8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 27, 2023

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OP BANCORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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California	001-38437	81-3114676
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1000 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA		90017
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (213) 892-9999

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value	OPBK	NASDAQ Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ☒

Item 2.02.    Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On July 27, 2023, OP Bancorp, (the “Company”), the holding company of Open Bank, issued a press release announcing preliminary unaudited results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference. Also attached as Exhibit 99.3 is a slide presentation for the results for the second quarter.

The information in this report set forth under this Item 2.02 shall not be treated as “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Act of 1934, except as expressly stated by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)    Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description
99.1	Press Release of OP Bancorp, issued July 27, 2023, announcing financial results for the second quarter of 2023
99.2	Press Release of OP Bancorp, Issued July 27, 2023, announcing the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend
99.3	Earnings Presentation, 2023 Second Quarter
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	OP Bancorp
Date: July 27, 2023	By:	/s/ Christine Oh
		Christine Oh
		Executive Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

OP BANCORP REPORTS NET INCOME FOR 2023 SECOND QUARTER

OF $6.1 MILLION AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE OF $0.39

2023 Second Quarter Highlights compared with 2022 Second Quarter:

•Financial Results:

◦Net income of $6.1 million, compared to $8.5 million

◦Diluted earnings per share of $0.39, compared to $0.54

◦Net interest income of $17.3 million, compared to $19.1 million

◦Net interest margin of 3.40%, compared to 4.21%

◦No provision for credit losses, compared to provision for credit losses of $996 thousand

◦Total assets of $2.2 billion, an 11% increase compared to $1.9 billion

◦Gross loans of $1.7 billion, a 16% increase compared to $1.5 billion

◦Total deposits of $1.9 billion, a 7% increase compared to $1.7 billion

•Credit Quality:

◦Allowance for credit losses to gross loans of 1.21%, compared to 1.19%

◦Net charge-offs(1) to average gross loans(2) of 0.00%, compared to net recoveries of 0.01%

◦Nonperforming loans to gross loans of 0.20%, compared to 0.12%

◦Criticized loans(3) to gross loans of 0.44%, compared to 0.18%

•Capital Levels:

◦Remained well-capitalized with a Common Equity Tier 1 (“CET1”) ratio of 11.92%.

◦Book value per common share increased to $12.16, compared to $11.16

◦Repurchased 221,494 shares of common stock at an average price of $8.40

◦Paid quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share, compared to $0.10 per share

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(1)    Annualized.

(2)    Includes loans held for sale.

(3)    Includes special mention, substandard, doubtful, and loss categories.

LOS ANGELES, July 27, 2023 — OP Bancorp (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: OPBK), the holding company of Open Bank (the “Bank”), today reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2023. Net income for the second quarter of 2023 was $6.1 million, or $0.39 per diluted common share, compared with $7.5 million, or $0.48 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2023, and $8.5 million, or $0.54 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2022.

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Min Kim, President and Chief Executive Officer:

“We continued to maintain strong liquidity, credit quality, and solid capital positions to withstand the recent turmoil in the banking industry. Our liquid assets and available borrowings were more than 47% of total assets,” said Min Kim, President and Chief Executive.

“The migration from noninterest-bearing to interest-bearing deposits has been stabilized during the quarter, and our noninterest-bearing deposits remained at 34% of total deposits. We are truly grateful for our customers’ loyalty and trust throughout these difficult times.

Although we anticipate additional challenges in the short term, we remain optimistic about our future performance and will continue to focus on executing our strategic goals while maintaining appropriate risk and control environment.”

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SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

($ in thousands, except per share data)	As of and For the Three Months Ended									% Change 2Q23 vs.
	2Q2023			1Q2023			2Q2022			1Q2023		2Q2022
Selected Income Statement Data:
Net interest income	$	17,252		$	17,892		$	19,079		(3.6)	%	(9.6)	%
(Reversal of) provision for credit losses	—			(338)			996			n/m		n/m
Noninterest income	3,605			4,295			5,359			(16.1)		(32.7)
Noninterest expense	12,300			11,908			11,503			3.3		6.9
Income tax expense	2,466			3,083			3,459			(20.0)		(28.7)
Net Income	6,091			7,534			8,480			(19.2)		(28.2)
Diluted earnings per share	0.39			0.48			0.54			(18.8)		(27.8)
Selected Balance Sheet Data:
Gross loans	$	1,716,197		$	1,692,485		$	1,484,718		1.4	%	15.6	%
Total deposits	1,859,639			1,904,818			1,741,623			(2.4)		6.8
Total assets	2,151,701			2,170,594			1,934,242			(0.9)		11.2
Average loans(1)	1,725,764			1,725,392			1,560,064			—		10.6
Average deposits	1,817,101			1,867,684			1,702,860			(2.7)		6.7
Credit Quality:
Nonperforming loans	$	3,447		$	2,504		$	1,826		37.7	%	88.8	%
Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average gross loans(2)	0.00		%	0.02		%	(0.01)		%	(0.02)		0.01
Allowance for credit losses to gross loans	1.21			1.23			1.19			(0.02)		0.02
Allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans	603			831			969			(228)		(366)
Financial Ratios:
Return on average assets(2)	1.15		%	1.43		%	1.79		%	(0.28)	%	(0.64)	%
Return on average equity(2)	13.27			16.82			20.29			(3.55)		(7.02)
Net interest margin(2)	3.40			3.57			4.21			(0.17)		(0.81)
Efficiency ratio(3)	58.97			53.67			47.07			5.30		11.90
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio	11.92			12.06			12.29			(0.14)		(0.37)
Leverage ratio	9.50			9.43			9.48			0.07		0.02
Book value per common share	$	12.16		$	12.02		$	11.16		1.2		9.0

(1)Includes loans held for sale.

(2)Annualized.

(3)Represents noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income.

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INCOME STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

($ in thousands)	For the Three Months Ended						% Change 2Q23 vs.
	2Q2023		1Q2023		2Q2022		1Q2023		2Q2022
Interest Income
Interest income	$	30,102	$	28,594	$	20,148	5.3	%	49.4	%
Interest expense	12,850		10,702		1,069		20.1		1102.1
Net interest income	$	17,252	$	17,892	$	19,079	(3.6)	%	(9.6)	%

($ in thousands)	For the Three Months Ended
	2Q2023						1Q2023						2Q2022
	Average Balance		Interest and Fees		Yield/Rate(1)		Average Balance		Interest and Fees		Yield/Rate(1)		Average Balance		Interest and Fees		Yield/Rate(1)
Interest-earning Assets:
Loans	$	1,725,764	$	27,288	6.34	%	$	1,725,392	$	26,011	6.10	%	$	1,560,064	$	19,108	4.91	%
Total interest-earning assets	2,030,139		30,102		5.94		2,022,146		28,594		5.71		1,817,157		20,148		4.44
Interest-bearing Liabilities:
Interest-bearing deposits	1,201,353		11,920		3.98		1,196,194		10,382		3.52		859,072		1,069		0.50
Total interest-bearing liabilities	1,283,939		12,850		4.01		1,222,362		10,702		3.55		859,072		1,069		0.50
Ratios:
Net interest income / interest rate spreads			17,252		1.93				17,892		2.16				19,079		3.94
Net interest margin					3.40						3.57						4.21
Total deposits / cost of deposits	1,817,101		11,920		2.63		1,867,684		10,382		2.25		1,702,860		1,069		0.25
Total funding liabilities / cost of funds	1,899,687		12,850		2.71		1,893,852		10,702		2.29		1,702,860		1,069		0.25

(1)Annualized.

($ in thousands)	For the Three Months Ended												Yield Change 2Q23 vs.
	2Q2023				1Q2023				2Q2022
	Interest & Fees		Yield(1)		Interest & Fees		Yield(1)		Interest & Fees		Yield(1)		1Q2023		2Q2022
Loan Yield Component:
Contractual interest rate	$	26,411	6.13	%	$	25,477	5.97	%	$	17,425	4.48	%	0.16	%	1.65	%
SBA discount accretion	1,078		0.25		974		0.23		1,151		0.30		0.02		(0.05)
Amortization of net deferred fees	16		0.01		79		0.02		493		0.13		(0.01)		(0.12)
Amortization of premium	(452)		(0.11)		(392)		(0.09)		(197)		(0.05)		(0.02)		(0.06)
Net interest recognized on nonaccrual loans	40		0.01		(243)		(0.06)		5		—		0.07		0.01
Prepayment penalties(2) and other fees	195		0.05		116		0.03		231		0.05		0.02		—
Yield on loans	$	27,288	6.34	%	$	26,011	6.10	%	$	19,108	4.91	%	0.24	%	1.43	%
Amortization of Net Deferred Fees:
PPP loan forgiveness(3)	$	—	—	%	$	3	—	%	$	351	0.09	%	—	%	(0.09)	%
Other	16		0.01		76		0.02		142		0.04		(0.01)		(0.03)
Total amortization of net deferred fees	$	16	0.01	%	$	79	0.02	%	$	493	0.13	%	(0.01)	%	(0.12)	%

(1)Annualized.

