credit risks and trends, all of which may undergo material changes, including expected probabilities of default, expected loss given default, the timing of expected future cash flows including the impact from unexpected changes in prepayment speeds, estimated losses based on historical credit loss experience and forecasted economic conditions. To the extent actual results differ from management's estimates, additional provisions for credit losses may be required that could adversely impact results of operations and regulatory capital in future periods.
The ACL is maintained at a level considered appropriate to absorb credit losses over the expected life of the loan. The ACL for expected credit losses is determined based on a quantitative assessment of two categories of loans: collectively evaluated loans and individually evaluated loans. In addition, the ACL also includes a qualitative component, which adjusts the CECL model results for risk factors that are not considered within the CECL model, but are relevant in assessing the expected credit losses within the loan classes.
The ACL on loans is measured on a collective basis when similar risk characteristics exist within the Company's loan segments between commercial and consumer. Each of these loan segments are broken down into multiple loan classes, which are characterized by loan type, collateral type, risk attributions and the manner in which management monitors the performance of the borrower. The risks associated with lending activities differ and are subject to the impact of changes in interest rates, market conditions, the collateral securing the loans, and general economic conditions.
The ACL for loans collectively evaluated is measured using a lifetime expected loss rate model that considers historical loss performance and past events in addition to forecasts of future economic conditions. Based on management's analysis, adjustments may be applied for additional factors impacting the risk of loss in the loan portfolio beyond the quantitatively calculated reserve on collectively evaluated loans. As the quantitative reserve calculation incorporates historical conditions, management may consider if an additional or reduced reserve is warranted and make adjustments through qualitative risk factors based on current and expected conditions. Management uses the best available information to complete these evaluations; however, future adjustments to the ACL may be necessary if conditions significantly differ from the assumptions used in making the evaluations.
The ACL for loans collectively evaluated is measured using a lifetime expected loss rate model under the vendor's neutral scenario that considers historical loss performance and past events in addition to forecasts of future economic conditions. The Company elected to use the DCF methodology for the quantitative analysis for the majority of its loan segments, which applies the probability of default to future cash flows, using a loss driver model and loss given default factors, and then adjusts to the net present value to derive the required reserve. The probability of default estimates are derived through the application of reasonable and supportable economic forecasts to the regression models, which incorporates the Company's and peer loss-rate data, unemployment rate and GDP and can be obtained from the Federal Reserve Economic Database. The reasonable and supportable forecasts of the selected economic metrics are then input into the regression model to calculate an expected default
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rate. The expected default rates are then applied to expected loan balances estimated through the consideration of contractual repayment terms and expected prepayments. The prepayment and curtailment assumptions adjust the contractual terms of the loan to arrive at the expected cash flows. The model incorporates an annualized prepayment rate and a twelve-month rate for curtailment based on a "statistical tendency to repay." Changes in the prepayment and curtailment speeds that vary from the current model inputs could result in inaccurate expected credit losses. The development and validation of credit models also included determining the length of the reasonable and supportable forecast and regression period and utilizing national peer group historical loss rates, which a four-quarter forecast period followed by a four-quarter straight-line reversion period were applied.
Management incorporates the national unemployment rate and GDP as the drivers of the quantitative portion of collectively evaluated reserves on loan classes reliant upon the DCF methodology, primarily as a result of high correlation coefficients identified in regression modeling, which represents a significant judgment in determining the ACL; however, changes in the macroeconomic forecast could significantly impact the calculated ACL. For the consumer loan segment, the quantitative reserve was calculated using the remaining life methodology where the average historical bank-specific and peer loss rates are applied to expected loan balances over an estimated remaining life of loans. The estimated remaining life is calculated using historical bank-specific loan attrition data.
See Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, and Note 4, Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses, to the Consolidated Financial Statements under Part II, Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplemental Data," for details on the ACL evaluation.
Accounting for Income Taxes
The Company is subject to federal and state income taxes in the jurisdictions in which it operates. Due to the complexity of the tax laws, management may make judgments in computing income tax expense, which are subject to varying interpretations by management and the taxing authorities, and could result in changes upon final determination. Income tax expense is based upon income before taxes, adjusted for the effect of certain tax-exempt income, non-deductible expenses and credits. Temporary differences may occur as a result of certain income and expense items being reported in different periods for financial reporting and tax purposes. Deferred taxes are calculated, using the applicable enacted marginal tax rate, based on the differences between the tax basis and carrying value of the asset or liability on the financial statement. The Company recognizes, when applicable, interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense in the consolidated statements of income. Under FASB ASC 740, Income Taxes, the Company must apply a more likely than not probability threshold on its tax positions before a financial statement benefit is recognized. A valuation allowance would be recognized if any deferred tax assets were determined to be more likely than not unrecoverable. See Note 8, Income Taxes, to the Consolidated Financial Statements under Part II, Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplemental Data," for details on our income tax expense and deferred tax assets and liabilities.
Readers of the Company's consolidated financial statements should be aware that the estimates and assumptions used may need to be updated in future financial presentations for changes in circumstances, business or economic conditions, in order to fairly represent the condition of the Company at that time.
Economic Climate, Inflation and Interest Rates
Preliminary real GDP increased at a rate of 1.4% on an annualized basis for the fourth quarter of 2025, which was a decrease from 2.3% during the fourth quarter of 2024. The increase during the fourth quarter of 2025 was primarily due to consumer spending despite consumer spending declining compared to the third quarter of 2025 and fourth quarter of 2024. Similarly, the rate during the fourth quarter of 2025 was impacted by the rise in investment, which includes business spending, housing and business inventories; however, the rate of increase had decelerated compared to the aforementioned comparative periods. Key contributors to investment presently are intellectual property and information processing equipment. An offsetting factor influencing the GDP rate was the federal government shutdown.
The personal consumption expenditures ("PCE") price index increased by 2.9% in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to an increase of 2.4% for the fourth quarter of 2024. Excluding food and energy prices, the PCE price index increased by 2.7% in the fourth quarter of 2025 and in the fourth quarter of 2024.
The national unemployment rate was 4.3% in December 2025 compared to 3.8% in December 2024. Within the Company's geographic footprint, the unemployment rate in Pennsylvania was 3.7% in December 2025 compared to 4.2% in December 2024. The unemployment rate in Maryland increased from 2.7% in December 2024 to 4.2% in December 2025. Despite the increases in both states since December 2024, the unemployment rates in Pennsylvania and Maryland both remain
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below the national level. These state-wide unemployment rates are consistent with those experienced by the counties in which the Company operates branches and other corporate offices.
Following a 25 basis point increase in July 2023, the Federal Funds rate remained unchanged until September 2024, when the FOMC cut the Federal Funds rate by 50 basis points. The FOMC subsequently implemented additional rate cuts of 25 basis points in December 2024, September 2025, October 2025 and December 2025. These changes were based on the FOMC's assessment of inflation, the unemployment rate and jobs report.
At December 31, 2025, the 10-year Treasury bond yield was 4.14%, a decrease from 4.58% at December 31, 2024. Contributing factors for the decrease include recent FOMC rate cuts, cooling inflationary pressures, geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainties.
On July 4, 2025, H.R. 1, referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the "Act"), was enacted into law. The Act includes tax reform provisions, including making permanent certain business tax provisions of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The provisions of the Act did not have a material impact on our results of operations and financial condition for the year ended December 31, 2025.
The majority of the assets and liabilities of a financial institution are monetary in nature and, therefore, differ greatly from most commercial and industrial companies that have significant investments in fixed assets or inventories. However, inflation does have an impact on the Company, particularly with respect to the growth of total assets and noninterest expenses, which tend to rise during periods of general inflation. Risks also exist due to supply and demand imbalances, the interest rate environment, geopolitical tensions, uncertainty related to the impact of tariffs and the shutdown of the U.S. government, the scope and timing of changes to fiscal, regulatory and trade policies.
As the Company’s balance sheet consists primarily of financial instruments, interest income and interest expense are greatly influenced by the level of interest rates and the slope of the yield curve, as well as the mix of assets and funding. The Company has been able to grow its net interest income by $44.5 million from 2024 to 2025, which is attributed to the Merger that was completed on July 1, 2024 and continued success with the balance of loan growth and pricing of interest-earning assets and liabilities. Competition for quality lending opportunities and deposits remains intense, which, together with an inverted yield curve and changing economic environment, will continue to challenge the Company's ability to grow its net interest margin and to manage its overhead expenses.
Results of Operations
Summary
Net income totaled $80.9 million, $22.1 million and $35.7 million for 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Diluted earnings per share totaled $4.18, $1.48 and $3.42 for 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company incurred merger-related expenses of $2.6 million, which were included in non-interest expenses of the consolidated statements of income. Excluding these non-recurring expenses, net income and diluted earnings per share totaled $82.9 million and $4.28, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2025. Net income was $56.1 million and diluted earnings per share was $3.76 for the year ended December 31, 2024 excluding merger-related expenses of $22.7 million, a provision for non-PCD loans of $15.5 million, expenses for the retirement of an executive of $4.8 million and a provision for legal settlement of $478 thousand. Net income was $36.6 million and diluted earnings per share was $3.51 for the year ended December 31, 2023 excluding $1.1 million of merger-related expenses. The Company recorded a gain of $1.2 million from the sale of the Bank's Path Valley branch during the year ended December 31, 2023. See “Supplemental Reporting of Non-GAAP Measures.”
Net interest income totaled $199.8 million, $155.3 million and $104.9 million for 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The increase in net interest income reflected the deployment of cash into higher yielding commercial loans and investment securities and the impact of the rising interest rates on interest-earning asset yields, partially offset by the impact of an increase in cost of funds and increases in interest-bearing liabilities. In addition, the increases in interest income during 2025 and 2024 reflect the impact of the Merger, including net accretion of purchase accounting marks on loans, investment securities, deposits and borrowings.
The provision for credit losses on loans totaled $126 thousand, $17.4 million and $1.7 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the provision for credit losses increased primarily due to $15.5 million of reserves on acquired non-PCD loans as a result of the Merger. During the first quarter of 2023, the Company adopted the new accounting standard for CECL, which resulted in the change from the incurred loss model based on historical loss experience to the expected loss model, which reflects the projected credit losses over the expected life of financial assets and commitments.
Noninterest income totaled $52.3 million, $37.4 million and $25.7 million for 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The increase of $14.9 million from 2024 to 2025 was primarily due to an increase in wealth management income of $5.3 million
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and increases in service charges and interchange income of $5.1 million, partially driven by the Merger, in addition to an increase of $1.5 million in income from life insurance policies and an increase of $1.3 million in swap fees. The remainder of the increase is across several line items and is due primarily to the Merger. The increase in noninterest income of $11.8 million from 2023 to 2024 was primarily due to an increase in wealth management income of $5.0 million and increases in service charges and interchange income of $3.4 million, partially driven by the Merger. The increase in 2024 compared to 2023 was partially offset by the gain of $1.2 million recorded to other income from the sale of the Path Valley branch for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Noninterest expenses totaled $149.4 million, $148.3 million and $83.8 million for 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The increase of $1.1 million from 2024 to 2025 was due to increases across several line items due to the impact from the Merger, partially offset by the decrease of $20.1 million in merger-related expenses. The Company incurred merger-related expenses of $2.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2025. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company incurred merger-related expenses of $22.7 million, a provision for non-PCD loans of $15.5 million, expenses for the retirement of an executive of $4.8 million and a provision for legal settlement of $478 thousand, collectively the "non-recurring expenses". The increase of $64.5 million in non-interest expenses from 2023 to 2024 included $43.4 million in the aforementioned non-recurring expenses.
Income tax expense totaled $21.8 million, $5.8 million and $9.4 million for 2025, 2024 and 2023, or an effective tax rate of 21.2%, 20.7% and 20.8% respectively.
Net Interest Income
Net interest income is the primary component of the Company's net income. Interest-earning assets include loans, investment securities and interest-bearing bank balances. Interest-bearing liabilities include primarily deposits and borrowed funds.
Net interest income is affected by changes in interest rates, the volume of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and the composition of those assets and liabilities. “Net interest spread” and “net interest margin” are two common statistics related to changes in net interest income. Net interest spread represents the difference between the yields earned on interest-earning assets and the rates paid for interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest margin is the ratio of net interest income to average earning asset balances.
The FRB influences the general market rates of interest, including the deposit and loan rates offered by many financial institutions. Starting in March 2022, the FOMC increased the Federal Funds rate by 425 basis points during 2022 and 100 basis points during 2023 as an attempt to combat the impact of inflation, the rising consumer price index, supply chain disruptions, the state of the labor market and geopolitical tensions. Following a 25 basis point increase in July 2023, the Federal Funds rate remained unchanged until September 2024, when the FOMC cut the Federal Funds rate by 50 basis points. The FOMC subsequently implemented additional rate cuts of 25 basis points in December 2024, September 2025, October 2025 and December 2025. These changes were based on the FOMC's assessment of inflation, the unemployment rate and jobs report.
