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| Importantly, our division got this excellent result by focusing on top-shelf lenders and serious efforts on cost controls |
| Further, and as our release dates, we had a strong September, with a margin of 3.05% |
| We have further expense savings being realized in the fourth quarter, and are confident we can keep grinding net interest income higher with a healthy margin |
| Our earnings are moving up as well as we inch hire on margins and are able to control and reduce operating expenses |
| We have substantial loan and deposit engines that are incrementally very profitable, and that we can take on or off the balance sheet |
| So we are increasingly confident that we can hold at these levels and continue moving higher |
| I'm excited about our quarter and about the broad-based improvement and momentum we see in some key areas |
| Lastly and in summary, operating ROAA improved to 81 basis points in the third quarter, the highest level since the fourth quarter of '21 |
| We have strong capital levels |
| Rick and his team have done an outstanding job with this result, and getting us in a place where we believe it's sustainable |
| Our pipeline for the fourth quarter and closed activity so far looked very promising against our third quarter result, and the energy level and excitement at the bank with these wins is well deserved |
| Combined with additional gain on sale revenue, we believe we can still improve profitability even in this difficult environment, and are optimistic about our prospects in the near term |
| Our margin improved significantly this quarter, thanks to a couple of items |
| Today, we're sitting here with very strong liquidity and really a great story on deposits |
| But the foundational block to this success are the wins we're having in the community banking |
| Our core bank is a source of strength in this environment, and the unique products and services we've developed continue to resonate with customers, particularly small businesses |
| We believe we have a unique advantage due to our two-pronged funding strategy |
| Obviously, there's a lot of moving parts at play in improving the margin |
| So then with some balance sheet growth, the margins stable to maybe even up, like do we have pretty high confidence that we've reached the inflection point on NII, and we'll continue to see growth? Maybe not to the same extent this quarter, but the trend will continue to go up |
| Pretty positive for our company |
| Operating earnings for the third quarter were $7.7 million or $0.32 per diluted share versus $1 million or $0.04 per diluted share in the second quarter, and up over 50% from the year-ago period |
| Additional potential sales in the pipeline lead us to have confidence that gain on sale income will be higher in the fourth quarter |
| On the lending side, we're demonstrating in an increasing fashion, the value of our niches |
| Net interest margin increased to 3.02% from 3% last quarter, when adjusting for the excess liquidity we carried in Q2 |
| Matt Switzer And I'll just add, I mean -- and we're not alone probably with the strategy that we feel like we're -- we've got some advantages with some of our technology and products and services |
| Net interest income increased $1 million to $27.1 million in the third quarter, as funding cost pressures were offset with higher earning asset yields |
| Mortgage revenue declined slightly in Q3, but was still strong given the environment |
| If I go back and normalize that for the second quarter, our margin would have still increased in the third quarter by a couple of basis points, which is significant for the margin to be directionally headed that way |
| We continue to be disciplined on the expense side and look for additional saves through attrition while navigating this challenging environment |
| Even so, we opened about 1,400 new accounts, and grew total accounts in the -- on the platform by about 15% annualized |
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| And when yields turn and volumes jump again and they will do that, our division's profitability will impress and our disciplines will pay off |
| The retention of deposits has been a key focus and really more of a challenge, because we announced a consolidation of 8 branches or 25% of our footprint about a quarter ago |
| Excluding PPP loans and loans held for sale, loan balances declined at 1% linked quarter |
| Core net charge-offs were $2.3 million, the majority of which was the charge-off of specific reserves tied to the partial resolution of the assisted living problem relationship we have discussed in previous quarters |
| The allowance for credit losses to gross loans, excluding PPP balances, was 1.14% at September 30 versus 121 basis points last quarter, with the decline largely due to the charge-off of specific reserves and a small reserve release from a lower loan balance and reduced model losses under CECL |
| Deposits were down slightly in Q3, as we manage excess liquidity by sweeping off excess deposits |
| And with some of the wins we got late in the month, we're hoping that's less than that to flat in October, November |
| There are many factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements |
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