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PATHWARD FINANCIAL, INC. ANNOUNCES RESULTS FOR 2025 FISCAL FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL YEAR 2025

Sioux Falls, S.D., October 21, 2025 - Pathward Financial, Inc. (“Pathward Financial” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CASH) reported net income of $38.8 million, or $1.69 per share, for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to net income of $33.5 million, or $1.34 per share, for the three months ended September 30, 2024.
The Company reported net income of $185.9 million, or $7.87 per share, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, compared to net income of $183.2 million, or $7.20 per share, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, the Company recognized return on average assets, return of average equity, and return on average tangible equity of 2.46%, 23.44% and 38.75%, respectively, compared to 2.40%, 25.78% and 47.89%, respectively, for the prior year period.
CEO Brett Pharr said,"We are very pleased with our performance in the fiscal year. We completed the sale of our Insurance Premium Finance business, as well as a transportation portfolio, hired a new Chief People and Culture Officer, and won multiple awards. We did all of this and still delivered on the strategy we laid out for fiscal 2025 at the end of last year, generating both net income and earnings per diluted share growth. We believe we have put ourselves in a strong position to continue delivering on our strategy and remaining the trusted platform that enables our partners to thrive."

Financial Highlights for the 2025 Fiscal Fourth Quarter
•Total revenue for the fourth quarter was $186.7 million, an increase of $7.2 million, or 4%, compared to the same quarter in fiscal 2024, primarily driven by an increase of 13% in noninterest income.
•Net interest margin ("NIM") increased 14 basis points to 7.46% for the fourth quarter from 7.32% during the same period last year, primarily driven by an improved earning asset mix from continued balance sheet optimization. When including contractual, rate-related processing expenses associated with deposits on the Company's balance sheet, NIM would have been 6.04% in the fiscal 2025 fourth quarter compared to 5.91% during the fiscal 2024 fourth quarter. See non-GAAP reconciliation table below.
•Total gross loans and leases at September 30, 2025 increased $589.7 million to $4.66 billion compared to September 30, 2024 and decreased $78.4 million when compared to June 30, 2025. The primary driver for the sequential decrease was due to the Company moving $144.1 million of its held for investment consumer finance portfolio to held for sale due to a purchase agreement being signed during the 2025 fiscal fourth quarter. On October 3, 2025, the Company closed on the sale of more than half of the held for sale consumer finance portfolio.
•During the 2025 fiscal fourth quarter, the Company repurchased 180,740 shares of common stock at an average share price of $82.95. As of September 30, 2025, there were 4,937,816 shares available for repurchase under the current common stock share repurchase program.



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Net Interest Income
Net interest income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 was $128.0 million, which was essentially flat compared to the same quarter in fiscal 2024.
The Company’s average interest-earning assets for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 decreased by $125.0 million to $6.80 billion compared to the same quarter in fiscal 2024, due to decreases in average outstanding balances in total investment securities balances, partially offset by an increase in total loan and lease balances. The fourth quarter average outstanding balance of loans and leases increased $254.9 million compared to the same quarter of the prior fiscal year, primarily due to increases in the warehouse finance and commercial finance portfolios, partially offset by decreases in consumer finance and the seasonal tax services portfolios.
Fiscal 2025 fourth quarter NIM increased to 7.46% from 7.32% in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2024. When including contractual, rate-related processing expenses associated with deposits on the Company's balance sheet, NIM would have been 6.04% in the fiscal 2025 fourth quarter compared to 5.91% during the fiscal 2024 fourth quarter. See non-GAAP reconciliation table below. The overall reported tax-equivalent yield (“TEY”) on average interest-earning assets increased 1 basis point to 7.56% compared to the prior year quarter, driven by an improved earning asset mix. The yield on the loan and lease portfolio was 9.25% compared to 9.64% for the comparable period last year and the TEY on the securities portfolio was 3.06% compared to 3.12% over that same period.
The Company's cost of funds for all deposits and borrowings averaged 0.09% during the fiscal 2025 fourth quarter, as compared to 0.24% during the prior year quarter. The Company's overall cost of deposits was 0.02% in the fiscal fourth quarter of 2025, as compared to 0.07% during the prior year quarter. When including contractual, rate-related processing expenses associated with deposits on the Company's balance sheet, the Company's overall cost of deposits was 1.58% in the fiscal 2025 fourth quarter, as compared to 1.65% during the prior year quarter. See non-GAAP reconciliation table below.
Noninterest Income
Fiscal 2025 fourth quarter noninterest income increased 13% to $58.8 million, compared to $52.0 million for the same period of the prior year. The increase in noninterest income when comparing the current period to the same period of the prior year was primarily driven by an increase in secondary market revenue, card and deposit fees, and other income, partially offset by a loss on sale of investment securities and reductions in rental income and total tax services fee income.
Servicing fee income on custodial deposits totaled $2.6 million during the 2025 fiscal fourth quarter, compared to $3.2 million for the same period of the prior year. For the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2025, servicing fee income on custodial deposits totaled $7.9 million. The year-over-year decrease in servicing fee income on deposit balances held at partner banks was due to a reduction in rates following reductions in the Effective Federal Funds Rate ("EFFR"). The sequential decrease in servicing fee income on deposit balances held at partner banks was due to lower quarterly average deposits balances held at partner banks.
Noninterest Expense
Noninterest expense increased 9% to $144.8 million for the fiscal 2025 fourth quarter, from $133.4 million for the same quarter last year. The increase was primarily attributable to increases in legal and consulting expense, impairment expense, other expense, and occupancy and equipment expense, partially offset by decreases in compensation and benefits and card processing expense.
Card processing expense is primarily driven by rate-related agreements with Partner Solutions relationships. The amount of expense paid under those agreements is based on an agreed upon rate index that varies depending on the deposit levels, floor rates, market conditions, and other performance conditions. Generally, this rate index is based on a percentage of the EFFR and reprices immediately upon a change in the EFFR. Approximately 64% of the deposit portfolio was subject to these rate-related processing expenses during the fiscal 2025 fourth quarter. For the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2025, contractual, rate-related processing expenses were $24.9 million, as compared to $25.1 million for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2025, and $26.3 million for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2024.
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Income Tax Expense
The Company recorded an income tax expense of $9.3 million, representing an effective tax rate of 19.2%, for the fiscal 2025 fourth quarter, compared to an income tax expense of $3.4 million, representing an effective tax rate of 9.0%, for the fourth quarter last fiscal year. The current quarter increase in income tax expense compared to the prior year quarter was primarily due to the increase in income and the surrender of life insurance policies.
The Company originated $82.1 million in renewable energy leases during the fiscal 2025 fourth quarter, resulting in $15.8 million in total net investment tax credits. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, the Company originated $26.1 million in renewable energy leases resulting in $7.2 million in total net investment tax credits. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, the Company originated $95.5 million in renewable energy leases, compared to $68.4 million for the comparable prior year period. Investment tax credits related to renewable energy leases are recognized ratably based on income throughout each fiscal year.

