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Wilmington, NC, October 27, 2021 - Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: LOB) (“Live Oak” or “the Company”) today reported third quarter 2021 net earnings available to common shareholders of $33.8 million, or $0.76 per diluted share.

“Live Oak is on a journey to define small business growth and success across the nation,” said Live Oak Chairman and CEO James S. (Chip) Mahan, III. “To continue on our mission to be America’s small business bank, we are pleased to report that we again exceeded $1.0 billion in loan originations this quarter while also successfully completing the conversion of our deposit customers to a next-generation platform.”

At September 30, 2021, the total loan and lease portfolio was $6.46 billion, 3.8% above its level a year ago and 0.7% below its level at June 30, 2021. Compared to the second quarter of 2021, loans and leases held for investment decreased $22.8 million, or 0.4%, to $5.42 billion while loans held for sale decreased $22.2 million, or 2.1%, to $1.04 billion. Average loans and leases were $6.47 billion during the third quarter of 2021 compared to $6.58 billion during the second quarter of 2021. Excluding Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans, the total loan and lease portfolio increased by $1.46 billion, or 32.3%, compared to the third quarter of 2020 and $392.6 million, or 7.0%, compared to the second quarter of 2021.

The total loan and lease portfolio of $6.46 billion is comprised of $489.8 million of PPP loans, net of deferred fees and costs, at September 30, 2021, which are carried at historical cost classified as held for investment. The unguaranteed percentage of the total loan and lease portfolio is significantly influenced by the inclusion of PPP loans carrying a 100% government guarantee. The total loan and lease portfolio at September 30, 2021, and June 30, 2021, of $6.46 billion and $6.51 billion, respectively, was comprised of 47.8% and 44.9% of unguaranteed loans and leases, respectively.

Loan and lease originations totaled $1.06 billion during the third quarter of 2021, a decrease of $90.5 million, or 7.8%, from the second quarter of 2021. Excluding PPP loans in each quarter, loan and lease originations totaled $1.06 billion for the third quarter of 2021, a 4.6% decrease from the prior quarter and a 12.1% increase from the third quarter of 2020.

Total deposits increased to $6.82 billion at September 30, 2021, an increase of $1.11 billion compared to September 30, 2020, and an increase of $295.8 million compared to June 30, 2021.

The increase in total deposits from the prior quarter provides support for the growth in the loan and lease portfolio, excluding PPP loans, and origination activities during the third quarter of 2021. Average total interest-bearing deposits for the third quarter of 2021 increased $282.8 million, or 4.5%, to $6.63 billion, compared to $6.35 billion for the second quarter of 2021. The ratio of average total loans and leases to average interest-bearing deposits was 97.5% for the third quarter of 2021, compared to 103.7% for the second quarter of 2021. This ratio is influenced by average PPP loan volume and the use of the Federal Reserve’s Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility (“PPPLF”) classified as long-term borrowings.

Borrowings totaled $575.0 million at September 30, 2021, compared to $1.75 billion and $1.01 billion at September 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021, respectively. During the third quarter of 2021, the Company decreased borrowings by $437.4 million primarily by reducing the outstanding balance in the Federal Reserve’s PPPLF to $526.0 million as of September 30, 2021, compared to $961.0 million at June 30, 2021. The PPPLF has a 100% advance rate equal to the principal amount of PPP loans pledged as security and carries an interest rate of 0.35%, and loans financed under the PPPLF have a neutral impact on regulatory leverage capital ratios.

Net interest income for the third quarter of 2021 increased to $77.7 million compared to $51.4 million for the third quarter of 2020 and $71.5 million for the second quarter of 2021.

The increase for the third quarter of 2021 compared to the third quarter of 2020 was driven by the significant growth in the total loan and lease portfolio, excluding PPP loans. The increase in net interest income comparing these two periods was also driven by the reduction in the average rate on interest bearing liabilities from 1.27% for the third quarter of 2020 to 0.80% for the third quarter of 2021.

The net interest margin increased from the second quarter of 2021 by 36 basis points, from 3.63% to 3.99%. The yield on interest earning assets for the third quarter of 2021 increased 29 basis points compared to the second quarter of 2021 and was primarily driven by accelerated PPP loan fee recognition accompanying heightened levels of forgiveness. The increase in asset yield was enhanced by a 6 basis point reduction in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities from 0.86% for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, to 0.80% for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. The reduction in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities compared to the second quarter of 2021 was largely the result of the ongoing maturation and repricing of the certificates of deposit portfolio.

