River City BankOTC: RCBC

River City Bank Reports Net Income Of $17.9 Million for the First Quarter of 2026 and Assets in Excess of $6 Billion

· Issued by River City Bank via Business Wire

The Bank Also Announces a Quarterly Cash Dividend

SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 22, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--River City Bank ("the Bank") reported net income of $17.9 million or $1.24 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, which compares to $12.3 million, or $0.84 per share, for the same period in 2025. The Bank’s earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 resulted in a 13.07% return on average equity and a 1.22% return on average assets. The Bank’s book value per share rose to $39.37 as of March 31, 2026 from $34.50 per share as of March 31, 2025, an increase of 14%.

First Quarter Highlights

Performance and operating highlights for the Bank for the periods noted below included the following:

For the Three Months Ended

March 31,

2026

December 31,

2025

March 31,

2025

($ in thousands, except per share data)

Return on Average Assets ("ROAA")

1.22

%

1.45

%

0.94

%

Return on Average Equity ("ROAE")

13.07

%

15.50

%

10.12

%

Efficiency Ratio

32.10

%

26.64

%

39.00

%

Core pre-credit provision, pre-tax income (1)

$

24,599

$

29,511

$

23,655

Net income

$

17,946

$

21,014

$

12,306

Earnings per share

$

1.24

$

1.45

$

0.84

Book Value per share

$

39.37

$

38.43

$

34.50

Weighted average shares outstanding

14,517,560

14,507,246

14,667,206

Shares outstanding at end of period

14,323,381

14,272,790

14,433,640

(1) See the section entitled "Non-GAAP Reconciliation" for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure.

"The Bank delivered strong operating results in the first quarter of 2026, as evidenced by the earnings per share of $1.24 and continued compounding of book value per share. Also, due to strong deposit growth of $238 million (or 4.6%) for the first quarter of 2026, the Bank crossed over the $6.0 billion in assets threshold for the first time in the Bank’s history. These results demonstrate the appreciation our customers have for the more than 50 years of consistently exceptional service the Bank continues to deliver," said Steve Fleming, president and chief executive officer. "The Bank continues to perform at a high level, as reflected in the metrics of growth in book value per share, return on average equity, return on average assets, and operating efficiency. In addition, credit quality remains pristine as we have not suffered any material losses on loans originated since the current management team took over in 2008."

"Operational efficiency remains a core competency for the Bank, as evidenced by our first quarter 2026 efficiency ratio of 32%," said Brian Killeen, chief financial officer of River City Bank. "We view this operational efficiency as a competitive advantage that we have sustained for many years. In addition, the Bank continues to maintain high levels of liquidity with $1.4 billion of cash and investments combined with $2.1 billion in available borrowing capacity as of March 31, 2026. The Bank’s high quality investment securities portfolio continues to perform well with a very low unrealized loss position of 0.8% as of March 31, 2026."

Financial Highlights

Financial highlights as of and during the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the same period in the prior year included the following:

  • Interest-earning asset growth – Average loans outstanding for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 were $299 million higher than the prior year quarter. On the other hand, loans outstanding as of March 31, 2026 were down $14 million from December 31, 2025. Average cash balance and investment securities were $378 million higher than the prior year quarter.

  • Deposit growth – Average deposits were $672 million higher in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period a year earlier, supporting the Bank’s loan and cash balance growth.

  • The Bank recognized a $1.7 million increase to non-interest income during the first quarter of 2026 compared to a $6.4 million reduction in non-interest income in the first quarter of the prior year related to undesignated interest rate swaps that have yet to be designated into a hedging relationship. The Bank regularly enters interest rate swaps to mitigate interest rate risk and all swaps are entered into for this purpose (regardless of accounting treatment). Approximately 15% of the Bank’s interest rate swaps are undesignated as of March 31, 2026, and until these interest rate swaps are designated as a hedge to specific assets or liabilities, the mark-to-market fluctuations (positive and negative) will flow through the income statement.

  • The Bank recorded a $1.5 million provision for credit losses for the first quarter of 2026 compared to a $124,000 reversal of provision for the same period in 2025. As of March 31, 2026, the Bank had zero non-performing loans, virtually no delinquent loans (0.02% of total loans), no loans more than 90 days past due and still accruing interest, and the Bank’s Allowance for Credit Losses for Loans ("ACL") was 2.29% of total loans.

  • The Bank's efficiency ratio continued to be low by industry standards at 32% for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 39% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, reflecting consistent cost discipline which is consistent with the Bank's commitment to being a low-cost producer.

