Commercial Bancgroup, Inc 10-Q for FY2026 Q1
Commercial Bancgroup, Inc. (CBK)
About this 10-Q
Commercial Bancgroup, Inc filed this 10-Q on May 13, 2026, covering the quarter ended March 31, 2026 (FY2026 Q1).
Headline figures
Quarter ended March 31, 2026, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Net income
- $9.53M
- up 9.7% from net income of $8.69M a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- $0.70
- down 2.8% from $0.72 a year earlier
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may include statements relating to the strategies, future operations, future financial position or performance, future revenue, projected costs, prospects, plans, objectives of management and expected market growth of Commercial Bancgroup, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (“Parent Company”), and its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company,” “we,” “our,” “us,” or similar terms). These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “may,” “might,” “should,” “could,” “predict,” “potential,” “believe,” “expect,” “continue,” “will,” “anticipate,” “seek,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “strive,” “projection,” “goal,” “target,” “aim,” “would,” “annualized” and “outlook,” or the negative version of these words or other similar words or phrases of a future or forward-looking nature.
These forward-looking statements are not statements of historical facts and are based on assumptions and estimates that we believe to be reasonable in light of the information available to us at this time. However, these forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond our control. Accordingly, we caution you that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, assumptions and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date such statements are made, actual results may prove to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.
A number of important factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated in these forward-looking statements, including the following:
| ● | business and economic conditions nationally, regionally and in our target markets, particularly in Kentucky, North Carolina and Tennessee and the particular geographic areas in which we operate; |
| ● | the level of, or changes in the level of, interest rates and inflation, including the effects thereof on our earnings and financial condition and the market value of our investment and loan portfolios; |
| ● | the concentration of our loan portfolio in real estate loans and changes in the prices, values and sales volumes of commercial and residential real estate; |
| ● | the concentration of our business within our geographic areas of operation in Kentucky, North Carolina and Tennessee and neighboring markets; |
| ● | credit and lending risks associated with our commercial real estate (“CRE”), commercial, and construction and land development (“C&D”) loan portfolios; |
| ● | risks associated with our focus on lending to small and mid-sized businesses; |
| ● | our ability to maintain important deposit customer relationships, maintain our reputation or otherwise avoid liquidity risks; |
| ● | changes in demand for our products and services; |
| ● | the failure of assumptions and estimates underlying the establishment of allowances for possible credit losses and other asset impairments, losses, valuations of assets and liabilities and other estimates; |
| ● | the sufficiency of our capital, including sources of such capital and the extent to which capital may be used or required; |
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| ● | our inability to maintain a “satisfactory” rating under the Community Reinvestment Act; |
| ● | risks that our cost of funding could increase in the event we are unable to continue to attract stable, low-cost deposits and reduce our cost of deposits; |
| ● | our inability to raise necessary capital to fund our growth strategy and operations or to meet increased required minimum regulatory capital levels; |
| ● | our ability to execute and prudently manage our growth and execute our business strategy, including expansionary activities; |
| ● | the composition of and changes in our management team and our ability to attract, incentivize and retain key personnel; |
| ● | the effects of competition from a wide variety of local, regional, national and other providers of financial, investment, trust and other wealth management services and insurance services, including the disruption effects of financial technology and other competitors who are not subject to the same regulations as the Company; |
| ● | the deterioration of our asset quality or the value of collateral securing loans; |
| ● | changes in our accounting standards; |
| ● | the effectiveness of our risk management framework, including internal controls; |
| ● | severe weather, natural disasters, pandemics, epidemics, acts of war, terrorism, or other external events, such as the transition risk associated with climate change, and other matters beyond our control; |
| ● | changes in technology or products that may be more difficult or costly, or less effective, than anticipated; |
| ● | the risks of acquisitions and other expansionary activities, including without limitation our ability to identify and consummate transactions with potential future acquisition candidates, the time and costs associated with pursuing such transactions, our ability to successfully integrate operations as part of such transactions and our ability, and possible failures, to achieve expected gains, revenue growth, expense savings and/or other synergies from such transactions; |
| ● | our ability to maintain our historical rate of growth; |
| ● | failure to keep pace with technological change or difficulties when implementing new technologies; |
| ● | systems failures or interruptions involving our risk management framework, our information technology and telecommunications systems or third-party service providers; |
| ● | our ability to identify and address unauthorized data access, cyber-crime and other threats to data security and customer privacy; |
| ● | our compliance with governmental and regulatory requirements, including the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHC Act”), and other laws relating to banking, consumer protection, securities and tax matters, and our ability to maintain licenses required in connection with mortgage origination, sale and servicing operations; |
| ● | compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970, Office of Foreign Assets Control rules and anti-money laundering laws and regulations; |
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| ● | governmental monetary and fiscal policies; |
| ● | changes in laws, rules, or regulations, or interpretations thereof, or policies relating to financial institutions or accounting, tax, trade, monetary or fiscal matters; |
| ● | the ability of our Parent Company to receive dividends from its wholly owned subsidiary bank, Commercial Bank (the “Bank”), and our ability to satisfy our obligations as they become due; |
| ● | the institution and outcome of litigation and other legal proceedings against us or to which we become subject; |
| ● | the limited experience of our management team in managing and operating a public company; |
| ● | the incremental costs of operating as a public company; |
| ● | our ability to meet our obligations as a public company, including our obligations under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; and |
| ● | other risks and factors described under the sections titled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Parent Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 24, 2026 (the “2025 Annual Report”) and in subsequent filings of the Parent Company with the SEC. |
The foregoing factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read together with the other cautionary statements included in this Report. If one or more events related to these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our underlying assumptions or estimates prove to be incorrect, actual results may differ materially from what we anticipate. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements.
Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date it is made, and we do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements contained in this Report. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in or implied by any forward-looking statements.
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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
| (Unaudited) | (Audited) | |||||||
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Cash and due from banks | $ | $ | ||||||
| Federal funds sold | ||||||||
| Interest-bearing deposits in banks | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | ||||||||
| Available-for-sale securities, at fair value | ||||||||
| Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost | ||||||||
| Loans, net of allowance for credit losses of $ | ||||||||
| Premises and equipment, net | ||||||||
| Restricted stock, at cost | ||||||||
| Foreclosed assets held for sale, net | ||||||||
| Interest receivable | ||||||||
| Bank owned life insurance | ||||||||
| Core deposits and other intangibles | ||||||||
| Goodwill | ||||||||
| Deferred tax asset | ||||||||
| Other | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity | ||||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||
| Deposits | ||||||||
| Demand | $ | $ | ||||||
| Savings, NOW and money market | ||||||||
| Time | ||||||||
| Total deposits | ||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | ||||||||
| Long-term debt | ||||||||
| Interest payable | ||||||||
| Other liabilities | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | ||||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Common stock $ | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Retained earnings | ||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total shareholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | $ | ||||||
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Interest and Dividend Income | ||||||||
| Loans, including fees | $ | $ | ||||||
| Debt securities-taxable | ||||||||
| Debt securities-tax-exempt | ||||||||
| Dividends on restricted stock | ||||||||
| Interest-bearing deposits in banks | ||||||||
| Total interest and dividend income | ||||||||
| Interest expense | ||||||||
| Deposits | ||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | ||||||||
| Long-term debt | ||||||||
| Total interest expense | ||||||||
| Net interest income | ||||||||
| Provision for credit losses | ||||||||
| Net interest income after provision for credit losses | ||||||||
| Noninterest Income | ||||||||
| Customer service fees | ||||||||
| Net losses on sales of premises and equipment | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net gains on sales of foreclosed assets | ||||||||
| ATM fees | ||||||||
| Increase in bank owned life insurance | ||||||||
| Other | ||||||||
| Total noninterest income | ||||||||
| Noninterest Expense | ||||||||
| Salaries and employee benefits | ||||||||
| Occupancy | ||||||||
| Data processing | ||||||||
| Deposit insurance premiums | ||||||||
| Professional fees | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
| Loss on retirement of debt | ||||||||
| Other | ||||||||
| Total noninterest expense | ||||||||
| Income before income taxes | ||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | ||||||||
| Net Income | $ | $ | ||||||
| Earnings per share: | ||||||||
| Basic | $ | $ | ||||||
| Diluted | $ | $ | ||||||
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | ||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss): | ||||||||
| Unrealized holding gains (losses) on securities available for sale arising during the period | ( | ) | ||||||
| Tax benefit (expense) | ( | ) | ||||||
| Reclassification adjustment for accretion of unrealized holding gains included in accumulated other comprehensive income from the transfer of securities from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity | ||||||||
| Tax expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | ( | ) | ||||||
| Comprehensive income | $ | $ | ||||||
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited)
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| Additional | Comprehensive | |||||||||||||||||||
| Common | Paid-In | Retained | Income | |||||||||||||||||
| Stock | Capital | Earnings | (Loss) | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance - January 1, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||
| Net income | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends paid to shareholders ($ | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock – stock grant ( | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of stock ( | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Balance – March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||
| Balance – January 1, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||
| Net income | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Dividends paid to shareholders ($ | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Stock compensation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of stock | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance – March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Operating Activities | ||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | ||||||
| Items not requiring (providing) cash | ||||||||
| Depreciation | ||||||||
| Amortization of core deposit intangible | ||||||||
| Amortization and (accretion), net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Provision for credit losses | ||||||||
| Stock compensation expense | ||||||||
| Loss on retirement of debt | ||||||||
| Net gains on sales of foreclosed assets | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net gains on sales of premises and equipment | ||||||||
| Changes in | ||||||||
| Interest receivable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Other assets | ||||||||
| Other liabilities | ( | ) | ||||||
| bank owned life insurance | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Interest payable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | ||||||||
| Investing Activities | ||||||||
| Purchases of available-for-sale securities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from, maturities and calls of available-for-sale securities | ||||||||
| Proceeds from, maturities and calls of held-to-maturity securities | ||||||||
| Purchases of held-to-maturity securities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net change in loans | ( | ) | ||||||
| Purchase of premises and equipment, net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from sales of premises and equipment | ||||||||
| Proceeds from sales of foreclosed assets | ||||||||
| Proceeds from bank owned life insurance | ||||||||
| Redemption of restricted stock, at cost | ||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
(Continued)
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Financing Activities | ||||||||
| Net (decrease) increase in deposits | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from (repayments of) short-term borrowings | ( | ) | ||||||
| Repayments of long-term borrowings | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Repurchase of stock | ( | ) | ||||||
| Payment of dividends | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Purchase of minority interest | ||||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | ( | ) | ||||||
| (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Supplemental Cash Flows Information | ||||||||
| Interest paid | $ | $ | ||||||
| Income taxes paid | $ | $ | ||||||
| Supplemental Disclosures of Noncash Items | ||||||||
| Unrealized (loss) gain on AFS securities | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
| Transfer of loans to OREO | $ | $ | ||||||
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Nature of operations:
Commercial Bancgroup, Inc. is a bank holding company incorporated in the State of Tennessee whose principal activity is the ownership and management of its wholly owned subsidiary, Commercial Bank. The Bank is primarily engaged in providing a full range of banking and financial products and services to individual and corporate customers in Claiborne, Union, Knox, Sullivan, Washington, Williamson, Cocke and Hamblen Counties in Tennessee, Knox, Bell, Harlan, Laurel and Whitley Counties in Kentucky and Gastonia and Cleveland Counties in North Carolina.
Basis of presentation:
The Company’s accounting and reporting policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and to generally accepted practices within the banking industry. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three month period ended March 31, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2026. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto in the 2025 Annual Report.
Change in presentation due to stock reclassification and stock split:
In connection with the initial public offering
of its common stock, on September 18, 2025, the Company filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State an Amended and Restated Charter providing
for (i) the automatic reclassification and conversion of each then outstanding share of the Company’s Class B common stock, $
The Company is authorized to issue
Principles of consolidation:
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and the Bank. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued
Use of estimates:
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change relate to the determination of the allowance for credit losses (“ACL”), valuation of real estate acquired in connection with foreclosures or in satisfaction of loans, valuation of deferred tax assets and fair values of financial instruments.
Loans:
Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity or payoffs are reported at amortized cost (net of the ACL). Amortized cost is the principal balance outstanding adjusted for unearned income, charge-offs, the ACL, any unamortized deferred fees or costs on originated loans and unamortized premiums or discounts on purchased loans.
Interest receivable reported in interest receivable
on the consolidated balance sheets totaled to $
The accrual of interest on mortgage and commercial loans is discontinued and placed on nonaccrual status at the time the loan is 90 days delinquent unless the credit is well-secured and in process of collection. Mortgage loans are charged off at 180 days past due, and commercial loans are charged off to the extent principal or interest is deemed uncollectible. Consumer and credit card loans continue to accrue interest until they are charged off (no later than 120 days past due) unless the loan is in the process of collection. Past due status is based on contractual terms of the loan. In all cases, loans are placed on nonaccrual or charged-off at an earlier date if collection of principal or interest is considered doubtful.
All interest accrued but not collected for loans that are placed on nonaccrual or charged-off is reversed against interest income. The interest on these loans is accounted for on the cash-basis or cost-recovery method, until qualifying for return to accrual. Under the cost-recovery method, interest income is not recognized until the loan balance is reduced to zero. Under the cash-basis method, interest income is recorded when the payment is received in cash. Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured.
Purchased Credit Deteriorated (“PCD”) loans:
The Company has purchased loans, some of which have experienced more than insignificant credit deterioration since origination. PCD loans are recorded at the amount paid. An ACL is determined using the same methodology as other loans held for investment. The initial ACL determined on a collective basis is allocated to individual loans. The sum of the loan’s purchase price and ACL becomes its initial amortized cost basis. The difference between initial amortized cost basis and the par value of the loan is a noncredit discount or premium, which is amortized into interest income over the life of the loan. Subsequent changes to the ACL are recorded through credit loss expense.
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued
Allowance for credit losses (ACL) – loans:
Under the current expected credit loss model, the ACL on loans is a valuation allowance estimated at each balance sheet date in accordance with GAAP that is deducted from the loans’ amortized cost basis to present the net amount expected to be collected on the loans.
The Company estimates the ACL on loans based on the underlying loans’ amortized cost basis, which is the amount at which the financing receivable is originated or acquired, adjusted for applicable accretion or amortization of premium, discount, and net deferred fees or costs, collection of cash, and charge-offs. In the event that collection of principal becomes uncertain, the Company has policies in place to reverse accrued interest in a timely manner. Therefore, the Company has made a policy election to exclude accrued interest from the measurement of ACL.
Expected credit losses are reflected in the ACL through a charge to provision for credit losses. The Company measures expected credit losses of loans on a collective (pool) basis, when the loans share similar risk characteristics. Expected credit losses are estimated over the contractual term of the loans, adjusted for expected prepayments when appropriate. The contractual term excludes expected extensions, renewals, and modifications unless the extension or renewal options are included in the original or modified contract at the reporting date and are not unconditionally cancellable by the Company.
The Company’s methodologies for estimating the ACL consider available relevant information about the collectability of cash flows, including information about past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The methodologies apply historical loss information, adjusted for asset-specific characteristics, economic conditions at the measurement date, and forecasts about future economic conditions over a period that has been determined to be reasonable and supportable, to the identified pools of loans with similar risk characteristics for which the historical loss experience was observed.
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity (“WARM”) Method:
The Company’s primary methodology for estimating expected credit losses for all loan types is the WARM method. The WARM CECL (Current Expected Credit Losses) methodology uses average annual loss rate along with a simple but reasonable forecast based on a “regression” analysis of the loan history dating back 18 years. The dependent variable will be the entity’s loss rate, based on changes in the Prime Lending Rate over that same period. The Company will utilize the Prime Lending Rate as the independent variable due to that being the tool most commonly utilized by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”) to either accelerate and/or slow down the economy. Additionally, the ACL calculation includes qualitative adjustments to account for risk factors that may not be incorporated in the quantitatively derived allowance estimate. Qualitative adjustments may increase or decrease the allowance estimate.
Qualitative factors considered include: changes in lending policies and procedures, underwriting standards, and collection and charge-off and recovery practices; national, regional and local economic and business conditions and developments that affect the collectability of the portfolio, including the condition of various market segments; nature and volume of the portfolio and terms of loans; experience, depth and ability of lending management; volume and severity of past due loans, the volume of non-accrual loans, and the volume and severity of adversely classified or graded loans; quality of loan review system; underlying collateral values; concentrations of credit and changes in the level of such concentrations; and the effect of other external factors such as competition and legal and regulatory requirements.