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(2)Prepayment penalty income of $110 thousand, $3 thousand and $118 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively, was from commercial real estate and Commercial and Industrial (“C&I”) loans.

(3)As of June 30, 2023, there were unamortized net deferred fees and unaccredited discounts of $4 thousand to be recognized over the estimated life of the loans as a yield adjustment on the loans.

Impact of Hana Loan Purchase on Average Loan Yield and Net Interest Margin

During the second quarter of 2021, the Bank purchased an SBA portfolio of 638 loans with an ending balance of $100.0 million, excluding loan discount of $8.9 million from Hana Small Business Lending, Inc. (“Hana”). The following table presents impacts of the Hana loan purchase on average loan yield and net interest margin:

($ in thousands)	For the Three Months Ended
	2Q2023			1Q2023			2Q2022
Hana Loan Purchase:
Contractual interest rate	$	1,409		$	1,400		$	956
Purchased loan discount accretion	384			413			592
Other fees	16			24			24
Total interest income	$	1,809		$	1,837		$	1,572
Effect on average loan yield(1)	0.23		%	0.24		%	0.19		%
Effect on net interest margin(1)	0.27		%	0.28		%	0.20		%

($ in thousands)	For the Three Months Ended
	2Q2023						1Q2023						2Q2022
	Average Balance		Interest and Fees		Yield/ Rate		Average Balance		Interest and Fees		Yield/ Rate		Average Balance		Interest and Fees		Yield/ Rate
Average loan yield(1)	$	1,725,764	$	27,288	6.34	%	$	1,725,392	$	26,011	6.10	%	$	1,560,064	$	19,108	4.91	%
Adjusted average loan yield excluding purchased Hana loans(1)(2)	1,670,530		25,479		6.11		1,667,155		24,174		5.86		1,490,884		17,536		4.72
Net interest margin(1)	2,030,139		17,252		3.40		2,022,146		17,892		3.57		1,817,157		19,079		4.21
Adjusted interest margin excluding purchased Hana loans(1)(2)	1,974,905		15,443		3.13		1,963,909		16,055		3.29		1,747,977		17,507		4.01

(1)Annualized.

(2)See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures.

Second Quarter 2023 vs. First Quarter 2023

Net interest income decreased $0.6 million, or 3.6%, primarily due to higher interest expense on deposits and borrowings, partially offset by higher interest income on loans. Net interest margin was 3.40%, a decrease of 17 basis points from 3.57%.

◦A $1.5 million increase in interest expense on deposits was primarily due to a $5.2 million increase in average balance of interest-bearing deposits and a 46 basis point increase in average cost driven by the Federal Reserve’s rate increases.

◦A $610 thousand increase in interest expense on borrowings was primarily due to a $56.4 million increase in average balance.

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◦A $1.3 million increase in interest income on loans was primarily due to a 24 basis point increase in loan yield as a result of the Federal Reserve’s rate increases.

Second Quarter 2023 vs. Second Quarter 2022

Net interest income decreased $1.8 million, or 9.6%, primarily due to higher interest expense on deposits, partially offset by higher interest income on loans. Net interest margin was 3.40%, a decrease of 81 basis points from 4.21%.

◦An $8.2 million increase in interest income on loans was primarily due to a $165.7 million increase in average balance of interest-bearing deposits and a 143 basis point increase in loan yield as a result of the Federal Reserve’s rate increases.

◦A $10.9 million increase in interest expense on deposits was primarily due to a $342.3 million increase in average balance and a 348 basis point increase in average cost driven by the Federal Reserve’s rate increases.

Provision for Credit Losses

($ in thousands)	For the Three Months Ended
	2Q2023		1Q2023		2Q2022
(Reversal of) provision for credit losses on loans	$	—	$	(258)	$	996
(Reversal of) provision for credit losses on off-balance sheet exposure(1)	—		(80)		23
Total (reversal of) provision for credit losses	$	—	$	(338)	$	1,019

(1)Reversal of provision for credit losses on off-balance sheet exposure of $80 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was included in total (reversal of) provision for credit losses. Prior to CECL adoption, provisions for credit losses on off-balance sheet exposure of $23 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was included in other expenses.

Second Quarter 2023 vs. First Quarter 2023

The Company did not record provision for credit losses, compared with a $338 thousand reversal of credit losses.

A $163 thousand increase from qualitative factor adjustments in the second quarter of 2023 was primarily offset by decreases in specific reserve requirements on individually evaluated loans. The change in quantitative general reserve during the quarter was insignificant as the impact from a 1.4% growth in gross loans was mostly offset by a decrease in historical loss factors.

Second Quarter 2023 vs. Second Quarter 2022

The Company did not record provision for credit losses, compared with a $1.0 million provision for credit losses.

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Noninterest Income

($ in thousands)	For the Three Months Ended						% Change 2Q23 vs.
	2Q2023		1Q2023		2Q2022		1Q2023		2Q2022
Noninterest Income
Service charges on deposits	$	573	$	418	$	427	37.1	%	34.2	%
Loan servicing fees, net of amortization	595		846		654		(29.7)		(9.0)
Gain on sale of loans	2,098		2,570		3,873		(18.4)		(45.8)
Other income	339		461		405		(26.5)		(16.3)
Total noninterest income	$	3,605	$	4,295	$	5,359	(16.1)	%	(32.7)	%

Second Quarter 2023 vs. First Quarter 2023

Noninterest income decreased $690 thousand, or 16.1%, primarily due to lower gain on sale of loans.

◦Gain on sale of loans was $2.1 million, a decrease of $472 thousand from $2.6 million, primarily due to a lower SBA loan sold amount and a lower average sales premium. The Bank sold $36.8 million in SBA loans at an average premium rate of 6.64%, compared to the sale of $44.7 million at an average premium rate of 7.33%.

Second Quarter 2023 vs. Second Quarter 2022

Noninterest income decreased $1.8 million, or 32.7%, primarily due to lower gain on sale of loans.

◦Gain on sale of loans was $2.1 million, a decrease of $1.8 million from $3.9 million, primarily due to a lower SBA loan sold amount and a lower average sales premium. The Bank sold $36.8 million in SBA loans at an average premium rate of 6.64%, compared to the sale of $58.6 million at an average premium rate of 7.02%.

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Noninterest Expense

($ in thousands)	For the Three Months Ended						% Change 2Q23 vs.
	2Q2023		1Q2023		2Q2022		1Q2023		2Q2022
Noninterest Expense
Salaries and employee benefits	$	7,681	$	7,252	$	7,109	5.9	%	8.0	%
Occupancy and equipment	1,598		1,570		1,489		1.8		7.3
Data processing and communication	546		550		492		(0.7)		11.0
Professional fees	381		359		364		6.1		4.7
FDIC insurance and regulatory assessments	420		467		192		(10.1)		118.8
Promotion and advertising	159		162		165		(1.9)		(3.6)
Directors’ fees	210		161		190		30.4		10.5
Foundation donation and other contributions	594		753		852		(21.1)		(30.3)
Other expenses	711		634		650		12.1		9.4
Total noninterest expense	$	12,300	$	11,908	$	11,503	3.3	%	6.9	%

Second Quarter 2023 vs. First Quarter 2023

Noninterest expense increased $392 thousand, or 3.3%, primarily due to higher salaries and employee benefits, partially offset by a lower foundation donation.

◦Salaries and employee benefits increased $429 thousand primarily due to an addition of four full-time employees and annual salary adjustments effective in the second quarter of 2023.

◦Foundation donations and other contributions decreased $159 thousand primarily due to lower donation accrual for Open Stewardship as a result of lower net income.

Second Quarter 2023 vs. Second Quarter 2022

Noninterest expense increased $797 thousand, or 6.9%, primarily due to higher salaries and employee benefits and FDIC insurance and regulatory assessments, mainly offset by a lower foundation donation.

◦Salaries and employee benefits increased $572 thousand primarily due to 22 additional full-time employees to support continued growth of the Company.

