River City Bank Reports Net Income Of $17.9 Million for the First Quarter of 2026 and Assets in Excess of $6 Billion

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04/22/2026 - 02:00 PM

The Bank Also Announces a Quarterly Cash Dividend

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- River City Bank (“the Bank”) reported net income of $17.9 million or $1.24 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, which compares to $12.3 million, or $0.84 per share, for the same period in 2025. The Bank’s earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 resulted in a 13.07% return on average equity and a 1.22% return on average assets. The Bank’s book value per share rose to $39.37 as of March 31, 2026 from $34.50 per share as of March 31, 2025, an increase of 14%.

First Quarter Highlights

Performance and operating highlights for the Bank for the periods noted below included the following:

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2026			December 31, 2025			March 31, 2025
	*($ in thousands, except per share data)*
Return on Average Assets ("ROAA")		1.22	%		1.45	%		0.94	%
Return on Average Equity ("ROAE")		13.07	%		15.50	%		10.12	%
Efficiency Ratio		32.10	%		26.64	%		39.00	%
Core pre-credit provision, pre-tax income ⁽¹⁾	$	24,599		$	29,511		$	23,655
Net income	$	17,946		$	21,014		$	12,306
Earnings per share	$	1.24		$	1.45		$	0.84
Book Value per share	$	39.37		$	38.43		$	34.50
Weighted average shares outstanding		14,517,560			14,507,246			14,667,206
Shares outstanding at end of period		14,323,381			14,272,790			14,433,640
⁽¹⁾ See the section entitled “Non-GAAP Reconciliation” for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure.

“The Bank delivered strong operating results in the first quarter of 2026, as evidenced by the earnings per share of $1.24 and continued compounding of book value per share. Also, due to strong deposit growth of $238 million (or 4.6%) for the first quarter of 2026, the Bank crossed over the $6.0 billion in assets threshold for the first time in the Bank’s history. These results demonstrate the appreciation our customers have for the more than 50 years of consistently exceptional service the Bank continues to deliver,” said Steve Fleming, president and chief executive officer. “The Bank continues to perform at a high level, as reflected in the metrics of growth in book value per share, return on average equity, return on average assets, and operating efficiency. In addition, credit quality remains pristine as we have not suffered any material losses on loans originated since the current management team took over in 2008.”

“Operational efficiency remains a core competency for the Bank, as evidenced by our first quarter 2026 efficiency ratio of 32%,” said Brian Killeen, chief financial officer of River City Bank. “We view this operational efficiency as a competitive advantage that we have sustained for many years. In addition, the Bank continues to maintain high levels of liquidity with $1.4 billion of cash and investments combined with $2.1 billion in available borrowing capacity as of March 31, 2026. The Bank’s high quality investment securities portfolio continues to perform well with a very low unrealized loss position of 0.8% as of March 31, 2026.”

Financial Highlights

Financial highlights as of and during the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the same period in the prior year included the following:

Interest-earning asset growth – Average loans outstanding for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 were $299 million higher than the prior year quarter. On the other hand, loans outstanding as of March 31, 2026 were down $14 million from December 31, 2025. Average cash balance and investment securities were $378 million higher than the prior year quarter.
Deposit growth – Average deposits were $672 million higher in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period a year earlier, supporting the Bank’s loan and cash balance growth.
The Bank recognized a $1.7 million increase to non-interest income during the first quarter of 2026 compared to a $6.4 million reduction in non-interest income in the first quarter of the prior year related to undesignated interest rate swaps that have yet to be designated into a hedging relationship. The Bank regularly enters interest rate swaps to mitigate interest rate risk and all swaps are entered into for this purpose (regardless of accounting treatment). Approximately 15% of the Bank’s interest rate swaps are undesignated as of March 31, 2026, and until these interest rate swaps are designated as a hedge to specific assets or liabilities, the mark-to-market fluctuations (positive and negative) will flow through the income statement.
The Bank recorded a $1.5 million provision for credit losses for the first quarter of 2026 compared to a $124,000 reversal of provision for the same period in 2025. As of March 31, 2026, the Bank had zero non-performing loans, virtually no delinquent loans (0.02% of total loans), no loans more than 90 days past due and still accruing interest, and the Bank’s Allowance for Credit Losses for Loans ("ACL") was 2.29% of total loans.
The Bank's efficiency ratio continued to be low by industry standards at 32% for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 39% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, reflecting consistent cost discipline which is consistent with the Bank's commitment to being a low-cost producer.
Net interest margin ("NIM") – The Bank’s NIM decreased by 11 basis points to 2.38% compared to 2.49% in the prior year quarter. This was driven by a 0.26% decrease in the yield on average earning assets while the cost of funds only decreased by 0.17% during the same period.

