Form 8-K - Current report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 20, 2023

METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


New York	001-38282	13-4042724
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

99 Park Avenue, New York, New York		10016
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(212) 659-0600

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

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

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Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	MCB	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

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. ☐

Item 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On July 20, 2023, Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (the “Company”), the holding company for Metropolitan Commercial Bank (the “Bank”), issued a press release announcing its financial results for the second quarter of 2023. The press release containing the financial results is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, nor shall the information or Exhibit 99.1 be deemed incorporated by reference in any filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure

The Company has also made available on its website presentation materials containing additional information about the Company’s financial results for the second quarter of 2023 (the “Presentation Materials”). The Presentation Materials are furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated by reference in this Item 7.01.

The information provided in Item 7.01 of this report, including Exhibit 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, nor shall the information or Exhibit 99.2 be deemed incorporated by reference in any filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.



Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated July 20, 2023
99.2		Presentation Materials
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP.

Dated: July 20, 2023By:/s/ Gregory A. Sigrist

Gregory A. Sigrist

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 99.1

Release:

4:05 P.M. July 20, 2023

212-365-6721

IR@MCBankNY.com

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. Reports Second Quarter 2023 Results

Balance Sheet Strength and Stability Continue to Stand Out

Strength and Stability

●Total deposit verticals at June 30, 2023 were $5.2 billion, excluding crypto-related corporate and reserve deposits of $58.1 million, an increase of $377.2 million, or 7.8%, from March 31, 2023.

●Insured deposits accounted for approximately 73% of total deposits at June 30, 2023, up from 60% at December 31, 2022.

●Liquidity remains strong. At June 30, 2023, cash on deposit with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and available secured funding capacity totaled $3.6 billion, which was 259% of uninsured deposit balances and 69% of total deposits.

●Asset quality remains strong. At June 30, 2023, the commercial real estate (“CRE”) portfolio, which includes owner-occupied CRE, is broadly diversified by geography and property type, with Manhattan office exposures comprising only 2.6% of the total loan portfolio, with a 52% average loan-to-value ratio significantly mitigating credit risk.

●Strong prudent loan growth for the second quarter of 2023, with net loan growth of $297.9 million, or 6.1%.

●The Company and Bank are “well capitalized” across all measures of regulatory capital, with total risk-based capital ratios of 13.2% and 12.9%, respectively, at June 30, 2023, well above regulatory minimums.

Year-Over-Year Financial Highlights for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023

●Revenues¹ of $127.1 million, an increase of 9.2%.

●Net interest income of $112.3 million, an increase of 10.2%.

●Net interest margin of 3.65%, an increase of 65 basis points, with an average loan yield of 6.45% and total cost of funds of 2.18%.

●Loans totaled $5.1 billion at June 30, 2023, an increase of 17.7% from June 30, 2022.

●Return on average equity of 13.6% and return on average tangible common equity² of 13.8%.

¹ Total revenues equal net interest income plus non-interest income.

² Non-GAAP financial measure. See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures on page 13.

NEW YORK, July 20, 2023 ‒ Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (the “Company”) (NYSE: MCB), the holding company for Metropolitan Commercial Bank (the “Bank”), reported net income of $15.6 million, or $1.37 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2023 compared to net income of $23.2 million, or $2.07 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2022.

Results for the second quarter of 2023 include:

●

Non-interest bearing crypto-related deposits were replaced with borrowings due to the final exit from the digital currency business as projected.

●

A provision for credit losses of $4.3 million, primarily related to loan growth late in the second quarter of 2023.

●

Elevated professional fees.

●

Elevated tax expenses due to a discrete tax item related to the rescission of stock awards in the second quarter of 2023.

Mark DeFazio, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented,

“I am pleased with how MCB navigated a turbulent quarter for the banking industry. The strength and stability of our balance sheet, not to mention the sustainability of our business model, are very apparent in the second quarter's successful deposit and loan growth. I am confident that the funding strategies we have laid out will further differentiate MCB.

“We are fortunate to have a team so dedicated to ensuring the success of our clients. That is a key ingredient to MCB's performance in times of market stress.”

Balance Sheet

Total cash and cash equivalents were $201.8 million at June 30, 2023, a decrease of $97.7 million, or 32.6%, from March 31, 2023 and a decrease of $1.1 billion from June 30, 2022. The decrease from March 31, 2023, primarily reflected the $297.9 million net deployment into loans offset by the $156.8 million increase in deposits. The decrease from June 30, 2022, reflected the $774.4 million net deployment into loans and the $889.8 million outflow of deposits primarily due to the decrease in crypto-related deposits.

Total loans, net of deferred fees and unamortized costs, were $5.1 billion, an increase of $297.9 million, or 6.1%, from March 31, 2023, and an increase of $774.4 million, or 17.7%, from June 30, 2022. Loan production was $425.4 million for the second quarter of 2023 compared to $265.4 million for the prior linked quarter and $512.8 million for the prior year period. The increase in total loans from March 31, 2023, was due primarily to an increase of $267.3 million in CRE (including owner-occupied). The increase in total loans from June 30, 2022, was due primarily to an increase of $624.6 million in CRE loans (including owner-occupied) and $174.0 million in commercial and industrial loans, partially offset by a $54.3 million decrease in construction loans.

Total deposits were $5.3 billion at June 30, 2023, an increase of $156.8 million, or 3.1% from March 31, 2023, and a decrease of $889.8 million or 14.4% from June 30, 2022. The increase from March 31, 2023, was due primarily to an aggregate net increase of $377.2 million in non-crypto-related deposit verticals, partially offset by a decrease of $220.4 million in crypto-related deposits. The decrease in crypto-related deposits reflects the Company’s final exit from the crypto-related vertical. The decrease in deposits from June 30, 2022, was primarily due to a decrease of $1.2 billion in crypto-related deposits, partially offset by an aggregate net increase of $300.2 million in non-crypto-related deposits. Non-interest-bearing demand deposits declined to 32.7% of total deposits at June 30, 2023, compared to 41.4% at March 31, 2023 and 56.2% at June 30, 2022, primarily reflecting the outflow of crypto-related deposits.

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, was $50.9 million, an increase of $0.8 million, from March 31, 2023, and $16.2 million from June 30, 2022. The increase from March 31, 2023 was due to an increase in unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities due to the prevailing interest rate environment, partially offset by an unrealized gain on an outstanding cash flow hedge. The increase from June 30, 2022 was due primarily to unrealized

losses on available-for-sale securities due to the prevailing interest rate environment, partially offset by the increases in unrealized gains on cash flow hedges prior to their termination in the third quarter of 2022.

At June 30, 2023, the Company had $3.5 billion available secured wholesale funding capacity. The Company and the Bank each met all the requirements to be considered “Well-Capitalized” under applicable regulatory guidelines. Total non-owner-occupied commercial real estate loans were 363.2% of total risk-based capital at June 30, 2023, compared to 357.8% and 343.4% at March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively.

Income Statement

Financial Highlights


	Three months ended									Six months ended
	Jun. 30,			Mar. 31,			Jun. 30,			Jun. 30,			Jun. 30,
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2023			2023⁽¹⁾			2022			2023⁽¹⁾			2022
Total revenues⁽²⁾	$	61,606		$	65,508		$	62,300		$	127,114		$	116,359
Net income (loss)		15,561			25,076			23,189			40,637			42,210
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share		1.37			2.25			2.07			3.59			3.76
Return on average assets⁽³⁾		0.98	%		1.64	%		1.38	%		1.30	%		1.25	%
Return on average equity⁽³⁾		10.1	%		17.2	%		16.4	%		13.6	%		15.1	%
Return on average tangible common equity^{(3), (4)}		10.3	%		17.4	%		16.7	%		13.8	%		15.5	%

(1)	Includes a $2.5 million reversal of the regulatory settlement reserve recorded in the fourth quarter of 2022.

