ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following is a discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations and should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and notes thereto included in Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data of this Form 10-K. In addition to historical information, this discussion contains forward‐looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from management’s expectations. Factors that could cause such differences are discussed in the sections of this Form 10-K entitled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements” and Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Management’s discussion focuses on 2025 results compared to 2024 results. For a discussion of 2024 results compared to 2023 results, refer to Part II, Item 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on February 27, 2025.
Overview
Heritage Financial Corporation is a bank holding company which primarily engages in the business activities of our wholly-owned financial institution subsidiary, Heritage Bank. We provide financial services to our customers in our market areas with an ongoing strategic focus on our commercial banking relationships, market expansion and asset quality. The Company’s business activities generally are limited to passive investment activities and oversight of its investment in the Bank. Accordingly, the information set forth in this report relates primarily to the Bank’s operations.
Our business consists primarily of commercial lending and deposit relationships with small- to medium-sized businesses and their owners in our market areas, as well as attracting deposits from the general public. We also make real estate construction and land development loans, consumer loans and residential real estate loans on single family properties located primarily in our markets.
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Our core profitability depends primarily on our net interest income. Net interest income is the difference between interest income, which is the income that we earn on interest earning assets, consisting primarily of loans and investment securities, and interest expense, which is the amount we pay on our interest bearing liabilities, consisting primarily of deposits and borrowings. Management manages the repricing characteristics of the Company's interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities to protect net interest income from changes in market interest rates and changes in the shape of the yield curve. Like most financial institutions, our net interest income is significantly affected by general and local economic conditions, particularly changes in market interest rates, and by governmental policies and actions of regulatory agencies. Net interest income is additionally affected by changes in the volume and mix of interest earning assets, interest earned on these assets, the volume and mix of interest bearing liabilities and interest paid on these liabilities.
Our net income is affected by many factors, including the provision for credit losses on loans. The provision for credit losses on loans is dependent on changes in the loan portfolio and management’s assessment of the collectability of the loan portfolio, as well as prevailing economic and market conditions. Management believes that the ACL on loans reflects the amount that is appropriate to provide for current expected credit losses in our loan portfolio based on the CECL methodology.
Net income is also affected by noninterest income and noninterest expense. Noninterest income primarily consists of gains or losses on the sale of investment securities, service charges and other fees, card revenue and other income. Noninterest expense primarily consists of compensation and employee benefits, occupancy and equipment, data processing and professional services expense. Compensation and employee benefits consist primarily of the salaries and wages paid to our employees, payroll taxes, expenses for retirement and other employee benefits. Occupancy and equipment expenses are the fixed and variable costs of buildings and equipment and consist primarily of lease expenses, depreciation charges, maintenance and utilities. Data processing expense consists primarily of processing and network services related to the Bank’s core operating system, including the account processing system, electronic payments processing of products and services, internet and mobile banking channels and software-as-a-service providers. Professional services expense consists primarily of third party service providers such as auditors, consultants and lawyers.
Results of operations may also be significantly affected by general and local economic and competitive conditions, changes in accounting, tax and regulatory rules, governmental policies and actions of regulatory authorities, including changes resulting from inflation and the governmental actions taken to address this issue, as well as changes in policies driven by the current presidential administration. Net income is also impacted by growth of operations through organic growth or acquisitions. See also "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements."
Recent Acquisition
On January 31, 2026, the Company its acquisition of Olympic Bancorp, Inc., a bank holding company headquartered in Port Orchard, Washington, whereby Olympic merged with and into the Company, and subsequently Kitsap Bank, Olympic's wholly-owned banking subsidiary, merged with and into the Bank. Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, Olympic shareholders received 45.0 shares of Heritage common stock for each share of Olympic common stock based on a fixed exchange ratio. Olympic's principal activity was the ownership and operation of Kitsap Bank, a state-chartered banking institution that operated sixteen branches in Washington at the time of closing.
The Company accounts for these transactions under the acquisition method of accounting, and thus, the financial position and results of operations of acquired institutions prior to the consummation date are not included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The acquisition method of accounting requires assets purchased and liabilities assumed to be recorded at their respective fair values at the date of acquisition. The Company determines the fair value of core deposit intangibles, securities, premises and equipment, loans, other assets and liabilities, deposits and borrowings with the assistance of third party valuations, appraisals, and third party advisors. The estimated fair values are subject to refinement for up to one year after deal consummation as additional information becomes available relative to the closing date fair values.
Results of Operations
Net income was $67.5 million, or $1.96 per diluted common share, for the year ended December 31, 2025 up from $43.3 million, or $1.24 per diluted common share, for the year ended December 31, 2024. Net income increased $24.3 million, or 56.1%, compared to the year ended December 31, 2024 due primarily to an increase in net interest income of $15.0 million to $224.4 million from $209.4 million and a decrease in losses on sales of investment securities of $12.0 million to $10.7 million from $22.7 million, largely as a result of a smaller amount of investment portfolio repositioning in 2025 compared to 2024, which increased noninterest income. These increases were partially offset by an increase in noninterest expense of $7.3 million.
Net Interest Income and Margin Overview
One of the Company's key sources of revenue is net interest income. Several factors affect net interest income, including, but not limited to: the volume, pricing, mix and maturity of interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities; the volume of noninterest earning assets, noninterest bearing demand deposits, other noninterest bearing liabilities and stockholders' equity; market interest rate fluctuations; and asset quality.
Market rates impact the results of the Company's net interest income, including the changes in the federal funds target rate that have been made by the Federal Reserve. The following table provides the federal funds target rate history and changes since December 15, 2022:
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Change Date Rate (%) Rate Change (%)
Average Balances, Yields and Rates Paid
The following table provides relevant net interest income information for the periods indicated:
Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest Earning Assets:
Interest Bearing Liabilities:
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase — — — — — — 32,976 153 0.46
(1) Average balances are calculated using daily balances.
(2) Average loans receivable, includes loans held for sale and loans classified as nonaccrual, which carry a zero yield. Interest earned on loans receivable, includes the amortization of net deferred loan fees of $3.7 million, $3.6 million and $3.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
(3) Yields on tax-exempt loans and securities have not been stated on a tax-equivalent basis.
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The following tables provide the changes in net interest income for the periods indicated due to changes in average asset and liability balances (volume), changes in average yields/rates (rate) and changes attributable to the combined effect of volume and rates allocated proportionately to the absolute value of changes due to volume and changes due to rates:
Increase (Decrease) Due to changes in
Volume Yield/Rate Total
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest Earning Assets:
Interest Bearing Liabilities:
Interest bearing demand and money market accounts 2,272 2,417 4,689
Junior subordinated debentures 28 (295) (267)
Increase (Decrease) Due to changes in
Volume Yield/Rate Total
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest Earning Assets:
Interest Bearing Liabilities:
Interest bearing demand and money market accounts (1,193) 14,325 13,132
Junior subordinated debentures 28 37 65
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase (77) (76) (153)
Total interest income increased $4.5 million, or 1.5%, to $314.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to $309.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to a 12 basis point increase in the yield on interest earning assets to 5.01% for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to 4.89% for the year ended December 31, 2024 due primarily to a change in the mix of earning assets to higher yielding loan balances.
Total interest expense decreased $10.5 million, or 10.5%, to $89.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to $100.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 due primarily to a decrease in borrowing rates and average balances, offset partially by an increase in average balances of interest bearing deposits. The total cost of interest bearing liabilities
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decreased 23 basis points to 2.04% for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to 2.27% for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Net interest margin increased 27 basis points to 3.58% for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 3.31% for the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase in net interest margin was due primarily to an increase in average yields on total interest earning assets, including a change in mix of assets to higher yielding loans from lower yielding investments and interest earning deposits and a decrease in the average cost of interest bearing liabilities.
Provision for Credit Losses Overview
The aggregate of the provision for (reversal of) credit losses on loans and on unfunded commitments is presented in the Consolidated Statements of Income as the "Provision for credit losses." The ACL on unfunded commitments is included in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition within "Accrued expenses and other liabilities."
The following table presents the provision for (reversal of) credit losses for the periods indicated:
Year Ended December 31, Change
(Dollars in thousands)
The provision for credit losses on loans recognized during the year ended December 31, 2025 was due primarily to $1.4 million in charge-offs recognized. The provision for credit losses on loans recognized during the year ended December 31, 2024 was due primarily to growth in balances of collectively evaluated loans.
The provision for credit losses on unfunded commitments recognized during the year ended December 31, 2025 was due primarily to a decrease in utilization rates on lines of credit, offset partially by an increase in the unfunded exposure on construction loans.
Noninterest Income Overview
The following table presents the change in the key components of noninterest income for the periods indicated:
Year Ended December 31, Change
(Dollars in thousands)
Gain on sale of loans, net — 26 (26) (100.0)
Noninterest income increased $14.3 million, or 190.8%, during the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. This increase was primarily driven by a lower pre-tax loss of $10.7 million incurred on the sale of investment securities available for sale during the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to a pre-tax loss of $22.7 million incurred during the same period in 2024. The loss on the sale of investment securities in 2025 was a consequence of strategically repositioning the Company's investment portfolio, involving the sale of $152.4 million in investment securities, with the aim of enhancing future earnings. BOLI income increased $1.4 million due primarily to an increase in revenue earned as a result of restructuring the BOLI portfolio which occurred at the end of 2024. Service charge income increased $720,000 due primarily to an increase in service charges on business deposit accounts. Other income increased primarily due to an increase in wealth management income, FHLB dividends received and merchant VISA fee income.
These increases were partially offset by a decrease in the gain on sale of other assets, net due to a $1.5 million gain on the sale of an administrative building recognized during the year ended December 31, 2024.
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Noninterest Expense Overview
The following table presents changes in the key components of noninterest expense for the periods indicated:
Year Ended December 31, Change
(Dollars in thousands)
Noninterest expense increased $7.3 million, or 4.6%, during the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. Compensation and employee benefits increased $5.5 million due primarily to annual merit increases in base pay, an increase in benefit costs and an increase in incentive compensation. Professional services increased $1.7 million due primarily to costs associated with the acquisition of Olympic and consulting costs related to technology-related contract renewals.