Core deposits are deposits that are stable, lower cost and generally reprice more slowly than other deposits when interest rates change. Core deposits, which exclude certificates of deposit, are typically funds of local clients who also have a borrowing or other relationship with the Bank. The Company is primarily funded by core deposits, including noninterest-bearing demand deposits, which have historically served as a foundational, low-cost source of funds. In addition to the impact of the interest rate environment, the competition for deposits also increased in the latter part of 2022 and continued throughout 2025 with clients utilizing their funds at a higher frequency and additional liquidity was needed to meet the demands of our clients. During that timeframe, clients shifted their deposits to higher-yielding products within the Bank, including time deposits with promotional offerings of up to 18-month terms. From late 2024 to 2025, there has been reduction of these higher yielding promotional balances due to maturities.
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The following table presents net interest income, net interest spread and net interest margin on a taxable-equivalent basis for 2025, 2024 and 2023. Taxable-equivalent adjustments are the result of increasing income from tax-exempt loans and investment securities by an amount equal to the taxes that would be paid if the income were fully taxable based on a 21% federal corporate tax rate for 2025, 2024 and 2023, reflecting our statutory tax rates for those years.
2025
2024
2023
Average
Balance
Taxable-
Equivalent
Interest
Taxable-
Equivalent
Rate
Average
Balance
Taxable-
Equivalent
Interest
Taxable-
Equivalent
Rate
Average
Balance
Taxable-
Equivalent
Interest
Taxable-
Equivalent
Rate
Assets
Federal funds sold and interest-bearing bank balances
$
135,900
$
5,921
4.36
%
$
150,500
$
7,764
5.14
%
$
40,856
$
1,809
4.43
%
Taxable securities
792,187
37,668
4.75
564,702
27,361
4.85
396,779
18,031
4.54
Tax-exempt securities (1)
121,251
4,888
4.03
125,521
4,456
3.54
123,686
4,383
3.54
Total investment securities (2)
913,438
42,556
4.66
690,223
31,817
4.60
520,465
22,414
4.31
Loans (1)(3)(4)(5)(6)
3,945,723
257,493
6.53
3,150,425
210,994
6.68
2,239,574
127,107
5.68
Total interest-earning assets
4,995,061
305,970
6.13
3,991,148
250,575
6.26
2,800,895
151,330
5.40
Cash and due from banks
50,068
41,536
29,867
Bank premises and equipment
68,029
39,792
29,442
Other assets
366,718
288,082
167,499
Allowance for credit losses
(48,134)
(39,086)
(28,176)
Total assets
$
5,431,742
$
4,321,472
$
2,999,527
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Interest-bearing demand deposits
$
2,464,745
$
56,258
2.28
%
$
2,077,038
$
51,049
2.45
%
$
1,525,204
$
26,944
1.77
%
Savings deposits
267,271
659
0.25
223,183
599
0.27
198,157
585
0.30
Time deposits
923,547
35,421
3.84
732,446
32,586
4.44
338,170
9,981
2.95
Total interest-bearing deposits
3,655,563
92,338
2.53
3,032,667
84,234
2.77
2,061,531
37,510
1.82
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and federal funds purchased
26,806
402
1.50
17,543
215
1.22
14,111
114
0.80
FHLB advances and other borrowings
156,548
6,310
4.03
120,787
4,945
4.08
123,697
5,350
4.32
Subordinated notes and trust preferred debt
60,790
4,892
8.05
50,397
4,285
8.48
32,058
2,017
6.29
Total interest-bearing liabilities
3,899,707
103,942
2.67
3,221,394
93,679
2.91
2,231,397
44,991
2.02
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits
894,117
625,714
470,349
Other liabilities
90,210
82,084
54,447
Total liabilities
4,884,034
3,929,192
2,756,193
Shareholders’ equity
547,708
392,280
243,334
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
$
5,431,742
$
4,321,472
$
2,999,527
Taxable-equivalent net interest income / net interest spread
202,028
3.46
%
156,896
3.36
%
106,339
3.39
%
Taxable-equivalent net interest margin
4.04
%
3.92
%
3.80
%
Taxable-equivalent adjustment
(2,236)
(1,642)
(1,433)
Net interest income
$
199,792
$
155,254
$
104,906
Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities
128
%
124
%
126
%
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NOTES TO ANALYSIS OF NET INTEREST INCOME:
(1)
Yields and interest income on tax-exempt assets have been computed on a taxable-equivalent basis assuming a 21% tax rate.
(2)
Average balance of investment securities is computed at fair value.
(3)
Average balances include nonaccrual loans.
(4)
Interest income on loans includes prepayment and late fees, where applicable.
(5)
Interest income on loans includes interest recovered of $1.6 million from the payoff of a commercial real estate loan on nonaccrual status for the year ended December 31, 2024.
(6)
Interest income on loans includes accretion on purchase accounting marks of $21.5 million, $15.2 million and $748 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
The following table presents changes in net interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis between years by rate and volume components:
2025 Versus 2024 Increase (Decrease)
Due to Change in
2024 Versus 2023 Increase (Decrease)
Due to Change in
Average
Volume
Average
Rate
Total
Average
Volume
Average
Rate
Total
Interest Income
Federal funds sold and interest-bearing bank balances
$
(751)
$
(1,092)
$
(1,843)
$
4,855
$
1,100
$
5,955
Taxable securities
11,022
(715)
10,307
7,631
1,699
9,330
Tax-exempt securities
(151)
583
432
65
8
73
Loans
53,105
(6,606)
46,499
51,696
32,191
83,887
Total interest income
63,225
(7,830)
55,395
64,246
34,999
99,245
Interest Expense
Interest-bearing demand deposits
9,499
(4,290)
5,209
9,749
14,356
24,105
Savings deposits
119
(59)
60
74
(59)
14
Time deposits
8,483
(5,648)
2,835
11,637
10,968
22,605
Securities purchases under agreements to repurchase and federal funds purchased
113
74
187
27
74
101
FHLB advances and other borrowings
1,460
(95)
1,365
(126)
(279)
(405)
Subordinated notes and trust preferred debt
881
(274)
607
1,154
1,114
2,268
Total interest expense
20,555
(10,292)
10,263
22,515
26,174
48,688
Taxable-Equivalent Net Interest Income
$
42,670
$
2,462
$
45,132
$
41,731
$
8,825
$
50,557
Note:
The change attributed to volume is calculated by multiplying the average change in average balance by the prior year's average rate. The remainder is attributable to rate.
2025 versus 2024
Net interest income increased by $44.5 million from $155.3 million in 2024 to $199.8 million in 2025. Interest income on loans increased by $46.3 million, from $210.3 million in 2024 to $256.6 million in 2025. Interest income on investment securities increased by $10.3 million, from $30.9 million in 2024 to $41.2 million in 2025. Total interest expense increased by $10.3 million from $93.7 million in 2024 to $103.9 million in 2025. Interest expense on deposits increased by $8.1 million from $84.2 million in 2024 to $92.3 million in 2025, and interest expense on borrowed funds increased by $2.2 million from $9.4 million in 2024 to $11.6 million in 2025.
Net interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis increased by $45.1 million from $156.9 million in 2024 to $202.0 million in 2025. The Company’s net interest spread increased by ten basis points from 3.36% in 2024 to 3.46% in 2025 primarily due to a decrease in cost of funds.
Taxable-equivalent net interest margin increased by 12 basis points to 4.04% in 2025 from 3.92% in 2024. Net interest income benefited from a decrease of 24 basis points in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities from 2.91% in 2024 to 2.67% in 2025, reflecting the impact of deposit rate reductions over that time period and the runoff of higher rate time deposits and money market balances, partially offset by the impact of the accelerated amortization of remaining debt issuance costs from the
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redemption of subordinated notes. During 2025 and 2024, amortization expense of the debt issuance costs totaled $335 thousand and $81 thousand, respectively. The taxable-equivalent yield on interest-earning assets decreased by 13 basis points to 6.13% in 2025 from 6.26% in 2024, which was primarily due to the decline in the Fed Funds rate since late 2024.
The yield on loans decreased by 15 basis points to 6.53% in 2025 from 6.68% in 2024 primarily due to the decline in market interest rates. Taxable-equivalent interest income earned on loans increased by $46.5 million from $211.0 million in 2024 to $257.5 million in 2025 primarily due to an increase in the average balances, which was partially attributed to the acquired loans from the Merger, and from the accretion recognized on fair value marks to loans.
Average loans increased by $795.3 million from $3.2 billion during 2024 to $3.9 billion during 2025. The average balance of commercial loans increased by $613.3 million from $2.5 billion during 2024 to $3.1 billion during 2025. Average residential mortgage loans increased by $118.1 million from $367.4 million for 2024 to $485.5 million for 2025. Average home equity loans increased by $47.8 million from $247.4 million for 2024 to $295.2 million for 2025. Average installment and other consumer loans increased by $16.1 million from $27.2 million for 2024 to $43.3 million for 2025.
Accretion of purchase accounting adjustments on loans included in interest income was $21.5 million during 2025 compared to $15.2 million in 2024. Accelerated accretion totaled $5.2 million during 2025 compared to $5.4 million during 2024. Prepayment income on commercial loans increased from $1.1 million during 2024 to $1.5 million during 2025. The recognition of interest income previously applied to principal of $1.6 million from the payoff of a commercial real estate loan on nonaccrual status contributed four basis points to the Company's net interest margin during 2024.
Interest income on investment securities on a tax-equivalent basis increased by $10.8 million to $42.6 million for 2025 from $31.8 million for 2024, with the taxable equivalent yield increasing from 4.60% for 2024 to 4.66% for 2025. The increase of six basis points reflects the increase in average balances and the increase in accretion of the discount recorded on investment securities assumed from the Merger, partially offset by a decline in the market interest rates. Average investment securities increased by $223.2 million from $690.2 million in 2024 to $913.4 million during 2025 due to the investment securities assumed from the Merger and purchases during 2025. Investment security purchases totaled $272.3 million, partially offset by sales of $83.8 million during 2025. Accretion on acquired investment securities was $3.2 million in 2025 compared to $1.5 million in 2024.
Interest income on federal funds sold and interest-bearing bank balances on a tax-equivalent basis decreased by $1.8 million to $5.9 million for 2025 from $7.8 million for 2024. The average balance of federal funds sold and interest-bearing bank balances decreased by $14.6 million from $150.5 million for 2024 to $135.9 million for 2025, which was impacted by the decrease in deposits. The FOMC cut the Federal Funds rate by 75 basis points since September 2025.
Interest expense increased by $10.3 million to $103.9 million in 2025 from $93.7 million in 2024; however, the cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased by 24 basis points from 2.91% in 2024 to 2.67% in 2025, reflecting the impact of deposit rate reductions implemented during 2025 and runoff of higher rate time deposits and money market balances, partially offset by the accelerated amortization of the remaining debt issuance costs from the redemption of subordinated notes. Average interest-bearing liabilities increased by $678.3 million from $3.2 billion in 2024 to $3.9 billion during 2025 primarily due to the impact of the Merger.
Interest expense on deposits increased by $8.1 million from $84.2 million in 2024 to $92.3 million in 2025. The average balance of interest-bearing deposits increased by $622.9 million from $3.0 billion in 2024 to $3.7 billion in 2025. Average interest-bearing demand and money market deposits increased by $387.7 million to $2.5 billion in 2025 compared to $2.1 billion in 2024. Average time deposits increased by $191.1 million to $923.5 million in 2025 from $732.4 million in 2024, which resulted in increased interest expense on time deposits of $8.5 million. Average savings deposits increased by $44.1 million to $267.3 million in 2025 from $223.2 million in 2024. The average cost of time deposits decreased by 60 basis points from 4.44% in 2024 to 3.84% in 2025 due to continued run-off in higher yielding promotional balances and replacement at lower rates. Amortization expense of fair value marks on acquired time deposits was $913 thousand in 2025 compared to $2.1 million in 2024.
Interest expense on borrowings increased by $2.1 million to $11.6 million in 2025 from $9.4 million in 2024 despite the cost of borrowings decreasing by five basis points from 4.08% in 2024 to 4.03% in 2025. Average borrowings increased by $55.4 million from $188.7 million in 2024 to $244.1 million in 2025, which included an increase of $35.8 million in average FHLB advances and other borrowings and an increase of $10.4 million in average subordinated notes and trust preferred debt. The increase in FHLB advances was due to utilization of long-term advances and overnight borrowings 2025 as lending and investing activities increased. The average balance in subordinated notes and trust preferred debt is due to the assumption of subordinated debt of $31.0 million and trust preferred debt of $10.3 million from the Merger, partially offset by the impact from the redemption of Orrstown's subordinated notes on September 30, 2025. During 2025 and 2024, amortization expense of the debt issuance costs totaled $335 thousand and $81 thousand, respectively.
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The subordinated notes assumed from the Merger had a fixed rate of interest equal to 4.50% until December 30, 2025. After that term, the variable rate of interest is equal to the three-month CME term SOFR rate plus 4.04%, which was 8.06% at December 31, 2025. The trust preferred debt has a variable rate of three-month CME term SOFR rate plus a spread adjustment and margin. For 2025 and 2024, the average cost of the trust preferred debt, excluding the fair value mark, was 6.24% and 7.08%, respectively. Amortization of fair value marks on acquired borrowings was $607 thousand and $294 thousand in 2025 and 2024, respectively.
