AB&T Financial Corporation reported earnings result for the fourth quarter and year-end 2017. For the quarter, net income available to common shareholders was $480,000 or $0.015 per basic and diluted share, compared to net income available to common shareholders of $81,000 or $0.003 per basic and diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2016. This $399,000 increase in earnings was largely attributable to a $353,000 negative provision for income taxes to recapture net operating loss carryforwards related to prior years. Earnings for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 increased by $423,000 to $839,000 compared to net income available to common shareholders of $416,000 for the calendar year 2016. Fully diluted and basic earnings per share for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 were $0.027 and $0.026 respectively, compared to $0.013 for the same period in 2016.