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MainStreet Bancshares Inc. Reports 2024 Results

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A challenging year, ending with strong and stable asset quality and strong capital

FAIRFAX, Va., Jan. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MainStreet Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: MNSB & MNSBP), the financial holding company for MainStreet Bank reported a loss of $9.98 million for 2024 resulting from the nonrecurring impairment of capitalized intangible software and the resolution of nonperforming assets.  The Company remains strongly capitalized with good liquidity.

MainStreet Bank Headquarters 10089 Fairfax Blvd Fairfax, Virginia  22030 (PRNewsfoto/MainStreet Bancshares, Inc.)
MainStreet Bank Headquarters 10089 Fairfax Blvd Fairfax, Virginia 22030 (PRNewsfoto/MainStreet Bancshares, Inc.)

"At the end of 2024, the Company impaired the full value of its capitalized intangible software.  Despite this impairment, the software remains a component of our Avenu Banking-as-a-Service solution and will continue to be used to drive fintech partnerships to grow low-cost deposits and fee income," said Jeff W. Dick, Chairman & CEO of MainStreet Bancshares, Inc. and MainStreet Bank.  "The end of 2024 was management's first opportunity to review the Avenu platform's performance, as it was only put into production during the fourth quarter.  The delays in bringing Avenu to market and subsequent changes in the potential for revenue generation necessitated management's review for impairment and resulting charge to earnings.  Management conducted the impairment assessment in accordance with ASC 350-40-35, using the income approach.  We remain committed to providing innovative embedded banking services that meet our customers where they do business and that allow developers to focus on providing leading-edge digital financial solutions."

"During 2024, the Company ended the year with a healthy net interest margin of 3.13%," said Alex Vari, Chief Accountant for MainStreet Bank.  "Excess liquidity in the fourth quarter gave us the opportunity to exercise call options on higher-yielding term deposits and restructure our wholesale deposit position.  This will further reduce our funding costs into 2025, and with expense management efforts will yield positive results for the Company and for our shareholders."

Chief Lending Officer Tom Floyd said, "the lending team worked diligently to grow the loan portfolio by 6% while also resolving 62% of our nonperforming loans and making solid progress on resolving the final $21.7 million in a timely manner."

Total deposits grew 13% from prior year-end to $1.9 billion, with core deposits growing $187 million year on year.  Total core deposits at year-end were $1.4 billion, or 75% of total deposits.

"The DC Metropolitan area remains a vibrant market.  The interest rate environment is normalizing, with the FOMC cutting rates three times thus far for a total of 1.0%," said Abdul Hersiburane, President of MainStreet Bank.  "Our borrowers are benefiting from the declining rate environment with strengthening liquidity."