2024 versus 2023
Interest income on loans increased by $83.7 million, from $126.6 million in 2023 to $210.3 million in 2024, and interest income on investment securities increased by $9.4 million, from $21.5 million in 2023 to $30.9 million in 2024. Total interest expense increased by $48.7 million from $45.0 million in 2023 to $93.7 million in 2024. Interest expense on deposits increased by $46.7 million from $37.5 million in 2023 to $84.2 million in 2024, and interest expense on borrowed funds increased by $1.9 million to $7.5 million in 2023 to $9.4 million in 2024.
Net interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis increased by $50.4 million, or 48%, from $104.9 million in 2023 to $155.3 million in 2024. The Company’s net interest spread decreased by three basis points from 3.39% in 2023 to 3.36% in 2024 primarily due to an increase in cost of funds.
Taxable-equivalent net interest margin increased by twelve basis points to 3.92% in 2024 from 3.80% in 2023. The recognition of interest income previously applied to principal of $1.6 million from the payoff of a commercial real estate loan on nonaccrual status contributed four basis points to the Company's net interest margin during the year ended December 31, 2024. The taxable-equivalent yield on interest-earning assets increased by 86 basis points to 6.26% in 2024 from 5.40% in 2023, due primarily to the accretion recognized on fair value marks to loans and securities assumed in the Merger. The increase in yield was more than offset by an increase of 89 basis points in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities from 2.02% in 2023 to 2.91% in 2024 due primarily to increased funding costs on deposits from higher market interest rates and competitive pressures, an increase in the interest rate on Orrstown Financial Services, Inc.'s subordinated notes, which converted from a fixed rate to a floating rate on December 30, 2023, and the assumption of subordinated notes and trust preferred debt from the Merger.
Average loans increased by $910.9 million from $2.2 billion during 2023 to $3.2 billion during 2024. Average investment securities increased by $169.7 million from $520.5 million in 2023 to $690.2 million during 2024. Average interest-bearing liabilities increased by $990.0 million from $2.2 billion in 2023 to $3.2 billion during 2024.
The yield on loans increased by 100 basis points to 6.68% in 2024 from 5.68% in 2023. Taxable-equivalent interest income earned on loans increased by $83.9 million from $127.1 million in 2023 to $211.0 million in 2024 primarily due to an increase in the average balances, which was attributed to the acquired loans from the Merger and from the impact of the interest rate environment.
The average balance of commercial loans increased by $725.2 million from $1.8 billion during 2023 to $2.5 billion during 2024. Average residential mortgage loans increased by $120.7 million from $246.7 million for 2023 to $367.4 million for 2024. Average home equity loans increased by $57.8 million from $189.6 million for 2023 to $247.4 million for 2024. Average installment and other consumer loans increased by $7.2 million from $20.0 million for 2023 to $27.2 million for 2024.
Accretion of purchase accounting adjustments included in interest income was $15.2 million during 2024 compared to $748 thousand in 2023. The increase in accretion was due to the recognition of fair value marks from the Merger. Accelerated accretion totaled $5.4 million during 2024 compared to $269 thousand during 2023. Prepayment income on commercial loans increased from $826 thousand during 2023 to $1.1 million during 2024.
Interest income on investment securities on a tax-equivalent basis increased by $9.4 million to $31.8 million for 2024 from $22.4 million for 2023, with the taxable equivalent yield increasing by 29 basis points from 4.31% for 2023 to 4.60% for 2024. This increase reflects the impact from the higher interest rates as well as the accretion of discounts recorded on investment securities assumed from the Merger. Average investment securities increased by $169.7 million from $520.5 million in 2023 to $690.2 million during 2024 due primarily to the Merger.
Interest income on federal funds sold and interest-bearing bank balances on a tax-equivalent basis increased by $6.0 million to $7.8 million for 2024 from $1.8 million for 2023. The average balance of federal funds sold and interest-bearing bank balances increased by $109.6 million from $40.9 million for 2023 to $150.5 million for 2024. The Federal Funds rate had remained unchanged from the prior rate increase of 25 basis points in July 2023 until the FOMC cut the Federal Funds rate by 50 basis points in September 2024 and 25 basis points in December 2024.
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Interest expense on deposits increased by $46.7 million from $37.5 million in 2023 to $84.2 million in 2024 as the cost of borrowings increased by 95 basis points from 1.82% in 2023 to 2.77% in 2024 as funding costs increased due to higher market interest rates and competitive pressures on deposit pricing. The average balance of interest-bearing deposits increased by $971.1 million from $2.1 billion in 2023 to $3.0 billion in 2024. Average time deposits increased by $394.3 million in 2024, which resulted in increased interest expense on time deposits of $11.6 million. The cost of time deposits increased by 149 basis points from 2.95% in 2023 to 4.44% in 2024 as clients sought higher-yielding products during the rising interest rate environment, including the Bank's promotional offerings for time deposits with terms up to 18-months. Amortization expense of fair value marks on acquired time deposits was $2.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase in deposit balances was primarily due to the Merger.
Interest expense on borrowings increased by $1.9 million to $9.4 million in 2024 from $7.5 million in 2023 despite the cost of borrowings decreasing by 24 basis points from 4.32% in 2023 to 4.08% in 2024. Average borrowings increased by $18.8 million from $169.9 million in 2023 to $188.7 million in 2024, which included $50.4 million in average subordinated notes and trust preferred debt for the year ended December 31, 2024, an increase of $18.3 million, from $32.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. This increase is due to the assumption of subordinated debt of $31.0 million and trust preferred debt of $10.3 million from the Merger. The interest rate increased on Orrstown Financial Services, Inc.'s outstanding subordinated notes of $32.5 million, which converted from a fixed rate of 6.00% to a floating rate of 8.78% on December 30, 2023. The interest rate on the Company's subordinated notes at December 31, 2024 was 8.03%. The subordinated notes assumed from the Merger had a fixed rate of interest equal to 4.50% until December 30, 2025. The trust preferred debt issuances have a variable rate of three-month CME term SOFR, plus a spread adjustment and margin. Amortization expense of fair value marks on acquired borrowings was $294 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Provision for Credit Losses
The ACL to total loan ratio was 1.19%, 1.24% and 1.25% at December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The Company recorded a provision for credit losses on loans of $126 thousand, $17.4 million and $1.7 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The recoveries of credit losses on unfunded commitments of $100 thousand, $862 thousand and zero were recorded for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
In 2025, the provision for credit losses was based on the increase in loans, primarily within commercial real estate loans, which was offset by decreases in the qualitative factors. During the first quarter of 2025, a qualitative factor was added at a minor level for Other External Factors for all loan classes due to the uncertainty created within the global and domestic markets from changes in U.S. economic policy, including the recently implemented tariffs. During the second quarter of 2025, this qualitative factor was removed for all loan classes as the impact from the changes in U.S. economic policy was then reflected in the macroeconomic conditions within quantitative ACL model. In addition, the Economic Conditions qualitative factor was added at a minor level and the Delinquency and Classified Loan Trends qualitative factor was added at a moderate level for the residential senior liens loan class and the Delinquency and Classified Loan Trends qualitative factor was added at a moderate level for the home equity loan class. The adjustment to the Economic Conditions qualitative factor was based on the prepayment speeds slowing in part due to market interest rates cuts, and the adjustment to Delinquency and Classified Loan Trends was based on recent delinquency volume and downgrades within the aforementioned loan classes. There were no changes to the qualitative factors during the third quarter of 2025. During the fourth quarter of 2025, a qualitative factor was added at a minor level for Delinquency and Classified Loan Trends for the acquisition and development loan class due to the delinquency level and downgrades in risk rating. In addition, the qualitative factor for Concentrations of Credit and Changes in Credit Concentrations was reduced from a moderate to minor level for the non-owner occupied commercial real estate loan class as the concentration level as the percentage of total risk-based capital reduced below the federal banking agencies' guidance level of 300%.
In 2024, the provision for credit losses increased primarily due to $15.5 million of reserves on acquired non-PCD loans, which was partially offset by a reversal of the provision for credit losses for off-balance sheet credit exposures of $862 thousand. The remaining provision expense recorded for the year ended December 31, 2024 was due to commercial loan growth, partially offset by changes to qualitative factors during 2024; specifically, the Economic Conditions qualitative factor was reduced and the Other External Factors qualitative factor is no longer assigned to the impacted loan segments. These changes were based on improved economic factors, as well as concerns subsiding from the prior year about liquidity conditions within the banking industry. The Economic Conditions qualitative factor for the residential mortgage loan segment was removed and there was a decrease in the Collateral Valuation Trends qualitative factor from a moderate to low level in the ACL model for the residential mortgage and installment and other loan segments. These changes were based on the stabilization in real estate collateral valuation, housing demand and overall portfolio performance.
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On January 1, 2023, the Company adopted the new accounting standard, referred to as CECL, which transitioned from the incurred loss model based on historical loss experience and economic and market conditions to the expected loss model. The CECL standard reflects expected credit losses over the expected life of the financial assets and commitments, primarily based on the DCF methodology for the majority of the loan segments, which applies the probability of default and loss given default factors to future cash flows, and adjusts to the net present value to derive the required reserve. Macroeconomic conditions are incorporated into the model for unemployment and gross domestic product, in addition to model assumptions for discount rate and prepayment and curtailment speeds. In 2023, the provision for credit losses was driven primarily by increases in commercial loans, excluding SBA PPP loan forgiveness activity, of $118.3 million, in addition to the overall increase in expected loss rates under CECL. During 2023, the Delinquency and Classified Loan Trends qualitative factor was increased for the commercial & industrial and owner-occupied commercial real estate loan classes, which was based on a trend of increases in loans downgraded to the special mention or classified risk rating. All other qualitative factors were unchanged from levels at adoption of CECL.
Net charge-offs totaled $1.1 million in 2025, $3.3 million in 2024 and $581 thousand in 2023. Nonaccrual loans were 0.70% of gross loans at December 31, 2025, compared with 0.61% at December 31, 2024 and 1.11% at December 31, 2023. See further discussion in the “Asset Quality” and “Credit Risk Management” sections of this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Noninterest Income
The following table compares noninterest income for 2025, 2024 and 2023.
2025
2024
2023
$ Change
% Change
2025-2024
2024-2023
2025-2024
2024-2023
Service charges on deposit accounts
$
8,102
$
5,327
$
3,949
$
2,775
$
1,378
52.1
%
34.9
%
Interchange income
6,041
5,259
3,873
782
1,386
14.9
35.8
Other service charges, commissions and fees
3,145
1,566
917
1,579
649
100.8
70.8
Swap fee income
2,991
1,676
1,039
1,315
637
78.5
61.3
Trust and investment management income
14,975
11,501
7,691
3,474
3,810
30.2
49.5
Brokerage income
6,723
4,852
3,649
1,871
1,203
38.6
33.0
Mortgage banking activities
1,805
1,835
591
(30)
1,244
(1.6)
210.5
Income from life insurance
5,402
3,866
2,482
1,536
1,384
39.7
55.8
Other income
2,963
1,304
1,508
1,659
(204)
127.2
(13.5)
Subtotal before securities gains (losses)
52,147
37,186
25,699
14,961
11,487
40.2
44.7
Investment securities gains (losses)
166
249
(47)
(83)
296
(33.3)
629.8
Total noninterest income
$
52,313
$
37,435
$
25,652
$
14,878
$
11,783
39.7
%
45.9
%
2025 versus 2024
Noninterest income increased by $14.9 million from 2024 to 2025. The primary driver of the overall increase was the impact of the Merger, which was effective on July 1, 2024. The following were other significant factors in the increase:
•Swap fee income increased by $1.3 million due to higher swap volume.
•In addition to the impact from the Merger, wealth management income, which includes trust and investment management income and brokerage income, increased due to improvement in market performance.
•The increase of $1.5 million in income from life insurance was primarily due to additional policies acquired in the Merger, in addition to death benefits totaling $141 thousand received on a policy during the third quarter of 2025.
•In 2025, there were net gains of $117 thousand from the sales of GSE residential MBS and CMO securities, which combined totaled $78.8 million, and U.S. Treasury securities with principal balances totaling $5.0 million, respectively, and gains of $49 thousand from mark-to-market activity on an equity security. During 2024, there was a gain of $181 thousand from a security redemption and net gains of $68 thousand from mark-to-market activity on an equity security.
•Other line items within noninterest income showed fluctuations attributable to normal business operations and the impact of the Merger.
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2024 versus 2023
Noninterest income increased by $11.7 million from 2023 to 2024. The primary driver of the overall increase was the impact of the Merger. The following were significant factors in the net increase:
•Wealth management income increased by $5.0 million due to strong market performance and growth in managed assets, both organically and through the acquisition of two registered investment advisory firms since September 2023 with total assets under management of $151 million. From the Merger, the Company generated an additional $3.2 million in wealth management income.
•Swap fee income increased by $637 thousand as swap fee income will fluctuate based on market conditions and client demand.