Investments, Loans and Leases
(Dollars in thousands)September 30, 2025June 30, 2025March 31, 2025December 31, 2024September 30, 2024
Total investments$1,357,151 $1,397,613 $1,442,855 $1,512,091 $1,774,313 
Loans held for sale
Term lending— 5,736 — 7,860 4,567 
Lease financing690 93 — 424 — 
Insurance premium finance— — — — 597,177 
SBA/USDA15,654 9,564 15,188 21,786 65,734 
Consumer finance163,077 34,374 30,579 42,578 24,210 
Total loans held for sale179,421 49,767 45,767 72,648 691,688 
Term lending2,302,540 2,003,699 1,766,432 1,735,539 1,554,641 
Asset-based lending593,265 610,852 542,483 608,261 471,897 
Factoring217,501 241,024 224,520 364,477 362,295 
Lease financing149,236 134,214 134,856 138,305 152,174 
SBA/USDA511,488 674,902 701,736 595,965 568,628 
Other commercial finance149,939 153,321 154,728 174,097 185,964 
Commercial finance3,923,969 3,818,012 3,524,755 3,616,644 3,295,599 
Consumer finance93,319 226,380 246,202 280,001 248,800 
Tax services2,532 37,419 55,973 45,051 8,825 
Warehouse finance645,186 664,110 643,124 624,251 517,847 
Total loans and leases4,665,006 4,745,921 4,470,054 4,565,947 4,071,071 
Net deferred loan origination costs (fees)(98)(2,597)(5,184)(3,266)4,124 
Total gross loans and leases4,664,908 4,743,324 4,464,870 4,562,681 4,075,195 
Allowance for credit losses(53,319)(105,995)(102,890)(74,337)(71,765)
Total loans and leases, net$4,611,589 $4,637,329 $4,361,980 $4,488,344 $4,003,430 
The Company's investment security balances at September 30, 2025 totaled $1.36 billion, as compared to $1.40 billion at June 30, 2025 and $1.77 billion at September 30, 2024. The year-over-year decrease was primarily related to the sale of investment securities AFS during the first, second, and fourth quarters of fiscal 2025 and normal paydown activity of investment security balances during the fiscal year.


