Flushing Financial Corporation reported third quarter earnings of $14.3 million, or $0.50 per diluted common share. The company achieved record net interest income and proactively managed credit risk, improving the funding mix with an emphasis on non-interest bearing demand accounts.
GAAP diluted EPS was $0.50, compared to $0.63 in 2Q20 and $0.37 in 3Q19.
Record Core diluted EPS was $0.56 compared to $0.36 in 2Q20 and $0.48 in 3Q19.
Net interest margin was 3.00%, up 13bps QoQ and 63bps YoY.
Record GAAP net interest income was $49.9 million, up 2.5% QoQ and 28.2% YoY.
Flushing Financial Corporation expects to sustain a strong margin and anticipate that their cost of funds will further decline during the fourth quarter.