•Mortgage banking income increased by $1.2 million. Mortgage loans sold totaled $45.8 million in 2024, which included a $7.2 million portfolio sold to another institution, compared to $23.8 million during 2023.
•Other income decreased by $204 thousand due primarily to a gain of $1.2 million from the sale of the Bank's Path Valley branch during 2023, partially offset by $408 thousand of solar tax credit income recognized in 2024.
•The gain on investment securities in 2024 was due to a $4.6 million security redemption, resulting in a gain of $181 thousand and the mark-to-market activity on an equity security. During 2023, the Company sold three U.S. Treasury securities with a principal balance of $19.9 million for a nominal gain and six securities issued by state and political subdivisions with a principal balance of $2.2 million for a net loss of $44 thousand.
•Other line items within noninterest income showed fluctuations attributable to normal business operations and the impact of the Merger.
Noninterest Expenses
The following table compares noninterest expenses for 2025, 2024 and 2023.
$ Change
% Change
2025
2024
2023
2025-2024
2024-2023
2025-2024
2024-2023
Salaries and employee benefits
$
85,171
$
76,581
$
50,983
$
8,590
$
25,598
11.2
%
50.2
%
Occupancy
7,474
5,978
4,342
1,496
1,636
25.0
37.7
Furniture and equipment
9,504
8,592
5,251
912
3,341
10.6
63.6
Data processing
4,297
6,088
4,913
(1,791)
1,175
(29.4)
23.9
Automated teller machine and interchange fees
3,194
2,281
1,252
913
1,029
40.0
82.2
Advertising and bank promotions
2,291
2,587
2,157
(296)
430
(11.4)
19.9
FDIC insurance
2,833
2,677
1,960
156
717
5.8
36.6
Professional services
7,492
4,142
2,905
3,350
1,237
80.9
42.6
Directors' compensation
1,222
783
915
439
(132)
56.1
(14.4)
Taxes other than income
2,639
734
1,050
1,905
(316)
259.5
(30.1)
Intangible asset amortization
9,765
5,742
953
4,023
4,789
70.1
502.5
Merger-related expenses
2,617
22,671
1,059
(20,054)
21,612
(88.5)
2,040.8
Provision for legal settlement
—
478
—
(478)
478
—
(100.0)
Restructuring expenses
91
296
—
(205)
296
(69.3)
(100.0)
Other operating expenses
10,852
8,707
6,103
2,145
2,604
24.6
42.7
Total noninterest expenses
$
149,442
$
148,337
$
83,843
$
1,105
$
64,494
0.7
%
76.9
%
2025 versus 2024
Noninterest expenses increased by $1.1 million from 2024 to 2025. The following were other significant factors in the net increase:
•Data processing expense decreased by $1.8 million due to the reduction in core system costs following a system conversion in the fourth quarter of 2024.
•Professional services expense increased by $3.4 million due to higher utilization of consultants and other third-party service providers during 2025 to enhance daily functions and operational processes throughout the organization following the Merger and system conversions.
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•Directors' compensation expense increased by $439 thousand due to the addition of one non-employee and new restricted stock awards granted during 2025. Prior grants awarded to the directors vested on the Merger date and the accelerated amortization of the restricted stock awards were included in merger-related expenses in 2024.
•Expenses associated with taxes other than income increased by $1.9 million based on the increase in estimated state shares tax expense after the Merger.
•Intangible asset amortization expense increased by $4.0 million due to the amortization recognized on the core deposit intangible and wealth customer relationship intangible established from the Merger.
•The provision for legal settlement declined because, in 2024, the Company agreed to settle a litigation matter for $478 thousand.
•Merger-related expenses decreased by $20.1 million. The Merger costs incurred during 2025 included software conversion costs and professional fees, including external audit, associated with the conversion. The Company did not incur merger-related expenses during the third and fourth quarters of 2025.
•Restructuring expense of $91 thousand in 2025 was related to the closure of six branch locations during the fourth quarter of 2024.
•Other operating expenses increased by $2.1 million partially due to an increase in credit valuation adjustments on derivatives of $539 thousand. The remaining change is attributed to the impact of the Merger and normal business operations, which included increases of $484 thousand in insurance expenses, $362 thousand in postage charges and $184 thousand in telecommunication expenses.
•Other line items within noninterest expense showed fluctuations attributable to normal business operations and the impact of the Merger.
2024 versus 2023
Noninterest expenses increased by $64.5 million from 2023 to 2024. The primary driver of the overall increase was the impact of the Merger. The following were significant factors in the net increase:
•Merger-related expenses increased by $21.6 million, which primarily included employee separation costs, vendor contract terminations and professional fees incurred in connection with the Merger.
•Salaries and employee benefits expense includes a $4.8 million charge associated with the retirement of an executive.
•Data processing expense increased by $1.2 million due to the use of two core processing systems. The system conversion process was completed in November 2024.
•Intangible asset amortization increased by $4.8 million due to the amortization expense recognized on the core deposit intangible and customer relationship intangible recorded as a result of the Merger.
•The Company agreed to settle a litigation matter, which resulted in a provision for legal settlement of $478 thousand in the fourth quarter of 2024.
•Restructuring expense of $296 thousand was recorded due to the closure of six branch locations during the fourth quarter of 2024.
•Other line items within noninterest expense showed fluctuations attributable to normal business operations and the impact of the Merger.
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Income tax expense totaled $21.8 million, $5.8 million and $9.4 million for 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The effective tax rate for 2025 was 21.2% compared with 20.7% for 2024 and 20.8% for 2023. The Company’s effective tax rate is greater than the 21% federal statutory rate at December 31, 2025 primarily due to the disallowed portion of interest expense against earnings in association with the Bank's tax-exempt investments under the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 and an increase in non-deductible expenses. This increase in the effective tax rate was partially offset by the benefit of tax-exempt income, including interest earned on tax-exempt loans and securities and income from life insurance policies and tax credits. For 2024 and 2023, the effective tax rate is less than the 21% federal statutory rate due to tax-exempt income, including interest earned on tax-exempt loans and investment securities and income from life insurance policies and tax credits. The rate in 2025 was impacted by an increase in certain non-deductible expenses and a marginal increase in tax-exempt interest income compared to the significant increase in pre-tax income, so the relative benefit of deductions to taxable income decreased year-over-year. The rate in 2024 was impacted by non-deductible merger-related expenses, which were greater than in 2023. With the rising interest rates, each year was impacted by the portion of interest expense disallowed as a deduction against earnings under the TEFRA and an increase in state taxes as a result of a greater percentage of taxable income earned in a state with a state income tax.
Note 8, Income Taxes, to the Consolidated Financial Statements under Part II, Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data," includes a reconciliation of our federal statutory tax rate to the Company's effective tax rate, which is a meaningful comparison between years and measures income tax expense as a percentage of pretax income.
Financial Condition
Management devotes substantial time to overseeing the investment in and costs to fund loans and investment securities through deposits and borrowings as well as the formulation and adherence to policies directed toward enhancing profitability and managing the risks associated with these investments.
Investment Securities
The Company utilizes investment securities to manage interest rate risk and liquidity, enhance income through interest and dividend income and collateralize certain deposits and borrowings.
The Company has established investment policies and an asset management policy to assist in administering its investment portfolio. Decisions to purchase or sell these securities are based on economic conditions and management’s strategy to respond to changes in interest rates, liquidity, pledges to secure deposits and repurchase agreements and other factors while trying to maximize return on the investments. The Company may segregate its investment security portfolio into three categories: “securities held-to-maturity,” “trading securities” and “securities available-for-sale.” At December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, management classified the entire investment securities portfolio as AFS, which is accounted for at current market value with non-credit losses and gains reported in OCI, net of income taxes.
The Company's investment securities portfolio includes debt investments that are subject to varying degrees of credit and market risks, which arise from general market conditions, and factors impacting specific industries, as well as news that may impact specific issues. Management monitors its debt securities, using various indicators in determining whether unrealized losses on debt securities are credit-related and require an ACL. These indicators include the amount of time the security has been in an unrealized loss position, the cause and extent of the unrealized loss and the credit quality of the issuer and underlying assets. In addition, management assesses whether it is likely the Company will have to sell the investment security prior to recovery, or it expects to be able to hold the investment security until the price recovers. The Company determined that the declines in market value were due to increases in interest rates and market movements, and not due to credit factors. The Company does not intend to sell these securities with unrealized losses and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell them before recovery of their amortized cost basis, which may be maturity. Therefore, the Company has concluded that the unrealized losses on the AFS securities did not require an ACL at December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.
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The following table summarizes the fair value of AFS securities at December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.
2025
2024
2023
U.S. Treasury
$
14,211
$
18,063
$
17,840
U.S. Government Agencies
1,796
3,053
4,151
States and political subdivisions
202,148
200,028
203,122
GSE residential MBS
234,103
151,548
57,632
GSE commercial MBS
6,171
8,792
4,743
GSE residential CMOs
354,003
324,692
73,102
Non-agency CMOs
59,823
33,284
44,669
Asset-backed
78,250
88,103
108,134
Corporate debt
1,992
1,954
—
Other
243
194
126
Total investment securities
$
952,740
$
829,711
$
513,519
At December 31, 2025, AFS securities totaled $952.7 million, an increase of $123.0 million from $829.7 million at December 31, 2024. During 2025, the Company purchased $272.3 million in investment securities, which included $239.8 million of agency MBS and CMO securities, $31.4 million of non-agency CMOs and $1.1 million of securities issued by state and political subdivisions. This increase was partially offset by paydowns of $84.1 million and sales of $83.8 million, which included $78.8 million of GSE residential MBS and CMO securities and $5.0 million of U.S. Treasury securities. The purchase and sale activity during the period was to redeploy funds into higher yielding assets based on market opportunities as well as to manage balance sheet positioning.
The balance of investment securities included net unrealized losses of $19.4 million at December 31, 2025 compared to net unrealized losses of $35.2 million at December 31, 2024. The decrease of $15.8 million in net unrealized losses was primarily due to lower market rates compared to December 31, 2024. The overall duration of the Company's investment securities portfolio was 4.6 years at December 31, 2025 compared to 4.1 years at December 31, 2024. The Company has sufficient access to liquidity such that management does not believe it would be necessary to sell any of its investment securities at a loss to offset any unexpected deposit outflows. Management believes the structure of the Company's investment security portfolio is appropriately aligned with the rest of the balance sheet to protect against volatile interest rate environments, to provide a source of liquidity and to generate steady earnings.
At December 31, 2024, AFS securities totaled $829.7 million, an increase of $316.2 million, from $513.5 million at December 31, 2023. Pursuant to the Merger, the Company acquired AFS securities with a fair value totaling $327.1 million. To align with the Company's investment strategy and to achieve higher yielding results, $162.7 million of the acquired AFS securities were sold, which included $91.5 million of MBS and CMO's, $27.1 million of corporate debt securities, $24.4 million of securities issued by state and political subdivisions and $19.7 million of securities issued by U.S. government agencies. The sales resulted in no gain or loss as the securities were sold at book value due to the proximity of the sales to the closing date of the Merger. Most of the proceeds from the sales of the acquired AFS securities were reinvested. During 2024, the Company purchased investment securities totaling $227.1 million, which included $224.8 million of agency MBS and CMO securities, $1.5 million of non-agency CMO securities and $788 thousand of investment securities issued by state and political subdivisions. In addition, calls of non-agency CMO securities totaled $18.0 million and there were paydowns of $58.2 million. The balance of investment securities included net unrealized losses of $35.2 million at December 31, 2024 compared to net unrealized losses of $35.6 million at December 31, 2023 for a decrease of $361 thousand. This decrease in net unrealized losses was primarily due to lower treasury rates and narrower credit spreads compared to December 31, 2023.
The following table shows the maturities of investment securities at book value at December 31, 2025, and weighted average yields of such investment securities. Yields are shown on a tax equivalent basis, assuming a 21% federal income tax rate.
