Net Income and Core Earnings Momentum
Net income of $14.2 million, up 16% sequentially and 86% year-over-year, marking the sixth consecutive quarter of core earnings growth.
Strong Revenue Growth
Total revenue increased 28% year-over-year; net interest income approximately $60 million, up 6% sequentially and 32% year-over-year.
Loan and Deposit Growth
Loans grew $184 million to $6.4 billion (up 12% year-over-year); deposits increased $238 million to $6.8 billion (up 9% year-over-year).
Margin Expansion and Funding Mix
Net interest margin expanded 18 basis points to 3.26% in the quarter; incremental spreads on new production ~3.75%; noninterest-bearing deposits comprised 49% of Q1 deposit growth and over two-thirds of deposit growth over the past 12 months.
Wealth Management Performance
Wealth management revenue of $16.5 million, up 7% year-over-year; assets under management/administration stable at approximately $13 billion; gross inflows of $227 million.
Improved Efficiency and Operating Leverage
Operating expenses of $55.4 million were outpaced by revenue growth; efficiency ratio improved to ~67%, marking the sixth consecutive quarter of improvement and positive operating leverage.
Capital and Liquidity Strength
Redeemed $100 million of subordinated debt and completed a $30 million convertible preferred placement (with $20 million additional option), increasing Tier 1 capital to above 11%; loan-to-deposit ratio 94%; over $5 billion of available liquidity; no brokered funding.
Asset Quality Trend
Nonperforming assets declined for the third consecutive quarter to 0.77% of assets; allowance for credit losses stable at ~1.04% of total loans.
New Client Acquisition and New York Expansion
Added 150 new commercial relationships in Q1 (bringing New York expansion to >1,300 relationships) with over $2.1 billion in client deposits and >$1.6 billion in credit commitments; 683 new noninterest-bearing DDA accounts opened and funded in the quarter.
Securities Portfolio Repositioning
Exited lower-yielding long-duration bonds and redeployed proceeds into higher-yielding securities to provide a modest tailwind to margin going forward.