CF BANKSHARES INC.

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CFBank focuses on serving the financial needs of closely held businesses and entrepreneurs, by providing comprehensive Commercial, Retail, and Mortgage Lending services presence. In all regional markets, CFBank provides commercial loans and equipment leases, commercial and residential real estate loans and treasury management depository services, residential mortgage lending, and full-service commercial and retail banking services and products. CFBank seeks to differentiate itself from its competitors by providing individualized service coupled with direct customer access to decision-makers, and ease of doing business. We believe that CFBank matches the sophistication of much larger banks, without the bureaucracy. CFBank also offers its clients the convenience of online banking, mobile banking and remote deposit capabilities.

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CFBank focuses on serving the financial needs of closely held businesses and entrepreneurs, by providing comprehensive Commercial, Retail, and Mortgage Lending services presence. In all regional markets, CFBank provides commercial loans and equipment leases, commercial and residential real estate loans and treasury management depository services, and full-service commercial and retail banking services and products. CFBank seeks to differentiate itself from its competitors by providing individualized service coupled with direct customer access to decision-makers, and ease of doing business. We believe that CFBank matches the sophistication of much larger banks, without the bureaucracy. CFBank also offers its clients the convenience of online banking, mobile banking and remote deposit capabilities.

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Most of our deposits and loans come from our market area. Our principal market area for deposits and loans includes the following counties in Ohio and Indiana: Franklin County, Ohio through our offices in Columbus, Ohio; Delaware County, Ohio through our Polaris office in Columbus, Ohio; Cuyahoga County, Ohio through our office in Orange Village, Ohio and our Ohio City office in Cleveland, Ohio; Summit County, Ohio through our office in Fairlawn, Ohio; Hamilton County, Ohio through our offices in Blue Ash, Ohio and our Red Bank office in Cincinnati, Ohio; and Marion County, Indiana through our office in Indianapolis. Because of CFBank’s concentration of business activities in Ohio, the Company’s financial condition and results of operations depend in large part upon economic conditions in Ohio.

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Most of our deposits and loans come from our market area. Our principal market area for deposits and loans includes the following counties in Ohio and Indiana: Franklin County, Ohio through our offices in Columbus, Ohio; Delaware County, Ohio through our Polaris office in Columbus, Ohio; Cuyahoga County, Ohio through our office in Orange Village, Ohio and our Ohio City office in Cleveland, Ohio; Summit County, Ohio through our office in Fairlawn, Ohio; Hamilton County, Ohio through our offices in Blue Ash, Ohio and our Red Bank office in Cincinnati, Ohio; and Marion County, Indiana through our office in Indianapolis, Indiana. Because of CFBank’s concentration of business activities in Ohio, the Company’s financial condition and results of operations depend in large part upon economic conditions in Ohio.

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General. Assets totaled $2.09 billion at March 31, 2025 and increased $29.2 million, or 1.4%, from $2.07 billion at December 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to a $28.1 million increase in net loans and leases.

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General. Assets totaled $2.13 billion at June 30, 2025 and increased $68.0 million, or 3.3%, from $2.07 billion at December 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to a $40.4 million increase in cash and cash equivalents and a $32.8 million increase in net loans and leases.

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Cash and cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents totaled $241.0 million at March 31, 2025, and increased $5.7 million, or 2.4%, from $235.3 million at December 31, 2024. The increase in cash and cash equivalents was primarily attributed to the sale of a $5.0 million equity security.

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Cash and cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents totaled $275.7 million at June 30, 2025, and increased $40.4 million, or 17.2%, from $235.3 million at December 31, 2024. The increase in cash and cash equivalents was primarily attributed to a $54.1 million increase in deposits, and a $8.3 million increase in FHLB advances and other borrowings, partially offset by a $32.8 million increase in net loans and leases.

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Securities. Securities available for sale totaled $8.8 million at March 31, 2025, and increased $110,000, or 1.3%, compared to $8.7 million at December 31, 2024.

