Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017
General. Net income was $324,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $87,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2017. The increase was due to an increase in net interest income after provision of $579,000, or 57.90%, to $1.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 from $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. The increase was offset primarily by a decrease innon-interest income of $149,000, or 45.71%, to $177,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 from $326,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and an increase in income taxes of $106,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2017.
Interest Income. Interest and dividend income increased $165,000, or 9.17%, to $1.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 from $1.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. The increase in interest income was due primarily to the increase in average balances on federal funds sold, interest-bearing deposits in other banks, time deposits in other banks and investments driven primarily by the proceeds received, net of expenses, from the stock offering.
Interest income on loans increased $55,000, or 3.44%, to $1.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 from $1.6 million for three months ended September 30, 2017. Our average balance of loans decreased $1.0 million, or 0.70%, to $142.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 from $143.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. Our average yield on loans increased 18 basis points to 4.75% for the three months ended September 30, 2018 from 4.57% for the three months ended September 30, 2017, as lower-yielding loans have been repaid or refinanced and replaced with higher-yielding loans.
Interest and dividends on federal funds sold, interest-bearing deposits in other banks, time deposits in other banks, and investments increased $111,000, or 95.69%, to $227,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 from $116,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2017. The average balances on federal funds sold, interest-bearing deposits in other banks, time deposits in other banks and investments increased $18.0 million, or 68.97%, to $44.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 from $26.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and this increase in the average balances was driven primarily by the proceeds received, net of expenses, from the stock offering. The average rate we earned on federal funds sold, interest-bearing deposits in other banks, time deposits in other banks and investments increased 28 basis points to 2.04% for the three months ended September 30, 2018 from 1.76% for the three months ended September 30, 2017 primarily due to our interest-bearing deposits in other banks repricing due to federal funds rate increases.
Interest Expense. Interest expense increased $36,000, or 16.59%, to $253,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 from $217,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2017. Our average balance of interest-bearing liabilities decreased $2.3 million, or 1.63%, to $138.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 from $141.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. The decrease was due to a reduction in FHLB borrowings to $0 for the three months ended September 2018 compared to average outstanding borrowings of $4.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, offset by an increase in average deposits of $1.5 million, or 1.76% to $138.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 from $136.5 for the three months ended September 30, 2017. Our average rate on interest-bearing deposits increased 13 basis points to 0.72% for the three months ended September 30, 2018 from 0.59% for the three months ended September 30, 2017 primarily due to an increase in the average rate paid on certificates of deposit.
Net Interest Income. Net interest income increased $129,000, or 8.60%, to $1.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 from $1.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, primarily as the result of a higher balance of net interest-earning assets, which represents total interest–earning assets, less total interest–bearing liabilities, offset by a lower net interest rate spread and net interest margin. Our average net interest-earning assets increased by $20.1 million, or 68.09%, to $47.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 from $28.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, due primarily to our growth in federal funds sold and interest-bearing deposits in other banks, which was primarily driven by the proceeds received, net of expenses, from the stock offering. Our net interest rate spread decreased by 13 basis points to 3.39% for the three months ended September 30, 2018 from 3.52% for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and our net interest margin decreased by 6 basis points to 3.57% for the three months ended September 30, 2018 from 3.63% for the three months ended September 30, 2017, due primarily to the increase in the average rate paid on interest-bearing deposits.
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