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Amalgamated Financial Corp. Reports Record Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results; Margin Expands to 3.51%; Return on Average Assets of 1.32%

NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amalgamated Financial Corp. (the “Company” or “Amalgamated”) (Nasdaq: AMAL), the holding company for Amalgamated Bank (the “Bank”), today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024.

Third Quarter 2024 Highlights (on a linked quarter basis)

Deposits and Liquidity

Assets and Margin

Capital and Returns

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1 Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP measure are set forth on the last page of the financial information accompanying this press release and may also be found on our website, www.amalgamatedbank.com.

Priscilla Sims Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Our third quarter financial results continue to demonstrate that Amalgamated remains positioned to achieve sustainable earnings and profitability.   During the quarter, we delivered outstanding deposit and loan growth, strong profitability and returns, and a growing capital base that positions us to invest in our strategic initiatives which will sustain our growth into the future.”

Third Quarter Earnings

Net income for the third quarter of 2024 was $27.9 million, or $0.90 per diluted share, compared to $26.8 million, or $0.87 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2024. The $1.1 million increase during the quarter was primarily driven by a $3.2 million increase in non-core ICS One-Way Sell fee income from our off-balance sheet deposits, a $2.9 million increase in net interest income, a $1.3 million decrease in provision for credit losses, and a $0.7 million increase in non-core income from solar tax equity investments, which was expected. This was offset by a $4.3 million reduction in fair value on a pool of lower yielding residential loans moved to held for sale, a $1.5 million increase in non-interest expense, and a $1.3 million increase in income tax expense, and a $0.5 million increase in losses on securities sales.

Core net income1 for the third quarter of 2024 was $28.0 million, or $0.91 per diluted share, compared to $26.2 million, or $0.85 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2024. Excluded from core net income for the quarter, pre-tax, was $8.1 million of ICS One-Way Sell fee income, a $4.3 million reduction in fair value of held for sale residential loans, $3.2 million of losses on the sale of securities, $1.1 million of accelerated depreciation from solar tax equity investments, $0.7 million of gains on subordinated debt repurchases, and $0.2 million in severance costs. Excluded from core net income for the second quarter of 2024, pre-tax, was $4.9 million of ICS One-Way Sell fee income, $2.7 million of losses on the sale of securities, $1.8 million of accelerated depreciation from our solar tax equity investments, $0.4 million of gains on subordinated debt repurchases.

Net interest income was $72.1 million for the third quarter of 2024, compared to $69.2 million for the second quarter of 2024. Loan interest income increased $2.8 million and loan yields increased 11 basis points mainly as a result of a $86.7 million increase in average loan balances. Adjusted for two discrete items; the effect of $2.1 million of accelerated amortization related to purchase premiums last quarter and the recognition in the current quarter of a $1.3 million acceleration of deferred costs on certain loans, loan interest income increased by $2.1 million in the quarter. Interest income on securities increased $1.7 million driven by an increase in the average balance of securities of $79.7 million. Interest expense on total interest-bearing deposits increased $1.2 million driven by a 26 basis point increase in cost despite a decrease in the average balance of total interest-bearing deposits of $235.6 million. The increase in deposit cost was primarily related to adjustments to rates on money market products and select non-time deposit accounts late in second quarter and early in the current quarter.   The decrease in the average balance of interest-bearing deposits was primarily driven by a mix shift as newly raised political deposits were mainly non-interest-bearing whereas related outflows were mainly interest-bearing. Additionally, the average balance on Brokered CD’s declined $25.0 million as certain long-term issuances were called. The average balance of borrowings also decreased $32.6 million, now substantially consisting of lower-cost subordinated debt.

Net interest margin was 3.51% for the third quarter of 2024, an increase of 5 basis points from 3.46% in the second quarter of 2024. As noted above, there were two discrete items that affected the third quarter and second quarter margin. Excluding these discrete items, net interest margin improved 2 basis points from the prior quarter, all else equal. Prepayment penalties had no impact on our net interest margin in the third quarter of 2024, which is the same as in the prior quarter.

Provision for credit losses totaled an expense of $1.8 million for the third quarter of 2024 compared to an expense of $3.2 million in the second quarter of 2024. The expense in the third quarter was primarily driven by charge-offs on our consumer solar and small business portfolios, and updates to CECL model assumptions, offset by decreases in reserves for unfunded loan commitments.

Non-interest income was $8.9 million for the third quarter of 2024, compared to $9.3 million in the second quarter of 2024. Excluding all non-core income adjustments noted above, core non-interest income1 was $8.8 million for the third quarter of 2024, compared to $8.5 million in the second quarter of 2024. The increase was primarily related to higher commercial banking fees, increased fees from our treasury investment services, and modestly higher income from our trust business.

Non-interest expense for the third quarter of 2024 was $41.0 million, an increase of $1.5 million from the second quarter of 2024. Core non-interest expense1 for the third quarter of 2024 was $40.7 million, an increase of $1.3 million from the second quarter of 2024. This was mainly driven by a $0.7 million increase in compensation and employee benefits expense due to strategic new hires and corporate performance accruals, as well as higher data processing expense related to the advance of digital initiatives scheduled for 2025.

Our provision for income tax expense was $10.3 million for the third quarter of 2024, compared to $9.0 million for the second quarter of 2024. The effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2024 was 26.9%. In the prior quarter, there were $0.5 million of discrete tax benefits resulting in an effective tax rate of 25.2%, or 26.6% excluding the discrete items.

Balance Sheet Quarterly Summary

Total assets were $8.4 billion at September 30, 2024, compared to $8.3 billion at June 30, 2024, which modestly grew the balance sheet above its target range but also carried $40.9 million in loans held for sale related to the residential loan sale that settled shortly after the quarter closed. Notable changes within individual balance sheet line items include a $91.2 million increase in cash and cash equivalents, a $24.1 million increase in securities, and a $78.0 million increase in net loans receivable. Additionally, deposits excluding Brokered CDs increased by $196.9 million while Brokered CDs decreased $51.3 million, and borrowings decreased by $8.8 million. Our off-balance sheet deposits increased by $114.1 million, or 11%, to $1.2 billion.

