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Exhibit 99.1
Customers Bancorp
1015 Penn Avenue
Wyomissing, PA 19610
Contacts:
Jay Sidhu, Chairman & CEO 610-935-8693
Richard Ehst, President & COO 610-917-3263
Investor Contact:
Robert Wahlman, CFO 610-743-8074
         

CUSTOMERS BANCORP REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2016 NET INCOME UP 17.6% OVER PRIOR YEAR

Q1 2016 Net Income of $16.4 Million Up 17.6% Over Q1 2015
Q1 2016 Fully Diluted Earnings Per Share of $0.57 Up 16.3% Over Q1 2015
Q1 2016 Return on Assets of 0.85%; Return on Common Equity of 12.8%
Q1 2016 Tangible Book Value Per Share Increased 12.6% Over Q1 2015
Strong Loan and Deposit Growth Continues
Exceptional Asset Quality With NPLs Only 0.20% of Total Loans
Strong Reserves for Loan Losses With Total Reserves 242% of NPLs
BankMobile Division Continues to Show Strong Growth; Anticipating Combination With Higher One Disbursement Business in Second Quarter of 2016

Wyomissing, PA – April 14, 2016 - Customers Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: CUBI), the parent company of Customers Bank (collectively "Customers"), reported net income to common shareholders of $16.4 million for the first quarter of 2016 ("Q1 2016") compared to net income to common shareholders of $14.0 million for the first quarter of 2015 ("Q1 2015"), an increase of $2.5 million, or 17.6%. Fully diluted earnings per share for Q1 2016 was $0.57 compared to $0.49 fully diluted earnings per share for Q1 2015, an increase of $0.08 per share, or 16.3%.  Average fully diluted shares for Q1 2016 were 28.8 million compared to average fully diluted shares of 28.3 million for Q1 2015.

"Customers is very pleased to report a strong first quarter. The first quarter of 2016 was a difficult quarter for the banking industry with share prices decreasing by more than 10% for many publicly-traded banks, and a general expectation by investors of lower profits and increasing non-performing loans for the industry," stated Jay Sidhu, Chairman and CEO of Customers.  "In contrast," Mr. Sidhu continued, "Customers has selected lower credit risk business segments to which it lends and has maintained strong underwriting standards to build a loan portfolio that we believe has significantly stronger credit quality than the banking industry as a whole with non-performing loans as a percentage of total loans well below our peer group and industry average.  Our first quarter of 2016 results of $0.57 earnings per share with non-performing loans of only 0.20% of total loans reflects both our conservative lending practices and continued focus on positive operating leverage and risk management.  Customers is off to a strong start to 2016 and continues to expect full year operating earnings of $2.40 to $2.50 per share from our core banking operations with total assets remaining below $10 billion."
 
 
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Other financial highlights for Q1 2016 compared to Q1 2015 include:
Q1 2016 net interest income of $57.6 million increased $11.3 million, or 24.4%, from net interest income for Q1 2015 as average loan and security balances increased $1.7 billion, offset in part by a 2 basis point decrease in net interest margin to 2.88%.
Multi-family average loan balances increased $855 million, commercial loan average balances increased $428 million and mortgage banking average balances increased $275 million.
Net interest margin declined 2 basis points as the increased yields on the mortgage warehouse portfolio were offset by lower yields on the commercial loan portfolio and higher rates on short term borrowings used to fund the mortgage warehouse portfolio.

Customers reported a $2.0 million provision for loan losses in Q1 2016 compared to a $3.0 million provision for loan losses in Q1 2015.  The Q1 2016 provision for loan losses included provisions for loan growth net of qualitative considerations of $0.8 million and impairment measured on specific loans of $1.4 million, offset in part by increased estimated cash flows expected to be collected on purchased credit-impaired loans of $0.3 million.

Q1 2016 non-interest income of $5.5 million decreased $0.2 million from Q1 2015 as a result of higher gains on sales of loans realized in Q1 2015.  There were no sales of multi-family loans in Q1 2016.

Non-interest expenses in Q1 2016 of $33.9 million increased $6.4 million, or 23.4%, from non-interest expenses in Q1 2015.  The increases in salary and benefits, regulatory assessments and fees, professional services, technology, and occupancy expenses resulted largely from the increases in resources and services necessary to support a $9.0 billion bank. The $6.4 million increase in non-interest expense compares with an $11.3 million increase in net interest income, creating positive operating leverage.

Customers achieved a return on average assets of 0.85% in Q1 2016 compared to 0.84% in Q1 2015, and achieved a return on average common equity of 12.85% in Q1 2016 compared to 12.48% in Q1 2015.

