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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2025 or
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ______ to ______
Commission File Number: 001-38149
RBB BANCORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California
27-2776416
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1055 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1200,
Los Angeles, California
90017
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(213) 627-9888
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, No Par Value
RBB
NASDAQ Global Select Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer
Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
Number of shares of common stock of the registrant: 17,250,827 outstanding as of August 4, 2025.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
3
ITEM 1.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
8
ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
31
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
32
OVERVIEW
33
ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
34
ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
42
ITEM 3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
57
ITEM 4.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
58
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
59
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
ITEM 1A.
RISK FACTORS
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
ITEM 5.
OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 6.
EXHIBITS
60
SIGNATURES
61
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
RBB BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share amounts)
(Unaudited)
June 30,
December 31,
2025
2024
Assets
Cash and due from banks
Interest-earning deposits with financial institutions
Cash and cash equivalents
Interest-earning time deposits in other financial institutions
Securities:
Available for sale
Held to maturity (fair value of $3,995 and $4,948 at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024)
Loans held for sale
Loans held for investment
Allowance for loan losses
Loans held for investment, net of allowance for loan losses
Premises and equipment, net
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock
Net deferred tax assets
Cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance (BOLI)
Goodwill
Servicing assets
Core deposit intangibles
Right-of-use assets - operating leases
Accrued interest and other assets
Total assets
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand
Savings, NOW and money market accounts
Time deposits $250,000 and under
Time deposits over $250,000
Total deposits
FHLB advances
Long-term debt, net of issuance costs
Subordinated debentures, net
Lease liabilities - operating leases
Accrued interest and other liabilities
Total liabilities
Commitments and contingencies - Note 12
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred Stock - 100,000,000 shares authorized, no par value; none outstanding
Common Stock - 100,000,000 shares authorized, no par value; 17,699,091 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2025 and 17,720,416 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024
Additional paid-in capital
Retained earnings
Non-controlling interest
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net
Total shareholders’ equity
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME – (UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended June 30,
June 30, 2025
March 31, 2025
June 30, 2024
Interest and dividend income:
Interest and fees on loans
Interest on interest-earning deposits
Interest on investment securities
Dividend income on FHLB stock
Interest on federal funds sold and other
Total interest and dividend income
Interest expense:
Interest on savings deposits, NOW and money market accounts
Interest on time deposits
Interest on long-term debt and subordinated debentures
Interest on FHLB advances
Total interest expense
Net interest income before provision for credit losses
Provision for credit losses
Net interest income after provision for credit losses
Noninterest income:
Service charges and fees
Gain on sale of loans
Loan servicing income, net of amortization
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance
Gain on other real estate owned
Other income
Total noninterest income
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits
Occupancy and equipment expenses
Data processing
Legal and professional
Office expenses
Marketing and business promotion
Insurance and regulatory assessments
Core deposit intangible
Other expenses
Total noninterest expense
Net income before income taxes
Income tax expense
Net income
Net income per share
Basic
Diluted
Weighted-average common shares outstanding
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME – (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands)
Six Months Ended
Other comprehensive income/(loss):
Unrealized gain/(loss) on securities available for sale
Related income tax effect
Total other comprehensive income/(loss)
Total comprehensive income
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY – (UNAUDITED)
Common Stock
Accumulated
Shares
Amount
Additional Paid-in Capital
Retained Earnings
Non- Controlling Interest
Other Comprehensive Loss, net
Total
Balance at March 31, 2025
Stock-based compensation, net
Restricted stock units vested
Cash dividends on common stock ($0.16 per share)
Stock options exercised
Repurchase of common stock
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Balance at June 30, 2025
Balance at March 31, 2024
Balance at June 30, 2024
Balance at January 1, 2025
Cash dividends on common stock ($0.32 per share)
Balance at January 1, 2024
Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS – (UNAUDITED)
Operating activities
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment
Net accretion of securities, loans, deposits, and other
Amortization of investment in affordable housing tax credits
Amortization of intangible assets
Amortization of right-of-use asset
Change in operating lease liabilities
Stock-based compensation
Deferred tax benefit
Gain on sale and transfer of OREO
Gain on sale of fixed assets
Loans originated and purchased for sale, net
Proceeds from loans held for sale
Other items
Net cash provided by operating activities
Investing activities
Securities available for sale:
Purchases
Maturities, repayments and calls
Securities held to maturity:
Net (increase) decrease in other equity securities
Net increase of investment in qualified affordable housing projects
Net increase in loans
Proceeds from sales of loans originally classified as HFI
Proceeds from sales of OREO
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets
Purchases of premises and equipment
Net cash used in investing activities
Financing activities
Net increase in demand deposits and savings accounts
Net increase (decrease) in time deposits
Proceeds from FHLB advances
Repayments of FHLB Advances
Cash dividends paid
Restricted stock units vesting
Common stock repurchased, net of repurchase costs
Exercise of stock options
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Cash paid during the period:
Interest paid
Taxes paid
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Transfer from loans to other real estate owned
Loans transferred to held for sale, net
Additions to servicing assets
Recognition of operating lease right-of-use assets
Recognition of operating lease liabilities
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1 - BUSINESS DESCRIPTION
RBB Bancorp (“RBB”) is a bank holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. RBB Bancorp’s principal business is to serve as the holding company for its wholly-owned banking subsidiaries, Royal Business Bank ("Bank") and RBB Asset Management Company (“RAM”). RAM was formed to hold and manage problem assets acquired in business combinations. When we refer to “we”, “us”, “our”, or the “Company”, we are referring to RBB Bancorp and its consolidated subsidiaries including the Bank and RAM, collectively. When we refer to the “parent company”, “Bancorp”, or the “holding company”, we are referring to RBB Bancorp, the parent company, on a stand-alone basis.
At June 30, 2025, we had total assets of $4.1 billion, total loans of $3.2 billion, total deposits of $3.2 billion and total shareholders' equity of $517.7 million. RBB’s common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “RBB”.
The Bank provides business-banking products and services predominantly to Asian-centric communities through 24 full service branches located in Los Angeles County, Orange County and Ventura County in California, Las Vegas (Nevada), the New York City metropolitan areas, Chicago (Illinois), Edison (New Jersey) and Honolulu (Hawaii). The products and services include commercial and investor real estate loans, business loans and lines of credit, Small Business Administration (“SBA”) 7A and 504 loans, mortgage loans, trade finance and a full range of depository accounts, including specialized services such as remote deposit, E-banking, mobile banking and treasury management services. Our primary source of revenue is providing loans to customers, who are predominantly small and middle-market businesses and individuals.
We operate as a minority depository institution (“MDI”), which is defined by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) as a federally insured depository institution where 51% or more of the voting stock is owned by minority individuals or a majority of the board of directors is minority and the community that the institution serves is predominantly minority. A MDI is eligible to receive support from the FDIC and other federal regulatory agencies such as training, technical assistance and review of proposed new deposit taking and lending programs, and the adoption of applicable policies and procedures governing such programs. We intend to maintain our MDI designation, as it is expected that at least 51% of our issued and outstanding shares of capital shall remain owned by minority individuals. The MDI designation has been historically beneficial to us, and we continue to use the program for technical assistance.
In addition, we have been designated a Community Development Financial Institution (“CDFI”). CDFIs are certified by the CDFI Fund at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, which provide funds to CDFIs through a variety of programs. We have established a CDFI advisory board to assist the Bank in finding organizations to support low-to-moderate income individuals.
We generate our revenue primarily from interest received on loans and, to a lesser extent, from interest received on investment securities. We also derive income from noninterest sources, such as fees received in connection with various lending and deposit services, loan servicing, gain on sales of loans and wealth management services. Our principal expenses include interest expense on deposits and borrowings, and operating expenses, such as salaries and employee benefits, occupancy and equipment, data processing, and income tax expense.
We completed six whole bank acquisitions and one branch acquisition from July 2011 through January 2022. All of our acquisitions have been accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting and, accordingly, the operating results of the acquired entities have been included in the consolidated financial statements from their respective acquisition dates.
NOTE 2 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for Form 10-Q and conform to practices within the banking industry and include all of the information and disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial reporting. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments), which are necessary for a fair presentation of financial results for the interim periods presented. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. Such reclassifications had no impact on our net income or shareholders’ equity. The results of operations for the three months and the six months ended June 30, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year. These interim unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 (our “2024 Annual Report”).
Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. It is reasonably possible that these estimates could change as actual results could differ from those estimates. The allowance for credit losses, realization of deferred tax assets, the valuation of goodwill and other intangible assets, other derivatives, and the fair value measurement of financial instruments are particularly subject to change and such change could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements were compiled in accordance with the accounting policies set forth in “Note 2 – Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in our consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024, included in our 2024 Annual Report. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issues Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU” or “Update”) and Accounting Standards Codifications (“ASC”), which are the primary source of GAAP. We have not made any changes to our significant accounting policies from those disclosed in our 2024 Annual Report.
Employee Retention Credit Refunds
There is currently no GAAP that explicitly covers accounting for government "grants" to for-profit entities. In the absence of authoritative GAAP guidance, management considered the application of other authoritative accounting guidance by analogy and concluded that the guidance outlined in International Accounting Standard 20 – Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosures of Government Assistance (“IAS 20”) to be the most appropriate analogy for the purpose of recording and classifying the application for and receipt of these types of federal funds. In accordance with IAS 20, the Company recognizes grants once both of the following conditions are met: (1) it is reasonably assured that the Company will comply with the relevant conditions of the grant and (2) it is reasonably assured that the grant will be received. Costs or services paid to third parties assisting in applying for the grant are included in legal and professional services expense.
The Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) was introduced as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act in March 2020. The ERC is a refundable tax credit against certain employment taxes equal to 70% of up to $10,000 in qualified wages paid per employee per quarter for quarters in the year ended December 31, 2021. Companies who met the eligibility requirements could have claimed the ERC on an original or adjusted employment tax return for a period related to that year.
The Company filed amended payroll tax returns to claim the ERC for the first and second quarters of 2021, which were the only periods that management concluded that the Company qualified for the ERC. During the quarter ended June 30, 2025, the Company received the ERC refunds, including interest, from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) in the amount of $5.2 million (pre-tax). In addition, the statute of limitations for the IRS to audit the Company’s amended payroll tax filings for the first and second quarters of 2021 (which include the ERC claims) lapsed on April 15, 2025. As such, management concluded that the recognition of the income from the ERC claims was appropriate in the quarter ended June 30, 2025.
Income associated with the Company’s ERC refunds are included in other income on the consolidated statements of income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. Upon receipt of the ERC refunds, certain professional and tax advisory costs associated with the assessment of these funds became due and payable. These amounts are recognized within legal and professional expense on the consolidated statements of income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. There were no such ERC amounts received or associated costs during the prior quarter in 2025 or the quarter and year to date period ended June 30, 2024.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Recently adopted
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) - Improvements to Reportable Segments. The amendments in this Update improve financial reporting by requiring disclosure of incremental segment information on an annual and interim basis. Amendments in this Update include: a requirement that a public entity provide all annual disclosures about a reportable segment’s profit or loss in its interim period disclosures, disclosure of significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), disclosure of amounts for other segment items by reportable segment and a description of its composition, clarification that if the CODM uses more than one measure of a segment’s profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources, a public entity may report one or more of those additional measures of segment profit or loss, a requirement that a public entity disclose the title and position of the CODM, and an explanation of how the CODM uses the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss, and a requirement that a public entity that has a single reportable segment provide all the disclosures required by this Update as well as all existing disclosures required in Topic 280. The amendments in this Update were effective for the Company beginning with its 2024 annual financial statement disclosures for the year ended December 31, 2024, and for all interim and annual periods thereafter. We adopted ASU 2023-07 on December 31, 2024 and the adoption did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Recently issued not yet effective
In October 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-06, Disclosure Improvements. This pronouncement amends the FASB Accounting Standards Codification to reflect updates and simplifications to certain disclosure requirements referred to the FASB by the SEC in 2018, including disclosures for the statement of cash flows, earnings per share, commitments, debt and equity instruments, and certain industry information, among other things. Each amendment is effective when the related disclosure is effectively removed from Regulations S-X or S-K; early adoption is prohibited. All amendments should be applied prospectively. If the SEC has not removed the applicable requirement from Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K by June 30, 2027, the pending amendments will be removed and will not become effective for any entity. Adoption of ASU 2023-06 is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) - Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. This Update enhances the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. The amendments in this Update require the following: 1) consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation, and 2) income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. The amendments in the ASU are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted for annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. The amendments in this Update should be applied on a prospective basis. However, retrospective application in all prior periods presented is permitted. Adoption of ASU 2023-09 is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40). ASU 2024-03 requires disaggregated disclosure of income statement expenses within the footnotes to the financial statements for any relevant expense caption presented on the face of the income statement within continuing operations into the following required natural expense categories, as applicable: (1) purchases of inventory, (2) employee compensation, (3) depreciation, (4) intangible asset amortization, and (5) depreciation, depletion and amortization recognized as part of oil- and gas-producing activities or other types of depletion services. ASU 2024-03 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The guidance should be applied prospectively with an option to apply it retrospectively for each period presented. Adoption of ASU 2024-03 is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 3 - INVESTMENT SECURITIES
The following table summarizes the amortized cost and fair value of investment securities available for sale (“AFS”) and held to maturity (“HTM”) and the corresponding amounts of gross unrealized gains and losses as of the dates indicated:
Gross
Cost
Gains
Losses
Value
(dollars in thousands)
Government agency securities
SBA agency securities
Mortgage-backed securities: residential
Collateralized mortgage obligations: residential
Collateralized mortgage obligations: commercial
Commercial paper
Corporate debt securities
Municipal tax-exempt securities
Total available for sale
Held to maturity
Total held to maturity
December 31, 2024
Municipal taxable securities
We pledged investment securities with a fair value of $28.0 million and $23.4 million for certificates of deposit from the State of California at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. One security with a fair value of $43,000 and $48,000 was pledged to secure a local agency deposit at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
There were no sales of investment securities during the three months ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024 and six months ended June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2024.
Accrued interest receivable for investment securities at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 totaled $1.7 million and $1.6 million.
The table below summarizes amortized cost and fair value of the investment securities portfolio, by expected maturity, as of the dates indicated. Mortgage-backed securities are classified in accordance with their estimated average life. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities if borrowers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
One Year or Less
More than One Year to Five Years
More than Five Years to Ten Years
More than Ten Years
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Total AFS
Total HTM
The following tables show the fair value and gross unrealized losses of our investment securities, aggregated by investment category and the length of time individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, as of the dates indicated:
Less than Twelve Months
Twelve Months or More
Unrealized Losses
# of Issuances
The securities that were in an unrealized loss position at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, were evaluated to determine whether the decline in fair value below the amortized cost basis resulted from a credit loss or other factors.
We concluded that the unrealized losses were primarily attributed to yield curve movement. All SBA agency securities, mortgage-backed securities, and collateralized mortgage obligations are issued by government or government sponsored entities and have the support of the U.S. federal government. The issuers have not, to our knowledge, established any cause for default on these securities. We expect to recover the amortized cost basis of our securities and have no present intent to sell and do not expect to be required to sell securities that have declined below their cost before their anticipated recovery. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, all of our HTM securities were rated “AA-” or above. Accordingly, no ACL was recorded as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, against HTM or AFS securities, and there was no provision for credit losses recognized for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.
