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Executive priorities — Q1 2026
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highHeritage Valley Bank
Net interest margin fell 16bps to 3.72% in Q1 2026
Net interest margin was 3.72% for Q1 2026 versus 3.88% a year earlier, with cost of funds up 50bps against a 34bps rise in earning-asset yield. The $78K gain in net interest income came from $512K of volume against -$414K of rate, so growth is carrying the margin.
→Take a deposit-beta and asset-repricing review to the next ALCO, with the rate and volume effects separated. CFO / ALCO
Net interest margin 3.72%Net interest margin a year ago 3.88%Change in net interest margin -16bpsNet interest income $10.3MNet interest income a year ago $10.3MChange in net interest income $78K
mediumCommercial real estate
CRE reaches 37.89% of gross loans, up 85bps over the year
Commercial real estate is $309M of the $817M loan book, or 37.89% of gross loans, up from 37.04% and $279M a year ago. Total CRE stands at 245.02% of $126M total risk-based capital, inside the 300% interagency criterion, with construction at 45.63% against the 100% criterion.
→Review the CRE concentration limits and the enhanced risk-management practices the interagency guidance expects. Chief Credit Officer
CRE share of gross loans 37.89%CRE share of gross loans a year ago 37.04%Change in CRE share +85bps
mediumEastside Retail
Eastside Retail ranks in weakest two branches on all four measures
Eastside Retail sits in the weakest 2 of 7 branches on 4 of 4 measures: deposit growth of 0.36% year-on-year, operating cost of 1.10% per dollar of deposits, $6.5M deposits per FTE and $3.6M loans per FTE. The branch holds $71.0M of deposits, 7.24% of the bank's book.
→Put Eastside Retail on the next branch performance review with a named improvement plan and a date. Head of Retail Banking
Branch deposits $71.0MYear-on-year deposit growth 0.36%Year-on-year deposit growth — rank among branches, worst first 2
positiveHeritage Valley Bank
All four capital ratios clear well-capitalised thresholds at March 2026
Total capital stands at 14.60% against a 10.00% threshold, the tightest of the four at +460bps of headroom; leverage is 9.81%, Tier 1 13.40% and CET1 12.80%. No capital action is required this quarter.
Total capital ratio 14.60%Total capital ratio — well-capitalised threshold 10.00%Total capital ratio — headroom +460bps
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