Total loans, including commercial loans held for sale, increased $1.8 billion, or 29.2%, to $7.9 billion as of March 31, 2016 compared to total loans as of March 31, 2015 of $6.1 billion. Multi-family loan balances increased $1.1 billion to $3.2 billion, commercial loans excluding lines of credit to mortgage companies increased $0.3 billion to $1.1 billion, commercial lines of credit to mortgage banking companies increased $0.3 billion to $1.9 billion, and non-owner occupied real estate loan balances increased $0.1 billion to $1.1 billion.
 
 

 
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Total deposits increased $1.6 billion, or 32.4%, to $6.5 billion as of March 31, 2016 compared to total deposits of $4.9 billion as of March 31, 2015. Non-interest bearing demand deposits grew $108.8 million to $779.6 million, a 16.2% increase. Money market account balances were up $928 million to $3.2 billion as of March 31, 2016 compared to March 31, 2015, a 41.7% increase, and certificates of deposit accounts increased $536 million to $2.4 billion as of March 31, 2016, a 29.3% increase.  The increase in deposits, combined with increases in borrowings and capital, provides the funding necessary for growing the loan portfolio, while helping Customers manage interest rate risk.

The Q1 2016 efficiency ratio was 53.74% compared to a 52.75% Q1 2015 efficiency ratio.   Q1 2016 operating expenses includes BankMobile and Higher One disbursement business acquisition related net expenses of $1.9 million. Customers would have achieved an efficiency ratio from core banking operations of 50.7% excluding the BankMobile and Higher One disbursement acquisition related expenses.

Pre-tax and pre-provision return on average assets reached 1.40% in Q1 2016 compared to 1.47% in Q1 2015.  Pre-tax and pre-provision return on average common equity was 21.87% in Q1 2016 compared to 22.01% in Q1 2015.  The small decline in pre-tax and pre-provision profitability in 2016 compared to 2015 reflects the increased costs related to the BankMobile operations and planned Higher One disbursement business acquisition.

Capital levels continue to exceed the "well-capitalized" threshold established by regulation at the bank and exceed the applicable Basel III regulatory thresholds for the holding company and the bank.

Customers issued $25 million of non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock paying a 6.5% dividend on January 29, 2016. The proceeds from the capital raise were used to support Customers' balance sheet growth and other general corporate purposes.

Total Tier1 equity increased $142.9 million from March 31, 2015 to March 31, 2016, an increase in capital of 31.42% over the year.

The tangible book value per common share continued to increase, reaching $19.08 at March 31, 2016, compared to $16.94 at March 31, 2015, an increase of 12.6% year-over-year.

Q1 2016 compared to Q4 2015:
Customers' Q1 2016 net income to common shareholders of $16.4 million decreased $0.4 million, or 2.2%, from net income to common shareholders of $16.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2015 ("Q4 2015").  The $0.4 million decrease in Q1 2016 compared to Q4 2015 net income to common shareholders resulted primarily from increases in net interest income of $4.2 million to $57.6 million, and a decrease in provisions for loan losses of $4.2 million  to $2.0 million being more than offset by a $3.9 million decline in non-interest income to $5.5 million, increased operating expenses of $2.4 million to $33.9 million, and a $2.1 million increase in income tax expense to $9.5 million.  Discussing these changes further:
 
 
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The $4.2 million increase in net interest income in Q1 2016 resulted from a combination of a $0.6 billion higher average loan balance in Q1 2016 as a result of loan growth, and a 5 basis point increase in net interest margin in Q1 2016 compared to Q4 2015.

The $4.2 million decrease in provision for loan losses in Q1 2016 resulted primarily from the $3.0 million Q4 2015 provision for losses resulting from the fraud identified in July of 2015.  As of December 31, 2015 the entire balance of the fraudulent loan had been charged-off while Customers continues its efforts to recover the funds.

The $3.9 million decline in non-interest income in Q1 2016 resulted principally from Q4 2015 receipt of a $2.4 million benefit received on a bank-owned life insurance policy and a $0.9 million swap premium fee.

The increase in operating expenses of $2.4 million in Q1 2016 compared to Q4 2015 resulted largely from operating expenses related to headcount increases and general growth of our business. In addition, Customers accrued approximately $1.2 million related to legal matters.

Other financial highlights for Q1 2016 compared to Q4 2015 include:

Net interest margin in Q1 2016 of 2.88% increased approximately 5 basis points compared to the net interest margin for Q4 2015 of 2.83%. The net interest margin increase resulted from an increase in 8 basis points in yield on earning assets, largely due to higher yields on the mortgage warehouse portfolio due to the increase in short term rates during December 2015, offset by an increase in average borrowing costs of 3 basis points.

Customers did not sell any multi-family loans during Q1 2016.   Multi-family loan sales of approximately $45.4 million, with a gain of $0.5 million, were closed in Q4 2015.
 