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Securities. Securities available for sale totaled $9.0 million at June 30, 2025, and increased $313,000, or 3.6%, compared to $8.7 million at December 31, 2024.

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Loans and Leases. Net loans and leases totaled $1.75 billion at March 31, 2025, and increased $28.1 million, or 1.6%, from $1.72 billion at December 31, 2024. The increase in loans and leases balances was primarily due to a $47.7 million increase in commercial real estate loan balances, a $6.4 million increase in construction loan balances, and a $2.5 million increase in home equity lines of credit balances, partially offset by a $23.9 million decrease in single-family residential loan balances, and a $4.1 million decrease in commercial and industrial (C&I) loan balances. The decrease in single-family residential loan balances was due primarily to the sale of two portfolios of loans totaling $18.1 million.

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Loans and Leases. Net loans and leases totaled $1.75 billion at June 30, 2025, and increased $32.8 million, or 1.9%, from $1.72 billion at December 31, 2024. The increase in loans and leases balances was primarily due to a $52.8 million increase in commercial and multi-family real estate loan balances, a $3.3 million increase in home equity lines of credit balances, a $3.0 million increase in commercial and industrial (C&I) loan balances, and a $2.7 million increase in construction loan balances, partially offset by a $27.9 million decrease in single-family residential loan balances and a $1.6 million increase in the allowance for credit losses on loans. The decrease in single-family residential loan balances was due primarily to the sale of two portfolios of loans in the first quarter of 2025 totaling $18.1 million.

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Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans. The allowance for credit losses on loans (“ACL – Loans”) totaled $17.8 million at March 31, 2025, and increased $329,000, or 1.9%, from $17.5 million at December 31, 2024. The ratio of the ACL - Loans to total loans was 1.01% at March 31, 2025, compared to 1.00% at December 31, 2024.

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Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans. The allowance for credit losses on loans (“ACL – Loans”) totaled $19.1 million at June 30, 2025, and increased $1.6 million, or 9.4%, from $17.5 million at December 31, 2024. The ratio of the ACL - Loans to total loans was 1.08% at June 30, 2025, compared to 1.00% at December 31, 2024.

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Individually evaluated loans totaled $12.7 million at March 31, 2025, and decreased $80,000, or 0.62%, from $12.8 million at December 31, 2024. The amount of the ACL - Loans specifically calculated for individually evaluated loans totaled $3.4 million at March 31, 2025 and $2.3 million at December 31, 2024.

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Individually evaluated loans totaled $14.7 million at June 30, 2025, and increased $1.9 million, or 14.7%, from $12.8 million at December 31, 2024. The amount of the ACL - Loans specifically calculated for individually evaluated loans totaled $4.8 million at June 30, 2025 and $2.3 million at December 31, 2024.

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Nonperforming loans, which include nonaccrual loans and loans at least 90 days past due but still accruing interest, totaled $14.6 million at March 31, 2025, and decreased $484,000 from $15.0 million at December 31, 2024. The decrease in nonaccrual loans was primarily driven by the transfer of a $524,000 single-family residential loan in nonaccrual at December 31, 2024, to foreclosed assets during the first quarter of 2025. The ratio of nonperforming loans to total loans was 0.82% at March 31, 2025 compared to 0.87% at December 31, 2024.

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Nonperforming loans, which include nonaccrual loans and loans at least 90 days past due but still accruing interest, totaled $16.6 million at June 30, 2025, and increased $1.6 million from $15.0 million at December 31, 2024. The increase in nonaccrual loans was primarily driven by a commercial loan, totaling $1.3 million, and a commercial real estate loan, totaling $694,000, becoming nonaccrual during the second quarter of 2025, partially offset by the transfer of a $524,000 single-family residential loan in nonaccrual at December 31, 2024, to foreclosed assets during the first quarter of 2025. The ratio of nonperforming loans to total loans was 0.94% at June 30, 2025 compared to 0.87% at December 31, 2024.

