period ended June 30, 2024, was (4.72)% compared to 5.88% for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023. The current period net loss and a lower average equity balance primarily drove the lower return on average equity for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024, compared to the same periods in 2023.
The book value per share of Bancorp’s common stock was $6.04 on June 30, 2024, as compared to $6.01 per share on June 30, 2023. The increase primarily resulted from the lower unrealized losses on the Company’s available for sale securities of $19.5 million at June 30, 2024 compared to $20.2 million at June 30, 2023.
At June 30, 2024, the Bank remained above all “well-capitalized” regulatory requirement levels. The Bank’s tier 1 risk-based capital ratio was 15.59% at June 30, 2024, compared to 17.37% at December 31, 2023.
Our liquidity position remained strong due to managed cash and cash equivalents, borrowing lines with the Federal Reserve Bank, the FHLB of Atlanta and correspondent banks, and the size and composition of the bond portfolio.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Net loss attributable to common stockholders for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024, was $204,000, or $0.07 per basic and diluted common share compared to net income of $276,000, or $0.10 per basic and diluted common share for the same period of 2023. The results for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024, were lower than the same period of 2023 resulting primarily from a $485,000, or 1,276.32%, increase in interest expense on short-term borrowings, a $469,000, or 407.83%, increase in interest expense on deposits and a $399,000, or 314.17%, increase in the provision for credit losses on loans, partially offset by an increase of $390,000, or 18.27%, in loan interest income and fees, a $381,000, or 286.47%, increase in interest on deposits with banks and a $214,000, or 856.00%, decrease in the provision for income taxes. The Company’s need to defend its deposit base as well as grow interest-earning asset balances necessitated a strategic change in direction.
Net loss attributable to common stockholders for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, was $201,000, or $0.07 per basic and diluted common share compared to net income of $710,000, or $0.25 per basic and diluted common share for the same period of 2023. The results recorded for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, were lower than the same period of 2023 resulting primarily from a $917,000, or 2,413.16%, increase in interest expense on short-term borrowings, a $764,000, or 344.14%, increase in interest expense on deposits and a $609,000, or 716.47%, increase in the provision for credit losses on loans, partially offset by an increase of $517,000, or 12.24%, in loan interest income and fees, a $402,000, or 110.14%, increase in interest on deposits with banks and a $532,000, or 475.00%, decrease in the provision for income taxes.
Net Interest Income. The Company’s net interest income for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024 was $2.8 million, as compared to $3.1 million for the same period in 2023, a decrease of $328,000, or 10.53%. The decrease in net interest income was primarily due to the $954,000, or 623.53%, increase in the cost of interest-bearing deposits and borrowings driven by a $26.6 million, or 12.81%, increase in the average balance of interest-bearing funds and a $19.1 million, or 14.50%, decrease in the average balance of noninterest-bearing deposits. The higher expenses were partially offset by a $626,000, or 19.16%, increase in total interest income due to a $7.4 million, or 2.02%, increase in the average balance of interest earning assets.
Net interest income for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, totaled $5.4 million, a decrease of $935,000, or 14.86%, from the six-month period ended June 30, 2023. The decrease in net interest income was due to a $1.7 million, or 646.54%, increase in the cost of interest-bearing deposits and borrowings driven by a $17.3 million, or 8.23%, increase in the average balance of interest-bearing funds and a $21.7 million, or 15.98%, decrease in the average balance of noninterest-bearing deposits. The higher expenses were partially offset by a $746,000, or 11.38%, increase in total interest income due to a 0.44% increase in the yield of interest earning assets.
Total interest income for the second quarter of 2024 increased $626,000, or 19.16% when compared to the same period in 2023, from $3.3 million in 2023 to $3.9 million in 2024. The primary driver of the increase was a $390,000, or 18.27%, increase in interest and fees on loans due to higher rates and $381,000, or 286.47%, increase in