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Unity Bancorp Inc /Nj/ (UNTY)

10-Q 2026-05-07 For: 2026-03-31
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ____ to ____.

Commission File Number 1-12431

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Unity Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Jersey 22-3282551
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
64 Old Highway 22 , Clinton , NJ 08809
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code ( 800 ) 618-2265

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

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock UNTY NASDAQ

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: 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, as amended, 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 filing 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 (232.405 of this chapter) 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, a 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  ☒ Nonaccelerated 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 Exchange Act:    Yes ☐    No ☒

The number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common equity stock, as of April 30, 2026 common stock, no par value: 10,040,902 shares outstanding.

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PART I CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) 3
Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 3
Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 4
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 5
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 7
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 8
ITEM 2 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 33
ITEM 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 45
ITEM 4 Controls and Procedures 46
PART II OTHER INFORMATION 46
ITEM 1 Legal Proceedings 46
ITEM 1A Risk Factors 46
ITEM 2 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 46
ITEM 3 Defaults upon Senior Securities 46
ITEM 4 Mine Safety Disclosures 46
ITEM 5 Other Information 47
ITEM 6 Exhibits 47
EXHIBIT INDEX 48
Exhibit 31.1
Exhibit 31.2<br><br>​<br><br>Exhibit 31.3
Exhibit 32.1
SIGNATURES 49

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PART I CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION 3

Table of Contents ITEM 1        Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Unity Bancorp, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

(In thousands) ​ ​ ​ March 31, 2026 ​ ​ ​ December 31, 2025
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks $ 24,591 $ 19,841
Interest-bearing deposits **** 204,569 196,678
Cash and cash equivalents **** 229,160 216,519
Securities:
Debt securities available for sale ("AFS"), at fair value (amortized cost of $65,052 and $72,474 at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively) **** 63,301 70,870
Debt securities held to maturity ("HTM"), at amortized cost **** 36,648 36,576
Equity securities with readily determinable fair values **** 15,319 16,569
Total securities **** 115,268 124,015
Loans:
Loans held for sale **** 12,557 9,490
SBA loans held for investment **** 32,499 34,259
Commercial loans **** 1,559,166 1,518,032
Commercial construction loans 159,200 147,215
Residential mortgage loans **** 668,739 677,221
Consumer loans 85,614 85,219
Residential construction loans **** 83,881 73,277
Total loans **** 2,601,656 2,544,713
Allowance for credit losses **** (33,354) (32,342)
Net loans **** 2,568,302 2,512,371
Premises and equipment, net **** 18,118 18,022
Bank owned life insurance ("BOLI") **** 26,764 26,547
Deferred tax assets, net **** 14,888 14,640
Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") stock **** 13,989 14,314
Accrued interest receivable **** 13,255 12,896
Goodwill **** 1,516 1,516
Other real estate owned ("OREO") 1,472 1,472
Prepaid expenses and other assets **** 24,595 24,340
Total assets $ 3,027,327 $ 2,966,652
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Liabilities:
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand $ 451,138 $ 465,596
Interest-bearing demand **** 378,162 369,131
Savings **** 582,730 535,044
Brokered deposits **** 270,603 274,203
Time deposits **** 696,507 680,087
Total deposits **** 2,379,140 2,324,061
Borrowed funds **** 248,274 255,774
Subordinated debentures **** 10,310 10,310
Accrued interest payable **** 2,302 2,138
Accrued expenses and other liabilities **** 29,206 28,738
Total liabilities **** 2,669,232 2,621,021
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred Stock
Common stock 106,034 105,892
Retained earnings **** 256,620 243,935
Treasury stock (3,425) (3,101)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss **** (1,134) (1,095)
Total shareholders’ equity **** 358,095 345,631
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 3,027,327 $ 2,966,652
Common shares at period end
Shares issued 10,114 10,048
Shares outstanding 10,041 9,982
Treasury shares 73 66

The accompanying notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

For the three months ended March 31,
(In thousands, except per share amounts) ​ ​ ​ 2026 ​ ​ ​ 2025
INTEREST INCOME
Interest-bearing deposits $ 558 $ 332
FHLB stock **** 134 182
Securities:
Taxable **** 1,409 1,786
Tax-exempt **** 18 18
Total securities **** 1,427 1,804
Loans:
SBA loans **** 844 934
Commercial loans **** 25,016 21,314
Commercial construction loans 3,038 2,946
Residential mortgage loans **** 10,913 9,947
Consumer loans 1,424 1,346
Residential construction loans **** 1,825 1,996
Total loans **** 43,060 38,483
Total interest income **** 45,179 40,801
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest-bearing demand deposits **** 1,910 1,622
Savings deposits **** 3,160 2,593
Brokered deposits 2,267 1,787
Time deposits **** 6,128 6,415
Borrowed funds and subordinated debentures **** 984 1,133
Total interest expense **** 14,449 13,550
Net interest income **** 30,730 27,251
Provision for credit losses, loans **** 1,043 1,358
Provision for credit losses, off-balance sheet 5 (41)
Net interest income after provision for credit losses **** 29,682 25,934
NONINTEREST INCOME
Branch fee income **** 489 447
Service and loan fee income **** 912 864
Gain on sale of SBA loans held for sale, net **** 427 139
Gain on sale of mortgage loans, net **** 500 168
BOLI income **** 217 151
Net security losses **** (82) (49)
Other income **** 413 381
Total noninterest income **** 2,876 2,101
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Compensation and benefits 8,673 7,902
Processing and communications 1,146 986
Occupancy 987 880
Furniture and equipment 715 746
Professional services 488 364
Advertising 393 391
Loan related expenses 473 46
Deposit insurance 300 241
Director fees 260 495
Other expenses 636 560
Total noninterest expense **** 14,071 12,611
Income before provision for income taxes **** 18,487 15,424
Provision for income taxes **** 4,199 3,826
Net income $ 14,288 $ 11,598
Net income per common share – Basic $ 1.43 $ 1.15
Net income per common share – Diluted $ 1.40 $ 1.13
Weighted average common shares outstanding – Basic **** 10,012 10,054
Weighted average common shares outstanding – Diluted **** 10,199 10,247

The accompanying notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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Unity Bancorp, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

For the three months ended
March 31, 2026 March 31, 2025
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Income tax Income tax
Before tax expense Net of tax Before tax expense Net of tax
(In thousands) amount (benefit) amount ​ ​ ​ ​ amount (benefit) amount
Net income $ 18,487 $ 4,199 $ 14,288 $ 15,424 $ 3,826 $ 11,598
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
Debt securities available for sale:
Unrealized holding (losses) gains on debt securities arising during the period **** (147) (34) (113) 684 167 517
Less: reclassification adjustment on debt securities included in net income ****
Total unrealized (losses) gains on debt securities available for sale **** (147) (34) (113) 684 167 517
Cash flow hedges:
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on cash flow hedges arising during the period **** 63 17 46 (489) (134) (355)
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains on cash flow hedges included in net income (39) **** (11) **** (28) (156) (43) (113)
Total unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges **** 102 28 74 (333) (91) (242)
Total other comprehensive (loss) income **** (45) (6) (39) 351 76 275
Total comprehensive income $ 18,442 $ 4,193 $ 14,249 $ 15,775 $ 3,902 $ 11,873

The accompanying notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025

(Unaudited)

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Accumulated
other Total
Common Stock Retained Treasury comprehensive shareholders’
(In thousands, except per share data) Shares Amount **** ​ earnings stock loss equity
Balance, December 31, 2025 9,982 $ 105,892 $ 243,935 $ (3,101) $ (1,095) $ 345,631
Net income 14,288 14,288
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax (39) (39)
Dividends on common stock (0.16 per share) 1 60 (1,603) (1,543)
Share-based compensation (1) 65 82 82
Treasury stock purchased, at cost (7) (324) (324)
Balance, March 31, 2026 10,041 $ 106,034 $ 256,620 $ (3,425) $ (1,134) $ 358,095

All values are in US Dollars.

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Accumulated
other Total
Common Stock Retained Treasury comprehensive shareholders’
(In thousands, except per share data) Shares Amount **** ​ earnings stock (loss) income equity
Balance, December 31, 2024 10,026 $ 103,936 $ 227,331 $ (33,577) $ (2,107) $ 295,583
Net income 11,598 11,598
Other comprehensive income, net of tax 275 275
Dividends on common stock (0.14 per share) 1 56 (1,411) (1,355)
Share-based compensation (1) 49 41 41
Balance, March 31, 2025 10,076 $ 104,033 $ 237,518 $ (33,577) $ (1,832) $ 306,142

All values are in US Dollars.

(1) Includes the issuance of common stock under employee benefit plans, which includes nonqualified stock options and restricted stock expense related entries, employee option exercises and the tax benefit of options exercised.

The accompanying notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

For the three months ended March 31,
(In thousands) ​ ​ ​ 2026 ​ ​ ​ 2025
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income $ 14,288 $ 11,598
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for credit losses, loans **** 1,043 1,358
Net accretion of purchase premiums and discounts on securities **** (80) (16)
Depreciation and amortization **** 296 683
Deferred income tax benefit **** (240) (598)
Net security losses **** 82 49
Stock compensation expense **** 556 493
Origination of mortgage loans held for sale **** (16,414) 7,869
Origination of SBA loans held for sale **** (1,745) 2,859
Proceeds from sale of mortgage loans held for sale **** 16,914 (8,037)
Proceeds from sale of SBA loans held for sale 2,172 (2,998)
BOLI income **** (217) (151)
Net change in other assets and liabilities **** (1,733) 4,745
Net cash provided by operating activities **** 14,922 17,854
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of equity securities **** (384) (77)
Purchases of AFS securities **** (4,000)
Redemption (purchase) of FHLB stock, at cost, net **** 325 (1,076)
Maturities, calls, and principal payments on HTM securities **** 364
Maturities, calls, and principal payments on AFS securities **** 7,242 6,304
Proceeds from sales on AFS securities **** 998
Proceeds from sales of equity securities **** 1,737
Net increase in loans **** (56,014) (85,000)
Purchases of premises and equipment **** (425) (279)
Net cash used in investing activities **** (47,519) (82,766)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net increase in deposits **** 55,079 75,085
(Repayments of) proceeds from short-term borrowings, net **** (7,500) 23,000
Repayments of long-term borrowings, net **** (212)
(Shares withheld for taxes), net of proceeds from stock option exercises **** (474) (451)
Dividends on common stock **** (1,543) (1,355)
Purchase of treasury stock, including excise tax accrual (324)
Net cash provided by financing activities **** 45,238 96,067
Increase in cash and cash equivalents **** 12,641 31,155
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year **** 216,519 180,438
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 229,160 $ 211,593
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES
Cash:
Interest paid $ 14,285 $ 13,104
Income taxes paid 88 96
Noncash activities:
Capitalization of servicing rights 131 41

The accompanying notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

March 31, 2026

NOTE 1. Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Unity Bancorp, Inc. (the "Parent Company") and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Unity Bank (the "Bank" or when consolidated with the Parent Company, the "Company"). The Bank has multiple subsidiaries used to hold part of its investment and loan portfolios and may be used to hold other real estate owned when the Bank takes title to properties securing loans. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to the current year presentation, with no impact on current earnings or shareholders’ equity. The financial information has been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and has not been audited. In preparing the financial statements, Management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Amounts requiring the use of significant estimates include the allowance for credit losses. Management believes that the allowance for credit losses is adequate. While Management uses available information to recognize credit losses, future additions to the allowance for credit losses may be necessary based on changes in economic conditions, changes in customer-related circumstances, and the general credit quality of the loan portfolio.

The interim unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements included herein have been prepared in accordance with instructions for Form 10-Q and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and consist of normal recurring adjustments, that in the opinion of Management, are necessary for the fair presentation of interim results. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of the results which may be expected for the entire year. As used in this Form 10-Q, “we” and “us” and “our” refer to Unity Bancorp, Inc., and its consolidated subsidiary, Unity Bank, depending on the context. Certain information and financial disclosures required by U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted from interim reporting pursuant to SEC rules. Interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. The Company continues to operate as a single reportable segment as described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

Risks and Uncertainties

Overall, the markets and customers serviced by the Company may be significantly impacted by ongoing macro-economic trends, such as pressures created by a lower interest rate environment, uncertainty surrounding tariffs and the impact of uncertain or changing political conditions and geopolitical conflicts, uncertainty surrounding potential for economic slowdown or recession, and uncertainty regarding the federal government’s debt limit or changes in fiscal, monetary, trade or regulatory policy. Additionally, the Company assesses the impact of inflation on an ongoing basis.

Market conditions and external factors may unpredictably impact the competitive landscape for deposits in the banking industry. Additionally, the current interest rate environment has increased competition for liquidity. The Company believes the sources of liquidity presented in the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements are sufficient to meet its needs as of the balance sheet date.

An unexpected withdrawal of deposits could adversely impact the Company's ability to rely on organic deposits to primarily fund its operations, potentially requiring greater reliance on secondary sources of liquidity to meet withdrawal demands or to fund continuing operations. These sources may include proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances, sales of securities and loans, federal funds lines of credit from correspondent banks, out-of-market time deposits and other wholesale funding sources.

