Digesting a merger
It made 490 loans, down 2%, while similar lenders (state non-member banks making between half and twice as many loans) grew 9%. That puts its growth below about four in five of them. The comparison is with an unusual year: its loans jumped to 500 in 2024 from 263 in 2023. It merged with Main Street Bank in 2024, which may account for the jump.