FFW Slips To Loss In Q4

8/17/2012 12:04 PM ET

FFW Corp. (FFWC: Quote) Friday reported a loss for the fourth quarter compared to a profit last year, due mainly to higher loan loss provisions.

The Wabash, Indiana-based company's fourth-quarter net loss attributable to common shareholders was $1.65 million or $1.47 per share, compared to a net profit of $619 thousand or $0.55 per share last year.

Net interest income for the quarter dropped to $2.18 million from $2.59 million in the year-ago quarter. Total non-interest income grew to $837 thousand from $692 thousand in the prior-year quarter.

Loan loss provisions for the quarter increased to $3.90 million from $300 thousand last year.

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