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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

Ownership of our common stock involves certain risks. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones we face. You should carefully consider the risks described below, as well as all other information contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations. If any of these risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

Risks Related to Our Business

As a business operating in the financial services industry, our business and operations may be adversely affected in numerous and complex ways by weak economic conditions.

Our performance could be negatively impacted to the extent there is deterioration in business, and/or economic conditions, including persistent inflation, supply chain issues or labor shortages, which have direct or indirect impacts on us, our customers and/or our counterparties. All of these factors can individually or in the aggregate be detrimental to our business, and the interplay between these factors can be complex and unpredictable. Adverse economic conditions could have a material adverse effect on our business, and/or the the financial condition of our customers and our results of operations.

Adverse developments affecting financial institutions or the financial services industry generally, such as actual events or concerns involving liquidity, defaults or non-performance, could adversely affect our operations and liquidity.

Actual events involving limited funding liquidity, customer defaults, non-performance or other adverse developments that affect financial institutions or the financial services industry generally, or concerns or rumors about similar events, including the potential negative media coverage, have in the past and may in the future lead to market-wide liquidity problems and erode customer confidence in the banking system. For example, the high-profile bank failures in the first half of 2023 led to volatility and declines in the market for bank stocks and questions about depositor confidence in depository institutions.

Such high-profile bank failures also highlighted the speed at which deposits can be moved in the digital economy, as well as the speed and reach of media attention, including social media, and its ability to disseminate concerns or rumors, in each case potentially exacerbating liquidity concerns. In addition, the banking operating environment and public trading prices of banking institutions can be highly correlated, in particular during times of stress, which could materially and adversely impact the trading prices of our common stock and potentially our results of operations.

Additionally, negative news about us or the banking industry in general could negatively impact market and/or customer perceptions of the Company, which could lead to a loss of depositor confidence and an increase in deposit withdrawals, particularly among those with uninsured deposits. Furthermore, the failure of other financial institutions may cause deposit outflows as customers spread deposits among several different banks so as to maximize their amount of FDIC insurance, move deposits to banks deemed “too big to fail” or remove deposits from the banking system entirely. As of December 31, 2024, approximately 57.1% of our deposits were insured and protected and 42.9% of our deposits were uninsured and unprotected. We rely on these deposits for liquidity. A failure to maintain adequate liquidity could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our commercial business and operations are concentrated in the greater Washington, D.C. and Baltimore metropolitan areas and we are sensitive to adverse changes in the local economy.

Our success depends upon the general economic conditions in the areas in which we operate, which we cannot predict with any degree of certainty. The presidential administration and certain governmental

agencies have announced plans to reduce government spending and the size of the federal government workforce. The Washington, D.C. metropolitan area is characterized by a significant number of businesses that are federal government contractors or subcontractors, or which depend on such businesses for a significant portion of their revenues. In addition, federal government employees make up a significant proportion of the population of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Reductions in the federal workforce through layoffs and buyouts, furloughs of government employees or government contractors as well as cancelling government contracts and other impacts from declining government spending, lapses in appropriations, or changes in fiscal appropriations could have adverse impacts on other businesses in the Company’s market and the general economy of the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Such a downturn in the local economy generally could make it more difficult for our borrowers to repay their loans and may lead to loan losses that would not be offset by operations in other markets; it may also reduce the ability of our depositors to make or maintain deposits with us. For these reasons, any regional or local economic downturn that affects the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore metropolitan areas, or existing or prospective borrowers or depositors in the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore metropolitan areas could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our customers and businesses in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area may be adversely impacted as a result of changes in government spending or government shutdown.

The presidential administration and certain governmental agencies have announced plans to reduce government spending and the size of the federal government workforce. These announcements could have an adverse effect on the economy of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, which in turn could adversely affect the Company.

The Washington, D.C. metropolitan area is characterized by a significant number of businesses that are federal government contractors or subcontractors, or which depend on such businesses for a significant portion of their revenues. In addition, federal government employees make up a significant proportion of the population of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The impact of a decline in federal government spending, a reallocation of government spending to different industries or different areas of the country or a delay in payments to such contractors could have a ripple effect. Temporary layoffs, staffing freezes, salary reductions and/or furloughs of government employees or government contractors could have adverse impacts on other businesses in the Company’s market and the general economy of the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, and may indirectly lead to a loss of revenues by the Company’s customers, including vendors and lessors to the federal government and government contractors or to their employees, as well as to a wide variety of commercial and retail businesses and the local housing market. Accordingly, such potential federal government activities could lead to increases in past due loans, nonperforming loans, loan loss reserves and charge-offs, and could adversely affect our liquidity position.

In addition, a significant portion of our loan portfolio is secured by real estate, including construction and land development loans, all of which are in greater demand when interest rates are low and economic conditions are good. Accordingly, a decline in local economic conditions would likely have an adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations, and the impact on us would likely be greater than the impact felt by larger financial institutions whose loan portfolios are geographically diverse. We cannot guarantee that any risk management practices that we implement to address our geographic and loan concentrations will be effective in preventing losses relating to our loan portfolio.

We may not be able to measure and limit our credit risk adequately, which could lead to unexpected losses.

A primary component of our business involves making loans to customers. The business of lending is inherently risky, including risks that the principal of or interest on any loan will not be repaid in a timely manner or at all or that the value of any collateral supporting the loan will be insufficient to cover our

outstanding exposure. A failure to measure and limit the credit risk associated with our loan portfolio effectively could lead to unexpected losses and have a materially adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our Allowance for Credit Losses (“ACL”) may prove to be insufficient to absorb life-time losses in our loan portfolio, which may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Under the current expected credit loss model (“CECL”), the ACL on loans is a valuation allowance estimated at each balance sheet date in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) that is deducted from the loans’ amortized cost basis to present the net amount expected to be collected on the loans. We estimate the ACL on loans based on the underlying assets’ amortized cost basis, which is the amount at which the financing receivable is originated or acquired, adjusted for applicable accretion or amortization of premium, discount, and net deferred fees or costs, collection of cash, and charge-offs. Expected credit losses are reflected in the ACL through a charge to the provision for credit loss expense. When we deem all or a portion of a financial asset to be uncollectible the appropriate amount is written off and the ACL is reduced by the same amount. We apply judgment to determine when a financial asset is deemed uncollectible; however, generally speaking, an asset will be considered uncollectible no later than when all efforts at collection have been exhausted. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the ACL when received.

We measure expected credit losses of financial assets on a collective (pool) basis, when the financial assets share similar risk characteristics. Depending on the nature of the pool of financial assets with similar risk characteristics, we use a discounted cash flow method or a loss-rate method to estimate expected credit losses. Our methodologies for estimating the ACL consider available relevant information about the collectability of cash flows, including information about past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The methodologies apply historical loss information, adjusted for asset-specific characteristics, economic conditions at the measurement date, and forecasts about future economic conditions expected to exist through the contractual lives of the financial assets that are reasonable and supportable, to the identified pools of financial assets with similar risk characteristics for which the historical loss experience was observed. Our methodologies revert back to historical loss information on a straight-line basis over eight quarters when the methodology can no longer develop reasonable and supportable forecasts.

Loans that do not share risk characteristics are evaluated on an individual basis. For collateral dependent financial assets where we have determined that foreclosure of the collateral is probable, or where the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and we expect repayment of the financial asset to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral, the ACL is measured based on the difference between the fair value of the collateral and the amortized cost basis of the asset as of the measurement date. When repayment is expected to be from the operation of the collateral, expected credit losses are calculated as the amount by which the amortized cost basis of the financial asset exceeds the present value of expected cash flows from the operation of the collateral. When repayment is expected to be from the sale of the collateral, expected credit losses are calculated as the amount by which the amortized costs basis of the financial asset exceeds the fair value of the underlying collateral less estimated cost to sell. The ACL may be zero if the fair value of the collateral at the measurement date exceeds the amortized cost basis of the financial asset.

Additional credit losses will likely occur in the future and may occur at a rate greater than we have previously experienced. We may be required to take additional provisions for credit losses in the future to further supplement our ACL, either due to management’s decision to do so or requirements by our banking regulators. In addition, bank regulatory agencies will periodically review our ACL and the value attributed to nonaccrual loans or to real estate acquired through foreclosure. Such regulatory agencies may require us to recognize future charge-offs. These adjustments could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The small- to medium-sized businesses that we lend to may have fewer resources to weather adverse business developments, which may impair our borrowers’ ability to repay loans.

Small- to medium-sized businesses frequently have smaller market shares than their competition, may be more vulnerable to economic downturns, often need substantial additional capital to expand or compete and may experience substantial volatility in operating results, any of which may impair a borrower’s ability to repay a loan. If our borrowers are unable to repay their loans, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

Our commercial real estate and real estate construction loan portfolio exposes us to credit risks that may be greater than the risks related to other types of loans.

These loans typically involve repayment that depends upon income generated, or expected to be generated, by the property securing the loan in amounts sufficient to cover operating expenses and debt service. Unexpected deterioration in the credit quality of our commercial real estate loan portfolio could require us to increase our ACL, which would reduce our profitability and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Construction loans also involve risks because loan funds are secured by a project under construction and the project is of uncertain value prior to its completion. It can be difficult to accurately evaluate the total funds required to complete a project, and construction lending often involves the disbursement of substantial funds with repayment dependent, in part, on the success of the ultimate project rather than the ability of a borrower or guarantor to repay the loan. If we are forced to foreclose on a project prior to completion, we may be unable to recover the entire unpaid portion of the loan. In addition, we may be required to fund additional amounts to complete a project and, incur taxes, maintenance and compliance costs for a foreclosed property and we may have to hold the property for an indeterminate period of time, any of which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Because a significant portion of our loan portfolio held for investment is comprised of real estate loans, negative changes in the economy affecting real estate values and liquidity could impair the value of collateral securing our real estate loans and result in loan and other losses.

Adverse developments affecting real estate values and the liquidity of real estate in our primary markets could increase the credit risk associated with our loan portfolio, and could result in losses that adversely affect credit quality, financial condition and results of operations. If real estate values decline, it is likely that we would be required to increase our ACL, which would adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

A portion of our loan portfolio is comprised of commercial loans secured by receivables, inventory, equipment or other commercial collateral, the deterioration in value of which could expose us to credit losses.

In general, these loans are collateralized by general business assets, including, among other things, accounts receivable, inventory and equipment, and most are backed by a personal guaranty of the borrower or principal. Significant adverse changes in the economy or local market conditions in which our commercial lending customers operate could cause rapid declines in loan collectability and the values associated with general business assets resulting in inadequate collateral coverage that may expose us to credit losses and could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Appraisals and other valuation techniques we use in evaluating and monitoring loans secured by real property, other real estate owned and repossessed personal property may not accurately describe the net value of the asset.

In considering whether to make a loan secured by real property, we generally require an appraisal of the property. However, an appraisal is only an estimate of the value of the property at the time the appraisal is made and, as real estate values may change significantly in value in relatively short periods of time (especially in periods of heightened economic uncertainty), this estimate may not accurately describe the net value of the real property collateral after the loan is made. As a result, we may not be able to recover the full amount of any remaining indebtedness when we foreclose on and sell the relevant property. In addition, we rely on appraisals and other valuation techniques to establish the value of our other real estate owned (“OREO”) and personal property that we acquire through foreclosure proceedings and to determine certain loan impairments. If any of these valuations are inaccurate, our combined and consolidated financial statements may not reflect the correct value of our OREO, and our allowance for credit losses may not reflect accurate loan impairments. This could have a material, adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

We engage in lending secured by real estate and may be forced to foreclose on the collateral and own the underlying real estate, subjecting us to the costs and potential risks associated with the ownership of the real property, or consumer protection initiatives or changes in state or federal law may substantially raise the cost of foreclosure or prevent us from foreclosing at all.

Since we originate loans secured by real estate, we may have to foreclose on the collateral property to protect our investment and may thereafter own and operate such property, in which case we would be exposed to the risks inherent in the ownership of real estate. Our inability to manage the amount of costs or the risks associated with the ownership of real estate, or write-downs in the value of OREO, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Additionally, consumer protection initiatives or changes in state or federal law may substantially increase the time and expense associated with the foreclosure process or prevent us from foreclosing at all. If new state or federal laws or regulations are ultimately enacted that significantly raise the cost of foreclosure or impose outright barriers, such could have a materially adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operation.

A lack of liquidity could impair our ability to fund operations and adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Liquidity is essential to our business. We rely on our ability to generate deposits and effectively manage the repayment and maturity schedules of our loans and investment securities, respectively, to ensure that we have adequate liquidity to fund our operations. An inability to raise funds through deposits, borrowings, sales of our investment securities, sales of loans or other sources could materially and adversely impact our ability to originate loans, invest in securities, meet our expenses or fulfill obligations such as repaying our borrowings or meeting deposit withdrawal demands, any of which could, in turn, have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We have several large depositor relationships, the loss of which could force us to fund our business through more expensive and less stable sources.

