Net Income and EPS Growth
Net income of $23.3 million, an increase of $2.3 million or 10.8% linked-quarter; diluted EPS of $0.78, up $0.08 or 11.4% versus prior quarter.
Strong Linked-Quarter Loan Growth
Loans of $4.95 billion, a linked-quarter increase of $128.2 million or 2.7%; new loan production of approximately $431 million (vs. $327 million prior quarter) with ~$240 million funded during the quarter.
Improved Profitability Metrics
Annualized return on average assets of 1.10% and annualized return on average tangible common equity of 14.39%.
Net Interest Income and NIM Improvement
Net interest income increased $441,000 (0.8%) linked-quarter; tax-equivalent net interest margin improved to 3.01% (up 3 bps from 2.98%) driven by lower funding costs and sub debt redemption.
Liquidity and Capital Strength
Liquidity resources of $2.68 billion in available lines; capital ratios remain well above 'well-capitalized' thresholds; did not repurchase shares while retaining ~762,000 shares authorized for repurchase.
Reduction in Nonperforming Assets
Nonperforming assets totaled $9.7 million, a decrease of $28.5 million from December 2025; NPA ratio low at 0.11% of total assets.
Securities Portfolio Growth and Strategic MBS Purchases
Securities increased $164.3 million (6.1%) to $2.87 billion with $313.5 million in MBS purchases (coupons 4.5%–5.5%, portfolio yield ~5.24%); plan to maintain securities at ~$2.7B–$2.8B.
Business Expansion and Talent Hire
Replaced Woodlands loan production office with a full-service branch, opened a new branch in Tyler, and hired a 30-year wealth management veteran to expand the DFW wealth platform.