Such reliance on secondary funding sources could increase the Company's overall cost of funding and thereby reduce net income. While the Company believes its current sources of liquidity are adequate to fund operations, there is no 9

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

ASU 2024-03, “Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses”, requires public entities to provide further disclosure surrounding expenses, including but not limited to, employee compensation, depreciation and intangible asset amortization. ASU 2025-01 clarified the effective date of ASU 2024-03. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2026. The Company expects ASU 2024-03 to have no material impact to its financials.

ASU 2025-08, “Credit Losses: Purchased Loans”, expands the “gross-up” method to more types of purchased loans and reduce day-1 credit loss exposure volatility on purchased credit-deteriorated (“PCD”) assets. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2026. The Company expects ASU 2025-08 to have no material impact to its financials.

ASU 2025-09, “Hedge Accounting Improvements”, aims to align hedge accounting with the economics of an entity’s risk management activities. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2026. The Company expects ASU 2025-09 to have no material impact to its financials.

NOTE 2. Litigation

The Company may, in the ordinary course of business, become a party to litigation involving collection matters, contract claims and other legal proceedings relating to the conduct of its business. In the best judgment of Management, based upon consultation with counsel, the consolidated financial position and results of operations of the Company will not be affected materially by the final outcome of any pending legal proceedings or other contingent liabilities and commitments.

NOTE 3. Net Income per Share

Basic net income per common share is calculated as net income divided by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Common shares include vested and unvested restricted shares.

Diluted net income per common share is computed similarly to that of basic net income per common share, except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if all potentially dilutive common shares, principally stock options, were issued during the reporting period utilizing the treasury stock method.

The following is a reconciliation of the calculation of basic and diluted income per share:

For the three months ended March 31,
(In thousands, except per share amounts) ​ ​ ​ 2026 ​ ​ ​ 2025
Net income $ 14,288 $ 11,598
Weighted average common shares outstanding - Basic **** 10,012 10,054
Plus: Potential dilutive common stock equivalents **** 187 193
Weighted average common shares outstanding - Diluted **** 10,199 10,247
Net income per common share - Basic $ 1.43 $ 1.15
Net income per common share - Diluted **** 1.40 1.13
Stock options and common stock excluded from the income per share calculation as their effect would have been anti-dilutive ****

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The following tables show the changes in other comprehensive (loss) income for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, net of tax:

For the three months ended March 31, 2026
**** **** **** Accumulated
**** Net unrealized **** Net unrealized **** other
**** losses **** gains (losses) from **** comprehensive
(In thousands) on securities **** cash flow hedges **** loss
Balance, beginning of period **** ​ $ (1,215) $ 120 $ (1,095)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications **** (113) 46 (67)
Less: amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss **** (28) (28)
Period change **** (113) 74 (39)
Balance, end of period $ (1,328) $ 194 $ (1,134)

For the three months ended March 31, 2025
**** Net unrealized **** Accumulated
**** Net unrealized **** gains (losses) **** other
**** (losses) gains on **** from cash flow **** comprehensive
(In thousands) **** securities **** hedges **** (loss) income
Balance, beginning of period $ (2,653) $ 546 $ (2,107)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications **** ​ 517 (355) 162
Less: amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss (113) (113)
Period change 517 (242) 275
Balance, end of period $ (2,136) $ 304 $ (1,832)

NOTE 5. Fair Value

Fair Value Measurement

The Company follows Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures,” which requires additional disclosures about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value. Fair value is the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. In determining fair value, the Company uses various methods including market, income and cost approaches. Based on these approaches, the Company often utilizes certain assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and/or the risks inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. These inputs can be readily observable, market corroborated or generally unobservable inputs. The Company utilizes techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The fair value hierarchy ranks the quality and reliability of the information used to determine fair values. Financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value will be classified and disclosed as follows:

Level 1 Inputs

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

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Generally, this includes debt and equity securities and derivative contracts that are traded in an active exchange market (i.e. New York Stock Exchange), as well as certain U.S. Treasury securities that are highly liquid and are actively traded in over-the-counter markets.

Level 2 Inputs

Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets.
Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets.
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Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for the term of the asset or liability (i.e. interest rates, yield curves, credit risks, prepayment speeds or volatilities) or “market corroborated inputs.”
--- ---
Generally, this includes U.S. Government and sponsored entity mortgage-backed securities, corporate debt securities and derivative contracts.
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Level 3 Inputs

Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable (i.e. supported by little or no market activity) and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
These assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation.
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Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

Debt Securities Available for Sale

As of March 31, 2026, the fair value of the Company’s AFS debt securities portfolio was $63.3 million. Most of the Company’s AFS debt securities were classified as Level 2 assets at March 31, 2026. The valuation of AFS debt securities using Level 2 inputs was primarily determined using the market approach, which uses quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and all other relevant information. It includes third-party model pricing, defined as valuing securities based upon their relationship with other benchmark securities.

Included in the Company’s AFS debt securities are select corporate bonds which are classified as Level 3 assets at March 31, 2026.  The valuation of these corporate bonds is determined using broker quotes, third-party vendor prices, or other valuation techniques. Market inputs used in the other valuation techniques or underlying third-party vendor prices or broker quotes include benchmark and government bond yield curves, credit spreads and trade execution data.

Equity Securities

As of March 31, 2026, the fair value of the Company’s equity securities portfolio was $15.3 million. All of the Company’s equity marketable securities were classified as Level 1 assets at March 31, 2026.

The following table presents a reconciliation of the Level 3 securities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:

For the three months ended
March 31, 2026 March 31, 2025
(In thousands) ​ ​ ​ Corporate Debt Restricted Stock Corporate Debt Restricted Stock
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets at January 1 $ 6,708 $ 3,480 $ 6,488 $
Activity
Transfers from corporate debt to restricted stock (818) 818

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Transfers from restricted stock to unrestricted equity securities categorized as Level 1 (3,480)
Unrealized holding (losses) gains included in other comprehensive income **** (138) **** 95 ****
Unrealized holding losses included in net income (185)
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets at March 31 $ 6,385 $ $ 5,765 $ 818

Interest Rate Swap Agreements

The Company’s derivative instruments are classified as Level 2 assets, as the readily observable market inputs to these models are validated to external sources, such as industry pricing services, or are corroborated through recent trades, dealer quotes, yield curves, implied volatility or other market-related data.

There were no material changes in the inputs or methodologies used to determine fair value during the period ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the periods ended December 31, 2025 and March 31, 2025.

The tables below present the balances of assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025:

Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2026
Quoted Prices in
Assets Active Markets Significant Other Significant
Measured at Fair for Identical Observable Unobservable
(In thousands) ​ ​ ​ Value ​ ​ ​ Assets (Level 1) ​ ​ ​ Inputs (Level 2) ​ ​ ​ Inputs (Level 3)
Measured on a recurring basis:
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale:
U.S. Government sponsored entities $ 4,968 $ $ 4,968 $
State and political subdivisions 150 150
Residential mortgage-backed securities **** 11,437 **** **** 11,437 ****
Asset backed securities 14,992 14,992
Corporate and other securities **** 31,754 **** **** 25,369 **** 6,385
Total debt securities available for sale $ 63,301 $ $ 56,916 $ 6,385
Equity securities, at fair value $ 15,319 $ 15,319 $ $
Total equity securities $ 15,319 $ 15,319 $ $
Interest rate swap agreements $ 259 $ $ 259 $
Total swap agreements $ 259 $ $ 259 $

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Fair value Measurements at December 31, 2025
Quoted Prices in
Assets Active Markets Significant Other Significant
Measured at Fair for Identical Observable Unobservable
(In thousands) ​ ​ ​ Value ​ ​ ​ Assets (Level 1) ​ ​ ​ Inputs (Level 2) ​ ​ ​ Inputs (Level 3)
Measured on a recurring basis:
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale:
U.S. Government sponsored entities $ 4,969 $ $ 4,969 $
State and political subdivisions 159 159
Residential mortgage-backed securities 11,752 11,752
Asset backed securities 22,000 22,000
Corporate and other securities 31,990 25,282 6,708
Total debt securities available for sale $ 70,870 $ $ 64,162 $ 6,708
Equity securities, at fair value $ 16,569 $ 13,089 $ $ 3,480
Total equity securities $ 16,569 $ 13,089 $ $ 3,480
Interest rate swap agreements $ 157 $ $ 157 $
Total swap agreements $ 157 $ $ 157 $

There were no liabilities measured on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2026 or December 31, 2025.

Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

The following tables present the assets and liabilities subject to fair value adjustments on a non-recurring basis carried on the balance sheet by caption and by level within the hierarchy (as described above):

Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2025
Quoted Prices Significant
in Active Other Significant
Assets Markets for Observable Unobservable
Measured at Fair Identical Assets Inputs Inputs
(In thousands) ​ ​ ​ Value ​ ​ ​ (Level 1) ​ ​ ​ (Level 2) ​ ​ ​ (Level 3)
Measured on a non-recurring basis:
Financial assets:
Collateral-dependent loans $ 3,376 $ $ $ 3,376

There were no assets or liabilities measured on a non-recurring basis as of March 31, 2026.

Certain assets and liabilities are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment). The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis:

Collateral-Dependent Loans

Fair value is determined based on the fair value of the collateral and is measured for impairment based upon a third-party appraisal. When an updated appraisal is received for a nonperforming loan, the value on the appraisal may be discounted. If there is a deficiency in the value after the Company applies these discounts, Management applies a specific reserve and the loan remains in nonaccrual status. The receipt of an updated appraisal would not qualify as a reason to put a loan back into accruing status. The Company removes loans from nonaccrual status generally when the ability to collect is reasonably assured or when the loan is brought current as to principal and interest. Charge-offs are 14

Table of Contents determined based upon the loss that Management believes the Company will incur after evaluating collateral for impairment based upon the valuation methods described above and the ability of the borrower to pay any deficiency.

The allowance for individually evaluated loans is included in the allowance for credit losses in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. At March 31, 2026, there was no allowance for individually evaluated loans, compared to $0.1 million at December 31, 2025.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

FASB ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments,” requires the disclosure of the estimated fair value of certain financial instruments, including those financial instruments for which the Company did not elect the fair value option. These estimated fair values as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 have been determined using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. Considerable judgment is required to interpret market data to develop estimates of fair value. The estimates presented are not necessarily indicative of amounts the Company could realize in a current market exchange. The use of alternative market assumptions and estimation methodologies could have had a material effect on these estimates of fair value. The methodology for estimating the fair value of financial assets and liabilities that are measured on a recurring or nonrecurring basis is discussed above.

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of other financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value:

Securities

The fair value of securities is based upon quoted market prices for similar or identical assets or other observable inputs (Level 2) or externally developed models that use unobservable inputs due to limited or no market activity of the instrument (Level 3).

Loans Held for Sale

The fair value of loans held for sale is estimated by using a market approach that includes significant other observable inputs.

Loans

The fair value of loans is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using current market rates that reflect the interest rate risk inherent in the loan, except for previously discussed loans.

Deposit Liabilities

The fair value of demand deposits and savings accounts is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date (i.e. carrying value). The fair value of fixed-maturity certificates of deposit is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using current market rates.

Borrowed Funds and Subordinated Debentures

The fair value of borrowings is estimated by discounting the projected future cash flows using current market rates.

The table below presents the carrying amount and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments presented as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025:

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March 31, 2026
Carrying
(In thousands) amount ​ ​ ​ Level 1 ​ ​ ​ Level 2 ​ ​ ​ Level 3
Financial assets:
Debt securities held to maturity $ 36,648 $ $ 30,373 $
Loans held for sale **** 12,557 **** **** 13,471 ****
Loans, net of allowance for credit losses **** 2,555,745 **** **** 2,523,033 ****
Financial liabilities: **** **** **** ****
Deposits **** 2,379,140 **** **** 2,376,742 ****
Borrowed funds and subordinated debentures **** 258,584 **** **** 258,905 ****

December 31, 2025
Carrying
(In thousands) amount ​ ​ ​ Level 1 ​ ​ ​ Level 2 ​ ​ ​ Level 3
Financial assets:
Debt securities held to maturity $ 36,576 $ $ 30,405 $
Loans held for sale **** 9,490 10,041
Loans, net of allowance for credit losses **** 2,502,881 2,466,691 3,376
Financial liabilities: ****
Deposits **** 2,324,061 2,322,637
Borrowed funds and subordinated debentures **** 266,084 266,769

Limitations

Fair value estimates are made at a point in time, based on relevant market information and information about the financial instrument. These estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument. Because no market exists for a significant portion of the Company’s financial instruments, fair value estimates are based on judgments regarding future expected loss experience, current economic conditions, risk characteristics of various financial instruments and other factors. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and therefore cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.

Fair value estimates are based on existing on- and off-balance sheet financial instruments without attempting to estimate the value of anticipated future business and the value of assets and liabilities that are not considered financial instruments. In addition, the tax ramifications related to the effect of fair value estimates have not been considered in the above estimates.