Noninterest income for the third quarter of 2021 decreased to $25.3 million compared to $47.0 million for the third quarter of 2020 and $70.1 million for the second quarter of 2021. The primary drivers in noninterest income changes are outlined below.

The largest driver of the decrease in noninterest income for the third quarter of 2021 arose from equity security investment gains of $176 thousand compared to $14.7 million in the third quarter of 2020 and $44.3 million in the second quarter of 2021. Gains in both the third quarter of 2020 and second quarter of 2021 were principally comprised of $13.7 million and $44.1 million, respectively, both associated with the Company’s investment in Greenlight Financial Technology, Inc. (“Greenlight”).

The loan servicing asset revaluation resulted in a loss of $5.9 million for the third quarter of 2021 compared to a gain of $2.1 million for the third quarter of 2020 and a loss of $3.2 million for the second quarter of 2021. The decrease in the loan servicing asset valuation from the prior quarters was largely the result of negative market pricing movements in the third quarter combined with ongoing amortization of the guaranteed serviced loan portfolio. The primary cause for negative pricing trends commencing in the third quarter of 2021 was related to increasing levels of prepayment speeds combined with increased inventory levels in the market.

The net (loss) gain on loans accounted for under the fair value option totaled $(1.0) million for the third quarter of 2021, a $4.4 million decrease compared to the $3.4 million net gain for the third quarter of 2020 and a $2.2 million decrease compared to the net gain of $1.1 million for the second quarter of 2021. The decrease in valuation of loans accounted for under the fair value option over the third quarter of 2020 was also impacted by negative trending market conditions discussed above.

Net gains on sales of loans increased $6.2 million compared to the third quarter of 2020 and $2.6 million compared to the second quarter of 2021. The average net gain on guaranteed loan sales was $91.0, $114.8, $110.2 thousand per million sold for the third quarter of 2021, second quarter of 2021 and third quarter of 2020, respectively. The quarter over quarter decrease in premiums is largely the result of the mix of loans being sold and to a lesser extent the above discussed negative market trends. The volume of guaranteed loans sold increased to $201.9 million for the third quarter of 2021 compared to $130.9 million sold in the prior quarter.

Noninterest expense for the third quarter of 2021 totaled $55.5 million compared to $42.7 million for the third quarter of 2020 and $57.6 million for the second quarter of 2021. The primary drivers in noninterest expense changes are outlined below.

Salaries and employee benefits for the third quarter of 2021 increased to $28.2 million compared to $24.2 million for the third quarter of 2020 and decreased from $32.9 million for the second quarter of 2021. The increase in salaries and employee benefits over the third quarter of 2020 was principally related to continued investment in human resources to support strategic and growth initiatives. The decrease over the second quarter of 2021 was principally due to an additional bonus accrual during the second quarter of $4.0 million arising from the earnings associated with the earlier discussed second quarter gain resulting from the Company’s investment in Greenlight.

Travel expense for the third quarter of 2021 increased to $1.8 million compared to $250 thousand for the third quarter of 2020 and $1.5 million for the second quarter of 2021. The increase in travel expenses was largely related to supporting both loan origination volume and the customer base as travel restrictions have continued to ease in recent months.

Professional services expense increased to $4.3 million for the third quarter of 2021 compared to $1.3 million for the third quarter of 2020 and $3.3 million for the second quarter of 2021. The $2.9 million increase over the third quarter of 2020 was largely driven by an increase in legal fees.

Data processing expense for the third quarter of 2021 totaled $4.9 million compared to $3.0 million for the third quarter of 2020 and $4.2 million for the second quarter of 2021. The increase in 2021 was principally due to enhanced investments in the Company’s internal software technology resources.

Other expense for the third quarter of 2021 increased to $2.9 million compared to $2.1 million for the third quarter of 2020 and $3.1 million for the second quarter of 2021. Included in the slight increase over the third quarter of 2020 was a $3.9 million accrual related to the earlier disclosed putative class action in Note 10 of the Company’s Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2021, for which the Company entered into a final settlement agreement on October 12, 2021. Largely offsetting this $3.9 million accrual in the third quarter of 2021 is a $3.7 million receivable related to an insurance recovery in regards to the same litigation.