The increases were partially offset by a $466,000 reduction in the amortization of intangible assets due to the full amortization of the core deposit intangible related to a prior acquisition and a $408,000 decrease in occupancy expense due primarily to lower depreciation expense as compared to the prior year.
Income Tax Expense Overview
The following table presents the income tax expense and related metrics and the change for the periods indicated:
Year Ended December 31, 2025 Compared to 2024Change
(Dollars in thousands)
Effective income tax rate 14.1 % 17.2 % (3.1) % (18.0) %
Income tax expense increased during the year ended December 31, 2025 due primarily to higher pre-tax income. The Company also incurred additional tax expense of $2.4 million related to the surrender of certain BOLI policies as part of a BOLI restructuring in the fourth quarter of 2024. The effective income tax rate decreased during the year ended December 31, 2025 due primarily to the additional tax expense related to the previously discussed surrender of BOLI policies recognized in the prior year.
Financial Condition Overview
The table below provides a comparison of changes in key components of the Company's financial condition for the periods indicated:
December 31, Change
(Dollars in thousands)
Assets
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December 31, Change
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Total assets decreased due primarily to decreases in investment securities offset partially by an increase in cash and cash equivalents. Total liabilities decreased due primarily to a decrease in borrowings and accrued expenses and other liabilities offset partially by an increase in deposits. Total stockholders' equity increased due primarily to net income as well as a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss, which was positively impacted by the fair value of our investment securities available for sale as well as the sale of securities at a loss. The changes are discussed in more detail in the sections below.
Investment Activities Overview
Our investment policy is established by the Board and monitored by the Risk Committee of the Board. It is designed primarily to provide and maintain liquidity, generate a favorable return on investments without incurring undue interest rate and credit risk, and complements the Company's lending activities. The policy permits investment in various types of liquid assets permissible under applicable regulations. Investment in sub-investment grade bonds is not permitted under the policy.
The following table provides information regarding our investment securities at the dates indicated:
Balance % ofTotal Balance % ofTotal $ %
(Dollars in thousands)
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value:
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Balance % ofTotal Balance % ofTotal $ %
(Dollars in thousands)
Investment securities held to maturity, at amortized cost:
(1) U.S. government agency and government-sponsored enterprise CMO and MBS obligations.
Total investment securities decreased $186.1 million to $1.28 billion at December 31, 2025 from $1.47 billion at December 31, 2024 due to sales of investment securities available for sale in connection with a strategic repositioning of the Company's investment portfolio, as well as maturities and repayments of $153.8 million, offset partially by purchases of investment securities available for sale.
During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company incurred a pre-tax loss of $10.7 million on the sale of investment securities available for sale due to the aforementioned strategic repositioning of its investment portfolio. The Company sold $152.4 million in investment securities with an estimated weighted average book yield of 2.62% and purchased $88.2 million of investment securities with an estimated weighted average book yield of 4.89%. The remaining proceeds were used for other balance sheet initiatives such as the funding of higher yielding loan growth.
The following table provides the weighted average yield of the Company's investment portfolio at December 31, 2025 calculated based upon the fair values of our investment securities available for sale and held to maturity, and excluding any income tax benefits of tax-exempt bonds:
(Dollars in thousands)
Investment securities available for sale:
Investment securities held to maturity:
(1) U.S. government agency and government-sponsored enterprise CMO and MBS obligations.
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Loan Portfolio Overview
Changes by loan type
The Company originates a wide variety of loans with a focus on commercial business loans. In addition to originating loans, the Company may also acquire loans through pool purchases, participation purchases and syndicated loan purchases. The following table provides information about our loan portfolio by type of loan at the dates indicated:
Amortized Cost % of Loans Receivable Amortized Cost % of Loans Receivable $ %
(Dollars in thousands)
Commercial business:
Real estate construction and land development:
Loans receivable decreased $18.9 million, or 0.4%, to $4.78 billion at December 31, 2025 from $4.80 billion at December 31, 2024. New loans funded in the year ended December 31, 2025 totaled $583.3 million. Prepaid and closed loans were elevated in 2025 at $520.3 million, compared to $312.3 million in the prior year.
Commercial and industrial loans decreased $24.7 million, or 2.9%, due primarily to pay downs on outstanding balances, partially offset by new loan production of $138.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2025. Owner-occupied CRE loans increased $31.6 million, or 3.1%, due to new loan production of $137.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2025, partially offset by pay downs on outstanding balances. Non-owner occupied CRE loans increased $148.7 million, or 7.8%, due primarily to transfers from commercial and multifamily construction loans and new loan production of $218.3 million, partially offset by pay downs on outstanding balances. Residential real estate loans decreased $44.1 million, or 10.9%, due to pay downs on outstanding balances. The Company did not originate or purchase residential real estate loans during the year ended December 31, 2025. Residential construction loans increased $11.5 million, or 13.7%, due primarily to new loan production and advances on current loans. Commercial and multifamily construction loans decreased $147.6 million, or 37.3%, during the year ended December 31, 2025 due primarily to transfers to non-owner occupied CRE loans and paydowns on outstanding balances.
Owner-occupied CRE and non-owner occupied CRE loans increased $180.3 million to $3.09 billion at December 31, 2025 compared to $2.91 billion at December 31, 2024. The following table provides information about owner occupied CRE and non-owner occupied CRE loans by collateral type at the dates indicated:
Amortized Cost % of CRE Loans Amortized Cost % of CRE Loans $ %
(Dollars in thousands)
Owner occupied and non-owner occupied CRE loans by collateral type:
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Amortized Cost % of CRE Loans Amortized Cost % of CRE Loans $ %
(Dollars in thousands)
Office loans represented the largest segment of owner-occupied and non-owner occupied CRE loans totaling $588.8 million, or 19.0% of the total owner-occupied CRE and non-owner occupied CRE at December 31, 2025. Of this total, $288.9 million, or 49.1%, consisted of owner-occupied CRE loans which have a lower risk profile as there is less tenant rollover risk, 82.0% have recourse to the owners and 24.8% of loans are to borrowers in the health care and social assistance sectors, who are less likely to reduce office space. Multi-family loans increased $105.9 million, or 25.5% to $520.6 million from $414.7 million December 31, 2024 due primarily to conversion of multi-family construction loans to permanent loans.
The average individual loan balance of owner-occupied CRE and non-owner occupied CRE was $1.4 million at December 31, 2025. See also Item 1. Business - Commercial Business Lending of this Form 10-K for CRE underwriting standards.
Composition of loans receivable by contractual maturity and interest type
The following table presents the amortized cost of the loan portfolio by segment and contractual maturity at December 31, 2025:
(Dollars in thousands)
Commercial business:
Real estate construction and land development:
The following table presents the amortized cost of the loan portfolio by segment and interest rate type that are due after one year, at December 31, 2025:
(Dollars in thousands)
Commercial business:
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(Dollars in thousands)
Real estate construction and land development:
(1) Includes $258.7 million of commercial business loans with floating or adjustable interest rates in which the Company entered into non-hedge interest rate swap contracts with the borrower and a third party. Under these derivative contract arrangements, the Company effectively earns a variable rate of interest based on the one-month SOFR plus a margin.
Loans classified as nonaccrual, performing modified loans and nonperforming assets
The following tables provide information about our nonaccrual loans, nonperforming assets and performing modified loans at the dates indicated:
Change
(Dollars in thousands)
Nonaccrual loans:(1)
Other real estate owned — — — —
Credit quality ratios:
(1) At December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, $2.4 million, and $1.0 million, respectively, of nonaccrual loans were guaranteed by government agencies.
Year Ended December 31, Change
(Dollars in thousands)
Modified loans:
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The following table provides the changes in nonaccrual loans during the periods indicated:
Year Ended December 31, Change
(Dollars in thousands)
Nonaccrual loans increased $16.9 million, or 414.2%, due primarily to the migration of two residential construction loans totaling $6.7 million, one $6.0 million commercial and multifamily construction loan, one $1.7 million commercial and industrial loan, and three non-owner occupied CRE loans totaling $3.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2025. These additions were partially offset by principal payments of $3.5 million including a $2.0 million pay down of one owner-occupied CRE loan.
Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans Overview
The following table provides information regarding changes in our ACL on loans for the years indicated:
At or For the Years Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
Charge-offs:
Residential real estate (27) — —
Recoveries:
Residential real estate 1 — —
Credit quality ratios:
ACL on loans to:
Nonaccrual loans to loans receivable 0.44 % 0.08 % 0.10 %
Balances at the end of the period:
Average balances outstanding during the period:(1)
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At or For the Years Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
Residential real estate 0.01 — —
Real estate construction and land development — — —
(1) Average balances exclude the ACL on loans and loans held for sale, but include loans classified as nonaccrual.
The ACL on loans to loans receivable increased to 1.10% at December 31, 2025, compared to 1.09% at December 31, 2024 primarily to an increase in the weighted average life of residential real estate and real estate construction and land development loans which increased the ACL as a percentage of loans in these segments.
The following table presents the ACL on loans by loan portfolio segment at the indicated dates:
(Dollars in thousands)
Deposits Overview
The following table summarizes the Company's deposits at the dates indicated:
Balance % of Total Balance % of Total $ %
(Dollars in thousands)
Total deposits increased $235.6 million, or 4.1%, to $5.92 billion at December 31, 2025, compared to $5.68 billion at December 31, 2024. Non-maturity deposits increased by $275.0 million, or 5.8%, due primarily to a $168.0 million increase in money market accounts and a $163.1 million increase in interest bearing demand accounts from new accounts opened and transfers of funds from existing noninterest bearing demand deposit accounts into these higher yielding accounts. The decline in certificates of deposit of $39.4 million, or 4.0%, was due primarily to a decline in brokered deposits.
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Total deposits include uninsured deposits of approximately $2.43 billion and $2.27 billion at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, calculated in accordance with FDIC guidelines. Uninsured deposits included $286.4 million and $267.8 million of fully collateralized deposits as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The Bank does not hold any foreign deposits.
