Operator

Greetings, and welcome to the Amerant First Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. [Operator Instructions]

It's now my pleasure to turn the call over to Laura Rossi, Executive Vice President and Head of Investor Relations. Laura, please go ahead.

Laura Rossi
EVP, Head of Investor Relations & Strategy

Thank you, operator. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us to review Amerant Bancorp's first quarter 2026 results.

On today's call are Carlos Iafigliola, our Interim CEO; and Sharymar Calderon, our CFO. Additionally, we're pleased to welcome as a guest speaker this quarter, Lee Ann Cragg, Chief Credit Officer, who will share further insight into our credit risk management initiatives.

As we begin, please note that discussions on today's call contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act. In addition, references will also be made to non-GAAP financial measures. Please refer to the company's earnings release for a statement regarding forward-looking statements as well as for information and reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP measures.

I will now turn it over to our Interim CEO, Carlos Iafigliola.

Carlos Iafigliola
Senior EVP, Interim CEO & Director

Thank you, Laura. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us today to discuss Amerant's first quarter 2026 results. As we begin, I want to