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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES  
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

NOTE 9 — DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives

The Company uses various financial instruments, including derivatives, to manage its exposure to interest rate risk. The Company’s derivative financial instruments are used to manage differences in the amount, timing, and duration of the Company’s known or expected cash receipts and cash payments principally related to specific assets and short-term wholesale funding positions. The Company began utilizing swap contracts in the third quarter of 2023.

Net Fair Values of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Financial Condition

The tables below present the net fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as the classification on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025:

(Dollars in thousands)

March 31, 2026

 

Derivative Assets

Derivative Liabilities

Location

Fair Value

Location

Fair Value

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

Interest rate swaps

Other Assets

$

Other Liabilities

$

2,452

Total

$

$

2,452

(Dollars in thousands)

December 31, 2025

 

Derivative Assets

Derivative Liabilities

Location

Fair Value

Location

Fair Value

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

Interest rate swaps

Other Assets

$

Other Liabilities

$

3,859

Total

$

$

3,859

The following table presents the derivative liabilities subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025:

Gross

Net Amounts

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet

Gross

Amounts

of Liabilities

(Dollars in thousands)

Amounts of

Offset in the

Presented in the

Cash

Recognized

Consolidated

Consolidated

Financial

Collateral

Net

Liabilities

Balance Sheet

Balance Sheet

Instruments

Pledged

Amount

March 31, 2026

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

Derivatives

$

2,452

$

$

2,452

$

$

(2,452)

$

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

December 31, 2025

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

Derivatives

$

3,859

$

$

3,859

$

$

(3,859)

$

The following table presents the remaining contractual maturity of the master netting arrangements as of March 31, 2026:

Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements

Greater

(Dollars in thousands)

Up to

1 to 3

3 to 5

than

1 Year

Years

Years

5 Years

Total

March 31, 2026:

Derivative Assets

$

$

62

$

$

$

62

Derivative Liabilities

(2,143)

(371)

(2,514)

Total net derivatives

$

$

(2,081)

$

$

(371)

$

(2,452)

Fair Value Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

The Company is exposed to changes in the fair value of certain of its fixed-rate assets due to changes in benchmark interest rates. The Company uses interest rate swaps to manage its exposure to changes in fair value on these instruments attributable to changes in the designated benchmark interest rates. Interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges involve the payment of fixed-rate amounts to a counterparty in exchange for the Company receiving variable-rate payments over the life of the agreements without the exchange of the underlying notional amount. Such derivatives are used to hedge the changes in fair value of certain of its pools of fixed rate assets. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had a total of four interest rate swaps with a combined notional amount of $95,519,000 hedging fixed-rate available-for-sale debt securities and one interest rate swap with a notional amount of $75,000,000 hedging fixed-rate loans. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had a total of four interest rate swaps with a combined notional amount

of $96,646,000 hedging fixed-rate debt securities available-for-sale and one interest rate swap with a notional amount of $75,000,000 hedging fixed rate loans.

As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the following amounts were recorded on the balance sheet related to the cumulative basis adjustment for fair value hedges:

(Dollars in thousands)

March 31, 

December 31, 

 

2026

2025

Carrying amount of hedged assets:

Closed Portfolio Amount

Closed Portfolio Amount

Fixed Rate Loans

$

115,254

$

120,157

Available-for-sale - Municipals

50,254

50,335

Available-for-sale - MBS

75,080

76,830

Total

$

240,588

$

247,322

Interest rate swaps notional amount

$

170,519

$

171,646

(Dollars in thousands)

March 31, 

December 31, 

 

2026

2025

Cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustment included in the carrying amount of assets:

Fixed Rate Loans

$

50

$

(347)

Available-for-sale - Municipals

675

993

Available-for-sale - MBS

594

940

Total

$

1,319

$

1,586

The amount of (loss) gain, net of fair value re-measurements, included in interest income on the Company’s consolidated statements of income for derivative instruments designated as fair value hedges was $(114,000) for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and $164,000 for the same period in 2025.

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

The Company uses derivatives to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company has entered into interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. These interest rate products are designated as cash flow hedges. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had a total of two interest rate swaps with a combined notional amount of $100,000,000 hedging specific short-term wholesale funding positions.

For derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, the gain or loss on the derivatives is recorded in other comprehensive loss and subsequently reclassified into interest expense in the same period during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. During the next twelve months, it is estimated that an additional $704,000 will be reclassified as interest expense.

Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the payment of fixed-rate amounts to a counterparty in exchange for the Company receiving variable-rate payments over the life of the agreements without the exchange of the underlying notional amount. For cash flow hedges on the Company's short-term wholesale funding positions,

amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the Company’s hedged variable rate short-term wholesale funding positions.

The table below presents the pre-tax effects of the Company’s derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the year-to-date periods ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:

(Dollars in thousands)

March 31, 

 

2026

2025

Amount of loss recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss

$

(1,261)

$

(1,508)

Amount of (loss) gain reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to interest expense

(167)

1

Interest rate swaps notional amount

$

100,000

$

100,000

Credit Risk-Related Contingent Features

The Company has agreements with each of its derivative counterparties that contain a provision where if the Company defaults on any of its indebtedness, then the Company could also be declared in default on its derivative obligations and could be required to terminate its derivative positions with the counterparty. The Company also has agreements with its derivative counterparties that contain a provision where if the Company fails to maintain its status as a well-capitalized institution, then the Company could be required to terminate its derivative positions with the counterparty. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company’s derivatives were in a net liability position resulting in the Company having collateral in the amount of $6,570,000 posted with the counterparty at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.