Withdrawals of deposits by any one of our largest depositors could force us to rely more heavily on borrowings and other sources of funding for our business, adversely affecting our net interest margin and results of operations. We may also be forced, as a result of any withdrawal of deposits, to rely more heavily on other, potentially more expensive and less stable funding sources. Consequently, the occurrence of any of these events could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our mortgage banking division may not meaningfully contribute to noninterest income.

The residential mortgage banking business is highly competitive and highly susceptible to changes in market interest rates, consumer confidence levels, employment statistics, the capacity and willingness of secondary market purchasers to acquire and hold or securitize loans, and other factors beyond our control. Additionally, in many respects, the traditional mortgage origination business is relationship-based, and dependent on the services of individual mortgage loan officers. The loss of services of one or more loan officers could have the effect of reducing the level of our mortgage production, or the rate of growth of production. As a result of these various factors, we cannot be certain that we will be able to maintain or increase the volume or percentage of revenue or net income produced by our residential mortgage business.

We earn income by originating residential mortgage loans for resale in the secondary mortgage market, and disruptions in that market could reduce our operating income.

Historically, as part of our focus on loan origination and sales activities, we enter into formal commitments and informal agreements with larger banking companies and mortgage investors earning the Bank income from these sales. Under these arrangements, we originate single-family mortgages that are priced and underwritten to conform to previously agreed upon criteria before loan funding and are delivered to the investor shortly after funding.

Disruptions in the secondary market may not only affect us but also the ability and desire of mortgage investors and other banks to purchase residential mortgage loans that we originate. As a result, we may not be able to maintain or grow the income we receive from originating and reselling residential mortgage loans. Additionally, we hold certain mortgage loans that we originated for sale, increasing our exposure to interest rate risk and adverse changes in the value of the residential real estate that serves as collateral for the mortgage loan prior to sale.

Our financial condition, earnings and asset quality could be adversely affected if we are required to repurchase loans originated for sale by our mortgage banking division.

The Bank originates residential mortgage loans for sale to secondary market investors, subject to contractually specified recourse provisions. Because the loans are intended to be originated within investor guidelines, using designated automated underwriting and product-specific requirements as part of the loan application, the loans sold have a limited recourse provision. Should loan repurchases become a material issue, our earnings and asset quality could be adversely impacted, which could materially and adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Delinquencies and credit losses from our OpenSkyTM credit card division could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our OpenSkyTM Division provides secured, partially secured, and unsecured credit cards on a nationwide basis to under-banked populations and those looking to rebuild their credit scores. Although some OpenSkyTM credit cards are fully or partially secured, losses may occur as a result of fraud, or when the account exceeds its established limit or if a cardholder ceases to maintain the account in good standing. Fraud, such as identity fraud, payment fraud and funding fraud (where, for example, an individual funds a card using information from someone they know well, such as a relative or roommate) can result in substantial losses. In the case of an OpenSkyTM account that is funded through fraud on the part of an applicant, we are required by applicable laws to refund the amount of the original deposit, and we charge off balances which were subsequently charged on the card. Account balances in excess of established credit limits happen as a result of certain VISA membership policies that allow cardholders to incur certain charges even if they exceed their card limits, which include, but are not limited to, rental car charges, gas station charges and hotel deposits. If an OpenSkyTM cardholder exceeds his or her credit limit as a result of purchases in one of these categories, we may incur losses for amounts in excess of the

collateral deposited if the borrower fails to repay such excess amounts. Customers can also exceed their credit limit by making intra-period payments to replenish their available lines. If the payments are made via the Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) and were fraudulent, we could incur the cost of the payment. Losses to our credit card portfolio also arise when cardholders cease to maintain the account in good standing with timely payments. For example, in the event a secured card becomes more than 90 days past due, or an unsecured card becomes more than 150 days past due, the credit card balance is recovered against any corresponding deposit account and a charge-off is recorded for any related fees, accrued interest or other charges in excess of the deposit account balance. We have invested in technology and systems designed to detect fraudulent behavior and somewhat mitigate losses but such investments may not be adequate, and our systems may not adequately monitor or mitigate potential losses arising from these risks.

A high credit loss rate (the rate at which we charge off uncollectible loans) on either our secured, partially secured, or unsecured portfolio could materially and adversely impact our overall financial performance. We maintain an ACL, which we believe to be adequate to cover credit losses inherent in our OpenSkyTM portfolio, but we cannot be certain that the allowance will be sufficient to cover actual credit losses. If credit losses from our OpenSkyTM portfolio exceed our ACL, our net income will be reduced by the excess of such credit losses.

The inability of our OpenSkyTM credit card division to continue its growth rate could adversely affect our earnings.

We do not know if we will be able to retain existing customers or attract new customers, or that we will be able to increase account balances for new or existing customers.

We hope the development and expansion of new credit card products and related cardholder service products will be an important contributor to our growth and earnings in the future; however, if we are unable to implement new cardholder products and features, our ability to grow will be negatively impacted. Declining sales of cardholder service products would likely result in reduced income from fees and interest.

Our participation in government guaranteed lending activities subjects us to additional risks.

As an approved participant in the SBA Preferred Lender Program, we are able to facilitate SBA loans for our customers without subjecting them to the potentially burdensome SBA approval process required for lenders that are not part of the program. The loss of our status as an SBA Preferred Lender could result in a loss of customers to other lenders who maintain this designation. Such a loss could materially and adversely affect our business and financial results.

In situations where we sell the government guaranteed portion of SBA or USDA loans, we remain exposed to credit risk on the unguaranteed portion of the loan. Furthermore, if a bank sells a government guaranteed loan in the secondary market and the borrower subsequently defaults, the SBA or USDA may seek to recover the loss associated with the loan if it is determined that the default arose due to a significant technical deficiency in the origination, funding or servicing of the loan.

This creates a potential credit risk for us with respect to the guaranteed portion of SBA or USDA loans to the extent that we originated the loan in a manner that was not in compliance with applicable standard operating procedures. Additionally, technical defaults could lead to potential liability for Windsor if it assisted in the origination or servicing of the loan on behalf of another bank. Such technical defaults and associated losses could materially adversely affect our business. Furthermore, increased instances of technical defaults, particularly where Windsor Advantage acted as a lender service provider, could result in reputational damage to us.

Any modification or reduction in the level of government support for government guaranteed loan programs could result in a significant impact to our results of operations.

A material part of our business consists of originating and servicing government guaranteed loans, in particular those guaranteed by the SBA and the USDA. Our government guaranteed lending program is substantially dependent on the continued support of the U.S. federal government. Under established and long-standing SBA and USDA programs, the federal government guarantees a portion of the loans originated by us or by clients we service through Windsor Advantage.

Any changes to the laws, regulations, procedures, or funding levels governing the SBA or USDA programs could impair our ability, as well as the ability of our clients through Windsor Advantage, to originate, process, and sell these loans in the secondary market. Such changes could have a material adverse impact on our business, including through a reduction in sales income and decreased revenue within Windsor Advantage.

Additionally, a substantial portion of our government guaranteed loan program is tied to the financing of renewable energy projects, including, but not limited to commercial solar farms. A significant portion of the committed equity in these projects is derived from investment tax credits and other forms of financial incentives provided through federal programs, legislative measures, and governmental support.

However, the availability and terms of these tax credits, and the continuation of other federal support programs, are subject to the actions of the U.S. federal government, which may evolve under the current administration.

If the new administration implements or advocates for reductions in renewable energy and related incentives, government guaranteed lending opportunities could be materially and adversely affected. Further, any expiration, phase-down, or reduction of key tax incentives or other federal programs, or delays in reauthorization or expansion of these programs, could materially and adversely impact the volume of government guaranteed lending opportunities within our USDA business and the renewable energy sector more broadly.

As a result, any adverse changes in the regulatory framework or governmental support for renewable energy could have a material and adverse impact on our financial performance, particularly in the renewable energy lending space, where government incentives are a critical element of project viability.

We are subject to interest rate risk as fluctuations in interest rates may adversely affect our earnings.

The majority of our banking assets and liabilities are monetary in nature and subject to risk from changes in interest rates. Like most financial institutions, our earnings are significantly dependent on our net interest income, the principal component of our earnings, which is the difference between interest earned by us from our interest earning assets, such as loans and investment securities, and interest paid by us on our interest-bearing liabilities, such as deposits and borrowings. We expect that we will periodically experience “gaps” in the interest rate sensitivities of our assets and liabilities, meaning that either our interest-bearing liabilities will be more sensitive to changes in market interest rates than our interest earning assets, or vice versa. In either case, if market interest rates move contrary to our position, this gap will negatively impact our earnings. The impact on earnings is more adverse when short-term interest rates increase more than long-term interest rates or when long-term interest rates decrease more than short-term interest rates, or in circumstances of a flattened or inverted yield curve. Many factors impact interest rates, including governmental monetary policies, inflation, recession, changes in unemployment, the money supply, international economic weakness and disorder and instability in domestic and foreign financial markets.

Interest rate increases often result in larger payment requirements for our borrowers, which increases the potential for default and could result in a decrease in the demand for loans. At the same time, the marketability of the property securing a loan may be adversely affected by any reduced demand resulting from a higher interest rate environment. In a declining interest rate environment, there may be an increase in prepayments on loans as borrowers refinance their loans at lower rates. In addition, in a low interest rate environment, loan customers often pursue long-term fixed rate credits, which could adversely affect our earnings and net interest margin if rates later increase. Changes in interest rates also can affect the value of loans, securities and other assets. An increase in interest rates that adversely affects the ability of borrowers to pay the principal or interest on loans may lead to an increase in nonperforming assets and a reduction of income recognized, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and cash flows. Further, when we place a loan on nonaccrual status, we reverse any accrued but unpaid interest receivable, which decreases interest income. At the same time, we continue to incur costs to fund the loan, which is reflected as interest expense, without any interest income to offset the associated funding expense. Thus, an increase in the amount of nonperforming assets would have a material adverse impact on net interest income.

We could recognize losses on investment securities held in our securities portfolio, particularly if interest rates increase or economic and market conditions deteriorate.

We invest a portion of our total assets in investment securities with the primary objectives of providing a source of liquidity, providing an appropriate return on funds invested and managing interest rate risk. Factors beyond our control can significantly and adversely influence the fair value of securities in our portfolio. Because of changing economic and market conditions affecting interest rates, the financial condition of issuers of the securities and the performance of the underlying collateral, we may recognize realized and/or unrealized losses in future periods, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Net unrealized losses related to available-for-sale investment securities are reflected in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss in our Consolidated Balance Sheets and reduce the level of our tangible common equity. Such unrealized losses do not affect our regulatory capital ratios.

We face strong competition from financial services companies and other companies that offer banking services.

We operate in the highly competitive financial services industry and face significant competition for customers from financial institutions located both within and beyond our principal markets. We compete with commercial banks, savings banks, credit unions, nonbank financial services companies and other financial institutions operating within or near the areas we serve. In addition, many of our non-bank competitors are not subject to the same extensive regulations that govern our activities and may have greater flexibility in competing for business. Our inability to compete successfully in the markets in which we operate could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

System failure or cybersecurity breaches of our network security could subject us to increased operating costs as well as litigation and other potential losses and regulatory implications.

Our computer systems and network infrastructure could be vulnerable to hardware and cybersecurity issues. Any damage or failure that causes an interruption in our operations could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Our operations are also dependent upon our ability to protect our computer systems and network infrastructure, including our digital, mobile and internet banking activities, against damage from physical break-ins, cybersecurity breaches and other disruptive problems. Such computer break-ins and other disruptions would jeopardize the security of information stored in and transmitted through our computer systems and network infrastructure, which may result in significant liability, damage our reputation and

inhibit the use of our internet banking services by current and potential customers. A breach of our security that results in unauthorized access to our data could expose us to a disruption or challenges relating to our daily operations, as well as to data loss, litigation, damages, fines and penalties, significant increases in compliance costs and reputational damage, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, we may need to take our systems off-line if they become infected with malware or a computer virus or as a result of another form of cyber-attack. In the event that backup systems are utilized, they may not process data as quickly as our primary systems and some data might not have been saved to backup systems, potentially resulting in a temporary or permanent loss of such data. In addition, our ability to implement backup systems and other safeguards with respect to third-party systems is more limited than with respect to our own systems. We frequently update our systems to support our operations and growth and to remain compliant with applicable laws, rules and regulations. These updates entail significant costs and create risks associated with implementing new systems and integrating them with existing ones, including business interruptions. Implementation and testing of controls related to our computer systems, security monitoring, and retaining and training personnel required to operate our systems also entail significant costs.

We face security risks, including denial of service attacks, hacking, malware intrusion and data corruption attempts, and identity theft that could result in the disclosure of confidential information, materially and adversely affect our business or reputation, and create significant legal and financial exposure.

Our business relies on the secure processing, transmission, storage and retrieval of confidential, proprietary, and other information in our computer and data management systems and networks, and in the computer and data management systems and networks of third parties. In addition, to access our network, products and services, our customers and other third parties may use personal mobile devices or computing devices that are outside of our network environment and are subject to their own cybersecurity risks.

