10-Q - SNNF - Equibles

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

**☒**Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2025

**☐**Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from **** to

Commission File No. 000-56790

Seneca Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland	****	39-4029114
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

35 Oswego Street , Baldwinsville , New York		13027
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

****

( 315 ) 638-0233

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
None	None	None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:


Large accelerated filer ☐	Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☒	Smaller reporting company ☒
	Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). YES ☐ NO ☒

There were 1,790,151 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of November 13, 2025.

Table of Contents EXPLANATORY NOTE

Seneca Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company,” “we” or “us”) was incorporated on June 6, 2025, to serve as the bank holding company for Seneca Savings Bank, National Association (the “Bank”) upon the consummation of the conversion of Seneca Financial MHC and Seneca Financial Corp. from the mutual holding company form of organization to the stock holding form of organization (the “Conversion”). As of September 30, 2025, the Conversion had not yet been completed and the Company had no assets or liabilities and had not conducted any business activities other than organizational activities. Accordingly, unaudited consolidated financial statements, and related notes, and other financial information included in this report relate to the Company’s predecessor and the former holding company for the Bank, Seneca Financial Corp.

The unaudited consolidated financial statements and other financial information contained in this report should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements, and related notes, of Seneca Financial Corp. as of and for each of the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, contained in the Company’s definitive prospectus dated August 12, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 22, 2025.

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		Page
	Part I
Item 1.	Financial Statements - Unaudited	4

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	39

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	56

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	56

Part II	Other Information	57

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	57

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	57

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	57

Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	57

Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	57

Item 5.	Other Information	57

Item 6.	Exhibits	58

Exhibit Index		58

Signatures		59

Table of Contents PART I —FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

SENECA FINANCIAL CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Unaudited


	****			****
		At September 30,			At December 31,
	****	2025		****	2024

ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents		$	14,294		$	6,788
Securities, available-for-sale, net of allowance for credit losses of $498 and $498			57,034			46,484
Loans, net of allowance for credit losses of $1,794 and $1,804			214,809			202,429
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock, at cost			3,529			3,361
Premises and equipment, net			11,162			8,797
Bank owned life insurance			3,860			2,688
Pension assets			7,245			7,245
Accrued interest receivable			1,569			1,247
Intangible assets			467			584
Goodwill			412			412
Other assets			2,077			904
Total assets		$	316,458		$	280,939

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
Noninterest bearing		$	36,668		$	30,639
Interest-bearing			201,460			179,932
Total deposits			238,128			210,571
Federal Home Loan Bank advances			40,567			41,253
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance			1,200			2,349
Other liabilities			12,149			2,908
Total liabilities			292,044			257,081
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized and unissued
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 19,000,000 shares authorized, 2,002,923 shares issued and 1,838,278 shares outstanding at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024			9			9
Additional paid-in capital			8,164			8,118
Treasury stock, at cost (164,645 shares at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024)			(1,557)			(1,557)
Retained earnings			22,514			22,377
Unearned ESOP shares, at cost			(591)			(605)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(4,125)			(4,484)
Total stockholders’ equity			24,414			23,858
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	316,458		$	280,939

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Dollars in thousands, except for share data)

Unaudited


		Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	****	2025		****	2024		****	2025		****	2024

INTEREST INCOME
Loans, including fees		$	3,129		$	2,991		$	9,157		$	8,632
Securities			549			351			1,466			1,062
Other			101			72			188			195
Total interest income			3,779			3,414			10,811			9,889
INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits			1,197			958			3,119			2,909
Advances and borrowings			356			367			1,107			1,026
Total interest expense			1,553			1,325			4,226			3,935
Net interest income			2,226			2,089			6,585			5,954
Provision for credit losses loans receivable			80			—			701			15
Net interest income after provision for credit losses			2,146			2,089			5,884			5,939
NONINTEREST INCOME
Service fees			33			30			98			91
Income from financial services			245			244			709			667
Fee income			228			202			599			543
Gain on sale of fixed assets			—			—			—			6
Earnings on bank-owned life insurance			26			4			78			26
Net gains on sale of residential mortgage loans			63			51			128			73
Total noninterest income			595			531			1,612			1,406
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Compensation and employee benefits			1,365			1,227			4,038			3,622
Core processing			435			390			1,146			1,120
Premises and equipment			217			187			662			568
Professional fees			102			56			265			187
Postage & office supplies			23			31			81			87
FDIC premiums			38			30			105			90
Advertising			74			87			257			267
Director fees			38			36			123			124
Other			225			204			649			576
Total noninterest expense			2,517			2,248			7,326			6,641
Income before provision for income taxes			224			372			170			704
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES			39			44			33			94
Net income		$	185		$	328		$	137		$	610

Net income per common shares - basic		$	0.10		$	0.19		$	0.08		$	0.35
Net income per common shares - diluted		$	0.10		$	0.19		$	0.08		$	0.35

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Dollars in thousands)

Unaudited


		Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	****	2025		****	2024		****	2025		****	2024		****

NET INCOME		$	185		$	328		$	137		$	610

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, BEFORE TAX
Available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized holding gains arising during period			577			887			455			715
Less reclassification adjustment for net losses included in net income			—			—			—			—

Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities			577			887			455			715


OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, BEFORE TAX			577			887			455			715

Tax effect			(122)			(186)			(96)			(149)

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAX			455			701			359			566

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME		$	640		$	1,029		$	496		$	1,176

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Dollars in thousands)

Unaudited


Three Months Ended September 30, 2025			Additional						Unearned		Other
	Common		Paid-In		Treasury		Retained		ESOP		Comprehensive		Total
	Stock		Capital		Stock		Earnings		Shares		Loss		Equity
BALANCE, July 1, 2025	$	9	$	8,150	$	(1,557)	$	22,329	$	(596)	$	(4,580)	$	23,755
Net income		—		—		—		185		—		—		185
Other comprehensive income		—		—		—		—		—		455		455
ESOP shares committed to be released (646 shares)		—		—		—		—		5		—		5
Stock-based compensation		—		14		—		—		—		—		14
BALANCE, September 30, 2025	$	9	$	8,164	$	(1,557)	$	22,514	$	(591)	$	(4,125)	$	24,414


Three Months Ended September 30, 2024			Additional						Unearned		Other
	Common		Paid-In		Treasury		Retained		ESOP		Comprehensive		Total
	Stock		Capital		Stock		Earnings		Shares		Loss		Equity
BALANCE, July 1, 2024	$	9	$	8,087	$	(1,557)	$	21,947	$	(617)	$	(5,089)	$	22,780
Net income		—		—		—		328		—		—		328
Other comprehensive income		—		—		—		—		—		701		701
ESOP shares committed to be released (646 shares)		—		—		—		—		6		—		6
Stock-based compensation		—		21		—		—		—		—		21
BALANCE, September 30, 2024	$	9	$	8,108	$	(1,557)	$	22,275	$	(611)	$	(4,388)	$	23,836


Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025			Additional						Unearned		Other
	Common		Paid-In		Treasury		Retained		ESOP		Comprehensive		Total
	Stock		Capital		Stock		Earnings		Shares		Loss		Equity
BALANCE, January 1, 2025	$	9	$	8,118	$	(1,557)	$	22,377	$	(605)	$	(4,484)	$	23,858
Net income		—		—		—		137		—		—		137
Other comprehensive income		—		—		—		—		—		359		359
ESOP shares committed to be released (646 shares)		—		—		—		—		14		—		14
Stock-based compensation		—		46		—		—		—		—		46
BALANCE, September 30, 2025	$	9	$	8,164	$	(1,557)	$	22,514	$	(591)	$	(4,125)	$	24,414


	****											Accumulated
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024				Additional						Unearned		Other
		Common		Paid-In		Treasury		Retained		ESOP		Comprehensive		Total
		Stock		Capital		Stock		Earnings		Shares		Loss		Equity
BALANCE, January 1, 2024		$	9	$	8,045	$	(1,487)	$	21,665	$	(629)	$	(4,954)	$	22,649
Net income			—		—		—		610		—		—		610
Other comprehensive income			—		—		—		—		—		566		566
ESOP shares committed to be released (646 shares)			—		—		—		—		18		—		18
Purchase treasury stock			—		—		(70)		—		—		—		(70)
Stock-based compensation			—		63		—		—		—		—		63
BALANCE, September 30, 2024		$	9	$	8,108	$	(1,557)	$	22,275	$	(611)	$	(4,388)	$	23,836

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in thousands)

Unaudited


	****	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	****	2025		****	2024		****

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income		$	137		$	610
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flow from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			400			391
Provision for credit losses			701			15
Net amortization of premiums and discounts on securities			(103)			93
Gain on sale of residential mortgage loans			(128)			(73)
Proceeds from sale of residential mortgage loans			7,936			4,224
Loans originated and sold			(7,808)			(4,152)
Deferred income tax benefit			(79)			—
Loss (gain) on sale of fixed assets			—			(6)
Amortization of deferred loan fees			156			52
ESOP compensation expense			13			18
Stock based compensation expense			46			63
Earnings on investment in bank owned life insurance			(78)			(26)
Increase in accrued interest receivable			(322)			(125)
Increase in other assets			(1,172)			(323)
Purchase of annuity contract			(1,094)			—
Increase in other liabilities			9,397			179
Net cash flow provided by operating activities			8,002			940
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Activity in securities available-for-sale:
Proceeds from calls and maturities			14,245			50
Principal repayments			468			655
Purchases			(24,705)			—
Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock			(978)			(1,068)
Redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock			811			825
Loan originations and principal collections, net			(13,246)			(6,153)
Purchases of premises and equipment			(2,657)			(2,460)
Net cash flow used in investing activities			(26,062)			(8,151)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Increase in deposits			27,557			8,986
Increase in advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance			(1,149)			(1,038)
Purchase of treasury stock			—			(70)
Payments on acquisition contingent consideration			(156)			(135)
Repayment of long-term FHLB advances			(14,500)			(5,000)
Proceeds from long-term FHLB advances			13,814			9,695
Decrease in short-term FHLB advances			—			(2,000)
Net cash flow provided by financing activities			25,566			10,438
Net change in cash and cash equivalents			7,506			3,227
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - beginning of the period			6,788			3,920
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - end of the period		$	14,294		$	7,147

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (cont.)

(Dollars in thousands)

Unaudited


	****	Nine Months Ended
		September 30,
	****	2025		****	2024		****

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash paid for:
Interest on deposits and borrowed funds		$	4,268		$	3,937
Income taxes		$	7		$	101

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Unaudited

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Seneca Financial Corp. (the “Company”) was a federally chartered mid-tier stock holding company and was formed in connection with the conversion of Seneca Federal Savings and Loan Association (the “Bank”) into the mutual holding company form of organization in October 2017, as a subsidiary of Seneca Financial MHC (the “Mutual Holding Company”), a federally chartered mutual holding company. The Mutual Holding Company activity is not included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The Bank was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The same directors and officers who manage the Bank, also manage the Company and the Mutual Holding Company.

On May 8, 2025, the Board of Directors adopted a Plan of Conversion and Reorganization, pursuant to which the Mutual Holding Company converted from the mutual holding company structure to the stock holding company structure (the “Conversion”). The Conversion was completed on October 15, 2025. In connection with the Conversion, the Bank converted its charter from that of a federal savings association to a national bank and changed its name from “Seneca Savings” to “Seneca Savings Bank, National Association.” Upon completion of the Conversion, the Mutual Holding Company and the Company ceased to exist and Seneca Bancorp, Inc., a Maryland corporation, became the successor holding company to the Company and the stock holding company of the Bank. The Conversion was accomplished by the merger of the Mutual Holding Company with and into the Company, followed by the merger of the Company with and into Seneca Bancorp, Inc. References to the Company and the Bank refer to Seneca Bancorp, Inc. and Seneca Savings Bank, National Association, respectively, on and after October 15, 2025.

Upon completion of the Conversion, the outstanding shares of the Company common stock owned by stockholders of the Company other than the Mutual Holding Company were converted into shares of Seneca Bancorp, Inc. common stock based on an exchange ratio of 0.9684 of a share of Seneca Bancorp, Inc. common stock for each share of Company common stock, so that the Company’s existing public stockholders owned approximately the same percentage of Seneca Bancorp, Inc.’s common stock upon completion of the Conversion as they owned of the Company’s common stock immediately prior to the Conversion. Cash was paid in lieu of fractional shares of Seneca Bancorp, Inc. common stock at a rate of $10.00 per share. In connection with the Conversion, Seneca Bancorp, Inc. also sold a total of 1,044,858 shares of its common stock at a price of $10.00 per share, for total gross proceeds of approximately $10.4 million. Seneca Bancorp, Inc. provided a term loan to the ESOP’s purchase of an additional 83,588 shares and refinance its existing outstanding ESOP loan resulting in a single term loan to the ESOP of $1.5 million which is being repaid in annual installments over 25 years at an annual rate of 7.25%. Upon the completion of the Conversion and stock offering, approximately 1,790,203 shares of Seneca Bancorp, Inc. common stock were outstanding.

The Bank maintains its executive offices and main branch in Baldwinsville, New York, with branches in Liverpool, North Syracuse, Manlius and Bridgeport, New York. The Bank is a community-oriented savings and loan institution whose business primarily consists of accepting deposits from customers within its market area and investing those funds primarily in residential mortgage and commercial loans.

The financial information included herein as of September 30, 2025 and for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 is unaudited. However, in management’s opinion, the information reflects all normal, recurring adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation. The results shown for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be obtained for the year ending December 31, 2025 or for any other period.

Table of Contents 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Adoption of New Accounting Standards

In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2023-09 - Income Taxes (Topic 740) - Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, to provide more transparency about income tax information through improvements to income tax disclosures. Specifically, the update requires enhancements to the rate reconciliation, including disclosure of specific categories and additional information for reconciling items meeting a quantitative threshold, and greater disaggregation of income tax disclosures related to income taxes paid. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Other than meeting the new disclosure requirements, the adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07 – Segment Reporting (Topic 280) – Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, to improve the reportable segment disclosures by requiring disclosure of incremental segment information on an annual and interim basis. In addition, the amendments will enhance interim disclosure requirements, clarify circumstances in which an entity can disclose multiple segment measures of profit or loss, provide new segment disclosure requirements for entities with a single reportable segment and contain other disclosure requirements. The ASU does not change how a public entity identifies its operating segments or determines its reportable segments, or applies the quantitative thresholds to determine its reportable segments. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Other than meeting the new disclosure requirements, the adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Impact of Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03 Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income- Expense Disaggregation Disclosures, to improve the disclosures about a public business entity’s expenses and address requests from investors for more detailed information about the types of expenses in commonly presented expense captions. The amendments in this ASU require disclosure, in the notes to the consolidated financial statements, of specified information about certain costs and expenses. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact this will have on the consolidated financial statements.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, the Bank and the Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Seneca Savings Insurance Agency, Inc. dba Financial Quest (“Quest”). Quest offers financial planning and investment advisory services and sells various insurance and investment products through broker networks. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company, as used in the consolidated financial statements, refers to the consolidated group.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“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 consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and such differences may be significant.

Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant changes in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance for credit losses, deferred tax assets, the assumptions used in the actuarial valuation and the estimation of fair values for accounting and disclosure purposes.

The Company is subject to the regulations of various governmental agencies. The Company also undergoes periodic examinations by the regulatory agencies which may subject it to further changes with respect to asset valuations, amounts of required 11

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Reclassifications

Certain amounts in the 2024 consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform with the 2025 presentation format. These classifications are immaterial and had no effect on net income or stockholders’ equity for the periods presented herein.

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The amortized cost and fair values of securities, with gross unrealized gains and losses are as follows:


		Amortized			Unrealized			Unrealized			Allowance for			Fair
	****	Cost		****	Gains		****	Losses		****	Credit Losses		****	Value
		(In thousands)
Available-for-sale securities:
September 30, 2025 (Unaudited):
U.S. Treasury securities		$	23,845		$	34		$	(43)		$	—		$	23,836
U.S. Government Agency securities			1,000			—			(109)			—			891
Municipal securities			17,053			—			(2,501)			(498)			14,054
Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations			9,365			—			(892)			—			8,473
Corporate securities			9,920			12			(152)			—			9,780
		$	61,183		$	46		$	(3,697)		$	(498)		$	57,034

December 31, 2024:
U.S. Treasury securities		$	15,923		$	4		$	(116)		$	—		$	15,811
U.S. Government Agency securities			1,000			—			(162)			—			838
Municipal securities			17,151			—			(2,372)			(498)			14,281
Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations			6,862			—			(1,107)			—			5,755
Corporate securities			10,152			8			(361)			—			9,799
		$	51,088		$	12		$	(4,118)		$	(498)		$	46,484

Government agency and U.S. Treasury securities include notes and bonds with fixed rates. Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations consist of securities that are issued by Fannie Mae (“FNMA”), Freddie Mac (“FHLMC”), Ginnie Mae (“GNMA”), and Small Business Administration (“SBIC”) and are collateralized by residential mortgages. Municipal securities consist of government obligation and revenue bonds. Corporate securities consist of fixed and variable rate bonds with large financial institutions.

Investment securities with carrying amounts of $34.4 million and $22.2 million were pledged to secure deposits and for other purposes required or permitted by law at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

The amortized cost and fair value of debt securities based on the contractual maturity are shown below. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations.


	****	September 30, 2025					****	December 31, 2024					****
		Amortized			Fair			Amortized			Fair
	****	Cost		****	Value		****	Cost		****	Value		****
		(Unaudited)
Due in one year or less		$	21,421		$	20,880		$	14,225		$	13,723
Due after one year through five years			17,889			17,135			15,878			15,107
Due after five years through ten years			9,073			7,946			9,840			8,566
Due after ten years			3,435			2,600			4,283			3,333
Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations			9,365			8,473			6,862			5,755
		$	61,183		$	57,034		$	51,088		$	46,484

The Company did not sell available-for-sale securities during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024. 13

Table of Contents Management has reviewed its loan, mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations portfolios and determined that, to the best of its knowledge, little or no exposure exists to sub-prime or other high-risk residential mortgages. The Company is not in the practice of investing in, or originating, these types of investments or loans.

Information pertaining to securities with gross unrealized losses aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position follows:


	****	Less than Twelve Months					****	Twelve Months and Greater
		Gross						Gross
		Unrealized			Fair			Unrealized			Fair
	****	Losses		****	Value		****	Losses		****	Value
		(In thousands)
September 30, 2025 (Unaudited):
U.S. Treasury securities		$	(3)		$	6,059		$	(40)			891
U.S. Government Agency securities			—			—			(109)			2,956
Municipal securities			—			—			(2,501)			11,181
Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations			—			—			(892)			5,492
Corporate securities			—			—			(152)			7,876
		$	(3)		$	6,059		$	(3,694)		$	28,396

December 31, 2024:
U.S. Treasury securities		$	—		$	—		$	(116)		$	2,874
U.S. Government Agency securities		****	—			—			(162)			839
Municipal securities			(24)			1,114			(2,348)			11,769
Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations			—			—			(1,107)			5,755
Corporate securities			(4)			896			(357)			8,402
		$	(28)		$	2,010		$	(4,090)		$	29,639

Unrealized losses on U.S. treasury securities, government agency securities, mortgage-backed securities, collateral mortgage obligations, corporate securities, and municipal securities, have not been recognized into income because these losses are attributable to changes in interest rates, not credit quality, and because management does not intend to sell and will not be required to sell these securities prior to recovery or maturity.

At September 30, 2025, one U.S. Treasury was at a loss position for less than one year. At September 30, 2025, one government agency, one U.S. Treasury, thirty-one municipal, four mortgage-backed, ten collateralized mortgage obligation securities and eleven corporate securities were in a continuous loss position for more than twelve months.

At December 31, 2024, one corporate security and three municipal securities were at a loss position for less than one year. At December 31, 2024, one government agency, one U.S. Treasury, thirty-two municipal securities, four mortgage-backed, ten collateralized mortgage obligation securities and twelve corporate securities were in a continuous loss position for more than twelve months. 14

Table of Contents Allowance for Credit Losses for Debt Securities:

The following table presents the allowance for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities:


	****	Municipal Securities
		(In thousands)
September 30, 2025 (Unaudited):
Balance, beginning of period		$	498
Provision for credit losses, not previously recorded			—
Balance, end of period		$	498

September 30, 2024:
Balance, beginning of period		$	90
Provision for credit losses, not previously recorded			—
Balance, end of period		$	90

At September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the fair value of available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position for which an allowance for credit losses has been recorded was $451,000. The allowance relates to Madison County Capital Resource Corp. (Cazenovia College) bond that was in default at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. The bond is collateralized with all the assets and real estate of the issuer which will be monetized to satisfy bond holders. The fair value was determined using a discounted cash flow analysis resulting in Level 3 classification (see Note 10. Fair Value Measurement and Fair Value of Financial Instruments).

LOANS

Net loans at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:


	****	September 30, 2025		****	December 31, 2024
		(In thousands)
		Unaudited
Mortgage loans on real estate:
One-to four-family first lien residential		$	93,492		$	101,236
Residential construction			1,985			1,288
Home equity loans and lines of credit			15,184			11,916
Commercial			73,390			59,505
Total mortgage loans on real estate			184,051			173,945
Commercial and industrial			26,386			23,411
Consumer loans			4,784			5,339
Total loans			215,221			202,695
Allowance for credit losses			(1,794)			(1,804)
Net deferred loan origination (fees) and costs			1,382			1,538
Net loans		$	214,809		$	202,429

Residential real estate loans serviced for others, by the Company, not included in net loans totaled $34.6 million and $29.4 million at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 respectively.

Loan Origination/Risk Management

The Company has lending policies and procedures in place that are designed to maximize loan income within an acceptable level of risk. Management reviews and approves these policies and procedures on a regular basis. A reporting system supplements the review process by frequently providing management with reports related to loan production, loan quality, loan delinquencies, non-performing and potential problem loans. Diversification in the loan portfolio is a means of managing risk associated with fluctuations in economic conditions. 15

Table of Contents Risk Characteristics of Portfolio Segments

The risk characteristics within the loan portfolio vary depending on the loan segment. Consumer loans generally are repaid from personal sources of income. Risks associated with consumer loans primarily include general economic risks such as declines in the local economy creating higher rates of unemployment. Those conditions may also lead to a decline in collateral values should the Company be required to repossess the collateral securing consumer loans. These economic risks also impact the commercial loan segment, however commercial loans are considered to have greater risk than consumer loans as the primary source of repayment is from the cash flow of the business customer. Real estate loans, including residential mortgages, manufactured housing, commercial and home equity loans, comprised approximately 85.5% and 85.8% of the portfolio at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Loans secured by real estate provide the best collateral protection and thus significantly reduce the inherent risk in the portfolio.

Management has reviewed its loan portfolio and determined that, to the best of its knowledge, little or no exposure exists to sub-prime or other high-risk residential mortgages. The Company is not in the practice of originating these types of loans.

Description of Credit Quality Indicators

Real estate, commercial and consumer loans are assigned a “Pass” rating unless the loan has demonstrated signs of weakness as indicated by the ratings below:

·	Special Mention: The relationship is protected but are potentially weak. These assets may constitute an undue and unwarranted credit risk but not to the point of justifying a substandard rating. All loans 60 days past-due are classified Special Mention. The loan is not upgraded until it has been current for six consecutive months.
·	Substandard: The relationship is inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the obligor or the collateral pledge, if any. Assets so classified have a well-defined weakness or a weakness that jeopardized the liquidation of the debt. All loans 90 days past-due are classified Substandard. A loan is not upgraded until it has been current for six consecutive months.
---	---
·	Doubtful/Loss: Loans are considered uncollectible and of such little value that continuance as bankable assets are not warranted. It is not practicable or desirable to defer writing off this basically worthless asset even though partial recovery may be possible in the future.
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The risk ratings are evaluated at least annually for commercial loans or when credit deficiencies arise, such as delinquent loan payments, for commercial, real estate or consumer loans.

Table of Contents The following tables present loans as of September 30, 2025, based on year of origination within each credit quality indicator:

At September 30, 2025

Unaudited

(In thousands)


																							Revolving
																							Loans
																							Converted
																				Revolving			to Term
																				Loans			Loans
																				Amortized			Amortized
	****	2025		****	2024		****	2023		****	2022		****	2021		****	Prior		****	Cost Basis		****	Cost Basis		****	Total
Mortgage loans on real estate:
One-to-four-family first lien residential:
Pass		$	612		$	2,728		$	10,818		$	17,025		$	10,543		$	51,766		$	—		$	—		$	93,492
Total			612			2,728			10,818			17,025			10,543			51,766			—			—			93,492
Current period gross write-offs			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—

Residential construction:
Pass			968			754			—			115			—			148			—			—			1,985
Total			968			754			—			115			—			148			—			—			1,985
Current period gross write-offs			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—

Home equity loans and lines of credit:
Pass			222			642			—			—			—			59			14,071			190			15,184
Total			222			642			—			—			—			59			14,071			190			15,184
Current period gross write-offs			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—

Commercial:
Pass			17,858			9,221			11,449			7,456			6,673			17,297			—			—			69,954
Special Mention			—			580			—			—			—			—			—			—			580
Substandard			—			493			735			—			—			1,628			—			—			2,856
Total			17,858			10,294			12,184			7,456			6,673			18,925			—			—			73,390
Current period gross write-offs			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—

Commercial and Industrial:
Pass			10,633			4,756			4,232			1,769			2,076			2,370			—			—			25,836
Special Mention			32			306			102			110			—			—			—			—			550
Total			10,665			5,062			4,334			1,879			2,076			2,370			—			—			26,386
Current period gross write-offs			—			—			652			7			4			14			—			—			677

Consumer:
Pass			627			1,878			797			990			246			168			77			1			4,784
Total			627			1,878			797			990			246			168			77			1			4,784
Current period gross write-offs		$	—		$	28		$	5		$	—		$	—		$	1		$	—		$	—		$	34

Table of Contents The following table presents loans as of December 31, 2024, based on year of origination within each credit quality indicator:

At December 31, 2024

(In thousands)


																							Revolving
																							Loans
																							Converted
																				Revolving			to Term
																				Loans			Loans
																				Amortized			Amortized
	****	2024		****	2023		****	2022		****	2021		****	2020		****	Prior		****	Cost Basis		****	Cost Basis		****	Total
Mortgage loans on real estate:
One-to-four-family first lien residential:
Pass		$	5,633		$	12,938		$	18,451		$	11,101		$	7,929		$	45,184		$	—		$	—		$	101,236
Total			5,633			12,938			18,451			11,101			7,929			45,184			—			—			101,236
Current period gross write-offs			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—

Residential construction:
Pass			1,006			—			120			—			101			61			—			—			1,288
Total			1,006			—			120			—			101			61			—			—			1,288
Current period gross write-offs			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—

Home equity loans and lines of credit:
Pass			768			—			—			—			—			65			10,895			188			11,916
Total			768			—			—			—			—			65			10,895			188			11,916
Current period gross write-offs			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—

Commercial:
Pass			9,609			12,513			8,375			6,939			4,434			15,124			—			—			56,994
Substandard			500			—			—			—			97			1,914			—			—			2,511
Total			10,109			12,513			8,375			6,939			4,531			17,038			—			—			59,505
Current period gross write-offs			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—

Commercial and Industrial:
Pass			6,145			5,802			5,975			1,656			1,502			1,593			—			—			22,673
Substandard			738			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			738
Total			6,883			5,802			5,975			1,656			1,502			1,593			—			—			23,411
Current period gross write-offs			—			31			—			25			—			22			—			—			78

Consumer:
Pass			2,536			1,038			1,406			271			47			41			—			—			5,339
Total			2,536			1,038			1,406			271			47			41			—			—			5,339
Current period gross write-offs		$	4		$	10		$	4		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	18

At September 30, 2025, a loan relationship consisting of one commercial real estate loan totaling $735 thousand was downgraded to substandard, offset by four substandard loans that were paid off during the third quarter of 2025, resulting in a decrease of substandard loans by $393 thousand compared to December 31, 2024. 18

Table of Contents Loans are considered past-due if the required principal and interest payments have not been received within thirty days of the payment due date. An age analysis of past-due loans, segregated by class of loans, are as follows:


	****	September 30, 2025
		(Unaudited)
		(In thousands)
		30-59 Days			60-89 Days			90 Days			Total Past-						Total Loans
	****	Past-Due		****	Past-Due		****	Past-Due		****	Due		****	Current		****	Receivable
Mortgage loans on real estate:
One-to four-family first lien residential		$	2,230		$	561		$	602		$	3,393		$	90,099		$	93,492
Residential construction			—			—			—			—			1,985			1,985
Home equity loans and lines of credit			—			60			32			92			15,092			15,184
Commercial			1,160			—			—			1,160			72,230			73,390
Total mortgage loans on real estate			3,390			621			634			4,645			179,406			184,051
Commercial and industrial			—			—			97			97			26,289			26,386
Consumer loans			—			28			2			30			4,754			4,784
Total loans		$	3,390		$	649		$	733		$	4,772		$	210,449		$	215,221


