Company Release – 04/29/2026

GBank Financial Holdings Inc. Announces First Quarter 2026 Financial Results

LAS VEGAS, NV, April 29, 2026 -- GBank Financial Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GBFH), the parent company of GBank (the “Bank”), today reported net income of $1.3 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. The results for the first quarter of 2026 included an unusual item with a net impact of $3.2 million after-tax, or $0.22 per diluted share, due to losses associated with credit card fraud. Adjusted net income(1) for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 was $4.7 million, or $0.31 adjusted diluted earnings per share(1).

First Quarter 2026 Summary Comments (Unaudited)

Adjusted diluted earnings per share excludes certain items presented in the table below.

Comments from Ed Nigro, Executive Chairman and CEO

“In 2025, credit card issuers, including GBank, experienced a significant escalation in bot-driven fraud activity that was undetected by legacy detection controls across the industry,” commented Ed Nigro, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Nigro continued by commenting that, “GBank limited use of its legacy application system in mid-September 2025 and launched its new credit card application platform on November 17, 2025, followed by a new monitoring platform during the first quarter of 2026. Please see Exhibit A to this report detailing the updated measures in place. This combined technology not only prevented new bot fraud accounts, but also identified embedded bot fraud resulting from the 2025 direct mail retail credit card campaign. These bot fraud accounts with AI enabled tools mimicked human behavior with gradual monthly spending remained undetected. These reported fraud losses were attributable to non-gaming transactions.”

“Net interest income and net interest margin declined in the first quarter of 2026, primarily reflecting the impact of Federal Reserve rate cuts implemented in the fourth quarter of 2025 that impacted our variable-rate loan portfolio beginning January 1, 2026. As is typical in the banking industry, reductions in funding costs have lagged the immediate repricing of earning assets, and competitive deposit pricing has required us to maintain a relatively elevated cost of funds, resulting in margin compression.”

“Despite these pressures, net interest margin was 3.86% for the first quarter of 2026, remaining above average when compared to industry peers. We also expect the $208 million in loan growth during the quarter—much of which originated late in the first quarter of 2026—to support future margin expansion. From a funding perspective, we continue to actively manage deposit pricing and evaluate alternative funding strategies,” continued Mr. Nigro.

“While we acknowledge the challenges of the quarter, we are optimistic about the future and believe the resilience and innovation of GBank shall continue to produce positive growth and meaningful results,” concluded Mr. Nigro.

Financial Results

Income Statement

Net interest income totaled $12.2 million for the first quarter of 2026, reflecting a decrease of $1.3 million, or 9.4%, compared to $13.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, and an increase of $297 thousand, or 2.5%, compared to the first quarter of 2025.

The decrease in net interest income when compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 was primarily attributable to the impact of a 50 basis point decrease in the target federal funds rate on the Company's variable rate loan portfolio. Net interest income during the first quarter of 2026 was also impacted by interest income reversals related to nonaccrual loans totaling $280 thousand and two fewer days in the quarter resulting in a decrease in interest income quarter over quarter.

The increase in net interest income during the first quarter of 2026 when compared to the first quarter of 2025 was primarily volume driven, as higher interest income from growth in average loan and interest-bearing cash balances more than offset increases in interest expense resulting from higher average balances of interest-bearing deposits.

The yield on investment securities was 4.39% for the first quarter of 2026, compared to 4.51% for the fourth quarter of 2025 and 4.94% for the first quarter of 2025. The decrease in the yield when compared to the previous quarter and the same quarter of 2025 was the result of both (i) a reduction in yield on certain variable rate securities due to lower long-term interest rates, and (ii) a change in the mix of investment securities held resulting from the sale of the held-to-maturity investment portfolio during the fourth quarter of 2025, and (iii) the purchase of $44 million of available for sale mortgage backed securities during the first quarter of 2026.

