Note 15 Derivatives

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Risk management objective of using derivatives

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The Company is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Company has established policies stipulating that neither carrying value nor fair value at risk should exceed established guidelines. The Company has designed strategies to confine these risks within the established limits and identify appropriate trade-offs in the financial structure of its balance sheet. These strategies include the use of derivative financial instruments to help achieve the desired balance sheet repricing structure while meeting the desired objectives of its clients. Currently, the Company employs certain interest rate swaps that

are designated as fair value hedges, cash flow hedges and economic hedges. The Company manages a matched book with respect to its derivative instruments in order to minimize its net risk exposure resulting from such transactions.

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Fair values of derivative instruments on the balance sheet

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The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification in the consolidated statements of financial condition as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025. Information about the valuation methods used to measure fair value is provided in note 17.

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Cash flow hedges

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The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest income and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses floors and collars as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate floors designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty if interest rates fall below the strike rate on the contract in exchange for an up-front premium. Interest rate collars designated as cash flow hedges involve the payments of variable-rate amounts if interest rates rise above the cap strike rate on the contract and receipt of variable-rate amounts if interest rates fall below the floor strike rate on the contract.

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For derivatives that qualify and are designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk, the gain or loss on the derivative is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income and subsequently reclassified into interest income in the same periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Gains and losses on the derivative representing hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized over the life of the hedge on a systematic and rational basis. The earnings recognition of excluded components is included in interest income. Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive income related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest income as interest payments are received on the Company’s variable-rate assets. As of June 30, 2026, the Company had cash flow hedges with a notional amount of $50.0 million. The Company expects to reclassify $0.3 million from AOCI as a reduction to interest income during the next 12 months.

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Fair value hedges

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Interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without the exchange of the underlying notional amount. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had interest rate swaps with a notional amount of $405.2 million and $365.2 million, respectively, which were designated as fair value hedges of interest rate risk.

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For derivatives designated and that qualify as fair value hedges, the gain or loss on the derivative as well as the offsetting loss or gain on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in earnings. The Company includes the gain or loss on the hedged items in the same line item as the offsetting loss or gain on the related derivatives. The following table presents the Company’s fixed-rate loans associated with the interest rate swaps and the loss included in loans receivable in the statements of financial condition as of the dates shown:

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Non-designated hedges

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Derivatives not designated as hedges are not speculative and consist of interest rate swaps with commercial banking clients that facilitate their respective risk management strategies. Interest rate swaps are simultaneously hedged by offsetting interest rate swaps that the Company executes with a third party, such that the Company minimizes its net risk exposure resulting from such transactions. As the interest rate swaps associated with this program do not meet the strict hedge accounting requirements, changes in the fair value of both the client swaps and the offsetting swaps are recognized directly in earnings. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had matched interest rate swap transactions with an aggregate notional amount of $957.5 million and $777.7 million, respectively, related to this program. Derivative fee income from non-designated hedges totaled $0.5 million and $1.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, derivative fee income from non-designated hedges totaled zero and $0.2 million, respectively.

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As part of its mortgage banking activities, the Company enters into interest rate lock commitments, which are commitments to originate loans where the interest rate on the loan is determined prior to funding and the clients have locked into that interest rate. The Company then locks in the loan and interest rate with an investor and commits to deliver the loan if settlement occurs (“best efforts”) or commits to deliver the locked loan in a binding (“mandatory”) delivery program with an investor. Fair value changes of certain loans under interest rate lock commitments are hedged with forward sales contracts of MBS. Forward sales contracts of MBS are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in non-interest income. Interest rate lock commitments and commitments to deliver loans to investors are considered derivatives. The market value of interest rate lock commitments and best efforts contracts are not readily ascertainable with precision because they are not actively traded in stand-alone markets. The Company determines the fair value of interest rate lock commitments and delivery contracts by measuring the fair value of the underlying assets. The fair value of the underlying assets is impacted by current interest rates, remaining origination fees, costs of production to be incurred and the probability that the interest rate lock commitments will close or will be funded.

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Certain additional risks arise from these forward delivery contracts in that the counterparties to the contracts may not be able to meet the terms of the contracts. The Company does not expect any counterparty to any MBS contract to fail to meet its obligation. Additional risks inherent in mandatory delivery programs include the risk that, if the Company fails to deliver the loans subject to interest rate risk lock commitments, it will still be obligated to “pair off” MBS to the counterparty. Should this be required, the Company could incur significant costs in acquiring replacement loans and such costs could have an adverse effect on the consolidated financial statements.

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The fair value of the mortgage banking derivative is recorded as a freestanding asset or liability with the change in value being recognized in current earnings during the period of change.

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The Company had interest rate lock commitments with a notional value of $22.9 million and forward contracts with a notional value of $31.5 million at June 30, 2026. At December 31, 2025, the Company had interest rate lock commitments with a notional value of $16.7 million and forward contracts with a notional value of $34.0 million.

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Effect of derivative instruments on the consolidated statements of operations and accumulated other comprehensive income

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The tables below present the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on the consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025:

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The tables below present the effect of cash flow hedge accounting on AOCI as of the dates presented.

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Credit-risk-related contingent features

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The Company has agreements with its derivative counterparties that contain a provision where if the Company defaults on any of its indebtedness for reasons other than an error or omission of an administrative or operational nature, including default where repayment of the indebtedness has not been accelerated by the lender, then the Company could also be declared in default on its derivative obligations.

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The Company is party to agreements with certain derivative counterparties that provide the counterparties the right to terminate derivative positions if the Company fails to maintain its status as a well-capitalized or adequately capitalized institution. In such event, the Company would be required to settle its obligations under the agreements.

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As of June 30, 2026, the termination value of derivatives in a net liability position related to these agreements was zero. The Company has minimum collateral posting thresholds with certain of its derivative counterparties and, as of June 30, 2026, the Company had met these thresholds. If the Company had breached any of these provisions at June 30, 2026, it could have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements at the termination value.