Oregon Bancorp Reports Quarterly and Annual Results

Oregon Bancorp, Inc. (OTCBB: ORBN) (the “Company”), parent company of Willamette Valley Bank, reported net income of $8.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to $3.1 million during the fourth quarter of 2019. Earnings per share for the quarter were $3.37 compared to $1.32 for the same quarter a year ago. The Company also increased its quarterly cash dividend from $0.11 to $0.26 per share during December.

Year-to-date net income rose to $28.3 million in 2020, an increase of 146% from last year and representing a new high for the Company. Return on average assets for the year reached 8.55% compared to 4.47% in 2019 and return on average equity for the year was 60.72% compared to 35.63% in the prior year. Total assets improved from $269.5 million on December 31, 2019 to $395.9 million on December 31, 2020.

Asset quality remains solid with past due loans equaling 0.14% of total loans and non-performing loans as a percentage of total loans measuring 0.38%. Strong earnings have increased the Company’s ratio of equity to total assets to 15.85%.

“We are pleased with the financial success that occurred during an unprecedented time in history that included significant economic distress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,” stated Ryan Dempster, President and Chief Executive Officer. “There were many financial highlights during the year, including record earnings and mortgage originations, and good commercial loan and deposit growth. An equally rewarding achievement, however, was our ability to inject $25.9 million into our economy by participating in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program, which helped save thousands of jobs and aid our economy during this challenging time in history.”

About Oregon Bancorp, Inc.

Oregon Bancorp, Inc. is the parent company of Willamette Valley Bank (Bank), a community bank headquartered in Salem, Oregon. The Bank conducts commercial and retail banking activities at four full-service branch locations in Salem, Keizer, Silverton, and Albany, Oregon. The Bank also operates 13 Home Loan Centers located in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. For more information about Oregon Bancorp, Inc. or its subsidiary, Willamette Valley Bank, please call (503)485-2222 or visit our website at www.willamettevalleybank.com.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
Unaudited
	December 31,									September 30,
Summary Statements of Condition	2020				2019					2020
Cash and short term investments	$	27,875,749			$	17,613,486				$	22,088,990
Investments		-				-					-
Loans:
Commercial		32,319,726				12,424,690					36,933,533
Commercial real estate		190,211,867				164,792,981					191,328,447
Other		1,628,336				4,216,716					3,576,022
Unearned income		(729,309	)			(172,180	)				(913,132	)
Loan and lease loss reserve		(2,482,430	)			(1,814,818	)				(2,434,858	)
Total net loans		220,948,190				179,447,389					228,490,012
Loans available for sale		125,738,282				58,751,727					113,322,565
Property and other assets		21,327,032				13,669,164					20,442,443
Total assets	$	395,889,253			$	269,481,766				$	384,344,010
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	26,880,774			$	39,435,130				$	26,843,325
Interest-bearing demand		72,519,591				26,855,835					64,416,006
Savings and Money Market		97,177,179				54,654,082					91,600,189
Certificates of deposit		72,109,879				100,894,321					73,520,599
Total deposits		268,687,423				221,839,368					256,380,119
Borrowings		48,500,316				840,924					57,830,155
Other liabilities		15,972,396				8,405,847					14,934,249
Shareholders' equity		62,729,118				38,395,627					55,199,487
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	395,889,253			$	269,481,766				$	384,344,010
Book value per share	$	26.55			$	16.54				$	23.37

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF NET INCOME
Unaudited
	Year-to-Date							Three Months Ending
	December 31, 2020			December 31, 2019				December 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Interest income	$	13,570,987		$	12,134,009			$	3,765,735		$	3,064,676
Interest expense		1,903,011			2,376,925				371,615			619,677
Net interest income		11,667,976			9,757,084				3,394,120			2,444,999
Less Provision for loan losses		657,321			328,000				45,000			138,000
Net interest income after provision		11,010,655			9,429,084				3,349,120			2,306,999
Noninterest income		89,722,584			45,839,886				25,343,622			12,399,571
Noninterest expense		62,771,336			39,902,657				18,050,006			10,623,829
Net income before income taxes		37,961,903			15,366,313				10,642,736			4,082,741
Provision for income taxes		9,670,191			3,859,118				2,691,815			1,013,571
Net income after income taxes	$	28,291,712		$	11,507,195			$	7,950,921		$	3,069,170
Net income per share, basic	$	12.00		$	4.98			$	3.37		$	1.32

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