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Total gross loans and leases totaled $4.66 billion at September 30, 2025, as compared to $4.74 billion at June 30, 2025 and $4.08 billion at September 30, 2024. The drivers for the sequential decrease were decreases in the consumer finance, warehouse finance, and tax services portfolios, partially offset by an increase in the commercial finance portfolio. The year-over-year increase was due to an increase in the commercial finance and warehouse finance portfolios, partially offset by decreases in the consumer finance and seasonal tax services loan portfolios. The decrease in consumer finance, both sequentially and year-over-year, was due to the Company moving $144.1 million of its held for investment consumer finance portfolio to held for sale due to a purchase agreement being signed during the 2025 fiscal fourth quarter
Commercial finance loans, which comprised 84% of the Company's loan and lease portfolio, totaled $3.92 billion at September 30, 2025, reflecting an increase of $106.0 million, or 3%, from June 30, 2025 and an increase of $628.4 million, or 19%, from September 30, 2024. The sequential increase was primarily driven by an increase of $298.8 million in term lending loans, partially offset by a decrease of $163.4 million in SBA/USDA. The year-over-year increase was primarily driven by increases in term lending of $747.9 million and asset based lending of 121.4 million, partially offset by a decreases of $144.8 million in factoring loans, $57.1 million in SBA/USDA, and $36.0 million in other commercial finance.
Asset Quality
The Company’s allowance for credit losses ("ACL") totaled $53.3 million at September 30, 2025, a decrease compared to $106.0 million at June 30, 2025 and a decrease compared to $71.8 million at September 30, 2024. The decrease in the ACL at September 30, 2025, when compared to June 30, 2025, was primarily due to a $30.4 million decrease in the allowance related to the seasonal tax services portfolio and a $20.0 million decrease in the allowance related to the consumer finance portfolio. The decrease in the allowance related to the consumer finance portfolio was primarily driven by a $14.3 million release in provision as the Company moved more than half of its held for investment consumer finance portfolio to held for sale during the fiscal 2025 fourth quarter.
The $18.5 million year-over-year decrease in the ACL was primarily driven by the decrease in the allowance related to the consumer finance portfolio of $22.2 million, partially offset by a $3.7 million increase in the allowance related to the commercial finance portfolio.
The following table presents the Company's ACL as a percentage of its total loans and leases.
As of the Period Ended
(Unaudited)September 30, 2025June 30, 2025March 31, 2025December 31, 2024September 30, 2024
Commercial finance1.18 %1.27 %1.10 %1.18 %1.29 %
Consumer finance6.88 %11.69 %12.04 %10.84 %11.52 %
Tax services— %81.32 %60.35 %1.75 %0.02 %
Warehouse finance0.10 %0.10 %0.10 %0.10 %0.10 %
Total loans and leases1.14 %2.23 %2.30 %1.63 %1.76 %
Total loans and leases excluding tax services1.14 %1.60 %1.57 %1.63 %1.77 %

The Company's ACL as a percentage of total loans and leases decreased to 1.14% at September 30, 2025 from 2.23% at June 30, 2025. The decrease in the total loans and leases coverage ratio was primarily driven by the decrease in the ACL relative to the decrease in the consumer finance and the seasonal tax services portfolios. The decrease in the consumer finance portfolio coverage ratio was primarily driven by the aforementioned release in provision

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Activity in the ACL for the periods presented was as follows.
(Unaudited)Three Months EndedFiscal Year Ended
(Dollars in thousands)September 30, 2025June 30, 2025September 30, 2024September 30, 2025September 30, 2024
Beginning balance$105,995 $102,890 $106,764 $71,765 $96,855 
Provision (reversal of) - tax services loans(660)(4,728)(297)22,091 22,995 
Provision (reversal of) - all other loans and leases(5,797)13,959 9,258 34,454 34,683 
Charge-offs - tax services loans(30,426)(554)(28,815)(31,721)(30,780)
Charge-offs - all other loans and leases(17,704)(9,482)(16,681)(59,173)(64,465)
Recoveries - tax services loans657 1,930 461 9,628 7,785 
Recoveries - all other loans and leases1,254 1,980 1,075 6,275 4,692 
Ending balance$53,319 $105,995 $71,765 $53,319 $71,765 
The Company recognized a reversal of provision for credit losses of $6.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, compared to provision for credit losses of $8.7 million for the comparable period in the prior fiscal year. The period-over-period decrease in provision for credit losses was primarily due to a decrease in provision for credit losses in the consumer finance portfolio of $11.1 million, partially offset by an increase of $5.3 million in the commercial finance portfolio. The Company recognized net charge-offs of $46.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, compared to net charge-offs of $44.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. Net charge-offs attributable to the seasonal tax services, consumer finance, and commercial finance portfolios for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 were $29.7 million, $8.9 million, and $7.5 million, respectively. Net charge-offs attributable to the seasonal tax services, consumer finance, and commercial finance portfolios for the same quarter of the prior year were $28.4 million, $12.3 million, and $3.3 million, respectively.