◦FDIC insurance and regulatory assessments increased $228 thousand primarily due to our deposit growth from the second quarter of 2022 and increases in FDIC assessment fees in 2023.

◦Foundation donations and other contributions decreased $258 thousand primarily due to lower donation accrual for Open Stewardship as a result of lower net income.

Income Tax Expense

Second Quarter 2023 vs. First Quarter 2023

Income tax expense was $2.5 million, and the effective tax rate was 28.8%, compared to income tax expense of $3.1 million and the effective rate of 29.0%.

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Second Quarter 2023 vs. Second Quarter 2022

Income tax expense was $2.5 million and the effective tax rate was 28.8%, compared to income tax expense of $3.5 million and an effective rate of 29.0%.

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BALANCE SHEET HIGHLIGHTS

Loans

($ in thousands)	As of						% Change 2Q23 vs.
	2Q2023		1Q2023		2Q2022		1Q2023		2Q2022
Commercial real estate loans	$	847,863	$	833,615	$	776,785	1.7	%	9.2	%
SBA loans	238,785		238,994		247,413		(0.1)		(3.5)
C&I loans	112,160		117,841		128,620		(4.8)		(12.8)
Home mortgage loans	516,226		500,635		331,362		3.1		55.8
Consumer & other loans	1,163		1,400		538		(16.9)		116.2
Gross loans	$	1,716,197	$	1,692,485	$	1,484,718	1.4	%	15.6	%

The following table presents new loan originations based on loan commitment amounts for the periods indicated:

($ in thousands)	For the Three Months Ended						% Change 2Q23 vs.
	2Q2023		1Q2023		2Q2022		1Q2023		2Q2022
Commercial real estate loans	$	29,976	$	24,200	$	61,924	23.9	%	(51.6)	%
SBA loans	34,312		16,258		55,085		111.0		(37.7)
C&I loans	25,650		7,720		2,718		232.3		843.7
Home mortgage loans	22,788		20,617		30,345		10.5		(24.9)
Gross loans	$	112,726	$	68,795	$	150,072	63.9	%	(24.9)	%

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The following table presents changes in gross loans by loan activity for the periods indicated:

($ in thousands)	For the Three Months Ended
	2Q2023		1Q2023		2Q2022
Loan Activities:
Gross loans, beginning	$	1,692,485	$	1,678,292	$	1,428,410
New originations	112,726		68,795		150,072
Net line advances	(25,961)		10,356		(46,773)
Purchases	6,359		12,142		56,455
Sales	(36,791)		(45,021)		(58,999)
Paydowns	(17,210)		(40,190)		(15,977)
Payoffs	(25,969)		(28,326)		(33,098)
PPP Payoffs	—		(200)		(14,347)
Decrease in loans held for sale	7,534		36,802		18,988
Other	3,024		(165)		(13)
Total	23,712		14,193		56,308
Gross loans, ending	$	1,716,197	$	1,692,485	$	1,484,718

As of June 30, 2023 vs. March 31, 2023

Gross loans were $1.72 billion as of June 30, 2023, up $23.7 million from March 31, 2023, primarily due to new loan originations, partially offset by loan sales, and payoffs and paydowns.

New loan originations and loan payoffs and paydowns were $112.7 million and $43.2 million for the second quarter of 2023, respectively, compared with $68.8 million and $68.7 million for the first quarter of 2023, respectively.

As of June 30, 2023 vs. June 30, 2022

Gross loans were $1.72 billion as of June 30, 2023, up $231.5 million from June 30, 2022, primarily due to new loan originations of $554.7 million and loan purchases of $105.6 million, primarily offset by loan sales of $173.3 million and loan payoffs and paydowns of $222.8 million.

The following table presents the composition of gross loans by interest rate type accompanied with the weighted average contractual rates as of the periods indicated:

($ in thousands)	As of
	2Q2023				1Q2023				2Q2022
	%		Rate		%		Rate		%		Rate
Fixed rate	36.2	%	4.82	%	36.5	%	4.76	%	34.9	%	4.19	%
Hybrid rate	34.7		4.99		34.2		4.94		28.2		4.47
Variable rate	29.1		9.05		29.3		8.76		36.9		5.77
Gross loans	100.0	%	6.11	%	100.0	%	5.99	%	100.0	%	4.85	%

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The following table presents the maturity of gross loans by interest rate type accompanied with the weighted average contractual rates for the periods indicated:

($ in thousands)	As of June 30, 2023
	Within One Year				One Year Through Five Years				After Five Years				Total
	Amount		Rate		Amount		Rate		Amount		Rate		Amount		Rate
Fixed rate	$	50,591	5.33	%	$	331,824	4.78	%	$	239,489	4.77	%	$	621,904	4.82	%
Hybrid rate	—		—		83,789		4.63		510,775		5.05		594,564		4.99
Variable rate	82,254		8.87		116,620		8.65		300,855		9.25		499,729		9.05
Gross loans	$	132,845	7.52	%	$	532,233	5.60	%	$	1,051,119	6.21	%	$	1,716,197	6.11	%

Allowance for Credit Losses

The Company adopted the CECL accounting standard effective as of January 1, 2023 under a modified retrospective approach. The adoption resulted in a $1.9 million increase to the allowance for credit losses on loans, a $184 thousand increase to the allowance for credit losses on off-balance sheet exposure, a $624 thousand increase to deferred tax assets, and a $1.5 million charge to retained earnings.

The following table presents impact of CECL adoption for allowance for credit losses and related items on January 1, 2023:

($ in thousands)	Allowance For Credit Losses on Loans		Allowance For Credit Losses on Off-Balance Sheet Exposure		Deferred Tax Assets		Retained Earnings
As of December 31, 2022	$	19,241	$	263	$	14,316	$	105,690
Day 1 adjustments on January 1, 2023	1,924		184		624		(1,484)
After Day 1 adjustments	$	21,165	$	447	$	14,940	$	104,206

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The following table presents allowance for credit losses and provision for credit losses as of and for the periods presented:

($ in thousands)	As of and For the Three Months Ended						% Change 2Q23 vs.
	2Q2023		1Q2023		2Q2022		1Q2023		2Q2022
Allowance for credit losses on loans, beginning	$	20,814	$	19,241	$	16,672	8.2	%	24.8	%
Impact of CECL adoption	—		1,924		—		n/m		n/m
(Reversal of) provision for credit losses(1)	—		(258)		996		n/m		n/m
Gross charge-offs	(20)		(116)		(18)		(82.8)		11.1	%
Gross recoveries	8		23		52		(65.2)		(84.6)	%
Net (charge-offs) recoveries	(12)		(93)		34		(87.1)		n/m
Allowance for credit losses on loans, ending(2)	$	20,802	$	20,814	$	17,702	(0.1)	%	17.5	%
Allowance for credit losses on off-balance sheet exposure, beginning	$	367	$	263	$	172	39.5	%	113.4	%
Impact of CECL adoption	—		184		—		n/m		n/m
(Reversal of) provision for credit losses	—		(80)		23		n/m		n/m
Allowance for credit losses on off-balance sheet exposure, ending(2)	$	367	$	367	$	195	—	%	88.2	%

(1)    Excludes reversal of uncollectible accrued interest receivable of $205 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2022.

(2)    Allowance for credit losses as of June 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023 were calculated under the CECL methodology while allowance for loan losses for June 30, 2022 was calculated under the incurred loss methodology.

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Asset Quality

($ in thousands)	As of and For the Three Months Ended									% Change 2Q23 vs.
	2Q2023			1Q2023			2Q2022			1Q2023		2Q2022
Nonperforming loans(1)	$	3,447		$	2,504		$	1,826		37.7	%	88.8	%
Nonperforming assets(1)	3,447			2,504			1,826			37.7		88.8
Nonperforming loans to gross loans	0.20		%	0.15		%	0.12		%	0.05		0.08
Nonperforming assets to total assets	0.16		%	0.12		%	0.09		%	0.04		0.07
Criticized loans(1)(2)	$	7,538		$	5,772		$	2,673		30.6	%	182.0	%
Criticized loans to gross loans	0.44		%	0.34		%	0.18		%	0.10		0.26
Allowance for credit losses ratios:
As a % of gross loans	1.21		%	1.23		%	1.19		%	(0.02)	%	0.02	%
As an adjusted % of gross loans(3)	1.25			1.27			1.25			(0.02)		—
As a % of nonperforming loans	603			831			969			(228)		(366)
As a % of nonperforming assets	603			831			969			(228)		(366)
As a % of criticized loans	276			361			662			(85)		(386)
Net charge-offs (recoveries)(4) to average gross loans(5)	0.00			0.02			(0.01)			(0.02)		0.01

(1)Excludes the guaranteed portion of SBA loans that are in liquidation totaling $5.4 million, $1.9 million and $351 thousand as of June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively.