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued
Allowance for credit losses (ACL) – loans, continued:
ACL on Off-Balance Sheet Credit Exposures:
The Company estimates expected credit losses over the contractual period in which the Company is exposed to credit risk via a contractual obligation to extend credit, unless that obligation is unconditionally cancellable by the Company. The ACL on off-balance sheet credit exposures is adjusted through credit loss expense. The estimate includes consideration of the likelihood that funding will occur and an estimate of expected credit losses on commitments expected to be funded over their estimated life.
Collateral-Dependent Loans:
Loans that do not share risk characteristics are evaluated on an individual basis. For collateral-dependent loans where the Company has determined that foreclosure of the collateral is probable, or where the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and the Company expects repayment of the loan to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral, the ACL is measured based on the difference between the fair value of the collateral and the amortized cost basis of the loan as of the measurement date. When repayment is expected to be from the operation of the collateral, expected credit losses are calculated as the amount by which the amortized cost basis of the loan exceeds the present value of expected cash flows from the operation of the collateral. The Company may, in the alternative, measure the expected credit loss as the amount by which the amortized cost basis of the loan exceeds the estimated fair value of the collateral. When repayment is expected to be from the sale of the collateral, expected credit losses are calculated as the amount by which the amortized cost basis of the loan exceeds the fair value of the underlying collateral less estimated cost to sell. The ACL may be zero if the fair value of the collateral at the measurement date exceeds the amortized cost basis of the loan.
Charge-Offs and Recoveries:
Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the collection of a loan’s principal is unlikely. Subsequent recoveries are credited to the allowance. If the loan is collateral-dependent, the loss is more easily identified and is charged-off when it is identified, usually based upon receipt of an appraisal. However, when a loan has guarantor support, and the guarantor demonstrates willingness and capacity to support the debt, the Company may carry the estimated loss as a reserve against the loan while collection efforts with the guarantor are pursued. If, after collection efforts with the guarantor are complete, the deficiency is still considered uncollectible, the loss is charged off and any further collections are treated as recoveries.
Loan commitments and financial instruments:
Financial instruments include off-balance sheet credit instruments, such as commitments to make loans and commercial letters of credit issued to meet customer financing needs. The Company’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for off-balance sheet loan commitments is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. Such financial instruments are recorded when they are funded.
The Company records an ACL on off-balance sheet credit exposures, unless the commitments to extend credit are unconditionally cancelable, through a charge to provision for unfunded commitments in the Company’s statements of income. The ACL on off-balance sheet credit exposures is estimated by loan segment at each balance sheet date under the current expected credit loss model using the same methodologies as portfolio loans, taking into consideration the likelihood that funding will occur as well as any third-party guarantees, and is included in other liabilities on the Company’s balance sheets.
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued
Allowance for credit losses (ACL) – securities:
Available-for-sale Securities:
The Company evaluates available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position to determine if credit losses exist. The Company first evaluates whether it intends to sell, or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell a security before recovering its amortized cost basis. If either of these conditions exists, the security’s amortized cost basis is written down to fair value through income. If either of the aforesaid conditions does not exist, the Company evaluates whether the decline in fair value has resulted from credit losses or other factors. In making this assessment, management considers the extent to which fair value is less than amortized cost, any changes to the rating of the security by a rating agency, and adverse conditions specifically related to the security, among other factors. If credit loss exists, the Company recognizes an ACL, limited to the amount by which the amortized cost basis exceeds the fair value. Any impairment not recognized through an ACL is recognized in other comprehensive income, net of tax.
Changes in the ACL are recorded as provision for credit loss expense (or reversal). Losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the collectability of an available-for-sale security is confirmed or when either of the criteria regarding intent or requirement to sell is met.
Held-to-maturity Securities:
Management measures expected credit losses on
held-to-maturity debt securities on a collective basis by major security type and any other risk characteristics used to segment the portfolio.
Interest receivable on held-to-maturity debt securities totaled $
The estimate of expected credit losses considers historical credit loss information that is adjusted for current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts.
Securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell, and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase are treated as collateralized financial transactions. These agreements are recorded at the amount at which the securities were acquired or sold plus accrued interest. It is the Company’s policy to take possession of securities purchased under resale agreements. The market value of these securities is monitored, and additional securities are obtained when deemed appropriate to ensure such transactions are adequately collateralized. The Company also monitors its exposure with respect to securities sold under repurchase agreements, and a request for the return of excess securities held by the counterparty is made when deemed appropriate.
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2. Securities
The amortized cost and approximate fair values, together with gross unrealized gains and losses, of securities are as follows:
| March 31, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross | Gross | |||||||||||||||
| Amortized | unrealized | unrealized | Fair | |||||||||||||
| cost | gains | losses | Value | |||||||||||||
| Available-for-sale securities: | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Government and federal agency | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||
| U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) | ||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage-backed: | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| GSE residential | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| State and political subdivisions | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||
| December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross | Gross | |||||||||||||||
| Amortized | unrealized | unrealized | Fair | |||||||||||||
| cost | gains | losses | value | |||||||||||||
| Available-for-sale securities: | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Government and federal agency | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) | ||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage-backed: | ||||||||||||||||
| GSE residential | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| State and political subdivisions | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2. Securities, Continued
| March 31, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross | Gross | |||||||||||||||
| Amortized | unrealized | unrealized | Fair | |||||||||||||
| cost | gains | losses | Value | |||||||||||||
| Held-to-maturity securities: | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Government and federal agency | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||
| U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) | ||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage-backed: | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| GSE residential | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| State and political subdivisions | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||
| December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross | Gross | |||||||||||||||
| Amortized | unrealized | unrealized | Fair | |||||||||||||
| cost | gains | losses | value | |||||||||||||
| Held-to-maturity securities: | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Government and federal agency | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||
| U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Mortgage-backed: | ||||||||||||||||
| GSE residential | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| State and political subdivisions | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||
The Company uses a systematic methodology to determine its ACL for debt securities held-to-maturity considering the effects of past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts on the collectability of the portfolio. The ACL is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis to present the net amount expected to be collected on the held-to-maturity portfolio. The Company monitors the held-to-maturity portfolio on a quarterly basis to determine whether a valuation account would need to be recorded. Based on management’s review, the Company’s held-to-maturity securities have no expected credit losses and no related ACL has been established as of each of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2. Securities, Continued
U.S. Government sponsored enterprises include entities such as the Federal National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and Federal Home Loan Banks (“FHLB”).
The amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale
securities and held-to-maturity securities on March 31, 2026, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Actual maturities may differ from
contractual maturities of mortgage-backed securities because the mortgages underlying the securities may be called or repaid without penalty.
| Available for sale | Held to maturity | |||||||||||||||
| Amortized | Fair | Amortized | Fair | |||||||||||||
| Cost | Value | Cost | Value | |||||||||||||
| Within one year | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| One to five years | ||||||||||||||||
| Five to ten years | ||||||||||||||||
| After ten years | ||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage-backed securities | ||||||||||||||||
| Totals | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
The market value of securities pledged as collateral,
to secure public deposits and for other purposes, was $
The book value of securities sold under agreements
to repurchase amounted to $
There were no sales of available-for-sale securities during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2. Securities, Continued
The following tables show the Company’s investments’ gross unrealized losses and fair value of the Company’s investments with unrealized losses aggregated by investment class and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.
| March 31, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 12 months | 12 months or more | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair | Unrealized | Fair | Unrealized | Fair | Unrealized | |||||||||||||||||||
| Value | Loss | Value | Loss | Value | loss | |||||||||||||||||||
| Available-for-sale Securities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Government and federal agency | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage-backed: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GSE residential | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| State and political subdivisions | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 12 months | 12 months or more | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair | Unrealized | Fair | Unrealized | Fair | Unrealized | |||||||||||||||||||
| Value | Loss | Value | Loss | Value | Loss | |||||||||||||||||||
| Available-for-sale Securities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Government and federal agency | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage-backed: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GSE residential | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| State and political subdivisions | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
As of March 31, 2026, the Company had 140 securities in an unrealized loss position. No ACL has been recognized on any securities in an unrealized loss position as management does not believe any of the securities are impaired due to reasons of credit quality. This is based upon an analysis of the underlying risk characteristics, including credit ratings, and other qualitative factors related to available-for-sale securities and in consideration of historical credit loss experience and internal forecasts. The issuers of these securities continue to make timely principal and interest payments under the contractual terms of the securities. Furthermore, as of March 31, 2026, the Company did not intend to sell any of the securities classified in the tables above, and believed that it is more likely than not that it will not have to sell any such securities before a recovery of cost. The unrealized losses are due to increases in market interest rates over the yields available at the time the underlying securities were purchased. The fair value is expected to recover as the securities approach their maturity dates or repricing dates or if market yields for such investments decline.
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 3. Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (ACL)
Portfolio segmentation:
On March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company’s loans consisted of the following:
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Real estate secured: | ||||||||
| Commercial | $ | $ | ||||||
| Construction and land development | ||||||||
| Residential | ||||||||
| Other | ||||||||
| Total real estate secured | ||||||||
| Commercial | ||||||||
| Consumer | ||||||||
| Other | ||||||||
| Total loans | ||||||||
| Less | ||||||||
| Net deferred loan fees, premiums and discounts | ||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses | ||||||||
| Net loans | $ | $ | ||||||
For purposes of disclosure, the loan portfolio was disaggregated into segments and then further disaggregated into classes for certain disclosures. A portfolio segment is defined as the level at which an entity develops and documents a systematic method for determining its ACL. There are four loan portfolio segments, including real estate secured, commercial, consumer and other loans. A class is generally determined based on the initial measurement attribute, risk characteristics of the loan, and an entity’s method for monitoring and assessing credit risk. Classes within the real estate secured portfolio segment include commercial, construction and land development, residential, and other. Each of commercial, consumer and other loans is its own class.
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 3. Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (ACL), Continued
Portfolio segmentation, continued:
Risk characteristics relevant to each portfolio segment and class are as follows:
Commercial real estate: Commercial
real estate loans are primarily made based on the identified cash flows of the borrower and secondarily on the underlying collateral provided
by the borrower. Commercial real estate lending typically involves higher loan principal amounts, and the repayment of these loans is
generally largely dependent on the successful operation of the property securing the loan. Commercial real estate loans may be more adversely
affected by conditions in the real estate markets or in the general economy. The properties securing the Company’s commercial real
estate portfolio are diverse in terms of type. This diversity helps reduce the Company’s exposure to adverse economic events that
affect any single market or industry. Management monitors and evaluates commercial real estate loans based on collateral, geography and
risk grade criteria. The Company also utilizes third-party experts to provide insight and guidance about economic conditions and trends
affecting market areas it serves. In addition, management tracks the level of owner-occupied commercial real estate loans versus non-owner-occupied
loans. Non-owner-occupied commercial real estate loans are loans secured by multifamily and commercial properties where the primary source
of repayment is derived from rental income associated with the property (that is, loans for which
Construction and land development: Loans for non-owner-occupied real estate construction or land development are generally repaid through cash flow related to the operation, sale or refinance of the property. The Company also finances construction loans for owner-occupied properties. A portion of the Company’s construction and land development portfolio segment is comprised of loans secured by residential product types (residential land and single-family construction). With respect to construction loans to developers and builders that are secured by non-owner-occupied properties that the Company may originate from time to time, the Company generally requires the borrower to have an existing relationship with the Company and have a proven record of success. Construction and land development loans are underwritten utilizing feasibility studies, independent appraisal reviews, sensitivity analysis of absorption and lease rates, market sales activity, and financial analysis of the developers and property owners. Construction loans are generally based upon estimates of costs and value associated with the complete project. These estimates may be inaccurate. Construction loans often involve the disbursement of substantial funds with repayment substantially dependent on the success of the ultimate project. Sources of repayment for these types of loans may be pre-committed permanent loans from approved long-term lenders, sales of developed property or an interim loan commitment from the Company until permanent financing is obtained. These loans are closely monitored by on-site inspections and are considered to have higher risks than other real estate loans due to their ultimate repayment being sensitive to interest rate changes, governmental regulation of real property, general economic conditions and the availability of long-term financing.
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 3. Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (ACL), Continued
Portfolio segmentation, continued:
Residential real estate: Residential
real estate loans represent loans to consumers or investors to finance a residence. These loans are typically financed on
Commercial: The commercial loan portfolio segment includes commercial loans to commercial customers for use in normal business operations to finance working capital needs, equipment purchases or other expansion projects. Collection risk in this portfolio segment is driven by the creditworthiness of underlying borrowers, particularly cash flow from customers’ business operations. Commercial loans are primarily made based on the identified cash flows of the borrower and secondarily on the underlying collateral provided by the borrower. The cash flows of borrowers, however, may not be as expected and the collateral securing these loans may fluctuate in value. Most commercial loans are secured by the assets being financed or other business assets such as accounts receivable or inventory and may incorporate a personal guarantee; however, some short-term loans may be made on an unsecured basis. In the case of loans secured by accounts receivable, the availability of funds for the repayment of these loans may be substantially dependent on the ability of the borrower to collect amounts due from its customers.
Consumer: The consumer loan portfolio segment includes non-real estate secured direct loans to consumers for household, family, and other personal expenditures. Consumer loans may be secured or unsecured and are usually structured with short- or medium-term maturities. These loans are underwritten and approved based on a number of consumer credit quality criteria, including limits on maximum LTV on secured consumer loans, minimum credit scores, and maximum debt to income. Many traditional forms of consumer installment credit have standard monthly payments and fixed repayment schedules of one to five years. These loans are made with either fixed or variable interest rates that are based on various indices. Installment loans fill a variety of needs, such as financing the purchase of an automobile, a boat, a recreational vehicle, or other large personal items, or for consolidating debt. These loans may be unsecured or secured by an assignment of title, as in an automobile loan, or by money in a bank account. In addition to consumer installment loans, this portfolio segment also includes secured and unsecured personal lines of credit as well as overdraft protection lines. Loans in this portfolio segment are sensitive to unemployment and other key consumer economic measures.
Other: The other loan portfolio segment primarily consists of tax-exempt commercial loans, undisbursed loans of all types, and unpaid overdrafts on deposit accounts.
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 3. Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (ACL), Continued
ACL on loans:
The ACL represents an allowance for expected losses over the remaining contractual life of the assets. The contractual term does not consider extensions, renewals or modifications. The Company segregates the loan portfolio by type of loan and utilizes this segregation in evaluating exposure to risks within the portfolio.
The following tables detail activity in the ACL by portfolio segment for the three month periods ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. Allocation of a portion of the allowance to one category of loans does not preclude its availability to absorb losses in other categories.
Three months ended as of March 31, 2026
| (Dollars are in thousands) | Beginning balance | Charge offs | Recoveries | Provision | Ending balance | |||||||||||||||
| Real estate secured: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||
| Construction and land development | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total real estate secured | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Consumer | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Other | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
Three months ended as of March 31, 2025
| (Dollars are in thousands) | Beginning balance | Charge offs | Recoveries | Provision | Ending balance | |||||||||||||||
| Real estate secured: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Construction and land development | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total real estate secured | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Consumer | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 3. Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (ACL), Continued
Credit quality indicators:
The Company categorizes loans into risk categories
based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as: current financial information, historical
payment experience, credit documentation, public information, and current economic trends, among other factors. The Company analyzes certain
loans individually to classify the loans as to credit risk. This analysis includes loans with an outstanding balance greater than $
The Company uses the following definitions for risk ratings:
Pass – Loans in this category are considered to have a low likelihood of loss based on relevant information analyzed about the ability of the borrowers to service their debt and other factors.
Special Mention – Loans in this category are currently protected but are potentially weak, including the presence of adverse trends in the borrower’s operations, credit quality or financial strength. Those loans constitute an undue and unwarranted credit risk but not to the point of justifying a substandard classification. The credit risk may be relatively minor yet constitute an unwarranted risk considering the circumstances. Special mention loans have potential weaknesses which may, if not checked or corrected, weaken the loan or inadequately protect the Company’s credit position at some future date.
Substandard – A substandard loan is inadequately protected by the current sound net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans classified as substandard must have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.
Doubtful – Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in loans classified as substandard, plus the added characteristic that the weaknesses make the collection or liquidation in full on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values highly questionable and improbable.
Loss – Loans classified as loss are considered uncollectable and of such little value that their continuance as bankable assets is not warranted. This classification does not mean that the asset has absolutely no recovery or salvage value, but rather that it is not practical or desirable to defer writing off the asset even though partial recovery may be affected in the future.