During the third quarter of 2021, the Company recognized net charge-offs for loans carried at historical cost of $2.5 million compared to $10.1 million in the third quarter of 2020 and $2.4 million in the second quarter of 2021. The decrease in net charge-offs for the third quarter of 2021 compared to the third quarter of 2020 was principally the result of a third quarter of 2020 reclassification of fifteen hotel loans from held for investment to held for sale totaling $81.2 million in net investment. This third quarter of 2020 reclassification resulted in a write down reflected in charge-offs of $9.8 million. Net charge-offs as a percentage of average held for investment loans and leases carried at historical cost, annualized, for the quarters ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 and June 30, 2021, was 0.21%, 1.03% and 0.21%, respectively.

Unguaranteed nonperforming (nonaccrual) loans and leases, excluding $6.3 million and $5.5 million accounted for under the fair value option at September 30, 2021, and June 30, 2021, respectively, decreased to $20.4 million, or 0.43% of loans and leases held for investment which are carried at historical cost, at September 30, 2021, compared to $22.5 million, or 0.48%, at June 30, 2021.

The unguaranteed exposure of foreclosed assets decreased $264 thousand to $191 thousand at September 30, 2021, compared to June 30, 2021. Foreclosed assets decreased $910 thousand to $883 thousand at September 30, 2021, compared to June 30, 2021.

The provision for loan and lease credit losses for the third quarter of 2021 totaled $4.3 million compared to a provision of $10.3 million for the third quarter of 2020 and $7.8 million for the second quarter of 2021. The lower provision expense in the third quarter of 2021 was primarily the result of continued improvement in forecasts related to employment and default expectations combined with the effects of the earlier discussed portfolio performance metrics, outpacing the impact of the growing loan and lease portfolio.

The allowance for credit losses on loans and leases totaled $59.7 million at September 30, 2021, compared to $57.8 million at June 30, 2021. The allowance for credit losses on loans and leases as a percentage of total loans and leases held for investment carried at historical cost was 1.26% and 1.23% at September 30, 2021, and June 30, 2021, respectively. The allowance for credit losses on loans and leases as a percentage of total loans and leases held for investment carried at historical cost continues to be influenced by the 100% guaranteed PPP loans.

Income tax expense and related effective tax rate was $9.4 million and 21.7% for the third quarter of 2021, $11.7 million and 25.7% for the third quarter of 2020, and $12.6 million and 16.5% for the second quarter of 2021, respectively. The effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2021 is principally influenced by renewable energy tax credit investment activities.

The lower level of income tax expense for the third quarter of 2021 compared to the second quarter of 2021 was primarily the product of a decrease of $32.9 million in income before taxes arising largely from the earlier discussed second quarter Greenlight gain.

Total shareholders’ equity increased by $32.1 million, or 4.9%, during the third quarter of 2021. This increase was primarily due to net income.

Live Oak will host a conference call to discuss quarterly results at 9:00 a.m. ET tomorrow morning (October 28, 2021). Media representatives, analysts and the public are invited to listen to this discussion by calling (844) 743-2494 (domestic) or (661) 378-9528 (international) with conference ID 8796489. A live webcast of the conference call along with presentation materials referenced during the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s website at http://investor.liveoakbank.com. A replay of the conference call will also be available until November 4, 2021 and can be accessed by dialing (855) 859-2056 (domestic) or (404) 537-3406 (international).