Total net loans receivable, at September 30, 2024 were $4.5 billion, an increase of $78.0 million, or 1.8% for the quarter. The increase in loans is primarily driven by a $60.8 million increase in multifamily loans, a $46.0 million increase in commercial and industrial loans, and a $37.6 million increase in commercial real estate loans, offset by an $11.1 million decrease in consumer solar loans, and a $54.3 million decrease in residential loans, primarily due to the noted loan pool sale. During the quarter, criticized or classified loans decreased $5.9 million, largely related to a $6.9 million note sale (with a related fully reserved $4.5 million charge-off) on a legacy non-accrual leveraged loan. Additionally, payoffs of two delinquent commercial and industrial loans totaling $1.7 million and charge-offs of smaller commercial and industrial loans totaling $1.0 million were offset by the downgrade of one $3.2 million multifamily loan to substandard and accruing and downgrades of small business loans totaling $1.1 million.

Total deposits at September 30, 2024 were $7.6 billion, an increase of $145.6 million, or 2.0%, during the quarter. Total deposits excluding Brokered CDs increased by $196.9 million to $7.5 billion, or a 2.7% increase. Including accounts currently held off-balance sheet, deposits held by politically active customers, such as campaigns, PACs, advocacy-based organizations, and state and national party committees were $2.0 billion as of September 30, 2024, an increase of $231.9 million during this quarter. Non-interest-bearing deposits represented 50% of average total deposits and 51% of ending total deposits for the quarter, excluding Brokered CDs, contributing to an average cost of total deposits of 158 basis points. Super-core deposits2 totaled approximately $4.5 billion, had a weighted average life of 16 years, and comprised 60% of total deposits, excluding Brokered CDs. Total uninsured deposits were $4.5 billion, comprising 59% of total deposits.

Nonperforming assets totaled $28.6 million, or 0.34% of period-end total assets at September 30, 2024, a decrease of $7.1 million, compared with $35.7 million, or 0.43% on a linked quarter basis. The decrease in nonperforming assets was primarily driven by the note sale mentioned above, a $0.2 million decrease in residential real estate nonaccrual loans, a $0.2 million decrease in consumer and consumer solar nonaccrual loans, offset by a $0.3 million increase in commercial and industrial nonaccrual loans.

During the quarter, the allowance for credit losses on loans decreased $1.9 million to $61.5 million. The ratio of allowance to total loans was 1.35%, a decrease of 7 basis points from 1.42% in the second quarter of 2024. The decrease was primarily the result of a release of reserves from the previously noted legacy leveraged commercial and industrial note sale, which carried a reserve of $4.5 million.

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2 Refer to Terminology on page 6 for definitions of certain terms used in this release.


Capital Quarterly Summary

As of September 30, 2024, the Common Equity Tier 1 Capital ratio was 13.82%, the Total Risk-Based Capital ratio was 16.25%, and the Tier 1 Leverage Capital ratio was 8.63%, compared to 13.48%, 16.04% and 8.42%, respectively, as of June 30, 2024. Stockholders’ equity at September 30, 2024 was $698.3 million, an increase of $52.2 million during the quarter. The increase in stockholders’ equity was primarily driven by $27.9 million of net income for the quarter and a $26.9 million improvement in accumulated other comprehensive loss due to the tax effected mark-to-market on our available for sale securities portfolio, offset by $3.7 million in dividends paid at $0.12 per outstanding share.

Tangible book value per share was $22.29 as of September 30, 2024 compared to $20.61 as of June 30, 2024. Tangible common equity1 improved to 8.14% of tangible assets, compared to 7.66% as of June 30, 2024.

Conference Call

As previously announced, Amalgamated Financial Corp. will host a conference call to discuss its third quarter 2024 results today, October 24, 2024 at 11:00am (Eastern Time). The conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-877-407-9716 (domestic) or 1-201-493-6779 (international) and asking for the Amalgamated Financial Corp. Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Call. A telephonic replay will be available approximately two hours after the call and can be accessed by dialing 1-844-512-2921, or for international callers 1-412-317-6671 and providing the access code 13748697. The telephonic replay will be available until October 31, 2024.

Interested investors and other parties may also listen to a simultaneous webcast of the conference call by logging onto the investor relations section of our website at https://ir.amalgamatedbank.com/. The online replay will remain available for a limited time beginning immediately following the call.

The presentation materials for the call can be accessed on the investor relations section of our website at https://ir.amalgamatedbank.com/.

About Amalgamated Financial Corp.

Amalgamated Financial Corp. is a Delaware public benefit corporation and a bank holding company engaged in commercial banking and financial services through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Amalgamated Bank. Amalgamated Bank is a New York-based full-service commercial bank and a chartered trust company with a combined network of five branches across New York City, Washington D.C., and San Francisco, and a commercial office in Boston. Amalgamated Bank was formed in 1923 as Amalgamated Bank of New York by the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, one of the country’s oldest labor unions. Amalgamated Bank provides commercial banking and trust services nationally and offers a full range of products and services to both commercial and retail customers. Amalgamated Bank is a proud member of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values and is a certified B Corporation®. As of September 30, 2024, our total assets were $8.4 billion, total net loans were $4.5 billion, and total deposits were $7.6 billion. Additionally, as of September 30, 2024, our trust business held $35.4 billion in assets under custody and $14.6 billion in assets under management.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This release (and the accompanying financial information and tables) refer to certain non-GAAP financial measures including, without limitation, “Core operating revenue,” “Core non-interest expense,” “Core non-interest income,” “Core net income,” “Tangible common equity,” “Average tangible common equity,” “Core return on average assets,” “Core return on average tangible common equity,” and “Core efficiency ratio.”

