Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-05-08
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001518715-25-000083
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Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-05-08
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 8
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 be sufficient to meet our liquidity needs for at least the next 12 months. We are currently not aware of any other trends or demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that will result in or that are reasonably likely to result in our liquidity increasing or decreasing in any material way that will impact our liquidity needs during or beyond the next 12 months.

Cash Flows

For the quarter ended March 31, 2025, cash and cash equivalents decreased by $154 million compared to an increase of $105 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2024. As excess liquidity can reduce the Company’s earnings and returns, the Company manages its cash positions to minimize the level of excess liquidity and does not attempt to maximize the level of cash and cash equivalents. The following discussion highlights the major activities and transactions that affected our cash flows during these periods.

Cash flows from operating activities

The Company's operating assets and liabilities are used to support our lending activities, including the origination and sale of mortgage loans. For the quarter ended March 31, 2025, net cash of $23 million was used in operating activities, as cash generated from operations was offset by cash used to fund LHFS in excess of proceeds from the sale of loans and increases in trading securities. For the quarter ended March 31, 2024, net cash of $8 million was used in operating activities, as cash generated from operations was offset by an increases in trading securities and other assets.

Cash flows from investing activities

The Company's investing activities primarily include AFS investment securities and loans originated as held for investment. For the quarter ended March 31, 2025, net cash of $191 million was provided by investing activities primarily from principal repayments on AFS securities and by LHFI principal repayments, net of originations. For the quarter ended March 31, 2024, net cash of $36 million was provided by investing activities primarily from principal repayments on AFS securities, partially offset by the origination of LHFI, net of principal repayments and net FHLB stock purchases.

Cash flows from financing activities

The Company's financing activities are primarily related to deposits and proceeds from borrowings. For the quarter ended March 31, 2025, net cash of $323 million was used in financing activities, primarily due to a decrease in brokered certificates of deposit. For the quarter ended March 31, 2024, net cash of $76 million was provided by financing activities, primarily due to  an increase in short