Statements in this press release that are based on other than historical data or that express the Company’s plans or expectations regarding future events or determinations are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements based on historical data are not intended and should not be understood to indicate the Company’s expectations regarding future events. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations or forecasts of future events or determinations. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or determinations, nor should they be relied upon as representing management’s views as of any subsequent date. Forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those presented, either expressed or implied, in this press release. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements include changes in Small Business Administration (“SBA”) rules, regulations or loan products, including the Section 7(a) program, changes in SBA standard operating procedures or changes in Live Oak Banking Company's status as an SBA Preferred Lender; changes in rules, regulations or procedures for other government loan programs, including those of the United States Department of Agriculture; the potential impacts of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on trade (including supply chains and export levels), travel, employee productivity and other economic activities that may have a destabilizing and negative effect on financial markets, economic activity and customer behavior; a reduction in or the termination of the Company's ability to use the technology-based platform that is critical to the success of its business model, including a failure in or a breach of operational or security systems; competition from other lenders; the Company's ability to attract and retain key personnel; market and economic conditions and the associated impact on the Company; operational, liquidity and credit risks associated with the Company's business; the impact of heightened regulatory scrutiny of financial products and services and the Company's ability to comply with regulatory requirements and expectations; adverse results, including related fees and expenses, from pending or future lawsuits, government investigations or private actions; and the other factors discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and available at the SEC’s Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). Except as required by law, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update any factors or to publicly announce the result of revisions to any of the forward-looking statements included herein to reflect future events or developments.

Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: LOB) is a financial holding company and the parent company of Live Oak Bank. Live Oak Bancshares and its subsidiaries partner with businesses that share a groundbreaking focus on service and technology to redefine banking. To learn more, visit www.liveoakbank.com.

	Three months ended															3Q 2021 Change vs.
	3Q 2021			2Q 2021			1Q 2021			4Q 2020			3Q 2020			2Q 2021			3Q 2020
Interest income																%			%
Loans and fees on loans	$	89,388		$	84,780		$	84,993		$	79,166		$	70,621			5.4			26.6
Investment securities, taxable		3,174			2,975			2,929			3,345			4,123			6.7			(23.0	)
Other interest earning assets		224			244			303			529			334			(8.2	)		(32.9	)
Total interest income		92,786			87,999			88,225			83,040			75,078			5.4			23.6
Interest expense
Deposits		14,159			14,820			16,944			19,195			22,155			(4.5	)		(36.1	)
Borrowings		892			1,717			1,331			1,544			1,560			(48.0	)		(42.8	)
Total interest expense		15,051			16,537			18,275			20,739			23,715			(9.0	)		(36.5	)
Net interest income		77,735			71,462			69,950			62,301			51,363			8.8			51.3
Provision for (recovery of) loan and lease credit losses		4,319			7,846			(873	)		8,634			10,274			(45.0	)		(58.0	)
Net interest income after provision for (recovery of) loan and lease credit losses		73,416			63,616			70,823			53,667			41,089			15.4			78.7
Noninterest income
Loan servicing revenue		6,278			6,218			6,434			6,684			6,803			1.0			(7.7	)
Loan servicing asset revaluation		(5,878	)		(3,181	)		1,493			(5,756	)		2,061			(84.8	)		(385.2	)
Net gains on sales of loans		18,860			16,234			11,929			14,976			12,690			16.2			48.6
Net (loss) gain on loans accounted for under the fair value option		(1,030	)		1,135			4,218			(4,759	)		3,403			(190.7	)		(130.3	)
Equity method investments income (loss)		(1,250	)		(2,278	)		(1,157	)		(8,739	)		(1,231	)		45.1			(1.5	)
Equity security investments gains (losses), net		176			44,253			105			107			14,705			(99.6	)		(98.8	)
Gain on sale of investment securities available-for-sale, net		—			—			—			—			1,225			—			(100.0	)
Lease income		2,527			2,616			2,599			2,615			2,634			(3.4	)		(4.1	)
Management fee income		1,489			1,473			1,934			2,206			1,296			1.1			14.9
Other noninterest income		4,104			3,641			3,502			3,469			3,458			12.7			18.7
Total noninterest income		25,276			70,111			31,057			10,803			47,044			(63.9	)		(46.3	)
Noninterest expense
Salaries and employee benefits		28,202			32,900			31,366			29,477			24,203			(14.3	)		16.5
Travel expense		1,819			1,549			659			1,056			250			17.4			627.6
Professional services expense		4,251			3,329			3,831			1,691			1,346			27.7			215.8
Advertising and marketing expense		1,631			875			652			973			552			86.4			195.5
Occupancy expense		2,042			2,224			2,112			2,302			2,079			(8.2	)		(1.8	)
Data processing expense		4,867			4,234			3,894			3,414			3,009			15.0			61.7
Equipment expense		4,567			4,385			4,354			4,002			4,314			4.2			5.9
Other loan origination and maintenance expense		3,489			3,307			3,327			3,173			2,669			5.5			30.7
Renewable energy tax credit investment impairment		60			—			3,127			—			—			—			—
FDIC insurance		1,670			1,704			1,765			2,147			2,095			(2.0	)		(20.3	)
Other expense		2,861			3,051			3,185			4,200			2,133			(6.2	)		34.1
Total noninterest expense		55,459			57,558			58,272			52,435			42,650			(3.6	)		30.0
Income before taxes		43,233			76,169			43,608			12,035			45,483			(43.2	)		(4.9	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		9,394			12,587			4,181			(17,553	)		11,703			(25.4	)		(19.7	)
Net income	$	33,839		$	63,582		$	39,427		$	29,588		$	33,780			(46.8	)		0.2
Earnings per share
Basic	$	0.78		$	1.48		$	0.92		$	0.72		$	0.83			(47.3	)		(6.0	)
Diluted	$	0.76		$	1.41		$	0.88		$	0.68		$	0.81			(46.1	)		(6.2	)
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic		43,329,889			43,173,312			42,673,615			41,320,851			40,542,696
Diluted		45,040,690			45,062,392			44,696,850			43,333,707			41,549,632