Our management utilizes this information to compare our operating performance for September 30, 2024 versus certain periods in 2024 and 2023 and to prepare internal projections. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures facilitate making period-to-period comparisons and are meaningful indications of our operating performance. In addition, because intangible assets such as goodwill and other discrete items unrelated to our core business, which are excluded, vary extensively from company to company, we believe that the presentation of this information allows investors to more easily compare our results to those of other companies.

The presentation of non-GAAP financial information, however, is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP financial measures. We strongly encourage readers to review the GAAP financial measures included in this release and not to place undue reliance upon any single financial measure. In addition, because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized, it may not be possible to compare the non-GAAP financial measures presented in this release with other companies’ non-GAAP financial measures having the same or similar names. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial disclosures to comparable GAAP measures found in this release are set forth in the final pages of this release and also may be viewed on our website, amalgamatedbank.com.

Terminology

Certain terms used in this release are defined as follows:

“Core efficiency ratio” is defined as “Core non-interest expense” divided by “Core operating revenue.” We believe the most directly comparable performance ratio derived from GAAP financial measures is an efficiency ratio calculated by dividing total non-interest expense by the sum of net interest income and total non-interest income.

“Core net income” is defined as net income after tax excluding gains and losses on sales of securities, ICS One-Way Sell fee income, gains on the sale of owned property, costs related to branch closures, restructuring/severance costs, acquisition costs, tax credits and accelerated depreciation on solar equity investments, and taxes on notable pre-tax items. We believe the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is net income.

“Core non-interest expense” is defined as total non-interest expense excluding costs related to branch closures, restructuring/severance, and acquisitions. We believe the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is total non-interest expense.

“Core non-interest income” is defined as total non-interest income excluding gains and losses on sales of securities, ICS One-Way Sell fee income, gains on the sale of owned property, and tax credits and accelerated depreciation on solar equity investments. We believe the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is non-interest income.

“Core operating revenue” is defined as total net interest income plus “core non-interest income”. We believe the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is the total of net interest income and non-interest income.

“Core return on average assets” is defined as “Core net income” divided by average total assets. We believe the most directly comparable performance ratio derived from GAAP financial measures is return on average assets calculated by dividing net income by average total assets.

“Core return on average tangible common equity” is defined as “Core net income” divided by average “tangible common equity.” We believe the most directly comparable performance ratio derived from GAAP financial measures is return on average equity calculated by dividing net income by average total stockholders’ equity.

“Super-core deposits” are defined as total deposits from commercial and consumer customers, with a relationship length of greater than 5 years. We believe the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is total deposits.

“Tangible assets” are defined as total assets excluding, as applicable, goodwill and core deposit intangibles. We believe the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is total assets.

“Tangible common equity”, and “Tangible book value” are defined as stockholders’ equity excluding, as applicable, minority interests, preferred stock, goodwill and core deposit intangibles. We believe that the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is total stockholders’ equity.

“Traditional securities portfolio” is defined as total investment securities excluding PACE assessments. We believe the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is total investment securities.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements included in this release that are not historical in nature are intended to be, and are hereby identified as, forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are not statements of historical or current fact nor are they assurances of future performance and generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “may,” “approximately,” “will,” “anticipate,” “should,” “would,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “continue,” “plan,” “possible,” and “intend,” or the negative thereof as well as other similar words and expressions of the future. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict as to timing, extent, likelihood and degree of occurrence, which could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in or by such statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) uncertain conditions in the banking industry and in national, regional and local economies in our core markets, which may have an adverse impact on our business, operations and financial performance; (ii) deterioration in the financial condition of borrowers resulting in significant increases in loan losses and provisions for those losses; (iii) deposit outflows and subsequent declines in liquidity caused by factors that could include lack of confidence in the banking system, a deterioration in market conditions or the financial condition of depositors; (iv) changes in our deposits, including an increase in uninsured deposits; (v) our ability to maintain sufficient liquidity to meet our deposit and debt obligations as they come due, which may require that we sell investment securities at a loss, negatively impacting our net income, earnings and capital; (vi) unfavorable conditions in the capital markets, which may cause declines in our stock price and the value of our investments; (vii) negative economic and political conditions that adversely affect the general economy, housing prices, the real estate market, the job market, consumer confidence, the financial condition of our borrowers and consumer spending habits, which may affect, among other things, the level of non-performing assets, charge-offs and provision expense; (viii) fluctuations or unanticipated changes in the interest rate environment including changes in net interest margin or changes in the yield curve that affect investments, loans or deposits; (ix) the general decline in the real estate and lending markets, particularly in commercial real estate in our market areas, and the effects of the enactment of or changes to rent-control and other similar regulations on multi-family housing; (x) changes in legislation, regulation, public policies, or administrative practices impacting the banking industry, including increased minimum capital requirements and other regulation in the aftermath of recent bank failures; (xi) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against us (xii) our inability to achieve organic loan and deposit growth and the composition of that growth; (xiii) the composition of our loan portfolio, including any concentration in industries or sectors that may experience unanticipated or anticipated adverse conditions greater than other industries or sectors in the national or local economies in which we operate; (xiv) inaccuracy of the assumptions and estimates we make and policies that we implement in establishing our allowance for credit losses; (xv) changes in loan underwriting, credit review or loss reserve policies associated with economic conditions, examination conclusions, or regulatory developments; (xvi) any matter that would cause us to conclude that there was impairment of any asset, including intangible assets; (xvii) limitations on our ability to declare and pay dividends; (xviii) the impact of competition with other financial institutions, including pricing pressures and the resulting impact on our results, including as a result of compression to net interest margin; (xix) increased competition for experienced members of the workforce including executives in the banking industry; (xx) a failure in or breach of our operational or security systems or infrastructure, or those of third party vendors or other service providers, including as a result of unauthorized access, computer viruses, phishing schemes, spam attacks, human error, natural disasters, power loss and other security breaches; (xxi) increased regulatory scrutiny and exposure from the use of “big data” techniques, machine learning, and artificial intelligence; (xxii) downgrade in our credit rating; (xxiii) “greenwashing claims” against us and our Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) products and increased scrutiny and political opposition to ESG and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (“DEI”) practices; (xxiv) any unanticipated or greater than anticipated adverse conditions (including the possibility of earthquakes, wildfires, and other natural disasters)affecting the markets in which we operate; (xxv) physical and transitional risks related to climate change as they impact our business and the businesses that we finance; (xxvi) future repurchase of our shares through our common stock repurchase program; and (xxvii) descriptions of assumptions underlying or relating to any of the foregoing. Additional factors which could affect the forward-looking statements can be found in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC and available on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov/. We disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this release, which speak only as of the date hereof, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Investor Contact:
Jamie Lillis
Solebury Strategic Communications
shareholderrelations@amalgamatedbank.com
800-895-4172

Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)

  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
  September 30,   June 30,   September 30,   September 30,
($ in thousands)   2024       2024       2023       2024       2023  
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME                  
Loans $ 54,110     $ 51,293     $ 49,578     $ 157,355     $ 139,744  
Securities   46,432       44,978       39,971       133,801       118,989  
Interest-bearing deposits in banks   2,274       2,690       1,687       7,556       3,360  
Total interest and dividend income   102,816       98,961       91,236       298,712       262,093  
INTEREST EXPENSE                  
Deposits   30,105       28,882       23,158       84,879       55,809  
Borrowed funds   604       887       4,350       4,497       12,292  
Total interest expense   30,709       29,769       27,508       89,376       68,101  
NET INTEREST INCOME   72,107       69,192       63,728       209,336       193,992  
Provision for credit losses   1,849       3,161       2,014       6,598       10,913  
Net interest income after provision for credit losses   70,258       66,031       61,714       202,738       183,079  
NON-INTEREST INCOME                  
Trust Department fees   3,704       3,657       3,678       11,215       11,613  
Service charges on deposit accounts   12,091       8,614       2,731       26,841       7,897  
Bank-owned life insurance income   613       615       727       1,837       2,054  
Losses on sale of securities   (3,230 )     (2,691 )     (1,699 )     (8,695 )     (5,052 )
Gain (loss) on sale of loans and changes in fair value on loans held-for-sale, net   (4,223 )     69       26       (4,107 )     30  
Equity method investments income (loss)   (823 )     (1,551 )     550       (301 )     1,261  
Other income   807       545       767       1,636       2,127  
Total non-interest income   8,939       9,258       6,780       28,426       19,930  
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE                  
Compensation and employee benefits   23,757       23,045       21,345       69,075       64,525  
Occupancy and depreciation   3,423       3,379       3,349       9,705       10,184  
Professional fees   2,575       2,332       2,222       7,284       7,211  
Data processing   5,087       4,786       4,545       14,503       13,176  
Office maintenance and depreciation   651       580       685       1,894       2,130  
Amortization of intangible assets   183       182       222       548       666  
Advertising and promotion   1,023       1,175       816       3,417       3,431  
Federal deposit insurance premiums   900       1,050       1,200       3,000       3,018  
Other expense   3,365       2,983       2,955       9,203       9,154  
Total non-interest expense   40,964       39,512       37,339       118,629       113,495  
Income before income taxes   38,233       35,777       31,155       112,535       89,514  
Income tax expense   10,291       9,024       8,847       30,591       24,230  
Net income $ 27,942     $ 26,753     $ 22,308     $ 81,944     $ 65,284  
Earnings per common share – basic $ 0.91     $ 0.88     $ 0.73     $ 2.68     $ 2.13  
Earnings per common share – diluted $ 0.90     $ 0.87     $ 0.73     $ 2.65     $ 2.12  

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition

($ in thousands) September 30,
2024
  June 30,
2024
  December 31,
2023
Assets (unaudited)   (unaudited)    
Cash and due from banks $ 3,946     $ 4,081     $ 2,856  
Interest-bearing deposits in banks   145,261       53,912       87,714  
Total cash and cash equivalents   149,207       57,993       90,570  
Securities:          
Available for sale, at fair value          
Traditional securities   1,617,045       1,581,338       1,429,739  
Property Assessed Clean Energy (“PACE”) assessments   149,500       112,923       53,303  
    1,766,545       1,694,261       1,483,042  
Held-to-maturity, at amortized cost:          
Traditional securities, net of allowance for credit losses of $51, $53, and $54, respectively   583,788       606,013       620,232  
PACE assessments, net of allowance for credit losses of $641, $655, and $667, respectively   1,028,588       1,054,569       1,076,602  
    1,612,376       1,660,582       1,696,834  
           
Loans held for sale   38,623       1,926       1,817  
Loans receivable, net of deferred loan origination costs   4,547,903       4,471,839       4,411,319  
Allowance for credit losses   (61,466 )     (63,444 )     (65,691 )
Loans receivable, net   4,486,437       4,408,395       4,345,628  
           
Resell agreements   74,883       137,461       50,000  
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (“FHLBNY”) stock, at cost   4,625       4,823       4,389  
Accrued interest receivable   54,268       52,575       55,484  
Premises and equipment, net   6,413       6,599       7,807  
Bank-owned life insurance   107,365       106,752       105,528  
Right-of-use lease asset   16,125       17,971       21,074  
Deferred tax asset, net   38,510       47,654       56,603  
Goodwill   12,936       12,936       12,936  
Intangible assets, net   1,669       1,852       2,217  
Equity method investments   11,514       12,710       13,024  
Other assets   32,144       26,214       25,371  
Total assets $ 8,413,640     $ 8,250,704     $ 7,972,324  
Liabilities          
Deposits $ 7,594,564     $ 7,448,988     $ 7,011,988  
Borrowings   68,436       77,252       304,927  
Operating leases   22,292       24,784       30,646  
Other liabilities   30,016       53,568       39,399  
Total liabilities   7,715,308       7,604,592       7,386,960  
Stockholders’ equity          
Common stock, par value $.01 per share   308       307       307  
Additional paid-in capital   287,167       286,021       288,232  
Retained earnings   459,398       435,202       388,033  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes   (46,702 )     (73,579 )     (86,004 )
Treasury stock, at cost   (1,972 )     (1,972 )     (5,337 )
Total Amalgamated Financial Corp. stockholders’ equity   698,199       645,979       585,231  
Noncontrolling interests   133       133       133  
Total stockholders’ equity   698,332       646,112       585,364  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 8,413,640     $ 8,250,704     $ 7,972,324  

