First Hawaiian (FHB) announced the completion of a restructuring related to its available-for-sale investment securities portfolio. The Company executed the sale of $293 million of its lower-yielding available-for-sale debt securities for an estimated after-tax loss of $19.7 million. Proceeds from the sale were reinvested in $293 million of debt securities currently yielding 309 basis points more than the securities that were sold. The transaction is projected to increase net interest income by approximately $8.6 million and net interest margin by approximately 4 basis points in 2025. The transaction is projected to increase net interest income by approximately $0.5 million and net interest margin by approximately 1 basis point in the fourth quarter of 2024.
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