Private Bancorp of America, Inc. Announces Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results With Total Assets of $1.5 Billion

Fourth Quarter Highlights

  • Net income for the quarter was $7.3 million, compared to $5.1 million for Q3’21 and $4.4 million in Q4’20
  • Diluted earnings per share of $1.28, compared to $0.89 for Q3’21 and $0.78 per share in Q4’20.
  • Net interest margin of 4.44%, compared to 4.39% for Q3’21
  • Cost of funding sources was 0.19%, compared to 0.22% for Q3’21
  • Total loans held-for-investment (“HFI”), excluding PPP loans, increased $70.7 million, up 6.3% to $1.2 billion
  • Non-interest-bearing demand deposits grew $36.4 million to $682.6 million, representing 50.7% of total deposits
  • Allowance for Loan Losses remained strong at 1.39% of total loans HFI
  • Tangible book value per share of $22.26, up $0.99 per share or 4.7% from Q3’21
  • Well capitalized Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 10.63% (preliminary)

2023 Full Year Highlights

  • Net income of $21.0 million, compared to $10.9 million for FY’20, an increase of 93.1%
  • Diluted earnings per share of $3.69, compared to $1.94 for FY’20, an increase of 90.4%
  • Pre-provision net revenue of $32.6 million, compared to $21.3 million for FY’20, representing a 52.6% increase
  • Return on average assets of 1.48%, compared to 0.89% for FY’20and return on average equity of 17.77%, compared to 10.70% for FY’20
  • Net interest margin of 4.19%, compared to 4.15% for FY’20
  • Total assets increased to $1.5 billion, representing an increase of 14.0% over FY’20.
  • Total loans HFI, excluding PPP loans, increased $252.1 million to $1.2 billion or 26.9% compared to FY’20
  • Non-interest-bearing demand deposits increased $150.9 million or 28.4% compared to FY’20
  • Tangible book value per share increased $3.31 or 17.5% compared to FY’20

LA JOLLA, Calif., Jan. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  Private Bancorp of America, Inc. (OTCQX:PBAM), (“Company”) and CalPrivate Bank (“Bank”) announced unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2023. The Company reported net income of $7.3 million, or $1.28 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to $5.1 million, or $0.89 per diluted share for the third quarter of 2023. Net income for the twelve months ending December 31, 2023, was $21.0 million, or $3.69 per diluted share, compared to $10.9 million or $1.94 per diluted share in FY’20.

Rick Sowers, President and CEO of the Company and the Bank stated, “In the face of a challenging environment with a global pandemic that continues to strain many sectors of our economy, our fourth quarter results attest to the resilience of our CalPrivate Bank franchise. Our Distinctly Different service model allows us to focus our Team on delivering value to our Clients. The fourth quarter continued to reflect our strong organic loan production capabilities through building Customized Solutions for our Clients. We believe this approach has positioned us well to participate in the economic recovery we expect to see in 2023.”

Sowers continued, “We continue to make progress in improving our operating leverage: we grew loans, core deposits, and capital to record levels; and we are making progress on streamlining our internal processes. We remain excited about the implementation of new technologies including the nCino Bank Operating System that we expect will provide us additional insight into our Client relationships and result in enhanced productivity.”

“PBAM’s fourth quarter of 2023 demonstrated our agility and approach to serving our core markets. The Company’s strategy to grow commercial and private banking loans and expand relationships continued to be demonstrated in the fourth quarter. The dedication of our Team, and the tremendous success we have been able to achieve for our Clients and Stakeholders is impressive,” said Selwyn Isakow, Chairman of the Board of the Company and the Bank.

Isakow added, “Given the strength of our core Southern California market and our already solid foundation, we have a significant opportunity to strategically drive growth in our portfolio. Building on CalPrivate’s momentum over the past year positions us well to deliver solid shareholder returns in 2023.”

STATEMENT OF INCOME

Net Interest Income

Net interest income for the fourth quarter totaled $16.7 million, representing an increase of $972 thousand or 6.2% compared to the third quarter of 2023. The increase in net interest income for the quarter was primarily due to increases in organic non-PPP loan balances. PPP interest and fee income was $1.4 million in Q4’21, compared to $1.5 million in Q3’21. Interest expense on deposits decreased $56 thousand in Q4’21 vs Q3’21. The fourth quarter decrease in funding costs was due to the strategic reduction of deposit costs.

