OptimumBank Holdings, Inc. (OPHC-NASDAQ) Chairman Gubin’s comments pertaining to the Board’s Strategic Planning – “A successful roadmap for growing our Bank”

Fort Lauderdale, FL, Dec. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OptimumBank Holdings, Inc., (NASDAQ:OPHC) a (the “Company”) ended the month of October 2023 with assets exceeding $755.7 million, an increase of $43 million as compared to $712.7 million in the prior month. The net change in total assets was partially driven by a $26 million increase in net loans. Since the Company announced entry into Accounts Receivable Financing to Skilled Nursing Facilities at the end of last year, our SNF portfolio has grown to over $28MM. Additionally, since the Company announced seeking entry into the Small Business Administration (SBA) National Lending Program to provide loans to small and middle market companies, the Company is now approved for SBA Lending and has closed it first SBA Loan for $300,000 and has a pipeline of $15MM in various stages of loan underwriting and processing. Additionally, the Company intends to close in the area of $50MM of SBA loans in 2024. Core earnings are a non-GAPP financial measure used by management as an earnings measure to ascertain the profitability of the underlying business of the Company for the month of October 2023 has increased over the past ten months to $1,410,900 as compared to $963,215 reported for the month ended December 31, 2022.¹

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