EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW AND EARNINGS SUMMARY
We reported net income from continuing operations of $1.8 million for the second quarter of 2020 compared to net income from continuing operations of $7.0 million for the second quarter of 2019. Diluted income per common share from continuing operations was $0.09 for the second quarter of 2020, compared to $0.29 for the same period in 2019.
For the six months ended June 30, 2020, we reported net income from continuing operations of $4.0 million. This compared to net income from continuing operations of $13.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019. Diluted income per common share from continuing operations was $0.18 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 compared to $0.55 for the same period in 2019.
The decrease in net income from continuing operations for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to the same period in 2019, was primarily attributable to an $8.2 million increase in the provision for credit losses due to the expected impact from the economic slowdown from the COVID-19 pandemic. The decrease in net income from continuing operations was partially offset by a decrease in noninterest expense of $350,000, or 3%, and a $2.0 million, or 10%, increase in taxable equivalent net interest income from continuing operations.
For the six months ended June 30, 2020 compared to the first six months of 2019, the decrease in net income from continuing operations was primarily attributable to an increase in provision for credit losses of $15.4 million, a $512,000, or 10%, decrease in noninterest income from continuing operations, partially offset by an increase of $2.7 million, or 7%, in taxable equivalent net interest income and a decrease in noninterest expense from continuing operations of $1.3 million, or 5%.
Taxable equivalent net interest income from continuing operations was $22.0 million for the second quarter of 2020, compared to $20.0 million for the second quarter of 2019. Taxable equivalent net interest margin from continuing operations decreased to 3.23% for the three months ended June 30, 2020 from 3.61% for the three months ended June 30, 2019. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, taxable equivalent net interest income was $43.2 million compared to $40.5 million for the same period of 2019. Taxable equivalent net interest margin decreased to 3.32% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 from 3.73% for the six months ended June 30, 2019. The margin decrease for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 compared to the prior year was primarily the result of a decrease in loan yields due to the declining interest rate environment and the addition of the lower yielding PPP loans.
Provision for credit losses for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 totaled $8.9 million, an increase of $8.2 million from the quarter ended June 30, 2019. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, our provision for loan losses was $16.9 million compared to a provision of $1.5 million for the first six months of 2019. The adoption of ASC 326 added a forecasting element to the calculation of expected credit losses in the first six months of 2020, which contributed to the increase in provision. The COVID-19 pandemic was also factored into adverse economic forecasts used under the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) model, which likely had a greater impact on the CECL model given its use of forecasting elements whereas the incurred loss model used prior to 2020 primarily considered historical data.
Noninterest income decreased $598,000, or 20%, to $2.3 million from the second quarter of 2019. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease of $654,000 in gains on sale of securities, a decrease of $314,000, or 29%, in SBA lending activities and a decrease in derivatives income of $223,000, or 96%. Partially offsetting this decrease was an increase in income from service charges of $211,000, or 24%, resulting from continued growth in the payments processing business.
For the first six months of 2020, noninterest income from continuing operations decreased $512,000, or 10%, to $4.8 million. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease of $986,000, or 45%, in SBA lending activities and a decrease of $654,000 in gains on sale of securities. Partially offsetting this decrease was an increase in income from service charges of $649,000, or 39%, and an increase of $580,000 in derivatives income.
For the second quarter of 2020, noninterest expense from continuing operations decreased $350,000, or 3%, to $12.9 million compared to the second quarter of 2019. The most significant components of the decrease were decreases of $154,000, or 66%, in marketing and business development and $152,000 or 82%, in travel, meals and entertainment expense, partially offset by an increase in occupancy expense of $194,000, or 28%.