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Table of Contents NOTE 6. Securities

This table provides the major components of debt securities available for sale ("AFS") and held to maturity (“HTM”) at amortized cost and estimated fair value at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025:

March 31, 2026
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Gross ​ ​ ​ Gross
Amortized unrealized unrealized Estimated
(In thousands) cost gains losses fair value
Available for sale:
U.S. Government sponsored entities $ 5,000 $ $ (32) $ 4,968
State and political subdivisions **** 176 **** **** (26) **** 150
Residential mortgage-backed securities **** 12,467 **** 25 **** (1,055) **** 11,437
Asset backed securities 15,000 2 (10) 14,992
Corporate and other securities **** 32,409 **** 337 **** (992) **** 31,754
Total debt securities available for sale $ 65,052 $ 364 $ (2,115) $ 63,301
Held to maturity:
U.S. Government sponsored entities $ 28,000 $ $ (3,803) $ 24,197
State and political subdivisions **** 1,316 **** 36 **** **** 1,352
Residential mortgage-backed securities **** 7,332 **** **** (2,508) **** 4,824
Total debt securities held to maturity $ 36,648 $ 36 $ (6,311) $ 30,373

December 31, 2025
​ ​ ​ Gross ​ ​ ​ Gross ​ ​ ​
Amortized unrealized unrealized Estimated
(In thousands) cost gains losses fair value
Available for sale:
U.S. Government sponsored entities $ 5,000 $ $ (31) $ 4,969
State and political subdivisions 185 (26) 159
Residential mortgage-backed securities 12,702 27 (977) 11,752
Asset backed securities 22,001 11 (12) 22,000
Corporate and other securities 32,586 314 (910) 31,990
Total debt securities available for sale $ 72,474 $ 352 $ (1,956) $ 70,870
Held to maturity:
U.S. Government sponsored entities $ 28,000 $ $ (3,812) $ 24,188
State and political subdivisions 1,299 42 1,341
Residential mortgage-backed securities 7,277 (2,401) 4,876
Total debt securities held to maturity $ 36,576 $ 42 $ (6,213) $ 30,405

There was no provision for credit losses on securities for the the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, Unity entered into a modification agreement with a borrower experiencing financial difficulty. Unity holds $2.0 million par of the original senior debt security. As a component of the modification agreement, the issuer deferred the interest payment due in Q1 2026 to June 2026. The agreement noted that the issuer will pay this interest plus what is accrued until payment, else the bond will be considered delinquent. As Management has plans to sell this bond in Q2 2026, the loss has been recognized through Net Securities Gains (Losses) in the Consolidated Statements of Income, as recovery through sale is expected. 17

Table of Contents The contractual maturities of AFS and HTM debt securities at March 31, 2026 are set forth in the following table. Maturities may differ from contractual maturities in residential mortgage-backed securities because the mortgages underlying the securities may be prepaid without any penalties. Therefore, residential mortgage-backed securities are not included in the maturity categories in the following summary.

Amortized Fair
(In thousands) Cost Value
Available for sale:
Due in one year $ 4,000 $ 3,978
Due after one year through five years 14,059 13,737
Due after five years through ten years 24,351 24,005
Due after ten years 10,175 10,144
Residential mortgage-backed securities 12,467 11,437
Total $ 65,052 $ 63,301
Held to maturity:
Due in one year $ $
Due after one year through five years 3,000 2,990
Due after five years through ten years
Due after ten years 26,316 22,559
Residential mortgage-backed securities 7,332 4,824
Total $ 36,648 $ 30,373

Actual maturities of AFS and HTM debt securities may differ from those presented above since certain obligations provide the issuer the right to call or prepay the obligation prior to scheduled maturity without penalty.

The fair value of debt securities with unrealized losses by length of time that the individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 are as follows:

March 31, 2026
Less than 12 months 12 months and greater Total
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Estimated Unrealized Estimated Unrealized Estimated Unrealized
(In thousands) fair value loss fair value loss fair value loss
Available for sale:
U.S. Government sponsored entities **** $ $ $ 4,968 $ (32) $ 4,968 $ (32)
State and political subdivisions **** 150 (26) 150 (26)
Residential mortgage-backed securities **** 11,322 (1,055) 11,322 (1,055)
Asset backed securities 10,990 (10) 10,990 (10)
Corporate and other securities **** 2,462 (38) 9,477 (955) 11,939 (992)
Total temporarily impaired AFS securities $ 13,452 $ (48) $ 25,917 $ (2,068) $ 39,369 $ (2,115)
Held to maturity:
U.S. Government sponsored entities **** $ $ $ 20,197 $ (3,803) $ 20,197 $ (3,803)
Residential mortgage-backed securities $ 4,824 (2,508) 4,824 (2,508)
Total temporarily impaired HTM securities **** $ $ $ 25,021 $ (6,311) $ 25,021 $ (6,311)

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December 31, 2025
Less than 12 months 12 months and greater Total
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Estimated Unrealized Estimated Unrealized Estimated Unrealized
(In thousands) fair value loss fair value loss fair value loss
Available for sale:
U.S. Government sponsored entities **** $ $ $ 4,969 $ (31) $ 4,969 $ (31)
State and political subdivisions **** 159 (26) 159 (26)
Residential mortgage-backed securities **** 11,625 (977) 11,625 (977)
Asset backed securities 9,988 (12) 9,988 (12)
Corporate and other securities **** 2,483 (18) 9,681 (892) 12,164 (910)
Total temporarily impaired AFS securities **** $ 12,471 $ (30) $ 26,434 $ (1,926) $ 38,905 $ (1,956)
Held to maturity:
U.S. Government sponsored entities **** $ $ $ 24,188 $ (3,812) $ 24,188 $ (3,812)
Residential mortgage-backed securities 4,876 (2,401) 4,876 (2,401)
Total temporarily impaired HTM securities $ $ $ 29,064 $ (6,213) $ 29,064 $ (6,213)

Unrealized losses in each of the categories presented in the tables above were primarily driven by market interest rate fluctuations. Residential mortgage-backed securities are guaranteed by either Ginnie Mae, Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae.

The Company is using the practical expedient to exclude accrued interest receivable from credit loss measurement. At March 31, 2026, there was $1.2 million of accrued interest on securities. At December 31, 2025, there was $0.8 million of accrued interest on securities.

Securities with a carrying value of $69.0 million and $69.2 million at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, were held at the FHLB or FRB and were pledged for borrowing purposes; however, there were no securities borrowed against at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

Realized Gains and Losses on Debt Securities

Net realized gains (losses) on debt securities are included in noninterest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income as net security gains (losses). There were no gains or losses on sales of AFS debt securities during the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to a $3 thousand loss on AFS debt securities during the three months ended March 31, 2025. There were no realized gains or losses on HTM debt securities during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.

Equity Securities

Included in this category are Community Reinvestment Act ("CRA") investments and the Company’s current other equity holdings of financial institutions. Equity securities are defined to include (a) preferred, common and other ownership interests in entities including partnerships, joint ventures and limited liability companies and (b) rights to acquire or dispose of ownership interests in entities at fixed or determinable prices.

The following is a summary of unrealized and realized gains and losses recognized in net income on equity securities during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:

For the three months ended March 31,
(In thousands) ​ ​ ​ 2026 ​ ​ ​ 2025
Net unrealized losses occurring during the period on equity securities $ (504) $ (34)
Net gains (losses) recognized during the period on equity securities sold during the period **** 607 (12)
Gains (losses) recognized during the reporting period on equity securities $ 103 $ (46)

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Table of Contents NOTE 7. Loans

The following table sets forth the classification of loans by class, including unearned fees and deferred costs and excluding the allowance for credit losses as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025:

(In thousands) ​ ​ ​ March 31, 2026 ​ ​ ​ December 31, 2025
SBA loans held for investment 32,499 34,259
Commercial loans
SBA 504 **** 43,254 43,802
Commercial & industrial **** 185,207 183,163
Commercial real estate^2^ **** 1,330,705 1,291,067
Commercial real estate construction **** 159,200 147,215
Residential mortgage loans **** 668,739 677,221
Consumer loans
Home equity **** 82,980 82,488
Consumer other 2,634 2,731
Residential construction loans 83,881 73,277
Total loans held for investment $ 2,589,099 $ 2,535,223
Loans held for sale^1^ **** 12,557 9,490
Total loans $ 2,601,656 $ 2,544,713

^1^Loans held for sale included SBA and residential mortgage loans of $8.2 million and $4.4 million as of March 31, 2026, respectively. Loans held for sale included SBA and residential mortgage loans of $8.0 million and $1.5 million as of December 31, 2025, respectively.

^2^Commercial real estate includes Commercial Mortgage – Owner Occupied, Commercial Mortgage – Nonowner Occupied and Commercial Mortgage – Other. Commercial Mortgage – Other primarily includes multifamily and land loans.

Loans are made to individuals and commercial entities. Specific loan terms vary as to interest rate, repayment and collateral requirements based on the type of loan requested and the credit worthiness of the prospective borrower. Credit risk tends to be geographically concentrated in that a majority of the loan customers are located in the markets serviced by the Bank, most notably in New Jersey. Additionally, the New Jersey credit concentration is primarily focused within the counties that the Company operates in. Loan performance may be adversely affected by factors impacting the general economy or conditions specific to the real estate market such as geographic location and/or property type. A description of the Company’s different loan segments follows:

SBA Loans: SBA 7(a) loans, on which the SBA has historically provided guarantees of up to 90 percent of the principal balance, are considered a higher risk loan product for the Company than its other loan products. The guaranteed portion of the Company’s SBA loans is generally sold in the secondary market with the nonguaranteed portion held in the portfolio as a loan held for investment. SBA loans are for the purpose of providing working capital, business acquisitions, financing the purchase of equipment, inventory or commercial real estate and for other business purposes. Loans are guaranteed by the businesses’ major owners. SBA loans are made based primarily on the historical and projected cash flow of the business and secondarily on the underlying collateral provided.

Loans held for sale includes the guaranteed portion of SBA loans and are reflected at the lower of aggregate cost or market value. When sales of SBA loans do occur, the premium received on the sale and the present value of future cash flows of the servicing assets are recognized in income. All criteria for sale accounting must be met in order for the loan sales to occur.

Servicing assets represent the estimated fair value of retained servicing rights, net of servicing costs, at the time loans are sold. Servicing assets are amortized in proportion to, and over the period of, estimated net servicing revenues. Impairment is evaluated based on stratifying the underlying financial assets by date of origination and term. Fair value is 20

Table of Contents determined using prices for similar assets with similar characteristics, when available, or based upon discounted cash flows using market-based assumptions.

Serviced loans sold to others are not included in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. Income and fees collected for loan servicing are credited to noninterest income when earned, net of amortization on the related servicing assets, in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income.

Commercial Loans: Commercial credit is extended primarily to middle market and small business customers. Commercial loans are generally made in the Company’s marketplace for the purpose of providing working capital, financing the purchase of equipment, inventory or commercial real estate and for other business purposes. The SBA 504 program consists of real estate backed commercial mortgages where the Company has the first mortgage and the SBA has the second mortgage on the property. Loans will generally be guaranteed in full or for a meaningful amount by the businesses’ major owners. Commercial loans are made based primarily on the historical and projected cash flow of the business and secondarily on the underlying collateral provided.

Residential Mortgage, Consumer and Residential Construction Loans: The Company originates mortgage and consumer loans including principally residential real estate and home equity lines and loans and residential construction lines. The Company originates qualified mortgages which are generally sold in the secondary market and nonqualified mortgages which are generally held for investment. Each loan type is evaluated on debt to income, type of collateral, loan to collateral value, credit history and Company relationship with the borrower.

Loans held for sale includes a portion of residential mortgage loans and are reflected at the lower of aggregate cost or market value. When sales of residential mortgage loans do occur, the premium received on the sale and the present value of future cash flows of the servicing assets are recognized in income. All criteria for sale accounting must be met in order for the loan sales to occur.

Inherent in the lending function is credit risk, which is the possibility a borrower may not perform in accordance with the contractual terms of their loan. A borrower’s inability to pay their obligations according to the contractual terms can create the risk of past due loans and, ultimately, credit losses, especially on collateral deficient loans. The Company minimizes its credit risk by loan diversification and adhering to credit administration policies and procedures. Due diligence on loans begins when the Company initiates contact regarding a loan with a borrower. Documentation, including a borrower’s credit history, materials establishing the value and liquidity of potential collateral, the purpose of the loan, the source of funds for repayment of the loan and other factors, are analyzed before a loan is submitted for approval. The commercial loan portfolio is then subject to on-going internal reviews for credit quality which in part is derived from ongoing collection and review of borrowers’ financial information, as well as, independent credit reviews performed by an independent external firm.

The Company’s extension of credit is governed by the Loan Policy which was established to control the quality of the Company’s loans. This policy and the underlying procedures are reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors on a regular basis.

Credit Ratings

The Company places all SBA, commercial and residential construction loans into various credit risk rating categories based on an assessment of the expected ability of the borrowers to properly service their debt. The assessment considers numerous factors including, but not limited to, current financial information on the borrower, historical payment experience, strength of any guarantor, nature of and value of any collateral, acceptability of the loan structure and documentation, relevant public information and current economic trends. The credit risk rating is evaluated at the time of loan approval and subsequently during the annual reviews, in accordance with the guidelines set forth in the Loan Policy.

The Company uses the following regulatory definitions for criticized and classified risk ratings: 21

Table of Contents Pass: Risk ratings of 1 through 6 are used for loans that are performing, as they meet, and are expected to continue to meet, all of the terms and conditions set forth in the original loan documentation, and are generally current on principal and interest payments. These performing loans are termed “Pass”.

Special Mention: These loans have a potential weakness that deserves Management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, the potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loans or of the institution’s credit position at some future date.