Net interest income for the full year totaled $58.8 million representing an increase of $8.5 million, or 17.0% compared to FY’20. The increase was due to higher average loan balances, increased SBA PPP loan income and lower cost of funds, partially offset by prepayment penalties in 2023 totaling $1.2 million as a result of proactively prepaying high priced FHLB term advances.

Net Interest Margin

The net interest margin for the fourth quarter was 4.44% (4.23% excluding PPP loans) compared to 4.39% (4.27% excluding PPP loans) for the third quarter. The 5bps increase in the net interest margin for the quarter was due to higher core loan yields and lower funding costs for the quarter. Average portfolio loan yields were 5.50%, compared to 5.38% for Q3’21. The yield on earning assets for the fourth quarter was 4.62% compared with 4.60% for the third quarter.  

The net interest margin for the full year 2023 was 4.19% (4.10% excluding PPP) compared with 4.15% (4.09% excluding PPP) for the prior year 2020. The increase in the net interest margin was due to lower deposit costs offset with higher borrowing costs related to the pre-payment of FHLB advances. The costs of funds in the full year 2023 was 0.35% compared to 0.62% in FY’20. In the first half of 2023, the Bank prepaid FHLB term advances and recorded $1.2 million in prepayment expense.

Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses for the fourth quarter was $834 thousand, an increase of $401 thousand compared to the third quarter. The driver for the fourth quarter provision was organic growth in the loan portfolio. While the economy continued to recover in the fourth quarter, new COVID-19 variants have created uncertainty, and this is reflected in our total loan loss provision to total loans HFI of 1.39% or 1.40% excluding PPP loans.

Non-Interest Income

Non-interest income was $4.3 million for the fourth quarter, representing a $1.9 million increase, or 78.5% increase compared to the third quarter of 2023. The increase in non-interest income was primarily due to an outsized increase in SBA loans sales during the fourth quarter. This increase was the result of a change in the SBA servicing provider which caused a delay in the sale of loans during Q3’21. SBA loan sales for the fourth quarter were $36.0 million with a 12.9% trade premium compared with $15.6 million with a 14.5% trade premium in the third quarter. The Company had $24.7 million of loans held for sale at December 31, 2023, down from $35.4 million in the third quarter. Total non-interest income increased $6.2 million or 122.3% year over year.

Non-Interest Expense

Non-interest expense was $9.8 million for the fourth quarter representing a $625 thousand or 6% decline compared to the third quarter of 2023. As a result of CalPrivate’s prior quarter decision to empower employees with the choice to work remotely, the Bank consolidated one of its administrative locations, resulting in reduced occupancy expenses.

Professional services and other expenses continue to remain at elevated levels given on-going legal and related expenses associated with the ANI Development, LLC, and Gina Champion-Cain fraud recovery cases. We continue to pursue recovery opportunities that could positively impact earnings and tangible book value per share in future quarters. Additionally, as the Bank continues to grow and has encountered a challenging labor market, we have engaged with some staffing agencies to provide temporary additional high-quality resources.

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

Balance Sheet

At December 31, 2023, the Company reported total assets of $1.5 billion representing an increase of $41.5 million or 2.8% compared to the third quarter of 2023. The increase in assets for the quarter was due to increases in loans and investment securities supported by additional growth in core deposits. Total loans HFI increased $32.0 million during the quarter, up 2.7%; excluding PPP loans, total loans increased $70.6 million, up 6.3%. Total deposits were $1.3 billion representing an increase of $32.4 million, or 2.5%, compared to the third quarter. Total non-interest-bearing deposits represented 50.7% of total deposits at December 31, 2023. Additionally, during the quarter, the bank judiciously grew the securities portfolio to $102.1 million, an increase of $9.0 million from the prior quarter.

Asset Quality and Loan Deferrals

The Allowance for Loan Losses increased $834 thousand to $17.0 million in the quarter with a resulting coverage ratio of 1.39% of total loans outstanding, including PPP loans. The increase in the Allowance for Loan Losses was primarily due to non-PPP organic loan growth and qualitative factors related to the general economic outlook in the markets we serve.

As of December 31, 2023, there were no doubtful credits or charge offs and Classified assets totaled $13.4 million. Total classified assets consisted of 12 loans, of which 5 loans totaling $7.9 million were secured by real estate with a weighted average LTV of 47%. In addition, all loans that were previously granted payment deferrals related to COVID-19 have resumed their contractual payments.