(2)Consists of special mention, substandard, doubtful and loss categories.

(3)See the Reconciliation of GAAP to NON-GAAP Financial Measures.

(4)Annualized.

(5)Includes loans held for sale.

Overall, the Bank continued to maintain solid asset quality with low levels of nonperforming loans and net charge-offs. Nonperforming assets and criticized loans remained below our historical norms, a reflection of our conservative credit culture and expertise in the industries we serve. Our allowance remained strong with an adjusted allowance to gross loans ratio of 1.25%.

◦Criticized loans was $7.5 million, an increase of $4.9 million from a year ago, and represented 0.44% of gross loans. Criticized loans consist of loans categorized as Special Mention, Substandard, Doubtful and Loss categories defined by regulatory authorities.

◦Nonperforming assets was $3.4 million, an increase of $1.6 million from a year ago, and represented 0.16% of total assets. As of June 30, 2023, $5.4 million of nonaccrual assets consisted of guaranteed portion of SBA loans that are in liquidation. The Company did not have OREO as of June 30, 2023 or 2022.

◦Net charge-offs were $12 thousand or 0.00% of average loans in the second quarter of 2023, compared to net charge-offs of $93 thousand, or 0.02%, of average loans in the first quarter of 2023 and net recoveries of $34 thousand, or 0.01%, of average loans in the second quarter of 2022.

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Deposits

($ in thousands)	As of												% Change 2Q23 vs.
	2Q2023				1Q2023				2Q2022
	Amount		%		Amount		%		Amount		%		1Q2023		2Q2022
Noninterest-bearing deposits	$	634,745	34.1	%	$	643,902	33.8	%	$	820,311	47.1	%	(1.4)	%	(22.6)	%
Money market deposits and others	344,162		18.5		436,796		22.9		519,389		29.8		(21.2)		(33.7)
Time deposits	880,732		47.4		824,120		43.3		401,923		23.1		6.9		119.1
Total deposits	$	1,859,639	100.0	%	$	1,904,818	100.0	%	$	1,741,623	100.0	%	(2.4)	%	6.8	%
Estimated uninsured deposits	$	796,211	42.8	%	$	900,579	47.3	%	$	1,036,943	59.5	%	(11.6)	%	(23.2)	%

As of June 30, 2023 vs. March 31, 2023

Total deposits were $1.86 billion as of June 30, 2023, down $45.2 million from March 31, 2023, primarily due to decreases in money market deposits partially offset by growth in time deposits. The composition shift from money market deposits to time deposits was primarily due to customers’ continued preference for high-rate deposit products driven by the Federal Reserve’s rate increases. Noninterest-bearing deposits remained relatively stable at 34% of total deposits.

As of June 30, 2023 vs. June 30, 2022

Total deposits were $1.86 billion as of June 30, 2023, up $118.0 million from June 30, 2022, primarily driven by growth in time deposits, partially offset by decreases in noninterest-bearing deposits, and money market and others. The composition shift to time deposits was primarily due to customers’ preference for high-rate deposit products driven by market rate increases as a result of the Federal Reserve’s rate increases and decreases in transaction volumes in escrow and 1031 exchanges accounts.

The following table sets forth the maturity of time deposits as of June 30, 2023:

	As of June 30, 2023
($ in thousands)	Within Three Months			Three to Six Months			Six to Nine Months			Nine to Twelve Months			After Twelve Months			Total
Time deposits (more than $250)	$	30,086		$	188,654		$	146,874		$	48,944		$	1,650		$	416,208
Time deposits ($250 or less)	67,165			174,086			90,045			90,721			42,507			464,524
Total time deposits	$	97,251		$	362,740		$	236,919		$	139,665		$	44,157		$	880,732
Weighted average rate	3.37		%	4.31		%	4.40		%	4.50		%	4.11		%	4.25		%

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OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

Liquidity

The Company maintains ample access to liquidity, including highly liquid assets on our balance sheet and available unused borrowings from other financial institutions. The following table presents the Company's liquid assets and available borrowings as of dates presented:

($ in thousands)	2Q2023			1Q2023			4Q2022
Liquid assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	143,761		$	181,509		$	82,972
Available-for-sale debt securities	202,250			212,767			209,809
Liquid assets	$	346,011		$	394,276		$	292,781
Liquid assets to total assets	16.1		%	18.2		%	14.0		%
Available borrowings:
Federal Home Loan Bank—San Francisco	$	400,543		$	406,500		$	440,358
Federal Reserve Bank	172,316			174,284			175,605
Pacific Coast Bankers Bank	50,000			50,000			50,000
Zions Bank	25,000			25,000			25,000
First Horizon Bank	25,000			25,000			24,950
Total available borrowings	$	672,859		$	680,784		$	715,913
Total available borrowings to total assets	31.3		%	31.4		%	34.2		%
Liquid assets and available borrowings to total assets	47.4		%	49.6		%	48.2		%

Capital and Capital Ratios

The Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share of its common stock. The cash dividend is payable on or about August 24, 2023 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 10, 2023.

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The Company repurchased 221,494 shares of its common stock at an average price of $8.40 during the second quarter of 2023. Since the announcement of the initial stock repurchase program in January 2019, the Company repurchased a total of 1.9 million shares of its common stock at an average repurchase price of $8.58 per share through June 30, 2023.

	Basel III
	OP Bancorp(1)		Open Bank		Minimum Well Capitalized Ratio		Minimum Capital Ratio+ Conservation Buffer(2)
Risk-Based Capital Ratios:
Total risk-based capital ratio	13.10	%	12.98	%	10.00	%	10.50	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio	11.92		11.80		8.00		8.50
Common equity tier 1 ratio	11.92		11.80		6.50		7.00
Leverage ratio	9.50		9.41		5.00		4.00

(1)The capital requirements are only applicable to the Bank, and the Company's ratios are included for comparison purpose.

(2)An additional 2.5% capital conservation buffer above the minimum capital ratios are required in order to avoid limitations on distributions, including dividend payments and certain discretionary bonuses to executive officers.

OP Bancorp	Basel III									% Change 2Q23 vs.
	2Q2023			1Q2023			2Q2022			1Q2023		2Q2022
Risk-Based Capital Ratios:
Total risk-based capital ratio	13.10		%	13.27		%	13.51		%	(0.17)	%	(0.41)	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio	11.92			12.06			12.29			(0.14)		(0.37)
Common equity tier 1 ratio	11.92			12.06			12.29			(0.14)		(0.37)
Leverage ratio	9.50			9.43			9.48			0.07		0.02
Risk-weighted Assets ($ in thousands)	$	1,700,205		$	1,659,584		$	1,465,707		2.45		16.00

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RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

In addition to GAAP measures, management uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to provide supplemental information regarding the Company’s performance.

Pre-provision net revenue removes provision for credit losses and income tax expense. Management believes that this non-GAAP measure, when taken together with the corresponding GAAP financial measures (as applicable), provides meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance. This non-GAAP financial measure also facilitates a comparison of our performance to prior periods.

($ in thousands)		For the Three Months Ended
		2Q2023		1Q2023		2Q2022
Interest income		$	30,102	$	28,594	$	20,148
Interest expense		12,850		10,702		1,069
Net interest income		17,252		17,892		19,079
Noninterest income		3,605		4,295		5,359
Noninterest expense		12,300		11,908		11,503
Pre-provision net revenue	(a)	$	8,557	$	10,279	$	12,935
Reconciliation to net income
(Reversal of) provision for credit losses	(b)	$	—	$	(338)	$	996
Income tax expense	(c)	2,466		3,083		3,459
Net income	(a)+(b)+(c)	$	6,091	$	7,534	$	8,480

During the second quarter of 2021, the Bank purchased 638 loans from Hana for a total purchase price of $97.6 million. The Company evaluated $100.0 million of the loans purchased in accordance with the provisions of ASC 310-20, Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs, which were recorded with a $8.9 million discount. As a result, the fair value discount on these loans is being accreted into interest income over the expected life of the loans using the effective yield method. Adjusted loan yield and net interest margin for the three months ended June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022 excluded the impacts of contractual interest and discount accretion of the purchased Hana loans as management does not consider purchasing loan portfolios to be normal or recurring transactions. Management believes that presenting the adjusted average loan yield and net interest margin provide comparability to prior periods and these non-GAAP financial measures provide supplemental information regarding the Company’s performance.