The Company's past due loans and leases were as follows for the periods presented.
As of September 30, 2025Accruing and Nonaccruing Loans and LeasesNonperforming Loans and Leases
(Dollars in thousands)30-59 Days Past Due60-89 Days Past Due> 89 Days Past DueTotal Past DueCurrentTotal Loans and Leases Receivable> 89 Days Past Due and AccruingNonaccrual BalanceTotal
Loans held for sale$2,319 $1,860 $1,521 $5,700 $173,721 $179,421 $1,521 $— $1,521 
Commercial finance31,505 18,061 53,833 103,399 3,820,570 3,923,969 12,900 81,416 94,316 
Consumer finance909 778 826 2,513 90,806 93,319 826 — 826 
Tax services— — 2,477 2,477 55 2,532 2,477 — 2,477 
Warehouse finance— — — — 645,186 645,186 — — — 
Total loans and leases held for investment32,414 18,839 57,136 108,389 4,556,617 4,665,006 16,203 81,416 97,619 
Total loans and leases$34,733 $20,699 $58,657 $114,089 $4,730,338 $4,844,427 $17,724 $81,416 $99,140 

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As of June 30, 2025Accruing and Nonaccruing Loans and LeasesNonperforming Loans and Leases
(Dollars in thousands)30-59 Days Past Due60-89 Days Past Due> 89 Days Past DueTotal Past DueCurrentTotal Loans and Leases Receivable> 89 Days Past Due and AccruingNonaccrual BalanceTotal
Loans held for sale$— $— $— $— $49,767 $49,767 $— $— $— 
Commercial finance26,178 13,281 37,225 76,684 3,741,328 3,818,012 3,370 61,524 64,894 
Consumer finance3,376 2,497 6,402 12,275 214,105 226,380 6,402 — 6,402 
Tax services— 37,234 — 37,234 185 37,419 — — — 
Warehouse finance— — — — 664,110 664,110 — — — 
Total loans and leases held for investment29,554 53,012 43,627 126,193 4,619,728 4,745,921 9,772 61,524 71,296 
Total loans and leases$29,554 $53,012 $43,627 $126,193 $4,669,495 $4,795,688 $9,772 $61,524 $71,296 
The Company's nonperforming assets at September 30, 2025 were $101.7 million, representing 1.42% of total assets, compared to $74.7 million, or 1.03% of total assets at June 30, 2025 and $43.0 million, or 0.57% of total assets at September 30, 2024.
The increase in the nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets at September 30, 2025, compared to June 30, 2025, was driven by an increase in nonperforming loans in the commercial finance portfolio and to a lesser extent, an increase in the seasonal tax services portfolio, partially offset by a decrease in the consumer finance portfolio. When comparing the current period to the same period of the prior year, the increase was driven by an increase in nonperforming loans in the commercial finance portfolio, partially offset by decreases in nonperforming loans in the seasonal tax services and consumer finance portfolios.
The Company's nonperforming loans and leases at September 30, 2025, were $99.1 million, representing 2.05% of total gross loans and leases, compared to $71.3 million, or 1.49% of total gross loans and leases at June 30, 2025 and $41.6 million, or 0.87% of total gross loans and leases at September 30, 2024.
Deposits, Borrowings and Other Liabilities
The average balance of total deposits and interest-bearing liabilities was $6.27 billion for the three-month period ended September 30, 2025, compared to $6.38 billion for the same period in the prior fiscal year. Total average deposits for the fiscal 2025 fourth quarter decreased by $13.8 million to $6.19 billion compared to the same period in fiscal 2024. The slight decrease in average deposits was primarily due to a decrease in wholesale deposits, partially offset by an increase in noninterest bearing deposits.
Total end-of-period deposits increased slightly to $5.89 billion at September 30, 2025, compared to $5.88 billion at September 30, 2024. The increase in end-of-period deposits was primarily driven by increases in money market deposits of $32.3 million, partially offset by a decrease in wholesale deposits of $25.0 million.
As of September 30, 2025, the Company managed $210.5 million of customer deposits at other banks in its capacity as custodian. These deposits provide the Company with the ability to earn servicing fee income, typically reflective of the EFFR. The sequential quarter decrease of $220.2 million in these customer deposits held at other banks reflects normal seasonal patterns.
Regulatory Capital
The Company and its subsidiary Pathward®, N.A. (the "Bank") remained above the federal regulatory minimum capital requirements at September 30, 2025, and continued to be classified as well-capitalized, and in good standing with the regulatory agencies. Regulatory capital ratios of the Company and the Bank are stated in the table below. Regulatory capital is not affected by the unrealized loss on accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”). The securities portfolio is primarily comprised of amortizing securities that should provide consistent cash flow.
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The tables below include certain non-GAAP financial measures that are used by investors, analysts and bank regulatory agencies to assess the capital position of financial services companies. Management reviews these measures along with other measures of capital as part of its financial analysis.
As of the Periods Indicated
September 30, 2025(1)
June 30, 2025March 31,
2025		December 31,
2024		September 30,
2024
Company
Tier 1 leverage capital ratio9.79 %9.78 %8.32 %8.90 %9.05 %
Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio12.70 %12.87 %13.64 %12.15 %12.26 %
Tier 1 capital ratio12.95 %13.12 %13.91 %12.40 %12.52 %
Total capital ratio14.27 %14.76 %15.57 %14.04 %14.14 %
Bank
Tier 1 leverage ratio10.00 %10.00 %8.52 %9.16 %9.22 %
Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio13.23 %13.42 %14.25 %12.78 %12.78 %
Tier 1 capital ratio13.23 %13.42 %14.25 %12.78 %12.78 %
Total capital ratio14.19 %14.68 %15.51 %14.03 %14.03 %
(1) September 30, 2025 percentages are preliminary pending completion and filing of the Company's regulatory reports. Regulatory capital ratios for periods presented reflect the Company's election of the five-year CECL transition for regulatory capital purposes.

