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Merchants Bancorp Reports Second Quarter 2023 Results
Second quarter 2023 net income of $65.3 million increased 21% compared to second quarter of 2022 and increased 19% compared to the first quarter 2023.Second

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[{"type":"text","content":"Second quarter 2023 net income of $65.3 million increased 21% compared to second quarter of 2022 and increased 19% compared to the first quarter 2023.Second quarter 2023 diluted earnings per common share of $1.31 increased 18% compared to the second quarter of 2022 and increased 22% compared to the first quarter of 2023.During the second quarter 2023, the Company recorded a $13.0 million tax benefit related to tax refunds and changes to its state tax apportionment calculations, which was offset by credit events that totaled approximately $14.8 million, primarily for the impact of a multi-family loan charge-off, an increase in specific reserves for a healthcare customer, and changes to qualitative factors and forecasted loss rates.Total assets of $15.9 billion increased 11% compared to March 31, 2023, and increased 26% compared to December 31, 2022.As of June 30, 2023, the Company had $5.3 billion, or 34% of total assets, in unused borrowing capacity with the Federal Home Loan Bank and the Federal Reserve Discount window, based on available collateral.The Company's most liquid assets are in unrestricted cash, short-term investments, including interest-bearing demand deposits, mortgage loans in process of securitization, loans held for sale, and warehouse lines of credit included in loans receivable. Taken together, with unused borrowing capacity, these totaled $10.2 billion, or 64%, of the $15.9 billion in total assets as of June 30, 2023.Uninsured deposits totaled approximately $2 billion as of June 30, 2023, representing less than 20% of total deposits.Loans receivable of $9.9 billion, net of allowance for credit losses on loans, increased $1.3 billion, or 15%, compared to March 31, 2023, and increased $2.4 billion, or 33%, compared to December 31, 2022.Efficiency ratio was 32.7% in the second quarter of 2023 compared to 29.6% in the second quarter of 2022 and 30.3% in the first quarter of 2023.Tangible book value per common share of $24.14 increased 23% compared to $19.70 in the second quarter of 2022 and increased 6% compared to $22.88 in the first quarter of 2023.CARMEL, Ind., July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Merchants Bancorp (the \"Company\" or \"Merchants\") (Nasdaq: MBIN), parent company of Merchants Bank of Indiana, today reported second quarter 2023 net income of $65.3 million, or diluted earnings per common share of $1.3...