Metropolitan Bank : Reports Record Quarterly and Annual Net Income - Form 8-K

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. Reports Record Quarterly and

Annual Net Income

Banking-As-A-Service Revenues Increased 94.3% Year-Over-Year

Tangible Book Value Per Share Increased 27.6% Year-Over-Year¹

NEW YORK, January 20, 2022 - Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (the "Company") (NYSE: MCB), the holding company for Metropolitan Commercial Bank (the "Bank"), reported net income of $18.9 million, or $1.69 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to net income of $11.8 million, or $1.39 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2020. Net income for the year 2021 was $60.6 million, or $6.45 per diluted common share, compared to net income of $39.5 million, or $4.66 per diluted common share, for the year 2020.

Financial Highlights include:

For the Full Year 2021:

·	Total revenues of $180.7 million, up 27.3%.

·	Net income of $60.6 million, up 53.4%.

·	Diluted earnings per share of $6.45, up 38.4%.

·	Loans totaled $3.7 billion, up 19.0%. Loan originations of $1.2 billion for 2021 compared to $687 million for 2020.

·	Deposits were $6.4 billion, up 68.0%. Non-interest-bearing demand deposits increased to $3.7 billion, up 112.5%.

·	Common equity offering at a price of $75.00 per share completed in September 2021, which raised net proceeds of $163 million.

·	Book value per share was $50.98 per share, up 26.1%, and tangible book value per share1 was $50.09, up 27.6%.

·	Return on average equity of 14.7% and return on average tangible common equity (ROATCE)1 of 15.2%.

·	Efficiency ratio1 improved to 48.3% compared to 52.5% from the prior year.

Fourth Quarter of 2021 Compared to the Prior Linked Quarter:

·	Total revenues of $51.9 million, up 11.1%.

·	Net income of $18.9 million, up 16.5%.

·	Loans totaled $3.7 billion, up 3.6%.

·	Deposits were $6.4 billion, up 17.9%.

·	Annualized return on average equity of 13.6% and annualized ROATCE1 of 13.9%.

¹ Non-GAAP financial measure. See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures starting on page 14.

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Mark DeFazio, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "2021 was a breakout year for MCB that underscores our sustained performance. Being recognized in Fortune's 100 Fastest Growing Companies in 2021 highlights the success we have had in growing both the commercial bank and our Global Payments business, which was evident from the strong growth in loans and deposits as well as the expansion of Global Payments revenues from the banking-as-a-service we provide to our fintech partners. I could not be more proud of the men and women who show up in person every day and make this possible. I would also like to thank our board of directors for their support and guidance."

Balance Sheet

The Company had total assets of $7.1 billion at December 31, 2021, an increase of 15.9% from September 30, 2021. Total loans, net of deferred fees and unamortized costs, increased $129 million, or 3.6%, from the prior linked quarter to $3.7 billion. The increase in total loans was due primarily to an increase of $110 million in commercial real estate ("CRE") loans (including owner occupied) and $43 million in commercial and industrial loans. Loan production was $411 million for the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to $313 million for the prior linked quarter. Loans of $18 million were transferred to held-for-sale and sold in the fourth quarter.

Total assets increased 64.3% from December 31, 2020. Total loans, net of deferred fees and unamortized costs, increased to $3.7 billion at December 31, 2021, an increase of 19.0%, as compared to $3.1 billion at December 31, 2020. The increase in total loans was due primarily to an increase of $601 million in CRE loans (including owner occupied) and $63 million in commercial and industrial loans. Loan production was $1.2 billion for the year 2021 compared to $687 million for the year 2020.

Total cash and cash equivalents were $2.4 billion at December 31, 2021, an increase of $502 million, or 27.0% from September 30, 2021, and $1.5 billion, or 173.0%, from December 31, 2020. The increase in cash and cash equivalents reflected the strong growth in deposits as well as the cash received from the issuance of common stock during the third quarter of 2021.

Total securities were $951 million at December 31, 2021, an increase of 56.5% from September 30, 2021, and 250.7% from December 31, 2020, due primarily to the deployment of excess liquidity from deposit growth.

Total deposits increased $978 million to $6.4 billion at December 31, 2021, up 17.9% from September 30, 2021. The increase in deposits was due primarily to an increase in non-interest-bearing demand deposits from Global Payments Group clients. Total deposits increased $2.6 billion, up 68.0% from December 31, 2020. The increase in deposits from December 31, 2020, was due to increases of $1.9 billion in non-interest-bearing demand deposits and $663 million in interest-bearing deposits, resulting from increases across most deposit verticals.

