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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023

☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For transition period from__________ to___________

Commission file number      001-39043

BROADWAY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
  
95-4547287
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

4601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 150
Los Angeles, California
  
90010
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)

(323) 634-1700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class:
  
Trading Symbol(s)
  
Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(including attached preferred stock purchase rights)
  
BYFC
  
Nasdaq Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes ☐   No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  Yes    ☐   No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company.  See the definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer
☐
Accelerated filer
☐
       
Non-accelerated filer
☒
Smaller reporting company
 ☒
   
Emerging growth company
☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ☐   No ☒  

As of April 30, 2024, 6,033,212 shares of the registrant’s Class A voting common stock, 1,425,574 shares of the Registrant’s Class B non-voting common stock and 1,672,562 shares of the Registrant’s Class C non-voting common stock were outstanding.


TABLE OF CONTENTS
   
Page
PART I.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
  
       
 
Item 1.
Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
  
       
   
1
       
   
2
       
   
3
       
   
4
       
   
6
       
 
Item 2.
29
       
 
Item 3.
 42
       
 
Item 4.
42
       
PART II.
OTHER INFORMATION
  
       
 
Item 1.
 43
       
 
Item 1A.
43
       
 
Item 2.
43
       
 
Item 3.
43
       
 
Item 4.
43
       
 
Item 5.
43
       
 
Item 6.
43
       
 
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Table of Contents

BROADWAY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

   
September 30, 2023
    
December 31, 2022
  
   
(Unaudited)
        
Assets:
            
Cash and due from banks
  
$
5,031
    
$
7,459
  
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
    
6,456
      
8,646
  
Cash and cash equivalents
    
11,487
      
16,105
  
Securities available-for-sale, at fair value
    
316,429
      
328,749
  
Loans receivable held for investment, net of allowance of $6,899 and $4,388
    
835,356
      
768,046
  
Accrued interest receivable
    
4,925
      
3,973
  
Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) stock
    
9,130
      
5,535
  
Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) stock
     3,543
       5,264
  
Office properties and equipment, net
    
9,915
      
10,291
  
Bank owned life insurance, net
    
3,264
      
3,233
  
Deferred tax assets, net
    
12,548
      
11,872
  
Core deposit intangible, net
     2,208
       2,501
  
Goodwill
     25,858
       25,858
  
Other assets
    
3,132
      
2,866
  
Total assets
  
$
1,237,795
    
$
1,184,293
  
                 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                
Liabilities:
                
Deposits
  
$
671,469
    
$
686,916
  
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
     75,815       63,471  
FHLB advances
    
187,721
      
128,344
  
Notes payable
     14,000
       14,000
  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    
13,633
      
11,910
  
Total liabilities
    
962,638
      
904,641
  
Non-Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred stock, Series C; authorized 150,000 shares at September 30, 2023 and  December 31, 2022; issued and outstanding 150,000 shares at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022; liquidation value $1,000 per share
     150,000       150,000  
Common stock, Class A, $0.01 par value, voting; authorized 75,000,000(1) shares at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022; issued 6,411,777(1) shares at September 30, 2023 and 6,408,151(1) shares at December 31, 2022; outstanding 6,170,648(1) shares at September 30, 2023 and 6,080,745(1) shares at December 31, 2022
    
64
      
64
  
Common stock, Class B, $0.01 par value, non-voting; authorized 15,000,000(1) shares at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022; issued and outstanding 1,425,574(1) shares at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022
     14
       14
  
Common stock, Class C, $0.01 par value, non-voting; authorized 25,000,000(1) shares at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022; issued and outstanding 1,672,562(1) at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022
    
17
      
17
  
Additional paid-in capital
    
144,410
      
144,157
  
Retained earnings
    
9,945
      
9,294
  
Unearned Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) shares    
(4,831
)
    
(1,265
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
    
(19,326
)
    
(17,473
)
Treasury stock-at cost, 327,228 shares at September 30, 2023 and at December 31, 2022
    
(5,326
)
    
(5,326
)
Total Broadway Financial Corporation and Subsidiary stockholders’ equity
    
274,967
      
279,482
  
Non-controlling interest
     190       170  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  
$
1,237,795
    
$
1,184,293
  
(1) Retroactively adjusted for the 1-for-8 reverse stock split effective November 1, 2023 - see Note 1

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

1
BROADWAY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
 (Unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended
September 30,
    
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  
   
2023
    
2022
    
2023
    
2022
  
                         
Interest income:
                        
Interest and fees on loans receivable
  
$
9,406
    
$
6,520
    
$
27,039
    
$
20,603
  
Interest on available-for-sale securities
    
2,180
      
2,069
      
6,543
      
3,416
  
Other interest income
    
341
      
639
      
1,028
      
1,589
  
Total interest income
    
11,927
      
9,228
      
34,610
      
25,608
  
                                 
Interest expense:
                                
Interest on deposits
    
2,126
      
474
      
4,978
      
1,173
  
Interest on borrowings
    
3,028
      
146
      
7,317
      
617
  
Total interest expense
    
5,154
      
620
      
12,295
      
1,790
  
                                 
Net interest income
    
6,773
      
8,608
      
22,315
      
23,818
  
(Recapture of) provision for credit losses
    
(2
)
    
1,021
      
808
      
592
  
Net interest income after (recapture of) provision for credit losses
    
6,775
      
7,587
      
21,507
      
23,226
  
                                 
Non-interest income:
                                
Service charges
    
42
      
21
      
141
      
106
  
Other
    
289
      
344
      
739
      
801
  
Total non-interest income
    
331
      
365
      
880
      
907
  
                                 
Non-interest expense:
                                
Compensation and benefits
    
4,380
      
3,440
      
11,863
      
10,366
  
Occupancy expense
    
466
      
367
      
1,354
      
1,209
  
Information services
    
698
      
732
      
2,148
      
2,364
  
Professional services
    
629
      
861
      
1,741
      
2,183
  
Supervisory costs
    
157
      
4
      
452
      
261
  
Office services and supplies
    
24
      
38
      
72
      
153
  
Advertising and promotional expense
    11       14       138       81  
Corporate insurance
    
61
      
49
      
184
      
164
  
Appraisal and other loan expense
     69       53       138       150  
Amortization of core deposit intangible
    
98
      
109
      
293
      
326
  
Travel expense     39       67       154       122  
Other expense
    
349
   
338
      
1,117
      
919
  
Total non-interest expense
    
6,981
      
6,072
      
19,654
      
18,298
  
                                 
Income before income taxes
    
125
      
1,880
      
2,733
      
5,835
  
Income tax expense
    
39
      
534
      
806
      
1,654
  
Net income
  
$
86
    
$
1,346
    
$
1,927
    
$
4,181
  
Less: Net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interest
    
(5
)
    
28
      
20
      
51
  
Net income attributable to Broadway Financial Corporation
  
$
91
    
$
1,318
    
$
1,907
    
$
4,130
  
                                 
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
                                
Unrealized losses on securities available-for-sale arising during the period
  
$
(2,677
)
  
$
(11,949
)
  
$
(2,600
)
  
$
(25,281
)
Income tax benefit
    
(770
)
    
(3,382
)
    
(747
)
    
(7,364
)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
    
(1,907
)
    
(8,567
)
    
(1,853
)
    
(17,917
)
                                 
Comprehensive (loss) income
 
$
(1,816
)
  
$
(7,249
)
  
$
54
    
$
(13,787
)
                                 
Earnings per common share-basic(1)
  
$
0.01
    
$
0.14
    
$
0.21
    
$
0.45
  
Earnings per common share-diluted(1)
  
$
0.01
    
$
0.14
    
$
0.21
    
$
0.45
  
(1)
 Retroactively adjusted for the 1-for-8 reverse stock split effective November 1, 2023 - see Note 1

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

2
BROADWAY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)

   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  
   
2023
    
2022
  
   
(In thousands)
  
Cash flows from operating activities:
            
Net income
  
$
1,927
    
$
4,181
  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                
Provision for credit losses
    
808
      
592
  
Depreciation
    
490
      
630
  
Amortization of deferred loan origination costs, net
    
264
      
38
  
Net (accretion) amortization of discounts and premiums on available-for-sale securities
    
(778
)
    
20
  
Accretion of purchase accounting marks on loans
    
(148
)
    
(647
)
Amortization of core deposit intangible
    
293
      
326
  
Director compensation expense-common stock
    
95
      
84
  
Accretion of premium on FHLB advances
    
(18
)
    
(64
)
Stock-based compensation expense
    
173
      
93
  
ESOP compensation expense
    
33
      
56
  
Earnings on bank owned life insurance
    
(31
)
    
(32
)
Change in assets and liabilities:
                
Net change in deferred taxes
    
579
      
1,732
  
Net change in accrued interest receivable
     (952 )     (95 )
Net change in other assets
    
(266
)
    
(391
)
Net change in accrued expenses and other liabilities
    
1,554
      
(1,195
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
    
4,023
      
5,328
  
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
                
Net change in loans receivable held for investment
    
(70,043
)
    
(74,155
)
Principal payments on available-for-sale securities
    
10,498
      
13,850
  
Purchase of available-for-sale securities
    
–
      
(215,500
)
Purchase of FHLB stock
    
(7,534
)
    
(332
)
Proceeds from redemption of FHLB stock
    
3,939
      
1,431
  
Proceeds from redemption of FRB stock
     1,721       –  
Purchase of office properties and equipment
    
(114
)
    
(816
)
Net cash used in investing activities
    
(61,533
)
    
(275,522
)
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
                
Net change in deposits
    
(15,447
)
    
(19,541
)
Net change in securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    
12,344
      
13,447
  
Purchase of unreleased ESOP shares
    
(3,400
)
    
–
  
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock
     –
       150,000
  
Dividends paid on preferred stock
    
–
      
(15
)
Proceeds from FHLB advances
    
329,000
      
–
  
Repayments of FHLB advances
    
(269,605
)
    
(53,000
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
    
52,892
      
90,891
  
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
    
(4,618
)
    
(179,303
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period
    
16,105
      
231,520
  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period
  
$
11,487
    
$
52,217
  
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
                
Cash paid for interest
  
$
11,785
    
$
1,758
  
Cash paid for income taxes
    
236
      
42
  

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

3
BROADWAY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
(Unaudited)

   
Three Month Periods Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
  
   

Preferred Stock Non-Voting
    
Common
Stock
Voting
    
Common
Stock Non-Voting
    
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
    
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
    
Retained Earnings
    
Unearned
ESOP Shares
    
Treasury
Stock
    
Non-Controlling Interest
    
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
  
   
(In thousands)
  
Balance at July 1, 2023
  
$
150,000
    
$
65
    
$
31
    
$
144,331
    
$
(17,419
)
  
$
9,854
    
$
(4,247
)
  
$
(5,326
)
  
$
195
    
$
277,484
  
Net income
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
91
      
–
      
–
       (5 )     86  
Release of unearned ESOP shares
     –       –       –       (5 )     –       –       16       –       –       11  
Purchase of unreleased shares
     –       –       –       –       –       –       (600 )     –       –       (600 )
Stock-based compensation expense
     –       (1 )     –       88       –       –       –       –       –       87  
Director stock compensation expense
    –       –       –       (4 )     –       –       –       –       –       (4 )
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
     –       –       –       –       (1,907 )     –       –       –       –       (1,907 )
Balance at September 30, 2023
  
$
150,000
    
$
64
    
$
31
    
$
144,410
    
$
(19,326
)
  
$
9,945
    
$
(4,831
)
  
$
(5,326
)
  
$
190
    
$
275,157
  
                                                                                 
Balance at July 1, 2022
  
$
150,000
    
$
63
    
$
32
    
$
144,093
    
$
(9,901
)
  
$
6,470
    
$
(797
)
  
$
(5,326
)
  
$
123
    
$
284,757
  
Net income
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
1,318
      
–
      
–
       28      
1,346
  
Conversion of non-voting common shares into voting common shares
    –       1       (1 )     –       –       –       –       –       –       (1 )
Release of unearned ESOP shares
     –       –       –       (5 )     –       –       16       –       –       11  
Stock-based compensation expense
     –       –       –       35       –       –       –       –       –       35  
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
     –       –       –       –       (8,567 )     –       –       –       –       (8,567 )
Balance at September 30, 2022
  
$
150,000
    
$
64
    
$
31
    
$
144,123
    
$
(18,468
)
  
$
7,788
    
$
(781
)
  
$
(5,326
)
   $ 151    
$
277,582
  

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

4
BROADWAY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
(Unaudited)

   
Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
  
   
Preferred Stock Non-Voting
    
Common
Stock
Voting
    
Common
Stock Non-Voting
    
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
    
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
    
Retained Earnings
    
Unearned ESOP Shares
    
Treasury
Stock
    
Non-Controlling Interest
    
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
  
   
(In thousands)
  
Balance at January 1, 2023
  
$
150,000
    
$
64
    
$
31
    
$
144,157
    
$
(17,473
)
  
$
9,294
    
$
(1,265
)
  
$
(5,326
)
  
$
170
    
$
279,652
  
Cumulative effect of change related to adoption of ASU 2016-13, net of tax
     –       –       –       –       –       (1,256 )     –       –       –       (1,256 )
Adjusted balance, January 1, 2023
     150,000       64       31       144,157       (17,473 )     8,038       (1,265 )     (5,326 )     170       278,396  
Net income
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
1,907
      
–
      
–
      
20
      
1,927
  
Release of unearned ESOP shares
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
(15
)
    
–
      
–
      
48
      
–
      
–
      
33
  
ESOP adjustment
     –       –       –       –       –       –       (214 )     –       –       (214 )
Purchase of unreleased ESOP shares
     –       –       –       –       –       –       (3,400 )     –       –       (3,400 )
Stock compensation expense
     –       –       –       173       –       –       –       –       –       173  
Director stock compensation expense
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
95
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
95
  
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
(1,853
)
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
(1,853
)
Balance at September 30, 2023
  
$
150,000
    
$
64
    
$
31
    
$
144,410
    
$
(19,326
)
  
$
9,945
    
$
(4,831
)
  
$
(5,326
)
  
$
190
    
$
275,157
  
                                                                                 
Balance at January 1, 2022
  
$
3,000
    
$
58
    
$
35
    
$
140,955
    
$
(551
)
  
$
3,673
    
$
(829
)
  
$
(5,326
)
   $ 100    
$
141,115
  
Net income
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
4,130
      
–
      
–
       51      
4,181
  
Preferred shares issued
     150,000       –       –       –       –       –       –       –       –       150,000  
Dividends declared and paid on preferred stock
     –       –       –       –       –       (15 )     –       –       –       (15 )
Release of unearned ESOP shares
     –       –       –       8       –       –       48       –       –       56  
Stock compensation expense
     –       1       –       88       –       –       –       –       –       89  
Director stock compensation expense
     –       –       –       84       –       –       –       –       –       84  
Conversion of preferred shares to common shares
     (3,000 )     2       –       2,988       –       –       –       –       –       (11 )
Conversion of non-voting shares into voting shares
     –       4       (4 )     –       –       –       –       –       –       (1 )
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
     –       –       –       –       (17,917 )     –       –       –       –       (17,917 )
Balance at September 30, 2022
  
$
150,000
    
$
64
    
$
31
    
$
144,123
    
$
(18,468
)
  
$
7,788
    
$
(781
)
  
$
(5,326
)
   $ 151    
$
277,582
  

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

5
BROADWAY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 1 – Basis of Financial Statement Presentation


The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include Broadway Financial Corporation (the “Company”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, City First Bank, National Association (the “Bank” and, together with the Company, “City First Broadway”). Also included in the unaudited consolidated financial statements are the following subsidiaries of City First Bank: 1432 U Street LLC, Broadway Service Corporation, City First Real Estate LLC, City First Real Estate II LLC, City First Real Estate III LLC, City First Real Estate IV LLC, and CF New Markets Advisors, LLC (“CFNMA”). In addition, CFNMA also consolidates CFC Fund Manager II, LLC; City First New Markets Fund II, LLC; City First Capital IX, LLC; and City First Capital 45, LLC (“CFC 45”) into its financial results. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.


The unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions for quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.  These unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include all disclosures associated with the Company’s consolidated annual financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 (“2022 Form 10-K”) and, accordingly, should be read in conjunction with such audited consolidated financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments (all of which are normal and recurring in nature) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2023.

