AB&T Financial Corporation announced earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2018. For the quarter, the company reported net income available to common shareholders was $286,000 or $0.009 per basic and diluted share compared to $123,000 or $0.004 per basic and diluted share a year ago. This $163,000 increase in earnings was largely attributable to an increase in net interest income of 213,000 offset by an increase in non-interest expense of $44,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2017. For the nine months, the company reported earnings increased by $333,000 to $691,000 compared to net income of $358,000 for the same period in 2016. Fully diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 were $0.02 compared to $0.01 for the same period in 2017.