Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLF) today reported net income available to common stockholders of $18.0 million, or $0.68 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, compared to $19.8 million, or $0.82 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2016.
Return on average common equity was 9.71% and return on average assets was 0.89% for the first quarter of 2017, compared to 12.68% and 0.99%, respectively, for the same quarter in 2016.