Summary Results

Three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to three months ended March 31, 2025

	For the Three Months Ended						Variance
	March 31, 2026			March 31, 2025			$			%
	*($ in thousands, except per share data)*
Interest income	$	71,961		$	67,221		$	4,740			7.1	%
Interest expense		36,946			34,835			2,111			6.1	%
Net interest income		35,015			32,386			2,629			8.1	%
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses		1,512			(124	)		1,636			NM
Net interest income after provision for (reversal of) credit losses	$	33,503		$	32,510			993			3.1	%
Net changes in the fair value of derivatives		1,729			(6,435	)		8,164			NM
Noninterest income		2,028			2,278			(250	)		(11.0	)%
Noninterest expense		12,444			11,009			1,435			13.0	%
Income before taxes		24,816			17,344			7,472			43.1	%
Provision for income taxes		6,870			5,038			1,832			36.4	%
Net income	$	17,946		$	12,306		$	5,640			45.8	%

Earnings per share	$	1.24		$	0.84		$	0.40			47.6	%
Return on average assets ("ROAA")		1.22	%		0.94	%		0.28	%		29.5	%
Return on average equity ("ROAE")		13.07	%		10.12	%		2.95	%		29.1	%
Efficiency ratio		32.10	%		39.00	%		(6.90	)%		(17.7	)%

The Bank’s net income was $17.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to $12.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The primary items of note are as follows:

Interest income increased by $4.7 million, primarily due to an increase in average balances of loans and cash held at the Federal Reserve Bank ("FRB").
Interest expense increased by $2.1 million due to significant growth in the average balance of interest-bearing deposits, partially offset by 0.30% decrease in the cost of interest-bearing deposits as compared to the same quarter in the prior year.
The mark-to-market ("MTM") adjustment associated with interest rate swaps yet to be designated into a hedge relationship increased by $8.2 million to a $1.7 million MTM gain compared to $6.4 million MTM loss in the prior year quarter.
Non-interest expense increased by $1.4 million over the prior year quarter, primarily due to an $830,000 increase in compensation expenses as the Bank continues to build out its team to support its growth.

Three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to three months ended December 31, 2025

	For the Three Months Ended						Variance
	March 31, 2026			December 31, 2025			$			%
	*($ in thousands, except per share data)*
Interest income	$	71,961		$	74,635		$	(2,674	)		(3.6	)%
Interest expense		36,946			35,951			995			2.8	%
Net interest income		35,015			38,684			(3,669	)		(9.5	)%
Provision for credit losses		1,512			2,753			(1,241	)		(45.1	)%
Net interest income after provision for credit losses		33,503			35,931			(2,428	)		(6.8	)%
Net changes in the fair value of derivatives		1,729			1,858			(129	)		(6.9	)%
Noninterest income		2,028			2,220			(192	)		(8.6	)%
Noninterest expense		12,444			11,393			1,051			9.2	%
Income before taxes		24,816			28,616			(3,800	)		(13.3	)%
Provision for income taxes		6,870			7,602			(732	)		(9.6	)%
Net income	$	17,946		$	21,014		$	(3,068	)		(14.6	)%

Earnings per share	$	1.24		$	1.45			(0.21	)		(14.5	)%
Return on average assets ("ROAA")		1.22	%		0.94	%		0.28	%		29.4	%
Return on average equity ("ROAE")		13.07	%		10.12	%		2.95	%		29.1	%
Efficiency ratio		32.10	%		26.64	%		5.46	%		20.5	%

The Bank’s net income was $17.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to $21.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025. The primary items of note are as follows:

Interest income decreased by $2.7 million, primarily due to a $718,000 reduction in loan prepayment premiums and a $1.9 million decrease in loan fair value hedge income.
Interest expense increased by $995,000 due to growth in interest bearing deposit balances, as compared to the prior quarter, and cost of funds remaining relatively flat over the two quarters.
The provision for credit losses decreased by $1.2 million, reflecting slight decreases in average loan balances and some improvement in credit quality in the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2025.
Non-interest expense increased by $1.1 million, primarily due to increased salaries, incentive compensation and payroll taxes, as compared to the prior quarter.