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Within 1
year
After 1 year
but within 5
years
After 5 years
but within
10 years
After 10
years
Total
U.S. Treasury securities
Book value
$
—
$
15,016
$
—
$
—
$
15,016
Yield
—
%
1.07
%
—
%
—
%
1.07
%
Average maturity (years)
—
2.3
—
—
2.3
U. S. Government Agencies
Book value
$
—
$
—
$
1,746
$
—
$
1,746
Yield
—
%
—
%
5.71
%
—
%
5.71
%
Average maturity (years)
—
—
6.0
—
6.0
States and political subdivisions
Book value
$
1,106
$
19,039
$
50,399
$
148,288
$
218,832
Yield
3.75
%
2.78
%
3.09
%
2.74
%
2.83
%
Average maturity (years)
0.9
2.8
6.7
17.9
13.9
GSE residential mortgage-backed securities
Book value
$
—
$
—
$
1,288
$
232,728
$
234,016
Yield
—
%
—
%
4.83
%
4.60
%
4.60
%
Average maturity (years)
—
—
6.7
23.3
23.2
GSE commercial mortgage-backed securities
Book value
$
—
$
1,905
$
1,924
$
2,252
$
6,081
Yield
—
%
4.89
%
4.75
%
5.54
%
5.09
%
Average maturity (years)
—
3.9
5.5
23.8
11.8
GSE residential CMOs
Book value
$
—
$
—
$
4,374
$
350,580
$
354,954
Yield
—
%
—
%
3.11
%
4.62
%
4.60
%
Average maturity (years)
—
—
9.4
30.8
30.6
Non-agency CMOs
Book value
$
—
$
7,606
$
—
$
53,087
$
60,693
Yield
—
%
4.43
%
—
%
5.02
%
4.94
%
Average maturity (years)
—
3.9
—
30.6
27.2
Asset-backed
Book value
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
78,610
$
78,610
Yield
—
%
—
%
—
%
5.20
%
5.20
%
Average maturity (years)
—
—
—
19.4
19.4
Corporate debt
Book value
$
—
$
1,947
$
—
$
—
$
1,947
Yield
—
%
5.38
%
—
%
—
%
5.38
%
Average maturity (years)
—
2.3
—
—
2.3
Other
Book value
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
243
$
243
Yield
—
%
—
%
—
%
—
%
—
%
Average maturity (years)
—
—
—
—
—
Total
Book value
$
1,106
$
45,513
$
59,731
$
865,788
$
972,138
Yield
3.75
%
2.69
%
3.26
%
4.37
%
4.22
%
Average maturity (years)
0.9
2.9
6.8
25.5
23.3
The average maturity is based on the contractual terms of the debt or mortgage-backed securities and does not factor in required repayments or anticipated prepayments. At December 31, 2025, the weighted average estimated life is 27 years for mortgage-backed and CMO securities, and 19 years for asset-backed securities, based on current interest rates and anticipated prepayment speeds. The overall duration of the Company's investment security portfolio is 4.6 years and 4.1 years at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which is reflective of the duration of the Company's investment security purchases in the latter part of 2025.
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The following table summarizes the credit ratings and collateral associated with the Company's AFS investment securities portfolio, excluding equity securities, at December 31, 2025:
Sector
Portfolio Mix
Amortized Book
Fair Value
Credit Enhancement
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
NR
Collateral / Guarantee Type
Unsecured ABS
—
%
$
2,575
$
2,484
29
%
—
%
—
%
—
%
—
%
—
%
100
%
Unsecured Consumer Debt
Student Loan ABS
—
3,109
3,119
29
—
—
—
—
—
100
Seasoned Student Loans
Federal Family Education Loan ABS
8
72,231
72,013
12
—
47
33
7
13
—
Federal Family Education Loan (1)
PACE Loan ABS
—
1,674
1,538
7
100
—
—
—
—
PACE Loans (2)
Non-Agency RMBS
3
31,049
29,929
52
92
8
—
—
—
Reverse Mortgages (3)
Non-Agency CMBS
3
27,069
27,410
28
—
—
—
—
100
Municipal - General Obligation
10
99,033
92,643
17
77
6
—
—
Municipal - Revenue
12
119,799
109,505
—
82
12
—
6
SBA ReRemic (5)
—
1,595
1,580
—
100
—
—
—
SBA Guarantee (4)
Small Business Administration
—
3,330
3,399
—
100
—
—
—
SBA Guarantee (4)
Agency MBS
25
237,276
237,450
—
100
—
—
—
Residential Mortgages (4)
Agency CMO
37
356,192
355,224
—
100
—
—
—
U.S. Treasury securities
2
15,016
14,211
—
100
—
—
—
U.S. Government Guarantee (4)
Corporate debt
—
1,947
1,992
—
—
51
49
—
100
%
$
971,895
$
952,497
5
%
85
%
4
%
1
%
1
%
4
%
(1) 97% guaranteed by U.S. government
(2) PACE acronym represents Property Assessed Clean Energy loans
(3) Non-agency reverse mortgages with current structural credit enhancements
(4) Guaranteed by U.S. government or U.S government agencies
(5) SBA ReRemic acronym represents Re-Securitization of Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits
Note: Ratings in table are the lowest of the six rating agencies (Standard & Poor's, Moody's, Fitch, Morningstar, DBRS, and Kroll Bond Rating Agency). Standard & Poor's rates U.S. government obligations at AA+.
Loan Portfolio
The Company offers a variety of products to meet the credit needs of its borrowers, principally commercial real estate loans, commercial and industrial loans, retail loans secured by residential properties, and to a lesser extent, installment loans. No loans are extended to non-domestic borrowers or governments.
Generally, the Bank is permitted under applicable law to make loans to single borrowers (including certain related persons and entities) in aggregate amounts of up to 15% of the sum of total capital and excess ACL not included in Tier 2 capital. The Company's policy has established an internal lending limit of $25.0 million to one borrower or a group of borrowers, except for commercial real estate loans, which the Company reduced the internal lending limit to $15.0 million on a per project basis. Credit exposure may be aggregated if loans are under common control or ownership or with common guarantors, for which the internal lending limit is $50.0 million, but not permitted to exceed the regulatory lending limit. These amounts are below the Bank's regulatory lending limit of $86.3 million at December 31, 2025. No borrower had an outstanding exposure exceeding the Bank's legal lending limit at year-end.
The risks associated with lending activities differ among loan segments and classes and are subject to the impact of changes in interest rates, market conditions of collateral securing the loans and general economic conditions. Any of these factors may adversely impact a borrower’s ability to repay loans and also impact the associated collateral. A further discussion on the Company's loan segments and classes, the related risks, ACL and FDM are included in Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, and Note 4, Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses, to the Consolidated Financial Statements under Part II, Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data."
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The following table presents the loan portfolio, excluding residential LHFS, by segments and classes at December 31 of each of the years set forth below.
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
Commercial real estate:
Owner-occupied
$
644,713
$
633,567
$
373,757
$
315,770
$
238,668
Non-owner occupied
1,260,198
1,160,238
694,638
608,043
551,783
Multi-family
236,703
274,135
150,675
138,832
93,255
Non-owner occupied residential
155,749
179,512
95,040
104,604
106,112
Acquisition and development:
1-4 family residential construction
41,489
47,432
24,516
25,068
12,279
Commercial and land development
198,234
241,424
115,249
158,308
93,925
Agricultural
121,417
125,156
26,847
25,990
26,026
Commercial and industrial
489,371
451,384
340,238
331,784
459,702
Municipal
25,302
30,044
9,812
12,173
14,989
Residential mortgage:
First lien
478,870
460,297
266,239
229,849
198,831
Home equity – term
5,972
5,988
5,078
5,505
6,081
Home equity – lines of credit
321,438
303,561
186,450
183,241
160,705
Other - term
22,906
—
—
—
—
Installment and other loans
18,331
18,476
9,774
12,065
17,630
Total loans
$
4,020,693
$
3,931,214
$
2,298,313
$
2,151,232
$
1,979,986
(1) Other - term includes property assessed clean energy ("PACE") loans with unearned income of $505 thousand at December 31, 2025.
Total loans increased by $89.5 million to $4.0 billion at December 31, 2025 from $3.9 billion at December 31, 2024. Residential mortgages increased by $59.3 million and commercial loans increased by $30.3 million from December 31, 2024 to December 31, 2025. The increase in residential mortgages included $6.3 million in CRA-related mortgages during the year ended December 31, 2025. The Company purchased property assessed clean energy ("PACE") loans during the second quarter of 2025, which has a balance of $22.9 million at December 31, 2025.
The loan portfolio at December 31, 2024 increased by $1.6 billion to $3.9 billion from $2.3 billion at December 31, 2023. The increase is due to $1.6 billion in loans acquired in the Merger and continued portfolio growth in the commercial loan segment and residential mortgage segment during 2024. During December 2024, the Company sold acquired loans from the Merger with an unpaid principal balance totaling $6.0 million, inclusive of loans on nonaccrual status totaling $2.6 million. The Company recorded charge offs related to the loan sale of $595 thousand, but also recognized accretion of $1.1 million on the associated loan marks in interest income.
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In addition to monitoring the loan portfolio by loan class as noted above, the Company also monitors concentrations by segment. The Bank’s lending policy reports segment concentrations that exceed 20% of the Bank’s total risk-based capital ("RBC"). The following segments met this criterion at December 31, 2025:
Balance
% of Total Loans
% of Total RBC
Office Space
$
344,091
8.6%
58.5%
1-4 Family Rentals
155,749
3.9
26.5
Hotels & Motels (including Bed & Breakfast)
185,520
4.6
31.5
Loans Outside of Market Area
174,063
4.3
29.6
Multi-Family
236,703
5.9
40.3
Purchased Participation
165,980
4.1
28.2
Agricultural
121,417
3.0
20.6
Senior Housing and Care
163,188
4.1
27.8
Strip Centers (Retail)
252,949
6.3
43.0
Warehouse
173,046
4.3
29.4
Management regularly analyzes the commercial real estate portfolio, which includes the review of occupancy, cash flows, expenses and expiring leases, as well as the location of the real estate. At December 31, 2025, the Company had $344.1 million in loans related to office space. Management believes that the office space portfolio is well-diversified and includes only limited exposure to properties located in major metropolitan markets. The Company does not have any material exposure to office space in the District of Columbia area. In addition, the Company does not have any material exposure to government contractors.
The following table presents expected maturities of loan classes by fixed rate or adjustable-rate categories at December 31, 2025:
Due In
One Year
or Less
One
Year Through
Five Years
Five Years Through 15 Years
After 15 Years
Total
% of Total
Commercial real estate:
Owner occupied
Fixed rate
$
35,685
$
138,789
$
73,708
$
7,623
$
255,805
40
%
Adjustable and floating rate
21,677
78,945
277,052
11,234
388,908
60
%
57,362
217,734
350,760
18,857
644,713
100
%
Non-owner occupied
Fixed rate
75,875
113,010
127,206
—
316,091
25
%
Adjustable and floating rate
19,690
274,684
649,733
—
944,107
75
%
95,565
387,694
776,939
—
1,260,198
100
%
Multi-family
Fixed rate
4,436
34,673
9,846
59
49,014
21
%
Adjustable and floating rate
26,302
79,144
79,976
2,267
187,689
79
%
30,738
113,817
89,822
2,326
236,703
100
%
Non-owner occupied residential
Fixed rate
11,409
39,018
5,775
989
57,191
37
%
Adjustable and floating rate
2,590
18,490
76,596
882
98,558
63
%
13,999
57,508
82,371
1,871
155,749
100
%
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Due In
One Year
or Less
One
Year Through
Five Years
Five Years Through 15 Years
After 15 Years
Total
% of Total
Acquisition and development:
1-4 family residential construction
Fixed rate
11,989
444
—
884
13,317
32
%
Adjustable and floating rate
21,042
6,528
602
—
28,172
68
%
33,031
6,972
602
884
41,489
100
%
Commercial and land development
Fixed rate
7,939
14,696
6,714
106
29,455
15
%
Adjustable and floating rate
36,425
85,154
45,200
2,000
168,779
85
%
44,364
99,850
51,914
2,106
198,234
100
%
Agricultural
Fixed rate
18,218
44,991
7,626
308
71,143
59
%
Adjustable and floating rate
17,328
7,780
22,380
2,786
50,274
41
%
35,546
52,771
30,006
3,094
121,417
100
%
Commercial and industrial
Fixed rate
9,292
118,272
31,389
562
159,515
33
%
Adjustable and floating rate
167,028
65,975
96,708
145
329,856
67
%
176,320
184,247
128,097
707
489,371
100
%
Municipal
Fixed rate
783
55
14,121
3,943
18,902
75
%
Adjustable and floating rate
—
—
4,740
1,660
6,400
25
%
783
55
18,861
5,603
25,302
100
%
Residential mortgage:
First lien
Fixed rate
162
5,132
27,862
206,831
239,987
50
%
Adjustable and floating rate
65
1,839
15,445
221,534
238,883
50
%
227
6,971
43,307
428,365
478,870
100
%
Home equity - term
Fixed rate
8
1,442
2,388
1,222
5,060
85
%
Adjustable and floating rate
—
91
520
301
912
15
%
8
1,533
2,908
1,523
5,972
100
%
Home equity - lines of credit
Fixed rate
723
10,117
61,386
15,550
87,776
27
%
Adjustable and floating rate
64,475
378
2,045
166,764
233,662
73
%
65,198
10,495
63,431
182,314
321,438
100
%
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Due In
One Year
or Less
One
Year Through
Five Years
Five Years Through 15 Years
After 15 Years
Total
% of Total
Other - term
Fixed rate
—
—
1,983
20,923
22,906
100
%
Adjustable and floating rate
—
—
—
—
—
—
%
—
—
1,983
20,923
22,906
100
%
Installment and other loans
Fixed rate
218
4,566
567
1
5,352
29
%
Adjustable and floating rate
6,466
98
6,415
—
12,979
71
%
6,684
4,664
6,982
1
18,331
100
%
$
559,825
$
1,144,311
$
1,647,983
$
668,574
$
4,020,693
The final maturity is used in the determination of maturity of acquisition and development loans that convert from construction-to-permanent status. Variable rate loans shown above include fixed-to-floating interest rate loans that contractually will adjust with prime or another variable rate index after the interest lock period.