 

 
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The following table presents a summary of key earnings and performance metrics for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 and the preceding four quarters, respectively:
CUSTOMERS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 
EARNINGS SUMMARY - UNAUDITED
                   
                     
(Dollars in thousands, except per-share data)
                   
     
Q1
     
Q4
     
Q3
     
Q2
     
Q1
 
     
2016
     
2015
     
2015
     
2015
     
2015
 
                                         
Net income available to common shareholders
 
$
16,413
   
$
16,780
   
$
14,309
   
$
11,049
   
$
13,952
 
Basic earnings per common share ("EPS")
 
$
0.61
   
$
0.62
   
$
0.53
   
$
0.41
   
$
0.52
 
Diluted EPS
 
$
0.57
   
$
0.58
   
$
0.50
   
$
0.39
   
$
0.49
 
Average common shares outstanding - basic
   
26,945,062
     
26,886,694
     
26,872,787
     
26,839,799
     
26,777,389
 
Average common shares outstanding - diluted
   
28,783,101
     
28,912,644
     
28,741,129
     
28,680,664
     
28,337,803
 
Shares outstanding period end
   
27,037,005
     
26,901,801
     
26,882,383
     
26,871,745
     
26,824,039
 
                                         
Return on average assets
   
0.85
%
   
0.91
%
   
0.82
%
   
0.65
%
   
0.84
%
Return on average common equity
   
12.85
%
   
13.46
%
   
11.83
%
   
9.44
%
   
12.48
%
Return on average assets - pre-tax and pre-provision (1)
   
1.40
%
   
1.60
%
   
1.39
%
   
1.54
%
   
1.47
%
Return on average common equity - pre-tax and pre-provision (2)
   
21.87
%
   
24.35
%
   
20.53
%
   
22.87
%
   
22.01
%
Net interest margin, tax equivalent
   
2.88
%
   
2.83
%
   
2.79
%
   
2.73
%
   
2.90
%
Efficiency ratio
   
53.74
%
   
50.11
%
   
54.00
%
   
48.40
%
   
52.75
%
Non-performing loans (NPLs) to total loans (including held-for-sale loans)
   
0.20
%
   
0.15
%
   
0.27
%
   
0.16
%
   
0.19
%
Reserves to non-performing loans
   
242.10
%
   
341.71
%
   
197.01
%
   
369.90
%
   
293.61
%
Net charge-offs (recoveries)
 
$
(455
)
 
$
4,322
   
$
5,657
   
$
999
   
$
1,001
 
                                         
Tier 1 equity to average tangible assets
   
7.15
%
   
7.16
%
   
7.27
%
   
7.36
%
   
6.72
%
Tangible common equity to average tangible assets (3)
   
6.17
%
   
6.37
%
   
6.49
%
   
6.54
%
   
6.71
%
Tangible book value per common share (period end) (4)
 
$
19.08
   
$
18.39
   
$
17.81
   
$
17.28
   
$
16.94
 
Period end stock price
 
$
23.63
   
$
27.22
   
$
25.70
   
$
26.89
   
$
24.36
 
(1) Calculated as net income available to common shareholders, plus provision for loan loss and income tax expense divided by average total assets.
(2) Calculated as net income available to common shareholders, plus provision for loan loss and income tax expense divided by average common equity.
(3) Calculated as total equity less preferred stock and goodwill and other intangibles divided by total average assets less average goodwill and other intangibles.
(4) Calculated as total equity less preferred stock and goodwill and other intangibles divided by common shares outstanding at period end.
 