Non-interest-bearing demand deposits were 57.0% of total deposits at December 31, 2021, as compared to 51.4% and 45.1% at September 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively.

The Company and the Bank each met all the requirements to be considered "Well-Capitalized" under applicable regulatory guidelines. Total non-owner-occupied commercial real estate loans were 343.4% of total risk-based capital at December 31, 2021, compared to 412.5% of total risk-based capital at December 31, 2020.

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Income Statement

Financial Highlights

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)		Three Months Ended			Twelve Months Ended
		Dec 31,			Sept 30,			Dec 31,			Dec 31,
		2021			2021			2020			2021			2020
Total revenues		$	51,867			$	46,683			$	36,840			$	180,698			$	141,924
Net income			18,887				16,215				11,775				60,555				39,466
Diluted earnings per common share			1.69				1.77				1.39				6.45				4.66
Return on average assets (1)			1.10	%			1.09	%			1.13	%			1.06	%			1.02	%
Return on average equity (1)			13.57	%			16.30	%			13.94	%			14.65	%			12.31	%
Return on average tangible common equity (1), (2)			13.86	%			16.95	%			14.61	%			15.18	%			12.92	%

(1)	For periods less than a year, ratios are annualized.

(2)	Non-GAAP financial measure. See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures starting on page 14.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income for the fourth quarter of 2021 was $44.8 million, an increase of $4.0 million from the prior linked quarter. This increase was primarily due to a higher average balance of $855 million in interest-earning assets, particularly in loans, held-to-maturity securities, and overnight deposits for the fourth quarter of 2021, which increased $128 million, $190 million and $477 million from the prior linked quarter, respectively.

Net interest income for the year 2021 was $157.0 million, an increase of $32.1 million from the prior year. This increase was primarily due to a higher average balance of $1.8 billion in interest-earning assets, particularly in loans and securities, which increased $560 million and $344 million from the prior year, respectively.

Net Interest Margin

Net interest margin decreased by 11 basis points to 2.59% for the fourth quarter of 2021, as compared to 2.70% for the prior linked quarter, primarily due to the increase in lower yielding overnight deposits driven by deposit growth. This was partially offset by an increase in loan yields which were up on elevated fees from loan payoffs, securities yields which were up due to new securities purchases at higher yields, and a modest decline in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.

Net interest margin decreased by 49 basis points to 2.77% for the year 2021, as compared to 3.26% for the prior year primarily due to the increase in lower-yielding overnight deposits driven by deposit growth and the decrease in yields on securities driven by the lower rate environment. This was partially offset by a decrease of 25 basis points in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities driven by the lower rate environment.

Total cost of funds declined 3 basis points to 28 basis points for the fourth quarter of 2021 as compared to the prior linked quarter, driven by the shift toward non-interest bearing deposits as well as a decrease in cost of interest-bearing deposits.

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Non-Interest Income

Non-interest income was $7.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2021, an increase of $1.2 million from the prior linked quarter driven primarily by the increase of $1.4 million in Global payments revenue from underlying client transaction volumes.

Non-interest income for the year 2021 increased by $6.7 million, as compared to the prior year, primarily due to an increase of $8.0 million in Global Payments Group revenue. This was partially offset by a decrease of $2.7 million in gain on sale of securities.

Non-Interest Expense

Non-interest expense was $23.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2021, an increase of $1.3 million from the prior linked quarter primarily driven by increased compensation and benefits and technology costs, which were in line with revenue growth and transaction volumes, respectively.

Non-interest expense increased $12.8 million, as compared to the prior year. Drivers included an increase in compensation and benefits costs due to additional full-time employees and an increase in professional fees and technology costs in line with revenue growth. This was partially offset by reduced licensing fees.

The estimated effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2021, was 32.4% compared to 31.9% for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Asset Quality

Credit quality remains strong as non-performing loans to total loans decreased to 0.28% at December 31, 2021, from 0.43% at September 30, 2021. During the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company recorded a provision of $0.5 million, which reflected loan growth and losses on transfers of loans to held for sale of $0.8 million. This was partially offset by a reduction in the provision of $1.4 million related to a reduction in non-performing consumer loans. Additionally, the Company recorded net charge-offs in the fourth quarter of $3.9 million which primarily related to one shared national credit loan of $3.1 million that had been substantially reserved for in 2020, as well as $0.8 million related to the loans transferred to held-for-sale.

