Virginia National Bankshares Corp (VABK) FY 2024 MD&A

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

The following discussion provides information about the major components of the results of operations and financial condition, liquidity, and capital resources of Virginia National Bankshares Corporation. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Critical Accounting Estimates

The accounting and reporting policies followed by the Company conform, in all material respects, to GAAP and to general practices within the financial services industry. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. While the Company bases estimates on historical experience, current information, and other factors deemed to be relevant, actual results could differ from those estimates.

The Company considers accounting estimates to be critical to reported financial results if (i) the accounting estimate requires management to make assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain and (ii) different estimates that management reasonably could have used for the accounting estimate in the current period, or changes in the accounting estimate that are reasonably likely to occur from period to period, could have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements. The Company’s accounting policies are fundamental to understanding management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations.

Following are the accounting policies and estimates that the Company considers as critical:

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Allowance for credit losses - The Company establishes the ACL through charges to earnings in the form of a provision for credit losses. Loan losses are charged against the ACL for the difference between the carrying value of the loan and the estimated net realizable value or fair value of the collateral, if collateral dependent, when management believes that the collectability of the principal is unlikely. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the ACL. The ACL represents management’s current estimate of expected credit losses over the contractual term of loans held for investment, and is recorded at an amount that, in management’s judgment, reduces the recorded investment in loans to the net amount expected to be collected. Management’s judgment in determining the level of the ACL is based on evaluations of historical loan losses, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts relevant to the collectability of loans. Various national economic variables are utilized in the development of the ACL, including the national unemployment rate and national gross domestic product. In addition, management’s estimate of expected credit losses is based on the remaining life of certain consumer loans held for investment, and changes in expected prepayment behavior may result in changes in the remaining life of loans and expected credit losses. Management also assesses the risk of credit losses arising from changes in general market, economic and business conditions; the nature and volume of the loan portfolio; the volume and severity of delinquencies and adversely classified loan balances and the value of underlying collateral in determining the recorded balance of the ACL. This evaluation is inherently subjective because it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available. In evaluating the level of the ACL, the Company considers a range of possible assumptions and outcomes related to the various factors identified above. The level of the ACL is particularly sensitive to changes in the actual and forecasted national unemployment rate and changes in current conditions or reasonably expected future conditions affecting the collectability of loans.

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Fair value measurements are used by the Company to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. The Company’s valuation methodologies may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realized value or reflective of future fair values. While management believes the Company’s valuation methodologies are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date. Additional discussion of valuation methodologies is presented in Note 17 – Fair Value Measurements, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Intangible asset accounting policies require that goodwill and other intangible assets acquired in a purchase business combination and 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 that a goodwill impairment test should be performed. Intangible assets with definite useful lives are amortized over their

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estimated useful lives, which range from 3 to 10 years, to their estimated residual values. Goodwill is the only intangible asset with an indefinite life on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. Additional discussion of the accounting policies and composition of goodwill and other intangibles assets is presented in Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 8 – Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Income tax accounting policies have the objective to recognize the amount of taxes payable or refundable for the current year and the deferred tax assets and liabilities for future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in an entity’s financial statements or tax returns. Judgment is required in assessing the future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements or tax returns. Fluctuations in the actual outcome of these future tax consequences could impact the Company’s consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

See Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 11 – Income Taxes, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, for further detail on the accounting policies for income taxes and for components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities.

Non-GAAP Presentations

The accounting and reporting policies of the Company conform to GAAP and prevailing practices in the banking industry. However, certain non-GAAP measures are used by management to supplement the evaluation of the Company’s performance. These include adjusted tangible book value per share and the following fully-taxable equivalent measures: net interest income-FTE, efficiency ratio-FTE and net interest margin-FTE. Interest on tax-exempt loans and securities is presented on a taxable-equivalent basis (which converts the income on loans and investments for which no income taxes are paid to the equivalent yield as if income taxes were paid) using the federal corporate income tax rate of 21% that was applicable for all periods presented.

Management believes that the use of these non-GAAP measures provides meaningful information about operating performance by enhancing comparability with other financial periods, other financial institutions, and between different sources of interest income. The non-GAAP measures used by management enhance comparability by excluding the effects of (1) balances of intangible assets, including goodwill, that vary significantly between institutions and (2) tax benefits that are not consistent across different opportunities for investment. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered an alternative to GAAP-basis financial statements, and other banks and bank holding companies may define or calculate these or similar measures differently. Net income is discussed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis on a GAAP basis unless noted as “non-GAAP.”

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A reconcilement of the non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company to evaluate and measure the Company's performance to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is presented below:

1 FTE calculations use a Federal income tax rate of 21%.

2 The efficiency ratio, GAAP basis, is computed by dividing noninterest expense by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income.

3 The efficiency ratio, FTE, is computed by dividing noninterest expense by the sum of net interest income (FTE) and noninterest income.

