Virginia National Bankshares Corp
For the period ended Sep 30, 2025. Filed Nov 12, 2025.
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Sep 30, 2025 · Filed Nov 12, 2025
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Item 2. Results of Operations
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Industry events and economic environment
Management of the Company continually monitors the impact of various global and national events on the Company's results of operations and financial condition, including inflation and economic recessionary conditions, changes in interest rates, the political environment, geopolitical conflicts, competition, liquidity matters, changes in legislative or regulatory requirements and changes in government policy, such as the imposition of tariffs and potential trade barriers. The timing and impact of inflation, fluctuations in and volatility of interest rates, and the competitive landscape of loans and deposits on our business and results of operations will depend on future developments, which are uncertain and unpredictable. In July 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law, which includes a wide variety of tax reform provisions affecting individuals as well as businesses, including extending and modifying certain key provisions from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and expanding certain incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 while accelerating the phase-out of others.
During the third quarter of 2025, the Federal Reserve reduced rates by 25 bps, marking its first cut since December 2024. In late October 2025, the Federal Reserve announced an additional rate cut of 25 bps. Employment data showed negative growth in the third quarter of 2025. The government shutdown will most likely weaken economic growth but such growth should be regained once the shutdown ends, to what extent and the timing are both unclear. Federal Reserve officials, including Chairman Powell, have indicated a willingness to exercise patience at current levels of inflation and unemployment to better understand how policy changes affect economic indicators.
Management will continue to deploy solid asset liability management strategies to manage our risk related to interest rate fluctuations and monitor balance sheet trends, deposit flows, and liquidity needs to enable us to meet the needs of our customers and maintain financial flexibility.
Non-GAAP presentations
The accounting and reporting policies of the Company conform to GAAP and prevailing practices in the banking industry. However, certain non-GAAP measures are used by management to supplement the evaluation of the Company’s performance. These include tangible book value per share, tangible equity and the following fully-taxable equivalent measures: net interest income-FTE, efficiency ratio-FTE and net interest margin-FTE. Interest on tax-exempt loans and securities is presented on a taxable-equivalent basis (which converts the income on loans and investments for which no income taxes are paid to the equivalent yield as if income taxes were paid) using the federal corporate income tax rate of 21 percent that was applicable for all periods presented.
Management believes that the use of these non-GAAP measures provides meaningful information about operating performance by enhancing comparability with other financial periods, other financial institutions, and between different sources of interest income. The non-GAAP measures used by management enhance comparability by excluding the effects of (1) items that do not reflect ongoing operating performance, (2) balances of intangible assets, including goodwill, that vary significantly between institutions, and (3) tax benefits that are not consistent across different opportunities for investment. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered an alternative to, or more important than, GAAP-basis financial statements, and other banks and bank holding companies may define or calculate these or similar measures differently. Net income is discussed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis on a GAAP basis unless noted as “non-GAAP.”
A reconcilement of the non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company to evaluate and measure the Company's performance to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is presented below (dollars in thousands, except for the per share data):
| As of or for the Three Months Ended | For the Nine Months Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30,2025 | September 30,2024 | September 30,2025 | September 30,2024 | |
| Fully tax-equivalent measures | ||||
| Net interest income (GAAP) | $13,072 | $12,024 | $38,161 | $34,141 |
| Fully tax-equivalent adjustment | 86 | 87 | 258 | 261 |
| Net interest income (FTE) (non-GAAP) | $13,158 | $12,111 | $38,419 | $34,402 |
| Efficiency ratio (GAAP) | 58.3% | 58.9% | 60.8% | 63.1% |
| Fully tax-equivalent adjustment | -0.4% | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.5% |
| Efficiency ratio (FTE) (non-GAAP) | 57.9% | 58.6% | 60.5% | 62.6% |
| Net interest margin (GAAP) | 3.40% | 3.22% | 3.35% | 3.05% |
| Fully tax-equivalent adjustment | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| Net interest margin (FTE) (non-GAAP) | 3.43% | 3.24% | 3.37% | 3.07% |
| Other financial measures | ||||
| Book value per share (GAAP) | $32.89 | $30.89 | ||
| Impact of intangible assets | (1.99) | (2.21) | ||
| Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP) | $30.90 | $28.68 | ||
| Total equity (GAAP) | $177,359 | $165,909 | ||
| Impact of intangible assets | (10,710) | (11,867) | ||
| Tangible equity (non-GAAP) | $166,649 | $154,042 | ||
Net income
Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2025 was $4.6 million, a $24.0 thousand decrease compared to $4.6 million reported for the three months ended September 30, 2024. Net income per diluted share was $0.84 for the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to $0.85 per diluted share for the same period in the prior year.
Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was $13.3 million, compared to $12.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Net income per diluted share was $2.45 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $2.30 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
The decrease in net income for each of the periods noted above is primarily the result of decreased cost of funds, as discussed in more detail below.
Net interest income
Net interest margin (FTE) is the ratio of net interest income (FTE) to average earning assets for the period. The level of interest rates, together with the volume and mix of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, impact net interest income (FTE) and net interest margin (FTE).
Quarterly overview -Net interest income (FTE) for the three months ended September 30, 2025 was $13.2 million, a $1.0 million increase compared to net interest income (FTE) of $12.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The net interest margin (FTE) of 3.43% for the three months ended September 30, 2025 was 19 bps higher than the 3.24% realized during the three months ended September 30, 2024. Interest expense decreased by $1.0 million, positively impacting net interest income (FTE) and net interest margin (FTE), compared to the same period in the prior year. Overall, the cost of interest-bearing deposits decreased 45 bps period over period, from 271 bps to 226 bps. A $44.5 million decrease in average balances of time deposit products contributed to the reduced interest expense during the third quarter of 2025.
Average loan balances of $1.2 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2024 were flat compared to average loan balances for the three months ended September 30, 2025; however, changes in the mix provided nominal enhancements to interest income This metric was however negatively impacted by the decrease in the average balances of securities, decreasing from $287.9 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024 to $259.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2025, negatively impacting interest income (FTE) by $210 thousand period over period.
Year-to-date overview -Net interest income (FTE) for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was $38.4 million, a $4.0 million increase compared to net interest income (FTE) for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The net interest margin (FTE) of 3.37% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was 30 bps higher than the 3.07% realized during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Interest expense decreased $3.0 million, positively impacting net interest income (FTE) and net interest margin (FTE), compared to the same period in the prior year. Overall, the cost of interest-bearing deposits decreased 44 bps period over period, from 273 bps to 229 bps. A $43.8 million decrease in average balances of time deposit products contributed to the lower interest expense during the nine months of 2025. The increase in average loan balances, from $1.1 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 to $1.2 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, positively impacted interest income by $2.6 million. This metric was however negatively impacted by the decrease in the average balances of securities, decreasing from $328.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 to $265.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2025, negatively impacting interest income (FTE) by $1.6 million period over period.
Refer to the Reconcilement of Non-GAAP Measures table within the Non-GAAP presentations section for a reconcilement of GAAP to non-GAAP net interest margin.
The following tables detail the average balance sheet, including an analysis of net interest income (FTE) for earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. These tables also include rate/volume analyses for these same periods (dollars in thousands).
Consolidated Average Balance Sheet and Analysis of Net Interest Income