	****	December 31, 2024
		(In thousands)
		30-59 Days			60-89 Days			90 Days			Total Past-						Total Loans
	****	Past-Due		****	Past-Due		****	Past-Due		****	Due		****	Current		****	Receivable
Mortgage loans on real estate:
One-to four-family first lien residential		$	1,089		$	230		$	369		$	1,688		$	99,548		$	101,236
Residential construction			—			—			—			—			1,288			1,288
Home equity loans and lines of credit			1			—			32			33			11,883			11,916
Commercial			371			—			—			371			59,134			59,505
Total mortgage loans on real estate			1,461			230			401			2,092			171,853			173,945
Commercial and industrial			513			—			—			513			22,898			23,411
Consumer loans			5			9			—			14			5,325			5,339
Total loans		$	1,979		$	239		$	401		$	2,619		$	200,076		$	202,695

At September 30, 2025, we had approximately $32,000 of home equity loans and lines of credit past-due 90 days and still accruing. Nonaccrual loans, segregated by class of loan as of September 30, 2025 are as follows:


September 30, 2025 Unaudited
(In thousands)
					Nonaccrual
					loans
					without
					related
					allowance
					for			Recognized
		Nonaccrual			credit			interest
	****	loans		****	losses		****	income
Mortgage loans on real estate:
One-to four-family first lien		$	540		$	540		$	—
Residential construction			—			—			—
Home equity loans and lines of credit			—			—			—
Commercial			42			42			—
Consumer loans			—			—			—
Total nonaccrual loans		$	582		$	582		$	—

Table of Contents At December 31, 2024, we had approximately $32,000 of home equity loans and lines of credit past-due 90 days and still accruing. Nonaccrual loans, segregated by class of loan as of December 31, 2024 are as follows:


December 31, 2024
(In thousands)
					Nonaccrual
					loans
					without
					related
					allowance
					for			Recognized
		Nonaccrual			credit			interest
	****	loans		****	losses		****	income
Mortgage loans on real estate:
One-to four-family first lien		$	369		$	369		$	—
Residential construction			—			—			—
Home equity loans and lines of credit			—			—			—
Commercial			46			—			—
Consumer loans			—			—			—
Total nonaccrual loans		$	415		$	369		$	—

Collateral-dependent loans

A loan is considered collateral-dependent when the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and repayment of the loan is expected to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral. Loans considered collateral-dependent were as follows:


September 30, 2025 (Unaudited)
(In thousands)
	****	Amortized cost		****	Collateral type
Real estate:
Residential one-to four-family		$	540		Residential real estate property
Home equity line of credit			32		Residential real estate property
Commercial real estate			13		Commercial real estate property
Total real estate		$	585


Commercial and industrial loans		$	47		Commercial business assets
Total commercial and industrial		$	47


December 31, 2024
(In thousands)
	****	Amortized cost		****	Collateral type
Real estate:
Residential one-to four-family		$	620		Residential real estate property
Home equity line of credit			32		Residential real estate property
Total real estate		$	652

There were no loans modified to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2025. During the year ended December 31, 2024, two commercial loans to one borrower were combined into one loan to extend the terms of the loans and increase the collateral coverage of the portfolio relationship. 20

Table of Contents The following table shows the amortized cost basis at the end of the reporting period of the loans modified to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty, disaggregated by class of financing receivable and type of concession granted (numbers in thousands):

Term Extension


	****	Amortized Cost		****		****
		Basis			% of Total Class	****
		at September 30, 2025			of Financing	****
		(Unaudited)			Receivable	****
Mortgage loans on real estate:
Commercial		$	493		0.67	%
Total		$	493

The following table describes the financial effect of the modifications made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty during the year ended December 31, 2024:

Term Extension

Mortgage loans on real<br><br>estate:	****	Financial Effect

Commercial		Added a weighted-average 20 years to the life of loans, which reduced monthly payment amounts for the borrower.

Upon the Company’s determination that a modified loan (or portion of a loan) has subsequently been deemed uncollectible, the loan (or a portion of the loan) is written off. Therefore, the amortized cost basis of the loan is reduced by the uncollectible amount and the allowance for credit losses is adjusted by the same amount.

The Company closely monitors the performance of the loans that are modified to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty to understand the effectiveness of its modification efforts. Loans modified to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty did not have payment default during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 or the year ended December 31, 2024. 21

Table of Contents Changes in the allowance for credit losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:


		September 30, 2025
		Unaudited
		(In thousands)
		Mortgage			Commercial
		Loans			and
		on Real			Industrial			Consumer
	****	Estate		****	Loans		****	Loans		****	Unallocated		****	Total
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance		$	1,071		$	372		$	144		$	217		$	1,804
Charge-offs			—			(679)			(39)			—			(718)
Recoveries			—			2			5			—			7
Provision			193			712			(4)			(200)			701
Ending balance		$	1,264		$	407		$	106		$	17		$	1,794


		September 30, 2024
		Unaudited
		(In thousands)
		Mortgage			Commercial
		Loans			and
		on Real			Industrial			Consumer
	****	Estate		****	Loans		****	Loans		****	Unallocated		****	Total
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance		$	1,218		$	325		$	93		$	409		$	2,045
Charge-offs			—			(78)			(12)			—			(90)
Recoveries			—			—			—			—			—
Provision			(127)			135			96			(89)			15
Ending balance		$	1,091		$	382		$	177		$	320		$	1,970

Changes in the allowance for credit losses for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:


	September 30, 2025
	(In thousands)
	Mortgage		Commercial
	Loans		and
	on Real		Industrial		Consumer
	Estate		Loans		Loans		Unallocated		Total
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance	$	1,213	$	435	$	120	$	(17)	$	1,751
Charge-offs		—		(24)		(15)		—		(39)
Recoveries		—		—		2		—		2
Provision		51		(4)		(1)		34		80
Ending balance	$	1,264	$	407		106	$	17	$	1,794


	September 30, 2024
	(In thousands)
	Mortgage		Commercial
	Loans		and
	on Real		Industrial		Consumer
	Estate		Loans		Loans		Unallocated		Total
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance	$	1,107	$	467	$	144	$	334	$	2,052
Charge-offs		—		(78)		(4)		—		(82)
Recoveries		—		—		—		—		—
Provision		(16)		(7)		37		(14)		—
Ending balance	$	1,091	$	382		177	$	320	$	1,970

Table of Contents In the ordinary course of business, the Company makes loans to its directors and officers, including their families and companies in which certain directors are principal owners. All such loans were made on substantially the same terms including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the same time for comparable transactions with unrelated persons. Loans to directors and officers are listed below and are included in loans on the statement of financial condition.


		September 30,		December 31,
		2025		2024
	****	Unaudited
Balance, beginning of period		$	780	$	924
Proceeds			297		—
Payments			(165)		(144)
Balance, end of period		$	912	$	780

PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT

Premises and equipment at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 are summarized as follows:

Construction in progress is composed of ongoing improvements to existing branches, construction of a new branch and purchase of land for a branch. Depreciation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was $96 thousand and $89 thousand, respectively. Depreciation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, and 2024 was $284 thousand and $275 thousand, respectively. Construction commitments at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, were $324 thousand and $1.4 million, respectively.


		September 30,		December 31,
		2025		2024
	****	(Unaudited)
Building and building improvements		$	7,144	$	7,125
Construction in progress			5,862		3,346
Furniture, fixtures and equipment			2,657		2,760
			15,663		13,231
Accumulated depreciation			(4,501)		(4,434)
Total		$	11,162	$	8,797

DEPOSITS

The components of deposits at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 consisted of the following:


		September 30,			December 31,
		2025			2024
	****	(Unaudited)		****
Demand deposits		$	36,668		$	30,639
NOW accounts			26,788			27,058
Regular savings and demand clubs			25,268			22,752
Money markets			87,113			62,767
Certificates of deposit and retirement accounts			62,291			67,355
		$	238,128		$	210,571

Table of Contents At September 30, 2025, certificates of deposit and retirement accounts had scheduled maturities as follows (dollars in thousands):


	September 30,
	2025
	Unaudited

2025	$	15,085
2026		32,763
2027		8,819
2028		3,967
2029		1,465
Thereafter		192
	$	62,291

The aggregate amount of time deposits in denominations of $250,000 or more were $38.0 million and $38.3 million including brokered deposits of $16.7 million and $16.9 million at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The FDIC generally provides federal deposit insurance per account owner of $250,000.

Interest expense on deposits for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was as follows:


		Three Months Ended September 30,
	****	2025		****	2024
		Unaudited
		(Dollars in Thousands)
NOW accounts		$	7		$	5
Regular savings and demand clubs			34			4
Money markets			644			343
Certificates of deposit and retirement accounts			512			606
		$	1,197		$	958

Interest expense on deposits for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was as follows:


		Nine Months Ended September 30,
	****	2025		****	2024
		(Dollars in Thousands)
NOW accounts		$	19		$	17
Regular savings and demand clubs			85			11
Money markets			1,483			1,045
Certificates of deposit and retirement accounts			1,532			1,836
		$	3,119		$	2,909

Related party deposits for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 were $1.8 million. Related party deposits for the year ended December 31, 2024 were $1.1 million. 24

Table of Contents 7. BORROWINGS

Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (“FHLBNY”) reflect advances borrowed from the FHLBNY. The FHLBNY charges a substantial prepayment penalty for early payoff of an advance. The unamortized balances on advances at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 are summarized as follows:


		September 30,			December 31,
	****	2025		****	2024		****
		Unaudited
Term Advances:
Advanced February 25, 2020 - Due February 25, 2025 - bearing interest at 1.52% fixed rate			—			1,000
Advanced March 5, 2020 - Due March 5, 2025 - bearing interest at 1.12% fixed rate			—			3,500
Advanced March 12, 2020 - Due March 12, 2025 - bearing interest at 1.42% fixed rate			—			1,000
Advanced November 30, 2022 - Due November 30, 2027 - bearing interest at 4.24% fixed rate			2,000			2,000
Advanced December 30, 2022 - Due December 30, 2025 - bearing interest at 4.54% fixed rate			2,000			2,000
Advanced December 30, 2022 - Due December 30, 2026 - bearing interest at 4.42% fixed rate			2,000			2,000
Advanced January 12, 2023 - Due January 12, 2028 - bearing interest at 3.85% fixed rate			2,000			2,000
Advanced March 10, 2023 - Due March 10, 2028 - bearing interest at 4.38% fixed rate			6,000			6,000
Advanced July 19, 2023 - Due July 19, 2027 - bearing interest at 4.49% fixed rate			1,000			1,000
Advanced September 11, 2023 - Due September 11, 2028 - bearing interest at 4.72% fixed rate			3,000			3,000
Advanced September 13, 2023 - Due September 14, 2026 - bearing interest at 4.61% fixed rate			2,000			2,000
Advanced September 26, 2023 - Due September 28, 2026 - bearing interest at 5.18% fixed rate			2,000			2,000
Advanced May 8, 2024 - Due May 10, 2027 - Zero Development Advance at 0% fixed rate			1,695			1,695
Advanced May 21, 2024 - Due November 23, 2026 - bearing interest at 4.80% fixed rate			2,000			2,000
Advanced May 21, 2024 - Due August 21, 2028 - bearing interest at 4.65% fixed rate			2,000			2,000
Advanced May 21, 2024 - Due August 23, 2027 - bearing interest at 4.72% fixed rate			2,000			2,000
Advanced May 21, 2024 - Due August 29, 2029- bearing interest at 4.61% fixed rate			2,000			2,000
Advanced October 4, 2024 - Due October 4, 2027 - Zero Development Advance at 0% fixed rate			2,058			2,058
Advanced February 25, 2025 - Due February 25, 2030 - bearing interest at 4.33% fixed rate			1,000			—
Advanced June 12, 2025 - Due June 12, 2026 - Zero Development Advance at 0% fixed rate			5,814			—
Total Term Advances			40,567			39,253
Repurchase Advances:
Advanced December 27, 2024 - Due January 3, 2025 - bearing interest at 4.63% fixed rate			—			2,000

Total Advances		$	40,567		$	41,253

The contractual maturities and weighted average rates of advances from FHLBNY at September 30, 2025 are as follows (dollars in thousands):


2025	$	2,000	4.54	%
2026		13,814	2.75	%
2027		8,753	3.51	%
2028		13,000	4.42	%
2029		2,000	4.61	%
2030		1,000	4.33	%
	$	40,567	3.67	%

The Company has access to FHLBNY advances, under which it can borrow at various terms and interest rates. Residential and commercial mortgage loans of $60.5 million and $68.9 million at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 and investment securities of $20.0 million and $12.5 million at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, were pledged by the Company under a blanket collateral agreement to secure the Company’s borrowings. The total outstanding indebtedness under borrowing facilities with the FHLBNY cannot exceed the total value of the assets pledged under the blanket collateral agreement. The Company had a municipal letter of credit (MULOC) with the FHLBNY collateralizing a $10.0 million certificate of deposit with the State of New York Banking Development District at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. The New York State certificate was deposited after the Company opened its fourth location in Bridgeport, New York. The Company also pledged securities with a book value of $8.4 million and market value of $7.8 million at September 30,^^2025, and a book value of $5.8 million and a market value of $5.0 million at December 31, 2024, to local municipalities collateralizing their deposits. The Company had pledged New York municipal bonds with a book value of $1.4 million and a market value of $1.2 million at September 30, 2025, and a book value of $337,000 and a market value of $282,000 at December 31, 2024, to the New York State Linked Deposit Program. The Company also had an $8.0 million dollar line of credit with two correspondent banks that is available on an unsecured basis and had no draws at September 30, 2025 or December 31, 2024.

Table of Contents 8. COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

The balances and changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, are as follows:


		For the three months ended September 30, 2025
		Unrealized			Net
		Losses on			Loss			Accumulated
		Available-			on			Other
		for-Sale			Pension			Comprehensive
	****	Securities		****	Plan		****	Loss
		Unaudited
		(In thousands)
Beginning balance		$	(3,339)		$	(1,241)		$	(4,580)
Other comprehensive income			455			—			455
Ending balance		$	(2,884)		$	(1,241)		$	(4,125)

		For the three months ended September 30, 2024
		Unrealized			Net
		Losses on			Loss			Accumulated
		Available-			on			Other
		for-Sale			Pension			Comprehensive
		Securities		****	Plan		****	Loss
		Unaudited
		(In thousands)
Beginning balance		$	(3,451)		$	(1,638)		$	(5,089)
Other comprehensive income			701			—			701
Ending balance		$	(2,750)		$	(1,638)		$	(4,388)


		For the nine months ended September 30, 2025
		Unrealized			Net
		Losses on			Loss			Accumulated
		Available-			on			Other
		for-Sale			Pension			Comprehensive
	****	Securities		****	Plan		****	Loss
		Unaudited
		(In thousands)
Beginning balance		$	(3,243)		$	(1,241)		$	(4,484)
Other comprehensive income			359			—			359
Ending balance		$	(2,884)		$	(1,241)		$	(4,125)

		For the nine months ended September 30, 2024
		Unrealized			Net
		Losses on			Loss			Accumulated
		Available-			on			Other
		for-Sale			Pension			Comprehensive
		Securities		****	Plan		****	Loss
		Unaudited
		(In thousands)
Beginning balance		$	(3,316)		$	(1,638)		$	(4,954)
Other comprehensive income			566			—			566
Ending balance		$	(2,750)		$	(1,638)		$	(4,388)

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP)

Beginning in 2016, the Company instituted a SERP for its executive officers. All benefits provided under the SERP are unfunded and, as the executive officers retire, the Company will make a payment to the participant. At September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company recorded $213,000 and $194,000, respectively, for the SERP in other liabilities on the consolidated 26

Table of Contents statements of financial condition. Expenses for the SERP are included in compensation and employee benefits on the consolidated statements of income and were approximately $6,299 and $5,823, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 and $18,896 and $17,468, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. During the three months ended September 30, 2025, the Company purchased an annuity contract in the amount of $1.1 million to informally fund benefits under the SERP. The Company is the sole owner of the annuity contract and shall have the right to exercise all incidents of ownership, shall be the beneficiary of any death proceeds and shall at all times be entitled to the annuity contract’s cash surrender value. The annuity is included in bank owned life insurance on the consolidated statements of financial condition.