We, our customers, regulators, and other third parties, including other financial services institutions and companies engaged in data processing, have been subject to, and are likely to continue to be the target of, cyber-attacks. These cyber-attacks include computer viruses, malicious or destructive code, phishing attacks, denial of service or information, ransomware, improper access by employees or vendors, attacks on personal email of employees, ransom demands to not exploit security vulnerabilities in our systems or the systems of third parties, and other security breaches that could result in the unauthorized release, gathering, monitoring, misuse, loss or destruction of confidential, proprietary and other information of ours, our employees, our customers, or of third parties, and damage to our systems that could otherwise materially disrupt our or our customers’ or other third parties’ network access or business operations. As cyber-threats continue to evolve, we may be required to expend significant additional resources to modify or enhance our protective measures or to investigate and remediate any information security vulnerabilities or incidents. Despite efforts to ensure the integrity of our systems and implement controls, processes, policies and other protective measures, we may not be able to anticipate all security breaches, nor may we be able to implement sufficient preventive measures against such security breaches, which may expose us to material losses and other material adverse consequences.

Cybersecurity risks for banking organizations have significantly increased in recent years in part because of the proliferation of new technologies, including artificial intelligence, and the use of the internet and telecommunications technologies to conduct financial transactions. Even the most advanced internal control environment may be vulnerable to compromise. The techniques used by cyber criminals change frequently, may not be recognized until launched, and may not be recognized until well after a breach has occurred. The speed at which new vulnerabilities are discovered and exploited, often before security patches are published, continues to rise. The risk of a security breach caused by a cyber-attack on a vendor or by unauthorized vendor access has also increased in recent years.

Cyber-attacks or other security breaches, whether directed at us or third parties, may result in a material loss or have other material adverse consequences. Furthermore, the public perception that a cyber-attack on our systems has been successful, whether or not this perception is correct, may damage our reputation with customers and third parties with whom we do business. Hacking of personal information and identity theft risks, in particular, could cause serious reputational harm. A successful penetration or circumvention of system security could cause us serious negative consequences, including a loss of customers and business opportunities, costs associated with maintaining business relationships after an attack or breach, significant business disruption to our operations and business, misappropriation, exposure or destruction of our confidential information, intellectual property, funds and/or those of our customers; or damage to our or our customers’ and/or third parties’ computers or systems, and could result in a violation of applicable privacy and other laws, litigation exposure, regulatory fines, penalties or intervention, loss of confidence in our security measures, reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensatory costs, and additional compliance costs, and could materially and adversely impact our results of operations, liquidity and financial condition. In addition, we may not have adequate insurance coverage to compensate for losses from a cybersecurity event.

Risks Related to Our Operations and the Regulation of Our Industry

We operate in a highly regulated environment and the laws and regulations that govern our operations, corporate governance, executive compensation and accounting principles, or changes in them, or our failure to comply with them, could adversely affect us.

Banking is highly regulated under federal and state law. As such, we are subject to extensive regulation, supervision and legal requirements that govern almost all aspects of our operations. Compliance with laws and regulations can be difficult and costly, and changes to laws and regulations, including potential changes in federal policy and at regulatory agencies as a result of changes in U.S. Presidential administrations that have different regulatory agendas than their predecessors, often impose additional operating costs. We expect the Trump administration will seek to implement a regulatory reform agenda that is significantly different than that of the Biden administration. We expect there will be changes in rulemaking, supervision, examination, and enforcement priorities of the federal banking agencies. Our failure to comply with these laws and regulations, even if the failure follows good faith efforts or reflects a difference in interpretation, could subject us to restrictions on our business activities, enforcement actions and fines and other penalties, any of which could adversely affect our results of operations, regulatory capital levels and the price of our securities. Further, any new laws, rules and regulations could make compliance more difficult or expensive or otherwise materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Federal banking agencies periodically conduct examinations of our business, including compliance with laws and regulations, and our failure to comply with any supervisory actions to which we are or become subject as a result of such examinations could adversely affect us.

As part of the bank regulatory process, the OCC and the Federal Reserve, periodically conduct examinations of our business, including compliance with laws and regulations. If, as a result of an examination, one of these federal banking agencies were to determine that the financial condition, capital resources, asset quality, earnings prospects, management, liquidity, asset sensitivity, risk management or other aspects of any of our operations have become unsatisfactory, or that the Company, the Bank or their respective management were in violation of any law or regulation, it may take a number of different remedial actions as it deems appropriate. These actions include the power to enjoin “unsafe or unsound” practices, to require affirmative actions to correct any conditions resulting from any violation or practice, to issue an administrative order that can be judicially enforced, to direct an increase in our capital levels, to restrict our growth, to assess civil monetary penalties against us, the Bank or their respective officers or directors, to remove officers and directors and, if it is concluded that such conditions cannot be corrected or there is an imminent risk of loss to depositors, to terminate the Bank’s deposit insurance. If we become

subject to such regulatory actions, our business, financial condition, results of operations and reputation would be materially and adversely affected.

Regulatory requirements affecting our loans secured by commercial real estate could limit our ability to leverage our capital and adversely affect our growth and profitability.

The federal bank regulatory agencies have indicated their view that banks with high concentrations of loans secured by commercial real estate are subject to increased risk and should implement robust risk management policies and maintain higher capital than regulatory minimums to maintain an appropriate cushion against loss that is commensurate with the perceived risk. Federal bank regulatory guidelines identify institutions potentially exposed to commercial real estate concentration risk as those that have (i) experienced rapid growth in commercial real estate lending, (ii) notable exposure to a specific type of commercial real estate, (iii) total reported loans for construction, land development and other land loans representing 100% or more of the institution’s capital, or (iv) total non-owner-occupied commercial real estate (including construction) loans representing 300% or more of the institution’s capital if the outstanding balance of the institution’s non-owner-occupied commercial real estate (including construction) loan portfolio has increased 50% or more during the prior 36 months. At December 31, 2024, the Bank’s construction to total capital ratio was 99% and the Bank’s non-owner-occupied commercial real estate (including construction) loans to total capital ratio was 298%. Because a significant portion of our loan portfolio depends on commercial real estate, a change in the regulatory capital requirements applicable to us or a decline in our regulatory capital could limit our ability to leverage our capital as a result of these policies, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Further, management has implemented controls to monitor our commercial real estate lending concentrations, but we cannot predict the extent to which regulatory guidelines will impact our operations or capital requirements.

Severe weather, earthquakes, other natural disasters, climate change, pandemics, acts of war or terrorism and other external and geopolitical events could significantly impact the business.

Severe weather, earthquakes, other natural disasters, pandemics, climate change, acts of war or terrorism and other adverse external events could have a significant impact on the Company’s ability to conduct business. Such events could affect the stability of its deposit base, impair the ability of borrowers to repay outstanding loans, impair the value of collateral securing loans, cause significant property damage, result in loss of revenue, cause us to incur additional expenses or disrupt the Company’s operations. Climate change has the potential to increase the frequency and severity of severe weather events in the future. Although management has established disaster recovery policies and procedures, the occurrence of any such events could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or profitability.

Risks Related to Strategic Growth

A merger or acquisition requires us to make estimates, including the fair value of acquired assets and assumed liabilities.

GAAP requires us to record the assets and liabilities of an acquired business to their fair values at the time of the acquisition. With larger transactions, such as our recent merger with IFH, fair value and other estimates can take up to one year to finalize. These estimates, and their revisions, can have a substantial effect on the presentation of our financial condition and operating results after the transaction closes. In addition, the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the assets acquired, net of liabilities assumed, is recorded as goodwill. If the estimates that we have used at any financial statement date are

significantly revised in the future, there could be a negative impact to our goodwill or other acquisition-related intangibles and our results of operations for the period in which the revisions are made.

If our goodwill were determined to be impaired, it could have a negative impact on our profitability.

GAAP requires that goodwill be tested for impairment at the unit level on at least an annual basis or more frequently upon the occurrence of a triggering event. An impairment loss is to be recognized if the carrying value of the net assets assigned to the reporting unit exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit. A significant decline in our expected future cash flows, a continued period of economic disruption, changes to financial markets, slower growth rates, or other external factors, all of which can be highly unpredictable, may impact fair value calculations and require us to recognize an impairment loss in the future. While goodwill is excluded from regulatory capital, such an impairment may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of our operations.

Acquisitions may disrupt our business.

The success of our recent merger with IFH or any future acquisition we may consummate will depend on, among other things, our ability to realize anticipated revenue enhancements and efficiencies and to combine our business with the business of the target institution in a manner that does not materially disrupt the existing customer relationships of either institution, or result in decreased revenues resulting from any loss of customers, and that permits growth opportunities to occur. If we are not able to successfully achieve these objectives, the anticipated benefits of the subject acquisition may not be realized fully or at all or may take longer to realize than expected.

It is possible that the integration process associated with any pending or future acquisition could result in the loss of key employees, the disruption of ongoing businesses or inconsistencies in standards, controls, procedures and policies that adversely affect our ability to maintain relationships with clients, customers, depositors and employees or to achieve the anticipated benefits of the acquisitions. Integration efforts could also divert management attention and resources. These integration matters could have an adverse effect on the combined Company.

Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock

The market price of our common stock may be subject to substantial fluctuations, which may make it difficult for you to sell your shares at the volume, prices and times desired.

The market price of our common stock may be highly volatile, which may make it difficult for you to resell your shares at the volume, prices and times desired. There are many factors that may affect the market price and trading volume of our common stock, most of which are outside of our control.

The stock market and the market for financial institution stocks has experienced substantial fluctuations in recent years, which in some cases have been unrelated to the operating performance and prospects of particular companies. In addition, significant fluctuations in the trading volume in our common stock may cause significant price variations to occur. Increased market volatility may materially and adversely affect the market price of our common stock, which could make it difficult for you to sell your shares in the volume and at prices and times desired.

The market price of our common stock could decline significantly and you may experience future dilution due to actual or anticipated issuances or sales of our common stock in the future.

Our board of directors may determine from time to time that we need to raise additional capital by issuing additional shares of our common stock or other securities. We cannot predict the size of future issuances of our common stock or the effect, if any, that future issuances and sales of our common stock

will have on the market price of our common stock. To the extent we raise additional capital by issuing additional shares of our common stock or other securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, our common stock, you may experience substantial dilution.

Our management and board of directors have significant control over our business.

As of December 31, 2024, our directors, directors of the Bank, our named executive officers and their respective family members and affiliated entities beneficially owned an aggregate of 5,452,014 shares, or approximately 32.7% of our issued and outstanding common stock. Consequently, our management and board of directors may be able to significantly affect the outcome of the election of directors and the potential outcome of other matters submitted to a vote of our shareholders, such as mergers, the sale of substantially all of our assets and other extraordinary corporate matters. The interests of these insiders could conflict with the interests of our other shareholders.

Our common stock is subordinate to our existing and future indebtedness and preferred stock.

Our common stock ranks junior to all of our existing and future indebtedness and other non-equity claims with respect to assets available to satisfy claims against us, including claims in the event of our liquidation. As of December 31, 2024, we had outstanding approximately $10.0 million in aggregate principal amount of subordinated notes and $2.1 million in aggregate principal amount of junior subordinated debentures. We may incur additional indebtedness in the future to increase our capital resources or if our total capital ratio or the total capital ratio of the Bank falls below the required minimums. Furthermore, our common stock is subordinate to any series of preferred stock we may issue in the future.

Provisions in our governing documents and Maryland law may have an anti-takeover effect, and there are substantial regulatory limitations on changes of control of bank holding companies.

Our corporate organizational documents and provisions of federal and state law to which we are subject contain certain provisions that could have an anti-takeover effect and may delay, make more difficult or prevent an attempted acquisition that you may favor or an attempted replacement of our board of directors or management.

In addition, certain provisions of Maryland law may delay, discourage or prevent an attempted acquisition or change in control. Furthermore, banking laws impose notice, approval, and ongoing regulatory requirements on any shareholder or other party that seeks to acquire direct or indirect “control” of an FDIC-insured depository institution or its holding company. These laws include the BHC Act and the Change in Bank Control Act (“CBCA”). These laws could delay or prevent an acquisition.

ITEM 1B UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 1C CYBERSECURITY

As a publicly-traded financial institution, we are subject to various cybersecurity risks that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and reputation, including, but not limited to, cyber-attacks against us or our critical third-party service providers. These cyber-attackers can attempt to gain unauthorized access to our digital systems for malicious purposes including, but not limited to: misappropriation of company assets, accessing Company confidential or sensitive customer non-public information, corrupting data, causing operational disruptions, or as part of a ransom demand for payment. As described below, we believe we have appropriate risk management processes, governance policies, standards, and procedures, a system of internal controls designed to address and mitigate these risks, and experienced internal resources to execute our information security and cybersecurity risk management programs.

In 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the hiring of a full time Chief Information Security Officer (“CISO”) reporting to the Company’s Chief Information Officer (“CIO”) to support a focus on information security and support the three lines of defense enterprise risk management framework.Our defense enterprise risk management framework includes processes and procedures used to identify, assess, mitigate, and monitor the risks faced by the Company, including cybersecurity risk.

Within the three lines of defense framework for cybersecurity risk, the first line of defense is provided by the Information Technology department and business lines, which are responsible for the design and execution of information security practices and risk mitigation.