Balance Sheet Summary

Year over Year Balance Sheet Change

	As of March 31,				Variance
	2026		2025		$		%
	*($ in thousands)*
Total assets	$	6,047,747	$	5,287,018	$	760,729		14.4	%
Total loans		4,614,166		4,304,100		310,066		7.2	%
Total investments		735,971		689,961		46,010		6.7	%
Total deposits		5,386,542		4,668,611		717,931		15.4	%
Total shareholder's equity		563,858		497,903		65,955		13.2	%

Loans outstanding increased by $310 million or 7.2% as of March 31, 2026 compared to March 31, 2025. The growth was primarily in Commercial Real Estate loans that grew $315 million or 8.1% from March 31, 2025.

Deposit balances increased by $718 million or 15.4% from March 31, 2025 to March 31, 2026, due primarily to significant growth in Commercial and Clean Energy client relationships.

Shareholders’ equity increased $66 million, or 13.2% to $564 million as of March 31, 2026 when compared to $498 million as of March 31, 2025. The increase was driven primarily by growth in retained earnings, as the Bank continues to maintain a relatively low dividend payout ratio.

Trailing Quarter Balance Sheet Change

	As of				Variance
	March 31, 2026		December 31, 2025		$			%
		*($ in thousands)*
Total assets	$	6,047,747	$	5,801,890	$	245,857			4.2	%
Total loans		4,614,166		4,628,103		(13,937	)		(0.3	)%
Total investments		735,971		690,533		45,438			6.6	%
Total deposits		5,386,542		5,148,329		238,213			4.6	%
Total shareholder's equity		563,858		548,491		15,367			2.8	%

Total loans decreased slightly by $14 million or 0.3% during the quarter ended March 31, 2026. During the current quarter, Commercial Real Estate loans increased by $56 million while Commercial loans and Agriculture loans decreased by $38 million and $26 million respectively. Loan originations totaled approximately $91 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2026.

Deposit balances increased by $238 million or 4.6% during the quarter ended March 31, 2026, as the Bank continued to see strong growth from its existing deposit clients. As of March 31, 2026, the Bank had no wholesale funding.

Shareholders’ equity increased $15 million, or 2.8% to $564 million as of March 31, 2026 when compared to $549 million as of December 31, 2025. The increase was driven primarily by the current year retained earnings, less cash dividends paid. The Bank’s capital ratios remain healthy and well above the regulatory definition for being Well Capitalized with a Tier 1 Leverage Ratio of 9.4% and a Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio of 14.4% as of March 31, 2026.

Asset Quality Ratios

	March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			March 31,
	2026			2025			2025			2025			2025
ACL/Total loans		2.29	%		2.24	%		2.27	%		2.33	%		2.36	%
Delinquent loans/Total loans		0.02	%		0.02	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.01	%
Non-performing loans/Total loans		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
YTD net charge-off ratio		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%

At March 31, 2026, the Bank had no other real estate owned or non-performing loans and there were no charge-offs during the quarter. The Bank’s allowance for credit losses was $105 million, as compared to $104 million at December 31, 2025.

Provision for Income Taxes

The Bank’s effective tax rate was 27.7% for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, as compared to 26.6% for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, and 29.1% for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. Differences between the Bank’s effective tax rate and applicable federal and state (primarily California) blended statutory rate of approximately 29.4% are primarily due to the proportion of excess benefit from restricted share instruments vesting, the benefits of tax credits, and changes in the Bank’s apportionment of taxable income in certain states.

Dividend Announcement

Mr. Fleming announced that the Bank’s board of directors has approved a cash dividend of $0.05 per common share to shareholders of record as of May 5, 2026, and payable on May 19, 2026.

ABOUT RIVER CITY BANK:

As a leading boutique commercial bank with assets over $6.0 billion, River City Bank is the largest, independent, locally owned and managed bank in the Sacramento region, with an office in San Francisco and a focus on the Western United States. River City Bank offers a comprehensive suite of banking services with a tailored, concierge-like level of service, to redefine the banking experience. Please visit http://www.rivercitybank.com or call (916) 567-2600. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The statements contained herein that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements based on management’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. 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,” “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 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 financial results reported in this document are preliminary and unaudited.

