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9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
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BORROWINGS

NOTE 10: BORROWINGS

The Bank has established secured and unsecured lines of credit under which it may borrow funds from time to time on a term or overnight basis from the FHLB, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (the “Federal Reserve Bank”), and other institutions.  At September 30, 2025, our borrowings consisted of $1.0 billion in FHLB putable advances at the Bank, $400 million of FHLB term advances at the Bank, and $22 million in repurchase agreements at the Bank.  At December 31, 2024, our borrowings consisted of $1.0 billion in FHLB putable advances at the Bank, $400 million of FHLB term advances at the Bank, and $25 million in repurchase agreements at the Bank.

FHLB Advances

The FHLB putable advances outstanding at September 30, 2025 had a weighted average remaining life of 5.5 years and a weighted average interest rate of 3.74%. The putable advances can be called quarterly until maturity at the option of the FHLB at various put dates.  $300 million attained its first quarterly put date in March 2025 and $700 million attained its first quarterly put date in June 2025, for which none of the puts were exercised.

The FHLB term advances outstanding at September 30, 2025 consist of the following:

$300 million in a three-year fixed-rate advance maturing on May 28, 2027 at an interest rate of 4.95%.

$100 million in a five-year fixed-rate advance maturing on June 28, 2028 at an interest rate of 4.21%.

FHLB advances are collateralized primarily by loans secured by single-family, multifamily, and commercial real estate properties with a market value of $3.1 billion as of September 30, 2025.  The Bank’s total unused borrowing capacity from the FHLB as of September 30, 2025 was $1.3 billion.  As of September 30, 2025, the Bank had in place $126 million in letters of credit from the FHLB, $116 million of which is used as collateral for the 2025 and 2024 multifamily loan sale/securitizations, and $10 million of which is used as collateral for public fund deposits.

The FHLB putable advances outstanding at December 31, 2024 had a weighted average remaining life of 6.25 years and a weighted average interest rate of 3.74%. The FHLB term advances outstanding at December 31, 2024 consisted of: $300 million in a three-year fixed-rate advance maturing on May 28, 2027 at an interest rate of 4.95%, and $100 million in a five-year fixed-rate advance maturing on June 28, 2028 at an interest rate of 4.21%. FHLB advances outstanding at December 31, 2024 were collateralized primarily by loans secured by single-family, multifamily, and commercial real estate properties with a market value of $4.1 billion. The Bank’s total unused borrowing capacity from the FHLB at December 31, 2024 was $1.7 billion. The Bank had in place $69 million in letters of credit from the FHLB, $59 million of which is used as collateral for the 2024 multifamily loan sale/securitization, and $10 million of which is used as collateral for public fund deposits.  

Federal Reserve Bank Borrowings

The Bank has a secured line of credit with the Federal Reserve Bank including the secured borrowing capacity through the Federal Reserve Bank’s Discount Window, and Borrower-in-Custody (“BIC”) programs.  At September 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, the Bank did not have any borrowings outstanding under any of the Federal Reserve Bank programs. The Bank had secured unused borrowing capacity under this agreement of $992 million and $1.1 billion as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

Uncommitted Credit Facilities:

The Bank has a total of $240 million in borrowing capacity through unsecured federal funds lines, ranging in size from $20 million to $100 million, with six correspondent financial institutions. At September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there were no balances outstanding under these arrangements.

Holding Company Line of Credit:

FFI has entered into a loan agreement with an unaffiliated lender that provides for a revolving line of credit for up to $20 million maturing in June 2026. The loan bears an interest rate of Prime rate, plus 50 basis points (0.50%). FFI’s obligations under the loan agreement are secured by, among other things, a pledge of all of its equity in the Bank. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there were no balances outstanding under this agreement.

Repurchase Agreements:

The repurchase agreements are treated as overnight borrowings with the obligations to repurchase securities sold reflected as a liability. The investment securities underlying these agreements remain in the Company’s securities AFS portfolio. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the repurchase agreements are collateralized by investment securities with a fair value of approximately $72.5 million and $77.3 million, respectively.