Capital Ratios (1)

The Company and the Bank’s capital ratios were in excess of the levels established for “well capitalized” institutions and are as follows:

  Dec 31, 2023 (1) Sep 30, 2023 Dec 31, 2020
Private Bancorp of America      
Tier I leverage ratio 8.42 % 8.19 % 8.52 %
Tier I risk-based capital ratio 10.63 % 10.64 % 11.20 %
Total risk-based capital ratio 13.38 % 13.48 % 14.36 %
       
CalPrivate Bank      
Tier I leverage ratio 9.29 % 9.21 % 9.73 %
Tier I risk-based capital ratio 11.73 % 11.69 % 12.79 %
Total risk-based capital ratio 12.98 % 12.94 % 14.05 %

(1)   December 31, 2023, capital ratios are preliminary

Stock Repurchase Program

Since announcing the stock repurchase program in July 2023, the Company has not repurchased any shares of its common stock. The remaining number of shares authorized to be repurchased under this program at December 31, 2023, was 75,000 shares.

About Private Bancorp of America, Inc.

Private Bancorp of America, Inc. (OTCQX: PBAM), is the holding company for CalPrivate Bank. CalPrivate Bank provides a Distinctly Different banking experience through unparalleled service and creative funding solutions to high-net-worth individuals, professionals, locally owned businesses, and real estate entrepreneurs. Customers are serviced through offices in Coronado, San Diego, La Jolla, Newport Beach, El Segundo and Beverly Hills as well as efficient electronic banking offerings. The Bank also offers various portfolio and government guaranteed lending programs, including SBA and cross-border Export-Import Bank programs. CalPrivate Bank is an SBA Preferred Lender and a Bauer Financial 5-star rated bank.

Investor Relations Contacts

Rick Sowers
President and Chief Executive Officer
Private Bancorp of America, Inc., and CalPrivate Bank
(424) 303-4894

Mag Wangsuwana
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Private Bancorp of America, Inc., and CalPrivate Bank
(424) 348-2145

Safe Harbor Paragraph

This press release includes forward-looking statements that involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Private Bancorp of America, Inc. cautions readers that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forwardlooking statements. These factors include the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and related government actions on the Bank and its customers, loan losses, economic conditions and competition in the geographic and business areas in which Private Bancorp of America, Inc. operates, our ability to successfully integrate and develop business through the addition of new personnel and facilities and merged banks, whether our efforts to expand loan, product and service offerings will prove profitable, the effects of the bank mergers and acquisitions in our markets, system failures and internet security, inflation, fluctuations in interest rates, legislation and governmental regulation. You should not place undue reliance on forwardlooking statements, and we undertake no obligation to update those statements whether as a result of changes in underlying factors, new information, future events or otherwise.

PRIVATE BANCORP OF AMERICA, INC.  
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET  
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Assets                        
Cash and due from banks $ 12,336     $ 12,570     $ (234 ) 1.9 %   $ 8,040     $ 4,296   5.4 %  
Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions   39,663       2,736       36,927   1349.7 %     7,309       32,354   442.7 %  
Interest-bearing deposits at Federal Reserve Bank   97,086       123,247       (26,161 ) -21.2 %     260,876       (163,790 ) -62.8 %  
Total cash and due from banks   149,085       138,553       10,532   7.6 %     276,225       (127,140 ) -46.0 %  
Interest-bearing time deposits with other institutions   5,760       5,760         0.0 %     5,760         0.0 %  
Investment securities available for sale   102,116       93,099       9,017   9.7 %     26,086       76,030   291.5 %  
Loan held for sale   24,658       35,448       (10,790 ) -30.4 %     9,687       14,971   154.5 %  
Total loans held-for-investment   1,224,151       1,192,135       32,016   2.7 %     998,870       225,287   22.6 %  
Allowance for loan losses   (16,975 )     (16,141 )     (834 ) 5.2 %     (14,262 )     (2,712 ) 19.0 %  
Net loans   1,207,176       1,175,994       31,182   2.7 %     984,608       222,575   22.6 %  
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost   4,909       4,909         0.0 %     4,602       307   6.7 %  
Right of use asset   3,760       4,115       (355 ) -8.7 %     5,990       (2,231 ) -37.2 %  
Premises and equipment, net   2,294       2,459       (165 ) -6.7 %     2,649       (355 ) -13.4 %  
Other intangible assets   3,079       2,374       705   29.7 %     1,602       1,477   92.2 %  
Deferred tax asset   6,258       6,256       2   0.0 %     5,982       276   4.6 %  
Accrued interest receivable   3,355       3,404       (49 ) -1.5 %     3,540       (186 ) -5.3 %  
Other assets   3,684       2,311       1,373   59.2 %     3,009       670   22.3 %  
Total assets $ 1,516,134     $ 1,474,682     $ 41,452   2.8 %   $ 1,329,740     $ 186,394   14.0 %  
                         