The following table provides the non-GAAP financial measures used to compute certain of the ratios included in the table above, as well as a reconciliation of such non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measure in accordance with GAAP:
Standardized Approach(1)
As of the Periods Indicated

(Dollars in thousands)
September 30,
2025		June 30,
2025		March 31,
2025		December 31,
2024		September 30,
2024
Total stockholders' equity$857,454 $818,148 $814,047 $757,554 $822,189 
Adjustments:
LESS: Goodwill, net of associated deferred tax liabilities285,158 285,482 285,865 286,171 296,105 
LESS: Certain other intangible assets18,077 17,091 16,364 16,951 18,018 
LESS: Net deferred tax assets from operating loss and tax credit carry-forwards5,733 2,671 5,788 15,039 15,624 
LESS: Net unrealized (losses) on available for sale securities(143,190)(158,673)(163,206)(187,833)(152,328)
LESS: Noncontrolling interest(591)(856)(658)(756)(277)
ADD: Adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2016-131,788 1,788 1,788 1,788 3,576 
Common Equity Tier 1(1)
694,055 674,221 671,682 629,770 648,623 
Long-term borrowings and other instruments qualifying as Tier 113,661 13,661 13,661 13,661 13,661 
Tier 1 minority interest not included in common equity Tier 1 capital(307)(513)(381)(462)(150)
Total Tier 1 capital707,409 687,369 684,962 642,969 662,134 
Allowance for credit losses52,455 65,960 62,042 64,904 66,140 
Subordinated debentures, net of issuance costs19,796 19,770 19,744 19,719 19,693 
Total capital$779,660 $773,099 $766,748 $727,592 $747,967 
(1) Capital ratios were determined using the Basel III capital rules that became effective on January 1, 2015. Basel III revised the definition of capital, increased minimum capital ratios, and introduced a minimum CET1 ratio; those changes were fully phased in through the end of calendar year 2021.

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Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call and earnings webcast with a corresponding presentation at 4:00 p.m. Central Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. The live webcast of the call can be accessed from Pathward’s Investor Relations website at www.pathwardfinancial.com. Telephone participants may access the conference call by dialing 1-833-470-1428 approximately 10 minutes prior to start time and reference access code 701581.
The Quarterly Investor Update slide presentation prepared for use in connection with the Company's conference call and earnings webcast is available under the Presentations link in the Investor Relations - Events & Presentations section of the Company's website at www.pathwardfinancial.com. A webcast replay will also be archived at www.pathwardfinancial.com for one year.

About Pathward Financial, Inc.
Pathward Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq: CASH) is a U.S.-based financial holding company driven by its purpose to power financial inclusion for all. Through our subsidiary, Pathward®, N.A., we strive to increase financial availability, choice, and opportunity across our Partner Solutions and Commercial Finance business lines. These strategic business lines provide support to individuals and businesses. Learn more at www.pathwardfinancial.com.

Investor Relations Contact
Darby Schoenfeld, CPA
SVP, Chief of Staff & Investor Relations
877-497-7497
investorrelations@pathward.com
Media Relations Contact
mediarelations@pathward.com