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 3. Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (ACL), Continued
Credit quality indicators, continued:
The following table presents the Company’s recorded investment in loans by credit quality indicators by year of origination as of March 31, 2026:
| Revolving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revolving | to term | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | Prior | loans | loans | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate secured: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Commercial | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge-offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction and land development | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total construction and land development | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge-offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total residential | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge-offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge-offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total real estate loans | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total real estate loans –current period gross charge-offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-real estate secured Commercial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total commercial | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge-offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consumer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total consumer | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge-offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | - | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total others | $ | - | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge-offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total loans | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total current period gross charge-offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 3. Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (ACL), Continued
Credit quality indicators, continued:
The following table presents the Company’s recorded investment in loans by credit quality indicators by year of origination as of December 31, 2025:
| Revolving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revolving | to term | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | Prior | loans | loans | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate secured: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Commercial | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge-offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction and land development | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total construction and land development | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge-offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total residential | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge-offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge-offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total real estate loans | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total real estate loans –current period gross charge-offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-real estate secured Commercial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total commercial | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge-offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consumer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total consumer | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge-offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total others | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge-offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total loans | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total current period gross charge-offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
There were no loans classified in the Loss category as of March 31, 2026 or December 31, 2025. There were no revolving loans converted to term loans as of March 31, 2026 or December 31, 2025.
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 3. Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (ACL), Continued
Nonaccrual and past due loans:
A loan is placed on nonaccrual status when, in management’s judgment, the collection of the interest income appears doubtful. Interest receivable that has been accrued and is subsequently determined to have doubtful collectability is charged to interest income. Interest on loans that are classified as nonaccrual is subsequently applied to principal until the loans are returned to accrual status. The Company’s loan policy states that a nonaccrual loan may be returned to accrual status when (i) none of its principal and interest is due and unpaid, and the Company expects repayment of the remaining contractual principal and interest, or (ii) it otherwise becomes well secured and in the process of collection. Restoration to accrual status on any given loan must be supported by a well-documented credit evaluation of the borrower’s financial condition and the prospects for full repayment. Past due loans are accruing loans whose principal or interest is past due 30 days or more.
The following table is a summary of the Company’s nonaccrual loans by major categories as of the dates indicated:
| March 31, 2026 | ||||||||||||
| Nonaccrual | Nonaccrual | Total | ||||||||||
| loans with | loans with | nonaccrual | ||||||||||
| no allowance | an allowance | loans | ||||||||||
| Real estate secured: | ||||||||||||
| Commercial | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Construction and land development | ||||||||||||
| Residential | ||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Total real estate secured loans | ||||||||||||
| Commercial | ||||||||||||
| Consumer | ||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Total loans | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Nonaccrual | Nonaccrual | Total | ||||||||||
| loans with | loans with | nonaccrual | ||||||||||
| no allowance | an allowance | loans | ||||||||||
| Real estate secured: | ||||||||||||
| Commercial | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Construction and land development | ||||||||||||
| Residential | ||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Total real estate secured loans | ||||||||||||
| Commercial | ||||||||||||
| Consumer | ||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Total loans | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 3. Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (ACL), Continued
Nonaccrual and past due loans, continued:
There was no interest income recognized on nonaccrual loans for the three months ended March 31, 2026 or 2025.
Aging analysis:
The following table presents an aging analysis of past due loans by category as of the period indicated:
| As of March 31, 2026 | Loans 30-59 days past due | Loans 60-89 days past due | Accruing loans 90 or more days past due | Nonaccrual loans | Total noncurrent loans | Current loans | Total loans | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate secured: Commercial | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction and land development | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total real estate secured | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consumer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total loans | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| As of December 31, 2025 | Loans 30-59 days past due | Loans 60-89 days past due | Accruing loans 90 or more days past due | Nonaccrual loans | Total noncurrent loans | Current loans | Total loans | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate secured: Commercial | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction and land development | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total real estate secured | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consumer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total loans | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 3. Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (ACL), Continued
Collateral-dependent loans:
Collateral-dependent loans are loans where repayment
is expected to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral when the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty.
If the Company determines that foreclosure is probable, these loans are written down to the lower of cost or collateral value less estimated
costs to sell. When repayment is expected to be from the operation of the collateral, the ACL is calculated as the amount by which the
amortized cost basis of the financial asset exceeds the present value of expected cash flows from the operation of the collateral. The
Company may, in the alternative, measure the ACL as the amount by which the amortized cost basis of the financial asset exceeded the estimated
fair value of the collateral.
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Collateral type | ||||||||
| Single Family Residence | $ | $ | ||||||
| Land | ||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||
The carrying amount of purchased credit deteriorated loans on March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 are as follows:
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Real estate secured: | ||||||||
| Commercial | $ | $ | ||||||
| Construction and land development | ||||||||
| Residential | ||||||||
| Other | ||||||||
| Total real estate secured | ||||||||
| Commercial | ||||||||
| Consumer | ||||||||
| Other | ||||||||
| Total loans | $ | $ | ||||||
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 3. Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (ACL), Continued
Modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty:
The Company periodically provides modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. These modifications include either payment deferrals, term extensions, interest rate reductions, principal forgiveness or combinations of modification types. The determination of whether the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty is made on the date of the modification. When principal forgiveness is provided, the amount of principal forgiveness is charged off against the ACL with a corresponding reduction in the amortized cost basis of the loan. A modified loan is tracked for at least 12 months following the modifications granted.
On March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, loans modified to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty were immaterial. The Company had no unfunded commitments to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty for which the Company had modified their loans on March 31, 2026 or December 31, 2025.
Unfunded commitments:
The Company maintains an allowance for off-balance
sheet credit exposures such as unfunded balances for existing lines of credit, commitments to extend future credit, and both standby and
commercial letters of credit when there is a contractual obligation to extend credit and when this extension of credit is not unconditionally
cancellable (i.e., commitment cannot be cancelled at any time). The allowance for off-balance sheet credit exposures is adjusted as a
provision for credit loss expense. The estimate includes consideration of the likelihood that funding will occur, which is based on a
historical funding study derived from internal information, and an estimate of expected credit losses on commitments expected to be funded
over their estimated life, which are the same loss rates that are used in computing the ACL on loans. The ACL for unfunded loan commitments
of $
Note 4. Premises and Equipment
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Land and land improvements | $ | $ | ||||||
| Buildings and improvements | ||||||||
| Furniture, fixtures and equipment | ||||||||
| Construction in progress | ||||||||
| Less: Accumulated depreciation | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||
Depreciation expense, included in depreciation
and amortization on the consolidated statements of income, for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025 amounted to $
Construction in progress includes capital expenditures for branch renovations and construction of a new branch. Branch renovations are substantially complete and estimated costs to complete are insignificant. Estimated costs to complete the new branch cannot be reasonably estimated as construction has not been started as information necessary for construction bids has not been completed.
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 5. Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill:
FASB ASC No. 2021-03, “Goodwill and Other
(Topic 350),” regarding testing goodwill for impairment, provides an entity the option to first perform a qualitative assessment
to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. The Company
performs its annual goodwill impairment test as of December 31 of each year. As of the latest impairment analysis at December 31, 2025,
management determined there was no goodwill impairment. The carrying amount of goodwill on March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 was approximately
$
Core Deposit Intangibles (CDI):
The carrying basis and accumulated amortization of CDIs on March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 were:
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Gross balance | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accumulated amortization | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Carrying amount | $ | $ | ||||||
The change in CDIs during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and the year ended December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Beginning of quarter/year | $ | $ | ||||||
| Amortization | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| End of quarter/year | $ | $ | ||||||
As of March 31, 2026, the estimated amortization expense of CDIs for future periods is as follows:
| Remainder of 2026 | $ | |||
| 2027 | ||||
| 2028 | ||||
| 2029 | ||||
| Total | $ |
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 6. Short-Term Borrowings
Short-term borrowings included the following on March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025:
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Securities sold under repurchase agreements | $ | $ | ||||||
| FHLB cash management advance | ||||||||
| Federal funds purchased | ||||||||
| Total short-term borrowings | $ | $ | ||||||
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had federal
funds purchased totaling $
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the
Company had short-term FHLB cash management advances totaling $
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
consist of obligations of the Company to other parties. The obligations are typically secured by investment securities with fair values
exceeding the total balance of the agreement and such collateral is held by the Company. The weighted average rate on these arrangements
as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 was
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 7. Long-Term Debt
FHLB advances and notes payable consisted of the following components as of the dates indicated:
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| FHLB advances, principal and interest payments at fixed interest rates from | $ | $ | ||||||
| Trust Preferred Securities, interest payments due quarterly at SOFR plus | ||||||||
| PBD Promissory Note, payments due quarterly at | ||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 7. Long-Term Debt, Continued
The FHLB advances were secured by mortgage loans
totaling $
With the acquisition of Citizens Bancorp, Inc.
(“Citizens Bancorp”) and its bank subsidiary, Citizens Bank, on January 2, 2018, the Company assumed Citizens Bank Capital
Trust I (the “Trust”). The Trust was formed during 2004 as a statutory trust under the laws of the State of Delaware and until
its cancellation on January 21, 2026, was wholly owned by the Company. In September 2004, the Trust issued variable rate preferred securities
(the “Trust Preferred Securities”) with an aggregate liquidation amount of $
The face amount of the Subordinated Debentures
was $
Aggregate annual maturities of long-term debt on March 31, 2026, are:
| Debt | ||||
| Remainder of 2026 | $ | |||
| 2027 | ||||
| 2028 | ||||
| 2029 | ||||
| 2030 | ||||
| Thereafter | ||||
| $ | ||||
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 8. Regulatory Matters
The Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can result in certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company’s financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, banks must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of a bank’s assets, liabilities and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Bank’s capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors.
Quantitative measures established by regulation
to ensure capital adequacy require banks to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below) of total and Tier I capital
(as defined in the applicable regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined in the applicable regulations ) and of Tier I capital to
average assets (as defined in the applicable regulations ). Management believes that as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Bank
met all capital adequacy requirements to which it is subject. In addition to these requirements, the Bank is subject to an institution
specific capital conservation buffer, which must exceed
As of March 31, 2026, the most recent notification from the FDIC categorized the Bank as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as well capitalized, the Bank must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier I risk-based and Tier I leverage capital ratios as set forth in the table below. There are no conditions or events since that notification that management believes have changed the Bank’s capitalization classification.
The Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 are presented in the tables below (dollars in thousands).
| Minimum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| to be well | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minimum | capitalized under | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| for capital | prompt corrective | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Actual | adequacy purposes | action provisions | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amount | Ratio | Amount | Ratio | Amount | Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||
| As of March 31, 2026: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total capital (to risk-weighted assets) | $ | % | $ | | % | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Tier I capital (to risk-weighted assets) | $ | % | $ | % | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) | $ | % | $ | % | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tier 1 capital (to average assets) | $ | % | $ | % | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 8. Regulatory Matters, Continued
| Minimum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| to be well | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minimum | capitalized under | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| for capital | prompt corrective | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Actual | adequacy purposes | action provisions | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amount | Ratio | Amount | Ratio | Amount | Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||
| As of December 31, 2025: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total capital (to risk-weighted assets) | $ | % | $ | % | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tier I capital (to risk-weighted assets) | $ | % | $ | % | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) | $ | % | $ | % | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tier 1 capital (to average assets) | $ | % | $ | % | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Note 9. Stock-Based Compensation
Restricted Stock Units:
The Company grants restricted stock units (“RSUs”)
to certain employees, officers, and members of the Board of Directors under the Commercial Bancgroup, Inc. 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan
. The equity incentive plan allows for the issuance up to
RSUs are subject solely to time based vesting
conditions and generally vest over a service period of
The grant date fair value of RSUs is measured based on the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. Compensation cost related to RSUs is recognized on a straight line basis over the requisite service period and is recorded in the consolidated statements of operations within salaries and employee benefits. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur.
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 9. Stock-Based Compensation, Continued
The following table summarizes RSU activity for the quarter ended March 31, 2026:
| Weighted Average | ||||||||
| Number of | Grant Date | |||||||
| RSUs | Fair Value | |||||||
| Outstanding at beginning of period | $ | |||||||
| Granted | ||||||||
| Vested | ||||||||
| Forfeited or cancelled | ( | ) | ||||||
| End of quarter | $ | |||||||
As of March 31, 2026, unrecognized compensation
cost related to unvested RSUs was $
Upon vesting of RSUs, the Company may withhold shares to satisfy statutory tax withholding requirements. Shares withheld for tax purposes are accounted for as equity transactions and are recorded as a reduction to additional paid in capital. Cash paid for employee tax withholding obligations is classified as a financing activity in the consolidated statements of cash flows.
RSUs do not accrue dividend equivalents prior to vesting. Dividends declared on shares issued upon vesting of RSUs are recognized in the period in which such dividends are paid.
Stock based compensation expense related to RSUs
was $
| Note 10. | Disclosures About Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities |
ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements, defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC 820 also specifies a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
| Level 1: | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. |
| Level 2: | Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. |
| Level 3: | Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. |
Following is a description of the valuation methodologies and inputs used for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and recognized in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, as well as the general classification of such assets and liabilities pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 10. Disclosures About Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities, Continued
Available-for-sale securities:
Where quoted market prices are available in an active market, securities are classified within Level l of the valuation hierarchy. If quoted market prices are not available, then fair values are estimated by using pricing models, quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics or discounted cash flows. Level 2 securities include all of the Company’s available-for-sale securities, consisting of U.S. Treasury, government agency, municipal and mortgage-backed securities. Inputs used to estimate the fair value of Level 2 securities when pricing models are used include the security’s call date, maturity date, and interest rate and current market interest rates. In certain cases where Level 1 and Level 2 inputs are not available, securities are classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy.
Interest rate swap agreements:
The fair value of interest rate swap agreements is estimated using inputs including the remaining term of the agreement and current market interest rates, that are observable or that can be corroborated by observable marked data and, therefore, are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.
The following tables present the fair value measurements of assets and liabilities recognized in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fell on March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025:
| March 31, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||
| Quoted prices | Significant | |||||||||||||||
| in active | other | Significant | ||||||||||||||
| markets for | observable | unobservable | ||||||||||||||
| Fair | identical assets | inputs | inputs | |||||||||||||
| value | (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | |||||||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Government and federal agency | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| U.S. Government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) | ||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage-backed: | ||||||||||||||||
| GSE residential | ||||||||||||||||
| State and political subdivisions | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate swaps | ||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate swaps | ||||||||||||||||
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 10. Disclosures About Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities, Continued
| December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| Quoted prices | Significant | |||||||||||||||
| in active | other | Significant | ||||||||||||||
| markets for | observable | unobservable | ||||||||||||||
| Fair | identical assets | inputs | inputs | |||||||||||||
| value | (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | |||||||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Government and federal agency | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) | ||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage-backed: | ||||||||||||||||
| GSE residential | ||||||||||||||||
| State and political subdivisions | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate swaps | ||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate swaps | ||||||||||||||||
The Company had no assets or liabilities whose fair values are measured using Level 3 inputs on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.
Following is a description of the valuation methodologies and inputs used for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and recognized in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, as well as the general classification of such assets and liabilities pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.
Collateral-dependent and individually evaluated:
The fair value of collateral-dependent loans was primarily measured based on the value of the collateral securing these loans and classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Collateral may be real estate and/or business assets, including equipment, inventory, and/or accounts receivable. The Company determines the value of the collateral based on independent appraisals performed by qualified licensed appraisers. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches, including comparable sales and the income approach. Appraised values are discounted for costs to sell and may be discounted further based on management’s historical knowledge, changes in market conditions from the date of the most recent appraisal, and/or management’s expertise and knowledge of the customer and the customer’s business. Such discounts by management are subjective and are typically significant unobservable inputs for determining fair value. These loans are reviewed and evaluated on at least a quarterly basis for additional impairment and adjusted accordingly, based on the same factors discussed above.
