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| With diversified and complementary lines of business, including consumer and commercial banking, wealth management, insurance and BaaS, our company has excellent opportunity to deepen relationships with existing clients and attract new customers across our footprint and beyond |
| In addition to balances deposited by our long-standing customer base, we plan to continue the campaign through mid-November providing a strong start to the fourth quarter |
| Like much of the country, competition for deposits remains fierce in our markets, and I'm incredibly proud of our team's ability to drive 6% deposit growth during the quarter |
| We have an incredibly strong team in place and several promotions and appointments we announced recently underscore that |
| We were successful with the retail money market campaign coming on board, success in the BaaS deposits |
| We believe that this new leadership structure allows Career Capital to continue serving its wealth management, retirement plan and institutional services clients at the highest level, while positioning us for continued growth moving forward, following the merger of our two RIA subsidiaries earlier this year |
| Third quarter results were highlighted by healthy deposit growth and a continuation of stable credit quality metrics, both of which position us well for the remainder of 2023 and give us confidence in our ability to effectively navigate the operating environment in 2024, including capitalizing on opportunities |
| While this has negatively impacted transaction-related fees in the near-term, we believe this move will support enhanced profitability in this line of business moving forward |
| The second quarter experience was exceptional because we had a significant amount of recoveries, but the third quarter looks like what I would expect to see come through in the -- at least for the fourth and first quarters |
| We've had good success with our money market offering and bringing in average balances of close to $100,000 with those that have chosen to take advantage of our offer and that provides real nice upside to driving relationship and showing them how we do business versus where they come from |
| Our Commercial Banking franchise also supported deposit growth in the quarter |
| And that is something that I think is critical to franchise success, particularly in this environment, given that they have lower cost relative to funding that we're raising in our current market footprint |
| Reciprocal deposits also grew during the quarter as this continues to be an attractive option affording our larger customers the benefit of FDIC insurance on accounts greater than $250,000 |
| Setting aside our third quarter deposit growth, the latest data from the FDIC summary of deposits underscores the strength of our position in our markets |
| After individually analyzing any debt that would fall below that threshold, we found that guarantor strength, access to capital, project progress or completion and the overall strong quality of sponsors all reinforce our confidence |
| Our commercial portfolio asset quality remains sound, and we are confident in the strength of the underlying credits |
| BaaS also gained momentum during the third quarter with approximately $77 million of related deposits at quarter end |
| We'll see the full quarter benefit of that in the fourth quarter as well as the benefit of the securities repositioning, which should help to limit the margin compression that we've observed throughout this year and quarter-to-date |
| So we've had some success with repositioning the liability side of the balance sheet during the quarter |
| Strategically, it's been a good move for us relative to the diversification of revenues and the increase that it represents in terms of noninterest revenues in terms of what we've done with our wealth and our insurance business |
| We continue to see success through our partnerships with select new homebuilders in the Western New York region |
| We were off to a solid start in the fourth quarter and remain focused on balance sheet management as well as opportunities to enhance margin and manage noninterest expenses |
| We continue to expect these metrics to return to more normalized levels over time given the high credit quality and cash flow nature of our investment portfolio |
| Municipal lines of credit, which we've been able to bolster our position there through additional collateral that's been posted |
| And given the Fed outlook that we maintain this current level, to me, that feels like we have stability in our margin over the next 12 months |
| Competition remains strong for C&I loans in our markets, but we are seeing opportunities from prospects looking for a true local community bank |
| So I think that's a good proxy for outlook for the remainder of the quarter |
| So we've done some pretty strong sensitivity relative to those loans that we have underwritten in a lower interest rate environment and sensitizing them to the current rate environment plus more interest rate, less net operating income and looking at those outcomes |
| So we feel very good relative to a severe stress downside scenario, where we end up with most of that analysis showed that we are at or around one debt service coverage or involved, and we'll monitor it |
| As we've had a hard flood year as an industry this year, we want to make sure as we drive loan growth that we are driving acceptable spreads, risk-adjusted returns, saving space on our balance sheet for those where we've got the deepest relationship |
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| With respect to commercial lending, as anticipated, CRE growth slowed significantly in the third quarter due to a combination of softer demand amid a challenging economic environment, higher pricing hurdles in our effort to moderate production |
| We are lowering our guidance for flat noninterest income to a single-digit decrease given the pressures we have seen on investment advisory fees and slower onboarding of BaaS initiatives than anticipated |
| As Marty noted, net income was down modestly from the linked quarter due in part to higher funding costs as we work to successfully defend and grow our deposit base in the current interest rate environment |
| Noninterest income totaled $10.5 million in the third quarter, down $980,000 on a linked quarter basis |
| Declines in our investment advisory income were attributable to the third quarter market downturn and the impact on AUMs coupled with our strategic decision to focus on wealth management services for high net worth individuals as opposed to our retail branch network |
| Net interest income of $41.6 million was down $660,000 from the second quarter of 2023, as our overall cost of funds increased 27 basis points during the quarter to 230 basis points |
| We now expect full-year NIM of 295 to 300 basis points, five basis points lower than previous guidance, given the impact of higher interest rates on our funding base |
| Swap income was down as expected, given our lower level of commercial loan activity during the quarter |
| We continue to experience margin compression in the third quarter, though at a more moderate pace |
| Results were also impacted by lower noninterest income and a modest increase in noninterest expenses that were partially offset by a lower level of provision in the most recent quarter |
| Our forecast assumes Fed activity remaining muted for the remainder of the year |
| Third quarter net income available to common shareholders was $13.7 million or $0.88 per diluted share, down from $14 million or $0.91 per share in the second quarter of 2023 and in line with the prior year results of $13.5 million or $0.88 per share |
| And so generally, I think thematically, that equates to and translates to slower growth, moderating growth |
| On the securities portfolio, we saw a pretty decent decline this quarter |
| Now it appears to be slowing, and it certainly feels like we're approaching a bottom |
| Are there any concerns throughout the portfolio I know there's a little bit of an uptick in direct auto |
| There continues to be pressure in our deposit space for commercial accounts and public deposits through what's offered by NYCLASS and Local Government Investment Pools |
| And on the noninterest income side, that's been slower to translate as the fee sharing is coming in a little bit later from the deposits |
| Consumer indirect loan balances declined again in the third quarter as expected, primarily as a result of our internal efforts to moderate production |
| And then lastly, do you have the AUM for Courier at September 30th? I'm just trying to gauge the impact of the weaker equity markets in the quarter |
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