 
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Capital
Customers recognizes the importance of not only being well capitalized in the current environment but to have adequate capital buffers to absorb any unexpected shocks.  "Our tangible capital ratios came under pressure at March 31 this quarter due to a surge in the usage of lines of credit to mortgage companies (mortgage warehouse) on March 31 by about $300 million. We will control our asset growth over the next 18 months to two years by staying below $10 billion in assets. Over this time, we expect to demonstrate our business model's ability to gain new student demand deposit accounts and become the bank of choice for graduating students.  Limiting our growth and possible future gains from our strategic alternatives for BankMobile should be significantly accretive to our capital ratios," stated Mr. Sidhu.
BankMobile
The growth of customer accounts and customer engagement continued at BankMobile. As previously announced, BankMobile now has more than 100,000 checking account customers, and will have approximately 2.1 million customers at the end of the second quarter of 2016, principally millennials, after completing our acquisition of Higher One's disbursement business. "We are very focused on continuing to build out BankMobile's technology software platform, integrating the Higher One disbursement business with the BankMobile business, developing and beginning to execute plans to continue to attract about 500,000 or more new millennial customers to its customer base each year and improve their engagement as a banking customer so they stay a BankMobile customer at graduation. This is a huge opportunity for us, marking an inflection point in BankMobile's development. We are committed to making BankMobile the primary bank for all our student customers and moving with them as they evolve to young professionals," stated Mr. Sidhu. "On April 4, the Higher One shareholders approved the sale to Customers and once the acquisition has been completed, our software and disbursement business to over 750 colleges and universities across America is expected to be a growth business. We have plans to increase our market share in providing software solutions to up to 1,000 campuses in the U.S. within three years," Mr. Sidhu continued.
Providing High Net Worth Families Loans for Their Multi-Family Holdings
Multi-family lending generally to high net worth families in New York City has been a growth business for Customers. Customers believes its portfolio is of strong credit quality and will perform well even under a stressed scenario. Here are some unique characteristics of Customers' multi-family loan portfolio:
Principally concentrated in New York City and principally to high net worth families;
Average loan size is between $4 million - $6 million;
Annual debt service coverage ratio is 138%;
Median loan-to-value is 70%;
All loans are individually stressed with an increase of 1% and 2% to the cap rate and an increase of 1.5% and 3% in interest rates;
All properties are inspected prior to a loan being granted and monitored thereafter on an annual basis by dedicated portfolio managers;
 
 
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Customers to date has never experienced more than a 30 day delinquency on any of the multi-family loans that it has originated; and
Credit approval process is independent of customer sales and portfolio management process.
Asset Quality and Interest Rate Risk
Risk management is a critical component of how Customers creates long-term shareholder value. Two of the most important risks of banking to be understood and managed in an uncertain economy are asset quality and interest rate risk.
Asset quality risks must be diligently addressed during good economic times with prudent underwriting standards so that when the economy deteriorates the bank's capital is sufficient to absorb all losses without threatening its ability to operate and serve its community and other constituents. "Customers adopted prudent underwriting standards in 2009 and has not compromised those standards in the last six years," stated Mr. Sidhu. "Customers' non-performing loans at March 31, 2016 were only 0.20% of total loans, compared to our peer group non-performing loans of approximately 1.05% of total loans, and industry average non-performing loans of about 2.00% of total loans. Our expectation is superior asset quality performance in good times and in difficult years. We have no direct exposure to oil and gas or business investments in fracking," said Mr. Sidhu.
Interest rate risk is another critical element for banks to manage. An unexpected shift in interest rates can have a devastating effect on a bank's profitability for multiple years. Banks can position their assets and liabilities to speculate on future interest rate changes with the hope of gaining earnings by guessing the next movement in interest rates. "Customers' objective is to manage the estimated effect of future interest rate changes, up or down, to a neutral effect on net interest income, so not speculating on whether interest rates go up or down or the yield curve shifts," said Mr. Sidhu. "This allows our team members to focus on generating earnings from the business of banking, aggregating deposits and making loans to customers in the communities we serve," concluded Mr. Sidhu.
Diversified Loan Portfolio
Customers is a Business Bank that principally focuses on four lending activities; commercial and industrial loans to privately held businesses, multi-family loans principally to high net worth families, selected commercial real estate loans, and commercial loans and banking services to privately held mortgage companies. Commercial and industrial loans, including owner-occupied commercial real estate loans, and non-owner-occupied commercial real estate loans, were approximately $1.1 billion each at March 31, 2016. Multi-family loans or loans to high net worth families and mortgage warehouse loans, also considered commercial loans, were approximately $3.2 billion and $2.0 billion, respectively, at March 31, 2016. Consumer and residential mortgage loans make up only about 5% of the loan portfolio.
 
 
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Conference Call
Date:
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Time:
5:00 PM ET
US Dial-in:
(888) 554-1419
International Dial-in:
(719) 457-2650
Participant Code:
426555
 
Please dial in at least 10 minutes before the start of the call to ensure timely participation. Slides accompanying the presentation will be available on the Company's website at http://customersbank.com/investor relations.php prior to the call.  A playback of the call will be available beginning April 14, 2016 at 8:00 pm ET until 8:00 pm on May 14, 2016. To listen, call within the United States (888) 203-1112 or  (719) 457-0820 when calling internationally. Please use the replay pin number 1026264.
Investor Day
Customers plans to host an investor day event on June 3, 2016 in New York to discuss Customers Bancorp, Inc.'s performance and plans for the next few years and the strategic alternatives for BankMobile.
Institutional Background
Customers Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company located in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania engaged in banking and related business through its bank subsidiary, Customers Bank.  Customers Bank is a community-based, full-service bank with assets of approximately $9.0 billion that was named one of Forbes magazine's 2016 100 Best Banks in America (there are over 6,200 banks in the United States).  A member of the Federal Reserve System with deposits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Customers Bank is an equal opportunity lender that provides a range of banking services to small and medium-sized businesses, professionals, individuals and families through offices in Pennsylvania, New York, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and New Jersey.  Committed to fostering customer loyalty, Customers Bank uses a High Tech/High Touch strategy that includes use of industry-leading technology to provide customers better access to their money, as well as Concierge Banking® by appointment at customers' homes or offices 12 hours a day, seven days a week. Customers Bank offers a continually expanding portfolio of loans to small businesses, multi-family projects, mortgage companies and consumers.  BankMobile is a division of Customers Bank, offering state of the art high tech digital banking services with high level of personal customer service.
Customers Bancorp, Inc. voting common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CUBI.  Additional information about Customers Bancorp, Inc. can be found on the Company's website, www.customersbank.com.
 
