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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

 

Mercantile Bank Corporation Reports Strong First Quarter 2016 Results

Continued strength in profitability and loan originations highlight quarter

 

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 19, 2016 – Mercantile Bank Corporation (NASDAQ: MBWM) ("Mercantile") reported net income of $8.5 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2016, compared with net income of $6.6 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, for the respective prior-year period. The repurchase of $11.0 million in trust preferred securities at a 27 percent discount during the first quarter of 2016 increased reported net income by approximately $1.8 million, or $0.11 per diluted share. Reflecting continuing loan growth, provision expense totaled $0.6 million during the first quarter of 2016, compared to a negative provision expense of $0.4 million recorded during the first quarter of 2015.

 

The first quarter was highlighted by:

 

 

Strong earnings performance and capital position

     
 

Increased net interest margin

     
 

Strong asset quality, as depicted by low levels of nonperforming assets and loans in the 30- to 89-days delinquent category

     
 

New commercial term loan originations of approximately $105 million

     
 

Commercial loan pipeline remains strong

     
 

Approximately 148,000 shares repurchased through ongoing common stock repurchase program

     
 

Announcement of a $15 million expansion of existing common stock repurchase program, allowing for future repurchases totaling approximately $16 million

 

“Mercantile delivered strong performance in the first quarter, building on the momentum generated during 2015,” said Michael Price, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mercantile. “Our robust financial performance reflects higher net interest income stemming from an improved net interest margin, increased noninterest income, and controlled overhead costs. We are pleased with the level of loan originations during the quarter, and based on our current loan pipeline, we feel confident that solid loan growth can be achieved throughout the remainder of 2016.”

 

 
 

 

 

Operating Results

 

Total revenue, which consists of net interest income and noninterest income, was $33.0 million during the first quarter of 2016, up $4.4 million or 15.5 percent from the prior-year first quarter. Net interest income during the first quarter of 2016 was $25.9 million, up $1.0 million or 4.2 percent from the first quarter of 2015, primarily reflecting an increased net interest margin, a higher level of earning assets, and the first quarter of 2016 having one more calendar day than the previous year’s first quarter.

 

The net interest margin was 3.92 percent in the first quarter of 2016, up from 3.81 percent in the linked quarter and 3.83 percent in the prior-year first quarter due to an increased yield on average earning assets. The higher yield on average earning assets primarily resulted from a change in earning asset mix and an increased yield on securities.

 

The net interest margin has been relatively stable over the past seven quarters, ranging from 3.79 percent to 3.95 percent. The yield on loans generally declined over the past seven quarters, consistent with the industry and primarily due to the ongoing low interest rate environment and competitive pressures. In Mercantile’s case, however, the negative impact of the lower loan yield has been largely offset by assets shifting out of the low-yielding securities portfolio and into the higher-yielding loan portfolio, thus capitalizing on an opportunity growing out of the 2014 merger with Firstbank Corporation. Average loans represented about 85 percent of average earning assets during the first quarter of 2016, up from approximately 84 percent and 80 percent during the fourth quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2015, respectively. The loan yield was 4.72 percent in the first quarter of 2016, essentially unchanged from the linked quarter in light of elevated accretion income on purchased loans, higher commercial loan fees and increased rates on certain variable-rate loans stemming from the Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) raising the targeted federal funds rate by 25 basis points in December of 2015. The increased yield on securities primarily resulted from a higher level of discount accretion associated with called U.S. Government agency bonds.

 

As expected, net interest income and the net interest margin during the first quarter of 2016 and the prior-year first quarter were affected by purchase accounting accretion and amortization entries associated with the fair value measurements recorded effective June 1, 2014. An increase in interest income on loans totaling $1.3 million and an increase in interest expense on subordinated debentures totaling $0.2 million were recorded during the first quarter of 2016. An increase in interest income on loans totaling $1.4 million and decreases in interest expense on deposits and FHLB advances aggregating $0.6 million were recorded during the first quarter of 2015; in addition, an increase in interest expense on subordinated debentures totaling $0.2 million was recorded during the same time period. Mercantile expects to continue to record adjustments in interest income on loans and interest expense on subordinated debentures in future periods; however, the adjustments to interest expense on deposits and FHLB advances ended in July and June of 2015, respectively. The resulting increase in interest expense negatively impacted the net interest margin by approximately eight to ten basis points after July 31, 2015.

 

Mercantile recorded a $0.6 million provision for loan losses during the first quarter of 2016 compared to a negative $0.4 million provision during the respective 2015 period. The provision expense recorded during the first quarter of 2016 primarily reflects ongoing loan growth, while the negative provision recorded during the prior-year first quarter resulted from multiple factors, including recoveries of previously charged-off loans, reversals of specific reserves, a reduced level of loan-rating downgrades and ongoing loan-rating upgrades.

 

 
 

 

  

Noninterest income during the first quarter of 2016 was $7.1 million, up $3.4 million or 91.8 percent from the prior-year first quarter. The increase in noninterest income primarily resulted from a $2.9 million pre-tax gain being recorded in association with the trust preferred securities repurchase transaction, which more than offset decreased credit and debit card income and mortgage banking income. A higher level of service charges on accounts also contributed to the increased noninterest income. During the first quarter of 2015, additional interchange income on credit and debit cards in the amount of $0.2 million was recorded, reflecting a one-time change in the timing of receipt of such income. Mortgage banking income was $0.6 million in the first quarter of 2016, down slightly from $0.7 million in the prior-year first quarter.

 

Noninterest expense totaled $19.9 million during the first quarter of 2016, up $0.6 million or 3.3 percent from the respective 2015 period. Salary and benefit costs totaled $11.0 million during the current-year first quarter, up $0.9 million or 9.0 percent from the prior-year first quarter primarily due to the recording of a bonus accrual; no bonus accrual was recorded during the first quarter of 2015.

 

Mr. Price continued: “We are pleased with the stability and level of our net interest margin, reflecting the ongoing reallocation of earning assets initiative, strong asset quality, including the sound performance of the acquired loan portfolio, and loan pricing discipline. Although the reallocation strategy is expected to conclude during the second quarter of 2016 as the level of investments reaches our internal policy guideline, the resulting impact will be tempered by the FOMC’s December 2015 rate increase and our continued focus on loan pricing discipline. Furthermore, our balance sheet is positioned to enhance net interest income if the FOMC initiates further rate increases in future periods. Our ongoing focus to improve fee income and the realization of the savings associated with our cost efficiency program announced during the fourth quarter of 2015 should positively impact 2016 performance.”

 

Balance Sheet

 

As of March 31, 2016, total assets were $2.93 billion, up $22.5 million or 0.8 percent from December 31, 2015; total loans increased $17.9 million, or 0.8 percent, to $2.30 billion over the same time period. During the twelve months ended March 31, 2016, total loans were up nearly $175 million or 8.2 percent. Approximately $105 million in commercial term loans to new and existing borrowers were originated during the first quarter of 2016, as ongoing sales and relationship building efforts resulted in increased lending opportunities. As of March 31, 2016, unfunded commitments on commercial construction and development loans totaled approximately $77 million, which are expected to be largely funded over the next twelve months.

 

Robert B. Kaminski, Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Mercantile, noted: “We are pleased with the level of commercial term loan originations during the first quarter of 2016. While the level of originations was lower than the past few quarters, we exhibited net loan growth in the face of continuing competitive pressures and several larger loan payoffs. We remain committed to booking quality loans and underwriting them in a disciplined manner, and our strong current pipeline, which is substantially higher than at year-end 2015, provides us with optimism that originations will remain strong in future periods.”

 

 
 

 

 

Commercial-related real estate loans continue to comprise a majority of Mercantile’s loan portfolio, representing approximately 55 percent of total loans as of March 31, 2016.  Non-owner occupied commercial real estate (“CRE”) loans and owner-occupied CRE loans equaled 29 percent and 19 percent of total loans, respectively, as of March 31, 2016.  Commercial and industrial loans represented 31 percent of total loans as of March 31, 2016. 

 

As of March 31, 2016, total deposits were $2.27 billion, down $10.3 million from December 31, 2015, and $14.4 million from March 31, 2015. Local deposits were up $7.5 million since year-end 2015 and $35.3 million over the past twelve months; growth in local deposits was primarily driven by new commercial loan relationships. Wholesale funds were $202 million, or approximately 8 percent of total funds, as of March 31, 2016, compared to $189 million, or approximately 8 percent of total funds, as of December 31, 2015, and $201 million, or approximately 8 percent of total funds, as of March 31, 2015.

 

Asset Quality

 

Nonperforming assets at March 31, 2016 were $6.3 million, or 0.2 percent of total assets, compared to $6.7 million, or 0.2 percent of total assets, as of December 31, 2015. The level of past due loans remains nominal, and loan relationships on the internal watch list continue to decline. Net loan charge-offs were less than $0.1 million during the first quarter of 2016 compared with net loan charge-offs of $0.9 million in the linked quarter and net loan recoveries of $1.4 million in the prior-year first quarter.

 

Capital Position

 

Shareholders’ equity totaled $339 million as of March 31, 2016, an increase of $4.7 million from year-end 2015. The Bank’s capital position remains above “well-capitalized” with a total risk-based capital ratio of 13.1 percent as of March 31, 2016, compared to 13.5 percent at December 31, 2015. At March 31, 2016, the Bank had approximately $81 million in excess of the 10.0 percent minimum regulatory threshold required to be considered a “well-capitalized” institution. Mercantile reported 16,232,234 total shares outstanding at March 31, 2016.

 

As part of a $20 million common stock repurchase program announced in January of 2015, Mercantile repurchased approximately 148,000 shares for $3.3 million, or a weighted average all-in cost per share of $22.07, during the first quarter of 2016; since the program’s inception, Mercantile repurchased approximately 936,000 shares, or nearly 6 percent of total shares outstanding at year-end 2014, for $19.0 million, or a weighted average all-in cost per share of $20.32, representing approximately 95 percent of the originally authorized program. Mercantile announced earlier today that the existing common stock repurchase program has been expanded by $15 million, allowing for future share repurchases of approximately $16 million under the program.

 

Mr. Price concluded: “Based on our strong performance in the first quarter, we believe Mercantile is well positioned to succeed during 2016 and beyond and enhance shareholder value. We continue to have success in developing new customer relationships by delivering a wide range of products and services and focusing on customer service, and our recently implemented fee enhancement and cost reduction initiatives should positively impact future profitability. Our commitment to increasing shareholder return is reflected in our competitive dividend yield and the expansion of our common stock repurchase program.”

 

 
 

 

  

About Mercantile Bank Corporation

 

Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Mercantile Bank Corporation is the bank holding company for Mercantile Bank of Michigan.  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 $2.9 billion and operates 48 banking offices serving communities in central and western Michigan. Mercantile Bank Corporation’s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “MBWM.”

  

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This news release contains comments or information that constitute forward-looking statements (within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) that 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; demand for products and services; the degree of competition by traditional and nontraditional competitors; changes in banking regulation or actions by bank regulators; changes in tax laws; changes in prices, levies, and assessments; the impact of technological advances; governmental and regulatory policy changes; the outcomes of contingencies; trends in customer behavior as well as their ability to repay loans; changes in local real estate values; changes in the national and local economies; and other factors, including 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.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

 

 

Michael Price

Charles Christmas

 

Chairman, President & CEO

Executive Vice President & CFO

 

616-726-1600

616-726-1202

 

mprice@mercbank.com

cchristmas@mercbank.com

 

 
 

 

 

Mercantile Bank Corporation 

First Quarter 2016 Results

 

MERCANTILE BANK CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

   

MARCH 31,

2016

   

DECEMBER 31,

2015

   

MARCH 31,

2015

 
                         

ASSETS

                       

Cash and due from banks

  $ 38,367,000     $ 42,829,000     $ 42,644,000  

Interest-earning deposits

    62,814,000       46,463,000       95,781,000  

Federal funds sold

    0       599,000       10,365,000  

Total cash and cash equivalents

    101,181,000       89,891,000       148,790,000  
                         

Securities available for sale

    343,805,000       346,992,000       413,693,000  

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

    7,567,000       7,567,000       13,699,000  
                         

Loans

    2,295,668,000       2,277,727,000       2,120,760,000  

Allowance for loan losses

    (16,262,000 )     (15,681,000 )     (21,050,000 )

Loans, net

    2,279,406,000       2,262,046,000       2,099,710,000  
                         

Premises and equipment, net

    45,963,000       46,862,000       48,367,000  

Bank owned life insurance

    59,248,000       58,971,000       58,148,000  

Goodwill

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

Core deposit intangible

    11,916,000       12,631,000       14,829,000  

Other assets

    27,497,000       29,123,000       30,475,000  
                         

Total assets

  $ 2,926,056,000     $ 2,903,556,000     $ 2,877,184,000  
                         
                         

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

                       

Deposits:

                       

Noninterest-bearing

  $ 678,100,000     $ 674,568,000     $ 568,843,000  

Interest-bearing

    1,587,022,000       1,600,814,000       1,710,681,000  

Total deposits

    2,265,122,000       2,275,382,000       2,279,524,000  
                         

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

    162,312,000       154,771,000       148,219,000  

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

    98,000,000       68,000,000       48,011,000  

Subordinated debentures

    44,324,000       55,154,000       54,642,000  

Accrued interest and other liabilities

    17,745,000       16,445,000       14,000,000  

Total liabilities

    2,587,503,000       2,569,752,000       2,544,396,000  
                         

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

                       

Common stock

    302,360,000       304,819,000       316,537,000  

Retained earnings

    33,697,000       27,722,000       14,487,000  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

    2,496,000       1,263,000       1,764,000  

Total shareholders' equity

    338,553,000       333,804,000       332,788,000  
                         

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

  $ 2,926,056,000     $ 2,903,556,000     $ 2,877,184,000  

 

 
 

 

 

Mercantile Bank Corporation

First Quarter 2016 Results

 

MERCANTILE BANK CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED REPORTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

   

THREE MONTHS ENDED

March 31, 2016

   

THREE MONTHS ENDED

March 31, 2015

 
                 

INTEREST INCOME

               

Loans, including fees

  $ 26,779,000     $ 25,311,000  

Investment securities

    2,053,000       2,223,000  

Other interest-earning assets

    57,000       55,000  

Total interest income

    28,889,000       27,589,000  
                 

INTEREST EXPENSE

               

Deposits

    1,866,000       1,899,000  

Short-term borrowings

    44,000       38,000  

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

    350,000       152,000  

Other borrowed money

    747,000       651,000  

Total interest expense

    3,007,000       2,740,000  
                 

Net interest income

    25,882,000       24,849,000  
                 

Provision for loan losses

    600,000       (400,000 )
                 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

    25,282,000       25,249,000  
                 

NONINTEREST INCOME

               

Service charges on accounts

    948,000       770,000  

Credit and debit card income

    1,015,000       1,213,000  

Mortgage banking income

    598,000       688,000  

Earnings on bank owned life insurance

    286,000       287,000  

Other income

    4,239,000       736,000  

Total noninterest income

    7,086,000       3,694,000  
                 

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

               

Salaries and benefits

    10,995,000       10,084,000  

Occupancy

    1,604,000       1,573,000  

Furniture and equipment

    525,000       624,000  

Data processing costs

    1,992,000       1,770,000  

FDIC insurance costs

    392,000       477,000  

Other expense

    4,360,000       4,713,000  

Total noninterest expense

    19,868,000       19,241,000  
                 

Income before federal income tax expense

    12,500,000       9,702,000  
                 

Federal income tax expense

    3,951,000       3,056,000  
                 

Net Income

  $ 8,549,000     $ 6,646,000  
                 

Basic earnings per share

  $ 0.52     $ 0.39  

Diluted earnings per share

  $ 0.52     $ 0.39  
                 

Average basic shares outstanding

    16,291,654       16,937,630  

Average diluted shares outstanding

    16,325,475       16,978,591  

 

 
 

 

 

Mercantile Bank Corporation 

First Quarter 2016 Results

 

MERCANTILE BANK CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(Unaudited)

 

    Quarterly  

(dollars in thousands except per share data)

 

2016

   

2015

   

2015

   

2015

   

2015

 
   

1st Qtr

   

4th Qtr

   

3rd Qtr

   

2nd Qtr

   

1st Qtr

 

EARNINGS

                                       

Net interest income

  $ 25,882       25,659       25,625       25,041       24,849  

Provision for loan losses

  $ 600       500       (500 )     (600 )     (400 )

Noninterest income

  $ 7,086       4,046       4,277       4,021       3,694  

Noninterest expense

  $ 19,868       20,097       19,693       20,350       19,241  

Net income before federal income tax expense

  $ 12,500       9,108       10,709       9,312       9,702  

Net income

  $ 8,549       6,480       7,336       6,558       6,646  

Basic earnings per share

  $ 0.52       0.40       0.45       0.39       0.39  

Diluted earnings per share

  $ 0.52       0.40       0.45       0.39       0.39  

Average basic shares outstanding

    16,291,654       16,314,953       16,425,933       16,767,393       16,937,630  

Average diluted shares outstanding

    16,325,475       16,352,187       16,461,794       16,803,846       16,978,591  
                                         

PERFORMANCE RATIOS

                                       

Return on average assets

    1.19 %     0.88 %     1.01 %     0.92 %     0.94 %

Return on average equity

    10.18 %     7.79 %     8.86 %     7.97 %     8.19 %

Net interest margin (fully tax-equivalent)

    3.92 %     3.81 %     3.87 %     3.83 %     3.83 %

Efficiency ratio

    60.26 %     67.66 %     65.86 %     70.02 %     67.41 %

Full-time equivalent employees

    612       639       640       656       642  
                                         

YIELD ON ASSETS / COST OF FUNDS

                                       

Yield on loans

    4.72 %     4.71 %     4.79 %     4.78 %     4.84 %

Yield on securities

    2.52 %     2.21 %     2.16 %     2.15 %     2.17 %

Yield on other interest-earning assets

    0.54 %     0.25 %     0.25 %     0.25 %     0.25 %

Yield on total earning assets

    4.37 %     4.25 %     4.30 %     4.23 %     4.25 %

Yield on total assets

    4.03 %     3.91 %     3.95 %     3.89 %     3.92 %

Cost of deposits

    0.33 %     0.34 %     0.34 %     0.31 %     0.34 %

Cost of borrowed funds

    1.53 %     1.39 %     1.37 %     1.35 %     1.36 %

Cost of interest-bearing liabilities

    0.64 %     0.61 %     0.60 %     0.54 %     0.56 %

Cost of funds (total earning assets)

    0.45 %     0.44 %     0.43 %     0.40 %     0.42 %

Cost of funds (total assets)

    0.42 %     0.40 %     0.40 %     0.37 %     0.39 %
                                         

PURCHASE ACCOUNTING ADJUSTMENTS

                                       

Loan portfolio - increase interest income

  $ 1,316       1,074       1,354       1,494       1,416  

Time deposits - reduce interest expense

  $ 0       0       196       587       588  

FHLB advances - reduce interest expense

  $ 0       0       0       11       11  

Trust preferred - increase interest expense

  $ 171       171       171       171       171  

Core deposit intangible - increase overhead

  $ 715       715       715       768       794  
                                         

CAPITAL

                                       

Tangible equity to tangible assets

    9.68 %     9.56 %     9.44 %     9.44 %     9.54 %

Tier 1 leverage capital ratio

    11.43 %     11.56 %     11.52 %     11.58 %     11.61 %

Common equity risk-based capital ratio

    10.86 %     10.89 %     10.95 %     10.94 %     11.17 %

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

    12.49 %     12.83 %     12.94 %     12.97 %     13.22 %

Total risk-based capital ratio

    13.12 %     13.45 %     13.58 %     13.63 %     14.07 %

Tier 1 capital

  $ 324,296       329,858       324,911       325,304       326,947  

Tier 1 plus tier 2 capital

  $ 340,557       345,539       341,029       341,865       347,997  

Total risk-weighted assets

  $ 2,596,517       2,570,015       2,511,174       2,509,001       2,473,399  

Book value per common share

  $ 20.86       20.41       20.20       19.85       19.69  

Tangible book value per common share

  $ 17.07       16.61       16.34       16.02       15.89  

Cash dividend per common share

  $ 0.16       0.15       0.15       0.14       0.14  
                                         

ASSET QUALITY

                                       

Gross loan charge-offs

  $ 475       1,266       182       4,383       448  

Recoveries

  $ 456       328       239       494       1,858  

Net loan charge-offs (recoveries)

  $ 19       938       (57 )     3,889       (1,410 )

Net loan charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans

 

< 0.01%

      0.17 %     (0.01% )     0.73 %     (0.27% )

Allowance for loan losses

  $ 16,262       15,681       16,119       16,561       21,050  

Allowance to originated loans

    0.94 %     0.94 %     1.04 %     1.10 %     1.58 %

Nonperforming loans

  $ 4,842       5,444       8,214       8,103       26,267  

Other real estate/repossessed assets

  $ 1,478       1,293       2,272       2,033       1,664  

Nonperforming loans to total loans

    0.21 %     0.24 %     0.37 %     0.37 %     1.24 %

Nonperforming assets to total assets

    0.22 %     0.23 %     0.36 %     0.35 %     0.97 %
                                         

NONPERFORMING ASSETS - COMPOSITION

                                       

Residential real estate:

                                       

Land development

  $ 30       23       378       380       383  

Construction

  $ 0       0       0       0       0  

Owner occupied / rental

  $ 2,955       3,515       3,714       3,316       3,224  

Commercial real estate:

                                       

Land development

  $ 140       155       170       184       197  

Construction

  $ 0       0       0       0       0  

Owner occupied

  $ 2,877       2,743       2,741       2,726       17,634  

Non-owner occupied

  $ 151       191       3,193       3,286       910  

Non-real estate:

                                       

Commercial assets

  $ 137       69       271       212       5,565  

Consumer assets

  $ 30       41       19       32       18  

Total nonperforming assets

  $ 6,320       6,737       10,486       10,136       27,931  
                                         

NONPERFORMING ASSETS - RECON

                                       

Beginning balance

  $ 6,737       10,486       10,136       27,931       31,429  

Additions - originated loans & former branches

  $ 1,123       927       1,161       2,972       584  

Merger-related activity

  $ 0       656       163       166       105  

Return to performing status

  $ 0       (48 )     0       0       (5 )

Principal payments

  $ (774 )     (3,457 )     (567 )     (16,414 )     (3,203 )

Sale proceeds

  $ (402 )     (1,300 )     (319 )     (220 )     (538 )

Loan charge-offs

  $ (356 )     (172 )     (65 )     (4,236 )     (371 )

Valuation write-downs

  $ (8 )     (355 )     (23 )     (63 )     (70 )

Ending balance

  $ 6,320       6,737       10,486       10,136       27,931  
                                         

LOAN PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

                                       

Commercial:

                                       

Commercial & industrial

  $ 714,612       696,303       643,118       622,073       587,675  

Land development & construction

  $ 39,630       45,120       47,734       47,622       56,050  

Owner occupied comm'l R/E

  $ 441,662       445,919       427,016       422,354       431,995  

Non-owner occupied comm'l R/E

  $ 666,013       644,351       636,227       603,724       566,152  

Multi-family & residential rental

  $ 112,533       115,003       123,525       124,658       117,477  

Total commercial

  $ 1,974,450       1,946,696       1,877,620       1,820,431       1,759,349  

Retail:

                                       

1-4 family mortgages

  $ 185,535       190,385       193,003       201,907       208,425  

Home equity & other consumer

  $ 135,683       140,646       146,765       149,494       152,986  

Total retail

  $ 321,218       331,031       339,768       351,401       361,411  

Total loans

  $ 2,295,668       2,277,727       2,217,388       2,171,832       2,120,760  
                                         

END OF PERIOD BALANCES

                                       

Loans

  $ 2,295,668       2,277,727       2,217,388       2,171,832       2,120,760  

Securities

  $ 351,372       354,559       374,740       381,013       427,392  

Other interest-earning assets

  $ 62,814       47,062       60,106       93,620       106,146  

Total earning assets (before allowance)

  $ 2,709,854       2,679,348       2,652,234       2,646,465       2,654,298  

Total assets

  $ 2,926,056       2,903,556       2,881,377       2,875,944       2,877,184  

Noninterest-bearing deposits

  $ 678,100       674,568       619,125       612,222       568,843  

Interest-bearing deposits

  $ 1,587,022       1,600,814       1,635,004       1,666,572       1,710,681  

Total deposits

  $ 2,265,122       2,275,382       2,254,129       2,278,794       2,279,524  

Total borrowed funds

  $ 308,148       281,830       284,919       258,599       254,365  

Total interest-bearing liabilities

  $ 1,895,170       1,882,644       1,919,923       1,925,171       1,965,046  

Shareholders' equity

  $ 338,553       333,804       328,820       328,971       332,788  
                                         

AVERAGE BALANCES

                                       

Loans

  $ 2,273,960       2,243,856       2,201,124       2,147,040       2,119,464  

Securities

  $ 354,499       362,390       378,286       404,311       440,380  

Other interest-earning assets

  $ 42,008       75,111       64,027       89,357       87,620  

Total earning assets (before allowance)

  $ 2,670,467       2,681,357       2,643,437       2,640,708       2,647,464  

Total assets

  $ 2,892,229       2,909,210       2,876,671       2,865,427       2,873,032  

Noninterest-bearing deposits

  $ 652,338       656,475       621,324       591,500       557,603  

Interest-bearing deposits

  $ 1,588,930       1,631,218       1,652,306       1,681,437       1,723,684  

Total deposits

  $ 2,241,268       2,287,693       2,273,630       2,272,937       2,281,287  

Total borrowed funds

  $ 299,956       276,585       263,264       251,996       251,418  

Total interest-bearing liabilities

  $ 1,888,886       1,907,803       1,915,570       1,933,433       1,975,102  

Shareholders' equity

  $ 336,870       330,032       328,332       330,126       329,246