FS Bancorp, Inc. Debt Disclosure

NOTE 9 – DEBT

 

Borrowings

 

The Bank is a member of the FHLB of Des Moines, which entitles it to certain benefits including a variety of borrowing options consisting of a secured credit line that allows both fixed and variable rate advances. The FHLB borrowings at December 31, 2025 and 2024, consisted of a warehouse securities credit line (“securities line”), which allows advances with interest rates fixed at the time of borrowing and a warehouse federal funds (“Fed Funds”) advance, which allows daily advances at variable interest rates. Credit capacity is primarily determined by the value of assets collateralized at the FHLB, funds on deposit at the FHLB, and stock owned by the Bank.

 

Credit is limited to 45% of the Company’s total assets and available pledged assets. The Bank entered into an Advances, Pledges and Security Agreement with the FHLB for which specific loans are pledged to secure these credit lines. At December 31, 2025, loans of approximately $1.08 billion were pledged to the FHLB. At December 31, 2025, the Bank’s total borrowing capacity was $716.2 million with the FHLB of Des Moines, with unused borrowing capacity of $583.5 million. In addition, all FHLB stock owned by the Company is collateral for credit lines.

 

The Bank maintains a short-term borrowing line with the FRB with total credit based on eligible collateral. The Bank can borrow under the Term Auction Facility and Term Deposit Facility at rates published by the San Francisco FRB. As of  December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Bank had approximately $580.9 million and $606.5 million, respectively, in pledged consumer loans with a borrowing capacity of $276.9 million and $270.4 million for the Term Auction Facility and Term Deposit Facility, respectively.  The Bank had no outstanding borrowings under these lines at  December 31, 2025, and $8.0 million outstanding at December 31, 2024. The Bank also had $101.0 million unsecured Fed Funds lines of credit with other financial institutions of which none was outstanding at  December 31, 2025 and 2024.

 

Borrowings on these lines at the dates indicated were as follows:

 

		December 31,
		2025				2024
Federal Home Loan Bank - (interest rates ranging from 3.74% to 4.92% and 4.45% to 4.92% at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively)		$	129,305			$	299,806
FRB - Fed funds - (interest rate of 4.33% at December 31, 2024)			—				8,000
Total		$	129,305			$	307,806

 

Scheduled maturities of borrowings were as follows:

 

Years Ending December 31,		Balances				Interest Rates
2026		$	76,805				4.49	%
2027			47,000				3.79	%
2028			5,500				3.90	%
Total		$	129,305				4.21	%

 

Subordinated Notes

 

On February 10, 2021, FS Bancorp completed the private placement of $50.0 million of its 3.75% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2031 (the “Notes”) at an offering price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes, resulting in net proceeds, after placement agent fees and offering expenses, of approximately $49.3 million. The interest rate on the Notes remains fixed equal to 3.75% for the first five years. After five years the interest rate changes to a floating interest rate tied to a Three-Month Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), plus a spread of 337 basis points. The Notes will mature on February 15, 2031. On or after February 15, 2026, the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part.

 

The Notes are unsecured obligations and are subordinated in right of payment to all existing and future indebtedness, deposits and other liabilities of the Company's current and future subsidiaries, including the Bank’s deposits as well as the Company's subsidiaries' liabilities to general creditors and liabilities arising during the ordinary course of business. The Notes may be included in Tier 2 capital for the Company under current regulatory guidelines and interpretations.

 

The maximum balance at any month end and the average balances and weighted average interest rates on debt during the years indicated were as follows:

 

		For the Year Ending December 31,
Maximum balance:		2025				2024				2023
FHLB advances and Fed Funds			$299,805				$299,805				$74,895
FRB Fed Funds			27,000				41,000				—
Fed Funds lines of credit with other financial institutions			3,612				3,963				—
Subordinated notes			50,000				50,000				50,000
FRB BTFP advance			—				89,850				90,000
Average balance:
FHLB advances and Fed Funds			167,485				122,015				33,945
FRB Fed Funds			2,292				1,705				14,704
Fed Funds lines of credit with other financial institutions			11				11				11
Subordinated notes			50,000				50,000				50,000
FRB BTFP advance			—				30,195				61,669
Weighted average interest rates
FHLB advances and Fed Funds			4.44	%			5.03	%			4.40	%
FRB Fed Funds			4.22	%			5.56	%			5.42	%
Fed Funds lines of credit with other financial institutions			4.78	%			5.88	%			5.62	%
Subordinated notes			3.88	%			3.88	%			3.88	%
FRB BTFP advance			—	%			4.70	%			4.71	%