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Meridian revises Q1 net income down $2.7M to $2M after $3.9M charge-off on participated loan
Meridian Corp
- Revised Q1 2026 net income of $2.0M ($0.17 EPS), down from originally reported $4.7M ($0.41 EPS).
- Lead participant bank placed a participated loan on nonaccrual; updated appraisal showed significantly lower collateral value.
- Charge-off of $3.9M recorded on the loan; additional $3.5M provision for credit losses recognized.
- Non-performing loans rose to $58.7M (2.64% of total loans) at March 31, up from $55.1M (2.50%) at Dec 31, 2025.
- Loan secured by 190k sq ft Class A office property in Bucks County, PA; large tenant loss cited as cause.