The second line of defense is provided by the Enterprise Risk Management department (led by the Company’s Independent Chief Risk Officer (“CRO”)) and the CISO (reporting to the CIO). The second line of defense seeks to identify, assess, and monitor cyber risk, in collaboration with our first line, while maintaining independence in the oversight of our information security program.The CISO has dotted-line reporting to the CRO.The CRO is independent of management and reports to the Board Risk Committee Chair.

The third line of defense is independent Internal Audit, led by our Head of Internal Audit, who is responsible for ensuring that the first and second lines of defense are both designed and operationally effective in mitigating cybersecurity risk through internal audits of including but not limited to: cybersecurity, electronic banking, GLBA/Privacy, information security, information technology, and vendor risk management.The Head of Internal Audit is independent of management and reports to the Board Audit Committee Chair.

Our CISO, CRO, CIO, and Head of Internal Audit have nearly seven decades of combined work experience, including six decades in banking and financial services risk management and information security roles, and maintain several industry licenses and certifications through continuing professional education.

The Company’s information security program is designed to preserve the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Company confidential information, customer non-public personal information, and other data on our systems as well as securing our interfaces with our critical third-party service providers. Our information security program takes a risk-based approach to identifying and assessing the cybersecurity risks that exist within our business and information technology systems. The program addresses the roles and responsibilities of the Board, its committees, management, management’s committees, as well as each individual Company employee.

The Board of Directors is ultimately responsible for the oversight of cybersecurity risk management, with the Board Risk Committee assisting the Board with oversight of the Company’s cybersecurity risk program and reporting. The Board of Directors appoints the CISO, and the CISO is given the full authority of the Board for administering and executing the Company’s written information security program.The CRO and CISO deliver reports to the full Board of Directors on the status and effectiveness of the Company’s written information security program, and reports to the Board Risk Committee any emerging threats or cyber risks on a periodic basis throughout the year. The Board Risk Committee has also approved an Information Security and Cybersecurity Risk Appetite Statement.

At the management level, the Enterprise Risk Management Committee (“ERMC”) is primarily responsible for cybersecurity risk management.The Committee is comprised of senior executives with risk management and information security expertise.The Information Technology Steering Committee (“ITSC”) is a sub-committee of ERMC and is also comprised of senior executives and staff with risk management and information security expertise. ITSC governs the first line of defense cybersecurity risk management activities and furnishes approval items, status reports, and approved Committee minutes to ERMC following a meeting.ERMC governs the second line of defense cybersecurity risk management activities and furnishes key risk indicators, risk assessments, reports, issues and committee minutes to the Board Risk Committee.The CISO assigns quarterly cyber security training to all Company employees and ERMC reviews and approves the training curriculum on an annual basis.Additionally, the CISO ensures the Board receives annual cyber security training.

We strive to minimize the occurrence of cybersecurity incidents and the risks resulting from such incidents. However, when a cybersecurity incident does occur, the Company has in place an incident response program to guide our assessment of and response to the incident. The CISO coordinates the Company’s response to a cybersecurity incident, including investigating, recording and evaluating any potential, suspected or confirmed incidents involving non-public customer information or Company confidential information.The CRO informs senior management and the Board Risk Chair and Board Audit Committee Chair as soon as practical if a significant security incident occurs.Formal incident reports, if/when applicable, are reviewed by ITSC, ERMC, and the Board Risk Committee.

The Company employs third parties in fulfilling certain aspects of its information security and cybersecurity programs. For example, we engage third parties to:monitor our network 24/7/365, escalate security alerts, when applicable, perform penetration testing, conduct social engineering tests and assist management with technology upgrades/installations. The CISO monitors information risks posed by third parties and any non-compliance with the controls created to address such risks. With respect to cybersecurity incidents affecting our third-party service providers, the CISO, CRO, and their respective teams, work with our service providers to understand and document any incidents, along with managing the impact to us and reporting such significant incidents to senior management, ITSC, ERMC, and the Board Risk Committee.

While we believe that our cybersecurity programs are appropriate to our risks, cybersecurity threats are expected to remain high for the foreseeable future due to the rapidly evolving nature and sophistication of these threats, as well as due to the expanding use of Internet banking, mobile banking and other technology-based products and services by us and our customers.

Notwithstanding the investments made in mitigating our cybersecurity risks, we may not be successful in preventing or mitigating a cybersecurity incident that could have a material adverse effect on the Company. As of the date of this filing, the Company is not aware of any cybersecurity threats or incidents that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company, including its business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition. For further discussion, please see Item 1A. “Risk Factors” for a discussion of cybersecurity risks.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

Our headquarters are currently located at 2275 Research Boulevard, Suite 600, Rockville, Maryland 20850. The following table summarizes pertinent details of our commercial bank branch locations, mortgage banking offices, loan production offices (“LPO”), government loan servicing offices, and our credit card operations office. Our mortgage offices typically contain both origination and operations professionals.

Location Owned/Leased Lease Expiration Type of office

7820 West 26th StreetNorth Riverside, IL 60546 Owned Commercial Branch

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

From time to time, we are a party to various litigation matters incidental to the ordinary conduct of our business. We are not presently a party to any legal proceedings likely to result in a material adverse effect on our financial statements.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

Not applicable.

PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Shareholder Information

The common stock of the Company has been publicly traded since September 2018 and is currently traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol CBNK. As of March 13, 2025, there were approximately 244 holders of record of our common stock.

Dividends

Commencing with the third quarter of 2021, shareholders have received quarterly cash dividends on shares of common stock. Dividends paid in 2024 totaled $5.3 million. As a general matter, the payment of dividends is at the discretion of the Company’s board of directors, based on such factors as operating results, financial condition, capital adequacy and regulatory requirements. Although we have no obligation to pay dividends and we may change our dividend policy at any time without notice to shareholders, the Company anticipates continuing a regular quarterly cash dividend. Any future determination to pay dividends to holders of our common stock will depend on our results of operations, financial condition, capital requirements, banking regulations, contractual restrictions and any other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant.

Our ability to pay dividends on our common stock is dependent on the Bank’s ability to pay dividends to the Company. Various statutory provisions restrict the amount of dividends that the Bank can pay without regulatory approval.

Repurchases of Common Stock

On July 25, 2022, the Company announced a stock repurchase program. Under the program, the Company is authorized to repurchase up to $10.0 million of its outstanding common stock, or 500,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”). On April 13, 2023, the Company announced approval of up to an additional $5.0 million or 175,000 shares of Common Stock incremental to the July 2022 announcement. In connection with the acquisition of IFH, the Company temporarily suspended repurchases under its stock program during the first quarter of 2024. The Company repurchased 543,215 shares of Common Stock under the stock repurchase program, which expired on December 31, 2024.

During the three months ended December 31, 2024, the Company did not repurchase any Common Stock under the stock repurchase program.

On February 21, 2025, the Company announced a new stock repurchase program. Under the new stock repurchase program, the Company is authorized to repurchase up to $15 million of its Common Stock, or an aggregate of 483,559 shares of Common Stock. The new stock repurchase program will expire on February 28, 2026, but may be limited or terminated at any time without prior notice.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table provides information as of December 31, 2024, with respect to options and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) outstanding and shares available for future awards under the Company’s active equity incentive plans.

(a) (b) (c)

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders:

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders — — —

Unregistered Sales of Common Stock

There were no unregistered sales of the Company’s stock during the year ended December 31, 2024.

ITEM 6. [Reserved]

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Introduction

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is intended as a review of significant factors affecting the Company’s financial condition and results of operations for the periods indicated. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements and the related notes.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This document contains non-GAAP financial measures denoted throughout our MD&A by reference to “non-GAAP.” We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors because they are used by management to evaluate our operating performance and to make day-to-day operating decisions. In addition, we believe our non-GAAP results in any given reporting period reflect our on-going financial performance in that period and, accordingly, are useful to consider in addition to our GAAP financial results. We further believe the presentation of non-GAAP results increases comparability of period-to-period results.

Other companies may use similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures that may be calculated differently from the way we calculate such measures. Accordingly, our non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similar measures used by such companies. We caution investors not to place undue reliance on such non-GAAP financial measures, but to consider them with the most directly comparable GAAP measures. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our results reported under GAAP.

For more information on the computation of non-GAAP financial measures, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations.”

Financial Performance

The following summary should be read in conjunction with the MD&A section in its entirety.

Net income of $31.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 decreased $4.9 million, or 13.7% when compared to the prior year. Net income of $40.1 million as adjusted excludes the impact of $3.3 million after-tax merger-related expenses, $3.2 million after-tax impact from the Initial IFH ACL Provision on non-PCD loans and a $2.6 million non-recurring equity and debt investment write-down that was nondeductible for tax purposes (non-GAAP) for the year ended December 31, 2024. There were no adjustments made to net income for the year ended December 31, 2023. Net interest income of $154.7 million increased $13.2 million from the prior year primarily due to increased average balances of $325.7 million in portfolio loans, partially offset by higher funding costs primarily resulting from the additional average deposit volume funding the loan growth. Interest income included $0.7 million and interest expense included $1.4 million from net purchase accounting amortization resulting from the IFH acquisition. For more information on the computation of non-GAAP financial measures, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations.”

The net interest margin decreased 38 basis points to 6.22% for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 6.60% for the prior year. The elevated interest rate environment increased the yield on cash, investments, and commercial bank loan yields but was offset by a slightly lower loan yield from OpenSky credit card loans. The overall cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased the net interest spread to 4.81% for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 5.25% for the prior year. Core net interest margin, excluding credit card loans (as adjusted, non-GAAP), was 4.00% for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to 3.96% for the prior year. For the year ended December 31, 2024, average interest earning

assets increased $342.4 million, or 16.0%, to $2.5 billion as compared to the same period in 2023, and the average yield on interest earning assets increased 3 basis points. The yield on portfolio loans, as adjusted (non-GAAP, excluding credit card loans) was 7.03% for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to 6.65% for the prior year. Compared to the same period in the prior year, average interest-bearing liabilities increased $288.5 million, or 22.7%, while the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased 47 basis points to 3.76% from 3.29%. For additional details, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations.”

For the year ended December 31, 2024, the provision for credit losses was $17.7 million, an increase of $8.1 million from the prior year. The variance included the Initial IFH non-PCD ACL Provision of $4.2 million and $4.5 million from organic commercial portfolio loan growth, partially offset by a $0.6 million reduction from the OpenSkyTM credit card portfolio. Net charge-offs for the year ended December 31, 2024 were $9.0 million, or 0.42% of average portfolio loans, compared to $8.5 million, or 0.47% of average portfolio loans, for the same period in 2023. The $9.0 million in net charge-offs during the year ended December 31, 2024 was comprised primarily of credit card portfolio net charge-offs, with $3.6 million related to secured and partially secured cards while $3.4 million was related to unsecured cards.

For the year ended December 31, 2024, noninterest income of $31.4 million increased $6.4 million, or 25.8%, from the same period in 2023. This increase was primarily driven by contributions from the IFH acquisition, including government loan servicing revenue (Windsor) of $4.0 million, government lending revenue (gain on sale) of $2.3 million and revenue from loan servicing rights of $1.0 million, offset by a non-recurring equity and debt write-down of $2.6 million related to an IFH investment. Other income increased $0.9 million primarily related to a previous investment in an SBIC, while credit card fees declined $1.3 million.

For the year ended December 31, 2024, noninterest expense of $126.2 million increased $15.5 million, or 14.0%, from the same period in 2023, largely due to the IFH acquisition. The increase was primarily driven by a $7.3 million, or 14.9%, increase in salaries and employee benefits, a $3.9 million increase in merger-related expenses, a $2.6 million, or 45.3%, increase in occupancy and equipment primarily related to increased contract expense from the IFH acquisition, and a $2.0 million, or 7.8%, increase in data processing expense, partially offset by a $1.4 million, or 15.4%, decrease in professional fees due to a reduction in third party consulting fees.

On October 1, 2024, in connection with the IFH acquisition, the Company acquired total assets of $559.4 million, net of purchase accounting adjustments, including gross loans of $373.5 million, loans held for sale of $41.7 million and goodwill and intangible assets of $37.2 million while liabilities assumed totaled $475.9 million including total deposits of $459.0 million. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the acquisition of IFH resulted in an increase in average assets of $134.3 million, an increase in average interest earning assets of $121.8 million, an increase in average gross loans of $105.0 million, and an increase in average total deposits of $117.4 million.

Total assets at December 31, 2024 were $3.2 billion, an increase of $980.7 million, or 44.1%, from the balance at December 31, 2023. Net portfolio loans, which exclude mortgage loans held for sale, totaled $2.6 billion at December 31, 2024, an increase of $726.9 million, or 38.2%, compared to $1.9 billion at December 31, 2023. Total liabilities at December 31, 2024 were $2.9 billion, an increase of $880.5 million, or 44.7%, from the balance at December 31, 2023. Total liability growth was primarily due to a $865.9 million increase in deposits partially offset by a decrease in other borrowed funds of $15.0 million when comparing December 31, 2024 to December 31, 2023. Stockholders’ equity increased to $355.1 million as of December 31, 2024, compared to $254.9 million at December 31, 2023.