The Company recorded a provision of $3.8 million for the full year 2021. Additionally, the Company recorded net charge-offs in 2021 of $4.5 million, which primarily related to one shared national credit loan of $3.1 million and two C&I loans in the amount of $0.9 million, which had been substantially reserved for in 2020, as well as $0.8 million related to the loans transferred to held for sale. Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans for the full year 2021 were 13 basis points.

COVID-19 related full payment deferrals remained steady at $10.0 million, or 27 basis points of total loans as of December 31, 2021. Principal only deferrals were $39.2 million, or 1.05% of total loans, as of December 31, 2021.

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Conference Call

The Company will conduct a conference call at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time on Friday, January 21, 2022, to discuss fourth quarter 2021 and full year 2021 results. To access the event by telephone, please dial 866-342-8591 (US), 203-518-9713 (INTL), and provide conference ID: MCBQ421 approximately 15 minutes prior to the start time (to allow time for registration).

The call will also be broadcast live over the Internet and accessible at MCB Quarterly Results Conference Call and in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at MCB News. To listen to the live webcast, please visit the site at least 15 minutes prior to the start time to register, download and install any necessary audio software.

For those unable to join for the live presentation, a replay of the webcast will also be available later that day accessible at MCB Quarterly Results Conference Call.

About Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (NYSE: MCB) is the parent company of Metropolitan Commercial Bank (the "Bank"). The Bank is a New York City based commercial bank which provides a broad range of business, commercial and personal banking products and services to small, middle-market, corporate enterprises, municipalities, and affluent individuals. The Bank's Global Payments Group is an established leader in BaaS ("Banking-as-a-Service") that include: domestic and international clients; digital payments settlements; gateway to payment networks; custodian of deposits; regulatory and compliance oversight; global settlement agent for crypto exchanges and a leading national issuer of third-party debit cards. The Bank operates banking centers in New York City and on Long Island in New York State and has been ranked as one of the 100 Fastest-Growing Companies by Fortune. The Bank is a New York State chartered commercial bank and a member of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and an equal opportunity lender. For more information, please visit MCBankNY.com.

Forward Looking Statement Disclaimer

This release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Examples of forward-looking statements include but are not limited to the Company's future financial condition and capital ratios, results of operations and the Company's outlook and business. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts. Such statements may be identified by the use of such words as "may," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "plan," "continue" or similar terminology. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Factors which may cause our forward-looking statements to be materially inaccurate include, but are not limited to an unexpected deterioration in our loan or securities portfolios, unexpected increases in our expenses, greater than anticipated growth and our ability to manage our growth, unanticipated regulatory action or changes in regulations, unexpected changes in interest rates, an unanticipated decrease in deposits, an unanticipated loss of key personnel or existing customers, competition from other institutions resulting in unanticipated changes in our loan or deposit rates, unanticipated increases in FDIC costs, changes in regulations, legislation or tax or accounting rules and unanticipated adverse changes in our customers' economic conditions or general economic conditions, as well as those discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

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Further, given its ongoing and dynamic nature, including the rate of vaccine acceptance and the development of new variants, it is difficult to predict the continued impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on our business. The extent of such impact will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain, including when the coronavirus can be controlled and abated. As the result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related adverse local and national economic consequences, we could be subject to any of the following risks, any of which could have a material, adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity, and results of operations: the demand for our products and services may decline, making it difficult to grow assets and income; if the economy worsens, loan delinquencies, problem assets, and foreclosures may increase, resulting in increased charges and reduced income; collateral for loans, especially real estate, may decline in value, which could cause loan losses to increase; our allowance for loan losses may increase if borrowers experience financial difficulties, which will adversely affect our net income; the net worth and liquidity of loan guarantors may decline, impairing their ability to honor commitments to us; our cyber security risks may increase if a significant number of our employees are forced to work remotely; and FDIC premiums may increase if the agency experiences additional resolution costs. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release. We do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement.