Defined Benefit Plan

The Company provides pension benefits for eligible employees through a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan (the “Pension Plan”). Substantially all employees participate in the retirement plan on a noncontributing basis and are fully vested after five years of service.

On October 13, 2017, the Compensation Committee elected to soft-freeze the defined benefit pension plan effective January 1, 2018. All employees hired after that date will not be eligible to participate in the defined benefit pension plan; they will, however, be able to participate in a 401(k) plan that the Company will match up to 50% of the employee elected contribution amount capped at 5% of the employee’s earnings. Expense for the 401(k) is included in the compensation and employee benefits on the consolidated statement of income and was $18,903 and $13,292, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 and $59,945 and $35,880, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.

EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (“ESOP”)

Effective upon the completion of the Company’s initial public stock offering in October 2017, the Bank established an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) for all eligible employees. The ESOP used $775,740 in proceeds from a term loan obtained from the Company to purchase 77,574 shares of common stock on the open market at an average price of $10.00 per share. The ESOP loan will be repaid principally from the Bank’s contribution to the ESOP in annual payments through 2047 at a fixed interest rate of 4.25%. Shares are released to participants on a straight-line basis over the loan term and allocated based on participant compensation. The Bank recognizes compensation benefit expense as shares are committed for release at their current market price. The difference between the market price and the cost of shares committed to be released is recorded as an adjustment to additional paid-in capital. Dividends on allocated shares are recorded as a reduction of retained earnings and dividends on unallocated shares are recorded as a reduction of debt. The Company recognized approximately $4,467 and $6,038 of compensation expense related to this plan for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 and $13,401 and $18,113 of compensation expense related to this plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024 respectively. At September 30, 2025, there were 59,193 shares not yet released having an aggregate market value of approximately $681,311. Participant vesting provisions for the ESOP are 20% per year and will be fully vested upon completion of six years of credited service. Eligible employees who were employed with the Bank shall receive credit for vesting purposes for each year of continuous employment prior to adoption of the ESOP.

Subsequent to September 30, 2025, in connection with the completion of the Conversion on October 15, 2025, Seneca Bancorp, Inc. provided the ESOP with $1.5 million loan from the proceeds of the stock offering (i) to fund the ESOP’s purchase of 8% of the shares of common stock sold in the stock offering, or 83,588 shares of Seneca Bancorp, Inc. common stock, and (ii) to refinance the existing loan obligation of the ESOP so that there is only one ESOP loan following the Conversion and stock offering. The new ESOP loan is being repaid in substantially equal payments of principal and interest over 25 years at a fixed interest rate of 7.25%. 27

Table of Contents STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

A summary of the Company’s stock option activity and related information for its equity incentive plan for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 is as follows:


	****	For the three months ended September 30,
		2025			2024
			Weighted			Weighted
			Average			Average
			Exercise			Exercise
			Price Per			Price Per
		Options	Share		Options	Share
		Unaudited
Outstanding at the beginning of the period		60,960	$	9.27	60,960	$	9.27

Grants:		—		—	—		—
Exercised		—		—	—		—
Forfeitures		—		—	—		—
Outstanding at period end		60,960	$	9.27	60,960	$	9.27
Vested at end of period		55,820	$	9.27	50,640	$	9.27
Exercisable		55,820	$	9.27	50,640	$	9.27

A summary of the Company’s stock option activity and related information for its equity incentive plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 is as follows:


	****	For the nine months ended September 30,
		2025			2024
			Weighted			Weighted
			Average			Average
			Exercise			Exercise
			Price Per			Price Per
		Options	Share		Options	Share
Outstanding at the beginning of the period		60,960	$	9.27	62,980	$	9.27

Grants:		—		—	—		—
Exercised		—		—	—		—
Forfeitures		—	$	—	(2,020)		(9.18)
Outstanding at period end		60,960	$	9.27	60,960	$	9.27
Vested at end of year		55,820	$	9.27	50,640	$	9.27
Exercisable		55,820	$	9.27	50,640	$	9.27

The intrinsic value of options outstanding at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was $92,972 and $2,960 respectively.

The grants to senior management and directors vest over a five-year period in equal installments, with the first installment vesting on the anniversary date of the grant and succeeding installments on each anniversary thereafter, through 2028.

The compensation expense of the awards is based on the fair value of the instruments on the date of the grant and no options are available to be exercised at each year end.

The Company recorded compensation expense in the amount of $3,139 and $9,755 for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 respectively and $11,687 and $29,265 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 respectively. The Company had $15,878 of compensation expense remaining to be recognized at September 30, 2025.

Table of Contents Compensation costs related to share-based payments transactions are recognized based on the grant-date fair value of the stock-based compensation issued. Compensation costs are recognized over the period that an employee provides service in exchange for the award. Compensation costs related to the employee stock ownership plan are dependent upon the average stock price and the shares committed to be released to the plan participants through the period in which income is reported.

In May 2023 and 2022 the Company awarded 12,000 shares of restricted stock awards to senior management, respectively. The restricted stock vests 20% per year on the specified vesting date, until 100% vested on the specified vesting date of the fifth year after the restricted stock was granted. The Company recorded compensation expense in the amount of $11,488 and $11,488 for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and $34,344 and $34,344 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The Company has $101,512 of compensation expenses remaining to be recognized at September 30, 2025.

The Company did not have any awards granted or forfeited during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT AND FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Management uses its best judgment in estimating the fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities; however, there are inherent weaknesses in any estimation technique. Therefore, for substantially all assets and liabilities, the fair value estimates herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company could have realized in a sales transaction on the dates indicated. The estimated fair value amounts have been measured as of their respective year-ends and have not been re-evaluated or updated for purposes of these consolidated financial statements subsequent to those respective dates. As such, the estimated fair values of assets and liabilities subsequent to the respective reporting dates may be different than the amounts reported at each year-end.

Accounting guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical unrestricted assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level 3: Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (i.e. supported with little or no market activity).

An asset or liability’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

For financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis, the fair value measurements by level within the fair value hierarchy used are as follows: 29

Table of Contents There were no securities transferred out of Level 2 securities available-for-sale during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 or during the twelve months ended December 31, 2024.


	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(In thousands)
Available-for-sale Securities:
September 30, 2025 (unaudited):
U.S. Treasury securities	$	23,836	$	—	$	23,836	$	—
U.S. Government Agency securities		891		—		891		—
Municipal securities		14,054		—		13,603		451
Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations		8,473		—		8,473		—
Corporate securities		9,780		—		9,780		—
	$	57,034	$	—	$	56,583	$	451
December 31, 2024:
U.S. Treasury securities	$	15,811	$	—	$	15,811	$	—
U.S. Government Agency securities		838		—		838		—
Municipal securities		14,281		—		14,281		—
Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations		5,755		—		5,755		—
Corporate securities		9,799		—		9,799		—
	$	46,484	$	—	$	46,484	$	—

Required disclosures include fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the consolidated balance sheets, for which it is practicable to estimate that value. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques. Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate, and estimates of future cash flows. In that regard, the fair value estimates cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets and, in many cases, could not be realized in immediate settlement of the instrument. Certain financial instruments and all non-financial instruments are excluded from the disclosure requirements. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented do not represent the underlying value of the Company.

Due to a wide range of valuation techniques and the degree of subjectivity used in making the estimates, comparisons between the Company’s disclosures and those of other companies may not be meaningful. The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair values of certain of the Company’s assets and liabilities at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

Cash and cash equivalents

The carrying amounts of these assets approximate their fair values.

Securities Available-For-Sale

The fair value of securities available-for-sale (carried at fair value) are determined by matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique used widely in the industry to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted market prices for the specific securities but rather relying on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted prices and is a Level 2 measurement.

Investment in FHLBNY Stock

The carrying value of FHLBNY stock approximates its fair value based on the redemption provisions of the FHLBNY stock, resulting in a Level 2 classification.

Loans, Net

The fair values of loans held in portfolio are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, using market rates at the balance sheet date that reflect the credit and interest rate risk inherent in the loans, resulting in a Level 3 classification. Projected future cash 30

Table of Contents flows are calculated based upon contractual maturity or call dates, projected repayments, and prepayments of principal. Generally, for variable rate loans that reprice frequently and with no significant change in credit risk, fair values are based on carrying values.

Accrued Interest Receivable and Payable and Advances from Borrowers for Taxes and Insurance

The carrying amount approximates fair value.

Deposits

The fair values disclosed for demand deposits (e.g., NOW accounts, non-interest checking, regular savings and certain types of money market accounts) are, by definition, equal to the amount payable on demand at the reporting date (i.e., their carrying amounts), resulting in a Level 1 classification. The carrying amounts for variable-rate certificates of deposit approximate their fair values at the reporting date, resulting in a Level 1 classification. Fair values for fixed-rate certificates of deposit are estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies market interest rates currently being offered on certificates to a schedule of aggregated expected monthly maturities on time deposits, resulting in a Level 2 classification.

Advances and Borrowings from FHLB

The fair values of FHLB long-term borrowings are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, based on the quoted rates for new FHLB advances with similar credit risk characteristics, terms and remaining maturity, resulting in a Level 2 classification.

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:


	Fair Value		Carrying			Fair
	Hierarchy	****	Amount		****	Value
	(In thousands)
September 30, 2025 (Unaudited):
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	Level 1		$	14,294		$	14,294
Securities available-for-sale, net of allowance for credit losses of 498	Level 2/3			57,034			57,034
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock, at cost	Level 2			3,529			3,529
Loans, net of allowance for credit losses of 1,794	Level 3			214,809			214,790
Accrued interest receivable	Level 1			1,569			1,569
Financial liabilities:
Deposits	Level 1/2			238,128			237,818
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	Level 2			40,567			40,567
Accrued interest payable	Level 1			153			153
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance	Level 1			1,200			1,200

December 31, 2024:
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	Level 1		$	6,788		$	6,788
Securities available-for-sale, net of allowance for credit losses of 498	Level 2/3			46,484			46,484
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock, at cost	Level 2			3,361			3,361
Loans, net of allowance for credit losses of 1,804	Level 3			202,429			189,034
Accrued interest receivable	Level 1			1,247			1,247
Financial liabilities:
Deposits	Level 1/2			210,571			187,395
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	Level 2			41,253			41,253
Accrued interest payable	Level 1			146			146
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance	Level 1			2,349			2,349

All values are in US Dollars.

Table of Contents Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

In addition to disclosure of the fair value of assets on a recurring basis, ASC Topic 820 requires disclosures for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, such as impaired assets and foreclosed real estate. Loans are generally not recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Periodically, the Company records nonrecurring adjustments to the carrying value of loans based on fair value measurements for partial charge-offs of the uncollectible portions of these loans. Nonrecurring adjustments also include certain impairment amounts for collateral-dependent loans calculated as required by ASC Topic 310, “Receivables — Loan Impairment” when establishing the allowance for credit losses. Impaired loans are those in which the Company has measured impairment generally based on the fair value of the loan’s collateral less estimated selling costs.

Fair value of real estate collateral is generally determined based upon independent third-party appraisals of the properties, which consider sales prices of similar properties in the proximate vicinity or by discounting expected cash flows from the properties by an appropriate risk adjusted discount rate. Management may adjust the appraised values as deemed appropriate. Fair values of collateral other than real estate is based on an estimate of the liquidation proceeds. Impaired loans and foreclosed real estate are included as Level 3 fair values, based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurements. The fair value consists of the asset balances net of a valuation allowance.

Assets taken in foreclosure of defaulted loans generally measured at the lower cost or fair value less costs to sell. The fair value of the real property is generally determined using appraisals or other indications of value based on recent comparable sales of similar properties or assumptions generally observable in the marketplace, and the related nonrecurring fair value measurement adjustments have generally been classified as Level 3.

For assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, the fair value measurements by level within the fair value hierarchy used at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:


	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(In thousands)
September 30, 2025 (Unaudited):
Collateral-dependent loans	$	632	$	—	$	—	$	632
	$	632	$	—	$	—	$	632

December 31, 2024:
Collateral-dependent loans	$	652	$	—	$	—	$	652
	$	652	$	—	$	—	$	652

The following table presents additional quantitative information about assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and for which Level 3 inputs were used to determine fair value:


	Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
			Adjustment
	Valuation	Unobservable		(Weighted-
	Techniques	Input	Range	average)
Collateral-dependent loans	Lower of appraisal	Appraisal	10%-55%	(26%) 2025
	of collateral or	adjustments	10%	(10%) 2024
	asking priceless
	selling costs

		Selling costs	7%-14%	(10%) 2025
			8%-13%	(10%) 2024

At September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the fair value of collateral-dependent loans consisted of loan balances of $632,000 and $652,000, net of a valuation allowance of $0 and $0. 32

Table of Contents 11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company is at times, and in the ordinary course of business, subject to legal actions. Management believes that losses, if any, resulting from current legal actions will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit, market, and interest rate risk more than the amounts recognized in the consolidated statements of financial condition.

The Company’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for loan commitments is represented by the contractual amount of these instruments. The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments as it does for on-balance sheet instruments.

As of the dates indicated, the following financial instruments were outstanding whose contract amounts represent credit risk:


		September 30,				December 31,
		2025			2024
	****	Unaudited		****			****
Commitments to Grant Loans		$	883		$	787
Performance Standby Letters of Credit		$	96		$	127
Unfunded Commitments Under Lines of Credit		$	28,446		$	27,066

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer if there is no violation of any conditions established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses. Since some of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Company, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the customer.

