Earnings at Ballston Spa Bancorp (OTCQX: BSPA) fall on merger and cost pressures
Ballston Spa Bancorp reported weaker Q1 2026 results as higher costs and merger spending weighed on earnings. Net income fell to $244,000, down from $1.3 million a year earlier, with basic EPS dropping to $0.33 from $1.75.
Net interest income improved to $6.8 million on loan growth and a higher net interest margin of 3.12%, but non-interest expenses rose to $7.1 million, including $749,000 of merger expenses. Credit quality remained solid with non-performing loans at $0.6 million and an allowance for credit losses of $8.9 million, or 1.11% of loans.
Total assets reached $941.6 million as of March 31, 2026. Deposits grew to $807.7 million, while Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings declined to $20.0 million. The company issued $26.0 million of subordinated notes at a fixed 7.375% rate to April 1, 2031, lifting junior subordinated debentures to $33.2 million and strengthening on-balance-sheet liquidity. A strategic merger of equals with NBC Bancorp closed on April 1, 2026, to be reflected in future periods.
Positive
- None.
Negative
- Sharp earnings decline: Q1 2026 net income fell to $244,000 from $1.3 million a year earlier, with EPS dropping from $1.75 to $0.33, driven mainly by higher non-interest expenses and merger-related costs.
Insights
Quarterly profit dropped sharply as merger and operating costs rose, despite healthier core banking spreads.
Ballston Spa Bancorp generated higher core net interest income in Q1 2026, with net interest income up to $6.8 million and net interest margin improving to 3.12%. Loan balances averaged over $802 million, supporting interest income of $10.9 million.
Earnings, however, were compressed by rising expenses. Non-interest expense climbed to $7.1 million, including $749,000 of merger costs, plus higher compensation and occupancy spending. Net income fell to $244,000 versus $1.3 million a year earlier, and EPS declined to $0.33.
On the balance sheet, deposits increased to $807.7 million while Federal Home Loan Bank advances dropped from $74.0 million to $20.0 million, helped by issuing $26.0 million of subordinated notes at a fixed 7.375% rate to 2031. Capital ratios at the bank level stayed well above “well capitalized” thresholds, but future performance will hinge on realizing merger synergies and managing the higher interest cost of new subordinated debt.
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PART I. | | FINANCIAL INFORMATION | | 1 |
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Item 1. | | Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) | | 1 |
| Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition | | 1 | |
| Consolidated Statements of Income | | 2 | |
| Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income | | 3 | |
| Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity | | 4 | |
| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | | 5 | |
| Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements | | 6 | |
Item 2. | | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | | 21 |
Item 3. | | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | | 35 |
Item 4. | | Controls and Procedures | | 35 |
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PART II. | | OTHER INFORMATION | | 36 |
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Item 1A. | | Risk Factors | | 36 |
Item 2. | | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | | 36 |
Item 3. | | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | | 36 |
Item 4. | | Mine Safety Disclosures | | 36 |
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Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited).
BALLSTON SPA BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
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Securities available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost $ | | | | |
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Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (“FHLB”) and Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) stock, at cost | |
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Loans | |
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Net loans | |
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Premises and equipment, net | |
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |
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BALLSTON SPA BANCORP, INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Three months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025
(In thousands, except share amounts)
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INTEREST AND FEE INCOME | | | | | | |
Loans, including fees | | $ | | | $ | |
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Short-term investments |
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Total interest and fee income |
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INTEREST EXPENSE |
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Deposits |
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FHLB borrowings, short-term |
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FHLB borrowings, long-term |
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Total interest expense |
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NET INTEREST INCOME |
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NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES |
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NON-INTEREST INCOME |
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Service charges on deposit accounts |
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Trust and investment services income |
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Debit card interchange income |
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Earnings on bank-owned life insurance |
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Other |
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Total non-interest income |
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NON-INTEREST EXPENSE |
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Compensation and benefits |
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Occupancy and equipment |
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and OCC assessment |
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Advertising and public relations |
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Merger expenses |
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Data processing |
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INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE |
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Income tax expense |
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NET INCOME | | $ | | | $ | |
Basic earnings per share | | $ | | | $ | |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | |
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BALLSTON SPA BANCORP, INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
(In thousands, except share amounts)
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NET INCOME | | $ | | | $ | |
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Unrealized holding (loss) gain on securities arising during period |
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Fair Value adjustment on derivatives: |
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Net-of-tax amount |
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Other comprehensive (loss) income net of tax |
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COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | | $ | ( | | $ | |
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BALLSTON SPA BANCORP, INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
(In thousands, except share amounts)
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Balance at January 1, 2025 | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | ( | | $ | | | $ | ( | | $ | |
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Balance at March 31, 2026 | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | ( | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | |
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BALLSTON SPA BANCORP, INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
(In thousands)
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | |
Net Income | | $ | | | $ | |
Adjustment to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation |
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Deferred tax benefit |
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Proceeds from sale of loans held for sale | | | | | | — |
Loans originated for sale | | | ( | | | — |
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Net redemption (purchases) of FHLB stock |
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Purchase of premises and equipment |
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Dividends paid |
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR | | $ | | | $ | |
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Supplemental information | |
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Interest paid | | $ | | | $ | |
Taxes paid | | $ | | | $ | |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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BALLSTON SPA BANCORP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The accounting and reporting policies of Ballston Spa Bancorp, Inc. (the “Parent Company”) and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Company”) conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and reporting practices followed by the banking industry. A summary of the more significant policies is described below.
Organization: The Company is a financial holding company. The Parent Company’s banking subsidiary, Ballston Spa National Bank (the “Bank”), is a community-based commercial bank and provides a wide range of banking, financing, fiduciary, brokerage and other financial services to corporate, municipal, and individual customers through its
Basis of Presentation: The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Parent Company and the Bank and its subsidiary, BSNB Real Estate Company, Inc. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The Company utilizes the accrual method of accounting for financial reporting purposes. Amounts in the prior year’s consolidated financial statements have been reclassified whenever necessary to conform with the current year’s presentation.
Use of Estimates: The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Segment Reporting: The Company has a single segment for financial reporting purposes. The Company’s reportable segment is determined by the Chief Financial Officer, who is designated as the chief operating decision maker, based upon information provided about the Company’s products and services offered, primarily banking operations. The segment is also distinguished by the level of information provided to the chief operating decision maker, who uses this information to review performance of various components, such as branches and wealth management component which are then aggregated. The chief operating decision maker will evaluate the financial performance of the Company’s business components such as by evaluating revenue streams, significant expenses, and budget to actual results in assessing the Company’s segment and in the determination of allocating resources. The chief operating decision maker uses revenue streams to evaluate product pricing and significant expenses to assess performance and evaluate return on assets. The chief operating decision maker uses consolidated net income to benchmark the Company against its competitors. The benchmarking analysis coupled with monitoring of budget to actual results are used to assess performance and to establish compensation. Loans, investments, and deposits provide the revenues in the banking operation. Interest expense, provision for credit losses, and salaries and employee benefits provide the significant expense in the banking operation. All of the Company’s operations are domestic.
Adoption of New Accounting Standards
On November 12, 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-08, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Purchased Loans. The update expands the population of purchased loans subject to the gross-up approach under Topic 326. Under the new guidance, purchased seasoned loans (excluding credit card receivables) will be accounted for using the gross-up approach. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, including interim periods within those fiscal years.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements, Not Yet Adopted
On November 4, 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03 Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Expense Disaggregation Disclosures, which requires companies to disclose additional information about certain expenses. This guidance is effective for companies with fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company expects to adopt this standard beginning January 1, 2027. The Company is currently evaluating these new disclosure requirements and does not expect the adoption to have a material impact.
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BALLSTON SPA BANCORP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
NOTE 2 – SECURITIES
The amortized cost and fair value of securities available for sale at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 are as follows (in thousands):
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Total securities available for sale | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | ( | | $ | |
The Company did
As of March 31, 2026, the contractual maturity of debt securities available for sale (MBSs and CMOs are shown separately) at amortized cost and approximate fair value is as follows (in thousands):
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Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
The carrying value of securities available for sale pledged to secure borrowings, deposits, and for other purposes was $
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BALLSTON SPA BANCORP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
NOTE 2 – SECURITIES (Continued)
The following table provides the gross unrealized losses and fair value, aggregated by investment category and length of time individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 (in thousands).
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Management has assessed the securities available for sale that were in an unrealized loss position at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, and determined that the decline in fair value is driven by changes in market interest rates and credit spreads, not changes in credit quality. There were no defaults on principal or interest payments, and no interest payments were deferred. Based on management's analysis of each individual security, the issues appear to have the ability to meet debt service requirements over the life of the security. The Company had
NOTE 3 – LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
A summary of loans at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 is as follows (in thousands):
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Net loans | | $ | | | $ | |
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BALLSTON SPA BANCORP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
NOTE 3 – LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Continued)
The allowance for credit loss (“ACL”) represents management’s best estimate of future lifetime expected losses on its held for investment loan portfolio. The Company calculates its ACL by estimating expected credit losses on a collective basis for loans that share similar risk characteristics. Loans that do not share similar risk characteristics with other loans are evaluated for credit losses on an individual basis. The increase in ACL for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared with the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily consisted of an increase in ACL for collectively evaluated loans.
