The Housing Bank for Trade and Finance announced earnings results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017. For the period, the company’s pre-tax profit was JOD 45.8 million as compared to JOD 50.5 million for the same period last year. Total income was JOD 68 million. The return-on-assets ratio after tax was 1.6% during the first quarter of 2017, the return on equity after tax was 11.6%.