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 10. Disclosures About Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities, Continued
Foreclosed assets held for sale:
The fair value of foreclosed assets held for sale is estimated using the fair value method of measuring the amount of impairment. This method requires obtaining a current independent appraisal of the collateral and applying a discount factor to the value. The fair value method is classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
The following tables present the fair value measurement of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fell on March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025:
| March 31, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fair Value Measurements Using | ||||||||||||||||
| Fair value | (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | |||||||||||||
| Foreclosed assets held for sale | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Collateral-dependent loans | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fair Value Measurements Using | ||||||||||||||||
| Fair value | (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | |||||||||||||
| Foreclosed assets held for sale | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Collateral-dependent loans | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 10. Disclosures About Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities, Continued
The following tables present additional quantitative information about assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and for which we have utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value on March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025:
| March 31, 2026 | ||||||||||||
| Fair | Valuation | Significant | Weighted | |||||||||
| value | techniques(1) | unobservable inputs | average | |||||||||
| Foreclosed assets held for sale | $ | |||||||||||
| Collateral-dependent loans | $ | % | ||||||||||
| December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Fair | Valuation | Significant | Weighted | |||||||||
| value | techniques(1) | unobservable inputs | average | |||||||||
| Foreclosed assets held for sale | $ | |||||||||||
| Collateral-dependent loans | $ | % | ||||||||||
| (1) |
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 10. Disclosures About Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities, Continued
Fair values of financial instruments:
The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments not carried at fair value, on March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, are as follows:
| March 31, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Carrying | Fair value measurements | |||||||||||||||||||
| amount | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||
| Financial assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Held-to-maturity securities | ||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Government and federal agency | ||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage-backed: GSE residential | ||||||||||||||||||||
| State and political subdivisions | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loans receivable | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate swaps | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Time Deposits | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-Term borrowings | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-Term borrowings | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate swaps | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 10. Disclosures About Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities, Continued
Fair values of financial instruments, continued:
| December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Carrying | Fair value measurements | |||||||||||||||||||
| amount | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||
| Financial assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Held-to-maturity securities | ||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Government and federal agency | ||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage-backed: GSE residential | ||||||||||||||||||||
| State and political subdivisions | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loans Receivable | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate swaps | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Time Deposits | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-Term borrowings | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-Term borrowings | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate swaps | ||||||||||||||||||||
Note 11. Significant Estimates and Concentrations
The Company originates primarily real estate, commercial, and consumer loans to customers primarily in its markets in Kentucky, North Carolina and Tennessee. The ability of the majority of the Company’s customers to honor their contractual loan obligations is dependent on the economy in the local area.
At both March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025,
approximately
Current economic conditions:
Management is confident that current underwriting standards have achieved sufficient loan-to-value and operating margins to meet potential changes in the economic environments in the markets we serve.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared using values and information currently available to the Company.
Given the volatility of current economic conditions, the values of assets and liabilities recorded in the financial statements could change rapidly, resulting in material future adjustments in asset values, the ACL and capital that could negatively impact the Company’s ability to meet regulatory capital requirements and maintain sufficient liquidity.
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies
Standby letters of credit:
Standby letters of credit are irrevocable conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Financial standby letters of credit are primarily issued to support public and private borrowing arrangements, including commercial paper, bond financing and similar transactions. Performance standby letters of credit are issued to guarantee performance of certain customers under nonfinancial contractual obligations. The credit risk involved in issuing standby letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to customers. Should the Company be obligated to perform under the standby letters of credit, the Company may seek recourse from the customer for reimbursement of amounts paid.
The Company had total outstanding standby letters
of credit amounting to approximately $
Lines of credit:
Lines of credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any conditions established in the contract. Lines of credit generally have fixed expiration dates. Because a portion of the line may expire without being drawn upon, the total unused lines do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Each customer’s creditworthiness is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the counterparty. Collateral held varies but may include accounts receivable, inventory, property and equipment, commercial real estate and residential real estate. Management uses the same credit policies in granting lines of credit as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments.
On March 31, 2026, the Company had granted unused
lines of credit to borrowers aggregating approximately $
Contingencies:
From time to time, the Company is party to litigation and other legal matters incidental to the conduct of its business. Such matters are subject to many uncertainties and outcomes are not predictable with assurance. The Company accrues liabilities for such matters when it is probable that future expenditures will be made and such expenditures can be reasonably estimated. As of March 31, 2026, the Company was not involved in any such matters which, individually or in the aggregate, management believes would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
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Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 13. Derivatives Not Designated as Hedges
The Company enters into interest rate swaps with certain loan customers. The Company then enters into corresponding offsetting derivatives with third parties, which results in offsetting revenues and expenses within interest income. While these derivatives represent economic hedges, they do not qualify as hedges for accounting purposes.
The Company presents derivative positions gross on its consolidated balance sheets. The derivatives recorded on the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, were as follows:
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| Notional | Fair | Notional | Fair | |||||||||||||
| amount | value | amount | value | |||||||||||||
| Included in other assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate swaps related to customer loans | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Included in other liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate swaps related to customer loans | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Note 14. Earnings Per Share
The factors used in the earnings per share computation follow:
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Basic | ||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | ||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding | ||||||||
| Basic earnings per share | $ | $ | ||||||
| Diluted | ||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | ||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic EPS | ||||||||
| Add: Dilutive effects of assumed vesting of stock grants | ||||||||
| Average dilutive common shares | ||||||||
| Diluted earnings per common share | $ | $ | ||||||
Dilutive common shares represent restricted stock units that have been awarded but have not vested with the underlying shares of common stock issued to the recipient. (See Note 9 regarding discussion of stock compensation.)
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Report and our audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes and the discussion under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 included in the 2025 Annual Report. In addition to historical information, this discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include those discussed below and elsewhere in this Report, particularly in the section titled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” as well as the section titled “Risk Factors” in the 2025 Annual Report. We assume no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements except to the extent required by law.
Overview
The Company is a bank holding company headquartered in Harrogate, Tennessee that has elected under the BHC Act to become a financial holding company. We were incorporated in Tennessee in 1975, and we operate primarily through our wholly owned subsidiary, the Bank, a Tennessee-chartered banking corporation organized in 1976. We provide banking services from 34 offices in select markets in Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee, and we also operate one loan production office in Lincolnton, North Carolina. The Bank is a full-service community banking institution that offers traditional consumer and commercial products and services to serve businesses and individuals in our markets.
Our management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is intended to provide the reader with information that will assist in the understanding of our business, results of operations, financial condition and financial statements; changes in certain key items in our financial statements from period to period; and the primary factors that we use to evaluate our business.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP and follow general practices within the banking industry. The application of these principles requires management to make estimates, assumptions and complex judgements that affect amounts presented in our consolidated financial statements. These estimates, assumptions and judgements are based on information available as of the date of the financial statements; accordingly, as this information changes, the consolidated financial statements could reflect different estimates, assumptions, and judgements. Management has identified the ACL as a critical accounting policy as included in Note 1 of our consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, and included in the 2025 Annual Report to be an accounting area that requires the most complex and subjective judgements and, as such, could be most subject to revision as new and additional information becomes available or circumstances change, including changes in the economic climate and interest rate changes. These policies, along with the disclosures presented in the other notes to the consolidated financial statements and in this analysis and discussion, provide information on how significant assets and liabilities are valued in the financial statements and how those values are determined. There have been no significant changes to the accounting policies, estimates, and assumptions, or the judgments affecting the application of these policies, estimates, and assumptions, from those disclosed in the 2025 Annual Report.
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Emerging Growth Company
Pursuant to the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), as an emerging growth company, we can elect to opt out of the extended transition period for adopting any new or revised accounting standards. We have elected to take advantage of the extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we may adopt the standard on the application date for private companies. We have elected to take advantage of the scaled disclosures and other relief under the JOBS Act, and we may take advantage of some or all of the reduced regulatory and reporting requirements that will be available to us under the JOBS Act, so long as we qualify as an emerging growth company.
Three Months ended March 31, 2026 Highlights
Results of Operations
| ● | We had net income of $9.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, an increase of $0.8 million, or 9.7%, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase was primarily the result of an increase in net interest income after provision for credit losses offset by a loss on retirement of debt. |
| ● | We had net income before income taxes of $11.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, an increase of $.7 million, or 5.9%, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase was primarily the result of an increase in net interest income after provision for credit losses. |
| ● | Net interest income was $20.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, an increase of $1.1 million, or 5.9%, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase was primarily attributable to increased loan volume and a reduction in long-term debt interest expense. |
| ● | Noninterest income was $2.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, an increase of $0.14 million, or 6.1%, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase was primarily the result of increases in customer service charges due to normal fluctuations in our letters of credit fees. |
| ● | Noninterest expense was $11.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, an increase of $0.5 million, or 4.8%, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase was primarily the result of a loss on retirement of debt. |
Financial Condition
| ● | Total assets were $2.3 billion as of March 31, 2026, an increase of $37.3 million, or 1.6%, from December 31, 2025. |
| ● | Net loans were $1.9 billion as of March 31, 2026, an increase of $18.4 million, or 1.0%, from December 31, 2025. |
| ● | Total deposits were $1.9 billion as of March 31, 2026, an increase of $76.5 million, or 4.2%, from December 31, 2025. This increase was primarily driven by a $16.4 million increase in time deposits to $503.4 million at March 31, 2026, from $487.0 million at December 31, 2025. Noninterest bearing demand deposits increased $3.8 million or 1.0% to $401.6 million as of March 31, 2026, from $397.8 million as of December 31, 2025. Brokered deposits decreased $6.4 million or 13.3%, to $41.5 million as of March 31, 2026 from $48.0 million as of December 31, 2025. |
| ● | Non-brokered deposits were $1.8 billion as of March 31, 2026, an increase of $82.9 million, or 4.7%, from December 31, 2025. This increase was primarily driven by normal customer business cycles and the Bank’s focus on deposit growth. |
| ● | Asset quality stayed the same with nonperforming assets to total assets of 0.28% as of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025. The ACL to total loans remained flat at .97% as of these same dates. |
| ● | Book value per share increased $0.60, or 2.9%, to $21.43 at March 31, 2026, from $20.83 at December 31, 2025. |
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Primary Factors Used to Evaluate Our Business and Results of Operations
The most significant factors we use to evaluate our business and results of operations are net income, return on average assets (“ROAA”) and return on average equity (“ROAE”). We also use net interest income, noninterest income, noninterest expense and efficiency ratio.
Net Income
Our net income depends substantially on net interest income, which is the difference between interest earned on interest-earning assets (usually interest-bearing cash, investment securities and loans) and the interest expense incurred in connection with interest-bearing liabilities (usually interest-bearing deposits and borrowings). Our net income also depends on noninterest income, which is income generated other than by our interest-earning assets. Other factors that influence our net income include our provisions for credit losses, income taxes, and noninterest expenses, which include our fixed and variable overhead costs and other miscellaneous operating expenses.
Return on Average Assets
We monitor ROAA to measure our operating performance and to determine how efficiently our assets are being used to generate net income. In determining ROAA for a given period, net income is divided by the average total assets for that period.
Return on Average Equity
We use ROAE to assess our effectiveness in utilizing shareholders’ equity to generate net income. In determining ROAE for a given period, net income is divided by the average shareholders’ equity for that period.
Net Interest Income
Net interest income is our principal source of net income and represents the difference between interest income and interest expense. We generate interest income from interest-earning assets that we own, including loans and investment securities. We incur interest expense from interest-bearing liabilities, including interest-bearing deposits and other borrowings, notably FHLB advances, outstanding holding company loan agreement with Community Trust Bank, Inc. (the “CTB Loan”) and the Subordinated Debentures. To evaluate net interest income, we measure and monitor: (i) yields on our loans and other interest-earning assets; (ii) the cost of our deposits and other funding sources; (iii) our net interest spread; and (iv) our net interest margin. Net interest spread is the difference between rates earned on interest-earning assets and rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest margin is a ratio of net interest income to average interest earning assets for the same period.
Changes in market interest rates and interest rates we earn on interest-earning assets or pay on interest-bearing liabilities, as well as the volume and types of interest-earning assets, interest-bearing liabilities and noninterest-bearing liabilities, are usually the largest drivers of periodic changes in net interest spread, net interest margin and net interest income.
Noninterest Income
Noninterest income primarily consists of: (i) service charges on deposit accounts; (ii) net realized gains on the sale of premises and equipment; (iii) net realized gains on the sale of foreclosed assets; (iv) automated teller machine (“ATM”) and debit card fees; (v) benefits from changes in the cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”); and (vi) other miscellaneous fees and income.
Our income from service charges on deposit accounts, which includes nonsufficient funds fees, is impacted by several factors, including number of accounts, products utilized and account holder cash management behaviors. These are further impacted by deposit products utilized by customers, marketing of new products and other factors. Net realized gains on the sale of premises and equipment reflects non-recurring gains from sales of property and equipment no longer needed for operations. Net realized gains on the sale of foreclosed assets reflects net gains from the sale of real estate classified as other real estate owned (“OREO”). ATM and debit card fees includes ATM transaction fees charged to non-bank customers for the use of our ATMs and interchange income. Income on BOLI, which is non-taxable, reflects changes in the cash surrender value of our BOLI policies, which is the amount that the Bank may realize under these insurance policies. Our other miscellaneous fees and income can include items such as other service fees and other nonrecurring items. All of these can vary based on customer activity and other factors.
Noninterest Expense
Noninterest expense primarily consists of: (i) salaries and employee benefits; (ii) occupancy expenses; (iii) professional fees; (iv) data processing expenses; (v) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ( “FDIC”) deposit insurance premiums; (vi) depreciation and amortization; and (vii) other operating expenses.
Salaries and employee benefits include compensation, employee benefits and employer tax expenses for our personnel. Occupancy expenses include utility expenses, property taxes, lease expense, and property maintenance related items. Professional fees include expenses for legal, accounting, consulting, and third-party internal audit and review services. Data processing expenses include expenses paid to our primary third-party data processor and other ancillary service providers as well as telecommunication and data services expenses. Other operating expenses include marketing, telephone, supplies, travel and entertainment expenses, armored carrier services fees and director fees.
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Efficiency Ratio
The efficiency ratio is defined as operating expenses divided by fee income plus tax equivalent net interest income. As a general rule, the lower a financial institution’s efficiency ratio, the better the performance.
Primary Factors Used to Evaluate Our Financial Condition
The most significant factors we use to evaluate and manage our financial condition include asset quality, capital, liquidity, net income growth and profitability versus peer group banks.
Asset Quality
We monitor the quality of our assets based upon various factors, including level and severity of deterioration in borrower cash flows and asset quality. Problem assets are assessed and reported as delinquent, classified, nonperforming, nonaccrual or troubled debt restructurings. We also monitor credit concentrations. We manage the ACL to reflect loan volumes, identified credit and collateral conditions, economic conditions and other qualitative factors.
Capital
We monitor capital using regulatory capital ratios. Factors other than regulatory capital rules used include overall financial condition, including the trend and volume of problem assets, reserves, risks, level and quality of earnings, and anticipated growth, including acquisitions.
Liquidity
Deposits primarily consist of commercial and personal accounts maintained by businesses and individuals in our primary market areas. We also utilize brokered deposits (Multi-Bank Securities, Inc. and LPL Financial) and non-brokered deposits (National CD Rateline), certificates of deposits and reciprocal deposits through a third-party network that effectively allows depositors to receive insurance on amounts greater than the FDIC insurance limit, which is currently $250,000 per depositor, per FDIC-insured bank for each account ownership category. We manage liquidity based on factors that include liquid assets to loans, cash flow projections, short-term funding needs and sources, and the availability of unused funding sources. As of March 31, 2026, approximately $305.0 million was available for borrowing on committed lines with the FHLB and $77.5 million was available for purchases of federal funds from correspondents on an overnight uncommitted basis.
Net Income Growth
We monitor net income growth monthly, quarterly and annually. Net income growth is compared to prior month, prior year to date, and budget.
Profitability Versus Peer Group Banks
We monitor the Bank’s profitability metrics compared to those of peer banks with comparable size and markets. Profitability metrics include ROAA, ROAE, net interest spread, and overhead efficiency ratio. Specific peer bank comparisons are provided to the board of directors of the Bank quarterly.
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Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
The following table shows the average outstanding balance of each principal category of our assets, liabilities and shareholders’ equity, together with the average yields on our assets and average costs of our liabilities, for the periods indicated. Yields and costs are calculated by dividing the annualized income or expense by the average daily balances of the corresponding assets or liabilities for the same period.