(2)	Total revenues equal net interest income plus non-interest income.

(3)	Ratios are annualized.

(4)	Non-GAAP financial measure. See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures on page 13.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income for the second quarter of 2023 was $53.8 million, a decrease of $4.8 million from the prior linked quarter and a decrease of $1.6 million from the prior year period. The decrease from the prior linked quarter was primarily due to prevailing interest rates and higher borrowing balances related to the final exit from the crypto-related deposit vertical, which were partially offset by loan growth that occurred late in the second quarter of 2023. The decrease from the prior year period was primarily due to the 227 basis point increase in total cost of funds, partially offset by loan growth that occurred late in the second quarter of 2023.

Net Interest Margin

Net interest margin for the second quarter of 2023 was 3.44% compared to 3.86% and 3.27% for the prior linked quarter and prior year period, respectively. The 42 basis point decrease from the prior linked quarter was due primarily to higher borrowing balances related to the final exit from the crypto-related deposit vertical (approximately 21 basis points) and to prevailing interest rates, which were partially offset by loan growth that occurred late in the second quarter of 2023. The 17 basis point increase for the prior year period was driven largely by the increase in the average balance of loans and the increase in loan yields partially offset by the higher cost of funds.

Total cost of funds for second quarter of 2023 was 252 basis points compared to 183 basis points and 25 basis points for the prior linked quarter and prior year period, respectively, which primarily reflects higher borrowing balances related to the final exit from the crypto-related deposit vertical and to prevailing interest rates.

Non-Interest Income

Non-interest income was $7.9 million for the second quarter of 2023, an increase of $881,000 from the prior linked quarter and an increase of $857,000 from the prior year period. The increases from the prior linked quarter and the prior year period were primarily driven by higher Global Payments Group revenues.

Non-Interest Expense

Non-interest expense was $32.4 million for the second quarter of 2023, an increase of $1.4 million from the prior linked quarter and an increase of $6.2 million from the prior year period. The increase from the prior linked quarter was due primarily to the $2.5 million reversal of the regulatory settlement reserve recorded in the first quarter of 2023. The increase from the prior year period was due primarily to an increase in professional fees and the increase in compensation and benefits due to the increase in the number of full-time employees.

Income Tax Expense

The effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2023 was 37.4% compared to 25.9% for the prior linked quarter, which reflects the effects of discrete taxes related to the conversion of stock awards in the first quarter of 2023 that were rescinded in the second quarter of 2023. The effective tax rate was 31.0% for the prior year period.

Asset Quality

Credit quality remains strong. The ratio of non-performing loans to total loans was 0.47% at June 30, 2023 compared to 0.50% at March 31, 2023 and 0.00% at June 30, 2022, respectively. The allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) was $51.7 million at June 30, 2023, an increase of $3.9 million from March 31, 2023 and an increase of $11.1 million from June 30, 2022. The increase from the prior linked quarter was due primarily due to the growth in loans. The increase from the prior year period was primarily due to the growth in loans and the adoption of ASU No. 2016-13. The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (ASC 326) effective January 1, 2023. ASU No. 2016-13 requires the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at amortized cost to be based on historical experience, current condition, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Upon adoption, the Company recorded a $2.3 million increase to the ACL for loans, a $777,000 increase to the ACL for loan commitments, and a $2.1 million decrease to retained earnings, net of taxes.

Conference Call

The Company will conduct a conference call at 9:00 a.m. ET on Friday, July 21, 2023, to discuss the results. To access the event by telephone, please dial 800-245-3047 (US), 203-518-9843 (INTL), and provide conference ID: MCBQ223 approximately 15 minutes prior to the start time (to allow time for registration).

The call will also be broadcast live over the Internet and accessible at MCB Quarterly Results Conference Call and in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at MCB News. To listen to the live webcast, please visit the site at least 15 minutes prior to the start time to register, download and install any necessary audio software. For those unable to join for the live presentation, a replay of the webcast will also be available later that day accessible at MCB Quarterly Results Conference Call.

About Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (NYSE: MCB) is the parent company of Metropolitan Commercial Bank (the “Bank”), a New York City based full-service commercial bank. The Bank provides a broad range of business, commercial and personal banking products and services to small businesses, private and public middle-market and corporate enterprises and institutions, municipalities and local government entities, and affluent individuals.

Metropolitan Commercial Bank’s Global Payments Group is an established leader in providing payments services to domestic and international non-bank financial service companies, including: providing digital payments settlements; providing a gateway to payment networks; acting as a custodian of deposits; providing merchant acquiring services; acting as a global settlement agent, and as a leading national issuer of third-party debit cards. The Bank continues to grow its presence as a valued, trusted and innovative strategic partner across payments, custodial and money services businesses worldwide.

Metropolitan Commercial Bank’s EB-5 / E-2 International Group delivers banking services and products for United States Citizen and Immigration Services EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program investors, developers, Regional Centers, government agencies, law firms and consulting companies that specialize in EB-5 and E-2.

Metropolitan Commercial Bank was ranked by Independent Community Bankers of America among the top ten successful loan producers for 2023 by loan category and asset size for commercial banks with more than $1 billion in assets. The Bank finished ninth in S&P Global Market Intelligence’s annual ranking of the best-performing community banks with assets between $3 billion and $10 billion for 2022 and eighth among top-performing community banks in the Northeast region for 2022. The Bank is also a member of the Piper Sandler Sm-All Stars Class of 2022 and Kroll affirmed a BBB+ (investment grade) deposit rating on January 25, 2023.

Metropolitan Commercial Bank operates banking centers and private client offices in Manhattan and Boro Park, Brooklyn in New York City and Great Neck on Long Island in New York State.

The Bank is a New York State chartered commercial bank, a member of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and an equal housing lender. For more information, please visit the Bank’s website at MCBankNY.com.

Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer

This release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Examples of forward-looking statements include but are not limited to the Company’s future financial condition and capital ratios, results of operations and the Company’s outlook and business. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts. Such statements may be identified by the use of such words as “may,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “continue” or similar terminology. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and are generally beyond our control and may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Factors which may cause our forward-looking statements to be materially inaccurate include, but are not limited to the following: the interest rate policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; inflation; an unexpected deterioration in our loan or securities portfolios; changes in liquidity, including the size and composition of our deposit portfolio, including the percentage of uninsured deposits in the portfolio; further deterioration in the financial condition or stock prices of financial institutions generally; unexpected increases in our expenses; different than anticipated growth and our ability to manage our growth; the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and results of operation; unanticipated regulatory action or changes in regulations; potential recessionary conditions; unanticipated volatility in deposits; unexpected increases in credit losses or in the level of delinquent, nonperforming, classified and criticized loans; our ability to absorb the amount of actual losses inherent in our existing loan portfolio; an unanticipated loss of key personnel or existing customers; competition from other institutions resulting in unanticipated changes in our loan or deposit rates; an unexpected adverse financial, regulatory or

bankruptcy event experienced by our non-bank financial service partners; unanticipated increases in FDIC costs; changes in regulations, legislation or tax or accounting rules, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government including policies of the U.S. Treasury; impacts related to or resulting from recent bank failures; an unexpected failure to successfully manage our credit risk and the sufficiency of our allowance, the credit and other risks from borrower and depositor concentrations (by geographic area and by industry); the current or anticipated impact of military conflict, terrorism or other geopolitical events; the costs, including possibly incurring fines, penalties or other negative effects (including reputational harm), of any adverse judicial, administrative, or arbitral rulings or proceedings, regulatory enforcement actions, or other legal actions; a failure in or breach of the Company’s operational or security systems or infrastructure, including cyberattacks; the failure to maintain current technologies, or to implement new technologies; the failure to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting; the failure to retain or attract employees; and unanticipated adverse changes in our customers’ economic conditions or general economic conditions, as well as those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release. We do not undertake (and expressly disclaim) any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, except as may be required by law.

