Sound Community Bank Memorandum of Understanding terminated

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sound Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) (OTCBB:SNFL), holding company for Sound Community Bank, today announced revised earnings for the year ended December 31, 2011. In connection with its annual audit, the provision for loan losses was increased by $400,000 ($264,000, net of tax), to $4.6 million from $4.2 million, for the year, which decreased net income to $1.6 million from $1.8 million, as was previously reported. Details can be found in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 filed today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Company was also informed by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency that the Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) dated July 8, 2010 with Sound Community Bank was terminated effective March 14, 2012.

Sound Financial, Inc. is the holding company for Sound Community Bank, a full-service bank, providing personal and business banking services in communities in the Puget Sound region. The Seattle-based company operates five full-service banking offices in King, Pierce, Snohomish and Clallam Counties, and is on the web at www.soundcb.com.

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