Deposits were $2.8 billion at December 31, 2024, an increase of $865.9 million, or 45.7%, from the balance at December 31, 2023. Average deposits of $2.2 billion for the year ended December 31, 2024 increased $304.4 million, or 16.3%, as compared to the prior year. Average noninterest-bearing deposit

balances increased $20.3 million to $675.4 million, or 31.1% of total average deposits for the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to $655.0 million, or 35.1% of total average deposits for the prior year.

The Bank’s OpenSkyTM Division, including shared service and corporate allocations contributed $17.3 million of income before taxes for the year ended December 31, 2024, a decrease of $1.8 million for the segment from the prior year. Average OpenSkyTM loan balances, net of reserves and deferred fees of $115.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 increased $1.1 million, or 1.0%, as compared to the prior year. OpenSkyTM loan balances, net of reserves, of $127.8 million at December 31, 2024 increased by $4.4 million, or 3.6%, compared to $123.3 million at December 31, 2023. Corresponding non-interest bearing deposit balances of $166.4 million at December 31, 2024 decreased $7.5 million, or 4.3%, compared to $173.9 million at December 31, 2023. Gross unsecured loan balances of $42.4 million at December 31, 2024 increased $11.6 million, or 37.7%, compared to $30.8 million at December 31, 2023. For the year ended December 31, 2024, noninterest income of $16.1 million decreased $1.2 million due primarily to a decline in credit card fees as compared to the prior year.

The Bank’s Capital Bank Home Loans division including shared service and corporate allocations contributed a net loss before taxes of $2.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to a net loss before taxes of $3.0 million in the prior year. The Bank’s Capital Bank Home Loans division saw an increase in mortgage originations during the year ended December 31, 2024 when compared to the prior year. An elevated interest rate environment dampened home loan sales and home loan refinances. Gain on sale margins were down from 2.76% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 to 2.59% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024.

The Bank’s Windsor Advantage division, including shared service and corporate allocations, contributed net income before taxes of $1.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 following the acquisition of IFH on October 1, 2024. Gross government loan servicing revenue (Windsor) totaled $4.6 million, including $0.6 million of Capital Bank related servicing fees, during the fourth quarter 2024. Windsor's total servicing portfolio was $2.5 billion at December 31, 2024.

Critical Accounting Estimates

The accounting and reporting policies of the Company are in accordance with GAAP and conform to general practices within the banking industry. The Company’s financial position and results of operations are affected by management’s application of accounting policies, including estimates, assumptions, and judgments made to arrive at the carrying value of assets and liabilities and amounts reported for revenues, expenses, and related disclosures. Different assumptions in the application of these policies could result in material changes in the Company’s consolidated financial position and/or results of operations. The Company evaluates its critical accounting estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis and updates them, as deemed necessary. Management has discussed the Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.

The Company’s accounting policies are fundamental to understanding the Company’s consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations. Accordingly, the Company’s significant accounting policies are discussed in detail in “Note 1 - Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation” in the “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” contained in Part II, Item 8 "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”

The critical accounting and reporting estimates include the Company’s accounting for the ACL. The Company provides additional information on its ACL in “Note 1 - Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation” in the “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” contained in Part II, Item 8 "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”

We account for business combinations under ASC 805, Business Combinations using the acquisition method of accounting and record the identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed and consideration

paid at fair value at the acquisition date. The excess of consideration paid over the fair value of the net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. The fair values are preliminary estimates subject to adjustments during the measurement period, which does not exceed one year after acquisition. The application of business combination principles, including the determination of the fair value of net assets acquired, requires the use of significant estimates and assumptions under ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement. See Note 2 - Business Combination in the “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Determining estimated fair value requires a significant amount of judgment and estimates. If our assumptions change, or errors are determined in its calculations, the fair value could materially change resulting in an adjustment to our goodwill or identifiable net assets acquired, including identified intangible assets. As of December 31, 2024, the Company believes that the fair value of the assets acquired, liabilities assumed and consideration paid at fair value at the acquisition date was appropriately determined in accordance with GAAP.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

For a discussion of Recent Accounting Pronouncements, see “Part II, Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Notes to Financial Statements - Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.”

Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023

Net Income

The following table sets forth the principal components of net income for the periods indicated.

Years Ended December 31,

Net interest income after provision for credit losses 136,641 132,017 3.5 %

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $31.0 million compared to net income of $35.9 million for the same period in 2023, a 13.7% decrease. Net income was $40.1 million as adjusted to exclude the impact of $3.3 million after-tax merger-related expenses, $3.2 million after-tax impact from the Initial IFH ACL Provision on non-PCD loans and a $2.6 million non-recurring equity and debt investment write-down that was nondeductible for tax purposes (non-GAAP), for the year ended December 31, 2024. Net interest income increased $13.2 million, or 9.3%, to $154.7 million when comparing the year ended December 31, 2024 to the year ended December 31, 2023, primarily due to increased average balances of $325.7 million in portfolio loans, partially offset by higher funding costs primarily resulting from the additional average deposit volume funding loan growth. For more information on the computation of non-GAAP financial measures, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations.”

The provision for credit losses for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $17.7 million, an increase of $8.1 million, or 84.4%, from the provision for credit losses for the year ended December 31, 2023. The

variance included the initial IFH ACL provision of $4.2 million on non-PCD loans and $4.5 million from organic commercial portfolio loan growth, partially offset by $0.6 million from OpenSky credit card portfolio. Net charge-offs for the year ended December 31, 2024 were $9.0 million, or 0.42% of average portfolio loans, compared to $8.5 million, or 0.47% of average loans for the same period in 2023. Net charge-offs were comprised, in part, of OpenSky credit card portfolio loans of $3.6 million related to secured and partially secured while $3.4 million was related to unsecured cards.

For the year ended December 31, 2024, noninterest income was $31.4 million, an increase of $6.4 million, or 25.8%, from $25.0 million in the prior year period primarily driven by contributions from the IFH acquisition. Government loan servicing revenue (Windsor) totaled $4.0 million, government lending revenue totaled $2.3 million and loan servicing rights totaled $1.0 million, offset by a non-recurring equity and debt write-down of $2.6 million related to an IFH investment. Mortgage banking revenue of $7.1 million increased $2.3 million, primarily due to an increase in home loan sales while credit card fees of $16.0 million declined $1.3 million from lower interchange and other fee income recognized compared to the prior year.

Noninterest expense was $126.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to $110.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, an increase of $15.5 million, or 14.0% largely due to the IFH acquisition. The change includes increases in salaries and employee benefits expenses of $7.3 million, or 14.9%, merger-related expenses of $3.9 million, advertising expenses of $0.2 million, other operating expenses of $0.8 million and data processing expense of $2.0 million, partially offset by decreases in professional fees of $1.4 million and other operational losses of $0.9 million.

Net Interest Income and Net Margin Analysis

Net interest income is our largest component of revenue and driver of net income. Net interest income is the difference between interest income on earning assets and the cost of funds supporting those assets.

We analyze our ability to maximize income generated from interest earning assets and control the interest expenses associated with our liabilities, measured as net interest income, through our net interest margin and net interest spread. Net interest margin is a ratio calculated as net interest income divided by average interest earning assets for the same period. Net interest spread is the difference between average interest rates earned on interest earning assets and average interest rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities.

The table below presents the average balances and weighted average rates of the major categories of the Company’s assets, liabilities and stockholders’ equity for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. Weighted average yields are derived by dividing income by the average balance of the related assets, and weighted average rates are derived by dividing expense by the average balance of the related liabilities, for the periods shown. Average outstanding balances are derived by utilizing average daily balances for the time periods shown. The weighted average yields and rates include amortization of fees, costs, premiums and discounts, which are considered adjustments to yield/rates. Weighted average yields on tax-exempt securities are not calculated on a fully taxable equivalent basis.

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET AND NET INTEREST ANALYSIS

Years Ended December 31,

Assets

Interest earning assets:

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

Net interest spread 4.81 % 5.25 %

Net interest margin (3) 6.22 % 6.60 %

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(1)Includes nonaccrual loans.

(2)For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, portfolio loans yield excluding credit card loans was 7.03% and 6.65%, respectively.

(3)For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, credit card loans accounted for 222 and 264 basis points of the reported net interest margin, respectively.

The net interest margin decreased 38 basis points to 6.22% for the year ended December 31, 2024 from the same period in 2023. Net interest margin, excluding credit card loans, was 4.00% and 3.96%, respectively, for years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. For more information on the computation of non-GAAP financial measures, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations.”

For the year ended December 31, 2024, average interest earning assets increased $342.4 million, or 16.0%, to $2.5 billion as compared to the same period in 2023, and the average yield on interest earning assets increased 3 basis points. Compared to the same period in the prior year, average interest-bearing liabilities increased $288.5 million, or 22.7%, while the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased 47 basis points to 3.76% from 3.29%.

Rate/Volume Analysis of Net Interest Income

The rate/volume table below presents the composition of the change in net interest income for the periods indicated, as allocated between the change in net interest income due to changes in the volume of average earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and the changes in net interest income due to changes in interest rates.

Compared to Compared to

Change Due To Interest Variance Change Due To Interest Variance

(In thousands) Volume Rate Volume Rate

Interest Income:

Interest Expense:

When comparing the years ended December 31, 2024 to 2023, the largest positive impact to total interest income was the growth in interest earning assets, strengthened in part by the IFH acquisition. Growth (change due to volume) in the loan portfolio, excluding credit cards, contributed $22.8 million to the increase in interest income, while elevated interest rates on portfolio loans contributed $6.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the prior year. On a standalone basis, interest income attributable to the credit card portfolio declined by $1.3 million year over year primarily due to a reduction in yield. The variance in interest expense year over year was primarily impacted by growth in interest-bearing liabilities, augmented in part by the IFH acquisition. Growth in interest bearing liabilities contributed $12.3 million to increased interest expense, including $9.5 million from growth in time deposits, partially offsetting the increase in total interest income.

Provision for Credit Losses

The provision for credit losses represents the amount of expense charged to current earnings to fund the ACL. For a description of the factors taken into account by our management in determining the ACL, see “Financial Condition— Allowance for Credit Losses.”

For the year ended December 31, 2024, the provision for credit losses was $17.7 million, an increase of $8.1 million from the recorded provision for credit losses of $9.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The variance included the Initial IFH ACL provision on non-PCD loans of $4.2 million and $4.5 million from organic commercial portfolio loan growth, partially offset by a $0.6 million reduction from the OpenSkyTM credit card portfolio. Net charge-offs for the year ended December 31, 2024 were $9.0 million, or 0.42% of average portfolio loans, compared to $8.5 million, or 0.47% of average portfolio loans, for the same period in 2023. The $9.0 million in net charge-offs during the year ended December 31, 2024 was comprised primarily of credit card portfolio net charge-offs, with $3.6 million related to secured and partially secured cards while $3.4 million was related to unsecured cards.

The ACL as a percent of portfolio loans was 1.85% at December 31, 2024 as compared to 1.50% at December 31, 2023. While the legacy Capital Bank portfolio credit metrics are relatively consistent with prior year, the increase in the ACL provision year-over-year is attributable to the IFH acquisition, most notably a few PCD loans that required elevated ACL coverage and are not consistent with the current product offering and stronger underwriting at IFH at the time of the acquisition. The maintenance of a high-quality loan portfolio, with an adequate allowance for expected credit losses, will continue to be a primary objective for the Company. See additional discussion regarding the Company’s ACL and reserve for unfunded commitments credit exposures at December 31, 2024 in “Financial Condition - Allowance for Credit Losses.”

Noninterest Income

A primary source of recurring noninterest income are credit card fees, such as interchange fees and statement fees, mortgage banking revenue and Windsor Advantage fee income in connection with its servicing, processing and packaging of SBA and USDA loans for its financial institution clients. Noninterest income does not include (i) loan origination fees to the extent they exceed the direct loan origination costs, which are generally recognized over the life of the related loan as an adjustment to yield using the interest method or (ii) annual, renewal and late fees related to our credit card portfolio, which are generally recognized over the twelve month life of the related loan as an adjustment to yield using the interest method.

The following table presents, for the periods indicated, the major categories of noninterest income:

Years Ended December 31,

Noninterest income:

Service charges on deposit accounts $ 883 $ 964 (8.4) %

Government lending revenue 2,301 —

Government loan servicing and packaging revenue 3,993 —

Loan servicing rights (government guaranteed) 1,013 —

Non-recurring equity and debt investment write-down (2,620) —

For the year ended December 31, 2024, noninterest income of $31.4 million increased $6.4 million, or 25.8%, from the same period in 2023 primarily due to contributions from the IFH acquisition. Government loan servicing revenue (Windsor Advantage) totaled $4.0 million, government lending revenue totaled $2.3 million and revenue from loan servicing rights totaled $1.0 million, offset by a non-recurring equity and debt write-down of $2.6 million related to a legacy IFH investment. In December of 2024 the Company became aware of certain financial conditions at a legacy IFH investment which indicated the need to evaluate the investment for impairment. Based upon the Company’s financial evaluation of a legacy IFH investment it was determined that the value of the Company’s investment in a legacy IFH investment was impaired and a write-down of the investment value was required. The Company does not hold any additional equity securities nor does the Company plan to enter into equity security arrangements in the future, therefore the Company does not expect any future deferred tax benefits associated with the impairment.