Consolidated Balance Sheet (unaudited)


	Jun. 30,		Mar. 31,		Dec. 31,		Sept. 30,		Jun. 30,
(in thousands)	2023		2023		2022		2022		2022
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	33,534	$	32,525	$	26,780	$	28,929	$	33,143
Overnight deposits		168,242		266,978		230,638		679,849		1,308,738
Total cash and cash equivalents		201,776		299,503		257,418		708,778		1,341,881
Investment securities available-for-sale		426,068		444,169		445,747		423,265		465,661
Investment securities held-to-maturity		515,613		501,525		510,425		521,376		530,740
Equity investment securities, at fair value		2,066		2,087		2,048		2,027		2,107
Total securities		943,747		947,781		958,220		946,668		998,508
Other investments		28,040		27,099		22,110		17,484		17,357
Loans, net of deferred fees and unamortized costs		5,149,546		4,851,694		4,840,523		4,617,304		4,375,165
Allowance for credit losses		(51,650)		(47,752)		(44,876)		(42,541)		(40,534)
Net loans		5,097,896		4,803,942		4,795,647		4,574,763		4,334,631
Receivables from global payments business, net		84,919		83,787		85,605		75,457		68,214
Other assets⁽¹⁾		165,772		147,870		148,337		144,328		152,941
Total assets	$	6,522,150	$	6,309,982	$	6,267,337	$	6,467,478	$	6,913,532

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Deposits
Non-interest-bearing demand deposits	$	1,730,380	$	2,122,606	$	2,422,151	$	3,058,014	$	3,470,325
Interest-bearing deposits		3,558,185		3,009,182		2,855,761		2,673,509		2,708,075
Total deposits		5,288,565		5,131,788		5,277,912		5,731,523		6,178,400
Federal funds purchased		243,000		195,000		150,000		—		—
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York advances		200,000		200,000		100,000		—		—
Trust preferred securities		20,620		20,620		20,620		20,620		20,620
Secured borrowings		7,655		7,689		7,725		26,912		32,044
Prepaid third-party debit cardholder balances		10,772		11,102		10,579		9,395		23,531
Other liabilities⁽¹⁾		130,263		135,896		124,604		96,791		84,631
Total liabilities		5,900,875		5,702,095		5,691,440		5,885,241		6,339,226

Common stock		110		112		109		109		109
Additional paid in capital		392,742		394,124		389,276		387,406		385,369
Retained earnings		279,344		263,783		240,810		248,550		223,595
Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss), net of tax effect		(50,921)		(50,132)		(54,298)		(53,828)		(34,767)
Total stockholders’ equity		621,275		607,887		575,897		582,237		574,306
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	6,522,150	$	6,309,982	$	6,267,337	$	6,467,478	$	6,913,532

(1)	Includes adoption impact of ASU 2016-02, Leases (ASC 842) effective January 1, 2022.

Consolidated Statement of Income (unaudited)


	Three months ended						Six months ended
	Jun. 30,		Mar. 31,		Jun. 30,		Jun. 30,		Jun. 30,
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2023		2023		2022		2023		2022
Total interest income	$	88,978	$	83,263	$	59,158	$	172,241	$	110,128
Total interest expense		35,227		24,729		3,856		59,956		8,194
Net interest income		53,751		58,534		55,302		112,285		101,934
Provision for credit losses		4,305		646		2,400		4,951		5,800
Net interest income after provision for credit losses		49,446		57,888		52,902		107,334		96,134

Non-interest income
Service charges on deposit accounts		1,481		1,456		1,474		2,937		2,844
Global Payments Group revenue		5,731		4,850		5,242		10,581		10,899
Other income		643		668		282		1,311		682
Total non-interest income		7,855		6,974		6,998		14,829		14,425

Non-interest expense
Compensation and benefits		15,288		16,255		13,415		31,543		26,836
Bank premises and equipment		2,287		2,344		2,264		4,631		4,380
Professional fees		4,973		4,187		1,692		9,160		3,166
Technology costs		1,482		1,313		1,144		2,795		2,543
Licensing fees		3,014		2,662		2,686		5,676		4,980
FDIC assessments		1,640		2,814		1,240		4,454		2,485
Regulatory settlement reserve		—		(2,500)		—		(2,500)		—
Other expenses		3,758		3,950		3,828		7,708		6,498
Total non-interest expense		32,442		31,025		26,269		63,467		50,888

Net income before income tax expense		24,859		33,837		33,631		58,696		59,671
Income tax expense		9,298		8,761		10,442		18,059		17,461
Net income (loss)	$	15,561	$	25,076	$	23,189	$	40,637	$	42,210

Earnings per common share:
Average common shares outstanding:
Basic		11,136,261		11,044,624		10,931,697		11,090,695		10,925,718
Diluted		11,277,975		11,103,008		11,189,807		11,271,316		11,208,992
Basic earnings (loss)	$	1.39	$	2.26	$	2.12	$	3.65	$	3.86
Diluted earnings (loss)	$	1.37	$	2.25	$	2.07	$	3.59	$	3.76

Loan Production, Asset Quality & Regulatory Capital


	Jun. 30,			Mar. 31,			Dec. 31,			Sept. 30,			Jun. 30,
	2023			2023			2022			2022			2022
LOAN PRODUCTION (in millions)	$	425.4		$	265.4		$	411.3		$	423.6		$	512.8

ASSET QUALITY (in thousands)
Non-accrual loans:
Commercial real estate	$	24,000		$	24,000		$	—		$	—		$	—
Commercial and industrial		—			—			—			—			—
Consumer		24			24			24			24			24
Total non-accrual loans	$	24,024		$	24,024		$	24		$	24		$	24
Non-accrual loans to total loans		0.47	%		0.50	%		—	%		—	%		—	%
Allowance for credit losses	$	51,650		$	47,752		$	44,876		$	42,541		$	40,534
Allowance for credit losses to total loans		1.00	%		0.98	%		0.93	%		0.92	%		0.93	%
Charge-offs	$	(44)		$	(100)		$	—		$	—		$	—
Recoveries	$	—		$	—		$	25		$	—		$	—
Net charge-offs/(recoveries) to average loans (annualized)		—	%		0.01	%		—	%		—	%		—	%

REGULATORY CAPITAL
Tier 1 Leverage:
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.		10.8	%		10.8	%		10.2	%		9.9	%		9.2	%
Metropolitan Commercial Bank		10.5	%		10.4	%		10.0	%		9.7	%		9.1	%