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($ in thousands)		For the Three Months Ended
		2Q2023			1Q2023			2Q2022
Yield on Average Loans
Interest income on loans		$	27,288		$	26,011		$	19,108
Less: interest income on purchased Hana loans		1,809			1,837			1,572
Adjusted interest income on loans	(a)	$	25,479		$	24,174		$	17,536
Average loans		$	1,725,764		$	1,725,392		$	1,560,064
Less: Average purchased Hana loans		55,234			58,237			69,180
Adjusted average loans	(b)	$	1,670,530		$	1,667,155		$	1,490,884
Average loan yield(1)		6.34		%	6.10		%	4.91		%
Effect on average loan yield(1)		0.23		%	0.24		%	0.19		%
Adjusted average loan yield(1)	(a)/(b)	6.11		%	5.86		%	4.72		%
Net Interest Margin
Net interest income		$	17,252		$	17,892		$	19,079
Less: interest income on purchased Hana loans		1,809			1,837			1,572
Adjusted net interest income	(c)	$	15,443		$	16,055		$	17,507
Average interest-earning assets		$	2,030,139		$	2,022,146		$	1,817,157
Less: Average purchased Hana loans		55,234			58,237			69,180
Adjusted average interest-earning assets	(d)	$	1,974,905		$	1,963,909		$	1,747,977
Net interest margin(1)		3.40		%	3.57		%	4.21		%
Effect on net interest margin(1)		0.27			0.28			0.20
Adjusted net interest margin(1)	(c)/(d)	3.13		%	3.29		%	4.01		%

(1)Annualized.

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Adjusted allowance to gross loans ratio removes the impacts of purchased Hana loans, PPP loans and allowance on accrued interest receivable. Management believes that this ratio provides greater consistency and comparability between the Company’s results and those of its peer banks.

($ in thousands)		For the Three Months Ended
		2Q2023			1Q2023			2Q2022
Gross loans		$	1,716,197		$	1,692,485		$	1,484,718
Less: Purchased Hana loans		(54,016)			(56,735)			(66,946)
PPP loans(1)		(247)			(247)			(7,151)
Adjusted gross loans	(a)	$	1,661,934		$	1,635,503		$	1,410,621
Accrued interest receivable on loans		$	6,815		$	6,440		$	4,602
Less: Accrued interest receivable on purchased Hana loans		(426)			(432)			(290)
Accrued interest receivable on PPP loans(2)		(6)			(5)			(93)
Add: Allowance on accrued interest receivable		—			—			—
Adjusted accrued interest receivable on loans	(b)	$	6,383		$	6,003		$	4,219
Adjusted gross loans and accrued interest receivable	(a)+(b)=(c)	$	1,668,317		$	1,641,506		$	1,414,840
Allowance for credit losses		$	20,802		$	20,814		$	17,702
Add: Allowance on accrued interest receivable		—			—			—
Adjusted Allowance	(d)	$	20,802		$	20,814		$	17,702
Adjusted allowance to gross loans ratio	(d)/(c)	1.25		%	1.27		%	1.25		%

(1)Excludes purchased PPP loans of $942 thousand as of June 30, 2022.

(2)Excludes purchased accrued interest receivable on PPP loans of $13 thousand as of June 30, 2022.

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ABOUT OP BANCORP

OP Bancorp, the holding company for Open Bank (the “Bank”), is a California corporation whose common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol, “OPBK.” The Bank is engaged in the general commercial banking business in Los Angeles, Orange, and Santa Clara Counties, California, and Carrollton, Texas and is focused on serving the banking needs of small- and medium-sized businesses, professionals, and residents with a particular emphasis on Korean and other ethnic minority communities. The Bank currently operates ten full-service branch offices in Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles Fashion District, Los Angeles Koreatown, Cerritos, Gardena, Buena Park, and Santa Clara, California and Carrollton, Texas. The Bank also has four loan production offices in Pleasanton, California, Atlanta, Georgia, Aurora, Colorado, and Lynnwood, Washington. The Bank commenced its operations on June 10, 2005 as First Standard Bank and changed its name to Open Bank in October 2010. Its headquarters is located at 1000 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Los Angeles, California 90017. Phone 213.892.9999; www.myopenbank.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain matters set forth herein constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including forward-looking statements relating to the Company’s current business plans and expectations regarding future operating results. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those projected. These risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control, include, but are not limited to: business and economic conditions, particularly those affecting the financial services industry and our primary market areas; the continuing effects of inflation and monetary policies, and the impacts of those circumstances upon our current and prospective borrowers and depositors; our ability to mitigate and manage deposit liabilities in a manner that balances the need to meet current and expected withdrawals while investing a sufficient portion of our assets to promote strong earning capacity; our ability to successfully manage our credit risk and the sufficiency of our allowance for credit losses; factors that can impact the performance of our loan portfolio, including real estate values and liquidity in our primary market areas, the financial health of our commercial borrowers, the success of construction projects that we finance, including any loans acquired in acquisition transactions; our ability to effectively execute our strategic plan and manage our growth; interest rate fluctuations, which could have an adverse effect on our profitability; external economic and/or market factors, such as changes in monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including the interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve, inflation or deflation, changes in the demand for loans, and fluctuations in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits, which may have an adverse impact on our financial condition; continued or increasing competition from other financial institutions, credit unions, and non-bank financial services companies, many of which are subject to less restrictive or less costly regulations than we are; challenges arising from unsuccessful attempts to expand into new geographic markets, products, or services; restraints on the ability of Open Bank to pay dividends to us, which could limit our liquidity; increased capital requirements imposed by banking regulators, which may require us to raise capital at a time when capital is not available on favorable terms or at all; a failure in the internal controls we have implemented to address the risks inherent to the business of banking; inaccuracies in our assumptions about future events, which could result in material differences between our financial projections and actual financial performance, particularly with respect to the effects of predictions of future economic conditions as those circumstances affect our estimates for the adequacy of our allowance for credit losses and the related provision expense; changes in our management personnel or our inability to retain motivate and hire qualified management personnel; disruptions, security breaches, or other adverse events, failures or interruptions in, or attacks on, our information technology systems; disruptions, security breaches, or other adverse events affecting the third-party vendors who perform several of our critical processing functions; an inability to keep pace with the rate of technological

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advances due to a lack of resources to invest in new technologies; risks related to potential acquisitions; political developments, uncertainties or instability, catastrophic events, acts of war or terrorism, or natural disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, drought, pandemic diseases (such as the coronavirus) or extreme weather events, any of which may affect services we use or affect our customers, employees or third parties with which we conduct business; incremental costs and obligations associated with operating as a public company; the impact of any claims or legal actions to which we may be subject, including any effect on our reputation; compliance with governmental and regulatory requirements, including the Dodd-Frank Act and others relating to banking, consumer protection, securities and tax matters, and our ability to maintain licenses required in connection with commercial mortgage origination, sale and servicing operations; changes in federal tax law or policy; and our ability the manage the foregoing and other factors set forth in the Company’s public reports. We describe these and other risks that could affect our results in Item 1A. “Risk Factors,” of our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and in our other subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contact

Investor Relations

OP Bancorp

Christine Oh

EVP & CFO

213.892.1192

Christine.oh@myopenbank.com

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)

