Net Interest Margin Improvement
The net interest margin increased by 34 basis points from the previous quarter to 3.3%.
Reduction in Non-Performing Loans
Non-performing loans are holding steady at $21.7 million, and are expected to reduce to $10.5 million with a court-approved payoff coming in June.
Strategic Repricing of Retail and Wholesale CDs
Retail CDs repriced to almost 100 basis points less than previous rates, and wholesale CDs were repriced to 71 basis points lower.
Increase in Non-Interest Bearing Deposits
Increased non-interest-bearing and low-cost transactional deposits by $74 million in the first quarter.
Expense Reduction Strategy
Plan to decrease operating expenses by 12.5% in the second quarter and continue reductions throughout the year.