Common Equity Tier 1 Risk-Based (CET1):
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.		11.9	%		12.3	%		12.1	%		12.9	%		13.0	%
Metropolitan Commercial Bank		11.9	%		12.3	%		12.3	%		13.1	%		13.2	%

Tier 1 Risk-Based:
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.		12.3	%		12.7	%		12.5	%		13.3	%		13.4	%
Metropolitan Commercial Bank		11.9	%		12.3	%		12.3	%		13.1	%		13.2	%

Total Risk-Based:
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.		13.2	%		13.6	%		13.4	%		14.2	%		14.3	%
Metropolitan Commercial Bank		12.9	%		13.2	%		13.1	%		14.0	%		14.1	%

Performance Measures


	Three months ended									Six months ended
	Jun. 30,			Mar. 31,			Jun. 30,			Jun. 30,			Jun. 30,
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2023			2023⁽¹⁾			2022			2023⁽¹⁾			2022
Net income per consolidated statements of income	$	15,561		$	25,076		$	23,189		$	40,637		$	42,210
Less: Earnings allocated to participating securities		(82)			(84)			(63)			(170)			(85)
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders	$	15,479		$	24,992		$	23,126		$	40,467		$	42,125

Per common share:
Basic earnings (loss)	$	1.39		$	2.26		$	2.12		$	3.65		$	3.86
Diluted earnings (loss)	$	1.37		$	2.25		$	2.07		$	3.59		$	3.76
Common shares outstanding:
Period end		10,991,074			11,211,274			10,931,697			10,991,074			10,931,697
Average fully diluted		11,277,975			11,103,008			11,189,807			11,271,316			11,208,992
Return on:⁽²⁾
Average total assets		0.98	%		1.64	%		1.38	%		1.30	%		1.25	%
Average equity		10.1	%		17.2	%		16.4	%		13.6	%		15.1	%
Average tangible common equity⁽³⁾		10.3	%		17.4	%		16.7	%		13.8	%		15.5	%
Yield on average earning assets⁽²⁾		5.70	%		5.51	%		3.50	%		5.61	%		3.24	%
Total cost of deposits⁽²⁾		2.19	%		1.72	%		0.24	%		1.95	%		0.24	%
Net interest spread⁽²⁾		1.80	%		2.25	%		2.95	%		2.01	%		2.65	%
Net interest margin⁽²⁾		3.44	%		3.86	%		3.27	%		3.65	%		3.00	%
Net charge-offs as % of average loans		—	%		0.01	%		—	%		—	%		—	%
Efficiency ratio⁽⁴⁾		52.7	%		47.4	%		42.2	%		49.93	%		43.73	%

(1)Includes a $2.5 million reversal of the regulatory settlement reserve recorded in the fourth quarter of 2022.

(2)Ratios are annualized.

(3)Non-GAAP financial measure. See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures on page 13.

(4)Total non-interest expense divided by total revenues.

Interest Margin Analysis


	Three months ended
	Jun. 30, 2023						Mar. 31, 2023						Jun. 30, 2022
	Average						Average						Average
	Outstanding				Yield /		Outstanding				Yield /		Outstanding				Yield /
(dollars in thousands)	Balance		Interest		Rate ⁽¹⁾		Balance		Interest		Rate ⁽¹⁾		Balance		Interest		Rate ⁽¹⁾
Assets:
Interest-earning assets:
Loans ⁽²⁾	$	4,921,887	$	80,516	6.54	%	$	4,838,336	$	75,960	6.34	%	$	4,232,016	$	52,185	4.87	%
Available-for-sale securities		520,322		2,068	1.59			530,503		2,106	1.59			540,100		1,643	1.22
Held-to-maturity securities		519,076		2,602	2.01			506,655		2,377	1.88			489,082		2,056	1.68
Equity investments		2,375		13	2.09			2,362		12	2.08			2,334		7	1.25
Overnight deposits		237,449		3,086	5.14			207,917		2,484	4.78			1,401,027		2,994	0.85
Other interest-earning assets		39,197		693	7.08			20,163		324	6.42			17,357		273	6.29
Total interest-earning assets		6,240,306		88,978	5.70			6,105,936		83,263	5.51			6,681,916		59,158	3.50
Non-interest-earning assets		162,326						152,302						93,597
Allowance for credit losses		(48,035)						(45,614)						(38,713)
Total assets	$	6,354,597					$	6,212,624					$	6,736,800
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Money market and savings accounts	$	2,987,237		27,100	3.64		$	2,840,271		22,030	3.15		$	2,716,676		3,583	0.53
Certificates of deposit		45,925		303	2.65			52,912		343	2.63			62,247		123	0.80
Total interest-bearing deposits		3,033,162		27,403	3.62			2,893,183		22,373	3.14			2,778,923		3,706	0.53
Borrowed funds		588,281		7,824	5.32			188,230		2,356	5.01			20,621		150	2.91
Total interest-bearing liabilities		3,621,443		35,227	3.90			3,081,413		24,729	3.26			2,799,544		3,856	0.55
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:
Non-interest-bearing deposits		1,977,443						2,390,840						3,290,328
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities		139,341						147,850						78,997
Total liabilities		5,738,227						5,620,103						6,168,869
Stockholders' equity		616,370						592,521						567,931
Total liabilities and equity	$	6,354,597					$	6,212,624					$	6,736,800
Net interest income			$	53,751					$	58,534					$	55,302
Net interest rate spread ⁽³⁾					1.80	%					2.25	%					2.95	%
Net interest margin ⁽⁴⁾					3.44	%					3.86	%					3.27	%
Total cost of deposits ⁽⁵⁾					2.19	%					1.72	%					0.24	%
Total cost of funds ⁽⁶⁾					2.52	%					1.83	%					0.25	%

(1)	Ratios are annualized.

(2)	Amount includes deferred loan fees and non-performing loans.

(3)	Determined by subtracting the annualized average cost of total interest-bearing liabilities from the annualized average yield on total interest-earning assets.

(4)	Determined by dividing annualized net interest income by total average interest-earning assets.

(5)	Determined by dividing annualized interest expense on deposits by total average interest-bearing and non-interest bearing deposits.

(6)	Determined by dividing annualized interest expense by the sum of total average interest-bearing liabilities and total average non-interest-bearing deposits.

Interest Margin Analysis, continued


	Six months ended
	Jun. 30, 2023						Jun. 30, 2022
	Average						Average
	Outstanding				Yield /		Outstanding				Yield /
(dollars in thousands)	Balance		Interest		Rate ⁽¹⁾		Balance		Interest		Rate ⁽¹⁾
Assets:
Interest-earning assets:
Loans ⁽²⁾	$	4,880,343	$	156,476	6.45	%	$	4,067,908	$	98,721	4.85	%
Available-for-sale securities		525,384		4,175	1.59			552,631	$	3,291	1.19
Held-to-maturity securities		512,900		4,978	1.94			468,239	$	3,794	1.62
Equity investments		2,368		25	2.09			2,331	$	13	1.14
Overnight deposits		222,765		5,570	4.97			1,683,626	$	3,909	0.46
Other interest-earning assets		29,733		1,017	6.84			15,354	$	400	5.21
Total interest-earning assets		6,173,493		172,241	5.61			6,790,089		110,128	3.24
Non-interest-earning assets		157,338						75,520
Allowance for credit losses		(46,831)						(37,429)
Total assets	$	6,284,000					$	6,828,180
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Money market and savings accounts	$	2,914,160	$	49,129	3.40		$	2,678,146	$	7,046	0.53
Certificates of deposit		49,399		647	2.64			69,026	$	285	0.83
Total interest-bearing deposits		2,963,559		49,776	3.39			2,747,172		7,331	0.54
Borrowed funds		389,360		10,180	5.23			30,426		863	5.67
Total interest-bearing liabilities		3,352,919		59,956	3.61			2,777,598		8,194	0.59
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:
Non-interest-bearing deposits		2,183,000						3,431,987
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities		143,573						54,100
Total liabilities		5,679,492						6,263,685
Stockholders' equity		604,508						564,495
Total liabilities and equity	$	6,284,000					$	6,828,180
Net interest income			$	112,285					$	101,934
Net interest rate spread ⁽³⁾					2.01	%					2.65	%
Net interest margin ⁽⁴⁾					3.65	%					3.00	%
Total cost of deposits ⁽⁵⁾					1.95	%					0.24	%
Total cost of funds ⁽⁶⁾					2.18	%					0.27	%

(1)Ratios are annualized.

