Company: BANC-PF
Filing Date: 2025-11-10
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001628280-25-050892
Chunk: 18

Company: BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-11-10
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 2
Chunk 18
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3 million to $726.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 from $690.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 attributable primarily to the following:

•A decrease of $133.4 million in interest expense on deposits due primarily to lower interest paid on interest-bearing deposits as a result of deposit rate repricing driven by the 100 basis points of federal funds rate cuts in the second half of 2024 and lower average balances due mainly to the paydown of brokered deposits.

•A decrease of $30.4 million in interest expense on borrowings and subordinated debt driven by lower average balances resulting from the payoff of higher-cost borrowings in 2024, which were partially replaced with lower-cost long-term FHLB advances and lower market interest rates.

•An increase of $10.7 million in interest income from investment securities reflecting the benefits from 2024 balance sheet repositioning actions and reinvestment in higher-yield securities.

This was offset partially by:

•A decrease of $76.1 million in interest income from deposits in financial institutions driven by lower balances, as we maintained a lower cash target level and lower market interest rates.

•A decrease of $63.1 million in interest income from loans due primarily to lower market interest rates reflective of federal funds rate cuts, lower average balances attributable mainly to the sale in July 2024 of $1.95 billion of Civic loans, and by lower net loan discount accretion income. 

The net interest margin was 3.13% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, up 34 basis points from 2.79% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The year-over-year improvement was primarily driven by a 53 basis point decrease in the average total cost of funds to 2.40%, offset partially by a 17 basis point decrease in the average yield on interest-earning assets to 5.44%.

The average total cost of funds decreased by 53 basis points to 2.40%, driven by lower market interest rates and a shift in mix. The average cost of deposits declined by 49 basis points to 2.11%, reflecting the impact of federal funds rate cuts in the second half of 2024. Average total deposits decreased by $1.7 billion year over year, including a $1.5 billion reduction in average interest-bearing deposits and a $144.0 million decrease in average noninterest