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Exhibit 99.1

 

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Mercantile Bank Corporation Announces Strong Second Quarter 2023 Results

Significant year-over-year increase in net interest income, solid loan growth,

and ongoing strength in asset quality metrics highlight quarter

 

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 18, 2023 – Mercantile Bank Corporation (NASDAQ: MBWM) ("Mercantile") reported net income of $20.4 million, or $1.27 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2023, compared with net income of $11.7 million, or $0.74 per diluted share, for the respective prior-year period. Net income during the first six months of 2023 totaled $41.3 million, or $2.58 per diluted share, compared with net income of $23.2 million, or $1.47 per diluted share, during the first six months of 2022.

 

“We are very pleased to report another quarter of strong financial performance,” said Robert B. Kaminski, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Mercantile. “Our robust operating results were driven by an approximately 39 percent increase in net interest income stemming from a higher net interest margin and solid loan growth. The sustained loan portfolio expansion and pristine asset quality metrics reflect our commitment to meeting the credit needs of our clients while utilizing sound underwriting practices and parameters. We believe our strong capital base positions us to withstand any challenges arising from changing economic conditions.”

 

Second quarter highlights include:

 

 

Significant increase in net interest income depicting net interest margin expansion and loan growth

 

Notable increases in several key fee income categories

 

Annualized commercial loan growth of approximately 6 percent and continued residential mortgage loan portfolio expansion

 

Sustained strength in commercial loan pipeline

 

Ongoing low levels of nonperforming assets, past due loans, and loan charge-offs

 

Strong capital position

 

 

 

Operating Results

 

Total revenue, which consists of net interest income and noninterest income, was $55.2 million during the second quarter of 2023, up $13.1 million, or 31.2 percent, from $42.1 million during the prior-year second quarter. Net interest income during the second quarter of 2023 was $47.6 million, up $13.2 million, or 38.5 percent, from $34.4 million during the respective 2022 period, mainly due to increased yields on earning assets and loan growth. Noninterest income totaled $7.6 million during the second quarter of 2023, compared to $7.7 million during the second quarter of 2022. Excluding a bank owned life insurance claim recorded in the second quarter of 2022, noninterest income increased $0.4 million, or 6.0 percent, in the second quarter of 2023 compared with the prior-year second quarter primarily due to higher levels of interest rate swap income, credit and debit card income, and payroll processing fees.

 

The net interest margin was 4.05 percent in the second quarter of 2023, up from 2.88 percent in the prior-year second quarter. The yield on average earning assets was 5.61 percent during the current-year second quarter, an increase from 3.32 percent during the respective 2022 period. The higher yield on average earning assets primarily resulted from an increased yield on loans. The yield on loans was 6.19 percent during the second quarter of 2023, up from 3.97 percent during the second quarter of 2022 mainly due to higher interest rates on variable-rate commercial loans stemming from the Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) significantly raising the targeted federal funds rate in an effort to curb elevated inflation levels. The FOMC increased the targeted federal funds rate by 475 basis points during the period of May 2022 through May 2023. As of June 30, 2023, approximately 65 percent of the commercial loan portfolio consisted of variable-rate loans.

 

The cost of funds was 1.56 percent in the second quarter of 2023, up from 0.44 percent in the second quarter of 2022 primarily due to higher costs of deposits and borrowed funds, reflecting the impact of the rising interest rate environment, and a change in funding mix, consisting of a decrease in lower-cost non-time deposits and increases in higher-cost time deposits and borrowings as a percentage of interest-bearing liabilities. During the second quarter, a notable level of deposit funds migrated from lower-paying checking and savings accounts to higher-paying money market accounts and time deposits.

 

Mercantile recorded provisions for credit losses of $2.0 million and $0.5 million during the second quarters of 2023 and 2022, respectively. The provision expense recorded during the current-year second quarter mainly reflected allocations necessitated by net loan growth and adjustments to historical loss factors to better represent Mercantile’s expectations for future credit losses. The provision expense recorded during the second quarter of 2022 primarily reflected allocations necessitated by net commercial and residential mortgage loan growth, increased specific reserves for certain problem commercial loan relationships, and a higher reserve for residential mortgage loans.

 

Noninterest income during the second quarter of 2023 was $7.6 million, compared to $7.7 million during the respective 2022 period. Noninterest income during the second quarter of 2022 included a $0.5 million bank owned life insurance claim. Excluding the impact of this transaction, noninterest income increased $0.4 million, or 6.0 percent, during the second quarter of 2023 compared with the prior-year second quarter. The higher level of noninterest income primarily stemmed from increased interest rate swap income, credit and debit card income, and payroll servicing fees, which more than offset decreased service charges on accounts and mortgage banking income. The decline in service charges on accounts reflected increased earnings credit rates in response to the increasing interest rate environment.

 

Noninterest expense totaled $27.8 million during the second quarter of 2023, compared to $26.9 million during the prior-year second quarter. The increase in noninterest expense mainly resulted from larger compensation costs, including salary increases and a higher bonus and commercial lender incentive accrual, which outweighed a reduction in residential mortgage lender commissions. The higher level of salary expense primarily stemmed from annual merit pay increases and market adjustments, as well as lower residential mortgage loan deferred salary costs. The reduced residential mortgage lender commissions and incentives mainly resulted from decreased loan production. The increase in overhead costs during the second quarter of 2023 also resulted from the recording of an increased credit reserve for unfunded loan commitments and higher levels of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation deposit insurance premiums, reflecting a higher industry-wide assessment rate, and interest rate swap credit reserves and associated collateral interest costs.

 

 

 

Mr. Kaminski commented, “The noteworthy increases in net interest income during the second quarter and first six months of 2023 compared to the respective 2022 periods mainly reflected vastly improved net interest margins and robust loan growth. We are pleased with the increases in several key fee income categories and remain focused on meeting growth objectives in a disciplined manner. Noninterest expense control continues to be a fundamental operating initiative, and we are continually examining our cost structure to identify further opportunities to enhance efficiency while still providing outstanding service to our customers.”

 

Balance Sheet

 

As of June 30, 2023, total assets were $5.14 billion, up $265 million from December 31, 2022. Total loans increased $135 million, or an annualized 6.9 percent, during the first six months of 2023, mainly reflecting growth in residential mortgage loans and commercial loans of $78.2 million and $56.8 million, respectively. Commercial loans and residential mortgage loans were up $48.2 million and $38.2 million, respectively, during the second quarter of 2023. Commercial loans increased despite the full payoffs and partial paydowns of certain larger relationships, which aggregated approximately $108 million and $174 million during the second quarter and first six months of 2023, respectively. The payoffs and paydowns mainly stemmed from customers refinancing debt on the secondary market and using excess cash flows generated within their operations to make unscheduled principal and line of credit payments. Interest-earning deposits increased $104 million during the first six months of 2023, in large part reflecting a strategic initiative to enhance on-balance sheet liquidity.

 

As of June 30, 2023, unfunded commitments on commercial construction and development loans, which are anticipated to be funded over the next 12 to 18 months, and residential construction loans, which are expected to be largely funded over the next 12 months, totaled $327 million and $58.6 million, respectively.

 

Ray Reitsma, President of Mercantile Bank, noted, “Although impeded by full and partial payoffs, commercial loan growth was solid during the second quarter of 2023. In addition to the payoffs stemming from customers refinancing debt on the secondary market and using excess cash flows to reduce debt, $12.8 million in payoffs related to borrowers that were experiencing financial duress and placed on our internal watch list occurred during the second quarter. Commercial and industrial loan growth accounted for approximately 80 percent of the increase in commercial loans during the second quarter, providing our lenders and treasury management personnel with additional opportunities to enhance commercial banking-related fee income and grow local deposits. Our healthy commercial loan pipeline and credit availability for commercial construction and development loans provide opportunities for future portfolio growth. As part of our efforts to meet commercial loan growth goals, we will continue to employ sound underwriting practices. Despite ongoing headwinds, including the higher interest rate environment and limited housing inventory levels, the residential mortgage loan portfolio expanded during the second quarter of 2023, as it did all throughout 2022 and the first three months of 2023.”

 

Commercial and industrial loans and owner-occupied commercial real estate loans combined represented approximately 59 percent of total commercial loans as of June 30, 2023, a level that has remained relatively consistent with prior periods and in line with Mercantile’s expectations.

 

 

 

Total deposits at June 30, 2023, were $3.76 billion, up $159 million, or 4.4 percent, from March 31, 2023, and $44.0 million, or 1.2 percent, from December 31, 2022. Local deposits increased $47.5 million and decreased $67.3 million during the second quarter and first six months of 2023, respectively, while brokered deposits grew $111 million during the first six months of 2023, all of which occurred during the second quarter. The net reduction in local deposits during the first six months of 2023 primarily reflected a customary level of customers’ tax and bonus payments and partnership distributions, as well as transfers to the sweep account product, during the first quarter. The growth in local deposits during the second quarter of 2023 mainly depicted the anticipated buildup in existing customers’ deposit balances that typically begins after the previously mentioned seasonal payments are made and generally continues during the remainder of each year. Wholesale funds, consisting of brokered deposits and Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis advances, were $598 million, or approximately 13 percent of total funds, at June 30, 2023, compared with $308 million, or approximately 7 percent of total funds, at December 31, 2022. Wholesale funds totaling $311 million were obtained during the first six months of 2023 to increase on-balance sheet liquidity and offset loan growth, seasonal deposit withdrawals, and wholesale fund maturities.

 

Asset Quality

 

Nonperforming assets totaled $2.8 million, $8.4 million, $7.7 million, and $1.8 million, at June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023, December 31, 2022, and June 30, 2022, respectively, with each dollar amount representing less than 0.2 percent of total assets as of the respective dates. The decrease in nonperforming assets during the second quarter and first six months of 2023 primarily reflected the near full payoff of one large commercial loan relationship, which had been placed on nonaccrual during the fourth quarter of 2022; a charge-off of less than $0.1 million was recorded as part of the relationship’s resolution. A former branch facility, which was transferred into other real estate owned in the first quarter of 2023 and is under contract to be sold in the third quarter of 2023, accounted for approximately 22 percent of total nonperforming assets as of June 30, 2023.

 

The level of past due loans remains nominal, and the dollar volume of loan relationships on the internal watch list declined during the first six months of 2023. During the second quarter of 2023, loan charge-offs were $0.5 million, while recoveries of prior period loan charge-offs equaled $0.3 million, providing for net loan charge-offs of $0.2 million, or an annualized 0.02 percent of average total loans.

 

Mr. Reitsma commented, “Our asset quality measures remained strong during the second quarter, reflecting our ongoing commitment to underwriting loans in a sound and vigilant manner and our borrowers’ sustained abilities to effectively manage issues stemming from the current operating environment, including higher interest rates and associated increase in debt service requirements. Through our robust loan review program and emphasis on early recognition and reporting of deteriorating credit relationships, we believe we are well positioned to identify credit issues and limit their impact on our overall financial condition.”

 

 

 

Capital Position

 

Shareholders’ equity totaled $479 million as of June 30, 2023, up $37.3 million from year-end 2022. Mercantile Bank maintains a “well-capitalized” position, with its total risk-based capital ratio at 13.7 percent as of June 30, 2023, unchanged from December 31, 2022. At June 30, 2023, Mercantile Bank had approximately $177 million in excess of the 10 percent minimum regulatory threshold required to be categorized as a “well-capitalized” institution.

 

All of Mercantile’s investments are categorized as available-for-sale. As of June 30, 2023, the net unrealized loss on these investments totaled $77.9 million, resulting in an after-tax reduction to equity capital of $61.5 million. Although unrealized gains and losses on investments are excluded from regulatory capital ratio calculations, our excess capital over the minimum regulatory requirement to be considered a “well-capitalized” institution would approximate $115 million on an adjusted basis.

 

Mercantile reported 16,018,048 total shares outstanding at June 30, 2023.

 

Mr. Kaminski concluded, “As demonstrated by our Board of Directors’ declaration of an increased third quarter 2023 regular cash dividend, our sustained financial strength has allowed us to reward shareholders with competitive dividend yields while supporting loan portfolio expansion. We believe our strong overall financial condition, including solid capital levels, pristine asset quality measures, robust operating performance, and substantial loan origination opportunities, should allow us to successfully navigate through the myriad of challenges that could arise from changing economic conditions. While concerns about banks’ liquidity positions and the stability of banks’ deposit portfolios have eased, we continue to closely monitor our deposit base for any atypical activities, and to date believe that it remains stable. We increased our on-balance sheet liquidity during the second quarter of 2023 and believe our liquidity position remains sufficient to meet expected funding requirements. Our strong financial performance during the first six months of 2023 and anticipated loan growth give us confidence that robust operating results can be delivered during the remainder of the year and beyond as we continue our efforts to be a consistent and profitable performer.”

 

Investor Presentation

 

Mercantile has prepared presentation materials that management intends to use during its previously announced second quarter 2023 conference call on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, and from time to time thereafter in presentations about the company’s operations and performance. These materials are available for viewing in the Investor Relations section of Mercantile’s website at www.mercbank.com, and have also been furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission concurrently with this press release.

 

About Mercantile Bank Corporation

 

Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Mercantile Bank Corporation is the bank holding company for Mercantile Bank.  Mercantile provides banking services to businesses, individuals and governmental units, and differentiates itself on the basis of service quality and the expertise of its banking staff. Mercantile has assets of approximately $5.1 billion and operates 46 banking offices. Mercantile Bank Corporation’s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “MBWM.” For more information about Mercantile, visit www.mercbank.com, and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @MercBank and on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/merc-bank.

 

 

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This news release contains statements or information that may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as: “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “goal,” “seek,” “believe,” “project,” “estimate,” “expect,” “strategy,” “future,” “likely,” “may,” “should,” “will,” and similar references to future periods. Any such statements are based on current expectations that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from the results expressed in forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include changes in interest rates and interest rate relationships; increasing rates of inflation and slower growth rates or recession; significant declines in the value of commercial real estate; market volatility; demand for products and services; climate impacts; labor markets; the degree of competition by traditional and nontraditional financial services companies; changes in banking regulation or actions by bank regulators; changes in tax laws and other laws and regulations applicable to us; changes in prices, levies, and assessments; the impact of technological advances; potential cyber-attacks, information security breaches and other criminal activities; litigation liabilities; governmental and regulatory policy changes; the outcomes of existing or future contingencies; trends in customer behavior as well as their ability to repay loans; changes in local real estate values; damage to our reputation resulting from adverse publicity, regulatory actions, litigation, operational failures, and the failure to meet client expectations and other facts; the transition from LIBOR to SOFR; changes in the national and local economies; unstable political and economic environments; disease outbreaks, such as the COVID-19 pandemic or similar public health threats, and measures implemented to combat them; and other factors, including those expressed as risk factors, disclosed from time to time in filings made by Mercantile with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mercantile undertakes no obligation to update or clarify forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements contained herein.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

 

  Robert B. Kaminski, Jr. Charles Christmas
  President and CEO Executive Vice President and CFO
  616-726-1502 616-726-1202
  rkaminski@mercbank.com cchristmas@mercbank.com

 

 

 

Mercantile Bank Corporation

Second Quarter 2023 Results

MERCANTILE BANK CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

   

JUNE 30,

   

DECEMBER 31,

   

JUNE 30,

 
   

2023

   

2022

   

2022

 

ASSETS

                       

Cash and due from banks

  $ 69,133,000     $ 61,894,000     $ 89,167,000  

Other interest-earning assets

    138,663,000       34,878,000       389,938,000  

Total cash and cash equivalents

    207,796,000       96,772,000       479,105,000  
                         

Securities available for sale

    608,972,000       602,936,000       603,638,000  

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

    21,513,000       17,721,000       17,721,000  

Mortgage loans held for sale

    11,942,000       3,565,000       12,964,000  
                         

Loans

    4,051,843,000       3,916,619,000       3,723,800,000  

Allowance for credit losses

    (44,721,000 )     (42,246,000 )     (35,974,000 )

Loans, net

    4,007,122,000       3,874,373,000       3,687,826,000  
                         

Premises and equipment, net

    52,291,000       51,476,000       51,402,000  

Bank owned life insurance

    81,500,000       80,727,000       75,664,000  

Goodwill

    49,473,000       49,473,000       49,473,000  

Core deposit intangible, net

    291,000       583,000       900,000  

Other assets

    96,687,000       94,993,000       79,862,000  
                         

Total assets

  $ 5,137,587,000     $ 4,872,619,000     $ 5,058,555,000  
                         
                         

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

                       

Deposits:

                       

Noninterest-bearing

  $ 1,371,633,000     $ 1,604,750,000     $ 1,740,432,000  

Interest-bearing

    2,385,156,000       2,108,061,000       2,133,461,000  

Total deposits

    3,756,789,000       3,712,811,000       3,873,893,000  
                         

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

    219,457,000       194,340,000       203,339,000  

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

    467,910,000       308,263,000       362,263,000  

Subordinated debentures

    49,301,000       48,958,000       48,585,000  

Subordinated notes

    88,800,000       88,628,000       88,457,000  

Accrued interest and other liabilities

    76,628,000       78,211,000       53,035,000  

Total liabilities

    4,658,885,000       4,431,211,000       4,629,572,000  
                         

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

                       

Common stock

    292,906,000       290,436,000       288,199,000  

Retained earnings

    247,313,000       216,313,000       188,452,000  

Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)

    (61,517,000 )     (65,341,000 )     (47,668,000 )

Total shareholders' equity

    478,702,000       441,408,000       428,983,000  
                         

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

  $ 5,137,587,000     $ 4,872,619,000     $ 5,058,555,000  

 

 

 

Mercantile Bank Corporation

Second Quarter 2023 Results

MERCANTILE BANK CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED REPORTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

   

THREE MONTHS ENDED

   

THREE MONTHS ENDED

   

SIX MONTHS ENDED

   

SIX MONTHS ENDED

 
   

June 30, 2023

   

June 30, 2022

   

June 30, 2023

   

June 30, 2022

 

INTEREST INCOME

                               

Loans, including fees

  $ 62,006,000     $ 36,003,000     $ 119,159,000     $ 69,254,000  

Investment securities

    3,111,000       2,529,000       6,118,000       4,794,000  

Other interest-earning assets

    801,000       1,018,000       1,125,000       1,384,000  

Total interest income

    65,918,000       39,550,000       126,402,000       75,432,000  
                                 

INTEREST EXPENSE

                               

Deposits

    12,379,000       1,873,000       20,286,000       3,698,000  

Short-term borrowings

    914,000       49,000       1,373,000       99,000  

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

    3,051,000       1,911,000       4,845,000       3,774,000  

Other borrowed money

    2,023,000       1,391,000       3,963,000       2,650,000  

Total interest expense

    18,367,000       5,224,000       30,467,000       10,221,000  
                                 

Net interest income

    47,551,000       34,326,000       95,935,000       65,211,000  
                                 

Provision for credit losses

    2,000,000       500,000       2,600,000       600,000  
                                 

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

    45,551,000       33,826,000       93,335,000       64,611,000  
                                 

NONINTEREST INCOME

                               

Service charges on accounts

    1,064,000       1,495,000       2,041,000       2,910,000  

Credit and debit card income

    2,426,000       2,134,000       4,485,000       4,015,000  

Mortgage banking income

    1,835,000       1,947,000       3,050,000       5,228,000  

Interest rate swap income

    748,000       430,000       1,785,000       1,781,000  

Payroll services

    572,000       464,000       1,317,000       1,102,000  

Earnings on bank owned life insurance

    402,000       785,000       802,000       1,072,000  

Other income

    598,000       486,000       1,117,000       910,000  

Total noninterest income

    7,645,000       7,741,000       14,597,000       17,018,000  
                                 

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

                               

Salaries and benefits

    16,461,000       15,676,000       33,143,000       31,186,000  

Occupancy

    2,098,000       2,064,000       4,387,000       4,168,000  

Furniture and equipment

    878,000       935,000       1,700,000       1,869,000  

Data processing costs

    2,881,000       3,091,000       6,043,000       6,064,000  

Charitable foundation contributions

    2,000       506,000       12,000       506,000  

Other expense

    5,509,000       4,670,000       11,144,000       8,891,000  

Total noninterest expense

    27,829,000       26,942,000       56,429,000       52,684,000  
                                 

Income before federal income tax expense

    25,367,000       14,625,000       51,503,000       28,945,000  
                                 

Federal income tax expense

    5,010,000       2,888,000       10,171,000       5,716,000  
                                 

Net Income

  $ 20,357,000     $ 11,737,000     $ 41,332,000     $ 23,229,000  
                                 

Basic earnings per share

  $ 1.27     $ 0.74     $ 2.58     $ 1.47  

Diluted earnings per share

  $ 1.27     $ 0.74     $ 2.58     $ 1.47  
                                 

Average basic shares outstanding

    16,003,372       15,848,681       15,999,775       15,844,763  

Average diluted shares outstanding

    16,003,372       15,848,681       15,999,775       15,844,790  

 

 

 

Mercantile Bank Corporation

Second Quarter 2023 Results

MERCANTILE BANK CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(Unaudited)

 

   

Quarterly

   

Year-To-Date

 
(dollars in thousands except per share data)   2023     2023     2022     2022     2022                  
    2nd Qtr     1st Qtr     4th Qtr     3rd Qtr     2nd Qtr     2023     2022  

EARNINGS

                                                       

Net interest income

  $ 47,551       48,384       50,657       42,376       34,326       95,935       65,211  

Provision for credit losses

  $ 2,000       600       3,050       2,900       500       2,600       600  

Noninterest income

  $ 7,645       6,951       7,805       7,253       7,741       14,597       17,018  

Noninterest expense

  $ 27,829       28,599       28,541       26,756       26,942       56,429       52,684  

Net income before federal income tax expense

  $ 25,367       26,136       26,871       19,973       14,625       51,503       28,945  

Net income

  $ 20,357       20,974       21,803       16,030       11,737       41,332       23,229  

Basic earnings per share

  $ 1.27       1.31       1.37       1.01       0.74       2.58       1.47  

Diluted earnings per share

  $ 1.27       1.31       1.37       1.01       0.74       2.58       1.47  

Average basic shares outstanding

    16,003,372       15,996,138       15,887,983       15,861,551       15,848,681       15,999,775       15,844,763  

Average diluted shares outstanding

    16,003,372       15,996,138       15,887,983       15,861,551       15,848,681       15,999,775       15,844,790  
                                                         

PERFORMANCE RATIOS

                                                       

Return on average assets

    1.64 %     1.75 %     1.75 %     1.27 %     0.93 %     1.69 %     0.91 %

Return on average equity

    17.23 %     18.76 %     20.26 %     14.79 %     10.98 %     17.97 %     10.66 %

Net interest margin (fully tax-equivalent)

    4.05 %     4.28 %     4.30 %     3.56 %     2.88 %     4.16 %     2.73 %

Efficiency ratio

    50.42 %     51.69 %     48.82 %     53.91 %     64.05 %     51.05 %     64.07 %

Full-time equivalent employees

    665       633       630       635       651       665       651  
                                                         

YIELD ON ASSETS / COST OF FUNDS

                                                       

Yield on loans

    6.19 %     5.90 %     5.49 %     4.56 %     3.97 %     6.05 %     3.92 %

Yield on securities

    2.00 %     1.95 %     1.91 %     1.79 %     1.68 %     1.98 %     1.60 %

Yield on other interest-earning assets

    4.88 %     4.18 %     3.60 %     2.15 %     0.76 %     4.65 %     0.42 %

Yield on total earning assets

    5.61 %     5.35 %     4.95 %     4.04 %     3.32 %     5.48 %     3.16 %

Yield on total assets

    5.30 %     5.06 %     4.68 %     3.80 %     3.13 %     5.18 %     2.97 %

Cost of deposits

    1.36 %     0.87 %     0.42 %     0.24 %     0.19 %     1.12 %     0.19 %

Cost of borrowed funds

    2.90 %     2.51 %     2.13 %     1.99 %     1.90 %     2.73 %     1.86 %

Cost of interest-bearing liabilities

    2.37 %     1.72 %     1.10 %     0.81 %     0.72 %     2.06 %     0.69 %

Cost of funds (total earning assets)

    1.56 %     1.07 %     0.65 %     0.48 %     0.44 %     1.32 %     0.43 %

Cost of funds (total assets)

    1.48 %     1.01 %     0.61 %     0.45 %     0.41 %     1.25 %     0.40 %
                                                         

MORTGAGE BANKING ACTIVITY

                                                       

Total mortgage loans originated

  $ 117,563       71,991       90,794       163,902       190,896       189,554       359,083  

Purchase mortgage loans originated

  $ 100,941       56,728       79,604       140,898       157,423       157,669       258,832  

Refinance mortgage loans originated

  $ 16,622       15,263       11,190       23,004       33,473       31,885       100,251  

Total saleable mortgage loans

  $ 50,734       24,904       29,948       59,740       52,328       75,638       128,075  

Income on sale of mortgage loans

  $ 1,570       950       1,401       1,779       1,751       2,520       4,955  
                                                         

CAPITAL

                                                       

Tangible equity to tangible assets

    8.43 %     8.61 %     8.12 %     7.37 %     7.56 %     8.43 %     7.56 %

Tier 1 leverage capital ratio

    10.73 %     10.66 %     10.09 %     9.63 %     9.31 %     10.73 %     9.31 %

Common equity risk-based capital ratio

    10.25 %     10.25 %     10.08 %     9.80 %     9.84 %     10.25 %     9.84 %

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

    11.24 %     11.27 %     11.12 %     10.84 %     10.91 %     11.24 %     10.91 %

Total risk-based capital ratio

    14.03 %     14.11 %     14.00 %     13.69 %     13.78 %     14.03 %     13.78 %

Tier 1 capital

  $ 537,802       520,918       503,855       485,499       473,065       537,802       473,065  

Tier 1 plus tier 2 capital

  $ 671,323       652,509       634,729       613,161       597,495       671,323       597,495  

Total risk-weighted assets

  $ 4,784,428       4,623,631       4,533,091       4,479,176       4,337,040       4,784,428       4,337,040  

Book value per common share

  $ 29.89       29.21       27.60       26.24       27.05       29.89       27.05  

Tangible book value per common share

  $ 26.78       26.09       24.47       23.07       23.87       26.78       23.87  

Cash dividend per common share

  $ 0.33       0.33       0.32       0.32       0.31       0.66       0.62  
                                                         

ASSET QUALITY

                                                       

Gross loan charge-offs

  $ 461       106       72       0       15       567       220  

Recoveries

  $ 305       137       149       246       336       442       630  

Net loan charge-offs (recoveries)

  $ 156       (31 )     (77 )     (246 )     (321 )     125       (410 )

Net loan charge-offs to average loans

    0.02 %     (0.01 %)     (0.01 %)     (0.03 %)     (0.04 %)     0.01 %     (0.02 %)

Allowance for credit losses

  $ 44,721       42,877       42,246       39,120       35,974       44,721       35,974  

Allowance to loans

    1.10 %     1.08 %     1.08 %     1.01 %     0.97 %     1.10 %     0.97 %

Nonperforming loans

  $ 2,099       7,782       7,728       1,416       1,787       2,099       1,787  

Other real estate/repossessed assets

  $ 661       661       0       0       0       661       0  

Nonperforming loans to total loans

    0.05 %     0.20 %     0.20 %     0.04 %     0.05 %     0.05 %     0.05 %

Nonperforming assets to total assets

    0.05 %     0.17 %     0.16 %     0.03 %     0.04 %     0.05 %     0.04 %
                                                         

NONPERFORMING ASSETS - COMPOSITION

                                                 

Residential real estate:

                                                       

Land development

  $ 2       8       29       30       30       2       30  

Construction

  $ 0       0       124       0       0       0       0  

Owner occupied / rental

  $ 1,793       1,952       1,304       1,138       1,508       1,793       1,508  

Commercial real estate:

                                                       

Land development

  $ 0       0       0       0       0       0       0  

Construction

  $ 0       0       0       0       0       0       0  

Owner occupied

  $ 716       829       248       0       0       716       0  

Non-owner occupied

  $ 0       0       0       0       0       0       0  

Non-real estate:

                                                       

Commercial assets

  $ 249       5,654       6,023       248       248       249       248  

Consumer assets

  $ 0       0       0       0       1       0       1  

Total nonperforming assets

  $ 2,760       8,443       7,728       1,416       1,787       2,760       1,787  
                                                         

NONPERFORMING ASSETS - RECON

                                                       

Beginning balance

  $ 8,443       7,728       1,416       1,787       1,612       7,728       2,468  

Additions

  $ 273       1,323       6,368       0       309       1,596       402  

Return to performing status

  $ 0       (31 )     0       (160 )     0       (31 )     (213 )

Principal payments

  $ (5,526 )     (515 )     (56 )     (211 )     (134 )     (6,041 )     (775 )

Sale proceeds

  $ 0       0       0       0       0       0       0  

Loan charge-offs

  $ (430 )     (62 )     0       0       0       (492 )     (95 )

Valuation write-downs

  $ 0       0       0       0       0       0       0  

Ending balance

  $ 2,760       8,443       7,728       1,416       1,787       2,760       1,787  
                                                         

LOAN PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

                                                       

Commercial:

                                                       

Commercial & industrial

  $ 1,212,196       1,173,440       1,185,084       1,213,630       1,187,650       1,212,196       1,187,650  

Land development & construction

  $ 72,682       66,233       61,873       60,970       57,808       72,682       57,808  

Owner occupied comm'l R/E

  $ 659,201       630,186       639,192       643,577       598,593       659,201       598,593  

Non-owner occupied comm'l R/E

  $ 957,221       975,735       979,214       963,144       974,009       957,221       974,009  

Multi-family & residential rental

  $ 287,285       294,825       266,468       263,741       253,700       287,285       253,700  

Total commercial

  $ 3,188,585       3,140,419       3,131,831       3,145,062       3,071,760       3,188,585       3,071,760  

Retail:

                                                       

1-4 family mortgages & home equity

  $ 833,198       795,009       755,035       705,442       623,599       833,198       623,599  

Other consumer

  $ 30,060       30,100       29,753       30,454       28,441       30,060       28,441  

Total retail

  $ 863,258       825,109       784,788       735,896       652,040       863,258       652,040  

Total loans

  $ 4,051,843       3,965,528       3,916,619       3,880,958       3,723,800       4,051,843       3,723,800  
                                                         

END OF PERIOD BALANCES

                                                       

Loans

  $ 4,051,843       3,965,528       3,916,619       3,880,958       3,723,800       4,051,843       3,723,800  

Securities

  $ 630,485       637,694       620,657       600,720       621,359       630,485       621,359  

Other interest-earning assets

  $ 138,663       10,787       34,878       220,909       389,938       138,663       389,938  

Total earning assets (before allowance)

  $ 4,820,991       4,614,009       4,572,154       4,702,587       4,735,097       4,820,991       4,735,097  

Total assets

  $ 5,137,587       4,895,874       4,872,619       5,016,934       5,058,555       5,137,587       5,058,555  

Noninterest-bearing deposits

  $ 1,371,633       1,376,782       1,604,750       1,716,904       1,740,432       1,371,633       1,740,432  

Interest-bearing deposits

  $ 2,385,156       2,221,236       2,108,061       2,129,181       2,133,461       2,385,156       2,133,461  

Total deposits

  $ 3,756,789       3,598,018       3,712,811       3,846,085       3,873,893       3,756,789       3,873,893  

Total borrowed funds

  $ 826,558       761,509       641,295       675,332       703,809       826,558       703,809  

Total interest-bearing liabilities

  $ 3,211,714       2,982,745       2,749,356       2,804,513       2,837,270       3,211,714       2,837,270  

Shareholders' equity

  $ 478,702       467,372       441,408       416,261       428,983       478,702       428,983  
                                                         

AVERAGE BALANCES

                                                       

Loans

  $ 4,017,690       3,928,329       3,887,967       3,814,338       3,633,587       3,973,256       3,559,461  

Securities

  $ 634,607       627,628       606,390       618,043       615,733       631,137       614,532  

Other interest-earning assets

  $ 64,958       31,081       179,507       294,969       530,571       48,113       656,682  

Total earning assets (before allowance)

  $ 4,717,255       4,587,038       4,673,864       4,727,350       4,779,891       4,652,506       4,830,675  

Total assets

  $ 4,988,413       4,855,877       4,949,868       5,025,998       5,077,458       4,922,511       5,122,758  

Noninterest-bearing deposits

  $ 1,361,901       1,491,477       1,722,632       1,723,609       1,706,349       1,426,331       1,666,125  

Interest-bearing deposits

  $ 2,278,877       2,184,406       2,077,547       2,144,047       2,201,797       2,231,902       2,282,667  

Total deposits

  $ 3,640,778       3,675,883       3,800,179       3,867,656       3,908,146       3,658,233       3,948,792  

Total borrowed funds

  $ 827,105       676,724       667,864       689,091       705,774       752,330       706,621  

Total interest-bearing liabilities

  $ 3,105,982       2,861,130       2,745,411       2,833,138       2,907,571       2,984,232       2,989,288  

Shareholders' equity

  $ 473,983       453,524       426,897       430,093       428,873       483,810       439,310