Mercantile Bank CorporationNASDAQ: MBWM

Mercantile Bank Corporation Announces Strong First Quarter 2021 Results

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Continued strength in mortgage banking income and asset quality metrics, along with solid core commercial loan growth, highlight quarter

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercantile Bank Corporation (NASDAQ: MBWM) ("Mercantile") reported net income of $14.2 million, or $0.87 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2021, compared with net income of $10.7 million, or $0.65 per diluted share, for the respective prior-year period.

"We are very pleased to begin 2021 with a quarter of robust financial performance," said Robert B. Kaminski, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Mercantile.  "Our strong financial results include ongoing strength in mortgage banking income, sound asset quality, solid growth in core commercial loans, and managed overhead costs.  The extraordinary efforts of the Mercantile team have allowed us to successfully and consistently meet our customers' banking needs during this continuing period of uncertainty stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic."

First quarter highlights include:

  • Robust earnings and capital position
  • Strong mortgage banking income
  • Sustained strength in asset quality metrics
  • Annualized net core commercial loan growth of nearly 14 percent
  • Continued strength in commercial loan and residential mortgage loan pipelines
  • Paycheck Protection Program round two loan fundings of $203 million
  • Additional local deposit growth

Operating Results

Total revenue, which consists of net interest income and noninterest income, was $43.0 million during the first quarter of 2021, up $6.1 million, or 16.6 percent, from the prior-year first quarter.  Net interest income during the first three months of 2021 was $29.5 million, down from $30.3 million during the respective 2020 period due to a lower net interest margin, which more than offset the positive impact of earning asset growth.  Noninterest income totaled $13.5 million during the first quarter of 2021, up $6.9 million from the first quarter of 2020, primarily due to increased mortgage banking income.  The net interest margin was 2.77 percent in the first quarter of 2021, compared to 3.00 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020 and 3.63 percent in the first quarter of 2020.  The decreased net interest margin resulted from the lower interest rate environment and substantial levels of excess liquidity.

The yield on average earning assets was 3.26 percent during the first quarter of 2021, down from 3.55 percent during the fourth quarter of 2020, mainly due to a decreased yield on commercial loans, which equaled 4.07 percent and 4.41 percent in the respective periods.  The decreased yield on commercial loans primarily reflected reduced Paycheck Protection Program net fee accretion stemming from a lower level of forgiveness activity. 

The cost of funds declined from 0.55 percent during the fourth quarter of 2020 to 0.49 percent during the first quarter of 2021, mainly due to lower rates paid on renewed time deposits, reflecting the declining interest rate environment, and a change in funding mix, consisting of an increase in lower-costing non-time deposits as a percentage of total funding sources. 

The yield on average earning assets declined from 4.54 percent during the first three months of 2020 to 3.26 percent during the respective 2021 period, primarily resulting from decreased yields on commercial loans, securities and interest-earning deposits, along with a change in earning asset mix.  The decreased yield on commercial loans primarily reflected reduced interest rates on variable-rate commercial loans resulting from the Federal Open Market Committee significantly lowering the targeted federal funds rate by a total of 150 basis points during March of 2020.  The lower yield on securities mainly reflected decreased accelerated discount accretion on called U.S. Government agency bonds and lower yields on newly purchased bonds, reflecting the declining interest rate environment.  Accelerated discount accretion totaled less than $0.1 million during the first three months of 2021, compared to $1.8 million during the respective 2020 period.  The reduced yield on interest-earning deposits resulted from the decreased interest rate environment. 

A significant volume of excess on-balance sheet liquidity, which initially surfaced in the second quarter of 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 environment and persisted during the remainder of 2020 and the first three months of 2021, negatively impacted the yield on average earning assets and the net interest margin by 44 basis points and 37 basis points, respectively, during the first quarter of 2021.  The excess funds, consisting primarily of low-yielding deposits with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, are mainly a product of federal government stimulus programs as well as lower business and consumer investing and spending.

The cost of funds decreased from 0.91 percent during the first quarter of 2020 to 0.49 percent during the current-year first quarter, primarily due to lower rates paid on local deposit accounts and borrowings, reflecting the declining interest rate environment.  A change in funding mix, consisting of an increase in lower-costing non-time deposits as a percentage of total funding sources, also contributed to the decrease in the cost of funds.