($ in thousands)	As of						% Change 2Q23 vs.
	2Q2023		1Q2023		2Q2022		1Q2023		2Q2022
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	21,295	$	16,781	$	14,937	26.9	%	42.6	%
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks	122,466		164,728		117,760		(25.7)		4.0
Cash and cash equivalents	143,761		181,509		132,697		(20.8)		8.3
Available-for-sale debt securities, at fair value	202,250		212,767		174,814		(4.9)		15.7
Other investments	16,183		12,172		12,205		33.0		32.6
Loans held for sale	—		7,534		67,255		n/m		n/m
Commercial real estate loans	847,863		833,615		776,785		1.7		9.2
SBA loans	238,785		238,994		247,413		(0.1)		(3.5)
C&I loans	112,160		117,841		128,620		(4.8)		(12.8)
Home mortgage loans	516,226		500,635		331,362		3.1		55.8
Consumer loans	1,163		1,400		538		(16.9)		116.2
Gross loans receivable	1,716,197		1,692,485		1,484,718		1.4		15.6
Allowance for credit losses	(20,802)		(20,814)		(17,702)		(0.1)		17.5
Net loans receivable	1,695,395		1,671,671		1,467,016		1.4		15.6
Premises and equipment, net	5,093		4,647		4,493		9.6		13.4
Accrued interest receivable, net	7,703		7,302		5,112		5.5		50.7
Servicing assets	12,654		12,898		12,708		(1.9)		(0.4)
Company owned life insurance	21,913		21,762		21,317		0.7		2.8
Deferred tax assets, net	13,360		12,323		13,371		8.4		(0.1)
Operating right-of-use assets	9,487		9,459		8,036		0.3		18.1
Other assets	23,902		16,550		15,218		44.4		57.1
Total assets	$	2,151,701	$	2,170,594	$	1,934,242	(0.9)	%	11.2	%
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing	$	634,745	$	643,902	$	820,311	(1.4)	%	(22.6)	%
Money market and others	344,162		436,796		519,389		(21.2)		(33.7)
Time deposits greater than $250	416,208		411,648		237,634		1.1		75.1
Other time deposits	464,524		412,472		164,289		12.6		182.7
Total deposits	1,859,639		1,904,818		1,741,623		(2.4)		6.8
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	75,000		50,000		—		50.0		n/m
Accrued interest payable	9,354		5,751		612		62.6		1428.4
Operating lease liabilities	10,486		10,513		9,335		(0.3)		12.3
Other liabilities	13,452		15,731		13,180		(14.5)		2.1
Total liabilities	1,967,931		1,986,813		1,764,750		(1.0)		11.5
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock	77,464		79,475		78,718		(2.5)		(1.6)
Additional paid-in capital	10,297		10,056		9,089		2.4		13.3
Retained earnings	114,177		109,908		92,659		3.9		23.2
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(18,168)		(15,658)		(10,974)		16.0		65.6
Total shareholders’ equity	183,770		183,781		169,492		—		8.4
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	2,151,701	$	2,170,594	$	1,934,242	(0.9)	%	11.2	%

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (unaudited)

($ in thousands, except share and per share data)	For the Three Months Ended						% Change 2Q23 vs.
	2Q2023		1Q2023		2Q2022		1Q2023		2Q2022
Interest income
Interest and fees on loans	$	27,288	$	26,011	$	19,108	4.9	%	42.8	%
Interest on available-for-sale debt securities	1,562		1,566		703		(0.3)		122.2
Other interest income	1,252		1,017		337		23.1		271.5
Total interest income	30,102		28,594		20,148		5.3		49.4
Interest expense
Interest on deposits	11,920		10,382		1,069		14.8		1015.1
Interest on borrowings	930		320		—		190.6		n/m
Total interest expense	12,850		10,702		1,069		20.1		1102.1
Net interest income	17,252		17,892		19,079		(3.6)		(9.6)
(Reversal of) provision for credit losses	—		(338)		996		n/m		n/m
Net interest income after provision for credit losses	17,252		18,230		18,083		(5.4)		(4.6)
Noninterest income
Service charges on deposits	573		418		427		37.1		34.2
Loan servicing fees, net of amortization	595		846		654		(29.7)		(9.0)
Gain on sale of loans	2,098		2,570		3,873		(18.4)		(45.8)
Other income	339		461		405		(26.5)		(16.3)
Total noninterest income	3,605		4,295		5,359		(16.1)		(32.7)
Noninterest expense
Salaries and employee benefits	7,681		7,252		7,109		5.9		8.0
Occupancy and equipment	1,598		1,570		1,489		1.8		7.3
Data processing and communication	546		550		492		(0.7)		11.0
Professional fees	381		359		364		6.1		4.7
FDIC insurance and regulatory assessments	420		467		192		(10.1)		118.8
Promotion and advertising	159		162		165		(1.9)		(3.6)
Directors’ fees	210		161		190		30.4		10.5
Foundation donation and other contributions	594		753		852		(21.1)		(30.3)
Other expenses	711		634		650		12.1		9.4
Total noninterest expense	12,300		11,908		11,503		3.3		6.9
Income before income tax expense	8,557		10,617		11,939		(19.4)		(28.3)
Income tax expense	2,466		3,083		3,459		(20.0)		(28.7)
Net income	$	6,091	$	7,534	$	8,480	(19.2)	%	(28.2)	%
Book value per share	$	12.16	$	12.02	$	11.16	1.2	%	9.0	%
Earnings per share - Basic	0.39		0.48		0.55		(18.8)		(29.1)
Earnings per share - Diluted	0.39		0.48		0.54		(18.8)		(27.8)
Shares of common stock outstanding, at period end	15,118,268		15,286,558		15,189,203		(1.1)	%	(0.5)	%
Weighted average shares:
- Basic	15,158,365		15,284,350		15,141,975		(0.8)	%	0.1	%
- Diluted	15,169,794		15,312,673		15,234,577		(0.9)		(0.4)

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KEY RATIOS

	For the Three Months Ended						Change 2Q23 vs.
	2Q2023		1Q2023		2Q2022		1Q2023		2Q2022
Return on average assets (ROA)(1)	1.15	%	1.43	%	1.79	%	(0.3)	%	(0.6)	%
Return on average equity (ROE)(1)	13.27		16.82		20.29		(3.6)		(7.0)
Net interest margin(1)	3.40		3.57		4.21		(0.2)		(0.8)
Efficiency ratio	58.97		53.67		47.07		5.3		11.9
Total risk-based capital ratio	13.10	%	13.27	%	13.51	%	(0.2)	%	(0.4)	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio	11.92		12.06		12.29		(0.1)		(0.4)
Common equity tier 1 ratio	11.92		12.06		12.29		(0.1)		(0.4)
Leverage ratio	9.50		9.43		9.48		0.1		—

(1)Annualized.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (unaudited)

($ in thousands, except share and per share data)	For the Six Months Ended
	2Q2023		2Q2022		% Change
Interest income
Interest and fees on loans	$	53,299	$	36,365	46.6	%
Interest on available-for-sale debt securities	3,128		1,233		153.7
Other interest income	2,269		494		359.3
Total interest income	58,696		38,092		54.1
Interest expense
Interest on deposits	22,302		1,723		1194.4
Interest on borrowings	1,250		—		n/m
Total interest expense	23,552		1,723		1266.9
Net interest income	35,144		36,369		(3.4)
(Reversal of) provision for credit losses	(338)		1,337		n/m
Net interest income after provision for credit losses	35,482		35,032		1.3
Noninterest income
Service charges on deposits	991		815		21.6
Loan servicing fees, net of amortization	1,441		1,101		30.9
Gain on sale of loans	4,668		7,111		(34.4)
Other income	800		548		46.0
Total noninterest income	7,900		9,575		(17.5)
Noninterest expense
Salaries and employee benefits	14,933		12,766		17.0
Occupancy and equipment	3,168		2,867		10.5
Data processing and communication	1,096		985		11.3
Professional fees	740		688		7.6
FDIC insurance and regulatory assessments	887		399		122.3
Promotion and advertising	321		354		(9.3)
Directors’ fees	371		367		1.1
Foundation donation and other contributions	1,347		1,667		(19.2)
Other expenses	1,345		1,072		25.5
Total noninterest expense	24,208		21,165		14.4
Income before income tax expense	19,174		23,442		(18.2)
Income tax expense	5,549		6,810		(18.5)
Net income	$	13,625	$	16,632	(18.1)	%
Book value per share	$	12.16	$	11.16	9.0	%
Earnings per share - Basic	0.88		1.08		(18.5)
Earnings per share - Diluted	0.88		1.07		(17.8)
Shares of common stock outstanding, at period end	15,118,268		15,189,203		(0.5)	%
Weighted average shares:
- Basic	15,221,010		15,139,903		0.5	%
- Diluted	15,241,903		15,238,113		—

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KEY RATIOS

	For the Six Months Ended
	2Q2023		2Q2022		% Change
Return on average assets (ROA)(1)	1.29	%	1.82	%	(0.5)	%
Return on average equity (ROE)(1)	15.02		19.92		(4.9)
Net interest margin(1)	3.48		4.16		(0.7)
Efficiency ratio	56.24		46.07		10.2
Total risk-based capital ratio	13.10	%	13.51	%	(0.4)	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio	11.92		12.29		(0.4)
Common equity tier 1 ratio	11.92		12.29		(0.4)
Leverage ratio	9.50		9.48		—

(1)Annualized.

