Earnings Call: First Quarter 2026
April 23, 2026
(NASDAQ: IBCP)
Agenda
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Formal Remarks
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William B. (Brad) Kessel
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Gavin A. Mohr
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Joel F. Rahn
Executive Vice President - Commercial Banking
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William B. (Brad) Kessel
Question and Answer session
Closing Remarks
Note:
This presentation is available at https://www.IndependentBank.com
in the Investor Relations area under the "Presentations" tab.
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1Q'26 Overview
1Q'26 Earnings |
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Solid Loan Growth and Strong Asset Quality |
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Positive Trends in Key Metrics |
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Healthy Capital & Liquidity Positions |
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Low-Cost Deposit Franchise
Cost of Deposits (%)/Total Deposits ($B)
Total Deposits
Cost Of Deposits
Q4'23
$4.61.99%
Q1'24
$4.62.01%
Q2'24
$4.62.03%
Q3'24
$4.62.11%
Q4'24
$4.71.93%
Q1'25
$4.61.80%
Q2'25
$4.71.77%
Q3'25
$4.91.82%
Q4'25
$4.81.67%
$4.9Q1'26
1.54%
Focused on Core Deposit Growth
Deposit Composition
3/31/26
Brokered 1%
Time 14%
Non-interest Bearing 20%
Reciprocal 21%
$4.9B
Savings and Interest-bearing Checking
44%
Core Deposits: 85.4%
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Substantial core funding - $4.17
billion of non-maturity deposit accounts (85.4% of total deposits).
Core deposit increase of $80.4 million (6.9% annualized) in 1Q'26.
Time deposit decrease of $5.8 million (3.6% annualized) in 1Q'26.
Total deposits increased $119.0 million (10.1%) since 12/31/25 with non-interest bearing down
$0.8 million, savings and interest-bearing checking up $33.1 million, reciprocal up $54.0 million, time down $5.8 million and brokered time up $38.6 million.
Deposits by Customer Type:
Retail - 47%
Commercial - 38%
Municipal - 15%
Fed Effective Total Deposits Fed Funds Spot IBC COF
Mar-18 Jun-18 Sep-18 Dec-18 Mar-19 Jun-19 Sep-19 Dec-19 Mar-20 Jun-20 Sep-20 Dec-20 Mar-21 Jun-21 Sep-21 Dec-21 Mar-22 Jun-22 Sep-22 Dec-22 Mar-23 Jun-23 Sep-23 Dec-23 Mar-24 Jun-24 Sep-24 Dec-24 Mar-25 Jun-25 Sep-25 Dec-25 Mar-26
Federal Funds Rate
Total COF IBC (excl Sub Debt) 33.4% | Total int-bearing Dep (excl brokered) 43.2% | Time 60.0% | Reciprocal 68.6% | Sav & Int-bearing chking 22.7% |
0.42%
0.51%
0.60%
0.73%
0.82%
0.85%
0.85%
0.74%
0.63%
0.30%
0.23%
0.39%
0.14%
0.12%
0.11%
0.10%
0.10%
0.12%
0.33%
0.79%
1.25%
1.57%
1.80%
1.99%
2.01%
2.02%
2.10%
1.92%
1.80%
1.76%
1.82%
1.67%
1.54%
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Historic IBC Cost of Funds (excluding sub debt)
vs. the Federal Funds Rate (with Deposit Balances)
Account Type
Cycle Beta
6.0%
5.5%
5.0%
4.5%
4.0%
3.5%
3.0%
2.5%
2.0%
1.5%
1.0%
0.5%
0.0%
6,000,000
5,000,000
4,000,000
3,000,000
2,000,000
1,000,000
0
Deposit Balances ($ in thousands)
$3.8
$3.8
$3.9
$3.9
$4.0
$4.1
$4.2
$4.2
$4.3
$4.3
Diversified Loan Portfolio Focused on High Quality Growth
Loan Composition
3/31/26
Held for Sale 1%
Commercial 52%
Installment 12%
$4.3B
Mortgage 35%
Yield on Loans (%)/
Total Portfolio Loans ($B)
Total Portfolio Loans
Yield on Loans
4Q'23
1Q'24
2Q'24
3Q'24
4Q'24
1Q'25
2Q'25
3Q'25
4Q'25
1Q'26
5.73%
5.80%
5.93%
5.96%
5.83%
5.74%
5.76%
5.81%
5.64%
5.54%
Note: Portfolio loans exclude loans HFS.