	As of the quarter ended															3Q 2021 Change vs.
	3Q 2021			2Q 2021			1Q 2021			4Q 2020			3Q 2020			2Q 2021			3Q 2020
Assets																%			%
Cash and due from banks	$	336,362		$	428,907		$	630,081		$	297,167		$	608,826			(21.6	)		(44.8	)
Federal funds sold		10,672			9,917			5,461			21,153			25,924			7.6			(58.8	)
Certificates of deposit with other banks		6,000			6,000			6,500			6,500			7,250			—			(17.2	)
Investment securities available-for-sale		861,377			817,896			775,177			750,098			765,777			5.3			12.5
Loans held for sale ⁽¹⁾		1,042,756			1,064,911			1,076,741			1,175,470			1,190,200			(2.1	)		(12.4	)
Loans and leases held for investment ⁽²⁾		5,418,611			5,441,423			5,456,754			5,144,930			5,037,094			(0.4	)		7.6
Allowance for credit losses on loans and leases		(59,681	)		(57,848	)		(52,417	)		(52,306	)		(44,210	)		(3.2	)		(35.0	)
Net loans and leases		5,358,930			5,383,575			5,404,337			5,092,624			4,992,884			(0.5	)		7.3
Premises and equipment, net		244,212			249,069			253,774			259,267			253,737			(2.0	)		(3.8	)
Foreclosed assets		883			1,793			4,185			4,155			3,264			(50.8	)		(72.9	)
Servicing assets		33,968			36,966			37,744			33,918			37,831			(8.1	)		(10.2	)
Other assets		242,181			244,152			223,875			231,951			207,688			(0.8	)		16.6
Total assets	$	8,137,341		$	8,243,186		$	8,417,875		$	7,872,303		$	8,093,381			(1.3	)		0.5
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Liabilities
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing	$	77,026		$	89,768		$	75,794		$	75,287		$	58,771			(14.2	)		31.1
Interest-bearing		6,739,587			6,431,065			6,240,210			5,637,541			5,647,273			4.8			19.3
Total deposits		6,816,613			6,520,833			6,316,004			5,712,828			5,706,044			4.5			19.5
Borrowings		575,021			1,012,431			1,465,961			1,542,093			1,747,083			(43.2	)		(67.1	)
Other liabilities		56,284			52,575			45,550			49,532			56,090			7.1			0.3
Total liabilities		7,447,918			7,585,839			7,827,515			7,304,453			7,509,217			(1.8	)		(0.8	)
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock, no par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding		—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Class A common stock (voting)		304,085			299,809			298,525			298,890			325,753			1.4			(6.7	)
Class B common stock (non-voting)		5,404			5,404			7,330			11,729			26,106			—			(79.3	)
Retained earnings		371,869			339,011			275,377			235,724			207,400			9.7			79.3
Accumulated other comprehensive income		8,065			13,123			9,128			21,507			24,905			(38.5	)		(67.6	)
Total shareholders' equity		689,423			657,347			590,360			567,850			584,164			4.9			18.0
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	8,137,341		$	8,243,186		$	8,417,875		$	7,872,303		$	8,093,381			(1.3	)		0.5