The Company’s net interest margin for the first quarter of 2026 was 3.86%, compared to 4.21% for the fourth quarter of 2025 and 4.47% for the first quarter of 2025. The decrease in net interest margin during the first quarter of 2026 when compared to the previous quarter was attributable to the market rate cuts and nonaccrual interest reversals noted above. The year-over-year decline in quarterly net interest margin reflects the impact of a cumulative 75 basis point reduction in the target federal funds rate on the Company’s variable-rate loan portfolio over the preceding twelve months.

The Company recorded a provision for credit losses on loans of $2.3 million for the first quarter of 2026, compared to $130 thousand of provision reversal (benefit) recorded during the fourth quarter of 2025, and $710 thousand of provision expense recorded during the first quarter of 2025. The provision for credit losses on loans during the first quarter of 2026 reflects an increase of $1.4 million related to specific reserves on individually evaluated commercial real estate - owner occupied, commercial real estate - non-owner occupied, and commercial and industrial loans. Additionally, the increase includes $860 thousand related to non-guaranteed loan growth primarily within GBank's commercial real estate - non-owner occupied loan portfolio.

Non-interest income was $7.5 million for the first quarter of 2026, compared to $7.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, and $5.5 million for the first quarter of 2025. The $191 thousand increase in non-interest income during the first quarter of 2026 when compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 was primarily due to an increase in net gains on sales of loans of $165 thousand as well as an increase in net interchange fees of $388 thousand. These favorable variances were offset by a $426 thousand decrease in gain on sale of investment securities as no sales occurred in the first quarter of 2026.

The $2.0 million increase in non-interest income during the first quarter of 2026 when compared to the first quarter of 2025 was primarily driven by favorable increases in net gains on sales of loans of $1.3 million and loan servicing income of $295 thousand. Additionally, other income reflects an increase of $253 thousand primarily due to an increase in bank owned life insurance income of $229 thousand.

Net revenue(1) totaled $19.6 million for the first quarter of 2026, representing a decrease of $1.1 million, or 5.2%, compared to $20.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2025. Net revenue for the first quarter of 2026 increased $2.3 million, or 13.2%, when compared to $17.4 million for the first quarter of 2025.

Non-interest expense was $15.9 million during the first quarter of 2026, compared to $11.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2025 and $10.9 million for the first quarter of 2025. The quarter-over-quarter increase in non-interest expense was principally due to the $4.2 million of third-party credit card fraud expense incurred during the quarter. The higher salary and employee benefits costs reflect higher stock-based compensation expense as well as increases in full-time equivalent employees and annual cost increases. The Company’s efficiency ratio was 80.8% for the first quarter of 2026, compared to 55.3% for the fourth quarter of 2025 and 62.8% for the first quarter of 2025.

(1) See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Income tax expense was $139 thousand for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, compared to $2.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, and $1.2 million for the first quarter of 2025. The Company’s effective tax rate was 9.4% for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, compared to 19.1% for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, and 23.1% for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. The fluctuations in the effective tax rate are largely driven by the timing and volume of certain stock-based compensation transactions resulting in tax benefits to the Company.

Net income was $1.3 million for the first quarter of 2026, a decrease of $6.1 million from $7.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, and an increase of $3.2 million from $4.5 million during the first quarter of 2025. Diluted earnings per share were $0.09 for the first quarter of 2026, compared to $0.51 for the fourth quarter of 2025 and $0.31 for the first quarter of 2025.

Balance Sheet

Total assets were $1.4 billion as of both March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, an increase of 17.1% from $1.2 billion as of March 31, 2025. The increase in total assets from March 31, 2025 was primarily driven by increases in loans and other assets offset by a decrease in cash and cash equivalents. Total assets under management, including $1.1 billion of sold loans for which servicing is retained, totaled $2.5 billion as of March 31, 2026.

The investment securities portfolio increased by $40.3 million during the first quarter of 2026 primarily due to the purchase of ten available for sale investment securities totaling $44.0 million. This increase was partially offset by principal paydowns.