Mercantile recorded loan loss provision expense of $0.3 million during the first quarter of 2021, compared to $0.8 million during the prior-year first quarter.  The provision expense recorded during both periods primarily reflected net loan growth.  The recording of net loan recoveries in both periods reduced the required provision amounts.

Noninterest income during the first quarter of 2021 was $13.5 million, up $6.9 million, or approximately 106 percent, from the prior-year first quarter.  The improved level of noninterest income mainly resulted from increased mortgage banking income stemming from a substantial upturn in refinance activity driven by a decrease in residential mortgage loan interest rates, an increase in purchase activity, and the ongoing success of strategic initiatives that were implemented to gain market share.  Fee income generated from an interest rate swap program that was introduced during the fourth quarter of 2020 and growth in credit and debit card income also contributed to the increased level of noninterest income.  The interest rate swap program provides certain commercial borrowers with a longer-term fixed-rate option and assists Mercantile in managing associated longer-term interest rate risk.

Noninterest expense totaled $25.1 million during the first quarter of 2021, compared to $22.9 million during the first quarter of 2020.  Overhead costs during the first three months of 2021 included write-downs of former branch facilities totaling $0.5 million.  Excluding these transactions, noninterest expense increased $1.6 million, or 7.1 percent, during the first quarter of 2021 compared to the respective 2020 period.  The higher level of expense primarily resulted from increased compensation costs, mainly depicting higher residential mortgage lender commissions and related incentives, annual employee merit pay increases, increased health insurance costs, and a bonus accrual.  The higher level of commissions and associated incentives primarily reflected the significant increase in residential mortgage loan originations during the first quarter of 2021, which were up nearly 85 percent compared to the respective 2020 period.

Mr. Kaminski commented, "The continuing success of strategic initiatives that were implemented to increase market penetration, combined with a strong level of residential mortgage loan production, provided for another quarter of robust mortgage banking income.  Refinance activity remained at a high level during the first quarter due to the ongoing low interest rate environment.  Although we expect refinance activity to decline in future periods as a result of a reduction in the number of borrowers eligible to refinance from an economic benefit standpoint and the recent uptick in residential mortgage loan interest rates, we believe solid mortgage banking income can be recorded in future periods based on the current pipeline and application volume, along with our recent lender hires and new office openings.  As evidenced by the introduction of a fee-producing interest rate swap program, we remain focused on expanding our noninterest income revenue streams.  We are pleased with the improvement in credit and debit card income, which surpassed pre-pandemic levels.  Controlling overhead costs remains a vital component of our growth initiatives, and we continue to review our product delivery channels, treasury management solutions, and branch network to identify opportunities to operate more efficiently." 

Balance Sheet

As of March 31, 2021, total assets were $4.71 billion, up $273 million, or 6.2 percent, from December 31, 2020.  Total loans increased $171 million during the first quarter of 2021, reflecting net growth in Paycheck Protection Program loans of $89.3 million and core commercial loans of $83.9 million.  Commercial lines of credit remained relatively steady during the last nine months after having declined $109 million during the second quarter of 2020 largely due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic environment and federal government stimulus programs.  As of March 31, 2021, unfunded commitments on commercial construction and development loans totaled approximately $135 million, which are expected to be largely funded over the next 12 to 18 months.  Interest-earning deposits increased $33.7 million during the first three months of 2021, primarily reflecting ongoing local deposit growth, which outpaced loan growth and an expanded securities portfolio.

Ray Reitsma, President of Mercantile Bank of Michigan, noted, "Although our lending team spent considerable time helping loan customers obtain funds under round two of the Paycheck Protection Program while also assisting round one loan recipients to gather and submit required information to the Small Business Administration for loan forgiveness determinations during the first quarter, we remained focused on meeting the customary needs of our existing clients and identifying and attracting new customer relationships.  We are very pleased with the level of net core commercial loan growth during the quarter, along with the continuing strength of our commercial loan and residential mortgage loan pipelines."

Excluding Paycheck Protection Program loan balances, commercial and industrial loans and owner-occupied commercial real estate loans together represented approximately 55 percent of total commercial loans as of March 31, 2021, a level that has remained relatively consistent and in line with internal expectations. 

