Strong Profitability Metrics
Return on assets of 1.37% and return on tangible common equity of 17.6% for Q1 2026, indicating healthy profitability and capital returns.
Robust Loan Growth and Expanding Pipeline
Loans grew $896 million in the quarter (7.5% annualized) with average loans up 6.5% annualized; loan pipelines have grown ~50% since last summer and were up 33% vs year-end to $6.4 billion, supporting upside to prior mid- to upper-single-digit loan growth guidance.
Outstanding Performance in Texas and Colorado
Loan production in Texas and Colorado more than doubled YoY, increasing from $500 million in Q1 2025 to $1.1 billion in Q1 2026; Houston was the highest-growth market companywide.
Capital Returns and Share Reduction
Repurchased nearly 4% of shares outstanding since the start of Q3 at an average price of $95.28; repurchased 1.5 million shares in Q1 at $100.84 average; share count declined to 97.9 million from 101.5 million a year prior.
Balance Sheet Strength and Book Value Growth
Common equity and tangible metrics remained healthy: CET1 at 11.3%, TCE 8.64%, and tangible book value per share rose to $56.90 (up ~14% YoY, ~$7 increase).
Revenue Diversification and Noninterest Income Momentum
Noninterest income of $100 million (up from $86 million a year ago) was at the high end of guidance; correspondent banking revenue rose to $24.4 million from $16.7 million YoY and mortgage/MSR contributed positively (MSR valuation net +$4.5 million this quarter).
Credit Quality Remains Stable
Net charge-offs were modest at $10 million (9-basis-point annualized rate); nonaccrual and substandard loans ticked down slightly; investor CRE problem loans have a weighted average LTV ~56% and 98% of those loans are current.
Early Efficiency and AI Adoption
Company is deploying Copilot licenses and vendor-embedded AI tools with early use cases showing potential for material productivity gains (examples include invoice processing scale-ups), with limited incremental expense today and expected multi-quarter benefits to efficiency ratios.