Calvin B. Taylor Bankshares, Inc. (OTCQX: TYCB), Parent Company of Calvin B. Taylor Bank, Reports First-Quarter 2021 Financial Results

b'Berlin, Maryland, May 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- Calvin B. Taylor Bankshares, Inc. (the \xe2\x80\x9cCompany\xe2\x80\x9d) (OTCQX: TYCB), parent company of Calvin B. Taylor Bank, today reported unaudited financial results for the first-quarter ended March 31, 2021.\xc2\xa0 Highlights of the company\xe2\x80\x99s financial results for the first-quarter ended March 31, 2021 (\xe2\x80\x9c1Q21\xe2\x80\x9d) as compared to the first-quarter ended March 31, 2020 (\xe2\x80\x9c1Q20\xe2\x80\x9d) and the fourth-quarter ended December 31, 2020 (\xe2\x80\x9c4Q20\xe2\x80\x9d) are noted below and included in the following tables.\n\xc2\xb7\xc2\xa0\xc2\xa0\xc2\xa0\xc2\xa0\xc2\xa0\xc2\xa0\xc2\xa0\xc2\xa0 Net income increased $684 thousand to $2.60 million in 1Q21, a 35.8% increase compared to 1Q20\n\xc2\xb7\xc2\xa0\xc2\xa0\xc2\xa0\xc2\xa0\xc2\xa0\xc2\xa0\xc2\xa0\xc2\xa0 Net income increased $1.18 million in 1Q21 compared to 4Q20, a 83.6% increase\n\xc2\xb7\xc2\xa0\xc2\xa0\xc2\xa0\xc2\xa0\xc2\xa0\xc2\xa0\xc2\xa0\xc2\xa0 Organic asset growth continued in 1Q21 with assets growing $39.6 million, or 5.6%, since December 31, 2020\n\xc2\xb7\xc2\xa0\xc2\xa0\xc2\xa0\xc2\xa0\xc2\xa0\xc2\xa0\xc2\xa0\xc2\xa0 Organic loan growth continued in 1Q21 with loans growing $32.2 million, or 7.6%, since December 31, 2020\nLoan interest revenue, including fees, increased to $4.96 million in 1Q21, as compared to $4.50 million in 1Q20 and $4.81 million in 4Q20, as the result of continued organic loan growth and funding of Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program (\xe2\x80\x9cSBA PPP\xe2\x80\x9d) loans.\xc2\xa0 SBA PPP loan balances increased in 1Q21 as new loan origination activity associated with 2nd draw SBA PPP loans exceeded loan repayments by the SBA associated with loan forgiveness of existing 1st draw SBA PPP loans.\xc2\xa0 Upon repayment by the SBA, unamortized net loan fees are recognized and reported as loan interest revenue which resulted in an increase in loan interest revenue in 1Q21 as compared to 4Q20.\xc2\xa0 SBA PPP loan interest revenue increased from $335 thousand in Q420 to $458 thousand in 1Q21.\xc2\xa0 SBA PPP loan originations in 1Q21 resulted in an increase in unamortized net loan fees from $756 thousand as of December 31, 2020 to $1.9 million as of March 31, 2021.\nNet interest income increased 2.3% to $5.08 million in 1Q21, as compared to $4.96 million in 1Q20 and 4Q20.\xc2\xa0 Increases in loan interest revenue, as noted above, were partially offset by lower yields on other earning assets as interest rates remain historically low.