Equity Bancshares, Inc. (EQBK) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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Good morning, my name is Audra and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Equity Bank Shares, Inc. 2026 first quarter earnings conference call. Today's conference is being recorded. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speaker's remarks, there will be a question and answer session. If you would like to ask a question during this time, simply press the star key followed by the number one on your telephone keypad. If you would like to withdraw your question, press star one again. At this time, I would like to turn the conference over to Brian Katze, Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Good morning. Welcome, everyone, and thank you for joining Equity Bank Share's first quarter earnings call. A quick note before we dive in. Today's call is being recorded and is available via webcast at investor.equitybank.com, along with our earnings release and presentation materials. Today's presentation contains forward-looking statements which are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and other factors, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed. After the presentation, we'll open the floor for questions and further discussion. With that, let me turn the call over to our chairman and CEO, Brad Elliott. Thank you for being here with us today. We have a lot of exciting news to share today. Joining me are Rick Sims, our bank CEO, and Chris Navratel, our CFO. We hit the ground running in 2026. welcoming new customers and team members in Nebraska on January 1st. Entering the Nebraska market has been a strategic priority for us, and I could not be more excited about what we will accomplish for the communities we now h...