Total loans, net of deferred fees and costs, were $1.0 billion as of March 31, 2026, compared to $959.3 million as of December 31, 2025, and $843.4 million as of March 31, 2025. Loans, net of deferred fees and costs increased $65.9 million during the first quarter of 2026 primarily due to increases in commercial and industrial and commercial real estate loans. The increase in loans, net of deferred fees and costs, of $181.8 million from March 31, 2025, was primarily driven by an increase of $151.8 million in commercial real estate loans. Total government guaranteed loans as a percentage of loans(1) were 17.3% as of March 31, 2026, compared to 19.2% as of December 31, 2025, and 24.2% as of March 31, 2025.

The Company’s allowance for credit losses totaled $10.8 million as of March 31, 2026, compared to $9.9 million as of December 31, 2025, and $9.0 million as of March 31, 2025. The allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total loans was 1.05% as of March 31, 2026, compared to 1.03% as of December 31, 2025 and 1.07% as of March 31, 2025. The allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total loans, excluding government guaranteed portions(1), was 1.27% as of March 31, 2026, compared to 1.28% as of December 31, 2025, and 1.41% as of March 31, 2025.

Deposits totaled $1.2 billion as of March 31, 2026, an increase of $28.3 million from $1.1 billion as of December 31, 2025, and an increase of $175.0 million from $995.9 million as of March 31, 2025. By deposit type, the increase from the prior quarter was driven by an increase of $26.7 million in certificates of deposit, a decrease of $7.6 million in savings and money market accounts, and an $8.2 million increase in interest bearing demand deposits. Noninterest-bearing deposits totaled $215.1 million as of March 31, 2026, an increase of $936 thousand from $214.1 million as of December 31, 2025, and a decrease of $27.6 million from $242.7 million as of March 31, 2025.

The Company’s ratio of loans to deposits was 87.5% as of March 31, 2026, compared to 83.9% as of December 31, 2025, and 84.7% as of March 31, 2025.

The Company had no short-term borrowings as of March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, compared to $371 thousand of short-term borrowings as of December 31, 2025. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had approximately $480.5 million in available borrowing capacity from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, and through its various fed funds lines of credit with its correspondent banks.

Subordinated notes outstanding totaled $30.3 million as of March 31, 2026 compared to $26.2 million as of December 31, 2025 and $26.1 million as of March 31, 2025. The increase reflects the issuance of $11.0 million of subordinated debt issued in January 2026 which matures on January 15, 2036. This increase was partially offset by the redemption of $6.5 million of subordinated debt originally issued in 2020.

Stockholders’ equity was $167.6 million as of March 31, 2026, compared to $165.8 million as of December 31, 2025, and $146.6 million as of March 31, 2025. The increase in stockholders’ equity when compared to both the prior quarter and the prior year is attributable to increases in retained earnings resulting from net income earned during each respective period.

The Company’s ratio of common equity to total assets was 12.03% as of March 31, 2026 compared to 12.19% as of December 31, 2025 and 12.32% as of March 31, 2025. The Bank’s Tier 1 leverage ratio was 13.4% as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, and 14.2% as of March 31, 2025. The Company’s book value per share was $11.58 as of March 31, 2026, an increase of 0.5% from $11.52 as of December 31, 2025, and an increase of 12.8% from $10.27 as of March 31, 2025.

(1) See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Asset Quality

The Company recorded a provision for credit loss expense for loans of $2.3 million for the first quarter of 2026, compared to a reversal (benefit) of the provision for credit losses for loans of $130 thousand recorded during the fourth quarter of 2025 and $710 thousand of provision expense recorded during the first quarter of 2025. Net loan charge-offs in the first quarter of 2026 totaled $1.5 million, or 0.57% of average net loans (annualized), compared to net loan charge-offs of $557 thousand, or 0.21% of average net loans (annualized) in the fourth quarter of 2025 and $828 thousand of net loan charge-offs, or 0.39% of average net loans (annualized) during the first quarter of 2025. Net loan charge-offs in the first quarter of 2026 were largely attributable to credit card balances.

