OTTAWA, Ill., Nov. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ottawa Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (OTCQX: OTTW), the holding company for OSB Community Bank (the “Bank”), announced a net loss of $(0.1) million, or $(0.04) per basic and diluted common share, for the three months ended September 30, 2026, compared to net income of $0.4 million, or $0.18 per basic and diluted common share, for the three months ended September 30, 2025. For the nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company announced net income of $1.5 million, or $0.62 per basic and diluted common share, compared to net income of $1.4 million, or $0.57 per basic and diluted common share for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. The loan portfolio, net of allowance, increased to $313.5 million as of September 30, 2026 from $305.8 million as of December 31, 2025 as originations and fundings exceeded payments and payoffs during the nine month period. Non-performing loans decreased to $1.0 million at September 30, 2026 from $1.2 million at December 31, 2025. As a result, the ratio of non-performing loans to gross loans decreased from 0.38% at December 31, 2025 to 0.33% at September 30, 2026.

“Our core banking operations continued to perform well in the third quarter,” said Craig Hepner, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our net interest income increased 13.6% over the third quarter of last year, and our net interest margin expanded by 30 basis points to 3.39%, as the yield on our interest-earning assets continued to improve and our cost of funds continued to decline.”

“The net loss for the quarter reflects a $1.1 million increase in other expenses, driven primarily by higher legal, professional services and data processing costs. These increases were attributable almost entirely to expenses associated with our previously announced merger with Pontiac Bancorp, Inc.”

“Our balance sheet remains sound,” Mr. Hepner continued. “Net loans grew 2.5% since year-end to $313.5 million, non-performing loans declined to 0.33% of gross loans, and the Bank’s capital ratios remain strong. As always, we appreciate the ongoing support of our shareholders, customers and team members.”

Comparison of Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025

Net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2026 was ($0.1) million compared to net income of $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025. Total interest and dividend income was $4.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to $4.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025. This increase was due to a $12.2 million dollar increase in interest-earning assets and an increase in the average yield on interest-earning assets which improved by 0.14% to 5.34%. Interest expense was $1.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 as compared to $1.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025. Our average cost of funds decreased to 2.14% for the three months ended September 30, 2026 from 2.29% for the three months ended September 30, 2025. Net interest income after recovery of credit losses increased by $0.4 million to $3.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 as compared to $2.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025. Total other income was $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025. The net origination (amortization) of mortgage servicing rights increased by approximately $45,000 based on an independent third-party valuation conducted during the quarter, and loan origination and servicing income increased by approximately $63,000. Total other expenses were $3.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to $2.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025. Higher legal and professional services and data processing expenses accounted for the majority of this increase. These higher costs were attributable almost entirely to expenses associated with the previously announced plan of merger with Pontiac Bancorp, Inc.

The Company recorded a recovery of approximately $51 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to a recovery of approximately $22 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2025 which decreased the Allowance for Credit Losses (ACL) position. The ACL on loans was $4.0 million, or 1.26% of total gross loans, at September 30, 2026 compared to $4.2 million, or 1.35% of gross loans, at December 31, 2025. Net recoveries during the third quarter of 2026 were approximately $5 thousand compared to net recoveries of $6 thousand during the third quarter of 2025. The current period adjustment to the ACL is the result of the quarterly calculation of Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL). The required reserves on non-performing loans as of September 30, 2026 decreased by approximately $60 thousand compared to the required reserves as of September 30, 2025.

The Company recorded income tax expense of $0.1 million for the three-month period ended September 30, 2026 as compared to income tax expense of $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 due to lower pretax income during the period.

Comparison of Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025

Net income was $1.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared to $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. Total interest and dividend income was $13.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared to $12.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 as interest-earning assets grew by $10.1 million and the average yield on interest-earning assets improved to 5.26% from 5.15%. Interest expense was $5.0 million for the nine months ended which is lower than the $5.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. Our average cost of funds continued to decline, falling from 2.20% to 2.11%. Due to the increase in yield on interest-earning assets and the decline in cost of funds, our net interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 increased to $8.6 million as compared to $7.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. Total other income was $1.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared to $0.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. The increase is due primarily to the BOLI-related gain recorded in the previous quarter and the adjustment to the value of our mortgage servicing rights in previous quarters. Other expense levels were $1.4 million higher, increasing to $8.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 as compared to $6.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. Higher legal and professional services and data processing expenses accounted for the majority of this increase. These higher costs were attributable primarily to expenses associated with the previously announced plan of merger with Pontiac Bancorp, Inc. Additionally, loan expenses increased due to a one-time corrective adjustment to our Freddie Mac settlement account during the first quarter of 2026.