Equity Securities - We have several Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) equity investments, other bank stocks, and other equity investments. We recorded net gain/(loss) of $94,000, ($35,000), and $88,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024, and net gain of $59,000 and $140,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. Equity securities (included in “Accrued interest and other assets” in the consolidated balance sheets) were $23.1 million and $22.9 million as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
NOTE 4 - LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Our loan portfolio consists primarily of loans to borrowers within the Southern California metropolitan area, the New York City metropolitan area, Chicago (Illinois), Las Vegas (Nevada), Edison (New Jersey) and Honolulu (Hawaii). Although we seek to avoid concentrations of loans to a single industry or based upon a single class of collateral, real estate and real estate associated businesses are among the principal industries in our market area and, as a result, our loan and collateral portfolios are, to some degree, concentrated in those industries.
The following table presents the balances in our loan held for investment ("HFI") portfolio by loan segment and class as of the dates indicated:
Loans HFI: (1)
Real Estate:
Construction and land development
Commercial real estate (2)
Single-family residential mortgages
Commercial:
Commercial and industrial
SBA
Other
Total loans HFI
Total loans HFI, net
(1)
Net of premiums (discounts) on acquired loans and net deferred (fees) and costs on originated loans.
The following table presents a summary of the changes in the ACL for the periods indicated:
For the Three Months Ended
Reserve for unfunded loan commitments (1)
Allowance for credit losses
Beginning balance
Provision for/(reversal of) credit losses
Charge-offs
Recoveries
Ending balance
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
The following tables present the balance and activity related to the allowance for loan losses (“ALL”) for loans HFI by loan portfolio segment for the periods presented.
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2025
Allowance for loan losses:
Ending allowance balance
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Commercial real estate
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2024
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
We categorize loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as current financial information, historical payment experience, collateral adequacy, credit documentation, and current economic trends, among other factors. We analyze loans individually by classifying the loans as to credit risk. This analysis typically includes larger, non-homogeneous loans such as commercial real estate (“CRE”) and commercial and industrial (“C&I”) loans. This analysis is performed on an ongoing basis as new information is obtained. We use the following definitions for risk ratings:
Pass - Loans classified as pass include loans not meeting the risk ratings defined below.
Special Mention - Loans classified as special mention have a potential weakness that deserves management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or of the institution’s credit position at some future date.
Substandard - Loans classified as substandard are inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the institution will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.
Doubtful - Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified as substandard, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full highly questionable and improbable based on facts, conditions, and values that currently exist.
The following tables summarize our loans HFI by loan portfolio segment, risk rating and vintage year as of the dates indicated. The vintage year is the year of origination, renewal or major modification.
Term Loan by Vintage
2023
2022
2021
Prior
Revolving
Revolving Converted to Term During the Period
Real estate:
Pass
Special mention
Substandard
Doubtful
YTD gross charge-offs
Substandard (1)
Other:
Total by risk rating:
Total loans
Total YTD gross charge-offs
(1) The $5.0 million substandard CRE loan with a 2025 vintage represents a loan originated in 2020, with a collateral short sale in the first quarter of 2025 to a new borrower including an $816,000 reduction in the loan balance.
2020
The following tables present the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans HFI, by loan segment and class, as of the dates indicated.
30-59 Days
60-89 Days
90 Days Or More
Total Past Due (1)
Nonaccrual Loans
Current
Total Loans HFI
Single-family residential mortgages (2)
Past due loans exclude nonaccrual loans.
The following table presents the loans HFI on nonaccrual status and the balance of such loans with no ALL, by loan segment and class, as of the dates indicated:
with no
Allowance
for Loan Loss
The following tables present the amortized cost basis of individually evaluated collateral-dependent loans, by loan segment and class, and type of collateral which secures such loans as of the dates indicated.
Commercial Real Estate
Residential Real Estate
Business Assets
No interest income was recognized on a cash basis during the three months ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2024 and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. We did not recognize any interest income on nonaccrual loans during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, while the loans were in nonaccrual status.
Loan Modifications to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty - On January 1, 2023, we adopted ASU 2022-02, "Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures." Under this guidance, in cases where a borrower is experiencing financial difficulties, we may make certain concessionary modifications to the contractual terms. These concessions may include term extension, payment delay, principal forgiveness, an interest rate reduction, or other actions intended to minimize potential losses. We may provide multiple types of concessions on one loan. When principal forgiveness is provided, the amount of forgiveness is charged-off against the allowance for loan losses. Loans modified to borrower’s experiencing financial difficulty are individually evaluated for purposes of the allowance for loan losses.
There were loans totaling $8.4 million to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty that were modified during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2025. There were no loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty that were modified during the three months ended March 31, 2025 or June 30, 2024, or during the six months ended June 30, 2024. The loan modifications involved a combination of a principal reduction, a reduction in the contractual interest rate, and an extension of the maturity dates. At June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had no commitments to lend to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty whose loans were modified during the period.
We closely monitor the performance of loans modified to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty to understand the effectiveness of our modification efforts. The following table provides the aging information for loans that were modified over the last 12 months by loan class as of June 30, 2025.
Loan Class
During the three months and six months ended June 30, 2024, there were no defaults of loans that had been modified within the previous 12 months.
NOTE 5 - LOAN SERVICING
The loans being serviced for others are not reported as assets in our consolidated balance sheets. The table below presents the underlying principal balances of the loans serviced for others, by loan portfolio segment, as of the dates indicated:
Loans serviced for others:
Mortgage loans
SBA loans
Commercial real estate loans
Construction loans
Servicing income is recorded for fees earned for servicing loans. The fees are based on a contractual percentage of the outstanding principal. The amortization of mortgage servicing assets is net against loan servicing income. Loan servicing income, net of amortization, totaled $541,000, $588,000, and $579,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024, and $1.1 million and $1.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.
When mortgage and SBA loans are sold with servicing retained, servicing assets are initially recorded at fair value with the income statement effect recorded in gains on sales of loans. Fair value is based on a valuation model that calculates the present value of estimated future net servicing income. All classes of servicing assets are subsequently measured using the amortization method, which requires servicing assets to be amortized into noninterest income in proportion to, and over the period of, the estimated future net servicing income of the underlying loans.
Servicing assets are evaluated for impairment based upon the fair value of the assets as compared to carrying amount. Impairment is recognized through a valuation allowance for an individual grouping, to the extent that fair value is less than the carrying amount. If we later determine that all or a portion of the impairment no longer exists for a particular grouping, a reduction of the allowance may be recorded as an increase to income.
The table below presents the activity in the servicing assets for the periods indicated:
Mortgage
Servicing assets:
Beginning of period
Additions
Payoffs
Amortization
End of period
Loans
Estimates of the loan servicing asset fair value are derived through a discounted cash flow analysis. Portfolio characteristics include loan delinquency rates, age of loans, note rate and geography. The assumptions embedded in the valuation are obtained from a range of metrics utilized by active buyers in the marketplace. The analysis accounts for recent transactions, and supply and demand within the market.
The fair value of servicing assets for mortgage loans was $10.3 million and $11.4 million as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. This fair value at June 30, 2025 was determined using an average discount rate of 10.63%, average prepayment speed of 7.57%, depending on the stratification of the specific right, and a weighted-average default rate of 0.13%. This fair value at December 31, 2024 was determined using an average discount rate of 11.16%, average prepayment speed of 7.52%, depending on the stratification of the specific right, and a weighted-average default rate of 0.10%
The fair value of servicing assets for SBA loans was $2.2 million and $2.3 million as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. This fair value at June 30, 2025 was determined using an average discount rate of 8.5%, average prepayment speed of 20.42%, depending on the stratification of the specific right, and a weighted-average default rate of 1.66%. This fair value at December 31, 2024 was determined using an average discount rate of 8.5%, average prepayment speed of 19.46%, depending on the stratification of the specific right, and a weighted-average default rate of 1.04%.
NOTE 6 - GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES
Goodwill is generally determined as the excess of the fair value of the consideration transferred, plus the fair value of any noncontrolling interests in the acquiree, over the fair value of the net assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date. Goodwill resulting from whole bank and branch acquisitions is tested for impairment at least annually during the fourth quarter of each year, and more frequently, if events or circumstances indicate the value of goodwill may be impaired. We completed our most recent evaluation of goodwill as of October 1, 2024 and determined that no goodwill impairment existed. Goodwill amounted to $71.5 million at both June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 and is the only intangible asset with an indefinite life on our consolidated balance sheets. There were no triggering events during the three months and the six months ended June 30, 2025 that caused management to evaluate goodwill for a quantitative impairment analysis as of June 30, 2025.
Other intangible assets consist of core deposit intangible (“CDI”) assets arising from whole bank and branch acquisitions. CDI assets are amortized on an accelerated method over their estimated useful life of 8 to 10 years. The unamortized balance at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was $1.7 million and $2.0 million. CDI amortization expense was $172,000, $172,000, and $201,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024, and $344,000 and $402,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.
Estimated CDI amortization expense for future years is as follows:
As of June 30, 2025:
Remainder of 2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
Thereafter
NOTE 7 - DEPOSITS
At June 30, 2025, the scheduled maturities of time deposits are as follows:
Time Deposits Maturities Periods:
One year or less
One year to three years
Over three years
Time deposits include deposits acquired through both retail and wholesale channels. Wholesale channels include brokered deposits, collateralized deposits from the State of California, and deposits acquired through internet listing services. Wholesale time deposits totaled $183.8 million at June 30, 2025 and $147.5 million at December 31, 2024. Brokered time deposits were $133.0 million at June 30, 2025 and $93.2 million at December 31, 2024. Collateralized deposits from the State of California totaled $20.0 million at June 30, 2025 and $20.0 million at December 31, 2024. Time deposits acquired through internet listing services totaled $30.8 million at June 30, 2025 and $34.2 million at December 31, 2024.
In addition, we offer retail deposit products where customers are able to achieve FDIC insurance for balances on deposit in excess of the $250,000 FDIC insurance limit through the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service (“CDARS”) and Insured Cash Sweeps (“ICS”) programs. Time deposits held through the CDARS program were $120.4 million at June 30, 2025 and $130.6 million at December 31, 2024. ICS deposits totaled $142.8 million at June 30, 2025 and $146.1 million at December 31, 2024.
NOTE 8 - LONG-TERM DEBT
In March 2021, we issued $120.0 million of 4.00% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes, with an April 1, 2031 maturity date (the "2031 Subordinated Notes"). The interest rate is fixed through April 1, 2026 and is scheduled to float at three-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus 329 basis points thereafter. We can redeem the 2031 Subordinated Notes beginning April 1, 2026. The 2031 Subordinated Notes are considered Tier 2 capital at the Company.
Principal
Unamortized debt issuance costs
NOTE 9 - SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES
Subordinated debentures consist of subordinated debentures issued in connection with three separate trust preferred securities and totaled $15.3 million and $15.2 million as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Under the terms of our subordinated debentures issued in connection with the issuance of trust preferred securities, we are not permitted to declare or pay any dividends on our capital stock if an event of default occurs under the terms of the long-term debt. In addition, we have the option to defer interest payments on the subordinated debentures from time to time for a period not to exceed five consecutive years. The subordinated debentures may be included in Tier 1 capital (with certain limitations applicable) under current regulatory guidelines and interpretations. We may redeem the subordinated debentures, subject to prior approval by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System at 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest. These subordinated debentures consist of the following at June 30, 2025 and are described in detail after the table below:
Issue Date
Principal Amount
Unamortized Valuation Reserve
Recorded Value
Stated Rate Description
June 30, 2025 Effective Stated Rate
Stated Maturity
Subordinated debentures:
TFC Trust
12/22/2006
Three-month CME Term SOFR plus 0.26% (a) plus 1.65%
3/15/2037
FAIC Trust
12/15/2004
Three-month CME Term SOFR plus 0.26% (a) plus 2.25%
12/15/2034
PGBH Trust
Three-month CME Term SOFR plus 0.26% (a) plus 2.10%
(a) Represents applicable tenor spread adjustment when the original LIBOR index was discontinued on September 30, 2023.
In 2016, we acquired TFC Statutory Trust (the “TFC Trust”) through the acquisition of Tomato Bank and its holding company, TFC Holding Company. At the close of this acquisition, a $1.9 million valuation reserve was recorded to arrive at its fair market value, which is treated as a yield adjustment and amortized over the life of the security. The unamortized valuation reserve was $1.1 million at June 30, 2025 and $1.1 million at December 31, 2024. The subordinated debentures have a variable rate of interest equal to three-month CME Term SOFR plus applicable tenor spread adjustment of 0.26% plus 1.65%, which was 6.23% as of June 30, 2025 and 6.27% at December 31, 2024.
In October 2018, we acquired First American International Statutory Trust I (“FAIC Trust”) through the acquisition of First American International Corp. (“FAIC”). At the close of this acquisition, a $1.2 million valuation reserve was recorded to arrive at its fair market value, which is treated as a yield adjustment and amortized over the life of the security. The unamortized valuation reserve was $726,000 at June 30, 2025 and $765,000 at December 31, 2024. The subordinated debentures have a variable rate of interest equal to three-month CME Term SOFR plus applicable tenor spread adjustment of 0.26% plus 2.25%, which was 6.83% as of June 30, 2025 and 6.87% at December 31, 2024.
In January 2020, we acquired Pacific Global Bank Trust I (“PGBH Trust”) through the acquisition of PGB Holdings, Inc. At the close of this acquisition, a $763,000 valuation reserve was recorded to arrive at its fair market value, which is treated as a yield adjustment and amortized over the life of the security. The unamortized valuation reserve was $482,000 at June 30, 2025 and $507,000 at December 31, 2024. The subordinated debentures have a variable rate of interest equal to three-month CME Term SOFR plus applicable tenor spread adjustment of 0.26% plus 2.10%, which was 6.68% as of June 30, 2025 and 6.72% at December 31, 2024.
We recorded interest expense of $283,000, $282,000, and $329,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024, and $565,000 and $658,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 on the subordinated debentures. The aggregate amount of amortization expense was $55,000 for each of the three months ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024, and $110,000 for each of the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.
For regulatory reporting purposes, the Federal Reserve has indicated that the capital or trust preferred securities qualify as Tier 1 capital of the Company subject to previously specified limitations (including that the asset size of the issuer did not exceed $15 billion), until further notice. If regulators make a determination that the capital securities can no longer be considered in regulatory capital, the securities become callable and we may redeem them.
NOTE 10 - BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS
We have established secured and unsecured lines of credit. We may borrow funds from time to time on a term or overnight basis from the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (“FHLB”), the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (“FRB”) and other financial institutions as indicated below.
FHLB Secured Line of Credit and Advances. At June 30, 2025, we had a secured borrowing capacity with the FHLB of $1.1 billion collateralized by pledged residential and commercial loans with a carrying value of $1.5 billion. At June 30, 2025, we had no overnight advances and $180.0 million of putable term advances with various call dates at the option of the FHLB. The weighted average rate of the term advances was 3.51% as of June 30, 2025.
At December 31, 2024, we had a secured borrowing capacity with the FHLB of $1.1 billion collateralized by pledged residential and commercial loans with a carrying value of $1.4 billion. At December 31, 2024, we had $200.0 million of outstanding term advances, of which $150.0 million with an average fixed rate of 1.18% matured in the first quarter of 2025 and $50.0 million is a putable advance with a rate of 3.42% that is callable by the FHLB in September 2025, and otherwise has a final maturity in September 2028.