  • Net interest margin ("NIM") – The Bank’s NIM decreased by 11 basis points to 2.38% compared to 2.49% in the prior year quarter. This was driven by a 0.26% decrease in the yield on average earning assets while the cost of funds only decreased by 0.17% during the same period.

Summary Results

Three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to three months ended March 31, 2025

For the Three Months Ended

Variance

March 31,

2026

March 31,

2025

$

%

($ in thousands, except per share data)

Interest income

$

71,961

$

67,221

$

4,740

7.1

%

Interest expense

36,946

34,835

2,111

6.1

%

Net interest income

35,015

32,386

2,629

8.1

%

Provision for (reversal of) credit losses

1,512

(124

)

1,636

NM

Net interest income after provision for (reversal of) credit losses

$

33,503

$

32,510

993

3.1

%

Net changes in the fair value of derivatives

1,729

(6,435

)

8,164

NM

Noninterest income

2,028

2,278

(250

)

(11.0

)%

Noninterest expense

12,444

11,009

1,435

13.0

%

Income before taxes

24,816

17,344

7,472

43.1

%

Provision for income taxes

6,870

5,038

1,832

36.4

%

Net income

$

17,946

$

12,306

$

5,640

45.8

%

Earnings per share

$

1.24

$

0.84

$

0.40

47.6

%

Return on average assets ("ROAA")

1.22

%

0.94

%

0.28

%

29.5

%

Return on average equity ("ROAE")

13.07

%

10.12

%

2.95

%

29.1

%

Efficiency ratio

32.10

%

39.00

%

(6.90

)%

(17.7

)%

The Bank’s net income was $17.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to $12.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The primary items of note are as follows:

  • Interest income increased by $4.7 million, primarily due to an increase in average balances of loans and cash held at the Federal Reserve Bank ("FRB").

  • Interest expense increased by $2.1 million due to significant growth in the average balance of interest-bearing deposits, partially offset by 0.30% decrease in the cost of interest-bearing deposits as compared to the same quarter in the prior year.

  • The mark-to-market ("MTM") adjustment associated with interest rate swaps yet to be designated into a hedge relationship increased by $8.2 million to a $1.7 million MTM gain compared to $6.4 million MTM loss in the prior year quarter.

  • Non-interest expense increased by $1.4 million over the prior year quarter, primarily due to an $830,000 increase in compensation expenses as the Bank continues to build out its team to support its growth.

Three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to three months ended December 31, 2025

For the Three Months Ended

Variance

March 31,

2026

December 31,

2025

$

%

($ in thousands, except per share data)

Interest income

$

71,961

$

74,635

$

(2,674

)

(3.6

)%

Interest expense

36,946

35,951

995

2.8

%

Net interest income

35,015

38,684

(3,669

)

(9.5

)%

Provision for credit losses

1,512

2,753

(1,241

)

(45.1

)%

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

33,503

35,931

(2,428

)

(6.8

)%

Net changes in the fair value of derivatives

1,729

1,858

(129

)

(6.9

)%

Noninterest income

2,028

2,220

(192

)

(8.6

)%

Noninterest expense

12,444

11,393

1,051

9.2

%

Income before taxes

24,816

28,616

(3,800

)

(13.3

)%

Provision for income taxes

6,870

7,602

(732

)

(9.6

)%

Net income

$

17,946

$

21,014

$

(3,068

)

(14.6

)%

Earnings per share

$

1.24

$

1.45

(0.21

)

(14.5

)%

Return on average assets ("ROAA")

1.22

%

0.94

%

0.28

%

29.4

%

Return on average equity ("ROAE")

13.07

%

10.12

%

2.95

%

29.1

%

Efficiency ratio

32.10

%

26.64

%

5.46

%

20.5

%

The Bank’s net income was $17.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to $21.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025. The primary items of note are as follows:

  • Interest income decreased by $2.7 million, primarily due to a $718,000 reduction in loan prepayment premiums and a $1.9 million decrease in loan fair value hedge income.

  • Interest expense increased by $995,000 due to growth in interest bearing deposit balances, as compared to the prior quarter, and cost of funds remaining relatively flat over the two quarters.

  • The provision for credit losses decreased by $1.2 million, reflecting slight decreases in average loan balances and some improvement in credit quality in the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2025.

  • Non-interest expense increased by $1.1 million, primarily due to increased salaries, incentive compensation and payroll taxes, as compared to the prior quarter.