Substandard: These loans are inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans classified as Substandard have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the institution will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

Doubtful: These loans have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified as Substandard, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full highly questionable and improbable, based on currently existing facts, conditions and values. Once a borrower is deemed incapable of repayment of unsecured debt, the loan is termed a “Loss” and charged off immediately, subject to government guarantee.

Loss: These loans are considered uncollectible and hold minute value that their continuance as bankable loans is no longer warranted. This classification does not imply zero possible recovery or salvage value; rather, it is neither practical nor desirable to postpone writing off the asset despite some partial recovery occurring later.

For residential mortgage and consumer loans, Management uses performing versus nonperforming as the best indicator of credit quality. Nonperforming loans consist of loans that are not accruing interest (nonaccrual loans) as a result of principal or interest being in default for a period of 90 days or more or when the ability to collect principal and interest according to the contractual terms is in doubt. These credit quality indicators are updated on an ongoing basis, as a loan is placed on nonaccrual status as soon as Management believes there is sufficient doubt as to the ultimate ability to collect interest on a loan.

Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans

Nonaccrual loans consist of loans that are not accruing interest as a result of principal or interest being in default, typically for a period of 90 days or more or when the ability to collect principal and interest according to the contractual terms is in doubt. When a loan is classified as nonaccrual, interest accruals are discontinued and all past due interest previously recognized as income is reversed and charged against current period earnings. Generally, until the loan becomes current, any payments received from the borrower are applied to outstanding principal until such time as Management determines that the financial condition of the borrower and other factors merit recognition of a portion of such payments as interest income. Loans may be returned to an accrual status when the ability to collect is reasonably assured and when the loan is brought current as to principal and interest. The risk of loss is difficult to quantify and is subject to fluctuations in collateral values, general economic conditions and other factors. The Company values its collateral through the use of appraisals, broker price opinions and knowledge of its local market. 22

Table of Contents The following tables set forth an aging analysis of past due and nonaccrual loans as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025:

March 31, 2026
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 90+ days ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
30 59 days 60 89 days and still Total past
(In thousands) past due past due accruing Nonaccrual due Current Total loans
SBA loans held for investment $ 949 $ $ 90 $ 1,645 $ 2,684 $ 29,815 $ 32,499
Commercial loans
SBA 504 **** **** **** **** **** **** 43,254 **** 43,254
Commercial & industrial **** **** 803 **** **** 1,205 **** 2,008 **** 183,199 **** 185,207
Commercial real estate **** 4,860 **** 321 **** **** 17,170 **** 22,351 **** 1,308,354 **** 1,330,705
Commercial real estate construction **** **** **** **** **** **** 159,200 **** 159,200
Residential mortgage loans **** 9,133 **** 6,030 **** **** 8,915 **** 24,078 **** 644,661 **** 668,739
Consumer loans
Home equity **** 415 **** 1,958 **** **** 1,557 **** 3,930 **** 79,050 **** 82,980
Consumer other 2,634 2,634
Residential construction loans 316 128 444 83,437 83,881
Total loans held for investment 15,673 9,112 90 30,620 55,495 2,533,604 2,589,099
Loans held for sale **** **** **** **** **** **** 12,557 **** 12,557
Total loans $ 15,673 $ 9,112 $ 90 $ 30,620 $ 55,495 $ 2,546,161 $ 2,601,656
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December 31, 2025
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 90+ days ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
30 59 days 60 89 days and still Total past
(In thousands) past due past due accruing Nonaccrual due Current Total loans
SBA loans held for investment $ 730 $ 68 $ $ 1,751 $ 2,549 $ 31,710 $ 34,259
Commercial loans
SBA 504 43,802 43,802
Commercial & industrial 401 1,240 1,641 181,522 183,163
Commercial real estate 6,463 150 17,233 23,846 1,168,535 1,192,381
Commercial other 98,686 98,686
Commercial construction loans 147,215 147,215
Residential mortgage loans 8,538 7,568 8,173 24,279 652,942 677,221
Consumer loans
Home equity 2,507 240 1,268 4,015 78,473 82,488
Consumer other 4 4 2,727 2,731
Residential construction loans 171 171 73,106 73,277
Total loans held for investment 18,643 8,026 29,836 56,505 2,478,718 2,535,223
Loans held for sale 9,490 9,490
Total loans $ 18,643 $ 8,026 $ $ 29,836 $ 56,505 $ 2,488,208 $ 2,544,713

The Company is using the practical expedient to exclude accrued interest receivable from credit loss measurement. At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, there was $11.9 million and $12.0 million of accrued interest on loans, respectively. 23

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The Company has defined individually evaluated loans to be all nonperforming loans. Management individually evaluates a loan when, based on current information and events, it is determined that the Company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the loan contract.

The following tables provide detail on the Company’s loans individually evaluated in the Company’s Current Expected Credit Losses (“CECL”) evaluation with the associated allowance amount, if applicable, as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025:

​ ​ ​ March 31, 2026
​ ​ ​ Unpaid ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Allowance for
principal Recorded Credit Losses
(In thousands) balance investment Allocated
With no related allowance:
SBA loans held for investment $ 2,884 $ 1,735 $
Commercial loans
Commercial & industrial 1,529 1,205
Commercial real estate **** 17,260 **** 17,170 ****
Total commercial loans **** 18,789 **** 18,375 ****
Residential mortgage loans 8,961 8,915
Consumer loans
Home equity 1,589 1,557
Total consumer loans 1,589 1,557
Residential construction loans 171 128
Total individually evaluated loans with no related allowance **** 32,394 **** 30,710 ****
Total individually evaluated loans:
SBA loans held for investment **** 2,884 **** 1,735 ****
Commercial loans
Commercial & industrial **** 1,529 **** 1,205 ****
Commercial real estate **** 17,260 **** 17,170 ****
Total commercial loans **** 18,789 **** 18,375 ****
Residential mortgage loans 8,961 8,915
Consumer loans
Home equity 1,589 1,557
Total consumer loans 1,589 1,557
Residential construction loans 171 128
Total individually evaluated loans $ 32,394 $ 30,710 $

As of March 31, 2026, there was no allowance for credit losses on individually evaluated loans based upon the valuation of the collateral securing each loan.

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​ ​ ​ December 31, 2025
​ ​ ​ Unpaid ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Allowance for
principal Recorded Credit Losses
(In thousands) balance investment Allocated
With no related allowance:
SBA loans held for investment $ 1,355 $ 1,163 $
Commercial loans
Commercial & industrial 1,468 1,156
Commercial real estate 17,235 17,233
Total commercial loans 18,703 18,389
Residential mortgage loans 5,704 5,494
Consumer loans
Home equity 1,292 1,268
Total consumer loans 1,292 1,268
Total individually evaluated loans with no related allowance 27,054 26,314
With an allowance:
SBA loans held for investment 1,504 588 3
Commercial loans
Commercial & industrial 91 84 84
Total commercial loans 91 84 84
Residential mortgage loans 2,725 2,679 15
Residential construction loans 171 171 44
Total individually evaluated loans with a related allowance 4,491 3,522 146
Total individually evaluated loans:
SBA loans held for investment 2,859 1,751 3
Commercial loans
Commercial & industrial 1,559 1,240 84
Commercial real estate 17,235 17,233
Total commercial loans 18,794 18,473 84
Residential mortgage loans 8,429 8,173 15
Consumer loans
Home equity 1,292 1,268
Total consumer loans 1,292 1,268
Residential construction loans 171 171 44
Total individually evaluated loans $ 31,545 $ 29,836 $ 146

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Table of Contents The following tables show the internal loan classification risk by loan portfolio classification by origination year as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, as well as gross write-offs for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2025:

Term Loans
Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year, March 31, 2026
(In thousands) ​ ​ 2026 ​ ​ 2025 ​ ​ 2024 ​ ​ 2023 ​ ​ 2022 ​ ​ 2021 and Earlier ​ ​ Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis ​ ​ Total
SBA loans held for investment
Risk Rating:
Pass $ 1,129 $ 2,648 $ 2,015 $ 1,057 $ 5,898 $ 17,278 $ - $ 30,025
Special Mention - - - - - 760 - 760
Substandard - - - 236 1,444 34 - 1,714
Total SBA loans held for investment $ 1,129 $ 2,648 $ 2,015 $ 1,293 $ 7,342 $ 18,072 $ - $ 32,499
SBA loans held for investment
Current-period gross writeoffs $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 50 $ - $ - $ 50
Commercial loans
Risk Rating:
Pass $ 67,689 $ 290,790 $ 147,840 $ 121,635 $ 297,825 $ 501,575 $ 106,918 $ 1,534,272
Special Mention - 1,305 - 757 535 3,750 178 6,525
Substandard - - 9,893 113 - 8,363 - 18,369
Total commercial loans $ 67,689 $ 292,095 $ 157,733 $ 122,505 $ 298,360 $ 513,688 $ 107,096 $ 1,559,166
Commercial loans
Current-period gross writeoffs $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 140 $ - $ 140
Commercial construction loans
Risk Rating:
Pass $ 539 $ 68,423 $ 59,889 $ 10,993 $ 9,846 $ 5,692 $ 3,818 $ 159,200
Total commercial construction loans $ 539 $ 68,423 $ 59,889 $ 10,993 $ 9,846 $ 5,692 $ 3,818 $ 159,200
Commercial construction loans
Current-period gross writeoffs $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Residential mortgage loans
Risk Rating:
Performing $ 30,993 $ 142,483 $ 64,049 $ 50,107 $ 181,557 $ 190,635 $ - $ 659,824
Nonperforming - - - 669 5,058 3,188 - 8,915
Total residential mortgage loans $ 30,993 $ 142,483 $ 64,049 $ 50,776 $ 186,615 $ 193,823 $ - $ 668,739
Residential mortgage loans
Current-period gross writeoffs $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - -
Consumer loans
Risk Rating:
Performing $ 2,917 $ 8,575 $ 4,268 $ 1,587 $ 2,319 $ 8,094 $ 56,289 $ 84,049
Nonperforming - - 926 - - 344 295 1,565
Total consumer loans $ 2,917 $ 8,575 $ 5,194 $ 1,587 $ 2,319 $ 8,438 $ 56,584 $ 85,614
Consumer loans
Current-period gross writeoffs $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 10 $ - $ 10
Residential construction
Risk Rating:
Pass $ 13,401 $ 48,624 $ 17,687 $ 398 $ - $ 3,153 $ - $ 83,263
Special Mention - - 490 - - - - 490
Substandard - - - - - 128 - 128
Total residential construction loans $ 13,401 $ 48,624 $ 18,177 $ 398 $ - $ 3,281 $ - $ 83,881
Residential construction
Current-period gross writeoffs $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 40 $ - $ 40
Total loans held for investment $ 116,668 $ 562,848 $ 307,057 $ 187,552 $ 504,482 $ 742,994 $ 167,498 $ 2,589,099

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Term Loans
Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year, December 31, 2025
(In thousands) ​ ​ 2025 ​ ​ 2024 ​ ​ 2023 ​ ​ 2022 ​ ​ 2021 ​ ​ 2020 and Earlier ​ ​ Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis ​ ​ Total
SBA loans held for investment
Risk Rating:
Pass $ 2,719 $ 3,311 $ 1,155 $ 5,663 $ 6,339 $ 11,751 $ - $ 30,938
Special Mention - - 711 283 351 311 - 1,656
Substandard - - 172 1,493 - - - 1,665
Total SBA loans held for investment $ 2,719 $ 3,311 $ 2,038 $ 7,439 $ 6,690 $ 12,062 $ - $ 34,259
SBA loans held for investment
Current-period gross writeoffs $ - $ - $ 61 $ 535 $ 323 $ 11 $ - $ 930
Commercial loans
Risk Rating:
Pass $ 291,258 $ 148,983 $ 127,049 $ 309,072 $ 137,214 $ 375,281 $ 100,978 $ 1,489,835
Special Mention - - 762 536 914 6,460 - 8,672
Substandard - 9,893 137 - 6,714 2,781 - 19,525
Total commercial loans $ 291,258 $ 158,876 $ 127,948 $ 309,608 $ 144,842 $ 384,522 $ 100,978 $ 1,518,032
Commercial loans
Current-period gross writeoffs $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 1 $ 101 $ - $ 102
Commercial construction loans
Risk Rating:
Pass $ 58,495 $ 55,511 $ 10,118 $ 10,003 $ - $ 5,692 $ 7,396 $ 147,215
Total commercial construction loans $ 58,495 $ 55,511 $ 10,118 $ 10,003 $ - $ 5,692 $ 7,396 $ 147,215
Commercial construction loans
Current-period gross writeoffs $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Residential mortgage loans
Risk Rating:
Performing $ 147,623 $ 69,751 $ 53,816 $ 197,958 $ 57,512 $ 142,388 $ - $ 669,048
Nonperforming - 865 - 3,294 944 3,070 - 8,173
Total residential mortgage loans $ 147,623 $ 70,616 $ 53,816 $ 201,252 $ 58,456 $ 145,458 $ - $ 677,221
Residential mortgage loans
Current-period gross writeoffs $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 312 $ 231 $ - $ 543
Consumer loans
Risk Rating:
Performing $ 9,647 $ 4,093 $ 1,624 $ 2,404 $ 390 $ 7,928 $ 57,865 $ 83,951
Nonperforming - 926 - - - 342 - 1,268
Total consumer loans $ 9,647 $ 5,019 $ 1,624 $ 2,404 $ 390 $ 8,270 $ 57,865 $ 85,219
Consumer loans
Current-period gross writeoffs $ - $ - $ - $ 11 $ 71 $ 30 $ - $ 112
Residential construction
Risk Rating:
Pass $ 46,077 $ 22,263 $ 1,773 $ - $ 595 $ 2,398 $ - $ 73,106
Substandard - - - - - 171 - 171
Total residential construction loans $ 46,077 $ 22,263 $ 1,773 $ - $ 595 $ 2,569 $ - $ 73,277
Residential construction
Current-period gross writeoffs $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Total loans held for investment $ 555,819 $ 315,596 $ 197,317 $ 530,706 $ 210,973 $ 558,573 $ 166,239 $ 2,535,223

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Table of Contents Modifications

The allowance for credit losses incorporates an estimate of lifetime expected credit losses and is recorded on in-scope assets upon asset origination or acquisition. The starting point for the estimate of the allowance for credit losses is historical loss information, which includes losses from modifications of receivables to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. The Company uses a weighted-average remaining maturity model to determine the allowance for credit losses. An assessment of whether a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty is made on the date of a modification.

