First Internet Bancorp Reports Second Quarter 2022 Results

First Internet Bancorp (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: INBK), the parent company of First Internet Bank (the “Bank”), announced today financial and operational results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022. Net income for the second quarter of 2022 was $9.5 million, or $0.99 diluted earnings per share. This compares to net income of $11.2 million, or $1.14 diluted earnings per share, for the first quarter of 2022, and net income of $13.1 million, or $1.31 diluted earnings per share, for the second quarter of 2021.

“Strong production in both our commercial and consumer lending businesses has driven our loan balances to an all-time high, fueling second quarter results and creating a revenue stream for future periods,” said David Becker, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “During the first half of 2022, portfolio loan origination yields were up 100 bps over the same time last year, allowing us to deploy existing liquidity and drive growth in net interest margin. Furthermore, loan pipelines remain healthy and we have maintained exceptional asset quality. We are well-positioned to capitalize on growth opportunities for the remainder of the year.”

Mr. Becker concluded, “To be ready to meet our current and future customers’ needs, it is imperative that we continue to attract and retain top talent. At First Internet Bank, we have long fostered a workplace culture that promotes innovation, collaboration and customer focus while supporting work-life balance. It was gratifying to be named one of the “Top Workplaces in Central Indiana” for the ninth consecutive year as a result of these efforts. As an employer of choice, we felt a responsibility to address the rapid rise in transportation, housing and food costs so our employees could devote their best mental energy to serving our customers. In the second quarter, we implemented a $20.00 minimum hourly wage for full-time employees across the company. Additionally, we paid a bonus to those employees most impacted by the current inflationary environment. These initiatives demonstrate we intend to stand behind our professionals, who stand up for our customers on a daily basis. I would like to thank the entire First Internet Bank team for their commitment and focus on executing our strategies and consistently delivering solid financial performance while providing an exceptional experience for our customers.”

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income for the second quarter of 2022 was $25.7 million, compared to $25.8 million for the first quarter of 2022, and $21.6 million for the second quarter of 2021. On a fully-taxable equivalent basis, net interest income for the second quarter of 2022 was $27.1 million, stable with the first quarter of 2022, and up compared to $23.0 million for the second quarter of 2021.

Total interest income for the second quarter of 2022 was $36.1 million, up slightly from the first quarter of 2022, and an increase of 8.2% compared to the second quarter of 2021. On a fully-taxable equivalent basis, total interest income for the second quarter of 2022 was $37.5 million, a slight increase from the first quarter of 2022, and an increase of 7.8% compared to the second quarter of 2021. Growth in interest income earned on the commercial and consumer loan portfolios, the securities portfolio and other earning assets essentially offset the decline in income earned on tax refund advance loans, which was primarily earned in the first quarter. The yield on average interest-earning assets for the second quarter of 2022 increased to 3.65% from 3.58% in the linked quarter due primarily to a 33 bp increase in the yield earned on securities and a 66 bp increase in the yield earned on other earning assets. Additionally, excluding the effect of tax refund advance loans, the yield on the loan portfolio increased 7 bps to 4.29%. Compared to the linked quarter, average loan balances increased $43.9 million, or 1.5%, while the average balance of securities decreased $28.3 million, or 4.4%, and the average balance of other earning assets decreased $133.7 million, or 29.3%. Excluding the effect of tax refund advance loans, average loan balances increased $101.2 million, or 3.5%.

Total interest expense for the second quarter of 2022 was $10.4 million, a slight increase compared to the first quarter of 2022, and a decrease of 11.4% compared to the second quarter of 2021. The increase in total interest expense compared to the linked quarter was due primarily to an increase in expense related to interest-bearing deposits, partially offset by lower expense paid on other borrowed funds.

During the second quarter of 2022, the average balance of interest-bearing deposits decreased $53.0 million, or 1.7%, compared to the first quarter of 2022 and the cost of these deposits increased 4 bps. The decrease in average interest-bearing deposit balances was due to the continued decline in average certificates and brokered deposit balances, which decreased $121.4 million, or 9.9%, during the quarter while the cost of these deposits increased 2 bps. Additionally, the average balance of money market accounts decreased $26.8 million, or 1.8%, compared to the first quarter of 2022 while the cost of these deposits increased 12 bps. This activity was partially offset by growth in average Banking-as-a-Service (“BaaS”) deposit balances, which increased $59.1 million during the quarter, and in average interest-bearing demand balances, which increased $30.0 million.

