(13) Minimum Capital Requirements:

The Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal and state banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company’s financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of their assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors. Furthermore, the Bank’s regulators could require adjustments to regulatory capital not reflected in these financial statements.

Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Bank to maintain minimum capital amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below). Management believes, as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Bank met all capital-adequacy requirements to which they are subject.

As of June 30, 2025, the Bank was categorized as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as well capitalized the Bank must maintain minimum Common Equity Tier 1 risk-based, total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based, and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the table. There are no conditions or events since June 30, 2025 that management believes have changed this categorization.

The actual capital amounts and ratios for the Bank are also presented in the following table as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:

Schedule of Capital Amounts and Ratios for the Bank 

TRI-COUNTY FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

(000s omitted except share data)

Consolidated capital amounts and ratios are not presented as they are not required for consolidated entities less than $3 billion in assets and the Bank comprises approximately 90% of the consolidated assets of the Company.

The Basel III Capital Rules were fully phased in on January 1, 2020 and require the Bank to maintain: 1) a minimum ratio of Common Equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of 4.5%, plus a 2.5% “capital conservation buffer” (resulting in a minimum ratio of Common Equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of 7.0%); 2) a minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital ratio of 8.5%); 3) a minimum ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets of 8.0%, plus the capital conservation buffer resulting in a minimum total capital ratio of 10.5%); and 4) a minimum Leverage Ratio of 4.0%. The net unrealized gain or loss on available-for-sale debt securities is not included in computing regulatory capital.

The payment of dividends by the Bank would be restricted if the Bank does not meet the minimum Capital Conservation Buffer as defined by Basel III regulatory capital guidelines and/or if, after payment of the dividend, the Bank would be unable to maintain satisfactory regulatory capital ratios.

The Mortgage Banking Company is also subject to capital requirements in connection with its mortgage banking activities. Failure to maintain minimum capital requirements could result in the Mortgage Banking Company’s inability to originate mortgage loans for the respective investor and therefore could have a direct material effect on the Mortgage Banking Company’s financial statements.