BELLEVUE, Wash., March 30, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- First Mutual Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:FMSB) today scheduled its quarterly earnings release and conference call. The holding company for First Mutual Bank expects to report results for the first quarter after the market closes on Tuesday, April 24, 2007. Management will host an analyst call the following morning to discuss the results.
On Wednesday, April 25, at 7:00 am PDT (10:00 am EDT), investment professionals are invited to participate in the call by dialing (303) 262-2211. All current and prospective shareholders are welcome to listen to the live call or replay through a webcast posted on the bank's site, www.firstmutual.com, where it will be archived for one month. A telephone replay will also be available for a month, beginning approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call, at (303) 590-3000 using 11087107 for the passcode.
In January, First Mutual reported record profits for 2006, with diluted earnings per share of $1.60, up 7% from $1.49 in the previous year.
First Mutual Bancshares, Inc. is the parent company of First Mutual Bank, an independent, community-based bank that operates 12 full-service banking centers in the Puget Sound area and sales finance offices in Orange Park, Florida and Mt. Clemens, Michigan.