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Consolidated Balance Sheet (unaudited)

(in thousands)		Dec 31, 2021			Sept 30, 2021			June 30, 2021			Mar 31, 2021			Dec 31, 2020
Assets
Cash and due from banks		$	28,864			$	32,660			$	29,651			$	9,432			$	8,692
Overnight deposits			2,330,486				1,824,820				1,689,614				1,125,589				855,613
Total cash and cash equivalents			2,359,350				1,857,480				1,719,265				1,135,021				864,305
Investment securities available for sale			566,624				603,168				543,769				479,988				266,096
Investment securities held to maturity			382,099				2,017				2,222				2,492				2,760
Investment securities -- Equity investments			2,273				2,289				2,291				2,281				2,313
Total securities			950,996				607,474				548,282				484,761				271,169
Other investments			11,998				11,998				11,989				11,638				11,597
Loans, net of deferred fees and unamortized costs			3,731,929				3,603,288				3,449,490				3,237,664				3,137,053
Allowance for loan losses			(34,729	)			(38,121	)			(37,377	)			(35,502	)			(35,407	)
Net loans			3,697,200				3,565,167				3,412,113				3,202,162				3,101,646
Receivables from global payments business, net			39,864				48,302				40,091				38,356				27,259
Accrued interest receivable			15,195				13,504				14,424				13,982				13,249
Premises and equipment, net			15,116				14,031				13,337				13,756				13,475
Prepaid expenses and other assets			16,906				13,565				17,959				13,392				18,388
Goodwill			9,733				9,733				9,733				9,733				9,733
Total assets		$	7,116,358			$	6,141,254			$	5,787,193			$	4,922,801			$	4,330,821
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Deposits:
Non-interest-bearing demand deposits		$	3,668,673			$	2,803,823			$	2,794,136			$	2,167,899				1,726,135
Interest-bearing deposits			2,766,899				2,653,746				2,494,137				2,258,818				2,103,471
Total deposits			6,435,572				5,457,569				5,288,273				4,426,717				3,829,606
Trust preferred securities			20,620				20,620				20,620				20,620				20,620
Subordinated debt, net of issuance cost			24,712				24,698				24,684				24,670				24,657
Secured Borrowings			32,461				35,559				36,449				36,475				36,964
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities			36,411				38,129				30,598				42,737				61,645
Accrued interest payable			746				448				1,773				563				712
Prepaid third-party debit cardholder balances			8,847				21,577				21,201				22,802				15,830
Total liabilities			6,559,369				5,598,600				5,423,598				4,574,584				3,990,034
Class B preferred stock			-				3				3				3				3
Common stock			109				106				83				83				82
Additional paid in capital			382,999				382,922				219,098				217,384				218,899
Retained earnings			181,385				162,498				146,283				132,947				120,830
Accumulated other comprehensive gain, net of tax effect			(7,504	)			(2,875	)			(1,872	)			(2,200	)			973
Total stockholders' equity			556,989				542,654				363,595				348,217				340,787
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	7,116,358			$	6,141,254			$	5,787,193			$	4,922,801			$	4,330,821

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Consolidated Statement of Income (unaudited)

		Three Months Ended			Twelve Months Ended
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)		Dec. 31, 2021			Sep. 30, 2021			Dec. 31, 2020			Dec. 31, 2021			Dec. 31, 2020
Total interest income		$	49,110			$	45,018			$	36,862			$	173,284			$	143,097
Total interest expense			4,300				4,226				3,395				16,283				18,176
Net interest income			44,810				40,792				33,467				157,001				124,921
Provision for loan losses			501				490				1,795				3,816				9,488
Net interest income after provision for loan losses			44,309				40,302				31,672				153,185				115,433
Non-interest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts (1)			1,313				1,344				981				4,755				3,728
Global payments revenue (1)			5,293				3,942				2,163				16,445				8,464
Other service charges and fees			468				614				236				1,950				1,477
Unrealized gain (loss) on equity securities			(17	)			(9	)			(7	)			(62	)			48
Gain (loss) on sale of securities			-				-				-				609				3,286
Total non-interest income			7,057				5,891				3,373				23,697				17,003
Non-interest expense:
Compensation and benefits			12,001				11,269				9,835				45,908				39,797
Bank premises and equipment			1,992				2,038				1,842				8,055				8,340
Professional fees			1,567				1,877				1,064				6,750				4,122
Technology costs			1,736				1,090				864				5,201				3,387
Licensing fees			2,265				2,201				1,950				8,606				9,653
Other expenses			3,753				3,509				2,233				12,792				9,219
Total non-interest expense			23,314				21,984				17,788				87,312				74,518
Net income before income tax expense			28,052				24,209				17,257				89,570				57,918
Income tax expense			9,165				7,994				5,482				29,015				18,452
Net income		$	18,887			$	16,215			$	11,775			$	60,555			$	39,466
Earnings per common share:
Average common shares outstanding - basic			10,780,073				8,618,973				8,225,083				9,011,700				8,221,429
Average common shares outstanding - diluted			11,084,262				8,893,104				8,417,729				9,272,822				8,398,444
Basic earnings		$	1.74				1.82			$	1.42			$	6.64			$	4.76
Diluted earnings		$	1.69				1.77			$	1.39			$	6.45			$	4.66

