FVCBankcorp, Inc. Announces 19% Increase in Quarterly Net Income and 61% Increase in Year-To-Date Net Income

FVCBankcorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:FVCB) (the "Company") today reported net income of $5.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 compared to net income of $4.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, an increase of $910 thousand, or 19%. Diluted earnings per share were $0.31 for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 compared to $0.25 for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, an increase of 24%. Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2025 was $5.7 million, or $0.31 diluted earnings per share.

Third Quarter Selected Financial Highlights

• Continued Growth in Core Operating Earnings. Core operating earnings (non-GAAP) which is net income, excluding nonrecurring gains, increased to $5.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to $5.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. Compared to the year ago quarter, core operating earnings increased 19%, or $910 thousand, from $4.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 (which is equal to net income for the periods as there was no nonrecurring gain). Refer below to the "Reconciliation of Net Income (GAAP) to Core Operating Earnings (Non-GAAP)" for further information.
• Net Interest Margin Up 10% and Net Interest Income Improved 13%, Compared to the Year Ago Quarter. For the quarter ended September 30, 2025, net interest margin improved to 2.91% from 2.90% for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, the seventh consecutive quarter of margin improvement, and increased 27 basis points, or 10%, compared to 2.64% for the third quarter of 2024. Net interest income increased $1.8 million, or 13%, to $16.0 million for the third quarter of 2025, compared to $14.2 million for the year ago quarter ended September 30, 2024, and increased $274 thousand compared to the linked quarter ended June 30, 2025.
• Annualized Core Deposit Growth Over 10%. Core deposits, which exclude wholesale deposits, increased $122.2 million, or 10% annualized, to $1.74 billion at September 30, 2025 compared to $1.62 billion at December 31, 2024. For the quarter, total deposits increased $74.4 million, or 4%, when compared to the linked quarter ended June 30, 2025.
• Sustained Strong Credit Quality. Loans past due 30 days or more totaled $880 thousand at September 30, 2025, a decrease of $1.9 million, or 68%, from $2.8 million at June 30, 2025. Past due loans at September 30, 2025 were comprised of two consumer real estate secured loans, one of which totaling $346 thousand paid off in October. Nonperforming loans at September 30, 2025 decreased to $11.1 million, or 14%, from $12.9 million at December 31, 2024. Nonperforming loans to total assets decreased to 0.48% at September 30, 2025 from 0.58% at December 31, 2024.
• Sound, Well Capitalized Balance Sheet. All of FVCbank's (the "Bank") regulatory capital components and ratios were in excess of thresholds required to be considered "well capitalized", with total risk-based capital to risk-weighted assets of 15.77% at September 30, 2025, compared to 14.73% at December 31, 2024. The tangible common equity ("TCE") to tangible assets ("TA") ratio for the Bank increased to 11.04% at September 30, 2025, from 10.87% at December 31, 2024. The Bank's investment securities are classified as available-for-sale, and therefore the unrealized losses on these securities are fully reflected in the TCE/TA ratio.
• Quarterly Cash Dividend. On October 16, 2025, the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend $0.06 for each share of its common stock outstanding. The dividend is payable on November 17, 2025 to shareholders of record on October 27, 2025. Based on the current number of shares outstanding, the aggregate payment will be approximately $1.1 million.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company reported net income of $16.4 million, or $0.90 diluted earnings per share, compared to $10.2 million, or $0.55 diluted earnings per share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, an increase of $6.2 million, or 61%. During the second quarter of 2025, the Company unwound $15 million of its pay-fixed/receive floating interest rate swaps and the funding associated with that hedge, resulting in a gain of $154 thousand (which was recorded in non-interest income). During 2024, the Company surrendered $48.0 million in bank-owned life insurance ("BOLI"), which resulted in a nonrecurring increase of $2.4 million to the tax provisioning related to the loss of the tax favored status of prior appreciation. Core operating earnings (non-GAAP), which excludes these nonrecurring items, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 were $16.3 million and $12.6 million, respectively, an increase of $3.7 million, or 30%.

