STROUDSBURG ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESSA) reported net income of $2.5 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, compared with net income of $2.6 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, for the same quarter, last year. Net income for the first nine months of fiscal 2015 increased to $7.5 million, or $0.71 per diluted share, compared with net income of $6.1 million, or $0.56 per diluted share, for the nine months of fiscal 2014. Year-over-year comparisons reflect the acquisition of Franklin Security Bancorp in April 2014.

The Company is the holding company for ESSA Bank & Trust, a $1.6 billion asset institution, which provides full service retail and commercial banking, financial, and investment services from 26 locations in eastern Pennsylvania.