{"id":473087,"date":"2021-04-07T13:07:22","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T17:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=473087"},"modified":"2021-04-07T13:07:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T17:07:22","slug":"aquesta-financial-holdings-inc-announces-results-of-operations-for-the-first-quarter-of-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/aquesta-financial-holdings-inc-announces-results-of-operations-for-the-first-quarter-of-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Aquesta Financial Holdings, Inc Announces Results of Operations for the\u00a0First Quarter of 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mw_release\">\n<p align=\"left\">CORNELIUS, N.C., April  07, 2021  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Aquesta Financial Holdings, Inc and subsidiaries (\u201cAquesta\u201d) (OTC Market symbol AQFH) \u2013 including its subsidiary Aquesta Bank announced today net income for the first quarter of 2021 (three month period ending March 31, 2021). For the first quarter of 2021, Aquesta had unaudited net income of $2.5 million (46 cents per share) compared to the first quarter of 2020 net income of $881 thousand (16 cents per share). Thus, earnings grew at 186.5 percent in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the first quarter of 2020.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jim Engel, CEO and President of Aquesta, said, \u201cI am pleased to announce another quarter of excellent earnings and balance sheet growth here at Aquesta. As we did in 2020, we are kicking off 2021 with a focus on assisting our customers and communities as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to negatively impact the global economy. Our service is exemplified by Aquesta again aggressively participating in the Paycheck Protection Program (\u201cPPP\u201d). Aquesta funded 461 PPP loans totaling $68.5 million in the first quarter of 2021, which is in addition to 1,053 PPP loans totaling $146.6 million funded during 2020. We are excited by this opportunity to serve and look forward to continuing to provide superior service and value to our customers, communities and shareholders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>Key Highlights<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Total loan growth of $22.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 or 3.99 percent (annualized 16.0 percent). Loan growth was primarily due to PPP loans as Aquesta focused resources on helping our communities. The increase in total loan portfolio size related to these PPP loans is expected to be temporary and will decrease as the PPP loans are forgiven and\/or paid down. However, gross non-PPP organic loan production for the first quarter of 2021 was $25.6 million. This non-PPP production was offset by non-PPP payoffs totaling approximately $20.8 million.<\/li>\n<li>Total core deposit growth of $91.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 or 18.5 percent (annualized 74.0 percent). Core deposit growth was due to PPP related deposits as well as organic growth.<\/li>\n<li>No loans on deferral as of March 31, 2021.<\/li>\n<li>Earnings growth for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020 of $1.6 million or 186.5 percent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n        <strong>Solid Balance Sheet Growth<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>At March 31, 2021, Aquesta\u2019s total assets were $752.3 million compared to $680.2 million at December 31, 2020. Total loans were $576.4 million at March 31, 2021 compared to $554.3 million at December 31, 2020. First quarter 2021 loan growth was primarily driven by PPP loans, which totaled $68.5 million as of March 31, 2021. Core deposits were $585.8 million at March 31, 2021 compared to $494.3 million at December 31, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>Asset Quality<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>Nonperforming assets were at $5.7 million as of March 31, 2021 compared to $6.1 million as of December 31, 2020. Aquesta had $5.3 million in non-accrual loans as of March 31, 2021 compared to $5.7 million as of December 31, 2020. Aquesta held Other Real Estate Owned (i.e., \u201cOREO\u201d or foreclosed property) of $381 thousand as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>Net Interest Income<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>Net interest income was $6.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to $4.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. This is an increase of $1.9 million or 44.4%. The increase in net interest income is associated with an increased reliance on lower cost core deposits replacing higher cost funding. Additionally, Aquesta was able to accrete $1.3 million of PPP fees into interest income for PPP loans that were held, forgiven or paid off during the first quarter of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>Provision for Loan Losses<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>The provision for loan losses was $207 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to $325 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The ratio of ALLL to total loans is 0.92% as of March 31, 2021. The ratio of ALLL to total loans, excluding PPP loans, is 1.20% as of March 31, 2021. The ratio of ALLL to total loans, excluding PPP loans and balances guaranteed by the SBA, is 1.47% as of March 31, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>Non Interest Income<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>Non interest income was $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to $629 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2020. This is an increase of $664 thousand or 105.6 percent. The increase is largely attributable to SBA loan sale income which totaled $690 thousand and $165 thousand as of March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively. This is an increase of $525 thousand or 318.1 percent.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>Non Interest Expense<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>Non interest expense was $3.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to $3.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020.\u00a0\u00a0 Personnel expense was at $2.3 million as of March 31, 2021 compared to $2.1 million as of March 31, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Occupancy expense increased by $55 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the three months ending March 31, 2020. The increase is due to the addition of the Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina branch in January 2021. While the lease began in January 2021, the Mt. Pleasant branch is not scheduled to open until Summer 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Below are the financial highlights for comparison:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:67%;width:67%;min-width:67%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Aquesta Financial Holdings, Inc.<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:14%;width:14%;min-width:14%;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:2%;width:2%;min-width:2%;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:14%;width:14%;min-width:14%;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Select Financial Highlights<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">03\/31\/21<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">12\/31\/20<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">(unaudited)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">(audited)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Period End Balance Sheet Data:<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Loans<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">576,405<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">554,295<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Allowance for loan and lease losses<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5,290<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5,319<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Investment securities<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">68,768<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">52,535<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Total assets<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">752,284<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">680,168<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Core deposits<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">585,803<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">494,345<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">CDs and IRAs<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">50,653<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">63,623<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Shareholders equity<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">60,281<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">58,549<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Ending shares outstanding*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5,504,165<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5,473,205<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Book value per share*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">10.95<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">10.70<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Tangible book value per share*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">10.95<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">10.69<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">*assumes conversion of Series A Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">For the three months ended<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">03\/31\/21<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">03\/31\/20<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">(unaudited)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">(audited)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Income and Per Share Data:<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Interest income<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">6,944<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5,676<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Interest expense<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">795<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,419<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net interest income<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">6,149<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">4,257<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Provision for loan losses<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">207<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">325<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net interest income after<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0provision for loan losses<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5,942<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">3,932<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Non interest income<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,293<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">629<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Non interest expense<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">3,947<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">3,443<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Income before income taxes<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">3,288<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,118<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Income tax expense<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">764<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">237<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net Income<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2,524<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">881<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n        \n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"6\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">For the three months ended<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">03\/31\/21<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">03\/31\/20<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">(unaudited)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">(audited)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:67%;width:67%;min-width:67%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Earnings per share &#8211; basic*<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:13%;width:13%;min-width:13%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">0.46<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:2%;width:2%;min-width:2%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:13%;width:13%;min-width:13%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">0.16<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Earnings per share &#8211; diluted*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">0.43<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">0.15<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Weighted average shares &#8211; basic*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5,493,458<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5,464,992<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Weighted average shares &#8211; diluted*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5,839,531<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5,819,614<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"8\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">* assumes conversion of Series A Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">03\/31\/21<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">12\/31\/20<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">(unaudited)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">(audited)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Select performance ratios:<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Return on average assets<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.41<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">0.87<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Return on average equity<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">16.99<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">9.41<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Asset quality data:<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">90 days or more and accruing<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">40<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Non accrual loans<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5,270<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5,655<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Other real estate owned<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">381<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">381<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Total non performing assets<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5,651<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">6,076<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Troubled debt restructurings<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">52<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">54<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" 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its wholly owned subsidiary, Aquesta Bank. Aquesta Bank is a full-service community bank headquartered in Cornelius, North Carolina with eight branches in the Charlotte, Lake Norman and Wilmington, North Carolina areas and loan production offices in Raleigh, North Carolina, as well as Greenville and Charleston, South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>For additional information, please contact Kristin Couch (Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer) at 704-439-4343 or visit us online at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=Kmzm055dYhVMq1Rb3qv3dQyMAie6fI5zqFcjbqeYanOS7FYNH8s2SkNNbbtYbjauB1bURv_wvkXxH_f0Vnbe5A==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.aquesta.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n        <em>Information in this press release may contain forward looking statements that might involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. 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For the first quarter of 2021, Aquesta had unaudited net income of $2.5 million (46 cents per share) compared to the first quarter of 2020 net income of $881 thousand (16 cents per share). Thus, earnings grew at 186.5 percent in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the first quarter of 2020.\u00a0\u00a0 Jim Engel, CEO and President of Aquesta, said, \u201cI am pleased to announce another quarter of excellent earnings and balance sheet growth here at Aquesta. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/aquesta-financial-holdings-inc-announces-results-of-operations-for-the-first-quarter-of-2021\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Aquesta Financial Holdings, Inc Announces Results of Operations for the\u00a0First Quarter of 2021&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-473087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Aquesta Financial Holdings, Inc Announces Results of Operations for the\u00a0First Quarter of 2021 - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/aquesta-financial-holdings-inc-announces-results-of-operations-for-the-first-quarter-of-2021\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Aquesta Financial Holdings, Inc Announces Results of Operations for the\u00a0First Quarter of 2021 - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"CORNELIUS, N.C., April 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Aquesta Financial Holdings, Inc and subsidiaries (\u201cAquesta\u201d) (OTC Market symbol AQFH) \u2013 including its subsidiary Aquesta Bank announced today net income for the first quarter of 2021 (three month period ending March 31, 2021). 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