Select Financial Data

  As of and for the   As of and for the
  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
  September 30,   June 30,   September 30,   September 30,
(Shares in thousands)   2024       2024       2023       2024       2023  
Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data:                  
Earnings per share                  
Basic $ 0.91     $ 0.88     $ 0.73     $ 2.68     $ 2.13  
Diluted   0.90       0.87       0.73       2.65       2.12  
Core net income (non-GAAP)                  
Basic $ 0.91     $ 0.86     $ 0.76     $ 2.61     $ 2.23  
Diluted   0.91       0.85       0.76       2.59       2.22  
Book value per common share (excluding minority interest) $ 22.77     $ 21.09     $ 17.93     $ 22.77     $ 17.93  
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP) $ 22.29     $ 20.61     $ 17.43     $ 22.29     $ 17.43  
Common shares outstanding, par value $.01 per share(1)   30,663       30,630       30,459       30,663       30,459  
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic   30,646       30,551       30,481       30,558       30,601  
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted   30,911       30,832       30,590       30,868       30,738  
                   
(1) 70,000,000 shares authorized; 30,776,163, 30,743,666, and 30,736,141 shares issued for the periods ended September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2023 respectively, and 30,662,883, 30,630,386, and 30,458,781 shares outstanding for the periods ended September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2023, respectively.

Select Financial Data

  As of and for the   As of and for the
  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
  September 30,   June 30,   September 30,   September 30,
  2024   2024   2023   2024   2023
Selected Performance Metrics:                  
Return on average assets 1.32 %   1.30 %   1.12 %   1.33 %   1.11 %
Core return on average assets (non-GAAP) 1.33 %   1.27 %   1.17 %   1.29 %   1.17 %
Return on average equity 16.63 %   17.27 %   16.43 %   17.35 %   16.69 %
Core return on average tangible common equity (non-GAAP) 17.04 %   17.34 %   17.67 %   17.31 %   18.02 %
Average equity to average assets 7.96 %   7.53 %   6.82 %   7.65 %   6.67 %
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP) 8.14 %   7.66 %   6.72 %   8.14 %   6.72 %
Loan yield 4.79 %   4.68 %   4.56 %   4.74 %   4.43 %
Securities yield 5.25 %   5.22 %   4.94 %   5.23 %   4.84 %
Deposit cost 1.58 %   1.55 %   1.33 %   1.53 %   1.08 %
Net interest margin 3.51 %   3.46 %   3.29 %   3.48 %   3.40 %
Efficiency ratio (1) 50.54 %   50.37 %   52.96 %   49.89 %   53.05 %
Core efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) 50.35 %   50.80 %   51.71 %   50.52 %   51.88 %
                   
Asset Quality Ratios:                  
Nonaccrual loans to total loans 0.61 %   0.78 %   0.79 %   0.61 %   0.79 %
Nonperforming assets to total assets 0.34 %   0.43 %   0.46 %   0.34 %   0.46 %
Allowance for credit losses on loans to nonaccrual loans 222.30 %   182.83 %   197.58 %   222.30 %   197.58 %
Allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans 1.35 %   1.42 %   1.56 %   1.35 %   1.56 %
Annualized net charge-offs to average loans 0.61 %   0.25 %   0.27 %   0.35 %   0.27 %
                   
Capital Ratios:                  
Tier 1 leverage capital ratio 8.63 %   8.42 %   7.89 %   8.63 %   7.89 %
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio 13.82 %   13.48 %   12.63 %   13.82 %   12.63 %
Total risk-based capital ratio 16.25 %   16.04 %   15.28 %   16.25 %   15.28 %
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio 13.82 %   13.48 %   12.63 %   13.82 %   12.63 %
                   
(1) Efficiency ratio is calculated by dividing total non-interest expense by the sum of net interest income and total non-interest income

Loan and PACE Assessments Portfolio Composition

(In thousands) At September 30, 2024   At June 30, 2024   At September 30, 2023
  Amount   % of total   Amount   % of total   Amount   % of total
Commercial portfolio:                      
Commercial and industrial $ 1,058,376     23.3 %   $ 1,012,400     22.6 %   $ 1,050,355     24.1 %
Multifamily   1,291,380     28.4 %     1,230,545     27.5 %     1,094,955     25.1 %
Commercial real estate   415,077     9.1 %     377,484     8.4 %     324,139     7.4 %
Construction and land development   22,224     0.5 %     23,254     0.5 %     28,326     0.6 %
Total commercial portfolio   2,787,057     61.3 %     2,643,683     59.0 %     2,497,775     57.2 %
                       
Retail portfolio:                      
                       
Residential real estate lending   1,350,347     29.7 %     1,404,624     31.4 %     1,409,530     32.3 %
Consumer solar   374,499     8.2 %     385,567     8.6 %     415,324     9.5 %
Consumer and other   36,000     0.8 %     37,965     1.0 %     42,116     1.0 %
Total retail portfolio   1,760,846     38.7 %     1,828,156     41.0 %     1,866,970     42.8 %
Total loans held for investment   4,547,903     100.0 %     4,471,839     100.0 %     4,364,745     100.0 %
                       
Allowance for credit losses   (61,466 )         (63,444 )         (67,815 )    
Loans receivable, net $ 4,486,437         $ 4,408,395         $ 4,296,930      
                       
PACE assessments:                      
Available for sale, at fair value                      
Residential PACE assessments   149,500     12.7 %     112,923     9.7 %     38,526     3.5 %
                       