Results of Operations

Consolidated Return on Assets and Equity and Other Key Ratios

The ratio of net income to average total assets and average shareholders' equity and certain other ratios for the years indicated are as follows:

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $17.0 million, or $3.15 per diluted share, an 11.9% decrease compared to $19.3 million, or $3.58 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2023. This decrease was the result of a $2.6 million decrease in net interest income and a $1.5 million decrease in noninterest income, offset by a $397.0 thousand decrease in noninterest expense. Each component of such year-over-year changes are described in more detail below.

The efficiency ratio (FTE) was 62.0% for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to 58.3% for the same period of 2023, increasing due to the fluctuations in net interest income, noninterest income and noninterest expense noted above.

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The Company had three reportable segments during the periods presented: the Bank, VNB Trust and Estate Services and Masonry Capital.

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Bank - The Bank’s commercial banking activities involve making loans, taking deposits and offering related services to individuals, businesses and charitable organizations. Loan fee income, service charges from deposit accounts, and other non-interest-related revenue, such as fees for debit cards and ATM usage and fees for treasury management services, generate additional income for this segment.

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VNB Trust and Estate Services - This segment offers corporate trustee services, trust and estate administration, IRA administration and custody services and offers in-house investment management services. Revenue for this segment is generated from administration, service and custody fees, as well as management fees which are derived from Assets Under Management. Investment management services currently are offered through affiliated and third-party managers.

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Masonry Capital - Masonry Capital offers investment management services for separately managed accounts and a private investment fund employing a value-based, catalyst-driven investment strategy. Revenue for this segment is generated from management fees which are derived from Assets Under Management and incentive income which is based on the investment returns generated on performance-based Assets Under Management. Note that the membership interests in this business line were sold to an officer of the Company effective April 1, 2024. Subsequent to the date of sale, the Company will receive an annual revenue-share amount for a period of six years. No expenses have been or will be incurred by the Company related to Masonry Capital subsequent to April 1, 2024.

The Bank segment earned net income of $17.2 million in 2024, a $2.2 million decrease compared to the $19.4 million netted in 2023. VNB Trust and Estate Services realized a net loss of $275.0 thousand in 2024, compared to a net loss of $307.0 thousand in 2023. Masonry Capital realized a net loss of $2 thousand in the first quarter of 2024 prior to the sale of the business line, compared to net income of $145 thousand in 2023.

Details of the changes in the various components of net income are further discussed below.

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Net Interest Income

Net interest income is computed as the difference between the interest income on earning assets and the interest expense on deposits and other interest bearing liabilities. Net interest income represents the principal source of revenue for the Company and accounted for 85.9% of the total revenue in 2024. Net interest margin (FTE) is the ratio of taxable-equivalent net interest income to average earning assets for the period. The level of interest rates and the volume and mix of earning assets and interest bearing liabilities impact net interest income (FTE) and net interest margin (FTE).

The following table details the average balance sheet, including an analysis of net interest income (FTE) for earning assets and interest bearing liabilities, for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022.

Consolidated Average Balance Sheets and Analysis of Net Interest Income (FTE)

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Tax-exempt income for investment securities has been adjusted to a fully tax-equivalent basis (FTE), using a Federal income tax rate of 21%. Refer to the Reconcilement of Non-GAAP Measures table within the Non-GAAP Presentations earlier in this section.

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Interest rate spread is the average yield earned on earning assets less the average rate paid on interest bearing liabilities.

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Net interest margin (FTE) is net interest income (FTE) expressed as a percentage of average earning assets.

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The purpose of the volume and rate analysis below is to describe the impact on the net interest income (FTE) of the Company resulting from changes in average balances and average interest rates for the periods indicated. The change in interest due to both volume and rate has been allocated to volume and rate changes in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amounts of the change in each. Interest income is reported on a tax-equivalent basis.

Volume and Rate Analysis

2024 compared to 2023

2023 compared to 2022

For 2024, net interest income (FTE) of $46.7 million was recognized, a decrease of $2.6 million over 2023. Net interest income (FTE) for 2023 totaled $49.3 million, a $4.6 million decrease over the 2022 total of $53.9 million. Average earning assets increased $37.8 million or 2.6% in 2024 compared to 2023 and decreased $212.1 million or 12.6% in 2023 compared to 2022. The increase in the average balance of loans in the real estate and commercial categories were the primary drivers of the increase in interest income from 2023 to 2024. The average balance for loans as a percentage of earnings assets for 2024 was 77.5%, compared to 66.8% and 58.3% in 2023 and 2022, respectively.

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The 2024 net interest margin (FTE) declined 26 bps to 3.10% from 3.36% in 2023. The 2023 net interest margin (FTE) improved 15 bps from 3.21% in 2022. The tax-equivalent yield on average earning assets for 2024 of 5.07% was 28 bps higher than the 2023 yield of 4.79%. The 2023 tax-equivalent yield on average earning assets was 139 bps higher than the comparable 2022 yield of 3.40%. Loan yields for 2024 were 5.71%, declining only 1 bp from the loan yield of 5.72% for 2023. Average loans for 2024 of $1.2 billion were $185.1 million higher than the 2023 average of $980.6 million.

