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Earnings for the first nine months were equal to a return of l.Oo percent on average total assets and a 13.S3 percent return on average stockholders’ equity.
At the end of September total deposits were $239.2 million up from $211.4 million a year earlier, net loans increased from $129.7 mil
53.8%