12:01 PM EST - Home Capital Group Inc. : has raised its dividend while reporting a 49 percent rise in first-quarter earnings. The parent company of Home Trust said Monday its January-March net income was $21.2 million or 61 cents per share, up from $14.2 million or 41 cents per share in the year-earlier period. Annualized return on equity was 29.3 percent, up from 25.2 per cent. Home Capital Group Inc.
shares T.HCG are trading up 80 cents at $36.91.