(2)Amount includes deferred loan fees and non-performing loans.

(3)Determined by subtracting the annualized average cost of total interest-bearing liabilities from the annualized average yield on total interest-earning assets.

(4)Determined by dividing annualized net interest income by total average interest-earning assets.

(5)Determined by dividing annualized interest expense on deposits by total average interest-bearing and non-interest bearing deposits.

(6)Determined by dividing annualized interest expense by the sum of total average interest-bearing liabilities and total average non-interest-bearing deposits.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

In addition to the results presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), this earnings release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful information to investors in understanding the Company’s operating performance and trends. These non-GAAP measures have inherent limitations and are not required to be uniformly applied and are not audited. They should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for an analysis of results reported under GAAP. These non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Reconciliations of non-GAAP/adjusted financial measures disclosed in this earnings release to the comparable GAAP measures are provided in the following tables:


	Quarterly Data
(dollars in thousands,	Jun. 30,		Mar. 31,		Dec. 31,		Sept. 30,		Jun. 30,
except per share data)	2023		2023		2022		2022		2022
Average assets	$	6,354,597	$	6,212,624	$	6,283,813	$	6,553,105	$	6,736,800
Less: average intangible assets		9,733		9,733		9,733		9,733		9,733
Average tangible assets (non-GAAP)	$	6,344,864	$	6,202,891	$	6,274,080	$	6,543,372	$	6,727,067

Average common equity	$	616,370	$	592,521	$	595,769	$	589,941	$	567,931
Less: average intangible assets		9,733		9,733		9,733		9,733		9,733
Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)	$	606,637	$	582,788	$	586,036	$	580,208	$	558,198

Total assets	$	6,522,150	$	6,309,982	$	6,267,337	$	6,467,478	$	6,913,532
Less: intangible assets		9,733		9,733		9,733		9,733		9,733
Tangible assets (non-GAAP)	$	6,512,417	$	6,300,249	$	6,257,604	$	6,457,745	$	6,903,799

Common equity	$	621,275	$	607,887	$	575,897	$	582,237	$	574,306
Less: intangible assets		9,733		9,733		9,733		9,733		9,733
Tangible common equity (book value) (non-GAAP)	$	611,542	$	598,154	$	566,164	$	572,504	$	564,573

Common shares outstanding		10,991,074		11,211,274		10,949,965		10,931,697		10,931,697
Book value per share (GAAP)	$	56.53	$	54.22	$	52.59	$	53.26	$	52.54
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP) ⁽¹⁾	$	55.64	$	53.35	$	51.70	$	52.37	$	51.65

(1) Tangible book value divided by common shares outstanding at period-end.

Explanatory Note

Some amounts presented within this document may not recalculate due to rounding.

Exhibit 99.2

2Q 2023 Investor Presentation

Disclosure This presentation contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Examples of forward-looking statements include but are not limited to the Company’s future financial condition and capital ratios, results of operations and the Company’s outlook and business. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts. Such statements may be identified by the use of such words as “may,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “continue” or similar terminology. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and are generally beyond our control and may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Factors which may cause our forward-looking statements to be materially inaccurate include, but are not limited to the following: the interest rate policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; inflation; an unexpected deterioration in our loan or securities portfolios; changes in liquidity, including the size and composition of our deposit portfolio, including the percentage of uninsured deposits in the portfolio; further deterioration in the financial condition or stock prices of financial institutions generally; unexpected increases in our expenses; different than anticipated growth and our ability to manage our growth; the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and results of operation; unanticipated regulatory action or changes in regulations; potential recessionary conditions; unanticipated volatility in deposits; unexpected increases in credit losses or in the level of delinquent, nonperforming, classified and criticized loans; our ability to absorb the amount of actual losses inherent in our existing loan portfolio; an unanticipated loss of key personnel or existing customers; competition from other institutions resulting in unanticipated changes in our loan or deposit rates; an unexpected adverse financial, regulatory or bankruptcy event experienced by our non-bank financial service partners; unanticipated increases in FDIC costs; changes in regulations, legislation or tax or accounting rules, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government including policies of the U.S. Treasury; impacts related to or resulting from recent bank failures; an unexpected failure to successfully manage our credit risk and the sufficiency of our allowance, the credit and other risks from borrower and depositor concentrations (by geographic area and by industry); the current or anticipated impact of military conflict, terrorism or other geopolitical events; the costs, including possibly incurring fines, penalties or other negative effects (including reputational harm), of any adverse judicial, administrative, or arbitral rulings or proceedings, regulatory enforcement actions, or other legal actions; a failure in or breach of the Company’s operational or security systems or infrastructure, including cyberattacks; the failure to maintain current technologies, or to implement new technologies; the failure to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting; the failure to retain or attract employees; and unanticipated adverse changes in our customers’ economic conditions or general economic conditions, as well as those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this presentation. We do not undertake (and expressly disclaim) any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, except as may be required by law. 1

Proven Growth-Oriented Business Model with Strong Risk Management, Delivering Significant Shareholder Value 1. Safe & Sound 2. Customer Centric 3. Innovative 4. High Performing • Strong, liquid balance sheet • Significant capital buffer • Diversified deposit base • Proven operators • Conservative credit culture • Priority on client execution • Relationship-oriented commercial lending • High touch service • Diversified banking product suite • History of innovation since 2004 • Leading payment remittance & settlement business • Global Payments Group ("GPG") focused on relationships with larger, reputable non-bank financial service companies with high compliance standards • Comprehensive, flexible tech stack • Top quartile profitability • Exceptional margin management • Balanced revenue mix • Sustainable positive operating leverage • Strong, consistent organic capital generation 2

32.7% 41.4% 29.5% Metropolitan Commercial Bank Metropolitan Commercial Bank Median² Q2'23 $4.8 $5.2 4Q 2022 2Q 2023 Deposit Verticals 11.9% 12.3% 11.6% Metropolitan Commercial Bank Metropolitan Commercial Bank Median² Highly Liquid and Resilient Balance Sheet 1 Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio 2 Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence. Peers represent public banks with asset size between $5-$50 billion at March 31, 2023. 73% Insured deposits Deposit Growth ($ bn) CET1 Ratio1 Non-interest bearing Deposit % at June 30, 2023 Liquidity Coverage at June 30, 2023 Scaling deposits in rising rate environment 259% Uninsured Deposit Coverage Ratio BBB+ Kroll Deposit Rating 3 Q2'23 Q1'23 Q1'23 Q1'23 Q1'23 1 Safe & Sound $4.8 $5.1 4Q 2022 2Q 2023 Loan Growth ($ bn)