Total deposits at March 31, 2021, were $3.64 billion, up $233 million, or 6.8 percent, from December 31, 2020.  Local deposits were up $249 million during the first three months of 2021, while brokered deposits were down $16.0 million.  The growth in local deposits, which occurred despite typical and expected seasonal business deposit withdrawals used for bonus and tax payments, mainly reflected federal government stimulus payments and reduced business and consumer investing and spending, along with Paycheck Protection Program loan proceeds being deposited into customers' accounts at the time the loans were originated and remaining on deposit as of March 31, 2021.  Wholesale funds were $425 million, or approximately 10 percent of total funds, as of March 31, 2021, compared to $441 million, or approximately 11 percent of total funds, as of December 31, 2020.

Asset Quality

Nonperforming assets at March 31, 2021, were $3.2 million, or 0.1 percent of total assets, compared to $4.1 million, or 0.1 percent of total assets, at December 31, 2020, and $3.7 million, or 0.1 percent of total assets, at March 31, 2020.  The level of past due loans remains nominal, and loan relationships on the internal watch list have remained relatively consistent in number and dollar volume during the first three months of 2021.  During the first quarter of 2021, loan charge-offs totaled $0.1 million, while recoveries of prior period loan charge-offs equaled $0.5 million, providing for net loan recoveries of $0.4 million, or an annualized 0.05 percent of average total loans.

Mr. Reitsma commented, "As evidenced by continuing low levels of past due loans and nonperforming assets, our asset quality has remained strong during the COVID-19 pandemic.  The ongoing strength in our asset quality metrics depicts our commitment to sound underwriting and the effectiveness of our commercial borrowers' management teams in meeting the challenges presented by the pandemic.  Virtually all commercial and retail loan customers that were granted loan payment deferrals are now making full contractual loan payments."

Capital Position

The Bank's capital position remains "well-capitalized" with a total risk-based capital ratio of 13.3 percent as of March 31, 2021, compared to 13.5 percent at December 31, 2020.  At March 31, 2021, the Bank had approximately $115 million in excess of the 10.0 percent minimum regulatory threshold required to be considered a "well-capitalized" institution.  Mercantile reported 16,219,138 total shares outstanding at March 31, 2021.

As part of a $20 million common stock repurchase program announced in May 2019, Mercantile repurchased approximately 118,000 shares for $3.5 million, or a weighted average all-in cost per share of $29.91, during the first quarter of 2021.

Mr. Kaminski concluded, "We have continued to closely monitor new pandemic-related developments and have revised our COVID-19 pandemic response plan as necessary to provide customers with needed banking services while protecting them and our employees from the spread of the coronavirus to the best of our abilities.  Our ongoing financial strength has allowed us to build shareholder value through a continuation of the cash dividend program despite the challenges stemming from the pandemic, and we are focused on positioning our company to remain a consistent high performer.  We are excited about Mercantile's future and believe that our strong first quarter financial performance has positioned us to deliver solid operating results during the remainder of 2021."

Investor Presentation

Mercantile has prepared presentation materials (the "Conference Call & Webcast Presentation") that management intends to use during its previously announced first quarter 2021 conference call on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, and from time to time thereafter in presentations about the Company's operations and performance.  The Investor Presentation also contains more detailed information relating to Mercantile's COVID-19 pandemic response plan.  These materials have been furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission concurrently with this press release, and are also available on Mercantile's website at www.mercbank.com.

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 $4.7 billion and operates 44 banking offices.  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 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; demand for products and services; the degree of competition by traditional and nontraditional competitors; changes in banking regulation or actions by bank regulators; our participation in the Paycheck Protection Program administered by the Small Business Administration; changes in tax laws; 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 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, including the significant disruption to financial market and other economic activity caused by the outbreak and continuance of the COVID-19 pandemic; 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:

            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

First Quarter 2021 Results

MERCANTILE BANK CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

MARCH 31,

DECEMBER 31,

MARCH 31,

2021

2020

2020

ASSETS

   Cash and due from banks

$

55,489,000

$

62,832,000

$

49,781,000

   Interest-earning deposits

596,855,000

563,174,000

186,938,000

      Total cash and cash equivalents

652,344,000

626,006,000

236,719,000

   Securities available for sale

434,257,000

387,347,000

312,147,000

   Federal Home Loan Bank stock

18,002,000

18,002,000

18,002,000

   Loans

3,364,370,000

3,193,470,000

2,876,891,000

   Allowance for loan losses

(38,695,000)

(37,967,000)

(24,828,000)

