Sun Valley-based Mission Valley Bancorp CEO Tamara Gurney announced Monday that the company achieved record second quarter earnings of $947,000 (after provision for income taxes), up more than 20-fold from June 30, 2012.

President and CEO Tamara Gurney stated, “I am pleased to report that 2013 continues to be a strong year for Mission Valley Bancorp.  Net income of $947,000 after provision for income taxes represents the best June 30th close in the history of our company.  While there are a number of contributing factors to this improved performance, two key contributors are expense reductions and improved credit quality.  We are beginning to see the benefits of a number of cost cutting decisions that have been implemented over the past several months.  In addition, as a result of focused and proactive credit management, our loan portfolio is such that there was no need to place additional funds in reserve for the quarter. The Bank’s reserve for loan losses as of June 30, 2013 was $5.2 million or 3.00 percent of total loans compared to $5.4 million or 2.94 percent of total loans as of June 30, 2012 .”

Gurney continued: “Total deposits reached $216 million, up 8.5 percent from $199 million reported for the same period the previous year.  While loan production remained steady throughout the quarter, gross loans were down by 7.4 percent to $172 million from $185 million the year prior.  This was driven by several factors, including the ongoing economic conditions that have caused an increase in loan payoffs and pay-downs as well as our continuing efforts to work through resolving problem credits.  Net interest income grew slightly to $5.7 million at quarter end from the $5.6 million reported June, 30, 2012, and total assets reached more than $255 million up from $247 million reported in June 2012.  Couple this with a 25 percent decrease in interest expense as well as continued improvement in operating expenses; it was a robust and promising second quarter. ”

Mission Valley capital ratios continue to far exceed regulatory requirements with Tier 1 Leverage, Tier 1 Risk-based Capital and Total Risk-based Capital Ratios of 14.2 percent, 19.0 percent, and 20.3 percent, respectively, as of June 30, 2013. Regulatory requirements for a “well-capitalized bank” are 5 percent, 6 percent, and 10 percent, respectively.