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Discussion of Financial Condition
Earning Assets
Average earning
assets totaled $3.935 billion for the second quarter of 2024, an increase of $85.7 million, or
2.2%, over the first
quarter of 2024, and an increase of $111.3
million, or 2.9%, over the fourth quarter of 2023.
The variance for both prior period
comparisons was driven by an increase in deposit balances (see below –
Deposits
), resulting in higher levels of overnight funds
sold.
Compared to the fourth quarter of 2023, the change in the earning asset mix reflect
ed a $162.7 million increase in overnight
funds and a $15.5 million increase in loans held for investment (“HFI”)
that was partially offset by lower investment securities of
$43.4 million, and loans held for sale of $23.5 million.
Average loans
HFI decreased $1.9 million, or 0.1%, from the first quarter of 2024 and increased $15.5
million, or 0.6%, over the
fourth quarter of 2023.
Compared to the first quarter of 2024, the slight decrease was driven by a decline
in the consumer loans
(primarily indirect auto) of $19.0 million, partially offset
by increases in residential real estate loans of $10.1 million and
commercial real estate loans of $8.0 million.
Compared to the fourth quarter of 2023, the increase was primarily attributable to a
$51.8 million increase in residential real estate loans that was partially offset
by a decrease of $35.0 million in consumer loans
(primarily indirect auto).
Period end loans HFI decreased $40.9 million, or 1.5%, from the first quarter
of 2024
and decreased $43.7 million, or 1.6%, from
the fourth quarter of 2023.
Compared to the first quarter of 2024, the decline reflected a $20.0 million decrease
in consumer loans
(primarily indirect auto) and a $13.3 million decrease in commercial loans
(primarily tax-exempt loans).
The decrease from the
fourth quarter of 2023
was primarily attributable to a $36.8 million decrease in consumer loans (primarily
indirect auto) and
commercial loans of $20.2 million (primarily tax-exempt loans)
that was partially offset by a $11.3 million
increase in residential
Allowance for Credit Losses
At June 30, 2024, the allowance for credit losses for HFI loans totaled $29.2
million compared to $29.3 million at March 31, 2024
and $29.9 million at December 31, 2023.
Activity within the allowance is provided on Page 9.
The slight decrease in the allowance
from March 31, 2024 reflected a lower level of net charge
-offs (18 basis points for the second quarter of 2024 versus 22 basis points
for the first quarter of 2024) that was offset by a higher
credit loss provision (see above –
Provision for Credit Losses
decrease in the allowance from December 31, 2023 was primarily due
to lower loan balances.
At June 30, 2024, the allowance
represented 1.09% of HFI loans compared to 1.07% at March 30, 2024,
and 1.10% at December 31, 2023.
Credit Quality
Nonperforming assets (nonaccrual loans and other real estate) totaled
$6.2 million at June 30, 2024 compared to $6.8 million at
March 31, 2024 and $6.2 million at December 31, 2023.
At June 30, 2024, nonperforming assets as a percent of total assets equaled
0.15%, compared to 0.16% at March 31, 2024 and 0.15% at December 31, 2023.
Nonaccrual loans totaled $5.5 million at June 30,
2024,
a $1.3 million decrease from March 31, 2024 and a $0.7 million decrease from December
31, 2024.
Further, classified loans
totaled $25.6 million at June 30, 2024, a $3.3 million increase over
March 31, 2024 and a $3.4 million increase over December 31,
2023.
Deposits
Average total
deposits were $3.641 billion for the second quarter of 2024, an increase of $64.5
million, or 1.8%, over the first
quarter of 2024 and an increase of $92.5 million, or 2.6%, over the fourth quarter
of 2023.
Compared to both prior periods, growth
occurred in both money market and CD balances which reflected a combination
of balances migrating from savings,
and to a lesser
extent noninterest bearing accounts,
in addition to receiving new deposits from existing and new clients via various deposit
strategies.
In addition, compared to the fourth quarter of 2023, the increase in NOW balances reflected
higher average public funds
balances as municipal tax receipts are received/deposited by those clients starting
in late November.
To a lesser extent, we have
realized NOW account inflows from new and existing business accounts which
reflected our bankers focus on deposit gathering
At June 30, 2024, total deposits were $3.609 billion, a decrease of $46.2
million, or 1.3%, from March 31, 2024, and a decrease of
$93.3 million, or 2.5%, from December 31, 2023.
The decreases from both prior periods was primarily due to lower NOW account
balances,
partially offset by the aforementioned growth in money
market and CD balances from both new and existing clients.
The
decline in NOW accounts primarily reflects seasonal public fund balance
activity.
Total public funds balances
were $575.0 million
at June 30, 2024, $615.0 million at March 31, 2024, and $709.8 million
at December 31, 2023.