NYCB - why do you think NIMs are going to fall to 2.45% for 2024 from 2.82% in Q4 ? Also Q4 may have been a kitchen sink quarter. Charge-offs should be much lower in Q1.
PR -
Net charge-offs totaled $185 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023, compared with $24 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. Net charge-offs on a non-annualized basis represented 0.22% and 0.03% of average loans outstanding for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and for the three months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.
Fourth quarter net charge-offs were primarily related to two loans. First, we had one co-op loan with a unique feature that pre-funded capital expenditures. Although the borrower was not in default, the loan was transferred to held for sale during the fourth quarter. We expect the loan to be sold during the first quarter of 2024. We also performed a review of other co-op loans and did not find any other loans with similar characteristics.
Second, we had an additional charge-off on an office loan that went non-accrual during the third quarter, based on an updated valuation. Given the impact of recent credit deterioration within the office portfolio, we determined it prudent to increase the ACL coverage ratio.
Together, these two loans accounted for the bulk of the $185 million of net charge-offs we took during the fourth quarter.
