AB&T Financial Corporation reported unaudited earnings results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018. For the quarter, the company’s net income available to common shareholders was $184,000 or $0.006 per basic and diluted common share, compared to net income available to common shareholders of $128,000 or $0.004 per basic and diluted common share for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, an increase of 43.8%. This $56,000 increase in earnings was attributable to an increase in net interest income of approximately $85,000. This increase was due to an improvement in the net interest margin of approximately 24 basis points for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2017.