| For the Three Months Ended | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 · September 30, 2024 · Change in Interest Income/ Expense | |||||||||
| Average · Interest · Average · Average · Interest · Average · Change Due to : 4 · Total | |||||||||
| Balance | Income/ | Yield/ | Balance | Income/ | Yield/ | Volume | Rate | Increase/ | |
| Expense · Cost 5 · Expense · Cost 5 · (Decrease) | |||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||
| Interest Earning Assets: | |||||||||
| Securities: | |||||||||
| Taxable Securities | $193,809 | $1,311 | 2.71% | $221,548 | $1,516 | 2.74% | $(188) | $(17) | $(205) |
| Tax Exempt Securities 1 | 65,222 | 408 | 2.50% | 66,334 | 413 | 2.49% | (7) | 2 | (5) |
| Total Securities 1 | 259,031 | 1,719 | 2.65% | 287,882 | 1,929 | 2.68% | (195) | (15) | (210) |
| Loans: | |||||||||
| Real Estate | 939,765 | 13,792 | 5.82% | 905,275 | 13,348 | 5.87% | 506 | (62) | 444 |
| Commercial | 262,137 | 3,216 | 4.87% | 238,407 | 3,418 | 5.70% | 320 | (522) | (202) |
| Consumer | 28,903 | 492 | 6.75% | 37,765 | 612 | 6.45% | (150) | 30 | (120) |
| Total Loans | 1,230,805 | 17,500 | 5.64% | 1,181,447 | 17,378 | 5.85% | 676 | (554) | 122 |
| Federal funds sold | 25,482 | 283 | 4.41% | 9,875 | 136 | 5.48% | 178 | (31) | 147 |
| Other interest-bearing deposits | 7,912 | 55 | 2.76% | 7,978 | 50 | 2.49% | - | 5 | 5 |
| Total Earning Assets | 1,523,230 | 19,557 | 5.09% | 1,487,182 | 19,493 | 5.21% | 659 | (595) | 64 |
| Less: Allowance for Credit Losses | (8,362) | (8,134) | |||||||
| Total Non-Earning Assets | 106,699 | 106,616 | |||||||
| Total Assets | $1,621,567 | $1,585,664 | |||||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||||
| Interest Bearing Liabilities: | |||||||||
| Interest Bearing Deposits: | |||||||||
| Interest Checking | $260,217 | $66 | 0.10% | $261,961 | $66 | 0.10% | $- | $- | $- |
| Money Market and Savings Deposits | 468,488 | 3,026 | 2.56% | 425,026 | 2,990 | 2.80% | 292 | (256) | 36 |
| Time Deposits | 290,246 | 2,713 | 3.71% | 334,768 | 3,915 | 4.65% | (479) | (723) | (1,202) |
| Total Interest-Bearing Deposits | 1,018,951 | 5,805 | 2.26% | 1,021,755 | 6,971 | 2.71% | (187) | (979) | (1,166) |
| Federal funds purchased | 250 | 3 | 4.76% | 616 | 9 | 5.81% | (5) | (1) | (6) |
| Borrowings | 42,707 | 513 | 4.77% | 25,634 | 313 | 4.86% | 205 | (5) | 200 |
| Junior subordinated debt | 3,535 | 78 | 8.75% | 3,487 | 89 | 10.15% | 1 | (12) | (11) |
| Total Interest-Bearing Liabilities | 1,065,443 | 6,399 | 2.38% | 1,051,492 | 7,382 | 2.79% | 14 | (997) | (983) |
| Non-Interest-Bearing Liabilities: | |||||||||
| Demand deposits | 371,859 | 363,929 | |||||||
| Other liabilities | 10,971 | 10,347 | |||||||
| Total Liabilities | 1,448,273 | 1,425,768 | |||||||
| Shareholders' Equity | 173,294 | 159,896 | |||||||
| Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity | $1,621,567 | $1,585,664 | |||||||
| Net Interest Income (FTE) | $13,158 | $12,111 | $645 | $402 | $1,047 | ||||
| Interest Rate Spread 2 | 2.71% | 2.42% | |||||||
| Cost of Funds | 1.77% | 2.07% | |||||||
| Interest Expense as a Percentage of Average Earning Assets | 1.67% | 1.97% | |||||||
| Net Interest Margin (FTE) 3 | 3.43% | 3.24% | |||||||
(1)
Tax-exempt income for investment securities has been adjusted to a fully tax-equivalent basis (FTE), using a Federal income tax rate of 21%. Refer to the Reconcilement of Non-GAAP Measures table within the Non-GAAP Presentations earlier in this section.
(2)
Interest spread is the average yield earned on earning assets less the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities.
(3)
Net interest margin (FTE) is net interest income expressed as a percentage of average earning assets.
(4)
The impact on the net interest income (FTE) resulting from changes in average balances and average rates is shown for the period indicated. The change in interest due to both volume and rate has been allocated to volume and rate changes in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amounts of the change in each.
(5)
Ratio is computed on an annualized basis.
