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Isabella Bank Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2024 Results

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MT. PLEASANT, Mich., July 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Isabella Bank Corporation (OTCQX: ISBA) (the "Company") reported second quarter 2024 net income of $3.5 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, compared to $4.6 million or $0.61 per diluted share in the same quarter of 2023.

SECOND QUARTER 2024 HIGHLIGHTS (compared to second quarter 2023, unless otherwise stated)

  • Total loans grew by an annualized rate of 5%

  • 4.58% earning asset yield, compared to 4.11%

  • 7% increase in wealth management income

  • 0.07% ratio in nonperforming loans to total loans

"We are pleased the negative trend in net interest margin over the past several quarters has reversed, and we gained five basis points over the first quarter of 2024," said Isabella Bank Corporation's Chief Executive Officer Jerome Schwind.  "The repricing of earning assets and continued loan growth have expanded yields beyond the growth of our cost of funds.

"While total commercial loans grew 1% during the quarter," he added, "we have a strong loan pipeline going into the third quarter.  Given commercial loan growth prospects and the continued repricing of our book of business, we see a stronger second half of 2024, regardless of how interest rates change."

FINANCIAL CONDITION (June 30, 2024 compared to March 31, 2024)

Total assets remained steady at $2.06 billion.  Loan growth during the second quarter was offset by lower cash and security balances and was primarily funded by security amortization and Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings.

Securities available-for-sale decreased $11.9 million to $505.6 million at the end of second quarter 2024 due to municipal maturities and principal paydowns on mortgage-related securities.  This was offset in part by a smaller unrealized loss on the total portfolio during the period.  Net losses on securities totaled $34 million and $34.8 million at the end of the second and first quarter, respectively.  Unrealized losses represent 6% of total available-for-sale securities in both periods and will continue to decrease as bonds approach their maturity dates over the next three years.

Total loans grew $16.1 million to $1.38 billion at the end of second quarter 2024, led by residential loans, adding $8.5 million in balances due to a slowing of prepayments on steady new volume.  Total commercial loans grew $8.8 million due to higher advances to mortgage brokers.  The commercial pipeline remains strong.

The allowance for credit losses decreased $295,000 to $13.1 million at the end of second quarter 2024.  A majority of the decrease was due to a few nonaccrual commercial loans that were settled at book value with specific allowances totaling $212,000.  Nonaccrual loan balances decreased $289,000 for the same reason.  Past due and accruing accounts between 30 to 89 days as a percentage of total loans was 0.11% compared to 0.58% at the end of first quarter 2024.  The decrease is mostly the result of higher past due balances at the end of March due to a group of residential loans that typically make payments about 30 days in arrears, which become overdue when the 31st day lands on a business day.  Overall, credit quality remains strong, with no negative trends.