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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 001-40711

Orange County Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	26-1135778
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

212 Dolson Avenue

Middletown, New York 10940

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(845) 341-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number)

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


Title of Each Class	Trading symbol	Name of Exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.50 per share	OBT	The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☐

Non-accelerated filer	☒	Smaller reporting company	☒	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. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of November 6, 2023, there were 5,650,458 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.

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Part I	Financial Information

Item 1.	Financial Statements	3

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Condition as of September 30, 2023 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2022	3

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)	4

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income/(Loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)	5

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)	6

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)	7

	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	8

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	33

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	52

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	52

Part II	Other Information

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	52

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	53

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	53

Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	53

Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	53

Item 5.	Other Information	53

Item 6.	Exhibits	53

Exhibit Index		54

Signatures		54

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PART I —FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

ORANGE COUNTY BANCORP, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION

(UNAUDITED)

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data)


	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$	158,708	$	86,081
Investment securities – available-for-sale (amortized cost $569,978, net of allowance for credit losses of $0 at September 30, 2023 and $609,954, net of allowance for credit losses of $0 at December 31, 2022)		478,708		533,461
Restricted investment in bank stocks		10,992		9,562
Loans		1,707,729		1,569,430
Allowance for credit losses ⁽¹⁾		(25,775)		(21,832)
Loans, net		1,681,954		1,547,598
Premises and equipment, net		16,073		14,739
Accrued interest receivable		6,332		6,320
Bank owned life insurance		41,188		40,463
Goodwill		5,359		5,359
Intangible assets		1,178		1,392
Other assets		46,779		42,359
TOTAL ASSETS	$	2,447,271	$	2,287,334
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Deposits:
Noninterest bearing	$	726,627	$	723,228
Interest bearing		1,378,404		1,251,159
Total deposits		2,105,031		1,974,387
FHLB advances, short term		146,000		131,500
FHLB advances, long term		10,000		—
Subordinated notes, net of issuance costs		19,502		19,447
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		22,820		23,862
TOTAL LIABILITIES		2,303,353		2,149,196
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock, $0.50 par value; 15,000,000 shares authorized; 5,683,304 issued; 5,650,458 and 5,642,621 outstanding, at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively		2,842		2,842
Surplus		120,367		120,107
Retained Earnings		100,536		84,635
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes		(78,693)		(68,196)
Treasury stock, at cost; 32,846 and 40,683 shares at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively		(1,134)		(1,250)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY		143,918		138,138
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	2,447,271	$	2,287,334

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

(1)

Commencing on January 1, 2023 the allowance calculation is based on the current expected credit loss methodology. Prior to January 1, 2023 the calculation was based on the incurred loss methodology.

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ORANGE COUNTY BANCORP, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data)


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
INTEREST INCOME
Interest and fees on loans	$	24,682	$	18,113	$	70,398	$	48,319
Interest on investment securities:
Taxable		3,150		2,848		9,570		6,735
Tax exempt		564		621		1,721		1,655
Interest on Federal funds sold and other		1,703		1,259		4,514		1,886
TOTAL INTEREST INCOME		30,099		22,841		86,203		58,595
INTEREST EXPENSE
Savings and NOW accounts		3,506		1,099		9,081		2,320
Time deposits		1,954		55		3,893		194
FHLB advances		1,907		—		6,295		—
Note payable		—		42		—		126
Subordinated notes		231		230		692		692
TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE		7,598		1,426		19,961		3,332
NET INTEREST INCOME		22,501		21,415		66,242		55,263
Provision for credit losses- investments		—		—		5,000		—
Provision for credit losses ⁽¹⁾		837		2,084		2,406		8,517
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES		21,664		19,331		58,836		46,746
NONINTEREST INCOME
Service charges on deposit accounts		210		182		588		511
Trust income		1,266		1,176		3,707		3,569
Investment advisory income		1,333		1,085		3,819		3,385
Investment securities gains, net		—		—		107		—
Earnings on bank owned life insurance		243		240		725		709
Other		168		250		730		741
TOTAL NONINTEREST INCOME		3,220		2,933		9,676		8,915
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries		6,135		5,863		18,606		16,631
Employee benefits		1,752		1,483		5,359		4,258
Occupancy expense		1,180		1,063		3,614		3,391
Professional fees		799		766		3,512		2,885
Directors’ fees and expenses		295		249		682		754
Computer software expense		1,233		1,276		3,714		3,629
FDIC assessment		463		384		1,023		1,006
Advertising expenses		364		372		1,074		1,127
Advisor expenses related to trust income		30		28		89		186
Telephone expenses		184		192		534		505
Intangible amortization		71		71		214		214
Other		1,084		808		3,644		2,322
TOTAL NONINTEREST EXPENSE		13,590		12,555		42,065		36,908
Income before income taxes		11,294		9,709		26,447		18,753
Provision for income taxes		2,256		1,856		5,093		3,460
NET INCOME	$	9,038	$	7,853	$	21,354	$	15,293

Basic and diluted earnings per share	$	1.61	$	1.40	$	3.79	$	2.72
Weighted average shares outstanding		5,629,642		5,623,172		5,628,036		5,619,897

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

(1)

Commencing on January 1, 2023 the allowance calculation is based on the current expected credit loss methodology. Prior to January 1, 2023 the calculation was based on the incurred loss methodology.

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ORANGE COUNTY BANCORP, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)

(UNAUDITED)

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data)


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Net Income	$	9,038	$	7,853	$	21,354	$	15,293
Other comprehensive income/(loss):
Unrealized gains/(losses) on securities:
Unrealized holding gains/(losses) arising during the period		(15,982)		(21,201)		(19,670)		(75,262)
Credit loss expense		—		—		5,000		—
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) included in net income		—		—		(107)		—
Tax effect		(3,356)		(4,452)		(3,104)		(15,805)
Net of tax		(12,626)		(16,749)		(11,673)		(59,457)
Defined benefit pension plans:
Net gain/(loss) arising during the period		500		240		1,500		720
Reclassification adjustment for amortization of prior service cost and net gains included in net periodic pension cost		—		(7)		—		(21)
Tax effect		105		49		315		147
Net of tax		395		198		1,185		594
Deferred compensation liability:
Unrealized loss		(4)		(4)		(11)		(11)
Tax effect		(1)		(1)		(2)		(2)
Net of tax		(3)		(3)		(9)		(9)
Total other comprehensive loss		(12,234)		(16,554)		(10,497)		(58,872)
Total comprehensive income/(loss)	$	(3,196)	$	(8,701)	$	10,857	$	(43,579)

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ORANGE COUNTY BANCORP, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

(UNAUDITED)

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data)


							Accumulated Other
	Common				Retained		Comprehensive		Treasury
	Stock		Surplus		Earnings		Income (Loss)		Stock		Total
Balance, July 1, 2023	$	2,842	$	120,272	$	92,795	$	(66,459)	$	(1,279)	$	148,171
Net income		—		—		9,038		—		—		9,038
Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes		—		—		—		(12,234)		—		(12,234)
Cash dividends declared ($0.23 per share)		—		—		(1,297)		—		—		(1,297)
Treasury stock purchased (2,922 shares)		—		—		—		—		(127)		(127)
Restricted stock expense		—		9		—		—		—		9
Stock-based compensation (8,076 shares)		—		86		—		—		272		358
Balance, September 30, 2023	$	2,842	$	120,367	$	100,536	$	(78,693)	$	(1,134)	$	143,918

Balance, January 1, 2023	$	2,842	$	120,107	$	84,635	$	(68,196)	$	(1,250)	$	138,138
Cumulative effect adjustment for adoption of ASU 2016-13						(1,561)						(1,561)
Balance, January 1, 2023 (as adjusted for change in accounting principle)	$	2,842	$	120,107	$	83,074	$	(68,196)	$	(1,250)	$	136,577
Net income		—		—		21,354		—		—		21,354
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes		—		—		—		(10,497)		—		(10,497)
Cash dividends declared ($0.69 per share)		—		—		(3,892)		—		—		(3,892)
Treasury stock purchased (8,725 shares)		—		—		—		—		(424)		(424)
Restricted stock expense		—		45		—		—		—		45
Stock-based compensation (16,562 shares)		—		215		—		—		540		755
Balance, September 30, 2023	$	2,842	$	120,367	$	100,536	$	(78,693)	$	(1,134)	$	143,918


							Accumulated Other
	Common				Retained		Comprehensive		Treasury
	Stock		Surplus		Earnings		Income (Loss)		Stock		Total
Balance, July 1, 2022	$	2,842	$	119,946	$	70,131	$	(45,761)	$	(1,435)	$	145,723
Net income		—		—		7,853		—		—		7,853
Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes		—		—		—		(16,554)		—		(16,554)
Cash dividends declared ($0.20 per share)		—		—		(1,124)		—		—		(1,124)
Treasury stock purchased (3,035 shares)		—		—		—		—		(119)		(119)
Restricted stock expense		—		33		—		—		—		33
Stock-based compensation (9,637 shares)		—		89		—		—		289		378
Balance, September 30, 2022	$	2,842	$	120,068	$	76,860	$	(62,315)	$	(1,265)	$	136,190

Balance, January 1, 2022	$	2,842	$	119,825	$	64,941	$	(3,443)	$	(1,329)	$	182,836
Net income		—		—		15,293		—		—		15,293
Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes		—		—		—		(58,872)		—		(58,872)
Cash dividends declared ($0.60 per share)		—		—		(3,374)		—		—		(3,374)
Treasury stock purchased (7,652 shares)		—		—		—		—		(308)		(308)
Restricted stock expense		—		133		—		—		—		133
Stock-based compensation (12,397 shares)		—		110		—		—		372		482
Balance, September 30, 2022	$	2,842	$	120,068	$	76,860	$	(62,315)	$	(1,265)	$	136,190

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ORANGE COUNTY BANCORP, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data)


	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2023		2022
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$	21,354	$	15,293
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for credit losses (1)		7,406		8,517
Depreciation		1,286		1,150
Accretion on loans		(2,127)		(2,298)
Amortization of intangibles		214		214
Amortization of subordinated notes issuance costs		55		55
Investment securities (gains) losses		(107)		—
Restricted stock expense		45		133
Stock-based compensation		755		482
Net amortization of investment premiums		960		1,339
Earnings on bank owned life insurance		(725)		(709)
Net change in:
Accrued interest receivable		(12)		1,089
Other assets		433		(1,230)
Other liabilities		(1,049)		(799)
Net cash from operating activities		28,488		23,236
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of investment securities available-for-sale		(6,327)		(210,589)
Proceeds from sales of investment securities available-for-sale		7,296		—
Proceeds from paydowns of investment securities available-for-sale		32,254		46,360
Proceeds from maturities and calls of investment securities available-for-sale		3,774		5,154
Purchase of restricted investment in bank stocks		(41,418)		(1,189)
Proceeds from redemptions of restricted investment in bank stocks		39,988		24
Net increase in loans		(139,636)		(257,268)
Purchase of premises and equipment		(3,055)		(1,145)
Disposal of premises and equipment		435		—
Net cash used by investing activities		(106,689)		(418,653)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net increase in deposits		130,644		273,169
Net change in FHLB advances, short term		14,500		—
Proceeds from FHLB advances, long term		10,000		—
Cash dividends paid		(3,892)		(3,374)
Purchases of treasury stock		(424)		(308)
Net cash from financing activities		150,828		269,487
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		72,627		(125,930)
Beginning cash and cash equivalents		86,081		306,179
Ending cash and cash equivalents	$	158,708	$	180,249
Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest paid		19,551		3,550
Income taxes paid		6,472		4,596
Supplemental noncash disclosures:
Lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets		1,050		1,299

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

(1)

Commencing on January 1, 2023 the allowance calculation is based on the current expected credit loss methodology. Prior to January 1, 2023 the calculation was based on the incurred loss methodology.

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ORANGE COUNTY BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data)

Note 1 — Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of Operations and Principles of Consolidation: The unaudited consolidated financial statements include Orange County Bancorp, Inc., a Delaware bank holding company (“Orange County Bancorp”) and its wholly owned subsidiaries: Orange Bank & Trust Company, a New York trust company (the “Bank”) and Hudson Valley Investment Advisors (“HVIA”), a Registered Investment Advisor, together referred to as the “Company.” Intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated in consolidation.

The Company provides commercial and consumer banking services to individuals, small businesses and local municipal governments as well as trust and investment services through the Bank and HVIA. The Company is headquartered in Middletown, New York, with eight locations in Orange County, New York, seven in Westchester County, New York, two in Rockland County, New York, and one in Bronx County, New York. Its primary deposit products are checking, savings, and term certificate accounts, and its primary lending products are commercial real estate, commercial and residential mortgage loans. Substantially all loans are secured by specific items of collateral including business assets, consumer assets, and commercial and residential real estate. Commercial loans are expected to be repaid from cash flow from operations of businesses. There are no significant concentrations of loans to any one industry or customer. However, the customers’ ability to repay their loans is dependent on the real estate and general economic conditions in the areas in which they operate.

Assets held by the Company in an agency or fiduciary capacity for its customers are excluded from the consolidated financial statements since they do not constitute assets of the Company. Assets held by the Company in an agency or fiduciary capacity for its customers amounted to $1.4 billion and $1.3 billion at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the audited consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes for the year ended December 31, 2022 for Orange County Bancorp contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2023. In the opinion of the management of the Company, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting solely of normal and recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the financial position as of September 30, 2023, the results of operations, comprehensive income/(loss), changes in stockholders’ equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 and cash flow statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year or for any future period. Certain reclassifications have been made to the financial statements to conform with prior period presentations.

Use of Estimates: To prepare financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, management makes estimates and assumptions based on available information. These estimates and assumptions affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the disclosures provided, and actual results could differ.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements: In December 2022, the financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2022-06, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848. The amendments in this ASU defer the sunset date of Topic 848 from December 31, 2022, to December 31, 2024, after which entities will no longer be permitted to apply the relief in Topic 848. The ASU is effective upon issuance. The FASB had previously issued 2020-04 - Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting and related amendments in 2020 to ease the potential burden in accounting for reference rate reform. The amendments in ASU 2020-04 were elective and applied to all entities that have contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference the London Inter-bank Offer Rate (“LIBOR”) or another reference rate expected to be discontinued due to reference rate reform. The Company does not expect such adoption of the new ASU to have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial instruments.

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ORANGE COUNTY BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data)

The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2023 for all financial assets measured at amortized cost and off-balance sheet credit exposures using the modified retrospective method. Results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 are presented under Accounting Standards Codification 326, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses, while prior period amounts continue to be reported with previously applicable GAAP and have not been restated. Effective January 1, 2023, the Company recorded a $1.9 million increase in allowance for credit losses on loans that is referred to as the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) methodology (previously allowance for loan losses), an adjustment of $1.4 million recording reserves related to loans, and a $520 thousand increase related to allowance for off balance sheet credit exposures included in other liabilities section of the consolidated statements of financial condition, which resulted in a total cumulative effect adjustment of $1.6 million, net of tax, and a decrease to retained earnings, a component of the stockholders’ equity. Further information regarding the impact of CECL can be found in Note 3 – Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses.