The details of the FHLB term advances outstanding at June 30, 2025 are shown in the table below:
Advance Date
Rate
Structure
Next Call Date
Final Stated Maturity Date
3/12/2025
Quarterly call, 3 month initial lock out
9/12/2025
3/12/2029
1 time call, 6 month initial lock out
3/12/2031
3/14/2025
Quarterly call, 6 month initial lock out
9/15/2025
3/15/2029
9/30/2024
1 time call, 1 year initial lock out
9/29/2025
9/29/2028
5/8/2025
11/10/2025
5/10/2028
6/23/2025
12/23/2025
6/23/2028
Quarterly call, 1 year initial lock out
5/8/2026
5/8/2029
6/23/2026
FRB Secured Line of Credit. At June 30, 2025, we had secured borrowing capacity with the FRB of $62.5 million collateralized by pledged loans with a carrying value of $83.2 million.
Federal Funds Arrangements with Commercial Banks. At June 30, 2025, we may borrow on an unsecured basis, up to $97.0 million from other financial institutions.
There were no amounts outstanding under any of the other borrowing arrangements above as of June 30, 2025, except the FHLB term advances of $180.0 million.
NOTE 11 - INCOME TAXES
The asset and liability method is used in accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse.
We recorded an income tax provision of $3.6 million, $900,000, and $2.5 million, reflecting an effective tax rate of 27.8%, 28.2%, and 25.9% for the three months ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024, and $4.5 million and $5.8 million, reflecting an effective tax rate of 27.9% and 27.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.
NOTE 12 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
In the ordinary course of business, we enter into financial commitments to meet the financing needs of our customers. These financial commitments include commitments to extend credit, unused lines of credit, commercial and similar letters of credit and standby letters of credit. Those instruments involve varying degrees of credit and interest rate risk not recognized in our financial statements.
Our exposure to loss in the event of nonperformance on these financial commitments is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. We use the same credit policies in making commitments as we do for loans reflected in the financial statements.
We had the following financial commitments whose contractual amount represents credit risk, as of the dates indicated:
Commitments to make loans
Unused lines of credit
Commercial and similar letters of credit
Standby letters of credit
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. We evaluate each client's creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis.
We record a liability for lifetime expected losses on off-balance-sheet credit exposure that does not fit the definition of unconditionally cancelable commitments in accordance with ASC 326. We use the loss rate and exposure at default framework to estimate a reserve for unfunded commitments. Loss rates for the expected funded balances are determined based on the associated pooled loan analysis loss rate and the exposure at default is based on an estimated utilization given default. The reserve for off-balance sheet commitments was $629,000 and $729,000 as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. We recorded a reversal of the provision for unfunded loan commitments of zero, $100,000, and $47,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024. We recorded a reversal of the provision for unfunded loan commitments of $100,000 and $16,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.
In addition, we invest in various affordable housing partnerships and Small Business Investment Company funds. Pursuant to these investments, we commit to an investment amount to be fulfilled in future periods. Such unfunded commitments totaled $10.7 million as of June 30, 2025 and $5.7 million as of December 31, 2024.
We are involved in various matters of litigation which have arisen in the ordinary course of business and accruals for estimates of potential losses have been provided when necessary and appropriate under generally accepted accounting principles. In the opinion of management, the disposition of such pending litigation will not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 13 - LEASES
We lease several of our operating facilities under various non-cancellable operating leases expiring at various dates through 2037. We are also responsible for common area maintenance, taxes, and insurance at the various branch locations.
Future minimum rent payments on our leases were as follows as of the date indicated:
Total future minimum lease payments
Less amount of payment representing interest
Total present value of lease payments
The minimum rent payments shown above are given for the existing lease obligation and are not a forecast of future rental expense. Total rental expense, recognized on a straight-line basis, was $1.5 million, $1.5 million, and $1.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024, and $2.9 million and $2.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. The Company received rental income of $158,000, $158,000, and $152,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024, and $316,000 and $297,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.
The following table presents the right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities recorded on our consolidated balance sheet, the weighted-average remaining lease terms and discount rates, as of the dates indicated:
Operating Leases
ROU assets
Lease liabilities
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)
Weighted-average discount rate
NOTE 14 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
There were no loans or outstanding loan commitments to any principal officers or directors, or any of their affiliates at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
Deposits from principal officers, directors, and their affiliates at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were $44.1 million and $32.5 million.
Certain directors and their affiliates own $6.0 million of RBB's subordinated debentures as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
NOTE 15 - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
RBB Bancorp 2010 Stock Option Plan and 2017 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan
Under the RBB Bancorp 2010 Stock Option Plan (the “2010 Plan”), we were permitted to grant awards to eligible persons in the form of qualified and non-qualified stock options. We reserved up to 30% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock as of the date we adopted the 2010 Plan, or 3,494,478 shares, for issuance under the 2010 Plan. Following receipt of shareholder approval of the 2017 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (the “OSIP”) in May 2017, no additional grants were made under the 2010 Plan. The 2010 Plan has been terminated and options that were granted under the 2010 Plan have become subject to the OSIP. Awards that were granted under the 2010 Plan will remain exercisable pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in individual award agreements, but such awards will be assumed and administered under the OSIP. The 2010 Plan award agreements allow for acceleration of exercise privileges of grants upon occurrence of a change in control of the Company. If a participant’s job is terminated for cause, then all unvested awards expire at the date of termination.
Amended and Restated RBB Bancorp 2017 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan
The Amended and Restated RBB Bancorp 2017 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (the "Amended OSIP") was approved by our board of directors in January 2019 and approved by our shareholders in May 2022. The Amended OSIP was designed to ensure continued availability of equity awards that will assist us in attracting and retaining competent managerial personnel and rewarding key employees, directors and other service providers for high levels of performance. Pursuant to the Amended OSIP, our board of directors are allowed to grant awards to eligible persons in the form of qualified and non-qualified stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights and other incentive awards. We reserved up to 30% of issued and outstanding shares of common stock as of the date we adopted the Amended OSIP, or 3,848,341 shares. As of June 30, 2025, there were 868,747 shares of common stock available for issuance under the Amended OSIP. This represents 4.9% of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock as of June 30, 2025. Awards vest, become exercisable and contain such other terms and conditions as determined by the board of directors and set forth in individual agreements with the employees receiving the awards. The Amended OSIP enables the board of directors to set specific performance criteria that must be met before an award vests. The Amended OSIP allows for acceleration of vesting and exercise privileges of grants if a participant’s termination of employment is due to a change in control, death or total disability. If a participant’s job is terminated for cause, then all awards expire at the date of termination.
Stock Options
Compensation expense for stock options was $12,000, $14,000, and $14,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024, and $26,000 and $35,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to options was $91,000 and $117,000 as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options, as of June 30 2025, is expected to be recognized over the next 1.8 years.
The fair value of each option grant was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The table below summarizes the assumptions and grant date fair value for stock options granted in March 2023. No stock options have been granted after March 31, 2023.
At March 2023
Expected volatility
Expected term (years)
Expected dividends
Risk free rate
Grant date fair value
The expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of our stock trading history. The expected term is based on historical data and represents the estimated average period of time that the options remain outstanding. The risk-free rate of return reflects the grant date interest rate offered for zero coupon U.S. Treasury bonds over the expected term of the options.
The table below presents a summary of our stock options awards and activity as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2025.
(dollars in thousands, except for per share data)
Outstanding at beginning of year
Exercised
Outstanding at end of period
Options exercisable
The total fair value of the shares vested was $57,000 and $627,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024. Unvested stock options totaled 18,000 and 27,333 with a weighted average grant date fair value of $6.16 and $6.05, respectively, as of June 30, 2025 and 2024. The decrease of unvested stock options during the six months ended June 30, 2025 was due to 3,333 stock options vested with a weighted average grant date stock price of $21.46.
For the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the cash received from the exercise of stock options was $171,000 and $458,000 with an intrinsic value of $1,000 and $81,000. For the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the cash received from the exercise of stock options was $171,000 and $999,000 with an intrinsic value of $1,000 and $260,000.
Restricted Stock Units
We award time-based restricted stock units (“TRSUs”) and performance-based restricted stock units (“PRSUs”), which we also refer to collectively as restricted stock units (“RSUs”). The PRSUs are subject to pre-established performance metrics, which may also include a market condition, that will be measured in the future and subject to oversight and approval by the Board of Director’s Compensation Committee. The TRSUs have original lives ranging from 1 to 4 years and PRSUs have an original life of 3 years. The RSUs granted during the six months ended June 30, 2025 included 14,416 PRSUs with a performance metric subject to a market condition and grant date fair value per share of $11.08.
The recorded compensation expense for RSUs was $537,000, $242,000, and $371,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024, and $779,000 and $489,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to RSUs was $2.8 million and $2.3 million as of June 30, 2025 and 2024. As of June 30, 2025, unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to RSUs is expected to be recognized over the next 2.6 years.
The following table presents RSUs activity during the six months ended June 30, 2025.
Weighted-Average
Grant Date
RSUs
Fair Value Per Share
Granted
Vested
Forfeited/cancelled
NOTE 16 - REGULATORY MATTERS
Holding companies (with assets over $3 billion at the beginning of the year) and banks are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory - and possibly additional discretionary - actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on our financial statements.
Final comprehensive regulatory capital rules for U.S. banking organizations pursuant to the capital framework of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, generally referred to as “Basel III,” implemented a requirement for all banking organizations to maintain a capital conservation buffer of 2.5% above the minimum risk-based capital requirements. The capital conservation buffer is exclusively comprised of common equity Tier 1 capital, and it applies to each of the three risk-based capital ratios but not to the leverage ratio. At June 30, 2025, the Company and the Bank were in compliance with the capital conservation buffer requirements. If the capital adequacy minimum ratios plus the phased-in conservation buffer amount exceed actual risk-weighted capital ratios, then dividends, share buybacks, and discretionary bonuses to executives could be limited in amount.
Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the Bank's assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors. Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below) of total, Tier 1 and CET1 capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined), and of Tier 1 capital (as defined) to average assets (as defined). As permitted by the regulators for financial institutions that are not deemed to be “advanced approaches” institutions, we have elected to opt out of the Basel III requirement to include accumulated other comprehensive income in risk-based capital. Management believes, at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we satisfied all capital adequacy requirements to which we were subject.
The following tables set forth RBB’s consolidated and the Bank’s capital amounts and ratios and related regulatory requirements as of the dates indicated:
Amount of Capital Required
To Be Well-Capitalized
Minimum Required for
Under Prompt Corrective
Actual
Capital Adequacy Purposes
Provisions
Ratio
Ratio (1)
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio
Consolidated
Bank
Common Equity Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio
Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio
Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio
(1) These ratios are exclusive of the 2.5% capital conservation buffer.
As of December 31, 2024:
Common Equity Tier 1 Risk Based Capital Ratio
The California Financial Code generally acts to prohibit banks from making a cash distribution to its shareholders in excess of the lesser of the bank's undivided profits or the bank's net income for its last three fiscal years less the amount of any distribution made by the bank's shareholders during the same period.
The California General Corporation Law generally acts to prohibit companies from paying dividends on common stock unless retained earnings, immediately prior to the dividend payment, equals or exceeds the amount of the dividend. If a company fails this test, then it may still pay dividends if after giving effect to the dividend the company's assets are at least 125% of its liabilities.
Additionally, the Federal Reserve has issued guidance which requires that they be consulted before payment of a dividend if a bank holding company does not have earnings over the prior four quarters of at least equal to the dividend to be paid, plus other holding company obligations.
NOTE 17 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
In accordance with ASC 820-10, we group financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value in three levels, based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded and the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described as follows:
Fair Value Hierarchy
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.
Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These might include quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, volatilities, etc.) or model-based valuation techniques where all significant assumptions are observable, either directly or indirectly, in the market.
Level 3 - Valuation is generated from model-based techniques where one or more significant inputs are not observable, either directly or indirectly, in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect our own estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Valuation techniques may include use of matrix pricing, discounted cash flow models, and similar techniques.
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
Interest Rate Lock Contracts and Forward Mortgage Loan Sale Contracts:
The fair values of interest rate lock contracts and forward mortgage loan sale contracts are determined by loan lock-in rate, loan funded rate, market interest rate, fees to be collected from the borrower, fees and costs associated with the origination of the loan, expiration timing, sale price, and the value of the retained servicing. We classified these derivatives as level 3 due to management’s estimate of market rate, cost and expiration timing on these contracts.
Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Non-Recurring Basis
Collateral-dependent individually evaluated loans:
Collateral-dependent individually evaluated loans are carried at fair value when it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the original loan agreement and the loan has been written down to the fair value of its underlying collateral, net of expected selling costs.
The fair value of collateral-dependent individually evaluated loans is based on third party appraisals of the property, less management’s estimate of selling costs. Third party appraisals generally use a sales comparison or income capitalization approach to derive the appraised value based on market transactions involving similar or comparable properties. Adjustments are routinely made by the third party appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data used in the appraisal. Adjustments may also result from the consideration of relevant economic and demographic factors which may affect property values. Positive adjustments in the appraisal represent increases to the sales comparisons and negative adjustments represent decreases.
Other Real Estate Owned ("OREO"):
Appraisals for OREO and collateral-dependent loans are performed by state licensed appraisers (for commercial properties) or state certified appraisers (for residential properties) whose qualifications and licenses have been reviewed and verified by us. We review the assumptions and approaches utilized in the appraisal as well as the overall resulting fair value in comparison to independent data sources such as recent market data or industry wide statistics for residential appraisals. We also consider the actual selling price of collateral that has been sold in recent periods to determine what additional adjustments, if any, should be made to the appraisal values to arrive at fair value. In determining the net realizable value of the underlying collateral for individually evaluated loans and OREO, we discount the valuation to cover both market price fluctuations and selling costs, typically ranging from 6% to 10% of the collateral value, that may be incurred in the event of foreclosure. Generally, if the existing appraisal is older than twelve months for OREO or collateral-dependent loans, a new appraisal report is ordered.
The following table presents our financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis or on a non-recurring basis as of the dates indicated:
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Assets measured at fair value:
On a recurring basis:
Securities available for sale
Mortgage-backed securities
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Municipal securities
Interest rate lock contracts (1)
On a non-recurring basis:
Collateral dependent individually evaluated loans:
Construction and land development loans
Commercial and industrial loans
Other real estate owned (1)
(1) Included in “Accrued interest and other assets” on the consolidated balance sheets.
The fair value of assets evaluated on a non-recurring basis is based on third party appraisals, including adjustments to comparable market data as summarized in the table below.
Valuation Techniques
Unobservable Input(s)
Range
Collateral dependent loans:
Market approach
Adjustments (1)
Commercial real estate loans (2)
Commercial and industrial loans (2)
Other Real Estate Owned (3)
(1) Represents the minimum and maximum range of adjustments made by appraisers for differences in comparable sales.
(2) Collateral includes single family and commercial real estate.
(3) Included in “Accrued interest and other assets” on the consolidated balance sheets.
$ 30,676
Adjustments (2)
(19%) to 5%
Commercial real estate loans (1)
4,751
(41%) to 4%
66
(4%) to 11%
$ 35,493
(1) Collateral includes single family and commercial real estate.
(2) Represents the minimum and maximum range of adjustments made by appraisers for differences in comparable sales.
The fair value measurement of Interest Rate Lock Contracts (IRLCs) and Forward Mortgage Loan Sale Contracts (FMLSCs) were primarily based on the buy price from borrowers at 100, the sale price to Fannie Mae at 103, and the significant unobservable inputs using a margin cost rate of 1.13%.