Because the effect of most modifications made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty is already included in the allowance for credit losses because of the measurement methodologies used to estimate the allowance, a change to the allowance for credit losses is generally not recorded upon modification. Occasionally, the Company modifies loans by providing principal forgiveness on certain of its real estate loans. When principal forgiveness is provided, the amortized cost basis of the asset is written off against the allowance for credit losses. The amount of the principal forgiveness is deemed to be uncollectible; therefore, that portion of the loan is written off, resulting in a reduction of the amortized cost basis and a corresponding adjustment to the allowance for credit losses.

In some cases, the Company will modify a certain loan by providing multiple types of concessions. Typically, one type of concession, such as a term extension, is granted initially. If the borrower continues to experience financial difficulty, another concession, such as principal forgiveness, may be granted.

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 gross loans and type of concession granted during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively:

Payment Delay Term Extension
Principal Percentage Principal Percentage
(Dollars in thousands) Balance of Loan Class Balance of Loan Class
Commercial loans
Commercial & industrial 578 0.3
Commercial real estate 333
Consumer loans
Home equity 275 0.3
Balance as of March 31, 2026 $ 275 % $ 911 %

Payment Delay Term Extension
Principal Percentage Principal Percentage
(Dollars in thousands) Balance of Loan Class Balance of Loan Class
SBA loans held for investment $ 187 0.5 % $ %
Residential mortgage loans 1,101 0.2
Consumer loans
Home equity 104 0.1
Balance as of March 31, 2025 $ 1,288 0.1 % $ 104 %

Upon the Company's determination that a modified loan (or portion of a loan) has subsequently been deemed uncollectible, the loan (or 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. Three loans, totaling $1.2 million that were modified during the twelve months ended March 31, 2026 were not in compliance with the modified terms.

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Table of Contents NOTE 8. Allowance for Credit Losses and Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments

Allowance for Credit Losses

The Company has an established methodology to determine the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses that assesses the risks and losses inherent in the loan portfolio. At a minimum, the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses is reviewed by Management on a quarterly basis. The allowance is increased by provisions charged to expense and is reduced by net charge-offs. For purposes of determining the allowance for credit losses, the Company has segmented the loans in its portfolio by loan type. Loans are segmented into the following pools: SBA, commercial, residential mortgage, consumer and residential construction loans. Certain portfolio segments are further broken down into classes based on the associated risks within those segments and the type of collateral underlying each loan. Commercial loans are divided into the following four classes: commercial real estate, commercial real estate construction, commercial & industrial and SBA 504. Consumer loans are divided into two classes as follows: home equity and other.

The standardized methodology used to assess the adequacy of the allowance includes the allocation of specific and general reserves. The same standard methodology is used, regardless of loan type. Specific reserves are established for individually evaluated loans. The general reserve is set based upon a representative average historical net charge-off rate adjusted for the following environmental factors: delinquency and impairment trends, charge-off and recovery trends, volume and loan term trends, changes in risk and underwriting policy trends, staffing and experience changes, national and local economic trends, industry conditions and credit concentration changes. These environmental factors include reasonable and supportable forecasts. Within the historical net charge-off rate, the Company weights the data dating back ten years on a straight line basis and projects the losses on a weighted average remaining maturity basis for each segment. All of the environmental factors are ranked and assigned a basis points value based on the following scale: low, low moderate, moderate, high moderate and high risk. Each environmental factor is evaluated separately for each class of loans and risk weighted based on its individual characteristics.

For SBA 7(a) and commercial loans, the estimate of loss based on pools of loans with similar characteristics is made through the use of a standardized loan grading system that is applied on an individual loan level and updated on a continuous basis. The loan grading system incorporates reviews of the financial performance of the borrower, including cash flow, debt-service coverage ratio, earnings power, debt level and equity position, in conjunction with an assessment of the borrower’s industry and future prospects. It also incorporates analysis of the type of collateral and the relative loan to value ratio.
For residential mortgage, consumer and residential construction loans, the estimate of loss is based on pools of loans with similar characteristics. Factors such as delinquency status and type of collateral are evaluated. Factors are updated frequently to capture the recent behavioral characteristics of the subject portfolios, as well as any changes in loss mitigation or credit origination strategies, and adjustments to the reserve factors are made as needed.
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According to the Company’s policy, a loss (“charge-off”) is to be recognized and charged to the allowance for credit losses as soon as a loan is recognized as uncollectable. All credits which are 90 days past due must be analyzed for the Company’s ability to collect on the credit. Once a loss is known to exist, the charge-off approval process is immediately expedited. This charge-off policy is followed for all loan types. 29

Table of Contents The following tables detail the activity in the allowance for credit losses by portfolio segment for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:

For the three months ended March 31, 2026
SBA Residential
(In thousands) Held for Investment Commercial Residential Consumer construction Total
Balance, beginning of period $ 785 $ 22,148 $ 7,695 $ 995 $ 719 $ 32,342
Charge-offs **** (50) **** (140) **** **** (10) (40) **** (240)
Recoveries **** 5 **** 93 **** 100 **** 11 209
Net (charge-offs) recoveries **** (45) **** (47) **** 100 **** 1 **** (40) **** (31)
Provision (credit to) for credit losses charged to expense **** 371 **** 769 **** (272) **** (201) **** 376 **** 1,043
Balance, end of period $ 1,111 $ 22,870 $ 7,523 $ 795 $ 1,055 $ 33,354
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For the three months ended March 31, 2025
SBA Residential
(In thousands) Held for Investment Commercial Residential Consumer construction Total
Balance, beginning of period $ 1,535 $ 17,361 $ 6,254 $ 775 $ 863 $ 26,788
Charge-offs **** (350) (2) (130) (50) (532)
Recoveries **** 5 5 27 37
Net (charge-offs) recoveries **** (345) 3 (130) (23) (495)
(Credit to) provision for credit losses charged to expense **** (95) 1,276 403 8 (234) 1,358
Balance, end of period $ 1,095 $ 18,640 $ 6,527 $ 760 $ 629 $ 27,651

Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments

In addition to the allowance for credit losses, the Company maintains a reserve for unfunded loan commitments at a level that Management believes is adequate to absorb estimated probable losses. At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, a $0.7 million commitment reserve was reported on the Balance Sheet as “Accrued expenses and other liabilities” and reported in the Consolidated Statements of Income as “Provision for credit losses, off-balance sheet”.

Reserve for Security Impairment

The Company maintains a reserve for credit losses on AFS debt securities. Adjustments to the reserve are made through the provision for credit losses and applied to the reserve, which is classified in “Debt securities available for sale” on the Balance Sheet. At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, there was no reserve for AFS debt securities.

The Company maintains a reserve for credit losses on HTM debt securities at a level that Management believes is adequate to absorb estimated probable losses. At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, no reserve was reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as these securities are either explicitly or implicitly guaranteed by the U.S. Government, are highly rated by major agencies or have a long history of no credit losses.

NOTE 9. Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company has derivative financial instruments in the form of interest rate swap agreements, which derive their value from underlying interest rates. These transactions involve both credit and market risk. The notional amounts are amounts on which calculations, payments and the value of the derivatives are based. Notional amounts do not represent direct credit exposures. Direct credit exposure is limited to the net difference between the calculated amounts to be received and paid, if any. Such difference, which represents the fair value of the derivative instrument, is reflected on the Company’s Balance Sheet as “Prepaid expenses and other assets” or “Accrued expenses and other liabilities”. 30

Table of Contents The Company is exposed to credit-related losses in the event of nonperformance by the counterparties to any derivative agreement. The Company controls the credit risk of its financial contracts through credit approvals, limits and monitoring procedures and does not expect any counterparties to fail their obligations. The Company deals only with primary dealers.

Derivative instruments are generally either negotiated via over the counter (“OTC”) contracts or standardized contracts executed on a recognized exchange. Negotiated OTC derivative contracts are generally entered into between two counterparties that negotiate specific agreement terms, including the underlying instrument, amount, exercise prices and maturity.

Risk Management Policies – Hedging Instruments

The primary focus of the Company’s asset/liability management program is to monitor the sensitivity of the Company’s net portfolio value and net income under varying interest rate scenarios to take steps to control its risks. On a quarterly basis, the Company evaluates the effectiveness of entering into any derivative agreement by measuring the cost of such an agreement in relation to the reduction in net portfolio value and net income volatility within an assumed range of interest rates.

Interest Rate Risk Management – Cash Flow Hedging Instruments

The Company has variable rate debt as a source of funds for use in the Company’s lending and investment activities and for other general business purposes. These debt obligations expose the Company to variability in interest payments due to changes in interest rates. If interest rates increase, interest expense increases. Conversely, if interest rates decrease, interest expense decreases. Management believes it is prudent to limit the variability of a portion of its interest payments and therefore hedges its variable-rate interest payments. To meet this objective, management enters into interest rate swap agreements whereby the Company receives variable interest rate payments and makes fixed interest rate payments during the contract period.

A summary of the Company’s outstanding interest rate swap agreements used to hedge variable rate debt at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively is as follows:

(Dollars in thousands) ​ ​ ​ March 31, 2026 ​ ​ ​ December 31, 2025 ****
Notional amount $ 20,000 $ 20,000
Fair value $ 259 $ 157
Weighted average pay rate **** 2.89 % 2.89 %
Weighted average receive rate **** 3.69 % 4.10 %
Weighted average maturity in years **** 1.95 2.20
Number of contracts **** 1 1

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Table of Contents During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company received variable rate SOFR payments from and paid fixed rates in accordance with its interest rate swap agreements. At March 31, 2026, the unrealized gain relating to interest rate swaps was recorded as a derivative asset and is included in “Prepaid expenses and other assets” on the Company’s Balance Sheet. Changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments of the variability of cash flows associated with long-term debt are reported in other comprehensive income. The following table presents the net gains and losses recorded in other comprehensive income and the consolidated financial statements relating to the cash flow derivative instruments at March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively:

For the three months ended March 31,
(In thousands) **** 2026 2025
Gain (loss) recognized in OCI
Gross of tax ​ ​ ​ $ 102 ​ ​ ​ $ (333)
Net of tax 74 (242)
Gain reclassified from AOCI into net income
Gross of tax 39 156
Net of tax 28 ​ ​ ​ 113

NOTE 10. Regulatory Capital

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 that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company’s Consolidated 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 assets, liabilities and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Bank’s and consolidated Company’s capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weighting and other factors.

The minimum capital level requirements include: (i) a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 4%; (ii) common equity Tier 1 risk weighted capital ratio of 4.5%; (iii) a Tier 1 risk weighted capital ratio of 6%; and (iv) a total risk weighted capital ratio of 8% for all institutions. The Bank is also required to maintain a “capital conservation buffer” of 2.5% above the regulatory minimum capital ratios which results in the following minimum ratios: (i) a common equity Tier 1 risk weighted capital ratio of 7.0%; (ii) a Tier 1 risk weighted capital ratio of 8.5%; and (iii) a total risk weighted capital ratio of 10.5%. An institution will be subject to limitations on paying dividends, engaging in share repurchases and paying discretionary bonuses if its capital level falls below the buffer amount. These limitations will establish a maximum percentage of eligible retained income that could be utilized for such actions.

As the Company’s consolidated assets now exceed $3 billion, it no longer qualifies for the Federal Reserve’s Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement. Accordingly, the Company is subject to the Federal Reserve’s consolidated capital requirements applicable to bank holding companies. 32

Table of Contents The following table shows information regarding the Company’s and the Bank’s regulatory capital levels at March 31, 2026 and at December 31, 2025, as if the Company were subject to minimum capital requirements.

