OceanFirst Financial Corp. announced unaudited consolidated earnings results for fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2015. For the quarter, the company reported total interest income of $23,149,000, net interest income of $20,688,000, income before provision for income taxes of $8,007,000, net income of $5,230,000 or $0.31 per diluted share, return on average assets of 0.81%, return on average stockholders' equity of 8.85% compared to the total interest income of $20,067,000, net interest income of $18,024,000, income before provision for income taxes of $7,423,000, net income of $4,932,000 or $0.3 per diluted share, return on average assets of 0.84%, return on average stockholders' equity of 9.06% for the same quarter a year ago. Non-GAAP core diluted earnings were $0.33 per share. Net interest income rose to $20.4 million from $17.2 million year-over-year.

For the year, the company reported total interest income of $85,863,000, net interest income of $76,829,000, income before provision for income taxes of $31,205,000, net income of $20,322,000 or $1.21 per diluted share, return on average assets of 0.82%, return on average stockholders' equity of 8.92% compared to the total interest income of $79,853,000, net interest income of $72,348,000, income before provision for income taxes of $30,531,000, net income of $19,920,000 or $1.19 per diluted share, return on average assets of 0.86%, return on average stockholders' equity of 9.18% for the previous year.