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South Bend, IN -- 1st Source Corp. here, parent of 1st Source Bank, earned $24.6 million for the first nine months of this year, up 44% over the same period in 2004, as stronger mortgage banking results helped strengthen the company's results.
1st Source noted that the year-earlier results were hampered by the larger provision for loan and lease losses and by impairment charges on mortgage servicing rights and preferred stock from the government-sponsored enterprises.
Christopher Murphy, chairman and CEO, also noted in the company's release that 1st Source's board of directors has approved an increase in the cash dividend to $0.13 per share, up 18% from the dividend paid a year ago. The dividend is payable Nov. 15.
Mr. Murphy said the third quarter was clearly an improvement over the previous year.
"We benefited from recoveries in our loan portfolio and in our provision for loan ...
Source: HighBeam Research, MSR Recovery Helps 1st Source Bank Boost Dividend.