The Company adopted ASU 2022-02, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326) Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures (“ASU 2022-02”) prospectively effective January 1, 2023. The amendments in ASU 2022-02 eliminated the recognition and measurement of troubled debt restructurings and enhanced disclosures for loan modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. The Company did not have any loans that were both experiencing financial difficulties and modified during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Allowance for Credit Losses

On January 1, 2023, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326) (“ASU 2016-13”), which replaced the incurred loss methodology with an expected loss methodology that is referred to as the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) methodology. The measurement of expected credit losses under the CECL methodology is applicable to financial assets measured at amortized cost, including loan and lease receivables and held-to-maturity securities. It also applies to off-balance sheet credit exposures (loan commitments, standby letters of credit, financial guarantees, and other similar instruments). In addition, Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 326 made changes to the accounting for available-for-sale debt securities. One such change is to require credit losses to be presented as an allowance rather than as a write-down on available-for-sale debt securities which management does not intend to sell or believes that it is more likely than not they will be required to sell.

The allowance for credit losses represents the estimated amount considered necessary to cover lifetime expected credit losses inherent in financial assets at the balance sheet date. The measurement of expected credit losses is applicable to loans receivable and securities measured at amortized cost. It also applies to off-balance sheet credit exposures such as loan commitments and unused lines of credit. The allowance is established through a provision for credit losses that is charged against income. The methodology for determining the allowance for credit losses is considered a critical accounting policy by management because of the high degree of judgment involved, the subjectivity of the assumptions used, and the potential for changes in the forecasted economic environment that could result in changes to the amount of the recorded allowance for credit losses. The allowance for credit losses is reported separately as a contra-asset on the consolidated statement of financial condition. The expected credit loss for unfunded lending commitments and unfunded loan commitments is reported on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition in other liabilities and is recorded within the provision for credit losses.

Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans Receivable

The allowance for credit losses on loans is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the loan to present the net amount expected to be collected. Expected losses are evaluated and calculated on a collective, or pooled, basis for those loans which share similar risk characteristics. If the loan does not share risk characteristics with other loans, the Company will evaluate the loan on an individual basis. Individually evaluated loans are primarily non-accrual and collateral dependent loans. Furthermore, the Company evaluates the pooling methodology at least annually to ensure that loans with similar risk characteristics are pooled appropriately. Loans are charged off against the allowance for credit losses when the Company believes the balances to be uncollectible. Expected recoveries do not

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ORANGE COUNTY BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data)

exceed the aggregate of amounts previously charged off or expected to be charged off. The Company does not estimate expected losses on accrued interest receivable on loans, as accrued interest receivable is reversed or written off when the full collection of the accrued interest receivable related to a loan becomes doubtful.

The Company has chosen to segment its portfolio consistent with the manner in which it manages credit risk. The Company calculates estimated credit losses for these loan segments using quantitative models and qualitative factors. Further information on loan segmentation and the credit loss estimation is included in Note 3 – Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses.

Individually Evaluated Loans

On a case-by-case basis, the Company may conclude that a loan should be evaluated on an individual basis based on its disparate risk characteristics. When the Company determines that a loan no longer shares similar risk characteristics with other loans in the portfolio, the allowance will be determined on an individual basis using the present value of expected cash flows or, for collateral-dependent loans, the fair value of the collateral as of the reporting date, less estimated selling costs, as applicable. If the fair value of the collateral is less than the amortized cost basis of the loan, the Company will charge off the difference between the fair value of the collateral, less costs to sell at the reporting date and the amortized cost basis of the loan.

Allowance for Credit Losses on Off-Balance Sheet Commitments

The Company is required to include unfunded commitments that are expected to be funded in the future within the allowance calculation, other than those that are unconditionally cancelable. To arrive at that reserve, the reserve percentage for each applicable segment is applied to the unused portion of the expected commitment balance and is multiplied by the expected funding rate. As noted above, the allowance for credit losses on unfunded loan commitments is included in other liabilities on the consolidated statement of financial condition and the related credit expense is recorded as provisions for credit losses in the consolidated statements of income.

Allowance for Credit Losses on Available for Sale Securities

For available for sale securities in an unrealized loss position, the Company first assesses whether it intends to sell, or it is more than likely than not that it will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If either of the criteria regarding intent or requirement to sell is met, the security’s amortized cost basis is written down to fair value through income. For securities available for sale that do not meet the above criteria, the Company evaluates whether the decline in fair value has resulted from credit losses or other factors. In making this assessment, the Company considers the extent to which fair value is less than amortized cost and adverse conditions related to the security, among other factors. If this assessment indicates that a credit loss exists, the present value of cash flows expected to be collected from the security are compared to the amortized cost basis of the security. If the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected is less than the amortized cost basis, a credit loss exists and an allowance for credit losses is recorded for the credit loss, limited by the amount that the fair value is less than the amortized cost. Any impairment that has not been recorded through an allowance for credit losses is recognized in other comprehensive income, net of tax.

Changes in the allowance for credit losses are recorded as provision for, or reversal of, credit loss expense. Losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the uncollectibility of an available for sale security is confirmed or when either of the criteria regarding intent or requirement to sell is met. The Company does not estimate expected losses on accrued interest receivable on investments, as accrued interest receivable is reversed or written off when the full collection of the accrued interest receivable related to an investment becomes doubtful.

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Note 2 — Investment Securities

The amortized cost and fair value of investment securities at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:


			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		ACL		Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Adjustment		Value
Available-for-sale September 30, 2023
U.S. government agencies and treasuries	$	98,539	$	22	$	(12,838)	$	—	$	85,723
Mortgage-backed securities - residential		264,406		—		(40,908)		—		223,498
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial		80,192		—		(16,271)		—		63,921
Corporate Securities		23,534		—		(3,998)		—		19,536
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		103,307		41		(17,318)		—		86,030
Total debt securities	$	569,978	$	63	$	(91,333)	$	—	$	478,708


			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
Available-for-sale December 31, 2022
U.S. government agencies and treasuries	$	104,734	$	25	$	(11,009)	$	93,750
Mortgage-backed securities - residential		283,774		17		(34,640)		249,151
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial		80,916		—		(13,152)		67,764
Corporate Securities		28,559		—		(2,901)		25,658
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		111,971		48		(14,881)		97,138
Total debt securities	$	609,954	$	90	$	(76,583)	$	533,461

Proceeds from sales of securities and associated gains and losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022.


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Proceeds	$	—	$	—	$	7,296	$	—

Gross realized gains	$	—	$	—	$	130	$	—
Gross realized losses		—		—		23		—
Net gain on sales of securities		—		—		107		—
Tax provision on realized net gains and loss		—		—		20		—
Net gain on sales of securities, after tax	$	—	$	—	$	87	$	—

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The amortized cost and fair value of debt securities as of September 30, 2023 are shown below by contractual maturity. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.


	Available-for-sale
	Amortized		Fair
	Cost		Value
Due in one year or less	$	7,617	$	7,572
Due after one through five years		24,360		22,475
Due after five through ten years		61,833		52,196
Due after ten years		131,570		109,046
		225,380		191,289
Mortgage-backed securities		344,598		287,419
Total debt securities	$	569,978	$	478,708

Securities pledged at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 had a carrying amount of $386,461 and $323,674 and were pledged to secure public deposits.

At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were no holdings of securities of any one issuer, other than the US Government and its agencies, in an amount greater than 10% of stockholders’ equity.

The following tables summarize those securities with unrealized losses for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, aggregated by major security types and length of time in a continuous unrealized loss position:


	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or More				Total
	Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized
	Value		Losses		Value		Losses		Value		Losses
Available-for-sale September 30, 2023
U.S. government agencies and treasuries	$	466	$	(1)	$	81,393	$	(12,837)	$	81,859	$	(12,838)
Mortgage-backed securities - residential		9,377		(206)		212,700		(40,702)		222,077		(40,908)
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial		1,178		(57)		62,743		(16,214)		63,921		(16,271)
Corporate Securities		—		—		19,536		(3,998)		19,536		(3,998)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		3,454		(79)		79,441		(17,239)		82,895		(17,318)
Total debt securities	$	14,475	$	(343)	$	455,813	$	(90,990)	$	470,288	$	(91,333)


	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or More				Total
	Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized
	Value		Losses		Value		Losses		Value		Losses
Available-for-sale December 31, 2022
U.S. government agencies	$	47,064	$	(2,414)	$	41,718	$	(8,595)	$	88,782	$	(11,009)
Mortgage-backed securities - residential		129,352		(9,290)		118,762		(25,350)		248,114		(34,640)
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial		21,190		(2,849)		46,574		(10,303)		67,764		(13,152)
Corporate Securities		12,503		(1,007)		13,155		(1,894)		25,658		(2,901)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		57,287		(6,763)		32,479		(8,118)		89,766		(14,881)
Total debt securities	$	267,396	$	(22,323)	$	252,688	$	(54,260)	$	520,084	$	(76,583)

As of September 30, 2023, the Company’s securities portfolio consisted of 274 securities, 251 of which were in an unrealized loss position. As of December 31, 2022, the Company’s securities portfolio consisted of 296 securities, 264 of which were in an unrealized

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loss position. Unrealized losses are primarily related to the Company’s mortgage backed securities, U.S. government agency securities, and investments in obligations of states and political subdivisions as discussed below.

Available for sale securities are evaluated to determine if a decline in fair value below the amortized cost basis has resulted from a credit loss or other factors. An impairment related to credit factors would be recorded through an allowance for credit losses. The allowance is limited to the amount by which the security’s amortized cost basis exceeds the fair value. An impairment that has not been recorded through an allowance for credit losses shall be recorded through other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes. Investment securities will be written down to fair value through the Consolidated Statements of Income when management intends to sell, or may be required to sell, the securities before they recover in value. Primarily all of the investment securities are backed by loans guaranteed by either U.S. government agencies or U.S government-sponsored entities, and management believes that default is highly unlikely given the lack of historical credit losses and governmental backing. Management believes that the unrealized losses on these securities are a function of changes in market interest rates and credit spreads, not changes in credit quality.

The Company’s available for sale debt securities portfolio includes corporate bonds and revenue bonds, among other securities. These types of securities may pose a higher risk of future impairment charges as a result of the changes in market interest rates, unpredictable nature of the U.S. economy and their potential negative effect on the future performance of the security issuers. Available for sale debt securities in unrealized loss positions are evaluated for impairment related to credit losses on a quarterly basis. Based on a comparison of the present value of expected cash flows to the amortized cost as well as a potential market for sale, the Company determined that there was no value to its corporate bond issued by Signature Bank due to its failure. Accordingly, the Company wrote off the amount of the corporate bond totaling $5.0 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2023. The amount of the writedown was previously recorded through an allowance for credit losses. The Company also evaluated available for sale debt securities that are in an unrealized loss position as of September 30, 2023 included in the table above and has determined that the declines in fair value are mainly attributable to interest rates, credit spreads, market volatility and liquidity conditions, not credit quality or other factors. There was no impairment recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2023. Accrued interest on investments, which is excluded from the amortized cost of available for sale debt securities, totaled $2.7 million and $2.5 million at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, and is presented within total accrued interest receivable on the consolidated statements of financial condition.

The Company does not intend to sell any of its available for sale debt securities in an unrealized loss position prior to recovery of their amortized cost basis, and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell any of its securities prior to recovery of their amortized cost basis.

The following table presents the activity in the allowance for credit losses associated with investment securities for the nine months ended September 30, 2023:


Allowance for credit losses -investments:
Beginning balance	$	—
Provision for loan losses		5,000
Charge-offs		5,000
Recoveries		—
Ending balance	$	—

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Note 3 — Loans

Loans at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were as follows:


		September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Commercial and industrial	$	266,997	$	258,901
Commercial real estate		1,225,936		1,098,054
Commercial real estate construction		91,822		109,570
Residential real estate		83,165		74,277
Home equity		12,084		12,329
Consumer		27,725		16,299
Total Loans	$	1,707,729	$	1,569,430
Allowance for credit losses		(25,775)		(21,832)
Net Loans	$	1,681,954	$	1,547,598

Included in commercial and industrial loans as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were loans issued under the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) of $227 and $1,717, respectively.

Allowance for Credit Losses

The Company engaged a third-party vendor to assist in the CECL calculation and internal governance framework to oversee the quarterly estimation process for the allowance for credit losses (“ACL”). The ACL calculation methodology relies on regression-based discounted cash flow (“DCF”) models that correlate relationships between certain financial metrics and external market and macroeconomic variables. The Company uses Probability of Default (“PD”) and Loss Given Default (“LGD”) with quantitative factors and qualitative considerations in the calculation of the allowance for credit losses for collectively evaluated loans. The Company uses a reasonable and supportable period of one year, at which point loss assumptions revert back to historical loss information by means of a one-year reversion period. Following are some of the key factors and assumptions that are used in the Company’s CECL calculations:

• methods based on probability of default and loss given default which are modeled based on macroeconomic scenarios;

• a reasonable and supportable forecast period determined based on management’s current review of macroeconomic environment;

• a reversion period after the reasonable and supportable forecast period;

• estimated prepayment rates based on the Company’s historical experience and future macroeconomic environment;

• estimated credit utilization rates based on the Company’s historical experience and future macroeconomic environment; and

• incorporation of qualitative factors not captured within the modeled results. The qualitative factors include but are not limited to

changes in lending policies, business conditions, changes in the nature and size of the portfolio, portfolio concentrations, and

external factors such as competition.

Allowance for Credit Losses are aggregated for the major loan segments, with similar risk characteristics, summarized below. However, for the purposes of calculating the reserves, these segments may be further broken down into loan classes by risk characteristics that include but are not limited to regulatory call codes, industry type, geographic location, and collateral type.

Residential real estate loans involve certain risks such as interest rate risk and risk of non-repayment. Adjustable-rate residential real estate loans decrease the interest rate risk to the Bank that is associated with changes in interest rates but involve other risks, primarily because as interest rates rise, the payment by the borrower rises to the extent permitted by the terms of the loan, thereby increasing the potential for default. At the same time, the marketability of the underlying properties may be adversely affected by

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higher interest rates. Repayment risk may be affected by a number of factors including, but not necessarily limited to, job loss, divorce, illness and personal bankruptcy of the borrower.

Commercial and multi-family real estate lending entails additional risks as compared with residential family property lending. Such loans typically involve large loan balances to single borrowers or groups of related borrowers. The payment experience on such loans is typically dependent on the successful operation of the real estate project. The success of such projects is sensitive to changes in supply and demand conditions in the market for commercial real estate as well as general economic conditions.

Construction lending is generally considered to involve a high risk due to the concentration of principal in a limited number of loans and borrowers and the effects of the general economic conditions on developers and builders. Moreover, a construction loan can involve additional risks because of the inherent difficulty in estimating both a property’s value at completion of the project and the estimated cost (including interest) of the project. The nature of these loans is such that they are generally difficult to evaluate and monitor. In addition, speculative construction loans to a builder are not necessarily pre-sold and thus pose a greater potential risk to the Bank than construction loans to individuals on their personal residence.

Commercial and industrial lending, including lines of credit, is generally considered higher risk due to the concentration of principal in a limited number of loans and borrowers and the effects of general economic conditions on the business. Commercial business loans are primarily secured by inventories and other business assets. In many cases, any repossessed collateral for a defaulted commercial business loans will not provide an adequate source of repayment of the outstanding loan balance.

Home equity lending entails certain risks such as interest rate risk and risk of non-repayment. The marketability of the underlying property may be adversely affected by higher interest rates, decreasing the collateral value securing the loan. Repayment risk can be affected by job loss, divorce, illness and personal bankruptcy of the borrower. Home equity line of credit lending entails securing an equity interest in the borrower’s home. In many cases, the Bank’s position in these loans is as a junior lien holder to another institution’s superior lien. This type of lending is often priced on an adjustable rate basis with the rate set at or above a predefined index. Adjustable-rate loans decrease the interest rate risk to the Bank that is associated with changes in interest rates but involve other risks, primarily because as interest rates rise, the payment by the borrower rises to the extent permitted by the terms of the loan, thereby increasing the potential for default.