The following table presents the activity in the allowance for credit losses by portfolio class for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 (in thousands):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Residential | | | | | Commercial | | Commercial | | | | | | | |||
| | Real Estate | | HELOCs | | Real Estate | | and Industrial | | Consumer | | Total | ||||||
March 31, 2026 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Allowance for credit losses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning balance | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | |
Provision (credit) for credit losses | |
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Loans charged-off | |
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| — | |
| ( | |
| ( |
Recoveries | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
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Total ending allowance balance | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Residential | | | | | Commercial | | Commercial | | | | | | | |||
| | Real Estate | | HELOCs | | Real Estate | | and Industrial | | Consumer | | Total | ||||||
March 31, 2025 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Allowance for credit losses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning balance | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | |
Provision for credit losses | |
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Loans charged-off | |
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Recoveries | |
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Total ending allowance balance | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | |
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The following tables present the amortized cost in nonaccrual and loans past due over 89 days still on accrual by class of loans as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 (in thousands):
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Loans Past Due Over | ||||||||
| | Nonaccrual | | 89 Days Still Accruing | ||||||||
| | 2026 | | 2025 | | 2026 | | 2025 | ||||
Residential real estate | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | |
HELOCs | |
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Commercial real estate | |
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Commercial and industrial | |
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Consumer | |
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Total | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | |
Nonaccrual loans and loans past due 89 days and still accruing interest include both smaller-balance homogeneous loans that are collectively evaluated for credit losses and loans that are individually evaluated. At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had
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BALLSTON SPA BANCORP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
NOTE 3 – LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Continued)
The following table presents the aging of the amortized cost in past due loans by class of loans as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 (in thousands):
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| | 30‑59 | | 60‑89 | | Greater Than | | | | | | | | | | |||
| | Days | | Days | | 89 Days | | Total | | Loans Not | | | | |||||
| | Past Due | | Past Due | | Past Due | | Past Due | | Past Due | | Total | ||||||
March 31, 2026 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Residential real estate | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | |
HELOCs | |
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Commercial real estate | |
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Commercial and industrial | |
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| — | |
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Consumer | |
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Total | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | |
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December 31, 2025 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Residential real estate | | $ | — | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | |
HELOCs | |
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Commercial real estate | |
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Commercial and industrial | |
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Consumer | |
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Total | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | |
Loan Modification Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty
Occasionally, the Company modifies loans to borrowers in financial distress by providing principal forgiveness, term extension, an other-than-insignificant payment delay or interest rate reduction. When principal forgiveness is provided, the amount of forgiveness is charged off against the allowance for credit losses.
In some cases, the Company provides multiple types of concessions on one loan. Typically, one type of concession, such as term extension, is granted initially. If the borrower continues to experience financial difficulty, another concession, such as principal forgiveness, may be granted.
There were
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BALLSTON SPA BANCORP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
NOTE 3 – LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Continued)
Credit Quality Indicators
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.
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 of 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.
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BALLSTON SPA BANCORP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
NOTE 3 – LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Continued)
The Bank analyzes commercial loans individually by classifying the loans as to credit risk using standard industry classifications. Commercial loans not classified are considered to be pass-rated loans. The Bank considers the performance of the loan portfolio and its impact on the allowance for credit losses. For residential real estate, HELOC and consumer loans, the Bank evaluates credit quality based on the aging status of the loan and by payment activity. The following table presents the risk category of loans and current period gross charge-offs as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 by loan segment and vintage year (in thousands):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Revolving | | | | |
As of March 31, 2026 | | 2026 | | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | | 2022 | | Prior | | Loans | | Total | ||||||||
Commercial & Industrial: |
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Risk rating |
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Pass | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | |
Special mention | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
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Substandard | |
| — | |
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| — | |
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| — | |
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Doubtful | |
| — | |
| — | |
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| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — |
Total | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | |
Commercial & Industrial: | |
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Current period gross write off | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — |
Commercial real estate | |
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Risk rating | |
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Pass | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | |
Special mention | |
| — | |
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| — | |
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| — | |
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Substandard | |
| — | |
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Doubtful | |
| — | |
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| — | |
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| — | |
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| — | |
| — |
Total | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | |
Commercial real estate | |
| | |
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| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Current period gross write off | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — |
Residential real estate | |
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Payment Performance | |
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Performing | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | |
Non Performing | |
| — | |
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| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
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| — | |
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Total | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | |
Residential real estate | |
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| | |
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| |
Current period gross write off | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — |
HELOC | |
| | |
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| | |
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Payment Performance | |
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Performing | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | |
Non Performing | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — |
Total | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | |
HELOC | |
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Current period gross write off | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — |
Consumer | |
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Payment Performance | |
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Performing | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | |
Non Performing | |
| — | |
| — | |
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| — | |
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| — | |
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Total | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | |
Consumer | |
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| | |
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Current period gross write off | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | |
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BALLSTON SPA BANCORP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
NOTE 3 – LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Revolving | | | | |
As of December 31, 2025 | | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | Prior | | Loans | | Total | ||||||||
Commercial & Industrial: | |
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Risk rating | |
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Pass | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | |
Special mention | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — |
Substandard | |
| — | |
| — | |
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Doubtful | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — |
Total | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | |
Commercial & Industrial: | |
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| |
Current period gross write off | | $ | — | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | |
Commercial real estate | |
| | |
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| | |
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| | |
| | |
| |
Risk rating | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Pass | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | |
Special mention | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
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| — | |
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Substandard | |
| — | |
| — | |
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| — | |
| — | |
| | |
| — | |
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Doubtful | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — |
Total | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | |
Commercial real estate | |
| | |
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| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Current period gross write off | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — |
Residential real estate | |
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Payment Performance | |
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Performing | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | |
Non Performing | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
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| — | |
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Total | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | |
Residential real estate | |
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| | |
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| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Current period gross write off | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | |
HELOC | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
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| | |
| | |
| |
Payment Performance | |
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| | |
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| | |
| | |
| |
Performing | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | |
Non Performing | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — |
Total | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | |
HELOC | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Current period gross write off | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — |
Consumer | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Payment Performance | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Performing | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | |
Non Performing | |
| — | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| |
Total | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | |
Consumer | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
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Current period gross write off | | $ | — | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | |
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BALLSTON SPA BANCORP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
NOTE 3 – LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Continued)
The Bank retains the servicing rights on certain mortgage loans sold. Total loans serviced by the Company for unrelated third parties were approximately $
In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into loan transactions with certain of its directors and executive officers (“Related Parties”). All loans to Related Parties were made at substantially the same terms and conditions at the time of origination as other originated loans to borrowers that were not affiliated with the Company. The aggregate amount outstanding of such loans totaled $
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 reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.
Securities: The fair values of securities available for sale is determined by obtaining quoted prices on nationally recognized securities exchanges (Level 1 inputs) or matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique widely used in the industry to value 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 prices or market prices of similar securities are not available, fair values are calculated using discounted cash flows or other market indicators (Level 3). Discounted cash flows are calculated using loss severity inputs based upon expected cash flows from the underlying assets.
Derivatives: The fair values of derivatives are based on valuation models using observable market data as of the measurement date (Level 2). Our derivatives are traded in an over-the-counter market where quoted market prices are not always available. Therefore, the fair values of derivatives are determined using quantitative models that utilize multiple market inputs. The inputs will vary based on the type of derivative, but could include interest rates, prices and indices to generate continuous yield or pricing curves, prepayment rates, and volatility factors to value the position. The majority of market inputs are actively quoted and can be validated through external sources, including brokers, market transactions and third party pricing services.
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BALLSTON SPA BANCORP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
NOTE 4 – FAIR VALUE (Continued)
Individually Evaluated Loans: The fair value of individually evaluated loans with specific allocations of the allowance for credit losses 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. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the independent appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Such adjustments are usually significant and typically result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value. Because the Bank has a small amount of individually evaluated loans measured at fair value, the impact of unobservable inputs on the Bank’s consolidated financial statements is not material.
Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below (in thousands):
| | | | | | | | | |
| | Fair Value Measurements Using | |||||||
| | Quoted Prices | | Significant | | | | ||
| | In Active | | Other | | Significant | |||
| | Markets for | | Observable | | Unobservable | |||
| | Identical Assets | | Inputs | | Inputs | |||
| | (Level 1) | | (Level 2) | | (Level 3) | |||
March 31, 2026 | | | | | | | | | |
Assets: |
| | |
| | |
| | |
Available-for-sale securities: |
| | |
| | |
| | |
U.S. Treasury securities | | $ | |
| $ | — | | $ | — |
State and political subdivisions | |
| — |
| | | |
| — |
MBSs – residential | |
| — |
| | | |
| — |
CMOs | |
| — |
| | — | |
| |
Corporate securities | |
| — |
| | | |
| — |
Total investment securities available-for-sale | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Derivatives | | $ | — | | $ | | | $ | — |
| | | | | | | | | |
December 31, 2025 | |
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| |
Assets: | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Available-for-sale securities: | |
| | |
| | |
| |
U.S. Treasury securities | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | — |
State and political subdivisions | |
| — | |
| | |
| — |
MBSs – residential | |
| — | |
| | |
| — |
CMOs | |
| — | |
| — | |
| |
Corporate securities | |
| — | |
| | |
| — |
Total investment securities available-for-sale | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | |
Derivatives | | $ | — | | $ | | | $ | — |
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BALLSTON SPA BANCORP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
NOTE 4 – FAIR VALUE (Continued)
Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Non-Recurring Basis
There were no assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of March 31, 2026 or December 31, 2025.
The carrying values and estimated fair values of financial assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 were as follows (in thousands):
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| | Carrying | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Value | | Fair Value | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | |||||
March 31, 2026 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | — |
Securities available for sale |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
FHLB and FRB stock |
| | |
| | N/A |
| | N/A |
| | N/A |
| | N/A |
Loans, net of allowance for credit losses |
| | |
| | |
| | — |
| | — |
| | |
Accrued interest receivable |
| | |
| | |
| | — |
| | |
| | |
Financial liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Deposits | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | — |
FHLB borrowings | |
| | |
| | |
| — | |
| | |
| — |
Junior subordinated debentures | |
| | |
| | |
| — | |
| | |
| — |
Accrued interest payable | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| — | |
| — |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
December 31, 2025 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | — |
Securities available for sale | | | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
FHLB and FRB stock | | | |
| | N/A |
| | N/A |
| | N/A |
| | N/A |
Loans, net of allowance for credit losses | | | |
| | |
| | — |
| | — |
| | |
Accrued interest receivable | | | |
| | |
| | — |
| | |
| | |
Financial liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Deposits | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | — |
FHLB borrowings | |
| | |
| | |
| — | |
| | |
| — |
Junior subordinated debentures | |
| | |
| | |
| — | |
| | |
| — |
Accrued interest payable | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| — | |
| — |
The methods and assumptions, not previously presented, used to estimate fair values are described as follows:
Cash and Cash Equivalents: The carrying amounts of cash and short-term investments approximate fair values.
FHLB and FRB Stock: It is not practical to determine the fair value of FHLB and FRB stock due to restrictions placed on their transferability.
Loans: The fair value of portfolio loans, net of allowance for credit losses is determined using an exit price methodology. The exit price methodology continues to be based on a discounted cash flow analysis, in which projected cash flows are based on contractual cash flows adjusted for prepayments for certain loan types and the use of a discount rate based on expected relative risk of the cash flows.
The discount rate selected considers loan type, maturity date, a liquidity premium, cost to service, and cost of capital, which is a Level 3 for fair value estimate.
Deposits: The fair values disclosed for demand deposits (e.g., interest and non-interest checking, passbook savings, and certain types of money market accounts) are, by definition, equal to the amount payable on demand at the reporting date (i.e., their carrying amount). Fair values for fixed rate certificates of deposit are estimated using a discounted cash flows calculation that applies interest rates currently being offered on certificates to a schedule of aggregated expected monthly maturities on time deposits.
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BALLSTON SPA BANCORP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
NOTE 4 – FAIR VALUE (Continued)
FHLB Borrowings: The fair values of the Company’s FHLB borrowings with a maturity greater than one year are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses based on the current borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements. The fair value of FHLB borrowing with a maturity less than one year approximate their carrying value.
Junior Subordinated Debentures: The fair value is based on current rates for similar financing, and approximates book value.
Accrued Interest Receivable/Payable: The fair values of accrued interest receivable and payable approximate their carrying amounts because of the short-term nature of these financial instruments.
Off-Balance Sheet Instruments: Fair values for off-balance sheet, credit-related financial instruments are based on fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the counterparties’ credit standing. The fair value of commitments is not material.
NOTE 5 – DEPOSITS
The contractual maturities of time deposits for the periods subsequent to March 31, 2026 are as follows (in thousands):
| | | |
Years ending December 31, | | | |
2026 | | $ | |
2027 | |
| |
2028 | |
| |
2029 | |
| |
2030 and thereafter | |
| |
| | $ | |
Time deposits that meet or exceed the FDIC Insurance limit of $250,000 at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 were $
NOTE 6 – BORROWINGS
The Bank has a borrowing capacity with the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (FHLB) of up to
Short-Term FHLB Borrowings: The short-term borrowing program is based upon either an overnight or
Municipal Letter of Credit: The Company utilizes a Municipal Letter of Credit (“MULOC”) from FHLB to collateralize certain municipal deposits at the Company. The balance of this MULOC at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 was $
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BALLSTON SPA BANCORP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
NOTE 6 – BORROWINGS (Continued)
Long-Term FHLB Borrowings: Long-term borrowings at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 amounted to $
NOTE 7 – JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES
The Company issued $
The Company also issued $
NOTE 8 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
Off-Balance-Sheet Financing and Concentrations of Credit: The Company is a party to certain financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include the Company’s commitments to extend credit and unused lines of credit. Those instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of the amount recognized on the consolidated financial statements. The contract amounts of those instruments reflect the extent of involvement the Company has in particular classes of financial instruments.
The Company’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the commitments to extend credit and unused lines of credit is represented by the contractual notional amount of those instruments. The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments. Unless otherwise noted, the Company does not require collateral or other security to support financial instruments with credit risk.
Contract amounts of financial instruments that represent credit risk as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 are as follows (in thousands):
| | | | | | |
| | March 31, | | December 31, | ||
| | 2026 | | 2025 | ||
Commitments to extend credit | | $ | | | $ | |
Unused lines of credit | |
| | |
| |
Standby letters of credit | |
| | |
| |
Total | | $ | | | $ | |
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BALLSTON SPA BANCORP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
NOTE 8 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Continued)
Commitments to extend credit and unused lines of credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since certain commitments are expected to expire without being fully drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Company evaluates each customer’s creditworthiness on a case- by-case basis. The amount of collateral, if any, required by the Company upon the extension of credit is based on management’s credit evaluation of the customer. Mortgage and construction loan commitments are secured by a first lien on real estate.
Commitments to extend credit and unused lines of credit may be written on a fixed-rate basis thus exposing the Company to interest rate risk, given the possibility that market rates may change between commitment and actual extension of credit.
Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee payment on behalf of a customer and guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. The credit risk involved in issuing these instruments is essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to customers. Contingent obligations under the standby letters of credit represent the maximum potential future payments the Company could be required to make. Typically, these instruments have terms of twelve months or less and expire unused; therefore, the total amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Each customer is evaluated individually for creditworthiness under the same underwriting standards used for commitments to extend credit and on-balance-sheet instruments. Company policies governing loan collateral apply to standby letters of credit at the time of credit extension. Loan-to-value ratios will generally range from 80% for movable assets, such as inventory, to 100% for liquid assets, such as bank certificates of deposits. The fair value of the Company’s standby letters of credit at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 was not significant.
The Company has no loan commitments with borrowers which are intended to be held for sale if closed. The Company generally makes its determination of whether or not to identify a loan as held for sale at the time that loan commitments are entered into. In order to reduce the interest rate risk associated with the portfolio of loans held for sale, as well as loan commitments with locked interest rates which are intended to be held for sale if closed, the Company enters into agreements to sell loans in the secondary market to unrelated investors. The Company did not have any commitments to sell loans at March 31, 2026 or December 31, 2025.
Concentrations of Credit: The Company primarily grants residential, consumer and commercial-related loans to customers located in the New York State counties of Saratoga, Fulton, Montgomery, and northern sections of Albany and Schenectady counties. Although the Company has a diversified loan portfolio, a substantial portion of its debtors’ ability to honor their contracts is dependent upon the economic conditions in these areas.
