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AmeriServ Financial Inc. reports recurring developments for a community bank holding company serving southwestern Pennsylvania and Hagerstown, Maryland through AmeriServ Financial Bank. Company news centers on quarterly earnings, net interest income, net interest margin, deposit funding, loan portfolio trends, capital levels, and common stock cash dividends.
Updates also cover AmeriServ's wealth and capital management activities, including strategic alliances that expand investment resources for individual and institutional clients, as well as business-development initiatives, labor agreements, and operating efficiency efforts across its banking platform.
AmeriServ Financial reported a net income of $1,419,000, or $0.08 per diluted share for Q2 2020, down 20.8% from $1,792,000 in Q2 2019. For the first half of 2020, net income was $2,828,000, or $0.17 per share, a 19.1% decrease year-over-year. Strong growth in loans and deposits reached record levels, spurred by the Paycheck Protection Program. Despite challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, net interest income increased by 4.5%. The board declared a $0.025 dividend, representing a 3.5% annualized yield.