Consumer loans generally have more credit risk because of the type and nature of the collateral and, in certain cases, the absence of collateral. Consumer loans generally have shorter terms and higher interest rates than other lending. In addition, consumer lending collections are dependent on the borrower’s continuing financial stability, and thus are more likely to be adversely affected by job loss, divorce, illness and personal bankruptcy. In many cases, any repossessed collateral for a defaulted consumer loan will not provide an adequate source of repayment of the outstanding loan.

The following tables present the activity in the allowance by portfolio segment for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022: (Note: The activity presented does not include provisions recorded to support the reserve associated with off balance sheet commitments.)


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
	Commercial				Commercial
	And		Commercial		Real Estate		Residential		Home
	Industrial		Real Estate		Construction		Real Estate		Equity		Consumer		Total
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance	$	5,155	$	17,119	$	1,060	$	992	$	46	$	476	$	24,848
Provision for credit losses		869		82		(59)		3		5		(93)		807
Charge-offs		(76)		—		—		—		—		—		(76)
Recoveries		13		160		—		—		—		23		196
Ending balance	$	5,961	$	17,361	$	1,001	$	995	$	51	$	406	$	25,775

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	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
	Commercial				Commercial
	and		Commercial		Real Estate		Residential		Home
	Industrial		Real Estate		Construction		Real Estate		Equity		Consumer		Total
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance, prior to adoption of ASC 326	$	5,510	$	14,364	$	1,252	$	345	$	63	$	298	$	21,832
Impact of adopting ASC 326		72		1,737		(8)		(227)		(17)		(129)		1,428
Provision for credit losses		718		1,087		(243)		877		5		110		2,554
Charge-offs		(410)		—		—		—		—		(36)		(446)
Recoveries		71		173		—		—		—		163		407
Ending balance	$	5,961	$	17,361	$	1,001	$	995	$	51	$	406	$	25,775


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
	Commercial				Commercial
	and		Commercial		Real Estate		Residential		Home
	Industrial		Real Estate		Construction		Real Estate		Equity		Consumer		Total
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	$	9,332	$	12,303	$	1,318	$	299	$	68	$	322	$	23,642
Provision for loan losses		573		1,110		279		60		1		61		2,084
Charge-offs		(2,817)		—		—		—		—		(70)		(2,887)
Recoveries		22		26		—		—		—		1		49
Ending balance	$	7,110	$	13,439	$	1,597	$	359	$	69	$	314	$	22,888


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
	Commercial				Commercial
	and		Commercial		Real Estate		Residential		Home
	Industrial		Real Estate		Construction		Real Estate		Equity		Consumer		Total
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	$	4,901	$	11,183	$	964	$	272	$	80	$	261	$	17,661
Provision for loan losses		5,066		2,230		633		138		(11)		461		8,517
Charge-offs		(2,894)		—		—		(51)		—		(449)		(3,394)
Recoveries		37		26		—		—		—		41		104
Ending balance	$	7,110	$	13,439	$	1,597	$	359	$	69	$	314	$	22,888

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The following tables present the balance in the allowance and the recorded investment in loans by portfolio segment and based on impairment method as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:


	Commercial				Commercial
	and		Commercial		Real Estate		Residential		Home
	Industrial		Real Estate		Construction		Real Estate		Equity		Consumer		Total
September 30, 2023
Allowance for credit losses:
Ending balance:
individually evaluated for impairment	$	1,282	$	311	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1,593
collectively evaluated for impairment		4,679		17,050		1,001		995		51		406		24,182
Total ending allowance balance	$	5,961	$	17,361	$	1,001	$	995	$	51	$	406	$	25,775
Loans:
Ending balance:
individually evaluated for impairment	$	1,538	$	22,790	$	—	$	1,244	$	45	$	97	$	25,714
collectively evaluated for impairment		265,459		1,203,146		91,822		81,921		12,039		27,628		1,682,015
Total ending loans balance	$	266,997	$	1,225,936	$	91,822	$	83,165	$	12,084	$	27,725	$	1,707,729


	Commercial				Commercial
	and		Commercial		Real Estate		Residential		Home
	Industrial		Real Estate		Construction		Real Estate		Equity		Consumer		Total
December 31, 2022
Allowance for loan losses:
Ending balance:
individually evaluated for impairment	$	653	$	380	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1,033
collectively evaluated for impairment		4,857		13,984		1,252		345		63		298		20,799
Total ending allowance balance	$	5,510	$	14,364	$	1,252	$	345	$	63	$	298	$	21,832
Loans:
Ending balance:
individually evaluated for impairment	$	1,003	$	22,956	$	—	$	1,254	$	51	$	104	$	25,368
collectively evaluated for impairment		257,898		1,075,098		109,570		73,023		12,278		16,195		1,544,062
Total ending loans balance	$	258,901	$	1,098,054	$	109,570	$	74,277	$	12,329	$	16,299	$	1,569,430

Included in the commercial and industrial loans collectively evaluated for impairment are PPP loans of $227 and $1,717 as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. PPP loans receivable are guaranteed by the SBA and have no allocation in the allowance.

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The following tables present loans individually evaluated for impairment recognized by class of loans as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:


	Unpaid				Allowance for
	Principal		Recorded		Credit Losses
	Balance		Investment		Allocated
September 30, 2023
With no related allowance recorded
Commercial and industrial ⁽¹⁾	$	—	$	—	$	—
Commercial real estate ⁽²⁾		17,764		17,331		—
Commercial real estate construction		—		—		—
Residential real estate ⁽³⁾		1,257		1,244		—
Home equity ⁽⁴⁾		51		45		—
Consumer		97		97		—
Total	$	19,169	$	18,717	$	—
With an allowance recorded:
Commercial and industrial ⁽¹⁾	$	1,916	$	1,538	$	1,282
Commercial real estate ⁽²⁾		5,497		5,459		311
Commercial real estate construction		—		—		—
Residential real estate		—		—		—
Home equity		—		—		—
Consumer ⁽⁵⁾		—		—		—
Total	$	7,413	$	6,997	$	1,593

(1)

Commercial and industrial loans – secured by business assets and UCC filings

(2)

Commercial real estate – secured by various types of commercial real estate

(3)

Residential real estate – secured by residential real estate

(4)

Home equity – secured by residential real estate

(5)

Consumer – represents one personal loan


		Unpaid				Allowance for
		Principal		Recorded		Loan Losses
		Balance		Investment		Allocated
December 31, 2022
With no related allowance recorded
Commercial and industrial	$		—	$	—	$	—
Commercial real estate			17,884		17,316		—
Commercial real estate construction			—		—		—
Residential real estate			1,266		1,254		—
Home equity			55		51		—
Consumer			—		—		—
Total	$		19,205	$	18,621	$	—
With an allowance recorded:
Commercial and industrial	$		1,011	$	1,003	$	653
Commercial real estate			5,665		5,640		380
Commercial real estate construction			—		—		—
Residential real estate			—		—		—
Home equity			—		—		—
Consumer			104		104		—
Total	$		6,780	$	6,747	$	1,033

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The following tables present the average recorded investment and interest income of loans individually evaluated for impairment recognized by class of loans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:


	Three Months Ended				Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2023				September 30, 2022
	Average		Interest		Average		Interest
	Recorded		Income		Recorded		Income
	Investment		Recognized⁽¹⁾		Investment		Recognized⁽¹⁾
With no related allowance recorded
Commercial and industrial	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Commercial real estate		17,767		154		17,553		158
Commercial real estate construction		578		—		578		—
Residential real estate		714		1		1,283		6
Home equity		—		—		—		—
Consumer		98		1		—		—
Total	$	19,157	$	156	$	19,414	$	164
With an allowance recorded:
Commercial and industrial	$	6,771	$	78	$	18,599	$	52
Commercial real estate		303		—		2,259		30
Commercial real estate construction		—		—		—		—
Residential real estate		—		—		—		—
Home equity		—		—		—		—
Consumer		—		—		108		1
Total	$	7,074	$	78	$	20,966	$	83

(1)

Cash basis interest income approximates interest income recognized.


	Nine Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2023				September 30, 2022
	Average		Interest		Average		Interest
	Recorded		Income		Recorded		Income
	Investment		Recognized⁽¹⁾		Investment		Recognized⁽¹⁾
With no related allowance recorded
Commercial and industrial	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Commercial real estate		18,007		465		17,549		476
Commercial real estate construction		578		—		578		—
Residential real estate		719		2		983		18
Home equity		—		—		—		—
Consumer		100		4		—		—
Total	$	19,404	$	471	$	19,110	$	494
With an allowance recorded:
Commercial and industrial	$	7,011	$	238	$	9,264	$	157
Commercial real estate		308		—		2,292		90
Commercial real estate construction		—		—		—		—
Residential real estate		—		—		—		—
Home equity		—		—		—		—
Consumer		—		—		110		4
Total	$	7,319	$	238	$	11,666	$	251

(1)

Cash basis interest income approximates interest income recognized.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data)

The following table presents the recorded investment in non-accrual and loans past due over 90 days still on accrual by class of loans as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:


					Loans Past Due Over 90 Days
	Non-accrual				Still Accruing
	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022		September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Commercial and industrial	$	1,538	$	1,003	$	200	$	1,850
Commercial real estate		4,130		3,882		895		—
Commercial real estate construction		—		—		1,513		—
Residential real estate		1,182		1,188		—		—
Home equity		45		51		—		—
Consumer		—		—		3		477
Total	$	6,895	$	6,124	$	2,611	$	2,327

As of September 30, 2023, the Company held $6.9 million in non-accrual balances and a related ACL for approximately $1.4 million. Within the non-accrual balances, $5.1 million of these loans had no ACL associated to them.

The Company adopted ASU 2022-02, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326) Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures (“ASU 2022-02”) effective January 1, 2023. The amendments in ASU 2022-02 eliminated the recognition and measurement of troubled debt restructurings and enhanced disclosures for loan modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. The Company did not have any loans that were both experiencing financial difficulties and modified during the three months or nine months ended September 30, 2023.

In order to determine whether a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty, an evaluation is performed of the probability that the borrower will be in payment default on any of its debt in the foreseeable future without the modification. This evaluation is performed under the Company’s internal underwriting policy.

The following tables present the aging of the recorded investment in past-due loans as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 by class of loans:


	30-59 Days		60-89 Days		Greater Than		Total		Loans
	Past Due		Past Due		90 Days		Past Due		Not Past Due
September 30, 2023
Commercial and industrial	$	—	$	389	$	1,291	$	1,680	$	265,317
Commercial real estate		278		3,055		1,196		4,529		1,221,407
Commercial real estate construction		—		—		1,513		1,513		90,309
Residential real estate		—		15		1,167		1,182		81,983
Home equity		—		—		—		—		12,084
Consumer		2		—		3		5		27,720
Total	$	280	$	3,459	$	5,170	$	8,909	$	1,698,820


	30-59 Days		60-89 Days		Greater Than		Total		Loans
	Past Due		Past Due		90 Days		Past Due		Not Past Due
December 31, 2022
Commercial and industrial	$	1,497	$	1,583	$	2,854	$	5,934	$	252,967
Commercial real estate		563		—		952		1,515		1,096,539
Commercial real estate construction		—		—		—		—		109,570
Residential real estate		2		—		1,188		1,190		73,087
Home equity		—		—		—		—		12,329
Consumer		584		634		476		1,694		14,605
Total	$	2,646	$	2,217	$	5,470	$	10,333	$	1,559,097

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data)

As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, loans in the process of foreclosure were $2,962 and $2,016 respectively, of which $1,167 and $578 were secured by residential real estate.

The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as: current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information and current economic trends, among other factors. The Company analyzes loans individually by classifying the loans as to credit risk. This analysis includes loans with an outstanding balance greater than $350 thousand and non-homogeneous loans, such as commercial and commercial real estate loans. This analysis is performed on an annual basis. The Company uses the following definitions for risk ratings:

Special Mention: Loans classified as special mention have a potential weakness that deserves management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or the institution’s credit position at some future date.

Substandard: Loans classified as substandard are inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified have a well- defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the institution will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

Doubtful: Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified as substandard, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable.

Loans not meeting the criteria above that are analyzed individually as part of the above described process are considered to be pass-rated loans.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data)

The following table summarizes the Company’s loans by year of origination and internally assigned credit risk at September 30, 2023 and gross charge-offs for the nine months ended September 30, 2023:


									Revolving
								Revolving	Loans to
	2023		2022	2021	2020	2019	Prior	Loans	Term Loans	Total
Commercial and industrial											—
Pass	$	40,026	62,445	54,155	47,945	26,500	33,783	—	—	$	264,854
Special Mention		—	87	—	—	—	221	—	—		308
Substandard		—	385	—	150	446	854	—	—		1,835
Total Commercial and industrial	$	40,026	62,917	54,155	48,095	26,946	34,858	—	—	$	266,997
Current period gross charge-offs		22	—	—	360	—	28	—	—		410

Commercial real estate
Pass	$	156,570	331,938	238,553	165,685	94,391	211,980	3,920	—	$	1,203,037
Special Mention		—	—	435	—	—	6,904	—	—		7,339
Substandard		—	334	—	2,445	6,207	6,574	—	—		15,560
Total Commercial real estate	$	156,570	332,272	238,988	168,130	100,598	225,458	3,920	—	$	1,225,936
Current period gross charge-offs		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		—

Commercial real estate construction
Pass	$	5,905	22,559	52,028	11,330	—	—	—	—	$	91,822
Special Mention		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		—
Substandard		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		—
Total Commercial real estate construction	$	5,905	22,559	52,028	11,330	—	—	—	—	$	91,822
Current period gross charge-offs		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		—

Residential real estate
Pass	$	17,188	20,211	12,083	9,486	4,565	18,450	—	—	$	81,983
Special Mention		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		—
Substandard		—	—	—	—	589	593	—	—		1,182
Total Residential real estate	$	17,188	20,211	12,083	9,486	5,154	19,043	—	—	$	83,165
Current period gross charge-offs		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		—

Home equity
Pass	$	338	70	16	—	71	—	9,853	1,691	$	12,039
Special Mention		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		—
Substandard		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	45		45
Total Home Equity	$	338	70	16	—	71	—	9,853	1,736	$	12,084
Current period gross charge-offs		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		—

Consumer
Pass	$	20,259	10	—	1,906	29	64	5,360	—	$	27,628
Special Mention		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		—
Substandard		—	—	—	—	—	97	—	—		97
Total Consumer	$	20,259	10	—	1,906	29	161	5,360	—	$	27,725
Current period gross charge-offs		—	—	11	—	25	—	—	—		36

Total Loans	$	240,286	438,039	357,270	238,947	132,798	279,520	19,133	1,736	$	1,707,729

Gross charge-offs	$	22	—	11	360	25	28	—	—	$	446

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data)

Based on the analysis performed as of December 31, 2022, the risk category of loans by class of loans is as follows:


			Special
	Pass		Mention		Substandard		Doubtful		Loss		Total
December 31, 2022
Commercial and industrial	$	256,939	$	575	$	1,387	$	—	$	—	$	258,901
Commercial real estate		1,074,952		7,399		15,703		—		—		1,098,054
Commercial real estate construction		109,570		—		—		—		—		109,570
Residential real estate		73,089		—		1,188		—		—		74,277
Home equity		12,278		—		51		—		—		12,329
Consumer		16,195		—		104		—		—		16,299
Total	$	1,543,023	$	7,974	$	18,433	$	—	$	—	$	1,569,430

Loans to certain directors and principal officers of the Company, including their immediate families and companies in which they are affiliated, amounted to $16,854 and $16,891 at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

Note 4 — Fair Value

Fair value is the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair values:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.