Actual Required for Capital Adequacy Purposes To be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Regulations *
Amount Ratio Amount Ratio Amount Ratio
(Dollars in thousands)
As of March 31, 2026
Total risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets)
Company Consolidated $ 398,450 16.16 % $ 197,237 8.00 % $ 246,547 10.00 %
Bank 388,439 15.76 197,160 8.00 246,450 10.00
Common equity tier 1 (to risk-weighted assets)
Company Consolidated 357,592 14.50 110,946 4.50 160,255 6.50
Bank 357,593 14.51 110,902 4.50 160,192 6.50
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)
Company Consolidated 367,592 14.91 147,928 6.00 197,237 8.00
Bank 357,593 14.51 147,870 6.00 197,160 8.00
Tier 1 capital (to average total assets)
Company Consolidated 367,592 12.93 113,754 4.00 142,192 5.00
Bank 357,593 12.62 113,334 4.00 141,667 5.00
As of December 31, 2025
Total risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets)
Company Consolidated $ 385,054 16.12 % $ 191,088 8.00 % $ 238,860 10.00 %
Bank 374,667 15.70 190,922 8.00 238,652 10.00
Common equity tier 1 (to risk-weighted assets)
Company Consolidated 345,158 14.45 107,487 4.50 155,259 6.50
Bank 344,796 14.45 107,393 4.50 155,124 6.50
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)
Company Consolidated 355,158 14.87 143,316 6.00 191,088 8.00
Bank 344,796 14.45 143,191 6.00 190,922 8.00
Tier 1 capital (to average total assets)
Company Consolidated 355,158 12.72 111,698 4.00 139,622 5.00
Bank 344,796 12.39 111,305 4.00 139,131 5.00

*Prompt Corrective Action requirements only apply to the Bank.

NOTE 11. Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated all events or transactions that occurred through the date the Company issued these financial statements.

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

The following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the 2025 consolidated audited financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. When necessary, reclassifications have been made to prior period data throughout the following discussion and analysis for purposes of comparability. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain “forward looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which may be identified by the use of such words as “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “should”, “planned”, “estimated” and “potential”. Examples of forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, estimates with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and business of Unity Bancorp, Inc. that are subject to various factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from these estimates. These factors include, in addition to those items contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K under Item IA-Risk Factors, as updated by our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the following: changes in general, economic and market conditions, including the impact of inflation, tariffs, legislative and regulatory conditions and the development of an interest rate environment that adversely affects Unity Bancorp, Inc.’s interest rate spread or other income anticipated from operations and investments and the impact of health or other emergencies on our employees, operations and customers.

Overview

Unity Bancorp, Inc. (the “Parent Company”) is a bank holding company incorporated in New Jersey and registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, Unity Bank (the “Bank” or, when consolidated with the Parent Company, the “Company”) is chartered by the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance and commenced operations on September 13, 1991. The Bank provides a full range of commercial and retail banking services through online banking platforms and its robust branch network located throughout Bergen, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Ocean, Somerset, Union and Warren counties in New Jersey and Northampton County in Pennsylvania. These services include the acceptance of demand, savings and time deposits and the extension of consumer, real estate, Small Business Administration ("SBA") and other commercial credits. The Bank has multiple subsidiaries used to hold part of its investment and loan portfolios and to hold other real estate owned if the Bank takes title to property securing loans.

Earnings Summary

Net income totaled $14.3 million, or $1.40 per diluted share for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $11.6 million, or $1.13 per diluted share for the same period in 2025. Return on average assets and return on average common equity for the quarter were 2.04 percent and 16.38 percent, respectively, compared to 1.83 percent and 15.56 percent for the same period in 2025.

Current quarter highlights include:

Net interest income increased 12.8 percent compared to the prior year’s quarter, primarily due to the increased volume and yield on loans and decreased cost of time deposits, partially offset by volume of interest-bearing deposits.
Net interest margin equaled 4.53 percent this quarter compared to 4.46 percent in the prior year’s quarter. The increase was primarily due to the decrease in cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
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The provision for credit losses on loans and off-balance sheet items was $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $1.3 million in provision for credit losses on loans and off-balance sheet items for the prior year’s quarter. The decrease was primarily due to qualitative adjustments.
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Noninterest income increased 36.9 percent compared to the prior year’s first quarter, primarily due to increased gains on sale of SBA loans and mortgage loans.
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Noninterest expense increased 11.6 percent compared to the prior year’s first quarter, primarily due to increases in compensation and benefits and loan related expenses, partially offset by a decrease in director fees.
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The effective tax rate was 22.7 percent compared to 24.8 percent in the prior year’s first quarter. During the first quarter of 2026, Unity purchased $5.1 million of tax credits, resulting in $0.4 million of tax savings. The Company intends to evaluate tax credit opportunities on an ongoing basis, subject to market availability and regulatory considerations.

The Company’s performance ratios may be found in the table below.

For the three months ended March 31,
​ ​ ​ 2026 ​ ​ ​ 2025 ****
Net income per common share - Basic (1) $ 1.43 $ 1.15
Net income per common share - Diluted (2) $ 1.40 $ 1.13
Return on average assets **** 2.04 % 1.83 %
Return on average equity (3) **** 16.38 % 15.56 %
Dividend payout ratio (4) 11.43 % 12.39 %
Average equity to average assets (5) **** 12.44 % 11.78 %

(1) Defined as net income divided by weighted average shares outstanding.
(2) Defined as net income divided by the sum of the weighted average shares and the potential dilutive impact of the exercise of outstanding options.
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(3) Defined as annualized net income divided by average shareholders’ equity.
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(5) Defined as average equity divided by average total assets.
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Net Interest Income

The primary source of the Company’s operating income is net interest income, which is the difference between interest and dividends earned on interest-earning assets and fees earned on loans and interest paid on interest-bearing liabilities. Interest-earning assets include loans to individuals and businesses, investment securities and interest-earning deposits. Interest-bearing liabilities include interest-bearing demand, savings, brokered and time deposits, FHLB advances and other borrowings.

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, tax-equivalent net interest income amounted to $30.7 million, an increase of $3.5 million or 12.8 percent when compared to the same period in 2025. The net interest margin increased 7 basis points to 4.53 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to 4.46 percent for the same period in 2025.

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, tax-equivalent interest income was $45.2 million, an increase of $4.4 million or 10.7 percent when compared to the same period in 2025. This increase was mainly driven by increases in the average balance of loans, yield of loans and volume of interest-bearing deposits.

Of the $4.4 million increase in interest income on a tax-equivalent basis, $4.4 million was due to the increased average volume of interest-earning assets.
The average volume of interest-earning assets increased $275.4 million to $2.8 billion for the first quarter of 2026 compared to $2.5 billion in 2025. This was due primarily to a $268.8 million increase in average loans and $31.2 million increase in interest-bearing deposits. The increase was offset by a $24.5 million decrease in average investments.
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The yield on total interest-earning assets decreased 2 basis points to 6.66 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2026, when compared to the same period in 2025. The yield on the loan portfolio increased 2 basis points to 6.70 percent.
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Table of Contents Total interest expense was $14.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, an increase of $0.9 million or 6.6 percent compared to the same period in 2025. This increase was driven by the increased average volume of interest-bearing deposits, partially offset by decreased cost of time deposits.

The $0.9 million increase in interest expense resulted from an increase of $1.4 million in volume of interest-bearing deposits, partially offset by a $0.5 million decrease in rate on average interest-bearing liabilities.
The average cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased 12 basis points to 2.92 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to 2025.
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Interest-bearing liabilities averaged $2.0 billion during the three months ended March 31, 2026, an increase of $200.5 million, compared to the same period in 2025. The increase in interest-bearing liabilities was primarily due to an increase in savings deposits, brokered deposits, time deposits and interest-bearing demand deposits, partially offset by a decrease in borrowed funds.
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Consolidated Average Balance Sheets

(Dollar amounts in thousands, interest amounts and interest rates/yields on a fully tax-equivalent basis, assuming a federal tax rate of 21 percent.)

For the three months ended
March 31, 2026 March 31, 2025
Average Average
Balance Interest Rate/Yield Balance Interest Rate/Yield ****
ASSETS
Interest-earning assets:
Interest-bearing deposits $ 61,424 $ 558 3.69 % $ 30,259 $ 332 4.45 %
FHLB stock 7,214 134 7.53 7,459 182 9.90
Securities:
Taxable 118,488 1,409 4.76 142,847 1,786 5.00
Tax-exempt 1,486 21 5.60 1,596 18 4.59
Total securities (A) 119,974 1,430 4.77 144,443 1,804 5.00
Loans:
SBA loans 41,576 844 8.12 49,638 934 7.53
Commercial loans 1,528,022 25,016 6.55 1,306,052 21,314 6.53
Commercial construction loans 152,561 3,038 7.96 140,946 2,946 8.36
Residential mortgage loans 678,359 10,913 6.44 639,742 9,947 6.22
Consumer loans 84,037 1,424 6.78 75,156 1,346 7.16
Residential construction loans 80,226 1,825 9.10 84,414 1,996 9.46
Total loans (B) 2,564,781 43,060 6.72 2,295,948 38,483 6.70
Total interest-earning assets $ 2,753,393 $ 45,182 6.66 % $ 2,478,109 $ 40,801 6.68 %
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks 24,735 23,117
Allowance for credit losses (33,007) (27,455)
Other assets 98,891 91,553
Total noninterest-earning assets 90,619 87,215
Total assets $ 2,844,012 $ 2,565,324
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing demand deposits $ 385,444 $ 1,910 2.01 % $ 341,991 $ 1,622 1.92 %
Savings deposits 563,220 3,160 2.28 495,051 2,593 2.12
Brokered deposits 265,877 2,267 3.46 213,517 1,787 3.39
Time deposits 685,355 6,128 3.63 637,936 6,415 4.08
Total interest-bearing deposits 1,899,896 13,465 2.87 1,688,495 12,417 2.98
Borrowed funds and subordinated debentures 108,231 984 3.64 119,135 1,133 3.80
Total interest-bearing liabilities $ 2,008,127 $ 14,449 2.92 % $ 1,807,630 $ 13,550 3.04 %
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits 457,603 425,569
Other liabilities 24,594 29,833
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities 482,197 455,402
Total shareholders' equity 353,688 302,292

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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 2,844,012 $ 2,565,324
Net interest spread $ 30,733 3.74 % $ 27,251 3.64 %
Tax-equivalent basis adjustment (3)
Net interest income $ 30,730 $ 27,251
Net interest margin 4.53 % 4.46 %

(A) Yields related to securities exempt from federal and state income taxes are stated on a fully tax-equivalent basis, assuming a federal tax rate of 21 percent.

(B) The loan averages are stated net of unearned income, and the averages include loans on which the accrual of interest has been discontinued.

The rate volume table below presents an analysis of the impact on interest income and expense resulting from changes in average volume and rates over the periods presented. Changes that are not solely due to volume or rate variances have been allocated proportionally to both, based on their relative absolute values. Amounts have been computed on a tax-equivalent basis, assuming a federal income tax rate of 21 percent.

For the three months ended March 31, 2026 versus March 31, 2025
Increase (decrease) due to change in:
(In thousands on a tax-equivalent basis) ​ ​ ​ Volume Mix ​ ​ ​ Rate ​ ​ ​ Net
Interest income:
Interest-bearing deposits $ 291 $ (65) $ 226
FHLB stock (6) (42) (48)
Securities (294) (80) (374)
Loans 4,363 214 4,577
Total interest income $ 4,354 $ 27 $ 4,381
Interest expense:
Demand deposits $ 210 $ 78 $ 288
Savings deposits 366 201 567
Brokered deposits 443 37 480
Time deposits 454 (741) (287)
Total interest-bearing deposits 1,473 (425) 1,048
Borrowed funds and subordinated debentures (102) (47) (149)
Total interest expense 1,371 (472) 899
Net interest income - fully tax-equivalent $ 2,983 $ 499 $ 3,482
Decrease in tax-equivalent adjustment (3)
Net interest income $ 3,479

Provision for Credit Losses

The provision for credit losses for loans was $1.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $1.4 million for the same period in 2025.

The provision for credit losses for off-balance sheet exposures was $5 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to a release of $41 thousand for the same period in 2025.

There was no provision for credit losses on securities for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.

Each period’s credit loss provision is the result of Management’s analysis of the loan portfolio and reflects changes in the size and composition of the portfolio, the level of net charge-offs, delinquencies, current and expected economic conditions and other internal and external factors impacting the risk within the loan portfolio. Additional information may be found under the captions “Financial Condition - Asset Quality” and “Financial Condition - Allowance for Credit 37

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Income Tax Expense

For the quarter ended March 31, 2026, the Company reported income tax expense of $4.2 million for an effective tax rate of 22.7 percent, compared to income tax expense of $3.8 million and an effective tax rate of 24.8 percent for the prior year’s quarter. During the first quarter of 2026, Unity purchased $5.1 million of tax credits, resulting in $0.4 million of tax savings.

Financial Condition at March 31, 2026

Total assets increased $60.7 million or 2.0 percent, to $3.0 billion at March 31, 2026, when compared to year end 2025. This increase was primarily due to increases of $56.9 million in gross loans, $12.6 million in cash and cash equivalents, and $0.4 million in accrued interest receivable, partially offset by a decrease of $8.7 million in securities.

Total shareholders’ equity increased $12.5 million, when compared to year end 2025, primarily due to earnings and an increase in common stock, partially offset by dividends paid on common stock and the repurchase of shares during the three months ended March 31, 2026.

These fluctuations are discussed in further detail in the paragraphs that follow.

Securities Portfolio

The Company’s securities portfolio consists of AFS debt securities, HTM debt securities and equity investments. Management determines the appropriate security classification of AFS and HTM at the time of purchase. The investment securities portfolio is maintained for asset-liability management purposes, as well as for liquidity and earnings purposes.