Beginning in March and through June 30, 2022, the Federal Reserve increased the Fed Funds rate 150 bps. Through this same period, the Company did not increase the rate paid on consumer, small business and commercial interest-bearing demand deposits. With regard to money market products during this period, the rate paid on consumer money market balances increased 50 bps, resulting in a cycle-to-date deposit beta of 33%, and the rate paid on small business and commercial money market balances increased 30 bps, resulting in a cycle-to-date deposit beta of 20%. As small business and commercial balances represent 62% of total money market balances and consumer balances represent 38%, the all-in cycle-to-date deposit beta on money market products is 25%.

Net interest margin (“NIM”) improved to 2.60% for the second quarter of 2022, up from 2.56% for the first quarter of 2022 and 2.11% for the second quarter of 2021. Fully-taxable equivalent NIM (“FTE NIM”) increased by 5 bps to 2.74% for the second quarter of 2022, up from 2.69% for the first quarter of 2022 and 2.25% for the second quarter of 2021. Excluding the impact of income from tax refund advance loans, adjusted FTE NIM was 2.72%, up 31 bps from the prior quarter. The increase in adjusted FTE NIM compared to the linked quarter was driven primarily by the increase in average loan balances and yields, as well as higher yields on securities and other earning assets, partially offset by the effect of higher interest-bearing deposit costs.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income for the second quarter of 2022 was $4.3 million, compared to $6.8 million for the first quarter of 2022 and $9.0 million for the second quarter of 2021. The decrease compared to the prior quarter was driven primarily by a decrease in gain on sale of loans, lower other income and lower revenue from mortgage banking activities. Gain on sale of loans totaled $2.0 million for the second quarter of 2022, down $1.9 million, or 49.2%. The Company sold single tenant lease financing loans in the first quarter of 2022, which provided $0.4 million in gain on sale revenue, whereas revenue in the second quarter of 2022 consisted entirely of gain on the sales of U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) 7(a) guaranteed loans. The decrease in revenue related to SBA loan sales was due to a lower volume of sales as well as lower net gain on sale premiums. Other income declined $0.3 million, or 55.6%, due primarily to a decline in the value of fund investments carried at fair market value. Lastly, mortgage banking revenue totaled $1.7 million for the second quarter of 2022, down $0.2 million, or 8.7%, from the linked quarter due to a decrease in interest rate locks and sold loan volume.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense for the second quarter of 2022 was $18.0 million, compared to $18.8 million for the first quarter of 2022 and $15.1 million for the second quarter of 2021. The decrease of $0.8 million, or 4.2%, compared to the linked quarter was due primarily to lower loan expenses, consulting and professional fees and other expense, partially offset by increases in salaries and employee benefits and marketing costs. The decrease in loan expenses was driven primarily by lower servicing fees as $0.9 million of fees related to tax refund advance loans were incurred in the first quarter of 2022 as opposed to a nominal amount of such fees in the second quarter of 2022. The decrease in consulting and professional fees was due primarily to $0.9 million of nonrecurring consulting fees that were incurred in the linked quarter. Additionally, the Company incurred $0.1 million of acquisition-related costs in the second quarter of 2022 versus $0.2 million of such costs in the first quarter of 2022. The decrease in other expense was due to administrative and moving costs incurred in the linked quarter. The higher salaries and employee benefits expense was due mainly to $0.5 million in a discretionary inflation bonus paid to certain employees and $0.3 million of accelerated equity compensation related to employees who retired during the quarter, partially offset by lower incentive compensation in the Company’s small business lending and mortgage banking divisions. The increase in marketing costs was due to higher media costs, mortgage lead generation costs and sponsorships.

