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HERITAGE FINANCIAL ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2022 RESULTS AND DECLARES REGULAR CASH DIVIDEND
Net income was $18.6 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2022 compared to $19.8 million, or $0.56 per diluted share, for the first
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[{"type":"text","content":"Net income was $18.6 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2022 compared to $19.8 million, or $0.56 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2022 and $32.7 million, or $0.90 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2021.Loans receivable grew $52.9 million, or 1.4% (5.6% annualized), in the second quarter of 2022; excluding SBA PPP loan repayments of $53.6 million, loans receivable grew $106.5 million, or 2.8% (11.2% annualized).Expanded our existing presence in the Portland-Vancouver MSA and gained an important entry into the Eugene, Oregon market through the hiring of four experienced banking teams, including commercial relationship managers, deposit relationship managers, support staff and leadership.Net interest margin increased to 3.04% for the second quarter of 2022 from 2.84% for the first quarter of 2022.The ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets decreased to 0.14% at June 30, 2022 compared to 0.22% at March 31, 2022 and 0.32% at December 31, 2021.Noninterest expense to average total assets, annualized, was 1.94% for the second quarter of 2022 compared to 1.95% for the first quarter of 2022 and 2.06% for the second quarter of 2021.Declared a regular cash dividend of $0.21 per common share on July 20, 2022.OLYMPIA, Wash, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Heritage Financial Corporation (NASDAQ GS: HFWA) (the \"Company\" or \"Heritage\"), the parent company of Heritage Bank (the \"Bank\"), today reported net income of $18.6 million for the second quarter of 2022 compared to $19.8 million for the first quarter of 2022 and $32.7 million for the second quarter of 2021. Diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of 2022 were $0.52 compared to $0.56 for the first quarter of 2022 and $0.90 for the second quarter of 2021.\nJeffrey J. Deuel, President and Chief Executive Officer of Heritage, commented, \"We are pleased with the positive progress we are seeing in loan growth as well as the continuing improvement in the underlying credit quality of our loan portfolio. We are beginning to see the benefits of our asset sensitivity and core deposit base in the current rate environment, which is noticeable in our increased net interest margin this quarter.\nWe are also excited about the new teams we hired to expand our production capabilities in the Portland-Vancouver MSA and Eugene, Oregon. These...