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"Safe Harbor" Statement
In addition to historical information, this press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements with respect to Customers Bancorp, Inc.'s strategies, goals, beliefs, expectations, estimates, intentions, capital raising efforts, financial condition and results of operations, future performance and business. Statements preceded by, followed by, or that include the words "may," "could," "should," "pro forma," "looking forward," "would," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "plan," or similar expressions generally indicate a forward-looking statement. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that are subject to change based on various important factors (some of which, in whole or in part, are beyond Customers Bancorp, Inc.'s control). Numerous competitive, economic, regulatory, legal and technological factors, among others, could cause Customers Bancorp, Inc.'s financial performance to differ materially from the goals, plans, objectives, intentions and expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements. In addition, important factors relating to the previously disclosed proposed acquisition of the disbursements business of Higher One and Customer Bancorp's previously announced plans to combine its BankMobile business with the acquired business also could cause Customers Bancorp's actual results to differ from those in the forward-looking statements.  Customers Bancorp, Inc. cautions that the foregoing factors are not exclusive, and neither such factors nor any such forward-looking statement takes into account the impact of any future events. All forward-looking statements and information set forth herein are based on management's current beliefs and assumptions as of the date hereof and speak only as of the date they are made. For a more complete discussion of the assumptions, risks and uncertainties related to our business, you are encouraged to review Customers Bancorp, Inc.'s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,  2015.  Customers Bancorp, Inc. does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by Customers Bancorp, Inc. or by or on behalf of Customers Bank.
 
 
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CUSTOMERS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
           
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED - UNAUDITED
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
           
     
Q1
     
Q4
     
Q1
 
     
2016
     
2015
     
2015
 
Interest income:
                       
Loans receivable, including fees
 
$
54,472
   
$
50,095
   
$
43,093
 
Loans held for sale
   
14,106
     
13,125
     
10,900
 
Investment securities
   
3,709
     
3,506
     
2,363
 
Other
   
1,111
     
987
     
2,362
 
Total interest income
   
73,398
     
67,713
     
58,718
 
                         
Interest expense:
                       
Deposits
   
10,212
     
9,289
     
7,526
 
Other borrowings
   
1,606
     
1,573
     
1,488
 
FHLB advances
   
2,268
     
1,698
     
1,689
 
Subordinated debt
   
1,685
     
1,685
     
1,685
 
Total interest expense
   
15,771
     
14,245
     
12,388
 
Net interest income
   
57,627
     
53,468
     
46,330
 
Provision for loan losses
   
1,980
     
6,173
     
2,964
 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
   
55,647
     
47,295
     
43,366
 
                         
Non-interest income:
                       
Mortgage warehouse transactional fees
   
2,548
     
2,530
     
2,273
 
Bank-owned life insurance
   
1,123
     
3,599
     
1,061
 
Gain on sale of loans
   
644
     
859
     
1,231
 
Deposit fees
   
255
     
253
     
179
 
Mortgage loans and banking income (expense)
   
165
     
135
     
151
 
Gain (loss) on sale of investment securities
   
26
     
     
 
Other
   
733
     
2,044
     
838
 
Total non-interest income
   
5,494
     
9,420
     
5,733
 
                         
Non-interest expense:
                       
Salaries and employee benefits
   
17,332
     
15,396
     
13,952
 
FDIC assessments, taxes, and regulatory fees
   
4,030
     
3,233
     
3,278
 
Professional services
   
2,657
     
3,664
     
1,913
 
Technology, communication and bank operations
   
2,643
     
2,805
     
2,531
 
Occupancy
   
2,325
     
2,199
     
2,101
 
Loan workout
   
418
     
586
     
269
 
Other real estate owned
   
287
     
491
     
884
 
Advertising and promotion
   
256
     
368
     
347
 
Other
   
3,957
     
2,772
     
2,190
 
Total non-interest expense
   
33,905
     
31,514
     
27,465
 
Income before tax expense
   
27,236
     
25,201
     
21,634
 
Income tax expense
   
9,537
     
7,415
     
7,682
 
Net income
   
17,699
     
17,786
     
13,952
 
Preferred stock dividend
   
1,286
     
1,006
     
 
Net income available to common shareholders
 
$
16,413
   
$
16,780
   
$
13,952
 
                         
Basic earnings per common share
 
$
0.61
   
$
0.62
   
$
0.52
 
Diluted earnings per common share
 
$
0.57
   
$
0.58
   
$
0.49
 
 
 
