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Rhinebeck Bancorp reports higher third-quarter earnings after July conversion

Rhinebeck Bancorp reported higher third-quarter and nine-month earnings for 2026, alongside deposit growth, a completed second-step conversion and increased non-performing assets.

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Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:RBKB) reported net income of $3.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026, an increase of $457,000, or 17.0%, from the comparable period of 2025. The company also reported nine-month net income of $8.0 million, up $275,000, or 3.6%, from the same period last year.

#Quarterly earnings and income drivers

Third-quarter earnings were $0.21 per basic and diluted share, compared with $0.18 per basic and diluted share in the prior-year quarter. For the first nine months of 2026, earnings were $0.53 per basic share and $0.52 per diluted share.

Rhinebeck Bancorp said the quarterly improvement mainly reflected higher net interest income, although the benefit was partly reduced by increased non-interest expense. Net interest income rose $973,000, or 8.1%, to $13.0 million.

The net interest margin declined by 14 basis points to 3.79%. The company attributed part of the reduction to a larger concentration of lower-yielding liquid assets following the stock offering and deposit growth. The interest rate spread also decreased from 3.27% to 3.03%.

Non-interest expense increased $579,000, or 6.0%, to $10.3 million. The main increases included $314,000 in salaries and employee benefits, $184,000 in other non-interest expense, $102,000 in data processing costs and $74,000 in professional fees.

#Credit performance and non-interest income

The provision for credit losses fell $126,000, or 13.9%, to $778,000 in the third quarter. Net charge-offs declined to $211,000 from $963,000 in the year-earlier quarter, with the company citing lower charge-offs in commercial real estate and indirect automobile loans.

Past-due loans fell $4.1 million, or 28.2%, from December 31, 2025, to $10.4 million at September 30, 2026. They represented 1.10% of total loans, compared with 1.52% at year-end 2025. Non-performing assets moved in the opposite direction, rising $600,000, or 16.2%, to $4.3 million.

Third-quarter non-interest income increased $127,000, or 6.5%, to $2.1 million. The change included a $318,000 gain on life insurance and a $50,000 increase in service charges on deposit accounts, partly offset by lower swap income and a decrease in net gains from loan sales after the company discontinued direct residential mortgage loan origination.

#Conversion and balance-sheet changes

Rhinebeck Bancorp, MHC completed its second-step conversion on July 21, 2026 and then ceased to exist. In connection with the transaction, Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. sold 8,880,210 shares of common stock at $10.00 per share for gross proceeds of $88.8 million.

Publicly held shares were exchanged at a ratio of 1.3978 shares of company common stock for each outstanding share. Prior-period share and per-share figures were adjusted to reflect that ratio.

Total assets reached $1.51 billion at September 30, 2026, an increase of $209.4 million, or 16.1%, from December 31, 2025. Cash and cash equivalents increased $99.3 million, or 97.4%, while available-for-sale securities rose $119.4 million, or 73.6%. Loans receivable decreased $8.9 million, or 0.9%, to $944.5 million.

The company reported a $34.5 million reduction in indirect automobile loans. That decline was partly offset by increases of $24.8 million in residential real estate loans and $3.6 million in commercial and industrial loans.

#Deposits, equity and capital ratios

Total deposits increased $147.0 million, or 13.4%, from December 31, 2025. Non-interest-bearing deposits accounted for $31.1 million of the increase, while interest-bearing deposits rose $116.0 million.

Stockholders' equity increased $84.0 million, or 61.4%, to $220.8 million. The change primarily reflected $85.6 million in net capital raised through the stock offering and $8.0 million in net income. It was partly offset by the acquisition of 355,208 shares for the employee stock ownership plan and a $4.2 million increase in total accumulated other comprehensive loss.

The company's tangible common equity-to-tangible assets ratio was 14.48% for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared with 10.35% for the year ended December 31, 2025. The capital ratios provided in the release apply to Rhinebeck Bank. Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. is not subject to the minimum consolidated capital requirements as a small bank holding company with assets of less than $3.0 billion.

#Management plans and business background

President and Chief Executive Officer Matthew Smith said the company intends to use capital raised in the conversion to expand its commercial banking franchise, strengthen existing client relationships and develop digital banking capabilities. He also said the company is seeking to diversify funding sources and improve operating performance. These are management's forward-looking statements and are subject to risks and uncertainties.

Rhinebeck Bancorp is the holding company for Rhinebeck Bank, a New York-chartered stock savings bank headquartered in Poughkeepsie, New York. The Bank operates through thirteen branches, commercial banking offices and representative offices, providing consumer and commercial banking, lending, treasury management and digital banking services. Wealth management and investment advisory services are offered through Rhinebeck Asset Management, a division of the Bank.

The company identifies risks to forward-looking statements including changes in interest rates, economic conditions, liquidity, asset quality, funding access, regulation, cybersecurity and other factors. It says actual results may differ from expected results and that undue reliance should not be placed on such statements.

#Key Takeaways

  • Third-quarter net income rose 17.0% to $3.2 million, while nine-month net income increased 3.6% to $8.0 million.
  • Third-quarter net interest income reached $13.0 million, although the net interest margin declined to 3.79%.
  • The July 21, 2026 second-step conversion involved 8,880,210 shares sold at $10.00 per share for gross proceeds of $88.8 million.
  • Deposits increased $147.0 million, or 13.4%, from December 31, 2025, while stockholders' equity reached $220.8 million.
  • Past-due loans decreased to $10.4 million, but non-performing assets increased to $4.3 million.

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