Consolidated Average Balance Sheet and Analysis of Net Interest Income
| For the Nine Months Ended | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 · September 30, 2024 · Change in Interest Income/ Expense | |||||||||
| Average · Interest · Average · Average · Interest · Average · Change Due to : 4 · Total | |||||||||
| Balance | Income/ | Yield/ | Balance | Income/ | Yield/ | Volume | Rate | Increase/ | |
| Expense · Cost 5 · Expense · Cost 5 · (Decrease) | |||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||
| Interest Earning Assets: | |||||||||
| Securities: | |||||||||
| Taxable Securities | $199,991 | $4,109 | 2.74% | $262,029 | $5,669 | 2.88% | $(1,286) | $(274) | $(1,560) |
| Tax Exempt Securities 1 | 65,753 | 1,226 | 2.49% | 66,462 | 1,240 | 2.49% | (13) | (1) | (14) |
| Total Securities 1 | 265,744 | 5,335 | 2.68% | 328,491 | 6,909 | 2.80% | (1,299) | (275) | (1,574) |
| Loans: | |||||||||
| Real Estate | 946,652 | 40,952 | 5.78% | 903,786 | 38,373 | 5.67% | 1,845 | 734 | 2,579 |
| Commercial | 257,140 | 9,319 | 4.85% | 206,420 | 8,923 | 5.77% | 1,979 | (1,583) | 396 |
| Consumer | 31,161 | 1,593 | 6.83% | 37,706 | 1,985 | 7.03% | (336) | (56) | (392) |
| Total Loans | 1,234,953 | 51,864 | 5.61% | 1,147,912 | 49,281 | 5.73% | 3,488 | (905) | 2,583 |
| Federal funds sold | 16,050 | 530 | 4.42% | 13,101 | 535 | 5.45% | 108 | (113) | (5) |
| Other interest-bearing deposits | 8,051 | 142 | 2.36% | 8,002 | 165 | 2.75% | 1 | (24) | (23) |
| Total Earning Assets | 1,524,798 | 57,871 | 5.07% | 1,497,506 | 56,890 | 5.07% | 2,298 | (1,317) | 981 |
| Less: Allowance for Credit Losses | (8,398) | (8,381) | |||||||
| Total Non-Earning Assets | 105,741 | 109,762 | |||||||
| Total Assets | $1,622,141 | $1,598,887 | |||||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||||
| Interest Bearing Liabilities: | |||||||||
| Interest Bearing Deposits: | |||||||||
| Interest Checking | $267,854 | $202 | 0.10% | $271,102 | $205 | 0.10% | $(2) | $(1) | $(3) |
| Money Market and Savings Deposits | 465,665 | 8,957 | 2.57% | 419,586 | 8,864 | 2.82% | 925 | (832) | 93 |
| Time Deposits | 294,318 | 8,437 | 3.83% | 338,154 | 11,947 | 4.72% | (1,430) | (2,080) | (3,510) |
| Total Interest-Bearing Deposits | 1,027,837 | 17,596 | 2.29% | 1,028,842 | 21,016 | 2.73% | (507) | (2,913) | (3,420) |
| Federal funds purchased | 759 | 28 | 4.93% | 558 | 25 | 5.98% | 8 | (5) | 3 |
| Borrowings | 44,915 | 1,604 | 4.77% | 32,706 | 1,187 | 4.85% | 436 | (19) | 417 |
| Junior subordinated debt | 3,523 | 224 | 8.50% | 3,476 | 260 | 9.99% | 3 | (39) | (36) |
| Total Interest-Bearing Liabilities | 1,077,034 | 19,452 | 2.41% | 1,065,582 | 22,488 | 2.82% | (60) | (2,976) | (3,036) |
| Non-Interest-Bearing Liabilities: | |||||||||
| Demand deposits | 366,117 | 367,688 | |||||||
| Other liabilities | 9,891 | 10,808 | |||||||
| Total Liabilities | 1,453,042 | 1,444,078 | |||||||
| Shareholders' Equity | 169,099 | 154,809 | |||||||
| Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity | $1,622,141 | $1,598,887 | |||||||
| Net Interest Income (FTE) | $38,419 | $34,402 | $2,358 | $1,659 | $4,017 | ||||
| Interest Rate Spread 2 | 2.66% | 2.25% | |||||||
| Cost of Funds | 1.80% | 2.10% | |||||||
| Interest Expense as a Percentage of Average Earning Assets | 1.71% | 2.01% | |||||||
| Net Interest Margin (FTE) 3 | 3.37% | 3.07% | |||||||
(1)
Tax-exempt income for investment securities has been adjusted to a fully tax-equivalent basis (FTE), using a Federal income tax rate of 21%. Refer to the Reconcilement of Non-GAAP Measures table within the Non-GAAP Presentations earlier in this section.
