ROWLAND HEIGHTS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First General Bank, Rowland Heights, announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.75 (seventy-five cents) per common share, paid on January 4, 2019, to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 31, 2018.
“This is First General Bank’s ninth consecutive annual cash dividend in the Bank’s history,” noted President and Chief Executive Officer Cliff Hsu. “The Bank continued to achieve record high pretax earnings in 2018. Our strong capital position, stability of our earnings, and positive outlook allow us to provide an increase of dividend payment by 25%, as compared to last year, while also preserving financial and operational resources to grow the bank, and enhancing value for shareholders.”
About First General Bank
First General Bank, founded in 2005, had total assets of approximately $947 million as of December 31, 2018. First General Bank is headquartered in Rowland Heights, California, with branches in Arcadia, Cerritos, Irvine, Rowland Heights, and San Gabriel, California. First General Bank focuses on personalized service, combined with a full range of conventional and online core consumer and commercial banking products and cash management services for small to medium sized businesses and individuals residing or doing business in southern California.
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