# EDGAR Filing Document

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**Filing Date:** 2026-3
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**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000842517-26-000069

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 10-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 126

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251231

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260313

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260313

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** ISABELLA BANK CORP
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000842517
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 382830092
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MI
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 10-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-42639
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26752971

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 401 NORTH MAIN STREET
- **CITY:** MT PLEASANT
- **STATE:** MI
- **ZIP:** 48858
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 9897729471

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 401 NORTH MAIN STREET
- **CITY:** MT PLEASANT
- **STATE:** MI
- **ZIP:** 48858

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** ISABELLA BANK Corp
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20170403

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** ISABELLA BANK CORP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20080602

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** IBT BANCORP INC /MI/
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 10-K**

☒ **ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

**For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025**

**OR**

☐ **TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

**For the transition period from &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; to**

**Commission File Number: 0-18415**

**<u>Isabella Bank Corporation</u>**

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)**

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| **<u>Michigan</u>** | **<u>38-2830092</u>** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction of<br>incorporation or organization)** | **(I.R.S. Employer<br>identification No.)** |

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**<u>401 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48858</u>**

**(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)**

**Registrant's telephone number, including area code (989) 772-9471**

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered <br> <u>None</u> <u>ISBA</u> <u>The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC</u>

**Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:**

**<u>Common Stock - No Par Value</u>**

**(Title of Class)**

Indicated by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☐ Yes ☒ No

Indicated by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☐ Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☒ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☒ Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☒ Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definition of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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| Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☒ |
| Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☒ |
| | | Emerging growth company | ☐ |

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant's executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☐ Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☒ No

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $217,706,000 as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter.

The number of common shares outstanding of the registrant's Common Stock (no par value) was 7,330,036 as of March 12, 2026.

**DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE**

(Such documents are incorporated herein only to the extent specifically set forth in response to an item herein.)

Portions of the Isabella Bank Corporation Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held May 5, 2026 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K. The Isabella Bank Corporation Proxy Statement will be mailed on or before March 23, 2026.

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**ISABELLA BANK CORPORATION**

**ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K**

**Table of Contents**

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| **PART I** |  | **<u>[6](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_13)</u>** |
| Item 1. | <u>[Business](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_16)</u> | <u>[6](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_16)</u> |
| Item 1A. | <u>[Risk Factors](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_19)</u> | <u>[13](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_19)</u> |
| Item 1B. | <u>[Unresolved Staff Comments](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_22)</u> | <u>[22](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_22)</u> |
| Item 1C. | <u>[Cybersecurity](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_25)</u> | <u>[22](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_25)</u> |
| Item 2. | <u>[Properties](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_28)</u> | <u>[24](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_28)</u> |
| Item 3. | <u>[Legal Proceedings](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_31)</u> | <u>[24](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_31)</u> |
| Item 4. | <u>[Mine Safety Disclosures](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_34)</u> | <u>[24](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_34)</u> |
| **PART II** |  | **<u>[25](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_37)</u>** |
| Item 5. | <u>[Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_40)</u> | <u>[25](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_40)</u> |
| Item 6. | <u>[\[Reserved\]](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_43)</u> | <u>[26](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_43)</u> |
| Item 7. | <u>[Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_46)</u> | <u>[27](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_46)</u> |
| Item 7A. | <u>[Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_97)</u> | <u>[42](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_97)</u> |
| Item 8. | <u>[Financial Statements and Supplementary Data](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_100)</u> | <u>[43](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_100)</u> |
| Item 9. | <u>[Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_175)</u> | <u>[102](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_175)</u> |
| Item 9A. | <u>[Controls and Procedures](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_178)</u> | <u>[102](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_178)</u> |
| Item 9B. | <u>[Other Information](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_181)</u> | <u>[102](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_181)</u> |
| Item 9C. | <u>[Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_184)</u> | <u>[102](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_181)</u> |
| **PART III** |  | **<u>[103](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_187)</u>** |
| Item 10. | <u>[Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_190)</u> | <u>[103](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_190)</u> |
| Item 11. | <u>[Executive Compensation](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_193)</u> | <u>[103](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_193)</u> |
| Item 12. | <u>[Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_196)</u> | <u>[103](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_196)</u> |
| Item 13. | <u>[Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_199)</u> | <u>[103](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_199)</u> |
| Item 14. | <u>[Principal Accountant Fees and Services](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_202)</u> | <u>[103](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_202)</u> |
| **PART IV** |  | **<u>[104](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_205)</u>** |
| Item 15. | <u>[Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_208)</u> | <u>[104](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_208)</u> |
| Item 16. | <u>[Form 10-K Summary](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_211)</u> | <u>[105](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_211)</u> |
| **SIGNATURES** |  | **<u>[106](#i5d769696b8f54ad39036257450795c3b_214)</u>** |

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**Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations**

The acronyms and abbreviations identified below may be used throughout this Annual Report on Form 10-K or in our other SEC filings. You may find it helpful to refer back to this page while reading this report.

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| ACL: Allowance for credit losses | FRB: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System |
| AFS: Available-for-sale | Freddie Mac: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
| ALCO: Asset-Liability Committee | FTE: Fully taxable equivalent |
| ALLL: Allowance for loan and lease losses | GAAP: U.S. generally accepted accounting principles |
| AOCI: Accumulated other comprehensive income | HFI: Held-for-investment |
| ASC: FASB Accounting Standards Codification | HFS: Held-for-sale |
| ASU: FASB Accounting Standards Update | IRR: Interest rate risk |
| ATM: Automated teller machine | IT: Information Technology |
| AUM: Assets under management | N/A: Not applicable |
| BHC Act: Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 | N/M: Not meaningful |
| Board: Board of Directors of Isabella Bank Corporation | Nasdaq: Nasdaq Stock Market Index |
| BOLI: Bank-owned life insurance | NAV: Net asset value |
| CECL: Current expected credit losses | NIM: Net interest margin |
| CFPB: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | NSF: Non-sufficient funds |
| CIK: Central Index Key | OCI: Other comprehensive income (loss) |
| DIF: Deposit Insurance Fund | OMSR: Originated mortgage servicing rights |
| DIFS: Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services | PCAOB: Public Company Accounting Oversight Board |
| Directors Plan: Isabella Bank Corporation and Related Companies Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors | Rabbi Trust: A trust established to fund our Directors Plan |
| Dividend Reinvestment Plan: Isabella Bank Corporation Stockholder Dividend Reinvestment Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Plan | RSP: Isabella Bank Corporation Restricted Stock Plan |
| ETR: Effective tax rate | SEC: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |
| Exchange Act: Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended | SOFR: Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
| FASB: Financial Accounting Standards Board | SOX: Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
| FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | XBRL: eXtensible Business Reporting Language |
| FFIEC: Federal Financial Institutions Examinations Council | Yield Curve: U.S. Treasury Yield Curve |
| FHLB: Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago |  |

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**Forward-Looking Statements**

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains statements that we believe are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, future events and our financial performance. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as "may," "might," "should," "could," "predict," "potential," "believe," "expect," "continue," "will," "likely," "anticipate," "seek," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "strive," "projection," "goal," "target," "aim," "would," "annualized" and "outlook," or the negative version of those words or other comparable words or phrases of a future or forward-looking nature. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, management's beliefs and certain assumptions made by management, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond our control. Accordingly, we caution you that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, assumptions, estimates and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, actual results may prove to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

There are or will be important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated in these forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• uncertainty or perceived instability in the banking industry as a whole;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• increased competition for deposits among traditional and nontraditional financial services companies, and related changes in deposit customer behavior;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the lingering inflationary pressures, and the risk of the resurgence of elevated levels of inflation, in the United States and our market areas, and its impact on market interest rates, the labor market, the economy as a whole, and credit quality;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• risks associated with concentrations of our business in market areas, loans secured by real estate and public funds deposits as a percentage of total deposits;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• adverse changes in customer demand, spending, borrowing, and savings habits;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• risks associated with our commercial loan portfolio and agricultural loan portfolio;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• risks related to the significant amount of credit that we have extended to a limited number of borrowers and in a limited geographic area;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• damage to our reputation resulting from adverse publicity, regulatory actions, litigation, operational failures, and the failure to meet client expectations and other facts;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• our ability to keep pace with technological change or difficulties we may experience when implementing new technologies;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• cybersecurity risk, including cyber incidents or other failures, disruptions or breaches of our operational or security systems or infrastructure, or those of our third-party vendors or other service providers, including as a result of a cyber attack;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• costs and effects of litigation, investigations or similar matters to which we may be subject;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• natural disasters, severe weather, acts of god, acts of war or terrorism, domestic civil unrest, geopolitical instability, public health outbreaks (such as coronavirus), other international or domestic calamities, and other events beyond our control, including as a result of in the policies of the current U.S. presidential administration or Congress;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the impacts of tariffs, sanctions and other trade policies of the United States and its global trading counterparts and the resulting impact on the Corporation and its customers;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• compliance with governmental and regulatory requirements, including the Dodd-Frank Act Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("Dodd-Frank Act"), Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018 ("EGRRCPA"), and others relating to banking, consumer protection, securities and tax matters;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• changes in accounting principles and standards, including those related to loan loss recognition under the CECL methodology;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• changes in the laws, rules, regulations, interpretations or policies that apply to the Corporation's business and operations, and any additional regulations, or repeals that may be forthcoming as a result thereof, which could cause the Corporation to incur additional costs and adversely affect the Corporation's business environment, operations, and financial results; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• our ability to navigate the uncertain impacts of current and future governmental monetary and fiscal policies, including the current and future policies of the Board of Governors of the FRB and as a result of initiatives of the Trump administration.

The foregoing factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read together with the other cautionary statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including the risk factors. Because of these risks and other uncertainties, our actual future results, performance or achievements, or industry results, may be materially different from the results indicated by the forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. In addition, our past results of operations are not necessarily indicative of our future results. Accordingly, you should not rely on any forward-looking statements, which represent our beliefs, assumptions, and estimates only as of the dates on which such forward-looking statements were made. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

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**PART I**

**<u>Item 1. Business.</u>**

**General**

Isabella Bank Corporation is a registered financial holding company registered under the BHC Act. The Corporation was incorporated in September 1988 under Michigan law. The Corporation's wholly owned subsidiary, Isabella Bank, has 31 offices located throughout Bay, Clare, Gratiot, Isabella, Mecosta, Midland, Montcalm, and Saginaw counties. The area includes significant agricultural production, manufacturing, retail, gaming and tourism, and several colleges and universities.

As used in Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations as well as in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, references to "we," "our," "us," and "the Corporation" refer to Isabella Bank Corporation, a Michigan corporation and registered financial holding company, our wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Isabella Bank, and our other consolidated subsidiaries. References to "the Bank" refer to Isabella Bank.

The Bank is a community bank with a focus on providing high quality, personalized service at a fair price. We offer a broad array of banking and wealth management services to businesses, institutions, individuals, and their families. We compete with other commercial banks, savings and loan associations, mortgage brokers, finance companies, credit unions, retail brokerage firms, and other companies providing financial services.

Lending activities include loans for commercial and agricultural operations and real estate purposes, residential real estate loans, and consumer loans. We limit lending activities primarily to local markets and purchased loans from the secondary market are minimal. We do not make loans to fund leveraged buyouts, have no foreign corporate or government loans, and have limited holdings of corporate debt securities. Our general lending philosophy is to limit concentrations to individuals and business segments. For additional information related to our lending strategies and policies, see "Note 3 – Loans and ACL" of "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Deposit services offered include checking accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposit, direct deposits, cash management services, mobile and internet banking, and ATMs. We also offer full-service investment management, trust, and estate services.

**Competition**

The banking and financial services industry is highly competitive, and we compete with a wide range of financial institutions within our markets, including local, regional, and national commercial banks and credit unions. We also compete with mortgage companies, trust companies, brokerage firms, consumer finance companies, mutual funds, securities firms, third-party payment processors, financial technology companies, and other financial intermediaries for certain of our products and services. Some of our competitors are not subject to the regulatory restrictions and level of regulatory supervision applicable to us. Many of our competitors are much larger financial institutions that have greater financial resources than we do and compete aggressively for market share. Interest rates on loans and deposits, as well as prices on fee-based services, are typically significant competitive factors within the banking and financial services industry.

**Human Capital Resources**

As of December 31, 2025, we had 362 full-time equivalent employees, consisting of 341 full-time employees and 38 part-time employees. We provide group life, health, accident, disability, and other insurance programs as well as a number of other employee benefit programs and management considers its employee relations to be satisfactory.

**Available Information**

Our SEC filings (including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Definitive Proxy Statements, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports) are available through our website (www.isabellabank.com). We will provide paper copies of our SEC reports free of charge upon request by a shareholder as soon as reasonably practicable after filing or furnishing such reports with the SEC. The information on our website address is not incorporated by reference into this report, and the information on the website is not part of this report.

The SEC maintains a website (www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding Isabella Bank Corporation (CIK #0000842517) and other issuers.

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**Supervision and Regulation**

*The following is a general summary of the material aspects of certain statutes and regulations that are applicable to us. These summary descriptions are not complete, and you should refer to the full text of the statutes, regulations, and corresponding guidance for more information. These statutes and regulations are subject to change, and additional statutes, regulations, and corresponding guidance may be adopted. We are unable to predict these future changes or the effects, if any, that these changes could have on our business or our revenues.*

**General**

Financial institutions and their holding companies are extensively regulated under federal and state law. Consequently, our growth and earnings performance can be affected not only by management decisions and general and local economic conditions, but also by the statutes administered by, and the regulations and policies of, various governmental regulatory authorities. Those authorities include, but are not limited to, the FRB, the FDIC, the DIFS, the Internal Revenue Service, and state taxing authorities. The effect of such statutes, regulations and policies and any changes thereto can be significant and cannot necessarily be predicted.

Federal and state laws and regulations generally applicable to financial institutions and their holding companies regulate, among other things, the scope of business, investments, reserves against deposits, capital levels, lending activities and practices, the nature and amount of collateral for loans, the establishment of branches, mergers, consolidations, and dividends. The system of supervision and regulation applicable to us establishes a comprehensive framework for our operations and is intended primarily for the protection of the FDIC's deposit insurance fund, our depositors, and the public, rather than our shareholders.

The following is a summary of the material elements of the supervisory and regulatory framework applicable to the Corporation and the Bank. It does not describe all of the statutes, regulations, and regulatory policies that apply, nor does it restate all of the requirements of those that are described. The descriptions are qualified in their entirety by reference to the particular statutory and regulatory provision.

*Capital Requirements*. We and the Bank are required under federal law to maintain certain minimum capital levels based on ratios of capital to total assets and capital to risk-weighted assets. The required capital ratios are minimums, and the regulators may determine that a banking organization based on its size, complexity, or risk profile must maintain a higher level of capital in order to operate in a safe and sound manner. Risks such as concentration of credit risks and the risk arising from non-traditional activities, as well as the institution's exposure to a decline in the economic value of its capital due to changes in interest rates, and an institution's ability to manage those risks, are important factors that are to be taken into account in assessing an institution's overall capital adequacy. The following is a brief description of the relevant provisions of these capital rules and their potential impact on our capital levels.

We and the Bank are subject to the following risk-based capital ratios: a Common Equity Tier 1 ("CET1") risk-based capital ratio, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio, which includes CET1 and additional Tier 1 capital, and a total risk-based capital ratio, which includes Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital. CET1 is primarily comprised of the sum of common stock instruments and related surplus net of treasury stock plus retained earnings less certain adjustments and deductions, including with respect to goodwill, intangible assets, mortgage servicing assets, and deferred tax assets subject to temporary timing differences. Additional Tier 1 capital is primarily comprised of noncumulative perpetual preferred stock. Tier 2 capital consists of instruments disqualified from Tier 1 capital, including qualifying subordinated debt and a limited amount of loan loss reserves up to a maximum of 1.25% of risk-weighted assets, subject to certain eligibility criteria. The capital rules also define the risk-weights assigned to assets and off-balance sheet items to determine the risk-weighted asset components of the risk-based capital rules, including, for example, certain "high volatility" commercial real estate, past due assets, structured securities, and equity holdings.

The leverage capital ratio, which serves as a minimum capital standard, is the ratio of Tier 1 capital to quarterly average total consolidated assets net of goodwill, certain other intangible assets, and certain required deduction items. The required minimum leverage ratio for all banks and bank holding companies is 4%. In addition, effective January 1, 2019, the capital rules required a capital conservation buffer of 2.5% above each of the minimum risk-based capital ratio requirements (CET1, Tier 1, and total capital), which is designed to absorb losses during periods of economic stress. These buffer requirements must be met for a bank or bank holding company to be able to pay dividends, engage in share buybacks, or make discretionary bonus payments to executive management without restriction.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991, as amended ("FDICIA"), among other things, requires the federal bank regulatory agencies to take "prompt corrective action" regarding depository institutions that do not meet minimum capital requirements. FDICIA establishes five regulatory capital tiers: "well capitalized," "adequately capitalized," "undercapitalized," "significantly undercapitalized," and "critically undercapitalized." A depository institution's capital tier will depend upon how its capital levels compare to various relevant capital measures and certain other factors, as established by

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regulation. FDICIA generally prohibits a depository institution from making any capital distribution (including payment of a dividend) or paying any management fee to its holding company if the depository institution would thereafter be undercapitalized. The FDICIA imposes progressively more restrictive restraints on operations, management, and capital distributions depending on the category in which an institution is classified. Undercapitalized depository institutions are subject to restrictions on borrowing from the FRB. In addition, undercapitalized depository institutions may not accept brokered deposits absent a waiver from the FDIC, are subject to growth limitations, and are required to submit capital restoration plans for regulatory approval. A depository institution's holding company must guarantee any required capital restoration plan up to an amount equal to the lesser of 5% of the depository institution's assets at the time it becomes undercapitalized or the amount of the capital deficiency when the institution fails to comply with the plan. Federal banking agencies may not accept a capital plan without determining, among other things, that the plan is based on realistic assumptions and is likely to succeed in restoring the depository institution's capital. If a depository institution fails to submit an acceptable plan, it is treated as if it is significantly undercapitalized. To be well-capitalized, the Bank must maintain at least the following capital ratios:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• 6.5% CET1 to risk-weighted assets;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• 8.0% Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• 10.0% Total capital to risk-weighted assets; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• 5.0% leverage ratio.

The FRB has not yet revised the well-capitalized standard for bank holding companies to reflect the higher capital requirements imposed under the current capital rules applicable to banks. For purposes of the FRB's Regulation Y, including determining whether a bank holding company meets the requirements to be a financial holding company, bank holding companies, such as the Corporation, must maintain a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6.0% or greater and a total risk-based capital ratio of 10.0% or greater to be well-capitalized. Also, the FRB may require bank holding companies, including the Corporation to maintain capital ratios substantially in excess of mandated minimum levels depending upon general economic conditions and a bank holding company's particular condition, risk profile, and growth plans.

Failure to be well-capitalized or to meet minimum capital requirements could result in certain mandatory and possible additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have an adverse material effect on our operations or financial condition. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements could also result in restrictions on the Corporation's or the Bank's ability to pay dividends or otherwise distribute capital or to receive regulatory approval of applications or other restrictions on its growth.

As of December 31, 2025, the Corporation's and the Bank's regulatory capital ratios were above the applicable well-capitalized standards and met the capital conservation buffer. Based on current estimates, we believe that the Corporation and the Bank will continue to exceed all applicable well-capitalized regulatory capital requirements and the capital conservation buffer in 2026.

Certain additional information concerning regulatory guidelines for capital adequacy and other regulatory matters is presented herein under the caption "Capital" in Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and in "Note 9 – Capital Ratios and Shareholders' Equity" and "Note 14 – Off-Balance-Sheet Activities, Commitments and Other Matters" of "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

*Community Bank Leverage Ratio*. On September 17, 2019, the federal banking agencies jointly finalized a rule effective as of January 1, 2020 and intended to simplify the regulatory capital requirements described above for qualifying community banking organizations ("QCBO") that opt into the Community Bank Leverage Ratio ("CBLR") framework, as required by Section 201 of the EGRRCPA. The final rule became effective on January 1, 2020, and the CBLR framework became available for banks to use beginning with their March 31, 2020 Call Reports. Under the final rule, if a QCBO opts into the CBLR framework and meets all requirements under the framework, it will be considered to have met the well-capitalized ratio requirements under the Prompt Corrective Action regulations described below and will not be required to report or calculate risk-based capital. In order to qualify for the CBLR framework, a QCBO must have a tier 1 leverage ratio of greater than 9%, less than $10 billion in total consolidated assets, and limited amounts of off-balance-sheet exposures and trading assets and liabilities.

Although the Corporation and the Bank are QCBOs, the Corporation and the Bank have currently not elected to opt in to the CBLR framework at this time and will continue to follow the capital requirements under the Basel III Capital Rules as described above.

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**The Corporation**

We are a financial holding company and, as such, are registered with, and subject to regulation by, the FRB under the BHC Act. Under the BHC Act, we are subject to reporting requirements, inspections, and audits. Federal law also subjects bank holding companies, such as the Corporation, to restrictions on the types of activities in which they may engage, and to a range of supervisory requirements.

*Source of Strength.* Under FRB policy, bank holding companies are expected to act as a source of financial strength to their bank subsidiaries and to commit resources to support those subsidiaries. The term "source of financial strength" means the ability of a company, such as us, that directly or indirectly owns or controls an insured depository institution, such as the Bank, to provide financial assistance to such insured depository institution in the event of financial distress. This support may be required by the FRB at times when, in the absence of such FRB policy, it would not otherwise be required to provide support.

*Activity Limitations.* Bank holding companies are generally restricted to engaging in the business of banking, managing, or controlling banks and certain other activities determined by the FRB to be closely related to banking. In addition, bank holding companies that qualify and elect to be financial holding companies may engage in any activities that are financial in nature or complementary to a financial activity and do not pose a substantial risk to the safety and soundness of depository institutions or the financial system without prior approval of the FRB. Activities that are financial in nature include securities underwriting and dealing, insurance underwriting, and making merchant banking investments. The Corporation has elected to be a financial holding company.

In order for the Corporation to maintain financial holding company status, the Bank must be categorized as "well-capitalized" and "well-managed" under applicable regulatory guidelines. If the Corporation or the Bank ceases to meet these requirements, the FRB may impose corrective capital and/or managerial requirements and place limitations on the Corporation's ability to conduct the broader financial activities permissible for financial holding companies. In addition, if the deficiencies persist, the FRB may require the Corporation to divest of the Bank. The Bank was categorized as "well-capitalized" and "well-managed" as of December 31, 2025.

*Imposition of Liability for Undercapitalized Subsidiaries*. Bank regulators are required to take "prompt corrective action" to resolve problems associated with insured depository institutions whose capital declines below certain levels. In the event an institution becomes "undercapitalized," it must submit a capital restoration plan to its regulators. The capital restoration plan will not be accepted by the regulators unless each company having control of the undercapitalized institution guarantees the subsidiary's compliance with the capital restoration plan up to a certain specified amount. Any such guarantee from a depository institution's holding company is entitled to a priority of payment in bankruptcy.

The aggregate liability of the holding company of an undercapitalized bank is limited to the lesser of 5% of the institution's assets at the time it became undercapitalized or the amount necessary to cause the institution to be "adequately capitalized." The bank regulators have greater power in situations where an institution becomes "significantly" or "critically" undercapitalized or fails to submit a capital restoration plan. For example, a bank holding company controlling such an institution can be required to obtain prior FRB approval of proposed dividends, or it may be required to consent to a consolidation or to divest the troubled institution or other affiliates.

*Acquisitions.* The BHC Act permits acquisitions of banks by bank holding companies, such that we and any other bank holding company, whether located in Michigan or elsewhere, may acquire a bank located in any other state, subject to certain deposit-percentage, age of bank charter requirements, and other restrictions. In general, any direct or indirect acquisition by a bank holding company of any voting shares of any bank which would result in the bank holding company's direct or indirect ownership or control of more than 5% of any class of voting shares of such bank, and any merger or consolidation of the bank holding company with another bank holding company, will require the prior written approval of the FRB under the BHC Act. In acting on such applications, the FRB must consider various statutory factors including the effect of the proposed transaction on competition in relevant geographic and product markets and each party's financial condition, managerial resources, and record of performance under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, as amended ("CRA").

Michigan banking laws do not significantly restrict interstate banking. The Michigan Banking Code permits, in appropriate circumstances and with the approval of DIFS, (1) acquisition of Michigan banks by FDIC-insured banks, savings banks or savings and loan associations located in other states, (2) sale by a Michigan bank of branches to an FDIC-insured bank, savings bank or savings and loan association located in a state in which a Michigan bank could purchase branches of the purchasing entity, (3) consolidation of Michigan banks and FDIC-insured banks, savings banks or savings and loan associations located in other states having laws permitting such consolidation, (4) establishment of branches in Michigan by FDIC-insured banks located in other states, the District of Columbia or U.S. territories or protectorates having laws permitting a Michigan bank to establish a branch in such jurisdiction, and (5) establishment by foreign banks of branches located in Michigan.

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*Change in Control Limitations.* Federal law restricts the amount of voting stock of a bank holding company or a bank that a person may acquire without the prior approval of banking regulators. Under the Change in Bank Control Act and the regulations thereunder, a person or group must give advance notice to the FRB before acquiring control of any bank holding company, such as the Corporation, or to the appropriate regulator before acquiring control of any FDIC-insured bank, such as the Bank. Upon receipt of such notice, the regulator may approve or disapprove the acquisition. The Change in Bank Control Act creates a rebuttable presumption of control if a person or group acquires the power to vote 10% or more of our outstanding common stock. The overall effect of such laws is to make it more difficult to acquire a bank holding company and a bank by tender offer or similar means than it might be to acquire control of another type of corporation. Consequently, shareholders of the Corporation may be less likely to benefit from the rapid increases in stock prices that may result from tender offers or similar efforts to acquire control of other companies. Investors should be aware of these requirements when acquiring shares of our stock.

*Dividends.* The primary sources of funds for our payment of dividends to our shareholders are cash on hand and dividends from the Bank. Various federal and state statutory provisions and regulations limit the amount of dividends that the Bank may pay. For example, a Michigan state chartered bank may not declare a cash dividend or a dividend in kind except out of net profits then on hand after deducting all losses and bad debts, and then only if it will have a surplus amounting to not less than 20% of its capital after the payment of the dividend. Moreover, a Michigan state chartered bank may not declare or pay any cash dividend or dividend in kind until the cumulative dividends on its preferred stock, if any, have been paid in full. Further, if the surplus of a Michigan state chartered bank is at any time less than the amount of its capital, before the declaration of a cash dividend or dividend in kind, it must transfer to surplus not less than 10% of its net profits for the preceding six months (in the case of quarterly or semi-annual dividends) or the preceding two consecutive six month periods (in the case of annual dividends). In addition, as a member of the FRB, the Bank is required to obtain the prior approval of the FRB for the declaration or payment of a dividend if the total of all dividends declared in any year will exceed the total of (a) the Bank's retained net income (as defined by federal regulation) for that year, plus (b) the Bank's retained net income for the preceding two years

The payment of dividends by the Corporation and the Bank is also affected by various regulatory requirements and policies, such as the requirement to keep adequate capital in compliance with regulatory guidelines. Federal laws impose further restrictions on the payment of dividends by insured banks that fail to meet specified capital levels. The FDIC may prevent an insured bank from paying dividends if the bank is in default of payment of any assessment due to the FDIC. In addition, payment of dividends by a bank may be prevented by the applicable federal regulatory authority if such payment is determined, by reason of the financial condition of such bank, to be an unsafe and unsound banking practice.

The FRB and the FDIC have issued policy statements providing that bank holding companies and insured banks should generally pay dividends only out of current operating earnings. The FRB has issued a policy statement that provides that a bank holding company should not pay dividends unless: (1) its net income over the last four quarters (net of dividends paid) has been sufficient to fully fund the dividends; (2) the prospective rate of earnings retention appears to be consistent with the capital needs, asset quality and overall financial condition of the bank holding company and its subsidiaries; and (3) the bank holding company will continue to meet minimum required capital adequacy ratios. Additionally, the FRB requires a bank holding company to notify the FRB prior to increasing its cash dividend by more than 10% over the prior year.

*Repurchase or Redemption of Shares*. A bank holding company is generally required to give the FRB prior written notice of any purchase or redemption of its own then-outstanding equity securities if the gross consideration for the purchase or redemption, when combined with the net consideration paid for all such purchases or redemptions during the preceding twelve months, is equal to 10.0% or more of the company's consolidated net worth. The FRB may disapprove such a purchase or redemption if it determines that the proposal would constitute an unsafe and unsound practice, or would violate any law, regulation, FRB order or directive, or any condition imposed by, or written agreement with, the FRB. The FRB has adopted an exception to this approval requirement for bank holding companies that meet certain "well-capitalized" and "well-managed" standards and are not the subject of any unresolved supervisory issue.

**Isabella Bank**

The Bank is supervised and regulated by DIFS and the FRB. These agencies and federal and state laws extensively regulate various aspects of the banking business including, among other things, permissible types and amounts of loans, investments and other activities, capital adequacy, branching, interest rates on loans and deposits, and the safety and soundness of banking practices.

*FDIC Insurance Assessments and Depositor Preference.* The Bank's deposits are insured up to applicable limits by the FDIC's DIF and the Bank is subject to deposit insurance assessments to maintain the DIF. The FDIC assesses insurance premiums based upon a financial ratios method that takes into account asset and capital levels and supervisory ratings.

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Any capital loans by a bank holding company to any of its subsidiary banks are subordinate in right of payment to deposits and to certain other indebtedness of such subsidiary bank. In the event of a bank holding company's bankruptcy, any commitment by the bank holding company to a federal bank regulatory agency to maintain the capital of a subsidiary bank will be assumed by the bankruptcy trustee and entitled to a priority of payment. This priority would apply to guarantees of capital plans under the FDICIA.

*DIF Assessments.* Under Michigan law, if the capital of a Michigan state chartered bank has become impaired by losses or otherwise, the Commissioner of the DIFS may require that the deficiency in capital be met by assessment upon the bank's shareholders. Each shareholder would be responsible for a pro rata share of the deficiency, based on the amount of capital stock held by each shareholder. If an assessment is not paid by any shareholder within 30 days of the date of notice to the shareholder, sale of their stock will occur in order to pay such assessment.

*Insider and Affiliate Transactions*. Banking laws and regulations restrict transactions by insured banks owned by a bank holding company. These restrictions include loans to and certain purchases from the parent holding company, non-bank and bank subsidiaries of the parent holding company. Generally, these covered transactions with either the Corporation or any affiliate are limited to 10% of the Bank's capital and surplus, and all such transactions between the Bank and the Corporation and all of its non-bank affiliates combined are limited to 20% of the Bank's capital and surplus. Loans and other extensions of credit from the Bank to the Corporation or any affiliate generally are required to be secured by eligible collateral in specified amounts. In addition, any transaction between the Bank and the Corporation or any affiliate are required to be on an arm's length basis. Additional restrictions apply to principal shareholders, officers, directors and their affiliates, and investments by the subsidiary bank in the shares or securities of the parent holding company (or any of the other non-bank or bank affiliates), or acceptance of such shares or securities as collateral security for loans to any borrower.

*Safety and Soundness Standards*. The Federal Deposit Insurance Act ("FDI Act") requires the federal bank regulatory agencies to prescribe, by regulation or guideline, operational and managerial standards for all insured depository institutions relating to: (i) internal controls; (ii) information systems and audit systems; (iii) loan documentation; (iv) credit underwriting; (v) interest rate risk exposure; and (vi) asset quality. The federal banking agencies have adopted regulations and Interagency Guidelines Establishing Standards for Safety and Soundness to implement these required standards. These guidelines set forth the safety and soundness standards used to identify and address problems at insured depository institutions before capital becomes impaired. Under the regulations, if a regulator determines that a bank fails to meet any standards prescribed by the guidelines, the regulator may require the bank to submit an acceptable plan to achieve compliance, consistent with deadlines for the submission and review of such safety and soundness compliance plans.

*Anti-Money Laundering and OFAC.* The bank is subject to a number of financial recordkeeping and anti-money laundering laws and regulations including the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 and the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, as well as similar rules and guidelines implemented and enforced by the Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") and the FFIEC. These laws and regulations require the bank to take certain steps to prevent the use of the bank or its systems from facilitating the flow of illegal or illicit money or terrorist funds. These regulations include FinCEN's Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions, which is designed to identify and verify the identity of natural persons (known as beneficial owners) of legal entity customers who own, control and profit from companies when those companies open accounts.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC"), is responsible for helping to ensure that U.S. entities do not engage in transactions with certain prohibited parties, as defined by various Executive Orders and Acts of Congress. OFAC publishes lists of persons and organizations suspected of aiding, harboring or engaging in terrorist acts, known as Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons. Generally, if the Bank identifies a transaction, account or wire transfer relating to a person or entity on an OFAC list, it must freeze the account or block the transaction, file a suspicious activity report and notify the appropriate authorities.

Bank regulators routinely examine institutions for compliance with these obligations and they must consider an institution's compliance in connection with the regulatory review of applications, including applications for banking mergers and acquisitions. Failure of a financial institution to maintain and implement adequate programs to combat money laundering and terrorist financing and comply with OFAC sanctions, or to comply with relevant laws and regulations, could have serious legal, reputational and financial consequences for the institution.

*Anti-Tying Restrictions*. In general, a bank may not extend credit, lease, sell property, or furnish any services or fix or vary the consideration for them on the condition that (i) the client obtain or provide some additional credit, property, or services from or to the bank or bank holding company or their subsidiaries or (ii) the client not obtain some other credit, property, or services from a competitor, except to the extent reasonable conditions are imposed to assure the soundness of the credit extended. A bank may, however, offer combined-balance products and may otherwise offer more favorable terms if a client obtains two or

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more traditional bank products. The law also expressly permits banks to engage in other forms of tying and authorizes the FRB to grant additional exceptions by regulation or order. Also, certain foreign transactions are exempt from the general rule.

*Community Reinvestment Act*. The Bank is subject to the provisions of the CRA, which imposes a continuing and affirmative obligation, consistent with safe and sound operation, to help meet the credit needs of entire communities where the bank accepts deposits, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. The FRB's assessment of the Bank's CRA record is made available to the public. CRA agreements with private parties must be disclosed and annual CRA reports must be made to the FRB. Federal CRA regulations require, among other things, that evidence of discrimination against applicants on a prohibited basis and illegal or abusive lending practices be considered in the CRA evaluation. The Bank has a rating of "Satisfactory" in its most recent CRA evaluation.

On October 24, 2023, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC"), FRB, and FDIC issued a final rule to modernize their respective CRA regulations. The revised rules substantially alter the methodology for assessing compliance with the CRA, with material aspects taking effect January 1, 2026 and revised data reporting requirements taking effect January 1, 2027. Among other things, the revised rules evaluate lending outside traditional assessment areas generated by the growth of non-branch delivery systems, such as online and mobile banking, apply a metrics-based benchmarking approach to assessment, and clarify eligible CRA activities. The revised CRA regulations have been subject to an injunction since March 29, 2024. The effective dates will be extended for each day the injunction remains in place, pending the resolution of the lawsuit.

*Cybersecurity.* The federal banking agencies have adopted guidelines for establishing information security standards and cybersecurity programs for implementing safeguards under the supervision of a financial institution's board of directors. These guidelines, along with related regulatory materials, increasingly focus on risk management and processes related to information technology and the use of third parties in the provision of financial products and services. The federal banking agencies expect financial institutions to establish lines of defense and ensure that their risk management processes also address the risk posed by compromised customer credentials, and also expect financial institutions to maintain sufficient business continuity planning processes to ensure rapid recovery, resumption, and maintenance of the institution's operations after a cyber attack. If the Bank fails to meet the expectations set forth in this regulatory guidance, it could be subject to various regulatory actions and any remediation efforts may require significant resources of the Bank. In addition, all federal and state bank regulatory agencies continue to increase focus on cybersecurity programs and risks as part of regular supervisory exams.

In November 2021, the federal banking agencies approved a final rule that requires banking organizations to notify their primary regulator within 36 hours of becoming aware of a "computer-security incident" that rises to the level of a "notification incident", among other things, the rule also requires bank service providers to notify their banking organization customers as soon as possible after becoming aware of similar incidents.

