Press Release: UCFC : UCFC Announces Strong Earnings for the First Quarter and a Dividend of $0.07 Per Common Share

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Community Financial Corp. (Company) (NASDAQ: UCFC), parent company of Home Savings Bank (Home Savings), today announced net income of $8.7 million, or $0.176 per diluted common share ("EPS") for the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to $0.171 EPS, or $8.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. First quarter 2019 highlights: ROA of 1.22%, ROE of 10.99% and ROTE of 11.90% Net loan growth of 7.1%, annualized on a linked quarter basis