(2)
Interest spread is the average yield earned on earning assets less the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities.
(3)
Net interest margin (FTE) is net interest income expressed as a percentage of average earning assets.
(4)
The impact on the net interest income (FTE) resulting from changes in average balances and average rates is shown for the period indicated. The change in interest due to both volume and rate has been allocated to volume and rate changes in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amounts of the change in each.
(5) Ratio is computed on an annualized basis.
Provision for credit losses
An expense to the provision for credit losses of $332 thousand was recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to a provision release of $114 thousand recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2024. The third quarter 2025 provision was comprised of $253 thousand in provision for loan losses, due primarily to the increase in the loss rate associated with the routine annual loss driver analysis, and a provision of $79 thousand for unfunded commitments, as a result of an increase in unfunded construction commitments. The third quarter 2024 recovery of provision for credit losses was comprised of $3 thousand of recovery of provision for loan losses and $111 thousand of recovery of provision for losses on unfunded commitments.
A provision for credit losses of $174 thousand was recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to a recovery of provision for credit losses of $474 thousand recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The year-to-date 2025 provision for credit losses was comprised of a provision for loan losses of $238 thousand and a recovery of provision for losses on unfunded commitments of $64 thousand. The year-to-date 2024 recovery of provision for credit losses was comprised of $511 thousand of recovery of provision for loan losses and $37 thousand of provision for losses on unfunded commitments.
An update to the driver loss analysis, based on peer data, used in the Company's CECL model was performed during the three months ended September 30, 2025. An update to the prepayment and curtailment rates used in the Company's CECL model was also performed during the three months ended September 30, 2025.
The increase in unfunded commitment reserve was almost entirely due to the reserve associated with the construction portfolio. In the third quarter of 2025, the construction pool was assigned a loss rate of 2.64%, compared to 1.91% in the third quarter of 2024. The recovery recognized during the nine month period ended September 30, 2025 was the due primarily to the decline in the balances of unfunded construction commitments.
Further discussion of management’s assessment of the ACL is provided earlier in the report and in Note 5 – Allowance for Credit Losses, found in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. In management’s opinion, the ACL was adequately provided for at September 30, 2025. The ACL calculation, provision for credit losses, asset quality and collateral values may be significantly impacted by deterioration in economic conditions. Should economic conditions worsen, we could experience further increases in our required ACL and record additional provision for credit loss exposure.
Noninterest income
The components of noninterest income for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 are shown below (dollars in thousands):
| For the Three Months Ended · Variance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30,2025 | September 30,2024 | $ | % | |
| Noninterest income: | ||||
| Wealth management fees | $223 | $239 | $(16) | -6.7% |
| Deposit account fees | 323 | 317 | 6 | 1.9% |
| Debit/credit card and ATM fees | 340 | 474 | (134) | -28.3% |
| Bank owned life insurance income | 318 | 294 | 24 | 8.2% |
| Other | 147 | 128 | 19 | 14.8% |
| Total noninterest income | $1,351 | $1,452 | $(101) | -7.0% |
Noninterest income for the three months ended September 30, 2025 of $1.4 million was $101 thousand or 7.0% less than the amount recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2024, due primarily to a reduction in debit/credit card and ATM fees, as a result of a reduction in number of accounts.
The components of noninterest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 are shown below (dollars in thousands):
| For the Nine Months Ended · Variance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30,2025 | September 30,2024 | $ | % | |
| Noninterest income: | ||||
| Wealth management fees | $658 | $905 | $(247) | -27.3% |
| Deposit account fees | 922 | 1,042 | (120) | -11.5% |
| Debit/credit card and ATM fees | 1,065 | 1,485 | (420) | -28.3% |
| Bank owned life insurance income | 918 | 858 | 60 | 7.0% |
| Gains on sale of assets | 278 | 36 | 242 | 672.2% |
| Gain on early redemption of debt | - | 379 | (379) | -100.0% |
| Loss on sales of AFS, net | - | (4) | 4 | -100.0% |
| Other | 580 | 620 | (40) | -6.5% |
| Total noninterest income | $4,421 | $5,321 | $(900) | -16.9% |
Noninterest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 of $4.4 million was $900 thousand or 16.9% less than the amount recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, due primarily to the fact that a gain of $379 thousand on the early termination of debt was recorded in the first quarter of 2024, coupled with the reduction in wealth management and debit/credit card and ATM fees. The reduction in wealth management fees is primarily attributable to the sale of Masonry Capital effective April 1, 2024, as fees earned in the first quarter of 2024 by such segment contributed $190 thousand to the Company; the decline in wealth management fees associated with Masonry Capital was offset by a reduction in Masonry Capital-related expenses of $200 thousand. The increase year-over-year in gains on sale of assets resulted from the sale of a branch which closed in the first quarter of 2025.