Out-of-Period Adjustments


Following the quarter ended September 30, 2023, the Company performed a review of internal controls over financial reporting, encompassing an examination of financial reporting processes. During this assessment and while preparing financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, certain previously unrecorded adjustments totaling $8 thousand, net of tax expense, increasing net income were identified pertaining to prior periods. In accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Nos. 99 and 108, these adjustments were evaluated both individually and collectively. Following this assessment, these adjustments were immaterial to both historical and current reporting periods. Consequently, the Company determined that no amendment to the previously filed reports was warranted. However, recognizing the importance of transparency and accuracy, the Company is addressing these prior period adjustments and incorporating them into its financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.  These adjustments are included in the Other Expense line item on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

Reverse Stock Split


On October 31, 2023, the Company effected a reverse stock split of the Company’s outstanding shares of Class A common stock, Class B common stock, and Class C common stock, par value $0.01 per share at a ratio of 1-for-8 (the “Reverse Stock Split”). The shares of Class A Common Stock listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market commenced trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market on a post-Reverse Stock Split adjusted basis at the open of business on November 1, 2023.  As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, the number of issued and outstanding shares of common stock immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split was reduced such that every 8 shares of common stock held by a stockholder immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split were combined and reclassified into one share of common stock.  All common stock share amounts and per share numbers discussed herein have been retroactively adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split.


Subsequent events have been evaluated through the date these financial statements were issued. See Note 13 - Subsequent Events.



Except as discussed below, our accounting policies are described in Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of our audited consolidated financial statements included in the 2022 Form 10-K.



Allowance for Credit Losses – Securities



Effective January 1, 2023, the Company accounts for the allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) on securities in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 326 (“ASC 326”) – Financial Instruments-Credit Losses. The ACL on securities is recorded at the time of purchase or acquisition, representing the Company’s best estimate of current expected credit losses (“CECL”) as of the date of the consolidated statements of financial condition.

For available-for-sale investment securities, the Company performs a qualitative evaluation for those securities that are in an unrealized loss position to determine if the decline in fair value is credit related or non-credit related. In determining whether a security’s decline in fair value is credit related, the Company considers a number of factors including, but not limited to: (i) the extent to which the fair value of the investment is less than its amortized cost; (ii) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer; (iii) any downgrades in credit ratings; (iv) the payment structure of the security; (v) the ability of the issuer of the security to make scheduled principal and interest payments; and (vi) general market conditions which reflect prospects for the economy as a whole, including interest rates and sector credit spreads. For investment securities where the Company has reason to believe the credit loss exposure is remote, a zero credit loss assumption is applied. Such investment securities typically consist of those guaranteed by the U.S. government or other government enterprises, where there is an explicit or implicit guarantee by the U.S. government, that are highly rated by rating agencies, and historically have had no credit loss experience.


If it is determined that the unrealized loss, or a portion thereof, is credit related, the Company records the amount of credit loss through a charge to the provision for credit losses in current period earnings. However, the amount of credit loss recorded in current period earnings is limited to the amount of the total unrealized loss on the security, which is measured as the amount by which the security’s fair value is below its amortized cost. If the Company intends to sell a security that is in an unrealized loss position, or if it is more likely than not the Company will be required to sell a security in an unrealized loss position, the total amount of the unrealized loss is recognized in current period earnings through the provision for credit losses. Unrealized losses deemed non-credit related are recorded, net of tax, in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).


The Company’s assessment of available-for-sale investment securities as of September 30, 2023, indicated that an ACL was not required. The Company analyzed available-for-sale investment securities that were in an unrealized loss position and determined the decline in fair value for those securities was not related to credit, but rather related to changes in interest rates and general market conditions. As such, no ACL was recorded for available-for-sale securities as of September 30, 2023.

Allowance for Credit Losses - Loans


Effective January 1, 2023, the Company accounts for credit losses on loans in accordance with ASC 326, which requires the Company to record an estimate of expected lifetime credit losses for loans at the time of origination or acquisition. The ACL is maintained at a level deemed appropriate by management to provide for expected credit losses in the portfolio as of the date of the consolidated statements of financial condition. Estimating expected credit losses requires management to use relevant forward-looking information, including the use of reasonable and supportable forecasts. The measurement of the ACL is performed by collectively evaluating loans with similar risk characteristics. The Company measures the ACL for each of its loan segments using the weighted-average remaining maturity (“WARM”) method. The weighted average remaining life, including the effect of estimated prepayments, is calculated for each loan pool on a quarterly basis. The Company then estimates a loss rate for each pool using both its own historical loss experience and the historical losses of a group of peer institutions during the period from 2004 through the most recent quarter.


The Company’s ACL model also includes adjustments for qualitative factors, where appropriate. Since historical information (such as historical net losses) may not always, by itself, 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 include, but are not limited to factors such as: (i) changes in lending policies and procedures, including changes in underwriting standards and collections, charge offs, and recovery practices; (ii) changes in international, national, regional, and local conditions; (iii) changes in the nature and volume of the portfolio and terms of loans; (iv) changes in the experience, depth, and ability of lending management; (v) changes in the volume and severity of past due loans and other similar conditions; (vi) changes in the quality of the organization’s loan review system; (vii) changes in the value of underlying collateral for collateral dependent loans; (viii) the existence and effect of any concentrations of credit and changes in the levels of such concentrations; and (ix) the effect of other external factors (i.e., competition, legal and regulatory requirements) on the level of estimated credit losses.


The Company has a credit portfolio review process designed to detect problem loans. Problem loans are typically those of a substandard or worse internal risk grade, and may consist of loans on nonaccrual status, loans that have recently been modified in response to a borrower’s deteriorating financial condition, loans where the likelihood of foreclosure on underlying collateral has increased, collateral dependent loans, and other loans where concern or doubt over the ultimate collectability of all contractual amounts due has become elevated. Such loans may, in the opinion of management, be deemed to no longer possess risk characteristics similar to other loans in the loan portfolio, because the specific attributes and risks associated with the loan have likely become unique as the credit quality of the loan deteriorates. As such, these loans may require individual evaluation to determine an appropriate ACL for the loan. When a loan is individually evaluated, the Company typically measures the expected credit loss for the loan based on a discounted cash flow approach, unless the loan has been deemed collateral dependent. Collateral dependent loans are loans where the repayment of the loan is expected to come from the operation of and/or eventual liquidation of the underlying collateral. The ACL for collateral dependent loans is determined using estimates of the fair value of the underlying collateral, less estimated selling costs.

The estimation of the appropriate level of the ACL requires significant judgment by management. Although management uses the best information available to make these estimates, future adjustments to the ACL may be necessary due to economic, operating, regulatory, and other conditions that may extend beyond the Company’s control. Changes in management’s estimates of forecasted net losses could materially change the level of the ACL. Additionally, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Company’s ACL and credit review process. Such agencies may require the Company to recognize additions to the ACL based on judgments different from those of management.


The Company has segmented the loan portfolio according to loans that share similar attributes and risk characteristics. Each segment possesses varying degrees of risk based on, among other things, the type of loan, the type of collateral, and the sensitivity of the borrower or industry to changes in external factors such as economic conditions. The Company determines the ACL for loans based on this more detailed loan segmentation and classification. These segments, and the risks associated with each segment, are as follows:


Real Estate: Single Family – Subject to adverse employment conditions in the local economy leading to increased default rate, decreased market values from oversupply in a geographic area and incremental rate increases on adjustable-rate mortgages which may impact the ability of borrowers to maintain payments.


Real Estate: Multi‑Family – Subject to adverse various market conditions that cause a decrease in market value or lease rates, changes in personal funding sources for tenants, oversupply of units in a specific region, population shifts and reputational risks.


Real Estate: Commercial Real Estate – Subject to adverse conditions in the local economy which may lead to reduced cash flows due to vacancies and reduced rental rates and decreases in the value of underlying collateral.


Real Estate: Church – Subject to adverse economic and employment conditions, which may lead to reduced cash flows from members’ donations and offerings, and the stability, quality, and popularity of church leadership.


Real Estate: Construction – Subject to adverse conditions in the local economy, which may lead to reduced demand for new commercial, multi‑family, or single family buildings or reduced lease or sale opportunities once the building is complete.


Commercial and SBA Loans – Subject to industry and economic conditions including decreases in product demand.


Consumer – Subject to adverse employment conditions in the local economy, which may lead to higher default rates.



Modified Loans to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty



In certain instances, the Company makes modifications to loans in order to alleviate temporary difficulties in the borrower’s financial condition and/or constraints on the borrower’s ability to repay the loan, and to minimize potential losses to the Company. Modifications may include: changes in the amortization terms of the loan, reductions in interest rates, acceptance of interest only payments, and reductions to the outstanding loan balance (or any combination of such changes). Such loans are typically placed on nonaccrual status when there is doubt concerning the full repayment of principal and interest or the loan has been in default for a period of 90 days or more. Such loans may be returned to accrual status when all contractual amounts past due have been brought current, and the borrower’s performance under the modified terms of the loan agreement and the ultimate collectability of all contractual amounts due under the modified terms is no longer in doubt. The Company typically measures the ACL on these loans on an individual basis as the loans are deemed to no longer have risk characteristics that are similar to other loans in the portfolio. The determination of the ACL for these loans is based on a discounted cash flow approach, unless the loan is deemed collateral dependent, which requires measurement of the ACL based on the estimated expected fair value of the underlying collateral, less selling costs.


Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted


In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13 – Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. This ASU replaces the incurred loss impairment model in previous GAAP with a model that reflects current expected credit losses. The CECL model is applicable to the measurement of credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost, including loan receivables and held-to-maturity debt securities. CECL also requires credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities be measured through an allowance for credit losses when the fair value is less than the amortized cost basis. The new guidance also applies to off-balance sheet credit exposures. The ASU requires that all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date be measured based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The ASU also requires enhanced disclosures, including qualitative and quantitative disclosures that provide additional information about significant estimates and judgments used in estimating credit losses. The provisions of this ASU became effective for the Company for all annual and interim periods beginning January 1, 2023.

In April 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-04 – Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses, Topic 815-Derivatives and Hedging, and Topic 825-Financial Instruments. This ASU was issued as part of an ongoing project on the FASB’s agenda for improving the Codification or correcting for its unintended application. The amendments in this ASU became effective for all interim and annual reporting periods for the Company on January 1, 2023. The Company adopted the provisions within this ASU in conjunction with the implementation of ASC 326, including: (i) the election to not measure credit losses on accrued interest receivable when such balances are written-off in a timely manner when deemed uncollectable and (ii) the election to not include the balance of accrued interest receivable as part of the amortized cost of a loan or security.


In May 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-05 - Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Targeted Transition Relief. This ASU was issued to allow entities that have certain financial instruments within the scope of ASC 326-20 - Financial Instruments-Credit Losses-Measured at Amortized Cost to make an irrevocable election to elect the fair value option for those instruments in accordance with ASC 825 – Financial Instruments upon the adoption of ASC 326, which for the Company was January 1, 2023. The fair value option is not applicable to held-to-maturity debt securities. Entities are required to make this election on an instrument-by-instrument basis. The Company did not elect the fair value option for any of its financial assets upon the adoption of ASC 326.



Effective January 1, 2023, the Company adopted the provisions of ASC 326 through the application of the modified retrospective transition approach, and recorded a net decrease of $1.3 million to the beginning balance of retained earnings as of January 1, 2023 for the cumulative effect adjustment. The following table illustrates the impact of the adoption of the CECL model under ASC 326 on the Company’s consolidated statements of financial position as of January 1, 2023:


   
Pre-CECL
Adoption
    
Impact of CECL
Adoption
    
As Reported
Under CECL
  
           (In thousands)        
Assets:
                  
Allowance for credit losses on available-for-sale securities
  
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
–
  
Allowance for credit losses on loans
    
4,388
      
1,809
      
6,197
  
Deferred tax assets
    
11,872
      
508
   
12,380
  
Liabilities:
                        
Allowance for credit losses on off-balance sheet exposures
    
412
      
(45
)
    
367
  
Stockholders’ equity:
                        
Retained earnings
    
9,294
      
(1,256
)
    
8,038
  


The Company’s assessment of available-for-sale investment securities as of January 1, 2023 indicated that an ACL was not required. The Company analyzed available-for-sale investment securities that were in an unrealized loss position as of the date of adoption and determined the decline in fair value for those securities was not related to credit, but rather related to changes in interest rates and general market conditions. As such, no ACL was recorded for available-for-sale securities as of January 1, 2023.


Upon the adoption of ASC 326, the Company did not reassess purchased loans with credit deterioration (previously classified as purchased credit impaired loans under ASC 310-30).


In February 2019, the U.S. federal bank regulatory agencies approved a final rule modifying their regulatory capital rules and providing an option to phase in the adverse regulatory capital effects of the impact of adoption of ASC 326 over a three-year period. As a result, entities have the option to gradually phase in the full effect of CECL on regulatory capital over a three-year transition period. The Company implemented its CECL model commencing January 1, 2023 and elected to phase in the effect of CECL on regulatory capital over the three-year transition period.


In March 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-02 – Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures. The FASB issued this ASU in response to feedback the FASB received from various stakeholders in its post-implementation review process related to the issuance of ASU 2016-13. The amendments in this ASU include the elimination of accounting guidance for troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) in Subtopic 310-40 – Receivables-Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors, and introduce new disclosures and enhance existing disclosures concerning certain loan refinancings and restructurings when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty. Under the provisions of this ASU, an entity must determine whether a modification results in a new loan or the continuation of an existing loan. Further, the amendments in this ASU require that an entity disclose current period gross charge-offs on financing receivables within the scope of ASC 326 by year of origination and class of financing receivable. The amendments in this ASU became effective for the Company on January 1, 2023, for all interim and annual periods. The adoption of the provisions in this ASU are applied prospectively and have resulted in additional disclosures concerning modifications of loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty, as well as disaggregated disclosure of charge-offs on loans.
NOTE 2 – Earnings Per Share of Common Stock
 

Basic earnings per share of common stock is computed pursuant to the two-class method by dividing net income available to common stockholders less dividends paid on participating securities (unvested shares of restricted common stock) and any undistributed earnings attributable to participating securities by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period.  The weighted average common shares outstanding includes the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding less the weighted average number of unvested shares of restricted common stock. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) shares are considered outstanding for this calculation unless unearned.  Diluted earnings per share of common stock includes the dilutive effect of unvested stock awards and additional potential common shares issuable under stock options.



The following table shows how the Company computed basic and diluted earnings per share of common stock for the periods indicated: 

   
Three Months Ended
September 30,
    
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  
   
2023
    
2022
     2023     2022  
   
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
  
Net income attributable to Broadway Financial Corporation
  
$
91
    
$
1,318
     $ 1,907     $ 4,130  
Less net income attributable to participating securities
    
1
      
7
       27       25  
Income available to common stockholders
  
$
90
    
$
1,311
     $ 1,880     $ 4,105  
                                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic earnings per common share(1)
    
8,709,301
      
9,069,410
       8,756,189       9,048,363  
Add: dilutive effects of unvested restricted stock awards(1)
   
116,493
      
51,069
       123,004
       55,269
  
Add: dilutive effects of assumed exercise of stock options(2)
    –       –       –       –  
Weighted average common shares outstanding for diluted earnings per common share(1)
    
8,825,794
      
9,120,479
       8,879,193       9,103,632  
                                 
Earnings per common share - basic(1)
  
$
0.01
    
$
0.14
     $ 0.21     $ 0.45  
Earnings per common share - diluted(1)
  
$
0.01
    
$
0.14
     $ 0.21     $ 0.45  
(1) Retroactively adjusted for the 1-for-8 reverse stock split effective November 1, 2023 - see Note 1
(2) Excluding 31,250 anti-dilutive vested stock options

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NOTE 3 – Securities

 

The following table summarizes the amortized cost and fair value of the available-for-sale investment securities portfolios as of the dates indicated and the corresponding amounts of unrealized gains and losses which were recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss:


   
Amortized
Cost
    
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
    
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    
Fair Value
  
   
(In thousands)
  
September 30, 2023:
      
Federal agency mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”)
  
$
78,141
    
$
2
    
$
(13,006
)
  
$
65,137
  
Federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMO”)
     25,342       –       (2,046 )     23,296  
Federal agency debt
    
55,839
      
–
      
(4,265
)
    
51,574
  
Municipal bonds
    
4,842
      
–
      
(672
)
    
4,170
  
U.S. Treasuries
    
166,786
      
–
      
(5,136
)
    
161,650
  
U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) pools
    
12,659
      
5
      
(2,062
)
    
10,602
  
Total available-for-sale securities
  
$
343,609
    
$
7
    
$
(27,187
)
  
$
316,429
  
December 31, 2022:
  
 
Federal agency mortgage-backed securities
  
$
84,955
    
$
2
    
$
(10,788
)
  
$
74,169
  
Federal agency CMOs
     27,776       –       (1,676 )     26,100  
Federal agency debt
    
55,687
      
26
      
(4,288
)
    
51,425
  
Municipal bonds
    
4,866
      
–
      
(669
)
    
4,197
  
U.S. Treasuries
     165,997       –       (5,408 )     160,589  
SBA pools
     14,048       9       (1,788 )     12,269  
Total available-for-sale securities
  
$
353,329
    
$
37
    
$
(24,617
)
  
$
328,749
  


As of September 30, 2023, investment securities with a fair value of $71.0 million were pledged as collateral for securities sold under agreements to repurchase and included $33.7 million of U.S. Treasuries, $26.7 million of U.S. Government Agency securities, and $10.6 million of mortgage-backed securities. As of December 31, 2022, investment securities with a fair value of $64.4 million were pledged as collateral for securities sold under agreements to repurchase and included $33.3 million of federal agency debt, $19.2 million of U.S. Treasuries and $11.9 million of federal agency mortgage-backed securities (See Note 6 – Borrowings). There were no securities pledged to secure public deposits at September 30, 2023 or December 31, 2022. Accrued interest receivable on securities was $1.3 million and $1.2 million at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, and is included in the Balance Sheet under Accrued interest receivable.