*Consumer Laws and Regulations.* The Bank's business includes making a variety of types of loans to individuals. In making these loans, the Bank is subject to state usury and other consumer protection laws and to various federal statutes, including provisions of the Gramm Leach-Bliley Act aimed at protecting the privacy of consumer financial information, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, and the regulations promulgated under these statutes, which (among other things) prohibit discrimination, specify disclosures to be made to borrowers regarding credit and settlement costs, and regulate the mortgage loan servicing activities of our bank, including the maintenance and operation of escrow accounts and the transfer of mortgage loan servicing. In receiving deposits, the Bank is subject to extensive regulation under state and federal law and regulations, including the Truth in Savings Act, the Expedited Funds Availability Act, the Electronic Funds Transfer Act, and the FDI Act. Violation of these laws could result in the imposition of significant damages and fines upon the Bank and its directors and officers.

A number of consumer protection laws were implemented following the 2008 recession, including the Dodd-Frank Act. The Dodd-Frank Act created the CFPB, which was given the power to issue and enforce certain consumer protection laws. The CFPB has issued a number of consumer protection regulations, including regulations that impact residential mortgage lending and servicing.

**Impact of Monetary Policies**

The earnings and growth of the banking industry are affected by the credit policies of monetary authorities, including the FRB. An important function of the FRB is to regulate the national supply of bank credit in order to combat recessions and respond to inflationary pressures. Among the instruments of monetary policy used by the FRB to implement these objectives are open market operations in U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government Agency securities, changes in the discount rate on member bank borrowings, and changes in reserve requirements against member bank deposits. These methods are used in varying combinations to influence overall growth of bank loans, investments, and deposits and also affect interest rates charged on loans or paid for deposits. The monetary policies of the FRB have had a significant effect on the operating results of commercial

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banks and related financial service providers in the past and are expected to continue to do so in the future. The effect of such policies upon our future business and earnings cannot be predicted.

**Future Legislation and Regulation**

Various other legislative and regulatory initiatives, including proposals to overhaul the bank regulatory system, are from time to time introduced in Congress and state legislatures, as well as regulatory agencies. Such future legislation regarding financial institutions may change banking statutes and our operating environment in substantial and unpredictable ways and could increase or decrease the cost of doing business, limit or expand permissible activities, or affect the competitive balance among organizations within the industry. The nature and extent of future legislative and regulatory changes affecting financial institutions is very unpredictable. We cannot determine the ultimate effect that any such potential legislation, if enacted, would have upon our financial condition or results of operations.

**<u>Item 1A. Risk Factors.</u>**

An investment in our common stock is subject to risks and uncertainties. The material risks and uncertainties that management believes affect us are described below. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below, together with all the other information included or incorporated by reference herein. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties that management is not aware of or focused on or that management currently deems immaterial may also impair our business operations. This Annual Report on Form 10-K is qualified in its entirety by these risk factors.

If any of the events described in the risk factors should occur, our financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. If this were to happen, the value of our securities could decline significantly, and you could lose all or part of your investment.

**CREDIT RISKS**

**Deterioration in credit quality may adversely affect our earnings.**

Our primary source of revenue is interest income derived from loans to individuals, small businesses, and commercial entities. As such, we are exposed to credit risk, which is the risk that borrowers may fail to meet their repayment obligations. Credit losses are inherent in the business of making loans and could have a material adverse effect on our operating results.

There are risks inherent in making any loan, including risks inherent in dealing with individual borrowers, risks of non-payment, risks resulting from uncertainties as to the future value of collateral, and risks resulting from changes in economic and industry conditions and increases in inflation and interest rates. The credit quality of our loan portfolio can be influenced by several factors, including changes in economic conditions, the financial health of borrowers, industry-specific risks, and local market conditions. A downturn in the local or national economy could lead to higher unemployment rates, reduced consumer spending, and lower demand for credit, which in turn could increase the risk of loan defaults and charge-offs. Changes in the economy can also cause the assumptions that we made at origination to change and can cause borrowers to be unable to make payments on their loans, and significant changes in collateral values can cause us to be unable to collect the full value of loans we make. In addition, increases in interest rates and inflation increase costs and decrease profits, reducing the ability of borrowers to make payments on loans. Even in stable economic environments, we may experience higher-than-expected loan delinquencies or defaults, which could lead to increased provisions for credit losses and adversely impact our profitability and capital.

To manage the credit risk arising from lending activities, we maintain sound underwriting policies and procedures. We continuously monitor asset quality to determine the appropriateness of valuation allowances. However, there is no assurance that our credit risk monitoring and loan approval procedures are or will be adequate or will reduce the inherent risks associated with lending.

**Credit losses could increase, and the allowance may not be adequate to cover actual credit losses.**

We maintain an ACL to reserve for estimated expected credit losses within our loan portfolio. The level of the ACL reflects our evaluation of industry concentrations; specific credit risks; loan loss experience; loan portfolio quality; and economic, political, and regulatory conditions. The determination of the appropriate level of the ACL inherently involves a high degree of subjectivity and requires management to make significant estimates related to current and expected future credit risks and trends, all of which may undergo material changes. Deterioration in general economic conditions and unforeseen risks affecting clients may have an adverse effect on borrowers' capacity to repay timely their obligations before risk grades could reflect those changing conditions. In times of improving credit quality, with growth in our loan portfolio, the ACL may decrease as a percent of total loans. Changes in economic and market conditions may increase the risk that the allowance would become inadequate if

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borrowers experience economic and other conditions adverse to their businesses. Although management believes the ACL is appropriate to absorb probable losses within the loan portfolio, this allowance may not be adequate. Maintaining the adequacy of our ACL may require that we make significant and unanticipated increases the allowance, which would result in an expense for the period, thereby reducing the amount of reported net income, which may also adversely affect capital.

In addition, federal banking regulators, as an integral part of their respective supervisory functions, periodically review our ACL. The bank regulatory agencies may require us to change classifications or grades on loans, increase the ACL with large provisions for credit losses, and recognize further loan charge-offs based upon their judgments, which may be different from ours. Any increase in the ACL required by these regulatory agencies could have a negative effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

**Concentrations within the loan portfolio may increase exposure to credit losses.** 

A financial institution's exposure to risk increases if a disproportionate amount of the loan portfolio is extended to a single borrower, specific industry sector, or geographic area. A downturn in the economy, natural disaster, or industry-specific stressor may have a larger impact on the financial health of those borrowers, and in turn, the financial institution.

The Bank's loan portfolio consists of consumer, commercial, and agricultural loans. While our risk management framework includes robust underwriting standards, diversified lending practices, and monitoring of concentration risk within the portfolio, unforeseen economic shocks or industry-specific downturns could still lead to higher-than-expected loan losses, charge-offs, and impairments to collateral.

**INTEREST RATE AND LIQUIDITY RISKS**

**Changes in interest rates may reduce our net interest income.**

As a financial institution, our earnings and cash flows are largely dependent upon our ability to generate net interest income, which is the difference between interest income we earn as a result of interest paid to us on loans and investments and interest we pay to third parties such as our depositors and those from whom we borrow funds. As interest rates change, net interest income is affected. Interest rate risk results from the timing differences in the maturity or repricing frequency of a financial institution's interest earning assets, such as loans and securities, and its interest bearing liabilities, such as deposits and borrowed funds.

Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors that are beyond our control, including general economic conditions, changes in monetary policy, demand for loans, securities and deposits, policies of various governmental and regulatory agencies, and a change over time in the mix of our loans and investment securities as well as our deposits and other liabilities. Sustained low levels of market interest rates, as experienced prior to 2022, would place downward pressure on our net interest margins and, therefore, on our earnings. Conversely, increases in interest rates, though they could increase our interest margins absent a commensurate rise in our cost of funds, also have the potential to affect borrowers' ability to repay, particularly for the small and medium sized businesses to which we lend, subjecting us to potential loan losses. This effect could be exacerbated by an inflationary environment. We monitor the potential effects of changes in interest rates through simulations and gap analyses. To help mitigate the effects of changes in interest rates, we make significant efforts to stagger projected cash flows and maturities of interest sensitive assets and liabilities.

**The value of our investment securities portfolio may be negatively impacted by fluctuations in the market, including credit deterioration of the issuers of individual securities.**

Factors beyond our control can significantly influence and cause adverse changes to occur in the fair values of securities in our investment securities portfolio. These factors include, but are not limited to, rating agency actions in respect of the investment securities in our portfolio, defaults by the issuers of such securities, concerns with respect to the enforceability of the payment or other key terms of such securities, changes in market interest rates, continued instability in the capital markets, and lack of liquidity or marketability. Any of these factors, as well as others, could cause other-than-temporary impairments and realized or unrealized losses in future periods and declines in other comprehensive income, which could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, and prospects.

A volatile interest rate environment, illiquid market, or decline in credit quality could require us to recognize a credit-related impairment to the investment securities held in our portfolio. We consider many factors in determining whether a credit-related impairment exists including the length of time and extent to which fair value has been less than cost, the investment credit rating, and the probability that the issuer will be unable to pay the amount when due. While we do not intend to sell a security in an unrealized loss position or before recovery of its cost basis, the presence of these risk factors could lead to impairment charges.

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**We are subject to liquidity risk in our operations, which could adversely impact our ability to fund various obligations.**

Liquidity risk is the risk to earnings or capital arising from our inability to meet obligations, such as deposit withdrawals, loan disbursements, and other operating costs, when they come due without incurring unacceptable and significant costs. Liquidity risk includes the inability to manage unplanned changes in funding sources, or failure to address changes in market conditions that affect the ability to liquidate assets quickly and with minimal loss in value. Retail deposits, cash, and unencumbered AFS securities are our primary sources of liquidity, supplemented by alternative and wholesale funding sources. In addition, from time to time, we borrow from the FHLB. Potential alternative sources of liquidity include the sale of loans, the acquisition of national market non-core deposits, the issuance of additional collateralized borrowings such as the FHLB, advances, access to the FRB discount window, and the issuance of additional equity securities and/or debt. Our ability to manage liquidity will be hindered if we are unable to maintain access to funding or if adequate financing is not available to accommodate future growth at acceptable costs. In addition, if we rely too heavily on more expensive funding sources to support future growth, our operating margins and profitability would be adversely affected. Furthermore, if the Corporation is unable to raise adequate funds through external sources, the Corporation may need to sell assets with unrealized losses in order to generate additional liquidity, which could decrease the capital of the Corporation and have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

**Minimum capital requirements may adversely affect our ability to pay cash dividends, reduce our profitability, or otherwise adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.**

As a banking organization, our capital and liquidity are subject to regulation and supervision by banking regulators. We are required to maintain minimum levels of capital. The need to maintain capital and liquidity could result in our being required to increase our regulatory capital, restrict our lending capacity, and may dilute shareholder value or limit our ability to pay dividends or otherwise return capital to our investors through stock repurchases.

**Our access to funds from subsidiaries may be restricted.**

The Corporation is a separate and distinct legal entity from the Bank and its non-banking subsidiaries. The Corporation depends on dividends, distributions, and other payments from its banking and non-banking subsidiaries to fund dividend payments on its common stock, debt service of subordinated borrowings, fund stock repurchase program, and to fund strategic initiatives or other obligations. The Bank is not obligated to pay dividends to us. Furthermore, the Corporation's subsidiaries are subject to laws that authorize regulatory bodies to block or reduce the flow of funds from those subsidiaries to the Corporation based on assertion that certain payments from subsidiaries are considered an unsafe or unsound practice, which could impede our access to funds that we may need to make payments on our obligations or dividend payments, if and when declared from time to time by our Board in its sole discretion out of funds legally available for that purpose.

**Earnings may not grow if we are unable to successfully attract core deposits and lending opportunities and execute opportunities to generate fee-based income.**

Historically, our loan and deposit growth has been the principal factor in our increase in net-interest income. If we are unable to execute our business strategy of continued growth in loans and deposits, our earnings could be adversely impacted. The Corporation's ability to continue to grow depends, in part, upon our ability to expand our market share, to successfully attract core deposits and identify loan and investment opportunities, as well as opportunities to generate fee-based income. Our ability to manage growth successfully will also depend on whether we can continue to efficiently fund asset growth and maintain asset quality and cost controls, as well as on factors beyond our control, such as economic conditions and interest-rate trends.

**Wholesale funding sources may prove insufficient to replace deposits, support operations, and future growth.**

We must maintain sufficient funds to respond to the needs of customers. To manage liquidity, we use several wholesale funding sources in addition to core deposit growth, loan repayments, and maturities of loans and securities. These sources include FHLB and FRB advances, proceeds from the sale of securities, and loans and liquidity resources at the holding company. At times, the cost of these funds can exceed the cost of core deposits in our market area as well as digital deposits, which could have a material adverse effect on our net interest income margins. Wholesale funding is subject to certain practical limits such as the FHLB's maximum borrowing capacity and our liquidity targets. Our maximum borrowing capacity from the FHLB is based on the amount and fair market value and face amount, respectively, of commercial loans and securities we can pledge. If we are unable to pledge sufficient collateral to secure funding from the FHLB, we may lose access to this source of liquidity that we have historically relied upon. Additionally, we are required to establish limits on certain types of deposits including brokered deposits and listing service deposits, as well as total wholesale funding sources. If we reach these limits, future asset growth may be reduced or halted. If we are unable to access any of these types of funding sources or if our costs related to them increase, our liquidity and ability to support demand for loans could be materially adversely affected. If we were not able to

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replace such wholesale funding, we may have to liquidate loans, which may be at losses that would have a material adverse effect on our capital, our business, and your investment in the Corporation.

**Loss of deposits or a change in deposit mix could increase our cost of funding.**

Our future growth will largely depend on our ability to maintain and grow our deposit base and our ability to retain our trust clients, who provide deposits. In the current environment of elevated interest rates, our deposits may not be as stable or as interest rate insensitive as similar deposits may have been in the past, and some existing or prospective deposit customers of banks generally, including the Bank, may be inclined to pursue other investment alternatives, which may negatively impact our net interest margin. Additionally, negative news about the Corporation or the Bank, or the banking industry in general, could negatively impact market and/or customer perceptions of the Corporation and the Bank, which could lead to a loss of depositor confidence and an increase in deposit withdrawals. The account and deposit balances can decrease when clients perceive alternative investments, such as the stock market or real estate, as providing a better risk/return tradeoff. In general, deposits are a low cost and stable source of funding. We compete with banks and other financial institutions for deposits. Funding costs may increase if deposits are lost and we are forced to replace them with more expensive sources of funding, if customers shift their deposits into higher cost products or if we need to raise interest rates to avoid losing deposits. Furthermore, the portion of our deposit portfolio that is comprised of large uninsured deposits may be more likely to be withdrawn rapidly under adverse economic conditions. If our clients move money out of bank deposits into investments or to other financial institutions, we could lose a relatively low-cost source of funds, increasing our funding costs and reducing our net interest income, net interest margin, and net income.

**Prepayments of loans may negatively impact our business as customers may prepay the principal amount of their outstanding loans at any time.**

The speeds at which such prepayments occur, as well as the size of such prepayments, are within the customers' discretion. Fluctuations in interest rates, in certain circumstances, may also lead to high levels of loan prepayments, which may also have an adverse impact on net interest income. If customers prepay the principal amount of their loans, and we are unable to lend those funds to other borrowers or invest the funds at the same or higher interest rates, interest income will be reduced. A significant reduction in interest income could have a negative impact on our results of operations and financial condition.

**Secondary mortgage market conditions may adversely affect our financial condition and earnings.**

The secondary mortgage markets are impacted by interest rates and investor demand for residential mortgage loans and increased investor yield requirements for these loans. These conditions may fluctuate in the future. As a result, a prolonged period of secondary market illiquidity may reduce our loan production volumes, change loan portfolio composition, and reduce operating results. Secondary markets are affected by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginny Mae for loan purchases that meet their conforming loan requirements. These agencies could limit purchases of conforming loans due to capital constraints, changes in conforming loan criteria, or other factors. Proposals to reform mortgage finance could affect the role of these agencies and the market for conforming loans.

**OPERATIONAL AND REPUTATIONAL RISKS**

**Operational risks could lead to financial loss, litigation, and reputation risk.**

Like most financial institutions, we are exposed to many types of operational risk. Operational risk is the risk of loss resulting from failed or inadequate internal processes, people, and systems or from external events. Errors or lapses in internal controls could result in financial loss, regulatory violations, or reputational damage. Our dependence upon automated systems may further increase the risk that system errors will result in losses that are difficult to detect. Operational risks may also arise from employee misconduct, including fraud or theft. It is not always possible to prevent employee error or misconduct, and the precautions we take to prevent and detect this activity may not always be effective. These factors may lead to reputation risk and transaction risk.

Reputation risk is managed by developing and retaining marketplace confidence in handling customers' financial transactions in an appropriate manner and protecting our safety and soundness. Transaction risk includes losses from fraud, error, the inability to deliver products or services, and loss or theft of information. Transaction risk also encompasses product development and delivery, transaction processing, information technology systems, and the Corporation's internal control environment.

To minimize potential losses due to operational risks, we have established a robust system of internal controls that are regularly tested by our internal audit department in conjunction with external audit firms. While we strive to maintain robust internal controls and oversight, there is no guarantee that operational failures will be entirely avoided.

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**Unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential client or customer information, whether through cyber attacks, breach of computer systems or other means could severely harm the Corporation's business.**

See Item 1C. Cybersecurity.

Regulations relating to privacy, information security, and data protection could increase our costs, affect or limit how we collect and use personal information, and adversely affect our business opportunities.

We are subject to various privacy, information security, and data protection laws, including requirements concerning security breach notification, and we could be negatively impacted by these laws. Various state and federal banking regulators and states have also enacted data security breach notification requirements with varying levels of individual, consumer, regulatory, or law enforcement notification in certain circumstances in the event of a security breach. Moreover, legislators and regulators in the U.S. are increasingly adopting or revising privacy, information security, and data protection laws that potentially could have a significant impact on our current and planned privacy, data protection, and information security-related practices, our collection, use, sharing, retention, and safeguarding of consumer or employee information, and some of our current or planned business activities. This could also increase our costs of compliance and business operations and could reduce income from certain business initiatives. This includes increased privacy-related enforcement activity at the federal level by the Federal Trade Commission, as well as at the state level. Compliance with current or future privacy, data protection, and information security laws (including those regarding security breach notification) affecting customer or employee data to which we are subject could result in higher compliance and technology costs and could restrict our ability to provide certain products and services, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial conditions, or results of operations. Our failure to comply with privacy, data protection, and information security laws could result in potentially significant regulatory or governmental investigations or actions, litigation, fines, sanctions, and damage to our reputation, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.

**Our operations rely on external vendors.**

We rely upon certain external vendors for our daily operations, some of which provide critical functions. If one of these vendors fails to perform in accordance with their established performance standards or encounters financial, regulatory, or strategic issues, it could disrupt our operations and/or expose us to liability. While we have a formal vendor management program to assist in vendor selection and ongoing performance monitoring, the failure of a vendor to perform in accordance with contractual agreements could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

**The Bank may experience losses related to fraud or theft.**

Reported fraud continues to increase on local, state, and national levels. The increased use of the internet and mobile devices to conduct financial and other everyday transactions, coupled with the increased sophistication and activities of criminals, increases the Bank's security risks. Criminals are using social engineering and phishing attacks for identity theft and account takeover. ATM/debit card, check, real-time payment, and wire fraud are just a few examples of the channels used by criminals to steal money. While the Bank continues to invest in fraud prevention tactics and tools, along with educating the public about common scams, the losses from fraud and theft cannot be eliminated entirely.

**The Bank's framework for managing risk may not be effective in mitigating its risk and loss.**

The Bank's risk management framework seeks to mitigate risk and loss by ensuring a culture of risk management is integrated throughout the Bank's operational processes, strategic planning, and business lines. The Bank has established policies and procedures intended to identify, measure, monitor, report, and manage risk. This includes oversight of compliance, credit, legal, liquidity, market, operational, strategic, reputational, and wealth risk. If our risk management framework proves ineffective, we could incur losses, regulatory penalties, and reputational damage that may affect our financial condition or results of operations.

**Impairment of goodwill could result in a negative impact on our results of operations.**

Under current accounting standards, goodwill is not amortized but, instead, is subject to impairment tests on at least an annual basis or more frequently if an event occurs or circumstances change that reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. A decline in our stock price or the occurrence of a triggering event following any of our quarterly earnings releases and prior to the filing of the periodic report for that period could, under certain circumstances, require performance of a goodwill impairment test and result in an impairment charge being recorded for that period which was not reflected in such earnings release. Our most recent impairment test indicated that the estimated fair value of our sole reporting unit "Isabella Bank" exceeded the carrying value. In a future assessment, we could conclude that all or a portion of our goodwill is impaired, which would result in a non-cash charge to earnings.

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**STRATEGY AND EXTERNAL RISKS**

**Deterioration in national, state, and local economic conditions may adversely affect our financial performance.**

The results of operations for financial institutions, including our Bank, may be adversely affected by changes in local, state, and national economic conditions. We provide banking and financial services to individuals and businesses located primarily in the Bay, Clare, Gratiot, Isabella, Mecosta, Midland, Montcalm, and Saginaw counties in Michigan. The local economic conditions in these areas have a significant impact on the demand for our products and services, as well as the ability of our customers to repay loans, the value of the collateral securing loans, and the stability of our deposit funding sources. A significant decline in general economic conditions, caused by inflation, recession, acts of terrorism, international or domestic occurrences, a health crisis, unemployment, changes in securities markets, or other factors could impact these local economic conditions and, in turn, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

An economic downturn in the state, national, or global markets could also negatively impact our financial condition and results of our operations. Broader economic and geopolitical developments, including global trade tensions, political instability, and natural disasters, can create volatility in financial markets and affect the economic outlook. A significant decline in U.S. GDP, rising inflation, or prolonged high unemployment rates could reduce demand for loans, increase credit risk, and reduce consumer confidence. Geopolitical events, such as trade wars or foreign conflicts, can disrupt markets and introduce volatility, which may indirectly affect our operations by influencing local economic conditions, interest rates, and the availability of capital.

We continually monitor key economic indicators to anticipate the possible effects of downturns in the local, regional, and national economies.

**Monetary policy and economic environment could impact our financial performance.**

Our earnings are significantly affected by the monetary and fiscal policies of governmental authorities, including the FRB. Among the instruments of monetary policy used by the FRB to implement these objectives are open-market operations in U.S. Government securities and federal funds, changes in the discount rate on member bank borrowings, and changes in reserve requirements against member bank deposits. These instruments of monetary policy are used in varying combinations to influence the overall level of bank loans, investments, and deposits, and the interest rates charged on loans and paid for deposits.

The FRB frequently uses these instruments of monetary policy, especially its open-market operations and the discount rate, to influence the level of interest rates, thereby affecting the strength of the economy, the level of inflation, or the price of the dollar in foreign exchange markets. The monetary policies of the FRB have had a significant effect on the operating results of banking institutions in the past and are expected to continue to do so in the future. It is not possible to predict the nature of future changes in monetary and fiscal policies, or the effect which they may have on our business and earnings.

**Wealth management business line could create risks associated with the industry.**

Our wealth management operations present special risks not borne by institutions that focus exclusively on other traditional retail and commercial banking products. For example, the investment advisory industry is subject to fluctuations in the stock market and interest rate volatility that may have a significant adverse effect on transaction fees, client activity, and client investment portfolio gains and losses. Also, additional or modified regulations may adversely affect our wealth management operations. In addition, our wealth management operations are dependent on our financial advisors, whose departure could result in the loss of a significant number of client accounts. A significant decline in fees and commissions or trading losses suffered in the investment portfolio could adversely affect our income and potentially require the contribution of additional capital to support our operations.

**Strong competition within our markets may significantly impact profitability.**

We compete with an ever-increasing array of financial service providers. See the section entitled "General" in Item 1. Business for additional competitor information. Competition from nationwide banks, as well as local institutions, continues to mount in our markets. To compete, we focus on quality customer service, making decisions at the local level, maintaining long-term customer relationships, building customer loyalty, and providing products and services designed to address the specific needs of customers. Failure to perform in any of these areas could significantly weaken our competitive position, which could adversely affect growth and profitability.

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**Market changes may adversely affect demand for our services and impact revenue, costs, and earnings.**

Channels for servicing our customers are evolving rapidly, with less reliance on traditional branch facilities, increased use of e-commerce channels, and demand for relationship managers who can service multiple product lines. We have an ongoing process for evaluating the profitability of our branch system and other office and operational facilities. The identification of unprofitable operations and facilities can lead to restructuring charges and introduce the risk of disruptions to revenues and customer relationships. We compete with larger financial institutions who are rapidly evolving their service channels and escalating the costs of the service process.

**The soundness of other financial institutions could adversely affect us.**

Our ability to engage in routine funding transactions could be adversely affected by the actions and commercial soundness of other financial institutions. Financial services institutions are interrelated because of trading, clearing, counterparties and other relationships. Further, when volatility, market events or similar issues affect a subset of financial institutions, or when there are news reports or high-profile incidents relating to trends, concerns, and other issues in the banking industry, the ramifications can affect the sector, regardless of the effect, or lack thereof, on any specific institution. We have exposure to different industries and counterparties through transactions with counterparties in the bank and non-bank financial services industries, including brokers and dealers, commercial banks, investment banks, and other institutional clients. As a result, defaults by, or even rumors or questions about, one or more bank or non-bank financial services companies, or the bank or non-bank financial services industries generally, have led to market-wide liquidity problems and could lead to losses or defaults by us or by other institutions. Future events of this nature could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

**Expansion, growth, and acquisitions could negatively impact earnings if not successful.**

We may grow organically both by geographic expansion and through business line expansion, as well as through acquisitions of banks and non-bank financial services companies within or outside our principal market areas. We regularly identify and explore specific acquisition opportunities as part of our ongoing business practices. However, we have no current arrangements, understandings, or agreements to make any material acquisitions. We face significant competition from numerous other financial services institutions, many of which will have greater financial resources or more liquid securities than we do, when considering acquisition opportunities. Accordingly, attractive acquisition opportunities may not be available to us. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in identifying or completing any future acquisitions.

Success of these activities depends on our ability to continue to maintain and develop an infrastructure appropriate to support and integrate such growth. Success may also depend on acceptance of the Bank by customers in these new markets and, in the case of expansion through acquisitions, these factors include the long-term recruitment and retention of key personnel and acquired customer relationships. Profitability depends on whether the marginal revenue generated in the new markets will offset the increased expenses of operating a larger entity, with more staff, more locations, and more product offerings. Failure to achieve any of these success factors may have a negative impact on our financial condition and results of operations.

**We may be adversely affected by continuous technological change.**

The financial services industry is undergoing rapid technological change which includes the frequent introduction of new technology-driven products and services, including those based on artificial intelligence. The effective use of technology increases efficiency and enables financial institutions to better serve customers. Our future success depends, in part, upon our ability to address the needs of customers by using technology to provide products and services that will satisfy customer demands, as well as to create additional operational efficiencies.

The introduction of new products and services can entail significant time and resources. Our failure to manage risks and uncertainties associated with new products and services exposes us to enhanced risk of operational lapses which may result in the recognition of financial statement liabilities. Regulatory and internal control requirements, capital requirements, competitive alternatives, vendor relationships, and shifting market preferences may also determine if such initiatives can be brought to market in a manner that is timely and attractive to our customers. Products and services relying on internet and mobile technologies may expose us to fraud and cybersecurity risks. Emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, may further increase the risk of a cyber-attack. While we have policies and procedures designed to prevent or limit the effect of the failure, interruption, cyber attack, or other security breach of its information systems, there can be no assurance that any such occurrences will not occur or, if they do occur, that they will be adequately addressed. Failure to successfully manage these risks in the development and implementation of new products or services could have a material adverse effect on our business and reputation.

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**LEGAL, REGULATORY, AND COMPLIANCE RISKS**

**We are subject to extensive government regulation and supervision, and any regulatory changes may adversely affect us.**

As a federally insured financial institution, we are subject to regulation and oversight by various regulatory bodies including the FDIC, DIFS, FRB, SEC, and the CFPB. Federal and state laws and regulations are designed primarily to protect the deposit insurance fund, consumers, and the stability of the U.S. financial system, and not necessarily our shareholders. If we do not appropriately comply with regulations, the Bank may be subject to fines, penalties or judgments, or material regulatory restrictions in its business.

The nature, extent, and timing of the adoption of significant new laws, changes in existing laws, or repeal of existing laws may have a material impact on our business, results of operations, and financial condition, the effect of which is impossible to predict in advance.

The Bank has a formal Compliance Risk Management Program in place to mitigate the risk of noncompliance with laws, regulations, or rulings. However, changes or stricter enforcement of these laws could lead to higher compliance costs or require adjustments to our business practices, which may affect profitability. Regulatory authorities have extensive discretion in connection with their supervisory and enforcement activities. This includes the imposition of restrictions on the operations of an institution, the classification of assets by the institution, and the appropriateness of an institution's allowance for credit losses. Future regulatory changes or accounting pronouncements may also increase our regulatory capital requirements or adversely affect our regulatory capital levels.

**The obligations associated with being a public company require significant resources and management attention.**

We expect to incur incremental costs related to operating as a public company. We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, which require that we file annual, quarterly and current reports with respect to our business and financial condition and proxy and other information statements, and the rules and regulations implemented by the SEC, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Act, the PCAOB, and Nasdaq, each of which imposes additional reporting and other obligations. We expect these rules and regulations and changes in laws, regulations, and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure to increase legal and financial compliance costs and make some activities more time consuming and costly. These laws, regulations and standards are subject to varying interpretations and, as a result, their application in practice may evolve over time as new guidance is provided by regulatory and governing bodies. This could result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and higher costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance practices. Our investment in compliance with existing and evolving regulatory requirements will result in increased administrative expenses and a diversion of management's time and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance activities, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

**Many of our new activities and expansion plans require regulatory approvals, and failure to obtain them may restrict our growth.**

Generally, we must receive federal regulatory approval before we can acquire an FDIC-insured depository institution or related business. Such regulatory approvals may not be granted on terms that are acceptable to us, or at all. We may also be required to sell banking locations as a condition to receiving regulatory approval, which condition may not be acceptable to us or, if acceptable to us, may reduce the benefit of any acquisition. In addition, as opportunities arise, we may continue de novo branching as a part of our expansion strategy. De novo branching and acquisitions carry with them numerous risks, including the inability to obtain all required regulatory approvals. The failure to obtain these regulatory approvals for potential future strategic acquisitions and de novo banking locations could impact our business plans and restrict our growth.

**The FRB may require the Corporation to commit capital resources to support the Bank.**

The Dodd-Frank Act and the FRB require a bank holding company to act as a source of financial and managerial strength to a subsidiary bank and to commit resources to support such subsidiary bank. Accordingly, a capital injection may be required to provide financial assistance to the Bank if it experiences financial distress. Such capital injection may be required at times when the Corporation may not have the resources to provide and therefore may be required to borrow the funds or raise capital to make the required capital injection. Any borrowing by the Corporation in order to make the required capital injection may be more difficult and expensive and may adversely impact the Corporation's financial condition, results of operations and/or future prospects.

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**Legal and regulatory proceedings could adversely affect us or the financial services industry in general.**

We may be subject to various legal and regulatory proceedings in the future. Actions by regulatory agencies or significant litigation against us could require significant time and resources to respond to those actions and may lead to penalties. Whether the claims and legal action related to our performance are founded or unfounded, if such claims and legal actions are not resolved in a manner favorable to us, they may result in significant liability, adversely affect reputation, and reduce demand for our products and services. Any financial liability or reputational damage could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

**Societal responses to climate change could adversely affect the Bank's business and performance, including indirectly through impacts on the Bank's customers.**

Concerns over the long-term impacts of climate change have led and may continue to lead to governmental efforts around the world to mitigate those impacts. Consumers and businesses also may change their behavior on their own because of these concerns. The Bank and its customers will need to respond to new laws and regulations, as well as consumer and business preferences resulting from climate change concerns. The Bank and its customers may face cost increases, asset value reductions, operating process changes, among other impacts. The impact on our customers will likely vary depending on their specific attributes, including reliance on our role in carbon intensive activities that may be negatively affected by economic transition towards a lower-carbon economy. The Bank could experience a drop in demand for its products and services, particularly in certain sectors. In addition, the Bank could face reductions in creditworthiness on the part of some customers or in the value of assets securing loans. The Bank's efforts to take these risks into account in making lending and other decisions, including by increasing business relationships with climate-resilient companies, may not be effective in protecting use from the negative impact of new laws and regulations or changes in consumer or business behavior.

**Pandemics, severe weather, natural disasters, acts of war or terrorism, and other external events could significantly impact our business and the business of our customers.**

Pandemics, severe weather, natural disasters, acts of war or terrorism, and other adverse external events could have a significant impact on our ability to conduct business. Such events could affect the stability of borrowers to repay outstanding loans, impair the value of collateral securing loans, cause significant property damage, result in loss of revenue, and/or cause us to incur additional expenses. Such events may have a particularly negative impact upon the business of customers who are engaged in the hospitality industry in our markets, which could have a direct negative impact on our business and results of operations. Further, work-from-home and other modified business practices may introduce additional operational risks, including cybersecurity and execution risks, which may result in inefficiencies or delays, and may affect our ability to, or the way we conduct our business activities. We have developed and tested disaster recovery plans for all significant aspects of our operations to minimize disruption.

**GENERAL RISK FACTORS**

**Changes in accounting policies or in accounting standards could materially affect our results of operations, and financial condition.**

Accounting policies are fundamental to understanding our results of operations, and financial condition. Some of the accounting policies are critical because they require us to make difficult, subjective and complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain and because it is likely that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. We may experience material losses if such estimates or assumptions underlying in our financial statements are incorrect.

From time to time, the FASB and the SEC change the financial accounting and reporting standards or the interpretation of those standards that govern the preparation of our external financial statements. These changes could materially impact how we report our results of operations and financial condition. New or revised standards could also require retroactive application, which could result in the restatement of our prior period financial statements in material amounts.

**Internal controls may become ineffective in preventing or detecting material errors.**

We regularly review and update our internal controls, disclosure controls and procedures, and corporate governance policies and procedures. Any system of controls, however well designed and operated, is based in part on certain assumptions and can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurances that the objectives of the controls are met. Any failure or circumvention of our controls and procedures or failure to comply with regulations related to controls and procedures could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

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**We may be unable to attract and retain key personnel**.

Our success depends, in large part, on our ability to attract and retain key personnel. Competition for qualified personnel in the financial services industry can be intense, and we may not be able to hire or retain the key personnel. The unexpected loss of key personnel could have an adverse impact on our business because of their skills, knowledge of the markets in which we operate, years of industry experience, and the difficulty of promptly finding a qualified replacement.

**An active public trading market may not be sustained.**

We completed the uplisting of the Corporation's common stock from the OTCQX market to the Nasdaq Capital Market on May 12, 2025. An active trading market for shares of our common stock may not be sustained. If an active trading market is not sustained, you may have difficulty selling your shares of our common stock at an attractive price, or at all. Consequently, you may not be able to sell your shares of our common stock at or above an attractive price at the time that you would like to sell.

**The market price of our common stock could be volatile and may fluctuate significantly, which could cause the value of an investment in our common stock to decline, result in losses to our shareholders and litigation against us.**

The market price of our common stock may be volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations in price in response to various factors, some of which are beyond our control. In addition, if the market for stocks in our industry, or the stock market in general, experiences a loss of investor confidence, the trading price of our common stock could decline for reasons unrelated to our business, financial condition, or results of operations. If any of the foregoing occurs, it could cause our stock price to fall and may expose us to lawsuits. Despite unsuccessful, as in the past, securities class action lawsuits have been instituted against some companies following periods of volatility in the market price of its securities. We could in the future be the target of similar litigation. Securities litigation could result in substantial costs and divert management's attention and resources from our normal business, which could adversely affect our results of operation and financial condition.

**Future equity issuances, including through our current or any future equity compensation plans, could result in dilution, which could cause the price of our shares of common stock to decline.**

We may issue additional shares of our common stock in the future pursuant to current or future equity compensation plans, upon conversions of preferred stock or debt, upon exercise of warrants or in connection with future acquisitions or financings. We may seek to raise additional funds, finance acquisitions, or develop strategic relationships by issuing additional shares of our common stock. If we choose to raise capital by selling shares of our common stock, or securities convertible into shares of our common stock, for any reason, the issuance could have a dilutive effect on the holders of our common stock and could have a material negative effect on the market price of our common stock.