Non-performing assets totaled $44.1 million as of March 31, 2026, an increase of $6.7 million from $37.4 million as of December 31, 2025, and an increase of $23.8 million from $20.4 million as of March 31, 2025. The ratio of total non-performing assets to total assets was 3.17% as of March 31, 2026, compared to 2.75% as of December 31, 2025, and 1.71% as of March 31, 2025.

Our non-performing assets to total assets ratio was 3.17% as of March 31, 2026, however, this ratio includes government guaranteed balances of $30.9 million in the balance of non-performing assets (numerator). Excluding the government guaranteed portion of non-performing assets(1), total at-risk non-performing assets were $13.2 million as of March 31, 2026 and the ratio of non-performing assets excluding the government guaranteed portion(1) reflects a very manageable 0.95% of total assets.

The Company continuously monitors its non-performing asset portfolio and believes the financial risk related to these assets is well contained. In making this assessment, it is important to consider the process we undertake when a collateralized SBA non-performing asset requires collection efforts. We repurchase the sold portion of the government guaranteed loan to affect the foreclosure and resale of the property. This process immediately increases the non-performing asset balance on our balance sheet to include the government guaranteed portion – thus the importance of always adjusting for the government guaranteed portion of the non-performing assets as well as considering our “off balance sheet” assets consisting of the sold portion of USDA and SBA guaranteed loans of $1.1 billion that increase our total assets under management to $2.5 billion.

Other Financial and Operational Highlights

SBA Lending and Commercial Banking

SBA lending and commercial loan originations totaled $208.1 million during the first quarter of 2026, compared to $126.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2025 and $133.0 million for the first quarter of 2025. SBA loan originations favorably rebounded as originations during the fourth quarter of 2025 were limited by the federal government shut down in effect from October 1, 2025 to November 15, 2025.

We continue to see improvement in our pretax gain on sale of loans margin as the average pretax gain on sale of loans margin was 4.79% for the first quarter of 2026, compared to 3.93% for the fourth quarter of 2025. This improvement in pricing quarter-over-quarter more than offset the volume decrease in loan sales, resulting in a 4.6% increase in gain on sale of loans when compared to the fourth quarter of 2025. We expect very strong gain on loan sales revenues in the second quarter of 2026 as available for sale loans were $74.5 million at March 31, 2026 compared to $46.0 million as December 31, 2025.

Gaming/Fintech

Our gaming and financial technology operations have demonstrated exceptional resilience and execution this quarter. By rapidly adapting to industry shifts and deploying innovative product solutions, we have not only mitigated market headwinds but continued to capture significant growth and solidify our technological infrastructure. We are transitioning from building and controlling to scaling our robust platform.

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(1) See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Bankroll

Credit Card Market Headwinds & Resilient Navigation

Financial Impact: Non-Interest Bearing Deposits, Fee Income and Profitability Growth

Our conviction in the total addressable market for our various products remains unchanged. The opportunity to embed sound banking solutions and customer protections across gaming payments is compelling, and we are strategically positioned to grow our market share.

Earnings Call

The Company will host its first quarter 2026 earnings call on Wednesday April 29, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. PST. Interested parties can participate remotely via Internet connectivity. There will be no physical location for attendance.

Interested parties may register for the event using this link:

https://gbank-financial-earnings-q126.open-exchange.net/

About GBank Financial Holdings Inc.

GBank Financial Holdings Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada and is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “GBFH.” Through our wholly owned bank subsidiary, GBank, we operate two full-service commercial branches in Las Vegas, Nevada to provide a broad range of business, commercial and retail banking products and services to small businesses, middle-market enterprises, public entities and affluent individuals in Nevada, California, Utah, and Arizona. Please visit www.gbankfinancialholdings.com for more information.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Some of the financial measures included in this press release are not measures of financial performance recognized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide both management and investors a more complete understanding of the Company’s financial position and performance. These non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental and are not a substitute for any analysis based on GAAP financial measures.