The following table provides the estimated uninsured portion of certificates of deposit that are in excess of the FDIC insurance limit, by remaining time until maturity at December 31, 2025, by account, with a maturity of:
(Dollars in thousands)
Over three months through six months 114,151
Over six months through twelve months 15,227
Over twelve months 1,704
Stockholders' Equity Overview
The Company’s stockholders' equity to assets ratio was 13.2% and 12.2% at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The following table provides the changes to stockholders' equity during the periods indicated:
Year Ended December 31, Change
(Dollars in thousands)
Stockholders' equity increased for the year ended December 31, 2025 primarily as a result of net income and a decrease in other comprehensive loss, net of tax, which was positively impacted by the fair value of our investment securities available for sale and losses recognized on investment sales. Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) has no effect on our regulatory capital ratios as the Company opted to exclude it from its common equity tier 1 capital. Cash dividends and stock repurchases partially offset the increase in stockholders' equity during the year ended December 31, 2025.
On April 24, 2024, the Board authorized the repurchase of up to 5% of the Company's outstanding common shares, or 1,734,492 shares in total. The stock repurchase program does not obligate the Company to repurchase any shares of its common stock, and other than repurchases that have been completed to date, there is no assurance that the Company will make any repurchases in the future. Under the stock repurchase program, the Company may repurchase shares of common stock from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions. The number, timing and price of shares repurchased will depend on business and market conditions, regulatory requirements, availability of funds and other factors, including opportunities to deploy the Company's capital. The Company may, in its discretion, begin, suspend or terminate repurchases at any time prior to the stock repurchase program’s expiration, without any prior notice. The stock repurchase program authorized in April 2024 superseded the previous stock repurchase program authorized in March 2020, which allowed for the repurchase of up to 5% of the Company's outstanding common shares, or 1,799,054 shares. At the time the April 2024 stock repurchase program was authorized, 3,910 shares remained available for purchase under the March 2020 stock repurchase program.
The Company repurchased 193,690 and 1,051,760 shares of its common stock under the its stock repurchase plan during the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. As of December 31, 2025, 796,832 shares remained available for future repurchases under the April 2024 stock repurchase program. The Company also repurchased 42,098 and 31,850 shares during the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, which represented the cancellation of stock to pay withholding taxes on vested restricted stock awards or units.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity
Liquidity refers to the Company’s ability to provide funds at an acceptable cost to meet loan demand and deposit withdrawals, as well as contingency plans to meet unanticipated funding needs or loss of funding sources. These objectives can be met from either our assets or liabilities.
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Asset liquidity sources consist of the repayments and maturities of loans, sales of loans, maturities of investment securities and sales of investment securities available for sale. These activities are generally included as investing activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Net cash provided by investing activities was $186.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2025. Investment securities sales and maturities, net of purchases provided $207.3 million in cash and decreases in loan balances provided $21.6 million of cash during the year ended December 31, 2025, offset partially by $63.3 million in capital contributions to tax credit partnerships.
Liquidity may also be affected by liabilities as a result of changes in deposits and borrowings. These activities are included in financing activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. During the year ended December 31, 2025, financing activities used $165.6 million of funds resulting primarily from a decrease in short-term borrowings of $363.0 million, $32.6 million in dividend payments and $5.5 million in repurchases of common stock, offset partially by an increase in deposits of $235.6 million.
At December 31, 2025, we had outstanding loan commitments of $1.20 billion, primarily relating to undisbursed loans in process and unused credit lines as discussed in Note (18) Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data of this Form 10-K. Loan commitments represent potential growth in the loan portfolio and lending activities. The current level of commitments is proportionally consistent with our historical experience and does not represent a departure from traditional operations. As of December 31, 2025, we had $22.8 million of purchase obligations under contracts with our key vendors to provide services, mainly information technology related contracts. In addition, as of December 31, 2025, we had $25.3 million of commitments under operating lease agreements.
We maintain sufficient cash and cash equivalents and investment securities to meet short-term liquidity needs and also actively monitor our long-term liquidity position to ensure the availability of capital resources for contractual obligations, strategic loan growth objectives and to fund operations. Our funding strategy has been to acquire non-maturity deposits from our retail accounts, acquire noninterest bearing demand deposits from our commercial customers and use our borrowing availability to fund growth in assets. We may also acquire brokered deposits when the cost of funds is advantageous compared to other funding sources. Borrowings may be used on a short-term basis to compensate for reductions in other sources of funds (such as deposit inflows at less than projected levels). Borrowings may also be used on a longer-term basis to support expanded lending activities and match the maturity of repricing intervals of assets. While maturities and scheduled amortization of loans are a predictable source of funds, deposit flows and loan prepayments are greatly influenced by the level of interest rates, economic conditions and competition so we adhere to internal management targets assigned to the loan to deposit ratio, liquidity ratio, net short-term non-core funding ratio and non-core liabilities to total assets ratio to ensure an appropriate liquidity position.
We maintain credit facilities with the FHLB, which provide for advances that in the aggregate would equal the lesser of 45% of the Bank’s assets or adjusted qualifying collateral (subject to a sufficient level of ownership of FHLB stock). At December 31, 2025, under these credit facilities based on pledged loan collateral, the Bank had $1.3 billion of available credit capacity. The Bank had $20.0 million in outstanding borrowings from the FHLB at December 31, 2025, compared to $383.0 million in outstanding borrowings from the FHLB at December 31, 2024. In addition, the Bank has access to the FRB Discount Window. Based on pledged investment collateral, the Bank had available lines of credit from the FRB of approximately $346.3 million as of December 31, 2025. The Bank had no outstanding borrowings from the FRB at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. At December 31, 2025, the Bank also had uncommitted federal funds line of credit agreements with other financial institutions totaling $145.0 million. No balances were outstanding under these agreements as of either December 31, 2025 or December 31, 2024. Availability of lines of credit is subject to federal funds balances available for loan and continued borrower eligibility. These lines of credit are intended to support short-term liquidity needs and the agreements may restrict consecutive day usage. Management believes it has adequate resources and funding potential to meet our foreseeable liquidity requirements.
The following table summarizes the Company's available liquidity as of the dates indicated:
(Dollars in thousands)
On-balance sheet liquidity
Unencumbered investment securities available for sale (1) 606,968 746,163
Off-balance sheet liquidity
Fed funds line borrowing availability with correspondent banks 145,000 145,000
(1) Investment securities available for sale at fair value.
(2) Includes FHLB borrowing availability of $1.31 billion at December 31, 2025 based on pledged assets, however, maximum credit capacity is 45% of the Bank's total assets one quarter in arrears or $3.15 billion.
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Capital Resources
The Company pays dividends to its shareholders. The primary source of the Company's liquidity is dividends from the Bank to the Company. The Bank is subject to strict regulatory capital ratios, and may not be able to issue dividends to the Company in an amount sufficient to maintain our current or anticipated dividend practices. We expect to continue our current practice of paying quarterly cash dividends on our common stock subject to our Board's discretion to modify or terminate this practice at any time and for any reason without prior notice. No assurances can be given that any dividends will be paid on our common stock in future periods or that, if paid, such dividends will not be reduced in amount. Our current quarterly common stock dividend rate is $0.24 per share, as approved by our Board on January 16, 2026. We believe this dividend rate per share enables us to balance our multiple objectives of managing and investing in the Bank and returning a substantial portion of our cash to our shareholders. Assuming continued payment during 2026 at this rate, our average total dividend paid each quarter would be approximately $8.2 million based on the current number of our outstanding shares (assuming no increases or decreases in the number of shares).
From time to time, our Board has authorized stock repurchase plans. In general, stock repurchase plans allow us to proactively manage our capital position and return excess capital to shareholders. Shares purchased under such stock repurchase plans may also provide us with shares of common stock necessary to satisfy obligations related to stock compensation awards. The Company's current stock repurchase program authorizes us to repurchase up to 5% of the Company's outstanding common shares, or 1,734,492 in total, of which 796,832 shares remained available for future repurchases as of December 31, 2025. The actual timing, number and value of shares repurchased under the stock repurchase program will depend on a number of factors, including constraints specified pursuant to any trading plan that may be adopted under Rule 10b5-1 of the SEC, price, general business and market conditions, and alternative investment opportunities. See Item 5 Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities of this Form 10-K for additional information relating to stock repurchases.
Management believes that the Company's capital sources are adequate to meet all of the Company's reasonably foreseeable short-term and intermediate-term requirements.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Critical accounting estimates are those estimates made in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles that involve a significant level of estimation uncertainty and have had or are reasonably likely to have a material impact on the Company's financial condition or results of operations. The Company considers its critical accounting estimates to be as follows:
ACL on Loans
Management's estimate of the ACL on loans relies on the identification, stratification and separate estimates of loss for both loans individually evaluated for loss and loans collectively evaluated for loss. The estimate of loss for loans collectively evaluated for loss in particular involves a significant level of estimation uncertainty due to its complexity and the quantity of relevant inputs, including: management's determination of baseline loss rate multipliers based on a third party forecast of economic conditions, estimates of the reasonable and supportable forecast period, estimates of the baseline loss rate lookback period, estimates of the reversion period from the reasonable and supportable forecast period to the baseline loss rate and estimates of the prepayment rate and related lookback period. Additionally, management considers other qualitative risk factors to further adjust the estimated ACL on loans through a qualitative allowance.
Management's estimates for these inputs are based on past events and current conditions, are inherently subjective and are susceptible to significant revision as new or different information becomes available. While management utilizes its best judgment and information available at the time of evaluation to recognize credit losses on loans, future additions to the allowance may be necessary based on declines in local and national economic conditions or other factors. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Company’s ACL on loans. Such agencies may require the Company make adjustments to the allowance based on their interpretation of information available to them at the time of their examinations. Unanticipated changes in any of these inputs could have a significant impact on our financial condition and results of operations.
For additional information regarding the ACL on loans, its relation to the provision for credit losses and its risk related to asset quality and lending activity, see Item 1A. Risk Factors—The Company’s allowance for credit losses may prove to be insufficient to absorb potential losses in its loan portfolio, as well as Note (1) Description of Business, Basis of Presentation, Significant Accounting Policies and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements and Note (4) Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8. Financial Statements And Supplementary Data of this Form 10-K.