Mortgage banking revenue of $7.1 million, for the year ended December 31, 2024, increased $2.3 million due to an increase in home loan sales as compared to the prior year. For the year ended December 31, 2024, credit card fees of $16.0 million declined $1.3 million as a result of lower interchange and other fee income recognized compared to the prior year.

The Bank’s Capital Bank Home Loans division experienced an increase of 48.7% in mortgage originations during the year ended December 31, 2024 when compared to the same period in the prior year. Origination volumes increased $98.0 million, to $299.1 million, for the year ended December 31, 2024, when compared to $201.1 million for the same period in the prior year. Gain on sale margins were down from 2.76% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 to 2.59% for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Mortgage loans sold are subject to repurchase in circumstances where documentation is deficient or the underlying loan becomes delinquent or pays off within a specified period following loan funding and sale. The Bank has established a reserve under generally accepted accounting principles for possible repurchases. The reserve was $2.3 million at December 31, 2024 and $1.0 million at December 31, 2023. The Bank repurchased one loan totaling $296 thousand during the year ended December 31, 2024. The Bank repurchased one loan totaling $597 thousand during the year ended December 31, 2023. The Bank does not originate “sub-prime” mortgage loans and has no exposure to this market segment.

Noninterest Expense

Generally, noninterest expense is comprised of all employee expenses and costs associated with operating our facilities, obtaining and retaining customer relationships and providing bank services, with the largest component being salaries and employee benefits expenses. Noninterest expense also includes operational expenses, such as occupancy and equipment expenses, professional fees, advertising expenses, loan processing expenses and other general and administrative expenses, including FDIC assessments, communications, travel, meals, training, supplies and postage.

The following table presents, for the periods indicated, the major categories of noninterest expense:

Years Ended December 31,

Noninterest expense:

Foreclosed real estate expenses, net 2 7 (71.4)

Merger-related expenses 3,930 —

For the year ended December 31, 2024, noninterest expense of $126.2 million increased $15.5 million, or 14.0%, from the same period in 2023, primarily from the IFH acquisition. The increase was primarily driven by a $7.3 million, or 14.9%, increase in salaries and employee benefits due largely to the acquisition of IFH. Merger-related expenses were $3.9 million. Occupancy and equipment expense increased $2.6 million, or 45.3%, primarily related to increased contract expense from the IFH acquisition of $0.5 million and software depreciation of $0.4 million. Other operating expenses increased $0.8 million including an increase in insurance related expenses and other miscellaneous expenses. Data processing expense increased $2.0 million, or 7.8%, outside service providers expense decreased $0.1 million, or 2.8% and professional fees decreased $1.4 million, or 15.4%, due to a reduction in third party consulting fees.

Income Tax Expense

The amount of income tax expense we incur is influenced by our pre-tax income, our tax exempt revenue and our nondeductible expenses. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are reflected at enacted tax rates in effect for the period in which the deferred tax assets and liabilities are expected to be realized or settled. A valuation allowance is established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

Income tax expense was $10.9 million for 2024 compared to $10.4 million for 2023. Our effective tax rates for those periods were 26.0% and 22.4%, respectively. The elevated tax rate in 2024 resulted from the non-deductibility of a non-recurring equity and debt investment write down, in a legacy IFH investment, along with certain merger-related expenses. In December of 2024 the Company became aware of certain financial conditions in a legacy IFH investment which indicated the need to evaluate the investment for impairment. Based upon the Company’s financial evaluation of a legacy IFH investment it was determined that the value of the Company’s investment in a legacy IFH investment was impaired and a write-down of the investment value was required. The Company does not hold any additional equity securities, therefore the Company does not expect any future deferred tax benefits associated with the impairment.

Financial Condition

The following table summarizes the Company’s financial condition at the dates indicated.

December 31, Change expressed in:

(in thousands, except per share data) 2024 2023 Dollars Percent

Equity to total assets at end of period 11.07 % 11.45 % (3.3)

Weighted average number of basic shares outstanding 14,584 14,003 4.1

Weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding 14,640 14,081 4.0

(1) See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations” for a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures.

Total assets at December 31, 2024 increased $980.7 million from the balance at December 31, 2023. On October 1, 2024, in connection with the IFH acquisition, the Company acquired total assets of $559.4 million, net of purchase accounting adjustments, including gross loans of $373.5 million, loans held for sale of $41.7 million and goodwill and intangible assets of $37.2 million while liabilities assumed totaled $475.9 million including total deposits of $459.0 million. Net portfolio loans, which exclude mortgage loans held for sale, totaled $2.6 billion as of December 31, 2024, an increase of $726.9 million, or 38.2%, from $1.9 billion at December 31, 2023.

Investment Securities

To manage liquidity and supplement interest income earned on our loan portfolio, the Company invests in U.S. Treasuries, high-quality mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”), government agency bonds, asset-backed securities and high-quality municipal and corporate bonds. The asset-backed securities are comprised of student loan collateral issued by the Federal Family Education Loan Program, which includes a minimum of a 97% government repayment guarantee, as well as additional support in excess of the government guaranteed portion.

The following tables summarize the contractual maturities, without consideration of call features or pre-refunding dates, and weighted-average yields of investment securities at December 31, 2024 and the amortized cost and carrying value of those securities as of the indicated dates. The weighted average yields were calculated by multiplying the amortized cost of each individual security by its yield, dividing that figure by the portfolio total, and then summing the value of these results to arrive at the weighted

average yield. Yields on tax-exempt investments are not calculated on a fully tax equivalent basis.

(in thousands)

Securities Available-for-Sale:

As described in “Note 3 - Investment Securities” in the “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” at December 31, 2024, management determined the Company does not have the intent to sell, nor is it more likely than not that it will be required to sell, available-for-sale debt securities in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2024 before it is able to recover the amortized cost basis. Further, management reviewed the Company’s holdings as of December 31, 2024 and concluded there were no credit-related declines in fair value. Additional information related to the types of securities held at December 31, 2024, other than securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government entities or agencies, is as follows:

Corporate Securities – There have been no payment defaults on any of the Company’s holdings of corporate debt securities. There are 5 securities all of which are subordinated debt of other financial institutions with face amounts ranging from $0.5 million to $2 million.

Municipal Securities – All of the Company’s holdings of municipal bonds were investment grade and there have been no payment defaults. Summary ratings information at December 31, 2024, based on the amortized cost basis and reflecting the lowest enhanced or underlying rating by Moody’s, Standard & Poors or Fitch, is as follows: AAA – 82% of the portfolio; AA+ – 8%; AA – 10%.

Asset-backed Securities – There were 3 investment grade asset-backed securities, and there have been no payment defaults on these securities.

As such, it is deemed the above listed securities are not in an unrealized loss position due to credit-related issues and no further analysis is warranted as of December 31, 2024.

Portfolio Loans Receivable

Our primary source of income is derived from interest earned on loans. Our portfolio loans consist of loans secured by real estate as well as commercial business loans, credit card loans secured by corresponding deposits at the Bank and, to a limited extent, other consumer loans. Our loan customers primarily consist of small- to medium-sized businesses, professionals, real estate investors, small residential builders and individuals. Our owner-occupied commercial real estate loans, residential construction loans and commercial business and investment loans provide us with higher risk-adjusted returns, shorter maturities and more sensitivity to interest rate fluctuations, and are complemented by our relatively lower risk residential real estate loans to individuals. Our credit card portfolio supplements our traditional lending products with enhanced yields. Our lending activities, outside of credit cards, are principally directed to our market area consisting of the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland metropolitan areas.

Residential Real Estate Loans. One-to-four family mortgage loans are primarily secured by owner-occupied primary and secondary residences and, to a lesser extent, investor-owned residences. Residential loans are originated through the commercial sales teams and Capital Bank Home Loans division. Residential loans also include home equity lines of credit. Owner-occupied residential real estate loans usually have fixed rates for five or seven years and adjust on an annual basis after the initial term based on a typical maturity of 30 years. Investor residential real estate loans are generally based on 25-year terms with a balloon payment due after five years. Generally, the required minimum debt service coverage ratio is 115%.

Commercial Real Estate Loans. Commercial real estate loans are originated on owner-occupied and non-owner-occupied properties. These loans may be adversely affected by conditions in the real estate markets or in the general economy. Business equity lines of credit totaling $3.1 million as of December 31, 2024 and $14.1 million as of December 31, 2023, are included in the commercial real estate loan category. Business equity lines of credit are commercial purpose lines of credit primarily secured by the business owners residential properties. Lender finance loans totaling $28.6 million as of December 31, 2024 are also included in the commercial real estate loan category. Lender finance loans are loans to companies used to purchase finance receivables or extend finance receivables to the underlying obligors and are secured primarily by the finance receivables held by our borrowers. The primary sources of repayment are the operating incomes of the borrowers and the collection of the finance receivables securing the loans. Commercial loans that are secured by owner-occupied commercial real estate and primarily collateralized by operating cash flows are included in the commercial real estate loan category. Commercial real estate loan terms are generally extended for 10 years or less and amortize generally over 25 years or less. The interest rates on commercial real estate loans generally have initial fixed rate terms that adjust typically at five years. Origination fees are routinely charged for services. Personal guarantees from the principal owners of the business are generally required, supported by a review of the principal owners’ personal financial statements and global debt service obligations. The properties securing the portfolio are diverse in type. This diversity may help reduce the exposure to adverse economic events that affect any single industry.

Construction Loans. Construction loans are offered within the Company’s Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland metropolitan operating areas to builders, primarily for the construction of single-family homes and condominium and townhouse conversions or renovations and, to a lesser extent, to individuals. Construction loans typically have terms of 12 to 18 months. The Company frequently transitions the end purchaser to permanent financing or re-underwriting and sale into the secondary market through Capital Bank Home Loans. According to underwriting standards, the ratio of loan principal to collateral value, as established by an independent appraisal, cannot exceed 75% for investor-owned and 80% for owner-occupied properties, although exceptions are sometimes made. The Company performs a stress test of the construction loan portfolio at least once a year, and underlying real estate conditions are monitored as well as trends in sales outcomes versus underwriting valuations as part of ongoing risk management efforts. The borrowers’ progress in construction buildout is monitored against the original underwriting guidelines for construction milestones and completion timelines.

Commercial and Industrial. In addition to other loan products, general commercial loans, including commercial lines of credit, working capital loans, term loans, equipment financing, letters of credit, government guaranteed loans and solar energy related loans and other loan products, are offered, primarily in target markets, and underwritten based on each borrower’s ability to service debt from income. These loans are primarily made based on the identified cash flows of the borrower and secondarily, on the underlying collateral provided by the borrower. Most commercial business loans are secured by a lien on general business assets including, among other things, available real estate, accounts receivable, promissory notes, inventory and equipment. Personal guaranties from the borrower or other principal are generally obtained.

Credit Cards. Through the OpenSkyTM credit card division, the Company offers secured, partially secured, and unsecured credit cards on a nationwide basis to under-banked populations and those

looking to rebuild their credit scores through a fully digital and mobile platform. The secured lines of credit are secured by a noninterest-bearing demand account at the Bank in an amount equal to the full credit limit of the credit card. For the partially secured lines of credit, the Bank offers certain customers an unsecured line in excess of their secured line of credit by using a proprietary scoring model, which considers credit score and repayment history (typically a minimum of six months of on-time payments, but ultimately determined on a case-by-case basis). Partially secured and unsecured credit cards are only extended to existing secured card customers who have demonstrated sound credit behaviors. Approximately $87.2 million and $95.3 million in secured and partially secured credit card balances were protected by savings deposits held by the Company as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Unsecured balances were $42.4 million and $30.8 million, respectively, at the same dates.

Other Consumer Loans. To a limited extent and typically as an accommodation to existing customers, personal consumer loans, such as term loans, car loans and boat loans are offered.

Purchased Credit Deterioration. Acquired loans, including those acquired in a business combination, are evaluated to determine if they have experienced more-than-insignificant deterioration in credit quality since origination. When the condition exists, these loans are referred to as purchased credit deteriorated, or PCD. An allowance is recognized for a PCD loan by adding it to the purchase price or fair value in a business combination. There is no provision for credit losses recognized upon acquisition of a PCD loan since the initial allowance is established through purchase accounting. After initial recognition, the accounting for a PCD loan follows the credit loss model that applies to the loan category. Purchased financial loans that do not have a more-than-significant deterioration in credit quality since origination are accounted for in a manner consistent with originated loans. An allowance for credit losses is recorded with a corresponding charge to provision for credit losses. Subsequent to the acquisition date, the methods utilized to estimate the required ACL for these loans is similar to the method used for organically originated loans.

Nonperforming Assets

Loans are placed on nonaccrual status when, in management’s opinion, the borrower may be unable to meet payment obligations as they become due, as well as when required by regulatory provisions. Loans may be placed on nonaccrual status regardless of whether or not such loans are considered past due. In general, we place loans on nonaccrual status when they become 90 days past due. We also place loans on nonaccrual status if they are less than 90 days past due if the collection of principal or interest is in doubt. When the interest accrual is discontinued, all unpaid accrued interest is reversed from income. Loans are returned to accrual status when all of the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are, in management’s opinion, reasonably assured.

