Income Statement
Net interest income was $2.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and $11.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to $2.8 million and $12.1 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2023. The increase for the three months ended December 31, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 was primarily due to the increase in interest income on loans, partially offset by the increase in the interest expense on deposits. The decrease for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023 was primarily due to the increase in interest expense on deposits, partially offset by increases in interest income on loans and cash and federal funds sold. The increases in both interest income and interest expense were as a result of the high interest rate environment and increases in average interest earning assets and average interest bearing liabilities.
The Company recorded a reversal of provision for credit losses of $4,000 and $37,000 for the three months and year ended December 31, 2024 compared to a provision for credit losses of $62,000 and $632,000, respectively, for the same periods in 2023. The decrease in provision for credit losses for both the three months and year ended December 31, 2024 was primarily due to lower qualitative factor allocations within the Company’s current expected credit losses methodology and a lower required allowance for unfunded commitments due to a decline in volume of unfunded commitments. There were $108,000 of loan charge-offs during the fourth quarter of 2024, which were comprised primarily of a charge-off of one development loan originated in 2014. There were no charge-offs for the fourth quarter of 2023. There were $223,000 and $144,000 of loan charge-offs during 2024 and 2023, respectively. In addition there were $12,000 of overdraft protection charge-offs during 2024 and none for 2023. Delinquencies remain benign, reserves are deemed to be adequate as of December 31, 2024 and the allowance coverage ratio has remained strong. The allowance for credit losses was $4.4 million, or 1.25%, of loans outstanding at December 31, 2024 as compared to $4.5 million, or 1.38%, of loans outstanding at December 31, 2023. Total non-performing loans decreased to $1.1 million at December 31, 2024 compared to $1.4 million at December 31, 2023. The non-performing loans to total loans ratio decreased by 12 basis points to 0.32% at December 31, 2024 from 0.44% as of December 31, 2023.
Noninterest income was $662,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and $1.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to $203,000 and $785,000, respectively, for the same periods in 2023. The primary reason for the increase in noninterest income for the three months and year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the same prior year periods was due to a $487,000 gain on sale of the Oxford Branch in the fourth quarter of 2024. Coinciding with the sale of the Oxford Branch, the Bank relocated to a leased location less than 750 feet away from the previous branch.
Noninterest expense was $2.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and $10.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to $2.4 million and $9.8 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2023. The increase for the three months and year ended December 31, 2024 was primarily due to increases in professional fees due to SEC and legal related expenses. The increases in professional fees were $125,000 and $165,000 when comparing the three months and year ended December 31, 2024 to the same periods in 2023, respectively. In addition, salaries and employee benefits increased $95,000 and $165,000 when comparing the three months and year ended December 31, 2024 to the same periods in 2023, respectively,