Condensed Financial Data (Unaudited)

Income Statement Data

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2026			December 31, 2025		March 31, 2025
	*($ in thousands)*
Interest income	$	71,961		$	74,635	$	67,221
Interest expense		36,946			35,951		34,835
Net interest income		35,015			38,684		32,386
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses		1,512			2,753		(124	)
Net interest income after provision for (reversal of) credit losses		33,503			35,931		32,510
Service charges on deposit accounts		207			196		208
Check card revenue		157			168		179
Net payments received on undesignated derivatives		935			1,237		1,321
Net changes in the fair value of derivatives		1,729			1,858		(6,435	)
Real estate lease income		162			68		64
FHLB dividends		760			331		330
Net gain on sales/calls of securities		1			43		—
Other noninterest income		(194	)		177		176
Total noninterest income		3,757			4,078		(4,157	)
Salaries and employee benefits		8,258			7,208		7,428
Occupancy and equipment		638			617		594
Data processing		921			951		873
Federal deposit insurance		675			600		650
Other noninterest expense		1,952			2,017		1,464
Total noninterest expense		12,444			11,393		11,009
Income before taxes		24,816			28,616		17,344
Provision for income taxes		6,870			7,602		5,038
Net income	$	17,946		$	21,014	$	12,306

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

	Three Months Ended								Three Months Ended									Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2026								December 31, 2025									March 31, 2025
	Average Balance		Interest & Fees			Yield/ Rate			Average Balance			Interest & Fees			Yield/ Rate			Average Balance		Interest & Fees			Yield/ Rate
Interest-earning assets	(tax-equivalent basis, $ in thousands)
Interest-earning deposits in banks	$	670,552	$		6,017		3.64	%	$		509,113	$		4,968		3.87	%	$	289,866	$		3,000		4.20	%
Investment securities		691,581			6,608		3.88	%			691,071			6,783		3.89	%		694,683			7,313		4.27	%
Loans		4,593,636			59,342		5.24	%			4,542,725			62,888		5.49	%		4,294,291			56,915		5.38	%
Total interest-earning assets		5,955,769			71,967		4.90	%			5,742,909			74,639		5.16	%		5,278,840			67,228		5.16	%
Total noninterest-earning assets		21,964									18,084								24,169
Total average assets	$	5,977,733								$	5,760,993								5,303,009

Interest-bearing liabilities
Interest-bearing transaction accounts		2,321,935			19,351		3.38	%			2,066,962			18,177		3.49	%		1,819,720			16,391		3.65	%
Money market accounts		1,330,101			10,776		3.29	%			1,143,502			9,580		3.32	%		988,444			8,216		3.37	%
Savings deposits		88,718			107		0.49	%			92,014			116		0.50	%		99,996			126		0.51	%
Time deposits		692,286			6,563		3.84	%			789,875			7,955		4.00	%		846,485			9,286		4.45	%
Interest-bearing deposits		4,433,040			36,797		3.37	%			4,092,353			35,828		3.47	%		3,754,645			34,019		3.67	%
Borrowings		278			3		4.38	%			289			3		4.12	%		556			6		4.38	%
Other interest-bearing liabilities		61,020			146		0.97	%			56,445			114		0.80	%		120,158			811		2.74	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities	$	4,494,338	$		36,946		3.33	%	$		4,149,087	$		35,945		3.44	%	$	3,875,359	$		34,836		3.65	%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities
Noninterest-bearing deposits		902,202									1,048,563								908,600
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities		24,253									25,573								25,857
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities		926,455									1,074,136								934,457
Total average liabilities		5,420,793									5,223,223								4,809,816
Shareholders' equity		556,940									537,770								493,193
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	5,977,733							$		5,760,993							$	5,303,009

Net interest income				$	35,021								$	38,694							$	32,392

QTD NIM							2.38	%								2.67	%							2.49	%

Cost of funds		5,396,540			36,946		2.78	%			5,197,650			35,945		2.74	%		4,783,959			34,836		2.95	%
Cost of deposits		5,335,242			36,797		2.80	%			5,140,916			35,828		2.76	%		4,663,245			34,019		2.96	%

