interest rates, securities’ prepayment risk, liquidity needs, and other similar factors, and are carried at estimated fair value. The fair value of the Company’s AFS investment securities portfolio was $325.4 million as of March 31, 2025, an increase of $13.4 million from $312.0 million at December 31, 2024, of which $12.4 million was due to the purchase of securities in the first quarter of 2025. As a result of elevated market interest rates, the Company’s portfolio of AFS securities had an unrealized loss of approximately $50.3 million as of March 31, 2025, approximately 44.1% of which was related to securities backed by U.S. government agencies.
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the majority of the investment securities portfolio consisted of securities rated investment grade by a leading ratings agency. Investment grade securities are judged to have a low risk of default, to be of the best quality and carry the smallest degree of investment risk. At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, securities with a fair value of $174.5 million and $268.9 million, respectively, were pledged to secure the Bank’s borrowing facility with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta ("FHLB"). As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had pledged securities with a fair value of $0 and $16.3 million, respectively, as collateral for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond ("FRB") Discount Window. The decline in pledged securities as of March 31, 2025 from December 31, 2024 at both FHLB and FRB reflects the release of securities held as collateral.
The Company reviews its AFS investment securities portfolio for potential credit losses at least quarterly. AFS investment securities with unrealized losses are generally a result of pricing changes due to changes in the current interest rate environment and not as a result of permanent credit impairment. The Company does not intend to sell nor does it believe that it will be required to sell, any of its impaired securities prior to the recovery of the amortized cost. No ACL has been recognized for AFS securities as of both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
Restricted equity investments consisted of stock in the FHLB (carrying basis $9.1 million and $9.4 million at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively), FRB stock (carrying value of $9.2 million and $9.4 million at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively), and stock in the Company’s correspondent bank (carrying value of $468 thousand at both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024). Restricted equity investments are carried at cost.
The Company has various other equity investments, including an investment in a fintech company and limited partnerships, totaling $4.7 million and $4.8 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
The Company also holds investments in early-stage focused investment funds and low-income housing partnerships, which totaled $20.4 million and $19.4 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, and are reported in other investments on the consolidated balance sheets.
The following table presents the amortized cost of the investment portfolio by contractual maturities, as well as the weighted average yields for each of the maturity ranges as of and for the period stated. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
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March 31, 2025 |
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Within One Year |
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One to Five Years |
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Five to Ten Years |
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Over Ten Years |
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(Dollars in thousands) |
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Amortized Cost |
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Weighted Average Yield |
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Amortized Cost |
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Weighted Average Yield |
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Amortized Cost |
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Weighted Average Yield |
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Amortized Cost |
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Weighted Average Yield |
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Total Amortized Cost |
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Securities available for sale |
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Mortgage backed securities |
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$ |
— |
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— |
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$ |
— |
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— |
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$ |
14,857 |
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2.22 |
% |
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$ |
193,237 |
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2.26 |
% |
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$ |
208,094 |
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U. S. Treasury and agencies |
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1 |
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— |
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35,210 |
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1.14 |
% |
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38,605 |
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2.14 |
% |
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5,265 |
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1.91 |
% |
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79,081 |
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State and municipal |
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600 |
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4.44 |
% |
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9,694 |
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2.33 |
% |
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32,416 |
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2.10 |
% |
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7,363 |
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2.58 |
% |
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50,073 |
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Corporate bonds |
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— |
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— |
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10,375 |
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7.37 |
% |
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27,589 |
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4.42 |
% |
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500 |
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4.00 |
% |
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38,464 |
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Total |
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$ |
601 |
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$ |
55,279 |
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$ |
113,467 |
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$ |
206,365 |
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$ |
375,712 |
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Deposits. The principal sources of funds for the Company are deposits, including transaction accounts (demand deposits and money market accounts), time deposits, and savings accounts, of customers in the Company’s primary geographic market area. Such customers provide the Bank a source of fee income and cross-marketing opportunities and are generally a lower cost source of funding for the Bank.
In prior years, deposits sourced from fintech partnerships (“fintech-related deposits”), inclusive of fintech BaaS deposits, were a significant source of deposits for the Company. Prior to 2024, deposits sourced from fintech BaaS providers comprised a significant portion of the Company’s fintech-related deposits. In the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company completed the exit of its fintech BaaS deposit operations and substantially reduced its fintech-related deposit exposure to approximately 1.0% of deposits as of December 31, 2024, consisting of corporate accounts of a few companies in the fintech sector. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, fintech-related deposits totaled $14.4 million and $21.3 million, respectively, of which fintech BaaS deposits were $0.2 million for both respective periods.