The Company recorded a recovery of $148 thousand for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2026 to decrease the ACL position. This compares to a recovery of $165 thousand for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2025. Net charge-offs during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 were approximately $44 thousand compared to net charge-offs of approximately $38 thousand during the nine months ended September 30, 2025. The current period adjustment to the ACL is the result of the quarterly calculation of CECL.

We recorded an income tax expense of approximately $653 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared to an income tax expense of $594 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. This increase is due primarily to higher pre-tax earnings in 2026 as compared to 2025.

Comparison of Financial Condition at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025

Total consolidated assets as of September 30, 2026 were $360.1 million, a decrease of $2.5 million, or 0.7%, from $362.6 million at December 31, 2025. The decrease was due primarily to a decrease of $7.2 million in cash and cash equivalents, a $0.2 million decrease in accrued interest receivable, a $0.2 million decrease in premises and equipment, net, a decrease of $2.0 million in securities available for sale, a decrease of $0.5 million in cash surrender value of life insurance, a decrease of $0.4 million in deferred tax assets, and a decrease of $0.1 million in other assets. These decreases were partially offset by an increase of $0.2 million in the value of our mortgage servicing rights and an increase of $7.8 million in loans, net of allowance.

Cash and cash equivalents decreased $7.2 million, or 29.4%, to $17.2 million at September 30, 2026 from $24.3 million at December 31, 2025. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents was primarily the result of cash used in financing activities of $1.4 million and cash used in investing activities of $6.5 million exceeding cash provided by operating activities of $0.7 million.

Securities available for sale decreased $2.0 million, or 12.4%, to $14.0 million at September 30, 2026 from $16.0 million at December 31, 2025 as payments, calls and maturities during the period exceeded purchases and market value fluctuations.

Net loans increased $7.8 million, or 2.5%, to $313.5 million at September 30, 2026 compared to $305.8 million at December 31, 2025 primarily due to an increase of $8.3 million in non-residential real estate loans, an increase of $0.6 million in commercial loans and an increase of $3.2 million in multi-family loans. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $3.9 million in one-to-four family loans and a decrease of $0.6 million in consumer loans. The ACL on loans decreased by $0.2 million at September 30, 2026 as compared to December 31, 2025.

Total deposits decreased $0.5 million, or 0.2%, to $297.6 million at September 30, 2026 from $298.1 million at December 31, 2025. During the nine months ended September 30, 2026 certificate of deposit accounts decreased by $15.4 million. Offsetting these decreases were increases in savings accounts of $0.4 million, non-interest bearing DDA accounts of $2.3 million, interest bearing DDA’s of $11.2 million and money market accounts of $1.0 million.

FHLB advances totaled $15.9 million at both September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

Stockholders’ equity increased to $39.3 million at September 30, 2026 as compared to $39.0 million at December 31, 2025. The increase reflects net income of $1.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and other items totaling $0.1 million. This increase was partially offset by a $0.5 million increase in accumulated other comprehensive loss due to a decrease in fair value of securities available for sale during the period and cash dividends of $0.75 million paid to shareholders.

About Ottawa Bancorp, Inc.

Ottawa Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for OSB Community Bank which provides various financial services to individual and corporate customers in the United States. The Bank offers various deposit accounts, including checking, money market, regular savings, club savings, certificates of deposit, and various retirement accounts. Its loan portfolio includes one-to-four family residential mortgage, multi-family and non-residential real estate, commercial, and construction loans as well as auto loans and home equity lines of credit. OSB Community Bank was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Illinois. For more information about the Company and the Bank, please visit www.myosb.bank.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements in this release that are not strictly historical are forward-looking and are based upon current expectations that may differ materially from actual results. These forward-looking statements, identified by words such as “will,” “expected,” “believe,” and “prospects,” involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the statements made herein. These risks and uncertainties involve general economic trends and changes in interest rates, increased competition, changes in consumer demand for financial services, the possibility of unforeseen events affecting the industry generally, the uncertainties associated with newly developed or acquired operations, market disruptions, our ability to pay future dividends and if so at what level, our ability to receive any required regulatory approval or non-objection for the payment of dividends from the Bank to the Company or from the Company to stockholders, and our efforts to maximize stockholder value, including our ability to execute any capital management strategies, such as the repurchase of shares of the Company’s common stock, and our ability to execute any controlled growth and balance sheet strategies designed to lower the cost of funds and enhance earnings and liquidity. Ottawa Bancorp, Inc. undertakes no obligation to release revisions to these forward-looking statements publicly to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unforeseen events, except as required to be reported under applicable law. 

 
Ottawa Bancorp, Inc. & Subsidiary
Consolidated Balance Sheets
September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025
(Unaudited)
 
  September 30,   December 31,
    2026       2025  
Assets      
Cash and due from banks $ 6,998,906     $ 14,340,734  
Interest bearing deposits   4,462,000       6,719,709  
Federal funds sold   5,704,551       3,259,000  
Total cash and cash equivalents   17,165,457       24,319,443  
       
Securities available for sale, at fair value   14,017,845       16,002,114  
Loans, net of allowance for credit losses of $4,006,929 and $4,190,140      
at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively   313,528,255       305,758,202  
Mortgage servicing rights   1,302,273       1,075,957  
Premises and equipment, net   5,721,406       5,887,528  
Accrued interest receivable   1,221,594       1,413,551  
Deferred tax assets, net   1,721,183       2,133,620  
Federal Home Loan Bank stock   1,380,798       1,380,798  
Cash value of life insurance   48,104       528,464  
Goodwill   649,869       649,869  
Other assets   3,369,038       3,442,607  
Total assets $ 360,125,822     $ 362,592,153  
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity      
Liabilities      
Deposits:      
Non-interest bearing $ 25,391,310     $ 23,086,883  
Interest bearing   272,208,990       275,026,699  
Total deposits   297,600,300       298,113,582  
Accrued interest payable   488,240       545,766  
FHLB advances   15,860,000       15,860,000  
Long term debt   1,126,233       1,238,661  
Allowance for credit losses on off-balance sheet credit exposures   75,642       83,629  
Other liabilities   3,028,257       5,047,185  
Total liabilities   318,178,672       320,888,823  
Commitments and contingencies      
ESOP Repurchase Obligation   2,672,922       2,672,922  
Stockholders’ Equity      
Common stock, $.01 par value, 12,000,000 shares authorized; 2,301,195 and      
2,292,784 shares issued at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively   23,012       22,928  
Additional paid-in-capital   21,180,253       21,060,890  
Retained earnings   22,863,583       22,166,573  
Unallocated ESOP shares   (162,974 )     (162,974 )
Unallocated management recognition plan shares   (122,863 )     (46,375 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (1,833,861 )     (1,337,712 )
    41,947,150       41,703,330  
Less:      
ESOP Owned Shares   (2,672,922 )     (2,672,922 )
Total stockholders’ equity   39,274,228       39,030,408  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 360,125,822     $ 362,592,153  
             

Ottawa Bancorp, Inc. & Subsidiary
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026 and 2025
(Unaudited)
 
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    September 30,   September 30,
      2026       2025       2026       2025  
Interest and dividend income:                
Interest and fees on loans   $ 4,327,838     $ 4,030,799     $ 12,638,085     $ 11,747,702  
Securities:                
Residential mortgage-backed and related securities     85,643       98,746       266,405       303,333  
State and municipal securities     17,957       24,901       52,403       68,881  
Dividends on non-marketable equity securities     68,011       35,000       174,819       92,000  
Interest-bearing deposits     147,003       180,567       460,016       539,717  
Total interest and dividend income     4,646,452       4,370,013       13,591,728       12,751,633  
Interest expense:                
Deposits     1,564,575       1,612,262       4,592,650       4,595,718  
Borrowings     152,619       179,886       448,922       526,514  
Total interest expense     1,717,194       1,792,148       5,041,572       5,122,232  
Net interest income     2,929,258       2,577,865       8,550,156       7,629,401  
Recovery of credit losses – loans     (45,795 )     (29,485 )     (139,707 )     (168,562 )
Provision for (recovery of) credit losses – off-balance sheet credit exposures     (5,087 )     7,000       (7,987 )     4,430  
Net interest income after net recovery of credit losses     2,980,140       2,600,350       8,697,850       7,793,533  
Other income:                
Gain on sale of loans     33,570       56,142       109,775       135,571  
Loan origination and servicing income     215,420       152,829       491,935       437,922  
Net origination (amortization) of mortgage servicing rights     3,821       (40,602 )     221,316       (61,243 )
Customer service fees     135,643       131,111       395,818       367,413  
Death benefit in excess of cash surrender value     –       –       275,238       –  
Other     6,486       1,365       23,854       3,434  
Total other income     394,940       300,845       1,517,936       883,097  
Other expenses:                
Salaries and employee benefits     1,347,557       1,308,504       4,092,622       3,809,357  
Directors’ fees     25,500       45,000       102,000       135,000  
Occupancy     142,129       156,227       434,316       479,002  
Deposit insurance premium     39,500       39,500       122,482       117,500  
Legal and professional services     774,235       97,724       1,028,268       279,300  
Data processing     724,288       292,564       1,335,231       896,176  
Advertising     12,843       34,505       51,307       88,051  
Loan expense     77,198       78,054       401,447       211,862  
Other     208,366       200,391       545,061       699,724  
Total other expenses     3,351,616       2,252,469       8,112,734       6,715,972  
Income before income tax     23,464       648,726       2,103,052       1,960,658  
Income tax expense     118,401       203,655       652,901       593,594  
Net income (loss)   $ (94,937 )   $ 445,071     $ 1,450,151     $ 1,367,064  
Basic earnings (losses) per share   $ (0.04 )   $ 0.18     $ 0.62     $ 0.57  
Diluted earnings (losses) per share   $ (0.04 )   $ 0.18     $ 0.62     $ 0.57  
Dividends per share   $ 0.11     $ 0.10     $ 0.32     $ 0.32  
                                 

Ottawa Bancorp, Inc. & Subsidiary
Selected Financial Data and Ratios
(Unaudited)
 
    At or for the   At or for the
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    September 30,   September 30,
    2026   2025   2026   2025
Performance Ratios:                      
Return on average assets (5)   (0.11 )%   0.51 %   0.81 %   0.52 %
Return on average stockholders’ equity (5)   (0.94 )   4.51     7.31     4.59  
Average stockholders’ equity to average assets   11.36     11.24     11.08     11.24  
Stockholders’ equity to total assets at end of period   10.91     11.07     10.91     11.07  
Net interest rate spread (1) (5)   3.21     2.92     3.15     2.96  
Net interest margin (2) (5)   3.39     3.09     3.33     3.13  
Other expense to average assets   0.94     0.64     2.27     1.91  
Efficiency ratio (3)   100.84     78.22     80.58     78.89  
Dividend payout ratio   (275.0 )   55.87     56.68     55.34  
                       

  At or for the   At or for the
  Nine Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended
  September 30,   December 31,
  2026   2025
     
Regulatory Capital Ratios (4):          
Total risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets)   17.06 %     16.78 %
Tier 1 core capital (to risk-weighted assets)   15.80       15.52  
Common equity Tier 1 (to risk-weighted assets)   15.80       15.52  
Tier 1 leverage (to adjusted total assets)   11.68       11.49  
Asset Quality Ratios:          
Net charge-offs to average gross loans outstanding   0.01       0.01  
Allowance for credit losses on loans to gross loans outstanding   1.26       1.35  
Non-performing loans to gross loans (6)   0.33       0.38  
Non-performing assets to total assets (6)   0.29       0.33  
Other Data:          
Book Value per common share $ 17.07     $ 17.27  
Tangible Book Value per common share (7) $ 16.78     $ 16.99  
Number of full-service offices   3       3  
           
(1) Represents the difference between the weighted average yield on average interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of funds on average interest-bearing liabilities.
(2) Represents net interest income as a percent of average interest-earning assets.
(3) Represents total other expenses divided by the sum of net interest income and total other income.
(4) Ratios are for OSB Community Bank.
(5) Annualized.
(6) Non-performing assets consist of non-performing loans, foreclosed real estate and other foreclosed assets. Non-performing loans consist of all loans 90 days or more past due and all loans no longer accruing interest.
(7) Non-GAAP measure. Excludes goodwill.		  
   

Contact: Craig Hepner, President and Chief Executive Officer, (815) 366-5437


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