The increase in rates paid on deposits in 2024 compared to 2023 negatively impacted net interest income. Interest expense as a percentage of average earning assets increased to 196 bps for 2024, compared to 143 bps and 19 bps for 2023 and 2022, respectively. Net interest margin will be impacted by future changes in short-term and long-term interest rate levels on deposits, as well as the impact from the competitive environment. A continuing primary driver of the Company’s low cost of funds compared to peers is the Company’s level of non-interest bearing demand deposits and low-cost deposit accounts. Following is a table illustrating the average balances of deposit accounts as a percentage of total deposit account balances.

Provision for Credit Losses

The level of the ACL reflects changes in the size of the portfolio or in any of its components, as well as management’s continuing evaluation of industry concentrations, specific credit risks, loan loss experience, current loan portfolio quality, and economic, political and regulatory conditions. Additional information concerning management’s methodology in determining the adequacy of the ACL is contained later in this section under allowance for credit losses, in addition to Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 5 – Allowance for Credit Losses of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, found in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Based on management’s continuing evaluation of the loan portfolio in 2024, the Company recorded a net recovery of provision for credit losses of $600 thousand, which is net of a $118 thousand provision for unfunded commitments, compared to provision expense of $734 thousand, which includes a $38 thousand provision for unfunded commitments, in 2023 and provision expense of $106 thousand in 2022. The decrease in 2024 is primarily the result of the impact of declining expected loss rates on most of the pools of loans within the CECL segmentation. The increase in 2023 is primarily the result of the adoption of ASC 326, which increased the ACL by $2.5 million effective January 1, 2023, as well as increase in provision related to organic loan growth.

The ACL as a percentage of total loans was 0.68% at December 31, 2024 compared to 0.77% at December 31, 2023.

The following is a summary of the changes in the ACL for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022:

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Noninterest Income

The major components of noninterest income are detailed below. Year-to-year variances are shown for each noninterest income category.

Noninterest income of $7.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 decreased $1.5 million over the prior year, as a result of the following:

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Investment management income of $632 thousand and performance fees of $376 thousand were recognized in 2023 related to the Masonry business line. The membership interests in this business line were sold to an officer of the Company effective April 1, 2024. Subsequent to the date of sale, the Company will receive an annual revenue-share amount for a period of six years. See below for impact of the sale on Masonry on 2024's noninterest expense.

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Proceeds of bank owned life insurance were collected in 2023 related to the death of a former employee.

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These decreases were partially offset by a $904 gain on early redemption of debt realized in 2024.

Noninterest Expense

The major components of noninterest expense are detailed below. Year-over-year variances are shown for each noninterest expense category.

Noninterest expense of $33.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 decreased $397.0 thousand from the prior year, predominantly due to continued efficiencies gained from the Merger in the areas of occupancy and data processing. In addition, management reduced the level of marketing, advertising and promotion expense in 2024 compared to 2023. Normal, recurring increases in salaries and employee benefits in the form of merit increases and benefit costs were offset by a reduction in salaries and employee benefits related to Masonry, as that business line was sold effective April 1, 2024. At December 31, 2024, the Company had 146 full-time equivalent employees compared to 155 at December 31, 2023.

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Core deposit intangible amortization expense is a result of the Merger and amounted to $1.3 million in 2024 and $1.5 million in 2023.

Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes is based upon the results of operations, adjusted for the effect of certain tax-exempt income and non-deductible expenses. In addition, certain items of income and expense are reported in different periods for financial reporting and tax return purposes. The tax effects of these temporary differences are recognized currently in the deferred income tax provision or benefit. Deferred tax assets or liabilities are computed based on the difference between the financial statement and the income tax bases of assets and liabilities using the applicable enacted marginal tax rate.

For 2024, the Company provided $3.9 million for Federal income taxes, resulting in an effective income tax rate of 18.8%. In 2023, the Company provided $4.0 million for Federal income taxes, resulting in an effective income tax rate of 17.2%. The effective tax rate was higher in 2024 due to the adoption of the proportional method of accounting for LIHTCs, as described in Note 26 - Investment in Affordable Housing Projects of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which is found in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. In addition, the effective tax rate was lower in 2023 due to the nontaxability of proceeds from bank owned life insurance as a result of the death of a former employee. The effective income tax rates for 2024 and 2023 were lower than the U.S. statutory rate of 21% due to the effect of tax-exempt income from municipal bonds and tax-exempt interest from bank owned life insurance policies.

More information on income taxes, including net deferred taxes can be found in Note 11 – Income Taxes of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which is found in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

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BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS

Securities

The investment securities portfolio has a primary role in the management of the Company’s liquidity requirements and interest rate sensitivity, as well as generating significant interest income. Investment securities also play a key role in diversifying the Company’s balance sheet. In addition, a portion of the investment securities portfolio is pledged as collateral for public fund deposits. Changes in deposit and other funding balances and in loan production will impact the overall level of the investment portfolio.

As of December 31, 2024, the Company’s investment portfolio totaled $269.7 million, with obligations of U.S. government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises amounting to $163.9 million, or approximately 61% of the total. The Company’s investment portfolio totaled $429.0 million as of December 31, 2023.