At September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, there were no holdings of securities by any one issuer, other than the U.S. Government and its agencies, in an amount greater than 10% of stockholders’ equity.



The amortized cost and estimated fair value of all investment securities available-for-sale at September 30, 2023, by contractual maturities are shown below.  Contractual maturities may differ from expected maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.


   
Amortized
Cost
    
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
    
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    
Fair Value
  
   
(In thousands)
  
Due in one year or less
  
$
79,627
    
$
–
    
$
(1,289
)
  
$
78,338
  
Due after one year through five years
    
141,871
      
–
      
(7,344
)
    
134,527
  
Due after five years through ten years
    
35,895
      
–
      
(3,688
)
    
32,207
  
Due after ten years (1)
    
86,216
      
7
      
(14,866
)
    
71,357
  
   
$
343,609
    
$
7
    
$
(27,187
)
  
$
316,429
  

(1)
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and SBA pools do not have a single stated maturity date and therefore have been included in the “Due after ten years” category.

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The table below indicates the length of time individual securities had been in a continuous unrealized loss position:

   
Less than 12 Months
    
12 Months or Longer
    
Total
  
   

Fair Value
    
Unrealized
Losses
    

Fair Value
    
Unrealized
Losses
    

Fair Value
    
Unrealized
Losses
  
   
(In thousands)
  
September 30, 2023:
                                    
Federal agency mortgage-backed securities
  
$
49
    
$
–
 
$
64,898
    
$
(13,006
)
  
$
64,947
    
$
(13,006
)
Federal agency CMOs
    
768
      
(4
)
    
22,528
      
(2,042
)
    
23,296
      
(2,046
)
Federal agency debt
    
5,520
      
(72
)
    
46,054
      
(4,193
)
    
51,574
      
(4,265
)
Municipal bonds
    
–
      
–
   
4,170
      
(672
)
    
4,170
      
(672
)
U. S. Treasuries
    
14,267
      
(465
)
    
147,383
      
(4,671
)
    
161,650
      
(5,136
)
SBA pools
    
288
      
(1
)
    
9,143
      
(2,061
)
    
9,431
      
(2,062
)
Total unrealized loss position investment securities
  
$
20,892
    
$
(542
)
  
$
294,176
    
$
(26,645
)
  
$
315,068
    
$
(27,187
)
                                                 
December 31, 2022:
                                                
Federal agency mortgage-backed securities
  
$
38,380
    
$
(4,807
)
  
$
35,526
    
$
(5,981
)
  
$
73,906
    
$
(10,788
)
Federal agency CMOs
    20,997       (885 )     5,103       (791 )     26,100       (1,676 )
Federal agency debt
    
26,383
      
(1,529
)
    
21,956
      
(2,759
)
    
48,339
      
(4,288
)
Municipal bonds
    
2,176
      
(315
)
    
2,021
      
(354
)
    
4,197
      
(669
)
U. S. Treasuries
    
143,989
      
(3,884
)
    
16,600
      
(1,524
)
    
160,589
      
(5,408
)
SBA pools
    3,743       (365 )     6,763       (1,423 )     10,506       (1,788 )
Total unrealized loss position investment securities
  
$
235,668
    
$
(11,785
)
  
$
87,969
    
$
(12,832
)
  
$
323,637
    
$
(24,617
)


At September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, there were no securities in nonaccrual status. All securities in the portfolio were current with their contractual principal and interest payments. At September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, there were no securities purchased with deterioration in credit quality since their origination. At September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, there were no collateral dependent securities.

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NOTE 4. – Loans Receivable Held for Investment


Loans receivable held for investment were as follows as of the dates indicated:
  
   
September 30, 2023
    
December 31, 2022
  
   
(In thousands)
  
Real estate:
            
Single family
  
$
25,514
    
$
30,038
  
Multi-family
    
532,689
      
502,141
  
Commercial real estate
    
116,100
      
114,574
  
Church
    
12,896
      
15,780
  
Construction
    
81,813
      
40,703
  
Commercial – other
    
64,943
      
64,841
  
SBA loans (1)     7,770       3,601  
Consumer
    
20
      
11
  
Gross loans receivable before deferred loan costs and premiums
    
841,745
      
771,689
  
Unamortized net deferred loan costs and premiums
    
1,368
      
1,755
  
Gross loans receivable
    
843,113
      
773,444
  
Credit and interest marks on purchased loans, net
     (858 )     (1,010 )
Allowance for credit losses (2)     (6,899 )     (4,388 )
Loans receivable, net
  
$
835,356
    
$
768,046
  
  
(1)
Including Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
(2) The allowance for credit losses as of December 31, 2022 was accounted for under ASC 450 and ASC 310, which is reflective of probable incurred losses as of the date of the consolidated statement of financial condition. Effective January 1, 2023, the allowance for credit losses is accounted for under ASC 326, which is reflective of estimated expected lifetime credit losses.


Prior to the adoption of ASC 326, loans that were purchased in a business combination that showed evidence of credit deterioration since their origination and for which it was probable, at acquisition, that not all contractually required payments would be collected were classified as purchased-credit impaired (“PCI”). The Company accounted for PCI loans and associated income recognition in accordance with ASC Subtopic 310-30 – Receivables-Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality. Upon acquisition, the Company measured the amount by which the undiscounted expected cash future flows on PCI loans exceeded the estimated fair value of the loan as the “accretable yield,” representing the amount of estimated future interest income on the loan. The amount of accretable yield was re-measured at each financial reporting date, representing the difference between the remaining undiscounted expected cash flows and the current carrying value of the PCI loan. The accretable yield on PCI loans was recognized in interest income using the interest method.



Following the adoption of ASC 326 on January 1, 2023, the Company analyzes all acquired loans at the time of acquisition for more-than-insignificant deterioration in credit quality since their origination date. Such loans are classified as purchased credit deteriorated (“PCD”) loans. Acquired loans classified as PCD are recorded at an initial amortized cost, which is comprised of the purchase price of the loans and the initial ACL determined for the loans, which is added to the purchase price, and any resulting discount or premium related to factors other than credit. PCI loans were considered to be PCD loans at the date of adoption of ASC 326. The Company accounts for interest income on PCD loans using the interest method, whereby any purchase discounts or premiums are accreted or amortized into interest income as an adjustment of the loan’s yield. An accretable yield is not determined for PCD loans.


As part of the CFBanc merger on April 1, 2021, the Company acquired PCD loans. Prior to the CFBanc merger, there were no such acquired loans. The carrying amount of those loans was as follows:

 
  
September 30, 2023
     December 31, 2022  
 
  
(In thousands)
  
Real estate:
            
Single family
  
$
–
     $ 68  
Commercial – other
    
45
       57  
   
$
45
     $ 125  

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The following tables summarize the discount on the PCD loans for the periods indicated:

   
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2023
    
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2023
  
   
(In thousands)
  
Balance at the beginning of the period
  
$
7
    
$
27
  
Deduction due to payoffs
    
–
      
(12
)
Accretion
    
(2
)
    
(10
)
Balance at the end of the period
  
$
5
    
$
5
  


 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2022
    
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2022
  
   
(In thousands)
  
Balance at the beginning of the period
   $ 160     $ 883  
Deduction due to payoffs
     (71 )     (810 )
Accretion
    
(4
)
    
(20
)
Balance at the end of the period
  
$
93
    
$
93
  


Effective January 1, 2023, the Company accounts for credit losses on loans in accordance with ASC 326. ASC 326 requires the Company to recognize estimates for lifetime losses on loans and off-balance sheet loan commitments at the time of origination or acquisition. The recognition of losses at origination or acquisition represents the Company’s best estimate of the lifetime expected credit loss associated with a loan given the facts and circumstances associated with the particular loan, and involves the use of significant management judgement and estimates, which are subject to change based on management’s on-going assessment of the credit quality of the loan portfolio and changes in economic forecasts used in the model. The Company uses the WARM method when determining estimates for the ACL for each of its portfolio segments. The weighted average remaining life, including the effect of estimated prepayments, is calculated for each loan pool on a quarterly basis. The Company then estimates a loss rate for each pool using both its own historical loss experience and the historical losses of a group of peer institutions during the period from 2004 through the most recent quarter.


The Company’s ACL model also includes adjustments for qualitative factors, where appropriate. Qualitative adjustments may include, but are not limited to factors such as: (i) changes in lending policies and procedures, including changes in underwriting standards and collections, charge offs, and recovery practices; (ii) changes in international, national, regional, and local conditions; (iii) changes in the nature and volume of the portfolio and terms of loans; (iv) changes in the experience, depth, and ability of lending management; (v) changes in the volume and severity of past due loans and other similar conditions; (vi) changes in the quality of the organization’s loan review system; (vii) changes in the value of underlying collateral for collateral dependent loans; (viii) the existence and effect of any concentrations of credit and changes in the levels of such concentrations; and (ix) the effect of other external factors (i.e., competition, legal and regulatory requirements) on the level of estimated credit losses. These qualitative factors incorporate the concept of reasonable and supportable forecasts, as required by ASC 326.


The following tables summarize the activity in the allowance for credit losses on loans for the period indicated:

   
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
  
   
Beginning
Balance
    
Charge-offs
    
Recoveries
    
Provision
(Recapture) (1)
    
Ending
Balance
  
   
(In thousands)
  
Loans receivable held for investment:
                              
Real estate:                              
Single family
  
$
247
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
(6
)
  
$
241
  
Multi-family
    
4,255
      
–
      
–
      
(8
)
    
4,247
  
Commercial real estate
    
1,012
      
–
      
–
      
9
      
1,021
  
Church
    
83
      
–
      
–
      
(4
)
    
79
  
Construction
    
788
      
–
      
–
      
59
      
847
  
Commercial - other
    
546
      
–
      
–
      
(121
)
    
425
  
SBA loans
    
39
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
39
  
Consumer
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
  
Total
  
$
6,970
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
(71
)
  
$
6,899
  

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
  
   
Beginning
Balance
    
Impact of
CECL
Adoption
    
Charge-offs
    
Recoveries
    
Provision
(Recapture) (1)
    
Ending
Balance
  
   
(In thousands)
  
Loans receivable held for investment:
                                    
Real estate:                                    
Single family
  
$
109
    
$
214
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
(82
)
  
$
241
  
Multi-family
    
3,273
      
603
      
–
      
–
      
371
      
4,247
  
Commercial real estate
    
449
      
466
      
–
      
–
      
106
      
1,021
  
Church
    
65
      
37
      
–
      
–
      
(23
)
    
79
  
Construction
    
313
      
219
      
–
      
–
      
315
      
847
  
Commercial - other
    
175
      
254
      
–
      
–
      
(4
)
    
425
  
SBA loans
    
–
      
20
      
–
      
–
      
19
      
39
  
Consumer
    
4
      
(4
)
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
  
Total
  
$
4,388
    
$
1,809
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
702
    
$
6,899
  


(1)
The bank also recorded a provision for off-balance sheet loan commitments of $69 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and $106 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.


The following tables present the activity in the allowance for loan losses by loan type for the periods indicated (in thousands):
     
   
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
  
   
Real Estate
                    
   
Single
Family
    
Multi-
Family
    
Commercial
Real Estate
    
Church
    
Construction
    
Commercial
- Other
    
Consumer
    
Total
  
Beginning balance
  
$
120
    
$
2,278
    
$
153
    
$
48
    
$
221
    
$
138
    
$
4
    
$
2,962
  
Provision for (recapture of) loan losses
    
(8
)
    
641
      
142
      
6
      
187
      
53
      
–
      
1,021
  
Recoveries
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
  
Loans charged off
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
  
Ending balance
  
$
112
    
$
2,919
    
$
295
    
$
54
    
$
408
    
$
191
    
$
4
    
$
3,983
  
 
   
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
  
   
Real Estate
                    
   
Single
Family
    
Multi-
Family
    
Commercial
Real Estate
    
Church
    
Construction
    
Commercial
- Other
    
Consumer
    
Total
  
Beginning balance
  
$
145
    
$
2,657
    
$
236
    
$
103
    
$
212
    
$
23
    
$
15
    
$
3,391
  
Provision for (recapture of) loan losses
    
(33
)
    
262
      
59
      
(49
)
    
196
      
168
      
(11
)
    
592
  
Recoveries
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
  
Loans charged off
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
  
Ending balance
  
$
112
    
$
2,919
    
$
295
    
$
54
    
$
408
    
$
191
    
$
4
    
$
3,983
  


 The ACL increased to $6.9 million as of September 30, 2023, compared to $4.4 million as of December 31, 2022.  The increase  was due to the implementation of the CECL methodology adopted by the Bank effective January 1, 2023, which increased the ACL by $1.8 million. In addition, the Bank recorded an additional provision for credit losses of $808 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 due to loan originations during the period.  The CECL methodology includes estimates of expected loss rates in the future, whereas the former Allowance for Loan and Lease (“ALLL”) methodology did not.


Prior to the Company’s adoption of ASC 326 on January 1, 2023, the Company maintained ALLL in accordance with ASC 310 and ASC 450 that covered estimated credit losses on individually evaluated loans that were determined to be impaired, as well as estimated probable incurred losses inherent in the remainder of the loan portfolio.



Beginning on January 1, 2023, the Company evaluates loans collectively for purposes of determining the ACL in accordance with ASC 326. Collective evaluation is based on aggregating loans deemed to possess similar risk characteristics. In certain instances, the Company may identify loans that it believes no longer possess risk characteristics similar to other loans in the loan portfolio. These loans are typically identified from those that have exhibited deterioration in credit quality, since the specific attributes and risks associated with such loans tend to become unique as the credit deteriorates. Such loans are typically nonperforming, downgraded to substandard or worse, and/or are deemed collateral dependent, where the ultimate repayment of the loan is expected to come from the operation of or eventual sale of the collateral. Loans that are deemed by management to no longer possess risk characteristics similar to other loans in the portfolio, or that have been identified as collateral dependent, are evaluated individually for purposes of determining an appropriate ACL. The Company uses a discounted cash flow approach, using the loan’s effective interest rate, for determining the ACL on individually evaluated loans, unless the loan is deemed collateral dependent, which requires evaluation based on the estimated fair value of the underlying collateral, less estimated selling costs. The Company may increase or decrease the ACL for collateral dependent loans based on changes in the estimated fair value of the collateral.


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The following table presents collateral dependent loans by collateral type as of the date indicated:
 
   
September 30, 2023
  
 
  
Single Family
    
Multi-Family
Residential
    
Church
    
Business
Assets
    
Total
  
Real estate:
  
(In thousands)
  
Single family
  
$
47
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
47
  
Multi family
    –
       5,707       –       –       5,707  
Commercial real estate
    
–
      
–
      
69
      
–
      
69
  
Church
    
–
      
–
      
395
      
–
      
395
  
Commercial – other
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
135
      
135
  
Total
  
$
47
    
$
5,707
    
$
464
    
$
135
    
$
6,353
  


At September 30, 2023, $6.4 million of individually evaluated loans were evaluated based on the underlying value of the collateral and no individually evaluated loans were evaluated using a discounted cash flow approach. These loans had no associated ACL as of September 30, 2023. The increase in multi-family residential loans was due to one loan whose payments were being supported by a guarantor as of September 30, 2023. There was no ACL associated with this loan as of September 30, 2023. None of these collateral dependent loans were on nonaccrual status at September 30, 2023.



Prior to the adoption of ASC 326 on January 1, 2023, the Company classified loans as impaired when, based on current information and events, it was probable that the Company would be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement or it was determined that the likelihood of the Company receiving all scheduled payments, including interest, when due was remote. Credit losses on impaired loans were determined separately based on the guidance in ASC 310. Beginning January 1, 2023, the Company accounts for credit losses on all loans in accordance with ASC 326, which eliminates the concept of an impaired loan within the context of determining credit losses and requires all loans to be evaluated for credit losses collectively based on similar risk characteristics. Loans are only evaluated individually when they are deemed to no longer possess similar risk characteristics with other loans in the loan portfolio.