Unfunded commitments under commercial lines of credit, revolving credit lines and overdraft protection agreements are commitments for possible future extensions of credit to existing customers. These lines of credit are uncollateralized and usually do not contain a specified maturity date and may not be drawn upon to the total extent to which the Company is committed. Allowance for credit losses on unfunded loan commitments was immaterial at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

REGULATORY CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS

The Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory, and possibly additional discretionary, actions by regulators, which 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, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the Bank’s assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices.

As a result of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, the federal banking agencies were required to develop a “Community Bank Leverage Ratio” (the ratio of a Bank’s Tier 1 capital to average total consolidated assets) for financial institutions with assets of less than $10 billion. A “qualifying community bank” that exceeds this ratio will be deemed to be in compliance with all other capital and leverage requirements, including the capital requirements to be considered “well capitalized” under Prompt Corrective Action statutes. The federal banking agencies may consider a financial institution’s risk profile when evaluating whether it qualifies as a community bank for purposes of the capital ratio requirement. A financial institution can elect to be subject to this new definition. The federal banking agencies set the minimum capital for the Community Bank Leverage Ratio at 9.00%. The Bank elected to adopt the Community Bank Leverage Ratio as of June 30, 2020. The final rule allows for a two-quarter grace period to improve a ratio that falls below the required level, provided that the bank maintains a leverage ratio of 8.00%. The Bank has a two quarter grace period (until the quarter ending March 31, 2026) to increase its Community Bank Leverage Ratio to 9.00%. The Bank expects its Community Bank Leverage Ratio to exceed 9.00% for the quarter ending December 31, 2025 as a result of the completion of the Conversion and stock offering on October 15, 2025. 33

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	****					****					****	To be Well				****
												Capitalized
												Under Prompt and					Minimum Capital
							Capital Adequacy					Corrective Action					Adequacy with
		Actual					Purposes					Provisions					Buffer
	****	Amount		****	Ratio	****	Amount		****	Ratio	****	Amount		****	Ratio	****	Amount	****	Ratio
		(In thousands)
As of September 30, 2025 (Unaudited):
Tier 1 capital to assets		$	27,017		8.77	%	$	24,636		8.00	%	$	27,716		9.00	%	N/A		N/A
As of December 31, 2024:
Tier 1 capital to assets		$	26,556		9.73	%	$	21,823		8.00	%	$	24,551		9.00	%	N/A		N/A

EARNINGS PER SHARE COMMON

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Net income available to common stockholders is net income to the Company. During the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company had 28,621 and 441 potentially dilutive common stock equivalents. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company had 21,398 and 855 potentially dilutive common stock equivalents. Unallocated common shares held by the ESOP are not included in the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for purposes of calculating earnings per common share until they are committed to be released. Antidilutive share are not include in the weighted-average number of common share outstanding for purposes of calculating earnings per common shares until they become dilutive.

The following table sets forth the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share:


		Three months ended
		September 30,
(Dollars in Thousands Except per Share Data)	****	2025		****	2024
		Unaudited
Basic earnings per common share:
Net income available to common stockholders		$	185		$	328
Weighted average common shares outstanding basic			1,766,671			1,754,087
Weighted average common shares outstanding dilutive			1,794,651			1,760,517
Earnings per share basic		$	0.10		$	0.19
Earnings per share dilutive		$	0.10		$	0.19


		Nine months ended September 30,
(Dollars in Thousands Except per Share Data)	****	2025		****	2024
Basic earnings per common share:
Net income available to common stockholders		$	137		$	610
Weighted average common shares outstanding basic			1,766,030			1,760,076
Weighted average common shares outstanding dilutive			1,787,428			1,760,931
Earnings per share basic		$	0.08		$	0.35
Earnings per share dilutive		$	0.08		$	0.35

Table of Contents 14. NON-INTEREST INCOME

The Company has included the following tables regarding the Company’s non-interest income for the periods presented:


		For the three months ended September 30,
	****	2025		****	2024
		(In thousands)
Service fees
Deposit related fees		$	10		$	10
Loan servicing income			23			20
Total service fees			33			30
Income from financial services
Securities commission income			243			241
Insurance commission income			2			3
Total insurance and securities commission income			245			244
Card income
Debit card interchange fee income			88			83
ATM fees			9			9
Insufficient fund fees			85			82
Total card and insufficient funds income			182			174
Realized gain on sale of residential mortgage loans and available-for-sale securities
Realized gain on sales of residential mortgage loans			62			51
Bank owned life insurance			26			4
Other miscellaneous income			47			28
Total non-interest income		$	595		$	531


		For the nine months ended September 30,
	****	2025		****	2024
		(In thousands)
Service fees
Deposit related fees		$	29		$	29
Loan servicing income			69			62
Total service fees			98			91
Income from financial services
Securities commission income			702			659
Insurance commission income			7			8
Total insurance and securities commission income			709			667
Card income
Debit card interchange fee income			238			230
ATM fees			24			24
Insufficient fund fees			220			212
Total card and insufficient funds income			482			466
Realized gain (loss) on sale of residential mortgage loans, and available-for-sale securities
Realized gain on sales of residential mortgage loans			128			73
Bank owned life insurance			78			26
Other miscellaneous income			117			83
Total non-interest income		$	1,612		$	1,406

The following is a discussion of key revenues within the scope of the new revenue guidance:

·	Service fees — Revenue from fees on deposit accounts is earned at the time that the charge is assessed to the customer’s account. Fee waivers are discretionary and usually reversed within the same reporting period as assessed.

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Fee income — Fee income is earned through commissions and is satisfied over the time which the fee has been assessed.

Card income and insufficient funds fees — Card income consists of interchange fees from consumer debit card networks and other card related services. Interchange rates are set by the card networks. Interchange fees are based on purchase volumes and other factors and are recognized as transactions occur. Insufficient funds fees are satisfied at the time the charge is assessed to the customer’s account.

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SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company has two primary business segments, its community banking franchise, and its wealth management agency.

The community banking segment provides financial services to consumers and businesses principally in the Greater Syracuse Area and Onondaga County of New York State. These services include providing various types of loans to customers, accepting deposits, mortgage banking, and other traditional banking services. Parent company income is included in the community-banking segment, as the majority of effort for these functions is related to this segment. Major revenue sources include net interest income and service fees on deposit accounts. Expenses include personnel and branch-network support charges. The wealth management agency segment offers individual investment management for individuals in the Greater Syracuse Area. The primary revenue source is commissions from 401(k) management and brokered accounts.

The Company’s Chief Financial Officer is the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”). The CODM evaluates the financial performance of the Company’s components such as evaluating revenue streams, significant expenses, and budget to actual results in assessing the performance of the Company’s segments in the determination of allocating resources. Financial information regarding each significant segment expense outlined below is regularly provided (at least monthly) to the CODM. For the community banking segment, interest expense is a significant segment expense. Additionally, for each of the two reportable segments, compensation and employee benefits are significant segment expenses.

Information about the segments is presented in the following table as of and for the periods indicated (in thousands):


Reconciliation of Assets	****	September 30, 2025		****	December 31, 2024		****

Total assets for Seneca Savings		$	315,698		$	280,030
Total assets for Financial Quest			1,178			1,183
Elimination of intercompany receivables			(418)			(274)
Total consolidated assets		$	316,458		$	280,939

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	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2025						2024
	Seneca Savings		Financial Quest		Total		Seneca Savings		Financial Quest		Total
	Unaudited
INTEREST INCOME
Total interest income	$	3,779	$	—	$	3,779	$	3,414	$	—	$	3,414
INTEREST EXPENSE
Total interest expense		1,553		—		1,553		1,325		—		1,325
Net Interest Income		2,226		—		2,226		2,089		—		2,089
Provision for credit losses available-for-sale securities		—		—		—		—		—		—
Provision for credit losses loans receivable		80		—		80		—		—		—
Net interest income after provision for credit losses		2,146		—		2,146		2,089		—		2,089
NONINTEREST INCOME
Service fees		33		—		33		30		—		30
Income from financial services		—		245		245		—		244		244
Fee income		246		8		254		198		8		206
Net gains on sale of residential mortgage loans		63		—		63		51		—		51
Total noninterest income		342		253		595		279		252		531
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Compensation and employee benefits		1,248		117		1,365		1,116		111		1,227
Core processing		435		—		435		390		—		390
Premises and equipment		211		6		217		181		6		187
Professional fees		77		25		102		56		—		56
Postage & office supplies		23		—		23		30		1		31
FDIC premiums		38		—		38		30		—		30
Advertising		72		2		74		86		1		87
Director fees		38		—		38		36		—		36
Other		173		52		225		151		53		204
Total noninterest expense		2,315		202		2,517		2,076		172		2,248
Income before provision for income taxes		173		51		224		292		80		372
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES		39		—		39		44		—		44
Net income	$	134	$	51	$	185	$	248	$	80	$	328

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	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2025						2024
	Seneca Savings		Financial Quest		Total		Seneca Savings		Financial Quest		Total
INTEREST INCOME
Total interest income	$	10,811	$	—	$	10,811	$	9,889	$	—	$	9,889
INTEREST EXPENSE
Total interest expense		4,226		—		4,226		3,935		—		3,935
Net interest income		6,585		—		6,585		5,954		—		5,954
Provision for credit losses available-for-sale securities		—		—		—		—		—		—
Provision for credit losses loans receivable		701		—		701		15		—		15
Net interest income after provision for credit losses		5,884		—		5,884		5,939		—		5,939
NONINTEREST INCOME
Service fees		98		—		98		91		—		91
Income from financial services		—		709		709		—		667		667
Fee income		575		24		599		519		24		543
Gain on sale of fixed assets		—		—		—		6		—		6
Earnings on bank-owned life insurance		78		—		78		26				26
Net gains on sale of residential mortgage loans		128		—		128		73		—		73
Total noninterest income		879		733		1,612		715		691		1,406
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Compensation and employee benefits		3,686		352		4,038		3,304		318		3,622
Core processing		1,146		—		1,146		1,120		—		1,120
Premises and equipment		644		18		662		550		18		568
Professional fees		240		25		265		187		—		187
Postage & office supplies		80		1		81		86		1		87
FDIC premiums		105		—		105		90		—		90
Advertising		251		6		257		261		6		267
Director fees		122		1		123		121		3		124
Other		496		153		649		425		151		576
Total noninterest expense		6,770		556		7,326		6,144		497		6,641
Income before provision for income taxes		(7)		177		170		510		194		704
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES		33		—		33		94		—		94
Net income	$	(40)	$	177	$	137	$	416	$	194	$	610

Table of Contents Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

General

Management’s discussion and analysis is intended to enhance your understanding of our financial condition and results of operations. The financial information in this section is derived from the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes. You should read the financial information in this section in conjunction with the business and financial information contained in this report and in the Company’s definitive prospectus dated August 12, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 22, 2025.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained herein are “forward looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “plan,” “seek,” “expect,” “will,” “may,” “should,” “indicate,” “would,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “target” and words of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

●	statements of our goals, intentions and expectations;
●	statements regarding our business plans, prospects, growth and operating strategies;
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●	statements regarding the quality of our loan and investment portfolios; and
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These forward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs and expectations and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to change.

The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements:

●	inflation, tariffs and changes in the interest rate environment that reduce our margins and yields, the fair value of financial instruments or our level of loan originations, or increase the level of defaults, losses and prepayments on loans we have made and make;
●	general economic conditions, either nationally or in our market areas, that are worse than expected;
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●	events involving the failure of financial institutions may adversely affect our business, and the market price of our common stock;
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●	changes in the level and direction of loan delinquencies and write-offs and changes in estimates of the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses;
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●	our ability to access cost-effective funding;
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●	fluctuations in real estate values and both residential and commercial real estate market conditions;
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●	demand for loans and deposits in our market area;
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●	competition among depository and other financial institutions;
●	adverse changes in the securities or secondary mortgage markets, including our ability to sell loans in the secondary market;
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●	changes in laws or government regulations or policies affecting financial institutions, including changes in regulatory fees and capital requirements;
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●	changes in the quality or composition of our loan or investment portfolios;
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●	technological changes that may be more difficult or expensive than expected;
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●	the inability of third-party providers to perform as expected;
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●	a failure or breach of our operational or security systems or infrastructure, including cyberattacks;
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●	our ability to manage market risk, credit risk and operational risk in the current economic environment;
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●	our ability to enter new markets successfully and capitalize on growth opportunities;
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●	our ability to successfully integrate into our operations any assets, liabilities, customers, systems and management personnel we may acquire and our ability to realize related revenue synergies and cost savings within expected time frames, and any goodwill charges related thereto;
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●	changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits;
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●	changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the bank regulatory agencies, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board;
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●	our ability to retain key employees;
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●	any future FDIC insurance premium increases or special assessments may adversely affect our earnings;
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●	our ability to evaluate the amount and timing of recognition of future tax assets and liabilities;
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●	political instability or civil unrest;
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●	acts of war or terrorism or public health emergencies such as the recent COVID-19 pandemic;
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●	our inability to sell our foreclosed assets, net at an amount equal to or greater than the carrying amount.
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Overview

Our results of operations depend primarily on our net interest income, which is the difference between the interest income we earn on our interest-earning assets, consisting primarily of loans, investment securities and other interest-earning assets (cash and cash equivalents), and the interest we pay on our interest-bearing liabilities, consisting primarily of demand accounts, NOW accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, certificate of deposit accounts and borrowings.

Our results of operations also are affected by non-interest income, our provision for credit losses and non-interest expense. Non-interest income consists primarily of fee income and service fees, income from our financial services division, earnings on bank owned life insurance, realized gains on sales of loans and securities and other income. Non-interest expenses consist primarily of compensation and employee benefits, core processing, premises and equipment, professional fees, postage and office supplies, FDIC premiums, advertising and other expenses.

Financial institutions like us, in general, are significantly affected by economic conditions, competition, and the monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government. Lending activities are influenced by the demand for and supply of housing and commercial real estate, competition among lenders, interest rate conditions, and funds availability. Our operations and lending are principally concentrated in Onondaga and Madison Counties and the greater Syracuse, New York area, and our operations and earnings are influenced by local economic conditions. Deposit balances and cost of funds are influenced by prevailing market rates on competing investments, customer preferences, and levels of personal income and savings in our primary market area. Operations are also significantly impacted by government policies and actions of regulatory authorities. Future changes in applicable law, regulations or government policies, as well as regulatory actions, may materially impact our financial performance.

