Financial Institutions, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2025 Results

WARSAW, N.Y., April 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI) (the “Company,” “we” or “us”), parent company of Five Star Bank (the “Bank”) and Courier Capital, LLC (“Courier Capital”), today reported financial and operational results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.

The Company reported net income of $16.9 million in the first quarter of 2025, compared to a net loss of $82.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 and net income of $2.1 million in the first quarter of 2024. After preferred dividends, net income available to common shareholders was $16.5 million, or $0.81 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2025, compared to net loss of $83.2 million, or $(5.07) per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2024, and net income of $1.7 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2024. The Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $2.9 million in the current quarter, compared to a provision of $6.5 million in the linked quarter and a benefit of $5.5 million in the prior year quarter.

First Quarter 2025 Key Results:

  • Net interest margin and net interest income expanded meaningfully in the first quarter of 2025, primarily reflecting the impact of the investment portfolio restructuring that was executed at the end of 2024. Net interest margin of 3.35% for first quarter of 2025 was up 44 and 57 basis points from the linked and year-ago quarters, respectively, while net interest income of $46.9 million for first quarter of 2025 increased $5.2 million, or 12.6%, and $6.8 million, or 16.9%, from the linked and year-ago quarters, respectively.
  • Noninterest income was $10.4 million in the first quarter of 2025, compared to noninterest loss of $91.0 million in the linked quarter, which reflected the previously disclosed investment securities loss, and noninterest income of $10.9 million in the year-ago quarter, when the Company’s results included income from its former insurance subsidiary. First quarter 2025 noninterest income benefited from higher income from company owned life insurance (“COLI”) as a result of a surrender and redeploy strategy initiated in January 2025, in addition to higher swap fees and investment advisory income relative to comparable prior periods.
  • Noninterest expense in the first quarter of 2025 totaled $33.7 million, compared to noninterest expense including non-operating items in the linked and year-ago quarters of $59.4 million and $54.0 million, respectively.
  • Total loans were $4.55 billion at March 31, 2025, reflecting an increase of $74.1 million, or 1.7%, during the quarter, and an increase of $111.2 million, or 2.5%, from one year prior, driven by both commercial business and commercial mortgage lending.
  • Total deposits were $5.37 billion at March 31, 2025, up $268.2 million, or 5.3%, from December 31, 2024, driven by seasonal public deposit inflows as well as an increase in brokered deposits, and down $23.8 million, or 0.4%, from one year prior, due in part to lower reciprocal deposits and the previously announced wind-down of the Company’s Banking-as-a-Service, or BaaS, offering.
  • The Company reported improved credit quality metrics, as measured by quarterly net charge-offs to average loans of 0.21% for the first quarter of 2025, down from both the linked and year-ago quarters.
  • In February, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a 3.3% increase in its quarterly cash dividend to $0.31 per common share, a reflection of both its ongoing commitment to building shareholder value and its confidence in the Company’s long-term sustainable growth strategy.

“Our first quarter results were highlighted by improved earnings and profitability metrics, and reflected the full benefit of the strategic investment securities restructuring we undertook in December, as well as our team’s ability to meet the banking, credit and investment advisory needs of our customers amid a challenging environment,” said President and Chief Executive Officer Martin K. Birmingham. “Our focus on performance resulted in a more than 12% increase in net interest income from the linked quarter, as well as a 44-basis-point expansion of net interest margin, an efficiency ratio below 60% and solid return on average assets of 1.10% and return on average equity of 11.82%.

“Our pipelines carried momentum with credit-disciplined lending heading into 2025 and supported a 1.7% quarterly increase in total loans, with stable-to-improved credit metrics for the first quarter. Amid the uncertain economic landscape, coupled with our current pipelines and discussions with customers, we believe that loan growth will be concentrated in the first half of the year.”

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer W. Jack Plants II added, “Our successful fourth quarter public equity offering not only allowed us to restructure our investment securities portfolio to drive stronger earnings potential, evident in our first quarter results, but also provided additional dry powder that we have sought to thoughtfully deploy. To that end, earlier this month we called $10 million of fixed-to-floating sub-debt that was issued in April 2015. We also took steps to enhance noninterest revenue by restructuring a portion of our COLI portfolio into a higher-yielding credit fund, which contributed to higher COLI income in the first quarter. We continue to remain confident that our stronger capital position and improved earnings outlook position us well to drive sustainable and profitable growth, as we seek to support our customers amid a challenging operating environment and prudently manage expenses.”

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income was $46.9 million for the first quarter of 2025, an increase of $5.2 million from the fourth quarter of 2024, and an increase of $6.8 million from the first quarter of 2024.

