Total loans increased by $14,070,000, or 2.38%, from Q1 2024, and increased by $49,238,000 or 8.85%, from Q2 2023.
| ● | The commercial loan portfolio increased by $15,193,000, or 3.44%, from Q1 2024 and increased by $31,268,000, or 7.35%, from Q2 2023. Growth in the portfolio was driven by building new relationships and expanding core relationships. |
| ● | The consumer/residential loan portfolio grew by $654,000, or 0.50%, from Q1 2024 and increased by $23,753,000, or 22.30%, from Q2 2023. The growth from Q2 2023 was driven by growth in 1-4 family residential loans, which was primarily in purchase money adjustable-rate mortgages and home equity loans. |
Asset quality
Asset quality remains strong, but we remain vigilant in monitoring our portfolio segments for impacts associated with higher rates. The Bank’s period-end asset quality metrics continue to compare favorably to our peers as follows:
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Asset Quality Metrics |
| | Village | | Peer Group |
Metric | | Q2 2024 | | Q1 2024 | | Q4 2023 | | Q3 2023 | | Q2 2023 | | Q1 2024(1) |
Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans/Total Loans | | 0.61% | | 0.60% | | 0.59% | | 0.59% | | 0.58% | | 1.11% |
Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans/Nonperforming Loans | | 950.13% | | 1272.03% | | 1176.12% | | 1120.23% | | 1139.05% | | 213.34% |
Net Charge-offs (recoveries) to Average Loans(2) | | (0.07%) | | (0.01%) | | (0.00%) | | (0.11%) | | (0.00%) | | 0.05% |
Nonperforming Loans/Loans (excluding Guaranteed Loans) | | 0.07% | | 0.05% | | 0.06% | | 0.06% | | 0.06% | | 0.42% |
Nonperforming Assets/Bank Total Assets | | 0.05% | | 0.04% | | 0.04% | | 0.04% | | 0.04% | | 0.22% |
(1) Source - S&P Global data for VA Banks <$1 Billion in assets as of March 31, 2024. | | | | |
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As of June 30, 2024, the Allowance for Credit Losses (“ACL”) was $4.00 million and included an allowance for credit losses on loans of $3.68 million and a reserve for unfunded commitments of $319,700. As of June 30, 2023, the ACL was $3.53 million and included an allowance for credit losses on loans of $3.26 million and a reserve for unfunded commitments of $277,000.
The Company did not record a provision for credit losses for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The lack of a provision for credit losses was driven primarily by the recognition of a net-recovery of previously charged-off loans of $107,000 during the period and was supported by stable local economic conditions and credit quality remaining strong during the period.
Non-performing loans as a percentage of loans were consistent, 0.07% at June 30, 2024 compared to 0.06% at June 30, 2023.
The Company did not record a provision for credit losses for unfunded commitments for the three months ended June 30, 2024, which was driven by a stable balance in the total commitments outstanding at June 30, 2024.
The allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans ratio at the Company is 0.61% compared to the peer average of 1.11%, management considers this level of allowance sufficient and appropriate based on the current asset quality and assessment of the Company’s loan portfolio.
While current economic challenges due to higher inflation and the speed at which interest rates rose remain a risk to credit quality, we believe our current level of allowance for credit losses is sufficient.