Summary of Critical Accounting Policies and Critical Accounting Estimates

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP. As a result, we are required to make certain estimates, judgments, and assumptions that we believe are reasonable based upon the information available at that time. Critical accounting estimates include the areas where we have made what we consider to be particularly difficult, subjective, or complex judgments concerning estimates, and where these estimates can significantly affect our financial results under different assumptions and conditions. These estimates, judgments, and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the years presented. Actual results could be different from these estimates. We evaluate our critical accounting estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis and update them as needed. Significant accounting policies are presented in Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the notes to the consolidated financial statements included within this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Allowance for Credit Losses

The allowance for credit losses on loans represents management’s current estimate of expected credit losses over the contractual term of loans, and is recorded at an amount that, in management’s judgment, reduces the recorded investment in loans to the net amount expected to be collected. Management considers the allowance for credit losses to be a critical accounting estimate, given the uncertainty in estimating lifetime credit losses attributable to our portfolios of assets exhibiting credit risk, particularly in our loan portfolio, and the material effect that such judgments can have on our results of operations. Determining the amount requires significant judgment on the part of management, is multi-faceted, and can be imprecise. The level of the allowance for credit losses on loans is based on management’s ongoing review of all relevant information, from internal and external sources, relating to past events, current conditions, and expectations of the future based on reasonable and supportable forecasts.

The allowance is established through a provision for credit losses in our consolidated statements of income, and evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses is performed by management on a quarterly basis. While management uses available information to anticipate credit losses, future additions to the allowance may be necessary based on changes in economic conditions or the composition of our portfolios. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review our allowance for credit losses. At each of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the allowance for credit losses on loans totaled $1.8 million. Due to the nature and composition of our lending activities, a significant portion of the allowance for credit losses 41

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Our methodology for maintaining our allowance for credit losses is based on historical experience and data, current economic information, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Accordingly, the estimation of the allowance for credit losses is impacted by the economic forecasts utilized, which require the use of significant judgment. Deterioration in forecasted economic conditions may lead to further required increases to the allowance for credit losses. Conversely, improvements in forecasted economic conditions may warrant further reductions to the allowance for credit losses. In estimating the allowance for credit losses, management considers the sensitivity of the model and significant judgments and assumptions that could result in an amount that is materially different from management’s estimate.

Loans that have similar risk characteristics are evaluated on a collective basis for the purposes of establishing the allowance for credit losses. Qualitative risk factors evaluated include:

●	changes in the local economy and economic forecasts;
●	changes in the nature and volume of the portfolio and in the terms of loans;
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●	concentration of credit exposure;
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●	changes in lending policies and procedures, including changes in underwriting standards and collection, charge-off, and recovery practices not considered elsewhere in estimating credit losses;
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●	digital lending risk; and
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●	changes in the experience, ability, and depth of lending management and other relevant staff.
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Loans that do not share risk characteristics are evaluated on an individual basis. Loans evaluated individually are also not included in the collective evaluation. A collateral-dependent asset is a financial asset for which the repayment is expected to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral when the borrower, based on management’s assessment, is experiencing financial difficulty. The allowance for credit loss for a collateral dependent financial asset is measured using the fair value of collateral. When management determines that foreclosure is probable, expected credit losses are based on the fair value of the collateral at the reporting date, adjusted for selling costs as appropriate.

An unallocated component is maintained to cover uncertainties that could affect management’s estimate of probable losses. The unallocated component of the allowance reflects the margin of imprecision inherent in the underlying assumptions used in the methodologies for estimating specific and general losses in the portfolio.

The allowance for credit losses is sensitive to various forecasted macroeconomic drivers, including the Federal Open Market Committee’s (“FOMC”) median forecasted U.S. civilian unemployment rate and the year-over-year change in U.S. Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”). While it is difficult to estimate how potential changes to various factors may impact the allowance for credit losses because such changes to factors may not occur at the same rate or in the same direction, management compared the modeled allowance for credit losses on loans to a hypothetical model using a downside economic forecast. Using an immediate “shock” or increase of 20 basis points in the FOMC’s projected rate of U.S. civilian unemployment, and a decrease of 100 basis points in the FOMC’s projected rate of U.S. GDP growth, this would increase the model’s total calculated allowance for credit losses on loans by $857,000 or 48.2%, representing a 41 basis points increase to the coverage ratio of the allowance for credit losses as a percentage of loans at amortized cost, assuming all other quantitative and qualitative factors are kept at current levels, as of September 30, 2025. This example is only one of the numerous possible economic scenarios that could be utilized in assessing the sensitivity of the allowance for credit losses and does not represent management’s assumptions or judgment of factors as of September 30, 2025.

Unexpected changes in economic growth could adversely affect our results of operations, including causing increases in delinquencies and default rates on loans, which would adversely impact our charge-offs, allowance for credit losses, and provision for credit losses. Deterioration in real estate values, employment data and household incomes may also result in higher credit losses for us. 42

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Comparison of Financial Condition at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024

Total Assets. Total assets were $316.5 million as of September 30, 2025 and $280.9 million as of December 31, 2024, an increase of $35.5 million, or 12.6%. The increase in assets was primarily due to a $12.4 million increase in net loans, a $10.6 million increase in available-for-sale securities, a $7.5 million increase in cash and cash equivalents, a $2.4 million increase in premises and equipment, and a $1.2 million increase in other assets.

Cash and Cash Equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents increased $7.5 million, or 110.6%, to $14.3 million at September 30, 2025 from $6.8 million at December 31, 2024. The increase primarily resulted from an $27.6 million increase in total deposits, which was partially attributable to stock offering subscription proceeds held in escrow by the Bank during the quarter, partially offset by a $12.4 million increase in net loans, a $10.6 million increase in available for sale securities, a $2.4 million increase in premises and equipment relating to a new branch location in Manlius, New York opened in June 2025, and a $1.2 million increase in other assets relating to prepaid balances.

Available-for-Sale Securities. Available-for-sale securities increased by $10.6 million, or 22.7%, to $57.0 million at September 30, 2025 from $46.5 million at December 31, 2024. This increase was primarily due to $21.7 million in purchases of U.S. treasury bonds during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, partially offset by maturities of $14.0 million in U.S. treasury bonds during the first nine months of 2025.

Net Loans. Loans receivable, net of the allowance for credit losses, increased $12.4 million, or 6.1%, to $214.8 million at September 30, 2025 from $202.4 million at December 31, 2024. The increase in net loans was primarily driven by the origination of $37.1 million of loans, partially offset by $16.9 million of paydowns and $7.8 million of loan sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2025. Commercial real estate loans increased to $73.4 million at September 30, 2025 from $59.5 million at December 31, 2024, as we hired a new commercial lender in mid-2024 to continue to grow this portfolio. Commercial and industrial loans increased to $26.4 million at September 30, 2025 as compared to $23.4 million at December 31, 2024. One- to four-family residential mortgage loans decreased to $93.5 million at September 30, 2025 from $101.2 million at December 31, 2024, as we focused on sales of such loans in the secondary market, while home equity loans and lines of credit increased to $15.2 million at September 30, 2025 from $11.9 million at December 31, 2024. Consumer and other loans decreased to $4.8 million at September 30, 2025 from $5.4 million at December 31, 2024.

Deposits. Total deposits increased by $27.6 million, or 13.1%, to $238.1 million at September 30, 2025 from $210.6 million at December 31, 2024. The increase was primarily a result of an increase in commercial deposits of $9.1 million and an increase in retail deposits of $18.5 million, which was partially attributable to stock offering subscription proceeds held in escrow by the Bank during the quarter, as well as a strategic focus on gathering commercial deposits and investments in advertising and marketing campaigns. Core deposits (which we define as all deposits other than certificates of deposit and brokered deposits) increased $32.6 million, or 22.8% to $175.8 million at September 30, 2025 from $143.2 million at December 31, 2024. As of September 30, 2025, money market deposits increased by $24.3 million, NOW and demand deposits increased by $5.8 million, and savings accounts increased by $2.5 million, partially offset by a decrease in time deposits of $5.1 million compared to December 31, 2024. There were $16.7 million and $16.9 million of brokered deposits included in time deposits at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

FHLB Advances. Total FHLB advances were $40.6 million at September 30, 2025 as compared to $41.3 million at December 31, 2024, a decrease of $686,000, or 1.7%. FHLB advances were paid down using funds obtained through deposit growth.

Stockholders’ Equity. Stockholders’ equity increased by $556,000, or 2.3%, to $24.4 million at September 30, 2025 from $23.9 million at December 31, 2024. The increase in stockholders’ equity was primarily due to a $359,000 decrease in net unrealized mark-to-market loss on the available-for-sale securities portfolio recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss as a result of changes in interest rates during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 in addition to net income of $137,000 recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2025.

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Net interest income represents the difference between the interest we earn on our interest-earning assets, such as commercial and residential mortgage loans and investment securities, and the expense we pay on interest-bearing liabilities, such as deposits and borrowings. Net interest income depends on both the volume of our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the interest rates we earn or pay on them.

Average Balances and Yields. The following tables set forth average balance sheets, average yields and costs, and certain other information for the periods indicated. No tax-equivalent yield adjustments were made, as the effect thereof was not material. All average balances are daily average balances. Non-accrual loans were included in the computation of average balances but have been reflected in the table as loans carrying a zero yield. The yields set forth below include the effect of deferred fees, discounts and premiums that are amortized or accreted to interest income or interest expense.


	****	For the Three Months Ended September 30,
		2025								2024
	****	Average		****			****		****	Average		****			****		****
		Outstanding						Yield/		Outstanding						Yield/	****
		Balance			Interest			Rate(4)		Balance			Interest			Rate(4)	****
		(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Loans		$	213,470		$	3,129		5.86	%	$	205,463		$	2,991		5.82	%
Available-for-sale securities			58,699			489		3.33			38,994			279		2.86
FHLB stock			3,489			60		6.88			3,228			72		8.92
Other interest-earning assets			12,438			101		3.25			7,095			72		4.06
Total interest-earning assets			288,096			3,779		5.25			254,780			3,414		5.36
Non-interest-earning assets			20,536								12,829
Total assets		$	308,632							$	267,609

Interest-bearing liabilities:
NOW accounts		$	27,413			7		0.10		$	25,925			5		0.08
Regular savings and demand club accounts			26,422			34		0.51			22,515			4		0.07
Money market accounts			83,390			644		3.09			56,722			343		2.42
Certificates of deposit and retirement accounts			64,571			512		3.17			63,495			606		3.82
Total interest-bearing deposits			201,796			1,197		2.37			168,657			958		2.27
FHLB borrowings			40,567			356		3.51			38,195			367		3.84
Total interest-bearing liabilities			242,363			1,553		2.56			206,852			1,325		2.56
Non-interest-bearing deposits			35,378								32,939
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities			7,048								5,402
Total liabilities			284,789								245,193
Stockholders’ equity			23,843								22,416
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	308,632							$	267,609

Net interest income					$	2,226							$	2,089
Net interest rate spread (1)								2.69	%							2.80	%
Net interest-earning assets (2)		$	45,733							$	47,928
Net interest margin (3)								3.09	%							3.28	%
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities			118.87%	%							123.17%	%
(1)	Interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on average interest-earning assets and the cost of average interest-bearing liabilities.
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	****	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2025								2024
	****	Average		****			****		****	Average		****			****		****
		Outstanding						Yield/		Outstanding						Yield/	****
		Balance			Interest			Rate(4)		Balance			Interest			Rate(4)	****
		(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Loans		$	209,338		$	9,157		5.83	%	$	202,557		$	8,632		5.68	%
Available-for-sale securities			51,522			1,256		3.25			39,209			852		2.90
FHLB Stock			3,367			210		8.32			2,949			210		9.49
Other interest-earning assets			8,167			188		3.07			6,356			195		4.09
Total interest-earning assets			272,394			10,811		5.29			251,071			9,889		5.25
Non-interest-earning assets			18,596								11,962
Total assets		$	290,990							$	263,033

Interest-bearing liabilities:
NOW accounts		$	26,636			19		0.10		$	25,005			17		0.09
Regular savings and demand club accounts			25,099			85		0.45			22,972			11		0.06
Money market accounts			72,943			1,483		2.71			55,034			1,045		2.53
Certificates of deposit and retirement accounts			64,916			1,532		3.15			66,611			1,836		3.68
Total interest-bearing deposits			189,594			3,119		2.19			169,622			2,909		2.29
FHLB borrowings			39,275			1,107		3.76			35,705			1,026		3.83
Total interest-bearing liabilities			228,869			4,226		2.46			205,327			3,935		2.56
Non-interest-bearing deposits			33,086								31,134
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities			5,279								4,365
Total liabilities			267,234								240,826
Stockholders’ equity			23,756								22,207
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	290,990							$	263,033

Net interest income					$	6,585							$	5,954
Net interest rate spread (1)								2.83	%							2.69	%
Net interest-earning assets (2)		$	42,427							$	45,744
Net interest margin (3)								3.22	%							3.16	%
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities			119.02	%							122.28	%
(1)	Interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on average interest-earning assets and the cost of average interest-bearing liabilities.
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Rate/Volume Analysis. The following table presents the effects of changing rates and volumes on our net interest income for the periods indicated. The rate column shows the effects attributable to changes in rate (changes in rate multiplied by prior volume). The volume column shows the effects attributable to changes in volume (changes in volume multiplied by prior rate). The net column represents the sum of the prior columns. For purposes of this table, changes attributable to both rate and volume, which cannot be segregated, have been allocated proportionately, based on the changes due to rate and the changes due to volume. There were no out-of-period items or adjustments required to be excluded from the table below.


	****	Three Months Ended September 30,									Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2025 vs. 2024									2025 vs. 2024
		Increase (Decrease)									Increase (Decrease)
		Due						Total			Due						Total
		to						Increase			to						Increase
	****	Volume		****	Rate		****	(Decrease)		****	Volume		****	Rate		****	(Decrease)		****
		(In thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Loans		$	117		$	22		$	139		$	193		$	332		$	525
Available-for-sale securities			141			70			211			178			227			405
FHLB stock			6			(18)			(12)			20			(20)			—
Other interest-earning assets			54			(25)			29			37			(44)			(7)

Total interest-earning assets			318			49			367			428			495			923

Interest-bearing liabilities:
NOW accounts			—			—			—			1			(1)			—
Regular savings and demand club accounts			1			28			29			1			73			74
Money market accounts			161			141			302			227			211			438
Certificates of deposit and retirement accounts			10			(104)			(94)			(31)			(273)			(304)
Total deposits			172			65			237			198			10			208

FHLB borrowings			23			(33)			(10)			68			13			81

Total interest-bearing liabilities			195			(34)			227			266			25			289

Change in net interest income		$	123		$	83		$	140		$	162		$	470		$	634

Comparison of Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024

Net Income. Net income of $185,000 was recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2025, a decrease of $143,000, or 43.6%, as compared to net income of $328,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease in net income was attributable to a $269,000 increase in non-interest expense and a $80,000 increase in provision for credit losses on loans during the three months ended September 30, 2025, partially offset by a $137,000 increase in net interest income, a $64,000 increase in non-interest income, and a $5,000 decrease in income tax expense.