Level 2: Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs that reflect a company’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

The Company used the following methods and significant assumptions to estimate fair value:

Investment Securities: The fair values for investment securities are determined by quoted market prices, if available (Level 1). For securities where quoted prices are not available, fair values are calculated based on market prices of similar securities (Level 2), using matrix pricing. Matrix pricing is a mathematical technique commonly used to price debt securities that are not actively traded, values debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities but rather by relying on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted securities (Level 2 inputs). For securities where quoted prices or market prices of similar securities are not available, fair values are calculated using discounted cash flows or other market indicators (Level 3).

Individually Evaluated, or Collateral Dependent Loans and Other Real Estate Owned: The fair value of collateral dependent loans that are individually evaluated for impairment is generally based on recent real estate appraisals. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach and resulted in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value. Non-real estate collateral may be valued using an appraisal, net book value per the borrower’s financial statements, or aging reports, adjusted or discounted based on management’s historical knowledge, changes in market conditions from the time of the valuation, and management’s expertise and knowledge of the client and client’s business, resulting in a Level 3 fair value classification. Collateral dependent loans are evaluated on a quarterly basis for additional impairment and adjusted in accordance with the allowance policy.

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(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data)

Appraisals are performed by certified general appraisers (for commercial properties) or certified residential appraisers (for residential properties) whose qualifications and licenses have been reviewed and verified by a third-party appraisal management company that the Company has engaged in accordance with internal vendor management policies and approval of the Company’s Board of Directors. Once received, the appraisal review function is conducted by the appraisal management company and consists of a review of the assumptions and approaches utilized in the appraisal as well as the overall resulting fair value in comparison with independent data sources such as recent market data or industry-wide statistics. Through this review, the appraisal management company evaluates the validity of the appraised value and the strength of the conclusions; which are subsequently confirmed by a member of the Credit Department. Discounts to the appraised value are then applied to recognize the carrying costs incurred until disposition, realtor fees, deterioration in the quality of the asset, and the age of the appraisal. The net effect of these adjustments were included in the charge-off to the allowance upon acquisition of the foreclosed property and/or upon partial charge-off of the collateral dependent loan. The most recent analysis of property appraisals including the appropriate discount rates are incorporated into the allowance methodology for the respective loan portfolio segments.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:


			Fair Value Measurements Using:
			Quoted Prices in
			Active Markets		Significant Other		Significant
	Total at		for Identical		Observable		Unobservable
	September 30,		Assets		Inputs		Inputs
	2023		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
U.S. government agencies and treasuries	$	85,723	$	—	$	85,723	$	—
Mortgage-backed securities		287,419		—		287,419		—
Corporate securities		19,536		—		19,536		—
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		86,030		—		86,030		—
Total securities available-for-sale	$	478,708	$	—	$	478,708	$	—

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.


			Fair Value Measurements Using:
			Quoted Prices in
			Active Markets		Significant Other		Significant
	Total at		for Identical		Observable		Unobservable
	December 31,		Assets		Inputs		Inputs
	2022		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
U.S. government agencies and treasuries		93,750	$	—	$	93,750	$	—
Mortgage-backed securities		316,915		—		316,915		—
Corporate securities		25,658		—		25,658		—
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		97,138		—		97,138		—
Total securities available-for-sale	$	533,461	$	—	$	533,461	$	—

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during 2022.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data)

Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are summarized below:

Fair Value Measurements Using:

Quoted Prices

Significant

in Active

Other

Significant

Total at

Markets for

Observable

Unobservable

September 30, 2023

Identical Assets

Inputs

(Level 1)

(Level 2)

(Level 3)

Individually Evaluated Loans - Commercial Real Estate

200

—

200

Fair Value Measurements Using:

Quoted Prices

Significant

in Active

Other

Significant

Total at

Markets for

Observable

Unobservable

December 31, 2022

Identical Assets

Inputs

(Level 1)

(Level 2)

(Level 3)

Impaired loans - Commercial Real Estate

204

—

204

The fair value amounts shown in the above table are individually evaluated loans net of reserves allocated to said loans. The total reserves allocated to these loans were $100 and $112 at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

The following table presents additional quantitative information about level 3 fair value measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:


	Fair Value				Range
September 30, 2023	Value		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	(Weighted Average)
Individually Evaluated Loans - Commercial Real Estate	$	200	Appraisal of collateral (1)	Appraisal and liquidation	20%
				adjustments (2)	(20%)


	Fair Value				Range
December 31, 2022	Value		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	(Weighted Average)
Impaired loans - Commercial Real Estate	$	204	Appraisal of collateral (1)	Appraisal and liquidation	20%
				adjustments (2)	(20%)

(1) Fair value is generally determined through independent appraisals of the underlying collateral that generally include various level 3 inputs which are not identifiable.

(2) Appraisals may be adjusted downward by management for qualitative factors such as economic conditions and estimated liquidation expenses. The range of liquidation expenses and other appraisal adjustments are presented as a percent of the appraisal.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data)

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments not carried at fair value are as follows at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:


	September 30, 2023
	Carrying		Fair
	Amount		Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Financial assets:
Cash and due from banks	$	158,708	$	158,708	$	158,708	$	—	$	—
Loans, net		1,681,954		1,598,599		—		—		1,598,599
Accrued interest receivable		6,332		6,332		—		2,686		3,646
Restricted investment in bank stocks		10,992		NA		—		—		—
Financial liabilities:
Deposits		2,105,031		2,103,675		1,923,672		180,003		—
FHLB advances, short term		146,000		145,663				145,663
FHLB advances, long term		10,000		9,641		—		9,641		—
Subordinated notes, net of issuance costs		19,502		23,560		—		23,560		—
Accrued interest payable		642		642		—		642		—


	December 31, 2022
	Carrying		Fair
	Amount		Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Financial assets:
Cash and due from banks	$	86,081	$	86,081	$	86,081	$	—	$	—
Loans, net		1,547,598		1,503,543		—		—		1,503,543
Accrued interest receivable		6,320		6,320		—		2,448		3,872
Restricted investment in bank stocks		9,562		NA		—		—		—
Financial liabilities:
Deposits		1,974,387		1,972,387		1,881,354		91,033		—
FHLB advances, short term		131,500		131,255		—		131,255		—
Subordinated notes, net of issuance costs		19,447		19,682		—		19,682		—
Accrued interest payable		267		267		—		267		—

Note 5 — Deposits

A summarized analysis of the Bank’s deposits at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:


	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Non-interest bearing demand accounts	$	726,627	$	723,228
Interest-bearing demand accounts		339,444		284,747
Money market accounts		627,467		615,149
Savings accounts		229,916		258,230
Certificates of Deposit		181,577		93,033
Total deposits	$	2,105,031	$	1,974,387

Time deposits that meet or exceed the FDIC insurance limit of $250 thousand at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were $12.3 million and $17.0 million, respectively.

Uninsured deposits, net of fully collateralized municipal relationships, as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 totaled $788 million and $871 million, respectively.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data)

Scheduled maturities of time deposits for the next five years as of September 30, 2023, are as follows:


2023	$	143,216
2024		27,960
2025		8,898
2026		1,503
	$	181,577

Deposits of executive officers, directors and principal officers of the Company, including their immediate families and companies in which they are affiliated, amounted to $7.8 million and $15.6 million at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

Note 6 — Pension Plan and Stock Compensation

The Bank has a funded noncontributory defined benefit pension plan that covers substantially all employees meeting certain eligibility requirements. The pension plan was closed to new participants and benefit accruals were frozen as of December 31, 2015. The plan provides defined benefits based on years of service and final average salary.

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s noncontributory defined benefit pension plan for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Service cost	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Interest cost		279		202		837		606
Expected return on plan assets		(411)		(496)		(1,233)		(1,489)
Amortization of transition cost		—		(7)		—		(21)
Amortization of net loss		70		—		210		—
Net periodic benefit cost/(income)	$	(62)	$	(301)	$	(186)	$	(904)

The Company has a time based restricted stock plan. For the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company’s recognized stock-based compensation costs were $9 and $33, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 the Company’s recognized stock-based compensation costs of $45 and $133, respectively. The Company uses the fair value of the common stock on the date of award to measure compensation cost for restricted stock awards. Compensation cost is recognized over the vesting period of the award using the straight line method. There were no restricted stock grants made during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. The grants generally vest at the rate of 33% per year with full vesting on the third anniversary date of the grant. Unamortized expense at September 30, 2023 was $13.

A summary of the Company’s restricted stock awards activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 is presented below:


		Weighted
		Average Fair
	Shares	Value
Non-vested at beginning of period	11,677	$	29.24
Granted	—	$
Vested	(7,569)	$	29.50
Forfeited	(580)	$	28.75
Non-vested at end of period	3,528	$	28.75

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(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data)

On September 22, 2021 restricted stock units (RSUs) were granted in the amount of 48,004 from the Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan to officers of the Bank and HVIA and directors of the Company in connection with the successful completion of the Company’s initial public stock offering, listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market and the recent past years’ success experienced by the Bank. Non-employee directors received 16,500 restricted stock units while officers received 31,504 restricted stock units. The restricted stock units granted to officers will vest over three years in approximately 33% increments on the first, second and third anniversary of the date of grant. The restricted stock units granted to nonemployee directors are 100% vested as of the date of grant and are settled in shares of Company common stock upon separation from service. In addition, the Company made a discretionary contribution of $200,000 to the Company’s KSOP Trust and purchased shares of the Company’s common stock in the open market for the benefit of all eligible non-highly compensated employees who remain employed by the Company, Bank or HVIA as of December 31, 2021.

The following table summarizes the activity of RSUs during the nine months ended September 30, 2023:


		Restricted Stock Units
Non-vested RSUs at beginning of period		59,747
Granted		35,628
Vested		(16,562)
Forfeited		(4,967)
Non-vested RSUs at end of period		73,846

Note 7 — Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following is a summary of changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component, net of tax, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
	Unrealized
	Gains and
	Losses on				Deferred
	Available-for-		Defined Benefit		Compensation
	Sale Securities		Pension Items		Liability		Total
Beginning balance	$	(59,477)	$	(7,099)	$	117	$	(66,459)
Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassification, net		(12,626)		395		(3)		(12,234)
Credit loss expense		—		—		—		—
Less amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		—		—		—		—
Net current period other comprehensive income/(loss)		(12,626)		395		(3)		(12,234)
Ending balance	$	(72,103)	$	(6,704)	$	114	$	(78,693)


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
	Unrealized
	Gains and
	Losses on				Deferred
	Available-for-		Defined Benefit		Compensation
	Sale Securities		Pension Items		Liability		Total
Beginning balance	$	(60,430)	$	(7,889)	$	123	$	(68,196)
Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassification		(16,586)		1,185		(9)		(15,410)
Credit loss expense		5,000		—		—		5,000
Less amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		(87)		—		—		(87)
Net current period other comprehensive income/(loss)		(11,673)		1,185		(9)		(10,497)
Ending balance	$	(72,103)	$	(6,704)	$	114	$	(78,693)

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ORANGE COUNTY BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data)


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
	Unrealized
	Gains and
	Losses on				Deferred
	Available-for-		Defined Benefit		Compensation
	Sale Securities		Pension Items		Liability		Total
Beginning balance	$	(43,780)	$	(2,110)	$	129	$	(45,761)
Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassification		(16,749)		206		(3)		(16,546)
Less amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		—		8		—		8
Net current period other comprehensive income/(loss)		(16,749)		198		(3)		(16,554)
Ending balance	$	(60,529)	$	(1,912)	$	126	$	(62,315)


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
	Unrealized
	Gains and
	Losses on				Deferred
	Available-for-		Defined Benefit		Compensation
	Sale Securities		Pension Items		Liability		Total
Beginning balance	$	(1,072)	$	(2,506)	$	135	$	(3,443)
Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassification		(59,457)		618		(9)		(58,848)
Less amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		—		24				24
Net current period other comprehensive income/(loss)		(59,457)		594		(9)		(58,872)
Ending balance	$	(60,529)	$	(1,912)	$	126	$	(62,315)

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ORANGE COUNTY BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data)

The following reflects significant amounts reclassified out of each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:


										Affected Line Item
		Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income								in the Statement where
										Net Income is Presented
		Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components		2023		2022		2023		2022
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities
Realized gains on securities available-for-sale		$	—	$	—	$	107	$	—	Investment security gains (losses)
Total before tax			—		—		107		—
Tax effect			—		—		20		—	Provision for income taxes
Net of tax		$	—	$	—	$	87	$	—

Amortization of defined benefit pension items
Transition asset		$	—	$	(7)	$	—	$	(21)	Other expense
Actuarial gains (losses)			—		—		—		—	Other expense
Total before tax			—		(7)		—		(21)
Tax effect			—		(1)		—		(3)	Provision for income taxes
Net of tax		$	—	$	(8)	$	—	$	(24)
	-
Total reclassifications for the period, net of tax		$	—	$	(8)	$	87	$	(24)

Also included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of September 30, 2023, is a credit loss expense which was recorded as provision for credit loss investments during the year.

Note 8 — Revenue from Contracts with Customers

All of the Company’s revenue from contracts with customers in the scope of ASC 606 is recognized within noninterest income. The following table presents the Company’s gross sources of noninterest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022.


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Noninterest Income
Service charges on deposit accounts	$		$
Overdraft fees		106		93	$	294	$	239
Other		104		89		294		272
Trust income		1,266		1,176		3,707		3,569
Investment advisory income		1,333		1,085		3,819		3,385
Investment securities gains (losses)^(a)		—		—		107		—
Earnings on bank owned life insurance^(a)		243		240		725		709
Other^(b)		168		250		730		741
Total Noninterest Income	$	3,220	$	2,933	$	9,676	$	8,915

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data)

(a)	Not within the scope of ASC 606.

(b)

The Other category includes safe deposit income, checkbook fees, and debit card fee income, totaling $245 and $231 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $711 and $644 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, that are within the scope of ASC 606 and loan related fee income and miscellaneous income, totaling $(77) and $19 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $19 and $97 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 which are outside the scope of ASC 606.

The Company earns wealth management fees, which includes trust income and investment advisory income, from its contracts with trust and brokerage customers to manage assets for investment, and/or to transact on their accounts. These fees are primarily earned over time as the Company provides the contracted services and are generally assessed based on a tiered scale of the market value of the assets under management at month-end or quarter-end.

Note 9 — Segment Information

The reportable segments are determined by the products and services offered by the Company, primarily distinguished between banking and wealth management. Loans, investments, and deposits provide the revenues in the banking operation, and trust fees and investment management fees provide the revenues in wealth management. All operations are domestic.

