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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies | Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation The accounting and reporting policies of the Company conform to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and predominant practices within the banking industry. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all its subsidiaries. All inter-company balances have been eliminated. The preparation of consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The principal estimate that is particularly susceptible to a significant change in the near term relates to our allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) on loans, leases and securities. This estimate, made in accordance with GAAP, involves a significant level of estimation uncertainty and has had, or is reasonably likely to have, a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. Subsequent Events The Company evaluated its December 31, 2025 consolidated financial statements for subsequent events through the date the consolidated financial statements were issued. The Company is not aware of any subsequent events which would require recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and cash equivalents are defined as cash and amounts due from banks with an original maturity from date of purchase of three months or less and federal funds sold. The Company maintains balances in excess of insured limits at various financial institutions including the Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”), the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) and other private institutions. The Company does not believe these instruments carry a significant risk of loss, but cannot provide assurances that no losses could occur if these institutions were to become insolvent. Investment Securities The Company’s investments in debt securities are classified as available-for-sale, as management believes the instruments may be sold prior to maturity due to changes in interest rates, prepayment risk, liquidity requirements, or other factors. Net unrealized gains for such securities, net of tax effect, are reported as other comprehensive income through equity and are excluded from the determination of net income. The unrealized losses for available-for-sale securities are evaluated to determine if any component is attributable to credit loss versus market factors. If the present value of cash flows expected to be collected is less than the amortized cost basis, a provision for credit losses is recorded within the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Subsequent improvement in credit may result in reversal of the credit charge in future periods. For available-for-sale debt securities in an unrealized loss position, the Company also assesses whether it intends to sell, or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If either of the criteria regarding intent or requirement to sell is met, the security’s amortized cost basis is written down to fair value through income. Realized gains or losses on disposition of investment securities are based on the net proceeds and the adjusted carrying amount of the securities sold using the specific identification method. The Company periodically reviews its investment portfolio to determine whether any securities are credit deteriorated and an allowance for credit loss should be established. The evaluation is performed at the individual security level, and includes consideration of the following factors: (a) the extent to which the fair value is less than the amortized cost of the security; (b) changes in the financial condition, credit rating and near-term prospects of the issuer; (c) whether the issuer is current on contractually obligated interest and principal payments; (d) changes in the financial condition of the security’s underlying collateral; and (e) the payment structure of the security. The Company’s determination of the best estimate of expected future cash flows, which is used to determine the credit loss amount, is a quantitative and qualitative process that incorporates information received from third-party sources along with internal assumptions and judgments regarding the future performance of the security. If required, an ACL is established to recognize credit deterioration through a charge to provision for credit loss on security in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The charge may be reversed should credit improve in the future. Commercial Loans, at fair value Commercial loans at fair value were originated prior to 2020, were intended for sale into securitizations and at origination the Company elected fair value treatment. The Company continues to account for this population at fair value even though they are no longer intended for sale. Changes in fair value are recognized as unrealized gains or losses on commercial loans in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company accounts for all its’ current originations at amortized cost. Loans, net of deferred loan fees and costs Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity or payoff are classified as held for investment and are stated at amortized cost, net of unearned discounts, unearned loan fees and an allowance for credit loss. The Company defers initial direct costs incurred and fees received to originate our loans. The deferred loan fees and costs are amortized to interest income using the effective interest method. Interest income is accrued as earned on a simple interest method. Accrual of interest is discontinued on a loan when management believes, after considering economic and business conditions and collection efforts, that the borrower’s financial condition is such that collection of interest is doubtful. When a loan is placed on non-accrual status, all accumulated accrued interest receivable is reversed from income on a timely basis. Loans reported as having missed four or more consecutive monthly payments and still accruing interest must have both principal and accruing interest adequately secured by collateral, and must be in the process of collection. Such loans are reported as 90 days delinquent and still accruing. For all loan types, the Company uses the method of reporting delinquencies which considers a loan past due or delinquent if a monthly payment has not been received by the close of business on the loan’s next due date. In the Company’s reporting, two missed payments are reflected as 30 to 59 day delinquencies and three missed payments are reflected as 60 to 89 day delinquencies. Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans For loans held for investment at amortized cost, the allowance is determined based on a current expected credit loss (“CECL”) methodology. Under CECL, a lifetime expected credit loss estimate is recognized when a financial asset is originated or purchased, taking into account all cashflows the Company expects to receive or derive, including recoveries after charge-off. Expected credit losses are estimated over the estimated remaining lives of loans. The Company does not measure an ACL on accrued interest receivable balances, because these balances are written off in a timely manner as a reduction to interest income when loans are placed on non-accrual status. The ACL is established through a provision for credit losses recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Loan principal considered to be uncollectible by management is charged against the ACL. Management updates its estimate of credit loss for its’ loans recorded at amortized cost on a quarterly basis. The Company has established a systematic methodology to measure the estimated credit losses inherent in its current portfolio, over the entire life of the contracts, and this methodology is consistently applied. The Company assesses the appropriate segments to use to analyze its portfolio based on the different receivable classes that have different underlying collateral and unique risk characteristics. A vintage analysis is used to determine the allowance for the SBL, leasing, advisor financing, and REBL portfolios, the probability of default/loss given default method is used for the SBLOC, IBLOC and Fintech loan portfolios and discounted cash flow for the other loan portfolio. For the vintage analysis the loans are segregated by product type, to recognize differing risk characteristics within portfolio segments, and an average historical loss rate is calculated for each product type. The average loss rate is then projected over the estimated remaining loan lives unique to each loan pool, to determine estimated lifetime losses. For the probability of default/loss given default the Company calculates the likelihood a borrower will default and then the expected loss after the default occurs. The discounted cash flow method estimates expected credit losses by projecting the cash flows of a financial asset over its lifetime, discounting those flows back to their present value, and comparing the result to the asset's amortized cost basis. Internal loss data is used for most loan categories, except Advisor and REBL where third-party data is used due to a lack of significant company-own historical loss experience. Loans that do not share risk characteristics are evaluated on an individual basis. When specific loans are credit deteriorated and separately assessed, expected credit losses for collateral-dependent loans are based on the fair value of the underlying collateral. A loan is deemed to be a collateral-dependent loan when: (i) foreclosure is believed to be probable; or (ii) foreclosure or repossession is not probable, but the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and we expect repayment to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral. For collateral-dependent loans, a reserve is established within the ACL based on the difference between loan principal and the estimated fair value of the collateral, adjusted for estimated disposition costs. Categories of loans that may be assessed as collateral dependent, and the underlying nature of the collateral, includes: Real estate bridge loans are primarily collateralized by apartment buildings, or other commercial real estate. SBL non-real estate are collateralized by business assets, which may include certain real estate. SBL commercial mortgage and construction are collateralized by real estate for small businesses. SBLOC are collateralized by marketable investment securities while IBLOC are collateralized by the cash value of life insurance. Advisor financing are collateralized by investment advisors’ business franchises. Direct lease financing are collateralized primarily by vehicles or equipment. As part of its estimate of expected credit losses, specific to each measurement date, management considers relevant qualitative factors to assess whether the historical loss experience being referenced should be adjusted to better reflect the risk characteristics of the current portfolio and the expected future loss experience for the life of these contracts. This assessment incorporates all available information relevant to considering the collectability of its current portfolio, including considering economic and business conditions, default trends, changes in its portfolio composition, changes in its lending policies and practices, among other internal and external factors. These qualitative adjustments are subjective and based on current expectations and available information, and are designed to be responsive to changes in expectations; Such estimates may increase or decrease the allowance in future periods as such information is updated. Further, actual losses on specified problem loans, may depend upon disposition of collateral for which actual sales prices may differ from appraisals or management’s estimates. The loss estimate is adjusted for qualitative factors, incorporating forward looking expectations over a twelve-to-eighteen-month projection period, then the estimate of loss reverts to historical loss rates. The qualitative and quantitative historical loss rate components, together with the allowances on specific credit-deteriorated loans, comprise the total ACL. Stock in Federal Reserve, Federal Home Loan and Atlantic Central Bankers Banks Stock in FRB, FHLB, and Atlantic Central Bankers Bank (“ACBB”) is recorded at cost. Each of these institutions require their correspondent banking institutions to hold stock as a condition of membership. While a fixed stock amount is required by each of these institutions, the FHLB stock requirement increases or decreases with the level of borrowing activity. Premises and Equipment Premises and equipment, including leasehold improvements, are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation expense is computed on the straight-line method over the useful lives of the assets. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the improvements or the terms of the related leases. Other Real Estate Owned Other real estate owned (“OREO”) is recorded at estimated fair market value less estimated cost of disposal; which establishes a new cost basis or carrying value. When property is acquired, the excess, if any, of the loan balance over fair market value is charged to the ACL. Periodically thereafter, the asset is reviewed for subsequent declines in the estimated fair market value against the carrying value. Subsequent declines, if any, and holding costs, as well as gains and losses on subsequent sale, are included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Expenditures for OREO properties that extend its useful life or capacity are capitalized. Credit Enhancement Asset The Company has agreements with a partner to originate and service consumer fintech loans, which include credit enhancement provisions through which the partner covers incurred losses on such consumer fintech loans. When a fintech loan meets a defined delinquency level, the Company recognizes a charge-off of the receivable, and the incurred losses are covered by the partner. Any subsequent recoveries from the charged-off loan are credited to the partner. The partner relationship agreements governing our fintech loan programs include requirements for pledging cash reserve accounts at the Bank as collateral for loss exposure, through which we can collect when losses occur. In addition, the agreements also provide for the right to offset any cashflows we owe to our partners (such as for monthly revenues) against any net realized loan losses. The Company recognizes an estimate of loss on the fintech portfolio through its allowance for credit loss, with provision for credit losses on fintech loans recognized on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. In addition, the Company recognizes a corresponding amount of credit enhancement asset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and non-interest income — consumer fintech loan credit enhancement on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The measurement of the expected loan losses and the related credit enhancement are based on the same estimate and are equal and correlate to like amounts in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Internal Use Software The Company capitalizes costs associated with internally developed and/or purchased software systems for new products and enhancements to existing products that have reached the application stage and meet recoverability tests. Capitalized costs include external direct costs of materials and services utilized in developing or obtaining internal use software and payroll and payroll related expenses for employees who are directly associated with, and devote time to, the internal use software project. Capitalization of such costs begins when the preliminary project stage is complete and ceases no later than the point at which the project is substantially complete and ready for its intended purpose. The carrying value of the Company’s software is periodically reviewed and a loss is recognized if the value of the estimated undiscounted cash flow benefit related to the asset falls below the unamortized cost. Amortization is provided using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the related software, which is generally seven years. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had net capitalized software costs of approximately $3.3 million and $5.0 million, respectively, recognized within other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company recorded related amortization expense of approximately $1.5 million, $1.1 million and $1.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Deposits The Company does not have a traditional bank branch system, the deposit accounts are comprised primarily of millions of small transaction-based consumer balances which are obtained through and with the assistance of third-party partner relationships of our Fintech business. Interest is paid directly to consumer account holders for an immaterial amount of deposit balances. For the majority of the deposit accounts, interest expense is recognized that represents fees paid to third-parties. Those fees are based upon a contractual percentage applied to a rate index, generally the effective federal funds rate, and therefore classified as interest expense. Income Taxes The Company accounts for income taxes under the liability method whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between their carrying values on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and their tax basis as measured by the enacted tax rates which will be in effect when these differences reverse. Deferred tax expense (benefit) is the result of changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities. The Company recognizes the benefit of a tax position in the consolidated financial statements only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than not sustain the position following an audit by the tax authority. For tax positions meeting the more likely than not threshold, the amount recognized in the consolidated financial statements is the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority. For these analyses, the Company may engage attorneys to provide opinions related to the positions. The Company applies this policy to all tax positions for which the statute of limitations remain open, but this application does not materially impact the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets or Consolidated Statements of Operations. Any interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions are recognized in income tax expense (benefit) in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Deferred tax assets are recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at their net realizable value. The Company performs an assessment each reporting period to evaluate the amount of the deferred tax asset it is more likely than not to realize. Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the amount of taxable income expected in future periods, as tax benefits require taxable income to be realized. If a valuation allowance is required, the deferred tax asset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets is reduced via a corresponding income tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Revenue Recognition – Non-interest income The Company’s revenue streams that are in the scope of ASC 606 Revenue include prepaid and debit card, card payment, interchange, a utomated clearing house (“ACH”) and deposit processing and other fees. The Company recognizes revenue when the performance obligations related to the transfer of goods or services under the terms of a contract are satisfied. The vast majority of the Company’s services related to its revenues are performed, earned, and recognized monthly. The Company’s contracts generally do not contain terms that require significant judgment to determine the variability impacting the transaction price. ACH, card and other payment processing fees. The majority of fees the Company earns result from contractual transaction fees paid by third-party sponsors to the Company and monthly service fees. Additionally, the Company earns interchange fees paid through settlement with associations such as Visa, which are also determined on a per transaction basis. The Company records this revenue net of costs such as