Blue River Bancshares, Inc. (BRBI) Reports Net Loss Due to Higher Loan Loss Provision
Blue River Bancshares, Inc. reported a net loss of $140,000, or ($0.05) per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2010. The bank earned net income of $37,000, or $0.01 per diluted share, in the same quarter of 2009. Blue River Bancshares, Inc. said that the loss for the quarter was due to an increase in the provision for loan losses to $427,000. Management made the decision based on its assessment of the bank’s pipeline of impaired and non-accrual loans. The provision for loan losses was $137,000 at the end of the first quarter of 2009. Russell Breeden III, the…