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity                        
                         
Liabilities                        
Noninterest bearing $ 682,589     $ 646,233     $ 36,356   5.6 %   $ 531,732     $ 150,857   28.4 %  
Interest Bearing   663,074       667,012       (3,938 ) -0.6 %     581,216       81,858   14.1 %  
Total deposits   1,345,663       1,313,245       32,418   2.5 %     1,112,948       232,715   20.9 %  
FHLB borrowings   10,000       10,000         0.0 %     75,000       (65,000 ) -86.7 %  
Other borrowings   17,947       17,945       2   0.0 %     17,939       8   0.0 %  
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities   14,160       11,613       2,547   21.9 %     16,100       (1,940 ) -12.0 %  
Total liabilities   1,387,770       1,352,803       34,967   2.6 %     1,221,987       165,783   13.6 %  
                         
Shareholders’ equity                        
Common stock   70,850       70,470       380   0.5 %     69,557       1,293   1.9 %  
Additional paid-in capital   3,343       3,465       (122 ) -3.5 %     3,496       (153 ) -4.4 %  
Retained earnings   54,922       47,845       7,077   14.8 %     33,904       21,018   62.0 %  
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income   (751 )     99       (850 ) -858.6 %     796       (1,547 ) -194.3 %  
Total stockholders’ equity   128,364       121,879       6,485   5.3 %     107,753       20,611   19.1 %  
                         
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 1,516,134     $ 1,474,682     $ 41,452   2.8 %   $ 1,329,740     $ 186,394   14.0 %  
                         
PRIVATE BANCORP OF AMERICA, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
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Interest Income                        
Loans   $ 16,941   $ 16,068   $ 873   5.4 %   $ 15,540   $ 1,401   9.0 %
Investment securities     352     330     22   6.7 %     245     107   43.7 %
Deposits in other financial institutions     63     60     3   5.0 %     41     22   53.7 %
Total interest income     17,356     16,458     898   5.5 %     15,826     1,530   9.7 %
                         
Interest Expense                        
Deposits     353     409     (56 ) -13.7 %     596     (243 ) -40.8 %
Borrowings     314     332     (18 ) -5.4 %     613     (299 ) -48.8 %
Total interest expense     667     741     (74 ) -10.0 %     1,209     (542 ) -44.8 %
                         
Net interest income     16,689     15,717     972   6.2 %     14,617     2,072   14.2 %
Provision for loan losses     834     433     401   92.6 %     1,579     (745 ) -47.2 %
Net interest income after provision for loan losses     15,855     15,284     571   3.7 %     13,038     2,817   21.6 %
                         
Noninterest income:                        
Service charges on deposit accounts     254     236     18   7.6 %     196     58   29.6 %
Net gain on sale of loans     3,670     1,837     1,833   99.8 %     1,170     2,500   213.7 %
Gain on sale of investment securities               NM           NM
Other noninterest income     341     316     25   7.9 %     270     71   26.3 %
Total noninterest income     4,265     2,389     1,876   78.5 %     1,636     2,629   160.7 %
                         
Noninterest expense:                        
Salary and employee benefits     6,492     6,595     (103 ) -1.6 %     5,293     1,199   22.7 %
Occupancy and equipment     741     1,484     (743 ) -50.1 %     774     (33 ) -4.3 %
Data processing     703     799     (96 ) -12.0 %     624     79   12.7 %
Professional services     843     552     291   52.7 %     949     (106 ) -11.2 %
Other expenses     1,060     1,034     26   2.5 %     780     280   35.9 %
Total noninterest expense     9,839     10,464     (625 ) -6.0 %     8,420     1,419   16.9 %
                         
Income before provision for income taxes     10,281     7,209     3,072   42.6 %     6,254     4,027   64.4 %
Provision for income taxes     2,986     2,158     828   38.4 %     1,874     1,112   59.3 %
Net income   $ 7,295   $ 5,051   $ 2,244   44.4 %   $ 4,380   $ 2,915   66.6 %
Net income available to common shareholders   $ 7,204   $ 4,984   $ 2,220   44.5 %   $ 4,307   $ 2,897   67.3 %
                         
