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Midland States Bancorp, Inc. Announces 2020 Third Quarter Results
Summary Net income of $86 thousand, or $0.00 diluted earnings per shareAdjusted earnings of $12.0 million, or $0.52 diluted earnings per share, primarily

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[{"type":"text","content":"Summary\n Net income of $86 thousand, or $0.00 diluted earnings per shareAdjusted earnings of $12.0 million, or $0.52 diluted earnings per share, primarily reflects the exclusion of $13.9 million of charges related to branch and facilities optimization planTotal loans increased $102.0 million, or 2.1%, from June 30, 2020Total deposits increased $85.6 million, or 1.7%, from June 30, 2020Allowance for credit losses increased to 1.07% of total loansCOVID-19 related loan deferral requests declined 68.9% from June 30, 2020 EFFINGHAM, Ill., Oct. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Midland States Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: MSBI) (the “Company”) today reported net income of $86 thousand, or $0.00 diluted earnings per share, for the third quarter of 2020, which includes $13.9 million of charges primarily related to the Company’s previously announced branch and facilities optimization plan. This compares to net income of $12.6 million, or $0.53 diluted earnings per share, for the second quarter of 2020, and net income of $12.7 million, or $0.51 diluted earnings per share, for the third quarter of 2019. Jeffrey G. Ludwig, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, said, “Excluding the charges related to our branch and facilities optimization plan, we delivered a strong quarter highlighted by solid balance sheet growth, significant contributions from many of our sources of noninterest income, and disciplined expense management. Our diverse lending businesses enabled us to capitalize on pockets of strength in the economy where there is good demand, including equipment financing, small dollar consumer loans, and warehouse lines to commercial FHA lenders. As a result, our total loan balances increased at an annualized rate of more than 8% in the third quarter and helped drive an increase in net interest income.” “We are seeing general improvement in the financial health of our borrowers as the economy continues to strengthen. Our deferred loans declined from 18.6% of total loans at the end of the second quarter to 5.7% of total loans at September 30, 2020. While the return to scheduled payments by many borrowers is encouraging, we remain cautious about the pace of the economic recovery and continued to add to our loan loss reserves, resulting in our allowance for credit losses increasing to 1.07% of total loans at September 30, 2020, from 0.97...