Malaga Financial Corporation·Financial Services

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PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif., March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Malaga Financial Corporation (OTCPink:MLGF) announced today the declaration of a cash dividend in the amount of 25 cents per share to shareholders of record on March 25, 2026. The dividend will be paid out on or about April 1, 2026. Randy C. Bowers, Chairman, President and CEO, remarked, “We are pleased to reward our loyal shareholders with this 25-cent quarterly dividend which represents a 4.59% annualized yield based on our most recent closing price of $21.80. We are grateful for the efforts of our colleagues which has positioned us to declare this 87th consecutive quarterly cash dividend.”

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PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif., Jan. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Malaga Financial Corporation, “Company” (OTCIQ:MLGF), the parent company of Malaga Bank FSB, today reported that net income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2025 was $21,554,000 ($2.18 basic and fully diluted earnings per share) compared to $22,651,000 ($2.29 basic and fully diluted earnings per share, as adjusted for the stock dividend declared on November 13, 2025) for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, a 5% decrease. Net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, was $5,123,000 ($0.52 basic and fully diluted earnings per share), a decrease of $189,000 or 4% from net income of $5,312,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 ($0.54 basic and fully diluted earnings per share, as adjusted for the stock dividend declared on November 13, 2025). For the twelve months ended December 31, 2025, the Company's annualized return on average equity was 9.92% and the annualized return on average assets was 1.53%, as compared to 11.08% and 1.58%, respectively, for the same period in 2024.
Malaga Financial Corporation operates as the holding company for Malaga Bank that provides various community banking products and services to personal and business customers. It offers checking, savings, NOW, and money market accounts, certificates of deposits, and demand deposits. The company also provides commercial real estate, land, business banking, consumer, and personal loans, as well as single and multi-family residential mortgage loans. In addition, it offers coupon redemption, direct deposit, overdraft lines of credit, telephone transfers, U.S. savings bond redemption, and wire transfer services; and ATM and VISA debit cards, bank by mail, medallion signature guarantee, night depository, notary, safe deposit boxes, and trust deed note collection services. Further, the company provides online banking services, including bill payer, e-statements, and mobile banking services. As of December 31, 2021, it operated five branch offices in Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills Estates, Torrance, and San Pedro, California. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Palos Verdes Estates, California.
Financial Services
Banks - Regional
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1996-02-28
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