 
 
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CUSTOMERS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
           
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - UNAUDITED
         
(Dollars in thousands)
           
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
   
March 31,
 
   
2016
   
2015
   
2015
 
ASSETS
           
Cash and due from banks
 
$
63,849
   
$
53,550
   
$
68,216
 
Interest-earning deposits
   
198,789
     
211,043
     
265,607
 
Cash and cash equivalents
   
262,638
     
264,593
     
333,823
 
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value
   
556,165
     
560,253
     
396,194
 
Loans held for sale
   
1,969,280
     
1,797,064
     
1,758,084
 
Loans receivable
   
5,907,315
     
5,453,479
     
4,337,851
 
Allowance for loan losses
   
(37,605
)
   
(35,647
)
   
(33,566
)
Total loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses
   
5,869,710
     
5,417,832
     
4,304,285
 
FHLB, Federal Reserve Bank, and other restricted stock
   
92,269
     
90,841
     
81,798
 
Accrued interest receivable
   
21,206
     
19,939
     
15,702
 
FDIC loss sharing receivable
   
     
     
3,427
 
Bank premises and equipment, net
   
12,444
     
11,531
     
11,061
 
Bank-owned life insurance
   
158,339
     
157,211
     
154,821
 
Other real estate owned
   
5,106
     
5,057
     
13,127
 
Goodwill and other intangibles
   
3,648
     
3,651
     
3,661
 
Other assets
   
88,077
     
70,233
     
53,562
 
Total assets
 
$
9,038,882
   
$
8,398,205
   
$
7,129,545
 
                         
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                       
Demand, non-interest bearing
 
$
779,568
   
$
653,679
   
$
670,771
 
Interest-bearing deposits
   
5,699,047
     
5,255,822
     
4,222,550
 
Total deposits
   
6,478,615
     
5,909,501
     
4,893,321
 
Federal funds purchased
   
80,000
     
70,000
     
 
FHLB advances
   
1,633,700
     
1,625,300
     
1,545,000
 
Other borrowings
   
86,624
     
86,457
     
85,958
 
Subordinated debt
   
108,709
     
108,685
     
108,612
 
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities
   
51,985
     
44,360
     
38,703
 
Total liabilities
   
8,439,633
     
7,844,303
     
6,671,594
 
                         
Preferred stock
   
79,677
     
55,569
     
 
Common stock
   
27,567
     
27,432
     
27,356
 
Additional paid in capital
   
364,647
     
362,607
     
357,523
 
Retained earnings
   
140,924
     
124,511
     
82,373
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
   
(5,333
)
   
(7,984
)
   
(1,047
)
Treasury stock, at cost
   
(8,233
)
   
(8,233
)
   
(8,254
)
Total shareholders' equity
   
599,249
     
553,902
     
457,951
 
Total liabilities & shareholders' equity
 
$
9,038,882
   
$
8,398,205
   
$
7,129,545
 
 

 
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CUSTOMERS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET / NET INTEREST MARGIN (UNAUDITED)
 
(Dollars in thousands)
                       
   
Three months ended
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
   
March 31,
 
   
2016
   
2015
   
2015
 
   
Average
Balance
   
Average yield or cost (%)
   
Average
Balance
   
Average yield or cost (%)
   
Average
Balance
   
Average yield or cost (%)
 
Assets
                       
Interest earning deposits
 
$
184,368
     
0.53
%
 
$
199,142
     
0.32
%
 
$
283,613
     
0.25
%
Investment securities
   
562,459
     
2.64
%
   
541,541
     
2.59
%
   
406,600
     
2.32
%
Loans held for sale
   
1,563,399
     
3.63
%
   
1,572,068
     
3.31
%
   
1,367,301
     
3.23
%
Loans receivable
   
5,679,383
     
3.86
%
   
5,120,113
     
3.88
%
   
4,361,664
     
4.00
%
Other interest-earning assets
   
80,135
     
4.34
%
   
70,689
     
4.68
%
   
75,068
     
11.80
%
Total interest earning assets
   
8,069,744
     
3.66
%
   
7,503,553
     
3.58
%
   
6,494,246
     
3.66
%
Non-interest earning assets
   
294,489
             
268,168
             
281,321
         
Total assets
 
$
8,364,233
           
$
7,771,721
           
$
6,775,567
         
                                                 
Liabilities
                                               
Total interest bearing deposits (1)
 