Goodwill
Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis as of December 31 each year, and more frequently if events or circumstances indicate that there may be impairment. Goodwill impairment is determined by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit to its carrying amount. If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value, the difference is the amount of impairment and goodwill is written down to the fair value of the reporting unit. The Company has a single reporting unit.
In testing goodwill, the Company may assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. In this qualitative assessment, the Company evaluates events and circumstances which may include, but are not limited to: the general economic environment; banking industry and market
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conditions; a significant adverse change in legal factors; significant decline in our stock price and market capitalization; unanticipated competition; the testing for recoverability of a significant asset group within the reporting unit; and an adverse action or assessment by a regulator.
If the quantitative impairment test is required or the decision to bypass the qualitative assessment is elected, the Company performs the goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. The determination of the fair value of a reporting unit is a subjective process that involves the use of estimates and judgments about economic and industry factors and the growth and earnings prospects of the Bank. Variability in the market and changes in assumptions or subjective measurements used to estimate fair value are reasonably possible and may have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements or results of operations.
The Company performed its annual goodwill impairment test during the fourth quarter of 2025 which consisted of a qualitative assessment and determined that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit exceeded the carrying value, such that the Company's goodwill was not considered impaired for the year ended December 31, 2025. Changes in the economic environment, operations of the reporting unit or other adverse events, could result in future impairment charges which could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s operating results.
For additional information regarding goodwill, see Note (1) Description of Business, Basis of Presentation, Significant Accounting Policies and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements and Note (6) Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8. Financial Statements And Supplementary Data.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Like other financial institutions, the Company is subject to direct and indirect market risk. Market risk represents the risk of loss due to changes in market values of assets and liabilities. We incur direct market risk in the normal course of business through our exposure to market interest rates, equity prices and credit spreads. Our primary market risk is interest rate risk, which is the risk of loss of net interest income or net interest margin resulting from changes in market interest rates. Interest rate risk results primarily from the traditional banking activities in which the Company engages, such as gathering deposits and extending loans. Many factors, including economic and financial conditions, movements in interest rates and consumer preferences, affect the difference between the interest earned on our assets and the interest paid on our liabilities.
Our Asset/Liability Management Committee is responsible for developing, monitoring and reviewing asset/liability processes, interest rate risk exposures, strategies and tactics and reporting to the Risk and Technology Committee of the Board. It is the responsibility of the Board to establish policies and interest rate limits and to approve these policies and interest rate limits annually. It is the responsibility of management to execute the approved policies, develop and implement risk management strategies and to report to the Board on a regular basis. We maintain an asset/liability management policy that provides guidelines for controlling exposure to interest rate risk. The policy guidelines direct management to assess the impact of changes in interest rates upon both earnings and capital. These guidelines establish limits for interest rate risk sensitivity.
Net interest income simulation
We use an income simulation model as the primary tool to assess the direction and magnitude of changes in net interest income resulting from changes in interest rates. Modeling the sensitivity of net interest income is highly dependent on numerous assumptions incorporated into the modeling process. Key assumptions in the model include prepayment speeds on loans and investment securities, repricing betas on non-maturity deposits, and repricing on investment securities, loans, and borrowings. In order to measure the interest rate risk sensitivity as of December 31, 2025, this simulation model uses a “static balance sheet” assumption, meaning the size and mix of the balance sheet remains the same as maturing cash flows from assets and liabilities are reinvested into the same categories at the current level of interest rates. The simulation also assumes an instantaneous and sustained uniform change in market interest rates at all maturities.
The following table summarizes the estimated effect on net interest income over a 12 month period measured against a flat rate (no interest rate change) scenario for the periods indicated:
Change in Interest Rates (Basis Points) (Dollars in thousands)
+0(flat) — — — —
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The Company’s balance sheet sensitivity to changes in market rates is slightly asset sensitive in parallel rate shocks over a twelve month timeframe compared to more of a neutral balance sheet in prior year results when market rates were higher. The simulation results are within the Board-established policy limits for all listed scenarios. Additionally, for all of the various interest rate scenarios modeled and measured by management as presented in the preceding table, the results at December 31, 2025 were well within established risk tolerances as established by policy.
The simulation results noted above do not incorporate any management actions that might moderate the negative consequences of interest rate deviations. In addition, the simulation results noted above contain various assumptions such as a static balance sheet, and the rate that deposit interest rates change as market interest rates change. Therefore, these simulation results do not likely reflect actual results, but continue to serve as estimates of interest rate risk.
As with any method of measuring interest rate risk, certain shortcomings are inherent in the method of analysis presented in the preceding table. For example, although certain of the Company’s assets and liabilities may have similar maturities or repricing time frames, they may react in different degrees to changes in market interest rates. In addition, the interest rates on certain of the Company’s asset and liability categories may precede, or lag behind, changes in market interest rates. Also, the actual rates of prepayments on loans and investments could vary significantly from the assumptions utilized in deriving the results as presented in the preceding table. Further, a change in Treasury rates accompanied by a change in the shape of the treasury yield curve could result in different estimations from those presented herein. Accordingly, the results in the preceding table should not be relied upon as indicative of actual results in the event of changing market interest rates.
Liquidity risk
Economic conditions have made liquidity risk, primarily funding liquidity risk, a more prevalent concern among financial institutions in recent years. In general, liquidity risk is the risk of being unable to fund obligations to creditors, including, in the case of financial institutions, obligations to depositors, as such obligations become due and/or fund the acquisition of assets. Liquidity refers to our ability to fund operations, meet depositor withdrawals, provide for our customers’ credit needs and meet maturing obligations and existing commitments as they come due. Our liquidity principally depends on cash flows from the Bank’s operating activities, investment in and maturity of assets, changes in balances of deposits and borrowings and our ability to borrow funds. To manage liquidity risk, the Bank has several sources of liquidity in place to maximize funding availability and increase the diversification of funding sources, including credit facilities with the FHLB, access to the FRB Discount Window and uncommitted federal funds line of credit agreements with other financial institutions. These sources of liquidity are described in more detail in Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and in Note (10) Other Borrowings of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8. Financial Statements And Supplementary Data of this Form 10-K. The criteria for evaluating the use of these sources include volume concentration (percentage of liabilities), cost, volatility and the fit with the current asset/liability management plan.
Other market risks
In addition to the foregoing, the Company is also subject to operational risks, such as the risk of loss due to human behavior, inadequate or failed internal systems and controls or external influences such as market conditions, fraudulent activities, disasters and other security risks. The Company’s management engages in ongoing monitoring of and efforts to strengthen its system of internal controls, enterprise risk management, operating processes and employee awareness to improve oversight of the Company’s operational risk. The Company is also subject to compliance risks, including the risk of regulatory sanctions, reputational impact or financial loss resulting from failure to comply with rules and regulations issued by the various banking agencies and standards of good banking practice, and to strategic/operation risks, including the risk of loss due to impairment of reputation, failure to fully develop and execute business plans, failure to assess current and new opportunities in business and other events not identified in the risk types mentioned previously. Mitigation of the various risk elements that represent compliance, strategic and/or reputation risk is achieved through initiatives to help management better understand and report on various indicators and causes of these risks, including those related to the development of new products and business initiatives.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Heritage Financial Corporation
Olympia, Washington
Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition of Heritage Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the related Consolidated Statements of Income, Comprehensive Income (Loss), Stockholders’ Equity, and Cash Flows, for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). We also have audited the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”).
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2025 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by COSO.
Basis for Opinions
The Company’s management is responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements and an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audits of the financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole,
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and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans – Qualitative Allowance
As described in Note (1) Description of Business, Basis of Presentation, Significant Accounting Policies and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements and Note (4) Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans to the consolidated financial statements, the Company’s consolidated allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) on loans was $52.6 million at December 31, 2025 and provision for credit losses on loans was $1.5 million for the year then ended. The evaluation of ACL on loans is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available. While management utilizes its best judgment and information available to recognize estimated losses on loans, future additions to the allowance may be necessary based on further declines in local and national economic conditions.
The Company primarily uses a historic loss, open pool credit loss methodology to calculate the ACL on loans, which the Company has applied to identified loan segments with similar risk characteristics. The allowance for collectively evaluated loans is comprised of the baseline loss allowance, the macroeconomic allowance, and the qualitative allowance. The baseline loss allowance begins with the baseline loss rates calculated using average quarterly historical loss information for an economic cycle.
The baseline loss rates are applied to each loan’s estimated cash flows over the life of the loan under the remaining life method to determine the baseline loss estimate for each loan. The Company uses macroeconomic scenarios from independent third parties. These scenarios are based on past events, current conditions, the likelihood of future events occurring and include consideration of the forecasted direction of the economic and business environment and its likely impact on the estimated allowance as compared to the historical losses over the reasonable and supportable time frame. Management also considers other qualitative risk factors to further adjust the estimated ACL on loans through a qualitative allowance. Qualitative adjustments primarily relate to certain segments of the loan portfolio deemed by management to be of a higher-risk profile where management believes the quantitative component of the Company’s ACL model may not have fully captured the associated impact to the ACL. Qualitative adjustments also relate to heightened uncertainty as to future macroeconomic conditions and the related impact on the loan segments.
The subjective nature of the qualitative risk factor adjustments requires significant judgment by management both in the selection of qualitative factors to apply, if any, and the magnitude of the adjustment once selected. The audit procedures over the qualitative allowance utilized in management’s methodology involved especially challenging and subjective auditor judgment. Therefore, we identified auditing the ACL qualitative allowance as a critical audit matter.
Our audit procedures to address this critical audit matter primarily included the following:
•Tested the operating effectiveness of controls over application of the qualitative factors, including:
◦The Company’s ACL committee’s review and approval of the qualitative risk factor adjustments used to derive the qualitative allowance for the ACL on loans, and the relevance and reliability of the data used therein.
◦Management’s controls over the completeness and accuracy of the data utilized in the qualitative allowance for the ACL on loans.