Significant segment totals are reconciled to the financial statements as follows:


	For the three months ended September 30, 2023						For the nine months ended September 30, 2023
	Banking		Wealth Management		Total Segments		Banking		Wealth Management		Total Segments
Net interest income	$	22,501	$	—	$	22,501	$	66,242	$	—	$	66,242
Noninterest income		621		2,599		3,220		2,150		7,526		9,676
Provision for credit loss - investments		—		—		—		(5,000)				(5,000)
Provision for credit loss		(837)		—		(837)		(2,406)		—		(2,406)
Noninterest expenses		(11,777)		(1,813)		(13,590)		(36,266)		(5,799)		(42,065)
Income tax expense		(2,090)		(166)		(2,256)		(4,730)		(363)		(5,093)
Net income	$	8,418	$	620	$	9,038	$	19,990	$	1,364	$	21,354
Total assets	$	2,438,565	$	8,706	$	2,447,271	$	2,438,565	$	8,706	$	2,447,271


	For the three months ended September 30, 2022						For the nine months ended September 30, 2022
	Banking		Wealth Management		Total Segments		Banking		Wealth Management		Total Segments
Net interest income	$	21,415	$	—	$	21,415	$	55,263	$	—	$	55,263
Noninterest income		672		2,261		2,933		1,961		6,954		8,915
Provision for loan loss		(2,084)		—		(2,084)		(8,517)		—		(8,517)
Noninterest expenses		(10,893)		(1,662)		(12,555)		(31,532)		(5,376)		(36,908)
Income tax expense		(1,730)		(126)		(1,856)		(3,129)		(331)		(3,460)
Net income	$	7,380	$	473	$	7,853	$	14,046	$	1,247	$	15,293
Total assets	$	2,360,897	$	7,473	$	2,368,370	$	2,360,897		7,473	$	2,368,370

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ORANGE COUNTY BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data)

Note 10 — Regulatory Capital Matters

The Bank is subject to regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Capital adequacy guidelines and prompt corrective regulations involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities and certain off-balance-sheet items calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgements by regulators. Failure to meet the minimum capital requirements can initiate regulatory action. The final rules implementing Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s capital guidelines for U.S. banks, (Basel III rules), became effective for the Bank on January 1, 2015 with full compliance with all of the requirements being phased in over a multi-year schedule, and fully phased in by January 1, 2019. Under the Basel III rules, the Bank must hold a capital conservation buffer above the adequately capitalized risk-based capital ratios. The regulations limit capital distributions and certain discretionary bonus payments to management if the institution does not hold a “capital conservation buffer.” The capital conservation buffer is 2.5%. The net unrealized gain or loss on available for sale securities is not included in computing regulatory capital.

Prompt corrective action regulations provide five classifications: well capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized and critically undercapitalized, although these terms are not used to represent overall financial condition. If adequately capitalized, regulatory approval is required to accept brokered deposits. If undercapitalized, capital distributions are limited, as is asset growth and expansion and capital restoration plans are required. Capital levels at September 30, 2023 and at December 31, 2022 exceeded the regulatory minimum levels for the Bank to be considered well capitalized under the prompt corrective action regulations.

Actual and required capital amounts and ratios are presented below at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 for the Bank.


													To be Well Capitalized
					For Capital Adequacy				For Capital Adequacy				under Prompt
	Actual				Purposes				Purposes with Capital Buffer				Corrective Action Provisions
	Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio
September 30, 2023
Total capital to risk weighted assets	$	255,225	13.93	%	$	146,582	8.00	%	$	180,937	9.875	%	$	183,227	10.00	%
Tier 1 (Core) capital to risk weighted assets		232,298	12.68	%		109,936	6.00	%		144,292	7.875	%		146,582	8.00	%
Common Tier 1 (CET1) to risk weighted assets		232,298	12.68	%		82,452	4.50	%		116,807	6.375	%		119,098	6.50	%
Tier 1 (Core) Capital to average assets		232,298	9.26	%		100,358	4.00	%		N/A	N/A			125,447	5.00	%
December 31, 2022
Total capital to risk weighted assets	$	235,346	13.95	%	$	134,986	8.00	%	$	166,624	9.875	%	$	168,733	10.00	%
Tier 1 (Core) capital to risk weighted assets		214,243	12.70	%		101,240	6.00	%		132,877	7.875	%		134,986	8.00	%
Common Tier 1 (CET1) to risk weighted assets		214,243	12.70	%		75,930	4.50	%		107,567	6.375	%		109,677	6.50	%
Tier 1 (Core) Capital to average assets		214,243	9.09	%		94,250	4.00	%		N/A	N/A			117,813	5.00	%

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties and are based on certain assumptions that we believe are reasonable but may prove to be inaccurate. Certain risks, uncertainties and other factors, including those set forth under “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected results discussed in the forward-looking statements appearing in this discussion and analysis. We assume no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, future events and our financial performance. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “may,” “might,” “should,” “could,” “predict,” “potential,” “believe,” “expect,” “attribute,” “continue,” “will,” “anticipate,” “seek,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “projection,” “goal,” “target,” “outlook,” “aim,” “would,” “annualized” and “outlook,” or the negative version of those words or other comparable words or phrases of a future or forward-looking nature. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

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statements of our goals, intentions and expectations;

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statements regarding our business plans, prospects, growth and operating strategies;

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statements regarding the quality of our loan and investment portfolios; and

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estimates of our risks and future costs and benefits.

These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, management’s beliefs and certain assumptions made by management, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond our control. Accordingly, we caution you that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, assumptions, estimates and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, actual results may prove to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements:

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inflation and changes in the interest rate environment that reduce our margins or reduce the fair value of financial instruments;

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general economic conditions, either nationally or in our market areas, that are worse than expected;

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changes in the level and direction of loan delinquencies and write-offs and changes in estimates of the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses;

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our ability to access cost-effective funding;

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recent events involving the failure of financial institutions may adversely affect our business, and the market price of our common stock;

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fluctuations in real estate values and both residential and commercial real estate market conditions;

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demand for loans and deposits in our market area;

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our ability to implement and change our business strategies;

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competition among depository and other financial institutions;

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the rate of delinquencies and amounts of loans charged-off;

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fluctuations in real estate values and both residential and commercial real estate market conditions;

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adverse changes in the securities markets;

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fluctuations in the stock market may have a significant adverse effect on transaction fees, client activity and client investment portfolio gains and losses related to our trust and wealth management business;

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changes in laws or government regulations or policies affecting financial institutions, including changes in regulatory fees and capital requirements;

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our ability to enter new markets successfully and capitalize on growth opportunities;

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our ability to capitalize on strategic opportunities;

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our ability to successfully introduce new products and services;

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our ability to successfully integrate into our operations any assets, liabilities, customers, systems and management personnel we may acquire and our ability to realize related revenue synergies and cost savings within expected time frames, and any goodwill charges related thereto;

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our ability to retain our existing customers;

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changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits;

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changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the bank regulatory agencies, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board;

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changes in our organization, compensation and benefit plans;

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changes in the quality or composition of our loan or investment portfolios;

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a breach in security of our information systems, including the occurrence of a cyber incident or a deficiency in cyber security;

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political instability or civil unrest;

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acts of war or terrorism;

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competition and innovation with respect to financial products and services by banks, financial institutions and non-traditional providers, including retail businesses and technology companies;

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the failure to attract and retain skilled people;

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any future FDIC insurance premium increases, or special assessment may adversely affect our earnings;

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the fiscal and monetary policies of the federal government and its agencies; and

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other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and operational factors affecting our operations, pricing, products and services described elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

The foregoing factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with other cautionary statements that are included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. If one or more events related to these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may differ materially from what we anticipate. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict those events or how they may affect us. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

Overview

We are a bank holding company headquartered in Middletown, New York and registered under the Bank Holding Company Act. Through our wholly owned subsidiaries, Orange Bank & Trust Company and Hudson Valley Investment Advisors, Inc., we offer full-service commercial and consumer banking products and services and trust and wealth management services to small businesses, middle-market enterprises, local municipal governments and affluent individuals in the Lower Hudson Valley region, the New York metropolitan area and nearby markets in Connecticut and New Jersey. By combining the high-touch service and relationship-based focus of a community bank with the extensive suite of financial products and services offered by our larger competitors, we believe we can capitalize on the substantial growth opportunities available in our market areas. We also offer a variety of deposit accounts to businesses and consumers, including checking accounts and a full line of municipal banking accounts through our business banking platform. These activities, together with our 15 offices and one loan production office, generate a stable source of low- cost core deposits and a diverse loan portfolio with attractive risk-adjusted yields. We also offer private banking services through Orange Bank & Trust Private Banking, a division of Orange Bank & Trust Company, and provide trust and wealth management services through Orange Bank & Trust Company’s trust services department and HVIA, which combined had $1.4 billion in assets under management at September 30, 2023. As of September 30, 2023, our assets, loans, deposits and stockholders’ equity totaled $2.5 billion, $1.7 billion, $2.1 billion and $143.9 million, respectively.

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Key Factors Affecting Our Business

Net Interest Income. Net interest income is the most significant contributor to our net income and is the difference between the interest and fees earned on interest-earning assets and the interest expense incurred in connection with interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest income is primarily a function of the average balances and yields/rates of these interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. These factors are influenced by internal considerations such as product mix and risk appetite as well as external influences such as economic conditions, competition for loans and deposits and market interest rates.

The cost of our deposits and short-term borrowings is primarily based on short-term interest rates, which are largely driven by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System’s (the “FRB”) actions and market competition. The yields generated by our loans and securities are typically affected by short-term and long-term interest rates, which are driven by market competition and market rates often impacted by the FRB’s actions. The level of net interest income is influenced by movements in such interest rates and the pace at which such movements occur.

We anticipate that interest rates will continue to increase over the next several quarters. Based on our asset sensitivity, a steepened yield curve and higher interest rates generally could have a beneficial impact on our net interest income. Conversely, a flat yield curve at lower rates would be expected to have an adverse impact on our net interest income.

Noninterest Income. Noninterest income is also a contributor to our net income. Noninterest income consists primarily of our investment advisory income, trust income generated by HVIA and our trust department, as well as income generated by our BOLI investment earnings. In addition, noninterest income is also impacted by net gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities, service charges on deposit accounts, and other fee income consisting primarily of debit card fee income, checkbook fees and rebates and safe deposit box rental income.

Noninterest Expense. Noninterest expense includes salaries, employee benefits, occupancy, furniture and equipment expense, professional fees, directors’ fees and expenses, computer software expense, federal deposit insurance assessment, advertising expenses, advisor expenses related to trust income and other expenses. In evaluating our level of noninterest expense, we closely monitor our efficiency ratio. The efficiency ratio is calculated by dividing noninterest expense to net interest income plus noninterest income. We continue to seek to identify ways to streamline our business and operate more efficiently.

Credit Quality. We have well established loan policies and underwriting practices that have resulted in low levels of charge-offs and nonperforming assets in recent periods. We strive to originate quality loans that will maintain the credit quality of our loan portfolio. However, credit trends in the markets in which we operate are largely impacted by economic conditions beyond our control and can adversely impact our financial condition.

Competition. The industry and businesses in which we operate are highly competitive. We may see increased competition in different areas including interest rates, underwriting standards and product offerings and structure. While we seek to maintain an appropriate return on our investments, we anticipate that we will experience continued pressure on our net interest margins as we operate in this competitive environment.

Economic Conditions. Our business and financial performance are affected by economic conditions generally in the United States and more directly in the market of the Lower Hudson Valley region, the New York metropolitan area and nearby markets in Connecticut and New Jersey where we primarily operate. The significant economic factors that are most relevant to our business and our financial performance include, but are not limited to, real estate values, interest rates and unemployment rates.

Regulatory Trends. We operate in a highly regulated environment and nearly all of our operations are subject to extensive regulation and supervision. Bank or securities regulators, Congress, the State of New York, the FRB and the New York State Department of Financial Services (the “NYSDFS”) may revise the laws and regulations applicable to us, may impose new laws and regulations, increase the level of scrutiny of our business in the supervisory process, and pursue additional enforcement actions against financial institutions. Future legislative and regulatory changes such as these may increase our costs and have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. The legislative and regulatory trends that will affect us in the future are impossible to predict with any certainty.

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Critical Accounting Estimates

Critical accounting estimates are necessary in the application of certain accounting policies and procedures and are particularly susceptible to significant change. Critical accounting policies are defined as those involving significant judgments and assumptions by management that could have a material impact on the carrying value of certain assets or on income under different assumptions or conditions. These critical estimates, policies and their application are periodically reviewed with the Audit Committee and the board of directors. Management believes that the most critical accounting estimates, which involve the most complex or subjective decisions or assessments, are as follows:

Allowance for Credit Losses. Management believes that the determination of the allowance for credit losses involves a high degree of complexity and requires management to make difficult and subjective judgments, which often require assumptions or estimates about highly uncertain matters. Changes in these judgments, assumptions or estimates could materially impact the results of operations for Orange County Bancorp.

On January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2016-13 (Topic 326), which replaced the incurred loss methodology with CECL for financial instruments measured at amortized cost and other commitments to extend credit. The allowance for credit losses is a valuation allowance for management’s estimate of expected credit losses in the loan portfolio. The process to determine expected credit losses utilizes analytic tools and judgement and is reviewed on a quarterly basis. When management is reasonably certain that a loan balance is not fully collectable, an analysis is completed and a specific reserve may be established or a full or partial charge off could be recorded against the allowance. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance. Management estimates the allowance balance via a quantitative analysis which considers available information from internal and external sources related to past loan loss and prepayment experience and current conditions, as well as the incorporation of reasonable and supportable forecasts. Management evaluates a variety of factors including available published economic information in arriving at its forecast. Expected credit losses are estimated over the contractual term of the loans, adjusted for expected prepayments when appropriate. Also included in the allowance for credit losses are qualitative reserves that are expected, but, in management’s assessment, may not be adequately represented in the quantitative analysis or the forecasts described above. Factors may include changes in lending policies and procedures, size and composition of the portfolio, experience and depth of management and the effect of external factors such as competition, legal and regulatory requirements, among others. The allowance is available for any loan that, in management’s judgment, should be charged off. Although management uses the best information available, the level of the allowance for credit losses remains an estimate, which is subject to significant judgment and short-term change. Various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Bank’s allowance for credit losses. Such agencies may require the Company to make additional provisions for credit losses based upon information available to them at the time of their examination. Furthermore, the majority of the Bank’s loans are secured by real estate in the State of New York. Accordingly, the collectability of a substantial portion of the carrying value of the Bank’s loan portfolio is susceptible to changes in local market conditions and any adverse economic conditions. Future adjustments to the provision for credit losses and allowance for credit losses may be necessary due to economic, operating, regulatory and other conditions beyond the Company’s control.

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Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition

Summary Financial Condition. The following table sets forth a summary of the material categories of our balance sheet at the dates indicated:


			Change
			September 30, 2023
			vs.
	As of September 30,	As of December 31,	December 31, 2022
	2023	2022	Amount ($)	Percentage (%)

	(Dollars in thousands)
Assets	2,447,271	2,287,334	159,937	7.0	%
Cash and due from banks	158,708	86,081	72,627	84.4	%
Loans, net	1,681,954	1,547,598	134,356	8.7	%
Investment securities, available for sale	478,708	533,461	(54,753)	(10.3)	%
Deposits	2,105,031	1,974,387	130,644	6.6	%
FHLB advances, short term	146,000	131,500	14,500	11.0	%
FHLB advances, long term	10,000	—	10,000	100.0	%
Subordinated notes, net of issuance costs	19,502	19,447	55	0.3	%
Stockholders’ Equity	143,918	138,138	5,780	4.2	%

Assets. Our total assets were $2.5 billion at September 30, 2023, an increase of $159.9 million, or 7.0%, from $2.3 billion at December 31, 2022. The increase was primarily driven by an increase in net loans of $134.4 million, or 8.7%. The increase in assets also included an increase in cash and due from banks of $72.6 million, or 84.4%.