Data Processing: The Company has a data processing agreement with payments based on transaction volume. Total data processing expense related to this contract was approximately $
Dividend Restrictions: The Company’s principal source of cash flow to pay dividends on its common shares, to service its debt and to finance its corporate operations is capital distributions from the Bank. Federal banking law limits the amount of capital distributions that national banks can make to their holding companies without prior regulatory approval. A national bank’s dividend-paying capacity is affected by several factors, including net profits (as defined by statute) for the two previous calendar years and for the current year up to the date of dividend declaration. As of March 31, 2026, the Bank paid the Company a total of $
Contingent Liabilities: In the ordinary course of business there are various legal proceedings pending against the Company. Based on consultation with outside counsel, management believes that the aggregate exposure, if any, arising from such litigation would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
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BALLSTON SPA BANCORP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
NOTE 9 – Earnings Per Share (“EPS”)
Basic EPS is based on the weighted average number of common shares actually outstanding.
| | | | | | |
| | For the three months ended | ||||
| | March 31, | ||||
| | 2026 | | 2025 | ||
Net Income | | $ | | | $ | |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding |
| | |
| | |
Basic earnings per share | | $ | | | $ | |
NOTE 10 – BUSINESS COMBINATION (UNAUDITED)
On April 1, 2026, the Company completed its previously announced strategic merger of equals with NBC Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for The National Bank of Coxsackie (collectively "NBC"). Pursuant to this transaction, NBC merged with and into the Company. At the effective time of the transaction, in a stock-for-stock exchange, NBC shareholders received
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following management discussion and analysis of the Company’s consolidated financial condition as of March 31, 2026 and the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements, including notes thereto, and the other information therein included in the Company’s Special Financial Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and in conjunction with the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of March 31, 2026, the Consolidated Statements of Income, the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity and the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. The Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition as of December 31, 2025 was derived from the audited Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition that was included in the Company’s Special Financial Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, “we,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company” refer to Ballston Spa Bancorp, Inc., and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless otherwise noted.
Forward-Looking Statements
This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which can be identified by the use of words such as “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “plan,” “seek,” “expect,” “will,” “may,” “should,” “indicate,” “would,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “target” and words of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
| ● | statements of our goals, intentions and expectations; |
| ● | statements regarding our business plans, prospects, financial condition and performance, growth and operating strategies; |
| ● | statements regarding the quality of our loan and investment portfolios; and |
| ● | estimates of our risks and future costs and benefits. |
These forward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs and expectations and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to change. We are under no duty to and do not take any obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this report.
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:
| ● | general economic conditions, either nationally or in our market areas, that are worse than expected, including potential recessionary conditions; |
| ● | inflation and changes in the interest rate environment that reduce our margins and yields, the fair value of financial instruments or our level of loan originations, and/or increase the level of defaults, losses and prepayments on loans we have made and make; |
| ● | changes in the level and direction of loan delinquencies and write-offs and changes in estimates of and the methodology calculating the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses; |
| ● | our ability to access cost-effective funding; |
| ● | changes in liquidity, including the size and composition of our deposit portfolio and the percentage of uninsured deposits in the portfolio; |
| ● | 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; |
| ● | our ability to implement and change our business strategy; |
| ● | competition among depository and other financial institutions; |
| ● | adverse changes in the securities or secondary mortgage markets; |
| ● | changes in laws or government regulations or policies affecting financial institutions, including changes in regulatory fees, capital requirements and insurance premiums or changes in the fiscal or monetary policies of the U.S. Treasury or Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; |
| ● | the imposition of tariffs or other domestic or international governmental policies and any retaliatory responses; |
| ● | the impact of any federal government shutdown; |
| ● | changes in the quality or composition of our loan or investment portfolios; |
| ● | technological changes that may be more difficult or expensive than expected to implement; |
| ● | the failure to maintain current technologies and/or to successfully implement future information technology enhancements; |
| ● | the inability of third-party providers to perform as expected; |
| ● | a failure or breach of our operational or security systems or infrastructure, including cyberattacks; |
| ● | our ability to manage market risk, credit risk and operational risk; |
| ● | changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits; |
| ● | 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; |
| ● | the current or anticipated impact of military conflict, terrorism or other geopolitical event; |
| ● | our ability to retain key employees; |
| ● | our compensation expense associated with equity allocated or awarded to our employees; and |
| ● | changes in the financial condition, results of operations or future prospects of issuers of securities that we own. |
Because of these and a wide variety of other uncertainties, our actual future results may be materially different from the results indicated by these forward-looking statements.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS OF BALLSTON SPA BANCORP, INC.
The objective of this section is to help potential investors understand Ballston Spa Bancorp Inc.’s (“Ballston Spa”) views on its results of operations and financial condition. In order to fully understand this analysis, the reader is encouraged to review the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our accounting policies are integral to understanding the results reported. We consider accounting policies that require management to exercise significant judgment or discretion or to make significant assumptions that have, or could have, a material impact on the carrying value of certain assets or on income to be critical accounting policies. As of March 31, 2026, there have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies as compared to the critical accounting policies disclosed in our most recent Special Financial Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Comparison of Financial Condition at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025
Total Assets. Total assets increased $13.1 million, or 1.41%, to $941.6 million at March 31, 2026 from $928.5 million at December 31, 2025. The increase was primarily the result of a $19.7 million increase in cash and cash equivalents, a $0.6 million increase in premises and equipment and a $0.9 million increase in other assets partially offset by a $6.1 million decrease in investment securities (including FHLB and FRB stock) and a $2.2 million decrease in net total loans.
Cash and Cash Equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents increased $19.7 million, or 70.11%, to $47.8 million at March 31, 2026 from $28.1 million at December 31, 2025, primarily as a result of the Company’s junior subordinated note issuance of $25.4 million, net of applicable fees, on March 25, 2026.
Securities. Total securities decreased $3.9 million, or 5.86%, to $62.7 million at March 31, 2026 from $66.6 million at December 31, 2025. The decrease was due to the Bank increasing its overall liquidity position as well as the regular principal and interest payments on Ballston Spa’s securities portfolio.
Loans. Loans held for investment, net, decreased $2.2 million, or 0.28%, to $792.3 million at March 31, 2026 from $794.5 million at December 31, 2025. Commercial real estate loans decreased $1.6 million, or 0.43%, to $368.8 million at March 31, 2026 from $370.4 million at December 31, 2025. Residential mortgage loans decreased $1.0 million, or 0.31%, to $317.7 million at March 31, 2026 from $318.7 million at December 31, 2025.
Deposits. Deposits increased $42.5 million, or 5.55%, to $807.7 million at March 31, 2026 from $765.2 million at December 31, 2025. NOW and money market accounts increased $42.5 million, or 11.12%, to $424.8 million at March 31, 2026 from $382.3 million at December 31, 2025. Savings accounts decreased $1.8 million, or 2.06%, to $85.4 million at March 31, 2026 from $87.2 million at December 31, 2025. Non-interest-bearing deposits decreased $2.2 million, or 1.48%, to $146.3 million at March 31, 2026 from $148.5 million at December 31, 2025. Certificates of deposit increased $4.1 million, or 2.78%, to $151.3 million at March 31, 2026 from $147.2 million at December 31, 2025. The increase in certificates of deposit and the decrease in savings accounts reflected the decision of many depositors to take advantage of increased market rates being paid on certificates of deposit.
Borrowings. As of March 31, 2026, Ballston Spa had $20.0 million in Federal Home Loan Bank advances, compared to $74.0 million in Federal Home Loan Bank advances at December 31, 2025. The decrease in Federal Home Loan Bank advances was primarily due to deposit growth during the three months ended March 31, 2026, as well as the issuance of the Company’s junior subordinated note of $25.4 million, net of applicable fees, on March 25, 2026.
Junior subordinated debentures. The Company issued $26.0 million ($25.4 million net of applicable fees) in subordinated notes on March 25, 2026. The subordinated notes issued mature on April 1, 2036 and bear interest at a fixed annual rate of 7.375%, payable quarterly in arrears, up to but excluding April 1, 2031. From and including April 1, 2031 to but excluding the maturity date or early redemption date, the interest rate will reset quarterly to an interest rate per annum initially equal to the then-current three-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate plus 378 basis points, payable quarterly in arrears. The Company is entitled to redeem the Subordinated Notes, in whole or in part, any time on or after April 1, 2031.
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Total Shareholders’ Equity. Total shareholders’ equity decreased $0.4 million, or 0.56%, to $70.7 million at March 31, 2026 from $71.1 million at December 31, 2025. The decrease resulted from other comprehensive loss due to unrealized losses in the investment portfolio as well as dividend payments which were offset by net income.
