Chicopee Bancorp, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Results; EPS $.03

Chicopee Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBNK) announced the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010.

The Company reported net income of $183,000, or $0.03 per share, for the third quarter of 2010, an increase of $1.6 million, or 113.1%, from the third quarter of 2009. The $1.6 million increase in net income for the third quarter of 2010 was due to an increase in non-interest income of $1.3 million, or 184.3%, and an increase in net interest income of $435,000, or 11.6%, a decrease in non-interest expense of $215,000, or 4.7%, and a decrease in the provision for loan loss of $9,000.

Net interest income for the third quarter of 2010 increased $435,000, or 11.6%, to $4.2 million from $3.7 million for the third quarter of 2009. The increase in net interest income resulted from a $359,000, or 19.1%, decrease in interest expense from deposits. The average cost of funds declined 35 basis points due to the continuation of low market interest rates, which allowed the Company to renew or replace maturing time deposits at lower costs. Average demand deposits, an interest free source of funds, increased $8.0 million, or 24.4%, from the third quarter of 2009. Interest income (tax equivalent basis) increased $275,000, or 4.5%, due to the $314,000 increase in income from investment securities, specifically, the tax-exempt bond portfolio, as the investment yield increased by 147 basis points.

The increase in interest income from investment securities in the third quarter of 2010 was partially offset by a 24 basis point decrease in the average loan yield from the third quarter of 2009.