•Substantively tested management’s application of the macroeconomic sensitive model and related factors including:
◦Evaluated the reasonableness of management’s judgments used in the determination of the qualitative risk factor adjustments by loan segment and the resulting allocation to the qualitative allowance for the ACL on loans.
◦Evaluated the reliability and relevance of data used as a basis for the qualitative risk factor adjustments.
◦Tested the completeness and accuracy of the data utilized in management’s ACL methodology to derive the qualitative allowance for the ACL on loans.
/s/ Crowe LLP
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2012.
Sacramento, California
February 27, 2026
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HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)
ASSETS
Allowance for credit losses on loans (52,584) (52,468)
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost 5,163 21,538
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Commitments and contingencies (Note 18)
Stockholders’ equity:
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net (31,215) (55,244)
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Dollars in thousands, except shares and per share data)
Year Ended December 31,
INTEREST INCOME:
Nontaxable interest on investment securities 549 651 1,854
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase — — 153
NONINTEREST INCOME:
Gain on sale of loans, net — 26 343
Gain on sale of other assets, net 8 1,552 2
NONINTEREST EXPENSE:
Diluted earnings per share $ 1.96 $ 1.24 $ 1.75
Dividends declared per share $ 0.96 $ 0.92 $ 0.88
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Dollars in thousands)
Year Ended December 31,
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Dollars in thousands, except shares and per share data)
Number ofcommonshares Commonstock Retainedearnings AOCI Totalstockholders’equity
Restricted stock units vested 208,461 —
Stock-based compensation expense 4,943 4,943
Other comprehensive income, net of tax 24,029 24,029
Cash dividends declared on common stock ($0.96 per share) (33,010) (33,010)
Number ofcommonshares Commonstock Retainedearnings AOCI Totalstockholders’equity
Restricted stock units vested 168,204 —
Stock-based compensation expense 4,344 4,344
Other comprehensive income, net of tax 17,232 17,232
Cash dividends declared on common stock ($0.92 per share) (32,150) (32,150)
Number ofcommonshares Commonstock Retainedearnings AOCI Totalstockholders’equity
Restricted stock units vested 162,752 —
Stock-based compensation expense 4,325 4,325
Other comprehensive income, net of tax 27,374 27,374
Cash dividends declared on common stock ($0.88 per share) (31,112) (31,112)
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in thousands)
Year Ended December 31,
Cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 956 1,591 3,170
Origination of mortgage loans held for sale — (1,318) (14,833)
Proceeds from sale of mortgage loans held for sale — 1,344 15,176
Gain on sale of mortgage loans held for sale, net — (26) (343)
Gain on sale of premises and equipment — (1,480) —
Gain on sale of branch — — (610)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sales of assets held for sale — 7,459 —
Proceeds from redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank stock 40,516 47,552 50,318
Proceeds from sales of premises and equipment 52 81 78
Purchases of bank owned life insurance (136) (18,531) (1,382)
Proceeds from bank owned life insurance death benefit 502 1,157 20
Proceeds from surrender of bank owned life insurance 13,554 29,790 —
Net cash paid related to branch divestiture — — (13,826)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net decrease in securities sold under agreement to repurchase — — (46,597)
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Year Ended December 31,
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Supplemental non-cash disclosures of cash flow information:
Investment in LIHTC partnerships and related funding commitment 326 100 37,007
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023
(1)Description of Business, Basis of Presentation, Significant Accounting Policies and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
(a) Description of Business
The Company is primarily engaged in the business of planning, directing and coordinating the business activities of its wholly-owned subsidiary, the Bank. The Bank is headquartered in Olympia, Washington and conducts business from its 50 branch offices and one loan production office located throughout Washington State, the greater Portland, Oregon area, Eugene, Oregon, and Boise, Idaho as of December 31, 2025. The Bank’s business consists primarily of commercial lending and deposit relationships with small and medium-sized businesses and their owners in its market areas and attracting deposits from the general public. The Bank also makes real estate construction and land development loans, consumer loans and originates home equity loans on residential properties primarily located in its market areas. The Bank's deposits are insured by the FDIC, subject to applicable limitations.
(b) Basis of Presentation
The accompanying audited Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for annual financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. To prepare the audited Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions based on available information. These estimates and assumptions affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the disclosures provided. Management believes that the judgments, estimates, and assumptions used in the preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements were appropriate based on the facts and circumstances at the time. Actual results, however, could differ significantly from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change relate to management's estimate of the ACL on investment securities, management's estimate of the ACL on loans, management's estimate of the ACL on unfunded commitments, management's evaluation of goodwill impairment and management's estimate of the fair value of financial instruments.
The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, the Bank. All significant intercompany balances and transactions among the Company and the Bank have been eliminated in consolidation.
(c) Significant Accounting Policies
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and in banks and interest earning deposits due substantially from the FRB. Cash equivalents have a maturity of 90 days or less at the time of purchase.
Investment Securities
Investment securities for which the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as held to maturity and are carried at amortized cost. Investment securities held primarily for the purpose of selling in the near term are classified as trading securities and are reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses included in income. Investment securities not classified as held to maturity or trading are classified as available for sale and are reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses, net of income taxes, as a separate component of other comprehensive income. The Company determines the appropriate classification of investment securities at the time of purchase and reassesses the classification at each reporting date. Any subsequent reassessment of classification and transfer of investment securities available for sale to held to maturity are completed at the amortized cost basis plus or minus the amount of any remaining unrealized holding gain or loss reported in AOCI of the individual investment securities available for sale. The unrealized holding gain or loss at the date of the transfer continues to be recognized in AOCI, but that gain or loss is amortized over the remaining life of the security using the interest method. When the Company acquires another entity, all investment securities are recorded at fair value and classified as available for sale at the acquisition date.
Realized gains and losses on sales of investment securities are recorded on the trade date in "Loss on sale of investment securities, net" in the Consolidated Statements of Income and determined using the specific identification method. Premiums and discounts on investment securities available for sale and held to maturity are amortized or accreted into income using the interest method. An investment security available for sale or held to maturity is placed on nonaccrual status at the time any principal or payments become more than 90 days delinquent and classified as past due after 30 days of nonpayment. Interest accrued, but not received for an investment security classified as nonaccrual is reversed against interest income during the period that the investment security is placed on nonaccrual status.
ACL on Investment Securities Available for Sale
Management evaluates the need for an ACL on investment securities available for sale on at least a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market conditions warrant such an evaluation. For investment securities available for sale in an unrealized loss position, the Company first assesses whether it intends to sell or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell the security before the recovery of its amortized cost basis. If either of the criteria regarding intent or requirement to sell is met, the security’s amortized cost basis is written down to fair value through a provision for credit loss against income. For investment securities available for sale that do not meet the aforementioned criteria, the Company evaluates whether the decline
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in fair value has resulted from credit losses or other factors. In making this assessment, management considers the extent to which fair value is less than amortized cost, any changes to the rating of the security by a rating agency and adverse conditions specifically related to the security, among other factors. The credit loss is defined as the difference between the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected and the amortized cost basis. If the present value of cash flows expected to be collected is less than the amortized cost basis, a credit loss exists and an ACL on investment securities available for sale is recorded for the credit loss, limited by the amount that the fair value is less than the amortized cost basis. Any unrealized decline in fair value that has not been recorded through an ACL on investment securities available for sale is recognized in other comprehensive income (loss).
Accrued interest receivable on investment securities available for sale is excluded from the estimate of expected credit losses. Changes in the ACL on investment securities available for sale are recorded as provision for credit losses expense. Losses are charged against the ACL when management believes the uncollectibility of an investment security available for sale is confirmed or when either of the criteria regarding intent or requirement to sell is met.
ACL on Investment Securities Held to Maturity
The Company measures expected credit losses on investment securities held to maturity on a pooled, collective basis by major investment security type with similar risk characteristics. A historical lifetime probability of default and severity of loss in the event of default is derived or obtained from external sources and adjusted for the expected effects of reasonable and supportable forecasts over the expected lives of the investment securities on those historical credit losses. Expected credit losses on investment securities in the held to maturity portfolio that do not share similar risk characteristics with any of the pools are individually measured based on net realizable value, or the difference between the discounted value of the expected future cash flows, based on the original effective interest rate, and the recorded amortized cost basis of the investment securities.
Accrued interest receivable on investment securities held to maturity is excluded from the estimate of expected credit losses. Changes in the ACL on investment securities held to maturity are recorded as provision for credit losses expense. Losses are charged against the ACL when management believes the uncollectibility of an investment security held to maturity is confirmed.
Loans Held for Sale
Mortgage loans held for sale are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. Any loan that management does not have the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity or payoff is classified as held for sale at the time of origination, purchase, securitization or when such decision is made. Unrealized losses on loans held for sale are recorded as a valuation allowance and included in "Other expense" in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Loans Receivable
Loans receivable includes loans originated, indirect loans purchased by the Company and loans acquired in business combinations that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity or payoff and is reported at amortized cost. Amortized cost is the outstanding principal balance, net of purchased premiums and discounts and net deferred loan origination fees and costs. Interest on loans is calculated using the interest method based on the daily balance of the principal amount outstanding and is credited to interest income as earned. Accrued interest receivable for loans receivable is reported within "Accrued interest receivable" in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. The Company's policies for loans receivable generally do not differ by loan segments or classes unless specified in the following policies.
Acquired Loans:
Acquired loans are recorded at their fair value at acquisition date net of an ACL on loans expected to be incurred over the life of the loan. The initial ACL on acquired loans is determined using the same methodology as originated loans. For non-PCD loans, the initial ACL on loans is recorded through earnings as a provision for credit losses. For PCD loans, the initial ACL is incorporated into the calculation of the fair value of net assets acquired on the merger date and the net of the PCD loan purchase price and the initial ACL becomes the initial amortized cost basis. The difference between the initial amortized cost basis and the par value of PCD loans is the noncredit discount or premium for PCD loans. The noncredit discount or premium for PCD loans and both the noncredit and credit discount or premium for non-PCD loans are accreted through the "Interest and fees on loans" line item in the Consolidated Statements of Income over the life of the loan using the interest method for non-revolving credits or the straight-line method, which approximates the effective interest method, for revolving credits. Any unrecognized discount or premium for a purchased loan that is subsequently repaid in full is recognized immediately into income. Subsequent changes to the ACL on loans for acquired loans are recorded through earnings as a provision for credit losses.