We classify a financial measure as being a non-GAAP financial measure if that financial measure excludes or includes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of excluding or including amounts, that are included or excluded, as the case may be, in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time in the United States in our statements of income, balance sheets or statements of cash flows. Not all companies use the same calculation of these measures; therefore, this presentation may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures as presented by other companies.

A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures is provided at the end of this press release.

Available Information

The Company routinely posts important information for investors on its web site (under www.gbankfinancialholdings.com and, more specifically, under the News & Media tab at www.gbankfinancialholdings.com/press-releases). The Company intends to use its web site as a means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD (Fair Disclosure) promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, investors should monitor the Company’s web site, in addition to following the Company’s press releases, SEC filings, public conference calls, presentations and webcasts.

The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, the Company’s web site is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this document.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s current views with respect to future events and the Company’s financial performance. Any statements about the Company’s expectations, beliefs, plans, predictions, forecasts, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are not historical facts and may be forward-looking. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “believes,” “can,” “could,” “may,” “predicts,” “potential,” “should,” “will,” “estimate,” “plans,” “projects,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expects,” “intends” and similar words or phrases, and include, but are not limited to, statements made by Mr. Nigro. The Company cautions that the forward-looking statements in this press release are based largely on the Company’s expectations and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that are subject to change based on factors which are, in many instances, beyond the Company’s control. Factors that could cause such changes include, but are not limited to, (i) the impact on us and our customers of a decline in general economic conditions and any regulatory responses thereto; (ii) potential recession in the United States and our market areas; (iii) the impacts related to or resulting from uncertainty in the banking industry as a whole; (iv) increased competition for deposits in our market areas and related changes in deposit customer behavior; (v) the impact of changes in market interest rates, whether due to a continuation of the elevated interest rate environment or further reductions in interest rates and a resulting decline in net interest income; (vi) the lingering inflationary pressures, and the risk of the resurgence of elevated levels of inflation, in the United States and our market areas; (vii) the uncertain impacts of ongoing quantitative tightening and current and future monetary policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; (viii) changes in unemployment rates in the United States and our market areas; (ix) adverse changes in customer spending and savings habits; (x) declines in commercial real estate values and prices; (xi) a deterioration of the credit rating for U.S. long-term sovereign debt or uncertainty regarding United States fiscal debt, deficit and budget matters; (xii) cyber incidents or other failures, disruptions or breaches of our operational or security systems or infrastructure, or those of our third-party vendors or other service providers, including as a result of cyber-attacks; (xiii) severe weather, natural disasters, acts of war or terrorism, geopolitical instability or other external events, including as a result of the policies of the current U.S. presidential administration or Congress; (xiv) the impacts of tariffs, sanctions and other trade policies of the United States and its global trading counterparts and the resulting impact on the Company and its customers; (xv) competition and market expansion opportunities; (xvi) changes in non-interest expenditures or in the anticipated benefits of such expenditures; (xvii) the risks related to the development, implementation, use and management of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learnings; (xviii) current or future litigation, regulatory examinations or other legal and/or regulatory actions; and (xix) changes in applicable laws and regulations. Additional information regarding these risks and uncertainties to which the Company’s business and future financial performance are subject is contained in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and other documents the Company files with the SEC from time to time. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those contemplated, expressed, or implied by the forward-looking statements due to additional risks and uncertainties of which the Company is not currently aware or which it does not currently view as, but in the future may become, material to its business or operating results. Due to these and other possible uncertainties and risks, the Company can give no assurance that the results contemplated in the forward-looking statements will be realized and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. Any forward-looking statements presented herein are made only as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in assumptions, new information, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

For Further Information, Contact:

GBank Financial Holdings Inc.

Edward Nigro

Executive Chairman and CEO

702-851-4200

enigro@g.bank

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