(1)	Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current period presentation.

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Loan Production, Asset Quality & Regulatory Capital

(dollars in thousands)		Dec 31, 2021			Sept 30, 2021			June 30, 2021			Mar 31, 2021			Dec 31, 2020
LOAN PRODUCTION		$	411.0			$	312.9			$	265.4			$	235.7			$	174.0
ASSET QUALITY
Non-performing loans:
Non-accrual loans:
Commercial real estate		$	9,984			$	9,984			$	-			$	-			$	-
Commercial and industrial			-				3,145				3,337				3,337				4,192
Consumer			37				1,674				1,560				1,523				1,428
Total non-accrual loans			10,021				14,803				4,897				4,860				5,620
Total non-performing loans			10,286				15,376				5,491				5,464				6,389
Non-accrual loans to total loans			0.27	%			0.41	%			0.14	%			0.15	%			0.18	%
Non-performing loans to total loans			0.28	%			0.43	%			0.16	%			0.17	%			0.20	%
Allowance for loan losses			34,729				38,121				37,377				35,502				35,407
Allowance for loan losses to total loans			0.93	%			1.06	%			1.08	%			1.10	%			1.13	%
Charge-offs			(3,909	)			(54	)			-				(855	)			(30	)
Recoveries			17				308				-				-				28
Net charge-offs/(recoveries) as to average loans (annualized)			0.42	%			(0.03	)%			-	%			0.11	%			-	%
REGULATORY CAPITAL
Tier 1 Leverage:
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.			8.5	%			9.4	%			6.8	%			7.8	%			8.5	%
Metropolitan Commercial Bank			8.4	%			9.3	%			7.3	%			8.2	%			9.0	%
Common Equity Tier 1 Risk-Based (CET1):
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.			14.1	%			14.1	%			9.7	%			9.9	%			10.1	%
Metropolitan Commercial Bank			14.4	%			14.6	%			11.1	%			11.3	%			11.6	%
Tier 1 Risk-Based:
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.			14.6	%			14.8	%			10.5	%			10.7	%			10.9	%
Metropolitan Commercial Bank			14.4	%			14.6	%			11.1	%			11.3	%			11.6	%
Total Risk-Based:
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.			16.1	%			16.5	%			12.2	%			12.4	%			12.7	%
Metropolitan Commercial Bank			15.2	%			15.6	%			12.2	%			12.4	%			12.7	%

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Performance Measures

		Three Months Ended			Twelve Months Ended
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)		Dec 31, 2021			Sept 30, 2021			Dec 31, 2020			Dec 31, 2021			Dec 31, 2020
Net income available to common shareholders			18,718				15,661				11,690				59,816				39,122
Per common share:
Basic earnings		$	1.74			$	1.82			$	1.42			$	6.64			$	4.76
Diluted earnings		$	1.69			$	1.77			$	1.39			$	6.45			$	4.66
Common shares outstanding:
Period end			10,925,029				10,644,193				8,295,272				10,925,029				8,295,272
Average fully diluted			11,084,262				8,893,104				8,417,729				9,272,822				8,398,444
Return on: (1)
Average total assets			1.10	%			1.09	%			1.13	%			1.06	%			1.02	%
Average equity			13.57	%			16.30	%			13.94	%			14.65	%			12.31	%
Average tangible common equity (2)			13.86	%			16.95	%			14.61	%			15.18	%			12.92	%
Yield on average earning assets			2.85	%			2.99	%			3.54	%			3.05	%			3.73	%
Cost of interest-bearing deposits			0.54	%			0.57	%			0.56	%			0.57	%			0.75	%
Net interest spread			2.24	%			2.35	%			2.90	%			2.41	%			2.83	%
Net interest margin			2.59	%			2.70	%			3.21	%			2.77	%			3.26	%
Net charge-offs as % of average loans (1)			0.42	%			(0.03	)%			0.00	%			0.13	%			0.01	%
Efficiency ratio (2)			44.95	%			47.09	%			48.28	%			48.32	%			52.51	%

(1)	For periods less than a year, ratios are annualized.

