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First Internet Bancorp Reports Third Quarter 2021 Results
Highlights for the third quarter include: Net income of $12.1 million, an increase of 43.7% over the third quarter of 2020 Diluted earnings per share of

About this update from First Internet Bancorp
[{"type":"text","content":"\nHighlights for the third quarter include:\n\n\nNet income of $12.1 million, an increase of 43.7% over the third quarter of 2020\n\n\nDiluted earnings per share of $1.21, an increase of 40.7% over the third quarter of 2020\n\n\nAdjusted net income of $12.7 million, or $1.27 per diluted share, when excluding $0.8 million of pre-tax costs associated with the redemption of subordinated notes\n\n\nTotal revenue of $28.7 million and adjusted total revenue of $29.5 million, an increase of 2.8% over the third quarter of 2020\n\n\nNew board authorization to repurchase up to $30.0 million of common stock through the end of 2022\n\n\n FISHERS, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nFirst Internet Bancorp (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: INBK), the parent company of First Internet Bank (the “Bank”), announced today financial and operational results for the third quarter of 2021. Net income for the third quarter of 2021 was $12.1 million, or $1.21 diluted earnings per share. This compares to net income of $13.1 million, or $1.31 diluted earnings per share, for the second quarter of 2021, and net income of $8.4 million, or $0.86 diluted earnings per share, for the third quarter of 2020.\n\n“We produced strong operating results for the third quarter of 2021, driven by solid revenue generation and disciplined expense management,” said David Becker, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Our strategies designed to build sustainable fee revenue continued to pay off as we generated a return on average assets in excess of 1.0% for the fourth straight quarter. Looking forward, pipelines in our SBA, construction, single tenant lease financing and our newly formed franchise finance lines of business are strong, giving us confidence in our ability to continue growing revenue and earnings for the remainder of the year and into 2022.\n\n“Our new franchise finance business line is the third installment in a $300 million commitment we have made to small business owners in 2021,” Mr. Becker added. “We have teamed with ApplePie Capital, a company that sources and originates franchisee lending opportunities on a nationwide basis. Together, we are funding loans to proven businesses, fueling economic and job growth and building our loan portfolio. We expect to fund $100 million of franchise loans by year-end. Earlier this year, we originated $30 million in a second round of PPP, a...