Relationship Banking with Strong Client Execution • Our Business Bankers have deep knowledge and expertise across multiple industries (e.g. law firms, resident healthcare, real estate property management, U.S. Trustee and Municipalities). • Full suite of retail financial service products targeting small, middle-market and commercial businesses. • Commercial Lending group offers an array of commercial, and industrial lending products providing our clients with custom lending solutions. • Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") Lending group has proven track record of successfully navigating today's complex real estate market. White-glove concierge service and a full suite of digital banking services allowing clients to easily manage their everyday financing needs. The Global Payments business provides services to non-bank financial service companies, serving as an issuing bank for 3rd party debit card programs, while providing other financial infrastructure, including cash settlement and custodian deposit services. Diversified Client Base $38.7mm GPG Client transactions YTD 2023 $5.1bn Loan balance • Helping clients build and sustain generational wealth since 1999. • To offer a full range of banking and innovative financial servicesto businesses and individuals embracing an ever-evolving digital banking era. • Enhance our position as a leader in the settlement of global digital paymentsthat brings people around the world closer together. • Be the critical financial infrastructure for select clients to access our global payments settlement platform. Our Mission 4 2 Customer Centric

Innovative Payment Solutions Providing Critical Financial Infrastructure GPG is an established leader in providing global payments infrastructure to non-bank financial services companies Payroll E-Wallet Payments / Cash Settlement Debit Cards Prepaid Cards Deposit Custody Cross Border Money Remittance Merchant Acquiring Global Payments Group Product Suite Fee and deposit-based business model built for scale • Business to business to customers ("B2B2C") model with low client acquisition costs to MCB • Payment settlement with transaction fee income • Custodian of low-cost deposits Supported by: • Robust technology infrastructure enabling clients to process electronic payments easily • Strong risk management program designed to ensure regulatory compliance Innovative 5 3

$2.34 $3.06 $3.56 $4.66 $6.45 $5.29 $3.59 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 ĩ :5% Ī Track Record of Strong Operating Performance 1 Non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation to GAAP measure on slide 24. 2 CAGR from December 31, 2017 through Q2'23 3 CAGR from December 31, 2017 through Q2'23 annualized. 4 Includes a $35.0 million charge for a regulatory settlement reserve in the fourth quarter of 2022. 5 Includes a $2.5 million reversal of the regulatory settlement reserve in 1Q 2023 6 Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence. Peers represent public banks with asset size between $5-$50 billion. * Annualized Strong book value growth since IPO Tangible Book Value per Share1 $267mm Last twelve months Revenue Top quartile profitability YTD 2023 Consistent EPS growth Diluted EPS $27.04 $30.34 $34.15 $39.25 $50.11 $51.70 $55.64 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2Q 2023 49.9% Efficiency Ratio* Q1'23 - 47% vs. 50% peer top quartile5 0.0% Avg. Last 5 Year Net Charge-offs % 3.7% Net Interest Margin* Q1’23 – 3.8% vs. 3.8% peer top quartile 1.3% Return on Average Assets* Q1’23 – 1.6% vs. 1.5% peer top quartile5 2.0% Pre-Provision Net Revenue / Average Assets* Q1’23 – 2.2% vs. 2.1% peer top quartile5 13.8% Return on Average Tangible Common Equity*,1 Q1’23 17.4% vs. 15.3% peer median5 6 4 High Performing

Well Managed Net Interest Margin 1 Represents effective average daily FRB funds rate. 2 Represents full-year NIM, except 2023, which represents annualized NIM for the six months ended June 30, 2023. Net Interest Margin Analysis 1.00% 1.83% 2.16% 0.36% 0.08% 1.68% 4.76% 3.52% 3.70% 3.46% 3.26% 2.77% 3.49% 3.65% 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 YTD 2023 Average Fed Funds Rate¹ MCB Net Interest Margin ("NIM")² Estimated Sensitivity of Projected Annualized Net Interest Income as of June 30, 2023 Fixed vs. Floating Rate Loans at June 30, 2023, for loans due after one year Fixed 70% Floating 6.97% 30% 3.69% -4.24% -8.87% -200 bps -100 bps +100 bps +200 bps Approximately 80% of floating rate loans have floors – Weighted average floor of 4.90% 7 High Performing 4

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Loan Portfolio Growth and Diversification 1 Gross of deferred fees and unamortized costs. 2 Certain prior period amounts adjusted to conform to current presentation. 3 Excludes owner-occupied. * Includes consumer and 1-4 family loans. ** Includes commercial real estate, multifamily and construction loans. $5.2 billion Gross Loan Portfolio1, 2 at June 30, 2023 | $ millions A Diversified Loan Portfolio at June 30, 2023 40% 29% 18% 9% 3% CRE (Non Owner Occupied) CRE (Owner Occupied) C&I Multifamily Construction Other $2,239 $2,259 $2,388 $2,504 $2,528 $2,644 $1,085 $1,268 $1,296 $1,362 $1,319 $1,494 $724 $781 $869 $909 $936 $955 $82 $78 $76 $78 $83 $72 $4,130 $4,386 $4,629 $4,853 $4,865 $5,165 1Q 2022 2Q 2022 3Q 2022 4Q 2022 1Q 2023 2Q 2023 Total loans: $5,165 mm Average 2Q Yield: 6.54% CRE/RBC ratio3 : MCB 363% 9

Commercial & Industrial Growth Driven by Expertise in Specific Lending Verticals Target Market • Middle market businesses with revenues up to $400 million • Well-diversified across industries Key Metrics • Strong historical credit performance - Pledged collateral and/or personal guarantees from high-net-worth individuals support most loans - Target borrowers have strong historical cash flows, good asset coverage and positive industry outlooks C&I Composition at June 30, 2023 24% 18% 14% 12% 8% 6% 18% 24% Finance & Insurance 18% Skilled Nursing Facilities 14% Individuals 12% Healthcare 8% Services 6% Real Estate Rental & Leasing 18% Other 1 Excluding deferred fees, unamortized costs and premiums. 10 C&I Portfolio1 at June 30, 2023 $203 $230 $236 $229 $234 $233 $97 $106 $111 $119 $138 $169 $110 $123 $148 $176 $150 $114 $131 $107 $116 $100 $117 $113 $17 $17 $55 $60 $69 $78 $50 $54 $54 $66 $63 $62 $124 $138 $146 $155 $162 $166 $715 $775 $866 $905 $933 $952 1Q 2022 2Q 2022 3Q 2022 4Q 2022 1Q 2023 2Q 2023 Other Real Estate Rental & Leasing Services Healthcare Individuals Skilled Nursing Facilities Finance & Insurance

Relationship-Based Commercial Real Estate Lending Target Market • New York metropolitan area real estate entrepreneurs with a net worth in excess of $50 million • Primarily concentrated in the New York MSA • Well-diversified across multiple property types Key Metrics • Weighted average LTV of 61% • Multifamily loans – 34% rent regulated • Average LTV of 41% on stabilized rent regulated properties provides a cushion against any falling values Composition by Type at June 30, 2023 Composition by Region at June 30, 2023 18% 16% 12% 9% 8% 7% 6% 5% 19% 18% Manhattan 16% Brooklyn 12% Florida 9% Queens 8% Bronx 7% New Jersey 6% Long Island 5% Other NY 19% Other States Majority of loans are originated through direct relationships or referrals from existing clients. 33% 11% 9% 9% 8% 7% 5% 18% 33% Nursing Home CRE 11% Multifamily 9% Office 9% Mixed Use 8% Retail 7% Hospitality 5% Land 18% Other CRE Total CRE loans: $4,131mm1 Owner Occupied: 36% 1 Net of deferred fees and unamortized costs. 11