Average Balances and Yields. The following table sets forth average balance sheets, average yields and costs, and certain other information for the periods indicated. No tax-equivalent yield adjustments have been made, as the effects are immaterial. Average balances are calculated using month-end average balances, rather than daily average balances. Ballston Spa believes the use of month-end average balances is representative of its operations. Non-accrual loans are included in average balances only. Average yields include the effect of deferred fees, discounts, and premiums that are amortized or accreted to interest income or interest expense. Deferred loan fees are immaterial.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
| ||||||||||||||
| | 2026 | | 2025 |
| ||||||||||||
| | Average | | | | | | | Average | | | | | | | ||
| | Outstanding | | | | | | | Outstanding | | | | | | | ||
| | Balance | | Interest | | Yield/ Rate(1) | | Balance | | Interest | | Yield/ Rate(1) |
| ||||
| | (Dollars in thousands) |
| ||||||||||||||
Interest-earning assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Loans | | $ | 802,317 | | $ | 9,984 | | 5.05 | % | $ | 767,522 | | $ | 9,262 | | 4.89 | % |
Securities |
| | 71,765 |
| | 914 |
| 5.17 | % | | 82,512 |
| | 1,086 |
| 5.34 | % |
Other |
| | 7,306 |
| | 44 |
| 2.44 | % | | 3,346 |
| | 30 |
| 3.64 | % |
Total interest-earning assets |
| | 881,388 |
| | 10,942 |
| 5.03 | % | | 853,380 |
| | 10,378 |
| 4.93 | % |
Non-interest-earning assets |
| | 26,930 | | | | | |
| | 25,684 | | | | | | |
Total assets | | $ | 908,318 | | | | | | | $ | 879,064 | | | | | | |
Interest-bearing liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Savings and club accounts | | $ | 84,793 |
| | 16 |
| 0.08 | % | $ | 92,886 |
| | 17 |
| 0.07 | % |
Interest-bearing demand accounts | |
| 403,032 |
| | 2,262 |
| 2.28 | % |
| 358,701 |
| | 1,798 |
| 2.03 | % |
Certificates of deposit | |
| 148,709 |
| | 1,370 |
| 3.74 | % |
| 130,088 |
| | 1,339 |
| 4.17 | % |
Total interest-bearing deposits | |
| 636,534 |
| | 3,648 |
| 2.32 | % |
| 581,675 |
| | 3,154 |
| 2.20 | % |
Federal Home Loan Bank advances | |
| 36,853 |
| | 358 |
| 3.94 | % |
| 64,260 |
| | 688 |
| 4.34 | % |
Other borrowings | |
| 9,446 |
| | 148 |
| 6.35 | % |
| 7,750 |
| | 111 |
| 5.81 | % |
Total interest-bearing liabilities | |
| 682,833 |
| | 4,154 |
| 2.47 | % |
| 653,685 |
| | 3,953 |
| 2.45 | % |
Non-interest-bearing deposits | |
| 146,411 | | | | | | |
| 149,669 | | | | | | |
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities | |
| 9,174 | | | | | | |
| 8,688 | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | |
| 838,418 | | | | | | |
| 812,042 | | | | | | |
Equity | |
| 69,900 | | | | | | |
| 67,022 | | | | | | |
Total liabilities and equity | | $ | 908,318 | | | | | | | $ | 879,064 | | | | | | |
Net interest income | | | | | $ | 6,788 | | | | | | | $ | 6,425 | | | |
Net interest rate spread(1) | | | | | | | | 2.56 | % | | | | | | | 2.48 | % |
Net interest-earning assets(2) | | $ | 198,555 | | | | | | | $ | 199,695 | | | | | | |
Net interest margin(3) | |
| 3.12 | % |
| | | | |
| 3.05 | % |
| |
| | |
Average interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities | |
| 129.08 | % |
| | | | |
| 130.55 | % |
| |
| | |
(1) | Annualized. |
(2) | Net interest-earning assets represent total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities. |
(3) | Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets. |
Rate/Volume Analysis
The following table sets forth the effects of changing rates and volumes on Ballston Spa’s net interest income. The rate column shows the effects attributable to changes in rate (changes in rate multiplied by prior volume). The volume column shows the effects attributable to changes in volume (changes in volume multiplied by prior rate). The net column represents
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the sum of the prior columns. Changes attributable to both rate and volume that cannot be segregated have been allocated proportionately based on the changes due to rate and the changes due to volume.
| | | | | | | | | |
| | Three Months Ended | |||||||
| | March 31, 2026 vs. 2025 | |||||||
| | Increase (Decrease) Due to | | Total Increase | |||||
| | Volume | | Rate | | (Decrease) | |||
| | (Dollars in thousands) | |||||||
Interest-earning assets: | | | | | | | | | |
Loans | | $ | 469 | | $ | 253 | | $ | 722 |
Securities | |
| (133) | |
| (39) | |
| (172) |
Other | |
| 25 | |
| (11) | |
| 14 |
Total interest-earning assets | |
| 361 | |
| 203 | |
| 564 |
Interest-bearing liabilities: | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Savings and club accounts | |
| (2) | |
| 1 | |
| (1) |
Interest-bearing accounts | |
| 381 | |
| 83 | |
| 464 |
Certificates of deposit | |
| 158 | |
| (127) | |
| 31 |
Federal Home Loan Bank advances | |
| (278) | |
| (52) | |
| (330) |
Other borrowings | |
| 26 | |
| 11 | |
| 37 |
Total interest-bearing liabilities | |
| 285 | |
| (84) | |
| 201 |
Change in net interest income | | $ | 76 | | $ | 287 | | $ | 363 |
Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
General. Net income decreased $1.1 million, or 84.62%, to $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 from $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The decrease was driven by an increase in non-interest expenses—primarily compensation and benefits, merger-related expense, and occupancy and equipment—partially offset by an increase in net interest income.
Interest Income. Interest income increased $0.5 million, or 4.81%, to $10.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 from $10.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase resulted primarily from a $0.7 million, or 7.53%, increase in interest income on loans, offset in part by a $0.2 million, or 22.22%, decrease in income on investments. The average balance of loans increased $34.8 million, or 4.53%, to $802.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $767.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. In addition, there was an increase of 16 basis points in the average yield of loans to 5.05% for the three months ended March 31, 2026 from 4.89% for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The average balance of securities decreased $10.7 million, or 12.97%, to $71.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $82.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The average yield on securities decreased by 17 basis points to 5.17% for the three months ended March 31, 2026 from 5.34% for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Interest Expense. Interest expense increased $0.2 million or 5.00%, to $4.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 from $4.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase in interest expense resulted primarily from an increase in interest expense on deposits. The average rate Ballston Spa paid on deposits increased 12 basis points to 2.32% for the three months ended March 31, 2026 from 2.20% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and the average balance of deposits increased $54.8 million, or 9.42%, to $636.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 from $581.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The overall increase was driven by an increase in the average balance of money market accounts and time deposit accounts. The average balance of money market accounts increased by $52.4 million, or 21.37%, to $297.6 million at March 31, 2026 from $245.2 million at March 31, 2025. Additionally, there was an increase in the average balance of time deposits of $18.6 million, or 14.30%, from $130.1 million at March 31, 2025 to $148.7 million at March 31, 2026. There was a decrease in the rate paid on these accounts of 43 basis points from 4.17% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 to 3.74% for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Net Interest Income. Net interest income increased $0.4 million, or 6.25%, to $6.8 million for three months ended March 31, 2026 from $6.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Ballston Spa had increases in its net interest rate spread of 9 basis points to 2.57% for the three months ended March 31, 2026 from 2.48% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and net interest margin of 7 basis points to 3.12% for the three months ended March 31, 2026 from 3.05% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and a decrease in its net interest-earning assets of $1.1 million, or 0.55%, to $198.6
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million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 from $199.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increases in Ballston Spa’s net interest rate spread and net interest margin were primarily a result of increases in the yields on interest-earning assets, coupled with a leveling off of the cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
Provision for credit losses. Ballston Spa establishes provisions for credit losses, which are charged to operations in order to maintain the allowance for credit losses at a level Ballston Spa considers necessary to absorb expected credit losses in the loan portfolio that are both probable and reasonably estimable at the balance sheet date. In determining the level of the allowance for credit losses, Ballston Spa considers, among other things, past and current loss experience, evaluations of real estate collateral, current economic conditions, volume and type of lending, adverse situations that may affect a borrower’s ability to repay a loan and the levels of delinquent loans. The amount of the allowance is based on estimates and the ultimate losses may vary from such estimates as more information becomes available or conditions change. Ballston Spa assesses the allowance for credit losses and makes provisions for credit losses on a quarterly basis.
Based on Ballston Spa’s evaluation of the above factors, Ballston Spa recorded a provision for credit losses of $180,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and $150,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, respectively. Ballston Spa had $0.6 million of non-performing loans and $5.5 million of classified and special mention loans at March 31, 2026, and net charge offs of $13 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2026. This compares to $1.4 million of non-performing loans and $7.1 million of classified and special mention loans at December 31, 2025. Net charge-offs for the three months ended March 31, 2025 were $60 thousand. Ballston Spa’s allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total loans was 1.11% at March 31, 2026 compared to 1.09% at December 31, 2025.
Non-interest Income. Non-interest income increased $0.1 million, or 11.11%, to $1.0 million for three months ended March 31, 2026 from $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily as a result of a net gain on the sale and servicing of loans during the three months ended March 31, 2026 of $0.2 million.