**An investment in our common stock is not an insured deposit and is subject to risk of loss.**

An investment in our common stock is not a bank deposit and is not insured against loss or guaranteed by the FDIC, any deposit insurance fund, or by any other public or private entity. As a result, you could lose some or all of your investment.

**<u>Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.</u>**

None.

**<u>Item 1C. Cybersecurity.</u>**

**Cybersecurity Risk**

As a financial institution, we may be the target of a security breach due to a cybersecurity attack. While we have not encountered a cybersecurity incident that has materially impacted our operations or financial results, a security breach due to a cyber attack in the future could result in a material impact to us, our customers, and our third-party vendors. The risk of such event could increase in the future due to the expansion of mobile banking and other internet-based product offerings, our use of internet-based services for internal and external purposes, acquisition and integration of new products and other offerings, increased use of third-party software solutions, and the growing customer reliance on mobile devices.

Cybersecurity incidents have increased in number and severity and it is expected that these trends will continue. Techniques used in cyber attacks evolve frequently, are increasingly sophisticated, and may not be recognized until launched. Cyber attacks can originate from a wide variety of sources, including both internal and external sources, cyber criminals, hacktivists, groups linked to terrorist organizations or hostile countries, or third parties whose objective is to broadly disrupt the operations of financial institutions. We may be unable to fully prevent cyber attacks due to the inability to anticipate, detect, or recognize

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threats to our systems, or to implement effective preventative measures against all breaches. In addition, we do not have control over the cybersecurity of the systems of our customers, counterparty, and third-party service providers.

Our products, services and systems are accessed through critical company or third-party operations. These operations involve the storage, processing and transmission of sensitive data, including proprietary or confidential data, regulated data, and personal information of employees and customers. Successful breaches, employee wrongdoing, or human or technological error could result in unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, misuse, loss, or destruction of company, customer, or other third-party data or systems. Examples of a breach include theft of sensitive, regulated, or confidential data, including personal information; loss of access to critical data or systems through ransomware, destructive attacks, or other means; and business delays, service or system disruptions, or denials of service.

Should we, or the third parties we do business with, fall victim to successful cyber attacks or experience other cybersecurity incidents, the result could include negative consequences. Such consequences could include, but are not limited to: significant disruption of our operations and those with whom we do business, including losing access to important business systems; misappropriation of confidential information related to customers, counterparties, employees, or other parties; severe damage to our reputation; the inability, or extended delays in the ability, to fully recover and restore data that has been stolen, manipulated, or destroyed, or the inability to prevent systems from processing fraudulent transactions; violations of applicable privacy and other laws; financial loss to us or our customers, counterparties, or employees; exposure to the risk of litigation, regulation, and other liability, which may include fines or other penalties and increased cybersecurity or other insurance premiums. The extent of a particular cyber attack and the steps we must take to investigate and respond to it may not be immediately clear, and it may take a significant amount of time before such an investigation can be completed.

We have cybersecurity insurance intended to cover expenses related to notification, credit monitoring, investigation, crisis management, public relations, and legal advice. In addition, we maintain insurance to cover restoration of data, certain physical damage, and third-party injuries caused by potential cybersecurity incidents. However, damage and claims arising from such incidents may not be covered or may exceed the amount of any insurance available. Insurance policies and coverage are reviewed at least annually in detail.

**Risk Management**

Cybersecurity threats are assessed, identified, and managed within our Enterprise Risk Management Framework. We use a multi-layered approach to effectively manage risk. This approach includes, but is not limited to: (1) employees who are responsible for and manage risk; (2) employees and systems that oversee, monitor, and report risk; and (3) independent assurance, evaluation, and oversight of risk management activities.

Our security strategy is a layered approach. We utilize multiple layers of defense, both internally and externally, to ensure the integrity of our systems and data. We engage reputable security partners (assessors, consultants, auditors, and other third parties) for real time analysis and protection of our network infrastructure. This includes the use of preventative and detective tools to monitor, block, and alert us to suspicious activity. We utilize industry and regulator recognized assessment tools, such as the FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool and the Ransomware Self-Assessment Tool, to identify potential cybersecurity threats as well as the impact they could have on the Bank. Dashboards are used to track and monitor cybersecurity activity and trends.

We have established programs in place to proactively mitigate and respond to cybersecurity risk. The Vendor Management Program provides management with a framework to evaluate new vendors and ensure ongoing monitoring of third parties, including the evaluation of cybersecurity risk. The Incident Response Plan provides a framework for management to respond to and minimize the impact of an incident involving our information technology systems, or that of one of our third-party providers. The Business Continuity Plan provides information to prepare for and manage a business disruption.

**Governance**

All employees play a critical role in managing cybersecurity risk. Our Enterprise Risk Management Framework utilizes the three lines of defense model to define roles and responsibilities to effectively manage risk. First line employees own and manage risk, the second line oversees, monitors, and reports risk, and the third line provides independent assurance of risk management activities.

We employ Information Technology staff to analyze and protect our network infrastructure. Members of our IT staff have relevant training and education in computer networks and systems, information security and intelligence, and hold industry certifications related to network security, enterprise IT governance, and risk and information systems control. In addition, our employees network with peer banks, participate in industry groups, and attend ongoing training to stay abreast of cybersecurity threats and best practices.

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Within the Enterprise Risk Management Framework, we have established committees, both at the management and board level, to oversee risk, and ensure cybersecurity risk is escalated appropriately to the Board.

The Information Technology Risk Management Committee is chaired by the Chief Technology Officer and comprised &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;of IT management and other key stakeholders from across the Bank. They are responsible for identifying, measuring, monitoring, and controlling risk generated within IT, including cybersecurity risk. This committee reviews and updates risk assessments as necessary and monitors activity through risk reports and dashboards. A cybersecurity dashboard, which includes a summary of key risk metrics, is reviewed and monitored by the IT Risk Management. The Chief Technology Officer and Information Security Officer provide quarterly reports to the Board Risk Committee.

The Board Risk Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its responsibilities related to the oversight of the Bank's &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Enterprise Risk Management Framework. The Board Risk Committee oversees executive management's design, implementation, and maintenance of an effective risk management program to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, and operation within the parameters established in the Bank's risk appetite statement. This includes a review of the cybersecurity dashboard which summarizes key risk indicators and identifies emerging risks.

The Board Risk Committee provides a verbal risk report and meeting minutes to the Board periodically. In addition, the full Board reviews the Risk Management processes and results, and the Board's Audit Committee tracks any corrective actions identified in the Internal Audit process. Cybersecurity incidents are escalated to the Board in a timely manner using the processes defined within the Bank's Incident Response Plan.

**<u>Item 2. Properties.</u>**

Our executive offices are located at 401 North Main Street in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. In addition to this location, we own 29 branches, two operations centers, and vacant land. We also lease property in Saginaw, Michigan, which serves as a full-service branch, and Bay City, Michigan, which serves as a loan and wealth office. We continually monitor and assess the need for expansion and/or improvement of all facilities. In our opinion, each facility has sufficient capacity and is in good condition.

**<u>Item 3. Legal Proceedings.</u>**

We are not involved in any material legal proceedings. While we are involved in ordinary, routine litigation incidental to our business, no such routine proceedings are expected to result in any material adverse effect on our consolidated operations, earnings, financial condition, or cash flows.

**<u>Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.</u>**

Not applicable.

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**PART II**

**<u>Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.</u>**

(Dollars in thousands except per share amounts)

**Common Stock and Dividend Information**

Our authorized common stock consists of 15,000,000 shares, of which 7,330,036 shares are issued and outstanding as of March 12, 2026. As of that date, there were 2,431 shareholders of record.

Beginning with the opening of trading on Monday, May 12, 2025, our shares of common stock were listed for trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under our current symbol, "ISBA."

The following table sets forth the cash dividends paid for the quarters indicated:

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| | Per Share | Per Share |
| | 2025 | 2024 |
| First Quarter | $0.28 | $0.28 |
| Second Quarter | 0.28 | 0.28 |
| Third Quarter | 0.28 | 0.28 |
| Fourth Quarter | 0.28 | 0.28 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $1.12 | $1.12 |

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The Board presently intends to continue the payment of regular quarterly cash dividends, subject to the need for those funds for debt service and other purposes. Payment of dividends on the common stock is subject to determination and declaration by the Board and will depend upon a number of factors, including capital requirements, regulatory limitations on the payment of dividends, the Bank's results of operations, and financial condition, tax considerations, and general economic conditions.

**Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities**

We have adopted and publicly announced a common stock repurchase plan. The plan was last amended on April 30, 2025, to allow for the repurchase of an additional 500,000 shares of common stock after that date. These authorizations do not have expiration dates. As shares are repurchased under this plan, they are retired with the status of authorized, but unissued, shares.

The following table provides information for the unaudited three-month period ended December 31, 2025, with respect to our common stock repurchase plan:

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| | Common Shares Repurchased | Common Shares Repurchased | Total Number of Common Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan or Program | Maximum Number of Common Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs |
| | Number | Average Price<br>Per Common Share | Total Number of Common Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan or Program | Maximum Number of Common Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs |
| Balance, September 30 |  |  |  | 495727 |
| October 1 - 31 | 15999 | $35.94 | 15999 | 479728 |
| November 1 - 30 | 9368 | 43.34 | 9368 | 470360 |
| December 1 - 31 | 9088 | 51.50 | 9088 | 461272 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Balance, December 31 | 34455 | $42.05 | 34455 | 461272 |

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**Equity Compensation Plan Information**

The following table provides information as of December 31, 2025, with respect to compensation plans under which our common shares are authorized for issuance to directors, officers or employees in exchange for consideration in the form of goods or services.

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| Plan Category | Number of Securities<br>to be Issued<br>Upon Exercise of<br>Outstanding<br>Options, Warrants,<br>and Rights<br>(A) | Number of Securities<br>to be Issued<br>Upon Exercise of<br>Outstanding<br>Options, Warrants,<br>and Rights<br>(A) | Weighted Average<br>Exercise Price<br>of Outstanding<br>Options, Warrants,<br>and Rights<br>(B) | Number of Securities<br>Remaining<br>Available for Future<br>Issuance Under Equity<br>Compensation Plans<br>(Excluding Securities<br>Reflected in Column (A))<br>(C) |
| Equity compensation plans approved by shareholders: |  |  |  |  |
| Equity compensation plans not approved by shareholders: |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Deferred director compensation plan <sup>(1)</sup> | 98611 | (3) | (5) | (6) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Restricted Stock Plan <sup>(2)</sup> | 12835 | (4) | (5) | (6) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total | 111446 |  |  |  |

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<sup>(1)</sup> Pursuant to the terms of the Directors Plan, our directors are required to invest at least 25% of their board fees in our common stock. These stock investments can be made either through deferred fees or through the purchase of shares through the Dividend Reinvestment Plan. Deferred fees, under the Directors Plan, are converted on a quarterly basis into stock units of our common stock based on the fair value of a share of our common stock as of the relevant valuation date. Stock units credited to a participant's account are eligible for stock and cash dividends as declared. Dividend Reinvestment Plan shares are purchased pursuant to the Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

Distribution of deferred fees from the Directors Plan occurs when the participant retires from the Board of Directors or upon the occurrence of certain other events. The participant is eligible to receive a distribution in the form of shares of our common stock of all of the stock units that are then in his or her account, and any unconverted cash will be converted to and rounded up to whole shares of stock and distributed, as well. The Directors Plan does not allow for cash settlement, and therefore, such share-based payment awards qualify for classification as equity. We may use authorized but unissued shares or purchase shares of common stock in the open market to meet our obligations under the Directors Plan.

<sup>(2)</sup> The RSP is an equity-based bonus plan. Under the plan, we may award restricted stock bonuses to eligible employees on an annual basis that are not fully transferable. Currently, the eligible employees are Isabella Bank's CEO, President, and CFO. The RSP authorizes the issuance of unvested restricted stock to an eligible employee with a maximum award ranging from 25% to 40% of the employee's annual salary, on a calendar year basis. The employee must also satisfy the annual performance targets and measures established by the Board. If these grant conditions are not satisfied, then the award of restricted shares will lapse or be adjusted appropriately, at the discretion of the Board. Awards are converted to shares upon payment to the participant based on the market value of our common stock on the date of award.

<sup>(3)</sup> As of December 31, 2025, the Directors Plan had 98,611 shares eligible to be distributed under the Directors Plan. The Rabbi Trust holds 129,618 shares for the benefit of participants pursuant to the Directors Plan.

<sup>(4)</sup> This amount includes shares subject to outstanding stock awards at the maximum amount of shares issuable under such awards. However, payout of incentive awards is contingent on the individual and the Corporation reaching certain levels of performance. If the performance criteria for these awards are not fully satisfied, the award recipient will receive less than the maximum number of shares eligible under these grants and may receive nothing from these grants. Additionally, this amount assumes the closing price of our common stock as of the award grant dates for purposes of the conversion from awards to common stock.

<sup>(5)</sup> The Directors Plan and the RSP do not have an exercise price.

<sup>(6)</sup> There is no maximum number of shares available for issuance under the Directors Plan and the RSP has a maximum number of 100,000 shares.

**<u>Item 6. [Reserved]</u>**

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**<u>Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.</u>**

(Dollars in thousands except per share amounts)

The following is management's discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations. This discussion and analysis is intended to provide a better understanding of the consolidated financial statements and statistical data included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

**Non-GAAP Financial Measures**

Our accounting and reporting policies conform to GAAP and the prevailing practices in the financial services industry. However, we also evaluate our performance by reference to certain additional financial measures discussed in this Annual Report on Form 10-K that we identify as being "non-GAAP financial measures." In accordance with SEC rules, we classify a financial measure as being a non-GAAP financial measure if that financial measure excludes or includes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of excluding or including amounts, as the case may be, in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time in the United States in our statements of income, balance sheets or statements of cash flows. Non-GAAP financial measures do not include operating and other statistical measures or ratios, or statistical measures calculated using exclusively either financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, operating measures or other measures that are not non-GAAP financial measures or both.

We believe that, from time to time, these non-GAAP financial measures provide additional understanding of ongoing operations, enhance the comparability of our results of operations with prior periods and show the effects of significant gains and charges in the periods presented without the impact of items or events that may obscure trends in our underlying performance. However, there may be limits in the usefulness of these measures to investors. The way we calculate the non-GAAP financial measures that we discuss in this Annual Report on Form 10-K may differ from that of other companies reporting measures with similar names. Investors should understand how such other banking organizations calculate their financial measures similar to, or with names like, the non-GAAP financial measures we have discussed in this Annual Report on Form 10-K when comparing such non-GAAP financial measures.

As a result, the non-GAAP financial measures that we discuss in this Annual Report on Form 10-K should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the most directly comparable or other financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Moreover, the manner in which we calculate the non-GAAP financial measures that we discuss in this report may differ from that of other companies reporting measures with similar names.

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**Executive Summary**

*<u>Comparison of Operating Results for the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024</u>*

We reported net income for the year ended December 31, 2025 of $18,910, or $2.56 per diluted share, compared with $13,889, or $1.86 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2024. Net income in 2025 was impacted by a $1,556 recovery of an overdrawn deposit account that was charged off in 2024. The impact to diluted earnings per share was a favorable $0.17 in 2025 and an unfavorable $0.16 in 2024.

Net interest income was $62,544 for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared with $55,835 for the year ended December 31, 2024. The comparison of NIM and yield on interest earning assets were 3.16% and 4.84% compared to 2.90%, and 4.65% for 2025 and 2024, respectively. The book yield from securities was 2.38% and 2.22% during 2025 and 2024, respectively. The weighted average maturity of our U.S. Treasury portfolio is less than one year, and the proceeds are expected to be reinvested in market rate loans and securities or to pay off borrowed funds. The yield on loans increased to 5.75%, from 5.58% in 2024 due to higher rates on new loans and variable rate commercial loans that continue to reprice. Our cost of interest bearing liabilities decreased to 2.25% from 2.37% in 2024 due to lower rates on the money market and certificate of deposit products.

The provision for credit losses for the year ended December 31, 2025 was a reversal of $563, compared to a provision of $1,884 for the year ended December 31, 2024. The credit reversal in 2025 includes recoveries of $2,268, which includes a $1,556 recovery related to overdrawn deposit accounts from a single customer that were charged off in 2024. The provision for loan losses in 2025 was also impacted by loan growth. While credit quality remained strong with low levels of past due and nonaccrual loans and net charge offs, we continue to closely monitor credit quality.

Noninterest income for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $15,966, an increase of $1,390, or 9.5%, compared to 2024. Earnings on BOLI policies increased $618 due to new investments in a separate account BOLI, which was offset in part by a one-time expenses of $120 due to restructuring charges. Service charges and fees increased $583 and was mostly the result of internal initiatives designed to align our fees within our market. Wealth management fees also grew $206 due to growth in assets under management. Managed assets increased $49,076 driven by growth in new accounts and higher security valuations.

Noninterest expenses for the year ended December 31, 2025 were $54,950, an increase of $2,821, or 5.4%, compared to 2024. Annual merit increases, increased incentives, and higher medical claims resulted in a $1,465 increase in compensation and benefits. Other professional services increased by $1,028 as a result of an increased utilization of outsourced services as well as additional costs related to profitability initiatives.

Income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $5,213, an increase of $2,704, or 107.8%, compared to 2024. The ETR was 22% for the year ended 2025 and 15% for the year ended 2024. Income tax expense in 2025 included a one-time expense totaling $942 to write-off deferred tax assets and a one-time expense totaling $195 related to taxes owed from the lifetime earnings on BOLI policies that were surrendered during the year. Excluding the one-time charges during 2025, the ETR was 17%, which is higher than the prior year due primarily to higher pretax income and a decline in tax credits.

*<u>Financial Condition (December 31, 2025 to December 31, 2024 comparison)</u>*

Total assets were $2,209,448 as of December 31, 2025, an increase of $123,207, or 5.9%, compared to December 31, 2024. This increase is primarily attributable to loan growth, an increase in BOLI policies, and an increase in the fair value of AFS securities.

Our AFS securities portfolio totaled $497,791 as of December 31, 2025, an increase of $8,762, or 1.8%, since December 31, 2024. The increase during the year was largely driven by purchases of $67,348 and an improvement in unrealized losses of $16,589, partially offset by amortizations, prepayments, and maturities totaling $75,175. Net unrealized losses on our AFS securities portfolio were $9,898 at December 31, 2025 compared to $26,487 at December 31, 2024. Net unrealized losses as a percentage of total AFS securities decreased to 1.9% from 5.1% at the end of 2024 primarily due to the treasury portfolio rapidly approaching maturity.

Loans outstanding as of December 31, 2025 totaled $1,536,364, an increase of $112,793, or 7.9%, since December 31, 2024. During 2025, the commercial real estate and commercial and industrial portfolios grew $48,040 and $19,827, respectively. Residential mortgages increased $47,008 since year-end 2024. Most residential mortgage originations were adjustable-rate loans, which are retained rather than sold in the secondary market. The growth was offset by a $18,093 decline in consumer loans amid decreasing demand, competition, and an adherence to credit quality standards. Loans, excluding advances to mortgage brokers, grew $99,197 or 7.3%.

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The ACL was $13,727 as of December 31, 2025, an increase of $832, or 6.5%, compared to December 31, 2024. The increase reflects loan growth and an increase of specific reserves, offset by improvement in historical loss experience driven by the recovery of previously charged-off loans during the year. Nonaccrual loans remained low at $4,578 as of December 31, 2025 compared to $282 at December 31, 2024. The increase in nonaccrual loans related to one well-secured loan of $3,000 at December 31, 2025. Past due and accruing accounts between 30 to 89 days, as a percentage of total loans, were 0.44% at December 31, 2025 compared to 0.40% at December 31, 2024. Overall credit quality remains strong.

BOLI totaled $46,133 as of December 31, 2025, an increase of $11,251, or 32.3%, from December 31, 2024. The growth was primarily attributed to a $10,583 investment of new policies in 2025. During 2025, we also surrendered and/or exchanged over $13,000 of existing general account policies and redeployed the funds into a separate account BOLI structure, which yields a higher rate compared to existing general account policies.

Total deposits were $1,819,654 as of December 31, 2025, an increase of $72,594, or 4.2%, from December 31, 2024. Interest bearing demand deposit accounts increased by $28,639 during 2025. Consumer demand for retail certificates of deposit accounts continues to be strong based on the current market interest rate environment, resulting in a $22,474 increase during the year.

Total equity was $231,396 as of December 31, 2025 compared to $210,276 as of December 31, 2024. Our tangible book value per share (non-GAAP) was $25.01 as of December 31, 2025, compared to $21.82 on December 31, 2024. Net unrealized losses on AFS securities reduced tangible book value per share by $1.09 and $2.82 for the respective periods. Share repurchases totaled 156,957 during 2025 for a value of $4,709 at an average price of $30.00.

We continue to have robust liquidity levels and capital. As of December 31, 2025, we had $781,557 of unencumbered sources of liquidity and strong capital ratios; the Tier 1 Leverage Ratio was 8.84%, Tier 1 risk-based capital was 11.73%, and Total risk-based capital was 14.41%.

**Other**

We have not received, nor are aware of, any notices of regulatory actions as of March 12, 2026.

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**Selected Financial Data**

The following table outlines our results of operations and provides certain key performance measures as of, and for the years ended December 31:

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| **PER SHARE** |  |  |  |
| Basic earnings | $2.56 | $1.86 | $2.42 |
| Diluted earnings | 2.56 | 1.86 | 2.40 |
| Dividends | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 |
| Book value <sup>(1)</sup> | 31.60 | 28.32 | 27.04 |
| Tangible book value <sup>(1) (2)</sup> | 25.01 | 21.82 | 20.59 |
| Market price <sup>(1)</sup> | 50.00 | 25.99 | 21.05 |
| **PERFORMANCE RATIOS** |  |  |  |
| Return on average total assets | 0.88% | 0.67% | 0.89% |
| Return on average shareholders' equity | 8.51% | 6.73% | 9.52% |
| Return on average tangible shareholders' equity <sup>(2)</sup> | 10.87% | 8.78% | 12.75% |
| Net interest margin yield (FTE) | 3.16% | 2.90% | 3.05% |
| Efficiency ratio <sup>(2)</sup> | 69.11% | 73.01% | 67.76% |
| Loan to deposit ratio <sup>(1)</sup> | 84.43% | 81.48% | 78.29% |
| Shareholders' equity to total assets <sup>(1)</sup> | 10.47% | 10.08% | 9.83% |
| Tangible shareholders' equity to tangible assets <sup>(1)</sup> <sup>(2)</sup> | 8.47% | 7.95% | 7.66% |
| **FINANCIAL DATA** |  |  |  |
| Total assets <sup>(1)</sup> | 2209448 | 2086241 | 2058968 |
| AFS securities <sup>(1)</sup> | 497791 | 489029 | 528148 |
| Loans <sup>(1)</sup> | 1536364 | 1423571 | 1349463 |
| ACL <sup>(1)</sup> | 13727 | 12895 | 13108 |
| Deposits <sup>(1)</sup> | 1819654 | 1747060 | 1723695 |
| Borrowed funds <sup>(1)</sup> | 142514 | 112991 | 116136 |
| Shareholders' equity <sup>(1)</sup> | 231396 | 210276 | 202402 |
| Wealth assets under management <sup>(1)</sup> | 707118 | 658042 | 641027 |
| Net income | 18910 | 13889 | 18167 |
| Interest income | 96035 | 89978 | 79631 |
| Interest expense | 33491 | 34143 | 21687 |
| Net interest income | 62544 | 55835 | 57944 |
| Provision (reversal) for credit losses | (563) | 1884 | 629 |
| Noninterest income | 15966 | 14576 | 13827 |
| Noninterest expenses | 54950 | 52129 | 49310 |

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<sup>(2)</sup> Non-GAAP financial measure; refer to the "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section.

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**CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES**

Our significant accounting policies are set forth in "Note 1 – Significant Accounting Policies" of "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. Of these significant accounting policies, we consider our policies regarding the ACL, acquisition intangibles and goodwill, and the determination of the fair value and assessment of credit related impairments of investment securities to be our most critical accounting policies.

The ACL requires our most subjective and complex judgment. Changes in economic conditions and other external factors can have a significant impact on the ACL and, therefore, the allowance for credit losses and results of operations. We have developed policies and procedures for assessing the appropriateness of the ACL, recognizing that this process requires a number of assumptions and estimates with respect to our loan portfolio. Our assessments may be impacted in future periods by changes in economic conditions, and the discovery of information with respect to borrowers which is not known to us at the time of the issuance of the consolidated financial statements. Changes in the factors used by management to determine the appropriateness of the allowance or the availability of new information could cause the allowance to be increased or decreased in future periods. Additionally, changes in circumstances related to individually large credits, or certain macroeconomic forecast assumptions may result in volatility.

Estimating how potential changes in economic factors might affect the overall allowance is challenging because a wide variety of factors and inputs are considered in the allowance estimate. Changes in the factors and inputs may not occur at the same rate and may not be consistent across all product types. Additionally, changes in factors and inputs may be directionally inconsistent, such that improvement in one factor may offset deterioration in others.

For additional discussion concerning our ACL and related matters, see "ACL - Loans" and "Note 3 – Loans and ACL" of "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

U.S. generally accepted accounting principles require that we determine the fair value of the assets and liabilities of an acquired entity, and record the fair value on the date of acquisition. We employ a variety of measures in the determination of the fair value, including the use of discounted cash flow analysis, market appraisals, and projected future revenue streams. For certain items that we believe we have the appropriate expertise to determine the fair value, we may choose to use our own calculations of the value. In other cases, where the value is not easily determined, we consult with independent experts to determine the fair value of the identified asset or liability. Once valuations have been determined, the net difference between the price paid for the acquired entity and the net value of assets acquired on our balance sheet, including identifiable intangibles, is recorded as goodwill. Acquisition intangibles and goodwill are qualitatively and quantitatively evaluated annually to determine if it is more likely than not that the carrying balance is impaired. Based on the analysis completed, it was determined that our estimated fair value of Isabella Bank and Isabella Bank Corporation at December 31, 2025 was greater than our recorded book value and no impairment of goodwill was identified.

AFS securities are carried at fair value with changes in the fair value included as a component of other comprehensive income. The market values for most AFS investment securities are typically obtained from outside sources and applied to individual securities within the portfolio. Municipal securities for which no readily determinable market values are available are priced using fair value curves which most closely match the securities' characteristics. AFS securities are reviewed quarterly for possible credit impairment. In determining whether a credit-related impairment exists for debt securities, we assess whether: (a) we do not have the intent to sell the security; and (b) it is more likely than not we will not have to sell the security before recovery of its cost basis. If either of these conditions are met, any previously recognized allowances are charged off and the security's amortized cost is written down to fair value through income. If these conditions are not met, the security is evaluated to determine whether the decline in fair value has resulted from credit losses or other factors.

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**Average Balances, Interest Rates, and Net Interest Income**

The following schedules present the daily average amount outstanding for each major category of interest earning assets, non-earning assets, interest bearing liabilities, and noninterest bearing liabilities for the last three years. These schedules also present an analysis of interest income and interest expense for the periods indicated. All interest income is reported on a FTE basis using a federal income tax rate of 21%. Loans in nonaccrual status, for the purpose of the following computations, are included in the average loan balances. FRB restricted equity holdings are included in other interest earning assets.

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| | Year Ended December 31 | Year Ended December 31 | Year Ended December 31 | Year Ended December 31 | Year Ended December 31 | Year Ended December 31 | Year Ended December 31 | Year Ended December 31 | Year Ended December 31 |
| | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 |
| | Average Balance | Tax Equivalent Interest | Average Yield/Rate | Average Balance | Tax Equivalent Interest | Average Yield/Rate | Average Balance | Tax Equivalent Interest | Average Yield/Rate |
| **INTEREST EARNING ASSETS** | **INTEREST EARNING ASSETS** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans <sup>(1)</sup> | $1416079 | $81432 | 5.75% | $1385287 | $77295 | 5.58% | $1308891 | $65670 | 5.02% |
| AFS securities <sup>(2)</sup> | 520284 | 12361 | 2.38% | 540433 | 12023 | 2.22% | 582563 | 13179 | 2.26% |
| FHLB stock | 6934 | 418 | 6.03% | 12762 | 640 | 5.01% | 12762 | 355 | 2.78% |
| Fed funds sold | 52 | 2 | 4.37% | 7 |  | 5.19% | 12 | 1 | 5.10% |
| Other <sup>(3)</sup> | 54982 | 2466 | 4.49% | 17430 | 950 | 5.45% | 29203 | 1449 | 4.96% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total interest earning assets | 1998331 | 96679 | 4.84% | 1955919 | 90908 | 4.65% | 1933431 | 80654 | 4.17% |
| **NONEARNING ASSETS** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Allowance for credit losses | (13132) |  |  | (13061) |  |  | (12784) |  |  |
| Cash and demand deposits due from banks | 23690 |  |  | 24165 |  |  | 24592 |  |  |
| Premises and equipment | 28400 |  |  | 27915 |  |  | 26589 |  |  |
| Other assets | 109142 |  |  | 86073 |  |  | 74319 |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total assets | $2146431 |  |  | $2081011 |  |  | $2046147 |  |  |
| **INTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES** | **INTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest bearing demand deposits | $240220 | 817 | 0.34% | $237086 | 754 | 0.32% | $256907 | 269 | 0.10% |
| Money market deposits | 473394 | 12219 | 2.58% | 443251 | 12407 | 2.80% | 424077 | 8320 | 1.96% |
| Savings | 286134 | 2140 | 0.75% | 279544 | 1600 | 0.57% | 291918 | 787 | 0.27% |
| Certificates of deposit | 398040 | 15070 | 3.79% | 371750 | 14929 | 4.02% | 308699 | 8976 | 2.91% |
| Short-term borrowings | 51430 | 1693 | 3.29% | 45124 | 1439 | 3.19% | 43061 | 961 | 2.23% |
| FHLB advances | 11301 | 487 | 4.31% | 35464 | 1949 | 5.50% | 23699 | 1309 | 5.52% |
| Subordinated debt, net of unamortized issuance costs | 29466 | 1065 | 3.61% | 29376 | 1065 | 3.62% | 29287 | 1065 | 3.64% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total interest bearing liabilities | 1489985 | 33491 | 2.25% | 1441595 | 34143 | 2.37% | 1377648 | 21687 | 1.57% |
| **NONINTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES** | **NONINTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES** | **NONINTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Demand deposits | 418225 |  |  | 416927 |  |  | 461689 |  |  |
| Other liabilities | 15896 |  |  | 16088 |  |  | 16043 |  |  |
| Shareholders' equity | 222325 |  |  | 206401 |  |  | 190767 |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $2146431 |  |  | $2081011 |  |  | $2046147 |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net interest income (FTE) <sup>(4)</sup> |  | $63188 |  |  | $56765 |  |  | $58967 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net yield on interest earning assets (FTE) <sup>(4)</sup> | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net yield on interest earning assets (FTE) <sup>(4)</sup> | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net yield on interest earning assets (FTE) <sup>(4)</sup> | 3.16% |  |  | 2.90% |  |  | 3.05% |

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<sup>(1)</sup> Includes loans HFS and nonaccrual loans.

<sup>(2)</sup> Average balances for AFS securities are based on amortized cost.

<sup>(3)</sup> Includes average interest bearing deposits with other banks, net of FRB daily cash letter.

<sup>(4)</sup> Non-GAAP financial measure; refer to the "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section.

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**Volume and Rate Variance Analysis**

The following table sets forth the effect of volume and rate changes on interest income and expense for the periods indicated. For the purpose of this table, changes in interest due to volume and rate were determined as follows:

Volume—change in volume multiplied by the previous period's FTE rate.

Rate—change in the FTE rate multiplied by the previous period's volume.

All interest income presented in the table below is reported on a FTE basis using a federal income tax rate of 21%. The change in interest due to both volume and rate has been allocated to volume and rate changes in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amounts of the change in each.

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| | 2025 Compared to 2024 <br> Increase (Decrease) Due to | 2025 Compared to 2024 <br> Increase (Decrease) Due to | 2025 Compared to 2024 <br> Increase (Decrease) Due to | 2024 Compared to 2023 <br> Increase (Decrease) Due to | 2024 Compared to 2023 <br> Increase (Decrease) Due to | 2024 Compared to 2023 <br> Increase (Decrease) Due to |
| | Volume | Rate | Net | Volume | Rate | Net |
| Changes in interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans | $1740 | $2397 | $4137 | $3980 | $7645 | $11625 |
| AFS securities | (459) | 797 | 338 | (940) | (216) | (1156) |
| FHLB stock | (333) | 111 | (222) |  | 285 | 285 |
| Fed funds sold | 2 |  | 2 |  | (1) | (1) |
| Other | 1711 | (195) | 1516 | (630) | 131 | (499) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total changes in interest income | 2661 | 3110 | 5771 | 2410 | 7844 | 10254 |
| Changes in interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest bearing demand deposits | 10 | 53 | 63 | (22) | 507 | 485 |
| Money market deposits | 813 | (1001) | (188) | 392 | 3695 | 4087 |
| Savings | 39 | 501 | 540 | (35) | 848 | 813 |
| Certificates of deposit | 1022 | (881) | 141 | 2078 | 3875 | 5953 |
| Short-term borrowings | 206 | 48 | 254 | 48 | 430 | 478 |
| FHLB advances | (1110) | (352) | (1462) | 647 | (7) | 640 |
| Subordinated debt, net of unamortized issuance costs | 3 | (3) |  | 3 | (3) |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total changes in interest expense | 983 | (1635) | (652) | 3111 | 9345 | 12456 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net change in interest margin (FTE) | $1678 | $4745 | $6423 | $(701) | $(1501) | $(2202) |

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**Loans**

The following table displays loan balances for the years ended December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Commercial and industrial | $220450 | $200623 | $183762 | $172477 | $171805 |
| Commercial real estate | 639758 | 591718 | 590220 | 571963 | 567075 |
| Advances to mortgage brokers | 76676 | 63080 | 18541 |  | 72001 |
| Agricultural | 102109 | 99694 | 99994 | 104985 | 94634 |
| Residential real estate | 427880 | 380872 | 356418 | 336694 | 322239 |
| Consumer | 69491 | 87584 | 100528 | 78054 | 73283 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $1536364 | $1423571 | $1349463 | $1264173 | $1301037 |

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The following table presents the change in the loan portfolio categories for the years ended December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 |
| | $ Change | % Change | $ Change | % Change | $ Change | % Change |
| Commercial and industrial | $19827 | 9.88% | $16861 | 9.18% | $11285 | 6.54% |
| Commercial real estate | 48040 | 8.12% | 1498 | 0.25% | 18257 | 3.19% |
| Advances to mortgage brokers | 13596 | 21.55% | 44539 | 240.22% | 18541 | N/M |
| Agricultural | 2415 | 2.42% | (300) | (0.30)% | (4991) | (4.75)% |
| Residential real estate | 47008 | 12.34% | 24454 | 6.86% | 19724 | 5.86% |
| Consumer | (18093) | (20.66)% | (12944) | (12.88)% | 22474 | 28.79% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $112793 | 7.92% | $74108 | 5.49% | $85290 | 6.75% |

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The following table presents the composition of our commercial real estate portfolio by industry as of December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2024 |
| | Balance | Percent of Total | Balance | Percent of Total |
| Investment and development | $134013 | 20.95% | $138232 | 23.36% |
| 1-4 family residential investment | 93806 | 14.66% | 86736 | 14.66% |
| Hotels | 90571 | 14.16% | 83756 | 14.15% |
| Residential multifamily | 71695 | 11.21% | 61033 | 10.31% |
| Health care | 59573 | 9.31% | 50083 | 8.46% |
| Storage facilities | 37145 | 5.81% | 20507 | 3.47% |
| Retail trade | 34479 | 5.39% | 35063 | 5.93% |
| Manufacturing | 18281 | 2.86% | 17030 | 2.88% |
| Construction | 16193 | 2.53% | 12825 | 2.17% |
| Accommodation services | 15604 | 2.44% | 16804 | 2.84% |
| Wholesale trade | 11123 | 1.74% | 11073 | 1.87% |
| Educational services | 10582 | 1.65% | 11160 | 1.89% |
| Other | 46693 | 7.29% | 47416 | 8.01% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total commercial real estate | $639758 | 100.00% | $591718 | 100.00% |

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Commercial real estate loans are subject to a varying degree of risk from changes in interest rates and economic conditions. To control these risks, we maintain strict underwriting standards, lending limits to a single borrower, loan to collateral value limits, and a defined market area. We also monitor and limit loan concentrations to specific industries. Our practices also include appropriate loan reviews, and monitoring of past due levels, concentrations, industry trends, and other qualitative factors.