Well-Developed, Sector Diversified Healthcare Portfolio • Active in Healthcare lending since 2002. • CRE – Skilled Nursing Facilities (“SNF”) – Average LTV of 70.76%. • Highly selective regarding the quality of Skilled Nursing Operators that we finance. • Borrowers are very experienced operators that typically have in excess of 1,000 beds under management and strong cash flows, many further supported by vertically integrated related businesses. • Loans are made primarily in “certificate of need” states which limits the supply of beds and supports stable occupancy rates. • Stabilized SNF – 69% of CRE SNF portfolio. Stabilized facility provides adequate cash flows to support debt service and collateral value. Borrowers’ primary motive for acquisition of a stabilized property is for synergies with existing portfolio of SNFs. Average debt service coverage ratio is 2.59x. • Non-stabilized SNF – typically “turn-around” older SNFs acquired from owners who mismanaged the business, relied too heavily on long-term care (Medicaid reimbursement) or did not stay current with changes in the marketplace. Opportunity for owner to create value by renovating and adding services with higher Medicaid reimbursements rates (rehabilitation services, dialysis, etc.). C&I Healthcare Composition at June 30, 2023 60% 17% 12% 5% 3% 3% 60% Nursing & Residential Care Facilities 17% Ambulatory Health Care Services 12% Medical Labs 5% Misc. Health Practitioners 3% Ambulance Services 3% Doctor Office CRE SNF - $1.373 bn C&I SNF - $169 mm C&I Other Healthcare - $113 mm CRE SNF $1,373 mm C&I SNF $169 mm C&I Other $113 mm Diversified Healthcare Portfolio at June 30, 2023 Total Healthcare loans: $1,655mm 12

Well-Developed, Geographically Diversified Skilled Nursing Facility Portfolio CRE Skilled Nursing Facility Exposure by State at June 30, 2023 C&I Skilled Nursing Facility Exposure by State at June 30, 2023 34% 26% 8% 6% 5% 21% 34% New York 26% Florida 8% New Jersey 6% Virginia 5% Indiana 21% Other States 37% 29% 10% 7% 5% 4% 8% 37% New York 29% Florida 10% New Jersey 7% Pennsylvania 5% District of Columbia 4% Indiana 8% Other 13

Well-Structured, Geographically Diversified Office Portfolio Office Exposure by Region at June 30, 2023 38% 16% 7% 26% 11% 38% Manhattan 16% Brooklyn 7% Queens 2% Bronx 26% New York Metropolitan Area (outside NYC) 11% Non New York Metropolitan Area Office Overview at June 30, 2023 • Well structured with conservative weighted average LTV of 53% • Average occupancy rate of 82%* • Average debt service coverage ratio of 1.56x* • Total exposure originated since March 2022 is 58% • Manhattan exposure originated since March 2022 is 99% • Owner-occupied represents 15% • Varying levels of recourse on 68% of outstanding balance 14 * Excluding owner-occupied office properties. Total Office loans: $349 mm Occupancy by Region at June 30, 2023 70% 89% 61% 87% 79% 82% Non NY Metro Area NY Metro Area (outside NYC) Bronx Queens Brooklyn Manhattan

$1,492 $1,529 $1,654 $1,833 $1,956 $2,204 $734 $862 $894 $869 $995 $1,129 $1,125 $1,041 $941 $840 $850 $839 $481 $545 $707 $747 $699 $731 $930 $888 $714 $425 $332 $321 $69 $65 $60 $70 $21 $11 $4,835 $4,930 $4,970 $4,784 $4,853 $5,231 1Q 2022 2Q 2022 3Q 2022 4Q 2022 1Q 2023 2Q 2023 Specialty Deposits* Bankruptcy Trustees GPG Property Managers Retail Deposits with Loan Customers Retail Deposits 33% 66% 1% 33% Non-interest-bearing demand deposits 66% Money market & savings account 1% Time deposits 2Q Cost of total deposits: 2.19% Deposit Composition 1 Commonly referred to as the "crypto related business." * Includes accounts related to liquidation, receivership, and litigation settlement. Deposit Verticals Composition Over Time | $ millions Total Deposits | $ millions $4,835 $4,930 $4,970 $4,784 $4,853 $5,231 $1,104 $1,248 $762 $494 $278 $58 $5,939 $6,178 $5,732 $5,278 $5,131 $5,289 1Q 2022 2Q 2022 3Q 2022 4Q 2022 1Q 2023 2Q 2023 Digital Currency Businesses¹ Deposit Verticals Deposits Composition at June 30, 2023 15

Global Payments Group 16

Digital Payments Worldwide • Domestic and international digital payments settlements • Gateway to payment networks – Wire, ACH, Visa, Mastercard, Remittance • Custodian of deposits on behalf of clients and their customers • Sponsorship for select clients as an extension of MCB’s expertise and legal authority, e.g., money transmitter, issuing bank, and acquiring bank activities • Oversight by experienced MCB bankers with the expertise to deploy and manage regulatory compliance across a broad spectrum of client sectors for non-bank financial service companies • A leading national issuer of third-party debit cards • In addition to reported revenues, GPG also contributed average non-interest bearing deposits of $731 million in the second quarter. About Global Payments $3,369 $4,628 $5,358 $7,331 $8,823 $10,006 $7,801 $12 $285 $1,133 $7,622 $9,335 $2,780 $3,369 $4,640 $5,643 $8,464 $16,445 $19,341 $10,581 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 YTD 2023 Digital Currency Businesses² Non-bank financial service companies** GPG Revenue | $ thousands 1 CAGR from December 31, 2018 through 2022. 2 Commonly referred to as the "crypto related business." ** Does not include digital currency businesses. 38.60 42.30 51.08 53.31 63.80 38.66 3.46 39.23 43.94 38.60 13.32 42.30 54.54 92.54 107.74 51.98 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 YTD 2023 Digital Currency Businesses² Non-bank financial service companies** GPG Transactions | Millions 17

13.00 13.24 18.28 13.70 15.93 20.38 13.26 17.65 38.60 42.30 51.08 13.35 16.98 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2Q 2023 4Q 3Q 2Q 1Q Digital Payments Worldwide Non-bank financial service companies1 Client Transactions | Millions 1 Does not include digital currency businesses. 2 Certain prior periods amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current period presentation. 3 General Purpose Re-Loadable (GPR). * CAGR from December 31, 2018, through 2022. ** Represents the trailing twelve-month total revenue from new clients. Non-bank financial service companies1 Revenue by Category2 | $ Thousands $997 $884 $791 $872 $782 $800 $373 $517 $512 $693 $673 $854 $122 $203 $104 $196 $226 $275 $444 $415 $809 $1,171 $1,678 $2,172 $182 $213 $328 $180 $168 $173 $2,118 $2,232 $2,544 $3,112 $3,527 $4,274 1Q 2022 2Q 2022 3Q 2022 4Q 2022 1Q 2023 2Q 2023 Disbursements Digital bank acct Other Corporate Disbursement GPR card³ 22%** 6%** 6%** 11%** 12%** 18 17%**

