Bank reports results

Published 9:57 pm Tuesday, July 31, 2012

First Bancorp, the parent company of First Bank, announces net income available to common shareholders of $2.5 million, or $0.15 per diluted common share, for the three months ended June 30, compared to $2.7 million, or $0.16 per diluted common share, recorded in the second quarter of 2011. For the six months ended June 30, the company reported a net loss available to common shareholders of $3.5 million, or ($0.21) per diluted common share, compared to net income of $8.0 million, or $0.48 per diluted common share, for the six months ended June 30, 2011. The net loss reported for the first six months of 2012 was caused primarily by a higher provision for loan losses in the first quarter of 2012 related to non-covered loans.