Noninterest expense
The components of noninterest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 are shown below (dollars in thousands):
| For the Three Months Ended · Variance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30,2025 | September 30,2024 | $ | % | |
| Noninterest expense: | ||||
| Salaries and employee benefits | $3,909 | $3,769 | $140 | 3.7% |
| Net occupancy | 872 | 919 | (47) | -5.1% |
| Equipment | 182 | 176 | 6 | 3.4% |
| Bank franchise tax | 439 | 366 | 73 | 19.9% |
| Computer software | 303 | 219 | 84 | 38.4% |
| Data processing | 577 | 707 | (130) | -18.4% |
| FDIC deposit insurance assessment | 255 | 125 | 130 | 104.0% |
| Marketing, advertising and promotion | 171 | 166 | 5 | 3.0% |
| Professional fees | 256 | 189 | 67 | 35.4% |
| Core deposit intangible amortization | 271 | 319 | (48) | -15.0% |
| Other | 1,167 | 988 | 179 | 18.1% |
| Total noninterest expense | $8,402 | $7,943 | $459 | 5.8% |
Noninterest expense for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 of $8.4 million was $459 thousand or 5.8% more than the quarter ended September 30, 2024. This increase is primarily due to increases in FDIC insurance and bank franchise tax as well as professional fees and legal expenses related to special projects, partially offset by continued reductions in compensation expense and right-sizing the branch network, leading to reductions in data processing expense, from the Merger.
The components of noninterest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 are shown below (dollars in thousands):
| For the Nine Months Ended · Variance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30,2025 | September 30,2024 | $ | % | |
| Noninterest expense: | ||||
| Salaries and employee benefits | $11,708 | $11,771 | $(63) | -0.5% |
| Net occupancy | 2,777 | 2,756 | 21 | 0.8% |
| Equipment | 569 | 514 | 55 | 10.7% |
| Bank franchise tax | 1,266 | 1,051 | 215 | 20.5% |
| Computer software | 825 | 703 | 122 | 17.4% |
| Data processing | 2,044 | 2,025 | 19 | 0.9% |
| FDIC deposit insurance assessment | 545 | 500 | 45 | 9.0% |
| Marketing, advertising and promotion | 604 | 571 | 33 | 5.8% |
| Professional fees | 843 | 631 | 212 | 33.6% |
| Core deposit intangible amortization | 850 | 994 | (144) | -14.5% |
| Other | 3,877 | 3,368 | 509 | 15.1% |
| Total noninterest expense | $25,908 | $24,884 | $1,024 | 4.1% |
Noninterest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 of $25.9 million was $1.0 million or 4.1% higher than the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Increases were due primarily to expenses associated with special projects but were partially offset by reductions in compensation expense as the Bank continues to recognize operational efficiencies.
The efficiency ratio (FTE) was 57.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to 58.6% for the same quarter of 2024, due predominantly to the increase in net interest income (FTE), as described above. The efficiency ratio of 60.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 improved from the 62.6% realized in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 for the same reason. Refer to the Reconcilement of Non-GAAP Measures table within the Non-GAAP presentations section for a reconcilement of GAAP to non-GAAP efficiency ratio.
Provision for Income Taxes
For the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company provided $1.1 million and $1.0 million for Federal income taxes, respectively, resulting in effective income tax rates of 19.5% and 18.5%, respectively, increasing primarily due to adoption of the proportional amortization method for low income housing tax credits. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company provided $3.2 million and $2.6 million for Federal income taxes, respectively, resulting in effective income tax rates of 19.4% and 17.6%, respectively. For each period, the effective income tax rate differed from the U.S. statutory rate of 21% due to the accounting change associated with the recognition of low-income housing tax credits and the effect of tax-exempt income from municipal bonds and bank owned life insurance policies.
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