Balance Sheet Data


Assets	March 31, 2026			December 31, 2025			March 31, 2025
	*($ in thousands)*
Cash and due from financial institutions	$	689,524		$	477,471		$	279,283
Investment securities		735,971			690,533			689,961
Loans by type:
Commercial real estate - owner occupied		161,440			161,543			165,856
Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied		4,038,861			3,982,797			3,719,301
Construction and land development		19,952			25,760			14,200
Residential real estate		192,232			192,840			195,486
Commercial and industrial		145,990			183,590			170,322
Consumer		8,786			8,242			8,701
Agricultural		46,905			73,331			30,234
Total gross loans		4,614,166			4,628,103			4,304,100
Less: Net deferred loan fees & hedged loan MTM		(56,687	)		(48,449	)		(76,568	)
Less: Allowance for credit losses		(105,471	)		(103,799	)		(101,381	)
Net loans		4,452,008			4,475,855			4,126,151
Accrued interest receivable		25,106			23,208			24,912
Premise and equipment, net		10,632			10,717			10,502
Deferred tax assets, net		27,907			26,966			24,892
Swap MTM accumulated adjustment		68,849			59,282			92,732
Other assets		37,750			37,858			38,585
Total assets	$	6,047,747		$	5,801,890		$	5,287,018
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits	$	845,209		$	932,804		$	882,668
Money market accounts		1,449,930			1,177,273			958,330
Interest-bearing transaction accounts		2,379,298			2,185,987			1,865,450
Savings deposits		86,611			89,915			99,726
Time deposits		625,494			762,350			862,437
Total deposits		5,386,542			5,148,329			4,668,611
Accrued interest payable		3,885			5,152			5,062
Other borrowings		—			25,000			—
Cash collateral - From derivative counterparties		72,500			59,090			95,030
Other liabilities		20,962			15,828			20,412
Total liabilities		5,483,889			5,253,399			4,789,115
Shareholders' equity		563,858			548,491			497,903
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	6,047,747		$	5,801,890		$	5,287,018

Capital Ratios

	March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			March 31,
	2026			2025			2025			2025			2025
Tier 1 leverage ratio		9.35	%		9.40	%		9.54	%		9.42	%		9.27	%
Common equity 1 capital ratio		13.14	%		12.75	%		12.58	%		12.45	%		12.35	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio		13.14	%		12.75	%		12.58	%		12.45	%		12.35	%
Total risk-based capital ratio		14.41	%		14.02	%		13.85	%		13.71	%		13.62	%

Non-GAAP Reconciliation

In addition to results presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP), this press release contains a non-GAAP financial measure. Management has presented this non-GAAP financial measure in this press release because it believes that it provides useful and comparative information to assess trends in the Bank's core operations. However, the non-GAAP financial measure is supplemental and is not a substitute for any analysis based on GAAP. Where applicable, comparable earnings information using GAAP financial measures is also presented. Because not all companies use the same calculations, our presentation may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures as calculated by other companies. For a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure, see the table below:

Core Pre-Credit Provision, Pre-Tax Income

This figure is defined as net interest income, plus non-interest income, less the change in fair value of derivatives, less non-interest expense. The purpose of this non-GAAP financial measure is to remove the market volatility that can be included in the change in the fair value of derivatives that do not have fair value hedge accounting treatment (undesignated), which is a component of non-interest income. We hedge our interest rate risk through interest rate derivatives and a portion of the gain/loss on derivatives is reflected in our income statement. In addition, this measure removes the provision for credit losses and income tax expense. We believe that this non-GAAP financial measure provides a clearer picture of our operational earnings.

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2026		December 31, 2025		March 31, 2025
	*($ in thousands)*
Net interest income	$	35,015	$	38,684	$	32,386

Non-interest income		3,757		4,078		(4,157	)
Non-core item:
Less change in the fair value of undesignated derivatives		1,729		1,858		(6,435	)
Core non-interest income		2,028		2,220		2,278

Less non-interest expense		12,444		11,393		11,009

Core pre-credit provision, pre-tax income	$	24,599	$	29,511	$	23,655

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EVP - Chief Financial Officer
ir@rivercitybank.com
(916) 567-2702

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Source: River City Bank

River City Bank Reports Net Income Of $17.9 Million for the First Quarter of 2026 and Assets in Excess of $6 Billion

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