Held-to-maturity, at amortized cost                      
Commercial PACE assessments   256,128     21.7 %     256,663     22.0 %     270,020     24.3 %
Residential PACE assessments   773,101     65.6 %     798,561     68.4 %     800,484     72.2 %
Total Held-to-maturity PACE assessments   1,029,229     87.3 %     1,055,224     90.4 %     1,070,504     96.5 %
Total PACE assessments   1,178,729     100.0 %     1,168,147     100.0 %     1,109,030     100.0 %
                       
Allowance for credit losses   (641 )         (655 )         (670 )    
Total PACE assessments, net $ 1,178,088         $ 1,167,492         $ 1,108,360      
                       
                       
Loans receivable, net and total PACE assessments, net as a % of Deposits   74.6 %         74.9 %         77.3 %    
Loans receivable, net and total PACE assessments, net as a % of Deposits excluding Brokered CDs   75.6 %         76.4 %         81.9 %    

Net Interest Income Analysis

  Three Months Ended
  September 30, 2024   June 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
(In thousands) Average
Balance
Income /
Expense
Yield /
Rate
  Average
Balance
Income /
Expense
Yield /
Rate
  Average
Balance
Income /
Expense
Yield /
Rate
                                   
Interest-earning assets:                                  
Interest-bearing deposits in banks $ 182,981   $ 2,274   4.94 %   $ 213,725   $ 2,690   5.06 %   $ 170,830   $ 1,687   3.92 %
Securities(1)   3,388,580     44,678   5.25 %     3,308,881     42,937   5.22 %     3,208,334     39,971   4.94 %
Resell agreements   104,933     1,754   6.65 %     122,618     2,041   6.69 %           0.00 %
Loans receivable, net (2)   4,493,520     54,110   4.79 %     4,406,843     51,293   4.68 %     4,314,767     49,578   4.56 %
Total interest-earning assets   8,170,014     102,816   5.01 %     8,052,067     98,961   4.94 %     7,693,931     91,236   4.70 %
Non-interest-earning assets:                                  
Cash and due from banks   6,144             6,371             6,129        
Other assets   217,332             217,578             204,506        
Total assets $ 8,393,490           $ 8,276,016           $ 7,904,566        
                                   
Interest-bearing liabilities:                                  
Savings, NOW and money market deposits $ 3,506,499   $ 26,168   2.97 %   $ 3,729,858   $ 24,992   2.69 %   $ 3,446,027   $ 17,157   1.98 %
Time deposits   223,337     2,148   3.83 %     210,565     1,898   3.63 %     176,171     1,122   2.53 %
Brokered CDs   131,103     1,789   5.43 %     156,086     1,992   5.13 %     371,329     4,879   5.21 %
Total interest-bearing deposits   3,860,939     30,105   3.10 %     4,096,509     28,882   2.84 %     3,993,527     23,158   2.30 %
Borrowings   71,948     604   3.34 %     104,560     887   3.41 %     376,585     4,350   4.58 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities   3,932,887     30,709   3.11 %     4,201,069     29,769   2.85 %     4,370,112     27,508   2.50 %
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:                                  
Demand and transaction deposits   3,721,398             3,390,941             2,920,737        
Other liabilities   70,804             60,982             74,964        
Total liabilities   7,725,089             7,652,992             7,365,813        
Stockholders’ equity   668,401             623,024             538,753        
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 8,393,490           $ 8,276,016           $ 7,904,566        
                                   
Net interest income / interest rate spread     $ 72,107   1.90 %       $ 69,192   2.09 %       $ 63,728   2.20 %
Net interest-earning assets / net interest margin $ 4,237,127       3.51 %   $ 3,850,998       3.46 %   $ 3,323,819       3.29 %
                                   
Total deposits excluding Brokered CDs / total cost of deposits excluding Brokered CDs $ 7,451,234       1.51 %   $ 7,331,364       1.48 %   $ 6,542,935       1.11 %
Total deposits / total cost of deposits $ 7,582,337       1.58 %   $ 7,487,450       1.55 %   $ 6,914,264       1.33 %
Total funding / total cost of funds $ 7,654,285       1.60 %   $ 7,592,010       1.58 %   $ 7,290,849       1.50 %
                                               

(1) Includes FHLBNY stock in the average balance, and dividend income on FHLBNY stock in interest income.
(2) No material impact of prepayment penalty interest income in 3Q2024, 2Q2024, or 3Q2023

Net Interest Income Analysis

  Nine Months Ended
  September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
(In thousands) Average
Balance
Income /
Expense
Yield /
Rate
  Average
Balance
Income /
Expense
Yield /
Rate
                       
Interest-earning assets:                      
Interest-bearing deposits in banks $ 200,627   $ 7,556   5.03 %   $ 125,560   $ 3,360   3.58 %
Securities   3,289,635     128,679   5.23 %     3,276,065     118,557   4.84 %
Resell agreements   102,197     5,122   6.69 %     8,003     432   7.22 %
Total loans, net (1)(2)   4,431,801     157,355   4.74 %     4,216,391     139,744   4.43 %
Total interest-earning assets   8,024,260     298,712   4.97 %     7,626,019     262,093   4.60 %
Non-interest-earning assets:                      
Cash and due from banks   5,862             5,067        
Other assets   219,096             210,112        
Total assets $ 8,249,218           $ 7,841,198        
                       
Interest-bearing liabilities:                      
Savings, NOW and money market deposits $ 3,608,927   $ 73,033   2.70 %   $ 3,248,278   $ 40,010   1.65 %
Time deposits   207,374     5,622   3.62 %     161,756     2,030   1.68 %
Brokered CDs   159,041     6,224   5.23 %     383,521     13,769   4.80 %
Total interest-bearing deposits   3,975,342     84,879   2.85 %     3,793,555     55,809   1.97 %
Borrowings   154,564     4,497   3.89 %     365,262     12,292   4.50 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities   4,129,906     89,376   2.89 %     4,158,817     68,101   2.19 %
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:                      
Demand and transaction deposits   3,417,970             3,086,482        
Other liabilities   70,476             72,821        
Total liabilities   7,618,352             7,318,120        
Stockholders’ equity   630,866             523,078        
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 8,249,218           $ 7,841,198        
                       