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ASSET QUALITY

($ in thousands)	As of and For the Three Months Ended
	2Q2023			1Q2023			2Q2022
Nonaccrual loans(1)	$	3,447		$	2,504		$	1,826
Loans 90 days or more past due, accruing(2)	—			—			—
Nonperforming loans	3,447			2,504			1,826
Other real estate owned ("OREO")	—			—			—
Nonperforming assets	$	3,447		$	2,504		$	1,826
Criticized loans by risk categories:
Special mention loans	$	2,909		$	2,617		$	—
Classified loans(1)(3)	4,629			3,155			2,673
Total criticized loans	$	7,538		$	5,772		$	2,673
Criticized loans by loan type:
Commercial real estate	$	—		$	560		$	—
SBA	4,784			3,676			1,391
C&I	200			271			297
Home mortgage	2,554			1,265			985
Total criticized loans	$	7,538		$	5,772		$	2,673
Nonperforming loans / gross loans	0.20		%	0.15		%	0.12		%
Nonperforming assets / gross loans plus OREO	0.20			0.15			0.12
Nonperforming assets / total assets	0.16			0.12			0.09
Classified loans / gross loans	0.27			0.19			0.18
Criticized loans / gross loans	0.44			0.34			0.18
Allowance for credit losses ratios:
As a % of gross loans	1.21		%	1.23		%	1.19		%
As an adjusted % of gross loans(4)	1.25			1.27			1.25
As a % of nonperforming loans	603			831			969
As a % of nonperforming assets	603			831			969
As a % of classified loans	449			660			662
As a % of criticized loans	276			361			662
Net charge-offs (recoveries)	$	12		$	93		$	(34)
Net charge-offs (recoveries)(5) to average gross loans(6)	0.00		%	0.02		%	(0.01)		%

(1)Excludes the guaranteed portion of SBA loans that are in liquidation totaling $5.1 million, $1.6 million and $346 thousand as of June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively.

(2)Excludes the guaranteed portion of SBA loans that are in liquidation totaling $246 thousand, $246 thousand and $5 thousand as of June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively.

(3)Consists of substandard, doubtful and loss categories.

(4)See the Reconciliation of GAAP to NON-GAAP Financial Measures.

(5)Annualized.

(6)Includes loans held for sale.

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($ in thousands)	2Q2023		1Q2023		2Q2022
Accruing delinquent loans 30-89 days past due
30-59 days	$	3,647	$	4,866	$	447
60-89 days	1,568		—		—
Total	$	5,215	$	4,866	$	447

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AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET, INTEREST AND YIELD/RATE ANALYSIS

	For the Three Months Ended
	2Q2023						1Q2023						2Q2022
($ in thousands)	Average Balance		Interest and Fees		Yield/ Rate(1)		Average Balance		Interest and Fees		Yield/ Rate(1)		Average Balance		Interest and Fees		Yield/ Rate(1)
Interest-earning assets:
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks	$	79,200	$	1,003	5.01	%	$	74,162	$	846	4.56	%	$	79,628	$	197	0.98	%
Federal funds sold and other investments	15,374		249		6.46		12,130		171		5.65		11,966		140		4.70
Available-for-sale debt securities, at fair value	209,801		1,562		2.98		210,462		1,566		2.98		165,499		703		1.70
Commercial real estate loans	838,526		11,823		5.66		840,402		11,179		5.39		751,610		8,743		4.67
SBA loans	262,825		7,174		10.95		274,889		6,982		10.30		353,138		5,707		6.48
C&I loans	114,103		2,232		7.85		121,915		2,200		7.32		160,291		1,811		4.53
Home mortgage loans	508,976		6,043		4.75		486,800		5,633		4.63		294,341		2,837		3.86
Consumer loans	1,334		16		4.77		1,386		17		5.07		684		10		5.49
Loans(2)	1,725,764		27,288		6.34		1,725,392		26,011		6.10		1,560,064		19,108		4.91
Total interest-earning assets	2,030,139		30,102		5.94		2,022,146		28,594		5.71		1,817,157		20,148		4.44
Noninterest-earning assets	84,991						82,538						73,594
Total assets	$	2,115,130					$	2,104,684					$	1,890,751
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Money market deposits and others	$	357,517	$	3,201	3.59	%	$	409,813	$	3,150	3.12	%	$	470,013	$	503	0.43	%
Time deposits	843,836		8,719		4.14		786,381		7,232		3.73		389,059		566		0.58
Total interest-bearing deposits	1,201,353		11,920		3.98		1,196,194		10,382		3.52		859,072		1,069		0.50
Borrowings	82,586		930		4.52		26,168		320		4.95		—		—		—
Total interest-bearing liabilities	1,283,939		12,850		4.01		1,222,362		10,702		3.55		859,072		1,069		0.50
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing deposits	615,748						671,490						843,788
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities	31,810						31,648						20,720
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities	647,558						703,138						864,508
Shareholders’ equity	183,633						179,184						167,171
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	2,115,130					2,104,684						1,890,751
Net interest income / interest rate spreads			$	17,252	1.93	%			$	17,892	2.16	%			$	19,079	3.94	%
Net interest margin					3.40	%					3.57	%					4.21	%
Cost of deposits & cost of funds:
Total deposits / cost of deposits	$	1,817,101	$	11,920	2.63	%	$	1,867,684	$	10,382	2.25	%	$	1,702,860	$	1,069	0.25	%
Total funding liabilities / cost of funds	1,899,687		12,850		2.71		1,893,852		10,702		2.29		1,702,860		1,069		0.25

(1)Annualized.

(2)Includes loans held for sale.

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AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET, INTEREST AND YIELD/RATE ANALYSIS

	For the Six Months Ended
	2Q2023						2Q2022
($ in thousands)	Average Balance		Interest and Fees		Yield/ Rate(1)		Average Balance		Interest and Fees		Yield/ Rate(1)
Interest-earning assets:
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks	$	76,695	$	1,849	4.79	%	$	83,231	$	238	0.57	%
Federal funds sold and other investments	13,761		420		6.10		11,465		256		4.45
Available-for-sale debt securities, at fair value	210,130		3,128		2.98		161,230		1,233		1.53
Commercial real estate loans	839,459		23,002		5.53		731,413		16,545		4.56
SBA loans	268,823		14,156		10.62		355,916		11,542		6.54
C&I loans	117,988		4,432		7.58		158,334		3,348		4.26
Home mortgage loans	497,949		11,676		4.69		255,936		4,911		3.84
Consumer & other loans	1,360		33		4.92		780		19		5.15
Loans(2)	1,725,579		53,299		6.22		1,502,379		36,365		4.88
Total interest-earning assets	2,026,165		58,696		5.83		1,758,305		38,092		4.36
Noninterest-earning assets	83,771						68,334
Total assets	$	2,109,936					$	1,826,639
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Money market deposits and others	$	383,521	$	6,351	3.34	%	$	441,314	$	754	0.34	%
Time deposits	815,267		15,952		3.95		381,879		969		0.51
Total interest-bearing deposits	1,198,788		22,303		3.75		823,193		1,723		0.42
Borrowings	54,533		1,249		4.62		—		—		—
Total interest-bearing liabilities	1,253,321		23,552		3.79		823,193		1,723		0.42
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing deposits	643,465						813,791
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities	31,729						22,649
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities	675,194						836,440
Shareholders’ equity	181,421						167,006
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	2,109,936					1,826,639
Net interest income / interest rate spreads			$	35,144	2.04	%			$	36,369	3.94	%
Net interest margin					3.48	%					4.16	%
Cost of deposits & cost of funds:
Total deposits / cost of deposits	$	1,842,253	$	22,303	2.44	%	$	1,636,984	$	1,723	0.21	%
Total funding liabilities / cost of funds	1,896,786		23,552		2.50	%	1,636,984		1,723		0.21	%

(1)Annualized.

(2)Includes loans held for sale.

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EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

OP Bancorp Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.12 per Share

LOS ANGELES, July 27, 2023 — OP Bancorp (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: OPBK), the holding company of Open Bank (the “Bank”), announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share of its common stock. The dividend is payable on or about August 24, 2023 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 10, 2023.