Average interest-earning assets for the current quarter were $5.65 billion, reflecting decreases of $64.5 million from the fourth quarter of 2024 and $153.6 million from the first quarter of 2024. The linked quarter decrease was due to a $74.2 million decrease in the average balance of investment securities and a $49.8 million decrease in the average balance of Federal Reserve interest-earning cash, partially offset by a $59.5 million increase in average loans. The year-over-year decrease in average interest-earning assets was due to a $97.3 million decrease in the average balance of investment securities and an $86.3 million decrease in the average balance of Federal Reserve interest-earning cash, partially offset by a $30.0 million increase in average loans.

Average interest-bearing liabilities for the current quarter were $4.51 billion, reflecting an increase of $31.1 million from the linked quarter and a decrease of $108.0 million from the year-ago quarter. The increase from the fourth quarter of 2024 was primarily due to a $38.7 million increase in average short-term borrowings and a $19.9 million increase in average time deposits, partially offset by a $15.6 million decrease in average savings and money market deposits and a $12.0 million decrease in average interest-bearing demand deposits. The year-over-year decrease was due to a $105.3 million decrease in average savings and money market deposits, along with an $84.2 million decrease in average borrowings and a $4.3 million decrease in average interest-bearing demand deposits, partially offset by a $85.9 million increase in average time deposits. The outflow of BaaS-related deposits following the Company’s September 2024 announcement that it would wind-down its BaaS platform by mid-2025 was the primary driver of the reduction in average savings and money market deposits from the linked and year-ago periods.

Net interest margin was 3.35% in the current quarter as compared to 2.91% in the fourth quarter of 2024, and 2.78% in the first quarter of 2024. Expansion from both the linked and prior year quarters was primarily due to an increase in the average yield on investment securities, following the previously disclosed restructuring of the available-for-sale portfolio, which supported an increase in the average yield on interest-earning assets. Margin expansion was also supported by lower cost of interest-bearing liabilities, driven by the repricing across public, non-public and reciprocal deposits.

Noninterest Income (Loss)

The Company reported noninterest income of $10.4 million for the first quarter of 2025, compared to noninterest loss of $91.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, and noninterest income of $10.9 million in the first quarter of 2024.

  • A net loss on investment securities of $100.1 million was recognized in the fourth quarter of 2024 related to the previously disclosed securities portfolio restructuring.
  • Noninterest income no longer includes contributions from the Company’s insurance agency, which generated first quarter 2024 insurance income of $2.1 million prior to its sale on April 1, 2024.
  • Investment advisory income of $2.7 million was $182 thousand higher than the fourth quarter of 2024 and up $155 thousand from the first quarter of 2024.
  • Income from COLI of $2.8 million was $1.4 million higher than the fourth quarter of 2024 and $1.5 million higher than the first quarter of 2024, due to the previously mentioned surrender and redeploy strategy initiated in January 2025.
  • Income from investments in limited partnerships of $415 thousand was $422 thousand lower than the fourth quarter of 2024 and $73 thousand higher than the first quarter of 2024. The Company has made several investments in limited partnerships, primarily small business investment companies, and accounts for these investments under the equity method. Income from these investments fluctuates based on the maturity and performance of the underlying investments.
  • Income from derivative instruments, net was $250 thousand in the current quarter, compared to a loss of $37 thousand in the fourth quarter of 2024, and income of $174 thousand in the first quarter of 2024. Income from derivative instruments, net is based on the number and value of interest rate swap transactions executed during the quarter combined with the impact of changes in the fair value of borrower-facing trades.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense was $33.7 million in the first quarter of 2025, compared to $59.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, and $54.0 million in the first quarter of 2024.

  • Salaries and employee benefits expense of $16.9 million was $261 thousand lower than the fourth quarter of 2024 and $442 thousand lower than the first quarter of 2024. The decrease from the linked quarter was primarily due to a $1.3 million nonrecurring settlement accounting adjustment in the Company’s pension plan recorded in the fourth quarter of 2024, while the year-over-year decrease was primarily due to the timing of the insurance subsidiary asset sale.
  • Professional services expenses of $1.7 million were $120 thousand higher than the fourth quarter of 2024 and $681 thousand lower than the first quarter of 2024, with the year-over-year variance primarily attributable to legal expenses incurred in the first quarter of 2024 related to the Company’s previously disclosed deposit-related fraud event.
  • Computer and data processing expense of $5.5 million was $1.1 million lower than the fourth quarter of 2024 and $101 thousand higher than the first quarter of 2024. The linked quarter variance was primarily due to nonrecurring project related expenses incurred in the fourth quarter of 2024.
  • As previously disclosed, the Company recorded a $23.0 million provision for litigation settlement in its fourth quarter 2024 financial results related to a long-standing auto lending litigation.
  • The Company recorded deposit-related recoveries of $294 thousand, primarily driven by insurance proceeds related to a past commercial deposit charged-off item, compared to charged-off items of $354 thousand in the fourth quarter of 2024 and $19.2 million in the first quarter of 2024, the majority of which related to the Company’s previously disclosed deposit-related fraud event.
  • Other expense of $3.8 million was down $484 thousand from the linked quarter, due in part to the timing of both New York State capital base tax and charitable contributions impacting the fourth quarter of 2024, while year-over-year other expense was relatively flat.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense was $3.7 million for the first quarter of 2025, compared to a benefit of $32.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, reflective of the net loss reported in that period, and expense of $356 thousand in the first quarter of 2024. The Company also recognized federal and state tax benefits related to tax credit investments placed in service and/or amortized during the first quarter of 2025, fourth quarter of 2024, and first quarter of 2024, resulting in income tax expense reductions of $1.1 million, $1.2 million, and $785 thousand, respectively.

