Comparison of Operating Results for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 and 2021
Net Income. Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2022 decreased $536,000, or 20.9%, to $2.0 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, compared to net income of $2.6 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2021. Interest and dividend income increased $1.5 million, or 14.7%, interest expense decreased $236,000, or 21.3%, the provision for loan losses increased $1.5 million, non-interest income decreased $353,000, or 19.0%, while other expenses and taxes increased $427,000, or 4.5%, between comparable quarters.
Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2022 decreased $1.8 million, or 30.6%, to $4.1 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, compared to net income of $5.9 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Interest and dividend income increased $1.4 million, or 6.7%, interest expense decreased $646,000, or 27.2%, the provision for loan losses increased $1.8 million, or 146.6%, non-interest income decreased $883,000, or 21.6%, while other expenses and taxes increased $1.2 million, or 6.6%, between the comparable six-month periods.
Net Interest Income. Net interest income increased $1.7 million, or 19.0%, to $10.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $9.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. The ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities decreased 0.7% to 142.77% while our net interest margin increased by 37 basis points to 3.63% when comparing the second quarter of 2022 to the same period in 2021.
Net interest income increased $2.1 million, or 10.9%, to $21.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $18.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities improved 0.1% to 143.95% while our net interest margin increased by 7 basis points to 3.52% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to 3.45% for the same six month period in 2021.
Interest Income. Interest income increased $1.5 million, or 14.7%, to $11.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 from $10.2 million for the comparable 2021 period. Both interest and fees on loans and interest and dividends on securities increased as the average balances and average yields both increased. For the three months ended June 30, 2022, the average balance of loans increased $33.2 million, while the average balance of available for sale securities increase $74.9 million when compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021. The average yield on loans increased 31 basis points, while the average yield on available for sale securities increased 26 basis points. The average yield of interest-earning assets increased by 26 basis points to 3.92% and the average balances of interest-earning assets increased $78.8 million, or 7.0%.
Interest income increased $1.4 million, or 6.7%, to $22.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 from $21.3 million for the comparable 2021 period. Interest and dividends on securities and, to a lesser extent, interest and fees on loans both increased. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the average balance of loans increased $6.3 million, while the average balance of available for sale securities increase $120.7 million when compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021. The average yield on loans increased 8 basis points, while the average yield on available for sale securities increased 13 basis points. The average yield of interest-earning assets decreased by 6 basis points to 3.82%, which was offset by an increase in the average balances of interest-earning assets of $95.0 million, or 8.6%.
Interest Expense. Interest expense decreased $236,000, or 21.3%, from $1.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, to $872,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. The average cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased 15 basis points to 0.42% for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, which was offset by an increase in the average balance of total interest-bearing liabilities of $60.9 million, or 7.8%, to $841.8 million. For the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, the average cost of interest-bearing deposits decreased by 13 basis points. An increase of $120.8 million, or 21.9%, in the average balance of our core deposits was partially offset by a decrease of $46.0 million, or 24.9%, in the average balance of certificates of deposit.