Pacific West Bancorp ("PWBK") Announces Second Quarter Financial Results

PORTLAND, Ore., July 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific West Bancorp (PWBK), the holding company of Pacific West Bank ("PWB"), today announced a second quarter net income of $130 thousand or $0.05 per diluted share.

Second Quarter and year-over-year Highlights:

• Deposits totaled $318.6 million and grew by $28.0 million or 9.6% when compared to the end of the first quarter, and by $71.0 million or 28.7% year-over-year.
• FHLB borrowings decreased by $9.6 million compared to the end of the first quarter, and by $31.8 million year-over-year.
• Net interest income before loan loss provision increased by $144 thousand or 5.8% compared to the first quarter 2025, and by $1.1 million or 26.6% compared to the end of second quarter of 2024.
• Non-interest income increased to $245 thousand during the second quarter, a $19 thousand or 8.5% growth since the first quarter of 2025, and a $164 thousand or 53.5% increase compared to the end of second quarter of 2024.
• Net income grew to $130 thousand during the second quarter, a $49 thousand or 60.8% increase compared to the first quarter 2025, and a $692 thousand or 143.8% increase compared to the second quarter of 2024.

Jason Wessling, President and CEO of PWB, commented, "We are pleased to see the momentum we have built continue during the quarter, as we grew deposits by $28.0 million for the quarter and by an impressive $71.0 million year-over-year. This strong deposit growth allowed us to execute further on our strategy of retiring expensive, non-core funding sources, which in turn improved the Bank's earnings. Our team of experienced bankers worked tirelessly to deliver consultative, relationship-based banking to the communities we serve. In return, our clients entrusted us with more of their deposit relationships, a testament to the confidence they placed in our team and in the Bank. Even amid continued economic challenges at both the local and national levels, we advanced our core operations, and our earnings continued to grow."

Deposits reached a new milestone of $318.6 million at the end of the second quarter. The Bank utilized these deposits to pay off overnight borrowings of $9.6 million or 65.4% of borrowings during the quarter. The remaining borrowings from FHLB have a weighted average life of 1.71 years. The Bank's net interest margin remained unchanged throughout the first and second quarters of 2025 at 3.11%. However, when compared to the second quarter of 2024, the Bank's net interest margin increased by 45 basis points. The Bank continues to improve its net interest margin by competitively lowering the cost of deposits while benefitting from higher rates on new loan production and the repricing of loans.

Loan interest income totaled $3.8 million, an increase of $144.8 thousand or 4.0% compared to the prior quarter. The increase was even greater when comparing the first 6 months of 2025, which totaled $7.4 million, to the same 6-month period of 2024, which totaled $6.9 million, an increase of $484.9 thousand or 7%. Interest expense when comparing the same two 6-month periods decreased by $238.8 thousand or (5.7%), despite the $71.0 million increase in deposits and $40.1 million increase in assets. Net interest income for the same two 6-month periods increased $1.1 million or 26.6%.

Gross loans ended the second quarter at $260.4 million, which was a modest increase of $4.1 million or 1.6% compared to the previous quarter. The loan pipeline continues to be strong and is expected to materialize in the last two quarters of the year. PWB originated $9.9 million in loans during the second quarter with an average weighted rate of 6.84%. During the quarter, the Bank charged off a commercial real estate loan of $705 thousand and moved a related loan of $7.6 million to non-accrual. Additionally, the Bank added $120 thousand to the provision for credit loss during the current quarter which resulted in an allowance for credit losses to total loans of 1.20% at quarter-end. Loan portfolio yield increased to 5.89% during the second quarter, which was an increase of 6 basis points when compared to the previous quarter and 28 basis points when compared to the same period in the prior year.

As of June 30, 2025, total shareholders' equity stood at $34.6 million, reflecting an increase of $331 thousand from the end of the prior quarter. This growth was primarily attributable to the accretion of earnings into capital and an increase in the market value of the Bank's investment portfolio. The Bank's capital position remains strong, exceeding regulatory minimum requirements with a community bank leverage ratio of 10.15%.

About Pacific West Bancorp: Information about the Holding Company's stock is available through the over-the-counter marketplace at www.otcmarkets.com (symbol PWBK).

Pacific West Bank was formed in 2004 by local businesspeople to deliver loan and deposit product solutions through experienced and professional bankers to businesses, nonprofits, professionals, and individuals. The Bank serves the greater Portland/ Vancouver Metro area with offices strategically located in Downtown Portland, Lake Oswego, West Linn, and Vancouver, WA.

CONTACT: Jason Wessling, President and CEO ([email protected])

SOURCE Pacific West Bancorp