Income Taxes

The Company reported an income tax expense of $1.3 million for the second quarter of 2022 and an effective tax rate of 11.8%, compared to an income tax expense of $1.8 million and an effective tax rate of 13.8% for the first quarter of 2022 and an income tax expense of $2.4 million and an effective tax rate of 15.4% for the second quarter of 2021. The lower effective tax rate reflects the decline in noninterest income, resulting in a higher proportion of tax exempt income to total pre-tax income.

Loans and Credit Quality

Total loans as of June 30, 2022 were $3.1 billion, an increase of $201.3 million, or 7.0%, compared to March 31, 2022, and an increase of $124.5 million, or 4.2%, compared to June 30, 2021. Total commercial loan balances were $2.4 billion as of June 30, 2022, an increase of $97.7 million, or 4.2%, compared to March 31, 2022 and an increase of $3.1 million, or 0.1%, compared to June 30, 2021. Compared to the linked quarter, the increase in commercial loan balances was driven primarily by growth in franchise finance, public finance, investor commercial real estate, single tenant lease financing and commercial and industrial loan balances. These items were partially offset by net payoffs in healthcare finance.

Total consumer loan balances were $594.0 million as of June 30, 2022, an increase of $105.2 million, or 21.5%, compared to March 31, 2022 and an increase of $127.6 million, or 27.3%, compared to June 30, 2021. The increase compared to the linked quarter was due to higher balances in the residential mortgage, recreational vehicles and trailers loan portfolios.

Total delinquencies 30 days or more past due were 0.06% of total loans as of June 30, 2022 compared to 0.03% as of March 31, 2022 and 0.07% as of June 30, 2021. Overall credit quality improved during the quarter as nonperforming loans to total loans was 0.15% as of June 30, 2022, compared to 0.25% at March 31, 2022 and 0.31% as of June 30, 2021. Nonperforming loans totaled $4.5 million at quarter end, declining $2.6 million, or 36.1%, from March 31, 2022.

The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans was 0.95% as of June 30, 2022, both in total and when excluding PPP loans, compared to 0.98% in both categories as of March 31, 2022 and 0.95% and 0.96%, respectively, as of June 30, 2021.

Net charge-offs of $0.3 million were recognized during the second quarter of 2022, resulting in net charge-offs to average loans of 0.04%, compared to net charge-offs to average loans of 0.05% for the first quarter of 2022 and net charge-offs to average loans of 0.35% for the second quarter of 2021. Excluding net charge-off activity related to tax refund advance loans, the Company recognized net recoveries of $0.1 million, resulting in net recoveries to average loans of 0.01%, during the second quarter of 2022. This compares to net recoveries of $1.1 million and net recoveries to average loans of 0.16% during the first quarter of 2022.

The provision for loan losses in the second quarter of 2022 was $1.2 million, compared to a provision of $0.8 million for the first quarter of 2022 and a provision of $21,000 for the second quarter of 2021. The provision for the second quarter of 2022 was driven primarily by the growth in the loan portfolio.

Capital

As of June 30, 2022, total shareholders’ equity was $365.3 million, a decrease of $9.3 million, or 2.5%, compared to March 31, 2022 and an increase of $6.7 million, or 1.9%, compared to June 30, 2021. The decline in shareholders’ equity during the second quarter of 2022 was due primarily to stock repurchase activity and an increase in accumulated other comprehensive loss resulting from a decline in the value of the available-for-sale securities portfolio caused by the continued rise in interest rates during the quarter. This was partially offset by the net income earned during the quarter and an increase in the value of interest rate swaps classified as cash flow hedges. Book value per common share increased to $38.85 as of June 30, 2022, up from $38.69 as of March 31, 2022 and up from $36.39 as of June 30, 2021. Tangible book value per share increased to $38.35, up from $38.21 and up from $35.92, each as of the same reference dates.

In connection with its previously announced stock repurchase program, the Company repurchased 294,464 shares of its common stock during the second quarter of 2022 at an average price of $37.77 per share. Including shares repurchased during the first quarter of 2022 and fourth quarter of 2021, the Company has repurchased a total of 498,167 shares at an average price of $41.50 per share under the program through June 30, 2022.

The following table presents the Company’s and the Bank’s regulatory and other capital ratios as of June 30, 2022.