Compared to the linked quarter, pre-tax pre-provision operating earnings (non-GAAP) increased 6%, or $409 thousand, to $7.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 compared to $7.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. Compared to the year ago quarter, pre-tax pre-provision operating earnings increased 30%, or $1.8 million, from $5.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. Refer below to the "Reconciliation of Net Income (GAAP) to Pre-Tax Pre-Provision Operating Income (Non-GAAP)" for further information.

The Company considers core operating earnings and pre-tax pre-provision operating earnings useful comparative financial measures of the Company's operating performance over multiple periods. Core operating earnings and pre-tax pre-provision operating earnings are determined by methods other than in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most comparable financial measure in accordance with GAAP can be found in the tables below.

Management Comments

David W. Pijor, Esq., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, said:

"We continue our trajectory of improved earnings metrics as we report another quarter with annualized return on average assets of 1.00% for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, and our seventh consecutive quarter of core earnings growth. Our success in growing our customer base have resulted in core deposit growth of over $122 million, or 8%, from December 31, 2024, which will support our anticipated loan growth during the fourth quarter. We are mindful of the current economic environment as a result of the federal government shutdown, and we will continue to support our customers and communities with disciplined loan growth that meets our risk-adjusted return requirements. Additionally, in October, the Board approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per common share, reflecting our continued commitment to enhance shareholder value."

Patricia A. Ferrick, President of the Company, said:

"Our continued emphasis on technology solutions has contributed to an improved efficiency ratio as we thoughtfully manage operating expenses and improve noninterest income. Core deposit growth has been an area of focus as we continue our relationship banking strategy. We anticipate strong loan originations in the fourth quarter and continued positive margin impact from repricing loans, all funded by liquidity generated from core deposit growth."

Statement of Condition

Total assets were $2.32 billion at September 30, 2025 and $2.20 billion at December 31, 2024, an increase of $120.1 million, or 5%. On a linked quarter basis, total assets increased $81.8 million, or 4%, from $2.24 billion at June 30, 2025.

Loans receivable, net of deferred fees, were $1.86 billion at September 30, 2025, $1.87 billion at December 31, 2024, and $1.87 billion at September 30, 2024. During the third quarter of 2025, the Company approved over $65 million in new loan originations that were in the queue to close. As of the date of this release, $50 million of these new loans, which have a weighted average rate of 9.74%, have closed and funded during October. For the third quarter of 2025, loan originations totaled $87.3 million with a weighted average rate of 7.97%. Loan renewals totaled $30.6 million and had a weighted average rate of 7.67%. Loans that paid off during the third quarter of 2025 totaled $84.0 million and had a weighted average rate of 6.48%, and were primarily comprised of commercial real estate and construction loans. The Company continues its disciplined relationship banking approach to allow lower yielding commercial real estate loans to mature as scheduled and diversify its portfolio mix. At September 30, 2025, the Company's warehouse lending facility decreased slightly by $2.2 million to end at $50.3 million, with a weighted average yield of 6.31% for the quarter ended September 30, 2025.

Investment securities were $157.2 million at September 30, 2025, $156.7 million at December 31, 2024 and $165.3 million at September 30, 2024. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the increase in investment securities was primarily due to a decrease in the portfolio's unrealized losses totaling $8.5 million and security purchases totaling $2.9 million, offset by principal repayments totaling $10.9 million.

Total deposits were $1.98 billion at September 30, 2025, $1.87 billion at December 31, 2024, and $1.96 billion at September 30, 2024. Core deposits, which exclude wholesale deposits, increased $122.2 million, or 8%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. On a linked quarter basis, total deposits increased $74.4 million, or 4%. Noninterest-bearing deposits increased $18.2 million, or 5%, for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. At September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, reciprocal deposits through the IntraFi Network, which were mostly comprised of interest checking and savings accounts, totaled $281.7 million and $269.7 million, respectively, and were considered part of the Company's core deposit base. Time deposits increased $25.7 million to $273.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025. The Company continues to build core deposits at lower interest rates.

At September 30, 2025, wholesale funding totaled $284.9 million, a decrease of $15.0 million, or 5%, from December 31, 2024. Wholesale funding at September 30, 2025 included wholesale deposits totaling $234.9 million and other borrowed funds totaling $50.0 million. As a result of core deposit growth during 2025, the Company unwound $15 million of its pay-fixed/receive floating interest rate swaps and the funding associated with that hedge, resulting in a gain of $154 thousand (which was recorded in non-interest income) during the second quarter of 2025.

