Kentucky First Federal Bancorp (KFFB) Reports Net Income for First Quarter of 2010
Kentucky First Federal Bancorp reported net income of $302,000, or $0.04 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2010, ending 3/31/2010. The company earned $351,000, or $0.05 per diluted share, in the same quarter in 2009. Kentucky First Federal Bancorp said that the lower net income was due mainly to higher non-interest expenses and loan loss provisions. The higher non-interest expenses included increased legal fees, compensation expense and insurance premiums assessed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) for the bank insurance fund. The provision for loan losses totaled $71,000 for the first quarter of 2010, compared to no…