The effective tax rate was 18.2% for the first quarter of 2025, -28.2% for the fourth quarter of 2024, and 18.7% for the first quarter of 2024. The effective tax rate fluctuates on a quarterly basis primarily due to the level of pre-tax (loss) earnings and may differ from statutory rates because of interest income from tax-exempt securities, earnings on COLI and the impact of tax credit investments.

Balance Sheet and Capital Management

Total assets were $6.34 billion at March 31, 2025, up $223.4 million from December 31, 2024, and up $41.9 million from March 31, 2024.

Investment securities were $1.04 billion at March 31, 2025, up $13.0 million from December 31, 2024, and down $27.4 million from March 31, 2024.

Total loans were $4.55 billion at March 31, 2025, an increase of $74.1 million, or 1.7%, from December 31, 2024, and an increase of $111.2 million, or 2.5%, from March 31, 2024.

  • Commercial business loans totaled $709.1 million, up $43.8 million, or 6.6%, from December 31, 2024, and up $1.5 million, or 0.2%, from March 31, 2024.
  • Commercial mortgage loans totaled $2.23 billion, up $28.7 million, or 1.3%, from December 31, 2024, and up $183.2 million, or 9.0%, from March 31, 2024.
  • Residential real estate loans totaled $644.0 million, down $6.2 million, or 1.0%, from December 31, 2024, and down $4.2 million, or 0.6%, from March 31, 2024.
  • Consumer indirect loans totaled $853.2 million, up $7.4 million, or 0.9%, from December 31, 2024, and down $67.3 million, or 7.3%, from March 31, 2024.

Total deposits were $5.37 billion at March 31, 2025, up $268.2 million, or 5.3%, from December 31, 2024, and down $23.8 million, or 0.4%, from March 31, 2024. The increase from December 31, 2024 was primarily due to seasonally higher public deposit balances in addition to an increase in brokered deposits between period ends. The decrease from March 31, 2024 was driven in part by reductions in BaaS-related and reciprocal deposits. Public deposit balances represented 23% of total deposits at March 31, 2025, 20% at December 31, 2024, and 22% at March 31, 2024.

Short-term borrowings were $55.0 million at March 31, 2025, compared to $99.0 million at December 31, 2024, and $133.0 million at March 31, 2024. Short-term borrowings and brokered deposits have historically been utilized to manage the seasonality of public deposits.

Shareholders’ equity was $589.9 million at March 31, 2025, compared to $569.0 million at December 31, 2024, and $445.7 million at March 31, 2024. Both the linked quarter and year-over-year period end increases were primarily driven by additional paid-in-capital resulting from the common stock capital raise executed in the fourth quarter of 2024 and decreases in accumulated other comprehensive loss between period ends following the investment securities restructuring.

Common book value per share was $28.48 at March 31, 2025, an increase of $1.00, or 3.6%, from $27.48 at December 31, 2024, and an increase of $0.74, or 2.7%, from $27.74 at March 31, 2024. Tangible common book value per share(1) was $25.46 at March 31, 2025, an increase of $1.01, or 4.1%, from $24.45 at December 31, 2024, and an increase of $2.40, or 10.4%, from $23.06 at March 31, 2024. The common equity to assets ratio was 9.03% at March 31, 2025, compared to 9.02% at December 31, 2024, and 6.80% at March 31, 2024. Tangible common equity to tangible assets(1), or the TCE ratio, was 8.15%, 8.11% and 5.72% at March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024, and March 31, 2024, respectively. The year-over-year increases in both ratios were attributable to the additional capital raised in the fourth quarter and the decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss.

During the first quarter of 2025, the Company declared a common stock dividend of $0.31 per common share, an increase of $0.01, or 3.3%, over the linked and year-ago quarters. The dividend returned more than 37% of first quarter net income to common shareholders.

The Company’s regulatory capital ratios at March 31, 2025 continued to exceed all regulatory capital requirements to be considered well capitalized.

  • Leverage Ratio was 9.24% compared to 9.15% and 8.03% at December 31, 2024, and March 31, 2024, respectively.
  • Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio was 10.38% compared to 10.54% and 9.43% at December 31, 2024, and March 31, 2024, respectively.
  • Tier 1 Capital Ratio was 10.71% compared to 10.87% and 9.76% at December 31, 2024, and March 31, 2024, respectively.
  • Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio was 13.09% compared to 13.25% and 12.04% at December 31, 2024, and March 31, 2024, respectively.

In April 2025, the Company called $10.0 million of its $40.0 million of fixed-to-floating rate subordinated debt that was originally issued in April 2015. These notes initially bore interest at a fixed rate of 6.00% and were scheduled to reprice at a rate equal to the then-current three-month term SOFR plus 4.20561% after the April 2025 call date. The Company’s subordinated debt is now comprised of $30.0 million of April 2015 notes, as well as the separate $35.0 million of fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes that were issued in October 2020, which currently bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.375%, and are set to reprice at a rate of the then-current three-month term SOFR plus 4.265% beginning in October 2025. The April 2015 notes are callable on a quarterly basis going forward and the October 2020 notes become callable beginning in October 2025. The Company will continue to evaluate options relative to the subordinated debt which may include redemption in part or in full, as well as replacing or refinancing the facilities.

Credit Quality

Non-performing loans were $40.0 million, or 0.88% of total loans, at March 31, 2025, as compared to $41.4 million, or 0.92% of total loans, at December 31, 2024, and $26.7 million, or 0.60% of total loans, at March 31, 2024. The increase in non-performing loans from March 31, 2024 was primarily driven by one commercial loan relationship that was placed on nonaccrual during the third quarter of 2024. Net charge-offs were $2.4 million, representing 0.21% of average loans on an annualized basis, for the current quarter, as compared to $2.8 million, or an annualized 0.25% of average loans, in the fourth quarter of 2024 and $3.1 million, or an annualized 0.28%, in the first quarter of 2024.

At March 31, 2025, the allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans ratio was 1.08%, compared to 1.07% at December 31, 2024 and 0.97% at March 31, 2024.

Provision for credit losses was $2.9 million in the current quarter, compared to a provision of $6.5 million in the linked quarter and a benefit of $5.5 million in the prior year quarter. Provision for credit losses on loans was $3.3 million in the current quarter, compared to a provision of $6.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, and a benefit of $4.9 million in the first quarter of 2024. The allowance for unfunded commitments, also included in provision for credit losses as required by the current expected credit loss standard (“CECL”), totaled a provision of $364 thousand in the first quarter of 2025, a provision of $321 thousand in the fourth quarter of 2024, and a credit of $570 thousand in the first quarter of 2024. The provision for credit losses for the first quarter of 2025 was driven by a combination of factors, including the impact of loan growth and an increase in specific reserves, partially offset by modest improvement in forecasted losses and qualitative factors, primarily reflecting a reduction in consumer indirect delinquencies. Specific reserves increased by $932,000 for the first quarter, primarily driven by a $1.3 million specific reserve related to the Bank’s participation in a non-owner occupied commercial mortgage loan, which it moved to nonaccrual in the fourth quarter of 2023.

The Company has remained strategically focused on the importance of credit discipline, allocating resources to credit and risk management functions as the loan portfolio has grown. The ratio of allowance for credit losses on loans to non-performing loans was 122% at March 31, 2025, 116% at December 31, 2024, and 161% at March 31, 2024, with the year-over-year decrease reflective of the higher level of nonperforming loans reported at March 31, 2025.

Subsequent Events

The Company is required, under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), to evaluate subsequent events through the filing of its consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, on Form 10-Q. As a result, the Company will continue to evaluate the impact of any subsequent events on critical accounting assumptions and estimates made as of March 31, 2025, and will adjust amounts preliminarily reported, if necessary.

Conference Call

The Company will host an earnings conference call and audio webcast on April 29, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The call will be hosted by Martin K. Birmingham, President and Chief Executive Officer, and W. Jack Plants II, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. The live webcast will be available in listen-only mode on the Company’s website at www.FISI-investors.com. Within the United States, listeners may also access the call by dialing 1-833-470-1428 and providing the access code 737945. The webcast replay will be available on the Company’s website for at least 30 days.

About Financial Institutions, Inc.

Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI) is a financial holding company with approximately $6.3 billion in assets offering banking and wealth management products and services. Its Five Star Bank subsidiary provides consumer and commercial banking and lending services to individuals, municipalities and businesses through banking locations spanning Western and Central New York and a commercial loan production office serving the Mid-Atlantic region. Courier Capital, LLC offers customized investment management, consulting and retirement plan services to individuals, businesses, institutions, foundations and retirement plans. Learn more at Five-StarBank.com and FISI-Investors.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

In addition to results presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), this press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to GAAP measures is included in Appendix A to this document.

The Company believes that providing certain non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with information useful in understanding our financial performance, performance trends and financial position. Our management uses these measures for internal planning and forecasting purposes and we believe that our presentation and discussion, together with the accompanying reconciliations, allows investors, security analysts and other interested parties to view our performance and the factors and trends affecting our business in a manner similar to management. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for GAAP measures, and we strongly encourage investors to review our consolidated financial statements in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate the Company. Non-GAAP financial measures have inherent limitations, are not uniformly applied and are not audited. Because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized, it may not be possible to compare these financial measures with other companies’ non-GAAP financial measures having the same or similar names.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release may contain forward-looking statements as defined by Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that involve significant risks and uncertainties. In this context, forward-looking statements often address our expected future business and financial performance and financial condition, and often contain words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “focus,” “forecast,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “preliminary,” “should,” “target” or “will.” Statements herein are based on certain assumptions and analyses by the Company and factors it believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Actual results could differ materially from those contained in or implied by such statements for a variety of reasons including, but not limited to: additional information regarding the deposit fraudulent activity; changes in interest rates; inflation; tariffs; changes in deposit flows and the cost and availability of funds; the Company’s ability to implement its strategic plan, including by expanding its commercial lending footprint and integrating its acquisitions; whether the Company experiences greater credit losses than expected; whether the Company experiences breaches of its, or third party, information systems; the attitudes and preferences of the Company’s customers; legal and regulatory proceedings and related matters, including any action described in our reports filed with the SEC, could adversely affect us and the banking industry in general; the competitive environment; fluctuations in the fair value of securities in its investment portfolio; changes in the regulatory environment and the Company’s compliance with regulatory requirements; and general economic and credit market conditions nationally and regionally; and the macroeconomic volatility related to global political unrest. Consequently, all forward-looking statements made herein are qualified by these cautionary statements and the cautionary language and risk factors included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents filed with the SEC. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to revise these statements following the date of this press release.


(1) See Appendix A — Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Financial Measures for the computation of this non-GAAP financial measure.


For additional information contact:


Kate Croft
Director of Investor and External Relations
(716) 817-5159
[email protected]



FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INC.


Selected Financial Information (Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

    2025     2024  
SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA:   March 31,     December 31,     September 30,     June 30,     March 31,  
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 167,352     $ 87,321     $ 249,569     $ 146,347     $ 237,038  
Investment securities:                              
Available for sale     926,992       911,105       886,816       871,635       923,761  
Held-to-maturity, net     113,105       116,001       121,279       128,271       143,714  
Total investment securities     1,040,097       1,027,106       1,008,095       999,906       1,067,475  
Loans held for sale     387       2,280       2,495       2,099       504  
Loans:                              
Commercial business     709,101       665,321       654,519       713,947       707,564  
Commercial mortgage–construction     566,359       582,619       533,506       518,013       528,694  
Commercial mortgage–multifamily     475,867       470,954       467,527       463,171       453,027  
Commercial mortgage–non-owner occupied     899,679       857,987       814,392       814,953       798,637  
Commercial mortgage–owner occupied     286,391       288,036       290,216       289,733       264,698  
Residential real estate loans     643,983       650,206       648,241       647,675       648,160  
Residential real estate lines     74,769       75,552       76,203       75,510       75,668  
Consumer indirect     853,176       845,772       874,651       894,596       920,428  
Other consumer     43,953       42,757       43,734       43,870       45,170  
Total loans     4,553,278       4,479,204       4,402,989       4,461,468       4,442,046  
Allowance for credit losses – loans     48,964       48,041       44,678       43,952       43,075  
Total loans, net     4,504,314       4,431,163       4,358,311       4,417,516       4,398,971  
Total interest-earning assets     5,733,743       5,602,570       5,666,972       5,709,148       5,857,616  
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net     60,651       60,758       60,867       60,979       72,287  
Total assets     6,340,492       6,117,085       6,156,317       6,131,772       6,298,598  
Deposits:                              
Noninterest-bearing demand     945,182       950,351       978,660       939,346       972,801  
Interest-bearing demand     773,475       705,195       793,996       711,580       798,831  
Savings and money market     2,033,323       1,904,013       2,027,181       2,007,256       2,064,539  
Time deposits     1,620,930       1,545,172       1,506,764       1,475,139       1,560,586  
Total deposits     5,372,910       5,104,731       5,306,601       5,133,321       5,396,757  
Short-term borrowings     55,000       99,000       55,000       202,000       133,000  
Long-term borrowings, net     124,917       124,842       124,765       124,687       124,610  
Total interest-bearing liabilities     4,607,645       4,405,912       4,507,706       4,520,662       4,681,566  
Shareholders’ equity     589,928       568,984       500,342       467,667       445,734  
Common shareholders’ equity     572,643       551,699       483,050       450,375       428,442  
Tangible common equity (1)     511,992       490,941       422,183       389,396       356,155  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   $ (41,995 )   $ (52,604 )   $ (102,029 )   $ (125,774 )   $ (126,264 )
                               
Common shares outstanding     20,110       20,077       15,474       15,472       15,447  
Treasury shares     590       623       625       627       653  
CAPITAL RATIOS AND PER SHARE DATA:                              
Leverage ratio     9.24 %     9.15 %     8.98 %     8.61 %     8.03 %
Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio     10.38 %     10.54 %     10.28 %     10.03 %     9.43 %
Tier 1 capital ratio     10.71 %     10.87 %     10.62 %     10.36 %     9.76 %
Total risk-based capital ratio     13.09 %     13.25 %     12.95 %     12.65 %     12.04 %
Common equity to assets     9.03 %     9.02 %     7.85 %     7.34 %     6.80 %
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (1)     8.15 %     8.11 %     6.93 %     6.41 %     5.72 %
                               
Common book value per share   $ 28.48     $ 27.48     $ 31.22     $ 29.11     $ 27.74  
Tangible common book value per share (1)   $ 25.46     $ 24.45     $ 27.28     $ 25.17     $ 23.06  


1. See Appendix A — Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Financial Measures for the computation of this non-GAAP financial measure.



FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INC.


Selected Financial Information (Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

    2025     2024  
    First     Fourth     Third     Second     First  
SELECTED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA:   Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter  
Interest income   $ 81,051     $ 78,119     $ 77,911     $ 78,788     $ 78,413  
Interest expense     34,187       36,486       37,230       37,595       38,331  
Net interest income     46,864       41,633       40,681       41,193       40,082  
Provision (benefit) for credit losses     2,928       6,461       3,104       2,041       (5,456 )
Net interest income after provision (benefit) for credit losses     43,936       35,172       37,577       39,152       45,538  
Noninterest income:                              
Service charges on deposits     1,052       1,074       1,103       979       1,077  
Insurance income     3       3       3       4       2,134  
Card interchange income     1,840       2,045       1,900       2,008       1,902  
Investment advisory     2,737       2,555       2,797       2,779       2,582  
Company owned life insurance     2,777       1,425       1,404       1,360       1,298  
Investments in limited partnerships     415       837       400       803       342  
Loan servicing     123       295       88       158       175  
Income (loss) from derivative instruments, net     250       (37 )     212       377       174  
Net gain on sale of loans held for sale     117       186       220       124       88  
Net loss on investment securities           (100,055 )                  
Net (loss) gain on other assets           (19 )     138       13,508       (13 )
Net (loss) gain on tax credit investments     (514 )     (636 )     (170 )     406       (375 )
Other     1,573       1,291       1,345       1,508       1,517  
Total noninterest income (loss)     10,373       (91,036 )     9,440       24,014       10,901  
Noninterest expense:                              
Salaries and employee benefits     16,898       17,159       15,879       15,748       17,340  
Occupancy and equipment     3,590       3,791       3,370       3,448       3,752  
Professional services     1,691       1,571       1,965       1,794       2,372  
Computer and data processing     5,487       6,608       5,353       5,342       5,386  
Supplies and postage     578       504       519       437       475  
FDIC assessments     1,467       1,551       1,092       1,346       1,295  
Advertising and promotions     342       465       371       440       297  
Amortization of intangibles     107       109       112       114       217  
Provision for litigation settlement           23,022                    
Deposit-related charged-off items (recoveries) expense     (294 )     354       410       398       19,179  
Restructuring charges     68       35                    
Other     3,751       4,235       3,398       3,953       3,700  
Total noninterest expense     33,685       59,404       32,469       33,020       54,013  
Income (loss) before income taxes     20,624       (115,268 )     14,548       30,146       2,426  
Income tax expense (benefit)     3,746       (32,457 )     1,082       4,517       356  
Net income (loss)     16,878       (82,811 )     13,466       25,629       2,070  
Preferred stock dividends     365       365       365       364       365  
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders   $ 16,513     $ (83,176 )   $ 13,101     $ 25,265     $ 1,705  
FINANCIAL RATIOS:                              
Earnings (loss) per share – basic   $ 0.82     $ (5.07 )   $ 0.85     $ 1.64     $ 0.11  
Earnings (loss) per share – diluted   $ 0.81     $ (5.07 )   $ 0.84     $ 1.62     $ 0.11  
Cash dividends declared on common stock   $ 0.31     $ 0.30     $ 0.30     $ 0.30     $ 0.30  
Common dividend payout ratio     37.80 %     -5.92 %     35.29 %     18.29 %     272.73 %
Dividend yield (annualized)     5.05 %     4.37 %     4.69 %     6.25 %     6.41 %
Return on average assets (annualized)     1.10 %     -5.38 %     0.89 %     1.68 %     0.13 %
Return on average equity (annualized)     11.82 %     -63.70 %     11.08 %     22.93 %     1.83 %
Return on average common equity (annualized)     11.92 %     -66.19 %     11.18 %     23.51 %     1.57 %
Return on average tangible common equity (annualized) (1)     13.36 %     -75.36 %     12.87 %     27.51 %     1.88 %
Efficiency ratio (2)     58.79 %     117.13 %     64.70 %     50.58 %     105.77 %
Effective tax rate     18.2 %     -28.2 %     7.4 %     15.0 %     18.7 %


1. See Appendix A – Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Financial Measures for the computation of this non-GAAP financial measure.



2. The efficiency ratio is calculated by dividing noninterest expense by net revenue, i.e., the sum of net interest income (fully taxable equivalent) and noninterest income before net gains on investment securities. This is a banking industry measure not required by GAAP.



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Selected Financial Information (Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands)

    2025     2024  
    First     Fourth     Third     Second     First  
SELECTED AVERAGE BALANCES:   Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter  
Federal funds sold and interest-earning deposits   $ 71,767     $ 121,530     $ 49,476     $ 134,123     $ 158,075  
Investment securities(1)     1,085,649       1,159,863       1,147,052       1,194,808       1,182,993  
Loans:                              
Commercial business     677,700       658,038       673,830       704,272       722,720  
Commercial mortgage–construction     562,724       558,200       513,768       495,177       470,115  
Commercial mortgage–multifamily     475,262       458,691       467,801       466,501       468,028  
Commercial mortgage–non-owner occupied     879,387       843,034       826,275       837,209       843,526  
Commercial mortgage–owner occupied     286,526       288,502       285,061       260,495       248,172  
Residential real estate loans     647,005       649,549       647,844       648,099       648,921  
Residential real estate lines     74,709       76,164       75,671       75,575       76,396  
Consumer indirect     848,282       858,854       881,133       905,056       934,380  
Other consumer     42,230       43,333       43,789       44,552       51,535  
Total loans     4,493,825       4,434,365       4,415,172       4,436,936       4,463,793  
Total interest-earning assets     5,651,241       5,715,758       5,611,700       5,765,867       5,804,861  
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net     60,717       60,824       60,936       62,893       72,409  
Total assets     6,220,187       6,121,449       6,018,390       6,153,429       6,225,760  
Interest-bearing liabilities:                              
Interest-bearing demand     745,210       757,221       691,412       741,006       749,512  
Savings and money market     1,976,483       1,992,059       1,938,935       2,036,772       2,081,815  
Time deposits     1,564,987       1,545,071       1,515,745       1,505,665       1,479,133  
Short-term borrowings     95,223       56,513       129,130       140,110       179,747  
Long-term borrowings, net     124,871       124,795       124,717       124,640       124,562  
Total interest-bearing liabilities     4,506,774       4,475,659       4,399,939       4,548,193       4,614,769  
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits     926,696       947,428       952,970       950,819       962,522  
Total deposits     5,213,376       5,241,779       5,099,062       5,234,262       5,272,982  
Total liabilities     5,640,981       5,604,249       5,535,112       5,703,929       5,770,725  
Shareholders’ equity     579,206       517,200       483,278       449,500       455,035  
Common equity     561,921       499,910       465,986       432,208       437,743  
Tangible common equity(2)     501,204       439,086       405,050       369,315       365,334  
Common shares outstanding:                              
Basic     20,073       16,415       15,464       15,444       15,403  
Diluted     20,285       16,415       15,636       15,556       15,543  
SELECTED AVERAGE YIELDS:


(Tax equivalent basis)
                             
Investment securities     4.25 %     2.38 %     2.14 %     2.17 %     2.09 %
Loans     6.20 %     6.28 %     6.42 %     6.40 %     6.33 %
Total interest-earning assets     5.80 %     5.45 %     5.53 %     5.50 %     5.43 %
Interest-bearing demand     1.15 %     1.34 %     1.05 %     1.18 %     1.11 %
Savings and money market     2.75 %     2.94 %     3.07 %     3.01 %     3.08 %
Time deposits     4.31 %     4.53 %     4.72 %     4.72 %     4.68 %
Short-term borrowings     2.09 %     0.15 %     2.64 %     2.75 %     3.42 %
Long-term borrowings, net     5.00 %     5.03 %     5.03 %     5.02 %     5.02 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities     3.07 %     3.24 %     3.37 %     3.32 %     3.34 %
Net interest rate spread     2.73 %     2.21 %     2.16 %     2.18 %     2.09 %
Net interest margin     3.35 %     2.91 %     2.89 %     2.87 %     2.78 %


1. Includes investment securities at adjusted amortized cost.



2. See Appendix A – Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Financial Measures for the computation of this non-GAAP financial measure.



3. The interest on tax-exempt securities is calculated on a tax-equivalent basis assuming a Federal income tax rate of 21%.



FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INC.


Selected Financial Information (Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands)

    2025     2024  
    First     Fourth     Third     Second     First  
ASSET QUALITY DATA:   Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter  
Allowance for Credit Losses – Loans                              
Beginning balance   $ 48,041     $ 44,678     $ 43,952     $ 43,075     $ 51,082  
Net loan charge-offs (recoveries):                              
Commercial business     57       131       (3 )     7       (37 )
Commercial mortgage–construction                              
Commercial mortgage–multifamily                 13              
Commercial mortgage–non-owner occupied     (1 )     (5 )     (1 )     (1 )     (1 )
Commercial mortgage–owner occupied     (1 )     (1 )     (2 )     (2 )      
Residential real estate loans     41       (4 )     (1 )     96       4  
Residential real estate lines                              
Consumer indirect     2,149       2,557       1,553       844       2,973  
Other consumer     124       100       106       178       182  
Total net charge-offs (recoveries)     2,369       2,778       1,665       1,122       3,121  
Provision (benefit) for credit losses – loans     3,292       6,141       2,391       1,999       (4,886 )
Ending balance   $ 48,964     $ 48,041     $ 44,678     $ 43,952     $ 43,075  
                               
Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans (annualized):                              
Commercial business     0.03 %     0.80 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     -0.02 %
Commercial mortgage–construction     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %
Commercial mortgage–multifamily     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.01 %     0.00 %     0.00 %
Commercial mortgage–non-owner occupied     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %
Commercial mortgage–owner occupied     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %
Residential real estate loans     0.03 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.06 %     0.00 %
Residential real estate lines     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %
Consumer indirect     1.03 %     1.18 %     0.70 %     0.38 %     1.28 %
Other consumer     1.19 %     0.91 %     0.95 %     1.62 %     1.41 %
Total loans     0.21 %     0.25 %     0.15 %     0.10 %     0.28 %
                               
Supplemental information

(1)
                             
Non-performing loans:                              
Commercial business   $ 5,672     $ 5,609     $ 5,752     $ 5,680     $ 5,956  
Commercial mortgage–construction     19,684       20,280       20,280       4,970       5,320  
Commercial mortgage–multifamily                 71       183       185  
Commercial mortgage–non-owner occupied     4,766       4,773       4,903       4,919       4,929  
Commercial mortgage–owner occupied     349       354       366       380       392  
Residential real estate loans     6,035       6,918       5,790       5,961       6,797  
Residential real estate lines     316       253       232       183       235  
Consumer indirect     2,917       3,157       3,291       2,897       2,880  
Other consumer     279       62       57       36       36  
Total non-performing loans     40,018       41,406       40,742       25,209       26,730  
Foreclosed assets     196       60       109       63       140  
Total non-performing assets   $ 40,214     $ 41,466     $ 40,851     $ 25,272     $ 26,870  
                               
Total non-performing loans to total loans     0.88 %     0.92 %     0.93 %     0.57 %     0.60 %
Total non-performing assets to total assets     0.63 %     0.68 %     0.66 %     0.41 %     0.43 %
Allowance for credit losses – loans to total loans     1.08 %     1.07 %     1.01 %     0.99 %     0.97 %
Allowance for credit losses – loans to non-performing loans     122 %     116 %     110 %     174 %     161 %


1. At period end.



FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INC.


Appendix A — Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

    2025     2024  
    First     Fourth     Third     Second     First  
    Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter  
Ending tangible assets:                              
Total assets   $ 6,340,492     $ 6,117,085     $ 6,156,317     $ 6,131,772     $ 6,298,598  
Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets, net     60,651       60,758       60,867       60,979       72,287  
Tangible assets   $ 6,279,841     $ 6,056,327     $ 6,095,450     $ 6,070,793     $ 6,226,311  
                               
Ending tangible common equity:                              
Common shareholders’ equity   $ 572,643     $ 551,699     $ 483,050     $ 450,375     $ 428,442  
Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets, net     60,651       60,758       60,867       60,979       72,287  
Tangible common equity   $ 511,992     $ 490,941     $ 422,183     $ 389,396     $ 356,155  
                               
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (1)     8.15 %     8.11 %     6.93 %     6.41 %     5.72 %
                               
Common shares outstanding     20,110       20,077       15,474       15,472       15,447  
Tangible common book value per share (2)   $ 25.46     $ 24.45     $ 27.28     $ 25.17     $ 23.06  
                               
Average tangible assets:                              
Average assets   $ 6,220,187     $ 6,121,449     $ 6,018,390     $ 6,153,429     $ 6,225,760  
Less: Average goodwill and other intangible assets, net     60,717       60,824       60,936       62,893       72,409  
Average tangible assets   $ 6,159,470     $ 6,060,625     $ 5,957,454     $ 6,090,536     $ 6,153,351  
                               
Average tangible common equity:                              
Average common equity   $ 561,921     $ 499,910     $ 465,986     $ 432,208     $ 437,743  
Less: Average goodwill and other intangible assets, net     60,717       60,824       60,936       62,893       72,409  
Average tangible common equity   $ 501,204     $ 439,086     $ 405,050     $ 369,315     $ 365,334  
                               
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders   $ 16,513     $ (83,176 )   $ 13,101     $ 25,265     $ 1,705  
Return on average tangible common equity (3)     13.36 %     -75.36 %     12.87 %     27.51 %     1.88 %


1. Tangible common equity divided by tangible assets.



2. Tangible common equity divided by common shares outstanding.



3. Net income available to common shareholders (annualized) divided by average tangible common equity.