The fair value hierarchy level and estimated fair value of significant financial instruments as of the dates indicated are summarized as follows:
Carrying
Fair
Hierarchy
Financial Assets:
Interest-earning deposits in other financial institutions
Investment securities – AFS
Investment securities – HTM
Loans, net
Equity securities (1)
Investment in FHLB stock
Accrued interest receivable (1)
Level 1/2/3
Notional
Derivative assets:
Financial Liabilities:
Deposits
Long-term debt
Subordinated debentures
Accrued interest payable
Level 2/3
NOTE 18 - EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following is a reconciliation of net income and shares outstanding to the net income and number of shares used to compute earnings per share (“EPS”) for the periods indicated:
Income
Shares outstanding
Impact of weighting shares
Used in basic EPS
Dilutive effect of outstanding
Stock options
Restricted stock units
Performance stock units
Used in dilutive EPS
Basic earnings per common share
Diluted earnings per common share
(dollars in thousands except per share data)
Options to purchase 155,500, 57,500, and 115,500 shares of common stock were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024, respectively, because their effect would have been anti-dilutive. Options to purchase 106,771 and 169,000 shares of common stock were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, because their effect would have been anti-dilutive. There were 14,999, 3,067, and 18,639 anti-dilutive unvested RSUs outstanding for the three months ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024, and 9,066 and 10,822 anti-dilutive unvested RSUs outstanding for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.
NOTE 19 – REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS
The following is a summary of revenue from contracts with customers that are in-scope and not in-scope under ASC Topic 606 for the periods indicated:
Noninterest income, in scope
Fees and service charges on deposit accounts
Other fees (1)
Other income (2)
Gain on sale of OREO
Total in-scope noninterest income
Noninterest income, not in scope (3)
Other fees consist of wealth management fees, miscellaneous loan fees and postage/courier fees.
(2)
Other income consists of safe deposit box rental income, wire transfer fees, security brokerage fees, annuity sales, insurance activity, and OREO income.
(3)
Noninterest income outside the scope of ASC 606 primarily represents: net loan servicing income, letter of credit commissions, import/export commissions, BOLI income, gains (losses) on sales of loans and fixed assets, income from equity investments, gain on transfer to OREO, recoveries on loans acquired in a business combination, Bank Enterprise Award, and the ERC.
Revenue recognized in the table above reflects amounts from contracts with customers as defined in ASC 606. Other sources of income, such as government grant programs including the ERC, are not in the scope of ASC 606 and are discussed in Note 2 - Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.
The major revenue streams by fee type that are within the scope of ASC 606 presented in the above tables are described in additional detail below:
Fees and Services Charges on Deposit Accounts
Fees and service charges on deposit accounts include charges for analysis, overdraft, cashier's check fees, ATM, and safe deposit activities executed by our deposit clients, as well as interchange income earned through card payment networks for the acceptance of card based transactions. Fees earned from our deposit clients are governed by contracts that provide for overall custody and access to deposited funds and other related services and can be terminated at will by either party; this includes fees from money service businesses (MSBs). Fees received from deposit clients for the various deposit activities are recognized as revenue once the performance obligations are met. Periodic service charges are generally collected monthly directly from the customer’s deposit account, and at the end of a statement cycle, while transaction based service charges are typically collected at the time of or soon after the service is performed.
Wealth Management Fees
In our wealth management division, revenue is primarily generated from (1) securities brokerage accounts, (2) investment advisor accounts, (3) full service brokerage implementation fees, and (4) life insurance and annuity products. We employ financial consultants to provide investment planning services for customers including wealth management services, asset allocation strategies, portfolio analysis and monitoring, investment strategies, and risk management strategies. The commission fees we earn are variable and are generally received monthly. We recognize revenue for the services performed based on actual transaction details received from the broker dealer we engage.
Gain/(loss) on Sales of Other Real Estate Owned
We record a gain or loss from the sale of OREO, when control of the property or asset transfers to the buyer, which generally occurs at the time of an executed deed or sales agreement. When we finance the sale of OREO to a buyer, we assess whether the buyer is committed to perform their obligations under the contract and whether collectability of the transaction price is probable. Once these criteria are met, the OREO asset is derecognized and the gain or loss on sale is recorded upon transfer of control of the property to the buyer. In determining the gain or loss on the sale, we adjust the transaction price and related gain or loss on sale if a significant financing component is present.
NOTE 20 - SEGMENT INFORMATION
Our reportable segments are determined by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, who are the designated chief operating decision makers ("CODM"), based upon information provided by our products and services offered, primarily banking operations. The segments are also distinguished by the level of information provided to the CODM, who uses such information to review performance of various components of the business, which are aggregated if operating performance, products/services, and customers are similar. The CODM will evaluate the financial performance of our business components such as by evaluating revenue streams, significant expenses, and budget to actual results in assessing our segment and in the determination of allocating resources. The CODM uses consolidated net income, total assets, total loans, and total deposits to benchmark us against our competitors. The benchmarking analysis coupled with monitoring of budget to actual results are used in assessment performance and in establishing compensation. Loans, investments, and deposits provide the revenues in the banking operation. Interest expense, provisions for credit losses and payroll provide the significant expenses in the banking operation. All operations are domestic.
Segment performance is evaluated using consolidated net income, total assets, total loans, and total deposits. Information reported internally for performance assessment by the CODM follows:
Banking Segment
Interest and dividend income
Reconciliation of revenue
Other revenues
Total consolidated revenues
Less:
Interest expense
Segment net interest income and noninterest income
Salaries and benefits expense
Other segment items (1)
Consolidated net income
Total Assets
Total Loans
Total Deposits
(1) Other segment items include expenses for occupancy and equipment, data processing, legal and professional, office, marketing and business promotion, insurance and regulatory assessments, core deposit premium amortization and other expenses.
NOTE 21 - QUALIFIED AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT INVESTMENTS
At June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, investments in qualified affordable housing projects totaled $15.6 million and $10.1 million. These balances are reflected in accrued interest and other assets on the consolidated balance sheets. Total unfunded commitments related to the investments in qualified affordable housing projects totaled $9.8 million at June 30, 2025 and $4.8 million at December 31, 2024. We expect to fulfill these commitments between 2025 and 2041.
During the three months ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024, we recognized tax credits from these investments totaling $515,000, $397,000, and $285,000. During the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, we recognized tax credits from these investments totaling $912,000 and $570,000. We had no impairment losses during each of the three months ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024, or the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. The amortization of these investments was also included within income tax expense as an offset to such tax credits. During the three months ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024, we recognized amortization expense of $533,000, $419,000, and $301,000.During the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, we recognized amortization expense of $952,000 and $602,000.
NOTE 22 - Repurchase of common stock
On May 29, 2025, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $18.0 million of common stock through June 30, 2026, of which $16.5 million were available as of June 30, 2025. We repurchased 87,731 shares at a weighted average share price of $17.04 during the second quarter of 2025.
NOTE 23 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On July 21, 2025, we announced the Board of Directors had declared a common stock cash dividend of $0.16 per share, payable on August 12, 2025 to common shareholders of record as of July 31, 2025.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report” or “Form 10-Q”), the terms “Bancorp” and “RBB” refer to RBB Bancorp and the term “Bank” refers to Royal Business Bank. The terms “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Bancorp and its consolidated subsidiaries, including the Bank collectively. When we refer to the “parent company,” “Bancorp,” or the “holding company,” we are referring to RBB Bancorp, the parent company, on a stand-alone basis. This Report contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, future events and our results of operations, financial condition and financial performance. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “predict,” “potential,” “believe,” “will likely result,” “expect,” “continue,” “will,” “anticipate,” “seek,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “projection,” “would” and “outlook,” or the negative version of those words or other comparable words of a future or forward-looking nature. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, management’s beliefs and certain assumptions made by management, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond our control. Accordingly, we caution you that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, assumptions and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, actual results may prove to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.
The following factors, among others, could cause our financial performance to differ materially from that expressed in such forward-looking statements:
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risk management processes and strategies;
The foregoing factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read together with the other cautionary statements included in this Report. If one or more events related to these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may differ materially from what we anticipate. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict which will arise. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.
Management has established various accounting policies that govern the application of generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. (“GAAP”) in the preparation of our financial statements. Certain accounting policies require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of our financial statements. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The Company’s critical accounting policies consist of the allowance for credit losses on loans held for investment, goodwill and income taxes. Please see Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 (our "2024 Annual Report") for additional discussion concerning these critical accounting policies. Also, our significant accounting policies are described in greater detail in Note 2 – Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the audited consolidated financial statements included in our 2024 Annual Report, and are essential to understanding Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Allowance for Credit Losses (ACL)
A sensitivity analysis of our ACL was performed as of June 30, 2025. Based on this sensitivity analysis, a 25% increase in the prepayment speed on loans would result in a $1.2 million, or 2.40%, decrease to the ACL. A 25% decrease in prepayment speed on loans would result in a $1.8 million, or 3.58%, increase to the ACL. Additionally, a one percentage point increase in the unemployment rate would result in a $1.2 million, or 2.42%, increase to the ACL and a one percentage point decrease in the unemployment rate would result in a $1.0 million, or 1.84%, decrease to the ACL. Management reviews the results using the comparison scenario for sensitivity analysis and considers the results when evaluating the qualitative factor adjustments.
On a quarterly basis, we stress test the qualitative factors, which are lending policy, procedures and strategies, economic conditions, changes in nature and volume of the portfolio, credit and lending staff, problem loan trends, loan review results, collateral value, concentrations and regulatory and business environment by creating two scenarios, a moderate stress scenario and a major stress scenario. In the Moderate Stress scenario, the status of all nine risk factors across all pooled loan types were set at “High-Moderate Risk” while in the Major Stress scenario, the status of all nine risk factors across all pooled loan types were set at “Major Risk.” Under the Moderate Stress scenario, the ACL would increase by $9.3 million, or 18.03%, as of June 30, 2025. Under the Major Stress scenario, the ACL would increase by $25.3 million, or 49.07%, as of June 30, 2025. Management compares the stress test results to our internal forecasts for earnings and capital and has concluded that the Company would remain well capitalized under these stressed scenarios.
For additional information on the policies, methodologies and judgments used to determine the ACL, see Part II, Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Critical Accounting Policies in our 2024 Annual Report and Note 4 — Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses to the Notes to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
GENERAL
RBB Bancorp is a bank holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. RBB Bancorp’s principal business is to serve as the holding company for its wholly-owned subsidiaries, the Bank and RBB Asset Management Company (“RAM”). RAM was formed to hold and manage problem assets acquired in business combinations. At June 30, 2025, we had total assets of $4.1 billion, gross loans held for investment ("HFI") of $3.2 billion, total deposits of $3.2 billion and total shareholders' equity of $517.7 million. RBB’s common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “RBB.”
The Bank provides business-banking products and services predominantly to Asian-centric communities through 24 full service branches located in Los Angeles County, Orange County and Ventura County in California, in the Las Vegas (Nevada), the New York City metropolitan areas, Chicago (Illinois), Edison (New Jersey) and Honolulu (Hawaii). The products and services include commercial and investor real estate loans, business loans and lines of credit, Small Business Administration (“SBA”) 7A and 504 loans, mortgage loans, trade finance and a full range of depository accounts, including specialized services such as remote deposit, E-banking, mobile banking and treasury management services.
We operate as a minority depository institution ("MDI"), which is defined by the FDIC as a federally insured depository institution where 51% or more of the voting stock is owned by minority individuals or a majority of the board of directors is minority and the community that the institution serves is predominantly minority. A MDI is eligible to receive support from the FDIC and other federal regulatory agencies such as training, technical assistance and review of proposed new deposit taking and lending programs, and the adoption of applicable policies and procedures governing such programs. We intend to maintain our MDI designation, as it is expected that at least 51% of our issued and outstanding shares of capital shall remain owned by minority individuals. The MDI designation has been historically beneficial to us, and we continue to use the program for technical assistance.
We operate full-service banking offices in Arcadia, Cerritos, Diamond Bar, Irvine, Los Angeles, Monterey Park, Oxnard, Rowland Heights, San Gabriel, Silver Lake, Torrance, and Westlake Village, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; Manhattan, Brooklyn, Flushing and Elmhurst, New York; the Chinatown and Bridgeport neighborhoods of Chicago, Illinois; Edison, New Jersey; and Honolulu, Hawaii. Our primary source of revenue is providing loans to customers, who are predominately small and middle-market businesses and individuals.
We have completed six whole bank acquisitions and one branch acquisition from July 2011 through January 2022. All of our acquisitions have been accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting and, accordingly, the operating results of the acquired entities have been included in the consolidated financial statements from their respective acquisition dates.
The following discussion provides information about the results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and capital resources of RBB and its wholly owned subsidiaries. This information is intended to facilitate an understanding and assessment of significant changes and trends related to our financial condition and results of operations. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements included in our 2024 Annual Report, and the unaudited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes presented elsewhere in this Report. The financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the year ending December 31, 2025.
We reported net income of $9.3 million, or $0.52 diluted earnings per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, compared to net income of $2.3 million, or $0.13 diluted earnings per share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 and $7.2 million, or $0.39 diluted earnings per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. Net income for the second quarter of 2025 included income from an Employee Retention Credit ("ERC") refund of $5.2 million (pre-tax), which was included in other income, offset partially by professional and advisory costs associated with filing and determining eligibility for the ERC totaling $1.2 million (pre-tax), which was included in legal and professional expense in our consolidated statements of income.
The provision for credit losses totaled $2.4 million, $6.8 million and $557 thousand for the quarters ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2024. The second quarter of 2025 provision for credit losses reflected an increase in general reserves of $1.5 million due mainly to net loan growth, and an increase in a specific reserves of $924,000 related to one lending relationship.
At June 30, 2025, total assets were $4.1 billion, an increase of $97.6 million from December 31, 2024. The increase in total assets was primarily the result of an increase of $181.5 million in gross loans held for investment ("HFI"), to $3.2 billion at June 30, 2025. This increase was partially offset by a decrease of $65.9 million in cash and cash equivalents and a decrease of $11.3 million in loans held for sale ("HFS").
The increase in loans HFI was due to increases in commercial real estate ("CRE") loans of $72.0 million, single family residential ("SFR") mortgages of $109.1 million, commercial and industrial ("C&I") loans of $8.7 million and SBA loans of $8.7 million, partially offset by decreases in construction and land development ("C&D") loans of $15.3 million and other loans of $1.7 million. The gross loan to deposit ratio was 101.5% at June 30, 2025, compared to 99.4% at December 31, 2024 and 100.9% at June 30, 2024.
Total deposits were $3.2 billion at June 30, 2025, an increase of $104.4 million from December 31, 2024. The increase in total deposits was primarily the result of an increase of $123.6 million in interest-bearing deposits. FHLB advances decreased $20.0 million from December 31, 2024 to $180.0 million at June 30, 2025. The overall funding mix for the second quarter of 2025 remained relatively unchanged from the first quarter of 2025 with total deposits representing 91% of interest-bearing liabilities and average noninterest-bearing deposits representing 17% of average total deposits. The all-in average spot rate for total deposits was 2.95% at June 30, 2025.
Nonperforming assets decreased $3.6 million to $61.0 million, or 1.49% of total assets, at June 30, 2025, from $64.6 million, or 1.61% of total assets, at March 31, 2025. The decrease in nonperforming assets was due to $3.3 million in net charge-offs and $1.7 million of payoffs or paydowns, partially offset by the addition of $1.4 million of loans migrating to nonaccrual status in the second quarter of 2025. Loans classified as special mention or substandard increased during the second quarter of 2025 due to downgrades of certain loans and an increase in loans delinquent by 30-89 days.