Shareholders' equity at September 30, 2025 was $249.8 million, an increase of $14.5 million, or 6%, from December 31, 2024. Earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 contributed $16.4 million to the increase in shareholders' equity. During the second quarter of 2025, the Company repurchased 415,000 shares of its common stock at a total cost of $4.6 million, decreasing shareholders' equity. Accumulated other comprehensive loss decreased $2.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, and was primarily related to an increase in the fair value of the Company's available-for-sale investment securities portfolio, net of tax, at September 30, 2025.

Tangible book value per share (a non-GAAP financial measure which is defined in the tables below) at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was $13.41 and $12.52, respectively. Tangible book value per share, excluding accumulated other comprehensive loss (a non-GAAP financial measure which is defined in the tables below), at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was $14.57 and $13.80, respectively.

The Bank was well-capitalized at September 30, 2025, with total risk-based capital ratio of 15.77%, common equity tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 14.78%, and tier 1 leverage ratio of 12.13%.

Asset Quality

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recorded a provision for credit losses totaling $375 thousand and $680 thousand, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company released reserves totaling $200 thousand and recorded a provision for credit losses of $6 thousand, respectively. At September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the allowance for credit losses ("ACL") was $17.9 million and $18.1 million, respectively. The ACL to total loans, net of fees, was 0.97% at each of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. The Company generally does not record reserves for the warehouse lending facility it provides to Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC ("ACM"). Excluding the warehouse lending facility, the ACL to total loans, net of fees, was 0.99% at September 30, 2025. The reserve for unfunded commitments and the ACL on loans combined at September 30, 2025 was 0.99% of total loans, net of fees. The Company recorded net charge-offs of $498 thousand, or 0.11% annualized to average loans, for the three months ended September 30, 2025. Net charge-offs for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 were primarily comprised of one unsecured small business loan, and not indicative of a systemic issue with the Company's loan portfolio credit quality. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, net charge-offs totaled $876 thousand, or 0.06% annualized to average loans.

Nonperforming loans at September 30, 2025 totaled $11.1 million, or 0.48% of total assets, compared to $12.8 million, or 0.58% of total assets, at December 31, 2024. The decrease in nonperforming loans at September 30, 2025 was due to nonaccrual loan payoffs totaling $902 thousand and a decrease in loans past due over 90 days of $738 thousand as of September 30, 2025. Total watchlist loans increased to $15.1 million, or 4%, from $14.5 million at December 31, 2024. The Company had no other real estate owned at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

At September 30, 2025, commercial real estate loans totaled $994.6 million, or 54% of total loans, net of fees, and construction loans totaled $170.3 million, or 9% of total loans, net of fees. Included in commercial real estate loans are loans secured by office properties totaling $105.5 million, or 6% of total loans, which are primarily located in the Virginia and Maryland suburbs of the Company's market area, with $1.1 million, or 0.06% of total loans, located in Washington, D.C. Loans secured by retail properties totaled $232.4 million, or 13% of total loans, at September 30, 2025, with $10.5 million, or less than 1% of total loans, located in Washington, D.C. Loans secured by multi-family properties totaled $184.7 million, or 10% of total loans, at September 30, 2025, with $98.3 million, or 5% of total loans, located in Washington, D.C. The commercial real estate portfolio, including construction loans, is diversified by asset type and geographic concentration. Non-owner occupied commercial real estate loans were $781.0 million at September 30, 2025, a decrease of $69.1 million, or 8%, from $850.1 million at December 31, 2024.

The Company manages the portfolio in a disciplined manner, and has comprehensive policies to monitor, measure, and mitigate its loan concentrations within its commercial real estate portfolio segment, including rigorous credit approval, monitoring and administrative practices. The following table provides further stratification of these and additional classes of real estate loans at September 30, 2025 (dollars in thousands).

The loans shown in the above table exhibit strong credit quality, with one nonaccrual loan at September 30, 2025 totaling $10.1 million. During its assessment of the ACL, the Company addressed the credit risks associated with these portfolio segments and believes that as a result of its conservative underwriting discipline at loan origination and its ongoing loan monitoring procedures, the Company has appropriately reserved for possible credit concerns in the event of a downturn in economic activity.

