Revenue Growth
Total revenue of $43.1 million in Q1 2026, up 21% year-over-year, reflecting diversified revenue streams and stronger lending yields.
Net Interest Income and Margin Expansion
Net interest income of $31.6 million ($32.8 million fully taxable equivalent), up ~26% (~25% FTE) year-over-year. Fully taxable equivalent net interest margin expanded to 2.45% (up 54 basis points YoY and 15 basis points sequentially). Management expects 10–15 bps of NIM improvement per quarter through year-end on a static balance sheet.
Pre-Provision Profitability
Pre-provision net revenue of $18.1 million, up 51% year-over-year, driven by revenue growth and disciplined expense management (noninterest expense up only 6% YoY to $25.0 million despite ongoing technology and AI investments).
Fintech / Banking-as-a-Service Momentum
Average fintech deposits totaled $2.4 billion in Q1, an increase of over 186% year-over-year; $1.5 billion of fintech deposits moved off balance sheet. Payments volume processed exceeded $82 billion in the quarter, up over 260% year-over-year. Quarterly fintech fee revenue grew from roughly $1.0M (Q4) to $1.5M (Q1), and Banking-as-a-Service revenue increased over 200% YoY (over 220% on a trailing 12-month basis).
Deposits and Funding Mix Improvement
Total deposits of $5.0 billion, up $142 million (3%) sequentially and up 1% YoY. Cost of interest-bearing deposits declined 56 basis points YoY to 3.45%. Fintech deposit cost ~3.19% versus weighted average cost of maturing CDs at 4.19% (new CDs ~3.62%), giving runway to lower funding costs as higher-cost CDs roll off.
Capital and Liquidity Strength
Regulatory capital ratios remained well above minimums with total capital ratio of 12.5% and Common Equity Tier 1 ratio of 8.97%, and management cites substantial liquidity coverage.
Technology & AI Investments Showing Early Benefits
Ongoing investments in AI and automation produced measurable impacts: deployed third-party fraud detection agents, virtual customer service agent resolving ~45% of inquiries, and early positive Net Promoter Score results above industry averages.
Commercial Lending Production and Pipelines
Total loans of $3.8 billion with strong production in single-tenant lease financing, construction lending, wealth advisory lending and equipment finance. Management reports robust commercial pipelines across multiple verticals and expects to deploy excess cash into higher-yielding loans.