	Nine months ended
	September 30, 2021			September 30, 2020
Interest income
Loans and fees on loans	$	259,161		$	191,604
Investment securities, taxable		9,078			11,671
Other interest earning assets		771			2,093
Total interest income		269,010			205,368
Interest expense
Deposits		45,923			70,531
Borrowings		3,940			2,415
Total interest expense		49,863			72,946
Net interest income		219,147			132,422
Provision for loan and lease credit losses		11,292			32,024
Net interest income after provision for loan and lease credit losses		207,855			100,398
Noninterest income
Loan servicing revenue		18,930			19,916
Loan servicing asset revaluation		(7,566	)		(4,202	)
Net gains on sales of loans		47,023			34,497
Net gain (loss) on loans accounted for under the fair value option		4,323			(8,324	)
Equity method investments income (loss)		(4,685	)		(5,952	)
Equity security investments gains (losses), net		44,534			14,802
Gain on sale of investment securities available-for-sale, net		—			1,880
Lease income		7,742			7,893
Management fee income		4,896			4,146
Other noninterest income		11,247			10,541
Total noninterest income		126,444			75,197
Noninterest expense
Salaries and employee benefits		92,468			83,048
Travel expense		4,027			2,395
Professional services expense		11,411			4,668
Advertising and marketing expense		3,158			2,537
Occupancy expense		6,378			6,455
Data processing expense		12,995			8,930
Equipment expense		13,306			13,601
Other loan origination and maintenance expense		10,123			7,617
Renewable energy tax credit investment impairment		3,187			—
FDIC insurance		5,139			5,326
Other expense		9,097			5,664
Total noninterest expense		171,289			140,241
Income before taxes		163,010			35,354
Income tax expense		26,162			5,399
Net income	$	136,848		$	29,955
Earnings per share
Basic	$	3.18		$	0.74
Diluted	$	3.05		$	0.73
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic		43,061,642			40,461,479
Diluted		44,936,014			41,248,866

	As of and for the three months ended
	3Q 2021			2Q 2021			1Q 2021			4Q 2020			3Q 2020
Income Statement Data
Net income	$	33,839		$	63,582		$	39,427		$	29,588		$	33,780
Per Common Share
Net income, basic	$	0.78		$	1.48		$	0.92		$	0.72		$	0.83
Net income, diluted		0.76			1.41			0.88			0.68			0.81
Dividends declared		0.03			0.03			0.03			0.03			0.03
Book value		15.89			15.19			13.74			13.38			14.69
Tangible book value (1)		15.80			15.10			13.65			13.28			14.30
Performance Ratios
Return on average assets (annualized)		1.64	%		3.01	%		1.98	%		1.49	%		1.67	%
Return on average equity (annualized)		19.67			41.30			26.89			19.86			23.64
Net interest margin		3.99			3.63			3.81			3.33			2.77
Efficiency ratio (1)		53.84			40.66			57.69			71.73			43.89
Noninterest income to total revenue		24.54			49.52			30.75			14.78			47.15
Selected Loan Metrics
Loans and leases originated	$	1,063,190		$	1,153,693		$	1,180,219		$	808,010		$	966,499
Guaranteed loans sold		201,903			130,858			136,747			110,588			114,731
Average net gain on sale of guaranteed loans		90.95			114.77			83.92			115.94			110.19
Adjusted average net gain on sale of guaranteed loans (2)		90.95			114.77			83.92			114.07			107.99
Outstanding balance of sold loans serviced:
Guaranteed		2,731,031			2,694,931			2,843,963			2,819,625			2,878,664
Unguaranteed		481,240			439,137			372,764			385,998			264,829
Total		3,212,271			3,134,068			3,216,727			3,205,623			3,143,493
Asset Quality Ratios
Allowance for credit losses to loans and leases held for investment (4)		1.26	%		1.23	%		1.12	%		1.21	%		1.05	%
Net charge-offs (recoveries) (4)	$	2,485		$	2,417		$	(984	)	$	537		$	10,147
Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans and leases held for investment (3) (4)		0.21	%		0.21	%		(0.09	)%		0.05	%		1.03	%
Nonperforming loans and leases (4) (5)	$	49,338		$	48,009		$	57,371		$	46,110		$	46,749
Foreclosed assets		883			1,793			4,185			4,155			3,264
Nonperforming loans and leases (unguaranteed exposure) (4) (5)		20,450			22,458			24,738			20,078			20,153
Foreclosed assets (unguaranteed exposure)		191			455			941			935			642
Nonperforming loans and leases not guaranteed by the SBA and foreclosures (4) (5)	$	20,641		$	22,913		$	25,679		$	21,013		$	20,795
Nonperforming loans, leases and foreclosures, not guaranteed by the SBA, to total assets (4) (5)		0.28	%		0.31	%		0.34	%		0.30	%		0.29	%
Nonperforming loans accounted for under the fair value option	$	43,011		$	39,826		$	40,234		$	35,499		$	47,434
Nonperforming loans accounted for under the fair value option (unguaranteed exposure)		6,303			5,503			5,838			5,387			7,495
Capital Ratios
Common equity tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)		12.56	%		12.45	%		12.16	%		12.15	%		13.09	%
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)		13.71			13.63			13.32			13.39			14.19
Tier 1 risk based capital (to risk-weighted assets)		12.56			12.45			12.16			12.15			13.09
Tier 1 leverage capital (to average assets)		8.82			8.70			8.50			8.40			8.44