Loans are generally charged-off in part or in full when management determines the loan to be uncollectible. Factors for charge-off that may be considered include: repayments deemed to be extended out beyond reasonable time frames, customer bankruptcy and lack of assets, and/or collateral deficiencies. Consumer credit card balances are moved into the charge off queue after they become more than 90 days past due and are charged off not later than 120 days after they become past due. Otherwise, loans that are past due for 180 days or more are charged off unless the loan is well-secured and in the process of collection.

The Company believes its approach to lending and the management of nonperforming assets has resulted in sound asset quality and timely resolution of problem assets. The Company has established underwriting guidelines to be followed by our bankers, and routinely monitors our delinquency levels for any negative or adverse trends. There can be no assurance, however, that our loan portfolio will not become subject to increasing pressures from deteriorating borrower credit.

From a credit risk standpoint, we grade watchlist and problem loans into one of five credit quality indicators: pass/watch, special mention, substandard, doubtful or loss. The classifications of loans reflect

a judgment about the risks of default and loss associated with each loan. Credit ratings are reviewed regularly and then adjusted regularly to reflect the degree of risk and loss that our management believes to be appropriate for each credit. Our lending policy requires the routine monitoring of past due reports, daily overdraft reports, monthly maturing loans, monthly risk rating reports and internal loan review reports. The lending and credit management of the Bank meet periodically to review loans rated pass/watch. The focus of each meeting is to identify and promptly determine any necessary required action within this loan population, which consists of loans that, although considered satisfactory and performing to terms, may exhibit special risk features that warrant management’s attention.

Management is intent on maintaining a strong credit review function and risk rating process. The Company has an experienced credit administration function, which provides independent analysis of credit requests and the management of problem credits. The credit department has developed and implemented analytical procedures for evaluating credit requests, has refined the Company’s risk rating system, and continually endeavors to adapt and enhance the monitoring of the loan portfolio. The loan portfolio analysis process is intended to contribute to the identification of weaknesses before they become more severe.

A special mention loan has potential weaknesses deserving of management’s attention. If uncorrected, such weaknesses may, at a future date, impair the repayment prospects for the asset or our credit position.

Loans that are deemed special mention, substandard, doubtful or loss are listed in the Bank’s Problem Loan Status Report. The Problem Loan Status Report provides a detailed summary of the borrower and guarantor status, loan accrual status, collateral evaluation and includes a description of the planned collection and administration program designed to mitigate the Bank’s risk of loss and remove the loan from problem status. The Special Asset Committee reviews the Problem Loan Status Report on a quarterly basis for borrowers with an overall loan exposure in excess of $250,000.

At December 31, 2024, the recorded investment in individually assessed loans was $34.9 million, requiring a specific reserve of $9.3 million. At December 31, 2023, the recorded investment in individually assessed loans was $16.0 million, requiring a specific reserve of $0.4 million. The $34.9 million of individually assessed loans at December 31, 2024 included a single multi-unit residential real estate loan secured by four properties with a balance of $7.6 million at December 31, 2024.

Allowance for Credit Losses

We maintain an ACL that represents management’s estimate of expected credit losses and risks inherent in our loan portfolio. The balance of the ACL is based on internally assigned risk classifications of loans, historical loss rates, changes in the nature of our loan portfolio, overall portfolio quality, industry concentrations, delinquency trends, current economic factors and the estimated impact of current economic conditions on certain historical loss rates.

A major consideration in the determination of the allowance for credit loss on the credit card portfolio is based on historical loss experience in that portfolio. The Company calculates the credit card ACL collectively, applying segmentation based on collateral positions: secured, partially secured and unsecured.

The following table presents key ratios for the ACL and nonaccrual loans for the periods indicated:

For the Years Ended December 31,

Real estate:

Other consumer 0.72 1.26 — — — —

Total charge-offs for the year ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were primarily comprised of credit card charge-offs resulting both from the aging of the portfolio and the shift from an almost exclusively secured card portfolio to a portfolio that also includes partially secured and unsecured exposures. The following table presents a summary of the net charge-offs (recovery) of loans as a percentage of average loans for the periods indicated:

For the Years Ended December 31,

Real estate:

As the loan portfolio and ACL review processes continue to evolve, there may be changes to elements of the allowance and this may influence the overall level of the allowance maintained. Historically, the Bank has enjoyed a high-quality loan portfolio with relatively low levels of net charge-offs and low delinquency rates. The maintenance of a high-quality portfolio will continue to be a priority.

Although we believe we have established our ACL in accordance with GAAP and that the ACL is currently adequate to provide for known and inherent losses in the portfolio at all times shown above, future provisions for credit losses will be subject to ongoing evaluations of the risks in our loan portfolio.

The following table shows the allocation of the ACL among loan categories as of the dates indicated. The total allowance is available to absorb losses from any loan category.

December 31,

(in thousands) Amount Percent(1) Amount Percent(1)

Real estate:

Other consumer 15 — 12 —

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(1) Loan category as a percentage of total portfolio loans.

Total Liabilities

Total liabilities at December 31, 2024 increased $880.5 million from December 31, 2023, primarily due to the IFH acquisition.

Deposits

Deposits are a major source of funding for the Company. We offer a variety of deposit products including interest-bearing demand, savings, money market and time accounts, all of which we actively market at competitive pricing. We generate deposits from our customers on a relationship basis and through the efforts of our commercial and business banking officers. Our credit card customers are a significant source of low cost deposits. As of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, our credit card customers accounted for $166.4 million and $173.9 million, or 20.5% and 28.2%, respectively, of our total noninterest-bearing deposit balances.

Major categories of interest-bearing deposits are as follows:

Interest-Bearing Deposits

At December 31,

The Company had $333.0 million in brokered deposits at December 31, 2024 compared to $142.4 million at December 31, 2023.

Deposits securing our OpenSkyTM card lines of credit and deposits from title companies represent the largest concentrations in the deposit portfolio. As of December 31, 2024, these concentrations represented 6% and 11% of deposits, respectively. As of December 31, 2023, these deposits represented 9% and 12% of deposits, respectively.

The following table presents the average balances and average rates paid on deposits for the periods indicated:

For the years Ended December 31,

(in thousands) Average Balance Average Rate Average Balance Average Rate

Deposit costs increased 46 basis points during the year ended December 31, 2024 due, in large part, to a series of interest rate increases implemented by the Federal Reserve beginning in early 2022 and continuing into 2023 and the corresponding mix shift from low and no interest bearing deposits to higher rate money market accounts and time deposits. However, average noninterest-bearing deposit balances increased $20.3 million when compared to December 31, 2023, as growth in the number of customer accounts and corresponding balances outpaced the decision by some depositors to move balances from noninterest-bearing deposit accounts to interest-bearing deposit accounts.

Noninterest-bearing deposits represented 29.4% of total deposits at December 31, 2024 compared to 32.6% at December 31, 2023. Uninsured deposits were approximately $703.2 million as of December 31, 2024, representing 25.5% of the Company's deposit portfolio, compared to $789.4 million, or 41.6%, at December 31, 2023. The uninsured amounts are estimates based on the methodologies and assumptions used for the Bank’s regulatory reporting requirements.

The following table presents the maturities of our certificates of deposit as of December 31, 2024.

Borrowings

We utilize short-term and long-term borrowings to supplement deposits to fund our lending and investment activities, each of which is discussed below. Total borrowings decreased during the year ended December 31, 2024 to $34.1 million from $49.1 million at December 31, 2023.

FHLB Advances. The FHLB allows us to borrow up to 25% of our assets on a blanket floating lien status collateralized by certain securities and loans. As of December 31, 2024, approximately $625.0 million in real estate loans were pledged as collateral to the FHLB and our total borrowing capacity from the FHLB was $507.5 million. As of December 31, 2024, no investment securities were pledged with the FHLB. We utilize these borrowings to meet liquidity needs and to fund certain fixed rate loans in our portfolio. As of December 31, 2024, we had $22.0 million in outstanding advances and $485.5 million in available borrowing capacity from the FHLB.

Other borrowed funds. The Company has also issued junior subordinated debentures and other subordinated notes. At December 31, 2024, these other borrowings amounted to $12.1 million, consisting of Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures and subordinated notes.

At December 31, 2024, our Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures amounted to $2.1 million. The Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures (the “Floating Rate Debentures”) were issued in June of 2006, mature on June 15, 2036, and may be redeemed prior to that date under certain circumstances. The principal amount of the Floating Rate Debentures has not changed since issuance, and they accrue interest at a floating rate equal to the three-month CME Term SOFR plus a spread adjustment of 0.26161% (or 26.161 basis points) plus 187 basis points, payable quarterly. As of December 31, 2024, the rate for the Floating Rate Debentures was 6.49%.

On November 30, 2020, the Company issued $10.0 million in subordinated notes due in 2030 (the “Notes”). The Notes have a ten year term and have a fixed rate of 5.00% for the first five years; thereafter, the rate resets quarterly to a benchmark rate, which is expected to be the three-month SOFR, plus 490 basis points. The Notes may be redeemed in part or in whole, upon the occurrence of certain events.

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond has an available borrower in custody arrangement which allows us to borrow on a collateralized basis. The Company’s borrowing capacity under the Federal Reserve’s discount window program was $110.2 million as of December 31, 2024. Certain commercial loans are pledged under this arrangement. During the first quarter of 2023, we established a line of credit under the Federal Reserve Bank’s Bank Term Funding Program (“BTFP”). As of March 31, 2024, participation in the BTFP had concluded and the Company had no outstanding balances under the BTFP at December 31, 2024.

Other Borrowings. The Company also has available lines of credit of $76.0 million with other correspondent banks at December 31, 2024, as well as access to certificate of deposit funding through financial intermediaries. There were no outstanding balances on the lines of credit from correspondent banks at December 31, 2024.

Liquidity

Liquidity is defined as the Bank’s capacity to meet its cash and collateral obligations at a reasonable cost. Maintaining an adequate level of liquidity depends on the Bank’s ability to meet both expected and unexpected cash flows and collateral needs efficiently and without adversely affecting either daily operations or the financial condition of the Bank. Liquidity risk is the risk that we will be unable to meet our obligations as they become due because of an inability to liquidate assets or obtain adequate funding. The Bank’s obligations, and the funding sources used to meet them, depend significantly on our business mix, balance sheet structure and the cash flow profiles of our on- and off-balance sheet obligations. In managing our cash flows, management endeavors to anticipate situations that can give rise to increased liquidity risk. These include funding mismatches, market constraints on the ability to convert assets into cash or in accessing sources of funds (i.e., market liquidity) and contingent liquidity events. Changes in economic conditions or exposure to credit, market, operational, legal and reputational risks also could affect the Bank’s liquidity risk profile and are considered in the assessment of liquidity and asset/liability management.

Management has established a risk management process for identifying, measuring, monitoring and controlling liquidity risk. Because of its critical importance to the viability of the Bank, liquidity risk management is integrated into our risk management processes. Critical elements of our liquidity risk management include: corporate governance consisting of oversight by the board of directors and active involvement by management; strategies, policies, procedures, and limits used to manage and mitigate liquidity risk; liquidity risk measurement and monitoring systems (including assessments of the current and prospective cash flows or sources and uses of funds) that are believed to be commensurate with the

complexity and business activities of the Bank; active management of intraday liquidity and collateral; a diverse mix of existing and potential future funding sources; holding liquid marketable securities that can be used to meet liquidity needs in situations of stress; contingency funding plans that address potential adverse liquidity events and emergency cash flow requirements; and internal controls and internal audit processes believed to be sufficient to assure the adequacy of the institution’s liquidity risk management process.

We expect funds to be available from a number of basic banking activity sources, including the core deposit base, the repayment and maturity of loans and investment security cash flows. Other potential funding sources include brokered certificates of deposit, deposit listing services, CDARS, borrowings from the FHLB and other lines of credit.

As of December 31, 2024, we had $485.5 million of available borrowing capacity from the FHLB, $20.6 million of available borrowing capacity from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Borrower in Custody program and available lines of credit of $76.0 million with other correspondent banks. Further, unpledged investment securities available as collateral for potential additional borrowings totaled $131.4 million at December 31, 2024. Cash and cash equivalents were $205.3 million at December 31, 2024.

Capital Resources

Stockholders’ equity increased $100.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to December 31, 2023 largely due to the common stock issued in connection with the IFH acquisition of $70.9 million and net income of $31.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. In connection with the acquisition of IFH, the Company temporarily suspended repurchases under its stock repurchase program during the first quarter of 2024. Shares repurchased and retired for the year ended December 31, 2024, as part of the Company's stock repurchase program, totaled 67,869 shares at an average price of $20.62, for a total cost of $1.4 million including commissions.