Minority Investment in Mortgage Banking Operation

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recorded income of $508 thousand and $1.0 million, respectively, compared to income of $278 thousand and $426 thousand, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, related to its investment in ACM. The increase in earnings at ACM is a direct result of continued success in executing their strategic growth and geographic diversification initiatives, resulting in a 14% increase in loan originations for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

The Company's investment in ACM is reflected as a nonconsolidated minority investment, and as such, the Company's income generated from the investment is included in non-interest income.

Income Statement

The Company recorded net income of $5.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to net income of $4.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, an increase of $910 thousand, or 19%. Compared to the linked quarter, net income for the three months ended September 30, 2025 decreased slightly by $88 thousand, or 2%, from $5.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The decrease in net income on a linked quarter basis is a result of increased provision for credit losses for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and the gain on termination of derivative instruments recorded during the second quarter of 2025. Excluding nonrecurring gains, earnings increased to $5.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to $5.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025.

Net interest income increased $1.8 million, or 13%, to $16.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, compared to $14.2 million for the same period of 2024, and increased $274 thousand, or 2%, compared to the linked quarter ended June 30, 2025. The increase in net interest income for the third quarter of 2025 compared to the year ago quarter was primarily due to a decrease in deposit interest expense as deposits continue to reprice to lower interest rates. On a linked quarter basis, net interest income increased as a result of an increase in earnings assets, primarily interest-bearing deposits at other financial institutions. This available liquidity is associated with the Company's deposit growth.

The Company's net interest margin increased 27 basis points to 2.91% for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 compared to 2.64% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, and increased from 2.90% for the linked quarter ended June 30, 2025. The increase in net interest margin is a result of improved yields on earning assets, primarily from the loan portfolio, in addition to continued improvement in the cost of funding sources. Cost of funds decreased to 2.78% for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, from 2.79% for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, and from 3.09% for the year ago quarter ended September 30, 2024. While excess liquidity associated with the Company's strong deposit growth tempered expansion in net interest margin for the third quarter of 2025, this liquidity will be used to fund loan growth early during the fourth quarter.

Compared to the year ago quarter, interest income increased $594 thousand, or 2%, to $29.8 million, for the third quarter of 2025, and increased $397 thousand, or 1%, compared to the linked quarter ended June 30, 2025. Loan interest income decreased $397 thousand, or 1%, to $27.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $27.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, primarily as a result of a decrease in average loans totaling $49.6 million, as the Company continues to reduce low yielding loans as they mature. During the third quarter of 2025, while the Company originated and funded over $87 million in new loans, approximately $84 million in existing loans paid off. Additionally, over $65 million in anticipated loan fundings were approved but had not closed as of September 30, 2025. As of the date of this release, $50 million of these commitments were closed and funded. Loan yields increased 7 basis points to 5.90% for the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to 5.83% for the same period of 2024, and increased 10 basis points from 5.80% for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The yield on earning assets remained unchanged at 5.46% for the three months ended September 30, 2025 when compared to the same period of 2024, but increased 7 basis points compared to the linked quarter ended June 30, 2025, a result of loans repricing upwards as compared to the prior quarter.

The Company anticipates continued increase in loan yields due to scheduled loan repricings. Within 12 months of September 30, 2025, $86.8 million in fixed rate commercial loans with a weighted average rate of 4.74% and $8.0 million in variable rate commercial loans with a weighted average rate of 3.83% are expected to reprice. Within the following 24-36 months of September 30, 2025, $305.0 million in fixed rate commercial loans with a weighted average rate of 5.37% and an additional $133.3 million in variable rate commercial loans with a weighted average rate of 5.07% are scheduled to reprice. In the near-term, the Company's efforts to attain appropriate yields on new originations and the repricing of the commercial loan portfolio are expected to provide continued improvement in loan yields.

