Balance Sheet, Liquidity and Credit Quality
Total assets were $2.27 billion at June 30, 2024, $2.24 billion at December 31, 2023, and $2.36 billion at June 30, 2023.
Total loans, net of unearned income, increased $57.4 million or 3.2% to $1.83 billion at June 30, 2024, compared to $1.77 billion at June 30, 2023. The increase in loans was primarily attributable to growth in the residential mortgage and investor real estate loan portfolios, partially offset by a decrease in the construction & development loan portfolio.
Total loans, net of unearned income, increased $1.3 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2024 from $1.83 billion at March 31, 2024. As mentioned in the selected highlights above, the Company’s loan pipeline headed into the third quarter of 2024 is robust and gaining momentum.
The carrying value of the Company’s fixed income securities portfolio was $241.6 million at June 30, 2024, $253.4 million at March 31, 2024 and $422.7 million at June 30, 2023. The decrease in carrying value of the Company’s fixed income securities portfolio since June 30, 2023 was primarily attributable to the July 2023 sale of certain available-for-sale investment securities, as previously disclosed. As of June 30, 2024, 95.7% of our bond portfolio carried the implied guarantee of the United States government or one of its agencies. At June 30, 2024, 62% of the fixed income portfolio was invested in amortizing bonds, which provides the Company with a source of steady cash flow. At June 30, 2024, the fixed income portfolio had an estimated weighted average life of 4.2 years. The available-for-sale portfolio comprised approximately 64% of the fixed income securities portfolio and had a weighted average life of 3.0 years at June 30, 2024. The held-to-maturity portfolio comprised approximately 36% of the fixed income securities portfolio and had a weighted average life of 6.3 years at June 30, 2024. The Company did not purchase or sell any fixed income securities during the three month period ended June 30, 2024.
The Company’s balance sheet remains highly liquid. The Company’s liquidity position, defined as the sum of cash, unencumbered securities and available secured borrowing capacity, totaled $796.0 million as of June 30, 2024 compared to $638.9 million as of December 31, 2023 and represented 35.1% and 28.5% of total assets, respectively. In addition to available secured borrowing capacity, the Bank had available federal funds lines of $110.0 million at June 30, 2024.
Total deposits were $1.91 billion at June 30, 2024, $1.91 billion at December 31, 2023 and $2.05 billion at June 30, 2023. The $11.9 million increase in deposit balances during the quarter was primarily due to a 32.3% annualized increase in non-interest bearing demand deposits of $32.5 million and 14.6% annualized increase in interest bearing demand deposit deposits of $23.4 million. The Bank continued to manage reductions in costlier wholesale deposits including brokered and QwickRate CDs. As of June 30, 2024, the Company had $677.0 million of deposits that were not insured or not collateralized by securities compared to $634.1 million at December 31, 2023.
The Company refinanced its $54.0 million advance and secured an additional $23.0 million from the Bank Term Funding Program (“BTFP”) in January 2024. In doing so, we obtained lower funding costs relative to wholesale deposits and the prior outstanding BTFP advance. The $77.0 million BTFP advance matures January 2025, bears interest at a fixed rate of 4.76% and can be prepaid at any time, in whole or in part, without penalty prior to maturity. Total borrowings as of June 30, 2024 consisted of subordinated debt totaling $24.7 million and the BTFP advance totaling $77.0 million.
Shareholders’ equity increased $16.4 million or 7.5% to $235.3 million at June 30, 2024 compared to $219.0 million at June 30, 2023. Book value per share was $16.54 as of June 30, 2024 compared to $15.50 as of June 30, 2023, an increase of 6.7%. The year-over-year change in book value per share was primarily due to the Company’s earnings over the previous twelve months and a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss. This increase was partially offset by increased cash dividends paid and increased share count from shareholder option exercises and restricted share award issuances. The decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss was primarily attributable to the July 2023 sale of certain available-for-sale investment securities, as previously disclosed, and decreases in unrealized losses on our available-for-sale investment portfolio due to market value increases. For the three months ended June 30, 2024 basic earnings per share of $0.27 exceeded the $0.25 dividend declared during the quarter. Book value per share increased from $16.51 as of March 31, 2024.
The Bank’s capital ratios at June 30, 2024 remained well above regulatory thresholds for well-capitalized banks. As of June 30, 2024, the Bank’s total risk-based capital ratio was 16.4%, compared to 16.1% at June 30, 2023 and 15.7% at December 31, 2023 (GAAP). As outlined below, the Bank would continue to remain well above regulatory