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Balance | Interest | Yield/Rate | Average Balance | Interest | Yield/Rate | |||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest-earnings assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross loans, net of unearned income(1) | $ | 1,883,103 | $ | 27,675 | 5.9 | % | $ | 1,794,477 | $ | 27,930 | 6.2 | % | ||||||||||||
| Investment securities | 140,223 | 1,099 | 3.1 | % | 186,604 | 1,245 | 2.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Other interest-earning assets | 85,953 | 689 | 3.2 | % | 150,891 | 1,591 | 4.6 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Total interest-earning assets | $ | 2,109,279 | $ | 29,463 | 5.6 | % | $ | 2,131,972 | $ | 30,766 | 5.8 | % | ||||||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses | (18,283 | ) | — | (18,109 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Noninterest-earning assets | 205,119 | — | 176,014 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Assets: | $ | 2,296,115 | $ | 2,289,582 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest-bearing liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest-bearing demand deposits | $ | 575,981 | $ | 2,809 | 2.0 | % | $ | 581,411 | $ | 3,326 | 2.3 | % | ||||||||||||
| NOW, savings and money market deposits | 412,533 | 1,425 | 1.4 | % | 383,685 | 1,435 | 1.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Time deposits | 479,804 | 4,081 | 3.4 | % | 564,710 | 5,533 | 3.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| FHLB advances | 60,522 | 467 | 3.1 | % | 64,361 | 442 | 2.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Other borrowings | 20,355 | 203 | 4.0 | % | 43,951 | 690 | 6.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Total interest-bearing liabilities | $ | 1,549,195 | $ | 8,985 | 2.3 | % | $ | 1,638,118 | $ | 11,426 | 2.8 | % | ||||||||||||
| Noninterest-bearing liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noninterest-bearing deposits | $ | 430,842 | — | $ | 395,414 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other liabilities | 27,593 | — | 36,110 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total noninterest-bearing liabilities | $ | 458,435 | — | $ | 431,524 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | $ | 288,485 | — | $ | 219,940 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 2,296,115 | — | $ | 2,289,582 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net Interest Income | $ | 20,478 | $ | 19,340 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Interest Spread(2) | 3.3 | % | 3.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Interest Margin(3) | 3.9 | % | 3.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (1) | Includes nonaccrual loans. |
| (2) | Net interest spread is the difference between interest rates earned on interest-earning assets and interest rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities. |
| (3) | Net interest margin is a ratio of net interest income to average interest-earning assets for the same period. |
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Increases and decreases in interest income and interest expense result from changes in average balances (volume) of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, as well as changes in average interest rates.
The following table sets forth the effects of changing rates and volumes on our net interest income during the periods shown. Information is provided with respect to: (i) effects on interest income attributable to changes in volume (change in volume multiplied by prior rate), and (ii) effects on interest income attributable to changes in rate (changes in rate multiplied by prior volume). For purposes of this table, changes attributable to both rate and volume that cannot be segregated have been proportionately allocated to both volume and rate.
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 over 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Changes due to: | Total | |||||||||||
| Volume | Rate | Variance | ||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||
| Interest-Earning Assets: | ||||||||||||
| Loans | $ | 1,379 | $ | (1,634 | ) | $ | (255 | ) | ||||
| Investment securities | (309 | ) | 163 | (146 | ) | |||||||
| Other interest earning assets | (685 | ) | (217 | ) | (902 | ) | ||||||
| Total increase (decrease) in interest income | 385 | (1,688 | ) | (1,303 | ) | |||||||
| Interest-Bearing Liabilities: | ||||||||||||
| NOW, savings, MMDA deposits, interest-bearing demand | 77 | (604 | ) | (527 | ) | |||||||
| Time deposits | (832 | ) | (620 | ) | (1,452 | ) | ||||||
| Short-term borrowings | (31 | ) | 0 | (31 | ) | |||||||
| FHLB advances | (26 | ) | 51 | 25 | ||||||||
| Other borrowings | (322 | ) | (134 | ) | (456 | ) | ||||||
| Total increase (decrease) in interest expense | (1,134 | ) | (1,307 | ) | (2,441 | ) | ||||||
| Increase (decrease) in net interest income | $ | 1,519 | $ | (381 | ) | $ | 1,138 | |||||
Net interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $20.5 million compared to $19.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, an increase of $1.1 million, or 5.9%. The increase in net interest income was comprised of an approximately $1.3 million, or 4.2%, decrease in interest income and dividend income, and an approximately $2.4 million, or 21.4%, decrease in interest expense. The $2.4 million decrease in interest expense for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026, was primarily related to a 0.5% decrease in the rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities and a decrease of $88.9 million, or 5.4%, in average interest-bearing liabilities as of March 31, 2026, compared to March 31, 2025. The decrease in average interest-bearing liabilities from March 31, 2025 to March 31, 2026 was due to decreases in our time deposit balances. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, net interest margin and net interest spread were 3.9% and 3.3%, respectively, compared to 3.7% and 3.0%, respectively, for the same period in 2025, which reflects the decrease in interest income discussed above relative to the slight decrease in interest expense.
The increase in interest income was attributable to a $88.6 million, or 4.9%, increase in average gross loans outstanding as of March 31, 2026, compared to March 31, 2025, offset by a 0.3% decrease in the yield on gross total loans. The increase in average gross loans outstanding was primarily due to organic loan growth in the Nashville-Davidson — Murfreesboro — Franklin, Tennessee MSA (the “Nashville MSA”), the Knoxville, Tennessee MSA (the “Knoxville MSA”) and the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, North Carolina-South Carolina MSA (the “Charlotte MSA”). In addition to the decrease in interest income on loans, the decrease in interest income was attributable to a $64.9 million, or 43.0%, decrease in average other interest-earning assets as of March 31, 2026, as compared to March 31, 2025, and a 1.4% decrease in the yield on other interest-earning assets compared to the same period in 2025.
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Provision for Credit Losses
Credit risk is inherent in the business of making loans. We establish an ACL through charges to earnings, which are shown in the statements of income as the provision for credit losses. Specifically identifiable and quantifiable known losses are promptly charged off against the allowance. The provision for credit losses is determined by conducting a quarterly evaluation of the adequacy of our ACL and charging the shortfall or excess, if any, to the current quarter’s expense. This has the effect of creating variability in the amount and frequency of charges to our earnings. The provision for credit losses and level of allowance for each period are dependent upon many factors, including loan growth, net charge offs, changes in the composition of the loan portfolio, delinquencies, management’s assessment of the quality of the loan portfolio, the valuation of problem loans and the general economic conditions in our market areas.
The provision for credit losses for the three months ended March 31, 2026, was $122 thousand compared to $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The provision recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2026, was based on an increase in the number of loans outstanding. There were no significant net charge-offs in the three months ended March 31, 2026.
The ACL as a percentage of total loans was 0.97% at both March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025.
Noninterest Income
While interest income remains the largest single component of our total revenues, noninterest income is an important contributing component. Our most significant sources of noninterest income include customer service fees, which include overdraft program fees, and bank card services and interchange fees.
Noninterest income for the three months ended March 31, 2026, was $2.6 million compared to $2.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, an increase of $0.1 million, or 6.1%. The following table sets forth the major components of our noninterest income for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | Increase (Decrease) | ||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||
| Noninterest income: | ||||||||||||
| Customer service fees | $ | 781 | $ | 655 | $ | 126 | ||||||
| Net gains (losses) on sales of premises and equipment | -- | (28 | ) | 28 | ||||||||
| Net gains (losses) on sales of foreclosed assets | 107 | 3 | 104 | |||||||||
| ATM and debit card fees | 854 | 799 | 55 | |||||||||
| Increase in BOLI | 312 | 308 | 4 | |||||||||
| Other income and fees(1) | 537 | 706 | (169 | ) | ||||||||
| Total noninterest income | $ | 2,591 | $ | 2,443 | $ | 148 | ||||||
| (1) | Other income and fees includes income and fees associated with miscellaneous services. |
Customer service fees include fees for overdraft privilege charges, insufficient funds charges, account analysis service fees on commercial accounts, and monthly account service fees. These fees increased $126 thousand, or 19.2%, to $781 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2026, from $655 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2025. This increase was primarily the result of normal fluctuations in our operations.
ATM and debit card fees increased $55 thousand, or 6.9%, to $854 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2026, from $799 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase was primarily the result of changes in transactional volume that generates interchange fees.
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The income on BOLI increased $4 thousand, or 1.3%, to $312 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2026, from $308 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase was primarily the result of a gain on a policy due to a death benefit and an increase in earnings rates.
Other income and fees decreased $169 thousand, or 23.9%, to $537 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2026 from $706 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2025. This decrease was primarily due to normal fluctuations in our operations.
Noninterest Expense
Noninterest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $11.1 million compared to $10.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, an increase of $506 thousand, or 4.8%, which was primarily a result of a loss on the early extinguishment of debt. The following table sets forth the major components of our noninterest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | Increase (Decrease) | ||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||
| Noninterest expense: | ||||||||||||
| Salaries and employee benefits | $ | 5,716 | $ | 5,626 | $ | 90 | ||||||
| Occupancy expenses | 843 | 875 | (32 | ) | ||||||||
| Data processing | 1,101 | 1,207 | (106 | ) | ||||||||
| Deposit insurance premiums | 242 | 226 | 16 | |||||||||
| Professional Fees | 209 | 195 | 14 | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 933 | 948 | (15 | ) | ||||||||
| Other expenses(1) | 2,043 | 1,504 | 539 | |||||||||
| Total noninterest expense | $ | 11,087 | $ | 10,581 | $ | 506 | ||||||
| (1) | Other expenses include items such as telephone expenses, marketing and advertising expenses, debit card expenses, courier fees, directors’ fees, and insurance. |
Salaries and employee benefits primarily include: (i) amounts paid to employees for base pay, incentive compensation, and bonuses; (ii) health and other related insurance paid by the Bank on behalf of our employees; and (iii) the annual cost for any increases in the liability for non-qualified plans maintained for certain key employees. Salaries and employee benefits for the three months ended March 31, 2026 were $5.7 million, an increase of $0.1 million, or 1.6%, compared to $5.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. This slight increase was primarily due to pay increases net of turnover.
Occupancy expenses consist of depreciation on property, premises, equipment and software, rent expense for leased facilities, maintenance agreements on equipment, property taxes, and other expenses related to maintaining owned or leased assets. Occupancy expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2026 were $0.84 million compared to $0.87 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, a decrease of $0.03 million, or 3.7%. The decrease was primarily attributable to normal fluctuations
Data processing expenses, which primarily consist of expenses for data processing services for core processing, decreased $0.1 million, or 8.8%, to $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 from $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Professional fees expenses, which include legal fees, audit and accounting fees, and consulting fees, increased $0.1 million, or 7.2%, to $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. This increase was primarily the result of the higher professional fees associated with becoming a public company in the fourth quarter of 2025.
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Depreciation and amortization for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $0.93 million compared to $0.95 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, a decrease of approximately $0.015 million, or 1.6%. The decrease was primarily attributable to the sale of a closed bank office and a decrease in core deposit intangibles from previous acquisitions.
Other expenses increased $0.5 million, or 35.8%, to $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. This increase was primarily attributable to a write-off of a discount of $0.6 million due to the redemption of the Subordinated Debentures and Trust Preferred Securities.
Financial Condition
Total assets were $2.3 billion as of March 31, 2026, an increase of $37.3 million, or 1.6%, from December 31, 2025. This increase was primarily the result of an increase in net loans of $18.4 million and an increase in interest-bearing deposits in banks of $37.1 million.
Loan Portfolio
Loans represent the largest portion of our earning assets, greater than the securities portfolio or any other asset category, and the quality and diversification of the loan portfolio is an important consideration when reviewing our financial condition.
We have four loan portfolio segments: (i) real estate (which is divided into four classes), (ii) commercial, (iii) consumer and (iv) other. A segment is generally determined based on the initial measurement attribute, risk characteristics of the loan, and method for monitoring and assessing credit risk. Classes within the real estate portfolio segment include (i) CRE, (ii) C&D, (iii) residential, and (iv) other.
Our loan clients primarily consist of small to medium-sized business, the owners and operators of these businesses, and other professionals, entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals. We believe owner-occupied and investment CRE loans, residential construction loans and commercial business loans provide us with higher risk-adjusted returns, shorter maturities and more sensitivity to interest rate fluctuations, and are complemented by our relatively lower risk residential real estate loans to individuals.
The following describes risk characteristics relevant to each of the loan portfolio segments:
Real estate — We offer various types of real estate loan products, which are divided into the classes described below. All loans within this portfolio segment are particularly sensitive to the valuation of real estate.
| ● | C&D loans include extensions of credit to real estate developers or investors where repayment is dependent on the sale of the real estate or income generated from the real estate collateral. |
| ● | Residential loans include one-to-four-family first mortgage loans, which are repaid by various means such as a borrower’s income, the sale of the property, or rental income derived from the property. These also include second lien or open-end residential real estate loans, such as home equity lines, which are typically repaid by the same means as one-to-four-family first mortgages. |
| ● | CRE loans include both owner-occupied CRE loans and other CRE loans, such as commercial loans secured by income producing properties. Owner-occupied CRE loans made to operating businesses are long-term financings of land and buildings and are repaid by cash flows generated from business operations. Real estate loans for income-producing properties such as apartment buildings, office and industrial buildings, and retail shopping centers are repaid from rent income derived from the properties. |
| ● | Other real estate loans include loans collateralized by farmland. |
Commercial — This loan portfolio segment includes loans to commercial customers for use in normal business operations to finance working capital needs, equipment purchases, leases, or expansion projects. Loans are repaid by business cash flows. Collection risk in this portfolio is driven by the creditworthiness of the underlying borrower, particularly cash flows from the borrower’s business operations.
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Consumer — This loan portfolio segment includes non-real estate secured direct loans to consumers for household, family, and other personal expenditures. In addition to consumer installment loans, this portfolio segment also includes secured and unsecured personal lines of credit as well as overdraft protection lines. Loans in this portfolio segment are sensitive to unemployment and other key consumer economic measures.
Other — This loan portfolio segment primarily consists of tax-exempt commercial loans, undisbursed loans of all types, and unpaid overdrafts on deposit accounts.
The following table presents our balances and associated percentages of the composition of loans by loan portfolio segment, excluding loans held for sale, on the dates indicated:
| Loan Portfolio Segments | ||||||||||||||||
| As of March 31, 2026 | As of December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| Amount | % of Total |
Amount | % of Total |
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| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Real Estate Loans: | ||||||||||||||||
| Commercial | $ | 1,114,516 | 59 | % | $ | 1,113,440 | 59 | % | ||||||||
| Construction and land development | 195,189 | 10 | % | 176,688 | 9 | % | ||||||||||
| Residential | 383,346 | 20 | % | 377,943 | 20 | % | ||||||||||
| Other | 14,511 | 1 | % | 14,824 | 1 | % | ||||||||||
| Commercial | 171,029 | 9 | % | 174,248 | 9 | % | ||||||||||
| Consumer | 12,260 | 1 | % | 15,417 | 1 | % | ||||||||||
| Other | 7,237 | 0 | % | 7,450 | 0 | % | ||||||||||
| Total loans | $ | 1,898,088 | 100 | % | $ | 1,880,010 | 100 | % | ||||||||
| Deferred loan fees and discounts | 5,914 | 6,477 | ||||||||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses | 18,329 | 18,096 | ||||||||||||||
| Loans, net | $ | 1,873,845 | $ | 1,855,437 | ||||||||||||
Net loans were $1.9 billion as of March 31, 2026, an increase of $18.4 million, or 1.0%, from December 31, 2025. The increase in net loans outstanding was primarily due to organic loan growth in the Nashville MSA, the Knoxville MSA and the Charlotte MSA.
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The following table shows the contractual maturities of the Company’s loans, excluding loan discounts, as of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, respectively:
| As of March 31, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Due in One Year or Less | Due after One Year Through Five Years | Due after Five Years | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed Rate | Adjustable Rate | Fixed Rate | Adjustable Rate | Fixed Rate | Adjustable Rate | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real Estate: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction and land development | $ | 12,693 | $ | 31,690 | $ | 29,360 | $ | 90,240 | $ | 6,590 | $ | 24,615 | $ | 195,188 | ||||||||||||||
| Residential | 12,426 | 8,538 | 21,056 | 37,669 | 51,483 | 252,174 | 383,346 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial real estate | 198,264 | 25,095 | 292,394 | 309,213 | 32,467 | 257,083 | 1,114,516 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 70 | 19 | 3,140 | 10,057 | 234 | 992 | 14,512 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial | 23,364 | 25,473 | 28,146 | 62,761 | 1,219 | 30,066 | 171,029 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Consumer and other | 10,386 | 472 | 6,577 | 366 | 1,435 | 262 | 19,497 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Loans | $ | 257,203 | $ | 91,287 | $ | 380,674 | $ | 510,306 | $ | 93,428 | $ | 565,192 | $ | 1,898,088 | ||||||||||||||
| As of December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Due in One Year or Less | Due after One Year Through Five Years | Due after Five Years | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed Rate | Adjustable Rate | Fixed Rate | Adjustable Rate | Fixed Rate | Adjustable Rate | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real Estate: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction and land development | $ | 16,036 | $ | 35,403 | $ | 29,331 | $ | 67,293 | $ | 10,202 | $ | 18,424 | $ | 176,689 | ||||||||||||||
| Residential | 9,080 | 8,382 | 22,664 | 36,553 | 51,800 | 249,462 | 377,941 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial real estate | 156,594 | 22,646 | 345,028 | 303,721 | 23,782 | 261,669 | 1,113,440 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 90 | 369 | 3,213 | 9,902 | 244 | 1,007 | 14,825 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial | 23,696 | 29,453 | 29,031 | 60,418 | 1,154 | 30,496 | 174,248 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Consumer and other | 10,784 | 3,260 | 6,600 | 317 | 1,534 | 372 | 22,867 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Loans | $ | 216,280 | $ | 99,513 | $ | 435,867 | $ | 478,204 | $ | 88,716 | $ | 561,430 | $ | 1,880,010 | ||||||||||||||
The majority of our loans are priced with a fixed rate and a one-to-five-year maturity. This type of loan has historically been about 43.0% of total loans over the past two years because the majority of our commercial loans are priced with five-year balloons.