Non-interest Expense. Non-interest expense increased $1.6 million, or 29.09%, to $7.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 from $5.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily as a result of a $0.8 million increase in merger expense, a $0.5 million, or 14.44%, increase in compensation and employee benefits and a $0.3 million, or 43.12%, increase in occupancy and equipment. The increase in merger expense related to legal and professional consulting contracts related to the strategic merger. The increase in compensation and employee benefits represents annual merit adjustments and increased health care and pension plan costs. The increase in occupancy and equipment represents increased spending in various technology and branch infrastructure initiatives throughout the three months ended March 31, 2026, including the renovation of our home office branch in downtown Ballston Spa, NY.
Income Tax Expense. The provision for income taxes was $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Market Risk
General. Ballston Spa’s most significant form of market risk is interest rate risk because, as a financial institution, the majority of its assets and liabilities are sensitive to changes in interest rates. Therefore, a principal part of Ballston Spa’s operations is to manage interest rate risk and limit the exposure of its financial condition and results of operations to changes in market interest rates. Ballston Spa’s ALCO Committee, which consists of members of management, is responsible for evaluating the interest rate risk inherent in its assets and liabilities, for determining the level of risk that is appropriate, given its business strategy, operating environment, capital, liquidity and performance objectives, and for managing this risk consistent with the policy and guidelines approved by Ballston Spa’s board of directors. Ballston Spa currently utilizes a third-party modeling program, prepared on a quarterly basis, to evaluate its sensitivity to changing interest rates, given its business strategy, operating environment, capital, liquidity and performance objectives, and for managing this risk consistent with the guidelines approved by the board of directors.
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Ballston Spa has sought to manage its interest rate risk in order to minimize the exposure of its earnings and capital to changes in interest rates. Ballston Spa has implemented the following strategies to manage its interest rate risk:
| ● | growing target deposit accounts; |
| ● | utilizing Ballston Spa’s investment securities portfolio as part of its balance sheet asset and liability and interest rate risk management strategy to reduce the impact of movements in interest rates on net interest income and economic value of equity, which can create temporary valuation adjustments to equity in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income; and |
| ● | continuing to price Ballston Spa’s one-to-four family residential real estate loan products in a way that encourages borrowers to select its fixed-rate, longer term loans as opposed to variable-rate shorter term loans. |
By following these strategies, Ballston Spa believes that it is better positioned to react to increases and decreases in market interest rates.
Ballston Spa generally does not engage in hedging activities, such as engaging in futures or options, or investing in high-risk mortgage derivatives, such as collateralized mortgage obligation residual interests, real estate mortgage investment conduit residual interests or stripped mortgage-backed securities.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity is the ability to fund assets and meet obligations as they come due. Ballston Spa’s primary sources of funds consist of deposit inflows, loan repayments, and repayments from investment securities. In addition, Ballston Spa has the ability to collateralize borrowings in the wholesale markets or borrow advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York. While maturities and scheduled amortization 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. Ballston Spa’s ALCO Committee is responsible for establishing and monitoring its liquidity targets and strategies in order to ensure that sufficient liquidity exists for meeting the borrowing needs and deposit withdrawals of its customers as well as unanticipated contingencies. Ballston Spa seeks to maintain a ratio of liquid assets (including cash and federal funds sold) as a percentage of total deposits ranging between 1% and 25%. At March 31, 2026, this ratio was 5.00%. Ballston Spa believes that it has enough sources of liquidity to satisfy its short- and long-term liquidity needs as of March 31, 2026. Ballston Spa anticipates that it will maintain higher liquidity levels following the completion of the transaction.
Ballston Spa regularly adjusts its investments in liquid assets based upon its assessment of:
| (i) | expected loan demand; |
| (ii) | expected deposit flows; |
| (iii) | yields available on interest-earning deposits and securities; and |
| (iv) | the objectives of Ballston Spa’s asset/liability management program. |
Excess cash is invested generally in interest-earning deposits and short- and intermediate-term securities.
Ballston Spa’s most liquid assets are cash and cash equivalents. The levels of these assets depend on its operating, financing and investing activities during any given period. At March 31, 2026, cash and cash equivalents totaled $47.8 million. Securities classified as available-for-sale, which provide additional sources of liquidity, totaled $62.7 million at March 31, 2026.
At March 31, 2026, Ballston Spa had $65.3 million in outstanding loan commitments and $35.2 million of unused lines of credit. Certificates of deposit due within one year of March 31, 2026 totaled $141.2 million, or 10.00% of total deposits. If these deposits do not remain with Ballston Spa, it will be required to seek other sources of funds, including loan sales, other deposit products, including replacement certificates of deposit, securities sold under agreements to repurchase (repurchase agreements) and advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York and other borrowing sources. Depending on
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market conditions, Ballston Spa may be required to pay higher rates on such deposits or other borrowings than it currently pays on the certificates of deposit due on or after March 31, 2026. Ballston Spa believes, however, based on past experience that a significant portion of such deposits will remain with it. Ballston Spa has the ability to attract and retain deposits by adjusting the interest rates offered.
Ballston Spa’s cash flows are derived from operating activities, investing activities and financing activities as reported in its Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows included in its Consolidated Financial Statements.
Ballston Spa’s primary investing activities are originating and purchasing loans and purchasing mortgage-backed securities. During the three months ending March 31, 2026, Ballston Spa originated $19.3 million of loans. Ballston Spa did not purchase any securities during the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Financing activities consist primarily of activity in deposit accounts. Ballston Spa experienced a net increase in total deposits of $42.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026. The increase resulted primarily from a $42.5 million increase in NOW and money market accounts and a $4.1 million increase in time deposits, offset by a $2.3 million decrease in demand deposit accounts and a $1.8 million decrease in savings accounts. Deposit flows are affected by the overall level of interest rates, the interest rates and products offered by Ballston Spa and its local competitors, and by other factors.
Ballston Spa had $20.0 million and $74.0 million in borrowings with the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. The decrease in Federal Home Loan Bank of New York borrowings was due to an increase in deposits and the issuance of $26.0 million in junior subordinated notes in March, 2026.
Ballston Spa National Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements, including a risk-based capital measure. The risk-based capital guidelines include both a definition of capital and a framework for calculating risk-weighted assets by assigning balance sheet assets and off-balance sheet items to broad risk categories. At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, Ballston Spa National Bank exceeded all regulatory capital requirements. Ballston Spa National Bank is considered “well capitalized” under regulatory guidelines.
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See tables below for a summary of actual capital amounts (dollars in thousands) and ratios as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 for the Bank and the Company (on a consolidated basis):
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Required Ratios | | |||||
| | | | | | | Minimum | | Classification | |
| | Actual Capital | | Capital | | As Well | | |||
| | Amount | | Ratio | | Adequacy | | Capitalized | | |
March 31, 2026 | | | | | | | | | | |
Tier 1 capital: | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank | | $ | 96,782 | | 10.65 | % | 4.00 | % | 5.00 | % |
Consolidated | | | 69,625 | | 7.66 | | N/A | | N/A | |
Tier 1 risk-based capital: | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank | | | 96,782 | | 13.46 | | 6.00 | | 8.00 | |
Consolidated | | | 69,625 | | 10.28 | | N/A | | N/A | |
Common equity tier 1 capital: | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank | | | 96,782 | | 13.46 | | 4.50 | | 6.50 | |
Consolidated | | | 69,625 | | 10.28 | | N/A | | N/A | |
Total risk-based capital: | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank | | | 105,768 | | 14.71 | | 8.00 | | 10.00 | |
Consolidated | | | 112,383 | | 16.60 | | N/A | | N/A | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Amount | | Ratio | | Adequacy | | Capitalized | | |
December 31, 2025 | | | | | | | | | | |
Tier 1 capital: | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank | | $ | 76,603 | | 8.45 | % | 4.00 | % | 5.00 | % |
Consolidated | | | 70,567 | | 7.78 | | N/A | | N/A | |
Tier 1 risk-based capital: | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank | | | 76,603 | | 10.63 | | 6.00 | | 8.00 | |
Consolidated | | | 70,567 | | 10.35 | | N/A | | N/A | |
Common equity tier 1 capital: | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank | | | 76,603 | | 10.63 | | 4.50 | | 6.50 | |
Consolidated | | | 70,567 | | 10.35 | | N/A | | N/A | |
Total risk-based capital: | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank | | | 85,444 | | 11.86 | | 8.00 | | 10.00 | |
Consolidated | | | 87,158 | | 12.79 | | N/A | | N/A | |
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
For a discussion of the impact of recent accounting pronouncements, see Note 1 of the Notes to the Ballston Spa unaudited financial statements included in this document.
Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices
Ballston Spa’s consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). GAAP generally requires the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars without consideration for changes in the relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation. The impact of inflation is reflected in the increased cost of Ballston Spa’s operations. Unlike industrial companies, Ballston Spa’s assets and liabilities are primarily monetary in nature. As a result, changes in market interest rates have a greater impact on its performance than the effects of inflation.
Loan Portfolio Composition. The following table sets forth the composition of Ballston Spa’s loan portfolio by type of loan at the dates indicated.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | At |
| ||||||||
| | March 31, 2026 | | December 31, 2025 | | ||||||
| | Amount | | Percent | | Amount | | Percent |
| ||
| | (Dollars in thousands) |
| ||||||||
Residential real estate | | $ | 317,729 |
| 39.73 | % | $ | 318,694 |
| 39.71 | % |
HELOCs | |
| 16,401 |
| 2.05 | % |
| 17,092 |
| 2.13 | % |
Commercial real estate | |
| 368,786 |
| 46.12 | % |
| 370,380 |
| 46.16 | % |
Commercial and industrial | |
| 32,225 |
| 4.03 | % |
| 32,582 |
| 4.06 | % |
Consumer | |
| 64,500 |
| 8.07 | % |
| 63,698 |
| 7.94 | % |
Total gross loans | |
| 799,641 |
| 100.00 | % |
| 802,446 |
| 100.00 | % |
Unearned discount and net deferred fees and costs | |
| 1,546 |
| | |
| 773 |
| | |
Total loans | |
| 801,187 |
| | |
| 803,219 |
| | |
Allowance for credit losses | |
| (8,916) |
| | |
| (8,749) |
| | |
Net loans | | $ | 792,271 |
| | | $ | 794,470 |
| | |
Non-Performing and Problem Assets
When a loan is 15 days past due, Ballston Spa sends the borrower a late charge notice. If the loan delinquency is not corrected, other forms of collections are implemented, including telephone calls and collection letters. Ballston Spa attempts personal, direct contact with the borrower to determine the reason for the delinquency, to ensure that the borrower correctly understands the terms of the loan and to emphasize the importance of making payments on or before the due date. If necessary, subsequent late charges and delinquency notices are issued and the account will be monitored on a regular basis thereafter. By the 90th day of delinquency, Ballston Spa will send the borrower a final demand for payment and it may refer the loan to legal counsel to commence foreclosure proceedings. Any of Ballston Spa’s loan officers can shorten these time frames in consultation with the senior lending officer.
Generally, loans are placed on non-accrual status when payment of principal or interest 90 days or more delinquent unless the loan is considered well-secured and in the process of collection. Loans are also placed on non-accrual status if collection of principal or interest in full is in doubt. When loans are placed on a non-accrual status, unpaid accrued interest is fully reversed, and further income is recognized only to the extent received. The loan may be returned to accrual status if both principal and interest payments are brought current and factors indicating doubtful collection no longer exist, including performance by the borrower under the loan terms for a six-month period. Ballston Spa’s Mortgage Lending Officer reports monitored loans, including all loans rated special mention, substandard, doubtful or loss, to the board of directors on a quarterly basis. In addition, management presents a quarterly loan loss allowance analysis to Ballston Spa’s board of directors.
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The following table sets forth Ballston Spa’s loan delinquencies by type and amount at the dates indicated.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | At | ||||||||||||||||
| | March 31, 2026 | | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| | 30-59 | | 60-89 | | 90 Days | | 30-59 | | 60-89 | | 90 Days | ||||||
| | Days | | Days | | or More | | Days | | Days | | or More | ||||||
| | Past Due | | Past Due | | Past Due | | Past Due | | Past Due | | Past Due | ||||||
| | (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
Residential real estate | | $ | 1,558 | | $ | — | | $ | 437 | | $ | — |
| $ | 1,260 |
| $ | 992 |
HELOCs | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — |
| | — |
| | — |
Commercial real estate | |
| — | | | 608 | |
| 328 | |
| — |
| | — |
| | 328 |
Commercial and industrial | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — |
| | — |
| | — |
Consumer | |
| 28 | |
| — | |
| 14 | |
| 227 |
| | 70 |
| | 75 |
Total loans | | $ | 1,586 | | $ | 608 | | $ | 779 | | $ | 227 | | $ | 1,330 | | $ | 1,395 |
Non-Performing Assets. The following table sets forth information regarding Ballston Spa’s non-performing assets as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.
| | | | | | |
| | At | ||||
| | March 31, | | December 31, | ||
| | 2026 | | 2025 | ||
| | (In thousands) | ||||
Non-accrual loans: |
| | |
| | |
Residential real estate | | $ | 309 | | $ | 331 |
HELOCs | |
| — | |
| — |
Commercial real estate | |
| 328 | |
| 328 |
Commercial and industrial | |
| — | |
| — |
Consumer | |
| — | |
| 1 |
Total non-performing loans | | $ | 637 | | $ | 660 |
On the basis of this review of Ballston Spa’s loans, its classified and special mention loans at the dates indicated were as follows:
| | | | | | |
| | At | ||||
| | March 31, | | December 31, | ||
| | 2026 | | 2025 | ||
| | (In thousands) | ||||
Substandard loans | | $ | 1,770 | | $ | 2,198 |
Doubtful loans | |
| — | |
| — |
Loss loans | |
| — | |
| — |
Total classified loans | | $ | 1,770 | | $ | 2,198 |
Special mention loans | | $ | 3,690 | | $ | 4,884 |
Classification of Assets. Ballston Spa’s policies, consistent with regulatory guidelines, provide for the classification of loans and other assets that are considered to be of lesser quality 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 assets characterized by the distinct possibility that Ballston Spa 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 (or portions of assets) classified as loss are those considered uncollectible and of such little value that their continuance as assets is not warranted. Assets that do not expose Ballston Spa to risk sufficient to warrant classification in one of the aforementioned categories, but which possess potential weaknesses that deserve Ballston Spa’s close attention, are required to be designated as special mention. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, Ballston Spa had $3.7 million and $4.9 million, respectively, in assets designated as special mention.
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Allowance for Credit Losses. The allowance for credit losses is the amount estimated by management as necessary to absorb credit losses incurred in the loan portfolio that are both probable and reasonably estimable at the balance sheet date. Ballston Spa’s determination as to the classification of its assets and the amount of its loss allowances are subject to review by the OCC, which can require that Ballston Spa establish additional loss allowances. Ballston Spa regularly reviews its asset portfolio to determine whether any assets require classification in accordance with applicable regulations. On the basis of Ballston Spa’s review of its assets at March 31, 2026, Ballston Spa had $1.8 million of assets classified as substandard, and no assets classified as doubtful or loss. At December 31, 2025, Ballston Spa had $2.2 million of assets classified as substandard, and no assets classified as doubtful or loss.
The following table sets forth activity in Ballston Spa’s allowance for credit losses by portfolio class for periods indicated (in thousands).
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Residential | | | | | | | | Commercial | | | | | | | ||
| | Real | | | | | Commercial | | and | | | | | | | |||
March 31, 2026 | | Estate | | HELOCs | | Real Estate | | Industrial | | Consumer | | Total | ||||||
Allowance for credit losses: |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
Beginning balance | | $ | 2,721 | | $ | 71 | | $ | 5,355 | | $ | 375 | | $ | 227 | | $ | 8,749 |
Provision for credit losses | |
| 110 | |
| — | |
| 35 | |
| (1) | |
| 36 | |
| 180 |
Loans charged-off | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| (27) | |
| (27) |
Recoveries | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| 14 | |
| 14 |
Total ending allowance balance | | $ | 2,831 | | $ | 71 | | $ | 5,390 | | $ | 374 | | $ | 250 | | $ | 8,916 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Residential | | | | | | | | Commercial | | | | | | | ||
| | Real | | | | | Commercial | | and | | | | | | | |||
March 31, 2025 | | Estate | | HELOCs | | Real Estate | | Industrial | | Consumer | | Total | ||||||
Allowance for credit losses: |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
Beginning balance | | $ | 2,564 | | $ | 104 | | $ | 5,396 | | $ | 313 | | $ | 168 | | $ | 8,545 |
Provision for credit losses | |
| (42) | |
| (1) | |
| 137 | |
| 5 | |
| 51 | |
| 150 |
Loans charged-off | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| (67) | |
| (67) |
Recoveries | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| — | |
| 7 | |
| 7 |
Total ending allowance balance | | $ | 2,522 | | $ | 103 | | $ | 5,533 | | $ | 318 | | $ | 159 | | $ | 8,635 |
Allocation of Allowance for credit losses. The following tables set forth the allowance for credit losses allocated by loan category and the percent of the allowance in each category to the total allocated allowance at the dates indicated. The allowance for credit losses allocated to each category is not necessarily indicative of future losses in any particular category and does not restrict the use of the allowance to absorb losses in other categories.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | At |
| ||||||||||
| | March 31, 2026 | | December 31, 2025 |
| ||||||||
| | | | Percent of | | | | | | Percent of | | |
|
| | | | Allowance | | Percent | | | | Allowance | | Percent |
|
| | | | in Each | | of Loans | | | | in Each | | of Loans |
|
| | | | Category | | in Each | | | | Category | | in Each |
|
| | Allowance | | to Total | | Category | | Allowance | | to Total | | Category |
|
| | for Loan | | Allocated | | to Total | | for Loan | | Allocated | | to Total |
|
| | Losses | | Allowance | | Loans | | Losses | | Allowance | | Loans |
|
|
| (In thousands) | | ||||||||||
Residential real estate | | 2,831 | | 31.75 | % | 39.73 | % | 2,721 | | 31.10 | % | 39.71 | % |
HELOCs |
| 71 |
| 0.80 | % | 2.05 | % | 71 |
| 0.81 | % | 2.13 | % |
Commercial real estate |
| 5,390 |
| 60.45 | % | 46.12 | % | 5,355 |
| 61.21 | % | 46.16 | % |
Commercial and industrial |
| 374 |
| 4.20 | % | 4.03 | % | 375 |
| 4.29 | % | 4.06 | % |
Consumer |
| 250 |
| 2.80 | % | 8.07 | % | 227 |
| 2.59 | % | 7.94 | % |
Total allocated allowance |
| 8,916 |
| 100.00 | % | 100.00 | % | 8,749 |
| 100.00 | % | 100.00 | % |
Unallocated allowance |
| — |
| |
| |
| — |
| |
| | |
Total |
| 8,916 |
| |
| |
| 8,749 |
| |
| | |
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Investment Activities
General. The goals of Ballston Spa’s investment policy is to maximize portfolio yield over the long term in a manner that is consistent with minimizing risk, and meeting liquidity needs, pledging requirements, and asset/liability management and interest rate risk strategies. Subject to loan demand and Ballston Spa’s interest rate risk analysis, Ballston Spa will increase the balance of its investment securities portfolio when it has excess liquidity.
At March 31, 2026, Ballston Spa’s investment portfolio consisted primarily of securities and obligations issued by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises totaling $3.0 million, securities and obligations issued by New York and its political subdivisions of $11.9 million, residential mortgage-backed securities of $42.3 million, collateralized mortgage obligations totaling $42 thousand and corporate securities of $5.5 million. At March 31, 2026, Ballston Spa also owned $5.7 million of Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock. As a member of Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, Ballston Spa is required to purchase stock in the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, which is carried at cost and classified as a restricted investment.
At March 31, 2026, all of Ballston Spa’s available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value through accumulated other comprehensive income.
For additional information regarding Ballston Spa’s investment securities portfolio, see Note 2 to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Deposit Activities and Other Sources of Funds
General. Deposits and loan repayments are the major sources of Ballston Spa’s funds for lending and other investment purposes. Scheduled loan repayments are a relatively stable source of funds, while deposit inflows and outflows and loan prepayments are significantly influenced by general interest rates and money market conditions.
Deposit Accounts. Deposits are primarily attracted from within Ballston Spa’s market area through the offering of a broad selection of deposit instruments, including non-interest-bearing demand deposits (such as checking accounts), interest-bearing demand accounts (such as NOW accounts), savings accounts, money market accounts and certificates of deposit. As of March 31, 2026, Ballston Spa holds $144.1 million of accounts from a variety of local municipal relationships. As of March 31, 2026 Ballston Spa also has $60.4 million of brokered deposits.
Ballston Spa also offers a variety of deposit accounts designed for the businesses operating in its market area. Ballston Spa’s business banking deposit products include a business checking account designed for small businesses, savings and money market accounts. Ballston Spa offers bill payment services through its online banking system.
Deposit account terms vary according to the minimum balance required, the time period the funds must remain on deposit and the interest rate, among other factors. In determining the terms of its deposit accounts, Ballston Spa considers the rates offered by its competition, the rates on borrowings, its liquidity needs, profitability to Ballston Spa, and customer preferences and concerns. Ballston Spa generally reviews its deposit mix and pricing weekly. Ballston Spa’s deposit pricing strategy has generally been to offer competitive rates on all types of deposit products, and to periodically offer special rates in order to attract deposits of a specific type or term.
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The following table sets forth the distribution of total deposits by account type at the dates indicated.
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| | March 31, 2026 | | December 31, 2025 |
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| | Amount | | Percent | | Rate | | Amount | | Percent | | Rate |
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Demand, non-interest bearing | | $ | 146,255 |
| 18 | % | — | % | $ | 148,536 |
| 19 | % | — | % |
NOW and money market | |
| 424,776 |
| 53 | % | 2.28 | % |
| 382,252 |
| 50 | % | 2.01 | % |
Savings | |
| 85,415 |
| 11 | % | 0.08 | % |
| 87,243 |
| 11 | % | 0.08 | % |
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Time, $250 and over | | | 36,497 |
| 4 | % | 3.72 | % |
| 28,807 |
| 4 | % | 3.87 | % |
Time, other | |
| 114,796 |
| 14 | % | 3.18 | % |
| 118,395 |
| 16 | % | 3.81 | % |
Total deposits | | $ | 807,739 |
| 100.00 | % | | | $ | 765,233 |
| 100.00 | % | | |
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the aggregate amount of uninsured deposits (deposits in amounts greater than $250,000, which is the maximum amount for federal deposit insurance), was $36.5 million and $28.8 million, respectively. Ballston Spa has no deposits that are uninsured for any reason other than being in excess of the maximum amount for federal deposit insurance.
Borrowings. Ballston Spa has the ability to utilize advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York to supplement its investable funds. The Federal Home Loan Bank functions as a central reserve bank providing credit for member financial institutions. As a member, Ballston Spa is required to own capital stock in the Federal Home Loan Bank and is authorized to apply for advances on the security of such stock and certain of Ballston Spa’s mortgage loans and other assets (principally securities that are obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States), provided certain standards related to creditworthiness have been met. Advances are made under several different programs, each having its own interest rate and range of maturities. Depending on the program, limitations on the amount of advances are based either on a fixed percentage of an institution’s net worth or on the Federal Home Loan Bank’s assessment of the institution’s creditworthiness.
At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, Ballston Spa had $20.0 million and $74.0 million, respectively, of outstanding advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York. At March 31, 2026, Ballston Spa had access to additional Federal Home Loan Bank advances of up to $272.9 million based on Ballston Spa’s unused qualifying collateral available to support such advances.
Ballston Spa also has the ability to borrow from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to supplement its investable funds. All borrowings are secured by pledges of qualifying loans and investment securities and are generally on overnight terms with interest rates quoted at the time of the borrowing. At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, Ballston Spa had no outstanding borrowings with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. At March 31, 2026, Ballston Spa had board of directors’ authorization to borrow up to $3.0 million from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
For a discussion of the impact of recent accounting pronouncements, see Note 1 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices
Our Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. GAAP generally requires the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars without consideration for changes in the relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation. The impact of inflation is reflected in the increased cost of our operations. Unlike industrial companies, our assets and liabilities are primarily monetary in nature. As a result, changes in market interest rates have a greater impact on our performance than the effects of inflation.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
For information regarding material risk, see “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation—Market Risk.”
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Management is responsible for the disclosure controls and procedures of the Company. Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods required by the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be so disclosed by an issuer is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. As of the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, expect as discussed below, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective for the purpose of ensuring that the information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act with the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f)) during the quarter ended March 31, 2026 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
Periodically, there have been various claims and lawsuits against us, such as claims to enforce liens, condemnation proceedings on properties in which we hold security interests, claims involving the making and servicing of real property loans and other issues incident to our business. We are not a party to any pending legal proceedings that we believe would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
There have been no material changes in risk factors applicable to the Company from those disclosed in “Risk Factors” of the Company’s Special Financial Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
The Company did not have any unregistered sales of equity securities or stock repurchases during the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
Not applicable
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable
Item 5. Other Information.
Securities Trading Plans of Directors and Executive Officers
During the three months ended March 31, 2026,
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Item 6. Exhibits.
Exhibit | | Description |
3.1 |
| Certificate of Incorporation of Ballston Spa Bancorp, Inc., as amended (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-291808) as filed on November 26, 2025) |
3.2 |
| Bylaws of Ballston Spa Bancorp, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-291808) filed on November 26, 2025) |
31.1* |
| Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
31.2* |
| Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
32.1* |
| Certification of Principal 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 Principal 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 |
| Inline XBRL Instance Document –the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |
101.SCH |
| Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema With Embedded Linkbase Documents |
104 |
| Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
* | Filed herewith. |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Ballston Spa Bancorp, Inc. | |
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Date: May 14, 2026 | By: | /s/ Christopher R. Dowd |
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| Christopher R. Dowd |
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| Chief Executive Officer |
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Date: May 14, 2026 | By: | /s/ James F. Dodd |
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| James F. Dodd |
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| Executive Vice President and |
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| Chief Financial Officer |
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