Delinquent Loans:
Loans are considered past due or delinquent when principal or interest payments are past due 30 days or more. Delinquent loans generally remain on accrual status between 30 days and 89 days past due.
Nonaccrual and Charged-off Loans:
Loans for which the accrual of interest has been discontinued are designated as nonaccrual loans. The accrual of interest is generally discontinued at the time the loan is 90 days delinquent unless the credit is well secured and in the process of collection. Loans are placed on nonaccrual at an earlier date if collection of the contractual principal or interest is doubtful. All interest accrued, but not collected, on loans deemed nonaccrual during the period is reversed against interest income in that period. Interest payments received on nonaccrual loans are generally accounted for on the cost-recovery method whereby the interest payment is applied to the principal balances. Loans may be returned to accrual status when improvements in credit quality eliminate the doubt as to the full collectability of both interest and principal and a period of sustained performance has occurred.
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Loans are generally charged off to their net realizable value if collection of the contractual principal or interest as scheduled in the loan agreement is doubtful. Consumer loans are typically charged off no later than 90 days past due.
Deferred Loan Origination Fees and Costs
Direct loan origination fees and costs on originated loans and premiums and discounts on acquired loans are deferred and subsequently amortized or accreted as a yield adjustment over the expected life of the loan without prepayment considerations utilizing the interest method, except revolving loans for which the straight-line method is used. When a loan is paid off prior to maturity, the remaining net deferred balance is immediately recognized into interest income. In the event loans are sold, the unamortized net deferred balance is recognized as a component of the gain or loss on the sale of loans.
ACL on Loans
The ACL on loans is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost of loans receivable to present the net amount expected to be collected. Loans are debited against the ACL on loans when management believes the uncollectibility of a loan balance is confirmed and subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the ACL on loans. The Company records the changes in the ACL on loans through earnings as a "Provision for credit losses" in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Management has adopted a historic loss, open pool CECL methodology to calculate the ACL on loans. Under this methodology, loans are either collectively evaluated if they share similar risk characteristics, including performing modified loans, or individually evaluated if they do not share similar risk characteristics, including nonaccrual loans.
The allowance for individually evaluated loans is calculated using either the collateral value method, which considers the likely source of repayment as the value of the collateral less estimated costs to sell, or the net present value method, which considers the contractual principal and interest terms and estimated cash flows available from the borrower to satisfy the debt. Nonaccrual modified loans are individually evaluated for credit loss except when the original interest rate is used to discount the expected cash flows, not the rate specified in the restructuring.
The allowance for collectively evaluated loans is comprised of the baseline loss allowance, the macroeconomic allowance and the qualitative allowance. The baseline loss allowance begins with the baseline loss rates calculated using the Company's average quarterly historical loss information for an economic cycle. The Company evaluates the historical period on a quarterly basis with the assumption that economic cycles have historically lasted between 10 and 15 years. The baseline loss rates are applied to each loan's estimated cash flows over the life of the loan under the remaining life method to determine the baseline loss estimate for each loan. Estimated cash flows consider the principal and interest in accordance with the contractual term of the loan and estimated prepayments. Contractual cash flows are based on the amortized cost and are adjusted for balances guaranteed by governmental entities, such as SBA or USDA, resulting in the unguaranteed amortized cost. The contractual term excludes expected extensions, renewals and modifications unless the extension or renewal options are included in the original or modified contract at the reporting date and are not unconditionally cancellable by the Company. Prepayments are established for each segment based on historical averages for the segment, which management believes is an accurate representation of future prepayment activity. Management reviews the adequacy of the prepayment assumption on an annual basis.
The macroeconomic allowance includes consideration of the forecasted direction of the economic and business environment and its likely impact on the estimated allowance as compared to the historical losses over the reasonable and supportable time frame. The Company uses macroeconomic scenarios from independent third parties. These scenarios are based on past events, current conditions, the likelihood of future events occurring and include consideration of the forecasted direction of the economic and business environment and its likely impact on the estimated allowance as compared to the historical losses over the reasonable and supportable time frame. Economic forecast models for the current period are uploaded to the model, which targets certain forecasted macroeconomic factors, such as unemployment rate, gross domestic product, housing price index, commercial real estate price index, and certain rate and market indices. Macroeconomic factor multipliers are determined through regression analysis and applied to loss rates for each segment of loans with similar risk characteristics. Each of the forecasted segment balances is impacted by a mix of these macroeconomic factors. Further, each of the macroeconomic factors is utilized differently by segment, including the application of lagged factors and various transformations such as percent change year over year. A macroeconomic sensitive model is developed for each segment given the current and forecasted conditions and a macroeconomic multiplier is calculated for each forecast period considering the forecasted losses as compared to the long-term average actual losses of the dataset. The impact of those macroeconomic factors on each segment, both positive and negative, using the reasonable and supportable period, are added to the calculated baseline loss allowance. After the reasonable and supportable period, forecasted loss rates revert to historical baseline loss levels over the predetermined reversion period on a straight-line basis.
The Company’s ACL model also includes adjustments for qualitative factors, where appropriate. Since historical information (such as historical net losses and economic cycles) may not always, by themselves, provide a sufficient basis for determining future expected credit losses, the Company periodically considers the need for qualitative adjustments to the ACL. Qualitative adjustments may be related to and include, but not be limited to, factors such as: (i) management’s assessment of economic forecasts used in the model and how those forecasts align with management’s overall evaluation of current and expected economic conditions, (ii) organization specific risks such as credit concentrations, collateral specific risks, regulatory risks, and external factors that may ultimately impact credit quality, (iii) potential model limitations such as those identified through back-testing, underwriting changes, acquisition of new portfolios and changes in portfolio segmentation, and (iv) management’s overall assessment of the adequacy of the ACL, including an assessment of model data inputs used to determine the ACL.
Qualitative adjustments primarily relate to certain segments of the loan portfolio deemed by management to be of a higher-risk profile where management believes the quantitative component of the Company’s ACL model may not have fully captured the associated impact to the ACL. Qualitative adjustments also relate to heightened uncertainty as to future macroeconomic
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conditions and the related impact on the loan segments. Management reviews the need for an appropriate level of qualitative adjustments on a quarterly basis, and as such, the amount and allocation of qualitative adjustments may change in future periods.
In general, management's estimate of the ACL on loans uses relevant available information, from internal and external sources, relating to past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The evaluation of ACL on loans is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available. While management utilizes its best judgment and information available to recognize estimated losses on loans, future additions to the allowance may be necessary based on declines in local and national economic conditions. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Company’s ACL on loans. Such agencies may require the Company to adjust the allowance based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examinations. The Company believes the ACL on loans is appropriate given all the above considerations.
ACL on Unfunded Commitments
The Company estimates expected credit losses on unfunded, off-balance sheet commitments over the contractual period in which the Company is exposed to credit risk from a contractual obligation to extend credit, unless the obligation is unconditionally cancellable by the Company.
The allowance methodology for unfunded commitments is similar to the ACL on loans, but additionally includes considerations of the current utilization of the commitment and an estimate of the future utilization as determined appropriate by historical commitment utilization and the Company's estimates of future utilization given current economic forecasts.
The ACL for unfunded commitments is recorded in "Accrued expenses and other liabilities" in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition and changes are recognized through earnings in the "Provision for credit losses" in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
ACL on Accrued Interest Receivable
Accrued interest receivable on investment securities and loans receivable are excluded from their estimates of credit losses. Additionally, no allowance has been established for accrued interest receivable on investment securities and loans receivable as interest accrued, but not received, is reversed timely in accordance with the policies stated above.
Provision for Credit Losses
The provision for credit losses as presented in the Consolidated Statements of Income includes the provision for credit losses on loans, the provision for credit losses on unfunded commitments and the provision for credit losses on investment securities.
Mortgage Banking Operations
The Bank originated and sold certain residential real estate loans on a servicing-released basis. The Company recognized a gain or loss on sale to the extent that the sale proceeds of the loan sold differed from the net book value at the time of sale. Income from residential real estate loans brokered to other lenders was recognized into income on date of loan closing. In 2024, the Bank ceased the origination of residential real estate loans.
Other Real Estate Owned
Other real estate owned is recorded at the estimated fair value (less the costs to sell) at the date of acquisition, not to exceed net realizable value, and any resulting write-down is charged against the ACL on loans. Physical possession of residential real estate property collateralizing a consumer mortgage loan occurs when legal title is obtained upon completion of foreclosure or when the borrower conveys all interest in the properly to satisfy the loan through completion of a deed in lieu of foreclosure or similar legal agreement.
After acquisition, all costs incurred in maintaining the property are expensed except for costs relating to the development and improvement of the property which are capitalized to the extent of the property’s net realizable value. If the estimated realizable value of the other real estate owned property declines after the acquisition date, the valuation adjustment is charged to "Other real estate owned, net" in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Premises and Equipment
Premises and equipment, including leasehold improvements, are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets or the lease period, whichever is shorter. The estimated useful lives used to compute depreciation and amortization for buildings and building improvements, including leasehold improvements, is 15 to 39 years; and for furniture, fixtures and equipment is three to seven years. The Company reviews premises and equipment, including leasehold improvements, for impairment whenever events or changes in the circumstances indicate that the undiscounted cash flows for the property are less than its carrying value. If identified, an impairment loss is recognized through a charge to earnings based on the fair value of the property.
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock
The Bank is a member of the FHLB system. Members are required to own a certain amount of stock based on the level of borrowings and other factors and may invest in additional amounts. FHLB stock is carried at cost and is classified as a restricted security.