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The following table illustrates the amounts of the ACL and ALLL allocated to each loan segments to loans as of December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2022 | 2022 | 2021 | 2021 |
| | ACL Allocation | % of Loans | ACL Allocation | % of Loans | ALLL Allocation | % of Loans | ALLL Allocation | % of Loans | ALLL Allocation | % of Loans |
| Commercial and Industrial | $1136 | 14.35 | $1316 | 14.09 | $968 | 13.62 | $860 | 13.64 | $680 | 13.21 |
| Commercial Real Estate | 5949 | 41.64 | 5171 | 41.57 | 5878 | 43.74 | 461 | 45.25 | 1060 | 43.59 |
| Advances to mortgage brokers |  | 4.99 |  | 4.43 |  | 1.37 |  |  |  | 5.53 |
| Agricultural | 327 | 6.65 | 287 | 7.01 | 270 | 7.41 | 577 | 8.30 | 289 | 7.27 |
| Residential Real Estate | 5059 | 27.85 | 4521 | 26.75 | 4336 | 26.41 | 617 | 26.64 | 747 | 24.77 |
| Consumer | 1256 | 4.52 | 1600 | 6.15 | 1656 | 7.45 | 961 | 6.17 | 908 | 5.63 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total allocated | 13727 | 100.00 | 12895 | 100.00 | 13108 | 100.00 | 3476 | 100.00 | 3684 | 100.00 |
| Unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6374 |  | 5419 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $13727 | 100.00 | $12895 | 100.00 | $13108 | 100.00 | $9850 | 100.00 | $9103 | 100.00 |

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While we utilize our best judgment and information available, the ultimate adequacy of the ACL is dependent upon a variety of factors beyond our control, including the performance of our borrowers, the economy, and changes in interest rates. We closely monitor overall credit quality indicators and our policies and procedures related to the analysis of the ACL to ensure that the ACL remains at an appropriate level.

For further discussion of the allocation of the ACL, see "Note 3 – Loans and ACL" of "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

**AFS Securities**

The following is a schedule of maturities of AFS securities and their weighted average yields as of December 31, 2025. Weighted average yields have been computed on an FTE basis using a tax rate of 21%. Our auction rate money market preferred investments are long-term floating rate instruments. The issuers of auction rate securities generally have the right to redeem or refinance the debt. Because of their lack of contractual maturities, auction rate money market preferred stocks are not reported by a specific maturity group. Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations are not reported by a specific maturity group due to their variable monthly payments. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations.

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| | Maturing | Maturing | Maturing | Maturing | Maturing | Maturing | Maturing | Maturing | | |
| | Within<br>One Year | Within<br>One Year | After One<br>Year But<br>Within<br>Five Years | After One<br>Year But<br>Within<br>Five Years | After Five<br>Years But<br>Within<br>Ten Years | After Five<br>Years But<br>Within<br>Ten Years | After<br>Ten Years | After<br>Ten Years | Securities with<br>Variable Monthly<br>Payments or<br>Noncontractual<br>Maturities | Securities with<br>Variable Monthly<br>Payments or<br>Noncontractual<br>Maturities |
| | Amount | Yield (%) | Amount | Yield (%) | Amount | Yield (%) | Amount | Yield (%) | Amount | Yield (%) |
| U.S. Treasury | $187879 | 0.96 | $9655 | 1.13 | $— |  | $— |  | $— |  |
| States and political subdivisions | 12934 | 3.63 | 17276 | 3.32 | 18814 | 3.04 | 20181 | 3.90 |  |  |
| Mortgage-backed securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22252 | 2.39 |
| Collateralized mortgage obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200466 | 3.49 |
| Auction rate money market preferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2413 | 5.86 |
| Corporate |  |  |  |  | 5921 | 3.43 |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $200813 | 1.13 | $26931 | 2.53 | $24735 | 3.13 | $20181 | 3.90 | $225131 | 3.40 |

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**Deposits**

The following table displays deposit balances as of December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Noninterest bearing demand deposits | $426342 | $416373 | $428505 | $494346 | $448352 |
| Interest bearing demand deposits | 266187 | 237548 | 241656 | 281369 | 273065 |
| Money market deposits | 436631 | 423883 | 423638 | 411394 | 395078 |
| Savings | 280429 | 281665 | 283522 | 305126 | 293082 |
| Certificates of deposit | 410065 | 387591 | 346374 | 252040 | 300762 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $1819654 | $1747060 | $1723695 | $1744275 | $1710339 |

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The following table displays the change in deposit balances for the years ended December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 |
| | $ Change | % Change | $ Change | % Change | $ Change | % Change |
| Noninterest bearing demand deposits | $9969 | 2.39% | $(12132) | (2.83)% | $(65841) | (13.32)% |
| Interest bearing demand deposits | 28639 | 12.06% | (4108) | (1.70)% | (39713) | (14.11)% |
| Money market deposits | 12748 | 3.01% | 245 | 0.06% | 12244 | 2.98% |
| Savings | (1236) | (0.44)% | (1857) | (0.65)% | (21604) | (7.08)% |
| Certificates of deposit | 22474 | 5.80% | 41217 | 11.90% | 94334 | 37.43% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $72594 | 4.16% | $23365 | 1.36% | $(20580) | (1.18)% |

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The following table presents estimated balances of uninsured deposits as of December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Uninsured deposits | $695537 | $645764 | $600381 | $585901 | $548213 |

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Uninsured deposits are the portion of deposit accounts in U.S. offices that exceed the FDIC insurance limits. The balance provided above are estimates and reflect the methodologies and assumptions used for regulatory reporting of uninsured deposits. The remaining maturity of estimated uninsured certificates of deposit, by account, as of December 31, 2025 is presented in the table below. Estimated uninsured certificates of deposit is based on individual accounts and does not reflect uninsured balances by account owner.

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| **Maturity** | |
| Within 3 months | $14471 |
| Within 3 to 6 months | 16161 |
| Within 6 to 12 months | 31774 |
| Over 12 months | 5269 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $67675 |

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**Asset Quality Analysis**

The following table outlines our asset quality analysis as of, and for the years ended December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| **NONPERFORMING ASSETS** |  |  |  |
| Commercial and industrial | $442 | $— | $491 |
| Commercial real estate | 3766 |  |  |
| Agricultural |  |  | 205 |
| Residential real estate | 370 | 282 | 286 |
| Consumer |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total nonaccrual loans | 4578 | 282 | 982 |
| Accruing loans past due 90 days or more |  | 19 | 87 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total nonperforming loans | 4578 | 301 | 1069 |
| Foreclosed assets | 938 | 544 | 406 |
| Debt securities |  |  | 12 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total nonperforming assets | $5516 | $845 | $1487 |
| Nonperforming loans to total loans | 0.30% | 0.02% | 0.08% |
| Nonperforming assets to total assets | 0.25% | 0.04% | 0.07% |
| Nonaccrual loans to total loans | 0.30% | 0.02% | 0.07% |
| ACL as a % of nonaccrual loans | 299.85% | N/M | N/M |
| **ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES** | **ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES** |  |  |
| Allowance at beginning of period | $12895 | $13108 | $9850 |
| Impact of the adoption of ASC 326 |  |  | 2744 |
| Charge-offs | 892 | 2784 | 824 |
| Recoveries | 2268 | 884 | 709 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Net loan charge-offs (recoveries) | (1376) | 1900 | 115 |
| Provision (reversal) for credit losses - loans | (544) | 1687 | 629 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Allowance at end of period | $13727 | $12895 | $13108 |
| ACL to loans | 0.89% | 0.91% | 0.97% |
| Reserve for unfunded commitments | 493 | 512 | 315 |
| Provision (reversal) for credit losses - unfunded commitments | (19) | 197 |  |
| Reserve to unfunded commitments | 0.14% | 0.15% | 0.10% |
| **NET LOAN CHARGE-OFFS (RECOVERIES)** | **NET LOAN CHARGE-OFFS (RECOVERIES)** |  |  |
| Commercial and industrial | $(10) | $339 | $197 |
| Commercial real estate | (60) | (355) | (26) |
| Agricultural | (4) | (6) | (8) |
| Residential real estate | (98) | (118) | (327) |
| Consumer | (1204) | 2040 | 279 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $(1376) | $1900 | $115 |
| Net (recoveries) charge-offs to average loans | (0.10)% | 0.14% | 0.01% |
| **DELINQUENT AND NONACCRUAL LOANS** | **DELINQUENT AND NONACCRUAL LOANS** |  |  |
| Accruing loans 30-89 days past due | $6689 | $5682 | 3895 |
| Accruing loans past due 90 days or more |  | 19 | 87 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total accruing past due loans | 6689 | 5701 | 3982 |
| Nonaccrual loans | 4578 | 282 | 982 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total past due and nonaccrual loans | $11267 | $5983 | $4964 |

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**Capital**

Capital consists solely of common stock, retained earnings, and accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). We are authorized to raise capital through dividend reinvestment, employee and director stock purchases, and shareholder stock purchases. Pursuant to these authorizations, we issued 42,904 shares or $1,331 of common stock during 2025, and 75,341 shares or $1,523 of common stock in 2024. We offer the Directors Plan in which participants purchase stock units through deferred fees, in lieu of cash payments. Pursuant to this plan, we increased shareholders' equity by $277 and $381 during 2025 and 2024, respectively. We also grant restricted stock awards pursuant to the RSP. Pursuant to the RSP, we increased shareholders' equity by $64 and $95 during 2025 and 2024.

We have publicly announced a common stock repurchase plan. Pursuant to this plan, we repurchased 156,957 shares or $4,709 of common stock during 2025 and 152,577 shares or $3,076 during 2024. As of December 31, 2025, we were authorized to repurchase up to an additional 461,272 shares of common stock.

The FRB has established minimum risk-based capital guidelines. Pursuant to these guidelines, a framework has been established that assigns risk weights to each category of on and off-balance-sheet items to arrive at risk adjusted total assets. Regulatory capital is divided by the risk adjusted assets with the resulting ratio compared to the minimum standard to determine whether a corporation has adequate capital. At December 31, 2025, we and the Bank were "well capitalized" under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. Management believes that no conditions or events have occurred since December 31, 2025 that would materially adversely change such capital classifications. From time to time, we may need to raise additional capital to support our and the Bank's further growth and to maintain our "well capitalized" status.

The following table sets forth these requirements and our ratios as of December 31:

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| | Actual | Minimum Required - BASEL III | Required to be Considered Well Capitalized (1) | Actual | Minimum Required - BASEL III | Required to be Considered Well Capitalized (1) |
| Common equity tier 1 capital | 11.73% | 7.00% | 6.50% | 12.21% | 7.00% | 6.50% |
| Tier 1 capital | 11.73% | 8.50% | 8.00% | 12.21% | 8.50% | 8.00% |
| Total capital | 14.41% | 10.50% | 10.00% | 15.06% | 10.50% | 10.00% |
| Tier 1 leverage | 8.84% | 4.00% | 5.00% | 8.86% | 4.00% | 5.00% |

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<sup>(1)</sup> "Well-capitalized" minimum Common Equity Tier 1 to Risk-Weighted and Leverage Ratio are not formally defined under applicable regulations for bank holding companies.

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**Liquidity**

Liquidity is monitored regularly by our ALCO, which consists of members of senior management. The ALCO reviews projected cash flows, key ratios, and liquidity available from both primary and secondary sources.

Our primary sources of liquidity are retail deposits, cash and cash equivalents, and unencumbered AFS securities. Cash, cash equivalents, and unencumbered AFS securities totaled $337,011 or 15.25% of assets as of December 31, 2025, compared to $330,876 or 15.86% as of December 31, 2024. The decline in the percentage of primary liquidity is a direct result of an increase in loans and other assets. Liquidity is important for financial institutions because of their need to meet loan funding commitments, depositor withdrawal requests, and various other commitments including expansion of operations, investment opportunities, and payment of cash dividends. Based on these same factors, daily liquidity could vary significantly.

Our secondary sources include the ability to borrow from the FHLB, from the FRB, and through various correspondent banks in the form of federal funds purchased and lines of credit. These funding methods typically carry a higher interest rate than traditional market deposit accounts. Some borrowed funds, including FHLB advances, FRB Discount Window advances, and repurchase agreements, require us to pledge assets, typically in the form of AFS securities or loans, as collateral. As of December 31, 2025, we had available lines of credit of $345,516.

We monitor our daily liquidity position to meet our cash flow needs. We also forecast anticipated funding needs for changes in interest rates and economic conditions, the scheduled maturity and interest rate sensitivity of the investment and loan portfolios and deposits, and regulatory capital requirements. Our liquidity stress testing is designed with consideration of these and other factors that could pose undue risk to liquidity.

Our liquidity position remained strong at the end of 2025. Components of liquidity are illustrated in the following table as of December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2024 |
| Total cash and cash equivalents | $26041 | $24542 |
| Brokered CD capacity | 130000 | 120000 |
| **Available lines of credit** |  |  |
| Fed funds lines with correspondent banks | 93000 | 93000 |
| FHLB borrowings | 218088 | 215432 |
| FRB Discount Window | 29428 | 28698 |
| Other lines of credit | 5000 | 5000 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total available lines of credit | 345516 | 342130 |
| Unencumbered lendable value of FRB collateral, estimated <sup>(1)</sup> | 280000 | 290000 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total cash and liquidity | $781557 | $776672 |
| Uninsured deposits | $695537 | $645764 |
| Coverage ratio of uninsured deposits with total cash and liquidity | 112% | 120% |

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<sup>(1)</sup> Includes estimated unencumbered lendable value of FHLB collateral of $220,000 and $200,000 as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

**Fair Value**

We utilize fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. AFS securities, cash flow hedge derivative instruments and certain liabilities are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Additionally, from time to time, we may be required to record at fair value other assets on a nonrecurring basis, such as mortgage loans AFS, collateral dependent loans, goodwill, foreclosed assets, OMSR, and certain other assets and liabilities. These nonrecurring fair value adjustments typically involve the application of lower of cost or market accounting or write downs of individual assets.

For further information regarding fair value measurements, see "Note 1 – Significant Accounting Policies" and "Note 13 – Fair Value" of "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

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**Market Risk**

As a financial institution, our primary market risks are interest rate risk and liquidity risk. IRR is the exposure of our net interest income to changes in interest rates. IRR results from the difference in the maturity or repricing frequency of a financial institution's interest earning assets and its interest bearing liabilities. Managing IRR is the fundamental method by which financial institutions earn income and create shareholder value. Excessive exposure to IRR could pose a significant risk to our earnings and capital.

The FRB has adopted a policy requiring banks to effectively manage the various risks that can have a material impact on safety and soundness. The risks include credit, interest rate, liquidity, operational, and reputational. We have policies, procedures, and internal controls for measuring and managing these risks. Specifically, our ALCO policy and procedures include defining acceptable types and terms of investments and funding sources, liquidity requirements, limits on investments in long-term assets, limiting the mismatch in repricing opportunities of assets and liabilities, and the frequency of measuring and reporting to our Board.

The primary technique to measure IRR is simulation analysis. Simulation analysis forecasts the effects on the balance sheet structure and net interest income under a variety of scenarios that incorporate changes in interest rates, the shape of the yield curve, interest rate relationships, loan prepayments, and funding sources. These forecasts are compared against net interest income projected in a stable interest rate environment. While many assets and liabilities reprice either at maturity or in accordance with their contractual terms, several balance sheet components demonstrate characteristics that require an evaluation to more accurately reflect their repricing behavior. Key assumptions in the simulation analysis include prepayments on loans, probable calls of investment securities, changes in market conditions, loan volumes and loan pricing, deposit sensitivity, and customer preferences. These assumptions are inherently uncertain as they are subject to fluctuation and revision in a dynamic rate environment. As a result, the simulation analysis cannot precisely forecast the impact of rising and falling interest rates on net interest income. Actual results will differ from simulated results due to many other factors, including changes in balance sheet components, interest rate changes, changes in market conditions, and management strategies. We regularly monitor our projected net interest income sensitivity to ensure that it remains within established limits.

Gap analysis, the secondary method to measure IRR, measures the cash flows and/or the earliest repricing of our interest bearing assets and liabilities. This analysis is useful for measuring trends in the repricing characteristics of the balance sheet. Significant assumptions are required in this process because of the embedded repricing options contained in assets and liabilities. Residential real estate and consumer loans allow the borrower to repay the balance prior to maturity without penalty, while commercial and agricultural loans may have prepayment penalties. The amount of prepayments is dependent upon many factors, including the interest rate of a given loan in comparison to the current offering rates, the level of home sales, and the overall availability of credit in the marketplace. Generally, a decrease in interest rates will result in an increase in cash flows from these assets. Savings and demand accounts may generally be withdrawn on request without prior notice. The timing of cash flows from these deposits is estimated based on historical experience. Certificates of deposit have penalties that discourage early withdrawals.

Gap analysis is also used as a method to measure interest rate sensitivity. Interest rate sensitivity is determined by the amount of earning assets and interest bearing liabilities repricing within a specific time period, and their relative sensitivity to a change in interest rates. We strive to achieve reasonable stability in the net interest margin through periods of changing interest rates.

We do not believe there has been a material change in the nature or categories of our primary market risk exposure, or the particular markets that present the primary risk of loss. We do not know of or expect there to be any material change in the general nature of our primary market risk exposure in the near-term, and we do not expect to make material changes to our market risk methods in the near-term. We may change those methods in the future to adapt to changes in circumstances or to implement new techniques.

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The following table shows the maturity of loans outstanding at December 31, 2025 based on contractual terms. Also provided are the amounts classified according to the sensitivity to changes in interest rates.

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| | 1 Year<br>or Less | 1 to 5<br>Years | 5 to 15<br>Years | Over 15<br>Years | Total |
| Commercial and industrial | $30509 | $131094 | $41939 | $16908 | $220450 |
| Commercial real estate | 28832 | 75535 | 146618 | 388773 | 639758 |
| Advances to mortgage brokers | 76676 |  |  |  | 76676 |
| Agricultural | 13608 | 22367 | 31364 | 34770 | 102109 |
| Residential real estate | 3265 | 15120 | 128998 | 280497 | 427880 |
| Consumer | 1994 | 38582 | 28915 |  | 69491 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $154884 | $282698 | $377834 | $720948 | $1536364 |
| Fixed interest rates |  |  |  |  |  |
| Commercial and industrial | $7450 | $66536 | $18781 | $— | $92767 |
| Commercial real estate | 22528 | 52337 | 9939 | 15538 | 100342 |
| Advances to mortgage brokers | 76676 |  |  |  | 76676 |
| Agricultural | 1311 | 8085 | 4048 | 324 | 13768 |
| Residential real estate | 2362 | 4080 | 85227 | 24507 | 116176 |
| Consumer | 1657 | 38233 | 28804 |  | 68694 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $111984 | $169271 | $146799 | $40369 | $468423 |
| Variable interest rates |  |  |  |  |  |
| Commercial and industrial | $23059 | $64558 | $23158 | $16908 | $127683 |
| Commercial real estate | 6304 | 23198 | 136679 | 373235 | 539416 |
| Advances to mortgage brokers |  |  |  |  |  |
| Agricultural | 12297 | 14282 | 27316 | 34446 | 88341 |
| Residential real estate | 903 | 11040 | 43771 | 255990 | 311704 |
| Consumer | 337 | 349 | 111 |  | 797 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $42900 | $113427 | $231035 | $680579 | $1067941 |

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**Contractual Obligations and Loan Commitments**

We have various financial obligations, including contractual obligations and commitments related to deposits and borrowings, which may require future cash payments. We also have loan related commitments that may impact liquidity. The commitments include unused lines of credit, commercial and standby letters of credit, and commitments to grant loans. These commitments to grant loans include residential mortgage loans with the majority committed to be sold to the secondary market. Many of these commitments historically have expired without being drawn upon and do not necessarily represent our future cash requirements.

For additional disclosure related to Contractual Obligations and Loan Commitments, see "Note 14 – Off-Balance-Sheet Activities, Commitments and Other Matters" of "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

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**Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures**

The following table provides a detailed analysis, and reconciliation for, our non-GAAP financial measures as of, and for the years ended December 31:

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| Loans |  | $1536364 | $1423571 | $1349463 |
| Advances to mortgage brokers |  | 76676 | 63080 | 18541 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Adjusted loans |  | $1459688 | $1360491 | $1330922 |
| Total shareholders' equity |  | $231396 | $210276 | 202402 |
| Goodwill and other intangible assets |  | 48282 | 48283 | 48284 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Tangible equity | (A) | 183114 | 161993 | 154118 |
| Common shares outstanding <sup>(1)</sup> | (B) | 7322207 | 7424893 | $7485889 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Tangible book value per share | (A/B) | $25.01 | $21.82 | $20.59 |
| Noninterest expenses |  | $54950 | $52129 | $49310 |
| Amortization of acquisition intangibles |  | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Adjusted noninterest expense | (C) | $54949 | $52128 | $49307 |
| Net interest income |  | $62544 | $55835 | $57944 |
| Tax equivalent adjustment for net interest margin |  | 644 | 930 | 1023 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Net interest income (FTE) |  | 63188 | 56765 | 58967 |
| Noninterest income |  | 15966 | 14576 | 13827 |
| Tax equivalent adjustment for BOLI |  | 341 | 211 | 193 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Adjusted revenue (FTE) |  | 79495 | 71552 | 72987 |
| Net gains on sale of AFS securities |  |  |  | 67 |
| Net gains (losses) on foreclosed assets |  | (18) | 153 | 158 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Adjusted revenue | (D) | $79513 | $71399 | $72762 |
| Efficiency ratio | (C/D) | 69.11% | 73.01% | 67.76% |

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<sup>(1)</sup> Whole shares.

**<u>Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.</u>**

The information presented in the section captioned "Market Risk" in Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is incorporated herein by reference.

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**<u>Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.</u>**

The following consolidated financial statements accompanied by the report of our independent registered public accounting firm are set forth beginning on the following page of this report:

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Plante & Moran, PLLC (PCAOB ID: 166) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Rehmann Robson LLC (PCAOB ID: 263) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consolidated Balance Sheets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consolidated Statements of Income |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |

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Supplementary data regarding results of operations is included in Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

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**Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting**

We are responsible for the preparation and integrity of our published consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and, accordingly, include amounts based on judgments and estimates. We also prepared the other information included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K and are responsible for the accuracy and consistency with the consolidated financial statements.

We are responsible for establishing and maintaining a system of internal control over financial reporting, which is intended to provide reasonable assurance to our management and Board of Directors regarding the reliability of our consolidated financial statements. The system includes but is not limited to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• A documented organizational structure and division of responsibility;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Established policies and procedures, including a code of conduct to foster a strong ethical climate which is communicated throughout our Corporation;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Internal auditors that monitor the operation of the internal control system and report findings and recommendations to management and the Audit Committee;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Procedures for taking action in response to an internal audit finding or recommendation;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Regular reviews of our consolidated financial statements by qualified individuals; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The careful selection, training, and development of our people.

There are inherent limitations in the effectiveness of any system of internal control, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of controls. Also, the effectiveness of an internal control system may change over time. We have implemented a system of internal control that was designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

We have assessed our internal control system in relation to criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting described in *"Internal Control-Integrated Framework*" issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (2013 framework) of the Treadway Commission.

Based upon these criteria, we believe that, as of December 31, 2025, our system of internal control over financial reporting was effective.

Our independent registered public accounting firm, Plante & Moran, PLLC ("Plante Moran"), has audited our 2025 consolidated financial statements and our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025. Plante Moran was given unrestricted access to all financial records and related data, including minutes of all meetings of shareholders, the Board of Directors, and committees of the Board of Directors. Plante Moran has issued an unqualified audit opinion on our 2025 consolidated financial statements and an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of our internal controls as of December 31, 2025, as a result of the integrated audit.

Isabella Bank Corporation

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| By: |
| /s/ Jerome E. Schwind |
| Jerome E. Schwind |
| President and Chief Executive Officer |
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
| March 13, 2026 |
| /s/ Gerald J. Ritzert |
| Gerald J. Ritzert |
| Chief Financial Officer |
| (Principal Financial Officer) |
| March 13, 2026 |

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**Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm**

Shareholders and Board of Directors

Isabella Bank Corporation

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

***Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting***

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Isabella Bank Corporation (the "Company") as of December 31, 2025, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). We also have audited the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in *Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013)* issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the "COSO framework"). 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in the COSO framework.

***Basis for Opinion***

The Company's management is responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements and an opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.

Our audit of the financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

***Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting***

A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

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**Critical Audit Matter**

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

**Allowance for Credit Losses on Collectively Evaluated Loans – Refer to Notes 1 and 3 to the consolidated financial statements**

*Critical Audit Matters Description*

Management's estimate of the allowance for credit losses (ACL) at December 31, 2025, includes a reserve on collectively evaluated loans. In the current year, significant assumptions in management's estimate of the reserve on collectively evaluated loans include (i) the determination of the look-back period used in calculating the estimated loss percentage based on the probability of default and loss given default for each portfolio segment and (ii) qualitative factor adjustments. In evaluating whether qualitative factor adjustments are necessary, management considers internal and external qualitative and credit market risk factors to reflect credit risks not fully captured by historical loss experience or forecast economic conditions.

Significant judgment was required by management in the selection and application of these subjective assumptions. Accordingly, performing audit procedures to evaluate the Company's estimated ACL involved a high degree of auditor judgment and required significant effort, including the involvement of professionals with specialized skill and knowledge.

*How the Critical Audit Matter was Addressed in the Audit*

Our audit procedures related to the Company's estimate of the ACL on collectively evaluated loans included, but were not limited to, the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Testing the design and operating effectiveness of management's controls over key assumptions and judgments.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Testing the completeness and accuracy of data utilized by management.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Evaluating the relevance and reliability of information used by management in the development of the estimate.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Evaluating the reasonableness of significant assumptions used in management's estimate through a combination of evaluating the reasonableness of certain assumptions and developing an independent range of reasonable outcomes for the collectively evaluated component of the ACL for comparison to management's estimate.

/s/ Plante & Moran, PLLC

Plante & Moran, PLLC

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2025.

Grand Rapids, Michigan

March 13, 2026

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**Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm**

Shareholders and Board of Directors

Isabella Bank Corporation (the "Corporation")

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

**Opinion on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting**

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of ***Isabella Bank Corporation*** as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the related consolidated statements of changes in shareholders' equity, income, comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2024, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements). We also have audited ***Isabella Bank Corporation's*** internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024, based on criteria established in the Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) (the COSO criteria).

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of ***Isabella Bank Corporation*** as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2024, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion ***Isabella Bank Corporation*** maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024, based on the COSO criteria.

**Basis for Opinions**

***Isabella Bank Corporation's*** management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express opinions on ***Isabella Bank Corporation's*** consolidated financial statements and on ***Isabella Bank Corporation*'s** internal control over financial reporting based on our integrated audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to ***Isabella Bank Corporation*** in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.

Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material misstatement exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

**Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting**

A corporation's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A corporation's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the corporation; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the corporation are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the corporation; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Corporation's assets that could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.

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Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

**One Critical Audit Matter**

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or requires to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the account or disclosures to which it relates.

**Allowance for Credit Losses**

*Description of the Matter*

The Corporation's loan portfolio totaled $1.4 billion as of December 31, 2024 and the associated allowance for credit losses on loans was $12.9 million at that date. The Corporation's unfunded loan commitments totaled $341.3 million, with an associated allowance for credit loss of $512 thousand. Together these amounts represent the allowances for credit losses ("ACL"). As described in Notes 1 and 3 to the consolidated financial statements, in the cases of loans, the allowance for credit losses is a contra-asset valuation account, calculated in accordance with ASC 326 that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of loans to present the net amount expected to be collected. As described in Notes 1 and 14 to the consolidated financial statements, in the case of unfunded loan commitments, the allowance for credit losses is a liability account, calculated in accordance with ASC 326, reported as a component of other liabilities. The amount of each allowance account represented management's best estimate of current expected credit losses on these financial instruments considering all available information, from internal and external sources, relevant to assessing exposure to credit loss over the contractual term of the instrument. In calculating the allowance for credit losses, most loans were segmented into pools based upon similar characteristics and risk profiles. For each loan pool, management measured expected credit losses over the life of each loan utilizing a model which measured probability of default ("PD"), probability of attrition ("PA"), loss given default ("LGD"), and exposure at default ("EAD"). Expected credit losses were calculated as the product of PD (adjusted for attrition), LGD, and EAD. PD and PA were estimated by analyzing internally sourced data related to historical performance of each loan pool over an economic cycle. PD and PA were adjusted to reflect the current impact of certain macroeconomic variables as well as their expected changes over a reasonable and supportable forecast period. After the reasonable and supportable forecast period, the forecasted macroeconomic variables were reverted to their historical mean utilizing a rational, systematic basis. The LGD was based on historical recovery averages for each loan pool, adjusted to reflect the current impact of certain macroeconomic variables as well as their expected changes over the reasonable and supportable forecast period. EAD was estimated using a linear regression model that estimates the average percentage of the loan balance that remains at the time of default. In some cases, management determined that an individual loan exhibited unique risk characteristics which differentiated the loan from other loans with the identified loan pools. In such cases the loans were evaluated for expected credit losses on an individual basis and excluded from the collective evaluation. Management qualitatively adjusted model results for risk factors that were not considered within the modeling processes but were nonetheless relevant in assessing the expected credit losses within the loan pools. These qualitative factor adjustments modified management's estimate of expected credit losses by a calculated percentage or amount based upon the estimated level of risk.

Auditing management's estimate of the ACL involved a high degree of subjectivity due to the nature of the qualitative factor adjustments included in the allowances for credit losses and complexity due to the implementation of the PD, PA, LGD, and EAD models (the "Models"). Management's identification and measurement of the qualitative factor adjustments is highly judgmental and could have a significant effect on the ACL.

*How We Addressed the Matter in Our Integrated Audit*

We obtained an understanding of the Corporation's process for establishing the ACL, including the implementation of Models and the qualitative factor adjustments of the ACL. We evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of related controls over the reliability and accuracy of data used to calculate and estimate the various components of the ACL, the accuracy of the calculation of the ACL, management's review and approval of methodologies used to establish the ACL, validation procedures over the Models, analysis of changes in various components of the ACL relative to changes in the Corporation's loan portfolio and economy and evaluation of the overall reasonableness and appropriateness of the ACL. In doing so, we tested the operating effectiveness of review and approval controls in the Corporation's governance process designed to identify and assess the qualitative factor adjustments which is meant to measure expected credit losses associated with factors not captured fully in the other components of the ACL.

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To test the reasonableness of the qualitative factor adjustments, we performed audit procedures that included, among others testing the appropriateness of the methodologies used by the Corporation to estimate the ACL, testing the completeness and accuracy of data and information used by the Corporation in estimating the components of the ACL, assessing the reasonableness of the Models, evaluating the appropriateness of assumptions used in estimating the qualitative factor adjustments, analyzing the changes in assumptions and various components of the ACL relative to changes in the Corporation's loan portfolio and the economy and evaluating the appropriateness and level of the qualitative factor adjustments. For example, we evaluated the appropriateness of the design and operation of the model, analyzed the changes, assumptions and modifications made to the qualitative factor adjustments, and evaluated the appropriateness and completeness of risk factors used in determining the amount of the qualitative factor adjustments. We also evaluated the data and information utilized by management to estimate the qualitative factor adjustments by independently obtaining internal and external data and information to assess the appropriateness of the data and information used by management and to consider the existence of new and potentially contradictory information used. In addition, we evaluated the overall ACL amounts, inclusive of the adjustments for the qualitative factor adjustments, and whether the amount appropriately reflects losses expected in the loan portfolio as of the consolidated balance sheet date by comparing the overall ACL to those established by similar banking institutions with similar loan portfolios. We also reviewed subsequent events and transactions and considered whether such information serves to corroborate or contradict the Corporation's conclusion.

/s/ Rehmann Robson LLC

Rehmann Robson LLC

We served as Isabella Bank Corporation's independent auditor from 1996 to 2025.