Net interest income / interest rate spread     $ 209,336   2.08 %       $ 193,992   2.41 %
Net interest-earning assets / net interest margin $ 3,894,354       3.48 %   $ 3,467,202       3.40 %
                       
Total deposits excluding Brokered CDs / total cost of deposits excluding Brokered CDs $ 7,234,271       1.45 %   $ 6,496,516       0.87 %
Total deposits / total cost of deposits $ 7,393,312       1.53 %   $ 6,880,037       1.08 %
Total funding / total cost of funds $ 7,547,876       1.58 %   $ 7,245,299       1.26 %
                               

(1) Includes Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock in the average balance, and dividend income on FHLB stock in interest income.
(2) Includes prepayment penalty interest income in September YTD 2024 and September YTD 2023 of $18 thousand and $0, respectively.

Deposit Portfolio Composition

  Three Months Ended
(In thousands) September 30, 2024   June 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
  Ending
Balance
  Average
Balance
  Ending
Balance
  Average
Balance
  Ending
Balance
  Average
Balance
Non-interest-bearing demand deposit accounts $ 3,801,834   $ 3,721,398   $ 3,445,068   $ 3,390,941   $ 2,808,300   $ 2,920,737
NOW accounts   186,557     188,250     192,452     191,253     192,654     192,883
Money market deposit accounts   2,959,264     2,986,434     3,093,644     3,202,365     3,059,982     2,893,930
Savings accounts   327,935     331,816     336,943     336,240     357,470     359,214
Time deposits   216,901     223,337     227,437     210,565     180,529     176,171
Brokered certificates of deposit (“CDs”)   102,073     131,103     153,444     156,086     391,919     371,329
Total deposits $ 7,594,564   $ 7,582,338   $ 7,448,988   $ 7,487,450   $ 6,990,854   $ 6,914,264
                       
Total deposits excluding Brokered CDs $ 7,492,491   $ 7,451,235   $ 7,295,544   $ 7,331,364   $ 6,598,935   $ 6,542,935
  Three Months Ended
  September 30, 2024   June 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
(In thousands) Average
Rate Paid(1)
  Cost of
Funds
  Average
Rate Paid(1)
  Cost of
Funds
  Average
Rate Paid(1)
  Cost of
Funds
                       
Non-interest bearing demand deposit accounts 0.00 %   0.00 %   0.00 %   0.00 %   0.00 %   0.00 %
NOW accounts 0.90 %   1.09 %   1.07 %   1.07 %   0.95 %   1.01 %
Money market deposit accounts 3.00 %   3.24 %   3.08 %   2.93 %   2.31 %   2.14 %
Savings accounts 1.42 %   1.64 %   1.67 %   1.37 %   1.16 %   1.14 %
Time deposits 3.83 %   3.83 %   3.50 %   3.63 %   2.88 %   2.53 %
Brokered CDs 4.89 %   5.43 %   4.98 %   5.13 %   5.14 %   5.21 %
Total deposits 1.43 %   1.58 %   1.59 %   1.55 %   1.46 %   1.33 %
                       
Interest-bearing deposits excluding Brokered CDs 2.80 %   3.02 %   2.88 %   2.74 %   2.16 %   2.00 %
                                   

(1) Average rate paid is calculated as the weighted average of spot rates on deposit accounts. Off-balance sheet deposits are excluded from all calculations shown.

Asset Quality

(In thousands) September 30,
2024
  June 30,
2024
  September 30,
2023
Loans 90 days past due and accruing $     $     $  
Nonaccrual loans held for sale   989       989       2,189  
Nonaccrual loans – Commercial   17,108       23,778       28,041  
Nonaccrual loans – Retail   10,542       10,924       6,283  
Nonaccrual securities   8       29       31  
Total nonperforming assets $ 28,647     $ 35,720     $ 36,544  
           
Nonaccrual loans:          
Commercial and industrial $ 1,849     $ 8,428     $ 7,575  
Multifamily                
Commercial real estate   4,146       4,231       4,575  
Construction and land development   11,113       11,119       15,891  
Total commercial portfolio   17,108       23,778       28,041  
           
Residential real estate lending   7,578       7,756       3,009  
Consumer solar   2,848       2,794       2,817  
Consumer and other   116       374       457  
Total retail portfolio   10,542       10,924       6,283  
Total nonaccrual loans $ 27,650     $ 34,702     $ 34,324  

Credit Quality

  September 30,
2024
  June 30,
2024
  September 30,
2023
($ in thousands)          
Criticized and classified loans          
Commercial and industrial $ 45,329     $ 53,940     $ 45,959  
Multifamily   13,386       10,242       10,999  
Commercial real estate   8,186       8,311       8,762  
Construction and land development   11,113       11,119       15,891  
Residential real estate lending   7,578       7,756       3,009  
Consumer solar   2,848       2,794       2,817  
Consumer and other   116       374       457  
Total loans $ 88,556     $ 94,536     $ 87,894  
Criticized and classified loans to total loans          
Commercial and industrial 1.00 %   1.21 %   1.05 %
Multifamily 0.29 %   0.23 %   0.25 %
Commercial real estate 0.18 %   0.19 %   0.20 %
Construction and land development 0.24 %   0.25 %   0.36 %
Residential real estate lending 0.17 %   0.17 %   0.07 %
Consumer solar 0.06 %   0.06 %   0.06 %
Consumer and other %   0.01 %   0.01 %
Total loans 1.94 %   2.12 %   2.00 %
  September 30, 2024   June 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
  Annualized net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans   ACL to total portfolio balance   Annualized net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans   ACL to total portfolio balance   Annualized net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans   ACL to total portfolio balance
Commercial and industrial 2.14 %   1.01 %   0.32 %   1.44 %   %   1.71 %
Multifamily %   0.37 %   %   0.38 %   0.45 %   0.46 %
Commercial real estate %   0.40 %   %   0.40 %   %   0.64 %
Construction and land development %   3.73 %   %   3.60 %   %   3.68 %
Residential real estate lending (0.03 )%   0.91 %   (0.18 )%   0.88 %   (0.07 )%   1.13 %
Consumer solar 1.58 %   7.68 %   2.57 %   7.00 %   1.88 %   6.72 %
Consumer and other 1.05 %   6.44 %   0.01 %   6.49 %   0.04 %   6.00 %
Total loans 0.61 %   1.35 %   0.25 %   1.42 %   0.27 %   1.60 %

