Westamerica Bancorporation announced unaudited earnings results for fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2016. For the quarter, the company reported net interest and fee income of $35,959,000, income before taxes of $22,927,000, net income of $14,453,000, basic and diluted earnings per common share of $0.56, return on assets of 1.07%, return on common equity of 10.3% compared to the net interest and fee income of $36,734,000, income before taxes of $22,535,000, net income of $14,578,000, basic and diluted earnings per common share of $0.57, return on assets of 1.12%, return on common equity of 11% for the same quarter a year ago. For the year, the company reported net interest and fee income of $145,077,000, income before taxes of $93,099,000, net income of $58,853,000, basic and diluted earnings per common share of $2.3, return on assets of 1.12%, return on common equity of 10.9% compared to the net interest and fee income of $148,258,000, income before taxes of $90,825,000, net income of $58,753,000, basic and diluted earnings per common share of $2.3, return on assets of 1.16%, return on common equity of 11.3% for the previous year.