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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

9.     COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk

Primis is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and guarantees of credit card accounts. These instruments involve elements of credit and funding risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets. Letters of credit are written conditional commitments issued by Primis to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to customers. The Company had letters of credit outstanding totaling $19 million and $20 million as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

The Company’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instruments for commitments to extend credit and letters of credit is based on the contractual amount of these instruments. Primis uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments. Unless noted otherwise, Primis does not require collateral or other security to support financial instruments with credit risk.

Allowance For Credit Losses - Off-Balance Sheet Credit Exposures

The allowance for credit losses on off-balance sheet credit exposures is a liability account, calculated in accordance with ASC 326, representing expected credit losses over the contractual period for which Primis is exposed to credit risk resulting from a contractual obligation to extend credit. No allowance is recorded if the Company has the unconditional right to cancel the obligation. Off-balance sheet credit exposures primarily consist of amounts available under outstanding lines of credit and letters of credit detailed above. For the period of exposure, the estimate of expected credit losses

considers both the likelihood that funding will occur and the amount expected to be funded over the estimated remaining life of the commitment or other off-balance sheet exposure. The likelihood and expected amount of funding are based on historical utilization rates. The amount of the allowance represents management's best estimate of expected credit losses on commitments expected to be funded over the contractual life of the commitment. Estimating credit losses on amounts expected to be funded uses the same methodology as described for loans in Note 3 - Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses, as if such commitments were funded. The allowance for credit losses on off-balance sheet credit exposures is reflected in other liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The following table details activity in the allowance for credit losses on off-balance sheet credit exposures ($ in thousands):

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

Balance as of January 1

$

1,006

$

1,121

(Benefit) provision for credit losses

 

(136)

 

13

Balance as of March 31

$

870

$

1,134

Commitments

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer if there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments are made predominately for adjustable rate loans and generally have fixed expiration dates of up to three months or other termination clauses and usually require payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments may expire without being completely drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Primis evaluates each customer’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis.

The Company had $215 million in mortgage loan commitments outstanding as of March 31, 2026, related to approved mortgage loan applications, although not all approved applications will ultimately fund.

As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had unfunded lines of credit and undisbursed construction loan funds totaling $588 million and $567 million, respectively, not all of which are expected to be drawn. Virtually all of the unfunded lines of credit and undisbursed construction loan funds are variable rate instruments. The amount of certificate of deposit accounts maturing in less than one year was $278 million as of March 31, 2026. Management anticipates that funding requirements for these commitments will be met in the normal course of business.

Primis also had outstanding commitments under subscription agreements entered into for investments in non-marketable equity securities of $1 million as of both March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.