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Portfolio loan changes in 1Q'26:
Commercial - increased $53.8
million.
…Average new origination yield of 6.39% vs a 6.08% portfolio yield.
Mortgage - decreased $4.5 million.
…Average new origination yield of 6.22% vs a 4.87% portfolio yield.
Installment - decreased $17.5
million.
…Average new origination yield of 6.86% vs a 5.23% portfolio yield.
Mortgage loan portfolio weighted average FICO of 751 and average balance of $189,230.
Installment weighted average FICO of
755 and average balance of $25,648.
Commercial loan rate mix:
38% fixed / 62% variable.
Indices - 35% tied to Prime and 65% tied to SOFR.
Mortgage loan (including HELOC) rate mix:
60% fixed / 40% adjustable or variable.
7% tied to a US Treasury rate and 93% tied to SOFR.
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Concentrations within $2.3B Commercial Loan Portfolio
Finance and Insurance
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Transportation
6.06%
$137
5.27%
$120
7.37%
$167
4.84%
$110
Other Services (except Public
Administration)
Wholesale
$1,549MM
68%
4.50%
$102
Retail
4.49%
$102
Hotel and Accomodations
8.01%
$182
8.42%
$191
$62
3.41%
$77
$58 $49
Manufacturing
Construction
Health Care and Social Assistance
Real Estate Rental and Leasing
Dealership Finance
C&I or Owner Occupied Loans by Industry as a %
of Total Commercial Loans ($ in millions)
Investor RE by Collateral Type as a %
of Total Commercial Loans ($ in millions)
1.27%, 1-4 Family,
$46
1.14%, Land,
Vacant Land and Development, $26
2.20%, Special Purpose, $51
8.76%,
Commercial
Industrial, $212
3.37%,
Construction,
$58
$718MM
32%
4.17%, Retail,
$101
4.68%, Multifamily,
$121
4.47%, Office, $103
Note: $1.549 billion, or 68.3% of the commercial loan portfolio is C&I or owner occupied, while $718 million, or 31.7% is investment real estate. The percentage concentrations are based on the entire commercial portfolio of $2.27 billion as of March 31, 2026
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Credit Quality Summary
0.5%
NPLs / Total Loans
Non-performing Loans (NPLs)
2023 2024 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26
-0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
0.3%
0.1%
$8.2
$7.1
$6.0
$5.2
$10.0
$5.0
$-
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
$20.0
$15.0
0.7%
$20.4
$23.1
$25.0
0.9%
$27.6
Non-performing Loans ($ in Millions)
$30.0
0.1%
0.1%
1Q'26
4Q'25
3Q'25
2Q'25
1Q'25
2024
2023
$0.4
$0.2
$-
$0.4
$0.4
$0.6
$0.6
$0.6
$0.8
$0.8
$0.9
$0.9
$1.0
ORE/ORA ($ in Millions)
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
$-
1.4%
1.2%
1.0%
0.8%
0.6%
0.4%
0.2%
0.0%
2023 2024 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26
30-89 Days PD
30-89 Days PD / Total Loans
$2.0
$3.9
$3.3
$4.0
$5.1
$6.0
$6.6
$7.8
$7.0
$8.0
$8.2
$10.0
30 to 89 Days Delinquent ($ in Millions)
$5.0
Non-performing Loans 90+ Days PD ORE/ORA
$5.2
$6.0
$7.1
$8.2
$-
2023
2024
1Q'25
2Q'25
3Q'25
4Q'25
1Q'26
$23.1
$20.4
$0.4
$0.9
$0.6
$10.0
$27.6
$0.4
$20.0
$15.0
$0.9
$0.6
$25.0
$0.8
Non-performing Assets ($ in Millions)
$30.0
Note 1: Non-performing loans and non-performing assets exclude troubled debt restructurings that are performing.
Strong Capital Position
Q1`26
Q4'25
Q3'25
Q2'25
Q1'25
Q4'24
CET1 Ratio (%)
Q1`26
Q4'25
Q3'25
Q2'25
Q1'25
Q4'24
TCE / TA (%)
Total RBC Ratio (%)
Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1`26
13.6
13.8
13.7
14.2
14.2
14.5
11.6
11.4
11.2
11.7
11.5
11.4
Leverage Ratio (%)
Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1`26
9.9
9.9
10.2
10.1
10.1
10.3
8.2
8.0
8.4
8.3
8.7
8.7
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Long-term capital Priorities:
Capital retention to support organic growth, acquisitions and return of capital through strong and consistent dividends
and share repurchases.
Well capitalized in all regulatory
capital measurements.
Tangible common equity ratio
excluding the impact of unrealized losses on securities
AFS and HTM is 9.6%
The reduction in Total RBC ratio
in 3Q'25 was due primarily to the redemption of $40 million in subordinated debt on August
31, 2025.
Net Interest Income ($ in Millions)
Q3'22 Q4'22 Q1'23 Q2'23 Q3'23 Q4'23 Q1'24 Q2'24 Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26
Yields, NIM and Cost of Funds (%)
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
3.00
3.26
3.49
2.18
3.
3.
4
5
1.39
0.12
0.10
0.77
0.12
0.45
0.92
Net Interest Margin (FTE)
Average Effective FF Yield
Cost of Funds
$39.9Q1'22
$40.6Q2'22
$38.4Q3'22
$38.4Q4'22
Q1'23
$39.4Q2'23
$40.1Q3'23
$40.2Q4'23
$41.3Q1'24
Q2'24
$41.9Q3'24
$42.9Q4'24
$43.7Q1'25
$44.6Q2'25
$45.4Q3'25
Q4'25
$46.4Q1'26
$46.9
Interest Margin/Income
52 4.38 4.99 5.26 5.33 5.33 5.33 5.16 4.66 4.33 4.33 4.30 3.90 3.6 | ||||||
65 3.33 3.26 3.23 3.26 3.30 3.40 3.37 3.45 3.49 3.58 3.54 3.6 | 2 3.6 | |||||
1.72 | 1.93 | 2.11 | 2.14 | 2.16 | 2.22 2.02 1.86 1.86 1.95 1.73 1.6 | |
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Net interest income was $46.9 million in 1Q'26 compared to
$43.7 million in the prior year quarter. The change is due to an increase in average earning assets and the net interest margin compared to the year-ago quarter.
Net interest margin was 3.65% during the first quarter of 2026, compared to 3.49% in the year-ago quarter and 3.62% in the fourth quarter of 2025.
11th consecutive quarter of increasing net interest income.
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1Q'26 NIM Changes
Linked Quarter Analysis
4Q'25 | 3.62% |
Change in Earning Asset Yield/Mix | -0.06% |
Change in interest bearing liability mix | 0.01% |
Decrease in funding costs | 0.10% |
Interest charge-off on commercial loan | -0.02% |
1Q'26 | 3.65% |
Linked Quarter Average Balances and FTE Rates ($ in thousands) | ||||||||||
1Q26 4Q25 Avg Bal Inc/Exp Yield Avg Bal Inc/Exp Yield | Change | |||||||||
Avg Bal | Inc/Exp | Yield | ||||||||
Cash | $79,636 | $748 | 3.81% | $79,621 | $780 | 3.89% | $15 | ($32) | -0.08% | |
Investments | 814,353 | 6,594 | 3.24% | 833,371 | 6,863 | 3.29% | (19,018) | (269) | -0.05% | |
Commercial loans | 2,252,105 | 33,965 | 6.12% | 2,168,947 | 34,106 | 6.24% | 83,158 | (141) | -0.12% | |
Mortgage loans | 1,534,204 | 18,369 | 4.80% | 1,532,931 | 18,779 | 4.90% | 1,273 | (410) | -0.10% | |
Consumer loans | 529,063 | 6,939 | 5.25% | 547,511 | 7,343 | 5.36% | (18,448) | (404) | -0.11% | |
Earning assets | $5,209,360 | $66,615 | 5.16% | $5,162,381 | $67,871 | 5.24% | $46,979 | ($1,256) | -0.08% | |
Nonmaturity deposits | $3,008,287 | $11,915 | 1.61% | $2,932,767 | $12,743 | 1.72% | $75,520 | (828) | -0.11% | |
CDARS deposits | 111,032 | 867 | 3.17% | 109,779 | 938 | 3.39% | 1,253 | (71) | -0.22% | |
Retail Time deposits | 658,548 | 5,188 | 3.19% | 667,990 | 5,682 | 3.37% | (9,442) | (494) | -0.18% | |
Brokered deposits | 47,622 | 427 | 3.64% | 70,055 | 746 | 4.22% | (22,433) | (319) | -0.58% | |
Bank borrowings | 27,340 | 240 | 3.56% | 25,920 | 243 | 3.72% | 1,420 | (3) | -0.16% | |
IBC debt | 39,873 | 677 | 6.89% | 39,856 | 719 | 7.16% | 17 | (42) | -0.27% | |
Cost of funds | $3,892,702 | $19,314 | 2.01% | $3,846,367 | $21,071 | 2.17% | $46,335 | ($1,757) | -0.16% | |
Free funds | $1,316,658 | $1,316,014 | $644 | |||||||
Net interest income | $47,301 | $46,800 | $501 | |||||||
Net interest margin | 3.65% | 3.62% | 0.03% | |||||||
Interest Rate Risk Management
March 31, 2026 | |||||
-200 | -100 | Base-rate | 100 | 200 | |
Net Interest Income | $195,430 | $197,693 | $199,445 | $201,943 | $204,794 |
Change from Base | -2.01% | -0.88% | 1.25% | 2.68% | |
December 31, 2025 | |||||
-200 | -100 | Base-rate | 100 | 200 | |
Net Interest Income | $191,340 | $194,101 | $196,298 | $198,944 | $202,205 |
Change from Base | -2.53% | -1.12% | 1.35% | 3.01% | |
Changes in Net Interest Income (Dollars in 000's)
Simulation analyses calculate the change in net interest income over the next twelve months, under immediate parallel shifts in interest rates, based upon a static statement of financial condition, which includes derivative instruments, and does not consider loan fees.
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The base case modeled NII is slightly higher during the quarter due to $70 million of earning asset growth and 1 basis point of modeled margin expansion. Earning asset expansion is centered in commercial loans up $54 million and overnight liquidity, up $40 million. Runoff in lower yielding investments and consumer loans helped fund earning asset growth. Asset and liability yields were stable during the quarter, with asset yields up 2 basis points and liability costs 1 basis point higher.
The NII sensitivity position to lower rates declined modestly while the benefit to higher rates remained largely unchanged. Reduced exposure to lower rates is due to $75 million notional of floor purchases, termination of $87 million of short term pay fixed swaps and a slight shortening in the maturity structure of time deposits. The overall position is closely matched for smaller rate changes of +/- 100 basis points. The bank has modest exposure to larger rate declines and benefits from larger rate increases.
Base-rate is a static balance sheet applying the spot yield curve from the valuation date.
Stable core funding base. Transaction accounts fund 38.4% of assets and other non-maturity deposits fund another 17.4% of assets. Low wholesale funding of just 2.2% of assets.
38.2% of assets reprice in 1 month and 49.3% reprice in the next 12 months.
Continually evaluating strategies to manage NII through hedging, funding strategies as well as product pricing and structure.
12.2%
16.2%
18.6%
12.2%
22.2%
13.6%
14.5%
14.7%
15.1%
15.4%
Strong Non-interest Income
1Q'26 Non-interest Income
(thousands)
Bank owned life
insurance
$322
Other
income
$1,820
Interchange
income
$3,234
Investment &
insurance commissions
$809
$12.0MM
Mortgage
loan servicing, net
$1,646
Gain (Loss)-
Mortgage
Sale
$1,308
Service
Chg Dep
$2,935
Gain (Loss)-
Securities
$(26)
Non-interest Income Trends
($M)
$20.0
$18.0
$16.0
$14.0
$12.0
$10.0
$8.0
$6.0
$4.0
$2.0
$-
30.0
25.0
20.0
15.0
10.0
5.0
0.0
Non-interest Income
Non-interest Inc/Operating Rev (%)
Q4'23 Q1'24 Q2'24 Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25
Q1'26
$9.1
$12.6
$15.2
$9.5
$19.1
$10.4
$11.3
$11.9
$12.0
$12.0
Source: Company documents.
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The $2.3 million comparative quarterly increase in mortgage loan servicing, net is primarily attributed to changes in the fair value of capitalized mortgage loan servicing rights associated with changes in mortgage loan interest rates and expected future prepayment levels. The decrease in servicing revenue is attributed to the sale of approximately
$931 million of mortgage servicing
rights on January 31, 2025.
Mortgage banking:
$1.3 million in net gains on mortgage loans in 1Q'26 vs. $2.3 million in the year ago quarter. The decrease is primarily due to lower profit margins on mortgage loan sales that was partially offset by an increase in volume of mortgage loans sold.
$130.6 million in mortgage loan originations in 1Q'26 vs. $107.8 million in 1Q'25 and $134.3 million in 4Q'25.
1Q'26 mortgage loan servicing includes a
$0.9 million ($0.04) per diluted share, after tax) increase in fair value adjustment due to price compared to a decrease of $1.5 million ($0.06 per diluted share, after tax) in the year ago quarter.
$32.2
$33.3
$32.6
$37.0
$34.3
$33.8
$34.1
$36.1
$38.3
62.2% 60.9% 61.4% 60.9%Focus on Improved Efficiency
Efficiency Ratio (4 quarter rolling average)
Non-interest Expense ($M)
$40.0
$35.0
$30.0
$25.0
$20.0
$15.0
$10.0
$5.0
$-
Compensation and Benefits
Occupancy FDIC Insurance
Loan and Collection
Data Processing Other
Q1'24
Q2'24
Q3'24
Q4'24
Q1'25
Q2'25
Q3'25
Q4'25
Q1'26
3Q'23
4Q'23
1Q'24
2Q'24
3Q'24
4Q'24
1Q'25
2Q'25
3Q'25
4Q'25
1Q'26
59.9% 60.7% 60.3% 60.9% 60.0% 60.5%61.0%
Source: Company documents.
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1Q'26 efficiency ratio of 64.3%.
Compensation and employee benefits expense of $21.8 million, a increase of $1.4 million from the prior year quarter.
Performance-based compensation was $0.2 million higher than the prior year quarter.
Payroll taxes and employee benefits decreased $0.2 million primarily due to lower healthcare related costs.
Data processing costs increased by
$0.2 million primarily due to core data processor annual asset growth and CPI related cost increases as well as price increases in other software solutions.
Litigation expense was $1.5 million in 1Q'26 compared to zero in the prior year quarter.
Merger related expense was $0.3 million in the current quarter compared to zero in the prior year quarter.
Advertising expense increased $0.3 million due primarily to customer incentives true up.
Opportunities exist to gain additional efficiencies as we continue to optimize our delivery channels.
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Outlook for 2026
LENDING
Continued growth
NET INTEREST INCOME
Growth driven primarily by higher average earning assets
PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Steady asset quality metrics
Outlook for 2026 *as of January, 2026 |
Michigan economy. |
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1Q'26 Update |
$4.5 million (-1.2% annualized) and installment loan decrease of $17.5 million (-13.2% annualized). |
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Outlook for 2026
NON-INTEREST INCOME
NON-INTEREST EXPENSES
INCOME TAXES
SHARE REPURCHASES
Outlook for 2026 *as of January, 2026 |
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1Q'26 Update |
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$1.5 million in litigation expense and $0.4 million true up related to promotional payments to deposit customers. |
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Strategic Initiatives
GROWTHOutside Sales - Relationship banking focus thru consistent calling on
prospects and COI's.
Inside Service/Sales - high retention + high cross sales, collaboration of strategic partners.
Digital Marketing - Leverage data insights, target strategically, elevate brand image, personalize the customer experience.
Leverage Referral Network - Fintech (ReferLive);
New Products - SMB deposit product, Business digital pmts.
Market Expansion - Through existing indirect dealer network.
Selective and opportunistic bank and branch acquisitions.
Process Automation - leverage core investments + Fintech
partnerships: (Blend) mortgage
Branch Optimization - including assessing existing locations, new locations, service hours, staffing, & workflow and leveraging technology.
Promotion of Self-Serve Channels - (One Wallet, Treasury One, etc.)
Leverage Banker Capacity - including on-line appointment setting.
Leverage Middleware + API's - expediate new technology implementation.
Optimize Office Space Utilization
Invest in our Team - competitive C&B offering, skill training, leadership development, etc.
High Employee Engagement - thru fostering a culture of purpose, opportunity, continuous learning, diversity, reward + recognition.
Promote Teamwork + Alignment across all business units.
Invest in technology - to enhance the employee experience + customer experience.
Client Service Model - well defined and applied.
Utilize three layers of defense (business unit, risk management and internal audit). Independent & collaborative approach.
Consistent earnings + maintain strong capital levels.
Proactive credit quality monitoring and problem resolution.
Manage Liquidity and IRR.
Manage Operational risk, emphasizing cyber security, fraud prevention, and regulatory compliance.
Effective relationships with regulators & other outside oversight parties.
Proactive, transparent and good communication.
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Question and Answer Session Closing Remarks
Thank you for attending
NASDAQ: IBCP
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Appendix
Additional Financial Data
and Non-GAAP Reconciliations
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