Prosperity Bancshares (PB) Reports In-Line Q2 EPS

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Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.® Reports Second Quarter 2015 Earnings

July 24, 2015 6:05 AM EDT

HOUSTON, July 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.® (NYSE: PB), the parent company of Prosperity Bank® (collectively, "Prosperity"), reported net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 of $71.932 million or $1.03 per diluted common share. Additionally, nonperforming assets remain low at 0.19% of second quarter average earning assets with return on second quarter average assets of 1.33%.

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