Cash and due from banks. Cash and due from banks increased $72.6 million, or 84.4%, to $158.7 million at September 30, 2023, from $86.1 million at December 31, 2022. The increase continues to be driven by a strategic focus to increase cash balances, even through borrowings in order to maintain greater on-hand cash levels during a period of industry liquidity concerns.

Loans. The following table sets forth the composition of our loan portfolio by type of loan at the dates indicated.


	At September 30,				At December 31,
	2023				2022
	Amount		Percent		Amount		Percent

	(Dollars in thousands)
Commercial and industrial	$	266,770	15.62	%	$	257,184	16.39	%
Commercial real estate		1,225,936	71.79	%		1,098,054	69.97	%
Commercial real estate construction		91,822	5.38	%		109,570	6.98	%
Residential real estate		83,165	4.87	%		74,277	4.73	%
Home equity		12,084	0.71	%		12,329	0.79	%
Consumer		27,725	1.62	%		16,299	1.04	%
PPP loans		227	0.01	%		1,717	0.11	%
Total loans		1,707,729	100.00	%		1,569,430	100.00	%
Allowance for credit losses		25,775				21,832
Total loans, net	$	1,681,954			$	1,547,598

Net loans increased $134.4 million, or 8.7%, to $1.7 billion at September 30, 2023 from $1.5 billion at December 31, 2022 primarily due to increases in commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, residential real estate, and consumer loan categories during the first nine months of 2023. Commercial real estate loans increased $127.9 million, or 11.6%, to $1.2 billion at September 30, 2023 from $1.1 billion at December 31, 2022. Commercial and industrial loans experienced an increase of $9.6 million, or 3.7%, reaching $266.8 million at September 30, 2023 from $257.2 million at December 31, 2022. Residential real estate loans grew $8.9 million, or 12.0%, to $83.2 million at September 30, 2023 from $74.3 million at December 31, 2022. Consumer loans increased $11.4 million, or 70.1%, to $27.7 million at September 30, 2023 from $16.3 million at December 31, 2022. The growth of these categories represents diversification within the portfolio while remaining focused on loan originations to new and existing customers during the first nine months of 2023 as well as our continued commitment to geographic expansion in our market area.

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Non-performing Assets

Management reviews a loan for impairment or individual evaluation when it is non-performing or when it is probable at least a portion of the loan will not be collected in accordance with the original terms due to a deterioration in the financial condition of the borrower or the value of the underlying collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. When a loan is determined to be non-performing, the measurement of the loan in the allowance for credit losses is based on the fair value of the collateral for all collateral-dependent loans. Non-accrual loans are loans for which collectability is questionable and, therefore, interest on such loans will no longer be recognized on an accrual basis. All loans that become 90 days or more delinquent are placed on non-accrual status unless the loan is well secured and in the process of collection. When loans are placed on non-accrual status, unpaid accrued interest is fully reversed, and further income is recognized only to the extent received on a cash basis or cost recovery method.

When we acquire real estate as a result of foreclosure, the real estate is classified as real estate owned. The real estate owned is recorded at the lower of carrying amount or fair value, less estimated costs to sell. Soon after acquisition, we order a new appraisal to determine the current market value of the property. Any excess of the recorded value of the loan satisfied over the market value of the property is charged against the allowance for credit losses, or, if the existing allowance is inadequate, charged to expense of the current period. After acquisition, all costs incurred in maintaining the property are expensed. Costs relating to the development and improvement of the property, however, are capitalized to the extent of estimated fair value less estimated costs to sell. Management will consider a modification of loan terms, such as a reduction of the interest rate to below market terms, capitalizing past due interest or extending the maturity date and possibly a partial forgiveness of the principal amount due, when it is deemed appropriate based on individual borrower conditions. Interest income on restructured loans is accrued after the borrower demonstrates the ability to pay under the restructured terms through a sustained period of repayment performance, which is generally six consecutive months.

The following table sets forth information regarding our non-performing assets. Non-performing loans aggregated approximately $9.5 million at September 30, 2023 as compared to $8.5 million at December 31, 2022. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were no PPP loans considered as non-performing.


	At September 30,			At December 31,
	2023			2022

	(Dollars in thousands)
Non-accrual loans:
Commercial and industrial	$	1,538		$	1,003
Commercial real estate		4,130			3,882
Commercial real estate construction		—			—
Residential real estate		1,182			1,188
Home equity		45			51
Consumer		—			—
Total non-accrual loans		6,895			6,124
Accruing loans 90 days or more past due:
Commercial and industrial		200			1,850
Commercial real estate		895			—
Commercial real estate construction		1,513			—
Residential real estate		—			—
Home equity		—			—
Consumer		3			477
Total accruing loans 90 days or more past due		2,611			2,327
Total non-performing loans		9,506			8,451
Other real estate owned		—			—
Other non-performing assets		—			—
Total non-performing assets	$	9,506		$	8,451
Ratios:
Total non-performing loans to total loans		0.56	%		0.54	%
Total non-performing loans to total assets		0.39	%		0.37	%
Total non-performing assets to total assets		0.39	%		0.37	%

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Non-performing loans at September 30, 2023 totaled $9.5 million and consisted primarily of $5.0 million of commercial real estate loans, $1.7 million of commercial and industrial loans, $1.5 million of commercial real estate construction loans, and $1.2 million of residential real estate loans. The increase in non-performing loans was primarily the result of payment timing and delays at the end of the third quarter. We had no other real estate owned at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

Non-performing assets increased $1.1 million, or 12.5%, to $9.5 million, or 0.39% of total assets, at September 30, 2023 from $8.5 million, or 0.37% of total assets, at December 31, 2022. The increase in non-performing assets at September 30, 2023, compared to December 31, 2022 was primarily driven by an increase of $1.5 million related to accruing commercial real estate construction loans as well as an increase of $1.1 million in non-performing commercial real estate loans.

From time to time, as part of our loss mitigation strategy, we may renegotiate loan terms based on the economic and legal reasons related to the borrower’s financial difficulties. There were no loans modified due to financial difficulties during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Classified Assets. Federal regulations provide that loans and other assets of lesser quality should be classified as “substandard”, “doubtful” or “loss” assets. An asset is considered “substandard” if it is inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. “Substandard” assets include those characterized by the “distinct possibility” that we will sustain “some loss” if the deficiencies are not corrected. Assets classified as “doubtful” have all of the weaknesses inherent in those classified “substandard,” with the added characteristic that the weaknesses present make “collection or liquidation in full,” on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, “highly questionable and improbable.” Assets classified as “loss” are those considered “uncollectible” and of such little value that their continuance as assets without the establishment of a specific loss reserve is not warranted. We designate an asset as “special mention” if the asset has a potential weakness that warrants management’s close attention.

The following table summarizes classified assets of all portfolio types at the dates indicated:


	At September 30,		At December 31,
	2023		2022

	(Dollars in thousands)
Classification of Assets:
Substandard	$	18,719	$	18,433
Doubtful		—		—
Loss		—		—
Total Classified Assets	$	18,719	$	18,433
Special Mention	$	7,647	$	7,974

On the basis of management’s review of our assets, we have classified $18.7 million of our assets at September 30, 2023 as substandard compared to $18.4 million at December 31, 2022, due to certain loan provisions recorded during the current nine month period. There were no doubtful assets as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. We designated $7.7 million of our assets at September 30, 2023 as special mention compared to $8.0 million designated as special mention at December 31, 2022, as a result of certain loan migration out of the special mention category during the period.

Allowance for Credit Losses

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in the allowance for credit losses are qualitative reserves that are expected, but, in management’s assessment, may not be adequately represented in the quantitative analysis or the forecasts described above. Factors may include changes in lending policies and procedures, size and composition of the portfolio, experience and depth of management and the effect of external factors such as competition, legal and regulatory requirements, among others. The allowance is available for any loan that, in management’s judgment, should be charged off. Although management uses the best information available, the level of the allowance for credit losses remains an estimate, which is subject to significant judgment and short-term change. Various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Bank’s allowance for credit losses. Such agencies may require the Company to make additional provisions for credit losses based upon information available to them at the time of their examination. Furthermore, the majority of the Bank’s loans are secured by real estate in the State of New York. Accordingly, the collectability of a substantial portion of the carrying value of the Bank’s loan portfolio is susceptible to changes in local market conditions and any adverse economic conditions. Future adjustments to the provision for credit losses and allowance for credit losses may be necessary due to economic, operating, regulatory and other conditions beyond the Company’s control.

The allowance for credit losses increased by $3.9 million, or 18.1%, to $25.7 million, or 1.51% of total loans at September 30, 2023, from $21.8 million, or 1.39% of total loans at December 31, 2022. The increase in the allowance was primarily due to increased provision resulting from the growth in our commercial real estate loan portfolio during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as well as the cumulative effect of the CECL adjustment recorded during the period combined with certain specific reserves recorded during the period.


	At or for the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2023			2022

	(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of year	$	21,832		$	17,661
Adoption of ASC 326		1,428			—
Charge-offs:
Commercial and industrial		410			2,894
Commercial real estate		—			—
Commercial real estate construction		—			—
Residential real estate		—			51
Home equity		—			—
Consumer		36			449
PPP loans		—			—
Total charge-offs		446			3,394
Recoveries:
Commercial and industrial		71			37
Commercial real estate		173			26
Commercial real estate construction		—			—
Residential real estate		—			—
Home equity		—			—
Consumer		163			41
Total recoveries		407			104
Net charge-offs (recoveries)		39			3,290
Provision for credit losses		2,554			8,517
Balance at end of period	$	25,775		$	22,888
Ratios:
Net charge-offs to average loans outstanding		0.00	%		0.02	%
Allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans at end of period		271.14	%		224.57	%
Allowance for credit losses to total loans at end of period		1.51	%		1.48	%
Allowance for credit losses to total loans (excluding PPP Loans) at end of period		1.51	%		1.48	%

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Investment Securities

The following table sets forth the estimated fair value of our available-for-sale securities portfolio at the dates indicated.



	At September 30, 2023				At December 31, 2022
	Amortized		Estimated		Amortized		Estimated
	Cost		Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value

	(Dollars in thousands)
Available for sale securities:
U.S. government agencies and treasuries	$	98,539	$	85,723	$	104,734	$	93,750
Mortgage-backed securities		344,598		287,419		364,690		316,915
Corporate securities		23,534		19,536		28,559		25,658
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		103,307		86,030		111,971		97,138
Total	$	569,978	$	478,708	$	609,954	$	533,461

Available for sale securities decreased $54.8 million, or 10.3%, to $478.7 million at September 30, 2023 from $533.5 million at December 31, 2022, due primarily to the sale of certain investments during a period of limited purchases as well as continued declines for all investment categories due to normal amortization and cash flow during the current nine month period. During the first quarter of 2023, the Company recorded a credit loss associated with a corporate bond issued by Signature Bank resulting in a provision for credit losses totaling $5.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023. This loss was the direct result of the failure of that bank during the first quarter of 2023. The investment was written-off during the second quarter of 2023.

We did not have held-to-maturity securities at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

Deposits

The following table sets forth our total deposit account balances, by account type, at the dates indicated:


	At September 30, 2023						At December 31, 2022
					Average						Average
	Amount		Percent		Rate		Amount		Percent		Rate

	(Dollars in thousands)
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits	$	726,627	34.52	%	—		$	723,228	36.63	%	—
Interest bearing demand deposits		339,444	16.13	%	0.39	%		284,747	14.42	%	0.31	%
Money market deposits		627,467	29.81	%	1.71	%		615,149	31.16	%	0.97	%
Savings deposits		229,916	10.92	%	1.06	%		258,230	13.08	%	0.72	%
Certificates of deposit		181,577	8.63	%	4.28	%		93,033	4.71	%	1.74	%
Total	$	2,105,031	100.00	%	1.06	%	$	1,974,387	100.00	%	0.52	%

Total deposits increased $130.6 million, or 6.6%, to $2.1 billion at September 30, 2023 from December 31, 2022. Certificates of deposit increased by $88.5 million, or 95.2%, mainly from increased brokered deposits during the nine month period ended September 30, 2023 which represented a continued strategic focus on maintaining increased liquidity during the first nine months of 2023 as a result of the liquidity volatility within the industry. Interest bearing demand deposits experienced a $54.7 million, or 19.2%, increase. Non-interest-bearing demand deposits increased $3.4 million, and money market deposits increased $12.3 million, while savings deposits decreased by $28.3 million during the first nine months of 2023 primarily related to our continued strategic focus on business account activity as well as the impact of liquidity pressure within the banking industry. At September 30, 2023, our core deposits (which includes all deposits except for certificates of deposit) totaled $1.9 billion, or 91.4% of our total deposits. We held approximately $131.4 million of brokered deposits (excluding reciprocal deposits obtained through the Certificate Deposit Account Registry Service (CDARS) and Insured Cash Sweep (ICS) networks) at September 30, 2023 as compared to $30.0 at December 31, 2022. This increase was driven by a strategic focus to increase liquidity during the current period. Our reciprocal deposits obtained through the CDARS and ICS networks totaled $11.0 million and $85.0 million, respectively, at September 30, 2023 and the CDARS and ICS networks totaled $12.5 million and $40.9 million, respectively, at December 31, 2022. Uninsured deposits, net of fully collateralized municipal relationships, remain stable and represent approximately 38% of total deposits at September 30, 2023 as compared to 43% of total deposits at December 31, 2022.

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Borrowings

Our borrowings consist of both short-term and long-term borrowings and provide us with one of our sources of funding. Maintaining available borrowing capacity provides us with a contingent source of liquidity.

Total borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York were $156.0 million at September 30, 2023 and $131.5 million at December 31, 2022. We have the capacity to borrow an additional $367.8 million from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York as of September 30, 2023.

In September 2020, we issued $20.0 million in aggregate principal amount of fixed to floating subordinated notes (the “2020 Notes”) to certain institutional investors. The 2020 Notes are non-callable for five years, have a stated maturity of September 30, 2030, and bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.25% per year until September 30, 2025. From September 30, 2025 to the maturity date or early redemption date, the interest rate will reset quarterly to a level equal to the then current three-month SOFR plus 413 basis points, payable quarterly in arrears.

Stockholders’ Equity

Stockholders’ equity experienced an increase of approximately $5.8 million, to $143.9 million, at September 30, 2023 from $138.1 million at December 31, 2022. The increase was due mainly to an increase of $15.9 million in retained earnings, partially offset by a $10.5 million increase in unrealized losses on the market value of investment securities recognized within the Company’s equity as accumulated other comprehensive income(loss) (“AOCI”), net of taxes as a direct result of higher market interest rates. The Bank recognized an increase in retained earnings of approximately $15.9 million associated with net income during the first nine months of 2023, net of dividends paid. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company’s stockholders’ equity also included the effect of a cumulative adjustment of approximately $1.6 million, net of taxes, associated with the initial adjustment related to CECL implementation.

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Average Balance Sheets and Related Yields and Rates

The following tables present average balance sheet information, interest income, interest expense and the corresponding average yields earned and rates paid for the three month and nine month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. No tax equivalent yield adjustments have been made, as the effects would be immaterial. The average balances are daily averages for loans, as presented. Interest income on loans includes the effects of discount accretion and net deferred loan origination costs accounted for as yield adjustments. Net deferred loan fees totaled $1.2 million and $1.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Net deferred loan fees totaled $2.4 million and $2.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.