During the years ended December 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, $40.0 million and $49.8 million of securities were sold incurring pre-tax losses of $4 thousand and $206 thousand, respectively. All of these sales were part of strategic decisioning to reinvest proceeds into higher yielding assets. Management proactively manages the mix of earning assets and cost of funds to maximize the earning capacity of the Company.

In accordance with ASC 320, “Investments - Debt and Equity Securities,” the Company has categorized its unrestricted securities portfolio as Available for Sale. Securities classified as AFS may be sold in the future, prior to maturity. Any decision to sell a security classified as AFS would be based on various factors, including significant movements in interest rates, changes in the maturity mix of the Company’s assets and liabilities, liquidity needs, regulatory capital considerations, and other similar factors. AFS securities are carried at fair value. Net aggregate unrealized gains or losses on these securities are included, net of taxes, as a component of shareholders’ equity. All of the Company’s unrestricted securities were investment grade or better as of December 31, 2024. Management has evaluated whether the decline in fair value is the result of credit losses and has determined that no credit loss provision is required as of December 31, 2024 related to the AFS portfolio. AFS securities included gross unrealized losses of $53.0 million as of December 31, 2024.

All mortgage-backed securities included in the above tables were issued by U.S. government agencies and corporations. At December 31, 2024, the securities issued by political subdivisions or agencies were highly rated with 93% of the municipal bonds having A+ or higher ratings. Approximately 63% of the municipal bonds are general obligation bonds, and issuers are geographically diverse. The Company held no issues that exceeded 10% of the Company’s shareholders' equity at December 31, 2024.

The Company’s holdings of restricted securities totaled $6.2 million and $8.4 million at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and consisted of stock in the Federal Reserve Bank, stock in the FHLB, and stock in CBB Financial Corporation, the holding company for Community Bankers’ Bank, and an investment in an SBA loan fund. The Bank is required to hold stock in the Federal Reserve Bank and the FHLB as a condition of membership with each of these correspondent banks. The amount of stock required to be held by the Bank is periodically assessed by each bank, and the Bank may be subject to purchase or surrender stock held in these banks, as determined by their respective calculations. Stock ownership in the bank holding company for Community Bankers’ Bank provides the Bank with several benefits that are not available to non-shareholder correspondent banks. None of these stock issues are traded on the open market and can only be redeemed by the respective issuer. Restricted stock holdings are recorded at cost.

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The table shown below details the amortized cost and fair value of AFS securities at December 31, 2024 based upon contractual maturities, by major investment categories. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers have the right to call or prepay obligations. The tax-equivalent yield is based upon a federal tax rate of 21%. Refer to the Reconcilement of Non-GAAP Measures table within the Non-GAAP Presentations section earlier in Item 7.

Maturity Distribution and Average Yields

Weighted average yield is calculated based on the relative amortized cost of the securities. Yields on tax-exempt securities have been computed on a tax-equivalent basis using the federal corporate income tax rate of 21%.

As stated, the preceding table reflects the distribution of the contractual maturities of the investment portfolio at December 31, 2024. Management’s investment portfolio strategy is to structure the portfolio so that it is a constant source of liquidity for the balance sheet. In order to achieve greater liquidity in the portfolio, securities that have a monthly flow of principal repayments become a key component. To illustrate the difference between contractual maturity and average life, consider the difference for the fixed rate mortgage-backed securities (MBS) component of this portfolio. At December 31, 2024, the weighted average maturity of the fixed rate MBS sector was 15.6 years, and the projected average life for this group of securities is 6.0 years.

Another indication of the investment portfolio’s liquidity potential is shown by the projected annual principal cash flow from maturities, callable bonds, and monthly principal repayments. For the next three years, the principal cash flows are estimated to be $33.5 million for 2025, $24.4 million for 2026, and $30.9 million for 2027, based upon rates remaining at current levels. This represents approximately 28% of the investment portfolio’s AFS balance at December 31, 2024 that will be available to support the future liquidity needs of the Company. Cash flow projections are subject to change based upon changes to market interest rates.

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Loan Portfolio

The Company’s objective is to maintain the historically strong credit quality of the loan portfolio by maintaining rigorous underwriting standards. These standards coupled with regular evaluation of the creditworthiness of, and the designation of lending limits for, each borrower has helped the Company achieve this objective. The primary portfolio strategy includes seeking industry and loan size diversification in order to minimize credit exposure and originating loans in markets with which the Company is familiar. The predominant market area for loans includes Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Fauquier County, Prince William County, Winchester, Frederick County, Manassas, and Richmond, as well as other areas in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.

The Company’s loan portfolio totaled $1.2 billion as of December 31, 2024 or 76.4% of total assets. Loan balances increased $143.3 million, or 13.1%, from the balance of $1.1 billion as of December 31, 2023. Note that all loan balances are presented net of credit and other fair value discounts, when applicable. The table below shows the composition of the loan portfolio:

At December 31, 2024, the loan-to-deposit ratio stood at 86.8%, compared to 77.5% at December 31, 2023.

Based on underwriting standards, loans may be secured in whole or in part by collateral such as liquid assets, accounts receivable, equipment, inventory and real property. The collateral securing any loan may depend on the type of loan and may vary in value based on market conditions.

