Coastal Financial Corporation Announces First Quarter 2026 Results

Full Earnings Release available here.

Management Outlook; CEO Eric Sprink

“We continued to see strength in our CCBX segment in the first quarter, driven by the performance of our existing partners, new products and the addition of new relationships. We’ve been intentional about how we grow, and that includes focusing on credit quality as portfolios mature and ensuring we’re operating in a safe and sound manner as expectations around bank–fintech partnerships continue to evolve. As the rate environment evolves, we expect some pressure on margins, but we believe our diversified business model and funding base continue to position us well. Our focus remains on consistent execution and building long-term value through disciplined growth.” said CEO Eric Sprink.

Coastal Financial Corporation Overview

The Company has one main subsidiary, the Bank, which consists of three segments: CCBX, the community bank and treasury & administration.  The CCBX segment includes all of our BaaS activities, the community bank segment includes all community banking activities and the treasury & administration segment includes treasury management, overall administration and all other aspects of the Company.  

CCBX Performance Update

Our CCBX segment continues to evolve, and we have 30 relationships, at varying stages, including two partners in testing, three in implementation/onboarding, two signed LOIs and three winding down as of March 31, 2026.  This includes a new CCBX correspondent bank partner relationship. We continue to refine our partnership criteria, prioritizing larger, established partners with strong management teams, customer bases, and financial profiles, while selectively pursuing emerging partners aligned with our model, and will proactively manage and exit select relationships in line with our ongoing portfolio optimization efforts, reflecting our focus on enhancing partner quality and long-term value creation.

We are also actively exploring opportunities to expand the CCBX partner base and broaden related product offerings to support continued growth. This dual approach of onboarding new partners while deepening relationships with existing ones supports growth that aligns with our long-term strategic objectives, while leveraging our established relationships to help mitigate incremental risk.

Increased partner activity and transaction volumes are driving growth in noninterest income, a trend we expect to continue as existing products scale and new offerings are introduced. As part of our strategy to manage partner and lending limits, as well as overall portfolio composition and credit quality, we plan to continue selling loans. We also retain a portion of the fee income associated with processing transactions on sold credit card loans. This revenue stream continues to grow and is expected to provide ongoing income without adding balance sheet risk or capital requirements.

As our deposit base grows, we expect to continue moving deposits on and off the balance sheet, subject to applicable agreements, to manage liquidity, FDIC insurance coverage, and deposit program operations. This deposit sweep capability allows us to better manage liquidity and deposit programs. At March 31, 2026 we swept off $2.81 billion in deposits for FDIC insurance and liquidity purposes, and generated $710,000 in noninterest income during the quarter ended March 31, 2026, compared to $540,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2025. During the quarter ended March 31, 2026, eight partner programs were in various stages of expansion to include additional products, such as lines of credit, deposit programs, credit cards, and other lending products. The expansion of these and other partner initiatives is expected to drive higher partner revenue in upcoming periods.