SEATTLE, June 07, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFBC) and Sound Community Bank
announce two 2016 accolades. SFBC was included in the American Banker list naming the top 200 small banks across the nation with a
notable ROAE (Return on Average Equity), claiming the 188th spot at 8.82%. This is well above the average of 6.49% for
all 684 institutions achieving ranking criteria. Sound Community Bank also ranked sixth in the Puget Sound Business Journal’s Top
Corporate Philanthropists small business category list, gifting more than $122,000 to local beneficiaries.
"Our commitment to stakeholders including shareholders, the communities we serve, employers and employees is reaffirmed by
recognition of our performance. We achieve these milestones with our brand promise to be ‘Simply better here,’” said Laurie
Stewart, President & CEO of Sound Financial Bancorp. "We are truly honored by these recognitions. They are the result of hard work,
supporting our communities, remaining nimble, and of course teamwork within our organization."
Sound Community Bank is a full-service bank, providing personal and business banking services in communities across the greater
Puget Sound region. The Seattle-based company operates banking offices in King, Pierce, Snohomish, Clallam and Jefferson Counties
and on the web at www.soundcb.com. Sound Community Bank is a subsidiary of Sound Financial Bancorp,
Inc.
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