FNB

None of the warning signs we check for were found.

We look for five warning signs: doubt it can keep going, weak checks on its own accounts, a notice that its past accounts can't be relied on, a change of auditor, and one customer bringing in a big share of sales. We don't check lawsuits, investigations or debt yet.

We checked the auditor's report, internal controls, restatement notices, auditor changes and big customers in the 10-K filed 24 Feb 2026, plus the 10-Q filed 5 Aug 2026 and 5 later 8-Ks.

Cheap for a reason is the question the numbers cannot answer.

Whether the price already reflects the risks is what the deep dive is for.

• Extensive use of models, AI and generative AI technologies presents operational, regulatory and reputational risks.

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  We rely heavily on a broad range of quantitative models, advanced analytics, AI, and generative AI technologies across multiple areas of our operations, including credit decisioning, fraud detection, risk monitoring, customer engagement, productivity enhancement and internal operational processes. In addition, we are making strategic investments in AI initiatives, including generative AI, to, among other things, recommend relevant content across our products, enhance our advertising tools, develop new products, streamline and customize the customer experience and develop new features for existing markets. The development and use of AI presents potential risks and challenges to our business and may require significant additional investments in infrastructure, personnel and trainings. There can be no assurance that the usage of AI will enhance our products or services or be beneficial to our business or customers, including our efficiency or profitability. As these technologies become more integrated into our business model, our dependence on the accuracy, quality and completeness of underlying data and on the soundness of model design, governance, assumptions and controls continues to increase. Generative AI systems, in particular, may sometimes produce inaccurate, incomplete, biased or misleading outputs, or results that are difficult to interpret, explain or reproduce. Errors, limitations or failures involving models or AI tools could adversely affect decision‑making, risk identification, customer interactions, operational performance or the accuracy of financial, regulatory or risk reporting. Further, we may rely on AI models developed by third parties, and, to that extent, would be dependent in part on the manner in which those third parties develop and train their models, including risks arising from the inclusion of any unauthorized material in the training data for their models and the effectiveness of the steps these third parties have taken to limit the risks associated with the output of their models, matters over which we may have limited visibility.

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• Global trade policies, including changing tariffs and the imposition of new or increased tariffs and related uncertainty thereof, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

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  There continues to be significant uncertainty about the future relationship between the U.S. and other countries, including with respect to trade policies, treaties, government regulations, sanctions, tariffs, and application thereof. For example, in April 2025, the U.S. government began imposing “reciprocal” tariffs intended to address trade deficits and inconsistent economic treatment of importation between the U.S. and other countries. In response, China, among others, has announced retaliatory tariffs against certain imports from the U.S., among other measures. Although we are continuing to evaluate the impact of these evolving developments, we cannot provide any assurance about the ultimate outcome or impact of these developments or other changes in trade policies, including the imposition or application of new or increased tariffs between the U.S. and other countries. Furthermore, changes to trade policies, retaliatory measures, or prolonged uncertainty in trade relationships could increase the cost of, and reduce demand for, our products and services, or customers’ ability to service debt, which would adversely impact our business. In addition, political tensions as a result of trade policies could reduce trade volume, investment and other economic activities between major international economies, resulting in a material adverse effect on global economic conditions and the stability of global financial markets, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

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• We are subject to supervision and examination by U.S. government authorities and may become subject to investigations, enforcement actions, fines, and other adverse effects.

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  Our business operations are subject to extensive supervision, examination and regulation by a number of U.S. federal and state regulatory authorities, including the FRB, OCC and FDIC. These authorities have broad powers to conduct examinations of our operations, enforce compliance with applicable laws and impose enforcement actions, fines and other actions for violations. Recently, the federal banking agencies have signaled a desire to remove excessive regulatory, supervisory and examination burdens, while prioritizing efforts to focus supervision on material financial risks. On October 7, 2025, the OCC, together with the FDIC, issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to codify the elimination of reputation risk from their supervisory programs, which would, among other things, prohibit the OCC from criticizing or taking adverse action against an institution on the basis of reputation risk, and to prohibit politicized debanking. In addition, the OCC, together with the FDIC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would define the term “unsafe or unsound practice” for purposes of section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and revise the supervisory framework for the issuance of matters requiring attention and other supervisory communications. On November 18, 2025, the FRB issued a Statement of Supervisory Operating Principles intended to focus FRB examiners on material financial risks threatening the safety and soundness of banks, reduce duplication between exams from different supervisors, and streamline the remediation of issues cited by supervisors. Changes resulting from these new supervisory practices may create opportunities for us or for our competitors to streamline compliance programs to focus on meeting the agencies’ more targeted expectations. However, shifts in supervisory priorities and practices, whether in the short-term or long-term, could expose us to regulatory compliance risks, increased operational costs, and evolving legal uncertainties.

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• Extensive use of models, AI and generative AI technologies presents operational, regulatory and reputational risks.

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  The expanded use of AI and generative AI also introduces heightened risks related to privacy, cybersecurity, data usage, intellectual property, consumer protection and fair lending, as well as potential exposure to evolving federal and state regulatory frameworks, litigation or other legal liability. Regulators are increasingly focused on AI transparency, model explainability, bias mitigation and governance standards, and new rules or supervisory expectations may require additional investment, modification of our systems or changes to how we apply these technologies. We may incur operational, compliance or legal risk if AI‑enabled tools behave in unintended ways or if our governance, monitoring and validation practices do not keep pace with technological developments. Additionally, if we fail to keep pace with AI advancements, or if competitors are able to deploy AI more effectively, our competitive position may be harmed. Any failure to appropriately manage risks associated with our extensive use of models, AI and generative AI could result in regulatory criticism, operational disruption, reputational harm or adverse effects on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

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• We could be adversely affected by changes in the law, especially changes in the regulation of the banking industry.

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  In response to several large bank failures in the spring of 2023, the federal banking agencies have engaged in rulemaking that could increase compliance costs should we grow in excess of $50 billion in average total assets, including the FDIC adopting resolution planning requirements for IDIs with $50 billion or more in average total assets. While the FDIC has intended that it intends to revisit these requirements in 2026 and does not intend to impose these requirements on IDIs that become subject to them before a rule is finalized, it is uncertain how and to what extent the revisions to the FDIC’s rules would mitigate potential adverse impacts to FNBPA should its average total assets exceed $50 billion over four consecutive quarters.

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