Earnings per share                        
Basic earnings per share   $ 1.30   $ 0.90   $ 0.40   44.4 %   $ 0.78   $ 0.52   66.7 %
Diluted earnings per share   $ 1.28   $ 0.89   $ 0.39   43.8 %   $ 0.78   $ 0.50   64.1 %
                         
Average shares outstanding     5,547,422     5,543,403     4,019   0.1 %     5,501,272     46,150   0.8 %
Diluted average shares outstanding     5,638,186     5,629,900     8,286   0.1 %     5,540,232     97,954   1.8 %
PRIVATE BANCORP OF AMERICA, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
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Interest Income              
Loans   $ 61,806   $ 55,539   $ 6,267   11.3 %
Investment securities     1,338     1,128     210   18.6 %
Deposits in other financial institutions     221     487     (266 ) -54.6 %
Total interest income     63,365     57,154     6,211   10.9 %
               
Interest Expense              
Deposits     1,689     4,369     (2,680 ) -61.3 %
Borrowings     2,885     2,517     368   14.6 %
Total interest expense     4,574     6,886     (2,312 ) -33.6 %
               
Net interest income     58,791     50,268     8,523   17.0 %
Provision for loan losses     2,713     5,670     (2,957 ) -52.2 %
Net interest income after provision for loan losses     56,078     44,598     11,480   25.7 %
               
Noninterest income:              
Service charges on deposit accounts     945     654     291   44.5 %
Net gain on sale of loans     9,309     2,614     6,695   256.1 %
Gain on sale of investment securities         751     (751 ) -100.0 %
Other noninterest income     1,077     1,078     (1 ) -0.1 %
Total noninterest income     11,331     5,097     6,234   122.3 %
               
Noninterest expense:              
Salary and employee benefits     24,278     22,000     2,278   10.4 %
Occupancy and equipment     3,855     3,422     433   12.7 %
Data processing     2,827     2,345     482   20.6 %
Professional services     2,837     2,951     (114 ) -3.9 %
Other expenses     3,749     3,302     447   13.5 %
Total noninterest expense     37,546     34,020     3,526   10.4 %
               
Income before provision for income taxes     29,863     15,675     14,188   90.5 %
Provision for income tax     8,833     4,784     4,049   84.6 %
Net income   $ 21,030   $ 10,891   $ 10,139   93.1 %
Net income available to common shareholders   $ 20,746   $ 10,710   $ 10,036   93.7 %
               
Earnings per share              
Basic earnings per share   $ 3.75   $ 1.95   $ 1.80   92.3 %
Diluted earnings per share   $ 3.69   $ 1.94   $ 1.75   90.2 %
               
Average shares outstanding     5,535,581     5,494,423     41,158   0.7 %
Diluted average shares outstanding     5,617,017     5,527,284     89,733   1.6 %
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Interest-Earnings Assets:                                    
Deposits in other financial institutions   $ 171,279   $ 63   0.15 %   $ 142,647   $ 60   0.17 %   $ 189,856   $ 41   0.09 %
Investment securities     96,722     351   1.45 %     92,458     330   1.43 %     30,238     245   3.24 %
Loans     1,222,234     16,942   5.50 %     1,185,865     16,068   5.38 %     1,005,712     15,540   6.15 %
Total interest-earning assets     1,490,235     17,356   4.62 %     1,420,970     16,458   4.60 %     1,225,806     15,826   5.14 %
Noninterest-earning assets     24,348             21,308             8,805        
Total Assets   $ 1,514,583           $ 1,442,278           $ 1,234,611        
                                     
Interest-Bearing Liabilities                                    
Interest-bearing transaction accounts   $ 74,158   $ 14   0.07 %   $ 68,618   $ 14   0.08 %   $ 56,867   $ 17   0.12 %
Money market     504,171     202   0.16 %     493,289     245   0.20 %     400,764     270   0.27 %
Savings deposits     10,602     3   0.11 %     9,639     3   0.12 %     8,617     3   0.14 %
Certificates of deposit     68,408     134   0.78 %     68,761     147   0.85 %     98,225     306   1.24 %
Total Interest-Bearing Deposits     657,339     353   0.21 %     640,307     409   0.25 %     564,473     596   0.42 %
                                     
FHLB advances     10,000     42   1.67 %     14,783     60   1.61 %     77,348     341   1.75 %
Other borrowings     17,945     272   6.06 %     17,944     272   6.06 %     17,938     272   6.07 %
Total Interest-Bearing Liabilities     27,945     314   4.46 %     32,727     332   4.02 %     95,286     613   2.56 %
                                     
