secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FIRST KEYSTONE CORP (FKYS)
CIK:        0000737875
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-03T16:20:08+00:00
Accession:  0000737875-26-000027
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

First Keystone reports 44.6% net income increase for H1 2026; EPS $0.91
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- Net income $5.736M for six months ended June 30, 2026, up 44.6% YoY; diluted EPS $0.91.
- Total interest income increased $2.124M or 5.7% vs. H1 2025, driven by higher Fed deposit balances.
- Provision for credit losses swung to a credit of $689k vs. expense of $514k in prior year.
- Total assets $1.574B, up 9.5% YoY; deposits increased $122.6M or 11.6%.
- Dividends paid $0.56 per share for the six months; no change in dividend policy disclosed.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/737875/000073787526000027/0000737875-26-000027-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/737875/000073787526000027/fkys-20260730x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000737875-26-000027

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