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Forward-Looking Statements
The Company and the Bank may from time to time make written or oral “forward-looking statements,” including statements contained in this press release, the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), the Company’s reports to stockholders, and in other communications by the Company and the Bank, which are made in good faith by the Company pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
You can identify forward-looking statements by words such as “may,” “hope,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “could,” “future,” "target," or the negative of those terms, or other words of similar meaning or similar expressions. You should carefully read statements that contain these words because they discuss our future expectations or state other “forward-looking” information. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to us and assumptions about future events, and include statements with respect to the Company’s beliefs, expectations, estimates, and intentions, which are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, and are subject to change based on various factors, some of which are beyond the Company’s control. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause our actual growth, results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, performance and business prospects and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Such statements address, among others, the following subjects: future operating results, including our performance expectations and fiscal year 2026 financial guidance; our fiscal year 2026 goals and strategy; progress on key strategic initiatives; expected results of our partnerships; impacts of our improved data analytics, underwriting and monitoring processes; expected nonperforming loan resolutions and net charge-off rates; the performance of our securities portfolio; the impact of card balances related to government stimulus programs; customer retention; loan and other product demand; new products and services; credit quality; the level of net charge-offs and the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses; and technology, including impacts of technology investments. The following factors, among others, could cause the Company's financial performance and results of operations to differ materially from the expectations, estimates, and intentions expressed in such forward-looking statements: maintaining our executive management team; expected growth opportunities may not be realized or may take longer to realize than expected; our ability to successfully implement measures designed to reduce expenses and increase efficiencies; changes in trade, monetary, and fiscal policies and laws, including actual changes in interest rates and the Fed Funds rate and changes in international trade policies, tariffs, and treaties affecting imports and exports, and their related impacts on macroeconomic conditions, customer behavior, funding costs and loan and securities portfolios; changes in tax laws; trade disputes, barriers to trade or the emergence of trade restrictions; the strength of the United States' economy and the local economies in which the Company operates; adverse developments in the financial services industry generally such as bank failures, responsive measures to mitigate and manage such developments, related supervisory and regulatory actions and costs, and related impacts on customer behavior; inflation, market, and monetary fluctuations; our liquidity and capital positions, including the sufficiency of our liquidity; the timely and efficient development of new products and services offered by the Company or its strategic partners, as well as risks (including reputational and litigation) attendant thereto, and the perceived overall value and acceptance of these products and services by users; the Bank's ability to maintain its Durbin Amendment exemption; the risks of dealing with or utilizing third parties, including, in connection with the Company’s prepaid card and tax refund advance businesses, the risk of reduced volume of refund advance loans as a result of reduced customer demand for or usage of the Bank's strategic partners’ refund advance products; our relationship with and any actions which may be initiated by our regulators, and any related increases in compliance and other costs; changes in financial services laws and regulations, including laws and regulations relating to the tax refund industry; technological changes, including, but not limited to, the protection of our electronic systems and information; the impact of acquisitions and divestitures; litigation risk; the growth of the Company’s business, as well as expenses related thereto; continued maintenance by the Bank of its status as a well-capitalized institution; changes in consumer borrowing, spending and saving habits; losses from fraudulent or illegal activity; technological risks and developments and cyber threats, attacks, or events; the success of the Company at maintaining its high quality asset level and managing and collecting assets of borrowers in default should problem assets increase; and the potential adverse effects of unusual and infrequently occurring events, including the impact on financial markets from geopolitical conflicts such as the military conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, weather-related disasters, or public health events, such as pandemics, and any governmental or societal responses thereto.
The foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. We caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included in this press release speak only as of the date hereof. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. Additional discussions of factors affecting the Company’s business and prospects are reflected under the caption “Risk Factors” and in other sections of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the Company’s fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, and in the Company's other filings made with the SEC. The Company expressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update, revise or clarify any forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries, whether as a result of new information, changed circumstances, or future events or for any other reason.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (Unaudited)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data)September 30, 2025June 30, 2025March 31, 2025December 31, 2024September 30, 2024
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents$120,568 $258,343 $254,249 $597,396 $158,337 
Securities available for sale, at fair value1,327,843 1,367,340 1,411,520 1,480,090 1,741,221 
Securities held to maturity, at amortized cost29,308 30,273 31,335 32,001 33,092 
Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank Stock, at cost24,708 29,451 24,276 24,454 36,014 
Loans held for sale179,421 49,767 45,767 72,648 691,688 
Loans and leases4,664,908 4,743,324 4,464,870 4,562,681 4,075,195 
Allowance for credit losses(53,319)(105,995)(102,890)(74,337)(71,765)
Accrued interest receivable38,520 39,996 37,081 35,279 31,385 
Premises, furniture, and equipment, net40,632 39,799 39,542 38,263 39,055 
Rental equipment, net159,446 181,370 202,194 206,754 205,339 
Goodwill and intangible assets310,430 311,193 311,992 313,074 326,094 
Other assets329,879 284,983 274,850 315,122 266,362 
Total assets$7,172,344 $7,229,844 $6,994,786 $7,603,425 $7,532,017 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
LIABILITIES
Deposits5,886,947 6,005,246 5,819,209 6,518,953 5,875,085 
Short-term borrowings9,000 115,000 — — 377,000 
Long-term borrowings33,456 33,431 33,405 33,380 33,354 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities385,487 258,019 328,125 293,538 424,389 
Total liabilities6,314,890 6,411,696 6,180,739 6,845,871 6,709,828 
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY 
Preferred stock— — — — — 
Common stock, $.01 par value228 230 235 241 248 
Common stock, Nonvoting, $.01 par value— — — — — 
Additional paid-in capital648,330 646,044 643,888 640,422 638,803 
Retained earnings359,830 337,321 341,775 313,446 337,058 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(145,461)(159,709)(166,311)(190,917)(153,394)
Treasury stock, at cost(4,882)(4,882)(4,882)(4,882)(249)
Total equity attributable to parent858,045 819,004 814,705 758,310 822,466 
Noncontrolling interest(591)(856)(658)(756)(277)
Total stockholders’ equity857,454 818,148 814,047 757,554 822,189 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$7,172,344 $7,229,844 $6,994,786 $7,603,425 $7,532,017 