Balance Sheet Summary

Year over Year Balance Sheet Change

​

​

As of March 31,​

​

Variance​

​

​

2026​

​

2025​

​

$​

​

%​

​

​

($ in thousands)​

Total assets

​

$

6,047,747

​

​

$

5,287,018

​

​

$

760,729

​

​

​

14.4

%

Total loans

​

​

4,614,166

​

​

​

4,304,100

​

​

​

310,066

​

​

​

7.2

%

Total investments

​

​

735,971

​

​

​

689,961

​

​

​

46,010

​

​

​

6.7

%

Total deposits

​

​

5,386,542

​

​

​

4,668,611

​

​

​

717,931

​

​

​

15.4

%

Total shareholder's equity

​

​

563,858

​

​

​

497,903

​

​

​

65,955

​

​

​

13.2

%

Loans outstanding increased by $310 million or 7.2% as of March 31, 2026 compared to March 31, 2025. The growth was primarily in Commercial Real Estate loans that grew $315 million or 8.1% from March 31, 2025.

Deposit balances increased by $718 million or 15.4% from March 31, 2025 to March 31, 2026, due primarily to significant growth in Commercial and Clean Energy client relationships.

Shareholders’ equity increased $66 million, or 13.2% to $564 million as of March 31, 2026 when compared to $498 million as of March 31, 2025. The increase was driven primarily by growth in retained earnings, as the Bank continues to maintain a relatively low dividend payout ratio.

Trailing Quarter Balance Sheet Change

As of

Variance

March 31,

2026

December 31,

2025

$

%

($ in thousands)

Total assets

$

6,047,747

$

5,801,890

$

245,857

4.2

%

Total loans

4,614,166

4,628,103

(13,937

)

(0.3

)%

Total investments

735,971

690,533

45,438

6.6

%

Total deposits

5,386,542

5,148,329

238,213

4.6

%

Total shareholder's equity

563,858

548,491

15,367

2.8

%

Total loans decreased slightly by $14 million or 0.3% during the quarter ended March 31, 2026. During the current quarter, Commercial Real Estate loans increased by $56 million while Commercial loans and Agriculture loans decreased by $38 million and $26 million respectively. Loan originations totaled approximately $91 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2026.

Deposit balances increased by $238 million or 4.6% during the quarter ended March 31, 2026, as the Bank continued to see strong growth from its existing deposit clients. As of March 31, 2026, the Bank had no wholesale funding.

Shareholders’ equity increased $15 million, or 2.8% to $564 million as of March 31, 2026 when compared to $549 million as of December 31, 2025. The increase was driven primarily by the current year retained earnings, less cash dividends paid. The Bank’s capital ratios remain healthy and well above the regulatory definition for being Well Capitalized with a Tier 1 Leverage Ratio of 9.4% and a Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio of 14.4% as of March 31, 2026.

Asset Quality Ratios

March 31,

December 31,

September 30,

June 30,

March 31,

2026

2025

2025

2025

2025

ACL/Total loans

2.29

%

2.24

%

2.27

%

2.33

%

2.36

%

Delinquent loans/Total loans

0.02

%

0.02

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.01

%

Non-performing loans/Total loans

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

YTD net charge-off ratio

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

At March 31, 2026, the Bank had no other real estate owned or non-performing loans and there were no charge-offs during the quarter. The Bank’s allowance for credit losses was $105 million, as compared to $104 million at December 31, 2025.

Provision for Income Taxes

The Bank’s effective tax rate was 27.7% for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, as compared to 26.6% for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, and 29.1% for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. Differences between the Bank’s effective tax rate and applicable federal and state (primarily California) blended statutory rate of approximately 29.4% are primarily due to the proportion of excess benefit from restricted share instruments vesting, the benefits of tax credits, and changes in the Bank’s apportionment of taxable income in certain states.

Dividend Announcement

Mr. Fleming announced that the Bank’s board of directors has approved a cash dividend of $0.05 per common share to shareholders of record as of May 5, 2026, and payable on May 19, 2026.

ABOUT RIVER CITY BANK:

As a leading boutique commercial bank with assets over $6.0 billion, River City Bank is the largest, independent, locally owned and managed bank in the Sacramento region, with an office in San Francisco and a focus on the Western United States. River City Bank offers a comprehensive suite of banking services with a tailored, concierge-like level of service, to redefine the banking experience. Please visit http://www.rivercitybank.com or call (916) 567-2600. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The statements contained herein that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements based on management’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. 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," "anticipate," "seek," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "projection," "goal," "target," "outlook," "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.