We are primarily involved in real estate, commercial, and consumer lending activities with customers throughout our markets in Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee. About 90.0% and 89.5% of our total loans were secured by real property as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. We believe that these loans are not concentrated in any one single property type and that they are geographically dispersed throughout our markets. Our debtors’ ability to repay their loans is substantially dependent upon the economic conditions of the markets in which we operate, which consist primarily of the Nashville MSA, Knoxville MSA, Chattanooga, and Kingsport in Tennessee and the Charlotte MSA in North Carolina.
CRE loans were 58.7% of total loans as of March 31, 2026, and represented 59.2% of total loans as of December 31, 2025. C&D loans were 10.3% of total loans as of March 31, 2026, and represented 9.4% of total loans as of December 31, 2025. The ratio of our CRE loans to total risk-based bank capital was 417% as of March 31, 2026 and 435% as of December 31, 2025. C&D loans represented 73.0% of total risk-based bank capital as of March 31, 2026 as compared to 69.1% as of December 31, 2025.
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We have established concentration limits in our loan portfolio for CRE loans by loan type, including collateral and industry, among others. All loan types are within established limits other than our hotels/motels category, which has occasionally exceeded our limit of 50% of total risk-based capital. For further information on the risks associated with the concentration of our loan portfolio in certain industries, please see the risk factor titled “We have a concentration of credit exposure to borrowers in certain industries, and we also target small to medium-sized businesses and make other loans that may carry increased levels of credit risk” in the section titled “Risk Factors” in the 2025 Annual Report. Despite this category being outside of our established limits, we believe lending risk in this category is mitigated by a significant portion of the financed properties being owner-occupied hotels/motels, meaning that the properties are run by their owners. All but one of the hotel/motel projects currently in our loan portfolio are “flag” hotels. Further, our exposure to the hotels/motels category is geographically dispersed throughout the states of Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. We have restricted lending on lodging projects to existing clients only for the foreseeable future. Our lending concentration in the hotels/motels sector is actively managed by our senior management team, including our President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Credit Officer.
We require all business purpose loans to be underwritten by a centralized underwriting department located in Harrogate, Tennessee. Industry-tested underwriting guidelines are used to assess a borrower’s historical cash flow to determine debt service, and we further stress test the debt service under higher interest rate scenarios. Financial and performance covenants are used in commercial lending to allow us to react to a borrower’s deteriorating financial condition, should that occur.
Construction and Land Development. Loans for residential construction are for single-family properties and to developers or investors. These loans are underwritten based on estimates of costs and the completed value of the project. Funds are advanced based on estimated percentage of completion for the project. Performance of these loans is affected by economic conditions as well as the ability to control the costs of the projects. This category also includes commercial construction projects.
C&D loans increased $18.5 million, or 10.5%, to $195.2 million as of March 31, 2026, from $176.7 million as of December 31, 2025. The majority of this increase was due to new loan volume. Residential C&D loans were relatively flat compared to commercial C&D loans.
Residential. We offer one-to-four family mortgage loans on both owner-occupied primary residences and investor-owned residences, which made up approximately 89.0% of our residential loan portfolio as of March 31, 2026. Our residential loans also include home equity lines of credit, which totaled $37.0 million, or approximately 9.8% of our residential portfolio, as of March 31, 2026. By offering a full line of residential loan products, the owners of the small to medium-sized businesses that we lend to are able to use us, instead of a competitor, for financing a personal residence.
Commercial Real Estate. Our CRE loan portfolio includes loans for commercial property that is owned by real estate investors, construction loans to build owner-occupied properties, and loans to developers of CRE investment properties and residential developments. CRE loans are subject to underwriting standards and processes similar to our commercial loans. These loans are underwritten primarily based on projected cash flows for income-producing properties and collateral values for non-income-producing properties. The repayment of these loans is generally dependent on the successful operation of the properties securing the loans or the sale or refinancing of the property. Real estate loans may be adversely affected by conditions in the real estate markets or in the general economy. The properties securing our real estate portfolio are diversified by type and geographic location. We believe this diversity helps reduce our exposure to adverse economic events that may affect any single market or industry. CRE loans remained constant at $1.1 billion as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. This decrease was primarily driven by customer payoffs. As of March 31, 2026, our CRE portfolio was comprised of $357.4 million in non-owner occupied CRE loans and $432.5 million in owner-occupied properties and $212.1 million in multi-family properties.
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Commercial. Commercial loans are underwritten after evaluating and understanding the borrower’s ability to operate profitably. Underwriting standards have been designed to determine whether the borrower possesses sound business ethics and practices, to evaluate current and projected cash flows to determine the ability of the borrower to repay its obligations, and to ensure appropriate collateral is obtained to secure the loan. Commercial loans are primarily made based on the identified cash flows of the borrower and, secondarily, on the underlying collateral provided by the borrower. Most commercial loans are secured by the assets being financed or other business assets, such as real estate, accounts receivable, or inventory, and typically include personal guarantees. Owner-occupied real estate is included in commercial loans, as the repayment of these loans is generally dependent on the operations of the commercial borrower’s business rather than on income-producing properties or the sale of the properties.
Commercial loans decreased $3.2 million, or 1.85%, to $171.0 million as of March 31, 2026, from $174.2 million as of December 31, 2025.
Consumer and Other. We utilize our central underwriting department for all consumer loans over $200,000 in total credit exposure regardless of collateral type. Loans below this threshold are underwritten by the responsible loan officer in accordance with our consumer loan policy. The loan policy addresses types of consumer loans that may be originated and the requisite collateral, if any, which must be perfected. We believe relatively smaller individual dollar amounts of consumer loans that are spread over numerous individual borrowers helps minimize risk.
Consumer and other loans (non-real estate loans) decreased $3.3 million, or 14.7%, to $19.5 million as of March 31, 2026, from $22.9 million as of December 31, 2025.
Loan Participations
In the normal course of business, we periodically sell participating interests in loans to other banks and investors. All participations are sold on a proportionate basis with all cash flows divided proportionately among the participants and no party has the right to pledge or exchange the entire financial asset without the consent of all the participants. Other than standard 90-day prepayment provisions and standard representations and warranties, participating interests are sold without recourse. We also purchase loan participations from time to time.
On March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, loan participations sold to third parties (which are not included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets) totaled $116.5 million and $116.0 million, respectively. We sell participations to manage our credit exposures to borrowers. On March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, loan participations purchased totaled $0. The variance in loan participations sold comes from sales of participations in the ordinary course of business.
Allowance for Credit Losses (ACL)
The ACL is funded as losses are estimated through a provision for credit losses charged to expense. Credit losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the collectability of a loan balance is confirmed. Confirmed losses are charged off immediately. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance.
The ACL is an amount that management believes will be adequate to absorb estimated losses relating to specifically identified loans, as well as probable credit losses inherent in the balance of the loan portfolio. The ACL is evaluated on a regular basis by management and is based upon management’s periodic review of the collectability of loans in light of historical experience, the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, the overall portfolio quality, specific problem loans, current economic conditions that may affect borrowers’ ability to pay, the estimated value of any underlying collateral and prevailing economic conditions. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available. This evaluation does not include the effects of expected losses on specific loans or groups of loans that are related to future events or expected changes in economic conditions.
The Company estimates the ACL on loans based on the underlying loans’ amortized cost basis, which is the amount at which the financing receivable is originated or acquired, adjusted for applicable accretion or amortization of premium, discount, and net deferred fees or costs, collection of cash, and charge-offs. In the event that collection of principal becomes uncertain, the Company has policies in place to reverse accrued interest in a timely manner. Therefore, the Company has made a policy election to exclude accrued interest from the measurement of the ACL.
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Expected credit losses are reflected in the ACL through a charge to provision for credit losses. The Company measures expected credit losses on loans on a collective (pool) basis when the loans share similar risk characteristics. Expected credit losses are estimated over the contractual term of the loans, adjusted for expected prepayments when appropriate. The contractual term excludes expected extensions, renewals, and modifications unless the extension or renewal options are included in the original or modified contract at the reporting date and are not unconditionally cancellable by the Company.
The Company’s methodologies for estimating the ACL consider available relevant information about the collectability of cash flows, including information about past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The methodologies apply historical loss information, adjusted for asset-specific characteristics, economic conditions at the measurement date, and forecasts about future economic conditions over a period that has been determined to be reasonable and supportable, to the identified pools of loans with similar risk characteristics for which the historical loss experience was observed.
The Company’s primary methodology for estimating expected credit losses for all loan types is the WARM method. The WARM current expected credit losses methodology uses average annual loss rate along with a simple but reasonable forecast based on a “regression” analysis of loan history dating back 18 years. The dependent variable is an entity’s loss rate, based on changes in the Prime Lending Rate over the same period. The Company utilizes the Prime Lending Rate as the independent variable due to it being the tool most commonly utilized by the Federal Reserve to either accelerate and/or slow down the economy. Additionally, the ACL calculation includes qualitative adjustments to account for risk factors that may not be incorporated in the quantitatively derived allowance estimate. Qualitative adjustments may increase or decrease the allowance estimate.
Qualitative factors considered include: changes in lending policies and procedures, including underwriting standards, and collection, charge-off and recovery practices; national, regional and local economic and business conditions and developments that affect the collectability of the loan portfolio, including the condition of various market segments; nature and volume of the loan portfolio and terms of loans; experience, depth and ability of lending management; volume and severity of past due loans, the volume of non-accrual loans, and the volume and severity of adversely classified or graded loans; quality of the loan review system; underlying collateral values; concentrations of credit and changes in the level of such concentrations; and the effect of other external factors such as competition and legal and regulatory requirements.
Our ACL was $18.3 million at March 31, 2026 compared to $18.1 million at December 31, 2025, an increase of $0.2 million, or 1.3%. A provision of $122 thousand was recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Additional provisions were recorded based on national, regional and economic conditions and changes in the volume and nature of our loan portfolio.
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The following table provides an analysis of the ACL at the dates indicated.
| As of March 31, 2026 | As of December 31, 2025 | |||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||
| Average loans outstanding | $ | 1,883,103 | $ | 1,791,550 | ||||
| Total loans outstanding at end of period | $ | 1,892,174 | $ | 1,873,533 | ||||
| Allowance for credit losses at beginning of period | $ | 18,096 | $ | 18,205 | ||||
| Charge-offs: | ||||||||
| Commercial real estate | — | (301 | ) | |||||
| Construction and land development | — | — | ||||||
| Residential real estate | — | (121 | ) | |||||
| Commercial | — | (362 | ) | |||||
| Consumer and other | (15 | ) | (251 | ) | ||||
| Total charge-offs | (15 | ) | (1,035 | ) | ||||
| Recoveries: | ||||||||
| Commercial real estate | 114 | 151 | ||||||
| Construction and land development | — | 201 | ||||||
| Residential real estate | — | 64 | ||||||
| Commercial | 1 | 11 | ||||||
| Consumer and other | 11 | 83 | ||||||
| Total recoveries | 126 | 510 | ||||||
| Net (charge-offs) recoveries | $ | 111 | $ | (525 | ) | |||
| Provision for credit losses | $ | 122 | $ | 416 | ||||
| Balance at end of period | $ | 18,329 | $ | 18,096 | ||||
| Ratio of allowance to end of period loans | .97 | % | .97 | % | ||||
| Ratio of net (charge-offs) recoveries to average loans | 0.01 | % | (0.01 | )% | ||||
Net charge-offs for the three months ended March 31, 2026 totaled $0.1 million. Net charge-offs for the year ended December 31, 2025 totaled ($0.3) million.
Nonperforming Loans
Loans are considered delinquent when principal or interest payments are past due 30 days or more. Delinquent loans may remain on accrual status between 30 days and 90 days past due. Loans on which the accrual of interest has been discontinued are designated as nonaccrual loans. Typically, the accrual of interest on loans is discontinued when principal or interest payments are past due 90 days or when, in the opinion of management, there is a reasonable doubt as to collectability in the normal course of business. When loans are placed on nonaccrual status, all interest previously accrued but not collected is reversed against current period interest income. Income on nonaccrual loans is subsequently recognized only to the extent that cash is received and the loan’s principal balance is deemed collectible. Loans are restored to accrual status when the loans become well-secured and management believes full collectability of principal and interest is probable.
Loans that do not share risk characteristics are evaluated on an individual basis. For collateral-dependent loans where the Company has determined that foreclosure of the collateral is probable, or where the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and the Company expects repayment of the loan to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral, the ACL is measured based on the difference between the fair value of the collateral and the amortized cost basis of the loan as of the measurement date. When repayment is expected to be from the operation of the collateral, expected credit losses are calculated as the amount by which the amortized cost basis of the loan exceeds the present value of expected cash flows from the operation of the collateral. The Company may, in the alternative, measure the expected credit loss as the amount by which the amortized cost basis of the loan exceeds the estimated fair value of the collateral. When repayment is expected to be from the sale of the collateral, expected credit losses are calculated as the amount by which the amortized costs basis of the loan exceeds the fair value of the underlying collateral less estimated costs to sell. The ACL may be zero if the fair value of the collateral at the measurement date exceeds the amortized cost basis of the loan.
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Assets acquired through, or in lieu of, loan foreclosure are held for sale and are initially recorded at fair value less estimated selling costs. Any write-down to fair value at the time of transfer to OREO is charged to the ACL. Subsequent to foreclosure, valuations are periodically performed by management and the assets are carried at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less estimated costs to sell. Costs of improvements are capitalized, whereas costs related to holding OREO and subsequent write-downs to the value thereof are expensed. Any gains and losses realized at the time of disposal are reflected in income.
Real estate that we acquire as a result of foreclosure or by deed-in-lieu of foreclosure is classified as foreclosed assets held for sale (OREO) until sold and is initially recorded at fair value less costs to sell when acquired, establishing a new carrying value. OREO totaled approximately $0.6 million at March 31, 2026, and $0.3 million at December 31, 2025.
Nonperforming loans include nonaccrual loans and loans past due 90 days or more. Nonperforming assets consist of nonperforming loans plus OREO and collateral taken in foreclosure or similar proceedings.
Nonaccrual loans were $5.9 million at March 31, 2026. We had no loans 90 days past due and still accruing at March 31, 2026.
Total nonperforming loans decreased approximately $0.04 million from December 31, 2025 to March 31, 2026. The decrease was primarily the result of normal fluctuations.
