Hamilton-based Roma Financial Corp., the holding company of Roma Bank, announced that net income for the three and nine months ended Sept. 30, 2007 was $1.9 million and $5.6 million respectively. This represented an increase of $1.8 million for the same quarter of the prior year and an increase of $2.6 million for the nine month period. Earnings per share were $0.06 and $0.18 respectively.
”We are pleased to report that we were able to maintain earnings in the current quarter consistent with those reported for the second quarter this year, despite confronting weaker residential loan demand and elevated competition for deposits and commercial loans,” stated Peter A. Inverso, Roma president and chief executive officer.