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Bank Owned Life Insurance
The Company's BOLI policies insure the lives of certain current or former Company officers and name the Company as beneficiary. Noninterest income is generated tax-free (subject to certain limitations) from the increase in the policies' underlying investments made by the insurance company. The Company records BOLI at the cash surrender value adjusted for other charges or other amounts due that are probable at settlement.
Other Intangible Assets
Other intangible assets represent core deposit intangibles acquired in business combinations. The fair value of the core deposit intangible stemming from any given business combination is based on the present value of the expected cost savings attributable to the core deposit funding, relative to an alternative source of funding. The core deposit intangibles are amortized on an accelerated basis following a pattern of the economic benefits of the core deposit intangible over an estimated useful life of the deposit relationships acquired. The Company evaluates such identifiable intangibles for impairment annually or more frequently if an indication of impairment exists.
Goodwill
The Company’s goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired in certain mergers and acquisitions. Goodwill is assigned to the Bank and is evaluated for impairment at the Bank level (single reporting unit) on an annual basis or more frequently if an indication of impairment exists between the annual tests.
For the goodwill impairment assessment, the Company either assesses qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more-likely-than-not the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value and a quantitative test is needed or opts to bypass the qualitative analysis and performs a quantitative analysis only. The quantitative analysis requires the Company to make assumptions and judgments regarding the fair value of the reporting unit. If the implied fair value of goodwill is less than the recorded goodwill, an impairment charge would be recorded for the difference.
Income Taxes
The Company and the Bank file a United States consolidated federal income tax return and Oregon and Idaho state income tax returns. Income tax expense is the total of the current year income tax due or refundable and the change in deferred tax assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates applicable to taxable income in the periods in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rate is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance, if needed, reduces deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized. Deferred tax assets are reported in "Prepaid expenses and other assets" in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
We hold equity investments in certain structures which deliver tax benefits, including LIHTC investments and a Solar Tax Credit investment. For those LIHTC investments that qualify for application of the proportional amortization method, we apply such method. Under the proportional amortization method, such investment is amortized in proportion to the allocation of tax benefits received in each period, and the investment amortization and the tax benefits are presented on a net basis within “Income tax expense” on our Consolidated Statements of Income.
A tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is "more likely than not" that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded.
The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and penalties on unrecognized tax benefits in "Income tax expense" in the Consolidated Statements of Income as the amounts are generally insignificant each year.
Operating Leases
The Company has only identified leases classified as operating leases. Operating leases are recorded as ROU assets and ROU liabilities within "Prepaid expenses and other assets" and "Accrued expenses and other liabilities", respectively, in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. ROU assets represent the Company's right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and ROU liabilities represent the Company's obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and ROU liabilities are recognized at the lease agreement commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The lease term incorporates options to extend the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. As the Company's leases typically do not provide an implicit rate; the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the operating lease commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The operating lease ROU asset is further reduced by any lease pre-payments made and lease incentives. The leases may contain various provisions for increases in rental rates based either on changes in the published Consumer Price Index or a predetermined escalation schedule and such variable lease payments are recognized as lease expense as they are incurred. The majority of the Company's leases include variable lease payments such as real estate taxes, maintenance, insurance and other similar costs in addition to the base rent. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
The Company does not separate non-lease components from lease components and excludes operating leases with a term of twelve months or less from being capitalized as ROU assets and ROU liabilities. The Company follows a policy to capitalize
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lease agreements with total contractual lease payments of $25,000 or more. The Company does not account for any leases at a portfolio level.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company maintains two stock-based incentive plans, which are discussed in more detail in Note (15) Stock-Based Compensation. Since 2011, the Company has only granted restricted stock unit awards. With respect to these restricted stock unit awards, compensation cost is recognized when awards are granted to employees and directors based on their fair value at the date of grant. Compensation cost is generally recognized over the requisite service period, generally defined as the vesting period, on a straight-line basis. Compensation cost for restricted stock unit awards with market-based vesting is recognized over the service period to the extent the restricted stock unit awards are expected to vest. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur.
The market price of the Company’s common stock at the date of grant is used to determine the fair value of the restricted stock unit awards. Certain restricted stock unit awards are subject to performance-based vesting as well as other approved vesting conditions and cliff-vest based on those conditions, and the fair value for those awards is estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation pricing model. The assumptions used in the Monte Carlo simulation pricing model include the expected term based on the valuation date and the remaining contractual term of the award; the risk-free interest rate based on the Treasury curve at the valuation date of the award; the expected dividend yield based on expected dividend equivalents being payable to the holders; and the expected stock price volatility over the expected term based on the historical volatility over the equivalent historical term.
Investments in Tax Credit Structures
The Company has equity investments in LIHTC partnerships, which are indirect federal subsidies that finance low-income housing projects. As a limited liability investor in these partnerships, the Company receives tax benefits in the form of tax deductions from partnership operating losses and federal income tax credits. The federal income tax credits are earned over a 10-year period as a result of the investment properties meeting certain criteria and are subject to recapture for noncompliance with such criteria over a 15-year period. The Company accounts for the LIHTCs under the proportional amortization method and amortizes the initial cost of the investment in proportion to the tax credits and other tax benefits received and recognizes the net investment performance in the Consolidated Statements of Income as a component of "Income tax expense". The Company reports the carrying value of the equity investments in the unconsolidated LIHTCs as Prepaid expenses and other assets and the unfunded contingent commitments related to the equity investments as Accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Company’s Statements of Financial Condition. The maximum exposure to loss in the LIHTCs is the amount of equity invested and credit extended by the Company. Loans to these entities are underwritten in substantially the same manner as other loans and are secured. The Company has evaluated the variable interests held by the Company in each LIHTC investment and determined the Company does not have controlling financial interests in such investments and is not the primary beneficiary.
The Company has an equity investment in a solar tax credit investment. As a limited liability investor in this partnership, the Company receives tax benefits in the form of tax deductions from partnership operating losses and federal income tax credits. The Company accounts for the solar tax credits under the deferral method where the tax credit is recognized over the useful life of the asset in the Consolidated Statements of Income as a component of "Income tax expense". The Company has evaluated the variable interest held by the Company and determined that the Company does not have controlling financial interests in such investment and is not the primary beneficiary.
Deferred Compensation Plans
The Company maintains a Deferred Compensation Plan in which certain executive officers participate. Under the Deferred Compensation Plan, participants are permitted to elect to defer compensation, and the Company has the discretion to make additional contributions to the Deferred Compensation Plan on behalf of any participant based on a number of factors. Such discretionary contributions are generally approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board. The notional account balances of participants under the Deferred Compensation Plan earn interest on an annual basis. The applicable interest rate is the Moody’s Seasoned Aaa Corporate Bond Yield as of January 1 of each year. Generally, a participant’s account is payable upon the earliest of the participant’s separation from service with the Company, the participant’s death or disability, or a specified date that is elected by the participant in accordance with applicable rules of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended.
Additionally, in conjunction with the Company's merger with Premier Commercial Bancorp in 2018, the Company assumed the Salary Continuation Plan. The Salary Continuation Plan is an unfunded non-qualified deferred compensation plan for select former Premier Commercial executive officers. Under the Salary Continuation Plan, the Company will pay each participant, or their beneficiary, specified amounts over specified periods beginning with the individual's termination of service due to retirement subject to early termination provisions.
The Company’s obligation to make payments under the Deferred Compensation Plan and the Salary Continuation Plan is a general obligation of the Company and is to be paid from the Company’s general assets. As such, participants are general unsecured creditors of the Company with respect to their participation under both plans. The Company records a liability within "Accrued expenses and other liabilities" in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition and records the expense as "Compensation and employee benefits" in the Consolidated Statements of Income in a systematic and rational manner. Since the amounts earned under the Deferred Compensation Plan are generally based on the Company’s annual performance, the Company records deferred compensation expense each year for an amount calculated based on that year’s financial performance.
Earnings per Share
Basic earnings per common share is net income allocated to common shareholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. All outstanding unvested share-based payment awards that contain rights to
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nonforfeitable dividends are considered participating securities for this calculation. Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities are excluded from net income allocated to common shareholders and participating securities are excluded from weighted average common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per common share is calculated using the treasury stock method and includes the dilutive effect of unvested restricted stock units. Earnings and dividends per share are restated for all stock splits and stock dividends through the date of issuance of the financial statements.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company utilizes interest rate swap derivative contracts to facilitate the respective risk management strategies of its commercial customers whereby it enters into an interest rate swap with a customer while at the same time entering into an offsetting interest rate swap with another financial institution, such that the Company minimizes its net risk exposure. Because the Company acts as an intermediary for its customer, changes in the fair value of the underlying derivative contracts for the most part offset each other and do not significantly impact the Company’s results of operations. These interest rate swaps are not designated as hedging instruments.
The Company is exposed to credit-related losses in the event of nonperformance by the counterparty to these agreements. Credit risk for derivatives with the customer is controlled through the credit approval process, amount limits, and monitoring procedures and is concentrated within our primary market areas. Credit risk for derivatives with third parties is concentrated among four well-known broker dealers.
Fee income related to interest rate swap derivative contract transactions is recorded in "Interest rate swap fees" in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The fair value of derivative positions outstanding is included in "Prepaid expenses and other assets" and "Accrued expenses and other liabilities" in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. The gains and losses due to changes in fair value and all cash flows are included in "Other income" in the Consolidated Statements of Income, but typically net to zero based on the identical back-to-back interest rate swaps unless a credit valuation adjustment is recorded to appropriately reflect nonperformance risk in the fair value measurement. Various factors impact changes in the credit valuation adjustments over time, including changes in the risk ratings of the parties to the contracts, as well as changes in market rates and volatilities, which affect the total expected exposure of the derivative instruments.
Advertising Expenses
Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Costs related to production of advertising are considered incurred when the advertising is first used.
Operating Segments
While the Company’s CODM monitors the revenue streams of the various products and services, operations are managed and financial performance is evaluated on a Company-wide basis as operating results for all segments are similar. Accordingly, all the financial service operations are considered by management to be aggregated in one reportable operating segment.