	For the Three Months Ended September 30,
	2023						2022
	Average						Average
	Outstanding				Average		Outstanding				Average
	Balance		Interest		Yield/Rate⁽¹⁾		Balance		Interest		Yield/Rate⁽¹⁾

	(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Loans (excluding PPP loans)	$	1,697,745	$	24,677	5.77	%	$	1,498,425	$	18,041	4.78	%
PPP loans		996		5	1.99	%		2,578		72	11.08	%
Investment securities available for sale		495,803		3,466	2.77	%		562,655		3,418	2.41	%
Cash and due from banks and other		154,335		1,703	4.38	%		230,077		1,259	2.17	%
Restricted stock		10,299		248	9.55	%		3,252		51	6.22	%
Total interest-earning assets		2,359,178		30,099	5.06	%		2,296,987		22,841	3.95	%
Noninterest-earning assets		96,894						90,084
Total assets	$	2,456,072					$	2,387,071
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing demand deposits	$	334,658	$	332	0.39	%	$	352,950	$	126	0.14	%
Money market deposits		632,300		2,551	1.60	%		738,502		811	0.44	%
Savings deposits		242,627		623	1.02	%		234,273		162	0.27	%
Certificates of deposit		176,369		1,954	4.40	%		71,859		55	0.30	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		1,385,954		5,460	1.56	%		1,397,584		1,154	0.33	%
FHLB Advances and other borrowings		140,560		1,907	5.38	%		—		-	—	%
Note payable		-		-	—	%		3,000		42	5.55	%
Subordinated notes		19,490		231	4.70	%		19,420		230	4.70	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		1,546,004		7,598	1.95	%		1,420,004		1,426	0.40	%
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits		736,313						795,797
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities		23,279						19,570
Total liabilities		2,305,596						2,235,371
Total stockholders’ equity		150,476						151,700
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	2,456,072					$	2,387,071
Net interest income			$	22,501					$	21,415
Net interest rate spread⁽²⁾					3.11	%					3.55	%
Net interest-earning assets⁽³⁾	$	813,174					$	876,983
Net interest margin⁽⁴⁾					3.78	%					3.70	%
Average interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities					152.6	%					161.8	%

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	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023						2022
	Average						Average
	Outstanding				Average		Outstanding				Average
	Balance		Interest		Yield/Rate(1)		Balance		Interest		Yield/Rate(1)

	(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Loans (excluding PPP loans)	$	1,668,967	$	70,374	5.64	%	$	1,383,180	$	47,405	4.58	%
PPP loans		1,440		24	2.23	%		11,822		914	10.34	%
Investment securities available for sale		514,011		10,575	2.75	%		518,943		8,263	2.13	%
Cash and due from banks and other		139,539		4,514	4.33	%		310,511		1,886	0.81	%
Restricted stock		11,268		716	8.50	%		2,912		127	5.83	%
Total interest-earning assets		2,335,225		86,203	4.94	%		2,227,368		58,595	3.52	%
Noninterest-earning assets		95,597						89,377
Total assets	$	2,430,822					$	2,316,745
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing demand deposits	$	336,801	$	875	0.35	%	$	358,820	$	309	0.12	%
Money market deposits		623,039		6,471	1.39	%		698,128		1,691	0.32	%
Savings deposits		251,588		1,735	0.92	%		225,111		320	0.19	%
Certificates of deposit		147,750		3,893	3.52	%		75,396		194	0.34	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		1,359,178		12,974	1.28	%		1,357,455		2,514	0.25	%
FHLB Advances and other borrowings		164,434		6,295	5.12	%		1		—	0.27	%
Note payable		-		-	—	%		3,000		126	5.62	%
Subordinated notes		19,472		692	4.75	%		19,401		692	4.77	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		1,543,084		19,961	1.73	%		1,379,857		3,332	0.32	%
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits		717,067						753,907
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities		22,988						20,317
Total liabilities		2,283,139						2,154,081
Total stockholders’ equity		147,683						162,664
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	2,430,822					$	2,316,745
Net interest income			$	66,242					$	55,263
Net interest rate spread⁽²⁾					3.21	%					3.19	%
Net interest-earning assets⁽³⁾	$	792,141					$	847,511
Net interest margin⁽⁴⁾					3.79	%					3.32	%
Average interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities					151.3	%					161.4	%

(1)	Annualized.

(2)	Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average rate of interest-bearing liabilities.

(3)	Net interest-earning assets represent total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.

(4)	Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.

Rate/Volume Analysis

The following table presents the dollar amount of changes in interest income and interest expense for major components of interest earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities for the periods indicated. The table distinguishes between: (1) changes attributable to volume (changes in volume multiplied by the prior period’s rate); (2) changes attributable to rate (change in rate

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multiplied by the prior year’s volume) and (3) total increase (decrease) (the sum of the previous columns). Changes attributable to both volume and rate are allocated ratably between the volume and rate categories.


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023 vs. 2022						2023 vs. 2022
					Total						Total
	Increase (Decrease) Due to				Increase		Increase (Decrease) Due to				Increase
	Volume		Rate		(Decrease)		Volume		Rate		(Decrease)

	(Dollars in thousands)						(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Loans (excluding PPP loans)	$	2,898	$	3,738	$	6,636	$	12,155	$	10,814	$	22,969
PPP loans		(7)		(60)		(67)		(178)		(712)		(890)
Investment securities available for sale		(468)		516		48		(101)		2,413		2,312
Cash and due from banks		(836)		1,280		444		(5,531)		8,159		2,628
Other		170		27		197		531		58		589
Total interest-earning assets		1,757		5,501		7,258		6,876		20,732		27,608
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing demand deposits		(18)		224		206		(57)		623		566
Money market deposits		(428)		2,168		1,740		(728)		5,508		4,780
Savings deposits		22		439		461		183		1,232		1,415
Certificates of deposit		1,158		741		1,899		1,912		1,787		3,699
Total interest-bearing deposits		734		3,572		4,306		1,310		9,150		10,460

Federal Home Loan Bank advances		1,907		—		1,907		6,295		—		6,295
Note payable		—		(42)		(42)		(127)		(126)		(126)
Subordinated notes		—		1		1		—		—		—
Total interest-bearing liabilities		2,641		3,531		6,172		7,478		9,024		16,629
Change in net interest income	$	(884)	$	1,970	$	1,086	$	(602)	$	11,708	$	10,979

Results of Operations for the Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022

Summary Income Statements. The following table sets forth the income summary for the periods indicated:


	Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
					Change								Change
	2023		2022		Amount ($)		Percentage %		2023		2022		Amount ($)		Percentage %

	(Dollars in thousands)
Interest income	$	30,099	$	22,841	$	7,258	31.8	%	$	86,203	$	58,595	$	27,608	47.1	%
Interest expense		7,598		1,426		6,172	432.8	%		19,961		3,332		16,629	499.1	%
Net interest income		22,501		21,415		1,086	5.1	%		66,242		55,263		10,979	19.9	%
Provision for credit losses - investments		—		—		—	—	%		5,000		—		5,000	100.0	%
Provision for credit losses		837		2,084		(1,247)	(59.8)	%		2,406		8,517		(6,111)	(71.8)	%
Noninterest income		3,220		2,933		287	9.8	%		9,676		8,915		761	8.5	%
Noninterest expense		13,590		12,555		1,035	8.2	%		42,065		36,908		5,157	14.0	%
Provision for income taxes		2,256		1,856		400	21.6	%		5,093		3,460		1,633	47.2	%
Net income		9,038		7,853		1,185	15.1	%		21,354		15,293		6,061	39.6	%

General. Net income increased $1.2 million, or 15.1%, to $9.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 from $7.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022. The increase was driven by an increase of $1.1 million in net interest income as well as a decrease in the provision for credit losses of $1.3 million during the current quarter as compared to the same quarter in 2022. The decrease in the provision for credit losses during the three months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the same period in 2022 was mainly associated with the recognition of provision related to certain syndicated loan relationships in 2022 which were deemed impaired at that time. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $21.4 million, as compared to

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$15.3 million for the same period in 2022. The overall increase was driven primarily by increased net interest income of $11.0 million during the nine month period ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the same prior year period.

Interest Income. Interest income increased $7.3 million, or 31.8%, to $30.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 from $22.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022. This increase was primarily the result of an increase in the average balance of interest-earning assets, which increased by $62.2 million, or 2.7%, to $2.4 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2023 from $2.3 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2022. Additionally, the average yield of interest-earning assets increased by 111 basis points from 3.95% for the three months ended September 30, 2022 to 5.06% for the three months ended September 30, 2023 as a result of the continued rising interest rate environment.

Interest income increased $27.6 million, or 47.1%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 reaching $86.2 million from $58.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. This increase was driven by a $107.9 million increase in the balance of average interest-earning assets between the two periods. Within the average balance of interest-earning assets, the average balance of loans receivable (net of PPP loans) grew $285.8 million, or 20.7%, between the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022. In addition, the average yield of interest-earning assets increased by 142 basis points from 3.52% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to 4.94% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as a result of the continued rising interest rate environment.

Interest income on loans increased by $6.6 million, or 36.3%, to $24.7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2023 from $18.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2022. The increase in interest income on loans was primarily due to the increase in the average balance of loans (net of PPP loans). The average balance of these loans increased by $199.3 million, or 13.3%, to $1.7 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $1.5 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2022. The average yield on loans, excluding PPP loans, increased by 99 basis points to 5.77% for the three months ended September 30, 2023 from 4.78% for the three months ended September 30, 2022. The increase in the average balance of loans was due to our continued success in growing our commercial real estate, commercial real estate construction, and commercial and industrial loans. The increase in the average yield on loans was the direct result of loans that closed during the first nine months of 2023 that included the impact of the FRB's increase to its benchmark rate during 2022 and the first nine months of 2023.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, interest income on loans increased by $23.0 million, or 48.5%, reaching $70.4 million as compared to $47.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The increase in interest income on loans represents the continued impact of growth in average loan balances (net of PPP loans) from $1.4 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $1.7 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in average loans outstanding was the result of continued growth within the commercial real estate, commercial real estate construction, and commercial and industrial loan categories. This increase in production was also coupled with an increase in average yield on loans, excluding PPP loans, for the nine month periods from 4.58% in 2022 to 5.64% in 2023. The increase in the average yield on loans was driven by the level of interest rate increases during 2022 and the first nine months of 2023 and the impact on the portfolio during the period.

Interest income on securities increased by $48 thousand, or 1.4%, to $3.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2023 from $3.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2022. The increase in interest income on securities was driven primarily by an increase in the average yield on securities during the current period. The average yield on investment securities increased by 36 basis points overall from 2.41% for the three months ended September 30, 2022 to 2.77% for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in the average yield on securities resulted primarily from the deployment of excess cash into higher-yielding securities during 2022. The average balance of securities decreased by $66.9 million, or 11.9%, to $495.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $562.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022. The decrease in the average balance was the combined effect certain maturities had during the quarter as well as a result of the Signature Bank subordinated debt write-off earlier in the year.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, interest income on securities increased by $2.3 million, or 28.0%, to $10.6 million during the period from $8.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The increase in interest income on securities was primarily the result of an increase in the average yield on securities during the current period. The average yield on investment securities increased by 62 basis points overall from 2.13% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to 2.75% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in the average yield on securities resulted primarily from the deployment of excess cash into higher-yielding securities as a result of increasing market rates during 2022 and 2023.The average balance of securities decreased by $4.9 million, or 1.0%, to $514.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $518.9

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million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The decrease in the average balance of securities was primarily due to the combined effect of certain maturities during the period as well as a result of the Signature Bank subordinated debt write-off earlier in 2023.

Interest Expense. Interest expense increased $6.2 million, or 432.8%, to $7.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 from $1.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022. The increased interest expense was primarily the result of the increasing interest rate environment and the impact on deposit costs during the quarter. The average rate paid on interest-bearing deposits increased 123 basis points to 1.56% during the three months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to 0.33% for the three month period ended September 30, 2022. The average balance of interest-bearing deposits decreased by $11.6 million, or 0.1%, to $1.4 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the average balance for the three months ended September 30, 2022.

Interest expense increased $16.6 million, or 499.1%, to $20.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 from $3.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The increase in interest expense reflects the increasing interest rate environment and the effect on deposits during the current period. The average rate paid on interest-bearing deposits increased 103 basis points to 1.28% during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to 0.25% for the nine month period ended September 30, 2022. The average balance of interest-bearing deposits increased by $1.7 million, or 0.13%, to $1.4 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Interest expense on interest-bearing deposits increased by $4.3 million to $5.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 from $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022. The increase in interest expense on interest-bearing deposits was due mainly to an increase in the average cost of deposits. The average cost of interest-bearing deposits increased 123 basis points to 1.56% during the three months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to 0.33% for the three months ended September 30, 2022. The average cost of interest-bearing deposits increased due to the impact of the rising interest rate environment on deposit accounts.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, interest expense on interest-bearing deposits increased by $10.5 million, or 416.1%, to $13.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 from $2.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The increase in interest expense on interest-bearing deposits for the current nine month period represents the primary impact of the increasing interest rate environment on the average cost of deposits, including competition in the market place. The average cost of interest-bearing deposits increased 103 basis points to 1.28% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to 0.25% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

We also expensed a relatively level amount of approximately $231 thousand in interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 related to the issuance in September 2020 of $20.0 million in outstanding subordinated notes, which carries an interest rate of 4.25%. These flat interest costs represent the debt service required as part of the 2020 subordinated notes. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we expensed $692 thousand in interest expense as compared to the same amount recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. These flat interest costs represent the debt service required as part of the 2020 subordinated notes.

Additionally, the third quarter 2023 included FHLB average borrowings of $140.6 million compared to virtually no borrowings in the same quarter of 2022. The interest expense related to the 2023 borrowings reached approximately $1.9 million in cost and reflected an average rate of 5.38%. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, FHLB average borrowings of $164.4 million compared to almost no borrowings for the same period in 2022. The interest expense related to FHLB borrowing for the first nine months of 2023 reached approximately $6.4 million as compared to none for the first nine months of 2022. These increased borrowings represent the continued strategic focus to increase cash balances in response to the liquidity pressure experienced by the banking industry during the first quarter of 2023.

Net Interest Income. Net interest income increased $1.1 million, or 5.1%, to $22.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 from $21.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 due to an increase in net interest margin for the current period. Average total interest-earning assets increased by $62.2 million to $2.4 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2023 from $2.3 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2022. Net interest rate spread decreased by 44 basis points to 3.11% for the three months ended September 30, 2023 from 3.55% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, reflecting a 111 basis points increase in the average yield on interest-earning assets and a 123 basis points increase in the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities. The net interest margin increased eight basis points to 3.78% for the three months ended September 30, 2023 from 3.70%

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for the three months ended September 30, 2022 due to the increases in overall interest rates as well as incremental growth related to deployment of funds into higher yielding loans and investments.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, net interest income increased $11.0 million, or 19.9%, to $66.2 million from $55.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 due mainly to an increase in net interest margin for the current period. Average total interest-earning assets increased by $107.9 million to $2.3 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 from $2.2 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Net interest rate spread increased by two basis points to 3.21% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 from 3.19% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The net interest margin increased 47 basis points to 3.79% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 from 3.32% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. This increase in net interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was mainly created by an increase in average loans during the period at higher yields of 106 basis points as compared to the same period in 2022.

Provision for Credit Losses. The Company recognized a provision for credit losses of $837 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to $2.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022. The decreased provision for the three months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the same period in 2022 reflected the recognition of impairments of two relationships within the syndicated loan portfolio during 2022. Syndicated loans represent approximately 2.9% of total loans at September 30, 2023. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the provision for credit losses totaled $7.4 million as compared to $8.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The provision for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 also reflected the recognition of credit losses associated with the write off of the Signature Bank subordinated debt in the amount of $5.0 million as well as the additional provision related to the growth of the Company’s loan portfolio. The allowance for credit losses to total loans was 1.51% as of September 30, 2023, an increase of 12 basis points, or 8.6%, versus 1.39% as of December 31, 2022.

