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Exhibit 99.1
Contact:   Walter H. Hasselbring, III
(815) 432-2476
 

 
IF BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCES RESULTS FOR SECOND QUARTER
OF FISCAL YEAR 2015 (UNAUDITED)
 
 
IF Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: IROQ) (the “Company”) the holding company for Iroquois Federal Savings and Loan Association  (the “Association”), announced unaudited net income of $823,000, or $.21 per basic and diluted share for the three months ended December 31, 2014, compared to $897,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2013.
 
For the three months ended December 31, 2014, net interest income was $3.9 million compared to $4.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2013.  The provision for loan losses increased to $138,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2014, from $47,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2013.  Interest income decreased to $4.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2014, from $4.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2013.  Interest expense increased to $821,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2014, from $788,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2013.  Non-interest income increased to $833,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2014, from $746,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2013.  Non-interest expense was $3.3 million for both the three months ended December 31, 2014, and the three months ended December 31, 2013.  For the three months ended December 31, 2014, income tax expense totaled $460,000 compared to $501,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2013.
 
For the six months ended December 31, 2014, net interest income was $7.8 million compared to $7.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2013.  The provision for loan losses increased to $242,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2014, from $226,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2013.  Interest income increased to $9.4 million for the six months ended December 31, 2014, from $9.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2013.  Interest expense was $1.6 million for both the six months ended December 31, 2014, and the six months ended December 31, 2013.  Non-interest income was $1.6 million for both the six months ended December 31, 2014, and the six months ended December 31, 2013.  Non-interest expense was $6.6 million for both the six months ended December 31, 2014, and the six months ended December 31, 2013.  For the six months ended December 31, 2014, income tax expense totaled $889,000 compared to $852,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2013.
 
Total assets at December 31, 2014 were $549.8 million compared to $551.3 at June 30, 2014.  Cash and cash equivalents decreased to $10.9 million at December 31, 2014, from $12.7 million at June 30, 2014.  Investment securities decreased to $173.0 million at December 31, 2014, from $184.6 million at June 30, 2014.  Net loans receivable increased to $342.4 million at December 31, 2014, from $329.9 million at June 30, 2014.  Deposits increased to $405.4 million at December 31, 2014, from $404.6 million at June 30, 2014.  Total borrowings, including repurchase agreements, decreased to $55.8 million at December 31, 2014 from $59.1 million at June 30, 2014.  Stockholders’ equity increased to $83.7 million at December 31, 2014 from $82.1 million at June 30, 2014.
 
IF Bancorp, Inc. is the savings and loan holding company for Iroquois Federal Savings and Loan Association (the “Association”).  The Association, originally chartered in 1883 and headquartered in Watseka, Illinois, conducts its operations from five full-service banking offices located in Watseka, Danville, Clifton, Hoopeston, and Savoy, Illinois and a loan production and wealth management office in Osage Beach, Missouri.  The principal activity of the Association’s wholly-owned subsidiary, L.C.I. Service Corporation (“L.C.I.”), is the sale of property and casualty insurance.
 
This press release may contain statements relating to the future results of the Company (including certain projections and business trends) that are considered "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “PSLRA”). Such forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of such words as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "should," "planned," "estimated," "intend" and "potential." For these statements, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the PSLRA.
 
           The Company cautions you that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated in any forward-looking statement. Such factors include, but are not limited to: prevailing economic and geopolitical conditions; changes in interest rates, loan demand, real estate values and competition; changes in accounting principles, policies, and guidelines; changes in any applicable law, rule, regulation or practice with respect to tax or legal issues; and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and technological factors affecting the Company's operations, pricing, products and services and other factors that may be described in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release, and, except as may be required by applicable law or regulation, the Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements.
 
Selected Income Statement Data
 
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
   
For the Three Months Ended December 31,
   
For the Six Months Ended December 31,
 
   
2014
   
2013
   
2014
   
2013
 
     (unaudited)
(unaudited)                      
 
Interest income
  $ 4,713     $ 4,767     $ 9,393     $ 9,313  
Interest expense
    821       788       1,643       1,560  
Net interest income
    3,892       3,979       7,750       7,753  
Provision for loan losses
    138       47       242       226  
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    3,754       3,932       7,508       7,527  
Non-interest income
    833       746       1,598       1,567  
Non-interest expense
    3,304       3,280       6,623       6,603  
Income before taxes
    1,283       1,398       2,483       2,491  
Income tax expense
    460       501       889       852  
                                 
Net income
  $ 823     $ 897     $ 1,594     $ 1,639  
                                 
Earnings per share – basic and diluted (1)
  $ 0.21     $ 0.22     $ 0.40     $ 0.39  
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted (1)
    3,966,755       4,161,989       3,967,076       4,194,319  
                                 
                   
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Performance Ratios
   
At
December 31, 2014
   
At
June 30, 2014
 
   
(unaudited)            
       
Return on average assets
    0.58 %     0.62 %
Return on average equity
    3.84 %     4.26 %
Net interest margin on average interest earning assets
    2.97 %     2.94 %

 
Selected Balance Sheet Data
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
   
At
December 31, 2014
   
At
June 30, 2014
 
   
(unaudited)            
       
Assets
  $ 549,833     $ 551,343  
Cash and cash equivalents
    10,943       12,731  
Investment securities
    172,982       184,586  
Net loans receivable
    342,360       329,924  
Deposits
    405,393       404,593  
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings and repurchase agreements
    55,788       59,074  
Total stockholders’ equity
    83,721       82,086  
Book value per share (2)
    19.29       18.75  
Average stockholders’ equity to average total assets
    15.22 %     14.61 %

 
Asset Quality
 
(Dollars in thousands)
   
At
December 31, 2014
   
At
June 30, 2014
 
   
(unaudited)
 
   
Non-performing assets (3)
  $ 4,251     $ 3,202  
Allowance for loan losses
    4,138       3,958  
Non-performing assets to total assets
    0.77 %     0.58 %
Allowance for losses to total loans
    1.19 %     1.18 %

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(1)  
Shares outstanding do not include ESOP shares not committed for release.
 
(2)  
Total stockholders’ equity divided by shares outstanding of 4,339,057 at December 31, 2014, and 4,377,657 at June 30, 2014, respectively.
 
(3)  
Non-performing assets include non-accrual loans, loans past due 90 days or more and accruing, and foreclosed assets held for sale.