The Board of Directorsof Mauch Chunk Trust Financial Corporation has released earnings results for the corporation for the quarter ended March 31, 2014.

Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2014, was $972,000, $230,000 more than the same period in 2013. On a per-share basis, net income was 32 cents this year versus 24 cents last year.Higher net income in 2014 is attributable to an increase in net realized gains on the sales of securities, offset, in part, by a decrease in net interest income and increases in income tax and other expenses.Mauch Chunk Trust Financial Corp. is the parent company of the Mauch Chunk Trust Company, an independent community bank with its main office located at 1111 North St., Jim Thorpe. Mauch Chunk Trust operates seven banking offices, five in Carbon County and two in Schuylkill County.Incorporated in 1902, Mauch Chunk Trust is the successor institution to the Second National Bank of Mauch Chunk established in 1864. For more information on Mauch Chunk Trust, visit the website at

www.mauchchunktrust.com.