Recent Updates — ESQ

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share of common stock. The payment is scheduled for December 1, 2026, to shareholders of record as of November 13, 2026. Esquire Financial Holdings operates as the financial holding company for Esquire Bank, providing commercial banking and litigation finance services.

Esquire Financial Holdings reported third-quarter 2026 net income of $17.5 million, or $1.57 in diluted earnings per share, compared to $13.0 million and $1.49 in the prior quarter. The results include two months of activity from the Signature Bancorporation acquisition, which closed on August 1, 2026. Combined assets reached approximately $4.8 billion, with loans growing 80.1% to $3.43 billion and deposits increasing 82.5% to $3.98 billion. The company reported a net interest margin of 5.74% and an efficiency ratio of 58.6%. Esquire Financial Holdings operates as the holding company for Esquire Bank, providing commercial banking and payment processing services.

Esquire Financial Holdings completed its previously announced combination with Signature Bancorporation on August 1, 2026. The transaction involved a stock-for-stock exchange at a ratio of 2.671x, resulting in the issuance of approximately 3.45 million Esquire shares valued at $445.4 million based on the July 31 closing price. Total purchase consideration reached $465.7 million, including converted options. The deal generated $219.4 million in preliminary goodwill and a $49.3 million core deposit intangible. Pro forma results for the three months ended March 31, 2026, show combined net income of $20.1 million and total assets of $4.59 billion. Esquire Financial Holdings operates as a bank holding company in the financial services industry.

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. completed its merger with Signature Bancorporation, Inc., effective August 1, 2026. Under the terms of the agreement, each share of Signature common stock was converted into 2.671 shares of Esquire common stock. The combined entity holds approximately $4.8 billion in total assets, $3.3 billion in loans, and $4.0 billion in deposits based on June 30, 2026 financials. Michael G. O’Rourke was appointed President of the new Signature division and to Esquire’s board, while Leonard S. Caronia joined the board as a director. The former Signature Bank now operates as a division of Esquire Bank. Esquire Financial Holdings is a financial holding company whose subsidiary provides commercial banking services primarily to the litigation industry.

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share of common stock on July 30, 2026. The dividend is payable on September 1, 2026, to shareholders of record as of August 14, 2026. Esquire Financial Holdings operates in the financial services industry as a holding company for Esquire Bank, providing commercial banking and payment processing solutions primarily to the litigation community and small businesses.

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. reported second quarter 2026 net income of $13.0 million, or $1.49 per diluted share, a 9.2% increase from $11.9 million in the prior-year period. Results included $1.1 million in pretax merger expenses related to the acquisition of Signature Bancorporation, Inc., which is expected to close on August 1, 2026. The company noted a $4.4 million multifamily loan placed on nonaccrual, net of a $1.6 million charge-off. Total assets grew to $2.51 billion, driven by a 27.3% year-over-year increase in total loans to $1.90 billion. The company operates in the financial services industry as a commercial bank holding company.