The following table presents the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment (unpaid contractual principal balance less charge-offs, less interest applied to principal, plus unamortized deferred costs and premiums) by loan type and based on the impairment method as of the date indicated:

    December 31, 2022  
   
Real Estate
                    
   
Single
Family
    
Multi-
Family
    
Commercial
Real Estate
    
Church
    
Construction
    
Commercial
- Other
    
Consumer
   
Total
  
                          (In thousands)
  
Allowance for loan losses:
                                                
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:                                                
Individually evaluated for impairment
  
$
3
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
4
    
$
–
     $ –     $ –    
$
7
  
Collectively evaluated for impairment
    
106
      
3,273
      
449
      
61
      
313
      
175
       4      
4,381
  
Total ending allowance balance
  
$
109
    
$
3,273
    
$
449
    
$
65
    
$
313
    
$
175
     $ 4    
$
4,388
  
Loans:
                                                                
Loans individually evaluated for impairment
  
$
57
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
1,655
    
$
–
    
$
–
     $ –    
$
1,712
  
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment
    
20,893
      
462,539
      
63,929
      
9,008
      
38,530
      
29,558
       11      
624,468
  
Subtotal     20,950       462,539       63,929       10,663       38,530       29,558       11       626,180  
Loans acquired in the CFBanc merger
     9,088       41,357       50,645       5,117       2,173       38,884       –       147,264  
Total ending loans balance
  
$
30,038
    
$
503,896
    
$
114,574
    
$
15,780
    
$
40,703
    
$
68,442
     $ 11    
$
773,444
  

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The following table presents information related to loans individually evaluated for impairment by loan type as of the dates indicated:

   
December 31, 2022
  
   
Unpaid Principal
Balance
    
Recorded
Investment
    
Allowance for Loan Losses
Allocated
  
   
(In thousands)
  
With no related allowance recorded:
                  
Church
  
$
1,572
    
$
1,572
    
$
–
  
With an allowance recorded:
                        
Single family
    
57
      
57
      
3
  
Church
    
83
      
83
      
4
  
Total
  
$
1,712
    
$
1,712
    
$
7
  
 

The recorded investment in loans excludes accrued interest receivable due to immateriality. Accrued interest receivable on loans was $3.0 million and $2.7 million at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, and is included in the Balance Sheet under Accrued interest receivable. For purposes of this disclosure, the unpaid principal balance is not reduced for net charge-offs.


The following tables present the monthly average of loans individually evaluated for impairment by loan type and the related interest income for the periods indicated:
   
   
Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
    
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
  
   
Average Recorded
Investment
    
Cash Basis Interest
Income Recognized
    
Average Recorded
Investment
    
Cash Basis Interest
Income Recognized
  
   
(In thousands)
  
Single family
  
$
60
    
$
1
    
$
63
    
$
3
  
Multi-family
    
268
      
5
      
274
      
14
  
Church
    
2,172
      
25
      
2,197
      
76
  
Commercial - other
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
  
Total
  
$
2,500
    
$
31
    
$
2,534
    
$
93
  

Past Due Loans


The following tables present the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans by loan type as of the dates indicated:

   
September 30, 2023
  
   
30-59 Days
Past Due
    
60-89 Days
Past Due
    
Greater than 90
Days Past Due
    
Total
Past Due
    
Current
    
Total
  
   
(In thousands)
  
Loans receivable held for investment:
                                    
Single family
  
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
25,514
    
$
25,514
  
Multi-family
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
534,057
      
534,057
  
Commercial real estate
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
116,100
      
116,100
  
Church
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
12,896
      
12,896
  
Construction
    
1,210
      
–
      
–
      
1,210
      
80,603
      
81,813
  
Commercial - other
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
64,943
      
64,943
  
 SBA loans     –       –       –       –       7,770       7,770  
Consumer
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
20
      
20
  
Total
  
$
1,210
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
1,210
    
$
841,903
    
$
843,113
  
   
   
December 31, 2022
  
   
30-59 Days
Past Due
    
60-89 Days
Past Due
    
Greater than 90
Days Past Due
    
Total
Past Due
    
Current
    
Total
  
   
(In thousands)
  
Loans receivable held for investment:
                                    
Single family
  
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
30,038
    
$
30,038
  
Multi-family
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
503,896
      
503,896
  
Commercial real estate
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
114,574
      
114,574
  
Church
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
15,780
      
15,780
  
Construction
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
40,703
      
40,703
  
Commercial - other
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
64,841
      
64,841
  
SBA loans     –       –       –       –       3,601       3,601  
Consumer
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
11
      
11
  
Total
  
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
773,444
    
$
773,444
  

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The following table presents the recorded investment in non-accrual loans by loan type as of the dates indicated:
   
   
September 30, 2023
    
December 31, 2022
  
   
(In thousands)
  
Loans receivable held for investment:
            
Church
  
$
–
    
$
144
  
Total non-accrual loans
  
$
–
    
$
144
  



There were no loans 90 days or more delinquent that were accruing interest as of September 30, 2023 or December 31, 2022.


Modified Loans to Troubled Borrowers


On January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2022-02, which introduces new reporting requirements for modifications of loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. GAAP requires that certain types of modifications of loans in response to a borrower’s financial difficulty be reported, which consist of the following: (i) principal forgiveness, (ii) interest rate reduction, (iii) other-than-insignificant payment delay, (iv) term extension, or (v) any combination of the foregoing. The ACL for loans that were modified in response to a borrower’s financial difficulty is measured on a collective basis, as with other loans in the loan portfolio, unless management determines that such loans no longer possess risk characteristics similar to others in the loan portfolio. In those instances, the ACL for such loans is determined through individual evaluation. There were no loan modifications to borrowers that were experiencing financial difficulty during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs)


Prior to the adoption of ASU 2022-02 – Financial Instruments-Credit Losses: Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures on January 1, 2023, the Company accounted for TDRs in accordance with ASC 310-40. When a loan to a borrower that was experiencing financial difficulty was modified in response to that difficulty, the loan was classified as a TDR. At December 31, 2022, loans classified as TDRs totaled $1.7 million, of which $144 thousand were included in non-accrual loans and $1.6 million were on accrual status.  The Company had allocated $7 thousand of specific reserves for accruing TDRs as of December 31, 2022.  TDRs on accrual status were comprised of loans that were accruing at the time of restructuring or loans that have complied with the terms of their restructured agreements for a satisfactory period of time and for which the Company anticipates full repayment of both principal and interest.  TDRs that were on non-accrual status could be returned to accrual status after a period of sustained performance, generally determined to be six months of timely payments, as modified.



ASU 2022-02 eliminated the concept of TDRs in current GAAP, and therefore, beginning January 1, 2023, the Company no longer reports loans modified as TDRs except for those loans modified and reported as TDRs in prior period financial information under previous GAAP.
   
Credit Quality Indicators
   

The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information, and current economic trends, among other factors.  For single family residential, consumer and other smaller balance homogenous loans, a credit grade is established at inception, and generally only adjusted based on performance.  Information about payment status is disclosed elsewhere herein. The Company analyzes all other loans individually by classifying the loans as to credit risk.  This analysis is performed at least on a quarterly basis.  The Company uses the following definitions for risk ratings:
   

●
Watch. Loans classified as watch exhibit weaknesses that could threaten the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligors.  Watch graded loans are generally performing and are not more than 59 days past due. A watch rating is used when a material deficiency exists, but correction is anticipated within an acceptable time frame.



●
Special Mention.  Loans classified as special mention have a potential weakness that deserves management’s close attention.  If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or of the institution’s credit position at some future date.


●
Substandard.  Loans classified as substandard are inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any.  Loans so classified have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt.  They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the institution will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.


●
Doubtful.  Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified as substandard, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable.
   

●
Loss.  Loans classified as loss are considered uncollectible and of such little value that to continue to carry the loan as an active asset is no longer warranted.


Loans not meeting the criteria above that are analyzed individually as part of the above described process are considered to be pass rated loans. Pass rated loans are generally well protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor and/or by the value of the underlying collateral. Pass rated loans are not more than 59 days past due and are generally performing in accordance with the loan terms.

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The following table stratifies the loans held for investment portfolio by the Company’s internal risk grading, and by year of origination as of September 30, 2023:

   
Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
              
 
  
2023
    
2022
    
2021
    
2020
    
2019
    
Prior
    
Revolving
Loans
    
Total
  
   
(In thousands)
  
Single family:
                                                
Pass
  
$
4
    
$
–
    
$
3,743
    
$
2,688
    
$
2,271
    
$
15,179
    
$
–
    
$
23,885
  
Watch
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
754
      
–
      
283
      
–
      
1,037
  
Special Mention
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
252
      
–
      
252
  
Substandard
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
340
      
–
      
340
  
Total
  
$
4
    
$
–
    
$
3,743
    
$
3,442
    
$
2,271
    
$
16,054
    
$
–
    
$
25,514
  
YTD gross charge-offs
  $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
 
 
                                                                
Multi-family:
                                                                
Pass
  
$
46,126
    
$
185,387
    
$
149,777
    
$
30,245
    
$
45,639
    
$
55,476
    
$
–
    
$
512,650
  
Watch
    
–
      
3,300
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
967
      
–
      
4,267
  
Special Mention
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
904
      
–
      
1,352
      
–
      
2,256
  
Substandard
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
14,884
      
–
      
14,884
  
Total
  
$
46,126
    
$
188,687
    
$
149,777
    
$
31,149
    
$
45,639
    
$
72,679
    
$
–
    
$
534,057
  
YTD gross charge-offs 
  $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
 
 
                                                                
Commercial real estate:
                                                                
Pass
  
$
3,020
    
$
25,280
    
$
22,222
    
$
16,862
    
$
22,078
    
$
20,299
    
$
–
    
$
109,761
  
Watch
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
1,088
      
–
      
1,088
  
Special Mention
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
  
Substandard
    
–
      
–
      
–
    
$
–
    
$
–
      
5,251
    

–
    
$
5,251
  
Total
  
$
3,020
    
$
25,280
    
$
22,222
    
$
16,862
    
$
22,078
    
$
26,638
    
$
–
    
$
116,100
  
YTD gross charge-offs 
  $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
 
 
                                                                
Church:
                                                                
Pass
  
$
1,828
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
3,985
    
$
–
    
$
5,463
    
$
–
    
$
11,276
  
Watch
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
  
Special Mention
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
640
      
–
      
–
      
640
  
Substandard
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
980
      
–
      
980
  
Total
  
$
1,828
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
3,985
    
$
640
    
$
6,443
    
$
–
    
$
12,896
  
YTD gross charge-offs 
  $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
     $ –
 
 
                                                                
Construction:
                                                                
Pass
  
$
–
    
$
1,115
    
$
1,210
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
2,117
    
$
–
    
$
4,442
  
Watch
    
33,933
      
35,665
      
5,253
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
74,851
  
Special Mention
    
–
      
2,520
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
2,520
  
Substandard
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
  
Total
  
$
33,933
    
$
39,300
    
$
6,463
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
2,117
    
$
–
    
$
81,813
  
YTD gross charge-offs 
  $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
 
 
                                                                
Commercial – other:
                                                                
Pass
  
$
15,045
    
$
2,637
    
$
6,240
    
$
3,723
    
$
6,209
    
$
24,730
    
$
–
    
$
58,584
  
Watch
    
–
      
459
      
746
      
1,500
      
2,250
      
1,232
      
–
      
6,187
  
Special Mention
    
–
      
–
      
172
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
172
  
Substandard
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
  
Total
  
$
15,045
    
$
3,096
    
$
7,158
    
$
5,223
    
$
8,459
    
$
25,962
    
$
–
    
$
64,943
  
YTD gross charge-offs 
  $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
 
 
                                                                
SBA:
                                                                
Pass
  
$
4,550
    
$
148
    
$
2,453
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
129
    
$
–
    
$
7,280
  
Watch
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
  
Special Mention
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
490
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
490
  
Substandard
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
  
Total
  
$
4,550
    
$
148
    
$
2,453
    
$
490
    
$
–
    
$
129
    
$
–
    
$
7,770
  
YTD gross charge-offs 
  $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
 
 
                                                                
Consumer:
                                                                
Pass
  
$
20
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
20
  
Watch
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
  
Special Mention
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
  
Substandard
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
  
Total
  
$
20
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
20
  
YTD gross charge-offs 
  $ –
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
 
 
                                                                
Total loans:
                                                                
Pass
  
$
70,593
    
$
214,567
    
$
185,645
    
$
57,503
    
$
76,197
    
$
123,393
    
$
–
    
$
727,898
  
Watch
    
33,933
      
39,424
      
5,999
      
2,254
      
2,250
      
3,570
      
–
      
87,430
  
Special Mention
    
–
      
2,520
      
172
      
1,394
      
640
      
1,604
      
–
      
6,330
  
Substandard
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
21,455
      
–
      
21,455
  
Total loans
  
$
104,526
    
$
256,511
    
$
191,816
    
$
61,151
    
$
79,087
    
$
150,022
    
$
–
    
$
843,113
  
Total YTD gross charge-offs 
  $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $
–
    $ –
    $
–
 

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The following table stratifies the loan portfolio by the Company’s internal risk rating as of the date indicated:


  
December 31, 2022
  
 
  
Pass
    
Watch
    
Special Mention
    
Substandard
    
Doubtful
    
Loss
     Total  
 
  
(In thousands)
  
Single family
  
$
29,022
    
$
354
    
$
260
    
$
402
    
$
–
    
$
–
     $ 30,038  
Multi-family
    
479,182
      
9,855
      
14,859
      
–
      
–
      
–
       503,896  
Commercial real estate
    
104,066
      
4,524
      
1,471
      
4,513
      
–
      
–
       114,574  
Church
    
14,505
      
728
      
–
      
547
      
–
      
–
       15,780  
Construction
    
2,173
      
38,530
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
       40,703  
Commercial - other
    
53,396
      
11,157
      
–
      
288
      
–
      
–
       64,841  
SBA
    
3,032
      
569
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
       3,601  
Consumer     11       –       –       –       –       –       11  
Total
  
$
685,387
    
$
65,717
    
$
16,590
    
$
5,750
    
$
–
    
$
–
     $ 773,444  

Allowance for Credit Losses for Off-Balance Sheet Commitments


The Company maintains an allowance for credit losses on off-balance sheet commitments related to unfunded loans and lines of credit, which is included in other liabilities of the consolidated statements of financial condition. Upon the Company’s adoption of ASC 326 on January 1, 2023, the Company applies an expected credit loss estimation methodology for off-balance sheet commitments. This methodology is commensurate with the methodology applied to each respective segment of the loan portfolio in determining the ACL for loans held-for-investment. The loss estimation process includes assumptions for the probability that a loan will fund, as well as the expected amount of funding. These assumptions are based on the Company’s own historical internal loan data.



The allowance for off-balance sheet commitments was $474 thousand and $412 thousand at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. This amount is included in other liabilities on the balance sheet.  The provision for off-balance sheet loan commitments was $69 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and $106 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

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NOTE 5 – Goodwill and Core Deposit Intangible



The Company recognized goodwill of $25.9 million and a core deposit intangible of $2.2 million as of September 30, 2023. The following table presents the changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill and core deposit intangibles for the nine months ended September 30, 2023:


    Goodwill
    
Core Deposit
Intangible
  
    (In thousands)
  
Balance at the beginning of the period
  
$
25,858
    
$
2,501
  
Additions
     –      
–
  
Change in deferred tax estimate
     –      
–
  
Amortization
     –      
(293
)
Balance at the end of the period
   $ 25,858    
$
2,208
  


 



The carrying amount of the core deposit intangible consisted of the following at September 30, 2023 (in thousands):

Core deposit intangible acquired
  
$
3,329
  
Less: accumulated amortization     (1,121 )

 
$
2,208
  


The following table outlines the estimated amortization expense for the core deposit intangible during the next five fiscal years (in thousands):


2023
  
$
98
  
2024
    
336
  
2025
    
315
  
2026
    
304
  
2027
    
291
  
Thereafter
    
864
  
   
$
2,208
  

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NOTE 6 – Borrowings


The Company enters into agreements under which it sells securities subject to an obligation to repurchase the same or similar securities. Under these arrangements, the Company may transfer legal control over the assets but still retain effective control through an agreement that both entitles and obligates the Company to repurchase the assets. As a result, these repurchase agreements are accounted for as collateralized financing agreements (i.e., secured borrowings) and not as a sale and subsequent repurchase of securities. The obligation to repurchase the securities is reflected as a liability in the Company’s consolidated statements of financial condition, while the securities underlying the repurchase agreements remain in the respective investment securities asset accounts. In other words, there is no offsetting or netting of the investment securities assets with the repurchase agreement liabilities. These agreements mature on a daily basis. As of September 30, 2023 securities sold under agreements to repurchase totaled $75.8 million at an average rate of 3.06%. The fair value of securities pledged totaled $71.0 million as of September 30, 2023. As of December 31, 2022, securities sold under agreements to repurchase totaled $63.5 million at an average rate of 0.38%. The fair value of securities pledged totaled $64.4 million as of December 31, 2022.


