CF BANKSHARES INC., PARENT OF CFBANK NA, REPORTS RESULTS FOR THE 2nd QUARTER 2026.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CF Bankshares Inc. (NASDAQ: CFBK) (the "Company"), the parent of CFBank, National Association ("CFBank"), today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026.

Second Quarter 2026 Highlights

• Net income for Q2 2026 was $5.9 million ($0.90 per diluted common share), which included $944,000 of Provision expense. This represents an 18% increase in net income over Q1 2026.  
• Pre-provision, pre-tax net revenue (PPNR) for Q2 2026 was $8.2 million, which represents a 26% increase over Q1 2026.  
• Return on Average Equity (ROE) was 12.31% for Q2 2026, while Return on Average Assets (ROA) was 1.11%.
• Net Interest Margin (NIM) was 2.93%, an increase of 24bps when compared to the prior quarter.
• Noninterest income increased $214,000, or 14%, when compared to Q1 2026.  This was driven by a $184,000 increase in Swap Fees and a $78,000 increase in Customer Fees, including Treasury Management products and services.
• Commercial Loan Fundings of $135 million in Q2, resulting in Net Commercial Loan growth of $52 million for the quarter.
• Noninterest bearing (NIB) deposit balances grew by $33 million, or 14% during the quarter, with total Core Deposits (excluding brokered deposits) increasing $91 million, or 6%.
• Book value per share increased to $29.04 as of June 30, 2026.
• Efficiency Ratio improved to 50.4% compared to 56.1% for the prior quarter.
• CFBank's capital position remains strong with a Tier 1 Leverage Ratio of 11.64% and a Total Capital Ratio of 14.76%.

Recent Developments

• On July 1, 2026, the Company's Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.09 per share on its Common Stock and a corresponding cash dividend of $9.00 per share on its Series D Preferred Stock.  The dividend was paid on July 21, 2026 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on July 13, 2026.

CEO and Board Chair Commentary

Timothy T. O'Dell, President and CEO, commented, "Q2 Consolidated Net Earnings of $5.9 million includes nearly $1 million ($944,000) of Provision Expense. This represents an 18% increase in net Earnings vs. our First quarter results.

We expect increasing Size & Scale supported by our strong Commercial Loan Pipelines to be further accretive to Core Earnings during the Second half of 2026.

Success with expanding our Commercial Banking Regional Teams throughout our Footprint, is resulting in expanded Business Banking opportunities and strong pipelines.

We feel well positioned to sustain Commercial Loan Yields through effective use of loan rate floors. Additionally, Commercial loan Swaps (up $184,000 for the second quarter) are providing lift to non-interest Fee Income. Expansion of our Residential Mortgage salable loan volumes and business is on a trajectory which is likely to provide added Fee income contribution during the second half of the year.

NIM is expected to remain a challenge. In response, our Treasury Management group is concentrating on sourcing low-cost deposits from businesses and industries that manage large deposits.

We have begun responding to increasingly Competitive Market Loan Pricing by setting corresponding deposit level requirements with our Borrowers.

Also, we continually are improving the quality of our Balance Sheet by scaling the size of the Commercial Bank, while simultaneously reducing low-rate loans in our residential Mortgage Portfolio.  Funding these low-rate Residential Mortgage loans increases our incremental Cost of Funds.  NIB Deposits were approximately 20% of Commercial Loans at June 30, 2026.

Our Bests are yet Ahead!"

Robert E. Hoeweler, Chairman of the Board, added, "We are seeing positive Earnings Performance as we add Size & Scale to our Commercial Bank."

Overview of Results 

Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2026 totaled $5.9 million (or $0.90 per diluted common share) compared to net income of $5.0 million (or $0.77 per diluted common share) for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and net income of $5.0 million (or $0.77 per diluted common share) for the three months ended June 30, 2025.  PPNR for the three months ended June 30, 2026 was $8.2 million compared to PPNR of $6.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and PPNR of $7.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025.

Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2026 totaled $10.9 million (or $1.67 per diluted common share) compared to net income of $9.5 million (or $1.45 per diluted common share) for the six months ended June 30, 2025. PPNR for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was $14.7 million compared to PPNR of $14.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income totaled $14.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 and increased $1.5 million, or 11.4%, compared to $13.3 million for the prior quarter, and increased $843,000, or 6.0%, compared to $14.0 million for the second quarter of 2025.