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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
 Three Months EndedFiscal Year Ended
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)September 30, 2025June 30, 2025September 30, 2024September 30, 2025September 30, 2024
Interest and dividend income:   
Loans and leases, including fees$115,446 $108,766 $113,884 $455,816 $438,583 
Mortgage-backed securities8,149 8,337 9,607 34,052 39,402 
Other investments5,845 6,489 7,851 33,524 41,073 
 129,440 123,592 131,342 523,392 519,058 
Interest expense:  
Deposits283 287 1,119 5,430 13,019 
FHLB advances and other borrowings1,205 992 2,709 6,168 8,214 
 1,488 1,279 3,828 11,598 21,233 
Net interest income127,952 122,313 127,514 511,794 497,825 
Provision for credit loss(6,431)9,278 8,672 56,774 58,101 
Net interest income after provision for credit loss134,383 113,035 118,842 455,020 439,724 
Noninterest income:    
Refund transfer product fees1,061 9,846 1,703 43,980 40,178 
Refund advance and other tax fee income(711)307 229 48,705 43,473 
Card and deposit fees27,770 37,342 26,441 124,971 125,943 
Rental income11,864 12,913 13,199 51,686 54,157 
(Loss) on sale of securities(2,185)— — (25,084)— 
Gain on divestitures— — — 15,044 — 
Secondary market revenue10,122 7,144 2,829 37,022 5,920 
Gain on sale of other3,144 394 630 5,151 6,749 
Other income7,691 5,496 6,979 26,625 23,167 
Total noninterest income58,756 73,442 52,010 328,100 299,587 
Noninterest expense:    
Compensation and benefits50,740 48,559 52,298 200,495 201,472 
Refund transfer product expense133 2,818 168 11,534 9,862 
Refund advance expense16 (74)20 1,241 1,943 
Card processing32,693 36,197 33,877 138,443 137,938 
Occupancy and equipment expense11,448 10,633 9,376 42,094 36,587 
Operating lease equipment depreciation 10,861 11,569 10,445 45,636 41,757 
Legal and consulting14,272 11,094 8,414 36,469 24,857 
Intangible amortization763 798 924 3,456 4,131 
Impairment expense3,325 1,077 — 5,915 3,012 
Other expense20,520 16,651 17,840 74,784 59,132 
Total noninterest expense144,771 139,322 133,362 560,067 520,691 
Income before income tax expense48,368 47,155 37,490 223,053 218,620 
Income tax expense9,300 4,795 3,382 36,266 34,108 
Net income before noncontrolling interest39,068 42,360 34,108 186,787 184,512 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest265 213 575 915 1,293 
Net income attributable to parent$38,803 $42,147 $33,533 $185,872 $183,219 
Less: Allocation of Earnings to participating securities(1)
1391513486881,676
Net income attributable to common shareholders(1)
38,66441,99633,185185,184181,541
Earnings per common share:  
Basic$1.70 $1.83 $1.34 $7.91 $7.21 
Diluted$1.69 $1.81 $1.34 $7.87 $7.20 
Shares used in computing earnings per common share:
Basic22,708,085 23,006,454 24,676,329 23,397,489 25,169,937 
Diluted22,841,774 23,140,124 24,715,021 23,522,629 25,201,750 
(1) Amounts presented are used in the two-class earnings per common share calculation.
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Average Balances, Interest Rates and Yields
The following table presents, for the periods indicated, the total dollar amount of interest income from average interest-earning assets and the resulting yields, as well as the interest expense on average interest-bearing liabilities, expressed both in dollars and in rates. Only the yield/rate reflects tax-equivalent adjustments. Nonaccruing loans and leases have been included in the table as loans carrying a zero yield.
Three Months Ended September 30,20252024
(Dollars in thousands)Average
Outstanding
Balance		Interest
Earned /
Paid
Yield /
Rate(1)
Average
Outstanding
Balance		Interest
Earned /
Paid
Yield /
Rate(1)
Interest-earning assets:      
Cash and fed funds sold$253,387 $1,887 2.95 %$214,921 $1,868 3.46 %
Mortgage-backed securities1,170,189 8,149 2.76 %1,412,359 9,607 2.71 %
Tax-exempt investment securities110,456 756 3.44 %124,944 858 3.46 %
Asset-backed securities140,398 1,825 5.16 %200,382 2,967 5.89 %
Other investment securities176,532 1,377 3.10 %278,197 2,158 3.09 %
Total investments1,597,575 12,107 3.06 %2,015,882 15,590 3.12 %
Commercial finance3,993,526 82,939 8.24 %3,912,548 83,218 8.46 %
Consumer finance252,368 16,709 26.27 %274,675 18,240 26.41 %
Tax services34,740 (84)(0.96)%39,437 136 1.38 %
Warehouse finance671,802 15,882 9.38 %470,902 12,290 10.38 %
Total loans and leases4,952,436 115,446 9.25 %4,697,562 113,884 9.64 %
Total interest-earning assets$6,803,398 $129,440 7.56 %$6,928,365 $131,342 7.55 %
Noninterest-earning assets570,878 553,470 
Total assets$7,374,276 $7,481,835 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing checking$950 $— 0.09 %$650 $— 0.19 %
Savings45,947 7 0.06 %47,193 3 0.03 %
Money markets177,225 258 0.58 %174,465 561 1.28 %
Time deposits2,636 5 0.75 %4,205 3 0.25 %
Wholesale deposits1,041 12 4.62 %41,299 552 5.32 %
Total interest-bearing deposits (a)227,799 283 0.49 %267,812 1,119 1.66 %
Overnight fed funds purchased48,391 571 4.69 %147,425 2,044 5.52 %
Subordinated debentures19,779 357 7.16 %19,676 355 7.17 %
Other borrowings13,661 277 8.03 %13,661 310 9.02 %
Total borrowings81,831 1,205 5.84 %180,762 2,709 5.96 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities309,630 1,488 1.91 %448,574 3,828 3.39 %
Noninterest-bearing deposits (b)5,957,697 — — %5,931,459 — — %
Total deposits and interest-bearing liabilities$6,267,327 $1,488 0.09 %$6,380,033 $3,828 0.24 %
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities293,745 318,917 
Total liabilities6,561,071 6,698,950 
Shareholders' equity813,204 782,885 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity$7,374,276 $7,481,835 
Net interest income and net interest rate spread including noninterest-bearing deposits$127,952 7.47 %$127,514 7.32 %
Net interest margin7.46 %7.32 %
Tax-equivalent effect0.01 %0.01 %
Net interest margin, tax-equivalent(2)
7.47 %7.33 %
Total cost of deposits (a+b)6,185,496 283 0.02 %6,199,271 1,119 0.07 %
(1) Tax rate used to arrive at the TEY for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was 21%.
(2) Net interest margin expressed on a fully-taxable-equivalent basis ("net interest margin, tax-equivalent") is a non-GAAP financial measure. The tax-equivalent adjustment to net interest income recognizes the estimated income tax savings when comparing taxable and tax-exempt assets and adjusting for federal and state exemption of interest income. The Company believes that it is a standard practice in the banking industry to present net interest margin expressed on a fully taxable equivalent basis and, accordingly, believes the presentation of this non-GAAP financial measure may be useful for peer comparison purposes.

