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AmeriServ expects Q4 2023 net loss of ~$5.4M; launches earnings improvement program
AMERISERV FINANCIAL INC /PA/
- Expected net loss of ~$5.4M due to $6M provision for credit losses and $922K investment loss.
- Rite Aid bankruptcy drives $3.3M net charge-offs; allowance for credit losses strengthened.
- Earnings improvement program aims to generate $1.5M additional pre-tax earnings in 2024.
- Portfolio repositioning: sold $18M in securities (3.1% yield) for $922K loss; reinvested at 5.2% yield.
- New investments expected to add ~$325K net interest income in 2024; loss recovery in 3.7 years.