The increase in net interest income compared to the prior quarter was primarily due to a $1.9 million, or 6.7%, increase in interest income, partially offset by a $368,000, or 2.5%, increase in interest expense.  The increase in interest income was primarily attributed to a 25bps increase in the average yield on interest-earning assets, coupled with a $44.9 million, or 2.3%, increase in average interest-earning assets outstanding. During the quarter ended June 30, 2026, the early payoff of a commercial loan in the normal course of business resulted in $370,000 of prepayment penalty fee income, which in turn positively impacted NIM by 7bps for the quarter. The increase in interest expense when compared to the prior quarter was attributed to a 15bps increase in the average rate on interest-bearing liabilities, partially offset by a $26.6 million, or 1.6%, decrease in average interest-bearing liabilities. The net interest margin of 2.93% for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 increased 24bps compared to the net interest margin of 2.69% for the prior quarter.

The increase in net interest income compared to the second quarter of 2025 was primarily due to a $1.2 million, or 7.2%, decrease in interest expense, partially offset by a $337,000, or 1.1%, decrease in interest income.  The decrease in interest expense was primarily attributed to a 37bps decrease in the average rate on interest-bearing liabilities, partially offset by a $30.6 million, or 2.0%, increase in average interest-bearing liabilities. The decrease in interest income was primarily attributed to a 21bps decrease in the average yield on interest-earning assets, partially offset by a $48.5 million, or 2.5%, increase in average interest-earning assets outstanding. The net interest margin of 2.93% for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 increased 10bps compared to the net interest margin of 2.83% for the second quarter of 2025.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income for the three months ended June 30, 2026 totaled $1.7 million and increased $214,000, or 14.4%, compared to $1.5 million for the prior quarter.  The increase was primarily related to a $184,000 increase in swap fee income.

Noninterest income for the three months ended June 30, 2026 increased $121,000, or 7.7%, compared to $1.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The increase was primarily related to a $196,000 increase in service charges on deposit accounts.

The following table represents the notional amount of loans sold during the three months ended June 30, 2026, March 31, 2026, and June 30, 2025 (in thousands).

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 totaled $8.3 million and increased $27,000, or 0.3%, compared to $8.3 million for the prior quarter, and increased $584,000, or 7.5%, compared to $7.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2025.  The increase in noninterest expense when compared to the second quarter of 2025 was primarily due to a $371,000 increase in salaries and benefits, coupled with a $165,000 increase in other noninterest expense.  The increase in salaries and benefits was primarily due to an increase in incentive compensation expense while the increase in other noninterest expense was primarily the result of a $90,000 loss on the disposal of assets from the closure of our Ohio City branch.

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense was $1.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 (effective tax rate of 18.6%), compared to $868,000 for the prior quarter (effective tax rate of 14.7%) and $1.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 (effective tax rate of 21.3%).

Loans and Loans Held For Sale

Gross loans and leases totaled $1.8 billion at June 30, 2026 and increased $38.1 million, or 2.1%, from the prior quarter and increased $61.5 million, or 3.5%, from December 31, 2025.  The increase in loans and leases balances from the prior quarter was primarily due to a $52.9 million increase in commercial real estate loan balances and a $1.6 million increase in commercial and industrial (C&I) loan balances, partially offset by a $10.9 million decrease in single-family residential loan balances, a $3.1 million decrease in home equity lines of credit loan balances, and a $2.1 million decrease in construction loan balances.

The increase in loans and leases balances when compared to December 31, 2025 was primarily due to a $69.9 million increase in commercial real estate loan balances, a $10.4 million increase in commercial and industrial (C&I) loan balances, and a $6.1 million increase in construction loan balances, partially offset by a $21.4 million decrease in single-family residential loan balances and a $3.7 million decrease in home equity lines of credit loan balances.

The following table presents the principal balance outstanding of loans and leases for certain non-owner-occupied loan types (in thousands).

Asset Quality

Nonaccrual loans were $20.8 million, or 1.15% of total loans at June 30, 2026, an increase of $522,000 from $20.3 million at March 31, 2026 and an increase of $5.5 million from $15.3 million at December 31, 2025.  The increase in nonperforming loans when compared to December 31, 2025 included the addition of one non-core (non-customer) C&I loan for $5.0 million. Of the $20.8 million of nonaccrual loans at June 30, 2026, $5.1 million was guaranteed by the SBA.

Loans 30 days or more past due totaled $20.4 million at June 30, 2026, compared to $17.5 million at March 31, 2026 and $12.9 million at December 31, 2025. The increase in loans 30 days or more past due when compared to the previous quarter was primarily due to a $2.7 million C&I loan.

The allowance for credit losses on loans and leases totaled $19.4 million at June 30, 2026, compared to $18.6 million at March 31, 2026 and $17.7 million at December 31, 2025.  The ratio of the allowance for credit losses on loans and leases to total loans and leases was 1.07% at June 30, 2026 compared to 1.05% at March 31, 2026 and 1.01% at December 31, 2025. 

There was $944,000 in provision for credit losses expense for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, compared to $604,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 and $1.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2025.  Net recoveries for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 totaled $105,000, compared to net charge-offs of $16,000 for the prior quarter and net charge-offs of $51,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2025.

Deposits

Deposits totaled $1.8 billion at June 30, 2026, an increase of $19.2 million, or 1.1%, from March 31, 2026, and an increase of $48.0 million, or 2.7%, from December 31, 2025.  The increase when compared to the prior quarter was primarily due to a $33.0 million increase in noninterest-bearing account balances, partially offset by a $13.8 million decrease in interest-bearing account balances.  The increase when compared to December 31, 2025 was primarily due to a $59.9 million increase in interest-bearing account balances, partially offset by a $11.9 million decrease in noninterest-bearing accounts balances.

At June 30, 2026, approximately 32.0% of our deposit balances exceeded the FDIC insurance limit of $250,000, as compared to approximately 29.8% at March 31, 2026 and approximately 29.5% at December 31, 2025.

Borrowings

FHLB advances and other debt totaled $99.2 million at June 30, 2026, compared to $101.0 million at March 31, 2026 and at December 31, 2025. The decrease was primarily due to a $1.8 million decrease in the outstanding balance on the holding company credit facility.

Capital

Stockholders' equity totaled $194.3 million at June 30, 2026, an increase of $5.4 million, or 2.9%, when compared to $189.0 million at March 31 2026, and an increase of $9.9 million, or 5.4%, from $184.4 million at December 31, 2025.  The increase in total stockholders' equity during the three months ended June 30, 2026 was primarily attributed to net income, partially offset by $586,000 in dividend payments.

USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

This earnings release contains financial information and performance measures determined by methods other than in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). Non-GAAP financial measures included in this earnings release include Pre-Provision, Pre-Tax Net Revenue (PPNR). PPNR is defined as net interest income plus total non-interest income, excluding net gains and losses, minus total non-interest expense. This measure is a non-GAAP financial measure because it excludes the provision for (recovery of) credit losses and all gains and losses included in net income. Management uses this "non-GAAP" financial measure in its analysis of the Company's performance and believes that this non-GAAP financial measure provides a greater understanding of ongoing operations and enhances comparability of results with prior periods and peers. 

Disclosures of non-GAAP financial measures should not be viewed as substitutes for financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.  A reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is included at the end of this earnings release under the heading "GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION."

About CF Bankshares Inc. and CFBank

CF Bankshares Inc. (the "Company") is a bank holding company that owns 100% of the stock of CFBank, National Association ("CFBank"). CFBank is a nationally chartered boutique Commercial bank operating primarily in Five (5) Major Metro Markets: Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Akron Ohio, and Indianapolis, Indiana. The current Leadership Team and Board recapitalized the Company and CFBank in 2012 during the financial crisis, repositioning CFBank as a full-service Commercial Bank model.

CFBank focuses on serving the financial needs of closely held businesses and entrepreneurs, by providing a comprehensive Commercial, Retail, and Mortgage Lending services presence. In all regional markets, CFBank provides commercial loans and equipment leases, commercial and residential real estate loans and treasury management depository services, residential mortgage lending, and full-service commercial and retail banking services and products.  CFBank is differentiated by our penchant for individualized service coupled with direct customer access to decision-makers, and ease of doing business. CFBank matches the sophistication of much larger banks, without the bureaucracy.

Additional information about the Company and CFBank is available at www.CF.Bank

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release and other materials we have filed or may file with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") contain or may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Reform Act of 1995, which are made in good faith by us.  Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (1) projections of revenues, income or loss, earnings or loss per common share, capital structure and other financial items; (2) plans and objectives of the management or Boards of Directors of the Company or CFBank; (3) statements regarding future events, actions or economic performance; and (4) statements of assumptions underlying such statements.  Words such as "estimate," "strategy," "may," "believe," "anticipate," "expect," "predict," "will," "intend," "plan," "targeted," and the negative of these terms, or similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements.  Various risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by our forward-looking statements, including, without limitation those risks detailed from time to time in our reports filed with the SEC, including those risk factors identified in "Item 1A.  Risk Factors" of Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with SEC for the year ended December 31, 2025.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance or results.  A forward-looking statement may include a statement of the assumptions or bases underlying the forward-looking statement.  We believe that we have chosen these assumptions or bases in good faith and that they are reasonable.  We caution you, however, that assumptions or bases almost always vary from actual results, and the differences between assumptions or bases and actual results can be material.  The forward-looking statements included in this press release speak only as of the date hereof.  We undertake no obligation to publicly release revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements, except to the extent required by law.