Noninterest Income. Noninterest income information is as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Change				Nine Months Ended September 30,				Change
	2023		2022		Amount		Percent		2023		2022		Amount		Percent

	(Dollars in thousands)
Service charges on deposit accounts	$	210	$	182	$	28	15.4	%	$	588	$	511	$	77	15.1	%
Trust income		1,266		1,176		90	7.7	%		3,707		3,569		138	3.9	%
Investment advisory income		1,333		1,085		248	22.9	%		3,819		3,385		434	12.8	%
Investment securities gains		—		—		—	—	%		107		—		107	—	%
Earnings on bank owned life insurance		243		240		3	1.3	%		725		709		16	2.3	%
Other		168		250		(82)	(32.8)	%		730		741		(11)	(1.5)	%
Total noninterest income	$	3,220	$	2,933	$	287	9.8	%	$	9,676	$	8,915	$	761	8.5	%

Noninterest income increased by $287 thousand, or 9.8%, reaching $3.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to $2.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022. Our Wealth Management division revenues, which include our Trust and Asset Management businesses also experienced growth and represented a 13.5% increase quarter-over-quarter, to $2.6 million for the third quarter of 2023 as compared to $2.3 million for the third quarter of 2022 as a result of growth in asset values during the current period. During the same period, assets-under-management for the Trust and Asset Management group increased to $1.4 billion at September 30, 2023 from $1.2 billion at September 30, 2022.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, noninterest income increased by $761 thousand, or 8.5%, to $9.7 million as compared to $8.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Our Wealth Management division revenues increased and represented an 8.2% increase reaching $7.5 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2023 from $7.0 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2022.

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Noninterest Expense. Noninterest expense information is as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Change				Nine Months Ended September 30,				Change
	2023		2022		Amount		Percent		2023		2022		Amount		Percent

	(Dollars in thousands)
Salaries	$	6,135	$	5,863	$	272	4.6	%	$	18,606	$	16,631	$	1,975	11.9	%
Employee benefits		1,752		1,483		269	18.1	%		5,359		4,258		1,101	25.9	%
Occupancy expense		1,180		1,063		117	11.0	%		3,614		3,391		223	6.6	%
Professional fees		799		766		33	4.3	%		3,512		2,885		627	21.7	%
Directors’ fees and expenses		295		249		46	18.5	%		682		754		(72)	(9.5)	%
Computer software expense		1,233		1,276		(43)	(3.4)	%		3,714		3,629		85	2.3	%
FDIC assessment		463		384		79	20.6	%		1,023		1,006		17	1.7	%
Advertising expenses		364		372		(8)	(2.2)	%		1,074		1,127		(53)	(4.7)	%
Advisor expenses related to trust income		30		28		2	7.1	%		89		186		(97)	(52.2)	%
Telephone expenses		184		192		(8)	(4.2)	%		534		505		29	5.7	%
Intangible amortization		71		71		—	—			214		214		—	—
Other		1,084		808		276	34.2	%		3,644		2,322		1,322	56.9	%
Total noninterest expense	$	13,590	$	12,555	$	1,035	8.2	%	$	42,065	$	36,908	$	5,157	14.0	%

Non-interest expense was $13.6 million for the third quarter of 2023, reflecting an increase of approximately $1.0 million, or 8.2%, as compared to $12.6 million for the same period in 2022. The increase in non-interest expense for the current three-month period was due to continued investment in overall Company growth, including increases in salaries and benefit costs, occupancy costs, information technology, and deposit insurance. Our efficiency ratio was 52.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, from 51.6% for the same period in 2022.

Non-interest expense was $42.1 million for the first nine months of 2023, reflecting an increase of approximately $5.2 million, or 14.0%, as compared to $36.9 million for the same period in 2022. The increase in non-interest expense for the current nine month period was also due to continued investment in overall Company growth, including increases in salaries and benefit costs, occupancy costs, and information technology. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, our efficiency ratio was 55.4% as compared to 57.5% for the same period in 2022.

Provision for Income Tax. Our provision for income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2023 was approximately $2.3 million, compared to approximately $1.9 million for the same period in 2022. The increase for the current period was due to an increase in income before income taxes during the quarter. Our effective tax rate for the three-month period ended September 30, 2023 was 20.0%, as compared to 19.1% for the same period in 2022. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, our provision for income taxes was $5.1 million, as compared to $3.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The increase for the current period was also due to the increase in income before income taxes during the current nine month period. Our effective tax rate for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 was 19.3%, as compared to 18.5% for the same period in 2022. The increase in the effective tax rates on the 2023 third quarter and nine month period was due to the increase in proportion of pre-tax income compared with non-taxable revenue (tax-exempt interest income and earnings on bank owned life insurance) during 2023 as compared to 2022.

Financial Position and Results of Operations of our Wealth Management Business Segment

We conduct our business through two business segments: (1) our banking business segment, which involves the delivery of loan and deposit products to our customers through Orange Bank & Trust Company; and (2) our wealth management business segment, which includes asset management and trust services to individuals and institutions through HVIA and Orange Bank & Trust Company that provides trust and investment management fee income.

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The following tables present the statements of income and total assets for our reportable business segments for the periods indicated:


	For the Three Months Ended September 30,
	2023						2022
			Wealth		Total				Wealth		Total
	Banking		Management		Segments		Banking		Management		Segments

	(Dollars in thousands)
Net Interest Income	$	22,501	$	—	$	22,501	$	21,415	$	—	$	21,415
Noninterest income		621		2,599		3,220		672		2,261		2,933
Provision for credit loss		(837)		—		(837)		(2,084)		—		(2,084)
Noninterest expenses		(11,777)		(1,813)		(13,590)		(10,893)		(1,662)		(12,555)
Income tax expense		(2,090)		(166)		(2,256)		(1,730)		(126)		(1,856)
Net income	$	8,418	$	620	$	9,038	$	7,380	$	473	$	7,853


	At or for the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023						2022
			Wealth		Total				Wealth		Total
	Banking		Management		Segments		Banking		Management		Segments

	(Dollars in thousands)
Net Interest Income	$	66,242	$	—	$	66,242	$	55,263	$	—	$	55,263
Noninterest income		2,150		7,526		9,676		1,961		6,954		8,915
Provision for credit loss - investments		(5,000)		—		(5,000)		—		—		—
Provision for credit loss		(2,406)		—		(2,406)		(8,517)		—		(8,517)
Noninterest expenses		(36,266)		(5,799)		(42,065)		(31,532)		(5,376)		(36,908)
Income tax expense		(4,730)		(363)		(5,093)		(3,129)		(331)		(3,460)
Net income	$	19,990	$	1,364	$	21,354	$	14,046	$	1,247	$	15,293
Assets under management and/or administration (AUM) (market value)	$	—	$	1,437,036	$	1,437,036	$	—	$	1,157,837	$	1,157,837
Total assets	$	2,438,565	$	8,706	$	2,447,271	$	2,360,897	$	7,473	$	2,368,370

The market value of assets under management and/or administration at September 30, 2023 and 2022 was $1.4 billion and $1.2 billion, respectively. This includes assets held at both Orange Bank & Trust Company and HVIA at September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022.

Our expenses related to our wealth management business segment, which we record as noninterest expense, increased $150 thousand, or 9.0%, to $1.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $1.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022. The increase in expenses was primarily due to continued growth of the business unit and investment in technology during the period. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, our expenses related to our wealth management business segment increased $422 thousand or 7.9%, to $5.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $5.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The increase in expenses was primarily attributable to the growth of the business unit and its related operations.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity. Liquidity is the ability to meet current and future financial obligations of a short-term nature. Our primary sources of funds consist of deposit inflows, loan repayments and maturities and sales of securities. While maturities and scheduled amortization

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of loans and securities are predictable sources of funds, deposit flows and mortgage prepayments are greatly influenced by general interest rates, economic conditions and competition.

Our most liquid assets are cash and due from banks. The levels of these assets are dependent on our operating, financing, lending and investing activities during any given period. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, cash and due from banks totaled $158.7 million and $86.1 million, respectively. Securities classified as available-for-sale, which provide additional sources of liquidity, totaled $478.7 million at September 30, 2023 and $533.5 million at December 31, 2022.

Certificates of deposit due within one year of September 30, 2023 totaled $170.8 million, or 94.1% of total certificates of deposit. At September 30, 2023, total certificates of deposit were $181.6 million, or 8.6% of total deposits. The largest concentration of certificate of deposits represented brokered deposits in the amount of approximately $142.3 million and were increased strategically due to the liquidity pressures within the banking industry during the first quarter of 2023. Certificates of deposit due within one year of December 31, 2022 totaled $80.7 million, or 86.8% of total certificates of deposit. At December 31, 2022, total certificates of deposit were $93.0 million, or 4.7% of total deposits.

We participate in IntraFi Network, allowing us to provide access to multi-million-dollar FDIC deposit insurance protection on deposits for customers, businesses and public entities. We can elect to sell or repurchase this funding as reciprocal deposits from other IntraFi Network banks depending on our funding needs. At September 30, 2023, we had a total of $96.0 million of IntraFi Network deposits, all of which were repurchased as reciprocal deposits from the IntraFi Network.

Although customer deposits remain our preferred source of funds, maintaining back up sources of liquidity is part of our prudent liquidity risk management practices. We have the ability to borrow from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“FRB”) as well as other correspondent banks. At September 30, 2023, we had a total capacity of $608.8 million at the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, of which $85.0 million was used to collateralize municipal deposits, and $156.0 million was utilized for advances, overnight and long-term. At September 30, 2023, we also had a $2.5 million collateralized line of credit from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York with no outstanding balance. Additionally, we had a total of $25.0 million of discretionary lines of credit at September 30, 2023 with no outstanding balance. We also have a borrowing agreement with Atlantic Community Bankers Bank (“ACBB”) to provide short-term borrowings of $5.0 million at September 30, 2023. There were no outstanding borrowings with ACBB at September 30, 2023. Additional funding was available to the Bank through the Bank Term Funding Program (“BTFP”). We currently have $104.2 million of collateral pledged to the FRB under the BTFP and available for borrowing. As of September 30, 2023, we had no outstanding borrowings with the FRB.

Our cash flows are comprised of three primary classifications: cash flows from operating activities, investing activities, and financing activities. Net cash provided by operating activities was $28.5 million and $23.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Net cash used in investing activities, which consists primarily of disbursements for loan originations and the purchase of securities, offset by principal collections on loans, proceeds from the sale of securities and proceeds from maturing securities and pay downs on securities, was $106.7 million and $418.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Net cash provided by financing activities, consisting of activity in deposit accounts and borrowings, was $150.8 million and $269.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

We are committed to maintaining a strong liquidity position. We monitor our liquidity position daily. We anticipate that we will have sufficient funds to meet our current funding commitments. Based on our deposit retention experience, current pricing strategy and regulatory restrictions, we have the ability to retain and increase a substantial portion of maturing time deposits, and we can supplement our funding with borrowings in the event that we allow these deposits to run off at maturity.

Capital Resources. We are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the FRB and the NYSDFS. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we exceeded all applicable regulatory capital requirements, and were considered “well capitalized” under regulatory guidelines. See Note 10 to the Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for actual and required capital amounts and ratios at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements. We are a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of our customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, which involve elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets. Our exposure to credit loss is represented by the contractual amount of the instruments. We use the same credit policies in making commitments as we do for on-balance sheet instruments.

At September 30, 2023, we had $456.0 million in loan commitments outstanding. We also had $17.3 million in standby letters of credit at September 30, 2023.

Effect of Inflation and Changing Prices

The consolidated financial statements and related financial data included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, which require the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars without considering the change in the relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation. The primary impact of inflation on our operations is reflected in increased operating costs. Unlike most industrial companies, virtually all the assets and liabilities of a financial institution are monetary in nature. As a result, interest rates generally have a more significant impact on a financial institution’s performance than do general levels of inflation. Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction or to the same extent as the prices of goods and services.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

A smaller reporting company is not required to provide the information related to this item.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

An Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. As of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management was required to apply judgment in evaluating its controls and procedures. Based on their evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2023 the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”)) are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations are operating in an effective manner.

Internal control over financial reporting. Effective January 1, 2023, the Company adopted the CECL accounting guidance under ASU 2016-13 and ASC 326. The Company designed new controls and modified existing controls as part of this adoption to ensure compliance with the revised accounting and disclosure requirements. These additional controls over financial reporting included controls over model creation and design, model governance, assumptions, and expanded controls over loan level data. Other than as described above, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the three months ended September 30, 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

As of September 30, 2023, the Company is not currently a named party in a legal proceeding, the outcome of which would have a material effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

In addition to the other information contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the following risk factor represents a material update and addition to the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. Additional risks not presently known to us, or that we currently deem immaterial, may also adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. Further, to the extent that any of the information contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q constitutes forward-looking statements, the risk factor set forth below also is a cautionary statement identifying important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of us.

Recent events involving the failure of financial institutions may adversely affect our business, and the market price of our common stock.

Recent developments and events in the financial services industry, including the large-scale deposit withdrawals over a short period of time at Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic Bank that resulted in the failure of those institutions have resulted in decreased confidence in banks among depositors, other counterparties and investors, as well as significant disruption, volatility and reduced valuations of equity and other securities of banks in the capital markets. These events have occurred against the backdrop of a rapidly rising interest rate environment which, among other things, has resulted in unrealized losses in longer duration securities and loans held by banks, more competition for bank deposits and may increase the risk of a potential recession. These events and developments could materially and adversely impact our business or financial condition, including through potential liquidity pressures, reduced net interest margins, and potential increased credit losses. These recent events and developments have, and could continue to, adversely impact the market price and volatility of our common stock. These recent events may also result in changes to laws or regulations governing banks and bank holding companies or result in the impositions of restrictions through supervisory or enforcement activities, including higher capital requirements, which could have a material impact on our businesses. The cost of resolving the recent failures may prompt the FDIC to increase its premiums above the recently increased levels or to issue additional special assessments.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, Use of Proceeds, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Not applicable.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits

See Exhibit Index.

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EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.		Description
31.1†		Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2†		Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1†		Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2†		Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS†		XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
101.SCH†		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL†		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF†		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB†		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE†		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104†		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

† Filed herewith.

SIGNATURES

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, duly authorized.

Date: November 14, 2023


	ORANGE COUNTY BANCORP, INC.

	By:	/s/ Michael J. Gilfeather
	Name:	Michael J. Gilfeather
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)

	By:	/s/ Michael Lesler
	Name:	Michael Lesler
	Title:	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, Michael J. Gilfeather, certify that:

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Orange County Bancorp, Inc.;

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting, to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 14, 2023	By:	/s/ Michael J. Gilfeather
	Name:	Michael J. Gilfeather
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

I, Michael Lesler, certify that:

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Orange County Bancorp, Inc.;

(b)

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 14, 2023	By:	/s/ Michael Lesler
	Name:	Michael Lesler
	Title:	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Exhibit 32.1

Certification of CEO Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of Orange County Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2023 (the “Report”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, the undersigned, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge, that:

(1)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


Date: November 14, 2023	By:	/s/ Michael J. Gilfeather
	Name:	Michael J. Gilfeather
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

Exhibit 32.2

Certification of CFO Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

(1)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


Date: November 14, 2023	By:	/s/ Michael Lesler
	Name:	Michael Lesler
	Title:	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)