      Loans, net

3,325,675,000

3,155,503,000

2,852,063,000

   Premises and equipment, net

55,388,000

58,959,000

59,143,000

   Bank owned life insurance

72,395,000

72,131,000

70,613,000

   Goodwill

49,473,000

49,473,000

49,473,000

   Core deposit intangible, net

2,118,000

2,436,000

3,443,000

   Mortgage loans held for sale

40,297,000

22,888,000

24,652,000

   Assets held for sale

13,159,000

0

0

   Other assets

47,246,000

44,599,000

31,132,000

      Total assets

$

4,710,354,000

$

4,437,344,000

$

3,657,387,000

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

   Deposits:

      Noninterest-bearing

$

1,605,471,000

$

1,433,403,000

$

956,290,000

      Interest-bearing

2,039,491,000

1,978,150,000

1,689,126,000

         Total deposits

3,644,962,000

3,411,553,000

2,645,416,000

   Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

141,310,000

118,365,000

133,270,000

   Federal Home Loan Bank advances

394,000,000

394,000,000

394,000,000

   Subordinated debentures

47,733,000

47,563,000

47,051,000

   Liabilities held for sale

17,280,000

0

0

   Accrued interest and other liabilities

23,826,000

24,309,000

19,261,000

         Total liabilities

4,269,111,000

3,995,790,000

3,238,998,000

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

   Common stock

299,358,000

302,029,000

299,584,000

   Retained earnings

143,642,000

134,039,000

114,012,000

   Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)

(1,757,000)

5,486,000

4,793,000

      Total shareholders' equity

441,243,000

441,554,000

418,389,000

      Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

4,710,354,000

$

4,437,344,000

$

3,657,387,000

Mercantile Bank Corporation

First Quarter 2021 Results

MERCANTILE BANK CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED REPORTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

THREE MONTHS ENDED

THREE MONTHS ENDED

March 31, 2021

March 31, 2020

INTEREST INCOME

   Loans, including fees

$

32,985,000

$

33,442,000

   Investment securities

1,632,000

4,017,000

   Other interest-earning assets

168,000

475,000

      Total interest income

34,785,000

37,934,000

INTEREST EXPENSE

   Deposits

2,717,000

4,641,000

   Short-term borrowings

36,000

40,000

   Federal Home Loan Bank advances

2,027,000

2,212,000

   Other borrowed money

472,000

724,000

      Total interest expense

5,252,000

7,617,000

      Net interest income

29,533,000

30,317,000

Provision for loan losses

300,000

750,000

      Net interest income after

         provision for loan losses

29,233,000

29,567,000

NONINTEREST INCOME

   Service charges on accounts

1,155,000

1,222,000

   Mortgage banking income

8,800,000

2,627,000

   Credit and debit card income

1,678,000

1,361,000

   Interest rate swap income

653,000

0

   Payroll services

557,000

577,000

   Earnings on bank owned life insurance

277,000

336,000

   Other income

343,000

427,000

      Total noninterest income

13,463,000

6,550,000

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

   Salaries and benefits

15,086,000

13,528,000

   Occupancy

2,014,000

2,059,000

   Furniture and equipment

889,000

778,000

   Data processing costs

2,617,000

2,483,000

   Other expense

4,511,000

4,092,000

      Total noninterest expense

25,117,000

22,940,000

      Income before federal income

         tax expense

17,579,000

13,177,000

Federal income tax expense

3,340,000

2,504,000

      Net Income

$

14,239,000

$

10,673,000

   Basic earnings per share

$0.87

$0.65

   Diluted earnings per share

$0.87

$0.65

   Average basic shares outstanding

16,283,044

16,350,281

   Average diluted shares outstanding

16,283,490

16,351,559

Mercantile Bank Corporation

First Quarter 2021 Results

MERCANTILE BANK CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(Unaudited)

Quarterly

(dollars in thousands except per share data)

2021

2020

2020

2020

2020

1st Qtr

4th Qtr

3rd Qtr

2nd Qtr

1st Qtr

EARNINGS

   Net interest income

$

29,533

31,849

29,509

30,571

30,317

   Provision for loan losses

$

300

2,500

3,200

7,600

750

   Noninterest income

$

13,463

14,333

13,307

10,984

6,550

   Noninterest expense

$

25,117

25,941

26,423

23,216

22,940

   Net income before federal income

      tax expense

$

17,579

17,741

13,193

10,739

13,177

   Net income

$

14,239

14,082

10,686

8,698

10,673

   Basic earnings per share

$

0.87

0.87

0.66

0.54

0.65

   Diluted earnings per share

$

0.87

0.87

0.66

0.54

0.65

   Average basic shares outstanding

16,283,044

16,279,052

16,233,196

16,212,500

16,350,281

   Average diluted shares outstanding

16,283,490

16,279,243

16,233,666

16,213,264

16,351,559

PERFORMANCE RATIOS

   Return on average assets

1.26%

1.25%

0.98%

0.85%

1.19%

   Return on average equity

13.02%

12.75%

9.86%

8.26%

10.20%

   Net interest margin (fully tax-equivalent)