AFS debt securities are investments carried at fair value that may be sold in response to changing market and interest rate conditions or for other business purposes. Activity in this portfolio is undertaken primarily to manage liquidity and interest rate risk, to take advantage of market conditions that create economically attractive returns and as an additional source of earnings. AFS debt securities consist primarily of obligations of U.S. Government, state and political subdivisions, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and corporate and other securities.

AFS debt securities totaled $63.3 million at March 31, 2026, a decrease of $7.6 million or 10.7 percent, compared to $70.9 million at December 31, 2025. This net decrease was the result of:

$7.2 million in principal payments, calls and maturities;
$0.2 million in unrealized losses recognized through earnings; and
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$0.2 million of depreciation in market value of the portfolio. At March 31, 2026, the portfolio had a net unrealized loss of $1.8 million compared to a net unrealized loss of $1.6 million at December 31, 2025. These net unrealized losses are reflected net of tax in shareholder’s equity as accumulated other comprehensive loss.
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The weighted average life of AFS debt securities, adjusted for prepayments, amounted to 4.9 years and 5.1 years at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. The effective duration of AFS debt securities amounted to 2.0 and 1.9 years at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

HTM debt securities, which are carried at amortized cost, are investments for which there is the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity. The portfolio is primarily comprised of obligations of U.S. Government, state and political subdivisions and mortgage-backed securities. 38

Table of Contents HTM debt securities were $36.6 million at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

The weighted average life of HTM securities, adjusted for prepayments, amounted to 12.9 years and 14.8 years at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the fair value of HTM securities was $30.4 million. The effective duration of HTM securities amounted to 10.3 years and 10.7 years at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

Equity securities are investments carried at fair value that may be sold in response to changing market and interest rate conditions or for other business purposes. Activity in this portfolio is undertaken primarily to manage liquidity and to take advantage of market conditions that create economically attractive returns and as an additional source of earnings. Equity securities consist of Community Reinvestment Act ("CRA") mutual fund investments and the equity holdings of other financial institutions.

Equity securities totaled $15.3 million at March 31, 2026, a decrease of $1.3 million or 7.5 percent, compared to $16.6 million at December 31, 2025. This net decrease was the result of:

$1.8 million in sales;
$0.5 million in unrealized losses;
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Partially offset by $0.6 million in realized gains; and
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$0.4 million in purchases
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Securities with a carrying value of $69.0 million and $69.2 million at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, were held at the FHLB or FRB and were pledged for borrowing purposes; however, there were no securities borrowed against at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

Approximately 61 percent of the total debt security investment portfolio had a fixed rate of interest at March 31, 2026 compared to 65 percent at March 31, 2025.

See Note 6 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding Securities.

Loan Portfolio

The loan portfolio, which represents the Company’s largest asset group, is a significant source of both interest and fee income. The portfolio consists of SBA, commercial, commercial construction, residential mortgage, consumer and residential construction loans. Each of these segments is subject to differing levels of credit and interest rate risk.

Total loans increased $56.9 million or 2.2 percent to $2.6 billion at March 31, 2026, compared to year end 2025. Commercial, commercial construction, residential construction, loans held for sale and consumer loans increased by $41.1 million, $12.0 million, $10.6 million, $3.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively. This was offset by decreases of $8.5 million and $1.8 million in residential mortgage and SBA loans, respectively.

Below is a table of the geographic loan allocation of the Bank’s Commercial loan portfolio as of March 31, 2026:

New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Other
Commercial loans
SBA 504 73.5 % 1.4 % 25.0 % 0.1 %
Commercial & industrial 91.8 2.0 4.8 1.5
Commercial mortgage - owner occupied 84.1 8.4 4.7 3.1
Commercial mortgage - nonowner occupied 83.0 6.5 4.2 6.3
Other 85.0 14.7 0.3
Commercial construction loans 88.1 5.0 6.9
Total 84.6 % 6.9 % 5.1 % 3.4 %

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Table of Contents Average loans increased $268.8 million or 11.7 percent to $2.6 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2026 from $2.3 billion for the same period in 2025. The increase in average loans was due to increases in average commercial, residential mortgages, commercial construction and consumer loans, partially offset by decreases in average residential construction and SBA loans. The yield on the overall loan portfolio increased 2 basis points to 6.72 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2026 when compared to the same period in the prior year.

SBA 7(a) loans, on which the SBA historically has provided guarantees of up to 90 percent of the principal balance, are considered a higher risk loan product for the Company than its other loan products. These loans are made for the purposes of providing working capital or financing the purchase of equipment, inventory or commercial real estate. Generally, an SBA 7(a) loan has a deficiency in its credit profile that would not allow the borrower to qualify for a traditional commercial loan, which is why the SBA provides the guarantee. The deficiency may be a higher loan to value (“LTV”) ratio, lower debt service coverage (“DSC”) ratio or weak personal financial guarantees. In addition, many SBA 7(a) loans are for startup businesses where there is no history or financial information. Finally, many SBA borrowers do not have an ongoing and continuous banking relationship with the Bank, but merely work with the Bank on a single transaction. The guaranteed portion of the Company’s SBA loans may be sold in the secondary market.

SBA loans held for sale, carried at the lower of cost or market, amounted to $8.2 million at March 31, 2026, an increase of $0.2 million from $8.0 million at December 31, 2025. SBA 7(a) loans held for investment amounted to $32.5 million at March 31, 2026, a decrease of $1.8 million from $34.3 million at December 31, 2025. The yield on SBA loans, which are generally floating and adjust quarterly to the Prime rate, was 8.12 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to 7.53 percent for the same period in the prior year. The Company sold $4.0 million of SBA loans during the three months ended March 31, 2026.

The guarantee rates on SBA 7(a) loans range from 50 percent to 90 percent, with the majority of the portfolio having a guarantee rate of 75 percent at origination. The guarantee rates are determined by the SBA and can vary from year to year depending on government funding and the goals of the SBA program. Approximately $49.4 million and $49.2 million in SBA loans were sold but serviced by the Bank at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, and are not included on the Company’s Balance Sheet. There is no relationship or correlation between the guarantee percentages and the level of charge-offs and recoveries on the Company’s SBA 7(a) loans. Charge-offs taken on SBA 7(a) loans effect the unguaranteed portion of the loan. SBA loans are underwritten to the same credit standards irrespective of the guarantee percentage.

Commercial loans are generally made in the Company’s marketplace for the purpose of providing working capital, financing the purchase of equipment, inventory or commercial real estate and for other business purposes. These loans amounted to $1.6 billion at March 31, 2026, an increase of $41.1 million from year end 2025. The yield on commercial loans was 6.55 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to 6.53 percent for the same period in 2025. The SBA 504 program, which consists of real estate backed commercial mortgages where the Company has the first mortgage and the SBA has the second mortgage on the property, is included in the Commercial loan portfolio. The Commercial Real Estate sub-category includes both owner occupied and non-owner occupied commercial mortgages.

Commercial construction loans amounted to $159.2 million at March 31, 2026, an increase of $12.0 million from the $147.2 million at 2025. The yield on commercial construction loans was 7.96 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to 8.36 percent for the same period in 2025.

Residential mortgage loans consist of loans secured by 1 to 4 family residential properties. These loans amounted to $668.7 million at March 31, 2026, a decrease of $8.5 million from year end 2025. Sales of conforming mortgage loans totaled $19.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to sales of $7.5 million in the prior year period. The yield on residential mortgages was 6.44 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to 6.22 percent for the same period in 2025. Residential mortgage loans maintained in portfolio are generally to individuals that do not qualify for conventional financing. In extending credit to this category of borrowers, the Bank considers other mitigating factors such as credit history, equity and liquid reserves of the borrower. As a result, the residential mortgage loan portfolio of the Bank includes adjustable rate mortgages with rates that exceed the rates on conventional fixed-rate mortgage loan products but which are not considered high priced mortgages. 40

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Residential construction loans consist of short-term loans for the purpose of funding the costs of building a home. These loans amounted to $83.9 million at March 31, 2026, an increase of $10.6 million from year end 2025. The yield on residential construction loans was 9.10 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to 9.46 percent for the same period in 2025.

There are no concentrations of loans to any borrowers or group of borrowers exceeding 10 percent of the total loan portfolio.

In the normal course of business, the Company may originate loan products whose terms could give rise to additional credit risk. Interest-only loans, loans with high LTV, construction loans with payments made from interest reserves and multiple loans supported by the same collateral (e.g. home equity loans) are examples of such products. However, these products are not material to the Company’s financial position and are closely managed via credit controls designed to mitigate their additional inherent risk. Management does not believe that these products create a concentration of credit risk in the Company’s loan portfolio. The Company does not have any option adjustable rate mortgage loans.

The majority of the Company’s loans are secured by real estate. Declines in the market values of real estate in the Company’s trade area impact the value of the collateral securing its loans. This could lead to greater losses in the event of defaults on loans secured by real estate. At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, approximately 96 percent of the Company’s loan portfolio was secured by real estate.

The following table sets forth the classification of loans by loan type, including unearned fees and deferred costs and excluding the allowance for credit losses as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025:

In thousands, except percentages March 31, 2026 % December 31, 2025 %
Loans held for sale $ 12,557 0.5% $ 9,490 0.4%
SBA loans 32,499 1.2% 34,259 1.3%
Commercial loans
SBA 504 43,254 1.7% 43,802 1.7%
Commercial & industrial 185,207 7.1% 183,163 7.2%
Commercial mortgage - owner occupied 681,803 26.2% 660,427 26.0%
Commercial mortgage - nonowner occupied 561,057 21.6% 531,954 20.9%
Other 87,845 3.4% 98,686 3.9%
Total commercial loans 1,559,166 60.0% 1,518,032 59.7%
Commercial construction loans 159,200 6.1% 147,215 5.8%
Residential mortgage loans
Primary residence 467,329 18.0% 472,482 18.6%
Secondary residence 67,835 2.6% 71,656 2.8%
Investor property 133,575 5.1% 133,083 5.2%
Total residential mortgage loans 668,739 25.7% 677,221 26.6%
Consumer loans
Home equity 82,980 3.2% 82,488 3.2%
Consumer other 2,634 0.1% 2,731 0.1%
Total consumer loans 85,614 3.3% 85,219 3.3%
Residential construction loans 83,881 3.2% 73,277 2.9%
Total gross loans $ 2,601,656 100.0% $ 2,544,713 100.0%

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Asset Quality

Nonaccrual loans were $30.6 million at March 31, 2026, a $0.8 million increase from $29.8 million at December 31, 2025 and a $13.8 million increase from $16.8 million at March 31, 2025, respectively. Since year end 2025, nonaccrual loans in the residential mortgage and consumer segments increased, offset by a decrease in nonaccrual loans in the SBA, commercial and residential construction segments. In addition, there was $0.1 million in loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest at March 31, 2026, compared to none at December 31, 2025 and 1.1 million at March 31, 2025.

The following table set forth an analysis of nonaccrual loans as of March 31, 2026 based off of geographical location:

Residential Residential
(in thousands) SBA Commercial Mortgage Consumer Construction Total
Ending balance:
New Jersey $ 1,111 $ 18,375 $ 5,954 $ 1,502 $ 128 $ 27,070
New York 451 1,150 1,601
Pennsylvania 1,811 55 1,866
Other 83 83
Total $ 1,645 $ 18,375 $ 8,915 $ 1,557 $ 128 $ 30,620

The Company also monitors potential problem loans. Potential problem loans are those loans where information about possible credit problems of borrowers causes Management to have doubts as to the ability of such borrowers to comply with loan repayment terms. These loans are categorized by their non-passing risk rating and performing loan status. Potential problem loans totaled $7.8 million at March 31, 2026, a decrease of $3.7 million from $11.5 million at December 31, 2025.

See Note 7 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding Asset Quality.

Allowance for Credit Losses and Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments

The allowance for credit losses on loans totaled $33.4 million at March 31, 2026, compared to $32.3 million at December 31, 2025 and $27.7 million at March 31, 2025, with a resulting allowance to total loan ratio of 1.28 percent at March 31, 2026, compared to 1.27 percent at December 31, 2025 and 1.18 percent at March 31, 2025. Net charge-offs amounted to $31 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to net charge-offs of $0.5 million for the same period in 2025. As of March 31, 2026, there was no allowance for credit losses on individually evaluated loans based upon the valuation of the collateral securing each loan.

The Company maintains a reserve for unfunded loan commitments at a level that Management believes is adequate to absorb estimated expected losses. Adjustments to the reserve are made through provision for credit losses and applied to the reserve which is classified in Other liabilities. At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the commitment reserve totaled $0.7 million.

See Note 8 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding the Allowance for Credit Losses and Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments.

Deposits

Deposits, which include noninterest-bearing demand deposits, interest-bearing demand deposits, savings deposits and time deposits, are the primary source of the Company’s funds. The Company offers a variety of products designed to attract and retain customers, with primary focus on building and expanding relationships. The Company continues to 42

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Total deposits increased $55.1 million to $2.4 billion at March 31, 2026 from year end 2025. This increase was due to increases of $47.7 million in savings deposits, $16.4 million in time deposits, $9.0 million in interest-bearing demand deposits, partially offset by decreases of $3.6 million in brokered deposits and $14.4 million in noninterest-bearing demand deposits. The change in the composition of the portfolio from December 31, 2025 reflects a 8.9 percent increase in savings deposits, a 2.4 percent increase in time deposits, a 2.4 percent increase in interest-bearing demand deposits, partially offset by a 1.3 percent decrease in brokered deposits and a 3.1 percent decrease in noninterest-bearing deposits.