About OP Bancorp

OP Bancorp, the holding company for Open Bank (the “Bank”), is a California corporation whose common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol, “OPBK.” The Bank is engaged in the general commercial banking business in Los Angeles, Orange, and Santa Clara Counties, California, and Carrollton, Texas and is focused on serving the banking needs of small- and medium-sized businesses, professionals, and residents with a particular emphasis on Korean and other ethnic minority communities. The Bank currently operates with ten full service branch offices in Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles Fashion District, Los Angeles Koreatown, Cerritos, Gardena, Buena Park, and Santa Clara, California and Carrollton, Texas. The Bank also has four loan production offices in Pleasanton, California, Atlanta, Georgia, Aurora, Colorado, and Lynnwood, Washington. The Bank commenced its operations on June 10, 2005 as First Standard Bank and changed its name to Open Bank in October 2010. Its headquarters is located at 1000 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Los Angeles, California 90017. Phone 213.892.9999; www.myopenbank.comMember FDIC, Equal Housing Lender.

Contact

Investor Relations

OP Bancorp

Christine Oh

EVP & CFO

213.892.1192

Christine.oh@myopenbank.com

EX-99.3

2023 Second Quarter Earnings Presentation July 27, 2023

Certain matters set forth herein constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including forward-looking statements relating to the Company’s current business plans and expectations regarding future operating results. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those projected. These risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control, include, but are not limited to: business and economic conditions, particularly those affecting the financial services industry and our primary market areas; the continuing effects of inflation and monetary policies, and the impacts of those circumstances upon our current and prospective borrowers and depositors; our ability to mitigate and manage deposit liabilities in a manner that balances the need to meet current and expected withdrawals while investing a sufficient portion of our assets to promote strong earning capacity; our ability to successfully manage our credit risk and the sufficiency of our allowance for credit losses; factors that can impact the performance of our loan portfolio, including real estate values and liquidity in our primary market areas, the financial health of our commercial borrowers, the success of construction projects that we finance, including any loans acquired in acquisition transactions; our ability to effectively execute our strategic plan and manage our growth; interest rate fluctuations, which could have an adverse effect on our profitability; external economic and/or market factors, such as changes in monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including the interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve, inflation or deflation, changes in the demand for loans, and fluctuations in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits, which may have an adverse impact on our financial condition; continued or increasing competition from other financial institutions, credit unions, and non-bank financial services companies, many of which are subject to less restrictive or less costly regulations than we are; challenges arising from unsuccessful attempts to expand into new geographic markets, products, or services; restraints on the ability of Open Bank to pay dividends to us, which could limit our liquidity; increased capital requirements imposed by banking regulators, which may require us to raise capital at a time when capital is not available on favorable terms or at all; a failure in the internal controls we have implemented to address the risks inherent to the business of banking; inaccuracies in our assumptions about future events, which could result in material differences between our financial projections and actual financial performance, particularly with respect to the effects of predictions of future economic conditions as those circumstances affect our estimates for the adequacy of our allowance for credit losses and the related provision expense; changes in our management personnel or our inability to retain motivate and hire qualified management personnel; disruptions, security breaches, or other adverse events, failures or interruptions in, or attacks on, our information technology systems; disruptions, security breaches, or other adverse events affecting the third-party vendors who perform several of our critical processing functions; an inability to keep pace with the rate of technological advances due to a lack of resources to invest in new technologies; risks related to potential acquisitions; political developments, uncertainties or instability, catastrophic events, acts of war or terrorism, or natural disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, drought, pandemic diseases (such as the coronavirus) or extreme weather events, any of which may affect services we use or affect our customers, employees or third parties with which we conduct business; incremental costs and obligations associated with operating as a public company; the impact of any claims or legal actions to which we may be subject, including any effect on our reputation; compliance with governmental and regulatory requirements, including the Dodd-Frank Act and others relating to banking, consumer protection, securities and tax matters, and our ability to maintain licenses required in connection with commercial mortgage origination, sale and servicing operations; changes in federal tax law or policy; and our ability the manage the foregoing and other factors set forth in the Company’s public reports. We describe these and other risks that could affect our results in Item 1A. “Risk Factors,” of our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and in our other subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 2

2Q-2023 Highlights vs 2Q-2022 3 (1) Annualized. (2) Allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) was calculated under the CECL methodology as of June 30, 2023; prior periods were calculated under the incurred loss methodology. (3) Excludes the guaranteed portion of SBA loans that are in liquidation. (4) Includes special mention, substandard, doubtful, and loss categories. Net Income $6.1M Earnings & Profitability Balance Sheet Growth Credit Quality Capital Adequacy • Net income of $6.1 million, compared to $8.5 million • Diluted earnings per share of $0.39, compared to $0.54 • ROAA(1) and ROAE(1) of 1.15% and 13.27%, compared to 1.79% and 20.29%, respectively • Net interest margin of 3.40%, compared to 4.21% • Efficiency ratio of 58.97%, compared to 47.07% • Total assets of $2.2 billion, an 11% increase compared to $1.9 billion • Gross loans of $1.7 billion, a 16% increase compared to $1.5 billion • Total deposits of $1.9 billion, a 7% increase compared to $1.7 billion • ACL(2) to gross loans of 1.21%, compared to 1.19% • Net loan charge-offs(1) to average gross loans of 0.00%, compared to net recoveries(1) of 0.01% • Nonperforming loans(3) to gross loans of 0.20%, compared to 0.12%. • Criticized loans(3) (4) to gross loans of 0.44%, compared to 0.18% • Remained well-capitalized with a Common Equity Tier 1 ratio of 11.92% • Repurchased 221,494 shares of common stock at an average price of $8.40 • Paid quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share, compared to $0.10 per share Diluted EPS $0.39 ROAA 1.15% ROAE 13.27% NIM 3.40% Efficiency 58.97%

Balance Sheet Trend 4 Gross Loans ($mm)Total Assets ($mm) Total Equity ($mm) & Book Value Per Share ($)Total Deposits ($mm)

Loan Trend 5 Loan Originations ($mm)Loan Composition ($mm) Loan Yields (%) Commercial Real Estate Concentration (%)

Loan by Interest Rate Type 6 Hybrid Loan Repricing Schedule ($mm)Composition by Interest Rate Type (%) Contractual Rates by Interest Rate Type (%) Loan Maturity Schedule ($mm)

Gross Loans Diversification with Growth 7

• Based on Call Report definitions, which includes real estate loans and SBA real estate loans. Commercial Real Estate Portfolio 8 CRE* Portfolio by Property TypeCRE* Portfolio by Collateral Type

* Based on Call Report definitions, which includes real estate loans and SBA real estate loans. ** Exclude SBA loans and USDA loans. Commercial Real Estate Portfolio 9 CRE Portfolio ** by Loan-to-Value Ratio (LTV)CRE Portfolio * by Location

Home Loan Portfolio 10 Home Loan Portfolio by LTVHome Loan Portfolio by Location Home Loan Portfolio by Occupancy Type

* Include $2 million in USDA loans. SBA Loans 11 SBA Portfolio* by IndustrySBA Portfolio* by Location

** Include USDA loans but excludes $14 million in SBA C&I loans. SBA Loans 12 SBA Portfolio** by Collateral TypeSBA Portfolio** by LTV

Gross Loan Changes by Activity 13

Deposit Trend 14 Noninterest Bearing Deposits ($mm)Deposit Composition ($mm) Cost of Deposits (%) CD Maturity Schedule ($mm)

Earnings & Profitability 15 Noninterest Income ($mm)Net Interest Income ($mm) & Net Interest Margin (%) Interest Income & Interest Expense ($mm) Noninterest Income Components ($mm) * Ratios for interest income & interest expense are percentages of average assets and are annualized.

Earnings & Profitability 16 Efficiency Ratio (%)Noninterest Expense ($mm) Noninterest Expense Components ($mm) Efficiency Ratio Components (%) * Ratios for Efficiency Ratio Components are percentages of average assets and are annualized.

Earnings & Profitability 17 Pre-Provision Net Revenue ($mm)Provision for Loan Losses ($mm) Net Income ($mm) & Diluted EPS ($) Return on Assets & Return on Equity (%)

Source: Target Fed Funds Rate per Federal Open Market Committee guidance. Net Interest Margin Trend 18

Credit Quality 19 Criticized Loans ($mm)Nonperforming Loans ($mm) Net Charge-Offs ($mm)Allowance for Credit Losses** ($mm) * Exclude the guaranteed portion of SBA loans that are in liquidation. ** Allowance fore credit losses as of June 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023 were calculated under the CECL methodology; prior periods were calculated under the incurred loss methodology.

Liquidity & Capital 20 Total Liquidity ($mm)On Balance Sheet Liquidity ($mm) Tier 1 Leverage ($mm) Total Risk Based Capital ($mm)

Non-GAAP Reconciliation 21

Non-GAAP Reconciliation 22

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Cover	Jul. 27, 2023
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Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	Jul. 27, 2023
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