2.77%

3.00%

2.86%

3.17%

3.63%

   Efficiency ratio

58.42%

56.17%

61.71%

55.87%

62.22%

   Full-time equivalent employees

621

621

618

637

626

YIELD ON ASSETS / COST OF FUNDS

   Yield on loans

4.03%

4.34%

4.03%

4.18%

4.69%

   Yield on securities

1.61%

1.69%

2.26%

3.37%

4.73%

   Yield on other interest-earning assets

0.11%

0.12%

0.12%

0.15%

1.22%

   Yield on total earning assets

3.26%

3.55%

3.45%

3.85%

4.54%

   Yield on total assets

3.09%

3.35%

3.25%

3.62%

4.23%

   Cost of deposits

0.31%

0.37%

0.41%

0.48%

0.70%

   Cost of borrowed funds

1.78%

1.75%

1.78%

1.91%

2.31%

   Cost of interest-bearing liabilities

0.82%

0.91%

0.99%

1.11%

1.36%

   Cost of funds (total earning assets)

0.49%

0.55%

0.59%

0.68%

0.91%

   Cost of funds (total assets)

0.47%

0.51%

0.56%

0.64%

0.85%

PURCHASE ACCOUNTING ADJUSTMENTS

   Loan portfolio - increase interest income

$

51

158

332

169

285

   Trust preferred - increase interest expense

$

171

171

171

171

171

   Core deposit intangible - increase overhead

$

318

318

318

371

397

MORTGAGE BANKING ACTIVITY

   Total mortgage loans originated

$

245,200

218,904

237,195

275,486

132,859

   Purchase mortgage loans originated

$

81,529

99,490

93,068

58,015

46,538

   Refinance mortgage loans originated

$

163,671

119,414

144,127

217,471

86,321

   Mortgage loans originated to sell

$

195,655

159,942

191,318

225,665

95,327

   Net gain on sale of mortgage loans

$

9,182

9,476

10,199

7,760

2,086

CAPITAL

   Tangible equity to tangible assets

8.36%

8.89%

8.69%

8.74%

10.14%

   Tier 1 leverage capital ratio

9.67%

9.77%

9.80%

10.21%

11.47%

   Common equity risk-based capital ratio

11.11%

11.34%

11.37%

11.34%

10.92%

   Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

12.41%

12.68%

12.74%

12.74%

12.28%

   Total risk-based capital ratio

13.51%

13.80%

13.82%

13.73%

13.03%

   Tier 1 capital

$

437,567

430,146

420,225

412,526

406,445

   Tier 1 plus tier 2 capital

$

476,462

468,113

455,797

444,772

431,273

   Total risk-weighted assets

$

3,526,161

3,391,563

3,298,047

3,238,444

3,309,336

   Book value per common share

$

27.21

27.04

26.59

26.20

25.82

   Tangible book value per common share

$

24.02

23.86

23.37

22.96

22.55

   Cash dividend per common share

$

0.29

0.28

0.28

0.28

0.28

ASSET QUALITY

   Gross loan charge-offs

$

53

340

124

335

40

   Recoveries

$

481

234

250

153

229

   Net loan charge-offs (recoveries)

$

(428)

106

(126)

182

(189)

   Net loan charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans

(0.05%)

0.01%

(0.02%)

0.02%

(0.03%)

   Allowance for loan losses

$

38,695

37,967

35,572

32,246

24,828

   Allowance to loans

1.15%

1.19%

1.07%

0.98%

0.86%

   Allowance to loans excluding PPP loans

1.33%

1.33%

1.27%

1.16%

0.86%

   Nonperforming loans

$

2,793

3,384

4,141

3,212

3,469

   Other real estate/repossessed assets

$

374

701

512

198

271

   Nonperforming loans to total loans

0.08%

0.11%

0.12%

0.10%

0.12%

   Nonperforming assets to total assets

0.07%

0.09%

0.11%

0.08%

0.10%

NONPERFORMING ASSETS - COMPOSITION

   Residential real estate:

      Land development

$

34

35

36

36

37

      Construction

$

0

0

198

198

283

      Owner occupied / rental

$

2,305

2,607

2,597

2,750

2,922

   Commercial real estate:

      Land development

$

0

0

0

0

43

      Construction

$

0

0

0

0

0

      Owner occupied  

$

646

1,232

1,576

275

287

      Non-owner occupied

$

0

22

23

25

0

   Non-real estate:

      Commercial assets

$

169

172

198

98

156

      Consumer assets

$

13

17

25

28

12

   Total nonperforming assets

$

3,167

4,085

4,653

3,410

3,740

NONPERFORMING ASSETS - RECON

   Beginning balance

$

4,085

4,653

3,410

3,740

2,736

   Additions

$

116

972

1,615

220

1,313

   Return to performing status

$

(115)

0

(72)

(26)

(7)

   Principal payments

$

(559)

(1,064)

(249)

(278)

(110)

   Sale proceeds

$

(77)

(245)

0

(49)

(192)

   Loan charge-offs

$

(33)

(231)

(51)

(173)

0

   Valuation write-downs

$

(250)

0

0

(24)

0

   Ending balance

$

3,167

4,085

4,653

3,410

3,740

LOAN PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

   Commercial:

      Commercial & industrial

$

1,284,507

1,145,423

1,321,419

1,307,456

873,679

      Land development & construction

$

58,738

55,055

50,941

52,984

62,908

      Owner occupied comm'l R/E

$

544,342

529,953

549,364

567,621

579,229

      Non-owner occupied comm'l R/E

$

932,334

917,436

878,897

841,145

823,366

      Multi-family & residential rental

$

147,294

146,095

137,740

132,047

133,148

         Total commercial

$

2,967,215

2,793,962

2,938,361

2,901,253

2,472,330

   Retail:

      1-4 family mortgages

$

337,844

337,888

322,118

325,923

331,686

      Home equity & other consumer

$

59,311

61,620

63,723

64,743

72,875

         Total retail

$

397,155

399,508

385,841

390,666

404,561

         Total loans

$

3,364,370

3,193,470

3,324,202

3,291,919

2,876,891

END OF PERIOD BALANCES

   Loans

$

3,364,370

3,193,470

3,324,202

3,291,919

2,876,891

   Securities

$

452,259

405,349

330,426

325,663

330,149

   Other interest-earning assets

$

596,855

563,174

495,308

386,711

186,938

   Total earning assets (before allowance)

$

4,413,484

4,161,993

4,149,936

4,004,293

3,393,978

   Total assets

$

4,710,354

4,437,344

4,420,610

4,314,379

3,657,387

   Noninterest-bearing deposits

$

1,605,471

1,433,403

1,449,879

1,445,620

956,290

   Interest-bearing deposits

$

2,039,491

1,978,150

1,922,155

1,816,660

1,689,126

   Total deposits

$

3,644,962

3,411,553

3,372,034

3,262,280

2,645,416

   Total borrowed funds

$

584,672

562,360

600,892

611,298

576,996

   Total interest-bearing liabilities

$

2,624,163

2,540,510

2,523,047

2,427,958

2,266,122

   Shareholders' equity

$

441,243

441,554

431,900

425,221

418,389

AVERAGE BALANCES

   Loans

$

3,318,281

3,268,866

3,292,025

3,254,985

2,849,892

   Securities

$

419,514

365,631

327,668

333,843

344,906

   Other interest-earning assets

$

591,617

559,593

457,598

251,833

153,638

   Total earning assets (before allowance)

$

4,329,412

4,194,090

4,077,291

3,840,661

3,348,436

   Total assets

$

4,578,887

4,459,370

4,346,624

4,119,573

3,602,784

   Noninterest-bearing deposits

$

1,510,334

1,478,616

1,454,887

1,304,986

923,827

   Interest-bearing deposits

$

2,026,896

1,936,069

1,863,302

1,767,985

1,724,030

   Total deposits

$

3,537,230

3,414,685

3,318,189

3,072,971

2,647,857

   Total borrowed funds

$

576,645

588,100

583,994

607,074

517,961

   Total interest-bearing liabilities

$

2,603,541

2,524,169

2,447,296

2,375,059

2,241,991

   Shareholders' equity

$

443,548

438,171

429,865

422,230

419,612

MBWM-ER

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SOURCE Mercantile Bank Corporation