As of March 31, 2026, 21.6 percent of total deposits were uninsured or uncollateralized. The Company’s deposit composition as of March 31, 2026, consisted of 19.0 percent in noninterest-bearing demand deposits, 17.2 percent in interest-bearing demand deposits, 24.9 percent in savings deposits and 38.9 percent in time deposits.

Borrowed Funds and Subordinated Debentures

As part of the Company’s overall funding and liquidity management program, from time to time the Company borrows from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York. Residential mortgages, commercial loans and debt securities collateralize these borrowings.

Borrowed funds and subordinated debentures totaled $258.6 million and $266.1 million at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, and are broken down in the following table:

(In thousands) ​ ​ ​ March 31, 2026 ​ ​ ​ December 31, 2025
FHLB borrowings:
Non-overnight, fixed rate advances $ 15,774 $ 15,774
Overnight advances **** 162,500 170,000
Puttable advances 70,000 70,000
Subordinated debentures **** 10,310 10,310
Total borrowed funds and subordinated debentures $ 258,584 $ 266,084

In March 2026, the FHLB issued a $250.0 million municipal deposit letter of credit in the name of Unity Bank naming the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance as beneficiary, to secure municipal deposits as required under New Jersey law. The FHLB issued an additional $33.0 million municipal deposit letter of credit in the name of Unity Bank naming certain townships in Pennsylvania as beneficiary, to secure municipal deposits as required under Pennsylvania law.

At March 31, 2026, the Company had $108.5 million of additional credit available at the FHLB, $282.2 million of additional credit available at the FRB and $20.0 million of additional credit available from other sources. Pledging additional collateral in the form of 1 to 4 family residential mortgages, commercial loans and investment securities can increase the lines with the FHLB and FRB.

For the three months ended March 31, 2026, average FHLB Borrowings were $97.9 million with a weighted average cost of 3.45%.

Subordinated Debentures

On July 24, 2006, Unity (NJ) Statutory Trust II, a statutory business trust and wholly-owned subsidiary of Unity Bancorp, Inc., issued $10.0 million of floating rate capital trust pass through securities to investors due on July 24, 2036. The subordinated debentures are redeemable in whole or part. The floating interest rate on the subordinated debentures is the daily compounded SOFR rate with a 0.262 percent spread. The floating interest rate was 5.539 percent at March 31, 2026 and 5.537 percent at December 31, 2025.

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Market risk for the Company is primarily limited to interest rate risk, which is the impact that changes in interest rates would have on future earnings. The Company’s Asset and Liability Management Committee (“ALCO”) manages this risk. The principal objectives of ALCO are to establish prudent risk management guidelines, evaluate and control the level of interest rate risk in balance sheet accounts, determine the level of appropriate risk given the business focus, operating environment and capital and liquidity requirements and actively manage risk within Board-approved guidelines. ALCO reviews the maturities and repricing of loans, investments, deposits and borrowings, cash flow needs, current market conditions and interest rate levels.

The following table presents the Company’s Economic Value of Equity (“EVE”) and Net Interest Income (“NII”) sensitivity exposure related to an instantaneous and sustained parallel shift in market interest rate of 100, 200 and 300 bps, which were all in compliance with Board approved tolerances at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025:

Estimated Increase/ (Decrease) in EVE Estimated 12 mo. Increase/ (Decrease) In NII
(In thousands, except percentages) EVE Amount Percent NII Amount Percent ****
March 31, 2026
+300 $ 361,735 $ (64,947) **** (15.22) % $ 118,276 $ (9,325) **** (7.31) %
+200 384,956 (41,726) **** (9.78) 121,863 (5,738) **** (4.50)
+100 **** 407,030 **** (19,652) **** (4.61) **** 124,880 **** (2,721) **** (2.13)
0 426,682 127,601
-100 **** 427,435 **** 753 **** 0.18 **** 128,323 **** 722 **** 0.57
-200 **** 434,528 **** 7,846 **** 1.84 **** 127,954 **** 353 **** 0.28
-300 **** 440,377 **** 13,695 **** 3.21 **** 127,366 **** (235) **** (0.19)
December 31, 2025
+300 $ 340,214 $ (64,815) (16.00) % $ 117,482 $ (8,261) (6.57) %
+200 363,539 (41,490) (10.24) 120,592 (5,151) (4.10)
+100 **** 386,622 (18,407) (4.54) 123,439 (2,304) (1.83)
0 **** 405,029 125,743
-100 **** 408,925 3,896 0.96 125,933 190 0.15
-200 411,585 6,556 1.62 125,257 (486) (0.39)
-300 **** 417,084 12,055 2.98 124,600 (1,143) (0.92)

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

The Bank 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. These transactions may involve elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Bank's exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit is represented by the contractual notional amount of those instruments. The Bank uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments.

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Bank evaluates each customer’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained if deemed necessary by the Bank upon extension of credit is based on management’s credit evaluation of the borrower.

The following table shows the amounts and expected maturities or payment periods of off-balance sheet arrangements and contractual obligations as of March 31, 2026:

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(In thousands) or less three years five years years Total
Off-balance sheet arrangements:
Standby letters of credit $ 441 $ 4,158 $ 50 $ 2,284 $ 6,933
Contractual obligations:
Time deposits 892,112 32,051 1,020 108 925,291
Borrowed funds and subordinated debentures 168,274 30,000 50,000 10,310 258,584
Operating leases 607 871 769 2,182 4,429
Total off-balance sheet arrangements and contractual obligations $ 1,061,434 $ 67,080 $ 51,839 $ 14,884 $ 1,195,237

Standby letters of credit represent guarantees of payment issued by the Bank on behalf of a client that is used as “payments of last resort” should the client fail to fulfill a contractual commitment with a third party. Standby letters of credit are typically short-term in duration, maturing in one year or less.

Time deposits have stated maturity dates and include brokered time deposits.

Borrowed funds and subordinated debentures include fixed and adjustable rate borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank and subordinated debentures. The borrowings have defined terms and under certain circumstances are callable at the option of the lender.

Liquidity

Liquidity measures the ability to satisfy current and future cash flow needs as they become due. A bank’s liquidity reflects its ability to meet loan demand, to accommodate possible outflows in deposits and to take advantage of interest rate opportunities in the marketplace. Our liquidity is monitored by Management and the Board of Directors, which reviews historical funding requirements, our current liquidity position, sources and stability of funding, marketability of assets, options for attracting additional funds, and anticipated future funding needs, including the level of unfunded commitments. Our goal is to maintain sufficient asset-based liquidity to cover potential funding requirements in order to minimize our dependence on volatile and potentially unstable funding markets.

The principal sources of funds at the Bank are deposits, scheduled amortization and prepayments of investment and loan principal, sales and maturities of investment securities, additional borrowings and funds provided by operations. While scheduled loan payments and maturing investments are relatively predictable sources of funds, deposit inflows and outflows and loan prepayments are greatly influenced by general interest rates, economic conditions and competition. The Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows provides detail on the Company’s sources and uses of cash, as well as an indication of the Company’s ability to maintain an adequate level of liquidity. At March 31, 2026, the balance of cash and cash equivalents was $229.2 million, an increase of $12.6 million from December 31, 2025. A discussion of on- and off-balance sheet liquidity follows.

Securities. The Company’s available for sale investment portfolio amounted to $63.3 million and $70.9 million at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.
Loans. Loans held for sale portfolio amounted to $12.6 million and $9.5 million at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. Sales of these loans provide an additional source of liquidity for the Company.
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Commitments. The Company was committed to advance approximately $460.6 million to its borrowers as of March 31, 2026, compared to $508.5 million at December 31, 2025. At March 31, 2026, $204.9 million of these commitments expire within one year, compared to $270.3 million at December 31, 2025. The Company had $6.9 million and $5.9 million in standby letters of credit at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, which are included in the commitments amount noted above. The estimated fair value of these guarantees is not significant. The Company believes it has the necessary liquidity to honor all commitments. Many of these commitments will expire and never be funded.
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Deposits. As of March 31, 2026, deposits included $449.6 million of government deposits, as compared to $444.9 million at year end 2025.  These deposits are generally short in duration and are very sensitive to price
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competition. The Company believes that the current level of these types of deposits is appropriate. Within this portfolio the average deposit size was $8.0 million as of March 31, 2026.
Borrowed Funds. Total FHLB borrowings amounted to $248.3 million and $255.8 million as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. As a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, the Company can borrow additional funds based on the market value of collateral pledged. At March 31, 2026, pledging provided an additional $108.5 million in borrowing potential from the FHLB, $282.2 million from the FRB and $20.0 million from other sources. In addition, the Company can pledge additional collateral in the form of 1 to 4 family residential mortgages, commercial loans or investment securities to increase these lines with the FHLB and FRB. As of March 31, 2026, total available funding plus cash on hand represented 124.4% of uninsured or uncollateralized deposits.
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Regulatory Capital

Consistent with our goal to operate as a sound and profitable financial organization, Unity Bancorp, Inc. and Unity Bank actively seek to maintain our well capitalized status in accordance with regulatory standards. As of March 31, 2026, Unity Bank exceeded all capital requirements of the federal banking regulators and was considered well capitalized.

See Note 10 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding Regulatory Capital.

Shareholders’ Equity

Repurchase Plan

On August 1, 2024, the Board authorized a repurchase plan permitting the repurchase of up to 500 thousand shares, or approximately 5.0% of the Company’s outstanding common stock, in addition to the previously approved repurchase plan authorizing the repurchase of up to 500 thousand shares of common stock. For the quarter ended March 31, 2026, a total of 6,616 shares were repurchased at a weighted average price of $49.01, leaving 562 thousand shares available for repurchase. The timing and amount of additional purchases, if any, will depend upon several factors including the Company’s capital needs, the Company’s liquidity position, the performance of its loan portfolio, the need for additional provisions for credit losses and the market price of the Company’s stock.

Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices

The financial statements and notes thereto, presented elsewhere herein have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars without considering the change in the relative purchasing power of money over time and due to inflation. The impact of inflation is reflected in the increased cost of operations. Unlike most industrial companies, nearly all the Company’s assets and liabilities are monetary. As a result, interest rates have a greater impact on performance than do the effects of general levels of 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

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, there have been no significant changes in the Company’s assessment of market risk as reported in Item 7 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. (See Interest Rate Sensitivity in Management’s Discussion and Analysis herein.)

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Table of Contents ITEM 4         Controls and Procedures

a) The Company’s Management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2026. Based on this evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective for recording, processing, summarizing and reporting the information the Company is required to disclose in the reports it files under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
b) No significant change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting has occurred during the quarterly period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s controls over financial reporting.
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PART II OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1 **** Legal Proceedings

From time to time, the Company is subject to other legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of business. The Company currently is not aware of any such legal proceedings or claims that it believes will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, or the results of the operation of the Company.

ITEM 1A **** **** Risk Factors

Information regarding this item as of March 31, 2026 appears under the heading, “Risk Factors” within the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

ITEM 2 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

See the discussion under the heading “Shareholders Equity - Repurchase Plan” under Item 2 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

ITEM 3 Defaults upon Senior Securities – None

ITEM 4          Mine Safety Disclosures - N/A

ITEM 5 Other Information – None

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Table of Contents ITEM 6          Exhibits

(a) Exhibits Description
Exhibit 31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a 14(a) or Rule 15d 14(a) and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit 31.2 Certification of President Pursuant to Rule 13a 14(a) or Rule 15d 14(a) and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit 31.3 Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a 14(a) or Rule 15d 14(a) and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit 32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a 14(b) or Rule 15d 14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

Exhibit No. Description
31.1 Exhibit 31.1-Certification of James A. Hughes. Required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2 Exhibit 31.2-Certification of George Boyan. Required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.3 Exhibit 31.3-Certification of James Davies. Required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1 Exhibit 32.1-Certification of James A. Hughes, George Boyan and James Davies. Required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
**101.INS Inline XBRL Instance Document
**101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
**101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
**101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
**101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
**101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
**104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained as Exhibit 101)

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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.

UNITY BANCORP, INC.
Dated: May 7, 2026 /s/ James Davies
James Davies
First Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT 31.1

I, James A. Hughes, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Unity 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(s) 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)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) 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. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
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5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) 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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Dated: May 7, 2026 /s/ James A. Hughes
James A. Hughes
Chief Executive Officer

໿EXHIBIT 31.2

I, George Boyan, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Unity 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(s) 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)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) 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. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
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5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) 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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Dated: May 7, 2026 /s/ George Boyan
George Boyan
President

໿EXHIBIT 31.3

I, James Davies, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Unity 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(s) 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)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) 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. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
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5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) 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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Dated: May 7, 2026 /s/ James Davies
James Davies
First Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED

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

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, each of the undersigned officers of Unity Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), certifies that, to the best of their knowledge:

1. The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
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Dated: May 7, 2026 /s/ James A. Hughes
James A. Hughes
Chief Executive Officer
Dated: May 7, 2026 /s/ George Boyan
George Boyan
President
Dated: May 7, 2026 /s/ James Davies
James Davies
First Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

This certification is made solely for the purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, subject to the knowledge standard contained therein, and not for any other purpose.