HOME FEDERAL BANCORP, INC. OF LOUISIANA REPORTS RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026

Shreveport, Louisiana, Oct. 27, 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 September 30, 2026 of $1.911 million compared to net income of $1.599 million reported for the three months ended September 30, 2025. The Company’s basic and diluted earnings per share were $0.64 and $0.62, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to $0.53 and $0.52, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2025.

The increase in net income for the three months ended September 30, 2026, as compared to the same period in 2025, resulted from an increase of $643,000, or 12.2%, in net interest income and an increase of $203,000, or 31.2%, in non-interest income, partially offset by an increase of $232,000, or 539.5%, in the provision for credit losses, an increase of $230,000, or 6.0%, in non-interest expense, and an increase of $72,000, or 17.2%, in the provision for income taxes. The increase in net interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2026, as compared to the same period in 2025, resulted from an increase of $687,000, or 8.6%, in total interest income, partially offset by an increase of $44,000, or 1.6%, in total interest expense. The Company’s average interest rate spread was 3.17% for the three months ended September 30, 2026, compared to 2.99% for the three months ended September 30, 2025. The Company’s net interest margin was 3.83% for the three months ended September 30, 2026, compared to 3.63% for the three months ended September 30, 2025.