SANTA BARBARA, CA / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2026 / American Riviera Bancorp ("Company") (OTCQX:ARBV), holding company of American Riviera Bank ("Bank"), announced today unaudited net income of $7.3 million ($1.26 per share) for the six months ended June 30, 2026, an increase of 46.2% compared to $5.0 million ($0.86 per share) earned in the same reporting period in the previous year.
Unaudited net income was $3.3 million ($0.57 per share) for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $4.0 million ($0.69 per share) in the previous quarter, and $2.6 million ($0.46 per share) earned in the same reporting period in the previous year. Net income pre-tax, pre-provision (non-GAAP) continued to increase, reaching $5.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $5.2 million in the previous quarter, and $4.0 million in the same reporting period in the previous year.
Total deposits were $1.23 billion at June 30, 2026, an increase of $95.5 million or 8.4% from June 30, 2025. Total loans were $1.15 billion at June 30, 2026, an increase of $133.4 million or 13.1% from June 30, 2025. Total loans grew $72.0 million or 6.7% in the first half of 2026. Significant loan growth of $54.2 million in the most recent quarter necessitated a $1.0 million loan loss provision to maintain an appropriate allowance to total loans of 1.19% at June 30, 2026.