Selected Financial Information 19

Proven High Growth Business Model Loans $ millions $1,404 $1,661 $2,791 $3,830 $6,436 $5,278 $5,289 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2Q 2023 Deposits $ millions $63 $83 $108 $142 $181 $256 $127 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2Q 2023* Revenue $ millions $12 $26 $30 $39 $60 $59 $41 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022³ 2 ĩ Net Income $ millions 1 CAGR from December 31, 2017 through June 30, 2023. 2 CAGR from December 31, 2017 through 2022. 3 Includes a $35.0 million charge for a regulatory settlement reserve in the fourth quarter of 2022. 4 Year to date and includes a $2.5 million reversal of the regulatory settlement reserve. * Year to date $1,421 $1,867 $2,678 $3,137 $3,732 $4,841 $5,150 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2Q 2023 20

Highly Profitable, Scalable Model This represents the percentage of total non-interest income (less any gains on sale of securities) as compared to total revenue. 1 Non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliation on slide 24. 2 Total non-interest expense divided by Total revenues. * Annualized ** Includes a $35.0 million charge for a regulatory settlement reserve in the fourth quarter of 2022. *** Annualized and includes a $2.5 million reversal of the regulatory settlement reserve. 17.8% 14.7% 9.8% 9.7% 12.8% 10.4% 11.7% 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 YTD 2023 Non-Interest Income ratio1, Efficiency ratio2 10.5% 10.8% 11.3% 12.9% 15.2% 10.4% 13.8% 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022** YTD 2023*** ROATCE1 52.1% 52.1% 55.4% 52.5% 48.3% 58.2% 49.9% 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022** YTD 2023 Net Interest Margin 3.52% 3.70% 3.46% 3.26% 2.77% 3.49% 3.65% 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 YTD 2023* 21

Credit Metrics NCOs/Average Loans Non-Performing Loans/Loans ACL/Loans Non-Performing Loans/ACL 0.32% -0.06% -0.13% 0.01% 0.13% 0.00% 0.00% 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2Q 2023 1.05% 1.02% 0.98% 1.13% 0.93% 0.93% 1.00% 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2Q 2023* 0.24% 0.02% 0.17% 0.20% 0.28% 0.00% 0.47% 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2Q 2023 22.8% 1.5% 17.1% 18.0% 29.6% 0.0% 46.5% 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2Q 2023* 22 * Includes $2.3 million increase in ACL due to impact of CECL adoption on January 1, 2023.

Capital ratios* Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio 15.3% 13.2% 10.1% 10.1% 14.1% 12.1% 11.9% 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022¹ 2Q 2023² Minimum to be "Well Capitalized" * These capital ratios are for Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. 1 Includes a $35.0 million charge for a regulatory settlement reserve in the fourth quarter of 2022. 2 Includes a $2.5 million reversal of the regulatory settlement reserve. 3 Non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation to GAAP measure on slide 24. Tier 1 Leverage Ratio 13.7% 13.7% 9.4% 8.5% 8.5% 10.2% 10.8% 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022¹ 2Q 2023² Minimum to be "Well Capitalized" 19.9% 16.9% 12.5% 12.7% 16.1% 13.4% 13.2% 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022¹ 2Q 2023² Minimum to be "Well Capitalized" Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio TCE / TA3 12.7% 11.5% 8.5% 7.5% 7.7% 9.0% 9.4% 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022¹ 2Q 2023² 23

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures * Tangible common equity divided by common shares outstanding at period-end. In addition to the results presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), this earnings presentation includes certain non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful information to investors in understanding the Company’s operating performance and trends. These non-GAAP measures have inherent limitations and are not required to be uniformly applied and are not audited. They should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for an analysis of results reported under GAAP. These non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Reconciliations of non-GAAP/adjusted financial measures disclosed in this earnings presentation to the comparable GAAP measures are provided in the accompanying tables. 24 $ thousands, except per share data Q2 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 Average assets $ 6,354,597 $ 6,621,631 $ 5,724,230 $ 3,863,013 $ 2,846,959 $ 1,951,982 $ 1,524,202 Less: average intangible assets $ 9,733 $ 9,733 $ 9,733 $ 9,733 $ 9,733 $ 9,733 $ 9,733 Average tangible assets $ 6,344,864 $ 6,611,898 $ 5,714,497 $ 3,853,280 $ 2,837,226 $ 1,942,249 $ 1,514,469 Average equity $ 616,370 $ 578,787 $ 413,212 $ 320,617 $ 282,604 $ 251,030 $ 133,462 Less: Average preferred equity $ - $ - $ 4,585 $ 5,502 $ 5,502 $ 5,502 $ 5,502 Average common equity $ 616,370 $ 578,787 $ 408,627 $ 315,115 $ 277,102 $ 245,528 $ 127,960 Less: average intangible assets $ 9,733 $ 9,733 $ 9,733 $ 9,733 $ 9,733 $ 9,733 $ 9,733 Average tangible common equity $ 606,637 $ 569,054 $ 398,894 $ 305,382 $ 267,369 $ 235,795 $ 118,227 Total assets $ 6,522,150 $ 6,267,337 $ 7,116,358 $ 4,330,821 $ 3,357,572 $ 2,182,644 $ 1,759,855 Less: intangible assets $ 9,733 $ 9,733 $ 9,733 $ 9,733 $ 9,733 $ 9,733 $ 9,733 Tangible assets $ 6,512,417 $ 6,257,604 $ 7,106,625 $ 4,321,088 $ 3,347,839 $ 2,172,911 $ 1,750,122 Total Equity $ 621,275 $ 575,897 $ 556,989 $ 340,787 $ 299,124 $ 264,517 $ 236,884 Less: preferred equity $ - $ - $ - $ 5,502 $ 5,502 $ 5,502 $ 5,502 Common Equity $ 621,275 $ 575,897 $ 556,989 $ 335,285 $ 293,622 $ 259,015 $ 231,382 Less: intangible assets $ 9,733 $ 9,733 $ 9,733 $ 9,733 $ 9,733 $ 9,733 $ 9,733 Tangible common equity (book value) $ 611,542 $ 566,164 $ 547,256 $ 325,552 $ 283,889 $ 249,282 $ 221,649 Common shares outstanding $ 10,991,074 $ 10,949,965 $ 10,920,569 $ 8,295,272 $ 8,312,918 $ 8,217,274 $ 8,196,310 Book value per share (GAAP) $ 56.53 $ 52.59 51.00 40.42 35.32 31.52 28.23 Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)* $ 55.64 $ 51.70 50.11 39.25 34.15 30.34 27.04 Total Revenue (GAAP) $ 61,609 $ 255,751 $ 180,698 $ 141,924 $ 108,239 $ 83,177 $ 63,382 Less: Gain on sale of securities $ - $ - $ 609 $ 3,286 $ - $ (37) $ - Revenue excluding gain on sale of securities (non-GAAP) $ 61,609 $ 255,751 $ 180,089 $ 138,638 $ 108,239 $ 83,214 $ 63,382 Non-Interest Income Ratio (non-GAAP) 11.67% 10.40% 12.78% 9.67% 9.82% 14.66% 17.83% For Year Ending

Document and Entity Information	Jul. 20, 2023
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
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Document Period End Date	Jul. 20, 2023
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