(2)	Non-GAAP financial measure. See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures starting on page 14.

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Interest Margin Analysis

		Three Months Ended
		Dec 31, 2021			Sep 30, 2021
		Average									Average
		Outstanding						Yield/Rate			Outstanding						Yield/Rate
(dollars in thousands)		Balance			Interest			(annualized)			Balance			Interest			(annualized)
Assets:
Interest-earning assets:
Loans (1)		$	3,694,362			$	45,724				4.81	%		$	3,566,852			$	42,730				4.65	%
Available-for-sale securities			599,175				1,656				1.11	%			538,115				1,454				1.06	%
Held-to-maturity securities			191,795				716				1.49	%			2,120				9				1.66	%
Equity investments - non-trading			2,322				6				0.96	%			2,316				6				1.01	%
Overnight deposits			2,215,042				857				0.15	%			1,738,102				666				0.15	%
Other interest-earning assets			11,998				151				4.98	%			11,991				153				5.06	%
Total interest-earning assets			6,714,694				49,110				2.85	%			5,859,496				45,018				2.99	%
Non-interest-earning assets			105,083												95,181
Allowance for loan and lease losses			(38,464	)											(38,129	)
Total assets		$	6,781,313											$	5,916,548
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Money market, savings and other interest-bearing accounts		$	2,691,693			$	3,614				0.53	%		$	2,501,757			$	3,524				0.56	%
Certificates of deposit			80,197				176				0.87	%			82,628				192				0.92	%
Total interest-bearing deposits			2,771,890				3,790				0.54	%			2,584,385				3,716				0.57	%
Borrowed funds			45,324				510				4.49	%			45,309				510				4.40	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities			2,817,214				4,300				0.61	%			2,629,694				4,226				0.64	%
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:
Non-interest-bearing deposits			3,337,477												2,814,335
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities			74,496												77,732
Total liabilities			6,229,187												5,521,761
Stockholders' equity			552,126												394,787
Total liabilities and equity		$	6,781,313											$	5,916,548
Net interest income						$	44,810											$	40,792
Net interest rate spread (2)											2.24	%											2.35	%
Net interest-earning assets		$	3,897,480											$	3,229,802
Net interest margin (3)											2.59	%											2.70	%
Ratio of interest earning assets to interest bearing liabilities											2.38	x											2.23	x
Total cost of funds (4)											0.28	%											0.31	%

(1)	Amount includes deferred loan fees and non-performing loans.

(2)	Determined by subtracting the annualized average cost of total interest-bearing liabilities from the annualized average yield on total interest-earning assets.

(3)	Determined by dividing annualized net interest income by total average interest-earning assets.

(4)	Determined by dividing annualized interest expense by the sum of total average interest-bearing liabilities and total average non-interest-bearing deposits.