The following tables present the contractual aging of the recorded investment and loan discount in current and past due loans by class of loans as of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025:
| Contractual Aging of Recorded Investments | ||||||||||||||||||||
| As of March 31, 2026 | Current | 30 – 89 Days Past Due | 90+ Days Past Due | Nonaccrual | Total | |||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate mortgages: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial real estate | $ | 1,114,418 | $ | 98 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,114,516 | ||||||||||
| Construction and land development | 194,501 | 653 | — | 35 | 195,189 | |||||||||||||||
| Residential real estate | 372,785 | 5,023 | — | 5,537 | 383,345 | |||||||||||||||
| Other | 14,511 | — | — | — | 14,511 | |||||||||||||||
| Commercial | 170,577 | 217 | — | 235 | 171,029 | |||||||||||||||
| Consumer and other | 19,248 | 195 | — | 54 | 19,497 | |||||||||||||||
| Total loans | $ | 1,886,040 | $ | 6,186 | $ | — | $ | 5,861 | $ | 1,898,087 | ||||||||||
| Contractual Aging of Recorded Investments | ||||||||||||||||||||
| As of December 31, 2025 | Current | 30 – 89 Days Past Due | 90+ Days Past Due | Nonaccrual | Total | |||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate mortgages: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial real estate | $ | 1,113,181 | $ | 259 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,113,440 | ||||||||||
| Construction and land development | 176,057 | 35 | — | 596 | 176,688 | |||||||||||||||
| Residential real estate | 366,957 | 5,546 | — | 5,439 | 377,942 | |||||||||||||||
| Other | 14,824 | — | — | — | 14,824 | |||||||||||||||
| Commercial | 173,794 | 323 | — | 131 | 174,248 | |||||||||||||||
| Consumer and other | 22,675 | 114 | — | 79 | 22,868 | |||||||||||||||
| Total loans | $ | 1,867,488 | $ | 6,277 | $ | — | $ | 6,245 | $ | 1,880,010 | ||||||||||
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Nonperforming Assets
The following table sets forth the allocation of our nonperforming assets among different asset categories as of the dates indicated. Nonperforming assets consist of nonperforming loans plus OREO and repossessed property. Nonperforming loans include nonaccrual loans and loans past due 90 days or more.
| As of March 31, 2026 | As of December 31, 2025 | |||||||
| (Dollars in Thousands) | ||||||||
| Nonaccrual loans | $ | 5,861 | $ | 6,245 | ||||
| Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing | — | - | ||||||
| Total nonperforming loans | 5,861 | 6,245 | ||||||
| OREO | 575 | 253 | ||||||
| Repossessed property | — | — | ||||||
| Total nonperforming assets | $ | 6,436 | $ | 6,498 | ||||
| Modified loans – nonaccrual(1) | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
| Modified loans – accruing | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
| Allowance for credit losses | $ | 18,329 | $ | 18,096 | ||||
| Total loans, net of discounts and deferred fees, outstanding at end of period | $ | 1,892,174 | $ | 1,873,533 | ||||
| Nonperforming loans to total loans | 0.31 | % | 0.33 | % | ||||
| Nonperforming assets to total loans and OREO | 0.34 | % | 0.33 | % | ||||
| Allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans | 313 | % | 290 | % | ||||
| Allowance for credit losses to total loans, net of discounts and deferred fees | .97 | % | .97 | % | ||||
| Nonaccrual loans by category: | ||||||||
| Real estate: | ||||||||
| Commercial real estate | $ | $ | -- | |||||
| Construction and land development | 35 | 596 | ||||||
| Residential and other | 5,537 | 5,439 | ||||||
| Commercial | 235 | 131 | ||||||
| Consumer and other | 54 | 79 | ||||||
| Total | $ | 5,861 | $ | 6,245 | ||||
| (1) | Troubled debt restructured loans are excluded from nonperforming loans unless they otherwise meet the definition of nonaccrual loans or are more than 90 days past due. |
Modifications to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty
On occasion, the Bank modifies loans to borrowers in financial distress by providing principal forgiveness, term extensions, interest rate reductions, or payment delays. When principal forgiveness is provided, the amount of forgiveness is charged-off against the ACL. In some cases, the Bank provides multiple types of concessions on one loan.
On January 1, 2023, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-02— Financial Instruments — Credit Losses (Topic 326): Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures (ASU 2023-02). ASU 2023-02 eliminates the troubled debt restructuring (TDR) measurement and recognition guidance and requires that entities evaluate whether a modification represents a new loan or a continuation of an existing loan consistent with the accounting for other loan modifications. Additional disclosures relating to modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty are required under ASU 2023-02. The Company adopted this ASU on a prospective basis.
These loans are excluded from our nonperforming loans unless they otherwise meet the definition of nonaccrual loans or are past due 90 days or more after the restructuring. The balance of these loans as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, was immaterial.
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Credit Quality
Credit quality and trends in the loan portfolio segments are measured and monitored regularly. Detailed reports, by product, collateral, accrual status, and other applicable criteria, are reviewed by our Chief Credit Officer.
In addition to the past due and nonaccrual criteria, we also evaluate loans according to an internal risk grading system. Loans are segregated between pass, special mention, substandard, doubtful, and loss categories, which conform to regulatory definitions. A description of the general characteristics of the risk categories and definitions of those segregations follows.
Pass — Loans in this category are considered to have a low likelihood of loss based on relevant information analyzed about the ability of the borrowers to service their debt and other factors.
Special Mention — Loans in this category are currently protected but are potentially weak, including, for example, as a result of adverse trends in the borrower’s operations, credit quality or financial strength. These loans constitute an undue and unwarranted credit risk but not to the point of justifying a substandard classification. The credit risk may be relatively minor yet constitute an unwarranted risk in light of the circumstances. Special mention loans have potential weaknesses which may, if not checked or corrected, weaken the loan or inadequately protect the Bank’s credit position at some future date.
Substandard — A substandard loan is inadequately protected by the current sound net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans classified as substandard must have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt, and they are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Bank will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.
Doubtful — Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in loans classified as substandard, plus the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable.
Loss — Loans classified as loss are considered uncollectable and of such little value that their continuance as bankable assets is not warranted. This classification does not mean that the asset has absolutely no recovery or salvage value, but rather that it is not practical or desirable to defer writing off the asset even though partial recovery may be effected in the future.
The following tables summarize the risk categories of our loan portfolio based upon the most recent analysis performed as of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, respectively:
| Outstanding Loan Balance by Internal Risk Grades | ||||||||||||||||||||
| As of March 31, 2026 | Pass | Special Mention | Substandard | Doubtful | Total | |||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial real estate | $ | 1,105,529 | $ | 8,897 | $ | 90 | $ | — | $ | 1,114,516 | ||||||||||
| Construction and land development | 194,983 | 171 | 35 | — | 195,189 | |||||||||||||||
| Residential | 377,179 | 545 | 5,622 | — | 383,346 | |||||||||||||||
| Other | 14,511 | — | — | — | 14,511 | |||||||||||||||
| Commercial | 170,093 | 701 | 235 | — | 171,029 | |||||||||||||||
| Consumer and other | 19,399 | 44 | 54 | — | 19,497 | |||||||||||||||
| Total loans | $ | 1,881,694 | $ | 10,358 | $ | 6,036 | $ | — | $ | 1,898,088 | ||||||||||
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| Outstanding Loan Balance by Internal Risk Grades | ||||||||||||||||||||
| As of December 31, 2025 | Pass | Special Mention | Substandard | Doubtful | Total | |||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial real estate | $ | 1,104,532 | $ | 8,814 | $ | 94 | $ | — | $ | 1,113,440 | ||||||||||
| Construction and land development | 176,014 | 78 | 596 | — | 176,688 | |||||||||||||||
| Residential | 371,583 | 833 | 5,527 | — | 377,943 | |||||||||||||||
| Other | 14,824 | — | — | — | 14,824 | |||||||||||||||
| Commercial | 173,324 | 793 | 131 | — | 174,248 | |||||||||||||||
| Consumer and other | 22,768 | 21 | 79 | — | 22,868 | |||||||||||||||
| Total loans | $ | 1,863,045 | $ | 10,539 | $ | 6,427 | $ | — | $ | 1,880,011 | ||||||||||
Securities Portfolio
Our securities portfolio serves the following purposes: (i) it provides liquidity to supplement cash flows from the loan and deposit activities of customers; (ii) it can be used as an interest rate risk management tool because it provides a large base of assets and we can change the maturity and interest rate characteristics more easily than those of the loan portfolio to better match changes in the deposit base and other Company funding sources; (iii) it is an alternative interest-earning asset when loan demand is weak or when deposits grow more rapidly than loans; and (iv) it provides a source of pledged assets for securing certain deposits and borrowed funds, as may be required by law or by specific agreement with a depositor or lender.
Our securities portfolio consists of securities classified as available-for-sale or held-to-maturity. In determining such classification, securities that the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as “held-to-maturity” and are carried at amortized cost. Securities not classified as held-to-maturity are classified as “available-for-sale” and recorded at fair value with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported in other comprehensive income (loss) net of tax. Our securities portfolio consists of U.S. government and federal agency securities, U.S. government sponsored enterprise securities, mortgage-backed securities, and state and political subdivisions obligations. We determine the appropriate classification at the time of purchase. The following tables summarize the fair value of our securities portfolio as of the dates presented.
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortized Cost | Fair Value | Unrealized Gain/(Loss) | Amortized Cost | Fair Value | Unrealized Gain/(Loss) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Available-for-Sale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. government and federal agency | $ | 14,959 | $ | 14,949 | $ | (10 | ) | $ | 14,830 | $ | 14,830 | $ | __ | |||||||||||
| U.S. government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage-backed securities | 12,532 | 11,928 | (604 | ) | 13,295 | 12,787 | (508 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| State and political subdivisions | 15,703 | 15,294 | (409 | ) | 15,780 | 15,514 | (266 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Available-for-Sale | $ | 43,198 | $ | 42,175 | $ | (1,023 | ) | $ | 43,910 | $ | 43,136 | $ | (774 | ) | ||||||||||
Certain securities have fair values less than amortized cost and, therefore, contain unrealized losses. At March 31, 2026, we evaluated the securities that had an unrealized loss for other-than-temporary impairment and determined all declines in value to be temporary. We anticipate full recovery of amortized cost with respect to these securities by maturity, or sooner in the event of a more favorable market interest rate environment. We do not intend to sell these securities, and it is not probable that we will be required to sell them before recovery of the amortized cost basis, which may be at maturity.
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The following tables set forth certain information regarding contractual maturities and the weighted average yields of our investment securities as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities if borrowers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
| As of March 31, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Due in One Year or Less | Due after One Year through Five Years | Due after Five Years through Ten Years | Due after Ten Years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortized Cost | Weighted Average Yield | Amortized Cost | Weighted Average Yield | Amortized Cost | Weighted Average Yield | Amortized Cost | Weighted Average Yield | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Available-for-Sale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. treasury securities | 14,959 | 3.54 | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. government and federal agencies | 4 | 7.67 | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| State and political subdivisions | 3,280 | 2.66 | % | 6,406 | 2.88 | % | 4,071 | 3.97 | % | 1,946 | 4.86 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage-backed securities | 58 | 3.52 | % | 2,130 | 3.14 | % | 3,583 | 2.47 | % | 6,761 | 3.49 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Available-for-Sale | $ | 18,301 | 3.38 | % | $ | 8,536 | 2.95 | % | $ | 7,654 | 3.29 | % | $ | 8,707 | 3.80 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| As of December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Due in One Year or Less | Due after One Year through Five Years | Due after Five Years through Ten Years | Due after Ten Years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortized Cost | Weighted Average Yield | Amortized Cost | Weighted Average Yield | Amortized Cost | Weighted Average Yield | Amortized Cost | Weighted Average Yield | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Available-for-Sale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. government and federal agencies | $ | 14,830 | 3.54 | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) | 5 | 8.11 | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| State and political subdivisions | 3,351 | 0.68 | % | 6,142 | 2.88 | % | 4,338 | 3.97 | % | 1,949 | 4.86 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage-backed securities | 31 | 3.33 | % | 2,452 | 3.23 | % | 3,481 | 2.34 | % | 7,331 | 3.54 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Available-for-Sale | $ | 18,217 | 3.38 | % | $ | 8,594 | 2.98 | % | $ | 7,819 | 3.24 | % | $ | 9,280 | 3.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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| As of March 31, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Due in One Year or less | Due after One Year through Five Years | Due after Five Years through Ten Years | Due after Ten Years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortized Cost | Weighted Average Yield | Amortized Cost | Weighted Average Yield | Amortized Cost | Weighted Average Yield | Amortized Cost | Weighted Average Yield | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Held-to-Maturity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. government and federal agencies | $ | 40,117 | 1.86 | % | $ | 2,481 | 1.17 | % | $ | - | - | % | $ | - | - | % | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) | 7,927 | 3.24 | % | 5,737 | 1.59 | % | - | - | % | - | - | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| State and political subdivisions | - | - | % | 2,430 | 1.47 | % | 99 | 4.37 | % | 1,379 | 5.04 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage-backed securities | - | - | % | - | - | % | - | - | % | 36,217 | 3.61 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Held-to-Maturity | $ | 48,044 | 2.09 | % | $ | 10,648 | 1.46 | % | $ | 98 | 4.37 | % | $ | 37,596 | 3.66 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| As of December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Due in One Year or less | Due after One Year through Five Years | Due after Five Years through Ten Years | Due after Ten Years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortized Cost | Weighted Average Yield | Amortized Cost | Weighted Average Yield | Amortized Cost | Weighted Average Yield | Amortized Cost | Weighted Average Yield | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Held-to-Maturity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. government and federal agencies | $ | 30,234 | 2.19 | % | $ | 12,448 | 0.93 | % | $ | - | - | % | $ | - | - | % | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) | 7,883 | 3.24 | % | 5,716 | 1.59 | % | - | - | % | - | - | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| State and political subdivisions | - | - | % | 2,434 | 1.47 | % | 98 | 4.37 | % | 1,381 | 5.04 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage-backed securities | - | - | % | - | - | % | - | - | % | 37,534 | 3.65 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Held-to-Maturity | $ | 38,117 | 2.35 | % | $ | 20,598 | 1.18 | % | $ | 98 | 4.37 | % | $ | 38,915 | 3.70 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Allowance for Credit Losses (ACL) — Available-For-Sale Securities: The Company evaluates available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position to determine if credit losses exist. The Company first evaluates whether it intends to sell, or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell, a security before recovering its amortized cost basis. If either condition exists, the security’s amortized cost basis is written down to fair value through income. If either aforesaid condition does not exist, the Company evaluates whether the decline in fair value has resulted from credit losses or other factors. In making this assessment, management considers the extent to which fair value is less than amortized cost, any changes to the rating of the security by a rating agency, and adverse conditions specifically related to the security, among other factors. If credit loss exists, the Company recognizes an ACL, limited to the amount by which the amortized cost basis exceeds the fair value. Any impairment not recognized through an ACL is recognized in other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax.
Changes in the ACL are recorded as provision for credit loss expense (or reversal). Losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the uncollectability of an available-for-sale security is confirmed or when either of the criteria regarding intent or requirement to sell is met.
Allowance for Credit Losses (ACL) — Held-to-Maturity Securities: Management measures expected credit losses on held-to-maturity debt securities on a collective basis by major security type and any other risk characteristics used to segment the portfolio. Accrued interest receivable on held-to-maturity debt securities totaled $528,655 and $291,460 as of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, respectively.
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The estimate of expected credit losses considers historical credit loss information that is adjusted for current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts.
Securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase are treated as collateralized financial transactions. These agreements are recorded at the amount at which the securities were acquired or sold plus accrued interest. It is the Company’s policy to take possession of securities purchased under resale agreements. The market value of these securities is monitored, and additional securities are obtained when deemed appropriate to ensure such transactions are adequately collateralized. The Company also monitors its exposure with respect to securities sold under repurchase agreements, and a request for the return of excess securities held by the counterparty is made when deemed appropriate.
The Company sold no held-to-maturity securities prior to maturity during the three months ended March 31, 2026 or the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
Bank-Owned Life Insurance
We maintain investments in BOLI policies to help control employee benefit costs, as a protection against loss of certain employees and as a tax planning strategy. We are the sole owner and beneficiary of these BOLI policies. At March 31, 2026, BOLI policies totaled $46.5 million compared to $46.6 million at December 31, 2025. The decrease represents increases in the cash surrender values of the policies net of a slight reduction in the policies’ total value due to an insured’s death.
Deposits
Deposits represent our primary and most vital source of funds. We offer a variety of deposit products including demand deposits accounts, interest-bearing products, savings accounts and certificates of deposit. The Bank also acquires brokered deposits, QwickRate internet certificates of deposit, and reciprocal deposits through the Promontory network. The reciprocal deposits include both the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service (CDARS) and Insured Cash Sweep programs. We are a member of the Promontory network, which effectively allows depositors to receive FDIC insurance on amounts greater than the FDIC insurance limit, which is currently $250,000 per depositor, per issued bank for each account ownership category. The Promontory network allows institutions to break large deposits into smaller amounts and place them in a network of other Promontory institutions to ensure full FDIC insurance is gained on the entire deposit. Generally, internet and reciprocal deposits are not brokered deposits for regulatory purposes.
Our strong asset growth requires us to place a greater emphasis on both interest and noninterest-bearing deposits. Deposit accounts are added by loan production cross-selling, customer referrals, marketing advertisements, mobile and online banking and our involvement within our communities.
Total deposits were $1.9 billion at March 31, 2026 and $ 1.8 billion at December 31, 2025. As of March 31, 2026, 21.2% of total deposits was comprised of noninterest-bearing demand deposits, 52.1% of total deposits was comprised of interest-bearing non-maturity accounts and 26.6% of total deposits was comprised of time deposits. As of December 31, 2025, 21.9% of total deposits was comprised of noninterest-bearing demand deposits, 51.2% of total deposits was comprised of interest-bearing non-maturity accounts and 26.8% of total deposits was comprised of time deposits.
