First Citrus Bancorporation, Inc. reported unaudited consolidated earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2017. For the quarter, the company reported interest income of USD 3,672,000, net interest income of USD 3,118,000, net interest income after provision of USD 3,113,000, earnings before income tax of USD 1,042,000 and net earnings of USD 659,000 compared to interest income of USD 3,026,000, net interest income of USD 2,636,000, net interest income after provision of USD 2,603,000, earnings before income tax of USD 782,000 and net earnings of USD 506,000 for the same period a year ago. Basic and diluted EPS was USD 0.39 against USD 0.31 a year ago. Return on equity growth of 18% compared to third quarter of 2016. For the nine months, the company reported interest income of USD 10,438,000, net interest income of USD 8,955,000, net interest income after provision of USD 8,470,000, earnings before income tax of USD 2,786,000 and net earnings of USD 1,764,000 compared to interest income of USD 8,761,000, net interest income of USD 7,568,000, net interest income after provision of USD 7,351,000, earnings before income tax of USD 1,328,000 and net earnings of USD 865,000 for the same period a year ago. Basic and diluted EPS was USD 1.06 against USD 0.52 a year ago. After adjusting for the October 17, 2016 5% stock dividend, book value per share ended September 30, 2017 at USD 15.37, an increase of 10.3% over the USD 13.94 book value per share at September 30, 2016.