Conference Call and Webcast

The Company will host a conference call and webcast at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, July 21, 2022 to discuss its quarterly financial results. The call can be accessed via telephone at (844) 200-6205; access code: 984774. A recorded replay can be accessed through August 20, 2022 by dialing (866) 813-9403; access code: 314161.

Additionally, interested parties can listen to a live webcast of the call on the Company's website at www.firstinternetbancorp.com. An archived version of the webcast will be available in the same location shortly after the live call has ended.

About First Internet Bancorp

First Internet Bancorp is a bank holding company with assets of $4.1 billion as of June 30, 2022. The Company’s subsidiary, First Internet Bank, opened for business in 1999 as an industry pioneer in the branchless delivery of banking services. The Bank provides consumer and small business deposit, SBA financing, franchise finance, residential mortgage loans, consumer loans, and specialty finance services nationally as well as commercial real estate loans, construction loans, commercial and industrial loans, and treasury management services on a regional basis. First Internet Bancorp’s common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “INBK” and is a component of the Russell 2000® Index. Additional information about the Company is available at www.firstinternetbancorp.com and additional information about the Bank, including its products and services, is available at www.firstib.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, trends in lending policies and loan programs, plans and prospective business partnerships, objectives, future performance and business of the Company. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by the use of words such as “ahead,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “capitalize,” “confidence in,” “continue,” “could,” “designed,” “effort,” “estimate,” “expect,” “growth,” “help,” “hope,” “intend,” “looking forward,” “may,” “opportunities,” “optimistic,” “pending,” “plan,” “position,” “preliminary,” “remain,” “should,” “waiting on,” “well-positioned,” “will,” “working on,” “would” or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance or results, are based on information available at the time the statements are made and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the information in the forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties including: the effects of the COVID-19 global pandemic and other adverse public health developments on the economy, our business and operations and the business and operations of our vendors and customers: general economic conditions, whether national or regional, and conditions in the lending markets in which we participate that may have an adverse effect on the demand for our loans and other products; our credit quality and related levels of nonperforming assets and loan losses, and the value and salability of the real estate that we own or that is the collateral for our loans. Other factors that may cause such differences include: failures or breaches of or interruptions in the communications and information systems on which we rely to conduct our business; failure of our plans to grow our commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, public finance, SBA, healthcare finance and franchise finance loan portfolios; competition with national, regional and community financial institutions; the loss of any key members of senior management; execution of pending and future acquisition, reorganization or disposition transactions, including without limitation, the related time and costs of implementing such transactions, integrating operations as part of these transactions and possible failures to achieve expected gains, revenue growth and/or expense savings and other anticipated benefits from such transactions; fluctuations in interest rates; risks relating to the regulation of financial institutions; and other factors identified in reports we file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All statements in this press release, including forward-looking statements, speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any statement in light of new information or future events.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Non-GAAP financial measures, specifically tangible common equity, tangible assets, tangible book value per common share, tangible common equity to tangible assets, average tangible common equity, return on average tangible common equity, total interest income – FTE, adjusted total interest income – FTE, net interest income – FTE, adjusted net interest income, adjusted net interest income – FTE, net interest margin – FTE, adjusted net interest margin, adjusted net interest margin – FTE, provision (benefit) for loan losses, excluding tax refund advance loans, average loans, excluding tax refund advance loans, net (recoveries) charge-offs to average loans, excluding tax refund advance loans, allowance for loan losses to loans, excluding PPP loans, adjusted noninterest expense, adjusted income before income taxes, adjusted income tax provision, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share, adjusted return on average assets, adjusted return on average shareholders’ equity, adjusted return on average tangible common equity, adjusted effective income tax rate, income before income taxes, excluding tax refund advance loans, income tax provision, excluding tax refund advance loans and net income, excluding tax refund advance loans are used by the Company’s management to measure the strength of its capital and analyze profitability, including its ability to generate earnings on tangible capital invested by its shareholders. Although management believes these non-GAAP measures are useful to investors by providing a greater understanding of its business, they should not be considered a substitute for financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included in the table at the end of this release under the caption “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”