The Company’s real estate loan portfolio increased by $42.0 million to a balance of $944.1 million at December 31, 2024 from $902.1 million at December 31, 2023. This category comprises 76.4% of all loans, and these loans are secured by mortgages on real property located principally in the Company's market area. Of this amount, approximately $313.6 million represented loans on 1-4 family residential properties. Commercial real estate loans totaled $593.5 million as of December 31, 2024. Sources of repayment are from the borrower’s operating profits, cash flows and liquidation of pledged collateral. The remaining real estate loans were comprised of construction and land development loans which totaled $37.0 million as of December 31, 2024.

Of the $593.5 million of commercial mortgages held on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2024, $309.8 million consists of non-owner occupied commercial real estate, $107.2 million of multifamily, and $176.5 million of owner occupied CRE. No CRE loans were over 90 days past due as of December 31, 2024.

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The following table details the Company's levels of non-owner occupied commercial real estate as of December 31, 2024, along with the average loan size and % of risk ratings for each category:

As of December 31, 2024, the Company’s commercial and industrial loan portfolio totaled $257.7 million, a $105.2 million increase from the $152.5 million balance at year-end 2023. This category, representing approximately 20.8% of all loans, includes loans made to individuals and small to medium-sized businesses, as well as loans purchased in the government guaranteed market. As of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the portfolio of government guaranteed loans, included in the commercial loan balance, was $218.3 million and $109.7 million, respectively.

Consumer loans, comprised of student loans purchased, revolving credit, and other fixed payment loans, totaled $34.2 million as of December 31, 2024 or 2.8% of all loans. Consumer loans ended 2024 with balances $3.8 million lower than the prior year-end, primarily due to normal amortization within the student loan portfolio.

The following table presents the maturity/repricing distribution of the Company’s loans at December 31, 2024. The table also presents the portion of loans that have fixed interest rates or variable/floating interest rates that fluctuate over the life of the loans in accordance with changes in an interest rate index such as the Wall Street Journal prime rate or U.S. Treasury bond indices.

Maturities and Sensitivities of Loans to Changes in Interest Rates

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Total loans at December 31, 2024 and 2023 included loans purchased in connection with the Merger. These loans were recorded at estimated fair value on the date of acquisition without the carryover of the related allowance for loan loss. The following table presents the outstanding principal balance and the carrying amount of purchased loans as of December 31, 2024:

Loan Asset Quality

Intrinsic to the lending process is the possibility of loss. While management endeavors to minimize this risk, it recognizes that loan losses will occur and that the amount of these losses will fluctuate depending on the risk characteristics of the loan portfolio, which in turn depend on current and future economic conditions, the financial condition of borrowers, the realization of collateral, and the credit management process.

Generally, loans are placed on non-accrual status when management believes, after considering economic and business conditions and collections efforts, that it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement, or when the loan is past due for 90 days or more, unless the debt is both well-secured and in the process of collection.

At December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had loans classified as non-accrual with balances of $2.3 million and $1.9 million, respectively. The non-accrual balance as of December 31, 2024 consists of twelve loans to eleven borrowers and 100% of such balance is secured by real estate.

Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing interest amounted to $754 thousand as of December 31, 2024, compared to $879 thousand as of December 31, 2023. The 2024 balance includes three loans totaling $705 thousand which are 100% government-guaranteed, and three student loans totaling $49 thousand. No CRE loans were 90 days or more past due as of December 31, 2024.

Allowance for Credit Losses

The relationship of the ACL to total loans and nonaccrual loans appears below:

See Note 4 – Loans and Note 5 – Allowance for Credit Losses in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data for further details regarding the Company’s loan asset quality measurements.

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Activity for the ACL is provided in the following table:

As of December 31, 2024, the ACL was $8.5 million, an increase of $60 thousand from $8.4 million at December 31, 2023, due to the increased balances in the loan portfolio and also impacted by net recoveries of previously charged-off loans due to strong and successful collection efforts. Management’s estimates for the ACL resulted in the Company’s ACL to total loans outstanding ratio of 0.68% at December 31, 2024, compared to 0.77% at December 31, 2023.

During 2024, there were $759 thousand in loan balances charged off, with a total of $1.5 million in recoveries of previously charged-off balances, resulting in net charge-offs of $778 thousand. During 2023, there were $721 thousand in loan balances charged off, with a total of $377 thousand in recoveries of previously charged-off balances, resulting in net charge-offs of $344 thousand. The ratio of net charge-offs to average loans was 0.07% (net recovery) and 0.04% for 2024 and 2023, respectively.

The table below provides an allocation of year-end ACL by loan type; however, allocation of a portion of the allowance to one loan category does not preclude its availability to absorb losses in other categories.

Allocation of the Allowance for Credit Losses

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Deposits

Depository accounts represent the Company’s primary source of funding and are comprised of demand deposits, interest bearing checking accounts, money market deposit accounts and time deposits. These deposits have been provided predominantly by individuals, businesses and charitable organizations in the Charlottesville/Albemarle County, Fauquier County, Manassas, Prince William County, Richmond and Winchester market areas.

