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title: "Home Federal Bancorp Q2 net income rises on higher interest income"
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# Home Federal Bancorp Q2 net income rises on higher interest income

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Overview

-   Louisiana-based bank’s Q2 net income rose yr/yr, driven by higher net interest income
-   Company’s Q2 earnings per share increased yr/yr
-   Company reported zero dependency on wholesale funding

Outlook

-   Company did not provide specific guidance for future quarters or the full year

Result Drivers

-   NET INTEREST INCOME - Increase in net interest income by $777,000, or 16.9%, driven by higher interest income and lower interest expense
-   NON-INTEREST INCOME - Non-interest income rose by $150,000, or 30.7%, mainly due to gains on loan sales and increased service charges
-   NON-INTEREST EXPENSE - Reduction in non-interest expense by $43,000, driven by lower compensation and benefits, and audit fees

Key Details

Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu

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Estimate

Q2 Net $1.68

Income mln

Q2 Net $5.38

Interest mln

Income

### Q2 $2.11

Pretax mln

Profit

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