As of June 30, 2025, the allowance for credit losses totaled $51.6 million, down from $52.6 million at March 31, 2025. The $918,000 decrease in the allowance for credit losses for the second quarter of 2025 was due to net charge-offs of $3.3 million, offset by a $2.4 million provision for credit losses. The allowance for loan losses ("ALL") as a percentage of loans HFI decreased to 1.58% at June 30, 2025, compared to 1.65% at March 31, 2025, due mainly to net charge-offs of amounts included in specific reserves at March 31, 2025. The ALL as a percentage of nonperforming loans HFI was 90% at June 30, 2025, an increase from 86% at March 31, 2025.
Total shareholders' equity was $517.7 million, or $29.25 book value per share at June 30, 2025, compared to $510.3 million, or $28.77 book value per share at March 31, 2025, and $511.3 million, or $28.12 book value per share at June 30, 2024. The increase in shareholders' equity for the second quarter of 2025 was due to net income of $9.3 million, lower net unrealized losses on available for sale securities of $1.3 million and equity compensation activity of $1.1 million, offset by common stock cash dividends paid totaling $2.9 million and common stock repurchases totaling $1.5 million. The increase in shareholders' equity for the last twelve months was due to net income of $23.0 million, lower net unrealized losses on AFS securities of $4.9 million, and equity compensation activity of $2.5 million, offset by common stock repurchases totaling $12.5 million and common stock cash dividends paid totaling $11.5 million. Tangible book value per share increased to $25.11 at June 30, 2025, up from $24.63 at March 31, 2025 and $24.51 at December 31, 2024. We repurchased 87,731 shares during the second quarter of 2025 at an average price of $17.04 per share. For additional information on tangible book value per share, see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."
ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Financial Performance
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Interest income
Net interest income
Noninterest income
Noninterest expense
Income before income taxes
Share Data
Earnings per common share (1):
Performance Ratios
Return on average assets, annualized
Return on average shareholders’ equity, annualized
Return on average tangible common equity, annualized (2)
Efficiency ratio (3)
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (2)
Tangible book value per share (2)
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares adjusted for the dilutive effect of outstanding stock options and restricted stock units using the treasury stock method.
Return on average tangible common equity, tangible common equity to tangible assets and tangible book value per share are non-GAAP financial measures. See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for a reconciliation of these measures to their most comparable GAAP measures.
Average Balance Sheet, Interest and Yield/Rate Analysis
The principal component of our earnings is net interest income, which is the difference between the interest and fees earned on loans, cash and investments (interest-earning assets) and the interest paid on deposits and borrowed funds (interest-bearing liabilities). Net interest margin is net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets for the period. The level of interest rates and the volume and mix of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities impact net interest income and net interest margin. The net interest spread is the yield on average interest-earning assets minus the cost of average interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest margin and net interest spread are included on a tax equivalent (“TE”) basis by adjusting interest income utilizing the federal statutory tax rate of 21% for 2025 and 2024. Our net interest income, interest spread, and net interest margin are sensitive to general business and economic conditions. These conditions include short-term and long-term interest rates, inflation, monetary supply, and the strength of the international, national and state economies, in general, and more specifically, the local economies in which we conduct business. Our ability to manage net interest income during changing interest rate environments will have a significant impact on our overall performance. We manage net interest income through affecting changes in the mix of interest-earning assets as well as the mix of interest-bearing liabilities, changes in the level of interest-bearing liabilities in proportion to interest-earning assets, and in the growth and maturity of earning assets. For additional information see “Capital Resources and Liquidity Management” and Part I, Item 3. "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk" included in this Report.
The following tables present average balance sheet information, interest income, interest expense and the corresponding average yields earned and rates paid for the periods presented. The average balances are daily averages and, for loans, include both performing and nonperforming balances.
Average
Interest
Yield /
Balance
& Fees
Interest-earning assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (1)
FHLB Stock
Securities (2)
Total loans (3)
Total interest-earning assets
Noninterest-earning assets
Interest-bearing liabilities:
NOW
Money market
Saving deposits
Time deposits, less than $250,000
Time deposits, $250,000 and over
Total interest-bearing deposits
Total interest-bearing liabilities
Noninterest-bearing liabilities
Noninterest-bearing deposits
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities
Shareholders' equity
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
Net interest income / interest rate spreads
Net interest margin
Total cost of deposits
Total cost of funds
Securities: (2)
Total noninterest-earning assets
Total average assets
Savings deposits
Time deposits, $250,000 and under
Time deposits, greater than $250,000
The following table summarizes the extent to which changes in (1) interest rates and (2) volume of average interest-earning assets and average interest-bearing liabilities affected our net interest income for the periods presented. The total change for each category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities is segmented into changes attributable to variations in volume and yield/rate. Changes that are not solely due to either volume or yield/rate are allocated proportionally based on the absolute value of the change related to average volume and average yield/rate.
Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 compared with Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 compared with Three Months Ended June 30, 2024
Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 compared with Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
Change due to:
Volume
Yield/Rate
Interest Variance
Interest-bearing liabilities
Changes in net interest income
Net Interest Income/Average Balance Sheet
Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Net interest income was $27.3 million for the second quarter of 2025, compared to $26.2 million for the first quarter of 2025. The $1.2 million increase was due to a $1.9 million increase in interest income, offset by a $698,000 increase in interest expense. The increase in interest income was mostly due to a $2.1 million increase in interest and fees on loans. The increase in interest expense was due to a $433,000 increase in interest on borrowings and a $265,000 increase in interest on deposits.
The net interest margin ("NIM") was 2.92% for the second quarter of 2025, an increase of 4 basis points from 2.88% for the first quarter of 2025. The NIM expansion was due to a 3 basis point increase in the yield on average interest-earning assets, combined with a 1 basis point decrease in the overall cost of funds. The yield on average interest-earning assets increased to 5.79% for the second quarter of 2025 from 5.76% for the first quarter of 2025 due mainly to a 2 basis point increase in the yield on average loans to 6.03%. Average loans represented 85% of average interest-earning assets in the second quarter of 2025, as compared to 84% in the first quarter of 2025.
The average cost of funds decreased to 3.14% for the second quarter of 2025 from 3.15% for the first quarter of 2025, driven by an 11 basis point decrease in the average cost of interest-bearing deposits, partially offset by a 75 basis point increase in the average cost of total borrowings. The average cost of interest-bearing deposits decreased to 3.66% for the second quarter of 2025 from 3.77% for the first quarter of 2025. The overall funding mix for the second quarter of 2025 remained relatively unchanged from the first quarter of 2025 with total deposits representing 91% of interest bearing liabilities and average noninterest-bearing deposits representing 17% of average total deposits. The average cost of borrowings increased as the majority of the $150 million in long term FHLB advances that matured during the first quarter of 2025 were replaced at current market rates. The all-in average spot rate for total deposits was 2.95% at June 30, 2025.
Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2024
Net interest income was $27.3 million for the second quarter of 2025, compared to $24.0 million for the second quarter of 2024. The $3.4 million increase in net interest income was due to lower interest expense of $2.1 million and an increase in interest income of $1.3 million. The decrease in interest expense was driven largely by lower rates paid on interest-bearing deposits, partially offset by an increase in the average balance of those interest-bearing deposits. The increase in interest income was primarily due to the increase in the average balances of total loans and securities available for sale, partially offset by a decrease in the average balance of cash and cash equivalents from the same period in 2024.
The $1.3 million increase in interest income was due mostly to a $2.4 million increase in interest income from total loans, of which $2.9 million was attributed to an increase in the average outstanding balances. Average outstanding total loans were $3.2 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, compared to $3.0 billion for the same period in 2024, an increase of $154.5 million due to strong loan growth in 2025. Average loans represented 85% of average interest-earning assets in the second quarter of 2025 compared to 84% in the second quarter of 2024. The impact of the increase in average outstanding total loans was partially offset by a 1 basis point reduction in the average rate earned on total loans to 6.03% for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. The increase in interest income was also the result of an increase in interest income from securities available for sale, attributable to an increase in the average balances outstanding of $81.2 million to $399.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, partially offset by a reduction of the yield on those securities of 35 basis points. Interest income on cash and cash equivalents decreased by $1.6 million mainly due to a reduction in the average balances outstanding of $92.1 million as cash balances were used to fund loan growth and purchase securities available for sale combined with the impact of an 82 basis point reduction in the average rate earned on those balances.
The $2.1 million decrease in interest expense was due mostly to a $3.0 million decrease in deposit interest expense. The decrease in interest expense on deposits was primarily due to a 70 basis point decrease in the average rates paid on such funds, partially offset by the impact of a $135.2 million increase in average interest-bearing deposits. Interest expense on FHLB advances increased $981,000 due mostly to a higher rate paid on such borrowings as the majority of the $150 million in long term FHLB advances costing 1.18% that matured in the first quarter of 2025 were replaced at current market rates. The cost of FHLB advances increased 240 basis points as certain term advances matured during the first quarter of 2025 and were replaced in the current rate environment.
The NIM was 2.92% for the second quarter of 2025, an increase of 25 basis points from 2.67% for the second quarter of 2024. The increase was primarily due to a 40 basis point decrease in the overall cost of funds to 3.14%, partially offset by a 10 basis point decrease in the yield on interest-earning assets to 5.79% for the second quarter of 2025 from 5.89% for the second quarter of 2024. The decrease in the yield on interest-earning assets was due mainly to lower market rates. The decrease in funding costs was due to the lower cost of interest-bearing deposits in response to lower market rates, offset by a higher average cost for FHLB advances. Average noninterest-bearing deposits totaled $526.1 million, or 17% of total average deposits, for the second quarter of 2025 compared to $529.5 million, or 17.6% of total average deposits, for the second quarter of 2024.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
Net interest income was $53.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to $48.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The $4.7 million increase in net interest income was primarily due to a decrease in interest expense of $5.8 million, partially offset by a decrease in interest income of $1.1 million. The decrease in interest expense was primarily due to lower average rates paid on interest-bearing deposits, partially offset by an increase in the cost of FHLB advances. The decrease in interest income was primarily due to lower yields earned on cash and cash equivalents, loans and securities available for sale.
Interest income from cash and cash equivalents decreased by $4.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. The decrease was mainly due to a decrease in the yield on cash and cash equivalents from 5.77% for the six months ended June 30, 2024 to 4.77% for the six months ended June 30, 2025 combined with lower average balances of $131.5 million, as cash was used to fund loan growth and to purchase securities available for sale. Interest and fees on total loans increased $2.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 to $93.3 million compared to $90.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to a $107.9 million increase in the average balance of total loans outstanding, due to strong loan growth in 2025. For the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the yield on loans was 6.02% and 6.06%. Interest income on available for sale securities also increased during the six months ended June 30, 2025 primarily due to an increase of $75.7 million in the average outstanding balances.
Interest expense on deposits decreased $7.2 million to $47.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to $54.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease in interest expense on deposits was primarily due to a decrease in the average rates paid on interest-bearing deposits to 3.71% for the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to 4.34% for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease in the cost of deposits was partially offset by an increase in average interest-bearing deposits of $40.4 million to $2.6 billion. Average noninterest-bearing deposits decreased $5.8 million to $523.1 million for the first six months of 2025 compared to $528.9 million for the first six months of 2024. Average noninterest-bearing deposits as a percentage of total average deposits were approximately 17% for the first half of 2025 and 2024. Partially offsetting the decrease in interest expense on deposits was an increase in interest expense on FHLB advances of $1.5 million. The increase was mostly due to $150 million in term advances costing 1.18% that matured in the first quarter of 2025 that were replaced at current market rates. The average cost of FHLB advances was 2.89% for the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to 1.18% for the six months ended June 30, 2024. Interest expense on FHLB advances was also impacted by an $18.0 million increase in the average outstanding balance of advances.
The NIM was 2.90% for the six months ended June 30, 2025, an increase of 22 basis points from 2.68% for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The increase was primarily due to a 39 basis point decrease in the average cost of funds, including a 63 basis point decrease in the cost of average interest-bearing deposits, partially offset by a 13 basis point decrease in the yield on average interest-earning assets, including lower yields on cash and cash equivalents, securities available for sale, and total loans.
Provision for Credit Losses
The provision for credit losses was $2.4 million for the second quarter of 2025 compared to $6.7 million for the first quarter of 2025. The second quarter of 2025 provision for credit losses was due to an increase in general reserves of $1.5 million due mainly to net loan growth, and an increase in specific reserves of $924,000 related to one lending relationship. The second quarter provision also took into consideration factors such as changes in the outlook for economic conditions and market interest rates, and changes in credit quality metrics, including changes in loans 30-89 days past due, nonperforming loans, and special mention and substandard loans during the period. Net charge-offs of $3.3 million in the second quarter were related to loans which had specific reserves at March 31, 2025. Net charge-offs on an annualized basis represented 0.42% of average loans for the second quarter of 2025 compared to 0.35% for the first quarter of 2025.
The provision for credit losses was $2.4 million for the second quarter of 2025 compared to a $557,000 provision for the second quarter of 2024. The second quarter of 2025 provision increased primarily due to an increase in general reserves due mainly to loan growth and an increase in specific reserves, as previously described. There were $3.3 million in net loan charge-offs in the second quarter of 2025, as compared to $551,000 in net loan charge-offs in the second quarter of 2024.
The provision for credit losses was $9.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to a $557,000 provision for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The provision for the first six months of 2025 was $8.6 million higher than the first six months of 2024 primarily due to increases in net charge-offs of $5.2 million and specific reserves of $1.2 million in the first six months of 2025 as compared to the 2024 period. General reserves also increased during the six months ended June 30, 2025 resulting primarily from loan growth. There were $5.9 million in net loan charge-offs for the six months ended June 30, 2025, as compared to $735,000 in net loan charge-offs for the six months ended June 30, 2024.
Noninterest Income
The following table presents the major components of our noninterest income for the periods presented:
Gain on OREO
Noninterest income for the second quarter of 2025 was $8.5 million, an increase of $6.2 million from $2.3 million for the first quarter of 2025. The second quarter of 2025 included other income of $5.2 million for the receipt of ERC funds from the Internal Revenue Service. The ERC was a grant program established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and these funds relate to qualifying amended payroll tax returns the Company filed for the first and second quarters of 2021. Upon receipt of the ERC funds, certain professional and tax advisory costs associated with the assessment and compilation of the ERC refunds became due and payable. These amounts totaled $1.2 million and are included in legal and professional expense in our consolidated statements of income for the second quarter of 2025. There were no such ERC amounts received or associated costs recognized during the first quarter of 2025.
The second quarter of 2025 also included a higher gain on sale of loans of $277,000 and recoveries associated with fully-charged off loan acquired in a bank acquisition of $350,000, the latter included in other income.
Noninterest income increased $5.0 million to $8.5 million for the second quarter of 2025 from $3.5 million for the same quarter in the prior year. The increase in noninterest income primarily relates to the receipt of the ERC funds of $5.2 million recorded in the second quarter of 2025, discussed above. There were no such ERC amounts received during the quarter ended June 30, 2024. Offsetting this increase was a decrease in gain on OREO of $292,000 during the second quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in the prior year.
Noninterest income increased $3.9 million to $10.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to $6.9 million for the same period in the prior year. The increase was due to the receipt of the ERC funds of $5.2 million in the second quarter of 2025 and included in other income, as discussed above. There were no such ERC amounts received during the six months ended June 30, 2024. This increase in other income was partially offset by a $324,000 decrease in gain on sale of loans and a $1.0 million decrease in OREO-related gains.
