Expense management remained a key priority throughout the company, with year-over-year expenses down nearly 8%, even in the face of inflationary pressures in wages, contracts, and increasing assessments and professional fees.

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Expense management is a priority of the team, and solid cost controls were evident again this quarter as expenses excluding merger-related and unfunded commitments tied to loan growth were down for the quarter even while we added on the Metro team.

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