Depository accounts held by the Company as of December 31, 2024, totaled $1.4 billion, an increase of $14.4 million or 1.0% compared to the December 31, 2023 balance.

At December 31, 2024, the balances of non-interest bearing demand deposits were $374.1 million or 26.3% of total deposits, a 0.3% increase from $372.9 million at December 31, 2023. Interest bearing transaction and money market accounts totaled $741.0 million at December 31, 2024, an increase of $23.4 million compared to $717.7 million at December 31, 2023. The Company offers ICS®, which allows customers access to multi-million-dollar FDIC insurance on funds placed into demand deposit and/or money market deposit accounts. As of December 31, 2024, the reciprocal ICS® balances included in demand deposit and money market accounts were $44.5 million and $122.1 million, respectively. The Company’s low-cost deposit accounts, which include both non-interest and interest bearing checking accounts as well as money market accounts, represented 78.3% of total deposit account balances at December 31, 2024 compared to 77.4% of total deposit account balances at December 31, 2023.

Certificates of deposit and other time deposit balances decreased $10.1 million to $308.4 million at December 31, 2024 from the balance of $318.6 million at December 31, 2023. Included in this deposit total were reciprocal relationships under CDARS™, whereby depositors can obtain FDIC insurance on deposits up to $50 million. These reciprocal CDARS™ deposits totaled $4.9 million and $5.5 million at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

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As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the estimated amounts of total uninsured deposits were $389.6 million and $360.0 million, respectively.

Maturities of time deposits in excess of FDIC insurance limits as of December 31, 2024 were as follows:

Borrowings

Borrowings, consisting primarily of FHLB advances and federal funds purchased, are additional sources of funds for the Company. The level of these borrowings is determined by various factors, including customer demand and the Company's ability to earn a favorable spread on the funds obtained.

The Company has a collateral dependent line of credit with the FHLB. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had $20.0 million in outstanding advances from the FHLB, compared to $66.5 million in outstanding advances as of December 31, 2023.

Additional borrowing arrangements maintained by the Bank include formal federal funds lines with five correspondent banks. The Company had $236 thousand in federal funds purchased as of December 31, 2024 compared to $3.5 million at of December 31, 2023 and no outstanding balance at December 31, 2022.

Borrowings, excluding federal funds purchased, consist of the following as of December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022:

Details on available borrowing lines can be found later under Liquidity in the Asset/Liability Management section.

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Junior Subordinated Debt

In 2006, a subsidiary of Fauquier, Fauquier Statutory Trust II, privately issued $4.0 million face amount of the trust’s Floating Rate Capital Securities in a pooled capital securities offering. Simultaneously, the trust used the proceeds of that sale to purchase $4.0 million principal amount of the Fauquier’s Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures due 2036. As of December 31, 2024, total capital securities were $3.5 million, as adjusted to fair value as of the date of the Merger. The interest rate on the capital security resets every three months at 1.70% above the then current three-month CME Term SOFR plus a spread adjustment of 0.26% and is paid quarterly.

The Trust II issuance of capital securities and the respective subordinated debentures are callable at any time. The subordinated debentures are an unsecured obligation of the Company and are junior in right of payment to all present and future senior indebtedness of the Company. The capital securities are guaranteed by the Company on a subordinated basis.

ASSET/LIABILITY MANAGEMENT

The Company’s primary earnings source is its net interest income; therefore, the Company devotes significant time and resources to assist in the management of interest rate risk and asset quality. The Company’s net interest income is affected by changes in market interest rates and by the level and composition of interest-earning assets and interest bearing liabilities. The Company’s objectives in its asset/liability management are to utilize its capital effectively, to provide adequate liquidity and to enhance net interest income, without taking undue risks or subjecting the Company unduly to interest rate fluctuations. The Company takes a coordinated approach to the management of its liquidity, capital and interest rate risk. This risk management process is governed by policies and limits established by the Bank’s Asset/Liability Committee, which are reviewed and approved by the Bank’s Board of Directors. This committee, which is comprised of directors and members of management, meets to review, among other things, economic conditions, interest rates, yield curves, cash flow projections, expected customer actions, liquidity levels, capital ratios and repricing characteristics of assets, liabilities and financial instruments.

Market Risk

Market risk is the risk of loss in a financial instrument arising from adverse changes in market indices such as interest rates. The Company’s principal market risk exposure is interest rate risk. Interest rate risk is the exposure to changes in market interest rates. Interest rate sensitivity is the relationship between market interest rates and net interest income due to the repricing characteristics of assets and liabilities. The Company monitors the interest rate sensitivity of its balance sheet positions by examining its near-term sensitivity and its longer-term gap position. In its management of interest rate risk, the Company utilizes several financial and statistical tools including traditional gap analysis and sophisticated income simulation models.