Saginaw, Michigan

March 12, 2025

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**CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS**

(Dollars in thousands)

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | December 31 | December 31 |
| | 2025 | 2024 |
| **ASSETS** |  |  |
| Cash and demand deposits due from banks | $22935 | $22830 |
| Fed Funds sold and interest bearing balances due from banks | 3106 | 1712 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total cash and cash equivalents | 26041 | 24542 |
| AFS securities, at fair value | 497791 | 489029 |
| FHLB stock | 5600 | 12762 |
| Mortgage loans HFS | 423 | 242 |
| Loans | 1536364 | 1423571 |
| Less allowance for credit losses | 13727 | 12895 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Net loans | 1522637 | 1410676 |
| Premises and equipment | 29000 | 27659 |
| Cash surrender value of BOLI | 46133 | 34882 |
| Goodwill and other intangible assets | 48282 | 48283 |
| Other assets | 33541 | 38166 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total assets | $2209448 | $2086241 |
| **LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY** |  |  |
| **Liabilities** |  |  |
| Noninterest bearing deposits | $426342 | $416373 |
| Interest bearing deposits | 1393312 | 1330687 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total deposits | 1819654 | 1747060 |
| Short-term borrowings | 68000 | 53567 |
| FHLB advances | 45000 | 30000 |
| Subordinated debt, net of unamortized issuance costs | 29514 | 29424 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total borrowed funds | 142514 | 112991 |
| Other liabilities | 15884 | 15914 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total liabilities | 1978052 | 1875965 |
| **Shareholders' equity** |  |  |
| Common stock — no par value 15,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding 7,322,207 shares at December 31, 2025 and 7,424,893 shares at December 31, 2024 | 123204 | 126224 |
| Shares to be issued for deferred compensation obligations | 2366 | 2383 |
| Retained earnings | 113849 | 103024 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (8023) | (21355) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total shareholders' equity | 231396 | 210276 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $2209448 | $2086241 |

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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**CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME**

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | Year Ended December 31 | Year Ended December 31 | Year Ended December 31 |
| | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| **Interest income** |  |  |  |
| Loans, including fees | $81432 | $77295 | $65670 |
| AFS securities |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Taxable | 9633 | 8748 | 9514 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Nontaxable | 2084 | 2345 | 2642 |
| FHLB stock | 418 | 640 | 355 |
| Federal funds sold and other | 2468 | 950 | 1450 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total interest income | 96035 | 89978 | 79631 |
| **Interest expense** |  |  |  |
| Deposits | 30246 | 29690 | 18352 |
| Short-term borrowings | 1693 | 1439 | 961 |
| FHLB advances | 487 | 1949 | 1309 |
| Subordinated debt | 1065 | 1065 | 1065 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total interest expense | 33491 | 34143 | 21687 |
| Net interest income | 62544 | 55835 | 57944 |
| Provision (reversal) for credit losses | (563) | 1884 | 629 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Net interest income after provision for credit losses | 63107 | 53951 | 57315 |
| **Noninterest income** |  |  |  |
| Service charges and fees | 8858 | 8275 | 7804 |
| Wealth management fees | 4247 | 4041 | 3557 |
| Earnings on BOLI | 1625 | 1007 | 920 |
| Net gain on sale of mortgage loans | 180 | 213 | 317 |
| Net gains on sale of AFS securities |  |  | 67 |
| Other | 1056 | 1040 | 1162 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total noninterest income | 15966 | 14576 | 13827 |
| **Noninterest expenses** |  |  |  |
| Compensation and benefits | 30041 | 28576 | 25905 |
| Occupancy and equipment | 10541 | 10524 | 10297 |
| Other professional services | 3240 | 2212 | 2340 |
| ATM and debit card fees | 2211 | 1975 | 1767 |
| Marketing | 1989 | 1712 | 2074 |
| FDIC insurance premiums | 1180 | 1132 | 922 |
| Memberships and subscriptions | 1067 | 928 | 1042 |
| Other losses | 643 | 1117 | 871 |
| Other | 4038 | 3953 | 4092 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total noninterest expenses | 54950 | 52129 | 49310 |
| Income before income tax expense | 24123 | 16398 | 21832 |
| Income tax expense | 5213 | 2509 | 3665 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Net income | $18910 | $13889 | $18167 |
| **Earnings per common share** |  |  |  |
| Basic | $2.56 | $1.86 | $2.42 |
| Diluted | $2.56 | $1.86 | $2.40 |
| Cash dividends per common share | $1.12 | $1.12 | $1.12 |

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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**CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME**

(Dollars in thousands)

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | Year Ended December 31 | Year Ended December 31 | Year Ended December 31 |
| | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Net income | $18910 | $13889 | $18167 |
| **Unrealized gains (losses) on AFS securities** |  |  |  |
| Unrealized gains (losses) during the period | 16589 | 5339 | 13365 |
| Reclassification adjustment for net realized (gains) losses included in net income |  |  | (67) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Comprehensive income (loss) before income tax (expense) benefit | 16589 | 5339 | 13298 |
| Tax effect <sup>(1)</sup> | (3616) | (1098) | (2669) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unrealized gains (losses) on AFS securities, net of tax | 12973 | 4241 | 10629 |
| **Change in unrecognized pension cost on defined benefit pension plan** |  |  |  |
| Change in unrecognized pension cost during the period | 545 | 462 | 752 |
| Reclassification adjustment for net periodic benefit cost included in net income | (91) | (82) | 95 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Net change in unrecognized pension cost | 454 | 380 | 847 |
| Tax effect <sup>(1)</sup> | (95) | (80) | (178) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Change in unrealized pension cost, net of tax | 359 | 300 | 669 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 13332 | 4541 | 11298 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Comprehensive income (loss) | $32242 | $18430 | $29465 |

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<sup>(1)</sup> See "Note 9 – Capital Ratios and Shareholders' Equity" in the accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements for tax effect reconciliation.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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**CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY**

(Dollars in thousands except per share amounts)

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | Common Stock | Common Stock | | | | |
| | Common Shares<br>Outstanding | Amount |<br>Common Shares to be<br>Issued for<br>Deferred<br>Compensation<br>Obligations |<br>Retained<br>Earnings |<br>Accumulated<br>Other<br>Comprehensive<br>Income (Loss) |<br>Totals |
| Balance, December 31, 2022 | 7559421 | $128651 | $5005 | $89748 | $(37194) | $186210 |
| Cumulative effect of accounting change - adoption of ASC 326 |  |  |  | (2417) |  | (2417) |
| Comprehensive income (loss) |  |  |  | 18167 | 11298 | 29465 |
| Issuance of common stock | 75488 | 1617 |  |  |  | 1617 |
| Common stock transferred from the Rabbi Trust to satisfy deferred compensation obligations |  | 1841 | (1841) |  |  |  |
| Share-based payment awards under the Directors Plan |  |  | 529 |  |  | 529 |
| Share-based compensation expense recognized in earnings under the RSP |  | 253 |  |  |  | 253 |
| Common stock purchased for deferred compensation obligations |  | (1624) |  |  |  | (1624) |
| Common stock repurchased | (149020) | (3415) |  |  |  | (3415) |
| Cash dividends paid ($1.12 per common share) |  |  |  | (8216) |  | (8216) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Balance, December 31, 2023 | 7485889 | 127323 | 3693 | 97282 | (25896) | 202402 |
| Comprehensive income (loss) |  |  |  | 13889 | 4541 | 18430 |
| Issuance of common stock | 75341 | 1523 |  |  |  | 1523 |
| Common stock issued for deferred compensation under the RSP | 16240 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Common stock transferred from the Rabbi Trust to satisfy deferred compensation obligations |  | 1691 | (1691) |  |  |  |
| Share-based payment awards under the Directors Plan |  |  | 381 |  |  | 381 |
| Share-based compensation expense recognized in earnings under the RSP |  | 95 |  |  |  | 95 |
| Common stock purchased for deferred compensation obligations |  | (1332) |  |  |  | (1332) |
| Common stock repurchased | (152577) | (3076) |  |  |  | (3076) |
| Cash dividends paid ($1.12 per common share) |  |  |  | (8147) |  | (8147) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Balance, December 31, 2024 | 7424893 | 126224 | 2383 | 103024 | (21355) | 210276 |
| Comprehensive income (loss) |  |  |  | 18910 | 13332 | 32242 |
| Issuance of common stock | 42904 | 1331 |  |  |  | 1331 |
| Common stock issued for deferred compensation under the RSP | 11367 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Common stock transferred from the Rabbi Trust to satisfy deferred compensation obligations |  | 294 | (294) |  |  |  |
| Share-based payment awards under the Directors Plan |  |  | 277 |  |  | 277 |
| Share-based compensation expense recognized in earnings under the RSP |  | 64 |  |  |  | 64 |
| Common stock repurchased | (156957) | (4709) |  |  |  | (4709) |
| Cash dividends paid ($1.12 per common share) |  |  |  | (8085) |  | (8085) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Balance, December 31, 2025 | 7322207 | $123204 | $2366 | $113849 | $(8023) | $231396 |

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**CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS**

(Dollars in thousands)

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | Year Ended December 31 | Year Ended December 31 | Year Ended December 31 |
| | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| **Operating activities** |  |  |  |
| Net income | $18910 | $13889 | $18167 |
| **Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities** | **Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities** |  |  |
| Provision (reversal) for credit losses | (563) | 1884 | 629 |
| Depreciation | 2138 | 2086 | 1978 |
| Net amortization of AFS securities | 967 | 1332 | 1474 |
| Net gains on sale of AFS securities |  |  | (67) |
| Net gain on sale of mortgage loans | (180) | (213) | (317) |
| Increase in cash value of BOLI | (1607) | (990) | (904) |
| Share-based payment awards | 341 | 476 | 782 |
| Deferred income tax expense (benefit) | 38 | (310) | 1008 |
| Origination of loans HFS | (7870) | (8768) | (9657) |
| Proceeds from loan sales | 7869 | 8739 | 10353 |
| Net changes in: |  |  |  |
| Other assets | 2865 | 1720 | (360) |
| Other liabilities | 3909 | (208) | 1096 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 26817 | 19637 | 24182 |
| **Investing activities** |  |  |  |
| Proceeds from maturities, calls and prepayments of AFS securities | 74208 | 48526 | 75090 |
| Purchases of AFS securities | (67348) | (5400) | (10866) |
| Net change in loans HFI | (112351) | (76862) | (85783) |
| Purchases of premises and equipment | (3479) | (2106) | (4064) |
| Purchases of BOLI policies | (10225) |  |  |
| Proceeds from sale of FHLB stock | 7162 |  |  |
| Low income housing tax credit investments | (3849) | (2024) | (623) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | (115882) | (37866) | (26246) |
| **Financing activities** |  |  |  |
| Net increase (decrease) in deposits | $72594 | $23365 | $(20580) |
| Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings | 14433 | 6766 | (10970) |
| Net increase (decrease) in FHLB advances | 15000 | (10000) | 40000 |
| Cash dividends paid on common stock | (8085) | (8147) | (8216) |
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock | 1331 | 1523 | 1617 |
| Common stock repurchased | (4709) | (3076) | (3415) |
| Common stock purchased for deferred compensation obligations |  | (1332) | (1624) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 90564 | 9099 | (3188) |
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 1499 | (9130) | (5252) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 24542 | 33672 | 38924 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $26041 | $24542 | $33672 |
| **Supplemental cash flows information** |  |  |  |
| Interest paid | $33483 | $33982 | $21052 |
| Federal income taxes paid | 2200 | 2060 | 2350 |
| **Supplemental noncash information** |  |  |  |
| Investment in low income housing tax credits | $— | $1500 | $5000 |
| Transfers of loans to foreclosed assets | 953 | 657 | 378 |

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**NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**

(Dollars in thousands except per share amounts)

**Note 1 – Significant Accounting Policies**

**BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND CONSOLIDATION:** The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Isabella Bank Corporation, a financial services holding company, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Isabella Bank. All intercompany balances and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation. References to"we," "our," "us," and "the Corporation" refer to Isabella Bank Corporation, a Michigan corporation and registered financial holding company, our wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Isabella Bank, and our other consolidated subsidiaries. References to "the Bank" refer to Isabella Bank.

For additional information, see "Note 15 – Related Party Transactions."

**NATURE OF OPERATIONS:** Isabella Bank Corporation is a financial services holding company offering a wide array of financial products and services in several mid-Michigan counties. Our banking subsidiary, Isabella Bank, offers banking services throughout 31 locations, offering lending and deposit services, trust and investment services, and various insurance related products.

**OPERATING SEGMENTS:** Segment information is prepared on the same basis that our CEO, who is our Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM"), manages our segments, evaluates financial results, and makes key operating decisions. While the CODM monitors the revenue streams of our various products and services, operations are managed, and financial performance is evaluated, on a corporate-wide basis. Operating segments are aggregated into one as operating results for all segments are similar. Accordingly, all of the banking-related operations are considered by management to be aggregated in one reportable operating segment.

The segment is also distinguished by the level of information provided to the CODM, who uses such information to review performance of various components of the business, which are then aggregated if operating performance, products and services, and geographical regions are similar. The CODM will evaluate the financial performance of our business components by evaluating revenue streams, significant expenses, and budget to actual results in assessing our reportable segment and in the determination of allocating resources. Further, the CODM uses revenue streams to evaluate product pricing and significant expenses to assess performance and evaluate return on assets.

Consolidated net income is used to benchmark results against our competitors. Benchmarking and monitoring of budget to actual results are used in assessment performance and in establishing compensation. Revenue from banking operations consists primarily of loan and investment interest, deposit related fees, and wealth fees. Interest expense, provision for credit losses, compensation, and occupancy and equipment costs provide the significant expenses in our banking operations. All operations are domestic.

**RECLASSIFICATIONS:** Certain amounts reported in the 2024 and 2023 consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform with the 2025 presentation. The most significant of these changes related to amounts that were previously reported as commercial and industrial loans being reclassified as commercial real estate loans.

**USE OF ESTIMATES:** In preparing consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, we make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated balance sheet and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting year. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near-term relate to the determination of the ACL, the fair value of AFS investment securities, and the carrying value of goodwill.

**SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:** We evaluated subsequent events after December 31, 2025 through the date our consolidated financial statements were issued for potential recognition and disclosure. No subsequent events require financial statement recognition or disclosure between December 31, 2025 and the date our consolidated financial statements were issued.

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**FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:** Fair value refers to the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants in the market in which the reporting entity transacts such sales or transfers based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing an asset or liability. Assumptions are developed based on prioritizing information within a fair value hierarchy that gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets and the lowest priority to unobservable data, such as the reporting entity's own data. We may choose to measure eligible items at fair value at specified election dates.

For assets and liabilities recorded at fair value, it is our policy to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when developing fair value measurements for those financial instruments for which there is an active market. In cases where the market for a financial asset or liability is not active, we include appropriate risk adjustments that market participants would make for nonperformance and liquidity risks when developing fair value measurements. Fair value measurements for assets and liabilities for which limited or no observable market data exists are accordingly based primarily upon estimates, are often calculated based on the economic and competitive environment, the characteristics of the asset or liability and other factors. Therefore, the results cannot be determined with precision and may not be realized in an actual sale or immediate settlement of the asset or liability. Additionally, there may be inherent weaknesses in any calculation technique, and changes in the underlying assumptions used, including discount rates and estimates of future cash flows, could significantly affect the results of current or future values.

We utilize fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. Investment securities AFS are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Additionally, from time to time, we may be required to record other assets and liabilities at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, such as mortgage loans AFS, collateral dependent loans, foreclosed assets, OMSR, goodwill, and certain other assets and liabilities. These nonrecurring fair value adjustments typically involve the application of lower of cost or market accounting or write downs of individual assets.

**Fair Value Hierarchy**

Under fair value measurement and disclosure authoritative guidance, we group assets and liabilities measured at fair value into three levels, based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded, and the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value, based on the prioritization of inputs in the valuation techniques. These levels are:

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| Level 1: | Valuation is based upon quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active markets. |
| Level 2: | Valuation is based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market. |
| Level 3: | Valuation is generated from model-based techniques that use at least one significant assumption not observable in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. |

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The asset's or liability's fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Transfers between measurement levels are recognized at the end of reporting periods.

For further discussion of fair value considerations, refer to "Note 13 – Fair Value."

**SIGNIFICANT GROUP CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK:** Most of our activities are conducted with customers located within the central Michigan area. A significant amount of our outstanding loans are secured by commercial and residential real estate. Other than these types of loans, there is no significant concentration to any other industry or any one customer.

**CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:** For purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash and balances due from banks, federal funds sold, and other deposit accounts. Generally, federal funds sold are for a one day period. We maintain deposit accounts in various financial institutions which generally exceed federally insured limits or are not insured. We do not believe we are exposed to any significant interest, credit, or other financial risk as a result of these deposits.

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**AFS SECURITIES:** Purchases of investment securities are generally classified as AFS. However, we may elect to classify securities as either held to maturity or trading. Securities classified as AFS debt securities are recorded at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses, net of the effect of deferred income taxes, excluded from earnings and reported in other comprehensive income (loss). Included in AFS securities are auction rate money market preferred securities. These investments, for federal income tax purposes, have no federal income tax impact given the nature of the investments. Auction rate money market preferred securities are recorded at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported in other comprehensive income (loss). Purchase premiums and discounts are recognized in interest income using the interest method over the term of the securities. Realized gains and losses on the sale of AFS securities are determined using the specific identification method.

**ACL - AFS SECURITIES:** AFS securities are reviewed quarterly for possible credit impairment. In determining whether a credit-related impairment exists for debt securities, we assess whether: (a) we do not have the intent to sell the security; and (b) it is more likely than not we will not have to sell the security before recovery of its cost basis. If either of these conditions are met, any previously recognized allowances are charged off and the security's amortized cost is written down to fair value through income. If these conditions are not met, the security is evaluated to determine whether the decline in fair value has resulted from credit losses or other factors.

In order to determine the amount of the credit loss for a debt security, we calculate the recovery value by performing a discounted cash flow analysis based on the current cash flows and future cash flows we expect to recover. If the present value of cash flows expected to be collected is less than the amortized cost basis, a credit loss exists and an allowance for credit losses is recorded for the credit loss, limited by the amount that the fair value is less than the amortized cost basis. The amount of the impairment related to other risk factors is recognized as a component of other comprehensive income. Adjustments to the allowance are reported in the income statement as a provision for credit losses.

We made an accounting policy election to exclude accrued interest receivable on AFS securities from the estimate of credit losses. Accrued interest receivable on AFS securities was $1,723 and $1,701 at December 31, 2025, and 2024, which is included in other assets. Losses on AFS securities are charged off against the allowance or, in the absence of any allowance, written down through income when deemed uncollectible by management, or when criteria regarding intent or requirement to sell is met.

**LOANS HELD FOR SALE:** Mortgage loans held for sale on the secondary market are carried at the lower of cost or fair value as determined by aggregating outstanding commitments from investors or current investor yield requirements. Net unrealized losses, if any, would be recognized as a component of other noninterest expenses.

Mortgage loans held for sale are sold with the mortgage servicing rights retained by us. Gains or losses on sales of mortgage loans are recognized based on the difference between the selling price and the carrying value of the related mortgage loans sold.

**LOANS:** Loans held for investment are reported at amortized cost. Amortized cost is the principal balance outstanding net of the unamortized balance of deferred fees and costs and any unamortized premium or discount on loan purchases or acquired. Interest income on loans is accrued over the term of the loan based on the principal amount outstanding. Loan origination fees and certain direct loan origination costs are capitalized and recognized as a component of interest income over the term of the loan using the interest method.

**NONPERFORMING LOANS:** The accrual of interest on agricultural, commercial, and residential mortgage loans is discontinued at the time the loan is 90 days or more past due unless the credit is well secured and in the process of collection. Upon transferring a loan to nonaccrual status, we perform an evaluation to determine the net realizable value of the underlying collateral. This evaluation is used to help determine if a charge-off is necessary. Consumer loans are typically charged off no later than 180 days past due. Past due status is based on contractual terms of the loan. In all cases, loans are placed in nonaccrual status or charged off at an earlier date if collection of principal or interest is considered doubtful. For loans that are placed on nonaccrual status or charged off, all interest accrued in the current calendar year, but not collected, is reversed against interest income while interest accrued in prior calendar years, but not collected, is charged against the ACL. Interest income on loans in nonaccrual status is not recognized until qualifying for return to accrual status. Loans may be returned to accrual status when all principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured. When a loan is returned to accrual status, the interest payments previously received continue to be reported as a reduction of the unpaid principal balance until the loan is paid off, at which time the interest payments are recognized in interest income. For loans not classified as nonaccrual, interest income continues to be accrued over the term of the loan based on the principal amount outstanding.

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**ACL - LOANS:** The ACL is established through a provision for credit losses charged to earnings. Loan losses are charged against the allowance when we believe the uncollectability of the loan balance is confirmed. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance. We made an accounting policy election to exclude accrued interest receivable on loans from the estimate of credit losses. Accrued interest receivable on loans was $6,666 and $6,384 at December 31, 2025, and 2024, which is included in other assets.

We evaluate the ACL on a regular basis. Our periodic review of the collectability of loans considers historical experience, the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower's ability to repay, estimated value of any underlying collateral, prevailing economic conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available.

The ACL consists of a general component and loans individually analyzed. The general component covers loans not specifically analyzed and is based on historical loss experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The general component also includes uncertainties that we believe could affect our estimate of probable losses based on qualitative factors.

Loans in nonaccrual status are individually analyzed on a loan-by-loan basis. Loans evaluated individually are not included in the general, or pooled, component of the ACL. For collateralized loans, the loan's specific allowance is measured by the fair value of the collateral approach. The specific reserve is based on the fair value of the collateral, less costs to sell if foreclosure is probable, and an allowance is established when the collateral value is lower than the carrying value of the loan. When the discounted cash flow method is used to measure the loan's specific allowance, the effective interest rate is used to discount expected cash flows to incorporate expected prepayments. An allowance is established when the discounted cash flows are lower than the carrying value of the loan. For large groups of smaller-balance, homogeneous loans, we may collectively evaluate these loans for measurement of an allowance.

**LOAN MODIFICATIONS:** A loan modification includes terms outside of normal lending practices to a borrower experiencing financial difficulty. Loans are considered to have been modified when, due to a borrower's financial difficulties, certain concessions are made to the borrower that would not otherwise consider. Modifications may include interest rate reductions, principal or interest forgiveness, forbearance, and other actions intended to minimize economic loss and to avoid foreclosure or repossession of collateral. We closely monitor the performance of loans that are modified to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty to understand the effectiveness of our modification efforts.

**TRANSFERS OF FINANCIAL ASSETS:** Transfers of financial assets, including mortgage loans and participation loans, are accounted for as sales when control over the assets has been surrendered. Control over transferred assets is determined to be surrendered when 1) the assets have been legally isolated from us, 2) the transferee obtains the right (free of conditions that constrain it from taking advantage of the right) to pledge or exchange the transferred assets, and 3) we do not maintain effective control over the transferred assets through an agreement to repurchase them before their maturity. Other than servicing, we have no substantive continuing involvement related to these loans.

**CAPITALIZED MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS:** Servicing assets are recognized as separate assets when rights are acquired through purchase or through sale of financial assets. We have no purchased servicing rights. For sales of mortgage loans, a portion of the cost of originating the loan is allocated to the servicing right based on relative fair value. Fair value is based on market prices for comparable mortgage servicing contracts, when available, or alternatively, is based on a valuation model that calculates the present value of estimated future net servicing income. The valuation model incorporates assumptions that market participants would use in estimating future net servicing income, such as the cost to service, the discount rate, the custodial earnings rate, an inflation rate, ancillary income, prepayment speeds, and default rates and losses.

Servicing assets are evaluated for impairment based upon the fair value of the rights as compared to amortized cost. Impairment is determined by stratifying rights into tranches based on predominant risk characteristics, such as interest rate, loan type, and investor type. Impairment is recognized through a valuation allowance for an individual tranche, to the extent that fair value is less than the capitalized amount for the tranche. If we later determine that all or a portion of the impairment no longer exists for a particular tranche, a reduction of the valuation allowance may be recorded as an increase to income. Capitalized servicing rights are reported in other assets and are amortized into noninterest income in proportion to, and over the period of, the estimated future net servicing income of the underlying financial assets. The unpaid principal balance of mortgages serviced for others was $211,456 and $231,143 with capitalized servicing rights of $1,929 and $2,185 at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Servicing fee income is recorded for fees earned for servicing loans for others. The fees are based on a contractual percentage of the outstanding principal or a fixed amount per loan and are recorded as income when earned. We recorded servicing fee revenue of $553, $588, and $630 related to residential mortgage loans serviced for others during 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively, which is included in service charges and fees.

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**FORECLOSED ASSETS:** Assets acquired through, or in lieu of, loan foreclosure are held for sale and are initially recorded at the lower of our carrying amount or fair value less estimated selling costs at the date of transfer, establishing a new cost basis. Any write downs based on the asset's fair value at the date of acquisition are charged to the ACL. After foreclosure, property held for sale is carried at the lower of the new cost basis or fair value less costs to sell. Impairment losses on property to be held and used are measured at the amount by which the carrying amount of property exceeds its fair value. Costs relating to holding these assets are expensed as incurred. We periodically perform valuations and any subsequent write downs are recorded as a charge to operations, if necessary, to reduce the carrying value of a property to the lower of our carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. Foreclosed assets of $938 and $544 as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, are included in other assets.

**PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT:** Land is carried at cost. Buildings and equipment are carried at cost, less accumulated depreciation which is computed principally by the straight-line method based upon the estimated useful lives of the related assets, which range from 3 to 40 years. Major improvements are capitalized and appropriately amortized based upon the useful lives of the related assets or the expected terms of the leases, if shorter, using the straight-line method. Maintenance, repairs and minor alterations are charged to current operations as expenditures occur. We annually review these assets to determine whether carrying values have been impaired.

**EQUITY SECURITIES WITHOUT READILY DETERMINABLE FAIR VALUES:** We hold equity securities without readily determinable fair values which include our holdings of FHLB stock and FRB stock. No ready market exists for the stock, and it has no quoted market value. The stock is redeemable at par and is therefore carried at cost and periodically evaluated for impairment. Dividends are recorded as income. Equity securities without readily determinable fair values, with the exception of FHLB stock, are included in other assets. Equity securities without readily determinable fair values consist of the following holdings as of December 31:

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| FHLB Stock | $5600 | $12762 |
| FRB Stock | 2400 | 2400 |
| Other | 686 | 686 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $8686 | $15848 |

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**EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS:** At December 31, 2025, the Directors Plan had 98,611 shares eligible to be issued to participants, for which the Rabbi Trust held 129,618 shares. We had 101,493 shares to be issued at December 31, 2024, with 142,535 shares held in the Rabbi Trust.

Under the RSP, compensation expense for nonvested stock awards is based on the fair value of the award on the measurement date. The fair value of nonvested stock awards is based on the date of the grant and is recognized over the requisite service period. The impact of forfeitures of share-based payment awards on compensation expense is recognized as forfeitures occur.

Compensation costs relating to share-based payment transactions are recognized as the services are rendered, with the cost measured based on the fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued on the grant date (see "Note 8 – Benefit Plans").

**BANK OWNED LIFE INSURANCE:** We have purchased life insurance policies on key members of management, partially for the purpose of funding certain post-retirement benefits. In the event of death of one of these individuals, we would receive a specified cash payment equal to the face value of the policy. Such policies are recorded at their cash surrender value, or the amount that can be realized on the balance sheet date. Increases in cash surrender value in excess of single premiums paid are reported as earnings on BOLI policies.

Of the purchased life insurance policies, we hold post-retirement benefits with a present value estimated to be $2,696 and $2,687 as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which is included in other liabilities. The expenses associated with these policies totaled $150, $172, and $173 for 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively, which are included in compensation and benefits expense and other noninterest expenses.

**ACQUISITION INTANGIBLES AND GOODWILL:** We previously acquired branch facilities and related deposits in business combinations accounted for as a purchase. The acquisitions included amounts related to the valuation of customer deposit relationships (core deposit intangibles). Core deposit intangibles arising from acquisitions are included in goodwill and other intangible assets are being amortized over their estimated lives and evaluated for potential impairment on at least an annual basis. Goodwill, which represents the excess of the purchase price over identifiable assets, is not amortized but is evaluated for impairment on at least an annual basis. Acquisition intangibles and goodwill are qualitatively evaluated to determine if it is more likely than not that the carrying balance is impaired. On at least an annual basis we perform a cash flow, trading multiples, and acquisition multiples valuation to determine if the carrying balance is impaired and to what extent

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goodwill is impaired. This valuation method requires a significant degree of our judgment. In the event the projected undiscounted net operating cash flows for these intangible assets are less than the carrying value, the asset is recorded at fair value as determined by the valuation model.

**OFF BALANCE SHEET CREDIT RELATED FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:** In the ordinary course of business, we have entered into commitments to extend credit, including commitments under credit card arrangements, commercial lines of credit, home equity lines of credit, commercial letters of credit, and standby letters of credit. Such financial instruments are recorded only when funded. In connection with these commitments, we established an allowance for credit losses related to off-balance-sheet credit exposures. The allowance, recorded in a liability account, is calculated in accordance with ASC 326 and represents expected credit losses over the contractual period for which we are exposed to credit risk resulting from a contractual obligation to extend credit. The estimate of expected credit losses considers both the likelihood that funding will occur and the amount expected to be funded over the estimated remaining life of the commitment. The likelihood and expected amount of funding are based on historical utilization rates. No allowance is recognized if we have the unconditional right to cancel the obligation. The allowance is reported as a component of other liabilities. Adjustments to the allowance are reported in our income statement as a component of provision for credit losses.

**REVENUE RECOGNITION:** Our revenue is comprised primarily of interest income, service charges and fees, gains on the sale of loans and AFS securities, earnings on corporate owned life insurance policies, and other noninterest income. Other noninterest income is typically service and performance driven in nature and comprised primarily of investment and trust advisory fees. We recognize revenue, excluding interest income and other income specifically scoped out, in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue From Contracts with Customers. Revenue is recognized when our performance obligation has been satisfied according to our contractual obligation.

For additional information, see "Note 11 – Revenue."

**WEALTH MANAGEMENT:** Wealth management assets held in a fiduciary or agent capacity are not included in our consolidated balance sheets because the ownership is held by customers. Trust and investment management fees are primarily comprised of fees earned from investment management, trust administration, tax return preparation, and financial planning.

**FEDERAL INCOME TAXES:** Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined using the liability (or balance sheet) method. Under this method, the net deferred tax assets or liabilities are determined based on the tax effects of the temporary differences between the book and tax basis on the various balance sheet assets and liabilities and gives current recognition to changes in tax rates and laws. Valuation allowances are established, where necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. Income tax expense is the tax payable or refundable for the year plus or minus the change during the year in deferred tax assets and liabilities.

We analyze our filing positions in the jurisdictions where we are required to file income tax returns, as well as all open tax years in these jurisdictions. We also treat interest and penalties attributable to income taxes, to the extent they arise, as a component of our noninterest expenses.

**EARNINGS PER SHARE:** Basic earnings per common share represents income available to common shareholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share includes additional common shares that would have been outstanding if dilutive potential common shares had been issued.

A reconciliation of basic earnings per common share and diluted earnings per common share for the reported periods is provided in Note 10 – Computation of Earnings Per Common Share**.**

**DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN:** We maintain a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan, which was curtailed effective March 1, 2007. The service cost component of the defined benefit pension plan is included in compensation and benefits and is funded consistent with the requirements of federal laws and regulations. All other costs related to the defined benefit pension plan are included in other noninterest expenses. The current benefit obligation is included in other liabilities. Inherent in the determination of defined benefit pension costs are assumptions concerning future events that will affect the amount and timing of required benefit payments under the plan. These assumptions include demographic assumptions such as mortality, a discount rate used to determine the current benefit obligation, and a long-term expected rate of return on plan assets. Net periodic benefit cost includes the interest cost based on the assumed discount rate, an expected return on plan assets based on an actuarially derived market-related value of assets, and amortization of unrecognized net actuarial gains or losses. Actuarial gains and losses result from experience different from that assumed and from changes in assumptions (excluding asset gains and losses not yet reflected in market-related value). Amortization of actuarial gains and losses is included as a component of net periodic defined benefit pension cost.

For additional information, see "Note 8 – Benefit Plans."

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**OCI:** Accounting principles generally require that recognized revenue, expenses, gains, and losses be included in net income. Certain changes in assets and liabilities, however, such as unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities and amounts recognized related to defined benefit pension and postretirement benefit plans (gains and losses, prior service costs, and transition assets or obligations), are reported as a direct adjustment to the equity section of the balance sheet. Such items, along with net income, are considered components of comprehensive income.

**MARKETING COSTS:** Marketing costs are expensed as incurred and are included in other noninterest expenses.

**ACCOUNTING STANDARDS UPDATE:**

**Recently Adopted Accounting Standards**

*<u>ASU No. 2023-09: "Income Tax (Topic 740): Improvement to Income tax Disclosures"</u>*

In December 2023, ASU No. 2023-09 was issued to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. The existing disclosure is being enhanced to provide information to help investors, lenders, creditors and all other allocators of capital assess how an entity's operations and related tax risks and tax planning and operational opportunities affect its tax rate and prospects for future cash flows. The new authoritative guidance was effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. This ASU was adopted prospective on January 1, 2025 and did not have a significant impact on our financial statement disclosures, which are presented in "Note 12 – Federal Income Taxes."

**Pending Accounting Standards**

*<u>ASU No. 2024-03: "Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses"</u>*

In November 2024, ASU No. 2024-03 was issued to improve the disclosures about a public business entity's expenses and address requests from investors for more detailed information about the types of expenses (including purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, amortization, and depletion) in commonly presented expense captions (such as cost of sales, selling general and administrative expense, and research and development). The new authoritative guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, as clarified in ASU No. 2025-01 issued in January 2025. The new authoritative guidance under ASU No. 2024-03 is not expected to have a significant impact on our operations or financial statement disclosures.

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**Note 2 – AFS Securities**

The amortized cost and fair value of AFS securities, with gross unrealized gains and losses, are as follows as of December 31:

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| | Amortized<br>Cost | Gross<br>Unrealized<br>Gains | Gross<br>Unrealized<br>Losses | Fair<br>Value |
| U.S. Treasury | $200327 | $— | $2793 | $197534 |
| States and political subdivisions | 71857 | 45 | 2697 | 69205 |
| Auction rate money market preferred | 3200 |  | 787 | 2413 |
| Mortgage-backed securities | 23373 |  | 1121 | 22252 |
| Collateralized mortgage obligations | 202482 | 1149 | 3165 | 200466 |
| Corporate | 6450 |  | 529 | 5921 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $507689 | $1194 | $11092 | $497791 |

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| | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| | Amortized<br>Cost | Gross<br>Unrealized<br>Gains | Gross<br>Unrealized<br>Losses | Fair<br>Value |
| U.S. Treasury | $230807 | $— | $10236 | $220571 |
| States and political subdivisions | 81135 | 9 | 4576 | 76568 |
| Auction rate money market preferred | 3200 |  | 156 | 3044 |
| Mortgage-backed securities | 29068 |  | 2182 | 26886 |
| Collateralized mortgage obligations | 163156 |  | 8482 | 154674 |
| Corporate | 8150 |  | 864 | 7286 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $515516 | $9 | $26496 | $489029 |

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The amortized cost and fair value of AFS securities by contractual maturity at December 31, 2025 are as follows:

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| | Maturing | Maturing | Maturing | Maturing | Securities with Variable Monthly Payments or Noncontractual Maturities | |
| | Due in<br>One Year<br>or Less | After One<br>Year But<br>Within<br>Five Years | After Five<br>Years But<br>Within<br>Ten Years | After<br>Ten Years | Securities with Variable Monthly Payments or Noncontractual Maturities |<br>Total |
| U.S. Treasury | $190389 | $9938 | $— | $— | $— | $200327 |
| States and political subdivisions | 12942 | 17400 | 19997 | 21518 |  | 71857 |
| Auction rate money market preferred |  |  |  |  | 3200 | 3200 |
| Mortgage-backed securities |  |  |  |  | 23373 | 23373 |
| Collateralized mortgage obligations |  |  |  |  | 202482 | 202482 |
| Corporate |  |  | 6450 |  |  | 6450 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total amortized cost | $203331 | $27338 | $26447 | $21518 | $229055 | $507689 |
| Fair value | $200813 | $26931 | $24735 | $20181 | $225131 | $497791 |

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Expected maturities for government sponsored enterprises and states and political subdivisions may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations.

As the auction rate money market preferred investments have continual call dates, they are not reported by a specific maturity group. Because of their variable monthly payments, mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations are not reported by a specific maturity group.

A summary of the sales activity of AFS securities during the years ended December 31 is displayed in the following table.

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| Proceeds from sales of AFS securities | $— | $— | $18089 |
| Realized gains (losses) |  |  | 67 |
| Applicable income tax expense (benefit) |  |  | 14 |

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The information in the following tables pertains to AFS securities with gross unrealized losses aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position at December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 |
| | Less Than Twelve Months | Less Than Twelve Months | Twelve Months or More | Twelve Months or More | |
| | Gross<br>Unrealized<br>Losses | Fair<br>Value | Gross<br>Unrealized<br>Losses | Fair<br>Value |<br>Total<br>Unrealized<br>Losses |
| U.S. Treasury | $— | $— | $2793 | $197534 | $2793 |
| States and political subdivisions | 993 | 13446 | 1704 | 24823 | 2697 |
| Auction rate money market preferred |  |  | 787 | 2413 | 787 |
| Mortgage-backed securities |  |  | 1121 | 22252 | 1121 |
| Collateralized mortgage obligations | 39 | 9042 | 3126 | 120016 | 3165 |
| Corporate |  |  | 529 | 5921 | 529 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $1032 | $22488 | $10060 | $372959 | $11092 |
| Number of securities in an unrealized loss position: |  | 38 |  | 138 | 176 |

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| | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| | Less Than Twelve Months | Less Than Twelve Months | Twelve Months or More | Twelve Months or More | |
| | Gross<br>Unrealized<br>Losses | Fair<br>Value | Gross<br>Unrealized<br>Losses | Fair<br>Value |<br>Total<br>Unrealized<br>Losses |
| U.S. Treasury | $— | $— | $10236 | $220571 | $10236 |
| States and political subdivisions | 486 | 23553 | 4090 | 36796 | 4576 |
| Auction rate money market preferred |  |  | 156 | 3044 | 156 |
| Mortgage-backed securities |  |  | 2182 | 26886 | 2182 |
| Collateralized mortgage obligations | 185 | 5646 | 8297 | 149028 | 8482 |
| Corporate |  |  | 864 | 7286 | 864 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $671 | $29199 | $25825 | $443611 | $26496 |
| Number of securities in an unrealized loss position: |  | 175 |  | 178 | 353 |

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As of December 31, 2025, no ACL has been recognized on AFS securities in an unrealized loss position, as management does not believe any of the securities are impaired due to reasons of credit quality. This is based on our analysis of the underlying risk characteristics, including credit ratings, and other qualitative factors related to our AFS securities and consideration of our historical credit loss experience and internal forecasts. The issuers of these securities continue to make timely principal and interest payments under the contractual terms of the securities. Management does not currently intend to sell any of the securities classified as AFS in the table above, and believes it is more likely than not that we will not have to sell any such securities before a recovery of cost. The unrealized losses are generally due to a continued elevated market interest rate environment compared to the yields available at the time the underlying securities were purchased. The fair value is expected to recover as the securities approach their respective maturity date or repricing date, or if the market yields for such investments decline.

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**Note 3 – Loans and ACL**

**Loan Composition**

The following table provides a detailed listing of our loan portfolio at December 31:

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| | Balance | Percent of Total | Balance | Percent of Total |
| **Commercial and industrial** |  |  |  |  |
| Secured | $189071 | 12.31% | $177239 | 12.45% |
| Unsecured | 31379 | 2.04% | 23384 | 1.64% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total commercial and industrial | 220450 | 14.35% | 200623 | 14.09% |
| **Commercial real estate** |  |  |  |  |
| Commercial mortgage owner occupied | 229906 | 14.96% | 213086 | 14.97% |
| Commercial mortgage non-owner occupied | 223984 | 14.58% | 217679 | 15.29% |
| Commercial mortgage 1-4 family investor | 101400 | 6.60% | 92497 | 6.50% |
| Commercial mortgage multifamily | 84468 | 5.50% | 68456 | 4.81% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total commercial real estate | 639758 | 41.64% | 591718 | 41.57% |
| **Advances to mortgage brokers** | 76676 | 4.99% | 63080 | 4.43% |
| **Agricultural** |  |  |  |  |
| Agricultural mortgage | 69769 | 4.54% | 67550 | 4.75% |
| Agricultural other | 32340 | 2.11% | 32144 | 2.26% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total agricultural | 102109 | 6.65% | 99694 | 7.01% |
| **Residential real estate** |  |  |  |  |
| Senior lien | 372287 | 24.23% | 332743 | 23.37% |
| Junior lien | 10970 | 0.71% | 8655 | 0.61% |
| Home equity lines of credit | 44623 | 2.91% | 39474 | 2.77% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total residential real estate | 427880 | 27.85% | 380872 | 26.75% |
| **Consumer** |  |  |  |  |
| Secured - direct | 28648 | 1.86% | 35050 | 2.46% |
| Secured - indirect | 37456 | 2.44% | 49136 | 3.45% |
| Unsecured | 3387 | 0.22% | 3398 | 0.24% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total consumer | 69491 | 4.52% | 87584 | 6.15% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $1536364 | 100.00% | $1423571 | 100.00% |

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We grant commercial, agricultural, residential real estate, and consumer loans to customers primarily in Bay, Clare, Gratiot, Isabella, Mecosta, Midland, Montcalm, and Saginaw counties in Michigan. The ability of borrowers to honor their repayment obligations is often dependent upon the real estate, agricultural, manufacturing, retail, gaming, tourism, health care, higher education, and general economic conditions of this region. Substantially all of our consumer and residential real estate loans are secured by various items of property, while commercial loans are secured primarily by real estate, business assets, and personal guarantees. A portion of loans is unsecured.

Loans that we have the intent and ability to hold in our portfolio are reported at their outstanding principal balance adjusted for any charge-offs, the ACL, and deferred fees or costs. Unless a loan has a nonaccrual status, interest income is accrued over the term of the loan based on the principal amount outstanding. Loan origination fees and certain direct loan origination costs are capitalized and recognized as a component of interest income over the term of the loan using the interest method. Net unamortized deferred loan costs were $2,989 and $3,330 at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

Commercial and agricultural loans include loans for commercial real estate, commercial operating loans, advances to mortgage brokers, farmland and agricultural production, and loans to states and political subdivisions. Repayment of these loans is dependent upon the successful operation and management of a business. We minimize our risk by limiting the amount of direct credit exposure to any one borrower to $18,000. Borrowers with direct credit needs of more than $18,000 may be serviced through the use of loan participations with other commercial banks. Commercial and agricultural real estate loans commonly require loan-to-value limits of 80% or less. Depending upon the type of loan, past credit history, and current operating results, we may require the borrower to pledge accounts receivable, inventory, property, or equipment. Government agency guarantee may be required. Personal guarantees and/or life insurance beneficiary assignments are generally required from the owners of

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closely held corporations, partnerships, and sole proprietorships. In addition, we may require annual financial statements, prepare cash flow analyses, and review credit reports.

We offer adjustable-rate mortgages, construction loans, and fixed rate residential real estate loans which have amortization periods up to a maximum of 30 years. We consider the anticipated direction of interest rates, balance sheet duration, the sensitivity of our balance sheet to changes in interest rates, our liquidity needs, and overall loan demand to determine whether or not to sell fixed rate loans to Freddie Mac.

Our lending policies generally limit the maximum loan-to-value ratio on residential real estate loans to 100% of the lower of the appraised value of the property or the purchase price. Private mortgage insurance is typically required on loans with loan-to-value ratios in excess of 80% unless the loan qualifies for government guarantees.

Underwriting criteria for residential real estate loans generally include:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Evaluation of the borrower's ability to make monthly payments.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Evaluation of the value of the property securing the loan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Ensuring the payment of principal, interest, taxes, and hazard insurance does not exceed 28% of a borrower's gross income.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Ensuring all debt servicing does not exceed 40% of income.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Verification of acceptable credit reports.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Verification of employment, income, and financial information.

Appraisals are performed by independent appraisers and are reviewed for appropriateness. Generally, mortgage loan requests are reviewed by our mortgage loan committee or through a secondary market underwriting system; loans in excess of $1,000 require the approval of one or more of the following committees: Internal Loan Committee, the Executive Loan Committee, or the Board of Directors.

Consumer loans include secured and unsecured personal loans. Loans are amortized for a period of up to 15 years based on the age and value of the underlying collateral. The underwriting emphasis is on a borrower's perceived intent and ability to pay rather than collateral value. No consumer loans are sold to the secondary market.

**Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans**

The following table summarizes nonaccrual loan data by class of loans as of December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2024 |
| | Total Nonaccrual Loans | Nonaccrual Loans with No ACL | Total Nonaccrual Loans | Nonaccrual Loans with No ACL |
| **Commercial and industrial** |  |  |  |  |
| Secured | $442 | $347 | $— | $— |
| **Commercial real estate** |  |  |  |  |
| Commercial mortgage owner occupied | 766 | 602 |  |  |
| Commercial mortgage 1-4 family investor | 3000 | 3000 |  |  |
| **Residential real estate** |  |  |  |  |
| Senior lien | 370 | 370 | 282 | 282 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $4578 | $4319 | $282 | $282 |

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The following tables summarize the past due and current loans for the entire loan portfolio as of December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 |
| | Past Due: | Past Due: | Past Due: | | | |
| | 30-59<br>Days | 60-89<br>Days | 90 Days<br>or More |<br>Current |<br>Total |<br>Accruing Loans 90 or More Days Past Due |
| **Commercial and industrial** |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Secured | $121 | $443 | $— | $188507 | $189071 | $— |
| Unsecured |  |  |  | 31379 | 31379 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total commercial and industrial | 121 | 443 |  | 219886 | 220450 |  |
| **Commercial real estate** |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Commercial mortgage owner occupied |  | 766 |  | 229140 | 229906 |  |
| Commercial mortgage non-owner occupied | 839 |  |  | 223145 | 223984 |  |
| Commercial mortgage 1-4 family investor | 67 |  | 3000 | 98333 | 101400 |  |
| Commercial mortgage multifamily |  |  |  | 84468 | 84468 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total commercial real estate | 906 | 766 | 3000 | 635086 | 639758 |  |
| **Advances to mortgage brokers** |  |  |  | 76676 | 76676 |  |
| **Agricultural** |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Agricultural mortgage |  |  |  | 69769 | 69769 |  |
| Agricultural other | 60 |  |  | 32280 | 32340 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total agricultural | 60 |  |  | 102049 | 102109 |  |
| **Residential real estate** |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Senior lien | 5012 | 385 |  | 366890 | 372287 |  |
| Junior lien | 12 |  |  | 10958 | 10970 |  |
| Home equity lines of credit | 115 |  |  | 44508 | 44623 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total residential real estate | 5139 | 385 |  | 422356 | 427880 |  |
| **Consumer** |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Secured - direct | 21 |  |  | 28627 | 28648 |  |
| Secured - indirect | 284 | 30 |  | 37142 | 37456 |  |
| Unsecured | 1 | 5 |  | 3381 | 3387 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total consumer | 306 | 35 |  | 69150 | 69491 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $6532 | $1629 | $3000 | $1525203 | $1536364 | $— |

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| | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| | Past Due: | Past Due: | Past Due: | | | |
| | 30-59<br>Days | 60-89<br>Days | 90 Days<br>or More |<br>Current |<br>Total |<br>Accruing Loans 90 or More Days Past Due |
| **Commercial and industrial** |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Secured | $328 | $— | $— | $176911 | $177239 | $— |
| Unsecured |  | 50 |  | 23334 | 23384 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total commercial and industrial | 328 | 50 |  | 200245 | 200623 |  |
| **Commercial real estate** |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Commercial mortgage owner occupied | 25 | 304 |  | 212757 | 213086 |  |
| Commercial mortgage non-owner occupied | 792 |  |  | 216887 | 217679 |  |
| Commercial mortgage 1-4 family investor |  |  |  | 92497 | 92497 |  |
| Commercial mortgage multifamily |  |  |  | 68456 | 68456 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total commercial real estate | 817 | 304 |  | 590597 | 591718 |  |
| **Advances to mortgage brokers** |  |  |  | 63080 | 63080 |  |
| **Agricultural** |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Agricultural mortgage |  |  |  | 67550 | 67550 |  |
| Agricultural other |  |  |  | 32144 | 32144 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total agricultural |  |  |  | 99694 | 99694 |  |
| **Residential real estate** |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Senior lien | 3846 | 148 | 163 | 328586 | 332743 |  |
| Junior lien | 19 |  |  | 8636 | 8655 |  |
| Home equity lines of credit | 10 |  |  | 39464 | 39474 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total residential real estate | 3875 | 148 | 163 | 376686 | 380872 |  |
| **Consumer** |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Secured - direct | 15 |  | 19 | 35016 | 35050 | 19 |
| Secured - indirect | 232 |  |  | 48904 | 49136 |  |
| Unsecured | 4 |  |  | 3394 | 3398 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total consumer | 251 |  | 19 | 87314 | 87584 | 19 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $5271 | $502 | $182 | $1417616 | $1423571 | $19 |

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**Credit Quality Indicators**

The following tables display commercial and agricultural loans by credit risk ratings and year of origination as of December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 |
| | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | Prior | Revolving<br>Loans | Revolving Loans Converted to Term | Total |
| **Commercial and industrial: Secured** | **Commercial and industrial: Secured** | **Commercial and industrial: Secured** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk ratings 1-3 | $257 | $10256 | $8605 | $1841 | $3660 | $2471 | $36713 | $— | $63803 |
| Risk rating 4 | 20722 | 19606 | 13553 | 5939 | 5653 | 1278 | 30804 |  | 97555 |
| Risk rating 5 | 2271 | 2290 | 139 | 15215 | 45 |  | 4085 |  | 24045 |
| Risk rating 6 | 81 | 75 | 19 |  | 30 | 6 | 3015 |  | 3226 |
| Risk rating 7 |  | 442 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 442 |
| Risk rating 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $23331 | $32669 | $22316 | $22995 | $9388 | $3755 | $74617 | $— | $189071 |
| 2025 year-to-date gross charge-offs | $— | $— | $22 | $11 | $— | $— | $— | $— | $33 |
| **Commercial and industrial: Unsecured** | **Commercial and industrial: Unsecured** | **Commercial and industrial: Unsecured** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk ratings 1-3 | $867 | $25 | $2165 | $156 | $10 | $312 | $3302 | $— | $6837 |
| Risk rating 4 | 11882 | 955 | 813 | 1240 | 188 | 274 | 7080 |  | 22432 |
| Risk rating 5 | 2 |  | 61 |  | 476 |  | 1488 |  | 2027 |
| Risk rating 6 |  | 83 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 83 |
| Risk rating 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $12751 | $1063 | $3039 | $1396 | $674 | $586 | $11870 | $— | $31379 |
| 2025 year-to-date gross charge-offs | $— | $50 | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $50 |
| **Commercial real estate: Owner occupied** | **Commercial real estate: Owner occupied** | **Commercial real estate: Owner occupied** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk ratings 1-3 | $5021 | $4101 | $8467 | $1385 | $17482 | $16095 | $1419 | $— | $53970 |
| Risk rating 4 | 33004 | 33403 | 20559 | 27541 | 26605 | 23021 | 2380 |  | 166513 |
| Risk rating 5 | 1687 | 192 | 557 | 1149 | 131 | 2866 | 372 |  | 6954 |
| Risk rating 6 |  | 1327 | 304 |  | 72 |  |  |  | 1703 |
| Risk rating 7 |  | 766 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 766 |
| Risk rating 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $39712 | $39789 | $29887 | $30075 | $44290 | $41982 | $4171 | $— | $229906 |
| 2025 year-to-date gross charge-offs | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— |
| **Commercial real estate: Non-owner occupied** | **Commercial real estate: Non-owner occupied** | **Commercial real estate: Non-owner occupied** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk ratings 1-3 | $3346 | $273 | $4996 | $5910 | $9132 | $3360 | $102 | $— | $27119 |
| Risk rating 4 | 26715 | 7300 | 21512 | 44632 | 31180 | 26464 | 1595 |  | 159398 |
| Risk rating 5 | 249 | 9938 | 7641 | 10192 | 1612 | 6343 | 466 |  | 36441 |
| Risk rating 6 |  |  | 982 |  |  | 44 |  |  | 1026 |
| Risk rating 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $30310 | $17511 | $35131 | $60734 | $41924 | $36211 | $2163 | $— | $223984 |
| 2025 year-to-date gross charge-offs | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— |

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| | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 |
| | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | Prior | Revolving<br>Loans | Revolving Loans Converted to Term | Total |
| **Commercial real estate: 1-4 family investor** | **Commercial real estate: 1-4 family investor** | **Commercial real estate: 1-4 family investor** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk ratings 1-3 | $615 | $764 | $225 | $2631 | $1445 | $1126 | $3068 | $— | $9874 |
| Risk rating 4 | 15675 | 9486 | 7180 | 7873 | 26081 | 13609 | 6983 |  | 86887 |
| Risk rating 5 | 269 |  | 137 | 216 |  | 122 | 338 |  | 1082 |
| Risk rating 6 |  |  | 515 |  |  | 42 |  |  | 557 |
| Risk rating 7 |  |  | 3000 |  |  |  |  |  | 3000 |
| Risk rating 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $16559 | $10250 | $11057 | $10720 | $27526 | $14899 | $10389 | $— | $101400 |
| 2025 year-to-date gross charge-offs | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— |
| **Commercial real estate: Multifamily** | **Commercial real estate: Multifamily** | **Commercial real estate: Multifamily** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk ratings 1-3 | $— | $885 | $363 | $1603 | $852 | $1099 | $288 | $— | $5090 |
| Risk rating 4 | 20842 | 5030 | 957 | 18892 | 10087 | 19158 | 220 |  | 75186 |
| Risk rating 5 |  | 480 | 914 |  |  | 2798 |  |  | 4192 |
| Risk rating 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $20842 | $6395 | $2234 | $20495 | $10939 | $23055 | $508 | $— | $84468 |
| 2025 year-to-date gross charge-offs | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— |
| **Advances to mortgage brokers** | **Advances to mortgage brokers** | **Advances to mortgage brokers** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk ratings 1-3 | $76676 | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $76676 |
| Current year-to-date gross charge-offs | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— |
| **Agricultural mortgage** | **Agricultural mortgage** | **Agricultural mortgage** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk ratings 1-3 | $2647 | $714 | $419 | $2993 | $1990 | $3945 | $338 | $— | $13046 |
| Risk rating 4 | 4426 | 4098 | 3449 | 11231 | 5864 | 11802 | 1642 |  | 42512 |
| Risk rating 5 | 852 | 269 | 1083 | 418 | 5829 | 622 | 952 |  | 10025 |
| Risk rating 6 | 535 |  |  | 2068 | 69 | 1514 |  |  | 4186 |
| Risk rating 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $8460 | $5081 | $4951 | $16710 | $13752 | $17883 | $2932 | $— | $69769 |
| 2025 year-to-date gross charge-offs | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— |
| **Agricultural other** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk ratings 1-3 | $860 | $503 | $434 | $671 | $221 | $277 | $4054 | $— | $7020 |
| Risk rating 4 | 2055 | 801 | 738 | 610 | 483 | 62 | 11202 |  | 15951 |
| Risk rating 5 | 881 | 55 | 133 | 17 | 889 | 391 | 2308 |  | 4674 |
| Risk rating 6 | 3476 |  | 88 |  | 61 |  | 1070 |  | 4695 |
| Risk rating 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $7272 | $1359 | $1393 | $1298 | $1654 | $730 | $18634 | $— | $32340 |
| 2025 year-to-date gross charge-offs | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— |

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| | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | Prior | Revolving<br>Loans | Revolving Loans Converted to Term | Total |
| **Commercial and industrial: Secured** | **Commercial and industrial: Secured** | **Commercial and industrial: Secured** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk ratings 1-3 | $11081 | $10173 | $2352 | $4483 | $4437 | $368 | $10316 | $— | $43210 |
| Risk rating 4 | 27530 | 20886 | 14240 | 11014 | 1867 | 2144 | 28109 |  | 105790 |
| Risk rating 5 | 3627 | 559 | 11644 | 164 | 137 | 53 | 6626 |  | 22810 |
| Risk rating 6 | 126 | 288 | 1841 | 71 |  | 10 | 3093 |  | 5429 |
| Risk rating 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $42364 | $31906 | $30077 | $15732 | $6441 | $2575 | $48144 | $— | $177239 |
| 2024 year-to-date gross charge-offs | $— | $277 | $33 | $— | $38 | $— | $— | $— | $348 |
| **Commercial and industrial: Unsecured** | **Commercial and industrial: Unsecured** | **Commercial and industrial: Unsecured** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk ratings 1-3 | $378 | $1967 | $203 | $69 | $48 | $414 | $1966 | $— | $5045 |
| Risk rating 4 | 3073 | 2049 | 2388 | 268 | 370 |  | 8896 |  | 17044 |
| Risk rating 5 | 100 |  |  | 121 |  |  | 1074 |  | 1295 |
| Risk rating 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $3551 | $4016 | $2591 | $458 | $418 | $414 | $11936 | $— | $23384 |
| 2024 year-to-date gross charge-offs | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $8 | $25 | $— | $33 |
| **Commercial real estate: Owner occupied** | **Commercial real estate: Owner occupied** | **Commercial real estate: Owner occupied** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk ratings 1-3 | $4185 | $8933 | $1994 | $11617 | $13300 | $4421 | $221 | $— | $44671 |
| Risk rating 4 | 34980 | 21586 | 32319 | 39439 | 9924 | 20260 | 1626 |  | 160134 |
| Risk rating 5 | 197 | 487 | 876 | 72 | 653 | 791 | 372 |  | 3448 |
| Risk rating 6 | 1354 | 1123 |  | 636 | 1117 | 504 | 99 |  | 4833 |
| Risk rating 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $40716 | $32129 | $35189 | $51764 | $24994 | $25976 | $2318 | $— | $213086 |
| 2024 year-to-date gross charge-offs | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— |
| **Commercial real estate: Non-owner occupied** | **Commercial real estate: Non-owner occupied** | **Commercial real estate: Non-owner occupied** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk ratings 1-3 | $644 | $795 | $5994 | $5178 | $348 | $1781 | $— | $— | $14740 |
| Risk rating 4 | 8413 | 42135 | 61524 | 36702 | 4399 | 29225 | 497 |  | 182895 |
| Risk rating 5 | 9726 |  | 218 | 1681 | 6154 | 709 | 500 |  | 18988 |
| Risk rating 6 |  | 1006 |  |  | 50 |  |  |  | 1056 |
| Risk rating 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $18783 | $43936 | $67736 | $43561 | $10951 | $31715 | $997 | $— | $217679 |
| 2024 year-to-date gross charge-offs | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— |

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| | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | Prior | Revolving<br>Loans | Revolving Loans Converted to Term | Total |
| **Commercial real estate: 1-4 family investor** | **Commercial real estate: 1-4 family investor** | **Commercial real estate: 1-4 family investor** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk ratings 1-3 | $1165 | $— | $2632 | $791 | $846 | $965 | $3076 | $— | $9475 |
| Risk rating 4 | 9399 | 12535 | 8911 | 28666 | 13930 | 3640 | 4750 |  | 81831 |
| Risk rating 5 |  | 145 | 339 | 72 |  | 52 |  |  | 608 |
| Risk rating 6 |  | 536 |  |  |  | 47 |  |  | 583 |
| Risk rating 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $10564 | $13216 | $11882 | $29529 | $14776 | $4704 | $7826 | $— | $92497 |
| 2024 year-to-date gross charge-offs | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— |
| **Commercial real estate: Multifamily** | **Commercial real estate: Multifamily** | **Commercial real estate: Multifamily** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk ratings 1-3 | $638 | $3383 | $1697 | $936 | $545 | $746 | $150 | $— | $8095 |
| Risk rating 4 | 2081 | 1957 | 21446 | 11646 | 664 | 19617 | 64 |  | 57475 |
| Risk rating 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 6 |  |  |  |  |  | 2886 |  |  | 2886 |
| Risk rating 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $2719 | $5340 | $23143 | $12582 | $1209 | $23249 | $214 | $— | $68456 |
| 2024 year-to-date gross charge-offs | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— |
| **Advances to mortgage brokers** | **Advances to mortgage brokers** | **Advances to mortgage brokers** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk ratings 1-3 | $63080 | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $63080 |
| 2024 year-to-date gross charge-offs | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— |
| **Agricultural mortgage** | **Agricultural mortgage** | **Agricultural mortgage** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk ratings 1-3 | $792 | $— | $2700 | $2144 | $2550 | $1250 | $34 | $— | $9470 |
| Risk rating 4 | 4410 | 4118 | 12959 | 6968 | 5737 | 8586 | 1322 |  | 44100 |
| Risk rating 5 | 281 | 1521 | 1342 | 5757 |  | 1364 | 1045 |  | 11310 |
| Risk rating 6 | 60 |  | 1550 |  |  | 1060 |  |  | 2670 |
| Risk rating 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $5543 | $5639 | $18551 | $14869 | $8287 | $12260 | $2401 | $— | $67550 |
| 2024 year-to-date gross charge-offs | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— |
| **Agricultural other** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk ratings 1-3 | $634 | $523 | $106 | $137 | $2 | $210 | $3635 | $— | $5247 |
| Risk rating 4 | 1940 | 1328 | 1863 | 1893 | 463 | 550 | 13531 |  | 21568 |
| Risk rating 5 | 1683 |  |  |  | 438 |  | 608 |  | 2729 |
| Risk rating 6 |  | 172 |  | 90 |  |  | 2338 |  | 2600 |
| Risk rating 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Risk rating 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $4257 | $2023 | $1969 | $2120 | $903 | $760 | $20112 | $— | $32144 |
| 2024 year-to-date gross charge-offs | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— |

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We have certain lending policies and procedures in place designed to maximize loan income within an acceptable level of risk. The Board of Directors reviews and approves these policies and procedures on a regular basis. A reporting system supplements the review process by providing management and the Board of Directors with frequent reports related to loan production, loan quality, and concentration of credit, loan delinquencies, nonperforming loans and potential problem loans. We seek to diversify the loan portfolio as a means of managing risk associated with fluctuations in economic conditions.

Internally assigned credit risk ratings are reviewed, at a minimum, when loans are renewed or when management has knowledge of improvements or deterioration of the credit quality of individual credits. Descriptions of the internally assigned credit risk ratings for commercial and agricultural loans are as follows:

**1. EXCELLENT – Substantially Risk Free**

Credit has strong financial condition and solid earnings history, characterized by:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• High liquidity, strong cash flow, low leverage.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Unquestioned ability to meet all obligations when due.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Experienced management, with management succession in place.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Secured by cash.

**2. HIGH QUALITY – Limited Risk**

Credit with sound financial condition and a positive trend in earnings supplemented by:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Favorable liquidity and leverage ratios.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Ability to meet all obligations when due.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Management with successful track record.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Steady and satisfactory earnings history.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• If loan is secured, collateral is of high quality and readily marketable.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Access to alternative financing.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Well defined primary and secondary source of repayment.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• If supported by guaranty, the financial strength and liquidity of the guarantor(s) are clearly evident.

**3. HIGH SATISFACTORY – Reasonable Risk**

Credit with satisfactory financial condition and further characterized by:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Working capital adequate to support operations.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Cash flow sufficient to pay debts as scheduled.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Management experience and depth appear favorable.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Loan performing according to terms.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• If loan is secured, collateral is acceptable and loan is fully protected.

**4. SATISFACTORY – Acceptable Risk**

Credit with bankable risks, although some signs of weaknesses are shown:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Would include most start-up businesses.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Occasional instances of trade slowness or repayment delinquency – may have been 10-30 days slow within the past year.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Management's abilities are apparent yet unproven.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Weakness in primary source of repayment with adequate secondary source of repayment.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Loan structure generally in accordance with policy.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• If secured, loan collateral coverage is marginal.

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**To be classified as less than satisfactory, only one of the following criteria must be met.**

**5. SPECIAL MENTION – Criticized**

Credit constitutes an undue and unwarranted credit risk but not to the point of justifying a classification of substandard. The credit risk may be relatively minor yet constitutes an unwarranted risk in light of the circumstances surrounding a specific loan:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Downward trend in sales, profit levels, and margins.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Impaired working capital position.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Cash flow is strained in order to meet debt repayment.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Loan delinquency (30-60 days) and overdrafts may occur.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Shrinking equity cushion.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Diminishing primary source of repayment and questionable secondary source.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Management abilities are questionable.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Weak industry conditions.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Litigation pending against the borrower.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Loan may need to be restructured to improve collateral position or reduce payments.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Collateral or guaranty offers limited protection.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Negative debt service coverage; however, the credit is well collateralized and payments are current.

**6. SUBSTANDARD – Classified**

Credit is inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the borrower or of the collateral pledged. There is a distinct possibility we will implement collection procedures if the loan deficiencies are not corrected. Any commercial loan placed in nonaccrual status will be rated "7" or worse. In addition, the following characteristics may apply:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Sustained losses have severely eroded the equity and cash flow.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Deteriorating liquidity.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Serious management problems or internal fraud.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Original repayment terms liberalized.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Likelihood of bankruptcy.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Inability to access other funding sources.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Reliance on secondary source of repayment.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Litigation filed against borrower.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Interest non-accrual may be warranted.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Collateral provides little or no value.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Requires excessive attention of the loan officer.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Borrower is uncooperative with the loan officer.

**7. VULNERABLE – Classified**

Credit is considered "Substandard" and warrants placing in nonaccrual status. Risk of loss is being evaluated and exit strategy options are under review. Other characteristics that may apply:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Insufficient cash flow to service debt.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Minimal or no payments being received.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Limited options available to avoid the collection process.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Transition status, expect action will take place to collect loan without immediate progress being made.

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**8. DOUBTFUL – Workout**

Credit has all the weaknesses inherent in a "Substandard" loan with the added characteristic that collection and/or liquidation is pending. The possibility of a loss is extremely high, but its classification as a loss is deferred until liquidation procedures are completed, or reasonably estimable. Other characteristics that may apply:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Normal operations are severely diminished or have ceased.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Seriously impaired cash flow.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Original repayment terms materially altered.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Secondary source of repayment is inadequate.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Survivability as a "going concern" is impossible.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Collection process has begun.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Bankruptcy petition has been filed.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Judgments have been filed.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Portion of the loan balance has been charged off.

**9. LOSS – Charge-off**

Credit is considered uncollectible and of such little value that their continuance as bankable assets is not warranted. This classification is for charged-off loans but does not mean that the asset has absolutely no recovery or salvage value. These loans are further characterized by:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Liquidation or reorganization under bankruptcy, with poor prospects of collection.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Fraudulently overstated assets and/or earnings.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Collateral has marginal or no value.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Debtor cannot be located.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Over 120 days delinquent.

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Our primary credit quality indicator for residential real estate and consumer loans is the individual loan's past due status.

The following tables display residential real estate and consumer loans by payment status and year of origination as of December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 |
| | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | Prior | Revolving<br>Loans | Revolving Loans Converted to Term | Total |
| **Residential real estate: Senior lien** | **Residential real estate: Senior lien** | **Residential real estate: Senior lien** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Current | $72854 | $43102 | $35251 | $42022 | $65769 | $93563 | $— | $14223 | $366784 |
| Past due 30-89 days | 112 | 284 | 633 | 774 | 830 | 2500 |  |  | 5133 |
| Past due 90 or more days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nonaccrual |  |  |  |  | 179 | 191 |  |  | 370 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $72966 | $43386 | $35884 | $42796 | $66778 | $96254 | $— | $14223 | $372287 |
| 2025 year-to-date gross charge-offs | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $1 | $— | $— | $1 |
| **Residential real estate: Junior lien** | **Residential real estate: Junior lien** | **Residential real estate: Junior lien** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Current | $4786 | $3252 | $2075 | $507 | $67 | $271 | $— | $— | $10958 |
| Past due 30-89 days |  | 12 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 |
| Past due 90 or more days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nonaccrual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $4786 | $3264 | $2075 | $507 | $67 | $271 | $— | $— | $10970 |
| 2025 year-to-date gross charge-offs | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— |
| **Residential real estate: Home equity lines of credit** | **Residential real estate: Home equity lines of credit** | **Residential real estate: Home equity lines of credit** | **Residential real estate: Home equity lines of credit** |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Current | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $44467 | $41 | $44508 |
| Past due 30-89 days |  |  |  |  |  |  | 115 |  | 115 |
| Past due 90 or more days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nonaccrual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $44582 | $41 | $44623 |
| 2025 year-to-date gross charge-offs | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— |
| **Consumer: Secured - direct** | **Consumer: Secured - direct** | **Consumer: Secured - direct** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Current | $7870 | $6374 | $5501 | $4088 | $2238 | $2556 | $— | $— | $28627 |
| Past due 30-89 days |  |  | 11 | 9 |  | 1 |  |  | 21 |
| Past due 90 or more days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nonaccrual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $7870 | $6374 | $5512 | $4097 | $2238 | $2557 | $— | $— | $28648 |
| 2025 year-to-date gross charge-offs | $19 | $15 | $93 | $38 | $9 | $53 | $— | $— | $227 |
| **Consumer: Secured - indirect** | **Consumer: Secured - indirect** | **Consumer: Secured - indirect** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Current | $4327 | $4457 | $14532 | $5133 | $3609 | $5084 | $— | $— | $37142 |
| Past due 30-89 days |  | 82 | 198 |  |  | 34 |  |  | 314 |
| Past due 90 or more days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nonaccrual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $4327 | $4539 | $14730 | $5133 | $3609 | $5118 | $— | $— | $37456 |
| 2025 year-to-date gross charge-offs | $— | $8 | $— | $— | $— | $13 | $— | $— | $21 |

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| | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 |
| | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | Prior | Revolving<br>Loans | Revolving Loans Converted to Term | Total |
| **Consumer: Unsecured** | **Consumer: Unsecured** | **Consumer: Unsecured** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Current | $1686 | $689 | $171 | $34 | $5 | $— | $796 | $— | $3381 |
| Past due 30-89 days | 5 |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 6 |
| Past due 90 or more days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nonaccrual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $1691 | $689 | $171 | $34 | $5 | $— | $797 | $— | $3387 |
| 2025 year-to-date gross charge-offs | $540 | $4 | $14 | $1 | $1 | $— | $— | $— | $560 |

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| | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | Prior | Revolving<br>Loans | Revolving Loans Converted to Term | Total |
| **Residential real estate: Senior lien** | **Residential real estate: Senior lien** | **Residential real estate: Senior lien** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Current | $55991 | $35105 | $45916 | $73607 | $47057 | $62303 | $— | $8579 | $328558 |
| Past due 30-89 days | 173 | 162 | 331 | 287 | 907 | 2043 |  |  | 3903 |
| Past due 90 or more days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nonaccrual |  |  |  | 163 | 28 | 91 |  |  | 282 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $56164 | $35267 | $46247 | $74057 | $47992 | $64437 | $— | $8579 | $332743 |
| 2025 year-to-date gross charge-offs | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $10 | $— | $— | $10 |
| **Residential real estate: Junior lien** | **Residential real estate: Junior lien** | **Residential real estate: Junior lien** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Current | $4229 | $3092 | $800 | $86 | $71 | $358 | $— | $— | $8636 |
| Past due 30-89 days |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |  |  | 19 |
| Past due 90 or more days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nonaccrual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $4229 | $3092 | $800 | $105 | $71 | $358 | $— | $— | $8655 |
| 2025 year-to-date gross charge-offs | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— |
| **Residential real estate: Home equity lines of credit** | **Residential real estate: Home equity lines of credit** | **Residential real estate: Home equity lines of credit** | **Residential real estate: Home equity lines of credit** |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Current | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $39464 | $— | $39464 |
| Past due 30-89 days |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 |  | 10 |
| Past due 90 or more days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nonaccrual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $39474 | $— | $39474 |
| 2025 year-to-date gross charge-offs | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— |
| **Consumer: Secured - direct** | **Consumer: Secured - direct** | **Consumer: Secured - direct** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Current | $10990 | $9498 | $6535 | $3947 | $2166 | $1880 | $— | $— | $35016 |
| Past due 30-89 days |  |  | 15 |  |  |  |  |  | 15 |
| Past due 90 or more days |  |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | 19 |
| Nonaccrual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $10990 | $9498 | $6550 | $3947 | $2185 | $1880 | $— | $— | $35050 |
| 2025 year-to-date gross charge-offs | $16 | $93 | $9 | $— | $27 | $8 | $— | $— | $153 |

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| | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | Prior | Revolving<br>Loans | Revolving Loans Converted to Term | Total |
| **Consumer: Secured - indirect** | **Consumer: Secured - indirect** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Current | $6526 | $22624 | $7682 | $4990 | $4018 | $3064 | $— | $— | $48904 |
| Past due 30-89 days | 42 | 51 | 50 | 28 | 54 | 7 |  |  | 232 |
| Past due 90 or more days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nonaccrual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $6568 | $22675 | $7732 | $5018 | $4072 | $3071 | $— | $— | $49136 |
| 2025 year-to-date gross charge-offs | $— | $67 | $64 | $— | $— | $3 | $— | $— | $134 |
| **Consumer: Unsecured** | **Consumer: Unsecured** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Current | $1654 | $656 | $211 | $22 | $16 | $— | $835 | $— | $3394 |
| Past due 30-89 days |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 2 |  | 4 |
| Past due 90 or more days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nonaccrual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $1654 | $656 | $213 | $22 | $16 | $— | $837 | $— | $3398 |
| 2025 year-to-date gross charge-offs | $2047 | $15 | $21 | $— | $— | $2 | $21 | $— | $2106 |

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**Loan Modifications**

A loan modification includes terms outside of normal lending practices to a borrower experiencing financial difficulty.

Typical modifications granted include, but are not limited to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Agreeing to interest rates below prevailing market rates for debt with similar risk characteristics.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Extending the maturity date or amortization period beyond typical lending guidelines for loans with similar risk characteristics.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Agreeing to an interest-only payment structure, delaying principal payments, or delaying payments.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Forgiving principal.

To determine if a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty, factors we consider include:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The borrower is currently in default on any debt.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The borrower would likely default on any debt if the concession is not granted.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The borrower's cash flow is insufficient to service all debt if the concession is not granted.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The borrower has declared, or is in the process of declaring, bankruptcy.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The borrower is unlikely to continue as a going concern (if the entity is a business).