Interest Income. Interest income increased by $365,000, or 10.7%, for the three months ended September 30, 2025, to $3.8 million as compared to $3.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 primarily due to increases in loan interest income and interest and dividend income earned on the available-for-sale securities portfolio.

Loan interest income increased by $139,000, or 4.6%, to $3.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 as compared to $3.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was due to an $8.0 million, or 3.9%, increase in the average balance of the loan portfolio to $213.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 from $205.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase in the average balance of the loan portfolio was primarily due to an increase in the average balance of commercial real estate loans, partially offset by loan repayments and one- to four-family residential real estate loan sales. The average yield earned on the loan portfolio increased by four basis points to 5.86% for the three months ended September 46

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Interest income earned on the available-for-sale securities portfolio increased by $210,000, or 75.3%, to $489,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2025 as compared to $279,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily attributable to a $19.7 million, or 50.5%, increase in the average balance of the available-for-sale securities portfolio to $58.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 as compared to $39.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase in the average balance of available-for-sale securities was primarily attributable to the purchase of $12.0 million of securities during the three months ended September 30, 2025, as we deployed excess cash from increased deposits into liquid securities. The average yield earned on the available-for-sale securities portfolio increased by 47 basis points to 3.33% for the three months ended September 30, 2025 from 2.86% for the three months ended September 30, 2024, due to an increase in interest rates earned on the portfolio, resulting from purchases of higher-yielding securities.

Interest Expense. Interest expense increased $228,000, or 17.2%, to $1.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 from $1.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024.

Interest expense on deposits increased $239,000, or 24.9%, to $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 from $958,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The average interest rate paid on deposit accounts increased 10 basis points to 2.37% for the three months ended September 30, 2025 from 2.27% for the three months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to a 68 basis points increase in interest paid on money market accounts, partially offset by a 65 basis points decrease in interest paid on certificate of deposit and retirement accounts. The average balance of deposits increased by $33.1 million, or 19.6%, to $201.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 from $168.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase in the average balance of deposits was primarily attributable to a $1.1 million increase in the average balance of certificate of deposit and retirement accounts, a $26.7 million increase in the average balance of money market accounts, a $3.9 million increase in the average balance of regular savings and demand club deposits, and a $1.5 million increase in the average balance of NOW accounts.

Interest expense paid on FHLB and other borrowings decreased $11,000, or 3.0%, to $356,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2025 from $367,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease in the interest paid on borrowings was due to a 33 basis points decrease on the average interest rate paid on FHLB borrowings to 3.51% for the three months ended September 30, 2025 from 3.84% for the three months ended September 30, 2024, due to a decrease in interest rates. The average balance of FHLB borrowings increased $2.4 million, or 6.2%, to $40.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 as compared to $38.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 in order to fund loan growth.

Net Interest Income. Net interest income increased by $137,000, or 6.6%, to $2.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 from $2.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. Net interest rate spread decreased by 11 basis points to 2.69% for the three months ended September 30, 2025 as compared to 2.80% for the three months ended September 30, 2024, reflecting an 11 basis points decrease in the average yield on interest-earning assets. The net interest margin decreased by 19 basis points to 3.09% for the three months ended September 30, 2025 from 3.28% for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease in the average yield on interest-earning assets was primarily due to decreases in dividends paid on FHLB stock and interest earned on other interest-earning assets over the past year. The average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities remained unchanged at 2.56% for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.

Provision for Credit Losses. Based on management’s analysis of the allowance for credit losses described under “–Summary of Critical Accounting Policies and Critical Accounting Estimates” and in Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of notes to the consolidated financial statements included within this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we recorded a provision for credit losses on loans of $80,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2025 as compared to no provision for credit losses on loans for the three month period ended September 30, 2024. The increased provision for the three months ended September 30, 2025 related to commercial loan growth. The allowance for credit losses on loans was $1.8 million at September 30, 2025, or 0.83%, of total loans outstanding, and $1.8 million, or 0.89% of total loans outstanding at December 31, 2024.

Non-Interest Income. Non-interest income increased by $64,000, or 12.1%, to $595,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2025 from $531,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was in part attributable to a $26,000 increase in fee income primarily due to our increased focus on core deposit growth, a $22,000 increase in earnings on bank-owned life insurance

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Non-Interest Expense. Non-interest expense increased by $269,000, or 12.0%, to $2.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 from $2.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. Compensation and benefits increased by $138,000, or 11.2%, due to an increase in the number of employees as a result of opening a new branch office in Manlius, New York in June 2025. Professional fees increased $46,000, or 82.1%, primarily due to increases in consulting, legal, and audit and accounting services in connection with becoming a public company. Core processing expense increased $45,000, or 11.5%, as a result of IT managed services. Premises and equipment expense increased by $30,000, or 16.0%, primarily due to the opening of the new Manlius branch office. The increase in non-interest expense was partially offset by a $13,000, or 14.9%, decrease in advertising expenses.

Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense decreased $5,000, or 11.4%, to $39,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2025 as compared to income tax expense of $44,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease in income tax expense resulted from the decrease in income before taxes.

Comparison of Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024

Net Income. Net income of $137,000 was recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, a decrease of $473,000, or 77.5%, as compared to net income of $610,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease in net income was primarily attributable to a $686,000 increase in provision for credit losses on loans and a $685,000 increase in non-interest expense, partially offset by a $631,000 increase in net interest income, a $206,000 increase in non-interest income, and a $61,000 decrease in income tax expense.

Interest Income. Interest income increased by $922,000, or 9.3%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, to $10.8 million as compared to $9.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 primarily due to an increase in loan interest income and interest and dividend income earned on the available for sale securities portfolio.

Loan interest income increased by $525,000, or 6.1%, to $9.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 as compared to $8.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was due to a $6.8 million, or 3.3%, increase in the average balance of the loan portfolio to $209.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from $202.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase in the average balance of the loan portfolio was primarily due to an increase in the average balance of commercial real estate loans, partially offset by loan repayments and one- to four-family residential real estate loan sales. The average yield earned on the loan portfolio increased by 15 basis points to 5.83% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 from 5.68% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to originations of higher yielding commercial real estate and commercial and industrial loans.

Interest income earned on the available-for-sale securities portfolio increased by $404,000, or 47.4%, to $1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 as compared to $852,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily attributable to a $12.3 million, or 31.4%, increase in the average balance of the available-for-sale securities portfolio to $51.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 as compared to $39.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase in the average balance of available for sale securities was primarily attributable to the purchase of $24.7 million of securities during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, as we deployed excess cash from increased deposits into liquid securities. The average yield earned on the available for sale securities portfolio increased by 35 basis points to 3.25% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 from 2.90% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, due to an increase in interest rates earned on the portfolio, resulting from purchases of higher-yielding securities.

Interest Expense. Interest expense increased by $291,000, or 7.4% to $4.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 from $3.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

Interest expense on deposits increased by $210,000, or 7.2%, to $3.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 from $2.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The average balance of deposits increased by $20.0 million, or 11.8%, to $189.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 from $169.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase in the average balance of deposits was primarily attributable to a $17.9 million increase in the average balance of money market accounts, a $2.1 million increase in the average balance of regular savings and demand club accounts, and a $1.6 million increase in the average balance of NOW accounts, partially offset by a $1.7 million decrease in the average balance of certificate of deposit and 48

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Interest expense paid on FHLB and other borrowings increased $81,000, or 7.9%, to $1.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 from $1.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase in the interest paid on borrowings was due to a $3.6 million, or 10.0%, increase in the average balance of FHLB borrowings to $39.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 as compared to $35.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, in order to fund loan growth. The average rate paid on borrowings decreased by seven basis points to 3.76% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 from 3.83% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, due to a decrease in borrowing costs.

Net Interest Income. Net interest income increased by $631,000, or 10.6% to $6.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 from $6.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Net interest rate spread increased by 14 basis points to 2.83% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 from 2.69% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, reflecting a four basis points increase in the average yield on interest-earning assets and a 10 basis points decrease in the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities. The net interest margin increased by six basis points to 3.22% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 from 3.16% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase in the average yield on interest-earning assets was primarily due to an increase in higher yield loans over the past year. The decrease in the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities was due to our continued focus on obtaining lower cost core deposits.

Provision for Credit Losses. Based on management’s analysis of the allowance for credit losses described under “–Summary of Critical Accounting Policies and Critical Accounting Estimates” and in Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of notes to the consolidated financial statements included within this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we recorded a provision for credit losses on loans of $701,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, as compared to a $15,000 provision for credit losses on loans being recorded during the nine month period ended September 30, 2024. The increased provision for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 related to one borrowing relationship consisting of three loans, including two commercial and industrial loans and a commercial real estate loan. At September 30, 2025, the two commercial and industrial loans totaling $599,000 were fully charged off and the commercial real estate loan with a balance of $454,000 was fully paid off. The allowance for credit losses on loans was $1.8 million at September 30, 2025, or 0.83%, of total loans outstanding, and $1.8 million, or 0.89%, of total loans outstanding at December 31, 2024.

Non-Interest Income. Non-interest income increased by $206,000, or 14.7%, to $1.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 from $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily attributable to a $56,000 increase in fee income primarily due to our increased focus on core deposit growth, a $55,000 increase in net gain on sale of residential mortgage loans, a $52,000 increase in earnings on bank-owned life insurance due to higher market interest rates, and a $42,000 increase in income earned from financial services and retirement planning income generated by our subsidiary Financial Quest.

Non-Interest Expense. Non-interest expense increased by $685,000, or 10.3%, to $7.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 from $6.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Compensation and benefits expense increased by $416,000, or 11.5%, due to an increase in the number of employees as a result of opening a new branch office in Manlius, New York in June 2025 and due to annual salary increases and increases in benefit expenses. Premises and equipment expense increased by $94,000, or 16.5%, to $662,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 from $568,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 primarily due to the opening of a new branch office in Manlius, New York. Professional fees increased by $78,000, or 41.7%, to $265,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 from $187,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 due to increases in consulting, legal and audit and accounting services as a result of becoming a public company. Other expense increased $73,000, or 12.7%, due to an increase in FDIC insurance and subscription due and memberships of $15,000.

Income Tax Expense. We recorded income tax expense of $33,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, a decrease of $61,000, or 64.9%, as compared to income tax expense of $94,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease in income tax expense resulted from the decrease in income before taxes.

Financial Position and Results of Operations of Our Wealth Management Business Segment

We conduct our business through two business segments: (1) our banking business segment, which primarily involves the delivery of loan and deposit products to our customers through Seneca Savings Bank, National Association (the “Bank”) and generates 49

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The following tables present the statements of income and total assets for our reportable business segments at or for the periods indicated:


		At or for the Three Months Ended September 30,
		2025									2024
					Wealth			Total						Wealth			Total
	****	Banking		****	Management		****	Segments		****	Banking		****	Management		****	Segments
		(Dollars in thousands)
Net interest income		$	2,226		$	—		$	2,226		$	2,089		$	—		$	2,089
Non-interest income			342			253			595			279			252			531
Provision for credit losses on loans			80			—			80			—			—			—
Provision for credit losses on investments			—			—			—			—			—			—
Non-interest expense			2,315			202			2,517			2,076			172			2,248
(Benefit) provision for income taxes			39			—			39			44			—			44
Net (loss) income		$	134		$	51		$	185		$	248		$	80		$	328
Assets under management (AUM) (market value) (1)		$	—		$	256,580		$	256,580		$	—		$	234,050		$	234,050
Total assets		$	315,280		$	1,178		$	316,458		$	267,383		$	1,284		$	268,667


		At or for the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2025									2024
					Wealth			Total						Wealth			Total
	****	Banking		****	Management		****	Segments		****	Banking		****	Management		****	Segments
		(Dollars in thousands)
Net interest income		$	6,585		$	—		$	6,585		$	5,954		$	—		$	5,954
Non-interest income			879			733			1,612			715			691			1,406
Provision for credit losses on loans			701			—			701			15			—			15
Provision for credit losses on investments			—			—			—			—			—			—
Non-interest expense			6,770			556			7,326			6,144			497			6,641
(Benefit) provision for income taxes			33			—			33			94			—			94
Net (loss) income		$	(40)		$	177		$	137		$	416		$	194		$	610
Assets under management (AUM) (market value) (1)		$	—		$	256,580		$	256,580		$	—		$	234,050		$	234,050
Total assets		$	315,280		$	1,178		$	316,458		$	267,383		$	1,284		$	268,667
(1)	Assets under management represents customer assets managed by Financial Quest, and not assets of Financial Quest or the Bank.
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Comparison at or for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. The market value of assets under management was $256.6 million at September 30, 2025 compared to $234.1 million at September 30, 2024. This increase was due to continued organic acquisition of new assets under management combined with an increase in the market value of assets under management.

Income related to our wealth management business segment, which we record as non-interest income, increased $1,000, or 0.4%, to $253,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to $252,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was mainly due to the impact of movement in equity markets and the interest rate environment during the three months ended September 30, 2025 as compared to the same prior year period.

Expenses related to our wealth management business segment, which we record as non-interest expense, increased $30,000, or 17.4%, to $202,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to $172,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was due to the continued growth in our operations and an increase in compensation expense.

Comparison at or for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. The market value of assets under management was $256.6 million at September 30, 2025 compared to $234.1 million at September 30, 2024. This increase was due to continued organic acquisition of new assets under management combined with an increase in the market value of assets under management.

Table of Contents Income related to our wealth management business segment, which we record as non-interest income, increased $42,000, or 6.1%, to $733,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to $691,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was mainly due to the impact of movement in equity markets and the interest rate environment during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 as compared to the same prior year period.

Expenses related to our wealth management business segment, which we record as non-interest expense, increased $59,000, or 11.9%, to $556,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to $497,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was due to the continued growth in our operations and an increase in compensation expense.

Delinquencies and Asset Quality

Loans Past Due and Non-Performing Assets. Loans are reviewed on a regular basis. Non-accrual loans are loans for which collectability is questionable and, therefore, interest on such loans will no longer be recognized on an accrual basis. All loans that become 90 days or more delinquent are placed on non-accrual status unless the loan is well secured and in the process of collection. When loans are placed on non-accrual status, unpaid accrued interest is fully reversed, and further income is recognized only to the extent received on a cash basis or cost recovery method.

When we acquire real estate as a result of foreclosure, the real estate is classified as real estate owned. The real estate owned is recorded at the lower of carrying amount or fair value, less estimated costs to sell. Any excess of the recorded value of the loan satisfied over the market value of the property is charged against the allowance for credit losses, or, if the existing allowance is inadequate, charged to expense of the current period. After acquisition, all costs incurred in maintaining the property are expensed. Costs relating to the development and improvement of the property, however, are capitalized to the extent of estimated fair value less estimated costs to sell.

