Full-Year Net Income Growth
Net income grew 26% for fiscal 2025, demonstrating material year-over-year profitability improvement for the company.
Strong Loan Originations
Q4 loan originations totaled $1.6 billion, above guidance of $1.4 billion; full-year 2025 originations were $6.1 billion, up 22% year-over-year.
Credit-Enhanced Product Outperformance
Credit-enhanced balances ended Q4 at $118 million, exceeding the $115 million outlook and above initial guidance of $50–$100 million; CFO noted ~ $76.5 million growth in held-for-investment credit-enhanced balances driving higher interest income.
Net Interest Income and Margin Expansion
Net interest income rose to $24.6 million in Q4 from $18.6 million in the prior quarter; net interest margin increased to 11.42% from 9.01% sequentially, largely due to credit-enhanced portfolio growth.
Growth in Noninterest Income and Assets
Noninterest income increased to $22.3 million (from $18.0 million prior quarter); total end-of-period assets grew to $977 million, and average interest-bearing deposits rose to $567.4 million from $523.9 million.
Lower-Risk Portfolio Mix
SBA guaranteed balances and strategic program loans held for sale comprised 34% of the total portfolio at quarter-end, supporting a lower-risk composition.
Product and Partnership Momentum
Pipeline remains healthy; DreamFi strategic program launched to serve underbanked communities; MoneyRails (payments/BIN) is gaining traction as an adjunct product (used for salary deduction repayments, RTP and FedNow) and supports cross-sell opportunities.
Forward Guidance and Growth Targets
Management provided constructive forward outlook: Q1 run rate ~ $1.4 billion originations, FY2026 baseline annualized from that with 5% growth; credit-enhanced balances expected to grow organically $8–$10 million per month; quarterly non-credit-enhanced NCO modeling guidance ~ $3.5 million.