(2) Excludes fair value gain/loss on exchange-traded interest rate futures contracts.

(3) Quarterly net charge-offs as a percentage of quarterly average loans and leases held for investment, annualized.

(5) The quarters ended December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020 exclude one $6.1 million hotel loan classified as held for sale.

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2021								Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
	Average Balance			Interest		Average Yield/Rate			Average Balance			Interest		Average Yield/Rate
Interest earning assets:
Interest earning balances in other banks	$	452,830		$	221		0.19	%	$	514,232		$	234		0.18	%
Federal funds sold		9,260			3		0.13			29,199			10		0.14
Investment securities		808,697			3,174		1.56			764,017			2,975		1.56
Loans held for sale		1,098,940			15,090		5.45			1,134,259			15,216		5.38
Loans and leases held for investment ⁽¹⁾		5,366,088			74,298		5.49			5,447,839			69,564		5.12
Total interest earning assets		7,735,815			92,786		4.76			7,889,546			87,999		4.47
Less: allowance for credit losses on loans and leases		(56,411	)							(51,994	)
Non-interest earning assets		581,771								623,895
Total assets	$	8,261,175							$	8,461,447
Interest bearing liabilities:
Interest bearing checking	$	—		$	—		—	%	$	60,439		$	86		0.57	%
Savings		3,367,168			4,359		0.51			3,101,733			4,309		0.56
Money market accounts		104,576			74		0.28			104,826			82		0.31
Certificates of deposit		3,156,834			9,726		1.22			3,078,789			10,343		1.35
Total interest bearing deposits		6,628,578			14,159		0.85			6,345,787			14,820		0.94
Borrowings		818,511			892		0.43			1,368,742			1,717		0.50
Total interest bearing liabilities		7,447,089			15,051		0.80			7,714,529			16,537		0.86
Non-interest bearing deposits		79,006								85,824
Non-interest bearing liabilities		46,907								45,309
Shareholders' equity		688,173								615,785
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	8,261,175							$	8,461,447
Net interest income and interest rate spread				$	77,735		3.96	%				$	71,462		3.61	%
Net interest margin							3.99								3.63
Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities							103.88	%							102.27	%