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The following is a summary of the amortized cost basis of loan modifications granted to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty for the years ended December 31:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 |
| | Interest Rate Reduction | Interest Rate Reduction | Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delay | Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delay | Term Extension | Term Extension | Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delay and Term Extension | Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delay and Term Extension |
| | Amortized Cost Basis | % of Total Class of Financial Receivable | Amortized Cost Basis | % of Total Class of Financial Receivable | Amortized Cost Basis | % of Total Class of Financial Receivable | Amortized Cost Basis | % of Total Class of Financial Receivable |
| **Commercial and industrial** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Secured | $18 | 0.01% | $— | 0.00% | $3144 | 1.66% | $975 | 0.52% |
| **Commercial real estate** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Commercial mortgage owner occupied |  | 0.00% |  | 0.00% | 1483 | 0.65% |  | 0.00% |
| **Agricultural** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Agricultural mortgage |  | 0.00% | 1389 | 1.99% |  | 0.00% |  | 0.00% |
| Agricultural other |  | 0.00% |  | 0.00% | 776 | 2.40% |  | 0.00% |
| **Residential real estate** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Senior lien |  | 0.00% | 85 | 0.02% |  | 0.00% |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $18 |  | $1474 |  | $5403 |  | $975 |  |

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| | Interest Rate Reduction | Interest Rate Reduction | Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delay | Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delay | Term Extension | Term Extension | Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delay and Term Extension | Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delay and Term Extension |
| | Amortized Cost Basis | % of Total Class of Financial Receivable | Amortized Cost Basis | % of Total Class of Financial Receivable | Amortized Cost Basis | % of Total Class of Financial Receivable | Amortized Cost Basis | % of Total Class of Financial Receivable |
| **Commercial and industrial** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Secured | $— | 0.00% | $1782 | 0.80% | $10 | 0.00% | $— | 0.00% |
| **Commercial real estate** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Commercial mortgage owner occupied |  | 0.00% | 818 | 0.46% | 1353 | 0.76% |  | 0.00% |
| **Agricultural** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Agricultural mortgage |  | 0.00% | 1305 | 1.93% | 281 | 0.42% |  | 0.00% |
| Agricultural other | 132 | 0.41% |  | 0.00% |  | 0.00% | 1107 | 3.44% |
| **Consumer** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Secured - indirect |  | 0.00% |  | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $132 |  | $3905 |  | $1645 |  | $1107 |  |

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We do not modify any loans by forgiving principal or accrued interest. We had committed to advance $221 and $43 in additional funds in connection with modified loans at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, as displayed in the tables above.

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The following tables summarize the financial effect of the modifications granted to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty for the years ended December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 |
| | Payment Delay Term | Weighted-Average Interest Rate Reduction | Weighted-Average Term Extension (Years) |
| **Commercial and industrial** |  |  |  |
| Secured | 8 months | 10.00% | 1.03 |
| **Commercial real estate** |  |  |  |
| Commercial mortgage owner occupied | N/A | N/A | 15.00 |
| **Agricultural** |  |  |  |
| Agricultural mortgage | 4 months | N/A | N/A |
| Agricultural other | N/A | N/A | 0.50 |
| **Residential real estate** |  |  |  |
| Senior lien | 6 months | N/A | N/A |

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| | Payment Delay Term | Weighted-Average Interest Rate Reduction | Weighted-Average Term Extension (Years) |
| **Commercial and industrial** |  |  |  |
| Secured | 4 months | N/A | 3.00 |
| **Commercial real estate** |  |  |  |
| Commercial mortgage owner occupied | 7 months | N/A | 3.00 |
| **Agricultural** |  |  |  |
| Agricultural mortgage | 5 months | N/A | 6.27 |
| Agricultural other | 4 months | 0.50% | 0.33 |
| **Consumer** |  |  |  |
| Secured - indirect | N/A | N/A | 1.33 |

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We closely monitor the performance of loans that are modified to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty to understand the effectiveness of our modification efforts. The following tables summarize the performance of such loans that were modified within the past 12 months prior to December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 |
| | Current | 30-59 Days<br>Past Due | 60-89 Days<br>Past Due | 90 Days or<br>More Past Due | Total |
| **Commercial and industrial** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Secured | $3252 | $— | $885 | $— | $4137 |
| **Commercial real estate** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Commercial mortgage owner occupied | 1483 |  |  |  | 1483 |
| **Agricultural** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Agricultural mortgage | 1389 |  |  |  | 1389 |
| Agricultural other | 776 |  |  |  | 776 |
| **Residential real estate** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Senior lien |  | 85 |  |  | 85 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $6900 | $85 | $885 | $— | $7870 |

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| | Current | 30-59 Days<br>Past Due | 60-89 Days<br>Past Due | 90 Days or<br>More Past Due | Total |
| **Commercial and industrial** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Secured | $1782 | $10 | $— | $— | $1792 |
| **Commercial real estate** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Commercial mortgage owner occupied | 2171 |  |  |  | 2171 |
| **Agricultural** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Agricultural mortgage | 1586 |  |  |  | 1586 |
| Agricultural other | 1239 |  |  |  | 1239 |
| **Consumer** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Secured - indirect | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $6779 | $10 | $— | $— | $6789 |

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We had no loans that defaulted for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 which were modified within 12 months prior to the default date.

**ACL - Loans**

The credit quality of our loan portfolio is continuously monitored and is reflected within the ACL for loans. The ACL is an estimate of expected losses over the contractual life of our loan portfolio. The ACL is adjusted by a credit loss expense, which is reported in earnings, and reduced by the charge-off of loan amounts, net of recoveries.

The ACL is evaluated on a regular basis for appropriateness. Our periodic review of the collectability of a loan considers historical experience, the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower's ability to repay, estimated value of any underlying collateral, and prevailing economic conditions. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available.

The primary factors behind the determination of the level of the ACL are specific allocations for loans individually evaluated, historical loss percentages, delinquency status, and other credit trends and risk characteristics, including current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts about the future. Determining the appropriateness of the allowance is complex and requires judgment by management about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. In future periods evaluations of the overall loan portfolio, in light of the factors and forecasts then prevailing, may result in significant changes in the allowance and credit loss expense in those future periods.

The methodology for estimating the amount of expected credit losses reported in the ACL has two basic components: a component of individual loans that do not share risk characteristics with other loans; and a pooled component for estimated expected credit losses for pools of loans that share similar risk characteristics.

For a loan that does not share risk characteristics with other loans, an individual analysis is performed to measure an allowance. Loans in nonaccrual status over established dollar thresholds are individually evaluated for specific allocation of the allowance using the fair value of collateral, less costs to sell if foreclosure is probable, or the discounted cash flow method. We do not recognize interest income on loans in nonaccrual status. For loans not classified as nonaccrual, interest income is recognized daily, as earned, according to the terms of the loan agreement and the principal amount outstanding.

In determining the allowance for credit losses, we derive an estimated credit loss assumption from a model that categorizes loan pools based on loan type and credit risk ratings or delinquency bucket. This model calculates an expected loss percentage for each loan class by considering the probability of default, based on the migration of loans from performing to loss by credit risk ratings or delinquency buckets using life-of-loan analysis, and the historical severity of loss, based on the aggregate net lifetime losses incurred per loan class.

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The default and severity factors used to calculate the allowance for credit losses for loans that share similar risk characteristics with other loans are adjusted for differences between the historical period used to calculate historical default and loss severity rates and expected conditions over the remaining lives of the loans in the portfolio. These qualitative factors are used to adjust the historical probabilities of default and severity of loss so that they reflect management's expectation of future conditions based on a reasonable and supportable forecast. To the extent the lives of the loans in the portfolio extend beyond the period for which a reasonable and supportable forecast can be made, the model reverts back to the historical rates of default and severity of loss. Qualitative factors include:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Changes in lending policies and procedures, including changes in underwriting standards and collection, charge-off, recovery practices not considered elsewhere in estimating credit losses;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Changes in the experience, ability, and depth of lending management and other relevant staff;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Changes in interest rates;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Changes in international, national, regional, and local economic factors;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Changes in the nature and volume of the portfolio and in the terms of loans;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Changes in the volume and severity of past due loans, the volume of nonaccrual loans, and the volume and severity of adversely classified or graded loans;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Lack of current financial information;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Competition, legal, and regulatory; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Changes in the value of underlying collateral.

A summary of changes in the ACL and the recorded investment in loans by segments are as follows for the years ended December 31:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 |
| | Commercial and Industrial | Commercial Real Estate | Agricultural | Residential Real Estate | Consumer | Total |
| December 31, 2024 | $1316 | $5171 | $287 | $4521 | $1600 | $12895 |
| Charge-offs | (83) |  |  | (1) | (808) | (892) |
| Recoveries | 93 | 60 | 4 | 99 | 2012 | 2268 |
| Provision (reversal) for credit losses | (190) | 718 | 36 | 440 | (1548) | (544) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;December 31, 2025 | $1136 | $5949 | $327 | $5059 | $1256 | $13727 |

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| | Commercial and Industrial | Commercial Real Estate | Agricultural | Residential Real Estate | Consumer | Total |
| December 31, 2023 | $968 | $5878 | $270 | $4336 | $1656 | $13108 |
| Charge-offs | (381) |  |  | (10) | (2393) | (2784) |
| Recoveries | 42 | 355 | 6 | 128 | 353 | 884 |
| Provision (reversal) for credit losses | 687 | (1062) | 11 | 67 | 1984 | 1687 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;December 31, 2024 | $1316 | $5171 | $287 | $4521 | $1600 | $12895 |

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The following table illustrates the two main components of the ACL as of December 31:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | 2025 | 2024 |
| **ACL** |  |  |
| Individually evaluated | $259 | $— |
| Collectively evaluated | 13468 | 12895 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $13727 | $12895 |
| **ACL to loans** |  |  |
| Individually evaluated | 0.02% | 0.00% |
| Collectively evaluated | 0.87% | 0.91% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | 0.89% | 0.91% |

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The following table presents loans that were evaluated for expected credit losses on an individual basis and the related specific allocations, by loan segment as of December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2024 |
| | Loan Balance | Specific Allocation | Loan Balance | Specific Allocation |
| Commercial and industrial | $442 | $95 | $— | $— |
| Commercial real estate | 3766 | 164 |  |  |
| Agricultural |  |  |  |  |
| Residential real estate | 370 |  | 254 |  |
| Consumer |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $4578 | $259 | $254 | $— |

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We have designated loans classified as collateral dependent for which we apply the practical expedient to measure the ACL based on the fair value of the collateral less cost to sell, when the repayment is expected to be provided substantially by the sale or operation of the collateral and the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty. The fair value of the collateral is based on appraisals, which may be adjusted due to their age, and the type, location, and condition of the property or area or general market conditions to reflect the expected change in value between the effective date of the appraisal and the measurement date. Appraisals are updated every one to two years depending on the type of loan and the total exposure of the borrower. Loans evaluated for expected credit losses on an individual basis include $4,578 in collateral dependent loans secured by commercial equipment, commercial real estate, and residential real estate of $442, $3,766, and $370, respectively.

**Note 4 – Premises and Equipment**

A summary of premises and equipment at December 31 follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | 2025 | 2024 |
| Land | $6309 | $6309 |
| Buildings and improvements | 38376 | 36370 |
| Furniture and equipment | 35319 | 33960 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | 80004 | 76639 |
| Less: accumulated depreciation | 51004 | 48980 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Premises and equipment, net | $29000 | $27659 |

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Depreciation expense amounted to $2,138, $2,086, and $1,978 in 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.

**Note 5 – Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets**

The carrying amount of goodwill was $48,282 at December 31, 2025 and 2024.

Identifiable intangible assets were as follows as of December 31:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 |
| | Gross<br>Intangible<br>Assets | Accumulated<br>Amortization | Net<br>Intangible<br>Assets |
| Core deposit premium resulting from acquisitions | $5579 | $5579 | $— |

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| | Gross<br>Intangible<br>Assets | Accumulated<br>Amortization | Net<br>Intangible<br>Assets |
| Core deposit premium resulting from acquisitions | $5579 | $5578 | $1 |

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Amortization expense associated with identifiable intangible assets was $1, $1, and $3 in 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.

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**Note 6 – Deposits**

The following table displays deposit balances as of December 31:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | 2025 | 2024 |
| Noninterest bearing demand deposits | $426342 | $416373 |
| Interest bearing deposits |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Interest bearing demand deposits | 266187 | 237548 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Money market deposits | 436631 | 423883 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Savings | 280429 | 281665 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Certificates of deposit | 410065 | 387591 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $1819654 | $1747060 |

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Scheduled annual maturities of time deposits for each of the next five years, and thereafter, are as follows:

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|:---|:---|
| | Scheduled Maturities of Time Deposits |
| 2026 | $376807 |
| 2027 | 13339 |
| 2028 | 7770 |
| 2029 | 7235 |
| 2030 | 4914 |
| Thereafter |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $410065 |

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Time deposits greater than $250 totaled $139,924 and $133,691 at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

**Note 7 – Borrowed Funds**

*Short-term borrowings*

Short-term borrowings include securities sold under repurchase agreements without stated maturity dates, federal funds purchased, and FRB Discount Window advances generally mature within one to three days from the transaction date.

A summary of borrowed funds without stated maturity dates was as follows for the years ended December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| | Maximum Month End Balance | Average Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate During the Period | Maximum Month End Balance | Average Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate During the Period |
| Securities sold under agreements to repurchase without stated maturity dates | $68284 | $51057 | 3.28% | $56051 | $44808 | 3.18% |
| Federal funds purchased |  | 6 | 5.19% |  | 1 | 5.55% |
| FRB Discount Window |  | 367 | 4.35% | 5300 | 315 | 4.80% |

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Securities sold under agreements to repurchase are classified as secured borrowings and are reflected at the amount of cash received in connection with the transaction. The securities underlying the agreements have a carrying value and a fair value of $87,752 and $67,539 at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Such securities remain under our control. We may be required to provide additional collateral based on the fair value of underlying securities.

Securities sold under repurchase agreements without stated maturity dates were as follows at December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2024 |
| | Amount | Rate | Amount | Rate |
| Securities sold under agreements to repurchase without stated maturity dates | $68000 | 3.45% | $53567 | 3.18% |

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We had pledged AFS securities and 1-4 family residential real estate loans in the following amounts at December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2024 |
| Pledged to secure borrowed funds | $424163 | $395286 |
| Pledged to secure repurchase agreements | 87752 | 67539 |
| Pledged for public deposits and for other purposes necessary or required by law | 69337 | 86162 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $581252 | $548987 |

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AFS securities pledged to repurchase agreements without stated maturity dates consisted of the following at December 31:

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| | 2025 | 2024 |
| U.S. Treasury | $78992 | $57271 |
| Mortgage-backed securities | 6928 | 7979 |
| Collateralized mortgage obligations | 1832 | 2289 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $87752 | $67539 |

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AFS securities pledged to repurchase agreements are monitored to ensure the appropriate level is collateralized. In the event of maturities, calls, significant principal repayments, or significant decline in market values, we have an adequate level of AFS securities to pledge to satisfy collateral requirements.

As of December 31, 2025, we had the ability to borrow up to an additional $345,516, without pledging additional collateral.

*FHLB advances*

FHLB advances are collateralized by a blanket lien on all qualified 1-4 family residential real estate loans, specific AFS securities, and FHLB stock.

The following table lists the maturity and weighted average interest rate of FHLB advances as of December 31:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2024 |
| | Amount | Rate | Amount | Rate |
| Fixed rate due 2025 | $— | 0.00% | $30000 | 4.52% |
| Fixed rate due 2026 | 45000 | 3.92% |  | 0.00% |

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FHLB advances outstanding as of December 31, 2025 were short-term, with maturities in the first quarter of 2026.

*Subordinated Notes*

We have $30,000 in aggregate principal amount of 3.25% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2031 (the "Notes"). The Notes initially bear a fixed interest rate of 3.25% until June 15, 2026, after which time until maturity on June 15, 2031, the interest rate will reset quarterly to an annual floating rate equal to the then-current 3-month SOFR plus 256 basis points. The Notes are redeemable by us at any time at our option, in whole or in part, on or after June 15, 2026. The Notes are not subject to redemption at the option of the holders. Additionally, the Notes are intended to qualify for Tier 2 capital treatment, subject to regulatory limitations.

The following table summarizes our outstanding notes at December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2024 |
| | Amount | Rate | Amount | Rate |
| Fixed rate at 3.25% to floating, due 2031 | $30000 | 3.25% | $30000 | 3.25% |
| Unamortized issuance costs | (486) |  | (576) |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total subordinated debt, net | $29514 |  | $29424 |  |

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**Note 8 – Benefit Plans**

**401(k) Plan**

We have a 401(k) plan in which substantially all employees are eligible to participate. Employees may contribute up to 100% of their compensation subject to certain limits based on federal tax laws. The plan includes a matching safe harbor contribution for all eligible employees equal to 100% of the first 5.0% of an employee's compensation contributed to the Plan during the year. Employees are 100% vested in the safe harbor matching contributions.

For 2025, 2024 and 2023, expenses attributable to the plan were $954, $965, and $885, respectively.

**Defined Benefit Pension Plan**

We maintain a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan, which was curtailed effective March 1, 2007. As a result of the curtailment, future salary increases are no longer considered (the projected benefit obligation is equal to the accumulated benefit obligation), and plan benefits are based on years of service and the individual employee's five highest consecutive years of compensation out of the last ten years of service through March 1, 2007.

Changes in the projected benefit obligation and plan assets during each year, the funded status of the plan, and the net amount recognized in our consolidated balance sheets using an actuarial measurement date of December 31, are summarized as follows during the years ended December 31:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | 2025 | 2024 |
| **Change in benefit obligation** |  |  |
| Benefit obligation, beginning balance | $6403 | $6628 |
| Interest cost | 317 | 294 |
| Actuarial loss (gain) | 169 | (76) |
| Benefits paid, including plan expenses | (757) | (443) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Benefit obligation, ending balance | 6132 | 6403 |
| **Change in plan assets** |  |  |
| Fair value of plan assets, beginning balance | 7303 | 7066 |
| Investment return (loss) | 1031 | 680 |
| Contributions |  |  |
| Benefits paid, including plan expenses | (757) | (443) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Fair value of plan assets, ending balance | 7577 | 7303 |
| Surplus (deficiency) in funded status, ending balance | $1445 | $900 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Accumulated benefit obligation, ending balance | $6132 | $6403 |

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | 2025 | 2024 |
| **Change in accrued pension benefit costs** |  |  |
| Accrued benefit cost, beginning balance | $900 | $438 |
| Contributions |  |  |
| Net periodic benefit (cost) credit | 91 | 82 |
| Net change in unrecognized actuarial loss and prior service cost | 454 | 380 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Prepaid (accrued) pension liability, ending balance | $1445 | $900 |

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The funded status of the plan is recorded in our consolidated balance sheets. We adjust the funded status in a prepaid account and the underfunded status in a liability account to reflect the current funded status of the plan. Any gains or losses that arise during the year but are not recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost are recognized as a component of other comprehensive income (loss).

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The components of net periodic benefit cost are as follows for the years ended December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Interest cost on benefit obligation | $317 | $294 | $317 |
| Expected return on plan assets | (411) | (402) | (371) |
| Amortization of unrecognized actuarial net loss |  | 26 | 149 |
| Settlement loss | 3 |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Net periodic benefit cost (credit) | $(91) | $(82) | $95 |

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Settlement losses during 2025 were recognized in connection with lump-sum benefit distributions. Many plan participants elect to receive their retirement benefit payments in the form of lump-sum settlements. Pro rata settlement losses, which can occasionally occur as a result of these lump-sum distributions, are recognized only in years when the total of such distributions exceed the sum of the service and interest expense components of net periodic benefit cost.

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income are as follows for the years ended December 31:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Transition (asset) obligation | $— | $— | $— |
| Net (gain) loss | 48 | 502 | 882 |
| Past service (credit) cost |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Accumulated other comprehensive income | $48 | $502 | $882 |

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The actuarial assumptions used in determining the benefit obligation are as follows for the years ended December 31:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Discount rate | 5.05% | 5.32% | 4.69% |
| Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets | 6.00% | 6.00% | 6.00% |

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The actuarial weighted average assumptions used in determining the net periodic pension costs are as follows for the years ended December 31:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Discount rate | 5.32% | 4.69% | 4.88% |
| Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets | 6.00% | 6.00% | 6.00% |

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As a result of the curtailment of the Plan, there is no rate of compensation increase considered in the above assumptions.

The expected long-term rate of return is an estimate of anticipated future long-term rates of return on plan assets as measured on a market value basis. Factors considered in arriving at this assumption include:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Historical long-term rates of return for broad asset classes.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Actual past rates of return achieved by the plan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The general mix of assets held by the plan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The stated investment policy for the plan.

The selected rate of return is net of anticipated investment related expenses.

*Pension Plan Assets*

Our overall investment strategy is to moderately grow the portfolio by investing 50% of the portfolio in equity securities and 50% in fixed income securities. This strategy is designed to generate a long-term rate of return of 6.00%. Equity securities primarily consist of the S&P 500 Index with a smaller allocation to the Small Cap and International Index. Fixed income securities are invested in the Bond Market Index. The plan has appropriate assets invested in short-term investments to meet near-term benefit payments.

The asset mix and the sector weighting of the investments are determined by our benefits committee, which is comprised of members of our management. To manage the plan, we retain a third-party investment advisor to conduct consultations. We review the performance of the advisor at least annually.

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The fair values of our pension plan assets by asset category were as follows as of December 31:

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|  | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2024 |
|  | Total | (Level 2) | Total | (Level 2) |
| Short-term investments | $52 | $52 | $234 | $234 |
| Common collective trusts |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Fixed income | 3537 | 3537 | 3322 | 3322 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Equity investments | 3988 | 3988 | 3747 | 3747 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $7577 | $7577 | $7303 | $7303 |

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The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value. There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2025 and 2024:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Short-term investments: Shares of a money market portfolio valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Common collective trusts: These investments are public investment securities valued using the NAV provided by a third-party investment advisor. The NAV is quoted on a private market that is not active; however, the unit price is based on underlying investments which are traded on an active market.

We anticipate contributions to the plan in 2026 to approximate net contribution costs.

Estimated future benefit payments are as follows for the next ten years:

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| | Estimated Benefit Payments |
| 2026 | $1023 |
| 2027 | 514 |
| 2028 | 525 |
| 2029 | 565 |
| 2030 | 525 |
| 2031 - 2035 | 2190 |

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**Directors Plan**

Pursuant to the terms of the Directors Plan, our directors are required to invest at least 25% of their board fees in our common stock. These stock investments can be made either through deferred fees or through the purchase of shares through the Dividend Reinvestment Plan. Deferred fees, under the Directors Plan, are converted on a quarterly basis into stock units of our common stock based on the fair value of a share of our common stock as of the relevant valuation date. Stock units credited to a participant's account are eligible for stock and cash dividends as declared. Dividend Reinvestment Plan shares are purchased pursuant to the Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

Distribution of deferred fees from the Directors Plan occurs when the participant retires from the Board of Directors or upon the occurrence of certain other events. The participant is eligible to receive a distribution in the form of shares of our common stock of all of the stock units that are then in his or her account, and any unconverted cash will be converted to and rounded up to whole shares of stock and distributed, as well. The Directors Plan does not allow for cash settlement, and therefore, such share-based payment awards qualify for classification as equity. We may use authorized but unissued shares or purchase shares of common stock in the open market to meet our obligations under the Directors Plan.

We maintain the Rabbi Trust to fund the Directors Plan. The Rabbi Trust is an irrevocable grantor trust to which we may contribute assets for the limited purpose of funding a nonqualified deferred compensation plan. Although we may not use the assets of the Rabbi Trust for any purpose other than meeting our obligations under the Directors Plan, the assets of the Rabbi Trust remain subject to the claims of our creditors and are included in the consolidated financial statements. We may contribute cash or common stock to the Rabbi Trust from time to time for the sole purpose of funding the Directors Plan. The Rabbi Trust will use any cash that we contribute to purchase shares of our common stock on the open market. Shares held in the Rabbi Trust are included in the calculation of earnings per share.

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The components of shares eligible to be issued under the Directors Plan were as follows as of December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2024 |
| | Eligible<br>Shares | Market<br>Value | Eligible<br>Shares | Market<br>Value |
| Unissued | 98611 | $4931 | 101493 | $2638 |
| Shares held in Rabbi Trust | 129618 | 6481 | 142535 | 3704 |

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**Cash Incentive Plans**

*Executive Cash Incentive Plan*

We provide an executive cash incentive plan, which provides separate potential payouts for Isabella Bank's CEO, President, and CFO based on achievement of personal and corporate goals. The potential payouts under the plan range from 22.8% to 35% of the employee's annual salary. Expenses related to this plan for 2025, 2024, and 2023 were $249, $103, and $53 respectively.

*Employee Cash Incentive Plan*

We provide cash incentive plans to reward employees above and beyond their base salaries when our performance and operating profitability exceed established annual targets. Incentives are also awarded for achievement of personal performance goals. Expenses related to this plan for 2025, 2024 and 2023 were $1,574, $1,485, and $796, respectively.

**Restricted Stock Plan**

Under the RSP, an equity-based bonus plan, we may award restricted stock bonuses to eligible employees on an annual basis that are not fully transferable or vested until certain conditions are met. Currently, the eligible employees are the Bank's CEO, President, and CFO. The RSP authorizes the issuance of unvested restricted stock to an eligible employee with a maximum award ranging from 25% to 40% of the employee's annual salary, on a calendar year basis. The employee must also satisfy the annual performance targets and measures established by the Board of Directors. If these grant conditions are not satisfied, then the award of restricted shares will lapse or be adjusted appropriately, at the discretion of the Board of Directors. All such grant agreements contain vesting conditions and clawback provisions.

A summary of changes in nonvested restricted stock awards follows for the years ended December 31:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2024 |
| | Number<br>of Shares | Fair<br>Value | Number<br>of Shares | Fair<br>Value |
| Beginning balance | 14733 | $323 | 27072 | $592 |
| Granted | 6125 | 144 | 3901 | 76 |
| Vested | (8023) | (173) | (16240) | (345) |
| Forfeited |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Ending balance | 12835 | $294 | 14733 | $323 |

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Expenses related to the RSP for 2025, 2024, 2023 were $64, $95, and $253 respectively. As of December 31, 2025, there was $153 of total remaining unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested restricted stock awards granted under the RSP. The remaining expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average service period of 2.75 years.

**Other Employee Benefit Plans**

We maintain nonqualified defined contribution retirement plans to provide supplemental retirement benefits to specified participants. Expenses related to these programs for 2025, 2024 and 2023 were $467, $529, and $345, respectively. Expenses are recognized over the participants' expected years of service.

We maintain a self-funded medical plan under which we are responsible for the first $150 per year of claims made by a covered family. Expenses are accrued based on estimates of the aggregate liability for claims incurred and our experience. Expenses were $3,540 in 2025, $2,895 in 2024 and $2,281 in 2023.

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**Note 9 – Capital Ratios and Shareholders' Equity**

The Corporation (on a consolidated basis) and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the FRB and the FDIC. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by the FRB and the FDIC that, if undertaken, could have a material effect on our financial statements. Under regulatory capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, we must meet specific capital guidelines that include quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, capital, and certain off-balance-sheet items, as calculated under regulatory accounting standards. Our capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by the FRB and the FDIC about components, risk weightings, and other factors. Prompt corrective action provisions are not applicable to bank holding companies.

Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require us to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the following table) of total capital, tier 1 capital, and common equity tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined) and tier 1 capital to average assets (as defined). As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, we met all capital adequacy requirements.

The FRB has established minimum risk-based capital guidelines. Pursuant to these guidelines, a framework has been established that assigns risk weights to each category of on and off-balance-sheet items to arrive at risk adjusted total assets. Regulatory capital is divided by the risk adjusted assets with the resulting ratio compared to the minimum standard to determine whether a corporation has adequate capital. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the most recent notifications from the FRB and the FDIC categorized us as "well capitalized" under the FDIC's regulatory framework for prompt corrective action and the Basel III capital guidelines. To be categorized as "well capitalized," an institution must maintain total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based, common equity Tier 1, and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the following tables. The minimum requirements presented below include the minimum required capital levels based on the Basel III capital guidelines. Capital requirements to be considered "well capitalized" are based upon the FDIC's prompt corrective action regulations, as amended to reflect the changes under Basel III capital guidelines. There were no conditions or events since the notifications that we believe have changed our categories.

The following tables set forth these requirements and our ratios, both on a bank-only and on a consolidated basis, as of December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 |
| | Actual | Actual | Minimum Capital<br>Required Plus Capital Conservation Buffer | Minimum Capital<br>Required Plus Capital Conservation Buffer | Minimum Capital<br>Required To Be Considered<br>Well Capitalized <sup>(1)</sup> | Minimum Capital<br>Required To Be Considered<br>Well Capitalized <sup>(1)</sup> |
| | Amount | Ratio | Amount | Ratio | Amount | Ratio |
| Common equity Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets | Common equity Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets | Common equity Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets | Common equity Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets |  |  |  |
| Isabella Bank | $182116 | 11.20% | $113783 | 7.00% | $105656 | 6.50% |
| Consolidated | 191137 | 11.73% | 114114 | 7.00% | N/A | N/A |
| Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Isabella Bank | 182116 | 11.20% | 138165 | 8.50% | 130038 | 8.00% |
| Consolidated | 191137 | 11.73% | 138568 | 8.50% | N/A | N/A |
| Total capital to risk weighted assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Isabella Bank | 196336 | 12.08% | 170675 | 10.50% | 162547 | 10.00% |
| Consolidated | 234871 | 14.41% | 171172 | 10.50% | N/A | N/A |
| Tier 1 capital to average assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Isabella Bank | 182116 | 8.45% | 86170 | 4.00% | 107713 | 5.00% |
| Consolidated | 191137 | 8.84% | 86476 | 4.00% | N/A | N/A |

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| | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| | Actual | Actual | Minimum Capital<br>Required Plus Capital Conservation Buffer | Minimum Capital<br>Required Plus Capital Conservation Buffer | Minimum Capital<br>Required To Be Considered<br>Well Capitalized <sup>(1)</sup> | Minimum Capital<br>Required To Be Considered<br>Well Capitalized <sup>(1)</sup> |
| | Amount | Ratio | Amount | Ratio | Amount | Ratio |
| Common equity Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets | Common equity Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets | Common equity Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets |  |  |  |  |
| Isabella Bank | $172589 | 11.53% | $104783 | 7.00% | $97299 | 6.50% |
| Consolidated | 183348 | 12.21% | 105136 | 7.00% | N/A | N/A |
| Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Isabella Bank | 172589 | 11.53% | 127237 | 8.50% | 119753 | 8.00% |
| Consolidated | 183348 | 12.21% | 127665 | 8.50% | N/A | N/A |
| Total capital to risk weighted assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Isabella Bank | 185997 | 12.43% | 157175 | 10.50% | 149691 | 10.00% |
| Consolidated | 226179 | 15.06% | 157703 | 10.50% | N/A | N/A |
| Tier 1 capital to average assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Isabella Bank | 172589 | 8.36% | 82602 | 4.00% | 103252 | 5.00% |
| Consolidated | 183348 | 8.86% | 82803 | 4.00% | N/A | N/A |

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<sup>(1)</sup> "Well-capitalized" minimum Common Equity Tier 1 to Risk-Weighted and Leverage Ratio are not formally defined under applicable regulations for bank holding companies.

Total capital includes Tier 1 capital and Tier 2 capital. Tier 2 capital includes a permissible portion of the allowances for credit losses and subordinated debt, net of unamortized issuance costs. There are no significant regulatory constraints placed on our capital. At December 31, 2025, the Bank exceeded all minimum Basel III risk-based capital requirements with the capital conservation buffer.

The following table provides a roll-forward of the changes in AOCI by component for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024, and 2025 (net of tax):

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | Unrealized<br>Gains<br>(Losses) on<br>AFS<br>Securities | Change in Unrecognized Pension Cost on Defined<br>Benefit<br>Pension Plan | Total |
| Balance, December 31, 2022 | $(35828) | $(1366) | $(37194) |
| OCI before reclassifications | 13365 | 752 | 14117 |
| Amounts reclassified from AOCI | (67) | 95 | 28 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Subtotal | 13298 | 847 | 14145 |
| Tax effect | (2669) | (178) | (2847) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;OCI, net of tax | 10629 | 669 | 11298 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Balance, December 31, 2023 | (25199) | (697) | (25896) |
| OCI before reclassifications | 5339 | 462 | 5801 |
| Amounts reclassified from AOCI |  | (82) | (82) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Subtotal | 5339 | 380 | 5719 |
| Tax effect | (1098) | (80) | (1178) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;OCI, net of tax | 4241 | 300 | 4541 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Balance, December 31, 2024 | (20958) | (397) | (21355) |
| OCI before reclassifications | 16589 | 545 | 17134 |
| Amounts reclassified from AOCI |  | (91) | (91) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Subtotal | 16589 | 454 | 17043 |
| Tax effect | (3616) | (95) | (3711) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;OCI, net of tax | 12973 | 359 | 13332 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Balance, December 31, 2025 | $(7985) | $(38) | $(8023) |

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Included in OCI are changes in unrealized gains and losses related to certain auction rate money market preferred stocks. These investments, for federal income tax purposes, have no deferred federal income taxes related to unrealized gains or losses given the nature of the investments.

A summary of the components of unrealized gains on AFS securities included in OCI follows for the years ended December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 |
| | Auction Rate Money Market Preferred | All Other AFS Securities | Total | Auction Rate Money Market Preferred | All Other AFS Securities | Total | Auction Rate Money Market Preferred | All Other AFS Securities | Total |
| Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period | $(631) | $17220 | $16589 | $113 | $5226 | $5339 | $589 | $12776 | $13365 |
| Reclassification adjustment for net (gains) losses included in net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (67) | (67) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Net unrealized gains (losses) | (631) | 17220 | 16589 | 113 | 5226 | 5339 | 589 | 12709 | 13298 |
| Tax effect |  | (3616) | (3616) |  | (1098) | (1098) |  | (2669) | (2669) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unrealized gains (losses), net of tax | $(631) | $13604 | $12973 | $113 | $4128 | $4241 | $589 | $10040 | $10629 |

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The following table details reclassification adjustments and the related affected line items in our consolidated statements of income for the years ended December 31:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Details about AOCI components | Amount<br>Reclassified from<br>AOCI | Amount<br>Reclassified from<br>AOCI | Amount<br>Reclassified from<br>AOCI | Affected Line Item in the<br>Consolidated<br>Statements of Income |
|  | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |  |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on AFS securities |  |  |  |  |
|  | $— | $— | $67 | Other noninterest income |
|  |  |  | 14 | Income tax expense |
|  | $— | $— | $53 | Net income |
| Change in unrecognized pension cost on defined benefit pension plan |  |  |  |  |
|  | $(91) | $(82) | $95 | Other noninterest expenses |
|  | (19) | (17) | 20 | Income tax expense |
|  | $(72) | $(65) | $75 | Net income |

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**Note 10 – Computation of Earnings Per Common Share**

Basic earnings per common share represents income available to common shareholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share includes additional common shares that would have been outstanding if dilutive potential common shares had been issued. For further information related to potential common shares that may be issued relate solely to outstanding shares in the Directors Plan and grant awards under the RSP, see "Note 8 – Benefit Plans."

Earnings per common share have been computed based on the following for the years ended December 31:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Average number of common shares outstanding for basic calculation | 7372434 | 7465343 | 7511591 |
| Average potential effect of common shares in the Directors Plan <sup>(1)</sup> |  |  | 34962 |
| Average potential effect of common shares in the RSP | 13428 | 17031 | 28939 |
| Average number of common shares outstanding used to calculate diluted earnings per common share | 7385862 | 7482374 | 7575492 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Net income | $18910 | $13889 | $18167 |
| Earnings per common share |  |  |  |
| Basic | $2.56 | $1.86 | $2.42 |
| Diluted | $2.56 | $1.86 | $2.40 |

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<sup>(1)</sup> Exclusive of shares held in the Rabbi Trust

**Note 11 – Revenue**

Our revenue is comprised primarily of interest income, service charges and fees, gains on the sale of loans and AFS securities, earnings on corporate owned life insurance policies, and other noninterest income. Other noninterest income is typically service and performance driven in nature and comprised primarily of investment and trust advisory fees. We recognize revenue, excluding interest income, in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue From Contracts with Customers. Revenue is recognized when our performance obligation has been satisfied according to our contractual obligation.

We record receivables when revenue is unpaid and collectability is reasonably assured. Accounts receivable balances primarily represent amounts due from customers for which revenue has been recognized. Accounts receivable balances are recorded in the consolidated balance sheets in accrued interest receivable and other assets. For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, we satisfied our performance obligations pursuant to contracts with customers. As a result, we have not recorded any contract assets or liabilities. We estimate no returns or allowances for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.