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
The Company's revenues are primarily composed of interest income on financial instruments, such as loans and investment securities. The Company's revenue derived from contracts with customers are generally presented in "Service charges and other fees", "Card revenue" and "Other income" in the Consolidated Statement of Income and includes the following:
•Service Charges on Deposit Accounts: The Company earns fees from its deposit customers from a variety of deposit products and services. Non-transaction based fees such as account maintenance fees and monthly statement fees are considered to be provided to the customer under a day-to-day contract with ongoing renewals. Revenues for these non-transaction fees are earned over the course of a month, representing the period over which the Company satisfies the performance obligation. Transaction-based fees such as non-sufficient fund charges, stop payment charges and wire fees are recognized at the time the transaction is executed as the contract duration does not extend beyond the service performed.
•Wealth Management: The Company earns fees from contracts with customers for fiduciary and brokerage activities. Revenues are generally recognized monthly and are generally based on a percentage of the customer’s assets under management or based on investment or insurance solutions that are implemented for the customer.
•Merchant Processing Services and Debit and Credit Card Fees: The Company earns fees from cardholder transactions conducted through third party payment network providers which consist of (i) interchange fees earned from the payment network as a debit and credit card issuer, (ii) referral fee income, and (iii) ongoing merchant fees earned for referring customers to the payment processing provider. These fees are recognized when the transaction occurs, but may settle on a daily or monthly basis.
(d) Recently Issued or Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
FASB ASU 2023-06, Disclosure Improvements: Codification Amendments in Response to the SEC's Disclosure Update and Simplification Initiative, was issued in October 2023 to clarify or improve disclosure and presentation requirements on a variety of topics and align the requirements in the FASB accounting standard codification with the Securities and Exchange Commission regulations. The amendments will be effective for the Company only if the SEC removes the related disclosure requirement from its existing regulations no later than June 30, 2027. If the SEC timely removes such a related requirement from its existing regulations, the corresponding amendments within the ASU will become effective for the Company on the same date with early
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adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its business operations or Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
FASB ASU 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, was issued in November 2024. This ASU will require public companies to disclose, in the notes to financial statements, specified information about certain costs and expenses at each interim and annual reporting period. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its business operations or Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
FASB ASU 2025-06, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, was issued in September 2025. The amendment removed references to prescriptive and sequential software development stages throughout Subtopic 350-40 so that guidance is neutral to software development methods in determining when internal-use software is capitalizable. The new standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its business operations or Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
FASB ASU 2025-08, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses: Purchased Loans, was issued in November 2025. The ASU makes significant changes to the accounting for certain acquired seasoned loans subject to the current expected credit loss model (CECL). It does not change the existing models for originated assets, purchased credit deteriorated assets (PCD) or other acquired assets. The ASU creates a new model for certain purchased loans expanding the gross-up approach to a newly created category “purchased seasoned loans” (PSL) which will decrease the accretion on acquired loans classified as PSL. The new standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim reporting periods within those annual period. Early adoption is permitted. The company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on the Company's consolidated financial statements, including impact on the accounting related to the acquisition of Olympic Bancorp which closed on January 31, 2026.
(2)Investment Securities
The Company’s investment policy is designed primarily to provide and maintain liquidity, generate a favorable return on assets without incurring undue interest rate and credit risk and complement the Company’s lending activities.
There were no investment securities classified as trading at December 31, 2025 or December 31, 2024.
(a) Investment Securities by Classification, Type and Maturity
The following tables present the amortized cost and fair value of investment securities and the corresponding amounts of gross unrealized and unrecognized gains and losses, including the corresponding amounts of gross unrealized gains and losses on investment securities available for sale recognized in AOCI, at the dates indicated:
Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value
(Dollars in thousands)
Investment securities available for sale:
(1) U.S. government agency and government-sponsored enterprise CMO and MBS.
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AmortizedCost GrossUnrecognizedGains GrossUnrecognizedLosses FairValue
(Dollars in thousands)
Investment securities held to maturity:
(1) U.S. government agency and government-sponsored enterprise CMO and MBS.
AmortizedCost GrossUnrealizedGains GrossUnrealizedLosses FairValue
(Dollars in thousands)
Investment securities available for sale:
(1) U.S. government agency and government-sponsored enterprise CMO and MBS.
AmortizedCost GrossUnrecognizedGains GrossUnrecognizedLosses FairValue
(Dollars in thousands)
Investment securities held to maturity:
(1) U.S. government agency and government-sponsored enterprise CMO and MBS.
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The following table presents the amortized cost and fair value of investment securities by contractual maturity at the date indicated. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain borrowers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
Securities Available for Sale Securities Held to Maturity
Amortized Cost Fair Value Amortized Cost Fair Value
(Dollars in thousands)
Due in one year or less $ 570 $ 570 $ — $ —
Due after one year through five years 8,797 8,650 — —
(1) MBS and Other asset-backed securities, which have prepayment provisions, are not assigned to maturity categories due to fluctuations in their payment speed.
There were no holdings of investment securities of any one issuer, other than the U.S. government and its agencies, in an amount greater than 10% of stockholders’ equity, at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
(b) Unrealized Losses on Investment Securities Available for Sale
The following tables present the gross unrealized losses and fair value of the Company’s investment securities available for sale for which an ACL on investment securities available for sale has not been recorded, aggregated by investment category and length of time the individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at the dates indicated:
Less than 12 Months 12 Months or Longer Total
FairValue UnrealizedLosses FairValue UnrealizedLosses FairValue UnrealizedLosses
(Dollars in thousands)
Other asset-backed securities 1,397 (8) — — 1,397 (8)
(1) The unrealized loss on municipal securities in a continuous unrealized loss position less than 12 months was less than one thousand dollars.
(2) U.S. government agency and government-sponsored enterprise CMO and MBS.
Less than 12 Months 12 Months or Longer Total
FairValue UnrealizedLosses FairValue UnrealizedLosses FairValue UnrealizedLosses
(Dollars in thousands)
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Less than 12 Months 12 Months or Longer Total
FairValue UnrealizedLosses FairValue UnrealizedLosses FairValue UnrealizedLosses
Other asset-backed securities 1,568 (1) — — 1,568 (1)
(1) U.S. government agency and government-sponsored enterprise CMO and MBS.
(c) ACL on Investment Securities
The Company evaluated investment securities available for sale as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 and determined that any declines in fair value were attributable to changes in interest rates relative to where these investments fall within the yield curve and individual characteristics. Management monitors published credit ratings for adverse changes for all rated investment securities and none of these securities had a below investment grade credit rating as of both December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. In addition, the Company does not intend to sell these securities nor does the Company consider it more likely than not that it will be required to sell these securities before the recovery of the amortized cost basis, which may be upon maturity. Therefore, no ACL on investment securities available for sale was recorded as of December 31, 2025 or December 31, 2024.
The Company also evaluated investment securities held to maturity for current expected credit losses as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. There were no investment securities held to maturity classified as nonaccrual or past due as of December 31, 2025 or December 31, 2024 and all were issued by the U.S. government and its agencies and either explicitly or implicitly guaranteed by the U.S. government, highly rated by major credit rating agencies and had a long history of no credit losses. Accordingly, the Company did not measure expected credit losses on investment securities held to maturity since the historical credit loss information adjusted for current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts results in an expectation that nonpayment of the amortized cost basis is zero. Therefore, no ACL on investment securities held to maturity was recorded as of December 31, 2025 or December 31, 2024.
(d) Realized Gains and Losses
The following table presents the gross realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities available for sale determined using the specific identification method for the dates indicated:
Year ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
Gross realized gains $ — $ — $ 36
(e) Pledged Securities
The following table summarizes the amortized cost and fair value of investment securities that were pledged as collateral for the following obligations at the dates indicated:
AmortizedCost FairValue AmortizedCost FairValue
(Dollars in thousands)
(f) Accrued Interest Receivable
Accrued interest receivable excluded from the amortized cost of investment securities available for sale totaled $2.2 million and $2.7 million at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Accrued interest receivable excluded from the amortized cost on investment securities held to maturity totaled $2.2 million at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
No amounts of accrued interest receivable on investment securities available for sale or held to maturity were reversed against interest income on investment securities during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023.
(g) Non-Marketable Securities
At December 31, 2022, as a member bank of Visa U.S.A., the Company held 6,549 shares of Visa Inc. Class B common stock. These shares had a carrying value of zero and were restricted from resale to non-member banks of Visa U.S.A. until their
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conversion into Class A (voting) shares upon the termination of Visa Inc.'s Covered Litigation escrow account. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company sold all of its shares of Visa Inc. Class B common stock and recognized a $1.6 million gain which was included in "Other income" in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
(3)Loans Receivable
The Company originates loans in the ordinary course of business and has acquired loans through mergers and acquisitions. In addition to originating loans, the Company may also purchase loans through pool purchases, participation purchases and syndicated loan purchases. Accrued interest receivable was excluded from disclosures presenting the Company's amortized cost of loans receivable as it was deemed insignificant.
(a) Loan Origination/Risk Management
The Company categorizes the individual loans in the total loan portfolio into four segments: commercial business; residential real estate; real estate construction and land development; and consumer. Within these segments are classes of loans for which management monitors and assesses credit risk in the loan portfolios.
The Company has certain lending policies and guidelines in place that are designed to maximize loan income within an acceptable level of risk. Management reviews and approves these policies and guidelines on a regular basis. A reporting system supplements the review process by providing management with frequent reports related to loan production, loan quality, concentrations of credit, loan delinquencies and nonperforming and criticized loans. The Company also conducts internal loan reviews and validates the credit risk assessment on a periodic basis and presents the results of these reviews to management. The loan review process complements and reinforces the risk identification and assessment decisions made by loan officers and credit personnel.
The amortized cost of loans receivable, net of ACL on loans consisted of the following portfolio segments and classes at the dates indicated:
(Dollars in thousands)
Commercial business:
Real estate construction and land development:
Total real estate construction and land development 343,325 479,443
Balances included in the amortized cost of loans receivable:
Unamortized net discount on acquired loans $ (694) $ (1,095)
A discussion of the risk characteristics of each loan portfolio segment is as follows:
Commercial Business: