RBB Bancorp Reports Second Quarter 2026 Earnings and Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.16 Per Common Share

LOS ANGELES, July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RBB Bancorp (NASDAQ:RBB) and its bank subsidiary, Royal Business Bank (the “Bank”), collectively referred to herein as the “Company,” announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.

Second Quarter 2026 Highlights

  • Net income totaled $10.1 million, or $0.59 diluted earnings per share 
  • Return on average assets of 0.97%, compared to 1.09% for the prior quarter
  • Net interest margin of 3.06%, down from 3.15% for the prior quarter
  • Nonperforming assets of $43.6 million, a $5.3 million, or 10.8%, decrease compared to prior quarter end
  • Book value and tangible book value per share(1) increased to $31.51 and $27.23 at June 30, 2026, up from $31.10 and $26.84 at March 31, 2026
  • Announced new common stock repurchase plan for up to 1 million shares through June 30, 2028
  • Announced partial redemption of subordinated notes of $40 million which was completed on July 1, 2026

The Company reported net income of $10.1 million, or $0.59 diluted earnings per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, compared to net income of $11.3 million, or $0.66 diluted earnings per share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. 

“Our second quarter results reflected the continued strength of our core banking franchise as stable loan yields, strong loan originations and continued growth in retail deposits supported another quarter of solid profitability,” said Johnny Lee, President and Chief Executive Officer of RBB Bancorp. “We continued to improve the quality of our funding base through strong retail deposit growth while reducing our cost of deposits. Credit quality continued to improve, with nonperforming assets declining 11% from the prior quarter, and we remain focused on disciplined loan growth, relationship banking and resolving problem assets to drive long-term shareholder value.”

(1 ) Reconciliations of the non–U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) measures included at the end of this press release.
     

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin 

Net interest income was $30.1 million for the second quarter of 2026, compared to $30.5 million for the first quarter of 2026. The $417,000 decrease was due to a $773,000 increase in interest expense, offset by a $356,000 increase in interest income. The increase in interest expense was due mainly to an $829,000 increase in interest on subordinated notes as a result of the notes repricing from 4.00% to 6.98% effective April 1, 2026 and one more day in the quarter. The increase in interest income was due to the combination of a $725,000 increase in loan interest income as average loans increased and one more day in the quarter, partially offset by lower FHLB dividend income as the first quarter of 2026 included a special dividend of $430,000. There was no special dividend from the FHLB in the second quarter of 2026. 

The net interest margin (“NIM”) decreased 9 basis points to 3.06% for the second quarter of 2026 from 3.15% for the first quarter of 2026. The NIM decrease included a 5 basis point decrease in the yield on average total interest-earning assets and a 4 basis point increase in the overall cost of funds. The yield on average total interest-earning assets decreased to 5.81% for the second quarter of 2026 from 5.86% for the first quarter of 2026, due mostly to the impact of a 4 basis point decrease from lower FHLB dividends and a 1 basis point decrease in the yield on average total loans.

The average total cost of funds increased 4 basis points to 3.00% for the second quarter of 2026 from 2.96% for the first quarter of 2026, due mostly to an increase in the cost of subordinated notes due to their repricing on April 1, 2026, partially offset by a 5 basis point decrease in the cost of average total deposits to 2.81%.  Average noninterest-bearing deposits represented approximately 16% of average total deposits for both the second and first quarters of 2026. The period end weighted average interest rate for total deposits declined to 2.75% at June 30, 2026 from 2.79% at March 31, 2026.

Provision for Credit Losses

There was no provision for credit losses for the second quarter of 2026 compared to a $200,000 reversal for the first quarter of 2026. The second quarter 2026 provision for credit losses reflected a provision for loan losses of $77,000 and a negative provision for unfunded loan commitments of $77,000 due to a lower volume of unfunded loan commitments. The second quarter provision for loan losses was due mainly to the impact of net charge-offs, while portfolio credit quality trends, underlying economic forecast indicators, and changes in loan portfolio composition remained relatively stable. Net charge-offs in the second quarter of 2026 represented 0.01% of average loans on an annualized basis, compared to 0.00% for the first quarter of 2026.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income for the second quarter of 2026 was $3.0 million, a decrease of $1.3 million from $4.3 million for the first quarter of 2026. The decrease in noninterest income was mainly due to lower gains from OREO of $1.1 million, and lower other income of $870,000, offset partially by higher gain on sale of loans of $640,000. The net loss on OREO was $221,000 in the second quarter compared to the net gain on OREO of $890,000 in the first quarter. The decrease in other income was due to the first quarter including a $484,000 recovery of a fully charged-off acquired loan and $360,000 of interest income on the tax refunds related to purchased federal tax credits; there were no similar items in the second quarter of 2026. The sale of $42.1 million of mortgage loans and $8.1 million of Small Business Administration (“SBA”) loans resulted in gains of $964,000 for the second quarter of 2026 compared to the sale of mortgage loans of $4.9 million and SBA loans of $4.0 million for gains of $324,000 for the first quarter of 2026.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense for the second quarter of 2026 was $19.0 million, a decrease of $236,000 from $19.3 million for the first quarter of 2026. The decrease was mainly due to lower salaries and employee benefits of $216,000 due mostly to lower payroll taxes. The efficiency ratio was 57.46% for the second quarter of 2026, compared to 55.41% for the first quarter of 2026. The increase in the efficiency ratio is attributed mostly to lower net revenues.

Income Taxes

The effective tax rate was 28.0% for both the second and first quarters of 2026. The effective tax rate for 2026 is estimated to be 28.0% compared to 24.2% for 2025. The estimated effective tax rate for 2026 is expected to be higher than the effective tax rate in 2025 due to a higher multi-state blended tax rate and lower benefits from purchased Federal tax credits.

Balance Sheet

At June 30, 2026, total assets were $4.3 billion, an $80.7 million, or 8% annualized, increase compared to total assets of $4.2 billion at March 31, 2026, and a $185.0 million, or 4.5%, increase compared to total assets of $4.1 billion at June 30, 2025.

Loan and Securities Portfolio

Loans held for investment (“HFI”) totaled $3.3 billion as of June 30, 2026, a decrease of $15.8 million, or 1.9% annualized, compared to March 31, 2026 and an increase of $74.8 million, or 2.3%, compared to June 30, 2025. The decrease in loans in the second quarter of 2026 included payoffs/paydowns of $149.9 million, loans sold of $50.2 million, and $19.4 million transferred to OREO, offset by $158.9 million of originations with an average yield of 6.31%, $38.9 million in advances, and $6.0 million in purchases. The loan to deposit ratio was 97.6% at June 30, 2026, compared to 99.6% at March 31, 2026 and 101.5% at June 30, 2025. 

As of June 30, 2026, available for sale securities (“AFS”) totaled $407.2 million, a decrease of $8.6 million from March 31, 2026, primarily related to maturities and paydowns of $63.3 million, offset by purchases of $55.0 million during the second quarter of 2026. As of June 30, 2026, net unrealized pre-tax losses totaled $20.9 million, a $0.5 million increase due to changes in market interest rates when compared to net unrealized pre-tax losses of $20.4 million as of March 31, 2026.

Deposits

Total deposits were $3.4 billion as of June 30, 2026, an increase of $50.8 million, or 6.1% annualized, compared to March 31, 2026 and an increase of $202.4 million, or 6.3%, compared to June 30, 2025. The increase in total deposits during the second quarter of 2026 was due to a $94.4 million increase in retail deposits, offset by a $43.6 million decrease in wholesale deposits. The increase in retail deposits included a $64.7 million increase in demand deposits and a $15.5 million increase in non-maturity interest-bearing accounts. Noninterest-bearing deposits totaled $591.6 million, or 17.5% of total deposits, at June 30, 2026, an increase of $64.7 million compared to March 31, 2026, and an increase of $47.7 million compared to June 30, 2025.

Credit Quality

Nonperforming assets totaled $43.6 million, or 1.02% of total assets, at June 30, 2026, down from $48.8 million, or 1.16% of total assets, at March 31, 2026, and down from $61.0 million, or 1.49% of total assets, at June 30, 2025. The decrease in nonperforming assets during the second quarter of 2026 included a decrease of $20.8 million in nonperforming loans partially offset by an increase of $15.6 million in OREO (included in “accrued interest and other assets”) to $19.8 million at June 30, 2026. OREO totaled $4.3 million at March 31, 2026, and $4.2 million at June 30, 2025. The increase in OREO during the second quarter of 2026 was primarily due to the transfer of one nonperforming construction loan to OREO, offset by the sale of the existing OREO properties for a net loss. 

Nonperforming loans (“NPLs”) totaled $23.8 million, or 0.72% of total loans, at June 30, 2026, down $20.8 million from $44.6 million, or 1.34% of total loans, at March 31, 2026 and down $33.0 million from $56.8 million, or 1.76% of total loans, at June 30, 2025. The $20.8 million decrease in NPLs during the second quarter of 2026 was due to $19.4 million transferred to OREO, $1.3 million in payoffs/paydowns and $1.3 million upgraded to performing, partially offset by additions of $1.2 million. 

Substandard loans totaled $61.5 million, or 1.86% of total loans, at June 30, 2026, down from $72.5 million, or 2.18% of total loans, at March 31, 2026 and $91.0 million, or 2.81% of total loans, at June 30, 2025. The $11.0 million decrease in substandard loans during the second quarter of 2026 was primarily due to $19.4 million transferred to OREO and $4.2 million in payoffs/paydowns, partially offset by additions of $12.6 million. Of the total substandard loans outstanding at June 30, 2026, there were $37.8 million, or 61% of such loans, on accrual status.

Special mention loans totaled $20.3 million, or 0.61% of total loans, at June 30, 2026, down from $24.8 million, or 0.75% of total loans, at March 31, 2026, and down from $91.3 million, or 2.82% of total loans, at June 30, 2025. The $4.5 million decrease for the second quarter of 2026 was primarily due to payoffs/paydowns of $3.8 million, downgrades to substandard-rated loans of $1.8 million, and upgrades of $0.4 million to pass-rated loans, partially offset by additions of $1.5 million. As of June 30, 2026, all special mention loans were paying current.

30-89 day delinquent loans, excluding nonperforming loans, totaled $9.0 million, or 0.27% of total loans, at June 30, 2026, up from $7.9 million, or 0.24% of total loans, at March 31, 2026, and down from $18.0 million, or 0.56% of total loans, at June 30, 2025. The $1.1 million increase for the second quarter of 2026 was mainly due to $6.5 million in new delinquent loans, offset by $4.8 million in loans returning to current status and $0.6 million in loans which migrated to nonperforming. 

As of June 30, 2026, the allowance for credit losses totaled $44.1 million and was comprised of an allowance for loan losses of $43.7 million and a reserve for unfunded loan commitments of $407,000 (included in “accrued interest and other liabilities”). This compares to the allowance for credit losses of $44.2 million, comprised of an allowance for loan losses of $43.7 million and a reserve for unfunded loan commitments of $484,000 at March 31, 2026. The $83,000 decrease in the allowance for credit losses for the second quarter of 2026 was due to net charge-offs of $83,000. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans HFI totaled 1.32% at June 30, 2026, compared to 1.31% at March 31, 2026. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonperforming loans HFI was 183.76% at June 30, 2026, up from 97.98% at March 31, 2026. 

    For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2026     For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2026  
(dollars in thousands)   Allowance for loan losses     Reserve for unfunded loan commitments     Allowance for credit losses     Allowance for loan losses     Reserve for unfunded loan commitments     Allowance for credit losses  
Beginning balance   $ 43,666     $ 484     $ 44,150     $ 43,888     $ 484     $ 44,372  
Provision for/(reversal of) credit losses     77       (77 )           (123 )     (77 )     (200 )
Less loans charged-off     (119 )           (119 )     (146 )           (146 )
Recoveries on loans charged-off     36             36       41             41  
Ending balance   $ 43,660     $ 407     $ 44,067     $ 43,660     $ 407     $ 44,067  
                                                 

Shareholders’ Equity

At June 30, 2026, total shareholders’ equity was $535.2 million, a $4.1 million increase compared to March 31, 2026, and a $17.5 million increase compared to June 30, 2025. The increase in shareholders’ equity for the second quarter of 2026 was due mostly to net income of $10.1 million and stock-based compensation activity of $1.6 million, offset by common stock repurchases of $4.5 million and common stock cash dividends paid of $2.8 million. On June 15, 2026, the Company announced a new common stock repurchase plan providing for the repurchase of up to 1 million shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock through June 30, 2028. 

Dividend Announcement

The Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per common share. The dividend is payable on August 11, 2026 to shareholders of record on July 31, 2026.

Subordinated Notes Redemption

On July 1, 2026, the Company redeemed $40.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 4.00% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2031, originally issued on March 26, 2021 (the “Notes”). On April 1, 2026, the fixed interest rate of 4.00% on the Notes reset to a floating rate equal to three-month term SOFR plus a spread of 329 basis points, which equaled 6.98%, on that date. The Notes were redeemed at a cash redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, but excluding the redemption date of July 1, 2026, or approximately $40.7 million in aggregate. Upon completion of this $40.0 million redemption, $80.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes remain outstanding and the interest rate reset on July 1, 2026 to 7.02%.

Contact:
Lynn Hopkins, Chief Financial Officer
(213) 716-8066
lhopkins@rbbusa.com

Corporate Overview 

RBB Bancorp is a community-based financial holding company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. As of June 30, 2026, the Company had total assets of $4.3 billion. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, Royal Business Bank, is a full service commercial bank, which provides consumer and business banking services predominately to the Asian-centric communities through 24 branches located in six states including California, Nevada, New York, Illinois, New Jersey and Hawaii. Bank services include remote deposit, E-banking, mobile banking, commercial and investor real estate loans, business loans and lines of credit, commercial and industrial loans, SBA 7A and 504 loans, 1-4 single family residential loans, trade finance, a full range of depository account products and wealth management services. The Bank has nine branches in Los Angeles County, two branches in Ventura County, and one branch in Orange County, California; one branch in Las Vegas, Nevada; three branches and one loan operation center in Brooklyn, three branches in Queens, and one branch in Manhattan in New York; one branch in Edison, New Jersey; two branches in Chicago, Illinois; and, one branch in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Company’s administrative and lending center is located at 1055 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90017, and its operations center is located at 7025 Orangethorpe Ave., Buena Park, California 90621. The Company’s website address is www.royalbusinessbankusa.com.

Conference Call

Management will hold a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Pacific time/2:00 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, to discuss the Company’s second quarter 2026 financial results.

To listen to the conference call, please dial 1-888-506-0062 or 1-973-528-0011, the Participant ID code is 631029, conference ID RBBQ226. A replay of the call will be made available at 1-877-481-4010 or 1-919-882-2331, the passcode is 54229, approximately one hour after the conclusion of the call and will remain available through August 4, 2026.

The conference call will also be simultaneously webcast over the Internet; please visit our Royal Business Bank website at www.royalbusinessbankusa.com and click on the “Investors” tab to access the call from the site. This webcast will be recorded and available for replay on our website approximately two hours after the conclusion of the conference call.

Disclosure

This press release contains certain non-GAAP financial disclosures, which the Company uses to provide meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s operational performance and to enhance investors’ overall understanding of such financial performance. Please refer to the tables at the end of this press release for a presentation of performance ratios in accordance with GAAP and a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the GAAP financial measures.

Safe Harbor

Certain matters set forth herein (including the exhibits hereto) constitute forward-looking statements relating to the Company’s current business plans and expectations and our future financial position and operating results. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance and/or achievements to differ materially from those projected. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, business and economic conditions generally and in the financial services industry, nationally and within our current and future geographic markets, including the tight labor market, ineffective management of the United States (U.S.) federal budget or debt or turbulence or uncertainly in domestic or foreign financial markets; the strength of the U.S. economy in general and the strength of the local economies in which we conduct operations; adverse developments in the banking industry highlighted by high-profile bank failures and the potential impact of such developments on customer confidence, liquidity and regulatory responses to these developments; federal government shutdowns and uncertainty regarding the federal government’s debt limit; possible additional provisions for credit losses and charge-offs; credit risks of lending activities and deterioration in asset or credit quality; extensive laws and regulations and supervision that we are subject to, including potential supervisory action by bank supervisory authorities; compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and other money laundering statutes and regulations; potential goodwill impairment; liquidity risk; failure to comply with debt covenants; risks associated with acquisitions and the expansion of our business into new markets; inflation and deflation; real estate market conditions and the value of real estate collateral; the effects of having concentrations in our loan portfolio, including commercial real estate and the risks of geographic and industry concentrations; environmental liabilities; our ability to compete with larger competitors; our ability to retain key personnel; successful management of reputational risk; severe weather, natural disasters, earthquakes, fires, or other adverse external events could harm our business; geopolitical conditions, including acts or threats of terrorism, actions taken by the U.S. or other governments in response to acts or threats of terrorism and/or military conflicts, including the war between Russia and Ukraine, conflict in the Middle East, and increasing tensions between China and Taiwan, which could impact business and economic conditions in the U.S. and abroad; tariffs, trade policies, and related tensions, which could impact our clients, specific industry sectors, and/or broader economic conditions and financial market; public health crises and pandemics, and their effects on the economic and business environments in which we operate, including our credit quality and business operations, as well as the impact on general economic and financial market conditions; general economic or business conditions in Asia, and other regions where the Bank has operations; failures, interruptions, or security breaches of our information systems; climate change, including any enhanced regulatory, compliance, credit and reputational risks and costs; cybersecurity threats and the cost of defending against them; our ability to adapt our systems to the expanding use of technology in banking; risk management processes and strategies; the impact of regulatory enforcement actions, if any; certain provisions in our charter and bylaws that may affect acquisition of the Company; changes in tax laws and regulations; the impact of governmental efforts to restructure the U.S. financial regulatory system and increased costs of compliance and other risks associated with changes in regulation, including any amendments to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; the impact of changes in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insurance assessment rate and the rules and regulations related to the calculation of the FDIC insurance assessments; the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices or accounting standards, as may be adopted from time-to-time by bank regulatory agencies, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) or other accounting standards setters; fluctuations in the Company’s stock price; restrictions on dividends and other distributions by laws and regulations and by our regulators and our capital structure; our ability to raise additional capital, if needed, and the potential resulting dilution of interests of holders of our common stock; the soundness of other financial institutions; our ongoing relations with our various federal and state regulators, including the SEC, FDIC, Federal Reserve Bank, California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; our success at managing the risks involved in the foregoing items and all other factors set forth in the Company’s public reports, including its Annual Report as filed under Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and particularly the discussion of risk factors within that document. The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements to reflect occurrences or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements except as required by law. Any statements about future operating results, such as those concerning accretion and dilution to the Company’s earnings or shareholders, are for illustrative purposes only, are not forecasts, and actual results may differ.

RBB BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
 
    June 30,     March 31,     December 31,     September 30,     June 30,  
    2026     2026     2025     2025     2025  
Assets                                        
Cash and due from banks   $ 25,363     $ 23,893     $ 27,086     $ 24,251     $ 27,338  
Interest-earning deposits with financial institutions     257,652       173,017       185,231       210,679       164,514  
Cash and cash equivalents     283,015       196,910       212,317       234,930       191,852  
Interest-earning time deposits with financial institutions     600       600       600       600       600  
Investment securities available for sale     407,160       415,789       407,204       410,631       413,142  
Investment securities held to maturity     4,181       4,182       4,184       4,185       4,186  
Loans held for sale                 2,067       756        
Loans held for investment     3,309,459       3,325,232       3,314,301       3,302,577       3,234,695  
Allowance for loan losses     (43,660 )     (43,666 )     (43,888 )     (44,892 )     (51,014 )
Net loans held for investment     3,265,799       3,281,566       3,270,413       3,257,685       3,183,681  
Premises and equipment, net     22,868       23,204       23,540       23,851       23,945  
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock     15,000       15,000       15,000       15,000       15,000  
Cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance     62,841       62,403       61,972       61,538       61,111  
Goodwill     71,498       71,498       71,498       71,498       71,498  
Servicing assets     5,864       5,834       6,041       6,252       6,482  
Core deposit intangibles     1,078       1,204       1,338       1,495       1,667  
Right-of-use assets     22,068       22,601       23,026       24,305       25,554  
Accrued interest and other assets     113,030       93,521       109,094       95,729       91,322  
Total assets   $ 4,275,002     $ 4,194,312     $ 4,208,294     $ 4,208,455     $ 4,090,040  
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity                                        
Deposits:                                        
Noninterest-bearing demand   $ 591,556     $ 526,882     $ 526,538     $ 550,488     $ 543,885  
Savings, NOW and money market accounts     1,191,198       1,175,735       956,299       721,697       691,679  
Time deposits, $250,000 and under     815,528       863,717       974,670       1,119,258       1,010,674  
Time deposits, greater than $250,000     792,359       773,550       892,891       975,054       941,993  
Total deposits     3,390,641       3,339,884       3,350,398       3,366,497       3,188,231  
FHLB advances     160,000       130,000       130,000       130,000       180,000  
Long-term debt, net of issuance costs     120,000       120,000       119,911       119,815       119,720  
Subordinated debentures     15,484       15,429       15,375       15,320       15,265  
Lease liabilities – operating leases     23,836       24,379       24,800       26,066       27,294  
Accrued interest and other liabilities     29,864       33,566       44,400       36,422       41,877  
Total liabilities     3,739,825       3,663,258       3,684,884       3,694,120       3,572,387  
Shareholders’ equity:                                        
Common stock     250,590       251,050       250,694       250,362       259,863  
Additional paid-in capital     3,004       3,649       3,941       3,734       3,579  
Retained earnings     296,119       290,566       282,024       274,608       270,152  
Non-controlling interest     72       72       72       72       72  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net     (14,608 )     (14,283 )     (13,321 )     (14,441 )     (16,013 )
Total shareholders’ equity     535,177       531,054       523,410       514,335       517,653  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity   $ 4,275,002     $ 4,194,312     $ 4,208,294     $ 4,208,455     $ 4,090,040  
                                         

RBB BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
 
    For the Three Months Ended     For the Six Months Ended  
    June 30, 2026     March 31, 2026     June 30, 2025     June 30, 2026     June 30, 2025  
Interest and dividend income:                                        
Interest and fees on loans   $ 50,663     $ 49,938     $ 47,687     $ 100,601     $ 93,308  
Interest on interest-earning deposits     1,708       1,883       1,750       3,591       3,764  
Interest on investment securities     4,259       3,969       4,213       8,228       8,349  
Dividend income on FHLB stock     222       760       324       982       654  
Interest on federal funds sold and other     307       253       231       560       466  
Total interest and dividend income     57,159       56,803       54,205       113,962       106,541  
Interest expense:                                        
Interest on savings deposits, NOW and money market accounts     9,197       7,347       4,567       16,544       9,035  
Interest on time deposits     14,397       16,221       19,250       30,618       38,334  
Interest on long-term debt and subordinated debentures     2,428       1,599       1,634       4,027       3,266  
Interest on FHLB advances     1,051       1,133       1,420       2,184       2,409  
Total interest expense     27,073       26,300       26,871       53,373       53,044  
Net interest income before (reversal of)/provision for credit losses     30,086       30,503       27,334       60,589       53,497  
(Reversal of)/provision for credit losses           (200 )     2,387       (200 )     9,133  
Net interest income after (reversal of)/provision for credit losses     30,086       30,703       24,947       60,789       44,364  
Noninterest income:                                        
Service charges and fees     1,104       1,032       1,060       2,136       2,077  
Gain on sale of loans     964       324       358       1,288       439  
Loan servicing fees, net of amortization     533       504       541       1,037       1,129  
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance     438       431       411       869       814  
(Loss)/gain on OREO     (221 )     890             669        
Other income     200       1,070       6,108       1,270       6,314  
Total noninterest income     3,018       4,251       8,478       7,269       10,773  
Noninterest expense:                                        
Salaries and employee benefits     11,045       11,261       11,080       22,306       21,723  
Occupancy and equipment expenses     2,449       2,511       2,377       4,960       4,784  
Data processing     1,690       1,708       1,713       3,398       3,315  
Legal and professional     1,311       1,503       2,904       2,814       4,419  
Office expenses     377       359       405       736       813  
Marketing and business promotion     178       215       212       393       409  
Insurance and regulatory assessments     746       749       709       1,495       1,439  
Core deposit premium     127       134       172       261       344  
Other expenses     1,099       818       921       1,917       1,769  
Total noninterest expense     19,022       19,258       20,493       38,280       39,015  
Income before income taxes     14,082       15,696       12,932       29,778       16,122  
Income tax expense     3,942       4,396       3,599       8,338       4,499  
Net income   $ 10,140     $ 11,300     $ 9,333     $ 21,440     $ 11,623  
                                         
Net income per share                                        
Basic   $ 0.60     $ 0.66     $ 0.53     $ 1.26     $ 0.66  
Diluted   $ 0.59     $ 0.66     $ 0.52     $ 1.25     $ 0.65  
Cash dividends declared per common share   $ 0.16     $ 0.16     $ 0.16     $ 0.32     $ 0.32  
Weighted-average common shares outstanding                                        
Basic     17,011,624       17,063,757       17,746,607       17,037,546       17,737,212  
Diluted     17,141,742       17,174,526       17,797,735       17,158,043       17,784,237  
                                         

RBB BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET AND NET INTEREST INCOME
(Unaudited)
 
    For the Three Months Ended  
    June 30, 2026     March 31, 2026     June 30, 2025  
    Average     Interest     Yield /     Average     Interest     Yield /     Average     Interest     Yield /  
(tax-equivalent basis, dollars in thousands)   Balance     & Fees     Rate     Balance     & Fees     Rate     Balance     & Fees     Rate  
Interest-earning assets                                                                        
Cash and cash equivalents (1)   $ 194,256     $ 2,015       4.16 %   $ 215,930     $ 2,136       4.01 %   $ 163,838     $ 1,980       4.85 %
FHLB Stock     15,000       222       5.94 %     15,000       760       20.55 %     15,000       324       8.66 %
Securities                                                                        
Available for sale (2)     419,191       4,245       4.06 %     404,610       3,955       3.96 %     399,414       4,189       4.21 %
Held to maturity (2)     4,182       38       3.64 %     4,183       38       3.68 %     5,028       48       3.83 %
Total loans (3)     3,315,864       50,663       6.13 %     3,296,165       49,938       6.14 %     3,171,570       47,687       6.03 %
Total interest-earning assets     3,948,493     $ 57,183       5.81 %     3,935,888     $ 56,827       5.86 %     3,754,850     $ 54,228       5.79 %
Total noninterest-earning assets     262,546                       268,010                       254,029                  
Total average assets   $ 4,211,039                     $ 4,203,898                     $ 4,008,879                  
                                                                         
Interest-bearing liabilities                                                                        
NOW   $ 83,681     $ 478       2.29 %   $ 73,637     $ 398       2.19 %   $ 66,755     $ 368       2.21 %
Money market     556,084       4,189       3.02 %     529,013       3,795       2.91 %     482,669       3,774       3.14 %
Savings deposits     589,187       4,529       3.08 %     441,123       3,154       2.90 %     141,411       425       1.21 %
Time deposits, $250,000 and under     837,026       7,322       3.51 %     926,226       8,313       3.64 %     996,249       9,768       3.93 %
Time deposits, greater than $250,000     768,027       7,076       3.70 %     845,786       7,908       3.79 %     922,540       9,482       4.12 %
Total interest-bearing deposits     2,834,005       23,594       3.34 %     2,815,785       23,568       3.39 %     2,609,624       23,817       3.66 %
FHLB advances     116,813       1,051       3.61 %     130,000       1,133       3.53 %     159,286       1,420       3.58 %
Long-term debt     120,000       2,118       7.08 %     119,945       1,289       4.36 %     119,657       1,296       4.34 %
Subordinated debentures     15,448       310       8.05 %     15,394       310       8.17 %     15,230       338       8.90 %
Total borrowings     252,261       3,479       5.53 %     265,339       2,732       4.18 %     294,173       3,054       4.16 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities     3,086,266       27,073       3.52 %     3,081,124       26,300       3.46 %     2,903,797       26,871       3.71 %
Noninterest-bearing liabilities                                                                        
Noninterest-bearing deposits     535,756                       526,151                       526,113                  
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities     56,608                       67,241                       65,278                  
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities     592,364                       593,392                       591,391                  
Shareholders’ equity     532,409                       529,382                       513,691                  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity   $ 4,211,039                     $ 4,203,898                     $ 4,008,879                  
Net interest income / interest rate spreads           $ 30,110       2.29 %           $ 30,527       2.40 %           $ 27,357       2.08 %
Net interest margin                     3.06 %                     3.15 %                     2.92 %
                                                                         
Total cost of deposits   $ 3,369,761     $ 23,594       2.81 %   $ 3,341,936     $ 23,568       2.86 %   $ 3,135,737     $ 23,817       3.05 %
Total cost of funds   $ 3,622,022     $ 27,073       3.00 %   $ 3,607,275     $ 26,300       2.96 %   $ 3,429,910     $ 26,871       3.14 %

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(1 ) Includes income and average balances for interest-earning time deposits and other miscellaneous interest-earning assets.
(2 ) Interest income and average rates for tax-exempt securities are presented on a tax-equivalent basis.
(3 ) Average loan balances relate to loans held for investment and loans held for sale and include nonaccrual loans. Interest income on loans includes the effects of discount accretion and net deferred loan origination fees and costs accounted for as yield adjustments.
     

RBB BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET AND NET INTEREST INCOME
(Unaudited)
 
    For the Six Months Ended June 30,  
    2026     2025  
    Average     Interest     Yield /     Average     Interest     Yield /  
(tax-equivalent basis, dollars in
thousands)
  Balance     & Fees     Rate     Balance     & Fees     Rate  
Interest-earning assets                                                
Cash and cash equivalents (1)   $ 205,033     $ 4,151       4.08 %   $ 178,953     $ 4,230       4.77 %
FHLB Stock     15,000       982       13.20 %     15,000       654       8.79 %
Securities                                                
Available for sale (2)     411,941       8,200       4.01 %     394,822       8,302       4.24 %
Held to maturity (2)     4,182       76       3.66 %     5,108       97       3.83 %
Total loans (3)     3,306,068       100,601       6.14 %     3,125,652       93,308       6.02 %
Total interest-earning assets     3,942,224     $ 114,010       5.83 %     3,719,535     $ 106,591       5.78 %
Total noninterest-earning assets     265,264                       257,250                  
Total average assets   $ 4,207,488                     $ 3,976,785                  
                                                 
Interest-bearing liabilities                                                
NOW   $ 78,687     $ 877       2.25 %   $ 64,004     $ 689       2.17 %
Money market     542,623       7,983       2.97 %     473,109       7,399       3.15 %
Saving deposits     515,564       7,684       3.01 %     148,225       947       1.29 %
Time deposits, $250,000 and under     881,380       15,634       3.58 %     992,954       19,815       4.02 %
Time deposits, greater than $250,000     806,692       14,984       3.75 %     893,832       18,519       4.18 %
Total interest-bearing deposits     2,824,946       47,162       3.37 %     2,572,124       47,369       3.71 %
FHLB advances     123,370       2,184       3.57 %     168,011       2,409       2.89 %
Long-term debt     119,973       3,407       5.73 %     119,610       2,591       4.37 %
Subordinated debentures     15,421       620       8.11 %     15,203       675       8.95 %
Total borrowings     258,764       6,211       4.84 %     302,824       5,675       3.78 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities     3,083,710       53,373       3.49 %     2,874,948       53,044       3.72 %
Noninterest-bearing liabilities                                                
Noninterest-bearing deposits     530,980                       523,145                  
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities     61,895                       65,711                  
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities     592,875                       588,856                  
Shareholders’ equity     530,903                       512,981                  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity   $ 4,207,488                     $ 3,976,785                  
Net interest income / interest rate spreads           $ 60,637       2.34 %           $ 53,547       2.06 %
Net interest margin                     3.10 %                     2.90 %
                                                 
Total cost of deposits   $ 3,355,926     $ 47,162       2.83 %   $ 3,095,269     $ 47,369       3.09 %
Total cost of funds   $ 3,614,690     $ 53,373       2.98 %   $ 3,398,093     $ 53,044       3.15 %

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(1 ) Includes income and average balances for interest-earning time deposits and other miscellaneous interest-earning assets.
(2 ) Interest income and average rates for tax-exempt securities are presented on a tax-equivalent basis.
(3 ) Average loan balances relate to loans held for investment and loans held for sale and include nonaccrual loans. Interest income on loans includes the effects of discount accretion and net deferred loan origination fees and costs accounted for as yield adjustments.
     

RBB BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Unaudited)
 
    At or for the Three Months Ended     At or for the Six Months Ended June 30,  
    June 30,     March 31,     June 30,                  
    2026     2026     2025     2026     2025  
Per share data (common stock)                                        
Book value   $ 31.51     $ 31.10     $ 29.25     $ 31.51     $ 29.25  
Tangible book value (1)   $ 27.23     $ 26.84     $ 25.11     $ 27.23     $ 25.11  
Performance ratios                                        
Return on average assets, annualized     0.97 %     1.09 %     0.93 %     1.03 %     0.59 %
Return on average shareholders’ equity, annualized     7.64 %     8.66 %     7.29 %     8.14 %     4.57 %
Return on average tangible common equity, annualized (1)     8.85 %     10.04 %     8.50 %     9.44 %     5.33 %
Noninterest income to average assets, annualized     0.29 %     0.41 %     0.85 %     0.35 %     0.55 %
Noninterest expense to average assets, annualized     1.81 %     1.86 %     2.05 %     1.83 %     1.98 %
Yield on average earning assets     5.81 %     5.86 %     5.79 %     5.83 %     5.78 %
Yield on average loans     6.13 %     6.14 %     6.03 %     6.14 %     6.02 %
Cost of average total deposits (2)     2.81 %     2.86 %     3.05 %     2.83 %     3.09 %
Cost of average interest-bearing deposits     3.34 %     3.39 %     3.66 %     3.37 %     3.71 %
Cost of average interest-bearing liabilities     3.52 %     3.46 %     3.71 %     3.49 %     3.72 %
Net interest spread     2.29 %     2.40 %     2.08 %     2.34 %     2.06 %
Net interest margin     3.06 %     3.15 %     2.92 %     3.10 %     2.90 %
Efficiency ratio (3)     57.46 %     55.41 %     57.22 %     56.41 %     60.70 %
Common stock dividend payout ratio     26.67 %     24.24 %     30.19 %     25.40 %     48.48 %

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(1 ) Non-GAAP measure. See Non–GAAP reconciliations set forth at the end of this press release.
(2 ) Total deposits include noninterest-bearing deposits and interest-bearing deposits.
(3 ) Ratio calculated by dividing noninterest expense by the sum of net interest income before provision for credit losses and noninterest income.
     

RBB BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
 
    At or for the quarter ended  
    June 30,     March 31,     June 30,  
    2026     2026     2025  
Credit Quality Data:                        
Special mention loans   $ 20,275     $ 24,778     $ 91,317  
Special mention loans to total loans HFI     0.61 %     0.75 %     2.82 %
Substandard loans HFI   $ 61,529     $ 72,494     $ 91,019  
Substandard loans HFI to total loans HFI     1.86 %     2.18 %     2.81 %
Loans 30-89 days past due, excluding nonperforming loans   $ 8,970     $ 7,911     $ 18,003  
Loans 30-89 days past due, excluding nonperforming loans, to total loans     0.27 %     0.24 %     0.56 %
                         
Nonperforming loans HFI   $ 23,759     $ 44,568     $ 56,817  
OREO (included in “accrued interest and other assets”)     19,820       4,268       4,170  
Nonperforming assets   $ 43,579     $ 48,836     $ 60,987  
Nonperforming loans to total loans HFI     0.72 %     1.34 %     1.76 %
Nonperforming assets to total assets     1.02 %     1.16 %     1.49 %
                         
Allowance for loan losses   $ 43,660     $ 43,666     $ 51,014  
Allowance for loan losses to total loans HFI     1.32 %     1.31 %     1.58 %
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans HFI     183.76 %     97.98 %     89.79 %
Net charge-offs   $ 83     $ 22     $ 3,305  
Net charge-offs to average loans     0.01 %     0.00 %     0.42 %
                         
Capitalratios (1)                        
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (2)     11.01 %     11.12 %     11.07 %
Tier 1 leverage ratio     11.86 %     11.77 %     12.04 %
Tier 1 common capital to risk-weighted assets     18.00 %     17.85 %     17.61 %
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets     18.57 %     18.41 %     18.17 %
Total capital to risk-weighted assets     23.44 %     24.20 %     24.00 %

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(1 ) June 30, 2026 capital ratios are preliminary.
(2 ) Non-GAAP measure. See non-GAAP reconciliations set forth at the end of this press release.
     

RBB BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Unaudited)
 
Loan Portfolio Detail   As of June 30, 2026     As of March 31, 2026     As of June 30, 2025  
(dollars in thousands)   $   %     $     %     $     %  
Loans:                                            
Single-family residential mortgages   $ 1,680,635     50.8 %   $ 1,682,728       50.6 %   $ 1,603,114       49.6 %
Commercial real estate (1)     1,277,559     38.6 %     1,274,105       38.3 %     1,273,442       39.4 %
Construction and land development     146,273     4.4 %     159,292       4.8 %     157,970       4.9 %
Commercial and industrial     151,961     4.6 %     152,911       4.6 %     138,263       4.3 %
SBA     49,667     1.5 %     52,279       1.6 %     55,984       1.7 %
Other loans     3,364     0.1 %     3,917       0.1 %     5,922       0.1 %
Total loans held for investment   $ 3,309,459     100.0 %   $ 3,325,232       100.0 %   $ 3,234,695       100.0 %
Allowance for loan losses     (43,660 )           (43,666 )             (51,014 )        
Total loans held for investment, net   $ 3,265,799           $ 3,281,566             $ 3,183,681          

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(1 ) Includes non-farm and non-residential loans, multi-family residential loans and non-owner occupied single family residential loans.
     

Deposits   As of June 30, 2026   As of March 31, 2026     As of June 30, 2025  
(dollars in thousands)   $   %   $     %     $     %  
Deposits:                                          
Noninterest-bearing demand   $ 591,556   17.5 %   $ 526,882       15.8 %   $ 543,885       17.1 %
Savings, NOW and money market accounts     1,191,198   35.1 %     1,175,735       35.2 %     691,679       21.7 %
Time deposits, $250,000 and under     736,102   21.7 %     740,429       22.2 %     848,379       26.6 %
Time deposits, greater than $250,000     751,600   22.2 %     733,046       21.9 %     920,481       28.8 %
Wholesale deposits (1)     120,185   3.5 %     163,792       4.9 %     183,807       5.8 %
Total deposits   $ 3,390,641   100.0 %   $ 3,339,884       100.0 %   $ 3,188,231       100.0 %

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(1 ) Includes brokered deposits, collateralized deposits from the State of California, and deposits acquired through internet listing services.
     

Non-GAAP Reconciliations

Tangible Book Value Reconciliations

Tangible book value per share is a non-GAAP disclosure. Management measures tangible book value per share to assess the Company’s capital strength and business performance and believes this is helpful to investors as additional tools for further understanding our performance. The following is a reconciliation of tangible book value to the Company shareholders’ equity computed in accordance with GAAP, as well as a calculation of tangible book value per share as of as of the dates indicated.

                       
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)   June 30, 2026     March 31, 2026     June 30, 2025  
Tangible common equity:                        
Total shareholders’ equity   $ 535,177     $ 531,054     $ 517,653  
Adjustments                        
Goodwill     (71,498 )     (71,498 )     (71,498 )
Core deposit intangible     (1,078 )     (1,204 )     (1,667 )
Tangible common equity   $ 462,601     $ 458,352     $ 444,488  
Tangible assets:                        
Total assets-GAAP   $ 4,275,002     $ 4,194,312     $ 4,090,040  
Adjustments                        
Goodwill     (71,498 )     (71,498 )     (71,498 )
Core deposit intangible     (1,078 )     (1,204 )     (1,667 )
Tangible assets   $ 4,202,426     $ 4,121,610     $ 4,016,875  
Common shares outstanding     16,985,919       17,074,159       17,699,091  
Common equity to assets ratio     12.52 %     12.66 %     12.66 %
Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio     11.01 %     11.12 %     11.07 %
Book value per share   $ 31.51     $ 31.10     $ 29.25  
Tangible book value per share   $ 27.23     $ 26.84     $ 25.11  
                         

Return on Average Tangible Common Equity

Management measures return on average tangible common equity (“ROATCE”) to assess the Company’s capital strength and business performance and believes this is helpful to investors as an additional tool for further understanding our performance. Tangible equity excludes goodwill and other intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights) and is reviewed by banking and financial institution regulators when assessing a financial institution’s capital adequacy. This non-GAAP financial measure should not be considered a substitute for operating results determined in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies. The following table reconciles ROATCE to its most comparable GAAP measure:

    Three Months Ended     Six Month Ended June 30,  
(dollars in thousands)   June 30, 2026     March 31, 2026     June 30, 2025     2026     2025  
Net income available to common shareholders   $ 10,140     $ 11,300     $ 9,333     $ 21,440     $ 11,623  
                                         
Average shareholders’ equity     532,409       529,382       513,691       530,903       512,981  
Adjustments:                                        
Average goodwill     (71,498 )     (71,498 )     (71,498 )     (71,498 )     (71,498 )
Average core deposit intangible     (1,161 )     (1,288 )     (1,780 )     (1,224 )     (1,865 )
Adjusted average tangible common equity   $ 459,750     $ 456,596     $ 440,413     $ 458,181     $ 439,618  
Return on average common equity, annualized     7.64 %     8.66 %     7.29 %     8.14 %     4.57 %
Return on average tangible common equity, annualized     8.85 %     10.04 %     8.50 %     9.44 %     5.33 %
                                         

Pre-Tax Pre-Provision Income

Management believes that pre-tax pre-provision (“PTPP”) income is a useful measure for investors to evaluate core operating performance, excluding the volatility of credit provision expenses/(reversals). PTPP income is calculated by subtracting noninterest expense from the sum of net interest income and noninterest income, as shown in the following table.

    Three Months Ended     Six Month Ended June 30,  
(dollars in thousands)     June 30, 2026       March 31, 2026       June 30, 2025       2026       2025  
Net interest income before (reversal of)/provision for credit losses   $ 30,086     $ 30,503     $ 27,334     $ 60,589     $ 53,497  
Add: Noninterest income     3,018       4,251       8,478       7,269       10,773  
Less: Noninterest expense     (19,022 )     (19,258 )     (20,493 )     (38,280 )     (39,015 )
Pre-tax pre-provision income   $ 14,082     $ 15,496     $ 15,319     $ 29,578     $ 25,255  
                                         


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