$
5,476,146
     
0.75
%
 
$
5,170,461
     
0.71
%
 
$
4,121,262
     
0.74
%
Borrowings
   
1,480,828
     
1.51
%
   
1,292,625
     
1.52
%
   
1,467,535
     
1.33
%
Total interest bearing liabilities
   
6,956,974
     
0.91
%
   
6,463,086
     
0.87
%
   
5,588,797
     
0.90
%
Non-interest bearing deposits (1)
   
777,573
             
714,988
             
708,901
         
Total deposits & borrowings
   
7,734,547
     
0.82
%
   
7,178,074
     
0.79
%
   
6,297,698
     
0.80
%
Other non-interest bearing liabilities
   
43,677
             
43,358
             
24,542
         
Total liabilities
   
7,778,224
             
7,221,432
             
6,322,240
         
Shareholders' equity
   
586,009
             
550,289
             
453,327
         
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
$
8,364,233
           
$
7,771,721
           
$
6,775,567
         
                                                 
Net interest margin
           
2.87
%
           
2.83
%
           
2.89
%
Net interest margin tax equivalent
           
2.88
%
           
2.83
%
           
2.90
%
                                                 
(1) Total costs of deposits (including interest bearing and non-interest bearing) were 0.66%, 0.63% and 0.63% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, respectively.
 
                                                 
 
 
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CUSTOMERS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
           
PERIOD END LOAN COMPOSITION (UNAUDITED)
           
             
(Dollars in thousands)
 
March 31,
   
December 31,
   
March 31,
 
   
2016
   
2015
   
2015
 
             
Commercial:
           
Multi-Family
 
$
3,237,855
   
$
2,948,696
   
$
2,134,933
 
Mortgage warehouse
   
1,988,657
     
1,797,753
     
1,717,739
 
Commercial & Industrial (1)
   
1,112,290
     
1,068,597
     
814,867
 
Commercial Real Estate- Non-Owner Occupied
   
1,052,162
     
956,255
     
943,317
 
Construction
   
103,061
     
87,240
     
66,405
 
Total commercial loans
   
7,494,025
     
6,858,541
     
5,677,261
 
                         
Consumer:
                       
Residential
   
268,075
     
274,470
     
292,203
 
Manufactured housing
   
110,830
     
113,490
     
121,622
 
Other consumer
   
3,474
     
3,708
     
4,101
 
Total consumer loans
   
382,379
     
391,668
     
417,926
 
Deferred costs and unamortized premiums, net
   
191
     
334
     
748
 
Total loans
 
$
7,876,595
   
$
7,250,543
   
$
6,095,935
 
 
(1) Commercial & industrial loans, including owner occupied commercial real estate.
       
 
CUSTOMERS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
           
PERIOD END DEPOSIT COMPOSITION (UNAUDITED)
           
(Dollars in thousands)
 
March 31,
   
December 31,
   
March 31,
 
   
2016
   
2015
   
2015
 
             
Demand, non-interest bearing
 
$
779,568
   
$
653,679
   
$
670,771
 
Demand, interest bearing
   
133,539
     
127,215
     
127,047
 
Savings
   
41,309
     
41,600
     
36,123
 
Money market
   
3,153,870
     
2,739,411
     
2,225,516
 
Time deposits
   
2,370,329
     
2,347,596
     
1,833,864
 
Total deposits
 
$
6,478,615
   
$
5,909,501
   
$
4,893,321
 


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CUSTOMERS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
ASSET QUALITY (UNAUDITED) 
   
As of March 31, 2016
   
As of December 31, 2015
   
As of March 31, 2015
 
 
Loan Type
 
Total Loans
   
Non Accrual
/NPLs
   
Total Credit Reserves
   
NPLs / Total Loans
   
Total Reserves to Total NPLs
   
Total Loans
   
Non Accrual
/NPLs
   
Total Credit Reserves
   
NPLs / Total Loans
   
Total Reserves to Total NPLs
   
Total Loans
   
Non Accrual
/NPLs
   
Total Credit Reserves
   
NPLs / Total Loans
   
Total Reserves to Total NPLs
 
Originated Loans
                                                           
Multi-Family
 
$
3,204,625
   
$
   
$
12,135
     
%
   
%
 
$
2,903,814
   
$
   
$
12,016
     
%
   
%
 
$
2,049,029
   
$
   
$
8,196
     
%
   
%
Commercial & Industrial (1)
   
