| o | The Total Capital Ratio increased 80 basis points, to 15.23% at September 30, 2024, compared to 14.43% at December 31, 2023. |
| ● | At September 30, 2024, the Company held $194.5 million of cash and cash equivalents. The Company also maintained approximately $569.4 million of funding available from various funding sources, including the FHLB, FRB Discount Window and other lines of credit. Additionally, the Company has the ability to pledge additional securities to further increase borrowing capacity. Total available funding plus cash on hand represented 195.9% of uninsured or uncollateralized deposits. |
| ● | As of September 30, 2024, nonperforming assets were $15.9 million, compared to $19.2 million as of December 31, 2023 and $15.2 million as of June 30, 2024. As of September 30, 2024, nonperforming assets included $2.9 million related to debt securities available for sale. The ratio of nonperforming loans to total loans was 0.59% as of September 30, 2024. The ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets was 0.60% as of September 30, 2024. |
| ● | In the third quarter of 2024, to hedge floating rate liability exposure, the Company entered into a forward starting pay-fix, receive-float interest rate swap which will commence in the first quarter of 2025, maturing in the first quarter of 2028. The interest rate swap, which qualifies for hedge accounting, is tied to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) for a notional amount of $20.0 million. The effective fixed rate interest rate obligation to the Company is 2.89%. |
Other Highlights
| ❖ | In August 2024, Unity Bancorp announced the approval of a new Share Repurchase Program, authorizing the Company to repurchase up to 500 thousand shares, or approximately 5.0% of its outstanding stock. The 2024 Share repurchase plan will commence after the completion of the 2023 Share Repurchase Plan. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had approximately 685 thousand shares remaining for repurchase. |
| ❖ | In August 2024, Unity Bancorp was once again recognized in the Top 25 Banks with less than $5 billion in assets listing as published by Bank Director magazine. Unity Bank is listed as the 13th best publicly traded bank in the nation and is 5th in Return on Assets. |
| ❖ | In the third quarter of 2024, Unity Bank awarded $50 thousand in grants to local small businesses through the FHLB Small Business Recovery Grant Program. These grants assist small businesses in overcoming challenges posed by inflation, supply chain constraints, rising energy costs and a volatile interest rate environment. |
| ❖ | In the third quarter of 2024, the Company’s CEO, James Hughes, was named as the 2024 Founders Award Recipient at the Center for Hope Charity Gala and will be honored on October 17th. The Center for Hope provides hospice and palliative care, grief and bereavement counseling and community outreach services to the communities it serves. |
Unity Bancorp, Inc. is a financial services organization headquartered in Clinton, New Jersey, with approximately $2.6 billion in assets and $2.0 billion in deposits. Unity Bank, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, provides financial services to retail, corporate and small business customers through its robust branch network located in Bergen, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Ocean, Somerset, Union and Warren Counties in New Jersey and Northampton County in Pennsylvania. For additional information about Unity, visit our website at www.unitybank.com , or call 800-618-BANK.
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, either expressed or implied, which are provided to assist the reader in understanding anticipated future financial performance. These statements may be identified by use of the words “believe”, “expect”, “intend”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “project” or similar expressions. These statements involve certain risks, uncertainties, estimates and assumptions made by management, which are subject to factors beyond the Company’s control and could impede its ability to achieve these goals. These factors include those items included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K under the heading “Item IA-Risk Factors” as amended or supplemented by our subsequent filings with the SEC, as well as general economic conditions, trends in interest rates, the ability of our borrowers to repay their loans, our ability to manage and reduce the level of our nonperforming assets, results of regulatory exams, and the impact of any health crisis or national disasters on the Bank, its employees and customers, among other factors.