 

At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had outstanding advances from the FHLB totaling $187.7 million and $128.3 million, respectively. The weighted interest rate was 4.83% and 3.74% as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The weighted average contractual maturity was 3 months and 7 months as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The advances were collateralized by loans with a fair value of $457.3 million at September 30, 2023 and $328.1 million at December 31, 2022.  The Company is currently approved by the FHLB of Atlanta to borrow up to 25% of total assets to the extent the Company provides qualifying collateral and holds sufficient FHLB stock. Based on collateral pledged and FHLB stock held, the Company was eligible to borrow an additional $154.3 million as of September 30, 2023.



In addition, the Company had additional lines of credit of $10.0 million with other financial institutions as of September 30, 2023. These lines of credit are unsecured, bear interest at the Federal funds rate as of the date of utilization and mature in 30 days.  There were no amounts outstanding under these lines of credit as of September 30, 2023.


In connection with the New Market Tax Credit activities of the Bank, CFC 45 is a partnership whose members include CFNMA and City First New Markets Fund II, LLC. This community development entity (“CDE”) acts in effect as a pass-through for a Merrill Lynch allocation totaling $14.0 million that needed to be deployed. In December 2015, Merrill Lynch made a $14.0 million non-recourse loan to CFC 45, whereby CFC 45 passed that loan through to a Qualified Active Low-Income Business (“QALICB”). The loan to the QALICB is secured by a Leasehold Deed of Trust that, due to the pass-through, non-recourse structure, is operationally and ultimately for the benefit of Merrill Lynch rather than CFC 45. Debt service payments received by CFC 45 from the QALICB are passed through to Merrill Lynch in return for which CFC 45 receives a servicing fee. The financial statements of CFC 45 are consolidated with those of the Bank and the Company.


There are two notes for CFC 45. Note A is in the amount of $9.9 million with a fixed interest rate of 5.2% per annum. Note B is in the amount of $4.1 million with a fixed interest rate of 0.24% per annum. Quarterly interest only payments commenced in March 2016 and continued through March 2023 for Notes A and B. Beginning in September 2023, quarterly principal and interest payments were due for Notes A and B. Both notes mature on December 1, 2040.

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NOTE 7 – Fair Value


The Company used the following methods and significant assumptions to estimate fair value:



The fair values of securities available-for-sale are determined by obtaining quoted prices on nationally recognized securities exchanges (Level 1 inputs) or matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities, but rather by relying on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted securities (Level 2 inputs).


The fair value of loans that are collateral dependent is generally based upon the fair value of the collateral, which is obtained from recent real estate appraisals.  These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach.  Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the independent appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available.  Such adjustments are usually significant and typically result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value.  Collateral dependent loans are evaluated on a quarterly basis for additional required calculation adjustments (taken as part of the ACL) and adjusted accordingly.


Assets acquired through or by transfer in lieu of loan foreclosure are initially recorded at fair value less costs to sell when acquired, establishing a new cost basis. These assets are subsequently accounted for at the lower of cost or fair value less estimated costs to sell. Fair value is commonly based on recent real estate appraisals which are updated every nine months. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches, including comparable sales and the income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the independent appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Such adjustments are usually significant and typically result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value. Real estate owned properties are evaluated on a quarterly basis for additional impairment and adjusted accordingly.



Appraisals for collateral-dependent loans and assets acquired through or by transfer of in lieu of foreclosure are performed by certified general appraisers (for commercial properties) or certified residential appraisers (for residential properties) whose qualifications and licenses have been reviewed and verified by the Company. Once received, an independent third-party licensed appraiser reviews the appraisals for accuracy and reasonableness, reviewing the assumptions and approaches utilized in the appraisal as well as the overall resulting fair value in comparison with independent data sources such as recent market data or industry-wide statistics.

Assets Measured on a Recurring Basis


Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:

   
Fair Value Measurement
  
   
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
    
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
    
Total
  
   
(In thousands)
  
At September 30, 2023:
                        
Securities available-for-sale:
                        
Federal agency mortgage-backed securities
  
$
–
     $ 65,137    
$
–
     $ 65,137  
Federal agency CMOs
    
–
       23,296      
–
       23,296  
Federal agency debt
    
–
       51,574      
–
       51,574  
Municipal bonds
     –       4,170      
–
       4,170  
U.S. Treasuries
    
161,650
       –      
–
       161,650  
SBA pools
    
–
       10,602      
–
       10,602  
                                 
At December 31, 2022:
                                
Securities available-for-sale:
                                
Federal agency mortgage-backed securities
  
$
–
    
$
74,169
    
$
–
    
$
74,169
  
Federal agency CMOs
    
–
      
26,100
      
–
      
26,100
  
Federal agency debt
    
–
      
51,425
      
–
      
51,425
  
Municipal bonds
    
–
      
4,197
      
–
      
4,197
  
U.S. Treasuries
    
160,589
      
–
      
–
      
160,589
  
SBA pools
    
–
      
12,269
      
–
      
12,269
  


There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022.

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As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Bank did not have any assets or liabilities carried at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.


Fair Values of Financial Instruments



The following tables present the carrying amount, fair value, and placement in the fair value hierarchy of the Company’s financial instruments not recorded at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

         
Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2023
  
   
Carrying Value
    
Level 1
    
Level 2
    
Level 3
    
Total
  
   
(In thousands)
  
Financial Assets:
                              
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 11,487     $ 11,487     $ –     $ –     $ 11,487  
Securities available-for-sale
     316,429
       161,650
       154,779
       –
       316,429
  
Loans receivable held for investment
    
835,356
      
–
      
–
      
702,200
      
702,200
  
Accrued interest receivable
     4,925
       444
       1,271
       3,210
       4,925
  
                                         
Financial Liabilities:
                                        
Deposits
  
$
671,469
    
$
–
    
$
594,065
    
$

   
$
594,065
  
FHLB advances
    187,721       –       185,998       –       185,998  
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    
75,815
      
–
      
73,461
      
–
      
73,461
  
Notes payable
     14,000       –       –       14,000       14,000  
Accrued interest payable
     1,026
       –
       1,026
       –
       1,026
  

         
Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2022
  
   
Carrying Value
    
Level 1
    
Level 2
    
Level 3
    
Total
  
   
(In thousands)
  
Financial Assets:
                              
Cash and cash equivalents
  
$
16,105
    
$
16,105
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
16,105
  
Securities available-for-sale
    
328,749
      
160,589
      
168,160
      
–
      
328,749
  
Loans receivable held for investment
    
768,046
      
–
      
–
      
641,088
      
641,088
  
Accrued interest receivable
    
3,973
      
442
      
793
      
2,738
      
3,973
  
                                         
Financial Liabilities:
                                        
Deposits
  
$
686,916
    
$
–
    
$
673,615
    
$
–
    
$
673,615
  
FHLB advances
    
128,344
      
–
      
126,328
      
–
      
126,328
  
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase     63,471       –       60,017       –       60,017  
Notes payable
    
14,000
      
–
      
–
      
14,000
      
14,000
  
Accrued interest payable
     453       –       453       –       453  


In accordance with ASU No. 2016-01, the fair value of financial assets and liabilities was measured using an exit price notion.  Although the exit price notion represents the value that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability, the actual price received for a sale of assets or paid to transfer liabilities could be different from exit price disclosed.

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NOTE 8 – Stock-based Compensation


Prior to June 21, 2023, the Company issued stock-based compensation awards to its directors and officers under the 2018 Long Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) which allowed the grant of non-qualified and incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, full value awards and cash incentive awards.  The maximum number of shares available to be awarded under the LTIP was 161,638 shares.



During February of 2023 and 2022, the Company issued 9,230 and 5,898 shares of stock, respectively, to its directors under the LTIP, which were fully vested.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded $95 thousand and $84 thousand of director stock compensation expense, respectively, based on the fair value of the stock, which was determined using the fair value of the stock on the dates of the awards.



During March of 2022, the Company issued 61,907 shares of restricted stock to its officers and employees under the LTIP, of which 14,562 shares have been forfeited as of September 30, 2023. Each restricted stock award was valued based on the fair value of the stock on the date of the award. These awarded shares of restricted stock fully vest over periods ranging from 36 months to 60 months from their respective dates of grant. Stock-based compensation is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. During the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded $40 thousand and $35 thousand of stock-based compensation expense, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded $114 thousand and $93 thousand of stock-based compensation expense, respectively.


On June 21, 2023, stockholders approved an Amendment and Restatement of the 2018 Long Term Incentive Plan (“Amended and Restated LTIP”) which allows the issuance of 487,500 additional shares and brought the number of shares that may be issued under the Amended and Restated LTIP to 649,138 shares.



On June 21, 2023, the Company issued 92,700 shares of restricted stock to its officers and employees under the Amended and Restated LTIP, of which 6,442 shares have been forfeited as of September 30, 2023. Each restricted stock award was valued based on the fair value of the stock on the date of the award. These awarded shares of restricted stock fully vest over periods ranging from 36 months to 60 months from their respective dates of grant. Stock-based compensation is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded $47 thousand and $59 thousand of stock-based compensation expense, respectively, related to these restricted stock awards.


As of September 30, 2023, 202,127 shares had been awarded under the Amended and Restated LTIP and 447,011 shares were available to be awarded.


No stock options were granted, exercised, forfeited or expired during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 or the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.


Options outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2023 were as follows:

Outstanding
    
Exercisable
  
Number
Outstanding
  
Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
  
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
    
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
    
Number
Outstanding
    
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
    
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
  
 
31,250
  
2.38 years
  
$
12.96
    
$
–
      
31,250
    
$
12.96
    
$
–
  



The Company did not record any stock-based compensation expense related to stock options during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022.



All common stock share amounts above have been retroactively adjusted for the 1-for-8 reverse stock split effective November 1, 2023.  See Note 1.

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NOTE 9 – ESOP Plan


Employees participate in the ESOP after attaining certain age and service requirements.  In 2022, the ESOP purchased 58,369 shares of the Company’s common stock at an average cost of $8.56 per share for a total cost of $500 thousand and during the first nine months of 2023 the ESOP purchased 369,958 shares of the Company’s common stock at an average cost of $9.19 per share for a total cost of $3.4 million. These purchases were funded with a $5.0 million line of credit from the Company. The loan will be repaid from the Bank’s annual discretionary contributions to the ESOP, net of dividends paid, over a period of 20 years.  Shares of the Company’s common stock purchased by the ESOP are held in a suspense account until released for allocation to participants.  When loan payments are made, shares are allocated to each eligible participant based on the ratio of each such participant’s compensation, as defined in the ESOP, to the total compensation of all eligible plan participants.  As the unearned shares are released from the suspense account, the Company recognizes compensation expense equal to the fair value of the ESOP shares during the periods in which they become committed to be released.  To the extent that the fair value of the ESOP shares released differs from the cost of such shares, the difference is charged or credited to equity as additional paid-in capital.  Any dividends on allocated shares increase participant accounts.  Any dividends on unallocated shares will be used to repay the loan.  Participants will receive shares for their vested balance at the end of their employment.  Compensation expense related to the ESOP was $11 thousand and $11 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $33 thousand and $56 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.


Shares held by the ESOP were as follows:

   
September 30, 2023
    
December 31, 2022
  
   
(Dollars in thousands)
  
Allocated to participants
    
132,188
      
132,188
  
Committed to be released
    
4,946
      
1,237
  
Suspense shares
    
484,800
      
118,561
  
Total ESOP shares
    
621,934
      
251,986
  
Fair value of unearned shares
  
$
4,460
    
$
1,016
  


The book value of unearned shares, which are reported as Unearned ESOP shares in the equity section of the consolidated statements of financial condition, were $4.8 million and $1.3 million at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.



All common stock share amounts and per share amounts above have been retroactively adjusted for the 1-for-8 reverse stock split effective November 1, 2023.  See Note 1.

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NOTE 10 – Stockholders’ Equity and Regulatory Matters


On June 7, 2022, the Company issued 150,000 shares of Senior Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred stock, Series C (“Series C Preferred Stock”), for the capital investment of $150.0 million from the U.S. Treasury under the Emergency Capital Investment Program (“ECIP”).  ECIP investment is treated as Tier 1 Capital for the regulatory capital treatment.


The Series C Preferred stock may be redeemed at the option of the Company on or after the fifth anniversary of issuance (or earlier in the event of loss of regulatory capital treatment), subject to the approval of the appropriate federal banking regulator in accordance with the federal banking agencies’ regulatory capital regulations.


The initial dividend rate of the Series C Preferred Stock is zero percent for the first two years after issuance, and thereafter the dividend rate is 2.00% with the opportunity to reduce to a floor rate of 0.50% under certain circumstances.



During the first quarter of 2022, the Company completed the exchange of all the Series A Fixed Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, with an aggregate liquidation rate of $3 million, plus accrued dividends, for 149,164 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exchange price of $20.08 per share of Class A Common Stock.


The Bank’s capital requirements are administered by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) and involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items calculated under regulatory accounting practices.  Capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by the OCC.  Failure to meet capital requirements can result in regulatory action.


As a result of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, the federal banking agencies have developed a “Community Bank Leverage Ratio” (the ratio of a bank’s tier 1 capital to average total consolidated assets) for financial institutions with assets of less than $10 billion. A “qualifying community bank” that exceeds this ratio will be deemed to be in compliance with all other capital and leverage requirements, including the capital requirements to be considered “well capitalized” under Prompt Corrective Action statutes. The federal banking agencies have set the Community Bank Leverage Ratio at 9%. Actual and required capital amounts and ratios as of the dates indicated are presented below:

   
Actual
    
Minimum Required to Be
Well Capitalized Under
Prompt Corrective Action
Provisions
  
   
Amount
    
Ratio
    
Amount
    
Ratio
  
   
(Dollars in thousands)
  
September 30, 2023:
                        
Community Bank Leverage Ratio
  
$
182,635
      
15.13
 %  
$
108,634
      
9.00
 %
December 31, 2022:
                                
Community Bank Leverage Ratio
  
$
181,304
      
15.75
%
  
$
103,591
      
9.00
 %


At September 30, 2023, the Company and the Bank met all the capital adequacy requirements to which they were subject. In addition, the Bank was “well capitalized” under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. Management believes that no conditions or events have occurred since September 30, 2023 that would materially adversely change the Bank’s capital classifications. From time to time, the Bank may need to raise additional capital to support its further growth and to maintain its “well capitalized” status.



All common stock share amounts and per share amounts above have been retroactively adjusted for the 1-for-8 reverse stock split effective November 1, 2023.  See Note 1.

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NOTE 11 – Income Taxes


The Company and its subsidiary are subject to U.S. federal and state income taxes.  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 financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years 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 rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.



Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion, or all, of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.  In assessing the realization of deferred tax assets, management evaluated both positive and negative evidence, including the existence of any cumulative losses in the current year and the prior two years, the amount of taxes paid in available carry-back years, the forecasts of future income and tax planning strategies.


At September 30, 2023, the Company maintained a $369 thousand valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets because the number of shares sold in the private placements completed on April 6, 2021 triggered limitations on the use of certain tax attributes under the Section 382 of the federal tax code. The ability to use net operating losses (“NOLs”) to offset future taxable income will be restricted and these NOLs could expire or otherwise be unavailable. In general, under Section 382 of the Code and corresponding provisions of state law, a corporation that undergoes an “ownership change” is subject to limitations on its ability to utilize its pre-change NOLs to offset future taxable income. For these purposes, an ownership change generally occurs where the aggregate stock ownership of one or more stockholders or groups of stockholders who owns at least 5% of a corporation’s stock increases its ownership by more than 50 percentage points over its lowest ownership percentage within a specified testing period.

NOTE 12 – Concentration of Credit Risk
  

The Bank has a significant concentration of deposits with five customers that accounted for approximately 21% of its deposits as of September 30, 2023. The Bank also has a significant concentration of short-term borrowings from one customer that accounted for 77% of the outstanding balance of securities sold under agreements to repurchase as of September 30, 2023. The Company expects to maintain the relationships with these customers for the foreseeable future.

NOTE 13 – Subsequent Events

Purchase of Shares


On October 31, 2023 the Company purchased 244,771 shares of its Class A (voting) Common Stock (adjusted for the 1-for-8 reverse stock split effective November 1, 2023) from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), which obtained the shares when it was appointed receiver for First Republic Bank upon its closure earlier in 2023. The purchased shares represented just under 4.0% of the Company’s total voting shares prior to the purchase, and over 2.6% of the Company’s total common equity. The Company purchased the shares at a price of $7.2760 per share (adjusted for the 1-for-8 reverse stock split effective November 1, 2023), which represented the 20-day volume weighted average price for the Class A shares over the period ended October 24, 2023. The purchase was financed from cash on hand and the shares were retired.

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ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is intended to provide a reader of our financial statements with a narrative from the perspective of our management on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and certain other factors that may affect our future results. Our MD&A should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes included in Part I “Item 1, Financial Statements,” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. Certain statements herein are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended that reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. Forward-looking statements typically include words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “poised,” “optimistic,” “prospects,” “ability,” “looking,” “forward,” “invest,” “grow,” “improve,” “deliver” and other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual future results to differ materially from historical results or from those anticipated or implied by such statements. Readers should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates or, if no date is provided, then as of the date of this Form 10-Q. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by law.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Critical accounting policies are those that involve a significant level of estimation uncertainty and have had or are reasonably likely to have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations under different assumptions and conditions. This discussion highlights those accounting policies that management considers critical. All accounting policies are important; therefore, you are encouraged to review each of the policies included in Note 1 “Summary of Significant Accounting Principles” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2022 Form 10-K to gain a better understanding of how our financial performance is measured and reported. Management has identified the Company’s critical accounting policies as follows:

Allowance for Credit Losses for Loans

Effective January 1, 2023, the Company accounts for credit losses on loans in accordance with ASC 326, which requires the Company to record an estimate of expected lifetime credit losses for loans at the time of origination or acquisition. The allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) is maintained at a level deemed appropriate by management to provide for expected credit losses in the portfolio as of the date of the consolidated statements of financial condition. Estimating expected credit losses requires management to use relevant forward-looking information, including the use of reasonable and supportable forecasts. The measurement of the ACL is performed by collectively evaluating loans with similar risk characteristics. The Company measures the ACL for each of its loan segments using the weighted-average remaining maturity (“WARM”) method. The weighted average remaining life, including the effect of estimated prepayments, is calculated for each loan pool on a quarterly basis. The Company then estimates a loss rate for each pool using both its own historical loss experience and the historical losses of a group of peer institutions. The Company’s ACL model also includes adjustments for qualitative factors, where appropriate.

Certain loans, such as those that are nonperforming or are considered to be collateral dependent, are deemed to no longer possess risk characteristics similar to other loans in the loan portfolio, because the specific attributes and risks associated with the loan have likely become unique as the credit quality of the loan deteriorates. As such, these loans may require individual evaluation to determine an appropriate ACL for the loan. When a loan is individually evaluated, the Company typically measures the expected credit loss for the loan based on a discounted cash flow approach, unless the loan has been deemed collateral dependent in which case the ACL is determined using estimates of the fair value of the underlying collateral, less estimated selling costs.

Allowance for Loan Losses

Prior to the adoption of ASC 326 on January 1, 2023, the ALLL was accounted for under the guidance of ASC 310 and 450. The ALLL was considered a critical estimate due to the high degree of judgment involved, the subjectivity of the underlying assumptions used, and the potential for changes in the economic environment that could have resulted in material changes in the amount of the ALLL considered necessary. The ALLL was evaluated on a regular basis by management and the Board of Directors and was based on a periodic review of the collectability of the loans in light of historical experience, the nature and size of the loan portfolio, adverse situations that may affect borrowers’ ability to repay, the estimated value of any underlying collateral, prevailing economic conditions, and feedback from regulatory examinations.

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and intangible assets acquired in a purchase business combination and that are determined to have an indefinite useful life are not amortized but tested for impairment at least annually or more frequently if events and circumstances exist that indicate the necessity for such impairment tests to be performed. The Company has selected November 30th as the date to perform the annual impairment test. Intangible assets with definite useful lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values. Goodwill is the only intangible asset with an indefinite life on the Company’s consolidated statement of financial condition.

Income Taxes

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined using the liability (or balance sheet) method. Under this method, the net deferred tax asset or liability is determined based on the tax effects of the temporary differences between the book and tax bases of the various balance sheet assets and liabilities and gives current recognition to changes in tax rates and laws. A valuation allowance is established against deferred tax assets when, based upon the available evidence including historical and projected taxable income, it is more likely than not that some or all the deferred tax asset will not be realized. In assessing the realization of deferred tax assets, management evaluates both positive and negative evidence, including the existence of any cumulative losses in the current year and the prior two years, the amount of taxes paid in available carry‑back years, forecasts of future income and available tax planning strategies. This analysis is updated quarterly.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.

Fair values are estimated using relevant market information and other assumptions, as more fully disclosed in Note 7 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Fair value estimates involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment regarding interest rates, credit risk, prepayments, and other factors, especially in the absence of broad markets for items. Changes in assumptions or in market conditions could significantly affect the estimates.

Out-of-Period Adjustments

Following the quarter ended September 30, 2023, the Company performed a review of internal controls over financial reporting, encompassing an examination of financial reporting processes. During this assessment and while preparing financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, certain previously unrecorded adjustments totaling $8 thousand, net of tax expense, increasing net income were identified pertaining to prior periods. In accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Nos. 99 and 108, these adjustments were evaluated both individually and collectively. Following this assessment, these adjustments were immaterial to both historical and current reporting periods. Consequently, the Company determined that no amendment to the previously filed reports was warranted. However, the Company addressed these prior period adjustments and incorporated them into its financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.  These adjustments are included in the other expense line on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

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Overview

Total assets increased by $53.5 million to $1.2 billion at September 30, 2023 from December 31, 2022, primarily due to growth in loans receivable held for investment of $67.3 million, partially offset by a decrease of securities available-for-sale of $12.3 million and a decrease of cash and cash equivalents of $4.6 million.

Loans held for investment, net of the ACL, increased by $67.3 million to $835.4 million at September 30, 2023, compared to $768.0 million at December 31, 2022.  The increase was primarily due to loan originations of $112.2 million during the first nine months of 2023, which consisted of $47.4 million of multi-family loans, $36.6 million of construction loans, $15.0 million of other commercial loans and $13.2 million of commercial real estate loans, offset in part by loan payoffs and repayments of $44.9 million.

Deposits decreased by $15.4 million to $671.5 million at September 30, 2023, from $686.9 million at December 31, 2022, with $29.4 million of the decrease occurring in the first quarter and $11.5 million in the second quarter, partially offset by an increase of $25.5 million in the third quarter. Management has made reasonable attempts to be responsive to the higher interest rate environment, but some depositors have left the Bank for the highest rates available from other financial institutions in response to rate increases by the Federal Reserve. As of September 30, 2023, our uninsured deposits, including deposits from affiliates, represented 37% of our total deposits, as compared to 31% as of December 31, 2022.

Total borrowings increased by $71.7 million to $277.5 million at September 30, 2023, from $205.8 million at December 31, 2022, primarily due to a net increase of $59.4 million in advances from the FHLB and $12.3 million in additional securities sold under agreements to repurchase.

For the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company reported net earnings of $91 thousand compared to net earnings of $1.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022. The decrease resulted from a decline in pretax earnings of $1.8 million primarily due to a decrease in net interest income of $1.8 million during the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2022 and a $909 thousand increase in non-interest expense, partially offset by a $1.0 million decrease in the provision for credit losses and a $495 thousand decrease in tax expense.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company reported net earnings of $1.9 million compared to net earnings of $4.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.  The decrease resulted from a decline in pretax earnings of $3.1 million primarily due to a decrease in net interest income of $1.5 million during the first nine months of 2023 compared to the first nine months of 2022, an increase in non-interest expense of $1.4 million and an increase in the provision for credit losses of $216 thousand.  This decrease in pretax earnings was offset by an $848 thousand decrease in income tax expense.

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Results of Operations

Net Interest Income

Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022

Net interest income before provision for credit losses for the third quarter of 2023 totaled $6.8 million, representing a decrease of $1.8 million, or 21.3%, from net interest income before loan loss provision of $8.6 million for the third quarter of 2022.  The decrease resulted from additional interest expense, primarily due to an increase in the cost of average borrowings of 4.07% and an increase in the cost of average deposits of 1.22% during the third quarter of 2023, compared to the third quarter of 2022.  In addition, the decrease in net interest income before provision for credit losses was caused by an increase in average borrowings of $151.8 million during the third quarter of 2023, compared to the third quarter of 2022, which was due to a decrease in average deposits of $123.7 million during the third quarter of 2023. The net interest margin decreased to 2.33% for the third quarter of 2023, compared to 3.02% for the third quarter of 2022, primarily due to an overall increase of 216 basis points in the average cost of funds, which reflected higher rates paid on deposits and borrowings because of the eleven increases in interest rates implemented by the Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve (the “Federal Reserve” or “FRB”) since the middle of March of 2022 through September of 2023.  The impact of the rising cost of funds was partially offset by an increase in the yield on interest-earnings assets of 85 basis points, primarily due to higher rates earned on interest-bearing deposits in other banks and the loan portfolio, partially offset by lower rates earned on FRB and FHLB of Atlanta stock.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022

Net interest income before provision for credit losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, totaled $22.3 million, representing a decrease of $1.5 million, or 6.3%, from net interest income before loan loss provision of $23.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.  The decrease resulted from higher interest expense, primarily due to an increase in the cost of borrowings and deposits, and to a lesser extent, from an increase in average borrowings, which was needed to offset deposit outflows.  The net interest margin decreased to 2.60% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to 2.93% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to an overall increase of 332 basis points in the average cost of funds, which reflected the higher rates that the Bank paid on deposits and borrowings because of the interest rate increases implemented by the FRB.  The decrease in net interest income before provision for credit losses was partially offset by growth of $62.6 million in average interest-earning assets during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022.  In addition, the overall rate earned on interest-earning assets increased by 87 basis points as the Bank earned higher rates on interest-earning deposits, securities, and, to a lesser extent, the loan portfolio.

The following tables set forth the average balances, average yields and costs, and certain other information for the periods indicated. All average balances are daily average balances. The yields set forth below include the effect of deferred loan fees, and discounts and premiums that are amortized or accreted to interest income or expense. We do not accrue interest on loans on non-accrual status, but the balance of these loans is included in the total average balance of loans receivable, which has the effect of reducing average loan yields.

  
(Dollars in Thousands)
  
For the Three Months Ended
  
 
September 30, 2023
    
September 30, 2022
  
 
Average Balance
    
Interest
    
Average Yield/Cost
    
Average Balance
    
Interest
    
Average Yield/Cost
  
Assets
                                    
Interest-earning assets:
                                    
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
  
$
10,629
    
$
139
      
5.23
%
  
$
141,281
    
$
594
      
1.68
%
Securities
    
319,866
      
2,180
      
2.73
%
    
313,983
      
2,069
      
2.64
%
Loans receivable (1)
    
822,031
      
9,406
      
4.58
%
    
683,085
      
6,520
      
3.82
%
FRB and FHLB stock
    
12,538
      
202
      
6.44
%
    
2,166
      
45
      
8.31
%
Total interest-earning assets
    
1,165,064
    
$
11,927
      
4.09
%
    
1,140,515
    
$
9,228
      
3.24
%
Non-interest-earning assets
    
67,047
                      
51,845
                  
Total assets
  
$
1,232,111
                    
$
1,192,360
                  
                                                 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
                                                
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                                
Money market deposits
  
$
122,577
    
$
1,256
      
4.10
%
  
$
180,865
    
$
271
      
0.60
%
Savings deposits
    
58,686
      
42
      
0.29
%
    
70,909
      
23
      
0.13
%
Interest checking and other demand deposits
    
238,265
      
93
      
0.16
%
    
267,560
      
66
      
0.10
%
Certificate accounts
    
152,577
      
735
      
1.93
%
    
176,433
      
114
      
0.26
%
Total deposits
    
572,105
      
2,126
      
1.49
%
    
695,767
      
474
      
0.27
%
FHLB advances
    
196,184
      
2,571
      
5.24
%
    
32,913
      
111
      
1.35
%
Other borrowings
    
67,533
      
457
      
2.71
%
    
79,025
      
35
      
0.18
%
Total borrowings
    
263,717
      
3,028
      
4.59
%
    
111,938
      
146
      
0.52
%
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    
835,822
    
$
5,154
      
2.47
%
    
807,705
    
$
620
      
0.31
%
Non-interest-bearing liabilities
    
120,161
                      
103,635
                  
Stockholders’ equity
    
276,128
                      
281,020
                  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  
$
1,232,111
                    
$
1,192,360
                  
                                                 
Net interest rate spread (2)
          
$
6,773
      
1.62
%
          
$
8,608
      
2.93
%
Net interest rate margin (3)
                    
2.33
%
                    
3.02
%
Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities
                    
139.39
%
                    
141.20
%

(1)
Amount is net of deferred loan fees, loan discounts and loans in process, and includes deferred origination costs and loan premiums.
(2)
Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on average interest-earning assets and the cost of average interest-bearing liabilities.
(3)
Net interest rate margin represents net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.

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(Dollars in Thousands)
  
For the Nine Months Ended
  
 
September 30, 2023
    
September 30, 2022
  
 
Average Balance
    
Interest
    
Average Yield/Cost
    
Average Balance
    
Interest
    
Average Yield/Cost
  
Assets
                                    
Interest-earning assets:
                                    
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
  
$
13,889
    
$
425
      
4.08
%
  
$
183,463
    
$
1,466
      
1.07
%
Securities
    
324,719
      
6,543
      
2.69
%
    
229,630
      
3,416
      
1.98
%
Loans receivable (1)
    
794,524
      
27,039
      
4.54
%
    
666,493
      
20,603
      
4.12
%
FRB and FHLB stock
    
11,577
      
603
      
6.94
%
    
2,522
      
123
      
6.50
%
Total interest-earning assets
    
1,144,709
    
$
34,610
      
4.03
%
    
1,082,108
    
$
25,608
      
3.16
%
Non-interest-earning assets
    
67,712
                      
49,624
                  
Total assets
  
$
1,212,421
                    
$
1,131,732
                  
                                                 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
                                                
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                                
Money market deposits
  
$
125,944
    
$
2,959
      
3.13
%
  
$
195,292
    
$
654
      
0.45
%
Savings deposits
    
60,275
      
71
      
0.16
%
    
67,125
      
44
      
0.09
%
Interest checking and other demand deposits
    
238,078
      
257
      
0.14
%
    
249,750
      
147
      
0.08
%
Certificate accounts
    
150,651
      
1691
      
1.50
%
    
191,684
      
328
      
0.23
%
Total deposits
    
574,948
      
4,978
      
1.15
%
    
703,851
      
1,173
      
0.22
%
FHLB advances
    
173,312
      
6,035
      
4.64
%
    
51,063
      
538
      
1.40
%
Other borrowings
    
70,957
      
1,282
      
2.41
%
    
71,751
      
79
      
0.15
%
Total borrowings
    
244,269
      
7,317
      
3.99
%
    
122,814
      
617
      
0.67
%
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    
819,217
    
$
12,295
      
2.00
%
    
826,665
    
$
1,790
      
0.29
%
Non-interest-bearing liabilities
    
115,363
                      
95,254
                  
Stockholders’ equity
    
277,841
                      
209,813
                  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  
$
1,212,421
                    
$
1,131,732
                  
                                                 
Net interest rate spread (2)
          
$
22,315
      
2.03
%
          
$
23,818
      
2.87
%
Net interest rate margin (3)
                    
2.60
%
                    
2.93
%
Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities
                    
139.73
%
                    
130.90
%

(1)
Amount is net of deferred loan fees, loan discounts and loans in process, and includes deferred origination costs and loan premiums.
(2)
Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on average interest-earning assets and the cost of average interest-bearing liabilities.
(3)
Net interest rate margin represents net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.

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Credit Loss Recapture/Provision

For the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded a recapture of credit losses under the Current Expected Credit Loss (“CECL”) methodology of $2 thousand, compared to a loan loss provision under the previously used incurred loss model of $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded a provision for credit loss of $808 thousand, compared to a loan loss provision of $592 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.  The provision for credit losses during the third quarter ended September 30, 2023, decreased by $1.0 million compared to the third quarter ended September 30, 2022, due to a decline in loan origination volume.  The Bank originated $14.0 million in loans during the third quarter of 2023 compared to $101.6 million in loans during the third quarter of 2022. The provision for credit losses increased by $216 thousand during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022, due to an increase in loans rated as watch and special mention, which require additional provisions for credit losses.  Provisions for credit losses during the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2023, include provisions for off-balance sheet loan commitments of $69 thousand and $106 thousand, respectively.

The ACL increased to $6.9 million as of September 30, 2023, compared to $4.4 million as of December 31, 2022.  The increase was primarily due to the implementation of the CECL methodology adopted by the Bank effective January 1, 2023, which increased the ACL by $1.8 million in addition to the provision recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 mentioned above.  The CECL methodology includes estimates of expected loss rates in the future, whereas the former ALLL methodology did not. 

The Bank had no non-accrual loans at September 30, 2023.  Loan delinquencies for 30 days or more, but less than 90 days, increased to $1.2 million at September 30, 2023, compared to none at December 31, 2022. There were no loans past due by greater than 90 days at either September 30, 2023 or December 31, 2022.  No loan charge-offs were recorded during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2023 or 2022. 

Non-interest Income

Non-interest income for the third quarter of 2023 totaled $331 thousand, compared to $365 thousand for the third quarter of 2022.