Interest expense decreased $1.2 million, or 8%, to $13.8 million, for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, compared to $15.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, which is primarily attributable to the decrease in deposit costs, all while growing core deposits 8% since year end. Interest expense on deposits decreased $1.1 million to $13.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $14.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, as average interest-bearing total deposits increased $39.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 when compared to the year ago quarter. On a linked quarter basis, interest expense increased $123 thousand, or 1%, compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2025, primarily due to the strong deposit growth during the third quarter. The cost of deposits (which includes noninterest-bearing deposits) for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025 was 2.73%, a decrease of 31 basis points from the year ago quarter ended September 30, 2024, and a decrease of 1 basis point compared to the linked quarter ended June 30, 2025, demonstrating the Company's ability to grow its customer base while reducing deposit costs.

Net interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was $46.8 million and $40.7 million, respectively, an increase of $6.2 million, or 15%, year-over-year. Interest income increased $3.8 million, or 4%, to $87.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to $84.0 million for the comparable 2024 period. Interest expense totaled $41.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, a decrease of $2.4 million, or 6%, compared to $43.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The Company's net interest margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was 2.88% compared to 2.57% for the year-ago nine month period of 2024, an increase of 31 basis points, or 12%.

Noninterest income for each of the three months ended September 30, 2025 and June 30, 2025 totaled $1.0 million. Noninterest income for the three months ended June 30, 2025 included a nonrecurring gain totaling $154 thousand from the termination of derivative contracts. Noninterest income for the three months ended September 30, 2025 increased $218 thousand, or 27%, compared to $815 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2024.

Fee income from loans was $35 thousand for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, compared to $54 thousand for the third quarter of 2024. Service charges on deposit accounts totaled $321 thousand for the third quarter of 2025, compared to $301 thousand for the year ago quarter, and $282 thousand for the linked quarter ended June 30, 2025. Income from BOLI increased to $73 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $70 thousand for the same period of 2024. Income from the minority interest in ACM for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 was $508 thousand, an increase of $230 thousand from the year ago quarter ended September 30, 2024, and increased $157 thousand compared to the linked quarter ended June 30, 2025.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recorded noninterest income totaling $2.7 million, compared to $2.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, an increase of $630 thousand, or 30%. Fee income from loans was $145 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $141 thousand for the same period of 2024. Service charges on deposit accounts totaled $873 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $841 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Income from BOLI decreased to $215 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to $326 thousand for the same period of 2024, a direct result of the BOLI surrendered during 2024. Income from its minority interest in ACM was $1.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $401 thousand for the same period of 2024. Lastly, the Company recorded a gain from the termination of derivative instruments totaling $154 thousand during the second quarter of 2025. No comparable gain was recorded during 2024.

Noninterest expense totaled $9.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, an increase of $276 thousand, or 3%, compared to $9.2 million for the year ago quarter ended September 30, 2024. On a linked quarter basis, noninterest expense increased $44 thousand, or approximately half a percent, from $9.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. Compared to the year ago quarter, salaries and benefits expense increased $262 thousand, or 5%, for the three months ended September 30, 2025, and increased $79 thousand, or 2%, compared to the linked quarter ended June 30, 2025. The increase in salaries and benefits expense for the third quarter of 2025 as compared to both the year ago and linked quarters is primarily a result of an increase in incentive accruals for the third quarter of 2025 along with the filling of open positions that were vacant in the previous periods. Full-time equivalent employees have increased from 111 at September 30, 2024, to 112 at December 31, 2024 to 118 at September 30, 2025.

Internet banking and software expense increased $184 thousand to $890 thousand for the third quarter of 2025 compared to the year ago quarter ended September 30, 2024, primarily as a result of the implementation of enhanced customer software, including comprehensive online banking solutions. Data processing and network administration expense decreased $168 thousand to $559 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the same period of 2024, primarily as a result of contract renewals with certain service providers for the Bank. The Company continues to identify and assess opportunities to reduce operating expenses.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, noninterest expense was $28.0 million and $26.8 million, respectively, an increase of $1.2 million, or less than 5%, primarily as a result of the aforementioned increases in salaries and benefits expenses and internet banking and software expense.

The efficiency ratio for the quarters ended September 30, 2025, June 30, 2025, and September 30, 2024, was 55.5%, 56.2%, and 61.2%, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the efficiency ratio was 56.6% and 62.7%, respectively. A reconciliation of the aforementioned efficiency ratios, a non-GAAP financial measure, can be found in the tables below.

The Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $1.6 million and $1.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the provision for income taxes was $4.4 million and $5.8 million, respectively. The 2024 period included an additional $2.4 million which was associated with the Company's surrender of BOLI policies in the first quarter of 2024.

About FVCBankcorp, Inc.

FVCBankcorp, Inc. is the holding company for FVCbank, a wholly-owned subsidiary that commenced operations in November 2007. FVCbank is a $2.32 billion asset-sized Virginia-chartered community bank serving the banking needs of commercial businesses, nonprofit organizations, professional service entities, their owners and employees located in the greater Baltimore and Washington, D.C. metropolitan areas. FVCbank is based in Fairfax, Virginia, and has 8 full-service offices in Arlington, Fairfax, Manassas, Reston and Springfield, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, and Bethesda, Maryland.

For more information about the Company, please visit the Investor Relations page of FVCBankcorp, Inc.'s website, www.fvcbank.com.

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The following factors, among others, could cause our financial performance to differ materially from that expressed in such forward-looking statements: general business and economic conditions, including higher inflation and its impacts, nationally or in the markets that we serve could adversely affect, among other things, real estate valuations, unemployment levels, the ability of businesses to remain viable, consumer and business confidence, and consumer or business spending, which could lead to decreases in demand for loans, deposits, and other financial services that we provide and increases in loan delinquencies and defaults; the concentration of our business in and around the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and the effects of changes in the economic, political, and environmental conditions on this market, including the ongoing shutdown of the U.S. government and potential reductions in spending by the U.S. government and related reductions in the federal workforce; the impact of the interest rate environment on our business, financial condition and results of operation, and its impact on the composition and costs of deposits, loan demand, and the values and liquidity of loan collateral, securities, and interest sensitive assets and liabilities; changes in our liquidity requirements could be adversely affected by changes in our assets and liabilities; changes in the assumptions underlying the establishment of reserves for possible credit losses and the possibility that future credit losses may be higher than currently expected; the management of risks inherent in our real estate loan portfolio, and the risk of a prolonged downturn in the real estate market, which could impair the value of loan collateral and the ability to sell collateral upon any foreclosure; changes in market conditions, specifically declines in the commercial and residential real estate market, volatility and disruption of the capital and credit markets, and soundness of other financial institutions that we do business with; the effects of, and changes in, trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including interest rate policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, inflation, interest rate, market and monetary fluctuations; our investment securities portfolio is subject to credit risk, market risk, and liquidity risk as well as changes in the estimates used to value the securities in the portfolio; declines in our common stock price or the occurrence of what management would deem to be a triggering event that could, under certain circumstances, cause us to record a noncash impairment charge to earnings in future periods; potential exposure to fraud, negligence, computer theft and cyber-crime, and our ability to maintain the security of our data processing and information technology systems; the impact of changes in bank regulatory conditions, including laws, regulations and policies concerning capital requirements, deposit insurance premiums, taxes, securities, and the application thereof by regulatory bodies; the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted from time to time by bank regulatory agencies, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other accounting standards setting bodies; competitive pressures among financial services companies, including the timely development of competitive new products and services and the acceptance of these products and services by new and existing customers; the effect of acquisitions and partnerships we may make, including, without limitation, the failure to achieve the expected revenue growth and/or expense savings from such acquisitions; our involvement, from time to time, in legal proceedings and examination and remedial actions by regulators; geopolitical conditions, including trade restrictions and tariffs, and acts or threats of terrorism, or actions taken by the United States or other governments in response to trade restrictions and tariffs, and acts or threats of terrorism and/or military conflicts, which could impact business and economic conditions in the United States and abroad; and the occurrence of significant natural disasters, including severe weather conditions, floods, health related issues or emergencies, and other catastrophic events. The foregoing factors should not be considered exhaustive and should be read together with other cautionary statements that are included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, including those discussed in the section entitled "Risk Factors," and in the Company's other periodic and current reports filed with the SEC. If one or more of the factors affecting our forward-looking information and statements proves incorrect, then our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, forward-looking information and statements contained in this press release. Therefore, the Company cautions you not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking information and statements. We will not update the forward-looking statements to reflect actual results or changes in the factors affecting the forward-looking statements. New risks and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict their occurrence or how they will affect the Company's operations, financial condition or results of operations.