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During the three month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company did not modify any loans where the borrower was experiencing financial difficulty.

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During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company did not modify any loans where the borrower was experiencing financial difficulty. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company modified one commercial loan, with an amortized cost basis totaling $4.4 million, where the borrower was experiencing financial difficultly. The amortized cost basis of this loan represented 1.0% of commercial loans at June 30, 2025. The loan was modified to increase the interest rate by 75bps, extend the maturity date by 6 months, and allow for an amortization holiday and deferred interest option. The loan was not past due during the six months ended June 30, 2024.

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The level of total criticized and classified loans decreased by $3.8 million, or 11.5%, during the three months ended March 31, 2025. Loans designated as special mention decreased $3.4 million, or 18.3%, and totaled $15.1 million at March 31, 2025, compared to $18.5 million at December 31, 2024. Loans classified as substandard decreased $444,000, or 3.1%, and totaled $13.8 million at March 31, 2025, compared to $14.2 million at December 31, 2024. Loans designated as doubtful totaled $385,000 at both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. See Note 4 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information regarding risk classification of loans.

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The level of total criticized and classified loans decreased by $5.0 million, or 15.1%, during the six months ended June 30, 2025. Loans designated as special mention decreased $6.7 million, or 35.8%, and totaled $11.8 million at June 30, 2025, compared to $18.5 million at December 31, 2024. Loans classified as substandard increased $1.6 million, or 11.3%, and totaled $15.8 million at June 30, 2025, compared to $14.2 million at December 31, 2024. Loans designated as doubtful totaled $385,000 at both June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. See Note 4 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information regarding risk classification of loans.

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Total past due loans decreased $1.1 million and totaled $11.4 million at March 31, 2025, compared to $12.5 million at December 31, 2024. Past due loans totaled 0.7% of the loan portfolio at March 31, 2025, compared to 0.7% at December 31, 2024. See Note 4 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information regarding loan delinquencies.

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Total past due loans increased $2.7 million and totaled $15.2 million at June 30, 2025, compared to $12.5 million at December 31, 2024. Past due loans totaled 0.9% of the loan portfolio at June 30, 2025, compared to 0.7% at December 31, 2024. See Note 4 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information regarding loan delinquencies.

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Loans that contain interest only payments may present a higher risk than those loans with an amortizing payment that includes periodic principal reductions. Interest only loans are primarily commercial lines of credit secured by business assets and inventory, and consumer home equity lines of credit secured by the borrower’s primary residence. Due to the fluctuations in business assets and inventory of our commercial borrowers, CFBank has increased risk due to a potential decline in collateral values without a corresponding decrease in the outstanding principal. Interest only commercial lines of credit totaled $132.3 million, or 31.9%, of CFBank’s commercial portfolio at March 31, 2025, compared to $131.2 million, or 31.3%, at December 31, 2024. Interest only home equity lines of credit totaled $41.1 million, or 97.8%, of the total home equity lines of credit at March 31, 2025, compared to $38.8 million, or 98.1%, at December 31, 2024.

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Loans that contain interest only payments may present a higher risk than those loans with an amortizing payment that includes periodic principal reductions. Interest only loans are primarily commercial lines of credit secured by business assets and inventory, and consumer home equity lines of credit secured by the borrower’s primary residence. Due to the fluctuations in business assets and inventory of our commercial borrowers, CFBank has increased risk due to a potential decline in collateral values without a corresponding decrease in the outstanding principal. Interest only commercial lines of credit totaled $126.3 million, or 29.9%, of CFBank’s commercial portfolio at June 30, 2025, compared to $131.2 million, or 31.3%, at December 31, 2024. Interest only home equity lines of credit totaled $41.9 million, or 97.8%, of the total home equity lines of credit at June 30, 2025, compared to $38.8 million, or 98.1%, at December 31, 2024.

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Deposits. Deposits totaled $1.78 billion at March 31, 2025, an increase of $27.9 million, or 1.6%, when compared to $1.76 billion at December 31, 2024. The increase when compared to December 31, 2024 was primarily due to an $18.1 million increase in noninterest-bearing account balances, coupled with a $9.8 million increase in interest-bearing account balances.

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Deposits. Deposits totaled $1.81 billion at June 30, 2025, an increase of $54.1 million, or 3.1%, when compared to $1.76 billion at December 31, 2024. The increase when compared to December 31, 2024 was primarily due to a $31.4 million increase in interest-bearing account balances, coupled with a $22.7 million increase in noninterest-bearing account balances.

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At March 31, 2025, approximately 31.0% of our deposit balances exceeded the FDIC insurance limit of $250,000, as compared to approximately 29.8% at December 31, 2024.

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At June 30, 2025, approximately 29.1% of our deposit balances exceeded the FDIC insurance limit of $250,000, as compared to approximately 29.8% at December 31, 2024.

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CFBank is a participant in the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service® (CDARS) and Insured Cash Sweep (ICS) programs offered through IntraFi. IntraFi works with a network of banks to offer products that can provide FDIC insurance coverage in excess of $250,000 through these innovative products. Brokered deposits, including CDARS and ICS deposits that qualify as brokered, totaled $431.3 million at March 31, 2025, and increased $10.5 million, or 2.5%, from $420.8 million at December 31, 2024. Customer balances in the CDARS reciprocal and ICS reciprocal programs, which do not qualify as brokered, totaled $255.5 million at March 31, 2025, and decreased $16.2 million, or 6.0%, from $271.7 million at December 31, 2024.

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CFBank is a participant in the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service® (CDARS) and Insured Cash Sweep (ICS) programs offered through IntraFi. IntraFi works with a network of banks to offer products that can provide FDIC insurance coverage in excess of $250,000 through these innovative products. Brokered deposits, including CDARS and ICS deposits that qualify as brokered, totaled $462.1 million at June 30, 2025, and increased $41.3 million, or 9.8%, from $420.8 million at December 31, 2024. Customer balances in the CDARS reciprocal and ICS reciprocal programs, which do not qualify as brokered, totaled $269.3 million at June 30, 2025, and decreased $2.4 million, or 0.9%, from $271.7 million at December 31, 2024.

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FHLB advances and other debt. FHLB advances and other debt totaled $92.7 million at March 31, 2025, an increase of $9,000 when compared to $92.7 million at December 31, 2024.

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FHLB advances and other debt. FHLB advances and other debt totaled $100.9 million at June 30, 2025, an increase of $8.3 million, or 8.9%, when compared to $92.7 million at December 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to a $10 million increase in the outstanding balance on the Holding Company's credit facility.

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The Holding Company has a $35.0 million credit facility with a third-party bank. The credit facility was revolving until May 21, 2024, at which time the outstanding balance was converted to a 10-year term note on a graduated 10-year amortization. Borrowings on the credit facility bear interest at a fixed rate of 3.85% until May 21, 2026, and the interest rate then converts to a floating rate equal to PRIME with a floor of 3.25%. Effective April 30, 2025, the credit facility was amended to reset the fixed rate to 6.00% until May 21, 2026, at which time the rate will then convert to a floating rate equal to PRIME. At March 31, 2025, the Company had an outstanding balance, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, of $34.7 million on the facility.

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The Holding Company has a credit facility with a third-party bank. Prior to April 30, 2025, the credit facility was $35 million with a revolving feature until May 21, 2024, at which time the outstanding balance was converted to a 10-year term note on a graduated 10-year amortization. Borrowings on the credit facility bore interest at a fixed rate of 3.85% until May 21, 2026, at which time the interest rate then converted to a floating rate equal to PRIME with a floor of 3.25%. Effective April 30, 2025, an additional $10 million revolving line of credit was added to the credit facility and the interest rate was amended to reset the fixed rate to 6.00% until May 21, 2026, at which time the rate will then convert to a floating rate equal to PRIME. The $10 million revolving line of credit matures on April 30, 2027. The revolving line of credit provided an additional $10 million that was injected as additional Tier 1 capital into CFBank during the second quarter of 2025. At June 30, 2025, the Company had an outstanding balance, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, of $42,947 on the credit facility.

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Subordinated debentures. Subordinated debentures totaled $15.0 million at both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. In December 2018, the Holding Company entered into subordinated note purchase agreements with certain qualified institutional buyers and completed a private placement of $10.0 million of fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes, resulting in net proceeds of $9,612,000 after deducting unamortized debt issuance costs of approximately $388,000. In 2003, the Holding Company issued subordinated debentures in exchange for the proceeds of a $5.0 million trust preferred securities offering issued by a trust formed by the Holding Company. The terms of the subordinated debentures allow for the Holding Company to defer interest payments for a period not to exceed five years. Interest payments on the subordinated debentures were current at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

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Subordinated debentures. Subordinated debentures totaled $15.0 million at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. In December 2018, the Holding Company entered into subordinated note purchase agreements with certain qualified institutional buyers and completed a private placement of $10.0 million of fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes, resulting in net proceeds of $9,6 million after deducting unamortized debt issuance costs of approximately $388,000. In 2003, the Holding Company issued subordinated debentures in exchange for the proceeds of a $5.0 million trust preferred securities offering issued by a trust formed by the Holding Company. The terms of the subordinated debentures allow for the Holding Company to defer interest payments for a period not to exceed five years. Interest payments on the subordinated debentures were current at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

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Stockholders’ equity. Stockholders’ equity totaled $172.7 million at March 31, 2025, an increase of $4.2 million, or 2.5%, from $168.4 million at December 31, 2024. The increase in stockholders’ equity during the three months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily attributed to net income, partially offset by $453,000 in dividend payments.

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Stockholders’ equity. Stockholders’ equity totaled $177.0 million at June 30, 2025, an increase of $8.6 million, or 5.1%, from $168.4 million at December 31, 2024. The increase in stockholders’ equity during the six months ended June 30, 2025 was primarily attributed to net income, partially offset by $909,000 in dividend payments.

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General. Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2025 totaled $4.4 million (or $0.68 per diluted common share) compared to net income of $3.1 million (or $0.47 per diluted common share) for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The increase in net income was primarily the result of an increase in net interest income, a decrease in provision for credit losses expense and an increase in noninterest income, partially offset by an increase in noninterest expense.

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General. Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2025 totaled $5.0 million (or $0.77 per diluted common share) compared to net income of $1.7 million (or $0.26 per diluted common share) for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The increase in net income was primarily the result of an increase in net interest income, a decrease in provision for credit losses expense and an increase in noninterest income, partially offset by an increase in noninterest expense.

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Net interest income totaled $12.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 and increased $1.6 million, or 14.4%, compared to net interest income of $11.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to a $1.5 million, or 8.5%, decrease in interest expense, coupled with a $114,000, or 0.4%, increase in interest income. The decrease in interest expense was attributed to a 37bps decrease in the average cost of funds on interest-bearing liabilities, coupled with a $6.4 million, or 0.4%, decrease in average interest-bearing liabilities. The increase in interest income was primarily attributed to a $40.3 million, or 2.1%, increase in average interest-earning assets outstanding, partially offset by a 10bps decrease in the average yield on interest-earning assets. The net interest margin of 2.64% for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 increased 28bps compared to the net interest margin of 2.36% for the first quarter of 2024.

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Net interest income totaled $14.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 and increased $2.6 million, or 23.2%, compared to net interest income of $11.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. The increase was primarily due to a $1.6 million, or 8.9%, decrease in interest expense, coupled with a $1.0 million, or 3.6%, increase in interest income. The decrease in interest expense was attributed to a 41bps decrease in the average cost of funds on interest-bearing liabilities, partially offset by a $1.4 million, or 0.09%, increase in average interest-bearing liabilities. The increase in interest income was primarily attributed to a $76.5 million, or 4.0%, increase in average interest-earning assets outstanding, partially offset by a 3bps decrease in the average yield on interest-earning assets. The net interest margin of 2.83% for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 increased 44bps compared to the net interest margin of 2.39% for the second quarter of 2024.

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Interest income totaled $29.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, and increased $114,000, or 0.4%, compared to $29.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. The increase in interest income was primarily attributed to a $53.3 million, or 3.1%, increase in average loans and leases outstanding and loans held for sale.

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Interest income totaled $30.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, and increased $1.0 million, or 3.6%, compared to $29.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. The increase in interest income was primarily attributed to a $71.8 million, or 4.3%, increase in average loans and leases outstanding and loans held for sale, coupled with a 10bps increase in the average rate of loans and leases.

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Interest expense totaled $16.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, and decreased $1.5 million, or 8.5%, compared to $17.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. The decrease in interest expense was primarily attributed to a 42bps decrease in the average rate of interest-bearing deposits, partially offset by a $11.6 million, or 0.8%, increase in average interest-bearing deposits.

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Interest expense totaled $16.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, and decreased $1.6 million, or 8.9%, compared to $17.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. The decrease in interest expense was primarily attributed to a 50bps decrease in the average rate of interest-bearing deposits, partially offset by a $21.0 million, or 1.5%, increase in average interest-bearing deposits.

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Provision for credit losses. There was $582,000 in provision for credit losses expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, which reflected a decrease of $655,000, compared to a $1.2 million provision for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. Net charge-offs for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 totaled $23,000 compared to net recoveries of $16,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.

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Provision for credit losses. There was $1.4 million in provision for credit losses expense for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, which reflected a decrease of $2.2 million, compared to a $3.6 million provision for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. Net charge-offs for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 totaled $51,000 compared to net charge-offs of $2.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2024.

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Noninterest expense. Noninterest expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 totaled $8.0 million and increased $767,000, or 10.7%, compared to $7.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. The increase in noninterest expense was primarily due to a $675,000 increase in salaries and employee benefits and a $124,000 increase in professional fee expense. The increase in salaries and employee benefits was primarily driven by higher expense accruals related to staff incentives and deferred compensation incentives in the first quarter of 2025 when compared to the first quarter of 2024.

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Noninterest expense. Noninterest expense for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 totaled $7.8 million and increased $662,000, or 9.3%, compared to $7.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. The increase in noninterest expense was primarily due to a $384,000 increase in salaries and employee benefits and a $309,000 increase in professional fee expense. The increase in salaries and employee benefits was primarily driven by higher salary expense due to increased FTEs and expense accruals related to staff incentives and deferred compensation incentives in the second quarter of 2025 when compared to the second quarter of 2024. The increase in professional fee expense was predominantly due to increased recruiting expenses in the second quarter of 2025 when compared to the second quarter of 2024.

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Income tax expense. Income tax expense was $1.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, an increase of $454,000, or 65.3%, compared to $695,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. The effective tax rate for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 was approximately 20.6%, as compared to approximately 18.5% for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.

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Income tax expense. Income tax expense was $1.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, an increase of $1.1 million, or 476.0%, compared to $237,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. The effective tax rate for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 was approximately 21.3%, as compared to approximately 12.3% for the quarter ended June 30, 2024.

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Noninterest income. Noninterest income for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 totaled $1.2 million and increased $301,000, or 33.3%, compared to $905,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to a $436,000 increase on other noninterest income, partially offset by a $185,000 decrease in net gains on sales of commercial loans.

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Noninterest income. Noninterest income for the six months ended June 30, 2025 totaled $2.8 million and increased $663,000, or 31.2%, compared to $2.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The increase was primarily due to a $366,000 increase in other noninterest income, a $206,000 increase in service charges on deposit accounts, and a $196,000 increase in swap fee income, partially offset by a $185,000 decrease in net gains on sales of commercial loans.

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We believe there have been no significant changes during the three months ended March 31, 2025 to the items that we disclosed as our critical accounting policies and estimates 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, 2024.

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We believe there have been no significant changes during the six months ended June 30, 2025 to the items that we disclosed as our critical accounting policies and estimates 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, 2024.

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Cash, unpledged securities and deposits in other financial institutions increased $5.8 million, or 2.5%, to $243.7 million at March 31, 2025, compared to $237.9 million at December 31, 2024.

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Cash, unpledged securities and deposits in other financial institutions increased $43.7 million, or 18.4%, to $281.6 million at June 30, 2025, compared to $237.9 million at December 31, 2024.

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CFBank’s additional borrowing capacity with the FHLB decreased $23.9 million, or 12.8%, to $162.4 million at March 31, 2025, compared to $186.3 million at December 31, 2024. The decrease was primarily related to a decline in our pledged collateral, which includes single-family residential loans.

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CFBank’s additional borrowing capacity with the FHLB decreased $12.6 million, or 6.8%, to $173.7 million at June 30, 2025, compared to $186.3 million at December 31, 2024. The decrease was primarily related to a decline in our pledged collateral, which includes single-family residential loans.

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CFBank’s additional borrowing capacity at the FRB decreased $2.1 million, or 1.7%, to $125.3 million at March 31, 2025 from $127.4 million at December 31, 2024. CFBank is eligible to participate in the FRB’s primary credit program, providing CFBank access to short-term funds at any time, for any reason, based on the collateral pledged.

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CFBank’s additional borrowing capacity at the FRB increased $11.5 million, or 9.0%, to $138.9 million at June 30, 2025 from $127.4 million at December 31, 2024. CFBank is eligible to participate in the FRB’s primary credit program, providing CFBank access to short-term funds at any time, for any reason, based on the collateral pledged.

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Currently, annual debt service on the subordinated debentures underlying the Company’s trust preferred securities is approximately $382,000. Prior to July 1, 2023, the subordinated debentures had a variable rate of interest, which reset quarterly, equal to the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus 2.85%. Effective July 1, 2023, the rate of interest on the subordinated debentures resets quarterly to the three-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) plus 3.112%, which was 7.41% at March 31, 2025.

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Currently, annual debt service on the subordinated debentures underlying the Company’s trust preferred securities is approximately $382,000. The rate of interest on the subordinated debentures resets quarterly to the three-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) plus 3.112%, which was 7.41% at June 30, 2025.

Previous wording

The Holding Company has a $35.0 million credit facility. The credit facility was revolving until May 21, 2024, at which time the outstanding balance was converted to a 10-year term note on a graduated 10-year amortization. Borrowings on the credit facility bear interest at a fixed rate of 3.85% until May 21, 2026, and the interest rate then converts to a floating rate equal to PRIME with a floor of 3.25%. Effective April 30, 2025, the credit facility was amended to reset the fixed rate to 6.00% until May 21, 2026, at which time the rate will then convert to a floating rate equal to PRIME. As of March 31, 2025, the Company had an outstanding balance, net of unamortized issuance costs, of $34.7 million on the facility.

Current wording

The Holding Company has a credit facility with a third-party bank. Prior to April 30, 2025, the credit facility was $35 million with a revolving feature until May 21, 2024, at which time the outstanding balance was converted to a 10-year term note on a graduated 10-year amortization. Borrowings on the credit facility bore interest at a fixed rate of 3.85% until May 21, 2026, at which time the interest rate then converted to a floating rate equal to PRIME with a floor of 3.25%. Effective April 30, 2025, an additional $10 million revolving line of credit was added to the credit facility and the interest rate was amended to reset the fixed rate to 6.00% until May 21, 2026, at which time the rate will then convert to a floating rate equal to PRIME. The $10 million revolving line of credit matures on April 30, 2027. The revolving line of credit provided an additional $10 million that was injected as additional Tier 1 capital into CFBank during the second quarter of 2025. At June 30, 2025, the Company had an outstanding balance, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, of $42.9 million on the credit facility.