Loans modified for borrowers experiencing financial difficulties occur when we grant borrowers favorable loan modifications that we would not consider but for economic or legal reasons pertaining to the borrower’s financial difficulties. These concessions typically include a modification of loan terms such as a reduction of the interest rate to below market terms, capitalizing past due interest or extending the maturity date, or possibly a partial forgiveness of the principal amount due. We identify loans for potential modifications related to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty primarily through direct communication with the borrower and evaluation of the borrower’s financial statements, revenue projections, tax returns and credit reports. Even if the borrower is not presently in default, management will consider the likelihood that cash flow shortages, adverse economic conditions, and negative trends may result in a payment default in the near future. Interest income on restructured loans is accrued after the borrower demonstrates the ability to pay under the restructured terms through a sustained period of repayment performance, which is generally six consecutive months. We did not modify any loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty in the three or nine months ended September 30, 2025. We closely monitor the performance of loans that are modified for borrowers experiencing financial difficulty to understand the effectiveness of our modification efforts. Loans modified to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty did not have payment default during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2025 and all such loans were current as of September 30, 2025. 51

Table of Contents Non-Performing Assets. The table below sets forth the amounts and categories of our non-performing assets at the dates indicated.


	****	At September 30,		****	At December 31,		****
		2025			2024		****
		(Dollars in thousands)

Non-accrual loans:
Residential:
One- to four-family		$	540		$	369
Home equity loans and lines of credit			—			—
Construction			—			—
Commercial real estate			—			—
Commercial and industrial			42			46
Consumer and other			—			—
Total non-accrual loans			582			415

Accruing loans 90 days or more past due:
Residential:
One- to four-family			—			—
Home equity loans and lines of credit			32			32
Construction			—			—
Commercial real estate			—			—
Commercial and industrial			—			—
Consumer and other			—			—
Total accruing loans 90 days or more past due			32			32

Total non-performing loans			614			447

Real estate owned			—			—
Other non-performing assets			459			459

Total non-performing assets		$	1,073		$	904

Ratios:
Total non-performing loans to total loans			0.29	%		0.22	%
Total non-performing loans to total assets			0.19	%		0.16	%
Total non-performing assets to total assets			0.34	%		0.32	%

Non-accrual loans remained relatively unchanged compared to December 31, 2024.

Classified Assets. Federal regulations provide for the classification of loans and other assets, such as debt and equity securities considered by the OCC to be of lesser quality, as “substandard,” “doubtful” or “loss.” An asset is considered “substandard” if it is inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. “Substandard” assets include those characterized by the “distinct possibility” that the insured institution will sustain “some loss” if the deficiencies are not corrected. Assets classified as “doubtful” have all of the weaknesses inherent in those classified “substandard,” with the added characteristic that the weaknesses present make “collection or liquidation in full,” on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, “highly questionable and improbable.” Assets classified as “loss” are those considered “uncollectible” and of such little value that their continuance as assets without the establishment of a specific loss allowance is not warranted. Assets which do not currently expose the insured institution to sufficient risk to warrant classification in one of the aforementioned categories but possess weaknesses are designated as “special mention” by our management.

When an insured institution classifies problem assets as either substandard or doubtful, it may establish general allowances in an amount deemed prudent by management to cover probable accrued losses. General allowances represent loss allowances which have been established to cover probable accrued losses associated with lending activities, but which, unlike specific allowances, have not 52

Table of Contents been allocated to particular problem assets. When an insured institution classifies problem assets as “loss,” it is required either to establish a specific allowance for losses equal to 100% of that portion of the asset so classified or to charge-off such amount. An institution’s determination as to the classification of its assets and the amount of its valuation allowances is subject to review by the regulatory authorities, which may require the establishment of additional general or specific loss allowances.

In connection with the filing of our periodic reports with the OCC and in accordance with our classification of assets policy, we regularly review the problem loans in our portfolio to determine whether any loans require classification in accordance with applicable regulations.

The following table sets forth our amounts of classified assets and assets designated as special mention as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Generally loans 90 days or more past due are placed on non-accrual status and classified “substandard.” All loans 60 days past due are classified “special mention.”


	****	At September 30,		****	At December 31,
	****	2025		****	2024
		(In thousands)

Substandard		$	2,856		$	3,249
Doubtful			—			—
Loss			—			—
Total Classified Assets		$	2,856		$	3,249
Special Mention		$	1,130		$	—

Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans

Loans that have similar risk characteristics are evaluated on a collective basis for the purposes of establishing the allowance for credit losses. Loans that do not share risk characteristics are evaluated on an individual basis. Loans evaluated individually are also 53

Table of Contents not included in the collective evaluation. A collateral-dependent asset is a financial asset for which the repayment is expected to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral when the borrower, based on management’s assessment, is experiencing financial difficulty. The allowance for credit loss for a collateral dependent financial asset is measured using the fair value of collateral. When management determines that foreclosure is probable, expected credit losses are based on the fair value of the collateral at the reporting date, adjusted for selling costs as appropriate.

An unallocated component is maintained to cover uncertainties that could affect management's estimate of probable losses. The unallocated component of the allowance reflects the margin of imprecision inherent in the underlying assumptions used in the methodologies for estimating specific and general losses in the portfolio.

For additional information on the allowance for credit losses, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Summary of Critical Accounting Policies and Critical Accounting Estimates—Allowance for Credit Losses.”

The following table sets forth activity in our allowance for credit losses on loans for the periods indicated.


	****	At or For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	****	2025		****	2024		****
		(Dollars in thousands)

Balance at beginning of period		$	1,804		$	2,045

Charge-offs:
Residential:
One- to four-family			—			—
Home equity loans and lines of credit			—			—
Construction			—			—
Commercial real estate			—			—
Commercial and industrial			(679)			(78)
Consumer and other			(39)			(12)
Total charge-offs			(718)			(90)

Recoveries:
Residential:
One- to four-family			—			—
Home equity loans and lines of credit			—			—
Construction			—			—
Commercial real estate			—			—
Commercial and industrial			2			—
Consumer and other			5			—
Total recoveries			7			—

Net charge-offs			(711)			(90)
Provision (reversal) for credit losses on loans			701			15

Balance of allowance at end of period		$	1,794		$	1,970

Net (charge-offs) recoveries to average loans outstanding during period (annualized)			(0.45)	%		(0.06)	%
Allowance for credit losses on loans to non-accrual loans at end of period			308.25	%		718.98	%
Non-accrual loans to total loans outstanding at end of period			0.27	%		0.14	%
Allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans outstanding at end of period			0.83	%		0.98	%

Table of Contents The following table sets forth additional information with respect to charge-offs by category for the periods indicated.


	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2025		2024

Net (charge-offs) recoveries to average loans outstanding during the period by loan type (annualized):
Residential:
One- to four-family	0.00	%	0.00	%
Home equity loans and lines of credit	0.00	%	0.00	%
Construction	0.00	%	0.00	%
Commercial real estate	0.00	%	0.00	%
Commercial and industrial	(0.43)	%	(0.05)	%
Consumer and other	(0.02)	%	(0.01)	%

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity describes our ability to meet the financial obligations that arise in the ordinary course of business. Liquidity is primarily needed to meet the borrowing and deposit withdrawal requirements of our customers and to fund current and planned expenditures. Our primary sources of funds are deposits, principal and interest payments on loans and securities, proceeds from the sale of loans, and proceeds from calls, maturities and sales of securities. We also are able to borrow from the FHLB of New York. At September 30, 2025, we had an $80.4 million line of credit with the FHLB of New York, a $4.0 million line of credit with Zions Bank, and a $4.0 million line of credit with Pacific Coast Bankers Bank (“PCBB”). At September 30, 2025, we had outstanding borrowings of $40.6 million from the FHLB of New York. We did not borrow against the line of credit with Zions Bank or PCBB during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2025. We also have the ability to borrow from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York through the discount window lending program.

The board of directors is responsible for establishing and monitoring our liquidity targets and strategies in order to ensure that sufficient liquidity exists for meeting the borrowing needs and deposit withdrawals of our customers as well as unanticipated contingencies. We believe that we had sufficient sources of liquidity to satisfy our short and long-term liquidity needs as of September 30, 2025.

While maturities and scheduled amortization of loans and securities are predictable sources of funds, deposit flows and loan prepayments are greatly influenced by general interest rates, economic conditions, and competition. Our most liquid assets are cash and cash equivalents, which includes cash and due from banks. The levels of these assets are dependent on our operating, financing, lending and investing activities during any given period. At September 30, 2025, cash and cash equivalents totaled $14.3 million. Securities classified as available-for-sale, which provide additional sources of liquidity, had a total market value of $57.0 million at September 30, 2025.

We have loan commitments to borrowers and borrowers have unused overdraft lines of protection, unused home equity lines of credit and unused commercial lines of credit that may require funding at a future date. We believe we have sufficient funds to fulfill these commitments, including sources of funds available through the use of FHLB of New York advances and other liquidity sources. We are committed to maintaining a strong liquidity position. We monitor our liquidity position on a daily basis. Certificates of deposit due within twelve months of September 30, 2025 totaled $44.4 million, or 18.6% of total deposits. If these deposits do not remain with us, we will be required to seek other sources of funds, including other deposits and FHLB of New York advances. Depending on market conditions, we may be required to pay higher rates on such deposits or borrowings than we currently pay. We believe, however, based on past experience that a significant portion of such deposits will remain with us. We have the ability to attract and retain deposits by adjusting the interest rates offered.

We have obtained an irrevocable letter of credit with the FHLB of New York to collateralize New York state deposits for the New York Banking Development District program. The Banking Development District program through incentives encourages banks to open branches in communities that are underserved in banking services. New York State has deposited a below-market rate certificate of deposit in our Bridgeport office, located in Madison County. The Bank in turn makes loans to small businesses located in the market area with the proceeds. 55

Table of Contents We do not anticipate any material capital expenditures in 2025 other than remaining construction commitments of $324,000 as of September 30, 2025 for our newly remodeled Liverpool branch. We do not have any balloon or other payments due on any long-term obligations, other than the borrowing agreements noted above.

At September 30, 2025, we exceeded all of our regulatory capital requirements, and we were categorized as “well capitalized” at September 30, 2025, including applicable grace periods. Management is not aware of any conditions or events since September 30, 2025 that would change our categorization. See Note 12. **** Regulatory Capital Requirements of the notes to our consolidated financial statements for more information.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

Our off-balance sheet items include loan commitments as described in Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies of the notes to our consolidated financial statements. At September 30, 2025, we had loan commitments to borrowers of approximately $883,000 and overdraft lines of credit, unused home equity lines of credit, unused commercial lines of credit, and commercial and standby letters of credit of approximately $28.5 million. We do not have any other off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, or capital resources that is material to investors. The allowance for credit losses on unfunded loan commitments was immaterial at September 30, 2025.

Impact of Inflation and Changing Price

The unaudited consolidated financial statements and related data presented elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been prepared in accordance with GAAP which require the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars without considering changes in the relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation. The primary impact of inflation on our operations is reflected in increased operating costs. Unlike most industrial companies, virtually all of the assets and liabilities of a financial institution are monetary in nature. As a result, interest rates, generally, have a more significant impact on a financial institution’s performance than does inflation. Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction or to the same extent as the prices of goods and services.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Not applicable, as the Company is a smaller reporting company.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures. An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of September 30, 2025. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting. During the quarter ended September 30, 2025, there were no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Table of Contents Part II — Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

At September 30, 2025, the Bank was subject to various legal actions arising in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, the resolution of these legal actions is not expected to have a material adverse effect on Seneca Savings’ or the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Not applicable, as the Company is a smaller reporting company.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

On June 13, 2025, Seneca Bancorp, Inc. filed a Registration Statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the Conversion and Seneca Bancorp, Inc. stock offering. The Registration Statement (File No. 333-288044) was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12, 2025. Seneca Bancorp, Inc. registered 1,388,625 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share, pursuant to the Registration Statement for an aggregate offering price of $13.9 million. The stock offering commenced on August 22, 2025, and was completed on October 15, 2025. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (“KBW”) was engaged to assist in the marketing of the common stock and for records management services. KBW received a fee of $425 thousand for its services and was reimbursed approximately $133 thousand for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, inclusive of its legal fees and expenses.

The stock offering resulted in gross proceeds of $10.4 million, through the sale of 1,044,858 shares of common stock at a price of $10.00 per share. Expenses related to the offering were approximately $2.4 million. Net proceeds of the offering were approximately $8.0 million. The Company contributed approximately $4.0 million of the net proceeds to the Bank and retained approximately $4.0 million of the net offering proceeds. The net proceeds contributed to the Bank have been held as cash and invested in short-term instruments and loans. The net proceeds retained by the Company have been deposited with the Bank.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

During the three months ended September 30, 2025, none of the Company’s directors or executive officers adopted or terminated any contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of the Company’s securities that was intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of SEC Rule 10b5-1(c) or any “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement“ (as such term is defined in Item 408 of SEC Regulation S-K).

Table of Contents Item 6. Exhibits


3.1		Articles of Incorporation of Seneca Bancorp, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (Commission File No. 333-288044), initially filed on June 13, 2025)

3.2		Bylaws of Seneca Bancorp, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (Commission File No. 333-288044), initially filed on June 13, 2025)

31.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2		Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.2		Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101		The following materials for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, formatted in Inline XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Net Income, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Capital, (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101)

Table of Contents 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.

		SENECA BANCORP, INC.

Date: November 14, 2025		/s/ Joseph G. Vitale
		Joseph G. Vitale
		President and Chief Executive Officer
		(Duly Authorized Representative and Principal Executive Officer)

Date: November 14, 2025		/s/ Vincent J. Fazio
		Vincent J. Fazio
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Exhibit 31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Joseph G. Vitale, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Seneca Bancorp, 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;
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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;
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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:
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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;
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b)	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
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c)	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 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
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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):
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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
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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.
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Date: November 14, 2025	/s/ Joseph G. Vitale
	Joseph G. Vitale
	President and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 31.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Vincent J. Fazio, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Seneca Bancorp, 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;
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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;
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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:
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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;
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b)	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
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c)	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 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
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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):
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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
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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.
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Date: November 14, 2025	/s/ Vincent J. Fazio
	Vincent J. Fazio
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Joseph G. Vitale, President and Chief Executive Officer of Seneca Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), certify in my capacity as an officer of the Company that I have reviewed the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 (the “Report”) and that to the best of my knowledge:

1.	the Report fully complies with the requirements of Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; 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: November 14, 2025		/s/ Joseph G. Vitale
		Joseph G. Vitale
		President and Chief Executive Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company, will be retained by the Company, and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

Exhibit 32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Vincent J. Fazio, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Seneca Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), certify in my capacity as an officer of the Company that I have reviewed the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 (the “Report”) and that to the best of my knowledge:

1.	the Report fully complies with the requirements of Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; 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: November 14, 2025		/s/ Vincent J. Fazio
		Vincent J. Fazio
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer