SFBC vs PFO Comparison

Sound Financial Bancorp Inc operates as the holding company for Sound Community Bank that provides traditional banking and other financial services for individuals and businesses. It attracts retail and commercial deposits from the public and invests those funds, along with borrowed funds, in loans secured by first and second mortgages on one-to-four-family residences including home equity loans and lines of credit, commercial and multifamily real estate, construction and land, consumer and commercial business loans. The bank also offers secured and unsecured consumer loan products, including manufactured home loans, floating home loans, automobile loans, boat loans, and recreational vehicle loans.

Flaherty & Crumrine Prfd Income Oppo is the United States-based diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to provide its common shareholders with high current income consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of preferred securities which includes traditional preferred stocks eligible for the inter-corporate dividends received a deduction and fully taxable preferred securities.