The following table presents information on loan servicing income for the periods indicated:
Loan servicing income, net of amortization:
Single-family residential loans
As of June 30, 2025, we were servicing SFR mortgage loans for other financial institutions, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC"), the Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA"), and SBA loans.
The following table presents loans serviced for others as of the dates indicated:
As of
June 30, 2025 Compared to
Loans serviced:
The following table presents information on loans sold and the related net gain (loss) on the sale of such loans for the periods indicated:
Loans sold:
Single-family residential mortgage (1)
Other (2)
Gain (loss) on sale of loans:
Single-family residential mortgage
SFR mortgage loans sold with servicing rights retained were $1.8 million, $400,000, and $7.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2024. SFR mortgage loans sold with servicing rights retained were $2.2 million and $10.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2024.
Noninterest Expense
The following table presents major components of our noninterest expense for the periods presented:
Noninterest expense for the second quarter of 2025 was $20.5 million, an increase of $2.0 million from $18.5 million for the first quarter of 2025. This increase was mostly due to higher legal and professional expense of $1.4 million, of which $1.2 million was attributed to the aforementioned ERC advisory costs, and a $437,000 increase in salaries and employee benefits expenses. The increase in compensation includes higher incentives related to sustained production levels, the impact of annual pay increases, and approximately $330,000 in costs related to executive management transitions, offset by lower payroll taxes. The annualized noninterest expense to average assets ratio was 2.05% for the second quarter of 2025, up from 1.90% for the first quarter of 2025 due primarily to the $1.2 million ERC advisory costs. The efficiency ratio was 57.22% for the second quarter of 2025, down from 65.09% for the first quarter of 2025 due mostly to higher noninterest income related to the ERC refund, partially offset by higher noninterest expense related to the ERC advisory costs.
Noninterest expense for the second quarter of 2025 was $20.5 million, an increase of $3.4 million compared to $17.1 million for the second quarter of 2024, mainly due to increases in salaries and employee benefits and legal and professional expenses. The increase in salaries and employee benefits expense of $1.5 million was due in part to higher incentives related to sustained production levels, one-time costs related to executive management transitions, and the impact of annual pay increases. The increase in legal and professional expense of $1.6 million was primarily attributable to the aforementioned ERC advisory costs. The efficiency ratio was 57.22%, down from 62.38% for the second quarter of 2024 due mostly to higher noninterest income related to the ERC refund, partially offset by higher noninterest expense related to the ERC advisory costs.
Noninterest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was $39.0 million, an increase of $4.9 million from $34.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The increase in noninterest expense was primarily due to increases in salaries and employee benefits expense of $2.3 million and legal and professional fees of $2.3 million, as discussed above. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $524,000 in insurance and regulatory assessments expense. The efficiency ratio was 60.70% for the first half of 2025, down from 61.21% for the first half of 2024 due in part to the impact of the ERC refund and associated advisory costs.
Income Tax Expense
We recorded an income tax provision of $3.6 million, $900,000, and $2.5 million, reflecting an effective tax rate of 27.8%, 28.2%, and 25.9% for the three months ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024. We recorded an income tax provision of $4.5 million and $5.8 million, reflecting an effective tax rate of 27.9% and 27.4%, for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. The second quarter of 2025 income tax provision expense included a discrete adjustment of $379,000 resulting from a change in California tax law during the period. This change in tax law is expected to reduce our annual effective tax rate in future periods.
Total Assets. At June 30, 2025, total assets were $4.1 billion, an increase of $97.6 million, from total assets of $4.0 billion at December 31, 2024, primarily due to a $181.5 million increase in gross loans HFI, partially offset by a $65.9 million decrease in cash and cash equivalents.
Cash and Cash Equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents decreased $65.9 million, or 25.6%, to $191.9 million as of June 30, 2025 as compared to $257.8 million at December 31, 2024. This decrease in cash and cash equivalents was comprised of $172.4 million used in net investing activities, including a net increase in loans of $217.8 million, offset by a net decrease in AFS securities of $14.3 million and proceeds from loan and OREO sales of $32.1 million; $29.4 million provided by cash from operating activities; and $77.1 million provided by financing activities, with deposit growth of $104.4 million offset by a net decrease in FHLB advances of $20.0 million.
Investment Securities. We manage our securities portfolio and cash to maintain adequate liquidity and to ensure the safety and preservation of invested principal, with a secondary focus on yield and returns. Specific goals of our investment portfolio include:
providing a ready source of balance sheet liquidity to ensure adequate availability of funds to meet fluctuations in loan demand, deposit balances and other changes in balance sheet volumes and composition;
Our investment portfolio is comprised primarily of U.S. government agency securities, corporate note securities, mortgage-backed securities backed by government-sponsored entities and taxable and tax-exempt municipal securities.
Our investment policy is reviewed annually by our board of directors. Overall investment goals are established by our board of directors, Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and members of our Asset Liability Committee (“ALCO”) of our board of directors. Our board of directors has delegated the responsibility of monitoring our investment activities to our ALCO. Day-to-day activities pertaining to the securities portfolio are conducted under the supervision of our CEO and CFO. We actively monitor our investments on an ongoing basis to identify any material changes in the securities. We monitor our securities portfolio to ensure it has adequate credit support and consider the lowest credit rating for identification of potential credit impairment.
The following table presents the book value of each category of securities and the percentage each category represents of total of securities as of the dates indicated. The book value for debt securities classified as AFS is reflected at fair market value and the book value for securities classified as HTM is reflected at amortized cost.
% of Total
Securities, available for sale, at fair value
Corporate debt securities (1)
Total securities, available for sale, at fair value
Securities, held to maturity, at amortized cost
Total securities, held to maturity, at amortized cost
Total securities
Comprised of corporate note securities and financial institution subordinated debentures.
The tables below set forth investment debt securities AFS and HTM as of the dates indicated.
Amortized
Gross Unrealized
The weighted-average life of the total investment portfolio at June 30, 2025 was 5.2 years compared to a weighted-average life of 5.0 years at December 31, 2024. The increase in the weighted average life is due to a decrease in commercial paper, which generally has a 3 month term. The weighted-average life is the average number of years that each dollar of unpaid principal due remains outstanding. Average life is computed as the weighted-average time to the receipt of all future cash flows, using as the weights the dollar amounts of the principal pay-downs.
The table below shows our investment securities’ fair value and weighted average yields by maturity in the following maturity groupings as of June 30, 2025. The fair value of the securities portfolio is shown by expected maturity. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities if borrowers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
Weighted
The table below shows our investment securities’ gross unrealized losses and estimated fair value by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. The unrealized losses on these securities were primarily attributed to changes in interest rates. There was no ACL on the AFS or HTM securities portfolios as of June 30, 2025 or December 31, 2024. We monitor our securities portfolio to ensure that all our investments have adequate credit support and we consider the lowest credit rating for identification of potential impairment. The issuers of these securities have not, to our knowledge, evidenced any cause for default on these securities. As of June 30, 2025, all our investment securities in an unrealized loss position received an investment grade credit rating. These securities have fluctuated in value since their purchase dates as market rates have also fluctuated. However, we have the ability and the intention to hold these securities until their fair values recover to cost or maturity. As such, management does not deem these securities to be impaired under the current expected credit loss model. A summary of our analysis of these securities and the unrealized losses is described more fully in "Note 3 — Investment Securities" of our audited consolidated financial statements included in our 2024 Annual Report. Economic trends may adversely affect the value of the portfolio of investment securities that we hold.
Unrealized
The loan portfolio is the largest category of our earning assets, which was entirely held for investment as of June 30, 2025. Loans HFI increased $181.5 million, or 12.0% on an annualized basis, to $3.2 billion at June 30, 2025 since December 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to increases in SFR mortgage loans of $109.1 million, CRE loans of $72.0 million, commercial and industrial ("C&I") loans of $8.7 million, and SBA loans of $8.7 million, partially offset by decreases in construction and land development ("C&D") loans of $15.3 million and in other loans of $1.7 million. SFR mortgage loans represent 49.6% of our total HFI loans as of June 30, 2025, which increased from 48.9% at December 31, 2024. There were no loans HFS at June 30, 2025 compared to $11.3 million loans HFS at December 31, 2024. The decrease in loans HFS was due to sales totaling $32.7 million, offset by loans transferred from HFI to HFS of $19.5 million and HFS originations totaling $1.9 million.
The following table presents the balance and associated percentage of each major category in our loan portfolio as of the dates indicated:
As of June 30, 2025
As of December 31, 2024
$
%
Loans HFI:(1)
Other loans
Net of discounts and deferred fees and costs.
Includes non-farm and non-residential real estate loans, multifamily residential loans and non-owner occupied single-family residential loans.
The following table presents the geographic locations of loans in our loan portfolio, by loan class, as of the date indicated:
Commercial and Industrial
Loans HFI:
Hawaii
Illinois
New Jersey
Nevada
New York
Total loans, net
The majority of our loan portfolio is based on collateral or businesses located in California and New York, which represented 88.3% of our loan portfolio. Loans secured by collateral in other states represented approximately 11.7% of our portfolio and the majority of these loans are secured by real estate with a weighted average LTV of 55.4% at June 30, 2025.
Construction and land development loans. C&D loans totaled $158.0 million, or 4.9% of the loan portfolio, at June 30, 2025. C&D loans decreased $15.3 million, or 8.8%, during the first six months of 2025 due to decreases in land development loans and residential construction loans, offset by an increase in commercial construction loans. Our C&D loans are comprised of residential construction, commercial construction, and land acquisition and development. Interest reserves are generally established on real estate construction loans. These loans are typically Prime rate based and have maturities of less than 18 months.
The following table shows the categories of our C&D portfolio as of the dates indicated:
Increase (Decrease)
Mix %
Residential construction
Commercial construction
Land development
Total construction and land development loans
Commercial real estate loans. CRE loans increased $72.0 million, or 6.0%, to $1.3 billion at June 30, 2025, compared to $1.2 billion at December 31, 2024.
CRE loans include owner occupied and non-owner occupied commercial real estate, multi-family residential and SFR loans originated for a business purpose. Except for the multi-family residential loan portfolio, the interest rate for the majority of these loans are based on the Prime rate and have a maturity of five years or less except for the SFR loans originated for a business purpose which may have a maturity of one year. The multi-family residential loans generally have interest rates based on the 5-year treasury, a 10-year maturity with a five year fixed-rate period followed by a five year floating-rate period, and have a declining prepayment penalty over the first five years.
The largest subset of CRE loans was the multi-family residential loan portfolio, which totaled $679.6 million as of June 30, 2025 and $605.5 million as of December 31, 2024. The SFR loan portfolio originated for a business purpose totaled $52.9 million as of June 30, 2025 and $54.1 million as of December 31, 2024.
The following table presents the LTV ratios at origination for CRE loans by property type as of the date indicated:
LTV Distribution
<45%
45%≤54%
55%≤64%
65%≤74%
75%≤84%
>85%
Non-owner occupied:
Hotel/Motel
Office
Rent Controlled NY Multifamily
Mobile Home
Mixed Use
Apartments
Warehouse
Retail
SFR Rental
Total non-owner occupied
Owner-occupied:
Gas Station
Total owner-occupied
The following table presents the LTV ratios at origination for CRE loans by state as of the date indicated:
SFR Loans. SFR loans totaled $1.6 billion, or 49.6% of our loans HFI portfolio, as of June 30, 2025. SFR mortgage loans increased $109.1 million, or 7.3%, during the first six months of 2025 due to higher originations relative to payoffs, paydowns and sales. As of June 30, 2025, the weighted-average LTV of the portfolio was 55.2%, the weighted average FICO score was 764, and the average duration was 3.33 years.
We originate qualified SFR mortgage loans and non-qualified, alternative documentation SFR mortgage loans through wholesale channels and retail channels, including our branch network, to accommodate the needs of the Asian-centric market. The qualified SFR mortgage loans are 15-year and 30-year conforming mortgages and may be sold directly to FNMA and FHLMC. We originate non-qualified SFR mortgage loans both to sell and hold for investment.
For SFR mortgage loans sold to FNMA, FHLMC and to other third parties such as investment funds or other banks, we provide limited representations and warranties and with a repurchase and premium refund for loans that become delinquent in the first 90-days or a premium refund if paid-off in the first 90-days with respect to all loans sold. In certain loan sales to other banks, loans are sold with no representations or warranties and provide a replacement feature for the first six months if any loans pay off early. As a condition of the sale for all loans, the buyer must have the loans audited for underwriting and compliance standards. There were no SFR loans HFS at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
The following table presents the LTV ratios at origination for SFR loans by state as of the date indicated:
Commercial and industrial loans. C&I loans totaled $138.3 million, or 4.3% of the loan portfolio, as of June 30, 2025. C&I loans increased $8.7 million, or 6.7%, during the first half of 2025 due in part to an increase in commercial term loans and lines of credit, along with an increase in mortgage warehouse lines of credit. Our SFR mortgage lending unit originates mortgage warehouse lines of credit to certain correspondent banks. These loans are included in our C&I loans and totaled $3.1 million as of June 30, 2025. There were no such loans as of December 31, 2024.
The interest rates on C&I loans are generally based on the Wall Street Journal Prime rate. We originate both variable rate and fixed rate C&I loans. The loans are typically made to small- and medium-sized manufacturing, wholesale, retail and service businesses for working capital needs, business expansions and for international trade financing. C&I loans include lines of credit with a maturity of one year or less, term loans with maturities of five years or less, shared national credits with maturities of five years or less, mortgage warehouse lines with a maturity of one year or less, bank subordinated debentures with a maturity of 10 years and international trade discounts with a maturity of three months or less. Substantially all of our C&I loans are collateralized by business assets or by real estate.
SBA loans. SBA loans increased $8.7 million, or 18.5%, to $56.0 million at June 30, 2025 compared to $47.3 million at December 31, 2024. We originated SBA loans of $19.0 million during the first six months of 2025. Offsetting these loan originations were loan sales of $6.2 million and net loan payoffs and paydowns of $4.1 million during the first six months of 2025.
We are designated a Preferred Lender under the SBA Preferred Lender Program. We originate SBA loans through our branch staff, loan officers and through SBA brokers. We offer mostly SBA 7(a) variable-rate loans. We generally sell the 75% guaranteed portion of the SBA loans that we originate. Our SBA loans are typically made to small-sized manufacturing, wholesale, retail, hotel/motel and service businesses for working capital needs or business expansions. SBA loans secured by real estate can have any maturity up to 25 years. Typically, non-real estate secured loans mature in less than 10 years. Collateral may also include inventory, accounts receivable, equipment, and includes personal guarantees.
Loan Quality
We use what we believe is a comprehensive methodology to monitor credit quality and prudently manage credit concentration within our loan portfolio. Our underwriting policies and practices govern the risk profile and credit and geographic concentration for our loan portfolio. Our comprehensive methodology to monitor these credit quality standards includes a risk classification system that identifies potential problem loans based on risk characteristics by loan class as well as the early identification of deterioration at the individual loan level.
Analysis of the Allowance for Loan Losses
The following table presents the ALL, its corresponding percentage of the loan class balance, and the percentage of loan balance to total loans HFI as of the dates indicated:
ALL as a % of Loan Type
% of Total Loans
Loans:
Commercial real estate (1)
Includes non-farm and non-residential real estate loans, multi-family residential loans and non-owner occupied SFR loans.