	As of and for the three months ended
	3Q 2021			2Q 2021			1Q 2021			4Q 2020			3Q 2020
Total shareholders’ equity	$	689,423		$	657,347		$	590,360		$	567,850		$	584,164
Less:
Goodwill		1,797			1,797			1,797			1,797			1,797
Other intangible assets		2,065			2,103			2,141			2,179			2,218
Tangible shareholders’ equity (a)	$	685,561		$	653,447		$	586,422		$	563,874		$	580,149
Shares outstanding (c)		43,381,014			43,264,460			42,951,344			42,452,446			40,575,982
Total assets	$	8,137,341		$	8,243,186		$	8,417,875		$	7,872,303		$	8,093,381
Less:
Goodwill		1,797			1,797			1,797			1,797			1,797
Other intangible assets		2,065			2,103			2,141			2,179			2,218
Tangible assets (b)	$	8,133,479		$	8,239,286		$	8,413,937		$	7,868,327		$	8,089,366
Tangible shareholders’ equity to tangible assets (a/b)		8.43	%		7.93	%		6.97	%		7.17	%		7.17	%
Tangible book value per share (a/c)	$	15.80		$	15.10		$	13.65		$	13.28		$	14.30
Efficiency ratio:
Noninterest expense (d)	$	55,459		$	57,558		$	58,272		$	52,435		$	42,650
Net interest income		77,735			71,462			69,950			62,301			51,363
Noninterest income		25,276			70,111			31,057			10,803			47,044
Less: gain on sale of securities		—			—			—			—			1,225
Adjusted operating revenue (e)	$	103,011		$	141,573		$	101,007		$	73,104		$	97,182
Efficiency ratio (d/e)		53.84	%		40.66	%		57.69	%		71.73	%		43.89	%

	Three Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
	3Q 2021		2Q 2021		3Q 2020			3Q 2021			3Q 2020
Reconciliation of net income to non-GAAP net income:
Net income	$	33,839	$	63,582	$	33,780		$	136,848		$	29,955
Gain on sale of aircraft		—		—		—			(114	)		—
Impairment on aircraft held for sale		—		—		1,019			—			1,019
Income tax effects and adjustments for non-GAAP items *		—		—		(245	)		27			(245	)
Non-GAAP net income	$	33,839	$	63,582	$	34,554		$	136,761		$	30,729
* Estimated at 24.0%
Non-GAAP earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.78	$	1.48	$	0.85		$	3.18		$	0.76
Diluted	$	0.76	$	1.41	$	0.83		$	3.04		$	0.74
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic		43,329,889		43,173,312		40,542,696			43,061,642			40,461,479
Diluted		45,040,690		45,062,392		41,549,632			44,936,014			41,248,866
Reconciliation of financial statement line items as reported to non-GAAP:
Noninterest income, as reported	$	25,276	$	70,111	$	47,044		$	126,444		$	75,197
Gain on sale of aircraft		—		—		—			(114	)		—
Noninterest income, non-GAAP	$	25,276	$	70,111	$	47,044		$	126,330		$	75,197
Noninterest expense, as reported	$	55,459	$	57,558	$	42,650		$	171,289		$	140,241
Impairment on aircraft held for sale		—		—		(1,019	)		—			(1,019	)
Noninterest expense, non-GAAP	$	55,459	$	57,558	$	41,631		$	171,289		$	139,222
Income before taxes, as reported	$	43,233	$	76,169	$	45,483		$	163,010		$	35,354
Gain on sale of aircraft		—		—		—			(114	)		—
Impairment on aircraft held for sale		—		—		1,019			—			1,019
Income before taxes, non-GAAP	$	43,233	$	76,169	$	46,502		$	162,896		$	36,373
Income tax expense, as reported	$	9,394	$	12,587	$	11,703		$	26,162		$	5,399
Income tax effects and adjustments for non-GAAP items		—		—		245			(27	)		245
Income tax expense, non-GAAP	$	9,394	$	12,587	$	11,948		$	26,135		$	5,644

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(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)							Increase (Decrease)
	3Q 2021			3Q 2020			Dollars			Percent			2Q 2021
Net interest income and servicing revenues	$	84,013		$	58,166		$	25,847			44	%	$	77,680
Net income		33,839			33,780			59			0			63,582
Diluted earnings per share		0.76			0.81			(0.05	)		(6	)		1.41
Non-GAAP net income (1)		33,839			34,554			(715	)		(2	)		63,582
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share (1)		0.76			0.83			(0.07	)		(8	)		1.41
Loan and lease production:
Loans and leases originated	$	1,063,190		$	966,499		$	96,691			10	%	$	1,153,693
% Fully funded		55.1	%		72.9	%	n/a			n/a				58.6	%
Total loans and leases	$	6,461,367		$	6,227,294		$	234,073			4	%	$	6,506,334
Total assets		8,137,341			8,093,381			43,960			1			8,243,186
Total deposits		6,816,613			5,706,044			1,110,569			19			6,520,833