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Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. Q2 2025 Results
SEATTLE, July 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: SFBC), the holding company for Sound Community Bank (the "Bank"), today reported net income of $2.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, or $0.79 diluted earnings per share, as compared to net income of $1.2 million, or $0.45 diluted earnings per share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, and $795 thousand, or $0.31 diluted earnings per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. The Compa
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