The following table summarizes our deposit balances as of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025:
| As of March 31, | As of December 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| Balance | % of Total | Balance | % of Total | |||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Noninterest-bearing demand deposits | $ | 401,624 | 21.2 | % | $ | 397,835 | 21.9 | % | ||||||||
| Interest-bearing deposits: | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest-bearing demand deposits | 572,053 | 30.2 | % | 516,151 | 28.4 | % | ||||||||||
| NOW, savings and money market | 415,132 | 21.9 | % | 414,716 | 22.8 | % | ||||||||||
| Time deposits | 503,408 | 26.6 | % | 487,032 | 26.8 | % | ||||||||||
| Total interest-bearing deposits | 1,490,024 | 78.7 | % | 1,417,899 | 78.1 | % | ||||||||||
| Total deposits | $ | 1,892,217 | 100 | % | $ | 1,815,734 | 100 | % | ||||||||
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The following tables set forth the maturity of time deposits as of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025:
| As of March 31, 2026 Maturity Within: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months | Three Months Through 12 Months | Over 12 Months Through 3 Years | Over 3 Years | Total | ||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Time deposits ($250,000 or less) | $ | 111,689 | $ | 217,587 | $ | 49,532 | $ | 7,632 | $ | 386,440 | ||||||||||
| Time deposits (greater than $250,000) | 38,200 | 67,149 | 11,618 | — | 116,967 | |||||||||||||||
| Total time deposits | $ | 149,889 | $ | 284,736 | $ | 61,150 | $ | 7,632 | $ | 503,407 | ||||||||||
| As of December 31, 2025 Maturity Within: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months | Three Months Through 12 Months | Over 12 Months Through 3 Years | Over 3 Years | Total | ||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Time deposits ($250,000 or less) | $ | 161,783 | $ | 176,711 | $ | 33,093 | $ | 5,363 | $ | 376,950 | ||||||||||
| Time deposits (greater than $250,000) | 40,542 | 57,046 | 12,495 | — | 110,082 | |||||||||||||||
| Total time deposits | $ | 202,325 | $ | 233,757 | $ | 45,588 | $ | 5,363 | $ | 487,032 | ||||||||||
Time deposits issued in amounts of greater than $250,000 represent the type of deposit most likely to affect our future earnings because of interest rate sensitivity. The effective cost of these funds is generally higher than other time deposits because the funds are usually obtained at premium rates of interest.
Borrowed Funds
In addition to deposits, we utilize advances from the FHLB and other borrowings as a supplementary funding source to finance our operations.
FHLB Advances. The FHLB allows us to borrow, on both a short and long-term basis, collateralized by a blanket floating lien on first mortgage loans and CRE loans as well as FHLB stock. At March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, we had borrowing capacity from the FHLB of $309.1 million and $276.0 million, respectively. The increase in capacity is due to adding new collateral. We had $40 million of cash management advance FHLB borrowings as of March 31, 2026 and $75 million as of December 31, 2025. We had long-term FHLB borrowings of $60.9 million and $60.6 million as of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, respectively. All of our outstanding FHLB advances have fixed rates of interest.
The following table sets forth our FHLB borrowings as of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025:
| As of March 31, 2026 | As of December 31, 2025 | |||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||
| Long-term FHLB borrowings outstanding at end of period | $ | 60,921 | $ | 60,553 | ||||
| Weighted average interest rate at end of period | 2.99 | % | 2.88 | % | ||||
| Maximum month-end balance | $ | 60,921 | $ | 66,202 | ||||
| Average balance outstanding during the period | $ | 60,206 | $ | 62,419 | ||||
| Weighted average interest rate during the period | 3.10 | % | 2.92 | % | ||||
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Lines of Credit. The Bank has uncollateralized, uncommitted federal funds lines of credit with multiple banks as a source of funding for liquidity management. The total amount of the lines of credit was $102.5 million as of March 31, 2026, of which $102.5 million was available. The total amount of the lines of credit was $102.5 million as of December 31, 2025, all of which was available.
Federal Reserve Discount Window. The Bank has a line of credit with the Federal Reserve Discount Window collateralized with CRE loans. There were no amounts outstanding under this line of credit as of March 31, 2026, or December 31, 2025.
Community Trust Bank Loan Agreement. In April 2015, we executed a Loan Agreement with Community Trust Bank, Inc., Pikeville, Kentucky (the “Community Trust Loan Agreement”), which was later amended and restated on January 27, 2020, providing for the CTB Loan. The CTB Loan was collateralized by all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Bank. The Community Trust Loan Agreement included various financial and nonfinancial covenants. On October 7, 2025, the CTB loan was paid in full.
Trust Preferred Securities. With the acquisition of Citizens Bancorp and its bank subsidiary, Citizens Bank, in 2018, we also acquired the Trust. In September 2004, the Trust issued the Trust Preferred Securities with an aggregate liquidation amount of $6,000,000 ($1,000 per Trust Preferred Security) to a third-party investor. Citizens Bancorp then issued the Subordinated Debentures aggregating $6,186,000 to the Trust. The Subordinated Debentures were the sole assets of the Trust. The Subordinated Debentures and the Trust Preferred Securities paid interest and dividends, on a quarterly basis, at a variable interest rate equal to three-month SOFR plus 2.40% adjusted quarterly, which was 6.41% on December 31, 2025, respectively. The Subordinated Debentures and the Trust Preferred Securities were redeemable prior to maturity, in whole or in part. On January 7, 2026, the Company redeemed the Subordinated Debentures and the Trust Preferred Securities in full.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity
Liquidity refers to the measure of our ability to meet the cash flow requirements of depositors and borrowers, while at the same time meeting our operating, capital and strategic cash flow needs, all at a reasonable cost. We continuously monitor our liquidity position to ensure that assets and liabilities are managed in a manner that will meet all of our short-term and long-term cash requirements. We manage our liquidity position to meet the daily cash flow needs of customers while maintaining an appropriate balance between assets and liabilities to meet the return on investment objectives of our shareholders.
Interest rate sensitivity involves the relationships between rate-sensitive assets and liabilities and is an indication of the probable effects of interest rate fluctuations on our net interest income. Interest rate-sensitive assets and liabilities are those with yields or rates that are subject to change within a future time period due to maturity or changes in market rates. A model is used to project future net interest income under a set of possible interest rate movements. The Bank’s Asset/Liability Committee reviews this information to determine if the projected future net interest income levels would be acceptable. We attempt to stay within acceptable net interest income levels.
Our liquidity position is supported by management of liquid assets and access to alternative sources of funds. Our liquid assets include cash, interest-bearing deposits in correspondent banks, federal funds sold, and the fair value of unpledged investment securities. Other available sources of liquidity include wholesale deposits and additional borrowings from correspondent banks, FHLB advances, and the Federal Reserve Discount Window.
Our short-term and long-term liquidity requirements are primarily met through cash flow from operations, redeployment of prepaying and maturing balances in our loan and investment securities portfolios and increases in customer deposits. Other alternative sources of funds will supplement these primary sources to the extent necessary to meet additional liquidity requirements on either a short-term or long-term basis.
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The Company and the Bank are separate corporate entities. The Company’s liquidity depends primarily upon dividends received from the Bank and capital and debt instruments issued by the Company. Statutory and regulatory limitations apply to the Bank’s payment of dividends to the Company. See the sections titled “Risk Factors – Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Risks – Our Ability to pay dividends is subject to restriction by various laws and regulations and other factors” and “Supervision and Regulation — Payment of Dividends and Repurchases of Capital Instruments” in the 2025 Annual Report. The Company relies on its liquidity to pay interest and principal on Company indebtedness, company operating expenses, and dividends to Company shareholders.
| As of March 31, 2026 | ||||
| Current On-Balance Sheet (in thousands) | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 168,395 | ||
| Unpledged available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities | 20,861 | |||
| Total on-balance sheet | $ | 189,256 | ||
| As of March 31, 2026 | ||||
| Available Sources of Liquidity (in thousands) | ||||
| Federal Reserve & FHLB remaining borrowing capacity | $ | 309,065 | ||
| Correspondent banks borrowing capacity | 102,500 | |||
| Brokered CDs capacity | 258,755 | |||
| Total available sources | $ | 670,320 | ||
Capital Requirements
We are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal and state banking regulators. Failure to meet applicable regulatory capital requirements may result in certain mandatory and possible additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on our financial statements. Under regulatory capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for “prompt corrective action” (described below), we must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of our assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting policies. The capital amounts and classifications are subject to qualitative judgments by the federal banking regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors. Because the Company has total consolidated assets of less than $3 billion and otherwise qualifies for the application of the Federal Reserve’s Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement, the Company currently is not subject to federal capital adequacy guidelines on a consolidated basis. Rather, the regulatory capital requirements are applied to and assessed at the Bank. See the section titled “Supervision and Regulation” in the 2025 Annual Report.
The tables below summarize the capital requirements applicable to the Bank in order for the Bank to satisfy the minimum capital requirements of the capital adequacy guidelines and to be considered “well-capitalized” from a regulatory perspective under the prompt corrective action framework, as well as the Company’s and the Bank’s capital ratios as of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025. The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (“FDIA”) requires, among other things, that the federal banking regulators take prompt corrective action with respect to FDIC-insured depository institutions that do not meet certain minimum capital requirements. Under the FDIA, insured depository institutions are divided into five capital categories: well capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized, and critically undercapitalized. Under applicable FDIA regulations, an institution is considered to be well capitalized if it has a common equity Tier 1 capital ratio (“CET1 capital”) of at least 6.5%, a leverage ratio of at least 5%, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of at least 8%, and a total risk-based capital ratio of at least 10%, and it is not subject to a directive, order or written agreement to meet and maintain specific capital levels.
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The Bank exceeded all the minimum regulatory capital requirements under the federal capital adequacy guidelines (Basel III), and the Bank met all the minimum capital requirements to be considered “well-capitalized” under the prompt corrective action framework, as of the dates reflected in the tables below.
| Actual | Required Minimum Under Capital Adequacy Guidelines | Minimum to be Considered “Well Capitalized” Under PCA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amount | Ratio | Amount | Ratio | Amount | Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of March 31, 2026: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tier 1 capital (to average assets) (leverage) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Company | $ | 239,495 | 12.3 | % | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||
| Bank | $ | 249,108 | 11.1 | % | $ | 89,458 | 4.0 | % | $ | 111,823 | 5.0 | % | ||||||||||||
| CET1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Company | $ | 239,495 | 14.7 | % | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||
| Bank | $ | 249,108 | 13.0 | % | $ | 85,908 | 4.5 | % | $ | 124,089 | 6.5 | % | ||||||||||||
| Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Company | $ | 239,495 | 13.7 | % | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||
| Bank | $ | 249,108 | 13.0 | % | $ | 114,644 | 6.0 | % | $ | 152,725 | 8.0 | % | ||||||||||||
| Total capital (to risk-weighted assets) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Company | $ | 257,886 | 15.7 | % | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||
| Bank | $ | 267,555 | 14.0 | % | $ | 152,725 | 8.0 | % | $ | 190,906 | 10.0 | % | ||||||||||||
| Actual | Required Minimum Under Capital Adequacy Guidelines | Minimum to be Considered “Well Capitalized” Under PCA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amount | Ratio | Amount | Ratio | Amount | Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of December 31, 2025: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tier 1 capital (to average assets) (leverage) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Company | $ | 229,716 | 10.7 | % | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||
| Bank | $ | 237,827 | 10.8 | % | $ | 88,218 | 4.0 | % | $ | 110,272 | 5.0 | % | ||||||||||||
| CET1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Company | $ | 224,174 | 12.1 | % | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||
| Bank | $ | 237,827 | 12.5 | % | $ | 85,349 | 4.5 | % | $ | 123,282 | 6.5 | % | ||||||||||||
| Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Company | $ | 229,716 | 12.5 | % | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||
| Bank | $ | 237,827 | 12.5 | % | $ | 113,799 | 6.0 | % | $ | 151,732 | 8.0 | % | ||||||||||||
| Total capital (to risk-weighted assets) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Company | $ | 247,705 | 13.4 | % | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||
| Bank | $ | 255,727 | 13.5 | % | $ | 151,732 | 8.0 | % | $ | 189,665 | 10.0 | % | ||||||||||||
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Contractual Obligations
The following tables contain supplemental information regarding our total contractual obligations at March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025:
| Payments Due at March 31, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||
| Within One Year | One to Five Years | After Five Years | Total | |||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Time deposits | $ | 434,625 | $ | 68,031 | $ | 751 | $ | 503,407 | ||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | 45,068 | — | — | 45,068 | ||||||||||||
| Long-term borrowings | 17,610 | 19,918 | 35,653 | 73,181 | ||||||||||||
| Total contractual obligations | $ | 497,303 | $ | 87,949 | $ | 36,404 | $ | 621,656 | ||||||||
| Payments Due at December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| Within One Year | One to Five Years | After Five Years | Total | |||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Time deposits | $ | 436,082 | $ | 50,950 | $ | — | $ | 487,032 | ||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | 88,251 | — | — | 88,251 | ||||||||||||
| Long-term borrowings | 12,607 | 707 | 59,696 | 73,010 | ||||||||||||
| Subordinated debt securities | — | — | 5,577 | 5,577 | ||||||||||||
| Total contractual obligations | $ | 536,940 | $ | 51,657 | $ | 65,273 | $ | 653,870 | ||||||||
We believe that we will be able to meet our contractual obligations as they come due through the maintenance of adequate cash levels. We expect to maintain adequate cash levels through profitability, loan and securities repayment and maturity activity and continued deposit gathering activities. We have in place various borrowing mechanisms for both short-term and long-term liquidity needs.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements We are a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of our customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in our consolidated balance sheets. Our exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit to our customers is represented by the contractual or notional amount of those instruments. Commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit are not recorded as an asset or liability by us until the instrument is exercised. The contractual or notional amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of involvement we have in particular classes of financial instruments.
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require the payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. We use the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as we do for on-balance sheet instruments. The amount and nature of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by us upon extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the potential borrower.
Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by us to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. These guarantees are primarily issued to support public and private short-term borrowing arrangements. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers. We hold collateral supporting such commitments for which collateral is deemed necessary.
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The following table summarizes commitments we had made as of the dates presented.
| As of March 31, | As of December 31, | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||
| Commitments to grant loans and unfunded commitments under lines of credit | $ | 267,775 | $ | 274,407 | ||||
| Standby letters of credit | 25,102 | 24,503 | ||||||
| Total | $ | 292,877 | $ | 298,910 | ||||
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Not required.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of March 31, 2026. The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2026.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
During the quarter ended March 31, 2026, there was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15 of the Exchange Act that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
From time to time, the Company and the Bank are parties to various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of their respective businesses, including proceedings to collect loans or enforce security interests. In the opinion of management, none of these legal proceedings currently pending will, when resolved, have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company or the Bank.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
In addition to the other information set forth in this Report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed under the section titled “Risk Factors” in the 2025 Annual Report. These factors could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and capital position, and could cause our actual results to differ materially from our historical results or the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this Report. Please be aware that these risks may change over time and other risks may prove to be important in the future.
There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in the 2025 Annual Report.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
None.
Item 5. Other Information.
Insider Trading Arrangements
During the three months ended March 31, 2026,
none of the Company’s directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act)
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Item 6. Exhibits.
List of Exhibits
| 101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document | |
| 101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. | |
| 101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. | |
| 101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. | |
| 101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. | |
| 101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). |
| * | Filed herewith |
| ** | This exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any filings. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| Commercial Bancgroup, Inc. | |||
| Date: May 13, 2026 | By: | /s/ Terry L. Lee | |
| Name: | Terry L. Lee | ||
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Commercial Bancgroup, Inc. | |||
| Date: May 13, 2026 | By: | /s/ Philip J. Metheny | |
| Name: | Philip J. Metheny | ||
| Title: | Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ||
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Exhibit 31.1
Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Terry L. Lee, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have: |
| a. | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| b. | [Reserved]; |
| c. | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| d. | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| a. | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| b. | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| Date: May 13, 2026 | By: | /s/ Terry L. Lee | |
| Name: | Terry L. Lee | ||
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Exhibit 31.2
Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Philip J. Metheny, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 1Sd-15(e)) for the registrant and have: |
| a. | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| b. | [Reserved]; |
| c. | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| d. | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| a. | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| b. | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| Date: May 13, 2026 | By: | /s/ Philip J. Metheny | |
| Name: | Philip J. Metheny | ||
| Title: | Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Exhibit 32.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to Rule 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Commercial Bancgroup, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended March 31, 2026, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Terry L. Lee, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:
| 1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
| 2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
| Date: May 13, 2026 | By: | /s/ Terry L. Lee | |
| Name: | Terry L. Lee | ||
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Exhibit 32.2
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to Rule 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Commercial Bancgroup, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended March 31, 2026, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Philip J. Metheny, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:
| 1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
| 2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
| Date: May 13, 2026 | By: | /s/ Philip J. Metheny | |
| Name: | Philip J. Metheny | ||
| Title: | Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ||