LAWRENCEBURG, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

United Community Bancorp (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: UCBA), the holding company of United Community Bank (the “Bank”) today announced that Vicki March, the Company’s and the Bank’s Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Finance and Treasurer, is resigning effective January 3, 2017. “We thank Vicki for her service and wish her well in her future endeavors,” said the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, E.G. McLaughlin. The Company also announced that the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank have appointed David Z. Rosen to serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer following Ms. March’s departure. Mr. Rosen currently serves as the Bank’s Chief Risk Officer, a role in which he will continue to serve when he becomes Chief Financial Officer. Regarding Mr. Rosen’s appointment, Mr. McLaughlin stated, “We are incredibly fortunate to have such a talented officer already in-house and prepared to assume the CFO’s duties in January. As Chief Risk Officer, Dave has successfully managed the Company’s securities portfolio and asset liability management process, and assisted with the preparation of the Company’s and the Bank’s financial statements. He has also advised the Bank’s Investment and Asset Liability Management Committees on matters of balance sheet and liquidity management and scenario based profitability forecasting. His appointment will not only facilitate a seamless transition of the CFO’s responsibilities, but it will permit the Company and the Bank to consolidate managerial positions such that we expect to realize noninterest expense savings beginning in calendar year 2017.” Mr. Rosen has been United Community Bank’s Chief Risk Officer since 2014. Prior to that time, he was Chief Financial Officer of The Merchant’s Bank and Trust Company in West Harrison, Indiana since 2010. From 2005 until 2010, Mr. Rosen served as an Audit Supervisor of financial institutions for two public accounting firms. Mr. Rosen is a certified public accountant and has a bachelor’s degree in accounting and business economics from the Miami University.

United Community Bancorp is the holding company of United Community Bank, headquartered in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. The Bank currently operates eight offices in Dearborn County and Ripley County, Indiana.

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