Great American Bancorp Inc. Reports Earnings Results for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2018
January 22, 2019
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Great American Bancorp Inc. announced earnings results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2018. For the fourth quarter, the company announced net interest income was USD 1.494 million compared to USD 1.376 million a year ago. Net income was USD 336,000 compared to net loss of USD 88,000 a year ago. Basic earnings per share was USD 0.78 compared to basic loss per share of USD 0.2 a year ago. For the full year, net interest income was USD 5.877 million compared to USD 5.409 million a year ago. Net income was USD 955,000 compared to USD 484,000 a year ago. Basic earnings per share was USD 2.19 compared to USD 1.1 a year ago.
Great American Bancorp, Inc. is a thrift holding company. The Company's principal activity is the ownership and management of its wholly owned subsidiary, First Federal Savings Bank of Champaign-Urbana (the Bank). The Bank is primarily engaged in providing a full range of banking and financial services to individual and corporate customers in Champaign County, Illinois. The Bank also provides full-service brokerage activities through a third-party broker-dealer and engages in the sale of tax-deferred annuities. The Bankâs subsidiary, Park Avenue Service Corporation (PASC), offers insurance services to customers located primarily in Illinois. GTPS Insurance Agency, a division of PASC, sells a variety of insurance products to both individuals and businesses, including life, health, auto, property and casualty insurance. It grants mortgage, commercial and consumer loans to customers. The Bank operates through two full-service offices located in Champaign and Urbana, Illinois.