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Selected Financial Information
As of and For the Three Months EndedSeptember 30,
2025		June 30,
2025		March 31,
2025		December 31,
2024		September 30,
2024
Equity to total assets11.96 %11.32 %11.64 %9.96 %10.92 %
Book value per common share outstanding$37.65 $35.64 $34.55 $31.41 $33.09 
Tangible book value per common share outstanding$24.02 $22.09 $21.31 $18.43 $19.97 
Common shares outstanding22,772,570 22,953,608 23,558,939 24,119,416 24,847,353 
Nonperforming assets to total assets1.42 %1.03 %0.59 %0.49 %0.57 %
Nonperforming loans and leases to total loans and leases2.05 %1.49 %0.88 %0.76 %0.87 %
Net interest margin7.46 %7.43 %7.12 %7.38 %7.32 %
Net interest margin, tax-equivalent7.47 %7.44 %7.13 %7.39 %7.33 %
Return on average assets2.09 %2.36 %3.63 %1.61 %1.78 %
Return on average equity18.93 %21.19 %39.19 %15.15 %16.99 %
Return on average tangible equity30.65 %34.77 %65.66 %25.45 %29.16 %
Full-time equivalent employees1,179 1,178 1,155 1,170 1,241 

Non-GAAP Reconciliations
Net Interest Margin and Cost of DepositsAt and For the Three Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands)September 30, 2025June 30, 2025September 30, 2024
Average interest earning assets$6,803,398 $6,602,267 $6,928,365 
Net interest income$127,952 $122,313 $127,514 
Net interest margin7.46 %7.43 %7.32 %
Quarterly average total deposits$6,185,496 $6,002,547 $6,199,271 
Deposit interest expense$283 $287 $1,119 
Cost of deposits0.02 %0.02 %0.07 %
Adjusted Net Interest Margin with contractual, rate-related card expenses associated with deposits on the Company's balance sheet
Average interest earning assets$6,803,398 $6,602,267 $6,928,365 
Net interest income127,952 122,313 127,514 
Less: Contractual, rate-related processing expense24,346 23,831 24,631 
Adjusted net interest income$103,607 $98,482 $102,883 
Adjusted net interest margin6.04 %5.98 %5.91 %
Average total deposits$6,185,496 $6,002,547 $6,199,271 
Deposit interest expense283 287 1,119 
Add: Contractual, rate-related processing expense24,346 23,831 24,631 
Adjusted deposit expense$24,629 $24,118 $25,750 
Adjusted cost of deposits1.58 %1.61 %1.65 %


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