Allowance for Credit Losses - Loans
We account for credit losses on loans in accordance with ASC 326, which requires us to record an estimate of expected lifetime credit losses for loans at the time of origination. The ACL includes the ALL and the reserve for unfunded commitments ("RUC") and is maintained at a level deemed appropriate by management to provide for expected credit losses in the portfolio as of the date of the consolidated balance sheets. Estimating expected credit losses requires management to use relevant forward looking information, including the use of reasonable and supportable forecasts. The measurement of the ACL for loans is performed by collectively evaluating loans with similar risk characteristics. We have elected to utilize a discounted cash flow approach for all segments except consumer loans and warehouse mortgage loans; for these a remaining life approach was elected.
Our discounted cash flow loss rate methodology incorporates a probability of default, loss given default and exposure at default to derive expected loss within the CECL model, as well as expectations of future economic conditions, using reasonable and supportable forecasts. We use both internal and external qualitative factors within the CECL model including: lending policies, procedures, and strategies; changes in nature and volume of the portfolio; credit and lending personnel experience; changes in volume and trends in classified, delinquent, and nonaccrual loans; concentration risk; collateral values; regulatory and business environment; loan review results; and economic conditions.
Management estimates the allowance balance required using past loan loss experience from peers with similar asset sizes and geographic locations to the Company. The nature and volume of the portfolio, information about specific borrower situations, changes in credit quality and estimated collateral values, economic conditions, and other factors are also considered. Our CECL methodology utilizes a four-quarter reasonable and supportable forecast period, and a four-quarter reversion period. We use the Federal Open Market Committee forecasts for the national unemployment rate, while reverting to historical loss information.
Individual loans considered to be uncollectible are charged off against the ACL. Factors used in determining the amount and timing of charge-offs on loans include consideration of the loan type, length of delinquency, sufficiency of collateral value, lien priority and the overall financial condition of the borrower. Loans deemed to be collateral-dependent are reviewed individually based on the estimated fair value of the collateral less selling costs. Collateral value is determined using appraisals and/or other market comparable information. Charge-offs are generally taken on loans once the impairment is determined to be probable. Recoveries on loans previously charged off are added to the ACL. Net charge-offs on an annualized basis represented 0.42% of average loans for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 0.13% of average loans for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024.
As of June 30, 2025, the ACL totaled $51.6 million and was comprised of an ALL of $51.0 million and a RUC of $629,000 (included in “accrued interest and other liabilities”). This compares to the ACL of $48.5 million comprised of an ALL of $47.7 million and a RUC of $729,000 at December 31, 2024. The $3.2 million increase in the ACL for the first half of 2025 was due to a $9.1 million provision for credit losses offset by net charge-offs of $5.9 million. The ALL as a percentage of loans HFI increased to 1.58% at June 30, 2025, compared to 1.56% at December 31, 2024. The ALL as a percentage of nonperforming loans HFI was 90% at June 30, 2025, an increase from 68% at December 31, 2024.
The following table provides an analysis of the ACL, provision for credit losses and net charge-offs for the periods indicated:
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
For the Six Month Ended June 30,
Allowance for Loan Loss ("ALL")
Balance, beginning of period
Charge-offs:
Total charge-offs
Recoveries:
Total recoveries
Net charge-offs
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses - loans
Balance, end of period
Reserve for unfunded commitments ("RUC")
Balance at beginning of period
(Reversal of) provision for credit losses - unfunded commitments
Balance at the end of period
Total allowance for credit losses ("ACL")
Total loans HFI at end of period
Average loans HFI
Net charge-offs to average loans HFI
Allowance for loan losses to total loans HFI
Problem Loans. Loans are considered delinquent when principal or interest payments are past due 30 days or more; delinquent loans may remain on accrual status between 30 days and 89 days past due. Loans on which the accrual of interest has been discontinued are designated as nonaccrual loans. Typically, the accrual of interest on loans is discontinued when principal or interest payments are past due 90 days or when, in the opinion of management, there is a reasonable doubt as to collectability in the normal course of business. When loans are placed on nonaccrual status, all interest previously accrued but not collected is reversed against current period interest income. Income on nonaccrual loans is subsequently recognized only to the extent that cash is received and the loan’s principal balance is deemed collectible. Loans are restored to accrual status when loans become well-secured and management believes full collectability of principal and interest is probable.
In cases where a borrower experiences financial difficulties and we make certain concessionary modifications to contractual terms, the loan is classified as a modified loan. These concessions may include a reduction of the interest rate, principal or accrued interest, extension of the maturity date or other actions intended to minimize potential losses. Loans modified at a rate equal to or greater than that of a new loan with comparable risk at the time the loan is modified may be excluded from modified loan disclosures in years subsequent to the modification if the loans are in compliance with their modified terms.
Real estate acquired by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure is recorded at fair value at the date of foreclosure, establishing a new cost basis (carrying value) by a charge to the allowance for credit losses, if necessary, or a gain recognized through noninterest income, as appropriate. Once classified as an OREO, it is subsequently carried at the lower of our carrying value of the property or its fair value. Fair value is based on current appraisals less estimated selling costs. Any subsequent write-downs are charged against operating expenses and recognized as a valuation allowance. Operating expenses and related income of such properties are included in other operating income and expenses. Gains on transfer of loans to OREO, and gains or losses on their disposition are included in gain on OREO.
Nonperforming loans include nonaccrual loans, loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest (of which there were none during the periods indicated), and modified loans. The balances of nonperforming loans included in the table below are the net investment in these assets and do not include $7.4 million in specific reserves included in the ALL. The following table presents the net investment in nonperforming assets by loan class and certain nonperforming asset ratios as of the dates indicated.
As of June 30,
As of December 31,
Nonaccrual loans:
Total nonaccrual loans
Total nonperforming loans (1)
OREO
Nonperforming assets (1)
Nonperforming loans HFI to total loans HFI
Nonperforming assets to total assets
Nonperforming loans to tangible common equity and ALL
Nonperforming assets to tangible common equity and ALL
Nonperforming assets totaled $61.0 million, or 1.49% of total assets, at June 30, 2025, down from $81.0 million, or 2.03% of total assets, at December 31, 2024. The $20.1 million decrease in nonperforming assets was due to sales totaling $20.0 million, payoffs or paydowns of $3.6 million, and charge-offs of $3.3 million, partially offset by the addition of loans that migrated to nonperforming of $6.9 million during the first six months of 2025. Nonperforming assets included one $4.2 million OREO (included in “accrued interest and other assets”) at June 30, 2025, which was a nonaccrual loan at December 31, 2024.
Our 30-89 day delinquent loans, excluding nonperforming loans, totaled $18.0 million, or 0.56% of total loans, at June 30, 2025, down from $22.1 million, or 0.72% of total loans, at December 31, 2024. The $4.1 million decrease was mostly due to $17.4 million in loans returning to current status, $2.9 million in SFR mortgage loans included in the bulk sale of underperforming SFR mortgage loans and $804,000 in paydowns and payoffs, offset by $17.1 million in new delinquent loans.
We did not recognize any interest income on nonaccrual loans during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, while the loans were in nonaccrual status.
We utilize an asset risk classification system in compliance with guidelines established by the FDIC as part of our efforts to improve asset quality. In connection with examinations of insured institutions, examiners have the authority to identify problem assets and, if appropriate, classify them. There are three classifications for problem assets: “substandard,” “doubtful,” and “loss.” Substandard assets have one or more defined weaknesses and are characterized by the distinct possibility that the insured institution will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. Doubtful assets have the weaknesses of substandard assets with the additional characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full highly questionable and improbable based on facts, conditions and values that currently exist. An asset classified as loss is not considered collectable and is of such little value that continuance as an asset is not warranted.
We use a risk grading system to categorize and determine the credit risk of our loans. Potential problem loans include loans with a risk grade of 6, which are “special mention,” loans with a risk grade of 7, which are “substandard” loans that are generally not considered to be impaired and loans with a risk grade of 8, which are “doubtful” loans generally considered to be impaired. These loans generally require more frequent loan officer contact and receipt of financial data to closely monitor borrower performance. Potential problem loans are managed and monitored regularly through a number of processes, procedures and committees, including oversight by a loan administration committee comprised of executive officers and other members of the Bank’s senior management.
The following table presents the risk categories for loans HFI, by class, as of the dates indicated:
Special
Mention
Special mention loans totaled $91.3 million, or 2.82% of total loans, at June 30, 2025, up from $65.3 million, or 2.14% of total loans, at December 31, 2024. The $26.0 million increase was primarily due to the addition of loans totaling $32.4 million, partially offset by the downgrade of $4.0 million of loans to substandard, one $1.7 million loan that was upgraded, and $750,000 of paydowns or payoffs. As of June 30, 2025, all special mention loans are paying current.
Substandard loans totaled $91.0 million at June 30, 2025, an increase of $1.9 million from $89.1 million at December 31, 2024. In addition, there were $11.2 million of substandard loans HFS at December 31, 2024 that were subsequently sold; there were no substandard loans HFS at June 30, 2025. The $1.9 million increase in substandard loans HFI was primarily due to the downgrade of loans totaling $26.9 million offset by payoffs and paydowns totaling $8.1 million, charge-offs of $3.3 million, and transfers to OREO totaling $12.8 million, of which $8.8 million was subsequently sold. Of the total substandard loans at June 30, 2025, there were $34.2 million on accrual status.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Goodwill was $71.5 million at both June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Goodwill represents the excess of the consideration paid over the fair value of the net assets acquired.
Other intangible assets, which consist of core deposit intangibles, were $1.7 million and $2.0 million at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. These core deposit intangible assets are amortized on an accelerated basis over their estimated useful lives, generally over a period of 3 to 10 years.
Liabilities. Total liabilities increased by $87.8 million to $3.6 billion at June 30, 2025 from $3.5 billion at December 31, 2024, primarily due to a $104.4 million increase in deposits, offset by a $20.0 million decrease in FHLB advances.
Deposits. Total deposits were $3.2 billion as of June 30, 2025, an increase of $104.4 million, or 6.8% on an annualized basis, compared to $3.1 billion as of December 31, 2024. The increase was due to a $123.6 million increase in interest-bearing deposits, while noninterest-bearing deposits decreased $19.1 million. The increase in interest-bearing deposits included an increase in non-maturity deposits of $28.6 million and time deposits of $94.9 million. Noninterest-bearing deposits totaled $543.9 million and represented 17.1% of total deposits at June 30, 2025 compared to $563.0 million and 18.3% at December 31, 2024. Wholesale deposits totaled $183.8 million at June 30, 2025 and $147.5 million at December 31, 2024. Wholesale deposits include brokered deposits, collateralized deposits from the State of California, and deposits acquired through internet listing services. Brokered time deposits were $133.0 million at June 30, 2025 and $93.2 million at December 31, 2024.
The following table presents the composition of our deposit portfolio by account type as of the dates indicated:
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits:
Interest-bearing deposits:
Savings
Wholesale deposits
The following table presents our average deposit balances and weighted average rates for the three months ended June 30, 2025:
For the Six Months Ended
Rate (%)
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits
The following table presents the maturity schedule of time deposits as of June 30, 2025:
Maturity Within:
Three Months or less
After Three to Six Months
After Six to 12 Months
After 12 Months
Time Deposits:
Time deposits $250,000 and under (1)
Time deposits over $250,000 (2)
Total time deposits
Includes wholesale deposits of $162.3 million.
Of the $942.0 million in time deposits over $250,000, the estimated aggregate amount of time deposits in excess of the FDIC insurance limit is $710.7 million at June 30, 2025. The following table presents the maturity distribution of uninsured time deposits in amounts of more than $250,000 as of the date indicated.
3 months or less
Over 3 months through 6 months
Over 6 months through 12 months
Over 12 months
In addition, we offer deposit products through the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service (“CDARS”) and Insured Cash Sweeps (“ICS”) programs where customers are able to achieve FDIC insurance for balances on deposit in excess of the $250,000 FDIC limit. Time deposits held through the CDARS program were $120.4 million at June 30, 2025 and $130.6 million at December 31, 2024 and ICS deposits totaled $142.8 million at June 30, 2025 and $146.1 million at December 31, 2024.
The following table presents the estimated deposits exceeding the FDIC insurance limit as of the dates indicated:
Uninsured deposits
FHLB Borrowings. In addition to deposits, we have used long- and short-term borrowings, such as federal funds purchased and FHLB long-and short-term advances, as a source of funds to meet the daily liquidity needs of our customers and fund growth in earning assets. FHLB advances totaled $180.0 million at June 30, 2025 compared to $200.0 million at December 31, 2024. FHLB borrowings at June 30, 2025 included $180.0 million in putable term advances.
The terms of all putable advances outstanding at June 30, 2025 are presented in Next Call Date order in the table below:
The following table presents information on our total FHLB advances at and for the periods presented:
As of and For the Three Months Ended June 30,
As of and For the Six Months Ended June 30,
FHLB Borrowings:
Outstanding at period-end
Average amount outstanding
Maximum amount outstanding at any month-end
Weighted average interest rate:
During period
Long-term Debt. Long-term debt consists of subordinated notes. As of June 30, 2025, the amount of subordinated notes outstanding was $119.7 million as compared to $119.5 million at December 31, 2024.
In March 2021, we issued $120.0 million of 4.00% fixed to floating rate subordinated notes due April 1, 2031 (the “2031 Subordinated Notes”). The interest rate is fixed through April 1, 2026 and floats at three month Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus 329 basis points thereafter. We can redeem the 2031 Subordinated Notes beginning April 1, 2026. The 2031 Subordinated Notes are considered Tier 2 capital at the Company.
Subordinated Debentures. Subordinated debentures consist of subordinated debentures issued in connection with three separate trust preferred securities and totaled $15.3 million as of June 30, 2025 and $15.2 million as of December 31, 2024. Under the terms of our subordinated debentures issued in connection with the issuance of trust preferred securities, we are not permitted to declare or pay any dividends on our capital stock if an event of default occurs under the terms of the long-term debt. In addition, we have the option to defer interest payments on the subordinated debentures from time to time for a period not to exceed five consecutive years. These subordinated debentures consist of the following at June 30, 2025 and are described in detail after the table below:
(a)
Represents applicable tenor spread adjustment when the original LIBOR index was discontinued on September 30, 2023.
At June 30, 2025, we were in compliance with all covenants under our long-term debt agreements and subordinated debt.
The Company maintains the TFC Statutory Trust ("TFC Trust"), which has issued a total of $5.2 million securities ($5.0 million in capital securities and $155,000 in common securities). The TFC Trust subordinated debentures have a variable rate of interest equal to three-month CME Term SOFR plus applicable tenor spread adjustment of 0.26% plus 1.65%, which was 6.23% as of June 30, 2025 and 6.27% at December 31, 2024.
The Company maintains the First American International Statutory Trust I ("FAIC Trust"), which has issued a total of $7.2 million securities ($7.0 million in capital securities and $217,000 in common securities). The FAIC Trust subordinated debentures have a variable rate of interest equal to three-month CME Term SOFR plus applicable tenor spread adjustment of 0.26% plus 2.25%, which was 6.83% as of June 30, 2025 and 6.87% at December 31, 2024.
The Company maintains the Pacific Global Bank Trust I ("PGBH Trust"), a Delaware statutory trust formed in December 2004. PGBH Trust issued 5,000 units of fixed-to-floating rate capital securities with an aggregate liquidation amount of $5.0 million and 155 common securities with an aggregate liquidation amount of $155,000. The PGBH subordinated debentures have a variable rate of interest equal to three-month CME Term SOFR plus applicable tenor spread adjustment of 0.26% plus 2.10%, which was 6.68% as of June 30, 2025 and 6.72% at December 31, 2024.