1,044,325
     
6,838
     
10,058
     
0.65
%
   
147.09
%
   
990,621
     
2,760
     
8,864
     
0.28
%
   
321.16
%
   
761,193
     
1,852
     
6,025
     
0.24
%
   
325.32
%
Commercial Real Estate- Non-Owner Occupied
   
1,003,667
     
271
     
4,073
     
0.03
%
   
1,502.95
%
   
906,544
     
788
     
3,706
     
0.09
%
   
470.30
%
   
851,355
     
901
     
7,821
     
0.11
%
   
868.04
%
Residential
   
115,532
     
32
     
2,082
     
0.03
%
   
6,506.25
%
   
113,858
     
32
     
1,992
     
0.03
%
   
6,225.00
%
   
157,109
     
160
     
1,393
     
0.10
%
   
870.63
%
Construction
   
102,827
     
     
1,264
     
%
   
%
   
87,006
     
     
1,074
     
%
   
%
   
62,343
     
     
468
     
%
   
%
Other consumer
   
600
     
     
7
     
%
   
%
   
712
     
     
9
     
%
   
%
   
942
     
     
6
     
%
   
%
Total Originated Loans
   
5,471,576
     
7,141
     
29,619
     
0.13
%
   
414.77
%
   
5,002,555
     
3,580
     
27,661
     
0.07
%
   
772.65
%
   
3,881,971
     
2,913
     
23,909
     
0.08
%
   
820.77
%
Loans Acquired
                                                                                                                       
Bank Acquisitions
   
202,080
     
6,616
     
7,518
     
3.27
%
   
113.63
%
   
206,971
     
4,743
     
7,492
     
2.29
%
   
157.96
%
   
137,552
     
7,835
     
9,163
     
5.70
%
   
116.95
%
Loan Purchases
   
233,468
     
2,357
     
1,875
     
1.01
%
   
79.55
%
   
243,619
     
2,448
     
1,653
     
1.00
%
   
67.52
%
   
317,580
     
1,047
     
1,559
     
0.33
%
   
148.90
%
Total Acquired Loans
   
435,548
     
8,973
     
9,393
     
2.06
%
   
104.68
%
   
450,590
     
7,191
     
9,145
     
1.60
%
   
127.17
%
   
455,132
     
8,882
     
10,722
     
1.95
%
   
120.72
%
Deferred Origination Fees/ Unamortized Premium/Discounts
   
191
     
     
     
%
   
%
   
334
     
     
     
%
   
%
   
748
     
     
     
%
   
%
Total Loans Held for Investment
   
5,907,315
     
16,114
     
39,012
     
0.27
%
   
242.10
%
   
5,453,479
     
10,771
     
36,806
     
0.20
%
   
341.71
%
   
4,337,851
     
11,795
     
34,631
     
0.27
%
   
293.61
%
Total Loans Held for Sale
   
1,969,280
     
     
     
%
   
%
   
1,797,064
     
     
     
%
   
%
   
1,758,084
     
     
     
%
   
%
Total Portfolio
 
$
7,876,595
   
$
16,114
   
$
39,012
     
0.20
%
   
242.10
%
 
$
7,250,543
   
$
10,771
   
$
36,806
     
0.15
%
   
341.71
%
 
$
6,095,935
   
$
11,795
   
$
34,631
     
0.19
%
   
293.61
%
                                                                                                                         
(1) Commercial & industrial loans, including owner occupied commercial real estate.
                                                                         
 
 
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CUSTOMERS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
           
NET CHARGE-OFFS (UNAUDITED)
           
             
   
For the Quarter Ended
 
     
Q1
     
Q4
     
Q1
 
(Dollars in thousands)
   
2016
     
2015
     
2015
 
Originated Loans
                       
Multi-Family
 
$
   
$
   
$
 
Commercial & Industrial (1)
   
     
4,558
     
5
 
Commercial Real Estate- Non-Owner Occupied
   
     
     
 
Residential
   
     
     
 
Construction
   
     
     
 
Other consumer
   
3
     
     
(2
)
Total Originated Loans
   
3
     
4,558
     
3
 
Loans Acquired
                       
Bank Acquisitions
   
(458
)
   
(215
)
   
989
 
Loan Purchases
   
     
(21
)
   
9
 
Total Acquired Loans
   
(458
)
   
(236
)
   
998
 
Deferred Origination Fees/Unamortized Premium/Discounts
   
     
     
 
Total Loans Held for Investment
   
(455
)
   
4,322
     
1,001
 
Total Loans Held for Sale
   
     
     
 
Total Portfolio
 
$
(455
)
 
$
4,322
   
$
1,001
 
                         
(1) Commercial & industrial loans, including owner occupied commercial real estate.
         








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