Asset Quality
Risk Elements
The Company’s loan portfolio is subject to varying degrees of credit risk. Credit risk is managed through the Company's underwriting standards, on-going credit reviews, and monitoring of asset quality measures. Additionally, loan portfolio diversification, which limits exposure to a single industry or borrower, and collateral requirements also mitigate the Company's risk of credit loss.
The loan portfolio consists principally of loans to borrowers in south central Pennsylvania and the greater Baltimore, Maryland region. As the majority of loans are concentrated in these geographic regions, a substantial portion of the borrowers' ability to honor their obligations may be affected by the level of economic activity in the market areas.
Nonperforming assets include nonaccrual loans and foreclosed real estate. In addition, loan modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty and loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing are also deemed to be risk assets. For all loan classes, the accrual of interest income on loans, including individually evaluated loans, ceases when principal or interest is past due 90 days or more and collateral is inadequate to cover principal and interest or immediately if, in the opinion of management, full collection is unlikely. Interest will continue to accrue on loans past due 90 days or more if the collateral is adequate to cover principal and interest, and the loan is in the process of collection. Interest accrued, but not collected, as of the date of placement on nonaccrual status, is generally reversed and charged against interest income, unless fully collateralized. Subsequent payments received are either applied to the outstanding principal balance or recorded as interest income, depending on management’s assessment of the ultimate collectability of principal. Loans are returned to accrual status, for all loan classes, when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current, the loans have performed in accordance with the contractual terms of the note for a reasonable period of time, generally six months, and the ultimate collectability of the total contractual principal and interest is reasonably assured. Past due status is based on contract terms of the loan.
In accordance with ASU 2022-02, the Company is required to evaluate, based on the accounting for loan modifications, whether the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and if the modification results in a more-than-insignificant direct change in the contractual cash flows and represents a new loan or a continuation of an existing loan, which the Company refers to these loans as "financial difficulty modifications" or "FDMs."
Prior to the adoption of ASU 2022-02, loans were classified as TDRs if a concession was granted for legal or economic reasons related to a borrower’s financial difficulties. Concessions granted under a TDR typically involved a temporary deferral of scheduled loan payments, an extension of a loan’s stated maturity date, temporary reduction in interest rates, or below market rates. If a modification occurred while the loan is on accruing status, it would continue to accrue interest under the modified terms. Nonaccrual TDRs were restored to accrual status if scheduled principal and interest payments, under the modified terms, were current for six months after modification, and the borrower continues to demonstrate its ability to meet the modified terms. TDRs were evaluated individually for impairment if they have been restructured during the most recent calendar year, or if they are not performing according to their modified terms.
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The following table presents the Company’s risk elements and relevant asset quality ratios at December 31 of each of the years set forth below:
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
Nonaccrual loans
$
28,031
$
24,111
$
25,527
$
20,583
$
6,449
OREO
—
138
—
—
—
Total nonperforming assets
28,031
24,249
25,527
20,583
6,449
FDM / TDR still accruing
1,253
4,897
9
682
804
Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing (1)
1,040
641
66
439
1,201
Total nonperforming and other risk assets
$
30,324
$
29,787
$
25,602
$
21,704
$
8,454
Loans still accruing and 30-89 days past due
$
19,069
$
35,393
$
8,111
$
7,311
$
5,925
Asset quality ratios:
Total nonperforming loans to total loans
0.70
%
0.61
%
1.11
%
0.96
%
0.33
%
Total nonperforming assets to total assets
0.51
%
0.45
%
0.83
%
0.70
%
0.23
%
Total nonperforming assets to total loans and OREO
0.70
%
0.62
%
1.11
%
0.96
%
0.33
%
Total risk assets to total loans and OREO
0.75
%
0.76
%
1.11
%
1.01
%
0.43
%
Total risk assets to total assets
0.55
%
0.55
%
0.84
%
0.74
%
0.30
%
ACL to total loans
1.19
%
1.24
%
1.25
%
1.17
%
1.07
%
ACL to nonperforming loans
170.10
%
201.94
%
112.44
%
122.32
%
328.42
%
ACL to nonperforming loans and FDMs / TDRs still accruing
162.82
%
167.85
%
112.40
%
118.40
%
292.02
%
Net charge-offs (recoveries) to total average loans
0.03
%
0.11
%
0.03
%
0.01
%
—
%
(1) Includes zero, zero, zero, $307 thousand and $214 thousand, respectively, of PCI loans at December 31, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021 in accordance with ASU 310-30. Upon adoption of the CECL standard on January 1, 2023, PCD loans were evaluated on an individual loan level and reported on an individual loan basis under ASU 310-20, Nonrefundable Fees and Other Assets. As of December 31, 2021, there was one loan for $891 thousand, which was in the process of collection and guaranteed by the SBA, and was subsequently collected during the first quarter of 2022.
Nonperforming assets include nonaccrual loans and foreclosed real estate. Risk assets, which include nonperforming assets, FDMs still accruing and loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing, totaled $30.3 million at December 31, 2025, an increase of $537 thousand from $29.8 million at December 31, 2024. Nonaccrual loans increased by $3.9 million from $24.1 million at December 31, 2024 to $28.0 million at December 31, 2025. The increase in nonaccrual loans was due to additions to nonaccrual status of $17.7 million of loans primarily consisting of $11.9 million in commercial loans, $3.5 million in residential mortgages and $2.3 million in consumer loans. This increase was partially offset by repayments totaling $12.0 million and gross charge offs of $1.8 million.
At December 31, 2025, the Company had loan modifications meeting the FDM criteria under ASU 2022-02 totaling $6.3 million compared to $9.3 million at December 31, 2024. The FDM balance included $5.5 million in new loan modifications during 2025, partially offset by a partial charge-off of $132 thousand and the remaining change in FDM due to repayments. There were $5.0 million in FDM loans in nonaccrual status at December 31, 2025, including one relationship totaling $4.6 million, compared to $4.6 million at December 31, 2024.
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The following table presents the amortized cost basis of nonaccrual loans, according to loan class, with and without reserves on individually evaluated loans at December 31, 2025 and 2024. At December 31, 2025, there was a specific reserve of $2 thousand on nonaccrual loans, excluding the ACL recorded on acquired PCD loans from the Merger, compared to $7 thousand at December 31, 2024.
December 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Nonaccrual loans with a related ACL
Nonaccrual loans with no related ACL
Total nonaccrual loans
Loans Past Due 90+ Accruing
Nonaccrual loans with a related ACL
Nonaccrual loans with no related ACL
Total nonaccrual loans
Loans Past Due 90+ Accruing
Commercial real estate:
Owner-occupied
$
227
$
4,901
$
5,128
$
68
$
232
$
4,046
$
4,278
$
—
Non-owner occupied
—
445
445
—
—
1,466
1,466
—
Multi-family
133
—
133
—
—
721
721
237
Non-owner occupied residential
—
455
455
—
—
175
175
—
Acquisition and development:
1-4 family residential construction
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Commercial and land development
3,005
5,239
8,244
—
3,282
376
3,658
—
Agricultural
—
9
9
—
—
797
797
—
Commercial and industrial
1,197
2,663
3,860
—
2,822
2,678
5,500
113
Municipal
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Residential mortgage:
First lien
—
6,100
6,100
431
—
5,077
5,077
243
Home equity – term
—
182
182
—
36
34
70
18
Home equity – lines of credit
—
3,473
3,473
190
—
2,344
2,344
30
Other - term
—
—
—
346
—
—
—
—
Installment and other loans
2
—
2
5
15
10
25
—
Total
$
4,564
$
23,467
$
28,031
$
1,040
$
6,387
$
17,724
$
24,111
$
641
The following table presents our exposure to relationships that are individually evaluated and the partial charge-offs taken to date and specific reserves established on those relationships at December 31, 2025 and 2024:
# of
Relationships
Recorded
Investment
Partial
Charge-offs
to Date
Specific
Reserves
December 31, 2025
Relationships greater than $1 million
4
$
10,573
$
471
$
2,173
Relationships greater than $500 thousand but less than $1 million
9
6,601
518
832
Relationships greater than $250 thousand but less than $500 thousand
10
3,371
—
—
Relationships less than $250 thousand
124
7,645
539
127
147
$
28,190
$
1,528
$
3,132
December 31, 2024
Relationships greater than $1 million
5
$
10,210
$
828
$
177
Relationships greater than $500 thousand but less than $1 million
6
4,925
313
2,173
Relationships greater than $250 thousand but less than $500 thousand
9
2,887
—
155
Relationships less than $250 thousand
121
6,256
431
1,439
141
$
24,278
$
1,572
$
3,944
The Company takes partial charge-offs on collateral-dependent loans when carrying value exceeds estimated fair value, as determined by the most recent appraisal adjusted for current (within the quarter) conditions, less costs to dispose. Specific reserves remain in place if updated appraisals are pending, and represent management’s estimate of potential loss.
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Internal loan reviews are completed annually on all commercial relationships with a committed loan balance in excess of $2.0 million, which includes confirmation of risk rating by an independent credit officer. In addition, all commercial relationships greater than $500 thousand rated special mention, substandard, doubtful or loss are reviewed quarterly and corresponding risk ratings are reaffirmed by the Company's Problem Loan Committee, with subsequent reporting to the Management ERM Committee and the Board ERM Committee.
In its individually evaluated loan analysis, the Company determines the extent of any full or partial charge-offs that may be required, or any reserves that may be needed. The determination of the Company’s charge-offs or specific reserve include an evaluation of the outstanding loan balance and the related collateral securing the credit. Through a combination of collateral securing the loans and partial charge-offs taken to date, the Company believes that it has adequately provided for the potential losses that it may incur on these relationships at December 31, 2025. However, over time, additional information may result in increased reserve allocations or, alternatively, it may be deemed that the reserve allocations exceed those that are needed.
Credit Risk Management
Allowance for Credit Losses
The Company maintains the ACL at a level deemed adequate by management for expected credit losses. As disclosed in Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, and Note 4, Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses, on January 1, 2023 the Company implemented CECL and increased the ACL with a cumulative-effect adjustment to the ACL of $2.4 million. In addition, the Company recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment to the ACL for off-balance sheet exposures of $100 thousand. The Company’s ACL is calculated quarterly, with any adjustment recorded to the provision for credit losses in the consolidated statement of income. A comprehensive analysis of the ACL is performed by the Company on a quarterly basis. Management evaluates the adequacy of the ACL utilizing a defined methodology to determine if it properly addresses the current and expected risks in the loan portfolio, which considers the performance of borrowers and specific evaluation of individually evaluated loans, including historical loss experiences, trends in delinquencies, nonperforming loans and other risk assets, and the qualitative factors. Risk factors are continuously reviewed and adjusted, as needed, by management when conditions support a change. Management believes its approach properly addresses relevant accounting and bank regulatory guidance for loans both collectively and individually evaluated. The results of the comprehensive analysis, including recommended changes, are governed by the Company's Reserve Adequacy Committee and subsequently presented to the Enterprise Risk Management Committee.
The ACL is evaluated based on a review of the collectability of loans in light of historical experience; the nature and volume of the loan portfolio; adverse situations that may affect a borrower’s ability to repay; estimated value of any underlying collateral; and prevailing economic conditions. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available. A description of the methodology for establishing the allowance and provision for credit losses and related procedures in establishing the appropriate level of reserve is included in Note 4, Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses, to the Consolidated Financial Statements under Part II, Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data."
The Special Mention classification is intended to be a temporary classification reflective of loans that have potential weaknesses that may, if not monitored or corrected, weaken the asset or inadequately protect the Company’s position at some future date. Special mention loans represent an elevated risk, but their weakness does not yet justify a more severe, or classified, rating. These loans require inquiry by lenders on the cause of the potential weakness and, once analyzed, the loan classification may be downgraded to Substandard or, alternatively, could be upgraded to Pass.
Special mention loans increased by $16.6 million from $91.7 million at December 31, 2024 to $108.3 million at December 31, 2025 primarily due to net downgrades of $57.3 million. This increase was partially offset by repayments of $40.7 million. Classified loans totaled $58.4 million at December 31, 2025, or 1.5% of total loans outstanding, compared to $88.6 million, or 2.3% of total loans outstanding, at December 31, 2024.
Non-IEL substandard loans are performing loans, which have characteristics that cause management concern over the ability of the borrower to perform under present loan repayment terms and which may result in the reporting of these loans as nonperforming, or individually evaluated, loans in the future. Generally, management feels that substandard loans that are currently performing and not considered individually evaluated result in some doubt as to the borrower’s ability to continue to perform under the terms of the loan, and represent potential problem loans. Non-IEL substandard loans totaled $30.2 million at December 31, 2025, a decrease of $34.2 million compared to $64.4 million at December 31, 2024 due primarily to repayments of $23.4 million and net upgrades of $10.8 million. The Substandard-IEL category increased by $3.9 million from $24.3 million at December 31, 2024 to $28.2 million at December 31, 2025 due to net downgrades of $7.1 million, partially offset by charge-offs of $1.7 million and the remaining amount due to repayments.