association fees and interchange transaction charges. Fees earned by the Company from processing card payments, or from processing ACH payments or other payments are also determined primarily on a per transaction basis. Prepaid and debit card fees primarily include fees for services related to reconciliation, fraud detection, regulatory compliance and other services which are performed and earned daily or monthly and are also billed and collected on a monthly basis. Accordingly, there is no significant component of the services the Company performs or related revenues which are deferred. The Company earns transactional and/or interchange fees on prepaid and debit card accounts when transactions occur and revenue is billed and collected monthly or quarterly. Certain volume or transaction based interchange expenses paid to payment networks such as Visa, reduce revenue which is presented net on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Card payment and ACH processing fees include transaction fees earned for processing merchant transactions. Revenue is recognized when a cardholder’s transaction is approved and settled, or monthly. ACH processing fees are earned on a per item basis as the transactions are processed for third-party clients and are also billed and collected monthly. Service charges on deposit accounts include fees and other charges the Company receives to provide various services, including but not limited to, account maintenance, check writing, wire transfer and other services normally associated with deposit accounts. Revenue for these services is recognized monthly as the services are performed. The Company’s customer contracts do not typically have performance obligations and fees are collected and earned when the transaction occurs. The Company may, from time to time, waive certain fees for customers but generally does not reduce the transaction price to reflect variability for future reversals due to the insignificance of the amounts. Waiver of fees reduces the revenue in the period the waiver is granted to the customer. Consumer credit fintech fees are comprised of fees paid by third-party marketers and servicers related to loans made by the Bank, which earns such fees based generally on average loan balances. Advertising Costs The Company expenses advertising and marketing costs as incurred. Advertising and marketing costs amounted to $1.7 million, $858,000 and $978,000 for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Advertising and marketing expense is reflected under “Other” in the non-interest expense section of the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Variable Interest Entities Variable interest entities (“VIEs”) are entities that, by design, either (1) lack sufficient equity to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties, or (2) have equity investors that do not have the ability to make significant decisions relating to the entity’s operations through voting rights, or do not have the obligation to absorb the expected losses, or do not have the right to receive the residual returns of the entity. The Company determines whether an entity is a variable interest entity (“VIE”) and whether it is the primary beneficiary at the date of initial involvement with the entity. The Company reassesses whether it is the primary beneficiary of a VIE upon certain events that affect the VIE’s equity investment at risk and upon certain changes in the VIE’s activities. The purposes and activities of the VIE are considered in determining whether the Company is the primary beneficiary, including the variability and related risks the VIE incurs and transfers to other entities and their related parties. Based on these factors, a qualitative assessment is made and, if inconclusive, a quantitative assessment of whether it would absorb a majority of the VIE’s expected losses or receive a majority of the VIE’s expected residual returns. If the Company determines that it is the primary beneficiary of the VIE, the VIE is consolidated within the financial statements. The Company’s involvement with variable interest entities primarily relates to CRE securitization trusts issued prior to 2020, where the Company originated and sold all of the commercial mortgage loan collateral into the securitizations, and retained an interest in the trusts in the form of an Investment securities. The Company was not considered the primary beneficiary of the CRE trusts. Amounts recorded related to the Company’s interest in nonconsolidated VIEs consisted of $3.4 million of Investment securities for commercial mortgage-backed securities as of December 31, 2024. There were no amounts recognized related to VIEs as of December 31, 2025, as the related investment was repaid. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740), Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. ASU 2023-09, effective January 1, 2025, adds annual disclosures for the amount of income taxes paid, net of refunds, shown separately for federal, state and foreign taxes. Total tax paid, net of refunds, for any jurisdictions which exceed 5% of total net taxes paid, will also be shown separately. The Company adopted this guidance on a prospective basis as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, which requires entities to disclose disaggregated information about certain income statement expense line items in the notes to their financial statements on an annual and interim basis. Subsequently, in January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01—Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Clarifying the Effective Date, making ASU 2024-03 effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, on a retrospective or prospective basis, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating this update to determine the impact on the Company’s disclosures. In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, which clarifies the capitalization threshold on costs to develop software for internal use. This update removes the prescriptive and sequential software development stages (referred to as “project stages”) and requires entities to start capitalizing software costs when (i) management has authorized and committed to funding the software project, and (ii) it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used to perform the function intended (referred to as the “probable-to-complete recognition threshold”). The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods on a prospective, modified transition, or a retrospective basis. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of an annual reporting period. The Company is currently evaluating this update to determine its impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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