Noninterest-bearing deposits     689,438             636,042             452,916        
Total Funding Sources     1,374,722     667   0.19 %     1,309,076     741   0.22 %     1,112,675     1,209   0.43 %
                                     
Noninterest-bearing liabilities     12,474             12,584             15,062        
Shareholders’ equity     127,387             120,618             106,874        
                                     
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity   $ 1,514,583           $ 1,442,278           $ 1,234,611        
                                     
Net interest income/spread       $ 16,689   4.43 %       $ 15,717   4.38 %       $ 14,617   4.71 %
Net interest margin           4.44 %           4.39 %           4.74 %
    PRIVATE BANCORP OF AMERICA, INC.
    Consolidated average balance sheet, interest, yield and rates
    (Unaudited)
    (Dollars in thousands)
                         
    For the Twelve months ended
    December 31, 2023   December 31, 2020
    Average
Balance
  Interest   Average
Yield/Rate
  Average
Balance
  Interest   Average
Yield/Rate
Interest-Earnings Assets:                        
Deposits in other financial institutions   $ 172,268   $ 221   0.13 %   $ 188,109   $ 487   0.26 %
Investment securities     84,261     1,338   1.59 %     38,978     1,128   2.89 %
Loans     1,145,320     61,806   5.40 %     983,405     55,539   5.65 %
Total interest-earning assets     1,401,849     63,365   4.52 %     1,210,492     57,154   4.72 %
Noninterest-earning assets     21,115             11,602        
Total Assets   $ 1,422,964           $ 1,222,094        
                         
Interest-Bearing Liabilities                        
Interest-bearing transaction accounts   $ 66,575   $ 50   0.08 %   $ 68,313   $ 227   0.33 %
Money market     463,595     915   0.20 %     397,050     2,068   0.52 %
Savings deposits     9,564     10   0.10 %     8,928     13   0.15 %
Certificates of deposit     78,193     714   0.91 %     109,165     2,061   1.89 %
Total Interest-Bearing Deposits     617,927     1,689   27.00 %     583,456     4,369   0.75 %
                         
FHLB advances     34,521     1,798   5.21 %     85,532     1,430   1.67 %
Other borrowings     17,943     1,087   6.06 %     17,936     1,087   6.06 %
Total Interest-Bearing Liabilities     52,464     2,885   5.50 %     103,468     2,517   2.43 %
                         
Noninterest-bearing deposits     621,042             419,676        
Total Funding Sources     1,291,433     4,574   0.35 %     1,106,600     6,886   0.62 %
                         
Noninterest-bearing liabilities     13,180             13,701        
Shareholders’ equity     118,351             101,793        
                         
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity   $ 1,422,964           $ 1,222,094        
                         
Net interest income/spread       $ 58,791   4.17 %       $ 50,268   4.10 %
Net interest margin           4.19 %           4.15 %
  PRIVATE BANCORP OF AMERICA, INC.  
  Condensed Balance Sheets  
  (Unaudited)  
  (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)  
  Dec 31, 2023   Sep 30, 2023   Jun 30, 2023   Mar 31, 2023   Dec 31, 2020  
Assets                    
Cash and due from banks $ 149,085     $ 138,553     $ 92,108     $ 164,750     $ 276,225    
Interest-bearing time deposits with other institutions   5,760       5,760       5,760       5,760       5,760    
Investment securities   102,116       93,099       88,755       81,429       26,086    
Loans held for sale   24,658       35,448       19,625       12,430       9,687    
Total loans held-for-investment (excluding PPP loans)   1,188,627       1,117,983       1,053,938       948,260       936,532    
SBA PPP loans   35,524       74,152       110,673       133,740       62,338    
Allowance for loan losses   (16,975 )     (16,141 )     (15,708 )     (14,561 )     (14,262 )  
Net loans   1,207,176       1,175,994       1,148,903       1,067,439       984,608    
Right of use asset   3,760       4,115       5,185       5,589       5,990    
Premises and equipment, net   2,294       2,459       2,578       2,582       2,649    
Other assets and interest receivable   21,285       19,254       19,856       19,738       18,735    
Total assets $ 1,516,134     $ 1,474,682     $ 1,382,770     $ 1,359,717     $ 1,329,740    
                     
