MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alerus Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: ALRS), or the Company, reported a net loss of $33.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, or $(1.27) per diluted common share, compared to net income of $16.9 million, or $0.65 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2025, and a net loss of $0.1 million, or $0.00 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2024.  During the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company sold $360.1 million of available-for-sale securities as part of a strategic balance sheet repositioning. The sale resulted in a one-time pre-tax net loss of $68.4 million. Proceeds from the sale were reinvested into new, higher yielding investment securities. Adjusted pre-provision net revenue (non-GAAP)(1) was $25.3 million, compared to $22.1 million for the third quarter...

Shreveport, Louisiana, Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: HFBL), the holding company of Home Federal Bank, reported net income for the three months ended December 31, 2025, of $1.675 million compared to net income of $1.020 million reported for the three months ended December 31, 2024. The Company’s basic and diluted earnings per share were $0.55 and $0.54, respectively, for the three months ended December 31, 2025, compared to $0.33 for the three months ended December 31, 2024. The Company reported net income of $3.274 million for the six months ended December 31, 2025, compared to $1.961 million for the six months ended December 31, 2024. The Company’s basic and diluted earnings per share were $1.09 and $1.07, respectively, for the six months ended December 31, 2025,...

Reported home closing gross margin of 16.5% and adjusted of 19.3% excluding non-recurring charges SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE: MTH), the fifth largest public homebuilder in the U.S., today announced fourth quarter and full year results for the periods ended December 31, 2025.Summary Operating Results (unaudited)  (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)       Three Months Ended December 31,   Twelve Months Ended December 31,      2025       2024     % Chg     2025       2024     % Chg  Homes closed (units)   3,755       4,044     (7)%     15,026       15,611     (4)%  Home closing revenue $ 1,406,449     $ 1,595,928     (12)%   $ 5,763,597     $ 6,341,546     (9)%  Average sales price – closings $ 375     $ 395     (5)%   $ 384     $ 406     (5)%  Home...

SUFFOLK, Va., Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TowneBank (the “Company” or “Towne”) (Nasdaq: TOWN) today reported financial results for the full year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025. For the year ended December 31, 2025, earnings were $169.53 million, or 2.21 per diluted share, compared to $161.36 million, or 2.15 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2024. Excluding certain items affecting comparability, core earnings (non-GAAP) for 2025 were $231.55 million, or $3.02 per diluted share, compared to $163.24 million, or $2.17 per diluted share, for 2024. Earnings in the fourth quarter of 2025 were $40.63 million, or 0.51 per diluted share, compared to fourth quarter 2024 earnings of $39.97 million, or 0.53 per diluted share. Excluding certain items affecting comparability, core earnings...

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y., Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — National Fuel Gas Company (“National Fuel” or the “Company”) (NYSE:NFG) today announced consolidated results for the first quarter of its 2026 fiscal year. FIRST QUARTER FISCAL 2026 SUMMARYGAAP earnings of $181.6 million, or earnings per share (EPS) of $1.98, compared to GAAP earnings of $45.0 million, or $0.49 per share, in the prior year. Adjusted earnings(1) of $187.7 million, or adjusted EPS(1) of $2.06, compared to adjusted earnings of $151.9 million, or $1.66 per share in the prior year, an increase of 24% per share. Integrated Upstream and Gathering segment adjusted EPS of $1.36 increased $0.42, or 45%, compared to the prior year, driven by a 14% increase in natural gas price realizations and 12% growth in natural gas production resulting from strong Tioga County Utica...

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GBank Financial Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GBFH), the parent company of GBank (the “Bank”), today reported record net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 of $7.4 million, or $0.51 per diluted share. The results for the fourth quarter of 2025 include unusual items with a net impact of $192 thousand after-tax, or $0.01 per diluted share, primarily associated with severance expenses as well as costs incurred related to the discontinuation of a third-party credit card marketing campaign, partially offset by gains recognized on investment security sales. Adjusted net income(1) for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 was $7.6 million, or $0.52 adjusted diluted earning per share(1). For the year ended December 31, 2025, net income was $20.9 million, or $1.44 per diluted...

St. Petersburg, Fla., Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —Record client assets under administration of $1.77 trillion and record Private Client Group assets in fee-based accounts of $1.04 trillion, up 14% and 19%, respectively, over December 2024 Record quarterly net revenues of $3.74 billion, up 6% over the prior year’s fiscal first quarter and just above the preceding quarter Quarterly net income available to common shareholders of $562 million, or $2.79 per diluted share; quarterly adjusted net income available to common shareholders of $577 million(1), or $2.86 per diluted share(1) Domestic Private Client Group net new assets(2) of $30.8 billion for the fiscal first quarter, or annualized growth from beginning of quarter assets of 8.0% Securities-based loans of $21.7 billion, up 28% over the prior year’s fiscal first quarter...

WAUWATOSA, Wisc., Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Waterstone Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: WSBF), holding company for WaterStone Bank, reported net income of $7.7 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 compared to $5.2 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. Net income totaled $7.9 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. Net income per diluted share was $1.48 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2025 compared to net income per diluted share of $1.01 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024. “We ended 2025 on a high note as net interest margin, deposit growth, and strong asset quality metrics resulted in our best quarterly pretax income since June 2022,” said William Bruss, Chief Executive Officer of Waterstone...

For the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company reports:Annualized return on average common equity (“ROACE”) of 19.4% and annualized operating ROACE of 17.2% Combined ratio of 90.4% Underwriting income of $184 million, an increase of $55 million, or 42%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 Book value per diluted common share of $77.20, an increase of $3.38, or 4.6%, compared to September 30, 2025For the year ended 2025, the Company reports:Net income available to common shareholders of $979 million, or $12.35 per diluted common share, and operating income of $1.0 billion, or $12.92 per diluted common share Return on average common equity (“ROACE”) of 17.3% and Operating ROACE of 18.1% Combined ratio of 89.8% Underwriting income of $725 million, an increase of $154 million, or 27%, compared to December 31, 2024 Book...