Provision for Credit Losses on Loans. The Company recognized a release of allowance for credit losses on loans in the amount of $116,000 and $67,000 for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase in the release for the three-month period ended June 30, 2022, compared to the three-month period ended June 30, 2021, is due to a $24.7 million decrease in the reservable balance of the loan portfolio (excluding PPP loans) and an 11% decrease in the current expected credit loss percentage, offset by a $59,000 increase in net charge offs. The Company recognized a release of allowance for credit losses on loans in the amount of $217,000 and $471,000 for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The decrease in the release for the six-month period ended June 30, 2022, compared to the six-month period ended June 30, 2021, is due to a $323,000 increase in net charge offs, offset by a $24.7 million decrease in the reservable balance of the loan portfolio (excluding PPP loans) and an 11% decrease in the current expected credit loss percentage. As of June 30, 2022, the allowance for credit losses represented 1.12% of total loans compared to 1.23% at June 30, 2021.
Noninterest Income. Noninterest income decreased to $260,000 for the three-month period ended June 30, 2022, from $280,000 for the corresponding period in 2021, a decrease of $20,000, or 7.14%. The decrease was primarily due to decreases in other fees and commissions and lower gains on the sale of other real estate. Noninterest income decreased to $514,000 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2022, from $527,000 for the corresponding period in 2021, a decreased of $13,000, or 2.47%. The decrease was primarily due to lower gains on the sale of other real estate.
Noninterest Expenses. Noninterest expenses for the three-month period ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 were $2.83 million and $2.79 million, respectively, an increase of $43,000 or 1.55%. The increase was driven by decreases in salary and employee benefits, offset by increases in legal, accounting and other professional fees and other expenses. Noninterest expenses decreased from $5.6 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2021, to $5.6 million for the corresponding period in 2022, a decrease of $2,000. The decrease was driven by decreases in salary and employee benefits cost, data processing and item processing services, FDIC insurance costs, loan collection costs and telephone costs, offset by increases in occupancy and equipment expenses, legal, accounting, and other professional fees.
Income Taxes. During the three-month period ended June 30, 2022, the Company recorded income tax expense of $35,000 compared to $91,000 for the same period in 2021, a $56,000, or 61.54%, decrease. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2022, the Company recorded income tax expense of $56,000 compared to $197,000 expense for the same period in 2021, a $141,000, or 71.57%, decrease. The Company’s annualized effective tax rate at June 30, 2022 was 11.11% compared to 15.83% for the prior year. The decrease in income tax expense was due to lower income before taxes at June 30, 2021, compared to June 30, 2022.
Comprehensive Income (Loss). In accordance with regulatory requirements, the Company reports comprehensive income (loss) in its financial statements. Comprehensive income (loss) consists of the Company’s net income, adjusted for unrealized gains and losses on the Bank’s portfolio of investment securities and interest rate swap contracts. For the second quarter of 2022, comprehensive loss, net of tax, totaled $5,759,000 compared to a gain in the amount of $2,172,000 for the same period in 2021. The decrease was due to higher unrealized losses on available for sale securities, offset by higher net unrealized gains on interest rate swaps. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, comprehensive loss, net of tax, totaled $13,936,000 compared to a comprehensive gain, net of tax, in the amount of $277,000 for the same period in 2021. The decrease was due to lower net income and higher unrealized losses on available for sale securities, offset by higher net unrealized gains on interest rate swaps.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
General. The Company’s assets decreased to $429.4 million at June 30, 2022 from $442.1 million at December 31, 2021, a decrease of $12.7 million or 2.87%, primarily due to a $10.8 million decrease in cash and cash equivalents and a $9.5 million decrease and loans, net, offset by a $1.9 million increase in investment securities available for sale and $5.5 million increase in deferred tax assets, net. Loans totaled $198.5 million at June 30, 2022, a decrease of $9.5 million or 4.55%, from $207.9 million at December 31, 2021. The decrease was primarily attributable to decreases in commercial loans, commercial and industrial loans, consumer, and automobile loans, offset by an increase in single-family residential loans. Investment securities available for sale as of June 30, 2022, totaled $157.8 million, an increase of $1.9 million, or 1.22% from $155.9 million on December 31, 2021. Cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2022,