Our contracts with customers define our performance obligations with clearly established pricing which did not require us to allocate or disaggregate revenue by performance obligation. A summary of revenue recognized for each major category of contracts with customers, subject to ASC 606, is as follows for the years ended December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Debit card income | $4224 | $4151 | $4063 |
| Trust service fees | 3522 | 3438 | 3110 |
| Customer overdraft fees | 2267 | 2199 | 2051 |
| ATM income | 1066 | 1078 | 988 |
| Service charges and fees related to deposit accounts | 946 | 633 | 539 |
| Investment advisory fees | 725 | 603 | 447 |
| Other | 540 | 392 | 351 |

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A significant portion of our revenue consists of interest income which is not subject to the requirements set forth in ASC 606.

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**Note 12 – Federal Income Taxes**

Cash taxes paid for the year ended December 31:

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| | 2025 |
| Federal | $2200 |

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Components of the consolidated provision for federal income taxes are summarized as follows for the years ended December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Federal tax expense | $5175 | $2819 | $2657 |
| Deferred expense (benefit) | 38 | (310) | 1008 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Income tax expense | $5213 | $2509 | $3665 |

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We did not have any income tax expense (benefit) in state or foreign jurisdictions.

Income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2025 differed from the federal statutory rate applied to income before income taxes for the following reasons in accordance with ASU 2023-09:

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| | 2025 | 2025 |
| | Amount | % of Pretax Income |
| U.S. federal statutory tax rate | $5066 | 21.00% |
| Tax credits |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Low income housing <sup>(1)</sup>  | (181) | (0.75)% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Other | (68) | (0.28)% |
| Nontaxable or nondeductible Items |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Tax-exempt interest | (387) | (1.60)% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; BOLI income | (240) | (0.99)% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Other | 53 | 0.22% |
| Other adjustments |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Deferred tax write off <sup>(2)</sup>  | 942 | 3.90% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Other | 28 | 0.11% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total | $5213 | 21.61% |

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<sup>(1)</sup> Company has adopted proportional amortization for low income housing tax credits. Therefore, the tax credits category includes the tax credit and other tax benefits, net of the proportional amortization.

<sup>(2)</sup> Prior period adjustment relates to deferred tax assets no longer realizable due to statute expiration.

Income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 differed from the federal statutory rate applied to income before income taxes for the following reasons before the adoption of ASU 2023-09:

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| | 2024 | 2023 |
| Income taxes at statutory rate | $3444 | $4585 |
| Effect of nontaxable income |  |  |
| Interest income on tax exempt municipal securities | (490) | (552) |
| Earnings on corporate owned life insurance policies | (211) | (193) |
| Other | 497 | 292 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total effect of nontaxable income | (204) | (453) |
| Effect of nondeductible expenses | 93 | 86 |
| Effect of tax credits | (824) | (602) |
| Unrecognized deferred tax benefit |  | 49 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Federal income tax expense | $2509 | $3665 |

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did not recognize a deferred tax asset as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 related to our low income housing tax credit investment.

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for federal income tax purposes. Significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities, measured at the 21% statutory rate, included in other assets on our consolidated balance sheets, are summarized as follows as of December 31:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | 2025 | 2024 |
| **Deferred tax assets** |  |  |
| Allowance for credit losses | $2928 | $2715 |
| Deferred compensation | 1176 | 1148 |
| Employee benefit plans | 236 | 112 |
| Core deposit premium and acquisition expenses |  | 764 |
| Net unrealized losses on AFS securities | 1913 | 5529 |
| Net unrecognized actuarial losses on pension plan | 10 | 105 |
| Life insurance death benefit payable | 576 | 497 |
| Contract incentives | 451 | 46 |
| Lease liability | 213 | 273 |
| Other | 505 | 494 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total deferred tax assets | 8008 | 11683 |
| **Deferred tax liabilities** |  |  |
| Prepaid pension cost | (310) | (294) |
| Premises and equipment | (1571) | (1592) |
| Accretion on securities | (552) | (482) |
| Core deposit premium and acquisition expenses | (813) | (1059) |
| Deferred loan costs, net | (628) | (699) |
| Right of use asset | (213) | (273) |
| Other | (576) | (190) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total deferred tax liabilities | (4663) | (4589) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) | $3345 | $7094 |

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While we are subject to U.S. federal income tax, we are no longer subject to examination by taxing authorities for years before 2022. There are no material uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in our consolidated financial statements.

We recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. We do not have any amounts accrued for interest and penalties at December 31, 2025 and 2024 and we are not aware of any claims for such amounts by federal income tax authorities.

**Note 13 – Fair Value**

Fair value measurement requires the use of an exit price notion which may differ from entrance pricing. Generally, we believe our assets and liabilities classified as Level 1 or Level 2 approximate an exit price notion.

Following is a description of the valuation methodologies, key inputs, and an indication of the level of the fair value hierarchy in which the assets or liabilities are classified.

*AFS securities:* AFS securities are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Level 1 fair value measurement is based upon quoted prices for identical instruments. Level 2 fair value measurement is based upon quoted prices for similar instruments. If quoted prices are not available, fair values are measured using independent pricing models or other model-based valuation techniques such as the present value of future cash flows, adjusted for the security's credit rating, prepayment assumptions and other factors such as credit loss and liquidity assumptions. The values for Level 1 and Level 2 investment securities are generally obtained from an independent third-party. On a quarterly basis, we compare the values provided to alternative pricing sources.

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*Loans:* We do not record loans at fair value on a recurring basis. However, some loans are individually evaluated for ACL purposes, and a specific ACL may be established. To measure reserve, the fair value of the loan is estimated using the fair value of the collateral, less costs to sell if foreclosure is probable, or the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan's effective interest rate. Loans not requiring an allowance represent loans for which the fair value of the expected repayments or collateral exceed the recorded investments in such loans.

We review the net realizable values of the underlying collateral for collateral dependent loans on at least a quarterly basis for all loan types. To determine the collateral value, we utilize independent appraisals, broker price opinions, or internal evaluations. We review these valuations to determine whether an additional discount should be applied given the age of market information that may have been considered as well as other factors such as costs to sell an asset if it is determined that the collateral will be liquidated in connection with the ultimate settlement of the loan. We use these valuations to determine if any specific reserves or charge-offs are necessary. We may obtain new valuations in certain circumstances, including when there has been significant deterioration in the condition of the collateral, if the foreclosure process has begun, or if the existing valuation is deemed to be outdated.

The following tables list the quantitative fair value information about loans measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 |
| Valuation Technique | Fair Value | Unobservable Input | Actual Range | Weighted Average |
| Collateral Dependent Loans |  | Discount applied to collateral: |  |  |
| Discounted value | $4319 | Real Estate | 20% - 25% | 20% |
|  |  | Liquor license | 75% | 75% |
|  |  | Furniture, fixtures & equipment | 40% | 40% |

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| | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Valuation Technique | Fair Value | Unobservable Input | Actual Range | Weighted Average |
| Collateral Dependent Loans |  | Discount applied to collateral: |  |  |
| Discounted value | $254 | Real Estate | 20% | 20% |

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Collateral discount rates may have ranges to accommodate differences in the age of the independent appraisal, broker price opinion, or internal evaluation.

*OMSR:* OMSR (which are included in other assets) are subject to impairment testing. To test for impairment, we utilize a discounted cash flow analysis using interest rates and prepayment speed assumptions currently quoted for comparable instruments and discount rates. If the valuation model reflects a value less than the carrying value, OMSR are adjusted to fair value through a valuation allowance as determined by the model. As such, we classify OMSR subject to nonrecurring fair value adjustments as Level 3.

The following tables list the quantitative information about OMSR fair value measurement as of December 31:

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| 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 |
| Valuation Technique | Fair Value | Unobservable Input | Rate |
| Discounted cash flow | $2090 | Constant prepayment rate | 7% |
|  |  | Discount rate | 11% |

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| 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Valuation Technique | Fair Value | Unobservable Input | Rate |
| Discounted cash flow | $2483 | Constant prepayment rate | 7% |
|  |  | Discount rate | 11% |

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The preceding methods described may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Although we believe our valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement.

**Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value in their Entirety on a Recurring Basis**

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valuation methods to estimate the fair values of our financial instruments. These valuation methods require considerable judgment and the resulting estimates of fair value can be significantly affected by the assumptions made and methods used.

The carrying amount and estimated fair value of financial instruments not recorded at fair value in their entirety on a recurring basis were as follows as of December 31:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 |
| | Carrying<br>Value | Estimated<br>Fair Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
| **ASSETS** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $26041 | $26041 | $26041 | $— | $— |
| FHLB stock <sup>(1)</sup> | 5600 | N/A |  |  |  |
| Mortgage loans HFS | 423 | 429 |  | 429 |  |
| Loans | 1536364 | 1502009 |  |  | 1502009 |
| Less allowance for credit losses | 13727 | 13727 |  |  | 13727 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Net loans | 1522637 | 1488282 |  |  | 1488282 |
| Accrued interest receivable | 8397 | 8397 | 8397 |  |  |
| Equity securities without readily determinable fair values <sup>(1)</sup> | 3086 | N/A |  |  |  |
| **LIABILITIES** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Deposits without stated maturities | 1409589 | 1409589 | 1409589 |  |  |
| Deposits with stated maturities | 410065 | 409191 |  | 409191 |  |
| Short-term borrowings | 68000 | 66355 |  | 66355 |  |
| FHLB advances | 45000 | 45004 |  | 45004 |  |
| Subordinated debt, net of unamortized issuance costs | 29514 | 29095 |  | 29095 |  |
| Accrued interest payable | 1059 | 1059 | 1059 |  |  |

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| | Carrying<br>Value | Estimated<br>Fair Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
| **ASSETS** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $24542 | $24542 | $24542 | $— | $— |
| FHLB stock <sup>(1)</sup> | 12762 | N/A |  |  |  |
| Mortgage loans HFS | 242 | 247 |  | 247 |  |
| Loans | 1423571 | 1363883 |  |  | 1363883 |
| Less allowance for credit losses | 12895 | 12895 |  |  | 12895 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Net loans | 1410676 | 1350988 |  |  | 1350988 |
| Accrued interest receivable | 8085 | 8085 | 8085 |  |  |
| Equity securities without readily determinable fair values <sup>(1)</sup> | 3086 | N/A |  |  |  |
| **LIABILITIES** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Deposits without stated maturities | 1359469 | 1359469 | 1359469 |  |  |
| Deposits with stated maturities | 387591 | 385200 |  | 385200 |  |
| Short-term borrowings | 53567 | 53503 |  | 53503 |  |
| FHLB advances | 30000 | 30000 |  | 30000 |  |
| Subordinated debt, net of unamortized issuance costs | 29424 | 27658 |  | 27658 |  |
| Accrued interest payable | 1051 | 1051 | 1051 |  |  |

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<sup>(1)</sup> Due to the characteristics of equity securities without readily determinable fair values, they are not disclosed under a specific fair value hierarchy. When an impairment or write-down related to these securities is recorded, such amount would be classified as a nonrecurring Level 3 fair value adjustment.

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**Financial Instruments Recorded at Fair Value**

The table below presents the recorded amount of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on December 31:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
| **Recurring items** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| AFS securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| U.S. Treasury | $197534 | $— | $197534 | $— | $220571 | $— | $220571 | $— |
| States and political subdivisions | 69205 |  | 69205 |  | 76568 |  | 76568 |  |
| Auction rate money market preferred | 2413 |  | 2413 |  | 3044 |  | 3044 |  |
| Mortgage-backed securities | 22252 |  | 22252 |  | 26886 |  | 26886 |  |
| Collateralized mortgage obligations | 200466 |  | 200466 |  | 154674 |  | 154674 |  |
| Corporate | 5921 |  | 5921 |  | 7286 |  | 7286 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total AFS securities | 497791 |  | 497791 |  | 489029 |  | 489029 |  |
| **Nonrecurring items** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Collateral dependent (net of ACL) | 4319 |  |  | 4319 | 254 |  |  | 254 |
| OMSR | 2090 |  |  | 2090 | 2185 |  |  | 2185 |
| Foreclosed assets | 938 |  |  | 938 | 544 |  |  | 544 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $505138 | $— | $497791 | $7347 | $492012 | $— | $489029 | $2983 |
| Percent of assets and liabilities measured at fair value |  | 0.00% | 98.55% | 1.45% |  | 0.00% | 99.39% | 0.61% |

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We recorded impairments of $3 and $1 through earnings related to fair value changes in OMSR for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. We also recorded impairments of $89 and $0 through earnings related to fair value changes in foreclosed assets for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. We had no other assets or liabilities recorded at fair value with changes in fair value recognized through earnings, on a recurring basis or nonrecurring basis, as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.

**Note 14 – Off-Balance-Sheet Activities, Commitments and Other Matters**

**Credit-Related Financial Instruments**

We are party to credit-related financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk. These financial instruments are entered into in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of our customers. These financial instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and IRR in excess of the amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets. The contractual or notional amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of involvement we have in a particular class of financial instrument.

The following table summarizes our credit related financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk as of December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2024 |
| Unfunded commitments under lines of credit | $320446 | $312577 |
| Commercial and standby letters of credit | 2238 | 2125 |
| Commitments to originate new loans | 27218 | 26558 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $349902 | $341260 |

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Unfunded commitments under lines of credit are commitments for possible future extensions of credit to existing customers. These commitments may expire without being drawn upon and do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Advances to mortgage brokers are also included in unfunded commitments under lines of credit. The unfunded commitment amount is the difference between our outstanding balances and maximum outstanding aggregate amount.

Commitments to originate new loans are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. The amount of collateral obtained, if it is deemed necessary, is based on management's credit evaluation of the customer. Commitments to grant loans include residential mortgage loans that may be committed to be sold to the secondary market.

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Commercial and standby letters of credit are conditional commitments we issued to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third-party. Those guarantees are primarily issued to support private borrowing arrangements, including commercial paper, bond financing, and similar transactions. These commitments to extend credit and letters of credit generally mature within one year. The credit risk involved in these transactions is essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to customers. We evaluate each customer's credit worthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary upon the extension of credit, is based on our credit evaluation of the borrower. While we consider standby letters of credit to be guarantees, the amount of the liability related to such guarantees on the commitment date is not significant and a liability related to such guarantees is not recorded on the consolidated balance sheets.

Our exposure to credit-related loss in the event of nonperformance by the counter parties to the financial instruments for commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit could be up to the contractual notional amount of those instruments. We use the same credit policies as we do for extending loans to customers. No significant losses are anticipated as a result of these commitments.

**Derivative Loan Commitments**

Mortgage loan commitments are referred to as derivative loan commitments if the loan that will result from exercise of the commitment will be held for sale upon funding. We enter into commitments to fund residential mortgage loans at specific times in the future, with the intention that these loans will subsequently be sold in the secondary market. A mortgage loan commitment binds us to lend funds to a potential borrower at a specified interest rate within a specified period of time, generally up to 60 days after inception of the rate lock.

Outstanding derivative loan commitments expose us to the risk that the price of the loans arising from the exercise of the loan commitment might decline from the inception of the rate lock to funding of the loan due to increases in mortgage interest rates. If interest rates increase, the value of these loan commitments decreases. Conversely, if interest rates decrease, the value of these loan commitments increase. There were undesignated interest rate lock commitments of $230 and $0 at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

**Forward Loan Sale Commitments**

To protect against the price risk inherent in derivative loan commitments, we utilize both "mandatory delivery" and "best efforts" forward loan sale commitments to mitigate the risk of potential decreases in the values of loan that would result from the exercise of the derivative loan commitments.

With a "mandatory delivery" contract, we commit to deliver a certain principal amount of mortgage loans to an investor at a specified price on or before a specified date. If we fail to deliver the amount of mortgages necessary to fulfill the commitment by the specified date, we are obligated to pay a "pair-off" fee, based on then current market prices, to the investor to compensate the investor for the shortfall.

With a "best efforts" contract, we commit to deliver an individual mortgage loan of a specified principal amount and quality to an investor if the loan to the underlying borrower closes. Generally, the price the investor will pay the seller for an individual loan is specified prior to the loan being funded (e.g. on the same day the lender commits to lend funds to a potential borrower).

We expect that these forward loan sale commitments will experience changes in fair value opposite to the change in fair value of derivative loan commitments. There were undesignated forward loan sale commitments of $426 and $242 at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The fair value of these forward loan sale commitments was $432 and $247 at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

The fair values of the rate lock loan commitments related to the origination of mortgage loans that will be held for sale and the forward loan sale commitments are deemed insignificant by management and, accordingly, are not recorded in our consolidated financial statements.

**ACL - Off-Balance-Sheet Credit Commitments**

In connection with the commitments for credit-related financial instruments discussed above, we established an allowance for credit losses related to this off-balance-sheet credit exposure. The allowance, recorded in a liability account, is calculated in accordance with ASC 326 and represents expected credit losses over the contractual period for which we are exposed to credit risk resulting from a contractual obligation to extend credit. The estimate of expected credit losses considers both the likelihood that funding will occur and the amount expected to be funded over the estimated remaining life of the commitment. The likelihood and expected amount of funding are based on historical utilization rates. No allowance is recognized if we have the unconditional right to cancel the obligation.

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The allowance was $493 and $512 at December 31, 2025 and 2024, and is reported as a component of other liabilities. Adjustments to the allowance are reported in our income statement as a component of provision for credit losses.

**Other Matters**

Correspondent banks may require us to maintain minimum cash reserve balances. The reserve balances related to correspondent banks amounted to $450 for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.

Banking regulations limit the transfer of assets in the form of dividends, loans, or advances from the Bank to the Corporation. At December 31, 2025, substantially all of the Bank's assets were restricted from transfer to the Corporation in the form of loans or advances. Bank dividends are the principal source of funds for the Corporation. Payment of dividends without regulatory approval is limited to the current year's retained net income plus retained net income for the preceding two years, less any required transfers to common stock. At January 1, 2026, the amount available to the Corporation for dividends from the Bank, without regulatory approval, was approximately $31,400.

**Note 15 – Related Party Transactions**

In the ordinary course of business, we grant loans to principal officers and directors and their affiliates (including their families and companies in which they have 10% or more ownership). Annual activity consisted of the following for the years ended December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2024 |
| Balance, January 1 | $2951 | $19527 |
| New loans | 1443 | 1962 |
| Repayments | (3531) | (18538) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Balance, December 31 | $863 | $2951 |

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Total deposits of these principal officers and directors and their affiliates amounted to $5,050 and $4,024 at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

From time to time, we make charitable donations to The Isabella Bank Foundation (the "Foundation"), which is a non-controlled nonprofit organization formed for the purpose of distributing charitable donations to recipient organizations generally located in the communities we serve. Our donations are recognized as expense when paid to the Foundation. The assets and transactions of the Foundation are not included in our consolidated financial statements.

Assets of the Foundation include cash and cash equivalents, certificates of deposit, and shares of Isabella Bank Corporation common stock. The Foundation owned 20,000 shares of our common stock as of December 31, 2025 and 2024. Such shares are included in the computation of dividends and earnings per share.

The following table displays total assets of, and our donations to, the Foundation as of, and for the years ended December 31:

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| | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Total assets | $1521 | $1236 | $1221 |
| Donations |  |  |  |

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**Note 16 – Parent Company Only Financial Information**

**Condensed Balance Sheets**

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| | December 31 | December 31 |
| | 2025 | 2024 |
| **Assets** |  |  |
| Cash on deposit at the Bank | $31119 | $34498 |
| Investments in subsidiaries | 179352 | 156486 |
| Premises and equipment | 1084 | 1140 |
| Other assets | 49732 | 47663 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total assets | $261287 | $239787 |
| **Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity** |  |  |
| Subordinated debt, net of unamortized issuance costs | $29514 | $29424 |
| Other liabilities | 377 | 87 |
| Shareholders' equity | 231396 | 210276 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $261287 | $239787 |

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**Condensed Statements of Income**

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| | Year Ended December 31 | Year Ended December 31 | Year Ended December 31 |
| | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| **Income** |  |  |  |
| Dividends from subsidiaries | $12000 | $22000 | $30000 |
| Interest income | 503 | 511 | 191 |
| Other income | 10 | 11 | 13 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total income | 12513 | 22522 | 30204 |
| **Expenses** |  |  |  |
| Management fee | 1180 | 1188 | 952 |
| Interest expense | 1065 | 1065 | 1065 |
| Audit, consulting, and legal fees | 868 | 561 | 577 |
| Director fees | 293 | 357 | 408 |
| Other | 416 | 362 | 354 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total expenses | 3822 | 3533 | 3356 |
| Income before income tax benefit and equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries | 8691 | 18989 | 26848 |
| Federal income tax benefit | 685 | 626 | 654 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Income before equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries | 9376 | 19615 | 27502 |
| Undistributed earnings of subsidiaries | 9534 | (5726) | (9335) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Net income | $18910 | $13889 | $18167 |

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**Condensed Statements of Cash Flows**

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| | Year Ended December 31 | Year Ended December 31 | Year Ended December 31 |
| | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| **Operating activities** |  |  |  |
| Net income | $18910 | $13889 | $18167 |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operations |  |  |  |
| Undistributed earnings of subsidiaries | (9534) | 5726 | 9335 |
| Share-based payment awards | 341 | 476 | 782 |
| Amortization of subordinated debt issuance costs | 90 | 89 | 90 |
| Depreciation | 56 | 56 | 52 |
| Deferred income tax expense (benefit) | (62) | 313 | 228 |
| Net changes in: |  |  |  |
| Other assets | (2007) | (27) | (255) |
| Other liabilities | 290 | (2) | (199) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 8084 | 20520 | 28200 |
| **Investing activities** |  |  |  |
| Net (purchases) sales of premises and equipment |  |  | (77) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |  |  | (77) |
| **Financing activities** |  |  |  |
| Cash dividends paid on common stock | (8085) | (8147) | (8216) |
| Proceeds from the issuance of common stock | 1331 | 1523 | 1617 |
| Common stock repurchased | (4709) | (3076) | (3415) |
| Common stock purchased for deferred compensation obligations |  | (1332) | (1624) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (11463) | (11032) | (11638) |
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (3379) | 9488 | 16485 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 34498 | 25010 | 8525 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $31119 | $34498 | $25010 |

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**<u>Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.</u>**

None.

**<u>Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.</u>**

**DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES**

We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15(d)-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of December 31, 2025, pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15. Based upon that evaluation, the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2025, were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act are recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms.

**CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING**

We also conducted an evaluation of internal control over financial reporting to determine whether any changes occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2025, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. Based on this evaluation, we have concluded that there have been no such changes during the quarter ended December 31, 2025.

**<u>Item 9B. Other Information.</u>**

**Securities Trading Plans of Executive Officers**

During the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2025, none of the Corporation's directors or officers adopted, modified, or terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement, or a non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement, in each case as defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K.

**<u>Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.</u>**

Not applicable.

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**PART III**

**<u>Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.</u>**

We incorporate by reference the information responsive to this Item appearing in our Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "2026 Proxy Statement"), which will be filed no later than 120 days after December 31, 2025.

**<u>Item 11. Executive Compensation.</u>**

We incorporate by reference the information responsive to this Item appearing in our 2026 Proxy Statement, which will be filed no later than 120 days after December 31, 2025.

**<u>Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.</u>**

We incorporate by reference the information responsive to this Item appearing in our 2026 Proxy Statement, which will be filed no later than 120 days after December 31, 2025.

**<u>Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.</u>**

We incorporate by reference the information responsive to this Item appearing in our 2026 Proxy Statement, which will be filed no later than 120 days after December 31, 2025.

**<u>Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.</u>**

We incorporate by reference the information responsive to this Item appearing in our 2026 Proxy Statement, which will be filed no later than 120 days after December 31, 2025.

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**PART IV**

**<u>Item 15. Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules.</u>**

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| (a) | (1) | <u>Financial Statements:</u> The following documents are filed as part of Item 8 of this report: |
|  |  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Plante & Moran, PLLC (PCAOB ID: 166) |
|  |  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Rehmann Robson LLC (PCAOB ID: 263) |
|  |  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consolidated Balance Sheets |
|  |  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consolidated Statements of Income |
|  |  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
|  |  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity |
|  |  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
|  |  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) | <u>Financial Statement Schedules:</u> All schedules are omitted because they are neither applicable nor required, or because the required information is included in the consolidated financial statements or related notes. |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) | See the exhibits listed below under Item 15(b): |
| (b) | The following exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K are filed as part of this report: | The following exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K are filed as part of this report: |
|  | 3.1 | Amended Articles of Incorporation <sup>(1)</sup> |
|  | 3.2 | Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation <sup>(2)</sup> |
|  | 3.3 | Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation <sup>(3)</sup> |
|  | <u>[3.4](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000095012401001648/k61162ex3-d.txt)</u> | <u>[Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000095012401001648/k61162ex3-d.txt)</u><sup>(4)</sup> |
|  | <u>[3.5](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000095013408009743/k26833exv3w1.htm)</u> | <u>[Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000095013408009743/k26833exv3w1.htm)</u><sup>(5)</sup> |
|  | <u>[3.6](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000095012405001568/k91803exv3wxey.txt)</u> | <u>[Second Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended on September 24, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251725000193/isba_x2025xamendedbylawsxe.htm)</u><sup>(6)</sup> |
|  | <u>[4.1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251721000122/isba_2021xsubdebtindenture.htm)</u> | <u>[Indenture, dated June 2, 2021, by and between Isabella Bank Corporation and UMB Bank, National Association, as trustee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251721000122/isba_2021xsubdebtindenture.htm)</u><sup>(7)</sup> |
|  | <u>[4.2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251721000122/isba_2021xsubdebtindenture.htm)</u> | <u>[Form of 3.25% Fixed to Floating Rate Subordinated Note due 2031](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251721000122/isba_2021xsubdebtindenture.htm)</u><sup>(8)</sup> |
|  | <u>[10.1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251719000049/deferredcompensationplanfo.htm)</u> | <u>[Isabella Bank Corporation and Related Companies Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors\*](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251719000049/deferredcompensationplanfo.htm)</u><sup>(9)</sup> |
|  | <u>[10.2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000095015208010463/k47198exv10w1.htm)</u> | <u>[Isabella Bank Corporation Retirement Bonus Plan\*](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000095015208010463/k47198exv10w1.htm)</u><sup>(10)</sup> |
|  | <u>[10.3](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251715000052/isba_8kx2015xsplitdollarpl.htm)</u> | <u>[Isabella Bank Corporation Split Dollar Plan\*](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251715000052/isba_8kx2015xsplitdollarpl.htm)</u><sup>(11)</sup> |
|  | <u>[10.4](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251724000069/isba_2024xsupplementalexec.htm)</u> | <u>[Second](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251725000080/isba_2025xsupplementalexec.htm)[Amended and Restated](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251725000080/isba_2025xsupplementalexec.htm)[I](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251725000080/isba_2025xsupplementalexec.htm)[sabella Bank Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251725000080/isba_2025xsupplementalexec.htm)[, as am](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251725000080/isba_2025xsupplementalexec.htm)[ended on](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251725000080/isba_2025xsupplementalexec.htm)[January 1, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251725000080/isba_2025xsupplementalexec.htm)[\*](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251725000080/isba_2025xsupplementalexec.htm)</u><sup>(12)</sup> |
|  | <u>[10.5](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251724000069/isba_2024xrestrictedstockp.htm)</u> | <u>[Isabella Bank Corporation Restricted Stock Plan\*](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251724000069/isba_2024xrestrictedstockp.htm)</u><sup>(13)</sup> |
|  | <u>[10.6](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251724000069/isba_2024xcashincentivepla.htm)</u> | <u>[Isabella Bank Corporation Executive Cash Incentive Plan\*](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251725000099/isba_2025xcashincentivepla.htm)</u><sup>(14)</sup> |
|  | <u>[10.7](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251724000069/isba_2024xclawbackpolicyxe.htm)</u> | <u>[Isabella Bank Corporation Executive Clawback Policy\*](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251724000069/isba_2024xclawbackpolicyxe.htm)</u> <sup>(15)</sup> |
|  | <u>[10.8](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251721000122/isba_2021xsubdebtsnpaxex101.htm)</u> | <u>[Form of Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 2, 2021, by and among the Corporation and the several Purchasers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251721000122/isba_2021xsubdebtsnpaxex101.htm)</u><sup>(16)</sup> |
|  | <u>[10.9](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251721000122/isba_2021xsubdebtrraxex102.htm)</u> | <u>[Form of Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 2, 2021, by and among the Corporation and the several Purchasers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251721000122/isba_2021xsubdebtrraxex102.htm)</u><sup>(17)</sup> |
|  | <u>[19](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251725000053/isba_2024xinsidertradingpo.htm)</u> | <u>[Isabella Bank Corporation Directors and Executive Officers Operating Policy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251725000053/isba_2024xinsidertradingpo.htm)[o](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251725000053/isba_2024xinsidertradingpo.htm)[n Trading in ISBA Common Stock](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842517/000084251725000053/isba_2024xinsidertradingpo.htm)</u><sup>(18)</sup> |
|  | <u>[21](isba_20251231xkxex21.htm)</u> | <u>[Subsidiaries of the Registrant](isba_20251231xkxex21.htm)</u> |
|  | <u>[23.1](isba_20251231xkxex231.htm)</u> | <u>[Consent of Rehmann Robson LLC, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm](isba_20251231xkxex231.htm)</u> |
|  | <u>[23.2](isba_20251231xkxex232.htm)</u> | <u>[Consent of Plante & Moran, PLLC, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm](isba_20251231xkxex232.htm)</u> |
|  | <u>[31.1](isba_20251231xkxex311.htm)</u> | <u>[Certification pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Executive Officer](isba_20251231xkxex311.htm)</u> |
|  | <u>[31.2](isba_20251231xkxex312.htm)</u> | <u>[Certification pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Financial Officer](isba_20251231xkxex312.htm)</u> |
|  | <u>[32](isba_20251231xkxex32.htm)</u> | <u>[Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer](isba_20251231xkxex32.htm)</u> |

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| 101.INS | XBRL Interactive Data File\*\* |
| 101.SCH | XBRL Interactive Data File\*\* |
| 101.CAL | XBRL Interactive Data File\*\* |
| 101.LAB | XBRL Interactive Data File\*\* |
| 101.PRE | XBRL Interactive Data File\*\* |
| 101.DEF | XBRL Interactive Data File\*\* |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File |

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\* Management Contract or Compensatory Plan or Arrangement.

\*\* As provided by Rule 406T in Regulation S-T, this information is furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Exchange Act

(1) Previously filed as Exhibit 3(d) to of the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 27, 2001, and incorporated herein by reference.

(2) Previously filed as an Exhibit to the Isabella Bank Corporation Form 10-K, filed March 26, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.

(3) Previously filed as an Exhibit to Isabella Bank Corporation Form 10-K, filed March 22, 2000, and incorporated herein by reference.

(4) Previously filed as Exhibit 3(d) to of the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 27, 2001, and incorporated herein by reference.

(5) Previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 of the Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 16, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.

(6) Previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 of the Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 30, 2025, and incorporated herein by reference.

(7) Previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 2, 2021, and incorporated herein by reference.

(8) Included as Exhibit A-1 to the Indenture incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 4.1 hereto.

(9) Previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 of the Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 13, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference.

(10) Previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 of the Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 19, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.

(11) Previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 of the Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.

(12) Previously filed as Exhibit 10.2 of the Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 7, 2025, and incorporated herein by reference.

(13) Previously filed as Exhibit 10.6 of the Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 1, 2024, and incorporated herein by reference.

(14) Previously filed as Exhibit 10.5 of the Corporation's Current Report Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 1, 2024, and incorporated herein by reference.

(15) Previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 1, 2024, and incorporated herein by reference.

(16) Previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 2, 2021, and incorporated herein by reference.

(17) Previously filed as an Exhibit 10.2 to the Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 2, 2021, and incorporated herein by reference.

(18) Previously filed as an Exhibit 19 to the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 13, 2025, and incorporated herein by reference.

**<u>Item 16. Form 10-K Summary.</u>**

Not applicable.

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

ISABELLA BANK CORPORATION

(Registrant)

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| By: | /s/ Jerome E. Schwind | Date: | March 13, 2026 |
|  | Jerome E. Schwind, President and Chief Executive Officer |  |  |
|  | (Principal Executive Officer) |  |  |

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **Signatures** | **Capacity** | **Date** |
| /s/ Dr. Jeffrey J. Barnes | Director | March 13, 2026 |
| Dr. Jeffrey J. Barnes |  |  |
| /s/ David B. Behen | Director | March 13, 2026 |
| David B. Behen |  |  |
| /s/ Jill Bourland | Director | March 13, 2026 |
| Jill Bourland |  |  |
| /s/ Melinda M. Coffin | Director | March 13, 2026 |
| Melinda M. Coffin |  |  |
| /s/ Jae A. Evans | Director | March 13, 2026 |
| Jae A. Evans |  |  |
| /s/ Jennifer L. Gill | Controller | March 13, 2026 |
| Jennifer L. Gill |  |  |
| /s/ Neil M. McDonnell | Isabella Bank President and Director | March 13, 2026 |
| Neil M. McDonnell |  |  |
| /s/ Sarah R. Opperman | Director | March 13, 2026 |
| Sarah R. Opperman |  |  |
| /s/ Gerald J. Ritzert | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | March 13, 2026 |
| Gerald J. Ritzert | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |  |
| /s/ Vicki L. Rupp | Director | March 13, 2026 |
| Vicki L. Rupp |  |  |
| /s/ Brian R. Sackett | Director | March 13, 2026 |
| Brian R. Sackett |  |  |
| /s/ Jerome E. Schwind | President, Chief Executive Officer<br>(Principal Executive Officer), and Director | March 13, 2026 |
| Jerome E. Schwind | President, Chief Executive Officer<br>(Principal Executive Officer), and Director |  |
| /s/ Brian B. Tessin | Director | March 13, 2026 |
| Brian B. Tessin |  |  |

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## Ex-21

**<u>Exhibit 21</u>**

**Subsidiaries of Isabella Bank Corporation:**

Isabella Bank

Wholly owned

## Exhibit 23.1

**<u>Exhibit 23.1</u>**

**Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm**

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements Form S-3 (No. 333-249855) and Form S-8 (Nos. 333-293800 and 333-263014) of Isabella Bank Corporation of our integrated audit report dated March 12, 2025, relating to the consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Isabella Bank Corporation, included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| | /s/ Rehmann Robson LLC |
| Saginaw, Michigan | |
| March 13, 2026 | |

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## Exhibit 23.2

**<u>Exhibit 23.2</u>**

**Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm**

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements Form S-3 (No. 333-249855) and Form S-8 (Nos. 333-293800 and 333-263014) of Isabella Bank Corporation of our integrated audit report dated March 13, 2026, relating to the consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Isabella Bank Corporation, included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| | /s/ Plante & Moran, PLLC |
| Grand Rapids, Michigan | |
| March 13, 2026 | |

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## Exhibit 31.1

**<u>Exhibit 31.1</u>**

I, Jerome E. Schwind, certify that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Isabella Bank Corporation (the "registrant").

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.Based on my knowledge, this Annual Report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Annual Report.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this Annual Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this Annual Report.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a.designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this Annual Report is being prepared;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b.designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under my supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c.evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;d.disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a.all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b.any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Date: | March 13, 2026 | /s/ Jerome E. Schwind |
| | | President and Chief Executive Officer |
| | | (Principal Executive Officer) |

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## Exhibit 31.2

**<u>Exhibit 31.2</u>**

I, Gerald J. Ritzert, certify that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Isabella Bank Corporation (the "registrant").

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.Based on my knowledge, this Annual Report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Annual Report.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this Annual Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this Annual Report.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a.designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this Annual Report is being prepared;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b.designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under my supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c.evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;d.disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a.all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b.any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Date: | March 13, 2026 | /s/ Gerald J. Ritzert |
| | | Chief Financial Officer |
| | | (Principal Financial Officer) |

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## Ex-32

**<u>Exhibit 32</u>**

**CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO**

**18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO**

**SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

In connection with the Annual Report of Isabella Bank Corporation (the "Corporation") on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), Jerome E. Schwind, President and Chief Executive Officer and Gerald J. Ritzert, Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation.

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| |
|:---|
| /s/ Jerome E. Schwind |
| President and Chief Executive Officer |
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
| March 13, 2026 |
| /s/ Gerald J. Ritzert |
| Chief Financial Officer |
| (Principal Financial Officer) |
| March 13, 2026 |

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