The financial results reported in this document are preliminary and unaudited.

Condensed Financial Data (Unaudited)

Income Statement Data

For the Three Months Ended

March 31,

2026

December 31,

2025

March 31,

2025

($ in thousands)

Interest income

$

71,961

$

74,635

$

67,221

Interest expense

36,946

35,951

34,835

Net interest income

35,015

38,684

32,386

Provision for (reversal of) credit losses

1,512

2,753

(124

)

Net interest income after provision for (reversal of) credit losses

33,503

35,931

32,510

Service charges on deposit accounts

207

196

208

Check card revenue

157

168

179

Net payments received on undesignated derivatives

935

1,237

1,321

Net changes in the fair value of derivatives

1,729

1,858

(6,435

)

Real estate lease income

162

68

64

FHLB dividends

760

331

330

Net gain on sales/calls of securities

1

43

—

Other noninterest income

(194

)

177

176

Total noninterest income

3,757

4,078

(4,157

)

Salaries and employee benefits

8,258

7,208

7,428

Occupancy and equipment

638

617

594

Data processing

921

951

873

Federal deposit insurance

675

600

650

Other noninterest expense

1,952

2,017

1,464

Total noninterest expense

12,444

11,393

11,009

Income before taxes

24,816

28,616

17,344

Provision for income taxes

6,870

7,602

5,038

Net income

$

17,946

$

21,014

$

12,306

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2026

December 31, 2025

March 31, 2025

Average

Balance

Interest

& Fees

Yield/

Rate

Average

Balance

Interest

& Fees

Yield/

Rate

Average

Balance

Interest

& Fees

Yield/

Rate

Interest-earning assets

(tax-equivalent basis, $ in thousands)

Interest-earning deposits in banks

$

670,552

$

6,017

3.64

%

$

509,113

$

4,968

3.87

%

$

289,866

$

3,000

4.20

%

Investment securities

691,581

6,608

3.88

%

691,071

6,783

3.89

%

694,683

7,313

4.27

%

Loans

4,593,636

59,342

5.24

%

4,542,725

62,888

5.49

%

4,294,291

56,915

5.38

%

Total interest-earning assets

5,955,769

71,967

4.90

%

5,742,909

74,639

5.16

%

5,278,840

67,228

5.16

%

Total noninterest-earning assets

21,964

18,084

24,169

Total average assets

$

5,977,733

$

5,760,993

5,303,009

Interest-bearing liabilities

Interest-bearing transaction accounts

2,321,935

19,351

3.38

%

2,066,962

18,177

3.49

%

1,819,720

16,391

3.65

%

Money market accounts

1,330,101

10,776

3.29

%

1,143,502

9,580

3.32

%

988,444

8,216

3.37

%

Savings deposits

88,718

107

0.49

%

92,014

116

0.50

%

99,996

126

0.51

%

Time deposits

692,286

6,563

3.84

%

789,875

7,955

4.00

%

846,485

9,286

4.45

%

Interest-bearing deposits

4,433,040

36,797

3.37

%

4,092,353

35,828

3.47

%

3,754,645

34,019

3.67

%

Borrowings

278

3

4.38

%

289

3

4.12

%

556

6

4.38

%

Other interest-bearing liabilities

61,020

146

0.97

%

56,445

114

0.80

%

120,158

811

2.74

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

$

4,494,338

$

36,946

3.33

%

$

4,149,087

$

35,945

3.44

%

$

3,875,359

$

34,836

3.65

%

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

Noninterest-bearing deposits

902,202

1,048,563

908,600

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

24,253

25,573

25,857

Total noninterest-bearing liabilities

926,455

1,074,136

934,457

Total average liabilities

5,420,793

5,223,223

4,809,816

Shareholders' equity

556,940

537,770

493,193

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

5,977,733

$

5,760,993

$

5,303,009

Net interest income

$

35,021

$

38,694

$

32,392

QTD NIM

2.38

%

2.67

%

2.49

%

Cost of funds

5,396,540

36,946

2.78

%

5,197,650

35,945

2.74

%

4,783,959

34,836

2.95

%

Cost of deposits

5,335,242

36,797

2.80

%

5,140,916

35,828

2.76

%

4,663,245

34,019

2.96

%

Balance Sheet Data

​

Assets

March 31,

2026

December 31,

2025

March 31,

2025

($ in thousands)

