Company: CVBF
Filing Date: 2025-02-28
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000950170-25-029985
Chunk: 154

Company: CVB FINANCIAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-02-28
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1B
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 decrease in total loans, and a decrease of $59.1 million in interest-earning balances due from the Federal Reserve. 

Total liabilities were $12.97 billion at December 31, 2024, a decrease of $975.7 million, or 7.00%, from total liabilities of $13.94 billion at December 31, 2023. The decrease was due to a $1.57 billion decrease in borrowings partially offset by a $514.7 million increase in deposits. Total deposits increased by $514.7 million, or 4.50%, from December 31, 2023. The increase in deposits includes $300 million of brokered deposits issued in association with cash flow hedging transactions entered into in 2024. Borrowings decreased by $1.57 billion from December 31, 2023, primarily due to the payoff of $1.91 billion of BTFP advances in 2024. As of December 31, 2024, total borrowings consisted of $500 million of Federal Home Loan Bank advances, at an average cost of approximately 4.6%. 

Total equity increased $108.3 million to $2.19 billion at December 31, 2024, compared to total equity of $2.08 billion at December 31, 2023. Increases to equity included $200.7 million in net earnings and an $11.5 million increase in other comprehensive income, that were partially offset by $111.9 million in cash dividends. We did not repurchase any stock in 2024. In 2023, we repurchased 791,800 shares of common stock, at an average repurchase price of $23.43, totaling $18.5 million. The Company's 2024 10b5-1 stock repurchase plan was authorized in November 2024 and allows for the repurchase of up to 10,000,000 shares of CVB common stock.  

Sale-Leaseback Transactions

            During the third and fourth quarters of 2024, the Bank executed sale-leaseback transactions and sold four buildings for a cumulative sale price of $47.1 million, resulting in a net pre-tax gain of $25.9 million and cash proceeds of $44.76 million. The Bank simultaneously entered into lease agreements with the respective purchasers for initial terms of 15 and 18 years. Total ROU assets and corresponding operating lease liabilities recorded were $26.8 million.