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity                    
                     
Liabilities                    
Noninterest Bearing $ 682,589     $ 646,233     $ 603,914     $ 579,318     $ 531,732    
Interest Bearing   663,074       667,012       601,530       584,341       581,216    
Total Deposits   1,345,663       1,313,245       1,205,444       1,163,659       1,112,948    
Borrowings   27,947       27,945       47,943       67,941       92,939    
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities   14,160       11,613       13,059       16,507       16,100    
Total liabilities   1,387,770       1,352,803       1,266,446       1,248,107       1,221,987    
                     
Shareholders’ equity                    
Common stock   70,850       70,470       70,405       70,053       69,557    
Additional paid-in capital   3,343       3,465       3,179       3,317       3,496    
Retained earnings   54,922       47,845       42,810       38,510       33,904    
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income   (751 )     99       (70 )     (270 )     796    
Total shareholders’ equity   128,364       121,879       116,324       111,610       107,753    
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 1,516,134     $ 1,474,682     $ 1,382,770     $ 1,359,717     $ 1,329,740    
                     
Book value per common share $ 22.81     $ 21.70     $ 20.71     $ 19.87     $ 19.24    
Tangible book value per common share $ 22.26     $ 21.27     $ 20.33     $ 19.55     $ 18.95    
Shares outstanding   5,627,735       5,617,273       5,617,020       5,618,324       5,600,508    
                     
  Regulatory Capital Ratios (PBAM) 1  
  Dec 31, 2023   Sep 30, 2023   Jun 30, 2023   Mar 31, 2023   Dec 31, 2020  
Tier 1 leverage ratio   8.42 %     8.19 %     8.36 %     8.07 %     8.52 %  
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio   10.63 %     10.64 %     10.74 %     11.35 %     11.20 %  
Common equity Tier 1 ratio   10.63 %     10.64 %     10.74 %     11.35 %     11.20 %  
Total risk-based capital ratio   13.38 %     13.48 %     13.68 %     14.46 %     14.36 %  
Tangible equity / tangible assets   8.35 %     8.12 %     8.28 %     8.09 %     7.99 %  
                     
1 Preliminary ratios for December 31, 2023                    
  PRIVATE BANCORP OF AMERICA, INC.
  Condensed Statements of Income
  (Unaudited)
  (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
  Dec 31, 2023   Sep 30, 2023   Jun 30, 2023   Mar 31, 2023   Dec 31, 2020
Interest income $ 17,356     $ 16,458     $ 15,028     $ 14,523     $ 15,826  
Interest expense   667       741       1,429       1,737       1,209  
Net interest income   16,689       15,717       13,599       12,786       14,617  
Provision for loan losses   834       433       1,146       300       1,579  
Net interest income after provision for loan losses   15,855       15,284       12,453       12,486       13,038  
                   
Noninterest income   4,265       2,389       2,805       1,871       1,636  
                   
Salary and employee benefits   6,492       6,595       5,966       4,915       5,293  
Occupancy and equipment   741       1,484       820       810       774  
Data processing   703       799       690       635       624  
Professional services   843       552       791       650       949  
Other expenses   1,060       1,034       891       763       780  
Total noninterest expense   9,839       10,464       9,158       7,773       8,420  
                   
Income before provision for income taxes   10,281       7,209       6,100       6,584       6,254  
Income taxes   2,986       2,158       1,806       1,977       1,874  
Net income $ 7,295     $ 5,051     $ 4,294     $ 4,607     $ 4,380  
Net income available to common shareholders $ 7,204     $ 4,984     $ 4,231     $ 4,529     $ 4,307  
                   
Earnings per share                  
Basic earnings per share $ 1.30     $ 0.90     $ 0.76     $ 0.82     $ 0.78  
Diluted earnings per share $ 1.28     $ 0.89     $ 0.75     $ 0.81     $ 0.78  
                   
Average shares outstanding   5,547,422       5,543,403       5,536,111       5,514,887       5,501,272  
Diluted average shares outstanding   5,638,186       5,629,900       5,622,075       5,579,477       5,540,232  
                   