Capital Resources and Liquidity Management
Capital Resources. Shareholders’ equity is influenced primarily by earnings, dividends, sales and redemptions of common stock and preferred stock and changes in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes, from AFS investment securities.
Shareholders’ equity increased $9.8 million, or 1.9%, to $517.7 million as of June 30, 2025 from $507.9 million at December 31, 2024. The increase in shareholders' equity for the first half of 2025 was due to net income of $11.6 million and lower unrealized losses on AFS securities, net of tax, of $4.2 million, and equity compensation activity of $1.1 million, offset by common stock cash dividends paid of $5.7 million and common stock repurchases of $1.5 million. As a result, book value per share increased to $29.25 from $28.66 at December 31, 2024 and tangible book value per share increased to $25.11 from $24.51 at December 31, 2024. For additional information, see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."
Liquidity Management. Liquidity refers to the measure of our ability to meet the cash flow requirements of depositors and borrowers, while at the same time meeting our operating, capital and strategic cash flow needs, all at a reasonable cost. We continuously monitor our liquidity position to ensure that assets and liabilities are managed in a manner that will meet all short-term and long-term cash requirements, both known and unknown. We manage our liquidity position to meet the daily cash flow needs of customers, while also maintaining an appropriate balance between assets and liabilities to meet the return on investment objectives of our shareholders.
Our liquidity position is supported by management of liquid assets and liabilities and access to alternative sources of funds. Liquid assets include cash, interest-earning deposits in banks, federal funds sold, available for sale securities, term federal funds, purchased receivables and maturing or prepaying balances in our securities and loan portfolios. Liquid liabilities include retail deposits, federal funds purchased, securities sold under repurchase agreements and other borrowings. Other sources of liquidity include the sale of loans, the ability to acquire additional wholesale funding, the issuance of additional collateralized borrowings through FHLB advances or the Federal Reserve’s discount window, and the ability to access the capital markets through the issuance of debt securities, preferred securities or common securities. Our short-term and long-term liquidity requirements are primarily to fund known and unknown on-going operations, including payment of interest on deposits and debt, extensions of credit to borrowers, capital expenditures and shareholder dividends. These liquidity requirements are met primarily through cash flow from operations, redeployment of prepaying and maturing balances in our loan and investment portfolios, debt financing and increases in customer deposits. For additional information regarding our operating, investing and financing cash flows, see the consolidated statements of cash flows provided in our consolidated financial statements.
Integral to our liquidity management is the administration of short-term borrowings. To the extent we are unable to obtain sufficient liquidity through core deposits, we seek to meet our liquidity needs through wholesale funding or other borrowings on either a short- or long-term basis. Our wholesale funding ratio was 10.8% at June 30, 2025 compared to 10.7% at December 31, 2024.
We have sufficient capital and do not anticipate any need for additional liquidity sources as of June 30, 2025. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had $97.0 million of unsecured federal funds lines, with no amounts advanced against the lines. In addition, secured lines of credit from the Federal Reserve Discount Window were $62.5 million at June 30, 2025 and $47.2 million at December 31, 2024. Federal Reserve Discount Window lines were collateralized by a pool of CRE loans totaling $83.2 million as of June 30, 2025 and $62.5 million as of December 31, 2024. We did not have any borrowings outstanding with the Federal Reserve at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
At June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had $180.0 million and $200.0 million in FHLB advances. Based on the values of loans pledged as collateral, we had $918.4 million of remaining secured borrowing capacity with the FHLB as of June 30, 2025 and $1.1 billion at December 31, 2024.
RBB is a corporation separate and apart from the Bank and, therefore, must provide for its own liquidity. RBB’s main source of funding is dividends declared and paid to RBB by the Bank and RAM. There are statutory, regulatory and debt covenant limitations that affect the ability of the Bank to pay dividends to RBB. Management believes that these limitations will not impact our ability to meet our ongoing short-term cash obligations. During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Bank paid $45.0 million of dividends to Bancorp and paid $20.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2024. We paid $5.7 million in cash dividends on common stock during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and $11.7 million in cash dividends on common stock throughout the year ended December 31, 2024. At June 30, 2025, Bancorp had $67.1 million in cash, of which $66.0 million was on deposit at the Bank.
Regulatory Capital Requirements
We are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal and state banking regulators. Failure to meet regulatory capital requirements may result in certain mandatory and possible additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on our financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for “prompt corrective action” (described below), we must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of our assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting policies.
The table below summarizes the minimum capital requirements applicable to us and the Bank pursuant to Basel III regulations including the capital conservation buffer as of the dates reflected. The minimum capital requirements are only regulatory minimums and banking regulators can impose higher requirements on individual institutions. For example, banks and bank holding companies experiencing internal growth or making acquisitions generally will be expected to maintain strong capital positions substantially above the minimum supervisory levels. Higher capital levels may also be required if warranted by the particular circumstances or risk profiles of individual banking organizations. We exceeded all regulatory capital requirements under Basel III and were considered to be "well-capitalized" at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
The table below presents the capital requirements applicable to Bancorp and the Bank in order to be considered “well-capitalized” from a regulatory perspective, and the capital ratios for the consolidated Company and Bank as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
Ratio at June 30, 2025
Ratio at December 31, 2024
Regulatory Capital Ratio Requirements
Minimum Requirement for "Basel III Capital Conservation Buffer"
Minimum Requirement for "Well Capitalized" Depository Institution
Contractual Obligations
The following table contains supplemental information regarding our total contractual obligations at June 30, 2025:
Payments Due
Within
One to
Over Three to
After Five
One Year
Three Years
Five Years
Years
Deposits without a stated maturity
Time deposits
FHLB advances (1)
Leases
Total contractual obligations
See "FHLB Borrowings" for the structure of FHLB advances that are callable by FHLB within one year, however final stated maturities range from 2.9 to 5.7 years as of June 30, 2025.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have limited off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future material effect on our financial condition, revenues, expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.
In the ordinary course of business, we enter into financial commitments to meet the financing needs of our customers. These financial commitments include commitments to extend credit, unused lines of credit, commercial and similar letters of credit and standby letters of credit. Those instruments involve varying degrees of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the ACL in the consolidated balance sheets. Such off-balance sheet commitments totaled $154.2 million as of June 30, 2025 and $175.5 million as of December 31, 2024.
Our exposure to loan loss in the event of nonperformance on these financial commitments is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. We use the same credit policies in making commitments as we do for loans reflected in our financial statements.
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. We evaluate each client’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained if deemed necessary by the Company is based on management’s credit evaluation of the customer.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Some of the financial measures included herein are not measures of financial performance recognized by GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures include the “tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio,” “tangible book value per share,” and “return on average tangible common equity.” Our management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in our analysis of our performance.
Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets Ratio and Tangible Book Value Per Share. The tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio and tangible book value per share are non-GAAP measures generally used by financial analysts and investment bankers to evaluate capital adequacy. We calculate: (i) tangible common equity as total shareholders’ equity less goodwill and other intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing assets); (ii) tangible assets as total assets less goodwill and other intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing assets); and (iii) tangible book value per share as tangible common equity divided by period end shares of common stock outstanding.
Our management, banking regulators, many financial analysts and other investors use these measures in conjunction with more traditional bank capital ratios to compare the capital adequacy of banking organizations with significant amounts of goodwill or other intangible assets, which typically stem from the use of the purchase method of accounting for mergers and acquisitions. Tangible common equity, tangible assets, tangible book value per share and related measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for total shareholders’ equity, total assets, book value per share or any other measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. Moreover, the manner in which we calculate tangible common equity, tangible assets, tangible book value per share and any other related measures may differ from that of other companies reporting measures with similar names. The following table reconciles shareholders’ equity (on a GAAP basis) to tangible common equity and total assets (on a GAAP basis) to tangible assets, and calculates our tangible book value per share:
Tangible Common Equity Ratios:
Tangible common equity:
Total shareholders' equity
Adjustments
Tangible common equity
Tangible assets:
Total assets-GAAP
Tangible assets
Common shares outstanding
Common equity to assets ratio
Book value per share
Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio
Tangible book value per share
Return on Average Tangible Common Equity. Management measures return on average tangible common equity (“ROATCE”) to assess our capital strength and business performance. Tangible equity excludes goodwill and other intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing assets), and is reviewed by banking and financial institution regulators when assessing a financial institution’s capital adequacy. This non-GAAP financial measure should not be considered a substitute for operating results determined in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies. The following table reconciles ROATCE to its most comparable GAAP measure:
Return on average tangible common equity:
Net income available to common shareholders
Average shareholders' equity
Adjustments:
Average goodwill
Average core deposit intangible
Adjusted average tangible common equity
Return on average common equity, annualized
Return on average tangible common equity, annualized
Market Risk
Market risk represents the risk of loss due to changes in market values of assets and liabilities. We incur market risk in the normal course of business through exposures to market interest rates, equity prices, and credit spreads. We have identified three primary sources of market risk: interest rate risk, price risk and basis risk.
Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk is the risk to earnings and value arising from changes in market interest rates. Interest rate risk arises from timing differences in the repricing and maturities of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities (repricing risk), changes in the expected maturities of assets and liabilities arising from embedded options, such as borrowers’ ability to prepay residential mortgage loans at any time and depositors’ ability to redeem certificates of deposit before maturity (option risk), changes in the shape of the yield curve where interest rates increase or decrease in a nonparallel fashion (yield curve risk), and changes in spread relationships between different yield curves, such as U.S. Treasuries and SOFR (basis risk).
Price Risk. Price risk represents the risk of loss arising from adverse movements in the prices of financial instruments that are carried at fair value and subject to fair value accounting. We have price risk from the available for sale SFR mortgage loans and fixed-rate available for sale securities.
Basis Risk. Basis risk represents the risk of loss arising from asset and liability pricing movements not changing in the same direction. We have basis risk primarily in the SFR mortgage loan portfolio, the multifamily loan portfolio and our securities portfolio.
Our ALCO establishes broad policy limits with respect to interest rate risk. The ALCO establishes specific operating guidelines within the parameters of the board of directors’ policies. In general, we seek to minimize the impact of changing interest rates on net interest income and the economic values of assets and liabilities. The ALCO monitors the level of interest rate risk sensitivity to ensure compliance with the board of directors’ approved risk limits and to oversee management's balance sheet risk management strategies.
Interest rate risk management is an active process that encompasses monitoring loan and deposit flows complemented by investment and funding activities. Effective management of interest rate risk begins with understanding the dynamic characteristics of assets and liabilities and determining the appropriate interest rate risk posture given business forecasts, management objectives, market expectations, and policy constraints.
An asset sensitive position refers to a balance sheet position in which a short-term decrease in interest rates is expected to generate lower net interest income, as rates earned on interest-earning assets would reprice downward more quickly than rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities, thus compressing the net interest margin. Conversely, a liability sensitive position refers to a balance sheet position in which a short-term decrease in interest rates is expected to generate higher net interest income, as rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities would reprice downward more quickly than rates earned on interest-earning assets, thus expanding the net interest margin.
Income Simulation and Economic Value Analysis. Interest rate risk measurement is calculated and reported to the board and the ALCO at least quarterly. The information reported includes period-end results and identifies any policy limits exceeded, along with an assessment of the policy limit breach and the action plan and timeline for resolution, mitigation, or assumption of the risk.
We use two approaches to model interest rate risk: Net Interest Income at Risk (NII at Risk), and Economic Value of Equity (“EVE”). Under NII at Risk, net interest income is modeled utilizing various assumptions for assets, liabilities, and derivatives over a 12 month time horizon assuming a flat balance sheet and an instantaneous and parallel shift in market interest rates in 100 basis point increments. We report NII at Risk to isolate the change in income related solely to interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. The model results do not take into consideration any steps management might take to respond to the changes in interest rates or changes in competitor or customer behavior. EVE measures the period end market value of assets minus the market value of liabilities and the change in this value as rates change. EVE is a period end measurement.
Net Interest Income Sensitivity
Immediate Change in Rates
Dollar change
Percent change
At June 30, 2025, our NII at Risk profile is liability sensitive. This is directionally consistent with our profile at December 31, 2024. For the up rate scenarios, we are more liability sensitive. Actual results could vary materially from those calculated by our model, due to a variety of factors or assumptions such as the uncertainty of the magnitude, timing and direction of future interest rate movement or the shape of the yield curve. The NII at Risk results are within board policy limits.
Economic Value of Equity Sensitivity
At June 30, 2025, the EVE position is projected to generally decrease in the down rate and up rate scenarios. When interest rates rise, fixed rate assets generally lose economic value as these instruments are discounted at a higher rate demonstrating the relative longer asset duration as compared to the overall liability duration. When interest rates decrease, the value of noninterest-bearing deposits also decreases. In addition, as the down rate shocks become more severe the pace of the increase in the value of loans also slows due to an increase in loan prepayments and the impact of discount rates reaching their floors; this results in a change of EVE volatility from positive to negative between the down 200 and 300 scenarios. Actual results could vary materially from those calculated by our model, due to a variety of factors or assumptions such as the uncertainty of the magnitude, timing and direction of future interest rate movement or the shape of the yield curve. The EVE results are within board policy limits.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.
The Company’s management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act), as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that, as of June 30, 2025, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting.
There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this Form 10-Q relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
There are no material pending legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to our business. Management believes that none of the legal proceedings occurring in the ordinary course of business, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse impact on the results of operations or financial condition of the Company.
There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors" of our 2024 Annual Report. The materiality of any risks and uncertainties identified in our Forward Looking Statements contained in this Report or those that are presently unforeseen could result in significant adverse effects on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. See Part I, Item 2 for “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this Report.
On May 29, 2025, the Company announced a new stock repurchase program providing for the repurchase of up to $18.0 million of the Company's outstanding common stock. The stock repurchase program will expire on June 30, 2026 but may be discontinued or amended at any time.
During the second quarter of 2025, the Company repurchased 87,731 shares of common stock at an average price of $17.04 per share as part of the Company's stock repurchase program.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
(b)
(c)
(d)
Period
Total Number of Shares Purchased
Average Price Paid per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan
Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan
April 1, 2025 to April 30, 2025
May 1, 2025 to May 31, 2025
June 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025
None.
Not applicable.
Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans
During the quarter ended June 30, 2025, no officer or director of the Company adopted or terminated any contract, instruction, or written plan for the purchase or sale of securities of our common stock that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1(c) or any non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement as defined in 17 CFR§ 229.408(c).
Exhibit No
Description of Exhibits
3.1
Articles of Incorporation of RBB Bancorp (1)
3.2
Bylaws of RBB Bancorp (2)
3.3
Amendment to Bylaws of RBB Bancorp (4)
4.1
Specimen Common Stock Certificate of RBB Bancorp (3)
The other instruments defining the rights of holders of the long-term debt securities of the Company and its subsidiaries are omitted pursuant to section (b)(4)(iii)(A) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K. The Company hereby agrees to furnish copies of these instruments to the SEC upon request.
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS
Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104
The cover page of RBB Bancorp’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, formatted in Inline XBRL (contained in Exhibit 101)
Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Form S-1 filed with the SEC on June 28, 2017.
Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Form S-1 filed with the SEC on June 28, 2017.
Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Form S-1 filed with the SEC on June 28, 2017.
(4)
Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report in Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 13, 2018.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant)
Date: August 8, 2025
/s/ Johnny Lee
Johnny Lee
President and Chief Executive Officer
Lynn Hopkins
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer