{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Market Newsdesk","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com","author_name":"Newsdesk","author_url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/author\/newsdesk\/","title":"KBRA Affirms Ratings for Preferred Bank - Market Newsdesk","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"U3STdfMoRd\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/kbra-affirms-ratings-for-preferred-bank\/\">KBRA Affirms Ratings for Preferred Bank<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/kbra-affirms-ratings-for-preferred-bank\/embed\/#?secret=U3STdfMoRd\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;KBRA Affirms Ratings for Preferred Bank&#8221; &#8212; Market Newsdesk\" data-secret=\"U3STdfMoRd\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"LOS ANGELES, April 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Preferred Bank (NASDAQ: PFBC), (\u201cthe Bank\u201d), an independent commercial bank, announced today that Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC (&#8220;KBRA&#8221;) affirmed the Bank\u2019s deposit and senior unsecured debt ratings of A-, the subordinated debt rating of BBB+, and the short-term deposit and debt ratings of K2. The outlook of the long-term ratings for the Bank is Stable as of April 17, 2026. In affirming its ratings, KBRA noted that the Bank\u2019s ratings remained anchored by its consistently strong profitability metrics, highlighted by its 2025 ROA of 1.84%, which continues to benefit from a high yielding loan portfolio and lean cost structure associated with the Bank\u2019s branch light business model. The complete KBRA press &hellip; Continue reading \"\"","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=OTY5MzEwMiM3NTQyNDI5IzIwMDg0Njk="}