Non-interest income totaled $880 thousand for the first nine months of 2023, compared to $907 thousand for the first nine months of 2022.  The decrease was due to lower management fees from new market tax credit projects and lower grant income received from the U.S. Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund in the first nine months of 2023.  These decreases were partially offset by fees from a revenue sharing agreement with another financial institution and an increase in branch services fees for the first nine months of 2023, compared to the first nine months of 2022.

Non-interest Expense

Total non-interest expense was $7.0 million for the third quarter of 2023, representing an increase of $909 thousand, or 15.0%, from $6.1 million for the third quarter of 2022.  The increase was primarily due to higher compensation and benefits expense of $940 thousand and supervisory costs of $153 thousand, partially offset by a decrease in professional services expense of $232 thousand.

Non-interest expense totaled $19.7 million for the first nine months of 2023, representing an increase of $1.4 million, or 7.4%, from $18.3 million for the first nine months of 2022.  The increase primarily resulted from increases in compensation and benefits expense of $1.5 million, supervisory costs of $191 thousand and occupancy costs of $145 thousand. These increases were partially offset by decreases in professional services expense of $442 thousand and information services expense of $216 thousand.

The increase in compensation and benefits expense was primarily attributable to additional full-time employees that the Bank hired over the past twelve months in various production and administrative support positions.  These hires were part of the Company’s overall efforts to expand its operational capabilities to strategically grow its balance sheet and fulfill the intersecting lending objectives of the Company’s mission and the funding received from the Emergency Capital Investment Program of the United States Department of the Treasury.  A portion of the increase in compensation expenses during the quarter and first nine months of 2023 pertained to recruiting expenses.

Income Taxes

Income taxes are computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate of 21% and the combined California and Washington, D.C. income tax rate of 9.75% to taxable income.  The Company recorded income tax expense of $39 thousand for the third quarter of 2023 and $534 thousand for the third quarter of 2022. The effective tax rate was 31.2% for the third quarter of 2023, compared to 28.40% for the third quarter of 2022.

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For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, income tax expense was $806 thousand, compared to $1.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.  The effective tax rate was 29.50% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to 28.35% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Financial Condition

Total Assets

Total assets increased by $53.5 million at September 30, 2023, compared to December 31, 2022, reflecting growth in loans receivable held for investment of $67.3 million and growth in FHLB stock of $3.6 million, partially offset by a decrease of securities available-for-sale of $12.3 million and a decrease of cash and cash equivalents of $4.6 million.

Securities Available-For-Sale

Securities available-for-sale totaled $316.4 million at September 30, 2023, compared with $328.7 million at December 31, 2022. The $12.3 million decrease in securities available-for-sale during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily due to principal paydowns of $10.5 million and a decline in the fair value of securities of $2.6 million, partially offset by increases in the carrying value of $778 thousand due to the amortization of net discounts.

The table below presents the carrying amount, weighted average yields and contractual maturities of our securities as of September 30, 2023. The table reflects stated final maturities and does not reflect scheduled principal payments or expected payoffs. The average duration of the portfolio is 2.4 years at September 30, 2023.

     
September 30, 2023
  
 
One Year or Less
    
More Than One Year
to Five Years
    
More Than Five
Years to Ten Years
    
More Than Ten
Years
    
Total
  
 
Carrying
Amount
    
Weighted Average
Yield
    
Carrying
Amount
    
Weighted
Average
Yield
    
Carrying
Amount
    
Weighted
Average
Yield
    
Carrying
Amount
    
Weighted
Average
Yield
    
Carrying
Amount
    
Weighted
Average
Yield
  
   
(Dollars in thousands)
  
Available‑for‑sale:
                                                            
Federal agency mortgage‑backed securities
  
$
4,903
      
3.68
%
  
$
1,217
      
1.59
%
  
$
9,874
      
1.47
%
  
$
49,143
      
2.72
%
  
$
65,137
      
2.58
%
Federal agency CMO
    
–
      
–
      
505
      
0.87
%
    
10,490
      
4.54
%
    
12,301
      
3.41
%
    
23,296
      
3.86
%
Federal agency debt
    
9,892
      
2.87
%
    
32,195
      
1.96
%
    
9,487
      
3.15
%
    
–
      
–
      
51,574
      
2.35
%
Municipal bonds
    
–
      
–
      
2,403
      
1.64
%
    
343
      
1.83
%
    
1,424
      
1.86
%
    
4,170
      
1.73
%
U.S. Treasuries
    
63,543
      
2.90
%
    
98,107
      
2.75
%
    
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
161,650
      
2.81
%
SBA pools
    
–
      
–
      
100
      
6.63
%
    
2,013
      
2.82
%
    
8,489
      
2.88
%
    
10,602
      
2.90
%
Total
  
$
78,338
      
2.95
%
  
$
134,527
      
2.53
%
  
$
32,207
      
3.05
%
  
$
71,357
      
2.84
%
  
$
316,429
      
2.75
%

Loans Receivable

Loans receivable held for investment, net of the ACL, increased by $67.3 million to $835.4 million at September 30, 2023, compared to $768.0 million at December 31, 2022.  The increase was primarily due to loan originations of $112.2 million during the first nine months of 2023, which consisted of $47.4 million of multi-family loans, $36.6 million of construction loans, $15.0 million of other commercial loans and $13.2 million of commercial real estate loans, offset in part by loan payoffs and repayments of $44.9 million.

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The following tables present loan categories by maturity for the period indicated. Actual repayments historically have, and will likely in the future, differ significantly from contractual maturities because individual borrowers generally have the right to prepay loans, with or without prepayment penalties.

      
September 30, 2023
  
 
One Year or
Less
    
More Than
One Year to
Five Years
    
More Than
Five Years to
15 Years
    
More Than
15 Years
    
Total
  
 
(Dollars in thousands)
  
Loans receivable held for investment:
                              
Single family
  
$
3,767
    
$
8,642
    
$
2,511
    
$
10,594
    
$
25,514
  
Multi-family
    
10,440
      
19,017
      
7,767
      
495,465
      
532,689
  
Commercial real estate
    
6,665
      
67,404
      
36,582
      
5,449
      
116,100
  
Church
    
4,690
      
4,618
      
3,588
      
–
      
12,896
  
Construction
    
26,219
      
30,703
      
24,891
      
–
      
81,813
  
Commercial - other
    
14,573
      
26,812
      
7,160
      
16,398
      
64,943
  
SBA loans
    
–
      
3,072
      
148
      
4,550
      
7,770
  
Consumer
    
20
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
20
  
   
$
66,374
    
$
160,268
    
$
82,647
    
$
532,456
    
$
841,745
  
                                         
Loans maturities after one year with:
                                        
Fixed rates
                                        
Single family
          
$
8,147
    
$
1,774
    
$
6,142
    
$
16,063
  
Multi-family
            
14,596
      
3,293
      
232
      
18,121
  
Commercial real estate
            
60,755
      
23,751
      
–
      
84,506
  
Church
            
3,102
      
–
      
–
      
3,102
  
Construction
            
8,553
      
22,099
      
–
      
30,652
  
Commercial - other
            
11,401
      
6,071
      
14,160
      
31,632
  
SBA loans
            
2,453
      
–
      
–
      
2,453
  
Consumer
            
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
  
           
$
109,007
    
$
56,988
    
$
20,534
    
$
186,529
  
                                         
Variable rates
                                        
Single family
          
$
495
    
$
737
    
$
4,452
    
$
5,684
  
Multi-family
            
4,421
      
4,474
      
495,233
      
504,128
  
Commercial real estate
            
6,649
      
12,831
      
5,449
      
24,929
  
Church
            
1,516
      
3,588
      
–
      
5,104
  
Construction
            
22,150
      
2,792
      
–
      
24,942
  
Commercial - other
            
15,411
      
1,089
      
2,238
      
18,738
  
SBA loans
            
619
      
148
      
4,550
      
5,317
  
Consumer
            
–
      
–
      
–
      
–
  
           
$
51,261
    
$
25,659
    
$
511,922
    
$
588,842
  
                                         
Total
          
$
160,268
    
$
82,647
    
$
532,456
    
$
775,371
  

Certain multi-family loans have adjustable-rate features based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate but are fixed for the first five years. Our experience has shown that these loans typically payoff during the first five years and do not reach the adjustable-rate phase. However, in the current high interest rate environment, we have seen more borrowers maintain their loans instead of paying them off due to interest rate caps which make the adjusted interest rate on their existing loan more desirable than getting a new loan at current interest rates. Multi-family loans in their initial fixed period totaled $458.6 million or 54.5% of our loan portfolio as of September 30, 2023.

Allowance for Credit Losses

Effective January 1, 2023, the Company accounts for credit losses on loans in accordance with ASC 326 – Financial Instruments-Credit Losses, to determine the ACL. ASC 326 requires the Company to recognize estimates for lifetime losses on loans and off-balance sheet loan commitments at the time of origination or acquisition. The recognition of losses at origination or acquisition represents the Company’s best estimate of the lifetime expected credit loss associated with a loan given the facts and circumstances associated with the particular loan and involves the use of significant management judgment and estimates, which are subject to change based on management’s on-going assessment of the credit quality of the loan portfolio and changes in economic forecasts used in the model. The Company uses the WARM method when determining estimates for the ACL for each of its portfolio segments. The weighted average remaining life, including the effect of estimated prepayments, is calculated for each loan pool on a quarterly basis. The Company then estimates a loss rate for each pool using both its own historical loss experience and the historical losses of a group of peer institutions during the period from 2004 through the most recent quarter.

Since historical information (such as historical net losses) may not always, by itself, provide a sufficient basis for determining future expected credit losses, the Company periodically considers the need for qualitative adjustments to the ACL.

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The Company has a credit portfolio review process designed to detect problem loans. Problem loans are typically those of a substandard or worse internal risk grade, and may consist of loans on nonaccrual status, loans that have recently been modified in response to a borrower’s deteriorating financial condition, loans where the likelihood of foreclosure on underlying collateral has increased, collateral dependent loans, and other loans where concern or doubt over the ultimate collectability of all contractual amounts due has become elevated. Such loans may, in the opinion of management, be deemed to no longer possess risk characteristics similar to other loans in the loan portfolio because the specific attributes and risks associated with the loan have likely become unique as the credit quality of the loan deteriorates. As such, these loans may require individual evaluation to determine an appropriate ACL for the loan. When a loan is individually evaluated, the Company typically measures the expected credit loss for the loan based on a discounted cash flow approach, unless the loan has been deemed collateral dependent. The ACL for collateral dependent loans is determined using estimates of the fair value of the underlying collateral, less estimated selling costs.

The estimation of the appropriate level of the ACL requires significant judgment by management. Although management uses the best information available to make these estimations, future adjustments to the ACL may be necessary due to economic, operating, regulatory, and other conditions that may extend beyond the Company’s control. Changes in management’s estimates of forecasted net losses could materially change the level of the ACL. Additionally, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Company’s ACL and credit review process. Such agencies may require the Company to recognize additions to the ACL based on judgments different from those of management.

The ACL, formerly known as the allowance for loan losses, was $6.9 million or 0.82% of gross loans held for investment at September 30, 2023, compared to an ALLL of $4.4 million, or 0.57% of gross loans held for investment, at December 31, 2022.

There were no recoveries or charge-offs recorded during either the three or nine month periods ending September 30, 2023 and 2022.

Collateral dependent loans at September 30, 2023 totaled $6.4 million, which had no associated ACL.

Loan delinquencies less than 30 days increased to $10.5 million at September 30, 2023 compared to $8.3 million at December 31, 2022. Loan delinquencies greater than 30 days delinquent, but less than 90 days delinquent, increased to $1.2 million at September 30, 2023 compared to none at December 31, 2022.

There were no non-performing loans as of September 30, 2023 compared to $144 thousand as of December 31, 2022. Non-performing loans consist of delinquent loans that are 90 days or more past due and other loans, including loans modified in response to a borrower’s financial difficulty, that do not qualify for accrual status.

We believe that the ACL is adequate to cover currently expected losses in the loan portfolio as of September 30, 2023, but there can be no assurance that actual losses will not exceed the estimated amounts. The OCC and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) periodically review the ACL as an integral part of their examination process. These agencies may require an increase in the ACL based on their judgments of the information available to them at the time of their examinations.

The following table details our allocation of the ALLL to the various categories of loans held for investment and the percentage of loans in each category to total loans at the dates indicated:

       
September 30, 2023
    
December 31, 2022
    
September 30, 2022
  
 
Amount
    
Percent of
Loans in
Each
Category to
Total
Loans
    
Amount
    
Percent of
Loans in
Each
Category to
Total
Loans
    
Amount
    
Percent of
Loans in
Each
Category to
Total
Loans
  
   
(Dollars in thousands)
  
Single family
  
$
241
      
3.03
%
  
$
109
      
3.89
%
  
$
112
      
4.24
%
Multi‑family
    
4,247
      
63.29
%
    
3,273
      
65.08
%
    
2,919
      
63.23
%
Commercial real estate
    
1,021
      
13.79
%
    
449
      
14.85
%
    
295
      
12.61
%
Church
    
79
      
1.53
%
    
65
      
2.04
%
    
54
      
2.30
%
Construction
    
847
      
9.72
%
    
313
      
5.27
%
    
408
      
7.96
%
Commercial and SBA
    
464
      
8.64
%
    
175
      
8.87
%
    
191
      
9.66
%
Consumer
    
–
      
–
      
4
      
–
      
4
      
–
  
Total allowance for loan losses
  
$
6,899
      
100.00
%
  
$
4,388
      
100.00
%
  
$
3,983
      
100.00
%

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The core deposit intangible asset is amortized on an accelerated basis reflecting the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible asset are consumed or otherwise used up. The estimated life of the core deposit intangible is approximately 10 years. During the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded $98 thousand and $109 thousand, respectively, of amortization expense related to the core deposit intangible. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded $293 thousand and $326 thousand, respectively, of amortization expense related to the core deposit intangible.

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An assessment of goodwill impairment was performed by a third party as of December 31, 2022, in which no impairment was determined. No impairment charges were recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 or 2022, for goodwill or the core deposit intangible.

Total Liabilities

Total liabilities increased by $58.0 million to $962.6 million at September 30, 2023 from $904.6 million at December 31, 2022, largely due to an increase in FHLB borrowings of $59.4 million and an increase in securities sold under agreements to repurchase of $12.3 million, which was partially offset by a decrease in deposits of $15.4 million.

Deposits

Deposits decreased by $15.4 million to $671.5 million at September 30, 2023, from $686.9 million at December 31, 2022, with decreases of $29.5 million in the first quarter and $11.5 million in the second quarter, partially offset by an increase of $25.4 million in the third quarter.  The decrease in deposits was attributable to decreases of $21.1 million in liquid deposits (demand, interest checking and money market accounts), $10.5 million in Insured Cash Sweep (“ICS”) deposits (ICS deposits are the Bank’s money market deposit accounts in excess of FDIC insured limits whereby the Bank makes reciprocal arrangements for insurance with other banks), and $5.8 million of savings deposits, partially offset by an increase of $18.0 million in Certificate of Deposit Registry Service (“CDARS”) deposits (CDARS deposits are similar to ICS deposits, but involve certificates of deposit, instead of money market accounts) and $4.0 million in other certificates of deposit accounts.  The decrease in deposits was primarily due to customers who left the Bank for higher interest rates available elsewhere. As of September 30, 2023, our uninsured deposits, including deposits from affiliates, represented approximately 37% of our total deposits, as compared to approximately 31% as of December 31, 2022.

The following table presents the maturity of time deposits as of the dates indicated:

   
Three
Months or
Less
    
Three to Six
Months
    
Six Months
to One Year
    
Over One
Year
    
Total
  
   
(In thousands)
  
September 30, 2023
                              
Time deposits of $250,000 or less
  
$
39,499
    
$
36,083
    
$
43,578
    
$
13,639
    
$
132,799
  
Time deposits of more than $250,000
    
7,962
      
7,408
      
2,087
      
6,836
      
24,293
  
Total
  
$
47,461
    
$
43,491
    
$
45,665
    
$
20,475
    
$
157,092
  
Not covered by deposit insurance
  
$
5,212
    
$
4,908
    
$
837
    
$
5,836
    
$
16,793
  
December 31, 2022
                                        
Time deposits of $250,000 or less
  
$
30,244
    
$
23,155
    
$
49,461
    
$
4,281
    
$
107,141
  
Time deposits of more than $250,000
    
27,912
      
–
      
–
      
–
      
27,912
  
Total
  
$
58,156
    
$
23,155
    
$
49,461
    
$
4,281
    
$
135,053
  
Not covered by deposit insurance
  
$
17,913
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
–
    
$
17,913
  

Borrowings

At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had outstanding advances from the FHLB totaling $187.7 million and $128.3 million, respectively. The weighted interest rates were 4.42% and 3.74% as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The weighted average contractual maturity was 13 months as of both September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The advances were collateralized by loans with a fair value of $457.3 million at September 30, 2023 and $328.1 million at December 31, 2022. The Company is currently approved by the FHLB of Atlanta to borrow up to 25% of total assets to the extent the Company provides qualifying collateral and holds sufficient FHLB stock. Based on collateral pledged and FHLB stock as of September 30, 2023, the Company was eligible to borrow an additional $154.3 million as of September 30, 2023.