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The information provided below presents a reconciliation of each of our non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

  As of and for the   As of and for the
  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
(in thousands) September 30,
2024
  June 30,
2024
  September 30,
2023
  September 30,
2024
  September 30,
2023
Core operating revenue                  
Net Interest Income (GAAP) $ 72,107     $ 69,192     $ 63,728     $ 209,336     $ 193,992  
Non-interest income (GAAP)   8,939       9,258       6,780       28,426       19,930  
Add: Securities loss   3,230       2,691       1,699       8,695       5,052  
Less: ICS One-Way Sell Fee Income(1)   (8,085 )     (4,859 )           (15,847 )      
Less: Changes in fair value of loans held-for-sale   4,265                   4,265        
Less: Subdebt repurchase gain(2)   (669 )     (406 )     (637 )     (1,076 )     (1,417 )
Add: Tax (credits) depreciation on solar investments(3)   1,089       1,815             1,095        
Core operating revenue (non-GAAP)   80,876       77,691       71,570       234,894       217,557  
                   
Core non-interest expense                  
Non-interest expense (GAAP) $ 40,964     $ 39,512     $ 37,339     $ 118,629     $ 113,495  
Add: Gain on settlement of lease termination(4)                     499        
Less: Severance costs(5)   (241 )     (44 )     (332 )     (471 )     (617 )
Core non-interest expense (non-GAAP)   40,723       39,468       37,007       118,657       112,878  
                   
Core net income                  
Net Income (GAAP) $ 27,942     $ 26,753     $ 22,308     $ 81,944     $ 65,284  
Add: Securities loss   3,230       2,691       1,699       8,695       5,052  
Less: ICS One-Way Sell Fee Income(1)   (8,085 )     (4,859 )           (15,847 )      
Less: Changes in fair value of loans held-for-sale   4,265                   4,265        
Less: Gain on settlement of lease termination(4)                     (499 )      
Less: Subdebt repurchase gain(2)   (669 )     (406 )     (637 )     (1,076 )     (1,417 )
Add: Severance costs(5)   241       44       332       471       617  
Add: Tax (credits) depreciation on solar investments(3)   1,089       1,815             1,095        
Less: Tax on notable items   (19 )     180       (396 )     764       (1,151 )
Core net income (non-GAAP)   27,994       26,218       23,306       79,812       68,385  
                   
Tangible common equity                  
Stockholders’ equity (GAAP) $ 698,332     $ 646,112     $ 546,291     $ 698,332     $ 546,291  
Less: Minority interest   (133 )     (133 )     (133 )     (133 )     (133 )
Less: Goodwill   (12,936 )     (12,936 )     (12,936 )     (12,936 )     (12,936 )
Less: Core deposit intangible   (1,669 )     (1,852 )     (2,439 )     (1,669 )     (2,439 )
Tangible common equity (non-GAAP)   683,594       631,191       530,783       683,594       530,783  
                   
Average tangible common equity                  
Average stockholders’ equity (GAAP) $ 668,401     $ 623,024     $ 538,753     $ 630,866     $ 523,078  
Less: Minority interest   (133 )     (133 )     (133 )     (133 )     (133 )
Less: Goodwill   (12,936 )     (12,936 )     (12,936 )     (12,936 )     (12,936 )
Less: Core deposit intangible   (1,759 )     (1,941 )     (2,547 )     (1,940 )     (2,768 )
Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)   653,573       608,014       523,137       615,857       507,241  
                                       

(1) Included in service charges on deposit accounts in the Consolidated Statements of Income
(2) Included in other income in the Consolidated Statements of Income
(3) Included in equity method investments income in the Consolidated Statements of Income
(4) Included in occupancy and depreciation in the Consolidated Statements of Income
(5) Included in compensation and employee benefits in the Consolidated Statements of Income

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The information provided below presents a reconciliation of each of our non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

  As of and for the   As of and for the
  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
(in thousands) September 30,
2024
  June 30,
2024
  September 30,
2023
  September 30,
2024
  September 30,
2023
                   
Core return on average assets                  
Numerator: Core net income (non-GAAP) $ 27,994     $ 26,218     $ 23,306     $ 79,812     $ 68,385  
Denominator: Total average assets (GAAP) $ 8,393,490     $ 8,276,016     $ 7,904,566       8,249,218       7,841,198  
Core return on average assets (non-GAAP)   1.33 %     1.27 %     1.17 %     1.29 %     1.17 %
                   
Core return on average tangible common equity                  
Numerator: Core net income (non-GAAP) $ 27,994     $ 26,218     $ 23,306     $ 79,812     $ 68,385  
Denominator: Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP) $ 653,573     $ 608,014     $ 523,137       615,857       507,241  
Core return on average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)   17.04 %     17.34 %     17.67 %     17.31 %     18.02 %
                   
Core efficiency ratio                  
Numerator: Core non-interest expense (non-GAAP) $ 40,723     $ 39,468     $ 37,007     $ 118,657     $ 112,878  
Denominator: Core operating revenue (non-GAAP)   80,876       77,691       71,570       234,894       217,557  
Core efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)   50.35 %     50.80 %     51.71 %     50.52 %     51.88 %


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