The Company’s total stockholders’ equity is affected by fluctuations in the fair values of investment securities available-for-sale. The difference between amortized cost and fair value of investment securities, net of deferred income tax, is included in accumulated other comprehensive loss within stockholders’ equity. Accumulated other comprehensive loss is excluded from the Bank’s and Company’s regulatory capital ratios. The balance in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to unrealized losses on available-for-sale debt securities, net of deferred income tax, amounted to $11.5 million at December 31, 2024 and $13.1 million at December 31, 2023. Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss are excluded from earnings and directly increase or decrease stockholders’ equity. To the extent unrealized losses on investment securities available-for-sale result from credit losses, unrealized losses are recorded as a charge against earnings. The investment securities section of the MD&A and Notes 1 and 3 to the consolidated financial statements provide additional information concerning management’s evaluation of investment securities available-for-sale for credit losses at December 31, 2024.

The Company uses several indicators of capital strength. The most commonly used measure is common equity to total assets (computed as equity divided by total assets), which was 11.07% at December 31, 2024 and 11.45% at December 31, 2023.

The Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can precipitate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of its assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory

accounting practices. The capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators.

Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Bank to maintain minimum ratios of common equity Tier 1, Tier 1, and total capital as a percentage of assets and off-balance sheet exposures, adjusted for risk weights ranging from 0% to 1,250%. The Bank is also required to maintain capital at a minimum level based on quarterly average assets, which is known as the leverage ratio.

The ability of the Company to continue to grow is dependent on its earnings and those of the Bank, and the ability to obtain additional funds for contribution to the Bank’s capital, through additional borrowings, through the sale of additional common stock or preferred stock, or through the issuance of additional qualifying capital instruments, such as subordinated debt. The capital levels required to be maintained by the Company and Bank may be impacted as a result of the Bank’s concentrations in commercial real estate loans. See “Risks Related to Our Operations and the Regulation of Our Industry” in Part I, Item 1A - Risk Factors.

As of December 31, 2024, the Company and the Bank were in compliance with all applicable regulatory capital requirements to which it was subject, and the Bank was classified as “well capitalized” for purposes of the prompt corrective action regulations. As we deploy our capital and continue to grow our operations, our regulatory capital levels may decrease depending on our level of earnings. However, we intend to monitor and control our growth relative to our earnings in order to remain in compliance with all regulatory capital standards applicable to us.

The following table presents the regulatory capital ratios for the Company and the Bank as of the dates indicated.

(in thousands) Actual Minimum CapitalAdequacy To Be WellCapitalized

December 31, 2024 Amount Ratio Amount Ratio Amount Ratio

The Company

The Bank

The Company

The Bank

Contractual Obligations

We have contractual obligations to make future payments on debt and lease agreements. Our liquidity monitoring and management consider both present and future demands for and sources of liquidity. The following table of contractual commitments focuses only on future obligations and summarizes our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2024.

Off-Balance Sheet Items

In the normal course of business, we enter into various transactions that, in accordance with GAAP, are not included in our consolidated balance sheets. We enter into these transactions to meet the financing needs of our customers. These transactions include commitments to extend credit and issue letters of credit, which involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in our consolidated balance sheets. Our exposure to credit loss is represented by the contractual amounts of these commitments. The same credit policies and procedures are generally used in making these commitments as for on-balance sheet instruments. We are not aware of any accounting loss to be incurred by funding these commitments; however, we maintain a reserve for unfunded commitments and certain off-balance sheet credit risks, which is recorded in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.

Our commitments associated with outstanding letters of credit and commitments to extend credit expiring by period as of the date indicated are summarized below. Since commitments associated with letters of credit and commitments to extend credit may expire unused, the amounts shown do not necessarily reflect actual future cash funding requirements.

December 31,

Commitment to fund other investments 2,714 3,874

Unfunded lines of credit represent unused credit facilities to our current borrowers. Lines of credit generally have variable interest rates. Letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by us to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. In the event of nonperformance by the customer in accordance with the terms of the agreement with the third party, we would be required to fund the commitment. The maximum potential amount of future payments we could be required to make is represented by the contractual amount of the commitment. If the commitment is funded, we would be entitled to seek recovery from the customer from the underlying collateral, which can include commercial real estate, physical plant and property, inventory, receivables, cash and/or marketable securities. Our policies generally require that letter of credit arrangements contain security and debt covenants similar to those contained in loan agreements. We believe the credit risk associated with issuing letters of credit is substantially the same as the risk involved in extending loan facilities to our customers.

We seek to minimize our exposure to loss under letters of credit and credit commitments by subjecting them to the same credit approval and monitoring procedures as we do for on-balance sheet instruments. The effect on our revenue, expenses, cash flows and liquidity of the unused portions of these letters of credit commitments cannot be precisely predicted because we do not control the extent to which the lines of credit may be used.

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend funds to a customer, as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have variable interest rates, 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 fully drawn, the total commitment amounts disclosed above do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. We evaluate each customer’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if considered necessary by us, upon extension of credit is based on management’s credit evaluation of the customer.

The commitment to fund other investments reflects an obligation to make an investment in a Small Business Investment Company.

Impact of Inflation

The consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. GAAP requires the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars, without considering changes in the relative value of money over time due to inflation or recession.

Unlike many industrial companies, substantially all of the Company’s assets and liabilities are monetary in nature. As a result, interest rates have a more significant impact on our performance than the effects of general levels of inflation. Interest rates may not necessarily move in the same direction or in the same magnitude as the prices of goods and services. However, most other operating expenses are sensitive to changes in levels of inflation.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations

The Company has presented the following non-GAAP financial measures because it believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors because they are used by management to evaluate our operating performance and make day-to-day operating decisions. In addition, we believe our non-GAAP results in any given reporting period reflect our on-going financial performance in that period and, accordingly, are useful to consider in addition to our GAAP financial results. We further believe the presentation of non-GAAP results increases comparability of period-to-period results.

Other companies may use similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures that may be calculated differently from the way we calculate such measures. Accordingly, our non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similar measures used by such companies. We caution investors not to place undue reliance on such non-GAAP financial measures, but to consider them with the most directly comparable GAAP measures. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our results reported under GAAP.

Earnings Metrics, as Adjusted Year Ended

(in thousands, except per share data) December 31, 2024 December 31, 2023

Add: Merger-Related Expenses, net of tax 3,308 —

Add: Non-Recurring Equity and Debt Investment Write-Down 2,620 —

Add: IFH Non-PCD ACL Provision, Net of Tax 3,169 —

Weighted Average Common Shares - Diluted 14,640 14,081

Earnings per Share - Diluted $ 2.12 $ 2.55

Earnings per share - Diluted, as Adjusted $ 2.74 $ 2.55

Return on Average Assets 1.21 % 1.64 %

Return on Average Assets, as Adjusted 1.57 % 1.64 %

Return on Average Equity, as Adjusted 13.94 % 14.91 %

Add: Non-Recurring Equity and Debt Investment Write-Down 2,620 —

Noninterest Income, as Adjusted (b) $ 34,030 $ 24,975

Less: Merger-Related Expenses 3,930 —

Efficiency Ratio, as Adjusted(1) 64.78 % 66.53 %

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(1)The efficiency ratio is calculated by dividing noninterest expense by total revenue (net interest income plus noninterest income).

Net Interest Margin, as Adjusted Year Ended

Total Average Interest Earning Assets, as Adjusted $ 2,372,026 $ 2,030,759

Net Interest Margin, as Adjusted 4.00% 3.96%

Portfolio Loans Receivable Yield, as Adjusted Year Ended

Portfolio Loans Receivable Interest Income $ 202,346 $ 174,378

Portfolio Loans Receivable Interest Income, as Adjusted $ 142,525 $ 113,282

Total Average Portfolio Loans Receivable, as Adjusted $ 2,027,057 $ 1,702,518

Portfolio Loans Receivable Yield, as Adjusted 7.03% 6.65%

Pre-tax, Pre-Provision Net Revenue ("PPNR") Year Ended

Add: Provision for (Release of) Credit Losses on Unfunded Commitments 385 (101)

PPNR, as Adjusted Year Ended

Add: Provision for (Release of) Credit Losses on Unfunded Commitments 385 (101)

Add: Merger-Related Expenses 3,930 —

Add: Non-Recurring Equity and Debt Investment Write-Down 2,620 —

Allowance for Credit Losses to Total Portfolio Loans Year Ended

Allowance for Credit Losses to Total Portfolio Loans 1.85% 1.50%

Nonperforming Assets to Total Assets Year Ended

Nonperforming Assets to Total Assets 0.94% 0.72%

Nonperforming Loans to Total Portfolio Loans Year Ended

Nonperforming Loans to Total Portfolio Loans 1.15% 0.84%

Net Charge-Offs to Average Portfolio Loans Year Ended

Net Charge-Offs to Average Portfolio Loans 0.42% 0.47%

Tangible Book Value per Share Year Ended

Less: Preferred Equity — —

Less: Intangible Assets 42,454 —

Tangible Book Value per Share $ 18.77 $ 18.31

Return on Average Tangible Common Equity Year Ended

Add: Intangible Amortization, Net of Tax 198 —

Less: Average Intangible Assets 6,951 —

Return on Average Tangible Common Equity 11.11 % 14.91 %

Core Return on Average Tangible Common Equity Year Ended

Add: Intangible Amortization, Net of Tax 198 —

Core Return on Average Equity, as Adjusted 14.01 % 14.91 %

Core Return on Average Tangible Common Equity, as Adjusted 14.36 % 14.91 %

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Many assumptions are used to calculate the impact of interest rate fluctuations on our net interest income, such as asset prepayments, non-maturity deposit price sensitivity and decay rates, and key rate drivers. Because of the inherent use of these estimates and assumptions in the model, our actual results may, and very likely will, differ from our static earnings at risk (“EAR”) results. In addition, static EAR results do not include actions that our management may undertake to manage the risks in response to anticipated changes in interest rates or client behavior. For example, as part of our asset/liability management strategy, management has the ability to increase asset duration and decrease liability duration in order to reduce asset sensitivity, or to decrease asset duration and increase liability duration in order to increase asset sensitivity.

The following table summarizes the results of our EAR analysis in simulating the change in net interest income and fair value of equity over a 12-month horizon as of December 31, 2024:

IMPACT ON NET INTEREST INCOME UNDER A STATIC BALANCE SHEET, PARALLEL INTEREST RATE SHOCK

Utilizing an economic value of equity (“EVE”) approach, we analyze the risk to capital from the effects of various interest rate scenarios through a long-term discounted cash flow model. This measures the difference between the economic value of our assets and the economic value of our liabilities, which is a proxy for our liquidation value. While this provides some value as a risk measurement tool, management believes EAR is more appropriate in accordance with the going concern principle.

The following table illustrates the results of our EVE analysis as of December 31, 2024.

ECONOMIC VALUE OF EQUITY ANALYSIS UNDER A STATIC BALANCE SHEET, PARALLEL INTEREST RATE SHOCK

Interest Rate Sensitivity and Market Risk

As a financial institution, our primary component of market risk is interest rate volatility. Our asset liability and funds management policy provides management with the guidelines for funds management, and we have established a measurement system for monitoring our net interest rate sensitivity position. We endeavor to manage our sensitivity position within our established guidelines.

Fluctuations in interest rates will ultimately impact both the level of income and the market value of all interest earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, other than those that have a short term to maturity. Interest rate risk is the potential of economic losses due to future interest rate changes. These economic losses can be reflected as a loss of future net interest income and/or a loss of current fair market values. The objective is to measure the effect on net interest income and to adjust the balance sheet to minimize the inherent risk while at the same time maximizing income.

We endeavor to manage our exposure to interest rates by structuring our balance sheet in the ordinary course of business. We do not enter into instruments such as leveraged derivatives, financial options or financial futures contracts for the purpose of reducing interest rate risk. We endeavor to hedge the interest rate risks of our available-for-sale mortgage pipeline by using MBS, and short positions. Based on the nature of our operations, we are not subject to foreign exchange or commodity price risk. We do not own any trading assets.

Our exposure to interest rate risk is managed by the Bank’s Asset/Liability Management Committee (“ALCO”) in accordance with policies approved by our board of directors. The ALCO formulates strategies based on perceived levels of interest rate risk. In determining the appropriate level of interest rate risk, the committee considers the impact on earnings and capital of the current outlook for interest rates, potential changes in interest rates, regional economies, liquidity, business strategies and other factors. The ALCO meets regularly to review, among other things, the sensitivity of assets and liabilities to interest rate changes, the book and market values of assets and liabilities, unrealized gains and losses, purchase and sale activities, commitments to originate loans and the maturities of investments and borrowings. Additionally, the ALCO reviews liquidity, cash flow flexibility, maturities of deposits and consumer and commercial deposit activity. Management employs methodologies to manage interest rate risk, which include an analysis of relationships between interest earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and an interest rate shock simulation model.

The following table indicates that, for periods less than one year, rate-sensitive assets exceeded rate-sensitive liabilities, resulting in an asset-sensitive position. For a bank with an asset-sensitive position, or positive gap, rising interest rates would generally be expected to have a positive effect on net interest income, and falling interest rates would generally be expected to have the opposite effect.

INTEREST SENSITIVITY GAP

(in thousands)

Assets

Interest earning assets

Federal funds sold 58 — — 58 — 58