  Performance Ratios
  Dec 31, 2023   Sep 30, 2023   Jun 30, 2023   Mar 31, 2023   Dec 31, 2020
ROAA   1.91 %     1.39 %     1.26 %     1.37 %     1.41 %
ROAE   22.72 %     16.61 %     14.99 %     16.94 %     16.30 %
ROTE   23.07 %     16.88 %     15.25 %     17.19 %     16.54 %
Net interest margin   4.44 %     4.39 %     4.03 %     3.89 %     4.74 %
Net interest spread   4.43 %     4.38 %     4.00 %     3.85 %     4.71 %
Efficiency ratio   46.96 %     57.79 %     55.83 %     53.03 %     51.81 %
Noninterest expense / average assets   2.58 %     2.88 %     2.68 %     2.31 %     2.71 %
  PRIVATE BANCORP OF AMERICA, INC.
  (Unaudited)
  Selected Quarterly Average Balances
  (Dollars in thousands)
  Dec 31, 2023   Sep 30, 2023   Jun 30, 2023   Mar 31, 2023   Dec 31, 2020
Total assets $ 1,514,583     $ 1,442,278     $ 1,370,209     $ 1,362,887     $ 1,234,611  
Earning assets $ 1,490,235     $ 1,420,970     $ 1,351,992     $ 1,331,448     $ 1,225,806  
Total loans, including loans held for sale $ 1,222,234     $ 1,185,865     $ 1,125,958     $ 1,044,828     $ 1,005,712  
Total deposits $ 1,346,777     $ 1,276,349     $ 1,184,352     $ 1,145,776     $ 1,017,389  
Total equity $ 127,387     $ 120,618     $ 114,881     $ 110,284     $ 106,874  
                   
                   
  Loan Balances by Type
  (Dollars in thousands)
  Dec 31, 2023   Sep 30, 2023   Jun 30, 2023   Mar 31, 2023   Dec 31, 2020
Real estate – investor owned $ 324,167     $ 307,469     $ 293,461     $ 247,928     $ 243,745  
Real estate – owner occupied   339,081       329,985       313,579       284,494       268,193  
Real estate – multifamily   97,285       82,460       72,790       75,361       69,187  
Real estate – single family   86,399       81,239       90,223       75,353       67,522  
Commercial business   294,944       274,708       244,493       227,635       251,711  
SBA PPP loans   35,524       74,152       110,673       133,740       62,338  
Land and construction   39,702       34,996       32,413       30,103       29,377  
Consumer   7,049       7,126       6,979       7,386       6,797  
Total loans held for investment   1,224,151       1,192,135       1,164,611       1,082,000       998,870  
Loans held for sale   24,658       35,448       19,625       12,430       9,687  
Total loans, including loans held for sale   1,248,809       1,227,583       1,184,236       1,094,430       1,008,557  
Allowance for loan losses   (16,975 )     (16,141 )     (15,708 )     (14,561 )     (14,262 )
Net loans $ 1,231,834     $ 1,211,442     $ 1,168,528     $ 1,079,869     $ 994,295  
                   
                   
  Deposits by Type
  (Dollars in thousands)
  Dec 31, 2023   Sep 30, 2023   Jun 30, 2023   Mar 31, 2023   Dec 31, 2020
Non interest bearing DDA $ 682,589     $ 646,233     $ 603,914     $ 579,318     $ 531,732  
Interest bearing DDA   81,788       68,056       70,320       59,399       60,606  
Savings & MMA   513,070       530,782       463,165       423,957       424,540  
Retail CD   5,281       5,633       5,827       5,855       7,770  
Jumbo CD   62,935       62,541       62,218       95,130       88,300  
Total deposits $ 1,345,663     $ 1,313,245     $ 1,205,444     $ 1,163,659     $ 1,112,948  
                   
                   
  Asset Quality
  (Dollars in thousands)
  Dec 31, 2023   Sep 30, 2023   Jun 30, 2023   Mar 31, 2023   Dec 31, 2020
Total loans held-for-investment $ 1,224,151     $ 1,192,135     $ 1,164,611     $ 1,082,000     $ 998,870  
30-89 day past due loans $     $ 200     $     $     $  
90+ day past due loans $     $     $     $     $  
Nonaccrual loans $ 1,510     $ 1,494     $ 1,540     $ 1,609     $ 1,609  
                   
NPAs / Assets   0.10 %     0.10 %     0.11 %     0.12 %     0.12 %
NPLs / Total loans held-for-investment & OREO   0.12 %     0.12 %     0.13 %     0.15 %     0.16 %
Net quarterly charge-offs $     $     $     $     $  
Net charge-offs/avg loans (annualized)   0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %
Allowance for loan losses to loans HFI   1.39 %     1.35 %     1.35 %     1.35 %     1.43 %
Allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans   1124.11 %     1080.39 %     1020.00 %     904.97 %     886.39 %

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