Cash and due from financial institutions

$

689,524

$

477,471

$

279,283

Investment securities

735,971

690,533

689,961

Loans by type:

​

​

​

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

161,440

161,543

165,856

Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied

4,038,861

3,982,797

3,719,301

Construction and land development

19,952

25,760

14,200

Residential real estate

192,232

192,840

195,486

Commercial and industrial

145,990

183,590

170,322

Consumer

8,786

8,242

8,701

Agricultural

46,905

73,331

30,234

Total gross loans

4,614,166

4,628,103

4,304,100

Less: Net deferred loan fees & hedged loan MTM

(56,687

)

(48,449

)

(76,568

)

Less: Allowance for credit losses

(105,471

)

(103,799

)

(101,381

)

Net loans

4,452,008

4,475,855

4,126,151

Accrued interest receivable

25,106

23,208

24,912

Premise and equipment, net

10,632

10,717

10,502

Deferred tax assets, net

27,907

26,966

24,892

Swap MTM accumulated adjustment

68,849

59,282

92,732

Other assets

37,750

37,858

38,585

Total assets

$

6,047,747

$

5,801,890

$

5,287,018

Liabilities and shareholders' equity

​

​

​

Deposits:

​

​

​

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

$

845,209

$

932,804

$

882,668

Money market accounts

1,449,930

1,177,273

958,330

Interest-bearing transaction accounts

2,379,298

2,185,987

1,865,450

Savings deposits

86,611

89,915

99,726

Time deposits

625,494

762,350

862,437

Total deposits

5,386,542

5,148,329

4,668,611

Accrued interest payable

3,885

5,152

5,062

Other borrowings

—

25,000

—

Cash collateral - From derivative counterparties

72,500

59,090

95,030

Other liabilities

20,962

15,828

20,412

Total liabilities

5,483,889

5,253,399

4,789,115

Shareholders' equity

563,858

548,491

497,903

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

6,047,747

$

5,801,890

$

5,287,018

Capital Ratios

March 31,

December 31,

September 30,

June 30,

March 31,

2026

2025

2025

2025

2025

Tier 1 leverage ratio

9.35

%

9.40

%

9.54

%

9.42

%

9.27

%

Common equity 1 capital ratio

13.14

%

12.75

%

12.58

%

12.45

%

12.35

%

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

13.14

%

12.75

%

12.58

%

12.45

%

12.35

%

Total risk-based capital ratio

14.41

%

14.02

%

13.85

%

13.71

%

13.62

%

Non-GAAP Reconciliation

In addition to results presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP), this press release contains a non-GAAP financial measure. Management has presented this non-GAAP financial measure in this press release because it believes that it provides useful and comparative information to assess trends in the Bank's core operations. However, the non-GAAP financial measure is supplemental and is not a substitute for any analysis based on GAAP. Where applicable, comparable earnings information using GAAP financial measures is also presented. Because not all companies use the same calculations, our presentation may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures as calculated by other companies. For a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure, see the table below:

Core Pre-Credit Provision, Pre-Tax Income

This figure is defined as net interest income, plus non-interest income, less the change in fair value of derivatives, less non-interest expense. The purpose of this non-GAAP financial measure is to remove the market volatility that can be included in the change in the fair value of derivatives that do not have fair value hedge accounting treatment (undesignated), which is a component of non-interest income. We hedge our interest rate risk through interest rate derivatives and a portion of the gain/loss on derivatives is reflected in our income statement. In addition, this measure removes the provision for credit losses and income tax expense. We believe that this non-GAAP financial measure provides a clearer picture of our operational earnings.

For the Three Months Ended

March 31, 2026

December 31, 2025

March 31, 2025

($ in thousands)

Net interest income

$

35,015

$

38,684

$

32,386

Non-interest income

3,757

4,078

(4,157

)

Non-core item:

Less change in the fair value of undesignated derivatives

1,729

1,858

(6,435

)

Core non-interest income

2,028

2,220

2,278

Less non-interest expense

12,444

11,393

11,009

Core pre-credit provision, pre-tax income

$

24,599

$

29,511

$

23,655

View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260422456226/en/

Contacts

Investor Contact:
Brian Killeen
EVP - Chief Financial Officer
ir@rivercitybank.com
(916) 567-2702

Media Contact:
Pamela Hansen
VP, Director of Marketing and Events
marketingrcb@rivercitybank.com
(916) 567-2622

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