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		Three Months Ended
		Dec 31, 2021			Dec 31, 2020
		Average									Average
		Outstanding						Yield/Rate			Outstanding						Yield/Rate
(dollars in thousands)		Balance			Interest			(annualized)			Balance			Interest			(annualized)
Assets:
Interest-earning assets:
Loans (1)		$	3,694,362			$	45,724				4.81	%		$	3,070,850			$	35,843				4.62	%
Available-for-sale securities			599,175				1,656				1.11	%			230,080				573				0.97	%
Held-to-maturity securities			191,795				716				1.49	%			2,906				12				1.65	%
Equity investments - non-trading			2,322				6				0.96	%			2,294				9				1.46	%
Overnight deposits			2,215,042				857				0.15	%			806,602				280				0.14	%
Other interest-earning assets			11,998				151				4.98	%			11,336				145				5.09	%
Total interest-earning assets			6,714,694				49,110				2.85	%			4,124,068				36,862				3.54	%
Non-interest-earning assets			105,083												63,962
Allowance for loan and lease losses			(38,464	)											(34,122	)
Total assets		$	6,781,313											$	4,153,908
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Money market, savings and other interest-bearing accounts		$	2,691,693			$	3,614				0.53	%		$	1,962,417			$	2,554				0.52	%
Certificates of deposit			80,197				176				0.87	%			94,546				327				1.38	%
Total interest-bearing deposits			2,771,890				3,790				0.54	%			2,056,963				2,881				0.56	%
Borrowed funds			45,324				510				4.49	%			45,268				514				4.44	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities			2,817,214				4,300				0.61	%			2,102,231				3,395				0.64	%
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:
Non-interest-bearing deposits			3,337,477												1,636,417
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities			74,496												79,320
Total liabilities			6,229,187												3,817,968
Stockholders' equity			552,126												335,940
Total liabilities and equity		$	6,781,313											$	4,153,908
Net interest income						$	44,810											$	33,467
Net interest rate spread (2)											2.24	%											2.90	%
Net interest-earning assets		$	3,897,480											$	2,021,837
Net interest margin (3)											2.59	%											3.21	%
Ratio of interest earning assets to interest bearing liabilities											2.38	x											1.96	x
Total cost of funds (4)											0.28	%											0.36	%

(1)	Amount includes deferred loan fees and non-performing loans.

(2)	Determined by subtracting the annualized average cost of total interest-bearing liabilities from the annualized average yield on total interest-earning assets.

(3)	Determined by dividing annualized net interest income by total average interest-earning assets.

(4)	Determined by dividing annualized interest expense by the sum of total average interest-bearing liabilities and total average non-interest-bearing deposits.

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		Year Ended
		Dec 31, 2021			Dec 31, 2020
		Average									Average
		Outstanding									Outstanding
(dollars in thousands)		Balance			Interest			Yield/Rate			Balance			Interest			Yield/Rate
Assets:
Interest-earning assets:
Loans (1)		$	3,448,468			$	164,528				4.77	%		$	2,888,180			$	136,497				4.73	%
Available-for-sale securities			489,922				5,066				1.03	%			192,472				3,108				1.59	%
Held-to-maturity securities			50,110				746				1.49	%			3,282				59				1.77	%
Equity investments - non-trading			2,312				26				1.13	%			2,279				41				1.77	%
Overnight deposits			1,669,754				2,310				0.14	%			732,130				2,546				0.35	%
Other interest-earning assets			11,897				608				5.11	%			16,467				846				5.14	%
Total interest-earning assets			5,672,463				173,284				3.05	%			3,834,810				143,097				3.73	%
Non-interest-earning assets			89,002												59,584
Allowance for loan and lease losses			(37,235	)											(31,381	)
Total assets		$	5,724,230											$	3,863,013
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Money market, savings and other interest-bearing accounts		$	2,394,616			$	13,392				0.56	%		$	1,798,109			$	12,420				0.69	%
Certificates of deposit			83,313				849				1.02	%			98,483				1,824				1.85	%
Total interest-bearing deposits			2,477,929				14,241				0.57	%			1,896,592				14,244				0.75	%
Borrowed funds			45,303				2,042				4.51	%			129,460				3,932				2.99	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities			2,523,232				16,283				0.65	%			2,026,052				18,176				0.90	%
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:
Non-interest-bearing deposits			2,708,547												1,443,094
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities			79,239												73,250
Total liabilities			5,311,018												3,542,396
Stockholders' equity			413,212												320,617
Total liabilities and equity		$	5,724,230											$	3,863,013
Net interest income						$	157,001											$	124,921
Net interest rate spread (2)											2.41	%											2.83	%
Net interest-earning assets		$	3,149,231											$	1,808,758
Net interest margin (3)											2.77	%											3.26	%
Ratio of interest earning assets to interest bearing liabilities											2.25	x											1.89	x
Total cost of funds (4)											0.31	%											0.52	%

(1)	Amount includes deferred loan fees and non-performing loans.

(2)	Determined by subtracting the average cost of total interest-bearing liabilities from the average yield on total interest-earning assets.

(3)	Determined by dividing net interest income by total average interest-earning assets.

(4)	Determined by dividing interest expense by the sum of total average interest-bearing liabilities and total average non-interest-bearing deposits.

