Company: SFBC
Filing Date: 2025-05-13
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001541119-25-000023
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Company: Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-13
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 2
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 average balance of borrowings, partially offset by a decrease in the average balance of interest-earning assets. Overall, the decline in funding costs contributed to a 36 basis point improvement in the net interest rate spread and a 30 basis point increase in the net interest margin, which rose to 3.25% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to 2.95% for the same period in 2024.

Through most of 2024, the Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve (“FOMC”) maintained the target range for the federal funds rate at 5.25% to 5.50%, where it remained until September 18, 2024. In light of continued progress on reducing inflation and after considering the balance of risks to the economy, the FOMC has since lowered the target range 100 basis points to 4.25% to 4.50% as March 31, 2025 .

Provision for Credit Losses.  

The following table reflects the components of the provision for (release of) credit losses during the periods indicated (dollars in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,20252024Release of credit losses on loans$(85)$(106)Release of credit losses on unfunded loan commitments(118)73  (Release of) provision for credit losses$(203)$(33)

A release of credit losses of $203 thousand was recorded for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, compared to a release of credit losses of $33 thousand for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. The release of credit losses on loans during the current quarter was primarily due to a decline in the balance of the loan portfolio, partially offset by higher qualitative factors which were influenced by uncertainty in the market. The release of credit losses on unfunded loan commitments during the current quarter related to overall fewer loan commitments. Net charge-offs for the three months ended March 31, 2025 totaled $21 thousand, compared to $56 thousand for three months ended March 31, 2024. 

While we believe the estimates and assumptions used in our determination of the adequacy of the ACL are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such estimates and assumptions will not be proven incorrect in the future, that the actual amount of future provisions will not exceed the amount of past provisions or that any increased provisions that may be required will not have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and results