CHICAGO, March 7, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Royal Financial, Inc. (the "Company") (OTCBB:RYFL), incorporated under the laws of Delaware on December 15, 2004, for the purpose of serving as the holding company of Royal Savings Bank (the "Bank"), announced today that the Board of Directors of the Company has rescinded a board resolution dated April 20, 2010, which required the Company to obtain the written approval of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (the "Federal Reserve") prior to (1) the declaration or payment of corporate dividends; (2) any increase in debt; or (3) the redemption of Company stock. Recently, the Federal Reserve notified the Company it had no objections to the Company rescinding the board resolution.
"This action reflects the Board's confidence that the improvements in the financial condition, operations and prospective results of Royal Savings Bank, our subsidiary, eliminate the need for the Company to operate under capital restrictions," said Jim Fitch, Chairman of the Board. "In November 2013, our subsidiary's federal and state regulators agreed to the termination of their Memorandum of Understanding with the Bank. We are pleased that the Company's regulator has agreed with our decision to remove the capital restrictions, and we look forward to focusing more completely on increasing shareholder value."
Royal Savings Bank offers a range of checking and savings products and a full line of home and commercial lending solutions. Royal Savings Bank has been operating continuously in the south and southeast communities of Chicago since 1887, and currently has two branches in Chicago with lending centers in Homewood and St. Charles Illinois. Visit Royal Financial, Inc. and Royal Savings Bank at www.royal-bank.us
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