A traditional gap analysis is prepared based on the maturity and repricing characteristics of interest-earning assets and interest bearing liabilities for selected time bands. The mismatch between repricings or maturities within a time band is commonly referred to as the “gap” for that period. A positive gap (asset sensitive) where interest rate sensitive assets exceed interest rate sensitive liabilities generally will result in the net interest margin increasing in a rising rate environment and decreasing in a falling rate environment. A negative gap (liability sensitive) will generally have the opposite result on the net interest margin. The Company’s balance sheet structure is primarily short-term in nature with a substantial portion of rate-sensitive assets and rate-sensitive liabilities repricing or maturing within one year, as shown in the Gap Interest Sensitivity Analysis table below.

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Gap Interest Sensitivity Analysis

As of December 31, 2024

The Company utilizes the gap analysis to complement its income simulations modeling. However, the traditional gap analysis does not assess the relative sensitivity of assets and liabilities to changes in interest rates and other factors that could have an impact on interest rate sensitivity or net interest income.

ALCO routinely monitors simulated net interest income sensitivity over a rolling two-year horizon. It also utilizes additional tools to monitor potential longer-term interest rate risk. The income simulation models measure the Company’s net interest income volatility or sensitivity to interest rate changes utilizing statistical techniques that allow the Company to consider various factors which impact net interest income. These factors include actual maturities, estimated cash flows, repricing characteristics, deposit growth/retention and, most importantly, the relative sensitivity of the Company’s assets and liabilities to changes in market interest rates. This relative sensitivity is important to consider as the Company’s core deposit base has not been subject to the same degree of interest rate sensitivity as its assets. The core deposit costs are internally managed and tend to exhibit less sensitivity to changes in interest rates than the Company’s adjustable rate assets whose yields are based on external indices and generally change in concert with market interest rates. The Company’s interest rate sensitivity is determined by identifying the probable impact of changes in market interest rates on the yields on the Company’s assets and the rates that would be paid on its liabilities. This modeling technique involves a degree of estimation based on certain assumptions that management believes to be reasonable. Utilizing this process, management projects the impact of changes in interest rates on net interest margin. The Company has established certain policy limits for the potential volatility of its net interest margin assuming certain levels of changes in market interest rates with the objective of maintaining a stable net interest margin under various probable rate scenarios. Management generally has maintained a risk position well within the policy limits.

As market conditions vary from those assumed in the income simulation models, actual results will also differ due to: prepayment/refinancing levels likely deviating from those assumed, the varying impact of interest rate change caps or floors on adjustable rate assets, the potential effect of changing debt service levels on customers with adjustable rate loans, depositor early withdrawals and product preference changes, and other variables. Furthermore, this sensitivity analysis does not reflect actions that the ALCO might take in responding to or anticipating changes in interest rates.

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In simulating the effects of upward and downward changes in market rates to net interest income over a rolling two-year horizon, the model utilizes a “static” balance sheet approach where balance sheet composition or mix as of the measurement date is maintained over the two-year horizon. Similarly, the base case simulation performed assumes interest rates on the measurement date are unchanged for the next 24 months. Then the simulation assumes all rate indices are instantaneously shocked upward and downward by 100 bps to 400 basis points, in 100 basis point increments.

In addition to monitoring the effects to interest income, the model computes the effects to the economic value of equity using the same “static” balance sheet with immediate and parallel rate changes for the same rate change horizons. The Asset/Liability Committee monitors the results compared to policy limits that have been established.

As individual rate indices have not historically moved to the same degree, non-parallel rate shocks are also performed to add a degree of sophistication over the parallel rate shocks. In these analyses, the effects to net interest income and market value of equity are computed using eight different scenarios. Changing slopes and twists of the yield curve are achieved by incorporating both likely and unlikely change across different tenors. Since Federal funds rates may not change to the same degree or direction that longer term Treasury bonds may move, the different scenarios are analyzed so that management and the Asset/Liability Committee can monitor risks as they more severely stress the Company’s balance sheet.

The shape of the yield curve can cause downward pressure on net interest income. In general, if and to the extent that the yield curve is flatter (i.e., the differences between interest rates for different maturities are relatively smaller) than previously anticipated, then the yield on the Company’s interest earning assets and its cash flows will tend to be lower. Management believes that the current interest rate exposure is manageable and within the Company's current interest rate risk guidelines.

Liquidity

Liquidity represents the Company’s ability to provide funds to meet customer demand for loan and deposit withdrawals without impairing profitability. Effective management of balance sheet liquidity is necessary to fund growth in earning assets and to pay liability maturities and depository customers’ withdrawal requirements. The Company maintains a Liquidity Management Policy that is approved by the Board of Directors. The policy sets limits in a number of areas, including limits on the amount of non-core liabilities, and funding long-term assets with non-core liabilities.

The Bank’s customer base has provided a stable source of funds and liquidity. Limits contained within the Bank’s Investment Policy also provides for appropriate levels of liquidity through maturities and cash flows within the securities portfolio. Other sources of balance sheet liquidity are obtained from the repayment of loan proceeds and overnight investments. The Bank has numerous secondary sources of liquidity including access to borrowing arrangements from a number of correspondent banks. Available borrowing arrangements maintained by the Bank include formal federal funds lines with six major regional correspondent banks, access to advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank and access to the discount window at the Federal Reserve Bank. Access to borrowings at the discount window are dependent on the fair value of any securities pledged for advances. As of December 31, 2024, the Bank has pledged investment securities with an amortized cost of $4.0 million and a fair value of $3.1 million.

