5/17/2019 - Sacramento, CA, May 17, 2019 – The Board of Directors of American River Bankshares (NASDAQ – GS: AMRB), announced the election of all nine Director nominees at its Annual Meeting held Thursday, May 16th in Rancho Cordova, California.

Shareholders elected Nicolas C. Anderson, Kimberly A. Box, Charles D. Fite, Jeffery Owensby, William A. Robotham, David E. Ritchie, Jr., Stephen H. Waks, Philip A. Wright, Michael A. Ziegler as Directors, each

4/18/2019 - Sacramento, CA, April 18, 2019 – American River Bankshares (NASDAQ-GS: AMRB) today reported net income of $1.1 million, or $0.20 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2019 compared to $1.4 million, or $0.22 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2018.  

“The effort toward building relationships is beginning to show positive results on the balance sheet as we made considerable progress on new loan commitments and fundings during the first quarter,” said David E. Ritchie, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer. “With the efforts of the team’s hard work and the strong momentum, we are confident we have the right plan in place.” 
 

4/18/2019 - Sacramento, CA, April 18, 2019 – American River Bankshares (NASDAQ-GS: AMRB) announced its second quarter cash dividend of 5 cents per share ($0.05) payable on May 15, 2019 to shareholders of record on May 1, 2019. 

The cash dividend is equal to the 5 cents declared in the first quarter of 2019 and represents the tenth cash dividend since the quarterly program was reinstated in January of 2017. 
 

4/10/2019 - SACRAMENTO, CA, April 10, 2019  – American River Bankshares (NASDAQ-GS: AMRB) today announced that it will host a conference call on Thursday, April 18, 2019  at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time to discuss the first quarter 2019 financial results.  

David E. Ritchie, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, and Mitchell A. Derenzo, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, both of American River Bankshares, will lead a live presentation and answer analysts’ questions.

2/14/2019 - Half of the chosen organizations also receive funds for nonprofit training with Impact Foundry 

Sacramento, CA, February 14, 2019 – American River Bank, a subsidiary of American River Bankshares [NASDAQ-GS: AMRB], today announced that the American River Bank Foundation (the Foundation) will be awarding $120,000 to 10 nonprofit organizations in Northern California communities of Sacramento, Placer, Amador and Sonoma Counties. Most of the money, $107,000 is a grant to directly benefit specific programs within each organization. Additional dollars, $13,000 has been provided to five of the organizations to participate in Impact Foundry’s Certified Sustainable® program which provides training for nonprofits to strengthen their skills in revenue structure, operational framework, partner engagement, communications & brand management, measuring impact and accountability, culture and leadership development. Since its inception in 2004, the Foundation has awarded $1,253,000 to 60 different organizations. 

American River Bank sees potential for success in these selected nonprofits and wants to help them reach their long-term goals by giving them the skills and tools necessary. Impact Foundry’s Certified Sustainable program is about to graduate it’s first class of program participants in the program which prides itself on helping nonprofits provide high quality delivery of their mission, in an affordable way. 
 

1/24/2019 - Sacramento, CA, January 24, 2019 – American River Bankshares (NASDAQ-GS: AMRB) today reported net income of $1,125,000, or $0.19 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to a net loss of $392,000, or ($0.06) per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2017. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, net income was $4.9 million or $0.83 per diluted share, compared to $3.2 million or $0.50 per diluted share for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017.

“We are pleased to see the team making progress on our plan,” said David E. Ritchie, Jr., President and CEO of American River Bankshares. “We believe we have the right people working hard to develop new relationships for the Bank.” Ritchie continued, “Our net interest income and net interest margin have continued to increase for the third consecutive quarter and our credit quality is solid with just $27,000 in nonaccrual loans and zero loans past due over 30 days.”

1/22/2019 - Women’s Empowerment to receive $45,000, Amador College Connect to receive $25,000

1/17/2019 - Sacramento, CA, January 17, 2019 – American River Bankshares (NASDAQ-GS: AMRB) announced its first quarter cash dividend of 5 cents per share ($0.05) payable on February 13, 2019 to shareholders of record on January 30, 2019. 

The cash dividend is equal to the 5 cents declared in the fourth quarter of 2018 and represents the ninth cash dividend since the quarterly program was reinstated in January of 2017.