The Company enters into agreements under which it sells securities subject to an obligation to repurchase the same or similar securities. Under these arrangements, the Company may transfer legal control over the assets but still retain effective control through an agreement that both entitles and obliges the Company to repurchase the assets. As a result, these repurchase agreements are accounted for as collateralized financing agreements (i.e., secured borrowings) and not as a sale and subsequent repurchase of securities. The obligation to repurchase the securities is reflected as a liability in the Company’s consolidated statements of financial condition, while the securities underlying the repurchase agreements remain in the respective investment securities asset accounts. In other words, there is no offsetting or netting of the investment securities assets with the repurchase agreement liabilities. These agreements mature on a daily basis. As of September 30, 2023 securities sold under agreements to repurchase totaled $75.8 million at an average rate of 3.06%.  The fair value of securities pledged totaled $71.0 million as of September 30, 2023. As of December 31, 2022, securities sold under agreements to repurchase totaled  $63.5 million at an average rate of 0.38%.  The fair value of securities pledged totaled $64.4 million as of December 31, 2022.

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One relationship accounted for 77% of our balance of securities sold under agreements to repurchase as of September 30, 2023. We expect to maintain this relationship for the foreseeable future.

In connection with the New Market Tax Credit activities of the Company, CFC 45 is a partnership whose members include CFNMA and City First New Markets Fund II, LLC. This CDE acts in effect as a pass-through for a Merrill Lynch allocation totaling $14.0 million that needed to be deployed. In December 2015, Merrill Lynch made a $14.0 million non-recourse loan to CFC 45, whereby CFC 45 passed that loan through to a QALICB. The loan to the QALICB is secured by a Leasehold Deed of Trust that, due to the pass-through, non-recourse structure, is operationally and ultimately for the benefit of Merrill Lynch rather than CFC 45. Debt service payments received by CFC 45 from the QALICB are passed through to Merrill Lynch in return for which CFC 45 receives a servicing fee. The financial statements of CFC 45 are consolidated with those of the Company.

Stockholders’ Equity

Stockholders’ equity was $275.0 million, or 22.2%, of the Company’s total assets, at September 30, 2023, compared to $279.5 million, or 23.6% of the Company’s total assets at December 31, 2022. Upon adoption of CECL on January 1, 2023, the Company recognized a net decrease in retained earnings of $1.3 million.  Stockholders’ equity also decreased primarily due to the purchase of unearned shares for the employee stock ownership plan of $3.4 million and an increase of $1.9 million in the accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax.  These decreases were offset by year-to-date net earnings of $1.9 million.  Book value per share was $13.48 at September 30, 2023 and $14.11 at December 31, 2022.

During the first quarter of 2022, the Company completed the exchange of all the Series A Fixed Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, with an aggregate liquidation value of $3 million, plus accrued dividends, for 149,165 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exchange price of $20.08 per share of Class A Common Stock.

During the second quarter of 2022, the Company closed a private placement of shares of the Company’s Senior Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C (“Series C Preferred Stock”), pursuant to a Purchase Agreement with the United States Department of the Treasury (the “Purchaser”) as part of the Emergency Capital Investment Program (“ECIP”), which has provided funding to Minority Depository Institutions and Community Development Financial Institutions to increase access to capital for underserved communities that may have been disproportionately impacted by the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Purchaser acquired an aggregate of 18,750 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for an aggregate purchase price equal to $150.0 million in cash, which is intended to qualify as Tier 1 Capital.

In December of 2022, the Company issued a $5 million line of credit the Employee Stock Ownership Plan to purchase additional shares of Company stock for the Plan. In December of 2022, the ESOP purchased 58,369 shares of the Company’s common stock at an average cost of $8.56 per share for a total cost of $500 thousand, and during the first nine months of 2023 the ESOP purchased 369,949 shares of the Company’s stock at an average cost of $9.19 per share for a total cost of $3.4 million.

During the second quarter of 2023, the Company issued 92,720 shares of restricted stock to its officers and employees based on performance during 2022 under the Amended LTIP and, during the first quarter of 2022, the Company issued 61,908 shares of restricted stock to its officers and employees based on performance during 2021 under the LTIP. All the shares issued to officers and employees vest over periods ranging from 36 months to 60 months.

During the first quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of 2022, the Company issued 9,230 and 5,898 shares of stock, respectively, to its directors which were fully vested.

Tangible book value per common share is a non-GAAP measurement that excludes goodwill and the net unamortized core deposit intangible asset, which were both originally recorded in connection with the CFBanc merger. The Company uses this non-GAAP financial measure to provide supplemental information regarding the Company’s financial condition and operational performance. A reconciliation between common book value and tangible book value per common share is shown as follows:

   
Common Equity
Capital
    
Shares
Outstanding
    
Per Share
Amount
  
   
(Dollars in thousands)
  
September 30, 2023:
                  
Common book value
  
$
124,967
      
9,268,784
    
$
13.48
  
Less:
                        
Goodwill
    
25,858
                  
Net unamortized core deposit intangible
    
2,208
                  
Tangible book value
  
$
96,901
      
9,268,784
    
$
10.45
  
                         
December 31, 2022:
                        
Common book value
  
$
129,482
      
9,179,065
    
$
14.11
  
Less:
                        
Goodwill
    
25,858
                  
Net unamortized core deposit intangible
    
2,501
                  
Tangible book value
  
$
101,123
      
9,179,065
    
$
11.02
  

All common stock share amounts and per share amounts above have been retroactively adjusted for the 1-for-8 reverse stock split effective November 1, 2023.  See Note 1.

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Liquidity

The objective of liquidity management is to ensure that we have the continuing ability to fund operations and meet our obligations on a timely and cost-effective basis. The Bank’s sources of funds include deposits, advances from the FHLB and other borrowings, proceeds from the sale of loans and investment securities, and payments of principal and interest on loans and investment securities. The Bank is currently approved by the FHLB of Atlanta to borrow up to 25% of total assets, or $343.9 million, to the extent the Bank provides qualifying collateral and holds sufficient FHLB stock. Based on FHLB stock held and collateral pledged as of September 30, 2023, the Bank had the ability to borrow an additional $154.3 million from the FHLB of Atlanta. In addition, the Bank had additional lines of credit of $10.0 million with other financial institutions as of September 30, 2023.  The Bank had unpledged securities of $231.6 million as of September 30, 2023 which could be used as collateral for borrowings from the Federal Reserve Bank under the Bank Term Funding Program.

The Bank’s primary uses of funds include originations of loans, withdrawals of and interest payments on deposits, purchases of investment securities, and the payment of operating expenses. Also, when the Bank has more funds than required for reserve requirements or short-term liquidity needs, the Bank invests in federal funds with the Federal Reserve Bank or in money market accounts with other financial institutions. The Bank’s liquid assets at September 30, 2023 consisted of $11.5 million in cash and cash equivalents and $231.6 million in securities available-for-sale that were not pledged, compared to $16.1 million in cash and cash equivalents and $250.3 million in securities available-for-sale that were not pledged at December 31, 2022. Currently, we believe the Bank has sufficient liquidity to support growth over the next twelve months and in the longer term.

The Bank had commitments to fund $15.1 million in loans that were approved but unfunded as of September 30, 2023.  In addition, the bank had $6.4 million in unfunded line of credit loans and $45.9 million in unfunded construction loans as of September 30, 2023.

The Bank has a significant concentration of deposits with five customers that accounted for approximately 21% of its deposits as of September 30, 2023. The Bank also has a significant concentration of short-term borrowings with one customer that accounted for 77% of the outstanding balance of securities sold under agreements to repurchase as of September 30, 2023. The Bank has long-term relationships with these customers and expects to maintain its relationships with them for the foreseeable future.

The Company’s liquidity, separate from the Bank, is based primarily on the proceeds from financing transactions, such as the private placement completed in June of 2022 and previous private placements. The Bank is currently under no prohibition from paying dividends to the Company but is subject to restrictions as to the amount of the dividends based on normal regulatory guidelines.

The Company recorded consolidated net cash outflows from investing activities of $61.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to consolidated net cash outflows from investing activities of $275.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Net cash outflows from investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were primarily due to the funding of new loans, net of repayments, of $70.0 million and purchases of FHLB stock of $7.5 million, partially offset by proceeds from principal paydowns on available-for-sale securities of $10.5 million. Net cash outflows from investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 were primarily due to purchases of investment securities of $215.5 million and funding of new loans, net of repayments, of $74.2 million, partially offset by $13.9 million in proceeds from principal paydowns on available-for-sale securities.

The Company recorded consolidated net cash inflows from financing activities of $52.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to consolidated net cash inflows of $90.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Net cash inflows from financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were primarily due to proceeds from FHLB advances of $329.0 million along with a net increase in securities sold under agreements to repurchase of $12.3 million, partially offset by repayments of FHLB advances of $269.6 million and a net decrease in deposits of $15.4 million. Net cash inflows from financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 were primarily attributable to proceeds from the private placement of preferred stock of $150.0 million and a net increase of $13.9 million in securities sold under agreements to repurchase, partially offset by repayments of FHLB advances of $53.0 million and a net decrease in deposits of $19.5 million.

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Capital Resources and Regulatory Capital

The Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possible additional discretionary, actions by the regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company’s financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the Bank’s assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Bank’s capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk-weightings, and other factors. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Bank exceeded all capital adequacy requirements to which it is subject and meets the qualifications to be considered “well capitalized.” (See Note 10 – Stockholders’ Equity and Regulatory Matters.)

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ITEM 3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not Applicable

ITEM 4.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information that we are required to disclose in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures, and is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.  There is no assurance that our disclosure controls and procedures will operate effectively under all circumstances.

A material weakness is a control deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company's annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

The Company did not maintain a sufficient complement of personnel with appropriate levels of knowledge, experience, and training in internal control matters to perform assigned responsibilities and have appropriate accountability for the design and operation of internal control over financial reporting. The lack of sufficient appropriately skilled and trained personnel contributed to the Company’s failure to: (i) design and implement certain internal controls; and (ii) consistently operate its internal controls. This matter was considered to be a material weakness in the Company’s control environment.

The control environment material weaknesses contributed to other material weaknesses within the Company’s system of internal control over financial reporting in the following COSO Framework components such that the Company did not design and implement effective controls, including the following:


 •
Risk assessment – The Company did not appropriately identify and analyze risks to achieve its control objectives. This ineffective risk assessment process limited the Company’s ability to identify and remediate the weaknesses in the control activities, as described below.

•
Control activities – The Company did not design and implement effective controls over the consolidation, financial statement reporting, and the monthly close processes, including the lack of effectively designed and implemented controls related to the preparation and review of account reconciliations with appropriate supporting documentation. Specifically, several general ledger account reconciliations were discovered to have unidentified or stale reconciling items. The investigation and resolution of this matter caused the Company to delay its filing of the required Form 10-Q for the three- and nine-months ended September 30, 2023, past its due date.

•
Monitoring activities – The Company’s ongoing evaluation of internal controls failed to detect the issues described above, and as a result limited management’s ability to correct and remediate the internal control issues in a timely manner.

Remediation Plan

In response to the material weaknesses that were identified, the Company has hired additional senior personnel with relevant experience and training in finance and accounting that will be able to assist the Company with appropriately assessing the risks of the Company and designing, implementing, and monitoring a system of internal control over financial reporting to address those risks. Related to the control over account reconciliations, the Company engaged a third-party firm to assist with reviewing general ledger account reconciliations to identify the population of account balance differences that were in need of correction. Such corrections have been made to the consolidated financial statements. Going forward, the Company’s controls over general ledger account reconciliations will be strengthened to require the use of a reconciliation checklist, with a formal signoff by the preparer and reviewer on each reconciliation, as well as by a separate member of management as evidence that every account reconciliation was reviewed each month. In addition, the Company will also request that its internal audit firm perform additional testing on the enhanced controls over general ledger account reconciliation during its audits.

Management is actively engaged in the planning for, and implementation of, remediation efforts to address the material weaknesses. Additional time is required to complete the design and test the operating effectiveness of the applicable controls to demonstrate the effectiveness of the remediation efforts. The material weaknesses cannot be considered remediated until the applicable remedial controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the three months ended September 30, 2023, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. However, as described above, management did implement changes in internal controls over financial reporting during the fourth quarter of 2023 while preparing the interim financial information for the third quarter of 2023, designed to remediate the material weaknesses that were identified.

Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls

Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives as specified above. Management does not expect, however, that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent or detect all error and fraud. Any control system, no matter how well designed and operated, is based upon certain assumptions, and can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that its objectives will be met. Further, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

None

Item 1A.
RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed under Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in the 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K, other than the risk factor presented below,

We identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting which, if not remediated appropriately or timely, could affect our ability to record, process, and report financial information accurately, impair our ability to prepare financial statements, negatively affect investor confidence, and cause reputational harm.

Effective internal controls are necessary for the Company to provide reliable and accurate financial reporting and financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A failure to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting could lead to violations, unintentional or otherwise, of laws and regulations. As disclosed in Part I, Item 4 "Controls and Procedures," we determined that there is a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting and as a result, our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting were not effective as of September 30, 2023. While the Company is actively engaged in the planning for, and implementation of, remediation efforts to address the material weakness, there can be no assurance that the efforts will fully remediate the material weakness in a timely manner. If the Company is unable to remediate the material weakness, or is otherwise unable to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures, the Company’s ability to record, process, and report financial information accurately, and to prepare financial statements within required time periods, could be adversely affected. Litigation, government investigations, or regulatory enforcement actions arising out of any such failure or alleged failure could subject us to civil and criminal penalties that could materially and adversely affect the our reputation, financial condition, and operating results. The material weakness, remediation efforts, and any related litigation, government investigations, or regulatory enforcement actions will require management attention and resources and cause us to incur unanticipated costs, and could negatively affect investor confidence in our financial statements, cause us reputational harm, and raise other risks to our operations.

Item 2.
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None

Item 3.
DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None

Item 4.
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not Applicable

Item 5.
OTHER INFORMATION

None

Item 6.
EXHIBITS

Exhibit
Number*
  
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant effective as of April 1, 2021 (Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed by Registrant on April 5, 2021)
Bylaws of Registrant (Exhibit 3.2 to Form 8-K filed by Registrant on August 24, 2020)
Certificate of Designations of Senior Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C (Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed by Registrant on June 8, 2022)
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
101.SCH
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definitions Linkbase Document
101.LAB
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

*
Exhibits followed by a parenthetical reference are incorporated by reference herein from the document filed by the Registrant with the SEC described therein. Except as otherwise indicated, the SEC File No. for each incorporated document is 000-27464.
**
Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 20, 2024
By:
/s/ Brian Argrett
   
Brian Argrett
   
Chief Executive Officer
     
Date: May 20, 2024
By:
/s/ Brenda J. Battey
   
Brenda J. Battey
   
Chief Financial Officer


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EX-31.1 2 ef20012323_ex31-1.htm EXHIBIT 31.1
Exhibit 31.1

SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION

I, Brian Argrett, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Broadway Financial Corporation;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:


a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;


b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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;


c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and


b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 20, 2024
By:
/s/ Brian Argrett
   
Brian Argrett
   
Chief Executive Officer


EX-31.2 3 ef20012323_ex31-2.htm EXHIBIT 31.2
Exhibit 31.2

SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION

I, Brenda J. Battey, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Broadway Financial Corporation;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:


a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;


b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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;


c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and


b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 20, 2024
By:
/s/ Brenda J. Battey
   
Brenda J. Battey
   
Chief Financial Officer


EX-32.1 4 ef20012323_ex32-1.htm EXHIBIT 32.1
Exhibit 32.1

SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION

The following statement is provided by the undersigned to accompany the foregoing Report on Form 10-Q pursuant to Title 18, Chapter 63, Section 1350 of the United States Code, as amended by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and shall not be deemed filed pursuant to any provision of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any other securities law.

The undersigned certifies that the foregoing Report on Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Broadway Financial Corporation at the dates and for the periods indicated.

Date: May 20, 2024
By:
/s/ Brian Argrett
   
Brian Argrett
   
Chief Executive Officer


EX-32.2 5 ef20012323_ex32-2.htm EXHIBIT 32.2
Exhibit 32.2

SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION

The following statement is provided by the undersigned to accompany the foregoing Report on Form 10-Q pursuant to Title 18, Chapter 63, Section 1350 of the United States Code, as amended by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and shall not be deemed filed pursuant to any provision of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any other securities law.

The undersigned certifies that the foregoing Report on Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Broadway Financial Corporation at the dates and for the periods indicated.

Date: May 20, 2024
By:
/s/ Brenda J. Battey
   
Brenda J. Battey
   
Chief Financial Officer