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The following table summarizes asset quality ratios for years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021.
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
Provision for credit losses to net charge-offs
11
%
521
%
290
%
2,568
%
1,787
%
ACL to total loans ratio
1.19
%
1.24
%
1.25
%
1.17
%
1.07
%
The following table details net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans outstanding, excluding LHFS, by loan category for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023:
2025
2024
2023
Commercial real estate:
Net charge-offs (recoveries)
$
321
$
606
$
(98)
Average loans for the year
$
2,253,159
$
1,751,519
$
1,233,720
Net charge-offs (recoveries)/average loans
0.01
%
0.03
%
(0.01)
%
Acquisition and development:
Net recoveries
(2)
(16)
(5)
Average loans for the year
245,261
225,091
172,239
Net recoveries/average loans
—
%
(0.01)
%
—
%
Agricultural
Net charge-offs
31
37
—
Average loans for the year
124,751
78,272
26,285
Net charge-offs/average loans
0.02
%
0.05
%
—
%
Commercial and industrial:
Net charge-offs
163
2,593
650
Average loans for the year
478,062
405,235
345,643
Net charge-offs/average loans
0.03
%
0.64
%
0.19
%
Municipal:
Net charge-offs (recoveries)
—
—
—
Average loans for the year
28,346
20,348
10,857
Net charge-offs (recoveries)/average loans
—
%
—
%
—
%
Residential mortgage:
Net (recoveries) charge-offs
(29)
(15)
(95)
Average loans for the year
805,839
662,994
432,108
Net (recoveries) charge-offs /average loans
—
%
—
%
(0.02)
%
Installment and other loans:
Net charge-offs
650
136
129
Average loans for the year
17,003
14,413
10,808
Net charge-offs/average loans
3.82
%
0.94
%
1.19
%
Total loans:
Net charge-offs
$
1,134
$
3,341
$
581
Average loans for the year
$
3,952,421
$
3,157,872
$
2,231,660
Net charge-offs/average loans
0.03
%
0.11
%
0.03
%
The ACL totaled $47.7 million at December 31, 2025, a $1.0 million decrease from $48.7 million at December 31, 2024, resulting primarily from net charge-offs of $1.1 million for 2025. At December 31, 2025, the ACL as a percentage of the total loan portfolio was 1.19% compared to 1.24% at December 31, 2024 and 1.25% at December 31, 2023. The Company recorded a provision for credit losses on loans of $126 thousand, $17.4 million and $1.7 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
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For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, gross recoveries of $1.4 million and $725 thousand, respectively, were credited to the ACL. These recoveries on previously charged-off relationships are the result of successful loan monitoring and workout solutions. Recoveries received will be used to replenish the ACL. Recoveries favorably impact historical charge-off factors, and contribute to changes in the quantitative and qualitative factors used in our allowance adequacy analysis. However, as the loan portfolio continues to grow, future provisions for credit losses may result.
The Company takes partial charge-offs on collateral-dependent loans when carrying value exceeds estimated fair value, as determined by the most recent appraisal adjusted for current (within the quarter) conditions, less costs to dispose. Specific reserves remain in place if updated appraisals are pending, and represent management’s estimate of potential loss. In addition to the reserve allocations on individually evaluated loans noted above, 27 loans, with aggregate outstanding principal balances of $4.4 million, have had cumulative partial charge-offs to the ACL totaling $1.5 million at December 31, 2025. As updated appraisals were received on collateral-dependent loans, partial charge-offs were taken to the extent the loans’ principal balance exceeded their fair value.
The following table shows the allocation of the ACL by loan class, as well as the percent of each loan class in relation to the total loan balance at December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 and the allocation of the ALL by loan class, as well as the percent of each loan class in relation to the total loan balance at December 31, 2022 and 2021.
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
ACL Amount by Loan Class
% of
Loan
Type to
Total
Loans
ACL Amount by Loan Class
% of
Loan
Type to
Total
Loans
ACL Amount by Loan Class
% of
Loan
Type to
Total
Loans
ALL Amount by Loan Class
% of
Loan
Type to
Total
Loans
ALL Amount by Loan Class
% of
Loan
Type to
Total
Loans
Commercial real estate:
Owner-occupied
$
7,907
16
%
$
8,375
16
%
$
5,090
16
%
$
3,618
15
%
$
2,752
12
%
Non-owner occupied
14,308
31
%
17,381
30
%
9,587
30
%
7,473
28
%
7,244
28
%
Multi-family
2,373
6
%
2,898
7
%
2,540
7
%
1,355
6
%
870
5
%
Non-owner occupied residential
964
4
%
897
5
%
656
4
%
1,112
5
%
1,171
5
%
Acquisition and development:
1-4 family residential construction
716
1
%
717
1
%
397
1
%
376
1
%
188
1
%
Commercial and land development
5,463
5
%
5,884
6
%
1,844
5
%
2,838
7
%
1,874
5
%
Agricultural
127
3
%
110
3
%
437
1
%
218
1
%
197
1
%
Commercial and industrial
7,114
12
%
6,190
11
%
5,369
15
%
4,287
16
%
3,617
23
%
Municipal
328
1
%
320
1
%
157
—
%
24
1
%
30
1
%
Residential mortgage:
First lien
5,913
12
%
4,013
12
%
1,580
12
%
1,600
11
%
1,188
10
%
Home equity - term
62
—
%
56
—
%
23
—
%
32
—
%
31
—
%
Home equity - lines of credit
1,733
8
%
1,171
8
%
821
8
%
1,812
8
%
1,566
8
%
Other - term
—
1
%
—
—
%
—
—
%
—
—
%
—
—
%
Installment and other loans
673
—
%
677
—
%
201
—
%
188
1
%
215
1
%
Unallocated
—
—
—
245
237
$
47,681
100
%
$
48,689
100
%
$
28,702
100
%
$
25,178
100
%
$
21,180
100
%
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The information presented in the table below is not required for periods subsequent to the adoption of CECL. The following table summarizes the ALL allocation for loans individually and collectively evaluated for impairment by loan segment at December 31, 2022. Accruing PCI loans are excluded from loans individually evaluated for impairment.
Commercial
Consumer
Commercial
Real Estate
Acquisition
and
Development
Commercial
and
Industrial
Municipal
Total
Residential
Mortgage
Installment
and Other
Total
Unallocated
Total
December 31, 2022
Loans allocated by:
Individually evaluated for impairment
$
2,848
$
15,426
$
31
$
—
$
18,305
$
2,920
$
40
$
2,960
$
—
$
21,265
Collectively evaluated for impairment
1,164,401
167,950
357,743
12,173
1,702,267
415,675
12,025
427,700
—
2,129,967
$
1,167,249
$
183,376
$
357,774
$
12,173
$
1,720,572
$
418,595
$
12,065
$
430,660
$
—
$
2,151,232
Allowance for credit losses allocated by:
Individually evaluated for impairment
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
28
$
—
$
28
$
—
$
28
Collectively evaluated for impairment
13,558
3,214
4,505
24
21,301
3,416
188
3,604
245
25,150
$
13,558
$
3,214
$
4,505
$
24
$
21,301
$
3,444
$
188
$
3,632
$
245
$
25,178
Management believes the allocation of the ACL among the various loan classes adequately reflects the life expected credit losses in each loan class and is based on the methodology outlined in Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, and Note 4, Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses, to the Consolidated Financial Statements under Part II, Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data." Management re-evaluates and makes enhancements to its reserve methodology to better reflect the risks inherent in the different segments of the portfolio, particularly in light of increased charge-offs, with noticeable differences between the different loan classes. Management believes these enhancements to the ACL methodology improve the accuracy of quantifying the expected credit losses inherent in the portfolio. Management charges actual loan losses to the reserve and bases the provision for credit losses on its overall analysis.
Management believes the Company’s ACL is adequate based on currently available information. Future adjustments to the ACL and enhancements to the methodology may be necessary due to changes in economic conditions, regulatory guidance, or management’s assumptions as to future delinquencies or loss rates.
Deposits
Total deposits decreased by $94.3 million to $4.5 billion at December 31, 2025 from $4.6 billion at December 31, 2024. Time deposits and non-interest bearing demand deposits decreased by $90.9 million and $23.3 million, respectively, partially offset by an increase in interest bearing demand deposits and money market and savings deposits of $14.2 million and $5.6 million, respectively, from December 31, 2024 to December 31, 2025. The Bank has experienced some reductions in higher yielding promotional balances, which was the primary driver of the declines in time deposit accounts. The decreases in the other categories were consistent with normal seasonal activity.
Total deposits grew by $2.1 billion to $4.6 billion at December 31, 2024 from $2.6 billion at December 31, 2023, which included $1.9 billion in deposits assumed from the Merger. During 2024, time deposits increased by $586.4 million from $406.5 million at December 31, 2023 to $992.9 million at December 31, 2024, which included $536.0 million of time deposits assumed in the Merger. The remaining increase is due to the success of promotional offerings of up to 18-month terms.
Management evaluates its utilization of brokered deposits, taking into consideration the Bank's policies and the interest rate curve and balances this funding source with its funding needs based on growth initiatives. The Company anticipates that loan growth will be funded through deposit generation by offering competitive rates, as well as utilization of FHLB borrowings. Brokered money market deposit balances were $45.2 million and $8.1 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Brokered time deposits totaled $50.6 million and zero at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
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The following table presents average deposits for years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.
2025
2024
2023
Non-interest bearing demand deposits
$
894,117
$
625,714
$
470,349
Interest-bearing demand deposits
2,464,745
2,077,038
1,525,204
Savings deposits
267,271
223,183
198,157
Time deposits
923,547
732,446
338,170
Total deposits
$
4,549,680
$
3,658,381
$
2,531,880
The Company had time deposits that met or exceeded the FDIC insurance limit of $250,000 of $147.8 million and $170.1 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. At December 31, 2025, the scheduled maturities of time deposits that met or exceeded the FDIC insurance limit or otherwise uninsured were as follows:
Three months or less
$
25,457
Over three months through six months
50,807
Over six months through one year
68,292
Over one year
3,253
Total
$
147,809
Borrowings
In addition to deposits, the Company uses borrowing sources to meet liquidity needs and for temporary funding. Sources of short-term borrowings include the FHLB of Pittsburgh, federal funds purchased and the FRB discount window. Short-term borrowings also may include securities sold under agreements to repurchase with deposit clients, in which a client sweeps a portion of a deposit balance into a repurchase agreement, which is a secured borrowing with a pool of securities pledged against the balance.
The Company also utilizes long-term debt, consisting principally of FHLB fixed and amortizing advances, to fund its balance sheet with original maturities greater than one year. Prior to entering into long-term borrowings, the Company evaluates its funding needs, interest rate movements, the cost of options, and the availability of attractive structures.
On September 30, 2025, the Company redeemed its $32.5 million outstanding 6.0% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due December 30, 2028. At redemption, the variable interest rate of three-month CME term SOFR rate, plus a spread adjustment of 0.26161% and a margin of 3.16%, on the subordinated debt was 7.72%. During the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, amortization expense of the debt issuance costs totaled $335 thousand and $81 thousand, respectively.
FHLB advances and other borrowings increased by $159.3 million to $274.7 million at December 31, 2025 compared to $115.4 million at December 31, 2024. The increase was due to higher utilization of borrowings during 2025 as lending and investing activities increased and due to the subordinated note redemption. The Bank seeks to maintain sufficient liquidity to ensure client needs can be addressed in a timely basis.
The Company assumed Codorus Valley's unsecured subordinated notes that were issued in December 2020 in the amount of $31.0 million. The subordinated notes had a fixed rate of interest equal to 4.50% until December 30, 2025. After that date, the variable rate of interest is equal to the three-month CME term SOFR rate plus 4.04%, which was 8.06% at December 31, 2025.
The Company also assumed junior subordinated trust preferred debt of $10.3 million from the Merger. In June 2006, Codorus Valley formed CVB Statutory Trust No. II, a wholly-owned special purpose entity whose sole purpose was to facilitate a pooled trust preferred debt issuance of $7.2 million with a stated maturity of July 7, 2036 and a variable rate of three-month CME term SOFR rate, plus a spread adjustment of 0.26161% and a margin of 1.54% through maturity. In November 2004, Codorus Valley formed CVB Statutory Trust No. I to facilitate a pooled trust preferred debt issuance of $3.1 million with a stated maturity of December 15, 2034 and a variable rate of three-month CME term SOFR rate, plus a spread adjustment of 0.26161% and a margin of 2.02% through maturity. For the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the cost of the trust preferred debt, excluding the fair value mark, was 6.24% and 7.08%, respectively.
For additional information about borrowings, refer to Note 13, Short-Term Borrowings, Note 14, Long-Term Debt, and Note 15, Subordinated Notes, to the Consolidated Financial Statements appearing in Part II, Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data."
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Shareholders' Equity
Capital management in a regulated financial services industry must properly balance return on equity to its shareholders while maintaining sufficient levels of capital and related risk-based regulatory capital ratios to satisfy statutory regulatory requirements. The Company’s capital management strategies have been developed to provide attractive rates of returns to its shareholders, while remaining “well-capitalized” under applicable banking regulations.
Shareholders’ equity totaled $591.5 million at December 31, 2025, an increase of $74.9 million from $516.7 million at December 31, 2024. The increase in 2025 was primarily attributable to net income of $80.9 million, other comprehensive income of $11.1 million and the issuance of treasury shares for share-based compensation which increased shareholders' equity of $3.5 million, partially offset by dividends paid of $20.6 million.
For the year ended December 31, 2025, total comprehensive income was $92.0 million, an increase of $67.8 million from total comprehensive income of $24.2 million for the same period in 2024. This increase was primarily due to an increase in net income of $58.8 million and an increase in after-tax unrealized gains on AFS securities of $11.9 million, partially offset by an increase in after-tax unrealized losses on interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges of $2.2 million between the comparative periods. The increase in net unrealized gains on investment securities was primarily caused by a decline in market rates.
At December 31, 2025, book value per common share was $30.32 per share compared to $26.65 per share at December 31, 2024. Tangible book value per share increased from $21.19 per share at December 31, 2024 to $25.21 per share at December 31, 2025, primarily as a result of the increase in shareholders' equity from net income. See “Supplemental Reporting of Non-GAAP Measures.”
On June 20, 2025, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized a share repurchase program pursuant to which the Company could repurchase up to 500,000 shares of its outstanding common stock in accordance with all applicable securities laws and regulations, including Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act, as amended. When and if appropriate, repurchases may be made in the open market or privately negotiated transactions, depending on market conditions, regulatory requirements and other corporate considerations, as determined by management. Share repurchases may not occur and may be discontinued at any time. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company repurchased 8,330 shares of its common stock. Common stock available for future repurchase totals 491,670 shares, or 2.5% of the Company's outstanding common stock at December 31, 2025.
The following table includes additional information for shareholders’ equity for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.
2025
2024
2023
Average shareholders’ equity
$
547,708
$
392,280
$
243,334
Net income
80,855
22,050
35,663
Cash dividends paid
20,643
13,177
8,485
Average equity to average assets ratio
10.08
%
9.08
%
8.11
%
Dividend payout ratio
25.17
%
57.57
%
23.19
%
Return on average equity
14.76
%
5.62
%
14.66
%
Capital Adequacy and Regulatory Matters
Capital management in a regulated financial services industry must properly balance return on equity to its shareholders while maintaining sufficient levels of capital and related risk-based regulatory capital ratios to satisfy statutory regulatory requirements. The Company’s capital management strategies have been developed to provide attractive rates of returns to its shareholders, while remaining “well-capitalized” under applicable banking regulations.
The Parent Company and the Bank both have met all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject at December 31, 2025 and 2024. At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Parent Company and the Bank were considered well-capitalized under applicable banking regulations.
The Company routinely evaluates its capital levels in light of its risk profile to assess its capital needs. The Company and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by federal and state banking agencies. At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Bank was considered well-capitalized under applicable banking regulations. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Bank must meet specific guidelines that involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting
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practices. Prompt corrective action provisions are not applicable to bank holding companies, including financial holding companies.
In addition to the minimum capital ratio requirement and minimum capital ratio to be well-capitalized presented in the tables in Note 17, we must maintain a capital conservation buffer as noted in Item 1 - Business under the topic Basel III Capital Rules. At December 31, 2025, the Parent Company's and the Bank's capital conservation buffer, based on the most restrictive capital ratio, was 5.3% and 5.3%, respectively, which are above the regulatory requirement of 2.50% at December 31, 2025.
Tables presenting the Parent Company’s and the Bank’s capital amounts and ratios at December 31, 2025 and 2024 are included in Note 17, Shareholders' Equity and Regulatory Capital, to the Consolidated Financial Statements appearing in Part II, Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data."
Liquidity and Rate Sensitivity
Liquidity. The primary function of asset/liability management is to ensure adequate liquidity and manage the Company’s sensitivity to changing interest rates. Liquidity management involves the ability to meet the cash flow requirements of clients who may be either depositors wanting to withdraw funds or borrowers needing assurance that sufficient funds will be available to meet their credit needs. The Company's primary sources of funds consist of deposit inflows, loan repayments, borrowings from the FHLB of Pittsburgh and maturities and prepayments of investment securities. While maturities and scheduled amortization of loans and investment securities are predictable sources of funds, deposit flows and mortgage prepayments are greatly influenced by general interest rates, economic conditions and competition.
The Company regularly adjusts its investments in liquid assets based upon its assessment of expected loan demand, expected deposit flows, yields available on interest-earning deposits and investment securities and the objectives of its asset/liability management policy. The Company's most liquid assets are cash and cash equivalents.
At December 31, 2025, cash and cash equivalents totaled $149.8 million compared with $248.9 million at December 31, 2024. The decrease of $99.1 million reflects the increase in the book value of investment securities of $107.2 million, the decrease in deposits of $94.3 million, the increase in loans of $89.5 million and the redemption of subordinated notes of $31.6 million, partially offset by an increase in FHLB advances and other borrowings and repurchase agreements of $158.0 million and net income of $80.9 million.
Unencumbered investment securities totaled $396.2 million at December 31, 2025 compared to $160.5 million at December 31, 2024. At December 31, 2025, the Company had $88.8 million of investment securities pledged at the FRB Discount Window with no associated borrowings outstanding compared to $15.9 million at December 31, 2024. The Company's maximum borrowing capacity from the FHLB of Pittsburgh was $2.0 billion, of which $275.0 million in advances and letters of credit were outstanding at December 31, 2025 compared to a maximum borrowing capacity of $1.9 billion and $116.6 million in advances and letters of credit outstanding at December 31, 2024. The increase was due to higher utilization of overnight borrowings during 2025 as lending and investing activities increased and also due to the subordinated note redemption.
The Company’s ability to borrow from the FHLB is dependent on having sufficient qualifying collateral, which generally consists of mortgage loans and mortgage-backed debt securities. In addition, the Company had $10.0 million in available unsecured lines of credit with one bank at December 31, 2025 compared to $20.0 million with two banks at December 31, 2024. The Bank regularly tests its various sources of funding to ensure accessibility.
At December 31, 2025, outstanding loan commitments totaled $1.5 billion, which included $350.7 million in undisbursed loans, $539.3 million in unused home equity lines of credit, $597.0 million in commercial lines of credit, and $37.2 million in letters of credit. Time deposits due within one year after December 31, 2025 totaled $807.2 million, or 89% of time deposits, which includes clients with longer-term time deposits nearing maturity and time deposits with promotional offers with terms of 18 months or less. If these maturing deposits do not remain with the Company, it may be required to seek other sources of funds, including other time deposits and lines of credit. The Company has the ability to attract and retain deposits by adjusting the interest rates it offers.
The Company is a separate legal entity from the Bank and must provide for its own liquidity. In addition to its operating expenses, the Company is responsible for paying any dividends declared to its shareholders and interest on its borrowings. The Company also has repurchased shares of its common stock. The Company’s primary source of income is dividends received from the Bank. Restrictions on the Bank’s ability to dividend funds to the Company are described in Note 17, Shareholders' Equity and Regulatory Capital, to the Consolidated Financial Statements under Part II, Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data."
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Interest Rate Sensitivity. Interest rate sensitivity management requires the maintenance of an appropriate balance between interest sensitive assets and liabilities. Management, through its asset/liability management process, attempts to manage the level of repricing and maturity mismatch so that fluctuations in net interest income are maintained within policy limits in current and expected market conditions. For further discussion, see Part II, Item 7A, "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk."
Contractual Obligations
The Company enters into contractual obligations in the normal course of business to fund loan growth, for asset/liability management purposes, to meet required capital needs and for other corporate purposes. The following table presents significant fixed and determinable contractual obligations of principal by payment date at December 31, 2025.
Further discussion of the nature of each obligation is in the referenced Note to the Consolidated Financial Statements under Part II, Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" referenced in the following table.
Payments Due
Note
Reference
Less than 1
year
2-3 years
4-5 years
More than
5 years
Total
Time deposits
11
$
807,154
$
90,057
$
3,666
$
1,113
$
901,990
Short-term borrowings
13
238,942
—
—
—
238,942
FHLB advances
14
—
60,000
—
—
60,000
Financing lease liabilities
14
80
160
93
—
333
Subordinated notes
15
—
—
31,000
—
31,000
Trust preferred debt
15
—
—
—
10,310
10,310
Operating lease obligations
6
1,700
3,209
2,743
14,087
21,739
Total
$
1,047,876
$
153,426
$
37,502
$
25,510
$
1,264,314
The contractual obligations table above does not include off-balance sheet commitments to extend credit that are detailed in the following section. These commitments generally have fixed expiration dates and many will expire without being drawn upon. Therefore, the total commitment does not necessarily represent future cash requirements and is excluded from the contractual obligations table.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company is party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its clients. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit.
The following table details significant commitments at December 31, 2025:
Contract or Notional
Amount
Commitments to fund:
Home equity lines of credit
$
539,336
1-4 family residential construction loans
93,905
Commercial real estate, construction and land development loans
256,806
Commercial, industrial and other loans
597,023
Standby letters of credit
37,241
A discussion of the nature, business purpose, and guarantees that result from the Company’s off-balance sheet arrangements is included in Note 19, Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk, to the Consolidated Financial Statements under Part II, Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data."
Recently Adopted and Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Recently adopted and recently issued accounting standards are described in Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, to the Consolidated Financial Statements under Part II, Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data."
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Supplemental Reporting of Non-GAAP Measures
Management believes providing certain “non-GAAP” information will assist investors in their understanding of the effect on recent financial results from non-recurring charges.
As a result of acquisitions, the Company had intangible assets consisting of goodwill and core deposit and other intangible assets totaling $107.7 million, $115.9 million and $21.1 million at December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
The Company incurred merger-related expenses of $2.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2025. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company incurred merger-related expenses of $22.7 million, a provision for non-PCD loans of $15.5 million, expenses for the retirement of an executive of $4.8 million and a provision for legal settlement of $478 thousand. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company incurred merger-related expenses of $1.1 million.
Tangible book value per common share and the impact of the merger-related and other non-recurring expenses on net income and associated ratios, as used by the Company in this supplemental reporting presentation, are determined by methods other than in accordance with GAAP. While the Company's management believes this information is a useful supplement to the GAAP-based measures reported in Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, readers are cautioned that this non-GAAP disclosure has limitations as an analytical tool, should not be viewed as a substitute for financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results and financial condition as reported under GAAP, nor are such measures necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies. This supplemental presentation should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by similar adjustments to be determined in accordance with GAAP.
The increase in tangible book value per share (non-GAAP) from December 31, 2024 to December 31, 2025 is primarily due to net income of $80.9 million, other comprehensive income of $11.1 million and the issuance of treasury shares for share-based compensation which increased shareholders' equity of $3.5 million, partially offset by dividends paid of $20.6 million. Other comprehensive income increased due to net unrealized gains on AFS securities, partially offset by net unrealized losses on interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments.
The increase in tangible book value per share (non-GAAP) in 2024 compared to 2023 was primarily due to the goodwill and other intangibles from the Merger, partially offset by the increase in shareholders' equity from the common stock issued to acquire Codorus Valley of $233.4 million.
The following tables present the computation of each non-GAAP based measure shown together with its most directly comparable GAAP-based measure.
(Dollars, except per share amounts, and shares in thousands)
2025
2024
2023
Tangible book value per common share
Shareholders' equity (most directly comparable GAAP-based measure)
$
591,535
$
516,682
$
265,056
Less: Goodwill
69,751
68,106
18,724
Other intangible assets
37,990
47,765
2,414
Related tax effect
(7,978)
(10,031)
(507)
Tangible common equity (non-GAAP)
$
491,772
$
410,842
$
244,425
Common shares outstanding
19,507
19,390
10,612
Book value per share (most directly comparable GAAP based measure)
$
30.32
$
26.65
$
24.98
Intangible assets per share
5.11
5.46
1.95
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)
$
25.21
$
21.19
$
23.03
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Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share
December 31,
(Dollars, except per share amounts, and shares in thousands)
2025
2024
2023
Net income (most directly comparable GAAP based measure)
$
80,855
$
22,050
$
35,663
Plus: Merger-related expenses
2,617
22,671
1,059
Plus: Executive retirement expenses
—
4,793
—
Plus: Provision for credit losses on non-PCD loans
—
15,504
—
Plus: Provision for legal settlement
—
478
—
Total non-recurring expenses
2,617
43,446
1,059
Less: Related tax effect
(590)
(9,442)
(79)
Adjusted net income (non-GAAP)
$
82,882
$
56,054
$
36,643
Weighted average shares - diluted (most directly comparable GAAP-based measure)
19,355
14,914
10,435
Diluted earnings per share (most directly comparable GAAP-based measure)
4.18
1.48
3.42
Weighted average shares - diluted (non-GAAP)
19,355
14,914
10,435
Diluted earnings per share, adjusted (non-GAAP)
$
4.28
$
3.76
$
3.51