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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

In addition to the results presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), this earnings release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful information to investors in understanding the Company's operating performance and trends. These non-GAAP measures have inherent limitations and are not required to be uniformly applied and are not audited. They should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for an analysis of results reported under GAAP. These non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Reconciliations of non-GAAP/adjusted financial measures disclosed in this earnings release to the comparable GAAP measures are provided in the following table:

		Quarterly Data			Annual Data
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)		Dec 31, 2021			Sept 30, 2021			June 30, 2021			Mar 31, 2021			Dec 31, 2020			Dec 31, 2021			Dec 31, 2020
Average assets		$	6,781,313			$	5,916,548			$	5,504,686			$	4,669,051			$	4,153,908			$	5,724,230			$	3,863,013
Less: average intangible assets			9,733				9,733				9,733				9,733				9,733				9,733				9,733
Average tangible assets		$	6,771,580			$	5,906,815			$	5,494,953			$	4,659,318			$	4,144,175			$	5,714,497			$	3,853,280
Average equity		$	552,126			$	394,787			$	357,097			$	346,785			$	335,940			$	413,212			$	320,617
Less: Average preferred equity			1,834				5,502				5,502				5,502				5,502				4,585				5,502
Average common equity		$	550,292			$	389,285			$	351,595			$	341,283			$	330,438			$	408,627			$	315,115
Less: average intangible assets			9,733				9,733				9,733				9,733				9,733				9,733				9,733
Average tangible common equity		$	540,559			$	379,552			$	341,862			$	331,550			$	320,705			$	398,894			$	305,382
Return on average tangible common equity (1), (2)			13.86	%			16.95	%			15.65	%			14.82	%			14.61	%			15.18	%			12.92	%
Total assets		$	7,116,358			$	6,141,254			$	5,787,193			$	4,922,801			$	4,330,821			$	7,116,358			$	4,330,821
Less: intangible assets			9,733				9,733				9,733				9,733				9,733				9,733				9,733
Tangible assets		$	7,106,625			$	6,131,521			$	5,777,460			$	4,913,068			$	4,321,088			$	7,106,625			$	4,321,088
Total equity		$	556,989			$	542,654			$	363,595			$	348,217			$	340,787			$	556,989			$	340,787
Less: preferred equity			-				5,502				5,502				5,502				5,502				-				5,502
Common equity		$	556,989			$	537,152			$	358,093			$	342,715			$	335,285			$	556,989			$	335,285
Less: intangible assets			9,733				9,733				9,733				9,733				9,733				9,733				9,733
Tangible common equity (book value)		$	547,256			$	527,419			$	348,360			$	332,982			$	325,552			$	547,256			$	325,552
Common shares outstanding			10,925,029				10,644,193				8,344,193				8,345,032				8,295,272				10,925,029				8,295,272
Book value per share (GAAP)		$	50.98			$	50.46			$	42.92			$	41.07			$	40.42			$	50.98			$	40.42
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP) (3)		$	50.09			$	49.55			$	41.75			$	39.90			$	39.25			$	50.09			$	39.25
Total revenue (GAAP) (4)		$	51,867			$	46,683			$	43,129			$	39,017			$	33,467			$	180,698			$	141,924
Gain on sale of securities		$	-			$	-			$	609			$	-			$	-			$	609			$	3,286
Revenue excluding gain on sale of
securities (non-GAAP)		$	51,867			$	46,683			$	42,520			$	39,017			$	33,467			$	180,089			$	138,638

(1) For periods less than a year, ratios are annualized.

(2) Net income divided by average tangible common equity.

(3) Tangible book value divided by common shares outstanding at period-end.

(4) Total revenue equals net interest income plus non-interest income.

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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures, continued

		Quarterly Data			Annual Data
(dollars in thousands)		Dec 31, 2021			Sept 30, 2021			June 30, 2021			Mar 31, 2021			Dec 31, 2020			Dec 31, 2021			Dec 31, 2020
Total non-interest expense (GAAP)		$	23,314			$	21,984			$	21,689			$	20,323			$	17,788				87,312			$	74,518
Total Revenue (GAAP)		$	51,867			$	46,683			$	43,129			$	39,017			$	36,840				180,698			$	141,924
Efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)			44.9	%			47.1	%			50.3	%			52.1	%			48.3	%			48.3	%			52.5	%

Explanatory Note

Some amounts presented within this document may not recalculate due to rounding.

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