Company: ISBA
Filing Date: 2025-05-08
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000842517-25-000099
Chunk: 68

Company: ISABELLA BANK CORP
Filing Date: 2025-05-08
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 1
Chunk 68
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,326, respectively. Loan growth during the first quarter primarily was in the construction, real estate, and hospitality industries. The commercial pipeline is robust, with some anticipated loan closings in the first quarter extended into the second quarter 2025. Residential mortgages increased $6,476 as customers are favoring adjustable-rate loans, which are put on the balance sheet rather than sold in the secondary market. Core loan growth during the quarter was offset by a decline in agricultural and consumer loan portfolios that continue to roll off amid decreasing demand, competition and our adherence to credit quality standards. 

The ACL was $12,735 at March 31, 2025, a decrease of $160 from $12,895 at December 31, 2024.  Most of the decline is due to improvement in historical loss experience, driven by the recovery of three previously charged-off loans during the quarter totaling $136, which led to an $88 reduction in the allowance. Nonaccrual loans were $173 as of March 31, 2025 compared to $282 at December 31, 2024.  Past due and accruing accounts between 30 to 89 days as a percentage of total loans was 0.41% at March 31, 2025, compared to 0.40% at year-end 2024. Overall, credit quality remains strong, and there are no negative trends.

BOLI assets were $45,833 at March 31, 2025, an increase of $10,951 from December 31, 2024. The growth was mostly driven by a $10,583 investment of new policies in a separate account product at the beginning of January. The investment transaction included a surrender of $5,431 of existing general account policies and redeployment into a separate account BOLI. As part of BOLI restructuring, another $9,045 of general account policies will be exchanged for separate account BOLI, which is expected to be completed by the end of the third quarter. The separate account BOLI currently yields 5.4%, compared to a weighted-average yield of 2.9% from existing general account policies. 

Total deposits increased $50,849 from December 31, 2024, to $1,797,909 at March 31, 2025. The growth was driven by the interest-bearing demand, money market, and savings deposits, collectively increasing $60,380 as we continue to deepen customer relationships. Consumer demand for