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LOAN SERVICING
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Transfers and Servicing [Abstract]  
LOAN SERVICING LOAN SERVICING
The loans being serviced for others are not reported as assets in our consolidated balance sheets. The table below presents the underlying principal balances of the loans serviced for others, by loan portfolio segment, as of the dates indicated:
Loans serviced for others:September 30,
2026
December 31,
2025
(dollars in thousands)
Single-family residential mortgage$746,083 $833,704 
SBA96,642 90,364 
Construction and land development9,742 9,018 
Commercial real estate2,392 2,420 
Servicing income is recorded for fees earned for servicing loans. The fees are based on a contractual percentage of the outstanding principal. The amortization of mortgage servicing assets is net against loan servicing income. Loan servicing income, net of amortization, totaled $525,000, $533,000, and $564,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2026, June 30, 2026, and September 30, 2025, and $1.6 million and $1.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025.
When mortgage and SBA loans are sold with servicing retained, servicing assets are initially recorded at fair value with the income statement effect recorded in gains on sales of loans. Servicing assets are evaluated for impairment based upon the fair value of the assets as compared to carrying amount. Impairment is recognized through a valuation allowance for an individual grouping, to the extent that fair value is less than the carrying amount. If we later determine that all or a portion of the impairment no longer exists for a particular grouping, a reduction of the allowance may be recorded as an increase to income.
The table below presents the activity in the servicing assets for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2026June 30, 2026September 30, 2025
Mortgage
Loans
SBA
Loans
Mortgage
Loans
SBA
Loans
Mortgage
Loans
SBA
Loans
Servicing assets:(dollars in thousands)
Beginning of period$4,537 $1,327 $4,567 $1,267 $5,183 $1,299 
Additions18 10 174 101 37 13 
Payoffs(81)— (58)(22)(94)(1)
Amortization(148)(19)(146)(19)(151)(34)
End of period$4,326 $1,318 $4,537 $1,327 $4,975 $1,277 
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2026September 30, 2025
Mortgage
Loans
SBA
Loans
Mortgage
Loans
SBA
Loans
Servicing assets:(dollars in thousands)
Beginning of period$4,761 $1,280 $5,656 $1,329 
Additions229 159 66 90 
Payoffs(207)(60)(273)(21)
Amortization(457)(61)(474)(121)
End of period$4,326 $1,318 $4,975 $1,277 
Fair value is estimated using a valuation model that calculates the present value of estimated future net servicing cash flows. All classes of servicing assets are subsequently measured using the amortization method, which requires servicing assets to be amortized into noninterest income in proportion to, and over the period of, the estimated future net
servicing income of the underlying loans. Portfolio characteristics include loan delinquency rates, age of loans, note rate and geography. The assumptions embedded in the valuation are obtained from a range of metrics utilized by active buyers in the marketplace. The analysis accounts for recent transactions, and supply and demand within the market.
The fair value of servicing assets for mortgage loans was $9.8 million and $9.7 million as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025. The fair value at September 30, 2026 was determined using an average discount rate of 10.03%, average prepayment speed of 7.72%, depending on the stratification of the specific right, and a weighted-average default rate of 0.10%. The fair value at December 31, 2025 was determined using an average discount rate of 10.09%, average prepayment speed of 7.93%, depending on the stratification of the specific right, and a weighted-average default rate of 0.11%.
The fair value of servicing assets for SBA loans was $1.9 million and $1.8 million as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025. The fair value at September 30, 2026 was determined using an average discount rate of 8.5%, average prepayment speed of 25%, depending on the stratification of the specific right, and a weighted-average default rate of 1.26%. The fair value at December 31, 2025 was determined using an average discount rate of 8.5%, average prepayment speed of 27%, depending on the stratification of the specific right, and a weighted-average default rate of 1.13%.