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Borrowing Lines

As of December 31, 2024

As of December 31, 2024, the Company had $20.0 million in outstanding advances with the FHLB.

Any excess funds are sold on a daily basis in the federal funds market or maintained on account at the Federal Reserve. The Company maintained an average of $14.7 million outstanding in federal funds sold, and an average of $8.2 million at the Federal Reserve during 2024. On the liability side of the balance sheet, the Company maintained an average of $36.1 million in FHLB advances and $489 thousand in federal funds purchased during 2024. On December 31, 2024 the Company had a $20 million balance in FHLB advances and a $236 thousand balance outstanding in federal funds purchased. The Company intends to maintain sufficient liquidity at all times to meet its funding commitments.

Capital

The Basel III Capital Rules require banks and bank holding companies to comply with the following minimum capital ratios: (i) a ratio of common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 4.5%, plus a 2.5% “capital conservation buffer” (effectively resulting in a minimum ratio of common equity Tier 1 to risk-weighted assets of at least 7%); (ii) a ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 6.0%, plus the 2.5% capital conservation buffer (effectively resulting in a minimum Tier 1 capital ratio of 8.5%); (iii) a ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 8.0%, plus the 2.5% capital conservation buffer (effectively resulting in a minimum total capital ratio of 10.5%); and (iv) a leverage ratio of 4%, calculated as the ratio of Tier 1 capital to balance sheet exposures plus certain off-balance sheet exposures (computed as the average for each quarter of the month-end ratios for the quarter).

The Tier 1, common equity Tier 1, total capital to risk-weighted assets, and leverage ratios of the Bank were 17.77%, 17.77%, 18.60% and 11.55%, respectively, as of December 31, 2024, exceeding the minimum requirements.

With respect to the Bank, to be “well capitalized” under the PCA regulations, a bank must have the following minimum capital ratios: (i) a common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of at least 6.5%; (ii) a Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets ratio of at least 8.0%; (iii) a total capital to risk-weighted assets ratio of at least 10.0%; and (iv) a leverage ratio of at least 5.0%. The Bank exceeds the thresholds to be considered well capitalized as of December 31, 2024.

On September 17, 2019 the FDIC finalized a rule that introduced an optional simplified measure of capital adequacy for qualifying community banking organizations, referred to as, the community bank leverage ratio framework, as required by the EGRRCPA. The CBLR framework is designed to reduce burden by removing the requirements for calculating and reporting risk-based capital ratios for qualifying community banking organizations that opt into the framework.

In order to qualify for the CBLR framework, a community banking organization must have a Tier 1 leverage ratio of greater than 9%, less than $10 billion in total consolidated assets, and limited amounts of off-balance-sheet exposures and trading assets and liabilities. A qualifying community banking organization that opts into the CBLR framework and meets all requirements under the framework will be considered to have met the well-capitalized ratio requirements under the PCA regulations and will not be required to report or calculate risk-based capital.

The CBLR framework was made available for community banking organizations to use in their March 31, 2020 Call Report. The Company has not opted into the CBLR framework.

The Basel III capital regulations and CBLR framework are discussed in greater detail under the caption “Supervision and Regulation,” found earlier in this report under “Item 1. Business.” In addition, information regarding the Company’s risk-based capital at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 is presented in Note 15 – Capital Requirements of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, contained in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. Using the most recent capital requirements, the Bank’s capital ratios remain above the levels designated by bank regulators as "well capitalized" at December 31, 2024.

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Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices

The Company’s financial statements included herein have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, which requires the financial position and operating results to be measured principally in terms of historical dollars without considering the change in the relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation. Inflation affects the Company’s results of operations mainly through increased operating costs, but since nearly all of the Company’s assets and liabilities are monetary in nature, changes in interest rates affect the financial condition of the Company to a greater degree than changes in the rate of inflation. Although interest rates are greatly influenced by changes in the inflation rate, they do not necessarily change at the same rate or in the same magnitude as the inflation rate. The Company’s management reviews pricing of its products and services, in light of current and expected costs due to inflation, to mitigate the inflationary impact on financial performance.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company is party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments consist primarily of commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. Additional information concerning the Company’s off-balance sheet arrangements is contained in Note 13 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, found in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Related Party Transactions

The Company and its subsidiaries have business dealings with companies owned by directors and beneficial shareholders of the Company. In 2024 and 2023, leasing/rental expenditures of $562 thousand and $543 thousand respectively, (including reimbursements for taxes, insurance, and other expenses) were paid to an entity indirectly owned by a director of the Company.

Contractual Commitments

In the normal course of business, the Company and its subsidiaries enter into contractual obligations, including obligations on lease arrangements, contractual commitments for capital expenditures, and service contracts. The significant contractual obligations include the leasing of certain of its banking and operations offices under operating lease agreements on terms ranging from 1 to 10 years, most with renewal options.

Following is a schedule of future minimum rental payments under non-cancelable operating leases that have initial or remaining terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2024: