Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-08-06
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001518715-25-000110
Chunk: 97

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-08-06
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 2
Chunk 97
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 Plan of Merger with Mechanics Bank, whereby, subject to regulatory and certain shareholder approvals the Bank will merge with and into Mechanics Bank as a subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”). The Company will amend its articles of incorporation to issue shares to the Mechanics shareholders in exchange for 100% of Mechanics stock such that when the Merger closes the Mechanics shareholders will own approximately 91.7% of the combined company and HomeStreet shareholders will own approximately 8.3% of the combined company. Upon the closing of the Merger the Company’s name will change to Mechanics Bancorp. The Merger is expected to close in the third quarter of 2025, subject to regulatory approval.

On July 16, 2025, the Company entered into an agreement to sell its Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”) mortgage servicing portfolio to an entity experienced in servicing loans, including Ginnie Mae loans. The principal balance of the loans in the Ginnie Mae servicing portfolio sold under the purchase agreement was $797 million and the value of the related mortgage servicing rights was $15.7 million on June 30, 2025. The sale closed on August 1, 2025 and no gain or loss was recognized.

Economic and Market Conditions

The current level of interest rates continues to adversely impact our results of operations as our overall cost of funds are high in relation to the yield on our earning assets, resulting in a low net interest margin. With the decrease in short term interest rates in the latter part of 2024, our cost of funds have stabilized and started to decrease. As a result of the fourth quarter 2024 loan sale, we improved our net interest margin by selling lower yielding loans and paying off higher cost wholesale funding. Given the scheduled repricing of our multifamily and other commercial real estate loans, future anticipated reductions in borrowings, the expectation of further reductions in short-term interest rates by the Federal Reserve and continued effective non-interest expense management, we anticipate a return to earnings in 2025 and then earnings for the foreseeable future.

Management's Overview of the Second Quarter 2025 Financial Performance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Second Quarter of 2025 Compared to the First Quarter of 2025

Non-core amounts: For the second quarter and first quarter of 2025 non-core items include $1.7 million and $2.1 million of merger related expenses, respectively.

General: Our net loss and loss before income taxes were $4.4 million and $