® (NYSE: PB), the parent company of Prosperity Bank
® (collectively, "Prosperity"), reported net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 of $133.3 million compared with $130.8 million for the same period in 2020. Net income per diluted common share was $1.44 compared with $1.39 for the same period in 2020 and the annualized return on first quarter average assets was 1.54%. Additionally, deposits increased $1.403 billion or 5.1% (20.5% annualized) during the first quarter 2021 and nonperforming assets remain low at 0.15% of first quarter average interest-earning assets.
"With the hard work of our entire team, the combination of Prosperity and LegacyTexas has continued to bear fruit, as reflected in our positive results for the first quarter of 2021," said David Zalman, Prosperity's Senior Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.