Goodwill

At December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the carrying value of the Company’s goodwill was $12.5 million. Goodwill is measured as the excess of the cost of a business combination over the sum of the amounts assigned to identifiable assets acquired less liabilities assumed. Goodwill is not amortized but rather assessed for impairment annually or more frequently if circumstances warrant. Management has the option of first assessing qualitative factors, such as events and circumstances, to determine whether it is more likely than not, meaning a likelihood of more than 50%, the value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, after considering all relevant events and circumstances, management determines it is not more likely than not the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then performing an impairment test is unnecessary. At December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company’s goodwill was related to the acquisition of Chicopee Bancorp, Inc. in October 2016. For the year ended December 31, 2025, management determined that it was not more likely than not the fair value of the reporting unit was less than its carrying amount. If management had determined otherwise, a fair value analysis would have been completed to determine the impairment and necessary write-down of goodwill.

Core Deposit Intangibles

In connection with the acquisition of Chicopee Bancorp, Inc., the Company recorded a core deposit intangible of $4.5 million, which is being amortized over twelve years using the straight-line method. Amortization expense was $375,000 for each of the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. At December 31, 2025, future amortization of the core deposit intangible totaled $375,000 for each of the next two years and $313,000 thereafter.